The Hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class fun work to draw a picture of
36 for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be
37 to be economically(经济上) poor, but still many would
38 a big holiday dinner with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the
39 of most of her students’ art. And they really were.
But Douglas made a
40 kind of picture, for Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of pity and love,
41 and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt
42 those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When he was
43 to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a
44 ---nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His picture brought out the heated
45 of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer because farmers
46 turkeys. Another suggested a police officer’s because the police protect and
47 people. And so the discussion went --- until the teacher
48 forgot the young artist.
49 the children had gone on to do other work, she
50 Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and said in a very low voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the
51 when she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there and how
52 she had said, “Take your hand, Douglas, and we’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” or “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most
53 for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing aside tears, she went on with her work.
In fact, people
54 not always say “Thanks”. But they would remember the hand that
55 .
| 小题1: | | A．anything | B．something | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题2: | | A．suggested | B．imagined | C．encouraged | D．thought |
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| 小题3: | | A．have | B．share | C．prefer | D．ask |
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| 小题4: | | A．homework | B．subjects | C．classes | D．thoughts |
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| 小题5: | | A．good | B．encouraging | C．different | D．exciting |
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| 小题6: | | A．merry | B．naughty | C．weak | D．lively |
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| 小题7: | | A．behind | B．beside | C．before | D．around |
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| 小题8: | | A．ordered | B．told | C．forced | D．spoken |
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| 小题9: | | A．gift | B．person | C．hand | D．wonder |
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| 小题10: | | A．thought | B．laughter | C．eyes | D．discussion |
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| 小题11: | | A．keep | B．need | C．buy | D．sell |
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| 小题12: | | A．look at | B．care for | C．take away | D．drive off |
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| 小题13: | | A．always | B．almost | C．usually | D．therefore |
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| 小题14: | | A．Before | B．Because | C．Since | D．When |
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| 小题15: | | A．looked at | B．pointed at | C．turned to | D．looked to |
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| 小题16: | | A．chances | B．forms | C．ways | D．times |
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| 小题17: | | A．seldom | B．often | C．soon | D．much |
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| 小题18: | | A．thankful | B．calm | C．pleased | D．comfortable |
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| 小题19: | | A．could | B．must | C．should | D．might |
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| 小题20: | | A．moved on | B．went out | C．helped out | D．reached out |
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