An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-o

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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.
Suddenly a crow perched on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is this?”
The son replied, “It is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I have just now told you ‘It’s a crow’.”
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, “What is this?”
At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father. “It’s a crow, a crow, a crow.”
A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, “What is this?”
This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated, I rather felt affection for my innocent child.”
小题1: The underlined word “irritation” in the passage means ___________.
A．puzzlementB．annoyance
C．patienceD．excitement
小题2: Why did the old father keep asking his son the same question?
A．Because he developed a kind of disease.
B．Because he was so boring that he wanted to play a joke with his son.
C．Because he wanted to know whether his son was as patient as he used to be.
D．Because his son used to love playing this game with him.
小题3: How old was the father when he wrote down this page in the diary?
A．35 years oldB．38 years old
C．45 years oldD．80 years old
小题4:The reason why the father did not feel irritated when his son asked him the same question for 23 times is that _______________.
A．he knew his son was still so innocent
B．the father was more patient than the son
C．the father had already got used to this kind of situation
D．the father loved his son so much that he never got tired of doing this again and again
小题5:What would the son probably say after reading the words in the diary?
A．“Sorry, dad. It’s all my fault to forget that.”
B．Nothing but felt rather ashamed.
C．“Sorry, dad. I shouldn’t have done that to you when I was such a young child.”
D．“Thank you, dad. I will do the same to my son.”

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:B
解析

试题分析: 本文是一篇故事类短文，在故事中对比了父子两人面对同一件事的不同态度，反映了父母对孩子无限的耐心和无私的爱，同时也提醒年轻人们要尊重老人，体谅老人，不要嫌他们啰嗦，不要对他们的话感到不耐烦。
小题1:B  词义猜测题。A迷惑；B恼火；C耐心；D兴奋。根据上文内容以及后面儿子说的话“It’s a crow, a crow, a crow.”可以推测儿子面对父亲一遍一遍的问题变得有点不耐烦，故答案选B。
小题2:C推理判断题。从故事内容可知父亲问了儿子四遍同样的问题，在儿子恼火之后，他回到房间拿来自己以前的日记让儿子看当年父亲对孩子的态度，由此判断父亲是有意这样做，为了看看儿子如何反应，是否和自己当年一样有耐心，故答案选C。
小题3:B推理判断题。根据文章第一段信息An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.可判断儿子出生时父亲是35岁，再从文章末段的首句 Today my little son aged three可知日记是父亲在儿子三岁的时候写的，由此判断父亲当时是38岁，选B
小题4:D推理判断题。根据情理以及文章末句I rather felt affection for my innocent child.可知因为父亲爱孩子，所以他才对孩子的问题不会感到厌烦，故答案选D。
小题5:B推理判断题。 儿子小时候问了父亲23遍同一个问题时父亲不仅不恼火而且感到孩子的天真可爱，相比之下年迈的父亲仅仅问了儿子4遍同一个问题，儿子就变得不耐烦甚至恼火了，从情理可知当儿子看到这段日记时，他心里会感到惭愧，而无言以对年迈的父亲。答案选B。
举一反三
Most teens can"t wait to learn to drive. Not so with me. Driving made me nervous. I didn"t get a license until I turned 24 years old. As a result, when I first married, we only had one car and car pooled to work. My husband"s hours were different from mine by one hour. I worked earlier. So he dropped me off and went to the diner to drink coffee until work time.
Then, in the afternoons, I leisurely walked the three miles to his work place where I waited in his car, reading a book.
One day while waiting for him, I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot. It was powder blue and sleek looking. The kind of car you dream about. I was busily admiring the car, when I noticed the driver. Honestly, she was probably the prettiest woman I had ever seen off the movie screen.
She pulled into the spot beside our car and it was all I could do not to stare. There was a striking resemblance to Liz Taylor. Jet black hair and alabaster skin. Our eyes made contact and she smiled at me. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and teeth like an even row of pearls. She was wearing a light blue shirt that just matched her car. Peeking through her long, softly curled hair I could see gold hoop earrings. They had to be gold to shine like that. A couple of minutes later, a nice looking man came out of the building, entered her car, leaned over and kissed her and she drove away.
Sitting there in my jeans, shirt and hair in a pony tail, I wanted to cry. How could some people have it all?
Maybe I would have forgotten about her, but the following week, I saw her again. Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week. She seemed friendly and always waved, flashing a big smile. My envy lingered long after she drove away.
Many nights when sleep evaded me, I would think about the beautiful lady. I wondered if she and her husband ate out, and where they dined, and what she was wearing. I wanted her to get out of the car and let me see her full length. Did she wear really high heeled shoes and pants, or a skirt.
I would get my answers in a couple of weeks.
Sitting in our usual parking lot, I was holding my book, watching her over the top of it. She was waiting and when her husband came to the car, she called to him. They spoke a few words and he opened the car door for her to step out. He took her arm and helped her out of the car. I could see very well as she moved to get out. She was wearing a skirt.
She haltingly walked around to the passenger side very slowly, leaning on a walking cane. Sitting sideways in the car, she lifted one leg with her hands and then the other one. The beautiful lady had a prosthesis on the left leg and a brace on the right leg. I couldn"t watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me. For weeks I had envied this woman and her way of life, while I had been able to walk three miles to our car!
When my husband arrived and found me crying, he immediately asked what was wrong. Through my tears, I told him about the beautiful lady. He said he knew her husband and also knew the story. The beautiful lady and her parents were in a car that either stalled or got caught on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train. Both parents were killed and she was severely injured. She was only 12 years old. The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no signals. He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home.
I prayed for forgiveness all the way home. The lady I thought had everything I didn"t. I realized how lucky I was to have my parents, the ability to walk, run or dance through life and many wonderful things money can"t buy. I would not have traded places with the beautiful lady for anything
When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don"t be fooled.
小题1:In the afternoons the woman walked three miles to her husband’s work place to___.
A．take exercise on the wayB．meet the beautiful lady.
C．enjoy the scenery and readingD．wait for her husband
小题2:After seeing the beautiful lady, the woman concluded_______.
A．the beautiful lady led a rich and happy life.
B．the beautiful lady liked to show off herself.
C．she and her husband must make more money.
D．she shouldn’t have married her husband.
小题3: The woman prayed for forgiveness all the way home because_______.
A．She should have known the whole story earlier.
B．She shouldn’t have compared herself with the woman.
C．She shouldn’t have told her husband what she had seen.
D．She shouldn’t have seen the woman getting out of the car.
小题4: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The woman learned that health and family are more important.
B．The woman was poor and couldn’t afford another car and fancy clothes.
C．The woman envied the beautiful lady of her capable husband.
D．The woman regretted marrying her husband.
小题5:The underlined word “haltingly” probably means________.
A．proudlyB．excitedly
C．difficultlyD．steadily
小题6:Which of the following do you think can be the best title of the passage?
A．Seeing is believingB．Trust her heart instead of her look
C．Looks can be deceivingD．Fooled by her look

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Of course, she wasn"t really my aunt and, out of fear, I never called her that to her face. I only ____     to her as "My Aunt Fannie" because it always made my father chuckle and my mother look  ____     at both of us—at me for being _____     of my elder and at my father for _____     my bad behavior. I  ____     both reactions so I grasped every opportunity to work the name into as many conversations as possible.
As a young woman, my mother had worked in the _____      of a large Victorian farmhouse owned by Fannie Cratty and her twin brother, Farnsworth. They represented the ____     of the Cratty line. Neither had married  ____     had any living heirs(继承人) and my father once told me in a whisper that it was because they were both too  ____     to share their family wealth. During those years my mother helped Aunt Fanny make the best blueberry jam ever  ____     by anyone in Glenfield. She was noted for her jam and for never  ____     the recipe with anyone else. ____     my mother knew the recipe by heart, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive, she ____     made the jam without Ms. Cratty in our kitchen to direct the process and preserve the secret.
One year, after I had been particularly helpful with the jam process Aunt Fannie gave me a  ____      and then made me promise that I would never spend it. " ____      this quarter," she said, "and some day you will be rich. I still have my very first quarter given by my grandfather." It had obviously  ____     for her. So I followed her advice.
I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the quarter from Aunt Fannie. In people"s eye Aunt Fannie"s  ____     was attributed to that secret recipe. But to me, it was just a  ____     recipe. However, I keep them as  ____     to hold firmly the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy. And that is a ____     that anyone can build.
小题1:
A．calledB．thoughtC．regardedD．referred
小题2:
A．coldlyB．severelyC．delightedlyD．politely
小题3:
A．disappointedB．disagreeableC．disrespectfulD．dissatisfied
小题4:
A．encouragingB．scoldingC．forcingD．pushing
小题5:
A．hatedB．respectedC．treatedD．enjoyed
小题6:
A．barnB．kitchenC．yardD．garden
小题7:
A．beginningB．startC．endD．glory
小题8:
A．norB．andC．butD．yet
小题9:
A．proudB．generousC．strictD．mean
小题10: 
A．seenB．tastedC．cookedD．sold
小题11: 
A．sharingB．tellingC．sellingD．giving
小题12: 
A．As thoughB．As ifC．Even thoughD．Even if
小题13:
A．everB．neverC．stillD．yet
小题14:
A．quarterB．billC．noteD．cheque
小题15:
A．Hold backB．Hold upC．Hold ontoD．Hold out
小题16: 
A．matteredB．failedC．succeededD．worked
小题17:
A．sorrowB．successC．scheduleD．signature
小题18: 
A．usualB．normalC．ordinaryD．common
小题19:
A．regulationsB．reflectionsC．remindersD．rewards
小题20:
A．futureB．fortuneC．fantasyD．favor

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“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice．Gifts are easy—they"re given after all. Choices can be hard．”
I got the     to start Amazon 16 years ago．I      the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year．I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast，and the idea of building an    bookstore with millions of titles was very      to me．I had just turned 30，and I’d been married for a year．I told my wife that I wanted to           my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t       since most start-ups don’t，and I wasn’t sure what to      ．She told me I should      the idea．I’d always wanted to be an inventor，and she wanted me to follow my      ．
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a     boss that I admired very much．I went to my boss and      with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet．He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened     to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea，   it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job．”That logic made some          to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours      making a final decision．Seen in that light，it really was a difficult      ，but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot．I didn’t think I’d regret    and failing．And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at a11．After much          ，I took the less     path to follow my dream，and I’m      of that Choice．For all of us，in the end，we are our choices．
小题1:
A．ideaB．supportC．fund D．message
小题2:
A．got throughB．set asideC．came acrossD．turn down
小题3:
A．onlineB．availableC．intelligentD．expensive
小题4:
A．practicalB．excitingC．flexible D．productive
小题5:
A．takeB．1andC．exchange D．quit
小题6:
A．matterB．workC．failD．exist
小题7:
A．doB．finishC．plan D．expect
小题8:
A．give upB．set upC．stick to D．put off
小题9:
A．dreamB．paceC．hobby D．example
小题10:
A．cruelB．brilliantC．greedy D．honest
小题11:
A．sharedB．arguedC．reasoned D．required
小题12:
A．graduallyB．eventuallyC．carefully D．generously
小题13:
A．soB．andC．otherwise D．but
小题14:
A．senseB．differenceC．bet D．bargain
小题15:
A．whileB．beforeC．once D．since
小题16:
A．puzzleB．suggestionC．choice D．report
小题17:
A．managingB．requestingC．changing D．trying
小题18:
A．considerationB．determinationC．conversationD．application
小题19:
A．difficultB．secureC．amusing D．interesting
小题20:
A．confidentB．regretfulC．hopeful D．proud

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I was never a starter for my high school football team.No matter how____I practiced I was always on the second string.A few of us backups(替补队员)even____called ourselves the____boys and gave each other nicknames.Mine was “Splinter(瘦猴)．”
During one of the last games of the year, ____there came a point when I finally ____it onto the field with the starters.It was my ____chance and I was determined to ____myself.It wasn"t long either before the ball unexpectedly___its way into my hands.I saw the end zone and turned to____down the field for a touchdown(攻方持球触地得分)．It was my shining moment and it ____so good.It lasted for about one second.That was when an ____player crashed into my back.It was Splinter"s first and last shining moment before____back to the bench.
Since that time I have had a lot of shining moments in my life，____most of them probably didn"t look that ___in the eyes of the world.But I have come to see life from a ___viewpoint.When I open a ____for someone，share a smile with a____，and laugh with my children then I know that I am glowing bright.When I stop to help another，pass on a ____word，and do a loving act then I know that I am____.I have come to learn too that it is these shining moments that___our lives here.
小题1:
A．farB．longC．earlyD．hard
小题2:
A．jokinglyB．secretlyC．naturallyD．cruelly
小题3:
A．dullB．fieldC．benchD．side
小题4:
A．besidesB．thoughC．thereforeD．anyway
小题5:
A．madeB．forcedC．caughtD．found
小题6:
A．smallB．narrowC．bigD．lucky
小题7:
A．enjoyB．proveC．beatD．devote
小题8:
A．madeB．flewC．pushedD．bounced
小题9:
A．rushB．lieC．jumpD．run
小题10:
A．feltB．lookedC．becameD．appeared
小题11:
A．ordinaryB．honestC．opposingD．angry
小题12:
A．movingB．headingC．fightingD．paying
小题13:
A．althoughB．sinceC．becauseD．unless
小题14:
A．importantB．gracefulC．brightD．worthwhile
小题15:
A．commonB．generalC．similarD．different
小题16:
A．bottleB．doorC．windowD．closet
小题17:
A．strangerB．friendC．childD．teammate
小题18:
A．funnyB．simpleC．kind D．short
小题19:
A．actingB．winningC．progressingD．shining
小题20:
A．take upB．make upC．consist ofD．stand for

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It"s baseball season again，and Hank Snydder is back on the field.He has been back from the accident that kept him out of the game for the season last year，and that cost the Muggers last year"s championship.Baseball fans in the city of Midvale are happy and George Brenner，the Muggers" owner，is happy too, because when Hank plays the team wins and the games sell out.“Last year"s attendance was all time low when Hank was out，”said Brenner.“We"re glad to have him back in uniform.”
Needless to say，the Muggers pay Hank well.But other teams have offered him a million dollars.Still，Hank has been faithful to the Muggers up to now.But there is a rumor(谣传)that Hank might play for the Suffers of Sun City next year.A newspaper reporter asked Hank if there was any truth in it.He said.“Nothing has been decided，but I have to admit that I could be leaving Midvale after this season.”What about another rumor that Hank might be getting married? “That"s true.” Hank replied，“and I"m very happy about it.”
There is no need to ask how Midvale or George Brenner would feel about losing Hank.But is Hank completely happy about the changes that may be taking place in his life? “Only one thing troubles me，”he said.“I"ve always loved the Muggers" blue uniforms.It will take me some time to get used to the Suffers" green and gold uniforms.”
小题1:Hank Snydder didn"t play for the Muggers last year because ________.
A．there were no baseball matches
B．the club didn"t pay him enough money
C．other players had accidents
D．something had happened to him
小题2:The Muggers didn"t win the championship of last season ________.
A．because the players of the Muggers didn"t take part in the games
B．because of Hank Snydder"s absence
C．because all the players didn"t try their best
D．because the Muggers hadn"t hoped to win it
小题3:Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage?
A．Hank Snydder still plays for the Muggers.
B．Hank Snydder has been loyal to the Muggers.
C．Hank Snydder might be getting married.
D．Hank Snydder has some trouble with his partners.
小题4:If Hank Snydder joins the Suffers of Sun City next year，________.
A．the owner of the Muggers will feel happy
B．the owner of the Muggers will require him to return all the money
C．it may be a great loss to the Muggers
D．he will play for the baseball team for nothing

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