A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the worl
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A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame. He ____ played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always ____ his head without a word.
One ____ the boy"s father asked for some saplings (树苗) from the neighbor. He wanted the ____ to plant a sapling each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite ____.” Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees, however, the boy had an idea. He hoped that the tree he planted would ____ soon. So, after watering it once or twice，he never ____ it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ____ to find that it didn"t wilt (枯萎) but grew some fresh leaves. ____ the trees of his brothers and sisters, his tree was even greener. His father kept his ____， bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding ____ when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became ____. One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the ____. To his surprise, his ____ was splashing something onto his tree.____， he understood—his father had been ____ fertilizing his small tree!
He returned to his room，____ running down.
____ passed. The little boy didn"t become a botanist, but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt.
Love is the ____ nourishment (营养) of life. ____ it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive (茁壮成长)．
| 小题1: | | A．bravely | B．seldom | C．freely | D．always |
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| 小题2: | | A．raised | B．nodded | C．lowered | D．knocked |
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| 小题3: | | A．spring | B．moment | C．winter | D．week |
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| 小题4: | | A．neighbors | B．friends | C．children | D．boys |
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| 小题5: | | A．sapling | B．tree | C．gift | D．toy |
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| 小题6: | | A．die | B．grow | C．break | D．survive |
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| 小题7: | | A．led to | B．attended to | C．belonged to | D．objected to |
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| 小题8: | | A．pleased | B．upset | C．worried | D．surprised |
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| 小题9: | | A．Compared with | B．Similar to | C．Connected to | D．Popular with |
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| 小题10: | | A．request | B．schedule | C．promise | D．secret |
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| 小题11: | | A．president | B．botanist | C．artist | D．researcher |
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| 小题12: | | A．smart | B．desperate | C．optimistic | D．practical |
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| 小题13: | | A．field | B．courtyard | C．park | D．farm |
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| 小题14: | | A．brother | B．sister | C．father | D．neighbor |
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| 小题15: | | A．All of a sudden | B．For a moment | C．In time | D．From then on |
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| 小题16: | | A．busily | B．quietly | C．cautiously | D．secretly |
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| 小题17: | | A．water | B．tears | C．sweat | D．rain |
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| 小题18: | | A．Hours | B．Months | C．Decades | D．Centuries |
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| 小题19: | | A．last | B．only | C．least | D．best |
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| 小题20: | | A．Even if | B．Now that | C．If only | D．What if |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：文章介绍了美国总统罗斯福小时候的故事，爸爸通过种树这件事，用爱帮助他重试信心，最后成就伟大事业。
小题1:考查副词：A. bravely勇敢地，B．seldom很少，C．freely自由地，D．always总是，从前面的内容A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame.，可知他很少和同学玩。选B
小题2:考查动词：A．raised抬起，筹集B．nodded点头C。lowered低下D。knocked敲，老师问他问题的时候他总是低下头。选C。
小题3:考查名词：A. spring春天，B．moment时刻，C．winter 冬天，D．week星期，从后面的爸爸向邻居要了些树苗可知是春天：选A．
小题4:考查名词： A．neighbors邻居B．friends 朋友C．children 孩子D．boys男孩，从爸爸的话可知是要孩子们种树。选C。
小题5:考查名词： A．sapling树苗B．tree树C．gift礼物，D．toy玩具，树种的好的人会有礼物。选C。
小题6:考查动词：A．die 死了B．grow成长C．break打破D．survive幸存，从男孩的举动So, after watering it once or twice，he never ____ it.看，他希望自己的小树死了。选A 。
小题7:考查动词短语： A．1ed to导致B．attended to照料C．belonged to属于D．objected to反对，在浇了一两次水以后，他再也不照顾小树了。选B。
小题8:考查形容词： A．pleased高兴的B．upset难过的，C．worried担心D．surprised惊讶，男孩惊讶的发现小树长得很好。选D。
小题9:考查词组辨析： A．Compared with和…相比B．Similar to相似C．Connected to连接D．Popular with受欢迎，和其他兄弟姐妹的相比，他的小树更绿。选A。
小题10:考查名词： A．request要求B．schedule 时间表C．promise许诺D．secret秘密，爸爸信守诺言。选C。
小题11:考查名词：A．president总统B．botanist 植物学家C．artist 艺术家D．researcher研究者，从他种的树可以看出他会成为杰出的植物学家。选B。
小题12:考查形容词：A．smart聪明的，B．desperate渴望的，C．optimistic乐观的，D．practical实用的，自从那时起，男孩变得乐观了，选C。
小题13:考查名词： A．field田野B．courtyard 院子C．park公园D．farm农场，他睡不着，来到院子里。选B。
小题14:考查名词：A. brother兄弟，B．sister姐妹，C．father 父亲，D．neighbor邻居，从下文的his father had been 51 fertilizing his small tree!可知他的爸爸在树上撒东西，选C。
小题15:考查词组辨析：A. All of a sudden突然，B．For a moment有一会，C．In time及时，D．From then on从那时起，突然，他明白了爸爸一直在给他的树施肥。选A
小题16:考查副词辨析：A. busily繁忙地，B．quietly安静地，C．cautiously谨慎地，D．secretly秘密地，因为这个男孩一直不知道，所以爸爸是悄悄这么做的。选D。
小题17:考查名词：A. water 水，B．tears眼泪，C．sweat汗水，D．rain雨水，他回到房间，眼泪流下来。选B。
小题18:考查名词：A．Hours小时B．Months 几个月C．Decades几十年D．Centuries几个世纪，从后面的but he was elected President of the United States 可知过去了几十年。选C。
小题19:考查形容词：A．1ast最后的B．only唯一的，C．1east 最少的D．best最好的，爱是生活中最好的营养。选D。
小题20:考查连词：A．Even if即使B．Now that既然C．If only但愿D．What if倘若，即使是一滴干净的水，也能帮助树茁壮成长。选A。 |
举一反三
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, a bar of chocolate if given the choice, , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe(脚尖), as high as he could, but even as his tallest he was unable to touch it. He began to up and down, as high as he could, at the of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of .
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he like this, the more unhappy he became.
, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself. This isn’t . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
| 小题1: | | A．preferring | B．offering | C．receiving | D．allowing |
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| 小题3: | | A．sadder | B．angrier | C．hungrier | D．tastier |
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| 小题4: | | A．expanding | B．stretching | C．swinging | D．pulling |
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| 小题5: | | A．strength | B．length | C．range | D．height |
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| 小题6: | | A．jump | B．look | C．walk | D．glance |
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| 小题8: | | A．hope | B．hand | C．sight | D．reach |
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| 小题10: | | A．break | B．shake | C．take | D．strike |
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| 小题11: | | A．up | B．forward | C．down | D．around |
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| 小题13: | | A．After | B．Through | C．Without | D．Upon |
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| 小题15: | | A．wishes | B．beliefs | C．efforts | D．goals |
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| 小题16: | | A．thought | B．imagined | C．tried | D．claimed |
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| 小题17: | | A．Therefore | B．However | C．Moreover | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题18: | | A．skilful | B．cheerful | C．harmful | D．helpful |
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| 小题19: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题20: | | A．change | B．express | C．forget | D．describe |
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When I was thirteen, one day my mom told my family that she had to tell us something． So my dad, my brother and I all sat down on the sofa to begin the discussion．You could feel the atmosphere of the room．It was that something was wrong．Then my mom told us that she had been diagnosed （诊断） with a very serious disease．That was when we all had a moment of and cried．
After that my mom started the and had to travel to the hospital every day．After a week, she began to lose her and so she shaved it all off．My mom would always wear bright-colored scarf’s and after a while to buy a wig （假发:）．Along with losing her hair she lost all her nails． , I had never seen a desperate look in my mom"s eye．I remember one day I went with my mom to the hospital．When we were for her to receive the treatment, we kept telling jokes．We both burst out from time to time．Everyone in the waiting room was so , while we were in the middle of the room, chatting Neither of us cared people thought of us．
After about a year of the treatment, and all the , one day my mom said she wanted to tell us something important．As my mom was about to speak, a smile on her face．At that moment I knew that it was going to be something very She told us that she had recovered! At that moment I down in tears．They were tears of joy．At that moment for the first time in a very long time I had a feeling that everything was going to be ．Now two years has passed and my mom is of the disease．I am so happy that I have my mom with me every step of the way．My mom me to value every moment in my life and to remain through thick or thin．She has taught me so much and continues to teach me more．
| 小题1: | | A．tense | B．calm | C．friendly | D．cold |
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| 小题2: | | A．necessary | B．common | C．obvious | D．strange |
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| 小题3: | | A．regret | B．anger | C．sorrow | D．hesitation |
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| 小题4: | | A．appointment | B．treatment | C．operation | D．observation |
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| 小题5: | | A．hair | B．weight | C．energy | D．hope |
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| 小题6: | | A．liked | B．offered | C．decided | D．afforded |
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| 小题7: | | A．Therefore | B．However | C．Besides | D．Finally |
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| 小题8: | | A．arranging | B．waiting | C．wishing | D．preparing |
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| 小题9: | | A．crying | B．quarreling | C．talking | D．laughing |
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| 小题11: | | A．nervously | B．curiously | C．happily | D．gently |
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| 小题13: | | A．pain | B．failure | C．advice | D．love |
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| 小题14: | | A．turned | B．formed | C．changed | D．burst |
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| 小题15: | | A．attractive | B．active | C．exciting | D．amusing |
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| 小题16: | | A．came | B．looked | C．bent | D．broke |
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| 小题17: | | A．fair | B．clear | C．ready | D．fine |
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| 小题18: | | A．free | B．afraid | C．aware | D．sure |
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| 小题19: | | A．asked | B．taught | C．persuaded | D．admitted |
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| 小题20: | | A．determined | B．modest | C．independent | D．positive |
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Gift Idea
The other day I was shopping for Grandma when I realized I had no gift ideas at all．It was not a birthday gift or anything like that．It was simply sort of a hello gift．That is how we do things in my family．We don"t really give gifts for special occasions．Instead, we occasionally just give presents to each other to tell other people that we are thinking about them．
That was why I wanted a gift for Grandma．But it was like my imagination had dried up． I have gone through all of the gift ideas in previous years, fruits, wines, cheeses, little handmade crafts, and anything else that you can give to a grandmother．I had even given her gift watches, and CDs．What else was there?
I have always found gift ideas for men a little bit easier than for women, because for men, you can always get the usual things, such as video games, power tools and things like that．With a woman"s gift idea, however, you have to know more about her．You cannot just get someone a book or a CD．You have to know all about her taste in movies, music, and literature．
My grandmother likes to read a lot, but what she likes is always pretty popular．I didn"t want to get her a book that she might not like, but I was running out of time．I needed a gift idea for this weekend and went to visit her．After all, I hadn"t seen her for a long time．I wanted to give her a gift so she would not feel ignored．
Finally, I came up with the perfect gift idea．I made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past year．It wasn"t a typical gift idea like a bunch of flowers, but it really worked in the situation．You see, I am a writer and my grandma has always been my fan．
Anyway, I had been learning about bookbinding recently, and had pretty much mastered the art．I figured that I would add a little bit of handmade artwork to the stories, bind it altogether, and give it to her．It took hours to complete, but it was well worth the effort．She absolutely loved it．
小题1:The writer chose a gift for Grandma to _____．| A．celebrate a special family occasion | | B．please her during a weekend visit | | C．congratulate her on her birthday | | D．beg her pardon for ignoring her |
小题2:What gift did the writer finally decide to give his grandma?| A．Gift watches． | | B．A bunch of flowers． | | C．Artwork made by hand． | | D．Stories written by himself． |
小题3:How does the writer feel about giving gifts to women?| A．Interesting． | B．Challenging． | | C．Time-wasting． | D．Popular． |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that ______．| A．the writer is a successful novelist | | B．most people are particular about gifts | | C．the writer"s grandma has a good taste in art | | D．the writer"s family will give gifts on regular days |
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It’s a sad and familiar voice that we often hear in big cities: “Can you spare some change?”
Usually, when faced with that particular , I have feelings of guilt if I pass by giving a coin or two.
I had that feeling in Venice while on a tour of Italy’s famous sites in 2006. I had taken refuge from the in a quiet café. Outside, there was an old woman kneeling on the hard, ancient paving stones, .
Steady of tourists were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd, drinking in the vistas（景观、景色）, but I noticed the young traveler was also the old woman.
A tourist group walked along the street, the woman and walked on. group of tourists arrived and walked past the old lady. The backpacker watched everybody else went on their way, focused on the around them. Then, I was preparing to leave when I caught sight of the backpacker stepping forward and some money in the woman’s cup. He did this somewhat just before the arrival of another tourist group. As I , the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. Having been shown the way, other tourists followed suit and some more coins to the cup.
His work done, the young man walked over to the old beggar-woman, patted her on the shoulder and said, “I hope that a little.”
I don’t know if the woman understood his English or what had just happened, but I did.
I placed some money in the woman’s cup and continued my travels, after witnessing such a act of kindness.
| 小题1: | | A．sound | B．question | C．excuse | D．command |
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| 小题2: | | A．beyond | B．after | C．without | D．before |
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| 小题3: | | A．many times | B．some times | C．only once | D．once again |
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| 小题4: | | A．crowds | B．families | C．streets | D．signs |
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| 小题5: | | A．singing | B．crying | C．begging | D．trembling |
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| 小题6: | | A．streams | B．packs | C．masses | D．groups |
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| 小题7: | | A．simply | B．seemingly | C．similarly | D．specially |
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| 小题8: | | A．showing | B．following | C．checking | D．observing |
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| 小题9: | | A．glanced at | B．laughed at | C．rushed at | D．stared at |
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| 小题10: | | A．One | B．More | C．Another | D．Other |
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| 小题12: | | A．stones | B．sights | C．signs | D．tourists |
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| 小题13: | | A．lending | B．borrowing | C．placing | D．taking |
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| 小题14: | | A．accidentally | B．successfully | C．purposefully | D．cheerfully |
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| 小题15: | | A．watched | B．shown | C．understood | D．walked |
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| 小题16: | | A．changed | B．charged | C．found | D．added |
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| 小题17: | | A．measures | B．helps | C．explains | D．matters |
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| 小题18: | | A．recognized | B．caught | C．realized | D．figured |
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| 小题19: | | A．pleasant | B．annoyed | C．disappointed | D．light-hearted |
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| 小题20: | | A．beautiful | B．smart | C．pure | D．happy |
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“Father, do you see Mother in your dreams?” the young girl asks. “You know sometimes I do.”
“Mother comes to see me a lot, you know. We sit and talk.” The father smiles. “How is your homework coming along?”
“Why do I have to study so hard?”
“It is what your mother would have wanted!”
She regrets speaking her mind. “I’m sorry, Father, I shouldn’t have said that.” She looks up and sees his eyes well up with tears.
“It’s okay, love,” he gets up and pours himself a drink. “I’ll just sit outside for a while. You finish up your work, okay?”
“I’m sorry, Father; Mother did love you very much. She told me all the time.”
“Homework, first, eh? Then we can chat about your mother.”
He heads off outside and sits in his usual chair, looking around the courtyard. The whole area relaxes the mind and somehow soothes the soul.
“All finished, Father. May I get a drink and sit with you? I have some questions.”
She comes with two drinks one for him and one for herself. He looks surprised. She never really liked him having a drink. Although he had cut back a lot from before he brought her here, it still seemed strange.
“Mother told me all about you. That is before she passed away. We would laugh together at your love stories.”
He listens without uttering a single sound.
“Why didn’t you come and take her away with you? She really wanted that. Did you know that?”
Her father looks at his daughter lovingly. “Circumstances were difficult back then. It was just the way things were. When it came time to…” He sighs. “To visit her it was too late.”
The girl smiles. “I hope I will have the same kind of love you and mother had.”
“Without all the heartache,” her father adds.
“She always knew you loved her. She told me every day,” the child mentions cheerfully. “I saw her crying sometimes when she read your letters.”
“Did she make you promise to look after me?” She inquires.
“She asked me to take care of you.”
“You promised her, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I did.”
“It is nice out here, isn"t it? Mother would have been very happy here.”
She talks with some authority. Her father remains silent. A smile comes to his weary brow. He nods his head.
“Mother wanted me to give you something. I think now the time is right.” She runs to her room. Upon returning she hands her father a book. “It’s mother’s diary! She wanted me to give it to you.”
He takes the book and holds it in his trembling hands, “Thank you.”
“Mother said you would understand things better.”
“Wise woman, your mother.”
He places the book on the table as he gets up. The girl gets up and wraps herself around her father.
“I love you.” she looks up at his face.
He picks her up and hugs her. “I love you, too.” His voice trembles.
“It’s okay, Father. We have each other now and mother is in both of us.”
He kisses her head.
“Time you went to bed,” her father softly says.
He puts her down and she scampers off to get washed and ready for bed.
Clearing up everything he checks on his daughter. She is in bed waiting for her good night kiss. He tucks her in and bids her goodnight.
Just as he is to leave she tells him. “Mother told me she adopted me when I was a baby.”
He stands at her bedroom door. Words fail him. Yes, he knew she was adopted.
“I am really lucky for being loved by my parents, even if I am not really theirs.”
“You trying to bring on the water works?” he tells her.
She giggles, “Goodnight, Father. I love you.”
“Love you, too.”
His face lights up as he wipes his dampened eyes.
The door closes and the child falls asleep dreaming of her mother.
Sitting outside he picks up the diary and opens it and reads the first line: “I love you, my dearest, if only things could have been different…”
小题1:Why isn’t the mother with her family?| A．She has already died. | B．She is ill in hospital. | | C．The couple is divorced. | D．She lives in another city. |
小题2:What can we know about the couple’s relationship?| A．They understood each other very well. | | B．They quarreled a lot and are separated. | | C．They used to have misunderstandings. | | D．They were quite sure of each other’s love. |
小题3:What can we learn from the story?| A．The girl was adopted because the couple couldn’t give birth. | | B．Father looks after the girl just because the girl is alone. | | C．The girl feels unfortunate that she was adopted. | | D．Father was not very close to the girl before she moved in with him. |
小题4:Why didn’t father bring mother home when she was ill? | A．Because he was too busy with his work | | B．Because he didn’t know he was wanted | | C．Because he was too poor to afford the medical fees | | D．Because he didn’t know she was in hospital |
小题5:What does the sentence “You trying to bring on the water works?” mean?| A．You want another cup of water? | | B．Are you kidding me? | | C．Are you trying to make me cry? | | D．Are you thinking about the water factory? |
小题6:Which word best describes father’s feeling at the end of the story?| A．Regretful | B．Satisfied | C．Confused | D．Doubtful |
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