On Sunday while I was having my own Father’s Day celebration, I thought about my
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On Sunday while I was having my own Father’s Day celebration, I thought about my dad a lot. By the time I called to tell him that I loved him, he had already gone to bed. So I wrote the following to show what my dad means to me.
About 28 years ago, my dad was a used car salesman. Every Thursday night, he would head off to Shreveport, LA for the auction（拍卖会）. Most of the time, I drove a car over there for him so he could sell it there.
One day, I was riding with my dad to Shreveport for the auction when he found a hitchhiker（搭车者）with a backpack. As soon as dad saw him, he pulled the car over and offered him a ride. Dad asked him his name and continued to talk to him about all sorts of things. I can’t recall why but he told dad a lot of terrible things that had occurred to him. I sat in the back seat and watched the scene with amazement. I could see that the hitchhiker changed his attitude as he could tell someone who was really listening to him.
We drove another forty-five minutes before we had to exit the interstate（州际公路）. We pulled over and dad told him to keep his head up and things would start looking up for him soon. He reached into his pocket and handed the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill and then a the-dollar bill.
We drove on and my dad did not say a single thing. I was still completely amazed by what I just witnessed. I was always told everyone to never pick up a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every single time he saw one. I’m sure that it made that poor man’s day, probably a month to follow.
While reflecting upon that story, I learned a lot about my dad and life. I learned that if you come from a place of service or compassion, you can change people’s lives. Just one single kind act can change someone’s life. It never occurred to my dad about not stopping to help him.
This is the type of person my dad is. Thank you for setting such high standards for me to follow.
Dad, I love you. Happy Father’s Day!
小题1:The author and his dad met a hitchhiker（搭车者）_______.| A．when they were just warned not to pick up a stranger | | B．on their way to Shreveport to sell a car | | C．on their way to the west for a trip | | D．when their car was running out of gas |
小题2:What do we learn about the hitchhiker from the passage?| A．Something unpleasant occurred to him. | | B．He was going to the auction. | | C．At first he didn’t believe in the author. | | D．It was he who bought the author’s car. |
小题3:How did the author feel about his dad’s behavior at that time?| A．Angry | B．Appreciated | C．Surprised | D．Ashamed |
小题4:What did the author learn from his father?| A．Just a single kind act can make a difference. | | B．Try learning to be a good listener. | | C．Set high standards for yourself in life. | | D．Offering a ride to a stranger is dangerous. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A |
解析
一个小小的行动会有很大的影响。
小题1:细节题。根据第三段第1,2行I was riding with my dad to Shreveport for the auction when he found a hitchhiker（搭车者）with a backpack.
小题2:细节题。根据第三段第五行he told dad a lot of terrible things that had occurred to him.
小题3:细节题。根据第三段5,6行I sat in the back seat and watched the scene with amazement.中的with amazement可知我很惊讶。
小题4:推理题。根据倒数第2段第三行Just one single kind act can change someone’s life.可知A正确。 |
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When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me．I never had a father, though in my neighborhood that"s not 31 ．I know some kids just like me．You have to 32 yourself．
There are fights and killings all the time．I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant．1 could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark and my mom 33 let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact, I did so well that in sixth grade, I entered the 34 class, and Mr．Clark was the teacher．I felt so 35 to have him for a second year!
He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera．Before the show, he 36 us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We didn"t want to let him 37 , so we listened to him attentively.
38 of us were surprised when Mr．Clark was selected as Disney"s 2000 Teacher of the Year．When he learned he"d won, he said he would 39 three names out of a hat; he would go to Los Angeles to get the 40 with those students．But 41 it came time to draw names, Mr．Clark said, "You"re all going."
He got 42 to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton．People were 43 , but Mr．Clark really cared about us．There"s no way I can 44 most teachers doing that．No way．But he saw something in us that nobody else saw.
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears．We didn"t want his class to 45 ．In my new school year, we were all happy when Mr．Clark 46 in our class once again．He"s been a 47 in our lives.
In 2003, Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to 48 school supplies and visit orphanages．It was the most amazing 49 of my life．It"s now my 50 to one day start a group of women"s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
| 小题1: | | A．common | B．normal | C．real | D．unusual |
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| 小题2: | | A．comfort | B．encourage | C．watch | D．tolerate |
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| 小题3: | | A．couldn’t | B．wouldn’t | C．shouldn’t | D．mustn’t |
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| 小题4: | | A．local | B．general | C．gifted | D．scared |
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| 小题5: | | A．sudden | B．lucky | C．annoyed | D．anxious |
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| 小题6: | | A．treated | B．directed | C．showed | D．swapped |
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| 小题9: | | A．give | B．enter | C．draw | D．register |
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| 小题10: | | A．reward | B．bonus | C．diploma | D．award |
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| 小题11: | | A．after | B．when | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题12: | | A．donations | B．suggestions | C．requests | D．messages |
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| 小题13: | | A．excited | B．satisfied | C．ashamed | D．amazed |
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| 小题14: | | A．suggest | B．advocate | C．imagine | D．complain |
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| 小题15: | | A．end | B．start | C．continue | D．last |
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| 小题16: | | A．picked up | B．showed up | C．rang up | D．packed up |
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| 小题17: | | A．colleague | B．sponsor | C．success | D．constant |
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| 小题18: | | A．deliver | B．collect | C．display | D．recommend |
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| 小题19: | | A．adventure | B．experience | C．vacation | D．interview |
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| 小题20: | | A．dream | B．conclusion | C．turn | D．demand |
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Once there was a young woman who didn’t like her job. Everyday when she came home from work, she told her husband how terrible her day had been, how tiring the work and how unreasonable her boss. “Leave that job,” her husband told her.
“Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. I have too many friends there for me to leave.” And so she remained unhappy at work until the years became decades and her children had children. “Leave that job,” her grandchildren told her. “Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. There are only seven more years until I reach thirty years of service and can retire. So I can’t just yet.”
I know this woman. And her story reminds me of an old dog half asleep on the porch of a general store, moaning and groaning in the sun. “Why is your dog acting that way?” a customer asked the store owner. “Oh,” answered the man. “He’s lying on a nail.” “Well, why doesn’t he move?” “Because it’s not hurting him bad enough.”
That’s true for people, too. We convince ourselves the pain is not bad enough to leave the workplace we know. But we’re wrong. Prolonged work pain is continuing. Some work pain damages our self-esteem, kills our passion or destroys our dreams.
Wilbur Wright once commented, “We could hardly wait to get up in the morning. I know that exhilarating feeling of being so passionate about something I was working on that I couldn’t wait to get back to work. And people who are winning at working know that kind of passion, too.”
They get excited about work. They offer their unique gifts and talents eagerly. And when things don’t change as they sometimes will, they refuse to let environment hijack(劫持) their self-esteem, passion or dreams.
小题1:The woman complained to her husband every day because .| A．she didn’t have enough money to support her family | | B．her boss criticized her for what she had done | | C．she was not satisfied with her job at all | | D．her work was difficult and her boss was cruel |
小题2:From the second paragraph we can know that the woman .| A．liked making friends with others | | B．loved all of her children very much | | C．left her tiring job at last | | D．did exactly the same job all along |
小题3:The underlined word “Prolonged” (in Paragraph 4) means .| A．lasting | B．slight | C．serious | D．hard |
小题4:People who are getting along well with their work .| A．have to get up early every day | | B．are not willing to go to work | | C．need more unique gifts and talents | | D．are likely to change with the situation |
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I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of 36 .
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking 37 I might do and found I didn’t have much to 38 . I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first, but the 39 began when I agreed to 40 , so that I would be there if my 41 had to go out for business in the evening. We 42 that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me off the next. But 43 , it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely 44and fed up, because I had too many 45 nights and early mornings with the children.
46 Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my 47 . She suggested that I should take a (n) 48 and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I did not think I would be 49 because I didn’t take many exams in school. She 50 me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience 51 for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to 52 my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a full-time job there, I shall always be 53 to Megan. I wish I had known 54 that you could have a career, 55 you aren’t top of the class at school.
| 小题1: | | A．challenge | B．career | C．course | D．award |
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| 小题3: | | A．learn | B．teach | C．share | D．offer |
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| 小题4: | | A．problems | B．questions | C．work | D．career |
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| 小题5: | | A．stay up | B．play with | C．look after | D．live in |
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| 小题6: | | A．friend | B．boss | C．classmate | D．parent |
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| 小题7: | | A．agreed | B．thought | C．hoped | D．believed |
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| 小题8: | | A．particularly | B．clearly | C．unfortunately | D．specially |
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| 小题9: | | A．excited | B．tired | C．surprised | D．disappointed |
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| 小题10: | | A．early | B．late | C．long | D．hard |
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| 小题11: | | A．Another | B．That | C．This | D．One |
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| 小题12: | | A．condition | B．work | C．children | D．situation |
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| 小题13: | | A．course | B．exam | C．college | D．duty |
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| 小题14: | | A．hired | B．recognized | C．accepted | D．known |
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| 小题15: | | A．promised | B．persuaded | C．allowed | D．made |
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| 小题16: | | A．explained | B．showed | C．counted | D．meant |
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| 小题18: | | A．warm | B．kind | C．thankful | D．friendly |
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| 小题19: | | A．later | B．earlier | C．more | D．less |
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| 小题20: | | A．even if | B．only if | C．since | D．as |
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Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is on the Southern Hemisphere of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.
Enough laws have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish in the rivers. Plants grow very well.
Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flower exhibition. There we saw large numbers of wild flowers on show, most of which we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. Every year in spring Perth has a wild flower exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves very much. When we heard bells ringing at the top of the hills, we looked up, but what we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to our car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us along the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos（袋鼠）. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself among the white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere you can see sheep.
小题1:Which country is the writer most possibly from?| A．Japan | B．Canada | C．China | D．America |
小题2:We can learn from the passage that _________. | A．Australia is the smallest country in the world | | B．Australia is the same size of Shanghai. | | C．Australia is in the northern part of the earth. | | D．The people in Australia are as many as those in Shanghai. |
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Australia has enough laws to fight against pollution. | | B．Perth is the biggest city in Australia. | | C．The wild flowers in Perth must be different from what the author sees in his/her country. | | D．The author enjoyed his/her visit in the country. |
小题4:The underlined word “exhibition” in the third paragraph means _________.| A．a public show for people to visit | | B．a market where you can buy all kinds of flowers | | C．a place where all kinds of flowers are grown | | D．a field where there are flowers and animal |
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It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful： blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all， it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ——there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. ”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.
小题1:The author says “I’m so glad I did ” (in Para. 2)because ______. | A．he witnessed the whole process of fishing | | B．he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea | | C．he experienced the rescue of the whales | | D．he spent the weekend with his family |
小题2:The harbour survived the storm owing to____________. | A．the shape of the harbour | B．the arms of the bay | | C．the still water in the channel | D．the long coast line |
小题3:The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________. | A．she had stayed in the polluted water for too long | | B．the whirlpools she had made were not big enough | | C．she had no other whales around to turn to for help | | D．the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction |
小题4:what is the theme of the story? | A．Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness | | B．Fishing provides excitement for children | | C．It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals | | D．It’s vital to protect the environment |
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