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 son. Suddenly a crow(乌鸦) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is that?”
The son said

, “Father, I told you just now. It is a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already. ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page:
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
If you parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the BEST way no matter how they behave.”
小题1:.
The writer mainly intends to ______.

A．tell us the function of a diary	B．call on us to love our parents
C．teach us what a crow is	D．introduce a pair of son and father

小题2:.
According to the passage, the son felt _____ when his father kept asking the same question.

A．puzzled

B．angry

C．grateful

D．surprised

小题3:.
We can know that the father wrote this diary at the age of ______.

A．eighty

B．forty-give

C．thirty-eight

D．thirty-five

小题4:.
The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ___.

A．he forgot what had happened	B．he would like his son to read it
C．it could remind himself of the past	D．he wanted to find what a crow was in his diary

答案

小题1:.B
小题1:.B
小题1:.C
小题1:.B

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Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his 36 was very poor, so he had to work in his 37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his 38 . In spite of this, he 39 to get to the university. But it was so 40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the 41 time so as to earn 42 money for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and 43 in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often 44 him do all the serving.
In the hospital, on the other hand, he was, 45 , allowed to do the 46 jobs, like helping to lift 47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.
One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from he

r bed to the 48 room. The woman 49 to be one of his 50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling 51 at the thought of the operation 52 he came to get her. And when she 53 Dick, it seemed to her 54 that nearly finished her.
“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she 55 her eyes painfully.

小题1:

A．home

B．house

C．family

D．village

小题2:

A．spare

B．rest

C．active

D．lunch

小题3:.

A．toys

B．education

C．school

D．clothes

小题4:

A．managed

B．tried

C．failed

D．wasn’t able

小题5:

A．free

B．hard

C．easy

D．expensive

小题6:.

A．other

B．last

C．different

D．same

小题7:

A．enough

B．much

C．a little

D．most

小题8:

A．the others

B．another

C．others

D．other

小题9:

A．didn’t have

B．helped

C．let

D．begged

小题10:

A．in all

B．actually

C．of course

D．sometimes

小题11:.

A．light

B．simplest

C．difficult

D．different

小题12:

A．doctors

B．knives

C． tools

D．people

小题13:

A．living

B．sitting

C．operating

D．waiting

小题14:

A．happened

B．hated

C．seemed

D．remembered

小题15:.

A．neighbours

B．teachers

C．friends

D．customers

小题16:

A．unhappy

B．sad

C．surprised

D．frightened

小题17:

A．before

B．after

C．until

D．for

小题18:

A．spoke to

B．told

C．saw

D．refused

小题19:

A．as if

B．even if

C．what if

D．if only

小题20:.

A．started

B．glared

C．opened

D．shut

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After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost（幽灵） and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “ It’s only me”, but it was too late. The man let out a cr

y and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled（逃走）, slamming（砰然关上） the door behind him.
小题1:.
Mrs. Richards went upstairs becau

se .

A．she did not need to do any housework

B．she still had to finish the costume she was going to wear

C．she wanted to change her clothes before doing the housework

D．she wanted to change into her fancy-dress costume

小题2:.
. What do you think of Mrs. Richards’ costume?

A．She had the costume made tonight.

B．It was comfortable to wear.

C．It didn’t work because it was made of only a sheet.

D．It was effective for the fancy dress.

小题3:.
. By saying “ It’s only me”, Mrs. Richards hoped .

A．the man would realize she was alone

B．to persuade the man he was seeing a ghost

C．the man would recognize her

D．the man would not close the door of the storeroom

小题4:.
Suppose you are the man from the Electricity Board, how do you feel in that situation?

A．Satisfied

B．Frightened

C．Worried

D．Disappointed.

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Donna Simpson weighs more than 600 pounds and aims to reach 1，000 pounds．The New Jersey woman is carrying a series of activities to become the world’s fattest living woman，admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food．
Donna，who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, eats pounds of junk food and tries to move as little as possible．The 42-year-old woman is a model on a website，where a

dmirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating food or walking to the car．She appeare

d in TV interviews and
said she welcomed media coverage．
Simpson has submitted a claim to the Guinness World Records for the title of the world’s heaviest woman to give birth．Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1，800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their
deaths．
You might expect her husband to advise her to lose weight，but it is the other way round．To achieve her goal，Donna says she will need to eat up to 12，000 calories a day，compared to 2000 calories that a normal woman needs．
When she came across the website which made very fat women widely known，she came to know there were many women faced with the same problems．And after she admitted her real size，e-mails from people poured in．They sent her gifts through the post，expressing their care
for her．Donna was not feeling sorry for her goal，though she might risk her own life in the process．However, some have a different voice in Donna’s behavior．They hold that it is more important to do something useful than to become popular．After all，there are so many children faced with the shortage of food throughout the world．
小题1:. . One reason why Donna Simpson wants to be the heaviest woman is that .

A．she is fond of challenging herself

B．she wants to advertise for food

C．she is crazy about public attention

D．she hopes to make fat women confident

小题2:. . We can learn from the passage that ．

A．Simpson is much fatter than any other woman

B．Simpson’s videos can be watched on the Internet

C．Simpson has broken the Guinness World Record

D．Simpson’s husband is strongly against her plan

小题3:. . What can we infer from the passage?

A．Simpson will go on a diet to keep fit

B．There’s no way for one to reach 1000 pounds

C．Most people take pity on Simpson

D．Simpson will take measures to achieve her goal

小题4:. . The author’s attitude towards Donna Simpson would be ．

A．negative

B．uncertain

C．encouraging

D．annoying

小题5:. . What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Meet with the fattest person in the world

B．What’s the matter with Donna Simpson?

C．A US woman decided to be the world’s heaviest

D．The super-sized model planned to lose weight

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I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I felt blindly in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had 31 the search of jailers (people who guard prisoners). I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could 32 get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those.
I 33 through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, 34 and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and 35 the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I 36 . I don"t know why I did that. Perhaps it was 37 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very 38 not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a 39 jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn"t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and 40 a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed 41 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling

at him, now 42 of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have 43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet

and nervously felt for the 44 of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were 45 with tears. I said that I 46 that I"d never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. 47 came to his eyes, too. 48 , without another word, he 49 my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he 50 me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile ― the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people.
小题1:..

A．caught

B．broken

C．met

D．escaped

小题2:.

A．barely

B．consequently

C．continuously

D．constantly

小题3:..

A．saw

B．looked

C．went

D．broke

小题4:.

A．trembled

B．ignored

C．shrugged

D．hesitated

小题5:..

A．struck

B．seized

C．counted

D．found

小题6:.

A．sobbed

B．smelled

C．sighed

D．smiled

小题7:.

A．defence

B．delight

C．nervousness

D．despair

小题8:..

A．hard

B．easy

C．simple

D．clear

小题9:..

A．humor

B．spark

C．hatred

D．sense

小题10:..

A．spread

B．generated

C．brought

D．Forced

小题11:.

A．near

B．distant

C．away

D．up

小题12:.

A．afraid

B．sure

C．aware

D．awake

小题13:.

A．enemies

B．pets

C．friends

D．kids

小题14:..

A．photos

B．drawings

C．films

D．outlines

小题15:.

A．fixed

B．blocked

C．filled

D．packed

小题16:.

A．hoped

B．feared

C．wondered

D．annoyed

小题17:.

A．Anger

B．Sadness

C．Sympathy

D．Tears

小题18:.

A．Accidentally

B．Instantly

C．Suddenly

D．Occasionally

小题19:.

A．grasped

B．unlocked

C．shut

D．fastened

小题20:.

A．offended

B．saved

C．shot

D．released

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I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.
I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darryl Kramer. How are you?”
He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”
“Yes, I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf. Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t realize how short I was until I s

tarted school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have — a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.
小题1:.. Why did the mother apologize to the author?

A．Because the boy ran into the author.

B．Because th

e boy laughed at the author.

C．Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.

D．Because she thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.

小题2:. When did the author realize that she was too short?

A．When she began to go to school.	B．When she was 47 years old.
C．When she grew up.	D．When she met the boy in the supermarket.

小题3:. Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?

A．dismissed

B．increased

C．decreased

D．discriminated

小题4:. How does the author feel about people’s stares?

A．Angry.

B．Calm.

C．Painful.

D．Discouraged.

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