One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get
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One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 36 a great climbing plant that had grown 37 a roof beam(房梁),so that we could repair the roof and 38 the walls. When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 39 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 40 something 41 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 42 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet(手镯). He ran into the house to 43 me. “You won’t believe that the 44 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 45 to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to 46 in a cradle(摇摆)of gold!” When my daughter came over on the eve of the 47 ,we told her about this 48 occurrence. “Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 49 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 50 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!” As the bracelet no longer 51 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping. In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized(受洗礼).Among the 52 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 53 . I hope that if my grandson 54 loses it, one of the 55 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby. 36.A.remove B.cover C.grow D.water 37.A.beyond B.over C.across D.through 38.A.build B.paint C.rescue D.print 39.A.nest B.baby C.body D.egg 40.A.moved B.got C.picked D.noticed 41.A.nice B.colorful C.shiny D.special 42.A.horror B.surprise C.delight D.disappointment 43.A.ask B.tell C.show D.give 44.A.working B.cheating C.dreaming D.thieving 45.A.buy B.plant C.store D.collect 46.A.lie B.sing C.listen D.wait 47.A.party B.Christmas C.birthday D.wedding 48.A.important B.strange C.terrible D.funny 49.A.cry B.sigh C.laugh D.sound 50.A.hid B.threw C.lost D.broke 51.A.fitted B.satisfied C.matched D.interested 52.A.jewels B.toys C.clothes D.presents 53.A.attractive B.new C.modern D.golden 54.A.almost B.just C.even D.ever 55.A.blackbirds B.grandchildren C.neighbors D.mice |
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36、根据第一段第一句可知答案。 37、 through纵穿,从……的内部穿过,根据常识可排除;再根据前面的climbing plant 可排除A、B两项。此处across意思为横过,缠绕。 38、 前文提到是对房子进行维修,可排除A项;另外,本文没有提到房子是危房,故可排除C项;print 印刷,与句子意思不符。paint the walls粉刷墙壁。 39、根据后文的 that mass of earth and straw of the nest 可知答案。 40、 根据后一句话可知作者的丈夫这时注意到了有一个发光的东西。 41、 后文提到这个手镯是金子做成的,是金子就会发光。 42、 作者的丈夫本来对房子进行维修,没料到会发现这个手镯。 43、 丈夫发现并且取出这个手镯,就兴高采烈地把它拿给作者看。 44、 根据后面的steal 可知答案。 45、 根据常识可知,小鸟只能偷吃放在外面或长在树上的果子。 46、 作者的丈夫是在鸟巢里发现的镯子,鸟巢就是小鸟躺着休息的地方。 47、 前文提到作者一家对旧房子进行维修的目的就是为了迎接女儿的婚礼。 48、 小鸟“偷”手镯,的确稀奇。 49、女儿就要结婚,手镯无意之中被找到,又听父母说了这么一件令人惊讶的事情,她怎能不笑。 50、 作者的丈夫发现的手镯就是女儿丢失的那一个。 51、 女儿已经长大,她那个小时候所戴的手镯已不再适合她。 52、 女儿的孩子接受洗礼,作为外公外婆当然得送礼物表示祝贺;另外,从下文作者又把这个手镯当礼物送给外孙也可得知答案。 53、 金手镯经过清洗妥善保管,又崭新如初。 54、 ever此处用于条件句,在任何时候。 55、 上文提到作者女儿丢失的手镯被画眉偷走,所以作者以幽默的语气结尾。“如果外孙再把这个手镯丢失,我希望再有一只画眉在附近。 |
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One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37 for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 . Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate(命运)played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated(带插图的)books. According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life. This idea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 . Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us. In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 . 36.A.unhappy B.unusual C.unfair D.uneasy 37.A.health B.wealth C.happiness D.illnesses 38.A.ought to B.had to C.needed to D.used to 39.A.ashamed B.disappointed C.helpless D.endless 40.A.crying B.painting C.imagination D.consideration 41.A.home B.condition C.situation D.work 42.A.game B.trick C.role D.part 43.A.unable B.impossible C.unfit D.difficult 44.A.understand B.face C.refuse D.recognize 45.A.failures B.efforts C.choices D.interests 46.A.that B.what C.which D.whoever 47.A.always B.seldom C.sometimes D.usually 48.A.found B.drawn C.written D.accepted 49.A.after B.about C.with D.before 50.A.powerful B.hopeful C.useful D.successful 51.A.great B.strong C.brave D.equal 52.A.scientific B.basic C.right D.simple 53.A.product B.fame C.name D.job 54.A.rapidly B.separately C.slowly D.quietly 55.A.offer B.gain C.gather D.earn |
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 36 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“ 37 can’t it rain?” I thought. That would 38 things down. I thought about my 39 , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned 40 right now. I’d had some problems in school, 41 my parents decided to let me 42 full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 43 of a maintenance(道路养护)company. It was up to us to keep the roads 44 of rubbish. The job was 45 and dirty, especially on hot days 46 this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it. We continued our 47 route along the I-595, 48 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 49 were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before. “Dad! Pull over! I want to 50 something out.” I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 51 …there wasn’t much time. 52 I saw a Toyota that 53 upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 54 there, I thought. Then, just at that 55 , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window! “Heeeelp!”a lady moaned. 36. A.wipe B.cut C.put D.send 37. A.When B.How C.Why D.Where 38. A.turn B.keep C.make D.cool 39. A.parents B.school-times C.friends D.school yards 40. A.office B.classroom C.restaurant D.living room 41. A.but B.or C.for D.so 42. A.work B.study C.stay D.spend 43. A.business B.possession C.position D.place 44. A.away B.from C.far D.clear 45. A.easy B.lonely C.smelly D.noisy 46. A.for B.like C.after D.as 47. A.regular B.common C.unusual D.normal 48. A.reaching B.going C.looking D.heading 49. A.cars B.bottles C.branches D.glasses 50. A.check B.help C.take D.bring 51. A.decide B.hurry C.consider D.stop 52. A.Above B.Behind C.Ahead D.Below 53. A.hung B.trapped C.caught D.fell 54. A.stored B.deserted C.lost D.hid 55. A.bridge B.tree C.moment D.way |
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye : Queen City Casket Company . “What is it ?” I wondered . I 36 it over . There , in faded ink , was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years . I was nine years old , walking down the cold , wet streets of Springfield , with a bag of magazines on my shoulder . On my 39 that day , I came to that Company finally , whose owner , Mr Rader , had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines . Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog , I entered Mr Rader’s office . After a quick glance he 42 me over to the fire-place . Noticing the 43 in the top of my 44 , he said , “ Come with me !” pulling me into his pickup 45 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store . Inside , a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen . I 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them . “ We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said . Back in his office , Mr Rader took out a 50 , wrote something on it , and handed it to me . With 51 eyes , I read , “ Do to others as you would have them do to you .” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy , I want you to 52 I love you”. I said good-bye , and for the first time I 53 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 54 . With people like Mr Rader in the world , there was hope , kindness and love , and that would always make a 55 . 36.A.read B.thought C.turned D.passed 37.A.address B.list C.message D.information 38.A.forward B.so C.ahead D.back 39.A.return B.rounds C.trip D.arrival 40.A.if only B.how C.whether D.why 41.A.dust B.sweat C.tail D.rain 42.A.led B.followed C.watched D.carried 43.A.hole B.mud C.water D.cover 44.A.magazine B.shoe C.sock D.bag 45.A.truck B.factory C.home D.store 46.A.dressed B.fitted C.showed D.comforted 47.A.ever B.already C.never D.hardly 48.A.appeared B.seemed C.looked D.felt 49.A.for B.with C.on D.in 50.A.pen B.paper C.card D.notebook 51.A.tearful B.unbelievable C.curious D.puzzled 52.A.admit B.know C.consider D.express 53.A.sensed B.received C.lost D.gained 54.A.mistaken B.right C.all right D.possible 55.A.deal B.fortune C.choice D.difference |
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important 36 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you 37 money. This is how I 38 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store 39 to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the 40 . If an accident takes place, the 41 of which I think the local police could use, I 42 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 43 here. One discovery I made about this world is to give 44 getting something back, though the 45 often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important 46 letter to my home, though it was 47 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 48 . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was 49 . I was told at the window that there were 50 boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long 51 list. As I was about to 52 , the postmaster appeared in the 53 .“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 54 we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get 55 but complaints(投诉).” 36.A.decision B.research C.speech D.discovery 37.A.earn B.lack C.spend D.steal 38.A.experienced B.connected C.combined D.agreed 39.A.happens B.flashes C.sticks D.leads 40.A.postmaster B.headmaster C.storekeeper D.policeman 41.A.story B.damage C.challenge D.material 42.A.call B.hold C.break D.pick 43.A.need B.trouble C.common D.charge 44.A.within B.without C.for D.before 45.A.process B.goal C.return D.concern 46.A.curious B.immediate C.special D.heavy 47.A.realized B.addressed C.forgotten D.brought 48.A.invitation B.apology C.instruction D.appreciation 49.A.dealing B.providing C.operating D.starting 50.A.enough B.some C.no D.more 51.A.admitting B.relating C.examining D.waiting 52.A.leave B.shout C.guess D.conduct 53.A.window B.doorway C.library D.yard 54.A.in case B.now that C.even if D.as if 55.A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something |
A few years ago, I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California.As we walked along the aisle (过道), we saw a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction and met us head-on (正面的) in each aisle.The woman barely noticed us because she was so angry with her little boy, who wanted to pull items off the lower shelves.As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to yell at the child and several aisles later had progressed to shaking him by the arm. At this point my friend spoke up.A wonderful mother of three and founder of a progressive school, she had probably never once in her life treated any child so harshly(严厉地).I expected my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about controlling herself and about the effect this behavior has on a child.Instead, my friend said, “What a beautiful little boy.How old is he?” The woman answered cautiously, “He’s three.” My friend went on to comment on how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves, so interested in all the wonderful colors and packages.“He seems so bright and intelligent,” my friend said. The woman had the boy in her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face.Gently brushing his hair out of his eyes, she said, “Yes, he’s very smart and curious, but sometimes he wears me out.” My friend responded sympathetically(表示同情地), “Yes, they can do that; they are so full of energy.” As we walked away, I heard the mother speaking kindly to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner.“We’ll have your favorite — macaroni(通心面) and cheese,” she told him. 小题1:The mother was angry with her baby because .A.the mother was very tired | B.the baby asked for more things | C.the baby ran madly in the store | D.the baby was pulling the goods off the shelves | 小题2:We can learn from the passage that the author’s friend .A.treated her children well only | B.was probably good to any child | C.liked the boy very much | D.always wanted to help others | 小题3:The author’s friend talked with the mother in that way to .A.show her sympathy for the woman | B.know something about the boy first | C.show her anger with the woman | D.make the woman realize children’s natural quality | 小题4:With the story, the author most probably intends to tell us that .A.we should respect a child’s nature | B.we should never blame a child | C.mothers usually share the same interest | D.mothers should try to be gentle and polite |
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