阅读理解 Tim Richter and his wife,Linda,had taught for over 30 years near Buffal
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Tim Richter and his wife,Linda,had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo,New York-he in computers, she in special education."Teaching means everything to us,"Tim would say.In April 1998,he learned he would need a heart operation.It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life"s purpose. Not long after the surgery,Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library,a program started by Dolly Parton"s foundation(基金会)that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer"s home town of Sevier,Tennessee."I thought,maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire."Tim recalls.He placed the brochure on his desk,"as a reminder". Five years later,now retired and with that brochure still on the desk,Tim clicked on imaginationlibrary.com.The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts. The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters.Rather than sign up online,they went to Dollywood for a looksee."We didn"t want to give the children rubbish,"says Linda.The books-reviewed each year by teachers,literacy specialists,and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats"s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney"s Llama Llama series. Satisfied,the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work.Since 2004,they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area.Megan Williams,a mother of four,is more than appreciative:"This program introduces us to books I"ve never heard of." The Richters spend about D|S400 a month sending books to 200 children."Some people sit there and wait to die,"says Tim."Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left." |
1. What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life? |
A. His health problem. B. His love for teaching. C. The influence of his wife. D. The news from the Web. |
2. What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library? |
A. Give out brochures. B. Do something similar. C. Write books for children. D. Retire from being a teacher. |
3. According to the text,Dolly Parton is _____. |
A. a wellknown surgeon B. a mother of a fouryearold C. a singer born in Tennessee D. a computer programmer |
4. Why did the Richters go to Dollywood? |
A. To avoid signing up online. B. To meet Dollywood board members. C. To make sure the books were the newest. D. To see if the books were of good quality. |
5. What can we learn from Tim"s words in the last paragraph? |
A. He needs more money to help the children. B. He wonders why some people are so busy. C. He tries to save those waiting to die. D. He considers his efforts worthwhile. |
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1-5: ABCDD |
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Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are basketball fans. Last October 10th was Tony"s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series. They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from scalpers. It was a two hours" ride. After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign (牌子) that read, " We need two tickets." There were many scalpers around, but the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton. "How much do you want?" "Just a present," said the man. "Enjoy the game." Mr. Clinton wouldn"t accept, so the man explained, "I"m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven"t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can"t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who I thought would actually enjoy the game. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and sell them. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very disappointed. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true." How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: "This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, "I can"t believe this." We still never forget Jackson and Hans." |
1. The underlined word scalpers in the first paragraph means ______. |
A. people who buy tickets at a reasonable price B. people who sell tickets at a reasonable price C. people who buy tickets at a high price D. people who sell tickets at a high price |
The sun was shining as Kevin walked to the old bench(长凳) where he met Mike every afternoon after school. They were good friends and loved to play football. They didn"t have enough money to buy a real football, but Mike had made a ball out of old socks covered with a piece of plastic. It wasn"t beautiful, but it worked well. The two friends didn"t stop kicking and running until very late. The next afternoon, Mike and Kevin met again at the old bench. Soon the home-made ball was spinning(旋转) across the grass as the boys laughed and shouted happily. The ball was stopped by a boy wearing a nice pair of sneakers(运动鞋). Kevin was upset when he saw it was Steven. The next morning, Kevin"s mother gave him an envelope(信封). "Your uncle sent you a birthday present," she smiled. Kevin"s eyes grew big when he saw the $100 bill. Later that day, a pair of new sneaker lay next to his chair, and in the corner, a real football. The next afternoon, Steven invited Kevin to play football on the field next to the library. Steven did not want Mike to join them only because Mike"s sneakers were dirty and he was not good at football. When the game was over, Kevin and Steven walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. Steven picked up a stone and threw it at him. Kevin, holding his new football in his hands, walked on and did not look back. One afternoon, as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something lying under it. He looked closer and saw it was the home-made ball. Kevin was full of sorrow at the sight of his old home-made ball, and he let out a sad sigh(叹气). As his sadness turned to anger, he picked up his new football and kicked it into the air. Kevin kicked it so hard that it flew past the library and over the school gate. Then Kevin walked to the bench and picked up his home-made ball. Holding it in his hands, Kevin sat down and waited. |
1. The best title for this passage is ______. |
A. A Home-Made Football B. Playing Football C. Two Close Friends D. A New Football |
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Last week I went to a supermarket. After I 1 the bill and was passing through the door, the alarm suddenly started to ring. Suddenly, a young guard ran toward me and ordered me to 2 him. I felt so upset and 3 . He took me to a small room, but I was 4 frightened that I stopped at the door. Finding me 5 to enter the room, he shouted that I had to go into the room. He closed the door. I thought he was going to hurt me. Suddenly, a 6 voice said in my ear: "Take out the things you"ve stolen!" "I stole nothing." I said. "Do as I tell you. If we find them, you"ll be in trouble." "There is nothing." I answered. "I didn"t take anything." I said, taking everything out of my pockets and bag. 7 this point, a guard came in and asked a salesgirl to 8 me. 9 , they found nothing. But they didn"t believe that I hadn"t stolen anything. So the young guard ordered me to pass through the door alarm again. I was 10 when it rang again. I felt 11 and burst into tears. I didn"t know how to prove 12 I was innocent(清白的). They made me go into the small room again. "Take out the stolen things quickly, 13 we will dial 110." They said. "OK, call the police. I" m not afraid." I said 14 . Suddenly, they 15 their tone. After a while, a salesgirl asked me to raise my feet. I did 16 she had told me. There was a label (标签) on the bottom of my shoe. That was it! That was the 17 thing that had brought me such great trouble. But it 18 my innocence. After that, they 19 to me in the small room, But they should have apologized 20 , shouldn"t they? A lot of people were there when I was taken away. What did they think of me? |
( )1. Abuy ( )2. Aobey ( )3. Aangry ( )4. Avery ( )5. Adisagree ( )6. Ahigh ( )7. AOn ( )8. Alook at ( )9. ANeedless to say ( )10. Aafraid ( )11. Awronged ( )12. Awhat ( )13. Aand ( )14. Aunhappily ( )15. Achanged ( )16. Alike ( )17. Aonly ( )18. Atested ( )19. Asaid ( )20. Aloudly | B. paid B. beg B. excited B. much B. unwilling B. low B. In B. watch B. So far B. frightened B. upset B. whether B. but B. forcefully B. raised B. as B. last B. showed B. apologized B. together | C. passed C. follow C. happy C. such C. voluntarily C. sound C. At C. examine C. On one hand C. shocked C. scared C. that C. or C. terribly C. increased C. according to C. very C. proved C. agreed C. politely | D. paid for D. listen to D. puzzled D. so D. willingly D. sharp D. From D. keep D. As a result of D. sad D. unpleasant D. how D. so D. widely D. closed D. as if D. just D. gave D. promised D. in public | 完形填空。 | It was a cold winter afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any __1__on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost direct below, __2__was a small canoe (独木舟), with a boy in it. The boy was wearing __3__and shivering (颤抖) with cold, Robert noticed. Just then he heard a cry, "Help! Help!" The cry __4__from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was __5__the water and his canoe was floating away. "Help! Help!" he called again. Robert was a good __6__. Taking off his clothes, he __7__into the river. The __8__ water made him tremble(颤抖) all over, __9_in a few seconds he reached the boy. "Don"t be afraid," he said and started to swim towards the river bank,__10__the boy with him. But at that __11_he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all __12__in his direction. Robert __13_to swim towards the boat. "Give me a hand," he shouted __14__he got near the boat. He __15__up into a row of faces. "It"s funny," he thought. "They look so __16__." Silently they helped the boy into the boat and __17__him in a blanket (毯子). But they did not move to __18__Robert. "Aren"t you going to pull me ___19_, too?" "You!" said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large __20__. "You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (破坏) a whole afternoon"s work! You can stay in the water!" | ( )1.A. fish ( )2.A. there ( )3.A. more ( )4.A. happened ( )5.A. on ( )6.A. swimmer ( )7.A. threw ( )8.A. deep ( )9.A. but ( )10.A. pushing ( )11.A. place ( )12.A. seeing ( )13.A. decided ( )14.A. while ( )15.A. turned ( )16.A. nervous ( )17.A. wrapped ( )18.A. save ( )19.A. on ( )20.A. boat
| B. boats B. it B. many B. went B. within B. guard B. looked B. cool B. so B. dragging B. period B. smiling B. went B. till B. looked B. afraid B. left B. thank B. out B. blanket
| C. waves C. where C. much C. arrived C. in C. soldier C. jumped C. dirty C. and C. holding C. second C. looking C. agreed C. for C. hurried C. excited C. placed C. wrap C. away C. camera
| D. birds D. that D. little D. came D. under D. player D. turned D. cold D. or D. catching D. moment D. shouting D. promised D. as D. stood D. angry D. threw D. help D. off D. screen
| 阅读理解。 | 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 career(职业). I wasn"t an excellent student because I didn"t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn"t have much to offer. 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 problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week,she"d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn"t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children. One 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 situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didn"t think I would be accepted because I didn"t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave 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 thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career,even if you aren"t top ofthe class at school.
| 1. When staying with the two girls" family,the author ________. | A. was paid for extra work B. often worked long hours C. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week | 2. Why did the author leave her first job? | A. She found a full-time job. B. She was fed up with children. C. She decided to attend a part-time course. D. She needed a rest after working extra hours. | 3. What has the author learned from her own experiences? | A. Less successful students can still have a career. B. Qualifications are necessary for a career. C. Hard work makes an excellent student. D. One must choose the job she like. |
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