The night started our ordinarily enough.Jack and Tara, our__1__, were in their small beds surrounded
by toy animals.My husband, Pat, and I went to sleep__2__.
__3__after midnight, Jack quietly touched me."Mommy, I want to stay with you.I promise I won"t
take much room." I shifted__4__to make room.My son soon fell asleep.
An hour later, Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs."Mommy, my__5__is all stuffed up (堵住).
I can"t really breathe very well.Will you please__6__with me a little while?" Tara doesn"t often get up at
night, __7__I decided to be there for her.She soon fell asleep.I returned to my own bed.I was determined
to sleep.But to my__8__, I found Jack
sleeping on my side of the bed.He looked so__9__that I couldn"t remove him.Quietly and carefully, I lay
down between__10__and Jack.
I did manage to get some sleep__11__I heard Tara"s voice again.I returned to__12__Tara."Mom,
please lie down with me a little bit.I had a bad dream, and I"m so__13__.""Of course, honey.It was only
a dream.Mommy"s here and__14__is okay." We fell asleep__15__each other"s arms.
Even in my sleepy state, I thought of__16__these nights of merrygoround (一连串的繁忙活动) will
be over.In their place, my twins will be grown.__17__before I"m ready, our children"s rooms will be much
too__18__and empty.So it is especially on days when I"m worn out after a night on this mom"s
merrygoround that I remind__19__that these very days and nights are, in fact, "the good old days", ever
so__20__. |
( )1. A. sons
( )2. A. downstairs
( )3. A. Sometimes
( )4. A. gently
( )5. A. nose
( )6. A. come
( )7. A. even though
( )8. A. joy
( )9. A. friendly
( )10. A. my father
( )11. A. before
( )12. A. show off
( )13. A. scared
( )14. A. something
( )15. A. over
( )16. A. how often
( )17. A. No doubt
( )18. A. noisy
( )19. A. my children
( )20. A. potential | B. twins
B. in
B. Every time
B. kindly
B. mouth
B. stay
B. so
B. anger
B. heavy
B. Tara
B. when
B. look after
B. exciting
B. anything
B. on
B. how soon
B. No wonder
B. quiet
B. my husband
B. precise | C. daughters
C. out
C. Sometime
C. rudely
C. heart
C. talk
C. no matter when
C. disappointment
C. content
C. Pat
C. after
C. watch out
C. excited
C. everything
C. by
C. how long
C. No problem
C. still
C. my friend
C. precious | D. students
D. upstairs
D. Anytime
D. impatiently
D. eye
D. play
D. however
D. surprise
D. sad
D. my mother
D. while
D. take care
D. scaring
D. nothing
D. in
D. how much
D. No worry
D. calm
D. myself
D. previous |
答案
| 1-5: BDCAA 6-10: BBDCC 11-15: ABACD 16-20: BABDC |
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A little child was playing one day with a very valuable vase.
He put his h________into it and could not draw
it back out.His father tried________vain to get
his hand out.They were thinking of breaking the vase
________(这时) his father said, "Now, my son,
try one more time.Hold your fingers out straight as you see me
d________and then pull."4.________
To________astonishment, the little fellow said.
"Oh no, father, I couldn"t pull my fingers out like that because if
I did I________drop my penny." You may think it
is stupid________the boy to stick to penny at the
cost of his hand.Aren"t we l________that little boy
sometimes?We are busy holding on to the world"s
________(无价值的) penny that prevents us from
enjoying________(自由) belonging to us. | | 完形填空 | Mr Glen is a millionaire.Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he__1__up his
small company.Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his__2__expensive "school" fee.He
always owes his success to it. At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.Degree, decided to return to the
homeland, starting a company.Before__3__, he bought a Rolex watch with the__4__made through years
of work after school and the scholarships.At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check.The
watch on his wrist was also demanded to be__5__down for inspection.Glen knew that carrying the__6__
goods out had to pay the tax.And he worried about paying__7__for his watch.So when he was checked,
he told a lie that his watch was a worthless__8__.When he was__9__of his "smarts", immediately,
__10__the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which__11__nearly ￥100,000, into pieces at
hearing Glen"s words.Glen was amazed.__12__he understood why, he was taken to the office to be
__13__strictly.For many times of entryexit__14__he knew that only those people in the "blacklist" would
"enjoy" this special treatment.The officers looked out every thing carefully in the box, and warned him
__15__time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if__16__reusing and carrying fake and
shoddy (劣质的) goods, he would be charged according to law!Suddenly, his face turned red, and he
had nothing in mind after__17__the plane for long. After returning to the homeland, he often told the story
to his family, and his employees, too.He said that this made a deep__18__on him, because the additional
high"school"fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of__19__, which he would__20__as the
secret of his success forever. | ( )1. A. set
( )2. A. good
( )3. A. staying
( )4. A. books
( )5. A. put
( )6. A. ordinary
( )7. A. one
( )8. A. present
( )9. A. afraid
( )10. A. in
( )11. A. paid
( )12. A. Before
( )13. A. appreciated
( )14. A. conditions
( )15. A. no matter what
( )16. A. came out
( )17. A. landing
( )18. A. expression
( )19. A. honesty
( )20. A. remember | B. came
B. bad
B. leaving
B. things
B. looked
B. common
B. it
B. trade
B. proud
B. on
B. spent
B. After
B. beaten
B. experiences
B. no matter how
B. found out
B. flying
B. idea
B. lies
B. learn | C. went
C. extra
C. living
C. savings
C. taken
C. specific
C. them
C. toy
C. well
C. before
C. took
C. If
C. spoken
C. experiments
C. no matter when
C. sent out
C. catching
C. thought
C. goods
C. revise | D. called
D. few
D. coming
D. pounds
D. lied
D. many
D. these
D. fake
D. hard
D. after
D. cost
D. Though
D. examined
D. chances
D. no matter why
D. set out
D. boarding
D. impression
D. things
D. read | | 阅读理解 | My brotherinlaw opened the drawer of my sister"s cupboard and took out a package.He said, "This is
a new silk slip (衬裙). Jane bought it in New York nine years ago.She never wore it.She was saving it for a special occasion.I guess this is the occasion."
It was an exquisite (精美的) handmade silk slip.The price tag on it was still attached.
He took the slip from me and put it on the bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician (殡仪员). His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, and then he shut the drawer and turned
to me, "Don"t ever save anything for a special occasion.Every day you"re alive is a special occasion."
His words have changed my mind.I"m spending more time with my family and less time on meetings.
I"m trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.I"m not saving anything.I wear my good skirt
to the market if I feel like it.I can pay $28.49 for a small bag of groceries.I"m not saving my good perfume
for special parties.If something is worth seeing, hearing or doing, I want to see, hear and do it now.
"Someday"_has_disappeared in_my vocabulary.
I"m not sure what Jane would have done if she had known she"d not be here for the tomorrow.I"m
guessing Jane would have called family members and a few close friends.She might have apologized to
her former friends for their past quarrels.She"d have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.
I"m trying hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives.Every
morning I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath is a gift.
1. Why didn"t Jane wear the new silk slip?
A. She meant to wear it on her death.
B. She wanted to save it for her sister.
C. She thought it was too dear.
D. She saved it for a special occasion.
2. After Jane"s death, the author begins to________.
A. treasure the simple pleasure of life
B. spend more time having meetings
C. save more money for necessities
D. care about her special parties
3. What does the underlined sentence ""Someday" has disappeared in my vocabulary."
(in paragraph 4) mean?
A. I prefer to leave out the word "someday" in my speech.
B. "Someday" is found missing from my old dictionary.
C. I will not delay enjoying the pleasure of life.
D. I decide not to enjoy something good at the moment.
4. It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. it makes sense to follow our dream
B. we tend to leave good things until the last minute
C. we should take pleasure in our work
D. it is meaningless to save something for the future | | 完形填空 | I was on my lunch break in the city, enjoying a salad at an outdoor cafe, when a shabby homeless
lady came walking towards me.She was yelling and __1__ everyone who walked past her for spare
__2__ and she looked like a mess.My __3__reaction was fear...to close off and hope she didn"t come
near me, but she did.I was on the phone and when she __4__yelling, I said, "I"m on the phone, " in the
nicest way I could, assuring myself what she needed was a lesson in __5__.She walked away, mumbling (自言自语), "I"m __6__you.I"m sorry, I"m sorry.I"ll leave." And she turned the corner.__7__, I would
feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn"t __8__.Without another thought, I looked in my
__9__for the spare change I had.Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets,
everything-for all of the change I could __10__find to give.
I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I __11__.She held my hand and said, "Thank
you!" Her hand was __12__and dirty, but I didn"t mind __13__her hand.I wanted to be there for her for
some reason, when normally I would __14__the other way.She looked at me and said, "Will you touch
my face?" And for some reason, I did.I put my hand on her cheek and she started to __15__.I could
__16__it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages,
__17__, and so I held it there, trying to __18__her with my heart open.It was powerful.She thanked me
and walked away quietly.And I walked away with an open heart, trying to__19__sense of what had just
happened.It changed something in me and has made me want to be a __20__person to the people I meet during my day. | ( )1. A. greeting
( )2. A. change
( )3. A. usual
( )4. A. came across
( )5. A. attitude
( )6. A. calling
( )7. A. Fortunately
( )8. A. rest
( )9. A. car
( )10. A. necessarily
( )11. A. earned
( )12. A. soft
( )13. A. washing
( )14. A. lead
( )15. A. cry
( )16. A. expect
( )17. A. if necessary
( )18. A. persuade
( )19. A. take
( )20. A. kinder | B. praising
B. room
B. instant
B. came out
B. trouble
B. hurting
B. Normally
B. appear
B. table
B. possibly
B. searched
B. rough
B. waving
B. set
B. laugh
B. sense
B. if any
B. comfort
B. get
B. richer | C. applying
C. clothes
C. last
C. came over
C. practice
C. annoying
C. Luckily
C. enjoy
C. wallet
C. deliberately
C. found
C. large
C. wiping
C. turn
C. yell
C. know
C. if so
C. entertain
C. catch
C. wiser | D. begging
D. food
D. general
D. came through
D. manners
D. abusing
D. Unfortunately
D. exist
D. seat
D. certainly
D. made
D. neat
D. holding
D. show
D. shout
D. learn
D. if ever
D. amuse
D. make
D. happier | | 阅读理解 | In 1970, tragedy struck the Gerstman family when Harvey and Carol Gerstman"s daughter, Lisa
Beth, was killed in a summer camp bus accident.Because camp had been such a joy in Lisa Beth"s life,
the Gerstmans wanted to start a foundation in her name.They wanted to bring that same summer camp
joy Lisa Beth felt to other children.When Lisa Beth"s brother, Dan, heard the Cross Island YMCA
(CIYMCA) was looking for funds to help send physically disabled children to summer camp, he knew
it was the perfect way to keep Lisa Beth"s memory alive.
Dan soon learned that many disabled children spent the summer indoors while their ablebodied peers
enjoyed camp.The added costs of onetoone care and specialized busing for the disabled children
prevented them from being able to join in summer camp.The Gerstman family responded to this need by
setting up the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation in 2003.Its mission (使命) is to provide children with
physical disabilities the opportunity to attend camps in an integrated (综合的) setting.
During its first summer, the foundation teamed up with CIYMCA and funded 20 physically disabled
kids with varying degrees of disabilities.The children were given the opportunity to experience the joys
of summer camp, build lasting friendships and develop their selfconfidence.
Over the last five years, the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation has been partnering with camps that are
willing to launch (发起) integrated programs that include wheelchair accessible transportation, onetoone
swimming instruction, adaptive physical education equipment and training, all in a caring environment
where the children join in all regular camp activities.Last summer, the foundation partnered with six
camps, which allowed a total of 150 physically disabled children to experience summer camp.
1. What stopped disabled kids from joining in summer camp according to the passage?
A. Some extra costs for it.
B. Lack of enough time
C. No permission from parents.
D. Lack of selfconfidence.
2. What"s the purpose of setting up the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation?
A. To develop children"s confidence.
B. To raise money for disabled children.
C. To organize summer camp for different people.
D. To make it possible for disabled children to attend camps.
3. According to the passage, the Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation ________.
A. is in the charge of CIYMCA
B. has a history of over 30 years
C. has gained support from camps
D. funded 150 disabled kids during its first summer | 最新试题
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