I wandered in the park. The park bench was 1 as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly
(蔓延的) branches of an old willow tree. I was disappointed by life with 2 reason to frown, for the
world was intent on dragging me down.
3 that weren"t enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of 4 approached me, all tired from play.
He stood right before me and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower, and what a 5 sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn not enough rain, or too
little light. I faked a small 6 , wanting him to take his dead flower and leave, and then 7 .
But instead of leaving he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with
surprise, "It surely smells pretty and it"s beautiful, too. That"s why I picked it; here, it"s for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead. Not brilliant colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must 8 it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."
But 9 him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without 10 or plan. It was then that
I noticed for the very first time, that young boy could not see: he was blind.
My 11 trembled, and tears shone like the sun as I 12 him for picking the very best one. "You"re
welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not 13 of the impact he"d had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he 14 to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How
did he 15 my difficult situation? 16 from his heart, he"d been blessed with true 17 .
At last I could see, 18 the eyes of a blind child, the problem was not with the 19 ; the problem
was me. And for all of those times I myself had been 20 , I vowed(发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that"s mine.
I held that wilted(枯萎) flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and
smiled as that young boy. |
( ) 1. A. equipped
( ) 2. A. good
( ) 3. A. For fear
( ) 4. A. happiness
( ) 5. A. negative
( ) 6. A. gift
( ) 7. A. turned away
( ) 8. A. take
( ) 9. A. in spite of
( )10. A. connection
( )11. A. heart
( )12. A. praised
( )13. A. hopeful
( )14. A. managed
( )15. A. get across
( )16. A. Actually
( )17. A. love
( )18. A. With
( )19. A. world
( )20. A. particular | B. painted
B. temporary
B. As if
B. fortune
B. serious
B. preference
B. wandered off
B. adjust
B. instead of
B. delay
B. hands
B. thanked
B. content
B. promised
B. know of
B. Somehow
B. experience
B. Across
B. flower
B. unforgettable | C. deserted
C. opposite
C. Even though
C. question
C. ridiculous
C. discussion
C. stood up
C. comfort
C. in case of
C. hesitation
C. voice
C. approved
C. aware
C. desired
C. care about
C. Obviously
C. sight
C. Around
C. complaint
C. blind | D. taken
D. mistaken
D. Now that
D. breath
D. pitiful
D. smile
D. set out
D. submit
D. because of
D. reason
D. legs
D. delighted
D. successful
D. accomplishe
D. deal with
D. Perhaps
D. power
D. Through
D. appearance
D. sensitive | | 完形填空 | I stepped into my hotel room to a pleasant surprise. Lots of __1_ surrounded an inviting
king-size bed, with comfortable armchairs that 2 against sliding glass doors that opened 3
aprivate garden. "Wow, " I 4 to myself. "Nice place I!"
I love hotels from the Holiday Inn Express to the Ritz-Carlton and everything 5 . I love to enter a
clean room, 6 my coat,look out of the window, and walk out in the moming, knowing that each
afternoon when I return, someone else will have 7 the bed and greet you so 8 , "Nice to have you
with us again, Mr Goldsborough. "
However, the problem is that 9 my wife Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. Even
though Linus and Camille, our two children at ages 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the 10
night"s sleep at home, 11 , I"d rather be with them at home. I"Il take Linus climbing over 12 at five am
or a kick in the face from Camille, leaving a chocolate on my 13 . When I"m on the road,I miss my
loved ones.
I"m deeply troubled by the number of parents who wake up too late with the 14 :
"My children 15 too fast. In the busy career and 16 competition, I missed them. " What they
fail to say but too often think causes me even more pain : " ...and I hardly even know them. "This applies
to 17 as well-love relationships turn into living together, and romance into convemence.
A hundred years from now, no one will remember how much money you have in your bank account (存折) or the 18 0f your house. However, the world might differ greatly based on your 19 on the
life of a small child. Our world cries for role models and heroes of everyday living. What could you do
today to let your loved ones know how much they 20 to you?
Room service will never kiss you good night ! | ( )1. A. clothing
( )2. A. rested
( )3. A. onto
( )4. A. thought
( )5. A. in all
( )6. A. wash
( )7. A. laid
( )8. A. foolishly
( )9. A. if
( )10. A. best
( )11 A. therefore
( )12. A. me
( )13. A. desk
( )14. A. experience
( )15. A. went off
( )16. A. business
( )17 . A. colleagues
( )18. A. shape
( )19. A. impression
( )20. A. give | B. air
B. went
B. into
B. pointed
B. at all
B. change
B. cleared
B. professionally
B. unless
B. worst
B. but
B. himself
B. road
B. realization
B. went on
B. family
B. families
B. price
B. opinion
B. mean | C. room
C. slept
C. from
C. talked
C. in sight
C. iron
C. made
C. coldly
C. after
C. shortest
C. still
C. it
C. pillow
C. advice
C. stood up
C. game
C. friends
C. size
C. influence
C. add | D. furniture
D. leaned
D. out of
D. whispered
D. in between
D. hang
D. wetted
D. interestingly
D. because
D. longest
D. besides
D. him
D. foot
D. warning
D. grew up
D. animal
D. couples
D. outside
D. lesson
D. prove | | 完形填空 | On a cold November afternoon, my mother and l were walking home from a pizza store. We were
dressed 1 and equipped with the rented video we had been dying for. I was feeling a little 2 ,as I
was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the 3 .
They were so heavy that I decided to 4 some things.So I started to walk towards the garbage can
when I noticed a poor man walking his 5 out of the restaurant in front of us. He 6 a paper bag with
his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started 7 it.
I suddenly felt very 8 because I was about to do away with a new drink just 9 it was heavy. I
knew this man would take all he could 10 ,so I walked up to him and 11 the drink and some snacks
to him. The man looked up 12 and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread 13 his face and this
caused me to feel indescribable 14 .1 felt like I 15 be happier with myself. But then he said , " This
is my son"s lucky day ! "
With that, he 16 me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him 17 a song as he rode
away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family. I
now understand what is 18 by the saying"Giving is getting" .
Since then,every time I have the 19 to do something nice,the image of the man"s happiness caused
by my small gifts appears in my mind. This is the 20 of charity. | ( )1. A. warmly
( )2. A. upse
( )3. A. video
( )4. A. send off
( )5. A. son
( )6. A. owned
( )7. A. going into
( )8. A. stupid
( )9. A. since
( )10. A. get
( )11. A. dropped
( )12. A. sadly
( )13. A. in
( )14. A. regret
( )15. A. couldn"t
( )16. A. smiled
( )17. A. whistling
( )18. A. referred
( )19. A. time
( )20. A. power | B. properly
B. happy
B. books
B. throw away
B. car
B. presented
B. finding out
B. guilty
B. for
B. search
B. kept
B. coldly
B. across
B. satisfaction
B. shouldn"t
B. left
B. whispering
B. said
B. chance
B. effect | C. poorly
C. tired
C. pizza
C. put away
C. pet
C. held
C. looking through
C. disappointed
C. because
C. hear
C. turned
C. surprised
C. by
C. failure
C. needn"t
C. saw
C. listening
C. meant
C. idea
C. result | D. neat and tidy
D. excited
D. clothes
D. send out
D. bike
D. sought
D. working on
D. happy
D. when
D. see
D. handed
D. happily
D. over
D. curiosity
D. mustn"t
D. thanked
D. making
D. spoken
D. effort
D. mystery | | 阅读理解 | Five people are at our table, including myself. I"ve already learnt a great deal about them in the short
time we"ve been at sea,although we rarely meet except at mealtimes.
First of all, there"s Dr Stone. He"s a man of about sixty-five, with gray hair and a friendly face. He
gave up his work a short while ago and is now traveling round the world before he retires to some quiet
country village. As a young man, he served for many years as a doctor in the army and visited many
countries. He"s told us a great deal about the city to which we are going.
Then there"s "Grandmother". I call her that because her name escapes me. In spite of being a
grandmother, she looks remarkably young, not more than fifty. She"s on her way to visit a daughter who
went to Australia some years ago. Naturally she is very excited at the thought of seeing her again, and
her three grandchildren, whom she has never seen.
Then there"s a man I don"t care for very much, an engineer by the name of Barlow. He has been on
leave in England and is now returning to his work in Singapore.
The other person who sits at our table is Mrs Hunt. I"ve found out hardly anything about her. She"s
extremely quiet and rarely talks, except to consult the doctor about children"s various illnesses.She"s on
her way to join her husband in India. | | 1. What can we know about Mr Stone? | A. He is a doctor in the army now.
B. He is going to give up his work.
C. He knows a lot about the city the author is going to.
D. He has been retired for many years. | | 2. The writer calls the second person "Grandmother" because___________. | A. she looks old
B. she has three daughters
C. he respects her
D. he can"t think of her name | | 3. The underlined phrase "on leave" ( in Paragraph 4) means"________". | A. about to go
B. on vacation
C. leaving
D. at home | | 4._________ lives in India. | A. The doctor
B. Grandmother
C. Mrs Hunt
D. Mr Hunt | | 阅读理解。 | On Sundays my father always wore that dull gray apron - the one with the race cars all over it.
The ritual began after breakfast when Dad always announced: "Go ahead everyone. I"ll take care of
the dishes!" With that my mother disappeared into the folds of the Sunday paper. Off came the suit
coat he had worn to church that morning. Up went the shirtsleeves. On went that apron. For the next
hour Dad did the dishes, singing ballads like "I Had a Hat When I Came In" and "Who Put the Chow
in Mrs. Murphy"s Chowder?"
I suppose it was strange for a boy"s father to wear an apron - even one with race cars - but I neve
r thought much of it until the day that Dad broke with tradition. It was the last Sunday in August. My
father seemed in an expansive mood as we walked home from church together.
"Tommy," he said letting my name roll off his tongue. My mind raced ahead of his words: The birds
and the bees? A new bike? A part-time job?
"There comes a time in every boy"s life when he must take on responsibilities." This was important.
I might even get to back the car out of the driveway.
"Responsibilities?" I asked.
"Yes. It"s time you took a greater role in the household." Power tools? Boss my baby brother?
"Starting today, I want you to do the dishes on Sunday morning so your mother and I can work
the crossword puzzle together."
"The dishes!?"
"Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?"
I started to say something about a man"s job or woman"s work, but I knew immediately that my
protests would fall on deaf ears.
I didn"t taste a bit of breakfast that morning. Dad seemed in a cheerful mood and was describing
a wonderful baseball game he saw last night.
Suddenly, everything grew quiet. My sister began to clear the table. My brother was finishing the
last of the egg from his plate. And then that ancient family ritual (程序、仪式) that had filled so many
Sunday mornings came to an end. My father announced: "Let"s go read the paper, Hon."
"Aren"t you doing the dishes?" my mother asked in puzzlement.
"Your oldest son has generously offered to fill the position."
My brother and sister stopped cold. So this was what my life had come to. A dark angel sat on
my left shoulder and reminded me that I could hit a baseball farther than anyone in my class. I could
bench-press my weight. Ask me to run through a rainstorm. Command me to ride the roller coaster
backward. These things I would do. But I could never do those dishes. There was nothing left but to
refuse.
People often say there is a special chemistry between a father and a son. He came back into the
kitchen just as I was about to storm out. He had loosened his tie and rolled up the sleeves of his
shirt- ready to relax. In his right hand was the old apron.
"I want you to have this, Tommy. It"ll keep your clothes from getting wet." And before I could
mount a protest, he had put the thing on me. "Thanks, Son. Your mother and I appreciate this."
With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper. I looked down at the plastic. It had seen better
days. I could see my dad reaching for the dishes. The dark angel flew off. Soon I was singing about
Mrs. Murphy"s chowder. The words came out of nowhere. And out of nowhere I knew the kind of
man I wanted to be. | | 1. From paragraph 1, we can learn that ________. | A. the family usually had breakfast after going to church on Sundays
B. father was not really willing to wash dishes for the family
C. mother would wash dishes together with father
D. mother used to do the dishes alone | | 2. What did the author think of washing dishes at first? | A. It"s natural for a man to wash dishes.
B. Children need to help parents wash dishes.
C. Parents should wash dishes more.
D. Washing dishes was women"s work. | | 3. Which of the following is conveyed in the passage? | A. The writer understood his father at last.
B. The writer was asked to run through a rainstorm.
C. The writer"s sister offered to wash dishes for him.
D. The writer"s mother was happy that he offered to wash dishes. | | 4. Which of the following words can best describe the author"s father? | A. Stubborn.
B. Humorous.
C. Responsible.
D. Generous. | | 5. The writer wrote the passage in order to ________. | A. tell readers how his father taught him what it means to be a man
B. tell readers there is always a special chemistry between a father and a son
C. show readers the generation gap is actually something easy to deal with
D. show readers what an ideal relationship between a father and a son is like | 最新试题
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