阅读理解。 Mrs. Allen"s husband died ten years ago when her son and daughter were
Allen had left some money, and since Mrs. Allen had managed a bookstore before she was married,
she took the money and bought a shop in town. Later she moved the shop out to the shopping center.
She was a pleasant woman; she worked hard and was well-informed about books, and so the
bookstore prospered(生意兴隆) and she was able to hire a friend to help her.
Laura Barnes, Mrs. Allen"s friend and assistant, was also a widow. She had some free time and
the need for a little extra-money, and so she took the job in the bookstore. She was too clever and
friendly, and the two women were well-known in the neighborhood as "Mrs. A" and "Mrs. B"
B. At least 7
C. At least 6
D. At least 4
B. before Mrs. A got to know Mrs. B
C. because the two women had little housework to do
D. because Mrs. A became expert at management and threw herself into it
B. She believed that Mrs. B was the very person to help her to improve management
C. Mrs. B was a friend of hers
D. She was also that kind of woman like her
B. Mr. Allen was dead but Mr. Barnes alive
C. Mrs. A managed to set another bookstore with Mrs. B
D. The two children of Mrs. A were of the same age
ever since he was a little child.
One day when he was at high school, he was asked to write a paper.
It was about what he wanted tobe and do when he grew up. He worked hard on it, and wrote a seven-page paper. In the paper he
described his dream of owning a big horse ranch someday.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front
page was a large red F(fail)with a note that read, "See me after class. "
He went to see the teacher after class and asked, "Why did I receive an F?"
The teacher answered. "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor
family. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land
. There"s no way you could ever do it. "Then he added, "Write this paper again. If you write it with a
realistic plan, you may receive a better grade. "
After sitting with it for a week, he turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He said to the
teacher, "You can keep the F and I"ll keep my dream. "
Monty kept his dream and worked very hard. Today he owns a large horse ranch with a big house on
it, and he keeps that school paper he wrote on the wall of his sitting room.
Last summer the same school teacher came to visit him. When the teacher was leaving, he said, "Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of
children"s dreams. It was lucky that you hadn"t given up yours. "
Don"t let anyone steal(偷) your dream. Follow your dream, no matter what.
B. To learn to ride a horse.
C. To own a horse ranch.
D. To receive a better grade.
B. You should find a way to let your dream come true.
C. You have to work hard or you"ll lose your dream.
D. I
"ll show you a way to help your dream come true. 
B. received a better grade
C. turned in a different paper
D. turned in the same paper
him ever saying the words "I love you." It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say " 2 " to
anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 3 . Some parents bought their
kids cars when they got their driver"s licenses. Not my dad -he said that I"d have to get a job and buy my
own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 4 every penny I could and 5 I had
enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 6
to. "Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I"ll only 7 you five dollars." I offered with a
smile.
"I see," was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father"s truck. So he needed a 8 to work. The sun
wasn"t even up when we left the house , 9 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) 10
day. As I dropped my dad off, I 11 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 12 from the truck
(车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were
13 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family.
My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
At that moment, it 14 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot
concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 15 hot it got.
Never, not once, had I heard him 16 about it. To him we were "worth" it. And never once did he
"charge" us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 17 me
five dollars. I rolled down the window and said "Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It"s my 18_ .
Don"t work too hard. I love you."
His 19 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 20 his throat(喉咙,
嗓子) and said, "Oh, and…
| ( )1. A. like ( )2. A. Sorry ( )3. A. car ( )4. A. spent ( )5. A. when ( )6. A. pay it back ( )7. A. pay ( )8. A. ride ( )9. A. as ( )10. A. ordinary ( )11. A. helped ( )12. A. tools ( )13. A. fewer ( )14. A. happened ( )15. A. whatever ( )16. A. talk ( )17. A. hand ( )18. A. help ( )19. A. hands ( )20. A. cleaned | B. remember B. Yes B. friend B. earned B. if B. hand it over B. charge B. leave B. although B. hot B. followed B. clothes B. more B. seemed B. whenever B. complain B. bring B. advice B. smile B. wiped | C. forget C. No C. job C. kept C. because C. turn it up C. offer C. trip C. but C. work C. left C. luggage C. longer C. occurred C. wherever C. ask C. lend C. treat C. voice C. cleared | D. care D. Well D. present D. saved D. though D. show it off D. provide D. hurry D. since D. special D. watched D. bag D. deeper D. appeared D. however D. speak D. take D. reply D. eyes D. felt | |||||||||||
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| Jill suffered heart problems. In conversation he expressed little joy and it seemed that his life was drawing to a close. When his heart problems led to operation, Jill went through it successfully, and a full recovery was expected. Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly. Jill was rushed back to operation, but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness. He died on the operating table on the day before his 48th birthday. Dr. Bruce Smaller, a psychologist (心理学家), had had many conversations with him, and the more he learned, the stranger he realized Jill"s case was. When Jill was a child, his father, a teacher, suffered a heart attack and stayed home to recover. One morning Jill asked his father to look over his homework, promising to come home from school at noon to pick it up. His father agreed, but when Jill returned his father had died. Jill"s father was 48. "I think all his life Jill believed he killed his father," Dr. Smaller says. "He felt that if he had not asked him to look at his homework, his father would have lived. Jill had been troubled by the idea. The operation was the trial(判决) he had expected for forty years." Smaller believes that Jill willed himself not to live to the age of 48. Jill"s case shows the powerful role that attitude (态度) plays on physical health, and that childhood experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grown-ups. Although most cases are less direct than Jill"s, studies show that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer, heart disease and mental illness. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. What made Dr. Smaller feel strange about Jill"s case? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Jill died at a young age. B. Jill died on the operating table. C. Both Jill and his father died of the same disease. D. Jill"s death is closely connected with his father"s. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. From Smaller"s words, we can infer that__________. | ||||||||||||||
| A. Jill"s father cared little about his study B. Smaller agreed that Jill did kill his father C. Jill thought he would be punished some day D. Smaller believed Jill wouldn"t live to the age of 48 | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following could have strong effects on one"s physical health according to the text. a. One"s genes. b. One"s life in childhood. c. One"s physical education. d. The date of one"s birthday. e. The opinions one has about something. | ||||||||||||||
| A. a, b, d B. a, b, e C. a, c, e D. b, c, d | ||||||||||||||
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