It happened when I was a little girl. I can remember neither the beginning nor the end, but whenever I 1 it, tears flow down my face. When I was young, my family led a(n) 2 life in the country. As you can imagine, many country roads are difficult to walk on. One 3 we were visiting some relatives and the 4 was very bad. It began to 5 on our way back home. Dad carried me on his 6 . Mom gave her overcoat to my 7 . We walked together through the rain for more than an hour. I was fat at that time and Dad must be 8 to hold me for such a long time. He almost 9 down many times. In hope of 10 my father"s burden, I tried to carry myself, 11 I achieved nothing since I was just a little kid. When we arrived home, the inside of our house was 12 with rain water. The rain had come 13 our leaky (有裂缝的) roof and water was everywhere. Mom put bowls all around the house to try to 14 the rain. Then she put me and my elder brother to 15 , carefully placing us on the remaining 16 place. I fell asleep soon. When I opened my eyes, I found Dad and Mom were 17 in chairs, both having caught bad colds. This is my very earliest 18 . Though the evening has long passed, and now we live a happy life, I won"t forget the rain we 19 together. The rain, that evening, and especially my parents" 20 , will stay in my mind forever. |
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A. wishes | B. think of B. unhappy B. noon B. drink B. thunder B. back B. sister B. tired B. looked B. moving B. and B. covered B. over B. welcome B. floor B. clean B. sleeping B. excitement B. got away B. words | C. lead to C. interesting C. afternoon C. traffic C. rain C. bike C. friend C. angry C. turned C. lifting C. but C. mixed C. in C. greet C. bed C. beautiful C. laughing C. opportunity C. went through C. love | D. suffer from D. rich D. evening D. weather D. snow D. car D. relative D. lazy D. ran D. reducing D. instead D. crowded D. through D. expect D. ceiling D. warm D. eating D. memory D. went by D. education | 完形填空。 | It was on a winter morning, near Oxford, Maryland, that I set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which _1_ the Tred Avon River.The snow decorated the shore in white.For a moment I stood quietly against the bookcase, appreciating what the night"s snow had _2 . 3 I leaned forward and peered (盯着看) close to the frosted window."It really is!" I cried out loud."There is a goose out there! " I _4_ to the bookcase and pulled out a pair of binoculars (望远镜).Into their sights came the 5_ of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its _6_ frozen to the ice.Then from the dark sides, I saw a line of swans.They crossed 7 the west of the broad river, moving _8_ to the east. As I _9_, the leader swung to the right, and then the white _10_ of birds become a white circle.It floated from the top of the sky downward.At last, as easy as feathers coming to earth, the circle _11 the ice. The swans _12_ the frozen goose! Amazingly, those bills (啄) began to work on _13 .The long necks were lifted and curved down, _14_. It went on for a long time.At last, the goose was free and _15_ its big webbed (有蹼的) feet slowly.The goose _16 its wings as far as they would go.The swans took off and _17 on their eastward journey, in perfect formation, to their secret destination._18_ them, rising with incredible speed and joy, the goose moved into the sky.I watched them _19 they disappeared over the tips of the farthest trees.Only then did I realize that tears were running down my cheeks.This is a true story.I do not try to interpret it here.I just often 20 it in the bad moments, and tell myself, "If so for birds, why not for man?" | ( )1. A. undertook ( )2. A. destroyed ( )3. A. Finally ( )4. A. rushed ( )5. A. figure ( )6. A. head ( )7. A. along ( )8. A. steadily ( )9. A. watched ( )10. A. block ( )11. A. skated on ( )12. A. threatened ( )13. A. the ice ( )14. A. one after another ( )15. A. washing ( )16. A. enlarged ( )17. A. started ( )18. A. Behind ( )19. A. after ( )20. A. write about | B. overlooked B. covered B. Unwillingly B. returne B. shadow B. body B. from B. wildly B. expecte B. mass B. landed on B. attacked B. their feather B. side by side B. protecting B. spread B. carried B. In front of B. althoug B. keep up | C. witnessed C. painted C. Disappointedly C. advanced C. cry C. feet C. around C. highly C. predicted C. dot C. fell down to C. surrounded C. the river C. now and then C. moving C. lifted C. repeated C. Along with C. unless C. think of | D. passed D. hidden D. Suddenly D. reached D. baby D. beak D. in D. closely D. feared D. line D. broke into D. killed D. the shore D. again and again D. warming D. threw D. stopped D. Including D. until D. tell from | 阅读理解。 | I wear what I feel is comfortable and convenient. Decades ago, my 10-year-old Italian nephew asked me for jeans from Canada when I visited. Upon seeing them, he claimed they were not Levis. "What does Levis mean?" I asked naively. Later, I was preparing to come to China when my Sichuan friend ordered jeans for her daughter. "You mean Levis, I guess?" "No, Benetton," she said. Living in China I realize the effect brands have on people here. Once I bought a pair of sandals because I needed sandals. Many people told me, "Wow! You wear them? You have money!" I didn"t know why they thought 150-yuan ($22) sandals were for wealthy people. I had never heard that brand name (which I can"t remember) before. While visiting my family in Canada, we were talking about fake products(假冒商品) in China. As a writer, I don"t accept that readers pirate(盗版) my books and I would consider myself a thief if I ever buy them. A young relative asked, "What about your purse?" "What"s the problem with my purse?" I countered. "It"s a Yves Saint-Laurent; do you mean you paid the full price?" "How can you think I bought a YSL? I bought it because of size, color and price." She picked up the purse and pointed to the steel YSL on it. Believe it or not, I had not noticed it till then. When Pearl Market used to sell watches, I happened to need one and went there for the large choice they offered. What I wanted was a watch to see the time, I insisted. They had no Chinese brands, only Cartier, Citizen, Seiko, Rolex. Having refused several ming pai copies, I was leaving without buying when I saw a black one. "Diesel, what a strange name for a watch," I thought. Wasn"t diesel something that went into a gas tank? The business deal went quickly; I offered 35 yuan and left with the watch. | 1. What"s the author"s attitude towards fake products? | A. He thinks they are of good quality. B. He supports fake products. C. He believes they are symbols of status. D. He is strongly against fake products. | 2. Why did the author go to Pearl Market to buy a watch? | A. Because the watches here were cheaper. B. Because there were many famous brands. C. Because he might make a better choice here. D. Because he wanted to buy a fake watch. | 3. What point does the author want to make in the passage? | A. Brands don"t always tell the truth. B. Fake products should be banned. C. Following fashion makes much sense. D. True beauty comes from one"s actions. | 阅读理解。 | When I was nine years old I lived in a small town. I found an ad for selling greeting cards in the back of a children"s magazine. I thought to myself I could do this. I begged my mother to let me send for the kit (配件). Two weeks later the kit arrived. The next three hours later, I returned home with no card and a pocket full of money shouting, "Mama, all the people couldn"t wait to buy my cards!" A salesperson was born. When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in the dark hall listening to Mr. Ziegler raise everyone"s spirits up to ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, "Dad, I want to make people feel like that." My father asked me what I meant. "I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziegler," I replied. A dream was born. Recently, I began pursuing my dream of motivating others. I realized that everything I had accomplished - the graduate degree, the successful sales career, speaking appointments, training and managing for a major fortune 100 company as a senior manager- had prepared me for this moment. I told my boss who was a great leader I would leave the company though I might not reach such a height in career. He told me to proceed and he believed I would succeed. Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new home and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage (抵押) payment and now we were done to no income. I even planned to turn back to my former company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was certain that if I went back, I would never leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than end up with a mouth full of "if onlys" later on. A motivational speaker was born. When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles(奇迹) really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. We didn"t miss a mortgage payment. And I was able to book several speaking appointments with new clients (客户). I discovered the incredible power of dreams. I loved my old job, my workmates and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one wall she marked, "The world always makes way for the dreamer." | 1.Why was the kit sent for? | A. Selling greeting cards. B. Collecting greeting cards. C. Buying greeting cards. D. Sending greeting cards. | 2.When did the author decide to become a motivational speaker? | A. After buying a new home by mortgage. B. After giving notice to leave her secure position in the company. C. After finding a job in a major fortune 100 company. D. After listening to Mr. Ziegler"s inspiring speech. | 3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? | A. She was once an excellent manager. B. She left her post at the height of her career. C. She was not sure whether the former company could accept her. D. She didn"t miss paying the monthly mortgage payment. | 4. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph? | A. Carry on with your dreams and you will be successful. B. Risk everything you have for a dream and you will succeed. C. The world belongs to dreamers. D. Everyone will find their dreams. |
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