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The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and knocked into the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. "How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy (笨拙的) in my old age." Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, "Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment." Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. "I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home." He looked at us and said, "I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish." Frank"s voice dropped a bit. "When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze (呼哧 呼哧响) and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink (畏缩) down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would came to a sudden stop and the old truck would belch (喷出) a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!" He paused and then went on, "I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, "No, Dad." It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, "Dad, I"m too old for a goodbye kiss. I"m too old for any kind of kiss." My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out the windshield(挡风玻璃). " You"re right," he said. " You are a big boy....a man. I won"t kiss you anymore." Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. "It wasn"t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet (船队 ) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out.He must have gotten into a strong wind and was trying to save the nets and the floats." I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. "Guys, you don"t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss."
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1. When his father drove him to the school, Frank would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear because _______. |
A. he was fed up with his father kissing him goodbye B. he deeply regretted what he had done to his father C. he was then too young to refuse a goodbye kiss D. he hoped that his father would forgive him |
2. In Frank"s eyes, when his father said "You are a big boy… a man.", he probably felt ________. |
A. disappointed B. hurt C. excited D. proud |
3. According to the story we can conclude that Frank"s father ________. |
A. was quite confident in his skills in fishing B. loved his children but hardly expressed it C. seldom gave up when faced with challenges D. was full of devotion to his family |
4. By saying the sentence "I wish I had been a man then…_____. |
A. he was ashamed of his father"s old truck B. he thought he was old enough to go to school alone C. he didn"t want his schoolmates to see his father D. he hated the way his schoolmates stared at his father |
5. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? |
A. The Smell of the Ocean B. We All Need Love C. A Goodbye Kiss D. Father"s Embarrassment |
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1-5: ABDBC |
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I will never forget the year when I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 1 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money in our family. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I had 2 ?" Just when I started to 3 that there would no Christmas that year, three women 4 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 5 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed (尴尬) when I returned to school. I wasn"t 6 . Somebody had thought me important 7 to bring me a gift. Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I could try to make my 8 Christmas in the new house special and memorable, I 9 remembered the women"s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 10 for as many children as I could possibly reach. So I 11 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to prepare. Then about 125 orphans (孤儿) were invited at our Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 12 with a child"s name. We wanted all of them to know their gifts were 13 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 14 them that they couldn"t open their presents 15 every child had got his. Finally the 16 , which they had been so eagerly waiting for, came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 17 up the whole house, where The atmosphere of 18 was so obvious, and 19 wasn"t just about toys. It was a feeling - "I wasn"t forgotten", which I have been so familiar 20 that very Christmas long ago when the women came to visit us. Being concerned matters much for any child. |
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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.They talked about the 1 topic-happiness.But soon their conversation turned into complaints about 2 in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 3 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 4 -plastic,glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), som plain-looking some very 5 .The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in 6 . the professor said:"lf you have noticed, all the nice-looking 7 . cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.While it is 8 for you to want only the best for Yourbelves, that is the 9 of your problems and stress.The professor continued," Believe that the cup itself adds no 10 to the coffee.ln most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 11 what we drink.What all of you 12 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 13 the best cups.Now 14 this: life is coffee, the jobs, money,and 15 in society are the cups9 which are just tools to hold and 16 life, and the different typesof cups we have don"t decide, nor 17 the quality oflife.lf we concentrate only on the cups, we will 18 to enjoy the coffee in it.So don"t let the cups 19 you...enjoy the coffee instead." At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 20 embarrassment. |
( )1. A. hot ( )2. A. pay ( )3. A. cooked ( )4. A. cups ( )5. A. common ( )6. A. order ( )7. A. pretty ( )8. A. necessary ( )9. A. situation ( )10. A. quality ( )11. A. makes ( )12. A. finally ( )13. A. for ( )14. A. forget ( )15. A. position ( )16. A. create ( )17. A. damage ( )18. A. come ( )19. A. drive ( )20. A. quiet | B. sensitive B. joy B. took B. gifts B. special B. time B. different B. normal B. answer B. energy B. gives B. really B. with B. discuss B. relation B. support B. determine B. stop B. hold B. speechless | C. famous C. experience C. returned C. plates C. rare C. hancl C. colorful C. good C. result C. weight C. hides C. especially C. off C. consider C. workmates C. contain C. change C. have C. take C. amazing | D. easy D. stress D. met D. drinks D. delicate D. place D. expensive D. possible D. source D. color D. includes D. nearly D. to D. try D. friends D. own D. increase D. fail D. control D. reasonable |
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One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester at Shippensburg University, sirens (警笛) sounded.These sirens were not in celebration; they were a cry to the university that something was wrong. A house, only one block away, was on fire.Nine of the university"s students lived there. From the minute the word got out that help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up.The victims of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night.The very next day, everyone got into gear to do their part in helping them.Flyers (小传单) were posted with items that were immediatelyneeded, just to get these students through this next couple of days.Boxes for donations and money jarswere placed in every residence hall(学生宿舍). As a residence director,I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could.I knew that college students don"t have much, but I asked them to clo their best: "Every little bit will help." I really didn"t think they could do much.l.was proved wrong. At the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents decided to have a wing competition, where each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring in the most donations.l announced. that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party. Thursday evening we announced over the PA system that we were beginning the wing competition. Within minutes, the place exploded.The single large box that I had placed in the lobby (太厅) was over-flowing.We quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched in amazement as they, too, filled to the brim.Members of the resident assistant staff and I began t.o count the items.l was astonished by what I saw, andI was inspired by these kids. When we came to the final tally(得分), the winners tumed to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well.They wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party. Tears welled up in my eyes.I had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donateall that they could.And then, as if that were not enough, they handed over their reward.l was touchedand so very proud of them. |
1.The writer mainly wanted to by the story. |
A. tell us the suffering of nine of the college students from a fire B. praise the college students helping the victims selflessly C. tell us how successful the wing competition was D. show he was deeply moved by the college students" action |
2. The phrase "get into gear" in the second paragraph means . |
A. be eager B. take action C. be prepared D. start working |
3. At first, the residence director thought . |
A. it was impossible to expect the college students to donate anything B. it was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college students C. the college students would donate not much D. the college students would donate all the items they had |
4. The wing competition was held . |
A. on Tuesday evening B. on Thursday C. on Wednesday evening D. the very next day |
5. How did the resi ence director feel when he saw the brimful boxes? |
A. Terrible. B. Funny. C. Surprised. D. Serious |
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Once President Roosevelt"s house was broken into and lots of things were stolen. Hearing this, one of Roosevelt"s friends wrote to him and advised him not to take it to his 1 so much. President Roosevelt wrote back immediately, saying," Dear friend, thank you for your letter to 2 me. I"m all right now. I think I should thank God. This is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not 3 me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things 4 all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man 5 me who became a thief…" It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from…. However, President Roosevelt had such three reasons to be so 6 . This story tells us how we can learn to be grateful in our life. Being grateful is an important philosophy of life and a great wisdom…. It is impossible for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time 7 he lives in the world. We should learn how to face failure or misfortune bravely and 8 and to try to deal with it. If so, should we complain about our life and become 9 and disappointed ever since then or should we be grateful for our life, 10 again ourselves after a fall? William Thackeray, a famous British writer, said, "Life is a mirror. When you smile in front of it, it will also smile and 11 will it when you cry to it." If you are grateful to life, it will bring you shining sunlight. If you always complain about everything, you may own 12 in the end. When we are successful, we can 13 have many reasons for being grateful, but we have only one excuse to show ungratefulness if we fail. I think we should even be grateful to life 14 we are unsuccessful or unlucky. Only by doing this can we find our weakness and shortcomings when we fail. We can also get 15 and warmth when we are unlucky. This can help us find our courage to overcome the difficulties we may face, and receive great impetus (动力) to 16 . We should treat our frustration and misfortune in our life 17 just as President Roosevelt did. We should be grateful all the time and keep having a healthy 18 to our life forever, keep having perfect characters and enterprising spirit. Being grateful is not only a kind of comfort, not 19 from life and nor thinking of winning in spirit like Ah Q. Being grateful is a way to sing for our life which comes just from our love and 20 . |
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Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a 1 life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice. Then something 2 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be 3 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 4 as that! Our friend could not 5 the operation, which put him into deep 6 . I didn"t know how to help him because I didn"t have any money either. 7 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other 8 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right. Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day 9 I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 10 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money? All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be 11 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 12 my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 13 . I asked him if I could have my next two months" salary in advance-without even thinking on how I would 14 for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need. 15 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months" salary without any 16 ! Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn"t know how to thank me. I just said, "Come on! Give me a 17 !" Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the 18 time in your life! I"ve done a good thing by being a (an) 19 friend and I think it is well worth the 20 . |
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