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Parents divorced, little Buddy was in the care of his mother"s large Alabama family. Over the years, Buddy seldom saw either of his parents. But he was happy where he was and he had many kindly relatives, among whom Miss Sook was by far his best friend. Before Christmas, Buddy"s father had managed to get legal custody(法定监护) of him for this Christmas. So, he had a new suit, with a card pinned with his name and address and made the trip alone, by bus, to New Orleans. Several things occurred that kept me awake the whole night. First, the footfalls, the noise of my father running up and down the stairs, breathing heavily, I had to see what he was up to. So I hid and watched. There was a Christmas tree and the fireplace downstairs. Moreover, I could see my father. He was crawling around under the tree arranging a pyramid of packages. I felt dizzy, for what I saw forced me to reconsider everything. If these were presents intended for me, then obviously they had not been ordered by the Lord and delivered by Santa Claus; no, they were gifts bought and wrapped by my father. Which meant that my rotten little cousin Billy Bob and other rotten kids like him weren"t lying when they laughed at me and told me there was no Santa Claus. The worst thought was: Had Sook known the truth, and lied to me? No, Sook would never lie to me. She believed. It was just that-well, though she was sixty-something, in some ways she was at least as much of a child as I was. I waited until I was sure he was in bed and sound asleep. Then I crept downstairs and examined the tags attached to each of the packages. They all said: "For Buddy." I decided to open the packages: It was Christmas morning. I was awake, so why not? I won"t bother to describe what was inside them: just shirts and sweaters and dull stuff like that. The only thing I appreciated was a toy gun. Somehow I got the idea it would be fun to waken my father by firing it. So I did. Bang. Bang. Bang. He raced out of his room, wild-eyed, Bang. Bang. Bang. "Buddy-what the hell do you think you"re doing? Bang. Bang. Bang. "Stop that!" I laughed. " Look, Daddy. Look at all wonderful things Santa Claus brought me." Calm now, he walked into the room and hugged me. "You like what Santa Claus brought you?" I smiled at him. He smiled at me. There was a tender lingering (逗留不去的) moment, damaged when I said: "Yes. But what are you going to give me, Daddy?" His smile evaporated. His eyes narrowed suspiciously-you could see that he thought I was pulling some kind of trick. But then he blushed, as though he was ashamed to be thinking what he was thinking. He patted my head, and coughed and said: "Well, I thought I"d wait and let you pick out something you wanted. Is there anything particular you want?" I reminded him of the airplane we had seen in the toy store on Canal Street. His face sagged. Oh, yes, he remembered the airplane and how expensive it was. Nevertheless, the next day I was sitting in that airplane dreaming I was zooming toward heaven while my father wrote out a check for a happy salesman, who promised to help ship the plane on the bus. But I wasn"t free of New Orleans yet. The problem was a large bottle of wine; maybe it was because of my departure, but anyway my father had been drinking it all day, and on the way to the bus station, he scared me by grabbing my wrist and harshly whispering: "I"m not going to let you go. I can"t let you go back to that crazy family in that crazy old house. Just look at what they"ve done to you. A boy six, almost seven, talking about Santa Claus! It"s all their fault, all those sour old spinsters with their Bibles and their knitting needles, those drunken uncles. Listen to me, Buddy. There is no God! There is no Santa Claus." He was squeezing my wrist so hard that it ached. "Kiss me. Please. Please. Kiss me. Tell your daddy that you love him." But I couldn"t speak. I was terrified I was going to miss my bus. And I was worried about my plane, which was strapped to the top of the taxi. "Say it: "I love you." Say it. Please. Buddy. Say it." It was lucky for me that our taxi-driver was a good-hearted man. Because if it hadn"t been for his help, and the help of some efficient porters and a friendly policeman, I don"t know what would have happened when we reached the station. My father was so drunk he could hardly walk, but the policeman talked to him, quieted him down, helped him to stand straight, and the taxi-man promised to take him safely home. But my father would not leave until he had seen the porters put me on the bus. Once I was on the bus, I crouched in a seat and shut my eyes. I felt the strangest pain. A crushing pain that hurt everywhere. I thought if I took off my heavy city shoes, those crucifying monsters, the agony would ease. I took them off, but the mysterious pain did not leave me. In a way it never has; never will. Twelve hours later I was home in bed. The room was dark. Sook was sitting beside me, rocking in a rocking chair, a sound as soothing (令人舒畅的) as ocean waves. I had tried to tell her everything that had happened, and only stopped when I was hoarse (嘶哑的) as a howling dog. She stroked her fingers through my hair, and said: "Of course there is a Santa Clause. It"s just that no single somebody could do all he has to do. So the Lord has spread the task among us all. That"s why everybody is Santa Claus. I am. You are. Even you cousin Billy Bob. Now go to sleep. Count stars. Think of the quietest thing. Like snow. I"m sorry you didn"t get to see any. But now snow is falling through the stars-" Stars sparkled, snow whirled inside my head; the last thing I remembered was the peaceful voice of the Lord telling me something I must do. And the next day I did it. I went with Sook to the post office and bought a penny postcard. That same postcard exists today. It was found in my father"s safety deposit box when he died last year. Here is what I had written him: Hello pop hope you are well I am and I am turning to pedal my plane so fast I will soon be in the sky so keep your eyes open and yes I love you Buddy. |
1.When Buddy asked his Daddy for Christmas presents, his father"s reaction suggested that _______. |
A. He felt sorry he forgot to prepare presents for his son. B. He thought his son should have known all the presents were sent by him, not Santa Claus. C. It was difficult for him to accept that his son is so greedy. D. He was ashamed of not knowing what his son liked. |
2. Once Buddy was on the bus, he felt the strangest pain . The reason probably is _____________. |
A. His father squeezed him so hard that it ached. B. His father was very drunk and had difficulty returning home. C. He didn"t say "I love you" to his father. D. He had an argument with his father at home. |
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? |
A. Buddy didn"t tell his Daddy "I love you" until his death. B. Buddy"s father and Miss Sook were people of different personalities. C. Buddy still held the belief that there was Santa Claus. D. Buddy finally mailed a postcard to his father. |
4. What can be inferred from the first paragraph? |
A. Cousin Billy Bob had a good relationship with Buddy. B. Miss had no idea of Santa Clause, and lied to Buddy. C. Father loved Buddy very much and prepared a lot of gifts for him. D. Buddy was afraid of his father for they had been separated long time. |
5. The following words can describe Miss Sook except _______. |
A. old B. clever C. naughty D. trusted |
6. Which of the following can be the best title of passage? |
A. Is There a Santa Clause in the World? B. A Christmas Memory C. How to Celebrate Christmas in a Meaningful Way? D. A Christmas of a Divorced Family |
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In my dual (双重的) profession 1 an educator and health care provider, I have worked with many children infected with HIV. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great 2 can be found in the smallest individuals. Let me tell you about Tyler. Tyler was 3 infected with HIV; his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to 4 him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein (静脉) in his chest. At times, he also needed extra oxygen to support his 5 . Tyler wasn"t 6 to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not 7 to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicineloaded backpack and 8 his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon (小手推车). All of us who knew Tyler were impressed by his pure 9 in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler"s mom often 10 him by telling him that he moved so 11 she needed to dress him in red. That way,when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly 12 him. This deadly disease eventually 13 down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, 14 did his HIVinfected mother. When it became 15 that he wasn"t going to survive, Tyler"s mom talked to him about 16 . She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven. A few days before his death, Tyler 17 to me to come to his hospital bed and 18 ,"I might die soon. I"m not 19 . When I die, please dress me in 20 . Mom promised she"s coming to heaven, too. I"ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me." |
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A 69yearold grandmother with no teeth of her own has eventually won a long legal battle to stop a Scottish regional council (政务委员会) adding fluoride (氟化物) chemical to the public water supply. In a case which has already cost the taxpayer £1,000,000,the judge ruled that it was beyond the powers of the local authority to add the chemical to the water in order to reduce tooth decay. At her home last night Mrs Catherine McColl said, "I did what I thought was right and I would do it again, too." She claimed that adding fluoride to public drinking water made it into some kind of dirty soup ."Where would it stop?"she asked. "They might come up with the idea of putting drugs into the water to keep the unemployed quiet."It was a horrible poison, she said, that could have caused all kinds of diseases, including cancer. The judge, however, concluded that there was no evidence to suggest that the inclusion of fluoride in the water supply would have had a negative effect on public health. Although the chemical might serve as an efficient and convenient means of achieving a beneficial effect on the dental health of consumers generally, he said, and its use was greatly favoured by the dental profession, he could also understand why some members of the public, Mrs McColl in particular, might be passionately opposed to the action of the Water Authority in assuming the right to improve public wellbeing without consulting the public in the first case. The Authority"s legal duty to provide "wholesome" water for public consumption which was both safe and pleasant to drink ,did not,he said, extend to their right to safeguard public health by chemical means. |
1. Mrs McColl felt so strongly about the fluoride issue that she eventually ________. |
A. took the local council to court B. had a physical fight with the judge C. urged the authority to apologize D. spent much money removing the chemical |
2. According to what the judge said in the passage, adding fluoride to the water________. |
A. was not proved to be harmful B. was the duty of the local authority C. was strongly opposed by dentists D. was surely beneficial to the public |
3.The word "wholesome"in the last paragraph can be best replaced by the word"________". |
A. clear B. poisonless C. healthy D. recycled |
4. From the passage we learn that people like Mrs McColl are more concerned about________. |
A. the improvement of their personal health B. the problem of unemployment in their community C. the chemicals to be used for the improvement of water quality D. their right to be informed of the authorities" decisions |
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I can still remember when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to 1 me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 2 to look at each other. Soon we lost the 3 and started playing with each other. In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was 4 family problems and I deserted her to be with the 5 people. None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had 6 . However, every summer we 7 always sit at each other"s house, watch soap operas, and talk about all the boys we liked. It was last year when I noticed the problem. I guess I was 8 devoted in high school to 9 she needed someone there. Anyway, she made a new best friend and so did I. Then I didn"t know why, 10 she started cutting herself! She then was diagnosed(诊断)with clinical depression. At first, I was very 11 , but we still stayed in 12 I wanted to be there with her since her new best friend basically 13 her and people were calling her 14 . Yesterday she came to me and said, "I never knew what a best friend was 15 you, the only person, would stop me cutting. I 16 your help so much, and you didn"t even know you were 17 me." We both cried. And I guess a kind of 18 from my life so far is never to give up on your friends. Even if they aren"t as cool as others, or people think they are crazy, they need 19 there. If you desert them, you will only be 20 yourself. |
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Richard"s father died when he was five. Later on he lost his mother. An old woman felt sorry for the poor boy and often helped him. Of course he had no money to go to school. He had to work for a rich farmer. The man paid him nothing except food and clothes. 1 He found some old books near the school and taught himself to read and write. 2 It connected the village and the town. One morning people found there was a big stone on it. It stopped them from going to town. They had to move it away, or they had to cross the mountain if they had something to do in the town. But the stone weighed thirty tons at least and the strongest young men couldn"t do that. 3 Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, "I have a way to move it away." But few men believed him. 4 Night fell and people went home. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was gone the next morning. They didn"t know which spirit had moved it away. 5 "How could he?" the rich farmer called out, "He"s only fifteen! He couldn"t move it at all!" "He dug a big hole beside the stone," said the old woman, "And then he could easily push it into the hole !" Looking at each other, the farmers couldn"t say a word. |
A. There seemed to be nothing strange in the village. B. The old woman said Richard had done it all. C. There was a narrow path between two mountains. D. But the boy didn"t lose heart. E. Some farmers even laughed at the boy. F. The boy hoped he could do something for the villagers some day. G. They discussed for a long time, but nobody knew what to do. | 完形填空。 | My husband is an engineer. Since we met, he has always been the rock in my life .I knew he had his feet 1 planted on the ground, and it seemed that no matter what else went 2 , he would be the constant one. Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel 3 of him because he never brought me flowers, he never 4 me, and nothing had changed in our marriage. After 5 , I finally told him I wanted to be 6 . He just sat there, speechless and didn"t even know 7 to say to make me stay. Finally, he spoke, "What can I do to change your 8 ?" "I"ll stay if you have a good answer 9 this question," I replied coldly. "If I asked for a 10 growing on a cliff, and getting it for me 11 certain death, would you still do so?" His face grew troubled. "Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning?" With that, my heart 12 . He couldn"t even give me an answer 13 away. The next morning, I found he was 14 . However, I found a note under a warm glass of milk. My eyes 15 misty (湿润) as I was reading it. "Dear, I"ll give you my 16 . After you do typing for a long time, I need my 17 to do it for you. Every time you leave the house, you forget your keys. I need my legs to run 18 and open the door for you.... that"s why I cannot pick the flower for you..." With tears 19 from my eyes, I opened the door. And there he was, with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me. Just because someone doesn"t love you 20 you want him to, it doesn"t mean that he doesn"t love you heart and soul. | ( )1. A. deeply ( )2. A. different ( )3. A. liked ( )4. A. frightened ( )5. A. some time ( )6. A. in ( )7. A. what ( )8. A. saying ( )9. A. to ( )10. A. tree ( )11. A. meant ( )12. A. sank ( )13. A. soon ( )14. A. missed ( )15. A. fell ( )16. A. descriptions ( )17. A. heart ( )18. A. home ( )19. A. steaming ( )20. A. like it | B. firmly B. crazy B. tried B. loved B. sometime B. up B. which B. comment B. of B. moon B. resulted B. settled B. straight B. missing B. changed B. causes B. fingers B. at home B. stretching B. way | C. slightly C. exciting C. fond C. surprised C. sometimes C. down C. how C. opinion C. for C. flower C. caused C. rose C. slight C. losing C. grew C. lists C. mind C. out C. streaming C. how | D. totally D. excited D. tired D. lost D. some times D. out D. when D. mind D. about D. butterfly D. led D. worried D. quickly D. lost D. got D. reasons D. arms D. in D. spreading D. the way |
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