It"s a typical Snoopy card: cheerful message, bright colors, though a little yellow and faded now. Although
I"ve received fancier, more expensive cards over the years, this is the only one I"ve 1 . One summer, it spoke
volumes to me.
I received it 2 the first June I faced as a widow to raise two teenage daughters alone. In all the emotional
confusion of this sudden single 3 , I even had difficulty in the simplest housework: leaky taps, oil changes,
even barbecues. Those had always been my husband"s 4 I was embarrassed every time I 5 my thumb with
a hammer. My uncertain attempts only 6 the fear inside me: How could I be both a father and mother to my
girls? Clearly, I 7 the tools and skills.
That morning, my girls pushed me into the living room to see something. (I prayed it wasn"t 8 repair job.)
The "something" turned out to be an 9 and several wrapped things on the carpet. My 10 must have been
plain as I stared from the colorful packages to my daughters" 11 faces.
"Go ahead! Open them!" they urged. As I 12 the packages, I discovered a small barbecue grill and all the
necessary 13 including a green kitchen glove.
"But why?" I asked.
"Happy Father"s Day!" they shouted together.
"Moms don"t get presents on Father"s Day," I said.
"You forgot to open the 14 ," Jane reminded I pulled it from the envelope. There sat Snoopy, merrily wishing
me a Happy Father"s Day."Because," the girls said, "you"ve been a father and mother to us, why shouldn"t you
be 15 on Father"s Day?"
As I fought back tears, I realized they were 16 . I wanted to be a "professional" dad, who had the latest tools.
The girls 17 wanted a parent they could count on to be there, day after day, 18 repeatedly the tasks of basic
care and love.
The girls are grown now, 19 they still send me Father"s Day cards, but none of those cards means as much
to me as that first one. Its simple message told me being a great parent didn"t require any special 20 at all-just a
willing worker. |
( )1.A. saved
( )2.A. during
( )3.A. adulthood
( )4.A. professions
( )5.A. moved
( )6.A. dismissed
( )7.A. acquired
( )8.A. another
( )9.A. award
( )10.A. excitement
( )11.A. brave
( )12.A. collected
( )13.A. instruments
( )14.A. letter
( )15.A. remembered
( )16.A. careful
( )17.A. only
( )18.A. evaluating
( )19.A. or
( )20.A. offers | B. received
B. until
B. childhood
B. trades
B. touched
B. removed
B. lacked
B. every
B. item
B. puzzlement
B. bright
B. submitted
B. parts
B. present
B. praised
B. happy
B. again
B. assigning
B. and
B. tools | C. bought
C. before
C. parenthood
C. preferences
C. held
C. fueled
C. abandoned
C. their
C. album
C. disagreement
C. honest
C. unwrapped
C. cookers
C. card
C. accepted
C. satisfactory
C. still
C. performing
C. so
C. experiences | D. found
D. since
D. womanhood
D. jobs
D. hit
D. overcame
D. improved
D. that
D. envelope
D. encouragement
D. absent
D. prepared
D. objects
D. note
D. surprised
D. right
D. also
D. considering
D. but
D. needs |
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| 阅读理解。 | My father was a keen baseball fan Whenever he could, Dad took me out to the park and pitched balls for
me to hit.
One day at the park, a woman pushing a young boy in a wheelchair stopped to watch us play. My dad was
over to them in a flash to ask if the child could join our game. The woman explained that her son had polio (小
儿麻痹症) and wouldn"t be able to get out of the chair. That didn"t stop my dad. He placed the bat in the
youngster"s hand, pushed him out to home plate and assisted him in holding the bat. Then he yelled out to me,
"Anne, pitch one in to us."
I saw the delight in the boy"s eyes, so I aimed at the bat and let the ball fly. The ball made contact with the
bat with an assist from my dad and the child screamed with joy. As I turned, I heard my dad singing Take Me
Out to the Ball Game.
An hour later we all left the field, very tired but very happy. Dad told the mother to bring the boy back next
Saturday and we would play another game.
Dad and I were at the field the next Saturday but the mother and son never came Twenty years passed, with
my dad gone, I had very mixed emotions about leaving the neighborhood. Before moving I decided to take one
last walk around the park where Dad and I had spent so many happy moments. Two Little League teams were
on the field just about to start a game I felt the sting of tears in my eyes as I watched the children play the game.
"Jeff, protect your base," one coach yelled I cheered the runner on when the ball was hit far into the outfield.
The coach turned and smiled, "I never thought I"d ever be a coach playing on this field You see, I had polio as
a child and was restricted to a wheelchair. Thanks to a man"s assistance, I was able to hit the ball and hear him
singing the song Take Me Out to the Ball Game. I believe that experience gave me the desire to walk again I hope
that some day I"ll look up in the stands and see that man and his daughter again I sure would like to thank him." | | 1. The author was tearful when watching the children playing the game because _____. | A. she hadn"t recovered from the loss of her father
B. she was reminded of her father playing with her in the park
C. she realized that her father hadn"t received thanks from others
D. she was moved by the son who became a coach twenty years later | 2. Which is the right order of the following events?
a. The author"s father died.
b. The author played with the boy.
c. The author left the neighborhood.
d. The author waited for the boy to turn up.
e. The author saw the boy coaching a team. | A. d-b-e-a-c
B. d-b-e-c-a
C. b-d-a-c-e
D. b-d-a-e-c | | 3. The passage conveys the message that _____. | A. the boy is a miracle
B. the author"s father is a hero
C. a simple act of kindness can change a life
D. ball games have a great effect on people"s life | | 完形填空。 | It was only a few weeks after my surgery. I went to Dr. Belt"s office for a 1 . It was just after my first
chemotherapy treatment (化疗). My scar was still very tender. 2 , I was taken to an examination room to
have my blood 3 , again-a terrifying process for me, since I"m so frightened of 4 .
I lay down on the 5 . Then Ramona entered the room. Her 6 smile was familiar, and 7 in contrast
to my fears. I"d first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn"t my 8 on that day, but I remember
her because she was laughing. What could she 9 find to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided she was
n"t 10 enough about the whole thing.
But this day was 11 . Ramona had taken my blood before. She 12 my fear of needles, and she kindly 13
the medical equipment under a magazine. As we opened the layers of bandage, the 14 scar on my chest could
be seen.
She gently 15 over and ran her hand across the scar, 16 the smoothness of the healing skin. I began to cry
gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, "You haven"t 17 it yet, have you?" And I said,
"No."
I continued to cry gently. In 18 tones she said, "This is part of your body. This is you. It"s okay to touch it."
But I couldn"t. So she touched it for me. The 19 . The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart.
That night as I lay down, I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there 20 I fell asleep. I knew I
wasn"t alone. | ( )1. A. prescription
( )2. A. At once
( )3. A. drawn
( )4. A. doctors
( )5. A. operation table
( )6. A. warm
( )7. A. worked out
( )8. A. girl
( )9. A. accidentally
( )10. A. serious
( )11. A. difficult
( )12. A. talked about
( )13. A. found
( )14. A. old
( )15. A. came
( )16. A. examining
( )17. A. watched
( )18. A. tough
( )19. A. bandage
( )20. A. until | B. discussion
B. As usual
B. mixed
B. nurses
B. office floor
B. bitter
B. stood out
B. partner
B. particularly
B. curious
B. different
B. got around
B. replaced
B. fresh
B. went
B. covering
B. discovered
B. soft
B. soul
B. after | C. conversation
C. In fact
C. corrected
C. blood
C. examining bed
C. shy
C. found out
C. nurse
C. possibly
C. worried
C. pleasant
C. knew about
C. showed
C. worn
C. searched
C. pressing
C. touched
C. cold
C. pain
C. since | D. checkup
D. In addition
D. cleaned
D. needles
Do test bed
D. weak
D. gave out
D. companion
D. actually
D. nervous
D. common
D. put away
D. hid
D. fine
D. reached
D. removing
D. unfolded
D. strict
D. scar
D. when | | 阅读理解。 | One girl decided to study judo (柔道) although she had lost her left arm in a car accident.
The girl began lessons with an old Japanese judo instructor. The girl was doing well. So she couldn"t
understand why, after three months of training, the instructor had taught her only one move.
"Instructor," the girl finally said, "Shouldn"t I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know,
but this is the only move you"ll ever need to know," the instructor replied.
Not quite understanding, but believing in her teacher, the girl kept training.
Several months later, the instructor took the girl to her first tournament. Surprising herself, the girl easily
won her first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, her opponent
became impatient and charged. The girl skillfully used her one move to win the match. Still amazed by her
success, the girl was now in the finals.
This time, her opponent was bigger, stronger and more experienced. For a while, the girl appeared to be
overmatched. Concerned that the girl might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. She was about to stop the
match when the instructor intervened (干预).
"No," the instructor insisted, "Let her continue."
Soon after the match restarted, her opponent made a serious mistake: she dropped her guard. Instantly, the
girl used her move to pin her opponent. The girl had won the match and the tournament. She was the champion.
On the way home, the girl and her teacher reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the girl
gathered the courage to ask what was really on her mind.
"Instructor, how did I win the tournament with only one move?"
"You won for two reasons," the teacher answered. "First, you"ve almost mastered one of the most difficult
throws in all of judo. Second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left
arm."
The girl"s biggest weakness had become her biggest strength. | | 1. What can we learn about the girl? | A. She was disabled in an accident.
B. She disliked judo training.
C. She learnt several moves.
D. She won the first two matches hard. | | 2. The underlined word "overmatched" probably means _____. | A. impatient
B. depressed
C. defeated
D. trapped | | 3. The girl won the championship because of _____. | A. her bravery
B. her skills
C. her tricks
D. her strength | | 4. Which of the following is probably the best title of the story? | A. The Story of a Girl
B. A Disabled Girl
C. Defense Matters
D. Weakness Becomes Strength | | 完形填空。 | God"s Coffee
A group of schoolmates who have left school for several years, highly established in their careers, got
together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into 1 about stress in work and
life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 2 with a large pot of coffee and a
variety of cups-porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some graceful-telling
them to 3 themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said. " 4 you noticed, 5 the nice
looking expensive cups were 6 , leaving behind the 7 and cheap ones. 8 it is normal for you to want
only the best for yourselves, that is the 9 of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds
no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases 10 hides what we drink.
What all of you 11 wanted was coffee, not the cup, 12 you consciously 13 the best cups... And then
you began 14 each other"s cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money, and 15 in society
are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor
change the 16 of life we live. Sometimes, by 17 only on the cup, we 18 to enjoy the coffee God has
provided us."
God brews the coffee, not the cups... Enjoy your coffee!
"The 19 people don"t have the best of everything. They just 20 the best of everything."
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God. | ( )1. A. cares
( )2. A. left
( )3. A. treat
( )4. A. If
( )5. A. all
( )6. A. lifted up
( )7. A. broken
( )8. A. As
( )9. A. resource
( )10. A. even
( )11. A. only
( )12. A. and
( )13. A. took in
( )14. A. exchanging
( )15. A. position
( )16. A. purpose
( )17. A. seeking
( )18. A. learn
( )19. A. happiest
( )20. A. take | B. complaints
B. went
B. serve
B. Whether
B. most
B. taken up
B. delicate
B. While
B. force
B. also
B. really
B. so
B. held up
B. toasting
B. income
B. way
B. wasting
B. fail
B. richest
B. make | C. arguments
C. returned
C. attach
C. Because
C. no
C. cleared up
C. plain
C. When
C. reason
C. almost
C. surely
C. or
C. struggled
C. eyeing
C. occupation
C. quality
C. concentrating
C. tend
C. luckiest
C. learn | D. opinions
D. shared
D. help
D. Unless
D. some
D. fixed up
D. normal
D. Though
D. source
D. absolutely
D. possibly
D. but
D. went for
D. admiring
D. location
D. attitude
D. spending
D. prefer
D. cleverest
D. try | | 阅读理解。 | A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear
getting back her pet was more important than her car.
"Whoever did this can keep my car. Please let Tom come home," the notice said.
It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday, Julie
and Tom, a 10-year-old black retriever (猎犬), were reunited after police located them in Barringlon.
"He"s hungry, he"s dirty, but he"s very happy to be home," Julie said.
The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in an area full of off-the-road cars and dirt bikes.
However, the police couldn"t control Tom, and they had to call Julie to come and get him.
Julie said the thief cared for Tom a little by giving him some dry dog food. She believed Tom ended up
drinking some muddy water in the area.
She said they have been together for nearly 8 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas,
Texas.
Before Tom was found, Julie and several friends put up notices all over the city. They also contacted animal
shelters, throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The notice stated there was a reward, and also that the dog needed medication. Any caller could remain
anonymous (匿名的).
Julie had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to buy a carpet cleaner.
"It was 10 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Tom in broad daylight," Julie said. The
car thief threw her wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene. | | 1. What would be the best title for the passage? | A. A car with a dog was stolen
B. Lucky dog was returned to his owner
C. Stealing cars: a most important social problem
D. Woman wants dog back more than stolen car | 2. Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened?
a. Notices were put up saying there was a reward.
b. Julie saw Tom again.
c. Police found Julie"s car.
d. Julie took Tom back from a society shelter.
e. Julie bought a carpet cleaner in a hardware store. | A. d, e, a, b, c
B. d, e, a, e, b
C. e, a, d, b, c
D. e, a, c, d, b | | 3. We can infer from the passage _____. | A. the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief
B. car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays
C. the dog was found because of the reward
D. the thief stole the car easily | | 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | A. The dog was sent back immediately after Julie put up the notices.
B. Julie and her friends made a great effort to look for her dog.
C. The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car.
D. The dog was back at l pm on a Friday. | 最新试题
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