I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we
had a 1 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 2 . Not knowing
we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was 3 . I"ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn"t 4 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family
party. But the big 5 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 6 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 7 what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved
$120 for 8 to share by all five of us.
The big 9 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 10 them to look for gifts of about four dollars
each. Then everyone scattered (散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 11 back at the "Santa"s
Workshop".
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 12 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusuall
y 13 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies-fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn"t say
anything 14 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 15 to be angry again. This is
what she told me.
"I was looking 16 thinking of what to buy, and I 17 to read the little cards on the "Giving Trees." One was
for a little girl, four years old, and all she 18 for Christmas was a doll (玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the
tree and 19 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn"t have anything."
I never felt so 20 as I did that day. |
( )1. A. roof
( )2. A. little
( )3. A. busy
( )4. A. effort
( )5. A. improvement
( )6. A. shopping
( )7. A. the other
( )8. A. toys
( )9. A. day
( )10. A. forced
( )11. A. draw
( )12. A. including
( )13. A. quiet
( )14. A. since
( )15. A. waiting
( )16. A. out
( )17. A. forgot
( )18. A. wanted
( )19. A. made
( )20. A. angry | B. hat
B. less
B. serious
B. room
B. problem
B. travelling
B. each other
B. clothes
B. chance
B. reminded
B. stay
B. besides
B. excited
B. after
B. ready
B. over
B. stopped
B. did
B. searched
B. rich | C. sky
C. enough
C. strict
C. time
C. surprise
C. parties
C. one by one
C. presents
C. cheque
C. invited
C. move
C. except
C. happy
C. while
C. hoping
C. forward
C. failed
C. got
C. bought
C. patient | D. star
D. more
D. kind
D. money
D. excitement
D. greetings
D. every other one
D. bills
D. tree
D. begged
D. meet
D. regarding
D. ashamed
D. until
D. afraid
D. around
D. hated
D. played
D. fetched
D. bitter |
答案
| 1-5: A C C D D 6-10: A B C A B 11-15: D C A D B 16-20: D B A C B |
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| 阅读理解。 | Heroes of Our Time
A good heart
Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University
on a scholarship (奖学金) to study medicine-but Coach (教练) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had
a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the
land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the
Congo. Af friend has said of this good-hearted man:"Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to
do great things."
Success and kindness
After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with
her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children"s videos (录像) in her own house. The
Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales.
And she is using her success to help others-producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program:"I believe it"s the most important thing
that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe."
Bravery and courage
A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he
saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into
the space between the rails (铁轨), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he"s not
a hero. He says:"We have got to show each other some love." | | 1. What was Mutombo praised for? | A. Being a star in the NBA.
B. Being a student of medicine.
C. His work in the church.
D. His willingness to help the needy. | | 2. Mutombo believes that building the new hospital is _____. | A. helpful to his personal development
B. something he should do for his homeland
C. a chance for his friends to share his money
D. a way of showing his respect to the NBA | | 3. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning? | A. Produce safety equipment for children.
B. Make videos to help protect children.
C. Sell children"s music and artwork.
D. Look for missing and exploited children. | | 4. Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero? | A. He helped a man get across the rails.
B. He stopped a man from destroying the rails.
C. He protected two little girls from getting hurt.
D. He saved a person without considering his own safety. | | 完形填空。 | In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my 1 , it was
the same score.
Later that evening, I 2 told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we
knew our 3 much better than an IQ (智商) test. We 4 that Michael"s score must have been a 5 and
we should treat him 6 as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 7
grades in the school, especially 8 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael 9 Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted
him to take more courses than 10 . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 11 the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony, we told
Michael about the 12 IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at
us and say 13 , "My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn"t be a doctor, not until after I graduated
rom medical school!" It is his special way of thanking us for the 14 we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then 15 another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had 16 the test
eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed
to be 17 .
Children often do as 18 as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 19 of them. That is, tell a
child he is " 20 ", and he may play the role of a foolish child. | ( )1. A. joy
( )2. A. tearfully
( )3. A. student
( )4. A. argued
( )5. A. joke
( )6. A. specially
( )7. A. poor
( )8. A. in
( )9. A. visited
( )10. A. allowed
( )11. A. missed
( )12. A. high
( )13. A. curiously
( )14. A. faith
( )15. A. looked for
( )16. A. received
( )17. A. imperfect
( )18. A. honestly
( )19. A. hear
( )20. A. wise | B. surprise
B. fearfully
B. son
B. realized
B. mistake
B. strictly
B. good
B. about
B. chose
B. described
B. held
B. same
B. eagerly
B. interest
B. asked for
B. accepted
B. impossible
B. much
B. learn
B. rude | C. dislike
C. cheerfully
C. friend
C. decided
C. warning
C. naturally
C. average
C. of
C. passed
C. required
C. delayed
C. low
C. calmly
C. pride
C. waited for
C. organized
C. uncertain
C. well
C. expect
C. shy | D. disappointment
D. hopefully
D. doctor
D. understood
D wonder.
D. carefully
D. standard
D. for
D. entered
D. offered
D. attended
D. different
D. jokingly
D. delight
D. prepared for
D. discussed
D. unsatisfactory
D. bravely
D. speak
D. stupid | | 阅读理解。 | The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple
of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the
kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald"s wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later
Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his
wealth would be settled-to sell his entire collection at an auction (拍卖).
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered
for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid (出价). Before the
auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald"s son by an unknown artist.
Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled (敲槌) the crowd to attention. First the lawyer
read from Fitzgerald"s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn"t receive any bidders...except one-the old servant who had served the son
and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the
bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from
the will: "Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection." Then the auction was over. | | 1. The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______. | A. a museum director
B. a master of art
C. an art collector
D. an art dealer | | 2. Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald"s son? | A. He was devoted to the family.
B. He saw that no one bid for it.
C. He knew the content of the will.
D. He found it cheap for him to buy. | | 3. Fitzgerald"s will showed _______. | A. his desire to fool the bidders
B. his invaluable love for his son
C. his sadness at the death of his son
D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth | | 完形填空。 | A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time
taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 1 by making fun of her. They would climb her
tree and then run away with pears, 2 "Aunty Misery" at her.
One evening, a passer by asked to 3 for the night. Seeing that he had an 4 face, she let him in and
gave him a nice 5 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting
(允准) her 6 that anyone who climbed up her tree 7 not be able to come back down until she 8 it.
When the children came back to steal her 9 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long
10 she gave the tree permission to let 11 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 12 at last.
One day another man 13 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 14 she asked who he
was. "I am Death, I"ve come to take you 15 me." said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, "Fine, but I"d like to 16 some pears from my dear tree to remember
the
17 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 18 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 19 as
to do it for me?" With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 20 and was immediately stuck to it. No
matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go. | ( )1. A. hopeless
( )2. A. calling
( )3. A. stay
( )4. A. interesting
( )5. A. gift
( )6. A. suggestion
( )7. A. could
( )8. A. permitted
( )9. A. branch
( )10. A. after
( )11. A. it
( )12. A. trick
( )13. A. stepped into
( )14. A. so
( )15. A. with
( )16. A. choose
( )17. A. honor
( )18. A. light
( )19. A. proud
( )20. A. disappointedly | B. painful
B. shouting
B. live
B. honest
B. kiss
B. demand
B. should
B. promised
B. food
B. while
B. them
B. question
B. left for
B. but
B. off
B. pick
B. pleasure
B. short
B. kind
B. cheerfully | C. dull
C. announcing
C. hide
C. anxious
C. treat
C. permission
C. might
C. answered
C. tree
C. since
C. him
C. trouble
C. stopped at
C. although
C. upon
C. shake
C. hope
C. old
C. fine
C. unwillingly | D. crazy
D. whispering
D. lie
D. angry
D. smile
D. wish
D. must
D. declared
D. fruit
D. before
D. her
D. difficulty
D. walked around
D. because
D. for
D. hit
D. excitement
D. thin
D. smart
D. eagerly | | 阅读理解。 | They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules (骡子) or by air. We
chose the first. Up early; my husband and I and our three children couldn"t wait to get started. We decided
to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.
As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn"t help noticing that the other
tourists weren"t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed,
As the sun rose higher, Arizona"s famous heat seemed to roast (烘烤) us. There was no shade and our legs
were aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally
got back, our legs were like jelly.
The next day, after we"d had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for another view of the
Canyon-by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.
We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on
our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed (翻转) the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground.
I shouted, "STOP, TAKE US BACK!" When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like jelly.
We hardly spoke as we drove back.
As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I"d
suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon,
without fear or tiredness. | | 1. Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph? | A. They made a careful preparation before the trip
B. They children were more joyful than their parents.
C. Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected.
D. The summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view. | | 2. The underlined expression "Our legs were like jelly" probably means _____. | A. we were weak
B. we were unhappy
C. we were dissatisfied
D. we were disappointed | | 3. Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air? | A. It proved to be frightening.
B. It was more comfortable.
C. It turned out to be exciting
D. It made each of them tired. | | 4. We can infer from the passage that _____. | A. experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best way
B. one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon.
C. the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion.
D. the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident. | 最新试题
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