One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For
several weeks she had been 1 me to play chess (棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 2 .
It was a school night, however, and at nine o"clock my daughter asked if I could 3 my moves, because
she 4 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 5 she had strict sleeping habits, 6 I
thought she ought to be able to 7 some of this strictness. I said to her, " 8 , you can stay up late for once.
We"re having 9 ." We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 10 . Finally she
said, "Please, Daddy, do it quickly." "No," I replied. "If you"re going to play it 11 , you"re going to play it
slowly." And so we 12 for another ten minutes, until 13 my daughter burst into tears, and 14 that she was
beaten.
Clearly I had made 15 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 16 time with my daughter but had
17 my desire to win to become more 18 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my
desire to win 19 me well. As a parent, I 20 that it got in my way. So I had to change. |
( )1. A. guiding
( )2. A. allowed
( )3. A. change
( )4. A. agreed
( )5. A. knew
( )6. A. so
( )7. A. put up
( )8. A. As usual
( )9. A. patience
( )10. A. excited
( )11. A. well
( )12. A. discussed
( )13. A. nervously
( )14. A. promised
( )15. A. a mistake
( )16. A. free
( )17. A. managed
( )18. A. important
( )19. A. offered
( )20. A. realized | B. asking
B. expected
B. repeat
B. needed
B. learned
B. for
B. take up
B. Go ahead
B. luck
B. proud
B. again
B. continued
B. immediately
B. admitted
B. a decision
B. different
B. recognized
B. attractive
B. served
B. apologized | C. training
C. replied
C. hurry
C. begged
C. guessed
C. but
C. pick up
C. By the way
C. fun
C. anxious
C. fairly
C. counted
C. strangely
C. wondered
C. an attempt
C. full
C. allowed
C. practical
C. controlled
C. imagined | D. advising
D. accepted
D. pass
D. hated
D. heard
D. or
D. give up
D. Come on
D. success
D. angry
D. regularly
D. argued
D. suddenly
D. discovered
D. an effort
D. happy
D. reduced
D. interesting
D. taught
D. explained | | 完形填空。 | James"s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 1 the coins that lay on the bed.
＄24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90! 2 on earth was he going to get
the 3 of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 4 to hang around with people when you were the only
one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no 5 asking his parents, for he knew
they had no money to 6 .
There was only one way to get money, and that was to 7 it. He would have to find a job. 8 who
would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had 9 on most
things.
"Well, you can start right here," said Mr.. clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing."
That was the 10 of James" s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after
finishing his homework. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He
lost count of the 11 of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out
cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the 12 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the
13 increased and he knew that he would soon have 14 for the bicycle he longed for.
The day 15 came when James counted his money and found ＄94. 32. He 16 no time and went down
to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 17 home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle
to his friends. It had been hard 18 for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 19
he had bought it with his own money. He had 20 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even
than the bicycle. | ( )1. A. cleaned
( )2. A. How
( )3. A. amount
( )4. A. brave
( )5. A. point
( )6. A. split
( )7. A. borrow
( )8. A. Or
( )9. A. decisions
( )10. A. beginning
( )11. A. similarity
( )12. A. brand
( )13. A. effort
( )14. A. all
( )15. A. finally
( )16. A. gave
( )17. A. patiently
( )18. A. applying
( )19. A. since
( )20. A. deserved | B. covered
B. Why
B. part
B. hard
B. reason
B. spend
B. earn
B. So
B. experience
B. introduction
B. quality
B. number
B. pressure
B. enough
B. instantly
B. left
B. proudly
B. asking
B. if
B. benefited | C. counted
C. Who
C. sum
C. smart
C. result
C. spare
C. raise
C. For
C. opinions
C. requirement
C. suitability
C. size
C. money
C. much
C. normally
C. took
C. silently
C. looking
C. than
C. achieved | D. checked
D. What
D. rest
D. unfair
D. right
D. save
D. collect
D. But
D. knowledge
D. opening
D. variety
D. type
D. trouble
D. some
D. regularly
D. wasted
D. tiredly
D. working
D. though
D. learned | | 阅读理解。 | How I Turned to Be Optimistic
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt"s house, and
my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and
some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought
of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was
saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was
going to see-the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was
leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at
once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result of
family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became
even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was
often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times."
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home.
I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents
to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away!
Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that
my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy. | | 1. How did the author get to know America? | A. From her relatives
B. From her mother
C. From Books and pictures
D. From radio programs | | 2. Upon leaving for America the author felt _____. | A. confused
B. excited
C. worried
D. amazed | | 3. For the first two years in New York, the author _____. | A. often lost her way
B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools
D. got on well with her stepfather | | 4. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4? | A. She worked as a translator
B. She attended a lot of job interviews
C. She paid telephone bills for her family
D. She helped her family with her English | | 5. The author believes that _____. | A. her future will be free from troubles
B. it is difficult to learn to become patient
C. there are more good things than bad things
D. good things will happen if one keeps trying | | 语法填空。 | Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult 1______ was to choose
a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy 2______ (please) as her mother,
who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not 3______ pleasant experience: people stepped on your
feet or 4______ (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter 5______ some attractive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the
assistant tried to attract her. "Worth double the price." But Jane knew from past experience that her 6______
(choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes 7______ sale.
She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was
a present which was bound to please 8______.
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already 9______
table having supper. Her mother was excited. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," Jane 10______
(inform). | | 阅读理解。 | Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming
in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel
uncomfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and tired-maybe it hadn"t been a
good idea to give blood the night before, she thought. She rested herself against a post close to the tracks.
Several yards away, Frank, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the
train would stop. They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.
But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, "Oh, my God, she fell in!" Frank didn"t
hesitate. He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails. "No! Not
you!" his girlfriend screamed after him.
She was right to be alarmed. By the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the
light coming. The train was about 20 seconds from the station.
It was hard to lift her. She was just out. But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that
bystanders could hold her by the grins and drag her away from the edge. That was where Lisa briefly regained
consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse.
Lisa thought she"d been robbed. A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood
pouring from her head. And she tried to talk but she couldn"t, and that was when she realized how much pain
she was in.
Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer. Jennifer said her boyfriend was
calm on their 40一minute train ride downtown-just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her
think about her reaction at the time. "I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die," she
explained. | | 1. What was the most probable cause for Lisa"s weakness? | A. She had run a long way.
B. She felt hot in the subway.
C. She had done a 1ot of work.
D. She had donated blood the night before. | | 2. Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend? | A. Because they would miss their train.
B. Because he didn"t see the train coming.
C. Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift.
D. Because she was afraid the train would kill him. | | 3. How did Frank save Lisa? | A. By lifting her to the platform.
B. By helping her rise to her feet.
C. By pulling her along the ground.
D. By dragging her away from the edge. | | 4. When did Lisa become conscious again? | A. When the train was leaving.
B. After she was back on the platform.
C. After the police and fire officials came.
D. When a man was cleaning the blood from her head. | | 5. The passage is intended to ______. | A. warn us of the danger in the subway
B. show US how to save people in the subway
C. tell US about a subway rescue
D. report a traffic accident | 最新试题
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