From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 1 a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a 2 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of 3 for the coming test or sporting event. In early grade school they 4 their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious (有自我 意识的), and 5 he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 6 my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 7 them but I still needed to write them, I 8 until the day he graduated. Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move 9 for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 10 two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and 11 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, 12 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 13 happy to have Marc back. Since I was 14 making lunch for his younger brother, I 15 one for Marc, too. Imagine my 16 when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, 17 his lunch. "Did I do something 18 ? Don"t you love me 19 , Mom?" were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 20 asked him what was wrong. "My note, Mom," he answered. "Where"s my note?" |
( )1. A. carried ( )2. A. difficult ( )3. A. congratulation ( )4. A. loved ( )5. A. lately ( )6. A. received ( )7. A. copy ( )8. A. held up ( )9. A. out ( )10. A. organizing ( )11. A. hopefully ( )12. A. Because of ( )13. A. especially ( )14. A. once ( )15. A. packed ( )16. A. fear ( )17. A. waiting for ( )18. A. wrong ( )19. A. any more ( )20. A. interestingly | B. found B. special B. improvement B. answered B. by the way B. understood B. read B. gave up B. home B. planning B. finally B. Instead of B. immediately B. again B. fetched B. surprise B. worrying about B. funny B. enough B. bitterly | C. included C. comfortable C. explanation C. wrote C. by the time C. enjoyed C. take C. followed C. to college C. comparing C. particularly C. Except for C. equally C. still C. bought C. anger C. caring for C. strange C. once more C. politely | D. held D. separate D. encouragement D. examined D. gradually D. collected D. send D. continued D. to Sacramento D. completing D. certainly D. As for D. generally D. even D. filled D. disappointment D. asking about D. smart D. better D. laughingly |
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1-5: C B D A C 6-10: C B D B D 11-15: B C A C A 16-20: B D A A D |
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阅读理解。 | There was a story many years ago of a school teacher-Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn"t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him. Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy brought her a Christmas present too. It was his mother"s perfume (香水). Teddy said, "Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my Mom used to." After the children left she cried for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. The boy"s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encourages him, the faster he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class. Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole lift. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D. (医学博士). The story doesn"t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard whispered in Mrs. Thompson"s ear, "Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a difference." Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, "Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn"t know how to teach until I met you." | 1. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school? | A. She made Teddy feel ashamed. B. She asked the children to play with Teddy. C. She changed Teddy"s seat to the front row. D. She told the class something untrue about herself. | 2. What did Mrs. Thompson find out about Teddy? | A. He often told lies. B. He was good at math. C. He needed motherly care. D. He enjoyed playing with others. | 3. In what way did Mrs. Thompson change? | A. She taught fewer school subjects. B. She became stricter with her students. C. She no longer liked her job as a teacher. D. She cared more about educating students. | 4. Why did Teddy thank Mrs. Thompson at his wedding? | A. She had kept in touch with him. B. She had given him encouragement. C. She had sent him Christmas presents. D. She had taught him how to judge people. | 阅读理解。 | Adrian"s "Amazing Race" started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn"t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的), he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words. Later on, Adrian"s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn"t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace (节奏) was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn"t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school. The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06-being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so. But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother." "If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results." She often said. | 1. How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school? | A. By speaking. B. By using sign language C. By reading lips D. By making loud noises | 2. Adrian"s parents decided to send him to a regular school because _____. | A. they wanted him to live a normal life B. they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong C. he wouldn"t mix with other disabled children D. he wasn"t taken good care of in the special school | 3. How did Adrian finally succeed in his study? | A. He did a lot of outdoor activities. B. He was pushed hard to study every day. C. He attended private classes after school. D. He worked very hard both in and after class | 4. Why is Adrian"s life described as an "Amazing Race"? | A. He did very well in his study B. He succeeded in entering a regular school C. He reached his goals in spite of his disability D. He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06 | 完形填空。 | One of my father"s favorite sayings as I was growing up was "Try it!" I couldn"t say I didn"t like 1 , whatever it might be, 2 I tried it. Over the years I"ve come to 3 how much of my success I owe to my 4 of those words as one of my values. My 5 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 6 what I wanted to do as a career (职业). 7 I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn"t think the job I took 8 that much. I couldn"t have been more 9 . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity (机 会) to 10 through the company into different 11 . I adopted each new opportunity with the 12 , "Well, I"ll try it; if I don"t like it I can always go back to my 13 position." But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I"ve 14 every career change I"ve made. I"ve discovered I 15 a large number of different talents (才能) and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being 16 trying new opportunities. I"ve also discovered that if I 17 what I"m doing and word hard at achieving my 18 . I will succeed. That"s why I am so 19 to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think 20 has come and I am determined to make it a success. | ( )1. A. everything ( )2. A. until after ( )3. A. consider ( )4. A. suggestion ( )5. A. hard ( )6. A. determined ( )7. A. Actually ( )8. A. helped ( )9. A. careful ( )10. A. look up ( )11. A. situations ( )12. A. thought ( )13. A. easier ( )14. A. permitted ( )15. A. show ( )16. A. lucky for ( )17. A. think of ( )18. A. business ( )19. A. excited ( )20. A. dream | B. something B. ever since B. argue B. explanation B. best B. examined B. Gradually B. required B. mistaken B. take up B. choices B. reply B. newer B. counted B. possess B. slow at B. give away B. goal B. curious B. time | C. everybody C. so that C. include C. acceptance C. extra C. experienced C. Finally C. expressed C. interested C. move up C. directions C. action C. earlier C. organized C. need C. open to C. believe in C. fortune C. surprised C. power | D. somebody D. long before D. realize D. discussion D. first D. introduced D. Usually D. mattered D. prepared D. put up D. positions D. advice D. higher D. enjoyed D. gather D. afraid of D. turn into D. growth D. helpful D. honor | 完形填空。 | The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We 1 the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city 2 the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply 3 us all-the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money … Walking home, 4 under a low bridge, we came across 5 families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on 6 the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness. The poverty (贫困) was 7 than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many 8 and cried. Spending time in this 9 moves a person to care about humanity. That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had 10 . Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult 11 that day"s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together 12 a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that 13 of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions. Based on my 14 in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that 15 the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all 16 that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen. 17 , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to case the 18 we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on 19 they could do, a sense of determination 20 the previous sadness, Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action. | ( )1. A. put up with ( )2. A. now that ( ) 3. A. puzzled ( )4. A. marching ( )5. A. entire ( )6. A. beyond ( )7. A. stronger ( )8. A. gave up ( )9. A. environment ( )10. A. inspected ( )11. A. feelings ( )12. A. along ( )13. A. neither ( )14. A. experiences ( ) 15. A. once ( )16. A. supposed ( )17. A. Surely ( )18. A. burden ( )19. A. how ( )20. A. replaced | B. got back to B. so that B. annoyed B. running B. normal B. with B. deeper B. broke down B. hotel B. attempted B. decisions B. around B. either B. schedules B. while B. advised B. Rather B. suffering B. where B. changed | C. looked back on C. as if C. embarrassed C. passing C. average C. till C. worse C. set off C. house C. witnessed C. thoughts C. by C. none C. data C. since C. confirmed C. Now C. anxiety C. what C. covered | D. made up for D. even if D. shocked D. moving D. general D. for D. less D. held on D. background D. challenged D. impressions D. in D. each D. position D. unless D. agreed D. Indeed D. difficulty D. when D. improved | 阅读理解。 | I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn"t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date. We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile-warm and reassuring-and I retuned her gift by smiling back. "Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers," she said. "Yes, she"s special," I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. "It"s only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she"s "the one," " jokingly, I added, "The only problem is that I can"t figure out why she"d want to date a guy like me." "Well, I think she"s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her," the woman said. "My husband used to bring me flowers every week-even when tines were tough and we didn"t have much money. Those were incredible days; be was very romantic and-of course- I miss him since he"s passed away." I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said "You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady." I handed the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation. It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased. "You have a wonderful evening," I said. I left with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers. I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her-that was the night than I won her heart. | 1. Why was the writer in a hurry that day? | A. He was to meet his girlfriend. B. He had to go back to school soon. C. He was delayed by an elderly lady. D. He had to pick up some groceries. | 2. What does the underlined phrase "her gift" (Paragraph 2 ) refer to? | A. Her words. B. Her smile. C. Her flowers. D. Her politeness. | 3. Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady? | A. She told him a nice story. B. She allowed him to pay first. C. She gave him encouragement. D. She liked flowers very much. | 4. What is the message conveyed in the story? | A. Flowers are important for a date. B. Small talk is helpful. C. Love and kindness are rewarding. D. Elderly people deserve respecting. |
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