( )1. A. loneliness
( )2. A. set
( )3. A. Gladly
( )4. A. Now
( )5. A. add up to
( )6. A. If
( )7. A. movement
( )8. A. reaching out
( )9. A. recognized
( )10. A. money
( )11. A. thus
( )12. A. actually
( )13. A. job
( )14. A. face
( )15. A. over
( )16. A. unhappily
( )17. A. pick
( )18. A. had to cry
( )19. A. more
( )20. A. courage | B. sadness
B. enjoyed
B. Eventually
B. Then
B. make up for
B. As
B. condition
B. living up
B. interviewed
B. time
B. once
B. hardly
B. family
B. view
B. along
B. lovingly
B. turn
B. ought to cry
B. the ones
B. devotion | C. tiredness
C. kept
C. Unfortunately
C. Sometime
C. get rid of
C. Though
C. choices
C. getting on
C. found
C. energy
C. seldom
C. nearly
C. idea
C. look
C. towards
C. pitifully
C. role
C. should have cried
C. few
C. kindness | D. sickness
D. shared
D. Surprisingly
D. Meanwhile
D. take advantage of
D. Before
D. positions
D. going back
D. invited
D. knowledge
D. often
D. formerly
D. offer
D. sight
D. through
D. gratefully
D. step
D. could have cried
D. the rest
D. trust |
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| 阅读理解。 | It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for "Six days shall you labor and all your work" was taken
seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own
houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.
Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother
caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string (线). It seemed there was no limit to
the heights to which kites would fly today.
My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she cast a
look toward the window. "Come on, girls! Let"s take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute."
On the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her
girls.
There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys" kites and they
went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then
we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to
earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls.
I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday
fights and little jealousies. "Perhaps it"s like this in the kingdom of heaven," I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of
supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly
enough. The strange thing was, we didn"t mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none
of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep "the
things that cannot be and yet they are."
The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some
work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to "go park, see duck."
"I can"t go!" I said. "I have this and this to do, and when I"m through I"ll be too tired to walk that far."
My mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. "It"s a wonderful day," she
offered,"really warm, yet there"s a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?"
I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories.
"Come on," I told my little girl. "You"re right, it"s too good a day to miss."
Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath (余波) of a great war. All evening we had been asking
our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely,
but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of-what dark and horrible things?
"Say!" A smile sipped out from his lips. "Do you remember-no, of course you wouldn"t. It probably didn"t
make the impression on you as it did on me."
I hardly dared speak. "Remember what?"
"I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp (战俘营), when things weren"t too good. Do you remember
the day we flew the kites?" | | 1. Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought _____. | A. she was too old to fly kites
B. her husband would make fun of her
C. she should have been doing her how
D. supposed to the don"t game | | 2. By "we were all beside ourselves" writer means that they all _____. | A. felt confused
B. went wild with joy
C. looked on
D. forgot their fights | | 3. What did they think after the kite-flying? | A. The boys must have had more fun than the girls.
B. They should have finished their work before playing.
C. Her parents should spend more time with them.
D. All the others must have forgotten that day. | | 4. Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing? | A. She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.
B. She was reminded of the day they flew kites.
C. She had finished her work in the kitchen.
D. She thought it was a great day to play outside. | | 5. The youngest Patrick boy is mentioned to show that _____. | A. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories
B. his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life
C. childhood friendship means so much to the writer
D. people like him really changed a lot after the war | | 完形填空。 | My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go
sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at 1 . As for me, I 2 both before twelve because
of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really 3 . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from
university. I came home and 4 Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the 5 lake. Dad hadn"t sailed for
years, but everything 6 well with the tiller (舵柄) in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a 7 wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit 8 . Dad
was always at his best in any 9 , but at this moment he 10 .
"John! 11 !" he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any 12 . He was the one I always 13 for strength and security. Before I
could respond, a 14 of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller 15 it was too late. Another huge wall
of water 16 the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At
that moment, I felt fiercely 17 of him.
I swam to Dad 18 and assisted him in climbing onto the hull (船壳) of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull,
Dad was a little awkward about his flash of 19 . "It"s all right, Dad. We are safe now," I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it
was my turn to start 20 for my father. | ( )1. A. boating
( )2. A. enjoyed
( )3. A. unforgivable
( )4. A. sent
( )5. A. calm
( )6. A. finished
( )7. A. strong
( )8. A. repeatedly
( )9. A. danger
( )10. A. suffered
( )11. A. look
( )12. A. problem
( )13. A. turned to
( )14. A. fountain
( )15. A. if
( )16. A. got through
( )17. A. ashamed
( )18. A. hopelessly
( )19. A. pain
( )20. A. making up | B. running
B. desired
B. unforgettable
B. ordered
B. icy
B. went
B. gentle
B. lightly
B. place
B. fell
B. Help
B. relationship
B. lived with
B. stream
B. for
B. poured into
B. protective
B. quickly
B. anger
B. getting ready | C. swimming
C. hated
C. cheerful
C. invited
C. stormy
C. seemed
C. cold
C. hardly
C. sport
C. froze
C. Run
C. machine
C. argued with
C. shower
C. after
C. turned over
C. tired
C. slowly
C. fear
C. paying off | D. teaching
D. learned
D. regretful
D. allowed
D. thundery
D. sounded
D. hot
D. violently
D. job
D. withdrew
D. Jump
D. boat
D. objected to
D. wave
D. but
D. lifted up
D. afraid
D. helplessly
D. shame
D. looking out | | 阅读理解。 | There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two
buckers. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one. Which had seen
many years of service, but was now past its best?
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path,
one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket
of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before
it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, "See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me
to water the flowers every day! I don"t know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of apace you are!"
And all that the old bucket could say was. "I know I am not very useful, but I can only do my best. I am
happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least."
One day, the gardener heard that kind or conversation. After was ring the flowers as usual, he said, "You
both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along
the path."
Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was
carried, there was just bare (光秃秃的) earth; one the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was
a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden. | | 1. What does the underlined word "dilapidated" probably mean? | A. Dirty
B. Dark
C. Worn-out
D. Plain-looking | | 2. What was the old bucket ashamed of? | A. His past.
B. His aging.
C. His manner.
D. His leaking. | | 3. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _____. | A. laugh at the old one
B. take pity on the old one
C. show off its beautiful looks
D. praise the gardener"s kindness | | 4. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener? | A. Because it was used to keep a balance
B. Because it stayed in its best condition
C. Because it was taken as a treasure
D. Because it had its own function | | 完形填空。 | I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all
1 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they 2 that Black Wednesday were going to
perform at our local theatre, they all bought 3 for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the
friends couldn"t go, so my brother 4 me the ticket. I was really 5 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our 6 . After a few
minutes, the lights went down and everybody became 7 . I could barely make out the stage in the 8 .
We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band 9
the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn"t 10 what he was saying.
The first song was already starting and the music was as 11 a jet engine. I could 12 the drum beats and
bass notes in my stomach.
I can"t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just 13 that I really enjoyed the show and didn"t
want it to 14 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 15 and walked
unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 16 from a long sleep. My ears were
still 17 with the beat of the last song.
After the 18 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of
music. Once in a while, 19 , I listen to one of their songs and 20 I"m back at that first show. | ( )1. A. members
( )2. A. guessed
( )3. A. flowers
( )4. A. booked
( )5. A. relaxed
( )6. A. seats
( )7. A. comfortable
( )8. A. silence
( )9. A. fell upon
( )10. A. forget
( )11. A. loud
( )12. A. feel
( )13. A. realize
( )14. A. continue
( )15. A. party
( )16. A. escaped
( )17. A. aching
( )18. A. competition
( )19. A. though
( )20. A. decide | B. friends
B. discovered
B. drinks
B. offered
B. embarrassed
B. entrance
B. quite
B. noise
B. got through
B. hear
B. heard
B. touch
B. understand
B. delay
B. theatre
B. traveled
B. burning
B. performance
B. otherwise
B. regret | C. fans
C. thought
C. clothes
C. returned
C. excited
C. spots
C. serious
C. darkness
C. broke into
C. repeat
C. sweet
C. enjoy
C. believe
C. finish
C. opera
C. benefited
C. ringing
C. interview
C. instead
C. conclude | D. volunteers
D. predicted
D. tickets
D. found
D. encouraged
D. space
D. nervous
D. smoke
D. stepped onto
D. bear
D. fast
D. digest
D. remember
D. change
D. stage
D. woken
D. rolling
D. celebration
D. besides
D. imagine | | 阅读理解。 | Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York-he in computers,
she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he
would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life"s purpose.
Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by
Dolly Parton" s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the
singer"s home town of Sevier, Tennessee. "I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when
we retire," Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, "as a reminder."
Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library.
com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.
The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to
Dollywood for a look-see. "We didn"t want to give the children rubbish," says Linda. The books-reviewed
each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack
Keats"s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney"s Llama Llama series.
Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped
more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than
appreciative:"This program introduces us to books I"ve never heard of."
The Richters spend about ＄400 a month sending books to 200 children. "Some people sit there and wait
to die," says Tim. "Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left." | | 1. What led Tim think seriously about the meaning of the life? | A. His death problem
B. His love for teaching
C. The influence of his wife
D. The news from the Web | | 2. What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library? | A. Give out brochures.
B. Do something similar.
C. Write books for children
D. Retire from being a teacher. | | 3. According to the text, Dollly Parton is _____. | A. a well-known surgeon
B. a mother of a four-year-old
C. a singer born in Tennessee
D. a computer programmer | | 4. Why did the Richters go to Dollywood? | A. To avoid signing up online.
B. To meet Dollywood board members.
C. To make sure the books were the newest.
D. To see if the books were of good quality. | | 5. What can we learn from Tim"s words in the last paragraph? | A. He needs more money to help the children.
B. He wonders why some people are so busy.
C. He tries to save those waiting to die.
D. He considers his efforts worthwhile. | 最新试题
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