Tick, tock, tick, tock. I"m sitting here, watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My
house has been 1 for such a long time and I"m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can
do is 2 and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only 3 would know. But walls can"t speak.
I came to this place many years ago, along with an old man... 4 , he was with me for only three short
years before he passed away....
For a time, I was left alone, while people came and 5 the house.... Then, one day a nice couple moved
in with a young son. From the beginning, their son Danny liked to stay with me, and I was completely 6
with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told, most of which began with "Back in my day..."
and "When I was younger..." I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn"t really understand what I was
saying, but it felt good to be 7 .... When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterwards,
8 sold the house....
New owners came and 9 . Then, one day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving
into the house. You can"t imagine my 10 when, unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had
a 11 and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my 12 into my daily activities.... I
spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and anxiety about what would
happen next.
The kids finally became 13 and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago.... Some of the local
kids have started the rumor (谣言) that the house is haunted (闹鬼的)-and, in a way, it is. It is haunted by 14
of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has impressed me so much. I have been counting them
down and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will 15 me, and call on me again.
Maybe then I"ll get a new home and a chance for a whole new set of memories. |
( )1. A. crowded
( )2. A. look back
( )3. A. friends
( )4. A. Luckily
( )5. A. looked at
( )6. A. tired
( )7. A. loved
( )8. A. Danny
( )9. A. settled
( )10. A. pity
( )11. A. friend
( )12. A. energy
( )13. A. old
( )14. A. families
( )15. A. pay | B. empty
B. enjoy food
B. learners
B. Happily
B. settled in
B. friendly
B. told
B. I
B. went
B. puzzle
B. daughter
B. time
B. impatient
B. furniture
B. remember | C. painted
C. have a dream
C. neighbors
C. Sadly
C. bought in
C. taken
C. disliked
C. his parents
C. lived
C. surprise
C. son
C. life
C. adults
C. houses
C. visit | D. sold
D. chat with friends
D. walls
D. Surprisingly
D. sold out
D. fond
D. believed
D. the old man
D. greeted
D. sadness
D. wife
D. ideas
D. tired
D. memories
D. attend |
答案
| 1-5 BADCA 6-10 CACBC 11-12 DACDB |
举一反三
| 阅读理解。 | Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there
a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his
family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me if I didn"t
got straight A"s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was. Whenever
I went out with him on weekends, I used to try hard to think out things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father"s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We
walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son"s funny facial
expressions. Gone was my father"s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my
father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood.
Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so
many years, I"m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I"m delighted with my new friend.
My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was. | | 1. Why did the author feel bitter (痛苦) about her father as a young adult? | | [ ] | A. He was silent most of the time.
B. He was too proud of himself.
C. He didn"t love his children.
D. He expected too much of her. | | 2. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel _____. | | [ ] | A. nervous
B. sorry
C. tired
D. safe | | 3. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson? | | [ ] | A. More critical
B. More humorous
C. Easy-going and friendly
D. Strict and hard-working | | 4. The underlined words in the last paragraph refer to _____. | | [ ] | A. the author"s son
B. the author"s father
C. the friend of the author"s father
D. the cafe owner | | 5. We can infer from the passage that _____. | | [ ] | A. The writer"s father used to be strict with her when he was a child.
B. The writer"s father worked hard but cared less for his family.
C. It was possibly the first time that the writer had visited her father"s new home.
D. As a child, the writer loved her father. | | 完型填空。 | A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house. When they went out, they always 1 the dog inside
the house.
One evening they wanted 2 to the cinema, 3 they left the dog in the house and locked the door and
their 4 . They went there 5 their car. When the film finished, they came back home. They opened the
gate and put the 6 away. But when they came to the 7 door, they found that part of the glass on the
door was 8 . The door was unlocked and 9 . A 10 ! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms
to see 11 things the robber had taken. But everything was in the 12 place and nothing at all 13 .
The dog 14 in the sitting room on the floor. The lady was 15 the dog. "Why didn"t you keep the house?"
she said. The dog was 16 to see its owners. It began to wag its tail (摇尾巴) and then it went to a corner
of the room and picked up something in its 17 . It went to the lady and 18 the thing at her 19 . When the
lady went to pick it up, she gave a scream (尖叫). Can you guess what the dog"s present was? It was … a …
man"s 20 ! | ( )1. A. stayed
( )2. A. go
( )3. A. so
( )4. A. garden"s gates
( )5. A. off
( )6. A. film
( )7. A. back
( )8. A. stolen
( )9. A. half-open
( )10. A. robber
( )11. A. when
( )12. A. right
( )13. A. to miss
( )14. A. was slept
( )15. A. afraid of
( )16. A. sad
( )17. A. leg
( )18. A. pulled
( )19. A. hand
( )20. A. finger | B. left
B. to go
B. but
B. gardens" gates
B. on
B. dog
B. front
B. fixed
B. half-opens
B. waiter
B. where
B. good
B. to be missing
B. asleep
B. angry with
B. pleased
B. hand
B. ate
B. feet
B. face | C. ordered
C. going
C. then
C. gardens gate
C. in
C. car
C. garden
C. broken
C. half-opened
C. neighbor
C. that
C. wrong
C. was missed
C. was sleeping
C. worried about
C. quick
C. tail
C. dropped
C. leg
C. heart | D. asked
D. gone
D. because
D. garden gate
D. by
D. garden
D. garden"s
D. repaired
D. half-opening
D. murder
D. what
D. just
D. was missing
D. fell sleeping
D. surprised at
D. clever
D. mouth
D. barked
D. ground
D. teeth | | 阅读理解。 | Mr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday, Mrs. White said to her husband, "The
children don"t have any lessons today, and you"re free too.There"s a new funfair (游乐场) in the park.Let"s all
go there to play."
Her husband said, "I want to finish some work today." "Oh, forget it. Go there and make our children happy.
That"s the most important work." Mrs. White said.
So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfair. Mr. White was forty-five years old, but he enjoyed
the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another,and ate lots of sweets. One of the
children said to her mother, "Dad is just like a small child, isn"t he, Mom?" Mrs. White didn"t want to follow
her husband around any more at that time and answered, "He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because
he might spend more money than a small child." | | 1. There were _____ children in the White family. | | [ ] | A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five | | 2. One Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. White wanted to go to _____ with their children. | | [ ] | A. school
B. work
C. a funfair
D. a shop. | | 3. From the story we know Mrs. White _____ when Mary asked her the question. | | [ ] | A. was still excited to play
B. was a little angry with Mr. White
C. looked for Mr.White everywhere
D. ate a lot of sweets | | 4. Of all he family members, _____ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday. | | [ ] | A. Mr. White
B. Mrs. White
C. Mary
D. the boys | | 阅读理解。 | John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington.He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23,
but he wasn"t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn"t have to. Jack decided
to living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善机构) to help poor
children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only,
but he is very happy.
Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each
$200 a month. The money was used for the children"s study, food, medicine and clothing. John receives a
report each year on the children"s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not
speak English.
When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. "It was nothing special," he said.
"Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn"t know anything about their life."
Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. "When I met her.
I felt very, very happy." he said. "And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me
happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children." | | 1. John didn"t need to look for a job _____. | | [ ] | A. before he went to college
B. after he went to Africa
C. because he got a lot of money
D. before he received a report | | 2. John has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _____. | | [ ] | A. near Washington
B. in European countries
C. only in Africa
D. throughout the world | | 3. John learned about the children"s progress by _____. | | [ ] | A. visiting them each year
B. getting a report every year
C. staying with them
D. talking to them in English | | 4. The underlined words "for a good cause" means "_____" in Chinese. | | [ ] | A. 施舍
B. 行善
C. 优惠
D. 赏赐 | | 5. What"s the main idea of the story? | | [ ] | A. Help others, and you will feel happy.
B. It"s necessary to write letters to poor children.
C. Live a simple life,and you can give others help.
D. It"s the most important to help the children in Africa. | | 阅读理解。 | Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about
sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them,
"Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75
feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or
you and for what reason?"
Tom at once answered, "Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves." "That"s every
good," Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. "Yes, Kate."
"I disagree," Kate said. "Your brother would hear you earlier because when it"s 11 o"clock here it"s only
8 o"clock in Los Angeles." | | 1. Miss Gogers was teaching her class _____. | | [ ] | A. how to telephone
B. about electricity
C. about time zone (时区)
D. about sound | | 2. Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether _____. | | [ ] | A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles
B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C. her students had grasped her lesson
D. sound waves were slower than electricity | | 3. Tom thought that electricity was _____. | | [ ] | A. slower than sound waves
B. faster than sound waves
C. not so fast as sound waves
D. as fast as sound waves | | 4. Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics? | | [ ] | A. Tom"s
B. Kate"s
C. Bath A and B
D. Neither A nor B | 最新试题
热门考点
|
|