Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 1 after having dinner together. They discussed the 2 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, "I had a 3 house built for Mama."The second said,"I had my Mercedes- Benz dealer (经销商) send a 4 to her." The third said, "I built a beautiful 5 for Mama." The fourth said, "You know 6 Mama loved reading poems and you know she can"t read anymore because she can"t 7 very well. I met a 8 who had a parrot (鹦鹉) that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 9 it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, 10 it is worth it." On hearing that, the other brothers were 11 by his good thought. After the holidays their mother 12 her thank-you notes. She wrote: "Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to 13 the whole house. It"s a tiring job. Thanks anyway." "Marvin, I am too old to 14 . I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I"ll 15 use the automobile. The 16 was good, although notpractical. Thanks." "Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 17 plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I"ve almost 18 my hearing and I"m nearly blind. I won"t use it. Thank you all the same." "Dearest Melvin, you were the 19 son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 20 . I liked it very much. Thank you." |
( )1. A. fought ( )2. A. gifts ( )3. A. warm ( )4. A. book ( )5. A. station ( )6. A. what ( )7. A. listen ( )8. A. nurse ( )9. A. protect ( )10. A. but ( )11. A. treated ( )12. A. sent out ( )13. A. sell ( )14. A. learn ( )15. A. never ( )16. A. future ( )17. A. create ( )18. A. lost ( )19. A. same ( )20. A. strange | B. talked B. chances B. big B. bike B. museum B. how B. feel B. writer B. beat B. so B. impressed B. put up B. borrow B. work B. often B. hobby B. enjoy B. admired B. last B. unpleasant | C. studied C. wishes C. safe C. car C. library C. why C. see C. businessman C. raise C. unless C. threatened C. took out C. clean C. exercise C. regularly C. idea C. bring C. remained C. next C. bitter | D. slept D. challenges D. lonely D. bag D. theater D. when D. walk D. scientist D. teach D. although D. hurt D. picked up D. visit D. travel D. sometimes D. program D. record D. discovered D. only D. delicious |
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阅读理解。 | Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave. So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light, hesitand (犹豫的) knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night. "Who"s it?" he wondered. Terry didn"t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice, "Sir, do you have candles? I"m your neighbor." "NO," answered Terry rudely. He shut the door. "What a nuisance!" he grumbled (嘟囔) over it with his wife. "No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What"ll be the next? How bothering!" He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, "My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these." Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, "Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!" At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (使模糊) by his cold mind. | 1. Terry decided to move to another city because ______. | [ ] | A. he wanted to earn more money there B. he found it more challenging to live in a new place C. he didn"t like the place where he lived D. he thought he should change his job | 2. Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought ______. | [ ] | A. the neighbor would often borrow things from him later B. he had no friends in the new city C. she was too young to play with candles D. he was cheated at that time | 3. It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be ______. | [ ] | A. cold and harsh B. lazy and negative C. friendly and kind D. crazy and rude | 4. What would be the best title for this passage? | [ ] | A. Help others to help yourself B. Light the candle in your heart C. Terry"s good neighbor D. God bless you | 完形填空。 | A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to 1 a nice-looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it so much 2 he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop 3 five hundred dollars for it. 4 the American was 5 whether to buy it or not, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took the 6 out of the owner"s hand and ran out. It all 7 in a few seconds. When the owner ran out 8 the street, the young man was already 9 among the people. The American went 10 . At the next corner, he saw the young man 11 the stolen watch in his hand. "Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?" he said in a low voice, "it"s 12 a hundred dollars." "The young man doesn"t know 13 I saw him stealing the watch just now," he 14 . The American paid at once and went 15 back to his room with the watch. His friend took a 16 at the watch and started 17 immediately. He said, "You are 18 . This watch isn"t worth 19 ten dollars. I"m 20 the shop owner and the young man planned all this together." | ( )1. A. mend ( )2. A. and ( )3. A. asked ( )4. A. Though ( )5. A. wondering ( )6. A. money ( )7. A. recorded ( )8. A. of ( )9. A. discovered ( )10. A. away ( )11. A. with ( )12. A. still ( )13. A. how ( )14. A. asked ( )15. A. sadly ( )16. A. picture ( )17. A. laughing ( )18. A. lucky ( )19. A. many ( )20. A. sorry | B. get B. then B. wanted B. After B. examining B. watch B. supplied B. on B. lost B. on B. without B. only B. why B. called B. happily B. look B. crying B. right B. small B. pleased | C. sell C. because C. needed C. While C. explaining C. present C. happened C. across C. separated C. in C. enjoying C. already C. where C. thought C. angrily C. work C. working C. a fool C. even C. surprised | D. make D. that D. paid D. When D. replying D. picture D. fetched D. into D. punished D. up D. making D. nearly D. that D. found D. carefully D. prize D. operating D. a man D. much D. sure | 阅读理解。 | We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn"t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift (电梯) and took out a wet mop (拖把). She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors." "Yes. I"m glad they"ve finally decided to clean them," the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said,"But aren"t you working late?" Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book. After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you." Outside, Mum told me, "Dagma is fine. No fever." "You see her, Mum?" "Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It"s a fine hospital. But the floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush." | 1. When she took a mop from the small room, what Mum really wanted to do was ______. | [ ] | A. to clean the floor B. to make the nurse happy C. to see a patient (病人) D. to surprise the story-teller | 2. When the nurse talked to Mum, she thought Mum was a ______. | [ ] | A. nurse B. visitor C. patient D. cleaner | 3. After reading the story, what can we infer (推断) about the hospital? | [ ] | A. It was a children"s hospital. B. It has strict rules about visiting hours. C. The nurses and doctors there don"t work hard. D. A lot of patients come to this hospital every day. | 4. Why did Mum go to see Dagma in the hospital? | [ ] | A. To give her some messages about Dad. B. To make sure her room was clean. C. To check that she was still there. D. To find out how she was. | 5. Which of the following words best describes Mum? | [ ] | A. clever B. hard -working C. warm -hearted D. strange | 阅读理解。 | A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March. In this area we often have people selling things door-to-door, but she doesn"t look like a professional saleswoman. She just smiles and gives a card to me:"Amy Turner." I hold the card and look at her, waiting for an explanation. "I"ll paint any animal in your own home," Amy Turner says. "Wouldn"t you like a picture of your loved one? I"ve had experience of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls…" "I don"t have any animals," I say as we look past each other. She must be wishing some little cat or dog would come down the hall. It is the first chance I"ve had to breathe the air outside. In this spring morning when you wake up, you will find winter is gone. "Why are you still in your dressing gown?" She asks. "It"s nearly lunchtime. Are you ill?" "I"m fine," I lie. I"m not going to tell a stranger I"ve just been sick in the toilet (厕所) upstairs. I was still sticking my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn"t rung. But now I"m not sure what to do next. She is still standing there. She doesn"t seem to be leaving. "I"m hungry," she says and I smile politely, nodding my head before saying goodbye. "No," she puts her foot in the door. "I"m really hungry. I"ve had nothing to eat for two days and no one has any animal for me to paint. I need some food or I"ll fall down, right here on your doorstep." I stand to one side and let her in. | 1. Who came to the writer"s home one day? | [ ] | A. A saleswoman. B. A strange woman. C. An animal lover. D. A professional woman. | 2. What did the woman want to do? | [ ] | A. To sell things to the writer. B. To give the card to the writer. C. To help the writer who was ill. D. To paint an animal for the writer. | 3. When did the story happen? | [ ] | A. Early in the morning. B. Late in the morning. C. Early in the winter. D. Late in the winter. | 4. When the woman came, the writer _____. | [ ] | A. was sleeping B. was eating C. was lying D. was ill | 5. Which of the following statements is true? | [ ] | A. The woman got in to look for an animal. B. The writer told the woman to leave. C. The woman asked the writer for some food. D. The writer agreed to let her in at once. | 完形填空。 | In the early 1800"s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was 1 working and Christmas was the one day of the year 2 the children did not work and received a gift - an orange. The children 3 it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even 4 -smelling it, 5 it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve (保护) it for so 6 that it often went bad before they ate it. This year John knew he would soon be 7 enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it 8 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday. Christmas day finally came. The children were so 9 as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big 10 . Immediately the master shouted, "John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you." John"s heart 11 . He turned and ran back to the 12 room so that the children wouldn"t see his tears. Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a 13 on her face held out her small hands. "Here John," she said, "this is for you." As John 14 his head, he saw a big juicy 15 all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed (舍弃) their own orange by 16 a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him. John never forgot the sharing, love and personal 17 his friends had shown him that Christmas day. 18 that day, after he became rich, every year he 19 send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His 20 was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit! | ( )1. A. forced ( )2. A. as ( )3. A. needed ( )4. A. months ( )5. A. tasting ( )6. A. much ( )7. A. old ( )8. A. seriously ( )9. A. nervous ( )10. A. cry ( )11. A. jumped ( )12. A. cold ( )13. A. look ( )14. A. shook ( )15. A. gift ( )16. A. sharing ( )17. A. feelings ( )18. A. In return for ( )19. A. must ( )20. A. desire | B. passed B. when B. wanted B. days B. watching B. soon B. strong B. carefully B. excited B. disappointment B. stopped B. small B. tears B. lifted B. surprise B. breaking B. affairs B. In case of B. would B. idea | C. taken C. while C. valu ed C. years C. pressing C. long C. tall C. secretly C. pleasant C. surprise C. broke C. old C. comfort C. put C. orange C. eating C. relation C. In memory of C. might C. meaning | D. spent D. which D. liked D. seasons D. touching D. far D. experienced D. softly D. eager D. noise D. settled D. lonely D. smile D. turned D. wonder D. taking D. sacrifice D. In search of D. should D. thinking |
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