When I was a kid, I was close to my dad, but as I grew older, my dad and I grew
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When I was a kid, I was close to my dad, but as I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart. We always had totally different opinions. He thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field, but I wanted a different life. There was a time when we did not talk with each other.
A few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health. When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him, I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father’s requirement.
Two weeks after moving back, we bought a boat and started fishing again. Fishing was one of the few things that we did while I was young and that we both enjoyed. It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us. We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before. Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart
It is not important how many fish we catch. It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years. I’m 62 and he is 84. When we are on the lake fishing, it is like two kids enjoying life. It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind. I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years. Now my heart is filled with love. A smile always graces my lips.
小题1:The author and his father became further apart because______________. | A．they had different views on things | | B．they lived very far from each other | | C．they only communicated by phone | | D．they seldom went to see each other |
小题2:What made the author come back to Tennessee?| A．Because his father invited him to go fishing. | | B．Because he decided to live in a different city. | | C．Because his father is ill and needs caring. | | D．Because he regretted being rude to his father. |
小题3:For the author，fishing with his old father___________ . | A．helps cure his father’s disease | | B．is a good way to get close to nature | | C．makes him realize the importance of exercise | | D．offers a chance for them to communicate |
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?| A．The writer’s car is always breaking down. | | B．Father intended me to be a fisherman. | | C．I was unwilling to come back. | | D．Father used to think it was useless to attend college.. |
小题5:What can be the best title for the text?| A．Forgiving Is Difficult | B．Fishing Brings Us Together | | C．Memories of Old Days | D．My Beloved Father |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：本文主要讨论的是我和父亲之间因为对很多问题的看法不一致导致的交流不够，现在钓鱼给我们提供了这样的一个机会，让我们可以进行很多的交流。
小题1:细节题。根据文章第一段第一句When I was a kid, I was close to my dad, but as I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart..说明两个人住得比较远，选A
小题2:细节题。根据第二段最后一句I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father’s requirement. 说明他病了我是他唯一的儿子我要照顾他，故C正确。
小题3:细节题。根据文章第三段3,4行It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us.说明在钓鱼的时候，我们两个可以进行很好的交流，故钓鱼给我们提供了一个机会进行交流，故D项正确。
小题4:细节题：从第一段的句子：He thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. 可知作者的爸爸认为上大学没有用，选D
小题5:标题确定题。本文主要讨论的是我和父亲之间因为对很多问题的看法不一致导致的交流不够，现在钓鱼给我们提供了这样的一个机会，让我们可以进行很多的交流，故B正确。 |
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June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into water. else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which her to continue doing some laps there.
Now having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of , June began to tire . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June to swim, realizing her head was . Breathing became difficult. Her vision wasn’t so . She saw the lifeguard and a couple of others around the pool. No sense in anyone. She continued.
She found in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a scene, she continued to swim. , she made it to the other side of the pool. Nausea (恶心), weakness and exhaustion (精疲力竭) it difficult for June to get out of the pool. she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, Losing her .
Realizing she needed help but to even say anything, she the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was at her. It was the lifeguard. June was just able to her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.
| 小题1: | | A．someone | B．No one | C．Anyone | D．Everyone |
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| 小题2: | | A．advised | B．encouraged | C．allowed | D．forced |
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| 小题3: | | A．mind | B．time | C．shape | D．fashion |
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| 小题4: | | A．hardly | B．easily | C．falsely | D．unexpectedly |
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| 小题5: | | A．remained | B．stopped | C．happened | D．continued |
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| 小题6: | | A．hurting | B．hurt | C．suffering | D．suffered |
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| 小题7: | | A．sure | B．clean | C．clear | D．poor |
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| 小题8: | | A．bothering | B．interrupting | C．attracting | D．helping |
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| 小题10: | | A．Lastly | B．Finally | C．Suddenly | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题12: | | A．Since | B．As | C．Until | D．Unless |
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| 小题13: | | A．life | B．courage | C．chance | D．balance |
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| 小题14: | | A．unable | B．ready | C．proud | D．afraid |
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| 小题15: | | A．lay on | B．came across | C．leaned against | D．fought with |
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| 小题16: | | A．pull | B．push | C．raised | D．rise |
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| 小题17: | | A．laughing | B．staring | C．glimpsing | D．shrugging |
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| 小题19: | | A．condition | B．atmosphere | C．situation | D．environment |
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| 小题20: | | A．difficult | B．different | C．useful | D．wrong |
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A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn’t find him. The mother felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband.
When the father went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were? The husband just said "I love you, darling."
The son was missing. If she had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no point in blaming (责备) anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, the couple finally found their lost son. The family’s relationship became stronger over that time.
Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find the world is much more wonderful.
小题1:What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “the apple of their eye”| A．A person who always has a sweet smile in their opinion. | | B．A person who is as pretty as an apple in their opinion. | | C．A person who is loved more than anyone else in their opinion. | | D．A person who looks like an apple in their opinion. |
小题2:Why didn’t the father pick the boy up himself?| A．He was very lazy. | | B．He thought the mother had picked him up. | | C．He forgot to pick him up. | | D．He was too tired to do it. |
小题3:What can we learn from this passage?| A．Be careful in everything you do. | | B．Love is the most important thing. | | C．Learn to forgive others. | | D．Everyone can make mistakes. |
小题4:What do you think of the husband?| A．Warm-hearted. | B．Careful. | C．Hard-working. | D．Broad-minded. |
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 31～50 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the person.
When I first knew Bill, back in , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever . He was always ready to have a . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and was never dull when he was . With him there was one wild after another. Sometimes I wonder how we to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. , I wasn’t even it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never Bill changing so much. My image of him the one I had formed the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s to expect people to remain the same, especially I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he the same way about me.
| 小题1: | | A．proper | B．same | C．regular | D．common |
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| 小题2: | | A．childhood | B．primary school | C．high school | D．college |
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| 小题3: | | A．considered | B．supposed | C．met | D．expected |
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| 小题4: | | A．party | B．quarrel | C．meeting | D．class |
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| 小题5: | | A．man | B．hospital | C．film | D．hotel |
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| 小题6: | | A．study | B．life | C．work | D．fun |
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| 小题7: | | A．in | B．down | C．away | D．around |
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| 小题8: | | A．dream | B．mistake | C．chance | D．joke |
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| 小题9: | | A．decided | B．continued | C．managed | D．hoped |
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| 小题10: | | A．As usual | B．By accident | C．From then on | D．All the time |
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| 小题11: | | A．glad | B．surprised | C．excited | D．sure |
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| 小题12: | | A．thought | B．talked | C．argued | D．spent |
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| 小题13: | | A．best | B．last | C．next | D．only |
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| 小题14: | | A．interest | B．career | C．subject | D．problem |
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| 小题15: | | A．forgot | B．minded | C．liked | D．imagined |
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| 小题16: | | A．remained | B．reminded | C．suggested | D．became |
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| 小题17: | | A．since | B．from | C．at | D．till |
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| 小题18: | | A．unnecessary | B．foolish | C．common | D．unusual |
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| 小题19: | | A．because | B．that | C．how | D．when |
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| 小题20: | | A．felt | B．acted | C．looked | D．Discovered |
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One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking. During the normal dinner chatter (闲聊), I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混) his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.
We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.
Mom phoned me two days later. “The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.”
Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal (晚期的). During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him. By this time he had great difficulty speaking. I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.
Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever. Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.
On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute.”
I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before.
“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked. “Can I do anything for you?”
He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.
With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”
We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.
小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination. | | B．The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor. | | C．The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father. | | D．The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it. |
小题2: What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?| A．There’s little possibility for Father to recover. | | B．It takes a long time for Father to recover. | | C．Father needs love and care from his family. | | D．They need a proper time to operate on Father. |
小题3: The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because ________.| A．he believed in strictness and punishment | | B．he was not so attached to the writer | | C．he thought there was no need to tell the writer | | D．he was not used to openly showing his emotions |
小题4:What does the writer attempt to tell us?| A．We don’t often value health until we lose it. | | B．Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late. | | C．Life is short, so live your life to the fullest. | | D．Bravely express your love for your family. |
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Joy in the journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the !” one of the brothers volunteered .
The older boys began to , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a long silence, one of the picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He the lid and showed the wonderful to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is a goal is for — to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ! But not every goal will be fully . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be . But when you fall of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly .
| 小题1: | | A．rest | B．work | C．watch | D．laugh |
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| 小题2: | | A．house | B．earth | C．wall | D．road |
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| 小题3: | | A．calmly | B．patiently | C．excitedly | D．impatiently |
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| 小题4: | | A．laugh | B．think | C．stare | D．smile |
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| 小题5: | | A．important | B．difficult | C．impossible | D．interesting |
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| 小题6: | | A．passers-by | B．watchers | C．visitors | D．diggers |
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| 小题7: | | A．moved | B．removed | C．broke | D．pushed |
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| 小题8: | | A．contents | B．scenes | C．pictures | D．jars |
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| 小题9: | | A．properly | B．confidently | C．carefully | D．happily |
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| 小题11: | | A．what | B．how | C．where | D．which |
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| 小题12: | | A．way | B．direction | C．life | D．sight |
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| 小题13: | | A．thinking | B．moving | C．digging | D．living |
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| 小题14: | | A．made | B．prepared | C．kicked | D．achieved |
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| 小题15: | | A．hopelessly | B．pleasantly | C．surprisingly | D．successfully |
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| 小题16: | | A．come true | B．realized | C．made | D．treasured |
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| 小题17: | | A．short | B．lost | C．out | D．behind |
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| 小题18: | | A．breaking into | B．turning to | C．coming into | D．holding to |
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| 小题19: | | A．when | B．where | C．which | D．that |
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| 小题20: | | A．matters | B．happens | C．appears | D．exists |
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