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Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. 1 to the flower shop were always useless---it was a cash 2 . After a while I stopped trying to 3 who the sender was and just delighted in the beautiful and perfume of the white flower. But I never 4 imagining who the sender might be. Some of my 5 moments were spent daydreaming about it. My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) 6 kindness who might be showing 7 . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was 8 a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man 9 the street whose mail I helped to get during the 10 so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy step. As a teenager, 11 , I had more fun guessing that it might be a 12 who had noticed me 13 I didn’t know him. One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was 14 some of the most important events in my life. I became completely 15 in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I 16 the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t 17 if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did. She wanted her children to feel 18 and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a 19 in the world and beauty in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, 20 and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died. 1. A. Calls B. Quarrels C. Messages D. Letters 2. A. service B. deal C. bargain D. offer 3. A .recognize B. imagine C. wonder D. discover 4. A. failed B. stopped C. succeeded D. enjoyed 5. A. saddest B. painful C. happiest D. loneliest 6. A. special B. common C. valuable D. important 7. A. concern B. attitude C. interest D. appreciation 8. A. repairing B. washing C. unloading D. starting 9. A. across B. through C. from D. onto 10.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 11. A. though B. anyway C. therefore D. indeed 12. A. friend B. superman C. teacher D. boy 13. A .as if B. even though C. in case D. so that 14. A. considering B. expecting C. missing D. preparing 15. A. disappointed B. uninterested C. discouraged D. concentrated 16.A. forgot B. lost C. hated D. expected 17. A. wonder B. believe C. care D. know 18. A. contented B. respected C. thanked D. loved 19. A. trouble B. magic C. tragedy D. comedy 20. A. strong B. beautiful C. smelly D. lucky |
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1-20 ADBDD ADACC BABDB DDABA |
解析
1. A. “打电话”询问送花人是谁。 2. B. a cash deal 现金交易,暗示没有留下姓名、地址。 3. D. try to discover 尽量查明。此空不用imagine, 否则与下句相互矛盾。 4. B. 从未停止过。fail和succeed后接in doing. 5. C. 心情愉快。其它三个选项意义相反。 6. A. special的含义可包括valuable和important。 7. D. 表示感激。 8. C. 由full of groceries 可知帮助“御货”。 9. A. 横过马路。 10. D. 下文中的icy表明“冬天”。 11. A. 表示转折。 12. D. 从下段的dress可知作者是女性。在此表示也许是一个男孩看上了她。 13. B. 让步状语从句。 14. C. miss失去。 15. B. 对……不感兴趣。因为下文涉及作者忘记了舞会的事情,对礼服也不关心。 16. A. 忘记。此空应与上空结合起来考虑。 17. C. care =" mind" 关心,在意,计较。 18. D. feel loved感受到被爱。 19. B. 魔力。下文谈到生活就象可爱的栀子花,使作者充满暇想。 20. A. 坚强。perfect(完美) 包含beautiful的意思,故B不可选。 |
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A letter to Edward, a columnist(报刊专栏作家) Dear Mr Expert: I grew up in an unhappy and abusive home. I always promised myself that I’d get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house, and I’m really proud of the independence I’ve achieved. Here’s the problem: several of my friends who still live with their parents wish they had places like mine — so much so that they make mine theirs. It started out with a couple of them spending the weekends with me. But now they seem to take it for granted that they can show up any time they like. They bring boyfriends over, talk on the phone and stay out forever. I enjoy having my friends here sometimes — it makes the place feel comfortable and warm— but this is my home, not a party house. I was old enough to move out on my own, so why can’t I seem to ask my friends to respect my privacy(隐私)? Joan Edward’s reply to Joan Dear Joan: If your family didn’t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble letting others know your needs now. And if you’ve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family atmosphere(气氛),you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict you grew up with— or destroy the nice atmosphere you now enjoy. You need to understand that in true friendship it’s okay to put your own needs first from time to time. Be clear about the message you want to send. For example, “I really love your company but I also need some privacy. So please call before you come over.” 63. We can learn from the first letter that Joan Edward . A. lives away from her parents B. takes pride in her friends C. knows Mr Expert quite well D. hates her parents very much 64. We can infer from the first letter that . A. Joan considers her friends more important than her privacy B. Joan’s friends visit her more often than she can accept C. Joan doesn’t like the parties at all D. Joan dislikes the boyfriends her friends bring over 65. According to Mr Expert, why can’t Joan tell her friends her feelings? A. She is afraid of hurting her friends. B. She does not understand true friendship. C. Her family experience stops her from doing so. D. She does not put her needs first. 66. The underlined word “conflict” in the second letter means . A. dependent life B. fierce fight C. bad manners D. painful feeling 67. The second letter suggests that Mr Expert . A. is worried about Joan’s problem B. warns Joan not to quarrel with her friends C. advises Joan on how to refuse people D. encourages Joan to be brave enough |
True friends double your happiness and half your burdens.Basically how you would like a true friend to be is what you should be like to your true friends.Trust,forgiveness, responsibility are some elements of a true friendship.True friendships are hard to achieve. And what’s more,life is short.So treasure these friends if you already have them.If you don’t, continue to search,because once you have them,life will become so much easier to live,no matter what happens.I have been through very difficult times and I dare say,without my friends, I would not have made it. Friendships need lots of energy and patience to maintain them.Not to mention time.When your friend needs you,and when things are not going too well on your side,it is often so easy to turn a deaf ear to their requests.It is especially during these times that you must find the strength to help your friend. And it is during these times that your friendship will be made stronger. And you must always be happy for their successes,even when things are not going too well for you.It might be hard to do this,but it is something that you need to learn.Think about all the sacrifices your friend has made for you and all the times when he was happy for you despite his own troubles.Think aboutall the happy times you enjoyed and the sad,difficult times you went through together.That should give you plenty of patience to actually be a true friend.Remember,true friends are the next best thing to family.They will always be your supporters.小题1: What is the best title for this passage?A.A Precious Friendship | B.A True Friend | C.A Happy Time | D.Friend,a Treasure | 小题2:According to the passage,to be a true friend,you do NOT need to ___ .A.trust your friends | B.forgive your friends’ mistakes | C.spend much money on friends | D.be helpful to your friends | 小题3:True friendships are hard to achieve because ____.A.friendships can help you through difficult times | B.friendships need lots of energy and patience | C.your friends need you to give more help to them | D.you should be always on your friends’ side | 小题4:The underlined phrase “turn a deaf ear to” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”. A.pretend not to know | B.take no measures to | C.have no means to | D.turn to a deaf for | 小题5:From Paragraph 3,we can conclude that .A.a friend won’t achieve success without your support | B.most people in trouble are not happy about their friends’ successes | C.you should support your friends on any conditions | D.a true friend appears only when you have troubles |
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