1 . Growing up, I understood one thing about my dad: He knew everything. I asked him questions and he gave me
But then, eventually, I
Then, this past summer, my dad said that he once spent a summer in college building boats. “You did?” I asked. I thought I knew everything about my dad. However, I never knew this. I
A few weeks later, I called my parents. Dad answered. “Hi, sweetie. Here’s Mom.,” he said.
A.reminders | B.reports | C.responses | D.reasons |
A.rent | B.view | C.use | D.fix |
A.knew | B.needed | C.missed | D.saw |
A.knowledge | B.resource | C.freedom | D.character |
A.arrangement | B.meeting | C.performance | D.conversation |
A.explanation | B.tension | C.silence | D.exchange |
A.certainly | B.usually | C.hardly | D.particularly |
A.acquired | B.shared | C.gathered | D.stressed |
A.proved | B.complained | C.guessed | D.realized |
A.shame | B.doubt | C.shock | D.pity |
A.Lucky | B.Eager | C.Ready | D.Happy |
A.aimed at | B.got through | C.stuck to | D.ended up |
A.normal | B.long | C.personal | D.serious |
A.advance | B.opportunity | C.beginning | D.agreement |
A.learn | B.want | C.promise | D.prepare |
2 . When I was first married to my wife, I lived and worked in Ontario, moving from small town to big city as I pursued my career as a radio broadcaster. We have two sons, both of whom were born in Toronto, but they moved, with us, to Ottawa when they were quite young. They grew up there, and then, chasing their own careers, they also moved. One went to Canada’s east coast near a city called Halifax and the other headed to the west coast to Vancouver. We had a dilemma; we were left in the middle.
At the time I was still working and my job was in Ottawa. However, as we began to consider retirement we wondered where we should spend our final years. We couldn’t be close to both of our children and there was no telling when they might again relocate. For several reasons we settled on a small town on Vancouver Island. At least we were close to one of them. However, he had his sights set on Hollywood and, when an opportunity presented itself, he left Canada and headed south. I helped him move.
So, there we were, and still are, in our little west coast town. We love our little corner of paradise but we have paid a price. We have not been there for some important events such as the births of two of our grandchildren. We have missed watching each of them grow up; we have missed the normal, noisy households that have young people in them. Our home, while very comfortable, is also very quiet.
Every fall we travel to see the children. We usually fly, first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we’ve missed. Then, usually in November, we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchildren, who are now teenagers, actually into their twenties. They seldom come to visit us. The distances are just too great and it is costly.
Fortunately, both our boys are doing well and our grandchildren are growing up straight and tall. We love all of them and we are secure in the knowledge that they love us but the reality is that they don’t need us. We have done our jobs and, at least in theory, we can sit back, relax and enjoy the time remaining to us. They have also missed having a set of parents and grandparents around.
Life has been good for our family but we have all paid a price.
1. What does the author mean by saying “We had a dilemma.”?A.They were not happy about their sons’ absence. |
B.They were unwilling to separate from their sons. |
C.They were not yet prepared for retirement at that time. |
D.They couldn’t decide which son to live close to. |
A.They have lost lots of money because of his retirement. |
B.They have to give a large sum of money to their sons. |
C.They have been absent from their children’s life. |
D.They have to afford very expensive fare to visit their sons. |
A.They are quite occupied with their homework. |
B.It’s not easy for the kids to visit their grandparents. |
C.They don’t need their grandparents any more. |
D.The weather of winter in Canada is very awful. |
A.Grandparents’ Love | B.Suffering Separation |
C.A Price to Pay | D.Hidden Emotions |
3 . About five years ago, I found myself working in a terrible middle school. The hours were long and the work was boring.
One evening I felt like I could
I wasn’t really expecting a(n)
Eventually I moved on to a better school, but I
A.Instead | B.Besides | C.Therefore | D.However |
A.class | B.shock | C.exploration | D.challenge |
A.neat | B.confusing | C.constant | D.curious |
A.standing | B.racing | C.running | D.shaking |
A.destroy | B.damage | C.benefit | D.split |
A.spirits | B.attitudes | C.minds | D.thoughts |
A.bringing | B.tearing | C.wearing | D.putting |
A.burn up | B.go on | C.put on | D.wind up |
A.walk | B.enjoy | C.help | D.drag |
A.appreciate | B.stand | C.like | D.prefer |
A.survive | B.support | C.continue | D.exist |
A.put aside | B.go through | C.keep up | D.come across |
A.reward | B.gift | C.solution | D.answer |
A.struggled | B.moved | C.jumped | D.climbed |
A.from | B.as | C.with | D.for |
A.broken | B.relieved | C.trembled | D.tired |
A.regularly | B.peacefully | C.surprisingly | D.sadly |
A.nutrient | B.courage | C.strength | D.break |
A.ever | B.never | C.seldom | D.already |
A.love | B.relax | C.work | D.laugh |
4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。I feel betray by my friend Hannah. On Monday, we had a surprise math quiz. I must have sounded very proud of me after the quiz, saying what easy it was. The next day after class, my math teacher told me that I had lowest grade in the class. I was very upset that I felt like crying. I thought that Hannah should have told my classmates about my grade after promise not to. I was so angry that I went straight to Hannah and told her we weren’t going to be friends any more because she couldn’t keep her words. She was really upset and swore that she hasn’t told anyone,but I didn’t believe her explanation. I don’t think I can ever truly forgive to her.
5 . High school was a hard time for Me in the beginning because I had just moved to a small town and knew basically no one. I loved to play basketball but was afraid to go to tryout (选拔)for the school's team because I didn't know anyone. One day all that changed when I missed the bus home and decided to shoot baskets on the school playground to kill time. The coach Mr Colbath had been watching me make various baskets and was pretty impressed with my moves.
He came up to me and asked me who had taught me to play like that. I told him that my dad had taught me how to play basketball. He asked me if he would see me at the tryout on Friday. but I said no and told him why. He told me to have a try because I played very well and would maybe make some friends on the court. After thinking for a few minutes. I finally decided to have a try.
On the day of the tryout, the coach came, found me and helped me practice before the tryout. He helped me a lot and I did very well at the tryout and many members of the team were quite impressed. I did make the team and over the next few years the coach helped me both on and off the court. He helped me do my math which I had such a difficult time with and he even taught me how to live independently.
I will never forget Mr Colbath. He really inspired me and changed my life. I would not be the person that I am today if he had not taken such an interest in me when I was in high school.
1. Why did the writer shoot baskets on the school playground?A.Because he was preparing for the tryout for the school's team. |
B.Because he wanted to show off his moves to the coach. |
C.Because he missed the bus and had nothing to do. |
D.Because he wanted to make new friends while playing. |
A.He should study very hard. | B.He didn’t think he played well. |
C.He knew no one in the school. | D.His class teacher told him not to. |
A.Join the team. | B.Leave the team. |
C.Organize the team | D.Lead the team |
A.His tryout at school. | B.His present life. |
C.His basketball coach. | D.His high school life. |