1 . Four months earlier, I woke one morning with blinding back pain. A quick Google search
My life depended on
I knew I needed to stay
I dialed the first number... and the second.... I did the same for almost every number — same
Just one more time,
“Hello!” It was my Johnny. My palms were damp when I explained why I’d called. Johnny didn’t
A.caused | B.started | C.indicated | D.received |
A.strange | B.genetic | C.similar | D.normal |
A.caring about | B.ringing up | C.looking into | D.tracking down |
A.abusive | B.honest | C.intelligent | D.active |
A.identification | B.competition | C.childhood | D.faith |
A.risk | B.promise | C.weight | D.luck |
A.attentively | B.frequently | C.unfairly | D.unwillingly |
A.cooperation | B.agreement | C.conversation | D.discussion |
A.ambitious | B.realistic | C.energetic | D.imaginative |
A.simple | B.long | C.great | D.painful |
A.think | B.get | C.go | D.hand |
A.visits | B.calls | C.contributions | D.suggestions |
A.number | B.friend | C.family | D.result |
A.hit | B.discovered | C.promised | D.expected |
A.conclusion | B.courage | C.phone | D.interest |
A.pointed | B.stared | C.checked | D.worked |
A.answer | B.action | C.approach | D.change |
A.anything | B.everything | C.something | D.nothing |
A.move | B.hesitate | C.respond | D.acknowledge |
A.failure | B.reward | C.advertisement | D.match |
2 . My daughter graduated from college this year. I couldn’t be more proud of her. Through countless hours of study, books read, papers written, and tests taken, her hard work has paid off. She is no longer a little girl. She has become a wise, giving, caring, and loving adult. She has learned so much and is ready to start the rest of her life.
I think the things I take most pride in her learning, though, aren’t the ones she learned in the classroom. They are the ones she learned through living her life. My daughter already knows things that it took me much longer to learn. She knows that money can’t buy happiness. She knows that laughter exercises the lungs and love opens up the heart. She knows that doing what you love and loving what you do turns work into play. She knows that children are life’s most precious (珍贵的) gift and that every child should be treated with kindness and love.
My daughter knows that life often isn’t fair, that society often isn’t wise, and that everyone of us will face our share of problems. She also knows, however, that with love in our hearts we can bring learning, laughter, and joy to even the toughest days. She knows that life is a journey taken on a rocky road and that sometimes we stumble. She knows that we can pick ourselves up each time and even help someone else up as well. Most of all she knows that she is still learning, just as we all are. May she always know too just how much I love her.
1. How did the author feel when her daughter graduated from college?A.Grateful. | B.Satisfied. | C.Calm. | D.Concerned. |
A.Her daughter is ready to start a new life. |
B.Her daughter knows a lot about society. |
C.Her daughter’s knowledge learnt through living her life. |
D.Her daughter’s achievements in the classroom. |
A.you should love work as well as play |
B.it’s important for one to turn work into play |
C.your work will become interesting if you love it |
D.what you love and what you do are totally different |
A.her mother is well educated |
B.her mother loves her very much |
C.she is cleverer than her mother |
D.she has to keep learning all her life |
A.Fall. | B.Climb. | C.Control. | D.Shock. |
3 . Joe and Della were a new couple. They were both interested in art--one in painting, the other in music. They lived in a small flat. They loved each other and they were happy.
But one day they found that they had spent all their money. One afternoon Della told Joe that she had found a
Every day they parted in the morning and
A week
The next week, Joe
“What do you do every day, Della? Do you
Della cried. She told Joe that she was working in a laundry (洗衣店),
Joe told Della that he worked in the engine-room of the same laundry where she worked. They both let out their
A.pupil | B.teacher | C.painter | D.director |
A.worried | B.busy | C.glad | D.surprising |
A.studied | B.met | C.worked | D.talked |
A.killed | B.spent | C.wasted | D.passed |
A.tired | B.excited | C.fatter | D.stranger |
A.puzzled | B.disappointed | C.anxious | D.happy |
A.borrowed | B.brought | C.applied | D.stored |
A.result | B.job | C.matter | D.bandage |
A.foot | B.face | C.arm | D.hand |
A.really | B.often | C.seldom | D.finally |
A.reason | B.cause | C.truth | D.incident |
A.making | B.repairing | C.ironing | D.selling |
A.picked up | B.set down | C.poured out | D.filled with |
A.slight | B.bad | C.soft | D.hard |
A.secrets | B.lessons | C.ideas | D.opinions |
4 . My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult. For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess (认罪) to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred (神圣的) thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder. Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.
1. What is the main subject of the passage?A.The relationship between Mark and Steve. |
B.The important lesson Mark learned in school |
C.Steve’s important role in Mark’s growing process. |
D.Mark and Steve’s respect for living things. |
A.he felt surprised | B.he was light-hearted |
C.he felt frightened | D.he knelt before her |
A.Respect for personal property. |
B.Respect for life. |
C.Sympathy for people with problems. |
D.The value of honesty. |
A.Respect for living things. |
B.Responsibility for one’s actions. |
C.The value of the honesty. |
D.Care for the property of others. |
A.Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage. |
B.Mark lost the small dog his father gave him. |
C.When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it. |
D.Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation (犹豫). |
5 . Once there was a small boy called Shankar who belonged to a poor family.
One day, he was walking through the forest, carrying some wood. He saw an old man who was very hungry. Shankar wanted to give him some food, but he did not have any food with him. So he continued on his way. On the way, he saw a fox who was very thirsty. He wanted to give him some water, but he did not have any water for himself. So he went on his way ahead.
Then he saw a young man with a dog who wanted to make a fire but did not have wood. Shankar learned about his problem and gave some wood to him. In return, the man gave him some food and water. Now he went back to the old man and gave him some food. Then he found the fox and gave some water to him. The old man and the fox were very thankful for Shankar’s help. Then Shankar went on his way happily.
Unluckily, one day Shankar fell down the hill. He was in pain but he couldn’t move and no one was there to help him. But the old man who he had helped before saw him, and quickly came and pulled him up the hill. Shankar had many wounds on his legs. The fox whom Shankar had given water to saw his wounds and quickly went to the forest and brought some herbs. The old man helped to put the herbs on Shankar’s wounds. After some time, Shankar got well. All were very happy that they were able to help each other. If you help others, then they will also help you.
1. What did Shankar carry when he walked through the forest?A.Wood. | B.Food. |
C.Water. | D.Herbs. |
A.The old man | B.The young man. |
C.The fox. | D.The dog. |
A.鲜花 | B.野果 |
C.药草 | D.毒虫 |
A.Help each other | B.A fox may help you |
C.Don’t believe the stranger | D.Food and water are important |
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7 . Today, I’m sending Sally away for a week of summer camp. She never actually asked to go. This was all my
Living on a farm without any neighbors, I’ve chosen a life that is quieter than a
After we eat, I drive Sally to Hawk Circle. Once there, we get a tour of the grounds and are introduced to Sally’s fellow
It’s not until that drive home that I finally feel it. I begin to
A.task | B.idea | C.matter | D.work |
A.typical | B.popular | C.healthy | D.serious |
A.help | B.safety | C.space | D.support |
A.effort | B.wisdom | C.presence | D.expectation |
A.amazes | B.delights | C.promotes | D.frightens |
A.reveals | B.abandons | C.pursues | D.assesses |
A.how | B.why | C.where | D.when |
A.participants | B.colleagues | C.sponsors | D.competitors |
A.service | B.reward | C.demand | D.courage |
A.hardly | B.gently | C.tightly | D.immediately |
A.convince | B.refuse | C.choose | D.introduce |
A.teach | B.warn | C.save | D.meet |
A.disappear | B.return | C.look | D.jump |
A.shake | B.laugh | C.escape | D.change |
A.patience | B.strength | C.enthusiasm | D.concentration |
A.evidence | B.path | C.course | D.manner |
A.admiration | B.shadow | C.review | D.consideration |
A.free | B.fresh | C.normal | D.homeless |
A.motivation | B.behavior | C.improvement | D.personality |
A.spiritually | B.personally | C.constantly | D.carefully |
8 . At a medical laboratory clinic in Waterloo, Ontario, an elderly woman sat on the edge of a waiting room chair loudly singing out the Celine Dion’s tune My Heart Will Go On. I was there with my father, who was getting a routine blood test when the woman arrived. She settled into the seat directly across from my dad. The position made it seem as though she was sitting forward to engage in conversation with him. She smiled at him, and he smiled back.
I was concerned about how my dad would react to the possible interact on his space. He was 77 at the time and had been living with Alzheimer’s for several years. He was a brilliant introverted man. When he was healthy, he considered it wholly bad manners to bring undue attention to oneself. I couldn’t help but think that this melodic little woman was playing with fire.
Her singing began gently, like a quiet hum. I glanced over at dad. His smile was gone, and he was staring right at her. She was staring back. I couldn’t read his expression, but it seemed to be something like confusion.This wasn’t an unusual state for him, and I wondered whether he was actually seeing her at all or if he was lost somewhere deep in his mind, not really aware of her presence at that point. Or maybe he was trying to establish whether this was someone he should know. Her singing slowly got louder. By the time she got to the chorus — “Near, far, wherever you are…”, dad looked a little shocked. Still, I watched for any sign of an annoyed outburst. Instead, his face softened, and the tension eased in his brow. He no longer looked confused.
People say that Alzheimer’s is a thief, which it steals your loved ones slowly, day by day. There is so much heartbreaking truth in that statement. But certain experiences with my dad have allowed me to see a side of him that I never knew existed. In an unexpected way, that’s what happened to me that day in the clinic. When her song ended and the waiting room became silent, the woman opened her eyes. My dad was still looking directly at her. “That was beautiful,” he said. And she smiled and said, “Thank you.”
1. Why did the author’s father appear in the clinic?A.To get a physical examination. | B.To ask for advice from the doctors. |
C.To search for a cure for his disease. | D.To enjoy the song sung by an elderly woman. |
A.She considered the old woman’s song as beautiful. |
B.She believed the old woman would become famous. |
C.She thought the old woman’s voice would attract others. |
D.She assumed her father would get angry with the old woman. |
A.He was annoyed at it. | B.He was stuck to confusion. |
C.He was excited to hear it. | D.He thought highly of it. |
A.Alzheimer’s is a thief. | B.A beautiful singing from an old lady. |
C.An unexpected reaction from my father. | D.Some heartbreaking truths about Alzheimer’s. |
9 . Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade. She wasn’t my teacher, she was the adviser to the safety patrol (巡逻队) on which I served. I loved being around her and enjoyed her sense of humor and kind personality. She was also a good listener.
At the end of the year, she announced that she was moving to Florida, and I was very shocked and sad. We exchanged addresses and became pen pals. I could tell her anything, and she treated me with respect even though I was a teenager.
In Florida, Mrs. Freeman became a businesswoman, but she managed to find time to write letters and amusing stories and always took my concerns seriously. She had given me an open invitation to visit, and I missed her so much. When I wrote to take her up on the offer, she answered, “Get your shoes on and your bags packed! You are welcome anytime!”
I spent three weeks with her in Miami, thrilled to do anything from washing dishes to touring houses with her. Her love of poetry, music, and creative writing encouraged me. One day while hanging sheets on the clothesline, she looked up and said, “You know, the sky is fuel for the soul.” I have never looked at the clouds since without hearing those words. Two years later when I visited her house I had hoped to talk to her about school, but instead she was in a hospital bed in the guest room. She had cancer on the liver, and her family members were caring for her. I was in shock.
To this day, more than 50 years later, I still see her smile and think about the advice she gave me. Now and then I reread her letters, and I remember the importance of her smile and her friendship.
1. Which of the following can best describe Mrs. Freeman.A.Humorous and kind-hearted. |
B.Respectful and amusing. |
C.Serious but patient. |
D.Creative but fun. |
A.English teacher. | B.class adviser. | C.safety guard. | D.pen pal. |
A.One day. | B.Three weeks. | C.One year. | D.Nine years. |
A.She had a liver cancer. |
B.She was doing housework. |
C.She showed little interest in school. |
D.She was not looked after by her family members. |
A.She wrote stories for Mrs. Freeman. |
B.She often visited Mrs. Freeman in Florida. |
C.She once went mountain-climbing with Mrs. Freeman. |
D.She kept Mrs. Freeman’s letters for more than 50 years. |
10 . When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the leading role— a princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions (蒲公英) through the grass in bunches. I watched my mother carelessly
“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are
My mother looked at me
When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the
“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said,
Over the next few weeks, with her
A.appearance | B.lines | C.books | D.answers |
A.greeted | B.stole | C.disappeared | D.held |
A.player’s | B.winner’s | C.director’s | D.narrator’s |
A.change | B.remove | C.restore | D.improve |
A.forgave | B.sensed | C.adjusted | D.criticized |
A.walk | B.lesson | C.flower | D.drink |
A.move | B.sleep | C.bend | D.knock |
A.step into | B.dig up | C.go over | D.help out |
A.even | B.yet | C.less | D.only |
A.beautiful | B.quiet | C.impressive | D.extinct |
A.tearfully | B.elegantly | C.confusedly | D.seriously |
A.sorrow | B.pleasure | C.opinion | D.time |
A.schools | B.plants | C.people | D.families |
A.assistance | B.truth | C.fiction | D.fault |
A.reminding | B.rushing | C.confirming | D.accusing |
A.aside | B.alike | C.alone | D.aloud |
A.competitive | B.appreciative | C.continuous | D.generous |
A.sought out | B.rose up | C.set out | D.came up |
A.dandelion | B.rose | C.story | D.bunch |
A.detecting | B.laughing | C.rewarding | D.lying |