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When I was a very young children, my father created a regular practice. I remember well years late. Every time he arrived home at end of the day, we’d greet her at the door. He would ask who we was and pretend not to knowing us. Then he and my mother would have had a drink when she prepared dinner and they would talk about his day and hers. When they chat, my father would lift my sister and me up to sit in the top of the fridge. It was both excited and frightening to be up there! My sister and I thought he was so cool for putting us there.

2 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Accept life as it is. I learned how to do it from my father._________, he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was_________and ill.

My father was_________ a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness_________all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is_________. One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started _________about life, and I told them about one of my_________. I said that we must very often give things up_________ we grow – our youth, our beauty, our friends – but it always _________that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father__________up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up__________! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say.__________, he answered his own question: “I __________the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.

I was also__________ by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I __________remember his words and become _______ If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be________ to give up my small irritations. In this ________, I learned the power of acceptance from my father.

Sometimes I ________ what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one ________

1.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile

D．Afterward

2.

A．poor

B．slow

C．weak

D．tired

3.

A．already

B．once

C．still

D．only

4.

A．sent

B．threw

C．put

D．took

5.

A．difficult

B．stressful

C．hopeless

D．impossible

6.

A．asking

B．talking

C．worrying

D．caring

7.

A．experiences

B．decisions

C．beliefs

D．ambitions

8.

A．till

B．as

C．before

D．since

9.

A．promises

B．suggests

C．requires

D．seems

10.

A．spoke

B．opened

C．summed

D．turned

11.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

12.

A．Immediately

B．Surprisingly

C．Naturally

D．Certainly

13.

A．accepted

B．had

C．enjoyed

D．gained

14.

A．attracted

B．warned

C．touched

D．astonished

15.

A．would

B．should

C．could

D．might

16.

A．quiet

B．relaxed

C．calm

D．happy

17.

A．likely

B．free

C．ready

D．able

18.

A．way

B．place

C．case

D．form

19.

A．wonder

B．doubt

C．guess

D．know

20.

A．award

B．word

C．reason

D．gift

3 . Dad had a green comb. He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his ____ and say, “Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?”

I was ____ to do it. At age five, this dull task brought me such ____. I would excitedly turn the tap ____ and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I’d done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would ____ affectionately at me and place the comb on his wallet.

Two years later, Dad started his own ____, which wasn’t doing so well. That was when things started to ____. Dad didn’t come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became ____ with him for placing our family in trouble. With ____, an uncomfortable silence grew between us.

After my graduation, Dad’s business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home ____. As usual, helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, “Hey, would you help me ____ my comb?” I looked at him a while, then ____ the comb and headed to the sink.

It hit me then: why, as a child, ____ Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine（习惯）meant Dad was home early to ____ the evening with Mum and me. It ____ a happy and loving family.

I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and ____ placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something ____. Dad had aged. He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, ____ his smile was still as ____ as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good ____ for his family.

1.

A．bag

B．wallet

C．comb

D．brush

2.

A．annoyed

B．relieved

C．ashamed

D．pleased

3.

A．joy

B．sadness

C．courage

D．pain

4.

A．out

B．over

C．in

D．on

5.

A．stare

B．smile

C．shout

D．laugh

6.

A．family

B．business

C．task

D．journey

7.

A．progress

B．change

C．improve

D．form

8.

A．satisfied

B．delighted

C．mad

D．strict

9.

A．time

B．patience

C．speed

D．ease

10.

A．occasionally

B．early

C．frequently

D．rarely

11.

A．sharpen

B．repair

C．clean

D．keep

12.

A．dropped

B．took

C．handed

D．threw

13.

A．watching

B．letting

C．helping

D．hearing

14.

A．find

B．lose

C．waste

D．spend

15.

A．affected

B．broke

C．meant

D．supported

16.

A．firmly

B．hurriedly

C．casually

D．carefully

17.

A．different

B．exciting

C．interesting

D．urgent

18.

A．for

B．or

C．so

D．yet

19.

A．convincing

B．heartwarming

C．cautious

D．innocent

20.

A．origin

B．life

C．reputation

D．education

4 . I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer, none came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace. It seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work though she’d never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
1. The writer began to love her mother’s desk _______.

A．after Mother died	B．before she became a writer
C．when she was a child	D．when mother gave it to her

2. The passage shows that _______.

A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B．Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C．Mother cared much about her daughter in words

D．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words.

3. The world “gulf” in the passage means _______.

A．deep understanding between the old and the young.

B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter.

C．free talks between mother and daughter.

D．part of the sea going far in land.

4. What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?

A．She had never received the letter.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．My letter to Mother	B．Mother and Children
C．My Mother’s Desk	D．Talks between Mother and me.

5 . I stood outside New York’s Madison Square Garden and just stared, almost speechless. I was a farm boy from County Kilkenny, a child who some thought would never walk, let alone go as far as I had in the world.

From the day I was born, there was a problem. The doctors at the Dublin hospital told my parents I had phocomelia, a deformity that affected both legs below the knee, which were outward and shorter than normal and each foot had just three toes.

Life was tough. I couldn’t stand, much less walk. I rarely, left the farmhouse---and then only in someone’s arms. Mam bundled me up whenever she took me to town, no matter the season.

“The world will see him when he can walk,” she told Dad. “And he will walk.”

Mam devoted herself to helping me. She tried everything to get me on my feet. When I was three, she and Dad took me to a clinic in Dublin.

A few weeks later we returned to Dublin with my artificial limbs (肢). Back home I practiced walking with my new limbs.

“There’s nothing anyone can do but you can’t,” Mam said. “You and I are going to walk through town.”

The next day Mam dressed me in my finest clothes. She wore a summer dress and fixed her hair and makeup. Dad drove us to the church. We stepped out of the car. Mam took my hand. “Hold your head up high, now, Ronan,” she said.

We walked 300 meters to the post office. It was the farthest I’d walked, and I was sweating from the effort. Then we left the post office and continued down the street, Mam’s eyes shining with a mother’s pride.

That night, back on our farm, I lay exhausted on my bed. It meant nothing, though, compared to what I’d done on my walk.

Then I began to pursue my dream of singing. And at every step Mam’s words came back to me—Ronan, you can do anything anyone else can do—and the faith she had in God, who would help me do it.

I’ve sung from the grandest stages in Europe, to music played by the world’s finest musicians. That night, I stood at the Madison Square Garden, with Mam’s words chiming in my ears. Then I began singing. I couldn’t feel the pulse of the music in my feet, but I felt it deep in my heart, the same place where Mam’s promise lived.

1. What was the problem with the author as a baby?

A．He was expected unable to walk.

B．He was born outward in character.

C．He had a problem with listening.

D．He was shorter than a normal baby.

2. The underlined word “deformity” in the second paragraph most probably means _______.

A．shortcoming

B．disadvantage

C．disability

D．delay

3. Why did Mam dress him and herself in finest clothes?

A．To hide their depressed feeling.

B．To indicate it an unusual day.

C．To show off their clothes.

D．To celebrate his successful operation.

4. From the story we may conclude that his mother was _______.

A．determined

B．stubborn

C．generous

D．distinguished

5. According to the writer, what mattered most in his success?

A．His consistent effort.	B．His talent for music.
C．His countless failures.	D．His mother’s promise.

6 . The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”

So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me. “Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The writer cared much about Reed’s attitude.

B．Carlos isn’t popular with the classmates.

C．The writer is always confident with herself.

D．Carlos always makes fun of the writer.

2. From the passage, we can conclude _______________.

A．Carlos is as tall as the writer

B．Carlos fell love with the writer later

C．the writer is very tall

D．Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later

3. What can we use to describe Carlos’ character?

A．Handsome and proud.	B．Humorous and confident.
C．Diligent and helpful.	D．Hardworking and popular.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．A girl and a boy.	B．My shortcomings.
C．My helpful classmates.	D．A change in my life.

7 . Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently --- one who works for you. In fact, he’s one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume(简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues(问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I’m sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you’ve given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.
So why is he looking for a way out?
He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.
The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.
He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he’s doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That’s what you want for him, too, isn’t it?
So your reporter has set me thinking.
Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists --- everyone --- is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can’t do it, they’ll find someone who can.
1. What does the writer think of the reporter?

A．Optimistic.

B．Imaginative.

C．Ambitious.

D．Proud.

2. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?

A．Finding the news value of his stories.	B．Giving him financial support.
C．Helping him to find issues.	D．Improving his good ideas.

3. Who probably wrote the letter?

A．An editor.

B．An artist.

C．A reporter.

D．A reader.

4. The letter aims to remind editors that they should ______.

A．keep their best reporters at all costs

B．give more freedom to their reporters

C．be aware of their reporters’ professional development

D．appreciate their reporters’ working styles and attitudes

8 . One of the best-loved American writers was William Sydney Porter, or O.Henry. From 1893 he lived with his family in a house in Austin, Texas, which is now a museum. Visitors to Austin can see the house. It was saved from destruction (破坏) and turned into a museum in1934. The museum is a good way to learn about the interesting life of the American writer.
William Porter rented this house in Austin and lived there with his wife Athol and daughter Margaret for about two years. Many objects in the museum belonged to the Porters. Others did not. An important piece in the room is the original photograph over here. It was taken there in the house about 1895. The piano there goes back to the 1860s. His wife took lessons on it when she first moved to Austin.
Porter did not start his career as a successful writer. He worked at a farm, land office and bank. He also loved words and writing. The museum has a special proof of Porter’s love of language --- his dictionary. It is said that he had read every word in that dictionary.
Later William Porter was forced to leave Austin because he was charged with financial wrongdoing at the bank and lost his job. Because he was afraid of a trail (审判), he left the country secretly. But he returned because his wife was dying. After her death, he faced the trial and became a criminal. He served three and a half years in a prison in Ohio.
William Porter would keep his time in prison a secret. But there was one good thing about it. It provided him with time to write. By the time he was freed, he had published 14 stories and became well known as O.Henry.
Porter later moved to New York City and found great success there. He published over 180 stories in the last eight years of his life.
1. O.Henry’s house in Austin has been well kept up till now so that ____.

A．Americans can explore their historyB more visitors will be attracted to Austin	B．visitors can learn about O.Henry’s life
C．it can show the way of life in the 1860s

2. What do we know about the piano in the house?

A．It was hated by Porter’s daughter.

B．It has a long history of about 150 years.

C．Porter’s wife gave music lessons on it.

D．Porter usually created music on it.

3. How does the museum prove (证明) Porter was fond of language?

A．With a dictionary he used.	B．With the records they keep.
C．Using the books they wrote.	D．Using the photograph they keep.

4. Why did Porter escape from Austin?

A．He didn’t want to lose his job.	B．He didn’t want to make trouble.
C．He meant to save his wife’s life.	D．He was charged with a crime.

5. From the last two paragraphs we know that _______.

A．Porter became famous suddenly

B．Porter spent his time in prison writing

C．Porter suffered a lot from his time in prison

D．life in prison provided what he could write for Porter

9 . Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a ____life. Mother was very careful about spending money. ____, Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her ____while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even ____to her, so she decided to go ____with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were _________________________________________there was an accident, they might be easily ____________________’t ____them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the ____when suddenly the snowfield began to____ It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and ____ the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above, ____people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was ____because she had hurt her head seriously and ____dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist ____and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane____, but Mother died.
Every time I ____the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel____ I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will ____Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.1.

A．happy

B．healthy

C．busy

D．meaningful

2.

A．Moreover

B．However

C．Anyway

D．Though

3.

A．writing

B．housework

C．work

D．research

4.

A．unfriendly

B．loyal

C．kind

D．cruel

5.

A．skating

B．dancing

C．hiking

D．skiing

6.

A．all

B．both

C．either

D．every

7.

A．now that

B．in case

C．as though

D．even if

8.

A．searched

B．examined

C．found

D．caught

9.

A．pay

B．manage

C．afford

D．stand

10.

A．mountain

B．farmland

C．playground

D．snowfield

11.

A．change

B．melt

C．shake

D．jump

12.

A．escaped

B．passed

C．experienced

D．overcame

13.

A．but

B．so

C．since

D．while

14.

A．in despair

B．in danger

C．in peace

D．in ruins

15.

A．hair

B．blood

C．tears

D．jewels

16.

A．carefully

B．slowly

C．immediately

D．hardly

17.

A．cried

B．died

C．woke

D．survived

18.

A．find out

B．think of

C．suffer from

D．come across

19.

A．satisfied

B．curious

C．anxious

D．painful

20.

A．admire

B．envy

C．reward

D．thank

10 . Mrs. Keller had a big family. Her husband had a factory in the town. One of her sons was a lawyer and the other two were drivers. And her two daughters worked in the post office. The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn`t employ anybody.

One evening, the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper. She went to answer it. She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident. She heard this and fell in a faint. When she came back to life, she was in hospital. And she needed to be helped after that.

Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on. The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again. From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid hear the bell. Of course it brought them some trouble and some important business was held up. So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist. The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions.

“You will soon be all right if you follow my advice, Mrs. Keller” said the psychiatrist(精神病医生).

The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter. And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again.

“You have saved me, Doctor, ”the old woman said, as soon as she saw him.

“Are you afraid to answer the telephone now ?”

“No,” answered Keller.

“I dare answer it whether it rings or not ”

1. Mrs Keller could do all housework because ______.

A．she had no money to employ a helper.

B．she was strong enough to do all at home

C．she didn`t believe anybody

D．only she was free at home

2. The old woman fell in a faint because _____

A．she went to answer the telephone.

B．she was very ill that evening

C．she walked in the room carelessly

D．she heard the news about her son`s death.

3. After she came out of hospital, Mrs Keller wasn`t ___as before.

A．strong	B．able
C．clever	D．sad

4. ___made the old woman not answer the telephone.

A．The doctor`s advice	B．Her husband`s suggestion
C．Her poor health	D．The two pieces of bad news