1 . “Attention, everyone!” Miss Dalrymple looked at her class of ten-year-olds. “Today we are going to create a special card for Father’s Day, which falls on this weekend.” Then she busied herself handing out the paper and art materials to her noisy pupils.
They were a mixed punch. Some came from the rich side of the town, but the majorities were from parents who struggled to get jobs. So she had not been eager to carry out this activity.
“Think about all the things that your dad does that make him special,” she said loudly as she approached the last table. “You can write a poem or short story thinking of the positive characteristics that make your dad special. The written part of this activity should be completed before you start to decorate your card.”
Andrew looked at the blank page. He had never met, spoken to, or been hugged by his dad, so how could he write about him? Once when he was looking in his grandma’s photo box, he had seen an old black and white photo but it was badly creased(弄皱) and difficult to recognize any clear features. She had quickly taken it from him and buried it deeply among the rest, never to be found again. After thinking for a while, he wrote:
Dear Dad,
You are a person I do not know and would probably not recognize as I only saw an old photo of you a long time ago. I think and wonder about you often, especially when I have no one to talk to about the Saturday fixtures(体育活动). One day when I grow up I will do an Internet search to find you, but I am not sure whether I will be successful as several attempts by the Child Support Agency have not been successful. Happy Father’s Day, Dad.
Love,
Andrew
1. What did Miss Dalrymple ask her students to do?| A．Hand out the paper and art materials. |
| B．Make a special card for their fathers. |
| C．Make a celebration plan for Father’s Day. |
| D．Carry out a school activity on the weekend. |
| A．The students were not willing to finish the task. |
| B．The students were eager to carry out the activity. |
| C．The students didn’t get along well with each other. |
| D．The students’ family conditions were quite different. |
| A．Because he had never seen his father. |
| B．Because his father was not a successful man. |
| C．Because he forgot all the things his father did. |
| D．Because he and his grandma didn’t like his father. |
| A．Andrew’s father has been dead. |
| B．Andrew’s father can’t recognize him. |
| C．Andrew is eager to meet his father. |
| D．Andrew is sure of finding his father. |
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。
Dear Mr. Smith,Glad to know that you’re very interested in Chinese calligraphy that you want to learn it. I’m happy to recommend to you an outstanding professional teacher.
Professor Wang Ming is famous Chinese calligraphy master, that not only teaches Chinese calligraphy at university and also works as a Chinese calligraphy trainer at home when he’s free. There are buses running frequent from our school to her home and it took only about 20 minutes. Professor Wang Ming is free from 2: 30 to 5 : 30 every Sunday afternoon and the training fee is 200 yuan for a period of three hour. Is it suitable to you?
Looking forward to receive your reply soon.
3 . In August 1999,Yuriko noticed that her daughter,Ayako,was looking thin and pale,
In the restroom,Yuriko opened the note,“It is stomach cancer,“said the doctor.“Please
On September 21,Ayako had a(n)
Ayako was put on anti-cancer drugs,and over the next three months,she
Yuriko decided to do more to
Phone calls and letters
Ikkikai’s message has begun to
| A．otherwise | B．or | C．so | D．but |
| A．nervously | B．secretly | C．weakly | D．kindly |
| A．imagine | B．guess | C．look | D．hurry |
| A．operation | B．training | C．rest | D．examination |
| A．expressed | B．explained | C．recognized | D．repeated |
| A．learnt | B．survived | C．suffered | D．escaped |
| A．please | B．praise | C．help | D．comfort |
| A．burden | B．pleasure | C．benefit | D．disappointment |
| A．In honor of | B．In spite of | C．Instead of | D．Because of |
| A．realized | B．discussed | C．recognized | D．wondered |
| A．meant | B．regretted | C．agreed | D．preferred |
| A．Actually | B．Finally | C．Obviously | D．Surprisingly |
| A．relieved | B．shocked | C．convinced | D．encouraged |
| A．lonely | B．angry | C．defeated | D．ashamed |
| A．mentioning | B．suggesting | C．running | D．complaining |
| A．describing | B．considering | C．testing | D．supporting |
| A．founded | B．discovered | C．assisted | D．joined |
| A．choice | B．memory | C．problem | D．goal |
| A．exist | B．spread | C．arrive | D．continue |
| A．promise | B．record | C．job | D．difference |
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely lame and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would feel ashamed at the unwanted attention. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on, nor did he say anything about it.
It was difficult to coordinate (协调) our steps — his pausing, my impatience — and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”
Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and despite bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. A matter of pride.
When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help. At such times my sisters or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, NY, on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance. Once there, he would grasp the handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice-free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home.
When I think of it now, I wondered at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to such indignity and stress. And at how he did it — without bitterness or complaint.
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know precisely what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.
My father has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my unwillingness to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about incident, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.
At such times I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance, and say, “You set the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”
1. What wouldn’t the author like others to see?(No more than 10 words)2. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “let on” in the first paragraph? (No more than 5 words)
3. According to the third paragraph, what conclusion can you get about the father’s attitude toward his work? (No more than 8 words)
4. Find an example in the passage that shows the father was a man with a “good heart”.(No more than10 words)
5. What does the author learn from his father? (No more than 15 words)
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。
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.
