Today I was at the shopping centre and I spent a lot of time reading the Father’s Day cards. But as I chose and read, and chose and read again, it seemed that not a single card said what I really wanted to say to you.
You’ll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 56 Father’s Days together. I didn’t think that you were too old. But the sad thing happened last week. I watched as you turned at the corner in your car. I didn’t realize at once that it was you because the man who was driving looked so elderly.
Fifty years ago this spring, we planted carrots together in a garden in Charles City, Iowa. This week, we’ll plant carrots together again, perhaps for the last time but I hope not. I don’t understand why planting carrots with you is so important to me. Well, I don’t quite know how to tell you this, dad…I don’t like carrots…but I like planting them with you.
I guess what I am trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their dad today. Praising a father on Father’s Day is about more than a dad who brings home money or shares a dinner. It’s more about a dad deeply loving children who know everything and won’t listen to anyone. It’s about sharing. It’s about loving someone more than words can say, and I wish that it would never end.
Lover,
Jenny
1. Where did Jenny go today?| A．A garden. | B．A shopping center. | C．A cinema. | D．A hospital. |
| A．An old man. | B．A car driver. | C．Jenny’s father. | D．Jenny’s husband. |
| A．It’s the last time for Jenny to plant carrots with her father. |
| B．Jenny and her father plant carrots together every year. |
| C．Both Jenny and her father like eating carrots. |
| D．Jenny would like to stay with her father. |
| A．Deep love for Dad. | B．Best wishes for Dad. |
| C．The importance of Dad. | D．The beginning of Father’s Day. |
1. 你在英语学习上遇见的困难；
2. John对你的帮助和建议；
3. 你对John的感谢和祝福。
注意：词数100左右，行文连贯。
Dear John,
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Yours,
Li Hua
We live in Bedford, a town near London. My father is a hard-working pilot, so he doesn’t have much time to look after us.
When I was a kid, my mum liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular, when she had made breakfast food after a long, hard day at hospital.
On that evening so long ago, my mum placed a plate of eggs, sausage and terribly burnt biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed. Yet all my dad did was reach for a biscuit, smile at my mum and ask my brother and me how we had been doing at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him put butter and jelly (果酱) on that biscuit and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mum apologize (道歉) to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I will never forget what he said, “Honey, I love burnt biscuits.”
Later that night, I went to kiss my dad good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burnt. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your mum is really tired after a hard day’s work. Besides, a little burnt biscuit could never hurt anyone. We have been married for 17 years. She always cooks for me. Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket but into your own. ”
1. What is the father?2. Where does the mother work?
3. How many people are there in the family?
4. How long have the mother and father been married?
5. Why did the father eat the burnt biscuits?
4 . When I was growing up, Father Christmas played an important part in my family’s Christmas tradition.
Each year my parents would feed us a light meal, make sure we put on our new pajamas (睡衣), and put us to bed. Father Christmas himself was going to leave presents at night! A few hours later, my mom would wake us up telling us to hurry up because he was getting ready to leave. With our eyes barely (勉强地) open, we would go down the stairs and Father Christmas would meet us at the bottom of the stairs by name, tell us how good we were that year, and hand us each a present. In all the excitement, we didn’t realize that our dad was missing until he walked in the door.
When I was 8 years old, my mom very gently (温柔地) and lovingly told me that Father Christmas was just a fun story. She then asked me to never tell my younger sisters or any of the other kids in our family. She believed every child should decide on their own when they were ready to move on and know the truth about Father Christmas. It was a promise I have kept all these years.
Until this year.
My youngest is 10, and I thought other children might make fun of him if he were to say Father Christmas was real. So I gently mentioned that there really wasn’t a man who lived in the North Pole.
“Oh, okay. I know that.”
I then told him not to ever tell anyone else, especially his two cousins, who at 7 and 5 still believe. I didn’t want him to blow my father’s cover.
“Mom, I know Father Christmas is Grandpa and I won’t say anything to them.”
It then dawned on ( 开始明白) me that for my children, Father Christmas would always be real. For them, he was their grandfather who took the time each year to dress up and their grandmother helped him get ready so that their Christmas could be a little more special. My mother was right; Christmas is the spirit of love and giving.
1. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?| A．Her great expectation of Father Christmas. |
| B．The importance of Father Christmas to her. |
| C．Her memories of Christmas celebrations in her family. |
| D．The preparation her family made for Christmas Eve. |
| A．She wanted to give them a surprise. |
| B．She didn’t know how to explain it. |
| C．She didn’t think they were old enough to understand it. |
| D．She thought they should decide when to unlock it by themselves. |
| A．Say no to the Christmas present from my father. |
| B．Regard my father as the real Father Christmas. |
| C．Tell the truth about my father dressing up as Father Christmas. |
| D．Notice my father being away from the family party at Christmas. |
| A．The True Spirit of Christmas |
| B．The Real Life of Father Christmas |
| C．A Secret My Son Found at Christmas |
| D．My Experience of Meeting Father Christmas |
1. 写信目的；
2. 你在英国时Bob对你的关爱；
3. 期待答复。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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9 . A heartwarming letter written by Yuan Longping, known as “the father of hybrid rice”, has caught people’s eyes as the nation is mourning (悼念) over his passing away. In 2010, at the age 80, Yuan wrote this letter in memory of his late mother, Hua Jing, and many are deeply touched by its sincerity (真情).
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1. Why did Yuan Longping write a letter in 2010?| A．To honor his mother. | B．To attract people’s eyes. |
| C．To comfort his mother. | D．To public his achievements. |
| A．The seed. | B．The emotion. | C．The speech. | D．The education. |
| A．She was born in a poor family. | B．She used to work in the fields. |
| C．She didn’t get any schooling. | D．She moved to Anjiang for her son. |
| A．The speech to the audience. | B．The growth in Anjiang. |
| C．The seed of Yuan’s mother. | D．The prize in his study. |
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| A．brought up | B．taken on | C．picked up | D．turned down |
| A．learned | B．graduated | C．worked | D．traveled |
| A．friends | B．students | C．colleagues | D．families |
| A．skip | B．challenge | C．enjoy | D．concentrate |
| A．originally | B．equally | C．definitely | D．roughly |
| A．never | B．still | C．just | D．often |
| A．lose | B．leave | C．visit | D．forget |
| A．sought | B．built | C．entered | D．shared |
| A．distant | B．wonderful | C．detailed | D．awkward |
| A．home | B．option | C．dream | D．goal |
| A．attack | B．trick | C．shadow | D．struggle |
| A．moved | B．eager | C．fortunate | D．amazed |
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| A．ignore | B．describe | C．imagine | D．miss |
