1 . The Smith’s home was always buzzing with activity, with Mrs. Smith seemingly at the
One day, little Johnny felt a surge of
From that day forward, Mrs. Smith started seeing the housework in a new
| A．bottom | B．top | C．corner | D．center |
| A．borrows | B．lends | C．holds | D．needs |
| A．bitterness | B．anger | C．courage | D．excitement |
| A．piped up | B．burst in | C．broke out | D．called off |
| A．shame | B．surprise | C．doubt | D．sorrow |
| A．choking | B．shaking | C．steady | D．jumpy |
| A．collecting | B．breaking | C．throwing | D．cutting |
| A．information | B．branches | C．money | D．groceries |
| A．coming across | B．washing over | C．taking away | D．turning off |
| A．notable | B．unique | C．quiet | D．crucial |
| A．role | B．light | C．chapter | D．setting |
| A．decorating | B．designing | C．building | D．maintaining |
| A．dramatically | B．significantly | C．immediately | D．certainly |
| A．fair | B．worthwhile | C．helpful | D．necessary |
| A．explore | B．accept | C．preserve | D．appreciate |
Last summer vacation, I worked as a servant at a BBQ restaurant as a part-time job. One day, a man and his son came in and spent a very long time looking through the menu. Eventually, the father came up and started asking me about ingredients because his son was allergic.
At some point, the boy, who was probably about six or seven, handed me a card that listed all his allergies. It was a lot. I don’t remember exactly, but I know eggs, gluten (面筋), and pork were on there, as well as a couple of seasoning (调味品) things, like onions. There was no way I was remembering this, and I didn’t know what the seasoning blends were off the top of my head, so I asked to borrow the card so I could go check. He agreed, and off I went.
It turned out that a lot of our seasonings and sauces used at least one thing the boy was allergic to, and the allergy to pork took over half our menu options away on its own. I spent roughly ten minutes checking basically everything to see what we could serve him safely.
I occasionally went up to update the family on what I was doing. The father seemed mildly surprised that I was going out of my way to figure this out. Eventually, I did figure out what I could serve the boy. Because one of his allergies was meat. I switched out every piece of my cutting board, wiping the table for good measure as pork grease (猪油) gets everywhere. I also cleaned the remains out of the cutting station and made sure anyone else I saw serving them did the same, but that usually took less than a minute.
The father thanked me deeply for being so accommodating. He had apparently had trouble finding a restaurant that served something his son could eat. They quickly ended up becoming regulars, and I would see them at least once a week. Since the boy already knew what he wanted and what was safe, it was much faster.
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I tried to serve them well to satisfy them every time they came here.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________They appeared one afternoon and I asked why they hadn’t come here for a month.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3 . It is that time of year when people need to lock their cars. It’s not because there are a lot of criminals running around stealing cars. Rather, it’s because of the good-hearted neighbors who want to share their harvest. Especially with this year’s large crop, leaving a car unlocked in my neighborhood is an invitation for someone to stuff it full of zucchini（西葫芦）.
My sister-in-law, Sharon, recently had a good year for tomatoes. She and her family had eaten and canned so many that they began to feel their skin turn slightly red. That’s when she decided it was time to share her blessings. She started calling everyone she knew. When that failed, she began to ask everyone in the neighborhood like a politician, eventually finding a neighbor delighted to have the tomatoes. “Feel free to take whatever you want,” Sharon told her. She felt happy that she could help someone and that the food didn’t go to waste.
A few days later, Sharon answered the door. There was the neighbor, holding some bread. The neighbor smiled pleasantly, “I want to thank you for all of the tomatoes, and I have to admit that I took a few other things and hope you wouldn’t mind.”
Sharon couldn’t think of anything else in her garden that had been worth harvesting and said no. “Oh, but you did,” the neighbor said. “You had some of the prettiest zucchini I’ve ever seen.”
Sharon was confused. Zucchini in her garden? They hadn’t even plated any zucchini. But her neighbor insisted that there really were bright-green zucchini in her garden. The two of them walked together into the backyard. When the neighbor pointed at the long green vegetables, Sharon smiled, “Well, actually, those are cucumbers that we never harvested, because they got too big, soft and bitter for eating or canning.”
The neighbor looked at Sharon, shock written all over her face. Then she smiled, and held out the bread that she had shared all over the neighborhood, “I brought you a loaf of cucumber bread. I hope you like it.”
1. Why does the author suggest that people in the neighborhood should lock their cars?| A．They might be stolen by thieves. |
| B．They night be moved away by the police. |
| C．Their neighbors might fill them with their harvest. |
| D．Their neighbors might throw rubbish in them. |
| A．tomatoes. | B．belongings. |
| C．helpful things. | D．best wishes. |
| A．She harvest tomatoes only. |
| B．She harvested zucchini by accident. |
| C．She took some cucumbers mistakenly. |
| D．She stole something without Sharon’s permission. |
| A．bitter but tasty | B．strange and bitter |
| C．hard and sour | D．soft and sweet. |
4 . I was living alone in an apartment and knew no one else living there. It was winter and we had a heavy ice storm—2 to 3
So there I was, sitting on the ice, my ankle broken, my dress up over my face, my body slowly freezing to
I was going into shock by then, and they called 911 and waited with me, one holding my hand and speaking
5 . The first thing that Valoy saw when she put on color-blind corrective glasses was green- the vibrancy（活力） of the grass and tree and later, the brilliance of red in stop signs and flowers. Valoy says it's unbelievable and she has struggled with certain topics, especially the painting class in school and she would even paint the ocean purple before that.
Valoy wasn't diagnosed with red-green color blindness until the fourth grade. “For the past 17 years, I've lived in a ‘black and white movie’,” the recent Louis E. Dieruff High School graduate says. But not anymore. The transformative moment all started with a public speaking class Valoy took. After she made an informative speech about growing up with her color deficiency（缺陷）, her teacher, Sandy Kile, was inspired to teach the class a more important life lesson.
Kile made a suggestion that the class should reach out to companies that produced corrective glasses to see if they would donate a pair to Valoy. While Kile encouraged Valoy to write a description of living in a world with mostly shades of grey and brown, her classmates wrote accompanying statements about why she needed the glasses. “I didn't expect much for that,” Valoy says. “Professor Kile truly believed it was going to happen but we were not sure.”
It wasn't so surprising when the first company turned down their request. Then, the class received reply from the founder of Pilestone Inc., offering Valoy and six other community members his glasses for free. “started this business by trying to make some difference to people,” founder Ben Zhuang says.
Valoy is grateful to Kile and her classmates for their efforts. But Kile says that she is very glad the students have the chance to realize the significance of lending a hand to those in need, and that being able to aid Valoy in changing her life is something she will never forget the rest of her life.
1. Why is Valoy's painting class referred to?| A．To give an example of Valoy's sufferings. |
| B．To stress Valoy's serious attitude to study. |
| C．To prove the importance of wearing glasses. |
| D．To prevent people from having color blindness. |
| A．Frightened. | B．Excited. |
| C．Uncertain. | D．Hopeful. |
| A．She made a speech to call for donation. |
| B．She wasn't the only one to get the glasses. |
| C．She only understood black and white movies. |
| D．She didn't know her problem until she was 17. |
| A．The magic of creativity. | B．The power of great efforts. |
| C．The benefit of technology. | D．The value of offering help. |
6 . The other day my daughter and I ate out to celebrate her birthday at the restaurant. The kind waitress met us at the door but mentioned that without making a
When we were leaving we gave the waitress a small birthday card
Shortly after, the cook came out to apologize for
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I had a interesting dream last night. I dreamed that I joined a race. At first, I could not to run very fast and fell behind. So I didn’t lose my heart and kept running. All the students on the playground cheer me on, “Coming on!”
I was so encouraged that I ran faster and fast till I caught up all the other runners. I felt as if flying like a superman. In the end, I got to the finishing line first. I won the race. I felt very proudly of myself. Many of my classmate threw me up into the air. Just at that time, I woke up and found me still in bed!
Snow had just melted off the ground that April day at our house in Regina Beach, Saskatchewan. I had just cleaned up the pool in preparation for selling the house. The year before, I had lost my job, and now our financial situation was terrible. In despair, I had finally put the home on the market, and a buyer was due to show up later that day. Even worse, I would have to give up my beloved Great Dane (大丹犬), Brigitte, because I could no longer afford the cost of feeding it. The thought of losing the dog and our beautiful home was almost more than I could bear.
Deep in despair, I sat typing letters for jobs. Out of the corner of my eye I could see my 13-month-old son, Forrest playing near our big, gentle dog, Brigitte.
Brigitte came to our house on Christmas eve when the doorbell rang and I was sure some of my Christmas packages had arrived. I ran to the door and swung it open, but no one was there. I sensed something and looked down, only to find a beautiful Great Dane sitting there, looking up at me with big, intelligent eyes. There was no way that she could have rung the doorbell by herself, was there? Perhaps, someone had found the puppy somewhere and left her there, and then rang the doorbell and ran away. They accurately guessed I would welcome an additional family member and take care of her.
Thinking of these, I couldn’t help but sigh and went straight back to work. However, I hadn’t typed more than two sentences when Brigitte began barking madly and running out of the sliding glass door overlooking our pool.
I raced to see what was happening and noticed that the sliding door was slightly open. Suddenly, I realized my son was nowhere to be seen. In panic, I opened the door and ran outside.
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I saw my son struggling in the water.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Later, I told the story of the dog to the buyer.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . I woke up to answer a phone call from a taxi driver who had my friend’s cell phone. My friend had apparently
The cab driver asked me where he could
When I met up with the taxi driver I
I e-mailed my friend
| A．used | B．left | C．played | D．showed |
| A．for | B．or | C．so | D．but |
| A．picked up | B．watched over | C．turned up | D．calmed down |
| A．take | B．pay | C．drop | D．ring |
| A．quickly | B．finally | C．slowly | D．anxiously |
| A．back | B．side | C．front | D．corner |
| A．deliver | B．move | C．enjoy | D．repair |
| A．determined | B．asked | C．wondered | D．doubted |
| A．stranger | B．passenger | C．witness | D．friend |
| A．pleasure | B．fame | C．experience | D．money |
| A．thanked | B．remembered | C．treasured | D．paid |
| A．sorry | B．encouraged | C．excited | D．happy |
| A．lovely | B．important | C．reliable | D．rare |
| A．name | B．opinion | C．information | D．request |
| A．identity | B．gratitude | C．help | D．tip |
| A．convincing | B．telling | C．warning | D．reminding |
| A．never | B．just | C．even | D．ever |
| A．existed | B．survived | C．formed | D．recovered |
| A．decide | B．pretend | C．wait | D．refuse |
| A．differed | B．succeeded | C．counted | D．happened |
第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(共20小题；
I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. On arriving at the beach cottage, I kissed Evelyn meeting me at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed”, she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
1. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.
| A．with his family | B．with Evelyn | C．alone | D．with his children |
| A．he was determined to be a good husband |
| B．he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm |
| C．she looked lovely in her new clothes |
| D．the doctor said his wife was seriously ill |
| A．He praised her sweater, which puzzled her. |
| B．She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated. |
| C．He knew something about her illness but didn't tell her. |
| D．He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying. |
| A．he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life |
| B．he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband |
| C．he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change |
| D．he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before |
