1 . I was ready for bed when the phone rang. “This cannot be good,” I thought as I hurried to see why I was called so late at night. My mind quickly ran through the list of family members that might need my help.
“Lindy, this is Leslie,” she said. “I hope I didn’t disturb your sleeping.” I was confused that she should call me at 11 pm. We occasionally spoke with each other at some community events, but to say we were friends was a stretch.
I asked what she needed. She replied, “Do you have room for turkeys in your freezer?” We had lots of room in our freezer. My husband’s business had taken a downturn and we were pretty much at the bottom of our food supply. “Sure,” I responded. “Did your freezer break down?” “Not exactly,” Leslie replied. “But if you give me directions to your house, I will explain when I get there.”
Later a huge freezer truck pulled into the driveway. Leslie and her husband got off the truck. Leslie explained her husband owned a small grocery store that had just lost its lease(租约). They had to empty all the freezers before midnight that night. They thought it was a shame to just cast all this good food into garbage cans. So she began to go through her list of contacts, dropping off food to those who might be willing to take it. When Leslie put turkeys in our freezer, she asked, “Is it OK if we just fill this up?” She told me that ours was the last place they planned to stop at and anything left would have to be discarded.
At last, I asked her, “When will you come back for all this?” Leslie just laughed and replied, “We don’t want it back. It is yours. We have been delivering food since 5 pm and have exhausted our list of contacts. That’s the end of it. Thanks for helping out.”
Over the next several months we ate well and shared turkeys with friends, family and neighbors. When the food in our freezer finally ran out in May, we were back on our feet. Our income increased and buying groceries was no longer a problem.
1. How did the author respond to the call from Leslie according to Paragraph2?A.She felt excited about it. | B.She felt anxious about it. |
C.She felt indifferent to it. | D.She felt unexpected about it. |
A.Because they disliked storing much food. |
B.Because their freezer was out of order. |
C.Because they lacked money for groceries. |
D.Because they wanted Leslie to use it. |
A.Sorted out. | B.Handed out. |
C.Taken away. | D.Thrown away. |
A.Patient and cautious. | B.Thoughtful and selfless. |
C.Honest and humorous. | D.Optimistic and ambitious. |
A.The author’s family’s finance improved quite a lot. |
B.The author’s relationship with her husband was better. |
C.The author’s many friends came to her family’s help. |
D.The author’s generosity was recognized by Leslie and others. |
2 . I learned how to accept life as it is from my father.
My father was
I was also
Sometimes I
A.However | B.Therefore | C.Afterwards | D.Meanwhile |
A.tired | B.slow | C.poor | D.weak |
A.already | B.once | C.only | D.still |
A.sent | B.threw | C.took | D.put |
A.impossible | B.hopeless | C.stressful | D.difficult |
A.worrying | B.caring | C.talking | D.asking |
A.decisions | B.beliefs | C.strengths | D.imaginations |
A.before | B.since | C.as | D.till |
A.suggests | B.seems | C.promises | D.requires |
A.opened | B.turned | C.broken | D.spoke |
A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
A.Naturally | B.Surprisingly | C.Truly | D.Certainly |
A.had | B.accepted | C.enjoyed | D.gained |
A.defended | B.astonished | C.touched | D.warned |
A.would | B.could | C.should | D.might |
A.quiet | B.relaxed | C.calm | D.happy |
A.able | B.likely | C.free | D.ready |
A.case | B.way | C.method | D.form |
A.doubt | B.guess | C.know | D.wonder |
A.award | B.theme | C.gift | D.word |
3 . With sunset on the horizon, Chad Rissman and his uncle Darrin Vick had waited all day for one bite. They were just sitting there talking when
Darrin was going to grab the
Then, they
"I think they did a really great job. It could have been a lot
If Eugene or any other bird is hooked, Begay suggested following these steps. "If you hook a bird
A.gradually | B.suddenly | C.permanently | D.hardly |
A.broken | B.long | C.loose | D.smooth |
A.interested | B.involved | C.lost | D.absorbed |
A.line | B.shark | C.eagle | D.phone |
A.killed | B.attacked | C.swallowed | D.claimed |
A.anything | B.everything | C.something | D.nothing |
A.asked for | B.run out of | C.escaped from | D.got rid of |
A.lost | B.threw | C.grabbed | D.delivered |
A.hid | B.shared | C.celebrated | D.recorded |
A.took out | B.cut off | C.tidied up | D.rolled up |
A.easier | B.healthier | C.worse | D.slower |
A.knows | B.regards | C.treats | D.accepts |
A.raised | B.witnessed | C.trained | D.rescued |
A.hours | B.days | C.months | D.years |
A.critical | B.enjoyable | C.relaxing | D.carefree |
A.protecting | B.ruining | C.discovering | D.following |
A.meals | B.tasks | C.journeys | D.methods |
A.with luck | B.by accident | C.in flesh | D.on purpose |
A.report | B.realize | C.release | D.recommend |
A.safety | B.relief | C.freedom | D.trouble |
4 . I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs and he was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often
A.forest | B.woods | C.trees | D.weeds |
A.pleasure | B.theme | C.topic | D.goal |
A.traditional | B.rich | C.same | D.interesting |
A.watered | B.cared | C.beat | D.protected |
A.how | B.why | C.where | D.when |
A.higher | B.stronger | C.weaker | D.taller |
A.tough | B.easy | C.simple | D.comfortable |
A.the smallest | B.the strongest | C.the youngest | D.the tallest |
A.need | B.find | C.build | D.develop |
A.long | B.deep | C.weak | D.short |
A.instead of | B.because of | C.in spite of | D.but for |
A.appearance | B.thinking | C.independence | D.attention |
A.between | B.across | C.by | D.into |
A.what | B.that | C.where | D.how |
A.attending | B.looking | C.beating | D.neglecting |
A.However | B.Whoever | C.Wherever | D.Whenever |
A.release | B.suffer | C.benefit | D.survive |
A.pray | B.wish | C.ask | D.tell |
A.keep | B.change | C.continue | D.control |
A.strangers | B.competition | C.hardship | D.fighting |
It was late on a Saturday afternoon. A young boy and his father were sitting quietly, watching the snow fall.
“Son, you see every snowflake is different, but when they are all together, they are so beautiful.” Dad, smiling, turned to his son, “Just like people. God makes every one of us different.”
Then came a question. “If people are like snowflakes, unique and special, how could they get along?”
Dad sat there for a moment, thinking. “Choice,” he said. “One of the greatest gifts God has given us is the gift of choice. Different as we all are, we have one thing in common. We can choose what we do, how we dress, where we live, and how we treat each other.”
“But some people don’t get along. So their choice is a bad thing?” the boy asked.
“Oh, no. Only when they choose the wrong things.”
“How do we know what’s right and what’s wrong?”
Without a word, Dad began to work with the snow. First he made several snowballs. And then he placed three of them on top of each other.
“It’s a snowman!” the boy shouted with excitement. “Those that made the snowman did the right thing.”
“Yes, these three came together and joined in an effort to build up mankind,” Dad said.
Then he held his boy tightly and said, “I pray to God that your world will learn to work and live together.”
The boy leaned back in the comfort and protection of his father’s arms, and said, “I will make the right choice. I will learn to build the best snowman ever.”
1. What was the weather like in the story?2. What do people have in common according to Dad?
3. How did Dad show the right choice with the snowballs?
4. What does “the right choice” in the underlined sentence mean?
5. What do you think of the father in the text?
6 . Over the years, I’ve been guilty of hurriedly shutting the front door to many strangers when they came knocking with the intention of selling the things. But around Easter time this year, a dear friend of mine had an experience that
Alice who recently moved to a new neighborhood, had been housebound (足不出户的) all week
Coughing, she poked her head out and impatiently
After Alice told this story to me, I thought about how
A.decided | B.changed | C.occupied | D.crossed |
A.suffering | B.removing | C.coming | D.leaving |
A.owning | B.throwing | C.making | D.holding |
A.communicated | B.gotten | C.left | D.delivered |
A.eagerly | B.happily | C.willingly | D.hesitantly |
A.satisfied | B.persuaded | C.informed | D.convinced |
A.Therefore | B.However | C.Furthermore | D.While |
A.in surprise | B.in despair | C.in silence | D.in anger |
A.scared | B.frustrated | C.shocked | D.annoyed |
A.Before | B.After | C.As | D.Though |
A.puzzled | B.concerned | C.excited | D.satisfied |
A.blamed | B.disturbed | C.beat | D.visited |
A.Hopefully | B.Luckily | C.Suddenly | D.Lastly |
A.movement | B.thought | C.word | D.gesture |
A.take | B.give | C.bring | D.assist |
A.congratulated | B.celebrated | C.praised | D.appreciated |
A.tiring | B.surprising | C.touching | D.exciting |
A.encouragement | B.inspiration | C.honesty | D.thoughtfulness |
A.worrying about | B.thinking about | C.discussing about | D.hearing about |
A.kindness | B.hate | C.regret | D.happiness |
7 . It was the golden season. I could see the
“Autumn is a lonely season and life is uninteresting. The days in this season always get me
Lost in the music, I did not
Autumn was
“You
“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a(n)
“I came here just to have a rest because I
“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a
She smiled and I smiled in that beautiful autumn.
1.A.yellow | B.green | C.new | D.empty |
A.annoyed | B.annoying | C.bored | D.boring |
A.going | B.waiting | C.preparing | D.caring |
A.across | B.out | C.away | D.down |
A.mainly | B.specially | C.mostly | D.especially |
A.understand | B.remember | C.realize | D.consider |
A.performer | B.artist | C.reporter | D.volunteer |
A.boring | B.interesting | C.sad | D.dull |
A.nearly | B.hardly | C.already | D.just |
A.may | B.would | C.can | D.must |
A.excited | B.angry | C.sad | D.worried |
A.failed | B.sent | C.broke | D.took |
A.moved | B.encouraged | C.wondered | D.saved |
A.short | B.meaningful | C.relaxing | D.successful |
A.space | B.gift | C.chance | D.luck |
8 . There was once a boy called Joseph Webb who always loved to show off how many friends he had at school. One day his
Joseph
“Take it. It’s a very
Joseph, brave and determined, set off for
“Wait! Let me try again, ”Joseph said. But again, he missed the seat,
A.schoolmate | B.grandfather | C.classmate | D.stranger |
A.accepted | B.noticed | C.concluded | D.ignored |
A.passed | B.recovered | C.returned | D.disappeared |
A.smooth | B.secure | C.unique | D.comfortable |
A.awkward | B.flexible | C.positive | D.tough |
A.intend | B.struggle | C.gather | D.manage |
A.magic | B.promise | C.memory | D.response |
A.flat | B.party | C.school | D.spot |
A.popcorn | B.circle | C.chair | D.misfortune |
A.missed | B.acquired | C.removed | D.escaped |
A.providing | B.moving | C.causing | D.losing |
A.pass out | B.back down | C.give up | D.turn down |
A.skip | B.focus | C.suffer | D.fall |
A.However | B.Moreover | C.Besides | D.Therefore |
A.relative | B.neighbor | C.companion | D.teammate |
9 . Mom wanted only one thing for her birthday."Can you find me another copy of this song?"she asked,and handed me a worn-out cassette tape. I know exactly what was recorded on it-"My Redeemer (救世主)."I heard the song played at least a thousand times while growing up. After 37years,the cassette tape was too worn-out to be used. I promised her I would find a replacement.
"My Redeemer"had become Mom's favorite song after my younger brother Tim was killed by a drunk driver in 1973. The only thing that helped her calm down was the soulful sound of"My Redeemer"from the local radio station.We recorded it on a cassette tape so she would listen to it any time she wanted,but none of us knew who the singer was. These days, I figured it would be easy to find out. I went home and searched the Internet. Several songs with that title came out,but none of them were the one Mom loved. I got depressed.
Mom's birthday drew near and then one day, I was driving home, listening to our local radio station.I heard a familiar song, "My Redeemer!"As soon as I could, I phoned the station. I found out the singer was Alan Parks.I typed his name into Google and found his home number in South Carolina. Minutes later, I was telling him how much his recording meant to Mom. He offered to post two CDs to me personally. I gave him my address.
"Red Lion, Pennsylvania?"he said."Do you know the Logans?""They're our neighbours!""I've been friends with them for 25years,"Alan said. "They'll be at my concert at Your Gospel Chapel on April 17th. Would you and your mom come, too?"We sure would. Mom was excited to hear Alan sing"My Redeemer", on the evening of her 87th birthday.
1. The author promised her mother she would ________ .A.help her mother go to the concert |
B.buy her mother a new cassette tape |
C.record a new popular song for her mother |
D.find another cassette tape of"My Redeemer" |
A.It was first sung by her. |
B.It was the memory of her mother's youth. |
C.It helped her calm down after her younger son died. |
D.It was such a fantastic song that she couldn't forget forever. |
A.She searched for it on Google. |
B.She called the station and got it. |
C.She heard it from the radio station. |
D.She got it from Alan's neighbour. |
A.He lives in Red Lion,Pennsylvania. |
B.He'll sing for the author's mom at the station. |
C.He offered to give the author two cassette tapes. |
D.He has been friends with the Logans for many years. |
10 . A beautiful girl was shopping with her mother in Blue-sky Market. It was
The girl’s
“What?” Mom asked.
“Let’s run through the rain!”
“No, Honey. We’ll
The child waited about another
“We’ll get
“No, we won’t , Mom.That’s not what you said this
“This morning?
“Don’t you
A.blowing | B.snowing | C.raining | D.shining |
A.sound | B.voice | C.noise | D.language |
A.leave | B.go | C.run | D.wait |
A.second | B.minute | C.month | D.day |
A.wet | B.hurt | C.lost | D.bad |
A.morning | B.afternoon | C.evening | D.night |
A.When | B.What | C.Why | D.How |
A.say | B.stop | C.ask | D.remember |
A.with | B.for | C.about | D.of |
A.something | B.anything | C.other | D.another |