1 . Sports are important in our family. Both of our sons were high-school
My wife and I never told Lauren that she was
I discussed Lauren’s
The season’s first basketball game
Just less than two minutes were left, and Verden was down by seventeen points when Lauren was called in for the game. Lauren
For sixteen years, I’d tried hard to
| A．athletes | B．rescuers | C．reporters | D．teachers |
| A．depressed | B．embarrassed | C．disappointed | D．surprised |
| A．normal | B．different | C．ordinary | D．typical |
| A．arrangement | B．preference | C．announcement | D．proposal |
| A．approve | B．predict | C．make | D．favour |
| A．appeared | B．arrived | C．changed | D．remained |
| A．attentively | B．carelessly | C．frequently | D．repeatedly |
| A．team | B．shout | C．game | D．shot |
| A．regret | B．anxiety | C．admiration | D．sympathy |
| A．gave way to | B．kept pace with | C．put up with | D．broke away from |
| A．threw | B．missed | C．caught | D．cast |
| A．challenged | B．greeted | C．left | D．joined |
| A．mistake | B．basket | C．mess | D．record |
| A．shelter | B．prohibit | C．discourage | D．excuse |
| A．socially | B．consciously | C．literally | D．spiritually |
2 . When I was about six years old, my mother came home one day and found that I had collected half a dozen babies of the neighbourhood—all of them too young to walk—and had them sitting before me on the floor while I was teaching them to wave their arms. When she asked the explanation of this, I informed her that it was my school of dance. She was amused, and placing herself at the piano. She began to play for me. This school continued and became very popular. Later on, little girls of the neighbourhood came and their parents paid me a small sum to teach them. This was the beginning of what afterwards proved a very profitable occupation.
My mother took me to a famous ballet teacher, but his lessons did not please me. When the teacher told me to stand on my toes (脚趾) I asked him why, and when he replied “ Because it is beautiful, ” I said that it was ugly and against nature and after the third lesson I left his class, never to return. This stiff (僵硬) and commonplace gymnastics which he called dancing only disturbed my dream. I dreamed of a different dance. I did not know just what it would be, but I was feeling out towards an invisible world into which I guessed I might enter if I found the key.
My art was already in me when I was a little girl, and it was owing to the heroic and adventurous spirit of my mother that it was not prevented. I believe that whatever the child is going to do in life should be begun when it is very young. I wonder how many parents realize that by the so-called education they are giving their children, they are only driving them into the commonplace, and taking away from them any chance of doing anything beautiful or original.
1. What was the writer doing when her mother came home one day?| A．Teaching some babies to dance. | B．Directing some babies to walk. |
| C．Getting some babies together. | D．Making some babies sit still. |
| A．Old and unpopular. | B．Ugly and unnatural. |
| C．Graceful and original. | D．Dreamlike and gymnastic. |
| A．The ballet classes she had attended. | B．Her inborn talent and great efforts. |
| C．The lucky chance her parents gave her. | D．Her mother’s support and understanding. |
| A．Children should be encouraged to be educated as early as possible. |
| B．Children should be driven to develop their interest in art at an early age. |
| C．Parents should discover and develop their young children’s natural gift. |
| D．Parents should instruct their children to decide on a promising occupation. |
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man called Ben was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man, Leo, had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.
And every afternoon when Ben could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. Leo began to live for those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened and lightened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city could be seen in the distance. As Ben described all this in detail, Leo would close his eyes and imagine the beautiful scene.
One warm afternoon Ben described a parade passing by. Although Leo couldn't hear the band — he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window described it with descriptive words. Each time the nurse saw the warm and touching scene, she was always struck by devoted friendship between these two men. Days and weeks passed.
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One morning, the nurse arrived to check the two men, only to find the lifeless body of Ben.
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However, he could see nothing but a blank wall of another building.
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4 . I grew up as the “baby” of my family. I was the
By the time I entered my early teens,
At first I
| A．smartest | B．laziest | C．youngest | D．strangest |
| A．abandoned | B．handled | C．removed | D．weighed |
| A．lorry | B．fence | C．tree | D．stove |
| A．childhood | B．adulthood | C．efforts | D．money |
| A．however | B．therefore | C．otherwise | D．instead |
| A．distinct | B．disabled | C．dishonest | D．distinguished |
| A．found | B．recommended | C．indicated | D．worried |
| A．destroyed | B．weeded | C．visited | D．advertised |
| A．healthy | B．apart | C．safe | D．warm |
| A．dragged | B．returned | C．piped | D．stored |
| A．farmland | B．house | C．hotel | D．camp |
| A．lied | B．quit | C．complained | D．wandered |
| A．hope | B．pity | C．pain | D．joy |
| A．even | B．seldom | C．alone | D．again |
| A．family | B．cash | C．life | D．expense |
5 . My violin is like a soulmate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, we've gone through both tears and happiness.
About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom. Many hours of boredom were spent practicing it. And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher's eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible hammer, striking on my heart. One day, I finally decided: I hate it!
By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa, wondering how those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma(进退两难). I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.
A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across it. It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin's voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray. A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I could hear children crying and men shouting. It was like an invisible claw(爪子)had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable to beat.
That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin — I grabbed mine and never let it go. Before the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without hesitating, I picked it up, rosined the bow, and began to play. Peace filled my heart.
My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when I'm deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes it away； when I'm walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn tunes calm me down. Gradually, it has become a part of my life.
My violin, shall I compare you to a summer's day?
1. What further contributed to the author's dislike of violin-playing?| A．Orders from mum. | B．Boredom of practice. |
| C．Disappointment in the teacher's eyes. | D．Loss of passion for violin. |
| A．The weather actually changed because of the tune. |
| B．The scenery outside the room was quite attractive. |
| C．The sudden change made the author's heart unable to beat. |
| D．The author's feeling was continuously influenced by the music. |
| A．The invisible hammer and claw are gone. |
| B．A famous tune aroused his interest and passion. |
| C．The beautiful imagination changed his attitude. |
| D．He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohn, s works. |
| A．Musical Soulmate —Violin | B．My Dislike and Like of Violin |
| C．An Inspiring Story of Violin | D．Deep Love for Violin Music |
