| A．Husband and wife. | B．Mother and son. | C．Teacher and student. |
2 . I dreamed about my daughter, Jennifer, who is 38 now, a wife and a mother of three. They lived about an hour and a half away from me, but it seemed as though we were worlds away. I
“Hey,” I said, trying to sound
“You did?” Then Jennifer
Jennifer
“No, not at all.” I said
“Well, you could have gotten up from your
Silence, the
I found a small bag, dropping 43 cents into it. I
The next day, the phone rang, “Mama, I got the 43 cents!” she said
| A．decided | B．disagreed | C．expected | D．pretended |
| A．cheerful | B．confident | C．unforgettable | D．hopeful |
| A．disappointed | B．satisfied | C．encouraged | D．surprised |
| A．meaningful | B．wonderful | C．terrible | D．reasonable |
| A．learn from | B．hold back | C．stick out | D．care for |
| A．agreed | B．complained | C．described | D．warned |
| A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Moreover | D．Therefore |
| A．admitted | B．forgot | C．regretted | D．refused |
| A．attempted | B．deserved | C．considered | D．predicted |
| A．cautiously | B．fortunately | C．apologetically | D．angrily |
| A．radio | B．camera | C．recorder | D．typewriter |
| A．conversation | B．discussion | C．competition | D．interview |
| A．brought | B．broke | C．put | D．took |
| A．returned | B．brought | C．supplied | D．posted |
| A．nervously | B．worriedly | C．excitedly | D．patiently |
Strange Footprints in the Snow
Tom woke up and looked around. For a moment, he wasn’t sure where he was. Then he remembered. He and his sister, Lucy, were visiting Aunt Gwen. Yesterday they spent seven hours helping Aunt Gwen clean her basement. Today they would have time to play.
He looked out of the window. Fresh snow covered the ground. He could hardly wait to go outside. Tom got dressed and hurried downstairs to the kitchen.
“Hi, sleepyhead(贪睡者),” said Aunt Gwen. “Lucy has already eaten her breakfast. She’s outside.”
“That’s where I’m going as soon as I finish breakfast,” Tom said.
A short time later, he zipped up(拉上拉链)his coat, put on his boots, and walked out of the front door. The sun made the snow sparkle. He looked around. He didn’t see his sister, but he saw something else. There were strange footprints left in the snow across Aunt Gwen’s yard.
“They’re far too big to be Lucy’s. They look like they belong to a dinosaur,” Tom said. Then he added, “But that’s silly. Dinosaurs are not around anymore.”
He looked closer: The footprints were the shape of a very large oval(椭圆)with a stem. “Maybe they belong to an elephant or a hippo that escaped from the zoo,” he thought. He held his breath and listened. He didn’t hear anything.
He remembered a book he’d seen earlier on Aunt Gwen’s shelf. It was a book about animal tracks. He dashed inside to get it. The book had pictures of animals and the tracks they made. He turned the pages one by one, but none of the photos looked like the footprints in Aunt Gwen’s yard.
He stared at those footprints again. An animal that made such big tracks would have to be heavy. Its tracks should sink far down into the snow. Yet these footprints seemed to skim across(掠过)the top.
How can that be? He wondered.
Tom noticed something else. The tracks never left Aunt Gwen’s yard. Instead, they turned and went around the house. “Maybe the animal is still here,” he whispered.
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Though a little scared, Tom made up his mind to find the animal.
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It turned out that his sister was making the sounds.
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1. 简要介绍你的偶像;
2. 你的偶像对你的影响。
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My Idol
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My 9-year-old son was diagnosed with autism(自闭症)
6 . “Have you checked the oil in the car?” my father used to say to me, his way of “Hello, hope you are well.” Sometimes our phone calls would begin with a question about the oil and end with a question about the oil, with not a lot in between.
Fathers have a lot of love to give, but it’s often offered by means of practical advice. In my experience: It’s mostly about my car. “How’s the car running?” “Did you get it serviced?” My car — an old green Toyota Corona bought for $500 — was where my father showed his love.
Why can’t we fathers just say “I love you” or “It’s great to see you”? The point is: that’s exactly what we are saying. You just have to translate from the language that is Fatherlish. Listen closely enough and the phrase “I love you” can be heard in the slightly longer “I could come around Saturday and repair your chair.” The words “You made my life better from the moment you were born” may be hardly heard, but the main meaning is there in the more common “I’ll hold the ladder while you get the leaves down from the roof.”
When I was 17, I went on my first road trip — a friend and I in that old car. My father stood on the corner on a cold morning to say goodbye. “Highways are dangerous,” he said, “so don’t try overtaking anything faster than a horse and buggy. And take a break every two hours. And every time you stop for gas, you really should check the oil.” At the time we thought his speech was pretty funny and would sing “horse-and-buggy” every time I tried to overtake some other speeding cars.
Dad’s long gone now. But after all these years, I realize that had I owned a copy of the Fatherlish-to-English dictionary, I’d have understood that the speech my friend and I so carelessly laughed at was simply Dad’s attempt at love.
1. Why did the author’s father often ask about the car?| A．To show his love for the car. | B．To see if there is enough oil. |
| C．To express his care to his son. | D．To check the condition of the car. |
| A．I love you deeply. | B．It’s great to see you. |
| C．You made my life better. | D．I can check the oil for you. |
| A．Outrunning. | B．Approaching. |
| C．Crashing into. | D．Knocking over. |
| A．He wanted to own a dictionary. | B．He regrets his childish behavior. |
| C．He is sad about his father’s death. | D．He realized his father’s love then. |
Jenny was a bright-eyed,pretty five-year-old girl . One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don't forget that for your birthday Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?" Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.
Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brand-new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands . The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!
Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.
One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you," the little girl said.
"Well, then, give me your pearls."
"Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jenny refused. "But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit too. Okay?"
"Oh no, darling, that's okay."Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. "Good night, little one."
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A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story.
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Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story as usual,she was surprised to find
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8 . Every year Mother arranged family reunions. When the whole family travelled around and stayed together, she lit the candles and said, “It is wonderful to have you here. I want you to remember that you must be good to each other. You must take care of one another in times of need. Wherever I am, I’ll have my eye on you.” I believed her.
Mother died when she was 84. After the funeral, the four of us children made a promise to continue the tradition of the reunion. The next year my husband and I decided to arrange for our first reunion. I hoped the rest of the family would agree. Although we were close, we had our troubles. I was especially worried about my brother’s wife, Gina. She was on the sensitive side and after a misunderstanding, we never spoke again.
Then, to my surprise, Gina called. She and my brother would be arriving in New York a day early to attend a meeting. “Can you join us in the city for dinner?” she asked. I thought about all the last-minute errands (差事) I had to do and said, “I don’t have time.” Gina hung up. As usual, she had taken my refusal personally.
That night I couldn’t sleep. I thought of Mother’s speech: “You must be good to each other … You must take care of one another.” I called Gina first thing the next morning. “I’m sorry I couldn’t make it to dinner,” I said. “I am really looking forward to seeing you.”
“Me too,” she admitted. It was a start.
The reunion turned out to be happy for everyone. Gina and I made up, and sat next to each other and talked a lot.
1. Why did Mother make the tradition of the reunion?| A．It was a symbol of a big family. |
| B．It could make family members closer. |
| C．She hoped the family could remember her. |
| D．She wanted a generous dinner with family. |
| A．By staying up late with her. | B．By inviting her to have dinner. |
| C．By thinking about Mom’s words. | D．By explaining to Gina sincerely. |
| A．It was totally a success. | B．Everyone but Gina attended it. |
| C．The author had quarreled with Gina. | D．It was finally held by Gina and her husband. |
9 . A weak old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands
The son and daughter-in-law became
One evening before supper, the father
| A．trembled | B．covered | C．raised | D．pushed |
| A．interesting | B．convenient | C．amusing | D．difficult |
| A．juice | B．milk | C．soup | D．water |
| A．shocked | B．disappointed | C．angry | D．surprised |
| A．anything | B．everything | C．nothing | D．something |
| A．seriously | B．happily | C．sadly | D．slowly |
| A．plastic | B．small | C．wooden | D．cheap |
| A．way | B．direction | C．sight | D．situation |
| A．dropped | B．threw | C．chose | D．touched |
| A．peace | B．relief | C．danger | D．silence |
| A．noticed | B．kept | C．heard | D．suggested |
| A．responded | B．caught | C．hit | D．pushed |
| A．attracted | B．stuck | C．struck | D．absorbed |
| A．stream | B．go | C．fall | D．flood |
| A．taught | B．told | C．spoken | D．written |
In your daily life, there are many examples where your parents control hundreds of
