文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者一直以来喜欢探索周围的世界，发现世界的美。文中表达了作者想探索其他国家的愿望。
1 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1 ~ 10的相应位置上。
As a child, I was always out exploring my local area, whether swimming at the beaches or hiking through the bush. Australia’s outdoor lifestyle had me hooked on adventure and nature. I always wanted to explore 1 else was out there. Going on family holidays to many of the East Coast beach towns was always 2 fun adventure into the 3 (know). I came to love the beauty of world, and began to recognize just 4 much the planet had to offer, even 5 my experience of it was only in my backyard.
Also, Australia is very remote and detached from the rest of the world. 6 (Europe) often drive into other countries for 7 summer vacations. We never had that luxury and international travel seemed all the more exotic and 8 (adventure) to me. Very often, we 9 (expose) to other countries through TV and movies, 10 I wanted to experience it for myself.
As a child, I was always out exploring my local area, whether swimming at the beaches or hiking through the bush. Australia’s outdoor lifestyle had me hooked on adventure and nature. I always wanted to explore
Also, Australia is very remote and detached from the rest of the world.
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2 . 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Dear God,
Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.
I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for understanding a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes how wise her mother really is?
How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked) or remaining silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so”, when she could have said these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself -- loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don't know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.
A daughter
1. According to the passage, the writer’s friends ________ before their mothers died.
2. What does the writer think of her mother?
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
4. The underlined expression “flow easily from my pen” means ________.
5. Why does the daughter write the letter?
Dear God,
Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.
I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for understanding a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes how wise her mother really is?
How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked) or remaining silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so”, when she could have said these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself -- loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don't know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.
A daughter
1. According to the passage, the writer’s friends ________ before their mothers died.
| A．could tell them their appreciation |
| B．never completely said “thank you” to their mothers |
| C．lived to their mother |
| D．were very thankful |
| A．Changing. |
| B．Happy. |
| C．Loving, thoughtful, and forgiving. |
| D．Outstanding. |
| A．She has said “thank you” to her mother dozens of times. |
| B．The writer’s mother is still alive. |
| C．The writer has been a mother. |
| D．She wishes God to bless her mother. |
| A．express easily in words |
| B．move out of her pen easily |
| C．write out without any difficulty in ink |
| D．speak the words as soon as possible |
| A．She feels sorry to her mother. |
| B．She wants to tell God how much she loves her mother. |
| C．She expects God to retell her appreciation to her mother. |
| D．She wants to pray for her mother. |
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