Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I 31 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 32 . He often got almost everything in the house out of 33 . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking 34 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 35 Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett a 36 as possible, but inside I was shouting. “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t 37 him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued 38 him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping 39 teens.
At the 40 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 41 the most to him or her. Brett spoke 42 to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter 43 . My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you, 44 troubled enough by me, always 45 me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”
46 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 47 .
At that moment, tears 48 in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 49 . Although I had struggled with silent 50 toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
小题1:.| A．sat | B．sank | C．bent | D．dropped |
| 小题2: | | A．ruined | B．lost | C．torn | D．broken |
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| 小题3: | | A．danger | B．place | C．trouble | D．order |
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小题5:.| A．pain | B．injury | C．damage | D．harm |
| 小题6: | | A．patiently | B．willingly | C．strictly | D．rudely |
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| 小题7: | | A．forgive | B．educate | C．stand | D．control |
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| 小题8: | | A．parenting | B．pardoning | C．comforting | D．feeding |
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| 小题9: | | A．lazy | B．troublesome | C．disappointing | D．careless |
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| 小题10: | | A．opening | B．official | C．victory | D．graduation |
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| 小题11: | | A．afforded | B．meant | C．supplied | D．owed |
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| 小题12: | | A．lovingly | B．sadly | C．proudly | D．nervously |
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| 小题14: | | A．unless | B．although | C．because | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．cost | B．lent | C．taught | D．showed |
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| 小题16: | | A．Astonished | B．Puzzled | C．Encouraged | D．Interested |
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| 小题17: | | A．surely | B．roughly | C．tightly | D．fiercely |
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| 小题18: | | A．fell | B．flowed | C．moved | D．gathered |
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| 小题19: | | A．pity | B．happiness | C．luck | D．success |
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| 小题20: | | A．love | B．anxiety | C．anger | D．care |
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试题【Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Some researchers claim that people’s personalities can be classified by their blood types．If you have blood type O, you are a leader．When you see something you want, you strive to achieve your goal．You are passionate, loyal, and self-confident, and you are often a trendsetter．Your enthusiasm for projects and goals spreads to others who happily follow your lead．When you want something, you may be ruthless about getting it or blind to how your actions affect others．Another blood type, A, is a social “people” person．You like people and work well with them．You are sensitive, patient, compassionate, and affectionate．You are a good peacekeeper because you want everybody to be happy．In a team situation, you resolve conflicts and keep things on a smooth course．Sometimes type As are stubborn and find it different to relax．They may also find it uncomfortable to do things alone．
People with type B blood are usually individualists who like to do things on their own．You may be creative and adaptable, and you usually say exactly what you mean．Also you can adapt to situations, you may not choose to do so because of your strong independent streak．You may prefer working on your own to being part of a team．The final blood type is type AB．If you have AB blood, you are a natural entertainer．You draw people to you because of your charm and easygoing nature．ABs are usually calm and controlled, tactful and fair．On the downside, though, they may take too long to make decisions．And they may procrastinate, putting off tasks until the last minute．
小题1:．People with type O will do the following things except____．| A．manage businesses | B．self-oriented | C．be considerate | D．set the fashion |
小题2:．Which of the following is not the feature of type A?| A．Stubborn． | B．Sensitive． | C．Reserved． | D．Patient． |
小题3:．What is Not true to type B?| A．He finds it uncomfortable to do things alone． | | B．He doesn’t think much before he speaks． | | C．He has many original ideas． | | D．He cannot fit in with the environment． |
小题4:．The best profession for a type AB is ____．| A．Athlete | B．Peacekeeper | C．Actor | D．Country leader |
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One morning all the employees reached the office as usual. And on the wall they saw a big 36 on which it was written：Yesterday, the person who has been 37 your growth in this company passed 38 . We invite you to join the funeral (葬礼) prepared in the 39 .
In the beginning，they all got 40 for the death of one of their colleagues. 41 after a while they started getting 42 to know who was the man that limited the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.
The 43 in the gym was such that security agents(保安)were 44 to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin(棺材), the more the excitement 45 up. Everyone whispered to each other:“ 46 on earth is this guy?”
One by one the excited employees got closer to the coffin, and when they 47 inside it, they 48 became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in 49 , as if someone had 50 the deepest part of their soul.
There was a 51 inside the coffin；everyone who looked inside it could see himself, There was also a sign next to the mirror that 52 : there is only one person who is 53 to set limits to your growth：IT IS 54 !!!!!! Your life doesn’t change when everyone around you changes. Your life changes when YOU change，when you go beyond your limiting beliefs inside. Don’t be afraid of 55 ；build yourself and your reality. It’s the way you face life itself that makes the difference!
| 小题1: | | A．card | B．post | C．sign | D．1etter |
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| 小题2: | | A．encouraging | B．helping | C．building | D．limiting |
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| 小题4: | | A．office | B．gym | C．way | D．meeting room |
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| 小题5: | | A．sad | B．excited | C．afraid | D．calm |
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| 小题7: | | A．ready | B．pleased | C．curious | D．serious |
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| 小题8: | | A．surprise | B．anger | C．excitement | D．sadness |
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| 小题9: | | A．admitted | B．forced | C．forbidden | D．ordered |
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| 小题10: | | A．heated | B．woke | C．turned | D．kept |
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| 小题12: | | A．walked | B．looked | C．got | D．turned |
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| 小题13: | | A．suddenly | B．gradually | C．merely | D．extremely |
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| 小题14: | | A．sorrow | B．order | C．silence | D．person |
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| 小题15: | | A．stolen | B．touched | C．attacked | D．seen |
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| 小题16: | | A．1etter | B．book | C．mirror | D．appeared |
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| 小题17: | | A．wrote | B．read | C．showed | D．reflected |
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| 小题18: | | A．sure | B．eager | C．afraid | D．able |
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| 小题20: | | A．punishment | B．praises | C．changes | D．blame |
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When my daughter, Sophie, was admitted to a college we were very happy, but a little worried about becoming empty nesters. I knew I had to do something to help myself adapt, starting with the summer before she left.
Sophie had a pack of colorful T-shirts. I knew she wouldn’t wear them any more, so I decided to make a quilt out of them for her bed at college. It focused my energy, and also let me relive some memories. I tried to work on the quilt when Sophie wasn’t at home----which turned out to be often. She was very busy with her friends. Even when she was around, her door was shut more than usual. I felt a bit hurt. After all, we didn’t have much time together before she went to college, I was already missing her, and she hadn’t ever left yet.
When we arrived at the college, a wave of emotion flooded me. I tried to hold it back, but Sophie saw it in my face. She took a big red book from her bag. “I made this for you, Mom,” she said. Then I knew why she had been staying behind a closed door that summer. It was an album of photographs documenting the life of our family over the last 17 years.
I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at having to let her go, but some of it was joy. I knew that our connection was more powerful than ever, and that we’d always be connected by the strongest of threads, the love that went into every stitch of her quilt and every photo of my album.
In Sophie’s dormitory I unfolded the quilt on her bed. For a moment she was speechless. Then she threw her arms around me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. One of her new friends was calling her outside. Sophie turned, and I let her go.
小题1:
What do we learn about Sophie from the passage?| A．She did not understand how her mother felt about her leaving. | | B．She had few friends, and kept to herself at home that summer. | | C．She made a photo album to show her love. | | D．She liked her colorful T-shirts very much. |
小题2:
Why did the author feel hurt, according to the second paragraph?| A．Because Sophie was not interested in what she was doing. | | B．Because Sophie had little time for her. | | C．Because Sophie was going to leave home for a long time. | | D．Because Sophie did not help her to make the quilt. |
小题3:
How did the author feel when they arrived at the college?| A．She felt worried. | | B．She felt nervous. | | C．She was sorry to be leaving her daughter. | | D．She missed her daughter very much. |
小题4:
Why did the author finally let her daughter go?| A．She realized that her daughter had to go to college by herself. | | B．She realized that the love between them would never be cut off. | | C．Sophie’s present had made her forget her sorrow. | | D．Sophie’s new friends were calling her outside the dormitory. |
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Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegianshad 16 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 17 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 18 they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly 19 and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 20 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 21 to mark their way home. To make things 22 , Evans, whom they had all thought of 23 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 24 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were 25 pushed on at the best speed they could 26 . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his 27 feet; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could 28 put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 29 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 30 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him 31 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 32 for another night.
The following morning, 33 the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 34 some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out 35 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
| 小题1: | | A．hit | B．fought | C．won | D．beaten |
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| 小题2: | | A．growing | B．putting | C．planting | D．laying |
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| 小题3: | | A．after | B．until | C．while | D．before |
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| 小题4: | | A．safe | B．fast | C．short | D．slow |
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| 小题5: | | A．rose | B．set | C．appeared | D．disappeared |
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| 小题6: | | A．taken up | B．cut up | C．set up | D．picked up |
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| 小题7: | | A．easier | B．better | C．bitter | D．worse |
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| 小题9: | | A．battled | B．struggled | C．speeded | D．waited |
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| 小题10: | | A．left | B．lost | C．defeated | D．saved |
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| 小题11: | | A．manage | B．try | C．employ | D．find |
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| 小题12: | | A．ached | B．frozen | C．hardened | D．harmed |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．never | C．seldom | D．nearly |
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| 小题14: | | A．pain | B．fear | C．trouble | D．danger |
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| 小题15: | | A．all others | B．some others | C．others | D．the others |
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| 小题17: | | A．bed | B．tent | C．blanket | D．sleeping-bag |
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| 小题18: | | A．while | B．since | C．for | D．once |
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| 小题19: | | A．missed | B．separated | C．passed | D．gone |
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| 小题20: | | A．patiently | B．lonely | C．alone | D．worriedly |
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“Tell me what you were like when you were my age,” I asked my mother one afternoon. She looked up, 21 at my question. After a long time she answered, “I was 22 like you. Then, there was only one career for girls — being a hard-working 23. To tell the truth, it is 24 for me to tell you that I 25 my mother when I was growing up. I did so much for her. Besides doing lots of housework, every night I would go into my parents’ bedroom, and wash their feet with warm water. Not once did my mother ever said, ‘thank you’."
I stared out of the window, remembering 26 I grew up, always wanting to hear a word of 27 from her, but getting only the rule and 28 I could never live up to (做到). I remembered the years when she 29 me to get up at six every morning and cook breakfast for the family before leaving for school. Least of all, I remembered the times she’d 30 me to other girls who were as old as me and found me useless.
“Nothing was ever 31 enough for my mother,’’ continued my mother, “ but now I know she did 32 me, even if she never said so. I told you this just for a 33. Yes, I love all my children, but you are my first child, the first in everything to me. I have been very strict and hard on you, but I 34 you in the only way I knew. I am 35 proud of you.”
小题1:| A．excited | B．angry | C．disappointed | D．surprised |
小题2:| A．ever | B．mostly | C．never | D．once |
小题3:| A．woman | B．worker | C．wife | D．student |
小题4:| A．comfortable | B．proud | C．shameful | D．silly |
小题5:| A．hated | B．loved | C．respected | D．forgave |
小题6:| A．where | B．how | C．before | D．when |
小题7:| A．honesty | B．use | C．importance | D．praise |
小题8:| A．promise | B．order | C．expectation | D．curiosity |
小题9:| A．made | B．encouraged | C．forced | D．advised |
小题10:| A．compared | B．matched | C．explained | D．introduced |
小题11:| A．interesting | B．bad | C．modern | D．good |
小题12:| A．support | B．love | C．honour | D．ignore |
小题13:| A．reason | B．explanation | C．excuse | D．consideration |
小题14:| A．helped | B．taught | C．raised | D．affected |
小题15:| A．slightly | B．generally | C．actually | D．gradually |
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