Love in a Box When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment.On a Friday night I __1__at the dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our Valentines (情人节) on Monday." Mother said, "We"ll see", and she continued eating. What did "We"ll see" mean?I had to have that box__2__my second grade Valentine"s Day would be a disaster.Maybe they didn"t love me enough to help me with my__3__. All Saturday I waited__4__and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I__5__an enquiry about the box might__6__anger or loud voice, for in my house children only ask once.More than that __7__trouble. Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen.The table was covered with colorful __8__of different kinds.A(n)__9__shoebox rested on top of it.__10__flooded through me when Daddy said, "Let"s get started__11__your project." In the next hour my father__12__the shoebox into an impressive valentine box.Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts__13__to what I considered all the right places.He sang while he worke d.When he finished, he was so delighted that a__14__smile spread over his face."What do you think of that?" he asked. I answered him with a hug. But inside, __15__danced all the way to my heart.It was the first time that my father devoted so much__16__to me, for his world consisted of work only. The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time__17__. On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to__18__.The love that filled it meant more to me than all inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that__19__through decades of other Valentine"s Days.He gave me other gifts through the years, but none__20__compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox. |
( )1. A. announced ( )2. A. and ( )3. A. design ( )4. A. sadly ( )5. A. found ( )6. A. start ( )7. A. invited ( )8. A. boxes ( )9. A. new ( )10. A. Relaxation ( )11. A. by ( )12. A. folded ( )13. A. joined ( )14. A. slight ( )15. A. joy ( )16. A. money ( )17. A. reached ( )18. A. accept ( )19. A. carried ( )20. A. ever | B. appeared B. however B. plan B. anxiously B. realized B. cause B. took B. gifts B. big B. Relief B. at B. packed B. attached B. brief B. fun B. time B. set B. respect B. kept B. even | C. served C. or C. idea C. disappointedly C. knew C. mark C. saved C. paper C. attractive C. Cheer C. in C. changed C. linked C. broad C. interest C. support C. spent C. admire C. spread C. yet | D. sat D. so D. project D. patiently D. imagined D. produce D. had D. food D. empty D. Calm D. on D. pressed D. connected D. confident D. amusement D. hope D. came D. recognize D. lasted D. still | 完形填空 | "It"s my own fault." Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the abnormal bite of cold morning wind."The rest of the family is home, where it"s__1__." Just another one of his__2__ideas-a big tamale (玉米粉蒸肉) feast after tonight"s Christmas Eve service at the church-and look where it landed him:waiting in a line 50 people deep. Who would have guessed that the tamale in every shop in the city would be sold out the day before Christmas? But they__3__, as Carl knew.He had been driving all over El Paso that morning.__4__to bring home tamales, Carl tried one last shop, an old favorite out in Canutillo. When he arrived, a fresh batch (一炉) was__5__off the steamer in 45 minutes.__6__at the end of the snaking line of tamaleseekers, he watched the woman in front of him__7__her jacket to cover her shivering youngster.It wasn"t long before she, too, __8__in the biting wind.After only a moment"s__9__, Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the__10__mother. Together, they__11__when the line slowly moved forward at last, and smiling people exited the shop carrying steamy bags.__12__, Carl got inside the door and__13__closer to the counter, the woman now first in line."Sorry folks, " the clerk announced, "that"s the last of the tamales.""__14__!" Carl groaned (抱怨) with everyone else__15__behind him. "__16__, "stressed the man at the counter, "we"ll have a final batch ready__17__, oh, about two hours." Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm. "You"re leaving?" "I__18__, "Carl glanced at his watch."I promised to put up luminarias (传统圣诞灯) at my church." "I"ll get your order of tamales and bring them to your house." Carl"s brow furrowed "I couldn"t ask you to do that." "But it"s__19__I can do.You lent me your coat." Her smile overrode (推翻) his objections."Just give me your address." She and her little girl settled in for the long wait. And at__20__noon on Christmas Eve, they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales-along with Carl"s brown jacket-to his home. | ( )1. A. harmonious ( )2. A. brilliant ( )3. A. were ( )4. A. Decided ( )5. A. ready ( )6. A. Finding his way ( )7. A. move ( )8. A. waved ( )9. A. assumption ( )10. A. grateful ( )11. A. cheered ( )12. A. Immediately ( )13. A. shouldered his way ( )14. A. No problem ( )15. A. lined up ( )16. A. So ( )17. A. before ( )18. A. plan to ( )19. A. the least ( )20. A. just | B. warm B. bad B. did B. Determined B. prepared B. Taking his road B. reject B. froze B. appreciation B. respectful B. congratulated B. Hopefully B. forced his way B. No way B. held up B. But B. for B. intend to B. the most B. exactly | C. happy C. stupid C. could C. Wanted C. soon C. Taking his place C. abandon C. shook C. hesitation C. hopeless C. shouted C. Lastly C. felt his way C. No doubt C. looked up C. Then C. in C. have to C. the last C. accurately | D. pleasant D. common D. had D. Expected D. due D. Finding his place D. remove D. shocked D. attention D. shameful D. screamed D. Finally D. inched his way D. No wonder D. waited up D. Besides D. after D. ought to D. the best D. right | 完形填空 | As waiters,we deal with customers every day and when something goes wrong,somehow we have the ability to keep on going.It"s our responsibility to_1_the customer. I remember my first_2_ job was at a fine restaurant.One afternoon,the manager informed all the cooks and waiters that a VIP_3_were coming for lunch.The group were_4 VIPs in the city"s fashion industry. After the group arrived and got_5_comfortably,drinks were 6 . Normally,the head waiter would be in charge of wine service._7 ,the manager asked me to serve that afternoon.I had_8_done wine service, nor had I ever served a group of twelve. I arranged 12 wine glasses on the tray and went to the table.As I 9 one of the glasses in front of the first customer,somehow I had 10 my grip (抓,握) and six glasses fell on top of a young woman,and then to the floor and 11 in pieces.I felt frightened and my face turned red.I apologized many times to the 12 and to the rest of the group. Quickly,the manager 13 my aid and helped in the cleanup,and sent out their drinks right away.I didn"t understand why,but the group were forgiving me and the young woman 14 informed me it was OK. My manager pulled me to the side and said,"If you know why an accident happened, 15 from it and move on.You still have a table to serve and you can"t show your 16 or your disappointment. Mistakes and accidents do happen.Keep your 17 up and be confident.The glasses are replaceable." I understood why he was truly a well 18 restaurant manager within the neighborhood.His 19 relationship with the group made the situation 20 and the group forgave me for that. | ( )1. A. welcome ( )2. A. waiter ( )3. A. group ( )4. A. let in as ( )5. A. introduced ( )6. A. bought ( )7. A. Therefore ( )8. A. often ( )9. A. set ( )10. A. got ( )11. A. stood ( )12. A. manager ( )13. A. took over ( )14. A. repeatedly ( )15. A. hear ( )16. A. apology ( )17. A. nose ( )18. A. behaved ( )19. A. new ( )20. A. calm | B. feed B. cook B. number B. made up of B. satisfied B. sold B. However B. once B. broke B. caught B. lay B. guest B. came to B. regretfull B. tell B. excitement B. face B. respected B. famous B. comfortable | C. invite C. servant C. family C. added up to C. seated C. ordered C. Besides C. never C. cleaned C. forgot C. kept C. man C. gave up C. impatiently C. change C. nervousness C. head C. visited C. terrible C. special | D. please D. director D. class D. recognized as D. dressed D. got D. Though D. little D. shook D. lost D. stayed D. woman D. rushed against D. angrily D. learn D. carelessness D. hand D. understood D. close D. possible | 阅读理解 | Throughout the Depression (经济萧条) years,my brothers,sisters and I often heard our granny say, "One of these days,my ship is coming in."Of course Granny"s ship was just a dream-her escape from the reality of being poor most of her life.But to us it was very real. Our family got by with the barest (最少) of necessities.There rarely was enough left over for special desires.So if we wished for other things,we told Granny about them,and she would plan for them to be aboard her ship. At times we kids worried greatly as to how the ship was going to arrive at Granny"s house in the deep pine woods of East Texas,miles from any waterway.One day when Granny was sitting with us on her front porch,we asked her how she expected the ship to come.Shifting in her rocking chair,she expected the ship to come.Shifting in her rocking chair,she pointed to the beautiful clouds floating in the bright blue sky. "Why,children," she explained,"Granny"s ship has big beautiful sails.Some day it will rise up on clouds like those,and come floating right up to the front door." As we grew older,our childish wishes for BB guns,baby dolls and mohair sweaters were replaced by dreams of an education,a job or a lovely wedding.We told Granny of those goals and she put each one aboard her ship. Granny has been gone a long time now,but I still remember how we sat with her on the porch scanning the skies.She never told us the name of her ship,but I think perhaps it was "Hope",for Granny told us to have patience,to reach beyond our limitation,and many of our dreams and wishes did come true. Even now,sometimes,when the skies are brilliantly blue,with soft puffy clouds sailing along with the breeze (微风),I look up-to see Granny"s ship.Its sails are full and proud.It is a beautiful ship,carrying a wonderful cargo of many packages of many sizes-all marked "From Granny.With Love".
1. From the text,we know________.
A. Granny has been dead for a long time B. Granny used to have unpractical ideas about life C. Granny"s ship arrived at last D. Granny has moved to the city
2. We can infer from the text that the writer"s family lived________.
A. in a city B. in Granny"s ship C. in a mountainous village D. at the seaside
3. What does the underlined word "them" in the second paragraph refer to?
A. Our necessities. B. Our wishes. C. The children. D. Package. | 短文填词 | A couple of months ago, I asked to go to Wuxi. With my parents"________(许可), I went there by bus and visited lots of beautiful parks.________ impressed me most was the visit to the Taihu Lake. Never ________I seen such a large lake in my life. I boated on the lake and walked t________the parks along the shore. The air________so fresh, the flowers were so charming and the stone were so beautiful. I________(爬) the high HuiHills. Each step I took brought me c________ to the top of the hill. What beautiful sights and waters! I was________(吃惊)to see wild geese playing joyfully a________the waters of the Wuhu Lake. I enjoyed my trip________much that I even didn"t want to leave when my holiday ended. | 1.________ 2.________
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