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own garden beds, I provided her with a space of her own, so Kelsey"s Corner was born. There she was
2 to dig and plant as she wished. Over time, that small piece of land grew into a favorite place in the
3 .
As she approached high school, Kelsey took her 4 off the garden. I didn"t 5 to accept this change.
It seemed acceptable that something as boring as working in the dirt gave way to the mystery of a(n) 6
social life, so I began to take care of the space. Even so, I knew it always would be Kelsey"s Corner.
Now my daughter is eighteen and is in the 7 weeks of her high school career. Our mailbox is filled
with college admission materials, 8 me that the world has come for this young lady and that she will
soon answer its 9 . Kelsey is looking forward to her wonderful college life 10 her mother and I are
anxious about the coming life 11 our daughter around.
Kelsey"s Corner seems extremely deserted in this early spring 12 Kelsey"s leaving. One morning,
when I 13 past Kelsey"s Corner, I noticed some green seedlings had 14 at the foot of some dead
stalks(秆).
It"s 15 that life is a cycle. Kelsey"s leaving is 16 one point on the cycle. Now the life wheel will roll
with Kelsey as she 17 into her adult life.
Let her live as she will and let her 18 when she can, and whether she comes alone or in 19 , she
will be welcome home. I"ll take care of Kelsey"s Corner faithfully. It will also cycle annually, rolling on
towards a 20 stage of our lives, one that promises a rich harvest.
( )1.A. defend ( )2.A. willing ( )3.A. garden ( )4.A. emotion ( )5.A. wonder ( )6.A. attractive ( )7.A. latest ( )8.A. reminding ( )9.A. letter ( )10.A. since ( )11.A. beyond ( )12.A. in spite of ( )13.A. imagined ( )14.A. existed ( )15.A. doubtful ( )16.A. only ( )17.A. looks ( )18.A. return ( )19.A. time ( )20.A. strange | B. avoid B. sorry B. family B. awareness B. support B. peaceful B. last B. introducing B. cry B. while B. except B. in case of B. wandered B. planted B. informal B. rarely B. moves B. recover B. person B. proper | C. cover C. free C. corner C. mind C. realize C. complex C. beginning C. promising C. notice C. because C. besides C. because of C. performed C. appeared C. probable C. always C. breaks C. compete C. need C. different | D. tolerate D. sure D. area D. expectation D. refuse D. changeable D. former D. ordering D. call D. unless D. without D. instead of. D. examined D. exposed D. true D. seldom D. pulls D. join D. company D. common |
1-5: BCACD 6-10: ABADB 11-15: DCBCD 16-20: ABADC | |||
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After their 15-year-old dog Bailey died in 2007, Ron and his wife, Ann, looked for months to find the right new pet. "I love dogs," says Ron, a worker at a health club in Waukesha, Wisconsin. "I can"t imagine not having one." Finally, the couple spotted a young dog at the Humane Society in Milwaukee. His name was Oscar. "He was very attractive," says Ron, 65. Oscar quickly made himself at home, sleeping on his new owners" bed at night. A diabetic(糖尿病人) for 25 years, Ron faithfully took his medicine four times a day and generally had no problems. But on March 17, at about 3 a.m., he got out of bed to use the bathroom. Suddenly, he fell down to the floor. "I must have taken the wrong amount of medicine before I went to sleep, because my blood sugar was dangerously low," he says. "Normally, Oscar is very quiet and well-behaved," says Ron. "But when I hit the floor, he let out sounds like a wild animal." "Honestly, it sounded like the dog from hell," says Ann, who was awakened by the sound." I didn"t know what the sound was. Then I saw my husband lying on the bathroom floor. He was cold." She ran for the phone and called an ambulance. Ron spent several hours in the hospital. By 6:30a.m., he was well enough to go home. "You would never suspect Oscar of any heroism." says his grateful owner. "He"s a wonderful little guy. We are lucky enough to own him." Even before Oscar"s heroic action, the couple had given their pet a new nickname(昵称). "We felt the name Oscar wasn"t good enough," says Ron, "so sometimes we call him Eduardo"-more suitable, they think, for their dog. | |||
1. What was Ann doing when Ron went to the bathroom? | |||
A. She was sleeping. B. She was watching TV. C. She was taking care of Oscar. D. She was talking with someone on the phone. | |||
2. Why did Ron fell onto the floor in the bathroom? | |||
A. He forgot to take his medicine. B. The floor in the bathroom was too wet. C. He took the wrong amount of medicine. D. He is a diabetic and accidentally ate some sugar. | |||
3. Which of the following is TRUE? | |||
A. Oscar was 15 years old when he was found. B. The sound of Oscar was usually like a wild animal. C. Ron got diabetes when he was 40 years old. D. Ron had to take his medicine three times a day. | |||
4. From the passage we can learn that Oscar_______________. | |||
A. is a little noisy at home B. sleeps with his owners at night C. got his new nickname after the story D. was found at a health club in Waukesha | |||
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The island Fiji has always been around me in my life. My parents met in Fiji when my father was a teacher as a Peace Corps volunteer and my mother a student. They taught me about its people, culture, foods and religious beliefs. At the age of two, I made my first trip across the Pacific Ocean to Fiji. My mother and I made that trip unexpectedly because my grandma was ill and longed to see her American granddaughter. Although I have few memories of that first trip, I do remember grandma braiding(编辫子) my hair every day. The brush gliding through my hair is a feeling I will treasure forever because she passed away soon. I returned to America when I was five years old. This time I had a brother, Martin, who was two. I resisted my third trip to Fiji when I was 15, being a teenager who did not want to spend the summer away from friends. It was this trip, however, that made me realize that Fiji is not just a place to visit but a part of who I am. The smells and sounds and sights came back to me, but the best part was getting to know my relatives. Vishal was one cousin I quickly bonded with(与…合拍). Born two days before me, I had only known him through pictures before. Though raised oceans apart in different cultures, we talked and laughed about everything from American sports to Fijian dancing. I was able to form close ties with all my cousins, and when I talk about them now, it"s as if I have known them my whole life. Spending time with them helped me understand the traditions and values my mother grew up with. Hospitality (热情) and care and respect for family members are central values in Fijian culture. I truly enjoyed learning about my roots during this trip. Fuji is just like a second home, and I will never forget the time I have spent there. | |||
1. From the passage, we can learn that ________. | |||
A. the author"s parents had been classmates before B. the author had lived in Fiji for about five years C. the author had no memories of her grandma D. people value family in Fijian culture | |||
2. The author resisted her third trip to Fiji because_________. | |||
A. she didn"t want to separate from her brother B. she didn"t know her cousins there very well C. she didn"t want to separate from her American friends D. her grandma had passed away | |||
3. Which of the following is TRUE about Vishal? | |||
A. He is younger than the author. B. The author had met him on her first trip to Fiji. C. He and the author had lots of common interests. D. He and the author held different opinions about Fijian culture. | |||
4. What"s the best title for the passage? | |||
A. My Trips to Fiji B. Discovering My Fijian Origins C. My Understanding of Fijian Culture D. My Memories of Fiji | |||
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In seventh grade, Brittany Blythe dreamed of being a cheerleader. Her school"s coaches were less than enthusiastic. "They said, "I don"t know how you"ll be able to do it," she recalls. ""You won"t be able to do it. "" But Brittany, now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia, persisted(坚持). And when the junior team cheerleaders won a tournament last year, she was right there, dancing and cheering with the rest of the team. Not bad for someone whose legs were cut off below the knee when she was two years old. Brittany, 18, was born without shinbones(胫骨)-"just blood and muscle tissue", as she puts it. When she tried to walk, her legs twisted. After the operation, she adapted quickly. "From day one, I basically jumped up and wanted to do everything," she says. Prosthetic legs(假腿) allowed her to move around upright, but too slowly to keep up with her friends. Brittany"s solution: take the legs off and walk on her knees-sometimes she still does when safety and comfort permit. She"s rarely daunted. Other children laughed at her through the years, especially in junior high school, but she says the challenge only made her stronger. Now she"s trying to convince her coaches to let her remove the prostheses and be a flyer, the cheerleader who"s thrown in the air and caught by her teammates. Brittany doesn"t think her problems are more difficult than the next person"s. "My disability was the first thing I had to get through, and that"s going to prepare me for the future," she says. "It"s all just a test: If someone throws you a curve ball(给你出难题), what are you going to do?" | |||
1. What was the school"s coaches" attitude towards Brittany"s idea of being a cheerleader? | |||
A. Supportive B. Doubtful C. Opposed D. Curious | |||
2. What did Brittany do to keep up with her friends? | |||
A. She used a pair of walking sticks. B. She practiced hard every day. C. She walked on her knees. D. She asked her friends for help | |||
3. The underlined word "daunted" in Paragraph 6 probably means _________. | |||
A. discouraged B. angry C. confident D. fortunate | |||
4. We can learn from the last paragraph that Brittany __________. | |||
A. is not well prepared for the future B. takes a positive attitude towards life C. likes the challenge of learning new things D. thinks that her problems are more difficult than other"s. | |||
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He was a real big spender. He stayed at the best hotel and ate in the most expensive restaurants.To the management of Disneyland Paris , he was a very welcome guest, even though he was only 12 years old.In the end, the police discovered that the schoolboy was living the high life on the ?10,000 stolen from his father’s safe. The boy, named only Lamine, had disappeared from the family hotel in Paris 10 days earlier. While police all over France searched for him, he was living it up at a 250-a-night Disneyland hotel. He went on all the rides and went on every other attraction in the place. And when he’d had enough of Disneyland for a while, he paid 650 to hire a large and very comfortable car which is usually used by very rich or important people to take him to a park for a day. Then he was driven back to Disneyland, where he treated new-found friends to expensive rides and dinner. By the time the truth about him was discovered, Lamine had spent 7,000 of his father’s money. | |||
1.What does the underlined phrase “High life” (paragraph 2)probably mean?_____ | |||
A.A way of living that involves spending a lot of money. B.A way of living that is as good as that of other people. C.A way of living that draws attention from the police. D.A way of living that is envied by young and rich people. | |||
2.What was the possible reason that the police all over France searched for Lamine?_____ | |||
A.the police found that Lamine stole his father’s money and ran away. B.He family found that the boy was lost and called the police for help. C. The police thought that it was dangerous to live an expensive life. D.The family wanted Lamine to go back to school. | |||
3.Why was Lamine a very welcome guest of Disneyland Paris?_____ | |||
A.because he was only 12 years old. B.because he liked the riders in the Disneyland. C. because he made the Disneyland famous D.because he spent a lot of money on Disneyland. | |||
4.Which of the following statements is true?_____ | |||
A.Lamine moved from one expensive hotel to another with his father’s money. B.The police began to search Lamine when they discovered that he stole his father’s money. C.Lamine was found ten days after he left his parents. D.Lamine had made some new friends and went to a park with them. | |||
5.The underlined word “he” in the first paragraph refers to_____ | |||
A.a schoolboy B.his father C.the police D.Lamine | |||
完形填空。 | |||
I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn"t like attention drawn to myself. And 1 assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom. All this 3 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 4 because I didn"t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me. Without the teacher who kept insisting on my " 6 for it", I wouldn"t have decided to give a try. Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8 the practice sessions (练习赛), I didn"t 9 know the rules of the game, not to mention what I was doing. Sometimes I"d get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid. 1 , I wasn"t the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to 2 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn"t 3 "just yet". I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 4 and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 5 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process (过程) - friends who respected my 6 to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun! With my 7 self-confidence comes more praise (赞扬) from teachers and classmates. I have gone from " 8 " in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19 raising my hand-even when I sometimes wasn"t and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself. | |||