Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents.They are very busy working to _1
the family.They don"t act in the _2_ ways that I read in books or I see on TV._3_ flowers to each other
on Valentine"s Day is even more _4_.
One day,my mother was sewing a quilt (床罩).I _5_ sat down beside her and looked at her."Mom,is
there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a _6_ voice.
My mother stopped and raised her head with _7_ in her eyes.She didn"t answer immediately.Then she
_8_ her head and continued to sew the quilt.At last my mother said:
"Susan," she said,"Look at this thread.Sometimes it appears,but most of it _9_ in the quilt.The thread
really makes the quilt strong and _10_.If life is a quilt,then love should be a _11_.It can hardly be seen
anywhere or anytime,but it"s really there.Love is _12_."
The next spring,my father suddenly got sick seriously.When they returned from the hospital,mother
looked rather pale and it seemed _13_ of them had had a serious illness.Every day in the morning and
dusk,my mother helped my father _14 slowly on the country road.My father had never been so _15_.
Along the country road,there were many beautiful flowers,green grass and trees.The sun gently glistened
through the leaves.All of these _16_ the most beautiful picture in the world.
"Dad,how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day.
He said gently."_17_,I just like walking with your mom.I like this kind of life." _18_ his eyes,I know he
loves my mother deeply.
_19_ I thought love meant flowers,gifts and sweet kisses.But from this _20_,I understand that love is
just a thread in the quilt of our life.Love is inside,making life strong and warm. |
( )1. A. hold
( )2. A. romantic
( )3. A. Taking
( )4. A. no problem
( )5. A. silently
( )6. A. loud
( )7. A. interest
( )8. A. bowed
( )9. A. lost
( )10. A. warm
( )11. A. needle
( )12. A. in the quilt
( )13. A. either
( )14. A. walk
( )15. A. rude
( )16. A. came up
( )17. A. In other words
( )18. A. Seeing
( )19. A. Once
( )20. A. process | B. support
B. friendly
B. Passing
B. out of question
B. eagerly
B. low
B. fear
B. raised
B. turned out
B. lasting
B. cloth
B. out of the quilt
B. both
B. run
B. polite
B. turned up
B. To tell the truth
B. Reading
B. Though
B. way | C. live on
C. lovely
C. Buying
C. out of the question
C. peaceful
C. gentle
C. excitement
C. hang
C. disappeared
C. long
C. thread
C. outside
C. neither
C. stand
C. gentle
C. called up
C. In my opinion
C. Watching
C. When
C. matter | D. keep
D. active
D. Sending
D. in question
D. anxiously
D. tender
D. surprise
D. lowered
D. came up
D. comfortable
D. sheet
D. inside
D. every
D. exercise
D. careful
D. made up
D. On the contrary
D. Observing
D. Unless
D. experience | | 完形填空。 | My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he__1__from a series of treatments ,the doctors
told him they would not do any operation for six months__2__it took long for the skin to
stop shrinking (收缩).So, he had to return to college with a visible 10inch__3__on his face.
I said to my son,"Keaton,__4__will pay any more attention to your scar__5__you do.
If it does not bother you, it will not bother__6__." He took my advice to heart and returned
to school with his head__7__high-glad he was alive.
__8__,everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking
that people would like you better,__9__you looked different, or dressed differently, or could
have a different and newer__10__.
But you see, like Keaston"s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your__11__,
or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false__12__.
One of my friends in college was very__13__.At first, when people met him, they noticed
his__14__for about 10 seconds. This man felt__15__about himself and spent most of his time
__16__about other people"s comfort and welfare.__17__,people ignored his looks. What
people__18__was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn"t act in an ugly way so people
didn"t treat him as an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on what you value__19__yourself,because if you can see that beautiful
person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same__20__. | ( ) 1.A. cured
( ) 2.A. because
( ) 3.A. cut
( ) 4.A. no one
( ) 5.A. as
( ) 6.A. another
( ) 7.A. put
( ) 8.A. After all
( ) 9.A. as long as
( )10.A. house
( )11.A. clothes
( )12.A. means
( )13.A. smart
( )14.A. manners
( )15.A. lucky
( )16.A. inquiring
( )17.A. Completely
( )18.A. wanted
( )19.A. within
( )20.A. kindness | B. recovered
B. though
B. wound
B. anyone
B. like
B. others
B. held
B. In conclusion
B. if
B. telephone
B. hairstyle
B. standards
B. optimistic
B. expressions
B. worried
B. asking
B. Gradually
B. understood
B. beyond
B. concern | C. improved
C. until
C. injury
C. everyone
C. than
C. all
C. taken
C. In fact
C. even if
C. job
C. figure
C. comments
C. rude
C. looks
C. good
C. knowing
C. Obviously
C. brought
C. except
C. beauty | D. returned
D. before
D. scar
D. someone
D. when
D. us
D. hung
D. Above all
D. as if
D. car
D. salary
D. rules
D. ugly
D. actions
D. sad
D. caring
D. Suddenly
D. saw
D. above
D. perfection | "Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can 1
on,
one day something good will happen. And you"ll realize that it wouldn"t have happened if not for that 2
disappointment."
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had 3 myself for a sports
announcer(播音员). So I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got 4 every
time.
In one station, a kind lady told me that 40 stations wouldn’t risk employing a person without 5
since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance,"she
said.
I returned to Dixon, 6 I had finished my high school education and had 7 in the school football
team. My father said that our town had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 8 its sports
department. The job sounded just 9 for me but I wasn’t hired.
My 10 had shown as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum 11 me. Dad offered
me his car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport. The program director told me they had already
hired a/an 12 . 13 I left his office, my frustration boiled over(发怒). I asked aloud, " 14 can a fellow
get to be a sports announcer if 15 can"t get a job in a radio station?"
Suddenly, I heard the director 16 . "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything
about football?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to 17 an imaginary game.
It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 18 and told me I would be broadcasting
a game on the 19 Saturday. | ( )1. A. put
( )2. A. later
( )3. A. devoted
( )4. A. invited
( )5. A. large
( )6. A. experience
( )7. A. which
( )8. A. played
( )9. A. own
( )10. A. possible
( )11. A. disappointment
( )12. A. woke
( )13. A. manager
( )14. A. While
( )15. A. What
( )16. A. it
( )17. A. calling
( )18. A. make
( )19. A. moved
( )20. A. future | B. take
B. previous
B. designed
B. promised
B. all
B. examination
B. where
B. joined
B. manage
B. successful
B. delight
B. advised
B. clerk
B. As
B. How
B. she
B. answering
B. act
B. sorry
B. coming | C. move
C. frequent
C. found
C. refused
C. good
C. agreement
C. there
C. taken
C. report
C. right
C. pleasure
C. demanded
C. worker
C. Before
C. Whenever
C. he
C. broadcasting
C. broadcast
C. thankful
C. last | D. carry
D. cautious
D. enjoyed
D. accepted
D. small
D. degree
D. here
D. fought
D. enter
D. important
D. interest
D. reminded
D. announcer
D. So
D. Wherever
D. I
D. announcing
D. play
D. satisfied
D. later | | 阅读理解。 | I"ll be the first to admit that I am a technophobe (对技术有恐惧感的人).Who would have guessed
that a website would help repay a 20-year-old loan?
I"1l always remember my last day at school. My best friend, Jenny, had organized a party in the Sixth
Form Common Room; Jenny asked me to go to the supermarket with her to buy all the snacks. "I"m
really looking forward to this party, Stingy," she said. Everyone called me Stingy instead of Debbie
because they thought I didn"t like to spend money. Actually, it was true.
"There"s lots of money in the kitty (零星凑起的一笔钱). Let"s go crazy!" Going crazy meant buying
enough snacks to feed an army. It came to ?19.90, which was a lot of money in 1982.
Jenny gave me a guilty(内疚的)look. "I"ve left-the kitty money in the common room. Can you pay
and I"ll give you back the money?"
"Sure," I replied, trying to look relaxed. "Neither a lender or a borrower be" was my motto but I
didn"t want to look stingy(小气). I gave ?20 to the impatient shop assistant.
Well, the Party was a great success. So great that I completely forgot about my loan until I was flying
to America the next day. I was going to live with my uncle"s family until I started university.
I tried to get in touch with Jenny but her family had moved. My ?20 was lost. Until. I"d heard about
a website called Friends Reunited which helped people contact old school friends. My husband helped
me log on and find my school. There she was, Jenny Frost.
I"m now married with a beautiful daughter called Debbie. Does anyone know how to get in touch
with Debbie "Stingy" Jones? I still owe her ?20!
We met two months later and the ?20 was returned, plus interest(利息)of course. After all, I"m a
bank manager now, so loans are my business. | | 1. Why did Jenny spend a lot of money on the snacks? | A. Debbie had money.
B. There was money she could use.
C. She wanted Debbie to stop being stingy.
D. She wanted to be crazy. | | 2. How did Debbie get her money at last? | A. Her husband found Jenny.
B. Jenny had a website on the Internet.
C. Debbie met Jenny.
D. Debbie put a message on the Friends Reunited website. | | 3. Which sentence best describes Debbie Jones? | A. She didn"t like to spend money at school and often uses computers.
B. She sometimes lends money and doesn"t like using computers.
C. She sometimes lends money and uses, the computer whenever she can.
D. She only lends money to friends and doesn"t like using computers. | | 4. We know from the passage that Jenny . | A. liked parties at school and felt guilty about borrowing money
B. had fun at school but soon forgot about her school friends
C. forgot her best friend at school until she saw the Friends Reunited website
D. was forgetful about the money | During my free time one day, I wandered down a lonely path into the woods and sat against a tree.
Then I saw one of the camp counselors approaching me. "Oh great," I thought, since counselors were
always trying to cheer you up or make you laugh.
"Hey," he said, "mind if I have a seat?" I shrugged(耸肩). I wasn"t going to encourage him, but I couldn"t exactly stop him, either. He sat down alongside me and extended a hand. "I"m Gary," he said, "and
you"re Erica, right?" I nodded. "You don"t exactly look like you"re having a good time," he began.
I crossed my arms and gritted my teeth. "Look," I said, "I didn"t want to come to camp, I don"t like it, I"m not having fun, and it basically stinks." I glared at Gary.
"So there"s nothing here at all for you, huh?" he asked.
"Nothing," I answered.
"Let me show you something," said Gary. He got up, and I followed him along the path until I heard a
sound like a roaring freight train.
"What"s that?" I asked.
"Wait and see," he replied, with a small smile.
When we rounded the corner, I couldn"t believe what I saw. There was the biggest waterfall I could
ever imagine, right in front of me. "Cool!" I said, and I could feel my eyes getting bigger and a smile tugging at my mouth.
"Still think there"s nothing here for you?" asked Gary. "Because there"s a whole lot more of this kind of "nothing" around here."
I had to admit, the waterfall was impressive.
"Look," said Gary, "camp is what you make it. You can be sullen(阴郁的) and closed-minded and
have a rotten four weeks, or you can take a look around you and see some of the incredible sights and
appreciate the opportunity. It would be useless for me to try to make you have fun. You can only do that
for yourself. But if you loosen up a little, you might actually have a good time." With that, he turned and
walked away, leaving me on the path.
That night, by the campfire, I found myself singing along with everyone else. By the time the four weeks were up, I didn"t want to leave. I"d seen some amazing things and made some great friends.
Beauty is where you find it. Life is what you make it. I think it"s going to be a good year this year. I
mean, I"m going to work to make it one. Maybe if I"m lucky, I"ll get to go back to camp next year! | | 1.When Gary walked to Erica, you could predict that ________ . | A. he would help her feel better
B. she would say hello to him
C. he would talk about his life
D. she would tell him to go away | | 2.What can you tell about Erica from the ending of this story? | A. She has many close friends at home.
B. She is looking forward to the future.
C. She"s a good student who gets mostly A"s.
D. She often gets into trouble at school. | | 3.Which is the theme of this story? | A. What you get out of life depends on what you put into it.
B. Parents are always making kids do things they don"t want to do.
C. You will forget your trouble by the campfire.
D. Waterfalls always make you feel better. |
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