"It was all his own idea," says Pat, the wife of California high school football coach Bob Peters. Bob
had 1 made a "motherhood contract(合同)"-declaring that for 70 days this summer he would 2 the
care of their four children and all the housework. 3 he didn"t even know how to make coffee when he
sighed, he was very confident.
After40 of the 70 days, he was ready to 4 . " I was beaten down," admits Bob. "Not only is motherhood
a 5 task, it is an impossible job for any normal human being."
Bob and Pat were married in 1991. After the married, Pat 6 a secretary to help put him through
university. 7 Bob has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. 8 two years ago Pat went back
to work. " I had been 9 children so much," she 10 , "I couldn"t talk to a grown-up." She continued to run
the household, 11 - until Bob sighed the contract.
Bob tried hard to learn cooking, but the meals he prepared were 12 . For the last three weeks, the family
13 a lot-sometimes having MacDonald"s hamburgers for lunch and dinner. 14 housekeeping, a home
economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean 15 the bed is made. " I found 16 -I shut the
doors," he says. Soon the kids were wearing their shirts inside out. "When we went to 17 Pat at work, I made
them wear their shirts 18 side out so they would look clean."
Now that Bob has publicly 19 he was wrong, he is 20 the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. |
( )1. A. only
( )2. A. stick to
( )3. A. If
( )4. A. carry on
( )5. A. strange
( )6. A. sent
( )7. A. In time
( )8. A. Then
( )9. A. near
( )10. A. insists
( )11. A. besides
( )12. A. terrible
( )13. A. starved
( )14. A. Due to
( )15. A. until
( )16. A. an easier way
( )17. A. receive
( )18. A. good
( )19. A. admitted
( )20. A. operating | B. just
B. set about
B. As
B. give up
B. pleasant
B. employed
B. Before long
B. Thus
B. after
B. sighs
B. therefore
B. tasty
B. traveled
B. As for
B. before
B. a cheaper way
B. welcome
B. wrong
B. suggested
B. realizing | C. nearly
C. think about
C. Since
C. break down
C. difficult
C. learned from
C. Since then
C. So
C. about
C. jokes
C. however
C. expensive
C. worked out
C. Along with
C. if
C. a cleaner way
C. greet
C. right
C. agreed
C. sharing | D. ever
D. take over
D. Although
D. find out
D. serious
D. worked as
D. Later on
D. Still
D. around
D. apologizes
D. otherwise
D. special
D. ate out
D. Except for
D. unless
D. a harder way
D. fetch
D. opposite
D. explained
D. performing |
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试题【完形填空。 "It was all his own idea," says Pat, the wife of California high schoo】；主要考察你对 题材分类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 完形填空。 | I ran into a stranger as he passed by. "I"m so sorry!" was my reply. Then he said, "Excuse me too. I
wasn"t even 1 you." we were very polite, this stranger and I.
2 at home, we treat our loved ones differently. While I was cooking, my daughter came up to me
quietly. When I turned, I nearly knocked her 3 ."Get out of the way! "I shouted. She ran away with her
little heart broken. I didn"t realize how 4 I"d spoken.
That night, as I lay awake in bed, God"s quiet voice spoke to me,"While 5 with a stranger, you"re
calm and polite, but with those you love, it"s easy for you to 6 . Go and look around on the kitchen floor.
You"ll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers she brought for you. She picked them
herself. She stood there 7 , and you never saw the tears in her eyes."
By this time, I felt sad and my own tears had begun to 8 . I quietly went and knelt by her bed,"wake
up, my dear," I said," are these the flowers you picked for me?" I asked. She 9 , "I found them out by
the tree. I knew you"d like them." I said, "I"m so sorry that I missed them today. And I shouldn"t have
shouted at you that way." She whispered," Mommy, that"s okay...I still love you 10 ."I hugged (拥抱) her.
Are you aware that: if you die tomorrow, the company that you are working for could easily replace
you in a matter of days. But the family will feel the 11 for the rest of their lives. We pour (倾注) ourselves
more into our work 12 into our families-an unbalanced investment (投资) indeed. | ( )1. A. noticing
( )2. A. And
( )3. A. off
( )4. A. quietly
( )5. A. dealing
( )6. A. fight
( )7. A. quickly
( )8. A. come
( )9. A. added
( )10. A. seldom
( )11. A. loss
( )12. A. same | B. knowing
B. So
B. down
B. clearly
B. seeing
B. excite
B. excitedly
B. form
B. cried
B. anyway
B. trouble
B. more | C. following
C. As
C. up
C. difficultly
C. arguing
C. talk
C. quietly
C. fall
C. smiled
C. however
C. problem
C. as | D. understanding
D. But
D. at
D. cruelly (残酷地)
D. traveling
D. mistake
D. nervously
D. fly
D. agreed
D. therefore
D. care
D. than | | 阅读理解。 | A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a
￡100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this ￡100 bill?" The
students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this
bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the
dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "You"ve learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you
still wanted it because it didn"t go down in value. It was still worth ￡100.
Many times in our lives, we"re dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the
things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened
to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn"t
come from what you drop or whom you know,but WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don"t ever forget it! | | 1. The story happened ______. | A. when the teacher gave the students some advice on how to learn English.
B. when the students were having a meeting.
C. when the teacher gave the students a speech.
D. when the students were discussing something interesting with their teachers. | | 2. Even though the money was dirty, it _______. | A. went up in value
B. was worth much
C. didn"t reduce in value
D. was still ours | | 3. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph means_______. | A. the students put up their hands again.
B. the students put down their hands.
C. the students agreed to what the teacher said
D. the students put their hands in front of them | | 4. Why did the famous teacher use a ￡100 at his lesson? | A. Because he wanted to give a lecture about money.
B. Because he was used to dropping a bill on the floor and stepping on it.
C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of the students.
D. Because he wanted to make the students know what the value was. | | 5. What lesson can you learn from the passage? | A.￡100 bill is worth the same no matter what you do with it .
B. All people love money most.
C. Your value doesn"t change no matter what happens to you.
D. The value of money changes when it is made dirty. | | 阅读理解。 | A person who is deaf when he is born is usually dumb (哑的) as well. There may be nothing wrong
with his mouth and tongue, but he cannot speak. This is because he cannot hear people, so he has
nothing to imitate (模仿). He may try to make sounds himself, but cannot hear his own voice. However,
even though he finds it difficult to speak and cannot hear, he can learn to read. Nowadays such persons
can also be taught to speak because we have modern methods and equipment, but we did not have these
when Helen Keller was born.
Even with modern methods and equipment, however, it is not easy for deaf children to learn to speak,
though most of them succeed. When a child is deaf and blind as well, it becomes much more difficult,
though it is possible. Helen Keller was born in 1880. She became very ill at the age of nineteen months.
Medical knowledge was not as great then as it is now. She did not die but lost her sight and hearing. As
a result, she became dumb as well. Her parents did their best to teach her, but she couldn"t speak by the
age of six.
Then, in 1887, a teacher, Miss Sullivan, came to live with her. Miss Sullivan herself had been blind.
She had been partly cured. Though she could not see very well, she was not blind. Helen was a difficult
pupil at first, but in a month Helen had learned how to understand signs and how to make them herself.
At last in spite of her great difficulties, Helen learned to read, write and speak, even though she was
deaf and blind. She even went to college and had full education. She wrote many books, and though other
people have written books about her, her own books are the ones that best explain how it feels to be deaf,
dumb and blind. Her best book is The Story of My Life. Perhaps you have read it. Though it was written
in 1902, it is still a very interesting book. Even if you have not read it, you may have heard of Helen Keller. | | 1. A person who is deaf at birth is also dumb because ______. | A. there"s something wrong with his mouth and tongue
B. he cannot hear other people and he has nothing to imitate
C. he doesn"t like to speak
D. he cannot hear his own voice | | 2. Deaf and dumb children can be taught to speak nowadays because _____. | A. we have modern methods and equipment
B. these children are eager to learn to speak
C. they can hear something
D. they have grown up | | 3. When Helen was nineteen months old, _____. | A. she died of illness
B. she was healthy
C. she was very ill
D. she began to learn to speak | | 4. How long did it take Keller to understand signs? | A. A few days.
B. Several years.
C. A moment.
D. A month. | | 完形填空。 | I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was 1 the
teddy bears (泰迪熊) beside her father 2 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys.
His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. 3 , it looked no more than five dollars at most.
He was with his father as well, and 4 picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his
father, his father 5 his head, "No".
Rather 6 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 7 . After they walked away,
the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one 8 on top of the others, and
raced down toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases and 9 the girl and her father.
Then, much to the little girl"s 10 , the little boy and his father got in line 11 her and me. After the
video was paid for and bagged, the little girl 12 it back to the cashier (收银员) and 13 something to her.
The cashier smiled and put the 14 under the counter (柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little
boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said," 15 , you"re my hundredth customer today, and you win a
prize!" and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only 16 in disbelief. It was, he said,
17 what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the
biggest and 18 smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not 19 into the strong who care and the 20 who are cared
for. We must each in turn care and be cared. | ( )1. A. looking through
( )2. A. while
( )3. A. Then
( )4. A. stopped
( )5. A. shook
( )6. A. anxious
( )7. A. also
( )8. A. laying
( )9. A. accompanied
( )10. A. surprise
( )11. A. behind
( )12. A. put
( )13. A. whispered
( )14. A. basket
( )15. A. Sorry
( )16. A. cry
( )17. A. extremely
( )18. A. widest
( )19. A. divided
( )20. A. poor | B. getting through
B. when
B. Therefore
B. continued
B. nodded
B. disappointed
B. instead
B. lying
B. helped
B. satisfaction
B. before
B. handed
B. shouted
B. bag
B. Excuse me
B. stare
B. only
B. greatest
B. changed
B. ugly | C. dressing up
C. after
C. However
C. avoided
C. moved
C. angry
C. lastly
C. to lie
C. admired
C. joy
C. between
C. sent
C. gave
C. bear
C. Congratulations
C. jump
C. exactly
C. prettiest
C. included
C. unhappy | D. tidying up
D. once
D. Otherwise
D. kept
D. held
D. curious
D. indeed
D. lain
D. followed
D. regret
D. beyond
D. carried
D. showed
D. gift
D. Pardon me
D. pay
D. wonderfully
D. dearest
D. cut
D. weak | | 阅读理解。 | Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life. This time, which
took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened.
On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister"s dress
and picked out a beautiful skirt. "Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years
ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion." he said. I guess this was the occasion: it
was the funeral(葬礼) of my sister, after her unexpected death.
He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral. Then he closed
the drawer and turned to me, "Don"t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you"re alive is a
special occasion." I"m thinking about his words, and they"ve changed the way I live my life.
I"m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever
possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer. "Someday" and "one of these days" are
losing their importance on my vocabulary. If it"s worth seeing or hearing or doing I want to see and hear
and do it now.
Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold hack or save anything that would
add laughter and color to our lives. Every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every
minute, every breath, truly is a gift. So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life. | | 1. Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn"t wear it? | A. She waited for a special occasion to wear it on.
B. She wanted to keep it for someone else.
C. She saved it till she grew up.
D. She would give it to herself as a gift some day. | | 2. What does the underlined word"cherish" mean? | A. Treasure.
B. Waste.
C. Own.
D. Save. | | 3. From his experience, the author learns that _____. | A. everybody can have a happy life through efforts
B. every day in our lives is worth cherishing
C. enjoying ourselves is the most important thing in our lives
D. everybody will have some things left to do after his death | | 4. Which is the best title for the passage? | A. What Is the Meaningful Life Like?
B. My Sister Jan
C. Every Day Is a Gift
D. The Most Important Time in Your Life |
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