He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock. He tried to shave
quickly and cut himself when he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only
other shirt that was clean needed ironing, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the
door. It was the man to read the electricity meter, he showed him where the meter was, said goodbye and
found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By
this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn"t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him
to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.
In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi.
When Harry"s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood
on Harry"s shirt and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o"clock in the afternoon before the
policeman was sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four,
his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.
B. an unlucky day
C. a busy day
D. a good day
a. The man who read the electricity meter came.
b. Harry ironed his shirt.
c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.
d. There was a knock at the door.
e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.
B. b, a, d, c, e
C. b, a, c, d, e
D. c, b, d, a, e
A. The iron had burnt a hole on his clean shirt.
B. The only other needed ironing.
C. He had only one shirt.
D. He cut himself and got blood on his shirt.
B. There was blood on his shirt and he was in the taxi
C. A man killed a woman with a knife
D. The killer was seen to run away in the a taxi
B. there was blood on his shirt
C. he was late for work
D. he had killed a woman
of food as possible to those in need in Camden, New Jersey. There were no Christmas carolers (唱颂歌的人)
walking these streets that were lined with boarded-up (用木板封住的) houses and broken windows. Mothers
kept their children close as they hurried down the streets. It was mid-afternoon, but even the bright sun couldn"t warm this place.
Red tickets in the windows marked which houses we were to visit. Our white truck stopped in front of one
townhouse and our group knocked on the door. In our arms were boxes filled with ham, bread and other
essentials to make the perfect Christmas dinner. Four small faces glanced through the curtains and one
exhausted mom answered the door. She seemed embarrassed to be caught in her nightgown with undone hair.
She was in her mid-20s, but her rough skin and tired eyes added years.
"Sacred Heart food delivery service," I smiled."Where can we put this for you?"
She pointed and as we entered the house, I noticed the conditions they lived in. The children climbed around, wearing only diapers (尿布). There were no carpets, only cold concrete beneath our feet. There was no
Christmas tree or decorations. My heart sank. It was so cold, and I found it hard to believe that this was reality
for this family. We set the boxes down and the mother grabbed my hand.
"You don"t know how much of a blessing this is to me and my family," she said, crying."We are just getting by." I opened my arms and gave her a hug.
"Happy holidays!" I replied before I headed out the door. I realized how warm I felt inside. This was unlike
anything I had ever experienced. We cannot help what family we are born into, but we can help each other.
B. people had no belief
C. there was no sign of life
D. little sunshine was received
B. She was confident and energetic.
C. She wasn"t good at dressing herself up.
D. She looked much older than her age.
B. they were looking for food and clothing
C. they were going to move away
D. they were living a very poor life
B. assisting the poor needs actions
C. people should help each other
D. having more children causes poverty
Tired and defeated, I 1 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 2 . He often got
almost everything in the house out of 3 . Many windows in our house needed repairing due to his breaking
4 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 5
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 as
6 as possible, but inside I was shouting, "I don"t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can"t 7
him!" Having wiped my tears, I continued 8 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 9 teens (少年).
At the 10 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 11 the most to him
or her.
Brett spoke 12 to his parents and then spoke to me, "You did so much. You were always there, no matter
13 . My mom and dad, I am their kid. But you, 14 troubled enough by me, always 15 me such love. And I
want you to know I love you for it."
16 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 17 . At that moment, tears 18 in my
eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 19 . Although I had struggled with silent 20 toward my
stepson (继子), Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about
certain people in our life, but we can love them.
( )1. A. sat ( )2. A. ruined ( )3. A. danger ( )4. A. off ( )5. A. pain ( )6. A. patiently ( )7. A. forgive ( )8. A. parenting ( )9. A. lazy ( )10. A. opening ( )11. A. afforded ( )12. A. lovingly ( )13. A. where ( )14. A. unless ( )15. A. cost ( )16. A. Astonished ( )17. A. surely ( )18. A. fell ( )19. A. pity ( )20. A. love | B. sank B. lost B. place B. in B. injury B. willingly B. educate B. pardoning B. troublesome B. official B. meant B. sadly B. how B. although B. lent B. Puzzled B. roughly B. flowed B. happiness B. anxiety | C. bent C. torn C. trouble C. up C. damage C. strictly C. stand C. comforting C. disappointing C. victory C. supplied C. proudly C. what C. because C. taught C. Encouraged C. tightly C. moved C. luck C. anger | D. dropped D. broken D. order D. away D. harm D. rudely D. control D. feeding D. careless D. graduation D. owed D. nervously D. who D. when D. showed D. Interested D. fiercely D. gathered D. success D. care | |||||||||||||
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[1] Until that day when he was told that he was likely to get a bone cancer, Bruce Feiler had been living a happy life. He was a bestselling author of many books. He had a loving marriage and twin three-year-old girls. His doctor"s sudden bad news left him shocked."Would my daughters wonder who I was if I died? Would they wonder what I thought?" Feiler recalls. [2] One day, Feiler got a big idea: he would get a group of trusted men to serve as surrogate (代理) fathers after his death. His new book, The Council of Dads, recalls that moment:"I started making a list of men from all parts of my life. These are the men who know me best, men who traveled with me, studied with me, men who know my voice..." And each man should have one or two things in common with Feiler. [3] Feiler made his first request to Shumlin, a farmer. The two became friends just after high school. Feiler chose him because he was an adventurer who always said "yes" to life. [4] Other dads on Feiler"s list include Ben, a teacher who would invite the kids to seek the truth of life and another man, named Henry, who believes in the power of friendship. [5] David Black, the editor and close friend who helped Feiler become a well-known writer, also made the cut. "I work to help people"s dreams come true," he recalls. "That"s in part what Feiler asked of me, to be a member of the Council." [6] However, the diagnosis (诊断) that led Feiler to has proved wrong. Today, Feiler is cancer-free. But he says his idea has caught on, and he believes that his book, The Council of Dads, and the website councilofdads. com is inspiring similar groups to form wherever dads seek strength in the fellowship of fathers. | ||||||||||||||||
1. What is the best title of the text? (no more than 5 words) __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one? That" the reason why Bruce Feiler chose me as one of the fathers. ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 6 with proper words.(no more than 8 words) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What personalities should a surrogate father have in Bruce"s opinion? List three of them. (no more than 5 words for each) (1) ________________________________________________________________________________ (2) ________________________________________________________________________________ (3) ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese. ____________________________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||
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