A Great Life
I"ve heard the saying, "The best gift parents can ever give to their children is to love each other."I"ve
had the __1__of witnessing the truth of this statement for over 40 years.From as far back as I can
remember, my Mom and Dad were a team, a great family __2__.They were more than just a partnership.
It was as if they were one person.
Surely, they __3__, but there was never any __4__in our minds that any disagreements would be well
resolved.Mom and Dad began their married life __5__, but they worked hard and, over the years, built a
very successful business.They each had their __6__and weaknesses, but the way they worked __7__
made you never see the weaknesses, just the strengths.
Dad was an outgoing person.As soon as people met him, they liked him.When they met Mom, they
felt the exact same way about her as __8__.Mom, although not at all shy, was more __9__, being the
person behind the scenes(在幕后).
Mom and Dad are now retired and enjoying their life together, just __10__around, reading, and
visiting their children and grandchildren.They recently __11__their 43rd wedding anniversary, many
guests present.
They still hold __12__, and they are more in love than ever.Throughout the years, whenever Mom
would remind me that I should be looking to get __13__, I"d say, "Ma, I have plenty of __14__."She"d
jokingly(打趣地)reply that"I don"t have so much time". My Dad would then look at me in that wisdomfilled way and say, "Hey, you take all the time you need.If you marry someone just half the woman your
mother is, you"ll have a great __15__." |
( )1. A. pleasure
( )2. A. team
( )3. A. separated
( )4. A. wonder
( )5. A. busy
( )6. A. faults
( )7. A. together
( )8. A. usual
( )9. A. certain
( )10. A. passing
( )11. A. celebrated
( )12. A. hands
( )13. A. improved
( )14. A. events
( )15. A. energy | B．evidence
B．couple
B．united
B．doubt
B．free
B．shortcomings
B．hard
B．well
B．curious
B．standing
B．attended
B．flowers
B．married
B．choices
B．patience | C． right
C． pair
C． discussed
C． need
C． rich
C． strengths
C． out
C． possible
C． comfortable
C． moving
C． designed
C． parties
C． promoted
C． time
C． hope | D．chance
D．partnership
D．argued
D．point
D．poor
D．advantages
D．in
D．often
D．confident
D．going
D．congratulated
D．appointments
D．developed
D．trouble
D．life | 词语填空
用所给单词的适当形式填空.
| fun throughout difficult entertainment humorous particularly fame outstanding exist appreciate | | 阅读理解 | Last year,I lived in Chile for half a year. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I had good days and bad days I didn"t understand.
Chuquicamata,my host community,is a mining camp. When I arrived there,I was scared. It was so
different from what I was used to. There were lots of dogs on the streets,and there was no downtown,few smoothly paved streets,and little to do for entertainment. Rain was not seen very often,earthquakes and
windstorms were frequent.
I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn"t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.
Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from
increased aggression towards the people to lack of appetite (食欲)．I was required to overcome all
difficulties.
As time passed,everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and
love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math,physics,chemistry,biology,Spanish,art,and philosophy.
But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in
another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others. | | 1. The author came to Chile last year with the purpose of ________. | A. paying a visit to Chile as a tourist
B. experiencing Chilean life as a teacher
C. studying Chilean culture as a college student
D. studying knowledge as an exchange student | | 2. On arriving in Chile,why did the author feel frightened? | A. Because he did not know how to get along with the local people.
B. Because it was full of dangers like earthquakes and windstorms.
C. Because its living conditions were worse than what he was used to.
D. Because it was not convenient for him to shop there. | | 3. In the first week in Chile the author ________. | A. was not used to eating Chilean food
B. had some friends to have a chat with
C. couldn"t communicate with people
D. couldn"t express his thoughts in English | | 4. What did the author most probably think of his life in Chile? | A. Wonderful and worthwhile.
B. Difficult but meaningful.
C. Difficult and meaningless.
D. Boring and disappointing. | | 5. According to the passage,which of the following statements about Chile is TRUE? | A. Its official language is Spanish and English.
B. It is a developing country without foreign students.
C. It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen.
D. Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners. | | 完形填空 | If it"s possible to see red (get angry)about not seeing red, that is what I was doing.We had __1__the
time of our autumn trip to see the changing __2__in the Great Lakes States, and I was really __3__.No
matter how I strained my eyes I couldn"t spot red anywhere.Not even a bit of golden yellow broke
through the dull greenery.
This vacation was a complete __4__.I sat alone in the backseat of our rented car and got __5__as
we drove north through the dull, dark green.In the front seat my brother and my father chatted merrily,
obviously __6__.
Then a motto came to mind:"Happiness is a decision."It must have been something my mother said.
She was always passing on words of __7__.When I was a child, she gave me a black book with __8__
pages.On the flyleaf she had written, "Look for a beautiful thing and you"ll find it."I was supposed to keep
a record of the most beautiful thing I saw each day.
I remembered spending hours discussing what I"d __9__.A baby"s smile?A stone shining with fool"s
gold?Pictures in the clouds, or tulips tipping their heads?I found so many beautiful things that it was __10__to pick just one.
Now, on the road, I played Mother"s game again.I took in the allgreen __11__.Thick forests lined
both sides of the highway.The long hill pines and spruce were seen everywhere.Maple leaves danced in
the gentle wind.I felt like a little girl again-__12__by beautiful things.
Later in the trip, after we crossed the Upper Peninsula and drove into Canada, I found the bright
__13__plants I had been looking for.But by then I"d already seen a million shades of __14__, the infinite
variety and beauty that only our heavenly Father can __15__.And that we can always find-if we look
closely enough. | ( )1. A. kept
( )2. A. situation
( )3. A. upset
( )4. A. success
( )5. A. sleepy
( )6. A. unconcerned
( )7. A. order
( )8. A. nice
( )9. A. brought in
( )10. A. impossible
( )11. A. forests
( )12. A. wondered
( )13. A. leaf
( )14. A. red
( )15. A. observe | B．missed
B．weather
B．excited
B．time
B．mad
B．disappointed
B．advice
B．common
B．written down
B．valuable
B．leaves
B．surrounded
B．hill
B．trees
B．produce | C．misjudged
C．plants
C．happy
C．waste
C．patient
C．worried
C．apology
C．missing
C．got through
C．necessary
C．hills
C．waken
C．highway
C．green
C．find | D．seized
D．leaves
D．sorry
D．pleasure
D．angry
D．surprised
D．help
D．empty
D．referred to
D．strange
D．scenery
D．treated
D．fall
D．plants
D．provide | | 阅读理解 | "Get your hands off me, I have been stolen, " the laptop, a portable computer, shouted. That is a new
solution to laptop computer theft: a program that lets owners give their property a voice when it has been
taken.
The program allows users to display alerts on the missing computer"s screen and even to set a spoken message. Tracking software for stolen laptops has been on the market for some time, but this is thought
to be the first that allows owners to give the thief a piece of their mind.
Owners must report their laptop missing by visiting a website, which sends a message to the model: a
red and yellow "lost or stolen" sign appears on its screen when it is started. Under the latest version(版本) of the software, users can also send a spoken message.
The message can be set to reappear every 30 seconds, no matter how many times the thief closes it.
"One customer sent a message saying, "You are being tracked. I am right at your door", " said Carrie
Hafeman, chief executive of the company which produces the program, Retriever.
In the latest version, people can add a spoken message. For example, the laptop"s speakers will say, "Help, this laptop is reported lost or stolen. If you are not my owner, report me now."
The Retriever software package, which costs $29.95 but has a free trial period, has the functions of
many security software programs. Owners can remotely switch to an alternative password prompt if they
fear that the thief has also got hold of the access details.
If a thief accesses the Internet with the stolen laptop, Retriever will collect information on the Internet
service provider in use, so that the police can be alerted to its location.
Thousands of laptops are stolen every year from homes and offices, but with the use of laptops increasing, the number stolen while their owners are out and about has been rising sharply.
Other security software allows users to erase data remotely or lock down the computer.
1. The expression "to give the thief a piece of their mind" can be understood as "________".
A. to give the thief an alert mind
B. to express the owners" anger to the thief
C. to remind the thief of his conscience
D. to make the thief give up his mind
2. Different from other security software, Retriever can ________.
A. record the stealing process
B. help recognize the lost laptop
C. lock down the computer remotely
D. send a spoken message
3. One function of the program is that it allows the owner to ________ at a distance.
A. change some access details for switching on the laptop
B. turn on the laptop by using the original password
C. operate the laptop by means of an alternative password
D. erase the information kept in the stolen laptop
4. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the passage?
A. With no Retriever, thousands of laptops are stolen every year.
B. A new software provides a means to reduce laptop theft.
C. Retriever has helped to find thieves and lost computers.
D. A new program offers a communication platform with the thief.
5. What does the word "it" in Para. 4 refer to?
A. The alert message.
B. The computer.
C. The program.
D. The laptop. |
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