Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand(农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he 1 to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social 2 with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was 3 because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied(满意)with his 4 . In his words, he 5 thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came 6 into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a 7 .
My mother had 8 of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she 9 that I would some day become a great leader,ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and 10 a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for 11 education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I 12 what we have today. Dad runs a big international 13 and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country, 14 not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand. 15 he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.
1 A.rode B.walked C.ran D.drove
2 A.conversations B.games C.relationships D.activities
3 A.cold B.crowded C.quiet D.dirty
4 A.horse B.entertainment C.life D.beer
5 A.often B.ever C.never D.sometimes
6 A.laughing B.singing C.sleeping D.crying
7 A.living B.change C.decision D.house
8 A.dreamed B.heard C.thought D.spoken
9 A.cared B.knew C.forgot D.hoped
10 A.start B.find C.design D.sell
11 A.farther B.higher C.easier D.closer
12 A.showed B.kept C.lost D.achieved
13 A.farm B.school C.company D.cafe
14 A.though B.if C.and D.since
15 A.So B.However C.Or D.Because
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A.Because he liked. eating pears. |
B.Because the tree was important to his family. |
C.Because he wanted to teach them not to judge things too quickly. |
D.Because his sons didn't judge things quickly. |
A.Spring | B.Summer | C.Autumn | D.Winter |
A.叶子 | B.枝条 | C.果实 | D.花蕾 |
A.The pear tree was near his home. |
B.The third son said the tree was beautiful. |
C.The four sons all liked the tree. |
D.Even you give up in winter, you can still get hope in other seasons |
A.Don't judge a life by one difficult season. |
B.Father's love is great. |
C.Every tree has four seasons. |
D.Life is different for everyone. |
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One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist(心理学家)in England, I brought David into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.
David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when he was 13 ,his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others form then on.
David didn’t say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder.“Come back next week if you like.” I said.
He came and I suggested(建议)we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than we agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me.
Months later, when I was looking at his head, he suddenly looked up at me. “It’s your turn.” He said. After that day, David started started talking. He finally got friends in school and he even joined a bicycle club. Now he started his new life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I learned more from him. I learned that time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him.
【小题1】 When David came into the writer’s office, .
A.he said hello to the writer | B.he seemed happy |
C.he looked at his own feet | D.he smiled at the writer |
A.13 | B.2 | C.5 | D.6 |
A.played chess with him | B.told stories to him |
C.wrote letters to him | D.played soccer with him |
A.chess club. | B.An art club. | C.An English club. | D.A bicycle club. |
A.After his father died, David refused to talk to others. |
B.David didn’t say anything to the writer at first. |
C.At last the writer learned a lot from David. |
D.David finally got friends in school. |
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When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause (引起)people to die.
In Sweden(瑞典), King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.
Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.
Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.
【小题1】Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.
A.the eighteenth century | B.the eighteen century |
C.eighteenth centuries | D.eighteen centuries |
A.有趣的 | B.苦涩无味的 | C.有害的 | D.可口的 |
A.until he was over 83 |
B.until he was 83 |
C.until the other had been dead for several years |
D.until he had drunk tea for a few years |
A.much more coffee than tea | B.much tea and coffee |
C.little tea and coffee | D.much tea but little coffee |
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