A friend and I were standing in line at the grocery store the other day, and I was telling her how lazy my children were.I had come in from work that morning, and like most times, my house was wrecked.
“I believe children nowadays are just out for what they can get.They can never help keep our house clean.” I said, feeling unhappy.
“Do you know how happy you are?” a woman behind us asked.“I would love to go home and find my house a mess.I wouldn’t mind my floor being dirty.Nor would I mind the dirty clothes being piled high.I wouldn’t even mind anyone talking about my dirty home.I would love it.I would love to kick my way through the house just to get to my kids and be able to hug them, kiss them and tell them how much I love them.You see, my two children were killed in an accident. My house stays clean; my clothes stay put up; the dishes are done.”
“There are no fingerprints on my walls.There are no sounds of arguing, either.So you see, you are very lucky.I would give anything to be going through what you are now! How I’d love to be able to hold my kids, wipe away their tears and share their dreams! I wouldn’t care how my house looked.I would be happy just to have them.”
Now if you come into my house and see a big mess, you can think bad thoughts if you want, but I feel greatly blessed.(268 words)
The writer was complaining about her children to her friend because they ____.
A.would go out without permission B.couldn’t keep the house clean
C.made her look dirty and bad D.were too lazy to hug or kiss her
My house was wrecked in the first paragraph means my house _____.
A.was very dirty B.was broken into
C.needed to be painted D.looked beautiful
What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Children shouldn’t be left home alone.
B.A mother lost her children in an accident.
C.People should be thankful for what life gives.
D.A mother complained about the mess at her house.
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完形填空
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Kino, a poor fisher man, found a pearl(珍珠) which was 1 big as an egg and very beautiful. He set out for the nearest town to 2 it. He needed money very much to get 3 for his sick baby.
The news that Kino had found the pearl spread(传播)the 4 . Every man suddenly became connected with Kino's pearl, and 5 went into the dreams, wishes and hungers(欲望) of everyone. Only one person stood in the 6 and that was Kino, who became every man's 7 .
Before Kino reached the town, the pearl buyers somehow 8 he was coming and were 9 for him.
Kino walked into the first shop. An old man 10 to have a look at the pearl. The old man's heart missed a beat (跳动) when he saw the pearl, but he took 11 not to show his excitement (激动). He looked at it for a moment and then said 12 a sad smile, “I'm sorry, my friend. It's too large. Nobody's going to 13 one like this. I can give you a thousand pesos(比索) for it.”
“Go and 14 it to the other buyers, or I can ask them to come here if you 15 .”They soon came. They looked as if they didn't know 16 about the pearl. They 17 five hundred for it.
Kino 18 the pearl and left. 19 he never knew he was followed by a group of men who all had 20 with them.
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A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the __36__ was that he found himself unable to ask for help---his mobile phone went out of __37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to _38__ in cold wilderness. It was eight hours later that day broke, and then _39_ of the rescue.
It is almost __40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his __41__: “First of all, I checked up my __42__, checked up my conditions and found myself not in mortal danger. As there was no __43__ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from __44__. In this way I dozed off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the __45__ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men __46___ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. __47__to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of __48__. Finally they feel dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the __49__ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the __50__ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to __51__ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.
Don’t you think you can compare it with __52__ itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. __53__ you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle __54__. It seems to be a negative(消极) attitude, __55__ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight(远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.
A. hopeless B. worst C. more D. best
A. service B. way C. control D. work
A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep
A. delay B. success C. team D. arrival
A. untrue B. unimaginable C. true D. useless
A. plan B. decision C. explanation D. excuse
A. physical B. mental C. working D. medical
A. energy B. way C. tools D. strength
A. rotting B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding
A. loss B. failure C. disappointment D. sadness
A. had B. managed C. tried D. meant
A. Willing B. Unable C. Determined D. Deciding
A. hearing B. sight C. feeling D. direction
A. rescue B. village C. local D. brave
A. end B. top C. opening D. side
A. save B. help C. stop D. calm
A. adventure B. work C. life D. mankind
A. Mind B. Watch C. Imagine D. Warn
A. really B. immediately C. carefully D. hopefully
A. and B. so C. but D. while
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“How did you do it, Dad? How have you 21 not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the 22 to even ask my father this very 23 question. When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles 25 he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were 26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 29 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 32 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound (深奥的) words 33 became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations(断言)with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.
I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.
God, give me the Serenity (平静)to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 40 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
A. failed B. succeeded C. managed D. tried
A. courage B. ability C. wisdom D. confidence
A. interesting B. personal C. hard D. unanswered
A. started B. enjoyed C. minded D. stopped
A. every time B. all time C. next time D. last time
A. anxious B. glad C. afraid D. eager
A. book B. passage C. poem D. list
A. at least B. at most C. at first D. at last
A. comment B. praise C. contribution D. reply
A. words B. phrases C. letters D. sentences
A. strange B. different C. simple D. tough
A. shared B. talked C. read D. impressed
A. surprisingly B. immediately C. increasingly D. regularly
A. brought B. bought C. received D. accepted
A. hour B. week C. month D. day
A. easily B. hurriedly C. sadly D. peacefully
A. Tears B. Smiles C. Sweat D. Satisfaction
A. correct B. impossible C. original D. exact
A. mother B. father C. friend D. classmate
A. believe B. benefit C. change D. do
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Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 21 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 22 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people 23 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 24 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 25 and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).
My friends found me 26 because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 27 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would 28 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No 29 .”
“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 30 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my 31 . She just stared.
My heart 32 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 33 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 34 your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 35 . I begged in my heart for her to 36 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered 37 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was 38 . I looked into her eyes and her 39 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 40 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.
A. them B. it C. me D. her
A. sadder B. shorter C. weaker D. slower
A. looking B. smiling C. aiming D. glaring
A. still B. alone C. straight D. together
A. street B. sun C. corner D. mirror
A. distant B. disappointed C. hopeless D. unlucky
A. after B. while C. since D. until
A. disturb B. seek C. comfort D. ignore
A. wonder B. idea C. way D. problem
A. games B. performance C. conversation D. competition
A. face B. back C. eyes D. wings
A. sank B. beat C. broke D. ached
A. look up to B. catch up with C. look down upon D. put up with
A. that B. how C. whether D. why
A. tied B. arrested C. punished D. sentenced
A. relax B. leave C. stop D. forbid
A. shyly B. weakly C. proudly D. firmly
A. astonished B. ashamed C. annoyed D. upset
A. wisdom B. beauty C. honesty D. kindness
A. control B. like C. forgive D. forget
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第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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Last year in my high school child-development class, each student had to take the “ Think-It-Over” baby home for a night to get a taste of parenthood.
It was a Friday 36 when my turn came to take the 10-pound plastic doll home. The doll really did look like a 37 baby from a distance. I decided to name him Tyler.
My friends and I went out for 38 that night. As it was rather cold, I decided to 39 Tyler in a blanket and carry him in that way. When I walked into the restaurant, I noted some very 40 looks and quiet a few raised eyebrows. My friends and I decided to 41 the whole situation. I stood in the corner, 42 to rock Tyler to sleep while my friends kept looking into the 43 and said, “Oh, how lovely!” I couldn’t help but 44. And although it was funny to my friends and me, some of the people did not think it was so funny that I had a 45. Some people were giving me rude looks, because they thought I was a 46. Others just smiled at me sympathetically 47 felt sorry for me because I was only a child 48 a child.
I learned a lot through my 49 with the “Think-It-Over” baby. The doll surely strengthened my thinking that I was not ready to be a 50, and it opened my eyes to the judgments people 51 about others. People do not 52 that some things are not the way they seem. I was only carrying it around for a 53 . The people in the restaurant were so 54 to judge me because they assumed I was a teenager mom. We should all be slower to 55 others, and realize that some things are not as they seem.
36. A. noon B. morning C. night D. day
37. A. lively B. live C. loving D. lovely
38. A. shopping B. supper C. fun D. walk
39. A. place B. throw C. hide D. move
40. A. friendly B. strange C. frightened D. concerned
41. A. carry on B. join in C. make fun of D. make use of
42. A. trying B. starting C. expecting D. pretending
43. A. blanket B. basket C. restaurant D. glass
44. A. laugh B. stop C. cry D. continue
45. A. friend B. doll C. baby D. sister
46. A. teenage mom B. bad student C. strange person D. noise maker
47. A. so B. or C. but D. and
48. A. from B. with C. without D. by
49. A. experience B. research C. examination D. observation
50. A. babysitter B. parent C. father D. teacher
51. A. enter B. pass C. make D. sit
52. A. think B. consider C. believe D. realize
53. A. follower B. funny thing C. class project D. company
54. A. quick B. slow C . difficult D. easy
55. A. judge B. comfort C. know D. hate
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