It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey 1 the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two children in ragged outgrown coats budding together insider the storm door.
“Any old 2 ,lady?”
I was 3 . I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals, wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I’ll 4 you a cup of hot cocoa.”
There was no conversation. Their wet scandals 5 marks upon the hearthstone(炉边)I 6 them cocoa and toast with jam to fight against the cold wind outside. Then I went back to the 7 and stared again on my household budget.
The silence in the front room struck thorough to me. I 8 in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands. looking at it. The boy asked 9 a flat voice, “Lady…are you rich?”
“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”
I looked at my shabby(寒酸的)shpcovers. The girl put her 10 back in its saucer-carefully.
“Your cups match your sanders.”
Her 11 was old, with a hunger that was not of the stomach. They left then holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”, They didn’t 12 to. They had done 13 that Plain blue pottery cups and saucers. 14 they matched.
I 15 the potatoes and stirred the gravy(肉汁).Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job-these things 16 , too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and tidied the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still 17 upon my hearthstone I let 18 be. I want them there 19 I ever forget again how very 20 I am.
1.A.while B.as C.when D.until
2.A.clothes B.books C.shoes D.papers
3.A.busy B.confused C.impatient D.unhappy
4.A.cook B.make C.do D.give
5.A.left B.kept C.held D.wiped
6.A.sent B.took C.served D.showed
7.A.study B.bedroom C.living room D.kitchen
8.A.turned B.gave C.looked D.checked
9.A.at B.in C.with D.to
10.A.food B.spoon C.toast D.cup
11.A.voice B.coat C.story D.memory
12.A.expect B.know C.need D.mean
13.A.less than B.more than C.rather than D.other than
14.A.And B.So C.Then D.But
15.A.tested B.picked C.washed D.cut
16.A.separated B.matched C.were the same D.were different
17.A.strange B.new C.deep D.wet
18.A.it B.them C.that D.one
19.A.in case B.as if C.although D.in order that
20.A.happy B.lucky C.rich D.moved
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________ yesterday ________ I realized I had made a big mistake.
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A.It was until, that
B.It was not until, that
C.Tha was until , that
D.It was not until , which
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For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5: 30 a. m., except Sunday, and went to work.I __1__saw my father home from work ill.He had no hobbies, __2__taking care of his family. For 22 years, __3__I left home for college, my father__4__me every Sunday at 9?00 a. m..He was always interested in my__5__, or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__6__ about his lot (生活状况) in life.The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states. Nine years ago when I__7__my first house, my father,67 years old, spent three days__8__my house.He would not__9__me to pay someone to have it done.All he __10__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him.But I was too__11__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__12__ to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__13__things happened several times later. The morning on Sunday.January 16,1996, my father telephoned me__14__, this time from my sister's home in Florida.But the__15__came again at 4?40 p. m.that day.My father was in the__16__in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤). I got on an airplane__17__, and on the way, I__18__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father.I determined that when I arrived, I would__19__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him. I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p. m., my father had__20__at 9?12 p. m..This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me. | ||||
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Rock music in one form or another is the most popular type of music all over the world. But where did it
come from?
Rock began in the USA in the early 1950s. At that time, rhythm and blue music was very popular with
black Americans. "R&B" was a mixture of black religious (宗教) music and jazz. It had strong rhythms (节奏)
that you could dance to and simple, fast words.
Noticing the success of R&B music, white musicians started to copy the same style. By the mid 1950s, this
new white R&B music, called rock 'n' roll, had become very popular. Singers like Elvis Presley and Bill Haley
attracted millions of teenage fans (爱好者). Their music was fast and loud. Many older people thought that
rock ' n' roll was very dangerous.
By the early 1960s, even rock ' n' roll had become old fashioned. Many of the songs had begun to sound
the same. It was at that time that a new group from England became popular-The Beatles.
The Beatles first started by singing American style songs, but they soon developed their own style, with
more complicated (复杂的 ) tunes (曲调 ). They also introduced different instruments. Groups like The
Beatles had a very important influence on the style of popular music.
By the early 1970s,rock ' n' roll had developed into a new form of music. Electronics (电子) had replaced
the amplified (增大的) guitars and drums of rock 'n' roll."Rock" had arrived.
Rock music has continued to change and develop. It has combined with music from different parts of the
world. Today, there are hundreds of different types of rock music, and almost every country has its own form
of rock.
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The bedroom door opened and a light went on, signaling an end to nap time.The toddle(初学走路的婴儿), sleepy-eyed, clambered to a swinging stand in his crib.He smiled, reached out to his father, and uttered what is fast becoming the cry of his generation: "iPhone!"
Just as adults have a hard time putting down their iPhones, so the device is now the Toy of Choice for many 1-, 2- and 3-year-olds.The phenomenon is attracting the attention and concern of some childhood development specialists.
Natasha Sykes, a mother of two in Atlanta, remembers the first time her daughter, Kelsey, now 3 but then barely 2 years old, held her husband's iPhone."She pressed the button and it lit up.I just remember her eyes.It was like 'Whoa!' "The parents were charmed by their daughter's fascination.But then, said Ms.Sykes (herself a Black Berry user), "She got serious about the phone." Kelsey would ask for it.Then she'd cry for it."It was like she'd always want the phone," Ms.Sykes said.
Apple, the iPhone's designer and manufacturer, has built its success on machines so user-friendly that even technologically blinded adults can figure out how to work them, so it makes sense that sophisticated children would follow.Tap a picture on the screen and something happens.What could be more fun?
The sleepy-eyed toddler who called for the iPhone is one of hundreds of iPhone-loving toddlers whose parents are often proud of their offspring's ability to slide fat fingers across the gadget's screen and pull up photographs of their choice.
Many iPhone apps on the market are aimed directly at preschoolers, many of them labeled "educational," such as Toddler Teasers: Shapes, which asks the child to tap a circle or square or triangle; and Pocket Zoo, which streams live video of animals at zoos around the world.
Along with fears about dropping and damage, however, many parents sharing iPhones with their young ones feel guilty.They wonder whether it is indeed an educational tool, or a passive amusement like television.The American Academy of Pediatrics is continually reassessing its guidelines to address new forms of "screen time." Dr.Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, a member of the academy's council, said, "We always try to throw in the latest technology, but the cellphone industry is becoming so complex that we always come back to the table and wonder- Should we have a specific guideline for them?"
Tovah P. Klein, the director of a research center for Toddler Development worries that fixation on the iPhone screen every time a child is out with parents will limit the child's ability to experience the wider world.
As with TV in earlier generations, the world is increasingly divided into those parents who do allow iPhone use and those who don't. A recent post on UrbanBaby.com, asked if anyone had found that their child was more interested in playing with their iPhone than with real toys. The Don't mothers said on the Website: "We don't let our toddler touch our iPhones ... it takes away from creative play." "Please ... just say no. It is not too hard to distract a toddler with, say ... a book."
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a psychology professor who specializes in early language development, sides with the Don'ts. Research shows that children learn best through activities that help them adapt to the particular situation at hand and interacting with a screen doesn't qualify, she said.
Still, Dr. Hirsh-Pasek, struck on a recent visit to New York City by how many parents were handing over their iPhones to their little children in tha subway, said she understands the impulse (冲动). "This is a magical phone," she said. "I must admit I'm addicted to this phone."
76.The first paragraph in the passage intends to ______.
A.get us to know a cute sleepy-eyed child in a family
B.show us how harmful the iPhone is
C.lead us to the topic of the toddlers' iPhone-addict
D.explain how iPhone appeals to toddlers
77.According to the author, iPhones are popular with both adults and young kids because they are______.
A.easy to use B.beautiful in appearance
C.cheap in price D. powerful in battery volume
78.The underlined word "them" in the seventh paragraph refers to ______.
A.televisions B.cellphones C.iPhones D.screens
79.The tone of the author towards parents sharing iPhones with their children is ______.
A.negative B.subjective C.objective D.supportive
80.The passage mainly tells us ______.
A.children's iPhone addict is becoming a concern
B.iPhone is winning the hearts of the toddlers
C.Apple is developing more user-friendly products
D.ways to avoid children's being addicted to iPhone games
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---- Was it by cutting down staff ____ are not diligent eough _ _she saved the firm?
----- No, it was by improving work efficiency.
A.that;when | B.that;what | C.who;how | D.who ;tha |
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