My wife ______the night shift when my plane ______. That’s why no one is to meet me at the airport today.
A．will be working; arrives B．was working; arrived
C．will have worked; has arrived D．is working; is arriving
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The year is 1991．But just for a moment you will feel the centuries roll back.
Close your eyes and you can almost see Charlemagne kneeling to receive his crown as Holy Roman Emperor.
Or an ageing Michelangelo standing in the middle of rubble （碎石）, staring at the still unbuilt, sky-size dome （圆顶大厦）above.
You are in St. Peter’s Basilica, heart of one of the most attractive nations in the world …
Dear friend,
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53．The part before the letter ________.
A．describes ancient Roman Emperor Charlemagne
B．introduces Vatican City, the independent state in Europe
C．tells about the famous Italian scientist and artist Michelangelo
D．gives an imaginary picture of the grandness of National Geographic Society
54．‘Dear Friend’ is used as a greeting because the writer ________.
A．and the reader know each other very well
B．and the reader have heard about each other
C．would like the reader to trust her
D．would like to get to know the reader
55．What the writer introduces to the reader is based on the volume’s ________.
A．quality of presentation B．importance of sales
C．historical value D．value to collectors
56．The book will appeal to ________.
A．the recipient （接受者） B．the recipient, his wife and children
C．art historians D．traveling salesmen
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
I’ll call my father tomorrow which is Father’s Day． Every other 1 I call，Morn answers and Dad quietly picks up the 2 and listens in to our conversation．But 3 Father’s Day, we will talk a little about my job，my family and the weather． Then Dad will say，“Thanks for 4 ,son ,”and hang up．
5 it is almost summer, every year after our Father’s Day talk，I’m left with images of my father and the cold．As a boy I watched him out of the kitchen window 6 our lane（道） of snow with the first snow blower（旋转式清雪机）． First，he’d do our walk and then he’d blow the lanes of the shut-ins（不能出门的病人），the single morns，and poorer folks， 7 could not seem to get it together．
I 8 him and learned from him，but I 9 not remember my father and me ever having much of a conversation．Nothing that he 10 shared、vim me in a heart-felt way showed that he may be 11 ，upset or ready to climb the wall．
The last time I saw my father, I asked him to go out for a 12 with me．The sun was setting over the lake and I said，“Come on．We don’t 13 much time together any more． Let’s go． ”Father looked at me meaningfully and said，“ 14 ． ”
That visit to my father was about a week before September 11 th．I was near Ground Zero on that day and for five hours 15 the first plane struck, my family did not know of my whereabouts（下落）． 16 for me I arrived back at our home in Brooklyn．My biggest 17 was that my wife told me my father was 18 to drive from his home on Lake Huron to Ground Zero to find me．
To love the remote father is to face this paradox（矛盾）：to accept his refusal of my 19 for a sunset walk with his worry that I might have died with thousands of others last September； to deeply know, if not accept，that is his way, the way a man of 10 words，snowblower of shut-ins and lonely hearts，can best show a father’s love．
1． A．day B．time C．year D．summer
2． A．pen B．paper C．extension D．directory
3． A．on B．at C．during D．after
4． A．coming B．inviting C．calling D．giving
5． A．As if B．Even though C．As though D．Ever since
6． A．washing B．clearing C．appreciating D．playing
7． A．who B．which C．they D．whom
8． A．saw B．noticed C．watched D．realized
9． A．can B．must C．need D．shall
10． A．still B．even C．ever D．never
11． A．straight forward B．afraid C．innocent D．authentic
12． A．walk B．swim C．meal D．picnic
13． A．spend B．waste C．save D．cost
14． A．Yes B．No C．A moment D．After you
15． A．until B．unless C．before D．since
16． A．Properly B．Luckily C．Unfortunately D．Shortly
17． A．success B．objection C．surprise D．drawback
18． A．prepared B．forbidden C．persuaded D．urged
19． A．worry B．pleasure C．desire D．curiosity
20． A．many B．few C．several D．enough
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