I arrived at my mother’s home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt(被子)after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said, “That’s Mama’s quilt.”

I spread the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together; irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right.

“Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn’t look like any of the quilts she had made.

“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is what I’ve done so far.”

I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched(缝) a piece of cloth with these words:  “My mother made many quilts. She didn’t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”

“Ooh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said.

It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.

72. Why did the author go to mother’s home?

A. To see her mother’s quilts.           B. To help prepare for a show.

C. To get together for the family dinner.   D. To discuss her grandmother’s life.

73. The author was surprised because __________________.

A. the quilt looked very strange.         B. her grandmother liked the quilt.

C. the quilt was the best she had seen.    D. her mother had made some changes

74. The underlined word “crooked” in the passage most probably means __________ .

A. unfinished      B. broken      C. bent    D. unusual

75. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Quilt Show     B. Mother’s Home  C. A Monday Dinner   D. Grandmother’s Quilt

  根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项.

What to do if you and your teacher don’t get along

  If you’re having problems with a teacher, try to find out why.   1. 

  Before you try to get out of a class you don’t like, here are a few things you can try to make you feel better.

  ●   Meet with the teacher and try to talk to him or her.  2.   For example, “ I can’t learn in class when I feel like that I can’t take part it.” See if you can work it out between the two of you.

●     Ask yourself, “ What can I learn from this teacher?” You have to remember that he or she is very helpful and really know something in a certain field.   3. 

●     Talk to the students who are doing well in the class and ask them for some advice. If you’re too shy to talk to another student, try to follow his or her actions in the classroom.

●     If your relationship problems can’t be solved in school, tell your parents.  4.  

Teachers are there for more than just homework, and they know more than just their subjects.   5.   There will always be a few teachers that you will always remember and who might change your life forever.

A.  They are very considerate.

B.  Tell his or her what’s on your mind.

C.  They will tell you how to act as a student.

D.  Do you hate the subject or just dislike the teacher?

E.  Let them meet with your teacher to try to work it out. 

F.  Try to understand and accept your teacher’s personality.

They can help you to become a lifelong learner

—I am trying touse the machine, but it won’t start.

—Let me show youhow to start it. See all you have to do is ________ this button.

1. A.
   to press
2. B.
   press
3. C.
   to turn
4. D.
   turn

19.—My home is in that tall building over there.

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I arrived at my mother's home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food      over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt (被子) after quilt from the boxes,     showing their beauties. She was        for a quilt show at the Wooden Church. When we began to fold and put them        into the boxes, my attention was        by something at the bottom of one box. I        it out. “What is it?” I asked.

“Oh?” Mom said, “that's Mama's quilt.”

I        the quilt. It looked        a group of school children had        it together: irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked        on the right.

“Grandmother made this?” I said,       . My grandmother was a        at making quilts. This didn't certainly look like any of the quilts she had made.

“Yes, right before she died. I brought it home last year and made some       ,” she said. “I’m still working on it. See, this is        I’ve done so far.”

I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched a piece of cloth        those words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn't get all line       . But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”

“Oh, this is so nice, mom,” I said. It        to me that by completing my grandmother’s quilt, my mother was        her own mother. I realized I held in my hands a family       . It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another,        two generations.

1.A. flew                         B. rushed                          C. floated                          D. wandered

2.A. proudly          B. slightly                        C. calmly                     D. hopefully

3.A. trading                     B. reaching                      C. asking                D. preparing

4.A. up                    B. down                             C. back                   D. off

5.A. drawn             B. shocked              C. embarrassed      D. excited

6.A. raised                       B. pulled                           C. caught                D. held

7.A. pressed          B. folded                C. spread                D. arranged

8.A. even if                     B. if only                 C. as if                              D. only if

9.A. picked                          B. added                 C. chained                         D. pieced

10.A. line               B. bar                                C. stick                             D. mark

11.A. delighted      B. scared                           C. surprised                    D. worried

12.A. master                    B. beginner                      C. scholar                          D. customer

13.A. decisions     B. dresses              C. changes                       D. progress

14.A. how                       B. which                 C. where                D. what

15.A. to                            B. with                              C. for                               D. by

16.A. straight             B. wrong                     C. mixed                     D. respectable

17.A. occurred               B. happened                    C. replied               D. struck

18.A. promoting             B. moving               C. honoring                     D. approaching

19.A. custom         B. treasure                       C. memory                      D. award

20.A. passing         B. holding                         C. satisfying                      D. covering