When I was seven, my parents gave me a doll, a doll’s house and a book. The Arabian Nights, came wrapped in red paper. I was just ready to read when my mother walked into my room．

“Isn’t your doll just beautiful?” my mother asked. I looked at the doll, with fair hair in a pink dress----I’ll have to call her “she” because I never gave her a name. I folded my lips and raised my eyebrows, not really knowing how to let my mother down easily.

“This doll is different.” My mother explained, trying to talk me into playing with it.

Thinking the doll needed love, I hugged her tightly for a long time. Useless, I said to myself. Finally, I decided to play with the doll’s house. But since rearranging the tiny furniture seemed to be the only active possible, I lost interest. I caught sight again of the third of my gifts The Arabian Nights, and I began to read it. From that moment, the book was my constant companion.

Every day I climbed our garden tree, nestled among its branches, I read the stories in The Arabian Nights to my heart’s content. My mother became concerned as she noticed I wasn’t playing with either the doll or the little house. She insisted that I take the doll up the tree with me.

Trying to read on a branch 15 feet off the ground while holding on to the silly doll was not easy. After nearly falling off twice, I tied one end of a long vine around the doll’s neck and the opposite one around the branch, letting the doll hang in mid air while I read. I always looked out for my mother, though. I sensed that my playing with the doll was of great importance to her. So every time I heard her coming, I lifted the doll up and hugged her. The smile in my mother’s eyes told me my plan worked.

The inevitable(不可避免的) happened one afternoon. Totally absorbed in the reading, I didn’t hear my mother calling me. When I looked down, I saw my mother staring at the hanging doll. Fearing the worst of scolding, I climbed down in a flash, reaching the ground just as my mother was untying the doll. To my surprise, she didn’t scold. She kept on staring at the doll．

The next day, my father came home early and suggested he and I play with the doll’s house. Soon I was bored, but my father seemed to be having so much fun, I didn’t have the heart to tell him. Quietly I slipped out, picking up my book on my way to the yard. So absorbed was he in arranging and rearranging the tiny furniture that he didn’t notice my quick exit.

Almost 20 years passed before I found out why the hanging-doll incident had been so significant for my parents. By then I was a parent myself. After recalling the incident, my mother said all those years she had been afraid whether I would turn out to be a most loving and understanding mother to my son．

My mother often thanks God aloud for making me a good parent, pointing out that with education I might have been a rich dentist instead of a poor poet. I look back on that same childhood incident, recalling my third gift, the book in red-paper, and I take advantage of the experiences that have made me who and what I am. Sometimes I pause to wonder at life’s wonderful ironies （讽刺）.

1.Why didn’t the author give the doll a name?

A. Because the gift was given by her parents.

B. Because the girl didn’t care much for the doll.

C. Because her parents would give the doll a name.

D. Because the doll had little in common with her.

2.The author’s account of a childhood incident shows that, as a young girl, she viewed her parents as people who         .

A. hoped to shape their children’s future  

B. were unconcerned about their behavior

C. ruined their children’s dreams completely

D. might withdraw their love at any moment

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The mother is now satisfied with her daughter’s career.

B. The daughter now regrets what she did when she was a girl.

C. The mother thinks the daughter’s achievements are unsatisfactory.

D. The daughter wishes that she had been allowed more freedom as a child.

 

When I was seven, my parents gave me a doll, a doll's house and a book． The Arabian Nights, came wrapped in red paper． I was just ready to read when my mother walked into my room．

"Isn't your doll just beautiful?" my mother asked． I looked at the doll, with fair hair in a pink dress-I'll have to call her "she" because I never gave her a name． I folded my lips and raised my eyebrows, not really knowing how to let my mother down easily．

"This doll is different．" My mother explained, trying to talk me into playing with it．

Thinking the doll needed love, I hugged her tightly for a long time． Useless, I said to myself．Finally, I decided to play with the doll's house． But since rearranging the tiny furniture seemed to be the only active possible, I lost interest． I caught sight again of the third of my gift The Arabian Nights, and I began to read it． From that moment, the book was my constant companion．

Every day I climbed our garden tree, Nestled among its branches, I read the stories in The Arabian Nights to my heart's content． My mother became concerned as she noliced I wasn't playing with either the doll or the little house． She insisted that I take the doll up the tree with me．

Trying to read on a branch 15 feet off the ground while holding on to the silly doll was not easy． Alter nearly falling off twice, I tied one end of a long vine around the doll's neck and the opposite one -around the branch, letting the doll hang in mid air while I read． I always looked out for my mother, though． I sensed that my playing with the doll was of great importance to her． So every time I heard her coming, I lifted the doll up and hugged her． The smile in my mother's eyes told me 　my plan worked．

The inevitable happened one afternoon． Totally absorbed in the reading, I didn't hear my mother calling me． When I looked down, I saw my mother staring at the hanging doll． Fearing the worst of scolding, I climbcd down in a flash, reaching the ground just as my mother was untying the doll． To my surprise, she didn't scold． She kept on staring at the doll．

The next day, my father came home early and suggested he and I play with the doll's house．Soon I was bored, but my father seemed to be．having so much fun, I didn't have the heart to tell him．Quietly I slipped out, picking up my book on my way to the yard． So absorbed was he in arranging 　and rearranging the tiny furniture that he didn't notice my quick exit．

Almost 20 years passed before I found out why the hanging-doll incident had been so significant for my parents． By then I was a parent myself． After recalling the incident, my mother said all those years she had been afraid whether I would turn out to be a most loving and understanding mother to my son．

My mother often thanks God aloud for making me a good parent, pointing out that with education I might have been a rich dentist instead of a poor poet． I look back on that same childhood incident, recalling my third gift, the book in red- paper, and I take advantage of the experiences that have made me who and what I am． Sometimes I pause to wonder at life's wonderful ironies （讽刺） ．

67． Why didn't the author give the doll a name?

　　　 A． Because the gift was given by her parents．

　　　 B． Because the girl didn't care much for the doll．

C． Because her parents would give the doll a name．

D． Because the doll had little in common with her．

68． Which of the following best refers to the "irony" mentioned at the end of the passage?

　　　 A． The author has herself now become a mother．

　　　 B． The father was as troubled by the incident as her mother．

　　　 C． The father was comfortable playing with toys traditionally meant for girls．

　　　 D． The author was influenced most by the gift which was least valued by her mother．

69． The author's account of a childhood incident shows that, as a young girl, she viewed her parents

　　　 as people who　　　　 .

　　　 A． hoped to shape their children's future　

　　　 B． were unconcerned about their behavior

　　　 C． ruined their children's dreams completely

D． might withdraw their love at any moment

70． What can we infer from the last paragraph?

　　　 A． The mother is now satisfied with her daughter's career．

　　　 B． The daughter now regrets what she did when she was a girl．

　　　 C． The mother thinks the daughter's achievements are unsatisfactory．

D． The daughter wishes that she had been allowed more freedom as a child．

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street. He had come to Britain only by   1   . Being homeless and jobless, he looked pale and hungry. Walking along the street, he suddenly caught   2   of and apple thrown away by a boy. The poor fellow was so hungry that he was thinking   3   picking it up to eat. Just as he was   4   out his hand, he heard a voice calling him, “Young man.” He looked up and saw two   5   on a balcony（阳台）.Then he was led into a big house to meet the men. Having made sure that he was as   6   as a church mouse, the two men decided he was the   7   man they needed. Then they gave him a letter and told him that he was not to open it   8   two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.”

It was then only five minutes to one. “   9   there is money in it, why    10    go and have a good lunch?” Henry said to himself. At this   11   , he entered a restaurant and asked the waiter for meat and eggs, and a bottle of beer. Then he ate happily. When he had finished eating, it was only half   12   one. There was still half an hour before he could open the letter and so he called the waiter and asked for some   13   . Afraid that he could not afford to   14  the bill, the boss told the waiter to give him a   15   portion（一份）. As he was forced to pay, he had to open the letter a few minutes earlier than he had   16   . To his great surprise, he found a million-pound note. Taking a look at the note, the boss gave a low whistle. He couldn’t believe his own  17   . However, it was true. At once the boss  18   his tune（调子）and smiled. He asked the millionaire to come   19  he pleased and to have whatever he liked. As for the bill he  20   that it should be forgotten.

1. A. chance　　 　　　　 B. surprise　　   C. turn　　　　　　　　   D. plane

2. A. sight　　　　　　   B. hold　　　　   C. half　　　　　　　　   D. sign

3. A. about　　　　　　  B. over　　　　    C. of　　　　　　　　    D. through

4. A. putting　　　　　　  B. extending　　　　  C. reaching　　　　　　    D. letting

5. A. peasants　　　　    B. gentlemen　　    C. scholars　　　　　　  D. managers

6. A. rich　　　　　　　　    B. hungry　　　　    C. strong　　　　　　  D. poor

7. A. very　　　　　　　　    B. just   　　　　　　  C. worthy　　　　　　 D. able

8. A. before　　　　　　　　  B. until　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　  D. at

9. A. Because　　　　　　　　 B. As　　　　    C. Where　　　　　　　　 D. Since

10. A. never　　　　　　　　  B. do you　　　　   C. not　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

11. A. thought　　　　　　　　 B. condition　　    C. situation　　　　　　   D. note

12. A. passed　　　　　　　　  B. to　　　　    C. past　　　　　　　　   D. for

13. A. water　　　　　　　　   B. more　　　　  C. money　　　　　　    D. rice

14. A. spend　　　　　　　　  B. count　　　　   C. write　　　　　　    D. pay

15. A. big　　　　　　　　    B. smaller　　　　    C. rich　　　　　　   D. full

16. A. promised　　　　　　  B. hoped　　　　　　  C. thought　　    　　 D. decided

17. A. master　　　　　　    B. waiter　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　 D. eyes

18. A. raised　　　　　　    B. lowered　　　　    C. changed　　　　   D. struck

19. A. when　　　　　　    B. whenever　　　　    C. if　　　　　　    D. whether

20. A. suggested　　　　    B. insisted　　　　　　    C. asked　　　　  D. required

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street. He had come to Britain only by   1   . Being homeless and jobless, he looked pale and hungry. Walking along the street, he suddenly caught   2   of and apple thrown away by a boy. The poor fellow was so hungry that he was thinking   3   picking it up to eat. Just as he was   4   out his hand, he heard a voice calling him, “Young man.” He looked up and saw two   5   on a balcony（阳台）.Then he was led into a big house to meet the men. Having made sure that he was as   6   as a church mouse, the two men decided he was the   7   man they needed. Then they gave him a letter and told him that he was not to open it   8   two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.”

It was then only five minutes to one. “   9   there is money in it, why    10    go and have a good lunch?” Henry said to himself. At this   11   , he entered a restaurant and asked the waiter for meat and eggs, and a bottle of beer. Then he ate happily. When he had finished eating, it was only half   12   one. There was still half an hour before he could open the letter and so he called the waiter and asked for some   13   . Afraid that he could not afford to   14  the bill, the boss told the waiter to give him a   15   portion（一份）. As he was forced to pay, he had to open the letter a few minutes earlier than he had   16   . To his great surprise, he found a million-pound note. Taking a look at the note, the boss gave a low whistle. He couldn’t believe his own  17   . However, it was true. At once the boss  18   his tune（调子）and smiled. He asked the millionaire to come   19  he pleased and to have whatever he liked. As for the bill he  20   that it should be forgotten.

1. A. chance　　 　　　　 B. surprise　　   C. turn　　　　　　　　   D. plane

2. A. sight　　　　　　   B. hold　　　　   C. half　　　　　　　　   D. sign

3. A. about　　　　　　  B. over　　　　    C. of　　　　　　　　    D. through

4. A. putting　　　　　　  B. extending　　　　  C. reaching　　　　　　    D. letting

5. A. peasants　　　　    B. gentlemen　　    C. scholars　　　　　　  D. managers

6. A. rich　　　　　　　　    B. hungry　　　　    C. strong　　　　　　  D. poor

7. A. very　　　　　　　　    B. just   　　　　　　  C. worthy　　　　　　 D. able

8. A. before　　　　　　　　  B. until　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　  D. at

9. A. Because　　　　   &n

bsp;　　 B. As　　　　    C. Where　　　　　　　　 D. Since

10. A. never　　　　　　　　  B. do you　　　　   C. not　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

11. A. thought　　　　　　　　 B. condition　　    C. situation　　　　　　   D. note

12. A. passed　　　　　　　　  B. to　　　　    C. past　　　　　　　　   D. for

13. A. water　　　　　　　　   B. more　　　　  C. money　　　　　　    D. rice

14. A. spend　　　　　　　　  B. count　　　　   C. write　　　　　　    D. pay

15. A. big　　　　　　　　    B. smaller　　　　    C. rich　　　　　　   D. full

16. A. promised　　　　　　  B. hoped　　　　　　  C. thought　　    　　 D. decided

17. A. master　　　　　　    B. waiter　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　 D. eyes

18. A. raised　　　　　　    B. lowered　　　　    C. changed　　　　   D. struck

19. A. when　　　　　　    B. whenever　　　　    C. if　　　　　　    D. whether

20. A. suggested　　　　    B. insisted　　　　　　    C. asked　　　　  D. required