We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. 36 that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly 37  her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck.

At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my  38 . I enjoyed having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.

After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “ Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”

My heart sank and my mind was 39 with conflicting thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “Here is a chance to show Holly 40  you really love. She’ll never forget it.”

The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van (搬运车). In her inexperience, she had  41 _the brakes and the gas pedal. Holly was unhurt  42  but when I reached her, she was crying and saying：“Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.

Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened(湿润) and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and  43 a log that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.”

Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of the night. It was a deep wound on her  44 .

I remember how sad Holly was the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly  45  on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of  46 .

I repaired the van, but the dent(凹陷) in my truck is still there today. Every day it reminds me of what really 47  in my life.

1.                A．Later          B．Earlier          C．Former   D．Latter

 

2.                A．pass           B．train           C．practice  D．coach

 

3.                A．job            B．truck           C．daughter D．cooking

 

4.                A．flooded         B．satisfied         C．blessed   D．concerned

 

5.                A．why           B．which          C．what D．how

 

6.                A．mixed          B．separated       C．recognized    D．confused

 

7.                A．mentally        B．intellectually     C．primitively D．physically

 

8.                A．run down       B．run for         C．ran into   D．run after

 

9.                A．Motivation      B．soul            C．shadow   D．body

 

10.               A．think back      B．think out        C．think up   D．think on

 

11.               A．property       B．trucks          C．production D．vans

 

12.               A．affects         B．matters         C．attracts    D．acquires

 

 

Dearest Mom and Dad,

 I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.

 The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.

 As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.

 Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.

The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.

The principal says the fire was my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.

I am very sorry about this.

 Much love, Sarah

P.S.

 None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!

Sarah wrote to her parent______

A.    to inform them about an accident

B.    to ask them for money

C.    to them wonderful news

D.    to tell then she had failed her exams

Sarah told her parents the story about the fire because______

 A. she wanted to make them worried

 B. she wanted them to have some fun

 C. she wanted to make them less angry at the real news

 D. she wanted to make them even more angry

The main body of the letter was_____

 A. mostly true          B. partly true

 C. all true             D. completely untrue

Sarah said the principal was angry because____

 A. she had failed her exams

 B. it was her fault that the fire had broken out

 C. she not make the phone call in time

 D. she had caught her smoking in bed

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。

I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang．  36  voice on the other end spoke to me, "Dad, please come back soon．I miss you so much! "I judged that it was a   37_  number．A little while later, the call came once again, so I rudely   38   , "You've dialed the wrong number! " and then   39

    During the following days, I got the same call   40   ．But I didn't care much about it．

    Then one day she constantly called me,   41   I didn't answer．Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, "Dad, please come back．I miss you so much!  Dad, I'm   42   so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take   43  of me．But, dad, please   44  me again, OK?" The innocent   45  was difficult to reject．I made a   46  kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, "Thank you．．．Dad, I am so．．．happy, so．．．happy．．．"

    Shortly after this, I became   47   about who had been on the other end of my phone．So I called back, and a woman answered, "Sorry, sir．I am really sorry to have   48   you．My daughter has suffered from bone cancer   49   she was born．And her father．．．died in an    50   a short while ago．I dare not tell her this   51   ．Poor baby．When she couldn't   52  the painful chemotherapy(化疗), she would cry for her dad, who had always   53  her．I really couldn't bear it, so I gave her a random phone number．．．"

    "How is your daughter now?" I couldn't wait to   54

    "She has   55   ．You must have kissed her on the phone, because she went with a smile, tightly holding the cell phone．．．"

Tears blurred my eyes．．．

36．A．A boy' s           B．A child' s         C．My daughter' s         D．My son' s

37．A．bad               B．different          C．new                      D．wrong

38．A．screamed        B．blamed            C．returned                D．replied

39．A．hung up          B．hung on           C．held on                 D．held up

40．A．here and there  B．now and then   C．more or less          D．sooner or later

41．A．so that            B．in case       C．as if                   D．even if

42．A．near               B．on                   C．in                    D．at

43．A．care               B．control            C．notice                 D．charge

44．A． comfort         B．kiss                 C．pat                     D．encourage

45．A．application   B．command         C．request               D．appetite

46．A．soft               B．sweet           C．low                    D．loud

47．A．surprised       B．curious            C．interested             D．amazed

48．A．bothered         B．confused          C．interrupted           D．reached

49．A．when               B．since           C．as                        D．while

50．A．invitation         B．event           C．accident               D．invention

51．A．fate                 B．reason             C．story                   D．news

52．A．receive            B．fight                C．bear                    D．face[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]

53．A．encouraged     B．amused            C．satisfied                  D．supported[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]

54．A．hear                B．ask                  C．tell                         D．see

55．A．gone               B．passed             C．gone by                  D．passed by

 

Sarah Williams went to a boarding school.  Here is one of the
letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Wentworth Girls' School
Beachside
July 20th
Dearest Mom and Dad,
I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed.  This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.
Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.
The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I’m very sorry about this.
Much love,
Sarah
P. S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
【小题1】Why did Sarah write home?

A．To tell her parents about the fire.

B．To ask for a lot of money.

C．To tell her parents she had failed her exams.

D．To tell her parents she had to leave school.

【小题2】Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?

A．She wanted to worry them.

B．She wanted to make them laugh.

C．She wanted to make them less angry at the real news.

D．She wanted to warn them about what the principal was going to do.

【小题3】The letter before the. P. S. was        .

A．mostly true	B．partly true
C．completely true	D．completely untrue

Dear Mom and Dad ,
I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you . I have been very naughty（淘气的） and the school master is very angry with me . She is going to write to you . You must come and take me away from here . She does not want me in the school any longer . The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette（香烟）in bed . As I was smoking , I heard footsteps（脚步）coming towards the room .I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking , so I threw the cigarette away . Unfortunately（不幸地） , the cigarette fell into the waste--paper basket . It caught fire .
There was a curtain near the waste --paper basket . It caught fire too . Soon the whole room was burning . The master phoned the fire brigade（消防队）. The school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived , the whole school was on fire . The master said that the fire was all my fault（过错） and I must pay for the damage（损坏）. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars .
I'm very sorry for this .
Much love
Sarah 
【小题1】Why did Sarah write to his parents ?

A．He missed them very much for they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.

B．He told his parents what he had done in school.

C．He was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school.

D．He thought he was old enough to help them do something.

【小题2】Where did Sarah smoke?

A．in the classroom.	B．in the Dinning hall .
C．in the street.	D．in the dormitory（宿舍）.

【小题3】Why was the school master angry with him?

A．because he was too naughty.	B．because he was too lazy.
C．because he caused a big fire.	D．because he stole something from the school.

【小题4】According to the passage, what should the students not do?

A．they should not smoke, because smoking is dangerous to them.

B．they should not dance, because dancing would waste a lot of money.

C．they should not make friends, because making friends would make them absent.

D．they should not wear expensive clothes because they would waste a lot of money.