Ⅲ：短文填词：（共10小题，每小题1分，总分10分）

Last weekend we went mountain climbing. Even the heavy

Rain in the morning could not p      us going. Setting          1．   

off very early, we went a      an extremely narrow road, all          2．   

in high spirits. On each s     of the road were green fields             3．   

and some farm houses. We could h      the sound of the               4．   

rain and our footsteps    （混合）with our laughter. At noon             5．   

we     （到达）the top of the mountain. What surprised us               6．   

most there was the beauty of the scenes.     Having a short            7．   

rest there and      （分享）food we brought, we         8．   

started going down. It rained even h     .We were           9．   

wet to the skin,     we still sang and laughed happily.             10．   

 

Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.

For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents' home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement(限制) and have strong opinions about everything.

Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when 1 had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.

But then Banner, our lamb was bent. He was reeled by h, mama days before our planned trip to Boise, I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.

That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They'd get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.

We explored side roads, catching grasshopper in waist-high grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car window, at baby p.gs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And new horizons(见识).

We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.

I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet mc up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.

Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey-and the best part of yourself.

46. Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?

A. It was less tiring.

B. It would be fester and safer.

C. Her kids would feel less confined.

D. She felt better with other drivers nearby.

47. The author stopped regularly on the country roads to ______.

A. relax in the fresh air

B. take a deep breath

C. take care of the lamb

D. let the kids play with Banner

48. What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?

A. Freeways are where beauty hides.

B. Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life.

C. Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health.

D. One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.

49. Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?

A. To give herself some time to read.

B. To order some food for them

C. To play a game with them

D. To let them cool down.

50. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Charm of the Detour

B. The Road to Bravery

C. Creativity out of Necessity

D. Road Trip and Country Life

Ⅲ：短文填词：（共10小题，每小题1分，总分10分）

Last weekend we went mountain climbing. Even the heavy

Rain in the morning could not p      us going. Setting          1．   

off very early, we went a      an extremely narrow road, all          2．   

in high spirits. On each s     of the road were green fields             3．   

and some farm houses. We could h      the sound of the               4．   

rain and our footsteps     （混合）with our laughter. At noon             5．   

we      （到达）the top of the mountain. What surprised us               6．   

most there was the beauty of the scenes.     Having a short            7．   

rest there and       （分享）food we brought, we         8．   

started going down. It rained even h     .We were           9．   

wet to the skin,     we still sang and laughed happily.             10．   

When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent (紧迫的).The father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever, but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attend dance office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home.

So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable(音节), He was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-t-s stage on the m-a-t’s, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking, “Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-e spell?” or “W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”

Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew(希伯来语) for all she could `make of it, frowning(锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration(专注).

After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple edition she could not understand; but she could jump those and make sense of the whole. “I’m reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud. “Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund ! I’m reading!”

1. Laura’s father didn’t want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because________.

    A. it was too far away 　　　　　　　　　　   B. they couldn’t learn enough

    C. their hair would become dirty　　　　  D. they would ruin their clothes

2. The children’s father decided to teach them to read and write so that they________.

    A. had an excuse not to have to move

    B. had a reason for not attending school

    C. could write to the School Attendance Office

    D. would be educated before they left the village

3. The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t’s stage” means that________ .

    A. Laura was working hard and learning quickly

    B. her father had no time to teach her

    C. her mother was too busy to attend to her

    D. Laura knew little fort how to read and write

4. From the passage we can infer that________ made Laura stare at a page in her book.

    A. her lack of concentration 　　　　　　   B. her inability to understand

    C. her need to understand Hebrew 　　  D. her determination to understand

5. Laura finally discovered she could read when she________.

    A. understood the main idea 　　　　　　   B. understood all the words in her book

C. recognized the printed characters    D. jumped the first pages of her book

 

阅读理解

　　When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent (紧迫的). Her father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever, but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attendance Office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home.

　　So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable (音节), He was sent away to work on a distant job, only corning home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-I-t-s on the m-a-t's stage, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking,“Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-a spell?”or“W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”

　　Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew (希伯来语) for all she could make of it, frowning (锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration (专注).

　　After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple book, she could not understand; but she could jump those and make sense of the whole.“I'm reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud.“Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund! I'm reading!”

1．Laura's father didn't want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because ________.

[　　]

A．it was too far away

B．they couldn't learn enough

C．their hair would become dirty

D．they would ruin their clothes

2．The children's father decided to teach them to read and write so that they ________.

[　　]

A．had an excuse not to have to move

B．had a reason for not attending school

C．could write to the School Attendance Office

D．would be educated before they left the village

3．The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-I-t-s on the m-a-t's stage”means that ________.

[　　]

A．Laura was working hard and learning quickly

B．her father had no time to teach her

C．her mother was too busy to attend to her

D．Laura knew little about how to read and write

4．From the passage we can infer that ________ made Laura stare at a page in her book.

[　　]

A．her lack of concentration

B．her inability to understand

C．her need to understand Hebrew

D．her determination to understand

5．Laura finally discovered she could read when she ________.

[　　]

A．understood the main idea

B．understood all the words in her book

C．recognized the printed characters

D．jumped the first pages of her book