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I want to let you know about an event that changed my life many years ago. We were living in College Station, Texas and my wife and I were on our way home from Houston, Texas one Sunday morning. We decided to stop at a local gas station to get something to eat since we had enough time.
When we finished, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a homeless man standing in front of the building. His clothes were worn and it looked as if he didn’t have any money. It was cold and I was sure he wanted something to drink. However, it was not this that moved(感动) me.
  A dog was also walking up to the front of the building. Being a dog lover, I noticed that the dog was a mother and that she had just had some puppies(小狗). She was hungry and weak and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her puppies would not live on.
  People walking by didn’t even notice her. She might not have been as pretty and clean as most, but she still deserved(值得) better. But we still did not do anything, someone else did. The homeless man, who I thought could not afford anything to eat, went back into a store and bought dog food with all the money he had.
I know that this story isn’t as inspirational as most stories, but it plays a great part in our lives. You see, that was Mother’s Day weekend. And a lot of people forget that some animals are parents too.
【小题1】From the passage we can know that______.

A.the author didn’t like dogs
B.the dog was not pretty enough to be loved
C.the author wanted to help the dog but he was unable to
D.the dog and her puppies were in danger of dying of hunger
【小题2】Which of the following moved the author?
A.Most people walking by the dog didn’t notice her
B.The homeless man wore worn clothes on the cold day
C.The homeless man bought food for the dog with all of his money
D.The homeless man had not any money to buy any food for himself
【小题3】The author did the following except that he_______.
A.had pity on the dog that was in danger
B.bought dog food with all the money he had
C.was a person who treasured dogs very much
D.went home from Houston one Sunday morning
【小题4】According to the passage, we know that the homeless man was _______.
A.kind and helpful B.brave and kind
C.clever and helpful D.clever and brave
【小题5】The best title for this passage would be_______.
A.My Memory  B.My wife and I
C.Animals Are Parents TooD.A Mother Dog and Her Puppies

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I want to let you know about an event that changed my life many years ago. We were living in College Station, Texas and my wife and I were on our way home from Houston, Texas one Sunday morning. We decided to stop at a local gas station to get something to eat since we had enough time.

      When we finished, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a homeless man standing in front of the building. His clothes were worn and it looked as if he didn’t have any money. It was cold and I was sure he wanted something to drink. However, it was not this that moved(感动) me.

  A dog was also walking up to the front of the building. Being a dog lover, I noticed that the dog was a mother and that she had just had some puppies(小狗). She was hungry and weak and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her puppies would not live on.

  People walking by didn’t even notice her. She might not have been as pretty and clean as most, but she still deserved(值得) better. But we still did not do anything, someone else did. The homeless man, who I thought could not afford anything to eat, went back into a store and bought dog food with all the money he had.

1. From the passage we can know that______.

 A. the author didn’t like dogs

 B. the dog was not pretty enough to be loved

 C. the author wanted to help the dog but he was unable to

 D. the dog and her puppies were in danger of dying of hunger

2.Which of the following moved the author?

 A. Most people walking by the dog didn’t notice her

 B. The homeless man wore worn clothes on the cold day

 C. The homeless man bought food for the dog with all of his money

 D. The homeless man had not any money to buy any food for himself

3. The author did the following except that he_______.

 A. had pity on the dog that was in danger

 B. bought dog food with all the money he had

 C. was a person who treasured dogs very much

 D. went home from Houston one Sunday morning

4.According to the passage, we know that the homeless man was _______.

 A. kind and helpful           B. brave and kind

 C. clever and helpful          D. clever and brave

5.. The best title for this passage would be_______.

 A. My Memory             B. My wife and I

C. Animals Are Parents Too      D. A Mother Dog and Her Puppies

 

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I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a  36  thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to  37  it.

The  38  started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I  39  took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and  40  to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and  41  her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't  42  and get hurt.

After that happened, I  43  there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing(令人窘迫).

Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.  44  ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost  45 .

After a while, I started wishing I could  46  Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel  47  in our home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that  48  everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and  49  them about their  50  for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's  51  and rich in experience."

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on  52  today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her  53  she was a great heroine. I was  54  of my grandma and hoped she would  55  know that I had been ashamed of her.

36. A. funny     B. common    C. terrible    D. clear

37. A. admit     B. receive     C. refuse     D. show

38. A. quarrel     B. accident    C. trouble      D. adventure

39. A. already     B. always    C. simply     D. hardly

40. A. enjoying    B. pretending   C. imagining    D. continuing

41. A. warn     B. demand    C. advise     D. beg

42. A. mind     B. hear     C. see      D. fall

43. A. expected    B. declared    C. realized    D. doubted

44. A. Because of   B. Except for    C. Such as     D. Instead of

45. A. died       B. cheered    C. disappeared  D. suffered

46. A. meet      B. avoid     C. arrange     D. hide

47. A. independent   B. inconvenient  C. unwelcome   D. unfamiliar

48. A. changed    B. finished    C. stopped    D. Prepared

49. A. interview    B. report      C. tell       D. write

50. A. news      B. lives     C. advantages    D. achievements

51. A. free      B. popular    C. interesting    D. embarrassing

52. A. show      B. stage     C. duty      D. time

53. A. and then     B. even if     C. so that     D. as if

54. A. sure      B. proud     C. ashamed    D. afraid

55. A. never      B. even     C. still      D. once

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My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. I was born and raised in America, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet.

  “Please wait in here, Ms. Abujaber,” the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I’d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was shocked that I was being sent “in back” once again.

  The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.”

  “How long will it take?”

  “Hard to say…a few minutes,” he said, “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.” After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about me.

“Isn’t this computerized?” I asked at the counter, “Can’t you just look me up?”

“Just a few more minutes,” they assured me.

  After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.”

  “I’m just a university professor,” I said. My voice came out in a squeak.

  “Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.”

  I put my phone away.

  My husband and I were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, and even a flight attendant.

  I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: “I’m an American citizen; a novelist; I probably teach English literature to your children.”

After two hours in detention (扣押), I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved. We were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet.

  “Oh, one more thing,” he handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it, “If you aren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.”

  “Will they respond?” I asked.

  “I don’t knowI don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added,” By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.”

  “What can I do to keep it from happening again?”

  He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day, “Absolutely nothing.”

  After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto”a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identityjust like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raised.

  Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.

1.The author was held at the airport because ______.

A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica

B. her name was similar to a terrorist’s

C. she had been held in Montreal

D. she had spoken at a book event

2.She was not allowed to call her friends because ______.

A. her identity hadn’t been confirmed yet

B. she had been held for only one hour and a half

C. there were other families in the waiting room

D. she couldn’t use her own cell phone

3.We learn from the passage that the author would ______ to prevent similar experience from happening again.

A. write to the agency?????????? B. change her name??

C. avoid traveling abroad??????? D. do nothing

4.Her experiences indicate that there still exists ______ in the US.

A. hatred???????????????????? B. discrimination?????

C. tolerance?????????????????? D. diversity

5.The author sounds ______ in the last paragraph.

A. impatient?? B. bitter???????? C. worried??????????? D. ironic (具有讽刺意味的)

 

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I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a 1 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 2 it.

The  3 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 4  took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and  5  to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and  6  her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't  7   and get hurt.

After that happened, I  8  there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing(令人窘迫).

Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.  9   ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost 10   .

After a while, I started wishing I could  11  Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel   12  in our home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that  13  everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and  14   them about their  15  for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's  16  and rich in experience."

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on   17  today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her   18  she was a great heroine. I was   19  of my grandma and hoped she would  20  know that I had been ashamed of her.

A. funny     B. common    C. terrible    D. clear

A. admit     B. receive     C. refuse     D. show

A. quarrel     B. accident    C. trouble      D. adventure

A. already     B. always    C. simply     D. hardly

A. enjoying    B. pretending   C. imagining    D. continuing

A. warn     B. demand    C. advise     D. beg

A. mind     B. hear     C. see      D. fall

A. expected    B. declared    C. realized    D. doubted

A. Because of   B. Except for    C. Such as     D. Instead of

A. died       B. cheered    C. disappeared  D. suffered

A. meet      B. avoid     C. arrange     D. hide

A. independent   B. inconvenient  C. unwelcome   D. unfamiliar

A. changed    B. finished    C. stopped    D. Prepared

A. interview    B. report      C. tell       D. write

A. news      B. lives     C. advantages    D. achievements

A. free      B. popular    C. interesting    D. embarrassing

A. show      B. stage     C. duty      D. time

A. and then     B. even if     C. so that     D. as if

A. sure      B. proud     C. ashamed    D. afraid

A. never      B. even     C. still      D. once

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