My father was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was hard   1   a living on the sea. He worked hard and would   2  out until he caught enough to feed the family. He was a big man and was strong from pulling the   3   and fighting the sea for his catch.

When you got   4   to him, he smelled like the ocean. However much Mother washed his clothes, they would   5   smell of the sea and fish.

He had an old truck and would drive me to school when the weather was   6  . He used his truck in is his fishing   7  . On the way to school, the old truck would   58   a cloud of smoke. Soon he would stop right in front of the school. Then he would   9   over and give me a big   10   on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so uncomfortable for me. Here, I was twelve years old and   11   old for a goodbye kiss!

One day, when we got to the school, he had his usual big   12  . He started to lean toward me, but I   13   my hand up and said, “No, Dad. I don’t want a goodbye kiss.” Then he had a(n)   14   look on his face, and he looked at me for a long time. I saw his eyes were   15   with tears. “Yes, you have grown up and don’t need a kiss any more. Then I won’t ” he said.

It wasn’t long after that when my father went to   16   and never came back.

No one knows   17   I would give to have my father give me just one   18   kiss on the cheek … to feel his rough old face … to   19   the ocean on him … to feel his arm around my   20  . I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told him I didn’t like his goodbye kiss.

1．A．doing                    B．leading                C．getting                D．making

2．A．stay                      B．keep                    C．leave                   D．turn

3．A．waves                   B．nets                    C．boat                    D．hat

4．A．close                    B．beside                 C．nearby                D．far

5．A．not                       B．still                     C．yet                      D．seldom

6．A．dry                       B．fine                     C．clear                   D．bad

7．A．company               B．business              C．industry              D．journey

8．A．send out                B．make out             C．put out                D．bring out

9．A．turn                      B．jump                   C．get                      D．lean

10．A．pat                      B．touch                  C．kiss                    D．hug

11．A．so                       B．that                     C．too                     D．enough

12．A．yell                     B．sign                    C．laugh                  D．smile

13．A．rose                    B．put                      C．hid                      D．shook

14．A．frightened            B．surprised             C．excited                D．shocked 

15．A．stuck                  B．flowed                C．covered               D．filled

16．A．school                 B．sea                      C．home                  D．church

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

18．A．another               B．other                   C．either                  D．more

19．A．taste                   B．smell                   C．see                     D．feel

20．A．hand                   B．head                    C．neck                   D．nose

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My father was a highly educate, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your   31   in the process. I thought there was nothing be wasn’t   32  to do.

A few days before my younger brother’s 7^th birthday, Dad planned to assemble(装配) a new   33   as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of  34   the instructions, Dan was still unable to   35  the new bike together. Later he  36  the paper of instructions,   37  up his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra   38  to have it correctly assembled there.   39  an idea came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who cut our grassland.

“Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”

As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the  40  . Lovett handed it back to him, saying, “No ,thanks. I can’t read. When you can’t read, you have to  41  .” Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was   42   assembled, with no  43   parts remaining. Dad shook Lovett’s hand, patted him on the back, thanked him, and hid the bike.

On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great  44   in telling it over and over again-be used it as an example of thinking.      

He did not prefer to illiteracy(文盲) , but strongly taught us to use our  45  , The joke was on my father,   46  he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even more after that incident. I also gained a new   47   for Lovett. To me he had   48  been the old yard man who didn’t   49   much, but after that day, he seemed to smile broader, even walk taller, It’s amazing what a real nod of   50   can do to lift people up.

31．A．attention   B．belief       C．view  D．breath

32．A．willing     B．lucky C．able   D．sure

33．A．toy    B．bicycle     C．computer  D．boat

34．A．reading     B．reviewing C．examining D．searching

35．A．bring B．get    C．put．       D．give

36．A．folded up  B．looked through       C．turned to   D．devoted to

37．A．brought    B．added       C．set     D．picked

38．A．money      B．effort       C．service      D．tax

39．A．Thus B．Then C．Since D．Though

40．A．tools B．rites  C．orders       D．instructions

41．A．exchange  B．admit       C．learn D．think

42．A．Partly       B．fully  C．hardly      D．largely

43．A．separate    B．different   C．major       D．spare

44．A．delight     B．action       C．care   D．risk

45．A．resources  B．knowledge       C．heads D．hands

46．A．so     B． or    C．but    D．and

47．A．reward     B．regard      C．relief D．respect

48．A．never       B．regard      C．ever  D．often

49．A．show B．say    C．care   D．earn

50．A． approva1       B．agreement C．affection1 D．altitude

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My father was a highly educate, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your   31   in the process. I thought there was nothing be wasn’t   32  to do.

A few days before my younger brother’s 7^th birthday, Dad planned to assemble(装配) a new   33   as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of  34   the instructions, Dan was still unable to   35  the new bike together. Later he  36  the paper of instructions,   37  up his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra   38  to have it correctly assembled there.   39  an idea came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who cut our grassland.

“Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”

As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the  40  . Lovett handed it back to him, saying, “No ,thanks. I can’t read. When you can’t read, you have to  41  .” Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was   42   assembled, with no  43   parts remaining. Dad shook Lovett’s hand, patted him on the back, thanked him, and hid the bike.

On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great  44   in telling it over and over again-be used it as an example of thinking.  

He did not prefer to illiteracy(文盲) , but strongly taught us to use our  45  , The joke was on my father,   46  he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even more after that incident. I also gained a new   47   for Lovett. To me he had   48  been the old yard man who didn’t   49   much, but after that day, he seemed to smile broader, even walk taller, It’s amazing what a real nod of   50   can do to lift people up.

31．A．attention                 B．belief                        C．view                          D．breath

32．A．willing                       B．lucky                         C．able                           D．sure

33．A．toy                             B．bicycle                      C．computer                D．boat

34．A．reading                    B．reviewing                C．examining               D．searching

35．A．bring                         B．get                            C．put．                        D．give

36．A．folded up                 B．looked through     C．turned to                 D．devoted to

37．A．brought                    B．added                       C．set                             D．picked

38．A．money                      B．effort                        C．service                     D．tax

39．A．Thus                          B．Then                         C．Since                         D．Though

40．A．tools                         B．rites                          C．orders                      D．instructions

41．A．exchange                 B．admit                        C．learn                         D．think

42．A．Partly                        B．fully                           C．hardly                       D．largely

43．A．separate                  B．different                  C．major                        D．spare

44．A．delight                      B．action                       C．care                          D．risk

45．A．resources                B．knowledge              C．heads                       D．hands

46．A．so                              B． or                            C．but                            D．and

47．A．reward                     B．regard                      C．relief                         D．respect

48．A．never                        B．regard                      C．ever                          D．often

49．A．show                         B．say                            C．care                          D．earn

50．A． approva1               B．agreement              C．affection1                D．altitude

 

My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.

It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.

I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.

When I was seven, I got work at a golf course near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.

The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴树枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick.

The writer’s first job was _______.

A. to stand down the fairway at a golf course

B. to watch over the sugar-cane plantation

C. to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields

D. to spot the balls as they landed so the golfers could find them

The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______.

A. difficult            B. boring        C. interesting  D. unusual

The writer learned that_______ from his first job.

A. he should work for those who he liked most

B. he should work longer than what he was expected

C. he should never fail to say hello to his owner

D. he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for

_______ gave the writer serf-esteem.

A. Having a family of eight people

B. Owning his own golf course

C. Bringing money back home to help the family

D. Helping his father with the work on the plantation

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. He wanted to be a successful golfer.

B. He wanted to run a golf course near his house.

C. He was satisfied with the job he got on a plantation.

D. He wanted to make money by guiding oxen with a broomstick.

My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest(竞赛) at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(提升), I'd call my father right away and he'd rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970,when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don't know which of us was more excited.

Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug(拥抱) their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity for nothing could have felt more natural.

He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn't get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.

Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.

1.I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity,______.

A．even though I hated to do so

B．because I was told to do so by my mother

C．as I was named president of the Ford Motor company

D．for I felt it quite natural to do so

2.My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels because _____.

A．he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends

B．he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles

C．he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company

D．he had trouble in riding his motorcycle

3.Which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?

A．I wasn't allowed to have a car when I was growing up.

B．He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.

C．He was always proud of my success.

D．He was very open with his feelings and his love.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day.

B．I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car.

C．My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school.

D．My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often.