Frank told us of his childhood. “My dad was a fisherman, and he 36   the sea. It was    37  making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out    38   he caught enough to feed the family.”

“He was a big man, and was   39   from pulling the nets and fighting the seas. When you got close to him, he smelled like the    40  . No matter how much my mother    41   his clothes, they would    42   smell of fish.”

“Every day he drove me to school. When the old truck rattled (嘎嘎作响) down the road, I would shrink down into the seat hoping to    43  . When we reached school, he would give me a kiss on the cheek and    44  me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. I was    45   twelve years old!”

“I    46   the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When he started to lean toward me, I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him in that   47  , and he had this    48   look on his face. I said, ‘Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss.’ My dad looked at me and his eyes were filled with tears. I had never seen him    49  . ‘You’re right,’ he said. ‘You are a big boy...a man. I won’t    50   you any more.’”

   51   began to well up in Frank’s eyes, “It wasn’t long after that when my dad went to sea and never came back.    52   of the boats stayed in that day because of a coming storm, but not dad. He had a big family to    53  .”

“Guys, you don’t know what I would like is to have my dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek, to feel his    54  old face, to smell the ocean on him. I wish I had been a man then.   55   I had been a man, I would never have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”

1.                A．hated          B．loved          C．owned   D．sold

 

2.                A．hard           B．enjoyable       C．easy D．comfortable

 

3.                A．before         B．after           C．until D．unless

 

4.                A．thin           B．fat             C．weak D．strong

 

5.                A．ocean          B．land           C．sky  D．animals

 

6.                A．made          B．washed         C．changed  D．bought

 

7.                A．never          B．seldom         C．still  D．ever

 

8.                A．survive         B．disappear       C．succeed  D．appear

 

9.                A．force          B．advise          C．order    D．tell

 

10.               A．sometimes      B．once           C．already    D．only

 

11.               A．remember      B．forget          C．recognize  D．forecast

 

12.               A．voice          B．way           C．case  D．attitude

 

13.               A．tired           B．surprised       C．worried   D．annoyed

 

14.               A．smile          B．sing           C．sigh  D．cry

 

15.               A．kiss            B．cheat          C．punish    D．beat

 

16.               A．Fear           B．Tears          C．Blood D．Anger

 

17.               A．Both           B．None          C．Most D．Few

 

18.               A．blame          B．hold           C．rescue    D．feed

 

19.               A．smooth         B．dirty           C．rough D．clean

 

20.               A．If             B．When          C．Whether  D．Where

 

 

It was getting dark and snow was coming down. Joe was driving home. He’d been unemployed since the factory closed. Most of his friends had left, but he stayed on. After all, he was born here.
Suddenly he saw a lady standing on the side of the road and pulled up. She was worried. No one had stopped to help her. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry. Joe knew how she felt and said, “My name is Joe and I’m here to help you.” All she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Joe changed the tire, but he got dirty and his hands were hurt. She wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right. Joe never thought twice about the money and there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that they needed.
Later the lady went in a dingy-looking restaurant to grab a bite to eat. The cash register was like the telephone of an out-of-work actor----it didn’t ring much. The waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant, brought a clean towel to her with a sweet smile. The old lady remembered Joe. After the waitress brought the change from a 100-dollar bill, she found the lady gone and something written on a piece of paper, “Someone once helped me out----the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain of love end with you.”
That night the waitress gave her sleeping husband a soft kiss and whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Joe.”
【小题1】What do we know about Joe from this passage?

A．On his way home after work, he helped an old lady.

B．He had worked in a factory in his hometown before.

C．He would move away to fulfill his dream soon.

D．Though he was poor, he didn’t care about money at all.

【小题2】The saying “she wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right” in Paragraph 2 suggests that _____.

A．the old lady was very grateful to Joe’s timely aid

B．the old lady was much worried to be hurt by Joe

C．the old lady wanted to show off her fortune to Joe

D．the old lady’s car was very difficult to repair for Joe

【小题3】 Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A．The restaurant was not only light but also clean.

B．The old lady did have a big meal in the small restaurant.

C．The waitress was more than eight months pregnant.

D．The old lady left the remaining money to the waitress.

【小题4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Acts of luck	B．A warm-hearted man
C．The chain of love	D．A generous lady

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student，I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class．

When I took the first exam，I was 38  to find a 77，C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject，I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 40．

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that  41 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again，I  42 with Professor Jayne．Again，he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his  43．

One more test before the final exam．One more  44  to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and for the first time 45  the meaning of the word "thorough”. But my 46 did no good and everything 47 as before.

The last hurdle (障碍) was the final．No matter what 48  I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the  49  goodbye．

I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final，I even 50 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 51 with a test．

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He 52 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the As you 53，you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．

I stared at him，54 that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head 55, as I had never done before．

I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A-Plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．

1.                A．take           B．discuss         C．cover    D．get

 

2.                A．sought         B．presented       C．exchanged    D．obtained

 

3.                A．shocked        B．worried         C．scared   D．anxious

 

4.                A．but            B．so             C．for  D．or

 

5.                A．unchanged      B．unpleasant      C．unfriendly D．unmoved

 

6.                A．reflected       B．meant          C．improved D．affected

 

7.                A．quarreled       B．reasoned       C．bargained D．chatted

 

8.                A．attitude        B．mind           C．plan D．view

 

9.                A．choice         B．step           C．chance   D．measure

 

10.               A．memorized      B．considered      C．accepted D．1earned

 

11.               A．ambition        B．confidence      C．effort     D．method

 

12.               A．stayed         B．went           C．worked   D．changed

 

13.               A．grade          B．answer         C．lesson     D．comment

 

14.               A．scholarship      B．course         C．degree    D．subject

 

15.               A．helped         B．favored        C．treated    D．relaxed

 

16.               A．fun            B．luck           C．problems D．tricks

 

17.               A．happened      B．proved         C．pretended D．seemed

 

18.               A．valued         B．imagined       C．expected D．welcomed

 

19.               A．remembering    B．guessing        C．supposing  D．realizing

 

20.               A．out            B．over           C．on   D．off