，Mom had a cup of coffee and a few minutes’ rest．

    A．With her housework done          B．With her housework being done

    C．With her housework doing             D．With her housework to do

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Having divorced (离婚) my dad, my mom had to move frequently in order to find a job that would provide her with enough money to support the big family. For three years, we lived in the town of Parkersburg. On the first Christmas there, my brothers and I had been well prepared for a holiday without presents. But we had a surprise on Christmas Eve.

At midnight, we were woken up by someone shouting at our front door, “Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!” We jumped up and ran to the door to find no one there, but several boxes and bags! Not only were there gifts, which were our favorite, but there were also clothes and food. Each of us kids, as well as Mom, had gifts with our names on them. And the clothes all fit us!

Another year went by and on Christmas Eve, we again got boxes and bags full of goodies. The next year we moved. We were in the same town but across the other side. Mom was beginning to get on her feet. Since we had moved and Mom had a better job, we were quite certain that “Santa” wouldn’t visit us that year. But we were wrong!

Those “Santa” visits restored in me the belief in the goodness of mankind, though to this day we don’t know who our helper was.

When we grew up, Mom moved to Virginia. She had some extra money one Christmas. She sent it to me and let us know her decision. We then took action. My husband and children had so much fun buying and wrapping presents for the needy family we had chosen. On Christmas Eve, we allowed the excited kids to stay up late to be part of our secret “Santa” project.

Such satisfaction there was in being able to pass on the gift of love to others who needed it. And the gift goes on!

56. From the first paragraph, we can learn that ______.

A. the writer’s family didn’t like to celebrate Christmas

B. the writer felt sorry about not having Christmas presents

C. the writer’s mother couldn’t afford any Christmas presents

D. the writer knew that something surprising would happen

57. The presents that the writer’s family received must be from _______.

A. someone who has no children        B. someone who knew them well

C. the church in the neighborhood       D. the richest family in the town 

58. What decision did the writer’s mom make in the fifth paragraph?

A. To give her extra money to a poor family.   

B. To thank the person who once helped her family.

C. To give some Christmas presents to a poor family in secret.  

D. To invite a poor family to spend Christmas with her family.  

59. This passage is written to ______.

A. show pity to the poor people        B. show human kindness  

C. thank the helper                 D. show the advantages of being rich

 

         ，Mom had a cup of coffee and a few minutes’ rest．

      A．With her housework done                  B．With her housework being done

      C．With her housework doing                   D．With her housework to do

         ，Mom had a cup of coffee and a few minutes’ rest．

      A．With her housework done                  B．With her housework being done

      C．With her housework doing                   D．With her housework to do

I learned all about taking responsibility from my mother’s tough love. My mom had a wonderful way of helping you        up and realize that your life is going to be what you make it.

She had this circular way of      you took responsibility for your decisions and the person you would      . She would say,“ It' s your      .”      “What you want and what you get are sometimes two       different things.” And then, “No one ever said life was fair.” And she would      these comments together in such a way that you could never      an argument, and yet, the      was that you realized your life is going to be what you make it.

So I might go to my mom and say, “I’d like to      football”. And she would say, “Well, it's your life. If you want to go out there and get      and hurt and break your knees and limp around the rest of your life, that' s fine.” That is      I would say, “Well, you know, that won’t       . I' m really fast.” And she would reply, “Well, we don’t really have the money.” And then I would     , “Yes but that' s not fair.” And she would reply, “ Well, life isn’t      .” Then I would say, “But I’ve been itching to." And she would reply, “Yes, but what you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things.”

It was the combination of these       that allowed my mother to lead me down the right path under her      but let me feel as if I was making the decisions      my own. The sum total of that     was, in the end, you’re      for the life you lead. That' s the best advice I’ve ever gotten.

1.A. light                     B. open                                 C. grow                                 D. keep

2.A. promising                    B. ensuring                           C. ignoring                            D. noticing

3.A. protect                         B. envy                                  C. refuse                               D. become

4.A. fault                              B. life                                     C. progress                           D. turn

5.A. Then                    B. But                                    C. Now                                  D. However

6.A. increasingly                 B. approximately                 C. completely                      D. occasionally

7.A. combine                       B. remind                             C. answer                             D. publish

8.A. lose                               B. doubt                                C. win                                    D. raise

9.A. belief                            B. reason                              C. mistake                   D. result

10.A. quit                    B. play                                   C. buy                                    D. watch

11.A. beaten up                  B. dressed up                      C. divided                    D. closed up

12.A. what                            B. how                                   C. when                                D. which

13.A. fail                               B. work                                 C. last                                    D. happen

14.A. take                   B. go                             C. make                                 D. catch

15.A. fair                              B. cosy                                  C. hard                                  D. special

16.A. comments                  B. descriptions                    C. techniques                      D. messages

17.A. temper                       B. influence                         C. activity                    D. success

18.A. for                               B. on                                      C. over                                 D. beyond

19.A. mind                           B. account                            C. deal                                   D. advice

20.A. famous                       B. responsible                     C. sorry                                 D. thankful