I took a trip after lunch and on my way home I stopped at a park in this beautiful little town. I really wanted to enjoy the _ wind of one of the last days of summer. I know I still have a lot of time left according to the ___. But I’ve seen too many summers suddenly____
When I had a rest at a __ , a man came, who was about my __ . Maybe we could have common topics. “Good _ _ , my friend!” he said as he _ _ down on the opposite side of the table. “You don’t live __ , do you?” “No, I’m just _ _ . I live about an hour and a half from here.” “What do you do for a living?” he asked. “I’m a _ _ .” “Well, I should have known,” he said.
Now he had my _ _ . How could he possibly know what I did for a living just by __ at me? “You were dreaming and wondering just like an author. I could see in your eyes. Most people see how _ _ the town is, but you see many other things most people don’t take the time to see.” I just wondered about his _ _ . “What do you do for a living?” “_ _ I’m a journalist (记者) for our local paper. But I call myself a reflection because I _ _ what I see in my job. My words can _ _ the world around me. I can write about what I know faithfully and I know these people for I have been _ _ here so long. So you can imagine how _ _ the news is here. They are in turn a reflection of me.”
If you had to _ _ what a good person would be like, could you fit the description? I hope you’re a good reflection.
| 小题1: | | A．cool | B．hot | C．strong | D．cold |
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| 小题2: | | A．schedule | B．weather | C．calendar | D．experience |
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| 小题3: | | A．start | B．change | C．worsen | D．disappear |
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| 小题4: | | A．chair | B．table | C．restaurant | D．station |
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| 小题5: | | A．height | B．weight | C．accent | D．age |
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| 小题6: | | A．night | B．afternoon | C．evening | D．morning |
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| 小题7: | | A．sat | B．settled | C． calmed | D．lay |
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| 小题8: | | A．distantly | B．nearby | C．comfortably | D．alone |
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| 小题9: | | A．passing by | B．giving up | C．thinking over | D．walking off |
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| 小题10: | | A．designer | B．thinker | C．painter | D．writer |
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| 小题11: | | A．interest | B．secrete | C．trust | D．patience |
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| 小题12: | | A．shouting | B．working | C．smiling | D．looking |
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| 小题13: | | A．busy | B．scenic | C．wide | D．peaceful |
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| 小题14: | | A．career | B．situation | C．history | D．advantage |
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| 小题15: | | A．Originally | B．Actually | C．Really | D．Recently |
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| 小题16: | | A．report | B．consider | C．remember | D．study |
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| 小题17: | | A．record | B．decorate | C．monitor | D．reflect |
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| 小题18: | | A．watching | B．waiting | C．living | D．traveling |
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| 小题19: | | A．funny | B．important | C．truthful | D．numerous |
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| 小题20: | | A．copy | B．describe | C．draw | D．guess |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:C
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试题分析：文章讲了身为作家的作者在回家途中遇到一个自称reflector的记者，他对作者说的话让作者感到深受启发，认为人的思想应该反映出周边的真实情况。
小题1:考查形容词。A. cool 凉爽的 B. hot 热的 C. strong 强的 D. cold 冷的；由last days of summer可知风是凉爽的，所以选A
小题2:考查名词。A. schedule 时间表，计划 B. weather 天气 C. calendar日历 D. experience经历；由have a lot of time left可知作者知道日历上表示夏天还很长，所以选C
小题3:考查动词。A. start 开始 B. change 改变 C. worsen 变坏 D. disappear 消失；由第二题答案可知这里说的是夏天突然就结束了，即消失，所以选D
小题4:考查名词。A. chair 椅子 B. table 桌子 C. restaurant 餐馆 D. station 车站；由后文the opposite side of the table可知选 B
小题5:考查名词。A. height 高度 B. weight 重量 C. accent 口音 D. age 年龄；根据about my…可知这里填age，意思是和我同龄，选D
小题6:考查名词。A. night 夜晚 B. afternoon 下午 C. evening 晚上，傍晚 D. morning 早晨；由第一段的after lunch可知时间是下午，所以选B
小题7:考查动词。A. sat 坐下 B. settled 安顿 C. calmed 平静下来 D. lay 躺下；根据at the opposite side of the table可知他是坐在桌子另一端，所以选A
小题8:考查副词。A. distantly 远远地 B. nearby 附近地 C. comfortably 舒适地 D. alone 独自；根据I live about an hour and a half from here和No的回答可知男人问她是否住在附近，所以选B
小题9:考查动词。A. passing by 经过 B. giving up 放弃 C. thinking over 仔细思考 D. walking off 走开；根据文章开头的on my way home可知作者只是经过这里，所以选A
小题10:考查名词。A. designer 设计者 B. thinker 思考者 C. painter 画家 D. writer 作家；根据文章下文You were dreaming and wondering just like an author，author的意思是作者，所以选D
小题11:考查名词。A. interest 兴趣 B. secrete 分泌 C. trust 相信 D. patience 耐心；这句话的意思是他引起了我的兴趣，所以选A
小题12:考查动词。A. shouting 大吼 B. working 工作 C. smiling 微笑 D. looking 看；根据上下文，男人只是观察作者就知道了他的职业，所以选D
小题13:考查形容词。A. busy 忙碌的 B. scenic 风景优美的 C. wide 宽广的 D. peaceful 平静的；根据文章第一段的beautiful little town可知这个小镇是以风景优美著称，所以选B
小题14:考查名词。A. career 职业 B. situation 情况 C. history 历史 D. advantage 长处；根据后文的问题what do you do for a living可知作者对对方的职业感兴趣，所以选A
小题15:考察副词。A. Originally 原来 B. Actually 实际上 C. Really 真正地 D. Recently 近来；这里对方想说的是实际上他是个记者，所以选B
小题16:考查动词。A. report 报告 B. consider 考虑 C. remember 记得 D. study 学习；前面说男人是记者，所以他的工作就是做报道，因此选A
小题17:考查动词。A. record 记录 B. decorate 装饰 C. monitor 监视 D. reflect 反映；根据前文的reflector，可知这里填动词形式reflect，选D
小题18:考查动词。A. watching 观看 B. waiting 等待 C. living 居住 D. traveling 旅行；根据上下文，男人是住在当地的，所以填living，选择C
小题19:考查形容词。A. funny 有趣的 B. important 重要的 C. truthful 可信的 D. numerous 无数的；根据男人的描述可知他想表达自己写的新闻报道十分真实可信，所以选C
小题20:考查动词。A. copy 抄写 B. describe 描述 C. draw 绘画 D. guess 猜测；根据这里的语境，这句话的意思应该是：如果你要描述一个人，所以选B |
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试题【I took a trip after lunch and on my way home I stopped at a park in this beautif】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is because he doesn’t understand how to make use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their .
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. , he is likely to fail, and the failure will his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor_ in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents the idea. He their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to . Then, he was very poor at math, as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which of the other students had been able to solve. He in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at .
Alder now with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may himself as well as others by his ability.
| 小题1: | | A．stupid | B．shy | C．useless | D．clever |
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| 小题2: | | A．big | B．full | C．high | D．straight |
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| 小题3: | | A．ability | B．age | C．brain | D．knowledge |
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| 小题4: | | A．decision | B．plan | C．promise | D．effort |
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| 小题5: | | A．work | B．study | C．pleasure | D．success |
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| 小题6: | | A．Therefore | B．Really | C．However | D．Truly |
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| 小题7: | | A．lead to | B．strengthen | C．improve | D．get rid of |
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| 小题8: | | A．a thought | B．an example | C．an experience | D．an idea |
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| 小题9: | | A．state | B．mind | C．start | D．ending |
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| 小题10: | | A．blame | B．expect | C．get | D．win |
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| 小题11: | | A．discovered | B．organized | C．developed | D．found |
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| 小题12: | | A．broke | B．refused | C．doubted | D．accepted |
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| 小题13: | | A．manage | B．argue | C．act | D．try |
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| 小题14: | | A．only | B．almost | C．just | D．then |
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| 小题16: | | A．succeeded | B．broke | C．failed | D．believed |
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| 小题17: | | A．physics | B．medicine | C．English | D．math |
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| 小题18: | | A．studies | B．plays | C．works | D．graduates |
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| 小题19: | | A．early | B．deeply | C．late | D．simply |
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| 小题20: | | A．discourage | B．love | C．surprise | D．disappoint |
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Children today are crazy about roller skating（溜冰）, for it"s easy and fun. After supper on week days, anytime on weekends and especially any day in school holidays, so many roller skaters flow into streets, squares, parks and playgrounds. What a beautiful sight!
But a long time ago, roller skating was a different story. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn"t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin，whose work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked playing the violin. Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. Very pleased and a little excited, he accepted it. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think hard how to make an impressive entrance at the party. A strange idea struck him one day—he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
He tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Very proud of his invention, he couldn"t wait for the special day to come, when he would arrive at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin did as he had planned, rolling into the room playing his violin. Quite astonished，all present cast their eyes over him. Then, unexpectedly, came one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin"s grand entrance for a long time!
小题1:Merlin was considered a dreamer because he ________.| A．always dreamed while sleeping | | B．had very rich imagination | | C．often gave others surprises | | D．invented the roller skates |
小题2:Merlin roller skated into the room in order to ________.| A．arrive at the party on time | | B．impress the party guests | | C．test his new roller skates | | D．make the host satisfied |
小题3:The main point the writer tries to make in the last paragraph is ________.| A．the party guests laughed at Merlin | | B．the roller skates needed improving | | C．Merlin got himself into great trouble | | D．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation |
小题4:The text is mainly about ________.| A．an unusual party | B．a funny musician | | C．the origin of roller skating | D．the great joy Merlin brought |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats playmates,” Kruger, the seventy-year-old man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with .They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did that would set her apart from cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt going into shock(休克).He shouted for help, his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky to the bedroom door and scratched until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the .Brenda found her husband the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has left Kruger’s side.
| 小题1: | | A．gave | B．named | C．chose | D．remembered |
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| 小题2: | | A．as | B．like | C．except | D．among |
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| 小题3: | | A．sound | B．alarm | C．voice | D．noise |
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| 小题4: | | A．friends | B．animals | C．farmers | D．neighbors |
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| 小题5: | | A．dividing | B．visiting | C．sharing | D．discovering |
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| 小题6: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．everything | D．something |
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| 小题7: | | A．ordinary | B．lovely | C．familiar | D．outstanding |
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| 小题8: | | A．shut off | B．shut out | C．shut down | D．shut up |
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| 小题9: | | A．marched | B．climbed | C．struggled | D．flew |
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| 小题10: | | A．bent | B．shook | C．hit | D．pulled |
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| 小题11: | | A．Falling | B．Lying | C．Appearing | D．Thinking |
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| 小题12: | | A．it | B．itself | C．himself | D．him |
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| 小题14: | | A．Thus | B．Otherwise | C．Then | D．Rather |
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| 小题15: | | A．walked | B．withdrew | C．returned | D．ran |
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| 小题16: | | A．madly | B．suddenly | C．rapidly | D．urgently |
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| 小题17: | | A．bedroom | B．house | C．yard | D．basement |
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| 小题18: | | A．in the front of | B．in the middle of | | C．at the top of | D．at the bottom of |
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| 小题19: | | A．regretting | B．resting | C．recovering | D．relaxing |
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| 小题20: | | A．ever | B．never | C．still | D．already |
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When an NBA player is young, he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later ______ he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I” in “team”.
There is no better example of the value of ______ than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. ______, none of them had any titles（头衔） to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to play together, caring little ______ money and fame. Garnett and Allen ______ Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the best athletes in the world. They treat every second of every ______ as it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. Therefore, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their ______ effort too.
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and ______ defense（防卫）. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that _______. When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost ______, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. ______, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to ______ their friends and teammates.
Now, the guys who don’t play know they can still affect the game by cheering, so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have ______ a strong relationship. They are ______ just teammates. They are brothers.
The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year. There is a saying that goes, “A successful team beats with one ______.” If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.
| 小题1: | | A．which | B．that | C．when | D．where |
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| 小题2: | | A．determination | B．chance | C．teamwork | D．advantage |
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| 小题5: | | A．joined | B．noticed | C．persuaded | D．encouraged |
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| 小题6: | | A．detail | B．practice | C．partner | D．request |
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| 小题7: | | A．full | B．proud | C．happy | D．confident |
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| 小题8: | | A．gave in | B．waited for | C．ended up | D．centered on |
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| 小题9: | | A．helped | B．decided | C．cared | D．mattered |
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| 小题11: | | A．Instead | B．Finally | C．Then | D．Besides |
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| 小题12: | | A．calm | B．support | C．organize | D．advise |
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| 小题13: | | A．understood | B．accepted | C．enjoyed | D．developed |
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| 小题14: | | A．rather than | B．other than | C．less than | D．more than |
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| 小题15: | | A．heart | B．person | C．attitude | D．tip |
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I made a pledge(发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew the kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression. “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom, ” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “do you know something I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…..that checkup(体检) I had several weeks ago….. our doctor ….. did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me….. am I dying ?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just start to live.”
小题1:The writer thought he was a _______ husband in the past.| A．lovely | B．loyal | C．strict | D．selfish |
小题2: From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage _______.| A．with his family | B．with Evelyn | C．alone | D．with his children |
小题3: The underlined words “one thing” in the text refer to the fact that _______.| A．he praised her sweater, which puzzled her | | B．she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated | | C．he knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her | | D．he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying |
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