A few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I haven’t seen for a very long time. The topic, which was about all the good old times that we had changed to a touching story when he started talking about his father.
His father’s declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from insomnia (失眠) and often talked to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as he had to keep watching his father’s condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silent and try to get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.
After his father finished talking, he fell unconscious (失去知觉). My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father. My friend, whom I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father wake up from his coma. He promised himself that whatever words came out from his father’s mouth after he regained his consciousness, he would gladly take them. His only hope for God was to give him a chance to rectify his past mistake.
Often, we complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years, months, days, hours or even minutes. But do we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long as we (or they) live? From the day we were born to our adulthood, and even when deaths come to us, they are always at our side.
Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a seemingly innocent word of “no” come out from our mouths. We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no more complaints that come out from our mouths when we have to watch over or accompany our parents. No more complaints come out from our mouths when we feel that our parents have treated us like little children. There are so many unlucky ones who have neither fathers nor mothers. They long to have the things that we most complain about, but never have them.
Actually, it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is dwelling.
小题1:Which of the following word can be used to describe the writer’s friend?| A．Sad | B．Sorry | C．Regretful | D．Pitiful |
小题2:What does the underlined word “rectify” mean in Para. 3?| A．put…right | B．recite…by heart | C．realize | D．recognize |
小题3:What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?| A．Your parents will keep talking to themselves when they are old. | | B．Be good to your parents when you still have the chance. | | C．You will regret in your life if you don’t show your kindness to your parents. | | D．It is not easy to take good care of sick old parents. |
|
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B |
作者想通过这个故事告诉我们在有机会的时候要对父母好，不然就会没有机会补救自己所犯的错误。
小题1:推理题。根据第三段第2行I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other end of the telephone.可知他很后悔很遗憾自己说了不应该说的话。
小题2:猜测词义题。根据上下文的意思可知他是想纠正自己所犯的错误。故Ａ正确。
小题3:主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知作者想通过这个故事告诉我们在有机会的时候要对父母好，不然就会没有机会补救自己所犯的错误。 |
核心考点
试题【A few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I haven’t seen for a】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
A gentle wind blew through Jennifer"s hair．The golden red sun was 46 ．She was on the beach，looking up at the ball．She was amazed by its 47 ，deep red in the middle， 48 fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the 49 and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．
The atmosphere 50 her．After all she had been through，this is what she 51 ．“ It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home，my parents will be 52 where I am．”She wondered how her parents would react，when she got home after the three days she was 53 .
The sun had set by now and it was getting 54 ．She tried to imagine having her favorite 55 on until she saw her front door It seemed different. 56 had taken care of the outside garden for days．She was 57 : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…It all seemed 58 ．She couldn"t understand what was going on．
She entered the 59 ．First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a(n) 60 written by her father．It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready, I went 61 ．”Ellen was her mother but—where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her 62 room．She went in．Then she saw her mother, lying on the bed sleeping．Her 63 looked so tired，as if she hadn’t 64 for days．She was really pale．Jenny just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up she found something 65 ．She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes．
It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice．“Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．”
| 小题1: | | A．rising | B．setting | C．shining | D．smiling |
|
| 小题2: | | A．shape | B．shadow | C．size | D．color |
|
| 小题3: | | A．quickly | B．partly | C．softly | D．probably |
|
| 小题4: | | A．waves | B．boats | C．trees | D．sands |
|
| 小题5: | | A．relaxed | B．puzzled | C．disappointed | D．interrupted |
|
| 小题6: | | A．understood | B．considered | C．needed | D．regretted |
|
| 小题7: | | A．discussing | B．finding | C．asking | D．wondering |
|
| 小题8: | | A．alive | B．asleep | C．missing | D．hardworking |
|
| 小题9: | | A．sunny | B．warm | C．cold | D．cloudy |
|
| 小题10: | | A．glasses | B．hat | C．skirt | D．jacket |
|
| 小题11: | | A．Somebody | B．Nobody | C．Mother | D．Father |
|
| 小题12: | | A．shocked | B．scared | C．exhausted | D．comforted |
|
| 小题13: | | A．beautified | B．rearranged | C．deserted | D．destroyed |
|
| 小题14: | | A．garden | B．bedroom | C．yard | D．house |
|
| 小题15: | | A．book | B．note | C．article | D．poste |
|
| 小题16: | | A．1ooking | B．working | C．fishing | D．sightseeing |
|
| 小题17: | | A．own | B．parents’ | C．sister’s | D．brother’s |
|
| 小题18: | | A．gesture | B．body | C．face | D．eyes |
|
| 小题19: | | A．studied | B．slept | C．exercised | D．moved |
|
| 小题20: | | A．different | B．new | C．precious | D．dangerous |
|
|
After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said, ‘You have to let me in.’”
Impressed—she was a National Merit(全国英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yaledid, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for The Yale Daily News “and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.
On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Ms. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it. ”
Ms. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was, absolutely who she was and what she believed in: cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism, her mother said.
小题1:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 we can infer that .| A．Yale University was her last choice | | B．Yale must keep its promise to Marie | | C．Marie Colvin was confident of herself | | D．Marie Colvin was good at persuading |
小题2:Marie Colvin’s story suggests some of the best qualities of being a journalist are .| A．patience and confidence | | B．honesty and curiosity | | C．flexibility and creativity | | D．determination and courage |
小题3:Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life?
a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed.
b. She was admitted to Yale University.
c. She studied in Brazil as an exchange student.
d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London.
e. She began to take an interest in journalism.| A．d→e→c→a→b | B．c→b→e→d→a | | C．e→d→c→b→a | D．b→c→d→e→a |
小题4:What can be the best title of the text?| A．Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area | | B．Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case | | C．Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria | | D．Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest |
|
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 16 for her father.
She 17 that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was 18 satisfied with perfume(香水). 19, shopping at this time of the year was not a most 20 job. People 21 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 22 you over in their hurry in order to 23 something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on 24. "They are 25 silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 26 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 27 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 28 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the 29 were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father 30 smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 31 to please him.
When she got home, with her small but 32 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already 33 table. Her mother was in great 34. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so 35 that she could not say a single word.
| 小题1: | | A．suit | B．card | C．thing | D．gift |
|
| 小题2: | | A．believed | B．wished | C．hoped | D．supposed |
|
| 小题3: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．always | D．scarcely |
|
| 小题4: | | A．Therefore | B．Fortunately | C．Besides | D．Finally |
|
| 小题5: | | A．easy | B．careful | C．exciting | D．satisfactory |
|
| 小题6: | | A．walked | B．stepped | C．lifted | D．stood |
|
| 小题7: | | A．turned | B．hit | C．brought | D．knocked |
|
| 小题8: | | A．watch | B．find | C．stare | D．sell |
|
| 小题9: | | A．time | B．show | C．board | D．duty |
|
| 小题10: | | A．real | B．cheap | C．poor | D．exact |
|
| 小题11: | | A．hope | B．ask | C．force | D．persuade |
|
| 小题12: | | A．experience | B．things | C．books | D．school |
|
| 小题13: | | A．stopped | B．saw | C．asked | D．found |
|
| 小题14: | | A．money | B．cigarette | C．shapes | D．shop |
|
| 小题15: | | A．always | B．nearly | C．only | D．never |
|
| 小题16: | | A．hardly | B．impossibly | C．possibly | D．certainly |
|
| 小题17: | | A．cheap | B．well-chosen | C．expensive | D．ready-made |
|
| 小题19: | | A．excitement | B．anger | C．sadness | D．disappointment |
|
| 小题20: | | A．glad | B．happy | C．surprised | D．excited |
|
|
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business, but he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things.
Matthew Brady was one well-known American photographer. He took many portraits of famous people. The portraits were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film ready-made in rolls. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive. With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favorite places. They called these pictures “snapshots”.
Photography also turned into a form of art by the end the 19th century, some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
小题1:Matthew Brady was well-known for _______.| A．inventing daguerreotype | | B．taking pictures of French cities | | C．taking portraits of famous people | | D．inventing the first camera |
小题2:The new inventions in photography made it possible for ________.| A．Brady to take pictures of famous people | | B．anyone to be a photographer | | C．only rich people to take pictures | | D．people to use daguerreotype |
小题3:Photography can also be an art form because artists can _________.| A．take pictures to show the real world | | B．make documentaries | | C．show ideas and feelings in pictures | | D．copy old pictures |
|
One day while shopping in a small town in southern California, it was my misfortune to be approached by a clerk．He seemed most unfriendly and not at all concerned about my intended purchase．I bought nothing, and marched angrily out of the store．
On the outside was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties．His expressive brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, bright smile covered his face．I gave in immediately．The power of that broad smile dissolved all bitterness within me, and I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding．
“Beautiful day, isn’t it?” I remarked, in passing．Then I turned back． “I really owe you a debt of thanks,” I said softly．
His smile deepened, but he made no attempt to answer．A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby．The woman stepped forward and volunteered, “Sir, but he doesn"t speak English．Do you want me to tell him something?” In that moment I felt transformed．The young man"s smile had made a big person of me．My friendliness and good will toward all mankind stand ten feet tall．
“Yes,” my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, “tell him I said, ‘Thank you’!”
“Thank you?” The woman seemed slightly puzzled．
I gave her arm a friendly pat as I turned to leave． “Just tell him that,” I insisted. “He"ll understand．I am sure!”.
Oh, what a smile can do! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning．From that day on, I became smile-conscious, and I practice the art diligently anywhere and everywhere, with everybody．
小题1:Why did the author leave the store angrily?| A．He couldn"t buy what he wanted. | | B．The clerk treated him unkindly. | | C．The clerk didn"t speak English. | | D．The store"s goods were too dear. |
小题2:By saying "I felt the muscles in my own face happily responding"(in Para. 2), the author means _____.| A．he smiled back at the young man | | B．he did not want to smile | | C．he would thank the young man | | D．he was still in a bad mood |
小题3:The author asked the woman to say “Thank you!” to the young man because the young man _____.| A．had helped the author before | | B．taught the author how to smile | | C．taught the author a valuable lesson | | D．was a kind employee of the store |
小题4:In the passage, the author seems to suggest that we should _____.| A．be generous to strangers | | B．practice smiling every day | | C．help people in trouble | | D．smile at other people |
|
