Crazy is our new normal. With two teenage boys and three little boys, our family is restless—to the baseball field, track field(田径场)and piano lessons. Even though we’ve limited each boy’s activities and try our best to defend our family time, it seems that we’re in a constant state of flight.
“Embrace it. Roll with it,” my husband, Lonny, says, “It’s going to be like this for a while.”
He is right. It’s likely that life will continue to go forward before it slows down. But I remembered the still, quiet days that our family used to enjoy. I missed long walks through the park when we held the boys’ little hands. I longed for(渴望) lazy Saturday afternoons under the tree in our backyard. I wanted to slip back a few years, when busyness was the exception and not the rule.
One night, after a particularly full day and evening games, our family gathered on the porch(门廊)for ice cream. Two parents, two teens, and three small boys piled on one old swing and a couple of rocking chairs. We were together, in one place, for a small slice of time.
The moon was full. The Mississippi River, flowing past our home, was smooth as glass. I wrapped my own arms around the son who sat on my lap and breathed deeply to inhale his little-boy scent(气味)—dirt and sweat. My heart was still and content(满足的).
I realized that while crazy is our new normal happiness is as usual. They may look different from before, but they are still there—even if they’re in the form of a single moment on the porch. Maybe I just need the eyes to see.
小题1:What does the author mainly talk about?| A．Her anger at her busy life. | | B．Her family’s struggle for a better life. | | C．Her new feelings about the present life. | | D．The pleasure of staying with her children. |
小题2:How did the author feel about life before the night sitting on the porch with the family?| A．Confused. | B．Satisfied. | C．Bored. | D．Terrified. |
小题3:The underlined word “inhale” in the fifth paragraph probably means ______.| A．describe | B．breathe out | C．remove | D．breathe in |
小题4:Which of the following could describe the author’s present life?| A．Busy and boring. | B．Busy but happy. | | C．Crazy and unbearable. | D．Normal but exciting. |
小题5:Which of the following statements might the author agree to?| A．Life is nothing but bitterness, busyness and horror. | | B．Happiness is everywhere, but we have to discover it. | | C．Parents should earn much money for their kids’ better life. | | D．Life in the countryside is charming, wonderful, and sweet. |
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To help the environment, many Americans have made the change from paper and plastic bags to reusable grocery bags. But a report by a Florida newspaper says that reusable grocery bags sold by some supermarkets contain high levels of lead(铅). Lead is a metal that can be harmful to humans, especially young children, Now, Senator Charles Schumer is asking the US government to investigate(调查) the use of lead in reusable shopping bags.
“When our families go to the grocery store looking for safe and healthy foods to feed their kids, the last thing they should have to worry about is poisonous bags.” Schumer said, “A quick investigation will allow everyone to make informed, timely decisions.” Schumer added.
Lead in the bags is not likely to rub off (因摩擦而粘在……上面)on food. But over time, paint on the bags can chip and the bags can wear out. When this happens, lead can be released(释放).
The Tampa Tribune newspaper said certain bags sold at Publix and Winn-Dixie supermarkets had lead levels that were a concern to health officials. The affected bags were found in Florida. But Publix has more than 1,000 stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Sough Carolina and Tennessee. Publix says that all of its bags are under current laws about lead content, but that they have asked the makers of the bags to reduce the lead levels in the product.
The bags with the highest levels of lead had fancy designs and many pictures. Plain reusable bags without decoration were found to contain little lead. Consumers worried about lead levels in reusable bags can change to cloth or string bags. Paper bags are also a good choice, since paper can be recycled(回收).
Since 2007, Publix supermarkets have sold more than 13 million reusable bags. The store says because shoppers have made the change to reusable bags, it has saved more than 1 billion paper and plastics bags.
小题1: The shopping bags containing high levels of lead ______.| A．have been reported by a newspaper | | B．have been stopped by the government | | C．have stopped people from using reusable bags | | D．have caused serious health damage to customers |
小题2:From Schumer’s words we can learn that ______.| A．reusable bags do little harm to kids’ health | | B．people have shown much concern for the reusable bags | | C．people will be informed of the facts about the reusable bags | | D．people should refuse to buy things from supermarkets |
小题3:It can be inferred from the text that Publix might believe that the bags they sold are ______.| A．dependable | B．convenient | C．harmful | D．popular |
小题4:Customers are advised to choose bags ______.| A．with colorful designs | B．with fancy pictures | | C．made of plastic | D．made of paper |
小题5:From the last paragraph we know that the use of reusable bags has ______.| A．caused Publix a lot of trouble | B．saved Publix much money | | C．cost Publix plenty of money | D．been proved a wrong decision |
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My experience as a first year camp instructor held many things I was expecting, but also a number of things I was not expecting．My 36 came from lower-income neighborhoods and schools for an 8-week summer day camp．Many of the kids seemed to 37 each other before arriving and those who didn"t certainly became friends with each other by the second week of camp．
During the third week of camp, a new camper 38 us．He had just gotten out of year-round school, 39 he joined the summer camp a little late．The first week he would 40 every morning because he wanted to go home．He complained （报怨）of not having any 41 and he didn"t think he would have any fun．
One day the following week he didn"t 42 to camp．Many of the kids had come up to me and asked me 43 he was and if he was OK．When I told them he stayed home then and that he didn"t think anyone 44 him, some of the kids had a 45 look on their face because they knew they hadn"t made him feel 46 Thankfully this camper 47 the next day．As he walked over to the area where our group of kids were in the morning times, the entire group stood up and clapped and 48 for him．All that day, the kids asked him to 49 with them at lunch, be on their teams for games, and stayed in 50 with him when we moved to new activities．The．rest of that day, he was happy．
I had the pleasure of 51 his mother a few days ago, and she gave me the biggest hug and thanked me for helping him to 52 ．She said, "My son told me that you are the instuctor who"s always 53 to make him feel welcome, and he knows that you 54 care for him．And last week for the first time since he"s been here, he didn"t call me to pick him up 55 from camp．Thank you．"
| 小题1: | | A．teachers | B．workmates | C．campers | D．employees |
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| 小题2: | | A．meet | B．help | C．comfort | D．know |
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| 小题3: | | A．contacted | B．joined | C．disturbed | D．visited |
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| 小题5: | | A．smile | B．hesitate | C．exercise | D．cry |
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| 小题6: | | A．friends | B．families | C．programmes | D．goals |
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| 小题7: | | A．come | B．travel | C．drive | D．fly |
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| 小题9: | | A．pleased | B．pardened | C．noticed | D．liked |
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| 小题10: | | A．quiet | B．guilty | C．pleasant | D．strange |
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| 小题11: | | A．relaxed | B．respected | C．welcome | D．extraordinary |
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| 小题12: | | A．showedup | B．ranaway | C．rangup | D．brokeaway |
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| 小题13: | | A．waited | B．prepared | C．cheered | D．arranged |
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| 小题14: | | A．play | B．sweep | C．agree | D．sit |
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| 小题15: | | A．circle | B．line | C．time | D．advance |
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| 小题16: | | A．meeting | B．serving | C．consulting | D．understanding |
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| 小题17: | | A．loseheart | B．settledown | C．fitin | D．dropout |
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| 小题18: | | A．tried | B．directed | C．promised | D．decided |
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| 小题19: | | A．nearly | B．truly | C．finally | D．suddenly |
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| 小题20: | | A．hurriedly | B．safely | C．late | D．early |
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I was born disabled．A difficult birth, feet first, my head 46 in the birth canal（产道）． 47 I was 3, the Hospital in Boston told my father I had cerebral palsy（脑瘫）．A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain 48 to the right side of my body．But 49 son of my dad’s was going to be disabled．Every day my dad 50 me on the bedroom floor to 51 my right leg．His job was to craft（用手精心推拉） them straight, at any 52 ．Back and forth, up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into 53 ．But my dad’s help didn’t stop there． 54 my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party．When everybody was gone, he brought me a set of boxing gloves．We put them on．My dad continued to 55 me mercilessly．Each time I 56 him to stop．He told me I was a man now and things would be extra 57 for me．That same year, I was the only kid in my neighborhood that wasn’t 58 for Little League．Everybody laughed at me．Two weeks 59 , Dad started the Shed Park Minor League．Dad coached the Yankees and 60 me a pitcher（棒球投手）．In high school, I became a football star．The 61 of my dad’s love guaranteed I walked and more．In 1997, a brain doctor in San Jose told me I didn’t have cerebral palsy 62 ．
My dad never knew the whole truth 63 he passed away years ago．But all that 64 is the bottom line．After all his 65 , on this Father’s Day, like every Father’s Day, I’m no longer disabled．
| 小题1: | | A．stuck | B．struck | C．got | D．laid |
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| 小题2: | | A．Because | B．Though | C．When | D．Once |
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| 小题3: | | A．symbols | B．signals | C．character | D．warnings |
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| 小题4: | | A．each | B．every | C．no | D．neither |
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| 小题5: | | A．placed | B．forced | C．dropped | D．threw |
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| 小题6: | | A．push | B．pull | C．exercise | D．practice |
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| 小题7: | | A．expense | B．pay | C．salary | D．cost |
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| 小题8: | | A．shape | B．form | C．style | D．position |
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| 小题10: | | A．beat | B．win | C．knock | D．chase |
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| 小题11: | | A．ordered | B．demanded | C．wanted | D．begged |
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| 小题12: | | A．rough | B．bright | C．tough | D．easy |
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| 小题13: | | A．elected | B．picked | C．liked | D．thought |
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| 小题15: | | A．asked | B．offered | C．made | D．let |
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| 小题16: | | A．energy | B．influence | C．source | D．power |
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| 小题17: | | A．in all | B．after all | C．above all | D．all in all |
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| 小题18: | | A．since | B．because of | C．that | D．when |
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| 小题19: | | A．finishes | B．ends | C．counts | D．results |
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| 小题20: | | A．study | B．effects | C．function | D．effort |
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Mearl Jacobs’ body was at the funeral home. The memorial service was 31 for the next day. We 32 in the family room to tell stories, sharing 33 of her. She had lived a life 34 with stories. Most people didn’t know that she had worked for thirty years at Rockwall International to help the homeless, or that 35 she really didn’t care much for baseball, she loved listening to the 36 because her son loved baseball.
Before long the 37 turned from stories about Mearl to stories of how she changed and 38 the lives in the room.
Her daughter Carol, said, “Just a few hours before Mom died she said she wanted to go home. I asked her if she 39 back to her apartment. She said, ‘NO!’ I asked, ‘Home in Heaven?’‘YES!’”
A series of love and 40 was realized that night. Mearl had lived a life that affected the young and old 41 . When she did so, you became a different person, a 42 and reformed person. She was 43 that way. She knew how to show the things that really 44 in the life. She 45 for values that she held dear and she always seemed to know how to influence people and to accept them “as is”. He grandkids talked of her 46 acceptance of them, no matter what.
Some things have to be seen to be understood, such as love, forgiveness and acceptance. Mearl knew how to help you 47 . She had always shown total 48 to the family and friends – to people.
The next day Mearl was 49 the topic. We buried the body, but she lives in all those, present and 50 . She is always there, giving and lovin g.
| 小题1: | | A．canceled | B．ordered | C．set | D．left |
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| 小题2: | | A．gathered | B．waited | C．cried | D．consulted |
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| 小题3: | | A．dinner | B．memories | C．possessions | D．success |
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| 小题4: | | A．mixed | B．combined | C．compared | D．filled |
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| 小题5: | | A．unless | B．until | C．if | D．although |
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| 小题6: | | A．games | B．songs | C．operas | D．stories |
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| 小题7: | | A．argument | B．comment | C．background | D．conversation |
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| 小题8: | | A．rescued | B．shaped | C．lost | D．prevented |
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| 小题9: | | A．meant | B．moved | C．dated | D．went |
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| 小题10: | | A．curiosity | B．envy | C．kindness | D．sympathy |
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| 小题11: | | A．equally | B．hopefully | C．eventually | D．properly |
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| 小题12: | | A．happier | B．better | C．milder | D．ruder |
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| 小题13: | | A．interested | B．shocked | C．puzzled | D．gifted |
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| 小题14: | | A．lacked | B．troubled | C．mattered | D．admitted |
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| 小题15: | | A．made up | B．stood up | C．watched out | D．reached out |
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| 小题16: | | A．unnecessary | B．unusual | C．unconditional | D．unfamiliar |
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| 小题17: | | A．see | B．improve | C．explain | D．remove |
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| 小题18: | | A．appreciation | B．devotion | C．determination | D．operation |
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| 小题19: | | A．almost | B．still | C．ever | D．even |
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| 小题20: | | A．beyond | B．behind | C．within | D．outside |
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Paul was dealing with a crisis. The new girl Linda in class really liked him a lot. Paul was not happy about it.
Paul"s good friend, Sam, tried to comfort him. "What"s the big deal? I think Linda is kind of cute and nice enough."
Paul glared at Sam. "Then why don"t you ask her to be your girlfriend? There she is, sitting all by herself at the other end of the cafeteria. Go there and ask her to be your honey!"
"She"s crazy about you, not me," Sam replied.
"Well, I don"t want any girlfriend, especially not a girl like her! "Paul growled.
Sam wouldn"t give up. "The only thing pesky about her is that she keeps writing you those notes ."
"I don"t like notes at all!" Paul interrupted. He took another sip of milk.
"Did you notice those strange brown eyes? Why aren"t they normal red or pink?"
Sam took another look at Linda. "I think her face is a lovely shade of green. And her dark green curly hair is quite pretty. Besides, she"s very gentle and that"s what really matters."
Paul stuck out his tongue. "I think I"m going to be sick! I"d better save my dessert for later." He crammed a small bag of Maggot Munchies into his even smaller shirt pocket. "The fact is, I have a problem. That girl is getting on my nerves! "
Sam followed Paul’s example and decided to save his dessert for later. However, he carefully placed the bag into his lunch box. "Do you have any ideas about how to solve your problem?" Tremor asked.
"I"m going to be mean and rude to her," Paul announced. "I"ll call her names and make ugly faces at her."
"That"s how you treat everyone," Sam reminded his friend.
Paul nodded. "It"s time that Linda got to know the real Paul !"
小题1: What does the underlined part "a crisis" in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．how to get away from Linda | B．how to win Linda over | | C．how to get Sam"s help | D．how to save money |
小题2:How did Linda feel about Paul ?| A．She didn"t like him because he was rude. | B．She was annoyed by his strange appearance. | | C．She didn"t have any strong feelings about him. | D．She fell in love with him. |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Paul pretended to be rude in order to make Linda stop liking him. | | B．Sam thought that looks were more important than personality. | | C．Sam thought that Linda was cute. | | D．Paul offered his dessert to Linda to make her sick. |
小题4: Sam appreciate Linda in the following aspects EXCEPT | A．her eyes | B．her hair | C．her face | D．her character |
小题5:What is implied from this passage?| A．Linda will be Sam"s girlfriend. | B．Paul has fallen in love with another girl. | | C．Paul and Linda are classmates. | D．Paul and Linda are colleges students. |
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