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for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried in panic. What would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas?
What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?
On Christmas Eve, my mother created abundant Chinese food. And then they arrived-the minister"s
family and all my relatives. Robert greeted hello, and I pretended he was not worthy of existence.
Dinner threw me deeper into disappointment. My relatives licked (舔) the ends of their chopsticks
and reached across the table. Robert and his family waited patiently for a large plate to be passed to
them. My relatives murmured with pleasure when my mother brought out the whole steamed fish. Robert
made a face. Then my father reached his chopsticks just below the fish eye and picked out the soft
meat. "Amy, your favorite." he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.
At the end of the meal, my father leaned back and burped(打嗝) loudly, thanking my mother for her
fine cooking. "It"s a polite Chinese custom to show you are satisfied." explained my father to our
astonished guests. Robert was looking down at his plate with a reddish face. The minister managed to
bring up a quiet burp. I was shocked into silence for the rest of the night.
After everyone had gone, my mother said to me ,"You want to be the same as American girls on the
outside." She handed me an early gift.It was a miniskirt ."But inside you must always be Chinese. You
must be proud that you are different. Your only shame is to have shame."
It was not until years later that I was able to fully appreciate her lesson and the purpose behind her
particular menu. For Christmas Eve that year, she had chosen excellent Chinese food.
cried mainly because ________.
B. she worried about their Chinese relatives lacking American manners
C. she worried about meeting the minister"s family
D. she worried about being laughed at
B. he was worthless
C. he should not exist
D. the writer expected his coming
B. her father reached his chopsticks to pick fish for her
C. her father leaned back and burped loudly
D. she childishly expected all of them to act in the same way as Americans at table
B. the writer must be proud that she is different
C. the mother prepared to show Chinese different food culture
D. the minister"s family really enjoyed the food
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试题【阅读理解。 I fell in love with the minister"s son the winter I turned fourteen. H】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller"s face turned red and she
apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul (灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation
of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn"t. When she
believed that the head didn"t fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The
children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens (镜头) cap!"
B. the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head
C. they didn"t want to have their pictures taken
D. the traveller was not doing well with her camera
B. the children would lose their souls
C. she had stayed in the village too long
D. she didn"t take a picture of the head first
B. the head wanted to learn to take pictures
C. she was afraid of the head
D. she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing
B. the traveller didn"t know what the children meant
C. he wanted the traveller to tell him something else
D. the traveller didn"t let him speak
B. The children wouldn"t mind if the traveller took pictures of them.
C. The head was afraid that the traveller"s camera would hurt the children.
D. The traveller didn"t understand why the children shouted.
summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade.
Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.
It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie"s basement. As I opened
the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes.
I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more
paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green.
"Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint." She
screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered
all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my
house, we painted big stripes(条纹)of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors
turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic!
The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It
was my mother. I couldn"t wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and
from the look on my mother"s face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.
My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, "What in the
world were you thinking?I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors"
trees, but this!Come inside right now!"I stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she
had insulted (侮辱) my art.
"Now go clean it up!"Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my
beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.
Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when
I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need some sort of
rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.
B. To prevent her from seeing his painting.
C. To put the materials back in the yard.
D. To show his artwork to her.
B. always caused trouble
C.was a problem solver
D. worked very hard
B. the stripes on the pavement
C. something imaginative and fun
D. important lessons learned in childhood
B. value friendship among children
C. discover the hidden talent in children
D. protect rather than destroy children"s dreams
myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a
huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.
We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman
stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile-warm and
reassuring-and I returned her gift by smiling back.
"Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers," she said.
"Yes, she"s special," I said, and then to my embarrassment ,the words kept coming out. "It"s only our
second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she"s" the one."" jokingly, I added, "The only
problem is that I can"t figure out why she"d want to date a guy like me."
"Well, I think she"s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is
obviously in love with her." the woman said. "My husband used to bring me flowers every week-even
when times were tough and we didn"t have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very
romantic and-of course-I miss him since he"s passed away."
I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I
walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, "You were right, you know. These flowers are
indeed for a very special lady." I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.
It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased ."You have a
wonderful evening." I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the
beautiful flowers.
I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple
of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story
had helped to seal it for her-that was the night that I won her heart.
B. He had to go back to school soon.
C. He was delayed by an elderly lady.
D. He had to pick up some groceries.
B. Her smile.
C. Her flowers.
D. Her politeness.
B. She allowed him to pay first.
C. She gave him encouragement.
D. She liked flowers very much.
B .Small talk is helpful.
C. Love and kindness are rewarding.
D. Elderly people deserve respecting.
could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They found out that it was going
to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael _1_ to his sister in Mommy"s tummy.
The pregnancy progressed _2_ for Karen. Then the labor pains came. Every five minutes ... every
minute. But complications 3 during delivery. Finally, Michael"s little sister was born. But she was in
serious __4_. With siren (警报) howling in the night, the ambulance _5_ the infant to the Intensive Care
unit at St. Mary"s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
_6 inched by. The little girl got worse. The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope. "
Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had _7_ a special
room in their home for the new baby - now they planned a funeral.
Week two in Intensive Care. It looked as if a funeral would come_8_the week was over. Michael,
kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he said. Kids were never _9_ in
Intensive Care. But Karen made up her mind. She would take Michael _10_ they liked it or not.
She _11 him in an oversized scrub suit and _12_ him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry
basket, but the head nurse_13_ him as a child, "Get that kid out of here now! " The usuall _14_ lady
glared into the head nurse"s face, her lips a _15_ line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen
towed Michael to his sister"s bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby _16_ the battle to live. And he began to
sing 17 the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray"
18 the baby girl responded. The pulse rate became_19 and steady.
Keep on singing, Michael. "You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don"t take my
sunshine away - " The breathing became as smooth as a kitten"s purr.
Keep on singing, Michael. "The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping,…
Funeral plans were _20_. The next day - the very next day - the little girl was well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God"s love!
( )2. A. quietly
( )3. A. arose
( )4. A. situation
( )5. A. took
( )6. A. The years
( )7. A. fixed up
( )8. A. until
( )9. A. asked
( )10. A. no matter
( )11. A. put
( )12. A. marched
( )13. A. required
( )14. A. warm-hearted
( )15. A. firm
( )16. A. losing
( )17. A. in
( )18. A. Finally
( )19. A. calm
( )20. A. put off
B. peacefully
B.. raised
B. condition
B. sent
B. The months
B. made up
B. before
B. allowed
B. even if
B. dressed
B. forced
B. replied
B. well-managed
B. strong
B. lost
B. on
B. Instantly
B. quiet
B. put away
C. hopefully
C. rose
C. place
C. carried
C. The weeks
C. built up
C. after
C. admitted
C. whether
C. wore
C. hid
C. recognized
C. mild-mannered
C. hard
C. to lose
C. at
C. Patiently
C. slow
C. put up
D. normally
D. aroused
D. position
D. rushed
D. The days
D. set up
D. when
D. acquired
D. as if
D. fit
D. followed
D. regarded
D. cold-blooded
D. tough
D. having lost
D. with
D. Interestingly
D. fast
D. put down
Hertford Estate, Two Bridges,
Rickmansworth, West Sussex.
Middx.
25th February
Dear sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works
of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set ( eight books of plays and
two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a "remarkable" price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence,
including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare"s plays and poems for some time, and
these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens
which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and
fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step
a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the
plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I
could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year,
instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any
other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds , and a set of the plays
of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their
boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgement, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just
send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works
of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
B. urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered.
C. laugh at Cosmo Books Ltd..
D. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..
B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.
C. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.
D. fifteen pounds and fifty pence.
B. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.
C. he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.
D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.
B. continued to send books that Mr. Walker did not order.
C. still not sent Mr. Walker the books that he ordered.
D. made a gift to Mr. Walker of several sets of books.
A. bitterness
B. respect
C. annoyance
D. humor
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