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remember one night when my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt toast in front of my
dad. I remember 1 to see if anyone noticed! 2 all my dad did was to reach for his toast, 3 at my mom
and ask me how my day was at school.
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom 4 to my dad for burning the
toast. And I"ll 5 forget what he said,"Baby, I love burnt toast." Later that night, I went to kiss Dad good
night and I asked him if he really 6 his toast burnt. He wrapped me up in his 7 and said,"Debbie, your
mom had a 8 day at work today and she"s really tired. And besides, a little burnt toast never 9 anyone!
In bed that night, I thought about the scene at dinner and the 10 my dad showed to my mom.
To this day, it"s a cherished (珍贵的) 11 from my childhood that I"ll never forget. And it"s one that came
to mind just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.
As I 12 the plate in front of Jack, I waited for a(n) 13 about the burnt toast. But all I got was, "Thank
you, ! This is 14 . I know you had a hard day!" Just then, I thought about my parents, and was quitely 15
for having a marriage where burnt toast wasn"t a deal-breaker either!
| ( )1. A. being encouraged ( )2. A. Yet ( )3. A. laugh ( )4. A. report ( )5. A. almost ( )6. A. liked ( )7. A. back ( )8. A. boring ( )9. A. hurts ( )10. A. interest ( )11. A. feeling ( )12. A. set down ( )13. A. answer ( )14. A. possible ( )15. A. amazing | B. being allowed B. Only B. smile B. shout B. never B. got B. heart B. hard B. comforts B. surprise B. story B. took away B. question B. true B. disappointed | C. waiting C. So C. shout C. apologize C. often C. cooked C. arms C. depressing C. invites C. kindness C. choice C. finished up C. comment C. terrible C. annoyed | D. refusing D. Certainly D. stare D. complain D. hardly D. made D. hands D. sad D. hates D. satisfaction D. memory D. washed up D. suggestion D. great D.thankful | ||||||||||||||
| 1-5: CABCB 6-10: ACBAC 11-15: DACDD | |||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||||||||||||
| Some people were eating and drinking in a coffee house. A young woman was sitting alone at a table. She was wearing a beautiful diamond necklace. There was an ugly man at a table not far from her. He was looking at her necklace all the time. Suddenly the lights went out. The coffee house was in darkness. The woman started to shout. She was very frightened. A few minutes later the lights came on again. The woman was crying. Her necklace was missing. The manager quickly closed all the doors. He telephoned the police. No one could get out of the coffee house. The policemen soon came. The police inspector told his men to search everyone. The necklace was not on anyone. They then searched the whole coffee house. The necklace couldn"t be found. The police inspector then looked at the faces of all the people in the coffee house. He saw the ugly man and looked at the man carefully. He went up to the man and picked up the bowl of soup that was on his table. He then poured the soup into a glass. The necklace fell out. The policemen caught hold of the man and took him away. The young woman was happy to get back her necklace. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. A young woman lost her necklace in _____ . | |||||||||||||||||
| A. a hospital B. a shop C. a coffee house D. a restaurant | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. The manager closed all the doors and _____ . | |||||||||||||||||
| A. searched everyone in the coffee house B. searched the whole coffee house C. telephoned the police D. looked at all the people in the coffee house | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. The police inspector found the necklace in _____ . | |||||||||||||||||
| A. a cup of coffee B. a bowl of rice C. a glass of milk D. a bowl of soup | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. The necklace was stolen by _____ . | |||||||||||||||||
| A. a beautiful girl B. an old woman C. a young student D. an ugly man | |||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||||||||||||
| He wanted to go to college, and the only thing that might have stopped him was his disability. But this year, Zhang Yan and other physically disabled kids can realize their dream just like any other students. As registration (报名) for this year"s college entrance examinations draws near, the government has loosened its requirements on physical examinations for new college students. A new rule was jointly decided in March by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the China Disabled Persons" Federation. It clearly states that no student should be rejected (拒绝) simply because they have a physical disability. Schools may still advise disabled students on the choice of their major if it is likely to affect their future chances of employment . However ,the final decision will be up to the student., "Now I can just go ahead and do my best in the exams. I don"t have to worry that my healthier classmates will have the upper hand because of my disability," said Zhang happily. The 18-year-old boy will graduate this year from a Chengdu high school in Sichuan Province .He lost an eye during an accident as a child. Zhang"s mother called Peking University to ask if her son"s eye problem would make it difficult for him to accepted by the university"s Bio-chemistry Department. She was happy to find out that their choice of students would be based "fairly" on exam results. "The university official said my son would be judged at the same level as other students ,” said Zhang"s mother. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. From the report we can infer that Zhang Yan probably _____. | |||||||||||||||||
| A. is not sure of his success in the coming exam B. does a very good job in his studies. C. will not be chosen by the Peking University. D. shows not much interest in Peking University. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. From the 5th paragraph we can infer that ___. | |||||||||||||||||
| A. some colleges have strict limits to disabled students B. a major is not important to disabled students. C. students are not free to choose their major. D. students may have difficulty finding a job if their major is not chosen properly. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the report? | |||||||||||||||||
| A. There will be no physical examinations for new college students this year. B. Zhang Yan has some interest in Bio-chemistry. C. Examination marks are quite important to students. D. Many colleges used to set limits to disabled students. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. Which can be the best headline for this report? | |||||||||||||||||
| A. Zhang Yan Will Go To University. B. Colleges Open Up To The Disabled C. Lucky Disabled Students D. A New Rule For Colleges. | |||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | |||||||||||||||||
| "I"m too old and it"s too late," which played over and over in my mind. I was 1 and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time. 2 my ambition to become a writer, I 3 my ability to succeed as one. Had I wasted years going 4 the wrong goals? I was at a low point 5 the voice on the radio began 6 the story of Grandma Moses. Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who 7 . Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 8 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering (绣花) on cloth. At seventy-eight, her fingers became 9 awkward to hold a needle. 10 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 11 . For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 12 a little money. But at the age of seventy-nine, she was "discovered" by the 13 world-and the rest is 14 . She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 15 her book illustrations (插图) for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year! 16 I listened to the radio, my 17 changed. If Grandma Moses 18 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, my life still had 19 after thirty. Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I"d nearly 20 . It was published eight months later. | |||||||||||||||||
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