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and so was time. Often one of the children would want something that cost too much, and I would say, "Do
you see a money tree outside? Money doesn"t grow on trees, you know. "Finally, when all five had gotten
through high school and college, and had started having their own families, I started thinking again about having a garden. However, I knew gardens cost money.
Then, one spring morning on Mother"s Day, as I was working in my kitchen, I heard cars drive by and
looked out of the window to see a new tree planted in my yard. I couldn"t believe my eyes: it was a money
tree! Dollar bills were stuck all over that tree, and there was a note which read: "I owe you eight hours of
digging time. Love, Marvin."
Marvin, my first son, kept his promise. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen-foot bed (花坛,花圃) for me. My
other children bought me tools, a sunflower stepping stone (踏脚石) and gardening books. We built a garden
together.
That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty, and just what I"d always wanted. When I go out
to weed or tend my flowers, I don"t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels as if they were
right there with me. When I think about what my children have done for me, I get tears in my eyes every time. I"m still not sure whether money grows on trees. But I know love does!
B. Because she didn"t have enough time and money.
C. Because her children wanted expensive things.
D. Because her children were going to high school and college.
B. Her first son.
C. Her husband.
D. Her five children.
B. Because she has a very pretty garden.
C. Because she feels the love of her children in the garden.
D. Because she is busy weeding or tending her flowers.
B. The author built a pretty garden after her children had graduated from school.
C. The author actually wanted to have money grow on trees.
D.The children loved their mother so much that they helped her realize her dream.
B. the story of pretty garden
C. the story of a money tree
D. a story of the love between a mother and her children
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work alone or with a partner."
My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projets 1 .
The 2 of the challenge was simple-to build a protective container to keep an egg from breaking when
3 the stadium wall.
I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 4 the butter-cream gave me an idea.
"I have a brilliant design for our 5 container!"I said when Cassie arrived."We can 6 the egg with
some butter-cream."
"Why not pit the egg in a basket with a parachute (降落伞) 7 ?" Cassie rolled her eyes. "The parachute
is better than that stupid idea."
I couldn"t believe it, Of course we"d had our little 8 in the past, but she"d never called any of my ideas"
9 " before. "Then I"ll build mine and you build yours!"
10 words had been out, our friendship was challenged. When Friday finally arrived, I had to 11
Cassie"s Egg Force One looked pretty good. 12 , my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn"t look quite scientific.
We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose
eggs broke were out; those whose eggs survived 13 three more steps and dropped them again. This
would go on till the last egg broke.
After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 14 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say"ew" after
seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 15 . The side walk was dotted with egg shells (蛋壳)
from those
16 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.
"That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,"Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 17
raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 18 . "My egg bounced 19 ,"she explained, pointing to a
broken shell. "A tie (平局),"Mr. Baker said. Cassie looked at me, and her glare 20 . I laughed. She smiled…
| ( )1. A. patiently ( )2. A. function ( )3. A. rolled down ( )4. A. Spreading ( )5. A. butter ( )6. A. protect ( )7. A. followed ( )8. A. ideas ( )9. A. wrong ( )10. A. Since ( )11. A. explain ( )12. A. Therefore ( )13. A. paced down ( )14. A. left ( )15. A. steps ( )16. A. intended ( )17. A. eyes ( )18. A. Lost ( )19. A. around ( )20. A. returned | B. silently B. goal B. pushed against B. Boiling B. sandwich B. replace B. covered B. fights B. stupid B. While B. deny B. Anyway B. turned around B. wanted B. way B. unexpected B. hands B. Dirty B. out B. remained | C. together C. reason C. thrown at C. Baking C. cream C. carry C. attached C. worries C. brilliant C. But C. admit C. Otherwise C. walked up C. chosen C. wall C. failed C. feet C. Broken C. in C. increased | D. alone D. result D. dropped over D. Holding D. egg D. mix D. supported D. challenges D. scientific D. And D. prove D. Besides D. went back D. discovered D. sidewalk D. desired D. heart D. Empty D. down D. softened | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 附加题（阅读理解）。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most young architects-particularly those in big cities-can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brain Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical-parts film in Atlanta. Form the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting (生锈的) walls. In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city"s West End. Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off-hours on demolition (排除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and "to treasure what was there- the walls, the rust, and the light." Yocum said. "Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It"s like an art installation (装置) in there-a slow-motion show." Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all-glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond. Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from the decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. According to the passage, it is _____ for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. easy B. unnecessary C. unrealistic D. common | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Yocum bought the old building because _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. it was a bargain to him B. it was still in good condition C. it was located in the city center D. it looked attractive from the outside | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. pulled rubbish out through the roof B. removed the skylights from the bathroom C. presentd a slow-motion show in an art gallery D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof B. turned more old buildings into art galleries C. got inspiration from decorating their old building D. paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. The main idea of the passage is that _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. people can learn a lot from their failures B. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building C. people should not judge things by their appearance D. creative people can make the best of what they have | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?" I 1 asked my father. "I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I"ll be able to 2 it on time. I am just too busy right now," he replied. My mind could not 3 the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to 4 my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same 5 . Why had I even bothered to ask? 6 , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be 7 . As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends 8 me."Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill." I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the 9 as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called, 10 three others. I followed my classmates to the 11 . When I reached out my hand to shake the 12 , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother"s camera 13 my eyes and I knew my dad wasn"t there. I walked back to my seat 14 . Back at home, seeing my dad"s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be 15 . But the strong smell of alcohol (酒精) hit me as soon as I 16 inside, and I could feel my tears 17 . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him 18 on the couch. 19 did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more 20 than his whiskey bottle. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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