Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett"s jeans and shirt full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I 1 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 2 . He often got
almost everything in the house out of 3 . Many windows in our house needed repairing due to his breaking
4 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 5
Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as
6 as possible, but inside I was shouting, "I don"t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can"t 7
him!" Having wiped my tears, I continued 8 him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall (少管所). After that, my husband and I had to
send Brett to a boarding school for helping 9 teens (少年).
At the 10 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 11 the most to him
or her.
Brett spoke 12 to his parents and then spoke to me, "You did so much. You were always there, no matter
13 . My mom and dad, I am their kid. But you, 14 troubled enough by me, always 15 me such love. And I
want you to know I love you for it."
16 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 17 . At that moment, tears 18 in my
eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 19 . Although I had struggled with silent 20 toward my
stepson (继子), Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about
certain people in our life, but we can love them. |
( )1. A. sat
( )2. A. ruined
( )3. A. danger
( )4. A. off
( )5. A. pain
( )6. A. patiently
( )7. A. forgive
( )8. A. parenting
( )9. A. lazy
( )10. A. opening
( )11. A. afforded
( )12. A. lovingly
( )13. A. where
( )14. A. unless
( )15. A. cost
( )16. A. Astonished
( )17. A. surely
( )18. A. fell
( )19. A. pity
( )20. A. love | B. sank
B. lost
B. place
B. in
B. injury
B. willingly
B. educate
B. pardoning
B. troublesome
B. official
B. meant
B. sadly
B. how
B. although
B. lent
B. Puzzled
B. roughly
B. flowed
B. happiness
B. anxiety | C. bent
C. torn
C. trouble
C. up
C. damage
C. strictly
C. stand
C. comforting
C. disappointing
C. victory
C. supplied
C. proudly
C. what
C. because
C. taught
C. Encouraged
C. tightly
C. moved
C. luck
C. anger | D. dropped
D. broken
D. order
D. away
D. harm
D. rudely
D. control
D. feeding
D. careless
D. graduation
D. owed
D. nervously
D. who
D. when
D. showed
D. Interested
D. fiercely
D. gathered
D. success
D. care |
| 1-5: BADBC 6-10: ACABD 11-15: BACBD 16-20: ACDBC |
核心考点
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阅读理解。
阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。 | ［1］ Until that day when he was told that he was likely to get a bone cancer, Bruce Feiler had been living
a happy life. He was a bestselling author of many books. He had a loving marriage and twin three-year-old
girls. His doctor"s sudden bad news left him shocked."Would my daughters wonder who I was if I died?
Would they wonder what I thought?" Feiler recalls.
［2］ One day, Feiler got a big idea: he would get a group of trusted men to serve as surrogate (代理)
fathers after his death. His new book, The Council of Dads, recalls that moment:"I started making a list of
men from all parts of my life. These are the men who know me best, men who traveled with me, studied
with me, men who know my voice..." And each man should have one or two things in common with Feiler.
［3］ Feiler made his first request to Shumlin, a farmer. The two became friends just after high school.
Feiler chose him because he was an adventurer who always said "yes" to life.
［4］ Other dads on Feiler"s list include Ben, a teacher who would invite the kids to seek the truth of life
and another man, named Henry, who believes in the power of friendship.
［5］ David Black, the editor and close friend who helped Feiler become a well-known writer, also made
the cut. "I work to help people"s dreams come true," he recalls. "That"s in part what Feiler asked of me, to
be a member of the Council."
［6］ However, the diagnosis (诊断) that led Feiler to has proved wrong. Today, Feiler is cancer-free. But
he says his idea has caught on, and he believes that his book, The Council of Dads, and the website
councilofdads. com is inspiring similar groups to form wherever dads seek strength in the fellowship of
fathers. | 1. What is the best title of the text? (no more than 5 words)
__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?
That" the reason why Bruce Feiler chose me as one of the fathers.
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 6 with proper words.(no more than 8 words)
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. What personalities should a surrogate father have in Bruce"s opinion? List three of them.
(no more than 5 words for each)
(1) ________________________________________________________________________________
(2) ________________________________________________________________________________
(3) ________________________________________________________________________________
5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 into Chinese.
____________________________________________________________________________________ | | 完形填空。 | I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times. I was joyfully expecting my first
child at the same time that my mother was 1 her battle with a brain tumor (瘤). For ten years, my
fiercely independent and 2 mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been successful. 3 ,
she never lost her ability to smile. But now, finally, she became totally 4 -unable to speak, walk, eat or
dress on her own.
As she grew closer and closer to death, my 5 grew closer and closer to life inside me. My biggest
6 was that their lives would never connect. I was sad not only at the 7 loss of my mother, but that
she and my baby would never know each other. Her doctor did not 8 any hope; they told us her time
was up.
We brought Mother 9 to her own bed in her own house. As 10 as I could, I sat beside her and
talked to her about the baby moving inside me.
On February 3, 989, at about the same time my labor (分娩) 11 , Mother opened her eyes. When
they told me this at the 12 , I called her home, "Mom, listen. The baby is coming! You"re going to have
a new grandchild!"
"Yes! Yes! I know!"
Four beautiful words! The first 13 words she"d spoken in months! When I 14 again an hour later,
the nurse at her house told the 15 message: Mom sat up, smiling, with her oxygen tubes removed.
When I brought Jacob home. Mom was sitting in her chair and 16 to welcome him. Tears of joy
blocked my vision as I 17 my son in her arms and she clucked (发出咯咯声) at him. They 18 .
Then she quietly clipped hack into a coma (昏迷) and 19 peacefully. Memories of my son"s birth
will always be 20 for me, but it was then that I learned love has the power to overcome any worries
and any sorrow. And love can last forever. | ( )1. A.attending
( )2. A.courageous
( )3. A.So
( )4. A.tired
( )5. A.sorrow
( )6. A.problem
( )7. A.coming
( )8. A.admit
( )9. A.up
( )10. A.soon
( )11. A.started
( )12. A.office
( )13. A, common
( )14. A.got up
( )15. A.impossible
( )16. A.likely
( )17. A. hugged
( )18. A.joined
( )19. A.passed away
( )20. A.proud | B. losing
B. interesting
B. Again
B. blind
B. love
B. dream
B. disappearing
B. hold
B. away
B. fast
B. failed
B. hospital
B. caring
B. woke up
B. possible
B. ready
B. threw
B. knew
B. turned over
B. frightening | C. defending
C. funny
C. Instead
C. disabled
C. baby
C. surprise
C. falling
C. drop
C. about
C. early
C. ended
C. house
C. clear
C. called up
C. necessary
C. free
C. took
C. nodded
C. settled down
C. bittersweet | D. defeating
D. lucky
D. Still
D. depressed
D. body
D. fear
D. unexpecting
D. permit
D. home
D. often
D. continued
D. station
D. correct
D. looked up
D. terrible
D. nervous
D. laid
D. cried
D. gave out
D. exciting | | 阅读理解。 | Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to out-patients at the clinic.
One summer evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly
awful looking man-no taller than my eight-year-old son-I thought as I stared at the shriveled (皱缩的) body.
But the shocking thing was his face-twisted from swelling.
He told me he"d been hunting for a room since noon but with no success." I guess it"s my face…, but my
doctor says with a few more treatments …"
I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, he told me he fished for a living to
support his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly disabled from a back injury.
He didn"t tell it by way of complaint; in fact, every other sentence began with a thanks to God for a blessing.
He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease, which was apparently a form of skin cancer.
The next morning before he left for his bus, he asked if he could come back and stay the next time he
had a treatment. I told him he was welcome to come again.
In the years he came to stay overnight with us, there was never a time that he did not bring us fish or
oysters or vegetables from his garden.
When I received these little gifts, I often thought of a comment our next-door neighbor made after he left
that first morning." Did you keep that awful looking man last night? I turned him away. You can lose roomers
by accommodating such people!"
Maybe we did lose roomers once or twice. But oh! If only they could have known him, perhaps their
illnesses would have been easier to bear. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from
him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude. | | 1. The first time I met the man, _____. | A. I felt pity for his look
B. he frightened my kid
C. he was in need of something to eat
D. he was looking for a place to stay overnight | | 2. The next-door neighbor refused the man because _____. | A. he might lose roomers
B. the man was poor
C. he had no spare room
D. the man didn"t bring him gifts | | 3. Which of the following is NOT true about the man? | A. He developed skin cancer.
B. He fished to support a large family.
C. God helped him to get over his disease.
D. He didn"t complain about his sufferings. | | 4. What attitude did the man have toward life? | A. Grateful.
B. Confident.
C. Regretful.
D. Passive. | | 5. What might be the best title of the passage? | A. Never judge a book by its cover
B. Give others a hand
C. Be the architect of life
D. Accept good and bad with gratitude | | 阅读理解。 | Few people ever took notice of Mr Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet and
simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr Thomas Kim, a fellow
scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower prints,
spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room. In addition to the
differences in their characters, Mr Kim and Mr Tan were also great rivals at work in the Institute of Future
Science.
On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr Tan and
Mr Kim. They were in their laboratory analysing the results of their latest experiments. Mr Tan realized that
something special was taking place in his experiment -the bacteria he had cultured were growing extremely
quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the findings in his notebook,
he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr Kim entered.
"Hey Jimmy," Mr Kim called out,"do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?"
There was no reply, so Mr Kim looked through Mr Tan"s things. He soon found Mr Tan"s notebook and
was horrified to see that Mr Tan had managed to make one of the most important discoveries in modern
science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing the bacteria was kept. He put
them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.
Mr Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr Kim had
taken them and went to Mr Kirn"s laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr Kim lying
on the floor motionless. His face was pale and his skin had turned black. The deadly bacteria had been handled
improperly. He shook his head and left. | | 1. From the first paragraph we know Mr Kim was a quite _____ person. | A. famous
B. hardworking
C. wealthy
D. outgoing | | 2. The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____. | A. enemies
B. colleagues
C. competitors
D. friends | | 3. What does the underlined word "them" refer to in the 4th paragraph? | A. the most important discoveries
B. the notebook and the dish
C. the cupboard and the bacteria
D. the dish and the bacteria | | 4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? | A. Mr.Kim was afraid Mr.Tan might succeed ahead of him.
B. Mr.Tan"s bacteria grew very fast in a warm container.
C. Mr Tan worked much harder than Mr.Kim.
D. Mr Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep. | | 5. What happened to Mr.Kim in the end? | A. He died on Christmas Eve.
B. He was arrested by the police.
C. He shared the success with Mr.Tan.
D. He succeeded ahead of Mr.Tan. | | 阅读理解。 | When I wake up on summer mornings, I know I am going to my favorite place to volunteer and make
a difference in someone"s life just by being with him or her-a summer school for autistic (患孤独症的)
children.
By helping the kids read or do math, I am not only teaching important skills but also helping them feel
like any other kid. There are many wrong ideas about autism. The kids I work with can think and feel.
They need help only in certain areas.
Of course, each kid is special. For example, some kids like to draw, and others like to sing.
At the school, the kids learn through about 20 activities. These activities can help them learn skills they
will need later in life.
The very first day I volunteered, a boy came up to me, put his hand on my shoulder, and said "Hello."
From then on, I knew I could make a difference.
Another boy loved to have me read books that can help him learn to read. Sometimes he could be
encouraged to read a few words or sentences. Finally, one day during reading practice, he read nearly 220
words himself!
Summer school is also a time for fun. Last summer, bagpipe (风笛) players came to perform. Most of
us had our hands over our ears because they were so loud. When they asked for a volunteer from the
audience, one girl raised her hand as high as she could, got up on stage, and even tried the bagpipes in front
of everyone.
Through these experiences, I realize that the challenges these kids face do not stop them from doing
many amazing things. I"m teaching them, but they are teaching me more. | | 1. According to Paragraph 2, many people think autistic kids _____. | A. can"t read or do math
B. don"t have important skills
C. don"t play with other kids
D. can"t think or feel | | 2. The author believed he could make a difference when _____. | A. a boy greeted him actively
B. a boy let him read books
C. a boy could read by himself
D. a girl tried the bagpipes | | 3. The phrase "these experiences" in the last paragraph refers to the following EXCEPT _____. | A. "I" read the books for kids
B. a boy read nearly 220 words himself
C. a girl tried the bagpipes on stage as a volunteer
D. a boy said hello to "me" politely | | 4. What does the author mainly talk about in the passage? | A. His teaching experience in a summer holiday.
B. How to make a difference in others" lives.
C. His experience as a volunteer in a special summer school.
D. Autistic children"s hard life. |
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