My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time. It was hanging at a (an) 1 clothing
store. The coat had a black velvet collar, delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label (标签) and a (an) 2 price
of $ 28.
We looked at 3 , saying nothing, 4 John"s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then
with 5 , but could 6 several hundred dollars now.
John 7 the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 8
that soon changed into a smile. The 9 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came
home wearing a big smile. "How did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They love it." He said, carefully 10
it over the chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, the 11 came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion was 12 argument. He
became more thoughtful and eager to 13 . "Good dinner, Mum," he would say every evening. One day when
I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said, "You are right, and I guess I will."
When I 14 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn"t know 15 caused the changes, she
said with laughter, "It must be his coat!" At the library, we 16 to meet a friend who had not seen our children
for a long time. " 17 this be John?" he asked, looking up to John"s new height, assessing the cut of his coat,
and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both knew we should never 18 a person"s clothes for the real person within them. But there
is something to be said for 19 a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and for 20 what is on the inside with what is on the outside. |
( )1. A. second-hand
( )2. A. reasonable
( )3. A. each other
( )4. A. therefore
( )5. A. adults
( )6. A. spend
( )7. A. touched
( )8. A. gesture
( )9. A. color
( )10. A. pressing
( )11. A. happiness
( )12. A. because of
( )13. A. please
( )14. A. mentioned
( )15. A. when
( )16. A. happened
( )17. A. Should
( )18. A. watch
( )19. A. doing
( )20. A. comparing | B. expensive
B. unbelievable
B. one another
B. however
B. people
B. cost
B. buttoned
B. expression
B. price
B. taking
B. satisfaction
B. instead of
B. regret
B. wrote
B. how
B. came
B. Would
B. judge
B. showing
B. connecting | C. big
C. special
C. the other
C. but
C. parents
C. pay
C. held
C. attitude
C. fit
C. hanging
C. change
C. aware of
C. complain
C. reported
C. what
C. intended
C. Must
C. mistake
C. speaking
C. combining | D. cheap
D. average
D. others
D. thus
D. teenagers
D. take
D. obtained
D. feeling
D. style
D. folding
D. generosity
D. full of
D. apologize
D. explained
D. that
D. decided
D. Could
D. consider
D. wearing
D. matching |
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| 阅读理解。 | There was room for all of us, and the sleeping bags kept the night coldness away. We would listen to the
sound of the river, and hear the coyotes (土狼) howling along the hills not far away.
Those were the cool summer nights of the mid-nineties in Southern Alberta, Canada, when the four
children were young and we would lie on the trampoline (蹦床) in the backyard late at night, for the sun would
not set till late in July and August. We would look at the stars up above and never grow tired of it. These were
the times when I would tell the stories of my own childhood and teach the kids life"s lessons that have been
remembered to this day. I chuckle (轻声地笑), as I recall the time when we heard a coyote not far away, and
then I started a story about a bear approaching the trampoline. The bear came close (in the story), and the kids
snuggled up to mom and me, until suddenly I"d let out a howl and grab all the kids and they would be
frightened and jump up and then all laugh, "Daddy, you scared us!"
Now the children are in their mid and late teens, but they fondly remember the starry nights on that
trampoline. Recently my oldest daughter on her wedding day sang a song for her parents, entitled "I"ll always
be your little girl". She wrote the music and words and yes indeed: it included a memory of those starry nights.
I have learned as a parent that one of the greatest gifts we can give our children as they are growing up is
the time to tell them stories, or if telling stories is not that simple, perhaps read them a story. They can read
their own books, but telling or reading them a story will create a close relationship with pleasant memories
such as those late summer nights under the starry sky. | | 1. The passage is mainly about _____. | A. coyotes" effects on children
B. the relationship between children
C. the author"s unforgettable experiences
D. the author"s memories of starry nights | | 2. The underlined part "snuggled up" probably means _____. | A. lay down
B. got close
C. gave in
D. struggled forward | | 3. How do the children feel about their childhood? | A. Very enjoyable.
B. A bit regretful.
C. Rather busy.
D. Sort of dull. | | 4. In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to express _____. | |
A. it is easy to tell stories to children
B. kids should read stories themselves
C. it is important to tell or read stories to kids
D. it"s necessary to spend summer nights with kids | | 完形填空。 | Far out in the sea lived three Sirens,the three sisters of magic song. Half human and half bird,the Siren
sisters sat in a field of flowers, 1 in voices that excited the hearts of men.The attractive songs were so 2
that ships were attracted to the 3 and struck to pieces on the rocks. No sailor nor ship had ever been known
to 4 the island of the Sirens without being attracted to 5 .
Acting on the advice of Circe, Odysseus made careful 6 against the Sirens．Before their ships came to
where they could 7 the song, Odysseus had himself 8 the mast (桅杆), stuffed (堵住) the 9 of his men
with wax (蜡) and ordered them to 10 his orders and gestures when they were passing the 11 island.
Soon they came in sight of the 12 island, and the attractive song reached the ears of 13 . It moved him
so much that he struggled in despair to 14 himself and shouted for his men to 15 the rich and flowery
grass land of the singing sisters. But 16 paid any attention to him. The sailors kept straight on until they were
17 out of hearing. 18 his friends freed him and took the wax out of their ears. For 19 the Sirens had
sung with no 20 . The eldest of the sisters, Partherope, loved Odysseus so much that she threw herself into
the sea after his ships had passed. | ( )1. A. talking
( )2. A. strange
( )3. A. flowers
( )4. A. visit
( )5. A. disaster
( )6. A. communication
( )7. A. sing
( )8. A. tied to
( )9. A. eyes
( )10. A. miss
( )11. A. friendly
( )12. A. rocky
( )13. A. Partherope
( )14. A. beat
( )15. A. go around
( )16. A. no one
( )17. A. completely
( )18. A. Still
( )19. A. the moment
( )20. A. meanings | B. calling
B. sweet
B. sea
B. approach
B. success
B. preparation
B. accept
B. standing along
B. mouth
B. ignore
B. 1ovely
B. sunny
B. Sirens
B. free
B. keep off
B. anyone
B. luckily
B. Then
B. long
B. points | C. yelling
C. terrible
C. island
C. pass
C. peace
C. action
C. hear
C. facing to
C. nose
C. carry
C. deadly
C. windy
C. Circe
C. relief
C. turn towards
C. everyone
C. quickly
C. But
C. ever
C. effects | D. singing
D. loud
D. rocks
D. leave
D. loss
D. attention
D. enjoy
D. seated on
D. ears
D. take
D. lonely
D. sandy
D. Odysseus
D. order
D. run away from
D. someone
D. naturally
D. Again
D. once
D. efforts | | 完形填空。 | My father enjoys bike riding. Ever since I was little, I"ve always loved going biking with my dad. 1 ,
as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 2 . It was important to do things with friends
3 . I saw my dad every evening at home. Why did I have to 4 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with
him, too? If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him, my father kept 5 , but he would always let me know when
he was planning a bike trip 6 I wanted to come.
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 7 .Two of my friends had gone to the movies without
inviting me. Just then my father 8 my room. "It"s a beautiful day. Want to go for a 9 today, Beck?"
"Leave me alone!" I impatiently 10 .Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 11 .
Several hours later, the police called us, 12 us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father"s injuries were
serious. It took several days before he could 13 speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 14 of hurting
him.
"Daddy … I"m sorry …"
"It"s OK, sweetheart. I"ll be OK."
"No," I said, "I 15 what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?"
"Sweetheart, I don"t 16 anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember
kissing you goodnight the night before, though." He 17 a weak smile.
I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I 18 wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once
told me that 19 have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the 20 to
choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on. | ( )1. A. There fore
( )2. A. attention
( )3. A. once again
( )4. A. start
( )5. A. silent
( )6. A. unless
( )7. A. spirits
( )8. A. left
( )9. A. ride
( )10. A. whispered
( )11. A. moment
( )12. A. convincing
( )13. A. eventually
( )14. A. tired
( )15. A. discuss
( )16. A. hate
( )17. A. got
( )18. A. often
( )19. A. apologies
( )20. A. experience | B. Instead
B. sight
B. all of a sudden
B. save
B. busy
B. in case
B. conditions
B. checked
B. walk
B. warned
B. morning
B. reminding
B. generally
B. afraid
B. think
B. forget
B. expressed
B. never
B. promises
B. honor | C. Besides
C. effort
C. in time
C. devote
C. asleep
C. so that
C. emotions
C. entered
C. picnic
C. announced
C. afternoon
C. informing
C. strictly
C. aware
C. care
C. remember
C. exchanged
C. even
C. smiles
C. power | D. However
D. energy
D. on one hand
D. waste
D. awake
D. as if
D. hopes
D. knocked
D. game
D. shouted
D. evening
D. phoning
D. broadly
D. sorry
D. mean
D. like
D. managed
D. once
D. words
D. desire | | 阅读理解。 | In 1988, Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her
husband when she was told she wouldn"t be able to check her luggage without paying a $ 100 surcharge
(超载).
Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else to call.
"I was completely desperate and tried to think which of my things I could manage without." says
Mary.
As tears ran down her face, a voice behind her said,"That"s okay, I"ll pay for her."
Rather surprised, Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before. He had a
gentle and kind voice mat was firm and decisive.
Although this happened twenty years ago, Mary still remembers the authority that radiated (发出)from
the man, Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money
back. The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper he gave to Mary. She thanked him repeatedly
When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her.
That man turned out to be Barack Obama.
Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband. At that time he had just finished
his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago, and had started his law studies at Harvard University.
In the spring of 2006 Mary"s parents heard Obama was considering a run for president. They wrote a
letter saying that they would support him. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter
18 years earlier.
And Obama replied," I want to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding
me of what happened at Miami airport. I"m happy I could help her then, and I"m delighted to hear that your
daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama, United States
Senator." | | 1. Why did Mary feel completely desperate? | A. She had missed the only flight to Norway.
B. Her new husband abandoned her suddenly.
C. She didn"t have the money to buy a ticket.
D. She had no money to pay for the surcharge. | | 2. How did Mary feel when someone offered to help her? | A. Amazed.
B. Puzzled.
C. Delighted.
D. Annoyed. | | 3. Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address ____. | A. in order to contact him later
B. so that she could repay him
C. because impressed her deeply
D. because she fell in love with him | | 4. What"s the passage mainly about? | A. A letter from Barack Obama.
B. Mary"s parents support Obama.
C. Obama helped a stranger about 20 years ago.
D. Mary was lucky to get help at the airport. | | 完形填空。 | When I was eight, I attended school in Bath, England. It was a 1 school made up of four
classrooms altogether, 2 about 25 children in each one. For the most part, one teacher was 3
teaching all of the subjects in each class. 4 , Mr Ronald Broaches, the headmaster, would 5 in
and teach some subjects. Although he was quite strict with the students, he had an excellent sense
of 6 . Many of the children were 7 by him because he was a very good man.
In my own 8 , he took a great interest in me when he 9 that I enjoyed doing puzzles. He would
often stop me as I was going to class and 10 me a piece of paper, often with a mathematical or logical
puzzle on it.
11 time went by, the puzzles gradually got more difficult, but I 12 them. They served to show me
that 13 activity was fun and rewarding when the correct 14 were found. Even today I can still 15
Mr. Broackes" joyful exclamation (感叹) of"Well done!" whenever I worked out a puzzle. This simple 16
with a man whom I admired greatly has had a deep influence on my life. I shall forever be 17 that our
paths crossed.
Mr. Broackes 18 just two weeks after I won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. 19 , I had no chance to
speak with him before his death. I learned later that he had heard about my 20 . I will always wish that
he knew what a deep influence he had on my life. | ( )1. A. famous
( )2. A. by
( )3. A. responsible for
( )4. A. Always
( )5. A. like
( )6. A. shame
( )7. A. persuaded
( )8. A. plan
( )9. A. stressed
( )10. A. buy
( )11. A. Before
( )12. A. copied
( )13. A. spiritual
( )14. A. answers
( )15. A. imagine
( )16. A. greeting
( )17. A. grateful
( )18. A. retired
( )19. A. Actually
( )20. A. improvement | B. small
B. on
B. interested in
B. Suddenly
B. discuss
B. safety
B. influenced
B. example
B. discovered
B. lend
B. If
B. loved
B. physical
B. puzzles
B. expect
B. interaction
B. surprised
B. died
B. Accidentally
B. movement | C. high
C. with
C. crazy for
C. Meanwhile
C. ignore
C. humor
C. rewarded
C. future
C. insisted
C. give
C. Unless
C. guessed
C. simple
C. ideas
C. remember
C. friendship
C. sorry
C. moved
C. Unexpectedly
C. achievement | D. traditional
D. for
D. tired of
D. Occasionally
D. come
D. honor
D. controlled
D. case
D. thought
D. send
D. As
D. opened
D. intellectual
D. numbers
D. create
D. satisfaction
D. excited
D. appeared
D. Unfortunately
D. management |
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