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a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family,
but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and
felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A"s and unhappy with my boyfriends if
their fathers were not as "successful" as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to
struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father"s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We
walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son"s funny facial
expressions. Gone was my father"s critical air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who
seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own
childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment.
After so many years, I"m at last seeing another side of my father. And in doing so, I"m delighted with my new
friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
B. He was too proud of himself.
C. He did not love his children.
D. He expected too much of her.
B. More talkative.
C. Gentle and friendly.
D. Strict and hard-working.
B. the author"s father
C. the friend of the author"s father
D. the café bar
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试题【阅读理解。 Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in T】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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him stand out from the 2 Saturday morning break-fast crowd.
A young waitress named Mary watched him move toward a 3 by the window. Mary ran over to him, and
said, "Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that 4 ."
Without saying a word, he smiled and 5 a thank-you. She 6 the chair away from the table and helped
him get 7 seated. Then she put his cane against the table 8 he could reach it. In a soft, clear 9 he said,
"Thank you, Miss."
"You"re welcome, Sir," she replied. "I"ll be 10 in a moment, and if you need anything in the meantime, just
11 at me!"
After he had finished a good 12 , Mary brought him the change. She 13 him his cane, and walked with
him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and 14 us, Sir!" The old man 15
around and smiled.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was 16 . Under the plate she found a business card, a one-hundred-
dollar bill and a note. The note read, "Dear Mary, I 17 you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows
the way you 18 others. You have found the secret of 19 ."
The man she had served was the 20 of the restaurant. That was the first time that she or any of his
employees had seen him.
( )1. A. nice ( )2. A. simple ( )3. A. table ( )4. A. dish ( )5. A. spoke ( )6. A. took ( )7. A. quietly ( )8. A. now that ( )9. A. voice ( )10. A. back ( )11. A. look ( )12. A. talk ( )13. A. lent ( )14. A. call ( )15. A. moved ( )16. A. excited ( )17. A. love ( )18. A. treat ( )19. A. beauty ( )20. A. owner | B. clean B. usual B. girl B. menu B. nodded B. pushed B. safely B. even though B. accent B. ready B. wave B. meal B. showed B. check B. shook B. worried B. miss B. teach B. happiness B. partner | C. old C. calm C. waiter C. chair C. expressed C. kept C. gradually C. so that C. attitude C. late C. smile C. date C. returned C. see C. turned C. sad C. thank C. visit C. wealth C. friend | D. funny D. strange D. room D. desk D. wrote D. pulled D. comfortably D. as if D. language D. busy D. shout D. rest D. handed D. help D. bent D. shocked D. respect D. trick D. friendship D. customer |
阅读理解。 | |||
The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweler"s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he"d better buy a necklace (项链). He wasn"t used to buying jewelry and was a little worried about overspending, because he was not very rich. After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o"clock. Half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura. The assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the ones she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfactorily. Later James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married. | |||
1. The good title for this passage is " _____". | |||
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A. A Clever Assistant. B. Buying a Birthday Present C. How to Choose a Necklace D. A Brave Young Man | |||
2. The word "overspending" in the passage means _____. | |||
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A. spending too much energy B. spending too much time C. spending more time than he planned D. spending too much money | |||
3. When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face _____. | |||
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A. turned pale B. turned red C. turned yellow D. turned black | |||
4. James and Laura reached the shop at _____. | |||
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A. 4:30 B. 5:00 C. 5:30 D. 6:00 | |||
阅读理解。 | |||
Nancy and her family moved into a new house with a big garden. She didn"t have many friends in her new neighborhood, so after she sent her husband and children to work and school, she spent a lot of time in the garden. She loved the flowers, shrubs (灌木) and trees. One day, when Nancy was expecting some special visitors, she took extra care of the garden. She pulled the weeds, trimmed (修剪) the shrubs, cut the grass, and carefully cleaned all the dry autumn leaves. As she was working, an old woman was watching her with interest over the fence. Nancy had met this woman several times in the streets. She seemed to be friendly to everybody. When Nancy had finished, she stood back to admire her work. "Isn"t it beautiful?" she called out to the old woman. "Yes," replied the old woman, "but there is something missing. May I come in? I"ll put it right for you." Nancy opened the gate for her and let her in. slowly, the old woman walked to the tree near the center of the garden, held it by the trunk, and shook it. Leaves showered down all over the garden. "Now," said the old woman, "isn"t it much better?" Nancy looked at her garden for a while and said, "Strange. The leaves make the garden look more beautiful?" The old woman smiled and said, "When you are as old as me, you"ll understand life can"t be perfect. The fallen leaves are part of nature"s beauty." | |||
1. Why did Nancy spend most of her time around her house? | |||
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A. She was very busy with her work. B. She had to take care of her children. C. She thought the neighborhood unsafe. D. She had few friends in the neighborhood. | |||
2. What did Nancy do in the garden before the visitors came? | |||
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A. She picked some flowers in the garden. B. She invited a neighbor to give her advice. C. She moved tables and chairs into the garden. D. She tried to make the garden tidy and beautiful. | |||
3. From the text, we can learn that the old woman was _____. | |||
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A. rich and energetic B. wise and friendly C. quiet and sensitive D. lively and humorous | |||
4. What would be the best title of the text? | |||
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A. Nature"s beauty B. An autumn story C. The art of garden D. A happy housewife | |||
阅读理解。 | |||
When Mr Black looked out of the window, he saw two armed men running towards his house. One was short and the other was rather thin and tall. Having closed the window quietly, Mr. Black gave his pistol (手枪) to his son and said, "We are surrounded by the robbers now," He pointed to the kitchen and his son went in there quickly. Mr Black went to the front door with nothing in his hand. He was very good at ju-do (柔道), and lungful. The tall man entered the room with a sharp sword in his hand. He didn"t see Mr. Black who stood just behind the door. He fell onto the floor as Mr. Black attacked. Unfortunately the short man with a pistol jumped into the room after he had broken the window. He shot Mr. Black in the arm and tied him to a chair. The two men went out through the kitchen with money they had taken in Mr. Back"s bedroom. Suddenly two shots were heard and the two men fell down. Mr. Black"s son had shot them. When the police arrived after they received the boy"s telephone, they took Mr. Black and the two robbers to hospital. | |||
1. When Mr. Black saw two armed men running towards his house, _____. | |||
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A. he was very much frightened B. he told his son get away at once C. he closed all the windows and doors to keep the robbers off D. he was calm and had an idea to fight them | |||
2. How did Mr. Black know the two men when he first saw them? | |||
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A. They carried weapons with them. B. Mr. Black had seen them before. C. They were both running towards the house. D. Mr. black had never seen them before. | |||
3. Mr. Black fought the tall man _____. | |||
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A. with a sharp sword B. with his hand C. with a pistol D. with a broom he found behind the door | |||
完形填空。 | |||
It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics, "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条)" caught my eye. The word "spaghetti" brought back the 1 of an evening at Uncle Alien"s in Belleville 2 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 3 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in 4 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and 5 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 6 it. What laughing 7 we had about the 8 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 9 , I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to 10 it down simply for my own 11 not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 12 , I would write something else. When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 13 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 14 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 15 papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition," "The Art of Eating Spaghetti". My words! He was reading my words out 16 to the whole class. 17 laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 18 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 19 my words had the power to make people 20 . | |||