It was five minutes before midnight. "They should be home any time," Cindy thought as she finished the last touches on the chocolate cake she was 1 . The cake didn"t taste 2 because she had run out of sugar. The kitchen was in a mess (杂乱). Imagine a huge blender filled with all the things for making a chocolate cake. Now the blender is turned 3 . High speed. Without the lid. Do you get the idea? But Cindy wasn"t thinking about the kitchen. She was 4 for her parents to return so that she could present her gift. She turned off the 5 and waited excitedly in the dark. At last she saw the car headlights flashing and heard the key going into the front 6 . Her parents tried to come in 7 . Cindy suddenly turned on the light and laughed loud, "Ta-daaa!" She 8 to the kitchen table, where the poor chocolate cake stood. But her mother"s eyes never made it all the way to the table. "Just look at this mess!" "But Mom, I was only …" "Clean the 9 first thing in the morning!" "Honey," Cindy"s father said gently, "take a look at the table." "I know-it"s a mess," his wife said 10 . "The whole kitchen is a 11 ." She stormed up the stairs. For a few moments Cindy and her father stood silently, 12 knowing what to say. Finally she looked up at him, her eyes red. "She never saw the cake," she said. From time to time we all allow ourselves to be 13 to subjects of long-term importance by something that seems awfully important right now-but isn"t. Muddy shoes, lost lunch money and untidy kitchens are troublesome but what"s a little mud compared to a child"s 14 ? There are times when we really need to see the mess in the kitchen, and times when we only need to see the 15 . |
( )1. A. getting ( )2. A. good ( )3. A. down ( )4. A. anxious ( )5. A. water ( )6. A. window ( )7. A. quietly ( )8. A. fell ( )9. A. bedroom ( )10. A. nervously ( )11. A. game ( )12. A. none ( )13. A. blinded ( )14. A. self-awareness ( )15. A. blender | B. ordering B. strange B. on B. shocked B. light B. garden B. hurriedly B. led B. kitchen B. confusedly B. disaster B. all B. limited B. self-control B. sugar | C. making C. fresh C. over C. sorry C. TV C. door C. calmly C. referred C. bathroom C. carefully C. loss C. neither C. connected C. self-defense C. cake | D. eating D. salty D. back D. moved D. radio D. garage D. sharply D. pointed D. study D. coldly D. surprise D. either D. introduced D. self-respect D. table | 完型填空。 | A beautiful girl was shopping with her mother in Blue-sky Market. It was 1 hard outside. Many people all stood there under the awning (遮雨篷). They waited, some patiently,others impatiently because of the bad weather. The girl"s 2 was so sweet. "Mom, let"s run through the rain,"she said suddenly. "What?" Mom asked. "Let"s run through the rain!" "No, Honey. We"ll 3 until it slows down a bit," Mom replied. The child waited about another. 4 and repeated, "Mom, let"s run through the rain." "We"ll get 5 if we do," Mom said. "No, we won"t, Mom.That"s not what you said this 6 " the young girl said as she tugged (拽) at her mom"s arm. "This morning? 7 did 1 say we could run through the rain and not get wet?" "Don"t you 8 ? When you were talking to Daddy 9 his cancer, you said, "If God can get us through this, he can get us through 10 "!" The people became 11 . Nothing could be 12 but the rain.Mom thought for a moment about what she would say. "Honey, you are 13 . Let"s run through the rain." 14 they ran off. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they 15 past the cars and through the puddles (水坑). They 16 their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through, but they were 17 by a few who laughed like children all the 18 to their cars. People can 19 your money and health, but no one can ever take away your memories. So, don"t 20 to make time to make memories every day. | ( )1. A. blowing ( )2. A. sound ( )3. A. leave ( )4. A. second ( )5. A. wet ( )6. A. morning ( )7. A. When ( )8. A. say ( )9. A. with ( )10. A. something ( )11. A. surprised ( )12. A. seen ( )13. A. right ( )14. A. Because ( )15. A. walked ( )16. A. held ( )17. A. watched ( )18. A. time ( )19. A. take away ( )20. A. try | B. snowing B. voice B. go B. minute B. hurt B. afternoon B. What B. stop B. for B. anything B. sad B. smelled B. clever B. While B. rushed B. brought B. helped B. way B. take up B. hope | C. raining C. noise C. run C. month C. lost C. evening C. Why C. ask C. about C. other C. silent C. heard C. stupid C. Then C. jumped C. threw C. saved C. direction C. take off C. forget | D. shining D. language D. wait D. day D. bad D. night D. How D. remember D. of D. another D. nervous D. known D. brave D. But D. stepped D. pushed D. followed D. money D. take back D. decide | 阅读理解。 | On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man. The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever. Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim (认领) it soon." After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it"s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here." The young violinist asked calmly, "Are you Mr George Sang?" The man nodded. The violinist asked, "Did you lose something?""It"s a lottery ticket," said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang"s name was seen. "Is it?" he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist. The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, "At that time you needed money to pay the tuition and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn"t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?" The violinist said, "Although I don"t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won"t be happy forever." Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us. | 1. What did the young artist do at the railway station on Friday? | [ ] | A. He played the violin to make some money. B. He waited for the train to Vienna. C. He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna. D. He walked around the New York railway station. | 2. Which sentence below best explains the underlined sentence in paragraph two? | [ ] | A. Because the violinist loved to play the violin at the station. B. Because the violinist felt happy when people surrounded him. C. Because the artist felt happier when he did a good thing. D. Because he felt happy to attend advanced studies. | 3. According to the words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE? | [ ] | A. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat. B. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his important thing. C. It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner. D. It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown. | 4. The artist didn"t take the lottery ticket for himself because he ____. | [ ] | A. we should share with others if we find something valuable B. we should know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life C. keep the lottery if you find one D. playing the violin could make you feel happy | 阅读理解。 | One day Mrs. Perry said to her husband, "Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies" club at Mrs. Young"s house at lunch time today. And I want to go to it. I"ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?" "Oh, yes," her husband answered, "that"s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?" "This tin of fish." Mrs. Perry said. "And there are some cold boiled potatoes and some beans here, too." "Good," Mr. Perry answered. "I"ll have a good lunch." So Mrs. Perry went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs. Young"s house, and at three o"clock she came home. "Was your fish nice?" asked she. "Yes, but my feet are hurting," he answered. "Why are they hurting?" "Well, the words on the tin were Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes." | 1. Mrs. Perry went to the meeting because _____. | [ ] | A. she had something to do with the ladies" club B. she was a member of the ladies" club C. she wanted to join the club D. she was a friend of Mrs. Young"s | 2. Mrs. Perry left home some food for Jack"s lunch because _____. | [ ] | A. she didn"t cooking B. Jack knew nothing about cooking C. she wanted Jack to have a good time D. she wanted to go to the meeting very much | 3. Which of the following is not true? | [ ] | A. Mrs. Perry arrived at Mrs. Young"s before lunch B. Mr. Perry had a good lunch C. Mrs. Perry wanted to test her husband D. Mr. Perry liked fish | 4. Jack had his feet hurt _____. | [ ] | A. when he was opening the tin B. when he was helping himself to the fish C. before he opened the tin D. after he opened the tin | 5. "Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes" means _____. | [ ] | A. you should open the tin and stand in hot water for 5 minutes B. you should open the tin but not stand in hot water for 5 minutes C. you should not open the tin but stand in hot water for 5 minutes D. you should open the tin and let it stand in hot water for 5 minutes | 完形填空。 | It was 4 o"clock in the morning, when I received the phone call. "This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 1 in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We"ve called for a (n) 2 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle." Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was 3 . The doctor described the accident, which caused the burns. At 6 am, our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers. When they 4 the charcoal (木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed (喷洒) too much gasoline (petrol). The flames 5 my son"s shirt tail and shot from his waist to his head. 6 , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in 7 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars (伤疤). So, he had to return to college with scars. When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very 8 scar on her arm. "Ann, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It doesn"t mean they won"t 9 it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn"t matter to you." I 10 this wisdom (智慧) on to my son. He took my advice to 11 and returned to school with his head held high-glad he was alive. By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not matter, so he made the 12 to give up any plastic surgery (外科手术). We all have "scars" that 13 people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better. But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same 14 standards (标准). Put your imperfections out of your 15 and concentrate (集中) on what you value within yourself, and your beauty will shine through. | ( )1. A. brought ( )2. A. doctor ( )3. A. serious ( )4. A. got ( )5. A. took ( )6. A. Personally ( )7. A. shape ( )8. A. nervous ( )9. A. admit ( )10. A. passed ( )11. A. life ( )12. A. mistake ( )13. A. invite ( )14. A. false ( )15. A. head | B. given B. hospital B. terrible B. lit B. held B. Technically B. place B. formal B. notice B. kept B. heart B. survey B. cause B. strict B. heart | C. turned C. helicopter C. dangerous C. burned C. caught C. Sadly C. fact C. obvious C. hate C. handed C. consideration C. decision C. allow C. similar C. sight | D. shown D. ambulance D. important D. moved D. attracted D. Fortunately D. time D. amusing D. hide D. sent D. practice D. instruction D. impress D. amusing D. mind |
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