In the process of my growing up I cannot remember hearing the words ‘‘I love you” from my father．When your father never says them to you when you are a child，it gets for him to say those words as he gets older．In fact，I could not honestly remember when I had last my love to him either．I decided to my pride and make the first ．After some hesitation，in our next phone conversation I burst out the words．“Dad．．．I love you!”
There was a silence at the other end and he replied，“Well，same back at ya!”
I chuckled and said，“Dad，I know you love me，and when you are ，I know you will say what you want to say．’’
Fifteen minutes later my mother and nervously asked，“Paul，is everything okay?’’
A few weeks later，Dad our phone conversation with the words，“Paul，I love you．’’I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I “heard’’ the love．As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new ．
A short while after this special moment，my father escaped death following heart surgery．Many times since，I have whether l would have ever “heard” the love if I had not taken the first step and Dad had not the surgery．
| 小题1: | | A．rougher | B．tougher | C．shyer | D．severer |
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| 小题2: | | A．conveyed | B．left | C．passed | D．devoted |
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| 小题3: | | A．get across | B．put up | C．set aside | D．take on |
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| 小题4: | | A．assumption | B．move | C．decision | D．remark |
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| 小题5: | | A．fearfully | B．excitedly | C．cheerfully | D．awkwardly |
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| 小题6: | | A．cautious | B．casual | C．relaxed | D．ready |
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| 小题7: | | A．called | B．dropped | C．removed | D．glanced |
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| 小题8: | | A．continued | B．performed | C．concluded | D．obtained |
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| 小题9: | | A．naturally | B．finally | C．indirectly | D．gradually |
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| 小题10: | | A．1evel | B．situation | C．class | D．rank |
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| 小题11: | | A．slightly | B．nearly | C．narrowly | D．hardly |
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| 小题12: | | A．realized | B．wondered | C．understood | D．believed |
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| 小题13: | | A．operated | B．performed | C．tolerated | D．survived |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:D |
试题分析：多年来父子二人从未用语言表达过心中的爱。最终，作者鼓足勇气，在电话中向父亲倾述了自己的心声。父亲同样道出了内心深处的爱。作者听后潸然泪下。
小题1:考查形容词辨析：A．rougher更粗鲁，B．tougher更难，C．shyer更害羞，D．severer更严重，从上文的：When your father never says them to you when you are a child，可知想让父亲说出“我爱你”将更加困难，选B
小题2:考查动词辨析：A．conveyed传达，表达，B．left离开，C．passed通过，D．devoted奉献，这里表示我也不记得最后一次象父亲表达说“我爱你”，选A
小题3:考查动词短语辨析：A．get across使…明白，B．put up竖立，搭建，C．set aside放置一边，不管，D．take on承担，雇佣，我决定把我的骄傲放置一边，首先行动，选C
小题4:考查名词辨析：A．assumption假设，B．move移动，行动，C．decision决定，D．remark评论，作者打算先采取行动。Make the firstmove。选B
小题5:考查副词辨析：A．fearfully可怕的，B．excitedly兴奋的，C．cheerfully兴高采烈的，D．awkwardly笨拙地，困难地，难看地，尴尬地，因为父子之间从没有表达过爱，所以儿子和父亲说“我爱你”，父亲有点尴尬，选D
小题6:考查形容词辨析：A．cautious小心谨慎的，B．casual随意的，C．relaxed放松的，D．ready准备好的，当你准备好的时候，我知道你会说出你想说的。选D
小题7:考查动词辨析：A．called打电话，B．dropped放弃，C．removed去除，D．glanced一瞥，闪微光，掠过，擦过，15分钟后，妈妈打电话来，问作者一切还好吗？选A
小题8:考查动词辨析：A．continued继续，B．performed表演，C．concluded结束，下结论，D．obtained获得，在几周以后的电话交谈中，作者的父亲对作者说出“我爱你”后“结束”了交谈。选C
小题9:考查副词辨析：A．naturally自然地，B．finally最后地，终于，C．indirectly间接地，D．gradually逐渐地，作者终于在电话中”听“到了父亲对自己的爱，无比感动，泪水滚滚滑落。选B
小题10:考查名词辨析：A．1evel水平，B．situation形势，C．class级别，等级，D．rank排名，在彼此表达过心中的爱后，父子之间的关系上升到了一个新的“水平”。选A
小题11:考查副词辨析：A．slightly稍微地，B．nearly几乎，C．narrowly勉强地，D．hardly几乎不，此后不久，作者的父亲在做了心脏手术后九死一生，“摆脱”了死神的魔掌。narrowly escaped death九死一生，选C
小题12:考查动词辨析：A．realized意识到，B．wondered想知道，琢磨，C．understood理解，D．believed相信，从那以后，作者不止一次地“琢磨”，如果自己当时不主动表达感情，并且父亲没有从手术中活下来，自己将永远无法听到父亲的爱。选B
小题13:考查动词辨析：A．operated做手术，B．performed表演，表现，C．tolerated忍受，D．survived幸存，假如当时他没有在手术中“幸存”下来，选D |
核心考点
试题【In the process of my growing up I cannot remember hearing the words ‘‘I love you】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Please excuse me if I’m a little sad today because Mark is leaving．You probably don’t know Mark，but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him．He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature．He’s never been all that interested in getting credit for the terrific work he does．He just wants to do his job，and to do it extremely well．
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity．It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime，and we’re sincerely pleased for him．But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague．
Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us．Just when we start to get comfortable with a person，a place or a situation，something comes along to change the recipe．A terrific neighbor moves away．Someone in the family graduates．A child finds new love and loyalties through marriage．The family’s bread-winner is laid off．Our ability to cope with change and disruption determines our peace，happiness and contentment in life．
But how do we do that? According to the author of Ecclesiaste，comfort can be found in remembering that “to everything there is a season，and a time to every purpose under heaven．Let today embrace the past with remembrance，and the future with longing．’’
“Change，indeed，is painful，yet ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has hope．”
We’re going to miss Mark．But rather than lose ourselves in the sadness of our parting，we’ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future——for him，and for us．And then we’ll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen．Until our plans change——again．
小题1:What will happen to Mark soon?| A．He will pass away． | B．He will leave for a new job． | | C．He will get married． | D．He will stay with us forever． |
小题2:The underlined word “credit” in Para．1 probably means __________ ．| A．praise | B．criticism | | C．opportunity | D．job |
小题3:From the passage，we can learn that __________ ．| A．any change will make us upset any time | | B．it is easy to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague | | C．our happiness depends on our ability to deal with change | | D．comfort can be found in remembering the sadness |
小题4:The best title of the passage may be __________ ．| A．My Friend Mark | B．Focusing on Future | | C．Always Changing | D．A Sad Story |
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Tail Spin
Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.
When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it — but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.
The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.
The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”
Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focus on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.
小题1:When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her. | A．physical build | B．potential ability | | C．chance of survival | D．adaptation to the surroundings. |
小题2:A man-made tail is created for Grace to .| A．let her recover faster | B．make her comfortable | | C．adjust her way of swimming | D．help her perform better tricks |
小题3:The story of Grace inspires people to .| A．stick to their dreams | B．treat animals friendly | | C．treasure what they have | D．face difficulties bravely |
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People who show confidence really seem to have it made. They seize more rewarding careers, keep good relationships, and just seem to do everything with more styles than the rest of us.
So what is the secret? There isn’t one. Self-confidence is a skill and habit that anyone can learn to develop. And although people who are raised in an encouraging environment with confident role models have a hard start in self-confidence development, we all can learn to become more confident at any age.
Try these simple tips for practising and increasing your self-confidence levels:
Dare to fail. Anybody who’s out there bravely performing is going to fail repeatedly. If you are not failing, you are not trying. So don’t take failure too hard or too personally. Just learn to deal with it and use its lessons to keep improving.
When in doubt, pretend you know what you are doing. Because, if you are confident of your abilities, by the time you have done it, you will be experienced.
Dress for success. You don’t have to be beautiful to be confident. Make the most of your own unique physical characters and weaken your disadvantages.
Listen to yourself. You are the only person who knows what’s right for you. Don’t put others’ opinions above your own inner voice.
Build a confident vocabulary. Stop putting yourself down and give up continually blaming your tiny weaknesses. Learn to show up your strong points and the world will learn to see and celebrate them with you.
Pass on the praise. Praise others for their virtues and strengths. This practice will not decrease your confidence, but help increase it.
小题1:The passage is written mainly __________.| A．to explain the definition of self-confidence | | B．to explain the secret of self-confidence | | C．to tell people how important self-confidence is | | D．to tell people how to build self-confidence |
小题2:The main idea of the sixth paragraph is __________.| A．to be confident means to have no disadvantages | | B．taking full advantage of your physical characters will help you be confident | | C．your unique characters will help you be confident and be successful | | D．to be confident means to be beautiful |
小题3:All the following are tips to increase your self-confidence level EXCEPT______.| A．not to be afraid of failure | B．dress yourself properly | | C．pretend to know everything | D．make your advantages more obvious |
小题4:_______ will weaken your self-confidence.| A．Praising others for their strong points | | B．Always following others’ advice to do things | | C．Giving up blaming your weaknesses | | D．Believing in yourself |
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What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don"t even try any more because you think what you do is not enough．
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, however hard we work, it seems that there is someone else who can do it much better．
I have always enjoyed music and it is to me that every musician has a of their own．My father _ several instruments and when he played with other people, it was not difficult to his sound in a group．Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own sound．
I heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " else can make the sound that you make．" The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else"s, but who is to say which is ．It is said that, " is in the eye of the beholder .” . Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ．
Every person has a different tone of voice that only to them, we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of that is unique to them．It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all．It be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps．
Each person has a（an） on the world in some way．Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it in the same way that you do it．The next time you feel , remember nobody else can make the sound that you make．
| 小题1: | | A．easy | B．good | C．simple | D．hard |
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| 小题2: | | A．because | B．although | C．when | D．if |
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| 小题3: | | A．seldom | B．always | C．never | D．sometimes |
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| 小题4: | | A．satisfying | B．convincing | C．inspiring | D．interesting |
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| 小题5: | | A．gift | B．sound | C．life | D．song |
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| 小题6: | | A．played | B．designed | C．created | D．checked |
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| 小题7: | | A．turn down | B．call up | C．pick out | D．give off |
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| 小题8: | | A．loud | B．powerful | C．perfect | D．special |
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| 小题9: | | A．once | B．yet | C．even | D．still |
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| 小题10: | | A．Anybody | B．Somebody | C．Nobody | D．Everybody |
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| 小题11: | | A．bigger | B．better | C．deeper | D．lower |
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| 小题12: | | A．Beauty | B．Interest | C．Patience | D．Honesty |
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| 小题13: | | A．speaker | B．receiver | C．listener | D．looker |
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| 小题14: | | A．devotes | B．adds | C．adapts | D．belongs |
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| 小题16: | | A．running | B．walking | C．jumping | D．speaking |
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| 小题17: | | A．must | B．might | C．would | D．should |
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| 小题18: | | A．choice | B．opinion | C．duty | D．effect |
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| 小题19: | | A．exactly | B．carefully | C．cautiously | D．seriously |
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| 小题20: | | A．annoyed | B．puzzled | C．discouraged | D．bothered |
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I feel it enormous responsibility, as a mother of two little girls, to lead you down a path that is relatively healthy when it comes to beauty and self-image.
In a lot of women’s eyes I’ve probably already failed in that respect due to the amount of pink princess Barbie (芭比娃娃) mess cluttering up (堆满) Vera’s room. But I will say something about Barbie: I played with that stuff for a solid decade when I was growing up and here I am now at a healthy weight with a healthy outlook on my body and image. I have a successful career. If Barbie was really so damaging to my femininity (女性气质) and self-image I highly doubt I could list all of the accomplishments.
But I get it too. It’s hard for women to maintain a healthy self-image. I have girlfriends around whom I have to brace myself to see, because just being around them makes me self-conscious. I look at old pictures of my mother and wonder why I’ve never been able to be as skinny as she was. And then I have friends who are thinner than their mothers ever were. We women go round and round in circles, holding hands and trying to be one another sometimes. Men like to think we dress and style ourselves for them, but why would we when they hardly notice? I’ve never tried so hard to look good when I know I’m about to meet up with a stylish girlfriend. It’s she who will notice my slimmed-down waist or the thinnest, little bracelet on my arm.
And I have no doubt that the two of you, Veronica and Juliette, will endlessly compare yourselves to each other. You will wonder why one of you got longer legs or shinier hair. The thing I’ll tell you is this: not even the prettiest of us feel settled. The girl you think looks the most perfect in the world is probably the girl who wants to change herself more than anyone else.
Don’t take these on. You are not worthless. You are so full of love and light and you should let it shine through your every second. If someone pushes you down for standing tall then just push yourself back up and stand even taller. And know that the reason they push you down in the first place is just because they’re scared.
小题1:From the second paragraph, we can infer that the author _____.| A．regrets buying so much Barbie stuff for her daughters | | B．thinks loving Barbie makes her not confident about her self-image | | C．owes her beauty and success to playing with Barbie | | D．thinks playing with Barbie caused no damage to her beauty and success |
小题2:In the third paragraph, the author intends to show that _____.| A．women tend to be proud of their beautiful friends | | B．she cares much about her appearance | | C．she feels proud of her mother’s beauty | | D．women tend to admire others and compare with each other |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．The author is disappointed that few men take notice of her slim figure. | | B．The author cares more about looking good before her girlfriends. | | C．Girls should constantly compare themselves with others to improve their beauty. | | D．Only the prettiest girl can feel confident about her beauty. |
小题4:The author advises her daughters that _____.| A．they should be cautious not to be pushed down by others | | B．they should care much about their strong points instead of appearances | | C．they should try to grow taller than others | | D．they should care more about others’ opinions |
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