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She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way,
not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before."We"re moving house."
"No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have
done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of
the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.
I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative
name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of
sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had
happened to her at her previous owner"s. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down.
Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.
That"s why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk.
We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn"t
hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she
could.
By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔)
the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn"t know what had happened to
her, " said the woman at the door." I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and
she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind
her.
I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I"ve got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I"ve
learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.
B. Annoyed.
C. Sympathetic.
D. Upset.
B. was angry
C. ate a little
D. felt worried
B. heard familiar barkings
C. wanted to leave the author
D. saw her puppies
B. time
C. importance
D. complexity
答案
核心考点
举一反三
ago 1 she never wore it. She was 2 it for a special occasion." He put it with the other clothes we were
taking to the mortician (殡仪员). "Don"t save anything for a special occasion. Every day when you"re 3 is
a special gift." he said.
I remembered those words through the funeral and the days that followed when I helped with all the chores
after Jan"s sudden 4 . I thought about them on the plane returning to California. I"m 5 thinking about his
words, and they"ve 6 my attitude towards life. I"m admiring the view 7 worrying about the weeds in the
garden. I"m spending more time with my family and friends and 8 time in committee meetings.
Whenever possible, life should be an experience to 9 , not tolerate. I"m trying to recognize these moments
and 10 them. "Someday" and "one of these days" are 11 from my vocabulary. If it"s worth seeing or hearing
or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. I"m not sure what my sister would have done if she had known
she wouldn"t be here for the tomorrow that we all 12 for granted. I think she would have gone out for her
favorite Chinese food. She might have called a few former friends to apologize for past 13 . I"m guessing
-- I"ll 14 know.
It"s those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew that my hours were 15 . Angry
because I 16 seeing good friends I was going to get in touch with --- someday. Angry and 17 that I
didn"t tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.
I"m trying not to put off, or save anything that would add 18 and color to our lives. Every morning
when I open my eyes, I tell myself it is 19 . Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a(n) 20 from
God.
| ( )1. A. and ( )2. A. buying ( )3. A. happy ( )4. A. separation ( )5. A. still ( )6. A. changed ( )7. A. beyond ( )8. A. most ( )9. A. enjoy ( )10. A. ignore ( )11. A. disappearing ( )12. A. find ( )13. A. affairs ( )14. A. surely ( )15. A. endless ( )16. A. called off ( )17. A. sorry ( )18. A. value ( )19. A. common ( )20. A. offer | B. so B. saving B. healthy B. death B. also B. spoiled B. besides B. little B. share B. value B. escaping B. think B. quarrels B. always B. abundant B. gave off B. disappointed B. laughter B. unforgettable B. promise | C. as C. leaving C. alive C. disease C. even C. shaped C. without C. more C. control C. stress C. coming C. take C. hardships C. ever C. valuable C. put off C. shameful C. imagination C. special C. smile | D. but D. remaining D. successful D. treatment D. therefore D. held D. over D. less D. choose D. remember D. leaving D. make D. memories D. never D. limited D. took off D. embarrassed D. freedom D. similar D. gift | |
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
| Hidden in our subconsciousness (潜意识) is a perfect mental picture. We see ourselves on a long trip that goes across the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we think in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle feeding on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, or row upon row of corn and wheat, of flat lands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hills, of city skylines and village halls. But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, condemning (谴责) the minutes for loitering (虚度)- waiting, waiting, waiting for the station. "When we reach the station, that will be it!"we cry."When I"m 38." "When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!" "When I put the last kid through college." "When I have paid off the debt!" "When I get a promotion." "When I reach the age of regent, I shall live happily ever after!" Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us. "Relish (appreciate) the moment" is a good motto, actually it isn"t the burdens of today that drive man mad. It is the regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today. So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice-cream, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. Then the station will come soon enough. | ||||
| 1. Why does the author describe the mental picture? | ||||
| A. To lead us into a perfect world. B. To let people enjoy the scenery. C. To introduce an actual trip of his. D. To compare it to our life"s journey. | ||||
| 2. How do people feel when they"re on their trip? | ||||
| A. Puzzled. B. Happy. C. Relaxed. D. Impatient. | ||||
| 3. What does the author mean by "Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today" in Line 2 Paragraph 5? | ||||
| A. Regret and fear are responsible for the loss of today. B. We must be careful of the two thieves: regret and fear. C. Regret and fear stop us from enjoying our present life. D. We"re frequently challenged by the two: regret and fear. | ||||
| 4. Why does the author write the passage? | ||||
| A. To teach us a good lesson. B. To tell us the right attitude to life. C. To advise us to forget our worries. D. To stop us wandering along the aisles. | ||||
| 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项，选项中有两项是多余的。 | ||||
| There is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else. 1_____ They think that when they have enough money to buy such things as houses, farms, and cars, they will have the one thing that everyone wants. Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing. 2_____ Still others think that if they have power, they will find this thing. Some people keep telling themselves:"When I"m a boss, I will no longer have to search for this thing." What is it that everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep working and striving for (奋斗) each day? 3_____ . Happiness is a strange thing. 4_____ What will make one man happy may not make another man happy. Some men say that happiness comes from helping others; other men say that happiness comes from making life more pleasant for everyone. What do you mean when you say "That makes me happy."? 5_____ Perhaps you will learn something that will bring you peace of mind, comfort, money or it may be what you search for-happiness. | ||||
| A. Happiness means the same to everyone. B. Read what different people have said about happiness. C. They study all their life in search of it. D. When one man feels happy, another man will feel sad. E. Some people try to get it by making money. F. It does not mean the same to all men. G. It is happiness. | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
| A boy was born to couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy saw around two years old, the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and put it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to it and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages (剂量). When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was unconscious. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught (心烦意乱的) father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. What do you think those four words were? The husband just said,"I love you, darling". The husband"s totally unexpected reaction is proactive (积极主动的) behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he have taken time to put the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who"s to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know and miss out on the warmth in human relationships we could receive by giving each other support. After all, shouldn"t forgiving someone we love be the easiest thing in the world to do? Treasure what you have. Don"t multiply pain, anguish and suffering by holding onto forgiveness. If everyone could look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. | ||||
| 1. The meaning of the underlined phrase is ____. | ||||
| A. an adult B. a healthy boy C. the love of the parents D. a naughty boy | ||||
| 2. Why was the mother terrified to face the husband? | ||||
| A. Because she was afraid of her husband. B. Because she thought that was her fault. C. Because she poisoned her son herself. D. Because she wanted to kill herself. | ||||
| 3. What does this passage mainly talk about? | ||||
| A. Be careful to do everything. B. Forgive what you shouldn"t forgive. C. Treasure what you have now. D. Envy can mislead the way you go. | ||||
| 4. Which column of a paper can we find this article? | ||||
| A. Financial aid to students. B. Grand view of science. C. Enjoying the countryside view. D. Life and society. | ||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||
| Teaching my first child, Danae, to share her toys was the biggest challenge. To 1 this, we started inviting other children to play, which could help Danae discover that it"s 2 to share with others-a lesson I needed to 3 myself as well, as it 4 . One evening Danac had 5 a friend, Natalie, to play with her. Their favorite was a children"s 6 game called Go Fish. That evening, 7 Natalie left, Danae came to me and said, "Mommy, I"d like to give these to Natalie tomorrow. They"re her favorites." She help up three cards from the Go Fish game. I tried to 8 that I didn"t want her to give them away because then our 9 wouldn"t be complete. "But I really want her to have them!" Danae 10 . I thought perhaps she didn"t understand that when she gave something away, it was gone 11 . So I tried again, saying, " 12 you give the cards to her, you can"t 13 them back tomorrow." A look of 14 came over Danae"s face. For a moment I was happy that she seemed to 15 . But then she smiled and said."Well, that"s okay, I want her to have them anyway." What could I say to that? I sat 16 for a moment and then I realized I had been trying for so long to 17 her to share. Did it 18 that our Go Fish set would be 19 ? What mattered was that my daughter was learning the 20 of giving, that she was thinking about others instead of herself, and that she was trying to make her friends happy. Isn"t that what life is all about? | ||||
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