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I had to make a decision. While cleaning the house, I found my 13-year-old sister’s diary.

I _31_ the book up from the floor and opened it, looking for my name. I thought that I would find something _32_. As I read, the blood(血液) ran from my face. It was worse than I thought. I sat down on the floor. There was nothing bad there at all. There was a short description of _33_, her dreams and her goals, and of the person who had encouraged her most. I started to cry.

I was her _34_. She admired(钦佩) me for my personality, my achievements and, strangely, my honesty. She wanted to be _35_ me. She had been watching me for years. I stopped reading. I felt sorry for myself. I had put so much energy(精力) into _36_ her away that I had missed out on being her friend.

I wasted years hating someone—and now I had wronged her. It was I who had lost something beautiful, and it was I who would _37_ allow myself to do such a thing again.

Reading the words my sister wrote _38_ my heart, and I wanted to know her again. I was finally able to put away the _39_ things that kept me from her. That afternoon, I decided to go to her—this time to experience, _40_ not to judge(判断), to welcome, not to fight. After all, she was my sister.

31. A. sent        B. showed        C. picked      D. put

32. A. bad        B. exciting        C. terrible      D. surprising

33. A. myself       B. herself        C. us        D. them

34. A. sister       B. friend         C. dreamer     D. hero

35. A. against      B. like          C. as        D. for

36. A. showing      B. sweeping        C. pushing      D. putting

37. A. never       B. always         C. seldom      D. usually

38. A. stole        B. moved        C. warmed      D. broke

39. A. beautiful      B. wonderful       C. dull        D. silly

40. A. as         B. but          C. so        D. or

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Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go.If he coughs,he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache,he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours.He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school.he looks for excuses to go home early.

One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning.His father was of course

surprised to see him back so early.

“You’re home early.Jimmy,”he said“Is the school closed today?”

“No.Dad,”Jimmy said.“It’s open.But I came home early.”

“How did you do this?”his father asked him.“What did you say to the teacher?”

“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you.’’

“But your mother has had twins.” his father said.“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister.”

“Yes.I know, Dad.”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week.”

1.Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?

A.Because he often coughs.

B.Because he often has colds.

C.Because he doesn’t like school.

D.Because he always has a headache

2.Jimmy spends most of his time       

A.at school    B.at home      C in the hospital     D.in the 1ibrary

3.One morning Jimmy’s father was surprised because          

A.Jimmy came back early from school

B.Jimmy’s school was closed

C.Jimmy’s mother was ill

D.Jimmy’s mother had two babies

4.What excuse did Jimmy give to the teacher to go home early?

A.He had a headache.

B.He didn’t want to go to school.

C.His father was busy with his work.

D.He had a baby brother to look after.

5.Jimmy didn’t tell his teacher about the twins because.

A.he wanted to save one for another excuse

B.he didn’t know the fact

C.he didn’t like the baby sister

D.his father asked him not to do so

 

For the 17 years my life was very happy. Then the first sad thing happened. My mother became very ill. Just before she died, she asked Elizabeth and me to go to her room. She said, “Victor and Elizabeth, I’m very happy because you love each other, and because one day you’ll get married. Everyone in the family loves you, Elizabeth. Will you take my place in the family, my dear? I can die happy if you look after them when I have gone.”

My mother died and we were very sad, because we loved her so much. Elizabeth was brave and helped us; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother’s death. The time came for me to go to university(大学). I didn’t want to leave my sad family, but we all knew that I should go. It was hard to leave, too, because the parents of my good friend Henry would not let him go to university with me. So I had gone alone.

On my first day at university I met Professor Waldman. He gave a wonderful talk to all the students. He ended his talk by saying, “Some of you will become the greatest scientists of tomorrow. You must study hard and discover everything that you can.”

After the professor’s talk, I thought very carefully. I remembered the storm when I was 15; I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the tree. From then on, I wanted to use electricity to help people, and I wanted to discover the secrets of life. I decided to work on these two things.

I started to work the next day. I worked very hard and soon Professor Waldman and I realized that I could learn to be a very good scientist.

The professor and other important scientists helped me. I was interested in my work and I did not take one day’s holiday during the next two years. After two years, I had discovered many things and I built a scientific machine that was the best in the university. My machine would help me answer the most important question of all. How does life begin? Is it possible to put life into dead things? To answer these questions about life I had to learn first about death. I had to watch bodies from the moment when they died and the warm life left them. In the hospital and in the university, I watched the dying and the dead. Day after day, month after month, I followed death, so it was a dark and terrible time.

I built a tall mast(桅杆)about 150 metres high, which is higher than the tallest building in the city, to catch lightning and send the electricity down to my machine in the lab. I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.

Then one day, the answer came to me. Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Elizabeth married shortly after Victor’s mother died.

B.Elizabeth was a brave girl who loved Victor and gave him much help.

C.Victor’s mother was very angry when she knew he loved Elizabeth.

D.Victor did not want to leave his family because his mother died not long before.

2.Victor did all the following during his research in the university EXCEPT that ______.

A.he discovered many things and built a scientific machine

B.he learnt much about death both in the hospital and in the university

C.he worked hard and took only one day’s holiday during the next two years

D.he built a tall mast to catch lightning and send the electricity down to the lab

3.According to the writer, the secret of life is to _______.

A.give life to things that were dead

B.build the best machine to learn about death

C.use electricity to help others

D.become the greatest scientist of tomorrow

4.Which is the correct order about the life of Victor?

① Victor’s mother passed away.

② Victor got help from the professor and other scientists.

③ Victor went to university and attended the professor’s talk.

④ Victor found the answer to giving life to things that were dead.

⑤ Victor experienced a storm, seeing the lightning destroying the tree.

A.①②③④⑤                           B.⑤①②④③

C.①③②⑤④                           D.⑤①③②④

 

 

When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

My mother has realized the disadvantages of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker. I said in a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn’t send me the cheek. It’s already two weeks late.”

And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? I’ll come to New York and say it in front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t accept any more excuses. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”

The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.

1.Why was the author’s mother poorly treated?

A. She couldn’t speak English well.

B. Her English was very good.

C. She was not clearly heard.

D. She was not very polite.

2.From Paragraph 2, what can we know about the author?

A. She was good at pretending.

B. She was rude to the stockbroker.

C. She was ready to help her mother.

D. She was unwilling to phone for her mother

3.What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A. It confuses her.

B. It embarrasses her.

C. It helps her understand the world.

D. It helps her forgive rude people.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Chinese English is clear and natural to native speakers.

B. Chinese English may bring inconvenience in America.

C. Chinese English has a very bad name in America.

D. Chinese English is impolite to native speakers.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Great Mother   B. A Chance 

C. Mother’s Chinese English  D. Perfect English

 

 

I love it at night. It’s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don’t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.

The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I’m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold(折叠) everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she’d get frustrated(沮丧) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only insisted I do it right. I didn’t like it much, but I did it.

Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don’t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.

1.The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.

    A. she wanted to learn to do housework

    B. she was a friend of the lady’s

    C. she had to earn some money

    D. she couldn’t find a room to live in

2.The underlined word ‘paralyzed’ in the first paragraph may mean ‘______’.

A. destroyed        B. deaf         C. seriously ill        D. unable to walk

3.The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.

    A. encouraged to learn              B. unwilling to learn

    C. delighted to learn               D. recommended to learn

4.Now the writer ______.

    A. is still afraid of the lady          B. hates the strict lady

    C. admires the disabled lady            D. is very grateful to the lady

 

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