Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house.She__36__John very much. In her__37__he couldn't do anything_38__.Every morning she would give him breakfast_39__bed and bring him the papers to__40__.It isn't really true that he was too__41__to work---in fact he had tried a few__42__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to_43__at least six windows. Then he_44__a bus conductor and on his second_45__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费)collected.He_46__lost his job as a postman_47__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was_48__suitable work for him. So he_49__to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so__50__about this that she told the__51__to all her neighbours. "My John is good to be a soldier," she said. "He is going to be the best soldier there__52__was,I can tell you!"
Then the great day came_53__he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍).His_54__mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__55__in the crowd.  The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight some of the people watching couldn’t help laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the other as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with happiness shouted at the top of her voice: "Look at them! They're all out of step except my John! Isn't he the best!"
【小题1】.

A.depended onB.waited onC.trustedD.loved
【小题2】.
A.hopeB.eyesC.headD.beliefs
【小题3】.
A.wrongB.greatC.goodD.strange
【小题4】.
A.toB.atC.inD.by
【小题5】.
A.checkB.readC.keepD.sign
【小题6】.
A.lazyB.youngC.weakD.shy
【小题7】.
A.onesB.yearsC.tasksD.jobs
【小题8】.
A.eraseB.dropC.breakD.clean
【小题9】.A. followed   B  met        C. became      D. found
【小题10】.
A.dayB.tryC.routeD.chance
【小题11】.
A.thusB.evenC.onceD.only
【小题12】.
A.even ifB.so thatC.becauseD.though
【小题13】.
A.someB.suchC.lessD.no
【小题14】.
A.beganB.promisedC.managedD.decided
【小题15】.
A.excitedB.worriedC.anxiousD.curious
【小题16】.
A.incidentB.changeC.newsD.matter
【小题17】.
A.yetB.everC.neverD.just
【小题18】.
A.whereB.sinceC.whenD.till
【小题19】.
A.proudB.kindC.strictD.lucky
【小题20】.
A.timeB.viewC.experienceD.impression

How old was I? I can’t recall. Maybe I was only 10, about to turn 11, making it the first Christmas after my father left, and left me to fill that sad, shattered place in my mother’s heart. Whenever it was, it was the Christmas the magic changed: the year I stopped being a wide-eyed child and tried eagerly to play Father Christmas myself. It was the Christmas of the coat.
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, one of the nicer women’s stores in our town’s little mall. It was a deep forest green. A long, heavy, wool dress coat with side pockets. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,”she murmured and slipped it on.
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the three-way mirror. She made any clothing look good, and this coat hugged her just right. She glanced at the price tag, then hung the coat back on the rack, pausing once more to feel the smooth brush of wool.
Eighty-seven dollars. But I didn’t think twice. As we moved on through the mall, I found some excuse to come back and ask one of the Tobias ladies to hold the coat.
At last I had the coat. The store ladies wrapped it in their biggest box with bright blue paper and a thick silver ribbon. I don’t remember how I got it home, but I can still feel the bursting excitement and pride that filled me each time I glimpsed at the beautifully wrapped gift hiding under my sweater. I would occasionally dig it out just to hold the box, to imagine the big space it would take up under our tree. Here it was ─ joy, peace, and love ─ all wrapped up, waiting for Mom’s loving gratitude.
36. That the writer’s mother felt the coat before they left the store showed that ____.
A. the coat was of good quality                 B. the coat was too expensive
C. she liked the coat very much                D. she’d get it in the end
37. The writer tried to act as Father Christmas in order to ____.
A. show he grew up                                               B. show he missed his father
C. bring his mother a surprise                            D. enjoy himself
38. The writer hid the coat under his sweater in order to ____.
A. imagine the space taken up under the Christmas tree
B. feel the strong feeling to his mother on Christmas
C. give his mother a big surprise on Christmas Day
D. keep the new coat tidy and orderly in the box
39. What can be the best title of this passage?
A. A Merry Christmas                                  B. Christmas of the Coat
C. A Deep Green Coat                                 D. Mother’s Merry Christmas

Being beautiful means a lot to teenage girls. Once it did to me too. I was the vainest person in the world, but that all changed one December night.
It was a Thursday, and I was getting ready for the wrestling tournament the following day. I was so excited; it was going to be my first tournament as a cheerleader. I walked past the mirror and stopped to check my appearance. I noticed my eyebrows were a little bushy, and that’s when my vanity kicked in. The brows could be easily fixed with the waxing kit I had purchased. I put the jar of wax in the microwave. But instead of heating the wax for 30 seconds, I pressed too many zeros and heated it for three minutes. As I reached for the jar, I dropped it, spilling it all over myself.
My mother came running when she heard my screams. The hot wax was rolling down my face and arm. My mom took a wet washcloth and tried to wash the wax off my face. This proved to be a bad idea, because the wax was honey based, and it pulled my skin off with the wax.
The 15-mile drive to the emergency room seemed to take hours. When we finally arrived, the nurse didn’t waste any time. They took me straight to a doctor and gave me extra-strength painkillers, so my mind was in confusion. The doctor explained how severe my burns really were: my arm was a combination of first-, second- and third-degree burns, and needed to stay bandaged. My face was first- and second-degree burns. If the wax had gotten any closer to my right eye, I would have lost my sight. I was covered in multi-colored “goop(药膏)”, wrapped, and sent home to recover.
I got up the next morning and the first thing I wanted to do was wash off the remaining wax. I unwrapped the bandages and “degooped”, letting warm water gently remove the rest of the wax. The next step was to do a self-evaluation of the damage. I couldn’t believe how horrible I looked. A horror-movie monster stared back at me from the mirror. All I could think was, my life is over. For someone as vain as me, this was very true. I thought I was going to be horribly disfigured(毁容的)for the rest of my life! All I could do was cry.
My mom made it worse by forcing me to go out in public. She dragged me to the grocery store and wherever else she felt like taking me. Everywhere we went, people had a million questions, none of which I wanted to answer. Then my mom declared she was going to put me through even more torture—I had to go to school on Monday. School only led to more questions from more people.
Now, two years later, my wounds have healed, leaving a few scars. I still feel self-conscious if I don’t wear make-up, and I’ve discovered that three-quarter length sleeves are wonderful for covering the scars on my arm.
After spending several months adjusting to this injury, I realized how vain I was. I had made beauty important, but it never was or will ever be that important. It took this event to teach me that no matter how much you change on the outside, you’re still the same person on the inside. 
【小题1】After the accident, the writer has come to realize that ________.

A.teenage girls care too much about their appearance
B.loving beauty will necessarily make one disfigured
C.we can never judge a person merely by one’s looks
D.sometimes being beautiful can cost you something
【小题2】Which of the four statements is a fact?
A.The severe damage to her sight and face weren’t recovered.
B.The mother wished the writer to face her misfortune bravely.
C.From the lesson we conclude that “once bitten, twice frightened”.
D.The severe burns were caused by her mother’s lack of first-aid.
【小题3】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph is closest to ________.
A.beauty is not everythingB.a student shall not make up
C.beauty is not importantD.loving beauty will spoil you
【小题4】The author develops her composition by ________.
A.offering accurate factsB.giving contrast and comparison
C.using logical argumentsD.representing own experiences
【小题5】Which of the following can be the best title?
A.The Price of VanityB.An Unexpected Ending
C.A Disfigured GirlD.Beauty Ruins Everything

When I settled in Chicagomy new city seemed so big and unfriendly.Then I had a ____ problem and had to go to hospital for a ___ examination.

It seemed a small ____ compared to the one I was about to facebut things started to go ____ right from the beginning.Not having a car or ____ the cityI was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B___ I'd left myself plenty of timesoon it was ___ I was going to be lateas I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the ____ direction.

I ___ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do.I looked into the eyes of a ____who was trying to get past me.____instead of moving onshe stopped to ask if I was ____.After I explained my ____ to hershe pointed to a bus stop across the streetwhere a bus would take me back into the city to my ____.Sitting there waitingI felt ____ that someone had been willing to help.____hearing a horn(喇叭)nearbyI looked up to see a car with my new friend ____ at me to get in.She had returned to offer me a ___ to the hospital.

Such unexpected ____ from a passer?by was a lovely gift to receive.As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank hershe smiled and told me not to lose ____for all things are possible.

1.Aphysical?? Btraveling?? Csocial?? Dhousing

2.A.scientific?? Bfinal?? Cprevious?? Dthorough

3.A.chance?? Bchallenge?? Csuccess?? Derror

4.A.wrong?? Beasy?? Cfast?? Dahead

5.A.leaving?? Bvisiting? Cknowing?? Dappreciating

6.A.Although?? BSince?? CUnless?? DOnce

7.A.strange?? Bnecessary?? Cobvious?? Dimportant

8.A.same?? Bright?? Cgeneral?? Dopposite

9.A.looked at?? Bwaited for?? Cgot off?? Dran into

10.A.driver?? Bfriend? Cstranger?? Dgentleman

11.A.Especially?? ????????????? BSurprisingly

CProbably?? ????????????? DNormally

12.A.nervous?? Bexcited? COK? Ddangerous

13.A.idea?? ????????????? Bmotivation

Cexcuse?? ????????????? Dsituation

14.A.appointment?? ????????????? Bapartment

Cdirection?? ????????????? Dstation

15.A.afraid?? ????????????? Bgrateful

Ccertain?? ????????????? Ddisappointed

16.A.Thus? BThen? CPerhaps?? DSurely

17.A.staring?? Blaughing?? Cwaving?? Dshouting

18.A.lift?? Bsuggestion? Cbike?? Dguidebook

19.A.power?? Bfaith?? Ctouch?? Dsupport

20.A.results?? Bnews? Ckindness?? Dappearance

 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网