题目内容
I was ____ to see the lack of fairness of the football match.
A. surprising B. shock C. affected D. moved
C

I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___ .” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value. ks5u
For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me . ks5u
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band ―I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world. ks5u
___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose ― I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life. ks5u
21. A. promised | B. afforded | C. showed | D. left |
22. A. Therefore | B. Anyhow | C. Otherwise | D. However |
23. A. quickly | B. gently | C. partly | D. easily |
24. A. until | B. after | C. as | D. so |
25. A. failed | B. finished | C. tried | D. changed |
26. A. suddenly | B. finally | C. immediately | D. shortly |
27. A. secret | B. quiet | C. lonely | D. dark |
28. A. see | B. get | C. suggest | D. understand |
29. A. defended | B. directed | C. deserted | D. disturbed |
30. A. watched | B. missed | C. lost | D. won |
31. A. disappointed | B. worried | C. honoured | D. delighted |
32. A. cheering | B. taking | C. leading | D. passing |
33. A. just | B. even | C. still | D. almost |
34. A. hopeful | B. meaningful | C. difficult | D. strange |
35. A. work | B. family | C. matches | D. performances |
36. A. successful | B. thoughtful | C. thankful | D. peaceful |
37. A. Naturally | B. Doubtfully | C. Disagreeably | D. Unexpectedly |
38. A. employed | B. Comforted | C. valued | D. encouraged |
39. A. education | B. experience | C. relationship | D. future |
40. A. important | B. interesting | C. simple | D. surprising |
Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly devoted to the cat, and when he had to leave town for several days, he left Herbert careful instructions about the pet’s care. At the end of his first day away, James telephoned his brother, “How is Edgar?”
“Edgar is dead.” Herbert answered. There was a pause. Then James said, “Herbert, you’re insensitive (漠然的). You know how close I was to Edgar. You should have broken the news to me slowly. When I asked about Edgar tonight, you should have said, ‘Edgar’s on the roof , but I have called the fire department to get him down.’ And tomorrow when I called, you could have said the firemen were having trouble getting Edgar down, but you were hopeful they would succeed. Then when I called the third time, you could have told me that the firemen have done their best, but unfortunately Edgar had fallen off the roof and was at the veterinarian’s (兽医站). Then when I called the last time, you could have said that although everything possible had been done for Edgar, he had died. That’s the way a sensitive man would have told me about Edgar. And, oh, before I forget,” James added, “how is mother?”
“Oh,” Herbert said, pausing for a moment, “She’s on the roof.”
【小题1】James telephoned his brother at the end of his first day away because he wanted to know _____.
A.what he was doing |
B.whether he was good |
C.whether the cat was good |
D.where his mother was |
A.Because he told him the news directly. |
B.Because he killed their pet. |
C.Because his mother was on the roof. |
D.Because he missed the truth about the cat. |
A.on the roof | B.ill or even dead |
C.repairing the house | D.playing games |
I began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.
“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“ None.”
“ Where did you go?”
“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“ What did you do?”
“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“ You just stood there?”
“ Didn’t sell a single one.”
“ My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel. It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
【小题1】Why did the boy start his job young?
A.He wanted to be famous in the future. | B.The job was quite easy for him. |
C.His mother had high hopes for him. | D.The competition for the job was fierce. |
A.excited | B.interested | C.ashamed | D.disappointed |
A.She forced him to continue. | B.She punished him. |
C.She gave him some money. | D.She changed her plan. |
A.The early life of a journalist. |
B.The early success of a journalist. |
C.The happy childhood of the writer. |
D.The important role of the writer in his family. |