I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked __36__ at me and said, “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. __37__ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and __38__ down at him. My first thought was that he must need __39__ with his homework or he was trying to __40__ me for some news. Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”

“Nothing.” He said, “My teacher said we should __41__ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s a(n) __42__.”

The next day I called his teacher to __43__ more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had __44__.

“Basically, most of the fathers had the __45__ reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first __46__ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble.” “The __47__ is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of __48__. It’s something all human beings __49__. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too __50__ that we don’t all express those feelings. A boy should be __51__ to tell his dad that he loves him.”

The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how __52__ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for __53__ second. And just __54__ he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”

I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time if my child says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole day to think of the right __55__.

A. down                 B. away             C. out                   D. up

A. After        B. For              C. At                    D. On

A. glance                 B. glare            C. stare                 D. watch

A. patience            B. time             C. help                   D. paper

A. report               B. prepare         C. answer                          D. apologize

A. help                B. ask               C. tell                     D. make

A. thing        B. experiment       C. word                   D. sentence

A. search for                 B. search                 C. find out                           D. find

A. said                   B. reacted       C. done                    D. explained

A. same                 B. different        C. usual                    D. ordinary

A. allowed                  B. agreed        C. suggested                        D. planned

A. point        B. idea            C. way                     D. cause

A. body                B. health          C. life                       D. study

A. have        B. know         C. take                       D. require

A. bad                 B. good           C. late                     D. early

A. fit            B. ready         C. nice                      D. able

A. easy          B. much         C. often                     D. difficult

A. a much      B. a full           C. an exact                  D. an extra

A. before              B. after           C. because                          D. if

A. answer              B. key             C. reason                  D experiment

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every fast-food employee knows that the drive-through window is the worst position. The window sticks with constant ice; the roar of engines hurts your ? ; your words are lost in the howling wind.

On a ? ? ? afternoon, everything changed.

Every once in a while, the sub-zero temperatures seal a ? ? ? windows shut. Drivers don’t exactly enjoy having to stand outside in the cold,? ? ? their orders into a speaker box, when they expect to drive through on their heated leather seats. In such cases, most customers tend to show their annoyance to the employees.

This woman was ? ? ? .

“I’ll get the next car’s ? ? ? as well,” she said as she came up to the window to pay. She stood outside, ? ? ? much snow on her hair. Though she was obviously freezing, her bright ? ? ? lit up her face like a fire.

“You can’t ? ? ? their drinks,” I said, confused and tired.

“No, but I’ll buy them,” she said. “Pay it forward and all that.”

Completely puzzled, I charged her as ? ? ? , and when the next customer arrived at the window I explained what had just happened. I watched as his ? ? ?? changed — first angry to be out in the cold, then? ? ? ? at the random act of kindness, and finally, delighted by his? ? ? .

“I suppose I’ll pay for the next order then,” he replied, nodding and waving at the impatient driver ? ? him. He ? ? ? over the cash and received his pre-paid hot drink.

The trend continued. Customers arrived annoyed, only to leave ? ? ? and pleased. Some were shocked to spend much more than they had expected, ? ? ? others ended up receiving their order for less than half the price.

Five vehicles passed, then ten, then twenty. No one refused to pay. Customers stood at my window ?? ? ?? a fist-full of change to buy drinks for a complete stranger. Cars drove off, honking (鸣笛) and ?? ? ?? their thanks.

It only takes one customer, one person, to change the entire ? ? ? of traffic. It only takes one moment, one smile, to warm up even the coldest of days.

1.A. ears????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. hands????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. feet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. back

2.A. freezing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sunny????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. warm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. usual

3.A. truck’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. vehicle’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. car’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. lorry’s

4.A. offering????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. throwing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. screaming????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. cancelling

5.A. polite????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. angry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. popular????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. different

6.A. number????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. coffee????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. fee????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. order

7.A. covering????????????? ????????????? B. increasing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. gathering????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. falling

8.A. eyes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. smile????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. hair????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. annoyance

9.A. pay????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. take????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. buy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. bring

10.A. instructed????????????? ????????????? B. requested????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. directed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. suggested

11.A. gesture????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. expression????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. figure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. feeling

12.A. inspired????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. upset????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. surprised????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. disappointed

13.A. turn????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sense????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. deed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. luck

14.A. beyond????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. before????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. beside????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. behind

15.A. took????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. looked????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. handed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. thought

16.A. shy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. calm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. anxious????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. regretful

17.A. while????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. since????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. as????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. unless

18.A. making????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. emptying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. lying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. holding

19.A. explaining????????????? ????????????? B. sending????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. introducing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. casting

20.A. jam????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. row????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. flow????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. line

 

It was late in the afternoon, and I was putting the final touch on a piece of writing that I was feeling pretty good about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor(光标) had frozen. I tried to shut the computer down, and it seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked (用力猛拉) the battery out.

Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst of a crucial(紧要关头) undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my computer back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load. Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD.

I opened the special drawer where I keep CDs. But no Windows CD in there. I was forced to call the computer company's Global Support Centre. My call was answered by a woman in some unnamed, far-off land. I find it annoying to make small talk with someone when I don't know what continent they're standing on. Suppose I were to comment on the beautiful weather we've been having when there was a monsoon(季风) at the other end of the phone? So I got right to the point.

"My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I don't have the Windows Setup CD."

"So you're having a problem with your Windows Setup CD." She has apparently been dozing and, having come to just as the sentence ended, was attempting to cover for her inattention.

It quickly became clear that the woman was not a computer technician. Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper. Her only duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stress levels.

To make me disappear, the woman gave me the phone number for Windows' creator, Microsoft. This is like giving someone the phone number for, I don't know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didn't have it. No matter how many times I repeated my story, we came back to the same place. She was calm and polite.

When my voice hit a certain decibel (分贝), I was passed along, like a hot, irritable potato, to a technician.

"You don't have the Windows Setup CD, ma'am, because you don't need it," he explained cheerfully.

"Windows came preinstalled on your computer!"

"But I do need it."

"Yes, but you don't have it." We went on like this for a while. Finally, he offered to walk me through the use of a different CD, one that would erase my entire system. "Of course, you'd lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos." It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache. "You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive." He sounded delighted. "And it's not covered by the warranty (产品保证书)!"  The safe began to seem like a good idea, provided it was full.

I hung up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place I'd heard about. A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldn't be a problem. An hour later, he called to let me know it was ready. I thanked him, and we chatted about the weather, which was the same outside my window as it was outside his.

1.Why did the author shut down her computer abruptly?

A.She had saved what she had written.

B.She couldn't move the cursor.

C.The computer refused to work.

D.The computer offered to repair itself.

2.Which of the following is the author's opinion about the woman at the Global Support Centre?

A.She sounded helpful and knowledgeable.

B.She was there to make callers frustrated.

C.She was able to solve her computer problem.

D.She was quick to pass her along to a technician.

3.According to the passage, the solution offered by the technician was_________________.

A.effective          B.economical        C.unpractical        D.unsatisfied

4. "It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache" in the last but one paragraph means that_____________________.

A.the technician's proposal would make things even worse

B.the technician's proposal could eventually solve the problem

C.files stored on her computer were like a safe

D.erasing the entire system was like curing a headache

5.It can be inferred from the passage that the differences between the Global Support Centre and the local repair shop lie in all the followings except ________________.

A.efficiency         B.location           C.setup CDs         D.attitude

 

Sarah came running in saying, "Look what l found. " Over the top of the paper I was reading I saw a long object that made me jump. It was a piece of snakeskin that had been shed (脱皮)  by one of our garden snakes.

'Isn't it beautiful?" said my wide-eyed 7~year-old daughter. I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really was not that beautiful, but I did not want to disappoint Sarah.  Everything children see for the first time is elementary to their sense of beauty and creativity. They see only merit (忧点) and excellence in the world.

"Why does it do this?" Sarah asked. I like to teach my children that there is something else going on besides what they see in front of them. "Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves," I explained.

"Why do they need to renew themselves?" Sarah asked. "We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with," I said to my now absorbed daughter. "We outgrow some things and find other stuff unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin.  It is probably too old, and the snake probably doesn't think it looks as smart in the skin as it once did.  Like buying a new suit. "

Of course, I'm sure this explanation won't suit naturalists. But Sarah got the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, and rooms and schoolwork and creativity, and she began to see what we need to keep and what need to cast off.  I was careful to point out that this is a natural process, not one to be forced.

"Snakes don't peel off their skin when they feel like it," I explained.  "lt happens as part of their growth. "

"I see, Dad. " said Sarah.  She then jumped off my lap, grabbed the snakeskin, and ran off.

I hoped she would remember this. Often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture we are cloaked (掩饰) in year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless, unnecessary, or flawed (有缺陷的);  or at best,  remember the things we discard(丢掉)to teach us how we can improve.

1.When Sarah asked the author whether the snakeskin was beautiful,___________

A.he was shocked and jumped

B.he tried to understand her point of view

C.he thought that telling the truth was a merit

D.he decided to teach her something about the garden

2.How did Sarah feel about the author's explanation?

A.Confused.         B.Boreci            C.Satisfied.          D.Excited.

3.Which of the following would the author agree with?

A.By reflecting on ourselves, we can better ourselves.

B.It is necessary to force others to remove some things.

C.The community and culture force us to change.

D.It is natural to keep some old clothes.

4.From the text, we can conclude that the author___________.

A.does not like nature much

B.takes the chilcl's feelings lightly

C.is both a logical and thoughtful person

D.loves to see his daughter excited about animals

5.Which of the following could be the best title for the article?

A.The things we should cast off              B.A shed snakeskin in Sarah's eyes

C.A natural part of our growth               D.Renewal for snakes and us

 

 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my   1 . The hurt was so intense, and I found it hard to   2   at times.

    Suddenly, I heard a   3   open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick   4   hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a   5   and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.

    “I’m  6  ,” he explained, though no explanation was   7  . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “Why do they keep   8   Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I   9  . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t  10   this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the   11   funeral, sir.”

    The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion   12   with the realization of the man’s mistake bubbled (充溢) up inside me and came out as  13  . I peeked at the misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing,   14  . I imagined Mother laughing. At the   15  “Aman”, we darted(猛冲) out a door and into the parking lot.

    “I do believe we’ll be the   16   of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that   17   he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong   18   for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were   19   at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.

    Whenever anyone asks us how we   20   , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”

1.A. neighbor                     B. sister                               C. mother                  D. aunt

2.A. stand                          B. imagine                     C. breathe                 D. explain

3.A. box                               B. door                                 C. bottle                     D. chair

4.A. claps                                      B. songs                               C. steps               D. noises

5.A. mood                           B. row                                 C. rush                        D. mess

6.A. full                                B. angry                               C. anxious             D. late

7.A. necessary                            B. impossible                C. natural                            D. uncertain

8.A. questioning               B. naming                            C. calling                    D. asking

9.A. whispered             B. shouted                          C. reported                  D. cried

10.A. who                            B. when                               C. where                  D. why

11.A. right                           B. same                               C. different             D. wrong

12.A. worked                      B. matched                         C. tied                                  D. mixed

13.A. tear                                     B. fighting                           C. singing                     D. laughter

14.A. though                     B. yet                                    C. too                                   D. still

15.A. middle                       B. second                                     C. final                      D. first

16.A. talk                             B. word                                C. eye                                   D. idea

17.A. although                            B. if                                  C. since                           D. before

18.A. journey                    B. waiting                                C. dream                             D. thought

19.A. protected                 B. married                           C. improved                        D. placed

20.A. lived                           B. met                                  C. grew                         D. stayed

 

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