第二部分:阅读理解:(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下面的短文,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。

A

My father came to the United States as a Ukrainian immigrant (移民)when he was 14 years old. Unable to speak English but willing to do anything to succeed, he learned the language, and became a barber. He put his two daughters, my sister and me, through college during a time when most people thought that women didn’t need an education and that they should be satisfied by getting married and having children.

I was preparing to get married and my father was trying to practice the polka, a must at any Ukrainian wedding. But he couldn’t do it! He had lost the mobility(活动能力)in his leg and suffered a brain tumor(瘤). He was forced to retire as a result of paralysis(瘫痪)of his right arm and leg. Dad had always worked two jobs and spent his spare time working around the house. Now his life came to a sudden stop. Yet never once did he complain. He bought rubber balls and spent his days trying to regain his hand mobility by squeezing those balls over and over.

After his second brain operation, he chatted pleasantly in the hospital room until a nurse flew into the room, waving her finger at me, and yelling, “You’d better tell your father to stay in bed. He is paralyzed and will never walk again. I am sick of picking him up and you’d better warn him to stay put!” My father smiled. He spent a great deal of time on the floor that year, but he eventually got up and walked.

My father lived nineteen more years after that second brain operation. He bought himself a motorized scooter(单脚滑行车)and spent years moving around the streets of Philadelphia. He was proud, free and always smiling.

56.In what way was the father different from most other people in his time?

A. He succeeded immigrating to the US.     

B. He learned the new language easily and quickly.

C. He achieved his life goal by working as a barber.   

D. He tried to offer his daughters the education chance.

57.   The underlined word “polka” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ________.

       A. a song     B. a dance          C. a rubber ball        D. a new language

58.   The author’s father played with rubber balls to ________.

       A. kill his too much spare time     B. reduce his work pressure

       C. get his hand mobility back       D. recover from the brain tumor

59.   What can we learn from the passage?

       A. Love can create wonders.           B. Failure is the mother of success.

       C. Father’s love is the most valuable.   D. Never give up your life and dream.

B.

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days:Mother’s Day,on the second Sunday in May,and Father’s Day,on the third Sunday in June.These days are to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with child-care.

   These two special days are celebrated in many different ways.On Mother’s Day people wear carnations.A red one symbolizes a living mother.A white one shows that the mother is dead.Many people attend religious services to honor parents.It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home,as well as in restaurants.They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day.These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

   Another tradition is to give cards an d gifts.Children make them in school.Many people make their own presents.These are valued more than the ones bought in stores.It is not the value of the gift that is important,but it is “the thought that counts”.Greeting card stores,florists,candy makers,bakeries,telephone companies,and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays

60. What we can learn from the passage?

A. Both festivals are in May.

B. Fewer women worked outside the home past.

C. Not all the children respect their parents.

D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

61. Which is not the reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A. Parents bring up children.

B. Parents give love and care for children.

C. Parents pass away before children grow up.

D. Parents educate children to be good persons

62. On Mother’s Day or Father’s Day ____________.

A. children always go to parents’ home.  B. people usually have family parties

C. every goes to the cemetery   D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts

63. What do you think “florists” do?

A. They sell flowers.         

B. They make bread or pastry.

C. They offer enough room for having family party.

D. They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

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