Yesterday was my stepmom’s birthday. I hadn’t been home for a long time so I wanted to stop by the house to see her on this special day.
I have been struggling financially so I was afraid of the long trip. Gas is so expensive nowadays! Anyway, I filled my tank with gas and set off.
I stopped at the shopping mall and found a present. It was the perfect gift and I knew she
would love it. But when I got to the cashier my card was declined! I did not have enough money in my account to pay for the gift!
So I pondered the issue for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something cheaper, but I knew there was nothing else in the store she would like as much. So, I got on my smart-phone and transferred some money from my savings account so I was able to pay for the gift. It took a big chunk of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.
She loved the gift and I felt that even though I had spent almost all my money my stepmom deserved the best and I was glad I gave her the best that I could.
Before leaving my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret hand-shake, he gave me some money. I had not said anything to him about my finances but I guess my dad had just known it. When I got to the car, I saw the amount he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift!
It goes to show that doing the right thing always comes with great rewards.
【小题1】Why was the writer unwilling to have a long trip?

A.Because gas was hardly available.B.Because the writer was short of money.
C.Because the writer didn’t like driving.D.Because the road was difficult to drive on.
【小题2】The underlined word “pondered” in Para. 4 means ________.
A.thought aboutB.tried on
C.depended onD.got through
【小题3】From the passage, we can infer that ________.
A.the writer loves his/her stepmom very much
B.the gift the writer bought was loved by his/her father very much
C.the writer spent all his/her savings buying the gift for his/her stepmom
D.the gift the writer bought was the most expensive one in the shop
【小题4】Why did the writer’s father shake hands with the writer in secret?
A.Because he wanted to ask the writer for something special.
B.Because he wanted to give the writer some money.
C.Because he knew the writer had been struggling financially.
D.Because he didn’t want others to copy their handshake.

Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to see her on this special day.

    I have been struggling on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long trip. Gas is so expensive nowadays! Anyway, I filled my tank with gas and set off. 

    I stopped at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the perfect gift and I knew she would love it. But when I got to the cashier, my card was declined! I didn’t have enough money in my account to pay for the gift!

So I pondered the issue for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something cheaper, but I knew there was nothing else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I got to my smart-phone and transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a big part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.

    It turned out that she loved the gift and I felt that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother deserved the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.

    Before I left my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t said anything to him about my financial condition, but I guessed my dad just knew it. When I got to the car, I saw the amount he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift!

It goes to show that doing the right thing always comes with great rewards.

1. Why was the writer unwilling to have a long trip?

A. Because gas was hardly available.

B. Because the writer was short of money.

C. Because the writer didn’t like driving.  

D. Because the road was difficult to drive on.

2.The underlined word “pondered” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.           

A. thought about       B. tried on         C. depended on         D. got through

3.From the passage, we can infer that ________.

A. the writer loves his stepmother very much

B. the gift the writer bought was loved by his father very much

C. the writer spend all his savings buying the gift for his stepmother

D. the gift the writer bought was the most expensive one in the shop

4.Why did the writer’s father shake hands with the writer in secret?

A. Because he wanted to ask the writer for something special.

B. Because he wanted to give the writer some money.

C. Because he knew the writer had been struggling financially.

D. Because he didn’t want others to copy their handshake.

 

After the earthquake his northeast Japan on March 11, 2011, many touching stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.

I had to walk home since all the   31  had stopped after the quake. On my way home I   32  an old Japanese lady at the bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart  33  . A middle-aged Japanese man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our   34  .” He was   35  his house for people to go to the restroom.

My friend wanted to  36  others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you are okay with a motorcycle, I will   37  you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to faraway place!

Then the next day I drove to  38  my car with gas. There was a  39  gas now and many gasoline stations were either closed or had very  40  lines. I got  41  ,since I was behind 15  cars. Finally, when it was my  42  , the man smiled and said, “  43  this aituation, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?” “Of course, I’m just glad that we are all able to  44  ,” I said. His smile gave me so much  45  .

I saw a man at the evacuation(疏散) center  46  when people brought food to him, It was the first time in three days that food has been brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next  47  surprised me. “I am very  48  that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t   49  any food at all. Please go to that centre as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this  50  .

1.A.traffic            B.rescue           C.communication        D.businesses

2.A.missed             B.caught           C.noticed          D.heard

3.A.hungry             B.soft             C.broken           D.warm

4.A.toilet             B.hotel            C.hospital         D.house

5.A.advertising        B.opening          C.repairing        D.decorating

6.A.encourage          B.save             C.charge           D.assist

7.A.drive              B.follow           C.lead             D.send

8.A.start             B.fill            C.check            D.wash

9.A.plenty             B.lack            C.variety          D.diversity

10.A.direct           B.straight                             C.long      D.short

11.A.worried          B, lucky            C.excited          D.annoyed

12.A.time              B.turn             C.duty             D.decision

13.A.Apart from       B.Together with                        C.Because of      D.Instead of

14.A.share             B.offer            C.tolerate        D.transform

15.A.comfort         B.pleasure           C.trouble         D.entertainment

16.A.waiting          B.grabbing                             C.sleeping         D.crying

17.A.promises          B.roles                                C.actions          D.remarks

18.A.upset            B.grateful                             C.surprised        D.proud

19.A.bought            B.supplied                             C.prepared         D.received

20.A.city              B, center          C.lesson           D.disaster

 

Each year there is an increasing number of cars on roads and streets as millions of new cars and trucks are produced. One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of cars, driving trucks, building roads or filling cars and trucks with gas.  1.

Most Americans would find it hard to imagine what life would look like without cars.  2.. The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health.

 3. . That’s what several of the large car factories have been trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something else.  4. . Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases man.

To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we’ll have to make some changes in the way many of us live. Americans, for example, have to cut down on the number of their total cars. They are encouraged to travel and go to work by bicycle. Bicycling is thought to help the air clean. But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down.  5..

Although cars have led us to a better life, they have also brought us new problems.

 

A.Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment.

B. Americans know cars very well.

C. However, some have realized the serious problems of the air pollution that is caused by cars.

D. One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute.

E. However, the number of vehicles has continued to increase in recent years.

F. Americans won’t live without cars!

G. Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars.

 

阅读下列对话,掌握其大意,并根据所给首字母的提示,在标有题号的横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。

A: Where are you from?                                             

B: I’m from Canada.

A: Really? I t____76___ you were from the States.                      1.________

B: That’s not s____77_____. A lot of people can’t tell                    2. ________

the d___78_____ between an American accent and a                     3.______

Canadian accent. For example, most Canadians say news [nju:z],

but Americans say [nu:z]. We m___79____ use American words,           4._______

but we use quite a lot of British words too. We fill our cars

with “gas”, which is American, but we turn on the “tap” which is

British English.

A: Oh! And do you use American o_80   British spelling?               5._______

B: Both! American spellings are used more and more in Canada now.

  G__81____ speaking, newspapers f___82__ the American way , but      6.______

  conference reports and schoolbooks use British spelling.                7.______

A: That s___83___ strange.                                         8.________

B: You mean it looks strange! I’ll tell you something that does sound strange.

  Many people think that C___84__ all over the country speak the same     9.______

way. But if you go to the eastern provinces, or go to some country areas,

  you’ll notice that the people there speak quite differently f___85__ the     10.______

rest of Canada.

 

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