题目内容
She ______herself for telling a lie.
was ashamed of
I haven' t seen Mary these past few days. I m afraid she ____ herself for some time.
A. isn't feeling B. hasn' t been feeling
C. hadn't been feeling D. wasn't feeling
How does she _____ herself now that she is free from work?
A.devote B.spare C.spend D.occupy
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2，满分40分)AWhen he thought of the past,my grandfather would sometimes show us photographs of himself at school. They were brown and faded,and it was hard to believe that the blurred figure of the little boy in the short trousers and socks could ever have been Grandfather. Besides,he wore a cap---andthe boys in the photographs wore caps pulled so far forward that half of their faces were obscured. When Grandfather asked us to pick him out from the group,we would surely point to the wrong boy.On one such occasion my younger sister,aged six,burst into tears when Grandfather proudly guided her finger to the right boy. "How could that boy be you?"she cried. "He should have a beard.” We were,of course,all convinced that grandfathers should have beards ,preferably white and bushy,like our owngrandfather's."I wasa good scholar ,”Grandfather would say,wagging his beard over the photographs."I should have been top of the c1ass if I hadn't had to get up at six every morning to milk the cows and chop the wood,and again when I came home from school.”"But Saturdays?What did you do on Saturdays?""Saturdays,if it was fine, I’d be out all day in the fields with the men,"replied Grandfather."And if it was wet,I’d be helping my mother with odd jobs round the house.There wasn't much time for studying."We all tried hard to imagine what it would have been like to have been Grandfather getting up at crack of dawn and never,obviously,having amoment for himself.It seemed we had learnt something from what Grandfather had said about his childhood.56.In the first paragraph of this passage,what theauthor really tells us is that_______.A.his grandfather used to wear short trousers,socks and a cap as wellB.it was difficult to tell which of the boys inthe photographs was GrandfatherC.he didn't believe Grandfather wore a cap pulled forward when he was at schoolD.it was fun to watch boys in the photographs wearing caps pulled forward57. The author's sister burst into tears because________.A.she did not get a chance to pick outGrandfather in the photographsB.she was told which was the right boybefore she herself could pick him outC.other children did not agree with her thatGrandfather should have had a beardD.she found Grandfather in the photographsdid not have a beard58.When Grandfather said,"I should have been topof the class….",he meant________.A if he had had more time for studying,hewould have been the best in his classB.he should have spent more time studyingrather than playing ballgamesC.his school days should not have been so hard and miserableD.he could have never been the best studenteven if he had studied still harder59. In the last paragraph the author said,"We all tried hard to imagine…"because________.A. the figures of the boys in the photographswere small and blurredB. the children had never experiencedlife like that of GrandfatherC.the photographs Grandfather showed them were brown and fadedD.Grandfather failed to tell them about his childhood in detail
Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”
Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.
That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every, rung I reached. I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”
For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.
1.Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?
A. Cruel. B. Serious. C. Strict. D. Cold.
2.From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train _________.
A. the skill to throw and catch things
B. the speed of one’s hand movement
C. the strength and skill to hang and sway
D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar
3.What does the sentence “I saw her ‘we’ll see about that’ look” imply?
A. Mom believe every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.
B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.
C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.
D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.
4.When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because .
A. they felt sorry for what they had done before
B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt
C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars
D. they were astonished to find the author’s progress
5.The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is _________.
A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep
B. the child’s experience reminded Mom of that of her own
C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph
D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child’s growth
The old couple who lived in a cottage on the edge of the village were envied for the happiness of their marriage． They never quarreled and were always affectionate to one another． Sadly, after thirty-four years of this happiness, the husband became ill and died．
The wife was overcome with grief． Her children tried to comfort her, but to no avail． Her neighbors tried to comfort her, but with similar lack of success． Weeks and months went by, and still the woman was grieving; tears fell down her cheeks from morning till night．
Then a holy man came to the village． People told him about the woman, and asked him to try to help her． The holy man went to the woman’s house． Dressed in his rough woolen robe, he sat down with the grieving widow and listened, carefully, to her story． When she had spilled out all her sorrow, he reached into one of the deep pockets in his robe, and drew out a tiny, little mustard（芥末） seed． “I think I may have a cure for your grief,” he said． “I want you to go round the people in this region, and look for a family that has no sorrows． When you find this family, give them this little mustard seed, and then come back to me．
The woman set off in search of such a family． She visited every home in the district, and talked to the people． She listened to their stories, just as the holy man had listened to hers． In time, she almost forgot about the mustard seed, because every single family she met was carrying some kind of sorrow．
One day, she happened to meet the holy man again, and he stopped to ask how she was feeling． She was surprised at first, at his question, and then she suddenly remembered the mustard seed, still safely in her purse． “I’m sorry, I haven’t found a family without sorrows yet,” she told him． “But you yourself are cured of your grief,” he smiled． “The mustard seed is a great healer!”
1.What does the underlined word “grieving” mean?
A． amused B． sad C． angry D． astonished
2.What did the holy man ask her to do to end her sorrow?
A． to go to church for help．
B． to live with the family that has no sorrows with the mustard seed．
C． to help others so that she can feel the happiness from the bottom of her heart．
D． to find a family that is always happy and give them the mustard seed before returning to him．
3.How did the woman treat the families she visited?
A． She was a good listener．
B． She helped them to solve the problems they met．
C． She gave every family a mustard seed．．
D． She told them her unfortunate story．
4.Who on the earth heals the woman’s grief?
A． The mustard seed B． Her children
C． The families in the district D． She herself
