In the fall of 1924 Thomas Wolfe, fresh from his courses in play－writing at Harvard, joined the eight or ten of us who were teaching English composition in New York University．I had never before seen a man so tall as he, and so ugly．I pitied him and went out of my way to help him with his work and to make him feel at home．
His students soon let me know that he had no need of my protectiveness．They spoke of his ability to explain a poem in such a manner as to have them shouting with laughter or struggling to keep back their tears of his readiness to quote in detail from any poet they could name．
Indeed, his students made so much of his powers of observation that I decided to make a little test and see for myself．My chance came one morning when the students were slowing gathering for nine o’clock classes．
Upon arriving at the university that day, I found Wolfe alone in the large room which served all the English composition teacher as an office．He did not say anything when I asked him to come with me out into the hall, and he only smiled when we reached a classroom door and I told him to enter alone and look around．
He stepped in, remained no more than thirty seconds and then came out．“Tell me what you see.” I said as I took his place in the room, leaving him in the hall with his back to the door．Without the least hesitation and without a single error, he gave the number of seats in the room, pointed out those which were taken by boys and those occupied by girls, named the colors each student was wearing, pointed out the Latin verb written on the blackboard, spoke of the chalk marks which the cleaner had failed to wash from the window．
As I rejoined Wolfe, I was speechless with surprise．He, on the contrary, was wholly calm as he said, “The worst thing about it is that I’ll remember it all.”
(1)
What did the writer think of Thomas Wolfe at first?
[ ]
A．
He was not able to do his job．
B．
He felt uncomfortable in his work．
C．
He was not good at teaching．
D．
He was unfamiliar with his students．
(2)
What is the students’opinion of Thomas Wolfe?
[ ]
A．
He was a good storyteller．
B．
He was willing to protect his students．
C．
He was ungraceful．
D．
He was easy to get along with．
(3)
Which of the following information cannot be found in the passage?
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A．
Wolfe’s students praised Wolfe’s power of observation．
B．
The writer made an experiment on Wolfe’s ability．
C．
Wolfe’s students asked the writer to have a test of their ability．
This TV drama is about a young private detective employed by a businessman who sends her to Brazil to look into a series(系列)of hotel robberies．When she gets there, she discovers that the hotel, owned by the businessman, has been empty for the last two years and has no record of any robberies．
B
Animal Planet Monday/Wednesday
This is a classic black-and-white film from the forties in which astronaut Charlie Huston crash-lands on a planet ruled entirely by animals．It is a first-class suspense adventure which also looks the human condition, although this is not always a successful part of the film．
C
Strange Encounter Tuesday/Wednesday
Suspense is skillfully built up in this story．A young couple visit a deserted house that they are interested in buying．They meet a strange old lady who tells them of the amazing powers of the house and how previous owners were able to travel back through the centuries to meet their ancestors．
D
The Longest Walk Saturday/Sunday
Ftyona Campbell is nearly there．All she has to do now is to walk the length of France and Britain and she has succeeded in walking around the world．Tonight she drinks coffee in a tent and tells her story to Janet Porter before she sets off for the Pyrenees mountains．
E
Rubicon 5 Thursday/Friday
This is a TV film being used to start a new science fiction series．It has a strong believable cast()of characters who travel to the twenty-third century．The action place is in underground cities where the environment is controlled by computers．
F
New Science Friday/Saturday
This popular half-hour science magazine continues into its twenty-ninth year, proving itself to be a hardy survivor in the television world．Tonight it is presented by Carol Vorderman who introduces five reports, including computer-driven cars．
(1)
What is strange about the hotel in Brazil in the film Wild rose?
[ ]
A．
Young private detective stayed in the hotel
B．
Guests were often robbed in the hotel
C．
No guests have been in the hotel for the past two years
D．
Many businessmen in Brazil were afraid of the hotel．
(2)
Which of the following doesn’t belong to science fiction films?
[ ]
A．
Animal Planet．
B．
Strange Encounter．
C．
Rubicon 5．
D．
New Science．
(3)
If you are crazy about looking for adventure all over the world, you may enjoy ________ at the weekend．
[ ]
A．
Wild Rose．
B．
Animal Planet．
C．
The Longest Walk．
D．
Strange Encounter．
(4)
Which of the following is TURE according to the related programs?
[ ]
A．
Charlie Huston lands on a planet ruled by animals by accident．
B．
Janet Porter plans to climb the Pyrenees mountains in future．
C．
All the actors are invented and controlled by computer in Rubicon．
D．
The previous owners of the old house all have supernatural power in Strange Encounter．
(5)
New Science is referred as a“hardy survivor”because ________．
[ ]
A．
it is not a film, but a magazine in the list
B．
it remains popular in quiet a long period of time
C．
it is a short program with only half an hour
D．
it is at the bottom of the list of“The Week’s Best”
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I ran into a stranger as he passed by．“I'm so sorry!” was my reply．Then he said, “Excuse me too…I wasn't 1 watching for you．” We were very polite, this stranger and I．Then we went 2 our way after saying goodbye．
But at 3 , a different story is told．How we treat our loved ones, young and old．Later in the kitchen, as I 4 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still．When I turned, I 5 knocked her down．“Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉)．She stepped away silently, with her little heart 6 ．I didn't realize how harshly(苛刻地)I had spoken．
That night, when I lay 7 in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While 8 with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite…Go look around on the kitchen floor, you'll find some flowers there by the 9 ．Those are the flowers she brought for you．She 10 them herself－pink, yellow, and your favorite blue．She stood there quietly, and you never saw the 11 in her eyes．”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall．I quietly went and knelt by her 12 ：“Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree．I 13 them in a napkin, just for you．I knew you'd like them, especially the 14 ．” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today…And I 15 have fussed at you that way．”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that's okay…I still love you 16 ．” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers．”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the 17 you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days．But the family you leave 18 will feel the loss for the rest of their lives．And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our 19 than into our families－an unwise investment(投资)indeed．
Remember that 20 ＝(F)ATHER－(A)ND－(M)OTHER－(I)－(L)OVE－(Y)OU．
(1)
[ ]
A．
ever
B．
even
C．
just
D．
right
(2)
[ ]
A．
to
B．
in
C．
on
D．
for
(3)
[ ]
A．
school
B．
work
C．
home
D．
office
(4)
[ ]
A．
cooked
B．
had
C．
ate
D．
took
(5)
[ ]
A．
already
B．
hardly
C．
rudely
D．
nearly
(6)
[ ]
A．
lost
B．
missed
C．
beaten
D．
broken
(7)
[ ]
A．
asleep
B．
awake
C．
afraid
D．
alive
(8)
[ ]
A．
dealing
B．
meeting
C．
going
D．
talking
(9)
[ ]
A．
floor
B．
kitchen
C．
window
D．
door
(10)
[ ]
A．
grew
B．
bought
C．
picked
D．
fetched
(11)
[ ]
A．
tears
B．
expressions
C．
smiles
D．
joy
(12)
[ ]
A．
desk
B．
bed
C．
body
D．
knees
(13)
[ ]
A．
wrapped
B．
covered
C．
put
D．
help
(14)
[ ]
A．
pink
B．
yellow
C．
blue
D．
black
(15)
[ ]
A．
needn't
B．
shouldn't
C．
mustn't
D．
can't
(16)
[ ]
A．
indeed
B．
besides
C．
anything
D．
anyway
(17)
[ ]
A．
company
B．
country
C．
place
D．
state
(18)
[ ]
A．
for
B．
with
C．
behind
D．
to
(19)
[ ]
A．
stranger
B．
loss
C．
meal
D．
work
(20)
[ ]
A．
RESPECT
B．
WARMTH
C．
FAMILY
D．
FRIEND
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I was tired and hungry after a long day of work．When I walked into the living room, my 12-year-old son looked 1 at me and said, “I love you．” I didn’t know what to say． 2 several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 3 down at him．My first thought was that he must need 4 with his homework or he was trying to 5 me for some news．Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing．” He said, “My teacher said we should 6 our parents that we love them and see what they say．It’s a(n) 7 ．”
The next day I called his teacher to 8 more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had 9 ．
“Basically, most of the fathers had the 10 reaction as you did．” The teacher said, “When I first 11 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 12 is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of 13 ．It’s something all human beings 14 ．What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 15 that we don’t all express those feelings．A boy should be 16 to tell his dad that he loves him．”
The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how 17 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 18 second．And just 19 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 o f the right 20 ．
