What Is a Boy?
Between the innocence of babyhood and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a “boy”. Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air with noise until the adult males send them off to bed at night.
Boys are found everywhere –--  on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers spoil them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face, BEAUTY with a cut on its finger, WISDOM with chocolate in its hair, and the HOPE of the future with a snake in its pocket.
When you are busy, a boy is a trouble-maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature destroying the world and himself with it
A boy is a mixture – he has the stomach of a horse, the digestion (消化) of stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker(鞭炮), but when you ask him to make something, he has five thumbs on each hand.
He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water (in its natural habitat), large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday schools, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.
Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-feet rope, six cents and some unknown things.
A boy is a magical creature – he is your headache but when you come home at night with only destroyed pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words, “Hi, Dad!”
【小题1】The whole passage is in a tone (语气) of _________.

A.respect and harmonyB.humor and love
C.hope and expectationD.confidence and imagination
【小题2】What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?
A.He has altogether five fingers.B.He is slow, foolish and clumsy.
C.He becomes clever and smart. D.He cuts his hand with a knife.
【小题3】According to the writer, boys appreciate everything in the following except _________.
A.ice creamB.comic books
C.Saturday morningsD.Sunday schools
【小题4】What does the writer feel about boys?
A.He feels curious about their noise.B.He is tired of these creatures.
C.He is amazed by their naughtiness. D.He feels unsafe staying with them.

 

 

Today, we complete our story about the influential English writer William Shakespeare. He wrote plays and poems during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, which remain very popular today.

During earlier times, people would probably have learned several ancient Roman and Greek plays. It was not unusual for writers to produce more current versions of these works. For example, in Shakespeare’s play “The Comedy of Errors”, Shakespeare borrowed certain details from the ancient Roman writer Plautus. For his play “Macbeth”, Shakespeare most likely used a work on Scottish history by Raphael Holinshed for information. Shakespeare might have borrowed from other writers, but the intensity(强度)of his imagination and language made the plays his own. While many plays by other writers of his time have been forgotten, Shakespeare and his art live on.

Shakespeare was also influenced by the world around him. He described the sights and sounds of London in his plays. His works include observations about political struggles, the fear of diseases, and the popular language of the city’s tradesmen. Shakespeare’s knowledge of the English countryside is also clear. His works include descriptions of deep forests, local flowers, and the ancient popular traditions of rural people.

It would be impossible to list all of the ways in which Shakespeare’s works have influenced the world culture. But the first and greatest example would be his great influence on the English language. During his time, the English language was changing. Many new words from other languages were being added. Shakespeare used his sharp mind and poetic inventiveness to create hundreds of new words and rework old ones. For example, he created the noun forms of “critic”, “mountaineer” and “eyeball”. Many common expressions in English come from his plays, including “pomp and circumstance(装腔作势)” from “Othello”, “full circle(绕圈子地)” from “King Lear”, etc. The list of cultural creations influenced by Shakespeare is almost endless. From paintings to television to music and dance, Shakespeare was well represented. Shakespeare’s plays have been translated into every major language in the world.

Shakespeare became a well­known writer during a golden age of theater. His years of hard work paid off.

1. From the passage, we can see that ________.

A. Shakespeare was hard­working when he was a student

B. many of Shakespeare’s works were influenced by earlier writings

C. the experience of living in London had no effect on Shakespeare’s works

D. Shakespeare became rich later because of the popularity of his works

2. Why could Shakespeare’s works survive his time?

A. Because there were so few people writing plays in his time.

B. Because he produced too many works that nobody else could do.

C. Because his works were rich in imagination and language.

D. Because he was a rich and influential person of his time.

3.Shakespeare’s greatest influence should be on     .

A. paintings      B. television

C. the English language           D. music and dance

4.The passage is mainly about     .

A. an introduction to Shakespeare’s life and his works

B. the main features and styles of Shakespeare’s plays

C. Shakespeare’s greatest influence on the world culture.

D. how culture influenced Shakespeare and he influenced culture.

 

Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __21_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __22__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _23_ up their new home, the light suddenly __24_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 25__ and had to wait _26_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __28__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _29__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __30__, so he went to the door and opened it __31_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __32__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _33__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __34_ this time she was _35__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _36_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _37__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _38__ in life. It was his _39_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _40__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic (无同情心的)mind.

1.                A.complaining     B.telling          C.hoping   D.pretending

 

2.A. pleased         B disappointed    C. exhausted      D. encouraged

3.                A.looking         B.turning         C.coming   D.tidying

 

4.                A.went on        B.went down      C.went out  D.went through

 

5.                A.candles         B.matches        C.lights D.flashlights

 

6.                A.happily         B.patiently        C.hopefully D.helplessly

 

7.                A.steps          B.words          C.knocks   D.screams

 

8.                A.dark           B.quiet           C.noisy D.crowded

 

9.                A.newcomer      B.stranger        C.guest D.settler

 

10.               A.called          B.disturbed       C.watched   D.offered

 

11.               A.surprisingly     B.delightedly      C.impatiently D.willingly

 

12.               A.gently          B.kindly          C.politely    D.violently

 

13.               A.lend           B.sell            C.harness   D.borrow

 

14.               A.And           B.But            C.So   D.For

 

15.               A.holding         B.hiding          C.fetching   D.lifting

 

16.               A.suggested       B.commanded     C.sent  D.forced

 

17.               A.frightened      B.pleased        C.puzzled   D.surprised

 

18.               A.failure         B.success         C.complaint  D.determination

 

19.               A.warmth        B.coldness        C.kindness   D.nearly

 

20.               A.doubtfully      B.hardly          C.actually   D.sympathy

 

 

The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange. In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me. A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so. “Next stop, St. Patrick Station” — my stop was quickly coming up. I had a few minutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or leave it there.

In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions. Actually, they were just my own thoughts. Though I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret.

My thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrong. This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?

Just as the doors opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway. It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me or what they were thinking. Instead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside. I always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag. I was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought.

1.The gentleman kept staring at the author because _______.

A.he wanted to talk to the author

B.he might think the author dropped the bread

C.the author appeared too nervous

D.the author was going to get off

2.The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A.easily obtained

B.strongly supported

C.purposely created

D.completely unaccepted

3.Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?

A.He noticed that no one was looking at him.

B.He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to waste.

C.He remembered a homeless man at that very moment.

D.He valued kindness more than his own pride.

 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw.

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

1.

A.complaining

B.telling

C.hoping

D.pretending

2.

A.pleased

B.disappointed

C.exhausted

D.encouraged

3.

A.looking

B.turning

C.coming

D.tidying

4.

A.went on

B.went down

C.went out

D.went through

5.

A.candles

B.matches

C.lights

D.flashlights

6.

A.happily

B.patiently

C.hopefully

D.helplessly

7.

A.steps

B.words

C.knocks

D.screams

8.

A.dark

B.quiet

C.noisy

D.crowded

9.

A.newcomer

B.stranger

C.guest

D.settler

10.

A.called

B.disturbed

C.watched

D.offered

11.

A.surprisingly

B.delightedly

C.impatiently

D.willingly

12.

A.gently

B.kindly

C.politely

D.violently

13.

A.lend

B.sell

C.harness

D.borrow

14.

A.And

B.But

C.So

D.For

15.

A.holding

B.hiding

C.fetching

D.lifting

16.

A.suggested

B.commanded

C.sent

D.forced

17.

A.frightened

B.pleased

C.puzzled

D.surprised

18.

A.failure

B.success

C.complaint

D.determination

19.

A.warmth

B.coldness

C.kindness

D.sympathy (同情)

20.

A.doubtfully

B.hardly

C.actually

D.nearly

 

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