I’ll call my father tomorrow which is Father’s Day. Every other  1  I call,Morn answers and Dad quietly picks up the  2  and listens in to our conversation.But  3  Father’s Day, we will talk a little about my job,my family and the weather. Then Dad will say,“Thanks for 4    ,son ,”and hang up.

       5  it is almost summer, every year after our Father’s Day talk,I’m left with images of my father and the cold.As a boy I watched him out of the kitchen window  6  our lane(道) of snow with the first snow blower(旋转式清雪机). First,he’d do our walk and then he’d blow the lanes of the shut-ins(不能出门的病人),the single morns,and poorer folks,  7  could not seem to get it together.

    I  8  him and learned from him,but I  9  not remember my father and me ever having much of a conversation.Nothing that he  10  shared、vim me in a heart-felt way showed that he may be  11 ,upset or ready to climb the wall.

 The last time I saw my father, I asked him to go out for a  12  with me.The sun was setting over the lake and I said,“Come on.We don’t  13   much time together any more. Let’s go. ”Father looked at me meaningfully and said,“  14  . ”

 That visit to my father was about a week before September 11 th.I was near Ground Zero on that day and for five hours  15  the first plane struck, my family did not know of my whereabouts(下落). 16   for me I arrived back at our home in Brooklyn.My biggest  17    was that my wife told me my father was  18  to drive from his home on Lake Huron to Ground Zero to find me.

    To love the remote father is to face this paradox(矛盾):to accept his refusal of my  19 for a sunset walk with his worry that I might have died with thousands of others last September; to deeply know, if not accept,that is his way, the way a man of  10  words,snowblower of shut-ins and lonely hearts,can best show a father’s love.

1. A.day                     B.time                     C.year                      D.summer

2. A.pen                     B.paper                  C.extension                      D.directory

3. A.on                       B.at                        C.during                    D.after

4. A.coming                 B.inviting                C.calling                    D.giving

5. A.As if                 B.Even though           C.As though              D.Ever since

6. A.washing               B.clearing                C.appreciating            D.playing

7. A.who                    B.which                  C.they                      D.whom

8. A.saw                     B.noticed                C.watched                 D.realized

9. A.can                     B.must                    C.need                      D.shall

10. A.still                    B.even                    C.ever                      D.never

11. A.straight forward  B.afraid                  C.innocent                 D.authentic

12. A.walk                  B.swim                  C.meal                      D.picnic

13. A.spend                B.waste                         C.save                             D.cost

14. A.Yes                    B.No                      C.A moment              D.After you

15. A.until           B.unless                  C.before                    D.since

16. A.Properly             B.Luckily                C.Unfortunately        D.Shortly

17. A.success             B.objection              C.surprise                 D.drawback

18. A.prepared           B.forbidden             C.persuaded              D.urged

19. A.worry                B.pleasure               C.desire                    D.curiosity

20. A.many                 B.few                     C.several                   D.enough

       On 15 September 1918 Lee Duncan, an American soldier, rescued a half-starved shepherd and her five puppies from a bombed dog’s kennel on the battle fields of France. Duncan chose two of the dogs, a male and female, while members of his group took the mother and the others back to camp. The only survivors over the next few months were the two pups Duncan had claimed, naming them ‘Rin Tin Tin’ and ‘Nannette’ after tiny French puppets the French children would give to the American soldiers for good luck.

       When the war ended, Duncan made special arrangements to take his pups back to his home in Los Angeles, but during the Atlantic crossing, Nannette became ill and died, shortly after arriving in America. In 1922, Duncan and Rin Tin Tin attended an LA dog show, his dog performing for the crowd with an impressive high jump. After the show, Duncan received $350 for Rin’s performance. That was the beginning of Rin Tin Tin’s later involvement in many films and television series

       It happened that Warners (华纳公司)had difficulty shooting an exterior scene with a wolf as they got into a low budget. Duncan quickly approached the director and told them that his dog could do the scene in one take. True to his word, Rin did the scene in one take. As a result, he and his dog were hired for the entire shoot of “Man From Hells River”. The film was a hit and Rin Tin Tin became a box-office star. It was the first American dog movie star. It made 26 pictures for Warners while starring in his own live 1930s radio show “The Wonder Dog”. At the peak of his popularity, Warners kept 18 trained stand-ins(替身) to reduce any stress on their dog star. The star dog was worthy of the honor of having its private chef to prepare daily lunches for him. As a band was playing classical music it slowly consumed a lunch of tenderloin steak. 

72.The names Duncan gave to his dogs ____________________.

A.were offered by his fellowmen

B.had been used for some French puppets                       

C.contained the idea of good luck

D.expressed a good wish for French Children

73. Which is the right order of the events that happened according to time in the passage?

a.Rip performed at a dog’s show.

b.Rip was discovered in a battle.

c.Rip lost its sister in America.

d.Rip was allowed to act in a film.

e.Rip was becoming a well-known star.

A.b, a, c, d, e         B.e, c, d, b, a         C.b, c, a, d, e         D.c, d, b, e, a

74.Which of the following is important for Rip and his master to be hired by Warners?

A.There were 18 substitutes for Rip.         B.Rip jumped at the 1922 dog show.

C.Warners got into financial trouble .       D.Rip acted successfully as a wolf.

75.Which of the following can replace “chef”?

A.musician       B.cook                      C.consumer          D.star            

 

On 15 September 1918 Lee Duncan, an American soldier, rescued a half-starved shepherd and her five puppies from a bombed dog’s kennel on the battle fields of France. Duncan chose two of the dogs, a male and female, while members of his group took the mother and the others back to camp. The only survivors over the next few months were the two pups Duncan had claimed, naming them ‘Rin Tin Tin’ and ‘Nannette’ after tiny French puppets the French children would give to the American soldiers for good luck.

       When the war ended, Duncan made special arrangements to take his pups back to his home in Los Angeles, but during the Atlantic crossing, Nannette became ill and died, shortly after arriving in America. In 1922, Duncan and Rin Tin Tin attended an LA dog show, his dog performing for the crowd with an impressive high jump. After the show, Duncan received $350 for Rin’s performance. That was the beginning of Rin Tin Tin’s later involvement in many films and television series

       It happened that Warners (华纳公司)had difficulty shooting an exterior scene with a wolf as they got into a low budget. Duncan quickly approached the director and told them that his dog could do the scene in one take. True to his word, Rin did the scene in one take. As a result, he and his dog were hired for the entire shoot of “Man From Hells River”. The film was a hit and Rin Tin Tin became a box-office star. It was the first American dog movie star. It made 26 pictures for Warners while starring in his own live 1930s radio show “The Wonder Dog”. At the peak of his popularity, Warners kept 18 trained stand-ins(替身) to reduce any stress on their dog star. The star dog was worthy of the honor of having its private chef to prepare daily lunches for him. As a band was playing classical music it slowly consumed a lunch of tenderloin steak. 

1.The names Duncan gave to his dogs ____________________.

A.were offered by his fellowmen

B.had been used for some French puppets  

C.contained the idea of good luck

D.expressed a good wish for French Children

2. Which is the right order of the events that happened according to time in the passage?

a.Rip performed at a dog’s show.

b.Rip was discovered in a battle.

c.Rip lost its sister in America.

d.Rip was allowed to act in a film.

e.Rip was becoming a well-known star.

A.b, a, c, d, e         B.e, c, d, b, a         C.b, c, a, d, e         D.c, d, b, e, a

3.Which of the following is important for Rip and his master to be hired by Warners?

A.There were 18 substitutes for Rip.         B.Rip jumped at the 1922 dog show.

C.Warners got into financial trouble .       D.Rip acted successfully as a wolf.

4.Which of the following can replace “chef”?

A.musician         B.cook               C.consumer              D.star

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