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Alone in the light at the dining room table, surrounded by a nearly dark house, I sat in tears.
Finally, I 36 in getting both kids to bed. As a new single 37 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.
With full rights of my children, I 38 to give them a normal and comfortable home life. I 39 a happy face for them.
I rose slowly, trying not to 40 even the least sound which might start them up 41 . I tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地走) out of their room, 42 the door part way, and went downstairs.
And loneliness(孤独). I 43 as thought I were at the bottom(底部) of a great sea of loneliness. It all 44 together and I was at once lost. I sat there, 45 crying.
Just then, a pair of little 46 went around my middle and a little face looked up at me. I looked down into my five-year-old son’s 47 face.
I was shy to be 48 crying by my son. “I’m sorry. Ethan, I didn’t know you were stillo awake.” I don’t know why, but so many people 49 when they cry and I was no exception. “I didn’t 50 to cry. I’m just a little 51 tonight.”
“It’s okay, Daddy. It’s okay to cry; you’re just 52 .”
I couldn’t express(表达) how happy he made me, this little boy, who was simple, gave me 53 to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didn’t have to always be 54 , and that sometimes it was possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my 55 .
16.A. succeeded B. escaped C. failed D. helped
17.A. mother B. worker C. parent D. stepfather
18.A. followed B. grew C. joined D. tried
19.A. put on B. took on C. put down D. took in
20.A. fill B. stop C. make D. end
21.A. over B. again C. once D. already
22.A. locked B. fixed C. opened D. closed
23.A. felt B. thought C. fell D. woke
24.A. went B. afforded C. came D. agreed
25.A. loudly B. hardly C. widely D. silently
26.A. arms B. legs C. hands D. eyes
27. A. pleased B. helpful C. excited D. angry
28. A. moved B. seen C. heard D. touched
29.A. explain B. complain C. apologize D. wonder
30. A. want B. mean C. appear D. prefer
31.A. worried B. special C. tired D. sad
32.A. a person B. a male C. terrific D. nervous
33.A. decision B. interest C. right D. truth
34.A. experienced B. strong C. single D. able
35. A. ideas B. secrets C. words D. feelings
16.A17.C18.D19.A20.C
21.B22.D23.A24.C25.D26.A27.B28.B29.C30.B
31.D32.A33.C34.B35.D
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 21 .
He had gone out of the study for some 22 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see what was on his 23 . In the 24 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 25 “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.
A(n) 26 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 27 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 28 until the start of the exam so I could not 29 reading it.
When the headmaster 30 , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had 31 then. It would have been so 32 to say: “I’m sorry, but I 33 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to 34 it.”
The chance passed and I did not take it. I sat for the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t mean to cheat, but it was still 35 anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, nor have I tried to explain to myself why not.
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Dear Florence,
We arrived in India last week, and the voyage was the worst experience of my entire life. I’m lucky to be alive!
The first part of the journey was terrible, because the ship hit bad weather almost as soon as we left Liverpool. But much, much worse was to come. Later, we were involved in a collision with another boat and we had to abandon ship!
We had been at sea for about two weeks and we were in the Mediterranean. There is now a canal between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea called the Suez Canal, which opened last year. Our boat stopped at Port Said, the Egyptian port at the entrance to the canal. I remember looking through the porthole of my cabin and wishing that I could go ashore and visit this fascinating place, but mummy had ordered that I was to stay in the cabin because I was feeling ill. “you must stay here for at least another two days.” I remember her saying. How wrong she would turn out to be! The ship left the port and headed towards the canal . I was alone in the cabin and I watched the port disappear into the distance. Suddenly there was a loud bang, followed by the most awful crunching(嘎吱的)sound, and the ship shook and turned slightly on its side.
There was an eerie silence for a moment, then people started shouting. Mummy came running into the cabin and told me that we had collided with another boat. She took my hand and we ran along the deck towards the lifeboats. There was a lot of shouting and people were running everywhere, but the crew were all acting calmly, helping people into the lifeboats and telling people not to panic.
Well, clearly we survived, as did all the passengers and crew of the ship. The other boat wasn’t so lucky. It sank and several lives were lost.
I will write about the rest of the journey soon. Please give my love to Aunt Claire and Uncle Eric.
Your loving cousin,
Jane
56.1.When was the letter written?
A.Before the author went to India. |
B.In the mid – 19th century. |
C.When the author arrived in Egypt. |
D.Just after the author arrived in India. |
57.2.Why was the journey to India such a bad experience for the author?
A.She was sick when it started and nearly died in Egypt. |
B.Her ship left England in bad weather and crashed into another ship near the Suez Canal. |
C.She was seasick when her ship sank. |
D.She was alone when her ship hit another boat and she got sick. |
58.3.The author’s mother didn’t allow her to go ashore and visit the port city, Said because .
A.she was homesick at that time |
B.she didn’t feel very well then |
C.she could meet some danger ashore |
D.she could see the city through the porthole on board |
59.4.The underlined phrase “eerie silence” in the sixth paragraph means .
A.pleasant calm silence |
B.long peaceful silence |
C.sudden long silence |
D.strange uncomfortable silence |