My son. The phrase felt difficult and strange the first time I said it, and I had to practice it a thousand times. I started saying the words to myself the day when the ultrasound told me we were having a baby.
Finally, my son was born.
The nurse came out of the delivery room, holding a tiny, howling human being wrapped in a white sheet, his small hands and delicate fingers shaking nervously. “Baby Sanchez?” she asked, looking at the room full of expectant fathers.
I stood up, holding my breath. She showed me my baby. “My son,” I whispered. The little guy screamed, “waaaaaaaaaah.”
But in my heart I heard him cry out, “Daaaaaaad!” I don’t care if everyone in the room will swear they didn’t hear my baby say that. I called him, “My son,” and he called me “Dad,” and that’s that.
People ask me, “What did you feel at that moment?” I can’t even begin to answer. I’m a writer yet I try hard to find the right words. Joyful isn’t powerful enough. Bliss(狂喜) is not sweet enough. Peaceful isn’t calm enough. Happy isn’t tense enough.
After my son was taken away to the nursery, I sat down and shut my eyes. But tears escaped them away. Then out of the blue, my 80-year-old father entered, and we embraced.
“Dad,” I whispered.
“My son,” my heart heard him saying.
Suddenly the past 33 years folded into the present and I was now the baby bundled in white, with my father standing over me.
“My son,” I imagined him saying.
“Daaaaaaaaaad!” I cried my little lungs out.
At that point, I knew I was going to be a great father. The old man in front of me seemed to agree. He smiled and we walked out of the room in search of the tiny human being that would change our lives for ever.
【小题1】Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A.His son called him “Dad” when the writer called him “My son”.
B.All the people didn’t hear the baby say except the writer.
C.Sanchez is the writer’s family name.
D.The baby was taken away because the nurse found there was a mistake.
【小题2】The author couldn’t tell how he felt at the moment because ________.
A.he was a writer
B.he was too excited
C.he was too nervous
D.it’s a feeling too complex to express
【小题3】We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that ________.
A.the author got his first baby
B.he probably had a lung disease
C.the author didn’t really hear “Daaaaad” from his baby
D.the baby would change the author’s life
【小题4】Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?
A.Because his son is so gifted.
B.Because he had much experience in bringing up children.
C.Because his father promised to help him.
D.Because his father had already set him a good example.

It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just  31 any November day. His   32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it   33 . One morning, I walked slowly   34  and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,  35 those good people would not see me. I was   36 . My first thought was, how would I ever  37 them? I didn’t have the  38 to brush my hair,   39 clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I   40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and  41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I   42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and   43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a   44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard   45 words from the people who supported me during those  46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your  47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I   48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the   49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form  50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

1.

A.on

B.in

C.like

D.for

 

2.

A.body

B.soul

C.shoe

D.footprint

 

3.

A.sweep up

B.drop off

C.fall down

D.pile up

 

4.

A.upstairs

B.downstairs

C.indoors

D.outdoors

 

5.

A.so

B.yet

C.and

D.for

 

6.

A.delighted

B.disappointed

C.annoyed

D.ashamed

 

7.

A.pay

B.award

C.reward

D.treat

 

8.

A.courage

B.strength

C.spirit

D.power

 

9.

A.stand alone

B.leave alone

C.sit alone

D.let alone

 

10.

A.frequently

B.gradually

C.hardly

D.uncertainly

 

11.

A.intelligence

B.independence

C.excellence

D.qualification

 

12.

A.achieve

B.praise

C.respect

D.promote

 

13.

A.supply

B.support

C.contribution

D.similar

 

14.

A.burden

B.job

C.business

D.sorrow

 

15.

A.sensitive

B.same

C.considerate

D.similar

 

16.

A.blue

B.rainy

C.bright

D.snowy

 

17.

A.despair

B.difficulty

C.pain

D.regret

 

18.

A.still

B.once

C.even

D.never

 

19.

A.worse

B.less

C.more

D.better

 

20.

A.facing

B.noticing

C.managing

D.expressing

 

People often fall ill because of me.   36 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own   37 . A tired person may get   38 , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in    39   is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 40 . He still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to    41   him. He reacted, trying to    42   me, but I was already   43   deep in his throat. He kept sneezing(打喷嚏) and his nose was running.   44   he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept   45  him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but   46   .

The next day he couldn't go to    47   .He had lost his appetite and was not as    48   as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his   49   .

For two days he was   50   by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began lo feel the   51   . I knew I had to    52   him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back.   53   , it was my turn to feel   54   now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became    55   and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

1. A. Therefore     B. Besides          C. However      D. Then

2. A. business          B. responsibility       C. excuse        D. fault

3. A. punished          B. blamed           C. caught         D. killed

4. A. temperature       B. season           C. place              D. condition

5. A. excited           B. hurt             C. late           D. tired

6. A. injure            B. bother           C. attack         D. destroy

7. A. get on with       B. get rid of           C. put up with    D. take hold of

8. A. reproducing       B. waiting          C. hiding         D. disappearing

9. A. Since             B. Once             C. Whether        D. Although

10. A. reminding        B. upsetting            C. comforting     D. influencing

11. A. escaped          B. succeeded        C. regretted          D. failed

12. A. bed              B. work             C. school          D. hospital

13. A. peaceful         B. afraid               C. active          D. happy

14. A. recovery         B. development      C. study               D. growth

15. A. protected            B. nursed           C. scolded         D. affected

16. A. loss             B. operation            C. pressure        D. movement

17. A. leave            B. catch                C. forget          D. beat

18. A. Uncertainly      B. Unsuccessfully   C. Unusually       D. Unfortunately

19. A. painful          B. disappointed     C. nervous         D. ashamed

 A. bigger          B. weaker           C. smaller         D. stronger

 

It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just  31 any November day. His   32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it   33 . One morning, I walked slowly   34  and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs,  35 those good people would not see me. I was   36 . My first thought was, how would I ever  37 them? I didn’t have the  38 to brush my hair,   39 clear someone’s walk.

Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I   40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and  41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I   42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?

Learning to receive the love and   43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a   44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”

Over and over, I heard   45 words from the people who supported me during those  46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your  47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”

I am not the person I   48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the   49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form  50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.

1.

A.on

B.in

C.like

D.for

 

2.

A.body

B.soul

C.shoe

D.footprint

 

3.

A.sweep up

B.drop off

C.fall down

D.pile up

 

4.

A.upstairs

B.downstairs

C.indoors

D.outdoors

 

5.

A.so

B.yet

C.and

D.for

 

6.

A.delighted

B.disappointed

C.annoyed

D.ashamed

 

7.

A.pay

B.award

C.reward

D.treat

 

8.

A.courage

B.strength

C.spirit

D.power

 

9.

A.stand alone

B.leave alone

C.sit alone

D.let alone

 

10.

A.frequently

B.gradually

C.hardly

D.uncertainly

 

11.

A.intelligence

B.independence

C.excellence

D.qualification

 

12.

A.achieve

B.praise

C.respect

D.promote

 

13.

A.supply

B.support

C.contribution

D.similar

 

14.

A.burden

B.job

C.business

D.sorrow

 

15.

A.sensitive

B.same

C.considerate

D.similar

 

16.

A.blue

B.rainy

C.bright

D.snowy

 

17.

A.despair

B.difficulty

C.pain

D.regret

 

18.

A.still

B.once

C.even

D.never

 

19.

A.worse

B.less

C.more

D.better

 

20.

A.facing

B.noticing

C.managing

D.expressing

 

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