题目内容
---I’ll stand _______ him if he is right.
---You alwayssupport the man who is right.
- A.by
- B.up to
- C.with
- D.in for
stand by为“支持或援助某人”;stand upto sb.为“对抗某人”;stand(well)withsb.为“与某人相处(得……)”;stand infor sb.为“代替某人,代表”.
Flowers only bloom(开花) when they are planted in the right soil. That is also true for me.
I first moved to Foxboro, Massachusetts, as a single mother with my baby daughter, Darcy. I was drawn to its New England beauty, friendly people and rich history. It happened that there were a lot of forsythia(连翘) bushes around the house in which I lived just like my childhood home. I joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church where I taught the Sunday school. At church, I met my second husband, Dean. For more than 25 years, I bloomed in Foxboro, and I had another two children.
Then, when Darcy was a few years out of college, she moved to Alameda, California, to be near friends. I missed her badly. A year later my beloved husband Dean had deadly cancer. He only made it eight months. My heart was broken. Later I moved to Alameda with my children. It was a beautiful Victorian island, and I was grateful to spend more time with Darcy. I even attended a church and made a few friends there. Still, I couldn’t help but miss Foxboro. It had everything and everyone I loved.
One spring day, when I was walking by a school, something yellow caught my eyes. Forsythia bushes! They made me homesick and I kept back my tears. “I miss you, Foxboro,” I whispered. Then I went into a shop and looked at some ceramic(陶瓷的) pots lined up on a shelf. A large white one seemed to catch my attention. “That’ll be perfect in my living room,” I thought.
I turned it over to look at the price. Instead I found these words: “New England Pottery, Foxboro, Massachusetts.” A piece of artwork, from my second hometown, was right here. It was able to spread across the country and so were forsythia bushes. I took it as a sign that I can bloom, right where I am.
【小题1】From the text we learn that the author ____.
| A.gave birth to three children in Foxboro |
| B.planted forsythia bushes around her house |
| C.got to know her second husband at church |
| D.worked as a middle school teacher in Foxboro |
| A.have more time together with Darcy |
| B.forget the sorrow at her husband’s death |
| C.visit her children at Alameda College frequently |
| D.enjoy the beautiful scenery on the Victorian island |
| A.wanted to buy a ceramic pot to put them in |
| B.thought of her life in Foxboro |
| C.felt they would look great in her living room |
| D.believed they were real art work |
| A.Because she wanted to show she likes flowers. |
| B.Because she can live in any place that is right like flowers. |
| C.Because she moved across the country just like flowers. |
| D.Because girls are like flowers that are blooming. |
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke(补充) out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog (沼泽地). He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired(陷于泥坑)to his waist in black muck(淤泥) was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse(稀疏的) surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."
"No, " the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel(茅舍).
"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."
And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia(肺炎).
What saved him? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.
His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.
【小题1】Whose life did the Scottish farmer save?
| A.Lord Randolph Churchill's. | B.Sir Winston Churchill's. |
| C.Sir Alexander Fleming's | D.Penicillin's. |
| A.The nobleman wanted to bring him up to be a man like his father. |
| B.The farmer was too poor to afford his son's education. |
| C.The nobleman wanted to pay back the farmer for saving his son. |
| D.The farmer wanted to make his son become a proud man. |
| A.Kind, brave and generous. | B.Kind, shy and merciful. |
| C.Kind, innocent and passive. | D.Kind, brave and honest. |
| A.The farmer saved the nobleman's son twice. |
| B.The nobleman's son later became a great person. |
| C.The farmer's son later became a great person. |
| D.Penicillin is a powerful kind of medicine. |
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke(补充) out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog (沼泽地). He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired(陷于泥坑)to his waist in black muck(淤泥) was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse(稀疏的) surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."
"No, " the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel(茅舍).
"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."
And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia(肺炎).
What saved him? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.
His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.
1.Whose life did the Scottish farmer save?
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A.Lord Randolph Churchill's. |
B.Sir Winston Churchill's. |
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C.Sir Alexander Fleming's |
D.Penicillin's. |
2.Why did the nobleman take the farmer's son and give him a good education?
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A.The nobleman wanted to bring him up to be a man like his father. |
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B.The farmer was too poor to afford his son's education. |
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C.The nobleman wanted to pay back the farmer for saving his son. |
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D.The farmer wanted to make his son become a proud man. |
3.What kind of person could the farmer Fleming probably be?
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A.Kind, brave and generous. |
B.Kind, shy and merciful. |
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C.Kind, innocent and passive. |
D.Kind, brave and honest. |
4.Which of the following might be NOT TRUE according to the text?
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A.The farmer saved the nobleman's son twice. |
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B.The nobleman's son later became a great person. |
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C.The farmer's son later became a great person. |
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D.Penicillin is a powerful kind of medicine. |