题目内容
B. suggested
C. made
D. kept
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy was a 36 to everyone. When I got the news，I drove home 37 that we just don’t know when a loved one is 38 going to be with us. We sometimes take our loved ones 39 ，and we expect that they will be with us forever. __40 , as we all know, life does not work that 41 and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us realize how 42 life is.
In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I were in her 43 ，how I would feel.
As I was leaving the 44 , I ran into Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years. When she asked me how my job was, I started 45 things through. I was having a 46 week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling. She listened to me as I was shouting my 47 , then without saying a word, she took her hands and 48 them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day.”
The 49 of her hands on my cheeks, the 50 in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of 51 . All the frustrations, all the stress that was _52 inside me came to a complete 53 .
Since that day，when I start feeling 54 . I remind myself of Marilyn's words--but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot 55 sometimes, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for.
| 36. | A.symbol | B.punishment | C.shock | D.morning |
| 37. | A.knowing | B.imagining | C.admiring | D.realizing |
| 38. | A.for the moment | B.no longer | C.for ever | D.sooner or later |
| 39. | A.for granted | B.for mistake | C.for instance | D.for example |
| 40. | A.Therefore | B.Anyhow | C.Meanwhile | D.However |
| 41. | A.way | B.manner | C.method | D.direction |
| 42. | A.long | B.easy | C.tough | D.short |
| 43. | A.situation | B.position | C.condition | D.direction |
| 44. | A.meeting | B.funeral | C.reception | D.gathering |
| 45. | A.cutting | B.breaking | C.talking | D.putting |
| 46. | A.stressful | B.wonderful | C.inspiring | D.rewarding |
| 47. | A.successes | B.happiness | C.frustrations | D.emotions |
| 48. | A.turned | B.placed | C.attached | D.flashed |
| 49. | A.touch | B.light | C.knock | D.smell |
| 50. | A.blame | B.coldness | C.calmness | D.pleasure |
| 51. | A.feathers | B.clothes | C.grains | D.bricks |
| 52. | A.building up | B.breaking up | C.opening up | D.bringing up |
| 53. | A.existence | B.surprise | C.stop | D.decision |
| 54. | A.annoying | B.proud | C.pleased | D.stressed |
| 55. | A.better | B.worse | C.lighter | D.heavier |
Letters to the next president
Dear Mr. President:
I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States.
First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（发布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.
The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the House of Representatives(众议院). Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative(替代) we could take.
My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high school students of today are America's future. In a way, America's future depends greatly on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.
Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great country a better place.
Sincerely, Walker
【小题1】What's the author's attitude towards the Iraq War?
| A．Supportive | B．Objective(客观的) | C．Negative | D．Positive |
| A．We should pull the troops out without delay. |
| B．There is no need to have a time table to follow. |
| C．The public has the fight to know the time table. |
| D．We should keep the time secret from the enemy. |
| A．is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. |
| B．has been accepted by the House of Representatives. |
| C．should be equally shared among Americans |
| D．should be put in the economy |
| A．the teachers' salaries are not high enough. |
| B．teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's. |
| C．the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies. |
| D．teaching is more important than any other job in America |
| A．Election | B．International affair | C．Finance | D．Education, |
—I’ve been invited to a department party tonight. Are you going to come?
— Oh, I’d really like to, but I have a ton of work. ___________________.
| A．Thank you anyway | B．You’re welcome |
| C．All right. | D．With pleasure. |