题目内容
. Tim’s brown hair, dark glasses and the manner of walking alarmed the guards. That’s why he ______ closely.
A. has watched B. was watched C. had watched D. was watching
Tim’s performance was __wonderful than Peter’s in the play. The audience thought little of both.
A.not more | B.no more | C.much more | D.not much |
The drug store was closing for the night and Alfred Higgins was about to go home when his new boss approached him.
“Empty your pockets please, Alfred,” Sam Carr demanded in a firm voice.
Alfred pretended to be shocked but he knew he’d been caught. From his coat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and two tubes of toothpaste.
“I’m disappointed in you, Alfred!” said the little gray-haired man.
“Sorry, sir. Please forgive me. It’s the first time I’ve ever done such a thing,” Alfred lied, hoping to gain the old man’s sympathy.
Mr Carr’s brow furrowed as he reached for the phone, “Do you take me for a fool? Let’s see what the police have to say. But first I’ll call your mother and let her know her son is heading to jail.”
“Do whatever you want,” Alfred shot back, trying to sound big. But deep down he felt like a child. He imagined his mother rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her to come quickly before Mr. Carr called the police.
Mr. Carr was surprised when Mrs Higgins finally arrived. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in trouble?” she asked.
“He’s been stealing from the store,” the old man coolly replied.
Mrs. Higgins put out her hand and touched Mr. Carr’s arm with great gentleness as if she knew just how he felt. She spoke as if she did not want to cause him any more trouble. “What do you want to do, Mr. Carr?”
The woman’s calm and gentle manner disarmed the once-angry store-owner. “I was going to get a cop. But I don’t want to be cruel. Tell your son not to come back here again, and I’ll let it go.” Then he warmly shook Mrs. Higgins’s hand.
Mrs. Higgins thanked the old man for his kindness, then mother and son left. They walked along the street in silence. When they arrived home his mother simply said, “Go to bed, you fool.”
In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. He felt no shame, only pride in his mother’s actions. “She was smooth!” he thought. He went to the kitchen to tell her how great she was, but was shocked by what he saw.
His mother’s face looked frightened, broken. Not the cool, bright face he saw earlier. Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old. There were tears in her eyes.
This picture of his mother made him want to cry. He felt his youth ending. He saw all the troubles he brought her and the deep lines of worry in her grey face. It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother.
【小题1】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Alfred tried to sound big to hide his fear. |
B.It was the first time Alfred had stolen anything. |
C.Mr. Carr set a trap to catch Alfred stealing. |
D.Mr. Carr had planned to forgive Alfred from the beginning. |
A.annoyed | B.convinced |
C.got over | D.made less angry |
A.how angry she was | B.how effectively she handled Mr.Carr |
C.that she didn’t cry | D.that she was able to save him |
A.She was very strict with him. | B.She was supportive of him. |
C.She felt disappointed with him. | D.She was afraid of him. |
A.was no longer a youth | B.felt proud of his mother |
C.felt guilty and regretful for his deed | D.wanted his mother to be happy |
When he was a boy, Tim was much influenced(影响) by the books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result, Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic (诊所) of a local doctor where he was supposed to help to wrap up medicine bottles, but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.
During the war Tim served in the Navy (海军) as a surgeon (外科医生). “That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it.” In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus, while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was saving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside, working under an old doctor who was popular in the area, but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the young man many opportunities to go on working as a life-saver.
【小题1】Tim decided to be a doctor when he was________.
A.fourteen | B.fifteen |
C.serving in the Navy | D.working in clinic |
A.his father wanted him to be so. |
B.his father was a surgeon. |
C.he had read many books about medicine. |
D.he had chances to know many doctors and know about what doctors did. |
A.during the war, Tim was a surgeon in the Navy. |
B.he taught the country people simple facts about medicine in California. |
C.after the war, he married the old doctors’ daughter. |
D.Tim worked as a life-saver after war. |
A.was sent to Europe during the war. |
B.was not afraid of blood. |
C.decided to give up his doctor career. |
D.regarded himself as a life-saver. |
A.Tim’s life story | B.Tim’ dreams | C.Tim’s marriage | D.Tim’s patients |