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  I met Connie the day she was admitted to the Hospice Ward(安养院的病房),where I   1   as a volunteer.Her husband, Bill, stood   2   nearby as she was removed from the gurney to the hospital bed.Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight   3   cancer, she was quick-minded and   4  .We got her settled in, and then asked if she needed   5  

  “Oh, yes,” she said, “Would you please show me how to use the TV? I   6   the soaps so much and I don’t want to get   7   on what’s happening.”Connie was a romantic.She loved soap operas(肥皂剧), romance novels and movies with a good   8   story.As we became familiar, she confided how   9   it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”.

  “Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has   10   been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me.”She   11   and looked out of the window at the trees in the courtyard.“I’d   12   anything if he’d say ‘I love you’, but it’s just not in his   13  .”

  One day,   14   coffee in the cafeteria, I got him on the   15   of women and how we need romance in our lives; how we love to get sentimental cards and love letters.

  “Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked, and he looked at me   16   I was crazy.

  “I don’t have to,” he said.“She knows I   17  !”

  “I’m sure she knows,” I said,   18   over and touching his rough, carpenter’s hands, “but she needs to hear it, Bill.She needs to hear what she has   19   to you all these years.Please think about it.”

  We walked back to Connie’s room.Bill   20   inside, and I left to visit another patient.Later, I saw Bill sitting by the bed.He was holding Connie’s hand as she slept.

(1)

[  ]

A.

taught

B.

worked

C.

knew

D.

looked

(2)

[  ]

A.

still

B.

calmly

C.

nervously

D.

happily

(3)

[  ]

A.

for

B.

in

C.

about

D.

against

(4)

[  ]

A.

painful

B.

cheerful

C.

satisfied

D.

lucky

(5)

[  ]

A.

anything

B.

companions

C.

operations

D.

medicine

(6)

[  ]

A.

need

B.

wish

C.

hate

D.

enjoy

(7)

[  ]

A.

before

B.

behind

C.

back

D.

in

(8)

[  ]

A.

love

B.

adventure

C.

historic

D.

science

(9)

[  ]

A.

encouraging

B.

discouraging

C.

interesting

D.

exciting

(10)

[  ]

A.

often

B.

seldom

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never

D.

always

(11)

[  ]

A.

breathed

B.

sighed

C.

blew

D.

jumped

(12)

[  ]

A.

give

B.

take

C.

buy

D.

provide

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[  ]

A.

position

B.

situation

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nature

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mind

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while

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when

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over

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by

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drink

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gift

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object

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subject

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as if

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even if

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even though

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as to

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[  ]

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will

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do

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have

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am

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handing

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thinking

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coming

D.

reaching

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offered

B.

promised

C.

meant

D.

expected

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disappeared

B.

entered

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hurried

D.

searched

A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1  as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered.  2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3  as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4  riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5  and tired, he did not stop 6  he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was  7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8  myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9  a very small area to 10  myself.”
The above story is 11  to the journey of our 12 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more  13 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding 15  and the things we love to do. One day 16  we look back, we will 17  that we don’t really need that much, 18  then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19 .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only 20  to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

【小题1】
A.useB.coverC.workD.get
【小题2】
A.Good B.Strange C.SureD.Interesting
【小题3】
A.rodeB.ranC.expandedD.struggled
【小题4】
A.kept onB.asked forC.gave upD.succeeded in
【小题5】
A.sadB.excitedC.confusedD.hungry
【小题6】
A.butB.soC.becauseD.if
【小题7】
A.sleepingB.arguingC.dyingD.smiling
【小题8】
A.push B.makeC.destroyD.prove
【小题9】
A.need B.have C.findD.show
【小题10】
A.live B.bury C.supportD.sleep
【小题11】
A.usefulB.certainC.similarD.special
【小题12】
A.futureB.pastC.historyD.life
【小题13】
A.friends B.progressC.discoveriesD.money
【小题14】
A.healthB.career C.honorD.freedom
【小题15】
A.thingsB.conditionC.peopleD.beauty
【小题16】
A.beforeB.whenC.unlessD.since
【小题17】
A.realizeB.regretC.apologizeD.explain
【小题18】
A.orB.untilC.howeverD.but
【小题19】
A.savedB.missedC.reducedD.won
【小题20】
A.possibleB.probableC.necessaryD.suitable

When we’re little, our mother is the center of our attention, and we are the center of hers. So our mother’s characteristics leave an indelible(持久的)impression, and we are forever after attracted to people with her facial features, body type, personality, even sense of humor. If our mother is warm and giving, as adults  we tend to be attracted to people who are warm and giving. If our mother is strong and even-tempered, we  are going to be attracted to a fair-minded strength in our mates.

         The mother has an additional influence on her sons: she not only gives them clues to what they will find attractive in a mate, but also affects how they feel about women in general. So if she is warm and nice, her sons are going to think that’s the way women are. They will probably grow up to be warm and responsive lovers and also be cooperative around the house.

         Conversely, a mother who has a depressive personality, and is sometimes friendly but then suddenly turns cold and rejecting, may raise a man who becomes a “dance-away lover”. Because he’s been so scared about love from his mother, he’s afraid of commitment and may pull away from a girlfriend for this reason.

         While the mother determines in large part what qualities attract us in a mate, it’s the father—the first male in our lives—who influences how we relate to the opposite sex. Fathers have an enormous effect on their children’s personalities and chances of marital happiness.

         Just as mothers influence their son’s general feelings toward women, fathers influence their daughter’s general feelings about men. If a father lavishes praise on his daughter and demonstrates that she is a worthwhile person, she’ll feel very good about herself in relation to men. But if the father is cold, critical or absent, the daughter will tend to feel she’s not very lovable or attractive.

         In addition, most of us grow up with people of similar social circumstances. We hang around with people in the same town; our friends have about the same educational backgrounds and career goals. We tend to be most comfortable with these people, and therefore we tend to link up with others whose families are often much like our own.

1.Why do our mother’s characteristics leave us an indelible impression?

    A. Because we are likely to be attached to people with her characteristics.

    B. Because the mother and her child are the centers of each other when her child is very young.

    C. Because our mother is better than our dad.

    D. Because our mother is a woman who is kind to us.

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

    A. If our mother is warm and giving, we love to be together with warm and generous people.

    B. If our mother is strong and well-controlled, we are going to be attracted to a fair-minded strength in

our mates.

      C. Mother not only gives her children clues to what they will find attractive in a mate, but also affects

how they feel about women in general.

    D. Fathers influence their daughter’s general feelings about men.

3.What can we know from Paragraphs 2 and 3?

    A. The mother only influences her sons.

    B. The sons always think women are warm and nice.

    C. A mother who has a depressive personality is sure to raise a dance-away lover.

    D. The mother has an additional influence on her sons.

4.What does the underlined word “lavishes” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

    A. Uses much.             B. Uses little.                     C. Never uses.                   D. Seldom uses.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

    A. Mothers’ influence on their sons.                            B. Parents’ influence on their children.

    C. Parents’ impression on their children.           D. Fathers’ influence on their daughters.       

 

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