The Worst Part

Mom is usually home on Sunday but this week she was going to a big golf game and I was all alone in the house. I was mad at Mom for divorcing Dad.

I kept looking at the telephone until I couldn’t stand it any longer. I picked up the receiver and dialed Dad’s number over in Bakersfield. I even remembered to dial 1 first because it was long distance. “You promised to phone me this week but you didn’t,” I said, feeling I had to talk to him.

“Take it easy, kid,” he said. “I just didn’t get around to it. I was going to call this evening. The week isn’t over yet.”

I thought about that.

“Something on your mind?” he asked.

“I hoped you would call, so I waited and waited.” Then I was sorry I said it.

“There was heavy snow in the morning,” he said, “I had to chain up on highway 80 and lost time.”

I know putting chains on eight big wheels in the snow is no fun. I felt a little better, as long as we were talking. “How is Bandit?” I asked.

There was a funny silence. For a minute I thought the line was dead. Then I knew something must have happened to my dog.

“Well, kid—”, he began. “My name is Leigh!” I almost yelled. “I’m not just some kid you met on the street!”

Keep your shirt on, Leigh,” he said. “When I had to stop along with some other truck drivers to put on chains, I left Bandit out of the cab, I thought he would get back … I have sent out a call to CB radio, but I didn’t get an answer yet.” I was about to say I understood when there came the bad part, the really bad part. I heard a boy’s voice say, “Hey, Bill, Mom wants to know when we’re going out to get the pizza?”

We can conclude from the passage that              .

A. Leigh’s mother often went to golf games B. Leigh was a deserted boy

C. Leigh’s dad never had a rest on Sundays     D. Leigh’s father lived in another city

Which is true about Bandit?

A. It was killed by a truck     B. It was let out of the cab and got lost

C. It was frozen to death.      D. It ran off Highway 80 and into the mountain.

The underlined sentence “Keep your shirt on”(last para) probably means “        ”.

A.Cool down    B.Stop talking C.Be quiet    D.Keep warm

The worst part in Leigh’s eyes may be that            .

A. he forgot to go to get the pizza B. his parents got divorced

C. his dad got remarried    D. his dad didn’t love him


第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
The English are often considered as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers, but not London taxi drivers. I once asked a cabbie to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them: “Some very strange things happen late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had a little dog with her. When we got to her house she found that she'd lost her key. So, I waited in the cab with the dog while she climbed up the window.” “I waited … and waited … After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb up the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought that I was trying to rob the house! Luckily, the woman came downstairs, she'd gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare(车资,车费).”?
56.In the writer’s opinion, London taxi drivers are _____________.
A. unfriendly      B. talkative           C. helpful        D. strange enough
57. From the passage we guess that the writer ______.
A. is the driver of the taxi                                B. often travels by taxi
C. is a foreigner visiting London                        D. lives in London
58. What does the underlined word “cabbie” mean in this passage?
A. Conductor.        B. Stranger.           C. Taxi driver.               D. Porter.
59. The man was waiting outside the woman's house because ______.
A. he began to like the woman and her dog at the first sight
B. the woman had not paid him
C. he wanted to know what would happen when the police came
D. he was trying to go on talking with her

I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 16  grade six. at that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

One day after class, she 17  that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a 18 conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 19 and it made me feel special(特别). I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that 20   believed me , and my 21 started to improve(提高) in her subject.

Months later, she moved into a house near my 22 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的 ) support helped me, 23 in my studies, as I knew she would  24 __my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally 25_ second in my class.

Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away(疏远) 26 _still kept a constant(不断的) check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we 27 spoke, but by then I had become the 28 in my class. When I left my school, I was 29 with her, as she never answered the 30 when I called her.

Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths(路) 31 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not 32 asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"

"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree  33 on your own roots, not depending on (依靠)others. Now here you are and I feel 34 of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to 35  a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I'll always thank her .

1.

A.jump

B.attend

C.copy

D.repeat

 

2.

A.heard

B.noticed

C.learned

D.sensed

 

3.

A.stupid

B.useless

C.normal

D.secret

 

4.

A.attention

B.attraction

C.explanation

D.examination

 

5.

A.everyone

B.someone

C.anyone

D.nobody

 

6.

A.words

B.objects

C.classes

D.grades

 

7.

A.home

B.school

C.hotel

D.company

 

8.

A.generally B

B.actually

C.especially

D.usually

 

9.

A.change

B.look

C.improve

D.check

 

10.

A.received

B.came

C.caught

D.held

 

11.

A.but

B.as

C.or

D.so

 

12.

A.ever

B.often

C.once

D.hardly

13.A oldest       B. strongest   C. best         D. cleverest

14.

A.out of touch

B.in common

C.out of reach

D.in touch

 

15.

A.road

B.schoolyard

C.phone

D.machine

 

16.

A.separated

B.formed

C.added

D.crossed

 

17.

A.finish

B.help

C.prevent

D.keep

 

18.

A.standing

B.flying

C.growing

D.sitting

 

19.

A.sad

B.proud

C.good

D.ashamed

 

20.

A.give up

B.get on

C.look for

D.take up

 

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