Twelve years age I flew from my home in Minnesota to spend Father’s Day with my father in California. This wasn’t a typical Father’s Day visit, but to say goodbye to my father as his cancer rapidly advanced. We hadn’t had much of a relationship up to that day and never did much talking. He wasn’t verbal (善用言词辞的) or demonstrative (易流露感情的) nor was I. I knew he loved me simply because fathers love their children. He never told me he loved me and I never told him. That’s the way we did things in our house.

   My father told me a bit about his career growth from a poor boy to a very successful businessman. He had got a lot through his hard work. He had reasons to be proud of what he had done and I had the benefit of his success. “Maybe I didn’t do things right. I never really knew you or your brothers. I did what I thought was right.” This visit didn’t change our ways. We shook hands and said goodbye as I left. Our relationship ended as we lived it.

   As a father for more than 14 years I look back and understand why I am staying at home full-time with my children. I tell my children I love them every day, I hug them and I talk with them and let them know how important they are to me. However, as much as we would like to believe that we are all ideal fathers but we are not. We all made mistakes and hopefully we learned from them, just as I learned from my father.

Why did the author visit his father?

  A. He wanted to wish his father a happy Father’s Day.                   

B. He planned to look after his sick father.   

C. He wanted to express his love to his father.               

D. He came to see his father for the last time.

57. What did the author think of his father?

  A. He didn’t talk much but was a good father.  B. He didn’t do anything right.

  C. He just did what a father should do.         D. He didn’t like his children at all.

58. Which of the following statements about the author’s father is TRUE?

  A. His father had been away from their home for a long time.     

  B. His father gained great success through hard work. 

C. His father quite understand his children.

D. His father was sorry for his mistake.

59. The author believes that fathers should________.

  A. set good example to their children through actions        

  B. stay at home with their children all the time

  C. tell their children what is right

  D. express their love to their children

Congratulations! You have applied for a job and now you are getting ready for that important job interview and you are looking forward to making a good impression on your future (hopefully) boss.

When you walk in the room the very first impression you make on the interviewer can have a great influence on the rest of the interview. It is important that you introduce yourself, shake hands, and are friendly. In a job interview, the first question is often a “breaking the ice” type of question. Don’t be surprised if the interviewer asks you something like: “How are you today?” or “What do you think of the weather lately?” Answer the question without going into too much detail.
Talking about qualifications (资历) is the most important part of any job interview. Your qualifications include your education and any special training you may have received in the past. Your qualifications also include your experience in any previous work. It is important to explain what experience you have in detail. Generally, employers want to know exactly what you did and how well you accomplished your tasks. This is not the time to be modest.
Try to avoid some big mistakes in the job interview, such as leaving the mobile on and criticizing previous bosses. The worst thing is you yourself have no questions. Having no questions shows you are either not interested or not prepared. Remember that interviewers are more impressed with the questions you ask than the selling points you try to make.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about          .

A.the typical questions asked in job interviews
B.importance of interviewees’ qualifications in job interviews
C.some common mistakes found in job interviews
D.Dos and Don’ts in job interviews
【小题2】A “breaking the ice” type of question is         .
A.a question that makes people unhappy
B.an opening question asked to make people less nervous
C.a sharp question that makes people angry
D.a question asked about serious topic
【小题3】All of the following are considered to be the interviewee’s qualifications EXCEPT         .
A.educational backgroundB.social background
C.all kinds of special training receivedD.experience in previous work
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a mistake found in job interviews?
A.Leaving the mobile onB.Criticizing previous bosses.
C.Having no questions.D.Arriving late.

A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle(水潭、泥坑) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet.He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn't possibly imagine how this had happened.It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.
He prayed this prayer, "Dear God, I need help  now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat!" He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered.As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water.Susie tripped (绊倒) in front of the teacher and dumped (倒) the bowl of water in the boy's lap.The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, "Thank you.Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy was the object of sympathy.The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out.All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk.The sympathy was wonderful.But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred (转移) to someone else+—Susie.She tried to help, but they told her to get out.
When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too!"
【小题1】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ____       .
A.the boys would never play with him
B.the boys would treat him as usual
C, he would hardly hear any praise from the boys
D.he would be laughed at by the.boys endlessly
【小题2】After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of ___      _.

A.excitementB.reliefC.anxietyD.anger
【小题3】What did the other kids do after the incident?
A.They offered him dry clothes.
B.They laughed at the boy rudely,
C.They helped the boy do the cleaning.
D.They urged the boy to get out angrily,
【小题4】Why did Susie dump water in the boy's lap?
A.The boy asked her to do so.
B.She just did it by accident.
C.The teacher tripped her on purpose.
D.She knew the boy's embarrassment.

 

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Until quite recently, I knew only three things about my father: I knew his name, David S. Johnson, Jr. I knew he was an only child, and I’d been told he was killed on April 12, 1945, somewhere in Germany.

I used to come to visit my Granny. “Daddy David and his two friends were out in the fields, making sure the way was safe for the others to follow,” she told me. “All of a sudden there was an explosion. All three of them were killed.” Granny was looking down, stroking one thin hand with the other. Then there were no words but silence.

       I began my search and collection for information about my father as my 50th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his death drew near. I was told that the explosion had blown him to bits and I had great difficulty collecting anything I could find about him bit by bit. Bits of information about his began falling into my hands, my mind and my heart. Longing to know my father kept me connected to him. It was time to transform my longing into knowledge.

       Once upon a time he was alive, and my mother and father were deeply in love. They were married, and they had a child, my brother David. Then my father left for the war.

I was born in January 1945. On February 15 my father wrote me a letter of welcome. The letter is kept in my baby book, “Dear Susan, you have a very good family. Your dad is sort of a less able person. Your mother is the most wonderful person I’ve ever known. I’ve always marveled at my great good fortune to have her and been loved by her. If you follow her words and examples, you may expect to meet life in the best possible way, and your path will always be the right one. Your father, Dave.”

        Black on white paper, the words are from my father. From them I grow into a person of loyalty and love. How I long for stories that will bring him to life!

1.The writer got to know her father’s story of death from         .

        A.her father’s friends   B.someone in Germany

         C.her grandmother                D.a little child

2.The author meet difficulty finding information about her father because          .

         A.it was too  late for her to start the search    

         B.the explosion left little about her father

         C.she only found pieces of hands and legs  

         D.she didn’t have enough knowledge to do it

3.Which of the following statements is TURE?          .

         A.Her parents had only one child B.Her father died before her birth

         C.Her father was a disabled man          D.The writer never saw her father

4.We know from the last paragraph that the author         .

        A.still hates her father for having left

         B.is curious about her father’s death

         C.shows much respect for her father

         D.is sure that her father may survive

 

I was sleeping for over a week after a traffic accident. The only sounds that could be heard were coming from the machines that were  36   me alive.

All my family members were   37   ways to wake me up from my silence.

Greg, my brother – in – law,  38   to take some of my songs I had recently recorded to a local radio station,   39   he explained about my illness. He told them he was  40 I could hear what was going on around me and that he knew having my own songs   41   on the radio had been a huge dream of mine. This would definitely  42   me and do more than any medicine or machine could.

The radio station agreed to help and gave him a specific date and time   43  he could have a radio “  44  ” at my hospital bed. Greg’s decision had filled everyone with 45   and now the moment arrived. Nervous from expectation, all my family members  46   hands and watched over me hoping for a   47  .

The DJ made a pre – song announcement about my   48   to the general audience, and then spoke directly to me.

“Shelly, this is for you. I want you to really listen now. This is not just   49   song we’re playing, but your family’s song of hope. All of us at KKDJ wish you a speedy   50  .”

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Everyone in the room held their breath and watched  51   as the music began. Later they all witnessed the tears  52   down my pale cheeks. Though still not awake, it was obvious I heard my song.

Just a few days later, hope turned into   53  . I did in fact awake. Though not   54   unscathed (未受伤的), I did not suffer from the disabilities that had been predicted.

Hope is the part of us that makes us pick up the pieces and try again.   55   hope where would we be?

1.

A.keeping

B.remaining

C.protecting

D.saving

 

2.

A.sending for

B.making for

C.searching for

D.calling for

 

3.

A.hesitated

B.refused

C.settled

D.decided

 

4.

A.which

B.that

C.where

D.when

 

5.

A.sure

B.absolute

C.doubtful

D.determined

 

6.

A.performed

B.played

C.done

D.acted

 

7.

A.approach

B.fetch

C.spread

D.reach

 

8.

A.now that

B.in that

C.so that

D.such that

 

9.

A.by hand

B.on hand

C.on his hands

D.at his hands

 

10.

A.amazement

B.hope

C.possibilities

D.scarce

 

11.

A.connected

B.combined

C.joined

D.took

 

12.

A.action

B.reaction

C.performance

D.reflection

 

13.

A.mind

B.scene

C.situation

D.status

 

14.

A.Greg’s

B.his

C.your

D.our

 

15.

A.concert

B.recovery

C.rescue

D.return

 

16.

A.anxiously

B.assuredly

C.differently

D.confidently

 

17.

A.falling

B.breaking

C.streaming

D.putting

 

18.

A.deeds

B.doubt

C.practice

D.reality

 

19.

A.completely

B.incompletely

C.normally

D.generally

 

20.

A.At

B.Of

C.With

D.Without

 

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