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One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift． Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap（包装）．
On September 11^th, 1 958，Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap，saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is．” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night． I sang to it, I told it stories．I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however，I found its bed empty． My doll was gone! I cried for it．Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever． For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”，“pitiful"，and “dying”, which sounded Ominous．
Christmas was coming, “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room． “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough．” As he spoke，his eyes filled with tears． I’d never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs． “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!” “Thank God!” I heard Mum cry．
From the window upstairs，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them so happy． And I was also full of joy． What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home． I ran downstairs． My socks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love !
【小题1】What happened to the author on September 11^th,1958?

A．He got a baby brother．	B．He got a Christmas gift．
C．He became four years old．	D．He received a doll．

【小题2】What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Impossible．

B．Boring．

C．Difficult．

D．Fearful．

【小题3】Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

1）如此行无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）

2）如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列要求改正：

此行多一词，则把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，且也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一词，则在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该词。

此行错一词，则在错词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

China was the first in the world to discover rockets, and 1)__________

the first “astronaut” was also Chinese. In the lately 14^th 2)__________

century a man named Wan Hu had himself tying to a special 3)__________

chair, the back of that was fitted with 47 original rockets, 4)__________

while he grasped huge kites on either hand. He hoped that the 5)__________

rockets will advance him,and the kites would lift him into 6)__________

the sky. He failed, and died. Therefore , his brave attempt has 7)__________

been acknowledged today. The international community has 8)__________

been named a crater on the moon by him. Up to now 9)__________

China had launched two man spaceships and has achieved 10)_________

the ancient dream of man flying through space.

I’ll call my father tomorrow which is Father’s Day． Every other 1 I call，Morn answers and Dad quietly picks up the 2 and listens in to our conversation．But 3 Father’s Day, we will talk a little about my job，my family and the weather． Then Dad will say，“Thanks for 4 ,son ,”and hang up．

5 it is almost summer, every year after our Father’s Day talk，I’m left with images of my father and the cold．As a boy I watched him out of the kitchen window 6 our lane（道） of snow with the first snow blower（旋转式清雪机）． First，he’d do our walk and then he’d blow the lanes of the shut-ins（不能出门的病人），the single morns，and poorer folks， 7 could not seem to get it together．

I 8 him and learned from him，but I 9 not remember my father and me ever having much of a conversation．Nothing that he 10 shared、vim me in a heart-felt way showed that he may be 11 ，upset or ready to climb the wall．

The last time I saw my father, I asked him to go out for a 12 with me．The sun was setting over the lake and I said，“Come on．We don’t 13 much time together any more． Let’s go． ”Father looked at me meaningfully and said，“ 14 ． ”

That visit to my father was about a week before September 11 th．I was near Ground Zero on that day and for five hours 15 the first plane struck, my family did not know of my whereabouts（下落）． 16 for me I arrived back at our home in Brooklyn．My biggest 17 was that my wife told me my father was 18 to drive from his home on Lake Huron to Ground Zero to find me．

To love the remote father is to face this paradox（矛盾）：to accept his refusal of my 19 for a sunset walk with his worry that I might have died with thousands of others last September； to deeply know, if not accept，that is his way, the way a man of 10 words，snowblower of shut-ins and lonely hearts，can best show a father’s love．

1． A．day B．time C．year D．summer

2． A．pen B．paper C．extension D．directory

3． A．on B．at C．during D．after

4． A．coming B．inviting C．calling D．giving

5． A．As if B．Even though C．As though D．Ever since

6． A．washing B．clearing C．appreciating D．playing

7． A．who B．which C．they D．whom

8． A．saw B．noticed C．watched D．realized

9． A．can B．must C．need D．shall

10． A．still B．even C．ever D．never

11． A．straight forward B．afraid C．innocent D．authentic

12． A．walk B．swim C．meal D．picnic

13． A．spend B．waste C．save D．cost

14． A．Yes B．No C．A moment D．After you

15． A．until B．unless C．before D．since

16． A．Properly B．Luckily C．Unfortunately D．Shortly

17． A．success B．objection C．surprise D．drawback

18． A．prepared B．forbidden C．persuaded D．urged

19． A．worry B．pleasure C．desire D．curiosity

20． A．many B．few C．several D．enough

Every country has its heroes. They may be soldiers, sports people, doctors or film stars. We admire them for their courage, their strength, or their devotion to duty .Their examples inspire us to live better and to work harder.

Terry Fox was a young student who loved life. He was a sports fan. When he was just 18 years old, a terrible event happened: his right leg had to be cut off because of cancer. Such an experience would have destroyed a weaker person—but Terry Fox was a fighter. He refused to give up. Instead, while he was recovering from the operation, an idea slowly formed in his mind. He decided he would run across Canada, in order to raise money for cancer research.

Slowly and carefully, he began to train. Every step was extremely painful, but he insisted on increasing the distance covered day by day. Sixteen months later, in the spring of 1980, he was ready for the long journey across Canada—his Marathon of Hope. His every step was extremely painful ,but he insisted on increasing the distance covered day by day. It was a time of inspiration and heart-breaking emotion. Through television, every home saw his particular way of running, a kind of half-hop and half-run. Thousands of people lined the route to encourage him and to wish him well. They also gave him money to fight cancer. Then, on Sep. 1st, 1980, after 143 days and more than 5,000 kilometers completed, everything came to an end. Terry had to stop. He lived on for another nine months and died on June 18 th, 1981. He was almost 23.

1. Terry decided to run across Canada ______.

A. because he wanted to tell the public that he was a fighter

B. to win people’s admiration

C. to collect money for cancer research

D. to earn some money for cure for his leg

2. Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. The idea came to him when he was recovering from his operation.

B. He increased the amount of training day by day.

C. He covered over 5,000 kilometers in the journey.

D. Terry practiced 9 months before he began his journey.

3. Which of the following can best describe Terry’s character?

A. Devoted and discouraged B. Brave and determined

C. Attractive and romantic D. Patient and careful

4. Terry’s journey began in ______.

A. April; 1980 B. March; 1980 C. May; 1981 D. June; 1980

I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.

Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2^nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5^th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulos! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a grey suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly

describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!

Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?

56. The writer went to Harrods to __________.

A. kill time　　　 B. buy some gifts　 C. go sightseeing　　 D. shop for her wedding

57. What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A. drive　　　　 B. arrive　　　　 C. rush　　　　　　 D. leave

58 Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in th second paragraph?

A. “I’m an honest man.”　　　　　　　　　　 B. “I must obey the rules.”

C. “Harrods is strict with its employees.”　　　 D. “Anybody will receive our good service.”

59. As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.

A. went to a meeting.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. flew back to Geneva

C. visited one of her friends D. attended a wedding ceremony

60. The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ______.

A. pleasant　　　　　 B. strange　　　　　 C. exciting　　　 D. amusing

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