- Good-bye ! I’m going back to my hometown this afternoon. - A. Have a nice trip. B. Congratulations! C. Take your time. D. I couldn’t agree more. 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 41 those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 42 at the pier（码头）waving good-bye to my father as his 43 pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of 44 , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of 45 in the new environment again.

Throughout the years of changing 46 , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood—my mother. For both my 47 and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while 48 some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the 49 which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. 50 she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother 51 managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and 52 .

This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 53 with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to 54 a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this 55 into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to 56 another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a 57 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 58 pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.

No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 59 attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so 60 all those years of my childhood—she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.

A．leave behind B．leave out C．leave off D．leave for

A．living B．staring C．standing D．going

A．car B．ship C．train D．plane

A．range B．shape C．sight D．control

A．adapting B．suiting C．matching D．fitting

A．names B．jobs C．addresses D．directions

A．father B．classmates C．brother D．relatives

A．performing B．seeking C．waiting D．applying

A．programs B．sacrifices C．contribution D．cooperation

A．Once B．While C．When D．Unless

A．somewhere B．somewhat C．sometime D．somehow

A．romantic B．comfortable C．mysterious D．wealthy

A．generally B．actually C．especially D．unfairly

A．desert B．pursue C．affect D．limit

A．lifestyle B．value C．journey D．opportunity

A．acquire B．explore C．occupy D．realize

A．load B．sadness C．result D．challenge

A．hang B．draw C．take D．sell

A．changeable B．cautious C．positive D．negative

A．experienced B．brave C．ordinary D．annoyed

. With two months _______,we'll have to say good-bye for our school life will be ending.

A. going B. gone C. goes D. to go?

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye : Queen City Casket Company . “What is it?” I wondered . I 36 it over . There, on the back in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled（手写的） 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years .

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder . On my 39 that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines .

Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog, I entered Mr Rader’s office . After a quick glance he 42 me over to the fire-place . Noticing the 43 in the top of my 44 , he said, “Come with me !” pulling me into his 45 and drove me downtown. We pulled to a stop before a shoe store . Inside, a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen . I 48 several inches tall when I got up 49 them . “ We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said .

Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 50 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me . With 51 eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately （深情地）, “Jimmy, I want you to 52 I love you”.

I said good-bye, and for the first time I 53 the hope that things would be 54 . With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a 55 .

A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed

A．address B．list C．message D．information

A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back

A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival

A．if only B．how C．whether D．why

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My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would   36   the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   37 was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mummy." She said. "No, Many people are   38 . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first  39 , I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, "Mummy, it must be our eyes." She looked at me and said, "You are   40  fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."  41 the years, mother asked me a couple more  42 and always her response to my answers was, "No, but you are getting  43  every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa  44 . Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our   45  to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was  46  when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a  47  between her and me. She saw the   48 on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really  49 your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your   50 ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" she replied, "No, it is   51  on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough friends and 52 that you will have a shoulder to cry   53  when you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   54  one. It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of    55__.

The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 36 the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As a result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 37 . Susan’s husband Mark watched her 38 into hopelessness and he was 39 to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to 40 to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too 41 to get around the city by herself. Mark 42 to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening 43 she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark 44 Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other _45 _, specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new _46 .
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip 47 _. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband 48 _, her eyes filled with tears of gratitude（感激）. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 49 ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement 50 _ Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work 51 . As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure 52 you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver 53 _.
“You know, every morning for the 54 week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than 55 _. That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.