阅读理解(共14小题;每小题2分,满分28分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的(A、B、C和D)四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.” ks5*u

“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

    My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

    When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib(肋骨)might have pierced(穿透)a lung...”

My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

    “Daddy… I am so sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”

    “No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

    My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though. ”He managed a weak smile.

    My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.

    A. his father had a terrible accident

    B. he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

    C. his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

    D. his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

    A. Because he didn’t go along with his father.

    B. Because he was rude to his father that morning.

    C. Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

    D. Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.

The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _______.

    A. he had a poor memory B. he didn’t hear what his son said

    C. he just wanted to comfort his son    D. he lost his memory after the accident

What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

    A. Don’t treat your parents badly.

    B. Don’t hurt others with rude words.

    C. Don’t move the injured in an accident.

    D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things.

I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me.I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride,today,Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

       “No ! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

       My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later.I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

    When I reached the hospital,my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive.“ Your lather told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911,thank God! If he had moved Daddy,there’s no telling what might have happened.A broken rib(肋骨)might have pierced(穿透)a lung….”

       My mother may have said more,but I didn’t hear.I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words:Leave me alone.My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more.How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation.I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

       “Daddy… I am so sorry….”

“It’s okay,sweetheart.I'll be okay.”

       “No,”I said,“I mean about what I said to you that day.You know, that morning?”

       My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly.He looked at me and said.“Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day,  not before,during or after the accident.I remember kissing you goodnight the night before,though.”He managed a weak smile.

    My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they can heal.And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

The author was in bad mood that morning because        .

    A.his father had a terrible accident

    B.he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

    C.his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

    D.his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

       A.Because he didn’t go along with his father.

       B.Because he was rude to his father that morning.

       C.Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

       D.Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital

The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that     .

       A.he had a poor memory             B.he didn’t wanted to comfort his son

       C.he just wanted to comfort his son    D.he lost his memory after the accident

What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

       A.Don’t treat your parents badly.

       B.Don’t hurt others with rude words.

       C.Don’t move the injured in an accident.

       D.Don’t be angry with friends at small things

Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegianshad  16  them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After  17   the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves  18  they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly  19   and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly  20 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had  21    to mark their way home. To make things  22   , Evans, whom they had all thought of  23  the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having  24   along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were  25   pushed on at the best speed they could  26  . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his  27  feet; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could  28    put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great  29   . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 30     could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him  31   a few more miles, until it was time to put up the  32   for another night.
The following morning, 33   the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be 34  some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out  35   into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

【小题1】
A.hitB.foughtC.wonD.beaten
【小题2】
A.growingB.puttingC.plantingD.laying
【小题3】
A.afterB.untilC.whileD.before
【小题4】
A.safeB.fastC.shortD.slow
【小题5】
A.roseB.setC.appearedD.disappeared
【小题6】
A.taken upB.cut upC.set upD.picked up
【小题7】
A.easierB.better C.bitterD.worse
【小题8】
A.toB.uponC.asD.in
【小题9】
A.battledB.struggledC.speeded D.waited
【小题10】
A.leftB.lostC.defeatedD.saved
【小题11】
A.manageB.tryC.employD.find
【小题12】
A.achedB.frozenC.hardenedD.harmed
【小题13】
A.hardlyB.neverC.seldomD.nearly
【小题14】
A.painB.fearC.troubleD.danger
【小题15】
A.all othersB.some othersC.othersD.the others
【小题16】
A.awayB.withC.offD.on
【小题17】
A.bedB.tentC.blanketD.sleeping-bag
【小题18】
A.whileB.sinceC.forD.once
【小题19】
A.missedB.separatedC.passedD.gone
【小题20】
A.patientlyB.lonelyC.aloneD.worriedly

A few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I haven’t seen for a very long time. The topic, which was about all the good old times that we had changed to a touching story when he started talking about his father.  
His father’s declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from insomnia (失眠) and often talked to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as he had to keep watching his father’s condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silent and try to get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.  
After his father finished talking, he fell unconscious (失去知觉). My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father. My friend, whom I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father wake up from his coma. He promised himself that whatever words came out from his father’s mouth after he regained his consciousness, he would gladly take them. His only hope for God was to give him a chance to rectify his past mistake.  
Often, we complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years, months, days, hours or even minutes. But do we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long as we (or they) live? From the day we were born to our adulthood, and even when deaths come to us, they are always at our side.
Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a seemingly innocent word of “no” come out from our mouths. We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no more complaints that come out from our mouths when we have to watch over or accompany our parents. No more complaints come out from our mouths when we feel that our parents have treated us like little children. There are so many unlucky ones who have neither fathers nor mothers. They long to have the things that we most complain about, but never have them.
Actually, it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is dwelling.
【小题1】Which of the following word can be used to describe the writer’s friend?

A.SadB.SorryC.RegretfulD.Pitiful
【小题2】What does the underlined word “rectify” mean in Para. 3?
A.put…rightB.recite…by heart C.realizeD.recognize
【小题3】What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
A.Your parents will keep talking to themselves when they are old.
B.Be good to your parents when you still have the chance.
C.You will regret in your life if you don’t show your kindness to your parents.
D.It is not easy to take good care of sick old parents.

Son’s Help
Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
【小题1】Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A.he was a driverB.he worked in a factory
C.he had worked there for a long timeD.he had a lot of work to do
【小题2】Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.
A.she thought her husband was tiredB.she couldn’t find any work
C.her husband spent all time in gamblingD.she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling
【小题3】_______, so he was put into lockup.
A.Mr. Lang was late for workB.Mr. Lang often gambled
C.Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at homeD.Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police
【小题4】The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.
A.he wouldn’t stop gamblingB.he didn’t love her any longer
C.he had been put into lockupD.he was hardly sent away by the factory
【小题5】Which of the following is right?
A.The boy thought his father needed some policemen
B.The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.
C.The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.
D.The boy hoped his mother to come back.

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