题目内容
That day I was later for school, so Mom offered me a 36 . I sat beside her in our car, daydreaming about my 37 . I’d be graduating from high school in a few months. I’d leave high school behind and do whatever I wanted. What 38 I do? Go to college? Or get a job in an office where I could 39 my way up?
Mom interrupted my thoughts.“Kassandra, do you 40 that?’’She asked just as we were 41 the railroad tracks. She stopped the car on the other side and 42 the window. “It looks like a child.’’ 43 ,I saw a small boy walking by himeself. The warning lights on the train tracks flashed 44 .The boy stayed where he was right in the middle of the 45 .The whistle sounded. There’s no 46 that train can stop in time!The boy jumped up and down and 47 at the engineer.
I took off running. My shoes flopped(松动) against my feet as I 48 , so I kicked them off. I ran faster. Stones crunched(发出刺耳的碎裂声) and flew under my 49 feet. The ground shook. God, let me get to him! The train was almost on top of him. I 50 the boy in my arms. Keep running! But something 51
me. I fell backward, away from the train. I pulled the boy with me onto safe ground. The train barreled(高速行驶)past. The noise was 52 . The wheels were so close that I could have reached out and touched one.
Once the train was out of 53 , I stood up. Mom ran up and hugged me. “Kassandra, I didn’t think you were going to 54 it !’’
I got ready for bed that night 55 looking forward to school the next day. I wanted to enjoy every moment in life.
1.
A.help |
B.favor |
C.hand |
D.ride |
2.
A.love |
B.future |
C.job |
D.university |
3.
A.would |
B.should |
C.could |
D.might |
4.
A.walk |
B.struggle |
C.feel |
D.work |
5.
A.see |
B.hear |
C.watch |
D.find |
6.
A.passing |
B.repairing |
C.crossing |
D.building |
7.
A.brought down |
B.rolled out |
C.pointed out |
D.looked out |
8.
A.At length |
B.Frankly speaking |
C.After all |
D.Sure enough |
9.
A.red |
B.yellow |
C.green |
D.black |
10.
A.streets |
B.train |
C.tracks |
D.roads |
11.
A.possibility |
B.problem |
C.way |
D.doubt |
12.
A.shot |
B.waved |
C.shouted |
D.laughed |
13.
A.ran |
B.drove |
C.thought |
D.walked |
14.
A.big |
B.bare |
C.fast |
D.quick |
15.
A.drew |
B.held |
C.led |
D.caught |
16.
A.attracted |
B.knocked |
C.struck |
D.pushed |
17.
A.deafening |
B.sounding |
C.exciting |
D.loud |
18.
A.fashion |
B.mind |
C.sight |
D.date |
19.
A.fetch |
B.do |
C.make |
D.get |
20.
A.thus |
B.already |
C.never |
D.still |
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.A
6.C
7.C
8.D
9.A
10.C
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.B
15.D
16.D
17. A
18.C
19.C
20.B
【解析】 略
I spent my last Christmas Day working the whole day!
Due to the nature of my job, I had to go back to my __41___ and spent my whole Christmas Day there. Of course, It __42___ no good! Surely you will get ___43__ when almost all of your friends are either resting at home, watching TV, listening to music, __44___ watching movies in the cinema, and you are the only one that is not __45___. The feeling is really bad. And I really did not feel like __46___ and going to work in the morning. But I __47___ went to work. I am a responsible guy. Since the arrangement was like that, I __48___.
Of course, there is something __49___ about working on Christmas Day and most public __50___. First of all, since I had no plan to go out, or do any __51___ activities on that day, I most likely would __52___ the day at home playing computer games, so why not go to work and ___53__ some extra money? It makes sense to me. Besides, it is a holiday for __54___ the whole world. It __55___ most of my company’s offices in other __56___ would probably not be working, __57___ those in China, Japan and Thailand as Christmas is not a holiday for people there. Less users, less problems, meaning? Less __58___ for us to do. And the best part is, the office is ours! I can __59___ my laptop to the office, watch movies, play games, and at the same time, get my extra __60___! Well, what do you think of working on holidays?
A. home | B. study | C. office | D. town | |
A. made | B. felt | C. kept | D. did | |
A. sad | B. strange | C. stupid | D. interesting | |
A. or | B. and | C. so | D. but | |
A. watched | B. employed | C. missed | D. included | |
A. keeping off | B. falling behind | C. getting up | D. running away | |
A. also | B. always | C. even | D. still | |
A. experienced | B. accepted | C. disliked | D. changed | |
A. important | B. good | C. different | D. funny | |
A. places | B. tours | C. jobs | D. holidays | |
A. other | B. dangerous | C. useless | D. simple | |
A. start | B. value | C. spend | D. afford | |
A. pay | B. steal | C. save | D. make | |
A. almost | B. hardly | C. only | D. exactly | |
A. explains | B. means | C. reads | D. tells | |
A. villages | B. countries | C. cities | D. buildings | |
A. after | B. with | C. except | D. as | |
A. work | B. talk | C. homework | D. cleaning | |
A. throw | B. post | C. bring | D. pull | |
A. fun | B. room | C. service | D. pay |
This Mother’s Day will be the 8th year I have spent without my own mother. She passed away less than a month before Mother’s Day in the year 2000. She had been ill for almost two years, and I didn’t cry when she died, or at her funeral, but on that first Mother’s Day without her. On that day, I realized that this person I loved and depended on was gone forever.
She still lives in family memories, in the thoughts of her friends and co-workers, in the values she had instilled(灌输) in her children, and in the lovely flower gardens that she had so carefully tended.
She loved her gladioli and irises. Each fall she would dig the bulbs out of the soil and carefully wrap them in paper. The bulbs would be stored until the following spring when they would be replanted. It seemed like a lot of effort to me, but each year her flower garden was more glorious than the year before. She put the same hard work into caring for her family, instilling in her children a sense of justice and fair play, compassion, and strong moral values so that we blossomed.
Share anecdotes about your mother’s life at your Mother’s Day party. Too often, we avoid speaking of those loved ones who have passed away, fearful that we will unearth sad feelings. It doesn’t have to be that way. Sharing fond memories and stories of the life we shared with her can be a healing process that binds(捆绑)the family together.
My mother passed away when her oldest grandchild was only eight years old. Children will enjoy sharing pictures and stories of the grandmother they may have never known or have little memory of. Sharing anecdotes to pass on to the next generation will give children a feeling of family history and continuity, and may be one of the best ways to honor our mothers and grandmothers who have gone before us.
【小题1】What does the underlined words “passed away” ( in Paragraph 1)mean?
A.died | B.continued | C.started | D.lasted |
A.mum had been dead for a long time | B.mum had suffered a lot from the illness |
C.it was true that mum had been dead | D.it was impossible to depend on mum |
A.loved her gladioli and irises | B.showed kindness to all her children |
C.taught the children to plant patiently | D.had a good influence on the author |
A.they are simply afraid of causing sad feelings |
B.they have forgotten their mums completely |
C.they don’t love their mums any longer |
D.they think their mums have passed away |
A.spend the Mother’s Day with our children |
B.share the stories of them with the children |
C.hold the Mother’s Day party every year |
D.plant beautiful flowers in the family garden |