This story began when I was a child. I was born in     46   . Often we hadn’t enough to eat. When never we had some food, Mother often give me  her portion. While she was putting her rice into my bowl, she would say, “Eat this rice, son! I’m not   47   .
As I grew, Mother her    48   her spare time to    49  in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more     50  for my growth. Once she caught just two fish, she made fish soup. While I was eating the soup, Mother sat beside me and ate what was still kept on the    51   of the fish I had eaten. My heart was       52   when I saw it. So I gave the other fish to her but she immediately   53  it and said, “I don’t  54    like fish.”
Then, in order to pay for my    55    , Mother went to a match factory. This helped her get some money to cover my school fees. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight.    56   I said, “Mother, go to sleep; it’s late; you can     57  working tomorrow.” Mother smiled and said, “Go to sleep, son! I’m not      58     .
When I had to sit my final examination, mother accompanied me. Mother    59    for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to    60   her. Mother give me a glass of tea that she had    61   . The tea was not as    62   as Mother’s love. Seeing Mother covered with sweat, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to   63  too. Mother said, “I’m not thirsty!”.
Now , I’m an employer and my     64   now is to work hard and to repay my mother for all the    65    that she gave me.

【小题1】
A.poorB.specialC.weakD.happy
【小题2】A worried          B. hungry         C. carless          D, foolish
【小题3】
A.looked upB.set upC.gave upD.push up
【小题4】
A.learnB.swimC.fishD.play
【小题5】
A.tasteB.nutritionC.functionD.importance
【小题6】
A.meatB.bowlC.plateD.bone
【小题7】
A.movedB.excitedC.puzzledD.surprised
【小题8】
A.doubtedB.acceptedC.refusedD.overlooked
【小题9】
A.quietlyB.mostlyC.clearlyD.really
【小题10】
A.educationB.healthC.careerD.experience
【小题11】
A.AsB.SoC.UntilD.But
【小题12】
A.stopB.beginC.continueD.enjoy
【小题13】
A.coldB.sadC.sickD.tired
【小题14】
A.waitedB.calledC.wentD.hunted
【小题15】
A.greetB.helpC.askD.meet
【小题16】
A.preparedB.boughtC.foundD.cleaned
【小题17】
A.freeB.strongC.highD.hard
【小题18】
A.changeB.drinkC.throwD.notice
【小题19】
A.beliefB.wonderC.dreamD.work
【小题20】
A.foodB.futureC.waterD.love

We thought we had it all---a beautiful house, three healthy children and one more on the way, two cars, a couple of four-wheelers for entertainment---and we loved it. Then, the market turned and my husband’s job at a construction company was gone. The company was closing down for good.We both started looking for jobs right away, but there weren’t any to be found. With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through. The more we pulled together, the closer we got. I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn’t felt in years.
That’s why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for our present situation. I continually asked him to stop, but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job.
Finally, one afternoon I pulled him aside and said, “We have four healthy children and each other. That’s what’s important. That makes you a rich man.”
“ But what if we lose the house? They’ll hate me—you’ll hate me,” he replied.
I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye. “No matter where we live I will be happy –as long as I have you.” I smiled again. In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said “I do”.
I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed. He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn’t for quite some time. It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.
We are still struggling for out better life, but I consider us well-off because we have something that money can’t buy and no one can take away from us.
【小题1】The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means that________.

A.they became closer as they struggled together
B.they hoped to find jobs in the same company
C.neither of them had the courage to ace difficulty
D.they were trying to make their relationship closer
【小题2】We can learn from the passage that________.
A.they both found good jobs at last.
B.both of them were worried about joblessness.
C.her husband was to blame for the unemployment
D.they didn’t love each other when they got married
【小题3】Which of the following can best describe their present life?
A.Bitter but easy. B.Comfortable and happy.
C.Hard but warm.D.Well-off and relaxing.
【小题4】The best title of the passage might be________         .
A.We Have It AllB.We Find It Again
C.A Perfect CoupleD.A Hard Time

Going green seems to be a fad(时尚)for a lot of people these days.Whether that is good or badwe can’t really saybut for the two of usgoing green is not a fad but a lifestyle.

On April 22,2011we decided to go green every single day for an entire year.This meant doing 365 different green thingsand it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things.Rather than recycle and reduce our energywe had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.

With the idea of going green every single day for a yearOur Green Year started.My wife and I decided to educate? people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment.We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.

Over the course of Our Green Yearwe completely changed our lifestyles.We now shop at organic(有机的) stores.We consume? less meatchoosing green food.We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need.We have given away half of what we owned through websites.Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juicewith no chemical cleaners.We make our own butterenjoying the smell of home?made fresh bread.In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.

Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year.We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others.We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? (2013·辽宁,B)

1. What might be the best title for the passage?

AGoing Green

BProtecting the Planet

CKeeping Open?Minded

DCelebrating Our Green Year

2.It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because________.

Athey were expected to follow the green fad

Bthey didn’t know how to educate other people

Cthey were unwilling to reduce their energy

Dthey needed to perform unusual green tasks

3. What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?

AThey tried to get out of their ungreen habits.

BThey ignored others’ ungreen behavior.

CThey chose better chemical cleaners.

DThey sold their home?made food.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

AThe government will give support to the green project.

BThe couple may continue their project in the future.

CSome people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.

DOur Green Year is becoming a national campaign.

 

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was in medical college, I went   36   with some of my friends. The   37   was summer; therefore, we   38   to go to the seaside. After arriving there, we rented a room and left our   39   there. We finished lunch and then decided to rent a boat   40   the sea and the weather were beautiful.

We started to   41  , but about one mile out, the weather suddenly changed.   42   the weather was not good, we didn’t want to   43  , but finally my friends and I   44   that we should go back. We tried to change the boat’s   45  , but as soon as we changed it, the oarlock (橹, 桨) broke. Therefore, we were   46   to turn back. We had to wait for help because we couldn’t do anything.

After seeing the change of the weather, we   47   to row, but it was too late. We   48   it. The sea changed a lot, the waves got very high, and the boat began to   49   like a cradle (摇篮). One of my friends started to cry;   50   started to feel sick. Three hours passed, and nobody came to help us. We were just praying.   51  , after five long hours of waiting, two big boats came to   52   us and we   53  . If they   54   come to get us, we would have crossed the border between Turkey and Greece because the border was very close.

This story is the most exciting story of my life because we could have   55  , but luck was with us and we escaped.

1.A. to camp            B. and camped       C. camping             D. on camp

2.A. climate            B. month            C. reason              D. season

3.A. chose                                   B. selected            C. managed        D. would rather

4.A. things             B. luggage           C. package       D. bags

5.A. if                 B. even if                                 C. because         D. for

6.A. go                 B. row               C. sail                D. surf

7.A. As                 B. If                C. Although       D. Even if

8.A. give in            B. give up           C. go forward    D. row

9.A. agreed             B. hoped             C. suggested      D. promised

10. A. head            B. direction         C. line            D. way

11.A. unable           B. able              C. delighted      D. sad

12.A. shouldn’t continue                                           B. couldn’t continue

    C. shouldn’t have continued                                    D. couldn’t have continued

13.A. forgot           B. regretted        C. didn’t mind        D. disliked

14. A. move             B. tremble           C. shake            D. swing

15.A. other             B. the other        C. another           D. others

16.A. Fortunately                            B. Unfortunately       C. Fortunate         D. Unluckily

17.A. carry             B. bring                                   C. search         D. rescue

18.A. didn’t drown                          B. didn’t die        C. escaped           D. ran away

19.A. didn’t                                B. wouldn’t          C. shouldn’t    D. hadn’t

20.A. died              B. survived                                C. floated     D. returned

 

 

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