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It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.

Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.

My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she

cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.”

On the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls. There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys’ kites and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.

Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,” I thought confusedly.

It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn’t mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep “the things that cannot be and yet they are.”

The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to “go park, see duck.” “I can’t go!” I said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m through I’ll be too tired to walk that far.”

My mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. “It’s a wonderful day,” she offered, “really warm, yet there’s a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?”

I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come on,” I told my little girl. “You’re right, it’s too good a day to miss.”

Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath(余波) of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of --- what dark and horrible things?

“Say!” A smile sipped out from his lips. “Do you remember --- no, of course you wouldn’t. It probably didn’t make the impression on you as it did on me.”

I hardly dared speak. “Remember what?”

“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp (战俘营), when things weren’t too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”

1.Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought________.

A．she was too old to fly kites

B．her husband would make fun of her

C．she should have been doing her housework

D．her girls weren’t supposed to the boy’s games

2. By “we were all beside ourselves writer means that they all ________.

A．felt confused B．went wild with joy

C．looked on D．forgot their fights

3. What did the author think after the kite-flying?

A．The boys must have had more fun than the girls.

B．They should have finished their work before playing.

C．Her parents should spend more time with them.

D．All the others must have forgotten that day.

4.Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?

A．She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.

B．She was reminded of the day they flew kites.

C．She had finished her work in the kitchen.

D．She thought it was a great day to play outside.

5. The youngest Patrick boy is mentioned to show that ______.

A．the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories

B．his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life

C．childhood friendship means so much to the writer

D．people like him really changed a lot after the war

A man and his girlfriend got married. It was a large celebration. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was 36 .

Some months later, the wife said to the 37 , “I read in a magazine about how we can strengthen our 38 . Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying(恼人的) with 39 person. Then, we can talk about how we can 40 them together and make our life happier together.”

The husband 41 . So each of them went to a separate room and thought of the things that 42 them about the other.

The next morning, at the 43 table, they decided that they would go over their lists.

“I’ll start,” offered the wife.

She took out her list. It had 44 items on it. As she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she 45 that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.

“What’s wrong?” she asked. “ 46 ,” the husband replied, “keep reading your list.”

The wife continued to read 47 she had read all the three pages. She carefully placed her list on the 48 and crossed her hands over top of it.

“Now, you read your list and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists.” She said 49 . Quietly the husband said, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think you are 50 as you are. You are lovely and wonderful. I don’t want you to 51 anything for me.”

The wife, touched by the depth of his love for her and his 52 of her, turned her head and wept(流泪).

We have a wonderful 53 that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why 54 time looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can 55 us and see the wonderful things before us?

1. A．true B．false C．kind D．happy

2. A．boyfriend B．husband C．father D．mother

3. A．home B．family C．house D．marriage

4. A．some B．other C．the other D．another

5. A．repair B．solve C．set D．raise

6. A．agreed B．admitted C．refused D．laughed

7. A．interested B．surprised C．troubled D．puzzled

8. A．lunch B．supper C．breakfast D．dinner

9. A．such B．few C．no D．many

10. A．guessed B．understood C．knew D．noticed

11. A．Nothing B．Something C．Everything D．Anything

12. A．unless B．until C．after D．when

13. A．floor B．bed C．chair D．table

14. A．sadly B．happily C．angrily D．crazily

15. A．perfect B．beautiful C．gentle D．rich

16. A．read B．write C．change D．do

17. A．belief B．doubt C．understanding D．acceptance

18. A．home B．earth C．world D．country

19. A．waste B．spend C．take D．devote

20. A．look at B．look around C．look after D．look for

The advertisement appeared in my e-mail—“1-800-Flowers: Mother’s Day Madness —for just $39.99！” I almost clicked on it, forgetting that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Feiddman, died at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without my mom.

In my childhood, my mom appeared to be a typical suburban housewife of her generation. She sewed many of my sisters’ clothes, including both of their wedding dresses and boy’s suits for me. And on the side, she won several national bridge tournaments(桥牌锦标赛).

My mom left many indelible marks on me. The first was to never lose heart and to be independent. My dad died suddenly when I was 19. My mom worked hard for a couple of years. But in1975, I won a scholarship to study in Britain and my mom surprised us all by announcing that she decided to go with me. When I met difficulties, she always said: “You’re a man, so never lose heart, never be knocked down, and try your best to pursue(追求) your dreams.”

My mom’s other big influence on me is a sense of optimism. She had taken her knocks. But every time life knocked her down, she got up and kept on marching forward, encouraged by the saying that pessimists(悲观者) are usually right, optimists are usually wrong, but most great changes are made by optimists.

How I wish to listen to my mother’s words, and give my best regards on this Mother’s Day, but I have no chance now! My best friends, treasure(珍惜)your mother’s love!

1.The author mentioned the advertisement to ___.

A．show he’s tired of the advertisements

B．explain he missed his mother very much

C．make you believe that he was very kind

D．urge the readers to buy the present for their mothers

2.What experience of the author’s mother surprised the author?

A．That she volunteered to go to Britain with her son.

B．That she gained knowledge all by herself.

C．That she did all the housework by herself.

D．That she won several national bridge tournaments.

3.What dose the underlined word “indelible” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?

A．be out of control B．be easy to remember

C．be destroyed easily D．be impossible to forget

4.We can know about the author’s mother that_____.

A．She encouraged the author to pursue his dreams

B．she felt very lonely in her late life

C．She never received a present from her children

D．she passed away before the author’s father

5.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．My Great Mother B．Mother and I

C．Treasure Mother’s Love D．Mother’s Day Madness

We’ll all have a heart that is already accurately showing us how true things are.

Carmen’s mother Maria had just 1 a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant（移植）her life was in constant 2 .

Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very 3 : finding a donor heart that matched Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept 4 hospitals all over the country.

Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble walking from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital, __5 .

“Are you okay?” a man asked.

Carmen sobbed（哭泣）as she told the stranger her 6 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t 7 it through the night. 8 , an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to donate（捐献）something from herself.

After reviewing the data, doctors 9 Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to 10 the transplant.

That cold night, when Cheryl was 11 dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was 12 for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen 13 Cheryl’s funeral（葬礼）with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria 14 with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was 15 in another loving mother’s chest.

1. A．survived B．suffered C．died D．made

2. A．change B．danger C．disorder D．pain

3. A．unlikely B．big C．slim D．likely

4. A．finding B．interrupting C．touring D．phoning

5. A．crying B．sleeping C．doubting D．thinking

6. A．idea B．story C．thought D．accident

7. A．put B．support C．make D．pass

8. A．Hurriedly B．Devotionally C． Calmly D．Suddenly

9. A．informed B．warned C．congratulated D．reminded

10. A．give up B．carry out C．search after D．put off

11. A．noticed B．predicted C．declared D．left

12. A．singing B．begging C．decorating D．praying

13. A．attended B．joined C．visited D．passed

14. A．passed away B．woke up C．left behind D．dressed up

15. A．active B．necessary C．alive D．lively

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【题文】The day started out bad. She overslept and was late for work. Then everything __16__ happened at the office made her unhappy, too. By the time she reached the bus stop for her bus to go home, she had a bad stomachache.

As usual, the bus was late, and full of people. There was no free seat for her and she had to stand in the bus. As the bus drove, it pulled her __17__ all directions, and she felt even __18__(bad).

Then she heard a voice from up front, "Beautiful day, isn’t it?" Because of the crowd, she could not see the man, __19__ she heard him as he continued to comment on the beautiful spring scenery, __20__ (call) attention to every building and thing that people could see as the bus passed by. Soon, all of the passengers __21__ (look) out of the windows. The man’s words were so powerful that she found __22__ smiling for the first time that day.

The bus reached her stop, and as she moved toward the door, she got a look at their "guide": an old gentleman __23__ a beard, wearing dark glasses and carrying a thin white cane(木杖). He was blind.

Sometimes it is not that there is no __24___(beautiful) in __25___ world, it is just that there is no eye that can see that . Open your eyes and say, "Beautiful day, isn’t it?"

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