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

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were       21     to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “    22     hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a     23   word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.

My parents always    24     me to go to college. However, when I     25    at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they    26     stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to.     27    , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently     28     the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the     29     a better place to live in.

Every time I call home to tell them about a     30     I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or     31     class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how     32     of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly     33     to have my parents.

Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of     34    . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful     35     that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced. But somehow, we    36   to work through those issues. They never    37   loving in me or believing in me.

I    38    everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and        39    , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always           40    for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud.

21. A. brought                     B. introduced         C. raised                       D. produced

22. A. Educate                     B. Work                C. Train                       D. Practise

23. A. helpful               B. harmful             C. stressful                   D. meaningful

24. A. reminded            B. expected           C. supposed                  D. designed

25. A. hesitated             B. judged                     C. fixed                        D. decided

26. A. never                  B. ever                  C. seldom                     D. hardly

27. A. Carefully            B. Hopefully          C. Thankfully               D. Delightfully

28. A. serve                  B. attend               C. admit                       D. join

29. A. fortune               B. planet               C. universe                   D. world

30. A. grade                  B. problem            C. failure                      D. value

31. A. whenever            B. wherever           C. whichever                D. however

32. A. modest               B. proud               C. ashamed                   D. nervous

33. A. annoyed              B. praised              C. relaxed                     D. blessed

34. A. lessons                B. problems           C. moments                  D. experiences

35. A. teachers                     B. directors            C. couples                    D. parents

36. A. managed             B. attempted          C. succeeded                 D. conducted

37. A. concluded           B. began                C. prevented                 D. stopped

38. A. pay                    B. owe                  C. own                         D. spend

39. A. agreement           B. excitement         C. encouragement          D. statement

40. A. fight                   B. look                  C. defend                            D. protect

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   36  to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows   37 
I do not   38  hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.  39 , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   40  said those words to him either.
One day, I decided to   41  the ice and make the first   42 .So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my   43  and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”
There was a   44  at the other end and he awkwardly   45 , “Well, same back at ya!”
I was unexpectedly   46  and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”
Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   47  asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”
A few weeks later, Dad   48  our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “  49 ” the love.As I sat there in tears I realized that this   50  moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   51 .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   52  death following heart surgery(外科手术).Many times   53 , I have   54  if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   55  the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

【小题1】
A.works outB.breaks outC.comes outD.turns out
【小题2】
A.wiserB.busierC.weakerD.older
【小题3】
A.rememberB.enjoyC.mindD.regret
【小题4】
A.TruthfullyB.FortunatelyC.NaturallyD.Obviously
【小题5】
A.onlyB.lastC.onceD.first
【小题6】
A.meltB.breakC.strikeD.build
【小题7】
A.complaintB.promiseC.moveD.impression
【小题8】
A.strengthB.ideasC.wordsD.attention
【小题9】
A.sighB.silenceC.voiceD.cry
【小题10】
A.refusedB.shoutedC.repliedD.explained
【小题11】
A.touchedB.frightenedC.shockedD.annoyed
【小题12】
A.excitedlyB.nervouslyC.willinglyD.sadly
【小题13】
A.continuedB.checkedC.concludedD.interrupted
【小题14】
A.acceptedB.expectedC.learnedD.heard
【小题15】
A.quietB.difficultC.specialD.different
【小题16】
A.levelB.ideaC.worldD.end
【小题17】
A.managedB.escapedC.avoidedD.faced
【小题18】
A.thenB.agoC.beforeD.since
【小题19】
A.realizedB.foundC.doubtedD.wondered
【小题20】
A.challengedB.experiencedC.survivedD.received

When I learned that 71-year-old mother was playing Scrabble —a word game, I knew I had to do something. My husband suggests we give her a computer to play against herself. I wasn’t sure whether my mother was ready for it. After all, it had taken 15 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. Even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents’ home. And so began my mother’s adventure in the world of the computers.

It also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. I’ve taught people of all ages, but I never thought I would be teaching my mother how to do anything.

She has been the one teaching me all my life: to cook and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. Now it was my turn to give something back.

   It wasn’t easy at the beginning. There was so much to explain and to introduce. Slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. After a few months of Scrabble and other games, I decided it was time to introduce her to word processing. This proved to be a bigger challenge to her, so I gave her some homework. I asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces. 

“Are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked.

“No, of course not,” I said.”They already know how to use a computer.”

 My mother isn’t the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. Thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏). For as long as I can remember, any time I called, my mother would answer. Dad and I have had more phone conversations in the last two months than we’ve had in the past 20 years.

1.What does the author do?

A.She is a cooker

B.She is a teacher

C.She is a housewife

D.She is a computer engineer

2.The author decided to give her mother a computer _____.

A.to let her have more chances to write letters

B.to support to her in doing her homework

C.to help her through the bad times

D.to make her life more enjoyable

3.The author asked her mother to write her a letter _____.

A.because her mother had stopped using the telephone

B.because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother

C.so that her mother could practice what she had learned

D.so that her mother could be free from the housework

 

When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was   36  , and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my   37  . His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re   38   my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in   39   ……”

He didn’t finish the   40  , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was   41  . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.

Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade   42   because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being   43   in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this   44  .

   But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my   45   in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to   46   an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest   47   of his knowledge and it would have been   48  to other students. How could I   49   give a student a gift of an unearned grade?

   I know  50   reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like   51   too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up  52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is  _53  enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.

   Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did   54   him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have _55 him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.

1.A. wise           B. right            C. grateful         D. upset

2. A. files         B. books            C. records          D. notes

3.A. lowering       B. correcting       C. changing         D. making

4.A. though         B. why          C. where                D. if

5. A. sentence      B. work         C. exam             D. lesson

6. A. good          B. false            C. special              D. impressive

7.A. remove         B. change           C. stand                D. add

8.A. brave          B. adventurous  C. successful           D. honest

9.A. remark         B. complaint        C. praise               D. achievement

10.A. crime         B. mistake      C. doubt                D. guilty

11.A. make          B. find         C. correct              D. avoid

12.A. reaction      B. sense            C. sign             D. reflection

13. A. unfair       B. cruel            C. tough                D. funny

14.A. reluctantly   B. responsibly      C. impossibly           D. impatiently

15. A. actively     B. secretly     C. voluntarily          D. curiously

16.A. receiving     B. paying           C. earning          D. returning

17. A. benefits     B. honors           C. awards               D. gifts

18.A. pleasure      B. reward       C. content          D. honor

19.A. protect       B. influence        C. discourage           D. separate

20. A. improved B. encouraged       C. blamed           D. ruined

 

信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

首先,请阅读一些关于针对学生在生活或学习中遇到问题给出建议的信息。

A. Try to talk to him, tell him it’s wrong for you two to do that. Then try to help him with his lessons in your spare time. If he can’t accept it, let it be. Maybe he’s not such a good friend.

B. You shouldn’t regret. The beauty of one’s looking or appearance doesn’t stand for everything. You are young and still depend on your parents. The most important thing is to study hard and you are sure to have a good future.

C. I used to have the same problem. You can try my ideas, they really work. First, talk about the things you like best and can do best. Then try to make friends you’re your neighbours.

D. You can get some examples from newspapers, magazines or TV shows, let her know it’s really bad.

E. Tell him that he has done something good to animals. If he takes the eggs home, how will their mother feel when she can’t find them? On the other hand, what kind of birds are they?

F. Say sorry to him first. And try to repair it. Or you may give him your favourite toy car instead. Or buy a new one for him.

请阅读一些关于中学生所遇问题的信息,然后进行匹配。

1. My friend Jenny always takes a walkman with her and listen to loud music. I think it may hurt her ears. But she doesn’t seem to care.

2. Sam saw some bird eggs under a tree when we had a trip in the forest. He wanted to take them home. I stopped him. He’s angry with me.

3. Jack let me play with his favorite toy car. I make it go too fast and it crashed.

4. All my friends have many new clothes. They wear clothes in different style every day. But my parents can’t afford it. I think it’s ashame.

5. My close friend always wants me to give him the answers in exams. I do that. But I’m afraid I might be caught. If I don’t do that, he might not be my friend any more.

 

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