Jimmy’s parents are teachers. of them teaches Chinese.They both teach French. A. Neither B. Either C. All D. Both 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable 36 when I was teaching second 37 , 10 years ago.

In May I decided to plan something special for the children; a Mother’s Day tea. We had put our heads together to 38 ideas of how to 39 our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day. I was surprised and 40 to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I 41 invited my own mother.

Finally, the big day arrived. Each child 42 up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom. 43 it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking 44 .

I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was 45 if you could keep my mother 46 while I’m busy.”

My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy 47 my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had 48 the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep 49 .

Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy, I had the students complete an outline of the day’s 50 and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if 51 was completed. When I came 52 Jimmy’s page, he had written “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs, Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”

I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and 53 his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran bark and gave me a big hug. “Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn’t 54 it.”

I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had 55 stopped hugging teachers years ago.

A．lasted B．happened C．experienced D．described

A．school B．class C．grade D．lesson

A．pay attention to B．look forward to C．get on with D．come up with

A．love B．please C．respect D．admire

A．astonished B．worried C．relieved D．interested

A．even B．ever C．still D．once

A．followed B．held C．kept D．lined

A．As B．Although C．While D．Because

A．wild B．curious C．strange D．upset

A．considering B．wondering C．asking D．doubting

A．connection B．care C．company D．concern

A．served B．supplied C．assigned D．applied

A．taught B．studied C．practiced D．told

A．mind B．thought C．agreement D．conversation

A．feeling B．behavior C．event D．action

A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing

A．by B．to C．on D．over

A．announced B．delivered C．stated D．whispered

A．make B．get C．do D．take

A．probably B．exactly C．rarely D．eagerly

Jimmy lives in London and began swimming a few months ago.

He likes swimming, and often goes to the swimming pool near by his_____

house with his mother and swims there for a hour or so. ______

He was six year old last week, and his mother said, “You ______

swim quite good now, but you have never seen the sea, my _____

child, haven’t you? Your father and I are going to take you _____

there on Saturday, and you are going to swimming in the sea. _______

It isn’t cold now, and it’s much nice than a swimming pool.” _____

Jimmy’s father and mother brought him to the sea in their _______

car on Saturday, but they stopped at the side of a small ________

harbor(港口). Jimmy got out and looked at the sea for long ______

time, but wasn’t happy. Then he said to his mother,

“Which is the shallow end, mother?”.

Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.

One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please, I insist.” Jimmy agreed.

Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.

Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.

“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.

1. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?

A．He was out of work B．He was bored with his job

C．He wanted a higher position D．He hoped to find a better boss

2.What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?

A．A friend’s car had a flat tyre B．a wild man was pushing a car

C．a terrible accident happened D．an old man’s car broke down

3.Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?

A．He was also to be interviewed B．He needed a traveling companion

C．He always helped people in need D．He was thankful to Jimmy

4.How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?

A．He was sorry for the other applicants

B．There was no hope for him to get the job

C．He regretted helping the old man

D．The interviewer was very rude

5.What can we learn from Jimmy’s experience？

A．Where there is a will, there’s a way

B．A friend in need is a friend indeed

C．Good is rewarded with good.

D．Two heads are better than one

Jimmy was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught physics in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. Luckily his sister took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough, they grew up but they lived a hard life. His sister was so sad that she became a nun(修女). After he finished middle school, he was introduced to and owner of a hotel and began to work there.

One day the young man fell to ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor. One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital. He said to the nurse, “I’m a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward(病房) for me, please.”

“Can’t anybody help you?”

“No, madam,” answered Jimmy. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s poor, too.”

“I don’t think so,” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And God is the richest in the world, you know!”

“Well, then,” Jimmy said with a smile. “Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law.”

1. Jimmy’s parents died .

A. in an accident B. in a war C. in an earthquake D. from a disease

2. Jimmy and his sister escaped from the earthquake because .

A. they played outside B. they were in a safe place

C. their parents saved them D. the aunt saved them

3. The sister and brother lived a hard life because .

A. they lost all B. they were too young

C. they were hurt in the earthquake D. they had to look after themselves

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The nurse would arrange a third-class ward for Jimmy.

B. Jimmy’s sister became a nun because of her illness.

C. The nurse would post Jimmy’s bill to God.

D. Jimmy had a rich brother-in-law.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项(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。

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37 for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .

Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

This idea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .

Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.

In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .

1.A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy

2.A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses

3.A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to

4.A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless

5.A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration

6.A．home B．condition C．situation D．work

7.A．game B．trick C．role D．part

8.A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult

9.A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize

10.A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests

11.A．that B．what C．which D．whoever

12.A．always B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually

13.A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted

14.A．after B．about C．with D．before

15.A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful

16.A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal

17.A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple

18.A．product B．fame C．name D．job

19.A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly

20.A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn

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