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While getting ready for school today, my 16-year-old daughter came into my room to give me a big hug and kiss. I asked her, “What do you want?” She said, “36 Mum, you always tell us to have a good day 37 we leave the house, but I was 38 about who tells you to have a good day and lets you know how much you are 39.”
I am so 40 by the capacity of love and understanding that 41 my children. My 15-year-old son asked me last night if there was a(n) 42 for him to get a summer job this year in order to help us to pay our bills. 43, in our area, he must be 16.
44 of my children depend on me so much because I am a 45 parent, but just when I pay the 46 that I will not be able to provide for them, they come up with ways to 47. I completely understand that I will 48 have to find a way to pay the bills as I do not want my children to take up anything. But for now the 49 that they have stepped up and 50 to help without anyone asking touches me.
When my daughter was two, I remember rushing to get to 51, getting to the front door and asking her to 52 and come. Then she appeared at the door with a bag that she was holding open. I said, “We don’t have 53 for this.” She stopped me and said, “Fill it with love, Mum.” I 54 to my knees and hugged her and then kissed her. From then55 she would bring the bag and I would bring the love to the door before we left for school and work.

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It was the golden season . I could see the yellow leaves 1 on the cool 2 . In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, listening to the sound of them.
Autumn is a 3 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 4 . But one day, the sound of a violin 5 into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 6  in playing her violin.
I had 7   seen her before. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t realize that I had been 8  there for so long but my 9   did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 10   I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only audience. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 11 . 12 we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also liked me .
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly stopped. To my 13 ,the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin, ” she said.
“Yes . And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a 14   expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 15   me. ” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing 16 gave me a meaningful autumn. ” I answered. “Let us be friends. ”
The girl smiled and I smiled.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl. She is like a
17 ; so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 18   you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but are close to you. Many people will step in your life, but only 19  friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the 20 . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
1.        A. shaking                 B. hanging                 C. falling                   D. floating
2.        A. wind                     B. snow                     C. air                        D. rain
3.        A. lively                    B. lovely                   C. harvest                  D. lonely
4.        A. up                         B. off                        C. down                    D. over
5.        A. flowed                  B. grew                     C. entered                  D. ran
6.        A. lost                       B. active                    C. busy                      D. interested
7.        A. ever                      B. never                    C. often                     D. usually
8.        A. waiting                  B. stopping                C. standing                D. hearing
9.        A. existence               B. thought                 C. steps                     D. breath
10.      A. where                    B. so                         C. when                     D. but
11.      A. interesting             B. moving                 C. encouraging           D. exciting
12.      A. But                       B. However               C. Even                     D. Though
13.      A. astonishment          B. delight                  C. pride                     D. satisfaction
14.      A. happy                    B. sad                       C. strange                  D. surprised
15.      A. surprised               B. excited                  C. encouraged            D. interested
16.      A. that                       B. which                   C. it                          D. who
17.      A. song                      B. dream                   C. fire                       D. wind
18.      A. with                      B. for                        C. against                  D. to
19.      A. good                     B. true                      C. new                      D. old
20.      A. sound                    B. song                     C. play                      D. violin

My father was Chief engineer of a merchant ship, which was sunk in Word War II. The book Night of the U-boats told the story.
Memories
In September, 1940, my mother, sister and I went to Swansea, where my father’s ship was getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him sale.
Then I remember my mother lying lace down, sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo(鱼雷).
I can remember the arrival of the telegram(电报),Which in those days always brought had new. My grandmother opened it. It read, “Safe, Love Ted.”
My most vivid memory Is being woken and brought down to sit o my father’s knee, his arm in a bandage.
He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For as long as I can remember, he had a weak heart. Mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. He said it was because of the cigarettes. Whichever, he died suddenly in his early 50s.
Ten years later I read Night of the U-bouts and was able to complete the story.
Torpedo
One torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room, where the third engineer was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.
By the time he got on deck (甲板) he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free it swung against the ship, injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but to jump—still with the photograph in his pocket.
Three days later, he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.
In my room is the book and the photograph. Often, glass in hand, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean rind a wait for rescue? Lest（以免）we forget, I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.
【小题1】
We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea ________.

A．to meet a friend

B．to see the father off

C．to take a family photo

D．to enjoy the sailing of the ship

【小题2】
What did the author learn about the father from the telegram?

A．he was still alive.

B．His knee was broken.

C．His ship had been sunk.

D．He had arrived in Glasgow.

【小题3】
The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the father’s ________.

A．weak heart

B．taking a shore job

C．failure to return to sea

D．injury caused by a torpedo

【小题4】
What can we know about the author’s father after his ship was attacked?

A．He lost his arm

B．He repaired the engines.

C．He managed to take a lifeboat.

D．He was the last to leave the ship.

【小题5】
What is the passage mainly about?

A．A group of forgotten heroes

B．A book describing a terrifying battle.

C．A ship engineer’s wartime experience.

D．A merchant’s memories of a sea rescue.

It’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some 36 ?” I’ve been struck with a feeling of 37 if I passed by without giving a coin or two.

My conscience was hurt again when I was making a 38 in Venice in 2006. I was sitting in a quiet café. Outside the café on the street was an old woman on her knees, 39 . Steady streams of 40 were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also 41 the woman.

She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little protection 42 the cold. The sight was especially 43 when compared with the signs of the 44 city around her.

A tourist group hurried along the street, 45 at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived, 46 again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker 47 and placing some money in the woman’s cup. He did this rather 48 , just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched 49 the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man 50 the way, other tourists followed.

The young backpacker 51 this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴) pressure 52 on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work 53 , the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”

I placed some money in the woman’s cup and 54 my tour, light-hearted after witnessing such a 55 act of caring.

1.A. time B. effort C. change D. reward

2.A. satisfaction B. guilt C. anger D. pleasure

3.A. lecture B. report C. study D. tour

4.A. crying B. begging C. singing D. dancing

5.A. passengers B. customers C. tourists D. foreigners

6.A. ignoring B. serving C. observing D. following

7.A. against B. for C. with D. in

8.A. frightening B. touching C. fascinating D. interesting

9.A. peaceful B. noisy C. wealthy D. primitive

10.A. glanced B. laughed C. shouted D. stared

11.A. unless B. so C. but D. or

12.A. looking around B. stepping forward C. getting about D. breaking in

13.A. secretly B. carelessly C. deliberately D. eagerly

14.A. since B. before C. after D. as

15.A. showing B. showed C. pointing D. pointed

16.A. stopped B. valued C. made D. repeated

17.A. moved B. replied C. worked D. carried

18.A. done B. was done C. has been done D. had been done

19.A. cancelled B. continued C. started D. delayed

20.A. funny B. smart C. simple D. modest

NOT all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physical and emotional scars. Often they relive these experiences in nightmares.

Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill, which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce ,or possibly erase(??),the effect of painful memories.

In November, experts tested a drug on people in the US and France. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain. So far the research has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased.

The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, While others support it.

Supporters say it could lead to pills that prevent or treat soldiers' troubling memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories.

"Some memories can ruin people's lives . They come back to you when you don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions," said Roger Pitman, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. "This could relieve a lot of that suffering."

But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our identity (????). They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.

"All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were horrible at the time but make us who we are. I'm not sure we want to wipe those memories out, "said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist.

1. The passage is mainly about_____________.

A. a new medical invention B. a new research on the pill

C. a way of erasing painful memories D. an argument about the research on the pill

2. The drug tested on people can_____________.

A. cause the brain to fix memories

B. stop people remembering bad experiences

C. prevent body producing certain chemicals

D. Wipe out the emotional effects of memories

3. We can infer from the passage that_____________.

A. people doubt the effects of the pills

B. the pill will stop people's bad experiences

C. taking the pill will do harm to people's health

D. the pill has probably been produced in America

4. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?

A. Some memories can ruin people's lives.

B. People want to get rid of bad memories.

C. Experiencing bad events makes us different from others.

D. The pill will reduce people's sufferings from bad memories.

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