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The dirty, homeless man sat on the pavement, staring at the stones. He thought back more than twenty years to when he was a boy living in a small red brick house on this very street. He recalled the flower garden, the swing his dad made, and the bike he had saved up for months to buy.
The man shrugged impatiently, for the brightness of those pictures hurt him, and his memory traveled on another ten years. He had a job by then, plenty of friends and started to come home less. He did not really want to remember those years, nor the day when, because of debts, he had gone home planning to ask for money. He felt embarrassed, but he knew exactly where his dad kept the money. When his parents stepped out of the room, he took what he wanted and left.
That was the last time he had seen them. Ashamed, he went abroad, and his parents knew nothing about the years of wandering or time in prison. But locked in his cell he often thought of home. Once free, he would love to see his parents again, if they were still alive, and still wanted to see him.
When his prison time was up, he found a job, but couldn’t settle. Something was drawing him home. He did not want to arrive penniless, so he hitchhiked most of the long journey back. But less than a mile from his destination he started to feel sick with doubt. Could they ever accept this man who had so bitterly disappointed them?
He spent most of that day sitting under a tree. That evening he posted a letter which, although short, had taken him hours to write. It ended with:
I know it is unreasonable of me to suppose you want to see me ... so it’s up to you. I’ll come early Thursday morning. If you want me home, hang a white handkerchief in the window of my old bedroom. If it’s there, I’ll come in; if not, I’ll wave good-bye and go.
And now it was Thursday morning and he was sitting on the pavement at the end of the street. Finally he got up and walked slowly toward the old house. He drew a long breath and looked.
His parents were taking no risks. ________________________________________
The man threw his head back, gave a cry of relief and ran straight through the open front door.
小题1:Why did the man shrug impatiently (paragraph 2) while he was thinking of his childhood?
A.The thoughts made him angry.
B.He felt he had wasted time.
C.He was anxious to go home.
D.The sweet memory caused him much pain.
小题2:Why did it take him hours to write the letter?
A.He doubted if his parents still lived in that house.
B.He had much news to tell his parents.
C.He felt ashamed to ask for forgiveness.
D.He was longing to return home and felt excited.
小题3:In what order did the following events take place?
a. He took the money from his parents.
b. He bought a bicycle with his savings.
c. He was sentenced to prison.
d. He wrote the letter home.
e. He sat on the pavement.
f. He hitchhiked back home.
A.b, a, c, d, e, f B.b, a, c, f, d, e
C.a, c, b, d, f, a D.a, d, b, c, e, f
小题4:Which of the following best fits into paragraph 8?
A.Every inch of the house was covered in white. Sheets, pillowcases and table clothes had been placed on every window and door, making it look like a snow house.
B.The house before him was just as he remembered: the red bricks, the brown door and nothing else.
C.A colorful blanket was over the front door. On it, in large letters, was written, “Welcome home, son”.
D.A police car was parked in the drive way, and two officers stood at the front door.
小题5:The best title of the passage is _______.
A.Sweet Memory B.White Handkerchief
C.Abandoned Son D.Leaving Home

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B

【试题分析】:考查情感故事类短文。文章通过一个小故事告诉我们父母对孩子的爱是无条件的。无论孩子犯了什么错,父母永远都是爱孩子的。
小题1:D推理题。第二段The man shrugged impatiently, for the brightness of those pictures hurt him, 可知那些画面伤害了他,让他痛苦。
小题2:C推理题。第四段Could they ever accept this man who had so bitterly disappointed them?可知作者不知父母能否原谅这个让他们失望的孩子,感到很惭愧才写了很长时间。
小题3:B细节题。根据故事发展过程以及排除法做。
小题4:A推理题。根据前一句话父母不想冒险怕有失误,所以把所有的东西都弄成白色象一个房子。以及后面一句作者进入房子。
小题5:B主旨大意题。White Handkerchief引出文章主题。
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At the end of the year Rose finished her college education. One week after graduation Rose died _ in her sleep. Over two thousand college students _ her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by __ that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
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小题1:
A.careB. memoryC. needD. want
小题2:
A.turned upB. turned overC. turned aroundD. turned away
小题3:
A.hugB. kissC. handD. gift
小题4:
A.annoyinglyB. impatientlyC. absentlyD. enthusiastically
小题5:
A.WhoB. WhyC. HowD. When
小题6:
A.curiousB. positiveC. obviousD. convinced
小题7:
A.riskB. opportunityC. challengeD. invitation
小题8:
A.likeB. takeC. holdD. make
小题9:
A.howeverB. wheneverC. whereverD. whatever
小题10:
A. stageB. occasionC. timeD. event
小题11:
A. rememberedB. continuedC. deliveredD. wrote
小题12:
A. delightedB. embarrassedC. fascinatedD. frightened
小题13:
A. clearedB. checkedC. cleanedD. treated
小题14:
A. untilB. beforeC. whenD. because
小题15:
A. energeticB. youngC. aliveD. healthy
小题16:
A. loseB. realizeC. pursueD. obtain
小题17:
A. secretlyB. sadlyC. peacefullyD. bitterly
小题18:
A.joinedB. ignoredC. cancelledD. attended
小题19:
A.exampleB. directionsC. speechD. personality
小题20:
A. gainB. exploreC. takeD. appeal
Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.
When I was a kid in New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not desperate steeplechases(障碍赛跑) they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.
The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there was no housework that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.
Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to find that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday. But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall, to participating in a road race, to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel strange, which sounds like an echo from another era.
I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural feature still keeps at least remnants(残余部分) of the moral of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries(反复无常的情况) and a challenging environment.
小题1:The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when__.
A.everyone was paying a visit to some relatives far away
B.everyone seemed to be free for others
C.Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house
D.nearly every adult would go to church and children weren’t at school
小题2:In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “I’m making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because_____.
A.people nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday
B.such answers are rarely heard in our modern society
C.people in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday
D.visiting someone on Sunday was routine in the past
小题3:From the last paragraph we may infer that_____.
A.people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment
B.people in Maine have abandoned their tradition and lived an absolutely new life
C.land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tense
D.people in Maine tend to help each other out of necessity
小题4:What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Doing many activities on Sunday is beneficial.
B.We should often travel a long distance to visit some friends and relatives.
C.Nowadays, Sunday has almost lost its association as a day of rest.
D.We should abandon some old tradition.
I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing      to change our attitude…and our life.
The young musician Mr. Patrick was      onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he      beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his      smile.
Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which     him lame for life. However, as a child, he was     with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first    , he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two     , he’d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was    . “We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father     classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band! He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father     the night shift(夜班)in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “My dad’s my    .”
But even more than his     musical talent, it was Patrick’s “attitude of gratitude” that  _   my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how   _   he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and     for over five minutes.
We all face misfortune in our lives.    ,it’s not the hardship but how we     to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During     times, do we spend too much time feeling     for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?
小题1:
A.knowledgeB.qualityC.wisdomD.power
小题2:
A.rolledB.heldC.allowedD.dragged
小题3:
A.wroteB.providedC.madeD.gave
小题4:
A.strangeB.magicC.bitterD.friendly
小题5:
A.tookB.ledC.forcedD.left
小题6:
A.fittedB.connectedC.associatedD.filled
小题7:
A.placeB.birthdayC.performanceD.attempt
小题8:
A.memoriesB.wordsC.triesD.notes
小题9:
A.confusedB.amusedC.interestedD.overjoyed
小题10:
A.listedB.foundC.attendedD.organized
小题11:
A.workedB.foundC.refusedD.cancelled
小题12:
A.dreamB.heroC.musicD.song
小题13:
A.unbearableB.unbelievableC.unconditionalD.unreasonable
小题14:
A.touchedB.calmedC.freedD.felt
小题15:
A.satisfiedB.concernedC.blessedD.laughed
小题16:
A.cheeredB.whisperedC.shoutedD.laughed
小题17:
A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Besides
小题18:
A.seeB.reactC.agreeD.put
小题19:
A.happyB.modernC.toughD.usual
小题20:
A.greatB.sorryC.hopefulD.proud
My family and I used to live in Belgium, and, to me, life was great. Most of my relatives and friends lived there, so there was never a      of aunts to spoil me or children to play with me.
My father is a journalist,       there wasn't much work for him in Belgium at that time. When I was eight, he        he'd found a good job in London and that we were going to move there.  I was      - I didn't realize I was leaving my friends behind and throwing myself into a different world. The excitement soon      after we moved there.
       our arrival in London, I had to start a new school and learn a  new      . I didn't know things in fashion, either. For the       six months I had extra lessons to  learn English. This       with cards and progressed towards books. I'm a      learner ,so I soon caught up. It was fitting in with other       in my school that took a bit more work.
For the first two years or so I was an outsider, no matter how much I tried to      . This made me      and sensitive - a perfect target for bullies. Thankfully, some of my classmates began to     me, and they became a great help as they helped me to      the things that made me a "foreigner".  By the time I        primary school,  most people couldn't believe I had moved to England only four years before. I was        able to fit in, grasp the language and adapt to the culture.
Trying to fit in is my      to anyone who has just moved from the homeland. or is planning to. "Fitting in" doesn't mean completely       yourself to be someone else ,but it does mean trying to  learn the         culture and language, ,which will make your life easier.
小题1:
A.1ackB.memoryC.reasonD.purpose
小题2:
A.ifB.butC.unlessD.because
小题3:
A.realizedB.explainedC.learnedD.announced
小题4:
A.shockedB.excitedC.nervousD.disappointed
小题5:
A.formedB.increasedC.disappearedD.continued
小题6:
A.OnB.InC.ForD.By
小题7:
A.artB.historyC.scienceD.language
小题8:
A.latestB.firstC.lastD.former
小题9:
A.endedB.assistedC.startedD.stayed
小题10:
A.quickB.braveC.lovelyD.happy
小题11:
A.classesB.gradesC.childrenD.teachers
小题12:
A.fit inB.call inC.bring inD.give in
小题13:
A.lazyB.shyC.responsibleD.optimistic
小题14:
A.acceptB.changeC.blameD.challenge
小题15:
A.depend onB.take upC.refer toD.leave out
小题16:
A.leftB.beganC.hadD.enjoyed
小题17:
A.nearlyB.speciallyC.finallyD.hardly
小题18:
A.adviceB.demandC.choiceD.condition
小题19:
A.sharingB.keepingC.findingD.losing
小题20:
A.simpleB.newC.positiveD.recent
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 31~50 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the    person.
When I first knew Bill, back in     , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever      . He was always ready to have a     . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old      he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and      was never dull when he was     . With him there was one wild      after another. Sometimes I wonder how we      to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.     , I wasn’t even      it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He      most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the     thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main     . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never      Bill changing so much. My image of him      the one I had formed      the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s      to expect people to remain the same, especially      I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he       the same way about me.
小题1:
A.proper B.same C.regularD.common
小题2:
A.childhood B.primary schoolC.high schoolD.college
小题3:
A.consideredB.supposedC.metD.expected
小题4:
A.partyB.quarrelC.meeting D.class
小题5:
A.manB.hospital C.filmD.hotel
小题6:
A.studyB.life C.work D.fun
小题7:
A.in B.down C.away D.around
小题8:
A.dreamB.mistake C.chance D.joke
小题9:
A.decided B.continuedC.managed D.hoped
小题10:
A.As usual B.By accidentC.From then onD.All the time
小题11:
A.glad B.surprisedC.excitedD.sure
小题12:
A.thought B.talked C.argued D.spent
小题13:
A.best B.last C.next D.only
小题14:
A.interest B.career C.subject D.problem
小题15:
A.forgot B.mindedC.liked D.imagined
小题16:
A.remained B.remindedC.suggested D.became
小题17:
A.since B.from C.atD.till
小题18:
A.unnecessary B.foolishC.common D.unusual
小题19:
A.becauseB.thatC.howD.when
小题20:
A.felt B.acted C.looked D.Discovered
I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are _________ than others. If so, you have some ________ ideas about the nature of happiness.
  Many intelligent people still equate(同等看待) happiness with ________. The _______ is that fun and happiness have ______ or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is ________ we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.
Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun ______ that help us relax, ________ forget our problems and maybe even ________. But they do not bring happiness, because their _______ effects end when the fun ______.
I have often thought that ______ Hollywood stars have a role to ________, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant _________ to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”.
But celebrities reveal(揭露) the ________hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.
The way people stick to the _______ that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually _____ their chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain ______ be equated with unhappiness. But, _______, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness _______ some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, civic or charitable work, and self-improvement.
小题1:
A.luckierB.happierC.richerD.tougher
小题2:
A.mistakenB.rightC.desperateD.shallow
小题3:
A.wealthB.fameC.funD.pleasure
小题4:
A.stateB.beliefC.tendencyD.truth
小题5:
A.a littleB.someC.littleD.much
小题6:
A.whichB.thatC.whatD.as
小题7:
A.activitiesB.occasionsC.periodsD.games
小题8:
A.graduallyB.temporarilyC.consequentlyD.thoroughly
小题9:
A.changeB.enjoyC.refreshD.laugh
小题10:
A.specialB.deepC.strongD.positive
小题11:
A.comesB.endsC.lastsD.returns
小题12:
A.whenB.asC.onceD.if
小题13:
A.playB.makeC.reachD.expect
小题14:
A.signatureB.participationC.accessD.appearance
小题15:
A.secretsB.unhappinessC.presentationD.disagreement
小题16:
A.prejudiceB.senseC.theoryD.belief
小题17:
A.reducesB.robsC.consumesD.increases
小题18:
A.mayB.mustC.canD.will
小题19:
A.as usualB.as a resultC.in factD.in a word
小题20:
A.abuseB.involveC.causeD.equal
A man and his girlfriend got married. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, “I read in a magazine about how we can   our marriage. Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit   with the other. Then, we can talk about how we can   them together and make our lives happier together.”
The husband   . So each of them went to a(n)   room and thought about the things that annoyed them about the other for the rest of the day.
The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their   .
“ I’ll start,” offered the wife. She   her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill 3 pages. After the wife had read all three pages to her husband,     the husband seated, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect the   that you are. I don’t want you to   anything for me.”
The wife, touched by his honesty by his depth of his love for her and his   of her, turned her head and wept.
In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don’t really have to go     for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time seeking the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wonderful things before us?
小题1:
A.enrichB.strengthenC.lengthenD.deepen
小题2:
A.annoyingB.surprisingC.satisfyingD.inspiring
小题3:
A.fixB.doC.findD.set
小题4:
A.smiledB.refusedC.agreedD.hesitated
小题5:
A.spareB.separateC.emptyD.special
小题6:
A.dishesB.magazinesC.livesD.lists
小题7:
A.put awayB.handed inC.took outD.wrote down
小题8:
A.disappointedlyB.unluckily C.bitterly D.quietly
小题9:
A.appearanceB.wayC.situationD.position
小题10:
A.changeB.acceptC.decideD.drop
小题11:
A.adviceB.warningC.acceptanceD.pride
小题12:
A.leavingB.waitingC.askingD.looking

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