题目内容
The pickle(咸菜)jar as far back as I can remember sat on the floor beside my parents’bed. 21 he got ready for bed,Dad would empty his pockets and drop his 22 into the jar.When the jar was 23 ,Dad would sit at the kitchen table, 24 the coins,then take them to the bank,and put the rolled coins on the 25 ,saying 26 ,“These are for my son’s college education.He’ll 27 work at the mill(磨坊)all his life like me.”
The years passed,and I 28 college and took a job in another town. 29 while visiting my parents.I noticed that the jar was gone.It had served its purpose and had been 30 .My dad was a man of 31 words,and never lectured me on the 32 of determination and faith.The jar had taught me far more than any 33 could have done.
When I married,I told my wife Susan about the important part the 34 had played in my life as a boy.In my mind,it showed,more than anything else,how much my dad 35 me.No matter how 36 things got at home,Dad continued to drop his coins into the jar.
The first Christmas after our daughter Jessica was born,we spent the holiday with my parents.After dinner, Susan carried the baby into my parents’bedroom to feed her.Minutes later, Susan came back into the living room with a/an 37 look.She took my hand and led me into the bedroom.“Look,”she said 38 ,her eyes directing me to a spot on the floor beside the bed.To my 39 ,there,as if it had never been removed,stood the old pickle jar, the bottom already covered with coins.l walked over to the jar, dug down into 40 ,and pulled out a handful of coins.With the strong feelings choking(使…哽咽)me.I dropped the coins into the jar.
21.A.Until | B.Unless | C.Before | D.If |
22.A.coins | B.pickle | C.money | D.purse |
23.A.broken | B.filled | C.removed | D.locked |
24.A.pile | B.clean | C.roll | D.pack |
25.A.table | B.bench | C.floor | D.counter |
26.A.seriously | B.gently | C.proudly | D.anxiously |
27.A.still | B.also | C.always | D.never |
28.A.finished | B.started | C.entered | D.dropped |
29.A.Once | B.Again | C.Besides | D.However |
30.A.removed | B.stolen | C.sold | D.broken |
31.A.no | B.many | C.few | D.big |
32.A.worth | B.values | C.use | D.differences |
33.A.money | B.words | C.books | D.language |
34.A.coins | B.jar | C.determination | D.faith |
35.A.loved | B.treated | C.supported | D.encouraged |
36.A.rough | B.easy | C.smooth | D.wrong |
37.A upset | B.cold | C.worried | D.strange |
38.A.happily | B.angrily | C.loudly | D.softly |
39.A.surprise | B.delight | C.comfort | D.satisfaction |
40.A.the pillow | B.the jar | C.my handbag | D.my pocket |
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The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn't until October 26 that Vice-Admiral(海军中将)Collingwood was 36 to send off his report to Britain 37 tile victory and Nelson' s death.
He chose 38 the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle. 39 by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of 40 winds and rough seas, Pickle made the 41 of more than 1,000 miles in just over eight days, 42
From there, Captain Lapenotiere 43 a fast post chaise (轻便马车) to London, traveling 44 for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in
Most of the officials had gone to bed 46 , but the secretary was still 47 in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiere hurried in and 48 the report with the simple words:" Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have 49 Lord Nelson."
Copies of the report were quickly made and 50 to the Prime Minister and King George III. A special edition of a 51 was rushed out and delivered all over the country.
The atmosphere of public 52 for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow for the 53 of Nelson. As one poet later wrote: "The victory of Trafalgar was 54 . indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing (欢庆), 55 they were without joy."
36. A. eager | B. anxious | C. able | D. sure |
37. A. announcing | B. telling | C. mentioning | D. warning |
38. A. with | B. from | C. for | D. among |
39. A. seated | B. brought | C. owned | D. led |
40. A. strong | B. weak | C. warm | D. light |
41. A. distance | B. flight | C. voyage | D. march |
42. A. leaving for | B. arriving at | C. staying in | D. sailing for |
43. A. made | B. took | C. kept | D. sat |
44. A. freely. | B. aimlessly | C. slowly | D. continuously |
45. A. seen | B. found | C. told | D. left |
46. A. long before | B. long ago | C. before long | D. long after |
47. A. on leave | B. on business | C. at work | D. at sea |
48. A. took over | B. handed over | C. gave out | D. turned out |
49. A. defeated | B. beaten | C. missed | D. lost |
50. A. sent | B. carried | C. suggested | D. written |
51. A. book | B. newspaper | C. weekly | D. magazine |
52. A. hope | B. search | C. desire | D. happiness |
53. A. return | B. failure | C. death | D. injury |
54. A. congratulated | B. celebrated | C. gained | D. reported |
55. A. and | B. so | C. for | D. but |
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下面各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Mother came from our home village. She stayed with us for ten days. When she was ___36____ to leave, she wanted to buy us something ____37___ a present.
“You’ve got ___38____,” she said, “but you seem to have got ___39____. The TV set is yours, but the people who walk back and forth in it are all ___40____, even murderers, corrupt officials and thieves come in and ___41____ it from time to time. The radio cassette player is yours, but it’s all others who __42____ in it. The books on the shelf are yours, but they are all ___43____ by others. The fridge is yours, but all the year round it’s ____44____ frost that comes from God knows where. __45___they make your life easy and comfortable, ___46___ of them BELONGS to you in the real sense of the word.
___47___ the day she was to leave for home, she got up early in the morning and ____48____ back a pickle(泡菜) pot from the market.
“___49____ some pickle in it,” she said, “and have something ____50____ suits your own taste.”
Since then pickles of our own ____51_____ had been added to our diet. When we had guests, we often had pickles ____52____ wine. Slightly intoxicated(excited greatly), everyone would say, “A country flavor, not bad, Not bad, a country flavor (特别的风味)”.
____53___ we had something to our own taste. When we looked at the ___54____, it was standing quietly at the corner. Amid the hustle and bustle of our ____55___ life and in the apartment of reinforced concrete, the pot stood there by itself, brewing an old and simple flavor.
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