题目内容
She wished ________ more strict training.
- A.to have been given
- B.to be given
- C.to have been giving
- D.to give
为虚拟语气，是对过去的虚拟，用不定式的；过去完成式，且用被动态；
Angels
My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the 36 I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.
This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 37 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 38 the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 39 she knew they would have a(n) 40 place in their heart this holiday season.
Finally! She found the one that expressed the 41 feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 42 “mom and dad.” She stood there, 43 it close for a long time, unable to move from the 44 . Tears began to run down her cheeks.
“Is there something I can do for you?” a 45 voice asked. She 46 to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 47 and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 48 card.”
Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 49 my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(拥抱). She 50 held my sister until her calmness 51 . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 52 ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.
During her telling of this event I was feeling 53 that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 54 . “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My 55 disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.
| 36. | A. conversation | B. difficulty | C. accident | D. quarrel |
| 37. | A. paying | B. caring | C. calling | D. looking |
| 38. | A. left | B. offered | C. read | D. discovered |
| 39. | A. although | B. as | C. when | D. if |
| 40. | A. other | B. empty | C. safe | D. different |
| 41. | A. sad | B. strange | C. amazing | D. perfect |
| 42. | A. for | B. to | C. from | D. by |
| 43. | A. seizing | B. holding | C. keeping | D. grasping |
| 44. | A. spot | B. stair | C. area | D. home |
| 45. | A. firm | B. proud | C. cold | D. soft |
| 46. | A. walked | B. turned | C. decided | D. woke |
| 47. | A. question | B. shock | C. regret | D. upset |
| 48. | A. harmful | B. special | C. wrong | D. right |
| 49. | A. pulled | B. caught | C. sent | D. protected |
| 50. | A. quietly | B. tightly | C. strongly | D. seriously |
| 51. | A. disappeared | B. went | C. arrived | D. returned |
| 52. | A. failure | B. idea | C. loss | D. death |
| 53. | A. shocked | B. angry | C. happy | D. hopeless |
| 54. | A. task | B. time | C. favor | D. job |
| 55 | A. responsibility | B. sympathy | C. guilt | D. hurt |
It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one.
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents' room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. I'd never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I'm so sorry," I heard him say. That's when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.Max has been my dad's best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that shehad problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn't live a normal life ，she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live ina hospital in Virginia. About eight months before she d
ied, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me.
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket(棺材).
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I'd ever been to. After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her. I remember crying so hard, I felt weak. My cheeks burned from the tears. My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I'm glad I did it.
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give to her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life.
【小题1】The author's family cancelled their ride because______.
| A．Katie couldn't join them for the ride |
| B．the weather was too terrible for a ride |
| C．they couldn't find their dog |
| D．Max's daughter passed away |
| A．Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience. |
| B．Suzie was financially dependent of me. |
| C．Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family. |
| D．Suzie was too weak to live her own life. |
| A．Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties. |
| B．The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie. |
| C．The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie. |
D．The author d idn't understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie's death. |
| A．Never let go of a friend even if you are apart. |
| B．Be thankful for what we have in our life. |
| C．Talking with a friend can cure your illness. |
| D．We can learn more from our friends than they do from us. |
A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”
She wondered how her parents would react when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, but now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said: “Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas (睡衣).
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”
【小题1】The writer describes the beautiful sunset to show Jennifer’s ______.
| A．love of the natural beauty |
| B．desire of getting back home |
| C．intention of becoming independent |
| D．depression of being alone |
| A．The idea of going back home. |
| B．Her anxiety about her parents. |
| C．The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater. |
| D．The feeling of getting back home safely. |
| A．he was busy looking for her |
| B．he had to look after his wife |
| C．he was not strict with his job |
| D．he no longer enjoyed working in the garden |
