Ten years ago I used to be very fit. I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didn’t earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasn’t a

very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed.

Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didn’t have any time for things like those any more.

There’s a lot of stress in my job. Perhaps that’s why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of having one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.

Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldn’t believe it. Luckily it wasn’t very serious. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just haven’t any time! My job takes everything out of me!

Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something as I used to. But if I do that, I won’t earn as much. I have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just don’t know what I should do. What do you think?

1.According to the passage, when the author got the better job, which of the following is NOT true?

A. He got higher pay.

B. His working hours weren’t long.

C. He found it very stressful.

D. He had little free time at weekends.

2.After the author had a heart attack, the doctor advised him .

A. not to work any longer

B. to take a long vacation abroad

C. to stop smoking and take exercise

D. not to eat out any more

3.What can we learn about the author?

A. The author is not sure what he should do now.

B. The author has taken the doctor’s advice already.

C. The author has got another new job.

D. The author feels much better now.

Dear Dad,

Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father's Day cards.They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you.Yet as I selected and read,it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.

You'll soon be 84 years old,Dad,and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together.I haven't always been with you on Father's Day but I've always been with you in my heart.

You know,Dad,there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap.You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.

The Father Daughter Duel shifted into high gear ( 档位) when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the '54 Chevy whether you liked it or not.The police officer who sent me home,after you reported the Chevy stolen,didn't have much tolerance for a stub?born 16 year old,while you were so tolerant about it,Dad,and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.

Our relationship greatly improved when I married a man you liked,and things really turned around when we began making babies right and left.Somewhere along the line,the generation gap disappeared.I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together,rather like a fine wine.

But the strangest thing happened last week.I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car.It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car.It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere.Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.

I guess what I'm trying to say,Dad,is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today.Honoring a father on Father's Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking.It's about loving someone more than words can say,and it's wishing that never had to end.

I love you,Dad.

Love,

Jenny

1.How did Jenny probably feel on the night she was sent home by the police?

A.Disappointed

B.Nervous

C.Guilty

D.Frightened

2.We can learn from the passage that Jenny and her father_________.

A.kept in touch by writing each other

B.are separated due to the generation gap

C.have been getting along very well

D.had a hard time understanding each other

3.Why did Jenny feel strange when she saw her father last week?.

A.She seldom saw him driving that huge car.

B.She had never realized his being old and weak.

C.She didn't expect to meet with him there.

D.She had never seen him driving so slowly before.

4.Jenny wrote his father this letter to _________

A.tell him about their conflicts

B.say sorry for her being stubborn

C.express her gratitude to him

D.remind him of the early incident

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. ________ to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You ________ have your pick from my bicycle _ ________ .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would ________ choose.

As Christmas ________ near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she ________ a Salvation Army(基督教慈善组织)volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, em, I’m out of change.” I said.

Throughout December, Emily continued to ________ hard. Then one day, she made a ________ announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very ________ .

________ by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute ________ of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. ________ I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光).Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t ________ the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later ________ the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very ________ , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re ________ away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the ________ ? I like to think it was God’s way of ________ a little girl for a sacrifice ________ her years---- while giving her dad a lesson in the ________.

1.A. Promised B. Amazed C. Determined D. Organized

2.A. need B. should C. must D. can

3.A. collection B. contribution C. shop D. club

4.A. seldom B. likely C. slightly D. merely

5.A. drew B. became C. went D. pulled

6.A. observed B. sensed C. watched D. noticed

7.A. study B. try C. listen D. work

8.A. disappointing B. surprising C. formal D. public

9.A. agreeable B. hopeful C. thankful D. pitiful

10.A. Moved B. Shocked C. Persuaded D. Demanded

11.A. one B. some C. two D. any

12.A. While B. As C. Because D. Though

13.A. express B. describe C. explain D. shake

14.A. returned B. delivered C. chose D. shared

15.A. sweet B. healthy C. happy D. fair

16.A. putting B. giving C. storing D. signing

17.A. present B. harvest C. winner D. chance

18.A. greeting B. praising C. sheltering D. rewarding

19.A. under B. before C. beyond D. within

20.A. process B. project C. struggle D. communication

An old man wanted to retire because of his poor health.The was in deciding which son would take his place.As his children gathered to his birthday, the father announced his .The old man took out two boxes and said to his two sons.“Each of you take one.I want each of you to it with what you believe to be the most thing for our successful business. your choices, I will decide who will take the business,” father saiD. The next days the families and employees could sense the spirit of between the boys.

It was January 1st and the family to celebrate again.“Please with me what’s in your box!” father saiD. The first son said, “It’s outside on the back of truck.The box you gave me was much too ” Father walked to the window and from that distance could see all.With a deep tone of , he asked the other son,“What do you have to give?”The son his father the box.The old man looked inside and with great looked up at his son .“It’s !” father said .“Are you telling me that you have found nothing of value in our business?”

“On the contrary,” he saiD. “I could not place I found most valuable in a box.How does one measure the value of quality and honesty? What size box would the loyalty(忠诚) of our employees and customers? How big of a room would I need for our workers who have from our generous pay and health plan? Finally, father, the most valuable possessions(财富) I hold are the love of you and mother.”

It was what decision was made that day.There will come a time when each of us will be asked by our father to share what we value most.I hope your box is empty.

1.A. praise B. challenge C. suggestion D. advice

2.A. enjoy B. concern C. celebrate D. honor

3.A. retirement B. experience C. money D. knowledge

4.A. cover B. provide C. combine D. fill

5.A. comfortable B. beautiful C. valuable D. adjustable

6.A. Based on B. Stood for C. Protected from D. Dressed up

7.A. up B. over C. down D. off

8.A. teamwork B. achievement C. competition D. communication9.

9.A. forced B. refused C. adjusted D. gathered

10.A. send B. publish C. share D. write

11.A. big B. small C. light D. large

12.A. happiness B. illness C. sadness D. loneliness

13.A. posted B. packed C. wrapped D. handed

14.A. delight B. shock C. mystery D. devotion

15.A. empty B. wonderful C. terrible D. ugly

16.A. where B. when C. how D. what

17.A. sensed B. measured C. hold D. compared

18.A. benefited B. suffered C. learned D. heard

19.A. severely B. luckily C. sadly D. slightly

20.A. obvious B. nervous C. anxious D. mysterious

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