9.Dad was brought home in the night.We heard every sound,but we pretended to be asleep.
Next morning he looked weak and thin,sitting in a chair by the kitchen fire.The light of the fire shone through his long empty sleeve(袖子).Everything went as usual.Grandma found something to do in the bedroom.Grandpa went out for some water.Mother,with her back to us,was getting the cakes ready for breakfast.
But nothing was right.When Grandma came out of the bedroom,she walked on tiptoe(踮着脚).When Grandpa came back,he said nothing about the weather.At breakfast Mother passed us the fruit and said something,but her voice was too high.
At last my sister,Lou,pushed back her chair."It's your turn to wash the dishes."But I had washed the dishes the night before.I said nothing because it was not right to quarrel in front of Dad just home with the empty sleeve.
"It is your turn,"Lou said again.I looked at her in surprise.
"It is not,"I said because I suddenly remembered Mother had told us to go on as usual.
"Children,children,"Mother said in a quiet,glad kind of voice.And Dad was smiling because he felt at home at last.
28.What happened to Dad in the story,do you know?D
A.He was badly ill.
B.He had a long journey.
C.He drank too much.
D.He lost one of his arms.
29.The familyC when they saw Dad's empty sleeve.
A.was too surprised to do anything 
B.felt sad and cried a lot
C.tried not to show their feelings       
D.showed no worry at all
30.Lou wanted to quarrel with the writer becauseD.
A.she did more housework than her sister
B.Dad would stand on her side as usual
C.the writer didn't get on well with Lou
D.everything had to go on as usual.
8.Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain.They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University.Although they were friends,each thought oneself to be the better painter.
One day,Kerry promised marriage to Alice.Surprised and pleased by the offer,the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter.After a moment she replied as follows,"Each of us must paint a picture.If yours is superior to mine,you can make me your wife.If not,please drop the question."Then it was decided to give it the following day.
The next morning,Alice hung her picture on the gate.It showed a bunch(束)of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by.In fact,a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece(杰作)and fixed their eyes on it.
Several hours passed.Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand.When he finally stopped before Alice.the girl artist blushed(脸红)like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation.Why?
16.The underlined part"superior to"most probably meansB.
A.not so better than    
B.better than
C.not so good as 
D.as good as
17.Which of the following is TURE?D
A.Kerry didn't accept Alice's suggestion.
B.Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.
C.Kerry did go the next day,but he failed to take a picture.
D.Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.
18.Alice's picture won high praise becauseA.
A.it was true to natureB.people felt it strange to hang it on the gate
C.it showed so large a bunch of flowersD.the flowers were red
19.The"leather suitcase"was in factB.
A.a real one        B.a painting drawn by Kerry
C.a box with a picture in it D.made up of leather.
4.For as early as I could remember,my mother had been a bright,cheerful woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her.However,in the last fifteen years of her life,she had to live with senile dementia (老年痴呆).I would go to my home to pay her a visit in California and she would curiously look at me and then ask,"Who are you?"I would answer,"I'm your own son,of course.""Where do you live?"She would ask."In Virginia",I would tell her."Isn't that interesting,"she would say,"I have a son in Virginia."
Mother seemed only forgetful as well as confused at the beginning of that disease,but sometime later she would go through different time of intense anxiety.She would keep walking through the house she used to live in most of her life crying uneasily that she would like to go home.Or sometimes she left home and wandered away if she were unattended(无人照看) for a short time.
Hoping to make her happy and put her mind at ease I would take her in my car,visiting sites where she used to live when she was a child.In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn.I pictured my mother that there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of.I looked to her for some response.She shook her head and said,"I want to go home."
Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a place,but a time.I think it was a time when she was much younger,when her children were still underfoot,when her husband was still energetic and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering where I would have in mind if someday I couldn't find home and wanted to go there.In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by.At eighty I have already noticed some alarming symptoms(症状).My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age.Still the fear of senile dementia is haunting there.Someday if and when I become even more cloudy minded than I am now,unable to drive and unable to tell you where"home"is,my dear son,I expect I will ask you to take me home,I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be.I leave these notes for your guidance.
21.Which of the following is NOT the symptom of the mother of the author?C
A.forgetful            B.confused             C.cheerful            D.uneasy
22.What's the meaning of the underlined word"picture"?B
A.摄影                   B.描绘                    C.出现                  D.绘画
23.What can you infer from the third paragraph?A
A.The author cared much about his mother.
B.The mother of the author liked pet lambs very much.
C.The author found a very little girl who was playing with a pet lamb.
D.The mother of the author did not like her usual home.
24.What's the best title of the passage?D
A.Where Is Home?
B.A story about a son and a mother.
C.Everyone will suffer with senile dementia.
D.Take Mother Home.
1.Britain and Ireland
  The British Isles is made up of two large islands:One is called Ireland and the other(27)B.Britain,or Great Britain,is the larger of these two islands,and it is(28)Ainto three parts:Scotland,Wales and England.
  The United Kingdom is that (29)D of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen.It is made up of Scotland,Wales and England,that is,the(30)Dof Britain,and also about one sixth of Ireland,the Northern part.The(31)Cof Ireland is self-governing.The(32)Cname of the United Kingdom is(33)B"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
(34)Dis larger and richer than Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland,and has the largest(35)Dof the United Kingdom,so people often use the(36)A"England"and"English"when they(37)A"Britain"and"British".This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little(38)A.The Scots in particular are very(39)Aof their separate nationality.The Welsh too do not regard(40)Das English,and have a culture and even a(41)Bof their own.
  Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801,but for forty years the"Irish (42)B"was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom.(43)A,Ireland is divided into two:Northern Ireland still(44)Bto the United Kingdom,and in 1922 the rest of Ireland(45)Cto found an Irish Free State,later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.
  The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain,and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦).Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to(46)DBritish in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

27.A.WalesB.BritainC.EnglandD.Scotland
28.A.dividedB.cutC.brokenD.separated
29.A.pieceB.islandC.countryD.part
30.A.southB.northC.partD.whole
31.A.smallerB.largerC.restD.island
32.A.correctB.trueC.fullD.complete
33.A.alsoB.thereforeC.likelyD.perhaps
34.A.The UKB.The British islesC.Great BritainD.England
35.A.collegesB.officialsC.citiesD.population
36.A.wordsB.namesC.spellingsD.pronunciations
37.A.callB.forgetC.speakD.write
38.A.angryB.difficultC.tiredD.lonely
39.A.proudB.fondC.fullD.kind
40.A.itB.WalesC.themD.themselves
41.A.capitalB.languageC.historyD.programs
42.A.CountryB.QuestionC.DiseaseD.Republic
43.A.At lastB.SoC.MeanwhileD.Also
44.A.returnsB.belongsC.getsD.speaks
45.A.hopedB.refusedC.broke awayD.used
46.A.feelB.touchC.fightD.help
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