My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would   36   the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   37  was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mummy." She said. "No, Many people are   38 . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first  39 , I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, "Mummy, it must be our eyes." She looked at me and said, "You are   40  fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."  41  the years, mother asked me a couple more  42  and always her response to my answers was, "No, but you are getting  43  every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa  44 . Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our   45  to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was  46  when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a  47  between her and me. She saw the   48  on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really  49  your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your   50  ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" she replied, "No, it is   51  on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough friends and   52   that you will have a shoulder to cry   53  when you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   54  one. It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of    55__.

【小题15】

A．shoulders B．feet C．hands D．hair

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 walk ing 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 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(草坪). I pictured my mother 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. 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.

1.What’s the main idea of the first and second paragraphs?

A. The mother of the author could not find her home.  

B. The mother of the author could not remember who’s his son.

C. The author’s mother suffered with serious senile dementia.

D. The author didn’t know how to cure his mother.

2.Which of the following is NOT the symptom of the mother of the author?      

A. forgetful                         B. confused      C. cheerful       D. uneasy

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “picture”?

A. photograph                  B. describe                 C. appear                   D. paint

4.What can you infer from the third paragraph?

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.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Where Is Home?                                              B. A story about a son and a mother.

C. Everyone will suffer with senile dementia.              D. Take Mother Home.

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would   36    the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   37  was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mummy." She said. "No, Many people are   38  . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first   39 , I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, "Mummy, it must be our eyes." She looked at me and said, "You are   40   fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."   41  the years, mother asked me a couple more   42  and always her response to my answers was, "No, but you are getting   43   every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa   44 . Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our   45   to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

I was   46   when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a   47   between her and me. She saw the   48  on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really   49  your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your   50  ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" she replied, "No, it is   51   on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough friends and   52   that you will have a shoulder to cry   53   when you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   54   one. It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of    55__.

1. A. notice           B. believe in        C. doubt           D. guess at

2. A. sound            B. health            C. love            D. sight

3. A. blind            B. deaf              C. invisible       D. thoughtful

4. A. discovery        B. decision          C. attempt         D. suggestion

5. A. changing         B. thinking          C. growing         D. learning

6. A. Over             B. Till              C. Beyond          D. Before

7. A. ways             B. things            C. questions       D. times

8. A. stronger         B. taller            C. smarter         D. nicer

9. A. left             B. got ill              C. died        D. got wounded

10. A. duty            B. turn              C. pity            D. chance

11. A. excited         B. satisfied         C. interested      D. shocked

12. A. game            B. test              C. match           D. secret

13. A. worry           B. puzzlement        C. regret          D. pain

14. A. enjoyed         B. found             C. disliked        D. lived

15. A. shoulders       B. feet              C. hands           D. hair

16. A. how             B. because           C. why             D. whether

17. A. respect         B. favour            C. love            D. fun

18. A. by              B. on                C. above           D. for

19. A. valuable        B. useful            C. selfish         D. precious

20. A. others          B. the deaf          C. Grandpa         D. the blind

阅读下面对话，并根据所给字母提示，在橫线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

M：Now we have five-day (1) c___________ every week, so we have more spare time than before.

W：Yeah. How do you spend your spare time, Timmy?

M：I have an (2) i___________ in playing the violin and I’ll continue to (3) p ___________ playing it.

W：Do you often go to a concert?

M：Yes , I like (4) l___________ to music. At present my major objective is to learn from others.

W：Do you like classical (5) m___________ or pop?

M：I like both. How do you spend your spare time then, Lily?

W：(6) P___________ the piano is my favorite activity.

M：Our hobbies are (7) s___________ to each other. I hope we can often (8) e___________ experience together.

W：So do I, but I’m weak in the theory of music.

M：Me, too. Would you like to go with me to my uncle’s ? He’s a (9) p___________ at the Institute of Music.

W：I’d be glad to go with you. I will ask him for his (10) a___________.

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would __36__ what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought __37__ was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy."  She said, "No. Many people are __38__. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

       Several years passed __39__ she asked me again. Since making my first __40__, I had often thought of the correct answer. So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes." She looked at me and told me, "You are __41__ fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."

      __42__ the years, Mother asked me a couple more __43__ and always her answer was, "No, but you are getting __44__ every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our __45__ to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

       I was __46__ when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a __47__ between her and me. She saw the __48__ on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really __49__ your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your __50__."  I asked, "Is it because it holds up your head?" She replied, "No, it is __51__ on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough __52__ and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry __53__ when you need it." Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a __54__ one. It is sympathetic to the pain of __55__.

1.A. notice         B. believe in   C. doubt      D. guess at

2.A. love         B. health       C. sound      D. sight

3.A. blind           B. deaf        C. invisible     D. thoughtful

4.A. while          B. once       C. after       D. before

5.A. discovery           B. decision     C. attempt      D. suggestion

6.A. learning      B. thinking     C. growing     D. changing

7.A. Before        B. Till         C. Beyond      D. Over

8.A. ways           B. things     C. questions    D. times

9.A. stronger      B. taller       C. smarter      D. nicer

10.A. duty          B. turn        C. pity        D. chance

11.A. shocked     B. satisfied     C. interested   D. excited

12.A. game         B. test         C. match       D. secret

13.A. worry        B. puzzlement C. regret       D. pain

14.A. enjoyed     B. found      C. disliked      D. lived

15.A. shoulders   B. feet         C. hands        D. hair

16.A. how          B. because      C. why        D. whether

17.A. respect      B. favor      C. love        D. fun

18.A. by          B. on          C. above      D. for

19.A. valuable           B. useful     C. selfish      D. precious

20.A. others        B. the deaf      C. Grandpa     D. the blind