网址：http://m.1010jiajiao.com/timu3_id_3004590[举报]
Kilimanjaro Climb : a Rite of Passage for Father and Son
Climbing Kilimanjaro is a transformational experience for many people. The things that make the mountain hard are the very things that make it so powerful. In the case of my son Josh and I，the walk up Kilimanjaro proved a powerful symbol ofhis transition into manhood, and a great change in our relationship.
Day three on the mountain, Josh was hit with massive headaches. He told me every step felt like a nail driving into his head. And then, on the night we climbed the crater rim, less than 40 minutes from the summit, Josh fell. I was walking ahead, and did not even see it. He was so exhausted that he could not get up. He recalled our guides, debating whether or not they should take him straight down. Josh snapped out of it. He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. He set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. Near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.
“ I’ve never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，，，he said, as we sat side by side on the frozen rock and looked down over Africa. “You know, in the past when we’d go on camping and rafting trips, you guided and took care of me through it all. But on Kilimanjaro it was different. From the bottom up, I climbed it. I never feltlike a kid, even when 1 was in pain. You never acted like a parent.”
“That’s not quite true，”I replied. “When you told me that on the summit you fell-and I did not even notice, my first thought was, ‘Oh my God! I’m such an awful parent!’ But then it hit me, ‘He got himself up. He walked to the peak on his own. He didn't need me to help.，”
I realized as I spoke that two people had died that night on Kilimanjaro. A child and a parent. It wasjust two friends who walked down the mountain together.
【小题1】What is NOT mentioned in the first paragraph?
| A． Kilimanjaro is powerful. |
| B． Kilimanjaro is hard to climb. |
| C． Many people, including Josh, have changed after climbing Kilimanjaro. |
| D． The writer has a distant relationship with his son after climbing Kilimanjaro. |
| A． Josh had a slight headache. |
| B． Josh reached the top of the mountain with the help of the guides. |
| C． Josh overcame various difficulties on his way to the summit. |
| D． Climbing Kilimanjaro was too hard for such a child as Josh. |
| A． cheered up | B．gave up | C．burst out | D．ran out |
| A． Josh felt quite good about his independence. |
| B． Josh appreciated his parents ，company and care. |
| C． The father felt guilty all the time. |
| D． The father should have taken good care of Josh as usual. |
| A． Because two people had lost their lives while climbing Kilimanjaro. |
| B． Because the father and son had become friends. |
| C． Because they had witnessed an accidence of a father and son. |
| D． Because two friends had misled him. |
Kilimanjaro Climb : a Rite of Passage for Father and Son
Climbing Kilimanjaro is a transformational experience for many people. The things that make the mountain hard are the very things that make it so powerful. In the case of my son Josh and I，the walk up Kilimanjaro proved a powerful symbol ofhis transition into manhood, and a great change in our relationship.
Day three on the mountain, Josh was hit with massive headaches. He told me every step felt like a nail driving into his head. And then, on the night we climbed the crater rim, less than 40 minutes from the summit, Josh fell. I was walking ahead, and did not even see it. He was so exhausted that he could not get up. He recalled our guides, debating whether or not they should take him straight down. Josh snapped out of it. He forced himself to his feet, shook the guides off. He set his face towards the peak and just kept marching. Near the summit he caught up with me and we reached the peak together.
“ I’ve never been in so much pain and so happy at the same time，，，he said, as we sat side by side on the frozen rock and looked down over Africa. “You know, in the past when we’d go on camping and rafting trips, you guided and took care of me through it all. But on Kilimanjaro it was different. From the bottom up, I climbed it. I never feltlike a kid, even when 1 was in pain. You never acted like a parent.”
“That’s not quite true，”I replied. “When you told me that on the summit you fell-and I did not even notice, my first thought was, ‘Oh my God! I’m such an awful parent!’ But then it hit me, ‘He got himself up. He walked to the peak on his own. He didn't need me to help.，”
I realized as I spoke that two people had died that night on Kilimanjaro. A child and a parent. It wasjust two friends who walked down the mountain together.
1.What is NOT mentioned in the first paragraph?
A． Kilimanjaro is powerful.
B． Kilimanjaro is hard to climb.
C． Many people, including Josh, have changed after climbing Kilimanjaro.
D． The writer has a distant relationship with his son after climbing Kilimanjaro.
2.From the second paragraph we know that_____
A． Josh had a slight headache.
B． Josh reached the top of the mountain with the help of the guides.
C． Josh overcame various difficulties on his way to the summit.
D． Climbing Kilimanjaro was too hard for such a child as Josh.
3.What does the underlined phrase in the second paragraph mean?
A． cheered up B．gave up C．burst out D．ran out
4.What can be inferred from the talk between the father and the son?
A． Josh felt quite good about his independence.
B． Josh appreciated his parents ，company and care.
C． The father felt guilty all the time.
D． The father should have taken good care of Josh as usual.
5.Why did the father feel that two people had died?
A． Because two people had lost their lives while climbing Kilimanjaro.
B． Because the father and son had become friends.
C． Because they had witnessed an accidence of a father and son.
D． Because two friends had misled him.
查看习题详情和答案>>
In the evening on September 5th, 1972 a group of "Black September" Arab guerrillas(游击队员) broke into the Israeli building in the Olympic village near Munich where 10,000 athletes were staying. Over 250 plain clothes police, warned of trouble ahead, had been brought into the village, but none of them saw the Arabs climb over the fence. They broke into the Israeli building with machine-guns firing at 5:10 a.m. Some Israeli athletes escaped through the windows and side doors. Nine were taken hostage (人质 ). The guerrillas demanded the Israeli to set free the 200 Palestinians（巴勒斯坦人） held in Israeli prison and a safe road out of Germany. Within hours the Olympic village was surrounded(包围) by 12,000 police. The Olympic Games were stopped. After some time, the guerrillas were told they would be flown with their hostages to an Arab country. They were taken by helicopter to an airport 25 miles from Munich.
Just before midnight the guerrillas and their hostages began to walk along the road to a waiting Boeing 727 plane. Suddenly all the airport lights were turned off and German police opened fire. The rescue failed seriously. In the gun battle all nine hostages were killed, as well as five Arabs and one policeman. Three Arabs were caught and one escaped into the nearby woods. On the 8th, Israeli planes bombed(轰炸) ten guerrilla bases in revenge for the Munich killing.
6. Ten guerrilla bases were bombed _______Arab guerrillas broke into the Israeli building.
A. the next day after
B. three days after
C. as soon as
D. four days after
7. More than 250 plain clothes police were sent to the village _______.
A. to warn people of some trouble there
B. to find out who had climbed over the fence
C. before they were warned that there was trouble there
D. as soon as they were told about some trouble there
8. One of the demands the guerrillas raised was _______.
A. to let the police leave the village immediately
B. to free 200 Palestinians from the Israeli prison
C. to take nine hostages with them
D. to fly them with their hostages to an Arab country
9. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The airport was 25 miles away from Munich.
B. They walked along a road which led to Boeing 727.
C. There were only nine people who were killed in the battle.
D. Around midnight, with the airport lights off, the police opened fire.
10. How do you understand the phrase"in revenge for" in the last paragraph?
A. To remember the killed athletes.
B. To show the Arabs their great anger.
C. To warn the Arabs not to do such silly things.
D. To give them punishment in return.
查看习题详情和答案>>At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together．They had announced her 54 ’s departure．Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you 55 ．” She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough．Your love is all I ever needed．I wish you enough, too, Daddy．” They kissed good-bye and she left．
He walked 56 toward the window where I was seated．I tried not to intrude （侵犯） on his 57 , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to 58 knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have,” I replied．“ 59 me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked．“I am old and she lives much too far away．I have 60 ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said．“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough．'' May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile．“That is a wish that has been handed down from other 61 ．My parents used to say it to everyone．” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he 62 even more．“When we said ‘I wish you enough'', we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then 63 toward me, he shared the following 64 he were reciting it from memory．
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude 65 ．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain so that the 66 joys in life appear much bigger．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your 67 ．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you 68 ．I wish enough “Hello”s to get you 69 the final “Good-bye．” He then began to sob （哽咽） and walked away．
It is said that “It takes a/an 70 to find a special person, an hour to 71 them, a day to love them, 72 then an entire life to 73 them．”
A．train B．plane C．bus D．ship
A．good B．well C．happy D．enough
A．in B．through C．by D．over
A．secret B．priority C．privacy D．walk
A．someone B．anybody C．everyone D．anyone
A．Allow B．Forgive C．Thank D．Pardon
A．future B．challenges C．illness D．nothing
A．parents B．families C．generations D．airlines
A．said B．cried C．laughed D．smiled
A．running B．walking C．turning D．going
A．even if B．as if C．even though D．although
A．bright B．right C．good D．warm
A．less B．least C．little D．smallest
A．expense B．life C．wanting D．loss
A．like B．want C．possess D．need
A．over B．through C．across D．back
A．day B．life C．hour D．minute
A．appreciate B．see C．face D．understand
A．or B．but C．meanwhile D．as a result
A．forget B．remember C．wish D．help
查看习题详情和答案>>At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together．They had announced her 54 ’s departure．Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you 55 ．” She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough．Your love is all I ever needed．I wish you enough, too, Daddy．” They kissed good-bye and she left．
He walked 56 toward the window where I was seated．I tried not to intrude （侵犯） on his 57 , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to 58 knowing it would be forever?” “Yes, I have,” I replied．“ 59 me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked．“I am old and she lives much too far away．I have 60 ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said．“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough．'' May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile．“That is a wish that has been handed down from other 61 ．My parents used to say it to everyone．” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he 62 even more．“When we said ‘I wish you enough'', we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then 63 toward me, he shared the following 64 he were reciting it from memory．
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude 65 ．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain so that the 66 joys in life appear much bigger．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your 67 ．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you 68 ．I wish enough “Hello”s to get you 69 the final “Good-bye．” He then began to sob （哽咽） and walked away．
It is said that “It takes a/an 70 to find a special person, an hour to 71 them, a day to love them, 72 then an entire life to 73 them．”
1.A．train B．plane C．bus D．ship
2.A．good B．well C．happy D．enough
3.A．in B．through C．by D．over
4.A．secret B．priority C．privacy D．walk
5.A．someone B．anybody C．everyone D．anyone
6.A．Allow B．Forgive C．Thank D．Pardon
7.A．future B．challenges C．illness D．nothing
8.A．parents B．families C．generations D．airlines
9.A．said B．cried C．laughed D．smiled
10.A．running B．walking C．turning D．going
11.A．even if B．as if C．even though D．although
12.A．bright B．right C．good D．warm
13.A．less B．least C．little D．smallest
14.A．expense B．life C．wanting D．loss
15.A．like B．want C．possess D．need
16.A．over B．through C．across D．back
17.A．day B．life C．hour D．minute
18.A．appreciate B．see C．face D．understand
19.A．or B．but C．meanwhile D．as a result
20.A．forget B．remember C．wish D．help
查看习题详情和答案>>