While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.
Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me.
During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”. I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about.
Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor (分娩), so I was unable to read. The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives.
We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son. Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly.
【小题1】Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?

While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.

Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me.

During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”. I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about.

Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor (分娩), so I was unable to read. The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives.

We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son. Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly.

1.Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?

  A. Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time.

B. Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby.

  C. Because she had nothing else to do except reading.

  D. Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.

2. According to the story, we can know that the Harry Potter books _________________.

  A. made the family’s trip more exciting          B. include five books all together

  C. have someone called Seamus in them         D. can help people deal with their problems

3. The writer named her son Seamus because ___________________.

A. she wanted to keep her trip in memory           B. she loved this name very much

C. her son doesn’t have Irish blood                D. it is a perfect name for a boy

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the couple?

  A. They planned their trip after getting the shocking news.

  B. They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on.

  C. They felt excited when they almost finished the trip.

  D. They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip.

5. Which is the best title for the passage?

  A. Funny Stories Of My Family            B. Seamus And Harry Potter

  C. How We Got To Louisiana              D. How My Son Got His Name

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The other night as I was leaving my son's room. I noticed a hockey puck(冰球)sitting on his desk. It ??? me not only of an exciting hockey game he and I had ??? several years ago. but of a life lesson he had learned ?? .

During spring vacation from school,a friend gave us two ??? to a New York Rangers hockey game at Madison Square Garden. My son was very ??? because he is an avid Rangers fan,so we attended it.

The roar of the crowd was right from the moment the puck was ??? dropped. When the Rangers ??? first, the crowd cheered. My son got caught up in the moment and ??? joined in the crowd. When the Rangers scored a second time, it seemed as if the building would ??? from the noise. Three young men ??? in the row in front of us, probably in their early 20s, caught my ??? as my son sang along with the crowd. They smiled at us. We were all one happy and excited hockey ??? .

For my son, the victory was exciting. But that is not what he remembers about that night, ??? that's not his primary recollection. After the winning goal had been scored,the losing team's goalkeeper ??? the hockey puck out of the net behind him, and ? it into the crowd. One of the three young men before us caught the puck and, ??? in one motion after catching it, threw it back to my son.

My son looked at the puck as if he had been given a golden ?? . "Why did that man give me the puck?"? I explained to my son that the man had given him the puck be­cause he knew how ??? it would make him to have a souvenir from the game, and not just any souvenir, but the puck that had been the ?? goal in a shootout. It was obvi­ous that he knew it would ??? more to my son than it would to him.

1.A. warned????????????? ?????????? B. informed??? ????? C. cheated???? ?????? D. reminded

2.A. missed????????????? ?????????? B. played?????? ???? C. attended???? ????? D. undertaken

3.A. as usual????????????? ?????????? B. as well??????????? C. as a rule ????????? D. as a consequence

4.A. fans????????????? ?????????????? B. nets??? ????????? C. tickets?????? ????? D. pucks

5.A. excited????????????? ???????????? B. surprised????????????? ????????? C. disappointed??????? D. inspired

6.A. visibly????????????? ????????????? B. incredibly????????????? ???????? C. reliably??????????? D. availably

7.A. scored????????????? B. won????????????? C. defeated??????????? D. ranked

8.A. unfortunately???????? B. blindly?????????? C. amazingly????????????? ??????? D.enthusiastically

9.A. explore????????????? ????????????? B. pour????????????? ???????????? C. fill????????????? ??????????????? D. explode

10.A. sitting????????????? ????????????? B. looking????????????? ?????????? C. taking????????????? ???????????? D. lying

11.A. hand????????????? ?????????????? B. shoulder????????????? ????????? C. eye????????????? ?????????????? D. head

12.A. team????????????? ?????????????? B. crowd????????????? ??????????? C. coach????????????? ???????????? D. family

13.A. at times????????????? ???????????? B. at most????????????? C. at least????????????? D. at last

14.A. picked????????????? B. chose????????????? C. got????????????? D. kept

15.A. divided ??????????? B. threw????????????? C. turned????????????? D. changed

16.A. even if????????????? ????????????? B. as if????????????? ???????????? C. until????????????? ?????????????? D. unless

17.A. goal????????????? ?????? ???????? B. medal ????????????? ???????? C. treasure????????????? ??????????? D. target

18.A. happy????????????? ????????????? B. curious????????????? ?????????? C. sorrowful????????????? ????????? D. horrible

19.A. losing????????????? ????????????? B. winning????????????? ????????? C. catching????????????? ??????????? D. remembering

20.A. strike????????????? ????????????? B. touch????????????? ??????????? C. direct????????????? ????????????? D. mean

While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.

Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me.

During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”. I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about.

Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor (分娩), so I was unable to read. The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives.

We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son. Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly.

1.Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?

A. Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time.

B. Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby.

C. Because she had nothing else to do except reading.

D. Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.

2.According to the story, we can know that the Harry Potter books _________________.

A. made the family’s trip more exciting

B. include five books all together

C. have someone called Seamus in them

D. can help people deal with their problems

3.The writer named her son Seamus because ___________________.

A. she wanted to keep her trip in memory

B. she loved this name very much

C. her son doesn’t have Irish blood

D. it is a perfect name for a boy

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the couple?

A. They planned their trip after getting the shocking news.

B. They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on.

C. They felt excited when they almost finished the trip.

D. They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Funny Stories Of My Family           B. Seamus And Harry Potter

C. How We Got To Louisiana              D. How My Son Got His Name

While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.
Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me.
During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”. I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about.
Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor (分娩), so I was unable to read. The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives.
We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son. Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly.

1. 1.

   Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?

   1. A.
      Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time.
   2. B.
      Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby.
   3. C.
      Because she had nothing else to do except reading.
   4. D.
      Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.
2. 2.

   According to the story, we can know that the Harry Potter books _________________.

   1. A.
      made the family’s trip more exciting
   2. B.
      include five books all together
   3. C.
      have someone called Seamus in them
   4. D.
      can help people deal with their problems
3. 3.

   The writer named her son Seamus because ___________________.

   1. A.
      she wanted to keep her trip in memory
   2. B.
      she loved this name very much
   3. C.
      her son doesn’t have Irish blood
   4. D.
      it is a perfect name for a boy
4. 4.

   Which of the following is TRUE about the couple?

   1. A.
      They planned their trip after getting the shocking news.
   2. B.
      They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on.
   3. C.
      They felt excited when they almost finished the trip.
   4. D.
      They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip.
5. 5.

   Which is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Funny Stories Of My Family
   2. B.
      Seamus And Harry Potter
   3. C.
      How We Got To Louisiana
   4. D.
      How My Son Got His Name