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While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was 36 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally 37 to open the door, I 38 around the wall for a light switch．I found a 39 where a switch was once installed… but no switch．
No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a 40 by the bed when I put away my luggage 41 in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on, 42 happened! Now what?
Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 43 the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that 44 if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the 45 to find another lamp．So I 46 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and… no draw-string!
I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually 47 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary 48 is．
But even more necessary than 49 light is the light that shines from people — the light of love, sympathy and 50 ．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 51 place．
It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in 52 of some light．
So let your light shine．Whatever light you 53 may be a beacon（灯塔）of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness．And if you feel that your light is 54 a candle in a forest, remember this — there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 55 the light of one small candle．
A．burning B．broken C．shining D．smooth
A．managed B．attempted C．succeeded D．meant
A．touched B．turned C．felt D．looked
A．light B．plate C．lamp D．signal
A．lamp B．switch C．desk D．window
A．later B．earlier C．sooner D．first
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．when B．unless C．since D．although
A．certainly B．surely C．absolutely D．perhaps
A．star B．street C．room D．shop
A．forced B．struggled C．made D．pushed
A．worked B．failed C．did D．closed
A．love B．thinking C．dream D．light
A．spiritual B．physical C．mental D．inner
A．faith B．soul C．help D．attention
A．mixed B．fancy C．lonely D．complicated
A．lack B．need C．favor D．face
A．devote B．receive C．offer D．throw
A．only B．even C．ever D．much
A．give out B．leave out C．take out D．put out
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B
“It was all his own idea, ” says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto, California high school football coach Bob Peters, 39. Bob had just drawn up a “motherhood contract” --a document stating that for 70 days this summer he would take over the care and feeding of the couple’s four children, plus all household chores. Although he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident.(He thought the experience would make a nice book.)
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to give up. “I was beaten down, completely humbled（挫败的）,” admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press, stating, “Not only is motherhood a difficult task, not only is it never-ending, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.”
Bob and Pat were high school sweethearts. After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Alto’s Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids. Then two years ago Pat went back to work as a secretary at Cubberley. “I had been around children so much,” she sighs, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the household, however----until Bob signed the contract, therefore, she decided to relax and enjoy it.
Although Peters had consulted(咨询) with his school’s home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria, his meals were sometimes a disaster. “I tried to slip the butter I’d forgotten under the eggs after they were frying, ” he says. For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot—sometimes having Macdonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.
As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made. “I found an easier way-I shut the doors, ” he says. Soon the kids were wearing the same clothes for a week. “I made them wear their shirts inside out, and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean.”
Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative（暂时的） title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.
45. The couple signed the contract because _______.
A. Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself
B. Bob loved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good rest
C. they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasks
D. Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book
46. It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract, he would have to _______.
A. pay a certain amount of money
B. admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood
C. say sorry to his wife D. do all the housework for years
47. What can we learn about Pat Peters?
A. She was hard-working and selfless. B. She was pretty and kind-hearted.
C. She was tired of the child-raising and household tasks.
D. She did not love Bob any longer.
48. Which of the following can best end the news story?
A. “Wait till your mother gets home!” B. “My experience of being a mother.”
C. “I’m proud of you all, my dear!” D. “Motherhood: an impossible job for anyone.”
While attending a conference, I returned to my motel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was 1 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally 2 to open the door, I 3 around the wall for a light switch．I found a 4 where a switch was once installed… but no switch．
No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a 5 by the bed when I put away my luggage 6 in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on, 7 happened! Now what?
Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 8 the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that 9 if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the10 to find another lamp．So I 11 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and… no draw-string!
I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually 12 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary 13 is．
But even more necessary than 14 light is the light that shines from people----the light of love, sympathy and 15．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 16 place．
It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in 17 of some light．
So let your light shine．Whatever light you 18 may be a beacon（灯塔） of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness．And if you feel that your light is 19 a candle in a forest, remember this----there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 20 the light of one small candle．
1．A．burning B．broken C．shining D．disappeared
2．A．managed B．attempted C．succeeded D．meant
3．A．touched B．turned C．felt D．looked
4．A．light B．plate C．lamp D．signal
5．A．lamp B．switch C．desk D．window
6．A．later B．earlier C．sooner D．first
7．A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
8．A．when B．unless C．since D．although
9．A．certainly B．surely C．absolutely D．perhaps
10．A．stars B．street C．room D．shop
11．A．forced B．struggled C．made D．pushed
12．A．worked B．failed C．did D．closed
13．A．love B．thinking C．dream D．light
14．A．spiritual B．physical C．mental D．inner
15．A．faith B．soul C．help D．attention
16．A．mixed B．fancy C．lonely D．complicated
17．A．lack B．need C．favor D．face
18．A．devote B．receive C．offer D．throw
19．A．only B．event C．ever D．much
20．A．give out B．leave out C．take out D．put out
查看习题详情和答案>>A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 1 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 2 “Aunty Misery” at her
One evening, a passer by asked to 3 for the night. Seeing that he had an 4 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 5 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer （巫师）, thanked her by granting （允准） her 6 that anyone who climbed up her tree 7 not be able to come back down until she 8 it.
When the children came back to steal her 9 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 10 she gave the tree permission to let 11 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 12 at last.One day another man 13 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 14 she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you 15 me.” said he.Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 16 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 17 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 18 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 19 as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 20 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
1．A．hopeless B．painful C．dull D．crazy
2．A．calling B．shouting C．announcing D．whispering
3．A．stay B．live C．hide D．lie
4．A．interesting B．honest C．anxious D．angry
5．A．gift B．kiss C．treat D．smile
6．A．suggestion B．demand C．permission D．wish
7．A．could B．should C．might D．must
8．A．permitted B．promised C．answered D．declared
9．A．branch B．food C．tree D．fruit
10．A．after B．while C．since D．before
11．A．it B．them C．him D．her
12．A．trick B．question C．trouble D．difficulty
13．A．stepped into B．left for C．stopped at D．walked around
14．A．so B．but C．although D．because
15．A．with B．off C．upon D．for
16．A．choose B．pick C．shake D．hit
17．A．honor B．pleasure C．hope D．excitement
18．A．light B．short C．old D．thin
19．A．proud B．kind C．fine D．smart
20．A．disappointedly B．cheerfully C．unwillingly D．eagerly
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“It was all his own idea, ” says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto, California high school football coach Bob Peters, 39. Bob had just drawn up a “motherhood contract” --a document stating that for 70 days this summer he would take over the care and feeding of the couple’s four children, plus all household chores. Although he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident.(He thought the experience would make a nice book.)
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to give up. “I was beaten down, completely humbled（挫败的）,” admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press, stating, “Not only is motherhood a difficult task, not only is it never-ending, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.”
Bob and Pat were high school sweethearts. After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Alto’s Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids. Then two years ago Pat went back to work as a secretary at Cubberley. “I had been around children so much,” she sighs, “I couldn’t talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the household, however----until Bob signed the contract, therefore, she decided to relax and enjoy it.
Although Peters had consulted(咨询) with his school’s home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria, his meals were sometimes a disaster. “I tried to slip the butter I’d forgotten under the eggs after they were frying, ” he says. For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot—sometimes having Macdonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.
As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made. “I found an easier way-I shut the doors, ” he says. Soon the kids were wearing the same clothes for a week. “I made them wear their shirts inside out, and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean.”
Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative（暂时的） title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.
45. The couple signed the contract because _______.
A. Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself
B. Bob loved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good rest
C. they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasks
D. Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book
46. It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract, he would have to _______.
A. pay a certain amount of money
B. admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood
C. say sorry to his wife D. do all the housework for years
47. What can we learn about Pat Peters?
A. She was hard-working and selfless. B. She was pretty and kind-hearted.
C. She was tired of the child-raising and household tasks.
D. She did not love Bob any longer.
48. Which of the following can best end the news story?
A. “Wait till your mother gets home!” B. “My experience of being a mother.”
C. “I’m proud of you all, my dear!” D. “Motherhood: an impossible job for anyone.”
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