He was 50 years old when I was born, and a "Mr. Mom" long before anyone had a name for it. I didn't know why he was home instead of Mom, but I was young and the only one of my friends who had their dads around. I considered myself very lucky.

  Dad did so many things for me during my grade-school years. He asked the school bus driver to pick me up at my house instead of the usual bus stop that was six blocks away. He always had my lunch ready for me when I came home----usually a peanut butter and sandwich that was shaped for the season. My favorite was at Christmas. The sandwiches would be covered with green sugar and cut in the shape of a tree.

  As I got a little older and tried to gain my independence, I wanted to move away from those "childish" signs of his love. But he wasn't going to give up. In high school and no longer able to go home for lunch, I began taking my own. Dad would get up a little earlier and make it for me. I never knew what to expect. The outside of the bag might be covered with his way of a mountain scene （it became his trademark）or a heart with the word "Dad-n-Angle" in its center. Inside there would be a note with that same heart or an “I love you”. Many times he would write a joke or a riddle. He always had some silly saying to make me smile and let me know that he loved me.

   I used to hide my lunch so no one would see the bag or read the note, but that didn't last long. One of my friends saw the note one day, caught it, and passed it around the lunch room. My face burned. To my astonishment, the next day all my friends were waiting to see the note. From the way they acted, I think they all wished they had someone who showed them that kind of love. I was so proud to have him as my father. Throughout the rest of my high school years, I received those notes, and still have a majority of them.

    And still it didn't end．When I left home for college（the last one to leave）, I thought the messages would stop．But my friends and I were glad that his action continued.

    I began getting letters almost every Friday．The front-desk worker always knew who the letters were from----the return address said, “The Hunk.” Many times the envelopes were addressed in crayon, and along with the enclosed letters were usually drawings of our cat and dog, pictures of him and mom and if I had been home the weekend before, of me racing around town with friends and using the house as a hotel．He also had his mountain scene and the hearten-cased inscription （题词）,“Dad-n-Angie”.

1．The author lists so many details in order to show        .

   A．she had a childish father                B．she had a caring father

    C．her father didn’t want her to be lonely    D．her father was not manly enough

2．The author tried to hide her lunch from her friends because        .

  A．she did not want her friends to share her father's love

  B．she did not like her father's notes

  C．the food had been badly prepared

  D．she was afraid her friends might laugh at her

3．"He was 50 years old when I was born, and a ' Mr．Mom' long before anyone had a name for it．Here "Mr．Mom" means          .

  A．a mother who works outside to support the family

  B．a father who is responsible for doing housework

  C．a mother who is responsible for doing housework

  D．a father who cares too much for his children.

4．Her father didn't give her independence when the author grew a little older because        .

   A．she had no mother and needed someone to look after her

  B．she was not clever and needed someone to help her

  C．she had no ability to do things all by herself

      D．he loved his youngest daughter very much

As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.

“ 36 ”the boy shouted．Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy 　37 his right leg and walked the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked.

Amy closed her eyes. “ 38 him!” She told herself as she headed for her classroom.

But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s 　39 way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her 40 . Kids made fun of her about her 　41 or her limping. Amy was 　42 it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing（嘲笑）made her feel 　43 alone.

Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was 　44 . Her mother knew that things were not going well at 　45 . That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to 　46 with her daughter.

“There is a Christmas 　47 contest on the radio station,” Amy’s Mom announced．“ 48 a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize. I think 　49 at the table with blonde（白肤金发的）curly hair should enter.”

A 　50 took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.

While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to 　51 what she might ask from Santa．Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would 　52 Amy’s wish list. Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t 　53 to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, which she wrote that night:

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Amy. I am nine years old．I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me 　 54 the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy（脑瘫）. I just want one 　55 when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.

36．A．Go ahead　　　　　　 B．Watch it 　　　　　　 C．Make it 　　　　　　 D．Mind you

37．A．lived up to 　　　　 B．got down to 　　　 C．took hold of 　　　 D．stared at

38．A．Blame　　　　　　　　 B．Beat 　　　　　　　　 C．Scold　　　　　　　　 D．Ignore

39．A．funny 　　　　　　　 B．angry 　　　　　　　 C．silly　　　　　　　　　 D．unfriendly

40．A．more than one day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．every other day

　　　 C．every single day 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．on particular day

41．A．speaking　　　　　　 B．listening　　　　　　　 C．reading　　　　　　　 D．writing

42．A．tired of 　　　　　　 B．free from　　　　　　 C．angry with 　　　　 D．satisfied with

43．A．surprisedly　　　　 B．all　　　　　　　　　　　 C．exactly 　　　　　　 D．even

44．A．calm　　　　　　　　　 B．eager　　　　　　　　　 C．quiet　　　　　　　　　 D．pleased

45．A．school 　　　　　　　 B．home　　　　　　　　 C．dinner　　　　　　　　 D．play

46．A．work　　　　　　　　 B．connect　　　　　　　 C．share　　　　　　　　 D．talk

47．A．singing　　　　　　　 B．speech　　　　　　　 C．dancing　　　　　　　 D．wish

48．A．To write　　　　　　 B．Written 　　　　　　 C．Write　　　　　　　　 D．Having written

49．A．everyone　　　　　　 B．someone　　　　　　 C．nobody　　　　　　　 D．anyone

50．A．sadness　　　　　　　 B．smile　　　　　　　　　 C．coldness　　　　　　 D．cry

51．A．guess　　　　　　　　 B．recognize　　　　　　 C．read　　　　　　　　　 D．consider

52．A．form　　　　　　　　　 B．make　　　　　　　　　 C．top　　　　　　　　　　 D．reach

53．A．contented　　　　　 B．surprised　　　　　　 C．lucky　　　　　　　　 D．ready

54．A．in front of 　　　　 B．in spite of 　　　　 C．in place of 　　　　 D．because of

55．A．friend 　　　　　　　 B．day 　　　　　　　　　 C．classmate　　　　　 D．way

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Dear son,

The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.

If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   1teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   2the same things thousand and one times, do not   3me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   4you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   5, neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   6, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   7little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you   8to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   9of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   10to me.

If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   11I need to and when not. When my   12legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   13, the same way I did when you gave your first   14. And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   15any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.

Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,  16my mistakes, I always wanted the   17thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me   18you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   19living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and   20. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

I love you, Son.

Your father

1.A. paid           B. spent            C. cost         D. took

2.A. praise         B. think            C. repeat           D. criticize

3.A. interrupt      B. disturb          C. look         D. avoid

4.A. when           B. after            C. since            D. until

5.A. rest           B. word         C. shower       D. sleep

6.A. discovered     B. invented     C. noticed      D. assumed

7.A. knowing        B. fearing          C. enjoying     D. consulting

8.A. what           B. when         C. how          D. why

9.A. news           B. attitude     C. material     D. thread

10.A. talking           B. listening        C. responding       D. appealing

11.A. where         B. how          C. that         D. when

12.A. tired         B. short            C. long         D. strong

13.A. leg               B. ear          C. hand         D. mind

14.A. step          B. pace         C. laugh            D. cry

15.A. talk          B. live         C. write            D. sleep

16.A. though            B. since            C. while            D. despite

17.A. last          B. first            C. best         D. most

18.A. near          B. behind           C. below            D. against

19.A. made          B. started          C. earned           D. found

20.A. mercy         B. care         C. excuse           D. patience

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Dear son,

The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.

If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I   1teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I   2the same things thousand and one times, do not   3me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story   4you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a   5, neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I   6, in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my   7little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking(嘲弄) smile. I taught you   8to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life…. When at some moment I lose the memory or the   9of our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I cannot do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you   10to me.

If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well   11I need to and when not. When my   12legs do not allow me to walk, give me your   13, the same way I did when you gave your first   14. And when someday I say to you that I do not want to   15any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.

Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that,  16my mistakes, I always wanted the   17thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent(无可奈何) for seeing me   18you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you   19living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and   20. I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.

I love you, Son.

Your father

1.A. paid               B. spent    C. cost D. took

2.A. praise B. think    C. repeat   D. criticize

3.A. interrupt  B. disturb  C. look D. avoid

4.A. when   B. after    C. since    D. until

5.A. rest   B. word C. shower   D. sleep

6. A. discovered    B. invented C. noticed  D. assumed

7.A. knowing    B. fearing  C. enjoying D. consulting

8.A. what   B. when C. how  D. why

9.A. news   B. attitude C. material D. thread

10.A. talking   B. listening    C. responding   D. appealing

11.A. where B. how  C. that D. when

12.A. tired B. short    C. long D. strong

13.A. leg   B. ear  C. hand D. mind

14.A. step  B. pace C. laugh    D. cry

15.A. talk  B. live C. write    D. sleep

16.A. though    B. since    C. while    D. despite

17.A. last  B. first    C. best D. most

18.A. near  B. behind   C. below    D. against

19.A. made  B. started  C. earned   D. found

20.A. mercy B. care C. excuse   D. patience