C

One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking. During the normal dinner chatter (闲聊), I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混) his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.

We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.

Mom phoned me two days later. “The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.”

Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal (晚期的). During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him. By this time he had great difficulty speaking. I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.

Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever. Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.?

On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute.”

I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before.

“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked. “Can I do anything for you?”

He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.

With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”

We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.

B．The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.

C．The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.

D．The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.

2. What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?

A．There’s little possibility for Father to recover.

B．It takes a long time for Father to recover.

C．Father needs love and care from his family.

D．They need a proper time to operate on Father.

3.The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because ________.

A．he believed in strictness and punishment

B．he was not so attached to the writer

C．he thought there was no need to tell the writer

D．he was not used to openly showing his emotions

4.What does the writer attempt to tell us?

A．We don’t often value health until we lose it.

B．Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.

C．Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.

D．Bravely express your love for your family.

One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his Mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn't find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.

When she opened her eyes and   53  her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you   54   me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of     55 . That night Laddy had a Hero's supper: a huge meal of steak.

One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods    21  she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and   22  what to do, she began crying.  After a while. She  23  to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes.   24  it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and   25 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the   26 . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a   27 .

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy   28  that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger. He jumped   29  a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a   30 scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He  31  the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking   32  into the air, the dog   33  through the woods until he found the  34  . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his

  35 , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He   36 over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was   37 .

When she opened her eyes and   38  her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you

 39  me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of   40 That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak

1.                A．since          B．before         C．while D．as

2.                A．remembering    B．forgetting       C．wondering D．regretting

3.                A．preferred       B．expected       C．decided  D．failed

4.                A．If             B．Until           C．When    D．Because

5.                A．cautiously       B．carelessly       C．hopelessly D．unwillingly

6.                A．trees          B．bushes         C．grasses   D． woods

7.                A．rock           B．stream         C．tree D．house

8.                A．sensed         B．found          C．heard    D．smelt

9.                A．at             B．in             C．through  D．onto

10.               A．terrible        B．familiar         C．pleasant   D．strange

11.               A．followed        B．discovered      C．missed    D．ignored

12.               A．calmly         B．gently          C．merrily    D．loudly

13.               A．looked         B．wandered       C．searched  D．travelled

14.               A．window        B．girl            C．hero  D．house

15.               A．delight         B．disappointment  C．embarrassment D．satisfaction

16.               A．climbed        B．jumped         C．walked    D．flew

17.               A．awake         B．abandoned      C．asleep D．available

18.               A．spotted        B．saw            C．observed  D．watched

19.               A．rescued        B．comforted      C．disturbed  D．scared

20.               A．relief          B．shock          C．sorrow    D．pain

One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk．She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods before she realized that she was lost．

Sitting on a rock and __41 what to do, she began crying．After a while, she__42__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes．When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house．She opened the door and __43__ stepped in．Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the __44__．Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __45_．

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home．Laddy __46__ that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger．He jumped through a window, breaking the glass．He looked in the fields．But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere．However, from the ground came a __47__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head．He __48__ the scent and walked across the grassland．Barking loudly into the air, the dog _49__ through the woods until he found the __50_ ．But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods．Much to his __51__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance．He jumped over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__．

When she opened her eyes and   53    her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54   me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times．Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of  55 ．That night Laddy had a heror’s supper: a huge meal of steak

1.A．forgetting     B．wondering        C．remembering  D．regretting

2.A．preferred      B．expected        C．failed       D．decided

3.A．cautiously     B．carelessly      C．hopelessly   D．unwillingly

4.A．trees          B．bushes           C．woods        D．grasses

5.A．stream         B．rock             C．tree         D．house

6.A．found          B．heard            C．sensed      D．smelt

7.A．terrible      B．strange          C．pleasant    D．familiar

8.A．missed         B．discovered       C．followed     D．ignored

9.A．searched       B．wandered        C．looked       D．travelled

10.A．window            B．girl            C．house        D．hero

11.A．satisfaction  B．delight      C．disappointment D．embarrassment

12.A．awake             B．abandoned       C．available    D．asleep

13.A．spotted          B．watched         C．observed     D．saw

14.A．rescued           B．disturbed        C．comforted    D．scared

15.A．pain          B．shock           C． relief      D．sorrow  

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 　36 me to play chess with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 　37 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 　38 my moves, because she 　39 to go to bed, she had to get up at six in the morning. I 　 40 she had strict sleeping habits, 　41 I thought she ought to be able to 42 some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 　43 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having 　44 ” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 45 Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “ No,” I replied. “ If you’re going to play it 　46 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 　47 for another ten minutes, until 　48 my daughter burst into tears, and 　49 that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made 　50 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 　51 time with my daughter but had 　52 my desire to win to become more 　53 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 　54 me well. As a parent, I 　55 that it got in my way. So I had to change.

36. A. guiding　　　　　　　 B. asking　　　　　　　 C. training　　　　　　 D. advising

37. A. followed　　　　　　 　　　 B. expected　　　　　 　　　 C. replied　　　 D. accepted

38. A. change　　　　　　　 B. repeat　　　　　　　 C. hurry　　　　　　　 D. pass

39. A. agreed　　　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　　　　　　 C. begged　　　　　　 D. hated

40. A. knew　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. learned　　　　　　 　　　 C. guessed　　　　　　 D. heard

41. A. so 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 D. or

42. A. put up　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. take up　　　　　　 　　　 C. pick up　　　　　　 D. give up

43. A. As usual　　　　　　　　　　 B. Go ahead　　　　　　　　 C. By the way D. Come on

44. A. patience　　　　　　　　　　 B. luck　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. fun　　　　　　　　　 D. success

45. A. excited 　　　　　　 　　　 B. proud　　　　　　　 C. anxious　　　　　　 D. angry

46. A. well　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fairly　　　　　　　　 D. regularly

47. A. discussed　　　　　 　　　 B. continued　　　　 　　　 C. counted　　　　　　 D. argued

48. A. nervously　　　　　 　　　 B. immediately　　　 　　　 C. strangely　　　　　 D. suddenly

49. A. promised　　　　　　 　　　 B. admitted　　　　　 　　　 C. wondered　　　　 D. discovered

50. A. a mistake　　　　　　　　　 B. a decision　　　　　　　　 C. an attempt D. an effort

51. A. free 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. different 　　　　 　　　 C. full 　　　　　　　　 D. happy

52. A. managed　　　　　　 　　　 B. recognized 　　 　　　 C. allowed　　　　　　 D. reduced

53. A. important　　　　　 　　　 B. attractive　　　　　 　　　 C. practical　　　　　 D. interesting

54. A. offered　　　　　　　 B. served　　　　　　　 C. controlled　　　　 D. taught

55. A. realized　　　　　　　 B. apologized　　　　 C. imagined　　　　　 D. explained