62.　　Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that?

A. Because he felt quite confident of him.

B. Because he was born from a poor family.

C.　Because he was a man of few words.

D.　Because he didn’t want to be much too strict with him.

61.　 What is the writer’s main purpose (目的) in writing this passage?

A. To tell the readers his life story.

B.　To tell people what kind of person his father was.

C.　To let people know how poor he was.

D.　To tell the readers what present he got from his father.

60. Which do you think is the best title (标题) for the passage ?

A. Three Frenchmen　　　　　　　 B. Three French Stories

C. What a language!　　　　　　　 D. The English Language

B

I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. “I can’t tell anything,” he finally said. “I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can’t say don’t do this and do that, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to come up. I can’t help much with money either, but I think things will work out. ”

He gave me a new check-book(支票簿). “If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps.

“You know what you want to be, and they’ll tell you what to take,” my father went on. “When you get a job, be sure it’s honest(诚实的), and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town, and I would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you.

Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, broken Bible that he had read so often, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbours. I knew he would miss it. I knew, though, that I must take it.

He didn’t say read this every morning. He just said, “This can help you if you will let it.”

Did it help? I got through college without being a burden(负担)on the family. I have been able to make money since.

59. When the third Frenchman went back for the second time, the doctor _____.

A. was still in an upstairs room　　　 B. was reading

C. was having his breakfast　　　　　 D. was washing himself

58. When the nurse said, “He’s not up yet.”, she meant that _____.

　 A. he has not stood up yet　　　　　　 B. he has not yet got up

　 C. he has not woken up yet　　　　　 D. he has not yet come downstairs

57.　 When the captain shouted, “All hands on deck.”, what he meant is _____.

A. to put your both hands on deck　　 B. to put up your hands

C. to give your hands to me　　　　　 D. that “All the sailors (船员) on deck”

56. When the first Frenchman heard someone shout “Look out.”, here “Look out” means “____”.

A. Put your head out　 B. Take care　 C. Hurry up　　 D. Help me

39. ---Did you know anything about the accident?

---Just a little. I didn’t know much about it _______ I was not there that day.

A. after　　　　 B. until　　　 　C. if　　　　 D. because

38. ---Pardon me, Uncle Liu, but can you put my computer _______? It doesn’t work now.

---OK. Let me have a try and see if I can help you.

A. down　　　 B. away　　　 C. right　　　 D. up