题目内容
26、I won’t have anything like that _______ in my class．
A．saying B．say C．said D．to say
试题答案
26、C
It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so.
It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas — oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it — overspending... the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma — the gifts given in desperation because you couldn’t think of anything else.
Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church. These youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our boys in their spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler’s ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not afford. Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in his tatters with false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn’t acknowledge defeat.
Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”
Mike loved kids — all kids — and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent the anonymously to the inner-city church.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding years.
For each Christmas, I followed the tradition — one year sending a group of mentally handicapped youngsters to a hockey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas, and on and on.
The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.
As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but the envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn’t end there. You see, we lost Mike last year due to dreaded cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, it was joined by three more.
Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
55. Why did Mike get so bored with Christmas at first?
A. People would pour into stores to blindly purchase gifts over Christmas.
B. He wasn’t satisfied with the Christmas presents he had ever received.
C. People couldn’t come up with any fantastic ideas for Christmas gifts.
D. The true meaning of Christmas remained unchanged in people’s minds.
56．The writer mentions what the two teams wore in Paragraph 4 in order to _______.
A. show her pride in her children’s present living conditions
B. explain the reason why her son’s team won the match
C. reflect the financial difficulty of the inner-city church
D. express the shock those lower-class teenagers brought her
57. What did Mike mean by saying “losing like this could take the heart right out of them”
(Paragraph 6)?
A．They didn’t care whether they could win the match or not.
B．They didn’t acknowledge the defeat because of the unfairness.
C．Being defeated in this way could make them lose confidence.
D．Being defeated in this way could inspire them to train harder.
58．Mike’s bright smile at the note suggests.
A．what his wife had done as against the Christmas spirit.
B．he thought the very Christmas gift had real significance
C．what was written on the note was easy to understand
D．he was amused by the Christmas tradition of his family.
59．What happened at the first Christmas after Mike’s death?
A．The writer asked her children to follow their family tradition.
B．All the children stood around the Christmas tree with expectation.
C．The writer removed the Christmas tree to avoid thinking of Mike.
D．The children each put an envelope on the Christmas tree for their dad.
60．In the writer’s eyes, the white envelope is a symbol of .
A．Mike’s spirit B．children’s love C．unusual ideas D．special gifts
听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What are the two speakers doing?
A．Enjoying meeting each other．
B．Saying good-bye to each other．
C．Planning to see each other．
2．What can you guess about the woman?
A．He is a hard working boy．
B．He is as dull as Jack．
C．He’d like to go with Lisa．
3．What is the woman?
A．A waiter．
B．A conductor．
C．A book clerk．
4．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A．A boss and a salesgirl．
B．A teacher and his pupil．
C．A professor and his assistant．
5．What do you guess about the man?
A．He didn’t sleep well last night．
B．He is going to play a game．
C．He is lying in bed．
听力原文：(Text 1)
M：Well, I’d better be getting home now．It’s been great seeing you again．
W：Oh, It was nice seeing you too．
(Text 2)
M：Sorry, Lisa．I can’t go to the party with you tonight．
W：Have you heard that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy?
(Text 3)
M：I want a ticket to London, please．Second-class．
W：Single or return?
(Text 4)
W：Excuse me, Professor Smith．I was wondering if I could leave 15 minutes early this afternoon．
M：Sure, go ahead, Jane．Do give your lovely child a loud kiss．
(Text 5)
W：What’s the matter?You look tired．
M：I tried to sleep last night but I lay there awake, thinking about the game．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
6．What’s the woman going to do?
A．Attend her friend’s wedding party．
B．Attend Lan’s party．
C．Do some shopping with her friends．
7．What does the man suggest to the woman?
A．Wear her new dress．
B．Wear the light blue dress．
C．Wear a more formal one．
听力原文：(Text 6)
W：How do you like my new dress?
M：It looks very fashionable．
W：I’m going to wear it at my friend’s wedding party tomorrow．What do you think?
M：Not a bad idea．But I think I prefer the light blue dress you wore at Lan’s party last time．
听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。
8．What time is it when the dialogue happens?
A．At 8∶00．
B．At 7∶30．
C．At 7∶47．
9．What’s the result of the dialogue?
A．The man will drop the woman at a nearby underground station．
B．The man will drive the woman to Park．
C．The woman will not meet her friend on time．
听力原文：(Text 7)
W：It’s only thirty minutes left．I’ve got an appointment－I’m meeting a friend in London at eight．I’ll never make it．
M：I’m going into London．I’ll give you a lift if you like．
W：Could you really?That would be kind．
M：Where are you meeting your friend?
W：Near park－but if you can drop me at an underground station．That’ll be fine．
M：No, it’s all right．Park’s not far out of my way．I’ll take you there．
W：That’s very kind of you．
听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。
10．Where does the dialogue take place?
A．In a restaurant．
B．In a bookstore．
C．At home．
11．What does the man order?
A．A hamburger and coffee．
B．A Coke and a cake．
C．A hamburger and a Coke．
12．How much does it cost?
A．＄1.70．
B．＄1.17．
C．＄17．
听力原文：(Text 8)
W：Can I get you something?
M：Yes, a hamburger, please．
W：Anything to drink?
M：Oh, yea．I’m thirsty．A Coke, please．
W：Here you are．That’s ＄1.70．
M：I think that’s wrong．It can’t be ＄1.70．It’s ＄1.17．
W：Oh, you are right．Sorry．
听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。
13．What is Sally?
A．A famous singer．
B．A film star．
C．A famous swimmer．
14．Where is Sally now?
A．In a competition．
B．In a swimming pool．
C．In California．
15．What did she do at the last Olympics?
A．She broke all the records．
B．She won many cups．
C．She swam thirty-five miles．
16．Why has she given up swimming?
A．She is too old to swim．
B．She prefers visiting other countries．
C．She can’t win any international competitions．
听力原文：
(Text 9)?
Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star?She was the girl who broke all the records at last Olympics．Where is she now?Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home．
M：It is true that you don’t swim at all now?
W：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．
M：But you are only twenty．
W：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swim in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．
M：But don’t you enjoy swimming?
W：I used to, when I was still small．But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6 a．m．to go to the pool．I had to train before school．After school and at weekends, I swam thirty-five miles every week!
M：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at these cups．
W：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other girls were growing up, I was swimming．What can I do?
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
17．When did the story take place?
A．In the morning．
B．In the afternoon．
C．In the evening．
18．What was Harry’s problem?
A．Everyone at his school liked him．
B．No one at his school liked him．
C．Some people at his school dislike him．
19．Why didn’t Harry want to accept his mother’s advice?
A．He thought he was too weak．
B．He thought he was the headmaster．
C．He thought he was too old to change．
20．What have you learned from the text?
A．Harry is a bus-driver．
B．Harry is a student．
C．Harry is the headmaster．
听力原文：(Text 10)?
Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast, and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, mother．The teachers don’t, and the children don’t．Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me．”
“Well, Harry, ” his mother answered, “perhaps you aren’t very nice to them．If a few people don’t like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that;but if a lot of people don’t, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change．”
“I’m too old to change, ”Harry said．“I don’t want to go to school．”
“Don’t be silly, Harry, ”his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out．“You have to go．You’re quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn．And besides that, you’re the headmaster of the school．”