题目内容
She _____ here,but found nothing.
A.looked B.looked around C.look over
Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.
I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception(接收).
My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.
In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk. She loved to tell how my playpen(婴儿圈栏)sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower".
As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit the farm every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle(喧闹)of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.
Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.
My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.
Then the radio announcer of this oldie station came on. "Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower...”.
【小题1】The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that
________.
| A.it was too cold and quiet |
| B.she could only sing one song on the small farm |
| C.there was nothing more that could make her excited |
| D.The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat |
| A.passed away four years ago |
| B.left the small farm with Lord |
| C.left for Lord to live her own way |
| D.preferred to be with Lord |
| A.recalled | B.comforted | C.shouted | D.sighed |
| A.The writer was able to sing before she could speak. |
| B.The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city. |
| C.The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower". |
| D.The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse. |
| A.Cherish life | B.My happy childhood |
| C.Our small farmhouse | D.Mom’s music |
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.“Mom,come here!There's this lady here my size!”
The mother rushed to her son;then she turned to me to say sorry to me.
I smiled and told her,“It's OK.”Then I talked to the boy,“Hi,I'm Dory Kramer. How are you?”
He studied me from head to toe,and asked,“Are you a little mommy?”
“Yes,I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little?”he asked.
“It's the way I was born,” I said.“Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger.”After I answered his other questions,I shook the boy's hand and left.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance( 一瞥) to see I’m different. I stand three feet nine inches tall(=1.14 metres).I was born a dwarf.In spite of this,I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids called me names (辱骂).Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year.
But I learned to smile and face the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. What I lacked in height,I made up for in personality. When people are rude,I remind myself,“Look what else I have-a great family,nice friends.”
1.Why did the mother say sorry to Dory Kramer?
A.Because the boy ran into the author.
B.Because the boy hit the author.
C.Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.
D.Because the mother thought the boy's words had hurt the author.
2.What does a dwarf look like?
A.Of medium height. B.Very tall.
C.Very short. D.Very thin.
3.When did the author realize that she was too short?
A.When she grew up.
B.When she was 47 years old.
C.When she began to go to school.
D.When she met the boy in the supermarket.
4.What does the sentence “What I lacked in height,I made up for in personality”mean?
A. Although I am not tall, I often dress up to make myself different.
B. Although I am not tall, I can make myself tall by dressing up.
C. Although I am not tall, I try to keep it as my personal secrets.
D. Although I am not tall, I can make myself good with good personal qualities.
It was Mary’s birthday.Her uncle wrote a letter and told her he would like to send her some chickens.She was very happy because she liked eggs and chicken.”I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,”she thought.
When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box.Mary took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden,but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped(落下)it.The chickens all ran out.They ran here and there.Mary spent hours in trying to find them.
A few hours later her uncle came.He asked.”Did the chickens arrive safely?” ”Yes,but I dropped the box.The chickens ran everywhere.It took me the whole morning to look for them,”Mary said.
“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle.”I hope so,”Mary answered,”But l only caught(抓住)eleven of them” “That’s very interesting.I only sent you six.”her uncle laughed.
1.Mary got a letter from her _____.
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A.aunt |
B.uncle |
C.grandfather |
D.friend |
2.When she got the letter, Mary was ______.
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A.happy |
B.sad |
C.tired |
D.unhappy |
3.Why did Mary drop the box?
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A.Because she didn’t like the present. |
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B.Because the box was too heavy. |
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C.Because she wanted to 1et the chickens go out. |
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D.Because she couldn’t wait to look at her present. |
4.I took Mary _____ to find the chickens.
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A.an hour |
B.two hours |
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C.three hours |
D.the whole morning |
5.Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her?
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A.Yes.she did. |
B.Her uncle knew. |
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C.Maybe she knew. |
D.No,she didn’t. |