Everyone staying at a certain place long enough needs to know where the toilet is.I’m no exception.I tried to 1 one when I first visited the Divinity School Library in Yale University.I tried to find the 2 or words familiar to me such as WC, Ladies, Bathroom, and Washroom, etc.I used all the 3 I had about toilet, but I could not find one.My 4 sense told me that there must be toilets in the library, so I 5 trying.Finally I found a door on which was a 6 word; women.
Although it did not 7 at all like a toilet, I guessed it must be one.And because I couldn’t 8 any longer, I had to try it.As I opened the door, I was 9 I made a mistake, so I came out immediately.For what I had entered was a room much larger than my living room in Beijing, with a standing lamp 10 a table on a beautiful green carpet(地毯).On one side of the room, there was a sofa.Behind it there was a 11 on the wall up to the ceiling.In one corner was a clothes hanger and in 12 was a big pot of green plants.It looked like a big sitting room.There was no sign of a toilet, but it was the only 13 place a toilet could be.Then I remembered that there was another door, so I went back in and opened the door.And 14 it was! I found it at last! The toilet room was only half the 15 of the outer room.It had only two seats with two sinks.It was like a two room flat in Beiwai.
After I relieved(使轻松)myself, another question came to me:since it was 16 in such a big library to have only one toilet, I had to 17 someone about toilets.A “Rest Room” is 18 a toilet.The “Rest Room” had only one seat and it was unisex, which 19 that both men and women could use it by 20 the door from inside.
(1)
[ ]
A.
have
B.
use
C.
find
D.
try
(2)
[ ]
A.
signs
B.
wood
C.
names
D.
room
(3)
[ ]
A.
force
B.
time
C.
knowledge
D.
energy
(4)
[ ]
A.
common
B.
usual
C.
own
D.
quick
(5)
[ ]
A.
insisted
B.
kept
C.
gave up
D.
started
(6)
[ ]
A.
useful
B.
careless
C.
single
D.
just
(7)
[ ]
A.
suppose
B.
proved
C.
build
D.
look
(8)
[ ]
A.
look for
B.
wait
C.
insist
D.
try
(9)
[ ]
A.
afraid
B.
happy
C.
sure
D.
foolish
(10)
[ ]
A.
on
B.
by
C.
with
D.
over
(11)
[ ]
A.
mirror
B.
picture
C.
window
D.
cloth
(12)
[ ]
A.
it
B.
them
C.
some
D.
another
(13)
[ ]
A.
good
B.
hidden
C.
possible
D.
important
(14)
[ ]
A.
luckily
B.
look
C.
there
D.
inside
(15)
[ ]
A.
way
B.
size
C.
height
D.
large
(16)
[ ]
A.
strange
B.
natural
C.
impossible
D.
necessary
(17)
[ ]
A.
find
B.
ask
C.
tell
D.
write
(18)
[ ]
A.
not
B.
also
C.
still
D.
perhaps
(19)
[ ]
A.
tells
B.
advises
C.
proves
D.
means
(20)
[ ]
A.
locking
B.
opening
C.
pushing
D.
using
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When Miss Hughes entered the classroom, the children stopped playing and talking.In one body, they stood up and 1 the teacher in a loud voice, “Good morning!” Miss Hughes smiled and told the class to sit down.She found at a 2 that there seemed to be thirty five pupils in the class, 3 .They were all watching her with fixed eyes, waiting no 4 to find what sort of person she was.
“I 5 you want to know my name,” she said.But before she could tell, a student 6 , “It’s Miss Hughes.” Hughes laughed.“ 7 travels fast,” she said.“I’m afraid it will take me 8 to learn all your names.”Miss Hughes 9 a list and began to call the pupils’ names in 10 .When she came to the last one, John, she noticed that he had been 11 for over a month, “What’s the matter with John?” she asked, looking 12 .“He’s in hospital.He had his leg broken, ” said a girl in the front 13 .“He slipped while skating,” 14 a boy.“Has anyone 15 to see him?” Miss Hughes asked.No one 16 .
It was 17 to start the lesson.The pupils 18 Miss Hughes to tell them a story.“Very well”, she said.“But first of all I’d like you to write a letter to John:We’ll 19 the best ones to him and 20 him up in hospital.Now I’ll tell you a story, if you are good.”
(1)
[ ]
A.
greeted
B.
welcome
C.
signed
D.
called
(2)
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A.
distance
B.
glance
C.
time
D.
moment
(3)
[ ]
A.
more or less
B.
at all
C.
most of all
D.
in all
(4)
[ ]
A.
longer
B.
wonder
C.
word
D.
doubt
(5)
[ ]
A.
expect
B.
suppose
C.
consider
D.
wish
(6)
[ ]
A.
called out
B.
laughed out
C.
shouted at
D.
let out
(7)
[ ]
A.
It
B.
Light
C.
Things
D.
News
(8)
[ ]
A.
much
B.
longer
C.
years
D.
shorter
(9)
[ ]
A.
showed up
B.
took out
C.
picked up
D.
searched for
(10)
[ ]
A.
turn
B.
satisfaction
C.
hurry
D.
surprise
(11)
[ ]
A.
ill
B.
away
C.
absent
D.
empty
(12)
[ ]
A.
sad
B.
angry
C.
down
D.
excitedly
(13)
[ ]
A.
class
B.
row
C.
voice
D.
desk
(14)
[ ]
A.
added
B.
whispered
C.
cried
D.
corrected
(15)
[ ]
A.
sent
B.
been
C.
gone
D.
wanted
(16)
[ ]
A.
did
B.
hoped
C.
knew
D.
answered
(17)
[ ]
A.
duty
B.
unnecessary
C.
no use
D.
time
(18)
[ ]
A.
hoped
B.
told
C.
begged
D.
demanded
(19)
[ ]
A.
choose
B.
send
C.
hand
D.
praise
(20)
[ ]
A.
treat
B.
pick
C.
cheer
D.
look
阅读理解
One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister.On this occasion, the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend.I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children.Later, I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out.I called home with this happy news.But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone.“I'll give him a lesson,”I said.I decided they must be outside.Why they might be outside at 10∶30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally, in desperation, I called his girlfriend's house.After what seemed like countless rings, his girlfriend answered.“Yes,”she said brightly,“He's right here.”
He came on the phone.I was not my usual calm, rational(理智的)self.After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can't trust modern teenagers.“Where are the children?”I said.He said they were with him.They had done nothing wrong.My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend's house just for ice cream and cake.This was too good to be believed.Well, it turns out that I shouldn't have believed it.It was only part of the truth.
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents'home, celebrating my birthday.My oldest son gave me the children's gifts.Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions.They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son's girlfriend.
(1)
The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because ________.
[ ]
A.
she knew that her eldest son was a good baby-sitter
B.
she thought it no hard work to take care of the younger ones
C.
she believed he could do well with his girlfriend's help
D.
she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
(2)
When the author called home that evening, she found that ________.
[ ]
A.
two younger children had already been in bed
B.
the children were preparing a birthday gift for her
C.
her son was quarrelling with his girlfriend
D.
there was no one answering the telephone
(3)
What can you learn from the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph?
[ ]
A.
The author didn't believe what her son had told her.
B.
The author had complete confidence in her son.
C.
The author believed her son was telling the truth.
D.
The author was moved by what her children had done.
(4)
What might the children do that evening?
[ ]
A.
They had a birthday party.
B.
They framed some photographs.
C.
They had their pictures taken.
D.
They made some beautiful clothes.
(5)
What does the author intend to tell us by the story?
[ ]
A.
Modern teenagers are not worth trusting.
B.
It is no easy job to look after young children.
C.
It's no good to have a girlfriend at an early age.
D.
Her children have a caring and tender heart.
完形填空
One cold day in the early spring of the year, my father, who was a farmer, was ploughing(耕地).I, eleven years old then, was 1 the horse.I didn't do the 2 well as it was rather cold.I thought the task was a little 3 for me.
“
Dad,”I said,“4 must I stay in the field?”“An hour,”he answered.An hour 5 a long time and I said, “I 6 if I can go home now.My 7 aches.”
“
I'm very sorry,”said my father,“but can't you 8 till it's time for dinner?”“I think not-my headache is getting 9 .”
“Well,” he said, taking me 10 the horse and suspecting(怀疑)that my disease was rather in my heart than my head,“you may go home.I don't want you to work 11 you are sick.Go straight home, and tell your mother that I say you must take a large bowl of rhubarb(大黄).Tell her that I think it will 12 you a lot of good!”
There was no choice.I went home, of course, and I had to offer the 13 to my mother.I told her that I thought my head was better, 14 not to take the terrible 15 .But it was of no use and it was too late.She understood my case(情况)as 16 as my father did.She knew well enough that my disease was 17 .So she prepared a large bowl of rhubarb and I had to swallow all of it.Dear me!How 18 it was!I am sure I would rather ride the horse all day than be treated 19 that way.Since then I've never told another 20 .
Honesty is the best policy.
(1)
[ ]
A.
feeding
B.
riding
C.
watching
D.
hunting
(2)
[ ]
A.
journey
B.
homework
C.
sport
D.
task
(3)
[ ]
A.
easy
B.
interesting
C.
hard
D.
pleasant
(4)
[ ]
A.
how long
B.
how much
C.
how soon
D.
how fast
(5)
[ ]
A.
seemed
B.
kept
C.
waited
D.
became
(6)
[ ]
A.
realize
B.
wonder
C.
know
D.
remember
(7)
[ ]
A.
hand
B.
leg
C.
head
D.
heart
(8)
[ ]
A.
argue
B.
walk
C.
leave
D.
stay
(9)
[ ]
A.
serious
B.
large
C.
simple
D.
cold
(10)
[ ]
A.
on
B.
off
C.
up
D.
through
(11)
[ ]
A.
so
B.
if
C.
but
D.
unless
(12)
[ ]
A.
make
B.
protect
C.
keep
D.
do
(13)
[ ]
A.
news
B.
work
C.
match
D.
message
(14)
[ ]
A.
hoping
B.
deciding
C.
considering
D.
quarrelling
(15)
[ ]
A.
drink
B.
medicine
C.
chance
D.
food
(16)
[ ]
A.
soon
B.
long
C.
well
D.
far
(17)
[ ]
A.
headache
B.
happiness
C.
anger
D.
laziness(懒)
(18)
[ ]
A.
bitter
B.
sweet
C.
nice
D.
interesting
(19)
[ ]
A.
with
B.
by
C.
in
D.
for
(20)
[ ]
A.
speech
B.
lie
C.
story
D.
joke
完形填空
One day, my wife suggested I take another woman out.
The woman was my widowed(寡居的)mother, but the 1 of my work and my three children had made it 2 to visit her only occasionally.That night I called to invite her to go out for 3 and a movie.
My mother was the type of woman who 4 that a surprise invitation was a sign of bad news, but anyway, she 5 it.
That Friday after work, when I reached her house, I 6 that she wore the dress she had worn to 7 her last wedding anniversary.
"I told my friends about our date, and they were 8 ,” she said.
We went to a restaurant and she took my 9 as if she were the First Lady.After we sat down, I had to read the menu.Her eyes could 10 read large print.
“It was I who had to read the menu when you were 11 ," she smiled.
“Then it's time I should return the 12 ,” I responded.
We had a pleasant conversation over dinner - 13 extraordinary but recent events of each other's life.We 14 so much that we missed the movie.
“Let me 15 you next time,” she said.
A week later, my mother died of a heart attack 16 .Some time later, I received a receipt(收据)from the restaurant mother and I had dined.An attached note 17 :“I paid for two plates in advance -one for you and the other for your wife.You will never know what that night 18 to me.I love you, son.”
Give your family the time they 19 , because these things cannot be 20 till “some other time”.