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I never know how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had 36 forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.
One night, as I lay in bed 37 my sister and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how 38 I had behaved towards Mother. “I must make things right before going to sleep,” I thought.
Quickly I 39 out of bed and picked up a pencil and paper, then tiptoed into the hall. The 40 from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks.
I quickly 41 a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so 42 . I didn’t want my brothers and sisters to know our 43 so I added a postscript: “Please don’t let anyone see this. ” Then I quietly moved 44 my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.
The next morning, when I 45 my bed after breakfast, I unexpectedly 46 a note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and 47 me.
This became my 48 of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a note, but she never 49 our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were 50 , she never mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood.
When Mother 51 , I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon（布条）. On top was a message in her handwriting. It read, “In the event of my death, please 52 these. ”
I 53 the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise, I 54 my childish writing, “P. S. Please don’t let anyone see this. Love, Edie. ”
I gently placed the unopened bundle in the 55 along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like my mother. ”
36. A. long | B. just | C. never | D. often |
| B. after | C. until | D. since |
| B. politely | C. happily | D. badly |
| B. fell | C. moved | D. slipped |
| B. light | C. needle | D. thread |
| B. sent | C. wrote | D. took |
| B. late | C. careless | D. naughty |
| B. business | C. relation | D. love |
| B. around | C. into | D. behind |
| B. left | C. made | D. went to |
| B. left | C. found | D. gave |
| B. understood | C. supported | D. forgave |
| B. secret | C. favorite | D. trick |
| B. passed round | C. gave out | D. read aloud |
| B. curious | C. grown | D. interested |
| B. passed away | C. die away | D. break away |
| B. keep | C. hide | D. read |
| B. handed in | C. looked through | D. turned over |
| B. lost | C. realized | D. liked |
| B. wastebasket | C. bedroom | D. bookshelf |
36-40 ABDDB 41-45 CDBCC 46-50 CDAAC 51-55 BADAB
阅读快车系列答案Have you ever thought of taking a train and having an adventure？Riding the train can be a real adventure. That is how I feel every time I take Amtrak. I often take a four-hour trip to visit my children. Every time I take this trip I never know what will happen.
Last week when I was on the train, there was a man sitting by himself in the back of the train carrying on a mobile phone conversation—in another language. It was loud and disturbed most of the people on the train. I think it was annoying.
Fortunately I sat next to a wonderful old lady who was taking a two-day trip by train. She said her two daughters were worried at the thought of driving for three days to reach her home, although she had no trouble driving. The train ride was the only choice for her. She loved to look out of the window and watch the world go by on the train.
She was fun to talk to and asked me when my children started being parents. That is a very good question. Both of us are old and have children. She asked that same question from time to time.
There are always many people on the train from all walks of life, different countries, and many languages. Riding the train is a great way to increase your knowledge and learn all kinds of cultures. If you get hungry, you can buy food in the food car at any time. If you need to use the restroom, there is always one for you.
It surely beats driving the car, which has to stop for food and restrooms. And it is better than taking the bus.
【小题1】According to the passage, the purpose of the author’s train ride was ______.
| A．to do business | B．to see her children |
| C．to visit places of interest | D．to see her old friends |
| A．the services are quite good | B．the food is terribly expensive |
| C．all the passengers are polite | D．all the passengers are American |
| A．A painful experience on the train | B．A wonderful lady |
| C．Train ride—a cultural experience | D．The history of Amtrak |
I cheated on a unit test in math class this morning during second period with Mr. Burke. Afterward, I was too sick to eat lunch just thinking about it.
I came straight home from school, went to my room, and lay on the floor trying to decide whether it would be better to run away from home now or after supper. Mostly I wished I was dead. It wasn't even an accident that I cheated.
Yesterday Mr. Burke announced there'd be a unit test and anyone who didn't pass would have to come to school on Saturday, most particularly me, since I didn't pass the last unit test. I did plan to study just to prove to him that I'm plenty smart—which I am mostly—except in math.
Anyway, I got my desk ready to study on . Just when I was ready to work, Nicho came into my room with our new rabbit and it jumped on my desk and knocked the flashcards all over the floor. What a mess! Nicho and I finally took the rabbit outside but then Philip came to my room and also Marty from next door and before long it was dinner.
After dinner my father said I could watch a special on television if I'd done all my homework. Of course I said I had. That was the beginning. I felt terrible telling my father a lie about the homework.
It was nine o'clock when I got up to my room and that was too late to study for the unit test so I lay in my bed with the light off and decided what I would do the next day when I was in Mr. Burke's math class not knowing the 8- and 9-times tables. So, you see, the cheating was planned after all.
The next day, I'd go into class as usual, acting like things were going just great. I'd sit down next to Stanley Plummer—he is so smart in math it makes you sick—and from time to time, I'd glance over at his paper to copy the answers.
Lying on the floor of my room, I begin to think that probably I've been bad all along. It just took this math test to clinch it. I'll probably never tell the truth again. I tell my mother I'm sick when she calls me to come down for dinner. She doesn't believe me, but puts me to bed anyhow. I lie there in the early winter darkness wondering what terrible thing I'll be doing next when my father comes in and sits down on my bed.
"What's the matter?" he asks. "I've got a stomachache," I say. Luckily, it's too dark to see his face. "Is that all?" "Yeah." "Mommy says you've been in your room since school." "I was sick there too," I say. "She thinks something happened today and you're upset." That's the thing that really drives me crazy about my mother. She knows things sitting inside my head the same as if I was turned inside out.
"Well," my father says. I can tell he doesn't believe me. "My stomach is feeling sort of upset." I hedge. "Okay," he says and he pats my leg and gets up.
Just as he shuts the door to my room I call out to him in a voice I don't even recognize as my own. "How come?" he calls back not surprised or anything. So I tell him I cheated on this math test. To tell the truth, I'm pretty much surprised at myself. I didn't plan to tell him anything.
He doesn't say anything at first and that just about kills me. I'd be fine if he'd spank me or something. And then he says I'll have to call Mr. Burke. It's not what I had in mind. "Now?" I ask surprised. "Now," he says. He turns on the light and pulls off my covers. "I'm not going to," I say.
But I do it. I call Mr. Burke, and I tell him exactly what happened, even that I decided to cheat the night before the test. He says I'll come on Saturday to take another test, which is okay with me, and I thank him a whole lot for being understanding and all.
"Today I thought I was turning into a criminal," I tell my father when he turns out my light. Sometimes my father kisses me good night and sometimes he doesn't. I never know. But tonight he does.
【小题1】After the author cheated on the math test, he felt ____________.
| A．frightened because he might be caught |
| B．excited that he had succeeded |
| C．pleased that nobody knew it |
| D．unhappy because he had done something wrong |
| A．he had planned not to study before the test |
| B．he decided to cheat when he knew there was going to be a test |
| C．he decided to cheat after he had wasted the whole evening |
| D．he had planned to cheat with Plummer before the test |
| A．She really knows what he is thinking |
| B．she was very strict with him |
| C．she doesn’t believe him |
| D．she asks him to come down for dinner |
| A．scolded the author severely |
| B．didn’t say anything and left |
| C．called Mr. Burke immediately |
| D．let the author make a call to Mr. Burke |
| A．he had done something unusual |
| B．he promised to study math harder |
| C．he was willing to take a make-up test |
| D．he realized his mistake and had the courage to admit it |
此句缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ），在该句右边的横线上写出该加的词。Mr. Smith, I often hear people say DVD, but I never know what they really mean. Would you tell me what DVD ____?
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A．acts as |
B．prefers to |
C．stands for |
D．points to |