It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town in Ohio where my twenty seven third graders eagerly anticipated the great day of gift giving.
Each day the children made some new wonder – strings of popcorn, hand-made decorations, and German bells made from wallpaper samples, which we hung from the ceiling. Through it all she stayed indifferent(漠不关心的), watching from afar, seemingly miles away. I wondered what would happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now so suddenly unsociable. I hoped the festivities would light her up. But nothing did.
The day of gift giving finally came. We oohed and aahed over our handwork as the presents were exchanged. Through it all, she sat quietly watching. I had made a special package for her, red and green with white lace. I wanted very much to see her smile. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she turned away.
After school the children left in little groups, but she hesitated, watching them go out of the door. I sat down to catch my breath, hardly know what was happening when she came to me reaching out her hands, holding a small white box, unwrapped and slightly soiled, as though it had been held many times by unwashed, childish hands. “For me?” I asked with a weak smile. She said not a word, but nodded her head. I took the box and carefully opened it. There inside, lay a golden chain. In a flash I knew – she had made it for her mother, a mother she would never see again, a mother who would never hold her or brush her hair or share a funny story, a mother who would never again hear her childish joys or sorrows, a mother who had taken her own life just three weeks before.
I held out the chain. She took it in both her hands, reached forward, and put it on at the back of my neck. She stepped back then as if to see that all was well. I looked down at the golden chain, then back at the giver, “Maria, it is so beautiful. She would have loved it.” Neither of us could stop the tears. She threw herself into my arms and we were in tears together. And for that moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest gift of all: herself.
【小题1】The underlined “anticipated” (Paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to _________.

A.preparedB.expectedC.talkedD.kept
【小题2】We can learn from the story that_________.
A.the beautiful chain was put inside a beautiful box
B.Maria made a golden chain of popcorn for her mother
C.the teacher made a special package for Maria so as to see her smile
D.Maria oohed and aahed over the handwork as the presents were exchanged
【小题3】Maria became quiet and unsociable because_________.
A.she was a shy girl
B.her teacher didn’t give her any gift
C.her mother passed away three weeks ago
D.she didn’t have any friends in the class
【小题4】The underlined sentence (Paragraph 5) mostly means_________.
A.Maria found her biological mother
B.Maria asked her teacher to be her mother
C.the teacher promised to be Maria’s mother after receiving her greatest gift
D.Maria believed in her considerate teacher and opened her heart to the teacher
【小题5】The BEST title for the passage is _________.
A.The kid’s giftB.A quiet girl
C.The greatest teacher D.The great day of gift giving

A Municipal Report(Adapted from a story by O.Henry)(Ⅱ)
Azalea Adair herself opened the door when I knocked.She was about 50 years old.Her white hair was pulled back from her small,tired face.She wore a pale yellow dress.It was old,but very clean.
Azalea Adair led me into her living room.A damaged table,three chairs and an old red sofa were in the center of the floor.
Azalea Adair and I sat down at the table and began to talk.I told her about the magazine's offer an she told me about herself.She was from an old southern family.Her father had been a judge.
Azalea Adair told me she had never traveled or even attended school.Her parents taught her at home with private teachers.We finished our meeting.I promised to return with the agreement the next day, and rose to leave.
At that moment,someone knocked at the back door.Azalea Adair whispered a soft apology and went to answer the caller.She came back a minute later with bright eyes and pink cheeks.She looked ten year younger.“You must have a cup of tea before you go,”she said.She shook a little bell on the table,and small black girl about twelve years old ran into the room.
Azalea Adair opened a tiny old purse and took out a dollar bill.It had been fixed with a piece of blue paper and the upper right hand comer was missing.It was the dollar I had given to Uncle Caesar.“Go to Mr.Baker's store,Impy ,”she said,“and get me 25 cents' worth of tea and ten cents' worth of sugar cakes. And please hurry.”
The child ran out of the room.We heard the back door close.Then the girl screamed.Her cry mixed with a man's angry voice.Azalea Adair stood up.Her face showed no emotion as she left the room.I heard the man's rough voice and her gentle one.Then a door slammed and she came back into the room.“I am sorry,but I won't be able to offer you any tea after all,” she said.“It seems that Mr.Baker has no more tea.Perhaps he will find some for our visit tomorrow.”
We said good-bye.I went back to my hotel.
Just before dinner, Major Wentworth Caswell found me.It was impossible to avoid him.He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket.Again I saw a torn dollar fixed with blue paper, with a corner missing.It was the one I gave Uncle Caesar.How strange,I thought. I wondered how Caswell got it.
63.We can judge from her behavior that Miss Adair was       
A.polite and elegant      B.confident and determined
C.poor and miserable    D.capable and hardworking
64.Adair seemed          after coming back from the back door.
A.as calm as before    B.sadder    C.excited    D.surprised
65.The angry man with a rough voice outside might be           .
A.Uncle Caesar    B.Mr.Baker    C.Caswell  D.A stranger
66.When the narrator saw Caswell again at his hotel,he was surprised         .
A.that Caswell should find him
B.that Caswell insisted on buying him a drink
C.that Caswell pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket
D.to find Caswell had the torn dollar bill with a comer missing


第二节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
 该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词并用斜线划掉。
 该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
 该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
 注意:原行没有错的不要改。
My best friend Li Hua gives me a call this morning.                  71.              
She said it was her birthday and she would have a             72.              
birthday party. I promised that I would go. But I went         73.              
shopping this afternoon and bought a doll as his                       74.              
birthday present. I arrived her home at six o’clock           75.              
on the evening. Many of her friends had already arrived.      76.              
On the table was a big beautiful cake with 14 candle lit.            77.              
Li Hua made wish and blew off all the candles. We all                 78.              
shouted with greatly joy. However, I didn’t see her parents.      79.              
We had a great time, but I think it would be more better if      80.              
we celebrate our birthdays with our parents.

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网