题目内容
Last weekend, I was walking across the village green(草坪) when I saw an elderly gentleman on the bench, just overlooking the duck pond. I thought he looked a bit forlorn(被遗弃的) so I went over and sat next to him.
After a few 36 about how nice the weather was and how there were a lot of ducks in the pond today, he told me how he used to come with his wife and watch the children feed the ducks with their mums. They didn't have any 37 of their own..So they cherished being together even more.
He explained he had been married for 54 years 38 his wife died and how much he missed 39 all the little things with her, like a beautiful sunset. He now lives in a care home. I remarked at how wonderful it must've been to have been married for so long and to have so many happy memories. He took out a large 40 and wiped his eyes and said he had one regret that in all that time he 41 told her how much he really loved her.
He showed me a photograph of them when they were young. The photo was taken more than 50 years ago. He couldn't believe how the time had 42 . I tried to comfort him by explaining that his wife would be still 43 over him and he could talk to her 44 he wants and that she knows how much he loved her because she can see into his heart.
The old man tried to 45 for blurting out his life story but I hushed him and said how privileged I felt he could talk to me and how much it meant to me.
The 46 I learned from this chance encounter is that we must tell the ones close to us how much we love and care for them and not take them for granted.
Don't 47 your kind acts until tomorrow; do them today because time flies.
A. discussionB. comments C. quarrels D. communication
A. children B. ducks C. pond D. home
A. before B. when C. after D. unless
A. doing B. carrying C. sharing D. buying
A. paper B. rubber C. brush D. handkerchief
A. never B. often C. sometimes D. constantly
A. passed on B. passed awayC. passed by D. passed off
A. watching B. looking C. seeing D. observing
A. every timeB. any time C. some time D. the time
A. blame B. cry C. regret D. apologize
A. thing B. class C. lesson D. knowledge
A. put up B. put down C. put away D. put off
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】D
【小题6】A
【小题7】C
【小题8】A
【小题9】B
【小题10】D
【小题11】C
【小题12】D
解析:
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes marched across the South on Friday, peeling away roofs, overturning cars and killing at least 11 people in Tennessee, officials said.
It was the second wave of violent weather to hit the state in less than a week. Last weekend, tornadoes killed 24 people in the western part of the state and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and buildings.
The storms crossed an area from northern Mississippi to northern Virginia as they moved to the northeast late Friday after developing from a low-pressure system in the central Plains.
The Nashville suburbs were the hardest hit, with at least eight deaths happening northeast of the city. Three more people were killed in a rural area about 65 miles southeast of Nashville.
Tornadoes were also reported in some other places. The storms pulled up trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings. What’s worse, phone lines and most businesses were out of service. Hospitals admitted at least 60 people with storm-related injuries and transferred at least nine badly injured patients to Nashville hospitals.
In southern Indiana, the storms damaged some areas with golf ball-sized hail. High winds blew the roof off a country club and overthrew a semitrailer(拖车). As the storms moved farther east, parts of West Virginia were lashed with heavy rain and winds, great damages caused.
The number of tornadoes in the US has jumped through the first part of 2006 compared with the past few years. Through the end of March, an estimated 286 tornadoes had hit the US, compared with an average of 70 for the same three-month period in each of the past three years.
The number of tornado-related deaths was 38 before Friday's storms. The average number of deaths from 2003 to 2005 was 45 a year, the prediction center said.
1. How many deaths have the thunderstorms and tornadoes on Friday caused?
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A.Three. |
B.Eight. |
C.Eleven. |
D.Twenty-two. |
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A.Tennessee was hit twice by tornadoes within a week. |
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B.The latest tornado might start in northern Mississippi. |
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C.At least four states were hit by the tornado. |
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D.In the tornadoes of the first 3 months 38 people were killed. |
3. In the first 3 months of last 3 years, about ____ tornadoes happened each month in the US.
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A.About 23. |
B.About 70. |
C.About 98. |
D.About 210. |
4.We can infer from the report more deaths and injuries were caused because ____.
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A.the phone lines were destroyed |
B.there were enough hospitals |
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C.the people hid in their houses |
D.there was also a hail in Tennessee |