During summer holidays my mother and I used t...

During summer holidays my mother and I used to escape to one of the lakes north of Prince Albert. In its magic surroundings we spent the long summer days in the open air, swimming and boating or just lying dreaming in the sun.

The last summer was particularly wonderful. For one thing, I was in love for the first time. My boy friend Don worked in Saskatoon, but the lake was his place-the beautiful wilderness attracted him deeply, so I thought it was not to see me that he got on his motorcycle as many Fridays as he possibly could, and drove three hundred miles along the rough roads to spend the week-ends at our place. Sometimes Don couldn't come, because he was hard up(生活拮据), and sometimes worked overtime.　

One Friday night a storm broke out. I lay in bed and listened to the thunder and the rain beating on the roof. I tried not to expect Don. Yet I couldn't help imagining him fighting the storm. His motorbike, which had always looked to me so heavy, seemed fragile enough to be blown onto its side by the first strong wind.

I tried to close my throat against the tears. But when my mother, driven by the deep sympathy and understanding between us, came in to me. she kissed my cheek and found it wet.

“Don't get upset, Jane”, she said softly. “He may still come.”

It was hours later that I suddenly heard the sound of the roaring(轰鸣的) engine. The storm was dying. I lay still, relief and pain fighting for ascendancy(支配地位)within me as I heard Don's heavy tired footsteps on the wooden stairs.

1.Why was the last summer especially great for Jane?

A.She fell in love for the first time. B.She had a lot of fun in the open air.

C.Her boyfriend bought a motorcycle. D.Her boyfriend found a beautiful place.

2.What do we know about Don?

A.He lived a poor life. B.He didn't love Jane so much.

C.He worked in a remote village. D.He didn't like traveling in bad weather.

3.Why did Mother come into Jane's room during the storm?

A.She knew Jane was afraid of the thunder. B.She knew Jane was worried about Don.

C.She heard Jane arguing with Don. D.She heard Jane crying.

4.How did Jane feel when she heard Don's footsteps?

A.Excited B.Anxious C.Doubtful D.Complicated (复杂的)

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Mother kept me _____ during the summer holiday, for I failed my maths exam.

A. study      B. studying       C. to study      D. studied

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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

One day, during the long summer holiday, Mrs. Martins took Brendon and his younger brother and sister to the beach. As soon as they got there, the three children raced down to the sea to try out their new surfboards. They were soon swimming out to the waves and riding back on their boards.

After a while, Brendon noticed that Kim was floating away from him and his sister. “Come back, Kim, "he shouted. "Mum said we have to stick together(团结). "Kim put his arms over the side of his board and began paddling (划水), but instead of getting closer, he began moving further away.

“Brendon, help!” called Kim."I' m caught in a rip(离岸流)." Brendon quickly paddled over to his brother.

“Hold on to the back of my board and I’ll pull you in,” Brendon told the frightened boy. But the rip was too strong and soon both Brendon and Kim were moving further from the beach.

“Kylie, come and help,” Brendon yelled to his sister. Soon all three children were floating away from the beach.

" It's no use fighting, "said Kylie, "We’ll just tire ourselves out. We have to stick together and hope the current takes us onto the beach again. "For the next 20 minutes, the frightened children held onto each other’s boards and let the current pull them along.

注意：1、所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2、至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3、续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4、续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

“I can’t even see the beach any more,” cried Kim. …

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Paragraph 2：

“Thank goodness!” cried their mother running up to hug them.…

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During my early twenties, to make my parents stop feeling angry, and simply to escape, I decided to live in my birthplace for a period of time, something I'd sworn I would never do. My parents were thrilled. They prayed that I'd come back triumphantly with a picture－perfect bridegroom. That was the furthest thing from my mind as I packed my faded jeans, tank tops, boots, and a photo of my freckle－faced then－boyfriend who was of Scottish descent.

The moment I landed in Seoul, I was aware of how much I felt like a misfit. All my life I had tried to blend into the dominant culture and couldn't. And finally, when I was in a place where everyone looked like me, I still stood out. I took it for granted that I'd feel a sense of freedom. I thought I'd blend into the landscape. This was not the case. People stared at me with curious eyes. I became conscious of my American－girl swaggering body movements and inappropriate dress.

Collecting my courage, I traveled to the demilitarized zone on my own. I touched the high barbed－wire fence that stretched across the belly of the peninsula(半岛), dividing Korea in half. I visited thousand－year－old temples and magnificent palace gates that had survived modernization and centuries of battle. I met with distant cousins who welcomed me with outstretched arms into their homes and related heroic tales about my mother and Halmoni (Grandmother) during the war. How Halmoni had led her young children out of north to the United Nation－backed south. How my mother, at the age of thirteen, saved the life of her baby sister.

I listened with such an overwhelming thirst that when I returned to the States a year and a half later, I began to ask my parents and Halmoni (who had immigrated to the States some time after we did) all about the past. The past was no longer a time gone by, a dead weight. I now saw that it held ancient treasures. And the more I dug and discovered, the more I felt myself being steered toward a future I had never imagined for myself. I began to write. I didn't even know I could write. My family helped me knit stories into a book using Halmoni's voice. As her powerful words moved through me I was able to reflect and meditate on the ridiculous life I had fashioned for myself. I could feel my sense of self rising. This sparked a newfound awareness and excitement. I became a spokeswoman on Korean culture, traveling to various college campuses across the country. “Be proud. Embrace your heritage.” I said to young Korean American students wearing extra－large, trendy sportswear. But the whole time I was lecturing, I had very little understanding of what that self－concept meant. I was merely talking the talk. I hadn't yet fully embraced my own identity.

1.Why did the author leave America for her birthplace?

A. Because she broke up with her boyfriend and wanted to be alone.

B. Because she decided to be separated from her parents for a while.

C. Because she was forced by her parents to get married in Korea.

D. Because she longed for the travel in her birthplace on her own.

2.According to the passage, the author suggests that her original expectations about visiting Korea were ________．

A. unrealistic and naïve

B. misguided and dangerous

C. ambitious and ridiculous

D. sensible and practical

3.What was the author's attitude toward the ancient monuments she visited in Korea?

A. She was curious about their original functions.

B. She was astonished at their size.

C. She admired their capacity to endure.

D. She was surprised at their beauty.

4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The author's attitude toward her family's earlier experiences changed from indifference to fascination.

B. The author felt extremely free when in Korea because it was the place where she looked like others.

C. The author wrote her family's stories in first person with the help of her grandmother.

D. The author was aware of her own national identity and knew what she was actually doing.

5. Which statement most closely parallels the author's conclusion about knowledge of the past?

A. It is a treasure that should be guarded.

B. It is often most valued during early adulthood.

C. It can enhance appreciation of ancient cultures.

D. It can help individuals attain deeper self－concept.

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My parents don’t 　　　　 of my traveling outside alone during the summer holidays.

A. submit　　 　 B. reject

C. approve　　　　 D. suspect

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For my brother and I, mowing(割草) yards during the summer is a good way to earn pocket change. Dad was our salesman. He traded our service to neighbors at a low price they could not refuse. My brother and I got $10 per yard. However, I later found out our competitors were charging $ 20 or more for the same amount of work.

One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor’s yard. When I was finishing up, I was tired and sweaty. I pictured the tall glass of icy drink I would have to cool down soon. I was just about to cut off the lawn mower when I saw Dad pointing to one piece. I thought about the poor change I was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it almost broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out, “You missed a piece.”

I frowned (皱眉), hoping he would let me slide and go home. He kept pointing. So angry, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself, “That one piece isn’t hurting anyone. Why won’t he just let it go?”

But when I became an adult, I understood his message: When you are running a business, the work you do says a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as a businessman with honesty, you must deliver a quality product. That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.

Other neighbors took notice of the good work we did and we soon got more business. We started out with one client(客户), but by the end of the summer we had five.

The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, keep your word. Give your customers the kind of service you would like to receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.

1.Which of the following statement is true?

A. His father was not a good businessman.

B. His father charged more for his service.

C. His father’s service was good but cheap.

D. His neighbors thought their service was poor.

2.When Dad asked the writer to go back, the writer felt ___________.

A. doubtful　　　　　　 B. surprised

C. terrified　　　　 D. annoyed

3.What did Dad teach the writer?

A. To do your work as well as possible.

B. To earn as much money as possible.

C. To get as more business as possible.

4. The best title for the passage may be ___________.

A. The Memory of My Childhood

B. The Lesson from My Dad

C. The Yard of Our Neighbor

D. The Grass Cutting days

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My parents don’t 　　　　 of my traveling outside alone during the summer holidays.

A. submit　　　 B. reject　　　　 C. approve　　　　 D. suspect

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The summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles(风格). It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?

First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly (鬈曲的) hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn't see what was so great about art.

On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother' s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn't stop looking at this painting ! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.

1.The aim of the mother' s plan was to _________.

A. take them to visit the museum　　 B. introduce them to the world of art

C. ask them to read about artists　　 D. show them different painting styles

2.What was the writer' s experience in the museum before the last visit?

A. She came to feel her mother' s love.　　 B. She liked many paintings.

C. She hardly enjoyed herself.　　 D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.

3.What made the writer go through a change that summer?

A. One of Mary's paintings.　　 B. A strange way of painting.

C. Artists in the Middle Ages.　　 D. Her mother' s instruction.

4.From the text, we can see _________.

A. the importance of curiosity　　 B. the effect of art

C. the value of learning　　 D. the power of family education

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When I was nine years old, I went off to summer camp for the first time. And my mother packed me a suitcase full of books, which to me seemed like a perfectly natural thing to do. While reading, you have the animal warmth of your family sitting right next to you, but you are also free to experience the adventure land inside your own mind. And I had this idea that camp was going to be just like this.

On the very first day, our counselor(顾问) gathered us all together and she taught us a cheer that she said we would be doing every day for the rest of the summer to instill(浸润) camp spirit. And it went like this: “R-O-W-D-I-E, that's the way we spell rowdie. Rowdie, rowdie, let's get rowdie . Yeah！”. So I couldn't figure out why we had to spell this word incorrectly. But I recited the cheer along with everybody else. I did my best. And I just waited for the time that I could go off and read my books.

But the first time that I took my book out of my suitcase, the coolest girl in the room came up to me and asked me, “Why are you being so mellow(安静的)?” Mellow, of course, is the exact opposite of R-O-W-D-I-E. And then the second time I tried it, the counselor came up to me with a concerned expression on her face and she repeated the point about camp spirit and said we should all work very hard to be outgoing.

And so I put my books away, back in their suitcase, and I put them under my bed, and there they stayed for the rest of the summer. And I felt kind of guilty about this. I felt as if the books needed me somehow, and they were calling out to me but I just gave them up.

1.According to the author, what would the coming camp be like?

A.It would be very noisy.

B.It would involve lots of reading.

C.It would be full of danger and excitement.

D.It would make a good chance to get close to nature.

2.How did the author feel about the cheer part?

A.Puzzled. B.Excited.

C.Concerned. D.Frightened.

3.How did the counselor react on seeing the author reading?

A.She got very angry.

B.She praised the author.

C.She asked the author to share the book

D.She indirectly advised the author not to read.

4.Why was the author guilty?

A.She was kind of quiet.

B.She had to leave her books unread.

C.She was unwilling to open her books.

D.She didn't follow the counselor's advice.

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I used to abandon(放弃）myself to despair（绝望）. Last year, my mother _______from a stroke(中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole life turn upside down and I had no _______what I could do to help her to relieve her _______. Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.

Last month I _______a precious watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt _______about the loss.

There have been many _______like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things _______I read “ If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by American writer Dale Carnegie.

“When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What _______can I get from this? How can I_________my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?’” He wrote.

I suddenly ________that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay________all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things ________. When my mother was fighting for ________, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of________and crying.

Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn’t ________a prize. If I had not ________the article, I would definitely have felt ________again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage ________.

Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺) as well, but these thorns help us become ________ and strong. When life ________us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.

1.A. suffered　　 B. defeated　　 C. survived　　 D. escaped

2.A. hope　　 B. wonder　　 C. idea　　 D. doubt

3.A. anxiety　　 B. pain　　 C. fear　　 D. pressure

4.A. received　　 B. sold　　 C. fixed　　 D. lost

5.A. unbelievable　　 B. shameful　　 C. angry　　 D. terrible

6.A. diseases　　 B. memories　　 C. incidents　　 D. difficulties

7.A. when　　 B. until　　 C. though　　 D. since

8.A. lesson　　 B. lemonade　　 C. decision　　 D. possibility

9.A. control　　 B. arrange　　 C. improve　　 D. reject

10.A. predicted　　 B. thought　　 C. discovered　　 D. realized

11.A. healthy　　 B. independent　　 C. severe　　 D. positive

12.A. exactly　　 B. differently　　 C. easily　　 D. practically

13.A. recovery　　 B. life　　 C. freedom　　 D. delight

14.A. shouting　　 B. hiding　　 C. quarreling　　 D. regretting

15.A. expect　　 B. miss　　 C. win　　 D. refuse

16.A. left out　　 B. made sense　　 C. come across　　 D. broken down

17.A. embarrassed　　 B. discouraged　　 C. excited　　 D. concerned

18.A. performance　　 B. experience　　 C. progress　　 D. challenge

19.A. brave　　 B. calm　　 C. great　　 D. clever

20.A. shows　　 B. makes　　 C. sends　　 D. gives

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