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Father and son
The other day, I was sitting in the study and working on my website, a cup of tea on the table and old songs from my computer. It was a special pleasure to have such a _________ day after weeks of hiking, snowboarding and going crazy.
“Hi dad! Want some orange juice, graybeard?” Coyote yelled (叫喊) to me much louder than_________“No, just bring me some chips!” I shouted back.
One time, when I misheard what he said three times in a row, he ___________that I had become too old and started to hear worse. Since then, yelling at me has become a kind of family joke.
Pushing everything to the limit was the basis of Coyote's character. On one hand, it helped him to achieve tasks he had to do on his own, and he did great, making me proud of him. On the other hand, this brought him___________, as he did not know when to stop. At such moments, I would behave super⁃fatherly, and give him advice and warnings that he usually ignored (忽视). When he wore a green haircut, I would try to convince (说服) him to paint it black. When he got a tattoo (纹身), we had a / an _________ . All these surely drove me mad, and the big fights started. It is strange but when I was a teenager, my father would act exactly the same and it took me a long time to understand him.
“Dad, let me show you something,” Coyote said as he was getting back. “Don't get too _________ , okay?” I sighed (叹气), because I was almost sure of what I was about to see.
When he ___________his T-shirt, I saw a new tattoo: some Buddhist symbol, I guess.Coyote has been interested in Asian culture for a long time.
“Control yourself, graybeard,” I said to myself, trying not to yell something like,“Why the hell would you need another tattoo after you already made that huge first one?”
The next moment I realized that my yelling would not _________ anything; the tattoo was already on Coyote's skin.
And then I thought: “Hey, what if I get a tattoo myself?”
1.A. busy B. blue C. strange D. peaceful
2.A. needed B. expected C. accepted D. imagined
3.A. complained B. realized C. joked D. shouted
4.A. tiredness B. honors C. happiness D. troubles
5.A. agreement B. argument C. decision D. discussion
6.A. mad B. curious C. excited D. nervous
7.A. hid B. showed C. lifted D. hung
8.A. interrupt B. change C. test D. cost
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Peter and John studied in the same class. And they lived next to each other. One day Peter's house was on fire. John rushed into the house and carried Peter out of the room. Peter was thankful to him and they became good friends. Just before they finished middle school, the war broke out. They both joined the army. And they always helped each other.
In a hard fight John killed two enemy soldiers but one of his legs was broken He couldn't fight any longer. Peter found it and ran to help him.
"Take me to the hospital at once." John called out. " Or I'll die! "Don't worry, my friend," said Peter. " I'll do my best to save you ! " Then he carried John on his back and ran to the hospital as fast as he could. As he was running, a flying fragment(弹片) cut John's head o[f, but Peter didn't know about it. At the gate of the hospital a soldier stopped Peter and asked, "What are you carrying the man without a head for?" Peter placed John on the ground and found his poor friend had already died "Oh. clear! " cried Peter. " When he asked me to carry him to the hospital five minutes ago, he had a head with him ! "
根据上述内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的存答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1.Peter and John studied in the same class. And they lived next to each other.
2.John's house was on fire. Peter rushed into the house and carried John out of the room.
3.Peter would do his best to save John.
4.When John asked Peter to carry him to the hospital. he had a head with him!
5.In fact<事实上）,when they arrived at the hospital, John died.
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It was yearbook day and we were given an hour to sign each other’s yearbooks in the cafeteria. I was president of the class and I played sports. When I sat down at a table, people started to come over to get their yearbooks signed and to sign __36__.
Among them, a weak boy with ugly teeth and thick glasses kept shaking. I had seen him around, and I knew he was always laughed at. He seemed __37__ of himself, and was so pale that it __38__ us to look at him.
He came up and asked me nervously, “Can you sign this?” I took his yearbook but I didn’t know __39__ to write. I saw that there was the name “Ricky Sanders” written on the front of it. So I wrote:
I put down the yearbook and turned around to get some signatures from some of my friends when I __40__ my yearbook was gone. I saw that Ricky had sat down with my yearbook. “What are you doing?” I asked him. He looked up calmly(平静地) and __41__said “Sign!”
My friends broke into a loud laugh, and I saw that he was carefully frying to put a signature in my yearbook. He hadn’t even finished the “R” yet. I thought for a while and __42__ to let him sign.
It took him nearly five minutes to sign and when I got my yearbook back, there was a very shaky “RICKY”. He hugged(紧抱) his yearbook and __43__. I couldn’t help but smile back at him.
In that moment, my __44__ changed completely.
I gave him a high five and suddenly everyone at my table wanted his signature. He was asked politely to write in their yearbooks and the signature __45__ of his yearbook were filled up. He was smiling so big that it lit up the whole room.
I changed school the next year, and I never saw Ricky again. However, I will never forget the day that he became the most __46__ guy in school. Whenever I’m __47__, I still look back at that yearbook.
1. A. mine B. his C. ours D. theirs
2. A. unafraid B. unsure C. proud D. tired
3. A. worried B. surprised C. taught D. hurt
4. A. how B. which C. where D. what
5.A. saw B. noticed C. thought D. believed
6. A. still B. ever C. even D. just
7. decided B. meant C. began D. prepared
8. A. smiled B. waited C. left D. rose
9. A. sense B. value C. attitude D. idea
10. A. lists B. pages C. boxes D. tables
11. A. different B. patient C. popular D. important
12. A. away B. out C. behind D. down
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One day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏表演). And a family was standing in front of us.
The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean．The children talked about the clowns(小 丑), elephants, monkeys and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady said the price. The man's wife lowered her head and there was no smile on th e man's face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady said the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How could he tell his eight kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground．(In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, “Excuse me, sir, this dropped out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, held my dad’s hand in his, and took the $20 bill. “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back home. We didn’t go to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.
1.What can children see in the circus?
A. clowns B. elephants C. monkeys D. all of them
2.The father wanted to buy _________ tickets.
A. four B. six C. eight D. ten
3.The underlined words “lower” might mean __________ in the passage.
A. 低头 B. 抬头 C. 跳上 D. 跳下
4.Who saw the circus that night?
A. The man’s family B. The writer’s family
C. None of them D. All of them
5.We can infer(推测)that the writer’s father is a ________ person.
A. young B. handsome C. lucky D. kind
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One day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏团）. And a family was standing in front of us. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean．The children talked about the clowns, elephants and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady said the price. The man's wife lowered her head and there was no smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady said the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How could he tell his eight kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground．(In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, “Excuse me, sir, this dropped out of your pocket.” The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, held my dad’s hand in his, and took the $20 bill. “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.” My father and I went back home. We didn’t go to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.
1.The father wanted to buy _________ tickets.
A. four B. six
C. eight D. ten
2.The underlined words “lowered” might mean __________ in the passage.
A. move…down B. jump…down
C. move…up D. jump…up
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer’s family saw the circus that night.
B. The man’s family saw the circus that night.
C. The writer’s father helped the man find his lost $20 bill.
D. The writer’s and the man’s families had a lot of money.
4.We can infer(推测)that the writer’s father is a ________ person.
A. young B. handsome
C. lucky D. kind
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Andrew was puzzled. He was sitting in class, but had no idea what the other students were talking about. He had done his homework, paid attention to lectures, and taken notes, but nothing was familiar. “Everyone is so much cleverer than I am,” he thought. It was a strange feeling, as he was always a good student in high school.
He felt even more puzzled a few days later. He got lost on his way to his favorite cinema. What’s worse, he began having trouble finding the right words when speaking. He asked, “What’s for dinner, Mom?” after he had just eaten. Poor Andrew, he was only 15!
His parents were worried and took Andrew to see a doctor. A brain scan（扫描） made it clear: Andrew had a malignant brain tumor(恶性脑肿瘤) . It was pressing on the part of the brain that makes new memory. He should be operated on as soon as possible. Andrew was scared!
Doctors removed the tumor, but Andrew’s memory was still poor. He was told he would probably never go back to school. Andrew was eager to enter a university, but it seemed that his dream wouldn’t come true.
“Even though they told me this, I knew I wanted to go back to school,” Andrew said. “I wanted to get my memory back.”
Andrew began by auditing(旁听) an English class at a nearby school. In class, he took notes carefully and read his notes several times a day, then typed them again and again. He studied twelve hours a day, seven days a week. He worked ten times harder than other students. In 2007, at age 29, he graduated from a local university. Six months later, Andrew found a job.
1.The underlined sentence “…, but nothing was familiar.” means “______” in this passage.
A.he didn’t work hard B.he couldn’t remember anything
C.his schoolwork was too difficult D.he couldn’t hear his classmates
2.Andrew’s strange behavior(行为) including all the following except ______.
A.having no idea what the other students were talking about
B.getting lost on his way to his favorite cinema
C.having trouble finding the right words when speaking
D.not knowing who he was
3.The underlined word "removed" in the fourth paragraph means “______”.
A.moved to another place B.looked for
C.took away D.shook off
4.Andrew studied very hard at the nearby school because _______.
A.he wanted to realize his dream B.he liked to stay with other students
C.he wanted to forget his illness D.his parents asked him to do so
5.The best possible title for this passage should be “______”.
A.A man with an amazing brain
B.An unusual story of memory lost and found
C.How to improve your memory
D.Never lose your memory
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My father_____TV in the sitting room when I got home.
A.is watching B.watches C.was watching D.watched
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My father_____TV in the sitting room when I got home.
A.is watching B.watches C.was watching D.watched
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One day, there was a blind(瞎的) man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, “I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist（广告员）named Kim was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own corns in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote some new words. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills(钞票) and coins. The blind man recognized his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, “I just wrote the sign a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, “Spring has come, but I can't see anything.
1.Who wrote a new message？
A.The blind man. B.The publicist. C.The teacher. D.The farmer.
2.How did the blind man recognize the publicist？
A.By his sign. B.By his footsteps. C.By his voice. D.By his corns.
3.The underlined word “recognized” here probably means__________.
A.识别. B.知道. C.猜测. D.理解.
4.What can we learn from the passage？
A.Publicists are always friendly and helpful.
B.The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money.
C.The power（力量） of language is great.
D.We can get more money by changing a sign.
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One day, there was a blind man called Tony sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, “I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist(广告员)named Kim was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign，turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said，“I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, “Spring has come，but I can’t see anything.”
1.What’s the blind man’s name?
A. Tony. B. John. C. Tom.
2.Who wrote a new message?
A. The blind man. B. The publicist. C. The teacher.
3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist?
A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps. C. By his voice.
4.When did the story happen?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Publicists are always friendly and helpful.
B. The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money.
C. The power (力量) of language is great.
