Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I w...

Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground --- not many people had ventured out that evening!

When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.

All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!

When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.

1.Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?

A. Because she was afraid of being harmed.

B. Because she sat in her car for too long a time.

C. Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening.

D. Because she knew they would rob her of the car.

2.Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?

A. Impolite.                       B. Ill-mannered.

C. Unfriendly                              D. Warm-hearted.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. One of the four teenagers was a gang member.

B. The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble.

C. The author would have a baby in her car.

D. The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow.

4.The best title for the text would be___________

A. Every man has his faults

B. Fortune favors those who use their judgment

C. Don't judge a book by its cover

D. Think twice before you do.

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Last winter, when I was heavily pregnant, I was visiting my sister and brother-in-law's house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn't have accessible parking. The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground --- not many people had ventured out that evening!

When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.

All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that's what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma'am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It's okay, stay in your car and we'll push you out of the snow." And they did!

When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.

1.Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?

A．Because she was afraid of being harmed.

B．Because she sat in her car for too long a time.

C．Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening.

D．Because she knew they would rob her of the car.

2.Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?

A．Impolite.

B．Ill-mannered.

C．Unfriendly

D．Warm-hearted.

3.Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．One of the four teenagers was a gang member.

B．The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble.

C．The author would have a baby in her car.

D．The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow.

4.The best title for the text would be___________．

A．Every man has his faults

B．Fortune favors those who use their judgment

C．Don't judge a book by its cover

D．Think twice before you do.

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When my vision-challenged daughter was 3, and I was pregnant with my second child, we got her glasses. It was a long process involving many different opticians (配镜师)over the course of a year, because of my daughter’s overwhelming desire to scream and fly into a temper any time we tried to have her eyes examined. The fourth optician was amazing　 while my daughter didn’t cooperate, she performed various miracles and managed what she called a “best guess” at her prescription.

“Start with this,” she said. “When she realizes she can see better, bring her back, and we can try for something more accurate.”

I didn’t want to pay $300 for glasses that might be replaced in a month’s time, so I decided to bring her straight to a Walmart optical. Things were going on well, until the optician needed to take an additional measurement, which would involve holding a ruler up to her eyes and measuring the distance between the outer corner of one eye and the inner corner of the other.

“Are you sure you need the measurement?” I asked. “She’s really not cooperative when it comes to the eye-testing stuff.”

“We definitely need to have it, we can’t fill her prescription without it.” the optician said.

But my daughter would not let the optician anywhere near her face with the small plastic ruler. She started yelling and crying, and we took her off to the side and promised we’d get ice cream afterward if she let the nice lady hold the ruler near her nose! The optician gave us the ruler, thinking we would have an easier time, but when my daughter knew we needed to hold the ruler near her face, which, in toddler logic, meant a life-or-death situation, she prevented us from getting anywhere near her.

Finally, my husband and I agreed that one of us would have to hold her down and the other would take the measurement. I sat on the floor trying to hold her head still while my husband tried to get an accurate reading on that stupid ruler. Despite her struggle and scream, we finally got it. My daughter stopped crying three seconds later and went back to play as if nothing had happened.

There is no version of this story where I feel comfortable us even if it was for her own good. I felt awful　 wondering, if magically know what to say to get her cooperation? The weeks spent with a special book about wearing glasses, telling her how great glasses were... I could feel tears welling up and I thought, “I can’t cry. I’m sitting on the floor of a Walmart optical centre. I can’t cry here.”

And there it was　 the final thing I could not bear. It w already reduced me to sitting on the floor of a Walmart optical p toddler down to press a ruler against her face and do it for the packed Saturday audience of all the Walmart checkout counters. I cried. Big, shoulder-shaking sobs. Sitting right there on the floor of a Walmart, behind the optical counter.

Five days later, the Walmart optical centre called. They said my daughter’s glasses were ready for pickup and I should schedule an appointment with the optician so that we can have them properly fitted. I said I’d be picking up the glasses alone and we would do the fitting another day. She insisted that the fitting was crucial, to which I replied, “I don’t know if you were working last Saturday, but my daughter is really not cooperating on this whole glasses thing. I’d prefer to just pick them up.” Silence. Then she said, “I was there last Saturday, I remember you. Absolutely, you can pick them up any time.”

1.Why did the daughter scream and yell when the measurement was taken for her glasses?

A. Because she didn’t like the opticians.

B. Because she was afraid that she would die.

C. Because her parents didn’t give her ice cream.

D. Because she had little knowledge of taking measurement for glasses.

2.In Para 1, the writer described the work of the fourth optician in a(n) _________tone.

A. ironic　　 B. straightforward　　 C. critical　　 D. approving

3.Why did the writer cry in the Walmart?

A. Because she found it hard to educate her daughter.

B. Because she felt she could have done in a better way.

C. Because she strongly felt a sense of failure as a mother.

D. Because she felt it a shame to be watched by so many customers.

4.According to the last paragraph, the optician in the Walmart can be described as ________.

A. tolerant　　 B. trustworthy　　 C. considerate　　 D. casual

5.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A. A story of glasses

B. My big fat Walmart cry

C. A great lesson for parents

D. My struggle with my daughter

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—So when did you meet Joan?

—It was last Sunday _______ she came to visit my sister.

A. that　　　 B. since

C. when　　　 D. before

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—So when did you meet Joan?

—It was last Sunday _______ she came to visit my sister.

A. that            B. since                    C. when            D. Before

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I was three months pregnant with twin boys when my husband and I learned that one of them had a fatal birth defect (缺陷). His skull and brain were not ______ properly. Babies with this ______ typically die within minutes, hours or days of being born.

This news was devastating (毁灭性的), and also ______. I wondered, was it something I ate, was it something I ______, was it something I did? But then, ______ it was, why was one of them healthy? So I was ______ with a lot of questions that would never have answers.

Six months later, the twins were born, and they were both born ______. Thomas lived for six days. Callum was healthy. We had decided to ______ Thomas's organs to science. While his death was inevitable, we thought maybe it could be ______.

Three years later. I ______ whether these donations made a ______. So I ______ at the Schepens Eye Research Institute the next day. A receptionist ______ me to Dr. James Zieske, a professor of Hansard Medical School. He ______ my hand and said, “Do you have any questions for me?” I was so ______ at meeting him. I said. “How many corneas (眼角膜) do you request in a year?” He said, “'About ten a year. We would request more, but they are hard to get, and infant eyes are like ______ to us.” My heart was just in my throat. I could ______ choke out the words. He added, “We are likely still studying your son's eye cells, and they are probably in this lab right now.”

When the tour ______, I felt something in me starting to ______. I felt that my son had ______ his place in the world, and that place was Harvard. I'm now an Ivy League mum.

1.A.combined B.formed C.distributed D.adapted

2.A.diagnosis B.judgment C.position D.symbol

3.A.shocking B.encouraging C.confusing D.terrifying

4.A.bought B.collected C.drank D.ignored

5.A.even if B.as if C.in case D.regardless of

6.A.meeting B.associating C.wrestling D.competing

7.A.deaf B.alive C.blind D.equal

8.A.deliver B.apply C.attach D.donate

9.A.ambitious B.inspiring C.rewarding D.productive

10.A.wondered B.imagined C.assumed D.explained

11.A.deal B.difference C.mistake D.fortune

12.A.showed up B.pulled up C.set out D.brought out

13.A.recommended B.related C.introduced D.announced

14.A.grabbed B.shook C.rubbed D.touched

15.A.sensitive B.heartbroken C.privileged D.emotional

16.A.gold B.sunshine C.silver D.light

17.A.slightly B.rarely C.hardly D.definitely

18.A.repeated B.concluded C.expanded D.processed

19.A.disappear B.hurt C.change D.arise

20.A.found B.set C.confirmed D.proved

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When I was 7 months pregnant with my daughter, I witnessed a car accident. Someone and I ______ to get the elderly lady who ______ the accident out of the car. It was during the summer months and I was one of the few ______ staff on. I stayed with her ______ the ambulance came but I couldn’t travel with her as there was no one else in my department to ______ the class.

My mother-in-law,______ years later, was collecting donations about a 10-minute walk from where the ______ occurred. She left calling cards saying she would be back to houses where no one was in. When she ______ to a house an elderly lady was really ______ of talking to her. She questioned my mother-in-law and asked if she had any ______ called Rose-Marie.

The lady had made a ______ with my surname (姓) she had remembered from all those years ago and my mother-in-law’ surname. The lady ______ the story to my mother-in-law and told her of my _____. She also said she had tried to ______ me down and even put a notice in the petrol station nearby asking anyone who ______ me to get in touch with her! She had also been ______ about me as I was pregnant.

My mother-in-law was ______ to tell her my daughter was healthy and 10 years old. It is a really beautiful kindness to me to _____ remember me after all that time and to even remember my ______. Her kindness touched me more than _____ could possibly touch her.

1.A. expected B. managed C. afforded D. agreed

2.A. cared for B. escaped from C. came across D. dealt with

3.A. teaching B. nursing C. healthy D. lucky

4.A. though B. until C. so that D. in case

5.A. skip off B. attend C. arrange D. take over

6.A. seven B. eight C. ten D. twelve

7.A. bus B. ambulance C. house D. accident

8.A. drove B. returned C. moved D. appealed

9.A. proud B. careful C. sure D. fond

10.A. relatives B. volunteers C. assistants D. colleagues

11.A. mistake B. difference C. connection D. mark

12.A. relayed B. made C. donated D. recommended

13.A. background B. kindness C. experience D. opinion

14.A. turn B. put C. set D. track

15.A. received B. appreciated C. knew D. remembered

16.A. curious B. excited C. particular D. concerned

17.A. likely B. determined C. pleased D. easy

18.A. still B. just C. rather D. also

19.A. story B. name C. experience D. address

20.A. mine B. time C. she D. work

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My mum was young when she fell pregnant with me. After I was born it was decided that my father’s relatives would ______　 me in Manchester. No one spoke about Mum. Eventually, I was shown letters from Mum, ______ that she was a drug addict.

All this was running through my head as I arrived in Glasgow on 27 December last year. My sister Leanne, from my mother’s side, had ______ me down on Facebook, and we had been 　 ______ for a while, but had met only once or twice. Leanne had been brought up by our mother’s parents, and had some ______ with Mum throughout her life. She was now living in Canada, but returning for Christmas and ______　 to see all the family together. A big party had been arranged to welcome her back, and everyone would be there, including our ______.

In a very short time my sister and I hatched a ______　 . I’d meet my sister as she arrived at Manchester airport, then we’d drive up to Glasgow 　 ______　 . Keeping it a surprise gave us a rush. After about a four-hour drive, we were there. I’d ______　 called someone “Mum” before. But there she was.

We embraced (拥抱) and were soon ______　 . We could hardly get the words out fast enough. Seeing someone so alike looking back at me was the strangest but most ______experience. Though a lifetime may have ______ us, this woman at a party in Glasgow was my mum. She ______ at me for a second, before giving me a tight hug. All she could say was that she never thought we’d ______ again.

She’d been ______ of drugs for five years. She told me how she now works for a charity that helps young people 　 ______　 the same problems she had. We now talk regularly, and I feel ______ she’s my mother. That’s something I couldn’t have even 　 ______ when the door opened to her at that Christmas party. Life may be short, but it’s always ______　 enough to reconcile (和好).

1.A. teach　　　　　　 B. control　　　　　　 C. serve　　　　　　 D. raise

2.A. foreseeing　　 B. revealing　　 　 　 C. arguing 　　　 　 D. promising

3.A. knocked 　　　 B. tracked　 　　　　 C. rolled　　 　　　 D. turned

4.A. negotiating　 B. complaining 　　 C. messaging　 　　 D. searching

5.A. contact 　　　 B. bargain　 　　　　 C. fun　　 　　　　　　 D. trouble

6.A. reluctant 　　 B. afraid　　 　　　　 C. confident　 　　 D. desperate

7.A. sister　 　　　 B. father　 　　　　 　 C. mum　　 　　　　　 D. grandparents

8.A. deal　 　　　　 B. plan　　 　　　　　　 C. trick　　 　　　 D. change

9.A. in advance 　　 B. in turn　　 　　　　 C. in secret　 　　 D. in time

10.A. ever　　　　 　　 B. even　　　　　　 　　 C. always　 　　　　 D. never

11.A. looking away B. chatting away 　 C. turning up　 　 D. picking up

12.A. disturbing 　 B. annoying　　 　　　　 C. comforting　 　 D. frightening

13.A. separated　 　 B. deserted　 　　　　 C. ruined　　　　 　 D. cheated

14.A. laughed　　 　 B. yelled　　 　　　　 C. stared　　 　　　 D. pointed

15.A. part　　　 　　 B. suffer　　　 　　 　 C. recover　 　　　 D. meet

16.A. clean 　　　　 B. aware　 　　　　　 　 C. short　　 　　　　 D. fond

17.A. discuss　　 　 B. overcome　 　　　　 C. explore　 　　　 D. stress

18.A. guilty 　　　 B. embarrassed　 　　 C. proud　　 　　　　 D. shocked

19.A. imagined　 　　 B. ignored　　 　　　　 C. questioned 　 　 D. recalled

20.A. tough 　　　　 B. happy　　 　　　　　 C. simple　　　　 　 D. long

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Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. Then waitress said there was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor(施主).

Then waitress later commented on my dad’s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!

After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don’t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.) and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without saying “thanks” to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say “thanks”. They shook hands as the soldier left.

Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her “thanks” to my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance time in addition to a $ 50 tip.

Everyone witnessed something exemplary(可作榜样的) in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to see more of this in the future.

1. What did the soldier do in response to the author’s father’s kindness?

A. He gave something to author’s dad.

B. He gave a big tip to the waitress.

C. He said thanks to the author’s dad in person.

D. He did a magic show for the author and her father.

2. The author considered her father’s action to be ____.

A. funny　 　　 　 B. understandable

C. worthless　　 D. honorable

3.Their passage mainly tells us that we should ____.

A. learn to be grateful to others

B. find ways to thank others

C. try to learn from each other

D. respect soldiers and waitresses

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It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36.

I worked in a 37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 39 home and my husband, being the 40 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 41 I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to 42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 44 a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be 45 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 46. One of them was 47 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48?”

A look of 49 crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50 since I had just made up my mind to do 51 that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53. I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late.”

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