Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson,Arizona.He moved there a few years ago,and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall,handsome,successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children.As a child I loved him,as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him.He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was.Whenever I went out with him on weekends,I used to struggle to think up things to say,feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit,we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe.We walked along that afternoon,did some shopping,ate at the street table,and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical(挑剔的)air and strict rules.Who was this person I knew as my father,who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around?What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years,I never felt closer to him at that moment.After so many years,I'm at last seeing another side of my father.And in so doing,I'm delighted with my new friend.My dad,in his new home in Arizona,is back to me from where he is.
1.Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself.
C. He did not love his children. D. He expected too much of her.
2.When the author went out with her father on weekends,she would feel_______ .
A. nervous B. sorry
C. tired D. safe
3.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More critical. B. More unhappy.
C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working.
4.The underlined words "my new friend" in the last paragraph refer to_______ .
A. the author' son B. the friend of the author' father
C. the author's father D. the cafe owner
5.The best title of this passage probably is_______ .
A. Our good times B. My father is back to me
C. My childhood D. My earliest memories
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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard(警惕).
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We talked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
1.Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself.
C. He did not love his children. D. He expected too much of her.
2.When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel __________.
A. nervous B. sorry
C. tired D. safe
3.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More critical. B. More talkative.
C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working.
4.The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to __________.
A. the author’s son B. the author’s father
C. the friend of the author’s father D. the café owner
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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me if I didn’t got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to try hard to think out things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
1.Why did the author feel bitter(痛苦) about her father as a young adult?
A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself.
C. He didn’t love his children. D. He expected too much of her.
2.When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ________.
A. nervous B. sorry C. tired D. safe
3.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More critical. B. More humorous.
C. Easy-going and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working.
4.The underlined words in the last paragraph refer to ________.
A. the author’s son B. the author’s father
C. the friend of the author’s father D. the cafe owner
5.We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. the writer's father used to be strict with her when he was a child
B. the writer's father worked hard but cared less for his family
C. it was possibly the first time that the writer had visited her father's new home
D. as a child, the writer loved her father
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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter(痛苦的) about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We talked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?
The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.
1.Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A.He was silent most of the time. B.He was too proud of himself.
C.He did not love his children. D.He expected too much of her.
2.When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel ________.
A.nervous B.sorry C.tired D.safe
3.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A.More critical. B.More talkative
C.Gentle and friendly. D.Strict and hard-working.
4.The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to________.
A.the author’s son B.the author’s father
C.the friend of the author’s father D.the café owner
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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson,Arizona.He moved there a few years ago,and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall,handsome,successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children.As a child I loved him,as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him.He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was.Whenever I went out with him on weekends,I used to struggle to think up things to say,feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit,we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe.We walked along that afternoon,did some shopping,ate at the street table,and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical(挑剔的)air and strict rules.Who was this person I knew as my father,who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around?What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years,I never felt closer to him at that moment.After so many years,I'm at last seeing another side of my father.And in so doing,I'm delighted with my new friend.My dad,in his new home in Arizona,is back to me from where he is.
1.Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?
A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself.
C. He did not love his children. D. He expected too much of her.
2.When the author went out with her father on weekends,she would feel_______ .
A. nervous B. sorry
C. tired D. safe
3.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More critical. B. More unhappy.
C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working.
4.The underlined words "my new friend" in the last paragraph refer to_______ .
A. the author' son B. the friend of the author' father
C. the author's father D. the cafe owner
5.The best title of this passage probably is_______ .
A. Our good times B. My father is back to me
C. My childhood D. My earliest memories
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Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson,Arizona.He moved there a few years ago,and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.
My earliest memories of my father are of a tall,handsome,successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children.As a child I loved him,as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bad about him.He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was.Whenever I went out with him on weekends,I used to struggle to think up things to say,feeling on guard.
On the first day of my visit,we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe.We walked along that afternoon,did some shopping,ate at the street table,and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical(挑剔的)air and strict rules.Who was this person I knew as my father,who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around?What had held him back before?
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years,I never felt closer to him at that moment.After so many years,I'm at last seeing another side of my father.And in so doing,I'm delighted with my new friend.My dad,in his new home in Arizona,is back to me from where he is.
1.Why did the author feel bad about her father as a young adult?
A. He was silent most of the time.
B. He was too proud of himself.
C. He did not love his children.
D. He expected too much of her.
2.When the author went out with her father on weekends,she would feel_______ .
A. nervous B. sorry
C. excited D. safe
3.What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?
A. More critical.
B. More unhappy.
C. Gentle and friendly.
D. Strict and hard-working.
4.The best title of this passage probably is_______ .
A. Our good times
B. My father is back to me
C. My childhood
D. My earliest memories
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Last week I visited my friend Pete in the new home where he lives with his wife and daughter. Pete used to spend his holidays travelling the world, visiting the pyramids in Egypt or scuba diving(潜水) in the Caribbean. Nowadays he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more beautiful. Like hundreds of thousands of other British people, he has discovered the joy of DIY (Do It Yourself), which means if there are any things that need fixing around the house, he will try to do the job himself.
As he showed me the new kitchen he put together by himself and the newly painted walls, I asked Pete where he got his inspiration (灵感) from. He told me that his favorite source of ideas was a DIY program on TV.
This got me thinking about the great popularity of DIY programs in the UK. Each major channel has at least one home or garden improving show and there’s even a satellite channel completely about the subject.
I guess it is not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular. Two common sayings in Britain- ‘an Englishman’s home is his castle’ and ‘there’s no place like home’-show how important our houses are to us. With the present economic downturn, many people can’t afford to buy a bigger house so they are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. DIY is the perfect choice.
But be careful! I read a report that said over 230,000 people were injured while doing home improvements in the UK in just one year, including 41,000 who fell off ladders(梯子) and 5,800 who were seriously hurt by hammers. So I won’t be going down to the hardware store.
1.How did Pete spend his holiday in the past?
A. Visiting his friends.
B. Diving.
C. Travelling around the world.
D. Making his house beautiful.
2.Which might NOT be shown in a DIY program on TV?
A. Scuba diving
B. A garden improving feature.
C. Home improvements.
D. Fixing things in kitchens
3.Which is NOT the reason why DIY is popular among British people?
A. They enjoy DIY.
B. They want to make their houses better themselves.
C. They can improve their houses without spending much money.
D. They want to be on TV.
4.At the end of the article the writer wants us to remember _____.
A. not to go to the hardware store
B. to be careful not to get hurt while doing DIY
C. to keep watching DIY on TV while drinking a nice cup of tea
D. not to climb ladders or use hammers
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Last night it was still light out when I returned home from work. My new neighbors and his son were in their favorite place, outside in the yard, playing baseball. The young boy always reports to me how many "home runs" he hits and I always clap and cheer for him.
These guys are special. Where you see one of them, the other is not far away. The dad is always talking with the child face to face, focusing on the child… not talking on a cellphone or walking ahead of the boy so that he has to run to keep up with him. This guy is really great. It warms my heart to see a father and son enjoying each other's company like they do.
As they were returning to their upstairs apartment, I asked the dad if his son had a bike. The boy was far ahead and couldn't hear us. He said no. I wasted no time trekking to the store and I was beside myself with excitement as I picked up a new bike in a style that most kids like. I loaded the bike into my car carefully and off I went.
At home, I took out the bike and carried it upstairs to their apartment and left it outside the door. Not an easy task for a 50-year-old woman! About five minutes later, they were at my door, with the boy dancing up and down with excitement. I told the dad that I needed to get rid of a bike that I was storing for a friend, and he was happy to take it from me. Now the two of them have another activity they can do together.
I told the dad how proud I was of him for valuing quality time with his son. It's something the boy will remember throughout his life. For me, it's one of life's pleasure to see them together.
1.We can infer from the text that .
A. the young boy was a reporter
B. the author was moved by the father and the son
C. the dad was a baseball player
D. the author returned the bicycle to the father
2.The underlined word “trekking” in the third paragraph probably means “ ”.
A. losing one’s way B. making a decision
C. making a journey D. buying in secret
3.What do we know about the bike?
A. It was a gift for the boy bought by the author.
B. It belonged to the author’s friend.
C. The dad bought it for his son as a gift.
D. The boy would join in a bike game with it.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. An exciting moment in the yard
B. A kind lady
C. Pleasant memories with my neighbors
D. Father’s Day
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It was their old car________my friend and his father sold to a Mexican last week.
A. when B. which C. whether D. that
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It was about the third week in June last year.My 15-year-old son had already settled into his summer routine: Go to____at 2 a.m. and wake up at 1 p.m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games____dinner.
It was the middle of the____when the sound of his computer games woke me up again.I couldn’t____that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job.I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification(证书,执照)class that____the next day,and a company that____teenagers to guard their pools.
From that day I woke him up at 8 a.m.every day for him to ____the class.At first,he continued to complain that I was____his summer.But by the end of the week,he was actually____going.He learned something about first aid, figured he really could____someone from drowning,and got some ideas on how to____work for a living.
Two weeks later,he had a____as a lifeguard.He took his responsibility very____and never went to work late. This summer,he will be working full-time at a pool.He says a lot of his____don't have jobs.And I say that is because their mothers didn't try____enough!Even if your kid is ____with finals and afterschool activities and doesn't have time,you can____job information for him.
Whether it is an ice cream store,a movie____,or a summer camp,you can ask if they hire____for the summer. After your kid gets a job,pay attention to the____to make sure he is never late.
1.A. school B. study C. bed D. work
2.A. around B. until C. after D. during
3.A. night B. noon C. morning D. afternoon
4.A. watch B. appreciate C. notice D. stand
5.A. lasted B. rested C. started D. developed
6.A. hired B. forced C. persuaded D. made
7.A. give B. attend C. observe D. help
8.A. designed B. ruining C. enjoying D. joining
9.A. looking into B. looking out of C. looking down upon D. looking forward to
10.A. recognize B. conduct C. save D. take
11.A. roughly B. luckily C. actually D. suddenly
12.A. job B. problem C. goal D. reward
13.A. slowly B. seriously C. calmly D. quickly
14.A. teachers B. colleagues C. students D. friends
15.A. hard B. fast C. early D. directly
16.A. clear B. excited C. busy D. disappointed
17.A. write down B. think about C. wait for D. search for
18.A. theatre B. square C. park D. factory
19.A. experts B. foreigners C. teenagers D. villagers
20.A. habit B. schedule C. tradition D. determination
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After a serious earthquake happened, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his son's school, only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake.
He was shocked. He didn't know what he should do for a while, then he remembered the words he had said to his son,“No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. He started digging through the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying,“It's too late! They're all dead! There's nothing you can do!”To them he replied with one line,“Are you going to help me now?”And then he kept on digging.
No one helped, however. He went on alone because he needed to know for himself,“Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 39th hour, he pulled back a rock and heard his son's words. He shouted his son's name,“ARMAND!”He heard back, “Dad!?! It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!’You did it, Dad!”
“What's going on there? How is it?”the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We're frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle, and it saved us.”
“Come out, boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll always be there for me!”
1.The underlined word “collapsed” probably means______.
A.fallen down B.shaken violently
C.stood by D.gone off
2.Who came to help the father when he was digging?
A.His wife. B.Other parents.
C.The firemen. D.No one.
3.Other parents and the firemen wanted to pull him off the ruins because they thought_______.
A.he was mad
B.all the children had died in the earthquake
C.he was too dangerous to others
D.it was not his job to dig
4.How many students were still alive when the father found them in the ruins?
A.Fourteen. B.Thirty three.
C.Forty seven. D.Nineteen.
5.We can learn from the passage that________.
A.it took the father one day to find his son and other students
B.his wife died in the earthquake
C.his son was the last one to come out of the ruins
D.the son didn't believe his father would come to save him
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