My father got his first job at eleven years o...

My father got his first job at eleven years old. cleaning up the garbage outside of the bowlingalley（保龄球场）． Two years later his dad died. and my fatber worked odd jobs to help put food onthe table during the Depression. Ten years after that. Dad fell in love. married Mom and had ababy girl. Eight more children followed. During those years, Dad slipped into a routine he neverbroke He woke up before six. took the train to work and wouldn't get home until after five thirly.After supper, Dad spent the rest of the evening in the basement making dental parts for extra

Two years ago, at the age of sixty-four, Dad retired. When I was young, Mom and Dad did well to hide the fact that we were poor. All nine of us attended Catholic schools and we always had plenty of school supplies. We slept in wooden beds, shared one bathroom and watched television from a tiny black-and-white set in the living room. Mom and Dad never bought anything for themselves. They clipped coupons, wore the same pair of sneakers for twenty years and sewed wom clothing together every Saturday afternoon.

At his retirement party. I wanted to thank Dad for all his hard work and sacrifice by buying him the best present I could think of. As I shopped though. l realized there was nothing I could buy for Dad. Dad taught me through his own faith that the greatest gifis come from the heart Finally. I left my present on the kitchen table for Dad to find before he Ieft for his frnal day at work.

1.How did Dad get extra money besides his daytime routine work?

A. Collecting garbage outside the alley.

B. Making dental parts in the basement.

C. Putting food on the table in a hotel.

D. Working oddjobs on the train.

2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A. Dad retired after sixty-four years of hard work.

B. Dad and Mom could afford their children good education.

C. Parents made every effort to save for chcir children

D. The family was once poor but became well off later.

3.After reading the text. what would be the author's present for his Dad?

A. A big-screen television.

B. A vacation schedule.

C. A letter of grateful words.

D. A great retirement party.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Thank You. Dad.                                 B. Dad's Expenence.

C. A Hardworking Dad.                              D. Dad. a Breadwinner.

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I got my first driver’s license in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte，North Carolina．Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman．Henry and I were living in Baltimore，Maryland．Two weeks before my 20th birthday，Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon．When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’s license，ready to renew，the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21．“Mr. Henry Smith，your husband，will have to sign for you,” he said．

I argued，pointing to a very large belly(肚子) of mine，“I am married．I am having a baby．Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?”He answered coldly．“It’s the law，madam.”

Henry encouraged me to calm down，just go ahead and get the license and be done with it．“No，”I said．I refused to have him sign for me．So I left without a Maryland license．

I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle office and renewed my NC license by mail--using my name Susan Brown．And thus it was for the next twelve years．Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license．By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland，and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam．Since then I just go in and renew every four years--sign the name Susan Brown，have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive．

1.Susan got her first driver’s license_______．

2.Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because_____．

3.We can infer from the text that in the U.S.___________．

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I got my first driver's license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte，North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore，Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday，Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’ s license，ready to renew，the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21.“Mr.Henry Smith，your husband，will have to sign for you，”he said.

I argued，pointing to a very large belly(肚子)of mine，“I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive？”He answered coldly，“It’s the law，madam.”

Henry encouraged me to calm down，just go ahead and get the license and be done with it. “No，” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.

I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail—using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland，and I had to take the Maryland driver’ s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years—sign the name Susan Brown，have my new picture taken，and walk out with a license to drive.

1.Susan got her first driver’ s license________.

2.Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because________.

3.We can infer from the text that in the U.S.________.

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I got my first driver’s license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte,North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20^th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Catrolina driver’s license,ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.

I argued,pointing to a very lage belly(肚子)of mine,”I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam?”

Henry encouraged me to calm down,just go ahead and get the license and be done with it “No.” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.

I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown,have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.

1.

Susan got her first driver's license .

A. before she got married to Henry          B. when she was twenty years old

C. after she finished high school            D. when she just moved to Maryland

2.

Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because.

A. she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law

B. she lacked driving experience in Maryland

C. she was to give birth to a baby soon

D. she insisted on signing for herself

3.

We can infer from the text that in the U.S..

A. American males should serve in the army

B. different states my have different laws

C. people have to renew their licenses in their home states

D. women should adopt their husbands' family names after marriage

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Tom's first job was at a local restaurant in his early twenties，________he worked for seven years.

A．where　 B．when

C．which　 D．that

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At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up, playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she’s also a university undergraduate.

Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK’s West Midlands region, is one of the country’s youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University, a UK-based distance learning college, in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in a recent exam.

“It’s so interesting. It has the type of maths I love. It’s real maths-theories, complex numbers, all that type of stuff,” she smiles. “I want to finish the course in two years. Then I’m going to do my PhD in financial maths when I’m 13. I want to have my own bank by the time I’m 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.” she adds.

Esther has always jumped ahead of her peers. She sat her first Math GSCE exam, a British high school qualification, at Ounsdale High School in Wolverhampton at just six, where she received a C-grade. A year later, she got the A-grade she wanted. Then last year she scored a B-grade when she sat the Math A-level exam.

Not content with breaking barriers to attend college at just 10 years old, Esther is also writing a series of math workbooks for children called “Yummy Yummy Algebra.”

“It starts at a beginner level-that’s volume one. But then there will be volume two, and volume three, and then volume four. As long as you can add or subtract, you’ll be able to do it. I want to show other children they are special.” she says.

1.Why does Esther Okade want to have her own bank?

A. To make more money.

B. To set up a maths school.

C. To help the people in need.

D. To publish her maths books.

2.What can be inferred about Esther Okade from the text?

A. She is not good at taking maths exams.

B. She fails to get along well with her peers.

C. She is determined and strict with herself.

D. She was not admitted to Ounsdale High School.

3.What makes Esther Okade special according to the text?

A. Her natural talent in maths.

B. Her love for big challenges.

C. Scoring 100% in every exam.

D. Writing a series of math books.

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At 7 a, m. on October 2, 2016, I got up, feeling excited and nervous. The first thought on my mind was, “Today’s game is my first ______football game.” I’ve played before but not like this, Not in pads (护具), not with a helmet on my head, my heart started beating faster. I ______finished breakfast and left for the field.

The whole time on the bus, I felt sick and nervous. Finally, I reached the field. ______that white number 7 jersey (运动衫) for the first time made me feel great. I felt like ______was my fortune.

We stood there. By the look on our faces, you could see who had ______before and who hadn’t. To me, it felt like a war. I was a(n) ______soldier going into battle. Now I know that feeling was fear, We had ______, but not the real game. In training, we took a form and knew each other. In the ______you don’t know your opponent’s strength. Everything just happened ______you know it was happening.

We did warm-ups, Some of us couldn’t ______to play, jumping around and yelling. Others stood still waiting for direction, The referees came out. We knew the game ______came. As a captain, I went out for the coin toss to see which team would get the ball first. Campus Magnet won the coin toss. They ______to receive.

Soon the game ______I tracked down the ball carrier and ran at a full speed. I lowered my shoulders and ran into his side with all my ______, knocking him down and at the same time knocking my ______out. I stood to my feet and______ what I had done. I’d made my first tackle (阻截). I was ______my dream, feeling renewed, That tackle ______me, giving me strength, confidence and the desire to go on.

We ______ that game—48 to 6. That year we went undefeated, ______every team on our schedule, I was rated the best receiver in our division.

1.A. usual　　 B. significant　　 C. excel lent　　 D. informal

2.A. calmly　　 B. patiently　　 C. elegantly　　 D. quickly

3.A. Taking off　　 B. Giving up　　 C. Putting on　　 D. Showing off

4.A. career　　 B. reality　　 C. study　　 D. football

5.A. played　　 B. travelled　　 C. changed　　 D. applied

6.A. active　　 B. fresh　　 C. strong　　 D. brave

7.A. tried　　 B. expected　　 C. improved　　 D. practiced

8.A. game　　 B. test　　 C. production　　 D. end

9.A. once　　 B. until　　 C. before　　 D. though

10.A. try　　 B. wait　　 C. want　　 D. continue

11.A. result　　 B. show　　 C. time　　 D. chance

12.A. struggled　　 B. chose　　 C. stopped　　 D. failed

13.A. began　　 B. paused　　 C. finished　　 D. continued

14.A. mind　　 B. strength　　 C. wealth　　 D. trouble

15.A. award　　 B. hope　　 C. fear　　 D. courage

16.A. admitted　　 B. regretted　　 C. covered　　 D. realized

17.A. living　　 B. imagining　　 C. forming　　 D. rewarding

18.A. saved　　 B. found　　 C. encouraged　　 D. surrounded

19.A. won　　 B. attended　　 C. recorded　　 D. forgot

20.A. Comparing　　 B. Judging　　 C. Joining　　 D. Beating

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My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow36 .

Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really37 . I looked up to Helen38 she was doing what she loved—39 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers, 40 and feel good.

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my41 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him _42 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.

Thanks to the newfound confidence I43  __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own__44 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”

The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s45 ? You’re not smiling today.” I__46__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody47 just have faith in me.”

Before long he handed me checks48  __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your49 as a person. Good people with a dream should have50  __to make that dream come true.”

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I_ 51 __working at the restaurant, making52 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, though, and I lost the53 .

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__54 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 55 . I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

1.A. friend     B. waitress      C. citizen     D. customer

2.A. losing                                     B. earning                              C. sharing             D. lacking

3. A. while                                     B. though                               C. because            D. unless

4. A. serving                                 B. respecting                         C. helping             D. praising

5. A. work                                      B. eat                C. smile                     D. speak

6.A. regular                                   B. favorite                              C. respected         D. fresh

7.A. eating                                     B. greeting                             C.smiling              D. coming

8.A. found out                               B. picked up                           C. got back            D. took away

9.A. restaurant                              B. work                                  C. house                D. money

10.A. ahead                                   B. that C. there                      D. up

11.A. exchanged                           B. discussed                           C. shared              D. explained

12.A. should                                  B. would                                C. might                D. must

13.A. totaling                               B. counting                            C. adding              D. valuing

14.A. ability                                   B. honesty                              C. responsibility D. identity

15.A. patience                               B. confidence                         C. choice               D. chance

16.A. loved                                    B. practiced                           C. continued         D. enjoyed

17.A. tables                                   B. plans                                  C. decisions          D. suggestions

18.A. faith                                     B. honesty                              C. money              D. friend

19.A. hired                                    B. rejected                             C. encouraged      D. determined

20.A. Fortunately                          B. Excitedly                            C. Personally         D. Eventually

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a part-time job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be  36  and stress-free. I  37  myself pouring the best coffee, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with   38   customers.

I wasn’t  39  the people with enormous orders, the women who  40    that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade   41    until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to   42   anyone.

One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking   43   . He said he felt like getting in bed,   44    the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was  45   , since he hadn’t   46   anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.

“It’s  47  me.” I told him. “Have a nice day.”He smiled and   48   me before heading back out into the rain.

The next day, it was still raining, No customers wanted to get out of their cars, so I spent my afternoon  49  the window handing people their orders. I was completely wet and freezing cold.  50  , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more  51 .

In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.

The note read:

Christine,

Thanks for being so sweet, kind and  52  yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely nice. Please don’t  53  your way! Have a great day! -----Hank

After that, whenever I felt depressed or  54  of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask  55 , “How can I help you?”

36. A. hopeful                     B. meaningless     C. boring         D. easy

37. A. pictured        B. thought         C. developed      D. decided

38. A. rich                            B. handsome       C. regular          D. kind

39. A. imaging        B. expecting                 C. waiting        D. desiring

40. A. complained     B. praised          C. realized        D. thought

41. A. for a time                B. once in a while   C. again and again   D. now and then

42. A. comfort        B. move           C. annoy          D. please

43. A. happy                       B. angry           C. excited         D. upset

44. A. cutting         B. pulling          C. tearing         D. using

45. A. surprised       B. sorry            C. angry          D. excited

46. A. bought         B. got             C. wanted          D. ordered

47. A. on                              B. by             C. in              D. for

48. A. helped                     B. thanked         C. admired         D. praised

49. A. going away    B. running across     C. hanging out      D. walking around

50. A. Still                     B. Worse           C. Then           D. However

51. A. depressed            B. embarrassed      C. frightened       D. injured

52. A. careful         B. cheerful          C. thoughtful       D. powerful

53. A. hold           B. shake            C. practice         D. change

54. A. sick                    B. glad             C. satisfied         D. sorry

55. A. unusually       B. properly          C. gratefully        D. politely

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be easy and stress-free. I  1myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnut (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with  2customers.

But I wasn't 3the people with enormous orders, the women who 4that the coffee was much too creamy (全乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees 5again and again until they reached perfection. I couldn't seem to  __6__ anyone.

One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 7. He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the 8up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.

9he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 10, since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee, I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.

“It’s  11me,” I told him. “have a nice day.”

He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the 12.

The next day, it was still raining. I 13my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their 14. I was completely wet and freezing cold. 15, no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our16tip jar, I grew more depressed.

In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a  17．He said that not many people took time to 18others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:

Christine,

Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It's so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely （真诚地） nice．Please don ' t change your  19! Have a great day !——Hank

After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high, 20my throat and ask politely, "How can I help you?"

1.A．believed           B．supposed          C．pictured                 D．hoped

2.A．particular            B．regular                C．special                 D．common

3.A．thinking              B．expecting           C．guessing               D．considering

4.A．complained       B．praised              C．doubted                 D．explained

5.A．repeated              B．remade              C．recovered              D．returned

6.A．fit                       B．please                 C．suit                       D．meet

7.A．satisfied             B．anxious              C．upset                    D．happy

8.A．hat                    B．sheet                C．coat                        D．pillow

9.A．Before            B．While                 C．Until                    D．After

10.A．embarrassed     B．angry                  C．surprised                 D．glad

11.A．on                 B．after                  C．for                         D．in

12.A．crowd               B．street                 C．shop                       D．rain

13.A．spent                  B．wasted              C．cost                       D．took

14.A．doughnuts       B．coffees               C．orders                     D．bags

15.A．Better            B．Later                C.Further                    D．Worse

16.A．old                B．full                 C．broken                   D．empty

17.A．letter             B．gift                C.note                        D．bill

18.A．talk about       B．care about           C．hear about             D．know about

19.A．way                B．product              C．mind                     D．job

20.A．cut                B．force                    C．raise                        D．clear

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