My father was a St. Bernard (圣伯纳犬), and my mo...

My father was a St. Bernard (圣伯纳犬), and my mother was a collie (科利牧羊犬). This was what my mother had told me. I did not know these nice differences myself. My mother like to say them and see other dogs look surprised and jealous(嫉妒的), wondering how she got so much education. But, indeed, it was not real education.

She got the words by listening in the dining room and the sitting room when there were people talking, and by going with the children to school and listening there. Whenever she heard a word showing great knowledge, she said it to herself many times so that she could keep it until there was a meeting in the neighbourhood. Then, she would show off her knowledge and surprise them all, from small-sized dogs to large-sized dogs.

If there was a stranger being doubtful and getting his breath to ask her what it meant, she always explained to him in detail. He had never expected this but thought he would make fool of her. However, in the end, he was the one who was fooled. The others knew what was going to happen, because they had experienced that. When she explained the meaning of a big world, no dogs doubted if it was right. It was natural, because, for one thing, she answered very quickly and confidently, and for another, there were no knowledgeable dogs pointing out the answer was wrong.

When I was older, she brought home the word, “unintellectual”, and worked on it very hard all the week at different meetings. It was at this time that I realized she made up a fresh meaning of the same word every time. It showed that she was more calm than knowledgeable.

(From A Dog’s Tale, by Mark Twain)

1.Why were other dogs jealous of “my” mother?

A. Because her child was not a dog.

B. Because “my” mother knew everything.

C. Because they knew nothing about “me”.

D. Because they thought “my” mother was educated.

2.Where did “my” mother learn the words?

A. She made up the words by herself.

B. She learnt the words studying at school.

C. She listened and memorized when others were talking.

D. She attended meetings to learnt the words from other dogs.

3.How could “my” mother always fool other dogs?

A. Other dogs all liked to be fooled.

B. She could explain anything in detail correctly.

C. She learnt a lot of tricks to make fool of others.

D. Other dogs were not knowledgeable enough to find out her mistakes.

4.What words can be used to describe “my” mother?

A. friendly and clever                    B. calm and confident

C. quick and experienced                D. devoted and knowledgeable

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It was 1952 and my father was away at war, leaving my mother and me behind to face hardship alone. I was ten. My mother was a _________ and worked at the local clinic a few blocks from where we lived.

The bell rang and _________　 of Christmas were the only thing on my mind. I raced home. The apartment was empty and a note was _________　 to the refrigerator. My mother was working a double shift and _________ me instructions for the day. We had planned on making Christmas biscuits 　 _________, but my mother_________ it.

I carefully _________through mother’s closet, finding most of the _________for Christmas wrapped in linen cloth, all but one toy, a model airplane. I was still _________ at my mother and I threw the airplane onto the floor, breaking one of its wings. I stood_________. How was I going to explain this? Then I heard my mother coming through the door. I _________ to my room.

After telling my mother the horrible 　 _________ , I did not hear my mother 　 _________ me. She just told me to follow her. Climbing the steps without catching our _________　 , we entered the clinic. There in a bed was a boy who looked very sick.

“He is going to die, Danny,” my mother told me, “_________today, maybe tomorrow. He loves planes. I knew his mother could not _________ to buy him one. So I did. I count my blessings every night and think of this boy and how _________ I am that you are not in that bed.”

The　 _________ cut hard and sharp in my heart. The tears _________　 down my face and I was so guilty. I ran home as fast as I could and into my room where I_________　 myself to sleep.

1.A. saleswoman　 B. surgeon　　　　 C. teacher　　　 D. clerk

2.A. thoughts　　　　 B. memories　　　 C. desires　　　　 D. hopes

3.A. written　　 　　 B. found　　　　 C. attached　　　　 D. sent

4.A. reminded　　 　 B. provided　　　 C. saved　　　　 D. left

5.A. alone　　 　　　 B. soon　　　 　　 C. together　　　　 D. immediately

6.A. ruined　　 　　 B. refused　　　　 C. forgot　　　　 　 D. challenged

7.A. walked　 　　　　 B. hunted　　 　　 C. broke　 　　　 　 D. got

8.A. toys　　　 　　 B. gifts　　　　 　 C. clothes　　　　 D. supplies

9.A. anxious　　　　 B. pleased　　　　 C. mad　　　 　 　 　 D. eager

10.A. awake　　 　　 B. happy　　　　 　 C. wild　　　　 　　 D. frozen

11.A. raced　　　　 B. removed　　 　　 C. struggled　　　 D. wandered

12.A. note　 　　　 B. idea　　 　　　　 C. truth　　 　　　 D. message

13.A. quarrel with　 B. shout at　 　 C. worry about　　 D. cheer up

14.A. calmness　　 B. sweat　　　　　　 C. rest　　　　 　　 D. breath

15.A. Possibly　　 B. Certainly　　　 C. Properly　　 　 D. Regularly

16.A. encourage　 B. persuade　　　　 C. afford　　　　　 D. force

17.A. wonderful　　 B. grateful　　 C. hopeful　　　　 D. helpful

18.A. scolds　　　　 B. comments　　　　 C. phrases　　　 D. words

19.A. floated　　　 B. dropped　　　 C. slowed　　　 　 D. rolled

20.A. cried　　　 　 B. made　　　　 　　 C. turned　　　 　　 D. moved

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My father died when I was nine, and I remember doing the household chores to help my mother. I hated changing the vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) bag and picking up things the machine did not suck up.

Twenty years later, in 1978, I was doing chores at home alongside my wife. One day the vacuum cleaner was screaming away, and I had to empty the bag because I could not find a replacement for it. With this lifelong hatred of the way the machine worked, I decided to make a bagless vacuum cleaner.

Easier said than done, of course. I didn’t realize that I would spend the next five years perfecting my design, a process that resulted in 5,127 different prototypes (设计原型). By the time I made my 15th prototype, my third child was born. By 2,627, my wife and I were really counting our pennies. By 3,727, my wife was giving art lessons for some extra cash, and we were getting further and further into debt. These were tough times, but each failure brought me closer to solving the problem.

I just had a passion for the vacuum cleaner as a product, but I never thought of going into a business with it. In the early 1980s, I started trying to get licensing agreements (许可协议) for my technology. The reality was very different, however. The major vacuum makers had built a business model based on the profits from bags and filters (滤网). No one would license my idea, not because it was a bad one, but because it was bad for business.

That gave me the courage to keep going, but soon after, the companies that I had talked with started making machines like mine. I had to fight legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic to protect the patents on my vacuum cleaner. However, I was still in financial difficulties until 1993, when my bank manager personally persuaded Lloyds Bank to lend me $1 million. Then I was able to go into production. Within two years, the Dyson vacuum cleaner became a best-seller in Britain.

Today, I still embrace risk and the potential for failure as part of the process. Nothing beats the excitement of invention. Go out and brainstorm your ideas. You are not bound to any rules — in fact, the stranger and riskier your idea, the better.

1.According to the article, which of the following statements about James Dyson is NOT true?

A.He lost his father during his childhood and lived with his mother.

B.He decided to develop an innovative vacuum cleaner for his wife while in his thirties.

C.He built over five thousand prototypes of the vacuum cleaner between 1978 and 1983.

D.The vacuum cleaner he reinvented became popular with British customers as soon as it arrived on the market.

2.According to the article, Dyson’s bagless vacuum cleaner was produced in large numbers _______

A.in the carly 1980s

B.before he obtained a patent on the product

C.after his bank manager agreed to lend him $I million

D.after he managed to get a S1 million loan

3.It can be inferred from the article that _______.

A.Dyson was a born businessman

B.Dyson's invention might have ended up in failure without his wife

C.Dyson had no confidence in his vacuum cleaner initially

D.Dyson's vacuum cleaner was never recognized by other vacuum makers

4.According to the article, which of the following would most likely be Dyson’s motto?

A.We are all failures — at least the best of us are.

B.The foundation stones for a success are honesty, faith, love and loyalty.

C.It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves.

D.The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

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In the year after my mother left us, my father was 42 and he knew that he wasn’t going to make it to 43. He wrote a letter to me and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what I would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about , Dad ? Should I keep going?”

A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though, I’ve come to believe he would want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of , and believe in somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear ---- as mine was until my father’s letter---- is of being a disappointment.

Give your children permission to succeed. They’re waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me: That belief will be more complete , that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts ：“Don’t worry; you’ll do something great .”Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

1.We learn from the text that the author__________.

2.What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph?

3.Which of the following is true of the author?

4.The main purpose of the text is to ________.

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Yesterday was my 18th birthday. As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me，they suggested I 1. (hold) a birthday party at home to celebrate it. For several days they had been busy 2. (prepare) for this. By 4 o’clock I was pleased to see all my friends had come3. a lot of beautiful presents. Mother cooked us a big meal.

We 4. (spend) a wonderful night together, eating and talking 5.(happy). The most exciting moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began to sing Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candles burning, I couldn’t keep back my tears. 6. mother and father’s love, I would not lead such a happy life now. Mother asked me to make a wish 7. I blew out all the candles. After that, everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.

I am eighteen years old now, 8. means I’ve become an adult and have more 9. (responsibility). I’ll do 10.(me) best to return my parents’ love and live up to their expectations.

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My friend Tim came from a big family. His father was an alcoholic and died very young and his mother was unable to ____ the family. Unfortunately, the children were ____ and placed in different foster homes.

Tim dropped out of school and did nothing to ____ himself. He eventually went through a divorce. Tim’s brother, ____ experiencing the same childhood, ____ himself for a degree and got a well – paid job. He possessed a(n) ____ home.

Both brothers gave a ____ answer when asked why their lives ____ the way they did. They said. “You’d live this way too if you had a ____ like mine. ” Neither of the brothers could ____ his past, but one of them adjusted his ____.

It doesn’t take much to find an ____ whether that is the family background, the ____ of education, or that we live in the wrong city, or do not know the right people. Actually, each of these problems has a ____.However, if you believe that there is nothing you can do to turn your life around, then you won’t be able to change your life for ____.

If you really ____ to turn your life to a new course, to set your sail to a different port, it is a matter of ____. If you choose to move ____, the easiest way is to find a solution to your today’s situation. Solutions are there if you want to ____ them. Sure, it may take some hard work. But if you do not, then you will never have a different or happy life. Do not ____ yourself by finding an excuse, but restrict your self by refusing to have an excuse.

1.A. encourage　　 B. support　　 C. satisfy　　 D. expand

2.A. selected　　 B. grouped　　 C. separated　　 D. gathered

3.A. further　　 B. express　　 C. mistake　　 D. pardon

4.A. as　　 B. since　　 C. before　　　　　　　　 　　 D. although

5.A. treated　　 B. educated　　 C. controlled　　 D. behaved

6.A. ordinary　　 B. temporary　　 C. wonderful　　 D. special

7.A. strange　　 B. precise　　 C. firm　　 D. similar

8.A. turned out　　 B. broke out　　 C. turned up　　 D. broke up

9.A. divorce　　 B. childhood　　 C. school　　 D. job

10.A. ignore　　 B. describe　　 C. recall　　 D. change

11.A. sail　　 B. post　　 C. pace　　 D. taste

12.A. expression　　 B. example　　 C. error　　 D. excuse

13.A. future　　 B. lack　　 C. focus　　 D. need

14.A. price　　 B. reason　　 C. solution　　 D. reward

15.A. the most　　 B. the better　　 C. the least　　 D. the worse

16.A. desire　　 B. refuse　　 C. forget　　 D. regret

17.A. time　　 B. money　　 C. choice　　 D. fact

18.A. off　　 B. in　　 C. backward　　 D. forward

19.A. wait for　　 B. go after　　 C. ask for　　 D. look after

20.A. limit　　 B. push　　 C. enjoy　　 D. calm[

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Yesterday was my 18th birthday. As Father and Mother thought it was a big occasion for me，they suggested I 　 1.　 (hold) a birthday party at home to celebrate it. For several days they had been busy 　 2.　 (prepare) for this. By 4 o’clock I was pleased to see all my friends had come 3.　　 a lot of beautiful presents. Mother cooked us a big meal.

We 4.　　 (spend) a wonderful night together, eating and talking 5.　　 (happy). The most exciting moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began to sing Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candles burning, I couldn’t keep back my tears. 6.　　 mother and father’s love, I would not lead such a happy life now. Mother asked me to make a wish 　 7.　 I blew out all the candles. After that，everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.

I am eighteen years old now, 　 8.　 means I’ve become an adult and have more　 9._　　 (responsibility). I’ll do 　 10.　　 (me) best to return my parents’ love and live up to their expectations.

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My mother wants to decorate our rooms in a modern look __________ my father prefers a traditional style.

A. as long as　　 B. as

C. while　　 D. now that

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One spring, when I was 10, during one of my father’s layoffs (失业), I could tell my mother was unhappy. I decided to cheer her up by buying her a special Mother’s Day gift.

One day after school I rode my bike to the Agins, which, I learned years later, was known for its high-end fashions (时尚) and styles. I introduced myself to Sylvia Agins, telling her I was looking for a Mother’s Day present.

“Do you think she’d like a purse?” she asked. I told her. I thought she might.

She took out an Italian handbag made of leather. She asked me what I thought, and I told her that my mom would like it.

“How much money do you have?” she asked.

“Twelve dollars,” I said.

“You’re in luck,” she told me. “It’s only $11. You have a dollar left over for the card.” She gift-wrapped the purse and thanked me for my business, and I rode off home with the package under my arm.

When my mother opened the gift the next Sunday morning, she asked in an accusing tone, “Where did you get this?”

“I bought it at the Agins. It cost me $11.” I said.

My mother was shocked into silence.

It wasn’t until many years later, when I learned that the purse was worth several hundred dollars, that I appreciated just how wonderful Sylvia Agins had been to me. I always felt bad that I never had a chance to properly thank her.

“You know, my son, what really amazes me to this day,” my mother said, “Letting you have the purse for just a few dollars was unbelievable enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch of kindness that I’ll never forget.”

1.The author bought his mother a purse to ________.

A. surprise his mother　　 B. make his mother happy

C. show his ability of making money　　 D. thank his mother for buying him a bike

2.Why was the author’s mother shocked into silence?

A. She wasn’t expecting a gift from her son.

B. The purse was bought from the Agins.

C. The author bought a card to go with the purse.

D. The Agins charged so little money for the purse.

3.Sylvia Agins’ behavior shows that________.

A. she is good at making money　　 B. she is kind and thoughtful

C. she knows how to choose presents　　 D. she is critical and mean

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. An Unforgettable Event　　 B. A Considerate Mother

C. A Priceless Mother’s Day Gift　　 D. A Kind-hearted Shop Owner

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I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, but I can remember my mother's words as if it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don't want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”

AIDS wasn't something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father's other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.

We couldn't afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn't even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher's words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.

I did not share my burden (负担) with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cold. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.

I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life.

I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didn't want to call attention to AIDS. I do.

1.Which of the following statements about Kerrel’s father is true?

A．He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill.

B．He depended on the nurses in his final days.

C．He told no one about his disease.

D．He worked hard to pay for his medication.

2.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A．Kerrel couldn't understand her teacher.

B．Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.

C．Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson.

D．Kerrel was too tired to hear her teacher's words.

3.Why did Kerrel keep her father's disease a secret?

A．She was afraid of being looked down upon.

B．She thought it was shameful to have AIDS.

C．She found no one willing to listen to her.

D．She wanted to obey her mother.

4.The purpose of the passage is ________.

A．To tell people about the sufferings of her father.

B．To show how little people knew about AIDS.

C．To remember her father.

D．To draw people's attention to AIDS.

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