My father tried to teach me the importance of...

My father tried to teach me the importance of hard work and devotion to a career. However, there are also the things he taught me unintentionally.

My father, a self-employed sales trainer, was that sick, that tired. Still, he insisted on traveling to give a lecture. He probably earned a lot of money that day, and he paid the price. He returned to the hospital soon after and was dead within three months, at age 58.

It’s been 10 years since I saw my father come home that night, and since then, I’ve thought a lot about work. My dad once told me that he was unable to just gaze at a sunset; he had to be doing something as he looked at it—writing, reading or playing chess. You could say he was a success: he was a published author, an accomplished musician, fluent in German and American Sign Language. That’s an impressive list, but here’s the thing: I want to gaze at the sunsets. This raises the question: if I leave work at five o’clock to watch the sunset, what are the results? Do I risk not reaching the top of my profession? Maybe, because honestly, knocking off (收工) after eight hours probably won’t earn me a promotion.

But, leaving work at five o’clock means I eat dinner with my family. I get to hop on my bike and pedal through the streets of my hometown as the shadows lengthen and the traffic thins. And I get to see a lot of sunsets. That’s got to be worth something.

1. The author’s father can be best described as　　　　　　 .

A. confident and positive

B. hard-working and ambitious

C. gentle and kind

D. sensitive and bad-tempered

2. Her father’s death made the author　　　　　　 .

A. realize that life is very short

B. understand the importance of living happily

C. realize that one should balance work and life.

D. doubt the value of success in career

3. What’s the purpose of this passage?

A. To honor her dear father

B. To express her idea about life

C. To express her love for work

D. To show her love for her family

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Trump is an 　　　　 father who impressed on his children the importance of independence and hard work when they were young.

A.aggressive B.alarming

C.abnormal D.awesome

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I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.

As I _36_ my car, I saw one of my _37_ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _38_, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _39_ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was _40_ I would be able to find my way back.

We _41_ about our work as I drove and _42_ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _43_ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t _44_ me. But soon I _45_ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _46_.

I was _47_ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my _48_. It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I _49_ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, _50_. Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _51_ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _52_, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _53_ rolled his window down.

I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I _54_ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _55_ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.

Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.

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It was the middle of the night _____ my father woke me up and told me to watch the football game.

A.that B.as C.while D.when

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It was the middle of the night ______ my father woke me up and told me to watch the 2014 World Cup football game.

A. that　　　　　             B. as　　　

C. which　　　　         D. when

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My father often works very hard. And he has 21 to see a film. Here I’ll tell you 22 about him.

One afternoon, when he finished his work and23go home, he found a film ticket under the   24 on his desk. He thought he 25 to have not much work to do that day and 26 was quite wonderful to pass the27 at the cinemA. So he came back home and28 finished his supper. Then he said 29  to us and left.

But to our30  , he came back about half an hour later, I 31 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about 32 funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

When my father was sitting in his seat, a 33 came to my father’s and said that the seat was   34  . Ｍy father was surprised. He took out the ticket 35  looked at it carefully. It was Row17, 36  . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 37  her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

38  ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The 39  of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,  40  , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

1. A. little money    B. much money    C. little time     D. much time

2.A. a funny story    B. a good story  C. an old story    D. a strange story

3.A. was to           B. was about to  C. had to          D. ought

4.A. box              B. book          C. glass           D. paper

5.A. happened         B. liked         C. pretended       D. wanted

6.A. it               B. this          C. that            D. which

7.A. morning          B. afternoon     C. day             D. evening

8.A. early            B. quietly       C. quickly         D. suddenly

9. A. hello           B. good-bye      C. good evening    D. good night

10. A. disappointment     B. joy       C. sorrow          D. surprise

11. A. asked          B. explained     C. told            D. wanted

12.A. a               B. one           C. some            D. the

13. A. man            B. woman         C. doctor          D. nurse

14. A. hers           B. his           C. taken           D. wrong

15. A. and            B. but           C. or              D. so

16. A. Seat1          B. Seat2         C. Seat3           D. Seat4

17.A. it bring        B. to get        C. to see          D. to show

18.A. Why             B. How           C. When            D. where

19.A. designs         B. colors        C. prices          D. owners

20.A. I’m sad     B. I’m sorry     C. I’m wrong       D. I’m worried

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My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult.

For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess（承认）to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred（神圣的） thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog that my father carved from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder.

Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

1. What is the main subject of the passage?

A. The relationship between Mark and Steve.

B. The important lesson Mark learned in school

C. Steve’s important role in mark’s growing process.

D. Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.

2.It can be inferred from the passage that when Mark confessed to Mrs. Holt, __________.

A. he felt surprised           B. he was light-hearted

C. he felt frightened          D. he knelt before her

3.In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?

A. Respect for personal property.          B. Respect for life.

C. Sympathy for people with problems.     D. The value of honesty.

4.According to the writer, which was the most important lesson Steve taught his young brother?

A. Respect for living things.         B. Responsibility for one’s actions.

C. The value of the honesty.         D. Care for the property of others.

5.Which of the follow is true according to the passage?

A. Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage.

B. Mark lost the small dog his father carved somewhere.

C. When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it.

D. Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation.

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My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult.

For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess（承认）to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred（神圣的） thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog that my father carved from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder.

Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

1. What is the main subject of the passage?

A．The relationship between Mark and Steve.

B．The important lesson Mark learned in school

C．Steve’s important role in mark’s growing process.

D．Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.

2. It can be inferred from the passage that when Mark confessed to Mrs. Holt, __________.

A．he felt surprised                        B．he was light-hearted

C．he felt frightened                       D．he knelt before her

3.In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?

A．Respect for personal property.

B．Respect for life.

C．Sympathy for people with problems.

D．The value of honesty.

4. According to the writer, which was the most important lesson Steve taught his young brother?

A．Respect for living things.

B．Responsibility for one’s actions.

C．The value of the honesty.

D．Care for the property of others.

5.Which of the follow is true according to the passage?

A．Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage.

B．Mark lost the small dog his father carved somewhere.

C．When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it.

D．Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation.

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My elder brother,Steve,in the____of my father who died when I was six,gave me important lessons in____that helped me grow into an adult.For example,Steve taught me to face the____of my behavior.Once when I returned in ____from a Saturday baseball game,it was Steve who____the time to ask me what happened.When I____that my baseball had flown through Mrs.Holt's basement window,____the glass with a crash,Steve encouraged me to apologize to her.After all,I____not have played in the path between buildings.____my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs.Holt.I____to pay for the window if she would return my ball.

I also learned from Steve that____property is a sacred（神圣的）thing.After I found,a silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom,I wanted to____it,but Steve explained that it might be important to____else in spite of the fact that it had little value.He reminded me of____I'd hate to lose the small dog my father gave me to someone else.I returned the pen to my teacher,Mrs.David.

Yet of all the____Steve gave me,his respect for____is the most vivid in my mind.When I was twelve,I killed an old brown sparrow in the park with a BB gun.____with my accuracy,I screamed to Steve to come from the house to have a look.I shall never forget the____he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird."Did it____you first, Mark?"he asked.I didn't know what to answer.I really felt terrible then,but that moment____out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

1.A. charge　　 B. absence　　 C. respect　　 D. presence

2.A. memories　　 B. truth　　 C. values　　 D. honesty

3.A. advantages　　 B. reasons　　 C. realities　　 D. results

4.A. surprise　　 B. tears　　 C. joy　　 D. smiles

5.A. took　　 B. spent　　 C. cost　　 D. paid

6.A. insisted　　 B. introduced　　 C. declared　　 D. explained

7.A. injuring　　 B. damaging　　 C. breaking　　 D. destroying

8.A. could　　 B. must　　 C. would　　 D. should

9.A. Since　　 B. Although　　 C. Because　　 D. Unless

10.A. refused　　 B. offered　　 C. afforded　　 D. managed

11.A. personal　　 B. valuable　　 C. public　　 D. whole

12.A. save　　 B. keep　　 C. pick　　 D. return

13.A. no one　　 B. everyone　　 C. someone　　 D. anyone

14.A. why　　 B. when　　 C. how　　 D. what

15.A. information　　 B. descriptions　　 C. opinions　　 D. instructions

16.A. life　　 B. people　　 C. family　　 D. things

17.A. Proud　　 B. Encouraged　　 C. Relaxed　　 D. Excited

18.A. way　　 B. time　　 C. place　　 D. scene

19.A. affect　　 B. interrupt　　 C. hurt　　 D. fight

20.A. stands　　 B. reaches　　 C. turns　　 D. holds

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_______, I lost heart in English learning, but my teacher said to me, “Keep on working hard, and you’ll succeed ________.”

A. At a time; in time                        B. At one time; in time

C. At a time; on time                        D. At one time; on time

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