“Father, do you see Mother in your dreams?” the young girl asks. “You know sometimes I do.”
“Mother comes to see me a lot, you know. We sit and talk.” The father smiles. “How is your homework coming along?”
“Why do I have to study so hard?”
“It is what your mother would have wanted!”
She regrets speaking her mind. “I’m sorry, Father, I shouldn’t have said that.” She looks up and sees his eyes well up with tears.
“It’s okay, love,” he gets up and pours himself a drink. “I’ll just sit outside for a while. You finish up your work, okay?”
“I’m sorry, Father; Mother did love you very much. She told me all the time.”
“Homework, first, eh? Then we can chat about your mother.”
He heads off outside and sits in his usual chair, looking around the courtyard. The whole area relaxes the mind and somehow soothes the soul.
“All finished, Father. May I get a drink and sit with you? I have some questions.”
She comes with two drinks one for him and one for herself. He looks surprised. She never really liked him having a drink. Although he had cut back a lot from before he brought her here, it still seemed strange.
“Mother told me all about you. That is before she passed away. We would laugh together at your love stories.”
He listens without uttering a single sound.
“Why didn’t you come and take her away with you? She really wanted that. Did you know that?”
Her father looks at his daughter lovingly. “Circumstances were difficult back then. It was just the way things were. When it came time to…” He sighs. “To visit her it was too late.”
The girl smiles. “I hope I will have the same kind of love you and mother had.”
“Without all the heartache,” her father adds.
“She always knew you loved her. She told me every day,” the child mentions cheerfully. “I saw her crying sometimes when she read your letters.”
“Did she make you promise to look after me?” She inquires.
“She asked me to take care of you.”
“You promised her, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I did.”
“It is nice out here, isn't it? Mother would have been very happy here.”
She talks with some authority. Her father remains silent. A smile comes to his weary brow. He nods his head.
“Mother wanted me to give you something. I think now the time is right.” She runs to her room. Upon returning she hands her father a book. “It’s mother’s diary! She wanted me to give it to you.”
He takes the book and holds it in his trembling hands, “Thank you.”
“Mother said you would understand things better.”
“Wise woman, your mother.”
He places the book on the table as he gets up. The girl gets up and wraps herself around her father.
“I love you.” she looks up at his face.
He picks her up and hugs her. “I love you, too.” His voice trembles.
“It’s okay, Father. We have each other now and mother is in both of us.”
He kisses her head.
“Time you went to bed,” her father softly says.
He puts her down and she scampers off to get washed and ready for bed.
Clearing up everything he checks on his daughter. She is in bed waiting for her good night kiss. He tucks her in and bids her goodnight.
Just as he is to leave she tells him. “Mother told me she adopted me when I was a baby.”
He stands at her bedroom door. Words fail him. Yes, he knew she was adopted.
“I am really lucky for being loved by my parents, even if I am not really theirs.”
“You trying to bring on the water works?” he tells her.
She giggles, “Goodnight, Father. I love you.”
“Love you, too.”
His face lights up as he wipes his dampened eyes.
The door closes and the child falls asleep dreaming of her mother.
Sitting outside he picks up the diary and opens it and reads the first line: “I love you, my dearest, if only things could have been different…”
1.What can we know about the couple’s relationship?
A. They understood each other very well.
B. They quarreled a lot and are separated.
C. They used to have misunderstandings.
D. They were quite sure of each other’s love.
2.What can we learn from the story?
A. The girl was adopted because the couple couldn’t give birth.
B. Father looks after the girl just because the girl is alone.
C. The girl feels unfortunate that she was adopted.
D. Father was not very close to the girl before she moved in with him.
3.Why didn’t father bring mother home when she was ill?
A. Because he was too busy with his work.
B. Because he didn’t know he was wanted.
C. Because he was too poor to afford the medical fees.
D. Because he didn’t know she was in hospital.
4.What does the sentence “You trying to bring on the water works?” mean?
A. You want another cup of water?
B. Are you kidding me?
C. Are you trying to make me cry?
D. Are you thinking about the water factory?
5.Which word best describes father’s feeling at the end of the story?
A. Regretful B. Satisfied
C. Confused D. Doubtful
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“Father, do you see Mother in your dreams?” the young girl asks. “You know sometimes I do.”
“Mother comes to see me a lot, you know. We sit and talk.” The father smiles. “How is your homework coming along?”
“Why do I have to study so hard?”
“It is what your mother would have wanted!”
She regrets speaking her mind. “I’m sorry, Father, I shouldn’t have said that.” She looks up and sees his eyes well up with tears.
“It’s okay, love,” he gets up and pours himself a drink. “I’ll just sit outside for a while. You finish up your work, okay?”
“I’m sorry, Father; Mother did love you very much. She told me all the time.”
“Homework, first, eh? Then we can chat about your mother.”
He heads off outside and sits in his usual chair, looking around the courtyard. The whole area relaxes the mind and somehow soothes the soul.
“All finished, Father. May I get a drink and sit with you? I have some questions.”
She comes with two drinks one for him and one for herself. He looks surprised. She never really liked him having a drink. Although he had cut back a lot from before he brought her here, it still seemed strange.
“Mother told me all about you. That is before she passed away. We would laugh together at your love stories.”
He listens without uttering a single sound.
“Why didn’t you come and take her away with you? She really wanted that. Did you know that?”
Her father looks at his daughter lovingly. “Circumstances were difficult back then. It was just the way things were. When it came time to…” He sighs. “To visit her it was too late.”
The girl smiles. “I hope I will have the same kind of love you and mother had.”
“Without all the heartache,” her father adds.
“She always knew you loved her. She told me every day,” the child mentions cheerfully. “I saw her crying sometimes when she read your letters.”
“Did she make you promise to look after me?” She inquires.
“She asked me to take care of you.”
“You promised her, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I did.”
“It is nice out here, isn't it? Mother would have been very happy here.”
She talks with some authority. Her father remains silent. A smile comes to his weary brow. He nods his head.
“Mother wanted me to give you something. I think now the time is right.” She runs to her room. Upon returning she hands her father a book. “It’s mother’s diary! She wanted me to give it to you.”
He takes the book and holds it in his trembling hands, “Thank you.”
“Mother said you would understand things better.”
“Wise woman, your mother.”
He places the book on the table as he gets up. The girl gets up and wraps herself around her father.
“I love you.” she looks up at his face.
He picks her up and hugs her. “I love you, too.” His voice trembles.
“It’s okay, Father. We have each other now and mother is in both of us.”
He kisses her head.
“Time you went to bed,” her father softly says.
He puts her down and she scampers off to get washed and ready for bed.
Clearing up everything he checks on his daughter. She is in bed waiting for her good night kiss. He tucks her in and bids her goodnight.
Just as he is to leave she tells him. “Mother told me she adopted me when I was a baby.”
He stands at her bedroom door. Words fail him. Yes, he knew she was adopted.
“I am really lucky for being loved by my parents, even if I am not really theirs.”
“You trying to bring on the water works?” he tells her.
She giggles, “Goodnight, Father. I love you.”
“Love you, too.”
His face lights up as he wipes his dampened eyes.
The door closes and the child falls asleep dreaming of her mother.
Sitting outside he picks up the diary and opens it and reads the first line: “I love you, my dearest, if only things could have been different…”
1.What can we know about the couple’s relationship?
A. They understood each other very well.
B. They quarreled a lot and are separated.
C. They used to have misunderstandings.
D. They were quite sure of each other’s love.
2.What can we learn from the story?
A. The girl was adopted because the couple couldn’t give birth.
B. Father looks after the girl just because the girl is alone.
C. The girl feels unfortunate that she was adopted.
D. Father was not very close to the girl before she moved in with him.
3.Why didn’t father bring mother home when she was ill?
A. Because he was too busy with his work.
B. Because he didn’t know he was wanted.
C. Because he was too poor to afford the medical fees.
D. Because he didn’t know she was in hospital.
4.What does the sentence “You trying to bring on the water works?” mean?
A. You want another cup of water?
B. Are you kidding me?
C. Are you trying to make me cry?
D. Are you thinking about the water factory?
5.Which word best describes father’s feeling at the end of the story?
A. Regretful B. Satisfied
C. Confused D. Doubtful
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We have dreams almost every night. Do you ever notice the colors of your dreams? Do you dream in black and white or do you dream in yellow, red and green?
New research suggests that the type of television you watched as a child has a great effect on the color of your dreams.
While almost all people under 25 dream in color, thousands of people over 55, all of whom were brought up with black and white TV sets, often dream in monochrome(黑白画面)。
“It suggests there could be a critical period in our childhood when watching films has a big impact on the way dreams are formed”, said Eva Murzyn, a psychology student at Dundee University in Britain who carried out the study.
Research from 1915 through the 1950s suggested that the vast majority of dreams are in black and white. But the tide(潮流) turned in the sixties, and later results suggested that up to 83 percent of dreams contain some color.
Since this period also marked the transition(过渡) between black-and-white film and TV and Technicolor(印染法彩色),an obvious explanation was that the media had been painting people’s dreams. However, there weren’t any firm conclusions.
But now Miss Murzyn believes she has proven the link. She made a survey of more than 60 people, half of whom were over 55 and half of whom were under 25.
She asked the volunteers to answer a questionnaire on the color of their dreams and their childhood exposure to film and TV.
She then analyzed her own data. Only 4.4 percent of the under-25s’ dreams were black and white. The over-55s who had had access to color TV and film during their childhood also reported a very low proportion of just 7.3 percent.
But the over-55s who only had access to black-and –white media reported dreaming in black and white about a quarter of the time.
Even though they would have spent only a few hours a day watching TV or films, their attention and emotion would have been heightened during this time, leaving a deeper imprint on their mind, Miss Murzyn told the New Scientist.
“The crucial time is between three and ten when we all begin to have the ability to dream”, she said.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. The relationship between dream color and the age of the people.
B. The relationship between people’s dreams and colors that they see in their life.
C. The relationship between dreams and types of television and films that people watch.
D. The relationship between dream color and types of television and films people watch.
2. From the text, we can see that ___________.
A. all people who are below 25 dream in color
B. people over 55 always dream in monochrome
C. watching TV or films probably affects dream color
D. people begin to dream when they are 10 years old
3.Which is WRONG according to the passage?
A. Miss Murzyn thought she has proved the connection between dream color and TV and films.
B. Eva Murzyn is a professor at Dundee University in Britain.
C. The period between 3 and 10 is an important time in forming dreams.
D. The 1960s was a time which marked a transition in dream color.
4. In which magazine can you find the article?
A. New Scientist B. Psychology Analysis
C. Aging Healthily D. TV And Film Reviews
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A(n) ___girl is proving that you can ___your dreams ___in a wheelchair.
Since the age of four, Katie Hilton had dreamed of becoming a dancer. “The___thing that I loved was dance.” She told CNN news. That ___ nearly ended one night in 2007. Hilton, then a 16-year-old high school senior in St.Maria, Texas, was in a car accident that put her in the hospital for 56 days and left her ___ from the ___down. For most people, that would have __ any hope of a dancing career. For Hilton, it was the __ . __ a barrier, her wheelchair __ her. “I wanted to __ to my community and myself that I was still ___.” She told the journalist.
So she __ dancing in her wheelchair along with her non-disabled classmates every day in her whole student age. After __ , she set up a website to include women like her. She met people online who had suffered similar injuries and shared her determination, and she __ them to dance with her.
Hoping to reach more people in a __ city, Hilton moved to New York in 2017 and formed a team of disabled dancers, which is very famous in the US now. “I just want to spread the belief that ‘dance is dance, whether you are walking or __’ ” She was __ any activities that were beneficial to them.
Hilton has achieved __ many of us never will: her childhood dream. She is a real dancer.
1.A.negative B.optimistic C.strict D.attractive
2.A.reject B.divide C.arrange D.seek
3.A.unless B.even C.if D.when
4.A.same B.different C.only D.lucky
5.A.dream B.habit C.situation D.custom
6.A.asleep B.dead C.paralyzed D.blind
7.A.wrist B.toes C.waist D.fingers
8.A.delighted B.acquired C.consisted D.destroyed
9.A.dilemma B.ending C.section D.beginning
10.A.Rather than B.More than C.Other than D.Or rather
11.A.handled B.squeezed C.demanded D.inspired
12.A.prove B.unite C.cover D.absorb
13.A.gifted B.greedy C.healthy D.normal
14.A.insisted on B.exposed to C.left out D.broke down
15.A.school B.class C.graduation D.work
16.A.invited B.ordered C.admired D.suggested
17.A.large B.modern C.convenient D.beautiful
18.A.jumping B.running C.climbing D.rolling
19.A.in favor of B.in view of C.in honor of D.in place of
20.A.what B.that C.whether D.how
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Do you hate to get your hands dirty? When I see my 10-year-old son______the dirty plates in the sink or my 8 year-old daughter cringing(畏缩) at the wet sand clinging(黏住) to her hands, I am reminded of a time when I was ______to get my hands a little dirty.
My parents owned a 500-acre _______in Montana when I was young.I’d often come home from school to find a/an _______lamb or a calf being bottle-fed in the basement.One exceptionally cold day, I was the ______ sheep with my mother in the ranch when she spied a ewe(母羊) _____.The poor thing was trying to ______ her baby lamb and needed our help.My mother calmly held the ewe’s head and _______me to grab hold of the two protruding(突出的) legs.
I hesitated, and must have had quite a look of ______ on my young face.The slimy little things were ______ not something I wanted to touch.But I worked up my _______and wrapped my fingers around them.I can still recall the feel of ______ the delicate legs and their sharp little hooves(蹄子) as of it happened yesterday.
My heart beat in fear and excitement as I ______ with all my strength.The lamb was delivered with an outpouring, and I’d never seen ______ so beautiful.I was no ______ to see ranch animals being born, but to have a hand ______ it was something I cherished then and will cherish forever.
Looking back, I’m so glad that I didn’t _______to get my hands dirty.______ I had, the miraculous moment and the precious memory would have been lost.These days I try to instill(灌输) that life lesson into my own ______ .Sometimes you need to get your hands a little dirty to experience something ______ and pure.
1.A. throwing B. wasting C. washing D. avoiding
2.A. unwilling B. willing C. thrilled D. content
3.A. garden B. ranch C. yard D. field
4.A. newborn B. energetic C. strong D. fierce
5.A. watching over B. spying on C. checking on D. picking out
6.A. in peace B. in silence C. in operation D. in trouble
7.A. raise B. bear C. feed D. hug
8.A. requested B. commanded C. instructed D. guided
9.A. panic B. anxiety C. delight D. excitement
10.A. almost B. possibly C. definitely D. approximately
11.A. affection B. patience C. confidence D. courage
12.A. unbearable B. unexpected C. unfortunate D. uncomfortable
13.A. dragged B. rolled C. pushed D. pulled
14.A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
15.A. stranger B. specialist C. reporter D. acquaintance
16.A. in B. on C. over D. at
17.A. hesitate B. tend C. refuse D. bother
18.A. Even if B. When C. Unless D. If
19.A. relatives B. children C. friends D. colleagues
20.A. embarrassing B. confusing C. entertaining D. amazing
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Lillian was a young girl who grew up in a village. At the age of 16, her father forced her to drop out of school and find a job to help the family.
With limited education, skills and hope, she would take the bus into the big cities of Windsor and Detroit, walk aimlessly about and then return home every day. She couldn’t even bring herself to knock on a door.
As the days passed, Lillian knew she would soon have to knock on a door. On one of her trips, Lillian saw a sign at Carhartt Overall Company, saying, “Help Wanted, Secretarial. Apply Within.”
She walked up to the office and was met by the office manager, who sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Let’s see how good you really are.”
She directed Lillian to type a single letter and then left. Lillian looked at the clock: 11:40 am. She figured that she could run away in the crowd then. But she knew she should at least try the letter.
On her first try, she got through one line. It had five words and she made four mistakes. The clock read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself, “I’ll move out with the crowd, and she will never see me again.” On her second try, Lillian got through a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. Again she pulled out the paper. At last she completed the letter with some mistakes.
Just then, the door opened and the office manager walked in. She came directly over to Lillian, read the letter, paused and then said, “Lillian, you’ve done a good job.”
1.Why did the office manager leave after directing Lillian to type a letter?
A. She was not satisfied with Lillian.
B. She found Lillian was too young.
C. She wanted to let the girl be quiet.
D. She wanted to test Lillian
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in paragraph 6?
A. Lillian didn’t have enough confidence in herself.
B. Lillian didn’t like the workers there.
C. Lillian didn’t want the job.
D. Lillian wanted to have lunch then.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
The girl didn’t like to go to school.
The girl’s family was not very rich.
The girl’s father was very fond of money.
The girl was living in a poor village.
4. From the passage it can be inferred that in the end__________.
A. Lillian had to run away without being noticed.
B. Lillian’s father wanted his daughter to return to school.
C. the office manager was deeply moved by the girl.
D. Lillian was allowed to work there.
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—— Did you hand in your application for a league member?
——Not yet. If I _____to see my father, I would have.
A. didn’t go B. haven’t gone C. wouldn’t have gone D. hadn’t gone
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Is it your dream to fly and to work in space? Do you want to be a NASA astronaut? Like many jobs, the first thing would be to fill out the application. A record-breaking 18,300 people filled out applications recently when NASA announced it was filling its 2017 Astronaut Candidate program. But out of those 18.300 applicants, just eight to 14 will be hired by the U.S. space agency.
It will take 18 months to decide who will be in the new class of astronauts. NASA will review all of the files, which will later go to its current team of astronauts, to make sure they meet the basic qualifications.
The first requirement is the applicants must be U.S. citizens. They need a college degree in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics. They also need at least three years of experience in a similar field or at least 1,000 hours as a jet airline pilot.
There are requirements to pass a physical test. And then there are personality qualities tests as well. What kinds of personalities is NASA looking for in an astronaut? NASA’s Selection Manager Anne Roemer said, “I think leadership , teamwork, the ability to not only work on a team, lead a team, but also follow, be a follower on a team. Communication certainly plays a role, so it’s some pretty common skills that I think translate into even other professions.”
About 120 applicants will be invited to the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, for a first round of interviews, about half of whom will go back for a second round. Once selected, they must complete two years of training in everything about spaceflight-things like learning about all the systems used by NASA, walking in space and Russian language training. Until the U.S. has a working vehicle to launch into space, NASA still depends on Russia to get astronauts into space.
1.What is the percentage of employment among the applicants?
A. About half of them B. About 8 to 14
C. About 120 applicants D. Less than 0.08 percent
2.Which do you think is the most important personality quality according to NASA’S Selection Manager?
A. Devotion B. Team spirit
C. Communication D. Perseverance
3.Which is NOT the basic requirement the applicants have to meet?
A. A college degree in required areas.
B. Related experience.
C. Speaking Russian fluently.
D. Passing physical and personality tests.
4.Which may be the best title for the passage?
A. What is takes to be an astronaut?
B. What an astronaut should train in?
C. NASA welcome its most applicants ever.
D. NASA 2017 Astronaut Candidate program.
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The girl wanted to play in the park, but her mother told her ____.
A. not to B. not to do C. to not do it D. to not
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Do you remember the last time you expressed how much you love your mother? If so, when? We tend to have this habit of shying away from expressing how ______ our mother or our father is to us. I must _______ that I am not used to expressing how much I love my parents. Seldom did I say the most used three ______: I Love You.
But that ______ the moment I learned about my mother's diagnosis (诊断). When it was confirmed that my mother had stage 3 breast cancer, I knew that the ______ of beating this illness was 50/50.
However, we followed all her physician's ______. She went through the process of ______. Cancer isn't easy to ______. It took my mother two years to ______ against cancer. I also ____ how people were there to help her in any way they could— ______, morally, and even for her food. I couldn't be thankful for their ______.
Unfortunately, my mother ______ her battle. Her body had given up. It wasn't easy for me to ____. It wasn't easy not to ______ all the things she had done for me and my siblings. I regret I didn’t convey my love and my thanks to my mother who had devoted all her life to her ______.
I miss everything about my mother. And ______ I miss her more. We tend to ______ to show our gratitude to them. While your mothers are still ______, remember to appreciate their unconditional love for you. Let them ______ how much you love them. Please say I Love You to your mother today.
1.A.permanent B.important C.cautious D.powerful
2.A.conclude B.deny C.admit D.predict
3.A.words B.sentences C.letters D.forms
4.A.failed B.developed C.dismissed D.changed
5.A.difference B.ability C.luck D.chance
6.A.judge B.result C.advice D.habit
7.A.solution B.treatment C.tradition D.symptom
8.A.win B.operate C.limit D.beat
9.A.protect B.defend C.fight D.compete
10.A.agreed B.witnessed C.persuaded D.promised
11.A.naturally B.accidentally C.financially D.smoothly
12.A.generosity B.approval C.connection D.recognition
13.A.shook B.survived C.lost D.avoided
14.A.argue B.accept C.ignore D.refuse
15.A.remember B.inform C.receive D.check
16.A.friends B.relatives C.neighbors D.children
17.A.also B.nowadays C.meanwhile D.always
18.A.forget B.arrange C.choose D.pretend
19.A.hopeful B.delighted C.normal D.alive
20.A.know B.clarify C.consider D.assess
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Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future ? While express mail representing efficiency and speed is prevalent(盛行的)in China , there is another type of mail appearing as a new business : “ Future Mail ” . “ Future Mail ” service can make people slow down and let them understand the meaning of “ time ” in another way . And “ Future Mail ” letters are “ reminders of affection , friendship and love ”.
Lin Xiaofan , a senior high school student in Hefei , wrote a letter to her mother in advance to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day . Feng Xiao , a youth who feels pressure despite of some achievements in her career decided to write a letter to herself on her 25th birthday and have it delivered five years later on her 30th birthday through a “ Future Mail ” . She expressed her thoughts about her present life and her expectations for the future to encourage herself to face up to the challenges of her life with courage .
While “ Future Mail ” is gaining popularity , some people are concerned about what happens if the postal address of the receiver changes or if the company goes broken before letters are delivered . Actually , customers required to complete an acceptance form and make an assessment so they can be compensated if their letters or goods are lost or damaged .
Most of the business’s customers are college students and young white-collar workers . Psychologists said young Chinese might be given a vent(发泄)to their negative feelings through the service . Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letters so they can experience the connection between “ past ” and “ present ” while they receive the letters . It can help people reunderstand the meaning of “ time ” .
1.The underlined word in Para . 3 probably means .
A. paid B. changed C. bought D. repaired
2.Which of the following is NOT true ?
A. People can express their thoughts and feelings to themselves or others through a “ Future Mail ” .
B. The “ Future Mail ” business is not perfect .
C. Only young people accept the new “ Future Mail ” service .
D. “ Future Mail ”service can let people reunderstand the meaning of “ time ” .
3.You can read this article in newspaper’s part .
A. sports . B. science
C. leisure(闲暇) D. policy
4.Which is NOT the purpose of Feng Xiao’s letter ?
A. To encourage herself to face up to the challenges .
B. To express her thoughts about her present life .
C. To express her expectations for the future .
D. To remind herself of something she must do .
5.The best title of this article should be .
A. The Different Kinds of Letter
B. “ Future Mail ” Business Taking off in China
C. The Advantage of “ Future Mail ”
D. The Letter in Future
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