The day was warm and the sun shone down like ...

The day was warm and the sun shone down like a new beginning on my life. I was waving goodbye to my son, the last one of my fledglings （刚会飞的鸟）to leave home and go to new woods, "University actually" . I felt so lighthearted after spending many years looking after my four children—cooking, washing, ironing, teaching them how to look after themselves and manage their finances—that I actually thought “At long last, freedom".

But, as I watched my last one leave, although it was a joyous occasion, I realized I had not really prepared for this day, I was too tied up with bringing up these adults of the future to realize that they would all leave the nest and lives independently.

At first I didn't know what "I" wanted to do. I tried a part time job, which ended in me running out in tears. I started a business making soft furnishings, but that didn't work either.  I grew my own veggies and fruit, which lasted 3 years, until I was advised by my doctor that my feet couldn't take any more "tools” driven through them.

I began wondering if I had a future of my own. I cried for the life I was used to, and hadn't known or wanted anything different.

Then one day I saw an ad. for foster parents, I discussed it with my husband who was always behind everything I tried and with great disturbance , I rang up the number.

I now laugh and sing with my 14-year-old foster daughter, even when my cooker is a mess and my bathroom is a disaster area. I now know, 8 years later, what “I” was meant to be doing with all the spare hours, days, and weeks I had on my hands when my last fledgling flew the nest. The sun shines once again in my home.

1.How did the mother first feel when her last child went off to university?

2.The underlined phrase “was tied up with” in the second paragraph means “________”.

3.In the third paragraph, the poor mother did all the things just to________.

4.What did the empty-nested mother think of her husband?

5.Thanks to the foster daughter, the author________.

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The day was warm and the sun shone down like a new beginning on my life. I was waving goodbye to my son, the last one of my fledglings （刚会飞的鸟）to leave home and go to new woods, "University actually" . I felt so lighthearted after spending many years looking after my four children-cooking, washing, ironing, teaching them how to look after themselves and manage their finances-that I actually thought “At long last, freedom".

But, as I watched my last one leave, although it was a joyous occasion, I realized I had not really prepared for this day, I was too tied up with bringing up these adults of the future to realize that they would all leave the nest and lives independently.

At first I didn't know what "I" wanted to do. I tried a part time job, which ended in me running out in tears. I started a business making soft furnishings, but that didn't work either.  I grew my own veggies and fruit, which lasted 3 years, until I was advised by my doctor that my feet couldn't take any more "tools” driven through them.

I began wondering if I had a future of my own. I cried for the life I was used to, and hadn't known or wanted anything different.

Then one day I saw an ad. For foster parents, I discussed it with my husband who was always behind everything I tried and with great disturbance, I rang up the number.

I now laugh and sing with my 14-year-old foster daughter, even when my cooker is a mess and my bathroom is a disaster area. I now know, 8 years later, what “I” was meant to be doing with all the spare hours, days, and weeks I had on my hands when my last fledgling flew the nest. The sun shines once again in my home.

1.How did the mother first feel when her last child went off to university?

2.The underlined phrase “was tied up with” in the second paragraph means “________”.

3.In the third paragraph, the poor mother did all the things just to________.

4.What did the empty-nested mother think of her husband?

5.Thanks to the foster daughter, the author________.

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It was a hot summer day. The sun was shining brightly and all could think of was _______ down with a scoop of my favorite ice cream. I decided to make a quick _______ to the newly opened ice cream parlor (冰淇淋店) close by for a mid-day _______.

As soon as I arrived there, I _______ my ice cream in a fancy cone and asked the server to _______ two tubs of chocolate ice cream for folks at home.

While waiting for my take-out, I was halfway through my icy treat and was enjoying the view of the two colorfully _______ ice cream flavors, sitting pretty one next to the other.

Now that my to-go order was _______, I headed to the payment counter to settle the bill. Surprisingly, the cashier had forgotten to _______ my ice cream, _______ only for the two tubs.

The next few ____________ passed by as I ____________ between doing what was easy—clearing the bill and moving out, and doing what was right—____________ the error. I knew if I didn’t bring the error in the bill to his ____________, my ice cream would be charged against his ____________.

That moment, my decision was made and I went and told him what he had ____________. He looked at me in ____________ and thanked me profusely for telling the error. Had it not been for my ____________ telling the error, he would have been ____________. The smile of relief on his face made me smile, too.

I came out of the ice cream parlor feeling really ____________ about myself. I knew that day how wonderful it feels to do what is right ____________ what is easy.

1.A. calming　　 B. breaking　　 C. cooling　　 D. setting

2.A. choice　　 B. trip　　 C. decision　　 D. promise

3.A. meal　　 B. work　　 C. treat　　 D. cure

4.A. ordered　　 B. booked　　 C. delivered　　 D. made

5.A. sell　　 B. take　　 C. make　　 D. pack

6.A. decorated　　 B. prepared　　 C. created　　 D. described

7.A. ready　　 B. slow　　 C. late　　 D. over

8.A. bill　　 B. buy　　 C. pay　　 D. cash

9.A. taking　　 B. spending　　 C. charging　　 D. buying

10.A. days　　 B. weeks　　 C. hours　　 D. seconds

11.A. debated　　 B. checked　　 C. doubted　　 D. wondered

12.A. referring to　　 B. pointing out　　 C. finding out　　 D. looking into

13.A. mind　　 B. face　　 C. notice　　 D. note

14.A. expenses　　 B. salary　　 C. taxes　　 D. fees

15.A. missed　　 B. left　　 C. remained　　 D. balanced

16.A. need　　 B. relief　　 C. terror　　 D. anxiety

17.A. incredibly　　 B. obviously　　 C. secretly　　 D. honestly

18.A. fined　　 B. hired　　 C. sentenced　　 D. detained

19.A. optimistic　　 B. fresh　　 C. awesome　　 D. well

20.A. other than　　 B. apart from　　 C. regardless of　　 D. rather than

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It was a hot summer day. The sun was shining brightly and all I could think of was_____down with a scoop of my favorite ice cream. I decided to make a quick _____to the newly opened ice cream parlor(冰淇淋店) close by for a mid-day _____.

I ordered my ice cream in a fancy cone and asked the server to _____two tubs of chocolate ice cream for folks at home.

___I knew it, I was halfway ______my icy treat and was enjoying the view of the two colorfully prepared ice cream flavors, sitting pretty one next to the_____.

Now that my to-go order was _____, I headed to the payment counter to settle the bill. _____, the cashier (收银员) had forgotten to bill my ice cream, ______only for the two tubs.

The next few ______passed by as I debated between doing what was______ — clearing the bill and moving out, and doing what was right —______the error. I knew if I didn’t bring the error in the bill to his ______, my ice cream would be charged against his ______.

That moment, my decision was made and I went and told him ______he had missed.

He looked at me in ______and thanked me profusely for telling the error. Had it not been for my ______ telling the error, he would have been fined. The smile of relief on his face made me smile, too.

I came out of the ice cream parlor feeling really ______ about myself. I knew that day how wonderful it feels to do what is right ______what is easy.

1.A. calming　　 B. breaking　　 C. cooling　　 D. setting

2.A. choice　　 B. trip　　 C. decision　　 D. promise

3.A. meal　　 B. work　　 C. treat　　 D. cure

4.A. sell　　 B. take　　 C. make　　 D. pack

5.A. While　　 B. Although　　 C. Unless　　 D. Before

6.A. through　　 B. up　　 C. over　　 D. across

7.A. another　　 B. other　　 C. one　　 D. others

8.A. ready　　 B. slow　　 C. late　　 D. over

9.A. Satisfyingly　　 B. Disappointingly　　 C. Annoyingly　　 D. Surprisingly

10.A. taking　　 B. spending　　 C. charging　　 D. buying

11.A. days　　 B. weeks　　 C. hours　　 D. seconds

12.A. easy　　 B. ridiculous　　 C. interesting　　 D. right

13.A. referring to　　 B. pointing out　　 C. finding out　　 D. looking into

14.A. mind　　 B. face　　 C. notice　　 D. note

15.A. expenses　　 B. salary　　 C. taxes　　 D. fine

16.A. why　　 B. where　　 C. that　　 D. what

17.A. need　　 B. relief　　 C. disbelief　　 D. anxiety

18.A. honestly　　 B. obviously　　 C. secretly　　 D. incredibly

19.A. good　　 B. fresh　　 C. awesome　　 D. well

20.A. other than　　 B. rather than　　 C. regardless of　　 D. apart from

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It was a hot summer day. The sun was shining brightly and all l could think of was _________ down with a scoop of my favorite ice cream. I decided to make a quick _________ to the newly opened ice cream parlor（冰淇淋店）close by for a mid-day _________.

I ordered my ice cream in a fancy cone and asked the server to _________ two tubs of chocolate ice cream for folks at home.

_______I knew it, I was halfway _________ my icy treat and was enjoying the view of the two colorfully prepared ice cream flavors, sitting pretty one next to the _________.

Now that my to-go order was _________, I headed to the payment counter to settle the bill. _________, the cashier（收银员）had forgotten to bill my ice cream, __________only for the two tubs.

The next few __________ passed by as I debated between doing what was __________-clearing the bill and moving out, and doing what was right ---__________ the error. I knew if I didn’t bring the error in the bill to his __________, my ice cream would be charged against his __________.

That moment, my decision was made and I went and told him __________ he had missed.

He looked at me in __________ and thanked me profusely for telling the error. Had it not been for my __________ telling the error, he would have been fined. The smile of relief on his face made me smile, too.

I came out of the ice cream parlor feeling really __________ about myself. I knew that day how wonderful it feels to do what is right __________ what is easy.

1.A. calming　　 B. breaking　　 C. cooling　　 D. setting

2.A. choice　　 B. trip　　 C. decision　　 D. promise

3.A. meal　　 B. work　　 C. treat　　 D. cure

4.A. sell　　 B. take　　 C. make　　 D. pack

5.A. While　　 B. Although　　 C. Unless　　 D. Before

6.A. through　　 B. up　　 C. over　　 D. across

7.A. another　　 B. other　　 C. one　　 D. others

8.A. ready　　 B. slow　　 C. late　　 D. over

9.A. Satisfyingly　　 B. Disappointingly　　 C. Annoyingly　　 D. Surprisingly

10.A. taking　　 B. spending　　 C. charging　　 D. buying

11.A. days　　 B. weeks　　 C. hours　　 D. seconds

12.A. easy　　 B. ridiculous　　 C. interesting　　 D. right

13.A. referring to　　 B. pointing out　　 C. finding out　　 D. looking into

14.A. mind　　 B. face　　 C. notice　　 D. note

15.A. expenses　　 B. salary　　 C. taxes　　 D. fine

16.A. why　　 B. where　　 C. that　　 D. what

17.A. need　　 B. relief　　 C. disbelief　　 D. anxiety

18.A. honestly　　 B. obviously　　 C. secretly　　 D. incredibly

19.A. good　　 B. fresh　　 C. awesome　　 D. well

20.A. other than　　 B. rather than　　 C. regardless of　　 D. apart from

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She lay lazily in the armchair under the tree, the sun _____down through the broad leaves.

A. shone     B. shinning     C. was shinning     D. to shine

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She lay lazily in the armchair under the tree, the sun _____down through the broad leaves.

A. shone     B. shinning     C. was shinning     D. to shine

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It was early spring. The sun was strong and warm. I went over the hillside fields behind my village, 36  buntings and linnets, the birds I loved most.

I turned along a bush between two fields where I had seen the birds before, but on this fine day almost the first birds that I saw were winter visitors. I was ________37  not to see a bunting straightaway, but I went on, stopping occasionally to look at the black-thorn (黑刺李) flowers in the bush, and 38  I did hear a bunting singing. Or was it? Was I not perhaps turning a note of skylark (云雀) song into that of the song I was hoping to hear?

But the bunting’s song was pretty clear, and within a few minutes I was proved

39 . The song was coming from the bush, and as I approached ________40  I saw the brown bird resting in a small tree. It opened its mouth, and 41  once more. Then it flew off. It was the only one I saw that day, but at least I had found one of the birds I had

42 .

It was not until I was on my way back home that I caught sight of some 43 . I saw five of them gathering on the ground when I was just coming back beside the

44  where I had found the bunting. As I came nearer, they flew up, spreading their tails so that their white edges 45  to look like a white fan in the sky. Then, to my

46 , some big pigeons suddenly came flying and joined the linnets.

A moment later they had all 47 — but I had fulfilled my hopes for the day.

36．A. looking at                    B. looking for                  C. looking up                  D. looking after

37．A. disappointed              B. dismissed                   C. dissatisfied                D. disturbed

38．A. directly                        B. gradually                   C. suddenly                    D. immediately

39．A. proper                          B. right                            C. useful                        D. true

40．A. sadly                             B. hurriedly                    C. proudly                      D. quietly

41．A. danced                         B. ate                                C. sang                            D. shouted

42．A. observed                    B. noticed                        C. expected                    D. described

43．A. linnets                        B. skylarks                      C. pigeons                     D. buntings

44．A. bush                            B. road                            C. grass                           D. black-thorn

45．A. widened                      B. enlarged                     C. lengthened                D. expanded

46．A. knowledge                 B. pleasure                      C. amusement             D. honour

47．A. gathered                     B. lost                               C. missed                        D. gone

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Stars blazed(猛烈地燃烧)in the sky above Spook like a million tiny suns. They shone through the mists, which had during the last year become thinner and weaker. At first, he had thought the world itself was changing. Then he had realized that it was just his feeling. Somehow, by burning tin in his body for so long, he had permanently strengthened his senses to a point far beyond what other Allomancers could attain.

The burned tin had begun as a reaction to Clubs’s death. Spook still felt terrible about the way he’d escaped, leaving his uncle to die. During those first few weeks, Spook had burned his metals as almost a self-punishment he’d wanted to feel everything around him, take it all in, even though it was painful, or perhaps because it was painful.

But then he’d started to change, and that had worried him. But, the crew always talked about how hard Vin pushed herself. She rarely slept, using pewter(白镴)to keep herself awake and alert. Spook didn’t know how that worked he was no Mistborn, and could only bum one metal but he figured that if burning his one metal could give him an advantage, he’d better take it, because they were going to need every advantage they could get.

The starlight was like daylight to him. During the actual day, he had to wear a cloth tied across his eyes to protect them, and even then going outside was sometimes blinding. His skin had become so sensitive that each little stone in the ground felt like a knife jabbing(猛刺)him through the bottom of his feet. The cold spring air seemed freezing, and he wore a thick cloak(斗篷).

However, he had concluded that these discomforts were small prices to pay for the opportunity to become whatever it was he had become. As he moved down the street, he could hear people turning over and over in their beds, even through their walls. He could sense a footstep from yards away. He could see on a dark night as no other human ever had.

________________. Always before, he’d been the least important member of the crew the dismissible boy who served as a handy man or kept watch while the others made plans. He didn’t feel annoyed with them for that he’d been right to give him such simple duties. ________________. Because of his street dialect, he’d been difficult to understand, and while all the other members of the crew had been carefully picked, Spook had joined through the back door since he was Clubs’s nephew.

Spook sighed, sticking his hands in his trouser pockets as he walked down the too-bright street. He could feel each and every thread of the cloth.

Dangerous things were happening he knew that: the way the mists lasted longer during the day, the way the ground shook as if it were a sleeping man, periodically(周期性地)suffering a terrible dream. Spook worried he wouldn’t be of much help in the critical days to come. A little over a year before, his uncle had died after Spook fled the city. Spook had run out of fear, but also out of a knowledge of his lack of power. ________________. He wouldn’t have been able to help during the campaign.

He didn’t want to be in that position again. He wanted to be able to help, somehow. He wouldn’t run into the woods, hiding while the world ended around him. He was sent to gather as much information as he could about the Citizen and his government there, and so Spook intended to do his best. If that meant pushing his body beyond what was safe, so be it.

He approached a large crossing. He looked both ways down the intersecting(交叉的)streets the view clear as day to his eyes. I may not be Mistborn, and I may not be emperor, he thought. But I’m something. Something new. Something people would be proud of Maybe this time I can help. ________________.

1.What is the real “change” according to Paragraph 1?

A. The thinner and weaker mists. B. The changing world.

C. Spook’s sensitive feeling. D. Allomancers’ strengthened senses.

2.Why on earth did Spook start burning tin?

A. To make himself strong. B. To erase an emotional debt.

C. To show his honor to Vin. D. To feel pain of his uncle.

3.What does the example of Vin serve as in Paragraph 3?

A. A reminder of Spook’s own pain.

B. An encouragement to Spook’s persistence.

C. A comparison for Spook’s burning metal.

D. An implication of Spook’s own change.

4.What discomforts was Spook suffering when moving down the street?

① The shining daylight that almost made him blind.

② The little stones that jabbed him like a knife.

③ The cold spring air that seemed freezing.

④ The sleepless people that turned over and over in their beds.

⑤ The awakened awareness of being unimportant when keeping watch.

⑥ His street dialect that made him hard to understand.

A. ②③ B. ①②③ C. ②③④⑥ D. ①②③④⑤⑥

5.Where can the following sentence most probably be?

“Perhaps he’d find a way to become useful to the others.”

A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④

6.What can we learn about Spook from the article?

A. He’s guilty and weak nephew of the great Clubs.

B. He’s a carefully-picked and most powerful member of the crew.

C. He’s a proud and self-sacrificing handy man of the crew.

D. He’s a strong-willed and outstanding Allomancer.

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One morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the worn-out clothes, walked from afar, his dark small hands holding a piece of stolen bread.

John stopped for a moment at the entrance to the sacred church and then left tightlyholding the bread,

He was an orphan(弧儿), whose parents were killed in World War Illeaving him alonein the orphanage for five years, Like many children in the orphanage, he had a lot of free time. Mostly no one took care of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they wanted.

John believed the existence of God, so every Sunday morning in any case be would go to the cburch to have a look and listen to those people singing inside or reciting the Bible.He felt only at this moment he was the child of God and so close to God. But he couldn'tenter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.

John was quietly counting. This was his 45th Sunday at the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe for a while and walked away.

As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was thesmall boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.

On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by the pastor's friendly smile.

The pastor walked up to his side, clearly seeing John's small hands tremble.

"Are you John?"

John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded.

"Do you believe in God?" the pastor petted John on his head stained with dust.

"Yes,l do!" This time John told him loudly.

"So you believe in yourself?"

John looked at the pastor, without a word.

The pastor went on saying, "At the first sight of you, I find you're different from other  kids because you have a good heart."

His face tunung red, John said timidly, "In fact, I'm a thief." With that, he loweredhis head.

The pastor didn't speak, but held John's dark small hands, slowly opened them andput them against his wrinkled face.

"Ah:" Just at the same time, John shouted and was about to take out his dark smallhands. Yet the pastor tightly held his small hands and spread them out in the sun.

"Do you see, John?"

"What?"

"You're cupping the sunshine in your hands."

John blankly looked at his hands: when did they become so beautiful?

"In God's eyes, all cluldren are the same. When they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness." With that, the pastor led him into the church.      It was the first time that John went into this sacred place, and at this moment he  didn't feel inferior, but the unspeakable warmth.

On that morning embracing the sunshine, John found himself again, along with the  confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams he had never had.

Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous chefin Philadelphia and made many popular dishes.

Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.

Because they all knew when we are willing to spread out our hands to greet thesunshine, the sun will naturally shine on us.

1.The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph lis________

A．presenting contrasts                     B．showing causes

C．offering analyses                        D．providing explanations

2.Why didn't John go inside whenever he went to the church?

A．He was frightened to be recognized by the pastor

B．He was not welcomed by those singing in the church.

C．He was ashamed of his dirty clothes and identity as a thief.

D．He was left alone in the orphanage and nobody cared for him.

3.John felt________when the pastor walked up to him.

A．excited           B．nervous           C．satisfied           D．angry

4.Which of the following questions did John respond to firmly?

A．6'Are you John?"                       B．"Do you see, John?"

C．"So you believe in yourself?"               D．"Do you believe in God?"

5.Which of the following can best reflect the pastor's great influence on John?

A．John became a famous chef.

B．John admitted his bad behavior.

C．John believed the existence of God.

D．John spread warmth to other orphans.

6.According to the passage, the sunshine cupped in hands can bring

A. cheers and confidence    B, dreams and imagination

C. courage and lindness     D. orgiveness and satisfaction

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