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We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed that this
would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck. At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won't last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won't last.” After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”
The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van. In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes(刹车) and the gas pedal (油门). Holly was unhurt physically but when we reached her, she was crying and saying: “Oh, Dad, I'm sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes were wet and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and ran into a tree that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home, my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.”
Over 40 years later, she s
till felt the pain of the night. It was a deep wound on her soul. I remember how sad Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property.
1.What caused the crash?
A. The brakes weren't working.
B. The car got a flat tire and Holly lost control.
C. Holly was drinking a soft drink while driving.
D. Holly stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brakes.
2.What happened to the author's friend after she ruined her dad's car?
A. She lost the courage to drive.
B. Her father was violent toward her.
C. Her father kicked her out of the house.
D. She suffered physical pain for a long time
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The author regretted sending his daughter to the store.
B. Holly was allowed to drive because she was older than her brother.
C. Seeing the crash, the author was sorry for the damage to his beloved truck.
D. The author made it clear that he loved his daughter more than his truck.
4.What does the underlined sentence imply?
A. The friend was seriously wounded
B. The wound recovered after 40 years.
C. The friend was deeply hurt by her father.
D. Parents shouldn’t beat their children.
5.The purpose of writing the passage is to show us________.
A. love is more important than possessions
B. parents should never let a teenager drive
C. it is useless blaming someone after an accident
D. we should always forgive others’ mistakes
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We lived in a very quiet neighbourhood. Early one evening, my wife asked me to go to the to get some soft drinks. My daughter Holly had just got her permit, so I asked her to drive my truck for the shopping instead, as a chance of .
While we were waiting for Holly, my son talked about how much he liked my truck, and I told him I enjoyed having it, too. But I was more or less about Holly. Just then, we heard a loud noise outside. My son looked out and , “Daddy! Daddy! Holly … Truck!”
“Oh, my God!” I ran to the door, I found that the truck had been brought to a stop.
The had happened in our own driveway. With experience, Holly had my truck hit our garage wall. , Holly was unhurt, but when I reached her, she was crying and saying, “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
I remember how Holly was the night she had my truck damaged, and how I her. The repaired truck reminds me of what really in my life. One day, when Holly her life, she will certainly know that I love my a thousand times more than anything else.
1.A. office B. kitchen C. store D. restaurant
2.A. building B. driving C. parking D. fishing
3.A. practice B. travel C. play D. experiment
4.A. worried B. eager C. sorry D. angry
5.A. begged B. whispered C. screamed D. warned
6.A. Though B. Because C. Until D. When
7.A. accident B. fight C. noise D. activity
8.A. new B. little C. personal D. previous
9.A. Successfully B. Typically C. Curiously D. Luckily
10.A. expect B. develop C. love D. keep
11.A. fortunate B. smart C. strange D. upset
12.A. praised B. encouraged C. inspired D. comforted
13.A. works B. comes C. matters D. spreads
14.A. looks back on B. looks up to C. looks out for D. looks forward to
15.A. wife B. child C. truck D. garage
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1.I prefer to live in a quiet __________(住宅的) neighborhood.
2.__________(地基) should be laid before we build buildings.
3.He made __________(偶然的、临时的) visits to London.
4.Many car manufacturers are __________(多样化) as rapidly as they can.
5.The employment problem tends to be a city __________(现象).
6.He has always e__________ her youth and the position she has achieved in her profession.
7.They had i__________ some new lights in the apartment, before they moved in.
8.Since you are so familiar with Daffodils and Annabel Lee, are you majoring in English l__________?
9.Nanhu Bridge, which is under c__________, will come into service in late September, 2017.
10.The exercise like long-distance race and plank (平板支撑) obviously will improve strength and e__________.
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The village was always very quietly ．The people living 1.______
there were busy about working in their fields during the 2.______
day and went to bed early at night, tiring after a 3.______
long day ’s hard work． All of them had lived in a 4.______
village for all their life and had never left for less than 5.______
one day at a time． On these days how they left, they got 6.______
up early in the morning ．They filled with their cart of 7.______
fruit ,vegetables and sheeps, and went to the 8.______
market in the town beyond their valley ．They come 9.______
back in the evening with some money and perhaps a 10.______
present for their children． That was their life－hard and
simple, but not unhappy
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We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors."
"Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, "the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.
After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."
Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever. "
"You saw her, Mum?"
"Of course I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."
1.When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was .
A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse
C. to see a patient D. to surprise the story-teller
2.When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a_____.
A. nurse B. visitor
C. patient D. cleaner
3.From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely
A. the story-teller's sister B. Mum's friend
C. the story-teller's classmate D. Dad's boss
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We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift（抬起）her eyes from the book.Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down.While I watched,mouth open in surprise.Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold.She walked quietly to the small room by the lift（电梯）and took out a wet mop（拖把）.She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up.Mum nodded and said,"Very dirty floors."
“Yes.I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them,”the nurse answered.She looked at Mum strangely and said. “But aren’t you working late?”
Mum just pushed harder,each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall.I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.
After a along time Mum came back.Her eyes were shining.She quickly put the mop back and took my hand.As we turned to go out of the the door,Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said.“Thank you.”
Outside,Mum told me, “Dagma is fine.No fever."
“You see her,Mum?”
“Of course.I told her about the hospital rules,and she will not expect us until tomorrow.Dad will stop worrying as well.It’s a fine hospital.But the floors!A mop is no good.You need a brush."
1.When she took a mop from the small room,what Mum really wanted to do was_______.
A. to clean the floor B. to make the nurse happy
C. to see a patient（病人） D. to surprise the story-teller
2.When the nurse talked to Mum,she thought Mum was a .
A. nurse B. visitor
C. patient D. cleaner
3.Why did Mum go to see Dagma in the hospital?
A. To give her some messages about Dad. B. To make sure her room was clean.
C. To check that she was still there. D. To find out how she was.
4.Which of the following words best describes Mum?
A. clever B. hard-working
C. warm-hearted D. strange
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Larry Ritsema was out for an early morning jog around his neighborhood one day. On a quiet street, he began to feel weak. Suddenly, everything went black. Larry fell to the ground.
Less than a minute later, Tom Alguire passed by on his bicycle. He caught sight of a man lying on the roadside, so he jumped off his bike and ran over. He recognized Larry immediately, because he had been Larry’s doctor for nearly 20 years.
Dr. Tom felt for a pulse (脉搏) at first. Finding none, he began to give Larry first aid. It wouldn’t restart Larry’s heart, but it would keep the blood flowing until someone else arrived. Tom could only hope someone would come by soon, at around six o’clock in the morning on a holiday weekend. Tom couldn’t stop pressing Larry’s chest to run for help — Larry’s brain cells would die without the blood. And Tom didn’t have a cell phone with him.
Soon, a car did drive by. But the driver ignored Tom’s appeal for help. What was he going to do? Tom was very worried. Finally, another car came down the road, driven by Michael Saliot, a U.S. Coast Guard Officer. Michael wasn’t one to pass up a chance to help a person in need. He quickly dialed 911.
Doctors then found that Larry had suffered a heart attack and there were severe blockages in two of Larry’s major arteries (动脉). Only the timely arrival of Dr. Tom saved his life.
How did Dr. Tom happen to be bicycling that morning, down that quiet street? It turned out that as Tom rode, his bike chain fell off. He spent about eight minutes fitting it back; otherwise, he would have seen nothing of Larry’s problem.
1.Doctor Tom gave Larry first aid in order to _____.
A. wake up Larry
B. keep Larry’s blood flowing
C. restart Larry’s pulse
D. stop Larry from bleeding
2.Why didn’t Tom call 911 for help?
A. He couldn’t stop pressing Larry’s chest.
B. He didn’t take a cell phone with him.
C. He was so nervous that he forgot to do it.
D. He was waiting for someone else for help.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Larry Ritsema went to work early by bike that morning.
B. Tom Alguire saw Larry when Larry fell to the ground.
C. Michael Saliot was a man always ready to help others.
D. Tom fitted his bike chain back after Larry was sent to hospital.
4.According to the last paragraph, which of the following words can be used to describe Larry in his incident?
A. Surprising B. Tragic C. Smart D. Lucky
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The countryside gives us peace and quiet, which is ___ we can’t enjoy living in the city.
A. that B. what C. why D. where
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The countryside gives us peace and quiet, which is ______ we can’t enjoy living in the city.
A. that B. what 
why D. where
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The countryside gives us peace and quiet, which is ______ we can’t enjoy living in the city.
A. that B. what 
why D. where
would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck. At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won't last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won't last.” After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”
till felt the pain of the night. It was a deep wound on her soul. I remember how sad Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property.
why D. where
why D. where