On a rainy day I was riding my bike to pick up my son _________a terrible accident happened ahead.
A. who B. which C. while D. when
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On a rainy day I was riding my bike to pick up my son _________a terrible accident happened ahead.
A. who B. which C. while D. when
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My 11-year-old son and I rides bikes to and from his school every day. I accompany him on the 20-minute ride through Manhattan, drop him off and return at the end of day to pick him up. We always ride together; sometimes he leads; sometimes I do. And as we ride, we communicate the ways to minimize (使减少或缩小到最低限度) the dangers: Don’t go too fast, and watch out for doors suddenly swinging out from parked cars and jaywalking pedestrians, etc. Some friends worry about the risk of riding in traffic, but is there a better way to let my son know how to deal with traffic dangers?
But recently he requested me to start hanging back a half block or so. This way he could enjoy the feeling of riding on his own, with the security of knowing that I was nearby in case he needed me. This is healthy, of course, as my son needs space to develop independence in preparation for his inevitable (不可避免的，必然发生的) departure from home. However, that means soon he will want to ride to school on his own, and I will no longer have this wonderful routine. “Let your children go if you want to keep them.” I understand this and am trying to let my son go in age-appropriate phases, but I still suffer. It’s one of the most troubling experiences of parenthood — recognizing that your presence is becoming less welcome.
My dilemma as a husband mirrors the concern I feel as a parent. My wife has just left on a six-month mission to cover the situation in Libya. In the days leading up to her departure, we spoke openly about the possibility, however unlikely, that she might be killed. But while I influence her decisions, I do not control them. Finally, it was her decision. I know that letting go is the wisest path in this case too.
As we travel through life’s phases, we must let go of so much. And I don’t think it gets easier with practice. But maybe just accepting that eventually we will have to let go is the secret to living a full life.
1.Why does the writer accompany his son on his daily ride to school?
A.To build up his strength.
B.To teach his son to ride in traffic.
C.To tell his son the way to school.
D.To communicate more with his son.
2.Although he thinks his son’s request understandable, the writer ________.
A.is worried about his son’s safety
B.is angry for his son’s leaving alone
C.feels upset for being rejected by his son
D.feels sorry for not giving his son enough space
3.What does the writer’s wife do?
A.She is a soldier. B.She is a politician.
C.She is a media person. D.She is a businesswoman.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Letting go. B.Father’s love.
C.Living a full life. D.Lessons from riding.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
It was a rainy day and I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. I was_36_next to a man in a business suit and J paid little attention_37_ we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same news-stand to get a morning_38_.
The man running the stand was obviously having a_39_day. He was rude and unsmiling as we bought our papers，which only_40_ more gloom (郁闷) to my day. The businessman_41_my gloomy feeling and smiled brightly，_42_the news-stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a( n) _43_to make sure we were able to get our papers.
As we_44_away，I asked this man why he was so_45_to the newsman when he didn't _46_his expression of thanks and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said,"Why would I let someone else _47_what I say and what I feel?"
We then_48_to go to our own work places. To this day，I still don't know who that businessman was，or_49_he worked. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as_50_. But I've never forgotten the words he said and his_51_which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.
That was a good 25 years_52_，but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I_53_had a chance to thank him personally，but the way I look at life has changed _54_those words. I have learnt that we cannot control people and_55_that come to us， but we can always control our response to them.
1. A. whispering B. sitting C. driving D. weeping
2. A. since B. after C. unless D. until
3. A. paper B. suit C. call D. coffee
4. A. good B. nervous C. bad D.long
5. A. provided B. offered C. added D. returned
6. A. breathed B. called C. noticed D. took
7. A. thanking B. envying C. asking D. blaming
8. A. evening B. afternoon C. morning D. midnight
9. A. turned B. passed C. drove D.ran
10. A. cruel B. serious C. pleasant D. rude
11.A. stick to B. refer to C. get used to D. respond to
12.A. explain B. understand C. control D. correct
13. A. attempted B. sought C. continued D. separated
14. A. where B. why C. whether D. how
15. A. gently B. quickly C. regularly D. strangely
16.A. humor B. smile C. business D. help
17. A. ago B. before C.later D. after
18. A. often B. seldom C. once D. never
19. A. in search of B. in memoryof C. for the purpose of D. as a result of
20. A. situations B. statements C. possibilities D. positions
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One warm day when I was walking in my backyard, I saw a pinecone(松球) on the ground. I picked it up, and some seeds fell out of it. Those seeds would be a tasty treat for a squirrel (松鼠).
I realized that pinecones were not always open like this one. Sometimes cones were tightly closed. I decided to find out why.
I gathered pinecones from my backyard. I watched them for over a year. Here’s what I learned.
Pinecones open and close slowly as the weather changes. When it’s cold or wet, cones are tightly closed. This protects the seeds inside from rain and snow.
When the weather becomes warm and dry, pinecones open. On a hot day, you might even hear the sound of cones popping open. The seeds inside may then fall to the ground. The wind may blow the seeds to places where they can grow into new pine trees. A seed has a better chance of taking root and growing when the weather is warm.
“Pine seeds are an important source of food for many animals,” says Monty Maldonado. He is a pinecone expert with the United States Forest Service. He says squirrels depend on pinecone seeds for most of their meals. They spend lots of time gathering and storing the cones. Maldonado says some animals eat only the seeds from a pinecone. But red squirrels and gray squirrels will eat the whole thing.
Small animals aren’t the only creatures that eat pine seeds. Maldonado says big grizzly bears (灰熊) and people eat them, too.
Seeds inside a pinecone are important for the growth of new trees and as food for animals. It is the pinecone’s job to protect them. So take note of the pinecones you see on the ground. They hold treasures inside.
45．According to the passage, when it is rainy, cones .
A．are open B．are usually shut C．grow quickly D．stop growing
46．According to Monty Maldonado, .
A．not all squirrels eat the whole pinecone
B．pine seeds are difficult to find for many animals
C．people in the forest are sometimes attacked by grizzly bears
D．most small animals depend on pinecone seeds for their meals
47．We can learn from the passage that on sunny days .
A．seeds may fall out of the cones
B．squirrels stay still in their nests
C．it’s difficult for a seed to take root
D．the wind will put the pine trees in danger
48．In the last paragraph, the author points out that .
A．more and more new trees need to be planted in future
B．people should be responsible for protecting animals
C．people should be careful not to damage the pinecones
D．squirrels now have few seeds to feed themselves
49．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The author learned why pinecones are not always open in the forest.
B．The author gathered pinecones and observed them for a month.
C．The author is fond of gathering and storing the cones.
D．Pine trees are precious to animals and people.
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It was a rainy and foggy day, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn's house. But she insisted that I come to see something at the top of the mountain_________.
So here I was, _________ making the two-hour journey through the_________ that hung like veils.
“I’ll stay for lunch, but I’m heading back down as soon as the fog lifts," I announced when I _______.
"But I need your car to the garage to _________ my car," Carolyn said. "Could we at least do that?"
“How far is it?" I asked.
"About three minutes," she said. "I'll _________ I'm used to it."
After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her _________. "I thought you said three minutes."
She _________ . "This is a detour."
Turning down a narrow track, we___________the car and got out.
From the top of the mountain, sloping for several acres across folds and valleys, were __________ of colorful daffodils (水仙花). It looked as though the sun had__________gold down the mountainside. Here and there were coral-colored tulips (郁金香). And as if these were not__________, western bluebirds played over the heads of the daffodils jofully
Who created such beauty? How? When?
As we __________ the home that stood in the center of the property, we saw a(n) __________ that read: "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are __________ About."
The first answer was: "One Woman Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little__________." The second was: "One at a Time." The third: "Started in 1958.”
One at a time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she__________ at it. The wonder of it would not let me__________". I imagine," I said, "If I'd had an idea and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have__________?
Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. "Start tomorrow," she said."__________ yet, start today."
1.A.at last B.once more C.anytime D.anyway
2.A.unwillingly B.disappointedly C.fearlessly D.excitedly
3.A.forest B.fog C.village D.mountain
4.A.quitted B.arrived C.failed D.agreed
5.A.put aside B.give away C.pick up D.carry out
6.A.drive B.check C.see D.experiment
7.A.innocently B.respectfully C.anxiously D.gratefully
8.A.panicked B.hesitated C.accepted D.smiled
9.A.fixed B.parked C.abandoned D.switched
10.A.pictures B.fantasies C.rivers D.smells
11.A.swallow B.turned C.poured D.washed
12.A.instructive B.tiring C.standard D.enough
13.A.recognized B.abandoned C.discovered D.approached
14.A.sign B.woman C.machine D.instruction
15.A.Curious B.Enthusiastic C.Doubtful D.Hopeful
16.A.Age B.Brain C.Effort D.Help
17.A.kept B.rushed C.wondered D.struck
18.A.think B.attempt C.go D.suffer
19.A.missed B.caused C.advanced D.achieved
20.A.More B.Better C.Funnier D.Happier
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It was a rainy day. I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daughter Carolyn’s house. But she had insisted that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.
So here I was, although unwilling to make the two-hour journey through fog and rain. After lunch, my daughter requested me to drive her to Barage. After a ten-minute drive，we parked the car and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black green evergreens towered over us. Gradually the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. Then we turned a corner and stopped--and I gasped in amazement.
From the top of the mountain to the slopes and valleys, were rivers of daffodils(水仙) in full bloom. A sea of amazing colors, like a carpet before us. It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside. At the center hung a waterfall of purple hyacinths. Here and there were breathtaking tulips.
A riot of questions filled my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How?
As we approached the home. We saw a sign that read “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.” The first answer was: “One Woman--Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.”The second was: “One at a Time.”The third: “Started in 1958.”
I was so moved by what we had seen. “She changed the world,” I said, not getting over the shock. “One bulb(球茎) at the time. She started almost 40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.”
“Imagine,” I added, “if I had a vision and worked at it，just a little hit every day, what might I have accomplished?”
Carolyn looked sideways at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said,”Better yet, start today.”
1.Why did the author decide to visit her daughter？
A.She missed her very much.
B.She didn’t want to disappoint her.
C.She must pick her up.
D.She has an urge to look at the sea of flowers.
2.What does the underlined word “hyacinths”in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?
A.A kind of flowers. B.Famous waterfalls.
C.Mountain springs. D.A name of a place.
3.What did the author learn from the sign?
A.Easier said than done.
B.Well begun, half done.
C.Women can shake the world.
D.Little steps add up to big success.
4.What is the best title of the passage？
A.An Amazing Trip to Barage
B.A Moving Story of a Mother’s Love
C.A Special Sign on the Way Home
D.A Valuable Lesson From a Woman
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It was a rainy day， and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road． But my daughter Carolyn had ________that I come to see something at the top of the mountain． So here I was，________making the two-hour journey through fog． By the time I saw how thick it was near the peak， I'd gone too far to_______．
After parking the_______， we walked along a path that was________with pine needles．
Gradually， the peace and________of the place began to fill my mind． Then we turned a corner - and I gasped（倒吸气）in _______． From the top of the mountain were________of flowers flowing across valleys． A mass of color - from the palest pink to the deepest yellow to the most ________red - shone like a carpet before us． It looked as though the________had spilled gold down the mountainside．
Who ________such beauty？ How？ As we ________the house in the center of the field， we saw a sign that _______： "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking．" The first answer was：
"One________- Two Hands， and Very Little Brain．" The second was： "One Plant at a Time， Started in 1980．"
I was so moved that I could scarcely_______． "She started almost 40 years ago，" I finally said， "probably just the beginning of a（n）_______， but she kept at it．" The________of it opened my eyes to the world of the _______． "Imagine，" I said， "if I'd had a vision and worked at it， just a little bit every day， what might I have _______？" Carolyn smiled． "Start tomorrow，" she said． "________yet， start today．"
1.A. insisted B. suspected C. preferred D. appointed
2.A. automatically B. absolutely C. unwillingly D. faithfully
3.A. rush out B. turn back C. pull over D. move on
4.A. taxi B. car C. bike D. bus
5.A. damp B. firm C. thick D. mild
6.A. absence B. significance C. convenience D. silence
7.A. amusement B. gratitude C. fright D. amazement
8.A. rivers B. bunches C. pairs D. branches
9.A. abstract B. vivid C. consistent D. severe
10.A. storm B. wind C. sun D. volcano
11.A. created B. imitated C. predicted D. conveyed
12.A. quitted B. possessed C. approached D. transformed
13.A. wrote B. read C. called D. appeared
14.A. Adolescent B. People C. Genius D. Woman
15.A. see B. smile C. sleep D. speak
16.A. idea B. doubt C. guess D. joke
17.A. judgment B. wonder C. contribution D. trend
18.A. steady B. concrete C. possible D. contradictory
19.A. accomplished B. opposed C. risked D. strengthened
20.A. Later B. Closer C. Faster D. Better
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The summer of my eleventh year was a wonderful time of joy. My days were ___riding my bike, walking in the bright green_____around my home, swimming in the clear river, and looking up at the clouds. I wished those lazy, ___days would last forever. But then it all____.
It happened in the middle of the night when I heard my grandmother ___.A fire had started in her room and was____spreading through our house. We all ran____with only the clothes on our backs. There was nothing left. That night I went from a happy and carefree child to a ___and scared one. I didn’t know what the____would hold. All I could feel was fear.____, good friends took us into their home, fed and____us. One night around their dinner table my mom thanked them for all they were doing for us. Smiling, her friend said, “Honey, it was the___ we could do.” Later they began to __ old stories and laugh. It was then that I____for the first time in days and felt the ___finally disappearing from my heart.
Looking back on that time thirty five years ago, I now____that it wasn’t the least they could do. The least would have been nothing at all.____, they opened their home and their hearts to us. They shared their food and their____.They helped us to start over when we had ____everything. They helped a scared boy to feel safe, loved, and happy again.
The next time you have a(n)____to help others, then don’t just do the least you can do. Do the most you can do instead.
1.A. spent B. wasted C. minded D. kept
2.A. caves B. air C. town D. woods
3.A. hot B. peaceful C. noisy D. cold
4.A. rose B. fell C. changed D. appeared
5.A. speak B. scream C. wake D. walk
6.A. rapidly B. slowly C. hardly D. seldom
7.A. downstairs B. off C. outside D. around
8.A. old B. hungry C. speechless D. homeless
9.A. family B. future C. work D. fire
10.A. Thankfully B. Badly C. Hopefully D. Similarly
11.A. discouraged B. praised C. clothed D. pitied
12.A. best B. fullest C. greatest D. least
13.A. repeat B. share C. copy D. write
14.A. smiled B. talked C. ate D. slept
15.A. surprise B. joy C. fear D. tiredness
16.A. know B. hope C. expect D. plan
17.A. Therefore B. Then C. Luckily D. Instead
18.A. sadness B. kindness C. stories D. memories
19.A. won B. got C. lost D. forgotten
20.A. opportunity B. house C. place D. reward
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My son was a second-grader. He went to school by bus every day. He was the first student on in the morning, as we were farthest from school, and the last student off in the evening. I was a teacher myself and it was a comfort to realize the school staff (职员) were all working as hard as I was to provide a safe learning environment.
One day I came home from work and waited for my son to get home for a long time. Then I called the school. “Perhaps he’s just a bit late,” said the secretary. “I will call the driver to see if those children are home.” A few minutes later, I answered the phone to hear that the other students were home. Then I called his friends’ parents, to see if perhaps he had gotten off at their stop to play. The answers were all “No.”
By that time, it was dark and I was scared. My home was in the mountain areas, and it was said that a wolf had come up somewhere. My husband wasn’t at home, so I forced myself to calm down and decided to go out to look for him. I was about to go out when the telephone rang; it was from the driver. “He’s okay,” I heard. “He was asleep on the seats in the back, under a couple of jackets. Since it’s dark, can he spend the night with my family?”
I was relieved and agreed. Since my son had a great adventure, the school started giving a copy of the list to the driver, so he could check off the children’s names when they got off the bus. I think highly of the school for taking the cautionary (警戒的) step ahead; it is a sign of their concern for students, parents, and staff.
1.From Paragraph 1 we learn that ________.
A. the author’s son went home by bus every after-noon
B. the author’s son came to school earlier than other students
C. the author’s home was farther than that of any other student
D. the author was a teacher in her son’s primary school
2.At first the secretary thought ________.
A. the author’s son was still at school
B. the school bus would arrive in a while
C. the author’s son was at his friend’s home
D. there might be something wrong with the school bus
3.The author’s son probably spent the night _________.
A. in the bus B. at his own home
C. at the driver’s home D. in the secretary’s office
4.The author wrote the text to ________.
A. praise the school for its quick action
B. thank the bus driver for his kindness
C. complain about the secretary of the school
D. show her concern for kids safety
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She was so in her work that she didn’t realize it was time to pick up her son.
A.attracted B.considered C.absorbed D.concentrated
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