One year ago. I asked a worker to help me rep...

One year ago. I asked a worker to help me repair my old house. He had a bad first day on the job: his car broke on the way, then he found he had left his tools for work at home and his wife telephoned to say his son had a bad cold. While I drove him home, he was silent all the way. When arriving, he invited me to meet his family.

As we walked towards the front door, he stopped at a small tree, and touched the tree with hands. When we opened the door, I was very surprised to see he changed into another person and there was a big smile on his face instead. He hugged (拥抱) his son and gave his wife a kiss.

After a while, when he walked me to the car, I asked him why he had touched the tree just then. "Oh, that's my trouble tree," he answered.  "Sometimes I have troubles on my job, but one thing is for sure, they don't belong to my wife and my son. So I just hang up (悬挂) the troubles on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up. "

“The funny thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, I hardly remember what I put the night before. "

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（10分）

1.How was the worker's firs day?

2. Where did the worker stop as they walked towards the front door?

3. What did the worker call the tree?

4. When did the worker pick up the troubles every day?

5. Did the worker remember fewer troubles the next morning?

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One evening last summer, when I asked my 14- year- old son, Ray，for help with dinner, his response(回答)shocked me.　 "What's a colander(漏勺)?" he asked. I could only blame _____ . In the family, nobody else went into the kitchen except me.　 But that night, as I _____ to him that a colander is the thing with holes in it，I wondered what else I hadn't _____ Ray for.

As parents，while we focus on our sons' confidence and character，we perhaps don't always consider that we are _____ raising　 someone's　 future　 roommates，boyfriends， husbands，or fathers. _____ I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was _____ to find that he didn't say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.

I knew that he would rather have been playing basketball with friends than _____ to mend socks with his mother，but in fact he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. "I appreciate(感激)what you do _____ a mom," he told me one day. Ray now realizes there's　 _____ masculine(男子气概的)about being helpless.

Now，not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That's _____I call a man. I'm glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter in-law.

1.A. themselves　　 B. ourselves　　 C. myself　　 D. himself

2.A. explained　　 B. continued　　 C. thought　　 D. advised

3.A. planned　　 B. prepared　　 C. produced　　 D. punished

4.A. even　　 B. also　　 C. still　　 D. either

5.A. But　　 B. And　　 C. Because　　 D. So

6.A. cheerful　　 B. nervous　　 C. patient　　 D. serious

7.A. learning　　 B. checking　　 C. asking　　 D. affording

8.A. by　　 B. for　　 C. as　　 D. with

9.A. something　　 B. anything　　 C. everything　　 D. nothing

10.A. what　　 B. how　　 C. why　　 D. who

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When I was five years old, my mother first asked me a41. “What’s the most42Part（部分）of one’s body（身体）?” she asked me. At the moment, I43listening to songs very much, so I answered, “My44, Mom.” “I don’t think so,” said my mother. She always asked me this question, but I45gave her the right (正确的) answer.

Last year, my grandmother46the world. For the first time, I saw my mother47so sadly. All the people in my family were very48. That night, my mother asked the49question again. “You need to50this important lesson today, my dear,” she said to me. “The most important part of one’s body is the shoulder (肩膀).”

“51?” I asked.

“Because your shoulders can hold the head of a friend or one of your family,” my mother said. “Everyone52   a shoulder to cry on when he or she  53something sad. I hope that you have54love and strong (强壮的) shoulders. Then your friends and family can cry on them.”

“My shoulders are41strong now,” I said. “You can cry on each of them, Mom.”

1.                A．joke           B．lesson          C．subject   D．question

2.                A．interesting      B．important       C．expensive D．dangerous

3.                A．enjoyed        B．stopped        C．forgot    D．disliked

4.                A．feet           B．ears            C．arms     D．hands

5.                A．often          B．usually         C．never    D．always

6.                A．left            B．loved          C．started   D．improved

7.                A．see            B．cry            C．run  D．dance

8.                A．free           B．sad            C．happy    D．relaxed

9.                A．good           B．second         C．same D．different

10.               A．teach          B．watch          C．plan  D．learn

11.               A．Who           B．Why           C．How D．What

12.               A．needs          B．buys           C．sells  D．rents

13.               A．keeps          B．meets          C．takes D．believes

14.               A．no            B．a few          C．any   D．lots of

15.               A．only           B．not            C．very D．hardly

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Five years ago, I saw her in a shopping center. Then she came back to my house with me. After that, we be c ame friends.

Once she had to have an operation (手术) on her leg in the hospital. I was worried about her and looked after her every day. I made breakfast for her. I was not good at cooking, but she never complained.　

I have no idea why we can be good fri ends, because she is quite different from me. I like writing and reading. But she loves outdoor activities. She likes playing balls best. She also loves sleeping. She will run to lick (舔) my face if someone shouts “Kiss (吻) for Dad.” That is the on ly name she knows me by — Dad, though I call her by many names — Pickle, Missile and Little. But her real name is Pixar. Pixar is my dog　 and this week she turns six years old.

1.Where did the writer meet Pixar?

A. In a shopping center.　　 B. In a school.

C. On the street.　　 D. In a hospital.

2.What does the underlined word “complained” mean in Chinese?

A. 表扬　　 B. 期待　　 C. 感激　　 D. 抱怨

3.The writer likes _______.

A. sleeping　　 B. playing balls　　 C. writing　　 D. dancing

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The writer met Pixar four years ago.　　 B. Pixar once had an operation on her head.

C. Pixar doesn’t like playing outside.　　 D. Pixar is the writer’s dog.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. How to Make Friends　　 B. My Good Friend

C. How to Be a Good Friend　　 D. Taking Care of Your Friends

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Years ago, while I lived in England, one of my college tasks（任务） was to help people with special needs.

That’s summer, I v1. to look after Nancy, a 10-year-old girl, in a school for disabled children. When we first met, I n2. her hands couldn’t move at all. Then I had a strong f3. to help her.

All her teachers always try to do everything for Nancy. They even thought it would be a great success if Nancy was able to dress h4.. But I saw more in her. She always wanted to put a string t5. the hole of a key.

I believe Nancy could do more, so I encouraged(鼓励) her to do something herself through exercises and t6.. At first, Nancy often failed and got upset. Sometimes I wanted to give up, too.

However, only a week later, I was quite surprised to see Nancy was able to do many things a7.! The look on that girl’s face m8. the sun to me at that time! All her teachers could hardly i9. these and they all cried with joy.

Maybe we s10. never tell the disabled that they can’t do this or that.

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Yesterday I was tidying up my room. I found 31 old box of my father’s .He gave 32to me two years ago. It was really interesting to discover some of my father’s childhood 33.He once told me 34he wrote to people all over the world, 35they sent him 36,too. As a result, he had a book of interesting stamps. People also gave him things from different 37 ,such as a silk from Japan, a little doll from England, and a small model ship from Australia. My father even38  the ticket from his first football match! It made me think about looking39my collection of 40  pictures books and magazines.

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The worker I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder( 梯子)fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn’t start. With each problem he shouted angrily more at himself than at his things. As I drove him home, the man didn’t say a word.

I tried talking to the man to kill time. I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family six months ago to find a job. This was his first job since moving here. I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper. He really needed the job. His clothes told me as much.

On arriving, much to my surprise, he invited me to meet his family. As we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it. Then , when he opened the door he completely changed. Instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile, hugs for his two children and a kiss for his wife.

The following day, I asked him about the tree.

“That’s my trouble tree,” he answered. “Work troubles aren’t welcome at home with my wife and children. So I hang them on that tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”

“And you know what else?” he said smiling, “The next morning I find that there aren’t as many as I remember hanging up the night before.”

1.Which of the following things did NOT happen to the worker?

A. His truck broke down.

B. He was late for work.

C. He fell onto the roof.

D. His ladder fell down.

2.When did the worker first arrive in this town ?

A. Today.　　　　 　　　　 B. Last night.

C. Six weeks ago.　　　 D. Six months ago.

3.Where did the writer find the worker ?

A. Through a newspaper.　　 B. Beside the trouble tree.

C. In his old house.　　　　 D. In Blue Hills, Victoria.

4.Why did the worker touch the tree ?

A. To get good luck.

B. To leave his trouble outside.

C. To send good wishes to his family.

D. To clean his hands.

5. What can we learn from the passage ?

A. Looking for a job can make trouble.

B. It is important to get to work on time.

C. Often our problems are worse than what we think.

D. A happy family can make many problems go away.

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用所给词适当形式填空

Yesterday I was　 1.　 my room. I found2.　 old box of my father’s .He3. it to me two years ago. It was really interesting to discover some of my father’s life as a child.He once told me about his 4.　 as a child. he 5. to people all over the world, and they sent him letters back. . 6.　 , he had a book of interesting stamps. People also gave him things from different 7., such as a silk from Japan, a little doll from England, and a small 8. ship from Australia. My father even kept the ticket from his first football match! It made 　 9.　 think about my hobby.I want to keep my old picture books and magazines　 10. a long time too.

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Once my father asked me to hold his hammer（铁锤）while he repaired something, so we could have some time to talk to each other.

For 22 years, after I left home for college, he called me every Sunday at 9 am. He was always interested in my life and how my family was doing, and I never once heard him complain about his own life.

Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day painting it for three days. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked for was a glass of iced tea and for me to hold a paint brush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy.

Five years ago, at age 71, my father spent five hours putting together a swingset (秋千组) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea and talk to him. But again, I was too busy.

Four years ago, my father drove all the way from Denver to Topeka, with an eight-foot Colorado blue spruce (蓝叶云杉) in his trunk, so that my husband and I could have a part of Colorado growing on our land. I was preparing for a trip that weekend and couldn’t spend much time with him.

Then, one day, my father telephoned me as usual, this time from my sister’s home in Florida. We talked about the tree he had brought me, “Fat Albert”, but that morning he called it “Fat Oscar”, and he seemed to have forgotten some things. I had to get to church, so I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4：40 pm that day： my father was in hospital in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤). I got on a plane immediately, and on the way I thought of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I realized that I had no idea who he was or what his deepest thoughts were. I promised that when I arrived, I would make up for lost time.

I arrived in Florida at 1 am. My father had passed away at 9：12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk to me.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer arrived in Florida before her father passed away.

B. The writer didn’t find enough time to talk to her father all these years.

C. The writer noticed nothing unusual about her father’s health before he was put in the hospital.

D. The writer’s father brought them the Colorado blue spruce because it is an expensive kind of tree.

2.How did the writer feel when she was rushing to the hospital where her father was staying?

A. Hopeless.　 B. Sorry.

C. Frightened.　　 D. Disappointed(失望).

3.Which words best describe the writer’s father?

A. Honest and modest.

B. Strict and demanding (要求高的).

C. Talkative and positive (积极乐观的).

D. Caring and thoughtful.

4.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. What a good father!　　　 B. How busy I am.

C. Time keeps going.　　　　 D. My father and our family.

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A few years ago，I was about fourteen or fifteen years old.One_______，my parents went out for a walk.So I stayed at home alone watching TV.Later I heard my cat，Aster，meowing(喵喵叫) at the _______．She was a funny and proud cat.She was good at catching mice and sometimes，she would like to show me her “prize”．I went over to _______ the door.She ran in quickly with _______ in her mouth.After she dropped it on the floor，I found it was a mouse，again.It _______ died.My mother always liked to keep the floor _______，so I had to find something to pick the mouse up and _______ it away.

When I came back，I found the mouse disappeared(消失)．I looked everywhere but couldn't find it.We had a basement(地下室) under the house，so there were so many places and holes for it to stay.I _______ looking for it at last.

But that was not the_______ of that.About a year later，I was helping my mom clean up the basement.And you can guess what we saw.Yes，some bones(骨头)of a dead mouse.We could only believe and hope that it was that mouse.The one ran away from the floor on that night.We really hoped ________ no one wants a house full of mice.

1.A. morning B. noon C. night D. afternoon

2.A. floor B. bed C. sofa D. door

3.A. close B. open C. break D. repair

4.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

5.A. already B. ever C. still D. almost

6.A. dirty B. clean C. crowded D. full

7.A. throw B. give C. wash D. die

8.A. cheered up B. tried out C. gave up D. kept on

9.A. training B. beginning C. stress D. end

10.A. if B. though C. because D. so

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