（2014云南）Last week my youngest son and I visit...

（2014云南）

Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new house in Arizona．He moved there a few years ago，and I wanted very much to see his new place and meet his friends．

In my earliest memories my father was a tall，handsome and successful man．He loved his work and family，but was uncomfortable with his children．As a child I loved him；as a school girl and young adult I was afraid of him．He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s in my study and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as“successful”as he was．Whenever I went out with him on week ends，I used to try hard to think up things to say to protect myself．

On the first day of my visit，we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch．We walked along that afternoon，did some shopping，ate on the street table，and laughed over my son’s funny talks．My father’s critical（挑剔的）air and strict rules were gone．He seemed so friendly and interesting to be with us．

The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me many stories about his own childhood．Although our times together became easier over the years，I never felt closer to him at that moment．After so many years，I’m at last seeing another side of my father．And in so doing，I’m happy with my new friend．My dad，in this new home in Arizona，is back to me from where he was．

1.The father was unhappy with the writer because________．

A．he didn’t like her

B．he expected too much of her

C．she had a boyfriend

D．she was uncomfortable

2.The underlined words straight A’s in Paragraph 2 mean________in Chinese．

A．全优

B．及格

C．中等

D．不合格

3.When the writer went out with his father for a walk on weekends she felt________．

A．tired

B．happy

C．satisfied

D．nervous

4.What does the writer think of her father after visiting him in Arizona？

A．Strict and hard－working．

B．More critical．

C．Friendly and interesting．

D．More successful．

5.When the writer says“my new friend”in the last paragraph，she is talking about________．

A．her son

B．her father

C．her boyfriend

D．her father’s friend

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—What did your cousin do last week?　　

—He_______ my father.

A.visited B.visits C.is visiting D.visit

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Last week, I visited my friend Pete in his new home, where he lives with his wife and daughter. Pete used to spend his holidays traveling around the world – visiting the pyramids in Egypt or scuba diving (水肺潜水) in the Caribbean. Nowadays, he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more beautiful. Like hundreds of thousands of other British people, he’s found the joy of DIY (do it yourself) home repairs. This means that if there’s anything that needs fixing around the house, he will try to do the job himself.

Pete showed me his new kitchen, which he put together himself, and his newly-painted walls. I asked him where he got the idea to do these things. He told me that his favourite source (来源) of ideas is a DIY program on TV.

This got me thinking about how popular DIY programs are in the UK. Each main channel (频道) has at least one home or garden makeover show. There are even channels totally on the subject.

I suppose it’s not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular. There are two common sayings in Britain – “an Englishman’s home is his castle (城堡)” and “there’s no place like home” – which show how important our houses are to us. With the social changes of the last ten years or so, many people can’t afford to buy bigger houses. So they are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. DIY, clearly, is the perfect choice.

1.Pete usually spent his holidays ______ in the past.

A. traveling round the world

B. visiting Egypt

C. diving in the Caribbean

D. building a new house

2.What do most British people enjoy doing nowadays?

A. Finishing their work at home.

B. Doing everything on their own.

C. Spending their spare time at home.

D. Doing the home repairs themselves.

3.How did Pete manage to make his house more beautiful?

A. He asked house builders for advice.

B. He got help from a DIY TV program.

C. He called some of his friends for help.

D. He paid workers to do the house work.

4.What does the underlined word “makeover” in Paragraph 3 probably means?

A. 修建

B. 交换

C. 修饰

D. 化妆

5.DIY programs have become popular because ______.

A. other programs are too boring to watch

B. people are spending more time watching TV

C. people can’t afford new houses any more

D. people are spending more time fixing their houses

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My father _______ dinner at restaurants last year, but now he usually comes back home from work and cooks supper for us.

A. used to have　　　 B. is used to have

C. was used to have　　　　 D. is used to having

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Last week, I went to the mountains ________ vacation ________ my parents.

A.on; with B.at; and C.at; with D.on; and

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I _______ my grandparents twice last week.

A. visit B. visited C. will visit D. have visited

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I invited him ________ my hometown last week.

A.to visit　　 B.visited　　　 C.visit　　　　 D.visiting

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My friend Alice visited my city last week. She arrived on Wednesday morning. She is from Australia. I showed her around the city. We visited the Clock Tower first. The Clock Tower was very tall. We took some photos there. Then we went to City Museum. After that，we saw a good movie. The next day, we visited the Ladies' Street(女人街)．There were a lot of clothes shops. The clothes were cheap and beautiful. Alice bought some clothes for her parents and friends. Then we went to the Seafood(海鲜)Street. We bought some seafood. We also had seafood in a restaurant. All of us enjoyed the meal. Then we went to a concert(音乐会)in the evening. The music was fantastic!

On the third day，the weather was very hot so we decided to visit the Monkey Garden. We found different kinds of monkeys in the Garden. The monkeys were funny and active. Alice went back to Australia on Friday evening. She enjoyed the trip. She invited(邀请)me to visit Australia next summer.

1.Where did the writer and Alice go on the first day?

A．The Ladies' Street.　 B．The Clock Tower.

C．The Monkey Garden. 　 D．The museum.

2.At the Ladies'　 Street(女人街)，there were lots of________ shops.

A．seafood　　　　　 B．photo

C．clothes　　　　　 D．shoe

3.Alice thought the seafood was________in the restaurant.

A．delicious　　　　 B．bad

C．terrible　　　　 D．pretty

4.What didn't the writer and Alice do during the vacation?

A．Went to the concert.　 B．Bought some clothes.

C．Went to the beach.　 　 D．Had seafood.

5.How many days did Alice spend visiting the city?

A．Three days.　 B．Four days.

C．Five days.　 D．Seven days.

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My friend Alice visited my city last week . She arrived in HongKong on Wednesday morning .She is from Australia. I showed her around the city.

We visited the Clock Tower first. The Clock Tower was very tall. We took some photos there. Then we went to the City Museum. After that, we saw a good movie.

The next day, we visited the Ladies’ Street. There were a lot of clothes shops. The clothes were cheap and beautiful. Alice bought some clothes for her parents and friends. Then we went to the Seafood Street. We bought some seafood. We also had seafood in a restaurant. Both of us enjoyed the meal. Then we went to a concert in the evening. The music was fantastic!

On the third day, the weather was very hot, so we decided to visit Hong Kong Wetland Park . We saw many kinds of plants and animals in it.They were very interesting.

Alice went back to Australia on Friday evening. She enjoyed the trip. She invited me to visit Australia next summer.

1.Where did the writer and Alice go on the first day?

A.The Ladies’ Street. B.The Clock Tower. C.The Monkey Hill. D.The Seafood Street

2.At the Ladies’ Street, there were lots of _____ shops.

A.Seafood B.photo C.clothes D.shoe

3.Alice thought the seafood was _____ in the restaurant.

A.delicious B.bad C.terrible　  D.pretty

4.The writer and Alice didn’t _______ during the vacation .

A.go to the concert B.buy any clothes C.go to the beach D.visit the museum

5.How many days did Alice spend visiting the city?

A.Three days. B.Four days C.Five days D.Seven days.

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My friend Alice visited my city last week.She arrived on Wednesday morning.She is from Australia.I showed her around the city.We visited the Clock Tower first.The Clock Tower was very tall.We took some photos there.Then we went to City Museum.After that，we saw a good movie.The next day，we visited the Ladies' Street(女人街)．There were a lot of clothes shops.The clothes were cheap and beautiful.Alice bought some clothes for her parents and friends.Then we went to the Seafood(海鲜)Street.We bought some seafood.We also had seafood in a restaurant.All of us enjoyed the meal.Then we went to a concert(音乐会)in the evening.The music was fantastic!

On the third day，the weather was very hot so we decided to visit the Monkey Garden.We found different kinds of monkeys in the Garden.The monkeys were funny and active.Alice went back to Australia on Friday evening.She enjoyed the trip.She invited(邀请)me to visit Australia next summer.

1.Where did the writer and Alice go on the first day?

A. The Ladies' Street.　　 B. The Clock Tower.

C. The Monkey Garden.　　 D. The museum.

2.At the Ladies' Street，there were lots of________shops.

A. seafood　　 B. photo

C. clothes　　 D. shoe

3.Alice thought the seafood was________in the restaurant.

A. delicious　　 B. bad

C. terrible　　 D. pretty

4.What didn't the writer and Alice do during the vacation?

A. Went to the concert.　　 B. Bought some clothes.

C. Went to the beach.　　 D. Had seafood.

5.How many days did Alice spend visiting the city?

A. Three days.　　 B. Four days.

C. Five days.　　 D. Seven days.

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