Geraniums of LoveAs the fifth of seven childr...

Geraniums of Love

As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews with the same teachers. The only thing different was the child. And every child _______ an old school traditional activity---the annual plant sale held in early May, just in time for _______Day.

Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to surprise my mother. _______, I didn’t have any money. I went to my eldest sister and _______ the secret, and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully made my _______. I agonized(苦苦思索) over that decision, _______ each plant to ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium. The moment I had smuggled it home, with the help of my sister, I _______ it on the upstairs neighbor’s porch. I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mother’s Day, but my sister assured me that she wouldn't, and _______ she did not.

When Mother’s Day arrived, I was bursting with pride when I gave her that geranium. I remember how bright her eyes were, and how delighted she was with my _______.

The year I ________ fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May, she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school and she wanted to ________ our mother. As my eldest sister did for me, I gave her some money and ________ went my sister. She arrived at home full of ________ excitement, the geranium hidden in a paper bag ________ her sweater. “I looked at every plant,” she explained, “and I know I got the best one!”

I helped my little sister hide that geranium on the upstairs neighbor’s porch, assuring that our mother wouldn’t find it before Mother’s Day. I was there when she gave my mother the geranium and I saw them both bursting with pride and ________. It was like being in a dream I had already dreamed. My mother noticed me ________, and she gave me a soft secret smile. Shocked and puzzled, I ________ back. I had been wondering how my mother could ________ to be surprised at this gift from her sixth child. But as I watched her eyes ________ with delight as she was ________ with that most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending.

1.A.passed down B.participated in C.broke with D.carried on

2.A.Women’s B.Father’s C.Children’s D.Mother’s

3.A.Furthermore B.Moreover C.However D.Therefore

4.A.shared B.discovered C.guarded D.stuck

5.A.plan B.preparation C.present D.selection

6.A.watering B.growing C.inspecting D.protecting

7.A.showed B.potted C.packaged D.hid

8.A.indeed B.instead C.properly D.anyhow

9.A.performance B.grades C.gift D.presence

10.A.went B.turned C.grew D.came

11.A.inspire B.surprise C.satisfy D.relax

12.A.off B.up C.in D.out

13.A.nervous B.youthful C.increasing D.false

14.A.on B.beside C.over D.under

15.A.confusion B.anxiety C.delight D.astonishment

16.A.listening B.watching C.smelling D.tasting

17.A.waved B.smiled C.signed D.called

18.A.pretend B.continue C.appear D.try

19.A.take up B.make up C.light up D.set up

20.A.impressed B.satisfied C.associated D.presented

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Geraniums of Love

As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews（亲子交流会）with the same teachers. The only thing different was the child. And every child _______ an old

Geraniums school tradition—the annual plant sale（拍卖会）held in early May, just in time for _______ Day.

Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to surprise my mother. _______, I didn't have any money. I went to my eldest sister and _______ the secret, and she gave me some money. When I arrived at the plant sale, I carefully made my _______. I agonized（苦苦思索）over that decision, _______ each plant to ensure that I had indeed found the best geranium. The moment I had smuggled it home, with the help of my sister, I _______ it on the upstairs neighbor’s porch. I was very afraid my mother would find it before Mother's Day, but my sister assured me that she wouldn't, and _______ she did not.

When Mother's Day arrived, I was bursting with pride when I gave her that geranium. I remember how bright her eyes were, and how delighted she was with my _______.

The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May, she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school and she wanted to __________ our mother. Like my __________ sister did for me, I gave her some money and off she went. She arrived at home full of __________ excitement, the geranium hidden in a paper bag __________ her sweater. “I looked at every plant,” she explained, “and I know I got the __________ one!”

I helped my little __________ hide that geranium on the upstairs neighbor's porch, assuring that our mother wouldn't find it before Mother's Day. I was there when she gave my mother the geranium, and I watched them both bursting with pride and __________. It was like being in a dream I had already dreamed. My mother noticed me __________, and she gave me a soft secret smile. Shocked and puzzled, I __________ back. I had been wondering how my mother could __________ to be surprised at this gift from her sixth child. But as I watched her eyes light up with delight as she was __________　 with that most precious gift, I knew she was not pretending.

1.A. passed down B. participated in C. broke with D. carried on

2.A. Women’s B. Father’s C. Children’s D. Mother's

3.A. Besides B. Moreover C. However D. Therefore

4.A. shared B. discovered C. guarded D. unlocked

5.A. plan B. preparation C. present D. selection

6.A. watering B. growing C. inspecting D. protecting

7.A. showed B. potted C. packaged D. hid

8.A. indeed B. instead C. properly D. anyhow

9.A. performance B. grades C. gift D. presence

10.A. inspire B. surprise C. satisfy D. relax

11.A. youngest B. eldest C. cleverest D. bravest

12.A. nervous B. youthful C. increasing D. false

13.A. on B. beside C. behind D. under

14.A. shortest B. rarest C. best D. strongest

15.A. sister B. brother C. cousin D. friend

16.A. confusion B. anxiety C. delight D. astonishment

17.A. listening B. watching C. smelling D. tasting

18.A. waved B. smiled C. signed D. called

19.A. pretend B. continue C. appear D. try

20.A. impressed B. satisfied C. associated D. presented

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The people's government took good care of the children, four fifths of _____ parents lost their lives in the Anti-Japanese War．

A．which              B．whom              C．whose             D．them

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Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in Germany.He was the fifth of six children.In 1845，his father died.All six children decided 1.________(go) to the United States.Strauss went to the southeastern part of the US.For eight years，he walked along the country roads 2.________(sell) dry goods from door to door—just like his father in Germany.

In 1853，Strauss decided to move to San Francisco，3.______thousands of people were looking for gold. 4._______his way to California，Strauss sold almost all of his dry goods.He had only one thing5.________(leave)some canvas (帆布)．

In California，Strauss tried to sell the canvas to the gold miners.He said they could make tents from the canvas.But they weren’t 6._______(interest) in canvas for tents.Strauss didn’t know 7._______to do with the canvas.Before long Strauss found the miners needed new pants.There were holes in their pants　 8.______the cloth wasn’t strong.He decided to make the canvas 9._______pants.They called them “Levi’s”．Later, Strauss stopped using canvas and used a different cloth.It was a heavy cotton cloth—the same kind people wear today.

Levi Strauss died in 1902.He never married and left money to his nephews.He left the world much more—the jeans 10.________so many people wear.

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Every year, the fifth graders at Brookstone Elementary went on a field trip to Washington, DC. Terence ______ the exciting trip, and was ______ to go next year.

Terence asked his parents ______ if they would pay for half of the trip if he earned the other half of the money himself. His parents ______. He had almost a year to earn $150. His first ______ was to earn money baby-sitting, and he typed a nice letter ______ that he would baby-sit during his neighbors’______. He named a few afternoons available and said he would ______ $1 per hour per child. After five baby-sitting ______, he earned $45.

When the ______ weather arrived, Terence knocked on his neighbors’ doors to ask if they needed help with ______ work. He helped with mowing (修剪) and weeding gardens. After the summer was over, he earned $75. When the fall arrived, he counted his money and ______ that he still needed $40 for his trip. Soon his mom saw a(n) ______ for a job for him. He got a job ______ newspapers every Wednesday afternoon, making 5 cents for every paper, $10 ______ each Wednesday. It wasn’t long before he had ______ money to go on the trip to Washington, DC. He was _____ in time. The class trip was on October 15. His mom and dad gave him a check for the $150 they ______ him. What a great feeling! He helped ______ the cost of his trip.

This experience ______ Terence in many ways, making his dream a reality with great efforts.

1.A. prepared for B. laid out C. referred to D. heard about

2.A. dying B. grateful C. lucky D. proud

3.A. curiously B. casually C. anxiously D. briefly

4.A. submitted B. agreed C. bargained D. refused

5.A. idea B. job C. conclusion D. suggestion

6.A. declaring B. confirming C. showing D. saying

7.A. stay B. company C. interaction D. absence

8.A. pay B. spend C. charge D. donate

9.A. negotiations B. sessions C. attempts D. interviews

10.A. warm B. fine C. unusual D. changeable

11.A. yard B. paper C. school D. volunteer

12.A. admitted B. determined C. complained D. insisted

13.A. directory B. permit C. advertisement D. email

14.A. editing B. updating C. printing D. delivering

15.A. at once B. on time C. after all D. in total

16.A. extra B. much C. enough D. easy

17.A. just B. even C. ever D. still

18.A. owed B. lent C. promised D. ordered

19.A. count B. cover C. estimate D. reduce

20.A. astonished B. shaped C. excited D. impressed

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I don’t become a serious climber until the fifth grade, ______ I went up to rescue a kite that was stuck in the branches of a tree.

A. when                 B. where             C. which                D. why

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

I don’t become a serious climber until the fifth grade, ______ I went up to rescue a kite that was stuck in the branches of a tree.

A. when　     B. where

C. which　　 D. Why

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We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.11we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than 12  and making a sale.

One lesson stands out in my 13. It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was 14  a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed （磨破）and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me — too poor to 15to buy anything. He looked 16the toy section, picked up this item and 17 , and carefully put them 18  in their place.

Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes 19and the dimple（酒窝）in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas _20____ to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his 21and look around. He did.

After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy 22 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”

“How much you got?” Dad asked.

The little boy held out his hand and 23it. His hand was creased(起皱) with 24lines of dirt from holding his 25 too tightly. In his hand 26two dimes, a nickel and two pennies—27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.

“That’ll just 27it,” Dad said as he 28the sale. Dad’s reply still 29  in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a   30.

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We come by business naturally in our family.Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.As we worked and watched，we ____ that work was about more than ____ and making a sale.

One lesson stands out in my mind.It was shortly before Christmas.I was in eighth grade and was working evenings，straightening the toy section.A little boy，five or six years old，came in.He was wearing a brown torn coat with ____ sleeves.His shoes were scuffed(磨损) and his one shoelace was torn.The little boy looked poor to me—too poor to ____ to buy anything.He looked around the toy section，picked up this item and that，and ____ put them back in their place.

Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy.His steel blue eyes ____ and the dimple(酒窝) in his cheek stood out as he ____ the boy what he could do for him.The boy said he was looking for a Christmas ___ for his brother.I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same ____ as any adult.Dad told him to take his ___ and look around.He did.

After about 20 minutes，the little boy picked up a toy plane，walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this，Mister？”

“How much you ____？” Dad asked.

The little boy held out his hand and ___ it.His hand was creased(起皱) with ____ lines of dirt from holding his ____ too tightly.In his hand lay only 27 cents.The ____ on the toy plane he’d ____ was $3.98.

“That’ll just ___ it，” Dad said as he made the sale.Dad’s reply still ____ in my ears.When the little boy walked out of the store，I didn’t notice the worn coat or the ____ torn shoelace.What I saw was a happy child with a ____.

1.A.showed　                         B．heard

C．learned　                         D．guessed

2.A.survival　                         B．pleasure

C．trouble　                         D．expectation

3.A.short　                             B．dirty

C．tight                          D．colorful

4.A.intend　                             B．attempt

C．afford　                         D．decide

5.A.suddenly　                         B．differently

C．happily　                         D．carefully

6.A.closed　                         B．smiled

C．shone　                         D．focused

7.A.asked　                             B．told

C．showed　                         D．called

8.A.tree　                             B．card

C．present　                         D．cake

9.A.friendship　                         B．respect

C．support　                         D．favor

10.A.effort　                         B．word

C．time　                         D．courage

11.A.paid　                             B．earned

C．lost　                         D．got

12.A.cleaned　                         B．opened

C．gave　                         D．turned

13.A.lon                            B．thin

C．wet                              D．flat

14.A.toy                              B．pocket

C．hand                          D．money

15.A.price　                             B．number

C．quality　                         D．value

16.A.carried out　                     B．picked out

C．put out　                         D．pulled out

17.A.change　                         B．cover

C．need　                         D．take

18.A.rings　                             B．stays

C．runs　                         D．pauses

19.A.clean　                         B．normal

C．single                          D．double

20.A.choice　                         B．hope

C．package　                         D．treasure

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The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival ___1.__ (mark) by eating zongzi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said __2.___ (commit) suicide by drowning himself.

Qu was a minister of the State of Chu ___3.__ (situate) in the present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period (战国时期). He was upright, loyal and highly respected. However, he was dismissed from office. ___4.___ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him __5.___ were unable to recover his body.

The people of Chu __6.___ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost every year on the day of his death. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised __7.___ to wrap the rice and bind it ___8.___ throwing it into the river.

During the Duanwu Festival, zongzi is eaten to symbolize the rice offerings to Qu. And the dragon-boat races symbolize the attempts to rescue and recover Qu’s body.

Section C (10%)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

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