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Roy died at an old age with many memories. His life was full of both good and bad memories, but he26to remember mostly the good. The bad memories that broke his heart and that he27with friends, involved the big war－World War II. So many things about his war experience he remembered28great detail.
Roy survived the attack on Normandy－he was part of the second wave that landed. He29with him the memories of water mixed with the blood of fallen soldiers. He experienced30, sweat, blood, fire and salt water just to get to the beach. In terror-filled moments that would forever change his life and the history of our world, his life was robbed of innocence（天真）31the realities of war engulfed（吞噬）him.
Not too many months later, he found himself cold and32. Close to being completely33from air supplies（供给）because of the weather, Roy and his fellows hung on to what little hope they could have. Then Christmas morning came, the weather cleared long enough for supplies to be34and word to spread that other troops would soon be there.
Many of the young men who began with Roy did not make it home35. They gave their lives to fighting against the Nazi. Those who did survive would never be the same. Many of them were the most patriotic（爱国的）people you would36meet, but most of them37war. They had experienced it. They knew its final realities－things got blown up while people were killed, and robbed of their beloved ones.
It is Memorial Day in the United States today. We all pray for an end for the world’s need for young men and young women to be placed in harm’s way. We also need to remember those who paid the huge38of wars－costs not counted in dollars, but in lost lives, broken hearts, forgotten innocence, broken families, and terrible memories. And as we remember to39those who paid this awful price, we also remember in hopes to see an end to war itself.
Please, in their honor, don’t forget their sacrifices（牺牲）. Please, for our world’s sake, don’t forget to pray for40.
1. A．refused B．chose C．promised D．planned
2. A．shared B．lost C．fought D．valued
3. A．at B．in C．for D．with
4. A．took B．got C．brought D．carried
5. A．fear B．disappointment C．excitement D．courage
6. A．but B．as C．since D．so
7. A．sad B．lonely C．wounded D．hungry
8. A．cut off B．kept away C．left behind D．put down
9. A．taken B．sent C．dropped D．shipped
10. A．healthy B．strong C．alive D．safe
11. A．never B．ever C．already D．yet
12. A．hated B．liked C．experienced D．missed
13. A．money B．efforts C．attention D．costs
14. A．find B．help C．honor D．understand
15. A．luck B．life C．peace D．happiness
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One day a poor man was begging with an old wallet in his hand. As he felt sad at his own bad luck, he kept wondering why some wealthy people were never satisfied and were always wanting more.
“Here,” said he, “is the master of this house—I know him well. He is a wealthy businessman. He should have turned over his business to others, and then he could have spent the rest of his life happily, but he didn’t. Instead, he sent his ships to sea to trade with foreign lands. However, there were great storms on the water, so his ships were destroyed and his treasure disappeared in the sea. As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to buy clothing, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment, Fortune came down the street. She saw the poor man and stopped. She said to him, “Listen! I want to help you. Hold your wallet, and I will pour this gold into it, but only on this condition: all that falls into the wallet shall be pure gold, but every piece that falls upon the ground shall become dust. Do you understand?”
“Oh, yes,” said the poor man.
“Then be careful,” said Fortune. “Your wallet is old, so do not load it too heavily.”
The beggar was so glad that he quickly opened his wallet, and a stream of yellow dollars poured into it. The wallet grew heavy.
“Is that enough?” asked Fortune.
“Not yet.”
“Isn’t the wallet cracking （裂开）?”
“Never fear.”
The beggar’s hands began to tremble. Ah, if the gold would only pour forever!
“You are the richest man in the world now!”
“Just a little more, add just a handful or two.”
Another piece was added, and the wallet cracked. The treasure fell upon the ground and turned to dust. The beggar had nothing now but his empty wallet. He was as poor as before.
1.What happened to the wealthy businessman?
A.He was robbed of his money. B.His ships sank at sea.
C.His treasure turned to dust. D.He gave his money to the poor.
2.Why do you think Fortune gave the gold to the poor man?
A.She wanted to make the poor man the richest in the world.
B.She had too much gold already.
C.She wanted to teach the poor man a lesson.
D.She liked the way the poor man spoke.
3.Which word best describes the poor man?
A.weak B.happy
C.wise D.greedy
4.What is the best title for this article?
A.The poor man and Fortune
B.The poor man and the businessman
C.The poor man and his wallet
D.The poor man and the gold
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He was ________and died of lung cancer at an early age.
A．addicted to smoke B．addictive to smoke
C．addicted to smoking D．addictive to smoking
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After my brother died in an accident, my mother was very sad. I was only 4 years old at the time, but I still understood the ______ in my mom’s attitude toward safety. ______, everything around us was potentially ______.
I grew up with a lot of ______ and rules that were meant to ______ me. For example, I was not ______ to walk home from school by myself, even though everyone I knew already did. I couldn’t ______ evening parties or go to summer camp, ______ what if something happened to me?
As I got older, the list of things to ______ got longer. I became a natural ______. I was concerned about things like getting cancer, losing my wallet, being caught in car accidents and earthquakes —______ big and small, real and ______.The funny part is that you’d never know it by looking at my life, because I’m constantly ______ myself to do the things that frighten or worry me. In fact, I’ve developed a ______ for myself: If it scares me, then I have to do it ______ once. I’ve done lots of things that would have ______ my mom: I’ve ridden a motorcycle, I’ve traveled alone, and I’ve performed stand-up comedy.
Courage isn’t a natural attribute (品质) of human beings. I believe that we have to practice being courageous. The more ______ I do things that scare me or that make me ______, the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do.
Even though I inherited (经遗传获得) my mother’s cautious ______, I’ve also come to believe that fear can be a good thing, if we ______ it. Believing that has made my world a less scary place.
1.A. hint B. change C. scene D. lesson
2.A. Slowly B. Logically C. Fortunately D. Suddenly
3.A. important B. inspiring C. convenient D. dangerous
4.A. restrictions B. considerations C. judgments D. comparisons
5.A. limit B. help C. protect D. train
6.A. allowed B. encouraged C. reminded D. advised
7.A. arrange B. attend C. decorate D. support
8.A. but B. though C. or D. because
9.A. hope B. fear C. count D. bear
10.A. worrier B. dreamer C. adult D. thinker
11.A. ideas B. affairs C. actions D. disasters
12.A. special B. common C. imaginary D. practical
13.A. expecting B. warning C. forcing D. promising
14.A. rule B. form C. case D. hobby
15.A. in all B. at most C. after all D. at least
16.A. threatened B. shocked C. confused D. entertained
17.A. rarely B. quickly C. often D. fairly
18.A. confident B. uncomfortable C. happy D. generous
19.A. nature B. duly C. work D. task
20.A. know B. get C. avoid D. face
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It was New Year’s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal --- the tomb. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.
The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads --- one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and filled with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.
He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, “O youth, return! O my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I’ll choose the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.
He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness. These were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall down from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol of himself. His regret, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had made their way to success and were now honored and happy on this New Year’s Night.
The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents’ early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. With shame and grief he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing effort, he burst out a cry: “Come back, my early days! Come back!”
And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night. He was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.
Those who still wander on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “O youth, return! Oh give me back my early days!”
1.We can learn from the passage that ____.
A．the man returned from a long journey and regretted what he had done
B．the man didn’t enter the deep, dark cave when he was young
C．the man was deserted by his parents when he was only a child
D．the man found it no use crying over the spilt milk
2.Why does the author set his story on New Year’s Night?
A．He wants to tell people it’s time to recall the past
B．he suggests the aged man will have a bright future
C．He tries to stress the man’s sad feeling
D．He expects people to share the man’s emotion
3.The aged man in the passage can be described as ________.
A．sorrowful, fearful and regretful B．hopeful, cheerful and peaceful
C．regretful, painful and disappointed D．disappointed, regretful and hopeful
4.The author writes the passage mainly to ________.
A．encourage young people to take the right road B．help the old man to pick up his confidence
C．describe the old man’s unsuccessful experience D．show his compassion for the aged man
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An old man was sitting on a train with his son who was about 20 years old. As the train started, the young man was filled with ____ and curiosity. He was seated by the window and shouted, “Dad! Look! All the trees are going behind!” The old man____.
There was a couple beside the young man. They were just sitting and listening to the___ between the father and the son. Suddenly the young man shouted again, “Dad! Look at the____! Clouds are moving with the train!”
The couple watched the young man. They thought it was rather___ that the young man was behaving like a small child.
Now it started raining and some water drops ___ the young man's hand. He was even more__ and he closed his eyes. He shouted again, “Dad! It's raining! Water is touching me! Dad! Look!”
The couple couldn't___ themselves any longer and asked the old man, “Why don't you take your son to a___ ?”
The old man said, “Yes，we were just coming from the hospital. Today my son got___ first time in his life.”
1.A.joy B.panic C.humour D.confidence
2.A.shouted B.cried C.left D.smiled
3.A.argument B.story C.quarrel D.conversation
4.A.sky B.field C.lake D.mountain
5.A.frightening B.amazing C.strange D.informal
6.A.cleaned B.touched C.filled D.covered
7.A.shocked B.satisfied C.excited D.inspired
8.A.help B.protect C.forgive D.understand
9.A.teacher B.scientist C.lawyer D.doctor
10.A.eyesight B.strength C.images D.gifts
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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.
Suddenly a crow（乌鸦）perched on the tree near their window.
The father asked his son, ''What is this? ''
The son replied, ''It is a crow. ''
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, ''What is this? ''
The son said, ''Father, I have just now told you 'It's a crow'. ''
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, ''What is this? ''
''It's a crow, a crow, a crow.'' said the son loudly.
A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, ''What is this? ''
This time the son shouted at his father, ''Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this? ''
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
''Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel annoyed; I rather felt affection for my innocent child. ''
1.In what tone did the son say to his Father ''It's a crow, a crow, a crow. ''?
A. concerned B. anxious
C. impatient D. astonished
2.Why did the Father ask his son the same question again and again?
A. Because he couldn't understand what his son said.
B. Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be.
C. Because he wanted to make his son angry.
D. Because he was too old to remember anything.
3.How old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times ''What is this''?
A. 80 years old. B. 45 years old .
C. 38years old. D. 35 years old.
4.Where is the article most probably taken from?
A. Travel journal B. a collection of poetry
C. Newspaper D. a short story collection
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FU Yuan has been left at home with his grandparents since he was one month old. His mom and dad left to work in Fujian Province. For the past eight years, Fu has only seen his parents three times although they send home 500 yuan every two or three months.
Fu Xiaoyu, 16, has had to live alone since her grandmother passed away three years ago. Her parents do not want to renounce their jobs at a clothing factory in Guangdong Province. Nor can they afford the cost of sending her to a school in the city where they work.
These are just two of the 29 kids that 16-year-olds Huang Ruoqing and Zhang Linna at Beijing No 4 High School talked with this summer in Guixiang Village in Sichuan Province.
What Huang and Zhang learned from their three-day visit shocked them. They wrote down all the kids’ stories in a moving 40-page essay filled with statistical charts.(统计表)
In the poor village with a population of 2,118 people, 582 adults have left to find work, leaving 156 children without parents. Among these so-called left-behind kids, 88 percent of them live with their grandparents, five percent live with uncles or aunts and seven percent have to live on their own.
To Huang and Zhang’s surprise, 80 percent of the children said they love going to school. Even
though, some children have to walk along the hilly roads for two hours to get there.
However, for this village’s students studying is not their first task. Housework, such as helping feed pigs or buffalos(水牛) and taking care of old grandparents, younger sisters or brothers, takes up a considerable amount of their time.
Despite having to work hard at home, over 65 percent of the young interviewees would prefer their parents’ stay away working rather than returning to live with them.
“These kids are understanding and considerate and know how important money is for their families. Their little wishes like having dinner with their parents inspire us never to take what we have had for granted,” Zhang said.
1.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Fu Xiaoyu’s parents can’t earn enough money to send her to school. |
| B．Huang Ruoqing and Zhang Linna talked with 29 children this summer during their research. |
| C．Some left-behind kids live with uncles, aunts, or grandparents and others live by themselves. |
| D．More than half of the left-behind kids prefer their parents’ staying away working. |
2.
It is implied but not directly stated that________
| A．Fu Yuan’s parents send him 500 yuan every 2 or 3 months |
| B．Huang Ruoqing and Zhang Linna wrote an essay according to the left-behind kids’ stories |
| C．Many left-behind kids love studying and going to school in spite of many hardships |
| D．The time that the left-behind kids spend on housework is more than that on study |
3.
What’s the exact meaning of the underlined word “renounce”in the second paragraph?
| A．Keep | B．continue | C．give up | D．get |
4.
Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
| A．Kids Are Left Alone | B．The True Story of Home Alone |
| C．Kids Miss Parents | D．Parents and Kids |
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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It’s a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, “It’s a crow, a crow.”
After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the best way no matter how they behave.”
1.The writer mainly intends to ______ .
A．tell us the function of a diary
B．call on us to love our parents
C．teach us what a crow is
D．introduce a pair of son and father
2.The underlined word “affection” (last but one Para.) probably means______.
A．puzzlement B．hatred(恨) C．worry D．love
3.We can infer that the father wrote that piece of diary at the age of ______.
A．eighty B．three C．thirty-eight D．forty-five
4.The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ______.
A．he forgot what had happened
B．he would like his son to read it
C．it could remind himself of the past
D．he wanted to find what a crow was
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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is that?”
The son replied, “That is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It’s a crow.”
After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?”
This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, “It’s a crow, a crow.”
After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, “What is this?”
This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.
Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.
If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the best way no matter how they behave.”
1.The writer mainly intends to ______ .
A. tell us the function of a diary B. call on us to love our parents
C. teach us what a crow is D. introduce a pair of son and father
2.The underlined word “affection” (last but one Para.) probably means______.
A. puzzlement B. hatred(恨) C. worry D. love
3.We can infer that the father wrote that piece of diary at the age of ______.
A. eighty B. three C. thirty-eight D. forty-five
4.The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ______.
A. he forgot what had happened B. he would like his son to read it
C. it could remind himself of the past D. he wanted to find what a crow was