Growing up, I remember my father as a silent,...

Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, strict man—not the kind of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager knowing little about life, I wanted a father who could ________1. the mysteries of the human journey. In college, when friends called home for ________2., I would become ________3. for what I didn’t have.

Then one night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, he ________4. the problem with me. Obviously my knowledge of law helped him a lot. I talked through the problem with him, ________5. the motives of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies.

He ________6. patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I’m a ________7. man.”

My father is a ________8. scientist who has a good knowledge of the building blocks of nature. ________9., human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized he was simply not skilled at ________10. people. It’s not in his ________11. to understand human desires.

It was no one’s ________12. that my father showed no interest in human emotions while I placed great importance on them. We are sometimes born more sensitive, and dreamy than our ________13. and become more curious, and idealistic than them. ________14. I, who knew my father as an intelligent man, had never understood his intelligence didn’t cover all of my ________15. feelings.

I believe that coming home has ________16. me years of questions and confusion. I nowadays consider my parents as people who have other relationships than just being my parents, relationships that ________17. and define them.

Best of all, I nowadays regard my parents as ________18.: people who ask me for advice; people who need my ________19. and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past in a ________20. view. Knowing them makes me feel safe in where I come from and where I’m going.

21.               A．think          B．produce        C．explain    D．explore

22.               A．money         B．advice         C．love  D．agreement

23.               A．unhappy        B．unhelpful       C．unknown  D．unpopular

24.               A．exchanged      B．solved         C．found D．shared

25.               A．proving        B．recording       C．analyzing  D．guessing

26.               A．replied         B．learned        C．chatted   D．listened

27.               A．simple         B．weak          C．lazy  D．blind

28.               A．special         B．lively          C．brilliant   D．humorous

29.               A．Therefore      B．However       C．Indeed    D．Anyhow

30.               A．meeting with    B．dealing with     C．talking with D．fighting with

31.               A．nature         B．plan           C．wish  D．major

32.               A．relief          B．secret          C．pity  D．fault

33.               A．relatives        B．classmates      C．parents   D．families

34.               A．Besides        B．And           C．However  D．For

35.               A．strong         B．strange         C．different  D．unique

36.               A．told           B．gave           C．added D．saved

37.               A．raise           B．protect         C．shape D．enjoy

38.               A．friends         B．teachers        C．travelers  D．leaders

39.               A．visit           B．support        C．wisdom   D．knowledge

40.               A．richer          B．harder         C．rougher   D．clearer

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I can remember the day my father came home from the war. As he walked up the front path of our home, he saw Mum and me and he dropped the suitcase.

I was only five years old so Dad made a fuss of me, then began making an even bigger fuss of my mother. This left me free to examine all the stuff lying around the broken suitcase, and I was quick to notice a newspaper advertisement displaying a new piano. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, he smiled.

“Yes, that’s right,” he said. “I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”

A few moments later, a horse pulled a cart with a piano on top. Soon we all stared at it in our small lounger room. Mum had never been close to a piano before, except at the kindergarten I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the teachers could teach her to play.

After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”

From that day on, she would plink between doing the cooking and housework. Three months went by and Mum was now a skilled pianist, holding parties with all the neighbors gathering around to sing.

Although we were poor, Mum felt like a princess and was delighted at all the attention she was receiving.

At the height of Mum’s happiness, I began to notice that Dad was looking increasingly worried. It turned out that since returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. Then, a few weeks later, I observed two men taking Mum’s piano away. Mum sobbed in the kitchen. Suddenly, it all became clear to me: no job, no money, no piano.

Dad finally got a job. Mum was happy again as if he’d just win the lottery(彩票). Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.

Two years later, Dad bought Mum another piano. This time he paid cash for it.

1.How did the author’s Dad buy the piano for his mum?

A．He paid part of the bill regularly.

B．He earned it by winning a bet.

C．He paid cash for it.

D．He bought it as a big bargain.

2.By saying “Enough is enough”, the author’s dad meant_______.

A．practice makes perfect

B．it was time to stop practicing

C．he couldn’t bear being troubled

D．his wife played the piano well enough

3.What made the author’s mum proud of his dad?

A．His dad’s willingness to help cook.

B．His dad’s winning the lottery luckily.

C．His dad’s loyalty to his motherland.

D．His dad’s determination to rebuild his life.

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My father, who is strict _________ his work, is quite strict _______ me as well.

A. with; about  B. about; with  C. about; about  D. with ; with

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When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was badly crippled (跛脚), and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare, I would be ashamed of the unwanted attention. If ever noticed or bothered, he never let on.

It was difficult to walk together—and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”

Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and even in bad weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not. It was a matter of pride for him.

When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help... Such times my sister or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance. Once there, he would try to grasp handrail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice free. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home.

When I think of it now, I am surprised at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to suffer from shame and disability. And I am also surprised at how he did it—without bitterness or complaint.

He never talked about himself as an object of pity, not did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.

Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.

He has been away for many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about my troubles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.

1.How did the man treat his father when he was young?

2.As a disabled man, his father____.

3.What does the underlined word “reluctance” mean in the article? It means ____.

4.How did the father get to work usually?

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A good heart to lean on

When I was growing up, I was 　 to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled(瘸) and very short, and when we walked together, his hand to my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly(内心)feel uncomfortable at the unwanted 　　 , he never 　 on.

I was difficult to coordinate(协调) our 　 ---his halting(蹒跚),mine impatient-- -and because of that, we didn’t 　 much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “you set the pace. I will try to 　 you.”

Our 　 walk was to or from the subway, which was 　 he got to work. He went to work sick, and despite nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would 　 it to the office even if others could not.

He never talked about himself as an 　 of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more 　　 or able. What he looked for　　 　 others was a “good heart”.

Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper 　 by which to judge people, even though I don’t know precisely what a “ good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.

He has been 　　 many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he 　 my reluctance(unwillingness) to be seen with him during our　　 .If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how I 　 　 it. I think of him 　 I complain about trifles(轻视), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.

At such ties I put my hand on his arm to 　　 my balance, and say, “You 　 the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”

1.A. embarrassing　　　　 B. embarrassed 　　　 C. willing 　　　　 D. surprised

2.A. attention 　　　　　　 B. situation　　　　 C. friendship 　 D. care

3.A. let 　　　　　　　　　　 B. liked 　　　　　　 C. found 　　　　 D. showed

4.A. bodies 　　　　　　　　 B. eyes 　　　　　　　 C. minds 　　　　 D. steps

5.A. see 　　　　　　　　　　 B. say 　　　　 　　　 C. walk 　　　　　 D. pay

6.A. adjust 　　　　 　　　 B. keep 　　　　　　　 C. catch 　　　　 D. follow

7.A. usual 　　　　 　　　　 B. often　　　　　　　 C. ordinary 　　 D. common

8.A. when 　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　 D. how

9.A. get 　　　　　　　　　　 B. make 　　　　　　　 C. walk 　　　　　 D. take

10.A. aim 　　　　 　　　　 B. object　　　　　　 C. person　　　　 D. purpose

11.A. successful　　　　 　 B. fortunate 　　　　 C. hardworking 　 D. rich

12.A. in　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. with 　　　　　　　 C. at 　　　　 　　 D. on

13.A. method 　　　　　　　 　 B. level　　　　　　　 C. value 　　　　 D. standard

14.A. missing 　　　　　　　 B. gone 　　　　　　　 C. loss　　　　　　 D. died

15.A. agreed 　　　　　　　　 B. smelled 　　　　　 C. sensed 　　　　 D. recognized

16.A. stays　　　　　　　　 B. talks　　　　 　　 C. visits　　　　 D. walks

17.A. thought 　　　　　　　 B. annoy　　　　 　　 C. regretted 　　 D. recall

18.A. when 　　　　　　　　　 B. that 　　　　　　　 C. since 　　　　 D. though

19.A. regain　　　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　 　　　 C. fill 　　　　 D. find

20.A. take 　　　　　　　　　 B. run 　　　　　　　　 C. put 　　　　 　 D. set

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Growing up in my Grandma’s house as a boy was an experience that would shape me for the rest of my life. We were poor in everything but .　 yet I learned so much about life there. My Mom, Dad, Grandma, two , and I were all into a home made from two old shabby cars. I always knew what my next would look like because I had seen my older brother　 　　 them the year before, I always knew what we were going to be 　　 in winter, because I had 　　　 it in the garden during the summer. 　　　 , I never felt poor. No king ever ate as good as we did on Sundays after church when Grandma 　　　　 her homemade meatballs, spaghetti（意大利式细面条）and freshly baked bread.

　　 　 　　 we had so little I can still remember Dad, Mom, and Grandma giving so much. We were always 　　　　 with others. Everyone who 　　 our family could expect a of spaghetti, or a jar of vegetables, or a flower pot full of fresh flowers. I can still remember my parents’ eyes whenever they passed something on to others. We never felt than when we shared what we were given. I learned early that the greatest joy comes from giving getting. Giving makes your spirit greater.

Don’t be afraid to 　　 what you have to others. Share everything you have. If you have a beautiful 　　 , then smile at whoever you come across. If you have a few extra dollars, then give them to the people in need. If you have a 　　 talent, then share it with others. If you have a heart full of love, then give it to everyone. No life ever truly lives 　　 it becomes a gift, so make your whole life a gift to the world.

1.A. spirit　 B. education C. wealth     D. health

2.A. nephews B. brothers　 C. sisters D. cousins

3.A. divided B. admitted C. locked D. crowded

4.A. food　　 B. room　　     C. glasses     D. clothes

5.A. choosing B. cutting　 C. wearing D. cleaning

6.A. doing　     B. eating　     C. 1earning D. giving

7.A. developed B. plantedC. polluted D. poisoned

8.A. Meanwhile　 B. Therefore　 C. Besides　　 D. However

9.A. cooked     B. earned　 C. washed D. sold

10.A. Unless　 B. Since　　 C. When D. Although

11.A. chatting B. communicating C. sharing     D. exchanging

12.A. visited　 B. warned　 C. supposed D. saved

13.A. basket　 B. cup　　 C. spoon D. plate

14.A. opened　 B. shone　　 C. hurt D. glanced

15.A. freer　 B. calmer C. happier     D. poorer

16.A. less than　 B. fewer than　 C. other than D. rather than

17.A. take up B. pick up　 C. pass on D. give in

18.A. face　     B. smile　　 C. band D. figure

19.A. convenient 　 B. contemporary 　 C. vital D. special

20.A. until　 B. after　 　 C. because     D. If

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As a boy growing up in India, I had wanted to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.

My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany.

I have lively memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand, during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew. The flight was really smooth and very enjoyable, even for someone like me, who is otherwise scared of flying.

After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience. I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.

Being the first airline to take me overseas, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today, I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying, in general, for me, has always been a terrible and painful experience. Flying on Lufthansa, however, is something I always have and always will look forward to.

1.What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?

A. Growing up in India.

B. Once traveling to Canada with his father.

C. Once staying in Canada.

D. His father’s stories about his traveling experiences.

2.The underlined word “sombre” in the 4th paragraph probably means “________”.

A. happy　　　　 B. excited

C. angry　　　　 D. sad

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the author’s trip to Europe in 1998?

A. Both their going and return were by air.

B. They traveled in the spring that year.

C. The author traveled with one of his parents.

D. They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.

A. an airline company　　 B. a city in India

C. a city in Europe　　 D. a travel agency

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As a boy growing up in India，I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s，with great interest.

My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe，where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium，Netherlands and West Germany.

I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand，during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable，even for someone like me，who is otherwise scared of flying.

After spending almost two weeks in Europe，we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport，for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河)，it was simply an unforgettable experience. I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation，but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again，with the quality of their service.

Being the first airline to take me overseas，Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today，I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying，in general，for me，has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful experience)．Flying on Lufthansa，however，is something I always have and always will look forward to.

1.What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?

A．Growing up in India.

B．Once staying in Canada.

C．Once traveling to Canada with his father.

D．His father's stories about his traveling experiences.

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the author's trip to Europe in 1998?

A．The author traveled with one of his parents.

B．Both their going and return are by air.

C．They traveled in spring that year.

D．They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.

A．a city in India                           B．a city in Europe

C．an airline company                      D．a travel agency

4.The underlined word “sombre” in the 4th paragraph probably means “________”．

A．happy            B．sad              C．angry             D．enjoyable

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Forgiving My Father

I grew up on a small farm. My father worked in the city as a welder (焊工). He was quiet, distant. He was a man made of leather and chewing tobacco who tried to teach me useful things, including respect. He also had a _______. I did not like him very much.

One day I came home from school. Once inside, I was told by my mother that he didn't feel well. His back hurt. Multiple myeloma, I _______, is a type of blood cancer. For the last year of my father's life, his entire day consisted of rising from his hospital bed in the living room and walking to his _______to sit and think. He was _______in that chair when I came home one day during the ninth grade. I do not remember where my mother and brother were, but the two of us were alone. He asked me to sit down.

What followed still _______me these decades later. He told me about his _______: his family growing up, what it was like in the Pacific during World War II, his loves, his heartbreaks. It was as if a pipe had _______, his inner self rushing out to me in a great flood. He had been speaking for maybe an hour or more when I realized that he was doing more than _______. He was asking to be _______. All it took was understanding that that was what he________, and I forgave everything, immediately.

When he died, I didn't ________to school for a few days. My biggest ________going back was gym class. It was poorly ________, and bullies ran the show. On my first day, I was standing there when a (an) ________voice yelled, ''Lensch! '' It was a guy who had given many of us a few lumps (包，肿块) over the years. I turned to face him and said, ''What do you want? '' The other boys didn’t say a word as they waited for the ________.

''I heard your dad died, '' he said. ''Is that true? ''

I quietly replied, ''Yes. ''

He didn't ________me. He didn't even move. Instead, he said, ''I'm sorry. ''

I was________. I'm sure I cried. Those two words are how I have remembered that kid ever since. What do you do when your ''enemies'' reveal that they are also ________? I think you either forgive and move ________or hold on to resentment (怨恨)and live in the past. I'm certainly not glad that my father got________, but at the same time, I realize that if he hadn't, I might never have come to love him.

1.A.temper B.taste C.fame D.nerve

2.A.meant B.doubted C.learned D.felt

3.A.bench B.chair C.bedroom D.balcony

4.A.predictably B.acceptably C.hopefully D.surprisingly

5.A.touches B.annoys C.educates D.encourages

6.A.life B.career C.youth D.achievement

7.A.burst B.leaked C.moved D.frozen

8.A.teaching B.telling C.supporting D.complaining

9.A.known B.forgiven C.mistaken D.forgotten

10.A.found B.received C.needed D.escaped

11.A.contribute B.adapt C.head D.return

12.A.relief B.favor C.lesson D.fear

13.A.understood B.prepared C.regulated D.attracted

14.A.angry B.warning C.pitying D.familiar

15.A.defeat B.quarrel C.miracle D.fight

16.A.punish B.beat C.disappoint D.scold

17.A.frustrated B.shocked C.thrilled D.frightened

18.A.classmates B.friends C.humans D.families

19.A.backward B.away C.around D.forward

20.A.depressed B.hurt C.sick D.lost

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My father was, by nature, a cheerful, kind man. Until he was thirty-four years old he worked as a farm-hand for Thomas Butterworth near the town of Bidwell, Ohio. On Saturday evenings he drove his horse into town to spend a few hours in social intercourse with other farm-hands. He was quite happy in his position in life.

It was in his thirty-fifth year that father married my mother, a school teacher. Something happened to the two people. The American passion for getting up in the world took possession of them. Mother induced father to give up his place as a farm-hand, sell his horse and start an independent enterprise of his own. They rented ten acres of poor stony land and launched into chicken raising.

One inexperienced in such matters can have no idea of the many and tragic things that can happen to a chicken. It is born out of an egg, lives for a few weeks as a tiny fluffy thing, then becomes naked, gets diseases, and dies. A few hens, and now and then a rooster, intended to serve God’s mysterious ends, struggle through to maturity. The hens lay eggs out of which come other chickens and the awful cycle is thus made complete. It is all unbelievably complex. Most philosophers must have been raised on chicken farms. One hopes for so much from a chicken and is so awfully disappointed. Small chickens, look so bright and in fact so awfully stupid. They are so much like people they mix one up in one’s judgments of life. If disease does not kill them they wait until your expectations are thoroughly aroused and then walk under the wheels of a carriage.

In later life I have seen how a literature has been built up on the subject of fortunes to be made out of the raising of chickens. It is intended to be read by the gods who have just eaten of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It is a hopeful literature and declares that much may be done by simple ambitious people who own a few hens. Do not be misguided by it. It was not written for you. Go hunt for gold on the frozen hills of Alaska, put your faith in the honesty of a politician, believe if you will that good will defeat evil, but do not read and believe the literature that is written concerning the hen.

For ten years my father and mother struggled to make our chicken farm pay and then they gave up that struggle and began another. They moved into the town of Bidwell, Ohio and began the restaurant business, with the tiny hope of looking for a new place from which to start on our upward journey through life.

1.Which of the following is the right order of what happened?
a. Father got married to Mother, a school teacher.
b. Father quitted working at Butterworth’s.
c. My parents launched a business in Bidwell.
d. Father socialized in town on Saturday evenings.
e. My parents started their job of chicken farming.

A. d-a-b-e-c　　 B. d-a-c-b-e

C. d-b-a-e-c　　 D. d-b-a-c-e

2.By saying “Most philosophers must have been raised on chicken farms”, the author means that chicken farming _____.

A. is so complex that only philosophers can comprehend it

B. gives you a philosophical insight into life

C. exposes you to a complete circle of life

D. allows you the time to judge the life

3.In the author’s opinion, the literature about chicken raising _____.

A. is full of hope and positive energy

B. proves the victory of good over evil

C. persuades you to believe in politicians

D. tends to be blindly optimistic about its rewards

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards parents’ dream of rise to success?

A. approving　　 B. optimistic

C. skeptical　　 D. indifferent

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