In December 2012.my parents asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told them I would get back t0 them once I thought of    . At chat point .I had tie full    of asking for something . but for the first time .I      how lucky I was to have been born in such a fortunate family. There was nothing I could ask for         there was nothing more I needed .I was truly satisfied.

This made me    ahout all the children  who die not have families homes ,or food ,much less gifts ,for Christmas     these thoughts in my mind ,I told my parents in January that      getting me an expensive gift for the holidays ,I'd love to use the money to get a  bunch of small gifts for all the      that hadn't gotten anything for Christmas.

At first ,they were        Then they realized I was serious ,and      to spend $500 on gifts for young kids of the families living at the homeless shelter .It was such an incredible experience. I      going to the homeless shelter to hand out the toys to as we could give,    them all to share .One of the children looked at me with his innocent eyes I could see the     in them .It was     that he had never gotten a Christmas gift before ,so when he asked me where I got the gifts from ,I told him what I knew he wanted he wanted me to say ;that I was helping       .

I        that Santa was sorry he was so late .but that this gift had been made    for him! The boy took the gift slowly ,smiled the cutest smile I  had       seen and ran to his

The last  thing I heard as I moved on to give a gift  to the next hopeful child was the boy's         : " Mommy .Santa really does          ! And he didn't forget about us this  year!

1.A．all things????????????? B．nothing????????????? C．something????????????? D．everything

2.A．reputation????????????? B．intention????????????? C．responsibility????????????? D．action

3.A．announced????????????? B．concluded????????????? C．imagined????????????? D．realized

4.A．hecause????????????? B．until????????????? C．before????????????? D．though

5.A．concern????????????? B．argue????????????? C．think????????????? D．talk

6.A．With????????????? B．For????????????? C．Beyond????????????? D．Over

7.A．together with????????????? B．instead of????????????? C．regardless of????????????? D．more than

8.A．adults????????????? B．girls????????????? C．children????????????? D．boys

9.A．worried????????????? B．pleased????????????? C．shocked????????????? D．excited

10.A．declined????????????? B．agreed????????????? C．hesitated????????????? D．happened

11.A．remember????????????? B．admit????????????? C．regret????????????? D．consider

12.A．warning????????????? B．persuading????????????? C．forcing????????????? D．asking

13.A．encouragement????????????? B．assessment????????????? C．astonishment????????????? D．sorrow

14.A．amazing????????????? B．normal????????????? C．unique????????????? D．obvious

15.A．Santa????????????? B．Cod????????????? C．Father????????????? D．Mother

16.A．guessed????????????? B．discovered????????????? C．suggested????????????? D．explained

17.A．specially????????????? B．exactly????????????? C．willingly????????????? D．potentially

18.A．still????????????? B．even????????????? C．never????????????? D．ever'

19.A．dream????????????? B．voice????????????? C．honor????????????? D．victory

20.A．lie????????????? B．exist????????????? C．come????????????? D．remain

1. Need a room close to the US

Embassy for a week in early January

   I need a room close to the US embassy for a week in early January. My parents are going to the US embassy for visa interview on January 7th. I am looking for a place for them to stay around this date. Hotels are too expensive for them since they have been retired long ago. They speak Chinese only. Rent can be made through Paypal in USD or cash in CNY, if the price is right.

   Reply to: house-510574487@craigslist.org

2. House wanted May 17-24

   Looking for 5 bedrooms from May 17-24. Can be one large apartment or 2 smaller ones, but they must be close to each other. Please email me at jcshap@sina.com if you have a nice place with air conditioning, high speed Internet.

3. Home swap or share

   I have a beautiful 3-bedroom home with pool and spa (桑拿浴池) in Las Vegas, the USA, 10 minutes from the strip (商業(yè)街). I am willing to share or swap (交換) my house for yours (home or apartment) during the holiday. I need a place for 2 or 3 people in Shanghai from May 19-25. in exchange, you can have my house for any week either during the holiday, or any other time as long as I have a one-month advance notice to set up for you so you can have my house all to yourselves. If interested, please email me at sdiem@cox.net and I will send photos for my home.

4. Apartment or house wanted May 8-28, 2013

   My daughter is working in Shanghai and my family wants to be there to stay with her for some time. We are looking for a 2-3 room apartment or house to rent from May 28 in the Pudong District. Need air conditioning.

Thanks

Reply to: wcondon7@msn.com

1.Which advertisement pays special attention to housing location and price?

A. Advertisement One.                                  B. Advertisement Two.

C. Advertisement Three.                               D. Advertisement Four.

2.The four advertisements all need a place _________.

A. with access to the Internet                      B. for at least seven days

C. for at least three people                                    D. with air conditioning

3.If your family leave Shanghai for America for a seven-day trip next month, you will probably contact __________.

A. house-510574487@craigslist.org B. jcshap@sina.com

C. sdiem@cox.net                                          D. wcondon7@msn.com

4.Which advertisement is looking for a place in a way different from the other three?

A. Advertisement One.                                  B. Advertisement Two.

C. Advertisement Three.                               D. Advertisement Four.

Need a room close to the US embassy for a week in early February

I need a room close to the US embassy for a week in early February. My parents are going to the US embassy for visa interview on February 7th. I am looking for a place for them to stay around this date. Hotels are too expensive for them since they retired long ago. They speak Chinese only .Rent can be made through Paypal in USD or cash in CNY , if the price is right .

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Expo housing

Looking for 5 bedrooms from May 17-24 for the World Landscape Art Exposition Jinzhou China. Can be one large apartment or 2 smaller ones, but they must be close to each other. Please email me at jcshap @yahoo.com if you have a nice place with air conditioning, high speed Internet.

Expo swap or share

I have beautiful 3-bedroom home with pool and spa in Las Vegas, the USA, 10 minutes from the strip. I am willing to share or swap my house for yours (house or apartment) during the World Landscape Art Exposition Jinzhou China. I need a place for 2 or 3 people in Jinzhou from May 19—25. In exchange, you can have my house for any week either during the Expo, or any other time as long as I have a one-month advance notice to set up for you so you can have my house all to yourself. If interested, please email me at sdiem@ cox. net and I will send photos of my house.

Apartment or house wanted May 8—28 , 2013

My daughter is working in the Bermuda Pavilion at the Jinzhou Expo and my family wants to be there to stay with her for some time. We are looking for a 2-3 room apartment or house to rent from 8 through May 28 in Longqiwan , the new district . Need air conditioning.

Thanks.

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60.Which advertisement pays special attention to housing location and price?_________

A. Advertisement One     B. Advertisement Two  

C. Advertisement Three    D. Advertisement Four

61. If your family leave Jinzhou for American for a seven—day trip next month, you will

probably contact__________.

A. house -510574487@ craigslist. org         B. sdiem@ cox.net

C. jcshap@yahoo.com                      D. wcondon7@msn.com

62. The four advertisements all need a place_______.

A. with access to the Internet     B. with air conditioning

C. for at least three people       D. for at least seven days

63. Who will have a good chance to know much about the Bermuda Pavilion?

A. Mr. Wang, renting his house to the third advertiser.

B. Mr. Yang, renting his apartment to the first advertiser.

C. Mrs. Sun, renting her house to the fourth advertiser.

D. Mrs. Liu, renting her apartment to the second advertiser.                  

1. Need a room close to the US
Embassy for a week in early January
I need a room close to the US embassy for a week in early January. My parents are going to the US embassy for visa interview on January 7th. I am looking for a place for them to stay around this date. Hotels are too expensive for them since they have been retired long ago. They speak Chinese only. Rent can be made through Paypal in USD or cash in CNY, if the price is right.
Reply to: house-510574487@craigslist.org
2. House wanted May 17-24
Looking for 5 bedrooms from May 17-24. Can be one large apartment or 2 smaller ones, but they must be close to each other. Please email me at jcshap@sina.com if you have a nice place with air conditioning, high speed Internet.
3. Home swap or share
I have a beautiful 3-bedroom home with pool and spa (桑拿浴池) in Las Vegas, the USA, 10 minutes from the strip (商業(yè)街). I am willing to share or swap (交換) my house for yours (home or apartment) during the holiday. I need a place for 2 or 3 people in Shanghai from May 19-25. in exchange, you can have my house for any week either during the holiday, or any other time as long as I have a one-month advance notice to set up for you so you can have my house all to yourselves. If interested, please email me at sdiem@cox.net and I will send photos for my home.
4. Apartment or house wanted May 8-28, 2013
My daughter is working in Shanghai and my family wants to be there to stay with her for some time. We are looking for a 2-3 room apartment or house to rent from May 28 in the Pudong District. Need air conditioning.
Thanks
Reply to: wcondon7@msn.com

1. 1.

   Which advertisement pays special attention to housing location and price?

   1. A.
      Advertisement One
   2. B.
      Advertisement Two
   3. C.
      Advertisement Three
   4. D.
      Advertisement Four
2. 2.

   The four advertisements all need a place______.

   1. A.
      with access to the Internet
   2. B.
      for at least seven days
   3. C.
      for at least three people
   4. D.
      with air conditioning
3. 3.

   If your family leave Shanghai for America for a seven-day trip next month, you will probably contact ______.

   1. A.
      house-510574487@craigslist.org
   2. B.
      jcshap@sina.com
   3. C.
      sdiem@cox.net
   4. D.
      wcondon7@msn.com
4. 4.

   Which advertisement is looking for a place in a way different from the other three?

   1. A.
      Advertisement One
   2. B.
      Advertisement Two
   3. C.
      Advertisement Three
   4. D.
      Advertisement Four

       The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to  36  the sweat off  my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“  37  can’t it rain?” I thought. That would   38  things down.

       I thought about my  39  , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned  40  right now. I’d had some problems in school,   41  my parents decided to let me  42  full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  43  of a maintenance（道路養(yǎng)護(hù)）company. It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish. The job was  45  and dirty, especially on hot days  46  this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

       We continued our  47  route along the I-595,   48  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.

       “Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out.”

       I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  51  …there wasn’t much time.  52  I saw a Toyota that   53  upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there, I thought. Then, just at that   55  , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!

       “Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.

36． A．wipe                     B．cut                         C．put                         D．send

37． A．When                   B．How                       C．Why                       D．Where

38． A．turn                      B．keep                       C．make                      D．cool

39． A．parents                 B．school-times            C．friends                    D．school yards

40． A．office                   B．classroom               C．restaurant                D．living room

41． A．but                       B．or                          C．for                         D．so

42． A．work                    B．study                      C．stay                        D．spend

43． A．business                B．possession               C．position                  D．place

44． A．a(chǎn)way                    B．from                      C．far                         D．clear

45． A．easy                            B．lonely                     C．smelly                    D．noisy

46． A．for                       B．like                        C．a(chǎn)fter                       D．a(chǎn)s

47． A．regular                 B．common                 C．unusual                   D．normal

48． A．reaching               B．going                            C．looking                   D．heading

49． A．cars                      B．bottles                    C．branches                 D．glasses

50． A．check                   B．help                       C．take                        D．bring

51． A．decide                  B．hurry                      C．consider                  D．stop

52． A．Above                  B．Behind                   C．Ahead                    D．Below

53． A．hung                    B．trapped                   C．caught                    D．fell

54． A．stored                   B．deserted                  C．lost                        D．hid

55． A．bridge                  B．tree                        C．moment                  D．way

I believe that it is important to be brought up with a firm belief in the good. I was fortunate in this respect. My parents not only gave me a happy home, but they had me study half a dozen foreign languages and made it possible for me to travel in other countries. This made me more tolerant and helped me to bridge many difficulties in later life.

Soon after I got married, my husband and I left our native Czechoslovakia and went to live in Shanghai, China. Here was a really international city. People of all races and beliefs lived and worked together.

In Shanghai, in 1941, when I was only twenty years old, the doctors discovered that I had diabetes. It was a terrible shock, because diabetes is incurable. But it can be controlled by insulin (胰島素). Although this drug was not manufactured in China, there were enough stocks of imported insulin available. This enabled me to continue a normal, happy life.

    Then bombs fell on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese occupied Shanghai. The import of insulin was cut off. Before long, there was not enough for the diabetics. I was on a starvation diet to keep my insulin requirements as low as possible. Many diabetics had already died, and the situation became desperate. In spite of all this, I never stopped believing that with the help of my husband’s love and care, I would survive.

    I continued to teach in Chinese schools. My faith and my husband’s never-ending efforts to get the manufacture of insulin started gave me courage. In his small laboratory the production of insulin was attempted. I served as the human guinea pig（實(shí)驗(yàn)品）on which it was tested. I’ll never forget the day when my husband gave me the first injection of the new insulin, which had worked on rabbits. It helped! Can you imagine our happiness and relief?

I received the greatest strength from the deep love and complete understanding between my husband and me. And next to that was the kindness and help of many, many friends of many nationalities. To me, the experience of living in Shanghai during the special times was unforgettable.

After the Second World War, my husband and I sailed to the Untied States, which is also known as a melt pot. Wherever we live, I believe, with faith and love, love between families and friends from different nationalities, we can make it our cherished home.

What can we know about the author?

A. She visited China before twenty.

B. She was given an unhappy home.

C. She got married in Czechoslovakia.

D. She could hardly tolerate her parents.

As a diabetic, the author could still live normally in 1941 because         .

A. she was able to buy enough insulin        

B. she received good medical treatment

C. she was looked after by her husband

D. she was helped by people of different races

The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to         .

A. a small rabbit                                                     B. an ever lasting effort

C. the new insulin                                                   D. the human guinea pig

How does the author feel about her stay in China?

A. Unbearable.                                                               B. Unbelievable.

C. Unfortunate.                                                              D. Unforgettable.

We can infer from the text that the author’s husband was         .

A. a doctor                                                                    B. a researcher

C. a teacher                                                            D. a sailor     

Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, 1 would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.

Today. at twenty-seven, I have come to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow — as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.

One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad. analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies. He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”

Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct (解構(gòu)) the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.

And so, there it was — it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while 1 placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and become more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.

It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.

I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past clearly.

1.What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?

A. Friendly but irresponsible.

B. Intelligent but severe.

C. Cold and aggressive.

D. Caring and communicative.

2.Why did the author feel depressed when her friends called home?

A. She did not have a phone to a1l home.

B. Her father did not care about her human journey.

C. Her father was too busy to answer her phone.

D. Her father couldn’t give her appropriate advice.

3.After the author overheard her father on the telephone.

A. he blamed her for impoliteness

B. he rediscovered human nature

C. he consulted with her about his problem

D. he changed his attitude towards the author

4.The author realized that ______.

A. her father had too many faults and weaknesses

B. her father was not as intelligent as she had thought

C. her father was not good at interpersonal relationships

D. her father placed too much importance in social activities

5.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A. My Parents as Friends

B. My Parents as Advisors

C. My Father — a Serious Man

D. My Father — an Intelligent Scientist

A dense wave of smog began in the Chinese city of Harbin and the surrounding Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning Provinces on 20 October 2013. Unseasonably warm temperatures with very little wind across northeastern China coincided with the smoke from local farmers’ burning straws and the start-up of Harbin’s coal-powered central heating system.

Record densities of fine particulates(微粒)were measured in the city. In Harbin, the levels of PM2.5 (particulate matter) rise to 1,000 micrograms per cubic meter, worse than Beijing’s historic highs. Visibility was reduced to below 50m in parts of Harbin, and below 500m in most of the neighbouring Jilin Province. On Fa Yuen Street in Harbin, visibility of less than 5m was reported. The smog reduced after October 23, 2013 and completely broke up on October 28, 2013 by the first local snow and icy rain due to a cold front moving in from Russia.

Harbin lies in the north of China where winter temperatures can drop to -40℃, demanding a six-month heating season. Daily particulate levels of more than 40 times the World Health Organization recommended maximum level were reported in parts of Harbin. The smog remained till 23 October, when almost all monitoring stations in Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning Provinces reported readings above 200μg/m³forPM2.5. PM2.5 is the amount of particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter in the air, with the WHO recommending a maximum 24-hour mean (平均值) of 25 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m³). On the morning of 25 October, PM2.5 measurements in Harbin had fallen to an average of 123μg/m³.

All highways in the surrounding Heilongjiang Province were closed. In Harbin, all primary and middle schools were closed for three days and authorities stopped flights at the airports. Hospitals reported a 23 percent increase in admissions for breathing problems. However, this smog will have no influence on Harbin Ice Festival events later in December 2013.

Air pollution in Chinese cities is of increasing concern to China’s leadership. Particulates in the air can affect human health and also have influences on climate and rainfall. Pollution from the burning of coal has reduced life expectancy by 5.5 years in the north of China, as a result of heart and lung diseases.

1.One cause of the heavy smog in the northeastern Chinese cities may be _____.

A. the lasting cold weather                         

B. farmers’ burning of forests

C. too much strong wind                              

D. the start-up of heating system

2.One serious influence of the heavy smog was that_____.

A. Harbin Ice Festival would be cancelled    

B. highways in Heilongjiang were free of charge

C. all flights at the airport were cancelled    

D. doctors in hospitals were kept from working

3.The harmful smog was most serious on ______.

A. October 20      B. October 23    C. October 25     D. October 28

4.What measure might be practical to reduce the happening of heavy smog?

A. Forbidding people to own their private cars.    

B. Advocating people having one meal a day.

C. Using natural gas to cook instead of coal.      

D. Encouraging family’s coal-fired heating.

B
I believe that it is important to be brought up with a firm belief in the good. I was fortunate in this respect. My parents not only gave me a happy home, but they had me study half a dozen foreign languages and made it possible for me to travel in other countries. This made me more tolerant and helped me to bridge many difficulties in later life.
Soon after I got married, my husband and I left our native Czechoslovakia and went to live in Shanghai, China. Here was a really international city. People of all races and beliefs lived and worked together.
In Shanghai, in 1941, when I was only twenty years old, the doctors discovered that I had diabetes. It was a terrible shock, because diabetes is incurable. But it can be controlled by insulin (胰島素). Although this drug was not manufactured in China, there were enough stocks of imported insulin available. This enabled me to continue a normal, happy life.
Then bombs fell on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese occupied Shanghai. The import of insulin was cut off. Before long, there was not enough for the diabetics. I was on a starvation diet to keep my insulin requirements as low as possible. Many diabetics had already died, and the situation became desperate. In spite of all this, I never stopped believing that with the help of my husband’s love and care, I would survive.
I continued to teach in Chinese schools. My faith and my husband’s never-ending efforts to get the manufacture of insulin started gave me courage. In his small laboratory the production of insulin was attempted. I served as the human guinea pig（實(shí)驗(yàn)品）on which it was tested. I’ll never forget the day when my husband gave me the first injection of the new insulin, which had worked on rabbits. It helped! Can you imagine our happiness and relief?
I received the greatest strength from the deep love and complete understanding between my husband and me. And next to that was the kindness and help of many, many friends of many nationalities. To me, the experience of living in Shanghai during the special times was unforgettable.
After the Second World War, my husband and I sailed to the Untied States, which is also known as a melt pot. Wherever we live, I believe, with faith and love, love between families and friends from different nationalities, we can make it our cherished home.
61. What can we know about the author?
A. She visited China before twenty.        B. She was given an unhappy home.
C. She got married in Czechoslovakia.      D. She could hardly tolerate her parents.
62. As a diabetic, the author could still live normally in 1941 because        .
A. she was able to buy enough insulin         B. she received good medical treatment
C. she was looked after by her husband      D. she was helped by people of different races
63. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to        .
A. a small rabbit    B. an ever lasting effort  C. the new insulin      D. the human guinea pig
64. How does the author feel about her stay in China?
A. Unbearable.       B. Unbelievable.    C. Unfortunate.   D. Unforgettable.
65. We can infer from the text that the author’s husband was        .
A. a doctor            B. a researcher  C. a teacher             D. a sailor    

I believe that it is important to be brought up with a firm belief in the good. I was fortunate in this respect. My parents not only gave me a happy home, but they had me study half a dozen foreign languages and made it possible for me to travel in other countries. This made me more tolerant and helped me to bridge many difficulties in later life.

Soon after I got married, my husband and I left our native Czechoslovakia and went to live in Shanghai, China. Here was a really international city. People of all races and beliefs lived and worked together.

In Shanghai, in 1941, when I was only twenty years old, the doctors discovered that I had diabetes. It was a terrible shock, because diabetes is incurable. But it can be controlled by insulin (胰島素). Although this drug was not manufactured in China, there were enough stocks of imported insulin available. This enabled me to continue a normal, happy life.

    Then bombs fell on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese occupied Shanghai. The import of insulin was cut off. Before long, there was not enough for the diabetics. I was on a starvation diet to keep my insulin requirements as low as possible. Many diabetics had already died, and the situation became desperate. In spite of all this, I never stopped believing that with the help of my husband’s love and care, I would survive.

    I continued to teach in Chinese schools. My faith and my husband’s never-ending efforts to get the manufacture of insulin started gave me courage. In his small laboratory the production of insulin was attempted. I served as the human guinea pig（實(shí)驗(yàn)品）on which it was tested. I’ll never forget the day when my husband gave me the first injection of the new insulin, which had worked on rabbits. It helped! Can you imagine our happiness and relief?

I received the greatest strength from the deep love and complete understanding between my husband and me. And next to that was the kindness and help of many, many friends of many nationalities. To me, the experience of living in Shanghai during the special times was unforgettable.

After the Second World War, my husband and I sailed to the Untied States, which is also known as a melt pot. Wherever we live, I believe, with faith and love, love between families and friends from different nationalities, we can make it our cherished home.

1.What can we know about the author?

A. She visited China before twenty.

B. She was given an unhappy home.

C. She got married in Czechoslovakia.

D. She could hardly tolerate her parents.

2.As a diabetic, the author could still live normally in 1941 because         .

A. she was able to buy enough insulin                

B. she received good medical treatment

C. she was looked after by her husband

D. she was helped by people of different races

3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to         .

A. a small rabbit                                                                           B. an ever lasting effort

C. the new insulin                                                                        D. the human guinea pig

4.How does the author feel about her stay in China?

A. Unbearable.                                                                             B. Unbelievable.

C. Unfortunate.                                                                            D. Unforgettable.

5.We can infer from the text that the author’s husband was         .

A. a doctor                                                                                     B. a researcher

C. a teacher                                                                                   D. a sailor        

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  【小題1】 the mysteries of the human journey. In college, when friends called home for  【小題2】, I would become  【小題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  【小題4】 the problem with me. Obviously my knowledge of law helped him a lot. I talked through the problem with him,  【小題5】 the motives of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies.
He  【小題6】 patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I’m a  【小題7】 man.”
My father is a  【小題8】 scientist who has a good knowledge of the building blocks of nature.  【小題9】, human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized he was simply not skilled at  【小題10】 people. It’s not in his  【小題11】 to understand human desires.
It was no one’s  【小題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  【小題13】 and become more curious, and idealistic than them.  【小題14】 I, who knew my father as an intelligent man, had never understood his intelligence didn’t cover all of my  【小題15】 feelings.
I believe that coming home has  【小題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  【小題17】 and define them.
Best of all, I nowadays regard my parents as  【小題18】: people who ask me for advice; people who need my  【小題19】 and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past in a  【小題20】 view. Knowing them makes me feel safe in where I come from and where I’m going.

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的（A、B、C和D）四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to  36  the sweat off  my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“  37  can’t it rain?” I thought. That would   38  things down.

I thought about my  39  , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned  40  right now. I’d had some problems in school,   41  my parents decided to let me  42  full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  43  of a maintenance（道路養(yǎng)護(hù)）company. It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish. The job was  45  and dirty, especially on hot days  46  this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

We continued our  47  route along the I-595,   48  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.

“Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out.”

I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  51  …there wasn’t much time.  52  I saw a Toyota that   53  upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there, I thought. Then, just at that   55  , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!

“Help!” a lady moaned.

36． A．wipe                   B．cut                                 C．put                                 D．send

37． A．When                 B．How                          C．Why                    D．Where

38． A．turn          B．keep                     C．make                    D．cool

39． A．parents    B．school-times     C．friends                          D．school yards

40． A．office     B．classroom           C．restaurant                   D．living room

41． A．but            B．or                                   C．for                                  D．so

42． A．work                  B．study                    C．stay                     D．spend

43． A．business  B．possession                   C．position              D．place

44． A．a(chǎn)way                  B．from                     C．far                                  D．clear

45． A．easy                   B．lonely                            C．smelly                           D．noisy

46． A．for             B．like                                 C．a(chǎn)fter                     D．a(chǎn)s

47． A．regular     B．common                 C．unusual                         D．normal

48． A．reaching  B．going                    C．looking                          D．heading

49． A．cars          B．bottles                          C．branches             D．glasses

50． A．check     B．help                          C．take                    D．bring

51． A．decide     B．hurry                    C．consider             D．stop

52． A．Above     B．Behind                          C．Ahead                           D．Below

53． A．hung                  B．trapped                        C．caught                          D．fell

54． A．stored     B．deserted                 C．lost                                D．hid

55． A．bridge     B．tree                     C．moment                  D．way

At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair，the doctor looked into my 　31　.“She did inherit (繼承) it，”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 　32　 for this disease.”
My father 　33　a gene which，in most cases，results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 　34　 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 　35　 blind—he was fifty-seven years old，　36　 I was only twenty-eight.
My world 　37　 as the darkness fell，　38　 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 　39　 I tried to find some hope and 　40　，my eyes were opened to a new realization.
My father had 　41　 me not just failing eyesight，but an example of 　42　 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 　43　 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 　44 the right of living in the US.
Alone in the States，he 　45　 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment，and nine months later，sent airline tickets for my mom，my brother and me.
Decades later，　46 an American citizen，I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 　47　 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.
I did the same as I stepped into a 　48　 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 　49　 as a wife，mom，Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50　 my life in a whole new light.

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to  36  the sweat off  my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“  37  can’t it rain?” I thought. That would  38  things down.

I thought about my  39  , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned  40  right now. I’d had some problems in school,   41 my parents decided to let me  42  full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  43  of a maintenance（道路養(yǎng)護(hù)）company. It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish. The job was 45  and dirty, especially on hot days  46  this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

We continued our  47  route along the I-595,  48  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.

“Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out.”

I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  51  …there wasn’t much time.  52  I saw a Toyota that  53  upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there, I thought. Then, just at that  55  , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!

“Help!” a lady moaned.

1.                A．wipe           B．cut            C．put  D．send

2.                A．When          B．How           C．Why D．Where

3.                A．turn           B．keep           C．make D．cool

4.                A．parents         B．school-times     C．friends   D．school yards

5.                A．office          B．classroom       C．restaurant D．living room

6.                A．but            B．or             C．for  D．so

7.                A．work           B．study           C．stay  D．spend

8.                A．business        B．possession      C．position  D．place

9.                A．a(chǎn)way           B．from           C．far  D．clear

10.               A．easy           B．lonely          C．smelly D．noisy

11.               A．for            B．like            C．a(chǎn)fter  D．a(chǎn)s

12.               A．regular         B．common        C．unusual   D．normal

13.               A．reaching        B．going          C．looking    D．heading

14.               A．cars           B．bottles         C．branches  D．glasses

15.               A．check          B．help           C．take  D．bring

16.               A．decide         B．hurry          C．consider   D．stop

17.               A．Above         B．Behind         C．Ahead D．Below

18.               A．hung          B．trapped        C．caught    D．fell

19.               A．stored         B．deserted       C．lost   D．hid

20.               A．bridge         B．tree           C．moment   D．way

       The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to  36  the sweat off  my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“  37  can’t it rain?” I thought. That would   38  things down.

       I thought about my  39  , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned  40  right now. I’d had some problems in school,   41  my parents decided to let me  42  full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  43  of a maintenance（道路養(yǎng)護(hù)）company. It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish. The job was  45  and dirty, especially on hot days  46  this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.

       We continued our  47  route along the I-595,   48  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.

       “Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out.”

       I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  51  …there wasn’t much time.  52  I saw a Toyota that   53  upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there, I thought. Then, just at that   55  , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!

       “Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.

36． A．wipe                     B．cut                         C．put                         D．send

37． A．When                   B．How                       C．Why                       D．Where

38． A．turn                      B．keep                       C．make                      D．cool

39． A．parents                 B．school-times            C．friends                    D．school yards

40． A．office                   B．classroom               C．restaurant                D．living room

41． A．but                       B．or                          C．for                         D．so

42． A．work                    B．study                      C．stay                        D．spend

43． A．business                B．possession               C．position                  D．place

44． A．a(chǎn)way                    B．from                      C．far                         D．clear

45． A．easy                            B．lonely                     C．smelly                    D．noisy

46． A．for                       B．like                        C．a(chǎn)fter                       D．a(chǎn)s

47． A．regular                 B．common                 C．unusual                   D．normal

48． A．reaching               B．going                            C．looking                   D．heading

49． A．cars                      B．bottles                    C．branches                 D．glasses

50． A．check                   B．help                       C．take                        D．bring

51． A．decide                  B．hurry                      C．consider                  D．stop

52． A．Above                  B．Behind                   C．Ahead                    D．Below

53． A．hung                    B．trapped                   C．caught                    D．fell

54． A．stored                   B．deserted                  C．lost                        D．hid

55． A．bridge                  B．tree                        C．moment                  D．way

At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair，the doctor looked into my 　31　.“She did inherit (繼承) it，”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 　32　 for this disease.”

My father 　33　 a gene which，in most cases，results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 　34　 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 　35　 blind—he was fifty-seven years old，　36　 I was only twenty-eight.

My world 　37　 as the darkness fell，　38　 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 　39　 I tried to find some hope and 　40　，my eyes were opened to a new realization.

My father had 　41　 me not just failing eyesight，but an example of 　42　 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 　43　 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 　44 the right of living in the US.

Alone in the States，he 　45　 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment，and nine months later，sent airline tickets for my mom，my brother and me.

Decades later，　46 an American citizen，I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 　47　 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.

I did the same as I stepped into a 　48　 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 　49　 as a wife，mom，Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50　 my life in a whole new light.

1.A.mouth           B.eyes          C.ears          D.throat

2.A.solution         B.reason         C.excuse          D.cure

3..A.carried            B.spread            C.infected      D.raised

4.A.damaged         B.lost         C.recovered     D.gained

5.A.rapidly         B.nearly         C.completely       D.terribly

6.A.though              B.but               C.so                D.since

7.A.broke down      B.broke off     C.broke away        D.broke out

8.A.realizing           B.sharing      C.disturbing        D.destroying

9.A.when            B.before         C.unless           D.until

10.A.honour         B.beauty            C.strength      D.failure

11.A.handed         B.rewarded      C.given         D.taught

12.A.contribution       B.determination C.challenge     D.honesty

13.A.move           B.settle            C.arrange           D.send

14.A.enjoy           B.declare          C.apply         D.win

15.A.accepted       B.admitted      C.overcame      D.met

16.A.as                 B.like          C.for            D.to

17.A.knowledge      B.journey           C.situation          D.event

18.A.cruel          B.inner             C.modern         D. dark

19.A.promises       B. hopes            C. roles            D. changes

20.A.touch          B. end          C. save           D. see

My brother and I were alone in our apartment. My parents had gone for a party and had left me in 36.I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching television. 37 the doorbell rang. My younger brother rushed to the door thinking that our parents had come home; he unlocked the door and 38 it.
Outside, stood a tall man wearing a black raincoat. He said that he was a salesman and asked 39 if our mother or father was at home.
Without 40 , my brother said, “No.” He asked if we would like to 41 some comic books, which he was selling. I quickly explained that we were not 42 to buy anything without our parents’ 43 .
Then, as I was about to close the door, he 44 his way into our house. He took out a 45  and forced me to 46 up my brother’s hands with some rope. I tied up his hands but I tied it in a 47 way so my brother could untie himself. The man then tied my hands up and 48 both of us in the kitchen
 49 , he went upstairs to search the bedroom for 50 . I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope. He then united me. I 51 to the telephone to call the police， but the line was 52 . The doors were all locked from the outside .Luckily, the robber 53 to lock the kitchen window. My brother managed to get out of the house 54 the window.
My brother brought the police to our house and the robber was caught. The police 55 us for our good work.

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to  36  the sweat off  my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“  37  can’t it rain?” I thought. That would  38  things down.
I thought about my  39  , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned  40  right now. I’d had some problems in school,   41 my parents decided to let me  42  full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken  43  of a maintenance（道路養(yǎng)護(hù)）company. It was up to us to keep the roads  44  of rubbish. The job was 45  and dirty, especially on hot days  46  this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.
We continued our  47  route along the I-595,  48  for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some  49  were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.
“Dad! Pull over! I want to  50  something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to  51  …there wasn’t much time.  52  I saw a Toyota that  53  upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  54  there, I thought. Then, just at that  55  , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!
“Help!” a lady moaned.

Growing up, I remember my father as a silent, serious man not the sort of person around whom one could laugh. As a teenager arriving in America, knowing nothing, I wanted a father who could explain the human journey. In college, when friends called home for advice, 1 would sink into deep depression for what I did not have.

Today. at twenty-seven, I have come to rediscover them in ways that my teenage mind would not allow — as adults and as friends with their own faults and weaknesses.

One night after my move back home, I overheard my father on the telephone. There was some trouble. Later, Dad shared the problem with me. Apparently my legal training had earned me some privileges in his eyes. I talked through the problem with Dad. analyzing the purposes of the people involved and offering several negotiation strategies. He listened patiently before finally admitting, “I can’t think like that. I am a simple man.”

Dad is a brilliant scientist who can deconstruct (解構(gòu)) the building blocks of nature. Yet human nature is a mystery to him. That night I realized that he was simply not skilled at dealing with people, much less the trouble of a conflicted teenager. It’s not in his nature to understand human desires.

And so, there it was — it was no one’s fault that my father held no interest in human lives while 1 placed great importance in them. We are at times born more sensitive, wide-eyed, and dreamy than our parents and become more curious and idealistic than them. Dad perhaps never expected me for a child. And I, who knew Dad as an intelligent man, had never understood that his intelligence did not cover all of my feelings.

It has saved me years of questioning and confusion. I now see my parents as people who have other relationships than just Father and Mother. I now overlook their many faults and weaknesses, which once annoyed me.

I now know my parents as friends: people who ask me for advice; people who need my support and understanding. And I’ve come to see my past clearly.

1.What was the author’s impression of her father when she was a teenager?

A. Friendly but irresponsible.

B. Intelligent but severe.

C. Cold and aggressive.

D. Caring and communicative.

2.Why did the author feel depressed when her friends called home?

A. She did not have a phone to a1l home.

B. Her father did not care about her human journey.

C. Her father was too busy to answer her phone.

D. Her father couldn’t give her appropriate advice.

3.After the author overheard her father on the telephone.

A. he blamed her for impoliteness

B. he rediscovered human nature

C. he consulted with her about his problem

D. he changed his attitude towards the author

4.The author realized that ______.

A. her father had too many faults and weaknesses

B. her father was not as intelligent as she had thought

C. her father was not good at interpersonal relationships

D. her father placed too much importance in social activities

5.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A. My Parents as Friends

B. My Parents as Advisors

C. My Father — a Serious Man

D. My Father — an Intelligent Scientist

People say one man's trash(垃圾) is another man's treasure. That? ? ? comes to me as I? ? the house purchased in 1962 by my parents. My mother passed away in 1996. My father left the house? ? my sister and me when he died a few months ago.

After Dad was? ? ? , we looked around the? ? ? house where we grew up and that Dad loved so much. At first we felt so? ? ? all the stuff(東西) left. Like so many of their generation, my parents? ? ? everything. And like many in my generation, we faced anxious? ? ? about what to abandon and what to keep.

As we started throwing out old phone books and every medical bill from every? ? ? my parents ever saw, I also? ? ? many hidden treasures. Mom's pocketbook was in their bedroom closet, which had everything in it,? ? ? her hairbrush with hair, as if she were still here. And Dad, who was a World War II veteran(退伍兵) and a world traveler,? ? ?? everything -- from little spoons from all over the world to every letter he wrote to his parents while in the? ? ? . The letters he wrote during the war? ? ? his thoughts as a young man. Later, in the basement, I? ? ? our old kitchen table, which brought back? ? ? of my parents and sister and me having breakfast together.

 ? I'm realizing all these things? ? ? my parents' life journey. Each time I go to? ? ? , I find something that reminded me of my childhood or teaches me something about my parents I? ? ? knew.? ? ? , from the shabby furniture to all the hidden treasures, means more to me than all the money in the world.

1.A. coincidence????????????? ????????????? B. goal?? ????????????? ????????????? C. principle? ????????????? D. thought

2.A. looked for????????????? ????????????? B. looked through C. looked into ????????????? D. looked after

3.A. to? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. for? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. with? ????????????? ????????????? D. by

4.A. retired????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. ill? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. gone ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. injured

5.A. clean ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. strange?? ????????????? ????????????? C. empty ????????????? ????????????? D. modern

6.A. pleased with? ????????????? B. familiar with ????????????? C. astonished at? ????????????? D. disappointed at

7.A. saved? ????????????? ????????????? B. enjoyed? ????????????? ????????????? C. purchased? ????????????? D. designed

8.A. decisions? ????????????? ????????????? B. bargains?? ????????????? C. challenges? ????????????? D. responsibilities

9.A. person ????????????? ????????????? B. doctor? ????????????? ????????????? C. neighbor ????????????? ????????????? D. child

10.A. bought? ????????????? ????????????? B. discovered? ????????????? C. buried?? ????????????? ????????????? D. lost

11.A. just? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. even ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. only?? ????????????? ????????????? D. yet

12.A. liked? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. bought? ????????????? ????????????? C. kept????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. lost

13.A. countryside ????????????? B. school? ????????????? ????????????? C. college? ????????????? ????????????? D. army

14.A. receive????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. direct?? ????????????? ????????????? C. sense? ????????????? ????????????? D. describe

15.A. repaired ????????????? ????????????? B. cleaned? ????????????? ????????????? C. spotted? ????????????? ????????????? D. set

16.A. introductions????????????? B. memories????????????? ????????????? C. descriptions ????????????? D. communications

17.A. represented? ????????????? B. recognized? ????????????? C. instructed? ????????????? D. confirmed

18.A. the supermarket B. church? ????????????? ????????????? C. my office? ????????????? D. the house

19.A. merely ????????????? ????????????? B. always?? ????????????? ????????????? C. really? ????????????? ????????????? D. never

20.A. Everything?? ????????????? B. Nothing? ????????????? ????????????? C. Anything? ????????????? D. Something