When I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch (接球) with me. I wasn't very good at it, but we would play anyway. He was always telling me "Keep your eye on the ball" as I would not be able to catch even the easiest of throws.
As I got older, we didn't play catch as much. If I had a problem and would go to my father to ask for his advice, he would try to joke with me and say "Keep your eye on the ball". We would both laugh because usually that advice was not useful to the problem, but he would try to make me smile.
My father became ill in 1995 when I was 23. There weren't any more conversations, as he suffered from a stroke (中风). He could not speak. He could only give mouth words, which were sometimes hard to understand. After a while, I seemed to be pretty good at reading at his lips (唇), even better than the nurses who were caring for him there.
During one of our last conversations, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my boyfriend. Once again, I could read his lips "Keep your eye on the ball." We both smiled.
That was the last time I saw my father before he passed away.
All these years later, when I get in trouble, I just tell myself "Keep your eye on the ball".
1.At first, by saying"keep your eye on the ball", the writer's father ________.
A.tells her to be careful while playing catch
B.wants to teach her a life lesson
C.wants her to work harder in every way
D.laughs at her when she misses the ball
2.When the writer asked for advice from her father, he usually ________.
A.tried to solve the problem for her
B.didn't care about her problem
C.joked with her and made her smile
D.told her to solve the problem alone
3.When in trouble, the writer tells herself "keep your eye on the ball" to ________.
A.encourage herself to face the difficulty
B.remember the old days with her father
C.help herself forget her troubles
D.remember how to play catch
4.Which of the following can describe the writer's father?
A.Honest. B.Serious. C.Careless. D.Cheerful.
People like different colors. Girls like pink or purple. Boys usually like blue or brown. Why do people like different colors? Do you want to know the secrets of colors?
People like different colors because of their cultures and countries. For the Egyptians (埃及人) green is the color that shows the hope and joy of spring. For Muslims (穆斯林), green means heaven (天堂). Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope. Chinese people think red can bring good luck to them in the New Year. In some countries, blue is a symbol of protection. Greek people often wear blue necklaces in order to protect themselves.
Choosing colors also has something to with their bodies’ reaction toward them. Green is said to be the most relaxing color. It can help people feel relaxed. Red can make a person’s blood pressure (血压) go up and improve people’s appetites (胃口). Many restaurant owners will decorate(装饰)their restaurants with red things. Red is also a color that can catch a person’s eye easily. That is why some shopping websites always have red “BUY NOW” buttons (按键). Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can make people eat less. So if you want to lose weight, using blue bowls and plates may be helpful.
1.Why do many restaurant owners like to use red things to decorate their restaurants?
A.Because red can bring hope and joy.
B.Because red and bring them good luck.
C.Because red and make people cat more.
D.Because red can catch people’s eye easily.
2.If you want to eat less, you can use ________ bowls and plates.
A.blue B.green C.pink D.red
3.Which of the following is mentioned (提及) in the text?
A.Why the Egyptians like red and blue.
B.What Chinese people think of black.
C.Why shopping websites have red “BUY NOW buttons.
D.What the most popular colors for young people are.
4.What’s the best title for the text?
A.Teenagers’ favorite colors. B.Colors and their symbols.
C.Colors and cultures. D.The secrets of colors.
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith had a small supermarket in a small town. All the people who lived nearby _____ to go to his supermarket and buy things there. But several years ago, a big chained store ______ in that area and it sold all kinds of things from the toothbrush to TV and, above all, the price was pretty _______. So a lot of small shops _______ except Mr. Smith’s. The manager of the chained store wanted to explore ______ was hidden behind Mr. Smith’s success, so he decided to drop into Mr. Smith’s supermarket and he saw a lady buying things there. He stopped her _______ and asked “Madam, why don’t you go to the big chained store?”
With a smile, the lady told him it was because of a pair of shoes. She told him a story. Three years ago, ______ her divorce (离婚), she worked hard to raise her family and one day when she bought things in a supermarket, Tom, one of her little children, ______ the supermarket and asked her to buy him a new pair of shoes. He cried, “Today I had a basketball match, but all the people ______ me because of the shoes.” She wanted to buy him a pair of shoes but the money in her pocket was ______ enough for a milk. “I am sorry but I ______ when we have money,” the mother said. Seeing that there was no hope, Tom ran away. The woman stood there weeping (哭泣). Later she realized that ______ was patting on her back. ______, she found it was Mr. Smith. He took a pair of shoes that the son wanted to buy.
“Take them,” he said.
“But I don’t have enough money,” the woman shook her head.
“Take them, your son can’t wait. You can pay me later,” Mr. Smith told her.
Now the manager of the chained store knew the ______ for Mr. Smith’s success. He decided that he would follow in Mr. Smith’s footsteps, putting his heart into whatever he did with the hope of attracting more customers. And he did so after the years that followed, which also ________.
1.A. disliked B. liked C. refused D. decided
2.A. disappeared B. reached C. appeared D. entered
3.A. low B. wrong C. unfair D. high
4.A. turned off B. opened up C. showed up D. closed down
5.A. who B. why C. how D. what
6.A. rudely B. politely C. loudly D. proudly
7.A. before B. after C. until D. since
8.A. called in B. dropped by C. rushed into D. passed by
9.A. laughed at B. quarreled with C. believed in D. made friends with
10.A. normally B. mainly C. only D. surely
11.A. doubt B. expect C. imagine D. promise
12.A. anybody B. everybody C. somebody D. nobody
13.A. Looking ahead B. Turning around C. Turning down D. Coming back
14.A. rule B. answer C. meaning D. reason
15.A. made B. accepted C. worked D. suggested
----Amazingly, I've managed to finish the project by myself.
----___________I told you it was easy
A.With pleasure. B.Guess what? C.There you are! D.It doesn’t matter
________ the pancake, you need two eggs, 500g flour and 100g sugar.
A.Making B.To make C.Make D.Made
— Does anybody want to share ________ on Mother's Day?
— Guess what? I'll write a poem for my mum.
A.when will you shop B.what will you do
C.where you will go D.what you will do
