I had been rather proud of myself when my friends and family got the ticket, whether it was for speeding, parking or stop sign violations(违反). It was something that happened to others. But last Friday I joined the club.
I was asked to do a new project last week. On Friday morning on my way to work, I suddenly remembered that I had spent the past six weeks without considering that I had a week’s vacation planned during that time. I was very disappointed with myself for not remembering it.
The truth is that I was not paying enough attention to my driving and I did not come to a complete stop at the stop sign in front of a school. I was so distracted(思想不集中的) that I didn’t even notice I had a policeman on my tail with his lights flashing. Finally I looked in my mirror and caught on.
The policeman was rude and took my papers. Luckily, I had everything up to date and since I had never had a ticket before, there was nothing for him to do but write me a ticket. While I was sitting there in the seat of “shame”, I felt bad. If I had been that distracted and a child had run onto the road, perhaps I would have not reacted as well as I could have. It was a wake-up call.
People at work asked me if I tried to talk my way out of it. Frankly, it never occurred to me. I felt guilty（有罪的）. Now I no longer have a clean driving record. Please be careful out there, as a moment’s distraction can lead to tragedy（悲剧）.
1.What is this passage mainly about?
A. The writer’s most unforgettable experience.
B. How the writer got her first ticket.
C. An accident caused by the writer.
D. Why the writer is always so careful.
2.We can infer that the underlined part “the club” in Paragraph 1 here refers to .
A. people who are crazy about driving cars
B. a club for drivers without much experience
C. people who get tickets for breaking traffic rules
D. a club for people to talk about their driving stories
3.What made the writer unable to focus on(集中思想) her driving?
A. Planning how to spend the vacation.
B. Thinking of the forgotten vacation.
C. Thinking about her work.
D. Missing her children.
4.When the writer received the ticket, she .
A. felt lucky that she was an experienced driver
B. was so nervous that she shook all over
C. was ashamed of herself for being distracted
D. was worried about being laughed at
Sophia Richardson: Both my parents are really important to me. My parents are really more than friends. They’re the people I can open up and talk to. Talking to them is like talking to one of my friends. They’ve been there for me and given me good advice on a lot of my problems.
Stacey Avnes: My Jewish big sister is important to me. Her name is Lauren. We’ve been together for two years. My mom is a single mom and she is very busy. Lauren is someone who helps me deal with all this stuff because she’s someone I can talk to. She’s like a second mom to me and also a best friend. If I have any problem, I can call her and she’ll come and pick me up and we’ll go to a park and talk.
Jean Park: It’s my uncle who is important to me. When I’m with him, I’m grateful（感激的） for the small things—being alive and healthy; having a good family and friends. He’s also very grateful for the small things and gives back to his community（社区）.
Melaku Shierfaw: My father is important to me. He came here from a rich family in Africa. But when he came, he didn’t take any money and started fresh. He showed that he could do everything by himself without the help of others and he’s successful. It shows me that I can do anything as long as I try.
Kalin Scott-Wright: My great grandmother is in charge of our whole family. She was born in 1920. I know she went through a lot in her life. She was a very strong woman and she raised my mom and took her in. She had a kind spirit and loved me and my brother. She’ll always be there for me although she’s not alive any longer.
1.We can infer that Sophia .
A. is always in trouble
B. has few friends
C. gets along well with her parents
D. depends too much on her parents
2.What do we know about Stacey’s big sister?
A. She is very lonely.
B. She is a single mother.
C. She is Stacey’s only friend.
D. She often helps Stacey.
3.What does Jean’s uncle teach her?
A. To be grateful for the small things in life.
B. To be ready to help her community.
C. To treat others like friends.
D. To have a good family.
4. From his father, Melaku has learnt that .
A. not everyone can be successful
B. money is not important in one’s life
C. one should never ask others for help
D. he can do anything as long as he tries
A trip to the bookstore with my granddaughter is always a big event. She __36__ in it for hours, touching the books, running her hands over the covers, looking at a few ___37___ here and looking at a few pages there.
I never ___38__ the full importance my five-year-old Grand Angel placed on these trips, until the day I suggested she pick the book she liked best, __39____ we could go home for dinner. Her response（答复） was __40___.
“But Grammy, I ___41___ them all the best. All the covers are be-yoo-tiful and all the pictures are bee-yoo-tiful and they’re all __42___. Just like people. Remember when you told me about people?”
I most certainly __43___ when I told her about people. I had explained that we are all __44___ in our own different way. Each of us has a story to ___45___ and no two stories are similar. We learn by ____46__ our stories and listening to the stories of others. Difference is the thing that makes each and every one of us __47___. I had no idea that she’d connected the lesson with ___48___. Actually, no one book was ___49___ than any other book. They were equally beautiful and equally special(特别的).
With dinner still ___50___ and our stomachs beginning to make noise, ___51___ time was finally at hand. But how to choose? I suddenly ___52___ the right question when I asked, “Which book wants to go home the most with you today?” After a short moment of ___53___, her eyes lit up. She ran to a specific book and ___54___ it from its place on the shelf. The main __55____ was the picture on the cover, a turtle with sad eyes. “We need to find out why the turtle is sad,” she said.
1.A. stands B. plays C. studies D. stays
2. A. chairs B. pages C. papers D. shelves
3. A. realized B. asked C. supported D. approved
4. A. but B. if C. so D. or
5.A. important B. great C. independent D. fluent
6.A. accept B. care C. discover D. like
7.A. different B. cheap C. expensive D. valuable
8. A. forgot B. insisted C. remembered D. limited
9.A. confused B. beautiful C. helpful D. energetic
10.A. show B. write C. follow D. tell
11.A. sharing B. changing C. collecting D. rewriting
12.A. independent B. kind C. special D. clever
13.A. stories B. books C. people D. life
14. A. thicker B. bigger C. cheaper D. better
15. A. preparing B. arriving C. waiting D. cooking
16.A. decision B. dinner C. reading D. shopping
17.A. answered B. raised C. thought of D. left out
18.A. talking B. thinking C. walking D. sleeping
19.A. repaired B. received C. exchanged D. removed
20.A. reason B. act C. question D. problem
I’m sure that if you make good use of your ______ time, your English will be improved in a short time.
A. extra B. spare C. common D. former
He was a good student and scored(得分) _______ average in most subjects.
A. below B. of C. on D. above
Edward, you play so well. But I ______ you played the piano.
A. didn’t know B. hadn’t known
C. don’t know D. haven’t known
