阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Janelle used the phone of the helpful woman to call Cliff. Cliff played golf with a medical doctor almost every Saturday. Cliff, but glad his wife was alive, said he would be there . She told him to bring their son and her set of car keys, because her keys were in the purse. Cliff and Donovan arrived just before the police officer finished his report. Cliff his wife gently. He told Donovan to drive home in Janelle’s car. Cliff then asked
the officer what the were of catching the attackers.
The officer told Cliff that like this happened daily throughout southern California. Cliff the officer what could be done. “I know this sounds ridiculous（可笑）, but we police can protect you law-abiding（守法的）citizens. There are simply too many criminals. Tell all your relatives and friends one thing: Don’t go anywhere alone, day or night. A woman by herself, even , might as well be carrying a bright neon（霓虹灯）sign that : ‘Victim here－Come and get me!’ I’m not to be telling you this, because the word gets out, tourism will suffer in southern California.”
The officer asked Janelle to the police report. He wished her a speedy , and promised to do his best to help put the attackers behind bars. He both of them that the two thugs（暴徒）now had their credit cards, address, car keys, and house keys. He suggested that they make the appropriate phone calls, the locks to their house, and get new keys for her car. Cliff told the officer that a couple of his friends were at his house, with guns, for intruders. Cliff and Janelle thanked the officer and the helpful woman. Cliff drove Janelle straight toward their family doctor.
1.A．surprised B．angry C．unbelievable D．rough
2.A．shortly B．gladly C．suddenly D．entirely
3.A．own B．other C．rest D．spare
4.A．missing B．broken C．stolen D．damaged
5.A．making out B．setting out C．putting out D．filling out
6.A．shook B．hugged C．helped D．placed
7.A．chances B．robbers C．police D．things
8.A．criminals B．robberies C．situations D．scenes
9.A．informed B．suggested C．asked D．argued
10.A．or else B．sort of C．no longer D．less than
11.A．male B．close C．familiar D．female
12.A．in public B．at home C．in secret D．in need
13.A．writes B．tells C．says D．shows
14.A．permitted B．adjusted C．advised D．supposed
15.A．whether B．how C．if D．why
16.A．sign B．carry C．make D．break
17.A．move B．recovery C．sense D．travel
18.A．told B．believed C．guessed D．reminded
19.A．get B．keep C．change D．repair
20.A．searching B．watching C．taking D．waiting
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As a father who works outside the home, I recognize that it is easy for me to get caught up in stress at work. Indeed, sometimes it is difficult to turn off my work focus and turn on my family focus so that I can come home and be the loving husband my wife needs and the playful father my kids want. 1. . Good fathers provide stability and strength to the family. As fathers, we do not let the pressures and worries of work get in the way of being there for our kids. 2.
1． 3. It doesn’t need to be a lot of time, but if you are able, have one-on-one time with each of your kids.
2．Be goofy（滑稽的）with your kids. The more voices you do, the more expressive you are when you play with them, the more they will feel your love and your acceptance of them.
3．Spend time reading to them. Allow your kids to choose a book and spend time reading some of it to them before bed. The more ef
fort you put into it the more they will feel your love. 4.
As a therapist（临床医学家）who works with children and their families, I have noticed that the better the relationship that a father has with his child, the more influence that father wi
ll have on his child. As fathers work on developing a strong link with their kids through positive interactions, they can have a positive effect in the lives of their children. 5.
A．Fathers have such an important and irreplaceable role in the family.
B．Sometimes books can help you deal with children.
C．Reading stories is an excellent time for dads to practice voice imitations.
D．Here are some thoughts to help fathers keep their little ones in mind.
E．As a father he must involve hardships in all his life.
F．And the confidence can give their children a great advantage to succeed in the future.
G．Make a plan to spend time each day with your kids.
Teaching your child to cook is not hard; the hard part could be getting them out of the kitchen. When you are teaching them, remember to stress safety and cleanliness, after all these are skills they will need for many years into the future.
Start by finding simple no-cook recipes. A salad or oth
er no-cook recipe is an ideal way to start. Show your child how to hold, and cut with knives. Make sure they know how to wash everything in hot soapy water as they use it, so that it becomes a habit that is part of the process and not an extra chore to do after they have finished.
If possible, find one of the good children’s cookbooks that are available. Many of these have simple recipes that demonstrate the basic cooking terms such as chop, mix, and stir. When it is practical, you may as well have your child help you prepare meals. Even a small child can get bowls out, pour, and start learning to measure. A two- year -old child can stir a batter（面糊）, or taste the results.
Allow your older child to find a recipe that they think sounds nice. Go over the recipe with them as you discuss the steps needed, and how to adjust any ingredients to match your budget, and family preferences.
When you go shopping， have your child help find the necessary ingredients for their ‘special’ recipe. When it is time to make the recipe, allow them to do as much as possible, only helping out if asked or when they run into trouble. Be sure to praise their efforts even if they are not perfect. After the results are gone, talk about any problems, and see if there is a solution.
Most children like to cook, and if they are part of deciding what to cook, as well as the preparation they will be well on the way to being good cooks.
1.The author wants to say in the passage that__________.
A．it is a pleasure to cook with your children
B．children are eager to learn how to cook
C．parents should perform their duty
D．it is no good cooking with children
2.Why should we tell children safety and cleanliness?
A．Because children are often careless
B．Because we must keep them free of danger
C．Because they will develop good habits
D．Because they think cooing is hard
3.What should you do when cooking is finished？
A．Give praise in good time to your child.
B．Have a taste of what has been made.
C．Avoid mentioning any mistakes he/she made.
D．Help them out of any difficult situation.
Dear Editor,
Recent reports have indicated an additional 1, 400 Marines（海军陆战队）are being sent to Afghanistan in the coming weeks. This means it costs over $1 million annually on the ground over there. I do place a higher level of blame on the policymakers who send soldiers off to kill and be killed in the field. I think the human race needs to think more about killing.
One needs to do the intros
pection: “Are these wars JUST?” I believe that all of our wars since 1945 have been illegal, under international law as well. I suggest that all your readers examine their conscience（良心）as it relates to the matter of making war. The fact that many soldiers are motivated by a strong sense of duty does not give them some unqualified moral right to support these wars or any other. It’s responsible for all the troops, and the entire population, to determine whether the Afghan or Iraq wars are in accordance with （符合）the development of the state.
I wish someone would give me one or more logical reasons why we are still fighting in Afghanistan and what our goals are. I certainly don’t understand it and neither do many who are more knowledgeable than I.
Outsiders have tried unsuccessfully for centuries to conquer Afghanistan, and we seem to be no more successful. We are trying to develop a stable central government, but the country is badly divided into ethnic and tribal groups, and the current government is corrupt（腐败的）. Moreover, we are apparently regar
ded as undesirable occupiers by many of its people, most notably the Taliban.（塔利班）
If we are to continue spending billions every year in Afghanistan and killing hundreds of our people and many of theirs, our government must provide us with a reasonable explanation of why we are doing so and what we can expect to accomplish.
George Myers
1.What caused the author to write the letter?
A．His conscience of being a citizen.
B．Reports about sending soldiers to Afghanistan.
C．His relatives being killed in the war.
D．Getting no reasonable explanation.
2.The underlined word “introspection” in the passage means .
A．self-awareness B．self-confidence
C．self-examination D．self-defence
3.The soldiers go to Afghanistan because .
A．they can contribute to the development of America
B．they have the moral right to do so
C．they are performing their duty as a resident
D．they want to become heroes in the war
4.Which of the foll
owing is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Most people can’t understand why the States makes wars.
B．The U.S.A has developed a stable central government.
C．The Afghan considered Americans as undesirable occupiers
D．American government should make an explanation to the public.
The pounding（重击声） was driving Edward crazy. A new neighbor had just moved into the apartment below him. The newcomer was deaf, or seemed to be, because he played his stereo（立体声音响）loud eno
ugh for the whole building to hear.
On the first day he heard the stereo rocking over, Edward marched downstairs and politely told the newcomer that his stereo was too loud. He asked the new tenant to turn the volume down and keep it down as long as he lived in the building. The tenant appeared surprised and embarrassed, and said, “Oh, I’m sorr
y. I didn’t realize it was that loud.”
So, Edward returned upstairs, feeling good, because he had taken a stand and politely let the newcomer know that loud music was not going to be tolerated. The next day all was quiet, and Edward continued to be pleased with himself. The following day, Edward thought it must be Fourth of July, because a marching band was playing on his street. In fact, it was the new neighbor who was playing his music loud again.
Edward was not one to repeat himself, feeling that each time you repeated yourself, you diminished the value of your words. So, he did what he alway
s did with rude neighbors－grin（露齿而笑）and bear it. Eventually, they would move away. What else are you going to do?
In Los Angeles a year ago, a woman had complained to her upstairs neighbor that he was playing his drums too loud and too often. The drummer repeatedly ignored her. One day the woman walked upstairs and shot the drummer in the head and his girlfriend in the chest. The woman was sentenced to prison for 20 years.
The dead drummer won’t bother anyone with his drums, but the woman might be wishing now that she had learned to grin and bear it. If she were still living in her apartment, she could always move. When you’re in prison, you don’t have that option.
1.The man living below where Edward lived was .
A．a deaf man B．the owner of the house
C．a tenant D．an old neighbor
2.What did Edward always do with rude neighbors?
A．Grinning and bearing it.
B．Persuading them to stop repeatedly.
C．Shouting them to dead.
D．Moving away fr
om the rude neighbors.
3.The author writes the last paragraph to prove that .
A．being in prison means the loss of freedom
B．grinning and bearing it is the best policy
C．Edward should follow the example of the woman
D．the woman was right to kill her neighbor
4.The woman killed her neighbor because .
A．he ignored her advice repeatedly
B．she could not stand his playing the music too loud
C．she could not put up with him any longer
D．he played the drums too often
It was Molly’s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work．
One morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly handed him a second paper bag．This one was worn and held together with staples（订书钉） 。
“Why two bags
?” her father asked．“The other is something else,” Molly answered．“What’s in it?” “Just some stuff．Take it with you．”
Not wanting to discuss the matter, he put both bags into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off．At midday he opened Molly’s bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons（丝带）, three small stones, a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies… The busy father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket, Molly’s stuff included．
That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper．“Where’s my bag?” “What bag?” “The one I gave you this morning．” “I left it at the office．Why?” “I forgot to put this note in it,” she said．“And, besides, Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like — I thought you might like to play with them．You didn’t lose the bag, did you, Daddy?” “Oh, no,” he said, lying．“I just forgot to bring it home．I’ll bring it tomorrow．” While Molly hugged her father’s neck, he unfolded the note that read: “I love you, Daddy．” Molly had given him her treasures — all that a 7-year-old held dear．
Love in a paper bag, and he missed it — not only missed it, but had thrown it in the wastebasket．So back he went to the office．Just ahead of the night janitor（看门人）, he picked up the wastebasket．He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefully．The bag didn’t look so good, but the stuff was all there and that’s what counted．
After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack．It took a long time to tell．Everything had a story or a memory．
“Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life,” he thought．
We should all remember that it’s not the destination that counts in life, but the journey．That journey with the people we love is all that really matters．It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten．
1.Why did Molly give her father a second bag?
A．She didn’t want to keep the things in the bag．
B．She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father．
C．She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things．
D．She enjoyed playing with her father．
2.How did father deal with the bag after he opened it?
A．He kept it in the drawer．
B．He took it back home．
C．He threw it into the wastebasket．
D．He put it on his table．
3.After father heard what his daughter said, he felt_____．
A．regretful B．surprised C．sad D．satisfied
4.Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage?
A．An important journey B．Two bags
C．Father and daughter D．Love in a paper bag
