People often say that there is nothing in the world that can be as great as a mother’s love. Some mother expressions mean just that. The phrase “mother lode” comes from mining. It means the place where the largest amount of gold can be found. But now, the term “mother lode” means a rich supply of anything. For example, you might say, “She just graduated from college and struck the mother lode with her new job!”
When we call something “the mother of all”, this means it is the biggest or best of something. Here is an example: “We are going to throw the mother of all parties this weekend. So you have to come!”
Naturally, the word “mother” can be used to mean to give birth, even to something you cannot touch, such as an idea or wisdom. The saying “necessity is the mother of invention” means that when people really need to do something, they will find a way to do it. And “experience is the mother of wisdom” means that people learn from what happens to them.
You might think all expressions about mothers are sweet and loving. Not so. A boy who is “tied to his mother’s apron strings(围裙带)” is controlled by his mother. We can also call him a “mama’s boy”. Both of these terms are even more insulting(侮辱人的) if you are talking about a man, not a young boy. It can be a huge mistake for a woman to marry a “mama’s boy” who is still “tied to his mother’s apron strings”.
A show about mothers would not be complete without talking about the very popular but mysterious “Mother Goose”. The short poems and songs that “Mother Goose” wrote are a part of growing up in the United States. Real or not, you could say “Mother Goose” is the mother of all nursery rhyme(童谣) writers.
1.The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A. all mother expressions are about nice things
B. mother is the greatest person in the world
C. there are some expressions about mother in English
D. mother’s love is the greatest thing in the world
2.If you strike the mother lode, you will ________.
A. be rich
B. get injured
C. have to work hard
D. get an easy job
3.When saying “I heard the mother of all songs”, the person means ________.
A. he heard your mother sing songs
B. mothers were good at singing
C. he loved songs about mothers
D. the song he heard was the best
I admire my father for as long as I can remember. I loved the way he treated people with such respect and kindness.
On Sundays we usually took the bus into Manhattan, where we would do interesting things, like riding the Circle Line. He would point out every landmark and tell us the history behind it. He loved to take us on the subway to Nathan’s in Coney Island. Once there, he would give my sister and me each a five-dollar bill and then he would enjoy himself for the afternoon with his newspapers.
In 1968, we went to see the movie “Oliver”, a Charles Dickens’ classic story of a young orphan(孤儿) boy called Oliver. On the way home from the theater that afternoon he told us how he was raised in an orphanage(孤儿院) in New York after both of his parents died. He told us the nuns(修女) were wonderful to him and loved him like a mother would. As he grew older, he was placed in a few foster(寄养) families before he joined the Army.
When we were teenagers, he still took us out each weekend and he would ask us to invite specific friends to join us and he would pay for them. We often went to Yankee Stadium to watch the baseball game and he bought us tickets in the least expensive seats. To keep the cost down, he waited for us in the car where he read his newspapers and then took a nap(小睡).
He was always happy and appreciated everything he had. He loved his two little girls and later his two granddaughters. He gave so much, yet he had so little. He thought he was the richest man in the world.
1.What would the writer’s father do when in Nathan’s?
A. He would do interesting things, like riding the Circle Line.
B. He would point out every landmark and have a good rest.
C. He would wait for us and read newspapers.
D. He would give my sister and me the chance to learn.
2.What did the writer’s father and Oliver have in common?
A. They both liked Charles Dickens’ stories.
B. They both had ever been an orphan.
C. They were both adopted(收养) by families.
D. They both had been a brave soldier.
3.How did the writer’s father find the life in the orphanage?
A. Terrible. B. Satisfying.
C. Tiring. D. Disappointing.
4.Why did the writer’s father choose to take a nap?
A. Because he wanted to save some money.
B. Because he wanted to buy us expensive seats.
C. Because he wanted to have a very good seat.
D. Because he wanted to reward his foster parents.
假设你是晨光中学学生会主席李华。得知美国网友Chris计划今年七月到你校参加关于中国传统文化的交流会。请根据以下提示，给他写封邮件。
（1）表示欢迎；
（2）介绍毛笔字、京剧、泥人张在中国文化中的作用及影响；
（3）询问对方的其他需求。
参考词汇: 毛笔字the writing brush 京剧Peking opera 泥人张Clay Figurine Zhang
注意:（1）词数100左右；（2）行文连赏,语篇完整；（3）文中不得透露个人真实信息。
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注意:
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2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
When I grow up, I'll work with animals. Though I don't know exactly how I can do for the animals yet, I can at least to follow my brother. He is a excellent vet. He looks after frightened snakes. He says that snakes are easy to deal as they don't have any legs. My father, a scientist, works to save rarely birds, some of that are really clever and can even say some words. My mother trains dolphins every workday. They practise in the pool. She hears the dolphins talk and sang. That sounds really cool! There are so many, animal job to choose from, but which one is right for them? I'll have to wait and see!
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Happiness can be described 1. a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. There are many factors 2.(contribute) to happiness.
A person in an apparently ideal situation is not 3.(necessary) happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.
A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute, 4. are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.
The rich 5.(be) not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school, and it 6.(believe) that this is mainly.7. they have more opportunity to control their 8.(life). Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.
Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the severely 9.(disable) or those in pain. Learning 10.(cope)with a health problem can contribute to happiness.
Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local high school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on it. Ann said that she could ______ it only for the day.
Tracy took photos of the ______ and printed off 400 FOUND fliers (传单), and put them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann bought some pet ______ in the dollar store nearby, and warned her two ______ not to fall in love with it. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was ______ from a heart operation, was 21 years old.
Four days later Ann was still ______ the dog, whom they had started to ______ Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog ______ itself against the screen door and barked ____ at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley ______ into the boys’ room where Ann ____ that Jack was suffering a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, and as soon as Ann bent over to _____ him the dog went_____
“If it hadn’t come to get me, the ______ said Jack would have died,” Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to ______ the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.
The next morning Tracy got a call. A man named Peter ______ his dog and called the _____ on the flier. Tracy started ______, and told him, “That dog ______ my friend’s son.”
Peter drove to Ann’s house to ______ his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”
1.A. accept B. control C. watch D. train
2.A. dog B. neighbor C. school D. house
3.A. books B. toys C. clothes D. supplies
4.A. sons B. brothers C. daughters D. sisters
5.A. escaping B. resigning C. recovering D. dying
6.A. playing with B. looking after C. thinking of D. worrying about
7.A. call B. visit C. mean D. mention
8.A. rested B. supported C. knocked D. threw
9.A. angrily B. madly C. aimlessly D. weakly
10.A. stared B. reached C. dashed D. followed
11.A. believed B. found C. heard D. remembered
12.A. wake B. calm C. carry D. help
13.A. silent B. crazy C. sad D. angry
14.A. reporter B. doctor C. writer D. owner
15.A. retreat B. greet C. comfort D. claim
16.A. appreciated B. missed C. recognized D. raised
17.A. name B. number C. witness D. paper
18.A. arguing B. explaining C. crying D. shouting
19.A. saved B. trusted C. needed D. understood
20.A. show off B. give up C. see off D. pick up
