I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. “I can’t tell anything,” he finally said. “I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can’t say, ‘I don’t do this and do that’, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to come up. I can’t help much with money either, but I think things will work out. ”
He gave me a new check-book (支票簿). “If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps (经济缺口).
“You know what you want to be, and they’ll tell you what to take,” my father went on. “When you get a job, be sure it’s honest, and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town, and I would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you.
Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, broken Bible (圣经) that he had read so often, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbors. I knew he would miss it. I knew, though, that I must take it.
He didn’t say, “Read this every morning.” He just said, “This can help you if you will let it.”
Did it help? I got through college without being a burden (负担) on the family. I have been able to make money since.
1.Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that?
A. Because he didn’t feel very confident of himself.
B. Because he was born from a poor family.
C. Because he was a man of few words.
D. Because he didn’t want to be much too strict with him.
2.What’s the proper Chinese meaning for the underlined part “get pushing” in the passage?
A. 闲暇时光 B. 学费 C. 经济不足 D. 精神空虚
3.What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer’s father?
A. It was a book which told you how to quarrel with others.
B. It was a book that could bring you money.
C. It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.
D. It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble.
4. What is the writer’s main purpose (目的) in writing this passage?
A. To tell the readers his life story.
B. To tell people what kind of person his father was.
C. To let people know how poor he was.
D. To tell the readers what present he got from his father.
5.What would someone learn from this passage?
A. How to communicate with parents.
B. How to stand on one’s own feet.
C. What a good father should do.
D. What the self-important is like.
书面表达
假如你叫林斌，你美国友好学校的朋友John给你发来e-mail，邀你暑假前往美国游玩。你因故不能赴约，请给他回复。
要点提示：
1. 感谢并致歉；
2. 不能赴约的原因 (如陪伴家人，走亲访友，花费太高等)；
3. ……
要求：
1. 80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
Dear John,
I’m glad to receive your e-mail.
Yours，
Lin Bin
单词拼写
根据下列句子及所给的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。
1.A person’s behavior is greatly i________ by his culture.
2.The parents are p______ of their son’s success.
3.I need a t____ for my suit.
4.There are only a few people in the museum . It’s u___________.
5.Three G_______ visited the famous factory in China this afternoon.
6.The glasses on the desk c________ be Jim’s. He doesn’t wear them.
7.Some people believe the Stonehenge has a m_________purpose, that is , they can prevent illness and keep people healthy.
8.I don’t like the lemon because it tastes s_______.
9.When you first meet a Chinese, you’re s________ to shake hands.
10.Someone walked into Aunt Sally in the street and when she got home, she realized her wallet was s_______.
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.
Wonder why you get angry so _1._____ (easy) while your friend smiles all the time? It’s p__2.__ because you both have different personalities.
Personality is also about ____3.__people think, behave, and react to everything around them from day to day.
So what____4.__ people think and behave in certain ways?
Part of the reason is that people are born like this. __5.____ baby gets his blood type, genes and other physical things when he’s still inside his mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be __6.____.
But one’s personality doesn’t stop here. Family life, school _7.____(learn) and life experience can also make you the person you are. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible to change your personality. You can always try to make yourself _8._____(good). Don’t get too worried about your week points. Just accept them. This is a good way start making changes.
If you don’t know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you are too shy? Tell___9.___(your) to smile at people. Start talking to people using warm greetings.
Don’t give yourself a hard time about it. It’s not easy to change life habits overnight. Keep ___10.____(work) at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new one.
完形填空,阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Old George selected（挑选） his food in the supermarket more carefully than NASA chose its astronauts. When he left the cashier, he was ________ to think that he had saved 80 cents today.
At the exit, the cold wind made him ________ his gloves. He looked for them in his coat and pants ________ could not find them anywhere. He had bought the black gloves at a(an) ________ price, for just $35, years ago. They were ________ and very comfortable. He had taken great care looking ________them, so they were in good condition.
George, calm on the outside but mad on the inside, re-entered the ________. He followed the same route he had walked before. Several minutes of searching turned out to be in vain (徒劳). His ________ were gone. “People have changed,” he said to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Not any more!”
He stared at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like ________. On his way to the dairy section, he ________ a lady wearing a pair of black gloves. He sped up and in three seconds was in front of her. But ________ the surprised woman looked over, his eyes dropped, for her gloves were just far too small to be his. He went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but she said no. He finally walked out________ the street.
A few days later, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. ________ getting on the subway, he stepped into the supermarket again. He wanted to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. “What color are they?” the woman in the office asked. “Black,” he ________the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of ________ leather gloves. “Are they?”
“Yes! Those are mine,” George exclaimed, his eyes full of joy.
1.A. sad B. sorry C. pleased D. worried
2.A. think of B. think about C. think over D. think for
3.A. when B. and C. but D. so
4.A. good B. high C. cheap D. expensive
5.A. hard B. soft C. new D. small
6.A. for B. after C. at D. over
7.A. exit B. condition C. store D. office
8.A. coats B. pants C. gloves D. cents
9.A. him B. his C. them D. theirs
10.A. caught B. knocked C. held D. noticed
11.A. although B. when C. unless D. until
12.A. of B. off C. on D. into
13.A. After B. When C. While D. Before
14.A. returned B. got C. gave D. took
15.A. kid’s B. men’s C. women’s D. lady’s
请仔细阅读第1-5小题中有关五个人的情况介绍，从A-F中选出相应的信息，其中一项为多余选项。
1.Linda is visiting her friend Alice who had a baby three days ago. She wants to buy something for her baby.
2.Mr. Black has just retired. He doesn’t have anything to do and feels a little lonely. So he wants to keep a pet.
3.Jack will take part in the High School Entrance Examination, but he doesn’t do well in English.
4.The vacation is coming tomorrow. The Blacks want to go on a field trip for a week. But they wonder if the weather will be fine.
5.Helen just graduated. She majored in Chinese medicine in the university. She wants to find a job.
A. Hello, everyone! Here is the weather report for the next week. It will be fine. The temperature will be between 12~25℃. B. Welcome to our English Training School. We have teachers who come from England. They can help you with your English. C. Doctors wanted. Chinese medicine doctors are needed in our hospital. Young people that graduated from the university are preferred. D. Welcome to join our art club. You can learn drawing and painting here. We have some great art teachers. E. I will move to America. But I can’t take my pet dog with me. So I want someone to look after it. If you are interested, please call me at 13802172928. F. Things for new babies are on sale. In order to celebrate the Children’s Day. Things are much cheaper than usual. |
