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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman. It was hard to make a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out 36 he caught enough to feed the family. No just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad. When the weather was bad he would 37 me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing 38 . Older than it was, that truck, out of 39 , coughed all the way with loud noise and heavy smoke. As he would drive, I would fall down into the seat hoping to 40 . He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and 41 . Then he would lean over to give me a big kiss and tell me to be 42 . It was so 43 for me now. Here, I was 12 years old, and he would 44 me good-bye!
I remember 45 I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his 46 big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my 47 up and said, “No, Dad.”
It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this 48 look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My father looked at me for the longest time. When 49 came into his eyes, he turned and 50 . “You’re right’ he said, “You’re a big boy…. 51 . I won’t kiss you anymore.” It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when 52 of the ships stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed.
You don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…. To touch his rough old face…, to 53 the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I 54 I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too 55 for a goodbye kiss.”
36. A. since B. when C. until D. before
37. A. take B. drive C. watch D. rush
38. A. business B. career C. project D. journey
39. A. preparation B. control C. distance D. condition
40. A. repair B. scream C. complaint D. disappear
41. A. laughing B. watching C. performing D. playing
42. A. a cute son B. a honest fisherman C. a good boy D. a quiet passenger
43. A. amazing B. surprising C. disappointing D. embarrassing
44. A. kiss B. say C. hug D. send
45. A. the day B. the way C. the order D. the action
46. A. usual B. common C. daily D. sweet
47. A. head B. hand C. cheek D. mouth
48. A. excited B. pleased C. terrified D. bored
49. A. lights B. apologies C. tears D. sorry
50. A. looked out B. looked up C. looked around D. look on
51. A. a partner B. a student C. a kid D. a man
52. A. all B. most C. some D. none
53. A. notice B. smell C. sense D. feel
54. A. realize B. regret C. wish D. hope
55. A. young B. old C. shy D. late
When I was in the ninth grade, my parents started fighting. I could hear them 36 at each other at night. It always seemed like they were fighting about me. I started to 37 and couldn’t fall asleep. Some nights I didn’t feel like I 38 at all. My grades really started to 39 too. It was hard to pay attention during class because I felt so 40 all the time.
My mom had to take me to see a therapist(治疗专家). On the way, I 41 to worry even more. What would my friends 42 me if they knew I was going to see a therapist? What if the therapist couldn’t 43 me?
It was not that 44 . My therapist asked me a lot of questions and then we talked about how my life might 45 if I was able to get more sleep. 46 I understood how the future could be better, I felt really 47 to try new things. At the end of the session, I was sent home with a piece of paper called a sleep diary. When I woke up each morning, I had to answer all these questions about my sleep.
48 , she gave me homework related to my sleep. I wasn’t 49 to text or be on my computer after 8 pm. If I couldn’t fall asleep after about ten minutes, she wanted me to get up and do something in another room that would help me to 50 and feel sleepy.
During the therapy sessions, she was a cheerleader for my life and kept 51 out all the things I was doing right. With her help, it was so much easier to notice the 52 things that were happening all around me.
After about two months of seeing my therapist, I was sleeping at least eight hours a night, sometimes even nine! I felt happier. I could 53 . My grades got better. Basically, I felt like myself! It was so much better to admit that something was 54 and to do something to fix it 55 just watch my whole life get worse and worse.
A.laughing B.shooting C.knocking D.screaming
A.doubt B.worry C.protest D.quarrel
A.slept B.ate C.spoke D.dreamed
A.reduce B.change C.drop D.influence
A.bored B.tired C.upset D.shy
A.refused B.happened C.ended D.started
A.think about B.worry about C.get on with D.agree with
A.teach B.fix C.answer D.recognize
A.helpful B.interesting C.awful D.practical
A.improve B.develop C.benefit D.adjust
A.If B.Unless C.Though D.Once
A.nervous B.surprised C.excited D.calm
A.Therefore B.Besides C.However D.Instead
A.allowed B.reminded C.asked D.persuaded
A.study B.relax C.respond D.recover
A.picking B.trying C.leaving D.pointing
A.tiny B.exciting C.positive D.important
A.forgive B.concentrate C.appreciate D.understand
A.wrong B.significant C.acceptable D.realistic
A.instead of B.as well as C.rather than D.other than
As soon as I saw the cat in our yard, I knew he was a stray (流浪儿). He looked 36 —a wounded warrior with a badly scarred body.
I started putting out food for him each day, but he wouldn’t come near me if other people were 37 . Winter came, and he still wouldn’t 38 us. Then, one day, a car hit him so we took him to the vet’s.
After a week, we were eager to bring him home to 39 our family. But when we went to take the cat home, the vet told us we should put him to 40 immediately because the cat was so fierce and mean that he would 41 become tame , let alone a pet.
But I have always had 42 in love’s power to 43 even the wildest beasts. I told the vet, “I want to take him home.” We 44 him Paws.
Three days went by, and we only knew Paws was 45 the bed because when we walked past it we heard deep growling.
I wanted to somehow let him know he was 46 and loved. So I put on a hard hat and a pair of welding gloves. I 47 under the bed toward Paws, with my face to the 48 and only the top of my head facing him. I 49 out to stroke (抚摩) him gently over and over again.
He growled and tried to 50 and bite me. It was scary—but I knew he couldn’t 51 me, so I just kept going. Slowly, he began to 52 . Then I slid out from under the bed and left the room.
Several hours later, I noticed a cat on the bed. It was Paws—all 53 on the pillows! I couldn’t believe it.
That dear cat became the 54 of our household. Although Paws finally died of cancer, his legacy(遗赠)—my 55 and firm belief in the power of love — lives on.
A.cute B.strong C.fierce D.smart
A.around B.in C.out D.away
A.love B.attack C.refuse D.trust
A.please B.join C.see D.satisfy
A.death B.sight C.observation D.sleep
A.simply B.hardly C.easily D.gradually
A.sense B.interest C.faith D.feeling
A.comfort B.convince C.protect D.tame
A.named B.appointed C.accepted D.made
A.on B.beside C.under D.inside
A.hopeful B.pitiful C.careful D.safe
A.hid B.slid C.sheltered D.slept
A.bed B.sky C.floor D.feet
A.turned B.reached C.pulled D.picked
A.play B.scratch C.lick D.push
A.hurt B.bother C.avoid D.betray
A.get angry B.give up C.run away D.calm down
A.stepped out B.stood out C.stretched out D.stuck out
A.hope B.love C.support D.comfort
A.normal B.noble C.strange D.continued
Because conflict and disagreements are part of all close relationships, couples need to learn strategies for managing conflict in a healthy and constructive way. Some couples just__50__ and deny the presence of any conflict in a relationship. __51__ ,denying the existence of conflict results in couples _52___ to solve their problems at early__53__ ,which can then lead to even greater problems later on .Not surprisingly, expressing anger and disagreement leads to lower marital (婚姻的)satisfaction at the beginning. However, this pattern of behavior _54___ increases in marital satisfaction over time. Research suggests that working through conflicts is an important predictor of marital satisfaction.
So, what can you do to manage conflict in your own relationships? First, try to understand the other person’s point of view__55__ put yourself in his of her place. People who are _56___ to what their partner thinks and feels _57___ greater relationship satisfaction. For example, researchers found that among people in dating relationships 58____ marriages, those who can adopt their partner’s perspective show more positive emotions, more relationship-enhancing attributes and more constructive responses _59___ conflict.
Second, because conflict and disagreements are an __60__ part of close relationships,people need to be able to apologize to their partner for wrongdoing and __61__ forgiveness from their partners for their own acts. Apologies minimize conflict, lead to forgiveness, and serve to restore relationship closeness. In line with this view, spouses(配偶) who are more forgiving show higher mental quality over time. Increasingly, apologizing can even have _62___ health benefits. For example, when people reflect on hurtful __63__ and grudges(怨恨),they show negative physiological(生理的) effects, including __64__ heart rate and blood pressure, compared to when they reflect on sympathetic perspective-taking and forgiving.
A.resolve B.regret C.abandon D.avoid
A.Besides B.Therefore C.Moreover D.However
A.trying B.declining C.failing D.striving
A.ages B.years C.stages D.intervals
A.prescribes B.protests C.proves D.predicts
A.so B.while C.but D.and
A.sensitive B.superior C.exclusive D.efficient
A.expose B.experience C.explore D.exploit
A.as long as B.as far as C.as well as D.as soon as
A.to B.against C.at D.toward
A.absolute B.inevitable C.essential D.obvious
A.require B.inquire C.receive D.achieve
A.creative B.positive C.objective D.competitive
A.prospects B.concepts C.memories D.outlooks
A.added B.toughened C.strengthened D.increased
One of my next-door neighbors is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back home from a trip. As I was 1 my clothes in my room, I heard a(n) 2 ,violent knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and 3 the peephole(猫眼), and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.
I quickly 4 the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept5 , “please help me, I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I 6 told her that everything would be okay, and7 her to her house to see what was going on 8 the fire alarm.
She 9 that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently for the past two hours, and that her 10 to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table, 11 it, and looked at the fire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes 12 causes it to make strange noises. She seemed 13 but was exactly shaking out of fear. I asked her 14 she was okay, and she said she was15 , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her _16_ for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then 17 and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay, and safe to sleep. She was so generous with 18 for being with her, but I thanked her for 19 me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) 20 hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.
A.collecting B.designing C.unpacking D.setting
A.continual B.flexible C.rhythmic D.impressive
A.looked through B.made out C.cut up D.turned to
A.closed B.moved C.locked D.opened
A.thinking B.repeating C.complaining D.screaming
A.frequently B.briefly C.immediately D.roughly
A.required B.accompanied C.inspected D.observed
A.for B.to C.by D.with
A.predicted B.warned C.mentioned D.proved
A.attempt B.suggestion C.responsibility D.permission
A.pressed B.revolved C.crashed D.climbed
A.power B.dust C.paper D.switch
A.determined B.terrified C.relieved D.devoted
A.when B.how C.why D.if
A.afraid B.tired C.sleepy D.pleased
A.casually B.tightly C.automatically D.abruptly
A.broke down B.sped up C.sat down D.turned around
A.suffering B.regret C.shame D.gratitude
A.advising B.reminding C.encouraging D.advocating
A.simple B.special C.official D.sudden
What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent16 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 17 flock (群集) to Beijing after 18 university,describes the graduates,like ants,as smart but19 as individuals,drawing strength from living together in communities.
The book,which is based 20 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, 21 in mid-September,about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 22 by Sept.1.
The book’s chief editor,Lian Sir,tells that piece of statistic says23 about the real situation for many of these graduates.“I am always 24 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said.“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates,whose stories are __25 known.”
The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts (市郊) of Beijing,where a large 26 of college graduates27 .Most of these graduates work for 28 or medium-sized businesses, 29 less than 2,000 Yuan a month.They live together because it’s 30: The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month.Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.
Tangjialing,a small 31 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square,has around 3,000 32 villagers,but has become a 33 for more than 50,000 migrants (移民),most of whom 34 from universities or colleges all over the country.Lian describes the students’ 35 as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed (挤) together in each room of about 10 square meters.Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.
A.film B.story C.book D.magazine
A.who B.what C.which D.whose
A.leaving B.entering C.visiting D.enjoying
A.necessary B.meaningless C.important D.strong
A.in B.on C.at D.for
A.came up B.came on C.came along D.came out
A.fired B.interviewed C.employed D.trained
A.much B.little C.some D.more
A.wondering B.researching C.studying D.telling
A.seldom B.well C.always D.often
A.deal B.plenty C.amount D.number
A.work B.go C.relax D.live
A.small B.big C.famous D.unknown
A.earning B.thinking C.shopping D.paying
A.expensive B.comfortable C.cheap D.convenient
A.city B.town C.community D.village
A.original B.young C.rich D.poor
A.school B.hotel C.home D.company
A.come B.differ C.graduate D.suffer
A.lives B.dormitories C.buildings D.restaurants