Since I was a child, I called my father my Kong, after King Kong. I believed that he was just as strong as the giant ape(猿猴). As he faced death, I did my best to help release him to the next life.
Two months after he passed away, my sister called to ask if I would like to go see Lisa Williams, a well-known witch(巫婆). I was familiar with Lisa from her show on Lifetime, and since I was eager to get a sign from my father, I agreed to go.
I took my father’s gold watch and listened as Lisa helped audience members communicate with their loved ones. “I have a grandfather-like figure with me and he is speaking about his granddaughter Jilly,” she announced. The audience was quiet; no one raised a hand. I nudged(用肘轻推) my sister and whispered to her that this was Dad ,for my third child and my father had a deep bond(关系,纽带) and he called her Jilly.
Although I sensed his presence, I wasn’t confident enough to raise my hand. I needed something a bit more concrete, something undoubted.
“This man is letting me know he had cancer,” she continued. I nudged my sister harder and assured her this was our father. Lisa went on to say that this person died in June (my father had died June 8th). There was swelling of the legs.
“Important information,” she called out. My heart beat fast . I jumped up when she asked, “Who is holding his watch?” I waved the watch in the air.
“He wishes you congratulations.” My fourth child was born three weeks after my father died. I was in shock and could not believe I was getting a chance to hear from him, yet I knew our bond was strong enough that he could come to the world. She banged on her chest like an ape and apologized, saying, “I don’t know why but he wants me to do this like Tarzan.” It didn’t resonate(共鸣) with me until my sister called out “King Kong!” I was convinced. No way could this woman have ever known a detail unless Dad was communicating through her.
Each bit of information she gave us was just as meaningful. She ended our session by informing us that he would send us coins. The very next day I found six coins in various places; they seemed to have come out of nowhere. Even in death he is my Kong, and he remains important in my life.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Information from Lisa Williams |
B.Miraculous Messages from Heaven |
C.Strange Things in the Party. |
D.Unforgettable memories |
What’s the meaning of underlined sentence?
A.I tried my best to make my father feel relieved in another world . |
B.I wanted to help my father live a better life in future. |
C.I tried to set my father free next time. |
D.I wanted to help my father in everything. |
What do we know about Lisa Williams?
A.She may be a learned teacher. |
B.She may be a woman knowing witchcraft |
C.She may be is a scientist researching Lifetime. |
D.She may be a fairy. |
From the passage we know that father _________________.
A.cared little about our life |
B.withdrew from the society and lived alone |
C.liked to live with giant ape |
D.was still concerned about my family after his death . |
What kind of writing style did the author use in the passage?
A.Narration | B.Illustration | C.Discussion | D.Description |
Hercule Poirot looked over the small gate which gave admission to Pine Crest. It was a modern nicely-built house. It was on a hill top, and the hill top was planted with a few sparse pines. It had a small neat garden and a large elderly man was watering with a big tin.
Spence’s hair was now grey all over. He had not shrunk much in girth(围长), though. He stopped watering and looked at the visitor at the gate. Hercule Poirot stood there without moving.
“God bless my soul,” said Spence. “It must be. It can’t be but it is. Yes, it must be Hercule Poirot!”
“Aha,” said Poirot, “you remember me. I’m grateful.”
Spence abandoned the watering can and came down to the gate.
“What brings you down here?”
“What has brought me to many places in my time,” said Poirot, “and what once a good many years ago brought you to see me. Murder, Spence.”
“I’m done with murder since I retired,” said Spence, “except in the case of weeds. Killing weeds is never easy as you think, something’s always wrong. How did you know where to find me?” he asked as he opened the gate and Poirot passed through.
“You sent me a Christmas card. It had your new address on it.”
“Ah yes, so I did. I’m old-fashioned, you know, I like to send round cards at Christmas time to a few old friends. I’m an old man now.”
“We both are.”
“Not much grey in your hair,” said Spence.
“I take care of my hair with a bottle,” said Poirot. “There is no need to appear in public with grey hair unless you wish to do so. By the way, why have you come to live in Woodleigh Common?”
“As a matter of fact, I came here to join forces with a sister of mine. She lost her husband, her children are married and living abroad. So I moved in here. Pensions(退休金)don’t go far nowadays, but we do comfortably living together.” From their dialogue, we can learn about _______.
A.their common friends | B.Spence’s sister’s characters |
C.their relationship | D.Poirot’s recent life |
Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Spence used to deal with murder. |
B.Poirot didn’t care about his appearance. |
C.Spence moved to join his sister for lack of money. |
D.Poirot came specially to reunite with his old friend. |
From the passage we can infer that they might _______ next.
A.meet Spence’s family | B.discuss about a murder |
C.visit Spence’s new home | D.water the garden together |
Too Much Happiness was written by Alice Munro,winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature,one of our greatest contemporary writers of fiction and the owner of the Man Booker Price for Fiction.Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker,The Atlantic Monthly,and other publications,and her collections have been translated into thirteen languages.
The main character is Sophia Kovalevsky,a great Russian mathematician,writer and advocator拥护者)of women’s rights in the late nineteenth century. After visiting her lover Maxsim Kovalevsky in Riviera,she travels in Europe,ending up in Sweden,where she teaches at the only university in Europe willing to employ a female mathematician.The book writes about her journey from Riviera to Sweden.
The story tells the typical struggle of an intellectual(知识分子)woman to achieve success and happiness.However,when she is going to die,Sophia says“too much happiness”.I think it’s irony(讽*11的).As reading the story,she has too many mental problems·First,as a woman mathematician,she was born in a wrong time .She was married to Vladimir Kovalevsky without love,called“a white marriage”.She explained that“no a young Russian woman who was unmarried could leave the country.”She satisfied her marriage to seek her career.
Furthermore,when she sees a man look like Maxsim in the station,she says to herself,“of course,it would not be Maxsim,what could he be doing in Paris?”She doesn’t want to face the fact because she doesn’t want to lose her hope.She believes they will marry in spring.And in her letter to Julia she says:“it is to be happiness after all,happiness after all.Happiness.”She is cheating herself. In fact,the man does not want to marry her,and the happiness she expected doesn’t take place at all.
Finally, I conclude that the end must be a tragedy(悲剧).From the very first pages the atmosphere is gloomy黯淡的)and threatening.“One of us will die this year.”“Because we have gone walking in a graveyard(墓地)on the first day of the New Year.”Some pages further,“a black cat across their path”all reflect it will be a bad ending.Not because she had some problems with her lung,but because her life does not bring her happiness,and because of these disharmony things that happen in her life.We can infer from the passage that__·
A.Sophia was born in a wrong time and was mentally ill |
B.women were not fairly treated in Europe in Sophia’s time |
C.Sophia loved travelling around Europe to meet `different people |
D.unmarried women were forbidden to learn mathematics at that time |
The underlined phrase“the fact”in Paragraph 4 most probably refers to the fact that
A.her husband refuses to divorce | B.she can’t teach in university |
C.she falls in love with Maxsim | D.Maxsim doesn’t want to marry her |
Why does the author name this book Too Much Happiness?
A.It is used to suggest that the story must be a comedy. |
B.It’s a phrase repeatedly used by Sophia herself to her friend. |
C.It’s used in an ironic way to show that Sophia isn’t happy at all. |
D.It’s to show Sophia is very happy to achieve success in her career. |
What can we conclude from Sophia’s experience?
A.It’s hard for an educated woman to achieve success in Europe at that time. |
B.Russian women were not allowed to go abroad without a white marriage. |
C.Married women could travel freely across Europe in the late nineteenth century. |
D.Seeing a black cat across the path would bring people to death in the end. |
In a newspaper,this passage is most probably in the section of____.
A.Entertainment | B.Travel | C.Career | D.Culture |
Matthew Ames returned to Brisbane from Melbourne at the weekend after experiencing one of many rounds of surgery,becoming Australia’s first bionic(仿生学的)man. Matthew Ames was at home on Monday morning,adjusting to national media attention and life with titanium rods(钦杆)in what remains of his arms and legs.If all goes to plan,later in the year he will have more surgery to fix bionic prosthetics(假肢).
It all started 15 months ago,when the Origin Energy engineer一who lives with his wife Diane and four children in Camp Hill in Brisbane’s east一began feeling like he was coming down with the“man flu”,A week later he was in hospital,senseless and on life support,which was caused by a deadly form of bacteria.
“He had a. 99%chance of dying,”Matthew’s son Luke,9,said in a program,Sunday Night which drew more than 2.12 million viewers nationally.
Matthew’s younger sons Ben,8,and Will,7,added:“And only 1%of living.”
Proudly Will concluded:“And the 1% won against the 99.”
Matthew’s families were told Matthew’s only chance of survival was to have his four limbs removed.For Diane,the choice was easy.She could not allow their children to grow up without a father.Eventually,Matthew came to,only to find he had no arms and legs.
On Monday,he is attending a Pride of Australia Medal ceremony for which he has been nominated(被提名)In the courage category.“The 40-year-old is slowly getting used to a few more people knowing about his story,”his sister Kate told Fairfax Media.“We told his story so that he was known to the kids,and thus people wouldn’t stop and stare,”Kate continued.“We’re not sure what to expect now that his story has aired across Australia.The effect it would have in a positive way on people is beyond our expectation.”From the first two paragraphs we can learn that Matthew Ames
A.has finished all of his operations |
B.is the first bionic man in the world |
C.is becoming the focus of the public |
D.had his arms and legs cut completely |
From what Matthew Ames’sons say,we can conclude that
A.it was a wonder for their father to escape from death |
B.most doctors refused to operate on their father |
C.the sons’love is the cure of their father,s disease |
D.the sons’pray moved God and saved their father |
What was the attitude of Matthew’s wife when he was advised to cut his legs and arms?
A.Doubtful. | B.Supportive. | C.Cautious. | D.Casual. |
What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Lucky Father B. A Bionic Man
C.A National Hero D'. A Reliable Husband
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This machine gets you going for your first taste of fast riding on a drop bar machine.With thegear shifters(齿轮变速器)positioned to allow you easy changing,you can relax and speed off instyle .Equipped with 28 mm tyres and mudguard clearance,this bike can be perfectly adapted tosuit several uses一from commuting(通勤)through to riding the smoother country trails.
Very lightly ridden and in excellent condition.Bike has about 400 miles on it,has spent most of its time hanging in garage and works great.Will show signs of normal mountain bike use.What can we learn from this passage?
A.The Raleigh Equipe RW Road Bike is suitable for different purposes. |
B.The Trek Supeif y World Racing Team Mountain Bike is in poor condition. |
C.The Specialized Stump Jumpber Mountain Bike is the most expensive of the three. |
D.It’s easy for people worldwide to buy the three bikes with the same shipping company. |
If you ordered the Raleigh Equipe RW Road Bike,you are supposed to pay about__.
A.US$490 .17 | B.US$439.17 | C.US$419.98 | D.US$499.98 |
What do the last two bikes have in common?
A.Both were much ridden after being bought. |
B.Both have the same transportation expense. |
C.Both come from the UK and fit for mountain. |
D.Both are second一hand and sold from the USA |
In the new book The Education of Millionaires,Michael Ellsberg suggests that although“there are many wonderful things you can learn in college,”few of them are applied to real life .So Ellsberg has written the book to tell“the capabilities and attitudes that will get you improved outside the classroom.”
I welcome the kind of debate about the value of higher education.It is necessary to remember, however,that Ellsberg also tells how important it is to make money.He mentions a number of college dropouts一such as Bill Gates and Michael Dell一to show how successful they have become without the benefit of a college degree.While Ellsberg stresses the achievements of dropouts,he includes degree holders who have become wealthy and famous.For example,of the current Fortune 500 CEOs,some 99%have a college degree.Similarly,of the Forbes 400 richest people in America,81%hold postseconda.ry(高等)degrees.
But in the discussion,what is forgotten about the value is that the purpose of education is not simply to enable one to earn a living but to prepare one for living over the course of life .What is also left out of the debate about higher education is that its purpose is not just to provide a pathway covered with gold for the nation’s elites(精英).If we have the discussion that way,we may look down upon the people who devote themselves to other ordinary jobs that form the basic structures(结构)of our society,Though these individuals may not be reaching for the kind of stars that Michael Ellsberg and others would have them grasp,most are doing something even more important:they are involved in the useful tasks of good citizens and contributing to the common welfare,including providing for their families.In the book The Education of Millionaires,Michael Ellsberg___.
A.approves of the value of education |
B.explains the reasons for dropping out |
C.tells the way of getting out of college |
D.discusses the practical value of college degrees |
The second paragraph suggests a fact that____
A.the value of higher education is never challenged |
B.higher education ensures people making more money |
C.most of the richest people received college education |
D.success of dropouts proves the value of higher education |
From the last paragraph we can learn that the author___
A.is keen on society charity work | B.calls for the equality of all man |
C.speaks highly of the nation’s elites | D.shows respect to common people |
The passage is written mainly to.___
A.persuade people to go to university |
B.make a comment on a new book |
C.complain about the college education |
D.praise Michael Ellsberg for his hard work |