阅读后面的短文，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。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
“I will be a photographer. I'm going to bits of Australia back home with.” I told myself this before, yet I feel so____ on this plane that’s flying me thousands of miles away. I don’t want to put down my bag. I was so ______ _ yesterday, but today I feel like a child. I don’t belong on this plane ____ __ men sit with briefcases on their laps reading newspaper. They’re all ______ __.
I’ve never been out of the US, and now, all by myself, I’m traveling to Australia, a world I know _____ ___ about. A part of me ______ __ it as home. My heart is what’s pulling me there.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember that she had an Australian accent. She was ______ __ and wasn’t like my friends’ moms, who would take us to the mall. ______ ___, my mom would take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would _____ ___ the whole day taking walks along the shore, _______ _ it was October and the water was ____ __ our toes. My mom told me that in Australia, _____ __ was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone ______ __ Santa hats with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there; the sun was always bright and warm. My mom was _____ _ and I was so proud of her.
I don’t know how she met my father, but they met somehow years ago and they got ____ __ and moved into an apartment in New Jersey, where my dad grew up. Then I was born and we just a perfect ______ ___ of three who went out to dinner, watched movies in the dark and _______ __ each other.
I know things have been hard on my father ______ __ my mom died years ago. It’s hard for me, too, which is why I have to _____ ___ the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place that ______ _ me to her.
This is an adventure. My adventure.
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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 36a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to 37 him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the 38 time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked 39 the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 40 played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him41 and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 42 me.
Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those 43 opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 44 ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have 45 to me. Or what he might want to face in the years46 . Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.
What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 47 as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 48 never hearing him put his 49 into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 50 to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 51 , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 52 of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed 53 mine. What I had said to Daniel was 54 . It was nothing. And yet, it was 55 .
A．experience B．spend C．enjoy D．shape
A．show B．give C．leave D．instruct
A．last B．first C．very D．next
A．upward B．into C．down D．up
A．sign B．scene C．scenery D．sight
A．interest B．instruction C．courage D．direction
A．failed B．discouraged C．struck D．troubled
A．future B．embarrassing C．obvious D．lost
A．last B．fly C．pass D．remain
A．counted B．meant C．valued D．eared
A．forward B．before C．ago D．ahead
A．But B．And C．Instead D．So
A．wondered B．regretted C．minded D．tried
A．views B．actions C．feelings D．attitudes
A．important B．essential C．complex D．hard
A．disappeared B．changed C．progressed D．advanced
A．sensitive B．convinced C．aware D．tired
A．by B．against C．on D．with
A．clumsy B．gentle C．absurd D．moving
A．none B．all C．anything D．everything
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A 41 came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to 42 that shirt away, but gave it to her 43 .” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.
I 44 the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her 45 , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s 46 was something greater.
The next morning she 47 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to 48a university.
After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are 49 , aren’t you? I think I have a 50 for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 51 .” Mom accepted the opportunity very 52 .
For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 53 . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal 54in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you 55 the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working 56 over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you 57 be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. 58 her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the 59 comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle 60 situations and never give up.
A．noise B．voice C．sound D．tune
A．get B．take C．carry D．throw
A．otherwise B．anyhow C．instead D．actually
A．settled B．pushed C．stored D．stuck
A．teacher B．employer C．director D．adviser
A．purpose B．encouragement C．achievement D．victory
A．went B．met C．worked D．stayed
A．visit B．continue C．attend D．prepare
A．serious B．fortunate C．careful D．responsible
A．career B．duty C．position D．part
A．learning B．judging C．obeying D．imagining
A．patiently B．eagerly C．successfully D．skillfully
A．upset B．frightened C．guilty D．ashamed
A．believe B．protect C．treat D．receive
A．spirit B．intention C．action D．attempt
A．must B．would C．might D．should
A．At B．During C．On D．With
A．worthless B．thoughtless C．hopeless D．helpless
A．challenging B．different C．dangerous D．strange
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my 36 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was 37 and he told me he needed a 38 to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to 39 and he gratefully did so.
40 he got in he told me that he was a 41 and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and 42 to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷) 43 would stop for him so he could be there before the 44 office closed. With some 45 driving we managed to make it there in about 10 46. I then asked him how he 47 on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 48 for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 49 me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my 50 and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I 51 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a 52. I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 53 one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the universe 54 provides us with what we need. In the man’s 55 it was a ride, in mine the opportunity to help someone else.
A．wheel B．window C．engine D．door
A．heading B．working C．living D．studying
A．walk B．talk C．trip D．ride
A．go out B．run away C．get in D．lie down
A．As far as B．As soon as C．Even if D．Just before
A．farmer B．pianist C．doctor D．fisherman
A．needed B．stopped C．agreed D．preferred
A．someone B．nobody C．anyone D．everybody
A．teacher’s B．doctor’s C．manager’s D．captain’s
A．good B．normal C．wrong D．fast
A．days B．hours C．minutes D．weeks
A．focused B．depended C．turned D．planned
A．look B．call C．wait D．drive
A．doubted B．thanked C．greeted D．accepted
A．car B．home C．office D．shop
A．politely B．angrily C．immediately D．surprisingly
A．dream B．problem C．chance D．choice
A．before B．until C．besides D．after
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．seldom
A．opinion B．way C．case D．condition
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The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. one of his _21_ important inventions was the train. He _22_his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the _23_ engine on the train, he met with _24_ from the government, newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _25_ cows, horses and sheep, that the _26_ would hurtle(炸飞) or that the hot coals from it would _27_their houses. At that time, _28_ people believed what they said.
George Stephenson _29_ the people that the train could go on small _30_, could pull carriages _31_goods and passengers and there was _32_ to them. It was a very _33_ matter for him to _34_ them believe. However, after _35_, he was able to do it; and the first train that _36_ by Stephenson himself _37_ what he had said.
The first day _38_ the people along the way _39_ the noises of the train _40_ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius. They did not dare to come out until it had passed.
A．very B．a lot C．most D．much
A．electrical B．atomic C．steam D．beautiful
A．success B．troubles C．people D．pleasure
A．kill B．buy C．interest D．take away
A．smoke B．noise C．driver D．engine
A．pull down B．blow away C．set fire to D．pass
A．most B．few C．only a few D．the rich
A．said B．spoke C．told D．warned
A．short of B．full of C．empty of D．without
A．no great danger B．dangerous C．a lot of danger D．few danger
A．easy B．difficult C．pleasant D．light
A．get B．cause C．make D．force
A．sometimes B．some time C．a few times D．sometime
A．was sold B．were driven C．was pulled D．was driven
A．believed B．seemed C．sensed D．proved
A．of B．when C．while D．for
A．caught sight of B．listened to C．heard D．thought
A．nearby B．in the distance C．on the far D．from the distance
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My father often works very hard. And he 21 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 22 story about him.
One afternoon, when he finished his work, and 23 go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 24 to have not much work to do that day and 25 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.
So he came back home and 26 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left..
But to our 27 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 28 . He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 29 .
Whey my father was sitting in his seat, a 30 came to father’s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was 31 . he took out the ticket 32 looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, 33 . And then he looked at the seat. It was 34 . So he asked her to 35 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat 36 in it was Row 17, Seat 3.
Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 37 of the tickets are different.” 38 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am 39 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 40 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left.
A．always B．seldom C．often D．sometimes.
A．funny B．sad C．bad D．strange
A．was to B．was about to C．had to D．ought to
A．happened B．liked C．pretended D．wanted
A．it B．this C．that D．which
A．early B．quietly C．quickly D．suddenly
A．surprise B．joy C．sorrow D．delight
A．matter B．date C．time D．price
A．hall B．theatre C．office D．cinema
A．man B．woman C．boy D．stranger
A．interested B．surprised C．frightened D．disappointed
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．Seat 1 B．Seat 2 C．Seat 3 D．Seat 4
A．different B．unusual C．the same D．strange
A．bring B．get C．see D．show
A．said B．named C．told D．shown
A．designs B．colors C．prices D．owners
A．.But B．However C．So D．Yet
A．sad B．sorry C．wrong D．worried
A．exhibition B．play C．concert D．film