That was when my son was 6 years old. My son is now 22 but whenever I look at him even as a grown man, I remember the small child with .
Our cat was to give birth. And like all young children, my son was very interested in the birth of the babies. During the following week, he never stopped me for a chance to witness it. At last, I agreed. I answered all his questions and prepared him the best he might not be shocked or frightened.
That when my son arrived home, one baby cat had been born. He was so at what he saw that he would put his hand on the mother cat’s stomach and feel the other babies . When the mother cat began to very loudly, it was clear that the second baby was on its way. My son but never said a word. Then he asked me, “Mum, why does she cry so loudly when the baby comes?” I that it was not a hurtful pain but a pain of great pleasure the mother.
When the of the third baby was coming by the crying of the mother cat, my son hugged (拥抱) me with tears his face, saying, “Mum, I’m sorry for the I brought you to have me.” My heart almost stopped. With a(n) choice of words, I told him that his birth has brought me but smiles, and that I would like to it 100 times.
Now my son is a grown man, but he always that night, for it was on that night that he finally what the word “love” meant.
A．smiles B．tears C．interest D．care
A．willing B．determined C．ready D．upset
A．begging B．searching C．thanking D．commanding
A．unless B．until C．as if D．so that
A．morning B．afternoon C．noon D．night
A．amazed B．frightened C．angry D．sad
A．jumping B．sleeping C．moving D．growing
A．laugh B．cough C．cry D．shout
A．watched B．noticed C．found D．responded
A．realized B．explained C．expressed D．added
A．in B．with C．on D．for
A．loss B．birth C．performance D．protection
A．suddenly B．peacefully C．actually D．naturally
A．calming down B．rolling down C．setting down D．turning down
A．pain B．trial C．cruelty D．violence
A．hopeful B．careful C．useless D．informal
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．join in B．suffer from C．dream of D．go through
A．regrets B．remembers C．ignores D．prefers
A．understood B．decided C．admitted D．doubted
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real .
He had gone out of the study for some , leaving me alone. In his absence. I looked to see was on his desk. In the was a small piece of paper on which were written the “English Writing Prize 1949．History Is a Series of Biographies （人物传记）”.
A（n） boy would have avoided（避免） looking at the title as soon as he saw the . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a until the start of the exam so I could not reading it.
When the headmaster , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had then. It would have been so to say: “I’m sorry, but I the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to it.”
The chance passed and I did not it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t to cheat, but it was still cheating anyway.
That was thirty-eight years when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit（承认） I had seen the title admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap （使陷入） you in a more serious moral corner （道德困境）.
A．fault B．plan C．grade D．luck
A．course B．reason C．example D．vacation
A．this B．which C．what D．that
A．drawer B．middle C．corner D．box
A．names B．words C．ideas D．messages
A．Handsome B．honest C．friendly D．active
A．desk B．book C．paper D．answer
A．question B．key C．note D．secret
A．practise B．consider C．help D．forget
A． returned B．stayed C．disappeared D．went
A．happened B．remained C．existed D．continued
A．tiring B．easy C．important D．difficult
A．made B．gave C．set D．saw
A．say B．defend C．change D．correct
A．take B．have C．lose D．find
A．remember B．mean C．learn D．pretend
A．ago B．past C．then D．before
A．either B．never C．nor D．so
A．without B．besides C．through D．by
A．But B．Though C．Otherwise D．Therefore
John，an academically excellent young man，went to apply for a management position in a big company. The director did the last .
The director asked，“Who paid for your school fees?” John answered，“My did. When I was young，my father . ”Then he continued，“ was your mother?” John answered，“My mother worked as a cleaner. ”Hearing this, the director asked John to his hands. John reached out his hands that were and perfect. The director said，“I have a .When you go home，clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
John felt but did it. His tears fell he cleaned his mother’s hands. He noticed for the first time that her hands were so . Also John that it was this pair of hands that washed clothes every day to him. After cleaning his mother’s hands，John washed all the remaining clothes for her.
Next day，John went to the director’s office. Tears in eyes，John was asked to his feelings. “Now I know what is . Without my mother，there wouldn’t be the me today. By helping my mother，I see how it is to get something done. I have also come to know the value of family relationship.”
The director smiled，“This is what I am .I want a person who can appreciate the help of others，a person who knows the sufferings of others and a person who put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”
A．farewell B．job C．interview D．try
A．tutors B．father C．parents D．mother
A．died away B．passed away C．died out D．passed by
A．What B．How C．Who D．Where
A．carpet B．floor C．clothes D．window
A．turn B．show C．wave D．shake
A．clumsy B．dirty C．strong D．smooth
A．request B．question C．wish D．choice
A．embarrassed B．frightened C．confused D．inspired
A．before B．as C．since D．until
A．slim B．warm C．soft D．rough
A．realized B．believed C．insisted D．wondered
A．sacrifice B．serve C．satisfy D．support
A．modestly B．secretly C．quietly D．gently
A．improve B．describe C．awaken D．hide
A．appreciation B．cooperation C．qualification D．communication
A．wealthy B．famous C．successful D．humorous
A．firm B．exciting C．crazy D．tough
A．looking through B．looking for C．looking at D．looking into
A．shan’t B．needn’t C．won’t D．can’t
Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She ____ him very much and as he was not a __2 __ child, she was always ____ that he might be ill, ____ she used to take him to see the best ____ in the town four times a year to be looked ____.
During one of these ____, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him, “Have you had any ____ with your nose or ears recently?” Mick ____ for a second and then answered, “Yes, I ____.”
Mrs. Ball was very ____. “But I’m sure you have ____ told me that, Mick!” She said worriedly. “Oh, really?” Said the doctor ____. “And what trouble have you with your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick, “I always have trouble with them when I’m ____ my sweater off, because the ____ is very tight.”
A．loved B．hated C．missed D．cared
A．rich B．clever C．strong D．happy
A．afraid B．surprised C．glad D．sure
A．which B．for C．but D．so
A．player B．teacher C．doctor D．lawyer
A．round B．over C．for D．after
A．talks B．years C．visits D．stays
A．answer B．thing C．word D．trouble
A．waited B．thought C．stood D．looked
A．did B．will C．have D．do
A．excited B．interested C．pleased D．surprised
A．already B．just C．never D．always
A．angrily B．seriously C．happily D．carefully
A．turning B．taking C．keeping D．putting
A．collar B．nose C．mouth D．ear
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Children like to copy what they hear. They copy their parents，their friends and even the TV. This teaches them ____ to speak the language. They don’t practice grammar, ____ use the language to talk about things that interests them. They don’t worry about their ____ or poor grammar. They can find ways to ____ themselves，and they do it successfully.
Copying also good for students to learn a foreign language. When you listen to foreigners speaking English，____ what they say as loudly as you can. You should also pay your attention to communication. Look for chances to ____ with native speakers of English. If you can’t find a ____ to talk to, talk with other students in English ____. You can also join an English club or go to an English corner to talk about music, movies or ____interests you.
Don’t worry about making ______. The aim is to learn how to communicate(交流) easily and comfortably. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary.
A．how B．where C．when D．why
A．so B．or C．but D．nor
A．course B．vocabulary C．passage D．composition
A．express B．understand C．teach D．remind
A．prepare B．master C．hold D．repeat
A．walk B．camp C．talk D．help
A．foreigner B．teacher C．classmate D．parent
A．too B．instead C．though D．since
A．whichever B．wherever C．whatever D．whenever
A．tricks B．noises C．notes D．mistakes
Last spring, Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding, an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing. So she got a kite-board, took some and a few months later drove out to the Banana River. There she met John, who offered to help her her skills.
One day, John Michelle while his wife, Nancy, stayed behind on a Jet Ski (摩托艇). In that way, there would be to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble. After John gave her a few , he took off. He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind . He knew that the stronger the wind grew, the more it would be for Michelle to control her board. , he turned and started sailing back toward the two women.
Michelle had decided to head for shore. The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite. She prepared to land her by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. she didn’t have a chance. She was thrown over the water, still to the kite. Seconds later, a huge wind sent the kite upward. Even more dangerous, the sail’s lines started to twist together, round and round. Michelle to free from the kite. But she failed.
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her enough to help. By then, John had closed in and Michelle felt John her out of the water. As she held his arm, he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t it. Then suddenly, John let go. At that point, Michelle was sure she would die without him holding her. But John had seen Nancy approaching and that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle. He jumped onto the Jet Ski. As the kite dived down, with all his , he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water. Finally Michelle was saved.
This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding. “Life is fragile (脆弱的), but it’s meant to be ,” she says.
A．lectures B．lessons C．skills D．measures
A．show B．teach C．require D．improve
A．expected B．controlled C．instructed D．saved
A．anyone B．everyone C．none D．someone
A．sails B．chances C．tips D．handles
A．get up B．slow down C．die down D．pick up
A．challenging B．exciting C．interesting D．frightening
A．Amazed B．Worried C．Frustrated D．Surprised
A．always B．still C．already D．even
A．board B．line C．boat D．kite
A．So B．And C．Or D．But
A．attached B．appealed C．applied D．added
A．managed B．attempted C．demanded D．advised
A．bravely B．nearly C．slowly D．quickly
A．fetch B．bring C．lift D．put
A．reach B．sense C．remember D．feel
A．down B．onto C．back D．out
A．doubted B．insisted C．figured D．pretended
A．heart B．strength C．care D．consideration
A．enjoyed B．pleased C．pushed D．spent