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。
Before I turned 29, my parents moved to Queensland, where I arrived for a visit six months later.
I upon my mother with hugs, and for the first time in my life I said, “I love you, mom!” Then I gently , expecting some kind of reciprocation. But it never came. Instead, she appeared in horror.
When I was back at work, I overheard a workmate on a call to her mother and she concluded it with “I love you, Mum.” As as that. Why wasn’t it like that in mine? Something had to be done about this situation once and for all.
My came the next Sunday during my weekly phone call to my mother. After we had shared our usual pleasantries and , I took a deep breath and asked, “Do you love me, Mum?” After a short , she replied, “I love you. Don’t be silly. You know we never said things like that in my family.”
“Well, I want it to be said in ours. From now on I want to our conversations with ‘I love you.’”
In May 2000 my mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was to hospital, and I phoned every day to her. One evening when I rang, a nurse answered the phone and regretfully informed me that my mother’s condition had rapidly worsened. She wasn’t expected to it through the night.
Knowing I couldn’t get a flight in time, I asked the nurse to put the phone next to my mother’s ear so I could talk to her. “She’s conscious,” the nurse replied. “It’s unlikely she’ll hear you.” But I didn’t care. I wanted to do it .
she’d placed the phone by my mother’s ear, I started and telling Mum over and over again that I loved her. At first, all I could hear was “Hmmmm” — but then, like a miracle, with a deep she said, “Love you … love you, darling.” It was the last thing she said before drifting into .
Although I was overwhelmed by her death, the surprising part was how well I . Of course, losing a parent is extremely painful and I shed many tears, but receiving those lovely last words made it much more . I had closure in the best possible way.
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Henry Wadworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807 in Portland, Maine. His father, Stephen, was a lawyer, so Henry was born to a rich family. Henry began____at age three. By the time he was the smartest boy in the school. He was very____at spelling and airthmetic. ____Henry loved to write and____became very good at it. Henry's father wanted him to become a lawyer but after Henry____from Bowdoin College in Maine at the age of 19 he dreamed of becoming a____. But Henry wanted to travel to Europe to study. He followed that____， but later returned to Bowdoin to become a professor at age 22.
In 1831 Henry____Mary Storer Potter, a former schoolmate. He settled____and started the New England Magazine. He and his wife traveled to Europe, ____he studied Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and the Dutch language and literature.
The next year Henry began____in Harvard. He moved into a room of the famous Craigie House in Cambridge. In the Craigie House, Henry____to write poems and books.
In 1812 Longfellow's poem Evangeline was____. Many people say Evangeline was his best poem. In 1819 he resigned from Harvard to____his time to his writing. Song of Hiavatha, written in 1820, was also very____， as it was one of the first poems to____the Native American Indian culture. When The Courtship of Miles Standish ____out in 1857 it sold 25,000 copies on the first day of publication.
The next few years were____with honors and rewards. He was___to the House of Windsor by Queen Victoria by____of the Prince of Wales. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died on March 24, 1882.
A．work B．life C．writing D．school
A．fine B．good C．well D．interested
A．But B．So C．Otherwise D．Since
A．suddenly B．immediately C．eventually D．luckily
A．graduated B．left C．escaped D．finished
A．lawyer B．professor C．tourist D．scientist
A．route B．promise C．dream D．permission
A．met B．engaged C．welcomed D．married
A．away B．out C．up D．down
A．there B．where C．which D．what
A．teaching B．studying C．founding D．charging
A．kept B．remained C．continued D．lasted
A．published B．printed C．writing D．selling
A．referred B．devote C．preferred D．spent
A．long B．necessary C．popular D．satisfied
A．infect B．affect C．inspect D．reflect
A．took B．put C．brought D．came
A．presented B．hidden C．filled D．covered
A．forced B．invited C．taken D．carried
A．request B．offer C．order D．rule
The famous scientist Albert Einstein died in 1995. His____now is in the central state of Kansas of the U．S. It belongs to a retired(退休的)____doctor, Thomas Harvey.____did this happen? And why?
In the 1950s, Albert Einstein and Thomas Harvey____each other when they both lived in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein was working at Princeton University____Doctor Harvey was working at Princeton Hospital. When Einstein died, Doctor Harvey was____to examine his body. It was then that he started to study____has become a long time examination of Einstein's brain. His goal was to____some physical evidence(证据)of the scientist's genius(才华)．
Doctor Harvey，____did not tell Eintein's family that he____the great man's brain. It was only later____the family learned of Doctor Harvey's work. They did not____the idea at first. After Doctor Harvey explained his idea to them, they agreed to____him to study the brain. Doctor Harvey then asked___scientists to help. They cut the brain____three pieces. They marked each piece before placing it in containers____chemical formaldehyde(甲醛)to protect it. Doctor Harvey has been____Einstein's brain since then. He has carried it with him as he moved from place to place. He has also lent parts of the brain to other scientists____study.
Only one researcher has found something____. A doctor at the University of California found that the left part of Einstein's brain has more certain cells(细胞)than____. Such cells are known to feed brain. This may mean that the cells could affect intelligence.
A．body B．heart C．brain D．head
A．actual B．chemical C．natural D．medical
A．What B．How C．Who D．Which
A．realized B．recognized C．learned D．knew
A．as B．because C．while D．since
A．called on B．called out C．sent up D．sent off
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．invent B．discover C．prove D．examine
A．perhaps B．therefore C．thus D．however
A．bought B．sold C．kept D．made
A．that B．when C．before D．after
A．hear of B．like C．suggest D．offer
A．promise B．let C．have D．permit
A．other two B．two other C．more two D．two another
A．off B．by C．into D．about
A．for B．about C．of D．with
A．learning B．studying C．searching D．selling
A．for B．on C．into D．about
A．easy B．difficult C．particular D．common
A．ever B．enough C．usual D．normal
阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When I was fifteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been____. Like most English children I learned____at school I had often been to France, so I____speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English. ___when I went to America I was really looking forward to____a nice easy holiday without any____problems.
____wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a___telephone to give my American friend Danny a____and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked____he could help me. “Yes”， I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well, that's____，”he exclaimed. “Are you getting____？ But aren't you a bit____？” “Who is talking about marriage？”I replied. “I____want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me____there's a phone box？“Oh！”he said, “There's a phone downstairs.”
When at last we____meet each other, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don't worry，”she said to me. “I had so many____at first. There are lots of words which are Amercians____differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to all the____thing they say. Most of the____British and American people understand each other！”
A．out B．away C．outside D．abroad
A．Chinese B．Japanese C．French D．Italian
A．get used to B．was used to C．used to D．was able to
A．Once B．But C．So D．Then
A．having B．buying C．giving D．receiving
A．time B．human C．language D．money
A．Too B．Quite C．What D．How
A．cheap B．popular C．public D．good
A．letter B．ring C．news D．information
A．if B．that C．where D．when
A．well B．over C．nice D．ring
A．changed B．expected C．planned D．married
A．small B．little C．old D．young
A．ever B．just C．never D．always
A．where B．how C．why D．what
A．did B．do C．could D．had
A．wishes B．difficulties C．things D．ideas
A．write B．speak C．use D．read
A．terrible B．necessary C．useful D．funny
A．chance B．situation C．condition D．time
Games can be both fun and difficult. Scrabble is a game I like____， but is not an easy one.____ are going to play scrabble tonight. Henry cannot____all the rules, so I will ____them. Do you want to learn? Listen carefully, and we'll play____.
____player takes seven letters. Your letter might be A, S, T, E, B, P and L. You can spell many____with these letters. You can spell TABLE with five of them, and you can spell SAT, LET, BAT, and others with____of them. But you cannot use names of persons, countries, or cities.
You have to be____：some letters are worth more points____others. For example, A, E, L, S and T have one point each. B and P have three points each.____points can be different____words with the same number of letters. SAT will give you____three points, and BAT will give you five. TABLE will give you____points：three for B and four for the other four letters. Use TABLE. You will get____points, and you might win the game.
At the end of the game the players ____ their points. The one____the most points wins.____， you might have one hundred forty points. That is a good____. But I might have one hundred sixty points, and Henry might have one hundred seventy points. Then Henry ____ .
A．first B．most C．last D．least
A．Tom, I and Henry B．Henry, Tom and I C．I, Henry and Tom D．Henry, I and Tom
A．know B．study C．keep D．remember
A．explain B．help C．teach D．play
A．faster B．sooner C．later D．after
A．Either B．Each C．A D．One
A．things B．sentences C．meanings D．words
A．three B．four C．five D．two
A．sure B．careful C．thankful D．certain
A．for B．of C．than D．in
A．A number B．The number of C．A lot of D．Plenty of
A．for B．from C．between D．among
A．more than B．only C．less than D．fewer than
A．five B．eight C．six D．seven
A．much B．less C．more D．some
A．add to B．add up to C．add D．add up
A．with B．has C．gets D．gives
A．However B．For example C．After all D．Such as
A．idea B．points C．score D．way
A．plays B．gets C．wins D．takes
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One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I like____better than driving our truck, ____this time I was not happy. My father had told me I'd have to ask for credit(赊账)at the store.
Sixteen is a____age，when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly____of racial discrimination was____a fact of life. I'd seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner____whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were____like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was____. We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner____us?
At Davis's store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded____I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my____to the cash desk, I said____， “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful____. But Buck's face didn't change. “Sure”， he said____. “Your daddy is____good for it.” He____to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams's sons.”
The farmer nodded in neighborly____. I was filled with pride. James Williams's son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult's respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had____brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew that to____from a Williams：a decent person who kept his word and respected himself____much to do wrong.
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．and B．so C．but D．for
A．prideful B．wonderful C．respectful D．colorful
A．intention B．shadow C．habit D．faith
A．thus B．just C．still D．ever
A．guessed B．suspected C．questioned D．figured
A．watched B．caught C．dismissed D．accused
A．generous B．honest C．friendly D．modest
A．blame B．excuse C．charge D．trust
A．until B．as C．once D．since
A．purchases B．sales C．orders D．favorites
A．casually B．confidently C．cheerfully D．carefully
A．look B．stare C．response D．comment
A．patiently B．eagerly C．easily D．proudly
A．generally B．never C．sometimes D．always
A．pointed B．replied C．turned D．introduced
A．sense B．way C．degree D．mood
A．earned B．deserved C．given D．used
A．receive B．expect C．collect D．require
A．very B．so C．how D．too