Years ago,when I was working at a children’s institution,a boy 1 up in the waiting room.It was David.He had 2 his parents.He was very sad 3 to talk to others. The first two times we met,David didn’t say a word.He sat in the chair and only 4 up at the children’s drawings on the wall.As he was about to leave 5the second visit,I put my hand on his 6 .He didn’t shrink (退縮) back,but he didn’t look at me either. “Come back next week,” I hesitated a bit. He came,and I suggested we play a game of chess.He 7 .After that we played 8 every time,in complete 9 and without making any eye contact.It’s not 10 to cheat in chess,but I admit that I made sure David won 11 . It seemed as if he enjoyed my 12 .But why did he never look at me?Perhaps he sensed that I respected his suffering.I kept wondering and 13with him,until some months later, 14 , he looked up at me.“It’s your turn,” he said. After that day,David started 15 .He got friends in school.He wrote me a few 16 about how he would try to get into university.After some time,the letters 17 .Now he had really started to live his own life. I learned how 18cures pain.And David showed me how one—without any 19 —can reach out to another person.All it takes is a shoulder to cry on,a 20 touch and an ear that listens.
完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分) 閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白 處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。高☆考♂資♀源? I watched as my little brother was cahught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a 21 in one hand and my father’s hymnbook(贊美詩集) in the other. Hearing my father coming, my brother 22 it slightly. He sensed that he had done something 23 . I saw he had 24 my father’s new book and scribbled(亂寫)on the first page in pen. Now, 25 at my father fearfully, we 26 waited for his punishment.My father 27 his book, looked at it, and then sat down without saying a word. He was a clergyman and the holder of several degrees. For him, books were knowledge, and yet, he 28 his children.Instead of 29 my brother, he sat down, 30 the pen from my brother’s hand and wrote in the book himself, “John’s work. 1959. aged three.” The years and the books came and went. Our family 31 what all families go through. We 32 knew our parents loved us and that one 33 was the book by the piano. From time to time we 34 open it, look at the scribbles, read my father’s expression of love and feel 35 . Now I know that through this 36 act my father taught us how every 37 in life has a positive side-if we are 38 to look at it from another angle. But he also taught us about what really matters in life: 39 ,not objects; tolerance, not judgment; love, no anger. Love is at the very 40 of a family. When thinking about these, I smile and whisper, “Thank you, Dad. ”
第二節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分) 閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36-55題所給的四個選項(A,B,C和D)中,選出最佳選項。 My son Joey was born with club feet(天生特厚的畸形腳). The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk 36 , but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were 37 in surgery(手術(shù)). By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a 38 when you saw him walk. The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during 39 , and Joey would jump right in,run and play, too. We 40 told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to 41 as well as the other children. So he didn’t know. In seventh grade he 42 to go out for the cross country team. Every day he 43 with the team. He worked harder and ran 44 than any of the others — perhaps he sensed that the 45 that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. 46 the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential (潛能) to 47 points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know. He 48 to run four to five miles a day, every day — even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was 49 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him 50 all alone. I asked him how he felt. "Okay," he said. He had two more51 to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. 52 he looked straight ahead and kept running. Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 53 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in 54 grade — the other six team members were all eighth?graders. We never told him he shouldn’t 55 to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it...so he didn’t know. He just did it. 36. A. quickly B. slowly C. normally D. comfortably 37. A. spent B. wasted C. suffered D. lost 38. A. pain B. problem C. treatment D. surgery 39. A. holidays B. day C. fun D. play 40. A. seldom B. never C. always D. once 41. A. study B. run C. walk D. behave 42. A. decided B. preferred C. refused D. agreed 43. A. gathered B. camped C. trained D. competed 44. A. more slowly B. less C. faster D. more 45. A. ability B. strength C. power D. energy 46. A. Since B. Because C. After D. Although 47. A. increase B. score C. hold D. take 48. A. continued B. stopped C. liked D. hoped 49. A. sad B. surprised C. angry D. worried 50. A. running B. resting C. crying D. sleeping 51. A. tests B. miles C. lessons D. examinations 52. A. Otherwise B. So C. Yet D. Thus 53. A. included B. called C. shown D. found 54. A. sixth B. eighth C. seventh D. fifth 55. A. manage B. determine C. expect D. attempt
My son Joey was born with badly twisted 11____ .The
doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk 12 ____but
would never run very well. The
first three years of his life were spent in 13____ .casts
and braces. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a problem when
you saw him 14____ .
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most
children do during 15____
,and Joey would jump right in
and run and play, too. We 16____told him that he probably wouldn't be able
to 17____ as well as the other children. So he didn't
know.
In seventh grade he decided to 18____ for the cross-country team. Every day he 19 ____ with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any
of the others-four to five miles a day ~~perhaps he sensed
that the 20____ that seemed to come naturally to so many
others did not come naturally to him. Although the entire team runs, only the 21 ____seven runners have the potential to score points for
the 22____ .We didn't tell him he probably would never
make the team, so he didn't know.
He 23____to run four to five miles a day. Every day24____ the day he had a 103-degree
fever. I was 25____ .So I went to look for him after school. I
found him running all alone. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were
glassy (呆滯)from his 26____ .Yet he looked
straight ahead and 27____ running. We never told him he couldn't run
four miles with a 103-degree fever. So he didn't know.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 28____ .Joey was number six on the 29____.Joey
had made the team. He was in seventh grade-the
other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't 30____ to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it
We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to
be seen with my father. He was badly crippled (跛腳), and when we would walk together, his hand on
my arm for balance, people would stare, I would be ashamed of the unwanted
attention. If ever noticed or bothered, he never let on.
It was difficult to walk together—and
because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he
always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
Our usual walk was to or from the subway,
which was how he got to work. He went to work sick, and even in bad weather. He
almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could
not. It was a matter of pride for him.
When snow or ice was on the ground, it was
impossible for him to walk, even with help... Such times my sister or I would
pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., on a child’s sleigh to the
subway entrance. Once there, he would try to grasp handrail until he reached
the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept ice free. In Manhattan the
subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have
to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home.
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When I think of it now, I am surprised at
how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to suffer from shame and
disability. And I am also surprised at how he did it—without bitterness or
complaint.
He never talked about himself as an object
of pity, not did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked
for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good
enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a
proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know
exactly what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been away for many years now, but I
think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him
during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how
unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about my
troubles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a
“good heart”.
1.How did the man treat his father when he
was young?
A.He helped his father happily.
B.He never helped his father.
C.He helped his father, but not very happily.
D.He only helped his father take a walk after supper.
2.As a disabled man, his father____.
A.didn’t
work very hard
B.didn’t
go to work from time to time
C.hated those who had good fortune
D.was happy and satisfied, and never lost hope
3.What does the underlined word
“reluctance” mean in the article? It means ____.