The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio.The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of heir wives.Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will.A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband.Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did.Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased.Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read.Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach.I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went.Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums.Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed.I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however.Evelyn and I still laugh about it today.On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “do you know something I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… that checkup (体检) I had several weeks ago … our doctor… did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me… am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in.then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms.“You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
26.In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably means “_________”.
A.unintentionally
B.inevitably
C.impressively
D.unconditionally
27.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.
A.with his family
B.with Evelyn
C.alone
D.with his children
28.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ____________.
A.she looked lovely in her new clothes
B.he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm
C.he was determined to be a good husband
D.she was seriously ill
29.The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What was the one thing that went wrong?
A.He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.
B.She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.
C.He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.
D.He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.
30.By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ____________.
A.he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
B.he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
C.he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D.he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before
On most space shuttle flights everyone sleeps at the same time. No one has to stay awake to watch over the spaceplane; the shuttle’s computers and the engineers at Mission Control do that. If anything goes wrong, the computers ring an alarm and the engineers call us on the radio.
On the space shuttle, sleep-time doesn’t mean nighttime. During each ninety-minute orbit the sun “rises ” and shines through our windows for about fifty minutes; then it “ sets ” as our path takes us around the dark side of the earth. To keep the sun out of our eyes, we wear black sleep masks.
It is surprisingly easy to get comfortable and fall asleep in space. Every astronaut sleeps differently. Some sleep upside down, some right side up. When it’s time to sleep, I take my bag, my sleep mask, and my tape player with earphones and float up to the flight deck. Then I crawl into the bag, and float in a sitting position just above a seat, right next to a window. Before I pull the mask down over my eyes, I relax for a while, listening to music and watching the Earth go by beneath me.
36、When it’s bedtime, astronauts pull their sleeping bags ________ .
A.near the windows
B.in the flight deck
C.above the seats
D.in any place they like
37、“Watch over” in para. 2 has the closest meaning to ________ .
A.take care of
B.see
C.look at
D.pay attention to
38、How long does it take for the space shuttle to go round the Earth?
A.Twenty-four hours
B.Fifty minutes
C.Ninety minutes
D.Nineteen minutes
39、According the passage, in order to get comfortable and fall asleep in space, it is necessary to ________ .
A.wear a sleep mask
B.listen to music
C.sleep upside down
D.sleep sideways
40、The best title for this passage is ________ .
A.bedtime doesn’t mean nighttime
B.sleeping in space
C.orbiting the Sun
D.sleeping on the space shuttle
I learnt very soon in our relationship that Kathy was jealous. She did not like to think that I had anything that she did not have. We would have great fun going out shopping. However, if I bought, say, a dress for a party, and she thought my dress was better than hers, she would start to say slightly unkind things about it. I could not understand this at all, and even now it puzzles me.
The other problem was my mother. She thought Kathy was common. She thought Kathy had a bad influence over me. She even disliked Kathy’s way of speaking. She thought her pronunciation was common. Mum disliked Katy and looked down on her and kept telling me to stop seeing her. If ever I invited her into the house, she would be angry and tell me off as soon as Kathy was gone.
1、What is the best title for this passage?()
A.Friendship
B.Problems with our friendship
C.My friendship with Kathy
D.My good friend
2、What was Sarah’s attitude to her friend?()
A.Sarah thought she was common.
B.Sarah liked her, but didn’t like it when she was jealous.
C.Sarah was jealous of her.
D.Sarah hated her because she was jealous.
3、Sarah’s mother disliked Kathy because ______________________
A.She thought Kathy was common.
B.She knew Kathy was jealous of her daughter.
C.She thought Kathy was a bad influence on her daughter.
D.Kathy was common, and a bad influence.
4、Why was their friendship not perfect?()
A.Kathy was jealous.
B.Sarah’s mother didn’t like Kathy.
C.Sarah was too proud.
D.Both A and B.
5、Which of the following statements is not true?()
A.My friendship with Kathy was real friendship.
B.Sarah and Kathy enjoyed going out shopping together.
C.Sarah’s mother thought Kathy was a special girl.
D.Sarah does not know for sure which thing caused her to betray Kathy.
During my first lesson, I was (3) at what Dr.T was teaching-how to hold the violin! To me, that was a basic skill I had long before (4). However, the following week, I found what I thought I had learned was completely
(5)____ With high expectations of me, Dr. T pointed out many mistakes of my holding the violin and corrected them. As I became (6)with the holding skills, Dr. T started giving me actual pieces of (7). At the same time, I became more and more interested in our school's orchestra.
1 hadn't intended to become a section leader in middle school until we were giventhe (8).to try out for our orchestra's first (9). During the first class, our conductor (指挥) , Mrs. V, introduced us to a section
leader's resposibilities. These (10)included helping others with the concert music and (11) good example. After discussion, I decided to (12)
and started preparing the given piece. Every day, I would(13)for at least 45 minutes. This was easier saidthan done. Such practice lasted a month. It (14)a lot of attention and willpower. By the end of the (15) The time for audition (试演) came. As I unpacked my violin case, I started to (16)my decision. However, when 1 entered Mrs. V's homely office, I felt more (17)
To my surprise, the audition was more (18),than I had imagined. Mrs. V said that I had a good (19)ofbecoming the first-class violinist! The next day,1 (20).that, I had become our section's first chair.
1.()
A、buying
B、playing
C、repairing
D、borrowing
2.()
A、stopped
B、pretended
C、decided
D、continued
3.()
A、surprised
B、excited
C、nervous
D、mad
4.()
A、described
B、forgot
C、remembered
D、mastered
5.()
A、reasonable
B、wrong
C、useful
D、clear
6.()
A、familiar
B、careful
C、busy
D、popular
7.()
A、information
B、news
C、music
D、luck
8.()
A、pleasure
B、message
C、convenience
D、attention
9.()
A、event
B、task
C、record
D、chair
10.()
A、duties
B、activities
C、pieces
D. opinions
11.()
A、following
B、having
C、setting
D、taking
12.()
A、work out
B、try out
C、come out
D、move out
13.()
A、watch
B、think
C、sing
D、practice
14.()
A、required
B、avoided
C、saved
D、showed
15.()
A、year
B、month
C、week
D、day
16.()
A、like
B、make
C、change
D、doubt
17()
.A、relaxed
B、serious
C、worried
D、frightened
18.()
A、interesting
B、important
C、pleasant
D、boring
19.()
A、method
B、command
C、suggestion
D、chance
20.()
A、admitted
B、learned
C、replied
D、accepted