阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。
The phone call came one cool winter day. I was that my father was seriously ill.
It had been long since I’d seen my father. Ever since his from my mom, my father had lived alone in a small trailer(房车) in California, 500 miles away from me. The real between us seemed so much greater. I was in no hurry to that, but somehow I heard myself to the owner of the trailer to be there the next day.
The whole drive down, flashed through my mind. I remembered my father, the proud Marine. He made sure the first song I was the Marine Hymn(《美国海军陆战队队歌》). He tore off the Christmas all the decorations the rest of us had and rehung them so there was the same space between them. But we didn’t need to those military orders, as we were not soldiers. I remembered the battles he had with my mother. I remembered hoping to hear my father say . once, “I love you, Patty,” only to have him at me, “You can’t do anything right!”
And now here I was standing outside his trailer, trying to my courage to face him one more time. I knocked on the door, my hand and my whole body . NO answer. Slowly I opened the door. I took a few inside and stopped, too shocked to believe my eyes.
My father was sitting on his sofa, looking confused and crying. This wasn’t the man I hand known growing up. He seemed broken.
A sense of overtook me, and I knew what I had to do. He would be my father forever. Without , I went back inside and packed up all of my father’s things. I would take him to my home-our home.
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Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform. Why are uniforms so in the United States?
Among the arguments for uniforms, one is that in most people’s eyes they look more professional than civilian clothes. A television repairman who appears in a uniform inspires more trust than one who doesn’t. Faith in the skill of a mechanic is by a uniform. What easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, or a barber to lose professional than stepping out of uniform?
Uniforms also have many practical . They save on other clothes and laundry bills. They are often more durable than civilian clothes.
Primary among the arguments uniforms is their lack of individuality. While there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without change, until retirement. When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act , on the job at least.
Uniforms also practical problems. Though they are long-lasting, often their initial cost is greater. Some uniforms are also to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.
A．special B．fashionable C．popular D．common
A．increased B．created C．reduced D．presented
A．popularity B．ability C．stability D．identity
A．benefits B．characters C．functions D．purposes
A．about B．with C．against D．over
A．honestly B．similarly C．confidently D．differently
A．bring up B．come up with C．result from D．give rise to
A．expensive B．easy C．complex D．cheap
It was New Year’s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He had already sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse.
The days of his appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads.—one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, with flowers, fruits and resounding with soft, sweet songs ; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless.
He looked towards the sky and cried , “ Oh, my youth, return! Oh ,my , place me once more at the entrance to life, and I ’ll the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.
The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. His darkened eyes were full of , and with a despairing effort , he burst out a cry, “Come back, my early days! Come back!”
And his youth did return, for all this was only a which he had on New Year’s Night.
Those who still linger on the of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years pass away and your stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain, “Oh , my youth, return! Oh , give me back my early days! ”
A．brought B．passed C．paid D．took
A．youth B．age C．work D．future
A．happy B．serious C．dangerous D．terrible
A．placed B．smiled C．covered D．put
A．painfully B．carefully C．faithfully D．terribly
A．mother B．father C．sister D．brother
A．talk B．write C．advise D．choose
A．sisters’ B．parents’ C．teachers’ D．brothers’
A．jobs B．talks C．tears D．clothes
A．story B．dream C．chance D．joke
A．entrance B．building C．street D．way
A．teeth B．hands C．heads D．feet
A single mother and her daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally , mixing with nobody. As they drive past neighbors they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of other people. The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other little .
Upon moving into this neighborhood, I was of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击 ) me with some or other. I answered politely and made sure I as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the Kindness Rock Give, Maureen and I decided to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to these two unhappy ladies to our list and a packet of cookies on their gate. Imagine my when two days later they at my gate and jokingly said they were hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they brought me a bunch of（一束）flowers!
So, my fellow gifters, do not give up on your random（随机的）gifts of kindness. You may never just what this to others, nor how many broken or hearted people you may just change a simple act of kindness.
A．protected B．depressed C．separated D．worried
A．helping B．greeting C．hating D．blaming
A．accepting B．requesting C．reporting D．refusing
A．events B．mistakes C．accidents D．affairs
A．informed B．warned C．reminded D．told
A．challenge B．success C．failure D．chance
A．quarrels B．opinions C．explanations D．complaints
A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．waved B．stared C．noticed D．laughed
A．change B．smile C．gesture D．remark
A．smile B．attitude C．decision D．anger
A．add B．lead C．refuse D．include
A．shared B．saved C．left D．threw
A．fear B．anxiety C．surprise D．doubt
A．whispered B．stopped C．shouted D．lay
A．imagining B．watching C．considering D．recalling
A．admit B．regret C．know D．doubt
A．refers B．means C．relates D．donates
A．kind B．willing C．hard D．weak
A．to B．for C．by D．with
The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different about the foods they eat on this day. In Northern China, people eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the and the beginning of time. According to historical , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps the areas in Southern China more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. , the most common foods for the first are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which the hope of improvement in year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of according to the Chinese.
To a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into .
A．words B．habits C．meanings D．stories
A．usual B．unforgettable C．common D．special
A．seldom B．usually C．always D．hardly
A．end B．future C．result D．effect
A．reasons B．records C．notes D．stories
A．as long as B．though C．when D．because
A．caused B．took C．produced D．brought
A．understood B．knew C．made D．began
A．Besides B．Therefore C．Consequently D．Usually
A．subject B．title C．program D．meal
A．symbolizes B．reveals C．shows D．indicates
A．transports B．represents C．fetches D．takes
A．health B．family C．life D．work
A．reunion B．luck C．happiness D．harmony
A．do B．pay C．get D．carry
A．expres B．describe C．establish D．define
A．Luckily B．Unfortunately C．However D．Besides
A．given away B．made out C．got into D．taken up
A．Instead B．Fortunately C．Moreover D．Furthermore
A．fashion B．effect C．sight D．Power
A few years ago, I was in New York City to advise two large banks on the secret to success in business. Once I had a with my taxi driver, Tony. Tony was from India. He had studied to be a marine (海洋的) biologist,but couldn't get a job in that field here. "I like driving a taxi now," he said. " I have hoped to do better than just ."Like many people, Tony thought that being self-reliant (自力更生的) meant asking for help. But we need to nurture (养护) relationships in order to our goals.
Tony liked to chat with his but he didn't want to bother (打扰) them. I advised him to give it a . And he did. Not only did his customers take his taxi more often, but they him to their friends. Soon he had a long list of regulars and buy his own car, then a second. He had to a friend to help with the overflow.
Each of us contains of greatness, which can be expressed in ways, from starting a business to the next generation of leaders. Life is all about finding that seed and nurturing it to its growth. I know it's possible, because I am a living .
I'm the son of a steelworker and a cleaning woman. My dad would come home, his hands hurt and , and said, "I don't want this for you, Keith. You need a great ."
Although my father didn't know the CEO of his company, he wasn't afraid to introduce himself and ask for his advice. The CEO liked his and helped me get a scholarship at one of the best schools in the country. I went on to Yale University and Harvard Business School. Soon I was the youngest chief marketing officer in the Fortune 500. I learned at a young age that the secret to success the power of relationships.
A．report B．Conversation C．suggestion D．meeting
A．whole B．correct C．proper D．poor
A．But B．Since C．Because D．So
A．getting over B．getting up C．getting through D．getting by
A．never B．always C．often D．usually
A．find B．fail C．miss D．achieve
A．family B．leader C．customers D．friends
A．try B．drive C．talk D．word
A．Suggested B．introduced C．talked D．told
A．was able to B．Need C．ought to D．had better
A．make B．let C．hire D．order
A．plants B．seeds C．origins D．members
A．little B．few C．much D．countless
A．Bringing B．creating C．raising D．taking
A．Empty B．full C．huge D．small
A．Person B．coach C．product D．proof
A．dirty B．clean C．beautiful D．good
A．work B．Family C．Education D．university
A．Honesty B．feeling C．expression D．courage
A．leads to B．lies in C．sticks to D．reminds to
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