It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house. Children were upstairs unpacking , and I was looking out of the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn. My parents lived nearby ,and Dad had visited us several times already. “What are you doing out there?” I called to him .He looked up, smiling. “I’m making you a surprise.” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything. A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends. When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us.
Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise. Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out of the window. Any yet… I saw a dot of blue across the yard. I headed outside for a closer look. They were crocuses (番紅花), throughout the front lawn. Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink ---- little faces moved up and down in the cold wind.
Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn. He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down. What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?
My father’s crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: hard times was almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon.
Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses. I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs. But I never did.
He died suddenly one October day. My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith. I missed him terribly.
Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed. “You’ve got the winter depression again and you get them every year.” I told myself.
It was Dad’s birthday, and I found myself thinking about him. This was not unusual --- my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith. Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man.
Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway. I stopped and stared at the lawn. And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus.
How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus. Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance.
Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.
小題1:According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that _________.
A．the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise
B．the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father
C．it was not the first time that the writer’s father had made a surprise
D．it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was
小題2:Which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?
A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.
小題3:Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A．The writer’s father planted the crocus to lift her low spirit.
B．The crocuses bloomed each spring before the writer’s father died.
C．The writer often thought about her father since her father died.
D．The writer’s father died some years after he planted the crocus.
小題4:The writer’s father should be best described as_________.
A．a(chǎn) full-time gardener with skillful hands
B．a(chǎn) part-time jobber who loved flowers
C．a(chǎn) kind-hearted man who lived with faith
D．a(chǎn)n ordinary man with doubts in his life
小題5:Crocus was viewed as the symbol of _________ by the writer.
A．faithB．familyC．loveD．friendship

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：文章講述了一個(gè)感人的故事，父親在庭院種下番紅花，每年春天美麗的番紅花就會(huì)迎風(fēng)搖曳，仿佛在說(shuō)：艱難的時(shí)期就會(huì)過(guò)去，堅(jiān)持！光明即將到來(lái)。每當(dāng)作者看到綻放的番紅花時(shí)，都會(huì)想起慈愛(ài)的父親，想起父親一直堅(jiān)持的并且通過(guò)番紅花告訴她的信念：堅(jiān)持！光明即將到來(lái)。
小題1:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段末句When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us.當(dāng)我們是孩子的時(shí)候，他總是給我們制作一些讓我們驚喜的東西，由此可知C選項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第四段He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down.他知道冬天的黑暗和色彩的沉悶總會(huì)讓我情緒失落。由此判斷D選項(xiàng)正確。
小題3:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms. The next spring there were none. I missed the crocuses.可知父親在世時(shí)番紅花并不是每年都開(kāi)花，所以判斷B選項(xiàng)正確。
小題4:C推理判斷題。從文章內(nèi)容我們可知父親知道女兒冬天容易情緒低沉，所以種了番紅花，讓它在春天到來(lái)時(shí)點(diǎn)綴女兒的心情，提醒她要相信美好時(shí)光即將到來(lái)，由此可知父親是個(gè)kind-heartedman，而且文中也提到my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith，由此判斷A選項(xiàng)正確。
小題5:A推理判斷題。文中My father’s crocuses bloomed…, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived: hard times was almost over. Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon.逆境總會(huì)過(guò)去，堅(jiān)持住，光明很快就會(huì)到來(lái)。而且文章最后再次點(diǎn)明主題Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon. The pink crocus bloomed for only a day. But it built my faith for a lifetime.由此推斷番紅花的花語(yǔ)是堅(jiān)貞，快樂(lè)，是信念信仰的象征。所以A選項(xiàng)正確。
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He stood on tiptoe(腳尖)，29 as high as he could, but even as his tallest 30 he was unable to touch it. He began to  31 up and down, as high as he could, at the  32 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of  33 .
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to  34 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  35 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking   36 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock , or,  37 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do,   38  seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk   39 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  40 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 41  like this, the more unhappy he became.
42 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what  he wanted. He started to say to himself, “ This isn’t  43 , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  44 more I can do to get the apple—hat is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to  45 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
小題1:
A．preferringB．offering C．receivingD．a(chǎn)llowing
小題2:
A．soB．thenC．butD．or
小題3:
A．sadderB．a(chǎn)ngrierC．hungrier D．tastier
小題4:
A．expandingB．stretchingC．swingingD．pulling
小題5:
A．strength B．lengthC．range D．height
小題6:
A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
小題7:
A．tip B．stageC．topD．level
小題8:
A．hope B．hand C．sightD．reach
小題9:
A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
小題10:
A．breakB．shakeC．take D．strike
小題11:
A．upB．forward C．down D．a(chǎn)round
小題12:
A．forB．with C．on D．of
小題13:
A．After B．ThroughC．Without D．Upon
小題14:
A．backB．a(chǎn)wayC．upD．down
小題15:
A．wishesB．beliefsC．effortsD．goals
小題16:
A．thoughtB．imagined C．triedD．claimed
小題17:
A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．MoreoverD．Otherwise
小題18:
A．skillfulB．cheerfulC．harmful D．helpful
小題19:
A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．everything D．nothing
小題20:
A．change B．express C．forget D．describe

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RESUME(履歷)
DOUGLAS V. FERNETTI
Address: 636 Rugar Street  Joliet, Illinois  60451
Date of Birth: June 5, 1960
Height: 6'                  Weight: 195 lbs.     Health: Excellent
Phone: 309 876 –0012      Married: Helen       Son: Jim (2)
EXPERIENCE
1978 to 1983:  Joliet Bridge Company, Joliet, Illinois.
Began as an learner and became accomplished journey-man pattern maker.
1983 to Present: Joliet Bridge Company, Joliet, Illinois.
Promoted to Forman, Pattern Division. Responsibilities include the supervision of fourteen personnel, maintaining work schedules and making assignments, maintaining stock inventories, and supervising two learners.
PERSONAL ACTIVITIES
From 1979 to 1983 attended evening school in order to complete high school education. Received H.S. Diploma from the State University of Illinois in 1983. Since 1983 have attended evening classes at Joliet Community College. Have completed eighteen semester hours credit with nine hours in personnel management. Other activities include regular church attendance, member of ELKS, and help with Little League.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Although I have been very happy at Joliet Bridge and have had excellent opportunity, it is necessary that I move my family due to my son's allergies (過(guò)敏癥). In this respect, desire a position in the Southwest United States. Am willing to consider a position as a pattern maker, tool and die maker, or as a supervisor. My major attributes are my reliability and loyalty to my company and my ability to work with others.
REFERENCES
References are available upon request.
 
小題1:What does Douglas do at present in Joliet Bridge Company?
A．Pattern makerB．Leader of Pattern Division
C．Member of ELKSD．Learner
小題2:What was Douglas doing in 1982?
A．Working in Joliet Bridge Company
B．Studying at Joliet Community College
C．Helping with Little League
D．A, B and C
小題3:Why does Douglas want to leave Joliet Bridge Company?
A．Because he is not satisfied with his present job.
B．Because he has not been successful in the company.
C．Because he does not get along well with his colleagues.
D．Because his son is not used to the weather in Illinois.
小題4:If you want to know the age of Douglas' son, what can you do?
A．Write to 636 Rugar Street.B．Telephone 309 876-0012.
C．Ask his wife Helen.D．Find it in the resume.

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I knew I was all right now.  Nobody else would come a­hunting after me. I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made a tent out of my blankets to put my things under so the rain couldn't get at them. I caught a catfish and towards sundown I started my camp fire and had supper.
When it was dark I sat by my camp fire, feeling pretty satisfied; but by and by it got sort of lonesome, so I went and sat on the bank and listened to the current crashing along, and counted the stars and drift logs and rafts that came down, and then went to bed; there was no better way to put in time when you are lonesome; you can't stay so, and you soon get it over.
And so for three days and nights. No difference—just the same thing. But the next day I went exploring around the island.  I was boss of it; it all belonged to me, and I wanted to know all about it; but mainly I wanted to spend the time. I found plenty of strawberries and green summer grapes; and the green blackberries were just beginning to show.
Well, I went fooling along in the deep woods till I judged I wasn't far from the foot of the island. I had my gun along, but I had shot nothing; it was for protection. About this time I almost stepped on a good­sized snake, and it moved quietly and smoothly through the grass and flowers, and I was after it, trying to get a shot at it. I clipped(疾馳) along, and all of a sudden I bounded(跳) right on to the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking.
My heart jumped up among my lungs. I never waited to look further, but unlocked my gun and went sneaking back on my tiptoes as fast as I could. Every now and then I stopped a second among the thick leaves and listened, but my breath came so hard that I couldn't hear anything else. I moved quietly along another piece further, then listened again; and so on, and so on. If I saw a stump(樹(shù)樁), I took it for a man; if I stepped on a stick and broke it, it made me feel that a person had cut one of my breaths in two and I only got half, and the short half, too.
There was no time to be fooling around. When getting to the camp, I got all my traps into my canoe again to have them out of sight. I put out the fire and threw the ashes around to look like an old last year's camp, and then climbed a tree.
I suppose I was up for two hours; but I didn’t see or hear anything—I only thought I heard and saw as much as a thousand things. Well, I couldn’t stay up there forever, so at last I got down, but I kept in the thick woods and on the lookout all the time. All I could get to eat was berries and what was left over from breakfast.
小題1:The underlined part “put in time” in the second paragraph probably means _____.
A．kill the timeB．take the time
C．employ the timeD．waste the time
小題2:Why did the boy always carry his gun with him wherever he went?
A．To show off his gun.
B．To hunt some animals for food.
C．To protect himself.
D．To play with it for fun.
小題3:How did the boy feel when he saw the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking?
A．Surprised. B．Excited.C．Frightened.D．Puzzled.
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The boy brought with himself a tent
B．The boy felt a bit lonely on the island.
C．The boy was surely the only person on the island at that time.
D．The boy might be bitten by some animal when the story happened.

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