“I've changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my daddy back." Lucien Lawrence’s letter to Father Christmas written after his schoolteacher father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched every heart. Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn't see the stars in the sky. When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.
But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father is there too, in your mind and in your heart. I find that my parents, long dead now, still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them and I' m still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself, that I couldn't wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all Mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven' t forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.
It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors (挑釁者)，and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It's a serious thought, one to give me pause.
I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword (劍), and my darling from the power of the dog.” Yet I know the death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to live forever, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I'm sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.
小題1:According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ________.
A．explains the importance of a telescope
B．shows the writer's pity on the kid
C．a(chǎn)cts as an introduction to the discussion
D．makes a clear statement of the writer's views
小題2:In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us ________.
A．how much he misses his parents now
B．why his parents often appear in his dream
C．when Lucien will get over all his sadness
D．how proud he was when he succeeded in life
小題3:In the writer's opinion, the value of a person’s life is ________.
A．to leave behind a precious memory to the people related
B．to have a high sense of duty to the whole society
C．to care what others will remember and treasure
D．to share happiness and sadness with his family
小題4:What feeling did the author’s mother express in her reply?
A．Proud. B．Happy.C．Disappointed. D．Worried

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
本文主要講了我對(duì)父母的懷念。并敘述了我成為教授這一事后父母的反應(yīng)。要我們珍惜身邊的親人
小題1:C 此題考查學(xué)生的判斷理解能力。第一段就是文章的一個(gè)引子。從孩子的信引出作者的思考。故選C
小題2:B此題考查學(xué)生的概括能力。作者的父母雖然去世多年，但他們?cè)凇拔摇靶闹械牡匚簧踔帘人麄兓钪臅r(shí)候還要高、第二段最后一句話是本段的總結(jié)：The values of my parents still live on故選B
小題3:A 此題考查學(xué)生對(duì)作者觀點(diǎn)的理解能力。答案在第三段It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care.母親的話使我思考我死后如何還能活在我的孩子以及我關(guān)心的人的心中的問(wèn)題。故選A
小題4:D 此題考查學(xué)生的判斷理解能力。文章第二段講述了作者成為教授之后非常興奮，急于把這一消息告知父母。但他們的反應(yīng)卻出乎作者意料。母親只是說(shuō)“這下你該有空陪陪孩子了吧“我們可以很容易地排除AB，作者本來(lái)以為他的父母會(huì)感到高興和驕傲，但文中用了轉(zhuǎn)折連詞but.disappointed“感到失望”在這里沒(méi)有道理。母親為作者只顧自己的前程，不關(guān)心孩子而擔(dān)心。故選D
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A．pretendB．decideC．a(chǎn)greeD．hesitate

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After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some     36   with you.”
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been     37  for 20 years, but the demands of my work and my boys made it possible to visit her only     38   .
Then I called to visit her to go out for dinner and a movie. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she had curled her    39  and was wearing a nice dress. My mother took my arm     40   she were the First Lady.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable    41 —nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. At last, she said,” I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I    42  .
Two days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a    43   to do anything for her.
Later, I received a copy of a restaurant receipt from the place mother and I had dined. A(n)    44   note said, “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night     45   for me. I love you, son.”
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they     46   . Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be     47  till “some other time”.
小題1:
A．timeB．moneyC．dinnerD．movie
小題2:
A．upsetB．cheerfulC．a(chǎn)loneD．excited
小題3:
A．usuallyB．occasionallyC．frequentlyD．often
小題4:
A．programB．combC．organD．hair
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)s ifB．even thoughC．such asD．a(chǎn)s to
小題6:
A．discussionB．quarrelC．conversationD．fight
小題7:
A．refusedB．wonderedC．orderedD．a(chǎn)greed
小題8:
A．luckB．chanceC．willD．hope
小題9:
A．connectedB．a(chǎn)ttachedC．a(chǎn)bandonedD．deserted
小題10:
A．caredB．a(chǎn)rrangedC．meantD．a(chǎn)pplied
小題11:
A．spendB．wantC．needD．deserve
小題12:
A．put offB．paid offC．put forwardD．looked forward

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