I never got along with Dad. But when he was dying. I set off for Nebraska to be with him and my family. I stopped for the night at a hotel with a pool, hoping it would relax me.
The pool area was empty as I walked into the still water. A man in a bathing suit appeared. He sat on the edge of the pool with his legs moving up and down in the water. He had dark hair and deep brown eyes and smiled. “Where are you going?” he asked. When I told him about my father, he asked how we got along. I tried to change the subject, but then for some reason, I told him everything.
Finally the man said, “Even with all the trouble, remember, your father still loves you.” All at once, warm and clear childhood memories came flooding back: Dad running alongside my wobbling（搖擺的）bicycle, the proud hug he gave me at my high school graduation, his laugh when I caught him off guard with a tickle（撓癢）. “Yes, I know he does, ” I heard myself say. And for the first time in years I believed it. The man left, leaving me alone with my comforting thoughts.
Back in my room, as I went to bed, I decided it was time to forgive my father. Then I wished he’d forgive me too. The phone bell woke me up at 3 am. My sister’s voice sent a shiver（寒戰(zhàn)）through me: Dad had just died. I had wanted to see him and make peace. But as sadness was beginning to surround me, I remembered that the man by the pool had already brought Dad and me together.
小題1: From the passage we learn that the author _________
A．didn’t know his father was seriously ill
B．a(chǎn)lways thought highly of his father
C．lived in Nebraska far away from his family
D．was going to see his father
小題2:When the author was in the pool, ___________
A．many other people were there too
B．he talked a lot with the man by the pool
C．he greeted the may by the pool first
D．the man by the pool told him everything about his family
小題3: What made the author change his original idea about his father?
A．That he was reminded that his father actually loved him
B．That the man by the pool mentioned his interesting childhood
C．That he remembered his father had taught him to ride a bike
D．That he knew his father would leave him forever
小題4: In the last paragraph, the author was sad that he ________
A．hadn’t accepted the kind stranger’s advice
B．had no chance to make peace with his father
C．hadn’t obeyed his father when he was young
D．hadn’t stayed with his father before

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:B    

試題分析：文章介紹作者和爸爸的關(guān)系一直不好，在爸爸臨終的時(shí)候，作者去看他，在游泳池里面，作者遇到一個(gè)男子，交談中男子提醒作者不管怎樣，爸爸是很愛他的，作者改變了對(duì)爸爸的看法，并想和爸爸合好，但是第二天，爸爸卻去世了。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：But when he was dying. I set off for Nebraska to be with him and my family 可知作者要去看望爸爸，選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：When I told him about my father, he asked how we got along. I tried to change the subject, but then for some reason, I told him everything.可知作者和水池邊的男人談了很多。選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Finally the man said, “Even with all the trouble, remember, your father still loves you.” All at once, warm and clear childhood memories came flooding back: 可知這個(gè)人提醒作者爸爸是愛他的，使他改變了對(duì)爸爸最初的看法，選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：Dad had just died. I had wanted to see him and make peace.可知作者感到難過是因?yàn)樗麤]有機(jī)會(huì)和爸爸合好了，選B
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Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse declared the warning, “There is a mouse trap in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house.”
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr Mouse, I can tell you this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me, I cannot be bothered by it.”
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry, Mr Mouse,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers.”
The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “A mouse trap, am I in grave danger, huh?”
So the mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient. His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer’s wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk.
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A．the mouseB．the pigC．the snakeD．the chicken
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A．Better safe than sorry.
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C．To help others is just to save you.
D．To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all.

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36－55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C和D中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped,        by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was        that they could, at any time, break free,       strangely enough, they didn’t. I asked a trainer the       for this.
He said, “When they were very young we used the       size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can       hold them, so they never try.”
Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you       once before? Do you often tell       “I cannot dance” or “I’m not good at math”?
These are       of self limiting beliefs. You must realize you’re       for them. A limiting belief that says you’re poor at math may have       as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which       you. The cool thing is that because you create the       you can choose to change it! Here is how:
First,       it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your      , your subconsciousness will make this      by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online       help, etc. Gradually you’ll really see your math skills are      .
This is such a simple process that you can       it today. Don’t be like the poor elephant and make your life       at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.
小題1:
A．excitedB．confusedC．discouragedD．worried
小題2:
A．impossibleB．doubtfulC．uncertainD．obvious
小題3:
A．butB．or C．a(chǎn)ndD．so
小題4:
A．caseB．resultC．reasonD．choice
小題5:
A．sameB．bigger C．smallerD．different
小題6:
A．narrowlyB．a(chǎn)lmostC．stillD．hardly
小題7:
A．didB．failedC．triedD．succeeded
小題8:
A．yourself B．othersC．your teacherD．your partner
小題9:
A．causesB．storiesC．resultsD．examples
小題10:
A．consciousB．honestC．responsibleD．depended
小題11:
A．stoppedB．referredC．changedD．originated
小題12:
A．interestedB．disappointed C．boredD．inspired
小題13:
A．belief B．experienceC．embarrassment D．remark
小題14:
A．representB．compareC．mixD．replace
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)ction B．thoughtC．a(chǎn)im D．plan
小題16:
A．come trueB．run outC．on guardD．keep cool
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)tB．by C．forD．in
小題18:
A．improvedB．judgedC．realizedD．recognized
小題19:
A．finishB．continueC．keep D．begin
小題20:
A．involvedB．stuckC．unfinishedD．changed

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