The advertisement appeared in my e-mail—“1-800-Flowers: Mother’s Day Madness —for just $39.99！” I almost clicked on it, forgetting that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Feiddman, died at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without my mom.
In my childhood, my mom appeared to be a typical suburban housewife of her generation. She sewed many of my sisters’ clothes, including both of their wedding dresses and boy’s suits for me. And on the side, she won several national bridge tournaments(桥牌锦标赛).
My mom left many indelible marks on me. The first was to never lose heart and to be independent. My dad died suddenly when I was 19. My mom worked hard for a couple of years. But in1975, I won a scholarship to study in Britain and my mom surprised us all by announcing that she decided to go with me. When I met difficulties, she always said: “You’re a man, so never lose heart, never be knocked down, and try your best to pursue(追求) your dreams.”
My mom’s other big influence on me is a sense of optimism. She had taken her knocks. But every time life knocked her down, she got up and kept on marching forward, encouraged by the saying that pessimists(悲观者) are usually right, optimists are usually wrong, but most great changes are made by optimists.
How I wish to listen to my mother’s words, and give my best regards on this Mother’s Day, but I have no chance now! My best friends, treasure(珍惜)your mother’s love!
1.The author mentioned the advertisement to ___.
A．show he’s tired of the advertisements
B．explain he missed his mother very much
C．make you believe that he was very kind
D．urge the readers to buy the present for their mothers
2.What experience of the author’s mother surprised the author?
A．That she volunteered to go to Britain with her son.
B．That she gained knowledge all by herself.
C．That she did all the housework by herself.
D．That she won several national bridge tournaments.
3.What dose the underlined word “indelible” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?
A．be out of control B．be easy to remember
C．be destroyed easily D．be impossible to forget
4.We can know about the author’s mother that_____.
A．She encouraged the author to pursue his dreams
B．she felt very lonely in her late life
C．She never received a present from her children
D．she passed away before the author’s father
5.Which can be the best title for the passage?
A．My Great Mother B．Mother and I
C．Treasure Mother’s Love D．Mother’s Day Madness
When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner 36 . I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly 37.
Not really knowing how 38 the bus ride should be, I 39 when I saw the landmarks 40 on my friend’s hand-drawn map. But when I got close enough to the 41 , I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was 42 on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no43 when the next bus would come, 44 when a bus did come by, I 45 got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted to go and he said that I had caught the 46 bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he 47 to help me out. I gratefully showed him my little hand-drawn map but 48 did not help much.
He finally 49 me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was 50 that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up beside me. It was the 51 bus driver. He explained that he didn’t want to leave me there 52 . He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party 53 I was over an hour late.
I am forever thankful for the 54 that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a 55 on my heart.
1. A．meal B．party C．meeting D．time
2. A．accepted B．refused C．got D．received
3. A．far B．difficult C．long D．bad
4. A．drove on B．walked away C．hurried by D．got off
5. A．show B．showing C．shown D．to show
6. A．street signs B．tall buildings C．traffic lights D．back yards
7. A．queuing B．sitting C．standing D．waiting
8. A．meaning B．idea C．problem D．way
9. A．so B．yet C．but D．still
10. A．suddenly B．luckily C．finally D．quickly
11. A．right B．wrong C．best D．fastest
12. A．supplied B．refused C．offered D．wanted
13. A．it B．he C．she D．they
14. A．kept B．dropped C．drove D．turned
15. A．eager B．worried C．sorry D．disappointed
16. A．same B．next C．kind D．silly
17. A．helpless B．lonely C．unaccompanied D．alone
18. A．after B．although C．until D．when
19. A．respect B．concern C．help D．love
20. A．mark B．sign C．symbol D．line
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Dear teachers and students,
Students’ Union
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
Do you like chocolate? Most people do．Some like it in bars．Others just like big squares of it．
Say you just got a box of chocolate．Which piece do you pick first? A study carried out by a professor in the University of Virginia showed that people's choices of chocolates show their personality．If you choose a round piece, you are a person who likes to party．If you select an oval shape, you are a person who struggles．You like to_________ and push yourself to be successful．Picking a square shape shows that this is an honest and truthful person you can depend on．
What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate．This shows you have warm feelings about the past, while dark chocolate means something else—the person who chooses it something else the future．What about white chocolate? Would you like to choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind．Those who like chocolate with nuts are people who like to help others．
Do you believe these ideas? Can chocolate tell all these things? It doesn't matter．There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolates - they eat it because they like it．
1.What is the best title of the text? （no more than 8 words．）
_________________________________________________________
2.What does the underlined word “their” probably refer to ?( no more than 2 words.)
___________________________________________________________
3.Fill in the blank ( paragraph 2,line 5 )with proper words.( no more than 4 words.)
You like to_________ and push yourself to be successful．
4.Catherine likes eating white chocolate; what’s her character or personality according to the passage? ( no more than 10 words.)
____________________________________________________________________
5.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the information about chocolate in the text? ( no more than 15 words)
_____________________________________________________________________
The internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card(信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Website(非法网站). Websites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care Online shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought.
The thieves then go shopping with your card number—or sell the information over the Internet. Computer hackers(黑客)have broken down security(安全) system, raising questions about the safety of card holder information.
Several months ago, 25,000 customers of a CD universe, an online music retailer(批发商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Website after the retailer refused to pay US $ 157,828 to get back the information.
Credit-card firms are now fighting against online fraud. Master-card is working on plans for Web only credit-card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping online. However , there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.
Ask about your credit-card firm’s online rules: under British law, cardholders are responsible for the first US $ 78 of any fraudulent spending. And shop only at secure sites: send your credit-card information only if the Website offers advanced secure system.
If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Website address may also start http://--the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.
Keep your password safe: most online sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your password with care.
1.The underlined word “fraud” in the first paragraph probably means ______.
A．cheating B．sale C．payment D．use
2.According to this passage most people worry about shopping on the Internet because ______.
A．a great number of stolen credit-cards are sold on the Internet every day
B．fraud on the Internet happens very often
C．many Websites break down every day
D．there are too many illegal Websites on the Internet
3.Thieves usually get the information of the credit-card ______.
A．because many customers lost their cards
B．by paying money for people working in the information companies
C．because of the carelessness of the customers
D．by stealing the information from Websites
4.If the passwords of your credit-cards are not probably kept, _____.
A．the bank and the shop will suffer great losses
B．you will not be able to get back your information
C．you might suffer great losses
D．the bank will answer for your loss
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A．How to Beat Online Credit-card Thieves
B．How to Shop on the Internet
C．Never Use Credit-card Without an Advanced Computer
D．Why Thieves Steal Credit-card Information
I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community. Both had died “ full of years”, as the Bible would say. Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence(吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故的)woman said to me, “ If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “ If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today.. that long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take. It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course—keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation—would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There are seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty. The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens that leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens , especially the bad things that happen. It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believe that every disaster is our fault. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him , and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
1.What is said about the two diseased elderly women?
A．They lived out a natural life
B．They died of exhaustion after the long plane ride
C．They weren’t used to the change in weather.
D．They died due to lack of care by family members.
2.The author had to conduct the two women’s funerals probably because ______.
A．he wanted to comfort the two families
B．he was an official from the community
C．he had great pity for the deceased
D．he was minister of the local church
3.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _____.
A．they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow
B．they believe that they were responsible
C．they had neglected the natural course of events
D．they didn’t know things often turn in the opposite direction
4.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that_____.
A．everything in the world is predetermined
B．the world can be interpreted in different ways
C．there is an explanation for everything in the world
D．we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
5.What’s the idea of the passage?
A．Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B．Every story should have a happy ending.
C．Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
D．In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away.
