“Lettersfromhomealways__1__alot,”Isaid.“AtleasttheydowithmebecauseI’m__2__somuch.”Then,__3__thathewas60or70yearsold,Iguessed:“Fromachildormaybeagrandchild?”“Thisisn’t__4__,”hereplied.“Although,”hewenton,“cometothinkofit,it__5__havebeenfamily.OldEdwasmyoldestfriend.Infact,weusedtocalleachother‘OldFriend’—whenwe’dmeet,thatis.I’m__6__ahandatwriting.”“Idon’tthinkanyofuskeepupour__7__toowell,”Isaid.“IknowIdon’t.ButItakeithe’ssomeoneyou’veknownquiteawhile?”“Allmylife,__8__.Wewerekidstogether,sowegowayback.”“Wenttoschooltogether?”“Allthewaythroughhighschool.Wewereinthesameclass,infact,throughboth__9__andhighschool.”“Therearenottoomanypeoplewho’vehadsuchalong__10__,”Isaid.

ShoppingonlineMyfatherandIwereonholidayinAmerica.Mymotherstayedathomeandonthe2nddayshefellandbrokeherleg.Shedidn'twanttoasktheneighbourstodotheshoppingbecausesheisaveryindependentlady.OnourreturnafterthreeweekstotheUSA,wesawthatthelivingroomwasfullofboxesandwrappingpaper.Mymothertoldusabouthowshebrokeherleg.'Whatabouttheshopping?Didyouasktheneighboursforhelp?'Iaskedasthedoorbellrang.'There'syouranswer,'saidmymother.Iopenedthedoorandtherewasamanwithabigboxofgroceries.'DeliveryforMrsPatterson,'hesaid.'Thatisamazing,'Isaid.'Didyoujustphoneinyourorder?Howdidyouknowwhatwasonoffer?''Iorderedonline.Lookhere,thisisthesupermarket'shomepagewithalltheiroffers.IjustclickonthearticlesIwant,paybycreditcardandmygroceriesaredeliveredthesameday.Great,eh?''Thatisamazing.Ididn'tknowanyofoursupermarketsdidthat.ButMum,wheredoalltheseemptyboxescomefrom?''WhileIwassurfingtheNet,IfoundouthoweasyitistoorderthingsatAmazonandIspenthoursbuyingthingsoneBay.Thatissomuchfun!'Completethesentenceswiththebestchoice.1.Themotherbrokeherleg_______.

Passage4<br/>OneafternoonIwassittingatmyfavoritetableinarestaurant,waitingforthefoodIhadordered.SuddenlyI(1)______thatamansittingatatablenearthewindowkeptglancinginmydirection,(2)______heknewme.Themanhadanewspaper(3)______infrontofhim,whichhewas(4)______toread,butIcould(5)______thathewaskeepinganeyeonme.Whenthewaiterbroughtmy(6)______,themanwasclearlypuzzled(困惑)bythe(7)______wayinwhichthewaiterandI(8)______eachother.Heseemedevenmorepuzzledas(9)______wentonanditbecame(10)______thatallthewaitersintherestaurantknewme.Finallyhegotupandwentintothe(11)______Whenhecameout;hepaidhisbilland(12)______withoutanotherglanceinmydirection.<br/>Icalledtheowneroftherestaurantandaskedwhatthemanhad(13)______“Well,”hesaid,“thatmanwasadetective(侦探).He(14)______youherebecausehethoughtyouwerethemanhe(15)______What?”Isaid,showingmy(16)______.Theownercontinued,“Hecameintothekitchenandshowedmeaphotoofthewantedman.I(17)______sayhelookedverymuchlikeyou!Ofcourse,sinceweknowyou,wetoldhimthathehadmadea(18)______.Well,it’sreally(19)______<br/>“IcametoarestaurantwhereI’mknown,”Isaid.“(20)______,Imighthavebeenintrouble.”<br/>1.A.knewB.understoodC.noticedD.recognized<br/>2.A.sinceB.evenifC.thoughD.asif<br/>3.A.flatB.openC.cutD.fixed<br/>4.A.hopingB.thinkingC.pretendingD.continuing<br/>5.A.seeB.findC.guessD.learn<br/>6.A.menuB.billC.paperD.food<br/>7.A.directB.familiarC.strangeD.funny<br/>8.A.chattedwithB.lookedatC.laughedatD.talkedabout<br/>9.A.thewaiterB.timeC.ID.thedinner<br/>10.A.trueB.hopefulC.clearD.possible<br/>11.A.restaurantB.washroomC.officeD.kitchen<br/>12.A.leftB.actedC.satdownD.calmeddown<br/>13.A.wantedB.triedC.orderedD.wished<br/>14.A.metB.caughtC.followedD.discovered<br/>15.A.wastobeatB.wasdealingwithC.wastomeetD.waslookingfor<br/>16.A.careB.surpriseC.worryD.regret<br/>17.A.mustB.canC.needD.may<br/>18.A.discoveryB.mistakeC.decisionD.fortune<br/>19.A.apityB.naturalC.achanceD.lucky<br/>20.A.ThusB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Therefore

PassageTwoEvenbeforemyfatherleftus,mymotherhadtogobacktoworktosupportourfamily.OnceIcameoutofthekitchen,complaining,“Mom,Ican’tpeelpotatoes.Ihaveonlyonehand.”Momneverlookedupfromsewing.“Youget.yourselfintothatkitchenandpeelthosepotatoes,”shetoldme.“Anddon’teverusethatasanexcuseforanythingagain!”Inthesecondgrade,ourteacherlinedupmyclassontheplaygroundandhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybars,swingingfromonehighsteelrodtothenext.Whenitwasmyturn,Ishookmyhead.Somekidsbehindmelaughed,andIwenthomecrying.ThatnightItoldMomaboutit.Shehuggedme,andIsawher“we’llseeaboutthat”look.Thenextafternoon,shetookmebacktoschool.Atthedesertedplayground,Momlookedcarefullyatthebars.“Now,pullupwithyourrightarm,”sheadvised.ShestoodbyasIstruggledtoliftmyselfwithmyrighthanduntilIcouldhookthebarwithmyotherelbow.Dayafterdaywepracticed,andshepraisedmeforeveryrungIreached.I’llneverforgetthenexttime,crossingtherungs,Ilookeddownatthekidswhowerestandingwiththeirmouthsopen.Onenight,afteradanceatmynewjuniorhighschool,Ilayinbedsobbing.IcouldhearMomcomeintomyroom,“Mom,”Isaid,weeping,“noneoftheboyswoulddancewithme.”Foralongtime,Ididn’thearanything.Thenshesaid,“Oh,honey,somedayyou’llbebeatingthoseboysoffwithabat.”Hervoicewasfaintandcracking.Ipeekedoutfrommycoverstoseetearsrunningdownhercheeks.ThenIknewhowmuchshesufferedonmybehalf.Shehadneverletmeseehertears.WhichofthefollowingexpressionscanbeusedmostsuitablytodescribeMom’sattitudewhenshemadethechildpeelpotatoes A: Cruel. B: Serious. C: Strict. D: Cold.

PassageTwoEvenbeforemyfatherleftus,mymotherhadtogobacktoworktosupportourfamily.OnceIcameoutofthekitchen,complaining,“Mom,Ican’tpeelpotatoes.Ihaveonlyonehand.”Momneverlookedupfromsewing.“Youget.yourselfintothatkitchenandpeelthosepotatoes,”shetoldme.“Anddon’teverusethatasanexcuseforanythingagain!”Inthesecondgrade,ourteacherlinedupmyclassontheplaygroundandhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybars,swingingfromonehighsteelrodtothenext.Whenitwasmyturn,Ishookmyhead.Somekidsbehindmelaughed,andIwenthomecrying.ThatnightItoldMomaboutit.Shehuggedme,andIsawher“we’llseeaboutthat”look.Thenextafternoon,shetookmebacktoschool.Atthedesertedplayground,Momlookedcarefullyatthebars.“Now,pullupwithyourrightarm,”sheadvised.ShestoodbyasIstruggledtoliftmyselfwithmyrighthanduntilIcouldhookthebarwithmyotherelbow.Dayafterdaywepracticed,andshepraisedmeforeveryrungIreached.I’llneverforgetthenexttime,crossingtherungs,Ilookeddownatthekidswhowerestandingwiththeirmouthsopen.Onenight,afteradanceatmynewjuniorhighschool,Ilayinbedsobbing.IcouldhearMomcomeintomyroom,“Mom,”Isaid,weeping,“noneoftheboyswoulddancewithme.”Foralongtime,Ididn’thearanything.Thenshesaid,“Oh,honey,somedayyou’llbebeatingthoseboysoffwithabat.”Hervoicewasfaintandcracking.Ipeekedoutfrommycoverstoseetearsrunningdownhercheeks.ThenIknewhowmuchshesufferedonmybehalf.Shehadneverletmeseehertears.Whenthechildlookeddownatthekids,theywerestandingwiththeirmouthsopenbecause______. A: theyfeltsorryforwhattheyhaddonebefore B: theywereafraidtheauthormightfalloffandgethurt C: theywantedtoseewhattheauthorwoulddoonthebars D: theywereastonishedtofindtheauthor’sprogress

阅读下面短文，简要回答问题。（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）IwasshoppinginthesupermarketwhenI．heardayoungvoiceboomfromacrosstheaisle．“Mom，comehere!There’sthisladyheremysize！”ThemotherrushedtoaboyshecalledMickey；thensheturnedtometoapologize．Ismiledandtoldher，“It’sokay．”ThenItalkedtotheboy，“Hi，Mickey，I’mDarryKramer．Howareyou?”Hestudiedmcfromheadtotoe，andasked，“Arcyoualittlemommy?”“Yes．Ihaveason”Ianswered“Whyareyousolittle?”heasked．…ItsthewayIwasborn．”Isaid．“Somepeoplearelittle．Somearetall．I’mjustnotgoingtogrowanybigger．”Afteraboutfivemoreminutesofansweringquestions，IshookMickey’shand,andhereturnedtohismother．Mylifeasalittle personisfilledwithstories1ikethat．IenjoytalkingtochildrenandExplainingwhyIlookdifferentfromtheirparents．ithastakenmanyyearstodevelopmyconfidencetobeabletodothat．Ittakesonlyoneglancetoseemyuniqueness．Istandthreefeet．nineinchestallIwasbornanachondroplasiadwarf（侏儒）．Despitethis，myparentsencouragedmetodoallthethingsthekidsaroundmedidwhenIwasgrowingupWhenmyneighborsgottwo-wheelbikes，Igotatwo-wheelbikeWhentheyroller-skated,Iroller-skated．Ididn’trealizehowshortIwasuntilIstartedschoolThere，afewkids1pickedonme，callingmenames．ThenIknew．Afterthat，Ibegantohatethefirstdayofschoolcachyear．Ididn’tknowwhowasnewandwouldstareatmeasIstruggledtoclimbtheschoolbusstairs．Astimewenton，IjusttriedtosmileandacceptthefactthatIwasgoingtobenoticedmywholelife．Iwasdeterminedtomakemyuniquenessanadvantageratherthanadisadvantage．WhatIlackedinheight，Imadeupforinpersonality．I’m47now，andthestareshavenotdiminishedasI’vegrownolder．People1ookindisbeliefwhentheyseemegetoutofmycaroffthedriver’sside．Duringthosetimes，ItrytokeepagoodattitudeWhenpeoplearerude，Iremindmyself，“LookwhatelseIhave—agreatfamily．Nicefriends．”Andit’sthechildren’squestionsthatmakemy1ifespecial．WhenItalkwithchildren．TheyleavecontentthattheirquestionshavebeenansweredMyhopeisthatintakingtimewiththem，Iwillencouragethemtoaccepttheirpeerswhateversizeandshapetheycomein，andtreatthemwithrespect．小题1:Howwastheauthorbroughtup?（回答词数不超过9个）_______________________________________________________________________________小题2:Whydoestheauthorenjoytalkingtochildren?（回答词数不超过12个）______________________________________________________________________________小题3:PleaseUseseveralwordstodescribetheauthor’spersonalities．（回答词数不超过5个）_____________________________________________________________________________