One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking. During the normal dinner chatter (閑聊), I noticed that my father was slurring (說話含混) his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.
We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.
Mom phoned me two days later. “The doctor found a brain tumor (腫瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.”
Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal (晚期的). During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him. By this time he had great difficulty speaking. I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.
Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever. Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.?
On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute.”
I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before.
“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked. “Can I do anything for you?”
He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.
With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”
We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.
小題1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.
B．The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.
C．The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.
D．The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.
小題2: What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?
A．There’s little possibility for Father to recover.
B．It takes a long time for Father to recover.
C．Father needs love and care from his family.
D．They need a proper time to operate on Father.
小題3: The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because ________.
A．he believed in strictness and punishment
B．he was not so attached to the writer
C．he thought there was no need to tell the writer
D．he was not used to openly showing his emotions
小題4:What does the writer attempt to tell us?
A．We don’t often value health until we lose it.
B．Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.
C．Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.
D．Bravely express your love for your family.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D

試題分析：本文通過爸爸患腫瘤，在生命的最后時期告訴我：I love you。這個告訴我們要對我們所愛的人勇敢表達自己的愛，不要等到以后來不及。
小題1:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行During the normal dinner chatter (閑聊), I noticed that my father was slurring (說話含混) his words.可知作者很快注意到爸爸奇怪的狀況，C正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù). “The doctor found a brain tumor (腫瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.”以及下一段內(nèi)容可知爸爸的病已經(jīng)是晚期了恢復(fù)的可能性很小，故A正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.可知父親很少對我們表現(xiàn)出感情，是因為他認為沒有必要這樣。故D正確。
小題4:D 主旨大意題。本文通過爸爸患腫瘤，在生命的最后時期告訴我：I love you。這個告訴我們要對我們所愛的人勇敢表達自己的愛，不要等到以后來不及。故D正確。
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I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage, credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us   51  chasing the same thing.
One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell   52 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I   53  the countryside for some place I could rent for the   54  possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was   55 , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and   56  a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, but slowly, they started teaching me the   57  of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began sticking around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a   58  American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness.
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were   59  for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.   60  on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my   61  with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into   62 . I saw many people were having a really hard time,
  63  their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to   64  a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in shelters if we hadn’t banded together.
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about   65  we can all get bytogether.
小題1:
A．separatelyB．equallyC．violentlyD．naturally
小題2:
A．offB．a(chǎn)partC．overD．out
小題3:
A．crossedB．leftC．toured D．searched
小題4:
A．fullestB．largest C．fairest D．cheapest
小題5:
A．occupiedB．a(chǎn)bandonedC．emptiedD．robbed
小題6:
A．turnedB．a(chǎn)pproached C．clearedD．cut
小題7:
A．benefitB．lesson C．nature D．a(chǎn)rt
小題8:
A．wild B．realC．differentD．remote
小題9:
A．uniqueB．expensiveC．rareD．necessary
小題10:
A．Up B．Down C．DeepD．Along
小題11:
A．cooperationB．relationshipsC．satisfaction D．a(chǎn)ppointments
小題12:
A．realityB．societyC．townD．life
小題13:
A．creating B．losing C．quittingD．offering
小題14:
A．put inB．turn inC．take inD．get in
小題15:
A．whenB．whatC．whetherD．how

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