My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at ___36___. As for me, I ___37___ both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really ___ 38___. It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and ___39___Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the ___40___lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything ___41___well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a ___ 42___ wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit ___43___. Dad was always at his best in any___44___, but at this moment he___45___.
"John!___46___!" he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any___ 47___. He was the one I always___48___for strength and security. Before I could respond, a___ 49___ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller ___50___it was too late. Another huge wall of water ___ 51___the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely ___52___of him.
I swam to Dad ___ 53___and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船殼）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of ___ 54___. "It's all right, Dad. We are safe now," I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start___55___for my father.
小題1:
A．boatingB．running C．swimming D．teaching
小題2:
A．enjoyedB．desiredC．hatedD．learned
小題3:
A．unforgivableB．unforgettableC．cheerfulD．regretful
小題4:
A．sentB．orderedC．invitedD．a(chǎn)llowed
小題5:
A．calmB．icyC．stormyD．thundery
小題6:
A．finishedB．wentC．seemedD．sounded
小題7:
A．strongB．gentleC．coldD．hot
小題8:
A．respeatedlyB．lightlyC．hardlyD．violently
小題9:
A．dangerB．placeC．sportD．job
小題10:
A．sufferedB．fellC．frozeD．withdrew
小題11:
A．lookB．HelpC．RunD．jump
小題12:
A．problemB．relationshipC．machineD．boat
小題13:
A．turned toB．lived withC．a(chǎn)rgued withD．objected to
小題14:
A．fountainB．streamC．showerD．wave
小題15:
A．ifB．forC．a(chǎn)fterD．but
小題16:
A．got throughB．poured intoC．turned overD．lifted up
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)shamedB．protectiveC．tiredD．a(chǎn)fraid
小題18:
A．hopelesslyB．quicklyC．slowlyD．helplessly
小題19:
A．painB．a(chǎn)ngerC．fearD．shame
小題20:
A．making upB．getting readyC．paying offD．looking out

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:A
小題14:D
小題15:D
小題16:C
小題17:B
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:D
在作者的記憶力爸爸無所不能。可是一次難忘的航行卻讓作者有了新的發(fā)現(xiàn)—原來父親也需要?jiǎng)e人的幫助！
小題1:根據(jù)第5段I swam to Dad可以確定是C(swimming)，父親精通航海術(shù)，卻不會(huì)游泳。
小題2:根據(jù)下文，作者陪父親一同去航海，而且還救了落水的父親，可知作者在很小的時(shí)
候就學(xué)會(huì)了(learned)航海和游泳。
小題3:上次作者跟他父親一起去航海，但卻遇到了意外，作者好不容易才救起了落水的父
親，當(dāng)然是十分難忘(unforgettable)。
小題4:下文敘述了作者跟其父親一起去航海的經(jīng)歷。根據(jù)Dad hadn’t sailed for years,可知作者在大學(xué)畢業(yè)回家后，邀請(qǐng)(invited)父親一同前往，去航海。
小題5:根據(jù)下文When we were in the middle of the lake, a  42  wind came all of a sudden.可知，作者他們到了湖心，突然起風(fēng)。自然出發(fā)的時(shí)候應(yīng)該是風(fēng)平浪靜(calm)，也才能夠去航
海。
小題6:盡管父親多年沒有航海，但在父親的掌控中，一切都進(jìn)展順利(go well)。
小題7:根據(jù)下文，他們的船隨風(fēng)顛簸，到處亂撞(violently)，而且父親還被卷落水中，可知
一定是狂風(fēng)大作(strong)。
小題8:參考上一題。
小題9:想想當(dāng)時(shí)，肯定他們是遇險(xiǎn)了，在作者記憶中，父親應(yīng)該是能處理好一切的險(xiǎn)情(danger)，但這一次，卻害怕了。(也許是老了吧，呵呵。)
小題10:根據(jù)he shouted in a trembling voice，可知父親是害怕了，手也不聽使喚了，顫抖的聲音在那向作者求救。但是此時(shí)此刻，作者的爸爸“嚇呆”了，不知如何是好。此處freeze表示“驚呆；嚇呆”。
小題11:根據(jù)本句中的“he shouted in a trembling voice”可知作者的爸爸很害怕，大喊“救命”。
小題12:在作者的記憶中，爸爸可以解決任何“問題”。fix表示“解決（問題）”。
小題13:因?yàn)樽髡呦嘈虐职帜軌蚪鉀Q任何問題，所以總是向他尋求力量和庇護(hù)。 tum to表示“求教于；求助于”。后三項(xiàng)分別表示“與……生活在一起；忍受”“與……爭論””反對(duì)”，都不符合語境。
小題14:作者還沒有來得及回答，一個(gè)水“浪”就打到了小船上。前三項(xiàng)分別表示“噴泉”“溪流”“淋浴；陣雨”，均與語境不符。
小題15:根據(jù)下文中的“We were thrown into the water…”可知盡管作者沖向舵柄，”但是“已經(jīng)太遲了。
小題16:下一句提到作者和爸爸被拋進(jìn)了水中，由此可知巨大的水墻“打翻”了小船。A項(xiàng)“耗盡；順利通過（考試等）”，B項(xiàng)“不斷涌向”，D項(xiàng)“舉起”，均不符合語境。
小題17:上一句提到作者的爸爸在水中漫無目的地掙扎，下文講到作者如何幫父親擺脫險(xiǎn)境，由此可知作者在那一刻強(qiáng)烈地感覺到要“保護(hù)”他。
小題18:作者“快速地”游到爸爸身邊，幫他爬上了船殼。
小題19:第四段提到作者的爸爸用顫抖的聲音向作者求救，由此可知此時(shí)他為自己當(dāng)時(shí)表現(xiàn)出來的“恐懼”感到尷尬。
小題20:更重要的是，作者發(fā)現(xiàn)輪到自己去“照看”父親了。look out for sb.表示“關(guān)照”。
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It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful： blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all， it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ——there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩渦) and waves. ”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.     
小題1:The author says “I’m so glad I did ” (in Para. 2)because ______.
A．he witnessed the whole process of fishing
B．he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea
C．he experienced the rescue of the whales
D．he spent the weekend with his family
小題2:The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.
A．the shape of the harbourB．the arms of the bay
C．the still water in the channelD．the long coast line
小題3:The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.
A．she had stayed in the polluted water for too long
B．the whirlpools she had made were not big enough
C．she had no other whales around to turn to for help
D．the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction
小題4:what is the theme of the story?
A．Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness
B．Fishing provides excitement for children
C．It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals
D．It’s vital to protect the environment

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In 2003, Bethany Hamilton,13, lost her left arm to a shark attack while surfing off Kauai, Hawaii. A new film ,Soul Surfer, is based on the story of how she overcame that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional athlete.
Growing up on the “garden isle” of Kauai, Hamilton spent every minute she could riding the waves. She was on the verge of (即將) becoming a top competitor in professional surfing. But while she was practicing at an isolated cove (小灣)，a four-meter-long tiger shark ripped off her left arm. Though her life was saved, nobody could imagine she would ever get back on a surfboard again.
In a true test of her faith and by tremendous will power, Bethany did get back up on a surfboard only a month after the attack. Six months later, she was competing again. Bethany Hamilton won her first amateur surfing championship just two years after she lost her arm. She also established the “Friends of Bethany,” a non---profit foundation dedicated to supporting sharks attack victims.
It’s a story told in her autobiography, which is the basis for the film that stars teenager Anna Sophia Robb. “I knew Bethany’s story, of course, but I thought ‘What an incredible role’ ,”explains Robb. “I was so fascinated by all of the challenges. What would it be like to have your arm taken and what would go through your head and how would your faith be challenged?”
The filmmakers used special effects to digitally remove Robb’ s arm .However ,no tricks were necessary for the surfing scenes because Hamilton herself did the breathtaking wave riding.
Now 21, Hamilton says she hopes audiences find inspiration in the description of the sport she loves.
“Not a lot of people know that much about surfing, so I hope they’re educated about it,” Hamilton says. “And most of all if people are going through a hard time, they could be encouraged and find inspiration to push through those hard times and see that, in my case ,so much good has come out of it.”
小題1:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?.
A．Hamilton was severely injured when surfing.
B．Nobody thought Hamilton could overcome the troubles.
C．Rob did the breathtaking wave riding in the film Soul Surfer.
D．Hamilton established the “Friends of Bethany” to help shark attack victims.
小題2:Which of the following can best take the place of the underlined word “tremendous” in the third paragraph?
A．Free.B．EasyC．Smart.D．Strong.
小題3:What can we learn from Anna Sophia Robb’s words?
A．She was absorbed in the story.
B．she wasn’t sure she could play the role well.
C．She wants to challenge her faith.
D．She doesn’t believe Bethany’s story.
小題4:How does Hamilton hope people will be affected by her story?
A．she hopes more people will take up surfing.
B．she hopes people will be inspired and encouraged
C．She hopes more people will keep off the sharks.
D．She hopes people will donate something to her charity.
小題5:What can we learn from the passage?
A．A lot of people are fond of surfing.
B．Good things will happen to the disabled in the end.
C．Faith and will power will help people go through hard times.
D．People can always overcome every difficulty in life.

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Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no,” criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.
Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a squabble with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long-distance phone call. “Person-to-person for Mrs. I. A. Pologize,” intoned the operator. “That’s spelled ‘P’ as in…” In a twinkling, the whole day changed from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire.
An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity（節(jié)儉）was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen—and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.
The boy stood rooted: guests stared at their plates. Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son,” No harm, Daniel,” she said. “Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen”… she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying… “and bring in the other one.”
A wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.
小題1:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives.
B．Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively.
C．Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face.
D．Humor makes fun of any difficult situations.
小題2:Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?
A．Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences.
B．To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means.
C．People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness.
D．Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs.
小題3:By saying “and bring in the other one,” the hostess meant that_________.
A．the son had to cook another turkey for the guests
B．she already had made more than one turkey ready for the dinner
C．some other dish would be served instead of a turkey
D．the son could serve the same turkey after it was cleaned

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