Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~,使其內(nèi)容通順,每空格限填一詞,首字母已給):(14分)
At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a son on the same day. Partly because my parents owned a shop selling flowers, the room was soon filled with the lovely smell of roses.
As the seventh arrangement was brought in , I was beginning to feel uncomfortable, for no flowers had a__81__ for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the largest bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, y__82__ there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had experienced too much struggling , too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’ s flowers.
“I’m enjoying every minute of this,” she said as though she had read my thoughts. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a roommate?”
I still felt uncomfortable, however.If only there were some magic button I could push to take away the sadness in her eyes. “Well,” I thought, “at least,I can see that she has some flowers. ”When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send her some.
The flowers were bought in just as Ann and I were finishing supper.
“Another bouquet for you,” she said, smiling.
“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the card, “These are for you.”
Ann stared at the flowers a long time, not saying anything. She ran her fingers a__83__ ?the pale-blue vase and lightly touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to i__84__ them on her memory.“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.
I felt?embarrassed, for it was such a little?kindness on my part.?The son born to my husband and me that day in 1956 turned out to be our only child. For nearly 21 years he filled our lives with love and laughter, making us feel c__85__.But on Easter morning in April 1977, after a long, painful struggle with cancer, he died quietly in our arms.
Before the funeral, I was a__86__ with my son in a room filled with the scent of roses, when a delivery man brought in a tiny bouquet. I didn’t read the card until later, as we drove to the grave. “To W.John Graves,”?the card said, “from the boy who was born with you at Memorial Hospital, and his mother.”
Only then did I recognize the vase I had given to a sad young woman so many years ago, now once again filled with roses. Ann and I had long lost touch since then. She had never known our son, never been aware of his illness. She m__87__have read the notice of his death in a newspaper.
“A kindness returned,”?Mother said.
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答案:81.arrived ?82.yet ?83.across ?84.impress ?85.complete ?86.alone ?87.must
D.?Answer the questions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題)(12分)
①?"Hello" is one of the first words we learn as babies, yet it's one of the last ones we think to use as adults. That's unfortunate, because saying hello is more than just saying hello. It is recognition of another's worth. How might the world change—how might we change—if we mastered this word? To find out, I spent one month saying hello to every person I met. Here's what I've learned.
②?It can boost(促進(jìn))productivity. In one of the few studies ever done on this subject, Allan Allday, an assistant professor of special education at Oklahoma State University, had middle school teachers greet their students individually each morning. This exchange of greetings raised the kids’ productivity. School went from impersonal to personal, and that resulted in more class participation(參與)and better grades.
③???????????91 ?????????. One study found that people in the city were more likely to kiss one’s hands with a strange than those in the countryside. And, researchers, say pleasant environments generally encourage more smiles and hellos than unpleasant one. My experience was similar. Whatever the reason, my urban hellos were answered far less often than my rural ones. Similarly, people in vacation spots, like the Jersey Shore, were far friendlier than those hurrying to work downtown.
④?It's a form of universal health insurance. It's impossible to say hello without smiling. And smiling has been shown to lower blood pressure, relieve stress and boost happiness. Apparently, a smile creates a similar effect in the recipient(接受者).
⑤?So maybe we can make the world a better place by saying hello to each other. After a month of doing it, I feel lighter and more connected and I have a better sense of well-being.
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88. People rarely use "hello" as often as they were children, do they?
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89. In the first paragraph, what does the writer mean by saying “it's one of the last ones we think to use as adults"?
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90. What did it lead to when the school teachers' greeted their students each morning individually?
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91. Fill in the blank with a proper sentence.
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92. What are three effects of smiling on health?
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93. What is the title of the passage?
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【答案】
88. No, they don’t.
89. Adults are not willing to say hello.
90. Class participation and better grades.
91. Environments influence friendliness.
92. Lowering blood pressure, relieving stress and boosting happiness.
93. Say hello more often
?VII. Writing (作文):20 分
94. In 60 to 120 words, write about the topic “Life is not always…”?(以“生活不總是……”為題,寫一篇60-120個詞的短文,標(biāo)點(diǎn)符合不占格)
????作為一名初三學(xué)生,你的學(xué)習(xí)生活緊張忙碌,要想取得好的成績,良好的心態(tài)很重要。你是如何看待初三的學(xué)習(xí)生活,請談?wù)勛约旱捏w驗(yàn)與想法,分享自己的故事。
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