When I turned to Tony for help, I found that the more he tried to explain, ___________.

A．the more I became confused.              B．the more confused became I

C．the more confused I became               D．I became more confused.

 

I try to be a good father. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck.

Eighty-five times he’s pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons. Eight times he’s not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also towed (拉着) him 2.4 miles in a dinghy (小游艇) while swimming and pedaled (蹬车) him 112 miles — all in the same day. And what has Rick done for his father? Not much — except save his life.

This love story began in Winchester, Mass., 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled (使窒息) by the umbilical cord (脐带) during birth, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs.

When Rick was 11 the Hoyts took him to hospital and asked if there was anything to help the boy communicate. “No way,’’ Dick was told. “There’s nothing going on in his brain.’’

“Tell him a joke,’’ Dick countered (反驳). They did. Rick laughed. It turns out that a lot was going on in his brain. Equipped with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor (光标) by touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was finally able to communicate.

And after a high school classmate was paralyzed (瘫痪) in an accident and the school organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out (啄出), “Dad, I want to do that.’’

How was Dick, who had never run more than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles? Still, he tried.

That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad,’’ he typed, “when we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled any more!’’

And that sentence changed Dick’s life. He became obsessed(迷恋) with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon. In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the qualifying time for Boston the following year.

Then somebody said, “Hey, Dick, why not a triathlon (三项全能运动)?’’

Now they’ve done 212 triathlons, including four 15-hour Ironmans in Hawaii.

This year, at ages 65 and 43, Dick and Rick finished their 24th Boston Marathon, in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters. Their best time? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992 — only 35 minutes off the world record.

“No question about it,’’ Rick types. “My dad is the Father of the Century.’’

And Dick got something else out of all this too. Two years ago he had a heart attack during a race. Doctors found that one of his arteries (动脉) was 95% blocked. “If you hadn’t been in such great shape,’’ one doctor told him, “you probably would have died 15 years ago.’’ So, in a way, Dick and Rick saved each other’s life.

What is the meaning of the underlined word ‘limbs’ in Paragraph 3?

A. fingers and toes    B. hands and feet    C. arms and legs       D. wrists and knees

At the 24^th Boston Marathon, Dick and Rick ________.

A. reached the finish line within 160 minutes    B. nearly broke the world record

C. did better than 5082 athletes         D. completed the journey 35 minutes ahead of time

What changed Rick’s life?

A. Rick’s love for his father.        B. Rick’s joining in the charity run with his father.

C. A computer enabling Rick to communicate.     D. Rick’s strong will and perseverance.

What do we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. Dick was considered as the Father of the Century by the public.

B. Rick made his father so well-known that the doctors treated him well.

C. Dick got into great shape by assisting his son in marathons and triathlons.

D. Rick saved his father when he had a heart attack in a race two years ago.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分）

     阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once there were two men, who lived in the same hospital room. One man’s bed was next to the room's only window. ___16__, the other man, since his illness was more  ___17__, had to spend all his time in bed. When the man in the bed by the window could  ___18__ up, he would tell his roommate all the things he could see ___19__ the window. He said the window ___20___ a park with a lovely ___21__. Ducks played on the __22___ while children sailed their model boats. Old trees grew and beautiful flowers were in bloom. What a fine ___23__! The man in the other bed would be  ___24__ by the beautiful colors of the world outside.

Days and weeks passed.One morning, the day nurse found the man by the window had ___25__ peacefully in his sleep. She called the hospital attendants to take the body ___26__. As everything was done, the other man asked if he could be  ___27__ next to the window.  The nurse said OK and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him ___28__.

Slowly and painfully, he tried to take his _29___ look at the world outside. He thought he would be ___30__ to see it by himself. But to his surprise, he saw nothing but a white ___31__. The man asked the nurse ____32   his roommate ___33__  to him and said there were wonderful things outside this window. The nurse told him his roommate was blind and could not even ___34__  the wall.

She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to ___35__  you. He only hoped you could live in a colorful world and got better quickly. "

16. A. Unluckily           B. Happily             C. Surprisingly      D. Angrily

17. A. common          B. occasional     C. serious                 D. light

18. A.come             B. sit                    C. jump             D. wake

19. A. across            B. above            C. behind          D. outside

20. A. built           B. stood                    C. faced           D. placed

21. A. hill            B. lake          C. house           D. tower

22. A. sand           B. grass         C. water           D. tree

23. A. look           B. sight            C. form                        D. view

24. A. impressed            B. moved          C. reminded        D. disappointed

25. A. missed         B. died          C. come           D. passed

26. A. up               B. away         C. off             D. on

27. A. moved           B. forced        C. brought         D. lifted

28. A. alike             B. alone         C. aloud           D. alive

29. A. single            B. last            C. first            D. only

30. A. pleased        B. excited         C. crazy           D. sad

31. A. wall               B. picture          C. river            D. window

32. A. when          B. why          C. how             D. where

33. A. led              B. got           C. lied             D. left

34. A. hear             B. touch         C. see           D. describe

35. A. please            B. encourage     C. control        D. advice

 

An old man once had an argument with his only son. He tried to __16__ many times, but the young man would not __17__. The father never__18__ because he loved his son with all his heart, but the son would not give in, __19__ he was too blinded by his pride.

Years passed and as the man lay in his deathbed, he made a __20__ attempt to reconcile (和解) with his son, but __21__ he would not listen and so the father died with a heart full of __22__.

During this time the son too had a child who had now __23__ into a young adult. To this child he never __24__ his father and when the young man asked about his grandfather he __25__   tell him never to mention him again.

One day, they two were involved in a hot __26__ and his son fled away as he did many years ago. This made the man extremely__27__ and this time he had no __28__, but felt completely isolated. (孤立的)

He was afraid that he would__29__ his son forever and for the first time after many years he realized how his father must have__30__ many years back.

He remembered how he had __31__ his old man and only at that point he realized the extent of the hurt he had caused. The __32__ he thought the more he understood how unjust he was with his old father, the man who gave him everything __33__ his life.

With these sad thoughts he felt __34__ on the couch. The next morning when he opened his eyes he found __35__ lying in his bed and in front of him stood his son. The man could not believe his eyes, and the two hugged each other while they cried together.

1.                A．bend          B．predict         C．apologize D．seek

 

2.                A．stop           B．listen           C．chose    D．come

 

3.                A．brought about   B．gave up         C．got in D．made up

 

4.                A．if             B．when          C．thought   D．because

 

5.                A．final           B．big            C．latest D．useless

 

6.                A．still            B．ever           C．once D．just

 

7.                A．anger          B．curiosity        C．sorrow   D．gratitude

 

8.                A．left out         B．grown up       C．put aside  D．turned up

 

9.                A．mentioned      B．hid            C．praised   D．forgave

 

10.               A．would          B．need          C．must  D．might

 

11.               A．imagination     B．room          C．argument  D．discussion

 

12.               A．sad            B．confused       C．annoyed   D．afraid

 

13.               A．thought        B．pride          C．laugh D．guess

 

14.               A．throw          B．change         C．return D．lose

 

15.               A．felt            B．done          C．watched   D．regretted

 

16.               A．hurt           B．abandoned      C．disappointed   D．scolded

 

17.               A．better         B．higher         C．more D．older

 

18.               A．before         B．throughout      C．into  D．against

 

19.               A．painful         B．frightened      C．relaxed   D．asleep

 

20.               A．his father       B．his son         C．someone  D．himself

 

 

I woke up this morning. There is an empty feeling that I have had so many times before and it seems to be coming back into my mind. What is it? I can’t figure it out.

I got ready for work. On the way I decide to stop and get a cheese from the little shop just down the road. I have never been there before but I was hungry and it would be 5 hours before I got off work.

    The owner of the store took my order. He asked me what I wanted and I told him I heard he made a great cheese. He seemed pleased to hear that.

    As I was sitting in the small space，there was an elderly gentleman finishing his breakfast. He paid the waitress, received this change and made a small joke. As he turned to get up, which was quite a difficult feat for this gentleman, he looked over at me. I gave a small smile.

    He looked again in my direction for a moment and said to me, “Has anyone ever told you, you have the most beautiful brown eyes?”

    Seeing as I have blue eyes, I can’t say I have ever heard that before. I humored him and said, “No, I can’t say anyone has ever told me that before.”

    He smiled, and said,“Well since they are blue you wouldn’t have heard that, but you have beautiful blue eyes.”

    I laughed and said thank you very much. He began to tell me a few one liner jokes so I smiled and laughed at his jokes.

    He tried to get up to leave again and looked at me and said“Your smile really brightens a room, do you know that?”I said,“Thank you very much.”

    He proceeded to get up, which took him quite some time. As he got up he said,“Take care of that smile.”

    I felt a sense of comfort wash over me and I reflected on my morning and that empty feeling I had. For a moment in time it seemed to be filled.

1.Before the writer went to work, he felt________.

A. sleepy          B. energetic           C. sick          D. unhappy

2.From the text, we can infer the old man __________.

A. was optimistic about life                B. liked to play a joke on others

C. was unwilling to leave                  D. had difficulty in hearing

3.By saying“since they are blue”, the old man meant“_____________”.

A. because they feel cold                  B. because they are sad

C. because they have blue eyes             D. because they are hungry

4.What lesson can we learn from the story?

A. We should find comfort from stranger.

B. We should pay attention to our own business.

C. We should laugh off our worries in life

D. We should show respect to the old people.