When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away.I had just learned to __1__, so I agreed with pleasure.When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car.Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it __2__ and promised to pick dad up at 4 p.m.Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the __3__.However, I became __4__ interested in the film that I forgot the time.When the last film finished, it was 6 o'clock.

       I was afraid dad would be __5__  and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet dad and made an excuse (借口) __6__ my being late.I'll never forget the cry he gave me, “I'm disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack.I'm angry, not with __7__ but with myself.I have failed __8__ I've brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father.I'm going to walk home now and think seriously about __9__ I have done wrong all these years.”

       Dad began __10__ along the road.I begged (乞求) all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour.It was the most unforgettable lesson.I have never told a lie to him ever since.

(　　)1.A.drive   B.work    C.live    D.travel

(　　)2.A.made    B.repaired   C.waited   D.parked

(　　)3.A.concert   B.bookstore    C.shop   D.cinema

(　　)4.A.very    B.too   C.so    D.fairly

(　　)5.A.excited  B.angry    C.disappointed   D.sad

(　　)6.A.at    B.to    C.for  D.with

(　　)7.A.me    B.it   C.you    D.him

(　　)8.A.so   B.because    C.after   D.before

(　　)9.A.where    B.when    C.why    D.how

(　　)10.A.running    B.driving    C.crying  D.walking

 阅读短文，然后根据要求完成任务。

　 When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was very short, what’s more, something was wrong with his foot. When we walked together, people would laugh at us. So he always said, “You go by yourself. I will try to catch up with you.”

It’s far from my home to his factory, and he went there on foot. No matter how bad the weather was, he almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office even if others could not . 73 . When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help. However, he never talked about himself. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.

Once, a fight broke out at a beach party, nobody would stop it. Though my father couldn’t stand up, he began to shout, “I’ll fight anyone who will sit down with me!” Nobody did, and the fight was over. I was really proud of him.

When I played ball (poorly), he “played” too. When I joined the Navy, he “joined” too. Once, I visited his office. Introducing me, he was really saying, “This is my son, but it is also me, and I could have done this, too, if things had been different.” Those words were never said aloud.

   74 . He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I think of him when I complain about something terrible, when I don’t have a “good heart”. Only then could I remember his words, “You go by yourself. I will try to catch up with you.”

A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。

71. Why was the writer embarrassed to be seen with his father?___________________ .

72. His father was often late for work when the weather was bad, wasn’t he? ______________ .

B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

73. ________________________________________________________________________ .

74. ________________________________________________________________________ .

75.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。__________________________________________ .

 “Tom? Are you in bed yet?” called Mrs. White. There was no answer. Mrs. White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a right computer screen (屏幕) on which a colorful dragon (龙) jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.” said Mrs. White.

　　“But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon.” said Tom. Mrs. White could see the excitement (激动) on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family.” she said with a smile. “What’s so special (特别的) about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!” he said happily. “The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory (内存) and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragons player, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected (被感染的) disks (磁盘) because I have a virus (病毒) detector (监测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!” Tom began tapping (敲打) keys on the keyboard (键盘). The screen changed in answer to his orders (命令).

　　“Oh, Tom.” laughed Mrs. White. “I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

(　 ) 16. When Mrs. White was calling Tom, he was _______.

A. lying in bed reading a book   B. on the computer with a dragon

C. standing in front of the screen of the computer

D. playing computer games in his bedroom

(　 ) 17.From the passage we know that the story happened _______.

A. before Tom went to school in the morning B. before Tom went to bed at night

C. just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D. after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

(　 )18. Tom was very excited because _______.

A. he had a radio detector in his computer

B. he was worrying about the infected disks

C. he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D. his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

(　 )19.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Tom liked playing computer games

B. Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons

C. Tom hated tapping on the keyboard

D. Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer

(　 ) 20.How did Tom get on with his mother?

A. Mrs. White was very hard on her son.

B. Mrs. White loved her son and took good care of him.

C. Tom didn’t want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D. Tom thought his mother was as wonderful as the computer game.