Love Is Just a Thread

     Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to earn money to pay the high tuition for us．They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV．“ I love you” is too luxurious for them to say ．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question．My father is easy to lose his temper, especially when he’s very tired from the hard work.

     One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I silently sat beside her and asked her if there was love between them．“ What?” she replied, still doing her work．My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she bowed her head and continued sewing the quilt．I was in a great embarrassment and I didn’t know what to do．But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “ Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there．Love is inside.” I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring.

      My father suddenly got sick seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both seemed as if they had a serious illness．Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road．It seemed they were the most harmonious couple．There were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees, and the sun gently glistened（闪亮） through the leaves．All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world．When we were worrying about him, he said gently: “ I really like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

       Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life．Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

60．Why does the author sometimes doubt that there is real love between her parents?

       A．Because they are very busy earning money for the high tuition.

       B．Because they don’t act in the romantic ways.

       C．Because her father is easy to lose his temper to her mother

       D．Because “ I love you” is too luxurious for them to say

61．Which of the following explanations is similar to the underlined phrase “ out of the question” in Paragraph One?

       A．possible                                          B．impossible     

      C．out of question                                 D．unnecessary

62．What can we learn from her mother’s answer about love?

      A．Love should be seen anywhere.

      B．Love should be seen anytime.

      C．Love should be a thread.

      D．Love is really existing everywhere and anytime even though we can’t feel it.

63．What made her father change so greatly?

      A．The real love.

      B．The thread of the quilt.

      C．The beautiful scenery of the country road.

      D．All the other members of the family.

64．What’s the main idea of the text?

      A．We should understand our parents.

      B．Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

      C．Love is really very important to anyone.

      D．Love should be outside, and can be seen everywhere.

阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　One bright summer day，a number of little boys and girls were out walking with their teacher．They walked two by two，singing happily．

　　In their walk they came to a 　1　 over the river，and they turned to go across it．They had just reached the middle 　2　 there came great shout behind them．The teacher told them to stop，and she 　3　 and listened．When she 　4　 the cry“Mad dog！” she knew 　5　 was happening．Before she could do 　6　 ，she saw the dog running to the bridge．

　　“Children，”said the teacher，“keep 　7　 to the wall of the bridge．

　　Don't 　8　 or cry．”Then she went and stood before the boys and girls 　9　 the dog would meet her first．

　　The animal came，his mouth wide open．The animal ran up 　10　，and seemed to be going by，but when he had just the 　11　 ，he made a snap，（猛咬）at 　12　 of the little girls．At this moment，the teacher saw a man running up with a 　13　 to shoot the dog．The children must be kept 　14　 until the man could come up．So she ran to the dog，and put her right hand into the animal's 　15　．When the man came near enough，he shot the animal 　16　．

　　The dog had bitten（咬）her so 　17　 that the brave lady died soon after the doctors came．She had given up her own 　18　 to save the lives of the children．When people 　19　 of it，they loved her for her bravery（勇敢）．They said，“The 　20　 of this brave lady should never be forgotten．”

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    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

    Sometimes I really doubt 1there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the romantic ways  2I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you” is    3luxurious for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question．Finally my father has a bad temper．When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper．

    One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I silently sat down beside her and looked at her．

    “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low  4

    My mother stopped her work and   5her head with surprise in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt．

    I was very worried because I thought I had   6her．I was in a great embarrassment and I didn’t know what I should do．  7at last I heard my mother say the following words:

    “Susan,” she said    8, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen    9or anytime, but it’s really there．  10is inside．”

    I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her   11the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale．It seemed both of them had had a    12illness．

    After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road．My father had  13been so gentle．It seemed that they were the most harmonious couple．Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees．The sun gently glistened  14the leaves．All of these    15the most beautiful picture in the world．

    The doctor had said my father would recover   16two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk    17．All of us were worried about him．

    “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day．

    “Susan, don’t worry about me．” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life．”   18his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．

    Once I thought love  19flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life．Love is inside,  20life strong and warm．．

1.A．that             B．what           C．why            D．whether

2.A．that             B．which          C．in that        D．as

3.A．so               B．much           C．too            D．very

4.A．sound            B．noise          C．voice          D．speech

5.A．rose             B．arouse         C．held           D．raised

6.A．harmed           B．injured        C．hurt           D．wounded

7.A．But              B．And            C．However        D．Still

8.A．carefully        B．thoughtfully   C．gently         D．slowly

9.A．nowhere          B．somewhere      C．everywhere     D．anywhere

10.A．love            B．life           C．quilt          D．thread

11.A．until           B．before         C．in             D．since

12.A．weak            B．serious        C．incurable      D．worse

13.A．seldom          B．ever           C．always         D．never

14.A．by              B．through        C．across         D．over

15.A．made up         B．took up        C．called up      D．picked up

16.A．after           B．in             C．during         D．about

17.A．of himself      B．to himself     C．by himself     D．for himself

18.A．Seeing          B．Looking at     C．Reading        D．Watching

19.A．included        B．contained      C．covered        D．meant

20.A．making          B．leaving        C．keeping        D．finding

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分。）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

    Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to   36   in order to pay the high school cost for my brother and me. They don’t act in the   37   ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too   38   for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Lovers’ Day is even more out of   39  .

    One day, Mom was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I sat   40   beside her. “Mom, I have a question. Is there   41   between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.

Mom stopped her work and raised her head with   42   in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She    43   her head and continued to sew the quilt.

    I was very worried because I thought I had   44   her. I was very regretful and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:

    “Susan,” she said   45  , “Look at this thread. Sometimes it   46  , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and long-lasting. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can    47     be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is   48  .”

    I listened carefully but I couldn’t   49   her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned home, they both looked   50  . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and sunset, my mother helped my father walk   51   on the country road.

    “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

    “Susan ,” he said kindly. “To tell you the truth, I just like   52   with your mom.”   53  his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.

    Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and   54  . But from this experience, I understand that love is just    55   in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

A. stay up                B. rise early               C. earn money               D. sleep late

A. magic               B. romantic             C. unbelievable         D. attractive

A. simple             B. easy                 C. common               D. unusual

A. the question            B. question             C. reach                    D. control

A. carefully           B. silently             C. certainly                D. happily

A. feeling             B. love                 C. quarrel                  D. smile

A. anger              B. pleasure             C. surprise             D. happiness

A. raised             B. shook                    C. nodded               D. bowed

A. hurt                B. injured                  C. damaged              D. harmed

A. sadly              B. excitedly                C. regretfully              D. thoughtfully

A. happens                B. exists                   C. appears              D. shows

. A. ever              B. often                    C. always                   D. hardly

A. inside              B. valuable             C. true                 D. priceless

A. believe                B. understand               C. accept                   D. obey

A. quite healthy           B. very pale                C. fairly red               D. much surprised

A. continuously           B. worriedly                C. repeatedly               D. slowly

A. living             B. chatting             C. walking              D. sitting

A. Reading                B. Seeing                   C. Noticing             D. Examining

A. fresh roses            B. gold ring                C. sweet kisses         D. beautiful jewelry

A. a thread               B. a needle             C. the cloth                D. the cotton

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Sometimes I really doubt 36  there is love between my parents．Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me．They don’t act in the romantic ways  37 I read in books or I see on TV．In their opinion, “I love you” is    38  luxurious for them to say．Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question．Finally my father has a bad temper．When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper．
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt．I silently sat down beside her and looked at her．
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low  39
My mother stopped her work and   40   her head with surprise in her eyes．She didn’t answer immediately．Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt．
I was very worried because I thought I had   41  her．I was in a great embarrassment and I didn’t know what I should do．  42    at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said    43    , “Look at this thread．Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt．The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable．If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen    44   or anytime, but it’s really there．  45  is inside．”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her   46   the next spring．At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale．It seemed both of them had had a    47   illness．
After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road．My father had  48   been so gentle．It seemed that they were the most harmonious couple．Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees．The sun gently glistened  49 the leaves．All of these    50   the most beautiful picture in the world．
The doctor had said my father would recover   51   two months．But after two months he still couldn’t walk    52   ．All of us were worried about him．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day．
“Susan, don’t worry about me．” he said gently．“To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life．”   53    his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply．
Once I thought love  54    flowers, gifts and sweet kisses．But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life．Love is inside,  55    life strong and warm．．
36．A．that     B．what           C．why D．whether
37．A．that   B．which       C．in that      D．as
38．A．so     B．much C．too    D．very
39．A．sound       B．noise C．voice D．speech
40．A．rose  B．arouse      C．held  D．raised
41．A．harmed     B．injured     C．hurt   D．wounded
42．A．But   B．And  C．However   D．Still
43．A．carefully   B．thoughtfully     C．gently       D．slowly
44．A．nowhere   B．somewhere       C．everywhere      D．anywhere
45．A．love  B．life    C．quilt  D．thread
46．A．until  B．before      C．in      D．since
47．A．weak B．serious      C．incurable  D．worse
48．A．seldom     B．ever  C．always      D．never
49．A．by     B．through    C．across       D．over
50．A．made up   B．took up     C．called up   D．picked up
51．A．after  B．in      C．during      D．about
52．A．of himself B．to himself C．by himself       D．for himself
53．A．Seeing      B．Looking at       C．Reading    D．Watching
54．A．included   B．contained  C．covered    D．meant
55．A．making     B．leaving     C．keeping    D．finding