Like all other mothers who have small children, I, too, have to steal time-from my own children at home and from the children who know me as their teacher-just to put a few words down on paper. Many times I’ve wanted to write for myself, for other women, for my parents, for my husband, and especially for my children. I would have liked to leave a legacy (遗产) of words explaining what it has meant to have twins. One reason that there is not a great deal written about being a mother of a new baby is that there is seldom a moment to think of anything else but the baby’s needs.
With twins, I did not have a spare hand to write with.
Before my twins were born, my days were long and I had nothing to write about. After the twins’ birth I did have something to write about, but I found myself facing not a pen and paper but milk bottles.
Some nights, friends would visit. They would leave at 11 p.m., heading for bed, and for us the night was only just beginning. With twins, there is really no night. Each feeding lasts a long time. At 1:00 a.m., each of them would begin crying from hunger. At 4:00am, when I finally put them down, I felt exhausted.
Two years have passed since then and we’ve managed to live through it all. My days are still very full and even now there isn’t one evening when I put the twins down for the night that I don’t have a break. At last a little time for myself.
【小题1】When did the writer have time but she didn’t feel like writing anything?

A．Before the birth of her twins.

B．When she faced bottles of milk.

C．After her friends visited her home.

D．When she had to think about the babies’ needs.

【小题2】What does the writer mainly write about?

A．Her role as a wife.	B．Her work as a writer.
C．Her experience as a mother.	D．Her feeling as a woman.

【小题3】Why did the writer say the night was just beginning (in the 4th paragraph)?

A．Because her friends left her house too late.

B．Because she started to take care of the twins even at night.

C．Because her babies often cried and she woke up.

D．Because she could not sleep till four in the morning.

【小题4】 This passage is probably from a(n) _________.

A．blog

B．newspaper

C．guidebook

D．advertisement

【小题5】 What can we learn from the passage?

A．The writer was unhappy because of no time for writing.

B．The writer cared about her babies more than her own interests.

C．The writer hated to be a mother of twins.

D．The writer could steal a little time at night.

 

A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.

　　“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

　　An old woman was standing at her door.

　　“You boy! Come here this minute!”

　　Slowly the boy   1onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she   2out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her   3old fingers around his arm.

　　“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me   4to my bed. What’s your name?”

　　“Joseph,” he said.

　　The old woman on the bed tried to   5up, raising herself on her elbow（肘）. Water    6from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel   7.

　　“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a   8for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”

　　Joseph looked down at the   9, and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”

　　“I want my silver ring to   10to my daughter.”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and   11the pencil slowly across the paper.

　　“There’s my Bible（圣经）,” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a   12Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last   13of a poor old woman.”

　　The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.

　　“Here. Bring it here so I can   14it.”

　　Joseph found the Bible, and,   15the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

　　“  16me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”

　　He ran out of the house.

　　A cold wind blew through the   17window, but the old woman on the bed   18nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind.   19on the paper were some childish letters. They   20the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”

1.A．rushed B．struggled        C．hurried      D．stepped

2.A．reached    B．let              C．pushed           D．pointed

3.A．firm           B．smooth           C．dry              D．fresh

4.A．back           B．up               C．away    　       D．ahead

5.A．sit            B．get              C．stand            D．wake

6.A．fell           B．burnt            C．burst            D．ran

7.A．ill            B．sick             C．unpleasant       D．funny

8.A．letter         B．note             C．will             D．message

9.A．table          B．pen                  C．paper            D．woman

10.A．send    　    B．go                   C．belong           D．come

11.A．moved 　  B．drew             C．used             D．pulled

12.A．great       B．merry     　   C．splendid         D．real

13.A．hope  　  B．chance           C．opinion          D．wish

14.A．sign  　      B．read             C．remember         D．copy

15.A．setting   B．hiding           C．placing          D．laying

16.A．Hold     B．Leave            C．Excuse           D．Pardon

17.A．large       B．open           C．small            D．pretty

18.A．did　         B．saw              C．felt                 D．knew

19.A．Described B．Printed          C．Recorded         D．Written

20.A．formed    B．spelled          C．organized        D．repeated

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,” the sign said.

　　“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

　　An old woman was standing at her door.

　　“You boy! Come here this minute!”

　　Slowly the boy   21   onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she   22   out her hand and wrapped（缠住）her   23   old fingers around his arm.

　　“Help me inside, boy,” she said. “Help me   24   to my bed. What’s your name?”

　　“Joseph,” he said.

　　The old woman on the bed tried to   25   up, raising herself on her elbow（肘）. Water    26    from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel   27   .

　　“I’m dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a   28   for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”

　　Joseph looked down at the   29   , and then looked out of the window. He saw the sign again, “Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”

　　“I want my silver ring to   30   to my daughter.”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and   31   the pencil slowly across the paper.

　　“There’s my Bible（圣经）,” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a   32   Christian burial（基督葬礼）with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last   33   of a poor old woman.”

　　The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.

　　“Here. Bring it here so I can   34   it.”

　　Joseph found the Bible, and,   35   the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

　　“  36   me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”

　　He ran out of the house.

　　A cold wind blew through the   37   window, but the old woman on the bed   38   nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind.   39   on the paper were some childish letters. They   40   the words, “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”

　　21．A．rushed      B．struggled      C．hurried         D．stepped

　　22．A．reached    B．let                C．pushed            D．pointed

　　23．A．firm               B．smooth           C．dry                 D．fresh

　　24．A．back         B．up                      C．away    　       D．ahead

　　25．A．sit          B．get                     C．stand              D．wake

　　26．A．fell         B．burnt              C．burst               D．ran

　　27．A．ill          B．sick              C．unpleasant       D．funny

　　28．A．letter              B．note              C．will               D．message

　　29．A．table               B．pen               C．paper              D．woman

　　30．A．send    　 B．go                 C．belong            D．come

　　31．A．moved 　 B．drew               C．used               D．pulled

　　32．A．great       B．merry     　    C．splendid          D．real

　　33．A．hope  　   B．chance            C．opinion           D．wish

　　34．A．sign  　    B．read              C．remember      D．copy

　　35．A．setting     B．hiding             C．placing           D．laying

　　36．A．Hold       B．Leave             C．Excuse            D．Pardon

　　37．A．large       B．open              C．small              D．pretty

　　38．A．did　      B．saw                C．felt               D．knew

　　39．A．Described B．Printed           C．Recorded        D．Written

       40．A．formed    B．spelled            C．organized        D．repeated

完形填空

　　A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca Cola. Drink Coca Cola,”the sign said.

　　“Boy!”the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.

　　An old woman was standing at her door.

　　“You boy! Come here this minute!”

　　Slowly the boy 1 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman's house. When he arrived at her house, she 2 out her hand and wrapped (缠住)her 3 old fingers around his arm.

　　“Help me inside, boy”, she said. “Help me  4 to my bed. What's your name?”

　　“Joseph,” he said.

　　The old woman on the bed tried to 5 up, raising herself on her elbow (肘). Water 6 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 7 .

　　“I'm dying, Joseph. You can see that, can't you? I want you to write a 8 for me. There's paper and pencil on the table there.”

　　Joseph looked down at the 9 ,and then looked out the window. He saw the sign again:“Coca Cola. Drink Coca Cola.”

　　“I want my silver pin to 10 to my daughter.”

　　Joseph bent his small body over the table and  11 the pencil slowly across the paper.

　　“There's my Bible (圣经),”the old woman said. “That's for my daughter, too. I want a 12 Christian burial(基督葬礼) with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That's the last 13 of a poor old woman.”

　　The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out the window.

　　“Here. Bring it here so I can 14 it.”

　　Joseph found the Bible, and, 15 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.

　　“ 16 me now, boy,”she sighed. “I'm tired.”

　　He ran out of the house.

　　A cold wind blew through the 17 window, but the old woman on the bed 18 nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 19 on the paper were some childish letters. They 20 the words:“Coca Cola. Drink Coca Cola.”

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