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When Dennis Williams received a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something 43 , rather than saying “sorry, wrong number” as most of us.
On March 19, Dennis got a group text 44 him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the 45 of a baby.
“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,” Dennis 46 . The baby was born and update texts were coming in quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her 48 , she didn’t seem to realized that she was 49 the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. “Well, I don’t know you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby”, replied Dennis before asking which room the new 51 were in.
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his 52 ! He 53 at the hospital with gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally 54 by the unexpected visit.
Teresa 56 a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website 57 by the touching words: “What a 58 this young man was to our family! He was so sweet and 59 to do this. “The post has since gained the 60 of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184, 000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.
1.A. reasonable B. special C. necessary D. practical
2.A. convincing B. reminding C. informing D. warning
3.A. wake-up B. recovery C. growth D. arrival
4.A. responded B. interrupted C. predicted D. repeated
5.A. opinion B. anxiety C. excitement D. effort
6.A. comparing B. exchanging C. discussing D. sharing
7.A. parents B. doctors C. patients D. visitors
8.A. dream B. promise C. agenda D. principle
9.A. turned up B. put up C. took up D. pulled up
10.A. discouraged B relaxed C. astonished D. defeated
11.A. found B. selected C. developed D. posted
12.A. confirmed B. simplified C. clarified D. accompanied
13.A. pity B. blessing C. relief D. problem
14.A. smart B. calm C. kind D. fair
15.A. sympathy B. attention C. control D. trust
Diets have changed in China—and so too has 16 (it) top crop. Since 2011, the country has grown more corn than rice. Corn production 17 (jump) nearly 125 percent over the past 25 years, 18 rice has increased only 7 percent.
A taste for meat is actually behind the change: An important part of its corn is used 19 (feed) chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corn’s rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice to improve water quality. Corn uses less water than rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff. This switch has decreased 20 (pollute) in the country’s major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water 21 (safe) for people.
According to the World Bank, China accounts 22 about 30 percent of total global fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005— 23 the government started a soil-testing program which gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers — and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission(排放) of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. China’s approach to 24 (protect) its environment while feeding its citizens “offers 25 (use) lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide.” says the bank’s Juergen Voegele.
Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.
My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.
I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.
When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid,” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.”
I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).
But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it , but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.
My son, with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts(零件) from a junkyard, and ability from the vo-tech classes. The cost was $25 instead of $800.
Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.
These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.
I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.
My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine.
26. What used to be the author’s hope for his son?
A. To avoid becoming his clone. B. To resemble him in appearance.
C. To develop in a different direction. D. To reach the author’s unachieved goals.
27. What can we learn about the author’s children?
A. His daughter does better in school. B. His daughter has got a master’s degree.
C. His son tried hard to finish homework. D. His son couldn’t write his book reports.
28. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_______.
A. His son had the ability to fix it. B. it would save him much time.
C. it wouldn’t cause him any more loss D. other motorheads would come to help.
29. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are _______.
A. tidy and hardworking B. cheerful and smart
C. lazy but bright D. relaxed but rude
30. What did the author realize in the end?
A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.
B. It is important for one to make the honor roll.
C. Architects play a more important role than builders.
D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.
答案：
1-5 BCDAC 6-10 DABAC 11-15 DDBCB
16. its 17. has jumped 18. while 19. to feed 20. pollution
21. safer 22. for 23. when 24. protecting 25. useful
26-30 DACBA
When Dennis Williams received a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something 43 , rather than saying “sorry, wrong number” as most of us.
On March 19, Dennis got a group text 44 him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the 45 of a baby.
“Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,” Dennis 46 . The baby was born and update texts were coming in quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her 48 , she didn’t seem to realized that she was 49 the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. “Well, I don’t know you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby”, replied Dennis before asking which room the new 51 were in.
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his 52 ! He 53 at the hospital with gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally 54 by the unexpected visit.
Teresa 56 a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website 57 by the touching words: “What a 58 this young man was to our family! He was so sweet and 59 to do this. “The post has since gained the 60 of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184, 000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.
1.A. reasonable B. special C. necessary D. practical
2.A. convincing B. reminding C. informing D. warning
3.A. wake-up B. recovery C. growth D. arrival
4.A. responded B. interrupted C. predicted D. repeated
5.A. opinion B. anxiety C. excitement D. effort
6.A. comparing B. exchanging C. discussing D. sharing
7.A. parents B. doctors C. patients D. visitors
8.A. dream B. promise C. agenda D. principle
9.A. turned up B. put up C. took up D. pulled up
10.A. discouraged B relaxed C. astonished D. defeated
11.A. found B. selected C. developed D. posted
12.A. confirmed B. simplified C. clarified D. accompanied
13.A. pity B. blessing C. relief D. problem
14.A. smart B. calm C. kind D. fair
15.A. sympathy B. attention C. control D. trust
Diets have changed in China—and so too has 16 (it) top crop. Since 2011, the country has grown more corn than rice. Corn production 17 (jump) nearly 125 percent over the past 25 years, 18 rice has increased only 7 percent.
A taste for meat is actually behind the change: An important part of its corn is used 19 (feed) chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corn’s rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice to improve water quality. Corn uses less water than rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff. This switch has decreased 20 (pollute) in the country’s major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water 21 (safe) for people.
According to the World Bank, China accounts 22 about 30 percent of total global fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005— 23 the government started a soil-testing program which gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers — and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission(排放) of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. China’s approach to 24 (protect) its environment while feeding its citizens “offers 25 (use) lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide.” says the bank’s Juergen Voegele.
Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone, not in features but in footsteps. As he grows you also age, and your ambitions become more unachievable. You begin to realize that your boy, in your footsteps, could probably accomplish what you hoped for. But footsteps can be muddied and they can go off in different directions.
My son Jody has hated school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren’t written until the final threat.
I’ve been a newspaperman all my adult life. My daughter is a university graduate working toward her master’s degree in English. But Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a “vo-tech” student(技校学生). They’re called “motorheads” by the rest of the student body.
When a secretary in my office first called him “motorhead”, I was shocked. “Hey, he’s a good kid,” I wanted to say. “And smart, really.”
I learned later that motorheads are, indeed, different. They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don’t often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).
But being the parent of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who labor in clean shirts in offices don’t have the abilities that motorheads have. I began to learn this when I had my car crashed. The cost to repair it was estimated at $800. “Hey, I can fix it,” said Jody. I doubted it , but let him go ahead, for I had nothing to lose.
My son, with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got parts(零件) from a junkyard, and ability from the vo-tech classes. The cost was $25 instead of $800.
Since that first repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a non-toasting toaster have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repairs to him.
These kids are happiest when doing repairs. They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright despite their dirty hands and clothes.
I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics, and architects need builders. Most important, I have learned that fathers don’t need clones in footsteps or anywhere else.
My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made mine.
26. What used to be the author’s hope for his son?
A. To avoid becoming his clone. B. To resemble him in appearance.
C. To develop in a different direction. D. To reach the author’s unachieved goals.
27. What can we learn about the author’s children?
A. His daughter does better in school. B. His daughter has got a master’s degree.
C. His son tried hard to finish homework. D. His son couldn’t write his book reports.
28. The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_______.
A. His son had the ability to fix it. B. it would save him much time.
C. it wouldn’t cause him any more loss D. other motorheads would come to help.
29. In the author’s eyes, motorheads are _______.
A. tidy and hardworking B. cheerful and smart
C. lazy but bright D. relaxed but rude
30. What did the author realize in the end?
A. It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.
B. It is important for one to make the honor roll.
C. Architects play a more important role than builders.
D. Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.
答案：
1-5 BCDAC 6-10 DABAC 11-15 DDBCB
16. its 17. has jumped 18. while 19. to feed 20. pollution
21. safer 22. for 23. when 24. protecting 25. useful
26-30 DACBA
