小卷速测(十三) 完形填空+阅读理解C+回答问题
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
Please call me Dave
I had been home from work for about 15 or 20 minutes, when my elder son David came in—looking very serious.He was only 6 years old at that time.
I knew he had 1 on his mind.As he stood there, I could sense that he was nervous and wondered if there was something wrong, or if he was just going to ask the rules of the game they were playing.But he was much too serious for that.Now he had my full 2 .
He spoke rather quietly when he said,“Daddy, I need to talk to you.”“Okay, Davie, what’s on your mind?” “I’m a 3 boy now, right?”“You sure are.Tell me what you’re thinking.”
He said,“I don’t want you to call me ‘Davie’ anymore. I want you to call me ‘Dave’, and I don’t want to call you ‘Daddy’.I want to call you ‘Dad’.”
With this out, he seemed even more 4 .I smiled at him with the proudest smile that I think I have ever had.
I said, “That will be okay, Dave.I would like to call you ‘Dave’ or ‘David’ and look forward to you calling me ‘Dad’.But, don’t call me ‘Father’, okay?”
He 5 and said in a very strong voice,“Can I go back out and play now, Dad?” As I said yes, my younger son Mark, came over close to me and said, “I 6 want to call you ‘Daddy’.” I said,“I’m so glad you do!”
For the next few days, every time David had something to say to me, he would 7 it with “Dad”. Even if he wanted to know what we were having for supper, he would ask,“Dad, what are we having for dinner?”
It didn’t 8 Mark long to follow suit.I could hardly keep the smile off my face! My wife would turn her head to smile.
( )1.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
( )2.A.attention B.discussion C.heart D.request
( )3.A.smart B.big C.funny D.little
( )4.A.careful B.gentle C.nervous D.active
( )5.A.regretted B.flushed C.complained D.relaxed
( )6.A.ever B.even C.almost D.still
( )7.A.fill B.begin C.explain D.compare
( )8.A.take B.lead C.allow D.direct
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Every country has its heroes. The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people admire. If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, it will tell you the potential(潜力) of that nation.
Today in America, if you ask the high school students to list their heroes, their choice would probably fall into three groups. The first group of heroes would be the rock stars connected with rock music. There is no doubt that such people do have talent but one wonders if one should hold up rock stars as a model. The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their personal life is not all that good. The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles. However, one should seek(寻觅) more in a hero than such things as money and good clothes.
A second type of hero for the American youth is the sports star. Again you have a person who has a great ability in one area—sports. However, too often the personal life of the sports star is a bit disordered. Too frequently(频繁) drugs and drinking are a part of life of the sports star.
A third type of hero is the TV or movie star. This person may have lots of acting talent and is quite handsome. However, the personal life of too many actors is quite sad and they should not be held up as a model of young people. Today, the rock star, the athlete, and the actor all have become the models of the youth in America. Really, do you hear a young person say that his hero is a doctor, a teacher, or a scientist? These people are not rich and do not wear fashionable clothes. However, they are talented people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone.
What is really sad is that the young try to imitate their heroes. They like to wear the same clothes and follow their styles. If the heroes of today for the American young people are limited only to rock stars, athletes and actors, the future does not look too bright.
9.From the passage, we know that the heroes the American youth admire are those . ( )
