话题6 情绪与情感
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Ⅰ.[2019·石景山一模] 完形填空
Little Boxes of Chocolates
Even though thirteen years had passed, it seemed like only yesterday when Dad was handing out those little boxes of chocolates to each of his sweethearts.
Valentine’s Day was my father’s holiday. My sisters and I learned early to be good on that day. We 1 waited a long time for Dad to get home and then quickly lined up like good little soldiers as he gave each child a small, heart-shaped box, holding some chocolates.
It caused 2 reactions (反应) as we went through the periods in life. In the elementary school years, we would rush home and wait for Dad. In junior high, we felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的). In high school, we thought we were too cool to be rushing home. However, we were still comforted knowing that Dad was home waiting for us with his special 3 .
My sisters and I thought the only way we would ever get out of this tradition was to move out of the house. We were 4 . Even after we all moved out of the house, when Valentine’s Day came, there was a little box of chocolates waiting for each of us. So we still made the trip over to 5 it.
When Mum passed away, we thought this whole tradition would disappear gradually. Wrong again. Grandchildren entered the picture and were also 6 in this tradition from the day they were born.
One year, everything changed. In that February, Valentine’s Day 7 on Dad’s bowling night, so he handed out the chocolates a day early.
Then, Valentine’s Day arrived. I was watching TV when the phone rang. It was the hospital. Dad had a heart attack, and he didn’t make it.
A few years later after his death, we finally went through the hard time and began 8 again. And come February, when those little heart-shaped boxes of chocolates appear in store windows, Dad’s tradition lives on my heart.
( )1.A.wisely B.bravely C.patiently D.proudly
( )2.A.amazing B.correct C.different D.terrible
( )3.A.dream B.treat C.support D.interest
( )4.A.wrong B.clever C.afraid D.happy
( )5.A.buy B.send C.bring D.collect
( )6.A.caught B.challenged C.hurt D.included
( )7.A.fell B.depended C.lived D.walked
( )8.A.regretting B.celebrating C.complaining D.sharing
Ⅱ.[2019·顺义一模] 阅读理解
An Unforgettable Experience
It was the week before Christmas, and there were a lot of people waiting in a long queue at the post office hall. It seemed that no one was moving. I came to the self-service machine where the queue was much shorter.
I don’t like self-service because I’m not good at it. The machine always asks me something I don’t know how to answer. I hate this. I like the old-fashioned way: hand to hand, human to human. I think it is fast and friendly.
The woman in the front of the queue was clicking away at the screen. And the clicks were surprisingly loud. There were many signs of hesitation(犹豫) on her part. I felt sorry for her: The machine could smell fear and nervous. The next person spent a long time, too. I breathed deeply. By the time it was my turn, I was so nervous that I felt the beat of my heart.
I felt a growing pressure and I tried to minimize(减少) the seconds between clicks. Finally it was time to slide in a credit card. The machine didn’t take it. “Trying putting it in the other way,” the gentleman behind me suggested. No good.
“I’ve got a different card,” I said, and looked for it in my handbag, beginning to sweat. The machine wanted a PIN (个人密码), but not the one I suggested.
“Start over,” I clicked; I tried the first card again.
Oh, no. I had to start all over again.
“I’m sorry,” I said, looking back, embarrassed. “You all go ahead.”
“Don’t give up,” said the nice man behind me. “Try it again. We’re all friends here, right?”
Seeing smiling on their faces, I tried again, clicked carefully and introduced my credit card as if I were presenting it to the queen. Finally, I made it!
