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My son. The phrase felt difficult and strange the first time I said it, and I had to practice it a thousand times. I started saying the words to myself the day when the ultrasound(超声波) told me we were having a baby.
Finally, my son was born.
The nurse came out of the delivery room, holding a tiny, howling human being wrapped in a white sheet, his small hands and delicate fingers shaking nervously. “Baby Sanchez?” she asked, looking at the room full of expectant fathers.
I stood up, holding my breath. She showed me my baby.“My son,” I whispered. The little guy screamed, “waaaaaaaaaah.”
But in my heart I heard him cry out, “Daaaaaaad!” I don’t care if everyone in the room will say they didn’t hear my baby say that. I called him, “My son,” and he called me “Dad,” and that’s that.
People ask me, “What did I feel at that moment?” I can’t even begin to answer. I’m a writer yet I try hard to find the right words. Joyful isn’t powerful enough. Bliss(狂喜) is not sweet enough. Peaceful isn’t calm enough. Happy isn’t tense enough.
After my son was taken away to the nursery, I sat down and shut my eyes. But tears escaped them away. Then suddenly, my 80-year-old father entered, and we embraced(拥抱).
“Dad,” I whispered.
“My son,” my heart heard him saying.
Suddenly the past 33 years folded into the present and I was now the baby bundled in white, with my father standing over me.
“My son,” I imagined him saying.
“Daaaaaaaaaad!” I cried my little lungs out.
At that point, I knew I was going to be a great father. The old man in front of me seemed to agree. He smiled and we walked out of the room in search of the little human being that would change our lives for ever.
51.The author couldn’t tell how he felt at the moment because ____.
A. he was a writer B. he was too excited
C. he was too nervous D. it’s a feeling too hard to express
52.We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that ____.
A.the author got his first baby
B.he probably had a lung disease
C.the author didn’t really hear “Daaaaad” from his baby
D.the baby would change the author’s life
53.Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?
A.Because his son is so gifted.
B.Because he had much experience in bringing up children.
C.Because his father promised to help him.
D.Because his father had already set him a good example.
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54. The underlined lines are probably some______.
A. websites B. tips for learning Chinese
C. books D. dictionaries for learning Chinese
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A. Wangfang Data
B. Internet-based Chinese Teaching AND learning
C. Learn Cantonese/ Mandarin online
D. Rainland Kids discover Chinese
56. The underlined word ”gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.
A. a place through which you can go to another place
B. an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gate.
C. a means of getting or achieving something
D. some place where a door is opened or closed
C
57. What is this reading passage mainly about?
A. The Irish festival--- St Patrick’s Day. B. How the Irish earned their reputation.
C. Jokes about the Irish people. D. Famous Irish stereotype and the truth.
58. Which of the following statements does NOT belong to the Irish stereotype?
A. Irishmen are good at street fighting.
B. Most Irish people are always very lazy.
C. Irishmen are hot-tempered drinkers.
D. Irish people are famous for their stupidity.
59. Where did the negative (消极的) Irish stereotype come from?
A. From their everyday behavior towards other people.
B. From the behavior of Irish immigrants to the America in the 19th century.
C. From the historical records of the 19th century Ireland.
D. From most people’s impression of the Irish people.
60. Which of the following was created by the Irish?
A. Tall stories. B. Street fighting winners C. Guinness D. Love for drink.
D
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050.
TV channels will have disappeared. Instead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the television. Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, and books will come to us by computer.
Cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won’t be any accidents. Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are. By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination. Space planes will take people halfway around the world in 2 hours. Today, the United States Space Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again. By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just 2 hours.
Robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robots — they don’t ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050, we will see robots everywhere — in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Medical technology will have conquered many diseases. Today, there are devices(设备)that connect directly to the brain to help people hear. By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear again.
Scientist will have discovered how to control genes(基因). Scientists have already produced clones of animals. By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how clever they are. Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?
61. We can learn from the passage that some big companies prefer robots to human workers, because human workers __________.
A. often ask for more pay B. can work 24 hours a day
C. are not clever enough D. are often late for work
62. The underlined word “conquered” in Paragraph 5 most probably means ________.
A. discovered B. treated C. caused D. cured
63. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that _________.
A. few diseases will attack people by 2050
B. there will be no blind and deaf people by 2050
C. medical technology will be more effective by 2050
D. devices are connected directly to the brain to help people hear
. What is the author’s attitude towards the cloning technology?
A. The author does not support the use of cloning technology.
B. The author thinks human cloning is impossible.
C. The author does not really support the idea of human cloning.
D. The author is quite excited about human cloning.
65. According to the passage, which of the following can be realized today?
A. Read newspapers on a computer. B. Make a space shuttle to go into the land.
C. Use computers to control car speed. D. Choose TV programs freely from a “menu”.下载本文