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     My brotherinlaw opened the drawer of my sister's cupboard and took out a package.He said, "This is
a new silk slip (襯裙). Jane bought it in New York nine years ago.She never wore it.She was saving it for a special occasion.I guess this is the occasion."
     It was an exquisite (精美的) handmade silk slip.The price tag on it was still attached.
     He took the slip from me and put it on the bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician (殯儀員). His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, and then he shut the drawer and turned
to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion.Every day you're alive is a special occasion."
     His words have changed my mind.I'm spending more time with my family and less time on meetings.
I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.I'm not saving anything.I wear my good skirt
to the market if I feel like it.I can pay $28.49 for a small bag of groceries.I'm not saving my good perfume
for special parties.If something is worth seeing, hearing or doing, I want to see, hear and do it now.
"Someday"_has_disappeared in_my vocabulary.
     I'm not sure what Jane would have done if she had known she'd not be here for the tomorrow.I'm
guessing Jane would have called family members and a few close friends.She might have apologized to
her former friends for their past quarrels.She'd have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.
     I'm trying hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives.Every
morning I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath is a gift.

1. Why didn't Jane wear the new silk slip?

A. She meant to wear it on her death.
B. She wanted to save it for her sister.
C. She thought it was too dear.
D. She saved it for a special occasion.

2. After Jane's death, the author begins to________.

A. treasure the simple pleasure of life
B. spend more time having meetings
C. save more money for necessities
D. care about her special parties

3. What does the underlined sentence "'Someday' has disappeared in my vocabulary."
     (in paragraph 4) mean?

A. I prefer to leave out the word "someday" in my speech.
B. "Someday" is found missing from my old dictionary.
C. I will not delay enjoying the pleasure of life.
D. I decide not to enjoy something good at the moment.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. it makes sense to follow our dream
B. we tend to leave good things until the last minute
C. we should take pleasure in our work
D. it is meaningless to save something for the future
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科目：高中英語 來源：單元雙測同步達標活頁試卷　高二英語下 題型：051

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My mansion

　　Welcome to my mansion. Let me show you around. Oh, please leave your shoes by that marble door. Of course, my shoe servant will clean or polish them for you and have them ready when you leave.

　　First, let's take the escalator down to the basement. The first door on our left leads to the bowling alley. It uses a computer system to keep score for you.

　　Next, on the right, you'll notice the entrance to the indoor tennis courts. The blue surfaced court is a hard court, the green is carpeted, and the red one is clay.

　　A basketball court? That's on the third floor. I'll show that to you later.

　　This room over here, that's thirty tons of sand on the floor. No, it's not a big sandbox. You don't expect my cat to use a regular litter box, do you?

　　At the end of the hall, let me open the door for you, you'll see the indoor swimming pool. It looks like a small lake. Cool, or what?

　　Well, that's about it for this level, except for the arcade room, but that isn't quite finished yet. When it's done, there will be over 200 machines. Here, let's just take this elevator to the first floor.

　　As we come out of the elevator, we can see the main kitchen. Naturally, it's staffed twenty-four hours a day. See that man over there? He's one of my hamburger chefs. No home should be without at least one hamburger chef. That woman over to the right, the one with the tomato sauce on her nose, she's the head pizza chef. I paid her big bucks to come here from Pizza Hut.

　　Why don't we walk down to the far end of this hallway? I'll show you the television room. Yes, I know this looks more like a theater, but that screen is only 120 inches wide. The satellite and cable remote controls are built right into the arm rests of these reclining chairs.

　　Hey, I've got to show you the computer room next. Then we can stop in the exercise room and…

　　Oh, Mrs Plant, sorry, I guess I was daydreaming. My math? It's not done yet. I've got my name, my first name anyway, on the paper. My writing piece? Uh, is it OK if I write about the mansion I'm going to have someday?

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1．Where does the narrator's mansion exist?

2．Where is the narrator?

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     My father enjoys bike riding.Ever since I was little, I've always loved going biking with my dad.
__1__, as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my __2__.Suddenly, it was important to do
things with __33__.I saw my dad every evening at home.Why did I have to __4__ my Sundays to allday
bike trips with him, too? If my indifference (冷漠) hurt him, my father kept __5__, but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip __6__ I wanted to come.
     It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low __7__.Two of my friends had gone to the movies without
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     Several hours later, the police called us, __12__ us that Dad had a traffic accident.My father's injuries were serious.It took several days before he could __13__ speak.Beside his bed I held his hand gently,
__14__ of hurting him.
     "Daddy...I'm sorry...""It's okay, sweetheart.I'll be okay."
     "No," I said, "I __15__ what I said to you that day.You know, that morning?"
     "Sweetheart, I don't __16__ anything about that day.I remember kissing you goodnight the night
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(     )3. A. Dad        
(     )4. A. start      
(     )5. A. silent      
(     )6. A. unless      
(     )7. A. spirits    
(     )8. A. left        
(     )9. A. ride        
(     )10. A. whispered  
(     )11. A. moment    
(     )12. A. convincing  
(     )13. A. eventually  
(     )14. A. tired      
(     )15. A. discuss    
(     )16. A. hate      
(     )17. A. got        
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B. warned    
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B. never    
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     My friend Robert started a new job this week and he's been in the training class for two days. The
employer has a very strict dress code-dark blue shirts and pants.
     On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly
told that he would be fired if he didn't have the right clothes the next day. He explained, "Sir, I had been
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he couldn't afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in
case it was needed.
     When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. "You have 10
minutes to be in proper clothes," he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have
10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a
shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
     The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn't accept such a gift from a stranger.
Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收據(jù)) and couldn't return them-a little white
lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
     "My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn't have enough to buy the
clothes," he told Robert. "It's unbelievable to me that a person would do such a thing for only knowing
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     More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.

1.  If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____.

A. be punished
B. be offered another job
C. put off the training class
D. lose his job

2. The money which was paid for the clothes was _____.

A. the trainer's
B. the older man's
C. the writer's
D. Robert's

3. How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?

A. He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them.
B. He told a lie that the clothes didn't fit himself.
C. He told the older man that he could save money and return it later.
D. He told the older man that he had no way to send them back.

4. What might be the best title for the passage?

A. Proper clothes for a stranger
B. Fight against strict rules
C. A strange employer
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     My father was Chief Engineer of a merchant ship,   which was sunk in World War Ⅱ. The book
Night of the Uboats told the story.
     Memories
     In September,   1940,   my mother,   sister and I went to Swansea,   where my father's ship was
getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep
him safe.
     Then I remember my mother lying face down,   sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship
had been sunk by a torpedo(魚雷).
     I can remember the arrival of the telegram(電報),   which in those days always brought bad news.
My grandmother opened it. It read,   "Safe.Love Ted."
     My most vivid memory is being woken and brought down to sit on my father's knee,   his arm in a
bandage.
     He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For
as long as I can remember,   he had a weak heart.Mother said it was caused  by the torpedoes. He
said it was because of the cigarettes. Whichever,   he died suddenly in his early 50s.
     Ten years later I read Night of the Uboats and was able to complete the story.
    Torpedo
    One torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room,   where the third engineer was killed.
He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.
     By the time he got on deck(甲板) he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had
stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free,   it swung against the ship,   injuring his hand and arm.He had
no choice but to jump-still with the photograph in his pocket.
     Three days later,   he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow.All 23 with him signed the back of
the photograph.
     A Toast
     In my room is the book and the photograph. Often,   glass in hand,   I have wondered how I would
have dealt with an explosion,   a sinking ship,   a jump into a vast ocean and a wait for rescue? Lest(以
免)we forget,   I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.

1. We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea________.
A. to meet a friend
B. to see the father off
C. to take a family photo
D. to enjoy the sailing of the ship

2. What did the author learn about the father from the telegram?
A. He was still alive.
B. His knee was broken.
C. His ship had been sunk.
D. He had arrived in Glasgow.

3. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 6 refers to the father's________.
A. weak heart
B. taking a shore job
C. failure to return to sea
D. injury caused by a torpedo

4. What can we know about the author's father after his ship was attacked?
A. He lost his arm.
B. He repaired the engines.
C. He managed to take a lifeboat.
D. He was the last to leave the ship.

5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A group of forgotten heroes.
B. A book describing a terrifying battle.
C. A ship engineer's wartime experience.
D. A merchant's memories of a sea rescue.

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