2024年4月28日发(作者：)

阅读表达

一、阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

I was sitting in a chemistry class when I and six other kids were called down to the

counselor’s (

顾问

) office. It was pretty strange because none of us were “ problem ” students. We

were all curious about what she wanted to say.

This was when she told us she would be choosing one of us to be nominated (

提名

) for the

largest scholarship in Canada. It was a very strange moment; I never realized I was that excellent.

She said, since we all had a similar high average, she would talk to our teachers to see who was

the most deserving.

A week later, I got an email from the counselor; it was addressed to me and another student at

the meeting. I was shocked; this must have meant we were the two people she would be choosing

from. We were required to write about where we see ourselves in ten years; I knew I had to make

this count. I spoke from the heart, depicting my perfect life: living in the big city, having finished

my degree, doing what I loved every day.

About a week later, I got called back to her office, only me. I didn’t want to be overexcited

because maybe she was being personal, telling me I wasn’t chosen. She told me I was the one

picked. Nobody could have controlled my smile, what a moment.

She told me about all the nice things my teachers said about me; I never realized I was held

in such high-regard to them. Over 350,000 students graduate from high school every year and I

was one of the only 1,500 kids nominated for this scholarship across all of Canada.

Unfortunately, I didn’t win but I’d still like to thank everyone who helped me get to where I

am today.

1

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Why did the author feel surprised when he was called to the office? ( no more than 10 words )

2

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Why did the school went to choose from the six students? ( no more than 5 words )

3

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What does he underlined word “ depicting ” in the third paragraph probably men? ( 1 word )

4

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What was the purpose of the counselor calling the author to her office again? ( no more than 10

words )

5

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What do you want to say to those who ever have given you recognition and help? ( no more

than 20 words )

二、阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

When my mother passed away a few years ago, my 85-year-old father was left alone in the

large house they had shared for 50 years. Without her to watch out for him, he worried about who

would find him and help if “something happened. ”

My sister and I live in other states, so we hit on the idea that Dad could send us an e-mail

every morning when he awoke. Thus was born the Morning Report.

He’s usually up at dawn, and his half a dozen or so sentences are waiting in my inbox when I

wake up. If there’s no e-mail, I call him, or my sister does, to make sure everything is fine.

The reports have become more than a daily check, though: They’re a diary of sorts, a

stimulation for more extended conversations, and a source of insight into his life. Through them,

Dad tells us about his daily routines. I find his repeated activities — current-events discussion

group on Tuesday nights, Chess Club on Wednesday afternoons, and coffee with friends on

Sunday morning — reassuring (

使人放心的

).

Recently he told us, “I’ve climbed halfway up Mount Washington!” Given his age and

distance from New Hampshire, such a hike was unlikely. I was confused for a day or two until he

reminded me he was working on a hooked rug with a scene of the mountain.

Each e-mail closes with “All my love, Dad.” When my mother was alive, that sentiment (

情

绪

) was normally reserved for her. Now that she is gone, he shares those feelings and his

experiences with us. For me, what started as a simple security measure has spawned a deeper

closeness.

I’m grateful my father is still able to manage his computer and the Internet. I know the day

will come when he’ll no longer be able to write the reports, and we’ll have to find other ways to

keep each other under observation. But until then, they are our way of knowing that another

normal day has begun.

1

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What was the author’s concern about her father after her mother passed away? (no more than 10

words)

2

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How does the author know about her father’s daily life through the Morning Report? (no more

than 15 words)

3

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Why does the author think her father’s repeated activities are reassuring? (no more than 10