8A U3语法：非谓语动词专项练习（解析版）
一、单项选择
1． The funny short play by the students in Class Two made us ________ last week.
A．laugh B．to laugh C．laughing D．laughed
2． The teacher praised Tom for his bravery yesterday and it made him ________ all day.
A．smile B．smiling C．to smile D．to smiling
3． Kung fu is a traditional Chinese martial art that focuses on ________ both the balance and the strength.
A．training B．to training C．to train D．train
4． As a little boy, Gary’s dream is ________ into space by spaceship.
A．travel B．to travel C．travelled D．travels
5． Mr White was so busy ________ in his office that he wasn’t able to go to a movie with his son.
A．work B．to work C．working D．worked
6． Children in our school are busy ________ new skills through team work.
A．learn B．to learn C．learning D．to learning
7． When your stomach is empty and your mind is full, it’s hard ________.
A．sleep B．sleeping C．to sleep D．to sleeping
8． She is considering _______ an Environment Day in the class.
A．to organize B．organize C．organizing D．organizes
9． Betty suggested ________ a tea party in the garden to celebrate Jane’s birthday.
A．hold B．to hold C．holding D．held
10． I didn’t sleep well last night because the baby next door kept ________ the whole night.
A．cry B．cried C．crying D．to cry
11． The special effects make the film ________ wonderful.
A．seem B．seems C．seemed D．to seem
12． Drivers should consider ________ more electric cars instead of fuel cars.
A．use B．to use C．using D．used
13． Frank’s plan is ________ London with his wife and son next year.
A．visit B．visiting C．to visit D．to visiting
14． You’d better tell the man ________ the bike here. It’s the entrance.
A．leave B．to leave
C．not leave D．not to leave
15． Richard is so busy ________ these days that he has no time to go to the gym as usual.
A．volunteer B．to volunteer C．volunteering D．volunteers
16． Tony invited me ________ them for dinner, and I accepted it with pleasure.
A．join B．to join C．joined D．joining
17． My mother expected me ________a key school after graduation from the junior school.
A．to enter B．enter C．entering D．entered
18． Peter finished________ the last chapter of the story book the day before yesterday.
A．to read B．reading C．read D．reads
19． Don’t always tell your partner _______ to do next. Let her solve the problem by herself.
A．how B．who C．what D．where
20．Nowadays most of the Chinese have decided ________ a trip to Hong Kong.
A．don’t take B．not to take C．not take D．won’t take
21． Lisa promised ________ the project plan on time within two weeks.
A．to hand in B．handing in C．hand in D．handed in
22． I am looking forward to ________ Universal Studios (环球影城) in Beijing next summer holiday.
A．visit B．visiting C．visited D．have visited
23． An experienced guide is required ________ the adventure into the mountains.
A．organize B．to organize C．organized D．organizing
24． When I walked past the music room, I heard someone ________ the piano in it.
A．to play B．played C．playing D．play
25． Amy turned off her desktop after she finished ________ the report on the school project.
A．write B．to write C．writing D．wrote
26． Beating Fan Zhendong in the Tokyo Olympics, Ma Long became the first player back-to-back(连续的) ________ Olympic titles in the men’s singles’ competition.(男子单打头衔)
A．to win B．won C．winning D．to winning
27． Lucy and her cousin decided ________ at that restaurant as there were so many people in the queue.
A．not eating B．not to eat C．not eat D．to not eat
28． Shanghai Museum regularly holds lectures for children to let them ________ more about culture and art.
A．to know B．know C．knowing D．known
29． Please stop ________, little man! I haven’t even touched your tooth yet.
A．cry B．cried C．to cry D．crying
30． The officer refused ________ the man enter the hall because he didn’t wear a mask.
A．let B．to let C．lets D．letting
31． Jack tried his best to make his comic strips ________ to life.
A．come B．came C．coming D．to come
32． The government advised all the citizens ________ at home until the typhoon passed away.
A．staying B．to stay C．stayed D．stay
33． Nick likes travelling and he is always good at ________ cheap flights online.
A．found B．find C．finds D．finding
34． I can recognize the singer because I remember________ him somewhere.
A．interview B．interviewed C．to interview D．interviewing
35．Since you’ve made a decision ________ abroad, you have to depend on yourself.
A．study B．to study C．studied D．studying
36． At the meeting, all countries promised _________ greenhouse effect by using less fossil fuel.
A．reduce B．to reduce C．reducing D．to reducing
37． The crew spent three days in space _________ the Earth more than 15 times each day.
A．circle B．to circle C．circling D．to circling
38． The thief admitted ________ the precious bracelet from Miss Black’s office.
A．steal B．to steal C．stealing D．to stealing
39． Martin denied ________ others’ answers in the history exam.
A．copy B．to copy C．copying D．copied
40． The villagers are angry with the decision ________ the railway station.
A．close B．closed C．to close D．closing
41． My most memorable toy is a scooter. My sister and I practiced ________ with one foot every day.
A．push B．pushed C．pushing D．to push
42． I saw Tom ________ football with his classmates at three this afternoon.
A．plays B．played C．playing D．to play
43． Bill often pretends ________ in class, but actually he doesn’t at all.
A．understand B．understanding C．understood D．to understand
44． Taobao shop owners are busy ________ clothes for their online customers.
A．pack B．to pack C．packing D．packed
45． He is a man with strong will and nothing will make him ________ his mind.
A．to change B．change C．changing D．changed
46． The African doctors hope ________ with the Chinese medical team once again.
A．work B．to work C．working D．worked
47． Daisy is considering ________ a new bed for her son. The old one is too small.
A．buy B．to buy C．buying D．bought
48． Tracy suggested ________ to the countryside to breathe fresh air at weekends.
A．to drive B．driving C．drive D．drives
49． I would rather spend more time having sports instead of _________ all day long.
A．watch TV B．watched TV C．to watch TV D．watching TV
50． I like films that make me _________ . I don’t like anything sad.
A．laugh B．to laugh C．laughing D．to laughing
51． What did you think of the educational visit Did you mind ________ away from home for so long
A．be B．being C．to be D．to being
52．—Tom, have you ever read the book A Take of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens
—Yes, I finished ________ it last summer vacation.
A．read B．reading C．to read D．reads
53．Community service workers help others and make everyone ________ better.
A．feel B．to feel C．feeling D．felt
54． Michael and his friends practise ________ table tennis after school every day.
A．play B．played C．playing D．to play
55． The manager asked his secretary ________ the report before Friday.
A．finish B．finishes C．finishing D．to finish
56． People are advised to avoid ________ their eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
A．touch B．touched C．touching D．to touch
57． Your English will be better if you practice _______ English for an hour every day.
A．speak B．speaking C．to speak D．to speaking
58． The teacher has promised _________ the students with their physics in his free time.
A．help B．to help C．helping D．helped
59． Sally practices _________ the guitar very hard for the coming contest next month.
A．play B．plays C．playing D．to play
60． Mei Lanfang was the first person ________ Beijing Opera to the whole world.
A．introduce B．introducing C．introduced D．to introduce
1．A
【详解】句意：上个星期，二班学生的有趣的短剧让我们捧腹大笑。
考查非谓语动词。make sb. do sth.表示“让某人做某事”，因此空格处应填入省略to的动词不定式，即动词原形。故选A。
2．A
【详解】句意：昨天老师表扬了汤姆的勇敢，这让他笑了一整天。
考查非谓语动词。根据“The teacher praised Tom for his bravery yesterday”可知，此处是这让他笑了一整天。短语make sb. do sth.“使某人做某事”。smile“笑”，是动词。故选A。
3．A
【详解】句意：功夫是中国传统武术，注重平衡和力量的训练。
考查非谓语。focus on doing sth“集中精力做某事”，on是介词，后接doing形式，故选A。
4．B
【详解】句意：小时候，加里的梦想是乘坐宇宙飞船去太空。
考查非谓语动词。travel动词原形；to travel动词不定式；travelled过去式或过去分词；travels一般现在时的第三人称单数。空格处作is的表语，应用动词不定式to travel，表示未发生的动作。其他都是谓语动词。故选B。
5．C
【详解】句意：怀特先生在办公室里忙得不可开交，以至于没能和儿子一起去看电影。
考查非谓语动词。固定短语be busy doing sth.“忙于做某事”。故选C。
6．C
【详解】句意：我们学校的孩子们正忙着通过团队合作学习新技能。
考查非谓语动词。根据“busy”可知此处考查be busy doing“忙于做某事”，动名词作宾语，故选C。
7．C
【详解】句意：当你的胃是空的，你的思想是充分的，你很难入睡。
考查非谓语动词。根据“it’s hard...”可知，it is+形容词+to do sth.“做某事是怎样的”，不定式作句子主语，故选C。
8．C
【详解】句意：她正在考虑在班上组织环境日。
考查非谓语动词。根据“She is considering ... an Environment Day in the class.”可知，consider doing sth.“考虑做某事”，动名词作宾语，故选C。
9．C
【详解】句意：贝蒂建议在花园里举行一次茶会来庆祝简的生日。
考查动词用法。由“suggested”可知，此处考查suggest doing“建议做某事”，动名词作宾语。故选C。
10．C
【详解】句意：我昨晚睡不好，因为隔壁的孩子整晚都在哭。
考查非谓语动词。根据“I didn’t sleep well last night”可知，此处是因为隔壁的孩子整晚都在哭，短语keep doing sth.“一直做某事”，cry“哭”，是动词，此处用动名词，故选C。
11．A
【详解】句意：特效使这部电影看起来很精彩。
考查非谓语动词。make sb/sth do“使某人/某物做……”，省略to的不定式作宾补，seem“好像，似乎”，是系动词，不能用过去分词表被动。故选A。
12．C
【详解】句意：司机应该考虑使用更多的电动汽车，而不是燃油汽车。
考查非谓语动词。consider doing sth“考虑做某事”，空格处应为动名词形式。故选C。
13．C
【详解】句意：弗兰克的计划是明年带着妻子和儿子游览伦敦。
考查动词不定式用法。visit参观，动词原形；visiting动名词/现在分词；to visit不定式；to visiting介词+动名词。be to do sth表示“有计划、安排做某事”，“to visit”表示“去参观”。故选C。
14．D
【详解】句意：你最好告诉那个人不要把自行车留在这里。这是入口。
考查非谓语动词。tell sb （not）to do sth“告诉某人（不）要做某事”。根据“It’s the entrance.”（这是入口）可知你最好告诉那个人不要把自行车留在这里。故选D。
15．C
【详解】句意：Richard这些天忙着做志愿者，没有时间像往常一样去健身房。
考查非谓语动词。短语be busy doing sth.“忙于做某事”；volunteer“自愿做”，是动词，此处用动名词，故选C。
16．B
【详解】句意：托尼邀请我和他们一起吃晚饭，我欣然接受了。
考查非谓语动词。invite sb to do sth“邀请某人做某事”，动词不定式作宾补，故选B。
17．A
【详解】句意：我的妈妈期待我在初中毕业后进入到一个重点学校。
考查expect用法。根据句式“expect sb. to do sth”可知空格处用不定式作宾补。故选A。
18．B
【详解】句意：前天彼得读完这本故事书的最后一章。
考查非谓语动词。read“阅读”，是动词，finish doing sth“完成做某事”，故选B。
19．C
【详解】句意：不要总是告诉你的伴侣下一步该做什么。让她自己解决这个问题。
考查疑问词辨析。how怎样；who谁；what什么；where在哪。根据“Let her solve the problem by herself.”可知，此处是不要总是告诉你的伴侣下一步该做什么，此处是疑问词+to do的形式，此处用疑问词what，作do的宾语，故选C。
20．B
【详解】句意：现在大多数中国人已经决定不去香港旅游了。
考查非谓语动词。根据“decided”可知，decide to do sth.“决定做某事”，否定形式是decide not to do sth.“决定不做某事”。故选B。
21．A
【详解】句意：丽莎承诺在两周内按时交出项目计划书。
考查非谓语动词。promise to do sth.“承诺做某事”，动词不定式作宾语。故选A。
22．B
【详解】句意：我期待着明年暑假去北京参观环球影城。
考查非谓语动词。固定短语look forward to“期待……”，后跟名词或者动名词。故选B。
23．B
【详解】句意：需要有一位有经验的向导来组织进山的探险。
考查动词不定式。由“is required”可知be required to do sth.表示“被要求做某事”，因此应填入动词不定式。故选B。
24．C
【详解】句意：当我走过音乐教室时，我听到有人在里面弹钢琴。
考查非谓语动词。hear sb do sth“听见某人经常做某事”；hear sb doing sth“听见某人正在做某事”。根据“When I walked past the music room, I heard someone...the piano in it.”可知，路过的时候听到有人正在弹钢琴，故选C。
25．C
【详解】句意：艾米写完学校项目的报告之后关掉了电脑桌面。
考查非谓语动词。表达“完成做某事”用动词短语“finish doing”，表达“写”用动名词“writing”作宾语。故选C。
26．A
【详解】句意：马龙在东京奥运会上击败樊振东，成为第一个在奥运会男子单打比赛中连续获得冠军的运动员。
考查非谓语动词。win赢得。名词“player”用动词不定式作后置定语。表达“第一个在男子单打比赛中连续赢得奥运头衔的运动员”,用“to win”。故选A。
27．B
【详解】句意：露西和她的表妹决定不在那家餐馆吃饭，因为排队的人太多了。
考查非谓语动词。decide to do sth“决定要做某事”，是固定短语，其否定式为decide not to do sth，故选B。
28．B
【详解】句意：上海博物馆定期为孩子们举办讲座，让他们了解更多的文化和艺术。
考查非谓语动词。let sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”，此处用省略to的不定式作宾语补足语。故选B。
29．D
【详解】句意：请别哭了，小家伙！我还没碰你的牙齿呢。
考查动词短语。stop to do sth.停下来去做某事；stop doing sth.停止做某事。此处指让小家伙停止哭泣，故用动名词作宾语。故选D。
30．B
【详解】句意：警官拒绝让那人进入大厅，因为他没有戴口罩。
考查动词不定式作宾语。refuse to do sth.“拒绝做某事”，固定搭配，动词不定式作宾语。故选B。
31．A
【详解】句意：杰克尽最大努力使他的连环画栩栩如生。
考查非谓语动词。make sth. do sth.为固定搭配，意为“让某物做某事”，在主动语态里面，使用省略to的动词不定式（即动词原形）作宾语补足语。故选A。
32．B
【详解】句意：政府建议所有市民待在家里，直到台风过去。
考查动词短语。advice sb. to do sth.“建议某人做某事”，故选B。
33．D
【详解】句意：尼克喜欢旅行，他总是善于在网上找到便宜的航班。
考查非谓语动词。be good at doing sth.“善于做某事”，动名词作宾语，因此用finding。故选D。
34．D
【详解】句意：我能认出这个歌手因为我记得在别处采访过他。
考查非谓语动词。从句中“remember”是谓语动词，其用法为remember to do sth.记得去做某事，remember doing sth.记得做过某事，结合语境可知，应是记得见过这位歌手，故选D。
35．B
【详解】句意：既然你已经决定出国留学，你就得靠你自己了。
考查非谓语动词。study动词原形；to study动词不定式；studied动词过去式；studying动名词。根据句子结构可知，空处应是动词不定式作目的状语。故选B。
36．B
【详解】句意：在这次会议上，所有国家都承诺通过减少使用化石燃料来减少温室效应。
考查动词不定式。promise to do sth.表示“承诺做某事”，此处使用动词不定式作宾语。故选B。
37．C
【详解】句意：宇航员们花费了三天在太空中，每天环绕地球15次以上。
考查非谓语动词。句型“sb. spend time doing sth.”意为“花费时间做某事”，动名词作宾语，故选C。
38．C
【详解】句意：小偷承认偷了Black小姐办公室的那只珍贵的手镯。
考查非谓语动词。admit doing sth是固定搭配，表示“承认做过某事”。故选C。
39．C
【详解】句意：马丁否认在历史考试中抄袭了别人的答案。
考查非谓语动词。copy抄袭，动词原形；to copy抄袭，动词不定式；copying抄袭，动名词或现在分词；copied抄袭，过去式或过去分词。deny to do sth表示“否认未做某事”，deny doing sth表示“否认做过某事”。分析句子可知，此处指的是马丁否认考试抄袭，因此是否认做过某事，因此用动名词作宾语。故选C。
40．C
【详解】句意：这些村民对于关闭火车站的决定感到很生气。
考查非谓语动词。本句中“to close the railway station”作为“the decision”的后置定语，意为“关闭火车站的决定”，故选C。
41．C
【详解】句意：我最难忘的玩具是一辆踏板车。我姐姐和我每天都练习用一只脚推。
考查非谓语动词。practice doing sth.“练习做某事”，此处用动名词作宾语。故选C。
42．C
【详解】句意：今天下午三点我看见Tom和他的同班同学在踢足球。
考查非谓语动词辨析。当see解释为“看见”时，后面不接从句，故填入非谓语动词；根据语境可知，说话者只看到了踢足球的一个片段，see sb. do sth.表示“看见某人做某事的全程”，see sb. doing sth.表示“看见某人做某事的片段”，故搭配doing。故选C。
43．D
【详解】句意：比尔在课堂上经常假装听懂了，但实际上他什么也听不懂。
考查动词不定式。根据pretend to do sth.“假装做某事”，可知此处填动词不定式作宾语。故选D。
44．C
【详解】句意：淘宝店主们正忙着为他们的在线顾客打包衣服。
考查非谓语动词。be busy doing sth“忙着做某事”，动名词作宾语，故选C。
45．B
【详解】句意：他是一个意志坚强的人，没有什么能使他改变主意。
考查make的用法。固定短语make sb. do sth.“使某人做某事”，动词用原形，故选B。
46．B
【详解】句意：非洲医生希望再次与中国医疗队合作。
考查非谓语动词。固定短语hope to do sth.“希望做某事”，故选B。
47．C
【详解】句意：黛西正在考虑给儿子买张新床。旧的太小了。
考查非谓语动词。固定短语consider doing sth.“考虑做某事”，故选C。
48．B
【详解】句意：特雷西建议周末开车到乡下去呼吸新鲜空气。
考查非谓语动词。表达“建议做某事”用短语“suggest doing ”。句子表达“开车”用动名词“driving”作宾语。故选B。
49．D
【详解】句意：我宁愿花更多的时间做运动而不是一整天看电视。
考查非谓语动词。短语“instead of”表达“而不是”，后面用名词或动名词作宾语。表达“看电视”用动名词形式“watching TV”。故选D。
50．A
【详解】句意：我喜欢让我发笑的电影。我不喜欢任何悲伤的事情。
考查动词不定式作宾语补足语。根据句意可知，本题考查make sb. do sth“让某人做某事”。故选A。
51．B
【详解】句意：你觉得这次教育访问怎么样？你介意离开家这么长时间吗？
考查动词短语。mind doing 意为“介意做某事”，结合选项可知，此空应该是being。故选B。
52．B
【详解】句意：——Tom，你读过查尔斯·狄更斯写的《双城记》吗？——是的，去年暑假我读完了。
考查非谓语动词。finish doing sth“结束做某事”，使用动名词作宾语，故选B。
53．A
【详解】句意：社区服务工作者帮助他人，让每个人都感觉更好。
考查非谓语动词。make sb do sth“让某人做某事”，使用省略to的动词不定式作宾语补足语，故选A。
54．C
【详解】句意：迈克尔和他的朋友们每天放学后练习打乒乓球。
考查非谓语动词。practice/practise doing sth练习做某事，因此用动名词作宾语，故选C。
55．D
【详解】句意：经理要求他的秘书在星期五之前完成报告。
考查非谓语动词。finish完成，动词原形；finishes完成，动词第三人称单数；finishing完成，动词现在分词/动名词；to finish完成，动词不定式。ask sb. to do sth.表示“要求某人做某事”，此处用动词不定式。故选D。
56．C
【详解】句意：建议人们避免用未洗的手触摸眼睛、鼻子和嘴。
考查非谓语动词。avoid doing sth意为“避免做某事”，固定短语，空处应填动名词作宾语。故选C。
57．B
【详解】句意：如果你每天练习说一小时英语，你的英语会更好。
考查非谓语动词的用法。speak动词原形；speaking动名词形式/现在分词形式；to speak动词不定式；to speaking介词加动名词形式。练习做某事：practice doing sth.，固定用法。故填B。
58．B
【详解】句意：这个老师答应在他的空闲时间帮助学生们学物理。
考查非谓语动词。help帮助，是一个动词。由句子结构可知，该句谓语动词为“promise”，常用于promise to do sth.“答应去做某事”。故选B。
59．C
【详解】句意：为了下个月的比赛，萨莉非常努力地练习弹吉他。
考查非谓语动词。practice doing sth练习做某事，使用动名词作宾语，故选C。
60．D
【详解】句意：梅兰芳是第一个介绍京剧走向世界的人。
考查非谓语动词。be the first person to do sth.“第一个做某事的人”；introduce A to B“把A介绍给B”；此处是动词不定式作后置定语，故选D。
Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once（选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共8分）
A) courses B) appeared C) records D) caused E) widely
Wang Yue, a seventh-grader from Jiangsu, opened a study app (应用软件) which can help students work out math problems. However, a series of game advertisements 36 suddenly which made her feel bad.
In fact, that is just one of several disappointing things about study apps that are 37 used by students. Study apps aim to help students learn. For example, students can check answers for problems and take online 38 . However, with more study apps coming into the market, serious competition has 39 some apps to change. How to make good use of them has become an issue.
A) copy B) polite C) solve D) once E) better
Some study apps have social media features that can disturb students. Li Xieyichang, 14, from Sichuan, has noticed this. “I 40 joined a chat group to learn from others. However, hundreds of gossipy messages bombarded (轰炸) my phone,” she said. So, she quit (退出) the group chat.
In addition, some students simply 41 answers from study apps. Zhang Shiyuan, 14, from Shanghai, often sees her classmates do so. But she has a 42 way to use study apps. “They show many ways to 43 one problem. I try them one by one and see how they work. Then I use the things I’ve learned to work out the problem again,” she said.
【答案】32. B 33. E
34. A 35. D
36. D 37. A
38. E 39. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇关于学习应用软件在学生中使用情况的调查报告。
【32题详解】
句意：然而，突然出现的一系列游戏广告让她感觉很糟糕。此处需要动词作谓语，根据“a series of game advertisements...suddenly which made her feel bad”可知，应用软件中突然出现的广告让人感觉很糟糕，appeared“出现”符合语境，故选B。
【33题详解】
句意：事实上，这只是学生们广泛使用的学习应用程序的众多令人失望之处之一。此处需要副词修饰动词，根据“study apps that are...used by students”可知，关于学习的应用程序被广泛使用，widely“广泛地”符合语境，故选E。
【34题详解】
句意：例如，学生可以检查问题的答案，并参加在线课程。此处需要名词作宾语，根据“take online...”可知，参加在线课程，take online courses“上网课”，故选A。
35题详解】
句意：然而，随着越来越多的学习应用程序进入市场，激烈的竞争导致一些应用程序发生了变化。此处需要动词作谓语，根据“serious competition has...some apps to change”可知，激烈的竞争导致一些应用程序发生了变化，caused“导致，造成”符合语境，故选D。
【36题详解】
句意：我曾经加入一个聊天群向别人学习。此处需要副词修饰动词，根据“I...joined a chat group to learn from others.”可知，曾经加入一个聊天群，once“曾经”符合语境，故选D。
【37题详解】
句意：此外，一些学生只是简单地从学习应用程序中抄袭答案。此处需要动词作谓语，根据“some students simply...answers from study apps”可知，从学习应用程序中抄袭答案，copy“抄袭”符合语境，故选A。
【38题详解】
句意：但她有更好的方式使用学习应用程序。此处需要形容词作定语，根据“But she has a...way to use study apps.”可知，她有更好的方式，better“更好的”，故选E。
【39题详解】
句意：它们展示了解决一个问题的多种方法。此处需要动词构成动词不定式，根据“They show many ways to...one problem.”可知，是解决问题，solve“解决”
符合语境，故选C。
Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共50分）
A.
Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）
Welcome to the Universities Summer School!
Since 1920, Eton College (伊顿公学) has run a summer school for students with ambitions to apply to top universities around the world. The summer school is not about improving grade. It is designed to offer ten days of study. You choose one subject in which you are interested in. We offer creative teaching and, more importantly, the company (陪伴) of students from all over the country. It is a great chance to study and work with like-minded people. We are sure you will have more topics to talk to each other during the days of study.
Numbers: 130 students
Housing: Single rooms in Eton boarding houses
Teaching: By Eton staff and university lecturers
Fee (学费): The college subsidizes (给予补贴) the cost of the lessons. The fee is 450. It can be reduced or in some cases cancelled.
Time table:
A day at the Summer School starts with breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
Lessons begin at 9:30 a.m. with two 1.5-hour sessions (节) running until lunch at 1 p.m.
In the afternoon, a further hour of teaching begins at 2 p.m. It is followed by a programme of sports and activities, including swimming, dance, football and Eton Fives (our own game).
Supper is at 7 p.m. Then students go back to their study bedrooms for personal study. The house staff and undergraduate (本科生) assistants are ready to support and advise at that time.
If you are bright and ambitious and want to join the course, please download an application form (申请表格) and send it to us by March 1 of the year. We look forward to receiving letters from you!
For further details, please send us an email: ecuss@etoncollege.org.uk
5 Quick Links Eton College School News Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6DW Term Dates (+44) 01753 370 100 Policies and Reports Privacy Policy
55. The study in the summer school will help students ________.
A. get better grades in exams B. apply to top universities around the world
C. make more friends over the country D. enter Eton College
56. The underlined expression “like-minded people” in Paragraph 2 refers to people who ________.
A. like teaching themselves B. always think about others
C. are good at solving problems D. have the same interests
57. The students have to finish the followings EXCEPT ________ during day time.
A. personal study B. one-hour lesson in the afternoon
C. a programme of sports and activities D. two lessons in the morning
58. If the students have difficulties in study at night, they may get some advice from ________.
A. Eton staff B. the house staff C. undergraduate assistants D. university lecturers
59. If you want to take part in the ten-day study, you should ________ first.
A. visit the school B. download an application form
C. send an email to us D. pay off the fee of 450
60. Which of the following is the best to be filled in the blank
A. Email Us B. Useful Advice C. Contact Us D. Interesting Lessons
【答案】55. B 56. D 57. A 58. C 59. B 60. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了暑期学校的相关信息。
【55题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Since 1920, Eton College (伊顿公学) has run a summer school for students with ambitions to apply to top universities around the world.”可知在暑期学校的学习将帮助学生申请世界各地的顶尖大学，故选B。
【56题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“We are sure you will have more topics to talk to each other during the days of study.”（我们相信，在学习的日子里，你们会有更多的话题相互交流。）可知有共同话题的人也就是有相同兴趣的人，故选D。
【57题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Lessons begin at 9:30 a.m. with two 1.5-hour sessions (节) running until lunch at 1 p.m.”可知上午有两节课；根据“Lessons begin at 9:30 a.m. with two 1.5-hour sessions (节) running until lunch at 1 p.m.”可知下午有一个1小时的课程；根据“It is followed by a programme of sports and activities, including swimming, dance, football and Eton Fives (our own game).”可知学生需要完成体育和活动计划，A选项“个人学习”没有，故选A。
【58题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The house staff and undergraduate (本科生) assistants are ready to support and advise at that time.”可知如果学生晚上学习有困难，他们可以从本科生助理那里得到一些建议，故选C。
【59题详解】
细节理解题。根据“If you are bright and ambitious and want to join the course, please download an application form (申请表格) ”可知如果你想参加为期十天的学习，你需要先下载申请表。故选B。
【60题详解】
推理判断题。根据表格里的“Eton College Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6DW (+44) 01753 370 100”可知此处应填Contact Us“联系我们”，故选C。
B
Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）
Julie Joins Facebook
Julie was sitting in bed late at night playing with her brand-new smartphone. Earlier that week, she had been visited by her children and grandchildren to celebrate her 70th birthday, and had received the phone as a ____61____ from her granddaughter Mary. Julie had been widowed (守寡) for five years now. Since she lived hours away from the rest of the family, Mary thought the phone would be a good way for them to ____62____ and take up some of her time.
Up until then, Julie had never really been interested in catching up with modern technology, but finally owning her own smartphone made her feel youthful, and she decided to join Facebook since that was what she had noticed all the younger people were doing. However, when making her profile (简介) page, she was ____63____ to put up a picture of herself since she thought she looked too wrinkly (有皱纹的) and nobody would want to talk to her. To change this, she downloaded a picture of a 20-year-old beautiful girl from Google, posted it under her ____64____ , and went to sleep.
The next morning, Julie woke up and enthusiastically logged into Facebook in hopes that she would have one or two new friends. She could not believe her eyes. Her inbox was full of friend requests from dozens and dozens of young handsome men who ____65____ her beauty and wanted to know all about her. Julie decided to accept only the best-looking ones and began chatting with them day and night, ____66____ letting them know that they were actually talking to a grandma. The next time Julie met up with Mary, she thanked her so much for the phone and remarked, “I haven’t felt so young and pretty in years!” Mary was confused and asked, “Why ” Julie just gave a mischievous smile and changed the topic.
61. A. tool B. gift C. custom D. duty
62. A. keep in touch B. have sports C. make a decision D. stay up
63. A. proud B. forgetful C. satisfied D. embarrassed
64. A. name B. direction C. address D. diary
65. A. showed B. owned C. praised D. ignored
66. A. ever B. almost C. later D. never
【答案】61. B 62. A 63. D 64. A 65. C 66. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了年迈的朱莉用网络聊天，感受新科技带给生活的改变。
【61题详解】
句意：本周早些时候，她的子女和孙辈来看望她，庆祝她的70岁生日，孙女玛丽送给她一部手机作为礼物。
tool工具；gift礼物；custom风俗；duty责任。根据句意可知，孙辈来庆祝奶奶的70岁生日，孙女玛丽送的手机是礼物。故选B。
【62题详解】
句意：玛丽认为手机是他们保持联系得好方式，也可以占用她的一些时间。
keep in touch保持联系；have sports做运动；make a decision做决定；stay up熬夜。根据句意可知，手机的作用是沟通联系。故选A。
【63题详解】
句意：然而，当写简介时，她因为放了一张自己的照片而感到很尴尬，因为她觉得自己太多皱纹了，没有人会跟她聊天。
proud自豪的；forgetful健忘的；satisfied满意的；embarrassed尴尬的。根据“since she thought she looked too wrinkly (有皱纹的) and nobody would want to talk to her”可知，她觉得自己太多皱纹了，没有人会跟她聊天，因此她会感到尴尬。故选D。
【64题详解】
句意：她在谷歌上下载了一个20岁漂亮女孩的照片，放在了她的名字下面。
name名字；direction方向；address地址；diary日记。根据上文“when making her profile (简介) page”可知，当时她在制作简介，所以会以她自己的名字发布照片。故选A。
【65题详解】
句意：她的收件箱里充满了许多年轻英俊男子的交友请求，他们都赞扬她的美貌并想知道她的一切。
showed展示；owned拥有；praised表扬；ignored忽略。根据“...her beauty”可知，此处指男子们赞扬她的美貌并想跟她交朋友。故选C。
【66题详解】
句意：朱莉决定只接受最帅的那几个的交友申请，并日日夜夜和他们聊天，从不让他们知道他们实际上再跟一个奶奶在聊天。
ever曾经；almost几乎；later稍后；never从不。根据上文可知，奶奶以自己的名义发布了漂亮女孩的照片，而没有发布自己的照片，因此她也不会让他们知道自己实际上是一个奶奶。故选D。
D
Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题）
“I’m Captain Carter Harrison. I’m here to visit Mrs. Melissa Harrison,”said Mr. Harrison to the front desk. “Oh, Melissa has been asking about you all week. She is looking forward to seeing you. Here is your visitor ID,” the receptionist said. “She is in Room 3417.”
The young man came to the door and slowly opened it. Inside, an elderly woman lying in bed slowly opened her eyes. “Daddy,” she said quietly.
“Oh! Melissa has aged so much since I last saw her a few months ago!” Harrison thought to himself. Of course, a few months’ ship time means that years have passed on Earth.
“How was your trip, Daddy Did you bring me back anything ” Melissa asked. She welcomed him home excitedly – just like a little girl. “Sure. Look at these – a coin from Planet 8 and a diamond from Planet 173.” She smiled and nodded (点头示意) towards her shelf. Hundreds of small stones and statues lay across its top. He placed the objects with the rest of her collections.
Melissa was sleeping now. Harrison pulled a chair up to her bedside. Warm tears filled his eyes. “I am sorry, Melissa,” he said softly, “Your grandparents brought you up to be a perfect young woman, but I missed your first steps. I was asked to work as a captain for only two years. However, we had lost so many men in the First Space War. I couldn’t just leave my soldiers. I must help protect our planet.”
Harrison held her hand in silence for a long time. He knew this was possible the last time he would see his daughter alive. It would be five years’ Earth time before he came back from space again.
There would be another 30 years before he retired, Harrison thought. He would lose hundreds of years of Earth time. And each time he returned, he would learn that his loved ones had died and new ones had been born. Harrison thought for a moment and wrote her daughter a note. It said, “ 6 ”. Then he kissed her and quietly left the room.
Outside, he caught an air taxi. He took a deep breath and climbed into his taxi.
74. The elderly woman was Captain Carter Harrison’s mother, wasn’t she
___________________________________________________________
75. What did Harrison bring back to Melissa
___________________________________________________________
76. Who took care of Melissa when she was a little girl
___________________________________________________________
77. What did Harrison do during the time he was asked to work as a captain
___________________________________________________________
78. How soon would Harrison come back to the Earth again
___________________________________________________________
79. Harrison wrote her daughter a note before he left. What do you think he wrote in the note Write THREE sentences.
___________________________________________________________
【答案】74. No, she wasn’t.
75. A coin (from Planet 8) and A diamond (from Planet 173).
76. Her grandparents.
77. He took part in the First Space War./He led his soldiers to take part in the First Space War in order to protect their planet./He fought against the enemies to protect his planet.
78. He would come back from space in five years’ Earth time./In five years’ Earth time.
79. (1) I’m sorry I have to leave. But I will come back to see you soon. Next time I will bring you a big diamond. I love you forever.
(2) I’m sorry I can’t be with you. Please take good care of yourself. My love is always around you. I will miss you and I love you, my dear daughter.
(3) My dear daughter, please take good care of yourself. I will come back to see you as soon as possible. I love you so much.
【解析】
【导语】本文主要哈里森上尉探望在床上患病的女儿，他对女儿充满内疚和蔼，但是他不能离开士兵，必须帮助保护星球，不得不和女儿告别。
【74题详解】
根据“an elderly woman lying in bed slowly opened her eyes. “Daddy,” she said quietly.”可知这位老妇人不是卡特·哈里森上尉的母亲，而是他的女儿。故填No, she wasn’t.
【75题详解】
根据“Sure. Look at these – a coin from Planet 8 and a diamond from Planet 173”可知哈里森给梅丽莎一枚来自行星8的硬币和一颗来自行星173的钻石。故填A coin (from Planet 8) and A diamond (from Planet 173).
【76题详解】
根据“Your grandparents brought you up to be a perfect young woman,”可知梅丽莎的祖父母照顾小梅丽莎，故填Her grandparents.
【77题详解】
根据“However, we had lost so many men in the First Space War. I couldn’t just leave my soldiers. I must help protect our planet.”可知他在担任上尉期间参加了第一次太空战争。/为了保护他们的星球，他带领他的士兵参加了第一次太空战争。/他与敌人战斗以保护他的星球。故填He took part in the First Space War./He led his soldiers to take part in the First Space War in order to protect their planet./He fought against the enemies to protect his planet.
【78题详解】
根据“It would be five years’ Earth time before he came back from space again.”可知他将在地球时间的五年后从太空回来。故填He would come back from space in five years’ Earth time./In five years’ Earth time.
【79题详解】
开放性作答，结合文章，言之有理即可。参考答案为(1) I’m sorry I have to leave. But I will come back to see you soon. Next time I will bring you a big diamond. I love you forever.(2) I’m sorry I can’t be with you. Please take good care of yourself. My love is always around you. I will miss you and I love you, my dear daughter.(3) My dear daughter, please take good care of yourself. I will come back to see you as soon as possible. I love you so much.8A U3语法：非谓语动词专项练习（学生版）
一、单项选择
1． The funny short play by the students in Class Two made us ________ last week.
A．laugh B．to laugh C．laughing D．laughed
2． The teacher praised Tom for his bravery yesterday and it made him ________ all day.
A．smile B．smiling C．to smile D．to smiling
3． Kung fu is a traditional Chinese martial art that focuses on ________ both the balance and the strength.
A．training B．to training C．to train D．train
4． As a little boy, Gary’s dream is ________ into space by spaceship.
A．travel B．to travel C．travelled D．travels
5． Mr White was so busy ________ in his office that he wasn’t able to go to a movie with his son.
A．work B．to work C．working D．worked
6． Children in our school are busy ________ new skills through team work.
A．learn B．to learn C．learning D．to learning
7． When your stomach is empty and your mind is full, it’s hard ________.
A．sleep B．sleeping C．to sleep D．to sleeping
8． She is considering _______ an Environment Day in the class.
A．to organize B．organize C．organizing D．organizes
9． Betty suggested ________ a tea party in the garden to celebrate Jane’s birthday.
A．hold B．to hold C．holding D．held
10． I didn’t sleep well last night because the baby next door kept ________ the whole night.
A．cry B．cried C．crying D．to cry
11． The special effects make the film ________ wonderful.
A．seem B．seems C．seemed D．to seem
12． Drivers should consider ________ more electric cars instead of fuel cars.
A．use B．to use C．using D．used
13． Frank’s plan is ________ London with his wife and son next year.
A．visit B．visiting C．to visit D．to visiting
14． You’d better tell the man ________ the bike here. It’s the entrance.
A．leave B．to leave
C．not leave D．not to leave
15． Richard is so busy ________ these days that he has no time to go to the gym as usual.
A．volunteer B．to volunteer C．volunteering D．volunteers
16． Tony invited me ________ them for dinner, and I accepted it with pleasure.
A．join B．to join C．joined D．joining
17． My mother expected me ________a key school after graduation from the junior school.
A．to enter B．enter C．entering D．entered
18． Peter finished________ the last chapter of the story book the day before yesterday.
A．to read B．reading C．read D．reads
19． Don’t always tell your partner _______ to do next. Let her solve the problem by herself.
A．how B．who C．what D．where
20．Nowadays most of the Chinese have decided ________ a trip to Hong Kong.
A．don’t take B．not to take C．not take D．won’t take
21． Lisa promised ________ the project plan on time within two weeks.
A．to hand in B．handing in C．hand in D．handed in
22． I am looking forward to ________ Universal Studios (环球影城) in Beijing next summer holiday.
A．visit B．visiting C．visited D．have visited
23． An experienced guide is required ________ the adventure into the mountains.
A．organize B．to organize C．organized D．organizing
24． When I walked past the music room, I heard someone ________ the piano in it.
A．to play B．played C．playing D．play
25． Amy turned off her desktop after she finished ________ the report on the school project.
A．write B．to write C．writing D．wrote
26． Beating Fan Zhendong in the Tokyo Olympics, Ma Long became the first player back-to-back(连续的) ________ Olympic titles in the men’s singles’ competition.(男子单打头衔)
A．to win B．won C．winning D．to winning
27． Lucy and her cousin decided ________ at that restaurant as there were so many people in the queue.
A．not eating B．not to eat C．not eat D．to not eat
28． Shanghai Museum regularly holds lectures for children to let them ________ more about culture and art.
A．to know B．know C．knowing D．known
29． Please stop ________, little man! I haven’t even touched your tooth yet.
A．cry B．cried C．to cry D．crying
30． The officer refused ________ the man enter the hall because he didn’t wear a mask.
A．let B．to let C．lets D．letting
31． Jack tried his best to make his comic strips ________ to life.
A．come B．came C．coming D．to come
32． The government advised all the citizens ________ at home until the typhoon passed away.
A．staying B．to stay C．stayed D．stay
33． Nick likes travelling and he is always good at ________ cheap flights online.
A．found B．find C．finds D．finding
34． I can recognize the singer because I remember________ him somewhere.
A．interview B．interviewed C．to interview D．interviewing
35．Since you’ve made a decision ________ abroad, you have to depend on yourself.
A．study B．to study C．studied D．studying
36． At the meeting, all countries promised _________ greenhouse effect by using less fossil fuel.
A．reduce B．to reduce C．reducing D．to reducing
37． The crew spent three days in space _________ the Earth more than 15 times each day.
A．circle B．to circle C．circling D．to circling
38． The thief admitted ________ the precious bracelet from Miss Black’s office.
A．steal B．to steal C．stealing D．to stealing
39． Martin denied ________ others’ answers in the history exam.
A．copy B．to copy C．copying D．copied
40． The villagers are angry with the decision ________ the railway station.
A．close B．closed C．to close D．closing
41． My most memorable toy is a scooter. My sister and I practiced ________ with one foot every day.
A．push B．pushed C．pushing D．to push
42． I saw Tom ________ football with his classmates at three this afternoon.
A．plays B．played C．playing D．to play
43． Bill often pretends ________ in class, but actually he doesn’t at all.
A．understand B．understanding C．understood D．to understand
44． Taobao shop owners are busy ________ clothes for their online customers.
A．pack B．to pack C．packing D．packed
45． He is a man with strong will and nothing will make him ________ his mind.
A．to change B．change C．changing D．changed
46． The African doctors hope ________ with the Chinese medical team once again.
A．work B．to work C．working D．worked
47． Daisy is considering ________ a new bed for her son. The old one is too small.
A．buy B．to buy C．buying D．bought
48． Tracy suggested ________ to the countryside to breathe fresh air at weekends.
A．to drive B．driving C．drive D．drives
49． I would rather spend more time having sports instead of _________ all day long.
A．watch TV B．watched TV C．to watch TV D．watching TV
50． I like films that make me _________ . I don’t like anything sad.
A．laugh B．to laugh C．laughing D．to laughing
51． What did you think of the educational visit Did you mind ________ away from home for so long
A．be B．being C．to be D．to being
52．—Tom, have you ever read the book A Take of Two Cities written by Charles Dickens
—Yes, I finished ________ it last summer vacation.
A．read B．reading C．to read D．reads
53．Community service workers help others and make everyone ________ better.
A．feel B．to feel C．feeling D．felt
54． Michael and his friends practise ________ table tennis after school every day.
A．play B．played C．playing D．to play
55． The manager asked his secretary ________ the report before Friday.
A．finish B．finishes C．finishing D．to finish
56． People are advised to avoid ________ their eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
A．touch B．touched C．touching D．to touch
57． Your English will be better if you practice _______ English for an hour every day.
A．speak B．speaking C．to speak D．to speaking
58． The teacher has promised _________ the students with their physics in his free time.
A．help B．to help C．helping D．helped
59． Sally practices _________ the guitar very hard for the coming contest next month.
A．play B．plays C．playing D．to play
60． Mei Lanfang was the first person ________ Beijing Opera to the whole world.
A．introduce B．introducing C．introduced D．to introduce
Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once（选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共8分）
A) courses B) appeared C) records D) caused E) widely
Wang Yue, a seventh-grader from Jiangsu, opened a study app (应用软件) which can help students work out math problems. However, a series of game advertisements 36 suddenly which made her feel bad.
In fact, that is just one of several disappointing things about study apps that are 37 used by students. Study apps aim to help students learn. For example, students can check answers for problems and take online 38 . However, with more study apps coming into the market, serious competition has 39 some apps to change. How to make good use of them has become an issue.
A) copy B) polite C) solve D) once E) better
Some study apps have social media features that can disturb students. Li Xieyichang, 14, from Sichuan, has noticed this. “I 40 joined a chat group to learn from others. However, hundreds of gossipy messages bombarded (轰炸) my phone,” she said. So, she quit (退出) the group chat.
In addition, some students simply 41 answers from study apps. Zhang Shiyuan, 14, from Shanghai, often sees her classmates do so. But she has a 42 way to use study apps. “They show many ways to 43 one problem. I try them one by one and see how they work. Then I use the things I’ve learned to work out the problem again,” she said.
Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共50分）
A.
Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）
Welcome to the Universities Summer School!
Since 1920, Eton College (伊顿公学) has run a summer school for students with ambitions to apply to top universities around the world. The summer school is not about improving grade. It is designed to offer ten days of study. You choose one subject in which you are interested in. We offer creative teaching and, more importantly, the company (陪伴) of students from all over the country. It is a great chance to study and work with like-minded people. We are sure you will have more topics to talk to each other during the days of study.
Numbers: 130 students
Housing: Single rooms in Eton boarding houses
Teaching: By Eton staff and university lecturers
Fee (学费): The college subsidizes (给予补贴) the cost of the lessons. The fee is 450. It can be reduced or in some cases cancelled.
Time table:
A day at the Summer School starts with breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
Lessons begin at 9:30 a.m. with two 1.5-hour sessions (节) running until lunch at 1 p.m.
In the afternoon, a further hour of teaching begins at 2 p.m. It is followed by a programme of sports and activities, including swimming, dance, football and Eton Fives (our own game).
Supper is at 7 p.m. Then students go back to their study bedrooms for personal study. The house staff and undergraduate (本科生) assistants are ready to support and advise at that time.
If you are bright and ambitious and want to join the course, please download an application form (申请表格) and send it to us by March 1 of the year. We look forward to receiving letters from you!
For further details, please send us an email: ecuss@etoncollege.org.uk
5 Quick Links Eton College School News Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6DW Term Dates (+44) 01753 370 100 Policies and Reports Privacy Policy
55. The study in the summer school will help students ________.
A. get better grades in exams B. apply to top universities around the world
C. make more friends over the country D. enter Eton College
56. The underlined expression “like-minded people” in Paragraph 2 refers to people who ________.
A. like teaching themselves B. always think about others
C. are good at solving problems D. have the same interests
57. The students have to finish the followings EXCEPT ________ during day time.
A. personal study B. one-hour lesson in the afternoon
C. a programme of sports and activities D. two lessons in the morning
58. If the students have difficulties in study at night, they may get some advice from ________.
A. Eton staff B. the house staff C. undergraduate assistants D. university lecturers
59. If you want to take part in the ten-day study, you should ________ first.
A. visit the school B. download an application form
C. send an email to us D. pay off the fee of 450
60. Which of the following is the best to be filled in the blank
A. Email Us B. Useful Advice C. Contact Us D. Interesting Lessons
B
Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）
Julie Joins Facebook
Julie was sitting in bed late at night playing with her brand-new smartphone. Earlier that week, she had been visited by her children and grandchildren to celebrate her 70th birthday, and had received the phone as a ____61____ from her granddaughter Mary. Julie had been widowed (守寡) for five years now. Since she lived hours away from the rest of the family, Mary thought the phone would be a good way for them to ____62____ and take up some of her time.
Up until then, Julie had never really been interested in catching up with modern technology, but finally owning her own smartphone made her feel youthful, and she decided to join Facebook since that was what she had noticed all the younger people were doing. However, when making her profile (简介) page, she was ____63____ to put up a picture of herself since she thought she looked too wrinkly (有皱纹的) and nobody would want to talk to her. To change this, she downloaded a picture of a 20-year-old beautiful girl from Google, posted it under her ____64____ , and went to sleep.
The next morning, Julie woke up and enthusiastically logged into Facebook in hopes that she would have one or two new friends. She could not believe her eyes. Her inbox was full of friend requests from dozens and dozens of young handsome men who ____65____ her beauty and wanted to know all about her. Julie decided to accept only the best-looking ones and began chatting with them day and night, ____66____ letting them know that they were actually talking to a grandma. The next time Julie met up with Mary, she thanked her so much for the phone and remarked, “I haven’t felt so young and pretty in years!” Mary was confused and asked, “Why ” Julie just gave a mischievous smile and changed the topic.
61. A. tool B. gift C. custom D. duty
62. A. keep in touch B. have sports C. make a decision D. stay up
63. A. proud B. forgetful C. satisfied D. embarrassed
64. A. name B. direction C. address D. diary
65. A. showed B. owned C. praised D. ignored
66. A. ever B. almost C. later D. never
D
Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题）
“I’m Captain Carter Harrison. I’m here to visit Mrs. Melissa Harrison,”said Mr. Harrison to the front desk. “Oh, Melissa has been asking about you all week. She is looking forward to seeing you. Here is your visitor ID,” the receptionist said. “She is in Room 3417.”
The young man came to the door and slowly opened it. Inside, an elderly woman lying in bed slowly opened her eyes. “Daddy,” she said quietly.
“Oh! Melissa has aged so much since I last saw her a few months ago!” Harrison thought to himself. Of course, a few months’ ship time means that years have passed on Earth.
“How was your trip, Daddy Did you bring me back anything ” Melissa asked. She welcomed him home excitedly – just like a little girl. “Sure. Look at these – a coin from Planet 8 and a diamond from Planet 173.” She smiled and nodded (点头示意) towards her shelf. Hundreds of small stones and statues lay across its top. He placed the objects with the rest of her collections.
Melissa was sleeping now. Harrison pulled a chair up to her bedside. Warm tears filled his eyes. “I am sorry, Melissa,” he said softly, “Your grandparents brought you up to be a perfect young woman, but I missed your first steps. I was asked to work as a captain for only two years. However, we had lost so many men in the First Space War. I couldn’t just leave my soldiers. I must help protect our planet.”
Harrison held her hand in silence for a long time. He knew this was possible the last time he would see his daughter alive. It would be five years’ Earth time before he came back from space again.
There would be another 30 years before he retired, Harrison thought. He would lose hundreds of years of Earth time. And each time he returned, he would learn that his loved ones had died and new ones had been born. Harrison thought for a moment and wrote her daughter a note. It said, “ 6 ”. Then he kissed her and quietly left the room.
Outside, he caught an air taxi. He took a deep breath and climbed into his taxi.
74. The elderly woman was Captain Carter Harrison’s mother, wasn’t she
___________________________________________________________
75. What did Harrison bring back to Melissa
___________________________________________________________
76. Who took care of Melissa when she was a little girl
___________________________________________________________
77. What did Harrison do during the time he was asked to work as a captain
___________________________________________________________
78. How soon would Harrison come back to the Earth again
___________________________________________________________
79. Harrison wrote her daughter a note before he left. What do you think he wrote in the note Write THREE sentences.
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