All you will leave behind for the world to remember is your legacy(遗产), but what legacy will you leave?
I had a philosophy(哲学)professor, whose untidy appearance was highlighted(突出)by a 41 sport coat and poor-fitting thick glasses, which often 42 on the tip of his nose. Every now and then, as most philosophy professors do, he would go off on one of those hard-to-understand “what’s the meaning of 43 ” discussions. Many of those discussions went 44 , but there were a few that really hit home(切中要害). This was one of them.
“ 45 to the following questions by a 46 of hands,” my professor instructed.
“How many of you can tell me something about your parents?” Everyone’s hand 47 .
“How many of you can tell me something about your grandparents?” About three-fourths put up their hands.
“How many of you can tell me something about your 48 ?” Two out of sixty students raised their hands.
“Look around the room,” he said, “In just two short generations 49 any of us even know 50 our own great-grandparents were. Oh sure, maybe we have an old photograph in a musty(发霉的)cigar box. 51 maybe we know the classic family 52 about how one of them walked five miles to school barefoot. But how many of us 53 know who they were, what they thought, what they took pride in, what they were afraid of, or what they dreamed about? Think about that. Within three generations our ancestors are all but forgotten. Will this 54 to you?”
“Here’s a better question. Look 55 three generations. You are long 56 . Instead of you sitting in this room, now it’s your great-grandchildren. What will they have to say 57 you? Will they know about you? Or will you be 58 , too?”
“Is your life going to be a 59 or an example? What legacy will you leave? The 60 is yours. Class dismissed.”
Nobody rose from their seats for five minutes.
41. A. well-designed B. well-worn C. well-ironed D. well-cut
42. A. ran B. stood C. rested D. walked
43. A. life B. family C. work D. study
44. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. nowhere
45. A. Answer B. Respond C. Contribute D. Relate
46. A. show B. clap C. touch D. rub
47. A. went down B. went up C. went around D. went forward
48. A. great-grandchildren B. legacy C. great-grandparents D. family-tree
49. A. almost B. nearly C. no D. hardly
50. A. how B. where C. which D. who
51. A. Or B. And C. But D. So
52. A. history B. story C. tree D. song
53. A. simply B. roughly C. generally D. really
54. A. happen B. belong C. refer D. pass
55. A. back B. ahead C. for D. around
56. A. ready B. alive C. gone D. left
57. A. to B. for C. behind D. about
58. A. forgotten B. remembered C. respected D. scolded
59. A. learning B. meaning C. warning D. turning
60. A. way B. reason C. explanation D. choice
41--60 B C A D B ABCDD ABDAB CDACD
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
26. A. keep fit | B. rise early | C. earn money | D. collect money |
27. A. magic | B. romantic | C. fantastic | D. attractive |
28. A. simple | B. easy | C. relaxing | D. luxurious(奢侈) |
29. A. the question | B. question | C. reach | D. control |
30. A. feeling | B. love | C. quarrel | D. smile |
31. A. raised | B. shook | C. lifted | D. bowed |
32. A. hurt | B. injured | C. wounded | D. harmed |
33. A. in great surprise | B. in a great embarrassment | ||
C. with delight | D. in great astonishment | ||
34. A. happens | B. comes about | C. appears | D. occurs |
35. A. warm and soft | B. hot and hard | ||
C. thin and cool | D. strong and durable (耐用的) | ||
36. A. somewhere and sometime | B. anywhere or anytime | ||
C. more or less | D. everyhere and everywhere | ||
37. A. inside | B. outside | C. faraway | D. nearby |
38. A. could believe | B. couldn’t understand | ||
C. wouldn’t recognize | D. might know | ||
39. A. got sick | B. got stuck | C. threw up | D. became disabled |
40. A. quite healthy | B. very pale | C. fairly red | D. much surprised |
41. A. jump high | B. go hurriedly | C. run fast | D. walk slowly |
42. A. think about | B. talk with | C. worry about | D. laugh at |
43. A. Reading | B. Listening | C. Speaking | D. Writing |
44. A. fresh roses | B. gold ring | C. sweet kisses | D. beautiful jewelry |
45. A. a thread | B. a needle | C. the cloth | D. the cotton |