2016屆高二英語下學期期末復習(選修8 unit 1)
ken knapcik stood alone as he read the poem. “it took me several minutes,” he said. “i’d get through part of it and have to stop before i could go on. i was weeping. she had never told me she was scared.” he took the poem to work the next day and showed it to his fellow officers. i’ve never seen so many grown men cry. some couldn’t finish it.”
knapcik keeps laura’s poem in the pocket of his police jacket. he takes it with him every time he leaves the house for a new shift. “i don’t want to be out there without it,” he said. “i’ll probably carry it with me forever.”
26. laura wrote the poem ____________.
a. in memory of her father who was shot in the drug arrest
b. to show her great sorrow in losing her father
c. to show her respect to all the cops who lost their lives
d. to tell officer ken knapcik how much she loved him
27. all the officers cried because ____________.
a. jay brunkella was shot and died
b. they were greatly touched by the poem
c. the poem was so sad that they couldn’t hold back their tears
d. they thought of their dangerous life
28. knapcik keeps laura’s poem in his pocket ______________.
a. to treasure her daughter’s love and to value his own life
b. to keep it from getting lost
c. because he can’t go out without it
d. to mourn over the death of officer jay brunkella
29. which of the following is the best title for the passage?
a. poem for a cop b. an officer’s death
c. a cop’s daughter d. love my job, love my daughter
四.完形填空:
with the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters.they get to be the beloved(心愛的)__30__child.but they may not realize that they will have to “__31__” the love as their__32__ones grow old.they will have to__33_lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_ 34 _parents and grandparents.china is becoming__35_ country.
according to the united nations, an aging society refers to one 36 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. according to 37 from the ministry of civil affairs, by , chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. the 38 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.