I've always felt a bit sad for weekend fathers, who are divorced and must maintain a bond with their children through visits on the weekend.Not having the opportunity for a lot of quality time, they go in for quantity giving lots of gifts and taking the children on non stop outings.

But now I can understand.I'm a weekend mom.My child, Henry, is a dog.

Henry just returned to his father, Jack, after a happy stay with me.For ten days, I fed him the best food, canceled plans to stay home with him and let him sleep on the bed every night.

Jack and I broke up a year ago.But neither of us wanted to part with Henry, so we share him.Not surprisingly, Henry is a willing participant in our contest for his love.

Jack doesn't let Henry sleep on his bed, so that's where I can always gain big points.I feed Henry higher quality food.I am always replacing his expensive “thingy" ,a cotton knot he likes chewing on.It' s his favorite toy, and the only one he has is at my house.Score another one for me.

Jack now has a girlfriend, Lucy.At first she was afraid of dogs, which secretly delighted me.But that Henry, just trying to be polite(the way I taught him to be),won her over.

If truth be told, as time passes, there has been a slight change in Henry' s behavior toward me.The worst was one day when Jack dropped him off for a two week stay.Henry and I were in the backyard playing as Jack was driving off.When he heard Jack's truck, he ran after it for two blocks until Jack had to stop and bring him back.

That hurt, especially since I had friends over at the time.In a rare conciliatory (安撫的) mood, Jack said to me, "You know, I' m his best friend, but you'll always be his mom."

Whatever it takes, I plan to make sure it stays that way.

1.At the writer's home, Henry________.

A.does a lot of running

B.enjoys high quality food

C.has many expensive toys

D.is not allowed to sleep on her bed

2.The writer feels hurt because________.

A.Jack has got a girlfriend

B.Lucy doesn't like Henry at all

C.Jack doesn't treat Henry as well as before

D.Henry' s attitude to her has changed slightly

3.This article is mainly about________.

A.the tips on keeping dogs

B.the writer' s happy life with a dog

C.the writer' s efforts to win a dog's love

D.the relationship between the writer and Jack

4.The writer wrote the passage in a/an_________way.

A.humorous B.serous C.a(chǎn)ngry D.painful

練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目:高中英語 來源:2015-2016學(xué)年四川成都七中實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校高一上學(xué)期10月月考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:語法填空

閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Dear Li Kang,

How's __1.__ going? I thought I'd write to tell you___2.___ the American school system. Secondary school in the U.S. usually ____3.___ (cover) seven years, grades six to twelve. Ninth to twelfth grades are high school. At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma. Students need a high school diploma__4.__they want to go to college.

The school year ___5.__ (divide) into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, ____6.___ the second January through May. We have a long summer vacation! We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm.

I take part in all kinds of after-school activities—I play football, basketball, ____7.___ (swim), volleyball, table tennis and I go to theater club.

____8.__ you tell me something about your summer vacation and ___9.__ Chinese school system in your next letter?

Best ___10._ (wish),

Rob Marshall

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年湖北黃岡中學(xué)高二下期末考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達(dá)

暑假即將到來,某學(xué)校準(zhǔn)備舉辦夏令營,開設(shè)了繪畫(painting)、縫紉(sewing)、舞蹈(dancing)、護(hù)理(nursing)等課程。假設(shè)你是李華,請用英語寫一封申請信給該學(xué)校負(fù)責(zé)人李老師,報(bào)名參加其中一門課程的學(xué)習(xí)。信的內(nèi)容必須包括:

1.你感興趣的課程;

2.你期望從這門課程中學(xué)到什么;

3.為什么想學(xué)這些內(nèi)容。

注意:詞數(shù)100左右。信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計(jì)人總詞數(shù)。

Dear Miss Li,

I am very glad that the summer camp will be held, and it runs many courses, such as painting, sewing, dancing and nursing.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年湖南省懷化市高三一?荚囉⒄Z試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解

A glass a day keeps obesity at bay.Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content, but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet.Looking at past studies they found that, while heavy drinkers do put on weight, those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight.

A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says, “Light to moderate alcohol intake, especially of wine, may be more likely to protect against, rather than promote, weight gain”.The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions, particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight.

Boston University’s Dr.Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms (生物學(xué)機(jī)制) relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood.His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病),which relate to increasing obesity.Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers.

The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat, and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods.They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks, taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight.

For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one’s risk of becoming obese.What’s more, a study three years ago suggested that reveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, destroys fat cells.

1.The passage is mainly for those ______.

A.who produce wine

B.who are eager to lose weight

C.who go on a diet

D.who have a drinking habit

2.The underlined phrase “in moderation” in the first paragraph means ______.

A.properly B.carefully

C.excitedly D.frequently

3.Why has alcohol been thought to cause weight gain?

A.Because its calories are stored in fat.

B.Because it is rich in sugar.

C.Because it changes drinking patterns.

D.Because it increases the risk of diabetes.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear.

B.Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat.

C.The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.

D.Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight.

5.What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A.How to do some easy experiments.

B.How to prove the finding mentioned above.

C.How to make wine in a healthy way.

D.How to reduce the calories contained in wine.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年北京市海淀區(qū)高三一模英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項(xiàng)填空

—What do you think of the Huawei P7?

—Terrific, I would buy one if I ______ an iPhone 6 Plus last year.

A.didn’t buy

B.don’t buy

C.hadn’t bought

D.haven’t bought

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:2016屆重慶巴蜀中學(xué)高三上學(xué)期中英語試卷(解析版) 題型:短文改錯

短文改錯(共10小題, 每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(^ ),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 刪除:把多余的詞用(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;

2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

It is fine day today and I will never forget this special day. I was chosen to be a member of the football team and send to take part in the school football match. I was excited, but believed I would score most. But in the first round I hurt my leg and couldn’t but to give up. I felt very sad. My best friend Tom comes up to me and said, “You are great! You still played for a few minute even after your leg hurt. You are a true winner.” I couldn’t believe my ears. For me the one scoring the most is the winner. But Tom said, “The one which tries his best is the really winner.” Deeply impressing by his words, I want to say “thank you” to him.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年北京市東城區(qū)普通校高三11月聯(lián)考英語試卷(解析版) 題型:書面表達(dá)

假如你是學(xué)生李明,上周末和祖母聊天,她想去上?赐笥。你幫她安排去上海的行程,下列四幅圖按順序敘述了你從準(zhǔn)備到送行的全過程。

1.寫一篇英文周記。

2.詞數(shù)不少于60。

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年江蘇蘇錫常鎮(zhèn)四市高三下學(xué)期教學(xué)情況調(diào)研一英語試卷(解析版) 題型:單項(xiàng)填空

--Kim, give me your report by 1O am.

--__ have you been in charge of this project?

A. Since when B. By whom

C. For what D. From where

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語 來源:2014-2015學(xué)年重慶一中高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:閱讀理解

C

GET YOUR DEGREE AT HOME!

Have you ever wondered what a Degree might be worth to you in your job or career? It means a lot of Americans with an Associate Degree average nearly $10,000 more in yearly earnings than those with just a High School Diploma(畢業(yè)證).

Harcourt Learning Direct offers you a way to get a Specialized Associate Degree in 11 of today’s growing fields-without having to go to college full time. With Harcourt, you study at home, in your spare time-so you don’t have to give up your present job while you train for a better one. Choose from exciting majors like Business Management, Accounting, Dressmaking &Design, Bookkeeping, Photography, Computer Science, Engineering, and more! Your training includes everything you need! Books, lessons, learning aids-even professional-quality tools and equipment-everything you need to master your training and more ahead to a new career is included in the low tuition(學(xué)費(fèi)) price you pay. Your education is nationally recognized! Nearly 2, 000 American companies-including General Electric, IBM, Mobile, General Motors, Ford, and many others-have used our training for their employees. If companies like these recognize the value of our training, you can be sure that employees in your area will, too!

Earn your degree in as little as two years! Get a career diploma in just six months! The career of your dreams is closer than you think! Even if you have no experience before, you can get valuable job skills in today’s hottest fields! Step-by-step lessons make learning easy. Prepare for promotions(提升), pay raises, even start a business of your own! Send today for FREE information about Harcourt at home training!

Simply fill in your name and address on the coupon(票券) above. Then write in the name and number of the one program you’re most interested in, and mail it today. We’ll rush your free information about how you can take advantage of the opportunities in the field you’ve chosen. Act today!

Mail coupon today! Or call the number below 1-800-372-1589. Call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. www. Harcourt-learning. Com. E-mail:Harcourt@learning. com.

1.This advertisement aims at calling on people to ______.

A. attend full-time universities

B. work part time to further their education

C. improve their education at home to get better jobs

D. earn their degrees in different ways that suit them

2.What does the writer of this ad intend to say by naming General Electric, IBM, Ford, etc.?

A. To show that their training is widely used in the country.

B. To show that the training program is fully supported by famous companies in the U. S.

C. To prove the value of their training in every area.

D. To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies.

3.It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is_____.

A. its convenience

B. the degree’s nation-wide recognition

C. the economic benefit it will bring about

D. the hot fields the training will help people to enter

4.How many ways are mentioned in the ad for people to get in touch with the Harcourt Learning Direct?

A. One. B. Two.

C. Three. D. Four.

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案