Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California"s Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn"t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I thought I"d just go east.
A bus stopped. I got on and asked the driver how far she was going, "Ten more miles," she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus came up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver.
“I just can"t leave you here,” she said. “This isn"t the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.”
“You will drive me home on the bus?" I asked, astonished.
“No, I will take you in my car,” she said.
“It"s a long way," I insisted.
“Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in the car, she began telling me a story, A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I"m just passing the favor(善意的行为) along,” she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn"t accept. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.
小题1:There was something wrong with the writer"s car ______.| A．late at night | B．early in the morning | | C．an hour before sunset | D．thirty minutes after sunset |
小题2:The writer changed his mind after waiting 30 minutes because ______.| A．he became impatient and a bit worried | | B．a taxi ride would be more comfortable | | C．he knew the driver would never return | | D．the bus driver had given him wrong information |
小题3:The bus driver drove the writer home later because ______.| A．her brother had told her to do so | | B．she wanted to earn more money | | C．she happened to go in the same direction | | D．she wanted to do something good for others |
小题4:The underlined word "astonished" in the passage probably means .| A．surprised | B．grateful | C．happy | D．angry |
小题5:The bus driver hoped that the writer .| A．would drive someone home | | B．would help someone in need | | C．would keep her in memory | | D．would give the money to others |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B |
试题分析：这篇文章通过一个故事，告诉我们在生活中如果遇到需要帮助的人，要多多帮助他们。
小题1:细节题。根据文章It was an hour before sunset可知，在日落前的一个小时，作者的车出了毛病。故选C
小题2:推断题。作者在那里等了半个小时，都没有公交车来，他很担心，很焦虑，所以他决定做出租车了。故选A
小题3:细节题。根据文章 “I"m just passing the favor(善意的行为) along,” she said.那个司机要把作者送回家，是因为她只是想做一些好事。故选D
小题4:细节题。根据文章“You will drive me home on the bus?" I asked, astonished.
那个司机说她要把作者送回家，作者听了之后，感到很惊讶。astonished的意思是惊讶。故选A
小题5:细节题。根据文章When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn"t accept. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.
可知，那个司机希望作者以后要帮助需要帮助的人。故选B
点评：本文的思路清晰，结构明确。首先对文章的大致意思进行了解。对于细节题，学生在理解全文的基础上要对题目中关键字在文章中迅速定位，找到相对应的出处，答题比较备选答案的区别及和文章信息最相关的是哪个，即那个就为正确答案。 |
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试题【Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California"s Santa Freeway. It was an hour】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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Our English teacher was like a friend to us，and we all liked her．One day she came into the
classroom and shouted．“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked，“Who
__1__ the window?”She seldom became angry, __2__ this time she was．
I broke the window．I had done __3__ by throwing a baseball．I didn’t want to admit(承认)
It __4__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that．“My father will be __5__,”I thought．At first I didn’t _6_ my hand，but later something strong in my heart
suddenly made me stand up.“I did it，”I said __7_．How difficult it was for me to say that!
My teacher __8__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __9_ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚)me．
“I know you like collecting __10__ very much，”she said，looking down at my __11__ face.
“Here is the hook about collecting stamps that you are looking for．Now，the book is__12__ and I shall not punish you．Remember，it’s because you _13_ the truth．”
I couldn’t believe it ! My teacher wasn’t punishing me．I didn’t _14_ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favorite book!
As time goes, the book is _15_，so is my wonderful teacher．But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day．
| 小题1: | | A．cleaned | B．climbed | C．broke | D．mended |
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| 小题4: | | A．because | B．if | C．when | D．though |
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| 小题5: | | A．pleased | B．excited | C．frightened | D．angry |
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| 小题6: | | A．put on | B．put up | C．put out | D．put away |
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| 小题7: | | A．terribly | B．honestly | C．easily | D．hardly |
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| 小题8: | | A．read | B．wrote | C．took | D．bought |
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小题9:A. towards B. opposite C, against D. behind
| 小题10: | | A．books | B．desks | C．stamps | D．windows |
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| 小题11: | | A．nervous | B．pretty | C．happy | D．square |
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| 小题12: | | A．you | B．your | C．yours | D．yourself |
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| 小题13: | | A．talked | B．spoke | C．said | D．told |
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| 小题15: | | A．opened | B．gone | C．left | D．closed |
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Anne Spencer Morrow was born in 1906 in Englewood, New Jersey. She went to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She wanted to become a __1_. She won two major prizes from the __2_for her writing.
Anne Morrow was a quiet, shy and small young woman when she __3__Charles Lindbergh in 1927. The 25-year- old man was tall and good-looking. Charles Lindbergh was one of ___4__ people in the world. He had just become the first person___5__ a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris. Two years __6_, Anne and Charles Lindbergh were married. Reports about their___7__ were on the front pages of newspapers.
After her marriage to Charles Lindbergh, Anne became a pilot too. She began _8__many long airplane flights with her husband. The Lindberghs explored new ways to fly around the world. They seemed to enjoy the greatest _9__ that any young people could not have.
Then in 1932, something__10__happened.They were in great sorrow (痛苦).The Lindberghs’ _11_baby,twenty-month-old Charles, was kidnapped from their home in New Jersey. The body of the baby was discovered more than ten weeks later.
There were a huge number of reports about the case. Newspapers __12__it "the Crime of the Century”. After the trial（审判）, the Lindberghs found it __13__ to live in the United States. There were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child. And there were too __14__ newspaper stories about them. So Anne and Charles Lindbergh moved to Europe in 1935. Four years later they moved __15___ to the United States.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh never fully recovered from the death of her first child. Yet, she and her husband had five more children. She continued flying. In 1934, she became the first woman to win the National Geographic Society"s Hubbard Gold Medal. She was honored for her exploration, research and discovery.
| 小题1: | | A．singer | B．writer | C．actor | D．driver |
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| 小题2: | | A．party | B．charity | C．college | D．country |
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| 小题4: | | A．the best | B．the most famous | C．the most careful | D．the most attractive |
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| 小题5: | | A．to take | B．to fly | C．to ride | D．to walk |
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| 小题6: | | A．after | B．ago | C．before | D．later |
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| 小题7: | | A．friendship | B．work | C．marriage | D．life |
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| 小题8: | | A．making | B．getting | C．giving | D．catching |
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| 小题9: | | A．unluck | B．luck | C．sadnesss | D．excitement |
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| 小题10: | | A．happy | B．exciting | C．interesting | D．terrible |
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| 小题11: | | A．second | B．third | C．fourth | D．first |
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| 小题13: | | A．easy | B．difficult | C．simple | D．hardly |
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| 小题14: | | A．much | B．few | C．many | D．little |
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| 小题15: | | A．out | B．away | C．back | D．out of |
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Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．
One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”
Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．
John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．
There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．
小题1:What is the main idea of the first paragraph?| A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter． | | B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter． | | C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter． | | D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich． |
小题2:What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?| A．to spend no money | | B．to spend all the money necessary | | C．to give not enough money | | D．to waste no money |
小题3:From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ .| A．Charlie did as the rich man told him | | B．the house was well built | | C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself | | D．the house was only half finished after 4 months |
小题4:When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .| A．happy | B．sorry | C．1ucky | D．satisfied |
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?| A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor． | | B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money． | | C．The richest man often punished carpenters． | | D．One should always be honest． |
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A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
小题1:What did the man do for the test?| A．He sent e-mails. | B．He did the cleaning | | C．He sold computers. | D．He filled in forms. |
小题2:The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.| A．disliked such a job | | B．didn’t pass the test | | C．didn’t have an e-mail | | D．knew nothing about computers |
小题3:The man ______after he left Microsoft.| A．went to look for another job | | B．asked for food from door to door | | C．thought of an idea to make monkey | | D．bought a computer and got an e-mail |
小题4:“office boy” means in Chinese.小题5:Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?| A．Because he had many friends to help him. | | B．Because he was smart and worked very hard. | | C．Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. | | D．Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living. |
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It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.
Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn"t work, so a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.
"I"m sorry, sir," said the first soldier. "I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."
And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier"s turn. He said, "I"m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…"
Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I"ll punish you at once!"
"No, no, sir," said the young man. "My bus was all right, but their horses were in the way!"
小题1:The military camp was built in the village to _______.| A．stop the soldiers going to towns | | B．stop the soldiers meeting their friends | | C．train the new soldiers | | D．make the young men live quietly |
小题2:The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.| A．something was wrong with their buses | | B．their horses died on the way back | | C．it took them much time to run back | | D．they all had drunk much in the town |
小题3:The underlined phrase in the way in the last paragraph means ______.| A．stopping somebody from moving | | B．getting drunk | | C．standing on the road | | D．running very fast |
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