Amanda is a very kind girl. She is 1 willing to help people who are in trouble. Now Amanda is 2 in the University of Texas. At the same 3 , she is volunteering to teach at Heart House in her free time. Heart House is a local after-school program for children. It 4 some extra classes for those children who are not doing well in their studies.
Amanda goes to Heart House to teach the 5 twice a week. She has also set up a website for Heart House. 6 this way, more people will have more chances to learn about Heart House and help the children there.
For Amanda volunteer work is not only good for 7 , but also good for her studies. “I feel happy to teach those children 8 to study. The happier thing is that I can also learn a lot from them,” Amanda says.
Now, 9 Amanda’s website, every week each of the 125 volunteers helps the children at Heart House. “ 10 Amanda’s website, Heart House would not be able to have enough volunteers. She has supported our program a lot. We appreciate her help,” the program leader says.
| 小题1: | | A．hardly | B．yet | C．always | D．never |
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| 小题2: | | A．studying | B．teaching | C．cleaning | D．cooking |
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| 小题3: | | A．school | B．time | C．university | D．year |
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| 小题4: | | A．gives | B．offers | C．helps | D．provides |
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| 小题5: | | A．boys | B．girls | C．children | D．adults |
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| 小题7: | | A．other | B．others | C．another | D．anybody |
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| 小题9: | | A．thanks | B．thanks to | C．because | D．thanks for |
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| 小题10: | | A．With | B．In | C．Without | D．Under |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
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试题分析：这篇短文介绍了一个善良的女大学生阿曼达利用业余时间，义务帮助那些学习不好的孩子，并且还建立了一个网站，吸引了大量的志愿者参与。她认为这样不但能帮助这些孩子，还有益于自己的学习，很多孩子因此获得了他们的帮助。
小题1:联系上下文，可知她总是愿意帮助有困难的人，故选C，总是。
小题2:联系下文描述，可知她正在德克萨斯大学学习，故选A，学习。
小题3:联系下文，可知指的是在同时，故选B，时间。
小题4:动词辨析。A.给；B. 提供，出价；C. 帮助；D. 提供，供给。联系下文，可知爱心小屋这个地方为学习不好的孩子提供额外的课程。故选D。
小题5:联系上文，可知此处指的是教孩子们，故选C，孩子们。
小题6:短语辨析；in this way用这种方法；by the way顺便问一下，在途中；on the way 在……的路上，一般不和to搭配使用。联系上文可知此处指的是用这种方法。故选A。
小题7:联系上文描述，可知此处指的是对其他人有好处，故选B，其他人。
小题8:结合语境可知她很高兴教这些孩子来如何学习。结合语境可知选D，如何。
小题9:连词辨析。A. 感谢；B.由于，后面接名词性短语；C.因为，后面接从句；D. 多亏了。联系下文，可知此处指的是由于阿曼达的网站，名词性短语，故选B。
小题10:联系下文，可知没有阿曼达的网站，爱心小屋就不能够有足够的志愿者。故选C，没有。
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。 |
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试题【Amanda is a very kind girl. She is 1 willing to help people who are in troubl】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don"t give up trying. Even if you have 1 for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my 2 . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn"t become 3 . She didn"t believe what the doctor said 4 started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she 5 . The doctor and his team in the hospital did 6 they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some 7 to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me 8 . I crawled towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn"t believe 9 eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good 10 . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother 11 told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met 12 , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very 13 person. I get best 14 in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. 15 my mother"s strong resolution, I live a happy life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.
| 小题1: | | A．achieved | B．failed | C．suggested | D．told |
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| 小题2: | | A．legs | B．hands | C．arms | D．eyes |
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| 小题3: | | A．patient | B．confident | C．frustrated | D．proud |
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| 小题5: | | A．forgot | B．changed | C．succeeded | D．worked |
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| 小题6: | | A．nothing | B．somewhere | C．anywhere | D．everything |
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| 小题7: | | A．time | B．exercise | C．medicine | D．shopping |
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| 小题10: | | A．advice | B．end | C．chance | D．start |
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| 小题11: | | A．hardly | B．never | C．always | D．nearly |
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| 小题12: | | A．dreams | B．experiments | C．jobs | D．difficulties |
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| 小题13: | | A．excellent | B．dangerous | C．busy | D．special |
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| 小题14: | | A．presents | B．friends | C．books | D．grades |
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| 小题15: | | A．Such as | B．Instead of | C．Because of | D．Together with |
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Mr. Smith works in New York. Last month he had a fifteen-day holiday, but he didn’t know where to spend it. He spoke to his friend Bill,“I 1 the hot weather, but I can’t find a cool place in America. How should I spend my holiday?”
“That’s easy, ” said Bill, “You’d 2 to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now. ”
Mr. Smith agreed 3 his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon 4 Moscow. He had a happy trip there, but one day he 5 . After lunch he went outside the city, he saw a dog 6 him while he 7 past(走过) a house. The dog was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to drive it away. But it began to bark at(对……大叫) him. He wanted to look for a stick but he couldn’t find anything 8 snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone on the ground. He hurried to 9 but failed.
“How strange Russians are!” Mr. Smith said to himself, “They don’t tie dogs, but firmly (紧紧地) 10 the stones. My God!”
| 小题1: | | A．like | B．unlike | C．not like | D．hate |
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| 小题2: | | A．would go | B．would not go | C．better go | D．better to go |
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| 小题4: | | A．arrived in | B．arrive in | C．reach | D．reached in |
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| 小题5: | | A．made a mistake | B．get into trouble | C．got into trouble | D．find the trouble |
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| 小题6: | | A．to follow | B．is following | C．followed | D．following |
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| 小题7: | | A．was walking | B．walked | C．was crossing | D．crossed |
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| 小题8: | | A．except | B．besides | C．beside | D．without |
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| 小题9: | | A．picked it up | B．picked up it | C．pick it up | D．pick up it |
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Sally was fourteen．She studied in a middle school．She liked dancing and singing and 1 a lot of time on them．But she hated math and even decided to 2．Her father was worried about it．
It was Sunday. Sally’s father gave a call to his sister who 3 math in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter 4 to learn math．The woman came and said，“You are a 5 girl．Sally．I’m sure you will soon learn math well if you do your 6．”
“I’m afraid I can’t，Aunt，”said Sally．“Girls 7 be good at math.”
“I don’t think so，”said the woman．“1 was good at it when 1 was a 8．You must do more 9 and try different Ways to solve(解决)math problems until you work them out，or at least 10 them better. Here is a math 11．Please think it over and see if you can work it out.
“OK,” said the girl. “Let me 12 ”
About an hour later Sally 13 the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I’ve tried many times and worked out the problem at last!”
“Well done!” her aunt looked at her answer and said 14 , “Now you see, math is not as difficult as you 15 ”
| 小题1: | | A．spent | B．paid | C．took | D．cost |
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| 小题2: | | A．put it away | B．give it up | C．give it away | D．put it up |
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| 小题3: | | A．taught | B．found | C．liked | D．studied |
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| 小题5: | | A．strange | B．poor | C．thin | D．clever |
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| 小题6: | | A．well | B．good | C．better | D．best |
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| 小题7: | | A．can’t | B．mustn’t | C．needn’t | D．shouldn’t |
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| 小题8: | | A．woman | B．doctor | C．girl | D．teacher |
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| 小题9: | | A．reading | B．sports | C．housework | D．exercises |
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| 小题10: | | A．write | B．understand | C．copy | D．discuss |
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| 小题11: | | A．book | B．game | C．problem | D．answer |
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| 小题13: | | A．left | B．took | C．bought | D．moved |
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| 小题14: | | A．angrily | B．quietly | C．sadly | D．happily |
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| 小题15: | | A．saw | B．heard | C．asked | D．thought |
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Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．
One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course
surprised to see him back so early．
“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”
“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”
“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”
“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’
“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”
“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”
小题1:Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?| A．Because he often coughs． | | B．Because he often has colds． | | C．Because he doesn’t like school． | | D．Because he always has a headache |
小题2:Jimmy spends most of his time
A．at school B．at home C in the hospital D．in the 1ibrary
小题3:One morning Jimmy’s father was surprised because ．| A．Jimmy came back early from school | | B．Jimmy’s school was closed | | C．Jimmy’s mother was ill | | D．Jimmy’s mother had two babies |
小题4:What excuse did Jimmy give to the teacher to go home early?| A．He had a headache． | | B．He didn’t want to go to school． | | C．His father was busy with his work． | | D．He had a baby brother to look after． |
小题5:Jimmy didn’t tell his teacher about the twins because．| A．he wanted to save one for another excuse | | B．he didn’t know the fact | | C．he didn’t like the baby sister | | D．his father asked him not to do so |
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Bob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months. One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a poster at the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire（雇佣） a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob was so pleased that he went straight to answer it. There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office. Bob did so.
The boss looked over his working clothes carefully and then decided to let Bob have the job. Bob asked the boss why his working clothes were so important. The boss answered with a smile, "Oh, young man, your working clothes are all with patches(补丁) on the knees. You know, I have dismissed（解雇） two men these days. They had working clothes with patches on the buttocks(臀部). They were too lazy."
小题1:When the boss saw Bob, he ________.| A．gave him the job at once | B．liked Bob at once | | C．asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes | D．liked Bob"s clothes |
小题2:Bob"s new job was________.| A．to wash dishes | B．to clean the restaurant | | C．to cook dishes | D．to grow flowers and trees |
小题3:We may learn that the boss was ________.| A．very clever | B．foolish | C．very kind | D．hardworking |
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