I have always been interested in making things. When I was a child, I enjoyed painting, but I also liked malting things out of day. I won a prize for one of my paintings when I was fourteen.
That may be why I went to art school four years later. But I studied painting at first, not pottery. I like being a potter because I like to work with my hands and feel the clay. I’m happy working by myself and being near my home. I don’t like mass-produced things, for they are made by machines and are all the same. I think crafts(手工艺) are very important and crafts persons(手艺人)make things cleverly with hands. They make our lives colorful. When I left school, I got some money. I hope to become a full-time craftswoman. This workplace is small, but I wish tot: move to a larger one next year.
1. The writer went to the art school at the age of___________
2. The writer is talking about her workplace_____________
A. unhappily B. hopefully
C. seriously D. angrily
3. From the passage we know that the writer prefers
A. a long way to work
B. group work
C. a small workplace
D. something different
4. What does "mass-produced" mean in Chinese?
5. From the passage we are sure that the writer is a ________ (man/woman). |
| 1. 18 2. B 3. D 4. 批量生产的 5. woman |
1.从第一段的最后一句话： I won a prize for one of my paintings when I was fourteen. 和第二段的第一句That may be why I went to art school four years later.可知作者是18岁上艺术学校的。
2. 从第二段的句子：I hope to become a full-time craftswoman可知作者认为很有希望。选.B 3. 从第二段的句子：I don’t like mass-produced things, for they are made by machines and are all the same. 可知作者喜欢不一样的东西。选D。
4.猜词题：从后面的 I don’t like mass-produced things, for they are made by machines and are all the same.可知是：批量生产的
5.从文章的句子：I hope to become a full-time craftswoman.可知作者是女性：woman |
核心考点
试题【I have always been interested in making things. When I was a child, I enjoyed pa】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Mr. Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer in New York. Mr. Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very well. Now, he is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and goes to Chinese classes every evening. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn’t have any trouble（麻烦） with his Chinese, but the Chinese have a lot.
小题1: Mr. Smith works in ______.
| A．a hospital | B．a police station | C．a school | D．a restaurant |
小题2: Mr. Smith is good at ______.
| A．Chinese | B．Japanese | C．Spanish | D．French |
小题3: He learns Chinese ______.
| A．very well | B．not very well | | C．we don’t know | D．very good |
小题4:Where does he learn Chinese?
| A．In an evening school. | B．At home.
| C．In his friend’s home. | D．In a park. |
小题5: Does he study very hard?
| A．Yes, he doesn’t. | B．No, he doesn’t.
| C．Yes, he does. | D．No, he don’t. |
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完形填空（共10小题，计10分）
Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person 16 each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be 17 of milk.
After 18 the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just 19 a glass of water and put that into the pond instead. 20 it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and 21 home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his 22 , the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea 23 that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that 24 will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a 25 .
| 小题2: | | A．filled | B．empty | C．crowded | D．full |
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| 小题3: | | A．giving | B．refusing | C．receiving | D．offering |
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| 小题4: | | A．hide | B．steal | C．waste | D．drink |
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| 小题5: | | A．If | B．Since | C．While | D．After |
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| 小题6: | | A．left | B．came | C．returned | D．arrived |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprise | B．satisfaction | C．joy | D．taste |
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| 小题9: | | A．others | B．the others | C．none | D．neither |
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| 小题10: | | A．face | B．mistake | C．living | D．difference |
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The first teacher-parent meeting would be held in the school. To the little boy’s disappointment(失望), his mother said she would go. He felt sorry for her face. She was very beautiful, but there was a big scar (疤痕) on her right face. The boy never talked about it with his mother.
At the meeting, the people noticed the mother’s kindness and beauty though she had the scar. But the little boy hid himself. After the meeting, the teacher asked his mother carefully. "How did you get the scat on your face?" The mother answered. "When my son was a baby, he was once in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control. At that time, I rushed in As I was running towards his bed. I saw a piece of wood coming towards his bed. I threw myself over him to protect him. I was knocked down. Luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us. But I got the scar." She touched her face." This scar will be here for ever, but I have never felt sorry for what I did."
At that moment, the little boy came out with his eyes wet. He held his mother’s hand for the rest of the day.
小题1:The boy_____ when his mother decided to go to his first teacher-parent meeting.| A．was happy | B．felt disappointed | C．was angry | D．cried loudly |
小题2:The boy was sorry for his mother because______.| A．his mother was not beautiful | B．he didn’t love his mother | | C．there was a big scar on her face | D．the teacher didn’t want to see her |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．The boy knew why his mother got the scar before. | | B．The boy told his classmates why his mother got the scar. | | C．The mother told the boy about the scar many times. | | D．The mother told the teacher about the scat after the meeting. |
小题4:.The mother got the scar when she_____.| A．slept in a room on fire | B．put out the fire | C．rushed out of the room | D．protected her son |
小题5:The boy was____ when he knew the truth at last.| A．moved | B．sad | C．bored | D．afraid |
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完形填空（每题1分，共10分）
A little girl went to a hospital. “I want to ___1___ a miracle(奇迹).” “What?” said the doctor. “My brother is badly ill, ___2___ my daddy says only a miracle can save my brother.” “We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m ___3___ but I can’t help you,” said the doctor. “I have the ___4___ to pay for it.” said the girl.
The doctor’s brother asked, “What miracle does your ___5___ need?” “I don’t know,” she answered. “My daddy can’t ___6___ for it, so I want to use my money.” “How much do you have?” asked the man. “A dollar and a half.” “Well,” ___7___ the man, “a dollar and a half can buy a miracle.”
That man was a very good ___8___. The operation(手术) was free and her brother became well. “What’s the price ___9___ the operation?” her mom asked. The little girl smiled. She knew exactly how ___10___ a miracle was—a dollar and a half with the faith(诚意) of a little girl.
| 小题3: | | A．glad | B．sorry | C．worried | D．sure |
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| 小题4: | | A．money | B．illness | C．time | D．house |
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| 小题5: | | A．mom | B．daddy | C．brother | D．sister |
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| 小题7: | | A．asked | B．smiled | C．cried | D．talked |
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| 小题8: | | A．friend | B．parent | C．teacher | D．doctor |
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| 小题10: | | A．little | B．few | C．much | D．many |
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完形填空（15分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 36 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.
“I’m 37 tomorrow,” he said.
“I know.” My __38____ was almost a whisper. I was 39 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.
“My 40 is early, so there is still 41 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 42 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”
I tried to say 43 , but didn’t. It’s always 44 to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 45 .
I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 46 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 47 . I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.
His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 48 to the person who taught me everything?
The next morning I 49 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left 50 ago. We never even said goodbye.
Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.
| 小题1: | | A．forgetting | B．realizing | C．watching | D．learning |
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| 小题2: | | A．arriving | B．living | C．coming | D．leaving |
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| 小题3: | | A．voice | B．sound | C．noise | D．word |
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| 小题4: | | A．glad | B．moved | C．angry | D．pleased |
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| 小题5: | | A．ship | B．flight | C．train | D．bus |
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| 小题6: | | A．enough | B．little | C．no | D．busy |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．sad | D．happy |
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| 小题8: | | A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题9: | | A．stranger | B．better | C．worse | D．easier |
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| 小题10: | | A．tears | B．smiles | C．words | D．sadness |
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| 小题11: | | A．At last | B．Since | C．At first | D．So far |
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| 小题12: | | A．riding | B．running | C．walking | D．falling |
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| 小题13: | | A．goodbye | B．hello | C．yes | D．sorry |
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| 小题14: | | A．gave up | B．stood up | C．looked up | D．woke up |
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| 小题15: | | A．minutes | B．hours | C．days | D．weeks |
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