At eighteen, I left my home and studied history at Leeds University in England. It was a hard time in my
1 as I was learning to deal with the pain of my father"s recent death.
One day at the market, I saw an elderly gentleman having difficulty holding onto both his walking stick
and his bag of apples. I rushed over and 2 him.
"Thanks. Don"t worry, I"m quite all right now," he said, smiling at me with a pair of bright eyes.
"May I walk with you?" I asked and so began my friendship with Mr Burns, a man whose 3 and warmth
very soon came to mean a great deal to me.
When we arrived at his house, I insisted on helping him prepare for his meal and asked if it would be all
right if I came back again. I thought I should help him. With a smile he replied, "I"ve never been one to 4 an
offer from a kind-hearted girl."
I visited Mr Bums twice a week, always on the same days and at the same time. I told Mr Bums how
regretful I felt about being 5 with my father two weeks before his death.
After about a month, when I went to his house at a different time, I saw him working in his garden, moving
around 6 . I was very surprised.
"How?" I began, "I thought…"
"I know what you thought. When you first saw me at the market, I hurt my ankle earlier that day."
"But…when were you able to 7 normally again?"
"Ah, not long after our first meeting."
"But 8 ?" Iasked.
"When you came around for the second time, I saw how unhappy you were, feeling 9 and sad. I knew
you were telling yourself that you were visiting me for my sake and not your own. I didn"t think you would
come back if you knew I was 10 , and I knew you really" needed someone to talk to, and someone who knew
how to 11 ."
Mr Bums, the man I"d set out to help, helped me. He gave the gift of his time and kindness to a young girl
who needed 12 . |
( )1. A. family
( )2. A. held
( )3. A. smile
( )4. A. remember
( )5. A. strict
( )6. A. easily
( )7. A. travel
( )8. A. when
( )9. A. shameful
( )10. A. happy
( )11. A. imagine
( )12. A. both | B. life
B. reached
B. luck
B. forget
B. angry
B. directly
B. walk
B. what
B. hurt
B. poor
B. discuss
B. all | C. world
C. helped
C. welcome
C. accept
C. satisfied
C. carefully
C. run
C. why
C. lonely
C. busy
C. read
C. neither | D. education
D. pushed
D. hope
D. refuse
D. pleased
D. safety
D. go
D. how
D. tired
D. healthy
D. listen
D. none |
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核心考点
试题【完形填空。 At eighteen, I left my home and studied history at Leeds University in】；主要考察你对 人物故事类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
阅读短文，还原句子。阅读下面的短文，从文章后所给的A-E五个句子中，选择四个句子填入文中空缺
处，使短文内容完整、意思通顺。 | Alex Harley was born in the northeast of New York in 1921, but he spent most of his early life with his
mother"s family in southem Tennessee. His grandmother told him stories about their family. 1_____ He was
a slave (奴隶) from Africa and his name was Kunta.
Alex Harley went to school and then to college. In 1939, he joined the US coast-guard. As he was a black,
his job was to wait tables and wash dishes. 2_____ He served in the coastguard for 20 years. After he retired,
he put all his time into writing.
Alex Harley remembered the stories his grandmother had told him. He began to study his family history.
After a lot of research, Harley decided that Toby was proba- bly Kunta Kinte of the West African Mandingo
people, who was caught near the village of Juffure on the Gambia River. He was sold as a slave in Annapolis,
Maryland in 1767. Then Harley made a trip to Gambia. 3_____ The African historian made his research
stronger.
Alex Harley wanted to tell the experiences of the black people in 18th and 19th century of America. He
spent 10 years researching. 4_____ It was published in 1976. After that, it won a special prize. A few years
later, a film series (连续剧) based on Harley"s book was shown on American television. | A. She said their history began with Toby.
B. He was interested in his family history.
C. He talked with a history expert in Juffure.
D. In his spare time, he learned to write stories.
E. Then he wrote his family story for the book Roots. | | 完形填空。 | Joe was driving home on a country road one winter evening. He spent several months looking for a new
1 since the factory he had worked in closed. It was a lonely road. Not many people had a reason to be on it
2 they were leaving.
He almost didn"t see a small car 3 at the side of the road. He thought the driver might need help, so he
pulled up in front of the car and got out. An old lady was in the car. At first she was worried. "He didn"t look
4 . He looked poor and hungry," she thought. He could see that she was 5 . He said, "I"m here to help you,
madam."
All the lady had was a flat tire (瘪的轮胎). While Joe was 6 , the lady opened the window and began to
talk to him. She told him that she couldn"t 7 him enough for helping her in such a situation. Soon Joe was
able to change the tire. She asked how much she owed (欠) him. Joe 8 thought about money. He told her
that if she really wanted to pay him back,the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could 9 that
person the help.
A few miles down the road,the old lady saw a small restaurant. She decided to eat something and 10
herself up before she finished her trip home. The waitress looked young and poor. After she finished her meal,
she handed a 100-dollar bill to her. When the waitress went to get her change, the lady left without being 11 .
The waitress then found some words on a piece of paper. "You don"t owe me a thing. Someone once helped
me, the way I"m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here"s what you 12 . Don"t let the chain (链)
of love end with you." | ( )1. A. job
( )2. A. although
( )3. A. put
( )4. A. honest
( )5. A. excited
( )6. A. working
( )7. A. pay
( )8. A. once
( )9. A. send
( )10. A. warm
( )11. A. watched
( )12. A. see | B. place
B. unless
B. stopped
B. safe
B. surprised
B. thinking
B. love
B. ever
B. give
B. put
B. known
B. want | C. factory
C. because
C. set
C. polite
C. nervous
C. looking
C. thank
C. seldom
C. pass
C. cheer
C. noticed
C. say | D. house
D. until
D. parked
D. nice
D. shy
D. talking
D. praise
D. never
D. bring
D. pick
D. heard
D. do | | 阅读理解。 | On a rubbish run to work, I was greeted with a sight that made me both sad and angry. On the top of the
pile (堆) of rubbish sat a small dog. He was too high up to get down,and there was no way that he could have
climbed up by himself. He had been thrown out with the rubbish by some sick-minded person.
I took him back to my workplace and then home with me. I didn"t want to take him to the lost animal
society. However, later that evening, my boss heard that someone had lost their dog and gave them my
number. I was very surprised when the dog"s owner phoned me.
She came straight over to fetch him and was very thankful for what I"d done. The dog was sitting on an
electric blanket (毯子) happily playing with a ball when she arrived.
Maybe she"d been putting her rubbish into bags and had left one on the floor. The little dog had jumped
in there,and without realizing where he was, she"d tied the bag and dropped it off at the collection point.
Luckily, he was able to find his way out somehow, and had found himself high up.
It made me feel very silly for jumping to such a wrong conclusion. It was obvious (明显的) that she
loved her dog very much, and I felt sorry for what I"d been thinking about its owner all afternoon.
Now I"m never sure that something happened in a certain way, no matter how obvious it appears. And
when I hear people drawing a conclusion without the facts, I tell them about the dog on the rubbish pile. | | 1. How did the dog come to the rubbish pile probably? | A. He was thrown there by his owner.
B. He climbed there on his own.
C. He was driven there by someone.
D. He followed the writer there. | | 2. The writer brought the dog home because _______. | A. she didn"t know whose he was
B. she was waiting for the owner
C. she wanted to keep him home
D. she"d like to give him to the boss | | 3. What is the best conclusion we can draw from the story? | A. Everyone takes pity on lost animals.
B. There are really sick-minded people.
C. We should correct mistakes in time.
D. Facts must come before conclusions. | | 完形填空。 | It all started a year before when my daughter Suzanne and I were shopping in Sydney. In the window of
a sports shop I noticed a photo of a group of young people climbing the rock 1 in a canyon (峡谷). "That"s
what I"m going to do next 2 ," I said. Suzanne laughed. "Sure, Mum! Don"t forget you"re 65 years old!"
I didn"t feel I was that age! I 3 a club and trained weekly. Each day I felt my physical energy 4 and,
along with it, my confidence (信心). Then Suzanne pointed out, "Ws good, but how can you clear away
the 5 of height?" "I"ve got it all worked out," I replied bravely. "We"re going to the indoor climbing centre."
While I was going up the high wall, I was afraid to look down as if a terrible animal was after me. Some
time later, as I reached the ground, I sat down 6 on the floor. Later that night, as I lay in bed, I encouraged
myself, "You had climbed the wall! You will certainly make it!"
We set off with our packages to the Grand Canyon. When we reached it, I found the canyon was a huge
black hole-far 7 than I had imagined. As the guide clipped (夹住) me onto the rope, my heart 8 double-time
and I wondered why I had got myself into this. Time lost all meaning 9 I pushed my body forward. Only
the strong rope kept me from 10 hope. I began to think it would never end when everyone had stopped. "This
is as far as we go, and we can climb out after a few steps," the guide said finally. Two and a half hours later,
we returned to the car park at last. I began to shake, one hard step after another.
Getting onto the bus, I 11 into the seat I had left so confidently a lifetime before. Then, while I was in the
seat catching my breath, a feeling of great happiness spread 12 me. I had done it, at 66 years of age. | ( )1.A. side
( )2.A. week
( )3.A. joined
( )4.A. appear
( )5.A. sense
( )6.A. quickly
( )7.A. higher
( )8.A. hit
( )9.A. as
( )10.A. dropping
( )11.A. climbed
( )12.A. through | B. top
B. month
B. found
B. change
B. idea
B. quietly
B. deeper
B. beat
B. since
B. forgetting
B. fell
B. around | C. face
C. season
C. got
C. rise
C. fear
C. suddenly
C. longer
C. jumped
C. before
C. losing
C. stepped
C. from | D. back
D. year
D. visited
D. increase
D. worry
D. heavily
D. lower
D. knocked
D. after
D. missing
D. sat
D. along | | 阅读理解。 | Arnel Laparan grew up in Rosario. After his father died in 1970, five-year-old Amel had to work in a
small shop to help his family. The boy insisted on going to school and his mother finally sent him to a nearby
public school. "I was happy to study but my life became harder because I had to wake up earlier to do all my
jobs before I went to school," says Arnel. Worn down by all the work, he was ready to give up by the time
he reached the fifth grade. Then his teacher"s words changed his life and made him study harder.
Arnel finished high school at the top of his class, received a scholarship (奖学金) from the Philippine
Normal University in Manila and got a degree in education in 1985. He took a job teaching math at a Manila
private school and did volunteer teaching at the school"s adult class in the evening. "The adults were from poor
families and had to work when they were very young," he explains. "It was touching to see how they tried to
get a high school education at their age."
As time passed, he realized that helping needy students was his true calling. In 2004 he left his well-paid job
and retumed to Rosario. "My goal was to educate street children for free." He began holding classes under a
large tree. Slowly, more and more street children became interested in his teachirig. "I taught them the basics
of reading, writing and math," says Arnel. He worked harder, walking to nearby villages, where he would give
classes in parks or on playgrounds. To make ends meet, he began teaching children from rich families.
In June this year Arnel borrowed a bicycle with a large sidecar from a neighbour. The sidecar holds a small
wooden desk, textbooks and school supplies, and a black- board set to the front bears Arnel"s words:"Education
can be found anywhere. It is a road to progress."
The bicycle allows Arnel to visit faraway areas. He sets up an outdoor classroom and invites teenagers to
his class three days a week. Many of the children have been out of school for years. Amel also offers adult
education to help out-of-school young people learn high school lessons. He does not receive any money but
accepts school supplies and food for the students. He says, "I want to bring education to as many children and
adults as possible. Everyone should have a chance." | | 1. Who decided Arnel should go to school at first? | A. His mother.
B. He himself.
C. His teacher.
D. The govemment. | | 2. Why did Amel retum to his hometown to teach the street children? | A. Because there were no schools in his hometown.
B. Because he didn"t want to teach rich children only.
C. Because he considered it"s his duty to help the poor.
D. Because the country"s education should be improved. | | 3. How does Arnel make his living? | A. By serving rich families.
B. By accepting school supplies.
C. By receiving his family"s help.
D. By offering lessons for adults. | | 4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? | A.Teacher on Wheels
B. Classes for the Poor
C. Road to Progress
D. Students in the Street |
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