While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a beach near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding(滑行) down the slide. “He’s a fine-looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my son on the swing(秋千) in the blue sweater.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his son,” What do you say if we go, Todd?” Todd pleaded(恳求), “Just five more minutes, Dad. please? Just five more minutes.” The man nodded and Todd continued to swing to his heart’s contently(尽兴地).
Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his son. “Time to go now?” Again Todd pleaded, “Five more minutes, Dad. Just five more minutes.” The man smiled and said, “Okay.” “Oh, you are certainly a patient father,” the woman said. The man smiled and then said ,”My older son Tommy was killed by a drunken driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed(发誓) not to make the same mistake with Todd.” “He thinks he has five more minutes to swing. The truth is …I get five minutes to watch him play.”
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）
小题1:The woman’s son was________ .| A．in red | B．wearing a blue sweater | | C．called Todd | D．playing on the swing |
小题2:According to the passage, the man had________ son(s) the year before.小题3: The woman thought the man was ________ with his son.| A．angry | B．strict | | C．pleased | D．patient |
小题4:Tommy died when ________ .| A．hiking | B．swinging | | C．cycling | D．driving |
小题5: Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．The man felt guilty(内疚) about not to spending much time with Tommy. | | B．The man didn’t allow Todd to swing for another five minutes. | | C．The man’s older son Tommy had been dead for about a year. | | D．The man would like to give anything for five more minutes with Tommy. |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B |
试题分析：这篇文章讲的是一位父亲因失去一个儿子所以对现在这个儿子非常有耐心，为的是能多陪儿子而避免遗憾。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文中原句she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding(滑行) down the slide.（她指着那个正在滑行的穿红色毛衣的小孩说），可知此题选A。
小题2:推理判断题。根据全文所提供的信息及文中原句My older son Tommy was killed by a drunken driver last year while he was riding his bike near here.（我的大儿子Tommy在这儿附近骑自行车时被一个喝酒的司机撞死了。） 可知这个男人原来有两个儿子，故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据文中原句“Oh, you are certainly a patient father,”（哦，你当然是一个耐心的父亲） ，可知此题选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据文中原句My older son Tommy was killed by a drunken driver last year while he was riding his bike near here.（我的大儿子Tommy去年在这儿骑自行车的时候被一个喝醉酒的司机撞死了）可知此题选C。
小题5:推理判断题。根据文中提供的信息可知答案B是错误的。 |
核心考点
试题【While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a beach near a play】；主要考察你对
人生百味类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
There are many kinds of friends. Many people will step in your life, but only true friends leave footprints (脚印). I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the __ ____. I know she will always be my best friend. It was the golden season. I liked walking alone in the leaves, __ to the sound of them.
Autumn is a season but life is uninteresting. The free days always get me down. But one day, the sound of a violin flowed into my ears. A young girl, standing in the wind, was interested in playing her violin. I had seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened . Lost in the music, I didn"t know that I had been standing there for so long. But it did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building _ ___I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only .
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly ______.To my surprise, the girl came over to me.
"You must like violin." she said.
"Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked.
Suddenly, a sad expression appeared her face and I could feel something unusual. "I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was listening every day that encouraged me." she said.
"In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered, "Let"s be friends."
| 小题1: | | A．piano | B．guitar | C．violin | D．drum |
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| 小题2: | | A．listening | B．hearing | C．watching | D．looking |
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| 小题3: | | A．lively | B．lovely | C．harvest | D．lonely |
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| 小题4: | | A．ever | B．already | C．just | D．never |
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| 小题5: | | A．quickly | B．quietly | C．slowly | D．friendly |
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| 小题6: | | A．when | B．where | C．if | D．that |
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| 小题7: | | A．reader | B．writer | C．singer | D．listener |
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| 小题8: | | A．waited | B．stopped | C．began | D．changed |
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That was my grandmother"s first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house ,we found she had waited up all night for us.
Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration (装饰物) of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the closet (贮藏室). But the star was missing. It was my grandmother"s favorite part of the tree.
"Why? It must be somewhere in the closet," my grandmother said.
As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother"s eyes were full of tears. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together. But on her first Christmas without him, the star was gone.
The next morning, my family sat down together to open the presents.
"The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather," Father said, in a strange voice.
"From whom?" There was surprise in my grandmother"s voice.
"I found this gift in Grandfather"s closet when we got the tree down," Mother explained.
My grandmother opened the box. There was a shinning (发亮的) golden star and a note in it:
Don"t be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the decorations, and I couldn"t bear to tell you. I hope it brings you as much happiness as the first one. Merry Christmas!
Love, Bryant
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。（10分）
小题1: The family couldn"t find the star on the Christmas tree because _____.| A．the grandfather had taken it away with him | | B．the grandfather put it in a box | | C．the grandfather had broken it | | D．the family didn"t look carefully enough for it |
小题2: Which of the following is TRUE about the grandmother?| A．She lived with the author"s family. | | B．She felt sad when the star was missing. | | C．She had never got a Christmas present from her husband. | | D．She couldn"t believe her husband"s death. |
小题3: What would probably happen to the grandmother after she read the note?| A．She would ask her children to buy a new star. | | B．She would get angry with her husband. | | C．She would be greatly moved (感动). | | D．She would throw away the new star. |
小题4: What does the underlined word "missing" mean in Chinese?小题5:What can we know from the story?| A．The grandfather was afraid of his wife. | | B．The grandfather loved his wife very much. | | C．The grandmother didn"t know how to spend Christmas Day. | | D．The grandfather left home on Christmas Day. |
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完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn"t sure where I belonged．
Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave encouraging notes or cards either on their desks or in their bags．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．
Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend exactly what the teacher had told us．So I received nothing but hand-made cards with nice words about me．
On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I it, the girls around all ．It was an "old lady" gift．My face went red．
I tried to forget about the shaming gift, but when the same girls it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn"t want it．" The girls laughed at my words and went out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers I thought about my words．It wasn"t like me to say things like that．
"I"m your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I" m sorry about the gift," she said to me, tears running down her face．
From a poor family, she was a target(目标) at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the terrible treatment silently．
I was sick to my stomach as my words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so unkind?
Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）．
And I had destroyed everything for her．
I told her that I had only said those things to try to fit in.
"We aren"t that different from each other, are we?" She smiled understandingly．Her simple , spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．
| 小题1: | | A．for | B．behind | C．through | D．like |
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| 小题2: | | A．drew | B．changed | C．found | D．picked |
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| 小题3: | | A．chances | B．help | C．hope | D．gifts |
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| 小题4: | | A．learned | B．copied | C．followed | D．understood |
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| 小题5: | | A．discovered | B．opened | C．caught | D．held |
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| 小题6: | | A．cheered | B．shouted | C．laughed | D．clapped |
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| 小题7: | | A．mentioned | B．saw | C．showed | D．suggested |
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| 小题10: | | A．exactly | B．perfectly | C．normally | D．necessarily |
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| 小题11: | | A．powerful | B．hurtful | C．useful | D．helpful |
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| 小题12: | | A．cards | B．actions | C．choices | D．words |
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You are given many chances in life to choose to be a victim(受害者) or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, then internalizing(内化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.
Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are persons who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的)moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.
Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same problems, yet their experience of life is different worlds. Victims are easy to be in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others--and even themselves--to feel like victims, too. Creators choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire（鼓舞）not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to decide the direction of their lives.
In fact, all of us play the victim or the creator at different points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and go into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the sadness, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative strength in his life.
In every moment and every situation, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear goal to change the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.
小题1: What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?| A．People and things around you. | B．Chances and problems. | | C．Creators and their choices. | D．Victims and their sufferings. |
小题2: What can we learn from the passage?| A．Creators have the ability to predict future life. | | B．Creators deal with ups and downs of life wisely. | | C．Victims can influence more people than creators. | | D．Victims and creators face quite different things in life. |
小题3:The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that ________.| A．strong feelings of sufferings in life pull people into victims. | | B．people need family support to deal with sufferings in life. | | C．it takes creators quite a long time to clear out their pains. | | D．one’s experiences decide his attitude toward his life. |
小题4:What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?| A．To describe victims and creators. | | B．To compare victims with creators. | | C．To suggest changing from victims to creators. | | D．To explain the relation between victims and creators. |
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My uncle had a small farm. He also worked in a .
One autumn, he promised to help his neighbor harvest(收割) their corn（玉米）. , after harvesting their corn, my uncle’s little machine broke. the same time, the factory where Uncle worked began to work for more hours. He had to leave the farm early in the morning and didn’t get home until very late. It now seemed to help out his neighbor. But my uncle decided to do it by hand.
One night, after working all day in the factory, my uncle went to the neighbor’s farm and the work under the bright moon.
My uncle kept his promise. He also taught me an important lesson: keeping a promise is more important than making it.
| 小题1: | | A．school | B．hotel | C．factory | D．hospital |
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| 小题2: | | A．However | B．Whatever | C．Wherever | D．Though |
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| 小题4: | | A．impossible | B．important | C．useful | D．possible |
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| 小题5: | | A．finishing | B．finished | C．finishes | D．finish |
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