When I was small, my mum used to give the family something special for meals — she would make breakfast food for dinner.
I still remember one night my mum put some bread in front of my dad, something very burnt. I waited to see if anybody noticed. To my surprise, my dad just took his , smiled at my mum and then turned to ask me how my day at school had been. I’ve forgotten what I told him that night. I do remember watching him put some butter on that bread. He as usual, every single bit.
After dinner, my mum said sorry to my dad for burning the bread. And I never forget what he said, “I burnt bread, dear. It doesn’t matter at all. ”
, I went to kiss Dad good night.I asked him if he really liked his bread burnt. He held me in arms and , “Your mum worked very hard all day. She"s really tired. And you see—a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!”
Now I know life is not perfect. is perfect, either. As for me, I often forget birthdays or some other special days. But I’ve learned something over these years. What we really need is the understanding of each other, whether between a husband and wife, a parent and child or just between two friends. This is the key to a happy .
So don’t get angry if the bread gets burnt. Remember, bread never hurt anyone. Be kind to those around you and a happier life will surely come closer to you.
| 小题1: | | A．glass | B．milk | C．spoon | D．bread |
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| 小题2: | | A．But | B．So | C．Because | D．And |
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| 小题3: | | A．threw it away | B．ate it up | C．put it away | D．looked it up |
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| 小题4: | | A．hate | B．love | C．make | D．save |
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| 小题5: | | A．The next morning | B．Before dinner | C．Later that night | D．After school |
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| 小题6: | | A．shouted | B．said | C．laughed | D．continued |
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| 小题7: | | A．Everybody | B．Anybody | C．Nobody | D．Somebody |
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| 小题8: | | A．important | B．difficult | C．funny | D．easy |
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| 小题9: | | A．class | B．party | C．life | D．story |
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| 小题10: | | A．burnt | B．cheap | C．fresh | D．cold |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:A |
试题分析：本文讲述了一天晚上，妈妈将烤焦的面包端给爸爸，而爸爸却满不在乎的将它们全部吃掉，表现了爸爸很体谅妈妈的辛苦，通过这件事作者深受感触，认为人与人之间应该相互理解。
小题1:考查名词及语境的理解。根据前文 my mum put some bread in front of my dad可知，爸爸拿起的应该是面包bread。 故选D。
小题2:考查连词及语境的理解。根据前后文的内容可知，这两句话存在转折的关系，故用but。B“所以”，C“因为”D“和”。故选A。
小题3:考查动词短语及语境的理解。根据下文every single bit可知爸爸把每一块都吃了。故用ate it up。所以选B。
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。根据下文 It doesn’t matter at all和I asked him if he really liked his bread burnt.以及语境可推知，爸爸是说他喜欢烤糊的面包，是用来安慰妈妈的。故选B。
小题5:考查时间状语及语境的理解。根据下文I went to kiss Dad good night我去给爸爸吻安，可知，应该是那晚稍后。故选C。
小题6:考查动词及语境的理解。根据“Your mum worked very hard all day. She"s really tired. And you see—a bit of burnt food never hurt anyone!可知，这应该是爸爸说的话，故用said。所以选B。
小题7:考查不定代词及语境的理解。根据上文Now I know life is not perfect. 和下文As for me, I often forget birthdays or some other special days. 可知，这是作者对本句的拓展和解释，故本句的意思应是：也没有一个人是完美的。故选C。
小题8:考查形容词和语境的理解。根据下文内容，特别是本段的最后一句中的key“关键”可知，学到的应该是重要的东西。故用important。所以本题选A。
小题9:考查名词的用法和语境的理解。根据前面的语境可知，本句的意思应是：这是幸福生活的关键。 故选C。
小题10:考查形容词的用法和语境的理解。 根据上句So don’t get angry if the bread gets burnt.“如果面包烤焦了，那么不要生气”可知，本句应该是说“烤焦的面包不伤人”。故选A。 |
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Once in a small village faraway, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.
A happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced (蹦跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway h his lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great , he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was with 1000 great smiles. As he left the House, he thought to himself, “This is a very place. I will come back and visit it .”
In the same village, another little dog, who was not quite as as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly-looking dogs staring back at him , he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “That is a horrible place, and It will never go back again.”
All the in the world are mirrors. What kinds of reflectios do you see in the faces of people you .
| 小题1: | | A．eyes | B．ears | C．nose | D．mouth |
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| 小题2: | | A．joy | B．disappointment | C．surprise | D．sadness |
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| 小题3: | | A．answered | B．served | C．sent | D．returned |
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| 小题4: | | A．special | B．lonely | C．strange | D．wonderful |
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| 小题5: | | A．often | B．sometimes | C．seldom | D．never |
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| 小题6: | | A．healthy | B．tall | C．happy | D．little |
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| 小题7: | | A．knocked | B．looked | C．went | D．ran |
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| 小题8: | | A．there | B．here | C．the mirrors | D．the House |
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| 小题9: | | A．people | B．faces | C．houses | D．dogs |
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| 小题10: | | A．know | B．meet | C．talk to | D．make friends with |
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Do you like chocolate? Most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it to them as a surprise. See how happy that person becomes.
Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first?
A man has studied people’s choices. He says that they tell us something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to go to the party. Did you choose an oval（椭圆形）shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shows something else. The person is honest and you can depend on him or her.
What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate . This shows you have warm
feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who choose it looks towards the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make decisions. Some people like chocolate with nuts（果仁）. These are people who like to help others.
Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It isn’t really important. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it.
小题1:Picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person .| A．likes to go to the party | B．likes to help others | | C．is good at making things | D．is honest |
小题2:If you enjoy eating milk chocolate, you may .| A．think about the future | B．like to think of the past. | | C．enjoy parties and fun | D．have trouble making decisions |
小题3:From the passage we can say that a helpful man may choose .| A．oval chocolate | B．square chocolate | | C．chocolate with nuts | D．chocolate with honey |
小题4:The last paragraph (段落)shows that the writer .| A．believes all the information about chocolate | | B．does not believe the information about chocolate | | C．is trying to get you to believe all the information | | D．doesn’t think it important whether(是否) you believe the ideas or not. |
小题5:The passage mainly tells us | A．why people like chocolate | | B．different choices may show different characters | | C．almost everyone likes chocolate | | D．there are many different kinds of chocolate. |
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When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, “Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.” or “I know I’m late, but it’s not my mistake; the bus was late.” It is probably not your mistake, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop paying attention to whom to blame and start paying attention to how to improve the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming(克服) problems. For example, if you were late because the bus was late, maybe you need to leave home early. Or, you might call a taxi or call friends for help when in need. For another example, if your workmate causes you problems on the job for short of responsibility(责任心) or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or leave this person with some simple jobs. You should accept that the person is not reliable(可靠的) and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your workmate fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges(挑战) and chances to develop their own talents. So, stop paying attention to “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners .| A．have responsible and able workmates | | B．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives | | C．blame themselves rather than others | | D．deal with problems rather than blame others |
小题2:When your workmate brings about a problem, you should .| A．blame him for his lack of responsibility | | B．find a better way to overcome the problem | | C．tell him to find the cause of the problem | | D．ask a more able workmate for help |
小题3:When problems happen, winners take them as .| A．excuses for their mistakes | | B．difficulties to greater power | | C．chances for self-development | | D．challenges to their workmates |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage？| A．A Winner’s Secret | B．A Winner’s Problem | | C．A Winner’s Chance | D．A Winner’s Achievement |
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Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.
Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.
Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.
Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.
小题1:We usually have to accept _______ if we want to be successful.| A．love | B．failure | C．sadness | D．hope |
小题2:In which section can readers probably read the passage?| A．Business. | B．Travel. | C．Lifestyles. | D．Education. |
小题3:What does the word “despair” mean in Chinese?小题4:What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?| A．When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow. | | B．If you work hard today, you’ll have a better life in the future. | | C．What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow. | | D．The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow. |
小题5:What’s the purpose of the passage?| A．To encourage people to love each other. | | B．To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness. | | C．To give readers some information about life. | | D．To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream. |
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When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money（零用钱） for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms."You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman."It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now." Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us. I would like to say "thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to housecollecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise （许诺）her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
小题1:When did the story probably happen? | A．On Christmas Day. | B．Before Christmas Day. | | C．On New Year"s Day. | D．After New Year"s Day. |
小题2:When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ____________ | A．with the writer | B．by himself | | C．with the woman | D．with his friends |
小题3:What happened to Mark in the supermarket? | A．His gifts were stolen. | B．He broke his basket. | | C．He lost his money. | D．He lost his way. |
小题4:Why did the writer want to say "thank you" to the woman? | A．Because she bought Mark a nice present. | | B．Because she always paid money for others. | | C．Because she collected clothes for the homeless. | | D．Because she taught Mark to help people in need. |
小题5:What"s the best title for this passage? | A．A big supermarket | B．A kind woman | | C．A happy family | D．A wonderful gift |
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