My now 7-year-old grandson, who lives 100 miles away, has kept my phone number in his mind since he was 4. Since then, he has been 1 me every night before he goes to bed to tell me about his day or just to say “Good night, Grandma.”
He also often calls me at other times during the day just to 2 a happy or sad moment. Many times he’s playing a basketball with one hand, or laughing with a friend about something that I 3 quite understand, or crying about something he may or may not want to talk about while I’m on the other end of the phone. I just listen and empathize (同情) or laugh with him—just share his current (当前的) 4 . I always let him control the 5 , and the time he’s on the phone with me. Many times I just listen to him play, or play games we’ve made up together that we can play over the 6 .
The only time I take control of the 7 is when he’s ready to say goodbye at night. Often there are four special 8 I say to him every night. One night I thought maybe he was tired to hear those, so I didn’t say them. He 9 called me back and told me that I forgot to say those sentences! I haven’t missed saying them since then!
My friends all know that he is the most important for me. 10 I’m in church(教堂), or some place where I really can’t take his call, I always politely excuse myself and talk to him, even if it’s just for a minute to tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes.
He knows that he takes first place in my heart.
| 小题1: | | A．troubling | B．seeing | C．promising | D．calling |
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| 小题2: | | A．spend | B．enjoy | C．share | D．experience |
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| 小题3: | | A．never | B．ever | C．nearly | D．fully |
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| 小题4: | | A．secret | B．problem | C．plan | D．feeling |
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| 小题5: | | A．action | B．result | C．topic | D．team |
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| 小题6: | | A．experience | B．letter | C．Internet | D．phone |
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| 小题7: | | A．work | B．talk | C．game | D．voice |
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| 小题8: | | A．words | B．messages | C．sentences | D．rules |
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| 小题9: | | A．immediately | B．usually | C．probably | D．especially |
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| 小题10: | | A．Since | B．Unless | C．Before | D．As |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B |
试题分析：这篇文章讲述了作者和她孙子每天晚上睡觉前都要通电话，她的孙子会告诉一些他白天经历的事情，或者有时候只是说一句晚安，奶奶。
小题1:A. troubling麻烦 B. seeing看见 C. promising承诺 D. calling打电话 根据前文可知，他每天晚上睡觉前都会给“我”打电话。故选D
小题2:A. spend花费 B. enjoy享受 C. share分享 D. experience经历 根据句意：他白天也会给“我”打电话分享一些幸福或者悲伤的时刻。故选C
小题3:A. never从未 B. ever曾经 C. nearly 几乎D. fully充分的 根据句意：或者是一些令他和他朋友大笑的事情，但是“我”完全不理解。故选A
小题4:A. secret秘密 B. problem问题 C. plan计划 D. feeling感觉 根据句意：只是分享他当时的感觉。故选D
小题5:A. action行动 B. result结果 C. topic 主题 D. team队 根据句意：“我”总是让他管理和“我”通电话的主题和时间。故选C
小题6:A. experience经历 B. letter信件 C. Internet网络 D. phone电话 根据句意：或者我们总是是玩我们一起创造的能够在电话上玩的游戏。故选D
小题7:A. work工作 B. talk讲话 C. game游戏 D. voice声音 根据句意：“我”唯一控制的讲话时间是当他说再见的时候。故选B
小题8:A. words字 B. messages信息 C. sentences句子 D. rules规则 根据句意：每天晚上“我”经常给他说四句特别的话。故选C
小题9:A. immediately立即 B. usually通常 C. probably可能 D. especially特别 根据句意：他又立即打电话过来说“我”忘记讲那些话了。故选A
小题10:A. Since因为 B. Unless除非 C. Before之前 D. As像 根据句意：除非“我”在教堂，或者在“我”不能接电话的地方。故选B
点评：对于此类记叙文章，学生在答题时需要把握好答题的方法，首先对文章进行整体的阅读，初中的完型来说不难，重在对单词词义的考察及其整个文章语言逻辑关系的判断。所以在平时的学习中除了多去积累记忆单词外，还需要适当做题，保持良好的语感与阅读的习惯。 |
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试题【My now 7-year-old grandson, who lives 100 miles away, has kept my phone number i】；主要考察你对
人生百味类等知识点的理解。
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Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for sending money 1 “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. You see, you have helped 2 it possible for me to have “Lucky”. My life 3 pleasure because of him now. Let me tell you my story.
Being blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands 4 is something that most people cannot imagine. But there are many people who face these challenges, and I am one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs well, things like answering the telephone, opening and 5
doors or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that she would like to 6 . She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see
7 it would be possible for me to get a trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I told her that I love animals and that I’d love to have a dog.
8 six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to 9 him
home. My dog’s name is “Lucky” – a good name for him 10 I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kind donation!
11 , you might ask? Well, he has been trained to 12 different instructions. For example, I say, “Lucky! Fetch my book,” and he does it at once. He is very clever and understands many English words, even some difficult 13 like “upstairs”.
Lucky is an 14 dog. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for supporting “Animal Helpers”. It is very important that this organization does not run out of money. Your donation 15 and the money is well used to help disabled people like me.
Best wishes,
Liz Smith
| 小题2: | | A．make | B．made | C．become | D．making |
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| 小题3: | | A．filled with | B．is full of | C．is fill with | D．is full with |
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| 小题4: | | A．carefully | B．quick | C．easily | D．easy |
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| 小题5: | | A．moving | B．close | C．shutting | D．shut |
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| 小题6: | | A．help me over | B．give me out | C．dress me up | D．help me out |
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| 小题8: | | A．After | B．During | C．In | D．Since |
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| 小题9: | | A．carry | B．took | C．bring | D．fetch |
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| 小题10: | | A．because | B．according to | C．depend on | D．in this way |
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| 小题11: | | A．What do I say | B．Where is Lucky | | C．What do I think of Lucky | D．How does Lucky help me |
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| 小题12: | | A．tell | B．understand | C．listen | D．see |
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| 小题14: | | A．amazing | B．surprising | C．clever | D．annoying |
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| 小题15: | | A．great appreciate | B．greatly appreciate | | C．is great appreciated | D．is greatly appreciated |
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Elena jogged (慢跑) with her dad in some empty lots (小块地). These out-of-the-way lots were good places to jog. But the lots were full of rocks and rubbish.
One day, Elena saw a sign on the lots. It said, “New City Park”. Elena was excited. Maybe the park would have a jogging trail (路径)! Elena told her parents about the sign.
“I read about the park in the newspaper,” said Elena’s father. “The city wants volunteers to help clean the area. Then the city will build a soccer field and a playground. But the paper didn’t mention a jogging trail.”
“Well, perhaps if I help clean up the lots, they’ll put in a jogging trail,” said Elena.
On Saturday Elena went to the lots. Many adults were working there. Some were picking up rubbish. Some were moving rocks. Elena looked around. She could carry rubbish, and she could move rocks. So she went to the area every week to do volunteer work. She told everyone she was glad to help build the park. She explained that she hoped the park would have a jogging trail. Then everyone knew her and her jogging trail.
Soon the volunteers cleared the lots. The city could start building. The mayor (市长) gave a speech. He showed a drawing of the new park. He told them about the soccer field. There would be picnic tables. There would be a playground. The park would even have basketball courts. But there was no sign of a jogging trail.
The mayor thanked the volunteers. Then he asked if they had any suggestions. The volunteers said they wanted to build a jogging trail around the park. They told the mayor how helpful Elena had been and how she wanted a jogging trail. The mayor then said, “A jogging trail won’t be hard to build. Let’s do it!”
Everyone clapped and cheered.
小题1:How did Elena know the city needed volunteers to help clean the lots?| A．She read it in the newspaper. | B．She learned it from a sign. | | C．She was told by other volunteers. | D．Her father told her about it. |
小题2:Why did Elena want to help clean the lots?| A．Because she wanted to play on the playground. | | B．Because she wanted her name in the newspaper. | | C．Because she wanted the city to build a jogging trail. | | D．Because she wanted to work with other volunteers. |
小题3:Who suggested the mayor to build a jogging trail?| A．The volunteers. | B．Elena herself. | C．Elena’s father. | D．Nobody. |
小题4:What can be the best title for the story?| A．Elena and a Mayor | B．Elena and a Jogging Trail | | C．Elena and Some Volunteers | D．Elena’s Family |
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An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time.
小题1:People often begin their talk by ______.| A．saying hello to each other | B．Drinking tea | | C．Looking for good weather | D．saying something about the weather |
小题2:People sometimes have different ideas about ______.| A．what the weather is going to be like | B．what we should do about the weather | | C．how to begin a talk | D．how to have fine weather |
小题3: ______, they always hope the weather is going to be fine.| A．When people talk about weather | B．When people stay at home | | C．When the farmers need water | D．When people have a picnic |
小题4:According to the passage, which is NOT RIGHT?| A．Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. | | B．People often look for the weather they want. | | C．The weatherman never makes a mistake. | | D．Many people begin their talks by talking about the weather. |
小题5:What is the best title for the passage?| A．Weather Report | B．Story About a Weatherman | | C．About Weather | D．How to Begin a Talk |
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People often complain they face too many problems. Every day and everywhere there are problems. Many times we find it hard to stay happy. When one problem is solved, another one comes up.
People have money problems, work problems, family problems, health problems..... the list goes on. And we usually think that people who are happy and successful are having fewer problems than us. Look at the successful people we often mention. They have money they need, they have jobs they love, they have good friends, they have obedient(孝顺的) kids, they have the successful business, they have loving families etc. Everything goes well with them. That is why they are happy and successful. But in fact, the more successful you are, the more problems you have to face. More success means more challenges they have to face, and more success means more risks they have to take.
Young and old, rich and poor, successful and unsuccessful, educated and uneducated, all have problems. The difference is that their problems are different from each other. Rich and successful have big problems. Poor and unsuccessful have small problems. Still they all have problems which they can face. Successful people are successful just because they are ready to face challenges larger than ordinary people.
Winning the US elections(选举) makes Obama very happy. As a new US president, he has to face bigger challenges. He has to be more careful about his work he does, or he will lose his position(位置). Looking at him, we may say he is lucky, happy and successful. But, I think, as the US president, he has more pressure than an ordinary person.
小题1:You will be a/an ______ person if you are afraid to face more challenges. | A．ordinary | B．successful | C．famous | D．educated |
小题2:From this article we know that President Obama ______.| A．has fewer problems | B．was born in a rich family | | C．takes more risks | D．is a successful businessman |
小题3:The main idea of this article is _______.| A．why poor people are always poor | | B．how many problems people usually have to face | | C．how lucky and happy President Obama is | | D．how to deal with problems in life |
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I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family created one. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box and put the ants into it. Soon they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. With my mom’s help, I kept a record of what happened each day and named the ants.
One day when I had put my face close to the structure (building), accidentally I knocked it over, and all the tunnels fell in. Although the ants survived their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was frightened as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration (挫折)”. They simply could not stand the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Over the years, I came to realize the ants have the spirit of teamwork. Working together, they were able to create an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work. Day in and day out, each worked at their task. The ant farm showed that teamwork and perseverance (毅力) are indeed the keys to success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently —Adversity (逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face disappointment.
So I try to live my life like those hardworking ants. But, unlike them, I try not to let frustration defeat (击败) me. I will have to keep building my tunnels.
小题1:The family created an ant farm in a glass box because it was easy _________.| A．for the ants to live in | B．to get sunlight in | | C．to keep the sand clean | D．for the boy to watch |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT the lesson from the ant farm?| A．The ants have the spirit of teamwork. | | B．The ants give up when they face frustration. | | C．The ants should be admired for their hard work. | | D．Teamwork and perseverance are indeed the keys to success. |
小题3:What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?| A．To share a personal experience. | | B．To tell readers a story about ants. | | C．To warn readers not to build an ant farm. | | D．To call on readers to learn from the ants. |
小题4: What did the writer think of the ants? | A．Persistent (执着) and friendly. | | B．Selfish and foolish. | | C．Clumsy (愚笨的) and lazy. | | D．Hard-working but pessimistic (悲观). |
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