One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her.Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
小题1:The ant could not reach the side though _______.| A．she cried for help | | B．she asked the dove to save her | | C．she tried very hard | | D．she could smell well |
小题2:The dove saved the ant because _______.| A．she was the ant"s friend | | B．she took pity on the poor ant | | C．the ant was almost exhausted | | D．the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time |
小题3:The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.| A．a leaf | B．a piece of wood | C．a blade of grass | D．a raft |
小题4:Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.| A．the dove immediately flew away | | B．the dove hid himself in the grass | | C．the ant told the dove to leave at once | | D．he felt something biting him in the foot |
小题5:In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.| A．how clever the ant was | | B．how kind the dove was | | C．how the ant and the dove helped each other | | D．we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:D |
试题分析：这篇文章描写了一只蚂蚁快要淹死了，出于同情，一只鸽子救了它。后来猎人举起枪，准备射杀鸽子时，蚂蚁咬了他的脚，救了鸽子。这篇文章作者想要告诉我们，我们经常需要别人的帮助，所以我们也应该帮助其他人。
小题1:细节题：根据The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her.可知尽管蚂蚁非常努力，但还是到不了岸边，故选C。
小题2:细节题：根据Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again.可知鸽子救了这只蚂蚁是因为它怜悯这只可怜的蚂蚁，故选B。
小题3:细节题：根据Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again.可知蚂蚁在一根草的帮助下成功到达了岸边，故选C。
小题4:细节题：根据He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire.可知正当这个人举起枪，准备射杀鸽子时，他感觉有什么东西咬了他的脚，故选D。
小题5:推断题：通过阅读文章，可知这篇文章作者想要告诉我们，我们经常需要别人的帮助，所以我们也应该帮助其他人，故选D。 |
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试题【One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate ef】；主要考察你对
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[详细]举一反三
Every school has an ugly girl. In my primary school, it was me.
From first grade through fourth, I had to wear heavy orthopedic(整形外科的)shoes because of my weak ankles. I sounded like overweight elephant wearing bricks whenever I took a single step.
“Hey, Bigfoot!”
“Geez, you’re going to start an earthquake!”
Then in sixth grade I had to start wear glasses. Mom asked for the least expensive ones and that made me look like a fool.
“Four eyes!”
“Couldn’t you cover up more of your faces? Why stop at the eyes?”
In Seventh, I started competing on the city swim team, thinking that if I got a killer body, nobody would notice my face. Wrong again. I loved being fast and winning ribbons now and then, but now I had red, wet eyes from the chlorine(氯) in the pool. I also did not develop a killer body.
I changed my strategy at Eighth grade, the last year of middle school. I offered my help to anyone who needs. I worked for other girls, so they could hang out with their friends. My new program began to work. People who would never have acknowledged my existence before were suddenly seeking me out.
I’d been feeling pretty good until one day I went to Christine’s house to help her fill envelopes. Going into each envelope was invitation to Christine’s birthday party; it was a big event at a fancy hotel. Complete with dinner. She asked me to help her address these envelopes. There was no envelope for me.
My heart was broken. I tried to escape from all the eyes. High school had to be better, right？ Yes and no. Now that I’m here, I know there are still lots of shallow people judging you on what you’re wearing or how cool your hair is , but there are also kids who talk to you because they liked your answers or just as you’re kind, honest, and a good friend.
I still do kind things because I like the feeling I get when I am helping people. I, with my friends, went to Children’s hospital, playing games and reading to the sick kids.
I still had wet red and not a smart look, but you cannot tell me I am not beautiful. Every time I visit hospital, five-year-old Terry grasps my hand, “Morri, you are so nice. I want to grow up to be just like you.”
小题1:Why was Morri laughed at by her classmates when she was in primary school?| A．She had weak ankles and eyesight. | | B．Her glasses couldn’t cover up her face. | | C．She couldn’t get along well with them. | | D．She looked like an overweight elephant. |
小题2:Which of the following is the real reason for Morri competing on the city swim team?| A．To win more ribbons. | | B．To shift others’ attention from her face. | | C．To develop a killer body. | | D．To have red wet eyes. |
小题3:From what Morri experienced in the last year of middle school, we can learn that __________.| A．her classmates thought highly of her | | B．she was popular among her classmates | | C．she was often cheated by her classmates | | D．her classmates just made use of her |
小题4:The passage is intended to encourage people to __________.| A．address as many as invitation envelopes as possible | | B．take more sport activities including swimming | | C．take others’ comments into careful consideration | | D．take positive attitude towards disadvantages in life |
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Johnny the Explorer
Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fields and, two hours later, arrived in the next village. He was just able to give his name and address.
By the time he was seven, Johnny used to disappear from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. Sometimes he got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. “Why do you do it?” they used to ask. “I just like seeing places,” Johnny told them.
Johnny continued to “see places” although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to watch him closely, and so did his teachers; but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away. As he grew older, his favorite trick was to hide on a long distance truck. Sometimes he travelled hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.
It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to board a plane. He was twelve at the time. It was a cargo plane and, a few hours later, Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself, it was easy: he just went into the airport, walked along some passages and got on board the nearest plane.
In spite of all this, Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed mathematics and languages and, perhaps not surprisingly, he was especially good at geography. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” his teachers asked him. “An explorer!” he answered. “But it’s difficult to become an explorer in this modern age,” they tried to tell him. But it was no use: Johnny knew what he wanted!
Just before he left school, Johnny saw a notice in a daily paper. A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were jobs for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure”. Johnny applied, and two months later, he was on his way to Brazil.
小题1:At what age did Johnny board a plane for the first time?| A．Three | B．Seven | C．Twelve | D．Not mentioned |
小题2:Johnny frequently left home because ______. | A．he preferred to stay alone | | B．he enjoyed seeing new places | | C．he couldn’t do well at school | | D．he didn’t get along well with his parents |
小题3:People around Johnny ______.| A．tried to stop him from slipping away | | B．kept following him to get him back | | C．booked tickets for him if necessary | | D．were clear about how he travelled abroad |
小题4:From the passage, we can learn that ______.| A．Johnny worked for a daily paper | | B．Johnny lacked a sense of adventure | | C．Johnny went exploring along the Amazon River | | D．Johnny went to Brazil two months after he finished school |
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I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him he thought he was able to be so much more than the average person.
He responded that it all came from a(n) with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to milk from the fridge when he the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in, shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful you have made! I have seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been . Would you like to get down and in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can .” The little boy learned that if he the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful !
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just for learning something new, which is, , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn"t ,” we usually learn something from it.
| 小题2: | | A．capable | B．able | C．creative | D．original |
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| 小题3: | | A．coincidence | B．experience | C．incident | D．conflict |
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| 小题4: | | A．carry | B．bring | C．remove | D．fetch |
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| 小题5: | | A．fell | B．lost | C．escaped | D．dropped |
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| 小题6: | | A．rather than | B．instead of | C．other than | D．in place of |
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| 小题7: | | A．picture | B．mass | C．map | D．mess |
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| 小题8: | | A．rarely | B．happily | C．frequently | D．angrily |
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| 小题9: | | A．got | B．suffered | C．done | D．received |
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| 小题10: | | A．jump | B．play | C．enjoy | D．lay |
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| 小题11: | | A．failed | B．successful | C．fantastic | D．painful |
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| 小题12: | | A．strong | B．tiny | C．thin | D．weak |
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| 小题13: | | A．get it | B．put it | C．try it | D．make it |
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| 小题14: | | A．controlled | B．possessed | C．occupied | D．grasped |
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| 小题15: | | A．example | B．teaching | C．lesson | D．instruction |
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| 小题16: | | A．anxious | B．nervous | C．fearful | D．afraid |
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| 小题17: | | A．situations | B．opportunities | C．occasions | D．turns |
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| 小题18: | | A．after all | B．above all | C．first of all | D．in all |
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| 小题20: | | A．worthy | B．costly | C．valuable | D．interesting |
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I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street late one evening when I heard coming from behind bushes. , I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle. Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.
Should I get ?
I was frightened for my own safety, and I hated for having suddenly decided to take a(n) route home that night. “What if I’m hurt too? Shouldn"t I just run to the nearest phone and call the police? Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only seconds. But already the cries were growing .
I knew I had to act fast. “How could I walk away from this?” I asked myself.
“No”, I finally resolved (决心), I could not turn my on the fate of this unknown woman, it means my own life.
I am not a brave man, nor am I . I don"t know where I found the moral (道德) courage and physical strength, but I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed.
I ran behind the bushes and the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.
heavily, I got to my feet and the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could certainly her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a .
“It’s OK,” I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.”
There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered (说) in .
“Dad, is that you?”
And then, from behind the tree, my youngest daughter, Katherine.
God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.
| 小题1: | | A．laughter | B．whispers | C．whistles | D．screams |
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| 小题2: | | A．Alarmed | B．Shocked | C．Surprised | D．Impressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．helped | B．involved | C．attacked | D．attached |
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| 小题5: | | A．ordinary | B．normal | C．new | D．old |
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| 小题6: | | A．taken | B．used | C．spent | D．paid |
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| 小题7: | | A．softer | B．stronger | C．weaker | D．louder |
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| 小题8: | | A．body | B．back | C．face | D．shoulder |
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| 小题9: | | A．as if | B．in case | C．even if | D．if only |
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| 小题10: | | A．risking | B．ruining | C．damaging | D．hurting |
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| 小题11: | | A．energetic | B．athletic | C．intelligent | D．accessible |
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| 小题12: | | A．while | B．until | C．once | D．since |
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| 小题13: | | A．pulled | B．pushed | C．placed | D．put |
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| 小题14: | | A．there | B．then | C．later | D．where |
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| 小题15: | | A．Walking | B．Sighing | C．Sobbing | D．Breathing |
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| 小题16: | | A．found | B．hugged | C．approached | D．searched |
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| 小题17: | | A．tell | B．consider | C．observe | D．sense |
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| 小题18: | | A．tree | B．place | C．distance | D．bush |
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| 小题19: | | A．shock | B．amazement | C．doubt | D．disappointment |
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| 小题20: | | A．stepped | B．paced | C．struggled | D．hid |
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Once, there was a woman who had so many problems, so many worries, so many troubles… that at times she felt she had more troubles than anyone else in the world!
She was depressed. She thought she could never overcome her troubles, so she decided to end her life. That night she went to sleep early and she planned to commit suicide the next morning. But that night she had a dream…
She found herself in a large cave, surrounded by gray bundles (包袱) of all shapes and sizes. Walking toward her was a woman with flowing long white hair.
“Who are you?” asked the dreamer, “and what is this place?”
“This is the cave of bundles of troubles and I am the keeper of the cave.”
“Bundles of troubles?”
“Yes,” the keeper explained, “each person who walks on the earth carries a bundle of troubles on their left shoulder.” The dreamer turned to look and there was a gray bundle on her left shoulder—it had been there all the time and she never noticed!
“If you wish,” the keeper continued,” you can take your bundle down and exchange it for another.”
“Really?” The woman lowered the bundle from her left shoulder. Oh, it felt so good to put it down. Then she picked up a beautiful bundle.
The keeper said, “Why don’t you open it and look inside?”
So the woman opened it and looked inside. “But these are the same troubles I brought here!”
The keeper of the cave smiled softly and nodded. “That’s usually what happens, but do not despair, for there is another bundle on your right shoulder that should help lighten your load.”
The woman turned and saw another bundle on her right shoulder. It had been there all the time and she never noticed! The woman took it down and opened it. Inside were her talents, her gifts, her hopes and opportunities. The woman felt her heart filled with joy and she looked up to thank the keeper of the cave, but she was gone; all were gone. And she found herself sitting up in her own bed with the morning sun streaming through the window, shining on her face.
小题1:Why did the woman decide to end her life?| A．Because there were two gray bundles on her shoulders. | | B．Because she always had bad dreams at night. | | C．Because the keeper of the cave told her to do so. | | D．Because she felt she had too many troubles to overcome. |
小题2:According to the keeper of the cave, _____ .| A．there were good things such as talents in beautiful bundles | | B．each person carries a bundle on each shoulder | | C．different bundles contain different troubles | | D．it is impossible for people to take their bundles down from their shoulders |
小题3:What did the woman feel when she opened the bundle on her right shoulder?| A．Delighted. | B．Moved. | C．Depressed. | D．Confused. |
小题4:The story of the woman is to show that _____ .| A．dreaming a dream can save people’s life | | B．the bundles on our shoulders can make us happy | | C．attitude towards life plays an important role in people’s life | | D．we must ignore the troubles in life |
小题5:What do you think happened to the woman when she woke up?| A．She still felt depressed. | | B．She committed suicide. | | C．She looked for the keeper of the cave. | | D．She didn’t want to end her life any more. |
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