Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold_ _he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had_ schooling, for being so poor, how could they_ _school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked a servant in a school.Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt_ _for himself.How he__ _to have the same chance! He decided to study by__ _.In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__ _stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he_ _during the day. He worked_ _hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater_ _he showed in his lessons. A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and_ __him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the_ _one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__ _a regular student of the school.
Robeson_ _through six long years with his study of math and wrote several articles which captured the_ of some university professors.They admired his talent__ __his diligence.To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and_ _him free guidance.Robeson felt_ _, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road_ _success.
| 小题1: | | A．whether | B．which | C．that | D．what 、 |
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| 小题2: | | A．many | B．few | C．little | D．much |
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| 小题3: | | A．buy | B．afford | C．send | D．read |
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| 小题5: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．proud | D．sorry |
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| 小题6: | | A．hated | B．decided | C．wished | D．regretted |
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| 小题7: | | A．the teacher | B．himself | C．his parents | D．his schoolmates |
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| 小题8: | | A．could | B．ought to | C．should | D．would |
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| 小题9: | | A．had learned | B．has been taught | C．has heard | D．had been written down |
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| 小题11: | | A．joy | B．interest | C．time | D．taste |
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| 小题12: | | A．allowed | B．agreed | C．let | D．refused |
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| 小题13: | | A．worst | B．only | C．last | D．laziest |
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| 小题14: | | A．had been | B．has been | C．is | D．was |
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| 小题15: | | A．learned | B．listened | C．mastered | D．struggled |
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| 小题16: | | A．notice | B．influence | C．eyes | D．attention |
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| 小题17: | | A．except for | B．according to | C．as well as | D．in spite of |
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| 小题18: | | A．taught | B．offered | C．lent | D．sent |
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| 小题19: | | A．sad | B．angry | C．happy | D．disappointed |
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| 小题20: | | A．leading to | B．coming from | C．made of | D．covered with |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:C
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试题分析：本文主要讲了Robeson家境贫穷，无法上学，但是Robeson通过自己勤奋的努力，去学校蹭课，最终获得大学教授赏识，取得成功。
小题1:考查宾语从句。这里含有一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语，表示“什么”的意思，故用what，故选D。
小题2:考查形容词。根据for being so poor, how could they_ _school fees? 可知这里意思是他没上过什么学。Many许多；few修饰可数名词；little秀是不可数名词；much许多的，故选C。
小题3:考查动词。根据He had_ __schooling, for being so poor,可知这里想说他们怎么能支付得起学费呢？buy买；afford担负得起；send送；read读，故选B。
小题4:考查介词。根据a servant in a school.可知当他15岁时，他作为一名雇工，在学校工作。As作为；like喜欢；for因为；by通过，故选A。
小题5:考查形容词。根据Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt_45 for himself.可知这里想说看到其他孩子在教室学习，他感觉很伤心。Angry生气；happy开心；proud骄傲；sorry伤心的，故选D。
小题6:考查动词。根据How he__ _to have the same chance!可知他多么希望也有同样的机会。hated厌恶；decided决定；wished希望；regretted后悔，故选C。
小题7:考查代词。根据In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__ _stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he_ _during the day.可知这里意思是他决定自学。故选B。
小题8:考查情态动词。根据he__ _stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said.可知这里意思是他将站在教室外窗户旁。Could能；ought to应该；should应该；would将。故选D。
小题9:考查时态。表示发生在过去的过去，故用过去完成时。故选A。
小题10:考查句型。根据He worked_ _hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep.可知这里想说他在功课上是那样努力，以至于有时只睡三四个小时。So…that句型，故选B。
小题11:考查短语。根据The more he learned, the greater_ _he showed in his lessons.可知这里意思是他学习的越多，他对他的功课就越感兴趣。Show great interest in对……感兴趣 ，故选B。
小题12:考查动词。根据A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and_ __him to sit at the back of the class.可知这里意思是一位数学老师允许他坐在教室的后排。allowed 允许；agreed同意；let让；refused拒绝，故选A。
小题13:考查形容词。根据In one exam, he was the_ _one in the whole school who reached the highest grade.可知这里意思是在一次考试中，他是整个学校唯一得最高分的人。Worst最差的；only唯一的；last最近的；laziest懒惰的，故选B。
小题14:考查虚拟语气。与过去的事实相反，从句用had + 过去分词，主语用would/could/should/might +have+过去分词 ，故选A。
小题15:考查动词。根据Robeson_ _through six long years with his study of math可知Robeson努力了六年的数学学习。Learned学习；listened听；mastered掌握；struggled努力，故选D。
小题16:考查名词。根据They admired his talent__ __his diligence.可知他写的论文引起了一些大学教授的注意。captured the attention of是固定用法，意思是引起某人注意，故选D。
小题17:考查短语。根据They admired his talent__ __his diligence.可知这里意思是他们赞赏他的天资和勤奋。except for除……之外；according to根据；as well as也，又；in spite of尽管，故选C。
小题18:考查动词。根据To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and_ _him free guidance.可知这里意思是他们给他免费提供指导。Taught教；offered提供；lent借给；sent送。故选B。
小题19:考查形容词。根据To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and_ _him free guidance.可知Robeson感觉很高兴。Sad悲哀的；angry生气的；happy高兴的；disappointed失望的，故选C。
小题20:考查短语。根据for he was sure that before him there was a broad road_ _success.可知这里意思是他确信在他面前，有一条路通向成功。leading to通向；coming from出自某处；made of理解；covered with覆盖，故选A。 |
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After a terrible electrical accident，which caused him to become both blind and deaf，the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family，especially his wife，did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.
One hot summer afternoon，he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet，but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly，but when he opened his eyes，he could hardly believe what he saw——a plough and a wall. When Mrs Edwards came running up to him，shouting to their neighbors to call for help，he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.
The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread，and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However，none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of sudden shock，perhaps，the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.
小题1:The reason for Robert"s attempts to kill himself was that________.| A．a terrible traffic accident happened to him | | B．he had to live in a dark and silent world | | C．he was struck by the lightning once more | | D．nobody in the world cared about him |
小题2:What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?| A．Sheltering for the rain under a tree. | | B．Driving a car. | | C．Taking a walk with a stick. | | D．Lying on the ground. |
小题3:What did Robert see first when he regained his sight after the shock?| A．His wife. | B．His neighbours. | C．A plough and a wall. | D．Many doctors. |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．Robert had been deaf and blind for nearly ten years. | | B．Robert hid himself under the tree for 20 minutes. | | C．Robert could hear his wife"s shouting for help when he woke up. | | D．The family"s love helped Robert regain confidence to live. |
小题5:We can infer from the text that________.| A．there was no accurate explanation for Robert"s recovery | | B．many doctors came because Robert was badly injured | | C．Robert"s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock | | D．a sudden injury in the head led to Robert"s recovery |
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When I was little, my mother sold flowers at Camden Market in London, She couldn"t leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. As I grew older, I began to give my mom a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Things changed when I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas, which was all about making candles . I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my surprise, they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mom gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.
Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mom and I couldn"t make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun. and my friends worked with me in the market.
When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop on Portobello Road. Since then, I"ve never looked back, even in difficult times. At the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designing furniture to paintings.
小题1:The sentence "I began to give my mom a hand" means" ".| A．I began to give my mom some gifts | | B．I began to help my mom sell flowers | | C．I began to wash my hands before working | | D．I began to get along better with my morn |
小题2:What did the writer do in her free time when she was 14？| A．She talked with her mother at the market. | | B．She played with her school friends at home. | | C．She read all kinds of books about Christmas | | D．She made candles of different shapes and sizes. |
小题3:The right order of the following things is
a. The writer"s morn stopped selling flowers.
b. The writer went to the market with some candles.
c. The writer bought candles from her friends and sold them well.
d. The writer"s morn fell ill.
e. The writer"s candles sold well.| A．bdeac | B．bedac | C．adbec | D．dbeac |
小题4:The writer’s uncle helped her open a shop by when she was 22.| A．buying her a shop | B．teaching her basic skills | | C．lending her some money | D．working together with her |
小题5:From the passage you can learn that you should .| A．spend all your free time on developing your interests | | B．have your own idea and work hard to make it succeed | | C．get as much support as you can from your family | | D．hold on to your dreams and never give up |
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My teenage son Karl refused to communicate with others after his father died. As a parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card during his junior year, it said that he had been 95 times from classes and had six grades for the year. At this rate he never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so that I got down on my knees and prayed for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything for my son. I"m at the end of my rope. I"m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has . It’ s out of my hands.” For a moment there was on the other end of the line. The headmaster said, “Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I . “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really me how much I was hurting you. That"s I knew I had to make you proud.”
| 小题1: | | A．confident | B．wise | C．single | D．busy |
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| 小题2: | | A．arrived | B．finished | C．returned | D．proved |
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| 小题3: | | A．naughty | B．troublesome | C．absent | D．present |
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| 小题4: | | A．failing | B．satisfying | C．disappointing | D．surprising |
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| 小题5: | | A．must | B．need | C．would | D．should |
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| 小题6: | | A．convinced | B．forced | C．persuaded | D．begged |
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| 小题7: | | A．powerless | B．useless | C．homeless | D．meaningless |
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| 小题8: | | A．better | B．worse | C．less | D．more |
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| 小题9: | | A．described | B．regarded | C．introduced | D．explained |
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| 小题10: | | A．Before | B．When | C．After | D．While |
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| 小题11: | | A．speaking | B．pouring | C．running | D．putting |
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| 小题12: | | A．continued | B．operated | C．affected | D．worked |
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| 小题13: | | A．silence | B．anger | C．sadness | D．surprise |
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| 小题14: | | A．painfully | B．happily | C．seriously | D．jokingly |
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| 小题15: | | A．progress | B．advance | C．improvement | D．encouragement |
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| 小题16: | | A．attended | B．joined | C．arranged | D．organized |
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| 小题17: | | A．concerned | B．disturbed | C．embarrassed | D．astonished |
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| 小题18: | | A．shook | B．nodded | C．smiled | D．replied |
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He was the baby with no name. Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, his tiny body so moved the rescue workers that they called him “our baby.” In their home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby"s grave, carved with the words: “To the memory of an unknown child.” He has rested there ever since.
But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov. 5, this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave. “This is our baby,” says Magda Schleifer, 68, a banker. She grew up hearing stories about a great aunt named Maria Panula, 42, who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband. According to the information Mrs. Schleifer had gathered, Maria gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children -- including a 13-month-old boy named Eino, from whom she had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing. "We thought they were all lost in the sea," says Schleifer.
Now, using the teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby"s grave, scientists have compared the DNA from the unknown child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer. "They"ve taken care of him for 100 years."
小题1:The baby travelled on the Titanic with his_______.| A．mother | B．parents | C．aunt | D．relatives |
小题2:What is probably the boy"s last name?| A．Schleiferi | B．Eino. | C．Magda. | D．Panula. |
小题3:Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child"s grave on Nov. 5 _______.| A．1912 | B．1954 | C．2012 | D．2004 |
小题4:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word recover?| A．uncover | B．find | C．bury | D．gather |
小题5:This text is mainly about how______________.| A．the unknown baby"s body was taken from the north Atlantic | | B．the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia | | C．people found out who the unknown baby was | | D．people took care of the unknown baby for 100 years |
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In the kitchen of my mother"s houses there has always been a wooden stand with a small notepad and a hole for a pencil.
I’m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother. Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can"t be the same pencil. The pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.
“I"m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years.” I say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “You still use a pencil. Can’t you afford a pen?”
My mother replies a little sharply. “It works perfectly well. I"ve always kept the stand in the kitchen. I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen these days. ”
Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, “One day I was cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on.”
This story—which happened before I was born—reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is also a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to work. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics. Those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible exhibits at every meal.
小题1:Why has the author"s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?| A．To leave messages. | | B．To list her everyday tasks. | | C．To note down maths problems. | | D．To write down a flash of inspiration（灵感）. |
小题2:What is the author"s original opinion about the wooden stand?| A．It has great value for the family. | | B．It needs to be replaced by a better one. | | C．It brings her back to her lonely childhood. | | D．It should be passed on to the next generation. |
小题3:The author feels embarrassed for ______.| A．blaming her mother wrongly | | B．giving her mother a lot of trouble | | C．not making good use of time as her mother did | | D．not making any breakthrough in her field |
小题4:What can be inferred from the last paragraph?| A．The mother is successful in her career. | | B．The family members like traveling. | | C．The author had little time to play when young. | | D．The marks on the breadboard have disappeared. |
小题5:In the author"s mind, her mother is ______.| A．strange in behavior | | B．enthusiastic about her research | | C．fond of collecting old things | | D．careless about her appearance |
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