In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty, and only the rich could manage without great problems．It is said that one day three of those rich men and their servants were together on a road when they came to a very poor village．
The first could not stand seeing the , so he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons （四轮载重马车） and shared them out among the villagers．He wished them all the best of luck, and he left．
The second rich man, seeing the worrying situation, stopped for a short time and then decided to give the all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little to them．He made sure that they each their fair share and would have enough food to last for some time．Then, he left．
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, and went straight through the poverty-stricken village without stopping．The two other rich men saw all this from a distance and commented heatedly with each other on how the third rich man lacked sympathy．It was that they themselves had been there to offer help．
However, to their great surprise, three days later, they the third rich man, who was coming in the direction．He was still traveling quickly, but his wagons, instead of the gold and valuables they had been carrying, were now completely full of farming tools and bags of ．He was rushing back to help them out of poverty．
| 小题1: | | A．standing | B．traveling | C．gathering | D．running |
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| 小题2: | | A．land | B．welfare | C．richness | D．poverty |
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| 小题3: | | A．villagers | B．servants | C．others | D．rest |
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| 小题4: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．use | D．attraction |
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| 小题5: | | A．returned | B．possessed | C．offered | D．received |
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| 小题6: | | A．turned around | B．certain | C．true | D．strange |
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| 小题7: | | A．welcomed | B．met | C．accepted | D．persuaded |
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| 小题8: | | A．opposite | B．same | C．similar | D．familiar |
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| 小题9: | | A．food | B．jewels | C．money | D．seeds |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:D |
试题分析：本文一篇寓言故事，大意是说明三位富人面对贫穷时所采取的不同的行动。
小题1:考查动词。A．standing站；B．traveling旅行；C．gathering聚集；D．running跑。这里上下文呼应。根据后面的travelling quickly可知。故选B。
小题2:考查名词。A．land土地；B．welfare财富；C．richness富有；D．poverty贫困。第一个富人无法忍受看到这样的贫困状态，所以他拿出了所有的金子和珠宝和村民们分享。根据句意故选D。
小题3:考查名词。A．villagers村民；B．servants仆人；C．others其他人；D．rest其余的。所填部分做give的间接宾语，知人，由上下文意思可知此处表“村民”之意。根据句意故选A.
小题4:考查名词。interest：兴趣；利润；使对……感兴趣；concern：关心，在乎；use：使用，利用；attraction：吸引力。所填词构成of结构。be of little use to sb.意为“对某人来说几乎没什么用处”。根据句意故选C。
小题5:考查动词。receive“得到”；offer“提供”；gain“取得”；return“归还”。句意：他确保每个人获得合理的份额。根据句意故选D.
小题6:考查短语辨析。speed up“加速”；turn back“转过来”；set out“着手、出发”；show off“炫耀”。句意：第三个富人，看到这种状况，加快了行进的速度，而且是直接穿过村庄一点也没有停下来。本题考查短语含义。故选D。
小题7:考查形容词。A．good好的； B．certain一定的；C．true真的；D．strange奇怪的。此句为it作形式主语的句子。句意：他们去那里提供帮助是一件很好的事情。故选A。
小题8:考查动词。meet“遇到”；welcome“欢迎”；persuade“说服”；accept“接受”。 句意：不过，三天之后，他们又遇到了第三个富人。根据句意故选B。
小题9:考查形容词。A．opposite相反的；B．same相同的；C．similar相似的；D．familiar熟悉的。这里指第三位富人从相反的方向过来。故选A。
小题10:考查名词。food：食物；jewel：珠宝；money：金钱；seed：种子。此处所填词与farming tools并列，且与bags of修饰。句意：马车上满是农耕的工具和一袋袋的种子。故选D。 |
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A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge．Despite all his riches，he could feel none of happiness but and emptiness in his heart．He to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water．
When he was about to do it，an old beggar him．“Sir，please give me some money to buy some food．I will pray for your health and long life．”
Hearing this，he his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar．“Take all of this，”he said．
“All of this?” the beggar ．He could not believe his good luck．
“Yes，take it all．I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore，’’said the man．He looked back at the river ．
The beggar became suspicious of the man’s ．Looking at the money，and holding it for a while，he returned it and said，“No，thank you．I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I"m not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river，sir!”
Hearing his response，the man was ．The satisfaction and happiness of him his money to the beggar disappeared immediately．He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money．
At that moment，he suddenly the feeling that he felt just now，that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness，had indeed become his own true happiness．By this he was encouraged，and had found what would make his life worth living．
Happiness is only real when ．
| 小题1: | | A．eagernes | B．poverty | C．sorrow | D．success |
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| 小题2: | | A．struggled | B．wondered | C．managed | D．intended |
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| 小题3: | | A．approached | B．interrupted | C．persuaded | D．shouted |
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| 小题4: | | A．picked up | B．took out | C．reached for | D．handed in |
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| 小题5: | | A．recalled | B．refused | C．repeated | D．retold |
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| 小题6: | | A．away | B．forward | C．aside | D．below |
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| 小题7: | | A．attitude | B．order | C．attention | D．politeness |
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| 小题8: | | A．delightedly | B．hurriedly | C．hopelessly | D．generously |
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| 小题9: | | A．shocked | B．terrified | C．worried | D．encouraged |
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| 小题10: | | A．sending | B．giving | C．supplying | D．contributing |
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| 小题11: | | A．realized | B．hated | C．enjoyed | D．struck |
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| 小题12: | | A．by nature | B．by design | C．in turn | D．in circles |
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| 小题13: | | A．bought | B．appreciated | C．sacrificed | D．shared |
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In December of l 992．I was a happy husband and father of two young children．A month later，I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia(急性白血病)．
After two years of chemo(化疗)that helped control the disease，my body was weak and lifeless．I felt as if I were a puppet who needed help to lift his arms or hold up his head．
I began to run．After six months my strength had come back．On one of my runs，one where I felt I could run forever，I decided I was going to try to run a marathon．
After telling my Dad about my plan，he told me of a program that trains people to run a marathon，while raising funds for Leukemia research at the same time．So that summer，through the Leukemia Society’s Team in Training program，I started to train for the Marine Corps Marathon．During mile after mile of uncertainty，the day finally came to run the marathon．
On October 27，1996，at 8 A．M．，along with l9,000 other brave souls I started on a 26.2-mile journey that I will never forget．
I first saw my wife Patty at the six-mile mark . She seemed happy that I was still looking as if I knew what I was doing，and having a good time doing it．At Mile l7，my mind was going back to those two horrible years that tried to bring my family and me down．I saw her again．The concern in her face told me she knew I was starting to struggle．I felt as if we were thinking the same，nine more miles and these last few years will be behind us．
That thought alone pulled me forward．Mile 22，23，slowing but going，24，25，then there it was．The Iwo Jima War Memorial．I have seen nothing so grand and inspiring in my life．Three hours and forty-one minutes after I started，I crossed what I think has to be the most fitting finish line in all of road racing!
That night the Leukemia Society gave me a pin at a post-race party that simply says，“Leukemia 26.2”．
If God wills，my cancer may once again take away my hair and my strength，maybe even my life．But it can never take away my pin，or the fact that I am a marathoner .
小题1:The writer decided to run a marathon because __________ .| A．he wanted to raise money for Leukemia research | | B．he believed he was able to take the challenge | | C．he hoped to recover his strength through training | | D．his dad knew about the race and made the suggestion |
小题2:Which statement is RIGHT about the writer?| A．He has always been dreaming of becoming a marathoner． | | B．The training he took that summer well prepared him for the race． | | C．Those running in the race were mostly Leukemia patients like him . | | D．His wife was with him during the marathon to give him support． |
小题3:Why does the writer think the finish line is the most fitting?| A．Because running a marathon is the most suitable sport for him． | | B．Because the memorial is the most powerful construction he has seen． | | C．Because he considers it a victory over his disease to finish the race． | | D．Because 26.2 miles is the most reasonable distance for road racing． |
小题4:Which of the following can best describe the writer?| A．Optimistic and outspoken | B．Strong-willed and determined | | C．Generous and easy-going | D．Brave and warm-hearted |
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An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands , his eyesight was not clear, and his unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth. “We must do something about grandfather,” said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. grandfather had already broken a dish or two, his food was served in a bowl. Sometimes, when the family grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. , the only words the couple had for him were sharp when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this .
One evening before supper, the father his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly: “What are you making?” Just as , the boy answered: “Oh, I am making a little for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to on it.
The words the parents so much that they were . Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. no word was spoken, both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and led him back to the family table.
| 小题1: | | A．wounded | B．moved | C．trembled | D．dragged |
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| 小题2: | | A．step | B．feet | C．speech | D．body |
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| 小题3: | | A．away | B．together | C．asleep | D．apart |
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| 小题4: | | A．losing | B．failing | C．disappearing | D．rising |
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| 小题5: | | A．food | B．pan | C．milk | D．dinner |
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| 小题6: | | A．alone | B．casually | C．steadily | D．bitterly |
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| 小题7: | | A．After | B．Since | C．While | D．When |
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| 小题8: | | A．small | B．safe | C．big | D．wooden |
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| 小题9: | | A．glanced at | B．stared at | C．looked through | D．looked after |
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| 小题10: | | A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Still | D．Rather |
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| 小题11: | | A．comments | B．quarrels | C．warnings | D．remark |
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| 小题12: | | A．in silence | B．in advance | C．in danger | D．in charge |
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| 小题13: | | A．researched | B．noticed | C．searched | D．explored |
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| 小题14: | | A．firmly | B．suddenly | C．cruelly | D．sweetly |
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| 小题16: | | A．worship | B．work | C．whisper | D．weave |
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| 小题17: | | A．impressed | B．touched | C．confused | D．struck |
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| 小题18: | | A．speechless | B．homeless | C．fearless | D．hopeless |
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| 小题19: | | A．Once | B．Whether | C．Though | D．Unless |
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| 小题20: | | A．gently | B．happily | C．fluently | D．fortunately |
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Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, Cricket—anything with a round ball, I was useless." he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England"s rural Devonshire.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway"s school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man"s cold-water exploits（成就）. Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.
Journeys to the Pole aren"t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy." John Ridgway was one of the few who didn"t say, "You are completely crazy,"" Saunders says.
In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter（遭遇）with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he"s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.
This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.
小题1:The turning point in Saunders" life came when _________.| A．he started to play ball games | | B．he got a mountain bike at age 15 | | C．he ran his first marathon at age 18 | | D．he started to receive Ridgway"s training |
小题2:We can learn from the text that Ridgway __________. | A．dismissed Saunders" dream as fantasy | | B．built up his body together with Saunders | | C．hired Saunders for his cold-water experience | | D．won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic |
小题3:What do we know about Saunders_________?| A．He once worked at a school in Scotland. | | B．He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole. | | C．He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole. | | D．He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid. |
小题4:The underlined word "Intrigued" in the third paragraph probably means_________. | A．Excited | B．Convinced | | C．Delighted | D．Fascinated |
小题5:It can be inferred tat Saunders" journey to the North Pole __________. | A．was accompanied by his old playmates | | B．set a record in the North Pole expedition | | C．was supported by other Arctic explorers | | D．made him well-known in the 1960s |
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Jayne Fisher watched anxiously as her 17-year-old daughter Katie pulled her lamb（羊羔） into the Madison County Junior Livestock for sale.
Katie was battling cancer. This was her first chance in months to be outdoors having fun, away from hospitals and treatments, and she had come with high hopes for earning some money for her treatment. She had wavered a little on her decision to part with the lamb, but with lamb averaging two dollars a pound, Katie was looking forward to it. So the bidding（出价began.
That’s when Roger Wilson, the auctioneer(拍卖师), had a sudden inspiration that brought some unexpected results. “We sort of let everybody here know that Katie had a situation that wasn’t too pleasant,” is how he tells it. He hoped that his introduction would push the bidding up, at least a little bit.
Well, the lamb sold for $11.50 a pound, but things didn’t stop there. The buyer paid up, then decided to give the lamb back so that it could be sold again.
That started a chain reaction, with families buying the animal and giving it back, over and over again. When local businesses started buying and returning, the earnings really began to pile up. The first sale is the only one Katie’s mom remembers. After that, she was crying too hard as the crowd kept shouting, “Resell! Resell! ”
Katie’s lamb was sold 36 times that day, and the last buyer gave it back for good. Katie ended up with more than $16,000 to pay her medical expenses——and she still got to keep her famous lamb.
小题1:Katie sold her lamb in order to_______.| A．earn an amount of money to cover her medical expenses | | B．help her mother support their family and keep more lambs | | C．show her lamb was a famous one and raise some money | | D．get some unexpected results from a chain reaction |
小题2:Why did families buy Katie’s lamb and return it repeatedly?| A．They had fun in reselling it. | | B．The auctioneer ordered them to do so. | | C．They wanted to help Katie from the heart | | D．Katie’s mother cried for help. |
小题3:The word “waver” in the second paragraph probably means _______. | A．agree | B．hesitate | C．refuse | D．focus |
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?| A．Battling cancer | B．A warm-hearted auctioneer | | C．Bidding from the heart | D．A wise lamb |
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