There was once a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, so he was only ____ in the rarest objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange _____ .When the boy went to see his reflection (映像) in it, he looked very ____. He tried smiling, ____ his reflection continued with its sad expression.
____ , the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. He came home as happy as he could be, but he _____ looked sad in that mirror.
“What a(n) _____ mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t _____ properly!”
That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was ______.The boy went over to see what had____ to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents.
Together the two children set off _____ them. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to _____ her up. After much walking, they _____ her parents who were looking for her, very worried.
Then the boy said ____ to the family. When seeing the time, he ____ to head for home, without toys and without____. In his room, to his great surprise, he found a(n) ______ face in the mirror. And so he understood the ____ of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the _____ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having _____ that little girl.
| 小题1: | | A．interested | B．confident | C．skilled | D．rich |
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| 小题2: | | A．book | B．mirror | C．sweet | D．toy |
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| 小题3: | | A．shy | B．sad | C．excited | D．beautiful |
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| 小题5: | | A．Proud | B．Hungry | C．Satisfied | D．Surprised |
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| 小题6: | | A．already | B．once | C．still | D．never |
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| 小题7: | | A．nice | B．terrible | C．big | D．expensive |
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| 小题8: | | A．work | B．move | C．change | D．appear |
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| 小题9: | | A．studying | B．playing | C．sleeping | D．crying |
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| 小题10: | | A．devoted | B．referred | C．happened | D．turned |
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| 小题11: | | A．in need of | B．in search of | C．in honor of | D．in charge of |
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| 小题12: | | A．put | B．bring | C．dress | D．cheer |
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| 小题13: | | A．found | B．recognized | C．left | D．accepted |
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| 小题14: | | A．no | B．hello | C．sorry | D．goodbye |
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| 小题15: | | A．decided | B．agreed | C．pretended | D．refused |
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| 小题16: | | A．effort | B．hope | C．doubt | D．money |
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| 小题17: | | A．red | B．dark | C．angry | D．happy |
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| 小题18: | | A．meaning | B．mystery | C．game | D．reason |
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| 小题19: | | A．general | B．strange | C．true | D．good |
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| 小题20: | | A．introduced | B．helped | C．invited | D．saved |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:C
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试题分析：文章大意：曾经有个富裕聪明的小男孩，只对稀罕的东西感兴趣。一天父母给他买了一面奇怪的镜子。小男孩照了照镜子，本是一张高兴的脸但镜子里显示的却是张伤心的脸。后来在他帮小女孩找父母的过程中小男孩没了钱，没了玩具，结果回到家镜子里却出现了一张幸福的脸。小男孩明白了，原来镜子照的是人的内心。
小题1:A 形容词辨析。上文提到nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, “什么也不能让他开心，虽然他有一个男孩能有的一切”，所以此处是指“他只对最稀罕的东西感兴趣（be interested in）。B有信心的；C熟练的；D富裕的，丰富的。
小题2:B 上下文。下文几次提到mirror（镜子）。
小题3:B 上下文。24个空后面出现了…continued with its sad expression.
小题4:C 连词辨析。前句提到He tried smilling“他努力地笑”；后句说his reflection continued with its sad expression“依然是难过的表情”，所以前后是转折关系，用but连接。
小题5:D 形容词辨析。看到上面的现象小男孩自然很奇怪（surprised），下文37个空前面也用到了to his great surprise。A骄傲的；B 饥饿的；C 满意的；D 感到惊讶的。所以答案选D。
小题6:C 副词辨析。当他买了糖和玩具高高兴兴回到家时，镜子里依然（still）是难过的表情。
小题7:B 形容词辨析。小男孩尝试了两次都是难过的表情，这时他认为这个镜子有毛病（terrible）。A好的；B 糟糕的，令人讨厌的；C大的；D 昂贵的，所以选B。
小题8:A 动词辨析。这是我第一次见到不能正常用的镜子。A 工作，（机器等）正常运转；B移动；C改变；D出现。所以用A。
小题9:D 上下文。下一段写到…stop crying….所以是小女孩这时正在哭。
小题10:C动词辨析。小男孩过去问小女孩出什么事了，为什么哭。happen to sb. “某人发生了什么事”。所以答案选C。
小题11:B 名词短语辨析。上文说小女孩因为找不到父母哭的，所以两个人一块去找（in search of）。A 需要；C 为了纪念… ；D 掌管。所以答案选B。
小题12:D 动词辨析。小男孩用所有的钱给小女孩买了糖，让她高兴（cheer her up）。A收容某人B 抚养，养育；C给某人穿衣服；D使某人高兴。所以答案选D。
小题13:A 动词辨析。他们最后找到（found）了小女孩的父母。
小题14:D短语辨析。小男孩跟这家人说再见（say goodbye to…）。A跟某人说不；B跟某人问好；C跟某人说对不起；D跟某人说再见。所以答案选D。
小题15:A动词辨析。看了看时间，小男孩决定（decide）回家。
小题16:D 名词辨析。上文提到小男孩把所有的钱都给小女孩买糖了，所以他现在没有了玩具没有了钱（money）。
小题17:D 形容词辨析。使他惊讶的是，镜子里竟然是张高兴的（happy）的脸。下文40个空前面出现了happy。所以答案选D。
小题18:B 名词辨析。因此，他明白了镜子的秘密（mystery）。A意思；C游戏；D 原因。所以选择B。
小题19:C 形容词辨析。镜子照出来的是主人的内心真实的（true）感受。
小题20:B 动词辨析。帮助（help）了那个小女孩，他真的很高兴。A |
核心考点
试题【There was once a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him fee】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes.Mary had them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting (照看) the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ,” she thought. “Sleep, " she considered, "if only I could!" But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(n) way to make money obviously hadn"t met the three boys, she thought.The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim.Mary"s felt heavier and heavier.I mustn"t sleep, she thought—which was whatshe did, of course.
Strangely enough, she soon that she was a world-famous chef (主厨). She made a and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or reading—her favorite hobby. She took the leading role in her own TV show. Then she woke up, shocked and confused. was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three little faces and some very burnt bread.
| 小题1: | | A．given | B．written | C．told | D．taught |
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| 小题2: | | A．successful | B．helpful | C．tiring | D．surprisng |
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| 小题4: | | A．difficult | B．boring | C．important | D．easy |
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| 小题5: | | A．eyes | B．mind | C．heart | D．legs |
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| 小题6: | | A．nicely | B．exactly | C．curiously | D．carelessly |
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| 小题7: | | A．realized | B．reminded | C．leant | D．dreamt |
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| 小题8: | | A．decision | B．fortune | C．business | D．plan |
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| 小题9: | | A．cleaned | B．relaxed | C．cooked | D．slept |
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| 小题11: | | A．Smoke | B．Light | C．Water | D．Fire |
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| 小题12: | | A．cheerful | B．strange | C．guilty | D．confident |
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Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的)，he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.
Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace（节奏）was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school.
The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.
But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” She often said.
小题1:How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school?| A．By speaking. | B．By making loud noises. | | C．By reading lips | D．By using sign language. |
小题2:Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because .| A．they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong | | B．they wanted him to live a normal life | | C．he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children | | D．he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school |
小题3:How did Adrian finally succeed in his study? | A．He did a lot of outdoor activities. | | B．He was pushed hard to study every day. | | C．He worked very hard both in and after class | | D．He attended private classes after school. |
小题4:Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”?| A．He did very well in his study | | B．He succeeded in entering a regular school | | C．He reached his goals in spite of his disability | | D．He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06 |
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Would you jump off the Great Wall of China for 300 pounds a day?
A stunt (特技表演)person is a man or woman who does all the dangerous bits of acting work in films or on TV. This can be anything from a simple fall into a swimming pool, or walking off the top of a tall building. It sounds like a job that you would have to be made to try, but there are actually lots of people who want to do it.
Sarah France, twenty-four, is one of Britain’s sixteen professional stunt women ---there are one hundred and sixty stunt men in the country. We asked Sarah how she came to be a stunt woman.
“When I was young I was trained to be a dancer, and for seven years after school I was hardly out of work. A dancer’s life is pretty short, though, and my father suggested I should think about doing stunt work after I’d given up dancing. I thought about it for the next two years and decided to have a go. For six months, I worked really hard every day. I had to learn different skills---swimming, jumping, horse -riding, etc.”
Sarah finished the course in just five months and applied to the office which decides whether you’re accepted as a professional stunt person or not. Two weeks after she was accepted, Sarah was throwing off the Great Wall of China in Superman IV.
“I was very lucky to get work so quickly. I had a small part, playing a traveler who fell off the Wall after an earthquake. The traveler’s life was saved by Superman, of course! Actually, I fell forty-five feet into a pile of cardboard boxes! You can’t use anything softer than that or you will be brought back into view of the cinema. Instead you just have to learn to fall properly. It’s quite dangerous but I enjoy it.”
小题1:Quite a number of people want to do dangerous acts in films because___________.| A．they are mad | B．they don’t think them dangerous | | C．no training is needed | D．they can earn much money |
小题2:Sarah gave up dancing because___________.| A．her father persuaded her to do stunt work | | B．she could not go on dancing forever | | C．she had to work hard every day | | D．she was often out of work |
小题3:Soon after Sarah got her new job as a stunt person, ______________.| A．an earthquake took place near the Great Wall | | B．she fell off the Great Wall and hurt herself | | C．she was asked to act in Superman IV | | D．she learned how to fall properly |
小题4:Which of the following words best describes Sarah?| A．Healthy | B．Adventurous | C．Skillful | D．Successful |
小题5:The purpose of the first sentence of the passage is to ____________.| A．draw the readers’ attention to the whole passage | | B．invite you to try jumping off the Great Wall for money | | C．ask you to be a stunt person | | D．raise a question for the readers to think about |
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Jenny was a pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl (珍珠) necklace priced at $2.50. Her mother bought the necklace for her on condition that she had to do some homework to pay it off. Jenny agreed. She worked very hard every day, and soon Jenny paid off the necklace. Jenny loved it so much that she wore it everywhere except when she was in the shower. Her mother had told her it would turn her neck green!
Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story.
One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, could you give me your necklace?”
“Oh! Daddy, not my necklace!” Jenny said. “But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. Okay? ”
“Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. “Good night, little one.
A week later, her father once again asked Jenny for the necklace after her favorite story. “Oh, Daddy, not my necklace! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She’s my favorite.”
“No, that’s okay,” her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams. ”
Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. “Here, Daddy,” she said, holding out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father’s hand.
With one hand her father held the plastic pearl necklace and with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue box. Inside the box was a real, beautiful pearl necklace. He had had it all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap necklace so he could give her a real one.
小题1:What did Jenny have to do to get the plastic pearl necklace?| A．She had to help her mother do some housework. | | B．She had to listen to her father tell a story every night. | | C．She had to ask her father to pay for the necklace. | | D．She had to give away her favorite toys to the poor children. |
小题2:From the text we know that ______.| A．Jenny’s mother paid a lot for the plastic pearl necklace | | B．Jenny wore the necklace everywhere even in the shower | | C．Jenny didn’t like Rosy and Ribbons any longer | | D．Jenny got a real pearl necklace from her father |
小题3:Jenny’s father asked for her plastic pearl necklace repeatedly in order to ______.| A．get it for himself | B．donate it | C．train her character | D．put it away |
小题4:What can be the best title for the text?| A．A Lovely Girl | B．Father and Daughter | | C．A Pearl Necklace | D．An Unforgettable Childhood |
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The composing career (作曲生涯) of Albert Roussel got off to a changeable start, and received one of its biggest successes from a lie.
Roussel became an orphan (孤儿) at the age of eight and went to live with his grandfather. He built on the music he had learned from his mother, entertaining himself by reading through the family music collection and playing operatic selections and popular songs on the piano. Three years later Roussel’s grandfather died, and his mother"s sister took him in. Her husband arranged for young Albert to take piano lessons. Summer vacations at a Belgian seaside added a second love to his life — the sea. He studied to be a soldier in the navy, but still made time to study music.
In the French Navy, he and two friends found time to play the music of Beethoven and other composers. Roussel also began composing. At the Church of the Trinity in Cherbourg on Christmas Day 1892, he had his first public appearance as a composer. That success encouraged Roussel to write a wedding march, and one of his fellow naval officers offered to show it to a famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. When Roussel’s friend returned with the manuscript (手稿), he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to give up his naval career and devote his life to music.
Not long afterward, at the age of 2S, Roussel did just that. He applied the qualities that he had developed in the navy to his composing and became a major force in twentieth century French music. As for Edouard Colonne’s inspiring advice that Roussel should devote his life to music, Roussel"s naval friend later admitted that he had made it up and that he had never even shown Roussel’s manuscript to the conductor.
小题1:What information can we get from the second paragraph?| A．Albert’s grandfather died when Albert was eight years old. | | B．Albert"s aunt arranged for him to take piano lessons. | | C．Albert gave up studying music after he studied to be a soldier in the navy. | | D．Albert came to love the sea after summer vacations at the seaside. |
小题2:From the third paragraph we know that ______.| A．in the French Navy, Roussel and two friend began composing | | B．Roussel’s first public appearance at the church was successful | | C．Roussel"s naval friend showed the wedding march to Edouard | | D．Edouard Colonne advised Roussel to devote his life to music |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the text?| A．The composing career of Roussel started stably. | | B．Roussel learned basic music knowledge from his aunt. | | C．A white lie helped Roussel achieve success. | | D．Roussel was cheated and hurt by his naval friend. |
小题4:Who told a lie according to the text?| A．Roussel’s grandfather. | B．Albert’s naval friend. | C．Roussel"s aunt. | D．Edouard Colonne. |
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