It is really a happy thing to look back on the days I spent with Jennie. We met in night school. After Jennie and I had completed the required courses, we started teaching in the same school. For a time we were just casual friends, but one day, when I was telling Jennie about my problem son, we discovered we were kindred (同类的) spirits. "He’s a difficult little character," I explained. Jennie looked thoughtful. "Maybe you’re only seeing him with your eyes." She was silent for a moment and then added softly, "It is only with the heart that one sees rightly." I stared at her. "You’re quoting (引用) that! It’s from The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery’s book for children, one of my favorites. You know it, too?" Jennie nodded. "I love it. I’ve read it so often. I’ve practically memorized it."
Now, when I think of Jennie, I recall that book because Jennie —more than anyone I know —possessed the gift of seeing with the heart.
From that moment of a treasured book shared, our friendship grew steadily. It wasn’t that I didn’t have an excellent relationship with my husband and son, but my mother had died shortly after my marriage, and I had neither sisters nor daughters. I realize, now, how I needed someone to share those little, seemingly unimportant things that add so much to life —things that must be shared to be fully appreciated.
And it was Jennie who helped me with my fourth-grade problem child. One day I was at my wit’s end. "What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded.
"He’s probably had plenty of those," Jennie said. "Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy.
Looking back, I have to admit that she taught me so much. The days I spent with her has become one of my happiest memories.
小题1:What does the underlined part mean in the fourth paragraph?| A．I was unsure of how to treat my son. | | B．I decided to give up my job. | | C．I faced financial difficulties. | | D．I was very disappointed with myself. |
小题2:How did the author and Jennie’s friendship grow?| A．They both were interested in children’s education. | | B．They both liked a novel, The Little Prince. | | C．They often chatted together about their families. | | D．They both worked in the same school. |
小题3:We learn from the text that __________.| A．the author has the gift of seeing with the heart | | B．the author had no friends before meeting Jennie | | C．the author had lost her mother before her marriage | | D．the author seldom praised her son in the past |
小题4:How does the author feel about her family?| A．No one listened to her seemingly unimportant things. | | B．She didn’t get along well with her husband and son. | | C．She once seldom spoke to her mother. | | D．She felt quite lonely in her family. |
小题5:The text is mainly about _________.| A．how to educate children properly | | B．the fact that we should see nature differently | | C．the influence of friendship in life | | D．how friendship begins and develops |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C |
试题分析：文章讲述作者和Jennie 的友谊是怎么形成的，Jennie对作者的生活有了很大的影响。
小题1:句意理解题：从第四段的句子："What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded.作者认为儿子需要好好打一顿，可知I was at my wit’s end这句话的意思是：作者不确定怎么对待儿子。选A
小题2:细节题：从文章第一段的句子：It’s from The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery’s book for children, one of my favorites. You know it, too?" Jennie nodded. "I love it. I’ve read it so often. I’ve practically memorized it."
可知作者和Jennie 的友谊是因为他们都喜欢小说<小王子>,选B
小题3:细节题：从文章倒数第二段的句子：Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy.
可知作者在过去很少表扬儿子，所以选D
小题4:细节题：从文章第三段的最后一句话：可知作者认为她的家人没有人听她似乎不重要的事情，选A
小题5:主旨题：从文章最后一段的句子：Looking back, I have to admit that she taught me so much. The days I spent with her has become one of my happiest memories.可知这篇文章是关于友谊对生活的影响，选C |
核心考点
试题【It is really a happy thing to look back on the days I spent with Jennie. We met 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply —"I don’t want any."
Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn’t control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself.
I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.
About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he’d never met.
小题1: The author was then probably working for ______.
| A．a travel agency | B．a cigarette company
| C．an e-shopping store | D．a vacation school |
小题2:The underlined part "collect myself" in the second paragraph probably means "_______".
| A．gather together | B．comfort myself
| C．relax myself | D．calm down |
小题3: What can we infer from the text?
A．Frank was in hospital while answering the phone.
| B．Frank is actually the author’s grandfather.
| C．There was something wrong with Frank’s lung.
| D．The author asked Frank to travel and he took his advice. |
小题4: We can learn from the text that the author ________.
A．took down Frank’s name and address to visit him in person
| B．was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them
| C．didn’t stop smoking even though Frank asked him to
| D．kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died |
小题5:At Frank’s funeral the author’s 1st letter to Frank was read in order to ____.
A．encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely
| B．indicate that Frank touched many people’s hearts
| C．show the good relationship between Frank and the author
| D．praise Frank and give thanks to the author |
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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.
Suddenly a crow（乌鸦）perched on the tree near their window.
The father asked his son, “What is this? ”
The son replied, “It is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I have just now told you It’s a crow’. ”
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, “What is this? ”
“It’s a crow, a crow, a crow.” said the son loudly.
A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, “What is this?”
This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel annoyed; I rather felt affection for my innocent child. ”
小题1: In what tone did the son say to his Father “It’s a crow, a crow, a crow. ”?| A．impatient | B．excited | C．hurried | D．surprised |
小题2:Why did the Father ask the same question again and again?| A．Because he wanted to make his son angry. | | B．Because he was too old to remember anything. | | C．Because he couldn"t understand what his son said. | | D．Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be. |
小题3:How old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times “What is this”?| A．35 years old. | B．38 years old. | C．45 years old. | D．80 years old. |
小题4:What is the most suitable title for the passage?| A．A crow. | B．Father"s love. | C．An old dairy. | D．An old man. |
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The sun had gone behind a cloud. I was very tired and wanted nothing in the world so much as to be at home. At last I got to the gate of Hide Park. But this was worse than ever; there were buses there—high and terribly red cars, taxis and still more buses in an endless line. Everywhere there were people hurrying past or waiting to get into the buses, while I stood lost in the middle of them.
I was ready to cry. In despair, I crossed the street on to an “island”, where I found a policeman. I took my last bit of courage in both hands and said, “Please, sir, where is Addison Road?” He began to explain, but when he saw that I couldn’t understand he became helpless, too. “Are you French at school?” A few minutes later, he smiled and raised his hand. How wonderful! The traffic stopped. Even the red buses stood still and waited until I had crossed the road.
小题1:That is the most probable reason why she was tired out.| A．it had been very hot by then | | B．the writer had been standing lost for a long time | | C．the writer had been completely lost | | D．the writer had been wandering in the park for a long time |
小题2:Because the writer was made so worn out, .| A．she wanted nothing on earth but her home | | B．she thought it perfect to stay at home | | C．she would never leave her home at all | | D．she didn"t get to the park on time. |
小题3:In this passage “island” means .| A．a piece of land surrounded by water | | B．a raised place in a busy street where people may be safe from traffic | | C．a safe place that can only be used by policemen | | D．a safe place that nobody can use without permission |
小题4:Why did the traffic stop? Because .| A．all the drivers could understand French | | B．perhaps a certain driver had broken the traffic rules | | C．all the drivers knew the policeman very well | | D．the policeman was directing the traffic |
小题5:In which country do you think the story happened?| A．Switzerland. | B．France. | C．England. | D．A certain non-English speaking country. |
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When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad stopped at the Dairy Queen for lO-cent ice creams. I couldn"t it, but I could pray from the we started heading home to that comer where we would either go straight for the ice cream or and go home empty-handed. That corner either mouth-watering excitement or .On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the sound of his offer ,It ,”Would you like an ice cream today?” That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said,” How would you like to today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊),I could afford it,I got a weekly allowance of 25cents ,plus some for odd jobs. But it wsa my money ,ice cream wasn’t a good use of it ,In a fit of ,I said ,”well ,in that case,I guess I’ll ,”My father just said,” Okay, Son,”
But sa we headed home ,I realized how wrong I was and begged him to .But he just said,” That’s okay ,we don’t really need one.” I felt for my selfishness and ungratefully see. He didn’t mind, or act disappointed.
I that generosity(慷慨) goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than” thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We another trip the next week. As we the center. I said,” Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
| 小题1: | | A．frequently | B．never | C．hardly | D．strangely |
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| 小题2: | | A．mention | B．expect | C．wait | D．get |
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| 小题3: | | A．month | B．day | C．weekend | D．moment |
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| 小题4: | | A．finish | B．drive | C．turn | D．return |
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| 小题5: | | A．indicated | B．suggested | C．instructed | D．meant |
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| 小题6: | | A．anger | B．shame | C．disappointment | D．happiness |
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| 小题7: | | A．funny | B．surprising | C．interesting | D．beautiful |
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小题8:A.spoke B,went C.came D.flew
| 小题9: | | A．treat | B．serve | C．buy | D．provide |
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| 小题10: | | A．limited | B．extra | C．little | D．easy |
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| 小题11: | | A．after | B．while | C．although | D．when |
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| 小题12: | | A．sadness | B．regret | C．curiosity | D．selfishness |
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| 小题14: | | A．keep up | B．turn back | C．stop by | D．give in |
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| 小题15: | | A．awful | B．unsatisfied | C．frightened | D．crazy |
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| 小题16: | | A．never | B．knew | C．even | D．somehow |
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| 小题17: | | A．lerned | B．knew | C．acknowledged | D．fund |
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| 小题18: | | A．dearest | B．worst | C．cheapest | D．best |
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| 小题19: | | A．made out | B．prepared for | C．went on | D．took up |
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| 小题20: | | A．crossed | B．approached | C．left | D．saw |
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I’ve often wondered if I might do more good as a travel agent rather than as a psychologist. It seems that I have been more dramatically affected by certain kinds of travel experiences than I ever have.
My trip to Iceland is a fine example of that. The plan was to spend two days in a remote mountain hut in Iceland. I was working on a photographic book about winter in Iceland and needed to capture images of this amazing region of high mountain peaks, smoky volcanoes, and lakes with floating icebergs.
The moment after we arrived, the weather turned extreme making visibility impossible. It snowed so much and the wind blew so hard that we couldn’t leave the tiny hut. To stay warm, we walked around in circles much of the day inside the tiny hut. We tried to call for help but the radio did not work. Day after day, we watched our supplies of food and fuel grow dangerously short. We got acute cabin fever (幽居病) and started going for walks and ski expeditions outside. Even when the weather finally broke, nobody came to get us even though it was three days beyond our scheduled pickup. By the time the rescue team came to pull us out, we had all given up hope.
From then on, the world looks different to me, as does my life. It would have taken me years of psychotherapy to get to the same point.
Almost everyone has a story to tell, and interestingly, most of these experiences were not altogether pleasant at the time. In fact, it appears that the most constructive life-changing journeys were those that involved some sorts of awful and uncomfortable events that forced the person to develop new resources, increase confidence, and solve problems in new ways.
小题1:The writer went to Iceland to ______.| A．enjoy the natural beautiful floating icebergs | | B．take photos about the region for a book | | C．collect materials for psychological research | | D．challenge the high mountains there |
小题2:During the trip in Iceland, those travelers faced difficulties EXCEPT that ______.| A．they got lost in the mountain | | B．they were short of food and fuel | | C．they couldn’t see the surroundings clearly | | D．they failed to get in touch with the rescue team |
小题3:From Paragraph 3, we learn that the travelers ______.| A．were in despair before they were rescued | | B．stayed in the hut for three days altogether | | C．got sick because of going for ski outside | | D．got rescued immediately the weather turned fine |
小题4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?| A．The writer is a travel agent who loves difficult challenges. | | B．In Iceland the weather is always extreme and it snows a lot. | | C．The travellers were so depressed that they needed psychotherapy. | | D．Awful journeys may become life-changing events that inspire people. |
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