I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we our coffee, a man came in and sat at a(n) table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall”. We this order with rather interest and observed that he was with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.
While we were still there, two other men and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but for three and left. This time also, the did the same; he put up a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A cup of coffee.” It seemed that this gesture was a at this place. , it was something unique and puzzling for us. Since we had to do with the matter, we our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we again had a(n) to go to this coffee shop. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man walked in. The way this man was dressed did not the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was from the looks on his face. he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the .” The waiter served coffee to this man with and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin.
| 小题1: | | A．enjoyed | B．prepared | C．practiced | D．bought |
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| 小题2: | | A．crowded | B．open | C．empty | D．beautiful |
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| 小题3: | | A．food | B．goods | C．table | D．order |
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| 小题4: | | A．heard | B．found | C．glared | D．watched |
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| 小题5: | | A．satisfied | B．served | C．treated | D．awarded |
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| 小题6: | | A．stuck out | B．hid away | C．put up | D．took out |
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| 小题7: | | A．dashed | B．moved | C．fled | D．entered |
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| 小题8: | | A．paid | B．looked | C．waited | D．asked |
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| 小题9: | | A．customer | B．waiter | C．stranger | D．passenger |
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| 小题10: | | A．demand | B．signal | C．custom | D．duty |
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| 小题11: | | A．Instead | B．Therefore | C．Moreover | D．However |
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| 小题12: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
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| 小题13: | | A．wasted | B．finished | C．missed | D．donated |
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| 小题14: | | A．invitation | B．time | C．reward | D．chance |
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| 小题15: | | A．equal | B．change | C．match | D．reach |
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| 小题16: | | A．obvious | B．slight | C．serious | D．strong |
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| 小题18: | | A．window | B．floor | C．wall | D．door |
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| 小题19: | | A．carelessness | B．wisdom | C．interest | D．respect |
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| 小题20: | | A．brought down | B．took off | C．kept away | D．cut off |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:B |
试题分析：文章讲述作者在一个著名的咖啡店看见的一幕，有人在点咖啡的时候，故意多点一杯，服务员会将一张写有“一杯咖啡”字样的纸贴在墙上，后来的穷人就可以要这杯咖啡，而不用花钱。
小题1:考查动词辨析：A. enjoyed享受，B. prepared准备，C. practiced练习，D. bought买，我们正在享受咖啡，这时一个人进来，坐在我旁边的空桌子旁。选A。
小题2:考查形容词辨析：A. crowded拥挤的，B. open打开的，C. empty空的，D. beautiful美丽的，坐座位肯定是坐在空座位上，选C。
小题3:考查名词辨析：A. food食物，B. goods商品，C. table桌子，D. order点菜，从下文的：We 29 this order with rather interest and observed可知他叫了服务员，点了两杯咖啡，选D。
小题4:考查动词辨析：A. heard听见，B. found发现，C. glared凝视，D. watched观看，我们感兴趣的听他点咖啡。选A。
小题5:考查动词辨析：A. satisfied使…满意B. served服务，供应，C. treated对待，D. awarded回报，注意到他被提供了一杯咖啡，但是付了两杯的钱。选B。
小题6:考查动词短语辨析：A. stuck out突出，B. hid away躲藏，C. put up张贴，D. took out拿出，，他一离开，服务员就在墙上贴了一张纸，纸上写着“一杯咖啡”。选C。
小题7:考查动词辨析：A. dashed冲，B. moved移动，C. fled逃走，D. entered进入，两个其他的人进入咖啡店，选D。
小题8:考查动词辨析：A. paid付钱，B. looked看，C. waited等，. Asked问，他们喝了两杯咖啡，但是付了三杯的钱，选A。
小题9:考查名词辨析：A. customer顾客，B. waiter服务员，C. stranger陌生人，D. passenger乘客，服务员做了同样的事情，选B
小题10:考查名词辨析：A. demand要求，B. signal信号，C. custom风俗，D. duty职责，似乎这么做是这个地方的一个风俗。选C
小题11:考查副词辨析：A. Instead相反，B. Therefore因此，C. Moreover还有， D. However然而，然而对Tony和我来说有些事情是特别的。选D
小题12:考查代词辨析：A. nothing没有什么，B. something某些东西，C. anything任何事情，D. everything一切，因为情况和我们无关，我们喝完咖啡付了帐就离开了。Have nothing to do with和…无关，选A
小题13:考查动词辨析：A. wasted浪费，B. finished完成，C. missed错过，D. donated捐赠，我们喝完咖啡付了帐就离开了。选B
小题14:考查名词辨析：A. invitation邀请，B. time时间，C. reward回报，D. chance机会几天后，我们又有机会到这家咖啡店，，选D
小题15:考查形容词辨析：A. equal等于， B. change改变，C. match匹配， D. reach到达，这个人穿着和这个咖啡店的标准和范围都不匹配。选C
小题16:考查形容词辨析：A. obvious 明显的，B. slight轻微的，C. serious严重的，D. strong强大的，从他的脸上可以清楚的看见贫困，选A
小题17:考查连词辨析：A. So因此，B. As因为，正如，C. Unless除非，D. Since自从，当他坐下来的时候，他看着墙，说：“一杯咖啡”。选B
小题18:考查名词辨析：A. window窗户，B. floor地板，C. wall墙，D. door门，从上文可知墙上贴着一杯咖啡的纸，选C
小题19:考查名词辨析：A. carelessness粗心，B. wisdom明智， C. interest兴趣，D. respect尊敬，服务员尊敬的，礼貌的，热情地给他端来咖啡。选D
小题20:考查动词短语辨析：A. brought down降低，B. took off摘下，C. kept away远离，D. cut off切断，服务员从墙上取下一张纸，把它扔进垃圾桶，选B |
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I knew I could sing but I had to prove it. I don’t care what life gives me; I’ll it. It was my ninth time in front of a music executive to try to get a record deal. The first eight interviews had cold refusals.
When I found out the was at 6 a.m., I went a little crazy, for I had to get up very early in order to get to the audition (试唱) room on time. This audition was at the office of Sony Music’s president, John Grady. to sing songs for a man behind a desk, I was . It’s very hard to let someone whether you’re worthy of a commercial career in 10 minutes. But, in this business, it was something I had to do.
I grew up in a rural area. farming, there wasn’t much of a local economy. If one wanted new horizons, he had to learn a(n) that could take him out of there. That’s how I my singing. I took up singing at an early age. When I was 15, I made money from singing. That was a huge for me.
It was in the middle of my singing that John Grady didn’t appear at all. About halfway through, I saw him write something down. From where I stood, I could see him write the letter "n’, by the letter "o’. I guessed he didn’t me.
As we said good-bye, Grady gave me a . Though my hands were , I found the to read the note. It didn’t say, "No." It said, "Now." Just then, I knew that my of becoming a professional musician was starting to come true.
| 小题1: | | A．handle | B．operate | C．encounter | D．recall |
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| 小题2: | | A．recognizing | B．accessing | C．appearing | D．Approaching |
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| 小题3: | | A．resulted from | B．ended with | C．turned down | D．made up |
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| 小题4: | | A．appointment | B．information | C．reply | D．competition |
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| 小题5: | | A．particular | B．simple | C．regretful | D．amusing |
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| 小题6: | | A．Permitting | B．Failing | C．Welcoming | D．Waiting |
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| 小题7: | | A．excited | B．nervous | C．hopeful | D．helpless |
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| 小题8: | | A．finish | B．judge | C．solve | D．persuade |
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| 小题9: | | A．Apart from | B．Free from | C．Absent from | D．Far from |
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| 小题10: | | A．experience | B．profession | C．skill | D．trick |
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| 小题11: | | A．viewed | B．questioned | C．required | D．practiced |
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| 小题12: | | A．progress | B．process | C．stop | D．step |
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| 小题13: | | A．interested | B．embarrassed | C．amazed | D．puzzled |
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| 小题14: | | A．angrily | B．clearly | C．straightly | D．hardly |
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| 小题15: | | A．proved | B．supported | C．hidden | D．followed |
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| 小题16: | | A．appreciate | B．understand | C．trust | D．refuse |
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| 小题17: | | A．record | B．note | C．chance | D．promise |
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| 小题18: | | A．waving | B．removing | C．shaking | D．Moving |
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| 小题19: | | A．courage | B．patience | C．imagination | D．determination |
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| 小题20: | | A．plan | B．dream | C．preference | D．tendency |
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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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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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