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Top of the world
Near the North Pole
Christmas, 1925
My dear boys,
I am dreadfully busy this year一it makes my hand more shaky than ever when I think of it一and not very rich; in fact awful things have been happening, and some of the presents have got spoilt, and I haven"t got the North Polar Bear to help me, and I have had to move house just before Christmas, so you can imagine what a state everything is in, and you will see why I have a new address, and why I can only write one letter between you both．
|K] It all happened like this: one very windy day last November my hood blew off and went and stuck on the top of the North Pole. I told him not to, but the North Polar Bear climbed up to the thin top to get it down一and he did. The pole broke in the middle and fell on the roof of my house, and the North Polar Bear fell through the hole it made into the dining room with my hood over his nose, and all the snow fell off the roof into the house and melted and put out all the fires and ran down into the cellars where I was collecting this year"s presents, and the North Polar
Bear"s leg got broken.
He is well again now, but I was so cross with him that he says he won"t try to help me again一I expect his temper is hurt, and will be mended by next Christmas.
I send you a picture of the accident and of my new house on the cliffs above the North Pole(with beautiful cellars in the cliffs).
That"s all. Good Bye！
小题1:Why can the writer only write one letter to the two boys?
| A．His hand is more shaky than ever. |
| B．He is extremely busy. |
| C．He has got a new address. |
| D．He has to help the North Polar Bear. |
小题3:The underlined "him"，refers to
| A．the hood | B．the pole | C．the hale | D．the bear |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
解析
试题分析：这篇文章是圣诞节前夕在北极的父亲孩子写的信，告诉他们爸爸在北极发生的事情。
小题1:细节题：从文章第一段的句子: I am dreadfully busy this year可知作者非常忙，所以给两个孩子只能写一封信，选B
小题2:细节题：从文章第二段的句子：The pole broke in the middle and fell on the roof of my house, and the North Polar Bear fell through the hole it made into the dining room with my hood over his nose,可知第三幅画是描述了这件事的发生情景，选C
小题3:指代题：从文章第二段的句子：Bear"s leg got broken.和第三段的He is well again now, but I was so cross with him that he says he won"t try to help me again可知him指的是the bear，选D
核心考点
试题【Cliff HouseTop of the worldNear the North PoleChristmas, 1925My dear boys, I am 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
In these young men we saw the angry revolutionary spirit of the times. I had had some warning. On a visit with Winnie a few months before, she had managed to tell me through our coded conversation that there was a rising class of discontented youths④ who were violent and Africanist in beliefs. She said they were changing the nature of the struggle and that I should be aware of them.
The new prisoners were shocked by what they considered the inhuman conditions of the island, and said that they could not understand how we could live in such a way. We told them that they should have seen the island in 1964. But they were almost as sceptical of us as they were of the authorities. They chose to ignore our calls for discipline and thought our advice weak and unassertive（不果断）．
It was obvious that they regarded us, the Rivonia Trialists⑤，as moderates⑥（温和派）． After so many years of being branded a radical（激进的）revolutionary, to be seen as a moderate was a novel and not altogether pleasant feeling. I knew that I could react in one of two ways：I could scold them for their disrespect or I could listen to what they were saying. I chose the latter.
"then some of these men, such as Strini Moodley of the South African Students" Organization and Saths Cooper of the Black People"s Convention, came into our section, I __2____
Shortly after their arrival on the island, the commanding officer came and asked me as a favour to address the young men. He wanted me to tell them to behave themselves, to recognize the fact that they were in prison and to accept the discipline of prison life．I told him that I was not prepared to do that. Under the circumstances, they would have regarded me as a follower of the authorities.
(-adapted from "Long walk to freedom: The autobiography of Nelson Mandela")
小题1:Which of the following words fits best in Blank 1？
| A．mild | B．aggressive | C．friendly | D．optimistic |
| A．an angry massive revolution was probably on its way |
| B．the author"s activities were strictly monitored |
| C．many were concerned about the influence these young men could make |
| D．these young men were willing to cooperate in face of difficulties |
| A．"I" asked them to tell us about their movement and beliefs. |
| B．"I" reported to the officers about their dissatisfaction. |
| C．"I" tried to calm them down and talked them into behaving. |
| D．"I" just turned a deaf ear to the young men. |
| A．Conditions of the prison were far more unsatisfactory in 1964. |
| B．Officers of the prison turned the island upside down to discipline the young men. |
| C．The Rivonia Trialists felt honored to be regarded as moderates. |
| D．The young men regarded the author as a follower of the authorities. |
| A．①② | B．③④ | C．⑤③ | D．⑥① |
“Please wait in here, Ms. Abujaber,” the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I’d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was shocked that I was being sent “in back” once again.
The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.”
“How long will it take?”
“Hard to say…a few minutes,” he said, “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.” After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about me.
“Isn’t this computerized?” I asked at the counter, “Can’t you just look me up?”
“Just a few more minutes,” they assured me.
After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.”
“I’m just a university professor,” I said. My voice came out in a squeak.
“Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.”
I put my phone away.
My husband and I were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, and even a flight attendant.
I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: “I’m an American citizen; a novelist; I probably teach English literature to your children.”
After two hours in detention (扣押), I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved. We were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet.
“Oh, one more thing,” he handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it, “If you aren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.”
“Will they respond?” I asked.
“I don’t know—I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added,” By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.”
“What can I do to keep it from happening again?”
He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day, “Absolutely nothing.”
After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto”—a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity—just like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raised.
Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.
小题1:The author was held at the airport because ______.
| A．she and her husband returned from Jamaica |
| B．her name was similar to a terrorist’s |
| C．she had been held in Montreal |
| D．she had spoken at a book event |
| A．her identity hadn’t been confirmed yet |
| B．she had been held for only one hour and a half |
| C．there were other families in the waiting room |
| D．she couldn’t use her own cell phone |
| A．write to the agency | B．change her name |
| C．avoid traveling abroad | D．do nothing |
| A．hatred | B．discrimination |
| C．tolerance | D．diversity |
| A．impatient | B．bitter | C．worried | D．ironic (具有讽刺意味的) |
The man and said to my father, “Woody, the boy’s name is Jimmy. Find out where he and do your best to get his parents to let him have his foot operated on. I’ll pay all the costs.” They finished their sandwiches and went on their .
It didn’t take long for my father to Jimmy’s house, a small one that needed paint and repair. For almost an hour, my father explained the plan to Jimmy’s parents. , they looked at each other. When my father they still weren’t quite sure about the generous offer from an unknown benefactor (捐助者).
Later, my father’s employer got in touch with the local government with a to send someone to Jimmy’s home to the family that this was a lawful offer. Soon, with permission papers signed, my father took Jimmy to an excellent in another state. After five operations, his limp disappeared.
His parents watched in as the returned boy stepped lightly toward them. They still could not that a man they had never seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for their son.
The benefactor was Mr. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He always said it’s more fun to do something for people they don’t know who did it.
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There’s a small burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a (an) to fly through the glasses of the window. , it’s not working. The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically (讽刺地), the struggle is part of the trap. It is for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in through the glass. This fly is doomed (注定失败). It will there on the windowsill.
Across the room, ten steps , the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it . With only a small effort now being , it could be free of this self-set . The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so .
Why doesn’t the fly try another approach, dramatically different? How did it get so locked in on the idea this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success?
No doubt this way makes to the fly. Regrettably, it is an idea that will kill it.
Trying hard isn’t necessarily the solution achieving your goal. It may not offer any real for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes, in fact, it is a big part of the problem.
If you your hopes like the fly for a break-through, you may your chances for success.
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I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear the ugly clothes. At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots.
In her calm, motherly voice she said, “By the end of the winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots.” I didn’t realize at the time that it was more a statement of hope than of confidence.
I handed her my boots and stuck out my feet. Like most children, I expected the adult to do all the work. After much pushing, she managed to get the first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.
I announced, “They are on the wrong feet.”
She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again.
“They are my brother’s boots, you know, I hate them.”
Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl. She struggled with me. She asked “now, where are your mittens(手套)?”
I looked into her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots.”
小题1:The little girl was more satisfied with her __________.
| A．trousers | B．jackets | C．boots | D．hat |
| A．the girl got them from her brother |
| B．the girl put something in them |
| C．they were on the wrong feet |
| D．they did not fit the girl well |
| A．Because the little girl was in her brother’s clothes. |
| B．Because it was the most exciting day of the winter. |
| C．Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf. |
| D．Because the little girl played a trick on her. |
| A．was losing confidence in the little girl |
| B．was gradually losing patience with the little girl |
| C．became disappointed with the little girl |
| D．got curious about the little girl |
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