Three men were travelling across the desert when their car broke down. There were no other traffics, so their only hope was to walk.
Before they set off, they looked around in the car for useful things to take with them. One of the men took a bottle of whisky. Another took an umbrella. The third unscrewed a door from the car and carried that.
After they had been walking for almost a day, they came across a camel caravan travelling towards them.
“Let’s try to join the caravan,” one of the men said. “It’s going the wrong way but we’ll be safer than if we keep on alone across the desert.”
The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.
“You can join the caravan only if you answer three questions,” he said. He pointed to the first man’s bottle. “What is that and why are you carrying it?” he asked.
“It’s a bottle of whisky. I decided to carry it with me so that if I feel miserable and want to give up, I can get drunk, cheer myself up and then keep on walking.”
“Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. Then he pointed to the next man and his umbrella.
“It hasn’t rained in the desert for many years,” he said. “Why are you carrying an umbrella?”
“I don’t want to get heat exhaustion,” he replied. “The umbrella will give me shade from the sun.”
“Very sensible,” the leader of the caravan said. He pointed to the third man and his car door. “And why are you carrying a car door?” he asked him.
“I thought that if I got too hot I could open the window and let some air in,” he explained.
小题1:What happened to the three men’s car?| A．It fell over a cliff. | | B．It had an accident. | | C．It stopped and wouldn’t start again. | | D．They exchanged it for another one. |
小题2:Each of the men took ________.| A．something to eat | | B．something to drink | | C．something to keep the rain off | | D．something to use on their walk |
小题3:They decided to ________.| A．travel with the caravan | | B．buy a caravan | | C．rent the caravan | | D．put the caravan together |
小题4:They asked the leader of the caravan ______ __.| A．if they could join the caravan | | B．how to get out of the desert | | C．how to avoid heat exhaustion | | D．where he kept his umbrella |
小题5:The third man’s reason for carrying a car door was ________.| A．long-winded | B．clever | C．silly | D．sensible |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:C |
试题分析：本文讲述了3个人过沙漠的时候，车子坏了。他们每个人都拿了一个东西备用。路上遇见了一个驼队，他们请求对方让他们跟着一起。驼队的带头人让他们说出自己带东西的理由。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第一句Three men were travelling across the desert when their car broke down.可知汽车半路抛锚了，无法再发动了。故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句Before they set off, they looked around in the car for useful things to take with them.可知在他们行动之前，都在车里寻找一些有用的东西随身带着，以防路上有用。故D正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据文章4,5段“Let’s try to join the caravan,” one of the men said. “It’s going the wrong way but we’ll be safer than if we keep on alone across the desert.”和The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.可知他们都同意随着骆驼队伍一起。故A正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据文章第5段The other s agreed, so they asked the leader of the caravan for permission to join it.可知他们都在征询对方的意见，是否愿意让他们跟着一起。故A正确。
小题5:C 推理题。根据文章最后3行the leader of the caravan said. He pointed to the third man and his car door. “And why are you carrying a car door?” he asked him.“I thought that if I got too hot I could open the window and let some air in,” he explained。可知他说：当太热的时候，可以打开门上的窗户让空气进来。车子都坏了，根本就谈不上别的事情了。他的答案很愚蠢。故C正确。 |
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Nelson Mandela is respected and admired across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa’s white, racist regime(政权)
Mandela, who won the nation’s first all-race elections after the fall of apartheid(种族隔离) in 1944,retired in 1999. But he remains as popular as ever.
“He’s loved by all people, whether you’re white or black, whether you’re young or old,” said Ali Bacher, South Africa’s former cricket(板球) chief.
His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin, a metropolitan(首都)area was named in his honor and some business leaders hope to build a massive, rotating statue in his likeness---- the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.
His popular appeal is similar to that of John F. Kennedy wth US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in his times have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand.“ Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He is a very ,very clever man,”However , he is far from perfect.
Most articles for his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings. Then they returned to their flowing praises. “Through the ages, the human race has had its icons（偶像）---- men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generation,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.”
小题1:Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because_____________.| A．he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill | | B．he spent 27 years in prison | | C．he’s a great fighter against the racialism | | D．he’s the first all-race elections president |
小题2:Which of the following statements about Mandela’s portrait is true ?| A．It helps develop business | | B．It appears on the Statue of Freedom | | C．It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom | | D．It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill |
小题3:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “_____________”| A．Mandela is as great as a god | | B．We are proud to live in Mandela’s time | | C．Mandela lives together with us all | | D．We are proud to know Mandela |
小题4:What can we infer from the text?| A．Mandela is a very skilled politician | | B．Most articles specially stressed Mandela’s shortcomings. | | C．The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela’s birthday. | | D．The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela’s birthday. |
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“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and about opening an account. I gave her necessary and she went out. , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my , the first customer was a girl a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
| 小题2: | | A．hotel | B．shop | C．bank | D．restaurant |
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| 小题3: | | A．believe | B．think | C．guess | D．hope |
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| 小题4: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．sorry | D．angry |
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| 小题5: | | A．excuse | B．idea | C．cause | D．answer |
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| 小题7: | | A．Before | B．Behind | C．Beyond | D．Against |
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| 小题8: | | A．nervous | B．shy | C．calm | D．angry |
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| 小题9: | | A．cared | B．talked | C．asked | D．worried |
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| 小题10: | | A．information | B．offer | C．introduction | D．support |
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| 小题11: | | A．Again | B．Then | C．Thus | D．However |
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| 小题12: | | A．hidden | B．filled | C．decorated | D．covered |
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| 小题13: | | A．took | B．closed | C．filled | D．came |
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| 小题14: | | A．before | B．after | C．when | D．that |
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| 小题15: | | A．Even | B．Still | C．Just | D．Ever |
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| 小题16: | | A．As usual | B．For one thing | C．In fact | D．In general |
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| 小题17: | | A．Less | B．Plenty | C．More | D．None |
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| 小题18: | | A．pleasure | B．surprise | C．joy | D．regret |
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| 小题20: | | A．dream | B．story | C．affair | D．incident |
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I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”
I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”
“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance, by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”
I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
小题1:The writer argued with his son because _______. | A．he liked tortoises while his son liked hares | | B．they disagreed about whether the tortoise was stupid | | C．he tried to teach his son the moral lesson of the story but the son refused it | | D．he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn"t |
小题2:Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.| A．won the race by his own hard working | | B．took a risk by agreeing to run a race | | C．was not given a fair chance in the race | | D．in fact did win the race luckily |
小题3:Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.| A．boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father | | B．boys who Sonny has run races with before | | C．boys who Sonny has never raced with before | | D．boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again |
小题4: The writer thinks that his generation (一代人) ______________. | A．are cleverer than Sonny’s generation | | B．have the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generation | | C．are more hopeful than Sonny’s generation | | D．have different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation |
小题5:According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? ______________.| A．The tortoise | B．Sonny | | C．The hare | D．Sonny’s father |
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The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.
The other day, I met a man outside the gym who a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular（肌肉发达的）and he to be on top of the world.
“How are you?” I with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile the parking garage. as he walked up, I his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane (手杖). “Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a voice too, as if his broad smile left his face. Multiple Sclerosis（多发性硬化症）is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You it very well. You seem like a happy man the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports .”
It was ironic (讽刺的). Just we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months as I was after an operation. Here’s a man with a far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no less happiness. He went on with his of life as usual, which moved me deeply.
It was also a wonderful reminder of that old , “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” your problems, just keep in that none of us goes through life and you should make the most of what you have, like the man with MS. Count your blessings.
| 小题1: | | A．stared at | B．talked about | C．agreed with | D．looked like |
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| 小题2: | | A．conducted | B．appeared | C．performed | D．pretended |
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| 小题3: | | A．questioned | B．advised | C．complained | D．greeted |
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| 小题4: | | A．lit up | B．put up | C．held up | D．kept up |
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| 小题6: | | A．watched | B．noticed | C．examined | D．checked |
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| 小题8: | | A．cheerful | B．careful | C．wonderful | D．painful |
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| 小题9: | | A．sometimes | B．seldom | C．never | D．always |
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| 小题10: | | A．solve | B．handle | C．predict | D．deal |
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| 小题11: | | A．in spite of | B．in return for | C．due to | D．aside from |
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| 小题12: | | A．gym | B．hospital | C．coat | D．car |
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| 小题13: | | A．when | B．until | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．recovering | B．mourning | C．separating | D．benefiting |
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| 小题15: | | A．direction | B．location | C．situation | D．position |
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| 小题16: | | A．anxiety | B．disappointment | C．enjoyment | D．excitement |
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| 小题17: | | A．story | B．news | C．saying | D．lesson |
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| 小题18: | | A．Whatever | B．However | C．Whichever | D．Whenever |
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| 小题19: | | A．head | B．brain | C．heart | D．mind |
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| 小题20: | | A．completely | B．easily | C．hardly | D．gradually |
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Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more____ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its____ everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often____ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so____for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David____.I can still remember he was always____a smile and willing to help. He always____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly____ home.
Weeks passed and the____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of____ before the holiday break. I smiled in____ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David____ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and____from behind his back a small box.__ __ it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my____ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s____.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes_____ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning____the little empty box set on my desk..
| 小题1: | | A．cautious | B．courageous | C．serious | D．anxious |
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| 小题2: | | A．warning | B．calling | C．ringing | D．yelling |
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| 小题3: | | A．scolded | B．wondered | C．realized | D．learned |
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| 小题4: | | A．modestly | B．naturally | C．inaccurately | D．inappropriately |
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| 小题5: | | A．special | B．upset | C．popular | D．funny |
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| 小题6: | | A．wearing | B．delivering | C．expressing | D．sharing |
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| 小题7: | | A．practised | B．wandered | C．studied | D．stayed |
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| 小题8: | | A．might | B．should | C．would | D．could |
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| 小题9: | | A．aim at | B．head for | C．put off | D．turn to |
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| 小题10: | | A．argument | B．judgment | C．movement | D．excitement |
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| 小题11: | | A．education | B．year | C．school | D．program |
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| 小题12: | | A．relief | B．return | C．vain | D．control |
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| 小题13: | | A．weakly | B．quietly | C．sadly | D．helplessly |
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| 小题14: | | A．searched | B．found | C．raised | D．pulled |
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| 小题15: | | A．Holding | B．Handing | C．Sending | D．Leaving |
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| 小题16: | | A．appreciation | B．expectation | C．delight | D．surprise |
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| 小题17: | | A．empty | B．cheap | C．useless | D．improper |
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| 小题18: | | A．as | B．until | C．because | D．though |
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| 小题19: | | A．advice | B．support | C．attention | D．command |
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