An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the “accident of evolution” had created.
“What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!” he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7 - foot grizzly（灰熊）charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing. He ran even faster, so scared that tears were coming to his eyes. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pumping frantically and he tried to run even faster. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw the bear right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.
At that instant the atheist cried out “Oh my God!”
Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky,“ You deny my existence for all of these years; teach others I don’t exist; and even credit creation to a cosmic （宇宙的）accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this difficulty? Am I to count you as a believer?”
The atheist looked directly into the light. “It would be hypocritical（伪善的）of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as Christian now, but perhaps could you make the bear a Christian？”“Very well,” said the voice.
The light went out. The river ran again. And the sounds of the forest resumed.
And then the bear dropped his right paw... brought both paws together... bowed his head and spoke, “Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, I am truly thankful.”
小题1:According to the passage, the “accident of evolution” refers to the following Except ________.| A．rivers | B．God | | C．trees | D．the 7 - foot grizzly |
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that an atheist is a person ________.| A．who believes that there is God | B．who likes to do good needs | | C．who makes a living by selling wood | D．who denies the existence of God |
小题3:What is the purpose of this text?| A．To tell a real interesting story. | | B．To give practical advice. | | C．To convince readers of the existence of God. | | D．To entertain readers. |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D |
试题分析：
一个无神论者走在森林之中，欣赏着“进化之美”，突遇灰熊追捕。危急时刻口呼上帝。上帝的声音从空中传来：你不相信我的存在，并教给别人说我不存在，将世间万物归因于一次宇宙事故。你希望我救你吗？能将你算作信徒吗？无神论者问上帝能否将灰熊变为基督信徒。只见灰熊双手合十、念念有词：主啊，感谢您赐给我食物。
小题1:推断题。第二段“What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!”一句表明，在无神论者眼中，世间万物，包括树木、河流和动物，都是“进化事故”的产物，不存在所谓“上帝”。故B项正确。
小题2:细节题。从第五段上帝的话 “You deny my existence for all of these years; teach others I don’t exist; and even credit creation to a cosmic （宇宙的）accident…”可知，这位atheist否认上帝的存在。故 D项正确。
小题3:主旨大意题。A项real一词提示该项排除；B项practical提示该项排除；而Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. Even the river stopped moving.等都是虚构的，虚构的东西不能证明上帝的存在，排除C项。“灰熊为美食祷告”极具趣味性，故D项正确。 |
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试题【An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the “accident 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Maricel Apatan，22，stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri—La Hotel in Manila，preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a（n）____ task for a pastry(糕点) chef，but Maricel is no ____ chef－she has no hands．
“When I first saw Maricel, I was worried she might ____ herself when using a chef’s knife ____ that has never been a problem, ” says Maricel’s manager. “She doesn’t get ____ treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the chefs.”
Despite financial ____ from Archbishop Ledesma, a distant relative, Maricel ____ to deal with her disability. “I was ____ dependent on my mother and couldn’t do anything,” she recalls.
In 2004, Archbishop Ledesma ____ for Maricel to live in the House with No Steps, a training centre for people with disabilities. She ____ how to write and do regular tasks and, more importantly, ____ her disability. She became more determined to ____ hard to live a normal life.
Maricel ____ graduated from high school and enrolled(注册) in a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course in Cagayan de Oro City. I have really enjoyed ____ since I was seven years old,” she says.
After Maricel moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting ____ this determined young woman. She didn"t shy away from the ____.“I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it"s ____ to live a normal life,” Maricel says.
Later, Maricel"s three younger brothers and sisters moved to Manila．She ____ the rent of their small apartment, ____ their parents look after the family farm in Mindanao．“It is difficult to make ends meet but I don"t lose ____. I believe anything is possible if you dream, and work hard．”
| 小题1: | | A．impossible | B． simple | C． practical | D． important |
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| 小题2: | | A．ordinary | B． admirable | C． talented | D． gentle |
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| 小题3: | | A．absorb | B． express | C． hurt | D． forgive |
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| 小题5: | | A．special | B． equal | C． official | D． effective |
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| 小题6: | | A．advice | B． control | C． information | D． help |
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| 小题7: | | A．hesitated | B． disagreed | C． struggled | D． pretended |
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| 小题8: | | A．gradually | B． hardly | C． increasingly | D． totally |
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| 小题9: | | A．searched | B． arranged | C． applied | D． begged |
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| 小题10: | | A．explained | B． realized | C． wondered | D．learned |
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| 小题11: | | A．accepted | B． blessed | C． cured | D． forgot |
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| 小题12: | | A．think | B． try | C． listen | D． relax |
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| 小题13: | | A．partly | B． firstly | C． eventually | D． immediately |
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| 小题14: | | A．reading | B． cooking | C． writing | D． drawing |
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| 小题15: | | A．beyond | B． by | C． against | D． on |
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| 小题16: | | A．attention | B． description | C． decoration | D． connection |
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| 小题17: | | A．successful | B． difficult | C． possible | D． certain |
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| 小题18: | | A．raises | B． pays | C． collects | D． receives |
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| 小题19: | | A．unless | B． once | C． though | D． while |
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| 小题20: | | A．memory | B． weight | C． hope | D． patience |
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A man died and was on his way to another world，either the Heaven or the hell. He saw an extremely magnificent palace half way and the of the palace asked him to stay and in the palace.
The man said，“I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any .”
The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is else better than here for you. There are a wealth of seafood and delicacies. In my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone you. Moreover，you can rest I that nothing needs to be done by you.” Then，the man settled down in the palace.
At the beginning，the man felt very at the rotation of eating and sleeping. But gradually，he felt a bit lonely and void. So he went to the owner and ，“It is to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job？”
The owner replied，“Sorry， there is no job here at all.”
After another several months，the man could not bear the present life and went to the owner again，“I really could not this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job，I would prefer to go to the instead of living here.”
The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously， “Do you think it is Heaven here？ It is the hell！”
| 小题1: | | A．god | B．foreigner | C．owner | D．guard |
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| 小题2: | | A．sleep | B．eat | C．drink | D．live |
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| 小题3: | | A．movement | B．hesitation | C．performance | D．work |
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| 小题4: | | A．anywhere | B．nowhere | C．everywhere | D．somewhere |
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| 小题5: | | A．visiting | B．stopping | C．keeping | D．avoiding |
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| 小题6: | | A．assured | B．convinced | C．reminded | D．informed |
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| 小题7: | | A．bored | B．initial | C．happy | D．scared |
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| 小题8: | | A．appreciated | B．motivated | C．complained | D．cried |
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| 小题9: | | A．unbearable | B．precious | C．vivid | D．temporary |
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| 小题10: | | A．come up with | B．put up with | C．catch up with | D．end up with |
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| 小题11: | | A．palace | B．heaven | C．hell | D．sky |
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| 小题12: | | A．actually | B．immediately | C．directly | D．hardly |
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Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years， they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing， then bitter words， and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob，” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.
“I’m looking for a few days’ work，” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you，” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbor！”
The carpenter said， “I think I know what to do， sir， and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”
Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day.
About sunset when the farmer returned， the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all！
It was a bridge！ And the neighbor， Bob， was coming across， with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi， John！ You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge！”
Then they met in the middle， taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other，” said Farmer Bob.
Then they turned to see the carpenter， who was ready to go. “No， wait！ Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you，” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay，” the carpenter said， “but I have more bridges to build.”
小题1:Just before the carpenter came， John and Bob each other.| A．didn’t speak to | | B．were friendly to | | C．often fought with | | D．never had bitter words with |
小题2:Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because .| A．he wanted to protect his farm | | B．he didn’t want to do it himself | | C．he wouldn’t like to see Bob | | D．he wanted to find him something to do |
小题3:What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge！” mean？| A．John was great to build this bridge. | | B．John was not good at building bridges. | | C．John was foolish to build such a bridge. | | D．John should build the bridge earlier. |
小题4:What do you think of the carpenter？| A．Shy. | B．Wise. | C．Proud. | D．Careless. |
小题5:What is the best title for the passage？| A．What a Big Fence！ | B．Farmer and Bridge | | C．Three Kind Men | D．A Fence or a Bridge？ |
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BIG things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents my entire world when they told me they were getting divorced. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often fought, I still wanted my family to stay .
My life changed completely after the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment town, while my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a visitor I went to see my Dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my stepfather, Dan, I showed no interest in. I was clearly sad, especially after Dan and my mother married I realized that there was no way that things could change the way they were.
Even though I refuse all Dan’s trying to get to know me and wasn’t very nice to him, he never gave on me. Gradually, I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in common, especially when came to movies and TV shows. We spent a lot of time together out to watch movies. That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other .
Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed on school or friends. Once I began to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and short trips. Eventually, I discovered that I finally had the happy family that I had always .
I now realize my parents were about getting the divorce. Their breakup was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.
At 13, I an important truth –change is not always the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes, it is just what we need most.
| 小题1: | | A．shook | B．broke | C．hurt | D．changed |
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| 小题2: | | A．break down | B．break up | C．break in | D．break out |
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| 小题3: | | A．a same | B．same | C．the same | D．at same |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．while | C．that | D．whenever |
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| 小题6: | | A．whoever | B．which | C．whom | D．that |
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| 小题7: | | A．but | B．and | C．however | D．also |
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| 小题8: | | A．back | B．back to | C．into | D．for |
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| 小题12: | | A．more deeply | B．much deeply | C．more deeper | D．very deeper |
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| 小题13: | | A．either | B．too | C．before | D．never |
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| 小题14: | | A．suggestion | B．advices | C．advice | D．tip |
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| 小题15: | | A．receive | B．accept | C．recognize | D．know |
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| 小题16: | | A．went | B．began | C．took | D．go for |
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| 小题17: | | A．wished | B．hoped | C．dreamed | D．wanted |
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| 小题18: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．necessary | D．good |
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| 小题19: | | A．divorced | B．united | C．married | D．remarried |
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| 小题20: | | A．found | B．discover | C．learned | D．Understand |
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My husband has been ill in hospital for two months and I have learned to make do with very little (凑合过日子).
One Sunday afternoon, I went to buy a for my daughter with my friend. A woman who was also buying books in the bookstore saw me and said, “I you must be having a hard time.” I just smiled and said, “I’m okay. I have eight dollars and I have food at home, so I’ll be .”
About ten later she came up to me and said, “Can I take a look at the book that you’ve ? It seems very interesting!” I said all right and gave it to her.
Just then called me and I immediately went out. I returned she thanked me and my book.
On my way home my friend who was driving said, “You told me you didn’t had much ?” I replied, “I don’t.”
She said, “Oh yes, you do!” I assured (向……保证) her I had two dollars left, but still she insisted I plenty of money.
“Look at your book in your bag,” she . “There’s a hundred dollar bill in it.” I turned over the page and got so ! There actually was a hundred dollar that seemed to have fallen out of my book!
I her, very surprised, and said, “I don’t know that came from. I have no idea because I certainly did not have a hundred !”
I thought and thought about the money for days after that. Then I realized it must have come from who asked to borrow my book in the bookstore. How of her! And what a wonderful gift to when I am down to my last two dollars!
| 小题1: | | A．storybook | B．toy bear | C．birthday cake | D．concert ticket |
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| 小题2: | | A．suggest | B．wish | C．hear | D．think |
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| 小题3: | | A．sad | B．upset | C．fine | D．honest |
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| 小题4: | | A．hours | B．minutes | C．days | D．weeks |
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| 小题5: | | A．written | B．chosen | C．hidden | D．finished |
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| 小题6: | | A．someone | B．nobody | C．everyone | D．anybody |
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| 小题7: | | A．Since | B．When | C．Before | D．Because |
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| 小题8: | | A．threw away | B．asked for | C．looked into | D．gave back |
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| 小题9: | | A．wisdom | B．money | C．water | D．patience |
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| 小题10: | | A．never | B．always | C．only | D．once |
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| 小题12: | | A．said | B．cried | C．ordered | D．shouted |
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| 小题13: | | A．worried | B．satisfied | C．surprised | D．relaxed |
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| 小题14: | | A．letter | B．card | C．picture | D．bill |
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| 小题15: | | A．looked at | B．quarreled with | C．believed in | D．laughed at |
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| 小题17: | | A．bags | B．books | C．stores | D．dollars |
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| 小题18: | | A．the lady | B．the writer | C．my friend | D．my daughter |
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| 小题19: | | A．foolish | B．kind | C．energetic | D．proud |
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| 小题20: | | A．make | B．refuse | C．invent | D．receive |
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