A flock of hungry pigeons were flying across the sky in search of food. Having traveled a long distance, they felt tired and settled down on a tree. Just below the tree, they saw grains strewn (撒满) all over the ground. The pigeons were happy to have found enough food to eat. All the pigeons came down from the tree and started eating the grains. As they were doing so, a huge net fell on them and trapped them all.
The pigeons were taken aback. They noticed a hunter sitting at a distance from the tree, a bow and arrow in hand. The pigeons realized it was the hunter who had trapped them in the net. The hunter got up and began to move towards the pigeons.
The leader of the pigeons spoke, “Friends, we are in great trouble. The hunter will catch us if we do not act swiftly in a few seconds. There is only one option available at this moment. Let all of us use our force together and fly up along with the net. If all of us use our force and fly together, we can fly carrying the net along with us. Let us start now.”
All the pigeons agreed with him and flew high carrying the net along with them. After traveling enough distance away from the hunter, the pigeons settled on a tree and carefully came out of the net one by one and thus escaped the evil design of the hunter.
小题1:Who strewed the grains over the ground?| A．A villager. | B．The hunter. | | C．The pigeon. | D．The writer. |
小题2:The word “ ”has the closest meaning to the underlined word “option”.| A．reason | B．choice | C．action | D．opinion |
小题3:How did the pigeons react when they got trapped?| A．They didn’t know what to do. | | B．They tried to fly in all directions. | | C．They remained rather calm. | | D．They decided to fight for their lives. |
小题4:This story wants to tell us that .| A．two heads are better than one. | | B．confidence will save everyone. | | C．teamwork can work wonders. | | D．actions speak louder than words. |
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小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C |
试题分析：一群饥肠辘辘的鸽子在觅食时中了猎人的圈套，领头的鸽子临危不惧，镇定自若，带领其他鸽子最终从网中成功逃出。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第二段第三句中的内容They noticed a hunter sitting at a distance from the tree, a bow and arrow in hand. The pigeons realized it was the hunter who had trapped them in the net.可知在地面上抛洒谷物的是那个“猎人”。 选B
小题2:猜测词义题。上一段的最后提到猎人朝鸽子走过来，再结合领头鸽所说的话可推测它们此刻只有一种“选择”。 选B
小题3:推理判断题。结合第三段领头鸽所说的话以及下一段第一句中的内容可推测它们落入圈套后相当镇静。根据常识可知如果鸽子朝四面八方飞，他们就不可能将网带起来，所以B 项不正确。 选C
小题4:主旨大意题。群鸽在生命危急之时在领头鸽的带领下共同努力，最终摆脱了猎人的邪恶圈套，由此可知本文的主旨是“团队协作可以创造奇迹”。 A 项表示“两个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮”；B 项表示“自信可挽救每一个人”；D 项表示“事实胜于雄辩”，都不能很好地概括文章大意。选C |
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试题【 A flock of hungry pigeons were flying across the sky in search of food. Having 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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The Johnson family from England believe they are lucky to be alive after surviving an incredible incident off the coast of Australia. The Johnsons had been ____ that they might see some whales when they were ____ a yacht—a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing ____ around the Whitsunday Islands. ____, they had no clue just how ____ their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-meter-long humpback whale ____ out of the ocean and crashed into their boat before returning to the water.
Mark Johnson，the eldest son，was sailing the yacht when he heard an immense bang and a thud (重击声). He ____ thought the yacht had hit a rock. But when he looked up, he saw the whale ____ down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters, “We were staring into its right eye. It was a very ____ moment. The eye was about the ____ of a dinner plate. It was huge!”
____ for the Johnson family, no one was hurt, but the yacht suffered ____ damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging—the pole and ropes which hold the ____ —and so the family was left with no way at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The ____ equipment was also damaged, but fortunately they had a cell phone and were able to call for help.
Why the whale jumped onto the yacht is a ____，but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not ____ sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to ____ its calf when it jumped, and hit the yacht by accident.
____ the reason, people are completely ____ that this incident happened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean, so what are the ____ of a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht? The possibility of something like this happening is extremely small, but it just shows that life is full of surprises.
| 小题1: | | A．explained | B．learned | C．told | D．taught |
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| 小题2: | | A．taking | B．driving | C．hiring | D．running |
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| 小题3: | | A．competition | B．game | C．training | D．trip |
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| 小题4: | | A．Moreover | B．Thus | C．Meanwhile | D．However |
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| 小题5: | | A．exciting | B．close | C．vivid | D．tense |
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| 小题6: | | A．swam | B．leapt | C．slipped | D．stretched |
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| 小题7: | | A．suddenly | B．occasionally | C．immediately | D．casually |
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| 小题8: | | A．drifting | B．jumping | C．falling | D．sliding |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprising | B．annoying | C．frightening | D．astonishing |
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| 小题10: | | A．size | B．sample | C．range | D．form |
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| 小题11: | | A．Certainly | B．Luckily | C．Definitely | D．Possibly |
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| 小题12: | | A．severe | B．extreme | C．actual | D．special |
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| 小题13: | | A．boat | B．beach | C．sail | D．journey |
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| 小题14: | | A．radio | B．craft | C．guide | D．compass |
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| 小题15: | | A．problem | B．mystery | C．suspect | D．question |
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| 小题16: | | A．carefully | B．surely | C．deliberately | D．simply |
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| 小题17: | | A．see | B．touch | C．tend | D．reach |
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| 小题18: | | A．Whenever | B．Wherever | C．Whoever | D．Whatever |
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| 小题19: | | A．amazed | B．worried | C．interested | D．touched |
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| 小题20: | | A．wonders | B．chances | C．predictions | D．consequences |
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Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s greatest post-war prime minister, died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke (a disease related to blood vessels in the brain), her family announced on 8 April 2013. Her son, Sir Mark, and daughter Carol confirmed her death that morning.
Margaret Thatcher, daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham, was educated at the local grammar school, and at Oxford, where she got a degree in chemistry, and upon graduation she worked for four years as a research chemist. She then qualified as a lawyer in 1954.
As Miss Margaret Roberts, she stood twice in parliamentary (国会的) elections for the Conservative Party (保守党), before being elected (after her marriage) to the House of Commons in 1959.
When the Conservatives returned to office in June 1970, she was appointed secretary of state for education and science. After the Conservatives lost power in 1974, she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet (内阁), and was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1975.
Baroness Thatcher became prime minister on 4 May 1979 and went on to earn the nickname “the Iron Lady”, becoming known for her strong responses to the political and economic crisis, which Thatcher’s supporters think are good for Britain, while her opposers argue that her policies destroyed British manufacturing.
Lady Thatcher governed Britain from 1979 to 1990. She will go down in history not only as Britain’s first female prime minister, but as the woman who changed Britain’s economy in addition to being an awesome rival on the international stage.
Lady Thatcher was the only British prime minister to leave behind a set of ideas about the role of the state which other leaders and nations try to copy and apply.
小题1:How old was Lady Thatcher when she became prime minister?小题2:Why did Lady Thatcher get the nickname “the Iron Lady”?| A．Because she was the first female prime minister in Britain. | | B．Because she took strong measures to deal with the crisis. | | C．Because she was strong enough to live a long life. | | D．Because her supporters credited (归功于) her with developing the British economy. |
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT true about Lady Thatcher?| A．She died of a heart attack on 8 April 2013. | | B．She left behind many ideas about the role of the state. | | C．Not all the people are in favor of her policies. | | D．She governed Britain for 11 years. |
小题4:Which is the correct order of what happened in Thatcher’s life?
a. She became prime minister.
b. She was appointed secretary of state for education and science.
c. She was educated at a local grammar school.
d. She was elected leader of the Conservative Party.
e. She qualified as a lawyer.| A．e-c-b-d-a | B．c-e-d-b-a | | C．b-c-e-d-a | D．c-e-b-d-a |
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I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and got into a game. I went to all the and showed up even when it was so that your ‘breath froze’ and when the otherplayers had decided to stay home. I felt I had enough and thought of quitting.
I finally decided to the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise , so think about yourself in a way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape, my shot（投球） accuracy and changing my .
Once in a match, we our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.
The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little . But my mom’s words out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my work was paying off. I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the to score. The crowd went quiet. All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had
gone home had me for this moment.
Won! I won!
The lesson I learned from my mom’s has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I myself.
| 小题1: | | A．once | B．seldom | C．usually | D．even |
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| 小题2: | | A．meetings | B．shows | C．matches | D．practices |
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| 小题3: | | A．cloudy | B．wet | C．cold | D．windy |
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| 小题4: | | A．suffered | B．explained | C．planned | D．escaped |
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| 小题5: | | A．write | B．break | C．read | D．speak |
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| 小题6: | | A．noticing | B．gathering | C．hearing | D．analyzing |
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| 小题7: | | A．talkers | B．dreamers | C．attackers | D．losers |
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| 小题8: | | A．positive | B．familiar | C．brief | D．convenient |
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| 小题9: | | A．testing | B．improving | C．questioning | D．affecting |
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| 小题10: | | A．aim | B．taste | C．habit | D．attitude |
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| 小题11: | | A．lost | B．controlled | C．practiced | D．continued |
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| 小题12: | | A．usual | B．safe | C．secret | D．private |
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| 小题14: | | A．annoyed | B．awkward | C．scared | D．bitter |
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| 小题15: | | A．put | B．rang | C．gave | D． stood |
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| 小题16: | | A．exact | B．extra | C．creative | D．casual |
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| 小题17: | | A．chance | B．message | C．order | D．note |
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| 小题18: | | A．spared | B．requested | C．prepared | D．sent |
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| 小题19: | | A．actions | B．reasons | C．words | D．promises |
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| 小题20: | | A．judge | B．express | C．comfort | D．doubt |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet . Bob often came with me and almost every time he"d to go off and look for something special. I"d always see him walking down the walkway the three yellow roses in his hands. Bob knew I loved yellow roses. With a heart with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for the small steak and remembered how Bob had loved his steak.
Suddenly a woman came beside me. She was in a soft green dress. I as she picked up a large pack of T-bones, them in her basket, hesitated, and then put them back. She saw me watching her and she smiled. "My husband loves T-bones, but , at these prices, I don"t know."
"My husband passed away eight days ago," I told her. "Buy him the steaks. And value every you have together."
She smiled and I saw the feeling in her as she placed the package in her basket and away. I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes later I saw first the green suit and then the pretty lady coming to me. In her arms she carried something. On her face was the smile I had ever seen.
As she came closer, I saw what she held and welled down. "These are for you, " she said and placed three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled again. I wanted to tell her what the roses , but still unable to speak. I watched as she walked away as tears clouded my . I looked down at the beautiful roses and found it almost . How did she know?
Suddenly the seemed so clear. I wasn"t alone. "Oh, Bob, you haven"t me, have you?" I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his angel.
| 小题1: | | A．losing | B．leaving | C．passing | D．failing |
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| 小题2: | | A．flowers | B．roses | C．memories | D．thoughts |
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| 小题3: | | A．decide | B．happen | C．refuse | D．pretend |
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| 小题4: | | A．by | B．with | C．during | D．between |
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| 小题5: | | A．full | B．filled | C．pleased | D．crowded |
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| 小题6: | | A．very | B．beautiful | C．pretty | D．perfect |
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| 小题7: | | A．watched | B．saw | C．found | D．glared |
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| 小题8: | | A．fell | B．carried | C．dropped | D．took |
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| 小题9: | | A．exactly | B．generally | C．usually | D．honestly |
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| 小题10: | | A．moment | B．dinner | C．time | D．year |
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| 小题11: | | A．hands | B．eyes | C．voice | D．basket |
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| 小题12: | | A．left | B．ran | C．slipped | D．wheeled |
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| 小题13: | | A．realized | B．recognized | C．received | D．thought |
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| 小题14: | | A．saddest | B．funniest | C．brightest | D．strangest |
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| 小题15: | | A．words | B．tears | C．feelings | D．sweats |
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| 小题16: | | A．stood | B．described | C．meant | D．designed |
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| 小题17: | | A．sight | B．cart | C．roses | D．package |
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| 小题18: | | A．unknown | B．uncommon | C．unreal | D．unlike |
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| 小题19: | | A．question | B．answer | C．case | D．puzzle |
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| 小题20: | | A．missed | B．disappointed | C．hated | D．forgotten |
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When Russell Lyons volunteered for the first time, he read Goodnight Moon to a class of San Diego preschoolers. And it wasn’t reading－he’d memorized the book and was reciting it out loud. He was 4. Still, he said it felt good up there, in front of the other kids, lending a hand. He wanted more of that feeling.
Thirteen years later, he’s getting a lot of it. He’s on a five-month road trip across America－not sightseeing, but volunteering.
The University City resident has spent time at an animal reserve in Utah, a women’s shelter in St. Louis, a soup kitchen in New York, a retirement home in Tucson. This week he’s in Los Angeles, at a program that supports disabled youth.
“I just like helping people and feeling that something I do is making a difference,” he said. He resists the idea that his “Do Good Adventure” is all that unusual. It bothers him that the media often describes young people as lazy, self-centered and materialistic. So he sees his trip as a chance to make a statement, too. “About 55 percent of teens do volunteer work, higher than the rate of adults,” he said, according to a 2002 study. “Not everybody knows that.”
Of course, some teens do volunteer work because it looks impressive on their college applications. Lyons said he mentioned his trip on his submissions. But charity work is a habit with him. Even before the cross country trip, he was volunteering abut 200 hours a year at various places. He’s made sandwiches for homeless families in Washington D.C.. He’s taught math to fifth-graders in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
He gets some of that drive from his mother, Leslye Lyons, who has been involved in nonprofits for much of her life. She was there when her son “read” to the preschoolers－a memory of hers “that will never go away.”
小题1: What did Russell Lyons think of his first volunteering?| A．Creative. | B．Impressive. | C．Persuasive. | D．Imaginative. |
小题2:The third paragraph is meant to ______.| A．indicate Russell Lyons is working as a volunteer | | B．introduce some tourist attractions across America | | C．appeal to volunteers to offer help to those in need | | D．show volunteers are needed in all parts of America |
小题3: According to Paragraph 4, Russell Lyons is against the idea that ______.| A．what he has done is common | | B．most teens do volunteer work | | C．young people don’t work hard | | D．adults prefer to be volunteers |
小题4:Russell Lyons has been doing volunteer work because ______. | A．it is necessary for college applications | | B．he ought to keep his promise to Momit | | C．he likes the feeling of being praised | | D．has become a natural part of his life |
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