Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease（疾病） called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.
At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.
Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.
小题1:The underlined word “cure” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.| A．a kind of rice | B．a kind of vitamin | | C．a kind of germ | D．a medical treatment |
小题2: Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.| A．help the Javanese with their illness | | B．find ways to grow better crops | | C．do some research about the island | | D．spend his holiday |
小题3:Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?| A．To eat them. | | B．To give the Javanese a surprise. | | C．To carry out his experiments. | | D．To make money by selling them. |
小题4:If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.| A．eat vitamin pills | B．eat more meat | | C．eat some chicken | D．eat more rice |
小题5:We can learn from the passage that ______.| A．beri-beri was caused by chickens | | B．Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful | | C．the Javanese didn’t like vitamins | | D．the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B |
试题分析：文章讲述爪哇岛上人们生了一种怪病，医生Christian Eijkman到那里寻找病因，他养了些鸡做实验，结果发现人们生病是因为没有摄入足够的维生素，从而治好了当地人的病，也让人们知道维生素的重要性。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：Many people on the island had a disease（疾病） called beri-beri. 可知岛上很多人得了病，医生到那里寻找治病的方法。Cure=".a" medical treatment，选D。
小题2:细节题：从第一段的句子：He was going there to try and find a cure. 可知Christian Eijkman到了岛上是帮助得病的人。选A。
小题3:细节题：从第一段的句子：He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. 可知Christian Eijkman养鸡是为了在它们身上做实验。选C。
小题4:细节题：从最后一段的句子：Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.可知人们饮食中要有维生素，要是没有可以吃维生素片。选A。
小题5:推理题：从第三段的句子：Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. 可知Christian Eijkman做的实验是成功的，选B |
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Two weeks before Christmas a nine-year-old girl was walking with her friend down the street, sliding on the ice. They were talking about what they hoped to at Christmas.
They stopped to talk to an old man named Harry, who was his knees pulling weeds from around a large tree. His fingers were with cold.
As Harry responded to the girls, he told them he was getting the yard as a Christmas present to his mother, who had died several years before. His eyes filled with tears as he the tree and said, “ My mother was all I had. She loved her and her trees, so I do this for her at Christmas.” His words the girls and soon they were on their knees helping him to around the trees. It took the three of them the rest of the day to complete the . When they finished, Harry pressed a quarter into each of their hands. “I wish I could you more, but it’s all I’ve got right now,” he said.
As they walked they remembered that the house was , with no flowers, no Christmas tree or other decorations. Just the figure of Harry sitting by his curtainless window. The next day they agreed to put their in a jar marked “Harry’s Christmas Present” and then they began to seek for small jobs to more. Every nickel, dime, and quarter they earned went into the .
Two days before Christmas, they had enough money to buy new and a Christmas card. On Christmas Eve they came to Harry’s singing carols. When he opened the door, they him with the gloves wrapped in pretty paper, the card and a pumpkin pie still from the oven. With trembling hands, he the paper from the gloves, and then to their astonishment, he held them up to his face and wept.
| 小题1: | | A．prepare | B．seek | C．get | D．arrange |
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| 小题3: | | A．black | B．blue | C．yellow | D．white |
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| 小题4: | | A．in shape | B．in store | C．in style | D．in practice |
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| 小题5: | | A．patted | B．cut | C．dug | D．climbed |
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| 小题7: | | A．confused | B．shocked | C．touched | D．reminded |
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| 小题8: | | A．gather | B．fertilize | C．water | D．weed |
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| 小题9: | | A．task | B．plan | C．goal | D．harvest |
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| 小题10: | | A．love | B．pay | C．praise | D．donate |
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| 小题11: | | A．ordinary | B．comfortable | C．clean | D．shabby |
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| 小题12: | | A．lovely | B．friendly | C．lonely | D．cowardly |
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| 小题13: | | A．quarters | B．wishes | C．letters | D．secrets |
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| 小题14: | | A．collect | B．earn | C．raise | D．save |
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| 小题15: | | A．jar | B．box | C．wallet | D．drawer |
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| 小题16: | | A．shoes | B．clothes | C．gloves | D．socks |
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| 小题17: | | A．kitchen | B．hall | C．garden | D．doorstep |
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| 小题18: | | A．gave | B．presented | C．shared | D．offered |
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| 小题20: | | A．touched | B．folded | C．tore | D．pasted |
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Michael was a farmer in Texas. His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s, and they became very rich. Michael decided to go back to Ireland to meet his old grandfather, who was still living on the same farm．
Michael booked his ticket，flew to Shannon airport，hired a car and drove to the small village where his parents had been born. He asked for directions to the Ohagan farm, and in the end he drove up a bumpy path. He was shocked by what he saw: a small field, and in the middle of it was an old house, which looked as if it was falling down. Animals were wandering in and out of the front door, and on the porch an old man was smoking a pipe.
“Are you Mr Ohagan?” asked Michael.
“Yes，”replied the old man．
“I"m your grandson，Michael,” said Michael．
“A—ha,” replied the old man．
“Is this your farm?” asked Michael．“Yes，all the way to the wall over there,” said the old man．
Michael was astonished. “Grandfather,” he said，“I have a farm in Texas．I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm.”
“Yes,” said his grandfather. “I used to have a car like that.”
小题1:Michael’s parents _______．| A．still lived in Ireland alone | | B．owned a small farm in Texas | | C．returned to their birthplace | | D．were Irish immigrants（移民）in America |
小题2:Which of the following shocked Michael?| A．The farm was small | | B．The old house looked like his own． | | C．Living conditions were poor in the fields． | | D．Animals were free in the fields． |
小题3:The old man _______．| A．owned a small farm，which extended only to the wall not far away | | B．had so large a farm that he couldn’t cover it in a day | | C．hadn’t his modern car any longer | | D．used to have as good a car as his grandson’s |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Michael owned a large farm in Ireland. | | B．Michael’s car was in such poor condition that it couldn’t reach the end of the farm within a day． | | C．Michael’s farm was too large for a car to reach its end in a day． | | D．Michael didn’t know what to say to his grandfather |
小题5:From “I used to have a car like that”, we can see that________．| A．the old man really had a car like that | | B．the old mall knew his son’s farm in the US was quite large | | C．the old mall misunderstood what Michael said | | D．the old man wanted to buy a car like that |
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My mother always says that I’m born to dance ballet. But that September when I was in a ballet class and went to do a turn, something just happened. I heard it and I surely it. I went right to a doctor and got an X-ray examination, which a lot of damage to my knee — a(n) injury for a dancer. I had to have a(n) .Everything had been going so well and now I had this huge injury. Dance was my life, but , I wasn’t going to be able to do it for a year or never again.
My dad was really a big inspiration for me. He was a battle against cancer at that time. He showed me how to make it through a situation. I thought that if he could do that, I could handle this, too. my operation, I had great difficulty walking, but I knew that if I really worked hard, my injury would heal.
Several months later, I definitely wasn’t at my strongest, but I could a class. The dancing I did was at first — moves that my knee could handle.
Once we started practicing in the fall, I was beginning to feel like myself . One day, I the schedule and my name was next to Eliot Feld. I thought it must be a(n) because he is very famous in the ballet world. But it wasn’t. He me and taught me a lot of things. At l8, I had a solo performance! It was a big . I was so excited and felt like a real ballerina. After the , Eliot said, “You know, you have a(n) — and you are also made of steel.” That, coming from him, was the compliment (赞美) I have ever received. I’d like to think that my injury made me strong.
| 小题1: | | A．touched | B．accepted | C．broke | D．felt |
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| 小题2: | | A．pointed | B．said | C．read | D．showed |
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| 小题3: | | A．necessary | B．deadly | C．practical | D．important |
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| 小题4: | | A．holiday | B．cry | C．operation | D．test |
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| 小题5: | | A．in time | B．all of a sudden | C．at present | D．once in a while |
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| 小题6: | | A．possibly | B．luckily | C．surprisingly | D．hardly |
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| 小题7: | | A．leading | B．fighting | C．losing | D．inventing |
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| 小题8: | | A．wonderful | B．difficult | C．positive | D．heavy |
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| 小题9: | | A．After | B．During | C．At | D．Over |
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| 小题10: | | A．set out | B．take up | C．break into | D．get through |
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| 小题11: | | A．basic | B．quick | C．formal | D．hard |
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| 小题12: | | A．before | B．then | C．again | D．too |
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| 小题13: | | A．stole | B．borrowed | C．faced | D．checked |
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| 小题14: | | A．mistake | B．opportunity | C．problem | D．task |
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| 小题15: | | A．held | B．obeyed | C．encouraged | D．received |
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| 小题16: | | A．surprise | B．secret | C．success | D．position |
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| 小题17: | | A．speech | B．performance | C．competition | D．match |
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| 小题18: | | A．gift | B．chance | C．luck | D．exercise |
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| 小题19: | | A．simplest | B．deepest | C．greatest | D．smartest |
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| 小题20: | | A．dealing with | B．letting out | C．setting up | D．turning to |
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Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute (聋哑) school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.
She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely. They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.
Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely. “Are you willing to be my girlfriend?”
Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.
As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story.
Galaxy explained, “Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100% better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love.”
Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train, Kazrim told her, “I’m going to tell your parents that I’ll be looking after you well with all my life!” Galaxy was deeply moved.
As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, “This is Kazrim.” Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly.
He said, “YOU CAN TALK?” It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask, too.
The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.
小题1:How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?| A．They met each other by chance. | | B．They were introduced to each other. | | C．They once studied at the same university. | | D．They both served in a deaf and mute school. |
小题2: How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?| A．Writing words on paper. | | B．Using the sign language. | | C．Judging from his expression. | | D．Speaking her native language. |
小题3: What did Galaxy expect her parents to do?| A．To have a talk with Kazrim. | | B．To prepare for her marriage. | | C．To treat Kazrim as a normal man. | | D．To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend. |
小题4:What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?| A．They fell in love at the first sight. | | B．They cheated each other to win love. | | C．They mistook each other for being mutes. | | D．They ignored the anger of Galaxy’s parents. |
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One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I the countryside for some place I could rent for the possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it, and a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, slowly, they started teaching me the of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into . I saw many people were having a really hard time, their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to a handful of people .There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in if we hadn’t banded together.（团结起来）
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about we can all get by together.
| 小题1: | | A．equally | B．separately | C．violently | D．naturally |
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| 小题2: | | A．off | B． over | C．apart | D．out |
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| 小题3: | | A．searched | B．left | C．toured | D．crossed |
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| 小题4: | | A．cheapest | B．largest | C．fairest | D．fullest |
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| 小题5: | | A．at | B．through | C．over | D．round |
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| 小题6: | | A．occupied | B．abandoned | C．emptied | D．robbed |
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| 小题7: | | A．turned | B．approached | C．cut | D．cleared |
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| 小题8: | | A．but | B．although | C．otherwise | D．for |
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| 小题9: | | A．benefit | B．lesson | C．nature | D．art |
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| 小题10: | | A．looking | B．staying | C．swinging | D．turning |
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| 小题11: | | A．wild | B．real | C．different | D．remote |
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| 小题12: | | A．neighborliness | B．happiness | C．friendliness | D．kindness |
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| 小题13: | | A．unique | B．expensive | C．rare | D．necessary |
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| 小题15: | | A．cooperation | B．relationships | C．satisfaction | D．appointments |
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| 小题16: | | A．reality | B．society | C．town | D．life |
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| 小题17: | | A．creating | B．losing | C．quitting | D．offering |
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| 小题18: | | A．put in | B．turn in | C．take in | D．get in |
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| 小题19: | | A．yards | B．shelters | C．camps | D．cottages |
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| 小题20: | | A．when | B．what | C．whether | D．how |
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