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Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read,
yet,   ____   his reading skills, Steve had been failing since the first grade. Steve was a
big boy, yet, he went unnoticed… ____    Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his    ____   life, Steve couldn"t take his eyes off his teacher;  yet,    ____   he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was    ____   for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and   ____   to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White"s ____    voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Startled (吓了一跳), he   ____   to look at her. “Pay attention!” She began to  ____   the test results. “You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “   ____    one boy, and it breaks my    ____   to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp   ____.“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
After that, Steve still   ____   do his homework. “Just try it,” Miss White said one day. “Steve!
Please! I care about you!” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school,    ____    that afternoon. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a   ____   on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to  ____   his paper. With a look of   ____, Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest. Miss White"s face was in total   ____   ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just   ____    his first test! From that moment  ____   was the same for Steve.
小题1:
A.in honor ofB.in spite ofC.in addition toD.in case of
小题2:
A.toB.beforeC.untilD.upon
小题3:
A.richB.youngC.freshD.simple
小题4:
A.stillB.evenC.alsoD.forever
小题5:
A.observedB.correctedC.selectedD.tested
小题6:
A.struggledB.agreedC.continuedD.declared
小题7:
A.cheerfulB.impatientC.enthusiasticD.shy
小题8:
A.decidedB.managedC.turnedD.forgot
小题9:
A.go overB.run overC.turn overD.hand over
小题10:
A.except forB.due toC.as forD.up to
小题11:
A.willB.recordC.heartD.back
小题12:
A.painB.stareC.senseD.contrast
小题13:
A.wouldn"tB.couldn"tC.mustn"tD.shouldn"t
小题14:
A.embarrassedB.discouragedC.approvedD.thoughtful
小题15:
A.surveyB.speechC.reportD.quiz
小题16:
A.give upB.hand inC.turn downD.come across
小题17:
A.respectB.curiosityC.surpriseD.fear
小题18:
A.victoryB.shockC.sadnessD.confidence
小题19:
A.escapedB.takenC.missedD.passed
小题20:
A.nothingB.somethingC.anythingD.everything

答案
 
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:A
解析

试题分析:Steve是个学习落后的学生,每次考试都不及格,他天天沉浸在自己的想象里。直到一天漂亮的女老师Miss White 对他表现的关注,彻底使他改变了。故事给我们的启示是:人人都需要关注,一句善意的话,一个鼓励的眼神甚至都会改变一个人。
小题1:B介词短语辨析。A. 为了纪念;B.尽管;  C.除…之外; D.万一。根据上文Surprisingly, he could read, yet,可以推断他的阅读能力很差,由此可知B为正确选项。意思:然而令人奇怪的是,尽管他的阅读能力差,他还是能阅读。
小题2:C介词辨析。A.到 ;B.在…前 ;C.到…才;D.在…上。上文讲他一直不被人注意,而下文内容则是讲述他被Miss White的关注,所以此处应该用until,句意:他一直不被人注意直到怀特小姐的出现。
小题3:B形容词辨析。A .富裕的;B.年轻的;C.新鲜的;D.简单的。根据上文Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy可以判断B选项正确。句意:在他年幼的生命中第一次他的眼睛从老师身上移不开了。
小题4:A副词辨析。A.仍然 ;B.甚至; C.也 ;D.永远。根据上文Steve had been failing since the first grade可知这次是和以前一样不及格,所以用“仍然”,答案选A。
小题5:D动词辨析。A. 观察;B.改错; C.选择 ;D.测试。由下文Steve hurried through his tests,可知这是一次考试,测验孩子们的基本技能,所以D选项正确。
小题6:C动词辨析。A. 斗争;  B.同意 ; C.继续; D.宣告。根据语境判断此处用continue,表示Steve一天中持续的恍惚状态。答案选C。
小题7:B形容词辨析。A. 高兴的;B.不耐烦的;C.热心的 ;D.害羞的。考试时候学生走神,老师会提醒,根据当时情形和老师说的话“Pay attention!”判断,最佳选项为B。
小题8:C动词辨析。A. 决定;B.经营; C.转身; D.忘记。从情理可知听到喊他的名字,Steve应该是转身去看老师,所以C选项正确。
小题9:A动词短语辨析。A.仔细检查,查阅;B.压过;C.翻转;D.移交。老师下文说的是考试结果,所以此时老师唤回Steve的注意后开始去翻阅考试成绩,故A选项正确。
小题10:A介词短语辨析。A.除。。外;B.因为,由于;C.关于;至于;D.多达。从老师说的话You all did pretty well和下文The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!判断可知除了一个学生外其余所有的学生都通过了考试,所以A选项正确。
小题11:C名词辨析。A.愿望;B.记录; C.心脏; D.背部。从语境可知老师因为一个学生没及格而表示难过心痛,所以判断C选项正确。
小题12:B名词辨析。A.疼痛;  B.凝视 ;C.感觉; D.对照。从情理判断当老师说这话的时候目光应该是盯着Steve的,故B项正确。句意:老师犹豫着说道,尖锐的目光能够把Steve钉到座位上。
小题13:A情态动词辨析。A.不(表意愿或将来);B.不能;C.一定不要;D.不应该。根据上下文推测Steve是不愿意做作业,所以A选项正确。
小题14:D形容词辨析。A.困窘的 ;B.沮丧的 ;C.批准的; D.深思的,沉思的。根据下文Steve的转变可知在他知道了老师关心,在意他之后,他的内心和态度发生了转变, D选项正确。
小题15:D名词辨析。A. 调查 ; B演讲; C.报告; D.测试。根据下文出现的__49__ his first test!可以判断老师进行了测试,所以D选项正确。
小题16:B动词短语辨析。A. 放弃; B.上交 ; C.关小; D.穿过。根据下文Miss White took his paper.可知Steve第一个交了试卷,所以B选项正确。
小题17:C名词辨析。A. 尊敬;B.好奇; C惊讶;D.恐惧。由故事内容可知Steve从来都是考试不及格,这次第一个交了试卷,老师对此应该感觉惊讶,所以C为正确选项。
小题18:B名词辨析。A. 胜利; B.震动,震惊; C.悲伤;D.信心。根据故事的叙述可知Steve从来考试不及格,这次他不仅第一个交上试卷,而且根据下文可知Steve考试及格了,由此可以推断当时老师是感到震惊,所以B选项正确。
小题19:D动词辨析。A. 逃跑; B.带走 ; C.错过 ;D.通过。通过老师满意的表情her face broke into a bright smile.可以推断Steve考试及格了,通过了考试。所以D选项正确。
小题20:A不定代词辨析。A. 没有什么 B.某事  C.任何事 D.每件事。从文章内容可知当Steve知道老师在意他的时候,他充满了喜悦,而且考试也及格了,由此推断从那以后Steve彻底变了,不像以前了,所以A选项正确。
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I have a good memory of my grandfather,Jack. He was sitting in his armchair in the front room.
I sat next to him. We were reading aloud,our heads bent over the page in front of us,a finger marking the words;separated by seven decades,brought together by words. It"s a common scene in British families;however,in our case,the usual order of things is reversed(颠倒).Granddad had been blind since I was tiny,so I was reading to him.When reading aloud,people usually read something that"s of interest to the listener. So I didn"t read children"s books;I read the sorts of things Granddad liked to hear about. Much of the vocabulary in Granddad’s reading material was far beyond me. When I met unfamiliar words,I"d spell them out.
Granddad would help me. It must have been painful for him to hear news;but he never hurried me along or complained. Our reading wasn"t really about getting knowledge. It was a way for us to spend time together.
My grandfather wasn"t always blind. He had been a good carpenter(木匠).The first Christmas of my parents" marriage,he built my mother a bookcase,which now belongs to my son Jonah,providing a link between four generations.
I was a fortunate child;I spent a lot of time with my grandfather,and he opened the world to me in a particular way. Reading was our way of building a relationship that has had a lasting effect on me. In the school holidays,I sometimes accompanied him on trips to the seaside with the local association for the blind. This might seem strange,but I felt that my personal value was realized because I could finally do something for Granddad.
A decade later,I found a position in a nursing home,which reminded me of my early experiences;reading to senior citizens was a connection back to Granddad. More than simple conversation,reading aloud is a connection between two individuals and it can have a big emotional(情感的)effect on elderly people.
小题1:What can we know from the first paragraph?
A.The author"s grandfather was born blind.
B.The author is seventy years younger than her grandfather.
C.The author often sat opposite to her grandfather while reading.
D.It"s quite common in Britain that children read to their grandfathers.
小题2:Why didn"t the author choose to read children"s books?
A.To expand her knowledge.
B.To make her vocabulary bigger.
C.To show off in front of her grandfather.
D.To satisfy the needs of her grandfather.
小题3:How did the author feel during the trips with Granddad?
A.Proud.B.Troubled.
C.Curious.D.Embarrassed.

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Several months ago I was involved in a car accident. That moment     my views on life.
All my life I had been waiting    I could get my driver’s     and my first car. When I    got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I felt very    . From that day on, the most     thing in my life was that car. Every day I would get home and      what else I could do to make it better. My car was my    and joy and when I had fixed it up into “perfect” condition, I finally began to     it. Every time I got into my car I felt the greatest,     nothing could stop me, but one day I was     that just like any other person, I could be broken.
One night, though it was too     outside to see clearly, I was in the     with my friends. I felt unstoppable while driving,     soon enough I was shown that I wasn’t. While driving down a main street I felt I was     the car. It was flying. When I     what was happening, the only thing I could do was protect my friends from being hurt badly.
After the accident I don"t remember much, but I do remember the     I was in, not only physical but also the thought that the lives of others were     for a few seconds and I may have dropped them. The memory of that day will never     me. I learned that material things should     be the most important things in your life. I also learned that I need to appreciate the things and people around me.
小题1:
A.formedB.changedC.replacedD.moved
小题2:
A.untilB.afterC.whenD.since
小题3:
A.testB.guideC.adviceD.license
小题4:
A.finallyB.happilyC.actuallyD.immediately
小题5:
A.interestedB.surprisedC.excitedD.embarrassed
小题6:
A.difficultB.comfortableC.successfulD.important
小题7:
A.noticeB.watchC.seeD.find
小题8:
A.prideB.memoryC.taskD.inspiration
小题9:
A.repairB.checkC.driveD.clean
小题10:
A.thoughB.as ifC.even thoughD.despite
小题11:
A.shownB.decidedC.thoughtD.appeared
小题12:
A.coldB.wetC.darkD.fine
小题13:
A.officeB.houseC.schoolD.car
小题14:
A.soB.becauseC.butD.before
小题15:
A.taking advantage ofB.losing control of
C.making use ofD.putting an end to
小题16:
A.expectedB.realizedC.acceptedD.wondered
小题17:
A.situationB.surpriseC.hospitalD.pain
小题18:
A.in my handsB.within my reachC.beyond my imaginationD.at my mercy
小题19:
A.impressB.leaveC.troubleD.interrupt
小题20:
A.alwaysB.sometimesC.neverD.mainly

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A well-dressed man came to a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, because she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? ” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl. ”
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I inherited (继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money. ”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
小题1: He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.
A.he was very rich
B.he wanted to make the jeweler believe him
C.he was anxious to get it
D.his business had been successful
小题2:He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.
A.exactly the same size as the black on
B.exactly the same quality as the black one
C.worth no more than $ 25,000
D.exactly as big and nice as the black one
小题3:Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _______.
A.to see the perfect pearl
B.to buy some beautiful pearls too
C.to get in touch with the rich man
D.to sell their own pearl at a high price
小题4: The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.
A.he died suddenly
B.He happened to be out
C.He got $ 20,00 by cheating and had run away with the money
D.He wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time

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Jean-Michael Lourdis was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him, as if his hands were iron. He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive (过度敏感的) to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days, a critic(批评家) was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong. This attitude of the critics would often leave the young man ready to give up his dream and return home.
He was invited to play in Helsinki. The rich, the famous, the leaders of State were all there. Jean-Michael had one of those days when everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful.
That day, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair(绝望), there came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor.The famous Finnish composer(作曲家) Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to quote some of the newspaper critics. “ Hands of iron. No imagination. Little skill. No joy. Don"t you hear what they say?” he asked.
  Jean Sibelius looked at young Jean-Michael and said, “Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue(雕像) for a critic.”
小题1:According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdis _______.
A.was a bad pianist
B.cared too much about what the critics had said
C.refused to play in Helsinki
D.was praised highly by the critics
小题2:A critic in those days usually _______.
A.found fault with musicians" performances
B.said kind and encouraging words to musicians
C.helped musicians become famous
D.asked more people to go to concerts
小题3: The young musician was painful because _________.
A.he was very strict with himself
B.he didn’t trust himself
C.some of the comments were so unkind
D.he felt lonely in his hotel room
小题4:Jean Sibelius came to visit the young musician because ________.
A.he wanted to tell the young man the critics were right
B.he wanted to tell the young man not to lose his temper at that time
C.he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great
D.he wanted to tell the young man to respect the critics’ opinion

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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。
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s     rang, it was my mother calling from my   . She asked if I had  my mobile. I checked my purse. It was   ! I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,     it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but    it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a     near his home.
Later that evening, I went to    him there. I didn’t dare to go      , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After       10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys      .
My       were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you      my mum?” I asked. He      that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they      was my mobile phone number — which didn’t     . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who      my house.
I was     to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so      to Rhys and offered him some money, but he     .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
小题1:
A.electric carB.mobile phoneC.radioD.doorbell
小题2:
A.hospitalB.companyC.schoolD.home
小题3:
A.foundB.changedC.lostD.bought
小题4:
A.goneB.newC.busyD.broken
小题5:
A.acceptedB.returned C.gotD.answered
小题6:
A.beforeB.becauseC.afterD.if
小题7:
A.coffee shopB.post officeC.hotelD.supermarket
小题8:
A.followB.meetC.catchD.punish
小题9:
A.slowlyB.backC.aloneD.finally
小题10:
A.drivingB.runningC.walkingD.riding
小题11:
A.talked aboutB.looked forC.heard ofD.knew about
小题12:
A.difficultiesB.fearsC.diseasesD.hopes
小题13:
A.rememberB.know C.tellD.understand
小题14:
A.realizedB.repeated C.explainedD.believed
小题15:
A.hadB.noticedC.expectedD.finished
小题16:
A.happenB.matterC.helpD.fit
小题17:
A.calledB.visitedC.sharedD.sold
小题18:
A.sorryB.gladC.sadD.proud
小题19:
A.usefulB.strangeC.gratefulD.polite
小题20:
A.missedB.appeared C.agreedD.refused

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