阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2 but a failure.” After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beatific 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 8 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel 10 while I was at college. After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15 was a working-class boy who’d 16 school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
| 小题1: | | A．bright | B．useless | C．simple | D．hopeful |
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| 小题2: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题3: | | A．low | B．poor | C．good | D．useful |
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| 小题4: | | A．support | B．happiness | C．surprise | D．thing |
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| 小题5: | | A．admitted | B．decided | C．planned | D．told |
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| 小题7: | | A．wrong | B．right | C．stupid | D．faulty |
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| 小题8: | | A．see | B．know | C．understand | D．face |
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| 小题9: | | A．experiment | B．practice | C．writing | D．composition |
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| 小题10: | | A．came on | B．came in | C．came out | D．came back |
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| 小题11: | | A．day | B．night | C．month | D．year |
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| 小题12: | | A．graduation | B．pass | C．degree | D．success |
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| 小题13: | | A．giving in | B．giving back | C．giving out | D．giving up |
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| 小题16: | | A．left | B．attended | C．changed | D．graduated |
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| 小题17: | | A．tired | B．calm | C．nervous | D．famous |
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| 小题18: | | A．And | B．But | C．However | D．Well |
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| 小题19: | | A．just | B．exactly | C．so | D．very |
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| 小题20: | | A．praised | B．said | C．answered | D．advised |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:B |
试题分析：文章讲述了“我”起初时，学业很差，处处失败，周围的人瞧不起我，认为我将是一个一事无成的人，在经历了几年的失败之后，我爱上了一个女孩儿，我要证明给这个女孩儿，尤其是她的母亲看，周围的人对我的看法是错误的。我靠着写作上了大学，并且又拿到学位，现在作了一个专职的作家，“我”已经很富有，也很有名气。
小题1:B考查形容词词义。句意为：在学校里面，我做得很差。校长认为，我是一个无用的人。由做得差，可知应是一个无用的人。bright adj 明亮的，聪明的；useless adj无用的；simple adj 简单的；hopeful adj 有希望的。有句意可知答案为B。
故答案应为B
小题2:A考查代词的用法。句意为：当我14岁的时候他说，你将一事无成，只能是一个失败者。此处为做不成任何事情。anything 任何事情，与前面的never相连用；something 一些事情；nothing 没有任何事情，与never为双重否定；everything 一切事情。故答案为D。
小题3:B考查形容词词义。句意为：在五年的糟糕的工作之后，我爱上了一个女孩儿。low adj低的；poor adj 差的，弱的，贫穷的；good adj好的，优秀的；useful adj 有用的。由前面的学业很差，周围的人都认我是一个失败者可知，所有的事情是很糟糕的，故应为B。
小题4:D考查名词词义。句意为：我爱上了一个女孩儿，这对我来说，幸福的事情可能就要到来了。support n 支持，维持；happiness n幸福；surprise n 吃惊，惊讶；thing n 事情，情况。beatific adj 幸福的，祝福的，happiness 意思重复。故答案应为B
小题5:B考查动词词义。 句意为：我决定，我要去做一些积极的事情以证明---。admitted vt 承认；decided vt 决定；planned vt 计划；told vt 告诉。由句意可知应为B。
小题6:C考查代词词义。句意为：我要做一些积极的事情以证明给她和她的母亲看。由后面的especially her mother可知，是女孩儿和也的母亲，故答案应为C。
小题7:A考查形容词的含义。句意：我要做一些积极的事情以证明周围的人对我的看法是错误的。wrong adj 错误的；right adj 正确的；stupid adj愚蠢的; faulty 有缺点的。周围的人总认为我是一事无成的，所以我要证明给他们看是错误的，故答案应为A。
小题8:D考查动词的意思。句意为：她的母亲对我说过，让我们正视这一点吧（别人对我的看法）也就是说去面对别人对我的这种贬低。see vt 看见；know vt 知道；understand vt 理解；face vt面对。所以答案应为D。
小题9:C考查名词的词义。句意为：因此我努力的去写作上了大学。由下文的，我的第一部小说发表可知，此处为写作。experimentn 实验；practice n 实践，练习；writing n 写作，作品；composition n 作文。故答案为C。
小题10:C考查动词短语的含义。句意为：当我还在大学的时候，我的第一部小说发表了。came on加油，快点；came in 进来；came out 出版，发行；came back 回来。故答案为C。
小题11:A考查名词词义。句意为：大学毕业之后，白天我在高中教书，晚上上了伦敦大学的夜校。由后面参加evening class可知与其相对应的是白天的时间。day n 白天；night n 晚上； month n 月；year n 年。故答案应为A．
小题12:C考查名词的词义。句意为：在伦敦大学，我取得了历史学的学位。graduation n 毕业 pass n 及格，经过；degree n 学位；success n 成功。故答案为C。
小题13:D考查动词短语的含义。句意为：我在大学成了讲时，同时我也正在考虑放弃这份工作去全职的写作。giving in 屈服，让步；giving back 归还；giving out 分发，公布；giving up 放弃。
由后面的full time去写作可知应是放弃这份工作。故答案应为D。
小题14:C考查连词词义。句意为：当我在一所大学得到一份兼职工作的时候，我要放弃做讲师的工作。while 用于两个动作的同时进行；when 用于两个动作的先后发生；if 如果，果否；or或者，否则。故答案应为C。
小题15:B考查代词的用法。句意为：这就是一个早早的离开学校的男孩子，现在在大学教学。这是主人公对自己的一个陈述。故不是there be 的用法。后面是a boy 故主语不能为it或that.故答案为B。
小题16:A考查动词的词义。句意为：早早的离开学校，靠写作上了大学，故此处为leave school.离校，退学。left vt 离开；attended vt参加；changed vt 改变，改换；graduated vt 毕业。故答案应为A。
小题17:D考查形容词词义。句意为：当我找到自己的写作风格的时候，我的写作生涯开始飞黄腾达了，现在我很富有也很出名了。. tired adj 累的，疲倦的；calm adj 沉着的，平静的；nervous 紧张不安的，焦虑的.；famous adj 著名的。与rich相对的应是famous。故答案是D。
小题18:B考查连词的词义。句意为：现在我很出名，也认识很多的电影名星，但是这又能意味着什么呢？是主人公对名利和金钱的淡薄。故答案应为B。
小题19:A考查副词词义。句意为：我的这些努力，只是希望让所有那些贬低我的人说---。just adv 仅仅，只是；exactly adv 完全地，准确地；so adv如此，这么；very adv 非常。故答案应为A。
小题20:B考查动词词义。句意：我只是希望所有贬低我的人能够说，我相信你，你会成功的。praised vt 称赞，赞扬；said vt 说，讲；answered vt 回答；advised vt 建议。故答案为B。
考点: 考查故事类文章的理解及词汇的辨析。 |
核心考点
试题【阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I did very badly at schoo】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Father of TV
Invention of television began in 1922 in Rigby, Idaho, the hometown of Philo Farnsworth. At the age of 16, Philo was a very shy boy. Only his science teacher, Justin Tolman, realized that Philo was a special person.
One day after school Mr. Tolman found Philo in the classroom. The boy was making drawings on the chalkboard.
“What are you doing?” Mr. Tolman asked with interest, “What are these drawings?”
“I want to invent things,” Philo answered, “and these are the drawings of one of my first inventions. I have an idea for a way of sending pictures through the air. Please, just let me tell you about it. You are the only person who can understand what I have done.” In the school library Philo had read about a man who had worked on an idea for television, but had failed. Philo was sure that his own idea was better and that he could succeed.
Mr. Tolman was not sure and asked Philo many questions about the drawings. Giving facts and figures, Philo answered every question.
In 1926, Philo sent his drawings to Washington, along with a letter asking for the patent rights on television. Since then, television has become an important business all over the world.
小题1:When he lived in his hometown, Philo was _______.| A．quite different from others | B．an active boy | | C．an inventor | D．a hard-working boy |
小题2:When Philo said “You are the only person who can understand what I have done.” In Paragraph 4, his mood was ________.| A．discouraged | B．trusting | C．guilty | D．hopeless |
小题3:It took Philo ____ to invent the television.| A．2 years | B．6 years | C．4 years | D．8 years |
小题4:When Mr. Tolman saw Philo’s drawing, he _______.| A．did not believe it was Philo’s invention | | B．believed Philo could succeed | | C．believed Philo was a special person | | D．did not believe Philo could succeed |
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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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
Stephanie McRae was used to driving in bad weather. Although 16 still beat the windshield of her SUV（运动越野车）, the worst of the day"s storm seemed to have passed as she 17 her 11-year-old daughter, Maddie, home at 8:30 pm.
Maddie 18 in front, while two young kids sat strapped into their SUV 19 in back. Driving along the mad by a river, McRae, 39, 20 a terrifying sight: The road just ahead had been craved in and 21 . She stepped heavily on the brake. The SUV 22 into a flooded hole some 6 metres below, and was washed into the 23 , which the storm had turned into a 24 river 30 metres wide. Rocks and fallen tree 25 knocked into her SUV, making it upside down. The pressure blew out the window.
No one was hurt, 26 there was no way to escape either, The SUV was being 27 towards the middle of the river, about 400 metres away. McRae 28 helplessly and prayed aloud with Maddie: “Please, God, please, help us!” The SUV, submerged and 29 with water, came to a stop when it parked at an angle in a logjam（浮木阻塞）.
It was Maddie who took control. Pushing her way out of the 30 back window, the slight but athletic Maddie 31 onto the top of the SUV, which had righted itself, and yelled to her mother to hoist up the younger children. Soon the 32 were crowded on the top of the SUV’s roof. 33 to hold on as the water swept over them. McRae caught hold of the two-year-old kid to her chest while holding the three-year-old on her leg. Both children were so 34 that MeRac wondered if they were all right. With her mother’s permission, the 11-year-old girl-Meddie got over lots of problems to ask for help in a 35 village and fortunately they were saved.
| 小题2: | | A．walked | B．drove | C．ran | D．rushed |
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| 小题4: | | A．belts | B．backs | C．seats | D．toys |
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| 小题5: | | A．worried | B．thought | C．saw | D．feard |
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| 小题6: | | A．washed away | B．taken away | C．gone away | D．moved away |
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| 小题7: | | A．changed | B．fell | C．jumped | D．knocked |
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| 小题9: | | A．rising | B．leaving | C．singing | D．falling |
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| 小题10: | | A．leaves | B．branches | C．skins | D．flowers |
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| 小题12: | | A．carried | B．set | C．turned | D．swept |
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| 小题13: | | A．begged | B．screamed | C．asked | D．applied |
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| 小题14: | | A．filling | B．burdening | C．fightening | D．talking |
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| 小题15: | | A．hidden | B．closed | C．broken | D．covered |
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| 小题16: | | A．climbed | B．slept | C．rolled | D．tied |
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| 小题18: | | A．losing | B．trying | C．finding | D．getting |
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| 小题19: | | A．noisy | B．happy | C．excited | D．quiet |
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| 小题20: | | A．remote | B．close | C．crowded | D．unknown |
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At the hotel, she checked in, and then went to her room to change before dinner. She was just ready to go downstairs when she found that her Spanish money wasn’t in her handbag. She carefully looked in all her luggage, but she couldn’t find it. All she had was a small purse with ten English pound notes in it!
Ann found a place to change her English money. She had very few pesetas(西班牙货币单位), and she would be here for two weeks. On her way back to the hotel, Ann bought some cheese, some bread and some oranges. When she got back, she told the manager that her doctor had told her not to eat Spanish food; she’d just have breakfast each day, as she knew the price of hotels included breakfast.
For the rest of her holiday, Ann swam in the hotel swimming pool, or lay on the beach and got a sunbath. When the other tourists went to interesting places, she always said she wasn’t well. In fact, her holiday wasn’t bad, except that she was always hungry. After all, a piece of fruit for lunch, and bread and cheese for supper isn’t very much.
Late in the afternoon of their last day, a girl, Jane, asked her why she never ate with them in the hotel restaurant. Ann told her about her money problems. Jane looked at her for a minute, and then said, “But didn’t you know? The price of this holiday includes everything!”
小题1:“A package trip” probably means _________.| A．a free trip | | B．a long journey | | C．a pleasant trip | | D．a trip that includes the cost of all the tickets and services |
小题2:Ann didn’t eat dinners in the restaurant of the hotel because _________.| A．she was afraid that she couldn’t pay for them with her little money | | B．her doctor told her not to eat them | | C．she wasn’t well | | D．she wasn’t hungry |
小题3:Why did Ann buy some cheese, some bread and some oranges?| A．Because they were good for her health. | | B．Because she planned to eat them instead of lunch and supper. | | C．Because she liked them more than dinners in the hotel restaurant. | | D．Because she is afraid that she couldn’t eat enough in the hotel restaurant. |
小题4:How do you think Jane would feel after she heard Ann’s answer?| A．Angry. | B．Happy. | C．Surprised. | D．Excited |
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It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
The nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40Minutes 38 someone would be able to see him I saw him 39 his watch and decided， since I was 40 busy—my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43 .He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was，and that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 , and asked him，“And you 49 go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back 50 as he left.
Now I 51 that in marriages，true love is 52 of all that is. The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everything；they just 54 the best of everything they have. 55 isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
| 小题1: | | A．breath | B．test | C．seat | D．break |
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| 小题2: | | A．persuading | B．promising | C．understanding | D．telling |
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| 小题3: | | A．if | B．before | C．since | D．after |
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| 小题4: | | A．taking | B．fixing | C．looking at | D．winding |
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| 小题5: | | A．very | B．also | C．seldom | D．not |
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| 小题6: | | A．turn up | B．show off | C．come | D．go away |
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| 小题7: | | A．needed | B．forgot | C．agreed | D．happened |
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| 小题8: | | A．daughter | B．wife | C．mother | D．sister |
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| 小题9: | | A．late | B．well | C．around | D．there |
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| 小题10: | | A．lonely | B．worried | C．doubtful | D．hungry |
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| 小题11: | | A．so far | B．neither | C．no longer | D．already |
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| 小题12: | | A．recognize | B．answer | C．believe | D．expect |
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| 小题13: | | A．moved | B．disappointed | C．surprised | D．satisfied |
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| 小题14: | | A．only | B．then | C．thus | D．still |
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| 小题15: | | A．curiosity | B．tears | C．words | D．judgement |
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| 小题16: | | A．realize | B．suggest | C．hope | D．prove |
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| 小题17: | | A．agreement | B．expression | C．acceptance | D．exhibition |
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| 小题18: | | A．necessarily | B．completely | C．naturally | D．frequently |
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| 小题19: | | A．learn | B．make | C．favor | D．try |
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| 小题20: | | A．adventure | B．beauty | C．trust | D．life |
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When I was a kid , my dad used to sing an old song , “ Pack up your Troubles,” while working in the morning . The song plays in my head often 36 I’m packing for a trip --- “ Pack up your 37 in your old kit bag and smile , smile , smile .” Lately , with regulations(rules) 38 daily , packing my kit bag with clothes and toothbrush seems 39 like trouble than fun , fun , fun .
For my friend , Vikki , though , 40 to pack isn’t as important as whom to pack . She 41 her family and friends everywhere. Vikki took her mother skiing in Mammoth 42 she took my mother-in-law to Rome. Vikki 43 prayer cards of her loved ones and takes them with her wherever she goes. The 44 have the images of Jesus and pictures of a dead friend and “ in loving memory”. 45 , I’m not as sentimental(多愁善感的) about Vikki’s collection as she is , but on a trip two years ago , I 46 power of those prayer cards.
Larry and I were in Peru with Vikki and Bill . We had just finished 47 at a restaurant in Agua Calientes , when Vikki 48 a small card across the table to Larry and asked , “ Would you like to have your 49 with you tomorrow when you climb Machu Picchu ?” Larry was visibly 50 by the gesture and slipped the prayer card from his mother’s funeral into his shirt 51 . The next day , Larry had his mom with him indeed .
It was then I 52 the enormous happiness Vikki must feel 53 . With all the rules today about what 54 can’t bring on a flight , maybe we’d all be a little more 55 if we focused on the things we can bring and make sure they are what make us happy or at least smile , smile , smile .
| 小题1: | | A．when | B．until | C．since | D．because |
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| 小题2: | | A．clothes | B．toothbrushes | C．troubles | D．luggage |
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| 小题3: | | A．reforming | B．changing | C．making | D．keeping |
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| 小题4: | | A．little | B．less | C．much | D．more |
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| 小题5: | | A．what | B．whom | C．which | D．whatever |
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| 小题6: | | A．holds | B．takes | C．sends | D．makes |
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| 小题8: | | A．makes | B．sells | C．gathers | D．collects |
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| 小题9: | | A．cards | B．pictures | C．stories | D．books |
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| 小题10: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Obviously | C．Especially | D．Finally |
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| 小题11: | | A．created | B．heard | C．witnessed | D．gazed |
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| 小题12: | | A．dinner | B．work | C．homework | D．housework |
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| 小题14: | | A．brother | B．sister | C．dad | D．mom |
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| 小题15: | | A．surprised | B．moved | C．removed | D．confused |
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| 小题16: | | A．collar | B．pocket | C．bag | D．sleeve |
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| 小题17: | | A．realized | B．recognized | C．recovered | D．resisted |
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| 小题18: | | A．at times | B．at all times | C．at one time | D．at no time |
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| 小题19: | | A．teachers | B．writers | C．travellers | D．soldiers |
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| 小题20: | | A．sad | B．disappointed | C．depressed | D．pleasant |
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