Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it in front of an audience of million at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing(见证) something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship.
“It’s actually thinking rather than one’s performing skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting,” Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese Literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passers-by, policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
小题1:The story is about__________.| A．why people love magic | | B．how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician | | C．how fashionable magic is | | D．what magic tricks are |
小题2:People love to watch magic because_______.| A．they love watching magicians make the impossible happen | | B．it arouses their curiosity | | C．they can’t figure out the secret of magic | | D．it is a centuries-old art |
小题3:Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?| A．He was interested in magic when he was little | | B．He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest. | | C．He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation. | | D．He became an amateur magician in his spare time. |
小题4:What does the underline word “seasoned” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．experienced | B．freshman | C．amateur(业余的) | D．unskillful |
小题5:Liu Qian improved his performing skills by _____.| A．learning from David Copperfield | | B．learning magic in a university | | C．performing in public on streets | | D．joining in Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C |
试题分析：这篇文章是讲述刘谦是怎么成为炙手可热的魔术师的，还有他的表演风格。
小题1:主旨题：从第一段的句子：Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.可知这篇文章是讲述刘谦是怎么成为炙手可热的魔术师的。选B
小题2:细节题：从第三段的句子：Witnessing(见证) something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.可知人们喜欢看魔术是因为喜欢看魔术师使不可能的事情发生。选A。
小题3:细节题：从第七段的句子：However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.可知是因为毕业后找不到工作刘谦才做魔术师的。选C。
小题4:猜词题：从第二段的句子：Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. 可知刘谦的魔术表演在全世界都很受欢迎，所以他是个有经验的魔术师。选A
小题5:细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passers-by, policemen and farmers.可知为了提高表演技巧，刘谦在街上表演。选C
点评：文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。 |
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There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26 , she went to the wise man that is always 27 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 28 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 29 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 30 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never 31 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 32 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 33 at the door, and said in a (n) 34 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n) 35 that I want? It is very important to me.”
36 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 37 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 38 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 39 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 40 to comfort them till they 41 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 42 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 43 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 44 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 45 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．danger | C．belief | D．sorrow |
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| 小题2: | | A．envied | B．considered | C．respected | D．treated |
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| 小题3: | | A．strange | B．magical | C．valuable | D．important |
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| 小题4: | | A．reward | B．supply | C．provide | D．award |
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| 小题5: | | A．quarreling | B．discussing | C．reasoning | D．arguing |
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| 小题6: | | A．suffered | B．known | C．obtained | D．forgotten |
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| 小题7: | | A．honor | B．favor | C．need | D．search |
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| 小题8: | | A．knocked | B．broke | C．stood | D．pointed |
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| 小题9: | | A．excited | B．confident | C．sad | D．urgent |
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| 小题10: | | A．place | B．answer | C．apartment | D．person |
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| 小题11: | | A．Luckily | B．Immediately | C．Gradually | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题12: | | A．praise | B．respect | C．comfort | D．encouragement |
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| 小题13: | | A．exchange | B．describe | C．simplified | D．decorated |
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| 小题14: | | A．unfortunate | B．unfriendly | C．unimportant | D．unfamiliar |
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| 小题15: | | A．planned | B．managed | C．continued | D．stayed |
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| 小题16: | | A．settle down | B．break down | C．calm down | D．get dwon |
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| 小题17: | | A．wherever | B．whatever | C．however | D．whenever |
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| 小题18: | | A．excuse | B．tale | C．lie | D．reason |
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| 小题19: | | A．curious | B．puzzled | C．worried | D．involved |
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| 小题20: | | A．recognizing | B．realizing | C．remembering | D．wondering |
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The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the __36 __ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had __37 __ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. white, __38 __ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against __39 __. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the __40 __. From the back of the __41 __the parents were shouting at him to __ 42__, since Ally had almost stopped __43 __. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to __ 44__, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking __45 __his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows __46__, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not __47 __the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight __48 __into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see __ 49__little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of __50 __on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is __51 __ again.”
“It must have been the ___52 __.” said her husband. “It __53 __ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to __54 __ , and she was crying in a loud but healthy __55 __.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
| 小题1: | | A．worried | B．angry | C．happy | D．surprised |
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| 小题3: | | A．opened on | B．turned on | C．turned off | D．sped up |
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| 小题4: | | A．police | B．life | C．lights | D．time |
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| 小题5: | | A．empty street | B．busy traffic | C．large crowds | D．deserted place |
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| 小题6: | | A．street | B．cars | C．traffic | D．ambulance |
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| 小题7: | | A．hurry | B．slow | C．stop | D．drive |
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| 小题8: | | A．breathing | B．looking | C．whispering | D．talking |
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| 小题9: | | A．think | B．ignore | C．lose | D．miss |
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| 小题12: | | A．hear | B．see | C．find | D．notice |
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| 小题15: | | A．pleasure | B．anger | C．fear | D．surprise |
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| 小题16: | | A．crying | B．breathing | C．smiling | D．speaking |
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| 小题18: | | A．took | B．picked | C．knocked | D．made |
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| 小题19: | | A．usual | B．common | C．ordinary | D．normal |
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When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts(童子军)，so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.
We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded by cliffs (悬崖).If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.
Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.
We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the river, we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.
An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep(悄悄移动)down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.
When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.
Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.
小题1:The writer in the text mainly tells us _________.| A．the story of his childhood | B．a strange camping experience | | C．about a stranger by the river | D．about a good place for camping |
小题2:Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?| A．They wanted to delay going to the river bank. | | B．They were waiting for their scoutmaster. | | C．They had a supper earlier than usual. | | D．They were talking while eating. |
小题3:The underlined word “bewildered” in the text probably means _________.| A．ashamed | B．nervous | | C．unable to understand | D．eager to know something |
小题4:When he heard what had happened, the scoutmaster __________.| A．realized who the man was | | B．started to worry about the man | | C．went back to look for the can | | D．felt it hard to believe the boys |
小题5:The writer still remembers the event because________.| A．the boys acted foolishly | | B．the camping place is beautiful | | C．there has been no explanation for the event | | D．he particularly enjoyed his camping that summer. |
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About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.
In the teacher’s office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “ Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)? Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”
Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? No, no, it can’t be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.
My son could not follow the teacher’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?
He was angry: “ Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”
No, I didn’t speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn’t want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “ Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and sent them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”
Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “ those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.
As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)。
Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places- something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.
小题1:The teacher asked the author to his office________.| A．to work out a study plan for Scola | | B．to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten | | C．to discuss Scola’s in-class performance | | D．to find a language partner for Scola |
小题2:What does the underlined word “disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?| A．Attending | B．Disturbing | C．Breaking | D．Following |
小题3:The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as __________.| A．positive | B．critical | C．casual | D．passive |
小题4:This text is likely to be selected from a book of __________.| A．geography | B．medicine | C．history | D．education |
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The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 21 person.
When I first knew Bill , back in 22 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever 23 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 24 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old 25 he really liked.
Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 26 was never dull when he was 27 . With him there was one wild 28 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 29 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 30 , I wasn’t even sure it was 31 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 32 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 33 thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main 34 .Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never 35 Bill changing so much. My image of him 36 the one I had formed 37 the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 38 to expect people to remain the same, especially 39 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 40 the same way about me.
| 小题1: | | A．proper | B．usual | C．same | D．right |
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| 小题2: | | A．childhood | B．the army | C．his thirties | D．college |
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| 小题3: | | A．considered | B．met | C．supposed | D．expected |
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| 小题4: | | A．most | B．much | C．nothing | D．none |
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| 小题5: | | A．movie | B．hospital | C．man | D．country |
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| 小题6: | | A．learning | B．life | C．work | D．fun |
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| 小题7: | | A．in | B．out | C．around | D．away |
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| 小题8: | | A．joke | B．mistake | C．chance | D．adventure |
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| 小题9: | | A．managed | B．continued | C．decided | D．hoped |
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| 小题10: | | A．First of all | B．At first | C．Now and then | D．All the time |
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| 小题11: | | A．that | B．him | C．there | D．us |
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| 小题12: | | A．thought | B．spent | C．argued | D．talked |
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| 小题13: | | A．first | B．next | C．last | D．only |
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| 小题14: | | A．interest | B．event | C．subject | D．problem |
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| 小题15: | | A．forgot | B．minded | C．imagined | D．liked |
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| 小题16: | | A．remained | B．reminded | C．suggested | D．became |
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| 小题17: | | A．since | B．from | C．at | D．till |
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| 小题18: | | A．unnecessary | B．foolish | C．common | D．unusually |
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| 小题19: | | A．because | B．that | C．how | D．when |
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