Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 41 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but 42 for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, lost in admiration at the beauty of the scenery. Then, suddenly he 43 the old gardener was blind. 44 , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t 45 in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you 46 reasons. First I was a 47 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can 48 them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 49 .
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man 50 .
“Yeah, it’s 51 that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never turn them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood(心情). In the meantime, it also 52 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s 53 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and serves them as a link of minds so as to make everybody enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness？
I believe every flower has 54 with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 55 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
| 小题1: | | A．loving | B．watering | C．tending | D．planting |
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| 小题3: | | A．realized | B．noticed | C．felt | D．thought |
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| 小题4: | | A．Excited | B．Frightened | C．Shocked | D．Satisfied |
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| 小题7: | | A．gardener | B．teacher | C．farmer | D．painter |
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| 小题8: | | A．taste | B．plant | C．touch | D．appreciate |
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| 小题10: | | A．with pleasure | B．in surprise | C．with hope | D．in anger |
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| 小题11: | | A．true | B．possible | C．a pity | D．a shame |
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| 小题12: | | A．introduces | B．offers | C．stands | D．leaves |
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| 小题13: | | A．words | B．behavior | C．story | D．attitudes |
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| 小题14: | | A．ears | B．soul | C．eyes | D．heart |
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| 小题15: | | A．refusing | B．trying | C．pretending | D．failing |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:C
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试题分析：文章讲述一个老花匠虽然是瞎子，但老人每天都在照料他的花，为了自己更是为了别人。
小题1:考查动词：A. loving爱 B. watering浇水C. tending 照顾D. planting种植，有人看见老人每天都在照料他的花。选C
小题2:考查动词：A. stop 停止B. stay停留C. live 生活 D. run跑，每个过路人都会停下来休息。选A
小题3:考查动词：A. realized意识到B. noticed注意到C. felt感觉D. thought想，突然他注意到老花匠是瞎子。选B
小题4:考查形容词：A. Excited兴奋B. Frightened害怕C. Shocked 吃惊D. Satisfied满意，从前面的suddenly he 43 the old gardener was blind.可知年轻人很惊讶。选C
小题5:考查动词：A. feel感觉B. see看见C. hear 听见D. eat吃，你为什么照顾这些你看不见的花。选B
小题6:考查数词：从下文可知是四个原因。选D
小题7:考查名词：A. gardener花匠B. teacher老师C. farmer 农民D. painter画家，我年轻的时候就是个花匠。选A
小题8:考查动词：A. taste品尝B. plant种植C. touch 触摸D. appreciate欣赏，虽然我看不见，但是我能触摸。选C
小题9:考查代词：从后面的句子：“Me? But you don’t know me,”可知是D. you。选D
小题10:考查词组：A. with pleasure很乐意B. in surprise惊讶 C. with hope 有希望D. in anger愤怒，年轻人惊讶的说。选B
小题11:考查词义辨析：A. true真实的 B. possible可能的C. a pity 同情D. a shame羞愧，我不认识你是真的。选A
小题12:考查动词：A. introduces 介绍B. offers提供 C. stands站D. leaves离开，这也提供个机会让我和你谈话。选B
小题13:考查名词：A. words话语B. behavior行为 C. story故事D. attitudes态度，他的话让我很惊讶。选A
小题14:考查名词：A. ears耳朵B. soul 灵魂C. eyes眼睛D. heart心，从后面的which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. 可知每朵花都有眼镜可以看。选C
小题15:考查动词：A. refusing拒绝 B. trying尝试 C. pretending假装D. failing失败，虽然看不见开花的美丽，但是一定能听见它的声音。选D
点评：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。 |
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Li Denghai, with his muddy boots and tanned(晒黑的) face, may not look like he is one of China’s famous agricultural pioneers. But the 61-year-old man from Shandong Province has made scientific breakthroughs(突破), which made great contributions to China’s food security(安全). His main work has been in achieving the higher output of corn production.
Li, who holds the world record for the highest output of summer corn, once says, “Corn has a life; it sings and dances. If you listen clearly, it can speak to you.” He started his research in 1969 when he was 20 and just dropped out of a high school. He then read an article which pointed that corn output per mu in the USA was six times higher than that in China. He was shocked and set out to work on just a small piece of land round the clock to see if he could increase the output. He often went to the field with a flashlight late at night, if he had been away during the day. By careful nurturing (照料) he managed to double the output.
Li Denghai was awarded the “China Award for Significant Contribution to the Maize (玉米) Industry” in 2005, and the same year the company named after his own name came into the market on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Li, however, is never happier than when he is in the middle of his cornfields. “I can forget my tiredness when talking to my corns,” he says.
小题1:When Li Denghai began the study of corn, .| A．he just graduated from an ordinary high school | | B．he was shocked that the corn output in China was so low | | C．he was only in his thirties | | D．he wasn’t really fond of his work |
小题2:The underlined phrase “round the clock” means .| A．day and night | B．sooner or later | C．face to face | D．now and then |
小题3:From Mr. Li’s words in this passage, we can learn that .| A．he is not good at communicating with people | | B．he is too tired to go to the corn fields | | C．he talks to his corn when feeling lonely | | D．he loves his career deeply |
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Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a 16 in a cotton mill (纱厂), but he was often 17 to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t 18 to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went 19 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 20 what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own 21 .
It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 22 in scrap metal(废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 23 plenty of money.
Jack 24 working hard. After one year he succeeded in 25 the ￡100.
By the time Jack was 30 years old he had 26 his first million, and he wanted to 27 this achievement by doing something “ 28 ”. With all his money it was 29 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the 30 of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million, 31 Jack still can’t get used to 32 the good life. He can 33 be found drinking with the locals at the local pub（酒吧）.
“I remember being very 34 as a child, but never 35 as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”
| 小题1: | | A．job | B．work | C．company | D．house |
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| 小题2: | | A．able | B．glad | C．unable | D．eager |
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| 小题3: | | A．offer | B．like | C．expect | D．afford |
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| 小题4: | | A．wrong | B．hungry | C．ill | D．bad |
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| 小题5: | | A．seeing | B．wondering | C．doubting | D．preparing |
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| 小题6: | | A．school | B．farm | C．business | D．store |
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| 小题7: | | A．problem | B．purpose | C．future | D．principle |
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| 小题8: | | A．spent | B．borrowed | C．wasted | D．earned |
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| 小题9: | | A．enjoyed | B．preferred | C．promised | D．hated |
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| 小题10: | | A．developing | B．saving | C．repaying | D．paying |
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| 小题11: | | A．given | B．made | C．taken | D．lost |
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| 小题12: | | A．remember | B．honor | C．celebrate | D．recognize |
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| 小题13: | | A．common | B．simple | C．interesting | D．grand |
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| 小题14: | | A．impossible | B．possible | C．obvious | D．basic |
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| 小题15: | | A．ground | B．front | C．spot | D．heart |
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| 小题17: | | A．using | B．sparing | C．living | D．keeping |
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| 小题18: | | A．often | B．never | C．sometimes | D．seldom |
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| 小题19: | | A．rich | B．poor | C．healthy | D．well |
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| 小题20: | | A．proud | B．satisfied | C．unhappy | D．happy |
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In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．surprise | C．dislike | D．disappointment |
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| 小题2: | | A．tearfully | B．fearfully | C．cheerfully | D．hopefully |
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| 小题3: | | A．student | B．son | C．friend | D．doctor |
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| 小题4: | | A．argued | B．realized | C．decided | D．understood |
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小题5:A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder.
| 小题6: | | A．specially | B．strictly | C．naturally | D．carefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．poor | B．good | C．average | D．standard |
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| 小题9: | | A．visited | B．chose | C．passed | D．entered |
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| 小题10: | | A．allowed | B．described | C．required | D．offered |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．held | C．delayed | D．attended |
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| 小题12: | | A．high | B．same | C．low | D．different |
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| 小题13: | | A．curiously | B．eagerly | C．calmly | D．jokingly |
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| 小题14: | | A．faith | B．interest | C．pride | D．delight |
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| 小题15: | | A．looked for | B．asked for | C．waited for | D．prepared for |
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| 小题16: | | A．received | B．accepted | C．organized | D．discussed |
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| 小题17: | | A．imperfect | B．impossible | C．uncertain | D．unsatisfactory |
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| 小题18: | | A．honestly | B．much | C．well | D．bravely |
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| 小题19: | | A．hear | B．learn | C．expect | D．speak |
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| 小题20: | | A．wise | B．rude | C．shy | D．stupid |
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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36 a beautiful sports car in a show room, and knowing his father could well 37 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 38_ that his father had bought the car. 39 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his 40 study room. His father told him how 41 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 42 he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully 43 gift box.
Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and 44 a lovely, leather- bound (皮纸封面) Bible(圣经), 45 the young man"s name pressed in gold. 46 , he raised his voice to his father, and said "With 47 your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in 48 . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very 49 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him 50 that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram（电报） 51 him his father had passed away, and willed（立遗嘱） all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and 52_ things.
When he arrived at his father"s house, sudden 53 and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father"s important papers and saw the still gift - wrapped Bible _54__as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the 55 . It had a tag (标签) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.
| 小题1: | | A．noticed | B．admired | C．watched | D．seen |
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| 小题2: | | A．supply | B．offer | C．afford | D．serve |
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| 小题3: | | A．promise | B．mark | C．support | D．signs |
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| 小题4: | | A．Shortly | B．Finally | C．Instead | D．So |
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| 小题5: | | A．public | B．hard | C．private | D．lazy |
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| 小题6: | | A．proud | B．sad | C．upset | D．puzzled |
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| 小题8: | | A．wrapped | B．typed | C．written | D．painted |
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| 小题9: | | A．looked | B．reached | C．found | D．showed |
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| 小题10: | | A．with | B．while | C．after | D．when |
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| 小题11: | | A．Angry | B．Pleased | C．Interested | D．Disappoint |
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| 小题13: | | A．home | B．study | C．city | D．business |
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| 小题14: | | A．healthy | B．strong | C．old | D．young |
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| 小题15: | | A．on | B．until | C．since | D．after |
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| 小题16: | | A．telling | B．showing | C．saying | D．talking |
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| 小题17: | | A．look for | B．take care of | C．care | D．mind |
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| 小题18: | | A．excitement | B．disappointment | C．surprise | D．sadness |
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On July 4，1986，Americans celebrated the Statue of Liberty’s（自由女神） 100th birthday．Parades，speeches，fireworks，and other activities contributed to the great joy of the event．The celebration caused reporters and the 1ocal people to 1ook back a century to the similar great joy that marked the official opening of the statue．The Statue of Liberty was completed in 1886，but the story began earlier．The idea for a statue was first suggested at a dinner party by Edouard de Laboulaye， a French historian ．A guest at the party was Frederic Bartholdi，a young sculptor．
Most people who attended the dinner party soon forgot the idea，but Laboulaye and Bartholdi remembered it．In 187l， Bartholdi came to the United States to interest Americans in a statue that would link France and the United States in friendship．Many people in France had already been persuaded and contributed money to the project．Americans were also persuaded to build a fund （基金）for the statue．Much of the money came from school children．
After the idea had been accepted，Bartholdi set to work． He worked hard for many years．His friend Laboulaye died before the statue was completed．At last，in 1885，the statue was sent to the United States．It had to be shipped in sections and then put together for its weight and size．
Ever since then， 1886，the Statue of Liberty has stood as a symbol of freedom to millions of immigrants entering New York Harbor．
小题1:Bartholdi made his first trip to the United States to talk about the Statue of Liberty in________．小题2:The Statue of Liberty was shipped in sections because_______．| A．it was too 1arge and heavy to move to USA as a whole | | B．USA had better means of putting it together than France | | C．the completed statue was a symbol of friendship for Americans | | D．putting it together cost less money and labour in USA |
小题3:From the content，we may feel that the writer is _______when he is writing the passage．| A．calm | B．curious | C．worried | D．Modest(谦虚) |
小题4:Which of the following titles best summarizes(归纳) the content of the passage？| A．Labou1aye and Bartholdi：Makers of the Statue of the Liberty | | B．How People Made the Statue of Liberty Possible | | C．The l00th Birthday of the Statue of Liberty | | D．The True Story of the Statue of Liberty |
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