My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on. I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity(机会)” “ What is ?” I asked. “ To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a private little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves now that we’re in the situation we are in.” “But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was. And that’s how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life—from how fast things change, to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be. Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “ I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!” 小题1: I wished to get out of the house because ______________A.I was angry about my parents’ quarrel(争吵) | B.I found nobody to share my feelings with | C.I wanted to escape from the dark house | D.I planned to tell my friend about my trouble | 小题2:Grandpa was happy to see me because _____________A.he could discuss the problem with me | B.he had not seen me for a long time | C.he was afraid of darkness | D.he felt quite lonely | 小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?A.The grandchild was eager to leave. | B.They would have more chats. | C.The lights would go out again. | D.It would no longer be dark. |
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试题分析:文章介绍父母争吵使作者感到没有人可以分享自己的感受,但是突然的停电使作者发现有个新的朋友可以交流自己的想法,就是他的爷爷。 小题1:细节题。根据第一段第二句I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling可知。作者发现么有人可以分享他的感受。选B。 小题2:推理题。由第四段第一句“To talk, you and I”可知。此处是对上文He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity.”的解释。可知爷爷认为他可以和我讨论这个问题。选A。 小题3:细节题。文章结尾Grandpa所说的话I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!表明了态度。爷爷想和作者多谈一谈。选B. 点评:文章介绍父母争吵使作者感到没有人可以分享自己的感受,但是突然的停电使作者发现有个新的朋友可以交流自己的想法,就是他的爷爷。本文细节题居多,答题时在文章找到对应的地方,用笔进行标记,这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思,再结合选项,通过排除法和自己对全文的把握,选出正确答案。 |
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it 36 several obstacles in its path. And after a brief pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道). 37 one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂缝) about 10mm wide. After some 38 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 39 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human failings. After some time the ant 44 reached its destination — a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 45 home. It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this 48 and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the 49 and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 50 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 51 more than a burden. Isn’t our 52 like that? We worry about our families; we worry about the 53 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens — the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 54 that at the destination they are 55 and we can’t take them with us.
小题1: | A.came across | B.came about | C.got over | D.took over |
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小题3: | A.brave | B.tiring | C.short | D.magic |
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小题4: | A.through | B.across | C.beside | D.behind |
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小题5: | A.satisfied | B.frightened | C.annoyed | D.attracted |
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小题6: | A.height | B.size | C.depth | D.width |
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小题7: | A.Therefore | B.Otherwise | C.But | D.Moreover |
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小题8: | A.living | B.working | C.sleeping | D.walking |
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小题9: | A.finally | B.probably | C.suddenly | D.easily |
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小题10: | A.lonely | B.comfortable | C.underground | D.big |
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小题11: | A.partner | B.parent | C.match | D.friend |
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小题13: | A.trouble | B.pleasure | C.decision | D.matter |
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小题14: | A.insect | B.problem | C.feather | D.hole |
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小题15: | A.before | B.after | C.until | D.once |
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小题16: | A.everything | B.anything | C.something | D.nothing |
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小题17: | A.study | B.aim | C.dream | D.1ife |
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小题18: | A.waste | B.lack | C.worth | D.danger |
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小题19: | A.think | B.wonder | C.warn | D.find |
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小题20: | A.bad | B.useless | C.meaningful | D.practical |
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) I have decided to test myself every day in a different way. Today’s test: practice the art of 41 . It is something so simple, but so 42 to those who need a kind heart and a good listener. Sometimes, we all need someone to listen to us with no 43 . We just want to be heard. 44 , I really made sure that I listened to everyone who spoke to me throughout the day, 45 I was busy. As I was 46 in the break room today, I had a conversation with a colleague I 47 talked to. She always looked like a(n) 48 lady, but today she seemed very troubled. So I sat down with my lunch and jut listened. She told me about her unlucky 49 who was killed in a car crash last year, and her 50 daughter who struggled with pain every day. I listened and made her 51 much better. At the end of the 52 , I gave the single mother a big warm hug and told her how 53 she was. Of course, we 54 friends after our first talk. What an inspiration she is! 55 with so many difficulties and frustrations, she still comes to work with a positive attitude, a 56 to succeed and a big smile every day. I believe everyone 57 a ray of sunshine in their life, someone that will give them a big warm 58 and say, “You’re amazing!” I hope I can always get need like this met. I am a dreamer, but I move forward while I dream. My dream is to 59 happiness. Tomorrow, I will write “You are beautiful! :)” on small cards, hide them everywhere, and make those I work with 60 them by chance and with joy.
小题1: | A.listening | B.speaking | C.reading | D.writing |
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小题2: | A.complex | B.funny | C.common | D.important |
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小题3: | A.doubt | B.concern | C.opinions | D.answers |
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小题4: | A.However | B.Therefore | C.Besides | D.Afterwards |
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小题5: | A.if | B.while | C.because | D.even though |
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小题6: | A.drinking | B.kidding | C.sitting | D.lying |
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小题7: | A.never | B.seldom | C.always | D.sometimes |
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小题8: | A.lucky | B.positive | C.humorous | D.outgoing |
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小题9: | A.mother | B.father | C.husband | D.son |
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小题10: | A.sick | B.lazy | C.careless | D.naughty |
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小题11: | A.eat | B.feel | C.behave | D.recover |
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小题12: | A.day | B.test | C.lunch | D.conversation |
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小题13: | A.kind | B.beautiful | C.amazing | D.hard-working |
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小题14: | A.helped | B.became | C.encouraged | D.comforted |
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小题15: | A.Faced | B.Shocked | C.Confused | D.Defeated |
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小题16: | A.way | B.will | C.duty | D.chance |
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小题17: | A.has | B.deserves | C.appreciates | D.needs |
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小题18: | A.hand | B.welcome | C.hug | D.home |
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小题19: | A.share | B.seek | C.enjoy | D.spread |
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小题20: | A.find | B.open | C.receive | D.read |
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A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking(搭便车) on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road. The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop. The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel(方向盘)! The car started to move very slowly. The man looked at the road and saw a curve(拐弯处) coming his way. Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life. He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel. The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve. Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky(怪异的) car. Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town. In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky. Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car. Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk! About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other,“Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!” 小题1:When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man .A.felt very curious | B.was extremely frightened | C.cried for help | D.remained as calm as possible | 小题2:According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?A.His reasonable behavior. | B.His vivid description. | C.His simple appearance. | D.His honest attitude. | 小题3:We can infer from the passage that .A.it is unsafe for people to take a free ride | B.the man was telling a lie to his listeners | C.the car probably broke down on the way | D.the two young men were familiar with the man |
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My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card (成绩报告单)arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked. One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I"m giving the whole thing up to you.” Just then, I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster, “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time” and hung up. Karl’s next report card showed a great improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll(光荣榜). In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home,he said, “Mum,remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.” 小题1:By saying “Karl became withdrawn” the author means that the boy changed entirely and ________.A.he preferred to stay at school | B.he stayed at home all day | C.he refused to talk to his mother | D.he began to like his life | 小题2:There was silence on the other end of the line because ________.A.the speaker was too moved to say anything to his mother | B.the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking | C.the speaker didn"t want the mother to recognize his voice | D.the speaker didn’t want to interrupt the mother | 小题3:What is the main idea of this passage?A.Children in single-parent families often have mental problems. | B.Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life. | C.Being understood by parents is not necessary to teenagers. | D.School education is a failure. | 小题4: Which is not true according to the article?A.Karl changed a lot after his father died. | B.What Karl did at school showed that he didn’t love his mother. | C.Karl’s mother tried many ways to help him. | D.Karl’s teachers were surprised at his change. |
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Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job. I’m not a football commentator(评论员), though-just an English teacher in Japan. I come to Japan two years ago, and didn’t think I would stay, but Japan has that effect on you. People often end up living here longer than they planned. I think it’s best to teach in a bigger city where there are other foreigners to mix with, rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bowl. Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But I’d say that for general quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices. I teach English privately, which means I’m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it’s well worth doing a TEFL course first, because your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表) of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part-time. Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on, but whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here. The schools are unwilling to take time off –even teachers with tickets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off. 小题1: From the passage we know in Japan the writer likes to live in ________.A.Tokyo | B.a small town | C.a city of middle size | D.a big city | 小题2:According to the writer, one had better _______ first to do private teaching better.A.give a TEFL course | B.decide his or her own lessons | C.find students | D.build up a full schedule | 小题3:The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that _______.A.there are many foreigners in Japan | B.Japan is good for nightlife | C.they can teach English privately in Japan | D.Japan has something more attractive than expected | 小题4:After reading the passage, we can see _________.A.the writer travelled a lot and saved much money in Japan. | B.the writer teaches English in more than one school as a part-time job. | C.the writer enjoys watching football games | D.the writer spent one year in finding students for his private teaching. |
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