It was the summer of 1936．The Olympic Games were being held in Berlin．I had trained, sweated and disciplined myself for 6 years on the running broad jump．A year before, as a college student at the Ohio State, I"d set the world"s record of 26 feet 8 1/4 inches．Nearly everyone expected me to win．
I was in for a surprise．When the time came for the broad-jump trials(选拔赛), I was shocked to see a tall boy hitting the pit （坑） at almost 26 feet on his practice leaps．He turned out to be a German named Luz Long．He had easily qualified for the finals on his first attempt．
A nervous athlete is an athlete who will make mistakes．I fouled （犯规）twice on my qualifying jumps．Walking a few yards from the pit, I kicked at the dirt disgustedly．Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder．I turned to look into the friendly blue eyes of Luz Long．"Hi, I"m Luz Long．I don"t think we"ve met．" "Glad to meet you," I said．Then, trying to hide my nervousness, I added, "How are you?" "I"m fine．Something must be eating you．You should be able to qualify with your eyes closed．" He said．
He seemed to understand my nervousness, and took pains to reassure me．Finally, seeing that I had calmed down somewhat, he said, "What does it matter if you"re not the first in the trials? Tomorrow is what counts．" All the tension left my body as the truth of what he said hit me．Confidently I qualified with almost a foot to spare．
Luz broke his own record and pushed me on to a peak performance．The instant I landed from my final jump—the one which set the Olympic record of 26 feet 5 1/16 inches—he was at my side, congratulating me．
小题1:The author said "I was in for a surprise" because he _____．| A．beat Luz Long | B．met a great competitor | | C．qualified for the final | D．joined in the Olympic Games |
小题2:What can we learn about the author from the passage?| A．He remained confident in the Olympic Games． | | B．He had qualified for the finals on his first attempt． | | C．He broke the world record of the running broad jump． | | D．He had prepared for Berlin Olympics in Ohio State． |
小题3:What is the passage mainly about?| A．A memorable experience in the Olympics． | | B．A reliable man in the Olympic Games． | | C．A surprising result in the Olympic Games． | | D．A good suggestion on how to win in the Olympics |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A |
试题分析：这篇文章是回忆奥运会的经历。选拔赛中作者遇到竞争者了，因为紧张作者deep表现很不好，在对手的鼓励下，作者顺利进入决赛，并打破了奥运会记录。
小题1:猜词题：从第二段的句子：I was shocked to see a tall boy hitting the pit （坑） at almost 26 feet on his practice leaps．可知作者遇到竞争者了。选B
小题2:细节题：从最后一段的句子：The instant I landed from my final jump—the one which set the Olympic record of 26 feet 5 1/16 inches可知作者打破了奥运会记录。选C
小题3:主旨题：从第一段的句子：It was the summer of 1936．The Olympic Games were being held in Berlin．可知这篇文章是回忆奥运会的经历。选A
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试题【It was the summer of 1936．The Olympic Games were being held in Berlin．I had trai】；主要考察你对
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It"s a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his __36__ by name and what they normally want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal __37__. He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is __38__.
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed（抓住） food off the shelves as fast as they could, __39__ not intending to pay for it. He hit the “panic button” , then went over the counter（柜台） and __40__ the front door. It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren"t going __41__ with their illgotten（非法获得的） gains. They __42__ the food and simply crowded together in panic（惊慌地）—knowing the police were __43__ the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn"t have to steal if they were that __44__. “We have food in the back, expired (到期)but still __45__ to eat. If you need food, you __46__ have some.”
They were told to __47__ what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out（清理） the mess. They were doing just that __48__ the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer __49__.
This wasn"t what they had __50__. They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they"d done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three __51__ people walked out with all the __52__ their arms could hold. They were __53__ that，if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the __54__ person in the world to claim he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a __55__amount of selfrespect and a little bit of hope.
| 小题1: | | A．friends | B．neighbors | C．customers | D．passengers |
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| 小题2: | | A．respect | B．pride | C．wisdom | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题3: | | A．slow | B．busy | C．heavy | D．swift |
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| 小题4: | | A．bravely | B．reasonably | C．hardly | D．obviously |
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| 小题5: | | A．opened | B．locked | C．closed | D．broke |
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| 小题6: | | A．nowhere | B．somewhere | C．anywhere | D．everywhere |
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| 小题7: | | A．hid | B．lifted | C．ate | D．dropped |
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小题8:A .in B．on C．off D．by
| 小题9: | | A．anxious | B．curious | C．courageous | D．hungry |
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| 小题10: | | A．safe | B．easy | C．sweet | D．unique |
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| 小题11: | | A．must | B．can | C．should | D．need |
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| 小题12: | | A．hold up | B．hand out | C．pick up | D．hand in |
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| 小题13: | | A．when | B．after | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．popular | B．necessary | C．reliable | D．important |
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| 小题15: | | A．wanted | B．desired | C．expected | D．admired |
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| 小题16: | | A．dirtier | B．cleaner | C．cleverer | D．quicker |
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小题17:A .money B．cigarettes C．drinks D．food
| 小题18: | | A．reminded | B．warned | C．ordered | D．persuaded |
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| 小题19: | | A．first | B．last | C．best | D．worst |
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| 小题20: | | A．large | B．fair | C．small | D．full |
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A few years ago, an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to a small seaside town in the west of England. He was swimming in the sea one day when, as he opened his mouth, his false teeth fell out and floated away. The following year, Mr. Jones returned to the same town. As he was having dinner in a local café one evening, he mentioned the story of his lost teeth to the manager. The manager looked surprised. He explained that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month. Then he asked Roy Jones if he wanted to try them on. “OK”, said Mr. Jones. “I suppose it won’t do any harm.” When the manager brought him the teeth, Mr. Jones put them into his mouth, and laughed and laughed. They were his.
In 1987, an American couple called Jane and Robert Bentley went for a picnic on a beach in California. When they returned home, Mrs. Bentley realized that she had lost her wedding ring. It wasn’t a lot of money but it was valuable to Jane Bentley. The Bentleys drove straight back to the beach, and searched for the ring for three hours, but could not find it. A few months later, Mr. Bentley went fishing off the same beach. As he pulled a large crab out of the sea, he noticed that there was something attached to one of its claws. It was his wife’s wedding ring!
At the end of the 19th century, a young woman called Rose Harcourt was on her honeymoon in Barmouth, North Wales, when she lost a gold bracelet her husband had given her as a wedding gift. Feeling very upset, she went straight to the police stations and asked if anyone had found her bracelet. Unfortunately, no one had. Twenty-five years later, the Harcourts returned to Barmouth to celebrate their wedding anniversary. They were sitting on the beach one day when Mrs. Harcourt noticed something gold in the sand by the edge of the sea. She walked down to see what it was, and discovered her gold bracelet that had been missing for 25 years.
小题1:Roy Jones lost his false teeth __________ .| A．when he opened his mouth to have some food | | B．when he opened his mouth as he was swimming | | C．The moment he got into the sea to start swimming | | D．when he was having his holiday at the sea side |
小题2:Jane Bentley’s wedding ring was missing for __________ before it was found.| A．three hours | B．almost a year | C．several months | D．25 years |
小题3:From the story of the Harcourts we may understand the underlined “to celebrate their wedding anniversary” may be close in meaning to __________ .| A．having a wedding again | B．experiencing their honeymoon feelings again | | C．having a honeymoon again | D．joining in the local celebrations |
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There was once a farmer. His land was hilly and the soil was not the best. He had a cow that wasn’t giving much milk and he had chickens who were laying few eggs. The place looked run-down (破败的) and the barn and fences (篱笆) needed repair. The farmer and his wife felt dejected.
One stormy evening, a poorly-dressed man knocked on their door, asking if he could get shelter for the night. They shared the food that had been prepared, while they talked a great deal about the farm.
When the stranger left the following morning, he thanked the farmer and his wife and pulled a little bag of gold pieces out of his pocket. He said that maybe this would help them. He added that he’d come by next year with hopes of finding a revived farm.
After this, the farmer and his wife often talked about whether they should buy a more promising cow. Other times they considered whether they should buy chickens who laid more eggs. However, every conversation ended with the farmer trusting the farm would improve as he found himself fixing the barn and the fences, caring for the animals, preparing food for themselves and their animals.
The farmer beamed (眉开眼笑) when the stranger did come by again a year later. Everything looked so much better. The stranger asked, “What did you use the gold for?”
The farmer said, “We hid the gold under a kitchen tile (地砖) and, while we often thought of it, we never did think of anything we needed the gold for.”
Then the farmer added thoughtfully, “I do thank you, though, ever so much. You gave us what we really needed to keep going — you lifted our spirits.”
Saying that, the farmer removed the tile and cheerfully returned the gold to the stranger.
小题1:The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”. | A．kind and generous | | B．surprised and delighted | | C．disappointed and unhappy | | D．strong and fearless |
小题2:One year later, the stranger visited the farmer to _____.| A．get his gold pieces back | | B．see if the farm had improved | | C．get shelter for the night | | D．give the farmer more money |
小题3:From the passage, we can conclude that what the farmer really needed was _____. | A．land rich enough to farm on | | B．something to keep their spirits up | | C．scientific knowledge of agriculture | | D．money to improve his farm |
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When I received my grade on my first writing assignment, I was very disappointed．I met with Dr．Caldwell to discuss my 41 and my work．She gave me lots of _42 and allowed me to rewrite my paper．My grade improved but I was 43 not completely satisfied．Dr．Caldwell decided to help me and 44 me into a good writer, Before each paper was due, I turned in a 45 draft and she corrected it for me, Her dedication to my success was very encouraging because she 46 _ the time to personally help me time and time again．
Dr．Caldwell was behind my dedication to the learning process．Not only did she help me, but also Dr．Caldwell 47 me to become a teacher and dedicate my life to helping children who struggle through school. My most memorable 48 as a teacher was when I tutored a fourth-grade boy, Darnell, in math．He was unable to add, minus, multiply, or divide．He was far 49 his classmates and needed personal 50 to help him work at the same level．
51 we first began our sessions, Darnell was very quiet and 52 _ in learning．I was becoming annoyed and impatient because after two weeks, it seemed as if we had not 53 a thing．To my surprise, Darnell finally _54 __ up to me and began to work hard at his lessons．His progress began to show through and his teacher told me his grades in class had 55 greatly, I was very happy with the progress that we had made and． became even more dedicated to Darnell"s success, We had a lot of 56 learning math; we created many games and played them to make learning more 57 for Darnell． All that Darnell needed was the one-on-one attention that I was able to give him and once he 58 it, his improvement was evident almost 59 . I was able to work with Darnell and encourage him to learn the 60 Dr. Caldwell worked with me to become a better writer．
| 小题1: | | A．grade | B．study | C．future | D．essay |
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| 小题2: | | A．solutions | B．approaches | C．assessments | D．suggestions |
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| 小题3: | | A．still | B．also | C．again | D．even |
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| 小题5: | | A．tough | B．similar | C．rough | D．general |
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| 小题6: | | A．spent | B．took | C．cost | D．paid |
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| 小题7: | | A．encouraged | B．forced | C．expected | D．begged |
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| 小题8: | | A．experiment | B．experience | C．example | D．moment |
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| 小题9: | | A．behind | B．below | C．out of | D．ahead of |
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| 小题10: | | A．influence | B．sympathy | C．comfort | D．attention |
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| 小题11: | | A．When | B．Before | C．While | D．Once |
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| 小题12: | | A．absorbed | B．delighted | C．concerned | D．uninterested |
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| 小题13: | | A．conveyed | B．submitted | C．learned | D．accomplished |
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| 小题14: | | A．looked | B．opened | C．walked | D．came |
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| 小题15: | | A．obtained | B．raised | C．improved | D．decreased |
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| 小题16: | | A．trouble | B．patience | C．fun | D．difficulty |
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| 小题17: | | A．difficult | B．important | C．reasonable | D．enjoyable |
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| 小题18: | | A．learned | B．received | C．afforded | D．failed |
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| 小题19: | | A．instantly | B．punctually | C．slowly | D．gradually |
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| 小题20: | | A．skill | B．means | C．knowledge | D．way |
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Twenty-six years after a terrible bicycle accident left her comatose（昏迷） for two months and with permanent brain injuries, Barbara Buchan, performs many actions more slowly than others. But on September 10 in Beijing, Buchan, at 52, the oldest member of the United States Paralympic team, broke the record and won the gold medal for her disability class in the individual 3,000-meter cycling pursuit.
“You can be very upset at the world and have everyone take care of you,” Buchan said by telephone from Beijing, “or get back on your feet again.”
Buchan first dreamed of Olympic gold at age 15 while watching the 1972 Munich Games. She became a top American cyclist by July 1982, when a terrible road-race crash injured her brain and left doctors doubtful about whether she would survive. She was wearing only a soft leather helmet at the time; her accident made the rule put into practice that cyclists wear the hard-shell helmets that are now common.
Buchan recovered enough of her athletic ability to run track in the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, where she won a silver medal in the 800 meters. Women’s cycling was not included in the Paralympics yet, so Buchan trained to the point where she raced against men in the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney, Australia — she finished 9th and 10th in two races — and then successfully fought for a separate women’s cycling program beginning in 2004 in Athens, where she did not get a medal.
Even though she was approaching her 50s, Buchan kept racing and again made the United States Paralympic team for Beijing — where she is twice the age of most of her teammates and competitors.
“Barbara’s almost the leader of our team — she’s been through it all,” said Craig Griffin, the United States cycling coach. “She’s never retired. She’s never let her body go and then come back. I don’t think age is as big of a deal as people make it out to be.”
小题1:According to the passage, after the accident, ____________.| A．Buchan asked her friends to take care of her | | B．cyclists started to wear helmets in competition | | C．Buchan could not answer questions correctly | | D．doctors doubted whether Buchan could come back to life |
小题2:What’s the right order of the events related to Buchan?
a. She won a gold medal in Beijing.
b. She became a top American cyclist.
c. She won a silver medal in the 800 meters.
d. She suffered a terrible bicycle accident.
e. She took part in a cycling program in Athens.| A．c-d-b-a-e | B．b-c-d-a-e | C．b-d-c-e-a | D．c-b-d-e-a |
小题3:What does the underlined phrase “get back on your feet” in the second paragraph mean?| A．rise to your feet | B．walk on your way | | C．go beyond yourself | D．depend on yourself |
小题4:Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?| A．The Making of a Hero | B．From a Loser to a Winner | | C．All Roads Lead to Rome | D．Health is Better than Wealth |
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