Very far away from the city lived a poor farmer and his wife. In front of their house was a small dirt road. Very few cars drove on this road because it was so far from the city. On the dirt road, there was a big hole filled with water. The hole was very deep, but drivers on the road didn"t know just how deep. Drivers always drove into the hole, but they never drove out.
One day, a man in a new car was driving down the road. He saw the hole with the water, but he didn"t think it was very deep. He drove into the hole, but he couldn"t drive out. The man saw the farmer on his tractor working in the field, and he signaled to the farmer. The farmer drove over to the man in the new car.
“Is there a problem?”asked the farmer.
“Yes,”said the man.“My car is stuck in this hole. Can you help me?”
“Maybe,”said the farmer.“But I"m very busy.”
“lf you help me, I"ll pay you,” said the man.
“OK,”said the farmer. The farmer pulled the car out of the hole with his tractor, and the man paid him a lot of money. The man looked at the farmer and said,“You must. make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole day and night.”
“Actually, no,”said the farmer.
“Why not?”asked the man.
“The hole is very deep, and a lot of people get stuck and ask for help. But I don"t make money day and night because I don"t pull cars out at night.”
“At night I"m busy filling the hole with water,” answered the farmer.
小题1:The reason why few cars drove on the small dirt road was that __________ .| A．there was a big and deep hole | B．the couple was not polite enough | | C．it had a long distance from the city | D．drivers were afraid of being in the hole |
小题2:According to paragraph 2, we can know about the man in a new car __________ .| A．he just learned to drive a car | B．it was the first time that he passed there | | C．he knew how deep the hole was | D．he knew the farmer in the field |
小题3:What did the farmer usually do at night?| A．He helped pull out cars. | B．He made money. | | C．He filled water to the hole | D．He slept at home. |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C |
试题分析：离城市非常远的地方住着一个贫穷的农夫和他的妻子。在他们的房子前面是一条很小的土路。在这条土路上，有一个很大的充满了水的洞。这是很有趣的故事。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：Very few cars drove on this road because it was so far from the city.可知很少有车在这条路上，因为这里里城里比较远。选C
小题2:推理题：从第二段的句子：He saw the hole with the water, but he didn"t think it was very deep.可知这个人是第一次在这条路上开车。选B
小题3:细节题：从文章的最后一句话：“At night I"m busy filling the hole with water,” answered the farmer.可知晚上农夫忙着给洞里注水。选C
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For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday. 小题1: I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday, 小题2: , what I considered ordinary became very 小题3: .
As I was leaving the Sunday 小题4: , a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you 小题5: this?” I said as I 小题6: to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would 小题7: it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got 小题8: last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she 小题9: me to live with my grandmother. She has been so 小题10: to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for 小题11: me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly 小题12: . My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the 小题13: of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have 小题14: heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not 小题15: . If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道讲坛）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the 小题16: each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she 小题17: the very best.”
小题18: I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one last 小题19: and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I 小题20: one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”
| 小题21: | | A．Once | B．Because | C．For | D．While |
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| 小题22: | | A．though | B．nevertheless | C．however | D．anyway |
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| 小题23: | | A．meaningful | B．motivated | C．strange | D．special |
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| 小题24: | | A．service | B．meeting | C．interview | D．visit |
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| 小题25: | | A．notice | B．see | C．like | D．mean |
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| 小题26: | | A．shaken | B．indicated | C．pointed | D．looked |
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| 小题27: | | A．enjoy | B．appreciate | C．like | D．pick |
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| 小题28: | | A．divorced | B．lost | C．troubled | D．disturbed |
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| 小题29: | | A．advised | B．forced | C．sent | D．dismissed |
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| 小题30: | | A．helpful | B．merciful | C．mean | D．good |
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| 小题31: | | A．loving | B．bringing | C．protecting | D．choosing |
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| 小题32: | | A．speak | B．move | C．refuse | D．breathe |
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| 小题33: | | A．place | B．depths | C．bottom | D．corner |
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| 小题34: | | A．even | B．already | C．yet | D．ever |
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| 小题35: | | A．fresh | B．expensive | C．enough | D．useful |
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| 小题36: | | A．old | B．church | C．poor | D．relatives |
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| 小题37: | | A．possesses | B．matches | C．deserves | D．suits |
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| 小题38: | | A．Even if | B．As | C．Although | D．If |
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| 小题39: | | A．promise | B．statement | C．comment | D．explanation |
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| 小题40: | | A．asked for | B．looked for | C．cared for | D．searched for |
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Throughout his early years, Obama was known at home and at school as “Barry”. Obama’s parents met while both were attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where his father was enrolled(登记入读) as a foreign student. They separated when he was two years old and later divorced(离婚). His father received Master’s degree in Economics from Harvard University, then returned to Kenya, where he became a finance minister before dying in an automobile accident in 1982. His mother married another foreign student, Lolo Soetoro, and the family moved to Soetoro’s home country of Indonesia in 1967. Obama attended local schools in Jakarta, from age 6 to 10, where classes were taught in the Indonesian language.
During his time in Indonesia, he first attended St. Francis Assist Catholic school for almost three years. When Obama was in third grade he wrote an essay saying that he wanted to be president. His teacher later said that his reason for becoming president was that he wanted to make everybody happy.
Obama returned to Honolulu to live with his materal(母亲一方的) grandparents while attending Punahou School, a private college elementary school, from the fifth grade until his graduation in 1979. Obama’s mother, Ann, died of cancer a few months after the publication of his 1995 memoir(传记), Dreams from My Father.
In the memoir, Obama describes his experiences growing up in his mother’s middle class family. Of his early childhood, Obama writes, “That my father looked nothing like the people around me---that he was black as pitch(沥青), my mother white as milk .”
Some of his fellow students at Punahou School later told the Honolulu Star—Bulletin that Obama was mature(成熟的) for his age as a high school student and that he sometimes attended parties and other events in order to connect with African American college students and military service people.
小题1:When Obama was a child, _________.| A．people used to call him Berry | | B．his father died of serious illness | | C．his father became a finance minister of America | | D．his parents attended Harvard University |
小题2: Which of the following is TURE about Lolo Soetoro?| A．He got college education in Indonesia | | B．He is a person from Kenya in Africa | | C．He is Obama’s stepfather and is a black | | D．He is a foreign student in America |
小题3:Obama’s mother, Ann, died of cancer in about ________ while his father died in _________.| A．1982; 1967 | B．1967; 1982 | C．1979; 1967 | D．1995; 1982 |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．Obama’s father was very black while his mother very white | | B．Obama’s materal grandparents lived in Honolulu of Indonesia | | C．Obama wanted to be president because he liked making people happy | | D．Obama’s classmates thought he was mature for his age as a high school student |
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A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear that getting back her pet was more important than her car．
“Whoever did this can keep my car．Please let Benjerman come home,” the notice said．
It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman，a 12-year-old black retriever（猎犬），were reunited after police located them in Barrington．
“He’s hungry, he’s dirty, but he’s very happy to be home，”Atkins said．
The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes．However, the police couldn’t control Benjerman，and they had to call Atkins to come and get him．
Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food．She believed Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area．
She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas, Texas．
Before Benjerman was found，Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth．They also contacted animal shelters，throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
The notice stated there was a reward，and also that the dog needed medication．Any caller could remain anonymous（匿名的）．
Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone into rent a carpet cleaner.
“It was l0 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight，” Atkins said．The car thief threw Atkins’ wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene．
小题1: What would be the best title for the passage?| A．A car with a dog was stolen | | B．Lucky dog was returned to his owner | | C．Stealing cars：a most important social problem | | D．Woman wants dog back more than stolen car |
小题2: Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened?
a．Notices were put up saying there was a reward．
b．Atkins saw Benjerman again．
c．Police found Atkins’ car．
d．Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter．
e．Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store．| A．d,e,a, b,c | B．d,e,a,c,b | C．e,a,d,b,c | D．e,a,c,d,b |
小题3:We can infer from the passage ．| A．the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief | | B．car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays | | C．the dog was found because of the reward | | D．the thief stole the car easily |
小题4: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices． | | B．Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman． | | C．The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car． | | D．The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday． |
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All my students in my class knew I was getting married in June and moving out of the state. I was sorry to see the month of June ____小题1:____; all my students wanted to learn more, They were obviously agitated (不安的) whenever I mentioned it. I was glad they had become ____小题2:____ of me, but what was wrong? Were they angry about me ____小题3:____ the school?
On my ____小题4:____ day of class, the headmaster greeted me as I entered the building. "Will you come with me, please?" he said ____小题5:____. "There’s a problem ____小题6:____ your classroom." He looked straight ahead as he ____小题7:____ me down the hall. "I"m going to leave the school tomorrow, but what now?” I wondered.
It was ____小题8:____! There were bouquets (束) of flowers in each corner, on the students" desks, and on my desk. "How could they have done this?" I____小题9:____. Most of them were so poor that they ____小题10:____ the school assistance program for some ____小题11:____ and enough meals.
I started to cry, and all my students ____小题12:____ me.
Later I learned how they had succeeded doing it. Mark, who worked in the ____小题13:____ shop on weekends, had seen ____小题14:____ from several of my other classes. He mentioned them to his classmates. Too proud to ever again wear an insulting（侮辱的) label like " ____小题15:_____ ", Mark ____小题16:____ his boss for all the "tired" flowers in the shop. Then he called funeral parlors(殡仪馆) and ____小题17:____ that his class needed flowers for a teacher who was leaving. They ____小题18:____ to give him bouquets saved ____小题19:____ each funeral.
That was not the only present they gave me, ____小题20:____. Two years later, all fourteen students graduated, and six earned college scholarships.
| 小题21: | | A．pass | B．approach | C．exist | D．disappear |
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| 小题22: | | A．fond | B．curious | C．friendly | D．angry |
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| 小题23: | | A．remaining | B．changing | C．leaving | D．reforming |
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| 小题24: | | A．first | B．regular | C．final | D．endless |
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| 小题25: | | A．seriously | B．surely | C．angrily | D．sadly |
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| 小题27: | | A．followed | B．showed | C．directed | D．led |
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| 小题28: | | A．amusing | B．amazing | C．disappointing | D．interesting |
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| 小题29: | | A．wondered | B．understood | C．indicated | D．sought |
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| 小题30: | | A．used up | B．suffered from | C．dealt with | D．depended on |
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| 小题31: | | A．houses | B．clothes | C．goods | D．diets |
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| 小题32: | | A．joined | B．watched | C．noticed | D．admired |
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| 小题33: | | A．book | B．flower | C．dress | D．food |
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| 小题34: | | A．programs | B．bills | C．orders | D．presents |
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| 小题35: | | A．rich | B．mean | C．modern | D．poor |
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| 小题36: | | A．charged | B．asked | C．offered | D．paid |
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| 小题37: | | A．explained | B．announced | C．mentioned | D．promised |
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| 小题38: | | A．agreed | B．refused | C．demanded | D．required |
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| 小题39: | | A．after | B．before | C．until | D．since |
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| 小题40: | | A．yet | B．still | C．though | D．too |
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Philip was a nine-year-old boy in a Sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. Sometimes the third graders didn’t welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him. This was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downs’s Syndrome. This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems.
One Sunday after Easter, the Sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. The teacher gave one to each child. On that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic(塑料）eggs.
After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another one was a butterfly….When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “That’s stupid,” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “It’s mine. I did it. It’s empty. I have new life, because the tomb is empty.” Not a sound was heard in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again.
Philip’s family knew he wouldn’t live a long life, for there were too many things wrong with him.
小题1:The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them ________.| A．put some symbol of “new life” into it | | B．play around on that beautiful spring day | | C．try to pull it apart in the middle | | D．go out and discover themselves |
小题2:After Philip explained his new life, ________.| A．The class thought he was clever. | B．He began to study in the class. | | C．The class fell silent. | D．He felt dying. |
小题3:We learn from the passage that ________.| A．The teacher used to have classes outdoors | | B．Philip’s new life wish was empty | | C．Philip was healthy as a whole | | D．Philip was accepted by his classmates in the end |
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