“I don’t believe in Santa Claus!” Trogmire announced.
Tremor looked shocked. “Why not?” he asked.
“Because he never leaves me any gifts at all,” Trogmire growled.
Tremor thought about the evidence for a few seconds. “Maybe,” he suggested, “it’s because when Santa checked his list, your name wasn’t in the ‘nice’ column.”
“So, he could at least bring me a lump of coal!” Trogmire replied. “And,” he went on, “Troubled doesn’t believe in Santa, either.”
“Right,” Tremor said, “because he saw his parents putting the ‘From Santa’ presents under the tree. But I know the truth about that. My mother found out from Troubled’s mother. When Troubled’s parents got an e-mail from Santa, saying that he would never bring Troubled another gift, they didn’t want to tell him the truth. So now they buy presents and pretend they’re from Santa.”
“What did Troubled do to get Santa so mad?” Trogmire questioned.
“I think it had something to do with the time he put glue paper all over the living room floor on Christmas Eve, and left a sign that said, ‘Trapped like a rat!’ hanging over the fireplace.” said Tremor.
“I guess Santa doesn’t have a sense of humour,” sighed Trogmire. “Well, at least I’m not the only one who Santa scratched off his name list.”
小题1:Why doesn’t Santa leave presents for Trogmire or Troubled?| A．Their parents won’t let him leave gifts. | B．He can’t find their homes. | | C．He often forgets their names. | D．They have behaved badly. |
小题2:Trogmire and Troubled don’t believe in Santa because ________.| A．Santa has no sense of humor | B．Santa doesn’t give them anything | | C．they are too naughty to believe | D．Tremor convinced them he wasn’t real |
小题3:Troubled’s parents never ________.| A．told him about the message from Santa | B．loved him very much | | C．cared about how he behaved | D．bought him anything |
小题4:Trogmire’s last comment could be an example of the saying _______.| A．Misery(苦难,不幸) loves company | B．Easy come, easy go | | C．Beauty is only skin deep | D．Love me, love my dog |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A |
试题分析：
小题1:这是细节理解题。根据倒数第二自然段可以看出他们做错了事情。故选D
小题2:这是细节理解题。根据Because he never leaves me any gifts at all故选B
小题3:这是细节理解题。根据When Troubled’s parents got an e-mail from Santa, saying that he would never bring Troubled another gift, they didn’t want to tell him the truth. 故选A
小题4:这是推理判断题。根据Well,at least I’m not the only one who Santa scratched off his name list.”至少我不是唯一一个被踢出名单的人。
点评：讲述了Trogmire or Troubled因为没有得到过圣诞老人的礼物而伤心，因此不再相信圣诞老人。文章中的细节理解题只要弄清短文的意思都能在原文中找到答案。推理题是近几年高考常考的题型，能够判断考生的逻辑推理能力。 |
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试题【“I don’t believe in Santa Claus!” Trogmire announced.Tremor looked shocked. “Why】；主要考察你对
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A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, "I don"t think I know you, but you must be 36. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?” they asked. "No", she replied, "He"s out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her 37 came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a 38 together," they replied. "Why is that?" she asked.
One of the old men gave an 39 that their names were Wealth, 40 and Love. Then he added, "Now go in and 41 with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was 42and he suggested inviting Wealth to fill their home with money，talking and laughing.“With riches，we buy new houses，expensive furniture，and colourful clothing. We will look much better in the eyes of both ourselves and our neighbours ”he said. And his wife wanted to invite Health; but their daughter-in-law 43 they should invite Love so that their home would be full of warmth. “With that，we will feel much better in our family and our neighbourhood as well. That’s of more importance.”she argued. 44 the husband said to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman 45 and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love 46 and started walking toward the house.
The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Health: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied 47: "If you had invited Wealth or Health, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Health!"
| 小题1: | | A．frightened | B．starving | C．upset | D．confused |
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| 小题2: | | A．friend | B．adolescent | C．husband | D．daughter-in-law |
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| 小题3: | | A．House | B．Dinner | C．System | D．Scene |
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| 小题4: | | A．performance | B．approval | C．argument | D．explanation. |
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| 小题5: | | A．Success | B．Cash | C．Health | D．Recovery |
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| 小题6: | | A．discuss | B．defend | C．exchange | D．challenge |
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| 小题7: | | A．selfish | B．overjoyed | C．upset | D．energetic |
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| 小题8: | | A．informed | B．suggested | C．worried | D．included |
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小题9:At the beginning. B.Somehow C.As a matter of factD.At last
| 小题10: | | A．went out | B．came in | C．stayed out | D．went in |
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| 小题11: | | A．stayed up | B．got up | C．mixed up | D．looked up |
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| 小题12: | | A．together | B．properlyly | C．altogether | D．hard |
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Here is a picture where we can see grass growing in stones strongly． This picture 36 me of my father, a most determined man． He was born in a very 37 black family in the country, and both of my grandparents were 38 ．My father began to work in the cotton(棉花) fields when he was seven years old． He had a strong desire to change his own fate（命运） ever since he was a little boy． He 39 himself how to read and write in the evening． Later with his parents" 40 he managed to go to school where he studied computer science at Yale University． He later became a professor of Stanford University and was an expert in programming． He could 41 programs (程序) for supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, parks and bookstores all by himself． I"m 42 of my father 43 of his determination.
The best way to know a strong man, I think, is to let him 44 a severe test． Whenever we want to test a man"s character, we should find out whether he can 45 __ adversity （逆境）, because adversity can always prove the 46 character of a man．Only when we make up our own mind can we overcome any 47 ． Some people would give up halfway． Such men can hardly expect to succeed． If we do not give up hope, nothing is impossible．
| 小题1: | | A．supposes | B．demands | C．warns | D．reminds |
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| 小题2: | | A．old | B．poor | C．large | D．happy |
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| 小题3: | | A．farmers | B．workers | C．doctor | D．teachers． |
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| 小题4: | | A．respected | B．forced | C．taught | D．prepared |
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| 小题6: | | A．show | B．design | C．learn | D．play |
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| 小题7: | | A．fond | B．confident | C．proud | D．certain |
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| 小题8: | | A．because | B．differed | C．suffered | D．dated |
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| 小题9: | | A．send for | B．go through | C．get up | D．try out |
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| 小题10: | | A．stand | B．choose | C．expect | D．tear |
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| 小题11: | | A．lovely | B．live | C．true | D．weak |
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| 小题12: | | A．danger | B．difficulty | C．question | D．mistake |
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The hotel was in a 31 street and seemed to agree with one who 32 a good sleep after a tiring trip. The woman manager 33 me to my room. When I asked her about dinner, she said it was 34 at six and I had 35 it." 36 , I"m not very hungry." I said in a friendly voice. " I"ll just have a 37 and then go to a restaurant." "What!" she said, raising her eyebrows (眉毛). "This is a respectable (体面的) hotel, young man. If you want, 38 go somewhere else. " She spoke as if a glass of beer were a 39 liquid. I felt my 40 back through the dark streets after dining outside. I knocked loudly on the door but nobody 41 . It was a long time 42 the lady opened the door. "What"s going on?" she said 43 ." Guests are to be back by ten. The rule is for everyone." I went to my room and tried to sleep. The bed was 44 and the sheets and blankets were damp. 45 of all, the whole hotel trembled when the church clock 46 every quarter of an hour. Just before dawn, I finally went to sleep. "Did you sleep well last night, young man?" asked the old lady the next morning. " 47 speaking, I don"t think I could 48 another night here." I replied. "I 49 slept at all." "That"s because you were 50 all night drinking!" She said disapprovingly.
| 小题1: | | A．modern | B．dark | C．crowded | D．quiet |
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| 小题2: | | A．needed | B．took | C．slept | D．tried |
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| 小题3: | | A．called | B．showed | C．pointed | D．sent |
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| 小题4: | | A．eaten | B．prepared | C．cooked | D．served |
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| 小题5: | | A．forgotten | B．taken | C．missed | D．ordered |
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| 小题6: | | A．Thank you | B．Never mind | C．I"m sorry | D．Too bad |
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| 小题7: | | A．sleep | B．cake | C．drink | D．rest |
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| 小题8: | | A．have to | B．must | C．rather | D．better |
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| 小题9: | | A．dangerous | B．ugly | C．cruel | D．strange |
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| 小题10: | | A．direction | B．feet | C．path | D．way |
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| 小题11: | | A．answered | B．heard | C．opened | D．went |
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| 小题12: | | A．before | B．when | C．after | D．until |
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| 小题13: | | A．in surprise | B．kindly | C．coldly | D．cruelly |
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| 小题14: | | A．hard | B．easy | C．comfortable | D．difficult |
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| 小题15: | | A．Above | B．Last | C．Worst | D．First |
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| 小题16: | | A．struck | B．broke | C．beat | D．hit |
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| 小题17: | | A．Correctly | B．Generally | C．Really | D．Truly |
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| 小题18: | | A．need | B．spend | C．afford | D．manage |
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| 小题19: | | A．never | B．hardly | C．seldom | D．haven"t |
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| 小题20: | | A．dreaming | B．awake | C．up | D．down |
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I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.
小题1:From the story we know that the policeman______. | A．was kind but didn’t understand the writer | | B．told the writer where to take a train | | C．knew what the writer really meant | | D．was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer |
小题2:What can we learn from the last paragraph? | A．The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed. | | B．The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help. | | C．The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel. | | D．The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed. |
小题3:In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble? | A．He didn’t know the city at all. | | B．He couldn’t speak the language. | | C．He went too far in the wrong bus. | | D．He followed the policeman’s direction. |
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Once upon a time，two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict(冲突)．It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end，they fell apart.
One morning，a man with a carpenter"s toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said，“I just have a job for you. Look at that farm across the creek(河沟)．My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer(推土机)to dig the creek last week to spite(刁难)me. So I want you to build me a fence，an 8foothigh fence，in order not to see his place any more.”The carpenter smiled and said，“I see. I"ll try to do a job that satisfies you.”Then the elder brother went downtown.
At sunset when the farmer returned，the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer"s eyes opened wide! To his surprise，there was no fence there at all！Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge，and then they met in the middle，taking each other"s hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. “No，wait! Stay a few days. I"ve a lot of other work for you，” said the elder brother.“I"d love to stay on，”the carpenter said，“but I have so many more bridges to build.”
小题1:What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict?| A．They lived a poor life. | | B．They lived in peace. | | C．They never spoke to each other. | | D．They lived on the same farm. |
小题2:It can be learned that the carpenter was __________.| A．unwilling to obey the farmer. | | B．fond of building bridges. | | C．unable to build a fence | | D．willing to help others. |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek. | | B．The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge. | | C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter"s work. | | D．The carpenter planned to build an 8foothigh fence as asked to. |
小题4:The best title for this passage is ________.| A．A Fine Piece of Work | | B．A Carpenter | | C．A Conflict Between Two Brothers | | D．Two Brothers |
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