A few years ago, I moved into a new house in Los Angeles. Soon after, a family moved in next door. It wasn’t the best of times for me. I had just divorced(离婚) from my second wife, and I wasn’t working. I’d come home each day and sit by myself in the backyard. One night, I heard someone from the yard next door, “Tom ! How are you, Tom? ” I couldn’t see anybody through the trees, but I answered, “I’ m good.” “Good!” said the voice. “What’s your name?” I asked. “Eric.” Then I heard someone say, “Eric, don’t bother him.” “Okay!” Eric said. “Talk to you tomorrow!” Months later, on Halloween, we finally met face to face. Eric came to the door dressed like a rap star. We became friends. We’d hang out in our yards, and Eric, who was almost 17 at the time and look liked a 13-year-old, would tell me his ideas and dreams. Eric’s dad, Alec Gores, is a billionaire(亿万富翁), the head of Gores Technology Group. One day, Alec called me and said, “I know you are an actor. My son’s an actor, too. And he’s very good. I want you to write a movie for him. He wants to do something like True lies.” That’s the movie I made in 1994. His father has given Eric the great gif of confidence. He believes he can do anything he wants. He also offered to fund the movie. And that’s how The Kid & I, which opens in November, began. Well, I really have to say that opportunity(机会)lies anywhere. 小题1:What do we learn about the writer when he had just moved into his new house in Los Angele?A.He often came back very late. | B.He was working in the city at that time. | C.He and his second wife had just gotten divorced. | D.He often talks with others in the backyard. | 小题2:The writer of this passage is a(an) . A.teacher | B.actor | C.singer | D.doctor | 小题3:What do we learn about Eric from the passage?A.He lives alone with his father. | B.He has a very rich father | C.He often feels very lonely. | D.He is a rap star. | 小题4:The second last paragraph(倒数第二段)mainly tells us .A.how The Kid & I began | B.the roles in The Kid & I | C.how the writer met Eric’s father | D.what The Kid & I is about | 小题5:From his experience in Los Angeles, the writer learnt that . A.where there is a will, there is a way. | B.one should always learn from the past. | C.one can find opportunity anywhere. | D.life can always be better. |
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试题分析: 小题1:细节题。从第一段I had just divorced(离婚) from my second wife, and I wasn’t working. I’d come home each day and sit by myself in the backyard.中可知作者和他的第二任妻子离婚了,也没有工作,每天独自坐在后院里。故选C 小题2:细节题。第八段One day, Alec called me and said, “I know you are an actor.可知,作者是一名演员。故选B 小题3:细节题。第七段Months later, on Halloween, we finally met face to face. Eric came to the door dressed like a rap star. We became friends. We’d hang out in our yards, and Eric, who was almost 17 at the time and look liked a 13-year-old, would tell me his ideas and dreams. Eric’s dad, Alec Gores, is a billionaire(亿万富翁), the head of Gores Technology Group. 在万圣节上,Eric的装扮像一个说唱歌手,他的父亲是个亿万富翁,是戈尔科技集团的总裁。并没有说,他只和他父亲生活在一起,也未提到他感到过寂寞。故选B 小题4:推断题。由倒数第二段,Eric的父亲知道作者是一个演员,他的儿子也是一个演员。他想让作者为Eric写一部电影,他会为电影投资。这样,《孩子和我》这部电影就在11月份开工了。故选A 小题5:主旨题。最后一段I really have to say that opportunity(机会)lies anywhere.作者不得不说,机会无处不在。故选C 点评:文章讲述了作者因为第二次离婚后无所事事,整天就是坐在后花园里消磨时间。一天他认识了一个17岁的男孩Eric,由于Eric和作者都是演员,Eric的父亲是一位亿万富翁,准备为儿子投资一部电影,想请作者为其编剧一个电影。最后作者发现其实机会无处不在。文章简短精悍,理解好文章后,掌握细节题的解题方法,答案就一目了然了。 |
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“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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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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