It"s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before 16 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 17 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 18 like me. She said, "There"s an old saying—the 19 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 20 to the mosquitoes. " Not 21 it, I replied, "Grandma, that"s just an old wives" tale!"
Well, less than a week 22 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 23 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 24 , but they all proved useless.
Late one 25 in my cousin"s home, I couldn"t bear the 26 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 27 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 28 she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) 29 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 30 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others" 31 , only to find they were all sleeping 32 as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites, I came to 33 my grandma"s silly tale. From then on, I"ve always tried to keep a(n) 34 mind about those strange old wives" tales 35 they do have some truth to them.
| 小题1: | | A．leaving | B．passing | C．visiting | D．finding |
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| 小题2: | | A．persuaded | B．reminded | C． warned | D． informed |
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| 小题3: | | A．students | B．foreigners | C．passengers | D．visitors |
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| 小题4: | | A．earlier | B．longer | C．sooner | D．later |
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| 小题5: | | A．grows | B．goes | C．flows | D．remains |
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| 小题6: | | A．expecting | B．understanding | C．recognizing | D．believing |
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| 小题7: | | A．after | B．before | C．when | D．as |
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| 小题8: | | A．shade | B．pile | C．cloud | D．blanket |
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| 小题9: | | A．touched | B．bitten | C．defeated | D．discovered |
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| 小题10: | | A．morning | B．afternoon | C．evening | D．night |
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| 小题11: | | A．noise | B．hit | C．pain | D．effect |
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| 小题12: | | A．woke up | B．shouted at | C．looked for | D．dropped on |
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| 小题13: | | A．blamed | B．interrupted | C．moved | D．frightened |
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| 小题14: | | A．having | B．watching | C．making | D．helping |
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| 小题16: | | A．houses | B．flats | C．rooms | D．homes |
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| 小题17: | | A．joyfully | B．anxiously | C．soundlessly | D．worriedly |
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| 小题18: | | A．tell | B．know | C．remember | D．accept |
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| 小题19: | | A．open | B．active | C．clear | D．honest |
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| 小题20: | | A．and | B．so | C．because | D．until |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:C |
试题分析：
小题1:根据It"s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland,可知从我和家人离开菲律宾到美国生活已经有十四年了。.一个月前，我在暑假回家乡，所以是离开肯尼迪机场，可知选A。
小题2:我的奶奶告诫我persuade说服remind 使……想起warn 告诫 inform 通知，故选C。
小题3:根据like me，故选D。
小题4:根据下文内容蚊子总是咬我，可知这里想表达离家乡越远，血越甜，选B。
小题5:结合全文内容，离家乡越远，对于蚊子来说血变得越甜，选A。
小题6:我回答，不要相信那些，选D。
小题7:在我到达马尼拉不到一周，故选A，
小题8:carpeted铺地毯，故选D ，毯子。
小题9:根据I was already carpeted with a blanket of mosquito bites.故选B。
小题10:根据下文大家都在睡觉，故选D。
小题11:蚊子咬了以后会疼，故选C。
小题12:根据Unhappy for being interrupted she said,可知我把她吵醒了，选A。
小题13:我把她吵醒了，打扰了她，故选B。
小题14:根据上文With a few turns, she slept again.看着她转了几个身又睡着了，我嫉妒的看着她睡，故选B。
小题15:落在她的脸上，故选A。
小题16:结合全文可知跑到其他人的房间，故选C。
小题17:根据y who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.安静的睡着，故选C
小题18:根据全文内容，蚊子总是咬我，不咬其他人，和奶奶告诫我的一样，可知选D 接受。
小题19:because they do have some truth to them，因为有时候无稽之谈是正确地，所以我对它们没有了偏见，选A，无偏见的。
小题20:结合全文奶奶告诫我的老人的老话是正确的，故选C 因为。
点评：答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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James Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, "In a Fisherman"s Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91．
Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate (文盲）．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wife．
A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education．"He signed a document he could not read," Mr Henry"s granddaughter said. And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled "Life Is So Good" at the age of 101, Mr. Henry took up reading．
"If he can do it．I"m going to try," Mr. Henry said．Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to ABC’s and children"s books. He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life．
He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough．
His life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book"s release last month．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．
小题1:Which of the following is true of Mr. Henry?| A．He couldn"t read when he was retired． | | B．He was not a good student at school． | | C．Only his family members knew he was illiterate． | | D．He published his book at the age of 91． |
小题2:Mr. Henry made up his mind to study because he ．| A．had some trouble with his granddaughter | | B．couldn"t sign the document he was given | | C．wanted to share his own experience with others | | D．was inspired by George Dawson"s story |
小题3:In his book, Mr. Henry didn"t mention ____．| A．his family story | B．his school education | | C．his journeys at sea | D．his work experiences |
小题4:What"s the main idea of the last paragraph?| A．Nearly 800 copies of the book were sold． | | B．The book was sold well in Germany． | | C．His book was popular both at home and abroad． | | D．Hollywood has planned to adapt his book for a movie． |
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Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends（小商品）for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said “FIVE CENTS EACH’. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was : ‘THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
小题1:Frank took a short business course in order to __________.| A．earn more money for his family | | B．learn something from a salesman | | C．get away from the farm | | D．get enough to eat |
小题2:Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because ________.| A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods | | B．he cut down the price by half | | C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way | | D．the sign he put on the table was well designed |
小题3: The price of the knives was cut down by half because _________.| A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day | | B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory | | C．the knives were made in German, where labour was cheap | | D．the knives were produced in one factory |
小题4:__________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.| A．His business skills and his wealth | | B．The low price of the goods he sold | | C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives | | D．His natural skill for showing things |
小题5:The belief that “The customer is always right” suggests that __________.| A．whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right. | | B．If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way | | C．stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money | | D．stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful |
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Hank Viscardi was born without legs．He had not legs but stumps（残肢）that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest．Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ （猿人）because his arms practically dragged on the ground．
Hank went to school like other boys．His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve．After graduating from school, he worked his way through college．He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices．During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps．But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer．He would soon have to use a wheel chair．
Hank felt himself got cold all over．However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs（假腿）．Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be a full five feet eight inches tall．By this time he was already 26 years old．
Hank had to learn to use his new legs．Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again．There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching．He went out on the street．He climbed stairs and learned to dance．He built a boat and learned to sail it．
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job．He took the regular training．He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers．Few knew that he was legless．This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs．
小题1:Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ．| A．he didn’t talk to then | | B．he kept away from them | | C．his arms touched the ground when he moved | | D．he couldn’t use his arms |
小题2:The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross ．| A．was only glad to give him a job | | B．gave him a job because he was a good soldier | | C．gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization | | D．was not willing to give him to job at first |
小题3:When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he------| A．did everything the other soldier did | | B．did most of the things the other soldiers did | | C．did most of the things the other soldiers did | | D．took some special training |
小题4:The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi ．| A．had no friends | | B．never saw himself as different from others | | C．was very shy | | D．was too proud to accept help from others |
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To this day,I still remember the first day of classes exactly 30 years ago. I _16_ in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class，listening to him _17_ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would __18__ .I’m the principal(校长) of the school now，but for a few minutes I was back in 1975，__19__ what the future held.
I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. he not only taught me to think，he _20_ me，as much by example as _21__，that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __22_ .
Neither of us could know how our _23_ would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English，I worked for Dr Offutt，then the department chair. After several years，I was _24__ department chair，and our relationship changed __25__. I thought that it might be __26__chairing the department，since all of my former English teachers were still there，but Dr Offutt _27__ me throughout. he knew when to give me _28__ about curriculum(课程)，texts and personnel，and when to let me design my own course.
In 1997，I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha，I might have. _29_，he encouraged me to seize the new __30_ .
Five years ago,I became the__31_ of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me,Letting me know that I could__32_ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes.I’ve learned that great teachers have a (an)___33__wealth of lessons to teach __34_ his students don’t know it yet.I know how __35_ they are.I’m still one of them.
| 小题1: | | A．stood | B．sat | C．taught | D．talked |
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| 小题2: | | A．explain | B．predict | C．speak | D．teach |
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| 小题3: | | A．keep | B．achieve | C．choose | D．take |
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| 小题4: | | A．preparing | B．discovering | C．wondering | D．realizing |
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| 小题5: | | A．assisted | B．reminded | C．advised | D．convinced |
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| 小题6: | | A．words | B．action | C．explanation | D．models |
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| 小题7: | | A．the others | B．everyone | C．others | D．anyone |
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| 小题8: | | A．relationship | B．position | C．situation | D．condition |
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| 小题9: | | A．pointed | B．named | C．given | D．taken |
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| 小题10: | | A．already | B．yet | C．still | D．again |
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| 小题11: | | A．foolish | B．surprising | C．uncertain | D．challenging |
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| 小题12: | | A．promoted | B．accepted | C．supported | D．welcomed |
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| 小题13: | | A．advice | B．information | C．notice | D．thought |
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| 小题14: | | A．Otherwise | B．Therefore | C．Furthermore | D．Instead |
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| 小题15: | | A．choice | B．opportunity | C．occupation | D．possibility |
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| 小题16: | | A．teacher | B．principal | C．officer | D．clerk |
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| 小题17: | | A．live | B．look | C．depend | D．take |
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| 小题18: | | A．rich | B．little | C．valuable | D．endless |
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| 小题19: | | A．Once | B．Even if | C．Unless | D．Until |
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| 小题20: | | A．fortunate | B．curious | C．innocent | D．satisfied |
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A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan．His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising．The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years．Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—＄7,000，a legacy （遗产） form their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident ．“It really made a difference when we were going under financially．” says Dave．
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches．Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity．In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars ; in other, it was more than ＄100,000．
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than ＄3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm ．
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving．They thrived on（喜欢）comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase ．
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it．“Ish and Arlene never asked whether you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them．
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed．It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents —should enrich the whole community and Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story．
Neighbors helping neighbors ——that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story．
小题1:According go the text, the Fusses_______________．| A．were employed by a truck company | | B．were in financial difficulty | | C．worked in a school cafeteria | | D．lost their home |
小题2:Which of the following is true of the Hatches?| A．They had their children during the Great Depression． | | B．They left the family farm to live in an old house． | | C．They gave away their possessions to their neighbors． | | D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs． |
小题3:Why would the Hatches routinely go from store?| A．They decided to open a store． | | B．They wanted to save money． | | C．They couldn’t afford expensive things． | | D．They wanted to buy gifts for local kids． |
小题4:According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were_________．| A．understanding | B．optimistic | C．childlike | D．curious |
小题5:What can we learn from the text?| A．The community of Alto was poor． | | B．The summer camp was attractive to the parents． | | C．Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy form the Hatches． | | D．The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example． |
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