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The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life.I had my arms full of books and I was rushing into the classroom when 1 ran into something solid. It was Carlos.
"My... you"re tall," he said. The whole class burst out laughing .
“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky(骄傲自大的) newcomer Carlos,pointing to the only empty one , in the back of the room.
Carlos laughed widely. "But I need a couple of dictionaries."
The bell rang for classes. As I stood up to go, I saw Carlos coming toward me. "I"m sorry I embarrassed you," he said . I looked straight ahead over the top of his black hair. "That"s all right."
"I ought to know better." He was still blocking my way. "What"s your name?" "Karen Forbes." He held out his hand. Unwillingly, I shook hands with him. He looked up at me seriously with his brown eyes. " I am Carlos . I don"t see why you"re so touchy."
It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Carlos was voted vice-president.“How come ?”I kept asking myself, "How come this shrimp(虾)who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?"
So on that morning,I stopped Carlos and said,“It doesn"t seem to bother you — being short.” He looked up at me, "Of course I mind being short.But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself." "You seem to get along great,” I admitted, "But what about me? The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red…
小题1:It is a story about a short boy who            .
A.won the school electionB.is ashamed of his height
C.has learned to accept his sizeD.is embarrassed by his class
小题2:From the text, we can see Carlos is          .
A.handsome and proudB.humorous and confident
C.diligent but shyD.honest but sensitive
小题3:The underlined word "touchy" in paragraph 8 probably means          .
A.movedB.cheerfulC.curiousD.annoyed
小题4:According to the text, which is the most likely ending?
A.The author didn’t want to make friends with Carlos
B.Carlos and the author argued with each other.
C.The author changed her attitude towards Carlos.
D.Carlos was elected president of the student committee.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析

试题分析:
小题1:推理题:从最后一段的句子:Of course I mind being short.But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself." 可知Carlos 学会接受自己的身材。选C
小题2:从第四段的句子:Carlos laughed widely. "But I need a couple of dictionaries." 可知他是幽默的,从第三段的句子:“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky(骄傲自大的) newcomer Carlos,说明他很自信。选B
小题3:猜词题:从前文的故事发展,作者被同学嘲笑,一定是生气了。选D。
小题4:主旨题:从文章最后一段看出作者对Carlos 的态度改变了。选C
点评:故事类短文阅读要抓住故事发展的顺序,人物关系,时间地点等,这篇文章出现大量的对话,要在对话中揣摩人物的性格。也要注意文章的细节描写。
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“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late ___36___ the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the ___37___ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I ___38___ the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not ___39___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager.  “Late again. What’s your ___40___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “___41___ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. ___42___ her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very ___43___, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and ___44___ about opening an account(帐户). I gave her necessary ___45___ and she went out. ___46___, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___47___ with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___48___ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___49___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! ___50___ shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed  and ran out of the house. ___51___, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “___52___ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___53___, the first customer was a girl ___54___ a red dress  and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ___55___! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
小题1:
A.asB.butC.andD.or
小题2:
A.hotelB.shopC.bankD.restaurant
小题3:
A.believeB.thinkC.guessD.hope
小题4:
A.luckyB.happyC.sorryD.angry
小题5:
A.excuseB.idea C.causeD.answer
小题6:
A.HurryB.SetC.CatchD.Get
小题7:
A.BeforeB.BehindC.BeyondD.Against
小题8:
A.nervousB.shyC.calmD.angry
小题9:
A.caredB.talkedC.askedD.worried
小题10:
A.informationB.offerC.introductionD.support
小题11:
A.AgainB.ThenC.ThusD.However
小题12:
A.hiddenB.filledC.decoratedD.covered
小题13:
A.tookB.closedC.filledD.came
小题14:
A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.that
小题15:
A.EvenB.StillC.JustD.Ever
小题16:
A.As usualB.For one thingC.In factD.In general
小题17:
A.LessB.PlentyC.MoreD.None
小题18:
A.pleasureB.surpriseC.joyD.regret
小题19:
A.ofB.withC.onD.in
小题20:
A.dreamB.storyC.affairD.incident

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No one was left in the museum now, and John was walking round to see if everything was all right. Suddenly he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John picked it up and gave it to the director of the museum.
The director called several museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting, but no one claimed (认领) it. So the director decided to hang it in the museum. All the experts came to look at the painting. Each one said it was beautiful and had very deep meaning. The director was proud to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery.
Some weeks later a woman and her little son came to the museum. While they were looking at the new painting, the little boy began to cry. The director went over and asked him.
“Why are you crying?”
The child pointed to the painting and said, “That’s my painting on the wall and I want it back.”
“Yes,” said his mother, “he left it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see his name on the painting.”
小题1:John was perhaps _______.
A.a painterB.an expert on painting
C.a visitor to the museumD.a man working in the museum
小题2:John found the painting _______.
A.before the museum opened
B.after the museum was closed
C.during his visit to the museum
D.while he was enjoying his walk
小题3:The boy began to cry before the painting because _______.
A.he was afraid of it
B.he thought it was his painting
C.he wanted to have the painting back
D.Both B and C
小题4:After the director heard what the woman and the boy said, he must be very _______.
A.angryB.afraidC.surprisedD.proud
小题5:All the experts thought the painting good because _______.
A.it was really very beautiful and had very deep meaning
B.the painting was drawn by a famous painter though he was a child
C.all of them did not look carefully enough
D.they examined it very carefully

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In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son.
Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging.
Other parents tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “It’s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school’s ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” This loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?”
The police came and said, “You’re, anxious and it’s over. Go home. We’ll handle it!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.
Courageously he went on alone. He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he heard his son’s voice. He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. ”
“Come out, boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
小题1:Why did the father keep digging?
A.Because he promised his wife he would take care of their son.
B.Because others persuaded him to do so.
C.Because he promised his son that he would be with him whatever happened.
D.Because his son was his only child.
小题2:Many people came up and tried to persuade the father to stop digging except ______.
A.the policeB.the fire chief
C.some kind parentsD.the medical officer
小题3:Which of the following best describes the son?
A.Calm, hopeful and strong-minded.
B.Careful, helpful and absent-minded.
C.Frightened, hopeless and thankful.
D.Cold-hearted, honest and faithful.
小题4:What does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A.those parentsB. the students
C.the teachersD.The fire officers
小题5:We can learn from the passage that ______.
A.sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand
B.you cannot go on well in life until you forget your past failures
C.love can set us free from all fear and overcome the difficulties
D.we have enough happiness to make us sweet and enough sorrow to keep us human

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Mr.Gray traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to famers, which he thought not really a very _36_ job, but he had always been interested in _37_, and he was quite satisfied with his life. He had a big_38_, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite_39_to go by train sometimes too especially when the weather was_40_. He was a little frightened of driving in the rain or snow, and it was _41_tiring to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the windows without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place. One of Mr. Gray’s  _42_was often where to stay when he reached some small _43_in the country. He did not expect _44_and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a cold room, and when there was no hot water _45_ good food after a long and tiring day.
Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that _46_had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and _47_. He was looking forward to a _48_but satisfying meal by a brightly burning _49_, and then a hot bath and a comfortable bed. While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was also _50_there. “As this is my _51_visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to find out about a hotel before I _52_home, I would very much like to know how many you have here.” The local man answered, “We have two.” “And which of the two would you _53_me to go to?” Mr. Gray asked then. The local man scratched his _54_ for a few moments and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: _55_one you go to, you’ll be sorry you didn’t go to the other.”
小题1:
A.exhaustingB.boringC.disappointingD.exciting
小题2:
A.farmingB.gardeningC.travelingD.driving
小题3:
A.taxiB.planeC.carD.boat
小题4:
A.satisfiedB.tiredC.frightenedD.encouraged
小题5:
A.coldB.hotC.goodD.bad
小题6:
A.moreB.lessC.veryD.so
小题7:
A.problemsB.questionsC.aimsD.jobs
小题8:
A.roomB.restaurantC.hotelD.place
小题9:
A.respectB.comfortC.supportD.peace
小题10:
A.orB.andC.butD.nor
小题11:
A.monthB.dayC.weekD.moment
小题12:
A.thirstyB.angryC.illD.hungry
小题13:
A.largeB.simpleC.richD.wonderful
小题14:
A.fireB.candleC.oilD.light
小题15:
A.stayingB.walkingC.sittingD.working
小题16:
A.lastB.bestC.firstD.only
小题17:
A.leftB.returnedC.wentD.missed
小题18:
A.wantB.adviseC.allowD.wish
小题19:
A.handB.armC.headD.back
小题20:
A.eachB.whateverC.anyD.whichever

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According to an old story, a farmer once found that a bag of corn had been stolen from his house. He went to the judge and told him about his loss. The judge ordered all the people of the farm to come before him. He took a number of sticks of equal length and gave one stick to each man.
 He then said, “Come before me again tomorrow. I shall then know which of you is the thief because the stick given to the thief will be one inch longer than the others.”
 The thief was afraid of being found out, and so he cut an inch off his stick. The next day the thief’s stick was found to be one inch shorter than any of the others. In this way the thief was found out, and was at once taken away to prison.
小题1:The judge gave each man a stick _______.
A.to change back the farmer’s corn
B.to beat the thief
C.as a tool to find out the thief
D.so as to play a game together
小题2:Since the thief cut the stick short, ________.
A.he was found out
B.the judge couldn’t catch him
C.his stick had an equal length with the others’
D.his stick wouldn’t be any longer
小题3:The wise way the judge found out the thief in the end was to make ______.
A.the thief cut the stick off
B.the thief cut an inch off the stick
C.the stick grow an inch longer
D.the other’s sticks would become one inch shorter

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