Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout. All electric power would be shut off in homes, streets, and factories. Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions mean to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A blackout was impossible.
On the day of Edison"s funeral, many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen"s fingertips.
小题1:This selection says that Thomas Edison ________.| A．was the only important American inventor | | B．received the first American patent | | C．received more patents than any other American | | D．was the first American inventor |
小题2:People decided to honor Edison when ________.| A．he made the first electric light | | B．electric power was 100 years | | C．the country realized electricity"s importance | | D．he died in 1931 |
小题3:The suggested plan was to ________.| A．turn off the lights in factories and schools | | B．observe a few minutes of total silence | | C．dim all electric lights | | D．shut off all electricity for a short time |
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文章介绍了美国人在爱迪生去世的时候，对他的怀念。
小题1:细节题。根据第一段第一行Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American.可知Edison是活的专利最多的美国人。
小题2:推理题。根据第2段On the day of Edison"s funeral，可知是在他1931年去世的时候。人们纪念爱迪生。
小题3:细节题。根据文章第一段倒数2,3行Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion.可知D正确。 |
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Last Friday my brother and I were driving home and had a fun conversation. So absorbed in our talk, my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us towards a 31 , and we had no way to turn 32 . __33 my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was greatly 34 by his mistake and the needless 35 of $4.
We eventually reached an exit, and as we took it, my brother noticed a young fellow 36 over to the side. He came out of his car and tried to 37 someone. I was busy trying to 38 which way we would go next, but my brother stopped and asked the guy if he needed any 39 And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a tool to get it off.
My brother gave him a wrench（扳手）, and then helped him 40 the flat. The young man said that this had been a 41 week for him: earlier he had gotten into a minor car 42 , and now this tire was flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air’’ and kept 43 us because he really would have been 44 if we hadn’t come along.
After we had finished the job, he thanked us again and pulled out $20 to give us. “No,” my brother said. “We were never 45 to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know 46 we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a（n） 47 to serve.”
What I loved most was 48 my brother throughout this process. He was able to turn his mistake into 49 energy to help others even in a negative situation, which could only come from a calm mind and an open 50 .
| 小题1: | | A．bridge | B．freeway | C．wall | D．river |
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| 小题2: | | A．away | B．down | C．over | D．back |
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| 小题3: | | A．Amazedly | B．Worriedly | C．Unwillingly | D．Happily |
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| 小题4: | | A．attacked | B．annoyed | C．survived | D．suspected |
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| 小题5: | | A．charge | B．price | C．value | D．waste |
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| 小题6: | | A．left | B．moved | C．pushed | D．pulled |
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| 小题7: | | A．find | B．complain | C．phone | D．scold |
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| 小题8: | | A．put forward | B．figure out | C．get across | D．set aside |
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| 小题9: | | A．advice | B．help | C．money | D．oil |
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| 小题10: | | A．change | B．check | C．repair | D．carry |
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| 小题11: | | A．pleasant | B．terrible | C．memorable | D．busy |
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| 小题12: | | A．accident | B．debate | C．sale | D．show |
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| 小题13: | | A．encouraging | B．teaching | C．thanking | D．troubling |
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| 小题14: | | A．damaged | B．defeated | C．neglected | D．stuck |
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| 小题15: | | A．allowed | B．forced | C．supposed | D．welcomed |
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| 小题17: | | A．business | B．failure | C．opportunity | D．success |
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| 小题18: | | A．watching | B．helping | C．asking | D．thanking |
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| 小题19: | | A．usual | B．natural | C．positive | D．special |
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| 小题20: | | A．head | B．heart | C．stage | D．view |
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I once did a year of voluntary service in a residential home for people with learning disabilities. It was set in an English village deep in the countryside, quite different from my home in Sweden. One of my fellow volunteers, a girl from Tanzania, seemed a little unhappy, so I asked what the problem was. She told me she had a friend back home who had financial difficulties and maybe it was impossible for her to complete her university courses.
So this friend of mine had sent all her money to Tanzania to support her friend! This meant that she didn"t have much food to eat and no money to go anywhere outside the village.
I was so touched and I felt I had to do something. So, during my next trip to one of the nearby towns I walked into a shop. I didn’t have much money left myself but I thought I"d buy her an extra box of chocolate we both liked and some rice. I started talking to the woman（also a volunteer）working in the shop and eventually told her about my friend.
The woman looked at me, amazed. “Does she eat pasta?” she asked. “Yes,” I replied. She immediately started loading a bag with pasta, cookies, and other things until the bag was full. “Give her this for me. It’s my treat!’’ I couldn’t believe it but accepted with happiness. As I left the shop to go home with my unexpected bag of food, I asked the woman her name. “Just Gloria,” she said.
Imagine my friend’s face when I arranged the gifts on my kitchen table and fetched her from her room to see! I had never seen her so happy! A few weeks later she found Gloria in the shop and thanked her in person.
These two extraordinary women really showed me what true kindness and compassion（同情）are, and the impression will stay with me for the rest of my life!
小题1:The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to . | A．the shop | | B．the writer"s home | | C．the residential home | | D．a year of voluntary service |
小题2:Why did the girl from Tanzania seem a little unhappy?| A．Because she had to stop her voluntary work. | | B．Because she had no money to buy food or other things. | | C．Because she had spent all her money on food and clothes. | | D．Because her friend in Tanzania maybe had to quit school for lack of money. |
小题3:Why did the writer help the girl from Tanzania?| A．Because the writer was a volunteer. | | B．Because they lived in the same room. | | C．Because the writer was moved by her kind act. | | D．Because the writer didn’t wish she went hungry. |
小题4:From the text, we know that . | A．the writer was from England | | B．the writer was a university student from Tanzania | | C．Gloria was from Sweden and was very kind to the writer | | D．the writer volunteered to help people with learning disabilities |
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The story happened on a hot heavy rainy day.
After class, I took a few bottles to go and 36 some water from the water room. Oh! There were so many people! I had to wait 37 the rain. My hair didn"t get wet because I wore a hat, but my clothes 38 .
When at last it was my 39 , I filled the bottles as quickly as possible. I began making my way back when I saw a boy 40 towards me. He 41 two umbrellas in his hand. He shouted hello and as he came 42 , I recognized that it was Tom.
He 43 my classmate for nearly three years, but we never 44 more than ten sentences. He was silent, but I liked talking. We were quite 45 people and had nothing in common. I didn"t 46 him and even didn"t want to see him.
"Hey! What"s wrong?" His words 47 me out of my thought. "I saw you 48 in the rain, so I brought you this umbrella. But it seems a little 49 , your clothes are already wet,"
On hearing this, I was so 50 that I couldn"t say a single word.
"Don"t just stand there. Let"s go!" He said and held the umbrella for me. We walked towards 51 and this time we talked 52 .
"I know you don"t like me, but I want to 53 with you." he said, "You may think I am silent, but it is because I can"t find the right 54 to say."
The rain finally stopped and we saw a rainbow in the blue sky. I said to myself, "It is wrong to 55 someone only by his appearance.
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| 小题4: | | A．wish | B．duty | C．job | D．turn |
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| 小题5: | | A．come | B．came | C．coming | D．comes |
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| 小题6: | | A．had held | B．has held | C．was holding | D．holds |
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| 小题7: | | A．near | B．nearly | C．nearer | D．nearest |
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| 小题8: | | A．has been | B．had been | C．is | D．would be |
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| 小题10: | | A．the same | B．familiar | C．strange | D．the best |
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| 小题13: | | A．stood | B．stand | C．standing | D．are standing |
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A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
"You are employed," he said. "Give me your e-mail address and I"ll send you the application to fill in, as well as the date when you may start."
The man replied, "But I don"t have an e-mail."
"I"m sorry," said the manager. "If you don"t have an e-mail, that means you do not exist. And who doesn"t exist cannot have the job."
The man left with no hope at all. He didn"t know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his money. He repeated the practice three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.
The man realized that he can survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.
He started to plan his family"s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker (代理人) and chose a protection plan.
When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, "I don"t have an e-mail."
The broker answered curiously, "You don"t have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I"d be an office boy at Microsoft!"
小题1:Why can"t the man have the job at Microsoft?| A．Because he was lazy. | | B．Because he didn"t pass the test. | | C．Because he didn"t have an e-mail. | | D．Because he didn"t have a computer. |
小题2:The underlined word "triple" in the passage can be replaced by "____".| A．become twice | | B．become 3 times | | C．decrease twice | | D．decrease 3 times |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world. | | B．The man didn"t give up though he failed the interview. | | C．He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket. | | D．Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft. |
小题4:The man can be described as ____.| A．helpful and thoughtful | | B．positive and generous | | C．smart and hardworking | | D．stubborn and selfish |
小题5:Which of the following can best describe the story?| A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing. | | B．A good beginning is half done. | | C．Accidents will happen. | | D．No pains, no gains. |
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When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these 36 , I got there in July 2010. 37 I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job 38 my living expenses. Determined to do this 39 , I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found 40 response(回应).
One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask 41 there were any job opportunities(机会). The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that 42 . As I was about to 43 , a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside 44 . Nearly ten minutes later, he 45 . He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay 46 . Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to 47 a job.
I was a little surprised, but had a 48 feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had 49 resumes(简历). Seeing this, the man 50 at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen 51 copies. He also gave me some 52 on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very 53 . The following day, I received a 54 from a s tore in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always 55 to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.
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| 小题2: | | A．Even if | B．Every time | C．Now that | D．Soon after |
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| 小题4: | | A．on my own | B．on my way | C．by any chance | D．by the day |
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| 小题5: | | A．any | B．much | C．some | D．little |
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| 小题6: | | A．why | B．wherever | C．whether | D．whenever |
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| 小题7: | | A．direction | B．attitude | C．language | D．manner |
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| 小题8: | | A．answer | B．work | C．leave | D．refuse |
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| 小题9: | | A．for ever | B．at any time | C．as usual | D．for a while |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．hesitated | C．passed | D．regretted |
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| 小题11: | | A．silent | B．busy | C．positive | D．comfortable |
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| 小题12: | | A．pick out | B．search for | C．take on | D．give up |
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| 小题13: | | A．dull | B．good | C．guilty | D．general |
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| 小题15: | | A．stopped | B．knocked | C．glanced | D．appeared |
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| 小题16: | | A．right | B．more | C．former | D．different |
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| 小题18: | | A．lonely | B．funny | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题19: | | A．call | B．tip | C．present | D．report |
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