I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog. For at least ten years my 1 had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the 2 came up. We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule 3 one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy (小狗) 4 we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the 5 of a Formula 1 (一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house, 6 from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the 7 , where my wife washed him with 8 care. From that day on, the invisible（看不见的） 9 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to 10 that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had 11 for him with greater care than those for me—he didn’t 12 look at them.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom 13 one evening, when, tired from work, I 14 the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, 15 me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the 16 which had disturbed his sleep. I meekly（乖乖地）17 that I had forgotten to turn off the light, but that was not 18 . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes 19 .
Now we finally know who’s the 20 at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
| 小题1: | | A．wife | B．son | C．husband | D．daughter |
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| 小题2: | | A．promise | B．chance | C．idea | D．trouble |
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| 小题3: | | A．kept | B．rose | C．carried | D．invited |
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| 小题4: | | A．if | B．unless | C．since | D．before |
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| 小题5: | | A．speed | B．shape | C．cost | D．race |
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| 小题6: | | A．climbed | B．jumped | C．covered | D．stopped |
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| 小题7: | | A．yard | B．street | C．kitchen | D．bathroom |
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| 小题8: | | A．friendly | B．motherly | C．natural | D．personal |
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| 小题9: | | A．signal | B．work | C．war | D．truth |
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| 小题10: | | A．doubt | B．understand | C．deserve | D．inspect |
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| 小题11: | | A．reached | B．searched | C．looked | D．prepared |
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| 小题13: | | A．while | B．because | C．until | D．as |
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| 小题14: | | A．gave in | B．gave up | C．gave away | D．gave out |
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| 小题15: | | A．broke | B．woke | C．picked | D．packed |
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| 小题16: | | A．water | B．heater | C．cooker | D．light |
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| 小题17: | | A．hoped | B．considered | C．admitted | D．decided |
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| 小题18: | | A．enough | B．good | C．bad | D．true |
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| 小题19: | | A．plans | B．mistakes | C．faces | D．decisions |
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| 小题20: | | A．boss | B．member | C．adult | D．child |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
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小题1:考查名词。结合下文couples with no children；we too had no children和my wife可知，是作者的妻子建议养只狗。
小题2:考查名词。“养只狗”的想法是有几个原因的。
小题3:考查动词。keep抚养;饲养。
小题4:考查连词。没有孩子的夫妻通常养1只大的或2只小的，所以我们也养了一只因为（ since）我们也没有孩子。
小题5:考查名词。小狗以一级方程式赛车的速度冲进屋。with the speed of以……的速度。
小题6:考查动词。从我肩上跳下来跳到床上，最后到浴室，在浴室里，我的妻子以母亲般的细心给他洗澡。
小题7:考查名词。见6题解析。
小题8:考查形容词。见6题解析。
小题9:考查名词。作者和小狗为获得妻子的“爱”开始了一场纷争。
小题10:考查动词。小狗似乎明白了这一点。
小题11:考查动词。pre pare meals准备饭。
小题12:考查副词。意识到妻子对他的更多的爱，小狗甚至连看我都不看。
小题13:考查连词。not …until …直到……才……。
小题14:考查动词短语。因为我工作很累，我想放弃去遛狗。
小题15:考查动词。结合后面的in my dream 可只是把我弄醒。
小题16:考查名词。结合I had forgotten to turn off the light可知答案。
小题17:考查动词。admit 承认。
小题18:考查形容词。让我承认忘了关灯还不够，他还像老师看犯错的学生一样看着我。
小题19:考查名词。见18题解析。
小题20:考查名词。终于知道家里谁说了算了谁是老板了。 |
核心考点
试题【I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most ro】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and said, “Of course!” And she gave me a big hug. “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have kids and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became friends at once. Over the course of the year, Rose easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she was happy with the attention given to her from the other students. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）. I’ll never forget what she taught us in her speech.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one useful thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity to do productive things. Have no regrets（遗憾；后悔）. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but we regret for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to honor the wonderful woman!
小题1:While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about _______.| A．her age | B．her life | C．her purpose | D．her dream |
小题2:By saying “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have kids and then retire and travel”, Rose was trying to be ___________. | A．humorous | B．amazing | C．confident | D．smart |
小题3:What else did Rose most probably say at the football banquet?| A．“It seems that my young days are over.” | | B．“Don’t do much in order to stay young.” | | C．“The people who fear death are those with regrets.” | | D．“When we are old, we can do nothing.” |
小题4:The story of Rose in the text shows that ___________.| A．it is good to make friends with old people | | B．it is necessary to have a college education for old people | | C．it is important to have a healthy body when people are getting old | | D．it is never too late to be what you can possibly be |
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Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight（天窗）.Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder ____21___ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly _____22____ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 23 ; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）, and flames 24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt 25 because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.
But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was 26 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.
Sibson’s house was three kilometers 27 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 28 .
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 29 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his 30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 31 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to 32 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 33 and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony（阳台）. He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his 34 .
After one more 35 inside the house, Huggons gave up and 36 around back.
The wind parted the smoke just 37 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He 38 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and 39 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still 40 when he tells the story. “ I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．while | C．since | D．until |
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| 小题3: | | A．hide | B．wait | C．check | D．escape |
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| 小题4: | | A．moved | B．gave | C．went | D．exploded |
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| 小题5: | | A．safe | B．worried | C．glad | D．tired |
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| 小题6: | | A．burned | B．stopped | C．shocked | D．covered |
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| 小题7: | | A．beside | B．off | C．across | D．along |
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| 小题8: | | A．limited | B．false | C．fruitless | D．regretful |
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| 小题9: | | A．struck | B．missed | C．touched | D．passed |
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| 小题10: | | A．coat | B．key | C．basin | D．phone |
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| 小题11: | | A．noise | B．road | C．smoke | D．danger |
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| 小题12: | | A．search | B．enter | C．leave | D．damage |
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| 小题13: | | A．call | B．roll | C．scream | D．sigh |
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| 小题14: | | A．breath | B．attention | C．ladder | D．flashlight |
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| 小题15: | | A．stay | B．chance | C．thought | D．attempt |
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| 小题16: | | A．climbed | B．circled | C．looked | D．jumped |
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| 小题17: | | A．clear | B．open | C．enough | D．fit |
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| 小题19: | | A．persuaded | B．kicked | C．pulled | D．forced |
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| 小题20: | | A．nervous | B．surprised | C．proud | D．thankful |
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One of the greatest contributions to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations (引文)showing how it was used.
This was a huge task. So Murrary had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American Surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as “Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire,” 50 miles from Oxford.
Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next years, he became one of the staff’s most valued contributors.
But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897， Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally insane.
Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.
In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.
Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volumes defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.
小题1:According to the text, the first Oxford English Dictionary _________. | A．came out before minor died | | B．was edited by an American volunteer | | C．included the English words invented by Murray | | D．was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary |
小题2:How did Dr. Minor contributed to the dictionary?| A．He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers. | | B．He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray. | | C．He provided a great number of words and quotations | | D．he went to England to work with Murray. |
小题3:Why did Dr. Minor refuse to visit Oxford?| A．He was shut in an asylum | | B．He lived far from Oxford | | C．He was busy writing a book | | D．He disliked traveling |
小题4:Prof. Murray and Dr. Minor became friends mainly because __________.| A．they both served in the Civil War. | | B．They had a common interest in words | | C．Minor recovered with the help of Murray | | D．Murray went to America regularly to visit Minor |
小题5:Which of the following best describe Dr. Minor?| A．Brave and determined | B．Cautious and friendly | | C．Considerate and optimistic | D．Unusual and scholarly |
小题6:What does the text mainly talk about?| A．The history of the English language. | | B．The friendship between Murray and Minor | | C．Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary | | D．Broadmoor Asylum and is patients |
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About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚)to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our "act" would last only for a short time, we could see quite a number of interesting things.
We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene, setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon, bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio, it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him, and soon the trees were covered in "snow". Two more fans were turned on, and a "strong wind" blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.
The next scene was a complete contrast (对比). The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures in front taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen (幕). An actor and actress stood of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water’s edge on an island. By a simple trick like this, palm trees, sandy beaches, and blue, clear skies had been brought into the studio!
Since it was our turn next, we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film "stars"!
小题1:Who is the author?| A．A cameraman. | | B．A film director. | | C．A crowd-scene actor. | | D．A workman for scene setting. |
小题2:What made the author feel cold?| A．The heavy snowfall. | | B．The man-made scene. | | C．The low temperature. | | D．The film being shown. |
小题3:What would happen in the "three minutes" mentioned in the last paragraph?| A．A new scene would be filmed. | | B．More stars would act in the film. | | C．The author would leave the studio. | | D．The next scene would be prepared. |
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小题1:What does the course Basic Math mainly cover?| A．Algebra. | B．College Mathematics. | | C．Arithmetic. | D．Mathematics Education. |
小题2:What benefits can students expect from Basic Math?| A．Stronger imaginative ability. | | B．Additional presentation skills. | | C．More mathematical confidence. | | D．Greater chances of becoming teachers. |
小题3:What can we learn about Professor H. Siegel?| A．He is a guest lecturer at Kentucky Educational Television. | | B．He is to deliver 30 lectures in Basic Math. | | C．He works in Georgia State University. | | D．He specializes in training teachers. |
小题4:Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?| A．A news report. | B．A book review | | C．A lesson plan. | D．An advertisement |
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