One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could — he taught me so much. We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked on the customer’s door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didn’t say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us. After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go out to the truck and write the bill. Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldn’t be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.” As usual, my father taught me something important that time, which was to be kind to the poor. 小题1:According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writer’s father .A.often taught the writer how to work | B.worked several jobs at the same time | C.had a very big family to support | D.brought up his children alone | 小题2:The description in Paragraph 2 shows that the old couple .A.had no job | B.led a very poor life | C.didn’t know how to save money | D.were not very friendly to strangers | 小题3:What can we infer from the passage?A.The old couple had no children in America. | B.The old man didn’t plan to pay money. | C.The old woman felt very embarrassed all the time. | D.The old couple were not native Americans. | 小题4:The writer’s father didn’t charge for his work because .A.he didn’t need that money | B.he felt pity for the old couple | C.he was not satisfied with his work | D.he wanted to set a good example to others |
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小题1:细节题:从第一段的句子:My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. 说明父亲要抚养7个孩子的家庭,是个大家庭。选C 小题1:概括题:从第二段的句子The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, 还有Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans.等等。说明这对老夫妇过的是贫穷的生活。选B 小题1:推理题:从第二段的句子:He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. 说明他们不是美国当地人。选D 小题1:推理题:从倒数第二段的句子:“He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”说明B项正确,爸爸是同情他们。 |
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I was sleeping in my room when my bed started shaking and a loud noise was heard. I woke up and my mom was screaming my name. Next moment I was running along with my younger sister, mom and dad. Before I ran out of the door, I realized my elder sister hadn’t come out yet. So I screamed her name at the top of my voice. My mom said she had gone to her class. Then the four of us, along with many others, were running on the staircase. We lived on the seventh floor, so I thought we would not be able to make it and the building would fall before we managed to reach even the fourth floor. My dad’s head was injured by something falling down. I did try to put my hand over his head. When we reached the sixth floor, the building split into two. We had no way to get down. The next thing I remember is silence. There were around 30 people on the staircase and none could react. Five minutes later, someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flat. We all went in. We were wondering how would get down. From the balcony of the sixth-floor flat, I saw people standing on the ground floor. All eyes were stuck on us. I could see my elder sister crying. Our first hope of surviving came when a worker climbed a rope to where we were. That was the first time we thought maybe we could get down. Half an hour passed and we were still trapped. Finally RSS people arrived with ropes. They got people down one by one. My biggest worry was how my dad would get down. Finally after two and a half hours, we all got down. That day we saw the power of nature. It has taken more than two years to build the flats and it took just one and a half minutes to destroy the structure. 小题1:What is this passage mainly about?A.Ways to survive an earthquake. | B.Reasons why earthquakes happen. | C.The love of parents in an earthquake. | D.The writer’s experience in an earthquake. | 小题2:When the building split into two, the writer and his family ____________.A.were still sleeping | B.were trapped on the sixth floor | C.were looking for a family member | D.were running on the staircase of the seventh floor | 小题3:The first time the writer thought they would probably survive was when .A.he was encouraged by people on the ground floor | B.someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flat | C.a worker climbed up on a rope | D.RSS people arrived with ropes | 小题4:The earthquake made the writer realize that .A.there is always hope for people | B.the power of nature is really great | C.natural disasters can happen any time | D.human beings are strong in natural disasters |
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阅读理解 Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father. “But Dad, you can"t be healthy if you"re dead.” Dad , in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt--a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why. There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common. Myth( 神话)Number One: It"s best to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident. Truth: Sorry , but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you"ll have traveled through a windshield(挡风玻璃)or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear.” Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water. Truth: Sorry again. but studies show that people knocked unconscious(昏迷) due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them. Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren"t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour Truth: when two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other. An unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters. 小题1:Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But. Dad, you can"t be healthy if you"re dead”?A.He was driving at great speed. | B.He was running across the street. | C.He didn"t have his safety belt on. | D.He didn"t take his medicine on time. | 小题2:The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he_____.A.wasn"t feeling very well | B.hated to drive in the dark | C.wanted to take some exercise | D.didn"t want to be caught by the police | 小题3: According to the text, to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous ,because you _____. A. may be knocked down by other cars B may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat D. may get caught in the car door 小题4:Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe___.A.the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident | B.they will be unable to think clearly in an accident | C.they will be caught when help comes | D.cars catch fire easily | 小题5:What is the advice given in the text?A.Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour. | B.Try your best to save yourself in a car accident. | C.Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving. | D.Drive slowly while you"re not wearing a safety belt. |
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完形填空(共20题,满分1.5分) Once upon a time there was a child ready to be 小题1:. One day the child asked God, "They tell me you are going to send me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and 小题2: ?" God 小题3:, "Among the many angels, I have chosen one for you. She will be waiting for you and will 小题4: you." "But", said the child, "tell me here in 小题5: I don’t do anything else but sing and smile. That’s what I need to be小题6: !" God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you everyday. And you will feel your angel’s love and be happy." "And", said the child, "How am I going to be able to 小题7: when people talk to me, if I don’t know the language that men talk?" "That’s easy", said God, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and 小题8: words you will ever hear, and with much 小题9: and care, your angel will teach you how to 小题10:." The child looked up 小题11: God saying, "And what am I going to do when I want to talk you?" God smiled at the child saying, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to 小题12:." The child said, "I’ve heard on earth there are bad men. Who will 小题13: me?" God put his arm around the child, saying, "Your angel will defend you - even if it means 小题14: life!" The child looked sad, saying, "But I will always be小题15: because I will not see you anymore." God hugged the child, "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way to come back to me,小题16: I will always be next to you." The child, in a hurry, asked softly, "Oh God, if I am about to leave now please tell me my angel’s 小题17: !" God replied, "Your angel’s name is of no 小题18:... you will 小题19: call her 小题20:!"
小题21: | A.delivered | B.born | C.multiplied | D.reproduced |
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小题22: | A.young | B.lonely | C.helpless | D.naughty |
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小题23: | A.supplied | B.replied | C.applied | D.complied |
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小题24: | A.take care | B.look after | C.tend to | D.pretend |
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小题25: | A.Heaven | B.Sky | C.Hell | D.Space |
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小题26: | A.sad | B.happy | C.embarrassed | D.awkward |
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小题27: | A.think | B.suppose | C.utter | D.understand |
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小题28: | A.sweet | B.hard | C.fluent | D.bitter |
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小题29: | A.patience | B.tolerance | C.joy | D.happiness |
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小题32: | A.behave | B.perform | C.pray | D.wave |
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小题33: | A.prevent | B.protect | C.tend | D.accompany |
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小题34: | A.to risk | B.risking | C.to devote | D.devoting |
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小题35: | A.sorrowful | B.happy | C.cheerful | D.confused |
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小题36: | A.as though | B.now that | C.even though | D.so that |
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小题37: | A.name | B.address | C.appearance | D.quality |
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小题38: | A.meaning | B.importance | C.usage | D.value |
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小题39: | A.simply | B.faithfully | C.sincerely | D.devotedly |
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小题40: | A.MOMMY | B.DADDLY | C.SISTER | D.BROTHER |
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分) 请阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 It was Lin Tao’s first visit to England. He was looking 36 to his first journey on London’s Underground Railway. Against 37 of his friends he decided to go alone. He 38 the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a 39 time to travel in London because too many people go home 40 work at this hour. He had to join a long line of people 41 were waiting for tickets. When 42 his turn came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the man 43 tickets. However, he got the right 44 in the end and by asking people the 45 he also found the right platform. It was crowed with people. He did not manage to get on the first train, 46 he was able to move nearer the edge of the platform so as to be in a better position to 47 the next one. When this train came in, Lin Tao was swept forward on to the train by the rush of people from behind. The doors 48 and the train moved off. He was 49 to see the names of the stations 50 the train stopped, but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth stop along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Lin Tao got off, 51 glad that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly 52 that he had come to a station he 53 ! He explained his difficulty to a man standing on the platform. With a smile 54 his face, the man told Lin Tao that he 55 a train going in the opposite direction. The train had come to a small town, the name of which sounded very strange.
小题1: | A.forward | B.toward | C.upward | D.downward |
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小题2: | A.an advice | B.the advice | C.advice | D.advise |
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小题3: | A.arrived | B.got | C.hurried | D.entered |
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小题6: | A.who | B.whom | C.whose | D.which |
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小题7: | A.at first | B.at last | C.at least | D.at most |
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小题8: | A.sell | B.to sell | C.selling | D.sold |
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小题9: | A.platform | B.station | C.ticket | D.taxi |
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小题12: | A.get on | B.get off | C.get up | D.get down |
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小题13: | A.open | B.opened | C.close | D.closed |
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小题14: | A.able | B.unable | C.sure | D.possible |
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小题15: | A.which | B.that | C.before | D.where |
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小题16: | A.feeling | B.felt | C.fell | D.fallen |
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小题17: | A.recognized | B.understood | C.realized | D.felt |
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小题18: | A.have never listened to | B.had never heard of | C.had never listened | D.has never heard |
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小题20: | A.had bought | B.had sat | C.had driven | D.had caught |
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There is much more to growing up in a bilingual(双语的) family than learning two languages, and the cultural influences from both cultures are just as important. In July we had a curious incident that shows the slight differences between cultures. My son has already changed a few of his baby teeth and since we lived in Italy we decided to go with the Italian version(版本) of the Tooth Fairy, which is not a fairy(仙女) but a little mo use. So last year when he lost his first tooth we had a visit from the little mouse who took the tooth away and left a rather good amount of coins --- when he lost the second tooth a few days later, however, the amount was significantly less! That in itself caused quite a few questions, but the real questions started when in July during a visit to the UK another tooth left my son’s mouth in Tooth Fairy land! The grandparents made a real problem out of it --- it was their first grandson’s tooth they got to say Goodbye to, so it was Tooth Fairy and rather generous, too! The Qs & As Son: Mum, how is the little mouse going to smell my tooth all this way? (as the story goes the little mouse smells a milk tooth and comes to collect it) Me: No dear, it won’t! We are in England now so the Tooth Fairy will come. Son: Oh, is she stronger than the little mouse? (I knew where this was going) Me: She is very strong, and she is magic. Son: What does the Tooth Fairy bring? (straight to the point) Me: I am not sure. We’ll find out maybe a nice message. Son: So is the little mouse coming too? Me: No, it won’t make it all the way from Italy. Son: But why don’t they have little mice in England? Me: Because here the Tooth Fairy collects all baby teeth and she’s too fast, so the little mouse would always get there late. Son: Oh!? 小题1:Italian kids are supposed to believe ________ will come and collect the milk teeth.A.a little mouse | B.Tooth Fairy | C.their parents | D.the grandparents | 小题2:The author thought Tooth Fairy would be rather generous because ________.A.Italian parents often give much money for their kids’ lost baby teeth[ | B.she knew Tooth Fairy was more generous than the little mouse | C.she knew the grandparents would give her son a big gift | D.English people are usually more generous than Italians | 小题3:Hearing “Oh, is she stronger than the little mouse?”, the author knew her son was actually worried about ________.A.the tooth fairy’s health | B.the little mouse’s coming | C.the amount of coins he could get | D.the story his grandparents know | 小题4:By telling this story, the author intends to say it’s important to _________ in a bilingual family.
![](http://img.shitiku.com.cn/uploads/allimg/20191207/20191207170222-55296.jpg) A.make kids know the folk stories | B.help kids choose one of the cultures | C.teach kids two languages | D.keep the balance of both cultures |
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