It all starts with a tree．In fact, it starts with several trees．Since the first modern guitars were made in northern Spain over 150 years ago, crafts persons have known the wood to be used is important in making a guitar.
Every guitar is made of several different kinds of wood．Each piece is carefully chosen and then cut to fit the part of the guitar for which it is designed．The most important part of a guitar is the soundboard--the piece of wood with a large hole that lies under the strings(弦,线)．Guitar makers are careful to make the soundboard just the right shape and thickness．Then they fix stripes（长条）of wood across the inside in a special pattern, which helps strengthen the soundboard and improves the tone of the guitar.
Wood for the curvy (弯曲的) sides of the guitar must be soaked (浸湿) in water and bent over a hot iron pipe．When all the pieces of the guitar are ready, they are carefully stuck together with glue．Special woodworking tools are used to shape and smooth the neck of the guitar．The craftsperson must make sure that the neck is perfectly centered over the soundboard.
Then it is time to use varnish(亮光漆)．This brings out the beauty of the wood．Varnish also improves the sound of the guitar but too much varnish makes the guitar sound flat and dull.
Finally guitar strings are attached and tightened to make just the right musical tones．Then it’s time to play a song．(273 words)
小题1:The best title for this passage may be _____.| A．How to Make a Guitar | B．What a Guitar Is Made of | | C．How to Play the Guitar | D．Where to Find the Best Guitar |
小题2:In order to make the soundboard strong, _____.| A．people tie strings to the top of it | | B．stripes are stuck across the inside of wood | | C．a large hole is made in it | | D．several pieces of wood are glued together |
小题3:Which of the following doesn’t affect the sound of a guitar?| A．Soundboard | B．strings | C．neck | D．color |
小题4:What will happen to the guitar if too much varnish is used to the wood?| A．The beauty of the wood can’t be seen clearly. | | B．The sound of the guitar will be flat and dull. | | C．The tone of the guitar will be improved | | D．A guitar will become thin |
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小题1:主旨题：从全文和第一段的句子：crafts persons have known the wood to be used is important in making a guitar.可知文章是讲怎么做吉他。选A
小题1:细节题;从第二段的句子：Then they fix stripes（长条）of wood across the inside in a special pattern, which helps strengthen the soundboard and improves the tone of the guitar.说明是让长木条穿过木头的内部。选B
小题1:排除题：文章第二段第三段第五段分别提到A．SoundboardC．neck B．strings对吉他的声音都很重要没有提到D。
小题1:细节题：倒数第二段的句子：but too much varnish makes the guitar sound flat and dull.可知太多的亮光漆会使声音暗淡。选B |
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试题【It all starts with a tree．In fact, it starts with several trees．Since the first 】；主要考察你对
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Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel better for a while.
A bout 18 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently 36 , and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in 37 . Trying to get him to 38 each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing, 39 , that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.
One evening, to our 40 , he refused to eat the ice-cream, 41 I placed it in a staffroom freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I 42 it for him.
As I passed another ward（病房）, a 43 asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained the 44 , she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little, 45 the occasional ice-cream.
The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-creams. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the 46 woman’s room, and 47 her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was 48 stunned that I had thought of her, and 49 the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes, 50 what was happening in my family and listened to her 51 story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not 52 many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.
I 53 the gesture a few days later, and this time was 54 with a huge hug.
I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of 55 can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.
| 小题1: | | A．passed away | B．gone out | C．come back | D．calmed down |
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| 小题2: | | A．work | B．life | C．studies | D．games |
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| 小题3: | | A．speak | B．laugh | C．drink | D．eat |
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| 小题4: | | A．though | B．however | C．instead | D．therefore |
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| 小题5: | | A．joy | B．satisfaction | C．surprise | D．relief |
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| 小题6: | | A．if | B．unless | C．so | D．because |
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| 小题7: | | A．borrowed | B．bought | C．made | D．fetched |
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| 小题8: | | A．woman | B．granny | C．girl | D．child |
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| 小题9: | | A．question | B．situation | C．process | D．decision |
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| 小题10: | | A．better than． | B．more than | C．rather than | D．other than |
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| 小题11: | | A．pretty ’ | B．honest | C．sick | D．shy |
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| 小题12: | | A．offered | B．told ． | C．sold | D．charged |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．finally | C．gradually | D．totally |
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| 小题14: | | A．accepted | B．stored | C．exchanged | D．gave |
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| 小题15: | | A．remembering | B．denying | C．explaining | D．forgetting |
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| 小题16: | | A．ordinary ’ | B．similar | C．interesting | D．i’great |
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| 小题17: | | A．have | B．like | C．expect | D．J attract |
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| 小题18: | | A．reported | B．expressed | C．noticed | D．^repeated |
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| 小题19: | | A．covered | B．connected | C．rewarded | D．filled |
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| 小题20: | | A．politeness | B．kindness | C．selflessness | D．willingness |
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ONCE again, I was in new school. 36 was a girl in my class named Paris. That’s where the similarities 37 . I was tall and she was small. I was one of the 38 in the class while she was the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my 39 .
40 she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me 41 and I said yes I was too shocked to say no．42 no one had invited me over to play before．But this girl, who wore the 43 fashions, wanted to see me．She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister- When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies which was my next 44 ．I would have thought she’d outgrown them．I had 45 played with them．But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we 46 crazy stories about the Barbies．That’s when we found out that we both wanted to be 47 when we were older．We both had wild 48 ．
We had a great day that afternoon．Our jaws （下巴） 49 from smiling so much．She showed me her 50 , which had mostly come from a designer clothing store （时装设计店） down the block．The woman who owned it used her as a 51 sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange．
Paris had the whole 52 charmed．The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the 53__ gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free pieces．Soon I was 54 in her magic world．We slept over at each other’s houses, spent every free moment together．My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall．
Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the 55 teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your "worst enemy" can turn out to be your best friend．
| 小题2: | | A．ended | B．started | C．came | D．began |
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| 小题3: | | A．youngest | B．shortest | C．oldest | D．tallest |
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| 小题4: | | A．enemy | B．friend | C．sister | D．rival |
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| 小题7: | | A．However | B．Actually | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
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| 小题8: | | A．modem | B．new | C．late | D．latest |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprise | B．joy | C．delight | D．happiness |
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| 小题11: | | A．made for | B．made up | C．put up | D．made into |
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| 小题12: | | A．writers | B．singers | C．dancers | D．designers |
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| 小题13: | | A．laugh | B．imaginations | C．behaviors | D．experience |
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| 小题14: | | A．harmed | B．ached | C．injured | D．wounded |
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| 小题15: | | A．books | B．paintings | C．food ． | D．outfits |
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| 小题16: | | A．writer | B．outfits | C．model | D．exchange |
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| 小题17: | | A．family | B．neighborhood | C．class | D．school |
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| 小题18: | | A．colleges | B．clothing stores | C．restaurant | D．movie theater |
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| 小题19: | | A．attracted | B．drawn | C．included | D．attached |
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| 小题20: | | A．tough | B．happy | C．colorful | D．rich |
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I was fifteen months old, a happy, carefree kid until the day I fell．It was a bad fall．I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to blind it．Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched the eyeball together where it was cut, leaving a big ugly scar in the middle of my eye．And as I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways controlled me．
Yet Mama would say to me, at every turn, "Hold your head up high and face the world．" It became a litany that I relied on．She had started when I was young．She would hold me in her arms and stroke my hair and say, "If you hold your head up high, it will be okay, and people will see your beautiful soul．" She continued this message whenever I wanted to hide．
Those words have meant different things to me over the years．As a little child, I thought Mama meant; "Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking．" As an a dolescent, even though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they lilted me．My mama’s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes even if they couldn’t see it on the surface．
In high school I was successful both academically and socially．I was even elected class president, but on the inside I still felt like a freak．Ail I really wanted was to look like everyone else．When things got really bad, I would cry to my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, "Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"
When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out．He meant it．My mama’s love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the confidence to overcome my own doubt．I had faced adversity, encountered my problems head on, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion for others．
"Hold your head up high," has been heard many times in my home．Each of my children has felt its invitation．The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation．
小题1:How did the writer have her eyes hurt?| A．She was attacked by a glass rabbit． | B．Her eyes were hurt by accident． | | C．The doctor made a mistake． | D．A serious illness blinded her． |
小题2:When she heard her mother told her to hold her head up high for the first time, she_____．| A．didn’t fully understand these words | | B．was greatly encouraged and moved | | C．was puzzled by these words | | D．was surprised by these words |
小题3:Why did the writer still feel unhappy when she was successful both academically and socially?| A．Because she was not satisfied with what she has． | | B．Because she thought she could have done better． | | C．Because she wanted to live a normal life． | | D．Because she really wanted to be different． |
小题4:What is the point of the story?| A．A mother’s love for a daughter is a treasure． | | B．One should not be controlled by others． | | C．The real beauty is inside out． | | D．Where there is a will．there is a way． |
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I really hadn’t meant to yell（吼叫）at them．But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen．
With a tiresome report to write，I felt bothered at my desk．Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault．A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly．
“OK，you two here．but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me．“Get away from us!” he shouted back，there being expression of support from his sister．
All of a sudden，I found the fault in myself．Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers（螃蟹螯）and crawled towards them，“Crabby（似螃蟹的）Daddy is here Ha，Ha，Ha，he likes to yell at children，and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away，but now he was laughing and crying at the same time．My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well．Still，I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after．
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself．It only shows just how to get rid of something（ill-feelings，responsibility）by blaming others．It’s not my “best self”．
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children．They don’t need perfect parents，but they do need parents who are always trying to get better．Here，I’m reminded of the words of a great thinker，“When a man lives with God，his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then，in our lifetime，couldn’t we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since，most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level，what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
小题1:The author couldn’t help yelling at his kids this time probably because______．| A．the weather was so unpleasant | B．a Daddy has his right to do so | | C．the kids didn’t ask him to join them | D．he was tired of his boring work |
小题2:Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?| A．No obvious reason． | B．The children’s reaction． | | C．His self-control． | D．The mess made by the children． |
小题3:According to the passage the author will in another similar situation．| A．play a crab again like this time | B．apologize to kids in a sincere way | | C．avoid blaming kids in a hurry | D．beat them up about such things |
小题4:What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph（s）?| A．How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault． | | B．How to blame our children in a more interesting way． | | C．How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids． | | D．How to persuade children to do what they are told to． |
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Do fight against painting pollution
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 21_ and teachers have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers 22 on streets.
These printed things 23 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with _24_. You can only find reading materials badly made up there—some are too strange for anyone to 25 ; others are frightening stories of something _26_. However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 27 reading, which 28 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in 29 . Homework is left 30 and daily games lost.
These sellers stand about on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 31 they are, we never know, are 32 their silent money.
The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 33 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 34 , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. 35 you may even find several children, driven by their curious natures, 36 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.
It really does 37 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 38 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time, the young 39 need more interesting books to help them 40 those ugly paper.
| 小题1: | | A．writers | B．readers | C．students | D．parents |
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| 小题2: | | A．sold | B．printed | C．came | D．found |
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| 小题3: | | A．work out | B．look like | C．act out | D．depend on |
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| 小题4: | | A．them | B．children | C．young people | D．it |
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| 小题5: | | A．think | B．believe | C．know | D．understand |
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| 小题6: | | A．still worse | B．even better | C．very good | D．more important |
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| 小题7: | | A．wonderful | B．interesting | C．useful | D．poisonous |
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| 小题8: | | A．spends | B．costs | C．pays | D．takes |
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| 小题9: | | A．sight | B．common | C．return | D．use |
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| 小题10: | | A．unknown | B．much | C．less | D．undone |
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| 小题11: | | A．what | B．whoever | C．whatever | D．who |
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| 小题12: | | A．making | B．spending | C．wasting | D．using |
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| 小题13: | | A．forbid | B．separate | C．leave | D．stop |
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| 小题14: | | A．Luckily | B．Unfortunately | C．Badly | D．Happily |
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| 小题15: | | A．Always | B．Hardly | C．Sometimes | D．Seldom |
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| 小题16: | | A．sharing | B．getting | C．holding | D．taking |
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| 小题17: | | A．good | B．favor | C．wrong | D．harm |
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| 小题18: | | A．puzzled | B．surprised | C．disappointed | D．worried |
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| 小题19: | | A．teachers | B．parents | C．readers | D．writers |
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| 小题20: | | A．come into | B．break down | C．get rid of | D．get of |
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