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I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.
After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.
But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.
My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.
My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality (道德). Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.
小题1:The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.
A.he felt sorry for the author
B.he thought it was a chance to make some money
C.he knew the doctor was a very good one
D.he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
小题2: A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.
A.be properly treated
B.talk with the person responsible for the accident
C.recover before he leaves America
D.eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury
小题3:The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_________ .
A.be responsibleB.accuseC.ask as a priceD.claim
小题4:Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.
A.friendlyB.selfish C.professional D.busy
小题5:What conclusion can you draw from the story?
A.Going to court is something very common in America.
B.One must be very careful while driving a car.
C.There are more bad sides in America than good sides.
D.Money is more important than other things in the US.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
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试题【I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real Ame】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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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。
I took home a briefcase full of troubles . As I sat down on that hot and damp  36 , there seemed to be no  37  to the problems hanging around in my brain . So I picked up a book , settled into a comfortable chair and  38  my own special therapy (疗法):  39  reading .
I  40  three or four hours on two short chapters of Personal History by Vincent Sheean—tasting each paragraph , staying over a sentence , a phrase , or even a single word , building a detailed mental picture of the scene . No longer was I in Sydney , Australia , on a sticky hot night . Enjoying every word , I  41  foreign journalist Vincent Sheean on a tour to China and another to Russia . I was  42  in the author’s world . And when finally I put it down , my mind was totally  43 .
Next morning , four words from the book—“take the long  44 ” were still in my mind . At my desk , I had a long-view look at my  45  . Once more , super-slow-reading had given me not only  46 but perspective (视角), and helped me in my everyday affairs .
I discovered its  47  years ago . Before that , if I had been really interested in a book , I would 48  from page to page ,  49  to know what came next . Now , I decided , I had to become a miser (守财奴)with  50  and stretch every sentence like a poor man spending his last dollar .
I had started with the practical object of making my book last . But by the end of the second week I began to realize  51  I was getting from super-slow-reading itself . Sometimes just a particular phrase 52  my attention , sometimes a sentence . I would read it slowly, analyze it , read it again—perhaps changing down into an even  53  speed—and then sit for 20 minutes thinking about it before moving on . I was like a pianist  54  a piece of music , phrase by phrase , practicing it , trying to discover and 55  exactly what the composer(作曲家) was trying to convey.
小题1:
A.dayB.morningC.afternoonD.evening
小题2:
A.solutionsB.doubtC.wonderD.courses
小题3:
A.tried onB.appliedC.practicedD.managed
小题4:
A.fastB.super fastC.super slowD.slow
小题5:
A.spentB.wastedC.costD.took
小题6:
A.unitedB.attendedC.attractedD.joined
小题7:
A.foundB.lostC.persuadedD.accepted
小题8:
A.brokenB.discouragedC.refreshedD.awakened
小题9:
A.viewB.careC.walkD.distance
小题10:
A.therapyB.problemsC.readingD.work
小题11:
A.difficultyB.successC.achievementD.pleasure
小题12:
A.useB.disadvantageC.valueD.importance
小题13:
A.lookB.readC.analyzeD.digest
小题14:
A.worriedB.eagerC.gladD.anxious
小题15:
A.booksB.troublesC.wordsD.music
小题16:
A.how wellB.how longC.how manyD.how much
小题17:
A.caughtB.missedC.escapedD.paid
小题18:
A.fasterB.higherC.lowerD.slower
小题19:
A.playingB.studyingC.writingD.singing
小题20:
A.realizeB.recognizeC.repayD.understand

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
eBooks still some way away from students
Twelve-year-old Tang Yin is one of the earliest students to test a digital textbook in China. The boy said he was a little  11  when he received the monochromatic(单色的) flat device in April, 2010, because he thought it should be a “   12   cool” laptop. But Tan still cherishes(珍爱) his new equipment like “protecting my  13 ,” said the fifth grader. After all, not every student has the opportunity to  14  the eBook, which is worth $294 (¥2,000 yuan), he said.
The 50 eBooks,   15  by Taiwan eBook manufacturer Chuanqi Photoelectric Technology in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, enables one class at Yangzhou Sanyuanqiao Elementary School to be the   16  group of students in the Chinese mainland to replace their regular textbooks with   electronic ones. Out of 1000 students, Tang’s class was the lucky   17   .
“Our school could not   18  the project without the company’s donation,” said Yuan Shishan, vice-headmaster of the primary school.   19  the digital book is considered environmentally friendly, because it replaces paper books and saves money in the long run, the price is much higher than most Chinese   20  can afford. Also, some technical defects, the  21  of taking notes and monochromatic display, make the eBook fail to meet the expectations of students and teachers.
“There’s still a/an    22  way to go before the eBook really plays an important role in education,” said the headmaster.
According to Yuan, the annual average income of a   23   family in Yangzhou is about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and neither the parents nor the school can afford the 2,000 yuan  24 book.
The school doesn’t allow the students to take their eBooks to their homes. The devices are  25  after class, and are locked in the headmaster’s office.
小题1:
A.excitedB.interestedC.confused D.disappointed
小题2:
A.normalB.super C.light D.thin
小题3:
A.eyesB.gradesC.friendshipD.class
小题4:
A.buyB.giveC.useD.expect
小题5:
A.donatedB.manufacturedC.inventedD.designed
小题6:
A.originalB.firstC.secondD.final
小题7:
A.characters B.inspect ors C.recipients D.devotees
小题8:
A.supportB.introduceC.determineD.afford
小题9:
A.AfterB.As ifC.Now thatD.Although
小题10:
A.families B.classesC.schoolsD.provinces
小题11:
A.unfamiliarity B.inconvenienceC.discomfortD.dislike
小题12:
A.effectiveB.practical C.longD.narrow
小题13:
A.commonB.local C.smallD.general
小题14:
A.digitalB.regularC.newD.pleasant
小题15:
A.put onB.taken inC.looked onD.handed in

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Last week, I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth Hospital. In one of the rooms a patient, an old man, got up from his bed and moved slowly towards me. I could see that he hadn’t long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.
“Frank!” I cried in surprise. He couldn’t answer, as I knew, but he tried to smile, all the time keeping his foot close to mine.
My thoughts raced back more than thirty years - to the dark days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The scene was an air-raid shelter (防空洞), in which I and about a hundred other people slept every night. Among them were Mrs West and her son Frank, who lived nearby. Sharing wartime problems, we got to know each other very well. Frank interested me because he was not normal. He had never been normal, ever since he was born. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had less of a mind than a baby has. Mrs West, then about 75, was a strong, able woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank depended on her completely. He needed all the attention of a baby.
One night a policeman came into our shelter and told Mrs West that her house had been all destroyed. That wasn’t quite true, because the Wests went on living there for quite some time. But they certainly lost nearly everything they owned.
When that kind of thing happened, the rest of us helped the unlucky ones. So before we separated that morning, I stood beside Frank and measured my right foot against his.
They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a spare pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. As soon as he saw me, he came running - and paced his right foot against mine. After that, he always greeted me in the same way.
小题1: How did the writer know that the patient was Frank?
A.He was told that Frank was in the hospital.B.He was invited to study Frank’s illness.
C.Frank’s name was written on the door.D.Frank greeted him in a special way.
小题2: When and where did the writer first meet Frank?
A.In Mrs West’s house in 1941.
B.In an air-raid shelter during the war.
C.At the Ruth Hospital about ten years ago.
D.In London after he Wests’ house was destroyed.
小题3: The unlucky ones mentioned by the doctor were ______.
A.those who suffered from illnessB.those who slept in the air-raid shelter
C.those who were killed during the warD.those whose homes were destroyed in air-raids
小题4:The writer placed his foot against Frank’s before he left the shelter ______.
A.to be friendly towards Frank
B.to see if Frank’s feet were normal
C.to find out if Frank could put on his shoes
D.to teach Frank to greet people in a special way

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完形填空(共20小题,每题1.5分,共30分)
A White – bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world.On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he   21  it between his shoulders and walked on.
He was Father Time, traveling forever, and the bag he   22  was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out.
Each   23  at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and   24  a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of   25  , and its shining feathers rose with hope.All the rest were kept   26  by Time’s strong hands and pushed   27  in the bag.
Down flew the Tomorrow   28  its lovely feathers, but as it touched the   29  , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a(n)  30  white bird which could not fly.It had become a Today.Everyone knows that Today isn’t as   31  as Tomorrow, for Today can be held in one’s   32  , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery(神秘)and beauty.It is   33  by all the world.Even those with   34  hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a(n)  35 .Tomorrow’s life will be different.”
Everybody tried to   36  the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground.They thought if they   37  beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could   38  for it.So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one   39  it changed his feather.Yet although they tried every means, the birds   40   and flew to the ground as Todays.
小题1:
A.relaxedB.worriedC.excitedD.settled
小题2:
A.boreB.placedC.laidD.lifted
小题3:
A.dawnB.morningC.nightD.afternoon
小题4:
A.got B.fetchedC.tookD.flew
小题5:
A.blueB.pinkC.black D.white
小题6:
A.out B.offC.away D.back
小题7:
A.alongB.deepC.farD.over
小题8:
A.shakingB.movingC.beatingD.striking
小题9:
A.earthB.floor C.treeD.grass
小题10:
A.lovelyB.ordinaryC.beautifulD.especial
小题11:
A.badB.wonderfulC.commonD.familiar
小题12:
A.handsB.mind C.heart D.head
小题13:
A.noticedB.seenC.forgottenD.desired
小题14:
A.littleB.some C.much D.few
小题15:
A.shockB.suggestionC.changeD.advice
小题16:
A.keepB.catch C.holdD.protect
小题17:
A.expectedB.watchedC.guessedD.knew
小题18:
A.waitB.longC.prepareD.look
小题19:
A.as B.when C.beforeD.after
小题20:
A.refusedB.escapedC.struggledD.fought

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请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The nine-year-old boy was attracted by the sight of my father practicing martial arts the moment he walked into the gym. As my father threw speedy punches(出拳) into the 36 bag-yet was hardly able to move it-the boy walked slowly toward him.
My father, 37 of the boy’s stare, jammed a couple of sharp sidekicks into the bag to end his 38 . He picked up his towel, sat down on a nearby bench, and began 39 his face and hands.
“Hey, mister,” said the boy. My father 40 at the boy, bringing the towel down off his face and putting it around to the back of his neck. “Do you know karate or 41?” the boy asked.
“Actually, I know Tae Kwon Do,” my father answered.
“Cool. What 42 are you?”
“Black belt,” my father said. “You like martial arts?”
“Yeah, and I want to know if you can show me a 43!”said the kid. “Can you show me how to 44 someone?”
My father 45 for a moment before he said, “Come here.” and 46 with his hand for the boy to come 47. His expression was serious.
The kid took a couple of steps closer to my father. Looking slightly 48 .As the boy moved closer, my father quickly 49 his hand straight out, 50 stopped within an inch of the boy’s chest.
The boy, shocked, jumped back in clumsy 51, almost falling over himself. My father smiled, with his hand still outstretched in the boy’s direction. “Give me your 52,” my father said.
The boy inched forward again, 53. My father took his hand and began to shake it 54, as if the two of them had been old friends 55 each other.
“You know, kid,” my father said, “you’ll solve more problems with this move than with any other.
小题1:
A.falseB.heavyC.plasticD.soft
小题2:
A.unawareB.tiredC.awareD.ashamed
小题3:
A.performanceB.competitionC.strengthD.practice
小题4:
A.washingB.observingC.wipingD.covering
小题5:
A.came overB.lookde downC.jumped overD.looked up
小题6:
A.anythingB.everythingC.somethingD.nothing
小题7:
A.gradeB.beltC.colorD.brand
小题8:
A.positionB.behaviorC.moveD.scene
小题9:
A.attackB.protectC.hateD.control
小题10:
A.laughedB.complainedC.explainedD.thought
小题11:
A.gestured B.communicatedC.provedD.directed
小题12:
A.oppositeB.straightC.closerD.farther
小题13:
A.disappointed B.nervousC.excitedD.embarrassed
小题14:
A.hitB.heldC.pushedD.fought
小题15:
A.andB.soC.asD.but
小题16:
A.actionB.defence C.threatD.condition
小题17:
A.addressB.headC.finger D.hand
小题18:
A.doubtfulB.curiousC.upsetD.delighted
小题19:
A.peacefullyB.privatelyC.violentlyD.warmly
小题20:
A.arguingB.challengingC.greetingD.missing

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