The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin (海豚) was swimming.Despite her fear,
she felt strong wearing her new leg.
In her second grade, Maja __1__ her cousin, Jasmina.After Jasmina"s death, Maja swore she would
honor the little girl by__2__ with a dolphin, an animal that both girls __3__."Jasmina never got the chance
to do it," says Maja, now 32,"so I __4__ that someday I"d do it for her."
In high school, Maja was __5__ about sports.She even planned to become an athlete.__6__, in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb __7__ her left leg.
After two years" __8__ in the U. S., Maja received her first artificial (人造的) leg, but __9__ it didn"t
fit well,walking for Maja was very painful.__10__, she managed to grad uate from a local high school.
Then after receiving a __11__from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance,firm and
__12__ started her own company.
To relax, Maja __13__often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium (水族馆) near her home.A
young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her __14__ .One day, Maja happened to see
trainers __15__ Winter with a hightech tail.When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water.
Maja was __16__.She managed to find the inventors of Winter"s tail.Within ten days, she had a new leg
which freed her of the __17__ that had troubled her for almost 16 years.
Now Maja was ready to keep her __18__ .She went to the aquarium, lowered herself into the pool
and held out a hand to Winter, who approached __19__, then swam away.After a few minutes, the
dolphin let Maja __20__ its back.Finally,the two began to swim around the pool together. |
( )1. A. lost
( )2. A. talking
( )3. A. adored
( )4. A. pretended
( )5. A. positive
( )6. A. Undoubtedly
( )7. A. took away
( )8. A. study
( )9. A. until
( )10. A. Otherwise
( )11. A. scholarship
( )12. A. gradually
( )13. A. might
( )14. A. eye
( )15. A. decorating
( )16. A. inspired
( )17. A. worry
( )18. A. appointment
( )19. A. blindly
( )20. A. strike | B. visited
B. living
B. adopted
B. decided
B. enthusiastic
B. Surprisingly
B. took over
B. operation
B. because
B. Therefore
B. degree
B. actually
B. should
B. leg
B. guiding
B. puzzled
B. sadness
B. promise
B. angrily
B. cover | C. rescued
C. swimming
C. possessed
C. preferred
C. particular
C. Strangely
C. cut down
C. treatment
C. although
C. Besides
C. prize
C. eventually
C. could
C. nose
C. marking
C. shocked
C. pain
C. record
C. gratefully
C. touch | D. left
D. surfing
D. purchased
D. agreed
D. curious
D. Unfortunately
D. cut out
D. experiment
D. if
D. However
D. notice
D. naturally
D. would
D. hand
D. fitting
D. amused
D. fear
D. habit
D. cautiously
D. wipe |
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核心考点
试题【完形填空 The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin (海豚) was swim】；主要考察你对 题材分类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 阅读理解 | Stop Spam!
When I first got an email account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends,
and colleagues.Now it seems that every time I check my email, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all.If we want email to continue to be useful,we need
specific laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certain ly get much worse.
Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of emails almost instantly.As more
and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual (个人的) email boxes are often
flooded with spam emails.Would people continue to use email if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?
This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well.Many spam emails contain computer
viruses that can shut down the entire network of a compa ny.Companies rely on email for their employees
to communicate with each other.Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks,
and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively.Such a situation results in a loss of
productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks.These computer problems raise
production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passed on to the consumer.
For these reasons,I believe that lawmakers need to legislate(立法) against spam.Spammers should be
fined,and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people.Email is a tool which helps people all
over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destr oying this convenience.
1. What does the underlined word"correspondence"in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. messages
B. ideas
C. connections
D. programs
2. According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?
A. Companies rely on email for communications.
B. More people in the world communicate by email.
C. Many computer viruses contain spam emails.
D. More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.
3. According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?
A. The business.
B. The advertiser.
C. The employee.
D. The consumer.
4. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To inform.
B. To educate.
C. To persuade.
D. To instruct. | | 完形填空 | Diana Velez does everything with maximum effort-and at maximum speed.That __1__ learning a new
language, completing two certificates and opening a store.
When arriving in Canada in 2008, she had one__2__:to have what she had back home in Colombia.
"I didn"t want to __3__ what I do, like so many who come to a new country,"she said."I __4__ to open
a store here in Canada but knew I had to __5__ myself properly."
Diana quickly realized that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a __6__ meant going to
school to get the __7__ education and certification."My experience of owning a shop and working as a
designer in Colombia gave me __8__ in my abilities, but I couldn"t speak the language and I had to
__9__ how to do things in Canada.It was like having to __10__all over again," said Diana.
__11__, she found just the help she needed for her relaunch(重新开张) __12__continuing education
at George Brown College.She began taking __13__ for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate
and the Image Consulting Certificate in May 2009.__14__Diana met with the language barrier, she was
always going __15__ while at college.
By the end of October 2009, she had completed all certificate requirements.Within two years after
her __16__ in Canada, Diana at last achieved her __17__ goal when her new store opened its doors in
Toronto"s Sheppard Centre.She was on the fasttrack to __18__.
Looking back, Diana, a fashion (时装) designer,__19__ her achievements to the goal she set, the
education she received from the college, and __20__, the efforts she made.Now Diana is very happy
doing what she is doing. | ( )1. A.requires
( )2. A.goal
( )3. A.continue
( )4. A.demanded
( )5. A.teach
( )6. A.reality
( )7. A.physical
( )8. A.pressure
( )9. A.put away
( )10. A.advance
( )11. A.Naturally
( )12. A.through
( )13. A.notes
( )14. A.Though
( )15. A.around
( )16. A.adventure
( )17. A.original
( )18. A.success
( )19. A.adds
( )20. A.after all | B. encourages
B. memory
B. choose
B. decided
B. prepare
B. fact
B. private
B. judgement
B. depend on
B. start
B. Gradually
B. for
B. responsibilities
B. As
B. back
B. arrival
B. common
B. wealth
B. connects
B. above all | C. includes
C. choice
C. change
C. agreed
C. enjoy
C. challenge
C. primary
C. influence
C. learn about
C. suffer
C. Luckily
C. before
C. chances
C. Since
C. ahead
C. performance
C. another
C. glory
C. devotes
C. at least | D. advises
D. problem
D. lose
D. hesitated
D. persuade
D. wonder
D. necessary
D. confidence
D. look into
D. work
D. Clearly
D. with
D. courses
D. Once
D. out
D. journey
D. distant
D. happiness
D. owes
D. at first | | 完形填空 | When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs
and cultural differences.Ignoring these __1__, I got there in July 2010.__2__I arrived, I realized the
importance of getting a job __3__ my living expenses.Determined to do this__4__, I spent several
weeks going doortodoor for a job, but found __5__ response(回应).
One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask __6__there were any job opportunities(机会). The
people there advised me not to continue my job search in that__7__.As I was about to __8__, a man
who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside __9__.Nearly ten minutes later,
he__10__.He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay __11__.Then he offered to take me
to Royal Oak to __12__a job.
I was a little surprised, but had a__13__ feeling about him.Along the way, I realized that I had
__14__ r?sum?s (简历). Seeing this, the man __15__ at his business partner"s office to make me fifteen
__16__copies.He also gave me some__17__on dressing and speaking.I handed out my r ?sum ?s and
went home feeling very __18__.The following day, I received a__19__from a store in Royal Oak
offering me a job.
It seems that the world always __20__ to you when you need it.And this time, it was a complete
stranger who turned out to be a real blessing. | ( )1. A. doubts
( )2. A. Even if
( )3. A. of
( )4. A. on my own
( )5. A. any
( )6. A. why
( )7. A. direction
( )8. A. answer
( )9. A. for ever
( )10. A. returned
( )11. A. silent
( )12. A. pick out
( )13. A. dull
( )14. A. made use of
( )15. A. stopped
( )16. A. right
( )17. A. pressures
( )18. A. lonely
( )19. A. call
( )20. A. turns off | B. concerns
B. Every time
B. at
B. on my way
B. much
B. wherever
B. attitude
B. work
B. at any time
B. hesitated
B. busy
B. search for
B. good
B. taken care of
B. knocked
B. more
B. agreements
B. funny
B. tip
B. goes over | C. instructions
C. Now that
C. for
C. by any chance
C. some
C. whether
C. language
C. leave
C. as usual
C. passed
C. positive
C. take on
C. guilty
C. run out of
C. glanced
C. former
C. impressions
C. disappointed
C. present
C. gives back | D. reasons
D. Soon after
D. with
D. by the day
D. little
D. whenever
D. manner
D. refuse
D. for a while
D. regretted
D. comfortable
D. give up
D. general
D. become tired of
D. appeared
D. different
D. suggestions
D. satisfied
D. report
D. looks up | | 阅读理解 | "I didn"t hear them call my name." explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about
that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004."Are you
ready?" is what she heard.Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said "yes" and it was
announced again."
It wa s four days after that life changing mom ent for the seventeenyearold high school student from
Destrehan, Louisiana-she was still on_cloud_nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience (观
众) that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance
teacher had traveled so far to see her compete (比赛). "She"s always been my role model.I"ve danced
with her since I was six.She"s been through so many difficulties and came through them all.I"ve learned to
get over bad life"s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life"s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident.He was 18.She found writing helped her get through the rough days.She
said, "I write a lot about my brother.I write a lot, a lot, a lot..."
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens (青少年) about the dangers
of drinking and driving.In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe
driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don"t let anyone
change you.Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself.That way, it is easy to be
yourself."
1. What do the words "on cloud nine" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. frightened
B. troubled
C. very happy
D. very angry
2. Shelley takes her dance teacher  as a role model mainly because she is________.
A. determined
B. friendly
C. strict
D. experienced
3. How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
4. What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?
A. She visited drunken drivers.
B. She gave dance performances.
C. She made speeches on safe driving.
D. She helped other teens with their studies. | | 完形填空 | What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed into their nightclothes.Mary had
__1__ them a story and finally they were asleep."Babysitting (照看) the three boys aged eight, six and
four is extremely __2__, " she thought.
"Sleep, " she considered, "if only I could!" But she had difficult homework to complete.Leaning back,
she __3__ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable.Whoever said babysitting was a(n) __4__ way to
make money obviously hadn"t met the three boys, she thought.The television was on, the room was
warm, and the lights were dim.Mary"s __5__ felt heavier and heavier.I mustn"t sleep, she thought-which
was __6__ what she did, of course.
Stran gely enough, she soon __7__ that she was a worldfamous chef (主厨). She made a __8__ and
wore diamonds and designer clothes.Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or
__9__-her favorite hobby.She __10__ took the leading role in her own TV show.
That is, until she became too __11__."I am definitely the best in the world, " she thought, as she
prepared a tasty chicken dish.But __12__ seemed to go right.She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg
and she cut her finger.Despite all the troubles, she __13__ to get the chicken into the stove.Soon,
smoke blanketed the room.The chicken was on fire.__14__ set in, but Mary could not run-she was
__15__ to the spot.She tried hard to move, but could not, __16__ a sharp sound awoke her.
She got shocked and confused-__17__ was pouring from the kitchen.Rushing to investigate, she
was met by three __18__ little faces and some very burnt bread."Sorry, we were hungry and you
were __19__, so we tried to make some bread." explained a boy.Relieved, Mary made them a snack
and sent them back to bed.She __20__them never to fall asleep on the job again! | ( )1. A. given
( )2. A. successful
( )3. A. shook
( )4. A. difficult
( )5. A. eyes
( )6. A. nicely
( )7. A. realized
( )8. A. decision
( )9. A. cooking
( )10. A. just
( )11. A. selfish
( )12. A. everything
( )13. A. tried
( )14. A. Panic
( )15. A. frozen
( )16. A. because
( )17. A. smoke
( )18. A. cheerful
( )19. A. busy
( )20. A. promised | B. written
B. helpful
B. put
B. boring
B. mind
B. exactly
B. reminded
B. fortune
B. reading
B. ever
B. proud
B. something
B. arranged
B. Pain
B. dragged
B. until
B. light
B. strange
B. hungry
B. allowed | C. told
C. tiring
C. bent
C. important
C. heart
C. curiously
C. learnt
C. business
C. running
C. even
C. stubborn
C. anything
C. managed
C. Noise
C. pushed
C. as
C. water
C. guilty
C. worried
C. expected | D. taught
D. surprising
D. kept
D. easy
D. legs
D. carelessly
D. dreamt
D. plan
D. babysitting
D. only
D. sensitive
D. nothing
D. prepared
D. Stress
D. brought
D. unless
D. fire
D. confident
D. asleep
D. persuaded |
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