A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large,tempting (诱人的)apple on one of the
branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence.The boy wasn"t much of a fruiteater,__1__a bar of
chocolate if given the choice,but,as they say,the forbidden fruit can be tempting.Seeing the apple,the boy
wanted it.The more he looked at it,the __2__he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
__3__as high as he could,but even at his tallest __4__,he was unable to touch it.He began to __5__up
and down,as high as he could,at the __6__of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple.Still it remained out of __7__.Not giving up,he thought,if only he had something to __8__on.His school bag wouldn"t give
enough height and he didn"t want to __9__the things inside,like his lunch box,pencil case,and Game boy.
Looking around,he hoped he might find an old box,a rock,or,with luck,even a ladder,but it was a tidy
neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.He had tried everything he could think to do.Without
seeing any other choices,he gave up and started to walk __10__.At first he felt angry and disappointed
thinking about how hungry he had become from his __11__,and how he really wanted that apple.The more he __12__like this,the more unhappy he became.
However,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy,even if he couldn"t always get what he wanted.He started to say to himself.This isn"t __13__.I don"t have the apple and I"m feeling miserable as well.There"s
__14__more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to __15__our
feelings.If that"s the case,what can I do to feel better? |
( )1．A.preferring
( )2．A.sadder
( )3．A.Expanding
( )4．A.strength
( )5．A.jump
( )6．A.tip
( )7．A.hope
( )8．A.put
( )9．A.break
( )10．A.back
( )11．A.wishes
( )12．A.thought
( )13．A.change
( )14．A.something
( )15．A.skilful | B. offering
B．angrier
B．Stretching
B．length
B．look
B．stage
B．hand
B．stand
B．shake
B．away
B．beliefs
B．imagined
B．express
B．anything
B．cheerful | C．receiving
C．hungrier
C．Swinging
C．range
C．walk
C．top
C．sight
C．get
C．take
C．up
C．efforts
C．tried
C．forget
C．everything
C．harmful | D．allowing
D．tastier
D．Pulling
D．height
D．glance
D．level
D．reach
D．hold
D．strike
D．down
D．goals
D．claimed
D．describe
D．nothing
D．helpful |
| 1-5: ACBDA 6-10: CDBAB 11-15: CADDA |
核心考点
试题【完形填空 A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large,tempting (诱人的)a】；主要考察你对 题材分类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 完形填空 | A true story points to a universal truth about human beings,we learn best by watching how others
behave.
President Calvin Coolidge once invited friends from his __1_ to dine with him at the White House.
__2__ of their table manners,the guests decided to imitate the president.They watched __3__ to see which
utensils(器皿) he used,what foods he ate and when.
Their strategy seemed to succeed until coffee was __4__.Coolidge poured some coffee into his saucer.
They did the same.He __5__ sugar and cream.His guests did too.Then the president __6__ and put his
saucer on the floor for the cat!
Like Coolidge"s hometown guests,we,too,seem to learn best by __7__.Kids learn by observing parents
when they are young and by __8__ their friends as they grow older.In fact,parents should probably be less
__9__ about whether their children are paying attention to them and more worried about the fact that their kids are always watching.
They tell us that __10_ learn in much the same way.If you"re struggling with your computer or want to
learn to drive a car,you will be more __11_ if you have someone show you how to do it.You can always
read the operator"s handbook and try to figure everything out yourself,but you will learn best by watching
others and asking questions.
What if you want to become more __12_,to organize your life,to be a better parent or to get along
better with others? Again,we"re told that the best way to learn these skills and __13_ is to find somebody
who already is confident,or who is an effective parent or who has healthy attitudes and then learn the
qualities you want to adopt.It is the easiest and quickest way to __14_ your life.
Just about any personality trait(个性品质) or skill can be __15_:simply find it in someone you know
and copy it.Then watch what happens. | ( ) 1. A.department
( ) 2. A.Unsure
( ) 3. A.cautiously
( ) 4. A.finished
( ) 5. A.enjoyed
( ) 6. A.bent over
( ) 7. A.imagination
( ) 8. A.showing
( ) 9. A.excited
( )10. A.kids
( )11. A.grateful
( )12. A.self-confident
( )13. A.theories
( )14. A.shape
( )15. A.recognized | B. administration
B. Ashamed
B. hopefully
B. served
B. poured
B. ran away
B. imitation
B. directing
B. concerned
B. adults
B. successful
B. self-content
B. regulations
B. save
B. appreciated | C. hometown
C. Unaware
C. closely
C. boiled
C. tasted
C. hid away
C. introduction
C. caring
C. crazy
C. drivers
C. satisfied
C. self-giving
C. measures
C. survive
C. learned | D. office
D. Informed
D. curiously
D. drunk
D. added
D. stood straight
D. recommendation
D. copying
D. angry
D. operators
D. enthusiastic
D. self-respecting
D. attitudes
D. lengthen
D. recorded | | 完形填空 | About five years ago I began to study at a new school, when my family moved to Iowa. I was just a
little 1 , wondering whether I could get on well with my classmates.
Lucy, a girl in my 2 , who I thought wasn"t ready to accept a 3 girl, didn"t like me from the start. 4 , I was pretty sure she hated me. When I asked her a question, I could 5 she thought I was a total
fool.
My teacher made us 6 next to each other for the last term. Lucy was not happy. However, I kept
7 at her, though she rolled her eyes, and I kept telling her that she was beautiful.
Finally, Lucy let me 8 to her, even when her friends were around.She 9 telling me how beautiful I
looked. I still remember the 10 time when she smiled at me and said that, and I smiled right back,
saying 11 to her. One day Lucy invited me over to her house, and talked to me all the time 12 her
other friends. That day Lucy, the girl who had hated me, called me her best deskmate. After that, we 13
friends for years.
I moved to Arizona later, but I will never 14 Lucy.I still remember she considered me her 15 at
first. During that time it felt like I was 16 my time, and losing my dignity (尊严), but I still smiled at Lucy
even when she 17 me.I"m not stupid; I didn"t think she was 18 in doing those things, but I still put up
with it. And finally we became great friends.
Not long ago, I read the 19 of Abraham Lincoln, "Am I not destroying my enemies when I make
friends of them?" I smiled, thinking of
Lucy. It just 20 me how great a friend I used to have. | ( )1. A. sad
( )2. A. school
( )3. A. positive
( )4. A. Usually
( )5. A. describe
( )6. A. sit
( )7. A. shouting
( )8. A. write
( )9. A. started
( )10. A. rare
( )11. A. hello
( )12. A.according to
( )13. A. served
( )14. A. forget
( )15. A. enemy
( )16. A. changing
( )17. A. took care of
( )18. A. right
( )19. A. books
( )20. A. taught | B. surprised
B. class
B. successful
B. Actually
B. prove
B. speak
B. laughing
B. reply
B. minded
B. next
B. thanks
B. thanks to
B. appeared
B. leave
B. hero
B. managing
B. took the place of
B. proud
B. words
B. advised | C. worried
C. team
C. new
C. Finally
C. tell
C. stand
C. pointing
C. talk
C. considered
C. last
C. sorry
C. except for
C. seemed
C. miss
C. friend
C. wasting
C. made fun of
C. interested
C. stories
C. warned | D. eager
D. city
D. common
D. Fortunately
D. accept
D. live
D. smiling
D. listen
D. avoided
D. first
D. bye
D. instead of
D. stayed
D. teach
D. leader
D. enjoying
D. got away from
D. busy
D. experiences
D. reminded | | 阅读理解 | One stormy night many years ago,an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in
Philadelphia.Trying to get out of the rain,they came the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
"Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked.
The clerk,a friendly man with a winning smile,looked at the couple and explained that there were three
conventions in town."All of our rooms are taken," the clerk said."But I can"t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o"clock in the morning.Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room?It"s not
exactly a suite,but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night."
When the couple declined,the young man pressed on."Don"t worry about me；I"ll make out just fine.
" the clerk told them.So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning,the elderly man said to the clerk,"You are  the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States.Maybe someday I"ll build one for you." The
looked at them and smiled.The three of them had a good laugh.As they drove away,the elderly couple
agre ed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional,as finding people who are both friendly and helpful
isn"t easy.
Two years passed.The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old
man.It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a roundtrip ticket to New York,asking the young man to
pay them a vi sit.
The old man met him in New York,and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street.He then
pointed to a great new building there,a pale reddish stone,with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky."That," said the older man,"is the hotel I have just built for you to manage." "You must be joking," the
young man said."I can assure you I am not,"said the older man,a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man"s name was William Waldorf Astor,and that magnificent structure was the original
WaldorfAstoria Hotel.The young clerk who became its first manager was George C．Boldt.This young
clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world"s
most glamorous hotels. | | 1. The purpose of the following author writing this story is to________. | A. give people a good laugh
B. cover some facts
C. promote the business of WaldorfAstoria Hotel
D. deliver a lesson | | 2. Which of the following statements about the story is NOT true ? | A. The story took place at about one a．m..
B. The old couple was too poor to afford a luxu rious room.
C. The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D. The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man. | | 3. The underlined word "conventions" in Para 3.can be replaced by________. | A. rooms
B. suites
C. meetings
D. hotels | | 4. Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best? | A. Every little thing helps.
B. Make hay while the sun shines.
C. Man propo ses；God disposes (处理,决定)．
D. One good turn deserves another. | 完形填空
It"s a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies.The young man behind the
counter knows his__1__by name and what they normally want to buy.He treats children and adults with
equal__2__.He reads science fiction behind the counter when business in__3__.
One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, __4__not
intending to pay for it.He hit the "panic button", then went over the counter and__5__the front door.It was obvious they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren"t going__6__with their illgotten gains.
They__7__the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were__8__the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn"t have to steal if they were that__9_."
We have food in the back, expired (到期) but still__10__to eat.If you need food, you__11__have some."
They were told to__12__what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the
mess.They were doing just that__13__the police arrived.The officers were told the situation was under
control and the police were no longer__14__.
This wasn"t what they had__15__.They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong
they"d done.Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three__16__people walked out with all the__17__their arms could hold.They were__18__that, if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in.He would be the__19__
person in the world to claim he was a hero.But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a__20__amount of selfrespect and a little bit of hope. | ( )1. A. friends
( )2. A. respect
( )3. A. slow
( )4. A. bravely
( )5. A. opened
( )6. A. nowhere
( )7. A. hid
( )8. A. in
( )9. A. anxious
( )10. A. safe
( )11. A. must
( )12. A. hold up
( )13. A. when
( )14. A. popular
( )15. A. wanted
( )16. A. dirtier
( )17. A. money
( )18. A. reminded
( )19. A. first
( )20. A. large | B. neighbors
B. pride
B. busy
B. reasonably
B. locked
B. somewhere
B. lifted
B. on
B. cautious
B. easy
B. can
B. hand out
B. after
B. necessary
B. desired
B. cleaner
B. cigarettes
B. warned
B. last
B. fair | C. customers
C. wisdom
C. heavy
C. hardly
C. closed
C. anywhere
C. swallowed
C. off
C. courageous
C. sweet
C. should
C. pick up
C. before
C. reliable
C. expected
C. cleverer
C. drinks
C. ordered
C. best
C. small | D. passengers
D. privilege
D. swift
D. obviously
D. broke
D. everywhere
D. dropped
D. by
D. hungry
D. unique
D. need
D. hand in
D. since
D. important
D. admired
D. quicker
D. food
D. persuaded
D. worst
D. full | 阅读理解
A few years ago when my daughter was about two years old, I went through a difficult time.My
marriage was in trouble, I was pregnant (***的) and not particularly well and I didn"t have much money.Looking back I think I was also a bit depressed, but I had to get on with taking care of my daughter the
best I could.
One day I thought I would take my daughter to the park for a nice day as she liked there, and I
thought it was a nice thing to do.I decided to walk because the bus was expensive, so it took us a long
time to get there.When we finally got there, immediately my daughter began to cry.She was cold, she was thirsty, and she wanted to go home.To be honest, I had not prepared properly.I didn"t even have any
money to buy a drink or to take the bus back home.I was so frustrated and cross with myself that my
dream of a nice day failed.
I started walking back home (it was nearly 2 miles), and my daughter would not stop crying.I felt so
miserable and cross with myself and my life that I started crying too.
At that point a car stopped and a gentleman offered us a lift.He took us home, and seemed really
concerned-he even offered me all his change! The kindness of this stranger to a stranger like me really
made me feel better.I never saw him again and I don"t know who he is but he really helped me out that
day, so I just want to say thank you.
1. The writer writes the passage in order to________.
A. tell us how she got through her difficult time
B. tell us what kind of life she and her daughter once lived
C. tell us a journey she and her daughter had without money
D. express her sincere thanks for the driver who once helped her
2. Why did the writer go through a difficult time when her daughter was about 2 years old?
A. Because her daughter was too young and noisy and she didn"t know how to care for her.
B. Because she loved her daughter too much and took care of her as best as she could.
C. Because she was worried about her own health.
D. Because there is something wrong with her marriage, health and money.
3. What finally caused the writer to cry?
A. Her own poor situation.
B. Her feeling sorry to her daughter.
C. The lack of money.
D. The failure of her dream of a nice day. |
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