题目
题型：河北省期中题难度：来源：
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多
余选项。
from my dad"s office. When he told me that he was laid off, I thought he was joking. Then I noticed his
seriousness and realized he was telling the truth. My father has always been a hard worker. He has
prided himself on his career. 1 I guess I had taken his work for granted.
2 For starters, he was home all the time. It meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up,
and my homework done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer
searching for jobs. 3 He seemed down, though he tried to be optimistic. He asked my brother and me
to spend less. I gave up my spending money, which wasn"t much. I also found a part-time job.
4 He explained that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him build it. One evening I asked if he needed help. "Only if it doesn"t affect
school," he said. I showed up at his office the next afternoon, and most afternoons after that for two
months.
5 The terrible experience for our family taught me how to deal with difficulties. Now I know that
through creative problem-solving, I can always find Plan B. I can ask for help and take risks. What I
have learned from my dad"s understanding of business and his work ethic(信条)are two of the most
important lessons I will ever learn. And they will be my principles for success.
A. Providing for our family has been his joy.
B. I made every effort to solve his problems.
C. I began to notice how losing his job had affected him.
D. My father"s unemployment created many changes in our lives.
E. After months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction.
F. His courage and determination helped him to become successful in his new career.
G. I always knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action influenced me a lot.
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核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 When I walked into the ho】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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time I was two until I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day
while my mother was 1 .
Grandma loved music. It was she that first 2 me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I
heard his music, I was truly in 3 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for 4 for birthdays, but I wanted
Elvis" albums. I would play them non-stop and 5 to the music in my grandma"s family room though my
movements didn"t look 6 .
Grandma played the piano and 7 me to sing "America the Beautiful" and "Somewhere over the
Rainbow". I 8 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano
lessons from a lady living in the 9 . I would come home from 10 and walk there for my lesson. I 11
took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n) 12 and allow me to continue to
teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She
was 13 , but the music seemed to 14 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to
sing "Somewhere over the Rainbow", her weakened voice 15 in with mine for a few lines. That
experience was one of the most 16 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of
my music career and she was very 17 and said, "That"s wonderful!" I 18 .
to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma 19 two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every 20
I write or sing in my life.
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| 阅读理解。 | |||
| The old man walked with a cane (拐杖) slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched (打补 丁的) trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that sparkled like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips that held a steady smile. He walked toward a table by the window. A young waitress watched him and ran over to him, saying, "Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair." Without a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table. Supporting him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she pushed the table up close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it. In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss." "You"re welcome, Sir." She replied. "My name is Mary. I"ll be back in a moment. If you need anything, just wave at me." After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, Sir!" He nodded a thank you and said softly with a smile, "You are very kind!" When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under his plate she found a business card and a note written on the napkin, under which was a $ 100 bill. The note on the napkin read, "Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you." The man she had served was the owner of the restaurant. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees, had seen him in person. | |||
| 1. Mary ran over to the old man because _____. | |||
| A. the old man was the boss of the restaurant B. she was worried that the old man might cause trouble to the restaurant C. she saw the old man had some difficulty moving and taking a seat D. the old man had asked her to wait on him | |||
| 2. The man came to the restaurant ______. | |||
| A. to have breakfast B. to see his employees C. to find out how his restaurant was working D. to see how Mary served customers | |||
| 3. The words the man left on the napkin suggested that _____. | |||
| A. respecting others means respecting oneself B. serving others is a respectable job C. Mary would get a rise as a result of her kindness D. Mary"s kind service would bring in more money for her | |||
| 4. Which of the following titles goes best with the story? | |||
| A. A kind- hearted Girl B. Shining Kindness C. Kindness Means Opportunities D. A Special Customer | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more worried about how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road. "Millions of animals die each year on U.S. roads," the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact, o nly about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today. The main reason? Roadkill. "Eco-passages" may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. "These eco-passages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid road accidents," said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society. But do animals actually use the eco-passages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an eco-passage that went under a highway. This showed that the lions used the passage. Builders of eco-passages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals like salamanders(火蜥蜴) and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses. The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal overpass! | |||
| 1. The writer uses the example of "ocelots" to show that _______. | |||
| A. wild animals have become more dangerous B. the driving condition has improved greatly C. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work D. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents | |||
| 2. From the story, we know an eco-passage is ________. | |||
| A. an underground path for cars B. a fence built for the safety of the area C. a bridge for animals to get over a river D. a path for animals to cross the road | |||
| 3. When the writer says that "animals seem to be catching on"(Para. 6), he means __. | |||
| A. animals begin to realize the dangers on the road B. animals begin to learn to use eco-passages C. animals are crossing the road in groups D. animals are increasing in number | |||
| 4. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because _____. | |||
| A. wild animals may attack cars B. wild animals may jam the road C. they may see wild animals in the park D. they may see wild animals on eco-passages | |||
| 5. The best title for the passage is ________. | |||
| A. Special bridges help animals cross the road B. Endangered animals increase because of roadkill C. Animals fail to cross the road D. Take steps to protect animals in danger | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| I hated dinner parties.But I decided to give them another shot because I"m in London.And my friend Mallery invited me.And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York.There,"I"m having a dinner party" means:"I"m booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can"t afford and we"ll be sharing the cheque evenly,no matter what you eat." Worse,in Manhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives.They"ll throw down cash,half of what they owe,and then people like me,who don"t drink,end up paying even more.But if I try to use the same trick,the hostess will shout:"Where are you going?" And it"s not like I can say I have somewhere to go:everyone knows I have nowhere to go. But in London,dinner parties are in people"s homes.Not only that,the guests are an interesting mix.The last time I went to one,the guests were from France,India,Denmark and Nigeria;it was like a gathering at the United Nations in New York.The mix is lessstriking.It"s like a gathering at Bloomingdale"s,a well known department store. For New Yorkers,talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York.But at Mallery"s,when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently,people knew where it was.In New York people would think it was a usual new club. | |||
| 1.What does the word "shot" in Paragraph 1 probably mean? _____ | |||
| A.Choice B.Try C.Style D.Goal | |||
| 2.WhatdoesthewriterdislikemostaboutdinnerpartiesinNewYork? _____ | |||
AThereisastrangemixofpeople. | |||
| 3.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthepartiesinLondon? _____ | |||
| A.Abitunusual. B.Fulloftricks. C.Lesscostly. D.Moreinteresting. | |||
| 4.Whatistheauthor"sopinionofsomeNewYorkersfromherexperience?_____ | |||
| A.Easygoing. B.Selfcentered. C.Generous. D.Conservative. | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| Children find meanings in their old family tales. When Stephen Guyer"s three children were growing up,he told them stories about how his grandfather,a banker,__1__all in the 1930s,but did not lose sight of what he valued most.In one of the darkest times__2__hisstrong minded grandfather was nearly__3__,he loaded his family into the car and__4__them to see family members in Canada with a__5__,"There are more important things in life than money." The__6__took on a new meaning recently when Mr.Guyer downsized to a__7__house from a more expensive and comfortable one.He was__8__that his children,a daughter,15, and twins,22,would be upset.To his surprise,they weren"t.__9__,their reaction echoed(共鸣) their great grandfather"s.What they__10__was how warm the people were in the house and how__11__of their heart was accessible. Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children__12__hard times.Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing__13__in telling tales,evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. A university__14__of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids" ability to __15__parents" stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. The__16__is telling the stories in a way children can__17__.We"re not talking here about the kind of story that__18__,"When I was a kid,I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow." Instead,we should choose a story suited to the child"s__19__,and make eye contact(接触)to create "a personal experience".We don"t have to tell children__20__they should take from the story and what the moralis. | |||
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