Filled with sorrow, I didn"t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my 1 . The hurt was so intense, and I found it hard to 2 at times.
Suddenly, I heard a 3 open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick 4 hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a 5 and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.
"I"m 6 ," he explained, though no explanation was 7 . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, "Why do they keep 8 Mary by the name of "Margaret"?" "Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary," I 9 . "No, that isn"t correct," he insisted. "Her name is Mary, Mary Peters." "That isn"t 10 this is," I replied. "Isn"t this the Lutheran church?" "No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you"re at the 11 funeral, sir."
The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion 12 with the realization of the man"s mistake bubbled (充溢) up inside me and came out as 13 . I peeked at the misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing, 14 . I imagined Mother laughing. At the 15 "Aman", we darted(猛冲) out a door and into the parking lot.
"I do believe we"ll be the 16 of the town," he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that 17 he had missed his aunt"s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong 18 for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were 19 at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
Whenever anyone asks us how we 20 , Rick tells them, "Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us." |
( )1.A. neighbor
( )2.A. stand
( )3.A. box
( )4.A. claps
( )5.A. mood
( )6.A. full
( )7.A. necessary
( )8.A. questioning
( )9.A. whispered
( )10.A. who
( )11.A. right
( )12.A. worked
( )13.A. tear
( )14.A. though
( )15.A. middle
( )16.A. talk
( )17.A. although
( )18.A. journey
( )19.A. protected
( )20.A. lived | B. sister
B. imagine
B. door
B. songs
B. row
B. angry
B. impossible
B. naming
B. shouted
B. when
B. same
B. matched
B. fighting
B. yet
B. second
B. word
B. if
B. waiting
B. married
B. met | C. mother
C. breathe
C. bottle
C. steps
C. rush
C. anxious
C. natural
C. calling
C. reported
C. where
C. different
C. tied
C. singing
C. too
C. final
C. eye
C. since
C. dream
C. improved
C. grew | D. aunt
D. explain
D. chair
D. noises
D. mess
D. late
D. uncertain
D. asking
D. cried
D. why
D. wrong
D. mixed
D. laughter
D. still
D. first
D. idea
D. before
D. thought
D. placed
D. stayed |
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核心考点
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| 完形填空。 | During the first week of the term, every student was given a job for which they would be responsible for
the rest of that school year.
Some jobs were more 1 than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones.
And the teacher would 2 who had been most responsible during the previous year. Among them Rita
3 . During the previous year she had followed all the teacher"s 4 perfectly.
But that year there was a big 5 . Each child received one of the normal 6 , like cleaning the blackboard. But Rita"s job was very 7 . She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. And even though the teacher 8 that this ant was a very special ant, it 9 Rita. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her and
even her father 10 Rita to ignore it. 11 , Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by making the
unimportant task into a special job.
" I will turn this little task into 12 great," Rita said to herself.
So Rita started 13 her little ant. She gave the ant the best food, and it grew bigger than anyone had
expected…
One day, the teacher 14 a man to the students and said he would tell them a 15 piece of news.
The man said, " Today they have announced the winner of the 16 , and this class is the winner! This class
has been chosen to accompany me on a 17 to the tropical rainforest to investigate all kinds of insects.
18 all the schools of this region, it is this one that has best 19 for the little ant given to you. Well done!"
That day the class was filled with joy. Everyone 20 Rita and thanked the teacher. And many children
learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to be responsible for even the
smallest tasks. | ( )1. A. interesting
( )2. A. realize
( )3. A. stood up
( )4. A. opinions
( )5. A. curiosity
( )6. A. tasks
( )7. A. different
( )8. A. hoped
( )9. A. annoyed
( )10. A. supposed
( )11. A. Therefore
( )12. A. something
( )13. A. developing
( )14. A. introduced
( )15. A. terrible
( )16. A. competition
( )17. A. journey
( )18. A. Between
( )19. A looked
( )20. A. prized | B. possible
B. doubt
B. stood out
B. concerns
B. movement
B. promises
B. ordinary
B. insisted
B. inspired
B. forced
B. Otherwise
B. nothing
B. studying
B. exposed
B. confusing
B. challenge
B. vacation
B. Along
B. paid
B. congratulated | C. necessary
C. argue
C. stood for
C. instructions
C. surprise
C. dreams
C. familiar
C. agreed
C. satisfied
C. encouraged
C. However
C. everything
C. comforting
C. appealed
C. wonderful
C. conference
C. meeting
C. Besides
C. cared
C. respected | D. creative
D. consider
D. stood by
D. experiments
D. chance
D. purposes
D. valuable
D. guessed
D. disappointed
D. admitted
D. Moreover
D. anything
D. writing
D. connected
D. foolish
D. negotiation
D. story
D. Among
D. worked
D. celebrated | | 阅读理解。 | The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches
of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already
known the bitterness of life. "Bananas 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira." He said in a low voice. I bargained
him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill. He didn"t
have change, so I told him not to worry. He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it"s
not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the
burning sun. My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the
responsibility it brought to us.
I pulled over and rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready.
I waved them away. "What"s up?" I asked him.
"I…don"t have money to buy books for school." I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh
500 naira bills. "Will this help?" I asked. He looked around nervously before taking the money. One
thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less
each year. "Thank you, sir." he said. "Thank you very much!"
When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks. What if
he"s a cheat? And then I wondered why I did it. Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him?
Later, I realized that I didn"t know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask.
Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I
returned, I went out for a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my
window with a big smile ready on his face.
"Oh, gosh! Long time."
"Are you in school now?" I asked.
He nodded.
"That"s good," I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted.
"Here," I held out a 500 naira bill. "Take this." He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt. "What"s
wrong?" I asked. "It"s a gift."
He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. His face shone with sweat. He
dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, "I"ve been waiting to
give these to you." | | 1. What was the author"s first impression of the boy? | A. He seemed to be poor and greedy.
B. He seemed to have suffered a lot.
C. He seemed younger than his age.
D. He seemed good at bargaining. | | 2. The second time the author met the boy, the boy ______. | A. told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts
B. wanted to express his thanks
C. asked him for money for his schoolbooks
D. tried to take advantage of him | | 3. Why did the author give his money to the boy? | A. Because he had enough money to do that.
B. Because he had learnt to help others since childhood.
C. Because he held a higher position in the society.
D. Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so. | | 4. Which of the following best describes the boy? | A. Brave and polite.
B. Kind and smart.
C. Honest and thankful.
D. Shy and nervous. | | 完形填空。 | An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to 1 the house-building
business to live a more 2 life with his wife and 3 his extended family. He would miss the paycheck (工
资) each week, but he wanted to retire. They could 4 .
The employer was 5 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a
personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 6 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.
He used bad workmanship and 7 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 8 a dedicated (献身的)career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 9 the house. Then he handed the front-door 10 to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... my 31 to you."
The carpenter was shocked!
What a 12 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so
differently.
13 it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 14 than our best into the building.
Then, with a shock, we 15 we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would
do it much differently.
But, you cannot 16 .You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build
a wall. Someone 17 said, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your 18 , and the choices you 19 today,
help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 20 ! | ( )1. A. continue
( )2. A. leisurely
( )3. A. support
( )4. A. go off
( )5. A. polite
( )6. A. but
( )7. A. perfect
( )8. A. satisfy
( )9. A. buy
( )10. A. roof
( )11. A. gift
( )12. A. disappointment
( )13. A. So
( )14. A. worse
( )15. A. realize
( )16. A. step forward
( )17. A. never
( )18. A. attitude
( )19. A. learn
( )20. A. badly | B. start
B. lonely
B. share
B. get by
B. nervous
B. while
B. inferior
B. improve
B. repair
B. window
B. promise
B. shame
B. Yet
B. more
B. explain
B. go back
B. again
B. experience
B. take
B. wisely | C. leave
C. orderly
C. enjoy
C. pass on
C. proud
C. which
C. superior
C. meet
C. inspect
C. key
C. salary
C. pleasur
C. As
C. rather
C. think
C. come out
C. once
C. skill
C. see
C. early | D. find
D. friendly
D. care
D. work away
D. sorry
D. before
D. tough
D. end
D. sell
D. design
D. words
D. success
D. Such
D. less
D. admit
D. look around
D. nearly
D. advantage
D. make
D. confidently | | 完形填空。 | Serious Business
Let me take you 1 a couple of years.Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with
me, in my present memory, and 2 me yet.
We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware store.No automatic door, not a
computer in the building.It was one that I went to fairly often.As we entered the door, two sounds 3 us.
The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door.The other sound was
the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our 4 .
"Good afternoon, Ryan," 5 the cheerful greeting.Andy was a very 6 sort of owner. He was of
medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us.
We walked across the old wood floor.Andy asked us what he could help us with.I told him we were
7 a spring.He very patiently replied, "I have lots of springs.You"re going to need to be more 8 ."
"Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door."
"That"s it.A screen door spring.Right down there." We 9 where he was pointing, and sure enough,
there they were.Andy knew his store, and his products.That was why I came here instead of Meijer. The
service couldn"t be beaten. The price -Yes.But service and 10
-No.
I picked up one and followed him to the 11 .
He 12 the price, doing the math in his head."$ 1.88 , with tax: comes to $ 1. 99. "
" Put it on my dad"s account."
He nodded and smiled, "Good dad"s account." He laughed."I don"t know what you boys would do
13 dad"s account!"
He handed me the ticket and as I 14 it I asked, "You really trust my signature?"
His reply surprised, 15 delighted me."When I can"t trust Jerry Hoover"s boys I can trust nobody!"
We left, and the brain 16 started to forget things, in order of importance.But what Andy said that
day rang in my ears.And it rings in my ears today.That"s a tall order to live up to. It"s a high standard of
17 . My father made a fame for that name, and I get to 18 the benefits.But on account of this, I
must 19 that fame. And that"s 20 business. | ( )1. A. back
( )2. A. excites
( )3. A. greeted
( )4. A. absence
( )5. A. replied
( )6. A. special
( )7. A. looking up
( )8. A. specific
( )9. A. got to
( )10. A. description
( )11. A. comer
( )12. A. figured up
( )13. A. with
( )14. A. received
( )15. A. yet
( )16. A. immediately
( )17. A. devotion
( )18. A. realize
( )19. A. maintain
( )20. A. wonderful | B. away
B. shocks
B. hugged
B. guests
B. said
B. friendly
B. looking for
B. special
B. turned to
B. determination
B. cashier
B. made up
B. without
B. signed
B. still
B. eventually
B. fortune
B. believe
B. obtain
B. optimistic | C. on
C. amazes
C. heard
C. shopping
C. came
C. ordinary
C. looking into
C. particular
C. stuck to
C. satisfaction
C. counter
C. took up
C. by
C. wrote
C. even
C. merely
C. consideration
C. use
C. contain
C. serious | D. in
D. inspires
D. sensed
D. presence
D. cried
D. appropriate
D. looking at
D. practical
D. referred to
D. imagination
D. door
D. put up
D. for
D. touched
D. also
D. possibly
D. honesty
D. enjoy
D. entertain
D. successful | | 阅读理解。 | What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen
to, but what I feel inside.
Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling. I woke up every Saturday to watch my
favorite "Superstars." As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport. My peers would
laugh at me for following what was called a "man"s soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the
shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique. I yearned to be invited to the
parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my
Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn"t until freshman year that I realized I wasn"t being myself.
That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the
sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started
with 48 athletes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I
am not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn"t a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself.
After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it religiously, no matter what insults
were thrown my way. I came across a quote: "Don"t Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan
had the same idea I had.
"What if we build a wrestling ring?" we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for
its construction. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was
complete. Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off. We had a real ring. We decided
to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability. The
date was May 24th. Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p.m. To our surprise, about one hundred family,
friends and fans showed up to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete
success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning
out. We continue to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do. We are now well known
throughout school. When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers. Some are the same peers
who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger. When they approach me, they often say,
"Good match, Chris." I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in.
As my senior year winds down, I"ll remember all of my high school memories. But what will stick out
most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished
my goal ... I lived my dream. | | 1. What makes the writer different from the others is _______. | A. the different sports he loves
B. the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to
C. that he is younger than the others.
D. the different ideas he has | | 2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean? | A. I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time.
B. I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf.
C. I decided to quit following wrestling.
D. I began not to watch wrestling on TV. | | 3. When the writer was a freshman, he ___________. | A. knew he couldn"t be a good football player
B. realized he was being himself
C. was still sociable
D. built a wrestling ring | | 4. The writer built the wrestling ring in order to ________. | A. play football there
B. make his dream realized
C. be a professional player
D. have parties there. | | 5. What is the writer"s attitude towards his experience in high school? | A. Optimistic
B. Pessimistic
C. Doubtful
D. Surprised |
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