Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late
thirties that I made this important 1 : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry
if you 2 money.
his is how I 3 with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store
4 to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the 5 . If an accident takes place, the 6 of which I think
the local police could use, I 7 him up and tell him about it, though I am not in 8 here. One discovery I
made about this world is to give 9 getting something back, though the 10 often comes in an unexpected
form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was
11 to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of 12 . More than a year later I needed a post-office
box for a new business I was 13 . I was told at the window that there were 14 boxes left, and that my name
would have to go on a long 15 list. As I was about to 16 the post office, the postmaster appeared in the
17 ."Wasn"t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering an 18 delivery to your home?" I said
it was."Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office 19 we make one for you. You don"t
know what a letter like that means to us. We 20 get nothing but complaints." |
( )1. A. decision
( )2. A. earn
( )3. A. experienced
( )4. A. happens
( )5. A. customer
( )6. A. story
( )7. A. call
( )8. A. need
( )9. A. plus
( )10. A. process
( )11. A. replied
( )12. A. invitation
( )13. A. dealing
( )14. A. enough
( )15. A. admitting
( )16. A. leave
( )17. A. window
( )18. A. unfamiliar
( )19. A. in case
( )20. A. even | B. research
B. lack
B. connected
B. occurs
B. headmaster
B. damage
B. hold
B. trouble
B. without
B. goal
B. addressed
B. apology
B. providing
B. some
B. relating
B. shout
B. doorway
B. unexpected
B. now that
B. hardly | C. speech
C. spend
C. cooperated
C. sticks
C. storekeeper
C. challenge
C. break
C. common
C. for
C. return
C. driven
C. complaint
C. applying
C. no
C. examining
C. guess
C. home
C. unknown
C. even if
C. usually | D. discovery
D. steal
D. agreed
D. leads
D. policeman
D. material
D. pick
D. charge
D. before
D. concern
D. brought
D. appreciation
D. starting
D. more
D. waiting
D. act
D. yard
D. uncertain
D. as if
D. rather |
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核心考点
试题【完形填空。 Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of g】；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。 | Public schools in Washington, D.C. provide students with musical instruments for free. When something
goes wrong with an instrument, Charles West and Larry Jernigan do the repairs. Both men approach their
work with a passion. For them, it"s important that students have a joyful experience with music.
The two have worked together for almost 20 years. This year alone, they"ve fixed about 450 instruments.
Both men are musicians and music lovers, so learning to do repairs came naturally.
"I have been a musician all my life." says West. "I played in an orchestra here in the city. I majored in
music in college. I played in an army band."
Jernigan"s musical interests are varied. "I was formerly trained in the piano and guitar. The alto sax, and
the flute, I picked up while working here."
In addition to fixing instruments, the two also go to schools to instruct teachers and students on how to
make minor repairs on their own.
West believes if children start early and stay involved with music, it enriches other areas of their lives. "I
see that in other kids. I see it in myself. I have seen it hundreds of times and it works," he says. "They learn
teamwork. They learn patience and respect."
But West has concerns about the future of music in the electronic age.
"This instant age has taken away from the sit-down, the patience. And to learn to play an instrument, it
takes patience, it takes diligence, it takes time."
Being able to enjoy music on the job is one of the benefits of the job. Both men agree their best rewards
are the students" performances. | | 1. What"s the job of West and Jernigan at school? | A. Teaching music.
B. Writing music.
C. Making musical instruments.
D. Repairing musical instruments. | | 2. They love the job because they can _____. | A. earn more money
B. learn repair skills
C. enjoy music
D. watch performances | | 3. Which of the following is true of the two men? | A. They have fixed 450 instruments in the past 20 years.
B. They can play and repair musical instruments.
C. Jernigan used to play in an army band.
D. West was trained to play the piano. | | 4. According to West, what can people learn from music? | A. Teamwork and patience.
B. The value of time.
C. The truth of society.
D. Diligence and confidence. | | 5. What is mainly talked about in the text? | A. How to repair musical instruments.
B. Learning experiences of two repairmen.
C. How to prepare a musical performance.
D. The enjoyable job of two music lovers. | | 完形填空。 | Jane raced onto the train platform and asked a porter, "Is this the train to Rochester?" "Yes," said the
porter, "but only the …Hey! Wait." He was too 1 . Jane had raced off 2 he had finished speaking.
She had just 3 herself in a seat when the train 4 out of the station. Jane got out her book and
settled down to read. After about an hour or so, she looked 5 and glanced out of the window. "That"s
6 ." she thought."the landscape (景色) doesn"t look 7 , and it should; I"ve 8 this route so many
times." She was getting
9 when the big, red-faced conductor walked up and asked for her 10 .
One glance was enough. He 11 his head in friendly reproach(责备) and said,"Now, young lady, what
did you do a fool thing like that for? This is the 12 ticket. You 13 have sat at the back of the train. The
Rochester-bound (开往) section was 14 at the last station.
Jane"s face grew red. "I"m sorry," she said, "I guess I was in too much of a 15 to find out…" "Well,"
said the conductor,"don"t 16 . You shouldn"t have been in such a hurry, but I dare say we can 17 you a
train going in the right 18 at Syracuse. You"ll be a couple of hours late 19 , though."
When Jane finally stepped onto the Rochester platform, her mother 20 up to her. "Oh, Jane, we have
been so worried. What on earth happened?" "Well, Mom," said Jane,"it"s a long story......." | ( )1. A. busy
( )2. A. when
( )3. A. settled
( )4. A. pushed
( )5. A. around
( )6. A. exciting
( )7. A. familiar
( )8. A. walked
( )9. A. uneasy
( )10. A. money
( )11. A. put
( )12. A. wrong
( )13. A. would
( )14. A. joined
( )15. A. hurry
( )16. A. sorry
( )17. A. make
( )18. A. time
( )19. A. arriving
( )20. A. called | B. early
B. then
B. took
B. pulled
B. about
B. interesting
B. beautiful
B. gone
B. calm
B. ticket
B. shook
B. used
B. must
B. turned
B. trouble
B. worry
B. give
B. place
B. leaving
B. picked | C. late
C. after
C. made
C. left
C. up
C. strange
C. nice
C. followed
C. angry
C. book
C. raised
C. only
C. should
C. connected
C. worry
C. hurry
C. find
C. station
C. going
C. rushed | D. quick
D. before
D. gave
D. started
D. down
D. right
D. alike
D. traveled
D. unhappy
D. name
D. nodded
D. right
D. could
D. separated
D. difficulty
D. regret
D. get
D. direction
D. returning
D. pushed | | 阅读理解。 | About a hundred yards along the path, we came to a deep valley (山谷). On the far side of it, the path
led into some very thick bushes, rather than push through up again and rejoin the path on the far side of the
bushes.
As I climbed down into the valley a bird flew off a rock on which I had put my hand. On looking at the
spot from which the bird had risen I saw two eggs. They were a kind that I did not have in my collection,
so I placed them carefully in my bag, wrapped in a little dry grass.
As we went further down the valley the sides became steeper (陡峭) and not far from where I had
entered it came to drop of about twelve to fourteen feet. The water that rushed down all these small valleys
in the rainy season had worn (磨损,冲刷) the rock as smooth as glass. As it was too deep to climb down,
I handed my gun to one of them and slid down it. My feet had hardly touched the sandy bottom when the
two men jumped down, one on each side of me. They quickly gave me the gun and asked me if I had heard
the tiger. In fact, I had heard nothing, possibly because of the noise I made sliding down the rock. The men
said they had heard a tiger growling (咆哮) somewhere nearby, but they did not know which direction the
noise had come from. | | 1. According to the passage we know that _______. | A. the writer decided to cut down the thick bushes
B. the writer decided to walk along the valley
C. the writer wanted to stop climbing
D. the writer tried to find two eggs | | 2. When the writer found the eggs, he _______. | A. wrapped them in dry grass and left it on the rock
B. wrapped them in dry grass and took them with him
C. tried to find the bird
D. made the bird fly off | | 3. The reason why the rock was hard to get down was that _______. | A. it had been worn smooth
B. there was no grass on it
C. it was wet and slippery (滑)
D. it was soft and sandy | | 4. At the end of the story, the writer knew that _______. | A. a tiger had run away
B. a tiger was close to them
C. the men had seen a tiger
D. a tiger had seen them | | 完形填空。 | I never know how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died.
I discovered something I had 1 forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.
One night, as I lay in bed 2 my sister and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and
how 3 I had behaved towards Mother. "I must make things right before going to sleep," I thought.
Quickly I 4 out of bed and picked up a pencil and paper, then tiptoed into the hall. The 5 from the
living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs mending socks.
I quickly 6 a note asking Mother to forgive me for being so 7 . I didn"t want my brothers and
sisters to know our 8 so I added a postscript: "Please don"t let anyone see this." Then I quietly moved 9
my parents" bedroom and put the letter under Mother"s pillow.
The next morning, when I 10 my bed after breakfast, I unexpectedly 11 a note under my pillow.
Mother wrote that she loved me and 12 me.
This became my 13 of apologizing whenever I talked back or disobeyed. Mother always left a note,
but she never 14 our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were 15 , she never
mentioned them when we brothers and sister recalled our childhood.
When Mother 16 , I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied
with a faded ribbon (布条). On top was a message in her handwriting. It read,"In the event of my death,
please
17 these."
I 18 the packet and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my surprise, I 19 my childish
writing, "P.S. Please don"t let anyone see this. Love, Edie."
I gently placed the unopened bundle in the 20 along with other things for the rubbish burner."Lord,"
I prayed,"make me like my mother." | ( )1. A. long
( )2. A. before
( )3. A. well
( )4. A. jumped
( )5. A. moon
( )6. A. found
( )7. A. lazy
( )8. A. mistake
( )9. A. out of
( )10. A. searched
( )11. A. wrote
( )12. A. missed
( )13. A. way
( )14. A. spoke about
( )15. A. happy
( )16. A. went away
( )17. A. destroy
( )18. A. picked up
( )19. A. recognized
( )20. A. drawer | B. just
B. after
B. politely
B. fell
B. light
B. sent
B. late
B. business
B. around
B. left
B. left
B. understood
B. secret
B. passed round
B. curious
B. passed away
B. keep
B. handed in
B. lost
B. wastebasket | C. never
C. until
C. happily
C. moved
C. needle
C. wrote
C. careless
C. relation
C. into
C. made
C. found
C. supported
C. favorite
C. gave out
C. grown
C. die away
C. hide
C. looked through
C. realized
C. bedroom | D. often
D. since
D. badly
D. slipped
D. thread
D. took
D. naughty
D. love
D. behind
D. went to
D. gave
D. forgave
D. trick
D. read aloud
D. interested
D. break away
D. read
D. turned over
D. liked
D. bookshelf | | 阅读理解。 | George and Carol were medical students at the same college and like many other college students,
they enjoyed playing jokes on people. Both of them smoked, but they knew that their professor was
strongly against it, because smoking was dangerous to one"s health. One day they decided to play a
joke on their professor.
At one of their medical lectures (讲座) there was always a skeleton (骨架模型) in the room so
that the professor could show the students the different bones in the human body.
That afternoon. Carol and George put a cigarette (香烟) in the mouth of the skeleton that was
to be used for their next lecture.
When the professor came in. he began talking and then noticed the cigarette. He went up to the
skeleton, took the cigarette out of its mouth and said. "You really should give them up, old boy. Look
what they"re doing to you!" | | 1.What do the professor"s words mean _______. | A. It"s only a joke to put a cigarette into a skeleton"s mouth.
B. He would persuade the skeleton to give up smoking.
C. Smoking is really dangerous. It may even cause death.
D. Students should not learn from the skeleton to smoke. | | 2. To whom did the professor really say these words? | A. To George and Carol only.
B. To the skeleton which he called "old boy".
C. Only to himself.
D. To all the students who attended his lecture. | | 3.The underlined word "they" in the passage means _______. | A. George and Carol
B. the students
C. the bones
D. cigarettes | | 4.What do you think of the professor? | A. Serious but humorous.
B. Honest and foolish.
C. Kind and polite.
D. Hard to get along with. |
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