School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 1 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety
to get home. Sitting there makes me 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the 3 , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of 4 . I tried to mind
my manners and 5 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 6 , her
conversation was worth listening to.
"My father"s sick," she said to no one in 7 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. "What"s wrong
with him?" I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 8 the tears, she answered, "Heart trouble."
Her eyes 9 as she continued. "I"ve already lost my mum, so I don"t think I can stand losing him."
I was 10 . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great 11 that my own mother was
thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and 12 is, for her. I wouldn"t like anyone to 13
that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn"t only a bus driver. That was 14 her job. She had a whole world of 15
and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as 16 as what their
purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie 17 she was a bus driver. I had 18 her by her job and
brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I"m just another person in 19 else"s world, and may not even be 20 . I should not have
been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep.
Understanding people is an art. |
( )1. A. front
( )2. A. find
( )3. A. doctor
( )4. A. fire
( )5. A. politely
( )6. A. however
( )7. A. surprise
( )8. A. fighting
( )9. A. opened
( )10. A. recognized
( )11. A. victory
( )12. A. away
( )13. A. pick up
( )14. A. almost
( )15. A. family
( )16. A far
( )17. A. while
( )18. A. criticized
( )19. A. everyone
( )20. A. happy | B. end
B. take
B. driver
B. topic
B. slightly
B. therefore
B. particular
B. turning
B. shone
B. worried
B. pain
B. seldom
B. work out
B. nearly
B. factory
B. long
B. because
B. received
B. anyone
B. wise | C. side
C. think
C. teacher
C. conversation
C. carelessly
C. instead
C. silence
C. clearing
C. closed
C. shocked
C. respect
C. still
C. go though
C. ever
C. school
C. much
C. though
C. considered
C. someone
C. useful | D. middle
D. stand
D. assistant
D. discussion
D. partly
D. otherwise
D. purpose
D. protecting
D. lowered
D. excited
D. disappointment
D. never
D. get down
D. just
D. friend
D. well
D. until
D. judged
D. nobody
D. important |
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核心考点
试题【完形填空。 School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very 1 of th】；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。 | The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically (同情地) as the attractive young woman with the
white cane (拐棍) made her way carefully up the steps. She 1 the driver and, using her hands to feel
the 2 of the seats, walked down and found the 3 which the driver had told her was empty. Then she
settled in.
It had been a year since Mary, 34, 4 a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a
world of 5 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He 6
her how to rely on her other 7 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 8 to adapt
herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could 9 for her, and save
her a seat.
10 , Mary decided that she was ready to try the 11 on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye
and for the first time, they went their 12 ways.
On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was 13 the bus, the driver said, "Boy,
I 14 envy you." Mary had no 15 what the driver was talking about, and asked, "What do you 16 ?"
The driver answered, "You know, every morning for the 17 week, a fine-looking gentleman 18 a
military uniform has been standing across the corner 19 you as you get off the bus. He 20 you cross the
street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady."
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary"s cheeks. | ( )1. A. thanked
( )2. A. location
( )3. A. ticket
( )4. A. according to
( )5. A. anger
( )6. A. asked
( )7. A. feelings
( )8. A. how
( )9. A. make out
( )10. A. Finally
( )11. A. visit
( )12. A. opposite
( )13. A. getting on
( )14. A. must
( )15. A. idea
( )16. A. want
( )17. A. next
( )18. A. by
( )19. A. searching
( )20. A. looks out | B. asked
B. shape
B. bus
B. instead of
B. darkness
B. encouraged
B. sights
B. when
B. watch out
B. Luckily
B. trip
B. separate
B. getting in
B. may
B. opinion
B. mean
B. old
B. on
B. watching
B. takes up | C. discovered
C. size
C. seat
C. thanks to
C. happiness
C. taught
C. senses
C. where
C. find out
C. However
C. bus
C. difficult
C. getting off
C. will
C. way
C. say
C. past
C. with
C. calling
C. believes in | D. paid
D. cost
D. bag
D. due to
D. light
D. praised
D. abilities
D. who
D. work out
D. Besides
D. work
D. usual
D. getting up
D. do
D. thought
D. suggest
D. following
D. in
D. noticing
D. makes sure | | 阅读理解。 | How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your
meals. There"s a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week.
There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can"t leave until the week is up. And a camera
will be recording your every move.
Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make
a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people"s awareness of the living conditions of
animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were
willing to live like chickens for a week.
To Rob"s surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric,
a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days
together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience,
which would take place in an art museum.
The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn"t stand up without
banging their heads. They ate vegetables and drink water from a garden hose-pipe (橡胶软管). Their only
privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their
only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here
were warned, "Do not feed the humans."
Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each
had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean
clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. "It"s great for me to be able to stand up." he said. Pam just
changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn"t want to talk to
anyone. | | 1. What kind of person is Rob Thompson? | | [ ] | A. He is curious about people"s personal life
B. He is kind-hearted to animals
C. He dislike people around
D. He likes to help poor people | | 2. The underlined word "catch" (in Paragraph 1) probably means ______. | | [ ] | A. unsolved problem
B. surprising wonder
C. unbelievable condition
D. hidden difficulty | | 3. What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage? | | [ ] | A. That they had nothing for amusement.
B. That they couldn"t lie down to sleep in the cage.
C. That they had to do almost everything under others" very eyes.
D. That they didn"t have meat to eat. | | 4. What would be the best title for this passage? | | [ ] | A. An Easy Way to Earn $2,500
B. Do Not Feed Humans
C. Living Like a Chicken
D. Getting Along Well Anyway | | 完形填空。 | The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat,
and started the engine. Inside were the 1 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green. The mother was holding their baby
daughter, Ally. The girl had some 2 stuck in her throat and could 3 breathe.
The driver, Mr. White, turned on his siren (警报器) and sped towards the 4 hospital, fighting against
the time. The 5 ahead of him pulled out of the way 6 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back
of the 7 the parents were shouting at him to be 8 , since Ally had almost stopped 9 . In front of him
he saw some traffic 10 , with the red "Stop" light shining. Mr. white knew he had no time to 11 , so he
drove straight through the traffic lights.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi with the 12 closed, and the driver was playing his radio,
He did not 13 the ambulance. The lights were green; 14 he drove straight on into the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too 15 . It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken, but no
one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see 16 little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief (宽慰) instead of
17 on the faces of the parents.
"Look!" cried Mrs. Green. "She is breathing again."
"It 18 have been the crash," said her husband, "It 19 the food out of her throat." The baby"s color was
turning 20 , and she was crying in a loud but healthy voice. They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the
accident. | ( )1. A. worried
( )2. A. honey
( )3. A. never
( )4. A. modern
( )5. A. interviewers
( )6. A. that
( )7. A. street
( )8. A. quick
( )9. A. breathing
( )10. A. signs
( )11. A. stop
( )12. A. engine
( )13. A. hear
( )14. A. however
( )15. A. dangerous
( )16. A. how
( )17. A. pleasure
( )18. A. may
( )19. A. took
( )20. A. common | B. angry
B. drinks
B. almost
B. promising
B. drivers
B. as
B. cars
B. convenient
B. circulating
B. policemen
B. spare
B. car
B. see
B. so
B. late
B. what
B. anger
B. can
B. picked
B. normal | C. satisfied
C. food
C. hardly
C. children"s
C. cars
C. if
C. traffic
C. anxious
C. saying
C. lights
C. lose
C. door
C. find
C. but
C. careless
C where
C. fear
C. should
C. knocked
C. general | D. surprised
D. water
D. simply
D. nearest
D. parents
D. as though
D. ambulance
D. calm
D. talking
D. marks
D. miss
D. window
D. notice
D. on the other hand
D. quick
D. who
D. surprise
D. must
D. pulled
D. ordinary | | 阅读理解。 | Long long ago, there was an old merchant who had three sons. "To which one shall I leave my fortune?"
he wondered. "It must be to the cleverest son. But which one is the cleverest?"
He called his three sons to him. "Here is some money," he told them, "you must each take one coin to buy
something that will fill this room. Anyone who can do this shall have my fortune."
"It is a big room," said the eldest son.
"One coin will not buy very much," said the second son.
But the youngest son said nothing. He stood and thought, and then he smiled, "Come, brothers," he said,
"let us go to the market."
The eldest son bought straw with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of straw. Even when he had
spread it as much as he could, the straw covered only a corner of the room.
The second son bought sand with his coin. But one coin bought only a bit of sand. Even when he had
spread it as much as he could, the sand covered only half of the floor.
"What did you buy?" the eldest son angrily asked the youngest son. "You don"t have any straw."
"Yes, what did you buy?" the second son asked angrily. "You don"t have any sand."
"I bought this," said the youngest son.
"A candle!" cried his brothers."What good is a candle?"
"Watch", said the youngest son.
He lit the candle, and all at once the room was filled from wall to wall, from ceiling to floor. It was filled
with light!
"Although you are the youngest, you are indeed the cleverest of my sons," the old merchant said.
And that is how, the old merchant left his fortune to his youngest son, the one who could fill a room with
light. | | 1. Who would get father"s fortune according to his requirement? | | [ ] | A. The oldest son.
B. The richest son.
C. The cleverest son.
D. The silliest son. | | 2. The merchant left his fortune to the son _____. | | [ ] | A. who would fill the room by using something which is worth one coin
B. who would take care of him when he became old
C. who wanted to get his fortune
D. who got married first | | 3. How do you think of the youngest son? | | [ ] | A. He is very clever.
B. He is very lazy.
C. He is very mean.
D. He is very diligent. | | 4. The youngest son used _____ to fill the room. | | [ ] | A. straw
B. candle
C. sand
D. water | | 阅读理解。 | Switzerland (瑞士) is famous for its watches. However, this country didn"t invent the watch. It was the
British who did it. Here is a story of how the watch was brought to Switzerland.
Many years ago, an Englishman was travelling to Italy. On his way he stopped in a small town in South
Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a carriage (马车) inside which there was a carriage watch. This
was the earliest kind of watch. A native shop assistant (售货员) happened to see the watch. He wondered
what it was and asked the Englishman about it. "It is a carriage watch." said the man. This machine tells the
time but now it isn"t working.
At once the shop assistant offered to try to repair it. So the traveller handed him the watch. The assistant
was a very wise man. So it was not surprising that he managed to repair it. He even remembered how it was
made. As soon as the traveller had gone on his way, he made a watch exactly the same type.
Thus the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the
world. | | 1. Switzerland is famous for ______. | | [ ] | A. making watches
B. selling watches
C. inventing watches
D. the carriage watch | | 2. It was ______ who brought a watch to Switzerland earliest. | | [ ] | A. a Swiss
B. an Italian
C. an Englishman
D. a shop assistant | | 3. The earlist watches were made in ______. | | [ ] | A. Switzerland
B. England
C. Italy
D. a small town | | 4. The first Swiss watch was made by ______. | | [ ] | A. an Italian shop assistant
B. an English shop assistant
C. a man who came from Switzerland
D. a man who was travelling to Italy | | 5. The carriage watch was a machine which ______. | | [ ] | A. was put in the carriage
B. wasn"t working
C. told people time
D. had to be repaired |
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