It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members （36） the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of (37) . Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would (38) all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be (39) —so I thought. I waited backstage all (40 ) in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies (41) that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the (42). All I had to do in the next move was to put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an (43) move. I was concentrating so much (44) the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look (45) I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and (46) .There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the (47) rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not (48) .I did my best to follow her (49) as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my (50) for the evening. I (51) bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could (52) me down.
Recently I realized I had been a (53) that night. I was (54) but I fought the urge to run off the stage. (55) I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
| 小题1: | | A．filled | B．attended | C．decorated | D．visited |
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| 小题2: | | A．impression | B．debate | C．attention | D．pressure |
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| 小题3: | | A．show off | B．take over | C．give up | D．look after |
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| 小题4: | | A．obvious | B．reasonable | C．suitable | D．perfect |
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| 小题5: | | A．mixed up | B．dressed up | C．folded up | D．covered up |
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| 小题6: | | A．explained | B．suggested | C．announced | D．predicted |
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| 小题7: | | A．music | B．audience | C．stage | D．curtain |
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| 小题8: | | A．active | B．adventurous | C．easy | D．extra |
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| 小题9: | | A．containing | B．hiding | C．sharing | D．keeping |
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| 小题10: | | A．why | B．what | C．whether | D．where |
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| 小题11: | | A．slipped | B．wandered | C．skipped | D．waved |
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| 小题12: | | A．pride | B．pleasure | C．tear | D．blood |
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| 小题13: | | A．leave | B．cheer | C．notice | D．believe |
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| 小题14: | | A．advice | B．gesture | C．example | D．plan |
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| 小题15: | | A．hopes | B．voice | C．patience | D．doubts |
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| 小题16: | | A．argued | B．shouted | C．begged | D．sobbed |
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| 小题18: | | A．pioneer | B．star | C．loser | D．fool |
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| 小题19: | | A．moved | B．embarrassed | C．satisfied | D．confused |
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| 小题20: | | A．Instead | B．However | C．in return | D．In total |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:B
小题19:B
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试题分析:
小题1:本句句意应为“家人们挤满了演出大厅，大厅里充满了兴奋的情绪”，表示“充满、挤满”用filled。
小题2:根据上文语境可知我成为大家关注的中心。Attention 关注 pressure 压力 impression 印象 debate 争论。
小题3:最终，在几周的准备之后，我将通过舞蹈表演来展示我辛勤劳动的成果。show off显示，炫耀 take over 接管 look after 照看 give up 放弃。
小题4:根据后面的描述可知作者的这次表演失败了，所以本句句意应为“一切都应该是完美的--- 我是这样认为的。” reasonable表示“合乎情理的”；suitable表示“合适的，适宜的”；obvious 表示“明显的”； perfect表示“完美的”。D相符合逻辑。
小题5:. 本句描述了自己的穿戴，所以句意应为“我等在后台，穿着黑色的紧身衣，扎着金色的腰带。”表示“盛装打扮”用dress up，fold up 折叠；cover up 盖住；mix up混淆。
小题6:本句句意应为“典礼的主持人清晰地大声宣布下面表演的是我们班。”表示“宣布”用announced。
小题7:演出自然少不了观众，演员们要面对观众表演，所以本句句意应为“我们的舞蹈班成员在一个两英尺见方的箱子上做固定的动作，面向观众。”所以B项正确。
小题8:由语境“我保持微笑...”可知作者此时非常自得。本句句意应为“我的动作真的非常简单”，所以C项符合句意。
小题9:作者在本句中描述了出现失误前我的表演，本句句意应为“我脸上带着微笑，高昂着头，注意力如此集中以至于我没有看到我的脚伸向了哪里。”表示“保持某种状态”用keep，所以D项正确。contain表示“包含”; hide表示“躲藏”；share表示“分享”；keep表示“保持，保存”。
小题10:这里用where 引导状语从句表示地点：我只顾着笑对观众，却没有注意自己的脚下。
小题11:下文I slipped during a performance可知“我没踩上同伴的箱子，滑倒了。”所以使用slip。
小题12:自己的表演出现了失误，肯定非常尴尬，所以本题句意应为“我能够听到观众席上传来的咯咯笑声，我感到血冲上了脸。”应选择D项。
小题13:如果出错，但保持微笑可以使观众注意不到你的错误。leave离开；cheer欢呼；believe相信，均不符合题意。
小题14:下文as I continued with the routine可知我努力按老师说的做。follow one’s advice, 按某人说的做。
小题15:根据作者的描述可知，作者本来是想要表现一下的，结果却出现了失误，所以自己的希望落空了，因此本句句意应为“当幕布落下，我的希望也落空了。”故A项符合语境。
小题16:由后文的tasting the salt from the tears可知作者哭了起来，所以本句句意应为“我哭了起来”，故D项正确。
小题17:上文I sobbed bitterly可知在当时的情境下，自然没有人能一下子使她情绪稳定下来，所以应该用calm down表示“使……平静“。turn down 拒绝 let down 失望 put down放下。
小题18:从最后一段I finished the routine with a smile on my face可知我依然按要求完成舞蹈动作，并没有因失误而半途而废。事情过去这么多年后，作者能够回过头来重新审视自己，所以本句句意应为“近来我认识到那天晚上我就是一个明星。”所以B项符合语境。
小题19:根据前面的叙述可知作者当时的失误使得自己非常尴尬，所以本句句意应为“我当时很尴尬，但是我克制住了自己冲出舞台的冲动。”所以B项符合句意。
小题20:分析上下文逻辑可知，此处表示我没有走掉而是坚持到演完，所以本句句意应为“相反地，我脸上带着微笑完成了动作。” instead : 替代关系，进一步说明之意， however: 仅表示转折关系。
点评：讲述作者在7岁时在一次舞蹈表演时出现失误，从自信到沮丧的思想变化过程。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
核心考点
试题【 It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members （36） the hall. I】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you 46 not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so 47 with me. This has made me 48 very carefully about myself, and now I 49 how silly I have been.
My poor 50 have come from my own 51 . Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud 52 me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my 53 on the subject and I stop 54 the teacher. So many other things seem so much more 55 , but I know that I must not 56 the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard 57 the next few months, I am going to get 58 results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything 59 I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I 60 you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, 61 _ I will control the time I 62 on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is 63 serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me 64 my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to 65 my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy
| 小题1: | | A．will | B．would | C．need | D．should |
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| 小题2: | | A．angry | B．upset | C．strict | D．happy |
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| 小题3: | | A．talk | B．speak | C．think | D．hear |
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| 小题4: | | A．receive | B．believe | C．insist | D．realize |
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| 小题5: | | A．results | B．memories | C．parents | D．friends |
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| 小题6: | | A．stubbornness | B．carelessness | C．laziness | D．illness |
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| 小题8: | | A．head | B．mind | C．eyes | D．heart |
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| 小题9: | | A．listening to | B．to listen to | C．hearing | D．to hear |
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| 小题10: | | A．boring | B．dull | C．beautiful | D．interesting |
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| 小题11: | | A．find | B．share | C．waste | D．afford |
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| 小题12: | | A．during | B．at | C．through | D．until |
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| 小题13: | | A．better | B．best | C．poorer | D．poorest |
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| 小题14: | | A．which | B．that | C．whom | D．what |
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| 小题15: | | A．wish | B．advise | C．hope | D．decide |
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| 小题18: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题20: | | A．develop | B．improve | C．interest | D．finish |
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The price of milk may be going up. There was not enough rain in some parts of the country last year and the bad weather may mean that a gallon (加仑) of milk will cost 41 cents more after October 1st.
California already has high milk prices and the California court does not want the price to go any higher. High milk prices will be very hard for some people. Families with many children will have to spend more money to buy milk. The poor and older people without much money will also be hurt by higher prices.
The court said that more milk from other states should be sold in California as the price of milk from other states is not as high. Some states got enough rain so their costs did not go up. People will then be able to buy the cheaper milk, meaning that unless milk producers bring their milk prices down, their milk will not sell.
The drought (干旱) around the country has meant market forces are likely to push milk prices up by as much as 41-cent a gallon by October 1st. Experts said this decision by the Californian court could reduce (减少) the effect of the price rise here.
The 41-cent increase would add to California’s already high milk prices so California must allow more milk producers from outside the state to sell their products there. This would then lead to increased supplies (供应), which would, as a result, stop milk prices from increasing.
小题1:Who will be hurt by high milk prices?| A．Young people. | B．Milk producers from outside California. | | C．Rich people. | D．Families with lots of children. |
小题2:What caused milk prices in California to increase?| A．Short supplies from other states. | B．Being short of rain. | | C．The California court. | D．Children’s need for milk. |
小题3:What will California do to keep milk prices down?| A．Force milk producers to lower their price. | | B．Encourage people to drink less milk. | | C．Get men to produce more rain. | | D．Increase the supply of milk in the state. |
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小题1:What made “I” finally think of getting a cell phone?| A．Being stuck by the highway． | | B．Being urged by his grandkids． | | C．Being persuaded by cell phone salespersons． | | D．Being attracted by the friendly return policy． |
小题2:On the monthly basis of 100 minutes, the Jitterbug weekly rate is about_______．| A．$3．75 | B．$4．99 | C．$14．99 | D．$19．99 |
小题3:An advantage of Jitterbug mentioned in the passage is _______．| A．its discount price with a free gift | | B．its reasonable rate plans without a contract | | C．its "global-positioning" system with 911 access | | D．its good customer service all over the world |
小题4:The main purpose of the passage is to _______．| A．tell a customer’s story of Jitterbug | | B．provide two ways to order Jitterbug | | C．give a brief introduction of Jitterbug | | D．attract potential customers to Jitterbug． |
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How is it that siblings （兄弟姐妹） can turn out so differently? One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family． The firstborn is, for a while, an only child, and therefore has a completely different experience of the parents than those born later． The next child is, for a while, the youngest, until the situation is changed by a new arrival． The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up too． One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years; another might be raised in a family crisis, with a disappointed mother or an angry father．
Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918． But more recently, researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each others’ lives． Dr． Annette Henderson says firstborn children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings． The reason for this might be that the later children aren’t getting the same one-on-one time with parents． But that doesn’t mean that the younger children have problems with language development． Later-borns don’t enjoy that much talking time with parents, but instead they harvest lessons from bigger brothers and sisters, learning entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between “I” and “me”．
A Cambridge University study of 140 children found that siblings created a rich world of play that helped them grow socially． Love-hate relationships were common among the children． Even those siblings who fought the most had just as much positive communication as the other sibling pairs．
One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings, particularly if they are close in age． Researchers have found that the first two children in a family are typically more different from each other than the second and third． Girls with brothers show their differences to a maximum degree by being more feminine than girls with sisters． A 2003 research paper studied adolescents from 185 families over two years, finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful in increasing the amount of warmth they gained from their parents．
小题1:In terms of language development, later-borns ________．| A．get their parents’ individual guidance | | B．learn a lot from their elder siblings | | C．experience a lot of difficulties | | D．pick up words more quickly |
小题2:What was found about fights among siblings?| A．Siblings hated fighting and loved playing． | | B．Siblings in some families fought frequently． | | C．Sibling fights led to bad sibling relationships． | | D．Siblings learned to get on together from fights． |
小题3:The word “feminine” （in Para． 4） means “_______”．| A．having qualities of parents | | B．having qualities of women | | C．having defensive qualities | | D．having extraordinary qualities |
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As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real  . On Christmas Eve, young children find the  almost unbearable（难以忍受的）. They are  between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to  up late so that they will not  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I  managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would  me where that new bike had come from, but  he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began  stockings. Then I pushed in the  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get  sleep that night, for the children were  to get up early. At about five o"clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children"s room － they were shouting excitedly!  I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came  into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary,  close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved  the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke  up completely. The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.
| 小题1: | | A．faced | B．met | C．filled | D．pleased |
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| 小题2: | | A．question | B．matter | C．problem | D．business |
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| 小题3: | | A．joy | B．excitement | C．presents | D．parents |
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| 小题4: | | A．pulled | B．divided | C．separated | D．torn |
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| 小题6: | | A．lose | B．break | C．miss | D．leave |
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| 小题7: | | A．awake | B．wake | C．asleep | D．sleep |
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| 小题8: | | A．hopefully | B．busily | C．gladly | D．successfully |
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| 小题9: | | A．answer | B．tell | C．ask | D．search |
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| 小题10: | | A．sadly | B．unluckily | C．possibly | D．fortunately |
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| 小题11: | | A．morning | B．midnight | C．evening | D．daybreak |
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| 小题12: | | A．filling | B．sewing | C．mending | D．preparing |
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| 小题13: | | A．present | B．stocking | C．bike | D．tree |
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| 小题14: | | A．1ittle | B．some | C．enough | D．much |
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| 小题15: | | A．sorry | B．sure | C．glad | D．eager |
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| 小题16: | | A．Before | B．After | C．Until | D．Since |
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| 小题17: | | A．running | B．laughing | C．shouting | D．riding |
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| 小题18: | | A．walked | B．moved | C．followed | D．jumped |
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