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Five months after my husband Steve died, I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet(水龙头). I knew it needed repairs badly, but it _______ me so much just to think of it.
All our _______ life, I was the “artist” bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the”_______” one. He had a real gift for handling chores(家务活),_______ me from unpleasant repair jobs.
But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely _______ the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to _______ the challenge of getting things fixed.
I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house, he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. “Doesn’t your husband _______ this kind of work?” he asked. “It’s not hard.”
“He died months ago. When he was alive, he did all the repair jobs _______.” I said quietly. Ahmed looked at me _______, but he didn’t reply. He fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerhead. Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been.
He did a(n) _______ job. I asked him to name his fee. “No charge, Ma’am,” he said. “My father died early, and the neighbors helped my family through.”
By fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soul. Although I would sure carry the pain of _______ with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant _______ in the world.
小题1:
A.hurtB.puzzledC.costD.disappointed
小题2:
A.separateB.sharedC.spiritualD.social
小题3:
A.activeB.boringC.carelessD.practical
小题4:
A.attractingB.shelteringC.drivingD.prohibiting
小题5:
A.ignoredB.hatedC.cleanedD.missed
小题6:
A.come up withB.face up withC.look forward toD.step away from
小题7:
A.beginB.checkC.likeD.find
小题8:
A.gratefullyB.firmlyC.bravelyD.wonderfully
小题9:
A.strangelyB.innocentlyC.painfullyD.sympathetically
小题10:
A.terribleB.excellentC.importantD.dangerous
小题11:
A.lossB.failureC.fearD.regret
小题12:
A.friendshipB.devotionC.kindnessD.justice

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
解析

试题分析:因丈夫去世仍然沉浸在悲痛之中的作者听到水龙头滴漏的声音几乎发疯。丈夫生前包揽了所有家务,现在不得不自己面对。前来修理水龙头的师傅得知作者丈夫去世,不仅免费帮助她修理了水龙头,还做了其他一些室内维修。这是因为修理师傅曾经受惠于人。作者感到了人间温暖。
小题1:考查动词词义及语境运用。从水龙头滴漏需要修理,作者想起了去世的丈夫,这使她感到伤痛。 A. hurt 使伤痛;B. puzzled使困惑;C. cost使付出(代价);D. disappointed使失望。故A项正确。
小题2:考查形容词词义及语境运用。 在两人共同生活期间,作者是一位“艺术家”,将各种想象带入家居之中,丈夫则是一位实际操作者, 将作者的各种想法付诸实施。A. separate 单独的;B. shared 共有的;C. spiritual 精神上的;D. social 社交的。B项正确。
小题3:考查形容词词义及语境运用。妻子负责出主意,丈夫负责实际的操作。A. active 积极的;B. boring 单调的;C. careless 粗心的;D. practical 实际的。故选择D项。
小题4:考查动词词义及语境运用。丈夫擅长家务,使妻子免于令人不快的各种居家修理工作。 A. attracting吸引;B. sheltering(提供)保护;shelter sb. from sth. 保护某人免受侵扰。C. driving 驱使;D. prohibiting禁止。B项正确。
小题5:考查动词词义及语境运用。作者因丈夫的早逝而悲伤与愤怒,以至于对居住的房子完全不管。A. ignored 忽视、置之不理;B. hated憎恨;C. cleaned打扫、清扫;D. missed想念、怀念。下文的滴水龙头使她从悲痛中“醒来”面对现实,说明她忽略了实际生活。A项正确。
小题6:短语动词词义辨识及语境运用。水龙头的滴漏使她清醒过来,面对现实生活中的困难。 A. come up with找到、想到;B. face up with面对;C. look forward to期盼;D. step away from远离、躲避。B项正确。
小题7:考查动词词义及语境运用。看到水头滴漏这样的小事还要找修理工来做,前来修理的师傅感到不解:难道是作者的丈夫不喜欢此类杂务?A. begin 开始;B. check 检查、查验;C. like 喜欢;D. find发现、找到。C项正确。
小题8:考查副词词义及语境运用。作者告诉修理工,她丈夫在世的时候,居家维修是很棒的。 A. gratefully 充满感激地;B. firmly 坚定地;C. bravely 勇敢地;D. wonderfully出色地。D项正确。
小题9:考查副词词义及语境运用。听到作者说到自己丈夫去世,修理工表示同情。A. strangely怪异地;B. innocently 天真地;C. painfully痛苦地;D. sympathetically同情地。D项正确。
小题10:考查形容词词义及语境运用。修理工服务周到、工作出色。A. terrible糟糕的;B. excellent出色的;C. important重要的;D. dangerous危险的。B项正确。
小题11:考查名词词义及语境运用。作者虽然还会因为丧夫而悲痛,但心灵得到了慰藉。A. loss丧失;           B. failure失败;C. fear恐惧;D. regret后悔。A项正确。
小题12:考查名词词义及语境运用。修理工的举动让作者感觉到了人间的关爱。A. friendship友谊;B. devotion奉献、专注;C. kindness关爱、仁爱;D. justice正义、公正。C项正确。
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试题【Five months after my husband Steve died, I woke up one morning to the maddening 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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One moment it was quiet and calm in the forest, the next, the air was charged with tension. The elephant had heard the distant alarm calls of animals and her mood suddenly changed. I urged the elephant deeper into the forest. We sounded like a forest fire --- cracking, snapping, trailblazing. But through all the noise came a sharp warning cry. The elephant stopped and we heard it again --- the tell-tale call of a spotted deer.
I looked quickly around the shadows of the forest. Rays of sunlight shone through tree branches, beneath which the patchwork(交错)of green plants and shadows-within-shadows would make tiger stripes(条纹)look more attractive. Apart from an occasional noise from the elephant’s stomach, the forest was silent.
Gradually, the tension slipped from our bodies. The elephant seized a nearby branch and put it into its mouth. I reached forward and gently moved my hand over the elephant’s neck; there was a soft part, free of wrinkles and hairs, behind her ear.
This was my fourth time to sense the aura of the forest in Corbett, although I saw no tigers in the end. Located at the foot of the Himalayan mountains, Corbett is home to about 135 Bengal tigers, but the forest seemed to be guarding their whereabouts(出没处), a silent reminder of their secrecy and rarity. Still, I was happy enough touching the elephant behind the ear. If I had so desperately wanted to see a tiger, I could have gone to a zoo. After all, spotting tigers merely confirms their beauty; tracking them can make you aware of something more.
小题1:Which of the following was a clear signal of alarm?
A.The elephant stopped.
B.A spotted deer called.
C.The elephant seized a branch.
D.The forest was silent for a while.
小题2:The author begins his account of the tour in the forest mainly by _______.
A.describing various sounds
B.comparing different animals
C.listing different activities
D.introducing various plants
小题3:What does the underlined part “to sense the aura” most probably mean?
A.To see the diversity.
B.To enjoy the scenery.
C.To feel the atmosphere.
D.To experience the freedom.
小题4:How does the author feel after several visits to Corbett?
A.Seeing a Bengal tiger is quite thrilling.
B.It is very time-consuming to travel in Corbett.
C.It is really worthwhile to study the animals in Corbett.
D.The process of finding Bengal tigers is most appealing.

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There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they        Socrates for advice on where happiness        But        giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a        first. The group of guys had to        the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then        together in it, singing with        .
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We          be happier!” Socrates        , “That’s it!        you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness        hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through        work and creativity.
We may have to        pain in our daily life and in the process of          happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in        things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our         and spirit. So why not turn suffering into        life, and        tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of        , and I        you all a life of happiness.
小题1:
A.pointed toB.referred toC.turned toD.kept to
小题2:
A.layB.belongedC.stoodD.laid
小题3:
A.apart fromB.instead ofC.other thanD.for fear of
小题4:
A.houseB.boatC.bridgeD.school
小题5:
A.set aboutB.set downC.set outD.set up
小题6:
A.satB.stoodC.gotD.rowed
小题7:
A.joyB.sorrowC.curiosityD.hope
小题8:
A.mustn’tB.shouldn’tC.couldn’tD.needn’t
小题9:
A.declaredB.thoughtC.addedD.assumed
小题10:
A.UnlessB.WheneverC.UntilD.However
小题11:
A.neverB.alwaysC.everD.seldom
小题12:
A.cautiousB.endlessC.hardD.effective
小题13:
A.experienceB.avoidC.enjoyD.deny
小题14:
A.searchingB.seekingC.hopingD.improving
小题15:
A.spiritual B.niceC.newD.material
小题16:
A.bodyB.partC.soulD.head
小题17:
A.blamingB.praisingC.endingD.cursing
小题18:
A.turnB.putC.divideD.draw
小题19:
A.timeB.energyC.factD.choice
小题20:
A.wishB.promiseC.bringD.Require

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Where has the Time gone? is the hottest song that has moved thousands of Chinese. Chinese parents give their children endless love and ask nothing in return. However, sometimes, daughters and sons are too busy growing up and forget that their parents are getting older and older. What should we do? Let’s have a look at a letter of a father’s.
Dear son,
One day if you see me old and I am not myself, have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating…, if I cannot dress…, have patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.
If, when I speak to you, I say the same things one thousand and one times, do not stop me and listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you one thousand and one times the same story until you get to sleep.
When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame(羞辱) me nor scold(责备) me. Remember when I had to chase you with a thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to bath.
When you see me meet something new, give me the necessary time and don’t laugh at me. I taught you how to do so many things… to eat well, to dress well… to face life.
If I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not. When my legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand the same way I did when you gave your first steps.
When sometimes I lose the memory during our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember. And if I cannot do it, do not become nervous because the most important thing is not my conversation but to be with you and to have you listen to me.
Yours,
FFather
小题1:What do the Chinese parents often do?
A.They often get dirty when eating.
B.They often read stories to their children at night.
C.They give their children endless love and ask nothing in return.
D.They often refuse to take a shower.
小题2:What would the father do, if he wanted his son to go to sleep?
A.He would read the same story many times to make his son sleep.
B.He would invent many excuses.
C.He would scold his son.
D.He would teach his son to count sheep.
小题3:According the father, what should you do, when your old parents lose the memory during your conversation?
A.Go on talking with them.B.Leave them alone.
C.Go for a walking with them.D.Be with them and listen to them.
小题4:Why does the writer write this passage?
A.To introduce the song, Where has the Time gone?
B.To show what we should do when our parents are old.
C.To show a father’s love to his son.
D.To complain that we are too busy.

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One of the warmest Christmas memories that I have was the year that I was Santa Claus.I was a young substitute(替代者)for a ____with a new family just starting out in life.I was ____ to work at the local grade school on the last day ____ the Christmas holidays.
I can still ____ going from classroom to classroom and doing my best to____both old and joyful at the same time.I was about 50 pounds heavier then,____I had the round little belly part down fine.My beard,however,was another ____as it kept sliding halfway down my face.I thought that more than a few of the kids ____me,but it didn"t matter.They still enjoyed ____ Santa.They still laughed and delighted in their__45__gifts and candy canes.They still felt joyous and happy.They still knew that they were____and that was all that mattered to them.
If there is one____that I could give to each of you at Christmas time and____day of the year,it would be that knowledge that you are loved.You are loved and ____by a greater love than you could ever imagine.You are loved by God who____you.In all the difficulties,problems,and heartaches this world ____,you are loved.In all the obstacles you must overcome,challenges you must ____,and pains you must go through,you are loved.In all the mistakes you make,times you stumble(绊倒),and___ paths you take,you are loved.You are loved every second in your life with a glorious love that will ____end.
Know that you are loved.Know that God loves you always.Rejoice(欣喜)in this love with the ____heart of a child.And then,like a jolly(欢乐的)laughing Santa,go out and share it with the world.
小题1:
A.workerB.farmerC.studentD.teacher
小题2:
A.called inB.called onC.called downD.called at
小题3:
A.afterB.beforeC.duringD.over
小题4:
A.regretB.stopC.rememberD.consider
小题5:
A.tasteB.soundC.smellD.feel
小题6:
A.butB.andC.soD.still
小题7:
A.matterB.poundC.giftD.knowledge
小题8:
A.recognizedB.welcomedC.visitedD.memorized
小题9:
A.buyingB.sellingC.writingD.seeing
小题10:
A.bigB.smallC.oldD.ugly
小题11:
A.hatedB.thrownC.lovedD.forgotten
小题12:
A.thingB.manC.womanD.school
小题13:
A.anotherB.everyC.oneD.either
小题14:
A.looked outB.looked forC.watched overD.watched out
小题15:
A.keptB.madeC.likedD.removed
小题16:
A.takesB.fetchesC.carriesD.brings
小题17:
A.faceB.handC.breakD.please
小题18:
A.right B.wrongC.realD.busy
小题19:
A.seldomB.oftenC.neverD.almost
小题20:
A.joyousB.angryC.jealousD.pitiful

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To be a real gentleman, you should know that true forgiveness is one of the most remarkable qualities a human can possess!
In the fighting between two countries in the 1970s, a young man was walking from one village to the next when he was     by an armed guerrilla fighter from the enemy country.The fighter  the young man down the hill where he was to be    .
But a(n)  thing happened. The young man, who had    military training, was able to disarm the fighter.Now, the table was    and it was the fighter who was ordered down the hill.
As they walked,      , the young man began to reflect on what was happening.Recalling the      of his mother, "Love your enemies; do good to those who       you." He found he could go no farther.
He 10  the gun into the bushes, told the fighter he was    to go and turned back       the hill.
Minutes later, he heard footsteps53 behind him as he walked."Is this the end after all?" he      . Perhaps the fighter had got the gun and wanted to finish him off.But he continued on,       glancing back, until his enemy reached him, only to grab him in a hug and pour out        for sparing his life.
Mercy often wears the face of        .And though it usually isn"t an enemy in uniform-that we are challenged to forgive, we have   for mercy every day. Family members and friends, co-workers and neighbors and even strangers have       for our forgiveness. You know who they are.
As Mahatma Gandhi said, "The      can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. " Be strong. Forgive.
小题1:
A.shotB.murderedC.killedD.caught
小题2:
A.demandedB.remindedC.orderedD.required
小题3:
A.beatenB.shotC.acceptedD.driven
小题4:
A.amazingB.frighteningC.inspiringD.confusing
小题5:
A.watchedB.receivedC.acceptedD.suggested
小题6:
A.turnedB.coveredC.movedD.repaired
小题7:
A.thusB.indeedC.thereforeD.however
小题8:
A.expressionsB.plansC.wordsD.signals
小题9:
A.forgive B.hateC.instructD.help
小题10:
A.packed B.draggedC.forcedD.threw
小题11:
A.freeB.slowC.nervousD.eager
小题12:
A.forB.into C.upD.down
小题13:
A.showingB.wavingC.runningD.jumping
小题14:
A.shoutedB.countedC.wonderedD.argued
小题15:
A.seldom B.never C.alwaysD.sometimes
小题16:
A.marksB.favorsC.thanksD.reasons
小题17:
A.awarenessB.kindness C.safenessD.forgiveness
小题18:
A.opportunitiesB.explanations C.hopesD.lessons
小题19:
A.needB.responsibilityC.patienceD.energy
小题20:
A.lonely B.weakC.healthyD.calm

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