Several years ago, I worked as a truck driver for a company. On Saturdays I usually spent several hours doing something to keep my truck in good condition.
One Saturday, as I was cleaning my truck, I noticed the boss’s elderly father came out to ask his grandson to take him fishing after work. The grandson told him all about how much he would love to do that, but he just couldn’t because he had other plans already. The old man hobbled (蹒跚) off to the house.
Then I heard the grandson telling his dad, "I’m not taking that old man fishing! It’s worse than taking a kid."
That just broke my heart.
I quit working immediately and went home to fetch my fishing gear (渔具) and a chair. Then I came back and invited the old man to go fishing. He accepted happily.
When we got to the river, I let him sit in the chair at the edge of the water. It wasn’t long before he got a fish. He got one fish after another. His eyes were shining like a child. About half an hour later, he told me he was tired and needed to go home. So I took him and the fish home.
Two weeks later, the old man died. His family told me later that all he talked about during that time was his fishing trip. I am satisfied that I have taken an old man on his last fishing trip, but I am sorry that his family have lost their last chance. Whenever you get the chance, don’t forget about taking Grandpa fishing. Someday, you may be in the same place and you’ll want your family to care about you, too.
小题1:The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.| A．tell us something about his work | | B．tell us about a fishing experience | | C．persuade us to take Grandpa fishing | | D．persuade us to care about the elderly |
小题2:The old man’s Grandson refused to fish with him because ______.| A．he had something more important to do that day | | B．he didn’t like to fish with an old man | | C．he was tired of his job and he wanted to rest | | D．he preferred fishing with a child |
小题3:What’s the possible meaning of the underlined word "quit"?| A．start | B．stop | C．imagine | D．try |
小题4:According to the passage, we can infer（推断） that the author is _______.| A．willing to make his boss happy | | B．in need of care from his family | | C．prefers fishing to his work | | D．kind and warm-hearted |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D |
试题分析：文章大意：作者通过自己停下工作陪老人最后的时光的故事，告诉我们要关爱老人。
小题1:D主旨大意题。根据文章大意：作者通过自己辞职陪老人最后的时光的故事，告诉我们要关爱老人。故D正确。
小题2:B细节理解题。根据文章第三段Then I heard the grandson telling his dad, "I’m not taking that old man fishing! It’s worse than taking a kid."可以知道答案。故B正确。
小题3:B词义推测题。根据文章第五段I quit working immediately and went home to fetch my fishing gear (渔具) and a chair. Then I came back and invited the old man to go fishing.可以推测出quit为stop之意。故B正确。
小题4:D推理判断题。根据文章作者主动关心老人，可以推断出作者是一位善良的且有热心肠的人。故D正确。 |
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A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some looking, some expensive, some delicate — telling them to themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in , the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went the best cups. And then you began each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor the quality of life we . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we to enjoy the coffee God has for us. God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just the best of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the to God.
| 小题1: | | A．devoted | B．exchanged | C．thought | D．turned |
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| 小题2: | | A．sitting-room | B．living-room | C．bedroom | D．kitchen |
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| 小题3: | | A．cups | B．pans | C．bowls | D．aprons |
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| 小题4: | | A．plain | B．clean | C．ugly | D．fine |
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| 小题5: | | A．devote | B．help | C．take | D．pick |
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| 小题6: | | A．stomach | B．hand | C．eye | D．mouth |
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| 小题7: | | A．running | B．leaving | C．hiding | D．piling |
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| 小题8: | | A．wise | B．important | C．normal | D．necessary |
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| 小题9: | | A．reason | B．energy | C．resource | D．source |
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| 小题10: | | A．likes | B．reduces | C．adds | D．relies |
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| 小题13: | | A．looking | B．guiding | C．eyeing | D．exchanging |
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| 小题14: | | A．tea | B．water | C．wine | D．coffee |
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| 小题15: | | A．worsen | B．beat | C．change | D．rise |
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| 小题16: | | A．dislike | B．live | C．make | D．use |
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| 小题17: | | A．fail | B．succeed | C．wish | D．try |
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| 小题18: | | A．sold | B．gave | C．bought | D．provided |
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| 小题20: | | A．cups | B．argument | C．rest | D．thinking |
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My grandfather went to high school in the 1920s. While in school, he became in the drama program, acting in various productions. He in touch with his drama teacher.
My father went to high school in the 1960s. Like his before him, he acted in high school. He, too,stayed in touch with his drama teacher for the rest of the teacher"s I graduated in 1997. When Hoover, my drama teacher, was in Alaska, I didn"t want her to feel like she was ending her life , so I sent her many packages, including Drama Club yearbook photos from each year she there in order that she could see the students whose lives she forever .
Her nickname for our group of Drama Club was "the Throwaway Kids". , no? She described us as that we were nonconformists (不墨守成规者) that other teachers didn"t know what to do with. She simply us for who we are, and that was exactly what we needed.
We have all become members of society: reporters, lawyers, and singers, soldiers, doctors and, you guessed it, teachers. Every member of my family is a teacher. This year the 73rd year we have taught in Alaska altogether.
me, teaching the course is only one important part of the job. As I returned to my classroom just before the final bell on the last day of school in May, I thought how the most emotional part of the experience will not be seeing the recent return to say "hello" at Christmas. That was how the of keeping in touch with our teachers our whole life long began in my family. Honestly, learning a lifetime.
| 小题1: | | A．famous | B．active | C．anxious | D．attractive |
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| 小题2: | | A．lost | B．provided | C．kept | D．shared |
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| 小题3: | | A．teacher | B．classmate | C．mother | D．father |
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| 小题4: | | A．life | B．job | C．space | D．season |
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| 小题5: | | A．dying | B．singing | C．acting | D．playing |
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| 小题6: | | A．Poor | B．angry | C．anxious | D．alone |
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| 小题7: | | A．taught | B．constructed | C．ordered | D．demanded |
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| 小题8: | | A．protected | B．developed | C．scolded | D．affected |
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| 小题9: | | A．Interesting | B．Exciting | C．Shocking | D．Encouraging |
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| 小题10: | | A．because | B．if | C．But | D．although |
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| 小题11: | | A．purely | B．exactly | C．obviously | D．basically |
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| 小题12: | | A．entertained | B．accepted | C．disliked | D．noticed |
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| 小题13: | | A．consuming | B．contributing | C．confirming | D．connecting |
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| 小题14: | | A．fills . | B．marks | C．covers | D．deals |
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| 小题16: | | A．natural | B．simple | C．entire | D．casual |
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| 小题17: | | A．fel1 | B．rang | C．broke | D．rolled |
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| 小题18: | | A．classmates | B．soldiers | C．adults | D．graduates |
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| 小题19: | | A．tradition | B．culture | C．custom | D．behavior |
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| 小题20: | | A．wastes | B．puts | C．takes | D．pulls |
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To see the world is one thing；to have someone to share it with is another.Indeed，travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner.A travel partner can be a close friend，a family member，a pal you’ve met online，or a business friend.
You can have someone to talk to
Traveling alone is fun，but wouldn’t you feel lonely？Having a travel partner can remove the feeling of loneliness.This is especially true if you can get a travel companion who is very familiar with the place you’re traveling to.You don’t have to ask any information from the locals，and you can increase the time you spend in the country.
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One of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved.You can’t simply ignore the rising price of hotels or plane tickets.You should also think about your daily needs，such as your food.Of course，you can’t simply go back without bringing any souvenirs (纪念品) to your friends and family.All these can ruin your budget.However，when you have a travel friend，you can have someone to share the expenses with.
You can meet a good friend
Having a travel mate is a good way of meeting a new friend or even a lifelong partner.You can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each other’s heart while traveling together in another country.
You can have someone to watch out for you
When you’re in a foreign land，you’ll never be really safe.You don’t know the rules as well as the culture of the people.A travel mate will be perfect to remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case you get lost.So why don’t you find a travel companion now?
Let’s find out how ...
小题1:What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?| A．To introduce a travel company. | | B．To encourage us to have a travel partner. | | C．To explain how to be a perfect travel partner. | | D．To tell an interesting experience with a travel partner. |
小题2:What’s the best title for the 3rd paragraph?| A．You can have someone to share the expenses with. | | B．You can know the local culture well. | | C．You can enjoy food with your partner. | | D．You can save money by bargaining together. |
小题3:Which of the following statements agrees with the author’s opinion?| A．Traveling alone is not fun. | | B．Buying souvenirs isn’t necessary. | | C．Many people fall in love when traveling. | | D．It’s better to choose a stranger as a travel partner. |
小题4:The following paragraph will probably talk about________.| A．how to get along with a travel partner | | B．how travel can benefit people | | C．what we can learn from travel | | D．how to find a travel partner |
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One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow. the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I the bird before I saw it.
“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.
“It’s coming from the .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little .”
I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s I saw the sparrow. It was flying just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head the ceiling.
I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet it could get outside, but that only seemed to it more.
“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”
We went back into the house, where we to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was and our uninvited guest was gone.
I’ve that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much .
| 小题1: | | A．Still | B．Somehow | C．Instead | D．Perhaps |
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| 小题2: | | A．heard | B．caught | C．searched | D．observed |
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| 小题3: | | A．house | B．backyard | C．garage | D．basement |
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| 小题4: | | A．birds | B．guests | C．cats | D．kids |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．how | C．why | D．whether |
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| 小题6: | | A．quickly | B．anxiously | C．cautiously | D．slowly |
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| 小题7: | | A．deciding | B．hesitating | C．trying | D．choosing |
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| 小题8: | | A．up | B．backward | C．forward | D．down |
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| 小题9: | | A．against | B．off | C．along | D．into |
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| 小题10: | | A．free | B．small | C．wide | D．dark |
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| 小题11: | | A．in case | B．even if | C．as though | D．so that |
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| 小题12: | | A．puzzle | B．confuse | C．frighten | D．disturb |
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| 小题13: | | A．suggested | B．explained | C．insisted | D．demanded |
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| 小题14: | | A．attempted | B．continued | C．refused | D．failed |
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| 小题15: | | A．fierce | B．empty | C．safe | D．silent |
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| 小题16: | | A．looked after | B．worried about | C．thought about | D．brought up |
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| 小题17: | | A．forced | B．determined | C．born | D．urged |
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| 小题18: | | A．idea | B．possibility | C．challenge | D．problem |
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| 小题19: | | A．progress | B．peace | C．decisions | D．efforts |
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| 小题20: | | A．panic | B．pressure | C．loss | D．trouble |
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The Little Angel
Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon(外科医生） come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”
The surgeon said, “I’m ____. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t ____ it.”
Sally ____into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the ____?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers ____ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock（一撮）of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to ____ his body to the university for study. He said it might ____ somebody else. “I said no at first, ____ Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”
“My Jimmy had a heart of ____, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.
Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s ____ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was ____. It was even harder to enter the ____ house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room ____ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, ____ herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally ____. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to ____ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more ____ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to ____a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all ____. I don’t have to stand that ____any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”
| 小题1: | | A．worried | B．sorry | C．happy | D．grateful |
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| 小题3: | | A．knocked | B．looked | C．sank | D．got |
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| 小题4: | | A．house | B．church | C．hospital | D．university |
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| 小题5: | | A．anxiously | B．lovingly | C．patiently | D．angrily |
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| 小题6: | | A．donate | B．move | C．show | D．lend |
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| 小题7: | | A．affect | B．help | C．protect | D．impress |
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| 小题9: | | A．gold | B．stone | C．wisdom | D．bravery |
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| 小题10: | | A．toys | B．clothes | C．belongings | D．letters |
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| 小题11: | | A．long | B．smooth | C．difficult | D．dangerous |
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| 小题12: | | A．empty | B．familiar | C．big | D．old |
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| 小题13: | | A．roughly | B．exactly | C．especially | D．possibly |
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| 小题14: | | A．put | B．sent | C．cried | D．buried |
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| 小题15: | | A．wrote | B．spoke | C．slept | D．awoke |
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| 小题16: | | A．understand | B．forgive | C．leave | D．miss |
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| 小题18: | | A．save | B．host | C．visit | D．adopt |
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| 小题19: | | A．lost | B．gone | C．cured | D．spotted |
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| 小题20: | | A．depression | B．sadness | C．pain | D．stress |
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