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Standing on the top of a church tower not far from our home in Rome, Father said to me, "Look down, Elsa." I gathered all my         and looked down. I saw the crisscross(十字形)of twisting, turning streets         to the square in the centre of the village.
“See, my dear,” Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try      ."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the       lunches that were served at school. But she       because she could not believe the lunches were so bad.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not      . Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a(n)      .
At school the next day, I secretly       my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I       the cook into serving it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked      . She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered(喷溅), "The cook must have gone mad!" Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would       the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the      Father taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in life — to be a fashion designer. And on the way to my first small success I found the road      .
I was busy getting ready to         my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. I felt so depressed that I was         that we would have to cancel the presentation         show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. Why not show the clothes unfinished?
We worked hurriedly and the showing took place as       . Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were only         made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished. It was our        showing that caught the attention of the public, and         for the clothes poured in.
Father’s wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square always.
小题1:  
A.strengthB.breathC.courageD.belief
小题2:  
A.linkingB.appealingC.takingD.leading
小题3:  
A.eachB.anotherC.noneD.the other
小题4:  
A.awfulB.specialC.fascinatingD.delicious
小题5:  
A.regrettedB.agreedC.complainedD.refused
小题6:  
A.commentB.submitC.opposeD.handle
小题7:  
A.conclusionB.planC.restD.image
小题8:  
A.drank B.spatC.pouredD.flowed
小题9:  
A.talkedB.forcedC.sentD.urged
小题10: 
A.terriblyB.naturallyC.perfectlyD.shortly
小题11: 
A.get throughB.take upC.look intoD.make up
小题12: 
A.classB.lessonC.storyD.idea
小题13: 
A.occupied B.smoothedC.blockedD.widened
小题14: 
A.showB.provideC.followD.lead
小题15: 
A.curiousB.doubtfulC.determinedD.sure
小题16: 
A.apart fromB.or elseC.rather thanD.or rather
小题17: 
A.usualB.supposedC.scheduledD.unexpected
小题18: 
A.patternsB.coloursC.dragsD.scarves
小题19: 
A.meaningfulB.commonC.ordinary D.unusual
小题20: 
A.criticismsB.ordersC.designsD.budgets

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:B
解析

试题分析:本文是篇记叙文,讲了父亲带我去教堂顶看通往村庄的小路,告诉我这样一个道理:当一条路被封锁了,尝试另外一条路。
小题1:考查名词: A. strength力量,B. breath呼吸,C. courage勇气,D. belief信念,从前面的句子:Standing on the top of a church tower not far from our home in Rome,可知站在教堂的顶部,我鼓足勇气,向下看,选C。
小题2:考查动词:A. linking联系,B. appealing吸引,C. taking带走,D. leading通向,lead to通向,看见十字形的弯路通向村子中间的广场,选D
小题3:考查代词: A. each每个,B. another   另一个,C. none没有,D. the other另一个,从前面的There is more than one way to the square可知如果你通过一条路到不了想去的地方,就走另外一条路。选B
小题4:考查形容词:A. awful讨厌的,B. special特殊的,C. fascinating 迷人的,D. delicious可口的,从后面的句子But she   40   because she could not believe the lunches were so bad.可知作者向妈妈抱怨学校的饭菜很差,让妈妈解决,选A
小题5:考查动词:A. regretted后悔,B. agreed同意,C. complained抱怨,D. refused拒绝,从后面的because she could not believe 可知是妈妈拒绝了。选D
小题6:考查名词:A. comment评论,B. submit提交,屈从,C. oppose反对,D. handle处理,从后面的句子:Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson.可知爸爸没有做出评论,选A
小题7:考查名词:A. conclusion总结,B. plan计划,C. rest休息,D. image想象,从下文的The plan worked   45  .可知我们到家的时候,我有了个计划。选B
小题8:考查动词:A. drank 喝,B. spat吐,C. poured倾倒,D. flowed流动,我偷偷的午餐汤倒进瓶子里。选C
小题9:考查动词: A. talked谈论,B. forced强迫,C. sent送,D. urged强烈要求,talk sb into doing“说服某人做…”,我说服厨师把这个在晚餐的时候给妈妈吃。选A
小题10:考查副词:A. terribly可怕地,B. naturally自然地,C. perfectly完美地,D. shortly很快地,从后面的句子:She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered(喷溅), "The cook must have gone mad!"可知这个计划很完美,选C
小题11:考查词组:A. get through接通,完成,B. take up拿起,从事,C. look into调查,D. make up编造,妈妈坚定的说她第二天去学校负责午餐的事情,选B
小题12:考查名词:A. class班级,B. lesson道理,C. story故事,D.idea想法,以后的几年,我经常想到爸爸给我讲的这个道理,选B
小题13:考查动词:A. occupied 占据,B. smoothed使…顺畅,C. blocked堵塞,D. widened加宽,从下面一段的内容Then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike.可知作者通向成功的道路被堵塞了,选C
小题14:考查动词:A. show展示,B. provide提供,C. follow跟随,D. lead领导,从后面的句子:Why not show the clothes unfinished?可知是我在忙着展示冬季的时尚服装,选A
小题15:考查形容词:A. curious好奇的,B. doubtful怀疑的,C. determined  有决心的,D. sure有把握的,确信的,我很沮丧,确信我们要取消展示,选D
小题16:考查词组:A. apart from除了,B. or else否则,要不然,C. rather than而不是,D. or rather更确切的说,这时作者要么取消展览,要不然就展示没有做好的衣服,选B
小题17:考查形容词:A. usual通常的,B. supposed应该的,C. scheduled规定价格的,预定的,排定的,D. unexpected意料之外的,我们加紧工作,时尚展如期进行,选C
小题18:考查名词:A. patterns花样,样品,图案,B. colours颜色,C. drags铸锭列车,锭模列车D. scarves丝巾; 围巾,披肩,很多衣服只是厚重的棉布做的样品,选A
小题19:考查形容词:A. meaningful有意义的,B. common普通的,C. ordinary普通的,D. unusual不寻常的,我们的不寻常的展览吸引了人们的注意,选D
小题20:考查名词:A. criticisms批评,B. orders命令,订单,C. designs设计,D. budgets预算,服装的订单蜂拥而至,选B
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试题【Standing on the top of a church tower not far from our home in Rome, Father said】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don"t remember when it first started     me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and     against my young skin.Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don" t do that any more --your      are too rough!” She didn’t say anything in    .But never again did my mother close out my day with that     expression of her love.
Time after time, with the     years, my thoughts returned to that night.I"m not a little girl any more.Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I     thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my         
Now, my own children are   . Mom no longer has Dad. It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand     before stealing across my face to brush the     from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so      touched my brow.In my    , thousands of times, I     the night my young voice complained.     Mom"s hand in my hand, I said how     I was for that night. I thought she"d remember, as I did,     Mom didn"t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and      —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new     for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the     I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
小题1:
A.surprisingB.hurtingC.annoyingD.amazing
小题2:
A.roughB.gentleC.smoothD.strong
小题3:
A.noisesB.wordsC.feelingsD.hands
小题4:
A.angerB.silenceC.replyD.fear
小题5:
A.healthyB.familiarC.popularD.perfect
小题6:
A.comingB.remainingC.followingD.passing
小题7:
A.oftenB.evenC.neverD.once
小题8:
A.familyB.neighborC.husbandD.home
小题9:
A.developedB.grownC.movedD.forgotten
小题10:
A.imaginedB.hesitatedC.regrettedD.trembled
小题11:
A.hairB.tearsC.dirtD.kisses
小题12:
A.quicklyB.roughlyC.gentlyD.slowly
小题13:
A.memoryB.opinionC.historyD.diary
小题14:
A.chancedB.missedC.hatedD.recalled
小题15:
A.BeatingB.PickingC.CatchingD.Stopping
小题16:
A.happyB.sorryC.annoyedD.amused
小题17:
A.andB.while C.becauseD.but
小题18:
A.rememberedB.fadedC.forgivenD.apologized
小题19:
A.hopeB.appreciationC.thoughtD.approval
小题20:
A.guiltB.prideC.sorrowD.Failure

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Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental math.
Before World War I we spent out summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim(模糊的)memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys, Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into various investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries.Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle. Because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some may light honor, with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye ,a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack, A scientist can be made a naturalist. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
小题1:According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be      
A.full of ambitionB.self-disciplinedC.full of enthusiasmD.knowledgeable
小题2:The first paragraph tells us that the author    
A.lost his hearing when he was a child
B.didn’t like his brothers and sisters
C.was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
D.was born to a naturalist’s family
小题3:The author says that his a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he    
A.just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries
B.lacks some of the qualities required of scientist
C.has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic
D.comes up with solutions in most natural ways.
小题4:The author can’t remember his clearly because    
A.He didn’t live very long with themB.He was too young when he lived with them
C.The family was extremely largeD.He was fully occupied with observing nature
小题5:Which of the following statements is true?
A.The author believes that a born naturalist cannot be a scientist
B.The author read a lot of books about the natural world and oil industry
C.The author’s brothers and sisters were good at music and languages
D.The author spent a lot of time working on riddles.

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What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don"t even try any more because you think what you do is not        enough.
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time,        whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is        someone else who can do it much better.
I have always enjoyed music and it is        to me that every musician has a       of their own. My father         several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to          his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own        sound.
I       read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, "       else can make the sound that you make." The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else"s but who is to say which is     . It is said that, "       is in the eye of the beholder, perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the         ".
Every person has a different tone of voice that        only to them,        we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of        that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It        be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.
Each person has a(an)       on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it        the same way that you do it. The next time you feel       , remember "Nobody else can make the sound that you make. "
小题1:  
A.challengingB.worthyC.simpleD.good
小题2:  
A.becauseB.althoughC.whenD.if
小题3:  
A.seldom B.frequentlyC.neverD.sometimes
小题4:  
A.satisfyingB.interestingC.inspiringD.convincing
小题5:  
A.talent B.song C.life D.sound
小题6:  
A.playedB.designedC.createdD.possessed
小题7:  
A.turn downB.pick out C.call upD.give off
小题8:  
A.loudlyB.powerfulC.soundableD.special
小题9:  
A.once B.yetC.even D.still
小题10: 
A.AnybodyB.SomebodyC.NobodyD.Everybody
小题11: 
A.biggerB.deeperC.better D.lower
小题12: 
A.beautyB.interestC.patienceD.honesty
小题13: 
A.speakerB.listenerC.receiverD.observer
小题14: 
A.subscribesB.submitsC.adaptsD.belongs
小题15: 
A.butB.yetC.andD.for
小题16: 
A.speakingB.walkingC.jumpingD.behaving
小题17: 
A.must B.mightC.wouldD.shall
小题18: 
A.alternativeB.prospectC.duty D.impact
小题19: 
A.exactlyB.obviouslyC.cautiouslyD.seriously
小题20: 
A.annoyedB.puzzledC.botheredD.discouraged

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The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and knocked into the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”
Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”
Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.”
He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”
Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink (畏缩) down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch (喷出) a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”
He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out the windshield. “ You’re right,” he said. “ You are a big boy....a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”
Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet (船队) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a strong wind and was trying to save the nets and the floats.”
I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”
小题1:When his father drove him to the school, Frank would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear because ________.
A.he was ashamed of his father’s old truck
B.he thought he was old enough to go to school alone
C.he didn’t want his schoolmates to see his father
D.he hated the way his schoolmates stared at his father
小题2:In Frank’s eyes, when his father said “You are a big boy… a man.”, he probably felt ________.
A.disappointedB.hurtC.excitedD.proud
小题3:According to the story we can conclude that Frank’s father ________.
A.was quite confident in his skills in fishing
B.loved his children but hardly expressed it
C.seldom gave up faced with challenges
D.was full of devotion to his family
小题4:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A.The Smell of the OceanB.We All Need Love
C.A Goodbye KissD.Father’s Embarrassment

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Last year, for a nationwide teacher conference, I was asked to make a presentation about my classroom. I immediately        to offer to the conference photo collections and mementos (纪念物)that would prove how meaningful teachers’ work was in the world of classroom.
So, for weeks, I looked        the drawers, boxes, and cupboard, hoping to find just the right prints that would tell of the spirit of my school and my community. All through September, I sought photos of lessons activties and accounts I had put away        in my house. I asked my colleagues to help me find images or objects that would        our most famous community members. By mid-October, I had made a list of them. But, I had also found something       , something much more dear, and very rare.
I found photos of Craig, a high school senior, who gave up two weeks one summer to help little kids draw pictures at a camp. I found notes from Calvin whom I had taught for almost six years, and remembered how he always made sure every classmate felt accepted. I found a resume written by Carrie who        herself without the help of parents, and who took night class, and never        one. I found a copy of Macbeth in Portuguese, which belonged to an exchange student who read it first in her own       , before reading it in ours. Thus she could be sure she wasn’t missing anything important in the       . I found all my students, the students who had made me laugh, the students who had        me with their courage and kindness, the students who had        me to question what I knew of the world outside my own world, the students who had inspired me to expect more from them and from myself.
There I was, standing at my filing cupboard reviewing        —not those I had taught, but the many I had learned.
I came to teaching,        most teachers do, hoping to touch the hearts and minds of my students. What I never expected was how        they would touch mine.
Today I walk through the door of my classroom ready to teach, but also        to learn from the young people who are excited to teach me about them —their insights and interests, problems and anxieties, hopes and expectations.
小题1:  
A.decidedB.managedC.preferredD.remembered
小题2:  
A.atB.overC.forD.through
小题3:  
A.anywhereB.everywhereC.somewhereD.nowhere
小题4:  
A.recognizeB.representC.regardD.replace
小题5:  
A.unknownB.familiarC.unexpectedD.funny
小题6:  
A.abandonedB.enjoyedC.relaxedD.supported
小题7:  
A.changedB.missedC.tookD.forgot
小题8:  
A.languageB.wayC.voiceD.mind
小题9:  
A.translationB.paperC.expressionD.copy
小题10: 
A.trustedB.filledC.providedD.moved
小题11: 
A.orderedB.consultedC.recommendedD.challenged
小题12: 
A.documentsB.lessonsC.essaysD.classes
小题13: 
A.asB.sinceC.even ifD.now that
小题14: 
A.carefullyB.seriouslyC.powerfullyD.slightly
小题15: 
A.nervousB.eagerC.confidentD.lucky

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