As I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart．We always had totally different opinions．He thought that college was a waste of time，but for me it was important to finish college．He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field，but l wanted a different life．There was a time when we did not talk with each other．
A few months ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health．When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him，I knew he was seriously ill．I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father’s requirement．
Two weeks after moving back，we bought a boat and started fishing again．Fishing was one of the few things that we did while l was young and that we both enjoyed．It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us．We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before．Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart．
It is not important how many fish we catch．It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years．I’m 62 and he is 84．When we are on the lake fishing，it is like two kids enjoying life．It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind．I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years．Now my heart is filled with love．A smile always graces my lips．
小题1:The author and his father became further apart because______________．| A．they lived very far from each other | | B．they had different views on things | | C．they only communicated by phone | | D．they seldom went to see each other |
小题2:Why did the author come back to Tennessee?| A．Because his father invited him to go fishing | | B．Because he decided to live in a different city | | C．Because his father is ill and needs caring | | D．Because he regretted being rude to his father |
小题3:For the author，fishing with his old father___________ ．| A．helps cure his father’s disease | | B．is a good way to get close to nature | | C．makes him realize the importance of relaxation | | D．provides a chance for them to communicate |
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?| A．The writer’s car is always breaking down. | | B．Father intended me to be a fisherman. | | C．I was unwilling to came back. | | D．Father uesed to think it was useless to attend college.. |
小题5:What can be the best title for the text?| A．Fishing Brings Us Together | B．Forgiving Is Difficult | | C．Memories of Old Days | D．My Beloved Father |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:A |
试题分析：本文主要讨论的是我和父亲之间因为对很多问题的看法不一致导致的交流不够，现在钓鱼给我们提供了这样的一个机会，让我们可以进行很多的交流
小题1:细节题。根据文章第一段第一句As I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart. We always had totally different opinions.说明两个人的观点不同是主要的原因，故B正确。
小题2:细节题。根据第二段最后一句I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child and so it was time to meet my father’s requirement. 说明他病了我是他唯一的儿子我要照顾他，故C正确。
小题3:细节题。根据文章第三段3,4行It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us.说明在钓鱼的时候，我们两个可以进行很好的交流，故钓鱼给我们提供了一个机会进行交流，故D项正确。
小题4:细节题：从第一段的句子：He thought that college was a waste of time，but for me it was important to finish college．He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field，but l wanted a different life．可知爸爸过去认为上大学是没有用的，选D
小题5:主旨大意题。本文主要讨论的是我和父亲之间因为对很多问题的看法不一致导致的交流不够，现在钓鱼给我们提供了这样的一个机会，让我们可以进行很多的交流，故A正确。 |
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All my life I had loved airports．To me，they were fl kind of magic gateway to the world，but today it seemed like a cold and heartless place．
“Well，here we are，the airport，"my sister said with fl sigh．As 1 watched her unload my luggage，I could see the sadness in her eyes．One last hug and a final good-bye and I would be on my way to a new lire abroad，leaving my beloved sister behind．
I looked at my sister and even though her eyes were filled with tears，she was trying to keep a brave face．“You’d better go or you’ll miss your flight，”she said．
“I am just going to walk away and not look back，” I said． As I held her one last time she whispered，“Don’t worry about me，I’ll be fine．"“I’ll miss you，” I replied with tears in my eyes．As I promised，I did not look back。but 1 was sobbing．To me it was the end of the world．
While boarding the plane 1 was still crying．I did not have the energy to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the empty seat next to mine．As I settled into my chair， a feeling of sadness overwhelmed（淹没） me．I felt like my best friend had just been taken away from me．
The plane shook heavily and the bag fell，with some stuff spreading on the floor．When I bent over to gather the things up，I saw an unfamiliar little book in the middle of my belongings．It was not until I picked it up that I realized that it was a diary．
Immediately I recognized my sister’s handwriting．“Hi，Sis，What a day it has been today．First you let me know that you are moving abroad and then my boss…”My sister had been keeping a diary for the past month and she was now passing it on to me．I was to write in it for the next couple of months and then send it back to her．Even though a large ocean separated us，at some point it felt like she was actually there．
小题1:The writer started to cry .| A．when she watched her sister unload her luggage | | B．when she held her sister one last time | | C．when she settled hherself into her chair | | D．when she was boarding the plane |
小题2:what had the writer thought about airports before she separated from her sister?| A．Airports brought freedom． | | B．Airports were on the top of her love． | | C．Airports led to the wonderful world． | | D．Airports were fl cold and heartless place． |
小题3:From the writer’s and her sister’s tears，we can see .| A．they loved each other very much | | B．they felt sad about the new life | | C．they were afraid of the separation | | D．it was the end of the world to them |
小题4:What do we know about the diary from the passage?| A．The writer’s sister gave it as a gift | | B．The writer had put it in her own bag | | C．The writer’s sister received it as a present | | D．The two sisters would write in it and share it |
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A man and his girlfriend just got married. The husband didn’t talk much but he was a steady man. The wife was pretty and dreamy. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, “I read in a magazine about how we can 36 our marriage. Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit 37 with the other. Then, we can place them on the table to discuss how we 38 them together and make our life even happier.”
“Are you sure you are about to do this?” the husband sighed and 39 . So each of them went to a(n) 40 room and thought about the things that annoyed them about the other for the rest of the day.
The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their 41 .
“I’ll start,” offered his wife eagerly. She 42 her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill 3 pages. She read all three pages to her husband and seemed to be quite pleased with her hard “work”. After hearing that, the husband stated 43 , “I don’t have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect the 44 that you are. I don’t want you to 45 anything for me.”
The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for and his 46 of her without any conditions, turned her head and wept. At that moment, she came to understand the saying: “Beauty lies in the lover"s eyes”.
In life, there are enough time when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don’t really have to go 47 for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time seeking the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wonderful things before us? If you are accustomed to judging people, you have no time to love them.
| 小题1: | | A．enrich | B．strengthen | C．lengthen | D．deepen |
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| 小题2: | | A．annoying | B．surprising | C．satisfying | D．inspiring |
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| 小题4: | | A．smiled | B．refused | C．agreed | D．hesitated |
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| 小题5: | | A．spare | B．separate | C．empty | D．special |
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| 小题6: | | A．dishes | B．magazines | C．lives | D．lists |
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| 小题7: | | A．put away | B．handed in | C．took out | D．wrote down |
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| 小题8: | | A．disappointedly | B．unluckily | C．bitterly | D．quietly |
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| 小题9: | | A．appearance | B．way | C．situation | D．position |
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| 小题10: | | A．change | B．accept | C．decide | D．drop |
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| 小题11: | | A．advice | B．warning | C．acceptance | D．pride |
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| 小题12: | | A．leaving | B．waiting | C．asking | D．looking |
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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 36 enough.
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, 37 whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is 38 someone else who can do it much better.
I have always enjoyed music and it is 39 to me that every musician has a 40 of their own. My father__41 several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to ___42 his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own 43 sound.
I 44 read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, “ 45 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 46 . ” It is said that, “ 47 is in the eye of the beholder（观看者）, ” perhaps it could be said that “a delightful sound is in the ear of the 48 . ”
Every person has a different tone of voice that 49 only to them, 50 we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of 51 that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It 52 be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.
Each person has a（an） 53 on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it 54 the same way that you do it. The next time you feel 55 , remember “Nobody else can make the sound that you make. ”
| 小题1: | | A．easy | B．hard | C．simple | D．good |
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| 小题2: | | A．when | B．although | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题3: | | A．seldom | B．sometimes | C．never | D．always |
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| 小题4: | | A．satisfying | B．interesting | C．inspiring | D．convincing |
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| 小题5: | | A．gift | B．song | C．life | D．sound |
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| 小题6: | | A．created | B．designed | C．played | D．checked |
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| 小题7: | | A．pick out | B．call up | C．turn down | D．give off |
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| 小题8: | | A．special | B．powerful | C．perfect | D．loud |
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| 小题10: | | A．Nobody | B．Somebody | C．Anybody | D．Everybody |
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| 小题11: | | A．bigger | B．deeper | C．better | D．lower |
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| 小题12: | | A．interest | B．beauty | C．patience | D．honesty |
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| 小题13: | | A．speaker | B．receiver | C．looker | D．listener |
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| 小题14: | | A．belongs | B．adds | C．adapts | D．devotes |
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| 小题16: | | A．speaking | B．walking | C．jumping | D．running |
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| 小题17: | | A．must | B．would | C．might | D．could |
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| 小题18: | | A．effect | B．opinion | C．duty | D．choice |
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| 小题19: | | A．carefully | B．exactly | C．cautiously | D．seriously |
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| 小题20: | | A．annoyed | B．puzzled | C．bothered | D．discouraged |
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When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it"s so-and-so"s fault． "or "I know I"m late, but it"s not my fault; the car broke down． "It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser． You have no power and can do nothing that helps change the situation． However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation．This is the winner"s key to success．
Winners are great at overcoming problems． For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly．Or, you might start to carry along with you useful phone numbers, so you can call for help when in need．For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person．Ask to work with a different person, or don"t rely on this person．You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well．
This is what being a winner is all about－creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. winners don"t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is." Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.
小题1:According to the passage, winners ．| A．deal with problems rather than blame others | | B．meet with fewer difficulties in their lives | | C．have responsible and able colleagues | | D．blame themselves rather than others |
小题2:The underlined word remedy in Paragraph l is closest in meaning to ．| A．avoid | B．accept | C．improve | D．consider |
小题3:When your colleague brings about a problem, you should ．| A．find a better way to handle the problem | | B．blame Nm for his lack of responsibility | | C．tell him to find the cause of the problem | | D．ask your boss for help |
小题4:When problems occur, winners take them as ．| A．excuses for their failures | B．barriers to greater power | | C．challenges to their colleagues | D．chances for self-development |
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You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or a creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing(内化) your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.
Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.
Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.
In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life. In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have a fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.
小题1:What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?| A．People and things around you. | | B．Opportunities and problems. | | C．Creators and their choices. | | D．Victims and their sufferings. |
小题2:According to Paragraph 2, creators __________. | A．seem willing to experience failures in life | | B．possess the ability to predict future life | | C．handle ups and downs of life wisely | | D．have potential to create something new |
小题3:What can we learn from Paragraph 3?| A．Creators and victims face quite different things in life. | | B．Creators and victims are masters of their lives. | | C．Victims can influence more people than creators. | | D．Compared with victims, creators are more emotional. |
小题4:The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that __________.| A．strong attachment to (沉浸在）sufferings in life pulls people into victims | | B．people need family support to deal with challengers in life | | C．it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their pains | | D．one’s experiences determine his attitude toward life |
小题5:What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?| A．To define victims and creators. | | B．To evaluate victims against creators. | | C．To explain the relationship between victims and creators. | | D．To suggest the transformation from victims to creators. |
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