A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he 36 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
The boy 37 around the rock, managing to move it out from the dirt. With much 38 , he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge(边缘) of the sandbox, 39 , he found that he couldn’t 40 it up and over the little wall. The rock was too 41 for his small body.
As he 42 to accept his failure, the little boy dug, pushed, and pried(撬动), but every time he thought he had made some 43 , the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy 44 again and again, but the only 45 was to have the rock roll back.
46 , he burst into tears. All this time the boy’s father 47 him from his living room. The moment the tears fell, a 48 voice rose above the boy’s head. It was his father. 49 , but firmly(坚定地) he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the 50 that you had? The boy replied with tears, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I 51 all that I had!” “No, son, you didn’t,” 52 the father kindly. “You didn’t 53 me to help you.” With that the father picked up the rock and 54 it out of the sandbox.
Are you discovering that you don’t have the strength to move your “rocks” away? There is ONE who is always willing to 55 you with the strength you need. We also need that strength, especially in our daily life.
| 小题1: | | A．hid | B．left | C．put | D．discovered |
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| 小题2: | | A．walked | B．jumped | C．traveled | D．dug |
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| 小题3: | | A．courage | B．pride | C．effort | D．pleasure |
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| 小题4: | | A．however | B．still | C．thus | D．even |
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| 小题5: | | A．put | B．raise | C．take | D．break |
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| 小题6: | | A．large | B．difficult | C．hard | D．much |
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| 小题7: | | A．decided | B．refused | C．agreed | D．planned |
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| 小题8: | | A．inventions | B．progress | C．mistakes | D．changes |
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| 小题9: | | A．tried | B．failed | C．thought | D．started |
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| 小题10: | | A．success | B．goal | C．result | D．wish |
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| 小题11: | | A．Gradually | B．lately | C．Properly | D．Finally |
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| 小题12: | | A．watched | B．helped | C．followed | D．taught |
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| 小题13: | | A．loud | B．happy | C．sweet | D．strict |
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| 小题14: | | A．Angrily | B．Movingly | C．Suddenly | D．Gently |
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| 小题15: | | A．knowledge | B．strength | C．tools | D．ability |
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| 小题16: | | A．wasted | B．brought | C．used | D．carried |
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| 小题17: | | A．replied | B．corrected | C．shouted | D．praised |
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| 小题18: | | A．advise | B．force | C．ask | D．want |
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| 小题19: | | A．collected | B．threw | C．chose | D．broke |
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| 小题20: | | A．provide | B．lend | C．show | D．pass |
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小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:B
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试题分析：作者讲述一个小男孩的故事是想告诉我们，当我们自己的能力不足以解决问题的时候，不去妨向别人求助，这也是一种成功的方法——借力。
小题1:D 动词辨析。A藏B离开C放D发现；小男孩发现了沙坑里的一块大石头。
小题2:D 动词辨析。A步行B跳跃C旅行D挖；他把石头周围的沙子挖走，想把石头推开。
小题3:C 名词辨析。A勇气B骄傲C努力D快乐；他用了很多的努力，他想把石头推开。
小题4:A 副词辨析。A然而B仍然C结果是D甚至；然而他发现自己无法把石头抬起来。
小题5:B 动词辨析。A放置B抬起C拿走D打破；指他无法把石头抬起来。
小题6:A 形容词辨析。A大B/C困难D多；这里的large与后面的small相对应。
小题7:B 动词辨析。A决定B拒绝C同意D计划；这个男孩拒绝放弃。
小题8:B 名词辨析。A发明B进步C错误D改变；每次当他认为自己取得进步的时候。
小题9:A 动词辨析。A尝试B失败C思考D开始；指小男孩一次次地尝试。
小题10:C 名词辨析。A成功B目标C结果D希望；每一次努力的结果都是石头滚落下来。
小题11:D 副词辨析。A逐渐B近来C合适D最后；最后，因为一直都失败，小男孩哭了。
小题12:A 动词辨析。A注视B帮助C采纳D教；指父亲一直都在注视着孩子的行为。
小题13:C 形容词辨析。A大声B开心C甜甜的D严格；指父亲甜甜第声音出现在孩子的上方。
小题14:D 副词辨析。A生气地B感人地C突然D温柔地；指父亲温柔地摸孩子的头。
小题15:B 名词辨析。A知识B力气C工具D能力；你用了你所有的力气吗？
小题16:C 动词辨析。A浪费B带来C使用D携带；我用了我所有的力气了。
小题17:B 动词辨析。A回答B纠正C喊叫D表扬；父亲纠正孩子所犯的错误。
小题18:C 动词辨析。A建议B强迫C请求D想要；你没有请求我帮助你。
小题19:B 动词辨析。A收集B扔C选择D打破；指父亲把石头扔掉了。
小题20:A 动词辨析。A提供B借出C展示D通过；总是有一个人愿意提供给你所需要的力气。
点评：本文讲述了在人生中“借力”的重要性。从本文来看，考生应该从时态、语态、语气、名词的数等各个角度分析所填内容是否与上下文一致，从而排除一些备选答案，缩小选择范围；分析空白处与前后词之间的语义关联、搭配关系，从而排除一些选项；弄清楚该题的句法关系，分析一下它是简单句、并列句，还是复合句；判断所填的内容在句中充当什么成分，应是什么词性，并分析备选答案之间的异同，从而排除干扰项选出正确答案。 |
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I became lame (瘸的) in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand 36 the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I “ 37 ” .
I still remembered the first day at 38 . When I appeared at the door, 39 in the classroom stared (凝视) at me in 40 . My face turned 41 . I couldn’t help 42
back. It was the 43 and sympathy (同情) in their eyes that 44 me doing so. I went shyly towards an unoccupied (空的) seat.
Being lame, I didn’t dare to 45 in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be 46 at. In those days I was very sad to see others walking 47 .
One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really 48 . They encouraged me with a(n) 49 smile and 50 me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was 51 to them for giving me a chance to see the 52 of our lovely school with my own eyes.
After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always 53
to help me. It made me 54 I am handicapped (残疾的).
Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our school?” Without hesitation (犹豫) I said, “ It is the 55 .”
| 小题1: | | A．with | B．without | C．under | D．on |
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| 小题3: | | A．school | B．wheelchair | C．home | D．hospital |
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| 小题4: | | A．he | B．she | C．everyone | D．nobody |
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| 小题5: | | A．thought | B．interest | C．anger | D．surprise |
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| 小题6: | | A．red | B．brown | C．white | D．black |
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| 小题7: | | A．entering | B．hiding | C．coming | D．turning |
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| 小题8: | | A．feeling | B．kindness | C．sorrow | D．pain |
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| 小题9: | | A．made | B．prevented | C．kept | D．let |
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| 小题10: | | A．walk | B．study | C．practice | D．speak |
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| 小题11: | | A．laughed | B．smiled | C．stared | D．looked |
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| 小题12: | | A．quickly | B．slowly | C．happily | D．shyly |
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| 小题13: | | A．brave | B．sad | C．hurt | D．excited |
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| 小题14: | | A．honest | B．friendly | C．luckily | D．handsome |
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| 小题15: | | A．pushed | B．placed | C．drew | D．pull |
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| 小题16: | | A．satisfied | B．sorry | C．loyal | D．grateful |
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| 小题17: | | A．signs | B．sights | C．buildings | D．students |
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| 小题18: | | A．ready | B．smart | C．wise | D．unwilling |
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| 小题19: | | A．forget | B．remember | C．imagine | D．think |
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| 小题20: | | A．teachers | B．schoolyard | C．classmates | D．friendship |
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They are the sort of friends who are so close they trust each other with their lives.If one falls, the other is there to catch him.
They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident and Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together, they climbed up Half Dome. the famous 2,000-foot rock in the Yosemite National park, through one of the most difficult routes(路线).
During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes (尖状物)that guided the ropes and climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days Wellman’s job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone. In all, Wellman figured(计算) that he had done 5.000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.
However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing. “He knew that was how I got injured.”Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that be wanted to climb again and they started training
Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved his friend’s life.
“Your partner can save your life—you can sane your partner’s life” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends “there are real close tic.”
小题1:Which of the following was a challenge for Corbett in climbing Half Dome?| A．To climb up to remove the spikes. | B．To climb it twice. | | C．To do 5,000 pall-ups up the rope. | D．To lock the rope in place. |
小题2:Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they first met?| A．climbed was poorly trained. | | B．Wellman had lost interest in climbing. | | C．Corbett didn’t want to hurt Wellman. | | D．Wellman hadn’t decided whether to climb again. |
小题3:What do we know about Wellman?| A．He climbed Half Dome by himself. | | B．He was disabled in a traffic accident. | | C．He stopped rock-climbing for some time. | | D．He was saved by Corbett during the climb. |
小题4:The main idea of the text is that.| A．two heads are better than one. | | B．friendship is precious in life | | C．the disabled should never give up. | | D．a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated. |
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I was doing some Christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at Barbie dolls for my nieces. A nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the Barbie dolls as well. As she was looking, a little boy came to the Pokemon toys. He was dressed neatly, but his clothes were obviously old. He was with his father as well, and kept picking up the Pokemon video toys. Each time he picked one up and looked at his father, his father shook his head and said, “No.”
The little girl had chosen her Barbie. However, she stopped and was watching them. Rather dejectedly, the boy had to give up the Pokemon toys and choose something else. The little girl put her Barbie back on the shelf, and ran over to the Pokemon toys. She excitedly picked up one and raced towards the checkout. I picked up my purchases and got in line behind them. Then, much to the little girl’s delight, the little boy and his father got in line behind me. After the toy was paid for and bagged, the little girl handed it back to the cashier (收银员) and whispered something in her ear. The casher smiled and put the package under the counter.
I paid for my purchases and was rearranging things when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier checked his purchases and said, “Congratulations, you are my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” With that, she handed the little boy the Pokemon toys, and he could only stare in surprise. It was exactly what he had wanted!
The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway during all of this. Then they walked out. As I walked back to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I’ll never forget what she said to him. “Daddy, didn’t Grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?” He said, “Of course they did, honey.” To which the little girl replied, “Well, I just did!”
I feel very shocked to have witnessed the true spirit of Christmas in that toy store, in the form of a little girl who understands more about the meaning of this festival than most adults I know.
小题1:The underlined word “dejectedly” in the second paragraph probably means _____.
| A．delightedly | B．disappointedly | C．excitedly | D．unexpectedly |
小题2:How did the little boy get the Pokemon toys?
A．His father bought him the Poknemon toys.
| B．Fortunately, he was the hundredth customer and won the Poknemon toys.
| C．The cashier felt sympathy for the little boy and gave him the Poknemon toys.
| D．The little girl bought the Poknemon toys for him. |
小题3:What did the little girl mean when saying “Daddy, didn’t Grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?”
A．Her Grandparents wanted her to be happy.
| B．Making the little boy happy made her happy.
| C．The Poknemon toys made her happy.
| D．Her Grandparents hoped that she could help others. |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．the story happened before Christmas.
| B．The little boy had not enough money to buy the Poknemon toys.
| C．Although the little girl liked the Poknemon toys very much, she gave them to the boy.
| D．The author was deeply moved by the behavior of the little girl. |
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Dear Daughter,
As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write to tell you all that is on my mind. First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia is a real testament (证明) of what a great well-rounded student you are. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.
Your college years will be the most important of your life. It is in college that you will discover what learning is about. This will be the period when you go from teacher taught to master inspired, after which you must become a self-learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn is of no practical use in real life, the learning skills you get will be something you will value forever.
Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy, don"t be bothered by what others think or say, but make up your own mind. Most importantly, make true friends and be happy. Don"t worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities.
Start planning early what you"d like to do. Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? I think your plan to study fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses. I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver"s seat-this is your life, and you need to be in control. Being in control feels great. Try it, and you"ll love it!
So please treasure your college years - make the best use of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, and learn through your successes and challenges.
May your years at Columbia be the happiest of your life, and may you grow into just what you dream to be.
Love
Dad & Mom
小题1:We can read between the lines that ________.| A．Dad has a strong love for his daughter | | B．Dad is very strict with his daughter | | C．Dad always worries about his daughter | | D．Dad is much concerned about his daughter"s health |
小题2:The underlined word "destiny" in the passage is the closest in meaning to "_______".| A．weight | B．life | C．position | D．time |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Plan things before you do them. | | B．Self－learning is very important in college. | | C．Follow your passion and what other people say. | | D．Leading a life is just like driving a car. |
小题4:The purpose of the author in writing the letter is to tell his daughter to ________.| A．smile to her trouble in life | | B．fight till she succeeds | | C．be confident and happy | | D．make the most of her college |
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How many people have I met who have told me about the book that they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time? Far too many .This is Life, all right, but we do treat it like a rehearsal（排演）and, unhappily, we do miss so many of its best moments .
We take jobs to stay alive and provide homes for our families, always making ourselves believe that this style of life is merely a temporary state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do. Then, at 60 or 65, we are suddenly presented with a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and realize that all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life .
In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English：“Have a nice day!” They speak slowly and seriously in their shops, hotels and sandwich bars. I think it is a wonderful phrase, reminding us to enjoy the moment: to value this very day .How often do we say to ourselves, "I"ll take up horse-riding（or golf, or sailing）as soon as I get a higher position," only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position .
When I first became a reporter, I knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the Daily Telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. At the time I was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal（反常的）mental state. How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small local area？I wanted to know .
Now I am a little older and possibly wiser, I see the sense in it. In Fleet Street the man was under continual pressure .He lived in an unattractive London suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on Southern Region trains .
小题1:The first paragraph of the passage tells us that________. | A．we always try to find some time to write a book | | B．we always make plans but seldom fulfill them | | C．we always enjoy many of life"s best moments | | D．we always do what we really want to do |
小题2:The man （in paragraph 6）left his first job partly because he was_________.| A．in an abnormal state | B．under too much pressure | | C．not well paid | D．not respected |
小题3:What is probably the best title for the passage?| A．Provide Homes For Our Family | B．Take Up Horse-riding | | C．Value This Very Day | D．Stay Alive |
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