When I began planning to move to Auckland to study，my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these 36 ，I got there in July, 2010. 37 I arrived，I realized the importance of getting a job 38 my living experience. Determined to do this __39__ ，I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job，but found __40__ response(回应)．
One afternoon，I walked into a building to ask _41__ there were my job opportunities. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that __42__ .As I was about to_43__，a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside __44__.Nearly ten minutes later，he __45__.He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay __46__.Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to __47__ a job.
I was a little surprised，but had a __48__ feeling about him. Along the way，I realized that I had __49__ resumes(简历)．Seeing this，the man __50__ at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen __51__ copies. He also gave me some __52__ on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very __53__ .The following day，I received a __54__from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always __55__ to you when you need it. And this time，it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.
| 小题1: | | A．doubts | B．concerns | C．instructions | D．reasons |
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| 小题2: | | A．Even if | B．Every time | C．Now that | D．Soon after |
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| 小题4: | | A．on my own | B．on my way | C．by any chance | D．by the day |
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| 小题5: | | A．any | B．much | C．some | D．little |
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| 小题6: | | A．why | B．wherever | C．whether | D．whenever |
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| 小题7: | | A．direction | B．attitude | C．language | D．manner |
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| 小题8: | | A．answer | B．work | C．leave | D．refuse |
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| 小题9: | | A．for ever | B．at any time | C．as usual | D．for a while |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．hesitated | C．passed | D．regretted |
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| 小题11: | | A．silent | B．busy | C．positive | D．comfortable |
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| 小题12: | | A．pick out | B．search for | C．take on | D．give up |
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| 小题13: | | A．dull | B．good | C．guilty | D．general |
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| 小题14: | | A．made use of | B．taken care of | C．run out of | D．become tired of |
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| 小题15: | | A．stopped | B．knocked | C．glanced | D．appeared |
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| 小题16: | | A．right | B．more | C．former | D．different |
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| 小题17: | | A．pressures | B．agreements | C．impressions | D．suggestions |
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| 小题18: | | A．lonely | B．funny | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题19: | | A．call | B．tip | C．present | D．report |
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| 小题20: | | A．turns off | B．goes over | C．gives back | D．looks up |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:A
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试题分析：本文的主要内容是：“我”不顾妈妈的顾虑，独自一人来到奥克兰学习，希望找到一份可以养活自己的工作，却屡遭失败。一位陌生人却给了“我”很大的帮助，最终让“我”找到了一份满意的工作。
小题1: B根据上文提示，妈妈对“我”去奥克兰有很多顾虑，而“我”忽视这些“顾虑”，于2010年7月去了奥克兰。concerns在此表示“顾虑”。
小题2: D 根据下文提示，我到那里不久，Even if 即使 Every time 无论何时 Now that 既然 Soon after 不久之后。
小题3:C 考查介词。表示“为我的生活开销”，故用介词for。
小题4: A 根据I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job可知，我决定独立去找工作，故选on my own 独立。
小题5: D 从but可以看出，尽管作者挨家挨户地找工作，但是没有得到回复。故用表示否定的词little。
小题6:C 一天下午，作者走进一座大楼去问是否有工作机会，表示“是否”，用whether。
小题7: D 那里的人建议“我”不要用原来的那种方式找工作。in that manner表示“用那种方式”，故D项为正确答案。
小题8: C 正当我准备离开，故选C，离开。
小题9: D 根据下文Nearly ten minutes later，he returned，可知这里想说他让我在门口等一会儿。for a while 暂时。
小题10:A 十分钟后他回来了，然后带着“我”去了Royal Oak找工作。故选returned。
小题11: C 本句涉及文章的主旨，“我”一次又一次的失败后，他仍然鼓励“我”要有积极的态度。stay positive表示“保持乐观”。
小题12:B 他带“我”去Royal Oak就是去找工作的，所以应该用search for，表示“寻找，搜寻”。pick out“挑选，认出”； take on“呈现，承担”；give up“放弃”。
小题13:B 一个素不相识的陌生人，主动带“我”去找工作，虽然“我”有些惊讶，但是对他还是有一个很好的印象。故选good。have a good feeling about sb.表示“对某人有很好的印象”。
小题14:C 从下文提到的他在他合伙人的办公室里为“我”复印了15份简历，可以看出“我”已经把简历用光了。make use of“利用”；take care of“照顾”；run out of“用光”；become tired of“对……厌倦”。故选C。
小题15:A 因为在去Royal Oak的路上“我”的简历用完了，所以他在他合伙人的办公室停下为“我”复印简历，故选A。
小题16:B 因为“我”之前有简历，他又给“我”复印了15份，可以说是15 more copies。
小题17:D 他除了带“我”去Royal Oak找工作，为“我”复印简历，还就着装和言语表达给了“我”一些建议，故选suggestions。
小题18:D 根据上下文，有素不相识的人给“我”提供了很大的帮助，所以“我”回家时情绪应该是很满意的(satisfied)，而不应该是孤独的(lonely)、有趣的(funny)或是失望的(disappointed)。
小题19:A 根据下文，我接到一个给我提供工作的电话，故选A，call电话。
小题20:C 当你需要这个世界的时候，世界就会归还给你。give back表示“归还”，为正确答案。
点评：答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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I can remember the day my father came home from the war. As he walked up the front path of our home, he saw Mum and me and he dropped the suitcase.
I was only five years old so Dad made a fuss of me, then began making an even bigger fuss of my mother. This left me free to examine all the stuff lying around the broken suitcase, and I was quick to notice a newspaper advertisement displaying a new piano. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, he smiled.
“Yes, that’s right,” he said. “I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”
A few moments later, a horse pulled a cart with a piano on top. Soon we all stared at it in our small lounger room. Mum had never been close to a piano before, except at the kindergarten I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the teachers could teach her to play.
After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”
From that day on, she would plink between doing the cooking and housework. Three months went by and Mum was now a skilled pianist, holding parties with all the neighbors gathering around to sing.
Although we were poor, Mum felt like a princess and was delighted at all the attention she was receiving.
At the height of Mum’s happiness, I began to notice that Dad was looking increasingly worried. It turned out that since returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. Then, a few weeks later, I observed two men taking Mum’s piano away. Mum sobbed in the kitchen. Suddenly, it all became clear to me: no job, no money, no piano.
Dad finally got a job. Mum was happy again as if he’d just win the lottery(彩票). Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.
Two years later, Dad bought Mum another piano. This time he paid cash for it.
小题1:How did the author’s Dad buy the piano for his mum?| A．He paid part of the bill regularly. | | B．He earned it by winning a bet. | | C．He paid cash for it. | | D．He bought it as a big bargain. |
小题2:By saying “Enough is enough”, the author’s dad meant_______.| A．practice makes perfect | | B．it was time to stop practicing | | C．he couldn’t bear being troubled | | D．his wife played the piano well enough |
小题3:What happened to the author’s mum’s first piano?| A．It was lost. | | B．It was broken by one neighbor. | | C．It was sold by his dad. | | D．It was taken away. |
小题4:What made the author’s mum proud of his dad?| A．His dad’s willingness to help cook. | | B．His dad’s winning the lottery luckily. | | C．His dad’s loyalty to his motherland. | | D．His dad’s determination to rebuild his life. |
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In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a 1 for four generations to become one. The table was always 2 with food from wonderful family recipes（食谱）all containing 3 as the main ingredient（成分）. And always that grandfather clock stood like a trusted old family 4 , sharing our happiness.
As I was a child, the old clock 5 me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I 6 how at different times of the day, that clock would strike with a wonderful 7 . Year after year, the clock struck a part of my 8 , a part of my heart.
Even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He 9 wound that clock with a special and magic key, which 10 the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and 11 . When we grandkids got a little older, he showed us how to 12 the clock.
Several days after my grandfather died, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing 13 . The clock stood desertedly 14 , seeming smaller and not as magnificent as before. I couldn’t 15 to look at it.
Years later, my grandmother gave me the clock and the key. The old house was quiet. I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then 16 , reverently（虔诚地）, I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to 17 . Tick – tock , tick – tock, life and chimes were 18 into the dining room, into house and into my 19 . In the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather 20 again.
| 小题1: | | A．party | B．time | C．place | D．situation |
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| 小题2: | | A．filled | B．cleared | C．spread | D．left |
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| 小题3: | | A．wine | B．surprise | C．fish | D．love |
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| 小题4: | | A．friend | B．guard | C．doctor | D．lawyer |
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| 小题5: | | A．disappointed | B．encouraged | C．interested | D．comforted |
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| 小题6: | | A．questioned | B．remembered | C．doubted | D．wondered |
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| 小题7: | | A．sound | B．hammer | C．voice | D．ring |
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| 小题8: | | A．studies | B．opinions | C．memories | D．brains |
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| 小题9: | | A．strangely | B．carefully | C．eagerly | D．usually |
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| 小题10: | | A．got | B．kept | C．prevented | D．found |
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| 小题11: | | A．Break | B．fall | C．stop | D．move |
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| 小题12: | | A．wind | B．repair | C．read | D．clean |
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| 小题13: | | A．unexpectedly | B．gently | C．difficultly | D．freely |
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| 小题14: | | A．ticking | B．moving | C．noisy | D．quiet |
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| 小题15: | | A．help | B．bear | C．hope | D．insist |
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| 小题16: | | A．slowly | B．quickly | C．unwillingly | D．naturally |
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| 小题17: | | A．feet | B．hands | C．sense | D．life |
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| 小题18: | | A．breathed | B．blown | C．taken | D．sent |
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| 小题19: | | A．study | B．bedroom | C．heart | D．mind |
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| 小题20: | | A．died | B．lived | C．smiled | D．sang |
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“Dash” is a symbol which represents every day we’re spreading alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your “dash” is important.
Recently I 1 about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn’t help but feel it was not by 2 ,nor happenstance, that she had been named “Hope”. The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 3 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others. 4 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was beyond her tender years and very, very special. Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 5 a “wish” in early December 2010 by the “Make-A-Wish” Foundation after being 6 that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150 7 in her area like her were waiting for their wishes to be granted, she unselfishly used her wish to 8 that those children have their wishes granted. She also hoped that it could be done 9 January 16, 2011.Unfortunately, however, the organization told her that her 10 request couldn’t be granted as the funds were simply 11 . They calculated that they would need to raise more that one 12 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish. 13 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired warm-hearted 14 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 15 as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 16 the story of this 17 young girl who had touched the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 18 money to help make Hope"s dream come true.
Her efforts were not in vain as they continued to help others, not only 19 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, “A Celebration of Hope” on January 16,2011, the 20 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!
| 小题1: | | A．heard | B．thought | C．cared | D．talked |
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| 小题2: | | A．coincidence | B．independence | C．convenience | D．intelligence |
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| 小题3: | | A．lost | B．carried | C．expected | D．housed |
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| 小题4: | | A．Until | B．Unless | C．Though | D．If |
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| 小题5: | | A．expressed | B．offered | C．made | D．sent |
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| 小题6: | | A．recognized | B．informed | C．reminded | D．understood |
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| 小题7: | | A．children | B．citizens | C．villagers | D．relatives |
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| 小题8: | | A．tell | B．ask | C．arrange | D．order |
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| 小题10: | | A．final | B．formal | C．simple | D．noble |
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| 小题11: | | A．unbearable | B．unbelievable | C．unavailable | D．uncomfortable |
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| 小题12: | | A．thousand | B．hundred | C．million | D．billion |
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| 小题13: | | A．Disappointed | B．Surprised | C．worried | D．Embarrassed |
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| 小题14: | | A．committees | B．individuals | C．corporations | D．organizations |
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| 小题15: | | A．theirs | B．ours | C．hers | D．yours |
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| 小题16: | | A．wrote | B．read | C．broadcast | D．shared |
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| 小题17: | | A．caring | B．tiring | C．annoying | D．worrying |
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| 小题18: | | A．finding | B．spending | C．raising | D．borrowing |
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| 小题19: | | A．perfectly | B．physically | C．healthily | D．thankfully |
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| 小题20: | | A．proposal | B．decision | C．conclusion | D．announcement |
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This week was busier than usual, and I was very tired today. All I wanted to do was to go home and enjoy a bowl of good hot soup.
But when I saw my daughter’s car, I knew that it was Bryan’s night. Since his parents separated, I had tried to have my six-year-old grandson spend a few hours with me at least once a week. I had always tried to make it a special time for him. We did many interesting things; Bryan loved all these activities, and so did I. But today I had to give up our evening. I said how tired I was feeling. “Bryan, I’m sorry. Tonight I don’t feel like having fun or playing games. We’ll have our night together some other time.” I saw the sadness in Bryan’s eyes. He said, “I like soup, Grandma.” I knew he meant “Please don’t send me away. Please let me stay.” I saw the shadow (阴影) in Bryan’s eyes. Something else was changing. Maybe he thought I wouldn’t want to have him come any more — not tonight, not next week, not ever. Finally, I said OK. I was glad to see his eyes light up. After I put the soup on the stove (炉子) and turned on the TV, I fell asleep.
When I woke up, there was a coat over my legs, and the soup was gone. Bryan was on the floor, reading a coloring book and watching a television show at the same time. The poor boy must have been so bored (烦躁的)! When he found I was awake, he ran over and gave me a big hug. “I love you, Grandma,” he said. “Haven’t we had a nice time together?” His big smile and happy eyes told me that this time he meant exactly what he was saying. That was the keyword — together. We had done nothing exciting or special. But we were together.
小题1:What does the underlined part (in Paragraph 2) mean?| A．It was time to cook hot soup for Bryan that night. | | B．This was the evening when Bryan stayed with his grandma. | | C．Bryan would have a good rest that night. | | D．Bryan would stay with his parents that night. |
小题2:Why didn’t the author want to stay with her grandson that night at first?| A．She was too tired to have fun or play games with him. | | B．She was sick and wanted to have a good rest. | | C．She was too busy and had to work overtime that night. | | D．She had to prepare soup for the whole family. |
小题3:How many times did the author describe Bryan’s eyes?小题4:From the passage, we can infer that _____.| A．Bryan’s parents separated so he had to live with his grandma | | B．Bryan was sad that night because his grandma didn’t play with him | | C．the author wouldn’t want to stay with her grandson any more | | D．the author and her grandson loved each other very much |
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A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: “AAAhhhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountains: “AAAhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
Curious, he shouts: : “Who are you?” He receives the answer:” “Who are you?” And then he screams to the mountain: “I admire you!” The voice answers: “I admire you!”
Angered at the response, he screams: “Coward (one without courage)!” He receives the answer: “Coward!”
He looks to his father and asks: “What"s going on?” The father smiles and says: “My son, pay attention.”
Again the man screams at the top of his voice: “You are a champion!” The voice answers: “You are a champion!”
The boy is surprised, but does not understand. Then the father explains: “People call this ECHO (回音) , but really this is LIFE. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.”
This relationship applies to (适用于) everything, in all aspects of life; life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
小题1:The boy is surprised because __________.| A．he falls over his own feet. | B．his father can shout as loud as he does. | | C．he hears his screams repeated. | D．someone calls him a coward. |
小题2:What’s the father’s attitude towards life?| A．hopeful | B．disappointed | C．upset | D．hopeless |
小题3:Which of the following sayings is in keeping with the father’s teachings?| A．Faith will move mountains. | B．A great talker is a great liar (说谎者). | | C．Love me, love my dog. | D．Do well and have well. |
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