“You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．” I heard his 36 fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul．If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then．
The car accident has left me unconscious．When 37 , I found both legs in casts（石膏）．While I had other serious injuries, my 38 were my first concern．Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldn’t imagine being 39 in a wheelchair．
Lying in my bed, I wondered how I 40 give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would 41 ．He’d been cheerful on every visit, but I saw 42 in his eyes． He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever．
Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune 43 ．
It didn’t take me long to become 44 with my limited movements and even with the pace the doctors were willing to go with me．I was determined to learn everything they showed me．
Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t be 45 or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor, 46 on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight 47 my feet．After several weeks of such difficult 48 , my strength and confidence continued to 49 ．
It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most 50 to me．One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I 51 myself up．As he opened the door, I took a few small steps． 52 , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed．All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle 53 as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!”
I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick．I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends．My life has been blessed with many 54 of which I am proud．But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy 55 by those four little words of my son．
| 小题1: | | A．words | B．report | C．explanations | D．decision |
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| 小题2: | | A．hit | B．awakened | C．asked | D．discovered |
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| 小题3: | | A．legs | B．parents | C．activities | D．surroundings |
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| 小题4: | | A．placed | B．caught | C．carried | D．stuck |
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| 小题5: | | A．might | B．should | C．could | D．must |
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| 小题6: | | A．change | B．recover | C．adjust | D．succeed |
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| 小题7: | | A．curiosity | B．surprise | C．fear | D．puzzle |
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| 小题8: | | A．strikes | B．passes | C．continues | D．remains |
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| 小题9: | | A．familiar | B．strict | C．discouraged | D．impatient |
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| 小题10: | | A．punished | B．interrupted | C．accepted | D．protected |
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| 小题11: | | A．falling | B．setting | C．holding | D．ping |
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| 小题13: | | A．efforts | B．lessons | C．acts | D．curs |
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| 小题14: | | A．appear | B．survive | C．build | D．add |
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| 小题15: | | A．useful | B．important | C．popular | D．pleasant |
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| 小题16: | | A．opened | B．dressed | C．woke | D．dragged |
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| 小题17: | | A．Disappointed | B．Embarrassed | C．Frightened | D．Shocked |
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| 小题18: | | A．faded | B．spread | C．backed | D．sank |
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| 小题19: | | A．expectation | B．challenges | C．achievements | D．supports |
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| 小题20: | | A．proved | B．offered | C．taught | D．suggested |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:B |
试题分析:
小题1:由前面的句子You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair．可以知道是我听到他的话，句子意思“我听到他的话沉重地落到我的耳朵里”
小题2:由前面的句子The car accident has left me unconscious可以知道是当醒来时，句子意思“当我醒来的时候”
小题3:由前面的句子I found both legs in casts（石膏）可以知道是我的腿，句子意思“我的腿是我最关心的”
小题4:由后面的句子in a wheelchair可以知道是动不了，句子意思“我无法想象在轮椅上动不了”
小题5:因为短文时态是一般过去时，所以用could，句子意思“我不知道将怎样给我10岁儿子希望”
小题6:由前面的句子You will never walk again．You will have to use a wheelchair可以知道是复原的希望，句子意思“我不知道将怎样给我10岁儿子复原的希望”
小题7:由前面的句子He’d been cheerful on every visit可以知道他很害怕，句子意思“我看见他很害怕”
小题8:考查单词意思，strikes意思“来到”，passes意思“经过”，continues意思“继续”，remains意思“保持”，句子意思“我将用这个经历教他当不幸来到的时候应该做什么”
小题9:由前面的句子take me long可以知道变得没有耐心，所以选D
小题10:考查单词意思，punished意思“惩罚”，interrupted意思“打扰”，accepted意思“接受”，protected意思“保护”，句子意思“在我私人房间的每个晚上，我一知道我没被打扰或发现我就从床上挪动到地板上”
小题11:固定词组hold on to意思“扒在”，现在分词做状语，句子意思“拼命地趴在床栏杆”
小题12:固定词组on my feet意思“我的脚上”，句子意思“我慢慢地把重量放在脚上”
小题13:由前面的句子Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn’t interrupted be or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor可以知道经过艰苦的努力，句子意思“这样艰苦努力几周后”
小题14:考查单词意思，appear意思“出现”，survive意思“幸存”，build意思“建立”，add意思“增加”，句子意思“我的毅力和信心继续建立”
小题15:由前面的句子share my accomplishments with the person可以知道对作者很重要，句子意思“和某人分享成功对于我很重要”
小题16:固定词组drag oneself up意思“挺直身体”，句子意思“我挺直身体”
小题17:由前面的句子I took a few small steps可以知道是震惊
小题18:由后面的句子Mommy, you can walk可以知道是逐渐消失，句子意思“所有的痛、害怕、奋斗逐渐消失”
小题19:由倒数第二段第一句It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person…可以知道是成功
小题20:由后面的句子by those four little words of my son可以知道是提供，句子意思“我的满足和快乐都是儿子那四个字带来的”
点评：讲述作者发生车祸后，自己的腿不会动了，只能坐轮椅，作者为了使自己的腿复原，天天拼命地练习走路，最后终于会走了的故事。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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A firm handshake is key to interview success. As any serious job-hunter knows, it helps to dress smartly and smile at that all-important interview. But research has showed that a firm handshake is what really matters when it comes to impressing potential employers.
The US research looked at 98 undergraduates taking part in mock (模拟) interviews with businesses. As each undergraduate was graded on their overall performance, five "handshake raters" also marked them on their grasp, strength, duration, vigor and eye contact.
Professor Greg Stewart, from the University of Iowa, who led the study, said those who scored highly with the handshake raters were also considered to be the most hirable by the interviewers. Students with " wimpy" shakes were judged to be more timid and less impressive.
The study also found women with a firm handshake were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Professor Stewart said: "We"ve always heard that interviewers make up their mind about a person in the first two or three minutes of an interview. But we found that the first impression begins with a handshake that sets the tone for the rest of the interview. We don"t consciously remember a person"s handshake but it is one of the first non-verbal clues we get about the person"s overall personality, and that impression is what we remember."
Women were less likely to have a highly rated handshake, partly because traditionally they shake hands less than men. But when women did possess a firm handshake, they were likely to be evaluated more favorably than their male counterparts.
Body language experts warn, however, that the firmness needs to be just right, - as an over enthusiastic "bone crusher" handshake can indicate self-importance, a controlling personality and a lack of trustworthiness.
The handshake is thought to have originated in medieval Europe as a way for kings and knights to show that they did not intend to harm each other and possessed no hidden weapons.
小题1:The passage is probably intended for ______.| A．job-hunters | B．an undergraduate | C．employers | D．handshake raters |
小题2:From the first paragraph we know that in an interview ______.| A．dressing smartly is more important than a firm handshake | | B．smile has no effect on impressing potential employers | | C．a firm handshake is more important than dressing smartly, and smile | | D．dressing smartly, smile and a firm handshake are of the same importance |
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?| A．The firmer your handshake is the better impression you leave. | | B．The undergraduates without a firm handshake are thought to be less impressive. | | C．Generally speaking, women shake hands less with others. | | D．It"s said that the handshake dates back to medieval Europe. |
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．Women with a firm handshake were likely to leave a better impression than men. | | B．A successful job interview starts with a firm handshake. | | C．Dressing, smile and a firm handshake are all important to a successful job interview. | | D．Job interview success depends on interviewees" body language. |
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I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I___36___his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled over him and ran for the waiting bus.
___37___, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me___38___, “Honey, I have some___39___news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and___40___. I’m so sorry.”
“No! It’s not true!” I was___41___. I couldn’t believe her. “Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!” I called and called for him. I waited. He didn’t come. Feeling___42___, I wandered into the living room. I didn’t cry that night. I still couldn’t believe that he was___43___.
When I got off the bus the next day, the___44___at home was deafening. Finally, my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn’t stop___45___. I hadn’t even petted him when I left.___46___could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.
Time passed, and against my will, I started to___47___some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens ___48___ a dog. We can do everything right, but___49___things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That’s___50___. The best way to deal with the hard times is to___51___what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always___52___.
I now deeply understand the “circle of life”. Everyone is born, everyone___53___, and that’s the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no___54___for others like Belle – my new dog.
Best of all, I realized that Tippy___55___all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!
| 小题1: | | A．met | B．ignored | C．promised | D．preferred |
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| 小题2: | | A．However | B．Besides | C．Therefore | D．Finally |
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| 小题3: | | A．excitedly | B．quickly | C．nervously | D．seriously |
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| 小题4: | | A．good | B．sad | C．dull | D．happy |
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| 小题5: | | A．escaped | B．wounded | C．killed | D．knocked |
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| 小题6: | | A．in disagreement | B．in anger | C．in silence | D．in shock |
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| 小题7: | | A．lost | B．sleepy | C．crazy | D．uncertain |
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| 小题8: | | A．gone | B．missing | C．alive | D．stolen |
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| 小题9: | | A．noise | B．quarrel | C．silence | D．sound |
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| 小题10: | | A．waiting | B．crying | C．thinking | D．expecting |
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| 小题12: | | A．forget | B．recall | C．understand | D．change |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprising | B．bad | C．amazing | D．amusing |
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| 小题15: | | A．nature | B．human | C．life | D．rule |
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| 小题16: | | A．figure out | B．picked out | C．try out | D．put out |
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| 小题17: | | A．disappear | B．overcome | C．help | D．pass |
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| 小题18: | | A．grows | B．lives | C．suffers | D．dies |
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| 小题19: | | A．chance | B．room | C．possibility | D．doubt |
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| 小题20: | | A．thought of | B．brought up | C．left behind | D．picked up |
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Everywhere I go, people are speaking on their cell telephones regardless of their surroundings (环境) . This happens when people are walking around a lake or through town, or even driving. I have even seen a person attempting to speak on her cell phone while ordering ice cream at Dairy Queen, thus speaking to two people at once.
As the over-spending of technology increases, people begin to take less joy in the simple pleasures of life—joys that don’t cost money—from observing clouds, playing with children to thinking or reading. And it is not just telephones that take the responsibility; too much value is placed on items (物品) from computers to cars. Many things are purchased (购买) merely(仅仅) to show off. Do you really need a cell phone that plays games, shows movies and takes pictures? No, cell phones should be purchased to use in urgent situations.You do not need to use your telephone when you are at someone else’s house or in a restaurant.
Technology and possessions (财产) do not bring joy. While some technology is necessary, it can get ridiculous(可笑的). Each possession just makes us want more, while simple pleasures can be enjoyed now and then.
Instead of spending our time buying a third television or looking into the newest cell phone models, we should be acting more productively to improve the world by volunteering, for example. Or, we should reconsider playing computer games or taking pictures on our cell phones and read a book or imagine what shapes the clouds are in the sky instead.
小题1:The author mentions cell phones at the beginning just to show _________.| A．they can be used on any occasion. | | B．people manage to speak to two at a time. | | C．they can put drivers in great danger. | | D．people are fond of personal items. |
小题2:People have less joy of simple life nowadays mainly because they _________.| A．focus on technology and their belongings. | | B．use cell phones in less urgent situations. | | C．buy private cars just to show off. | | D．place too much value on computers. |
小题3:We can infer that ________.| A．people have no time to play with their children. | | B．we can take pleasure in using cell phones at any time. | | C．people always desire more possessions. | | D．we depend on volunteers to develop the world. |
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It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 16 to where he was going. Pretty soon he 17_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to 18 someone who could tell him how to get back to the 19 .
It was a long 20 road. For many __21__ he kept on driving. When it was almostdark ，he saw in a field a tall 22 ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his 23 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer___24____，still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 25 stays right where it is，”said the farmer，withoutstopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little more 26 .
“Don’t know. I never 27 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 28 .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time 29 at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. 30 I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
| 小题1: | | A．signs | B．orders | C．attention | D．direction |
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| 小题2: | | A．realized | B．recognized | C．accepted | D．received |
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| 小题4: | | A．town | B．country | C．capital | D．village |
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| 小题5: | | A．lonely | B．busy | C．dirty | D．crowded |
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| 小题7: | | A．driver | B．policeman | C．farmer | D．worker |
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| 小题8: | | A．strong | B．tired | C．weak | D．tiring |
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| 小题9: | | A．asked | B．demanded | C．replied | D．ordered |
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| 小题10: | | A．always | B．often | C．sometimes | D．seldom |
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| 小题11: | | A．politely | B．friendly | C．loudly | D．angrily |
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| 小题12: | | A．judged | B．measured | C．saw | D．studied |
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| 小题13: | | A．sad | B．lovely | C．friendly | D．angry |
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| 小题14: | | A．gladly | B．immediately | C．silently | D．excitedly |
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| 小题15: | | A．Generally | B．Fortunately | C．Certainly | D．Perhaps |
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It’s not uncommon in America for a person to belong to some kind of volunteer group. Donating one’s time and services is very much a part of the American way of life. Most charitable activities are organized by churches and groups around the nation and even encouraged by the government. The helping hand is extended to the poor， the homeless and the disabled. Some people work to teach youngsters how to read. Others open up soup kitchens to feed the homeless. Volunteers also take care of the disabled by making reading tapes for the blind and working in orphanages（孤儿院）to help children without parents.
High school students are often encouraged to become volunteers and many school club activities center around volunteer services. Students may work with disabled children during a summer program， or participate in a club activity which helps to bring meal to senior citizens who are shut-ins. With their sense of idealism（理想主义）students are often eager to donate their spare time. They see such activities as a way of becoming involved in the community and the adult-world. Social action for them becomes as important as their academic studies.
In a like manner， throughout the year，fund raising drives are also conducted by schools and community groups to raise money for a worthy cause. They may respond to a recent earthquake in a foreign country， a flood somewhere within their own， or another natural disaster which has left people destitute and homeless. They may organize drives to collect food， clothing and medicines to serve an immediate need. Today even the Halloween custom of ‘trick or treat’has become an occasion to collect money for a charitable cause.
The motive to help those less fortunate comes from the poor origins of the American nation. Those immigrants who were poor and downtrodden（受压迫的）became dependent on the kindness of their neighbors to make a new life for themselves.
American volunteers work throughout the world in less developed countries. They volunteer by serving as a champion of goodwill both at home and abroad， which no doubt enriches both his life and those whom he serves.
小题1: Which of the following charitable activities is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Some people open up soup kitchens to feed homeless people. | | B．Some students bring meals to old people who can’t go out easily. | | C．Some people collect money to help a foreign country with a recent earthquake. | | D．Some students donate books to children in mountainous areas. |
小题2: Why are American high school students eager to do voluntary work?| A．Because they want to participate in some social activities. | | B．Because they want to go to better universities. | | C．Because they can get higher scores at school. | | D．Because they can realize their dream sooner. |
小题3:The underlined word “destitute” in Paragraph 4 probably means .| A．lifeless | B． penniless | C．useless | D．valueless |
小题4: American charitable activities started because ___________.| A．Americans are always ready to share with others | | B．Americans are mostly kind | | C．poor immigrants needed help badly | | D．poor Americans couldn’t live on without help |
小题5: What’s the best title of the passage?| A．The Call from the Poor | B．Voluntary Work in the US | | C．Ways to help the Poor | D．American Volunteers Around the World |
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