It was pouring outside. We all stood there 26 , some patiently , others annoyed 27 nature messed up (弄糟) their hurried day . I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 28 away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice 29 me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 30 down a bit,” Mom replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and 31 : “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.
“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 32 her Mom’s arm.
“This morning? 33 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said,” If God can get us through this, he can get us through 34 .”
The entire crowd turned 35 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about 36 she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 37 . But then we heard, “Honey, you are 38 . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,” Mom said. Then 39 they ran.
We all stood 40 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 41 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 42 to their cars. Circumstances (境况) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 43 . But no one can ever take away your precious 44 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 45 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
| 小题1: | | A．talking | B．waiting | C．complaining | D．expecting |
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| 小题2: | | A．as if | B．even if | C．because | D．when |
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| 小题3: | | A．taking | B．putting | C．driving | D．washing |
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| 小题4: | | A．caught | B．broke | C．impressed | D．called |
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| 小题5: | | A．slows | B．comes | C．pushes | D．calms |
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| 小题6: | | A．asked | B．repeated | C．required | D．added |
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| 小题7: | | A．pulled | B．touched | C．waved | D．felt |
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| 小题8: | | A．Why | B．How | C．When | D．Where |
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| 小题9: | | A．the rain | B．the disease | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．silent | C．serious | D．angry |
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| 小题11: | | A．what | B．how | C．whether | D．if |
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| 小题12: | | A．dishonest | B．silly | C．daring | D．forgetful |
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| 小题13: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．stupid | D．clever |
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| 小题15: | | A．sighing | B．joking | C．discussing | D．watching |
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| 小题16: | | A．followed | B．guided | C．respected | D．praised |
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| 小题17: | | A．time | B．way | C．same | D．best |
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| 小题18: | | A．house | B．money | C．health | D．time |
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| 小题19: | | A．children | B．memories | C．courage | D．experience |
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| 小题20: | | A．possibilities | B．risk | C．opportunities | D．challenge |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:C |
试题分析：
小题1:B。外面下雨了，人们都在躲雨，等候雨停。下文母亲的话“We’ll wait until...”也给出了提示。从后半句看，一些人耐心，一些人有些恼怒，所以不能说大家都在抱怨。
小题2:C。别的人恼怒，当然因为大自然的突然降雨打乱了他们正常的工作生活节奏。
小题3:D。雨水冲刷走了世界上的尘土和脏物。
小题4:A。catch me相当于catch my attention，“引起了我的注意力”，因为此前我正沉醉于雨水带来的感受中。并没有让我恼怒，也谈不上给我留下了很深的印象。
小题5:A。slow down指雨下得缓和一点，不能说stop a bit，停止不存在程度上的一点。小题6:B。此句话和前面说的话一样，所以是重复了一遍。
小题7:A。小孩子想让母亲一起在雨中走，而母亲又没有答应，所以孩子要拉着母亲的手往外走。
小题8:C。从女儿的回答“When you were talking ...”可知母亲是问小孩自己是什么时候说那话的。
小题9:C。如果上帝能让小孩的父亲度过这一难关，则能让他们度过任何“难关”。
小题10:B。still一动不动；silent沉默，不出声。对于小孩的这一天真美好的愿望，大家显然都事先没有想到，所以都在沉默，并静观下面事情的发展。
小题11:A。what引导宾语从句，what在句中充当say的宾语，母亲在考虑要和女儿怎么说。
小题12:B。母亲知道，孩子说出的话，在一些人看来肯定会是有点傻的，因为上帝是不存在的，这种愿望只是一种幻想。dishonest不诚实的，欺骗的。孩子的说法是一种美好愿望，当然算不上是欺骗。
小题13:A。母亲不愿破坏孩子的童真，所以表示赞同“你是对的”，是肯定孩子的话就是自己讲过的话，而不是说孩子聪明。
小题14:A。run off跑开。此处强调off，故把这个词提前。
小题15:D。上文的silent以及下文的smiling，laughing可以看出母女的行为已引起了人们的关注，他们都在看着母女俩在雨中跑。
小题16:A。从定语从句可知，母女的行为也感染了其他的人，又有几个人也加入她们的行列，在雨中奔跑。follow跟着。
小题17:B。all the way一路上。way和后面的to搭配。这几个人一边跑一边又叫又笑，很兴奋。
小题18:C。母女的美好愿望是源于小孩的父亲得癌症了，所以说境况可以带走人们的健康。
小题19:B。从下文“… make memories every day!”可知，自己创造的美好记忆是不会被带走的。
小题20:C。take the chance / opportunities to do …抓住机会做某事，为固定搭配。该句的意思是“抓住创造美好记忆的机会
考点:考查人生百味类完型填空
点评：本文是从一对母女躲雨是的对话，和大家在雨中快乐的奔跑，说明我们要抓住创造美好记忆的机会，文章内容浅显，主要考查在上下文中对词义的辨析理解，要求考生有一定的思维转换能力。对于文章的上下文串联有较强的理解，语法规则的使用和辨析要求较高。 |
核心考点
试题【It was pouring outside. We all stood there 26 , some patiently , others anno】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn"t the nicest person 36 .
I got off the college bus and started walking. That"s 37 I heard piano music and singing rising above the 38 of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower 39 I could find out where it was coming from. 40 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a 41 next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing 42 me a bit. I stood there watching her 43 for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take 44 to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence, she looked in my 45 . I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a 46 time lately, but you’ve made me hopeful again.”
"I"m happy that I could 47 . Why are you so sad?"
"Well, my mum had got 48 from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”
"You see, the way you were 49 ," she explained. “Don"t look defeated, 50 come in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it. Smile more ... 51 your head up."
I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was 52 me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many 53 people and hope to relieve their 54 and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a 55 soul.
| 小题1: | | A．instead | B．somehow | C．anyway | D．either |
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| 小题2: | | A．since | B．when | C．before | D．after |
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| 小题3: | | A．noise | B．view | C．scene | D．hurry |
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| 小题5: | | A．Across | B．Along | C．Beside | D．Through |
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| 小题6: | | A．plate | B．carriage | C．basket | D．bowl |
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| 小题7: | | A．discouraged | B．disturbed | C．shocked | D．comforted |
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| 小题8: | | A．playing | B．begging | C．dancing | D．refreshing |
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| 小题9: | | A．image | B．belief | C．courage | D．time |
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| 小题10: | | A．instruction | B．direction | C．operation | D．intention |
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| 小题11: | | A．peaceful | B．nice | C．rough | D．pleasure |
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| 小题12: | | A．work | B．improve | C．stand | D．help |
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| 小题13: | | A．lost | B．fired | C．stuck | D．tired |
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| 小题14: | | A．sighing | B．listening | C．walking | D．talking |
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| 小题15: | | A．Opportunities | B．Possibilities | C．Performances | D．Experiences |
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| 小题16: | | A．drop | B．lift | C．pick | D．knock |
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| 小题17: | | A．depressing | B．encouraging | C．frightening | D．surprising |
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| 小题18: | | A．active | B．thoughtful | C．negative | D．surprising |
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| 小题19: | | A．pain | B．sight | C．respect | D．attention |
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| 小题20: | | A．classical | B．serious | C．curious | D．musical |
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The day was warm and the sun shone down like a new beginning on my life. I was waving goodbye to my son, the last one of my fledglings （刚会飞的鸟）to leave home and go to new woods, "University actually" . I felt so lighthearted after spending many years looking after my four children—cooking, washing, ironing, teaching them how to look after themselves and manage their finances—that I actually thought “At long last, freedom".
But, as I watched my last one leave, although it was a joyous occasion, I realized I had not really prepared for this day, I was too tied up with bringing up these adults of the future to realize that they would all leave the nest and lives independently.
At first I didn"t know what "I" wanted to do. I tried a part time job, which ended in me running out in tears. I started a business making soft furnishings, but that didn"t work either. I grew my own veggies and fruit, which lasted 3 years, until I was advised by my doctor that my feet couldn"t take any more "tools” driven through them.
I began wondering if I had a future of my own. I cried for the life I was used to, and hadn"t known or wanted anything different.
Then one day I saw an ad. for foster parents, I discussed it with my husband who was always behind everything I tried and with great disturbance , I rang up the number.
I now laugh and sing with my 14-year-old foster daughter, even when my cooker is a mess and my bathroom is a disaster area. I now know, 8 years later, what “I” was meant to be doing with all the spare hours, days, and weeks I had on my hands when my last fledgling flew the nest. The sun shines once again in my home.
小题1:How did the mother first feel when her last child went off to university?| A．Lonely. | B．Anxious. | C．Relieved. | D．Annoyed. |
小题2:The underlined phrase “was tied up with” in the second paragraph means “ ”.| A．was occupied in | B．was associated with | | C．was tired of | D．was addicted to |
小题3:In the third paragraph, the poor mother did all the things just to .| A．live a greener and healthier life | | B．earn more money for her kids’ education | | C．shift her attention and ease her anxiety | | D．start her own decorating business |
小题4:What did the empty-nested mother think of her husband?| A．Skilled | B．Supportive | C．Stubborn | D．Open-minded |
小题5:Thanks to the foster daughter, the author .| A．got rid of her busy work | | B．forgot her other children | | C．found a suitable job | | D．knew what she really wanted |
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Of all the things our wisdom tells us will make life entirely happy, the greatest is the possession of friendship. One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.
On the first Sunday in August, it’s time to recognize your friends and their contribution to your life. The first Sunday in August was fixed as National Friendship Day by the U.S. Congress in 1935, and remains a tradition observed in many countries and cultures. In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship.
Apparently, there are several friendship holidays, all of which fall on fixed dates.
National Friendship Day is on the first Sunday in August
Women’s Friendship Day is on the third Sunday in September
International Friendship Month is February
Old Friends, New Friends Week is the third week of May
People show their appreciation for friendship in various ways. Some expressions may be practical ones, such as flowers, particularly the pink friendship roses, cookies, chocolates, souvenirs from their vacations, a tape of favorite songs, farewell dinners, and welcome balloons.
Recipe for Friendship 2 cups of patience, 1 heart full of love, 2 handfuls of generosity, 2 cups of loyalty, 1 cup of understanding, A dash of laughter. Mix them all well. Spray generously over a lifetime and serve everyone you meet.
Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe, another great reason to celebrate! Although our friends certainly deserve thanks on more than just one day of the year, what better day to honor them than Friendship Day!!
小题1:Which of the following proverbs supports the main idea of the first paragraph?| A．Friendship cannot stand always on one side. | | B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | | C．A friend without faults will never be found. | | D．A life without a friend is a life without a sun. |
小题2:Which of the holidays happens first in a year?| A．National Friendship Day. | B．Women’s Friendship Day. | | C．International Friendship Month. | D．Old Friends, New Friends Week. |
小题3:What is most needed to make friendship grow, develop and last?| A．Inviting your friends over for a party. | | B．Looking on your friends as relatives. | | C．Honoring your friends on Friendship Day. | | D．Being loyal and generous to your friends. |
小题4:“Recipe for Friendship” here actually means .| A．a prescription for curing friends | B．a method of keeping a friendship | | C．the pleasure of having friends | D．the importance of friendship |
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One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some 21 for the night. “Could you give us a 22 here?” the husband asked.
The waiter, a 23 man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and 24 that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “ 25 I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be 26 to sleep in my room? It’s not 27 a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you 28 for the night.”
When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple 30 . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best 31 in America. Maybe someday I’ll 32 one for you.” The waiter looked at them and 33 .Then they drove away.
Two years passed. The waiter had almost 34 it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that 35 night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man 36 knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose 37 him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He 38 to a great new building there.
“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.
“You must be 39 ,” the young man said.
“I’m not,” said the elderly man.
The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first manager was George Boldt.
| 小题1: | | A．food | B．shelter | C．light | D．space |
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| 小题3: | | A．serious | B．patient | C．friendly | D．careful |
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| 小题4: | | A．decided | B．thought | C．suggested | D．explained |
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| 小题6: | | A．ready | B．glad | C．grateful | D．natural |
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| 小题7: | | A．clearly | B．nearly | C．exactly | D．simply |
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| 小题8: | | A．calm | B．special | C．successful | D．comfortable |
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| 小题9: | | A．easily | B．politely | C．give | D．know |
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| 小题10: | | A．left | B．agreed | C．complained | D．happened |
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| 小题11: | | A．hotel | B．shop | C．school | D．restaurant |
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| 小题12: | | A．build | B．keep | C．find | D．invent |
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| 小题13: | | A．checked | B．excused | C．smiled | D．changed |
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| 小题14: | | A．expected | B．realised | C．discovered | D．forgotten |
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小题15: | A．bright | B．warm | C．cloudy | D．stormy |
小题16:本题有误| A．ticket | B．map | C．form | D．travel |
小题17:本题有误| A．met | B．thanked | C．missed | D．watched |
| 小题18: | | A．waved | B．pointed | C．moved | D．returned |
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| 小题19: | | A．laughing | B．arguing | C．joking | D．reporting |
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| 小题20: | | A．small | B．common | C．simple | D．beautiful |
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Thid is a true story of a mother’s sacrifice(牺牲) in an earthquake.
When the rescuer reached the ruins of a young man’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. Her pose was somehow strange—she knelt(跪) on the ground like a person who was worshiping(祷告);her body was leaning forward, and her two hands were supported by an object. However, the cold and stiff body told them that she had passed away for sure.
The rescuers left this house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reason, the team leader was driven by a strong force to go back to the ruined house. Again, he knelt down to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with excitement, “A child! There is a child1”
The whole team worked together; carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a 3-month-old little boy wrapped in a blanket under his mother’s dead body. Obviously, the woman had made great sacrifice in order to save her son. When her house was falling, she used her body to make a cover to protect her son. The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up.
A doctor came quickly to examine the little boy. After he opened the blanket, he saw a cellphone inside the blanket.There was a text massage on the screen. It said, “If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” Everybody that read the massage cried
小题1:Why did the young woman kneel on the ground?| A．To protect herself from the earthquake | | B．To show respect for God | | C．To ask God for help | | D．To protect her baby |
小题2:After reading the text massage, everyone felt quite ______.| A．shocked | B．excited | C．moved | D．afraid |
小题3:What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?| A．To prove that a cat has nine lives. | | B．To show the power of a mother’s love. | | C．To express his thanks to the rescuers. | | D．To give advice on how to rescue others. |
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