There was an American writer who often told such a story to his friends and readers:
It was an exhibition of the artists’ works organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special guest to take part in the exhibition. During this period, two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and asked for my signature(签名).
“I haven’t brought my pen. Is the pencil okay?” I asked. In fact I knew they wouldn’t refuse. I just wanted to show a well-known writer’s good manners to the common readers.
“Certainly,” the young girls readily agreed. I could see they were very excited. Of course, their excitement also made me more pleased with myself. One of the girls handed her notebook to me. I took out my pencil, wrote a few words of encouragement, and signed my name. The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Aren’t you Robert Charboss?”
“NO,”I told her proudly, “I’m the author of Alice Adams, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes.”
The young girl turned to another one, and said, “Mary, lend your eraser to me.”
At the moment, all my pride turned into a bubble (泡沫) immediately. Since then, I always warn(告诫)myself：Don’t think too highly of yourself even though you are so outstanding（杰出的）.
小题1:The writer went to the exhibition because he .| A．would put out his new book | | B．got a special invitation | | C．wanted to meet his fans | | D．wanted show off (炫耀) that he was an outstanding writer |
小题2:We can infer that the two girls were the fans of . | A．the writer | B．Alice Adams | C．Robert Charboss | D．the Red Cross |
小题3:The underlined sentence “all my pride turned into a bubble immediately” means that the writer .| A．had realized that he was too proud of himself | | B．felt very angry when he heard the girl’s words | | C．was so polite to the girls and helped them a lot | | D．was regret to sign his name for the girl |
小题4:This story teaches us to be a(an) person.| A．careful | B．outstanding | C．modest | D．easy-going |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
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试题分析：文章介绍了一个故事。我以为两个女孩子是来找我签名的，倒数最后却是找Robert Charboss。并把我的签名擦掉，让我很失望。
小题1:B 细节题。根据第二段第二行. I was invited as a special guest to take part in the exhibition.说明他是特殊的客人，那么应该是被特别邀请的，故B正确。
小题2:C 推理题。The girl read my signature, frowned(皱眉), looked at me carefully and asked, “Aren’t you Robert Charboss?”说明这两个女孩本来想要的是Robert Charboss的签名，说明她们是Robert Charboss的拥趸。故C正确。
小题3:A 猜测词义题。他原以为对方是来要他的签名的，感觉非常自豪。最后两个女孩是想要Robert Charboss的签名，并把他的签名擦掉，这让我很难过。说明之前我太骄傲了，故A正确。
小题4:C 推理题。根据文章倒数第三段“NO,”I told her proudly, “I’m the author of Alice Adams, the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes.说明我没有隐瞒，而是据实告之，说明我很诚实。
点评：本文通过一个故事讲述了一个道理做人要诚实，诚实是最大的品质。注意对文章中心思想的把握和细节的理解。 |
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Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. 21 I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his 22 qualities. First of all, I respected his 23 to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he 24 what he taught. Furthermore, he could be counted on（依赖） to explain his ideas in an 25 way, introducing such aids to 26 as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he 27 sang a song in class in order to make a point clear. 28 , 1 admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them 29 the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would 30 a student to a game of chess. 31 , he would join student groups to discuss a variety of 32 ：agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for 33 on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was 34 by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success 35 , during it, the students and the professor 36 at least one loud 37 . Through his sense of humor, he made learning more 38 and more lasting. If it is 39 that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, 40 my friend is indeed a wise man.
| 小题1: | | A．Although | B．When | C．Even if | D．Now that |
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| 小题2: | | A．basic | B．special | C．common | D．particular |
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| 小题3: | | A．attention | B．introduction | C．relation | D．devotion |
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| 小题4: | | A．insisted on | B．talked about. | C．believed in | D．agreed with |
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| 小题5: | | A．imaginative | B．ordinary | C．opposite | D．open |
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| 小题6: | | A．listening | B．understanding | C．information | D．discovery |
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| 小题7: | | A．also | B．nearly | C．even | D．only |
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| 小题8: | | A．Later | B．Secondly | C．However | D．Therefore |
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| 小题10: | | A．invite | B．lead | C．prefer | D．show |
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| 小题11: | | A．As a matter of fact | B．Later on | C．Other times | D．In general |
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| 小题12: | | A．questions | B．subjects | C．matters | D．contents |
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| 小题13: | | A．support | B．explanation | C．experience | D．advice |
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| 小题14: | | A．disturbed | B．moved | C．attracted | D．defeated |
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| 小题15: | | A．for | B．until | C．since | D．unless |
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| 小题16: | | A．hear | B．suggest | C．share | D．demand |
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| 小题17: | | A．laugh | B．cry | C．shout | D．question |
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| 小题18: | | A．helpful | B．enjoyable | C．practical | D．useful |
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| 小题19: | | A．natural | B．normal | C．hopeful | D．true |
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There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he 36 to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great 37 and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服，打败） many kings and 38 many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of 39 .
For a long time he wandered in 40 from place to place. His enemies were 41 him. He was about to lose all hope.
One day he was 42 under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t 43 any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more 44 and saw it was an ant, 45 a grain of wheat（麦粒） as large as itself.
There was a 46 in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.
“You are 47 , Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he 48 , the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it 49 held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane 50 the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same 51 . Then it tried the twenty-first time. 52 , one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had 53 so often. The next minute it climbed 54 into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, 55 I succeed.”
And this he did.
| 小题1: | | A．failed | B．learned | C．chose | D．wished |
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| 小题2: | | A．party | B．family | C．army | D．group |
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| 小题3: | | A．burned | B．defended | C．rebuilt | D．developed |
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| 小题4: | | A．business | B．battle | C．sports | D．wheat |
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| 小题5: | | A．peace | B．relief | C．puzzlement | D．fear |
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| 小题6: | | A．fighting against | B．looking for | C．caring about | D．calling on |
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| 小题7: | | A．lying | B．singing | C．sleeping | D．practicing |
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| 小题8: | | A．grow up | B．get around | C．carry on | D．stay up |
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| 小题9: | | A．quickly | B．excitedly | C．seriously | D．closely |
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| 小题10: | | A．eating | B．carrying | C．discovering | D．picking |
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| 小题11: | | A．hole | B．cave | C．leaf | D．flower |
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| 小题12: | | A．hungry | B．small | C．brave | D．smart |
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| 小题13: | | A．discussed | B．explained | C．complained | D．spoke |
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| 小题14: | | A．only | B．still | C．also | D．even |
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| 小题15: | | A．watched | B．touched | C．helped | D．guided |
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| 小题16: | | A．goal | B．method | C．result | D．reason |
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| 小题17: | | A．Hurriedly | B．Gently | C．Slowly | D．Sadly |
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| 小题18: | | A．stopped | B．appeared | C．prepared | D．fallen |
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| 小题19: | | A．worriedly | B．safely | C．freely | D．calmly |
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| 小题20: | | A．till | B．after | C．if | D．because |
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A few years ago, when I was about 14,I went out for a walk 31 a rainy summer day. I saw a man 32 small, dirty colthes. He had 33umbrella, and he was picking bottles out of bushes. When he found 34 ,he smiled and put it in his big bag. I thought,“I wish there 35 some way to help him. Well, I could give him my umbrella.” Then I walked to him 36 gave the umbrella to him.“You need this more than I 37 .” The man took it with 38 big smile on his face and said,“Thank you! Thank you!” And then I walked away 39 good, I turned around and saw him 40a lot more, even though he was still picking bottles from bushes. “It was just an umbrella.” I thought, not 41 that it was the kindness 42 made him happy.
A few weeks later I was walking on a sunny day, and 43 the same man with the same clothes, 44 the same big bag 45 of bottles. The only 46 was that my umbrella was right in the corner, looking47 he cherished（爱护） it. It was so clean.
It didn’t 48 that I couldn’t give the man a house and a job and I only did I was able to do. But 50made someone else happier, so that was enough.
| 小题3: | | A．no | B．not any | C．not a | D．none |
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| 小题4: | | A．it | B．one | C．some | D．anything |
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| 小题9: | | A．feel | B．felt | C．feeling | D．to feel |
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| 小题10: | | A．crying | B．laughing | C．shouting | D．smiling |
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| 小题11: | | A．wanting | B．thinking | C．realizing | D．considering |
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| 小题12: | | A．that | B．which | C．what | D．how |
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| 小题13: | | A．passing by | B．passed by | C．went by | D．going by |
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| 小题14: | | A．as well | B．but | C．and | D．rather than |
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| 小题15: | | A．fill | B．filled | C．full | D．filling |
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| 小题16: | | A．difference | B．same | C．change | D．vary |
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| 小题17: | | A．even if | B．as to | C．as for | D．as if |
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| 小题18: | | A．matter | B．count | C．event | D．affair |
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| 小题19: | | A．which | B．what | C．that | D．whether |
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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. To offer his guests coffee, the 37 went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 38 — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some 39 , some expensive, some delicate — telling them to help themselves to the 40 .
When all the students 41 a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, "If you have 42 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been taken up, 43 the plain and cheap ones. While it is 44 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 45 of your problems and stress. "
"Be assured that the cup itself adds no 46 to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even 47 what we drink. "
"What all of you really want is coffee, 48 the cup, but you 49 went for the best cups … And then you began 50 each other"s cups. "
"Now consider 51 : Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain 52 , and the type of cup we have does not determine, nor 53 the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Fully appreciate the coffee, not the cups! Don"t let the cups 55 you ... enjoy the coffee instead.
| 小题1: | | A．stress | B．progress | C．condition | D．pride |
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| 小题2: | | A．advisor | B．professor | C．monitor | D．graduate |
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| 小题3: | | A．glasses | B．bowls | C．trays | D．cups |
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| 小题4: | | A．plain-looking | B．beautiful | C．modern | D．nice-looking |
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| 小题5: | | A．pot | B．sugar | C．milk | D．coffee |
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| 小题6: | | A．made | B．had | C．cooked | D．served |
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| 小题7: | | A．talked | B．discussed | C．noticed | D．decided |
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| 小题8: | | A．leaving behind | B．falling about | C．leaving about | D．falling behind |
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| 小题9: | | A．strange | B．wonderful | C．normal | D．important |
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| 小题10: | | A．source | B．purpose | C．doubt | D．result |
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| 小题11: | | A．price | B．quality | C．sweet | D．color |
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| 小题12: | | A．proves | B．tastes | C．hides | D．steals |
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| 小题13: | | A．more than | B．less than | C．other than | D．rather than |
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| 小题14: | | A．consciously | B．wisely | C．shyly | D．carelessly |
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| 小题15: | | A．showing | B．eyeing | C．exchanging | D．praising |
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| 小题17: | | A．jobs | B．money | C．position | D．life |
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| 小题18: | | A．change | B．increase | C．discover | D．lower |
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| 小题19: | | A．try | B．manage | C．fail | D．plan |
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| 小题20: | | A．envy | B．drive | C．support | D．assess |
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I lay there buried alive under our house when the bomb hit our city. The great 21 started by the bomb came nearer and nearer to us as workers tried to 22 us. “Hurry!” they cried to one another as the flames (火焰) came nearer. At last they reached us and 23 me and my mother out from under everything 24 the flames reached us.
Later, as I thought of the pilot of the plane that 25 the bomb on our city, I cried, “I hate him. I hate him.” The people with marked faces from the 26 of the bomb made me cry, “I hate him.” I saw people suffering (遭受) a terrible, 27 death. Again and again I cried as I saw these people, “I hate him!”
Some time later, that man appeared in a meeting I 28 .As I looked at him, I 29 him very much. Then I listened to what he told us of his 30 the day when he dropped the bomb on our city. I heard him say, “When I flew over the city 31 we dropped the bomb, I cried, ‘Oh, God, what have I 32 ’.” I could see that he found it 33 to speak of that day.
As this happened I suddenly 34 my hatred (仇恨) of him was 35 . It only made me unhappy also. As I did this, it was as if a heavy load (负担) 36 my shoulders. Then I decided to 37 him. I did so and my life was 38 .
I now help those who suffer from 39 other people. I try to help them to 40 everyone, as I am now able to do.
| 小题1: | | A．sound | B．heat | C．fire | D．light |
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| 小题2: | | A．call | B．reach | C．find | D．help |
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| 小题3: | | A．put | B．sent | C．pulled | D．brought |
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| 小题4: | | A．after | B．as | C．when | D．before |
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| 小题5: | | A．made | B．dropped | C．attacked | D．set |
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| 小题6: | | A．noise | B．energy | C．effect | D．power |
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| 小题7: | | A．slow | B．serious | C．sad | D．hard |
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| 小题8: | | A．joined | B．took | C．attended | D．gave |
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| 小题9: | | A．hated | B．feared | C．honored | D．believed |
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| 小题10: | | A．activity | B．idea | C．experience | D．opinion |
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| 小题11: | | A．when | B．after | C．as | D．before |
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| 小题13: | | A．difficult | B．easy | C．useless | D．proud |
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| 小题14: | | A．imagined | B．realized | C．knew | D．thought |
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| 小题15: | | A．right | B．funny | C．necessary | D．wrong |
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| 小题16: | | A．took away | B．took off | C．fell off | D．fell on |
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| 小题17: | | A．forgive(原谅) | B．kill | C．defeat | D．accept |
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| 小题18: | | A．balanced | B．changed | C．continued | D．ruined |
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| 小题19: | | A．punishing | B．hurting | C．disliking | D．hating |
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| 小题20: | | A．respect | B．love | C．consider | D．move |
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