It was her laughing that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that funny.
Walking over to the offender (someone that does something wrong), I asked for the 36 . Frozen, she refused to give it to me. I waited, all attention in the classroom on the quiet 37 between teacher and student. When she finally 38 it over she whispered, “Okay, but I didn’t draw it.”
It was a hand-drawn 39 of me, teeth blackened and the words “I’m stupid” coming out of my mouth.
I managed to fold it up calmly. My mind, 40 , was working angrily as I struggled not to 41 . I figured I knew the two students who were most likely to draw the picture. It would do them some 42 to teach them a lesson, and maybe it was high time that I did it!
Thankfully, I was able to keep myself 43 .
When there were about six minutes remaining, I showed the class the picture. They were all silent as I told them how 44 this was for me. I told them there must be a reason 45 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me. Then I let them write silently while I sniffled(抽鼻子) in the back of the classroom.
As I 46 the notes later, many of them said something like, “I’ve got nothing against you,” or “I’m sorry you were hurt.” A number of them said, “You give us too much homework.” Some kids said, “We’re 47 of you.” But two notes, from the girls who I 48 were behind the picture, had a list of issues. I was too 49 , too strict…
Reading those notes, I realized that over the course of this year, instead of 50 my students, I had begun commanding them to 51 . Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 52 driving them away.
I had some apologizing to do. But the next day in the classroom, one boy and one girl each handed me a card. The one 53 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke. The one from the girls asked for 54 .
This was a lesson for both the kids and me. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．help | B．advice | C．reason | D．note |
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| 小题2: | | A．conversation | B．match | C．argument | D．battle |
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| 小题3: | | A．took | B．handed | C．turned | D．thought |
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| 小题4: | | A．statue | B．card | C．poster | D．picture |
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| 小题5: | | A．however | B．otherwise | C．therefore | D．besides |
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| 小题6: | | A．leave | B．explain | C．argue | D．cry |
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| 小题7: | | A．favor | B．harm | C．good | D．punishment |
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| 小题8: | | A．controlled | B．amused | C．uninterested | D．relaxed |
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| 小题9: | | A．meaningful | B．hurtful | C．regretful | D．forgetful |
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| 小题10: | | A．aside | B．behind | C．below | D．above |
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| 小题11: | | A．read | B．finished | C．wrote | D．collected |
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| 小题12: | | A．proud | B．fond | C．afraid | D．ashamed |
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| 小题13: | | A．figured | B．promised | C．concluded | D．doubted |
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| 小题14: | | A．talkative | B．thoughtful | C．kind | D．mean |
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| 小题15: | | A．forcing | B．teaching | C．comforting | D．encouraging |
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| 小题16: | | A．achieve | B．apologize | C．fail | D．appreciate |
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| 小题17: | | A．normally | B．actually | C．immediately | D．generally |
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| 小题18: | | A．signed | B．offered | C．drawn | D．bought |
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| 小题19: | | A．thankfulness | B．pity | C．forgiveness | D．communication |
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| 小题20: | | A．friendship | B．future | C．knowledge | D．education |
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【要点综述】一次令人不愉快的玩笑让作者意识到自己对学生的严加管教实际上背离了自己的初衷，他们需要的是鼓励，而不是命令。
小题1:D 考查名词。女孩儿咯咯的笑声吸引了作者的注意，作者认为记笔记没有那么可笑，就向“冒犯者”要“笔记”。上文的“Note-taking”是线索提示。
小题1:D 考查名词。她拒绝把笔记交给作者，作者在等待，教室中所有的目光都转向了这场师生之间的沉默的“战争”，此处是比喻用法。
小题1:B 考查动词。上文提到作者向她要笔记，所以此处是她把笔记“交”给了作者。
小题1:D 考查名词。根据上一段最后一句中的内容可知笔记本上面是学生手画的作者的“画像”。下文的“for drawing the picture”也是线索提示。
小题1:A 作者努力平静地把学生给作者画的画像折叠起来，“但是”内心却感到非常气愤。前后内容表示转折，故用however。
小题1:D 根据上一段中描述的画像的内容可知这是对作者的侮辱，所以作者看过之后努力不“哭”出来。下文的“I sniffed in the back of the classroom”是线索提示。
小题1:C 作者认为这么做太过分，教训她们一顿会对她们有些“好处”。do sb.good表示“对某人有好处”。
小题1:A 上一段的后半部分提到作者打算教训她们一顿，所以此处表示作者最终能够“控制”自己。
小题1:B 根据下一段中的“I’m sorry you were hurt.”可知这张画像深深地“伤害”了作者。meaningful意为“有意义的”；forgetful意为“健忘的”；regretful意为“懊悔的”，均不符合语境。
小题1:B 作者告诉他们画像“背后”肯定有原因。下文揭示了画像背后的原因。
小题1:A 上一段提到作者让学生写下需要对作者说的任何事情，所以此处是“阅读”学生写的内容。另外，下一段的开头部分也是线索提示。
小题1:C 由下文可知作者对学生太严厉了，所以学生应该是害怕她，故选C。
小题1: A 此处与第四段的“ I figured…”相呼应，表示作者“认为”她们是画像背后的“真凶”。figure表示“认为，认定 (某事将发生或属实)”。
小题1:D 根据上下文可知她们认为作者过于严厉，非常“刻薄”。talkative意为“健谈的”；clumsy意为“笨拙的”；considerate意为“体贴的”，都不符合语境。
小题1:D 作者意识到今年以来，没有“鼓励”学生，而是采用了命令的方式。
小题1:A 根据下一句中的success可知作者开始采用命令的方式迫使学生“完成”。前三项分别表示“欣赏，感激”；“道歉”；“妥协”，都与下一句中的内容不符。
小题1:B 作者原以为这样会让他们成功，而“实际上”是让他们离成功越来越远。normally意为“正常地”；immediately意为“立刻”；generally意为“普遍地”，均不符合语境。
小题1:A 在有全部男生“签名”的那张卡片上他们表达了对这次令人不愉快的玩笑的真诚的后悔。
小题1:C 根据前一句中的“…expressed sincere regret for…”以及下一段第二句中的“Forgiveness does…”可知女生们请求作者的“原谅”。thankfulness意为“感激”；compensation意为“补偿”；communication意为“交流”，都不符合语境。
小题1:B 此处与本句中的the past相对，故选B项，表示“将来”。 |
核心考点
试题【It was her laughing that drew my attention. Note taking really wasn’t all that f】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
A professor I have worked pretty closely with has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. It has been devastating(悲惨的) for his family and heartbreaking for his students.
What made him extraordinary was not only that he was a rising star. He had only recently collected the highest honors for young researchers at the White House. We truly admire him—as someone put it, ‘He always has a smile and a kind word for everyone.” It is very hard to find someone who is extremely intelligent should be so nice a human being.
I decided that we needed him to know our attitude and also how we are all praying for his recovery. I bought him a simple card which read, ‘Healing thoughts and wishes coming your way.” I met all the students he worked closely with and got them to sign on it. Each student in his laboratory signed and also added a message. ‘We love you so much”, ‘We miss you! We need you back here—recover soon”… These were some of the messages that were written. Most of the students were really glad we were doing this and said it was a very good idea to give it to him.
He is still undergoing intense treatment, and along with his family is trying his best to stay optimistic and hopeful. I didn’t see a trace of self-pity or sadness when I met him last week. Instead, he paid attention to every word of my presentation and asked me several questions related to my work. I was amazed at how much he gave his 100% on that day in spite of being in pain because of chemotherapy( 化疗)，he did not know if he even had another month to live. “I am trying to focus on staying positive, hoping to be back this summer,” he said.
Needless to say, I saw an expression of joy and hope on his face as he opened the card. He said he was truly touched to see the messages from the students he worked closely with.
There is one thing I learnt from last week: It is so important to tell people how much they mean to us and what an inspiration they are before it becomes too late. My professor, in spite of being too sick to teach classes, has managed to continue being a great teacher, introducing his last valuable message to us.
小题1:The professor was admired because _______.| A．he was very intelligent | B．he had won many honors | | C．he had noble personalities | D．he was very determined |
小题2:What do the underlined words “our attitude” in paragraph 3 refer to?| A．Our worry about his health. | B．Our pray for his health. | | C．Our admiration for him. | D．Our pity for him. |
小题3: When the writer visited the professor at hospital, what surprised him was that the professor ________. | A．was suffering form great pain | B．was still very confident | | C．didn’t know he would die soon | D．still cared for others |
小题4: Of the following statements, the writer may agree that _________.| A．the professor loves his job very much | | B．few students supported the writer’s decision at first | | C．the professor will go back to teach this summer | | D．the professor often feels sorry for himself |
小题5:According to the last paragraph, what did the author learn?| A．One should remain optimistic all the time. | | B．It is important to let people know about their importance. | | C．Teachers should have a positive influence on their students. | | D．It is never too late to make a right decision. |
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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was 36 the teddy bears(泰迪熊) beside her father 37 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. 38 , it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and 39 picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father 40 his head, “No”.
Rather 41 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 42 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one 43 on top of the others, and raced down toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases and 44 the girl and her father.
Then, much to the little girl’s 45 , the little boy and his father got in line 46 her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl 47 it back to the cashier(收银员) and 48 something to her. The cashier smiled and put the 49 under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “ 50 , you’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only 51 in disbelief. It was, he said, 52 what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and 53 smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not 54 into the strong who care and the 55 who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.
小题1:A．looking through B．getting through C dressing up D．tidying up
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| 小题3: | | A．Then | B．Therefore | C．However | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题4: | | A．stopped | B．continued | C．avoided | D．kept |
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| 小题5: | | A．shook | B．nodded | C．moved | D．held |
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| 小题6: | | A．anxious | B．disappointed | C．angry | D．curious |
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| 小题7: | | A．also | B．instead | C．lastly | D．indeed |
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| 小题8: | | A．laying | B．lying | C．to lie | D．lain |
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| 小题9: | | A．accompanied | B．helped | C．admired | D．followed |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprise | B．satisfaction | C．joy | D．regret |
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| 小题11: | | A．behind | B．before | C．between | D．beyond |
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| 小题12: | | A．put | B．handed | C．sent | D．carried |
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| 小题13: | | A．whispered | B．shouted | C．gave | D．showed |
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| 小题14: | | A．basket | B．bag | C．bear | D．gift |
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| 小题15: | | A．Sorry | B．Excuse me | C．Congratulations | D．Pardon me |
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| 小题17: | | A．extremely | B．only | C．exactly | D．wonderfully |
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| 小题18: | | A．widest | B．greatest | C．prettiest | D．dearest |
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| 小题19: | | A．divided | B．changed | C．included | D．cut |
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| 小题20: | | A．poor | B．ugly | C．unhappy | D．weak |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on 36 hand.
One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital. I first went to the 37 desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient.
38 I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and 39 a bell. I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair, 40 me in it and pushed me down the hall.
“I’m not 41 ,” I shouted. “I’m just looking for a friend.”
“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll 42 him up to your room.”
In a minute I 43 myself in a small room. In no time they undressed me and covered some other things 44 me. One man said “If you need anything, press the button.”
“I want to get my 45 back.” I begged.
“Oh, you can 46 us,” a voice said, “Even if the 47 happens, we will see that your wife will get everything.” They left and locked the door 48 them.
I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr. Ward came in with several of his 49 .
“Thank God you finally came,” I said.
“It hurts that badly?” he asked.
“No, on the contrary, I am not ill 50 .”
Dr. Ward looked 51 . “If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more 52 than we expected.” Then he turned to his students: “This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to 53 that he is ill. __54__ he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for 55 by doing exploratory surgery (手术探查) .”
| 小题1: | | A．another | B．the other | C．other | D．others |
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| 小题2: | | A．meeting | B．office | C．information | D．medicine |
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| 小题3: | | A．Before | B．After | C．While | D．When |
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| 小题4: | | A．beat | B．struck | C．rang | D．took |
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| 小题5: | | A．pushed | B．placed | C．pulled | D．invited |
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| 小题6: | | A．well | B．sick | C．good | D．healthy |
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| 小题7: | | A．command | B．carry | C．order | D．send |
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| 小题8: | | A．felt | B．realized | C．found | D．understood |
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| 小题10: | | A．money | B．clothes | C．friend | D．form |
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| 小题11: | | A．upset | B．expect | C．wonder | D．believe |
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| 小题12: | | A．best | B．hardest | C．worst | D．easiest |
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| 小题13: | | A．behind | B．before | C．beside | D．by |
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| 小题14: | | A．friends | B．students | C．relatives | D．teachers |
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| 小题15: | | A．at all | B．in all | C．after all | D．above all |
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| 小题16: | | A．excited | B．worried | C．satisfied | D．surprised |
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| 小题17: | | A．interesting | B．comfortable | C．serious | D．pleasant |
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| 小题18: | | A．add | B．settle | C．concern | D．recognize |
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| 小题19: | | A．Before | B．Since | C．When | D．As soon as |
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| 小题20: | | A．himself | B．themselves | C．ourselves | D．yourselves |
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When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer (造酒人). He’d 36 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37 had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me 38 near a vat (酿酒用的桶) of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good 39 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 40 me to study law and business at the same time.
In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 41 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 42 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to 44 . I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 45 , “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 46 quality. Why not make good beer for 47 ? I thought.
I decided to give up my job to become 48 . When I told Dad, he was 49 , but in the end he 50 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 51 the brewer and patriot (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party. 52 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 53 out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) to be a brewer. My 54 to the young is simple: Life is very 55 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
| 小题1: | | A．cost | B．spent | C．taken | D．paid |
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| 小题3: | | A．anywhere | B．anyway | C．anyhow | D．somewhere |
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| 小题4: | | A．habits | B．teachers | C．grades | D．work |
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| 小题5: | | A．promised | B．convinced | C．advised | D．allowed |
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| 小题6: | | A．never | B．ever | C．always | D．hardly |
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| 小题7: | | A．Fortunately | B．Obviously | C．Possibly | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题8: | | A．assure | B．decline | C．deny | D．wait |
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| 小题9: | | A．school | B．Colorado | C．my home | D．my decision |
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| 小题10: | | A．thrilled | B．stressed | C．wondered | D．sneezed |
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| 小题11: | | A．cheap | B．expensive | C．low | D．high |
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| 小题12: | | A．Englishmen | B．Europeans | C．the world | D．Americans |
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| 小题13: | | A．a lawyer | B．a brewer | C．an instructor | D．an engineer |
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| 小题14: | | A．astonished | B．satisfied | C．interested | D．anxious |
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| 小题15: | | A．hated | B．supported | C．raised | D．left |
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| 小题17: | | A．Therefore | B．Otherwise | C．Also | D．Yet |
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| 小题18: | | A．price | B．name | C．company | D．party |
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| 小题19: | | A．advice | B．life | C．job | D．experience |
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| 小题20: | | A．hard | B．busy | C．short | D．long |
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完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A friend in need
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you 36 find in any neighborhood, these two 37 each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their own houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family 38 that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no 39 Brownie didn’t appear the next day, and despite(尽管)their 40 to find him, by the next week he was still missing. Curiously, Spotty 41 at Brownie’s house alone, barking. Busy with their own lives, Brownie’s family just ignored the 42 little neighbor dog. Finally, one morning Spotty 43 to take “no” for an answer any longer. He followed Ted about, barking strongly, then running towards a nearby wood, as if to say," 44 me! It’s urgent!”
Then Ted followed the anxious Spotty. The little dog led the man to a 45 spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie 46 but one of his hind legs stuck in a steel leg-hold trap. Horrified, Ted now wished he’d taken Spotty’s earlier requirement 47 Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable. Spotty had done more than simply 48 Brownie’s owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the 49 dog, Ted found some dog food, which was later 50 as the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that 51 !Spotty had been visiting Brownie 52 in a single-minded quest to keep his friend alive by offering his own comfort. Spotty had obviously 53 with Brownie to protect him from being hurt, snuggling(依偎)with him at night to keep him warm and touching him gently with its nose to keep his 54 up. Brownie’s leg was treated by a veterinarian and he recovered. For many years afterward, the two 55 watched the faithful friends frolicking(嬉戏)and chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses.
| 小题1: | | A．must | B．should | C．can | D．need |
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| 小题2: | | A．loved | B．hated | C．stayed | D．fought |
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| 小题3: | | A．watched | B．heard | C．feared | D．noticed |
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| 小题4: | | A．hope | B．success | C．failure | D．information |
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| 小题5: | | A．wishes | B．demands | C．efforts | D．worries |
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| 小题6: | | A．showed up | B．showed off | C．turned out | D．turned off |
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| 小题7: | | A．clever | B．eager | C．angry | D．nervous |
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| 小题8: | | A．decided | B．refused | C．wanted | D．pretended |
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| 小题9: | | A．Love | B．Feed . | C．.Forgive | D．Follow |
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| 小题10: | | A．beautiful | B．distant | C．wild | D．clean |
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| 小题11: | | A．alive | B．dead | C．brave | D．sleepy |
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| 小题12: | | A．immediately | B．seriously | C．directly | D．honestly |
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| 小题13: | | A．asked | B．told | C．informed | D．led |
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小题14:A. injured B. defeated C. frightened D, worried
| 小题15: | | A．regarded | B．determined | C．recognized | D．showed |
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| 小题16: | | A．month | B．day | C．evening | D．week |
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| 小题17: | | A．particularly | B．regularly | C．usually | D．especially |
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| 小题18: | | A．lived | B．slept | C．stayed | D．played |
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| 小题19: | | A．head | B．spirits | C．temperature | D．mind |
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| 小题20: | | A．families | B．parents | C．dogs | D．friends |
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