The winds had finally died down,and the rains stopped.Paige and her parents were inside their house,sitting in the living room,which was dark except for a single candlelight.
“Let’s find out what’s going on outside,”Paige’s mom suggested as she turned on the small radio.
“…has moved out of the area,”an announcer’s voice boomed. “Winds reaching nearly 100 miles an hour passed through our town this morning. But,the worst is over,and it is safe to go outside.In fact,the sun is now peeking out from behind the…”
Suddenly,the radio went dead.The house was quiet again.
“Well,”Paige’s dad said, “at least we heard some good news,even if it was cut short.Let’s look out of the window and survey the damage.”
Paige ran to the window and looked outside.She saw tree branches lie on the lawn.The mailbox was broken,and some of the address letters and numbers on the mailbox were missing.
“The wind must have ripped(擦)them off,” Paige’s father noted.As he read the remaining letters he began to laugh.
The mailbox dispalyed “_ _RAIN.”
“It says “rain”,”Paige said. “That’s appropriate for a day like today!”
小题1:The weather event that took place that day in the story was .| A．an earthquake | B．a hurricane | C．a flood | D．a fire |
小题2:The living room was dark because .| A．there were no lamps | B．someone forgot to pay the electric bill | | C．the electricity had been cut off | D．the wind blew out the candle |
小题3:After the storm had passed,Paige’s family felt .| A．worried | B．disappointed | C．relieved | D．scared |
小题4:The family’s last name could have been .| A．Germain | B．Crain | C．Syrain | D．Rain |
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小题1:B
小题1:C
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小题1:B文章没有直接说是什么天气，但是从第三段的句子：“Winds reaching nearly 100 miles an hour passed through our town this morning.可以判断是飓风。
小题1:C 细节题：从第一段的句子：which was dark except for a single candlelight.
可以看出是停电了。
小题1:C 推理题：从倒数第三段的句子：Paige’s father noted.As he read the remaining letters he began to laugh.看出家人是轻松了。
小题1:A推理题：从文章的最后句子“It says “rain”,”Paige said. “That’s appropriate for a day like today!”看出，邮箱上写着家庭的姓，只有rain，那可能他们的姓是rain。 |
核心考点
试题【The winds had finally died down,and the rains stopped.Paige and her parents were】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Have you ever heard the story of the four- minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to 1 a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it 2 in 1954．Within one year, 37 runners 3 the belief barrier．And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing．
What happens if you put an animal in a 4 ? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through．What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You 5 ．If an animal who has not learned swimming could 6 by swimming, why not you? Because you believ e you will drown while the animal does not．
These 7 show the power of beliefs．There is no other more 8 force in directing human behavior than belief．Our beliefs have the power to 9 and to destroy．
In a way it is our beliefs that determine how much we’ll be able to 10 our potential．So pay attention to some of your 11 ．Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you？Do you believe life is full of 12 ？
Belief is not 13 , however．It’s nothing but the generalization of a past incident．As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be 14 ．To change certain behavior, identify the beliefs associated with it．Change those beliefs and a new pattern is 15 created．
1．A．run B．walk C．swim D．jog
2．A．right B．wrong C．fake D．true
3．A．broke B．built C．faced D．lowered
4．A．cage B．desert C．forest D．pond
5．A．drown B．swim C．float D．sink
6．A．struggle B．escape C．drown D．leave
7．A．samples B．cases C．situations D．periods
8．A．terrible B．reasonable C．considerable D．powerful
9．A．damage B．provide C．create D．withdraw
10．A．discover B．realize C．show D．perform
11．A．problems B．beliefs C．possibilities D．subjects
12．A．surprises B．choices C．problems D．possibilities
13．A．beautiful B．changeable C．strong D．mysterious
14．A．safe B．rude C．merciless D．dangerous
15．A．occasionally B．immediately C．accidentally D．automatically |
“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late 36 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the 37 where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I 38 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not 39.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 40 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “41 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. 42 her was a young man of about 23. He seemed very 43 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and 44 about opening an account. I gave her necessary 45 and she went out. 46 I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 47 with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 48 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time 49 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! 50 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. 51 the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ 52 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my 53 the first customer was a girl 54 a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 55 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
| 小题2: | | A．hotel | B．shop | C．bank | D．restaurant |
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| 小题3: | | A．believe | B．think | C．guess | D．hope |
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| 小题4: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．sorry | D．angry |
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| 小题5: | | A．excuse | B．idea | C．cause | D．answer |
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| 小题7: | | A．Before | B．Behind | C．Beyond | D．Against |
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| 小题8: | | A．nervous | B．shy | C．calm | D．angry |
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| 小题9: | | A．cared | B．talked | C．asked | D．worried |
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| 小题10: | | A．information | B．offer | C．introduction | D．support |
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| 小题11: | | A．Again | B．Then | C．Thus | D．However |
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| 小题12: | | A．hidden | B．filled | C．decorated | D．covered |
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| 小题13: | | A．took | B．closed | C．filled | D．came |
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| 小题14: | | A．before | B．after | C．when | D．that |
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| 小题15: | | A．Even | B．Still | C．Just | D．Ever |
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| 小题16: | | A．As usual | B．For one thing | C．In fact | D．In general |
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| 小题17: | | A．Less | B．Plenty | C．More | D．None |
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| 小题18: | | A．pleasure | B．surprise | C．joy | D．regret |
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| 小题20: | | A．dream | B．story | C．affair | D．incident |
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I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can __1 it, they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a 2 out. There are plenty of loans（货款）and scholarships for the bright and 3 ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to get married, their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the 4 to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it,it must be considered a(n) 5 not an obligation（责任，义务）.
Do parents owe their children anything? Yes,they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children personal 6 .A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly 7 to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so _8_ , so afraid of failing that he（or she）won’t try at all .Of course they should be __9__ corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time.All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate（宽容）them and give them chances to try and fail.They must learn to stand 10 .When criticisms（批评）are really needed,they should be 11 with praises,with a smile and a kiss.That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives.This means teaching them to 12 the rights and opinions of others;it means being respectful to elders,to teachers,and to the law.The best way to teach such values is by 13 .A child who is lied to will lie.A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have 14 laughing and loving.
No child asks to be 15 .If you bring a life into the world,you owe the child something.
| 小题1: | | A．find | B．get | C．afford | D．receive |
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| 小题2: | | A．supporter | B．help | C．path | D．way |
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| 小题3: | | A．handsome | B．honest | C．eager | D．worried |
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| 小题4: | | A．time | B．right | C．duty | D．energy |
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| 小题5: | | A．favor | B．pleasure | C．honor | D．service |
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| 小题6: | | A．worth | B．affair | C．belief | D．confidence |
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| 小题7: | | A．brought | B．compared | C．forced | D．taken |
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| 小题8: | | A．unsure | B．desperate | C．embarrassed | D．dependent |
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| 小题9: | | A．properly | B．gently | C．sincerely | D．severely |
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| 小题10: | | A．failure | B．examination | C．fault | D．test |
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| 小题11: | | A．mixed | B．satisfied | C．shared | D．balanced |
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| 小题12: | | A．consider | B．recognize | C．respect | D．know |
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| 小题13: | | A．example | B．guidance | C．word | D．deed |
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| 小题14: | | A．worry | B．difficulty | C．fun | D．problem |
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| 小题15: | | A．praised | B．valued | C．born | D．loved |
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Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality (理性), but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any reasonable student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that’s not what I did.
I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts (文科) university that doesn’t even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my job. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by communicating with people who weren’t studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a wise choice. They told me I was wise and grown-up beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.
I headed off to the college and sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering "factories" where they didn’t care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist all in one.
Now I’m not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideas crashed into reality, as all noble ideas finally do. After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.
The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t mix as easily as I supposed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.
小题1:Why did the author choose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university? | A．He intended to become an engineer and humanist. | | B．He intended to be a reasonable student with noble ideals. | | C．He wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality. | | D．He wanted to communicate with liberal-arts students. |
小题2:According to the author, by communicating with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can ___________. | A．become noble idealists | | B．broaden their knowledge | | C．find a better job in the future | | D．balance engineering and liberal arts |
小题3: Which word below can replace the underlined word “reconcile”?| A．confuse | B．compare | C．combine | D．compete |
小题4:The underlined sentence in 1st paragraph means ___________.| A．he has failed to achieve his ideal aims | | B．he is not a practical and rational student | | C．his choice of attending to a small liberal-arts university is reasonable | | D．his idea of combining engineering with liberal - arts is noble and wise |
小题5: The author suggests in this passage that ___________. | A．liberal-arts students are supported to take engineering courses | | B．technical experts with a wide vision are expected in the society | | C．successful engineering students are more welcomed in the society | | D．engineering universities with liberal-arts courses are needed |
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阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意, 然后从1-15各题所给出的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once a young man was in deep love with a girl. This man folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes (纸鹤) as a gift to his girl. Although he was a small branch manager in a company, and his __1__ didn’t seem too bright, they were very __2__ together until one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and would never come back. She also told him that she couldn’t see any future for both of them, “so let’s go our own __3__ from now on…” The young man was __4__, but he agreed. When he regained his __5__, he worked hard day and night, just to make something out of himself. Finally with all the __6__ work, this man set up his own __7__.
One rainy day, while this man was __8__, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain, walking to somewhere. He __9__ that they were his ex-girlfriend’s (前女友)parents, so he drove slowly beside the couple, wanting them to find him in his expensive car and to know that he had his own company, car, etc.
To the man’s surprise, the couple were walking towards a cemetery (墓地). He got out of his car and followed them. And there he saw his ex-girlfriend — a photograph of her __10__ as sweetly as ever at him from her tombstone, and those precious paper cranes in a glass bottle! He walked over and asked the couple why this had happened. They explained that __11__ she did not leave for France at all. She fell ill with cancer. In her heart, she had believed that he would __12__ some day. She didn’t not want her __13__ to be his barrier(障碍). Therefore, she chose to leave him. She asked her __14__ to put his paper cranes beside her, because if the day comes when fate brings him to her again he can take some of those back with him.
The man just cried __15__. He was heartbroken once again.
1. A. appearance
| B. future
| C. salary
| D. apartment
| 2. A. happy
| B. pleasant
| C. worried
| D. sensitive
| 3. A. futures
| B. goals
| C. ways
| D. courses
| 4. A. excited
| B. mad
| C. heartbroken
| D. puzzling
| 5. A. position
| B. confidence
| C. independence
| D. freedom
| 6. A. main
| B. beautiful
| C. hard
| D. heavy
| 7. A. office
| B. family
| C. studio
| D. company
| 8. A. running
| B. driving
| C. walking
| D. wandering
| 9. A. recognized
| B. noticed
| C. understood
| D. memorized
| 10. A. glaring
| B. talking
| C. smiling
| D. crying
| 11. A. fortunately
| B. recently
| C. difficultly
| D. actually
| 12. A. come
| B. make
| C. suffer
| D. succeed
| 13. A. illness
| B. heart
| C. cranes
| D. sadness
| 14. A. husband
| B. parents
| C. friends
| D. son
| 15. A. heatedly
| B. hardly
| C. sadly
| D. excitedly
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