It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 31 any November day. His 32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 33 . One morning, I walked slowly 34 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 35 those good people would not see me. I was 36 . My first thought was, how would I ever 37 them? I didn’t have the 38 to brush my hair, 39 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and 41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and 43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard 45 words from the people who supported me during those 46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I 48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form 50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
| 小题2: | | A．body | B．soul | C．shoe | D．footprint |
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| 小题3: | | A．sweep up | B．drop off | C．fall down | D．pile up |
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| 小题4: | | A．upstairs | B．downstairs | C．indoors | D．outdoors |
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| 小题6: | | A．delighted | B．disappointed | C．annoyed | D．ashamed |
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| 小题7: | | A．pay | B．award | C．reward | D．treat |
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| 小题8: | | A．courage | B．strength | C．spirit | D．power |
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| 小题9: | | A．stand alone | B．leave alone | C．sit alone | D．let alone |
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| 小题10: | | A．frequently | B．gradually | C．hardly | D．uncertainly |
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| 小题11: | | A．intelligence | B．independence | C．excellence | D．qualification |
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| 小题12: | | A．achieve | B．praise | C．respect | D．promote |
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| 小题13: | | A．supply | B．support | C．contribution | D．similar |
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| 小题14: | | A．burden | B．job | C．business | D．sorrow |
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| 小题15: | | A．sensitive | B．same | C．considerate | D．similar |
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| 小题16: | | A．blue | B．rainy | C．bright | D．snowy |
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| 小题17: | | A．despair | B．difficulty | C．pain | D．regret |
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| 小题18: | | A．still | B．once | C．even | D．never |
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| 小题19: | | A．worse | B．less | C．more | D．better |
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| 小题20: | | A．facing | B．noticing | C．managing | D．expressing |
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小题1:考查介词。“天开始下雪，就像是十一月任何的一天。”此处like是介词，意思是“像……”。
小题2:考查名词。“当我发现他时，他的身体（body）上已经薄薄的盖上了一层雪花”。
小题3:考查动词短语。“之后的四个月，差不多每个月都在下雪，而我就坐在沙发上，看着雪一点点堆积起来（pile up）。”
小题4:考查副词。“我慢吞吞的下楼（downstairs），却吃惊的发现一台扫雪机正在清扫我的车道。” 与下文的crawled back upstairs 相呼应。
小题5:考查连词。“我感到十分羞愧。为了不让外面的好心人看到，我跪在地上，爬回到楼上。”前后构成因果关系，故用so。
小题6:考查形容词。见35解析。
小题7:考查动词。“我首先想到的就是，怎样才能回报他们? ”看别人帮你打扫积雪，自然先想到“回报reward”他们。
小题8:考查名词。“我情绪低落得连梳头的力气（strength）都没，更别说帮别人铲雪了。”
小题9:考查动词短语。let alone更不用提；更别说。
小题10:考查副词。“我因为很少hardly请求别人的帮助和关心而自豪。”
小题11:考查名词。“我把自己定位为一个独立的，能干的人”。 independence独立;自主。
小题12:考查动词。“如果我整天蜷在沙发上看着窗外飘落的雪花，我拿什么获得自尊?” respect oneself 自重。
小题13:考查名词。“学习怎样接受别人的爱和帮助(support)并不简单。”
小题14:考查名词。“Mary，为你做饭并不是个负担（burden）。我爱你，我很愿意为你做饭，能够帮上忙让我感觉很好。”
小题15:考查形容词。“那些帮助我度过人生中的忧郁的日子的人们，一次又一次的用体贴的话来安慰我。”considerate体贴的;体谅的
小题16:考查形容词。blue沮丧的,忧郁的。
小题17:考查名词。：“你并不是无所事事，完全的无保留的直面痛苦pain，可能是最难做的事。”
小题18:考查副词。“我已经不是以前的我”。once曾经，一度。
小题19:考查形容词。“很多方面我变得更好。”change for the better 改进；改善。
小题20:考查动词。“我很惊奇地了解到，当你面对自己最痛苦的最可怕的经历，坚强的挺过来，你会感受到难以置信的自由。”face面临；面对。 |
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试题【It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, 】；主要考察你对
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I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast. Others had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids’. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace(耻辱) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout(退学者).
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
小题1:From the passage we can learn that the writer’s mother was __________.| A．not generous at all | | B．very strict with her children | | C．very mean with money matters | | D．very cruel to her children |
小题2:Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most? | A．Eating differently from other kids. | | B．Wearing clean clothes made by mother . | | C．Going to bed early and getting up early . | | D．Letting mother know where they were . |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that _____.| A．the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies | | B．mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law | | C．all the other kids studied better than the writer | | D．the writer’s family lived a miserable life |
小题4:Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage ?| A．Mother practised economy in running her home . | | B．The writer is very thankful for her mother . | | C．The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up . | | D．The wrier has a deep hatred for her mother . |
小题5:The passage was written in a way of _________ tone.| A．humorous | B．hateful | C．ridiculous | D．critical |
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I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 16 grade six. at that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.
One day after class, she 17 that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a 18 conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 19 and it made me feel special(特别). I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that 20 believed me , and my 21 started to improve(提高) in her subject.
Months later, she moved into a house near my 22 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不断的 ) support helped me, 23 in my studies, as I knew she would 24 my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally 25 second in my class.
Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away（疏远） 26 still kept a constant(不断的) check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we 27 spoke, but by then I had become the 28 in my class. When I left my school, I was 29 with her, as she never answered the 30 when I called her.
Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths（路） 31 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not 32 asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"
"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree 33 on your own roots, not depending on (依靠)others. Now here you are and I feel 34 of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to 35 a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I’ll always thank her .
| 小题1: | | A．jump | B．attend | C．copy | D．repeat |
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| 小题2: | | A．heard | B．noticed | C．learned | D．sensed |
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| 小题3: | | A．stupid | B．useless | C．normal | D．secret |
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| 小题4: | | A．attention | B．attraction | C．explanation | D．examination |
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| 小题5: | | A．everyone | B．someone | C．anyone | D．nobody |
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| 小题6: | | A．words | B．objects | C．classes | D．grades |
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| 小题7: | | A．home | B．school | C．hotel | D．company |
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| 小题8: | | A．generally | B．actually | C．especially | D．usually |
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| 小题9: | | A．change | B．look | C．improve | D．check |
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| 小题10: | | A．received | B．came | C．caught | D．held |
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| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．often | C．once | D．hardly |
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| 小题14: | | A．out of touch | B．in common | C．out of reach | D．in touch |
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| 小题15: | | A．road | B．schoolyard | C．phone | D．machine |
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| 小题16: | | A．separated | B．formed | C．added | D．crossed |
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| 小题17: | | A．finish | B．help | C．prevent | D．keep |
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| 小题18: | | A．standing | B．flying | C．growing | D．sitting |
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| 小题19: | | A．sad | B．proud | C．good | D．ashamed |
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James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 36 the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was $90! 37 on earth was he going to get the 38 of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 39 to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no 40 to ask his parents, for he knew they had no money to 41 . There was only one way to get money, and that was to 42 it. He would have to find a job. 43 who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice, who usually had _44 in most things. "Well, you can start right here," said Mr Clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing." That was the 45 of James’s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was surprised by the 46 jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the 47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the 48 increased and he knew that he would soon have 49 for the bicycle he was dying for. The day 50 came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He 51 no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 52 home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard 53 for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 54 he had bought it with his own money. He had 55 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
| 小题1: | | A．cleaned | B．covered | C．counted | D．checked |
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| 小题3: | | A．amount | B．part | C．sum | D．rest |
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| 小题4: | | A．brave | B．hard | C．smart | D．unfair |
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| 小题5: | | A．need | B．reason | C．result | D．right |
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| 小题6: | | A．separate | B．spend | C．spare | D．save |
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| 小题7: | | A．borrow | B．earn | C．raise | D．collect |
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| 小题9: | | A．decisions | B．experience | C．opinions | D．knowledge |
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| 小题10: | | A．beginning | B．introduction | C．requirement | D．opening |
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| 小题11: | | A．similar | B．ashamed | C．peaceful | D．various |
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| 小题12: | | A．brand | B．number | C．size | D．type |
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| 小题13: | | A．effort | B．pressure | C．money | D．trouble |
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| 小题14: | | A．all | B．enough | C．much | D．some |
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| 小题15: | | A．finally | B．instantly | C．normally | D．regularly |
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| 小题16: | | A．gave | B．left | C．took | D．wasted |
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| 小题17: | | A．patiently | B．proudly | C．silently | D．tiredly |
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| 小题18: | | A．applying | B．asking | C．looking | D．working |
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| 小题19: | | A．since | B．if | C．than | D．though |
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It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one.
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents" room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. I"d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I"m so sorry," I heard him say. That"s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.Max has been my dad"s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that shehad problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn"t live a normal life ，she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live ina hospital in Virginia. About eight months before she d ied, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me.
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket(棺材).
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I"d ever been to. After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her. I remember crying so hard, I felt weak. My cheeks burned from the tears. My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I"m glad I did it.
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give to her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life.
小题1:The author"s family cancelled their ride because______.| A．Katie couldn"t join them for the ride | | B．the weather was too terrible for a ride | | C．they couldn"t find their dog | | D．Max"s daughter passed away |
小题2:What does the underlined part “In a wav, she lived through me.” mean?| A．Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience. | | B．Suzie was financially dependent of me. | | C．Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family. | | D．Suzie was too weak to live her own life. |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?| A．Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties. | | B．The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie. | | C．The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie. | D．The author d idn"t understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie"s death. |
小题4:What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie"s death?| A．Never let go of a friend even if you are apart. | | B．Be thankful for what we have in our life. | | C．Talking with a friend can cure your illness. | | D．We can learn more from our friends than they do from us. |
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My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meet. I knew what it 21 to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I 22 running and jumping. When I was 23 , I reminded myself of my promise and went on.
24 the time came nearer, I felt quite 25 . On the first day I came fourth in the 1500m 26 but I was far from 27 because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.
With a shot, the race began. All the students were 28 for their team. The competition was so 29 that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was 30 the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to 31 it.
32 after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs 33 . Then my promise came to mind again and 34 me to go on. To my surprise, I was the first to 35 the finish line!
36 , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not 37 at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their 38 .
From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they 39 to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the 40 .
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| 小题7: | | A．happy | B．sad | C．excited | D．pleased |
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| 小题8: | | A．heading | B．racing | C．cheering | D．shouting |
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| 小题9: | | A．difficult | B．close | C．heated | D．near |
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| 小题11: | | A．fetch | B．hold | C．pass | D．take |
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| 小题13: | | A．gave in | B．gave out | C．gave up | D．gave away |
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| 小题16: | | A．At last | B．After all | C．Above all | D．As a result |
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| 小题17: | | A．bad | B．weak | C．slow | D．strong |
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| 小题18: | | A．congratulations | B．respect | C．support | D．pride |
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| 小题19: | | A．seem | B．hope | C．look | D．expect |
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