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The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher, was in her       which was on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family        together in their shelter to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did        .So they were just hanging on there.
But things didn’t happen       they had thought, the water rose with a frightening speed and their        house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者),including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter. They were able to struggle to            , but the 6-year-old Tenegra was       against the strong wind and water, along with sharp deadly debris(残骸). Bernadette made her way to the child and was holding her and kept      her to keep on.
“I crawled(爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too      and wasn’t able to make it. It seemed she had already       , ” Tenegra said,  crying. I screamed but it didn’t work."
The mother said       that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before        , “Ma, just let go, just let go. Save        . I love you forever.
“Yolanda” , the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year- old Tenegra       her life. She has just seen a small part of this wonderful world      that short lifetime, while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.
小题1:
A.familyB.schoolC.building D.home
小题2:
A.marched B.stayedC.arrangedD.collected
小题3:
A.in the pastB.in the dayC.in the endD.in the future
小题4:
A.whileB.beforeC.asD.since
小题5:
A.woodenB.goldenC.hiddenD.modem
小题6:
A.strengthB.warmthC.safetyD.difficulty
小题7:
A.fightingB.beatingC.touching D.preventing
小题8:
A.invitingB.ordering C.training D.telling
小题9:
A.sleepyB.weak C.impatientD.careless
小题10:
A.given hackB.given awayC.given up D.given off
小题11:
A.excitedlyB.sadlyC.angrilyD.confidently
小题12:
A.arrivalB.breakC.choiceD.death
小题13:
A.myself B.yourself C.himselfD.herself
小题14:
A.lostB.savedC.spentD.changed
小题15:
A.aboveB.belowC.duringD.beyond

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:C
解析

试题分析:本文叙述了台风发生了,Tenegra 一家人为了躲避暴风雨而呆在河边的避难所里。台风突然以惊人的速度到来,刮倒了避难所,雨水冲走了里面的居住者。6岁的Tenegra正在同强大风和水作斗争。她的母亲想把她拉出来,但是Tenegra放弃了,她想让她的母亲自己救自己。最后她失去了生命。台风Yolanda摧毁了许多房屋和建筑物。
小题1:考查名词及语境的理解。A. family   家庭;B. school 学校;C. building  建筑物;D. home家。句意:一位40岁的中学教师Bernadette Tenegra,在河边的家里。根据The Tenegra family _ 17  together in their shelter to keep away from the storm.可知他的家人待的地方应是他的家。故选D。
小题2:考查动词及语境的理解。A. marched  前进;B. stayed停留;C. arranged   安排;D. collected收集。句意:Tenegra一家为了躲避暴风雨而呆在家里。根据to keep away from the storm.可知他们在躲避暴风雨,故呆在家里。故选B。
小题3:考查介词短语及语境的理解。A. in the past在过去;  B. in the day  在白天;C. in the end  最后;    D. in the future将来。句意:他们以为强大的暴风雨会像以前一样很快就减弱。 根据did可知此处指的是过去,故用短语in the past。故选A。
小题4:考查连词及语境的理解。A. while在......期间;  B. before  在......之前;C. as 正如,正像;D. since自从。句意:但是事情没有像他们所想的那样发生。as they had thought正如他们所想的。故选C。
小题5:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. wooden木制的; B. golden金的; C. hidden 隐藏的;D. modern现代的。句意:河水以惊人的速度升起来,他们木制的避难所倒下了。根据 in their shelter可知此处他们的避难所应是木制的。故选A。
小题6:考查名词及语境的理解。A. strength力量;   B. warmth温暖; C. safety  安全;D. difficulty困难。句意:他们能够努力获得安全。根据their      house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者),可知他们的避难所倒了,河水冲走了里面的居住者,因此他们应是为努力获得安全。故选C。
小题7:考查动词及语境的理解。A. fighting打架;   B. beating 拍;C. touching触碰;   D. preventing阻止;句意:但是6岁的Tenegra正在同强大风和水作斗争。fight against同......作斗争。故选A。
小题8:考查动词及语境的理解。A. inviting邀请;   B. ordering命令;   C. training 训练;D. telling告诉。句意:Bernadette挣扎着跑向那个孩子,握着她的手,一直告诉她要继续坚持。tell sb. to do sth. 告诉某人做某事。故选D。
小题9:考查形容词及语境的理解。A. sleepy困倦的; B. weak 虚弱的;C. impatient   不耐心的;D. careless粗心的。句意:但是她太虚弱了,动不了。根据wasn’t able to make it.可知她动不了,故说明她太虚弱了。故选B。
小题10:考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. given back  归还;B. given away 分发;C. given up放弃; D. given off散发。句意:似乎她已经放弃了。根据Ma, just let go, just let go. 可知她让她的妈妈放手,说明她似乎放弃了生存。故选C。
小题11:考查副词及语境的理解。A. excitedly 兴奋地;B. sadly  悲伤地;    C. angrily 生气地;   D. confidently自信地。句意:这位母亲伤心地说,她将不会忘记她女儿最后的话。结合上下文,可知失去了自己的女儿,因此此处应是伤心的。故选B。
小题12:考查名词及语境的理解。A. arrival 到达;   B. break   中断;  C. choice      选择;D. death死亡。句意:这位母亲伤心地说,她将不会忘记她女儿死之前最后的话。根据the last words of her daughter可知此处指她女儿最后的话,因此是她女儿死了。故选D。
小题13:考查代词及语境的理解。A. myself我自己;  B. yourself 你自己;C. himself 他自己;D. herself她自己。句意:救你自己。结合上下文,可知此处她的女儿放弃了,不让她的母亲救她,而是让母亲自己救自己。故选B。
小题14:考查动词及语境的理解。A. lost 失去;  B. saved   挽救;  C. spent   花费;  D. changed改变。句意:6岁的Tenegra失去了生命。根据The mother said    that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before     , 可知Tenegra失去了生命。lose one’s life失去了生命。故选A。
小题15:考查介词及语境的理解。A. above   在......上面;B. below 在......下面;  C. during  在......期间;D. beyond超过。句意:在她短暂的生命期间,她只看到了这个精彩世界的一部分,during that short lifetime在那短暂的生命期间。故选C。
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Katherine Com male is an 11-year-old girl from Pennsylvania. At the age of five she began raising money to buy nets for children in Africa to help stop the spread of malaria(疟疾).
When she was five, Katherine learnt about malaria in Africa. She learnt that every 30 seconds a child died from this disease. She, also learnt that people wouldn’t get that disease if they had enough bed nets. “I was really sad to learn that a child died every half a minute because of malaria.” Says Katherine, “I wanted to send nets right away, so that’s what I did.”
Five-year-old Katherine made presentations at churches and schools. She told students and others how important bed nets were for Africans. After people heard the presentations, many of them donated money. Katherine sent the money to NBN. NBN is an organization that sends bed nets to Africa.
Besides, every holiday Katherine makes something called “ net gift certificate” with the help of her friends and brothers. On each l0-dollar certificate there is a message. It explains that a bed net would be sent to Africa. When more certificate orders come, Katherine gets help from students in her school.
Katherine has helped to raise $200,000 for NBN. “It makes me proud to help African children. I wont stop working until everyone in Africa has a bed net.” says Katherine.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.When Katherine was six, she began helping children in Africa.
B.Katherine learnt that two children died from malaria one minute.
C.Katherine did a lot and helped to raise $ 20,000 for NBN.
D.Katherine’s parents helped her make “bed net gift certificate”.
小题2:In Paragraph 4, “It” refers to “       ”.
A.a 10-dollar note B.a gift certificate
C.an organization D.a message
小题3:From the passage we know Katherine did the following EXCEPT   _______.
A.raisinga great deal of money for NBN
B.givingpresentations at churches and schools
C.explainingthe importance of nets for Africans
D.ordering people to learn to use the nets well
小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that         .
A.Katherine’s work is very helpful and meaningful
B.thespread of malaria in Africa will be more serious
C.everychild in Africa gets a net with Katherine’s help
D.Katherinehas received much money from NBN

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I often asked my mother for help when I had      to do. But she always said, “Do it yourself, dear.” I was not happy about this at all. I thought she was the        mother in the world!
For example, one day, I decided to invite some friends of      to my home. My bedroom was in a mess. Books were     , and I didn’t make the bed. I asked my mother to help me clean it,     she still said, “Do it yourself.”
Because of my “lazy mother”, I      to wash my clothes and clean my room. I had to help my parents do     . I even had to go to the dentist by     . It was really hard for me to do everything well, but I have learned a lot. As time     , I understand my mother. She      me clever and diligent (勤奋的). She is a great mother.
小题1:
A.everything easyB.anything easyC.something difficultD.nothing difficult
小题2:
A.nicestB.bestC.tallestD.laziest
小题3:
A.IB.mineC.me D.my
小题4:
A.hereB.thereC.everywhereD.nowhere
小题5:
A.butB.orC.thoughD.so
小题6:
A.volunteeredB.wantedC.offered D.had
小题7:
A.sportsB.choresC.decisionsD.mistakes
小题8:
A.myselfB.herselfC.ourselvesD.himself
小题9:
A.goes backB.goes overC.goes byD.goes up
小题10:
A.helpedB.madeC.taughtD.thought

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Confucius(孔子) is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28, 551BC(公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu, in today’s Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects. When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether(无论) they were rich or poor. He had about 3, 000 students and many of them became famous.
Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are kindness and good manners. He said young people should take care of the old. People should stop thinking of themselves and work for others. His ideas are around in people’s everyday life. Today people can still hear them, and they go far into east and south Asia.

小题1: Confucius was born ______.
A.in Sichuan Province
B.on August 28
C.in the Kingdom of Lu
D.about 1500 years ago
小题2: Confucius was good at ______ when he was fifteen.
A.musicB.Chinese
C.mathD.other subjects
小题3: As a teacher, Confucius thought that ______ could get education.
A.only the rich
B.only the poor
C.not only the rich but also the poor
D.neither the rich nor the poor
小题4: Which of the following isn’t Confucius’ idea?
A.Being kind.
B.Looking after the old.
C.Working for others.
D.Thinking of ourselves.
小题5: The underlined word “they” means ______.
A.good manners
B.Confucius’ ideas
C.Confucius and his students
D.Confucius’ students

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Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year we had a costume party instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mom came in and asked, “Nancy, what about inviting John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in our class. “Mom, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mom said nothing.
The next day, mom gave me an envelope(信封) with a shopping card in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mom said. But how? We didn’t want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, John arrived, in an old sheet(床单),but still in the same brown pants as usual. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it’s time for the great prize game.” It was a math game. None of us were surprised when John gave the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
小题1: Nancy and Betty are ______.
A.best friendsB.cousins
C.sistersD.brother and sister
小题2: John did best in ______ of all the class.
A.EnglishB.games
C.mathD.science
小题3: ______ had the idea of playing a math game.
A.Nancy’s motherB.Nancy
C.BettyD.Betty and Nancy
小题4:John got ______ as the prize for the math game.
A.an envelopeB.a shopping card
C.a birthday cakeD.a new pair of pants
小题5: Betty, Nancy and John all felt ______ in the end.
A.happyB.embarrassed
C.surprisedD.sad

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The Vietnam (越南) War broke out. The young husband        the army and died in the war. His wife and son began to have a        life after that. Even though their life was very hard and sometimes they didn’t have enough food to eat, the        still decided to raise her son by herself.
Several years later her son immigrated (移民) to America        finally became an engineer. He often sent letters to his mother with much money. However, with many excuses,  the son        to come back home to visit his mother.
   his mother died, the son returned. But he didn’t cry. His mother left a box behind. During the funeral (葬礼), the son opened the box and        cried and shouted, “Mom! Mom!”        looked at each other and then looked at the box. It was full of $100 bills and a piece of paper.
It read, “Son, I don’t spend too much money. I miss you a lot. Every time I heard a motorcycle       , I ran out of the door but it wasn’t you. I saved money        you in case (以防) you get sick.”
小题1:
A.joined B.movedC.foundD.sent
小题2:
A.comfortableB.easy C.hardD.happy
小题3:
A.sonB.fatherC.husbandD.wife
小题4:
A.but B.andC.soD.or
小题5:
A.refusedB.agreed C.askedD.offered
小题6:
A.BeforeB.WhenC.WhileD.As
小题7:
A.slowlyB.hardly C.quicklyD.suddenly
小题8:
A.NobodyB.Anyone C.Everyone D.Somebody
小题9:
A.passing byB.going awayC.showing up D.running off
小题10:
A.withB.onC.toD.for

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