Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around, looking for its 41 piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滚) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine 42 the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but 43 of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on 44 for the lost piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit 45 . The circle put the piece into 46 . It could be whole with nothing lost. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad 47 it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled very slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who 48 everything is poor in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something 49 . He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect. But we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share 50 with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always have a wonderful time in our life.
| 小题1: | | A．miss | B．lose | C．missing | D．losing |
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| 小题3: | | A．none | B．all | C．every one | D．each |
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| 小题4: | | A．look | B．looking | C．to look | D．looked |
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| 小题5: | | A．perfectly | B．perfect | C．part | D．partly |
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| 小题6: | | A．it | B．itself | C．them | D．themselves |
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| 小题7: | | A．which | B．whether | C．that | D．what |
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| 小题9: | | A．bad | B．worse | C．good | D．better |
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| 小题10: | | A．kindness | B．sadness | C．happiness | D．illness |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C |
短文大意：这篇短文主要通过一个寓言故事，告诉了我们不完美有时候也不定就是坏事，因为只有这样我们才会有梦想，有追求，才会拥有我们认为更美好的东西。
小题1:联系前文Once, a circle lost a piece of its own.描述，可知此处指的是寻找它缺少的那部分，losing意思是失败的，故选C，失踪的，缺少的。
小题2:介词辨析。A. 在一点；B. 关于，……的；C.在……里面；D. 沿着，顺着。结合语境可知此处指的是沿路他欣赏到了鲜花与阳光，故选D。
小题3:联系上下文描述，可知此处指的是都不适合它。故选A一个也没有，没有任何东西。
小题4:联系前文可知此处指的是继续寻找失落的那块，本句中on是介词后面接名词或者动名词作宾语，结合语境可知选B。
小题5:联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是这块完全适合它，故选C，副词，完全地，作状语。
小题6:结合语境可知此处指的是这个圆把这块放入自己的身上，故选B，它自己。
小题7:连词辨析。A. 哪一个；B. 是否；C.因为以至于；D. 什么。联系前文It felt so sad ，可知考察短语so……that如此……以至于，故选C，它感到如此伤心，因此它停下了。
小题8:结合语境可知此处指的是，一个拥有一切的人在某些方面是贫穷的。Have和own都可以表示拥有的意思。结合语境可知本句描述的是客观性动作，故用一般现在时态。主语a man是单数第三人称，故谓语动词用单数，选B。
小题9:词义辨析。A. 坏的，糟糕的；B. 更坏的；C. 好的；D. 更好的。结合语境可知指的是，他永远不会拥有希望，梦想和一些更好的东西。故选D。
小题10:词义辨析。A. 仁慈，善良；B. 伤心；C. 幸福，快乐；D. 疾病。结合语境可知此处指的是和别人分享幸福，故选项C。 |
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One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very 16 and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep 17 the feet of the Happy Prince.
Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some 18 fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked 19 , he found the sky was 20 clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden 21 .
“ 22 are you crying?” asked the swallow.
“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman 23 at a table. She’s sewing clothes for 24 women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty 25 the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the 26 from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”
“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”
The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and 27 it beside the woman’s needle.
28 he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite 29 now.”
“That’s 30 you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.
| 小题1: | | A．hungry | B．tired | C．angry | D．sad |
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| 小题2: | | A．among | B．above | C．below | D．between |
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| 小题3: | | A．water | B．snow | C．grass | D．milk |
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| 小题8: | | A．sitting | B．eating | C．drinking | D．cooking |
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| 小题11: | | A．jewel | B．orange | C．gold | D．diamond |
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| 小题13: | | A．Before | B．After | C．Till | D．While |
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| 小题15: | | A．because | B．though | C．if | D．whether |
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When Mark first arrived in Thailand, he saw an old man selling something cheap in the street of Chiang Mai. The old man was one of the poor people in Chiang Mai and there was no difference from beggars (乞丐). Most of them were some lonely old people. Their life had no support.
Mark was a kind man, so he gave some changes to him without thinking. The old man told him to pick something he liked. Mark didn’t choose anything and left.
But the old man followed him closely. AT first, Mark didn’t think a lot, just supposing he wanted to go home. But when he went out very far saw the old man still following him, he was a bit tired, thinking the old man must feel he was kind and wanted to beg more money from him.
Mark turned back and told him not to follow him because he hadn’t much money. But the old man seemed not to understand what he meant, still following him. The bag on his back made him sweat (流汗) all over.
Mark happened to meet his Thai colleague (同事) in the street and his colleague heard this. The colleague turned to ask why the old man was following his friend.
The old man said out of breath, “My son, you gave me money, but didn’t want my things, so I have to give you something. I see you are a foreigner, likely not to familiar with here. I just want to follow you and show you the way. All I can do for you is this.”
Mark was shocked. He said he didn’t know why, when he felt the old man was just like his father.
小题1:What did Mark do when he first found the old man following him?| A．He didn’t think a lot and went on walking | | B．He asked the old man why he was following him | | C．He was shocked and asked his colleague to come. | | D．He gave him more money without thinking. |
小题2:The old man followed Mark closely .| A．because he wanted to go back home | | B．because he wanted to sell more things to Mark | | C．because he wanted to beg more money | | D．because he wanted to show Mark the way |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．Mark didn’t like this old man at all. | | B．The old man was Mark’s father. | | C．The old man sold something cheap to make a living. | | D．Mark didn’t give the old man anything at the beginning. |
小题4:How did Mark feel about the old man at last?| A．He felt the old man was kind and warm. | | B．He felt pity for the old man. | | C．He felt angry with the old man | | D．He felt doubt if the old man was a thief. |
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Even though she’s quite young, Drew Barrymore can be a Hollywood legend (传奇). She was born on February 22, 1975, in California. Being from a family that produced great actors, she quickly found her way into the spotlight (聚光灯).
When she was 11 months old, she made her first advertisement on TV. She made her first movie at the age of 2. Five years later, she acted Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s famous film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982).
However, it wasn’t all roses and sunshine when Barrymore was growing up. She was drinking wine by the time she was 9, smoking marijuana (大麻) at 10.
Most kid stars in Hollywood fail to become stars as adults. And most of the time, once they’re out of the spotlight, they stay out. But Drew Barrymore doesn’t.
As she was growing older, Barrymore started to realize that life is more meaningful than dangerous actions in the films. She started to build a career in 1997. She has made a series of successful films since then, including Charlie’s Angels (2000) and 50 First Dates (2004).
“In my life, there is darkness and drama, and I have yet to explore some of that in my work life. I just want to challenge (挑战) myself and prove that I can do more.”
Actually, anyone who’s not familiar with her disordered childhood might find it hard to believe she’s such a sweet person now. Like many of the characters she plays in her comedy, Drew is easy-going and laughs a lot. In 2007, she was on the cover of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People issue.
“Life is very interesting … in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths,” Drew said.
小题1:Drew Barrymore made her first movie in .小题2:Drew Barrymore can be a Hollywood legend mainly because .| A．she was born form a family that produced great actors | | B．she used to be a famous kid star in Hollywood | | C．she always has roses and sunshine in her life | | D．she didn’t give up even when she met difficulties |
小题3:Which is the correct order of Drew Barrymore’s life?
①She made the film Charlie’s Angels.
②She is on the cover of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People issue.
③ She started to drink wine and smoke marifuana.
④ She acted Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s famous film E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial.小题4:Which of the following chart can best describe Drew Barrymore’s career (till 2007) ?
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One day a Chinese student went to study English in England. His family name is Sun. It is the same as the word “sun”. England is a country with bad weather. It is often cloudy or foggy, and it rains now and again. So the people there don’t get much sunshine in the whole year. When the Chinese student went to London, a tall English policeman with a large face opened his passport to examine(检查) it. The policeman was interested to find the Chinese name “sun” in the passport. He thought it was pronounced just like the English word “sun”，so he said to the Chinese student, “ I see your name is sun. You are wanted here.”
The Chinese student was greatly surprised. But after a moment the policeman began to smile, “Mr. Sun, you’ve brought sunshine to England! So we don’t want you to go away.”
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
小题1:The Chinese student’s family name is pronounced just like the English word “sun”.
小题2:London, the capital of England, is called “The foggy city”.
小题3:In London, a tall Englishman with large eyes examined the Chinese student’s passport.
小题4:The policeman in London was interested in the Chinese name “sun”.
小题5:Mr. Sun was really to bring sunshine to England. |
Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 36 things with. He 37 to take ten servants with him. They would 38 the things to sell and the food to 39 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to 40 and asked to 41 with them.
The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, 42 may go with us. 43 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 44, you can’t carry a 45 load (担子). You must 46the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.
“You are 47.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy didn’t say 48 and lifted the load gladly.
On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were very tired 49 the little servant. Do you know 50? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.
| 小题2: | | A．decided | B．liked | C．hoped | D．tried |
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| 小题3: | | A．take | B．bring | C．carry | D．borrow |
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| 小题4: | | A．cook | B．eat | C．buy | D．drink |
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| 小题5: | | A．them | B．the servants | C．the road | D．the rich man |
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| 小题8: | | A．Since | B．If | C．Because | D．But |
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| 小题9: | | A．family | B．guests | C．servants | D．things |
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| 小题10: | | A．heavy | B．light | C．small | D．difficult |
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| 小题11: | | A．eat | B．choose | C．pick up | D．understand |
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| 小题12: | | A．brave | B．right | C．clever | D．foolish |
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| 小题13: | | A．sorry | B．anything | C．angrily | D．good-bye |
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| 小题14: | | A．besides | B．of | C．except | D．with |
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