Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的) 1 always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people 2 through a series of simple and funny acts 3 body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the 4 who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite 5 for playing Mr Bean.
Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and 6 his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe 7 the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he 8 at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (硕士学位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly 9 fast cars, of which he has a large collection.
Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly 10 some speaking problems he had in his childhood.
While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in 11 . Although his teachers predicted (预言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident 12 he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event 13 . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces 14 . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was 15 that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”
| 小题2: | | A．laugh | B．sing | C．cry | D．dance |
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| 小题3: | | A．use | B．using | C．to use | D．to using |
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| 小题4: | | A．doctor | B．writer | C．actor | D．farmer |
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| 小题5: | | A．honest | B．friendly ` | C．helpful | D．famous |
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| 小题6: | | A．cost | B．took | C．paid | D．spent |
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| 小题8: | | A．worked | B．studied | C．played | D．helped |
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| 小题9: | | A．good at | B．amazed at | C．interested in | D．worried about |
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| 小题10: | | A．because | B．because of | C．so | D．since |
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| 小题11: | | A．swimming | B．driving | C．acting | D．singing |
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| 小题12: | | A．until | B．but | C．after | D．before |
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| 小题13: | | A．caused | B．missed | C．caught | D．occurred |
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| 小题14: | | A．in the mirror | B．in class | C．on the wall | D．in the playground |
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| 小题15: | | A．afraid | B．sure | C．worried | D．surprised |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
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试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国的著名喜剧演员，憨豆先生的扮演者罗温艾金森的成长历史。
小题1:连词辨析。A. 和，并且；B. 或者，否则；C.但是，可是；D.然而，当……时。联系上下文，可知前后是转折关系，故选C。
小题2:结合语境可知此处指的是他让人们大笑，故选A，笑。
小题3:考察非谓语动词。句意：他通过一系列的简单而有趣的，用肢体语言让人们大笑不已。现在分词作伴随状语表示伴随性的正在进行的动作，结合语境可知选B。
小题4:根据常识可知罗温艾金森是扮演憨豆先生的演员，故选C，演员。
小题5:结合语境可知指的是他因为扮演憨豆先生而非常著名，故选D，著名的。
小题6:动词辨析。take 用于 it takes sb ... to do sth句型，仅指花费时间（three hours等），必须用it作形式主语，指代下文不定式内容；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主语必须是人，可以指花费时间、也可以指花费金钱；cost用于 sth costs sb sth，主语必须是物，多指花费金钱，少数情况可指花费时间、气力，有时表示成本的消耗；pay的基本用法是：(1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱（给某人）买……。 (2)pay for sth. 付……的钱。 (3)pay for sb. 替某人付钱。(4)pay sb. 付钱给某人。句意：他把他的早年时光花费在农场上，结合语境可知本句主语是人，故选D。
小题7:考察短语believe in信仰，信任。故选A。
小题8:联系下文at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year，可知此处指的是他在纽卡斯尔大学学习，故选B，学习。
小题9:联系下文of which he has a large collection.可知此处指的是他尤其对高速2汽车感兴趣，故选C，对……感兴趣。
小题10:连词辨析。A. 因为，后面接从句；B.因为，接名词性短语；C.因此；D.自从，由于，表示原因时接从句。联系下文some speaking problems 可知是名词性从句，故选B。
小题11:联系上下文，可知此处指的是他在表演方面的天赋，故选C，表演。
小题12:连词辨析。A.直到；B.但是；C. 在……之后；D.在……之前。句意：直到他在大学内遇到一群有才能的人，他才开始相信自己。短语not……until，直到……才，故选A。
小题13:动词辨析。A. 引起，使遭受；B.想念，错过；C. 抓住，赶上；D. 发生，出现。联系下文，可知此处指的是另一件重要的事情发生了。故选D。
小题14:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是他正在镜子里面做鬼脸。故选A，在镜子里面。
小题15:形容词辨析。A.害怕的；B.确信的，可靠的；C. 担心的；D. 出人意料的，惊奇的。结合语境可知此处指的是，我确信他会比卓别林更出名。故选B。
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。 |
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When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own attractive body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent(英国达人) star Susan Boyle has changed our views completely.
Simon Cowell, one of the organizers of the talent show spoke of his surprise over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady came up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction(反应) and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through — it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted online and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hadn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, it’s meaningless.” She added.
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her musical talents. “ I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and therefore it built my confidence.’’
小题1:Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because ________.| A．she was confident of her singing | | B．she was satisfied with the organizers | | C．she was pretty and in good shape | | D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables |
小题2:According to the passage, which is NOT true?| A．It was the musical talents that built Susan"s confidence. | | B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school. | | C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance. | | D．Simon Cowell didn"t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight. |
小题3:What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success?| A．It’s never too old to learn. | | B．It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47. | | C．If you have a dream, keep trying to make it come true! | | D．If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead. |
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It was Friday. Andy Barton was in a bad mood . At six o’clock his __1__ programme, “Travel with us”, was on TV. Andy liked to get home in ___2___ for that. But then, just as he was leaving his office a little earlier , a customer (顾客) rang up with a few complaints for the next fifteen minutes. “I can ___3__ get home in time if I hurry,” Andy told himself as he___4___out of the office. As he drove off in his car, he ___5___ that he was almost out of petrol(汽油). “I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s”, Andy thought. He ___6___Fenton’s because it was a self-service petrol station. “You do all the work yourself, but you pay___7____for the petrol,” he used to complain. At Fenton’s, the pump (泵) was not working properly and it ___8__ much time to get petrol. So when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang. “Shall I answer it?” Andy thought. He tried to___9__ his attention on the programme and forget the phone. But it kept ringing and finally he picked it up.
“Mr Barton?”__10__said. “Fenton’s Garage here.”“Fenton’s?” Andy said. “Why, I was at your place only a few minutes ago, getting some petrol. Did I _11_ something behind or what?” “No, you didn’t, Mr Barton.” And the voice went on. “That’s just the __12__ ! You went off without paying for your petrol, you __13___！ Now normally, when that happens, we ring up the police. But Luckily I knew you and I know it was a _14__.” “I’m really very sorry,” Andy said. “Oh, that’s all right, Mr Barton. But could you __15__round now and pay for your petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!”
| 小题1: | | A．favourite | B．funny | C．popular | D．lovely |
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| 小题2: | | A．chance | B．time | C．seat | D．spirit |
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| 小题3: | | A．surely | B．obviously | C．normally | D．still |
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| 小题4: | | A．stepped | B．climbed | C．looked | D．rushed |
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| 小题5: | | A．observed | B．noticed | C．thought | D．suggested |
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| 小题6: | | A．hated | B．liked | C．meant | D．promised |
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| 小题7: | | A．a little | B．the same | C．a lot | D．the bill |
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| 小题8: | | A．cost | B．spent | C．took | D．spared |
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| 小题10: | | A．a woman | B．a man | C．a recorder | D．a voice |
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| 小题11: | | A．lose | B．leave | C．forget | D．destroy |
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| 小题12: | | A．trouble | B．worry | C．excuse | D．reason |
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| 小题13: | | A．remember | B．see | C．do | D．drive |
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| 小题14: | | A．mistake | B．joke | C．trick | D．truth |
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I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The 1 on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“ 2 one of you did this? ”
We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very 3 . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I 4 , “Not me, Dad. ”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us 5 have done it. But as the 6 and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the 7 .
To find out who had written on the 8 , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to 9 exactly what you see on the step. ”
I tried my best to write the words 10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since 11 of you will
admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said 12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“ I 13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.
We didn’t talk 14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry 15 it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.
| 小题1: | | A．sound | B．taste | C．look | D．feeling |
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| 小题2: | | A．What | B．Which | C．Who | D．Where |
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| 小题3: | | A．unhappy | B．surprised | C．angry | D．frightened |
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| 小题4: | | A．lied | B．said | C．talked | D．told |
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| 小题6: | | A．oldest | B．kindest | C．youngest | D．healthiest |
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| 小题7: | | A．answer | B．story | C．truth | D．thing |
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| 小题8: | | A．step | B．ground | C．floor | D．door |
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| 小题9: | | A．write | B．draw | C．paint | D．print |
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| 小题10: | | A．carefully | B．differently | C．heavily | D．badly |
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| 小题11: | | A．all | B．none | C．neither | D．both |
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| 小题12: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题15: | | A．because | B．because of | C．though | D．except |
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Long long ago, a king had a big rock placed in the middle of a very busy road. Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way to make it convenient for others. Some of the king’s wealthiest supporters came past and simply walked around it. Many others complained about the rock and some blamed the king for the problem. To the king’s surprise, no one did anything about moving it out of the way.
Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road. No one stopped to help him. Many laughed at him and made jokes as they walked past. Finally, after much pushing and straining, and with no help , the farmer managed(设法) to get the rock to the side of the road. As he bent down to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a small bag lying in the road, exactly where the rock had been. There was a lot of money and a note in the bag. The note was from the king saying that the money was for the person who moved the rock out of the way.
Taking responsibility(责任) is about solving hard problems. The farmer takes responsibility when no one else is prepared to. It does not always mean that you will get an instant reward, but it is a value that builds up a community, and makes life better for all of us.
小题1:The word “convenient” in Paragraph1 means in Chinese.小题2:Why did the king put a big rock in the middle of the road?| A．To see if anyone would move the rock away. | | B．To see who was the most powerful. | | C．To find out who was the most poorest. | | D．To see how people walked around it. |
小题3:Who moved the rock away？| A．The king | B．The king’s supporters. | | C．The wealthy | D．A poor farmer |
小题4:The story mainly tells us that .| A．everyone should learn to take responsibility | | B．nobody likes to solve hard problems | | C．taking responsibility always means getting a reward | | D．the poor always take more responsibility than the rich |
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请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer. The doctors had to cut off most of his right leg to save his life. Every day Jeff puts on a man-made leg. The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim and play soccer. He can also run.
When he was 22 years old, Jeff ran across the United States, from the East to the West. He ran 5,150 kilometers. That’s about 26 kilometers each day. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs.
On his way, in every city people gave Jeff money. The money which Jeff received was not for Jeff himself. It was for the American Cancer Society(协会). The society used the money to learn more about cancer. At the same time, Jeff talked to people about cancer. He also talked about being disabled.
Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things: skiing, swimming, playing soccer and running. He finished college and now he is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people but also for everybody.”
小题1:Why did the doctors cut off most of Jeff’s right leg?
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小题2:How many plastic legs did Jeff wear out when he ran across the United States?
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小题3:What did Jeff talk to people about on his way from the East to the West?
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小题4:Did he only run for the disabled people?
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小题5:What can we learn from this story?
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