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When the policeman asked her to describe Clyde, she told him that Clyde had beautiful green eyes, had all his teeth but was missing half of his left ear, and was seven years old and completely white. She then told the officer that Clyde was about a foot high.
A bell went off. “Is Clyde your child or your pet?” the officer suspiciously asked. “Well, he’s my cat, of course,” Mrs. Brown replied. “Lady, you’re supposed to report missing PERSONS, not missing CATS,” said the sppeadeotoned policeman. “Well, who can I report this to?” she asked. “You can’t. You have to ask around your neighborhood or put up flyers,” replied the officer.
Mrs. Brown figured that a billboard would work a lot better than an 8”x11” piece of paper on a telephone pole. There was an empty billboard at the end of her street just off the interstate（州际公路） highway. The billboard had a phone number on it. She called that number, and they told her they could blow up a picture of Clyde (from Mrs. Brown’s family album) and put it on the billboard for all to see.
“But how can people see it when they whiz（快速移动） by on the interstate?” she asked. “Oh, don’t worry, ma’am, they only whiz by between 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. The rest of the day, the interstate is so full of commuters that no one moves.” They told her it would cost only $3,000 a month. So she took most of the money out of her savings account and rented the billboard for a month.
The month has passed, but Clyde has not appeared. Because she has almost no money in savings, Mrs. Brown called the local newspaper to see if anyone could help her rent the billboard for just one more month. She is waiting but, so far, no one has stepped forward.
小题1:How long has the cat been missing?
| A．More than a month | B．More than two months |
| C．More than three months | D．It’s been back. |
| A．A billboard company | B．The police |
| C．The phone company | D．The interstate telephone line |
| A．Stupid | B．Loving | C．Smart | D．Decisive(有决断力的) |
| A．angry | B．surprised | C．happy | D．excited |
| A．An advertisement | B．A missing cat |
| C．A pet’s story | D．Life without cat |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:B
解析
试题分析：这篇短文主要记述了一位愚蠢的老太太，在自己的猫丢失以后，不是去邻居那里找，而是求助于警方。最后花3000美元在洲际公路边上租了一块广告牌，但是仍旧没有找到自己的猫。
小题1:根据第一段“My baby has been missing for over a month now,描述，可知选A。
小题2:根据第一段she called the police.及下文描述，可知她求助于警方了，故选B。
小题3:根据短文后三段描述，可知这是一个愚蠢的老太太，故选A。
小题4:联系上下文，这个老太太说的话，可知这个警察生气了，故选A，生气的。
小题5:这篇短文主要是围绕一只丢失的猫进行叙述的，故选B。
点评：本文中长句较多，一时很难读懂句子含义，注意多读几遍，不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义，能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
核心考点
试题【The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. “My baby has been missing for ove】；主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
— William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of 1 for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would 2 the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a 3 kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at 4 , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad 5 .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a 6 . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the 7 of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers 8 turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and 9 people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist 10 .
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and 11 him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the 12 when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How 13 she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very 14 for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that 15 out.
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Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food festival”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
小题1:According to paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that .
| A．they could spend happy times together with their family in it |
| B．they could grow vegetables and sell at the market |
| C．they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it |
| D．they didn’t have to spend so much money on food |
| A．Present. | B．Kindness. | C．Laughter. | D．Happiness. |
| A．To ask them to attend a birthday party |
| B．To help them get to know each other. |
| C．To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden. |
| D．To ask them to share some interesting stories. |
| A．He thought it was too short but enjoyable. |
| B．He thought it was wonderful. |
| C．He thought it was not as good as he thought. |
| D．He thought it was too terrible. |
| A．Happy and her husband Ben don’t like spending time with others |
| B．Happy and her husband Ben sometimes quarrel with each other |
| C．Happy and her husband Ben are a generous and warm-hearted couple |
| D．Happy and her husband Ben live on the food they grow in their garden |
She answered, “Read this. It is one of my students’ compositions.”
“Dear God, tonight I ask you for something very special: Make me into a television. I want to take its place and live like the TV in my house. Have my own special place, and have my family around me. To be taken seriously when I talk. I want to be the centre of attention and be heard without interruption(打断) or questions. I want to receive the same special care that the TV receives even when it is not working. Have the company of my dad when he arrives home from work, even when he is tired. And I want my mom to want me close when she is sad and upset, instead of ignoring(不理) me. And ...I want my brothers to fight to be with me...I want to feel that my family just put everything aside, every now and then, just to spend some time with me. And last but not least, make sure that I can make them all happy and entertain them. God, I don’t ask you for much. I just want to live like our TV. ”
At that moment the husband said, “My God, poor kid, what horrible parents!” .The teacher looked up at him and said, “That composition is our son’s!”
小题1:Why did the teacher cry?
| A．Because a composition moved her deeply. | B．Because the composition was very bad. |
| C．Because the students were lazy. | D．Because she had a fight with her husband. |
A student who was with God. B. A student who was like a television
C. A student in her class, but not her son. D. A student in her class, in fact, her son.
小题3:According to the article, what will happen when the boy talks?
| A．Everyone will pay attention to him. | B．He will be interrupted. |
| C．No one will pay attention. | D．His mother will talk to him. |
| A．TV can entertain them | B．TV can catch the attention of his family. |
| C．TV can give you answers when you ask question. | D．TV can receive special care from his family. |
| A．naughty | B．lonely | C．happy | D．wrong |
Most people think of Shakespeare as a writer. But he was also a theater producer, a part owner of an acting company and an actor. For most of his career, he was a producer and main writer for an acting company called the King’s Men. Shakespeare is best known for the thirty—nine plays that he wrote, although only thirty—eight exist today. His plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and tragedies. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet ,Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and so on.
Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of 14.He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18.The couple had three children, two daughters and a son who died very young. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown. No one knows why he left or moved to London and joined a theater company which opened the Globe Theater in 1599.He made much money from it.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He died in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. Now you can still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
小题1:What was Shakespeare?
| A．A writer | B．An actor |
| C．A theater producer | D．A,B and C |
| A．writing | B．acting |
| C．opening the Globe Theater | D．selling his books |
| A．房子 | B．遗憾 | C．悔恨 | D．天赋 |
| A．Shakespeare died when he was 52 years old. |
| B．Shakespeare married in 1582,and he had two daughters and a son. |
| C．Shakespeare’s plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and science fictions. |
| D．No one knows why Shakespeare left his hometown at he age of 21. |
---------Sally
My uncle is 40 years old He works for a magazine(杂志). He writes articles（文章） for children. He visits many places and talks with many children. He thinks children should not watch TV too much and some TV shows are not good for them.
--------Barry
I study in a middle school. I have many rules at school. I can"t be late for school,l have to wear a school uniform at school. I can"t eat or sing in the classroom. Miss Yang,our English teacher,is very strict with us.
---------- Mona
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
小题1:Sally"s hair is___________.
| A．red | B．black | C．straight | D．curly |
| A．Barry"s uncle | B．Barry | C．Sally | D．Miss Yang |
| A．be late for school | B．wear a school uniform at school |
| C．eat or sing in the classroom | D．wear her own clothes at school |
| A．He is 40 years old. |
| B．He does not let Barry watch TV. |
| C．He thinks children should not watch TV too much. |
| D．He visits many places and talks with many children. |
| A．Sally and Mona are workers |
| B．Sally minds what others think of her |
| C．Miss Yang is an English teacher |
| D．Miss Yang isn"t strict with her students |
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