My dad was driving to the city center to shop and I was going along for the ride. At least that was what I had told him— 1 I had an important question to ask—that had been on my mind for a couple of weeks and this was the first time I had been able to 2 with him alone.
“Dad…”I started. And 3 .
“Yes?” he said.
“The kids say there is no Father Christmas. They say I’m 4 to believe in Father Christmas anymore…it’s only for little kids. But I believe what you told me. Father Christmas is __5 . He is, isn’t he, Dad?”
“The real life and spirit of this magical elf (精灵) lives forever in your heart, my heart, Mom’s heart and in the hearts and minds of 6 people who believe in the joy that giving to others brings. The real 7 of Father Christmas becomes what you can give rather what you get. Once you understand this and it becomes 8 of you, Father Christmas becomes even more exciting and more magical because you come to 9 the magic comes from you when Father Christmas lives in your heart. Do you understand what I am 10 to tell you?”
My heart was filled with pride and I’m sure my eyes were shining with 11 .” Of course, Dad. I want him to be in my heart, just like he’s in yours. I love you, Daddy. You’re the best Father Christmas who has 12 been in the whole world.”
When it comes time in my life to 13 the reality of Father Christmas to my children, I hope that I will be as eloquent (有口才) and 14 as my dad was the day I learned that the spirit of Father Christmas doesn’t wear a red 15 . And I hope they will accept me as I did that day. I’m sure they will.
| 小题1: | | A．clearly | B．actually | C．personally | D．originally |
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| 小题2: | | A．stay | B．fight | C．live | D．argue |
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| 小题3: | | A．laughed | B．continued | C．stopped | D．cried |
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| 小题4: | | A．honest | B．wrong | C．proud | D．foolish |
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| 小题5: | | A．real | B．proper | C．kind | D．right |
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| 小题7: | | A．spirit | B．position | C．character | D．life |
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| 小题8: | | A．part | B．tool | C．half | D．dream |
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| 小题9: | | A．guess | B．realize | C．promise | D．discuss |
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| 小题10: | | A．considering | B．expecting | C．planning | D．trying |
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| 小题11: | | A．fear | B．excitement | C．panic | D．surprise |
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| 小题12: | | A．still | B．yet | C．ever | D．already |
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| 小题13: | | A．explain | B．solve | C．introduce | D．describe |
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| 小题14: | | A．strict | B．loving | C．careful | D．gentle |
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| 小题15: | | A．beard | B．belt | C．suit | D．stocking |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:C |
试题分析：这篇短文作者主要通过父亲之口，给我们讲述了圣诞老人的实际意义。告诉我们圣诞老人象征的是存在于我们所有人心中的一种精神。
小题1:副词辨析。A.清晰地，明显的；B.实际上，事实上；C. 亲自地，当面；D.最初，本来。联系下一句描述，可知此处指的是我实际上有个问题要问。故选B。
小题2:联系下文with him alone.可知此处指的是和他的单独在一起。故选A，逗留，暂住。
小题3:联系下文，父亲的反问，可知此处指的是我开始了，有停住了。故选C，停止。
小题4:形容词辨析。A. 诚实的；B. 错误的；C.骄傲的；D.愚蠢的。联系前一句描述，可知他们认为我再相信圣诞老人是愚蠢的。故选D。
小题5:联系上下文描述，可知此处指的是圣诞老人是真实的，故选A，真实的。
小题6:词义辨析。A.每个人；B.一些；C.很少；D.所有的。联系前文描述，可知指的是所有人，故选D。
小题7:联系前文描述，可知此处指的是圣诞老人的实际精神，故选A，精神，心灵。
小题8:词义辨析。A.部分；B.工具；C.一半；D.梦想。联系前文描述，可知此处指的是成为你的一部分。故选A。
小题9:动词辨析。A.猜测；B. 意识到；C.承诺，许诺；D.讨论。结合语境可知此处指的是意识到来自你的戏法，故选B。
小题10:动词辨析。A. 考虑；B.期盼；C. 计划；D.尝试，试图。结合语境可知此处指的是，你明白我试图告诉你的东西吗？故选D。
小题11:联系前一句，可知此处指的是我的眼睛里闪烁着兴奋的光芒。故选B，兴奋。
小题12:副词辨析。A.仍然；B.还，已经；C. 永远，曾经；D.已经，早已。结合语境可知此处指的是，你是世界上曾经有过的最好的圣诞老人。故选C。
小题13:联系下文，可知此处指的是给孩子们解释圣诞老人的真实情况，故选A，实际，真实。
小题14:词义辨析。A.严厉的；B. 亲爱的，忠诚的；C. 细心的；D. 温和的。联系上文描述，可知此处指的是向父亲一样充满爱心，故选B。
小题15:词义辨析。A.胡须；B. 腰带；C.男外衣，套装；D.长袜。根据常识圣诞老人是穿着一身红色套装，故选C。
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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试题【My dad was driving to the city center to shop and I was going along for the ride】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food any more,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, and Lieberman got the job.
小题1:We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family _______.| A．have relatives in Europe | B．love cooking at home | | C．often hold parties | D．own a restaurant |
小题2:The Food Network got to know Lieberman ________.| A．at one of his parties | B．from his teachers | | C．on a television program | D．through his taped show |
小题3:What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?| A．A way to show one’s achievement. | B．Lieberman’s after-class interest. | | C．Lieberman’s fine cooking skill. | D．A natural ability to attract others. |
小题4:Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?| A．He could prepare meals in a small kitchen. | | B．He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals. | | C．He was famous for his shows on Food TV. | | D．He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches. |
小题5:What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?| A．He is friendly and active. | B．He is clever but lonely. | | C．He enjoys traveling around. | D．He often changes his menus. |
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When Ron Clark began teaching in 1995, his teacher gave him this advice, “If you can 1 the life of one child, you’ll be a success.” Up to now, Ron still doesn’t agree with that advice. When Ron entered a class, he decided to change every student’s life for the better.
Ron never planned on being a teacher. After 2 , he travelled around the world, living a life 3 of adventures(冒险), but after getting terribly sick, he went back to his hometown, North Carolina. Then he got 4 again and taught at a school there. “From then on it was like magic — I fell in love with teaching.” said Ron. After five years of teaching, he heard that some schools in East Harlem, New York were failing because there were 6 good teachers. “At that moment I had a(n) 6— it was like a calling,” he said. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to do it.”
Before school started, Ron went to every single student’s home to 7 with their families. He gave his students his home phone number, so if they had any 8 with their homework, they could call him. To connect with his students, Ron knew he should use special 9 of teaching. He learned to play funny games with them, gave them 10 lessons, and spent his time showing students 11 New York’s tourist attractions. His students studied harder and behaved better in 12 .
Because of his 13 inNorth Carolina and Harlem, Ron Clark has become one of the most successful teachers in America. And his book called The Essential 55, more than 14 else, has become very popular in the world.
Sold in over 25 15 , The Essential 55 has encouraged teachers around the world to influence the lives of all of their students. Ron Clark is now starting a new school in Atlanta, Georgia — probably his biggest adventure!
| 小题1: | | A．live | B．influence | C．make | D．choose |
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| 小题2: | | A．school | B．work | C．class | D．college |
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| 小题3: | | A．filled | B．fond | C．proud | D．full |
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| 小题4: | | A．terrible | B．well | C．sick | D．pleased |
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| 小题6: | | A．feeling | B．idea | C．view | D．mind |
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| 小题7: | | A．play | B．study | C．deal | D．meet |
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| 小题8: | | A．information | B．advice | C．task | D．trouble |
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| 小题9: | | A．ways | B．goals | C．rules | D．aims |
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| 小题10: | | A．friendly | B．nicely | C．lively | D．lovely |
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| 小题11: | | A．across | B．along | C．around | D．at |
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| 小题12: | | A．subject | B．lesson | C．return | D．score |
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| 小题13: | | A．effects | B．affects | C．works | D．efforts |
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| 小题14: | | A．anywhere | B．anyone | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题15: | | A．towns | B．cities | C．countries | D．universities |
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One afternoon, Bob and Jane were walking along a quiet street when they heard a big noise from the street corner. They ran there and found that a small car had knocked into the side of a truck. Both the car driver and the truck driver were hurt.
“Bob,” said Jane, “run back down the road to Mrs Day’s house. Ask her to call the police and the ambulance(救护车). Hurry up. I’ll stay here.”
Bob went off as fast as he could. There was nothing Jane could do but wait. She knew that when people were hurt in an accident, they shouldn’t be moved.
It wasn’t long before the police car and the ambulance arrived. The policemen got the car door open and moved the man out. Then they got the truck driver out. Luckily, the men weren’t badly hurt, but they were both taken to hospital. The policemen thanked Bob and Jane.” You were very good to act so quickly when you saw the accident. Thank you for all your help.”
根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的填（A），错误的填（B）。
小题1:The accident happened in a quiet street one afternoon.
小题2:Mrs Day and the policemen heard the noise.
小题3:Both of the drivers were hurt in the accident.
小题4:Jane asked Bob to call the police.
小题5:Jane had got the drivers out before the policemen arrived. |
With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I " m blind, please help. "
Only a few people put 1 in the hat. A man was walking by. He 2 some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign 3 . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 4 to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see 5 things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who 6 my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a 7 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day, 8 I cannot see it. "
Both the 9 told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 10 people to help by throwing some money into the 11 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the 12 of the day, but the boy couldn"t 13 he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn 14 this story. First, be thankful for what
you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. 15 , be creative. Think differently.
There is always a better way !
| 小题1: | | A．eggs | B．coins | C．toys | D．pencils |
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| 小题2: | | A．got | B．lost | C．took | D．dropped |
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| 小题4: | | A．asked | B．began | C．hoped | D．continued |
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| 小题5: | | A．how | B．what | C．whose | D．which |
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| 小题6: | | A．put | B．found | C．changed | D．cleaned |
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| 小题7: | | A．usual | B．simple | C．different | D．dangerous |
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| 小题9: | | A．signs | B．men | C．boys | D．lessons |
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| 小题10: | | A．told | B．took | C．helped | D．ordered |
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| 小题11: | | A．bag | B．hat | C．pocket | D．basket |
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| 小题12: | | A．food | B．songs | C．beauty | D．pictures |
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| 小题13: | | A．because | B．unless | C．before | D．though |
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| 小题14: | | A．about | B．with | C．from | D．except |
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| 小题15: | | A．First | B．Second | C．Third | D．Fourth |
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The story tell us about the British writer, Richard Savage. He was once living in London with 1 money in his pockets. In order to get some food and clothes, he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it published. But not many copies of his books were 2 in the shops, and he was still living a hard life. Because of anxiety(忧虑)and malnutrition(营养不良)， he became very weak and before long he fell 3 , and a doctor was sent for. The doctor was not rich enough, but was 4 literature. He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of danger. When he finally recovered(重新获得) his 5 , the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his 6 , but poor Savage had no money to pay it. The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill. Receiving no money again, the doctor went to Savage himself.
"You know you owe(欠) your life to me," said the doctor, "and I should 7 some thankfulness from you."
"I agree," said the writer, " you"ve done a great favour(恩惠) for me and if I"m not ungrateful for your kindness, I"ll damage(损坏) my life to you."
With these words he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage.
The doctor took the books home and began to _ 8 them carefully.
"I see I"ve 9 the life of a great writer," the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride, Maybe this is the only thing I could be really 10 of in my life."
Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill, only to find that the doctor had already passed away .
| 小题1: | | A．much | B．a little | C．little | D．enough |
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| 小题2: | | A．bought | B．sold | C．printed | D．showed |
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| 小题3: | | A．weak | B．anxious | C．frightened | D．ill |
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| 小题4: | | A．interested in | B．familiar with | C．popular with | D．worried about |
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| 小题5: | | A．walk | B．health | C．movement | D．action |
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| 小题6: | | A．care | B．help | C．attention | D．treatment |
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| 小题7: | | A．wish | B．choose | C．get | D．master |
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| 小题8: | | A．write | B．correct | C．improve | D．read |
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| 小题9: | | A．made | B．saved | C．trained | D．taught |
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| 小题10: | | A．fond | B．aware | C．proud | D．afraid |
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