When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 1 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 2 I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ 3 You are going to college (大学).” I was very 4 when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, 5 took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends 6 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 7 I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we 8 the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were 9 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 10 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the 11 ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage(婚姻) is even 12 !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 13 I could get into a good college. I 14 studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 15 to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
| 小题2: | | A．teacher | B．friend | C．father | D．husband |
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| 小题3: | | A．Yes! | B．No! | C．Really? | D．OK? |
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| 小题4: | | A．angry | B．tired | C．nervous | D．surprised |
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| 小题6: | | A．working | B．studying | C．singing | D．farming |
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| 小题8: | | A．looked at | B．returned to | C．arrived at | D．left for |
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| 小题9: | | A．outside | B．inside | C．back | D．away |
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| 小题10: | | A．terrible | B．wonderful | C．funny | D．special |
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| 小题11: | | A．workers | B．guard | C．building | D．factory |
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| 小题12: | | A．better | B．harder | C．worse | D．easier |
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| 小题14: | | A．enjoyed | B．stopped | C．disliked | D．minded |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:D |
试题分析：作者在这篇短文中介绍了她自己在小时候不爱上学，后来父亲亲自带她去工厂参观，改变了她的浪漫想法，从而开始努力学习。最终在英语方面取得不凡的成就，去了联合国工作。
小题1:动词辨析。A. 说；B. 做；C. 收到，接纳；D. 发现，认为。结合语境可知此处指的是，我能做到这一点的唯一方法是在我的家乡的一张造纸厂里面工作。故选B。
小题2:联系下文，可知此处指的是当我告诉我的父亲时，故选C，父亲。
小题3:联系下文描述，可知父亲是否定回答，故选B，不。
小题4:形容词辨析。A. 愤怒的；B. 劳累的；C. 紧张的；D. 吃惊的。联系下文描述，可知此处指的是我很吃惊，故选D。
小题5:联系上文，可知此处指的是父亲带我去了工厂。故人称代词用he，选A，他。
小题6:结合语境可知在工厂就该工作，故选A，工作。
小题7:联系上下文描述，可知下文描述的是我的猜想，故选A，猜想。
小题8:结合语境可知此处指的是当我们到达工厂门口时，故选C，到达。
小题9:联系下文描述，可知我们进了工厂，故选B，在里边。
小题10:联系下文描述，可知我认为这很令人讨厌，故选A，可怕的，令人讨厌的。
小题11:结合语境可知句意为：你认为工厂怎么样？故选D，工厂。
小题12:联系前文描述，可知此处指的是婚姻更差，故选C，更坏的。
小题13:连词辨析。A. 但是；B. 是否，如果；C. 因此；D.或者，否则；联系上下文，可知前后是因果关系。故选C。
小题14:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是我喜欢学英语，故选A，喜欢，享受。
小题15:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是我去工厂的旅程，故选D，旅程，旅途。
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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One day we invited some friends to dinner. When it was about six o’clock, my wife found that we had little bread. So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some. “Here’s a dollar,” my wife said, “get two loaves(条) of bread, if they have it. If they don’t have it, get anything. But hurry!” Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. By a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived. But Kathy had not returned. Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop(呼啦圈) whirling(旋转) round her middle. “Kathy!” her mother cried. “Where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread?” “Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold all their bread,” answered Kathy. “And you said ‘If they don’t have that, get anything!’”
小题1:One day Kathy’s parents invited some friends to __________.| A．have breakfast | B．have lunch | | C．have supper | D．have a party |
小题2:What did Kathy buy at last?| A．Other food. | B．Nothing. | | C．Hula hoop. | D．Two loaves of bread. |
小题3:Why did she do this?| A．Because the shop had sold all their bread. | | B．Because her mother asked her to get anything if they hadn’t had bread. | | C．Because she loved playing with hula hoop. | | D．All above. |
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Joe wanted a computer. He asked his 小题1: for the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He 小题2: about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbours. But this was not 小题3: . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn"t cut grass for their gardens 小题4:he had no tools to do the work with.
Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering 小题5: . I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could 小题6: get the computer right away I could pay 小题7: it a little each week. He ran to Dick. Joe 小题8: him a lot of questions. He learned that it was 小题9:to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took 小题10: three hours each night. Dick 小题11: him the phone number of the newspaper manager
Joe almost flew home. After he had told his mother 小题12: he thought, she 小题13: . "I think it
is a 小题14: idea, " she said, "I"ll call the newspaper...."
"What, Mum," Joe said, "I"ll call." After that, I"m going to be a businessman now.
Joe"s mother smiled 小题15: .
| 小题16: | | A．teachers | B．parents | C．classmates | D．friends |
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| 小题17: | | A．said | B．told | C．thought | D．spoke |
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| 小题18: | | A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
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| 小题19: | | A．because | B．when | C．while | D．after |
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| 小题20: | | A．newspapers | B．bikes | C．computers | D．cars |
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小题21:A still B. even C. yet D. never
| 小题23: | | A．answered | B．asked | C．wrote | D．read |
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| 小题24: | | A．friendly | B．kind | C．possible | D．wrong |
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| 小题25: | | A．at | B．about | C．before | D．after |
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| 小题26: | | A．taught | B．gave | C．made | D．asked |
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| 小题27: | | A．that | B．when | C．what | D．where |
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| 小题28: | | A．smiled | B．shouted | C．cried | D．worried |
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| 小题30: | | A．sadly | B．happily | C．politely | D．angrily |
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Name
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| Ludwig Von Beethoven
| Born in 1770, in Germany. A musician, Died in 1827
| Florence Nightingale
| Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820 An English nurse Died in 1910
| Bill Gates
| Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought Own Microsoft
| Thomas Edison
| Born in 1847 in the USA Made over 6000 inventions Died in 1931
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小题1:Thomas Edison is from.| A．Canada | B．Italy | C．America | D．Australia |
小题2:The ______was born in 1770.| A．musician | B．nurse | C．businessman | D．scientist |
小题3:Business @ the Speed of Thought is the name of a ______. | A．song | B．book | C．school | D．Movie |
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When Kyle walked into Paul’s Pet World, he looked very anxious. He walked quickly to the store owner, Paul. Paul jumped out of his seat to greet Kyle. He was the store’s first customer of the day.
“Good morning, sir!” Paul said. “What can I help you with?”
“Well, I…,” Kyle started to say.
“Wait, don’t tell me,” Paul stopped him. “You are looking for a…a new dog… for your daughter’s birthday. Right?”
“Not really, I just…”
Paul didn’t let him finish. “Ah, I’ve got it. You just opened a new business, and you want some fish for your office. I have some very nice goldfish over here.”
“Actually, I…” Kyle was starting to look very anxious. His face had a strange look on it.
“No fish? Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person. At Paul’s Pet World, we have the best cats. Take a look at this cat---- long, white hair. She is looking at you. She is thinking, “Take me home. Take me home.” Would you like some cat food and toys as well?”
“No, thank you,” Kyle said. By this time, he had a pained look on his face. “Really, I’m no interested in cats or fish or dogs.”
“What do you want, then?” Paul asked.
Kyle looked like he was going to cry. “I just want to know if I can use your restroom!” he finally said.
小题1:Paul didn’t advise Kyle to buy ____________.小题2:The word “pained” means ____________.小题3:Actually, Kyle went into the pet store to ___________.| A．buy some pets | B．chat with Paul | C．use the restroom | D．see a friend |
小题4:The writer wants to tell us ___________.| A．a funny story | B．a wonderful pet | C．a strange pet shop | D．a good pet seller |
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An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money… but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. ”
小题1:__________ people are mentioned (提到) in the article.| A．Two | B．Three | C．One | D．Many |
小题2:The artist lived with the farmer __________.| A．for about a month | B．for a year | | C．for a holiday | D．for the farmer’s son |
小题3:The farmer asked the artist to give him a picture because __________.| A．he liked his picture | | B．he didn’t want his money | | C．he wanted to sell his pictures for some money | | D．he wanted to show it to his son |
小题4:The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer because __________.| A．the farmer didn’t want him to pay him | | B．the farmer decided to let his son learn from him | | C．the farmer’s son would be an artist like him | | D．he thought the farmer praised (表扬) him for his pictures |
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