Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.
After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers . Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.
小题1:Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.| A．teach French | B．look after the children of a rich family | | C．teach English | D．look after the sick and wounded soldiers |
小题2:Why did Edith return home from Belgium? | A．Because she found work in an English hospital. | | B．Because she organized a training school for nurses. | | C．Because the First World War broke out. | | D．Because her father was seriously ill. |
小题3:What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?| A．***死她 | B．使她失去记忆 | C．抹去对她的记忆 | D．摧残她 |
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?| A．Edith was good at music and German at school. | | B．Edith was a highly professional doctor. | | C．Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses. | | D．People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith. |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:D |
试题分析：这篇短文主要记述了一位在一战期间伟大的英国护士。
小题1:根据第一段After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）.描述，可知选B。
小题2:根据第二段After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him.描述，可知选D。
小题3:联系下文，可知此处指的是他们并不能抹去对她的记忆。故选C。
小题4:根据最后一段A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.描述，可知选D。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。 |
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Sunshine Zoo is a nice place to visit. Walk from the South Gate, go 21 on, and you will find the Panda House. Pandas are 22 . They like eating 23 . To the north of the Panda House, you’ll find the 24 . They are the kings of the animal world. Remember not to go near them because they are 25 . To the west of 26 Area, you will see lots of birds. They can make beautiful sounds. Go on and you will see the clever and 27 monkeys. To the east of the Monkeys’ Forest, you will see the giraffes. The giraffe has a long 28 . It is the tallest animal on the earth(地球). North-east of the giraffes there is a 29 . Cross it, and you will see the elephants. Their ears are 30 open fans.
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| 小题2: | | A．helpful | B．sad | C．cute | D．sick |
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| 小题3: | | A．bamboo | B．bread | C．rice | D．bananas |
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| 小题4: | | A．pandas | B．monkeys | C．birds | D．lions |
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| 小题5: | | A．friendly | B．dangerous | C．important | D．sure |
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| 小题6: | | A．Lion | B．Lion’s | C．Lions | D．Lions’ |
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| 小题7: | | A．fun | B．funny | C．wonderful | D．beautiful |
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| 小题8: | | A．necks | B．hand | C．neck | D．hands |
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| 小题9: | | A．bridge | B．shop | C．building | D．school |
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Mary is a good friend of 1 . She is very tall and she likes sports very 2 . In the morning she 3 morning exercises and then runs 4 her home. After 5 she walks to school. She often goes 6 in the lake at noon. In the afternoon, she plays 7 basketball with her classmates. They"re all good 8 it. Some of 9 are on the school team. Mary likes 10 CCTV sports news in the evening.
| 小题2: | | A．little | B．much | C．too | D．also |
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| 小题5: | | A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．supper | D．meal |
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| 小题6: | | A．swim | B．run | C．swimming | D．running |
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| 小题9: | | A．they | B．them | C．their | D．theirs |
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| 小题10: | | A．looking | B．seeing | C．watching | D．reading |
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One of the most famous scientists to study adaptations(适应能力) was Charles Darwin(达尔文). He was born in England in 1809. He wasn’t the best student in his school, but when he was 16, his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing(观察) nature more than having medical classes. He dropped out without graduating.
Next, Charles’ father sent him to school to become a minister(牧师). This time he made it to graduation, but he didn’t want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.
Luckily, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist after graduation. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. Their task was to make maps of the places they visited.
On December 27th, 1831. Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to begin his scientific study.
Twenty-three years later, Darwin published a scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to offspring(后代). Darwin’s ideas about adaptations are still very important to the study of living things.
小题1:Darwin was very interested in ____________.| A．having medical classes | B．the work of a minister | | C．sailing around the world | D．science and nature |
小题2:The trip on the Beagle lasted ____________ years.小题3:When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was ____________ years old.| A．twenty | B．twenty-three | | C．forty-five | D．fifty |
小题4:The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____________.| A．adaptations | B．Darwin and Wallace | | C．animals | D．Darwin’s ideas |
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An artist goes to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stays with a farmer. Every day he goes out with his paints and brushes and paints until evening. When it gets dark he goes back to the farm and has a good dinner before he goes to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wants to pay the farmer, but the farmer says, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week it will be finished, but your picture will still be there.”
The artist is very happy and thanks the farmer for saying so about his pictures. The farmer smiles and answers, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to be an artist. When he comes home next month, I will show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”
小题1:Every day the artist _________ .| A．goes out to help the farmer | | B．stays at the farmer’s home and eats a big dinner | | C．paints pictures | | D．works hard to get some money for the farmer |
小题2:The artist thinks the farmer wants his picture because _______.| A．the farmer likes his drawing very much | | B．the farmer hates his pictures | | C．the farmer wants to give it to his son | | D．the farmer wants to be an artist, too |
小题3:What does the farmer mean in the last paragraph?| A．He likes the artist very much. | | B．He would like his son to be an artist, too. | | C．He wants the artist to be his son’s teacher. | | D．He doesn’t like the artist’s paintings at all. |
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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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