Helen Keller was a US author and public speaker who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months. Anne Sullivan became her teacher in 1887 and taught her to read, write, use sign language and speak. Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 and spent the rest of her life encouraging others with difficulties like hers to overcome them. Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913). Her life was the subject of the play The Miracle Worker
小题1:Helen Keller was an author in ________.| A．English | B．America | C．Australia | D．China |
小题2:When she was 19 ________ old, Helen Keller became blind and deaf.| A．days | B．years | C．months | D．seconds |
小题3:Did Helen Keller receive a college degree?| A．Yes, she did. | B．Yes, he did. | C．No, she didn’t. | D．No, he didn’t. |
小题4:Which book is written by Helen Keller?| A．The story of My Life | B．Out of the Dark | | C．One million pound | D．A and B |
小题5:Helen Keller is a/an ________ person.| A．honest | B．hard-working | C．beautiful | D．lovely |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B |
试题分析：这篇短文中主要介绍了美国盲人作家海伦凯勒的生平事迹。
小题1:根据Helen Keller was a US author 可知他是一个美国作家，故选B。
小题2:根据who became blind and deaf at the age of 19 months.可知他在十九个月大时变瞎了，故选C。
小题3:根据Keller received degree from Radcliffe College in 1904 可知他接受了大学教育，故选A。
小题4:根据Her books include The story of My Life (1902) and Out of the Dark(1913).描述，可知选D。
小题5:根据短文描述，可知海伦凯勒是个努力工作的人，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。 |
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Several years ago, I became very sad. There was something 1_____ with my left eye. At last, the doctors told me that I could never see from that eye again. This was the saddest 2_____ for me.
At the time, I 3 ____so lonely. So I went to my boss and asked for some help. He told me to go back to work.
One night I was waiting for the train. I wanted to jump in front of it. Then a man came and sat down 4_____ to me. He turned to me and 5_____ ,then he said, “You look like you need a 6_____ to talk to.” We sat there for hours just talking like old friends. His 7_____ were so kind. Then he gave me a wonderful hug(拥抱). I will never 8_____ it. Then he went to get on the train. He gave me another of his big smiles and said, “Remember, when you smile, it is because the angels are lifting the corners of your mouth up heaven(天堂).
I never saw him again. But he will be in my memories forever.
A smile can 9_____ doors and tear down(拆开) walls, You can smile at 10 _____ in the street. He will smile back and you will be filled with happiness, too.
小题1:A. wrong B. strange C. different
小题2:A. thing B. news C. result
小题3:A. feel B. felt C. fell
小题4:A. near B. next C. beside
小题5:A. silent B. smiled C. talked
小题6:A. friend B. chance C. way
小题7:A. heart B. smile C. words
小题8:A. remember B. forget C. miss
小题9:A. close B. open C. break
小题10:A. people B. friend C. stranger |
I watched a little girl playing basketball every day from my bedroom window. One day, I asked her why she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship(奖学金). I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college. My dad told me, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” She never changed her mind. Whenever she was in junior high school or senior high school. One day, before she graduate from senior high school, I saw her sitting on the grass sadly. I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad, too. Then she smiled and told me her father said to her, “If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but yourself can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game she was seen by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the women’s basketball team of their college. She was getting the college education that she had dreamed of. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.
小题1:What’ s the girl’s dream!| A．to be a super basketball player | | B．to get a scholarship | | C．to go to college. | | D．to play for NBA |
小题2:How long has the little girl practiced the basketball until she was seemed by a coach of a famous college team?| A．about three years | B．About four years | | C．About five years | D．More than six years |
小题3:Did the girl’s family have a lot of money?| A．Yes, it did. | B．No, it didn’t. | | C．We don’t know. | D．It isn’t mentioned(提及). |
小题4:Why did the little girl look sad one day?| A．She failed in test. | | B．She was late for training. | | C．She was blamed(责备) by her coach. | | D．Her coach said she was too short to be a good player. |
小题5:Put the sentence “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count” into Chinese. |
A woman was collecting money for a church charity. The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them. She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house. She knocked on doors and asked for money. She always said the same thing. “Good morning, I’m collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” Then she held out a collecting box. Most people put a few coins in the box. An artist lived in one of the apartments. He opened the door. “Good morning.” she said. “I’m collecting for a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000.” The artist thought for a moment, then he said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t have any money. However, I’ll give you a painting. It’s worth $ 400.” The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away. A week later she called on him again. “I’m sorry to trouble you again,” she said, “but we still need more money. I need another $ 100. Can you help?” “Of course,” the artist said. “I’ll increase the value of my painting to $ 500.”
小题1:Who was the woman collecting money for?| A．Poor children. | B．Herself. | C．Her friends. | D．A church. |
小题2:What did most people give her?| A．A lot of money. | B．A few dollars. | C．Paintings. | D．Very little money. |
小题3:Why didn’t the artist give money to her?| A．He was not a generous man. | | B．He did not have any money. | | C．He had too many paintings. | | D．His paintings were worth a lot of money. |
小题4:Did the woman collect enough money at last?| A．No, she didn’t. | B．Yes, she did. | | C．We don’t know. | D．Yes, she does. |
小题5:How much money does she need?| A．$5,000 | B．$5,00 | C．$4,00 | D．We don’t know. |
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Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1 woman. She didn’t buy many jewels(珠宝)or 2 clothes. 3 , she spent millions in 4 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah’s 5 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6 because Sarah was afraid to 7 building it.
Sarah’s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 8 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 9 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 12 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn’t want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester’s 13 seemed to have worked 14 she lived to be 83 years old. But 15 , her house was finished.
| 小题1: | | A．poor | B．rich | C．useful | D．brave |
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| 小题2: | | A．cheap | B．expensive | C．simple | D．old |
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| 小题3: | | A．Still | B．Usually | C．Instead | D．Even |
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| 小题4: | | A．building | B．buying | C．selling | D．setting |
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| 小题5: | | A．door | B．window | C．kitchen | D．house |
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| 小题6: | | A．years | B．months | C．weeks | D．days |
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| 小题7: | | A．keep | B．enjoy | C．stop | D．help |
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| 小题8: | | A．drivers | B．workers | C．farmers | D．visitors |
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| 小题10: | | A．floors | B．kitchens | C．windows | D．rooms |
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| 小题11: | | A．bigger | B．smaller | C．stronger | D．cleaner |
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| 小题12: | | A．working | B．dying | C．living | D．growing |
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| 小题13: | | A．age | B．family | C．plan | D．husband |
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| 小题14: | | A．or | B．because | C．neither | D．nor |
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| 小题15: | | A．hardly | B．usefully | C．carefully | D．finally |
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Mrs. King is an American doctor. She is now in China. She works in a Children’s Hospital in Beijing. She is also learning Chinese medicine(医术) there. She likes Chinese medicine very much. She loves working for children. She works hard in the day and reads English books on（关于） Chinese medicine at night. She learns Chinese from the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends. Now she can speak some Chinese. She can read some Chinese books, too.
Her husband Mr. King is a teacher. He teaches English in a junior high school in Beijing. He works hard, too. He works from Monday to Friday. He teaches three classes every day. Sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays, he teaches other English classes. He wants to make more money（挣更多钱）.
小题1:Mrs. King works in a _____ .| A．shop | B．junior high school in Beijing | | C．hospital in America | D．hospital in Beijing |
小题2:Both of the Kings _____ .| A．live in America | B．live in Shanghai | | C．work hard | D．work every day |
小题3:Mrs. King learns Chinese from _____ .| A．her teacher | B．the books | | C．the doctors | D．the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends |
小题4:Which of the following sentences is NOT true?| A．Mrs. King can speak English and Chinese. | | B．Mrs. King knows much about Chinese medicine. | | C．Mrs. King is from America. | | D．Mr. King sometimes teaches other English classes on weekends. |
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