Sally was fourteen．She studied in a middle school．She liked dancing and singing and 1 a lot of time on them．But she hated math and even decided to 2．Her father was worried about it．
It was Sunday. Sally’s father gave a call to his sister who 3 math in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter 4 to learn math．The woman came and said，“You are a 5 girl．Sally．I’m sure you will soon learn math well if you do your 6．”
“I’m afraid I can’t，Aunt，”said Sally．“Girls 7 be good at math.”
“I don’t think so，”said the woman．“1 was good at it when 1 was a 8．You must do more 9 and try different Ways to solve(解决)math problems until you work them out，or at least 10 them better. Here is a math 11．Please think it over and see if you can work it out.
“OK,” said the girl. “Let me 12 ”
About an hour later Sally 13 the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I’ve tried many times and worked out the problem at last!”
“Well done!” her aunt looked at her answer and said 14 , “Now you see, math is not as difficult as you 15 ”
| 小题1: | | A．spent | B．paid | C．took | D．cost |
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| 小题2: | | A．put it away | B．give it up | C．give it away | D．put it up |
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| 小题3: | | A．taught | B．found | C．liked | D．studied |
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| 小题5: | | A．strange | B．poor | C．thin | D．clever |
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| 小题6: | | A．well | B．good | C．better | D．best |
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| 小题7: | | A．can’t | B．mustn’t | C．needn’t | D．shouldn’t |
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| 小题8: | | A．woman | B．doctor | C．girl | D．teacher |
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| 小题9: | | A．reading | B．sports | C．housework | D．exercises |
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| 小题10: | | A．write | B．understand | C．copy | D．discuss |
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| 小题11: | | A．book | B．game | C．problem | D．answer |
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| 小题13: | | A．left | B．took | C．bought | D．moved |
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| 小题14: | | A．angrily | B．quietly | C．sadly | D．happily |
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| 小题15: | | A．saw | B．heard | C．asked | D．thought |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:D
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试题分析：这篇短文中萨利认为数学很难,自己不可能学好.最后在自己的姑姑的帮助下,终于客服了这个困难,树立起了学习数学的信心.
小题1:词义辨析。take 用于 it takes sb ... to do sth句型，仅指花费时间（three hours等），必须用it作形式主语，指代下文不定式内容；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主语必须是人，可以指花费时间、也可以指花费金钱；cost用于 sth costs sb sth，主语必须是物，多指花费金钱，少数情况可指花费时间、气力，有时表示成本的消耗；pay的基本用法是：(1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱（给某人）买……。 (2)pay for sth. 付……的钱。 (3)pay for sb. 替某人付钱。(4)pay sb. 付钱给某人。联系上文可知主语是人，故选A。
小题2:短语辨析。A.放好，抛弃；B.放弃，交出；C.放弃，泄露；D.建造，举起。联系上文，可知他决定放弃数学，故选B。
小题3:联系下文，可知萨利的姑姑教数学，故选A，教。
小题4:疑问词辨析。A.什么时候；B.在哪儿；C.怎样；D.为什么。结合语境可知萨里的父亲是想让自己的妹妹来教女儿怎样学数学。故选C。
小题5:形容词辨析。A.奇怪的，陌生的；B.穷的，可怜的；C.瘦的；D.聪明的。结合语境可知萨利的姑姑应该说她是一个聪明的女孩，故选D。
小题6:结合语境可知考查短语do one’s best尽某人最大努力，故选D。
小题7:情态动词辨析。A.不能，可能不；B.禁止，一定不；C.不必；D.不应该。联系上文，可知萨利认为女孩不可能擅长数学。故选A。
小题8:联系上文，可知她的姑姑说我是个教师，故选C，教师。
小题9:词义辨析。A.阅读；B.运动；C.家务；D.练习；结合语境可知此处指的是多做练习，故选D。
小题10:词义辨析。A.写；B.理解，明白；C.抄写；D.讨论。结合语境可知此处指的是：至少你能更好的理解他们。故选B。
小题11:联系下文,可知此处指的是这是一道数学题,故选C,问题.
小题12:词义辨析. A.说;B. 尝试;C.用;D.制作.联系上文,可知句意为:让我试试.故选B.
小题13:动词辨析. A.离开,留下;B.拿,带走;C.买;D.移动.结合语境可知此处指的是萨利把数学本拿给她的姑姑看,故选B.
小题14:联系上文,可知她的姑姑高兴地说,故选D,高兴地.
小题15:动词辨析. A.看见;B.听见;C.问;D.想,认为,联系上文,可知此处指的是数学并不像你想的那样难.故选D.
点评：本题设空科学合理，考生不难从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。 |
核心考点
试题【Sally was fourteen．She studied in a middle school．She liked dancing and singing 】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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Jimmy doesn’t 1ike school and is always looking for excuses(借口)not to go．If he coughs，he asks his mother to write a note saying he has a cold . If he has a headache，he asks his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours．He spends more time at home than he does at school. Even when he is at school．he looks for excuses to go home early．
One day he came home from school in the middle of the morning．His father was of course
surprised to see him back so early．
“You’re home early．Jimmy，”he said“Is the school closed today?”
“No．Dad，”Jimmy said．“It’s open．But I came home early．”
“How did you do this?”his father asked him．“What did you say to the teacher?”
“I told her that I had a new baby brother and I had to come home and help you．’’
“But your mother has had twins．” his father said．“a boy and a girl. You have a baby brother and a baby sister．”
“Yes．I know, Dad．”Jimmy said“I’m saving my baby sister for next week．”
小题1:Why is Jimmy always trying not to go to school?| A．Because he often coughs． | | B．Because he often has colds． | | C．Because he doesn’t like school． | | D．Because he always has a headache |
小题2:Jimmy spends most of his time
A．at school B．at home C in the hospital D．in the 1ibrary
小题3:One morning Jimmy’s father was surprised because ．| A．Jimmy came back early from school | | B．Jimmy’s school was closed | | C．Jimmy’s mother was ill | | D．Jimmy’s mother had two babies |
小题4:What excuse did Jimmy give to the teacher to go home early?| A．He had a headache． | | B．He didn’t want to go to school． | | C．His father was busy with his work． | | D．He had a baby brother to look after． |
小题5:Jimmy didn’t tell his teacher about the twins because．| A．he wanted to save one for another excuse | | B．he didn’t know the fact | | C．he didn’t like the baby sister | | D．his father asked him not to do so |
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Bob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months. One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a poster at the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire（雇佣） a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob was so pleased that he went straight to answer it. There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office. Bob did so.
The boss looked over his working clothes carefully and then decided to let Bob have the job. Bob asked the boss why his working clothes were so important. The boss answered with a smile, "Oh, young man, your working clothes are all with patches(补丁) on the knees. You know, I have dismissed（解雇） two men these days. They had working clothes with patches on the buttocks(臀部). They were too lazy."
小题1:When the boss saw Bob, he ________.| A．gave him the job at once | B．liked Bob at once | | C．asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes | D．liked Bob"s clothes |
小题2:Bob"s new job was________.| A．to wash dishes | B．to clean the restaurant | | C．to cook dishes | D．to grow flowers and trees |
小题3:We may learn that the boss was ________.| A．very clever | B．foolish | C．very kind | D．hardworking |
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The sun is shining and it’s very hot. 1 many people don’t want to go out after 2 . Mrs West has to(不得不) 3 her father at the airport. Her father doesn’t feel well, he wants to see a 4 in the city hospital.
Now she’s 5 in the street. There 6 no trees and she feels very 7 . But she’s too 8 and can’t walk fast(快). Suddenly she finds(发现) a 9 walking behind her. She gets angry and her face turns red. “Why are you walking 10 me, boy?” She asks strictly. “It’s cooler”. The boy answers.
| 小题2: | | A．breakfast | B．dinner | C．supper | D．lunch |
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| 小题4: | | A．nurse | B．waiter | C．policeman | D．doctor |
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| 小题5: | | A．walking | B．walks | C．walk | D．to walk |
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| 小题7: | | A．cold | B．cool | C．relaxed | D．hot |
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| 小题8: | | A．happy | B．fat | C．short | D．tall |
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| 小题10: | | A．on | B．in front of | C．behind | D．across from |
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One day Mrs Jones goes shopping alone(独自地). When Mr Jones comes home in the evening, she begins to tell him about a beautiful dress. “I see it in a shop this morning,” she says, “and…” “And you want to buy it,” says Mr Jones, “how much is it?” “Fifteen pounds.” Every evening, when Mr Jones comes back from work, his wife goes on talking only about the dress. And at last, after a week, he says, “Oh, buy the dress! Here’s the money!” She is very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones comes home and asks, “Have you got the famous(著名的) dress?” She says, “No.” Why not?” he says. “Well, it is still in the window of the shop after a week. I think nobody else wants this dress. So I think it is not a good one!”
小题1:Mrs Jones goes shopping_________ one day.| A．with Mr Jones | | B．with her friend | | C．by herself | | D．with the other woman |
小题2:Mrs Jones tells Mr Jones about the dress every day because________.| A．it is really beautiful | | B．she wants the shop | | C．she wants Mr Jones to buy it for her | | D．she likes it very much |
小题3:Mrs Jones is very happy after________.| A．Mr Jones agree(同意) to buy it for her | | B．Mr Jones gives her the money for the pants | | C．she gets the beautiful dress | | D．she sees the dress is still in the shop window |
小题4:Mr Jones thinks it’s the famous dress because________.| A．it is a beautiful dress | | B．it is in the shop window for a week | | C．his wife has it | | D．his wife talks about it again and again |
小题5:From the story we can know__________.| A．Mrs Jones is a housewife, she doesn’t have much money | | B．Mr Jones doesn’t like his wife | | C．Mr Jones comes home for lunch every day | | D．Mrs Jones doesn’t like the things if others like them |
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When Mr. David retired（退休）， he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From room morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David"s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: "If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), come in and look around. Price; twenty dollars." Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. "I came here to retire, not to work as a guide." he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
小题1:Mr. David"s house was ________that many tourists came to see it.| A．so small | B．so quiet | C．so interesting | D．so big |
小题2:Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_______.| A．to drive the visitors away | | B．to satisfy the visitors" curiosity | | C．to let visitors come in and look around | | D．to get some money out of the visitors |
小题3:The notice made the visitors________.| A．more interested in his house | B．lose interest in his house | | C．angry at the unfair price | D．feel happy about the price |
小题4:After Mr. David put up the notice________.| A．the visitors didn’t come any longer | | B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house | | C．more and more tourists came for a visit | | D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit |
小题5:At last Mr. David had to sell his house and move away because _____.| A．he did not like it at all | | B．he could not work as a guide | | C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house | | D．he could not live a quiet life in it |
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