How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first 16 without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a 17 and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the 18 .
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice 19 shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a 20 , heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and 21 .
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes, 22 this coat suited her much better. She looked at the 23 , then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to 24
Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on 25 the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to 26 the coat.
I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest 27 with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember 28 I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful 29 and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and 30 —all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.
| 小题1: | | A．Easter | B．Christmas | C．Halloween | D．Thanksgiving |
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| 小题2: | | A．child | B．son | C．student | D．teacher |
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| 小题3: | | A．tree | B．bag | C．coat | D．ribbon |
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| 小题4: | | A．children’s | B．women’s | C．girl’s | D．men’s |
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| 小题5: | | A．big | B．wide | C．thin | D．long |
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| 小题6: | | A．tried it on | B．put it on | C．kept it on | D．turned it on |
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| 小题7: | | A．though | B．or | C．for | D．and |
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| 小题8: | | A．price | B．design | C．color | D．material |
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| 小题9: | | A．taste | B．feel | C．sound | D．smell |
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| 小题10: | | A．through | B．over | C．past | D．across |
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| 小题11: | | A．sell | B．send | C．keep | D．wash |
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| 小题12: | | A．tank | B．basket | C．bag | D．box |
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| 小题13: | | A．how | B．why | C．whether | D．when |
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| 小题14: | | A．development | B．excitement | C．improvement | D．advertisement |
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| 小题15: | | A．courage | B．confidence | C．love | D．honesty |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:C |
小题1:根据后文内容提到的Christmas，可知本题选B
小题2:根据后文内容说自己充当父亲的角色，故选A
小题3:根据下文呢的内容Mom first saw the coat at Tobias可知答案为C
小题4:根据上文提到的衣服可知道是给母亲的， 故选B
小题5:根据后文内容Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,可知答案为D
小题6:try it on，表示试穿，符合上下文语境，故选A
小题7:根据上下文的联系可知答案为D
小题8:根据上下文的内容可知答案为A。
小题9:根据后文内容the smooth brush of wool.，可知答案为B，表示感觉…。
小题10:在…内部穿过，用through，故选A
小题11:根据下文的意思可知作者是要商店的店员将衣服留在那儿，故选C
小题12:根据上文的内容可知答案为D，即将衣服装在盒子里。
小题13:根据下文的联系可知答案为A
小题14:根据上下文的意思可知答案为B为兴奋的意思。
小题15:根据上文的内容可知答案为C。 |
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人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been…er…. A really long time!” His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”
Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to make a new one for his grandpa.
When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others. He carried it around with him the whole evening. When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.
As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position:________! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”
“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs(拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.
小题1:Jack remembered _____ his grandpa had given him two years before.| A．the birthday card | B．the business card | C．the book | D．the toy |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Jack’s parents helped him to make the gift for his grandpa. | | B．Jack kept his secret about the gift before giving it to his grandpa. | | C．Jack bought the business card for his grandpa. | | D．Jack wanted his grandpa to make money for him. |
小题3:What is Jack’s grandpa’s new position?| A．PART-TIME MANAGER | B．FULL-TIME MANAGER | | C．PART-TIME GRANDPA | D．FULL-TIME GRANDPA |
小题4:Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?| A．Because he would lose his position. | | B．Because he was not cared for. | | C．Because he was moved by Jack’s gift. | | D．Because he was unhappy. |
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There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know how to be a good father. I couldn’t 16 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “ 17 ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 18 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad — he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 19 every penny I could and when I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 20 it off to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, you only need to pay me five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a 21 to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house, 22 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a hot day. As my dad got out of my car, I 23 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 24 from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 25 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
Suddenly, it came up with me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 26 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him 27 about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he ask us to pay for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 28 me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my __29__. Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His eyes met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 30 his throat(喉咙) and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”
| 小题1: | | A．like | B．remember | C．forget | D．care |
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| 小题3: | | A．car | B．friend | C．job | D．present |
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| 小题4: | | A．spent | B．earned | C．kept | D．saved |
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| 小题6: | | A．ride | B．leave | C．trip | D．hurry |
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| 小题7: | | A．as | B．although | C．but | D．since |
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| 小题8: | | A．helped | B．followed | C．left | D．watched |
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| 小题9: | | A．tools | B．clothes | C．luggage | D．bag |
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| 小题10: | | A．fewer | B．more | C．longer | D．less |
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| 小题11: | | A．whatever | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．however |
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| 小题12: | | A．talk | B．complain | C．ask | D．speak |
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| 小题13: | | A．hand | B．borrow | C．lend | D．take |
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| 小题14: | | A．help | B．advice | C．treat | D．idea |
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| 小题15: | | A．cleaned | B．wiped | C．cleared | D．felt |
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I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard (果园), looking up at the branches above me. It is one of the last days of summer. Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler. Some kinds of apples are already ripe(成熟的). Others will be ready to pick soon. I think of my grandmother’s apple pie, and how I used to make it with her. She died last year, before the apple harvest, and I have not had her pie since then. I really miss her. I hear bees busily humming about, visiting the late summer flowers. The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.
The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes. Above me, big white clouds ran across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind. School starts in another week, and time seems to have slowed down.
“Sophie!” calls my grandfather. “Is that you?” I stand up, take his hand, and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard. We talk about apples, and bees and Grandma. He tells me that he misses her too.
He puts his rough, brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close. “ You know, Sophie,” he says, “ I spent the morning in the attic (阁楼), and you’ll never guess what I found. It’s the recipe(烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie. I used to help her make it sometimes. I can’t do it all alone, but you used to help her too. Maybe between the two of us, we can work it out. Want to try?”
“ But it won’t be the same without Grandma,” I tell him.
“That’s true,” he says, “but nothing is the same without Grandma. Still, I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie. What do you say?” I nod yes, and we walk towards home…toward an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen, making Grandma’s famous apple pie.
小题1:We learn from the passage that Sophie .| A．likes to watch clouds in the attic | | B．comes to the orchard after school | | C．enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much | | D．picks many apples in the orchard |
小题2:Both Sophie and her grandfather used to ______.| A．help Grandma make apple pies | | B．spend summer afternoons in the orchard | | C．enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen | | D．walk alone among the apple trees |
小题3:The underlined part in the last paragraph shows .| A．how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie | | B．how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies | | C．how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard | | D．how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma |
小题4:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage? | A．My grandfather’s orchard | B．My grandmother’s apple pie | | C．A morning in the attic | D．The last days of summer |
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As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring（注视）forward at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow－beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had 40 the top through the southem route（路线）. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the 41 route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber 42 Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him anxiously（焦虑）. Now they were waiting to see his signal. If he planned to 43 the next day, he would light（点燃）a green signal（信号）. A red light would mean that he was turning back.
A tiny green light 44 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people 45 . The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so 46 ! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the green light. In the morning, Bonatti 47 . He could not see the top；he knew he was 48 there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months 49 for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his. 50 was radioed to the world.
The trip down the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “ 51 ” and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
| 小题1: | | A．reached | B．passed | C．watched | D．followed |
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| 小题2: | | A．comfortable | B．important | C．difficult | D．nervous |
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| 小题4: | | A．turn back | B．come down | C．go on | D．get back |
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| 小题5: | | A．placed | B．appeared | C．pulled | D．found |
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| 小题6: | | A．cried | B．laughed | C．jumped | D．cheered |
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| 小题7: | | A．sleepy | B．excited | C．tired | D．happy |
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| 小题8: | | A．woke up | B．turned up | C．got up | D．looked up |
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| 小题9: | | A．already | B．almost | C．hardly | D．surely |
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| 小题10: | | A．training | B．practising | C．planning | D．asking |
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| 小题11: | | A．importance | B．success | C．climb | D．courage |
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| 小题12: | | A．necessary | B．dangerous | C．perfect | D．impossible |
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When I was 14, I left school with learning disabilities and decided to surf the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii. One morning, I met an old man, a bum（流浪汉）, on the street comer. He asked me if I was running away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir. ”
After talking a while, he told me that he had something to show me and share with me. We walked several blocks until we came upon the downtown Public Library.
The bum asked me to sit down and wait a moment. Later he returned with some books, and then said, “I want to teach you two things. Number one is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover fools you. I’ll bet you think I’m a bum, don’t you?”
I said, “I guess so, sir.”
“Well, young man, I"ve got a little surprise for you. I am one of the wealthiest（富有的）men in the world. But a year ago, when my wife passed away, I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year I have been going from city to city doing just that. Number two is to learn how to read, for there is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, and that is your wisdom（智慧）. ”At that moment, he gave me the books he’d pulled from the shelves. His parting request（请求）was for me to never forget what he taught me. I have remembered until today.
小题1:The boy when he was 14. | A．liked running | B．left school | | C．did well in study | D．traveled around the world |
小题2:Which of the following is true?| A．The old man took the boy home. | | B．The old man was homeless and poor. | | C．The old man was friendly to the boy. | | D．The old man and his wife went from city to city. |
小题3:The old man taught the boy how to . | A．love people | B．become wise | | C．choose friends | D．experience the bum’s life |
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