(A) Have you ever had an embarrassing（尴尬的）experience?
Tony: I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn"t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing and laughing! Why? Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: After seeing a film, we decided to walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife"s hand. There was a loud scream(尖叫), and a girl slapped(掴) my face！I hadn"t taken my wife"s hand. I"d taken the hand of a girl!
James: I had decided to buy a new house, and I"d made an appointment (约定)to see our bank manager. I"d never met him before. I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank. I"d just started reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was so angry! I shouted at the man in the car. He ignored(不理) me and walked away. It took me twenty minutes to find another place. I was ten minutes late for my appointment. I went to the manager"s office, knocked and walked in. The manager was sitting behind his desk. He was the man who had taken my parking space!
小题1:Tony is ______.| A．a student | | B．lazy | | C．a teacher who has taught for years | | D．a young teacher. |
小题2:The students began laughing when they saw Tony_______.| A．wearing a wrong shoe | B．carrying an alarm clock | | C．looking down suddenly | D．rushing into the classroom |
小题3:Henry was embarrassed because he_______.| A．heard his wife screaming in the street | | B．slapped the girl in the face | | C．took the hand of a complete stranger | | D．knocked over some watches in the shop |
小题4: James went into town to_______.| A．put money in the bank | B．meet the bank manager | | C．look for a job | D．buy a new car |
小题5: As a result, _______| A．James couldn’t borrow money from the bank, because the manager was angry with him. | | B．In the office, when the manager saw James, he ignored James and walked away. | | C．James didn’t dare to meet the bank manager | | D．We don’t know what will happen next. |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D |
试题分析：这篇短文中三个人Tom、Henry和James，给我们讲述了他们的生活中发生过的让他们感到尴尬的事情。我们可以根据题目的问题去相应的段落中寻找有用信息。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段中Tom讲述的内容中I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school可知，他是刚刚开始在利物浦的一个中学里教书。由此我们可以知道，他是一个年轻的老师，故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第一段中Tom讲述的内容中After two or three minutes the students began laughing and laughing! Why? Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!可知，Tom来到教室后，过了两、三分钟，学生们开始笑了起来，原来是Tom穿错了鞋。故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据短文第二段Henry讲述的内容中After a minute or two I reached for my wife"s hand. There was a loud scream(尖叫), and a girl slapped(掴) my face！I hadn"t taken my wife"s hand. I"d taken the hand of a girl! 可知，令他感到尴尬的事情是他错牵了其他女孩的手。故选C。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文第三段中James讲述的内容中I had decided to buy a new house, and I"d made an appointment (约定)to see our bank manager.可知，他决定买一座新房子，约好了去见银行的经理。故他去镇里是去见银行经理的，故选B。
小题5:细节理解题。根据短文第三段中James讲述的内容中可知，James约好了去镇里见银行的经理，但是他在停车的时候被另外一个人先占了位子，最后导致他迟到了十分钟。等他见了那个经理时，他发现那个人就是和他抢停车位的人。最后James没有告诉我们结果怎样了，故应该选D。 |
核心考点
试题【(A) Have you ever had an embarrassing（尴尬的）experience?Tony: I had just started te】；主要考察你对
日常生活类等知识点的理解。
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(B) What are you going to do if you are in a burning house?
Escaping(逃离) a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts（电梯）.
From the lower floors of the building, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).
The second floor windows are usually not very high from the ground. An average (普通的) person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed, or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (渗入) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escaping are those which open onto a roof . From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely, dropping onto stones might end in injury.
小题1:From the beginning, we know that it is important to .| A．know the way to escape a fire | B．put out a fire in a burning house | | C．jump out of a burning house | D．keep the door closed |
小题2:It is possible to escape through the windows .| A．if there are some stones on the ground | | B．if there is some grass on the ground | | C．if you live on a higher floor | | D．if you have a short enough rope |
小题3:Which of the following is right according to the information in the passage?
You can escape through lifts.
You can choose fire escapes.
You can’t escape through stairways.
Keep your head high at the window to be sure you get fresh air.
小题4:Keep the door closed so that if the building is on fire.| A．smoke and fire can’t be drawn into the room | | B．you can call for help | | C．you can get fresh air | | D．you can be sent first |
小题5:The best title for the passage is .| A．Escaping through the windows | | B．Saving yourself from a burning house | | C．Knowing on fire | | D．Waiting for help |
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The water tap was leaking again, and the noise was driving Tina crazy.
Tina looked at her . It was nearly eleven o’clock. Her parents were . She climbed out of bed quietly in order not to wake them up. mother’s Mr. Fix-It Book was on the top shelf. Tina took the book. She read it quickly she found the page she was looking for, and then she began to read carefully. After a while, she stepped down quietly.
Next, Tina opened a box in the kitchen and picked out the tools she needed and several small things. It was not for her to do the repair. She tried several times but couldn’t make it. Finally, the water tap was in pieces. One by one, she laid them out on the table . That way she would know how they went back.
Tina worked late into the night. At one point, she thought she was done. Oops! A small piece that she had forgotten still lay on the . Slowly Tina took the water tap apartone more time. This time she made sure was left on the table. She the water tap on and then off. One…two…three…She waited a full minute. There was leak! Tina smiled and put the tools back into the box. Then she went back into bed.
The next morning, Dad breakfast in the kitchen when Tina got up.
“Did you notice anything, Dad?” she asked.
He looked around and listened. “Hmm, something is missing… I can’t find out it is… Wait, it’s too in here!”
“That’s right,” Tina said. “Something is missing. I the water tap. It doesn’t leak
any more.”
“That’s my girl. You’re the in my eyes,” Dad said. “It’s a good thing you are really like your mother..”
| 小题1: | | A．watch | B．book | C．shelf | D．tool |
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| 小题2: | | A．talking | B．reading | C．sleeping | D．studying |
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| 小题4: | | A．although | B．until | C．if | D．because |
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| 小题5: | | A．difficult | B．easy | C．dirty | D．clean |
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| 小题6: | | A．carefully | B．carelessly | C．loudly | D．angrily |
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| 小题8: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题11: | | A．made | B．makes | C．has made | D．was making |
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| 小题13: | | A．noisy | B．quiet | C．small | D．large |
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| 小题14: | | A．picked up | B．gave up | C．went up | D．fixed up |
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| 小题15: | | A．best | B．friendliest | C．earliest | D．funniest |
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I will never forget one day in my first year in high school. I was sitting on the stairs, putting my head in my hands and crying out to my parents because I would never be able to save enough money for college. My parents tried to comfort me, but it seemed impossible to save＄64,268, the cost for the private college that I wanted to enter.
Now let me tell you the amazing story of how I saved this sum of money. It all began with a newspaper route in Ankeny, IA. I hated delivering newspapers that route, but decided to continue for six months until my family moved to Wausau. With a few dollars from my newspaper route, a small nest egg began to develop. My next job was working in an athletic company. The money continued to grow very slowly. Half a year later, I worked for a fruit store. Then, when I was in junior high school, I began to be a waitress at Denny’s restaurant. It was hard work, but the money began to roll.
By the time my senior year arrived, I had saved a large sum of money. This was encouraging, but I knew that I would also need some help, so I began to apply for scholarships. Sometimes I got upset because I was rejected again and again. Then, my first scholarship offer came in,＄2,000 a year to play tennis. This is only a small sum of money at a school that costs about＄14,000 a year, but it was a start. Several other scholarships also came and soon I was up to have＄9,050 in scholarships. With scholarships and savings, I saved enough money for my first year.
Several years later, I was off to college. Because of careful saving, I did not have to work during the school year.
小题1:How much should the writer pay for college?| A．＄2,000 | B．＄14,000 | | C．＄64,268 | D．＄9,050 |
小题2:Which is the writer’s first job?| A．Serving as a waitress. | | B．Delivering newspapers. | | C．Working at a fruit shop. | | D．Working in an athletic company. |
小题3:Why did the writer want to get scholarships?| A．Because he needed some help. | | B．Because he liked playing tennis. | | C．Because he didn’t want to pay for college. | | D．Because he hated to work in an athletic company. |
小题4:What’s the best title for the passage?| A．Different Jobs | B．My First Scholarship | | C．Save Money for College | D．Make Money to Be Rich |
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Dear Kate,
It is very exciting that you are coming to our school so soon. you arrive, let me introduce to you what our school life is like.
Our school is a good where we can prepare ourselves well for the future. We have many wonderful teachers who are always ready to help. Though we pay a lot of attention to how we do in lessons, getting high scores is not the only reason to study. The encourage us to try out new ideas and ask questions in class. With their help we have developed all kinds of in both Arts and Science. Students can choose to any school clubs they are interested in. We can choose the subjects that we want to study. Last term I chose American Literature, because I wanted to learn famous American writers. This term I chose to attend classes because my father bought me a piano as a birthday present.
By the way, I was elected monitor of my class. Sometimes it can be to be a monitor, because I have to do a lot of work and attend many meetings. However, being a monitor has taught me a lot, such as for others and taking responsibilities and so on. When my class was given the title of “Model Class”, I was than ever before. So being a monitor an important part in my school life. I’m very pleased with my work.
I love my school and that you will have a pleasant experience here too. I am looking forward to seeing you soon.
Yours
Li Ping
| 小题1: | | A．When | B．After | C．Before | D．Since |
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| 小题2: | | A．room | B．space | C．place | D．house |
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| 小题3: | | A．need | B．ask | C．want | D．offer |
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| 小题5: | | A．teachers | B．parents | C．classmates | D．friends |
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| 小题6: | | A．activities | B．characters | C．personalities | D．interests |
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| 小题7: | | A．join | B．train | C．design | D．visit |
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| 小题9: | | A．with | B．about | C．for | D．among |
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| 小题10: | | A．art | B．music | C．cooking | D．dance |
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| 小题11: | | A．exciting | B．tiring | C．interesting | D．surprising |
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| 小题12: | | A．cooking | B．copying | C．caring | D．checking |
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| 小题13: | | A．luckier | B．kinder | C．stronger | D．prouder |
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| 小题14: | | A．plays | B．takes | C．makes | D．acts |
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| 小题15: | | A．wonder | B．know | C．hope | D．feel |
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We go to school every day to become a better person. So how can we become powerful and start changes in our own life? Perhaps we can get tips from the US First Lady Michelle Obama. During her visit to China, from March 20–26, Mrs Obama shared her views on education with students.
The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education. In Chengdu No 7 High School, she told students that having poor roots doesn’t matter as long as you have perseverance (毅力).
Mrs Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents’ sacrifices (牺牲) on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud.
Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 a.m. and study late into the night. “But whenever I got tired or discouraged… I would remember something my mother always told me. She said: ‘A good education is something that no one can take away from you.’”
Mrs Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad. “As the Chinese saying goes: It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books,” she said. It’s not enough to get good grades in school. It’s also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies different from your own, she noted.
Studying abroad could also gain future international relations. It could help young people from different countries work together to deal with problems such as climate change, Mrs Obama said.
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*To gain 小题9: international relations.
*To work together to deal with problems 小题10: climate change.
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