We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people.
Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes people hide their real meanings when they say something. And if we don’t really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog.” That’s being friendly. But “lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy(嫉妒) in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see _it_ himself. But “lucky dog” puts you down a little. He may mean you don’t deserve your luck.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Do his words agree with the tone(语调) of voice? His posture(姿态)? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. If you spend the minute thinking about the real meaning behind one’s words, it may save another mistake.
小题1:According to the passage, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ______.| A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk | | B．we become angry when we realize what they really mean | | C．they sometimes said one thing but meant another | | D．we never believe what people say |
小题2:What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to(指) ?| A．Being friendly | B．A bit of envy | C．A lucky dog | D．The good luck |
小题3:From the passage, how many things should we pay attention to when we take a good look at the person talking?小题4:According to the passage, the writer most probably is a ______.| A．teacher | B．psychologist(心理学家) | | C．farmer | D．doctor |
小题5:This passage is about __________.| A．how to tell the real meaning behind our words | | B．what to do when you listen to others talking | | C．how to avoid(避免) mistakes when communicating with people | | D．why we must know the wrong we will do |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C |
试题分析：本文中主要分析了在生活交际中，如何理解一些话语中隐藏着的含义的问题，告诉我们如何避免这些错误。
小题1:根据第二段Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes people hide their real meanings when they say something.描述，可知选C。
小题2:联系前一句There’s a bit of envy(嫉妒) in those words.描述，可知选B。
小题3:根据第二段Do his words fit the way he looks? Do his words agree with the tone(语调) of voice? His posture(姿态)? The look in his eyes? 描述，可知选D。
小题4:这篇短文主要谈论了在交际中隐藏在话语背后的含义，这主要涉及心理学方面的知识，故作者可能是一位心理学方面的专家，选B。
小题5:根据最后一段If you spend the minute thinking about the real meaning behind one’s words, it may save another mistake.及上文描述，可知本文主要谈论的是如何避免交际中的错误。故选C。
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。 |
核心考点
试题【We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most】；主要考察你对
日常生活类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
What’s a big problem in Shenzhen today, do you think? Besides pollution, traffic is, of course.
There are too many people, too many cars but too little space so the roads are always busy. You can almost see traffic jams everywhere. It is even worse when everyone is going to school or to work. What’s more, cars need fuel(燃料) to move, so they let out a lot of dirty smoke and pollute the air.
However, the government is trying many ways to solve the problem. We can see more roads and footbridges over the main streets. And the workers are making some roads wider. It is said every car will have a computer. The computer can study the latest traffic news. Then it will look over its own map for the best way to drive and they won’t get into traffic jams.
小题1:What’s a big problem in Shenzhen today?| A．It’s air pollution. | B．It’s sound pollution. | | C．It’s dirty smoke. | D．It’s pollution and traffic jams. |
小题2:The roads are always busy because ________.| A．there are too many people and cars but there is too little space | | B．there are too many buses, subways and too many taxis | | C．they are very narrow and dirty | | D．there are too many buildings and there is too little space |
小题3:With ____ cars on the roads, there will be fewer traffic jams.| A．more | B．many | C．less | D．fewer |
小题4:How is the government trying to solve the problem?| A．People are making old roads wider and building more roads and footbridges. | | B．People are driving fewer cars and walking to school. | | C．People are riding bikes to work and walking to school. | | D．People are making old roads wider and building more bridges across the rivers. |
小题5: People won’t get into traffic jams in a car with ___ because it can study the latest traffic news.| A．a policeman | B．an inspector | C．a computer | D．a TV set |
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I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am _1__ and go to bed. For this reason my first day or night in any__2__place is always quiet and very little happens.
But my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very__3__and unusual.
At that time Alseciras in Southern Spain was a dirty and__4__looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by boat. As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a __5__ . I find a small one not far from the boat.
This hotel looked dirty and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my __6__ around the city of Algecras. And so I decided to stay in this __7__ hotel on the quay (码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another__8__. The moon was full and it was a clear, bright night. From the hotel I could_9__the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow _10__and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I __11__ a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the __12__. When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me __13__some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was__14__his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance (讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room, Then he said, Room Five, and __15__to his game of cards.
| 小题1: | | A．frightened | B．excited | C．tired | D．satisfied |
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| 小题2: | | A．old | B．new | C．famous | D．unknown |
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| 小题3: | | A．interesting | B．common | C．forgetful | D．strange |
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| 小题4: | | A．badly | B．well | C．wrongly | D．slowly |
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| 小题5: | | A．guide | B．driver | C．hotel | D．dinner |
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| 小题6: | | A．friend | B．address | C．home | D．way |
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| 小题7: | | A．small | B．large | C．expensive | D．funny-looking |
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| 小题8: | | A．memory | B．person | C．reason | D．sight-seeing |
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| 小题9: | | A．look down | B．find out | C．study | D．forget |
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| 小题10: | | A．bedroom | B．doorway | C．stairs | D．river |
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| 小题11: | | A．ran out of | B．picked up | C．painted | D．came to |
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| 小题12: | | A．bed | B．office | C．desk | D．doorway |
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| 小题14: | | A．tired of | B．enjoying | C．buying | D．throwing |
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| 小题15: | | A．turned back | B．began | C．took back | D．finished |
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Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but this is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.
As your eyes move along the line of point, they make fixations (固定) or pauses (暂停). It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group. The numbers of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span (视跨). Pay more attention to improving your rate of reading. With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.
The way in which you read always depends on (取决于) what you are reading and for what purpose. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can apply whatever method is necessary. Here are four ways of reading:
(1) Skimming is an important kind of reading. This method can be used when you wish to review something that you have forgotten. You can skim to get the main points.
(2) Rapid (快速) first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this type of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.
(3) You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This type of reading is necessary for making an intensive (细致的) study of your school subjects, solving math problems or reading directions.
(4) Rapid reading is used when reading stories for enjoyment. You may also do rapid reading when reviewing materials that you already know well.
小题1:The main reason for reading fast is that you can ________.| A．get the ideas | B．save time | C．understand better | D．learn well |
小题2:The way of reading always depends on ________.| A．the method that you like | B．your reading material | | C．your reading purpose | D．both B and C |
小题3:The word “skimming” means “________”.| A．reading the main points | B．reading carefully | | C．reading very fast | D．reading some parts of the material |
小题4:Careful reading is an important kind of reading ________.| A．when you review a lesson that you already know well | | B．when you read the directions before using a camera which is expensive | | C．when you read a story of enjoyment | | D．when you wish to find a lost place that you have read |
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Henry
| I like dogs because they are so cute. Sometimes they play with you. How happy!
They are our friends. So I enjoy watching animal shows about dogs on TV.
| Julia
| I don’t like dogs because they are scary. Some dogs hurt(伤害) people. I like to have some small or clean animals. So I don’t need to give them showers every day.
| Nancy
| Dogs are helpful! They help people with many things. Some dogs help to do the housework and some other work. Some dogs can be “doctors”, too! They can make the sick children or old people happy. So I love dogs.
| Andrew
| I like dogs. They are clever. But my mother dislikes them. She thinks they are noisy. She only likes cats. My father doesn’t like to have pets at home. So I can’t keep a dog or any pets. I’m not happy about that.
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小题1:_______ doesn’t like dogs. | A．Andrew | B．Julia | C．Nancy | D．Henry |
小题2:_______ kids like dogs. 小题3:________ like the same animal.| A．Nancy and Julia | B．Henry and Nancy | | C．Julia and Andrew | D．Andrew and his mother |
小题4:Some dogs are “doctor” because ___________.| A．They can work in the hospital | B．they treat (治疗)the sick people | | C．they can do some medical work | D．they can make sick children happy |
小题5:Which sentence is NOT true?| A．Henry thinks dogs are cute. | B．Julia likes giving animals showers. | | C．Dogs can help people with many things. | D．Andrew thinks dogs are smart. |
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完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When high school started, Sally and I became best friends. We shared many interests and quickly became very close．When high school ended, we both cried because we would enter different 1 in autumn．
Our first term of college life was 2 , so we often sent long e-mails and encouraged each other. We missed each other so much! In the second term, I found some new friends and I felt very 3 with them. These were friends with whom I could be myself and pour out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Sally．
When Sally 4 visited me at my school, we were excited. She brought a toy bear to me 5 a present and told me about her college life. 6 , something unexpected happened when I introduced her to my new friends．Her eyes grew dark and I could see the sadness in them．My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Sally seemed unwilling to accept it．I didn"t understand 7 the people I loved most
couldn"t love each other．
Sally left. I knew she was not happy. I thought long about what had happened. I asked her many questions but she didn’t answer me. I 8 that she was jealous. She saw me with my new friends and was afraid that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw that I could still enjoy myself 9 her and wished she could be a part of it．
I wrote Sally a letter to 0 she"s always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life"s greatest 11 ．Sally wrote me back soon. She was in agreement and felt sorry about 12 she had done．
I think Sally and I both 13 an important lesson from it. Nothing can influence our 14_ and change the experiences we"ve shared．We are now walking on two different paths of life. While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are 15 there, waiting to share their heart, no matter how far away they are from each other．
| 小题1: | | A．camps | B．colleges | C．classes | D．clubs |
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| 小题2: | | A．hard | B．peaceful | C．modern | D．normal |
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| 小题3: | | A．anxious | B．strange | C．nervous | D．comfortable |
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| 小题4: | | A．quickly | B．finally | C．luckily | D．easily |
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| 小题6: | | A．Because | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Though |
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| 小题7: | | A．how | B．whether | C．that | D．why |
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| 小题8: | | A．hoped | B．wondered | C．understood | D．dreamed |
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| 小题9: | | A．without | B．from | C．for | D．across |
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| 小题10: | | A．suppose | B．explain | C．guess | D．predict |
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| 小题11: | | A．achievement | B．problem | C．gift | D．sign |
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| 小题13: | | A．lend | B．learn | C．borrow | D．plan |
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| 小题14: | | A．looks | B．interests | C．friendship | D．hobbies |
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| 小题15: | | A．always | B．never | C．sometimes | D．already |
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