Although it was only autumn，everything outside was covered in white．Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big 1 storm and no one was prepared．
We have two apple trees in our backyard．Prana，our dog，loves 2．When she goes outside，she usually grabs a dirty apple from the ground to eat later on．Prana knows that when she brings her treasure into the house，I am not always 3，so she tries to hide it from me．It is our little game．
On the day that it snowed too 4 in the season，Prana went outside and I 5 her from the window．I noticed that she was 6 lots of holes and bringing out the apples buried beneath the snow．She seemed to be 7 to dig up as many apples as she could．
But when she came back inside，she brought back only one．About five minutes later,I looked outside．The yard was completely 8 with birds．Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat．She knew that they hadn’t prepared 9 food for the early winter.
This beautiful act of unconditional love from a(an) 10 taught me what real kindness was．
| 小题1: | | A．sand | B．snow | C．thunder | D．rain |
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| 小题2: | | A．apples | B．winter | C．games | D．bones |
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| 小题3: | | A．clear | B．correct | C．happy | D．surprised |
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| 小题4: | | A．1ate | B．beautifully | C．1ightly | D．early |
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| 小题5: | | A．met | B．watched | C．called | D．heard |
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| 小题6: | | A．hiding | B．finding | C．cutting | D．digging |
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| 小题7: | | A．determined | B．suitable | C．nervous | D．encouraged |
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| 小题8: | | A．hit | B．marked | C．covered | D．taken |
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| 小题9: | | A．delicious | B．enough | C．1ess | D．extra |
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| 小题10: | | A．teacher | B．friend | C．animal | D．bird |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:C |
短文属于记叙文。作者讲述小狗在雪天用自己贮存的苹果招待没有食物的小鸟，表现了小狗对朋友的无私的“爱”。
小题1:根据前一句“was covered in white”，可知遭受了暴风雪。
小题2:根据上句中的“apple trees”和下句的“dirty apple”可知小狗喜欢苹果。
小题3:根据后面的“so she tries to hide it from me”可猜测“我”不高兴她把脏苹果带到房子里，因此小狗才会“藏苹果”。
小题4:第一段已经指出是暴风雪，而且是秋天，因此可排除A、B、C三项；对于这个季节来说，雪下得早，因此最佳选项是D。
小题5:小狗在房子外面，我在房子里面“观看”她。
小题6:因为苹果在雪里面埋着，所以需要“挖”出来。
小题7:根据小狗的一举一动，可知她在努力挖出更多的苹果。此处使用be determined to do sth“决心做某事”比较合适。
小题8:be covered with“被……覆盖”。
小题9:prepare for…“准备……”
小题10:这个“爱”是来自小狗的，因此用animal。 |
核心考点
试题【Although it was only autumn，everything outside was covered in white．Unexpectedly】；主要考察你对
日常生活类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Paul and Jason were brothers who lived and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．
However，one autumn，things changed．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major difference．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．
One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He opened it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m looking for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
“Yes，”answered Paul，extremely pleased to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t need to see him anymore．”
The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I"ll be able to do a job that pleases you．”
Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．Instead of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．
As Paul stood on the bridge，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I"ve done，”said Jason．
Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have much more for you to do．”
“I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”
小题1:What was the cause of the disagreement between the two brothers?| A．The digging of the creek． | | B．A problem about a farm animal． | | C．Who owned the field between the farms． | | D．Who would pay for building the fence． |
小题2:The underlined expression“go him one better”in paragraph 4 means ·| A．do something even worse | B．improve the situation | | C．point out his mistake | D．help him out |
小题3:What do we know about the brothers?| A．They had been fighting for many years． | | B．Their farms were not very successful． | | C．They finally realized their mistakes． | | D．They liked building bridges． |
小题4:Why did the builder build the bridge?| A．He needed a way to get across the river． | | B．There was not enough wood for the fence． | | C．He misunderstood Paul’s instructions． | | D．He wanted to bring the brothers together． |
小题5:In what order did the following take place in the story?
a．The brothers stood on the bridge．
b．Jason dug the creek．
C．The brothers became angry with each other,
d．The builder asked for work．
e．Paul went into town．
A．b，c，e，d，a B．c，b，d，e，a
C．b，e，c，a，d D．c，d，b，a，e |
Do you like going to a zoo to see ____1___? How about ____2___ a zoo and feeding the animals yourself? It"s not a joke. It happened both in a film and in the ____3___.
Benjamin Mee is a newspaper writer in Los Angeles, the US. His wife dies and he has to ____4___ his two young kids. Hoping for a fresh start for his family. Mee ____5____ his job and buys an old house on 73000 square meters ____6___ the city. The land comes with a special gift: a zoo in the country called the Rosemoor Animal Park!
The zoo was ____7___ because of the economy crisis (经济危机). With ____8___ raising them, about 200 animals are still living there.
The Mee family decide to help reopen the zoo. But it"s not an easy job ____9___ they have no experience and little money. There are also unexpected ____10___, such as a bear running away one day.
This is the story of American movie We Bought a Zoo. It tells the real amazing story of Benjamin Mee.
| 小题1: | | A．tigers | B．lions | C．animals | D．birds |
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| 小题2: | | A．buying | B．visiting | C．building | D．renting |
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| 小题3: | | A．story book | B．international website | | C．TV program | D．real world |
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| 小题4: | | A．look for | B．look after | C．look up | D．look at |
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| 小题5: | | A．finds | B．gets | C．quits | D．loses |
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| 小题6: | | A．outside | B．inside | C．behind | D．before |
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| 小题7: | | A．opened | B．closed | C．watched | D．rebuilt |
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| 小题8: | | A．engineers | B．nurses | C．doctors | D．zookeepers |
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| 小题9: | | A．since | B．though | C．whether | D．however |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprises | B．joys | C．problems | D．excitement |
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Old George bought the black gloves for just $35 ten years ago. They were made of lamb skin, soft and warm and very strong. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material. Those gloves never lasted longer than three years. He first decided to buy the expensive gloves, because they would make him feel nice in front of others.
George never let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked new. Losing this favourite thing was almost like losing a child to him.
Bad luck! George lost his expensive gloves on New Year"s Day.
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Back home. George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace (更换) them very soon. If he bought a new leather pair, it would cost $50 now. He was upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.
After the holiday, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he went into Value Mart again to see if his gloves had been returned to the Lost and Found Office (失物招领处).
"What colour are they?" the woman in the office asked again.
"Black," he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men"s leather gloves. "Are they?"
"Yes! Those are mine!" George explained, with great joy in his eyes.
小题1:When did George buy the leather gloves?| A．On New Year"s Day. | B．Before the holiday. | | C．Ten years ago. | D．In the winter. |
小题2:Why did George decide to buy the expensive gloves?| A．Because they were black. | | B．Because they made him feel good before others. | | C．Because they had a long history | | D．Because they were much cheaper. |
小题3:The leather gloves looked new after years because _______.| A．George took very good care of them. | | B．they were soft and warm. | | C．they were expensive. | | D．George washed them with water. |
小题4:How did George feel when he got home on New Year"s Day?| A．He was happy. | B．He felt nice | C．He was thankful | D．He felt upset |
小题5:About old George, which of the following is true?| A．He was a very rich man | | B．He never bought cheap gloves | | C．He believed somebody would return the gloves to him | | D．He hadn"t ecpected to get his gloves back. |
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Oxford graduates sell faces to pay ￡50,000 university debts
 
Business is growing for two graduates who decided to pay off ( 偿清) their university debts by selling advertising space on their faces .Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, both from Oxford , are selling advertising space for hundreds of pounds a day and have earned more than ￡25,000 since setting up business last October.
Anyone can buy the advertising space , from businesses to individuals or groups, on a day-to-day basis, through the pair’s website, buymyface .co. uk. The logo (标识) is then seen by people as they go about their daily business. The pair sold their first face ads to friends and family for just ￡ 1 a day, but as need has increased, so has the daily price , which has reached an amazing ￡400 by now, the end of May. So far , the main customers have been Paddy Power , the online betting agency ( 网络博彩企业), and accountancy firm ( 会计事务所)Earnest & Young , which is now the website ‘s official sponsor ( 赞助商).
Moyse and Harper said , “ It’s our special way of paying off our student debts. We’ve seen so many students unsuccessfully applying for jobs , only to find one that they never really wanted. It’s just something a bit different and has taken off quite nicely.” ( 236 words)
小题1:Why do the two Oxford graduates sell advertising space on their faces?| A．To raise money for their friends. | | B．To earn money for their family. | | C．To pay off their university debts . | | D．To pay for their online betting |
小题2:Where can people buy their advertising space ?| A．At Oxford University. | | B．At the website buymyface. co.uk. | | C．At the accountancy firm. | | D．At the online betting agency. |
小题3:How much money do they earn every day on average (平均) so far ?| A．Just ￡1 . | B．About￡100 . | C．Over ￡400. | D．Up to￡500. |
小题4:From the last paragraph we can learn that Moyse and Harper _____________________.| A．are satisfied with their special job | | B．have paid off their debts already | | C．are ready to apply for another job | | D．never really wanted to do face ads |
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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often 1 sad and lonely.
One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 2 was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away 3 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned 4 a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very 5 .
“Thank you for 6 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.
The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be 7 !”
The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.
As the kind little girl grew up, she was 8 ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 9 of her happiness. She always smiled and 10 , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 11 when I was a little girl.”
When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the 12 all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were 13 that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”
The lovely old woman still 14 and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 15 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”
| 小题1: | | A．thought | B．found | C．sounded | D．felt |
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| 小题2: | | A．butterfly | B．bird | C．snake | D．squirrel |
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| 小题5: | | A．surprised | B．tired | C．mad | D．angry |
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| 小题6: | | A．catching | B．beating | C．killing | D．saving |
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| 小题7: | | A．active | B．happy | C．energetic | D．humorous |
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| 小题8: | | A．always | B．never | C．seldom | D．hardly |
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| 小题9: | | A．success | B．secret | C．power | D．lesson |
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| 小题10: | | A．asked | B．hoped | C．answered | D．refused |
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| 小题11: | | A．witch | B．fairy | C．ghost | D．princess |
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| 小题12: | | A．village | B．town | C．city | D．world |
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| 小题13: | | A．excited | B．pleased | C．glad | D．afraid |
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| 小题14: | | A．shouted | B．cried | C．smiled | D．jumped |
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| 小题15: | | A．young | B．great | C．nice | D．quiet |
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