The night of graduation, I was afraid. Two hundred people were sitting out there. I felt tense and I wanted to run away, 1 I couldn’t! After all, my own children were sitting in front of me with many other persons. I couldn’t be a coward(懦夫) before 2 .
When I ended the speech, I was 3 at the cheering. And I never forget the first time I received the cheering in my life.
Flowers arrived 4 my brothers and sister. My husband gave me silk roses. The reporters came with 5 and recorders and lots of questions. There were tears and hugs and congratulations.
Sometimes, I sit down and 6 the tape of my graduation speech. I hear myself say to the audience, “Don’t’ give up your 7 in life. Anything can happen if you believe. It means hard work, but 8 sure that you can do it, with God’s help.”
And then, I remember mother’s 9 to me , a young girl: “Hurry, Gin, you’ll be late for school.”
Yes, Mom, I was late 10 school, but it was sweeter for waiting. I only wish you and Dad could have been there to see your daughter and granddaughter in all their show and speech.
| 小题2: | | A．them | B．themselves | C．him | D．himself |
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| 小题3: | | A．worried | B．worrying | C．surprised | D．surprising |
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| 小题5: | | A．books | B．newspapers | C．cameras | D．cars |
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| 小题6: | | A．put up | B．put down | C．put on | D．put off |
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| 小题7: | | A．speech | B．ideas | C．dreams | D．love |
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| 小题9: | | A．shout | B．shouting | C．call | D．calling |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:B |
小题1:此题考察连词，表示转折。
小题2:before是介词，根据上下文的意思，作者不能在自己儿女面前变为懦夫。
小题3:be surprised感到惊讶，固定搭配。
小题4:根据整段意思，“我”演讲之后引起的强烈反映兄弟姐妹献鲜花。
小题5:根据本句意思，记者带着相机录音机和许多问题来采访，故选C.
小题6:put on 播放之意。
小题7:根据上下文可知我们不能放弃梦想。
小题8:make sure 固定搭配“务必”“一定”
小题9:此题考查的是名词或动名词。
小题10:be late for…固定搭配，迟到。 |
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试题【The night of graduation, I was afraid. Two hundred people were sitting out there】；主要考察你对
日常生活类等知识点的理解。
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Jerry was a manager in a restaurant. He was always in a good mood(脾气）and always had something positive to say. This really made me curious, so one day I asked him, "It"s hard to be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"" Jerry replied ,"Each morning I wake up and say to myself, "Jerry, you can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood," and I choose to be in a good mood. Life is all about what you choose. And what you choose leads your life."
Several years later, I heard that Jerry left the back door open one morning and was robbed(抢劫）.While trying to stop the thief ,he was shot. I went to see him in the hospital. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I"d be twins." "Weren"t you scared when you were in danger?" I asked. "Yes. The doctors kept telling me that I was going to be fine, but in their eyes, I read. "He"s dead." I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" "Well. there was a big nurse asking me if I was allergic(过敏的）to anything. "Yes," I replied ."Bullets(子弹）!Everyone laughed and I told them: I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive." Jerry lived thanks to the great doctors ,and also because of his amazing attitude(态度）.Attitude ,after all ,is everything.
小题1:What kind of person was Jerry?| A．He was serious. | | B．He was helpful. | | C．He was allergic. | | D．He was happy and smart. |
小题2:When Jerry met difficulties in life, how did he deal with them?| A．He faced them positively. | | B．He talked to the writer about them. | | C．He asked others to help him. | | D．He tried to stop thinking about them. |
小题3:What does the underlined word "curious" mean in Chinese?小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Jerry was the writer"s manager. | | B．Jerry was not afraid of dead at all. | | C．Jerry was nearly dead after he was shot. | | D．Jerry didn"t believe doctors. |
小题5:What is the best title(题目）for this passage?| A．Action Matters | | B．Brave Jerry Beat the Thief | | C．Attitude Is Everything | | D．Jerry ,a Great Man |
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While I was waiting to go into university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I小题1:. Because I was in great need of 小题2:and wanted to do something useful, I applied(申请).
Three days later, a letter小题3:. It asked me to see the小题4:at Croydon. It proved to be a (n) 小题5:journey —a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of小题6:a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. Clearly, the principal小题7:opened the door. He was小题8:and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the 小题9:except art, which he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into 小题10:groups and teach them at three different 小题11:, and I was not小题12:at the thought of teaching maths —a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was 小题13:that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon 小题14:most of my friends would be 小题15:themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary(薪水), he got up to his feet. “Now,” he said. “You’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”
| 小题16: | | A．lived | B．played | C．studied | D．worked |
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| 小题17: | | A．help | B．money | C．rest | D．force |
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| 小题18: | | A．arrived | B．received | C．returned | D．wrote |
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| 小题19: | | A．editor | B．teacher | C．principal | D．student |
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| 小题20: | | A．comfortable | B．easy | C．short | D．unpleasant |
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| 小题21: | | A．at least | B．at first | C．at last | D．at most |
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| 小题22: | | A．herself | B．themselves | C．itself | D．himself |
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| 小题23: | | A．bad | B．glad | C．short | D．smiling |
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| 小题24: | | A．people | B．subjects | C．boys | D．knowledge |
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| 小题26: | | A．subjects | B．lessons | C．levels | D．schools |
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| 小题27: | | A．glad | B．surprised | C．angry | D．sad |
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| 小题28: | | A．better | B．more exciting | C．worse | D．nicer |
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| 小题29: | | A．until | B．after | C．if | D．because |
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| 小题30: | | A．enjoying | B．helping | C．studying | D．arguing |
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A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist(珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth"s hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth"s hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth"s hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you"ll have more confidence because you"ll actually know what you"re doing.
小题1:The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.| A．refused | B．accepted | C．forgave | D．doubted |
小题2:The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.| A．brave | B．patient | C．clever | D．honest |
小题3:What may be the best title for this passage?| A．An Experienced Gemologist | | B．Experience, the Best Teacher | | C．Experience of a Young Man | | D．A Confident Teacher |
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When July comes, children know they’ll have ________(1) examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school ________(2) train or by car to ________(3) to see their fathers and mothers .
The summer holidays are the ________(4) time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so one can ________(5) most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can ________(6) into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday is the ________(7). Some children are ________(8) enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
Now, ________(9) makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are ________(10) new things to see, nice things to eat, and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet, of salt water on their skin, and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier.
| 小题1: | | A．they | B．them | C．theirs | D．their |
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| 小题3: | | A．go to town | B．go to the parks | C．leave home | D．return home |
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| 小题4: | | A．best | B．better | C．worst | D．worse |
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| 小题5: | | A．take | B．use | C．spend | D．waste |
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| 小题6: | | A．go out | B．go on | C．go back | D．go away |
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| 小题7: | | A．village | B．seaside | C．city | D．park |
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| 小题8: | | A．lucky | B．sad | C．worried | D．quiet |
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| 小题10: | | A．little | B．much | C．lots of | D．no |
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While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指着) a little boy in a red sweater.
“He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter: “We have to leave for home now, Melissa.”
“Just five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said. “Please? Just five more minutes.”
The man nodded (点头) and Melissa went on riding her bike happily. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”
“Five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said again. “Just five more minutes.”
The man smiled and said: “OK.”
“Oh, you really are a patient father,” said the woman.
The man smiled and then said: “Her older brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident last year while he was riding his bike near here,” the man said. “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed (发誓) not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”
小题1:The man’s daughter and her brother were playing at the park.
小题2:The man felt sorry that he didn’t give more of his time to his older son.
小题3:Melissa wanted to stay longer when her father asked her to go the first time.
小题4:Melissa agreed to go home when her father called her the second time.
小题5:The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death. |
