Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates, came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
小题1:The bus for Paris would leave at____________. | A．12: 05 | B．11: 55 | C．11: 30 | D．11: 40 |
小题2:Tom went into the station cafe because ______.| A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea | | B．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls | | C．it was quite early and he could find a seat there | | D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there |
小题3: ____________, so he was sad.| A．There was something wrong with the clock | | B．Tom couldn’t arrive in Paris on time | | C．Tom couldn’t have coffee with Mike | | D．The train arrived late that day |
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小题1:．根据The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve.描述,可知去巴黎的公交车在差五分到十二点离开,故选B
小题1:根据第二段描述,可知时间还早而他又能在车站咖啡馆找到座位,故选C
小题1:．根据“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour.描述,可知汤姆不能按时到达巴黎了.故选B |
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试题【Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris woul】；主要考察你对
日常生活类等知识点的理解。
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完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
One day a father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the country with in order to show his son how poor people 16 be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of 17 would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek（小溪）that has no 18 . We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the 19 at night. Our patio（院子）reaches to the front yard and they have the 20 horizon（地平线）. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go 21 our sight. We buy our food, but they grow 22 ."
With this the boy’s father was speechless (无语的) .
Then his son added , "Thank dad for showing me how 23 we are."
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on（集中注意力）what we don’t have. What is one person’s worthless object is another’s prize possession (财富). It is all 24
on one’s opinion. Make you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for all the bounty（恩赐）we have, 25 worrying about wanting more . Take joy in all you have.
| 小题1: | | A．must | B．can | C．should | D．need |
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| 小题3: | | A．beginning | B．way | C．end | D．water |
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| 小题4: | | A．dark | B．darkness | C．stars | D．day |
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| 小题5: | | A．beautiful | B．full | C．longer | D．whole |
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| 小题6: | | A．beyond | B．in | C．out | D．straight |
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| 小题7: | | A．ours | B．them | | C．theirs | D．themselves |
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| 小题8: | | A．poor | B．rich | C．lucky | D．happy |
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| 小题9: | | A．basing | B．to base | C．bases | D．based |
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| 小题10: | | A．instead | B．instead of | C．more than | D．less than |
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完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the 36 of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him 37 for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life.
As they grew up together, they had their share of 38 and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living 39 own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn’t know what to do.
A 40 misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness, 41 . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be 42 independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still 43 .”
One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his 44 future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister’s arms are my arms; 45 Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different 46 determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always 47 you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
| 小题1: | | A．legs | B．arms | C．eyes | D．hands |
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| 小题2: | | A．sad | B．afraid | C．worried | D．alone |
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| 小题3: | | A．questions | B．accidents | C．problems | D．business |
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| 小题5: | | A．serious | B．sudden | C．terrible | D．similar |
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| 小题6: | | A．returned | B．disappeared | C．moved | D．left |
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| 小题7: | | A．completely | B．directly | C．seriously | D．immediately |
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| 小题9: | | A．unfair | B．uncertain | C．unsafe | D．undoubted |
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| 小题11: | | A．opinions | B．values | C．senses | D．attitudes |
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| 小题12: | | A．follow | B．catch | C．disturb | D．hurt |
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Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for shoppers these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! Second, never let “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of contents on the back. Third，compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands(品牌)and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for shoppers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. However, they are still of high quality. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.
Wise shoppers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials(商业广告)，but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, will-informed shoppers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, shoppers can make a wise choice.
小题1: The author gives ________ suggestions to the shoppers in the passage. 小题2:We can learn from the passage that ____________________.| A．ordinary items are not so attractive because of the lower prices . | | B．we can’t buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”. | | C．the advertisers are always showing misinformation in the commercial. | | D．the quality of ordinary items can be as good as that of famous brands. |
小题3:The author’s main purpose of writing the passage is to advise shoppers _________________.| A．to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands | | B．how to buy ordinary things in supermarkets | | C．how to make a proper decision while shopping | | D．not to believe advertisements or commercials |
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完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选
项中，选择最佳选项。
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36 began to live in New York City on her own. She 37 a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38 and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often 44 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She 46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.
| 小题2: | | A．found | B．tried | C．asked for | D．looked for |
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| 小题3: | | A．salary | B．time | C．dream | D．idea |
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| 小题4: | | A．difficult | B．possible | C．useful | D．different |
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| 小题5: | | A．buy | B．sell | C．stay | D．share |
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| 小题6: | | A．food | B．rest | C．studying | D．playing |
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| 小题7: | | A．Soon | B．Finally | C．Once | D．Again |
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| 小题8: | | A．prepared | B．took | C．caught | D．picked |
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| 小题9: | | A．pay | B．lend | C．spend | D．save |
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| 小题10: | | A．along | B．up | C．down | D．around |
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| 小题11: | | A．even | B．seldom | C．always | D．never |
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| 小题12: | | A．hard | B．interesting | C．nice | D．great |
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Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.
There are some particular blue flowers that have always caught my eye. I’ve noticed that they bloom only in the morning hours and the afternoon sun is too warm for them. Every day for about two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.
This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers. Every day I drove past the flowers thinking, “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them.” “Gee, I don’t want to get my good clothes dirty…” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a folding shovel（铲子）one year in my car to be used for that expressed purpose.
One day on my way home from work, I was shocked to see that the highway department had destroyed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, “Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.” A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my oldest sister has a terminal brain tumor（肿瘤）. She is 20 years older than me and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked. I couldn’t help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I’ll stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.
小题1: Why did those flowers the writer saw only bloom in the morning? | A．Because it was hot in the afternoon. | | B．Because someone picked them away. | | C．Because someone took them into houses. | | D．Because the writer passed them in the morning. |
小题2: Which of the following statements is right according to the passage? | A．The writer’s sister died of lung tumor. | | B．The writer was regretful when she heard her sister’s death. | | C．The writer planned to dig the flowers to give them to her husband. | | D．The writer’s husband planned to plant some flowers in the garden. |
小题3: The writer wrote the passage to tell us ________.| A．to enjoy what we have now | | B．to value now and not to lose chances | | C．to protect the beautiful flowers we see | | D．to love those who are your close relatives |
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