Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia(栀子花)was sent to my house. No card came with it.Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender"s name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper. But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She"d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked afier when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy. One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn"t want to go to the coming graduation dance at all. And I didn"t care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery. My mother died ten days after l was married.1 was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming. 小题1:Which statement is true according to the passage?A.The author found the sender by calling the flower shops. | B.In fact, the flower was sent by a boy. | C.It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender. | D.The author got a gardenia every year after she was married. | 小题2:The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_______.A.She hoped she would miss her father. | B.She thought education was most important. | C.She hoped she would find a friend. | D.She wanted her to be happy and strong. | 小题3:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A.A Childhood Dream. | B.A Mother"s Love. | C.A Graduation Party. | D.A Special Birthday. |
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小题1:C 小题2:D 小题3:B |
试题分析:这篇短文中作者主要介绍了妈妈通过匿名给女儿在每年过生日时都送来鲜花一事,让女儿感觉到被人关爱的幸福,即使爸爸离开了她们,妈妈仍然希望孩子们幸福,结局揭示了本文的中心。 小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all.可知A错误;根据第二段最后一句话可知,送花的人可能是一个男孩,是女孩的一种主观想象;所以B也可排除;第二段Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender.可知女孩对送花人的猜测时光是美好的;故C正确;开头第一句Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia(栀子花)was sent to my house. 可知D项表述错误;故选C。 小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第三段In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.可知妈妈是希望看到自己的孩子坚强和幸福的;故选D。 小题3:主旨大意题。根据短文最后一段的内容可知,妈妈去世以后,再也没有鲜花送来,可知,是妈妈在一直给孩子一种美好的期待和向往,所以B项妈妈的爱最能体现本文的中心意思;故选B。 |
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通读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years. Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my was more manageable , I ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. that was years ago and times have changed. I live with mother on a country farm. Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider to singing in restaurants. My family are all musicians, so I was when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can use. When I told the owner of the shop about my ; he gave me a long thoughtful . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.” He led me the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand on his treasure(财宝) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.” I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help. His still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
小题1: | A.loneliness | B.sadness | C.tiredness | D.sickness |
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小题2: | A.set | B.enjoyed | C.kept | D.shared |
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小题3: | A.Gladly | B.Finally | C.Unfortunately | D.Surprisingly |
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小题4: | A.Now | B.Then | C.Sometime | D.Meanwhile |
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小题6: | A.reaching out | B.living up | C.getting on | D.going back |
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小题7: | A.recognized | B.interviewed | C.found | D.invited |
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小题8: | A.money | B.time | C.energy | D.knowledge |
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小题9: | A.actually | B.hardly | C.nearly | D.mainly |
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小题10: | A.job | B.family | C.idea | D.offer |
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小题11: | A.face | B.view | C.look | D.sight |
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小题12: | A.over | B.along | C.towards | D.through |
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小题13: | A.unhappily | B.lovingly | C.pitifully | D.gratefully |
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小题14: | A.more | B.the ones | C.few | D.the rest |
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小题15: | A.courage | B.happiness | C.kindness | D.trust |
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When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine. “Where did it come from?” I asked. “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…” The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (难看地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas. “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.” “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.” It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect. 小题1: When the writer got home, ________.A.it was December 23 | B.it was snowing heavily | C.he found a Christmas tree in the living room | D.the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother | 小题2: From the passage, we can conclude(推断) that ________.A.the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees | B.his mother didn’t like perfect trees | C.his mother didn’t want to have a tree | D.the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else | 小题3:“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.A.the wartime | B.the green of a pine | C.the pleasant smell | D.the sweet home | 小题4: The best title for this passage would be “________”.A.How to Choose a Christmas Tree | B.How Soldiers Spent Christmas | C.The Perfect Christmas Tree | D.The Christmas Without a Tree |
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Last week, the manager of an old jeweler"s shop received a letter marked "personal". As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime. When he opened it, a $100 note fell. out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said: Dear sir, I got engaged (订婚的) forty years ago. Unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring one day. The assistant brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend"s finger.
So I left the shop without paying for the ring. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (让我良心不安) all these years. I always feel guilty about that. At that time the ring cost $ 20, and I think that is about five times- $100 at today"s price. Now I am sending you that amount. Yours truly, A customer After reading the letter, the manager said, "Well, well, well, life is full of surprise!" 小题1:The ring that the customer put into his pocket was_______ at that time.小题2:The underlined word "unemployment" means "_______" in Chinese.小题3:How long has the customer"s wife been dead?A.A week. | B.A month. | C.A year. | D.Two months. | 小题4:Which is NOT true according to the passage?A.The manager opened the letter by himself. | B.The manager thought life was full of surprise. | C.When the customer"s wife knew the fact, she was impatient. | D.The customer always feels sad for not paying for the ring years ago. |
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根据短文内容,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 “Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father"s ____ story. My father was ____ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu,in China. When he was a young boy,he went to school in the morning,then ___ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard,because they had no ___! At the age of 14,my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold,the land where ____ people can become rich. “____ don"t I go to America?” he thought to himself,full of hope. So,my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ____ money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there,I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke ____ English. Later,I worked in a small restaurant,cleaning up tables,____dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English,but it was impossible. I couldn"t ____ the schooling(学费). ” My father ____ working hard,and reached his goal. “Alan,” he often says to me. “If you want something,you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come ____ in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.
小题1: | A.disaster | B.loss | C.success | D.pity |
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小题2: | A.life | B.fashion | C.danger | D.history |
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小题3: | A.famous | B.lucky | C.rich | D.born |
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小题4: | A.taught | B.worked | C.studied | D.slept |
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小题5: | A.until | B.towards | C.for | D.during |
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小题6: | A.experience | B.energy | C.time | D.money |
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小题7: | A.kind | B.poor | C.strong | D.lazy |
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小题9: | A.discover | B.make | C.collect | D.spend |
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小题10: | A.little | B.good | C.much | D.excellent |
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小题11: | A.giving | B.running | C.washing | D.receiving |
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小题12: | A.comfortable | B.cheerful | C.nice | D.hard |
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小题13: | A.borrow | B.need | C.afford | D.pay |
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小题14: | A.kept | B.finished | C.minded | D.stopped |
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小题15: | A.really | B.easily | C.quietly | D.slowly |
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On a Friday night,a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station. The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat. The next day,the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said,“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领)it.”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while a man rushed through the crowd,took the violinist’s shoulders and said,“I knew you would certainly come here.”The violinist asked,“Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票).”The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily. Sang was an office worker. He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500,000.But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music,the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning,he was going to fly to Vienna for high education. However,when he found the ticket,he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance. Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费).He said“Although I don’t have much money,I live happily. If I lose honesty(诚实),I won’t be happy forever.” 小题1:The young man played the violin for ________ at the entrance of the subway station.A.pleasure | B.money | C.Love | D.friends | 小题2:George Sang put__________ into the violinist’s hat on a Friday night by mistake.A.money | B.1ottery | C.money and lottery | D.nothing | 小题3:George Sang was very__________ to see the young violinist the next day.A.worried | B.sorry | C.exciting | D.happy | 小题4:The underlined word“cancelled”means __________ .小题5:What’s the best title(标题)for this passage?A.The meaning of honesty | B.An office worker and a lottery ticket | C.The importance of being honest | D.A violinist and an office worker |
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