I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a 1 in one hand and my father"s new book in the other.
2 my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He sensed that he had done something 3 . From a distance I could see that he had 4 my father"s new book and scribbled (乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father in 5 , he and I both waited for his punishment.
My father 6 up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were 7 to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, books were 8 .What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of 9 my brother, he sat down, took the pen from 10 , and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:
John s work, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert (警觉的) eyes looking up at me? And how many times have I 11 God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book?
"Wow," I thought, "This is punishment?" The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and 12 , laughter and tears. We always knew our parents 13 us and that one of the proofs (证明) of their love was the book. From time to time we would 14 it, look at the scribbles, read my father"s expression of love, and feel 15 .
| 小题1: | | A．book | B．pen | C．paper | D．ruler |
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| 小题2: | | A．Because | B．Since | C．As | D．Though |
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| 小题3: | | A．interesting | B．wrong | C．useless | D．important |
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| 小题4: | | A．dropped | B．read | C．borrowed | D．opened |
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| 小题5: | | A．surprise | B．excitement | C．sadness | D．fear |
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| 小题6: | | A．picked | B．put | C．gave | D．checked |
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| 小题7: | | A．enjoyable | B．valuable | C．useless | D．attractive |
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| 小题8: | | A．courage | B．money | C．health | D．knowledge |
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| 小题9: | | A．beating | B．hurting | C．punishing | D．forgiving |
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| 小题10: | | A．the corner | B．the floor | C．the table | D．my brother"s hand |
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| 小题11: | | A．thanked | B．asked | C．provided | D．reminded |
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| 小题12: | | A．sadness | B．excitement | C．pride | D．envy |
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| 小题13: | | A．needed | B．loved | C．preferred | D．encouraged |
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| 小题14: | | A．open | B．use | C．read | D．explain |
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| 小题15: | | A．jealous | B．relaxed | C．confident | D．proud |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D |
试题分析：这篇短文记述了发生在我小时候的故事，父亲没有因为弟弟在他的新书里面乱写乱画而惩罚他。反而是写了一段话表达了对我们的爱，从而让我一直铭记在心。
小题1:联系下文描述，可知他一手拿着一支钢笔，一手拿着父亲的新书，故选B，钢笔。
小题2:连词辨析。A.因为；B. 因为，由于，自从……以来；C.因为，随着；D.虽然，尽管。结合语境可知我的弟弟畏缩的行为是伴随父亲进入房间发生的，故选C。
小题3:结合语境可知此处指的是他意识到自己做了某些错事，故选B，错误的。
小题4:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是我的弟弟打开了父亲的新书，故选D，打开。
小题5:联系上下文，可知因为在父亲的新书里面乱画了，所以我们都害怕的看着父亲，故选D，恐惧，害怕。
小题6:结合语境可知此处指的是父亲拿起他的感到骄傲的书，故选A，捡起，拿起。
小题7:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是书对他来说是贵重的，故选B，贵重的。
小题8:联系前文描述，可知书对他来说就是知识，故选D，知识。
小题9:联系上文，可知此处指的是没有惩罚我的弟弟，故选C，惩罚。
小题10:联系上文描述，可知此处钢笔在我的弟弟手里面，故选D，我弟弟的手。
小题11:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是感谢上帝，故选A，感谢。
小题12:联系上下文，可知此处指的是幸福和悲伤，故选A，伤心，悲伤。
小题13:联系下文描述，可知此处指的是我们总是知道我们的父母爱我们，故选B，爱。
小题14:联系下文，可知此处指的是打开这本书，故选A，打开。
小题15:结合语境可知我是因为父亲对我的爱感到骄傲，故选D，骄傲的。
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。 |
核心考点
试题【I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corn】；主要考察你对
人生百味类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
A saint (圣人) found a group of family members shouting angrily at each other on a river bank. He asked his disciples(信徒), “ 1 do people shout when they are angry with each other?” The disciples 2 for a while and one of them said, “Because they lose their calm.”
“But why should they shout when the other persons are just 3 them? They can tell them what they have to say in a 4 manner.” Asked the saint.
The disciples gave some other answers but 5 made the saint pleased. Finally the saint 6 , “When two people are angry with each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout in order to 7 each other. The angrier they are, the 8 they will have to shout to cover that great distance. What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very close. The distance 9 them is very small or doesn’t exist(存在).”
The saint looked at his disciples and continued, “So when you argue with other people, do not say words that distance each other, or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the 10 to return.
| 小题2: | | A．thought | B．laughed | C．cried | D．rested |
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| 小题3: | | A．far from | B．next to | C．across from | D．in the front of |
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| 小题4: | | A．hard | B．lively | C．soft | D．bad |
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| 小题5: | | A．everyone | B．anyone | C．someone | D．none |
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| 小题6: | | A．explained | B．answered | C．replied | D．asked |
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| 小题7: | | A．see | B．watch | C．hear | D．listen to |
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| 小题8: | | A．softer | B．louder | C．larger | D．higher |
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| 小题9: | | A．by | B．near | C．among | D．between |
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| 小题10: | | A．way | B．answer | C．home | D．person |
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My now 7-year-old grandson, who lives 100 miles away, has kept my phone number in his mind since he was 4. Since then, he has been 1 me every night before he goes to bed to tell me about his day or just to say “Good night, Grandma.”
He also often calls me at other times during the day just to 2 a happy or sad moment. Many times he’s playing a basketball with one hand, or laughing with a friend about something that I 3 quite understand, or crying about something he may or may not want to talk about while I’m on the other end of the phone. I just listen and empathize (同情) or laugh with him—just share his current (当前的) 4 . I always let him control the 5 , and the time he’s on the phone with me. Many times I just listen to him play, or play games we’ve made up together that we can play over the 6 .
The only time I take control of the 7 is when he’s ready to say goodbye at night. Often there are four special 8 I say to him every night. One night I thought maybe he was tired to hear those, so I didn’t say them. He 9 called me back and told me that I forgot to say those sentences! I haven’t missed saying them since then!
My friends all know that he is the most important for me. 10 I’m in church(教堂), or some place where I really can’t take his call, I always politely excuse myself and talk to him, even if it’s just for a minute to tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes.
He knows that he takes first place in my heart.
| 小题1: | | A．troubling | B．seeing | C．promising | D．calling |
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| 小题2: | | A．spend | B．enjoy | C．share | D．experience |
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| 小题3: | | A．never | B．ever | C．nearly | D．fully |
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| 小题4: | | A．secret | B．problem | C．plan | D．feeling |
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| 小题5: | | A．action | B．result | C．topic | D．team |
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| 小题6: | | A．experience | B．letter | C．Internet | D．phone |
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| 小题7: | | A．work | B．talk | C．game | D．voice |
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| 小题8: | | A．words | B．messages | C．sentences | D．rules |
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| 小题9: | | A．immediately | B．usually | C．probably | D．especially |
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| 小题10: | | A．Since | B．Unless | C．Before | D．As |
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Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for sending money 1 “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. You see, you have helped 2 it possible for me to have “Lucky”. My life 3 pleasure because of him now. Let me tell you my story.
Being blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands 4 is something that most people cannot imagine. But there are many people who face these challenges, and I am one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs well, things like answering the telephone, opening and 5
doors or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that she would like to 6 . She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see
7 it would be possible for me to get a trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I told her that I love animals and that I’d love to have a dog.
8 six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to 9 him
home. My dog’s name is “Lucky” – a good name for him 10 I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kind donation!
11 , you might ask? Well, he has been trained to 12 different instructions. For example, I say, “Lucky! Fetch my book,” and he does it at once. He is very clever and understands many English words, even some difficult 13 like “upstairs”.
Lucky is an 14 dog. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for supporting “Animal Helpers”. It is very important that this organization does not run out of money. Your donation 15 and the money is well used to help disabled people like me.
Best wishes,
Liz Smith
| 小题2: | | A．make | B．made | C．become | D．making |
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| 小题3: | | A．filled with | B．is full of | C．is fill with | D．is full with |
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| 小题4: | | A．carefully | B．quick | C．easily | D．easy |
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| 小题5: | | A．moving | B．close | C．shutting | D．shut |
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| 小题6: | | A．help me over | B．give me out | C．dress me up | D．help me out |
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| 小题8: | | A．After | B．During | C．In | D．Since |
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| 小题9: | | A．carry | B．took | C．bring | D．fetch |
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| 小题10: | | A．because | B．according to | C．depend on | D．in this way |
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| 小题11: | | A．What do I say | B．Where is Lucky | | C．What do I think of Lucky | D．How does Lucky help me |
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| 小题12: | | A．tell | B．understand | C．listen | D．see |
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| 小题14: | | A．amazing | B．surprising | C．clever | D．annoying |
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| 小题15: | | A．great appreciate | B．greatly appreciate | | C．is great appreciated | D．is greatly appreciated |
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Elena jogged (慢跑) with her dad in some empty lots (小块地). These out-of-the-way lots were good places to jog. But the lots were full of rocks and rubbish.
One day, Elena saw a sign on the lots. It said, “New City Park”. Elena was excited. Maybe the park would have a jogging trail (路径)! Elena told her parents about the sign.
“I read about the park in the newspaper,” said Elena’s father. “The city wants volunteers to help clean the area. Then the city will build a soccer field and a playground. But the paper didn’t mention a jogging trail.”
“Well, perhaps if I help clean up the lots, they’ll put in a jogging trail,” said Elena.
On Saturday Elena went to the lots. Many adults were working there. Some were picking up rubbish. Some were moving rocks. Elena looked around. She could carry rubbish, and she could move rocks. So she went to the area every week to do volunteer work. She told everyone she was glad to help build the park. She explained that she hoped the park would have a jogging trail. Then everyone knew her and her jogging trail.
Soon the volunteers cleared the lots. The city could start building. The mayor (市长) gave a speech. He showed a drawing of the new park. He told them about the soccer field. There would be picnic tables. There would be a playground. The park would even have basketball courts. But there was no sign of a jogging trail.
The mayor thanked the volunteers. Then he asked if they had any suggestions. The volunteers said they wanted to build a jogging trail around the park. They told the mayor how helpful Elena had been and how she wanted a jogging trail. The mayor then said, “A jogging trail won’t be hard to build. Let’s do it!”
Everyone clapped and cheered.
小题1:How did Elena know the city needed volunteers to help clean the lots?| A．She read it in the newspaper. | B．She learned it from a sign. | | C．She was told by other volunteers. | D．Her father told her about it. |
小题2:Why did Elena want to help clean the lots?| A．Because she wanted to play on the playground. | | B．Because she wanted her name in the newspaper. | | C．Because she wanted the city to build a jogging trail. | | D．Because she wanted to work with other volunteers. |
小题3:Who suggested the mayor to build a jogging trail?| A．The volunteers. | B．Elena herself. | C．Elena’s father. | D．Nobody. |
小题4:What can be the best title for the story?| A．Elena and a Mayor | B．Elena and a Jogging Trail | | C．Elena and Some Volunteers | D．Elena’s Family |
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An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time.
小题1:People often begin their talk by ______.| A．saying hello to each other | B．Drinking tea | | C．Looking for good weather | D．saying something about the weather |
小题2:People sometimes have different ideas about ______.| A．what the weather is going to be like | B．what we should do about the weather | | C．how to begin a talk | D．how to have fine weather |
小题3: ______, they always hope the weather is going to be fine.| A．When people talk about weather | B．When people stay at home | | C．When the farmers need water | D．When people have a picnic |
小题4:According to the passage, which is NOT RIGHT?| A．Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. | | B．People often look for the weather they want. | | C．The weatherman never makes a mistake. | | D．Many people begin their talks by talking about the weather. |
小题5:What is the best title for the passage?| A．Weather Report | B．Story About a Weatherman | | C．About Weather | D．How to Begin a Talk |
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