It was the last day of the final exam in a college. On the steps of building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence（自信的）.
They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.
Right after they came into the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. There were only five questions on it.
Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression（表情）. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and then asked, “How many of you have finished all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody has finished one.” But the class kept silent. The professor said, “That is exactly what I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering. There are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.”
The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
小题1: Why did the students think the exam was easy at first?| A．Because it was their last exam in the college. | | B．Because they knew there were only five questions. | | C．Because they thought they were clever and talented. | | D．Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the text. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph?小题3:. What’s the best title for the article? | A．Some Confident Students. | B．An Engineering Exam. | | C．An Interesting Professor. | D．An Unforgettable Lesson. |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D |
小题1:细节理解题，根据文中语句“They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books or notes during the test.”理解可知。
小题2:词义理解推断题，根据文中语句理解推断可知。
小题3:标题理解归纳题，根据文中语句“I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering. There are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.””理解可知。 |
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I have been keeping 41 pets at home: mice, turtles and rabbits. But golden hanmsters are my favorite. I am always surprised by 42 cute they can be.
It was summer when I first 43 two golden hamsters. They 44 brown, about the size of my hand. When I 45 by, they were cracking melon seeds (嗑瓜子). They did that as 46 as any human! I was so amused (逗乐) that I bought them at once.
The only one who was not happy to see the newcomers was my 47 . She thought 48 would make our home dirty all the time. So I made a 49 for them on the balcony (阳台).
Hamsters always want people to look at them. They try to get noticed by raising the front part of their body, 50 they watch you come and go until you stop and talk to them. Watch out when they start to roller-turn in their cage (笼子). They won’t stop 51 you have tears of laugher!
Hamsters are 52 than you think. One morning several months ago, I found one missing. The side of the cage was much 53 than the hamster and the cage had a lid. How did the little one climb up, open the lid and 54 ? I thought hard. But I’ve 55 found an answer.
| 小题1: | | A．one | B．different | C．three | D．same |
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| 小题2: | | A．how | B．how a | C．what | D．what a |
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| 小题5: | | A．pass | B．past | C．passing | D．passed |
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| 小题6: | | A．soon | B．well | C．possible | D．better |
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小题7:.| A．father | B．brother | C．mother | D．teacher |
| 小题8: | | A．they | B．them | C．their | D．theirs |
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| 小题9: | | A．school | B．factory | C．shop | D．home |
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| 小题12: | | A．smart | B．smarts | C．smarter | D．smartest |
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| 小题13: | | A．tall | B．taller | C．tallest | D．most tallest |
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小题14:.| A．run at | B．run away | C．run to | D．run out of |
小题15:.| A．ever | B．already | C．sometimes | D．never |
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Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly , but most doctors do not. Chemists（药剂师） have more chances to read doctors’ notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can’t read them.
One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn’t write clearly and the lady couldn’t read it.
“What shall I do?” she said to her husband, “I don’t know whether he is coming or not. I don’t want to give him a telephone call and say that I can’t read his writing.”
Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea.
“Thank you,” said his wife. “That’s a very good idea.”
She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, “Could you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, “Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.”
小题1:It isn’t ______ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.| A．right | B．pleased | C．easy | D．difficult |
小题2:A chemist is a person who ______.| A．takes medicine | B．studies chemistry | | C．can read doctors’ writings | D．sells medicine |
小题3:The lady wrote a doctor a letter because ______.| A．she wanted to see him | | B．she wanted to invite him to dinner | | C．she wanted to get some medicine for her husband | | D．she didn’t want to give him a telephone call |
小题4:. The husband thought ______.| A．the chemist could give them answer | | B．the letter was for the chemist | | C．the chemist would give them the right medicine | | D．the chemist couldn’t read, either |
小题5:After reading the story, we know ______.| A．the doctor agreed to come to the lady’s house | | B．the doctor refused to come to the lady’s house | | C．the chemist couldn’t read the doctor’s note | | D．the doctor could not read the doctor’s note, either |
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One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 31 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 32 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.
So the boy 33 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 34 .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole 35 .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it 36 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 37 .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.
The boy acted with 38 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 39 out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 40 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.
41 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __42__ we could have been and we would never fly.
In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 43 growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 44 or problems. So, next time you are 45 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!
| 小题1: | | A．hole | B．worm | C．tall | D．snake |
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| 小题3: | | A．decided | B．asked | C．showed | D．ordered |
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| 小题4: | | A．afraid | B．interested | C．surprised | D．grateful |
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| 小题5: | | A．slimmer | B．bigger | C．shorter | D．smaller |
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| 小题6: | | A．touched | B．sounded | C．looked | D．smelt |
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| 小题7: | | A．wings | B．feet | C．eyes | D．head |
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| 小题8: | | A．success | B．excitement | C．kindness | D．humour |
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| 小题9: | | A．get | B．getting | C．to get | D．got |
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| 小题10: | | A．ready | B．quiet | C．glad | D．used |
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| 小题11: | | A．Somewhere | B．Something | C．Some time | D．Sometimes |
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| 小题12: | | A．as helpful as | B．as weak as | C．as strong as | D．as creative as |
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| 小题13: | | A．repeats | B．recommends | C．requires | D．represents |
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| 小题14: | | A．happiness | B．difficulties | C．pleasure | D．hope |
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| 小题15: | | A．served with | B．growing into | C．bringing in | D．faced with |
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Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of America’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者) ”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
小题1:Betty is popular because of .| A．her clothes | B．her charm | C．her personality | D．her appearance |
小题2:In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) .| A．the beginning | B．the ending | C．the story | D．the show |
小题3:Which is the reason for the success of the show? | A．A large number of viewers. | | B．Her life as an office worker. | | C．The wonderful performance. | | D．Two Golden Globes awards. |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Betty is a girl of wisdom. | | B．Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show. | | C．Betty is an American favourite TV character. | | D．Betty is often looked down on by the people around. |
小题5:What can be the best title for the passage?| A．Beauty from within. | B．A romantic story. | | C．An ugly girl. | D．An exciting experience. |
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An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his boss his plans to 1 the business and live a more relaxed life with his wife. He would miss the pay, but he needed to retire.
The boss was 2 to see his good worker go, and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 3 it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used poor skills and 4 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 5 his career.
When the carpenter finished his work, the boss came to 6 the house. After he checked it out, he handed a 7 to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said. ‘It is my gift to you.”
What a shame！If he knew he was building his own house, the old man would have done it all so 8 .
So it is with all of us. Think of your life as a 9 . Each day you hammer a nail(钉子), place a board, or set up a wall. You must try your best to build the house wisely because it is the only life you will ever have. Your life tomorrow will 10 from the attitudes you choose today.
小题1:.| A．open | B．begin | C．leave | D．find |
小题2:.| A．happy | B．worried | C．angry | D．sorry |
| 小题4: | | A．fresh | B．cheap | C．rich | D．expensive |
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| 小题5: | | A．start | B．improve | C．meet | D．end |
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| 小题7: | | A．bill | B．letter | C．key | D．phone |
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| 小题8: | | A．differently | B．difficultly | C．possibly | D．simply |
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| 小题9: | | A．present | B．journey | C．map | D．house |
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| 小题10: | | A．learn | B．result | C．hear | D．answer |
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