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Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple(夫妇)who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car, I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays wonderful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and told them my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck (小货车) to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
"Thank you" - two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
小题1: The writer planned to stop at Oklahoma City ______.
A.to visit a friendB.to see his parents
C.to pay at the cash registerD.to have more gas for his car
小题2:The words "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 mean“______”.
A.turned offB.moved offC.put upD.set up
小题3:What happened when the writer found smoke coming out of his car?
A.He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B.The couple sent him a business card.
C.The couple offered to help him.
D.He called his friend for help.
小题4:The battery of the writer’s car was dead because ______.
A.something went wrong with the lights
B.the meeting lasted a whole day
C.he forgot to turn off the lights
D.he drove too long a distance
小题5:By telling his own stories, the writer tries to show ______.
A.how to write a thank-you letter
B.how to deal with(处理)car problems
C.the kind-heartedness of older people
D.the importance of expressing thanks

答案

小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D
解析

小题1:细节题:从第一段的句子:I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.可知作者是想去看个朋友,答案是:A
小题1:猜词题:从所在的句子:可知是作者把车开走了,答案是:B
小题1:细节题:从第二段的句子:They said they would take me to my friend’s.可知老夫妇主动提出帮助作者,答案是:C
小题1:细节题:从第四段的句子:I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead.可知作者忘了关灯,倒装电池用完,答案是:C
小题1:主旨题:从最后一段的句子:"Thank you" - two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.可知作者想表达的是感谢的重要性,答案是:D
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试题【Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driv】;主要考察你对人生百味类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Nick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of more than100 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.
Dr. Petrella offers lots of help to his patients. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do.
He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrella has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then he explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.
Dr. Petrella makes and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas.
His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a CD of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrella says, “I always love to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrella was young,
his father didn’t want him to be a singer. So he went to a medical school.
Some people tell Dr. Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrella says he helps people when he sings, too. “1 like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good .
Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.
小题1: In his TV show, Dr. Petrella _________ .
A. sings love songs he wrote         
B. sings about different diseases
C. sings and explains a medical problem
小题2:          isn’t used in his TV show.
A. Russian  B. English  C. Italian
小题3:Dr. Petrella performs in his show 10_________.
A. become famous    B. make people feel good   C- achieve his dream
小题4:   From the article, we can know Dr. Petrella is _____________.
A. talented and proud   B, creative but lazy    C. kind and helpful
小题5:   What’s the best title (标题)of the article?
A. Medicine and Entertainment  B. His Dream Came True  C. A Singing Doctor
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Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I   16 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father   17  , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to   18 . So she dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen   19 , she dialed the number again, “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “  20  did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and   21 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them   22  time to answer the call. ”
My friend is a good girl. She is   23  thinking about her parents. You also want to be a   24  child, right? Please remember to   25  your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
小题1:
A.doB.willC.won’tD.don’t
小题2:
A.a cakeB.a kissC.a presentD.some money
小题3:
A.have a restB.make a callC.pay a visitD.go gor a walk
小题4:
A.hoursB.minutesC.secondsD.days
小题5:
A.WhyB.WhatC.HowD.When
小题6:
A.fastB.carelessC.healthyD.slow
小题7:
A.enoughB.quickC.noD.little
小题8:
A.neverB.alwaysC.seldomD.sometimes
小题9:
A.badB.cleverC.sickD.good
小题10:
A.protectB.look afterC.think ofD.listen to

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When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much, I was too   46  , and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.                                                                                                                                         He listened to me   47  . Then he asked, "Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a   48  of what she said and find the   49 that are true."
I did as he told me. To my great   50 , I discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin). But there were things I could and wanted to change. For the   51  time, I got a clear   52  of myself.
I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it. "That’s just for you. " he said, "You know the truth about   53  better than anyone else.  When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful. "
Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don’t   54  your ears and feel   55 . Listen to them.
小题1:
A.beautifulB.proudC.smartD.rich
小题2:
A.bravelyB.happilyC.quicklyD.quietly
小题3:
A.jokeB.programmeC.listD.record
小题4:
A.secretsB.mistakesC.lessonsD.points
小题5:
A.surpriseB.interestC.opinionD.fact
小题6:
A.firstB.secondC.nextD.last
小题7:
A.bookB.pictureC.drawingD.notice
小题8: A. yourselves      B. myself         C, herself       D. yourself
小题9:
A.cleanB.openC.closeD.wash
小题10:
A.hurtB.safeC.prettyD.cheap

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Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.
When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past,some walked past and a few wheeled past.
I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race,but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.
On the day of the race,it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles,I was thinking,“I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking?” And at one moment,I said to myself,“I am never doing this again!”
That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged (慢跑),I walked,I jogged and walked. At times,I didn’t know if I could finish.
Near the end,a 70­year­old man ran past me,very fast,and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的) that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比较) ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up on running races,and that one day I would be one of those 70­year­olds who were still running.
As I crossed the finishing line,I was proud of myself. I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience.
小题1:What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?
A.He helped old runners.
B.He cheered up the runners.
C.He passed out water to the runners.
D.He took back the cups from the runners.
小题2:Why did the writer join the race?
A.He just wanted to experience.B.He was crazy about running.
C.He had practiced running very hard.D.He wanted very much to win a prize.
小题3:How did the writer’s feeling change after running about 5 miles?
①He regretted.
②He encouraged himself.
③He felt a little embarrassed.
A.①—②—③B.②—①—③C.①—③—②D.②—③—①
小题4: What is the best title (标题) of the passage?
A.To be No.1.B.Let’s compare.
C.A volunteering job.D.Running your own race.

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When I was a girl of 10, I joined the school cross-country team and practiced twice a week, on the 1,8-km course I"d never really run before and I thought the course would be easy. It was a real shock I ran out of breathe(喘气)within the first few minutes. I never realized how tiring running could be but I didn’t t think about give up.
Over time,I did get a little bit faster. However, I was really slow. In races, I would finish close to last. I"d always have to stop more than once, especially in the longer races, which were 2. 5 to 2. 8 km. After every race, I"d go home and cry. But 1 still didn"t stop running, holding onto that picture of crossing the finishingline and finally doing well.  
Then one of my friends joined the team, too. She could run easily and even came in the 18th in a big race! I felt so slow and my confidence(自信) was lower than ever. I became so nervous when I thought of the races that I wanted to give up badly.
Still. I refund to. Finally. 1 realized that the reason I was to nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn"t ready for them. So a few weeks before the next 2. 8-km race. I practiced running almost 3 km every day. which helped me improve my pace(步伐).
When the time came for the big race, all that practicing really paid off. I stopped only once and my pace was so much better.
I realized that I’d finally gotten happiness with running. But the funny thing was. It didn"t come from doing better, Instead, it came from the fact that I hid tried harder and never given up.
小题1: Before she took the 1.8-km course, the writer________.
A.knew a lot about itB.wanted to be a great runner
C.practiced running every day D.never thought running so tired
小题2:The writer was nervous about the race because she_______.
A.had to stop to drink waterB.was worried she wasn’t ready
C.run slower than anyone else D.could find no coach to help her
小题3:The underlined phrase "paid off" probably mean “______”.
A.brought good results B.coat a lot C.saved much time D.came to fail
小题4:It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that the writer______.
A.got angry with her friendB.wasn"t pleased with herself
C.was a person with a strong mind D.had no Interest In running

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