I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street late one evening when I heard coming from behind bushes. , I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle. Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.
Should I get ?
I was frightened for my own safety, and I hated for having suddenly decided to take a(n) route home that night. “What if I’m hurt too? Shouldn"t I just run to the nearest phone and call the police? Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only seconds. But already the cries were growing .
I knew I had to act fast. “How could I walk away from this?” I asked myself.
“No”, I finally resolved (决心), I could not turn my on the fate of this unknown woman, it means my own life.
I am not a brave man, nor am I . I don"t know where I found the moral (道德) courage and physical strength, but I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed.
I ran behind the bushes and the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.
heavily, I got to my feet and the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could certainly her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a .
“It’s OK,” I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.”
There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered (说) in .
“Dad, is that you?”
And then, from behind the tree, my youngest daughter, Katherine.
God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.
| 小题1: | | A．laughter | B．whispers | C．whistles | D．screams |
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| 小题2: | | A．Alarmed | B．Shocked | C．Surprised | D．Impressed |
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| 小题3: | | A．helped | B．involved | C．attacked | D．attached |
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| 小题5: | | A．ordinary | B．normal | C．new | D．old |
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| 小题6: | | A．taken | B．used | C．spent | D．paid |
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| 小题7: | | A．softer | B．stronger | C．weaker | D．louder |
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| 小题8: | | A．body | B．back | C．face | D．shoulder |
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| 小题9: | | A．as if | B．in case | C．even if | D．if only |
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| 小题10: | | A．risking | B．ruining | C．damaging | D．hurting |
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| 小题11: | | A．energetic | B．athletic | C．intelligent | D．accessible |
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| 小题12: | | A．while | B．until | C．once | D．since |
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| 小题13: | | A．pulled | B．pushed | C．placed | D．put |
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| 小题14: | | A．there | B．then | C．later | D．where |
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| 小题15: | | A．Walking | B．Sighing | C．Sobbing | D．Breathing |
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| 小题16: | | A．found | B．hugged | C．approached | D．searched |
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| 小题17: | | A．tell | B．consider | C．observe | D．sense |
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| 小题18: | | A．tree | B．place | C．distance | D．bush |
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| 小题19: | | A．shock | B．amazement | C．doubt | D．disappointment |
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| 小题20: | | A．stepped | B．paced | C．struggled | D．hid |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:A |
试题分析：文章讲述作者突然决定走一条新的路线，路上作者听见灌木丛后面有尖叫声，经过一番思想斗争后，作者决定去救这个女孩，结果发现是自己的女儿。
小题1:考查名词辨析：A. laughter笑声，B. whispers低语，C. whistles口哨，D. screams尖叫，根据下文的句子：what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle.可知作者在灌木丛后面听见尖叫声，选D
小题2:考查形容词辨析：A. Alarmed警觉的，B. Shocked吃惊的，C. Surprised惊讶的，D. Impressed印象深刻的，根据下文的句子：I slowed down to listen and panicked可知作者很警觉，选A
小题3:考查动词辨析：A. helped帮助，B. involved涉及，C. attacked袭击，D. attached附上，根据下文的句子：I was frightened for my own safety,可知作者问自己是否要卷进这件事，选B
小题4:考查代词辨析： A. it它，B. myself我自己，C. this这个，D. that那个，作者讨厌自己突然决定走这条新的路线，选B
小题5:考查形容词辨析：A. ordinary普通的，B. normal正常的，C. new新的，D. old旧的，因为是临时决定的，是一条新的路线，选C
小题6:考查动词辨析：A. taken拿，B. used使用，C. spent花费，D. paid付钱，根据上文的：Although it felt like a century,虽然感觉象一个世纪，但是作者的想法花费了几秒钟，选A
小题7:考查形容词辨析：A. softer更软，B. stronger更强，C. weaker更弱，D. louder更响，从下文的：I knew I had to act fast.可知哭声更弱了，选C
小题8:考查名词辨析：A. body身体，B. back后背，C. face面临，D. shoulder肩膀，作者下决心不能不管这个不认得的妇女的命运，Turn back on sb背弃某人，不理睬某人，选B
小题9:考查连词辨析：A. as if好像，B. in case以防，C. even if即使，D. if only但愿，从即使意味着冒自己生命的危险，选C
小题10:考查动词辨析：A. risking冒险，B. ruining毁了，C. damaging破坏，D. hurting伤害，考查词组：risk one’s life冒生命危险，选A
小题11:考查形容词辨析：A. energetic精力充沛的，B. athletic健壮的，C. intelligent聪明的，D. accessible可获得的，根据上文的：I am not a brave man,可知作者既不勇敢，也不强壮，选B
小题12:考查连词辨析：A. while然而,虽然，当……时候，B. until 直到，C. once一旦，D. since自从，因为，一旦我决定帮助这个女孩我就完全改变了，选C
小题13:考查动词辨析：A. pulled拉，B. pushed推，C. placed放置，D. put放，我冲进灌木丛中将袭击者从这个女子的身上拉开，选A
小题14:考查副词辨析：A. there那里，B. then那时，C. later以后，D. where哪里，我们跌倒在地上，那里我们打斗了几分钟，直到袭击者跳起来跑了，选D
小题15:考查动词辨析：A. Walking步行，B. Sighing叹气，C. Sobbing哭诉，啜泣D. Breathing呼吸，因为和袭击者有打斗的过程，所以作者呼吸很沉重，选D
小题16:考查动词辨析：A. found发现，B. hugged拥抱，C. approached 靠近，D. searched寻找，我站起来，向女孩走去，选C
小题17:考查动词辨析：A. tell告诉，B. consider考虑，C. observe观察，D. sense感觉，我能感觉到她惊恐的发抖，选D
小题18:考查名词辨析：A. tree树，B. place地方，C. distance距离，D. bush灌木丛，从下文的;Not wanting to frighten her any further,可知作者从远处和她说话，选C
小题19:考查名词辨析：A. shock震惊，B. amazement惊讶，C. doubt怀疑，D. disappointment失望，根据下文的句子：“Dad, is that you?”可知这个受到袭击的女孩是作者的女儿，所以是惊讶的说，选B
小题20:考查动词辨析：A. stepped走，迈步，B. paced 踱步；缓慢而行C. struggled奋斗，挣扎，D. hid躲藏，作者的小女儿从树后面走出来，选A |
核心考点
试题【 I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street late one evening when I heard 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Once, there was a woman who had so many problems, so many worries, so many troubles… that at times she felt she had more troubles than anyone else in the world!
She was depressed. She thought she could never overcome her troubles, so she decided to end her life. That night she went to sleep early and she planned to commit suicide the next morning. But that night she had a dream…
She found herself in a large cave, surrounded by gray bundles (包袱) of all shapes and sizes. Walking toward her was a woman with flowing long white hair.
“Who are you?” asked the dreamer, “and what is this place?”
“This is the cave of bundles of troubles and I am the keeper of the cave.”
“Bundles of troubles?”
“Yes,” the keeper explained, “each person who walks on the earth carries a bundle of troubles on their left shoulder.” The dreamer turned to look and there was a gray bundle on her left shoulder—it had been there all the time and she never noticed!
“If you wish,” the keeper continued,” you can take your bundle down and exchange it for another.”
“Really?” The woman lowered the bundle from her left shoulder. Oh, it felt so good to put it down. Then she picked up a beautiful bundle.
The keeper said, “Why don’t you open it and look inside?”
So the woman opened it and looked inside. “But these are the same troubles I brought here!”
The keeper of the cave smiled softly and nodded. “That’s usually what happens, but do not despair, for there is another bundle on your right shoulder that should help lighten your load.”
The woman turned and saw another bundle on her right shoulder. It had been there all the time and she never noticed! The woman took it down and opened it. Inside were her talents, her gifts, her hopes and opportunities. The woman felt her heart filled with joy and she looked up to thank the keeper of the cave, but she was gone; all were gone. And she found herself sitting up in her own bed with the morning sun streaming through the window, shining on her face.
小题1:Why did the woman decide to end her life?| A．Because there were two gray bundles on her shoulders. | | B．Because she always had bad dreams at night. | | C．Because the keeper of the cave told her to do so. | | D．Because she felt she had too many troubles to overcome. |
小题2:According to the keeper of the cave, _____ .| A．there were good things such as talents in beautiful bundles | | B．each person carries a bundle on each shoulder | | C．different bundles contain different troubles | | D．it is impossible for people to take their bundles down from their shoulders |
小题3:What did the woman feel when she opened the bundle on her right shoulder?| A．Delighted. | B．Moved. | C．Depressed. | D．Confused. |
小题4:The story of the woman is to show that _____ .| A．dreaming a dream can save people’s life | | B．the bundles on our shoulders can make us happy | | C．attitude towards life plays an important role in people’s life | | D．we must ignore the troubles in life |
小题5:What do you think happened to the woman when she woke up?| A．She still felt depressed. | | B．She committed suicide. | | C．She looked for the keeper of the cave. | | D．She didn’t want to end her life any more. |
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It’s known that the 62-year-old Jim Bevier has a great passion. This former FedEx pilot wasn’t ____ on his horse farm, teaching his grandkids to ____. In his spare time, Bevier helps distribute ____ for blindness around the globe.
Bevier now is a volunteer pilot for Orbis, a nonprofit organization which has fought blindness for over 25 years. One of ____ weapons is the Flying Eye Hospital, an old-fashioned DC-10 aircraft. Bevier’s mission is to land this giant sight-saving bird on runways that are most ____ not designed for it. “It’s not ____ flying for FedEx,” says Bevier. “We have to ____ the runway is long enough, figure out the fuel load, and find the ____ place to park in case of accidents.”
Once he gets the ____ to its destination, the aircraft becomes a place for local ____ to get training, so they can treat certain conditions and ____ blindness for people. The plane stays on location for weeks. ____ Bevier is free to return home, he likes to stay and ____ those who arrive for medical checks. “I’m glad to see them get on the airplane and come out the next day, and they can ____.” Bevier says. Many walk on dirt roads for miles; many are blind children.
____, the volunteer doctors can’t handle all the patients. “A Vietnamese boy was ever ____ away.” Bevier says. A pilot’s job involves hours and hours of boredom, so you learn to keep your ____ under control. But when the poor boy didn’t get picked, I ____ down.” he admits.
____ as the job may be, Bevier isn’t looking into retirement anytime soon. “I don’t play golf, and I tell my kids not to buy me tennis shoes,” he says. “But I ____ of my grandchildren back home, and all I want is for those kids to be able to see their own grandparents for the first time.”
| 小题1: | | A．anxious | B．proud | C．content | D．active |
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| 小题2: | | A．ride | B．drive | C．work | D．study |
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| 小题3: | | A．signs | B．cures | C．funds | D．ways |
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| 小题5: | | A．similarly | B．definitely | C．differently | D．exactly |
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| 小题6: | | A．beyond | B．on | C．like | D．within |
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| 小题7: | | A．refer to | B．work out | C．make sure | D．give up |
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| 小题8: | | A．safest | B．largest | C．wildest | D．farthest |
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| 小题9: | | A．shop | B．hotel | C．restaurant | D．hospital |
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| 小题10: | | A．villagers | B．patients | C．friends | D．doctors |
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| 小题11: | | A．prevent | B．restrict | C．warn | D．stop |
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| 小题12: | | A．While | B．Once | C．Unless | D．If |
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| 小题13: | | A．examine | B．consider | C．meet | D．ignore |
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| 小题14: | | A．walk | B．see | C．leave | D．concern |
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| 小题15: | | A．Therefore | B．Besides | C．Somehow | D．However |
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| 小题16: | | A．put | B．turned | C．given | D．thrown |
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| 小题17: | | A．efforts | B．advantages | C．plans | D．emotions |
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| 小题18: | | A．settled | B．knocked | C．broke | D．held |
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| 小题19: | | A．Exciting | B．Challenging | C．Disappointing | D．Attracting |
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| 小题20: | | A．think | B．dream | C．hear | D．talk |
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Mom’s birthday present? It may be a difficult thing for some people, but for me, it is an easy thing. Mom loved flowers, so every year I sent her flowers. Actually she had a bed of irises (鸢尾花) in the backyard of her small, Indiana farm. They were beautiful. “Take some,” she said, “Dig some up and plant them on the side of your own house.”
But in my yard they became lacking in energy. A year passed, then two, but not one flower appeared. I cut back all their green leaves. I was tired of seeing them so lonely. Finally, I dug the irises up and threw them away.
About that time Mom died unexpectedly. My sister and I sold the farm. I never went back to see the irises. I just couldn’t bear seeing another family living in our home—Mom’s home. Autumn came, then winter. The following spring, as Mom’s birthday approached, I struggled with the question of how to remember her. I stared out the window and saw a few stubborn irises in my side yard sprouting (发芽), —tall, thin but flowerless. Because of seeing them, I decided to order flowers as I always did on Mom’s birthday, and send them to my sister. I wished so badly I could still send flowers to Mom. But that was impossible.
In the morning of Mom’s birthday, I was in my car ready to work. Something in the yard caught my eye. The irises! One had bloomed with flowers, big, showy and purple, as lovely as they ever had been on Mom’s farm. I smiled and turned my eyes upward. I could no longer send flowers to Mom. But somehow, she’d been able to send them to me.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, Mom ________.| A．wanted to give the author some flowers | | B．didn’t like the presents from the author | | C．lived with the author on an Indiana farm | | D．got different birthday presents from the author every year |
小题2:At first, the irises in the author’s yard ________.| A．all died quickly | | B．didn’t bloom at all | | C．grew as well as on Mom’s farm | | D．grew better than those on Mom’s farm |
小题3:What troubled the author?| A．She didn’t know how to grow irises. | | B．She regretted they had sold Mom’s farm. | | C．She didn’t know what to do in memory of Mom. | | D．She couldn’t bear others living in Mom’s home. |
小题4:After seeing the irises sprouting, the author________.| A．decided to send flowers to her sister on Mom’s birthday | | B．dug them out because they were flowerless | | C．decided to send them to Mom after they bloom | | D．ordered flowers for the people living in Mom’s home |
小题5:What can be learned from the last paragraph?| A．All the irises in the author’s yard bloomed. | | B．The author went to see the irises in Mom’s yard. | | C．It was Mom who took care of these irises in the author’s yard. | | D．The author thought the blooming irises were gifts from Mom. |
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Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison"s career as the inventor became a national role model. Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer．
In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and, though still working for Edison Co., he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off-time. At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor. Edison was impressed. Edison is said to have slammed his fist down_and shouted, “Young man, that"s the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant.” Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one．
The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T.6. The two men became fast friends and would go on camping trips together．When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race．At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb, Ford honored Edison．When Edison spoke, he ended his speech directed at Ford, “ As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings．I can only say that he is my friend.” Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931.
Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison"s son Charles to sit by the dying inventor"s bedside and hold a test tube next to his father"s mouth to catch his final breath. Ford was a man with many strange behaviors (as was Edison) including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism（夏活通灵术）and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison"s soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life.
The test tube itself didn"t turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford"s passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled “Henry Ford-A Personal History” in the Henry Ford Museum. It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “Edison"s Last Breath”.
There is a further mystery of this “last breath” test tube．It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison"s last breath．
Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning．Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration．
小题1:The purpose of the author writing this passage is to .| A．remind the readers of the importance of the two inventors | | B．stress the importance of friendship | | C．tell the readers some stories about the two inventors | | D．show that love can lead to some poor behaviors |
小题2:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can learn that .| A．Edison envied what Ford had achieved | | B．Edison was annoyed that Ford did better than him | | C．Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea | | D．Edison was extremely amazed at Ford"s new idea |
小题3:“The 1ast breath test tube” can probably be regarded as .| A．a symbol of a friendship and memory | | B．a witness to a scientific breakthrough | | C．a failure to bring Edison back to life | | D．a sign of the two inventors" poor behavior |
小题4:It can be learned from the last paragraph that“ ”.| A．Great minds think alike | | B．Nobody is perfect | | C．Two heads are better than one | | D．A friend in need is a friend indeed |
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A few days ago，I went to school with lots of books，hoping to get a locker (锁柜)．Suddenly，it started raining heavily. I hurried to pay for my locker，but I was disappointed when they informed me they only accepted cash. I was $7.00 short，which meant I had to carry the books back home. It would be an exhausting (令人筋疲力尽的) twohour journey back home with all those books.
An elderly gentleman nearby noticed my problem. He asked how much cash I needed. When I told him I was $7 short，he quickly took out the money from his wallet. “You don’t have to pay me back，”he said. I was speechless；I didn’t know whether to take the money or come back with the books the next day. A young student who was working there noticed my hesitation. “He’s really nice，” said the student. “I was starving this morning and he bought breakfast for me. He always helps people in different ways.”
The next day，I went to him and thanked him for trusting me and lending me the money. He said he forgot about it and didn’t expect I would give it back. “I’m very happy，”he said，“not because I’m getting my money back，but because this is the right way to go—whatever you get from this world，give it back as much as you possibly can. Spread kindness around the world with the smallest things you can do.”
Later，I found out he wasn’t involved with any charity organizations. He has been performing these types of acts for years. Earlier，someone had done something incredibly kind for him and he has been spreading the kindness ever since. He taught me a very important lesson in life—we come to this world with nothing and we will leave with nothing. Whatever we own，it will become somebody else’s and whatever we leave，it will become somebody else’s.
小题1:When the old gentleman offered the money，the writer was________.| A．touched | B．hesitant | C．amazed | D．embarrassed |
小题2:From Paragraph 3 we learn that________.| A．the gentleman worked in the school | | B．the gentleman was kind but forgetful | | C．the gentleman refused to take back the money | | D．the gentleman thought it right to give back to society |
小题3:Why had the gentleman been doing acts of kindness?| A．He wanted to join the charity organizations. | | B．He managed a lot of other people’s money. | | C．He had received help from others before. | | D．He thought money was of little importance. |
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