I can never wipe off the memory that I met my current stepmom for the first time.After I parted with my father for ages, I moved to America and was with him. In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her .I remember when I first saw her at the . It was different, but not . Over the past years there is I needed that she did not provide. I’m the young woman I’m today because she made sure to me properly.Yesterday I went to see her for Mother’s Day. When I gave her , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth I had the flu.
Her simple act of affection me back to my first night in America. After I was up from the airport we went home and she my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit .That night before I went to bed, she came to my room, the first room I had ever had for my own. She told me she was to have me and that she would take good care of me. Before she she asked me for a hug.That was my first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.
I’m 23 years old now and I have received many over the past years, but none has given me a greater or deeper impression.I regarded her as my mother because my new life began when I came to with her. Today I say to my mother, Mrs. Sherrill Kirundi, thank you, mom. Thank you for your giving me my childhood back.
| 小题1: | | A．connected | B．reunited | C．associated | D．attached |
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| 小题2: | | A．life | B．mind | C．bedroom | D．office |
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| 小题3: | | A．shop | B．railway station | C．airport | D．bus-stop |
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| 小题4: | | A．strange | B．easy | C．unforgettable | D．uncomfortable |
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| 小题5: | | A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题6: | | A．approach | B．raise | C．criticize | D．value |
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| 小题7: | | A．gifts | B．keys | C．money | D．dresses |
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| 小题8: | | A．so that | B．in case | C．as though | D．even though |
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| 小题9: | | A．paid | B．took | C．talked | D．companied |
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| 小题10: | | A．brought | B．looked | C．picked | D．called |
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| 小题11: | | A．grasped | B．unpacked | C．mended | D．added |
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| 小题12: | | A．more | B．newer | C．cheaper | D．worn |
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| 小题13: | | A．glad | B．hard | C．unlucky | D．anxious |
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| 小题14: | | A．died | B．awaked | C．left | D．entered |
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| 小题15: | | A．very | B．quite | C．ever | D．just |
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| 小题16: | | A．letters | B．offers | C．hugs | D．presents |
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| 小题17: | | A．success | B．advance | C．future | D．excitement |
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| 小题18: | | A．step | B．second | C．hope | D．birth |
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| 小题19: | | A．discuss | B．stay | C．share | D．work |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:B |
试题分析：本文作者对与继母第一次见面进行了回忆，并且感谢继母又给了作者快乐的童年。
小题1:考查动词。根据After I parted with my father for ages,可知这里意思是我搬到美国，和他重聚。Connected连接；reunited重聚；associated联合；attached贴上，故选B。
小题2:考查名词。根据In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her .可知这里意思是她想让我知道，在她的生活中，我是受欢迎的。Life生活；mind精神；bedroom房间；office办公室，故选A。
小题3:考查名词。根据After I was up from the airport we went home and she my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit .可知这里想说我第一次在机场见到她。Shop商店；railway station火车站；airport机场；bus-stop汽车站，故选C。
小题4:考查形容词。根据It was different, but not .可知很不舒服。Strange陌生；easy容易；unforgettable难以忘记；uncomfortable不舒服的，故选D。
小题5:考查代词。根据that she did not provide.可知这里想说我不需要任何东西。Something某事；anything任何东西；nothing没有东西；everything每件事物，故选C。
小题6:考查动词。根据I’m the young woman I’m today because she made sure to me properly.可知这里意思是她适当地抚养我。Approach接近；raise养育；criticize批评；value重视，故选B。
小题7:考查名词。根据Yesterday I went to see her for Mother’s Day. When I gave her , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth I had the flu.可知这里意思是当我给她礼物时。Gifts礼物；keys钥匙；money钱；dresses衣服。故选A。
小题8:考查词组。根据When I gave her , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth I had the flu. 可知这里意思是尽管我得了流感。so that所以；in case万一；as though好像；even though尽管，故选D。
小题9:考查动词。根据Her simple act of affection me back to my first night in America.可知这里意思是她简单的喜爱把我带回了来美国的第一个夜晚。Paid付款；took带回；talked谈论；companied伴随，故选B。
小题10:考查短语。根据After I was up from the airport we went home and she my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit .可知这里想我被从机场接上。Pick up是固定用法，意思是接某人，故选C。
小题11:考查动词。根据and she my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit .可知这里意思是她没有打开我的行李。Grasped抓住；unpacked没有打开；mended修理；added增加，故选B。
小题12:考查形容词。根据and took me shopping for new clothes可知这里意思是我从非洲带来的衣服有点旧。More多；newer新的；cheaper便宜的；worn旧的，故选D。
小题13:考查形容词。根据She told me she was to have me and that she would take good care of me.可知这里意思是她告诉我她很高兴拥有我。Glad高兴；hard困难的；，unlucky不幸的；anxious焦急的，故选A。
小题14:考查动词。根据Before she she asked me for a hug.可知这里意思是在她离开之前。Died死；awaked醒着的；left离开；entered进入 ，故选C。
小题15:考查形容词。根据That was my first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.可知这里意思是那正是我的第一个拥抱。Very正是；quite的确；ever曾经；just仅仅，故选A。
小题16:考查名词。根据I’m 23 years old now and I have received many over the past years, but none has given me a greater or deeper impression.可知这里意思是在过去的几年里，我得到了许多拥抱。Letters信件；offers提供；hugs拥抱；presents礼物，故选C。
小题17:考查名词。根据I regarded her as my mother because my new life began when I came to with her.可知这里意思是没有其他的拥抱比这个拥抱更令人激动。Success成功；advance提前；future未来；excitement激动，故选D。
小题18:考查动词。根据because my new life began when I came to with her.可知这里意思是我认为她是我的生母。Birth mother生母。故选D。
小题19:考查动词。根据I regarded her as my mother because my new life began when I came to with her.可知这里意思是当我和她待在一起的时候，我开始我的新生活。Discuss讨论；stay待；share分享；work工作，故选B。
小题20:考查形容。根据Thank you for your giving me my childhood back.可知这里意思是谢谢你又给了我快乐的童年。Last持续；happy快乐的；sad悲哀的；real真实的，故选B。 |
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Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need ,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.” nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly . He decided that he didn’t want to be a any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano. , his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he that he could show others that he had talent____.That day he told his father he had been waiting to hear— that he wanted to study with a new teacher. that point on, everything turned around.
He started competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was that Lang Lang had won, he was too to hold back his tears. Soon was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big . In 1997 Lang Lang again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出 ) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him, and lets him .
| 小题1: | | A．exercise | B．fortune | C．knowledge | D．wealth |
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| 小题2: | | A．whether | B．why | C．when | D．that |
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| 小题4: | | A．hurt | B．weakened | C．ruined | D．frightened |
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| 小题5: | | A．singer | B．pianist | C．conductor | D．player |
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| 小题6: | | A．Hopefully | B．Patiently | C．Wisely | D．Painfully |
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| 小题7: | | A．play | B．sing | C．write | D．study |
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| 小题8: | | A．seemed | B．admitted | C．noticed | D．realized |
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| 小题9: | | A．in all | B．above all | C．after all | D．at all |
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| 小题10: | | A．that | B．what | C．which | D．when |
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| 小题11: | | A．From | B．At | C．Since | D．After |
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| 小题12: | | A．receiving | B．accepting | C．winning | D．beating |
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| 小题13: | | A．told | B．mentioned | C．announced | D．recognized |
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| 小题14: | | A．excited | B．encouraged | C．shocked | D．satisfied |
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| 小题16: | | A．concerts | B．tours | C．competitions | D．stages |
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| 小题17: | | A．started | B．left | C．moved | D．performed |
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| 小题18: | | A．successful | B．cheerful | C．respectful | D．meaningful |
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| 小题19: | | A．pulling | B．breaking | C．falling | D．pouring |
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| 小题20: | | A．brighten | B．shine | C．admire | D．develop |
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About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel.I didn’t want to too much money with me, so I the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof I had given the man the money. There was clearly left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.
The lawyer me to return to the hotel with him and give hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. we did.An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer. I had the lawyer as an eyewitness (证人) to the hundred-dollar bill,the clerk could not he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second park of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter I said, the clerk who kept my bill that he had given it to me. I said it was not .The lawyer said to him, “I this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the .” Now the clerk felt quite , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don’t me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
| 小题1: | | A．borrow | B．spend | C．waste | D．carry |
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| 小题2: | | A．made | B．asked | C．allowed | D．let |
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| 小题4: | | A．that | B．which | C．where | D．when |
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| 小题5: | | A．something | B．nothing | C．anything | D．everything |
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| 小题6: | | A．hoped | B．agreed | C．insisted | D．advised |
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| 小题7: | | A．the other | B．another | C．others | D．other |
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| 小题9: | | A．For | B．Though | C．Even if | D．Because |
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| 小题10: | | A．first | B．second | C．third | D．one |
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| 小题11: | | A．say | B．admit | C．permit | D．recognize |
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| 小题12: | | A．restaurant | B．bank | C．hotel | D．hospital |
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| 小题13: | | A．what | B．whatever | C．which | D．how |
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| 小题14: | | A．suggested | B．insisted | C．required | D．requested |
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| 小题15: | | A．true | B．sure | C．exact | D．nice |
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| 小题16: | | A．forced | B．made | C．allowed | D．saw |
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| 小题17: | | A．police | B．judge | C．official | D．officer |
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| 小题18: | | A．content | B．nervous | C．angry | D．sad |
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| 小题20: | | A．thank | B．praise | C．leave | D．fool |
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One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her.Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
小题1:The ant could not reach the side though _______.| A．she cried for help | | B．she asked the dove to save her | | C．she tried very hard | | D．she could smell well |
小题2:The dove saved the ant because _______.| A．she was the ant"s friend | | B．she took pity on the poor ant | | C．the ant was almost exhausted | | D．the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time |
小题3:The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.| A．a leaf | B．a piece of wood | C．a blade of grass | D．a raft |
小题4:Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.| A．the dove immediately flew away | | B．the dove hid himself in the grass | | C．the ant told the dove to leave at once | | D．he felt something biting him in the foot |
小题5:In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.| A．how clever the ant was | | B．how kind the dove was | | C．how the ant and the dove helped each other | | D．we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as |
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Every school has an ugly girl. In my primary school, it was me.
From first grade through fourth, I had to wear heavy orthopedic(整形外科的)shoes because of my weak ankles. I sounded like overweight elephant wearing bricks whenever I took a single step.
“Hey, Bigfoot!”
“Geez, you’re going to start an earthquake!”
Then in sixth grade I had to start wear glasses. Mom asked for the least expensive ones and that made me look like a fool.
“Four eyes!”
“Couldn’t you cover up more of your faces? Why stop at the eyes?”
In Seventh, I started competing on the city swim team, thinking that if I got a killer body, nobody would notice my face. Wrong again. I loved being fast and winning ribbons now and then, but now I had red, wet eyes from the chlorine(氯) in the pool. I also did not develop a killer body.
I changed my strategy at Eighth grade, the last year of middle school. I offered my help to anyone who needs. I worked for other girls, so they could hang out with their friends. My new program began to work. People who would never have acknowledged my existence before were suddenly seeking me out.
I’d been feeling pretty good until one day I went to Christine’s house to help her fill envelopes. Going into each envelope was invitation to Christine’s birthday party; it was a big event at a fancy hotel. Complete with dinner. She asked me to help her address these envelopes. There was no envelope for me.
My heart was broken. I tried to escape from all the eyes. High school had to be better, right？ Yes and no. Now that I’m here, I know there are still lots of shallow people judging you on what you’re wearing or how cool your hair is , but there are also kids who talk to you because they liked your answers or just as you’re kind, honest, and a good friend.
I still do kind things because I like the feeling I get when I am helping people. I, with my friends, went to Children’s hospital, playing games and reading to the sick kids.
I still had wet red and not a smart look, but you cannot tell me I am not beautiful. Every time I visit hospital, five-year-old Terry grasps my hand, “Morri, you are so nice. I want to grow up to be just like you.”
小题1:Why was Morri laughed at by her classmates when she was in primary school?| A．She had weak ankles and eyesight. | | B．Her glasses couldn’t cover up her face. | | C．She couldn’t get along well with them. | | D．She looked like an overweight elephant. |
小题2:Which of the following is the real reason for Morri competing on the city swim team?| A．To win more ribbons. | | B．To shift others’ attention from her face. | | C．To develop a killer body. | | D．To have red wet eyes. |
小题3:From what Morri experienced in the last year of middle school, we can learn that __________.| A．her classmates thought highly of her | | B．she was popular among her classmates | | C．she was often cheated by her classmates | | D．her classmates just made use of her |
小题4:The passage is intended to encourage people to __________.| A．address as many as invitation envelopes as possible | | B．take more sport activities including swimming | | C．take others’ comments into careful consideration | | D．take positive attitude towards disadvantages in life |
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Johnny the Explorer
Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fields and, two hours later, arrived in the next village. He was just able to give his name and address.
By the time he was seven, Johnny used to disappear from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. Sometimes he got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. “Why do you do it?” they used to ask. “I just like seeing places,” Johnny told them.
Johnny continued to “see places” although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to watch him closely, and so did his teachers; but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away. As he grew older, his favorite trick was to hide on a long distance truck. Sometimes he travelled hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.
It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to board a plane. He was twelve at the time. It was a cargo plane and, a few hours later, Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself, it was easy: he just went into the airport, walked along some passages and got on board the nearest plane.
In spite of all this, Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed mathematics and languages and, perhaps not surprisingly, he was especially good at geography. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” his teachers asked him. “An explorer!” he answered. “But it’s difficult to become an explorer in this modern age,” they tried to tell him. But it was no use: Johnny knew what he wanted!
Just before he left school, Johnny saw a notice in a daily paper. A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were jobs for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure”. Johnny applied, and two months later, he was on his way to Brazil.
小题1:At what age did Johnny board a plane for the first time?| A．Three | B．Seven | C．Twelve | D．Not mentioned |
小题2:Johnny frequently left home because ______. | A．he preferred to stay alone | | B．he enjoyed seeing new places | | C．he couldn’t do well at school | | D．he didn’t get along well with his parents |
小题3:People around Johnny ______.| A．tried to stop him from slipping away | | B．kept following him to get him back | | C．booked tickets for him if necessary | | D．were clear about how he travelled abroad |
小题4:From the passage, we can learn that ______.| A．Johnny worked for a daily paper | | B．Johnny lacked a sense of adventure | | C．Johnny went exploring along the Amazon River | | D．Johnny went to Brazil two months after he finished school |
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