I grew up in Jamaica Plain. My best friend Rose and I used to dream about raising a family of our own someday and living next door to one another.
Our dream remained alive through school and beyond. Rose was my maid of honor when I married Dick. Later, Dick was stationed in Alaska and we moved. Rose was sad to see me leave, but wished me the best of luck. We remained in touch for a few years before we lost track.
I thought of her several times over the years. All of my children now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Then one day, near my 80th birthday, I received a phone call “Hi Natalie, it’s Rose,” the voice on the other end said, “ I don’t know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kids.”
We have spent hours on the phone catching up. Even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off.
Her husband died a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It’s so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her description of her family reminds me of my own: a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.
I don’t think the similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn’t just call each other best friend; we truly were best friends and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible(相容的)personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what starts the connection between two people. A strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, It can pass the tests of time and long distance between one another and will never disappear
小题1:From the passage we may know that the author .| A．lived next door to Rose in her childhood | | B．was Rose’s maid of honor when she was married | | C．lost touch of Rose since she moved to Alaska | | D．missed her friend although they lost contact |
小题2:After 52 years of separation, they .| A．had a lot to talk on the phone | | B．sent each other photographs of their family | | C．they lived the same life | | D．developed different personalities and hobbies |
小题3:The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to .| A．Rose’s description | | B．coincidence | | C．best friend | | D．the similarities between our two lives |
小题4:The author thinks that .| A．the similarities between their lives are coincident | | B．although they’re not best friends, they have much in commom. | | C．they both have a compatible personality and a strong-willed character | | D．only those who have similar characters can be real friends |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C |
试题分析：这篇文章通过描写我和我朋友的故事说明这样一个事实。真正的朋友有两个共同点:相容的个性和坚强的品格。相容的个性是最初连接两人的纽带,而这一纽带的维系则有赖于双方所拥有的坚强品格。如果一段友谊里有着这两者的存在,那么这段友谊就是真的,这样一来,它就能经受住时间和长久分离的考验而毫不“褪色”。
小题1:理解题：根据I thought of her several times over the years. All of my children now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Then one day, near my 80th birthday, I received a phone call “Hi Natalie, it’s Rose,” the voice on the other end said, “ I don’t know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kids.” 可知尽管作者和她的朋友失去了联系，但是她非常想念她的朋友，故选D。
小题2:细节题：根据We have spent hours on the phone catching up. Even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off.可知52年的分离后，她们在电话中说了许多话，故选A。
小题3:推测题：根据I don’t think the similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn’t just call each other best friend; we truly were best friends and even now we can be best friends again.可推测出“it”指的是我们两个人的共同点，故选D。
小题4:细节题：根据Real friends have two things in common: a compatible(相容的)personality and a strong-willed character.可知她们有相容的个性和坚强的品格，故选C。 |
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试题【I grew up in Jamaica Plain. My best friend Rose and I used to dream about raisin】；主要考察你对
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Over the last six years I have learned what patience is. Growing up I did not have this virtue（优点）and it is a very important virtue to have. Now I can see that if you are patient you will almost always get what you want if you are supposed to have it. I gained patience when I lost my freedom. I knew that I would eventually get it back in time.
I was locked up in prison for a period of six years because at 19 years old I was playing with a handgun and I accidentally shot and killed my friend. The first couple of years was the hardest.I was always stressed out about everything.Time was dragging by because I was always paying attention to it.While I was locked up，Tom who I talked to helped put this virtue in me.He told me that it was possible that he would never make it home but that being patient and believing that one day he would was what had made him feel better.After a while I realized why he said a lot of things to me.Once I stopped paying attention to the days and just kept in mind that I would get freedom，it seemed that my time passed quickly.
Now I am home and can see that patience paid off for me. I now use this virtue in my daily activities. I know that sometimes life gets hard and that it will pay in the end to stay patient and not to get discouraged. So if you are having a hard time in life，be patient and it will eventually work out one way or another.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that the writer ______.| A．got patience in prison | | B．always wants to know what patience is | | C．began to teach others how to be patient | | D．is a successful man now through failure |
小题2:The writer was put in prison because he ______.| A．sold handguns | | B．stole a handgun | | C．played handguns with friends | | D．killed his friend accidentally with a handgun |
小题3:During the first few years when he was in prison the writer ______.| A．made a couple of good friends | | B．thought time passed too slowly | | C．felt his life was full of unexpected things | | D．was very nervous and frightened |
小题4:In the writer"s opinion people will get a good result at last if they ______.| A．try their best to help others | | B．turn to others for help | | C．keep patient and don"t lose heart | | D．set different goals and keep them up |
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Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold_ _he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had_ schooling, for being so poor, how could they_ _school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked a servant in a school.Looking at other children studying in the classroom，he felt_ _for himself.How he__ _to have the same chance! He decided to study by__ _.In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he__ _stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he_ _during the day. He worked_ _hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater_ _he showed in his lessons. A math teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and_ __him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the_ _one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he__ _a regular student of the school.
Robeson_ _through six long years with his study of math and wrote several articles which captured the_ of some university professors.They admired his talent__ __his diligence.To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and_ _him free guidance.Robeson felt_ _, for he was sure that before him there was a broad road_ _success.
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| 小题2: | | A．many | B．few | C．little | D．much |
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| 小题3: | | A．buy | B．afford | C．send | D．read |
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| 小题5: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．proud | D．sorry |
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| 小题6: | | A．hated | B．decided | C．wished | D．regretted |
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| 小题7: | | A．the teacher | B．himself | C．his parents | D．his schoolmates |
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| 小题8: | | A．could | B．ought to | C．should | D．would |
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| 小题9: | | A．had learned | B．has been taught | C．has heard | D．had been written down |
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| 小题11: | | A．joy | B．interest | C．time | D．taste |
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| 小题12: | | A．allowed | B．agreed | C．let | D．refused |
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| 小题13: | | A．worst | B．only | C．last | D．laziest |
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| 小题14: | | A．had been | B．has been | C．is | D．was |
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| 小题15: | | A．learned | B．listened | C．mastered | D．struggled |
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| 小题16: | | A．notice | B．influence | C．eyes | D．attention |
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| 小题17: | | A．except for | B．according to | C．as well as | D．in spite of |
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| 小题18: | | A．taught | B．offered | C．lent | D．sent |
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| 小题19: | | A．sad | B．angry | C．happy | D．disappointed |
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| 小题20: | | A．leading to | B．coming from | C．made of | D．covered with |
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After a terrible electrical accident，which caused him to become both blind and deaf，the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family，especially his wife，did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.
One hot summer afternoon，he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet，but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree. He was trembling badly，but when he opened his eyes，he could hardly believe what he saw——a plough and a wall. When Mrs Edwards came running up to him，shouting to their neighbors to call for help，he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.
The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread，and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However，none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of sudden shock，perhaps，the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.
小题1:The reason for Robert"s attempts to kill himself was that________.| A．a terrible traffic accident happened to him | | B．he had to live in a dark and silent world | | C．he was struck by the lightning once more | | D．nobody in the world cared about him |
小题2:What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?| A．Sheltering for the rain under a tree. | | B．Driving a car. | | C．Taking a walk with a stick. | | D．Lying on the ground. |
小题3:What did Robert see first when he regained his sight after the shock?| A．His wife. | B．His neighbours. | C．A plough and a wall. | D．Many doctors. |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．Robert had been deaf and blind for nearly ten years. | | B．Robert hid himself under the tree for 20 minutes. | | C．Robert could hear his wife"s shouting for help when he woke up. | | D．The family"s love helped Robert regain confidence to live. |
小题5:We can infer from the text that________.| A．there was no accurate explanation for Robert"s recovery | | B．many doctors came because Robert was badly injured | | C．Robert"s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock | | D．a sudden injury in the head led to Robert"s recovery |
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When I was little, my mother sold flowers at Camden Market in London, She couldn"t leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. As I grew older, I began to give my mom a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Things changed when I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas, which was all about making candles . I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my surprise, they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mom gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.
Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mom and I couldn"t make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun. and my friends worked with me in the market.
When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop on Portobello Road. Since then, I"ve never looked back, even in difficult times. At the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designing furniture to paintings.
小题1:The sentence "I began to give my mom a hand" means" ".| A．I began to give my mom some gifts | | B．I began to help my mom sell flowers | | C．I began to wash my hands before working | | D．I began to get along better with my morn |
小题2:What did the writer do in her free time when she was 14？| A．She talked with her mother at the market. | | B．She played with her school friends at home. | | C．She read all kinds of books about Christmas | | D．She made candles of different shapes and sizes. |
小题3:The right order of the following things is
a. The writer"s morn stopped selling flowers.
b. The writer went to the market with some candles.
c. The writer bought candles from her friends and sold them well.
d. The writer"s morn fell ill.
e. The writer"s candles sold well.| A．bdeac | B．bedac | C．adbec | D．dbeac |
小题4:The writer’s uncle helped her open a shop by when she was 22.| A．buying her a shop | B．teaching her basic skills | | C．lending her some money | D．working together with her |
小题5:From the passage you can learn that you should .| A．spend all your free time on developing your interests | | B．have your own idea and work hard to make it succeed | | C．get as much support as you can from your family | | D．hold on to your dreams and never give up |
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My teenage son Karl refused to communicate with others after his father died. As a parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card during his junior year, it said that he had been 95 times from classes and had six grades for the year. At this rate he never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so that I got down on my knees and prayed for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything for my son. I"m at the end of my rope. I"m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has . It’ s out of my hands.” For a moment there was on the other end of the line. The headmaster said, “Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I . “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really me how much I was hurting you. That"s I knew I had to make you proud.”
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| 小题2: | | A．arrived | B．finished | C．returned | D．proved |
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| 小题3: | | A．naughty | B．troublesome | C．absent | D．present |
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| 小题4: | | A．failing | B．satisfying | C．disappointing | D．surprising |
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| 小题5: | | A．must | B．need | C．would | D．should |
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| 小题6: | | A．convinced | B．forced | C．persuaded | D．begged |
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| 小题7: | | A．powerless | B．useless | C．homeless | D．meaningless |
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| 小题8: | | A．better | B．worse | C．less | D．more |
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| 小题9: | | A．described | B．regarded | C．introduced | D．explained |
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| 小题10: | | A．Before | B．When | C．After | D．While |
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| 小题11: | | A．speaking | B．pouring | C．running | D．putting |
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| 小题12: | | A．continued | B．operated | C．affected | D．worked |
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| 小题13: | | A．silence | B．anger | C．sadness | D．surprise |
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| 小题14: | | A．painfully | B．happily | C．seriously | D．jokingly |
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| 小题15: | | A．progress | B．advance | C．improvement | D．encouragement |
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| 小题16: | | A．attended | B．joined | C．arranged | D．organized |
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| 小题17: | | A．concerned | B．disturbed | C．embarrassed | D．astonished |
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| 小题18: | | A．shook | B．nodded | C．smiled | D．replied |
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| 小题19: | | A．beat | B．hit | C．frightened | D．confused |
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