Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly? Well，that’s how I about joining Madcaps，a mothers and daughters’club assisting charity. ，my feeling changed finally. Now I believe if you adopt an attitude．you might just enjoying it.
Six months ago，my mom told me the club asked us to work as at Saint Vincent de Paul Homeless shelter．That meant I had to in the dirty homeless shelter for at least 20 hours.
The first lime we went there，a lady led us to the kitchen where we my five fellow Madcaps classmates- they also wore the same mark .Since I′m usually awkward， I had never talked with any of them .Worse still，my mom was asked to help outside the kitchen，leaving me totally to serve food with them. Soon large numbers of homeless families in like rushing river．A little girl，around 5 years old，walked up to me I her a sandwich. She took it and joined her family quickly．As she walked away, I she was wearing a coat．Clearly too big for her, hanging on her thin body, and couldn’t help thinking how much I had with her．It suddenly struck me that how I am.
After that moment I had a of heart Now I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting I have awkwardness when communicating and have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do more than the 20 hours of charity.
So that is how I have made a by doing one thing I do not want to do .If you have an open about things you can accomplish more and become a well-rounded（全面的）person.
| 小题1: | | A．heard | B．worried | C．felt | D．brought |
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| 小题2: | | A．otherwise | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
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| 小题3: | | A．optimistic | B．accurate | C．aggressive | D．passive |
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| 小题4: | | A．keepup | B．giveup | C．endup | D．takeup |
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| 小题5: | | A．members | B．volunteers | C．friends | D．clerks |
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| 小题6: | | A．wander | B．stay | C．teach | D．serve |
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| 小题7: | | A．raninto | B．caredabout | C．lookedfor | D．passedby |
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| 小题8: | | A．painfully | B．socially | C．naturally | D．hopelessly |
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| 小题9: | | A．afraid | B．doubtful | C．alone | D．patient |
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| 小题10: | | A．joined | B．broke | C．dropped | D．poured |
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| 小题11: | | A．awarded | B．showed | C．handed | D．bought |
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| 小题12: | | A．discovered | B．guessed | C．suspected | D．concluded |
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| 小题13: | | A．neatly | B．broadly | C．tightly | D．loosely |
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| 小题14: | | A．compared | B．connected | C．covered | D．competed |
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| 小题15: | | A．eager | B．lucky | C．calm | D．miserable |
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| 小题16: | | A．relief | B．loss | C．surprise | D．change |
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| 小题17: | | A．remembered | B．realized | C．overcome | D．ignored |
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| 小题18: | | A．allowed | B．required | C．included | D．finished |
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| 小题19: | | A．difference | B．promise | C．sacrifice | D．conclusion |
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| 小题20: | | A．study | B．plan | C．mind | D．question |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:C |
试题分析：本文通过作者从开始的时候不愿意参加慈善事业，到后来积极参加。告诉我们真正的快乐是在帮助他人的时候，我们放开自己的心灵。
小题1:考查动词。A heard听说；B. worried担心；C. felt感觉；D. brought带来。这里指我参加Madcaps的时候的感觉。根据句意故选C。
小题2:考查连词。A otherwise否则；B. However 然而；C. Therefore因此；D. Besides除此之外。然而，我的这种感觉最终改变了。根据句意故选B。
小题3:考查形容词。A optimistic乐观的；B. accurate精确的；C. aggressive侵略的；D. passive被动的。现在我相信，如果你采取积极的态度。根据句意故选A.
小题4:考查短语辨析。A keep up保持；B. give up放弃；C. end up以……告终；D. take up占据。最终你也许会喜欢上它。根据句意故选C。
小题5:考查名词。A members成员；B. volunteers志愿者；C. friends成员；D. clerks职员。我妈妈告诉我俱乐部要求我们作为志愿者工作。根据句意故选B.
小题6:考查动词。A wander想知道；B. stay保留；C. teach教；D. serve服务。这里的serve指我给别人提供服务，给他们提供食物。故选D。
小题7:考查短语辨析。A ran into偶然遇到；B. cared about关心；C. looked for寻找；D. passed by经过。这里指作者偶然遇到5位同班同学。故选A。
小题8:考查副词。A painfully 痛苦地；B. socially社会地；C. naturally自然地； D. hopelessly无望地。这里指作者在社交方面很糟糕。根据句意故选B
小题9:考查上下文串联。根据I looked around for her but she was not there.可知我认识的那个人也不在这里，所以我是独自一人在那里。故使用alone独自，单独。故选C。
小题10:考查动词。A joined加入；B. broke打破；C. dropped 下跌；D. poured涌向。很快大量无家可归的人像河水一样涌进来。故选D。
小题11:考查动词。A awarded奖励；B. showed 显示；C. handed递交；D. bought买。一个大约5岁的小女孩走进来，我把食物递交给她。故选C。
小题12:考查动词。A discovered发现；B. guessed猜；C. suspected怀疑；D. concluded得出结论。当她走开的时候，我发现她穿着一件外套。根据句意故选A.
小题13:考查副词。A neatly整洁地；B. broadly广泛地；C. tightly紧紧地；D. loosely宽松地。干净的，但对她来说太大了，松松地吊在她瘦小的身体。根据句意故选D.
小题14:考查动词。A compared比较；B. connected连接；C. covered覆盖；D. competed竞争。这里指作者与这个小女孩相比较。可知应选A。
小题15:考查形容词。A eager急切的；B. lucky幸运的；C. calm镇定的；D. miserable苦难的。突然意识到，我自己是多么的幸运！故选B。
小题16:考查名词。A relief欣慰；B. loss损失；C. surprise惊讶；D. change改变 。这里指作者的想法有了一个很大的改变。根据句意故选D.
小题17:考查动词。A remembered记得；B. realized意识到；C. overcome克服；D. ignored忽视。这里指作者克服了自己社交不好方面的困难，有了很多朋友。故选C。
小题18:考查形容词。A allowed容许的；B. required要求的；C. included包括的；D. finished完成的 。这里指作者所做的慈善事业的时间超过了要求的20小时。根据句意故选B.
小题19:考查名词。这里考查固定短语make a difference有区别，有意义，有影响。这里指通过作者做自己不愿做的事情让自己有意义。根据句意故选A.
小题20:考查名词。A study学习；B. plan计划；C. mind想法；D. question问题。作者认为如果有一个开放的思想，就能够完成更多的事情，而成为更全面的人。根据句意故选C。 |
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Ashok Gadgil has spent the past three decades helping people in need—and he has no plans to stop .On May 2, Gadgil won the$100．000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation. Each year，the honor is given to an inventor who has improved the lives of people in developing countries. Gadgil‘s inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world.
Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California. When he’s not teaching，he works to find solutions to global problems such as energy efficiency and water safety. “I chose to focus on problems where my knowledge of science could help，”he said
In the 1980s he came up with a program to make energy-efficient light bulbs more affordable for people in developing countries. Then in the 1990s，Gadgil designed his first life—saving invention，UV Waterworks .The device kills deadly disease —carrying germs(病菌)from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water .Gadgil was inspired to find an inexpensive solution to the clean water crisis after more than 10，000 people in his home country of India died from an outbreak of Bengal cholera，in 1993 The disease is spread through contaminated food and drinking water .So far，the invention has provided safe drinking water to more than five million people in poor areas.
As a professor，Gadgil encourages his students to stay positive about finding solutions to hard problems.“Be optimistic when you try a hard problem．”he says. “It’s when you solve a large problem that you can have a big impact on the world”
小题1:Gadgil was given Lemelson-MIT Award for___________.| A．his teaching experience | B．his new physical research | | C．his vast knowledge | D．his helpful inventions |
小题2:What call we learn about UV Waterworks?| A．It"s Gadgil’s first invention | B．It’s used to clean water． | | C．it was designed for his home country | D．It saved 10，000 people in total |
小题3:The underlined word “contamninated”in Paragraph 3 means__________.| A．wasted | B．consumed | C．polluted | D．canned |
小题4:According to the last paragraph，Gadgil encourages his students__________.| A．to learn lessons from failures | | B．to find problems in peaceful life | | C．to make inventions to help poor people | | D．to be confident when facing difficulties |
小题5:Which of the following can best describe Gadgil?| A．Caring and optimistic. | B．Independent and positive. | | C．Powerful and strict. | D．Responsible and sensitive. |
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I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we our coffee, a man came in and sat at a(n) table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall”. We this order with rather interest and observed that he was with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.
While we were still there, two other men and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but for three and left. This time also, the did the same; he put up a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A cup of coffee.” It seemed that this gesture was a at this place. , it was something unique and puzzling for us. Since we had to do with the matter, we our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we again had a(n) to go to this coffee shop. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man walked in. The way this man was dressed did not the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was from the looks on his face. he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the .” The waiter served coffee to this man with and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin.
| 小题1: | | A．enjoyed | B．prepared | C．practiced | D．bought |
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| 小题2: | | A．crowded | B．open | C．empty | D．beautiful |
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| 小题3: | | A．food | B．goods | C．table | D．order |
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| 小题4: | | A．heard | B．found | C．glared | D．watched |
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| 小题5: | | A．satisfied | B．served | C．treated | D．awarded |
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| 小题6: | | A．stuck out | B．hid away | C．put up | D．took out |
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| 小题7: | | A．dashed | B．moved | C．fled | D．entered |
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| 小题8: | | A．paid | B．looked | C．waited | D．asked |
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| 小题9: | | A．customer | B．waiter | C．stranger | D．passenger |
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| 小题10: | | A．demand | B．signal | C．custom | D．duty |
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| 小题11: | | A．Instead | B．Therefore | C．Moreover | D．However |
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| 小题12: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
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| 小题13: | | A．wasted | B．finished | C．missed | D．donated |
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| 小题14: | | A．invitation | B．time | C．reward | D．chance |
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| 小题15: | | A．equal | B．change | C．match | D．reach |
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| 小题16: | | A．obvious | B．slight | C．serious | D．strong |
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| 小题18: | | A．window | B．floor | C．wall | D．door |
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| 小题19: | | A．carelessness | B．wisdom | C．interest | D．respect |
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| 小题20: | | A．brought down | B．took off | C．kept away | D．cut off |
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I knew I could sing but I had to prove it. I don’t care what life gives me; I’ll it. It was my ninth time in front of a music executive to try to get a record deal. The first eight interviews had cold refusals.
When I found out the was at 6 a.m., I went a little crazy, for I had to get up very early in order to get to the audition (试唱) room on time. This audition was at the office of Sony Music’s president, John Grady. to sing songs for a man behind a desk, I was . It’s very hard to let someone whether you’re worthy of a commercial career in 10 minutes. But, in this business, it was something I had to do.
I grew up in a rural area. farming, there wasn’t much of a local economy. If one wanted new horizons, he had to learn a(n) that could take him out of there. That’s how I my singing. I took up singing at an early age. When I was 15, I made money from singing. That was a huge for me.
It was in the middle of my singing that John Grady didn’t appear at all. About halfway through, I saw him write something down. From where I stood, I could see him write the letter "n’, by the letter "o’. I guessed he didn’t me.
As we said good-bye, Grady gave me a . Though my hands were , I found the to read the note. It didn’t say, "No." It said, "Now." Just then, I knew that my of becoming a professional musician was starting to come true.
| 小题1: | | A．handle | B．operate | C．encounter | D．recall |
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| 小题2: | | A．recognizing | B．accessing | C．appearing | D．Approaching |
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| 小题3: | | A．resulted from | B．ended with | C．turned down | D．made up |
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| 小题4: | | A．appointment | B．information | C．reply | D．competition |
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| 小题5: | | A．particular | B．simple | C．regretful | D．amusing |
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| 小题6: | | A．Permitting | B．Failing | C．Welcoming | D．Waiting |
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| 小题7: | | A．excited | B．nervous | C．hopeful | D．helpless |
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| 小题8: | | A．finish | B．judge | C．solve | D．persuade |
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| 小题9: | | A．Apart from | B．Free from | C．Absent from | D．Far from |
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| 小题10: | | A．experience | B．profession | C．skill | D．trick |
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| 小题11: | | A．viewed | B．questioned | C．required | D．practiced |
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| 小题12: | | A．progress | B．process | C．stop | D．step |
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| 小题13: | | A．interested | B．embarrassed | C．amazed | D．puzzled |
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| 小题14: | | A．angrily | B．clearly | C．straightly | D．hardly |
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| 小题15: | | A．proved | B．supported | C．hidden | D．followed |
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| 小题16: | | A．appreciate | B．understand | C．trust | D．refuse |
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| 小题17: | | A．record | B．note | C．chance | D．promise |
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| 小题18: | | A．waving | B．removing | C．shaking | D．Moving |
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| 小题19: | | A．courage | B．patience | C．imagination | D．determination |
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| 小题20: | | A．plan | B．dream | C．preference | D．tendency |
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It is really a happy thing to look back on the days I spent with Jennie. We met in night school. After Jennie and I had completed the required courses, we started teaching in the same school. For a time we were just casual friends, but one day, when I was telling Jennie about my problem son, we discovered we were kindred (同类的) spirits. "He’s a difficult little character," I explained. Jennie looked thoughtful. "Maybe you’re only seeing him with your eyes." She was silent for a moment and then added softly, "It is only with the heart that one sees rightly." I stared at her. "You’re quoting (引用) that! It’s from The Little Prince, Saint-Exupery’s book for children, one of my favorites. You know it, too?" Jennie nodded. "I love it. I’ve read it so often. I’ve practically memorized it."
Now, when I think of Jennie, I recall that book because Jennie —more than anyone I know —possessed the gift of seeing with the heart.
From that moment of a treasured book shared, our friendship grew steadily. It wasn’t that I didn’t have an excellent relationship with my husband and son, but my mother had died shortly after my marriage, and I had neither sisters nor daughters. I realize, now, how I needed someone to share those little, seemingly unimportant things that add so much to life —things that must be shared to be fully appreciated.
And it was Jennie who helped me with my fourth-grade problem child. One day I was at my wit’s end. "What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded.
"He’s probably had plenty of those," Jennie said. "Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy.
Looking back, I have to admit that she taught me so much. The days I spent with her has become one of my happiest memories.
小题1:What does the underlined part mean in the fourth paragraph?| A．I was unsure of how to treat my son. | | B．I decided to give up my job. | | C．I faced financial difficulties. | | D．I was very disappointed with myself. |
小题2:How did the author and Jennie’s friendship grow?| A．They both were interested in children’s education. | | B．They both liked a novel, The Little Prince. | | C．They often chatted together about their families. | | D．They both worked in the same school. |
小题3:We learn from the text that __________.| A．the author has the gift of seeing with the heart | | B．the author had no friends before meeting Jennie | | C．the author had lost her mother before her marriage | | D．the author seldom praised her son in the past |
小题4:How does the author feel about her family?| A．No one listened to her seemingly unimportant things. | | B．She didn’t get along well with her husband and son. | | C．She once seldom spoke to her mother. | | D．She felt quite lonely in her family. |
小题5:The text is mainly about _________.| A．how to educate children properly | | B．the fact that we should see nature differently | | C．the influence of friendship in life | | D．how friendship begins and develops |
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My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply —"I don’t want any."
Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn’t control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself.
I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.
About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he’d never met.
小题1: The author was then probably working for ______.
| A．a travel agency | B．a cigarette company
| C．an e-shopping store | D．a vacation school |
小题2:The underlined part "collect myself" in the second paragraph probably means "_______".
| A．gather together | B．comfort myself
| C．relax myself | D．calm down |
小题3: What can we infer from the text?
A．Frank was in hospital while answering the phone.
| B．Frank is actually the author’s grandfather.
| C．There was something wrong with Frank’s lung.
| D．The author asked Frank to travel and he took his advice. |
小题4: We can learn from the text that the author ________.
A．took down Frank’s name and address to visit him in person
| B．was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them
| C．didn’t stop smoking even though Frank asked him to
| D．kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died |
小题5:At Frank’s funeral the author’s 1st letter to Frank was read in order to ____.
A．encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely
| B．indicate that Frank touched many people’s hearts
| C．show the good relationship between Frank and the author
| D．praise Frank and give thanks to the author |
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