When Jean Calment entered the world in 1875, telephones and automobiles still lay in the future. Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso were not yet born. The Eiffel Tower was 14 years from being built. As a teenager, she met Vincent Van Gogh, near her home in Arles, in the south of France. He was “very ugly, ungracious, impolite, sick—I forgive him, they called him loco.” She recalled. When she died last week at age 122, she was the world’s oldest person. (There were others who claimed to the title, but only Calment had the official documents to prove her age)
Each February 21, her birthday, she would share the secrets of long life. Some years it was “a sense of humor”, others it was “keeping busy”. “God may have forgotten me,” she once explained. The truth probably was that she had good genes. Her mother reportedly lived to be 86 and her father 94.
Her life had its sadness: she outlived her husband, her only daughter and her grandson. According to a friend, she was imperturbable. “If you can’t do anything about it,” she reportedly said, “don’t worry about it.”
In her last years she was nearly blind and deaf, but her health remained good. She ate a few bars of chocolate each week and continued smoking until a few years ago, when she could no longer light her own cigarettes. She never lost her sense of humor. On her 110th birthday, she commented, “I have only ever had one wrinkle, and I am sitting on it.” Her longevity made her famous. Her spirits made her eternal(永恒的)
小题1:Why does the author mention Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and the Eiffel Tower?| A．To show that Calment had seen famous people and things. | | B．To emphasize that Calement was born a long time ago. | | C．To indicate that Calement is just as famous. | | D．To admire the knowledge that Calement had. |
小题2:The author believes that Calment’s longevity is mainly due to _____.| A．a sense of humor | B．being kept busy | C．belief in God | D．good genes |
小题3:The underlined word imperturbable means ______.| A．calm | B．humorous | C．friendly | D．healthy |
小题4:Toward the end of the story, the author seems to be impressed by Calment’s _____.| A．attitude | B．religious belief | C．knowledge | D．lifestyle |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A |
试题分析：本文介绍了Jean Calment是世界上活得最长久的人，这既与家族良好的基因，又与她对生活保持的平静乐观生活态度有关。
小题1:推理题：这是一种对比，强调Jean Calment出生时间在很早以前。故选B。
小题2:细节题：根据第二段中“The truth probably was that she had good genes. ”事实可能是她拥有良好的基因。故选D。
小题3:推理题：根据后面的句子““If you can’t do anything about it,” she reportedly said, “don’t worry about it.””可知Jean Calment 对这种无能为力的事情可以坦然面对，由此可知她是很冷静的。故选A。
小题4:推理题：阅读最后一段可知Jean Calment一直保持一种很规律的生活状态和幽默感，这是她面对生活的态度。故选A。 |
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试题【When Jean Calment entered the world in 1875, telephones and automobiles still la】；主要考察你对
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Father’s Garden
My father was always a good(酷爱的) gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the freshly tilled(翻耕的) soil, my hands blackened from digging in the ground.
As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad pushing the tiller(耕作机) ahead in perfectly straight lines. Dad loved growing all sorts of things: yellow and green onions, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite--- red tomatoes.
As I grew into a teenager, I didn’t get so excited about gardening with Dad. Instead of magical land of possibility, it had turned into some kind of prison. As Dad grew older, his love for gardening never disappeared. After all the kids were grown and had started families of their own, Dad turned to gardening like never before. Even when he was diagnosed with cancer, he still took care of his garden.
But then, the cancer, bit by bit, invaded his body. I had to do the things he used to do. What really convinced me that Dad was dying was the state of his garden that year. The rows and rows of multicolored vegetables were gone. Too tired to weed them, he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes.
For the first few years after he died, I couldn’t even bear to look at anyone’s garden without having strong memories pour over me like cold water from a bucket. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, after breaking up a fair amount of soil, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the freshly tilled soil.
小题1:Why did the author like the garden when he was a child?| A．He wanted to be a garden-crazy like his father. | | B．He loved being in the garden with his father. | | C．The garden was full of his favorite food. | | D．The garden was just freshly tilled. |
小题2:When all the kids started their own families, the author’s father _____.| A．stopped his gardening. | | B．turned to other hobbies. | | C．devoted more to gardening. | | D．focused on planting tomatoes. |
小题3:What happened to the garden when the author’s father was seriously ill?| A．There was a great harvest. | | B．The garden was almost deserted. | | C．No plant grew in the garden at all. | | D．The author’s son took charge of the garden. |
小题4:Why did the author start his garden with tomatoes?| A．He wanted to honor his father. | | B．His son liked the fields of tomatoes. | | C．He only knew how to grow tomatoes. | | D．He thought tomatoes were easy to manage. |
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It seemed that ever since Amanda started her school, kids often made fun of her, which made her feel very helpless and lonely.
One day before her birthday, she was told by her mum that a “Make A Special Birthday ” contest was being held in a radio program of the city. If she wrote a to the program, she might win a big prize. The contest sounded , so she started thinking what she most for her birthday. After thinking for a short while, Amanda went to write her letter.
Here was Amanda’s letter:
My name is Amanda. I am nine years old. I have a at school. Can you help me? I have a special . Due to the way I walk and talk, kids often me. I just want one when no one plays jokes on me.
At the radio station in the city, the workers had fun about all the different presents that kids wanted on their birthdays. When Amanda’s letter arrived, the manager Mr. Tobin read it . He knew her disease that might her schoolmates who didn’t understand her . He thought it was for people to know the girl and her wish. It’s necessary for people to that everyone wants and deserves to be with respect, dignity and warmth. , Mr. Tobin quickly called up a local . The next day, a picture of Amanda and her letter made the front page of the newspaper.
All across the country, the media the story of Amanda, who for such a simple yet unusual gift — just one day without being laughed at. Finally her wish came true.
| 小题1: | | A．Poster | B．Card | C．Wish | D．Cake |
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| 小题2: | | A．poem | B．note | C．song | D．letter |
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| 小题3: | | A．fun | B．ridiculous | C．scientific | D．familiar |
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| 小题4: | | A．cared | B．missed | C．wanted | D．planned |
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| 小题5: | | A．challenge | B．problem | C．program | D．project |
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| 小题6: | | A．disease | B．family | C．dream | D．birthday |
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| 小题7: | | A．run after | B．care for | C．watch over | D．laugh at |
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| 小题9: | | A．worrying | B．thinking | C．reading | D．looking |
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| 小题10: | | A．nervously | B．carefully | C．helplessly | D．happily |
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| 小题11: | | A．attract | B．disappoint | C．confuse | D．surprise |
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| 小题12: | | A．disability | B．strength | C．reality | D．loss |
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| 小题13: | | A．impossible | B．hard | C．common | D．good |
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| 小题14: | | A．unknown | B．unusual | C．unimportant | D．unexpected |
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| 小题15: | | A．understand | B．promise | C．admit | D．imagine |
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| 小题16: | | A．observed | B．invited | C．treated | D．allowed |
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| 小题17: | | A．Instead | B．Therefore | C．Anyway | D．However |
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| 小题18: | | A．school | B．website | C．hospital | D．newspaper |
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| 小题19: | | A．edited | B．informed | C．reported | D．explained |
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| 小题20: | | A．asked | B．prepared | C．cared | D．waited |
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Instead of staying at home to care for the kids, many mothers work to help support their families. But what does a mother do when her child is sick?
Sophia Fowkes worked as a computer programmer before, but she was fired for taking too much time off to care for her very sick child. Although she lost her job, she took an opportunity to turn her hobby into a business: creating “baby cakes”, a combination of diapers (尿布) and baby products artfully arranged to look like a cake. Inside, it contains blankets, towels, bottles and toys — things that can be used for babies. They are perfect gifts.
However, the idea of making “baby cakes” came from one of her experiences. When her child was born, she received a gift called diaper cake. It was made of diapers, but it was small and unusable. So she decided to create her own style of it to give her friends as a gift. Her friends liked these gifts very much and advised her to make and sell “baby cakes”.
She thought that it would be turned into a full-time business. In 1998, she started Baby-Cakes.com. After several years, her business grew and expanded in a way that even she had never expected. She sold her products online at first. Three years after her own website was created, demand for her products was so great that in August, 2001 she opened a real store. She is ready to combine the online store with the traditional store.
小题1:Sophia was out of work because .| A．she wanted to start her own business | | B．she lost interest in computer programming | | C．she failed to design computer programs | | D．she couldn’t balance her work and family |
小题2:What made Sophia decide to create “baby cakes” for sale?| A．Her unemployment. | B．Her family’s support. | | C．Her friends’ suggestion. | D．Her market research. |
小题3:Which of the following is the right order for Sophia’s events?
a. She set up her first real store.
b. She turned her hobby into a business.
c. She used both traditional and online selling.
d. She set up her own website for her products.| A．b, c, d, a. | B．b, d, a, c. | C．a, c, b, d. | D．a, d, c, b. |
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Our tolerating ability is indeed beyond our imagination. But not until the very critical moment will we realize our tolerating ability.
There was a woman in the countryside who had to with her children wherever she could at the age of 26 due to the Japanese army’s . Many people could not bear the and wanted to commit suicide. After she knew about it, she would come to those people and them by saying, “Don’t do that silly thing. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome. The Japanese armies are sure to be one day!”
Finally she insisted until the day when all the Japanese armies were kicked out of China. However, her son died of disease without medicine and nutrition in those days of hardships. Her husband lay in bed for two days without eating and drinking . She teared to her husband and said, “We have a tough , but however tough our lives will be, we should never . Though our son has passed away, we can have another. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome.”
After giving birth to the second son, her husband died of edema(水肿), which blew her away. But eventually, she and hugged the three young children, saying, “My sweet hearts, don’t feel scared. You still have me, your dear mum!”
It took her painstaking efforts to raise her children up and the life of her family was getting . She was aging and could not do the farm work any more. she stayed at home and did some housework. Nevertheless, the Heaven to show no affection to her who had undergone a rough life. She lived until 86. Before she went to Heaven, she said to her children, “You all should live your best. There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome!”
We will get to realize our own iron will and strong tolerating after getting stricken heavily. Therefore, no matter what you are suffering from now, do not merely complain about the of our destiny.
| 小题1: | | A．potential | B．partial | C．beneficial | D．influential |
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| 小题2: | | A．fight | B．live | C．escape | D．hide |
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| 小题3: | | A．arrival | B．attack | C．activity | D．invasion |
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| 小题4: | | A．trouble | B．sorrow | C．starvation | D．suffering |
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| 小题5: | | A．persuaded | B．informed | C．comforted | D．warned |
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| 小题6: | | A．killed | B．defeated | C．punished | D．blamed |
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| 小题7: | | A．sufficient | B．effective | C．satisfactory | D．proper |
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| 小题8: | | A．nothing | B．everything | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题9: | | A．destiny | B．environment | C．period | D．future |
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| 小题10: | | A．break away | B．break down | C．give away | D．give up |
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| 小题11: | | A．immediately | B．exactly | C．almost | D．slowly |
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| 小题12: | | A．struggled | B．cured | C．weakened | D．recovered |
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| 小题13: | | A．better | B．sadder | C．worse | D．richer |
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| 小题14: | | A．eventually | B．gradually | C．healthily | D．unluckily |
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| 小题16: | | A．seemed | B．happened | C．attempted | D．intended |
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| 小题18: | | A．only | B．never | C．even | D．still |
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| 小题19: | | A．effort | B．will | C．desire | D．ability |
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| 小题20: | | A．arrangement | B．unfairness | C．appointment | D．unhappiness |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was in high school, my father retired and set up a food stand on the street near my school. He was particularly good at making . Every day after I finished school, my classmates and I would his food stand. But I really talking to him before his food stand, because I didn’t want my classmates to know my father was selling noodles on the street!
One night, I couldn’t it any more and shouted, “Dad, could you selling your annoying noodles? I don’t need a father who sells noodles on the street!” At that moment, my father was . He tried to say something but didn’t. When he turned , something happened that I would never . His eyes were filled with tears. I saw him for the first time. My mother later told me my father was selling noodles to money for my college education. Even today I still feel for what I did that night.
Time really flies. I finished and then left my home to work. During the past years, whenever I home, he was always there meeting me at the railway station. Whenever he saw me off, he never tried to hug me, although I always his hug. When I was away from home, he never wrote or telephoned me, he always pushed my mother to telephone me. Whenever my mother was telephoning me, he’d sit beside her with a list of questions. He’d my mother to talk to me for him. That’s the way he is, and that’s how he shows his to me.
My father is quiet, but I feel a , which is deep and powerful. It lives in a place far beyond , and it is something special－“a silent father’s love”.
| 小题1: | | A．chicken | B．noodles | C．bread | D．dessert |
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| 小题2: | | A．pass | B．watch | C．visit | D．advertise |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoyed | B．hated | C．considered | D．continued |
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| 小题4: | | A．stand | B．deserve | C．forgive | D．digest |
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| 小题5: | | A．start | B．stop | C．forget | D．remember |
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| 小题6: | | A．tired | B．confused | C．interested | D．shocked |
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| 小题7: | | A．around | B．back | C．up | D．down |
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| 小题8: | | A．describe | B．forget | C．prove | D．face |
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| 小题9: | | A．arguing | B．weeping | C．laughing | D．smiling |
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| 小题10: | | A．save | B．take | C．spend | D．count |
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| 小题11: | | A．happy | B．empty | C．lonely | D．guilty |
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| 小题12: | | A．meeting | B．reading | C．homework | D．college |
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| 小题13: | | A．returned | B．missed | C．left | D．stayed |
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| 小题14: | | A．shyly | B．regularly | C．quietly | D．responsibly |
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| 小题15: | | A．saw | B．refused | C．expected | D．rewarded |
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| 小题17: | | A．force | B．challenge | C．tell | D．inspire |
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| 小题18: | | A．love | B．hate | C．anger | D．respect |
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| 小题19: | | A．connection | B．competition | C．condition | D．combination |
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| 小题20: | | A．greetings | B．injuries | C．links | D．words |
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