Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big dream—to play the drums in a band. But one big problem lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.
One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there"s no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.
With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套设备） and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.
It wasn"t long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.
Years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: ""If those old people next–door hadn"t mattered so much to me, I wouldn"t have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.""
小题1:Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?| A．Because she didn"t want others to hear her play | | B．Because she didn"t mean to disturb others. | | C．Because she didn"t have her own room | | D．Because she didn’t like her neighbors. |
小题2:Brenda started to give concerts _______.| A．after she practiced in her space bubble | | B．when she became part of the unique space journey | | C．after she became a real musical astronaut | | D．when people came to see her in the space bubble |
小题3:Brenda became famous because _______.| A．she was good at music and science | | B．she became a real musical astronaut | | C．she invented a special way of practice | | D．she played well and had a talent |
小题4:It can be inferred from the text that: " _______".| A．He laughs best who laughs last | B．It"s never too old to learn | | C．Two heads are better than one | D．One good turn deserves another |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D |
试题分析：文章介绍了Brenda Bongos的音乐梦想之路。Brenda Bongos想成为乐队的鼓手，要想梦想成真，她必须加强练习。但是，Brenda不想吵到邻居，从电视上得到启发，Brenda建造了一个真空的练习装置，后来自己开了演唱会。出名之后，Brenda受政府邀请踏上了太空之旅。
小题1:根据第一段“She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves.”可知，Brenda Bongos是怕练习打鼓会打扰到邻居，故选B。
小题2:根据第三段和第四段“Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts.”可知，Brenda建了一个真空的球状物体，在里面练习打鼓。不久之后，她就开始办演唱会了。故选A。
小题3:根据第四段“It wasn"t long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble.”可知，许多人出于好奇心，来看Brenda的表演，故选C。
小题4:根据最后一段“If those old people next–door hadn"t mattered so much to me, I wouldn"t have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.”可知，如果不是Brenda出于好心，怕打扰到邻居，她就不会想到这个练习方法，也就不会有今天的成就，D“礼尚往来，好人有好报”符合文章大意，故选D。 |
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When my brother and l were growing up, we mowed(割)yards during the summer to earn pocket change．Dad traded our service to neighbors and a price they could not refuse. We got $ 10 per yard．I later found out our friends $20 or more for the same amount of work.
One day we were our next-door neighbor’s yard．She always waited until the grass was knee—high to call us over． we had an old lawn mower．This particular hot afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired .I the tall grass as a cold drink to cool down.
I was just about to cut off the lawn mower I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. I thought about the change l was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it broke the mower. I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out,“You a piece.” I frowned, hoping he would let me go home. He kept pointing .So , 1 went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myseIf, “That one piece doesn’t anyone .Why won’t he just let it ?”
But when I reached adulthood，I understood his : When you’re running a business, the work you do much about you If you want to be seen as a businessman with ，you must deliver a quality product .That single piece of grass meant the job was not done.
The my father taught me stayed with me：if you say you are going to a job at a certain time，keep your ．Give your customers the kind of you would llke t0 receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much you take in your work.
| 小题1: | | A．kept | B．calculated | C．lowered | D．offered |
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| 小题2: | | A．charged | B．paid | C．afforded | D．spent |
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| 小题3: | | A．cleaning | B．exploring | C．cutting | D．searching |
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| 小题4: | | A．To be honest | B．Worse still | C．Believe or not | D．Above all |
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| 小题5: | | A．picmred | B．watered | C．planted | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题6: | | A．after | B．before | C．when | D．while |
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| 小题7: | | A．total | B．exact | C．loose | D．poor |
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| 小题8: | | A．hardlv | B．almost | C．never | D．merely |
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| 小题9: | | A．lost | B．1eft | C．missed | D．forgot |
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| 小题10: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．astonished | D．stubborn |
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| 小题11: | | A．attract | B．hurt | C．attack | D．comfort |
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| 小题13: | | A．action | B．instruction | C．feeling | D．message |
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| 小题14: | | A．says | B．expresses | C．explains | D．knows |
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| 小题15: | | A．fortune | B．pleasure | C．content | D．honesty |
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| 小题16: | | A．lesson | B．experience | C．skill | D．business |
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| 小题17: | | A．quit | B．find | C．create | D．perform |
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| 小题18: | | A．word | B．secret | C．mind | D．watch |
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| 小题19: | | A．dignity | B．service | C．reward | D．praise |
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| 小题20: | | A．trouble | B．surprise | C．pride | D．responsibility |
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It was the last day of July and the long hot summer was drawing to a close As for me．1 was out of spirits，and，if the truth must be told, out of money as well，During the past year I had not managed my finances as carefully as usual；and 1 was now limited to spending the autumn economically between my mother’s cottage at Hampstead and my own in town.
My father had been dead for some years，and my sister and 1 were the sole survivors of a family of five children. My father was a drawing-master before me He had been highly successful in his profession and my mother and sister were left economically independent after his death.
The view of London below me had sunk into the black shadow of the cloudy night, when I stood before the gate of my mother’s cottage I had hardly rung the bell．When the house door was opened violently．My worthy Italian friend，Professor Pesca，appeared in the servant’s place，and rushed out joyously to receive me．
I had first become acquainted(熟悉)with my Italian friend at certain great houses，where he taught Italian and I taught drawing What I then knew of the history of his life was that he had left Italy for political reasons and that he had been respectably established for many years in London as a teacher of languages It once happened that I saved him from certain death by drowning while we
were swimming in the sea at Brighton Afterwards he overwhelmed(淹没)me with the wildest expressions of affection and exclaimed passionately, that he would hold his life at my disposal from then on, and declared that he should never be happy again until he had had the opportunity of proving his gratitude．Little did I think that the occasion to serve me was soon to come．
Pesca dragged me in by both hands into the parlor, where my mother sat by the open window, laughing and fanning herself．Pesca was one of her especial favorites，and his wildest strange acts were always pardonable in her eyes．
“Now, my good dears．”began Pesca．“listen to me The time has come I recite my good news．I speak at last…"Hear, hear!”said my mother, humoring the joke“I go back into my life，and I address myself to the noblest of men，who found me dead at the bottom of the sea，and who pulled me up to the top. What did I say when l got into my own life and my own clothes again? I said that my life belonged to my dear friend，Walter, for the rest of my days Now,”cried the enthusiastic little mall at the top of his voice．“happiness bursts out of me at every pore of my skin．For I have found a job for you”
小题1:The first two paragraphs of the passage serve as an introduction to——| A．the financial situation the writer then faced | | B．the season that the story was set in | | C．the family members of the writer | | D．the successful profession of the writer’s father |
小题2:The underlined word‘‘sole’’in the second paragraph probably means‘‘ ”| A．main | B．only | C．lucky | D．possible |
小题3:It can be learned from the passage that Pesca | A．used to be a politician | | B．was a successful drawing-master | | C．was quite close to the mother | | D．wanted to give the writer some money in return |
小题4:According to the last paragraph，Pesca was more than happy because | A．he went back into his life | | B．he met his dear friend again | | C．his friend ever saved his life | | D．he had done something good for his friend |
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When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students smiled , and even worse, the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be . Only geniuses can become writers.” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term.” I was so that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and paid writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed, “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted ; I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was fine with me.
During the next two years, I sold dozens of poems and letters. By the time I graduated from high school, I had scrapbooks (剪贴簿) with my published works. I never my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again because they were dream .
I had four children at the time. While the children slept, I typed on my ancient typewriter. I wrote what I felt. It took nine months. I chose a and mailed it. A month later I received a contract, an advance on payments, and a request to start another book. Crying Wind, which became a best seller, was translated into fifteen languages and sold worldwide. My first book also became required in native American schools in Canada.
In the year I ever had as a writer I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. People ask what college I , what degrees I have and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius. I use an electric typewriter that I paid a hundred and twenty nine dollars for six years ago. I do all the housework and fit my writing in a few minutes here and there. I’ve written eight books. To all those who dream of writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t listen to them.” I don’t write right but I’ve succeeded. Writing is ; it’s fun and anyone can do it. Of course, a little dumb luck doesn’t hurt.
| 小题1: | | A．unkindly | B．happily | C．willingly | D．crazily |
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| 小题2: | | A．curious | B．depressed | C．excited | D．silly |
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| 小题3: | | A．unlucky | B．ashamed | C．moved | D．unconfident |
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| 小题4: | | A．sad | B．innocent | C．disappointing | D．puzzling |
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| 小题5: | | A．puzzlement | B．expectation | C．astonishment | D．disappointment |
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| 小题6: | | A．coldness | B．failure | C．success | D．prejudice |
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| 小题7: | | A．furnished | B．linked | C．combined | D．filled |
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| 小题8: | | A．remembered | B．concluded | C．described | D．mentioned |
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| 小题9: | | A．killers | B．makers | C．designers | D．creators |
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| 小题10: | | A．writer | B．reporter | C．publisher | D．manager |
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| 小题11: | | A．working on | B．going on | C．turning on | D．putting on |
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| 小题12: | | A．writing | B．reading | C．selling | D．buying |
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| 小题13: | | A．busiest | B．unluckiest | C．worst | D．highest |
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| 小题14: | | A．worked | B．attended | C．admitted | D．participated |
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| 小题15: | | A．easy | B．hard | C．convenient | D．practical |
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One year our family decided to have a special celebration of Mother’s Day, as a token of appreciations for all the sacrifices that Mother had made for us. After breakfast we had arranged, as a surprise, to hire a car and take her for a beautiful drive in the country. Mother was rarely able to have a treat like that, because she was busy in the house nearly all the time.
But on the very morning of the day, we changed the plan a little, because it occurred to Father that it would be even better to take Mother fishing. As the car was hired and paid for, we might as well use it to drive up into the hills where the streams are. As Father said, if you just go driving without object, you have a sense of aimlessness, but if you are going to fish there is a definite purpose that heightens the enjoyment.
So we all felt it would be nicer for Mother to have a definite purpose . Father had just got a fishing rod the day before, which he said mother could use if she wanted to. Only Mother said she would much rather watch him fish than try to fish herself.
So we got her to make up a sandwich lunch in case we got hungry, though we were to come home again to a big festive dinner.
Well, when the car came to the door, it turned out that there was not as much space in it as we had supposed. It was plain that we couldn’t all get in.
Father said that he could just stay home and put in the time working in the garden. He said that there was a lot of rough dirty work that he could do, like digging a trench for the garbage, which would save hiring a man, and so he said that he’d stay home; he said that we were not to let the fact that he had not had a real holiday for three years stand in our way. He wanted us to go right ahead and not to mind him.
But of course we all felt that it would never do to let Father stay home, especially as we knew he would make trouble if he did. The two girls, Anne and Mary, would have stayed and helped the maid get dinner, only it seemed such a pity,for the two girls were eager to show their new hats on a lovely day like this. But they said that Mother had only to say the word and they’d gladly stay home and work. Will and I would have dropped out, but unfortunately we wouldn’t have been any use in preparing the dinner.
小题1:The author’s family decided to celebrate Mother’s Day specially to _______.| A．show love for their mother | | B．show gratitude to their mother | | C．show respect for their mother | | D．to make up for a previous appointment |
小题2:According to Paragraph 2, we know that the plan was changed because________.| A．Father proposed to go fishing out | | B．we thought that driving out is boring | | C．we failed to hire a car to go out | | D．the car was not big enough |
小题3:What problem did we find when the car arrived?| A．The car was too old to drive on mountain roads. | | B．The car was larger than we expected. | | C．The car was too small to accommodate us all. | | D．The car was too plain looking. |
小题4:Why didn’t the author drop out of the activity?| A．Because his sisters didn’t join in. | | B．Because he needed to have dinner. | | C．Because he couldn’t cook the dinner. | | D．Because he hadn’t had a real holiday for three years. |
小题5:Which of the following proverbs describes the text best?| A．Everything comes to him who waits. | | B．Changes always go beyond plans. | | C．Better late than never. | | D．Once on shore, one prays no more. |
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Whenever you want to make a decision, just make sure to think twice and confirm it. This is what we learn from the following story. While two old beggars were sitting on a street corner, they watched helplessly as scores of people walked by. Some purposely them and others too caught up in their own cares didn’t even notice their . Every so often, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the which lay in front of them.
As the crowd began to die down, they started to their things and head for their evening . Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a man—they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.
The first beggar whispered to the second with , “He’s coming our way!”
The two tried not to look at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t gazing up with anticipation he reached into his pocket and took something out.
“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard , wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.
“How insulting(侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are? ? There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no .” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter.
“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the second beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it , and the sugary juices will stay in my for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet！”
With that, he the white tissue paper, but to his , there was no hard rock candy inside. However, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.
| 小题1: | | A．distant | B．busy | C．broad | D．narrow |
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| 小题2: | | A．aided | B．observed | C．noticed | D．ignored |
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| 小题3: | | A．existence | B．situation | C．appearance | D．expression |
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| 小题4: | | A．hats | B．hands | C．pockets | D．bowls |
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| 小题5: | | A．put up | B．cover up | C．pack up | D．end up |
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| 小题6: | | A．party | B．flat | C．shelter | D．shadow |
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| 小题7: | | A．wealthy | B．healthy | C．poor | D．proud |
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| 小题8: | | A．confusion | B．happiness | C．excitement | D．amusement |
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| 小题9: | | A．carelessly | B．calmly | C．sadly | D．directly |
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| 小题10: | | A．help | B．escape | C．wait | D．prevent |
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| 小题12: | | A．cake | B．candy | C．coin | D．bill |
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| 小题13: | | A．quit | B．declined | C．turned | D．returned |
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| 小题14: | | A．easily | B．hardly | C．suddenly | D．finally |
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| 小题15: | | A．Babies | B．Children | C．Adults | D．Old men |
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| 小题16: | | A．hands | B．teeth | C．bowls | D．money |
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| 小题17: | | A．in a while | B．for a while | C．after a while | D．once in a while |
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| 小题18: | | A．pocket | B．hand | C．mouth | D．hat |
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| 小题19: | | A．threw | B．undertook | C．unfolded | D．wrapped |
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| 小题20: | | A．satisfaction | B．amazement | C．horror | D．disappointment |
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