I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I"m left . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, children from different races and religions played and studied in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone"s from Ismail"s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just our differences. Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we "d the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail"s family later returned to their village, and I touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I my destination. The driver acknowledged my but did not move off. Instead, he looked at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号).I was astonished at being so addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something to describe.
If we can allow our children to be without prejudice, they"ll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion, who will be their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “We happy few, We band of brothers".
| 小题1: | | A．interested | B． pleased | C． puzzled | D．excited |
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| 小题2: | | A．parties | B． cities | C． villages | D．races |
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| 小题3: | | A．why | B． which | C． how | D．when |
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| 小题4: | | A．together | B． around | C． alone | D．apart |
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| 小题5: | | A．drop | B． throw | C． move | D．roll |
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| 小题6: | | A．refused | B． made | C． sought | D．accepted |
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| 小题7: | | A．paid | B． meant | C． Preserved(保存) | D．treated |
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| 小题8: | | A．explore | B． search | C． Discover | D．desert |
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| 小题9: | | A．get through | B． deal with | C． come across | D．take away |
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| 小题10: | | A．arrival | B． choice | C． effort | D．company |
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| 小题11: | | A．lost | B． gained | C． developed | D．missed |
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| 小题12: | | A．stated | B． ordered | C． decided | D．chose |
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| 小题13: | | A．attempts | B． instructions | C． opinions | D．arrangements |
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| 小题14: | | A．anxiously | B． carelessly | C．disappointedly | D．fixedly |
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| 小题15: | | A．familiarly | B． strangely | C． fully | D．coldly |
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| 小题16: | | A．departures | B． months | C． years | D．decades |
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| 小题17: | | A．possible | B． funny | C． hard | D．clear |
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| 小题18: | | A．them | B． themselves | C． us | D．ourselves |
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| 小题19: | | A．from | B． by | C．with | D．against |
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| 小题20: | | A．still | B． otherwise | C． then | D．instead |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
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小题16:D
小题17:C
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试题分析：本文叙述了作者儿时的伙伴失去联系二十年之后又相见的故事。作者小时候曾在吉隆坡生活过，在那里，他认识了信奉伊斯兰教的Ismail，自己是一个印度教徒。因为他们没有种族和信仰差异的偏见，他们成为了好朋友。后来作者搬到了Johor，从此，他们失去了联系。二十年后，他们在吉隆坡有相遇，仍然很亲密。所以说，作者认为我们应教育孩子没有偏见，与人建立起来友谊时不要考虑种族与地区。
小题1:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。interested 感兴趣的，pleased满意的，puzzled困惑的，excited激动地，兴奋地。根据后文问Why do these people create mistrust and problems为什么人们会不信任，会产生很多问题，说明作者疑惑。句意：我感到困惑。故选C 。
小题2:考查名词及上下文的呼应。Parties聚会，党派，cities城市，villages村庄races种族。根据后文的children from different races and religions played来自不同地区不同种族的孩子在一起玩，这句的句意为：尤其来自其他种族的人们为什么产生不信任和问题？故选D。
小题3:考查连词及上下文的呼应。Why为什么，做原因状语， which在定语从句中作主语，宾语或表语， how如何，表示方式状语， when时间状语。空格前的in the early 1960s是先行词，表示时间，空格后的定语从句中，不缺少主语和宾语，所以选时间状语when。句意：在20世纪60年代早期我成长在吉隆坡,当时来自不同的种族和宗教的孩子们,一起和谐的玩耍和奏学习。故选D。
小题4:考查副词及上下文的呼应。 Together一起，around 在......周围， alone独自地， apart分离的。根据后文we became friends作者和Ismail信奉不同的教派，后来成为好朋友，说明他们在一起玩。句意：当时来自不同的种族和宗教的孩子们,一起和谐的玩耍和奏学习故选A。
小题5:考查动词及上下文的呼应。drop下降 ；throw投，抛；move移动； roll卷，滚动。a stone’s throw一箭之遥，离得非常近。作者家与Ismail家应是非常近，后来成为了好朋友。句意：那时候，我家离Ismail家非常近。故选B。
小题6:考查动词及上下文的呼应。refused拒绝； made 做，使；sought 寻找；accepted 接受。后文的our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice我们的长辈没有给我们灌输种族差异这些不必要的建议，所以我能接受种族差异。句意：我们只是接受了我们的差异。故选D。
小题7:考查动词及上下文的呼应。paid 支付；meant 意味；打算；preserved 保存，保护；treated对待，治疗。 well meant 好，善意的。根据前文our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, 我们的长辈没有给我们灌输种族差异这些不必要的建议，所以是善意的建议。句意：也许,我们的长辈给我们灌输不必要的建议,所谓善意的或其他的东西。故选B。
小题8:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 explore 探索，探险；search 搜索，搜寻； discover 发现，desert沙漠，遗弃。句意为：放假期间我们骑着自行车在乡村玩耍，所以是在乡村探险。故选A。
小题9:考查短语及上下文的呼应。get through 通过，度过，完成，到达；deal with 处理，设计； come across 偶然遇到；take away 带走，拿走。根据句意we’d explore the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to 9 the unexpected. 我们骑着自行车，在乡村玩耍，希望遇到意想不到的事。故选C。
小题10:考查名词及上下文的呼应。arrival 到达； choice 选择；effort 努力；company 公司，陪伴。根据前文At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. 有时Ismail陪着我们一家去城里进行罕见的购物之旅，所以说有他的陪伴。句意：我们乐意他的陪伴。故选D。
小题11:考查动词及上下文的呼应。lost 遗失，失去； gained 获得，得到； developed 发展； missed
错过，想念。根据前文my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village我家搬到Johor，Ismail 家回到了他们村，我们分开了。后文又有we still recognized each other我们仍能认出彼此。说明他们分手后就失去了联系。句意：后来 Ismail一家搬回来他们村，我就和他失去了联系。故选A
小题12:考查动词及上下文的呼应。stated 陈述，阐明； ordered 命令，点餐； decided 决定； chose
选择。空格后面是目的地，根据前文的I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur.我叫住一辆出租车，说明作者跟司机说出自己的目的地。句意：我说了我的目的地。故选A。
小题13:考查名词及上下文的呼应。attempts 企图，尝试； instructions 指令，说明； opinions 意见，评价；arrangements 安排，整理。空格后是司机没有开车离开，所以空格前应是司机确认了我说的目的地。句意：司机承认我的指令,但没有离开。故选B。
小题14:考查副词及上下文的呼应。anxiously 不安的，忧虑的； carelessly 粗心的，不注意的； disappointedly 失望地； fixedly 固定的，不动地。根据后文It was Ismail! 知道司机是作者的朋友Ismail，多年不见，Ismail应仔细地，不动地看着作者，问道你是Raddar吗？句意：然而，他目不转睛的看着我。故选D。
小题15:考查副词及上下文的呼应。familiarly 亲密的； strangely 奇怪地； fully 充分地，完全地； coldly 冷淡地。根据前文的using my childhood nickname.司机喊出作者昵称，所以作者觉得亲密。句意：我很惊讶如此亲密地称呼。故选A。
小题16:考查名词及上下文的呼应。departures 出发，背离； months 月份； years 年；decades十年。根据前文的I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，作者小时候生活的时代是20世纪60年代初期。One spring afternoon in 1983, 再次相遇时是1983年，所以中间相隔20多年。句意：甚至过了20年我们仍认出彼此。故选D。
小题17:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。possible 可能的；funny 有趣的，滑稽的；hard 辛苦的，困难的； clear清楚的。根据文章的意思，作者和儿时的朋友Ismail，20多年没见面，再次重逢，彼此又认出了对方，所以当时的情感是很难描述的。句意：我抓住他的肩膀，我感觉到真正的情谊，很难用语言来形容。故选C。
小题18:考查代词及上下文的呼应。them 他们； themselves 他们自己； us 我们； ourselves我们自己。be oneself 显得自然；显得真诚；（尤指身体、精神等方面）处于正常状态。根据空格后without prejudice没有偏见，也就是自然的对待。句意为：如果我们允许孩子自然的，没有偏见的去对待别人。故选B。
小题19:考查介词及上下文的呼应。from 来自，从； by通过；被； with 用； against 反对；by their side, 站在他们那边，支持他们。根据后文through thick and thin患难与共，所以他们应站在他的一边，支持他。句意为：不管种族或宗教,会在他们旁边支持他们，不畏艰险。故选B。
小题20:考查副词及上下文的呼应。still 仍然； otherwise 否则，在其他方面；then 然后；instead然而。空格前是友谊建立的基础，空格后写我们真实的情况。所以表示先后，承接关系。句意为：友谊是建立在这样的社会,那么我们真的可以像威廉·莎士比亚曾经写道的“我们是幸福的少数,我们是兄弟”。故选C。 |
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The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher"s Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal.
Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life"s dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was so poor that she could not afford heat in the winter.
Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers" lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowling"s life had completely changed, in just three years.
Harry Potter books have now sold more than 30 million books around the world and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, Rowling was earning ￡70 (about US$110) a week. By the end of 2001, she had earned over ￡150 million ($250 million), making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.
小题1:This reading is about _________.| A．Harry Potter"s life | B．the writer"s life | | C．how the book became a movie | D．why Harry Potter is popular |
小题2:Which sentence is true about the first Harry Potter book?| A．Four publishers bought it. | | B．It took the writer several years to finish it. | | C．It was first published in Portugal. | | D．Rowling got the idea from her daughter. |
小题3:Rowling"s dream was _________. | A．to be a magician | B．to make a movie | | C．to have her books published | D．to be an English teacher |
小题4:How many languages has Harry Potter been translated into?| A．more than 35 | B．about 135 | C．about 90 | D．more than 150 |
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If you think you are sick, you are no matter what anyone else says. On the other hand, if you believe in your , and if he tells that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The effect of the mind upon the body and sometimes can be powerful. It exists one is aware of it or not.
Take the case of Mrs. Green, for example. She get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some things that she used to enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which prevented her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about conditions, she felt. At last she went to see her doctor, whom she had known . The doctor listened to her and gave her a very . Then he said to her. “There is wrong with you physically, I accept the fact that you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some that should help. I want you to one after dinner and one half an hour going to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me you feel.”
The next day Mrs. Green , “Doctor, I had the first night’s sleep in two months night. is in this pills?” The doctor said, “It’s an old formula (配方) I have for years. Just keep on taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s what a little baking soda (苏打) can do!”
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| 小题2: | | A．doctor | B．physician | C．nurse | D．surgeon |
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| 小题3: | | A．exist | B．doesn’t exist | C．does exist | D．never exist |
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| 小题4: | | A．neither | B．whether | C．either | D．no matter |
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| 小题5: | | A．was uncapable | B．was able to | C．could | D．was unable to |
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| 小题6: | | A．uneasy | B．unsuccessful | C．trouble | D．simple |
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| 小题7: | | A．the more | B．the worse | C．the less | D．the better |
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| 小题8: | | A．for years | B．since years | C．years ago | D．before long |
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| 小题9: | | A．thorough study | B．careful examination | C．clear check | D．general examination |
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| 小题10: | | A．nothing serious | B．serious nothing | C．seriously nothing | D．nothing seriously |
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| 小题11: | | A．or | B．instead | C．and | D．but |
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| 小题12: | | A．advice | B．pills | C．suggestions | D．drinks |
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| 小题14: | | A．when | B．since | C．before | D．after |
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| 小题15: | | A．what | B．whether | C．why | D．how |
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She once said: "When people ask me if writing has been a hard or easy road I always answer with the famous saying, "the end is nothing; the road is all."” That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never faced the type-writer (打字机) with the thought that one more task had to be done."
Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor (活力) of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the Great Plains with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers.
"It"s a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later. "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall country all made to look like a German, Christmas card... But when I come to the open plains, something happens. I"m home. I breathe differently."
小题1:What did Cather mean by "the end is nothing; the road is all"?| A．Writing is the only path to success. | | B．I feel happy when I finish writing a book. | | C．I enjoy writing whether it is hard or easy. | | D．Writing itself, not its result, is important. |
小题2:What was the place like where Cather grew up?| A．It was cold, plain and without a church. | | B．It was a colorful world of wild flowers. | | C．It was like a German Christmas card | | D．It was vast, open, flat and wild. |
小题3:When she said "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold", Willa Gather meant ______.| A．you either love the place or hate it | | B．you decide either to stay or to leave | | C．some find the place warm; others find it cold | | D．some find the place peaceful; others find it wild |
小题4:What happens when Cather comes to the open plains?| A．She breathes differently from others: | | B．She wants to make the place her home. | | C．She finds the place similar to her home. | | D．She feels completely comfortable |
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Not long ago, few little girls imagined they could grow up to become astronauts. For years in the United States, on1y men had that opportunity . In 1983, that changed. Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman to travel to space.
On Monday, Ride died at the age of 61, ‘‘Sally was a national hero and a powerful role model,”President Barack Obama said in a statement. “She inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars.”
Ride became interested in space when she was a kid. “If you asked me when I was 12 whether I wanted to be an astronaut ,I’m sure I wou1d have said yes,” she said in a 2010 interview . “ But I didn’t even think about that as a possible career.”
After studying physics in college and graduate school, Ride got her chance. She was accepted into NASA’s astronaut training program in 1978, and then chosen to be the first American female in space. In 1983, she blasted into space aboard the Challenger shuttle.“There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close,” she said.
Ride returned to space on the Challenger a second time in1984 . Between the two missions, she spent a total of 343 hours in orbit. After that, she remained involved with the space program and also worked to share her passion for science with kids. She co-authored six science books for children , and started her own science education company.
Ride knew that she he1d a unique place in history . “ I realized how important it was for a woman to break that barrier and open the door for other women to be able to do the same exciting things that the men had been doing,” she said.
Since Ride’s historic trip, more than 40 other American women have traveled to space. They all had Ride to thank for opening the door to the final frontier.
小题1:Sally Ride was regarded as a national hero because she___________ .| A．was the first American to travel to space | | B．opened a door for women to find jobs suitable for them | | C．became the first American female in space | | D．was the first to travel on the Challenger |
小题2:By saying ‘‘There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close”, Ride really meant____________ .| A．she preferred a ride in an amusement park on the Earth | | B．the trip to space was like that in an amusement park | | C．she came close to an amusement park on the Earth | | D．the trip to space was far more interesting than any ride on the Earth |
小题3: The correct order of the following events that happened to Sally Ride is_____________
a. accepted into an astronaut training program
b. spent a total of 343 hours in orbit
c. co-authored six science books for children
d. traveled to space aboard the Challenger
e. studied physics in co11ege and graduate school| A．e-a-b-c-d | B．a-d-b-c-e | C．e-a-d-b-c | D．e-a-b-d-c |
小题4:The passage is most probably taken out of _________________ .| A．a novel | B．a report | C．a diary | D．an essay |
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A month went by in this manner , but a month was all I could bear .
The memory of Marguerite accompanied me wherever I went . I had loved that woman --- still loved her --- too much for her suddenly to mean nothing to me . Whatever feelings I might have for her now , I had to see her again . At once .
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I knew Marguerite . Meeting me so unexpectedly must have thrown her into a state of great confusion . Probably , she had heard of my departure which had set her mind at rest as to the consequences of our sudden parting . But , seeing me back and coming face to face with me , pale as I was , she had sensed that my return had a purpose , and must have wondered what was going to happen .
If , when I saw her again , Marguerite had been unhappy ; if , in taking my revenge （复仇）, there had also been some way of helping her , then I might well have forgiven her , and would certainly never have dreamed of doing her any harm . But when I saw her again , she was happy , at least on the surface . Another man had ensured her the luxury （奢侈）in which I had been unable to keep her . She brought shame both to my pride and my love ; she was going to have to pay for what I had suffered .
I could not remain indifferent （冷漠）to what she did now . It followed that the thing that would hurt her most would be exactly for me to show indifference . Indifference , therefore , was the feeling which I now needed to pretend , not only in her presence but in the eyes of others .
I tried to put a smile on my face , and I went to call on Prudence with whom Marguerite was staying .
Prudence saw me to the door , and I returned to my apartment with tears of anger in my eyes and thirst for revenge in my heart and thought only of finding a way to make the poor creature suffer .
小题1:This passage is most probably _______________ of a love story .| A．the beginning | B．the introduction | C．a summary | D．a chapter |
小题2:According to the passage , the hero（男主角）wanted to _____________ .| A．forgive Marguerite because he found her unhappy | | B．stop the relationship with Marguerite because he couldn’t keep her in the luxury | | C．make up the relationship with Marguerite because he still loved her | | D．give Marguerite sufferings because his pride and his love were hurt |
小题3:What kind of feelings did the hero most probably have ?| A．Indifference and love . | | B．Indifference and hate . | | C．Love and hate . | | D．Hate and sadness . |
小题4:What would the author most probably write about next ?| A．Why he changed his mind suddenly . | | B．How he made up his relationship with Marguerite . | | C．How he made Marguerite suffer. | | D．Why he wanted Marguerite to pay for what he had suffered . |
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