It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
"Any old papers, lady?" asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” __ __looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals (凉鞋),wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I"11 you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet shoes left on the floor．I __ them cocoa and toast with jam the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget. The silence in the front door __ __me. I looked in. The girl__ the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat ," Lady ．．． are you rich?"
"Am I rich? Mercy, !" I looked at my shabby slipcover(家具套)．The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟） .
“Your cups match your saucers．”
Her voice was ___ __with a need that no amount of food could supply．They left after that, holding their against the wind．They hadn"t said thank you．
They didn’t to. They had done more than that. Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they __ __.
I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a __ over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things matched, too．
I moved the chairs back from the fire and the living room．The muddy prints of small scandals were still on my floor. “ them be for a while,” I thought. Just I should begin to forget how I am.
| 小题1: | | A．when | B．after | C．while | D．until |
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| 小题2: | | A．make | B．provide | C．do | D．cook |
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| 小题3: | | A．signs | B．signals | C．marks | D．symbols |
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| 小题4: | | A．showed | B．served | C．carried | D．supplied |
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| 小题6: | | A．beat | B．struck | C．got | D．noticed |
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| 小题7: | | A．watched | B．lifted | C．held | D．put |
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| 小题8: | | A．word | B．method | C．state | D．voice |
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| 小题10: | | A．suddenly | B．carefully | C．quickly | D．anxiously |
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| 小题11: | | A．hungry | B．satisfied | C．pleased | D．curious |
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| 小题12: | | A．books | B．papers | C．dishes | D．drinks |
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| 小题14: | | A．shone | B．matched | C．broke | D．equaled |
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| 小题15: | | A．house | B．ceiling | C．roof | D．curtain |
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| 小题16: | | A．washed | B．rubbed | C．wiped | D．tidied |
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| 小题19: | | A．in case | B．as if | C．if only | D．only if |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D |
试题分析：本文讲述了作者在感恩节时帮助两位收废品的小孩，从他们对生活的朴实的理解受到启迪，明白了知足者常乐、生活充实就意味着富有的道理。
小题1:考查连词。When当...时候；after在...之后；while与此同时；until直到..时。when引导的句子的谓语部分可以是短暂性的也可以是持续性的动词或结构。while 引导的句子的谓语部分必须是可以延续的动词或结构。until肯定形式表示的意思是“做某事直至某时”，动词必须是延续性的，否定形式表达的意思是“直至某时才做某事”，动词为延续性或非延续性都可以。根据句意：我本想说没有，但直到看到他们的脚我改变主意。故选D。
小题2:考查动词。Make制作；provide提供；do做；cook做饭。根据句意：进屋来吧，我来给你们煮一杯热可可茶。make强调动作的结果，相当于produce，其宾语往往是产品或成果。do强调的是动作过程本身，类似于work，其宾语往往是一件工作或一项任务。故选A。
小题3:考查名词。Signs标志；signals信号；marks痕迹；symbols符号。根据句意：他们浸湿的便鞋在炉边留下了一连串的脚印。故选C。
小题4:考查动词。Showed展示；served提供食品；carried带来；supplied提供。根据句意：我给他们端上可可茶和果酱面包。故选B。
小题5:考查介词。Against反对；from从...；on在...之上；in在..里面。根据句意：以便帮助他们抵御外面的风寒。故选A。
小题6:考查动词。Beat（连续）打击；struck给…(某种)印象；got得到；noticed注意。根据句意：前屋里一片沉默，这是我感到很奇怪。故选B。
小题7:考查动词。Watched看；lifted举起；held握着；put放。根据句意：小女孩手里端着空茶杯，认真地凝视着它。故选C。
小题8:考查名词。Word单词；method方法；state情形；voice声音。根据常识可知说话用的是嗓音。故选D。
小题9:考查助动词。根据下文“破旧的沙发套”，可知作者家也并不富裕。故选C。
小题10:考查副词。Suddenly突然地；carefully小心翼翼地；quickly快速地；anxiously不安地。根据句意：这时，那个小女孩非常小心地把杯子放回茶碟里。故选B。
小题11:考查形容词。Hungry饥饿的；satisfied感到满意的；pleased高兴的；curious好奇的。根据下文“对食物的需求”可知是饥饿感迫使。故选A。
小题12:考查名词。Books书；papers纸；dishes（盘中）食物；drinks饮料。根据上文可知两个小孩是来收旧报纸的。故选B。
小题13:考查动词。Dare敢于；plan计划；want想要；need需要。根据句意：其实，他们根本没有必要说。他们的表现已经胜过了道谢。故选D。
小题14:考查动词。Shone发光；matched相配；broke破坏；equaled平等。跟据上文中小女孩夸奖说杯子和盘子很相配，用到match。故选B。
小题15:考查名词。House房子；ceiling天花板；roof屋顶；curtain窗帘。根据拘役可以排除A、D两项。这里只可以遮风挡雨的房子，应该是屋顶。故选C。
小题16:考查动词。Washed洗；rubbed摩擦；wiped用..擦；tidied整理。根据句意：然后将起居室整理干净。故选D。
小题17:考查形容词。Dry***；gone消失；wet湿的；new新的。根据上文提到两个孩子在作者地板上留下了湿脚印，此时的脚印还在，应该还是湿的。故选C。
小题18:考查动词。Made制作；Let让；Got得到；Kept保留。根据句意：其实，我想让它们留在那里。故选B。
小题19:考查连词。in case以防；as if好似；if only要是...多好；only if只要...就。根据句意：以防我忘记我是多么的富有。故选A。
小题20:考查形容词。Nice好的；free自由地；busy繁忙的；rich富有的。根据全文可知作者对“富有”有了新认识。故选D。 |
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试题【It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy 】；主要考察你对
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There are many taxi drivers in our city．They often like to chat with passengers to time when the taxis are caught in traffic jams．The other day，I went home by taxi．Knowing I was a student，the driver told me that he was once a student twenty years ago． ，his family could not afford the school fees，so he dropped out of school at an early age．He me to work hard and go to a good college．I was moved by his kindness，but what really impressed me next was his ．After arriving home，I soon realized that I had my cell phone in the taxi．Greatly worried，I immediately called my number， the driver would answer．Then came the driver"s from tlle other end．He told me he had been my call and that he would gladly return my phone where he dropped me off earlier that day．Thanks to the driver，I got my phone ．I believe honesty is one of the greatest a person should have．Thank you ever so much，Mr．Taxi driver．
| 小题1: | | A．have | B．kill | C．spend | D．1ive |
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| 小题2: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Unusually | C．Absolutely | D．Accurately |
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| 小题3: | | A．persuaded | B．ordered | C．required | D．encouraged |
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| 小题4: | | A．modesty | B．ability | C．honesty | D．security |
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| 小题5: | | A．forgotten | B．placed | C．left | D．dropped |
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| 小题6: | | A．begging | B．praying | C．thinking | D．saying |
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| 小题7: | | A．whisper | B．noise | C．sound | D．voice |
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| 小题8: | | A．making | B．expecting | C．refusing | D．fearing |
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| 小题9: | | A．over | B．through | C．back | D．across |
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| 小题10: | | A．advantages | B．achievements | C．qualities | D．images |
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When my parents were alive，they were not very rich．Yet they helped their two older time after time．When Daddy passed away，his notebook showed debts from several of his children．I was not among them．I borrowed money and when I did，I set a repayment plan and to it．It was a matter of with me．I couldn’t stand owing my parents-or anyone else-mmoney because I watched them to help out my older sisters when they were in financial difficulties themselves．
These days，after the death of my parents，I am one of those people who can be to for help when they need it．Just as I can’t stand other people money，I can’t stand saying no to whoever needs help．I don’t helping others，but I would be more than glad if they would make a(n) to handle things themselves，perhaps by doing some planning-like planning not to speend money they don’t have!
Being ready to help others is a ，but sometimes the result will be to what you expect．I remember as a child what my father always said， “If at first you don’t succeed，try，try again!” Helping my children too often has them from learning to keep trying．Use your ：who among my children will to walk if I supply the money to buy a car? Helped often，my children lost gradually the ability to problems themselves．
In most ，when people find you can help，they will ask you more and more．That"s human，you know．
| 小题1: | | A．sons | B．daughters | C．brothers | D．sisters |
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| 小题2: | | A．absent | B．apart | C．due | D．different |
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| 小题3: | | A．always | B．seldom | C．often | D．never |
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| 小题4: | | A．stuck | B．attached | C．agreed | D．belonged |
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| 小题5: | | A．pleasure | B．courage | C．pride | D．sorrow |
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| 小题6: | | A．struggle | B．happen | C．intend | D．move |
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| 小题7: | | A．referred | B．turned | C．seen | D．attended |
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| 小题8: | | A．cheating | B．donating | C．1ending | D．owing |
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| 小题9: | | A．enjoy | B．mind | C．1ike | D．miss |
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| 小题10: | | A．comment | B．mess | C．excuse | D．effort |
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| 小题11: | | A．financial | B．flexible | C．typical | D．particular |
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| 小题12: | | A．deed | B．deal | C．virtue | D．task |
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| 小题13: | | A．contrary | B．essential | C．potential | D．necessary |
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| 小题15: | | A．banned | B．protected | C．prevented | D．freed |
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| 小题17: | | A．wait | B．urge | C．threat | D．choose |
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| 小题18: | | A．solve | B．assess | C．seek | D．analyse |
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| 小题19: | | A．affairs | B．choices | C．cases | D．events |
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| 小题20: | | A．obtain | B．attain | C．provide | D．prefer |
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Shirley Temple(1928—2014)，an American actress，was considered among the most successful child stars in the history of film．Born by an ambitious mother，Temple first appeared in a film at the age of three，and at six she starred in Stand Up and Cheer (1934)．Known and recognized for her ability to sing and tapdance in several films，Temple became a famous figure in 1934．At the end of that year she was given a special Academy Award “in grateful recognition of her outstanding contribution．’’
During the Great Depression of the l930s，Temple was celebrated by an adoring public．At the height of her popularity，from l935 to 1938，Temple was the biggest box-office attraction in Hollywood．Temple made a number of films as a teenager，but her appeal had faded，and the films were not successful．In l949, Temple depaaed elegantly from Hollywood．
Two decades later，she reappeared into the spotlight by announcing her qualification as a candidate for Congress．She lost the election，but Temple displayed her determination and went on to enjoy a long and successful：career with the United Nations and the State Department．
After retirement，she reposed that she was at peace with her life and proud of her accomplishments in two of the nation’s most influential areas．“If I had to do it all over again．’’Shirley Temple once declared，‘‘I wouldn’t change anything．’’
小题1:Temple became famous at the age of 小题2:What do we learn from Paragraph 2 ?| A．Temple was still popular in l949． | | B．Temple was a failure as a child star． | | C．Hollywood made a big fortune because of Temple. | | D．People became tired of Temple in the Great Depression. |
小题3:Temple attracted people’s attention again when | A．she entered Congress | | B．she worked for the UN | | C．she went on with the pohtical life | | D．she announced to participate in the election |
小题4:We know-from the last paragraph that Temple | A．wanted to lead a different life | | B．regreued having left Hollywood | | C．was content with her experiences | | D．was sorry about her election failure |
小题5:Which of the following best describes Temple?| A．3pecial and generous． | B．Patient and sensitive． | | C．Attractive and humorous． | D．Talented and determined． |
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I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite because there is a short cut(捷径)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the . So I always try to through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white .
She was short and and had white hair. She was walking as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.
She slowly placed her walking stick the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand. She bent down and the rubbish. She clearly found it and it took her a while. She some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then walking. It all took her great effort（努力）.
There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does about it. I was moved to this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it ! I haven’t been able to thinking about that all day.
I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.
| 小题1: | | A．hard | B．early | C．easily | D．late |
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| 小题2: | | A．rubbish | B．boxes | C．bottles | D．paper |
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| 小题4: | | A．so | B．until | C．when | D．because |
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| 小题6: | | A．bike | B．stick | C．dog | D．umbrella |
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| 小题7: | | A．weak | B．rich | C．clever | D．sad |
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| 小题8: | | A．quickly | B．happily | C．angrily | D．slowly |
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| 小题9: | | A．at midnight | B．at noon | C．at last | D．at first |
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| 小题10: | | A．in | B．around | C．against | D．under |
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| 小题11: | | A．searched for | B．threw away | C．reached for | D．looked at |
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| 小题12: | | A．unable | B．difficult | C．different | D．impossible |
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| 小题13: | | A．picked up | B．dropped down | C．put in | D．lifted up |
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| 小题14: | | A．warm | B．help | C．support | D．hide |
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| 小题15: | | A．continued | B．started | C．enjoyed | D．remembered |
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| 小题16: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题18: | | A．busy | B．beautiful | C．dirty | D．clean |
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| 小题19: | | A．keep | B．stop | C．mind | D．regret |
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| 小题20: | | A．wall | B．desk | C．ground | D．Classroom |
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Mr. Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both eyes and the two children were very young. All his family often went hungry(挨饿.) He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr. Baker was happy. One day Mr. Baker went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry but could not find out whose horse had eaten them. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch the horse.
A few days later a yellow horse came in his field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr. Baker ran after it quickly, with a stick in his hand. But the beast ran much faster than he. He tried his best, but could not catch up with it. The next morning, when Mr. Baker was working in his field, he saw the yellow horse pulling carriage on the road. He picked up a stick at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up.
The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked, “Why are you beating my horse?”
“It has nothing to do with you, ” Mr. Baker said angrily. “The beast knows why I’m beating him!”
小题1:What was Mr. Baker?| A．A driver | B．A doctor | C．A keeper | D．A farmer |
小题2:Why was Mr. Baker happy at first?| A．Because wheat was doing well. | | B．Because he would soon get a good harvest. | | C．Because he found out the beast that ate up his wheat. | | D．Because his family would not grow any more wheat. |
小题3:Mr. Baker tried his best to catch the horse to ____________.| A．sell it for some money | | B．beat it up(痛打) | | C．make it work for him | | D．find out the owner of the horse |
小题4:Which of the following is true?| A．The horse knew that it had done wrong. | | B．The horse had nothing to do with the driver. | | C．The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up. | | D．The horse belonged to the driver. |
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