We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____，one by one.“There is my grandmother"s house，” I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ____，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ____ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide(潮水)．
Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ___ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____；where I belong.”
She has ____ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us；learn the ____ of “I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.
| 小题1: | | A．appearing | B．moving | C．exposing | D．expanding |
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| 小题2: | | A．referring | B．travelling | C．pointing | D．coming |
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| 小题3: | | A．shared | B．short | C．fresh | D．treasured |
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| 小题4: | | A．passed | B．raised | C．moved | D．sent |
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| 小题5: | | A．home | B．duty | C．reality | D．relief |
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| 小题6: | | A．built | B．lived | C．remained | D．explored |
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| 小题7: | | A．catch up | B．pull up | C．step down | D．come down |
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| 小题8: | | A．falling | B．turning | C．rushing | D．bringing |
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| 小题9: | | A．yard | B．village | C．room | D．house |
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| 小题10: | | A．adapts to | B．appeals to | C．belongs to | D．occurs to |
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| 小题11: | | A．across | B．through | C．along | D．past |
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| 小题12: | | A．lay | B．played | C．stood | D．sat |
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| 小题13: | | A．marching | B．looking | C．breaking | D．pouring |
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| 小题14: | | A．between | B．with | C．near | D．behind |
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| 小题15: | | A．wonders | B．listens | C．reacts | D．agrees |
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| 小题16: | | A．began | B．grew | C．studied | D．stayed |
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| 小题17: | | A．deepened | B．recognized | C．accepted | D．found |
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| 小题18: | | A．heart | B．rights | C．interest | D．behaviors |
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| 小题20: | | A．meaning | B．expression | C．connection | D．background |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:D
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小题1:解析 根据上文the fog is lifting now可知，大雾散后，村庄出现，因此A项符合语境。答案 A
小题2:解析 根据上半句“There is my grandmother"s house”及本空后的内容，可知作者是用手指着海湾对面的村庄。refer提到，查阅；travel旅游；come来。答案 C
小题3:解析 根据下文作者对自己童年的回忆的描述可知此处应填treasured(宝贵的)。shared分享的；short短的；fresh新鲜的，都不符合句意。答案 D
小题4:解析 上文说“Lise是流动儿童之一”，因此后面说Lise从一个房子搬到另一个房子，只有move“搬家，移动”符合文意。故选C。答案 C
小题5:解析 她渴望家的感觉，因此我们来到我和丈夫出生的地方。因此正确答案为A。答案 A
小题6:解析 我们的祖先在那里生活了大约200年。因此正确答案为B。答案 B
小题7:解析 我们不久停在房子旁边。catch up追上；pull up停下；step down退休，辞职；come down下来，败落。因此答案B正确。答案 B
小题8:解析 句意：思潮翻滚，如潮水之迅速。fall落下；turn扭转，掉过头来；rush急速流动，奔腾；bring拿来。由句意知，C项符合句意。答案 C
小题9:解析 根据上文“We soon __17__ by the house”可知，作者渴望到屋子里走一走。答案 D
小题10:解析 它仍然属于家庭的一个成员。adapt to适应；appeal to呼吁；occur to发生在。因此只有belong to“属于”符合题意。答案 C
小题11:解析 across 表示动作在某一物体的表面进行；through表示动作在某一物体的空间里进行；along沿着，顺着；past从……旁边路过，经过。答案 B
小题12:解析 我的妈妈坐在卧室窗户前写日记。因此sit“坐”为正确答案。答案 D
小题13:解析 看到热心的家人从房子里进进出出。因此只有D项正确。答案 D
小题14:解析 句意：我永远不会厌烦和他们在一起。be with sb.“和某人在一起”，符合文意。答案 B
小题15:解析 当作者讲过去的事，Lise专心的听，可知B项正确。答案 B
小题16:解析 阅读文章可知作者现在住在外地，带着孙女来寻根，用begin“开始”能够表达出人生航程中的起点。答案 A
小题17:解析 句意：她已经找到了她的根。deepen加深；recognize认出；accept接受。只有find“找到，发现”符合文意。答案 D
小题18:解析 知道我来自哪里是人心的最大的渴望之一。只有A项符合题意。答案 A
小题19:解析 that origin代指root “那种根源”，符合文意。答案 C
小题20:解析 句意：回忆过去，我们发现我们的独特之处，学到了“我”的真正含义。meaning意义；expression表达；connection联系；background背景。答案 A |
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(2013·山东卷)Sparrow is a fast－food chain with 200 restaurants.Some years ago，the group to which Sparrow belonged was taken over by another company.Although Sparrow showed no sign of declining，the chain was generally in an unhealthy state.With more and more fast－food concepts reaching the market，the Sparrow menu had to struggle for attention.And to make matters worse，its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.
Sparrow failed to grow for another two years until a new CEO，Carl Pearson，decided to build up its market share.He did a survey，which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain，while customers of other fast－food chains were unwilling to turn away from them.Sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.
Pearson faced a battle over the future of the Sparrow brand.The chain"s owner now favored rebranding Sparrow as Marcy"s restaurants.Pearson resisted，arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to Sparrow restaurants were fun.Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time.Pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success，rather than customers" spending power.Finally，the owner accepted his idea.
The campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast－food industry.The TV ads of Sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original songs performed by a variety of stars.Instead of showing the superiority of a specific product，the intention was to put Sparrow in the hearts of potential customers.
Pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new Sparrow image.For example，he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain increase in their turnover(营业额)．
These efforts paid off，and Sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast－food chains in the regions where it operated.
小题1:Which was one of the problems Sparrow faced before Pearson became CEO?| A．The number of its customers was declining. | | B．Its customers found the food unhealthy. | | C．It was in need of financial support. | | D．Most of its restaurants were closed. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Customers of Sparrow restaurants. | | B．Sparrow restaurants. | | C．Customers of other fast－food chains. | | D．Other fast－food chains. |
小题3:For what purpose did Pearson start the advertising campaign?| A．To build a good relationship with the public. | | B．To stress the unusual tradition of Sparrow. | | C．To learn about customers" spending power. | | D．To meet the challenge from Marcy"s restaurants. |
小题4:What was Pearson"s achievement as a CEO?| A．He managed to pay off Sparrow"s debts. | | B．He made Sparrow much more competitive. | | C．He helped Sparrow take over a company. | | D．He improved the welfare of Sparrow employees. |
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(2013·鲁西南名校联考卷)Recently divorced and unemployed，I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella，for my old one had ____，and I could not ____ another one.
I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ____ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor，but an idea __ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.
I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.
Yes，she said ____，that was her umbrella，which her parents，now dead，had given her as a birthday present.But，she ____，it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.
She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella，and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____，but－though twenty dollars was all I had in the world－her happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.
A week later，I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?
| 小题1: | | A．broken up | B．gone away | C．fallen apart | D．faded away |
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| 小题2: | | A．afford | B．borrow | C．find | D．repair |
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| 小题3: | | A．office | B．bus | C．theater | D．train |
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| 小题4: | | A．ugly | B．beautiful | C．worn | D．ancient |
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| 小题5: | | A．even | B．always | C．already | D．never |
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| 小题6: | | A．design | B．number | C．name | D．brand |
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| 小题7: | | A．turn in | B．show off | C．open up | D．carry away |
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| 小题8: | | A．occurred | B．ran | C．struck | D．happened |
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| 小题9: | | A．firmly | B．suddenly | C．casually | D．thankfully |
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| 小题10: | | A．read | B．searched | C．got | D．used |
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| 小题11: | | A．appeared | B．replied | C．answered | D．screamed |
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| 小题12: | | A．in surprise | B．in panic | C．in silence | D．in anger |
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| 小题13: | | A．assumed | B．added | C．declared | D．announced |
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| 小题15: | | A．mentioned | B．forgot | C．realized | D．remembered |
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| 小题16: | | A．memory | B．honor | C．tears | D．thanks |
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| 小题17: | | A．gift | B．position | C．hug | D．reward |
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| 小题18: | | A．expensive | B．common | C．rare | D．special |
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| 小题19: | | A．bought | B．ruined | C．expressed | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题20: | | A．immediately | B．naturally | C．hopefully | D．unexpectedly |
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On June 15th，2012，millions of people watched as 33yearold Nik Wallenda walked across one of the world"s greatest waterfalls on a tightrope(钢丝)．What made the 25－minute walk that was televised live and watched by over 13 million people worldwide even more amazing，is that it was done over the Niagara Falls－An action that had never been attempted before.
Even though Nik was wearing a harness(保护带)，a safety measure provided by ABC，the television network that broadcast the event，his action to keep his balance against the strong winds made for some heart－stopping(令人担忧的) moments for the audience.
Nik，however，never slowed down for even one moment.Wearing special shoes made by his mother，he remained totally focused on the job at hand.It was only when he got to the last stretch near Canada"s Table Rock that he knelt down on one knee and finally broke into a smile.Waving and blowing kisses to the cheering audience，he knew he had accomplished a great task，which most people had thought impossible.
While he described the whole experience as peaceful and relaxing，Nik said his biggest challenges came from a totally unexpected source－his 40 pound balancing pole.The balancing pole was so heavy that he could hardly carry it on the tightrope.
One would think that now that Nik has realized his lifelong dream he would be ready to hang up his “balancing pole”．However，the adventurer who already has seven Guinness World Records under his belt，is just getting started－Next up? A 5，000－foot tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon.While the one across the Niagara Falls took years of planning because he had to convince the US and Canadian officials，this one should happen in the very near future.That"s because，the Florida resident has already been granted(授予) a permit by the Canyon officials.
小题1:Why did so many people fix their attention on the event?
A．Because it was done by Nik Wallenda.
B．Because nobody had done it there before.
C．Because it was broadcast live by ABC.
D．Because it was impossible to do the event.
小题2:What made the audience hold their breath during Nik"s performance?| A．How Nik managed to cross the Niagara Falls with safety measure. | | B．What Nik would do when he lost his balance on the tightrope. | | C．How Nik kept his balance against the strong winds. | | D．How long Nik will take to finish the event. |
小题3:What was the greatest difficulty for him to face in Nik view?| A．The supplied tightrope. | | B．The safety belt. | | C．The balancing pole. | | D．The audience"s noise. |
小题4:What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?| A．Nik will go on with his dream. | | B．Nik"s life dream is changing. | | C．Permission of governments is important. | | D．The Grand Canyon is a dream for Nik. |
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A nameless British millionaire is currently putting people to the test by handing out ￡1，000 to those he randomly meets in the street.All he"d ask is that they"d do something positive with the cash.The reactions are varied，from the surprised to the suspicious to the simply delighted.He has given away close to ￡100，000 to people he has met around the world.He hands those that he chooses a card explaining his project and allows them 48 hours to get in touch.
“Mr.Lucky” is from London，in his late thirties and appears wearing rolled－up jeans and with a camera around his neck.Working for an insurance company abroad，he earned his fortune and resigned last year after having realized he had more money than he knew what to do with.
“I once booked myself a flight into space；I thought I"d fulfill my childhood dream.Then I told my friends and when the conversation changed to what they would do if they had that amount of money，I felt embarrassed.Their ideas were much more generous，interesting and responsible than mine，” said Mr.Lucky.After canceling his space flight and struggling to choose a worthy cause for his cash，he decided to set up the WeAreLucky project.“I didn"t want to just pass on my luck；I also wanted to share the responsibility.I decided to give away ￡1，000 every day.I"d asked the receivers to fill in a brief questionnaire to explain their intentions in using the money.”
But is handing over the responsibility to others really a responsible thing to do? How does he know the money will be used properly? “I"m not going to judge or start checking up on them.Sometimes what we need to do is just believing others，” he said with nearly childlike enthusiasm.
小题1:How do people feel when offered ￡1，000 by “Mr.Lucky”？| A．Shocked. | B．Cheerful. | | C．Embarrassed. | D．Stressful. |
小题2:How did Mr.Lucky get so much money？| A．Flying into space. | | B．Giving out some questionnaires to people. | | C．Setting up a web site. | | D．Working in an insurance company. |
小题3:Which conclusion can be drawn from the third paragraph?| A．What Mr.Lucky dreamed in his teens is to fly into space. | | B．What Mr.Lucky wants to do is to pass on his fortune. | | C．Why Mr.Lucky decided to set up the WeAreLucky. | | D．Why Mr.Lucky changed the way he spent money. |
小题4:Why did Mr.Lucky hand out his money?| A．He was easy－going and rich. | | B．He wanted to help the poor. | | C．He believed people could use it properly. | | D．He needed people to share his responsibility. |
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The breaking news of Mo Yan"s Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday evening soon aroused public curiosity of the 57yearold Chinese writer: Why was it him that was favored by the Swedish Academy?
Born in 1955 into a rural family，Mo dropped out of school and became a farmer when he was a teenager.He joined the military and devoted himself to writing after the Cultural Revolution (1966－1976)．
Less than half an hour after the announcement，Mo"s works turned to soldout status at China"s major online book sellers.One lucky buyer wrote in an online comment: “Rushed to purchase，but to my shame，I have not read any of his novels.”
Although Mo was entitled one of the top domestic literature awards before the Nobel Prize，he is not the most popular novelist in China，in either the book market or in reputation.
Mo"s novel “Big Breasts & Wide Hips，” translated by Howard Goldblatt，tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered hardship and intertwined fates with Chinese people in the 20th century.His more recent work “Frog” more directly criticized China"s onechild family policy，which helped control the country"s population explosion but also brought tragedies to rural residents in the past 60 years.
“I think the reason why I could win the prize is because my works present lives with unique Chinese characteristics，and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of common human beings，which is above differences of nations and races，” Mo said on Thursday evening to Chinese journalists.Mo also said many folk arts originated from his hometown，such as clay sculpture，paper cuts，traditional new year paintings，have inspired and influenced his novels.
With more Chinese writers like Mo，the world could learn a more real China.Perhaps，this is another reason for the Swedish Academy"s choice.
小题1:What can we conclude from the second paragraph?| A．Mo"s life experiences. | B．Mo"s family life. | | C．Mo devoted himself to writing. | D．Mo had a gift for writing. |
小题2:What can we infer from the passage?| A．Mo didn"t got any national awards before he won the Nobel Prize. | | B．Mo was the top novelist in China before he won the Nobel Prize. | | C．Mo"s novels have attracted many people to read. | | D．Mo"s novels are all based on his daily life. |
小题3:Which of the following have no effect on Mo"s novels according to the passage?| A．Clay sculpture. | B．Paper cuts. | | C．Folk arts. | D．Beijing opera. |
小题4:According to the passage，we know that________．| A．Big Breasts & Wide Hips" leading role is one happy mother | | B．Big Breasts & Wide Hips criticized China"s onechild family policy | | C．Frog came out earlier than Big Breasts & Wide Hips | | D．Frog shows benefit as well as shortcoming of one China"s policy |
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