I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”
I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”
“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance, by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”
I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
小题1:The writer argued with his son because _______. | A．he liked tortoises while his son liked hares | | B．they disagreed about whether the tortoise was stupid | | C．he tried to teach his son the moral lesson of the story but the son refused it | | D．he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn"t |
小题2:Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.| A．won the race by his own hard working | | B．took a risk by agreeing to run a race | | C．was not given a fair chance in the race | | D．in fact did win the race luckily |
小题3:Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.| A．boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father | | B．boys who Sonny has run races with before | | C．boys who Sonny has never raced with before | | D．boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again |
小题4: The writer thinks that his generation (一代人) ______________. | A．are cleverer than Sonny’s generation | | B．have the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generation | | C．are more hopeful than Sonny’s generation | | D．have different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation |
小题5:According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson? ______________.| A．The tortoise | B．Sonny | | C．The hare | D．Sonny’s father |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D |
试题分析：作者想教儿子故事中的寓意，但是儿子拒绝了，从和儿子的辩论中，作者了解到他这一代人和Sonny这一代对于人生有不同的看法，父亲最后得到一个教训。
小题1:细节题：从文章的内容和第一段的句子：Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”可知作者和儿子争论是因为他想教儿子故事中的寓意，但是儿子拒绝了，选C
小题2:细节题：从文章第六段的句子：Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky.可知Sonny认为乌龟实际上是确实幸运的赢得了比赛，选D
小题3:推理题：从文章第二段的句子：Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”可知Billy, Tony 和Sandy 一定是以前和Sonny比赛的孩子，选B
小题4:细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
可知作者认为他这一代人和Sonny这一代对于人生有不同的看法，选D
小题5:推理题：从文章的内容：可知作者想教儿子故事中的寓意，但是儿子拒绝了，从和儿子的辩论中，作者了解到他这一代人和Sonny这一代对于人生有不同的看法，可知是Sonny的父亲最后得到一个教训，选D |
核心考点
试题【I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.
The other day, I met a man outside the gym who a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular（肌肉发达的）and he to be on top of the world.
“How are you?” I with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile the parking garage. as he walked up, I his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane (手杖). “Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a voice too, as if his broad smile left his face. Multiple Sclerosis（多发性硬化症）is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You it very well. You seem like a happy man the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports .”
It was ironic (讽刺的). Just we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months as I was after an operation. Here’s a man with a far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no less happiness. He went on with his of life as usual, which moved me deeply.
It was also a wonderful reminder of that old , “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” your problems, just keep in that none of us goes through life and you should make the most of what you have, like the man with MS. Count your blessings.
| 小题1: | | A．stared at | B．talked about | C．agreed with | D．looked like |
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| 小题2: | | A．conducted | B．appeared | C．performed | D．pretended |
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| 小题3: | | A．questioned | B．advised | C．complained | D．greeted |
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| 小题4: | | A．lit up | B．put up | C．held up | D．kept up |
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| 小题6: | | A．watched | B．noticed | C．examined | D．checked |
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| 小题8: | | A．cheerful | B．careful | C．wonderful | D．painful |
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| 小题9: | | A．sometimes | B．seldom | C．never | D．always |
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| 小题10: | | A．solve | B．handle | C．predict | D．deal |
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| 小题11: | | A．in spite of | B．in return for | C．due to | D．aside from |
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| 小题12: | | A．gym | B．hospital | C．coat | D．car |
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| 小题13: | | A．when | B．until | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．recovering | B．mourning | C．separating | D．benefiting |
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| 小题15: | | A．direction | B．location | C．situation | D．position |
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| 小题16: | | A．anxiety | B．disappointment | C．enjoyment | D．excitement |
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| 小题17: | | A．story | B．news | C．saying | D．lesson |
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| 小题18: | | A．Whatever | B．However | C．Whichever | D．Whenever |
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| 小题19: | | A．head | B．brain | C．heart | D．mind |
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| 小题20: | | A．completely | B．easily | C．hardly | D．gradually |
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Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more____ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its____ everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often____ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so____for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David____.I can still remember he was always____a smile and willing to help. He always____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly____ home.
Weeks passed and the____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of____ before the holiday break. I smiled in____ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David____ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and____from behind his back a small box.__ __ it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my____ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s____.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes_____ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning____the little empty box set on my desk..
| 小题1: | | A．cautious | B．courageous | C．serious | D．anxious |
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| 小题2: | | A．warning | B．calling | C．ringing | D．yelling |
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| 小题3: | | A．scolded | B．wondered | C．realized | D．learned |
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| 小题4: | | A．modestly | B．naturally | C．inaccurately | D．inappropriately |
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| 小题5: | | A．special | B．upset | C．popular | D．funny |
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| 小题6: | | A．wearing | B．delivering | C．expressing | D．sharing |
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| 小题7: | | A．practised | B．wandered | C．studied | D．stayed |
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| 小题8: | | A．might | B．should | C．would | D．could |
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| 小题9: | | A．aim at | B．head for | C．put off | D．turn to |
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| 小题10: | | A．argument | B．judgment | C．movement | D．excitement |
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| 小题11: | | A．education | B．year | C．school | D．program |
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| 小题12: | | A．relief | B．return | C．vain | D．control |
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| 小题13: | | A．weakly | B．quietly | C．sadly | D．helplessly |
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| 小题14: | | A．searched | B．found | C．raised | D．pulled |
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| 小题15: | | A．Holding | B．Handing | C．Sending | D．Leaving |
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| 小题16: | | A．appreciation | B．expectation | C．delight | D．surprise |
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| 小题17: | | A．empty | B．cheap | C．useless | D．improper |
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| 小题18: | | A．as | B．until | C．because | D．though |
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| 小题19: | | A．advice | B．support | C．attention | D．command |
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| 小题20: | | A．from | B．towards | C．over | D．behind |
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Artie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His name was Arthur Arshawsky. His parents were poor immigrants who had come to the United States from Eastern Europe. His family later moved to New Haven, Connecticut.
At the age of fourteen, he began to play the saxophone and then the clarinet. From a very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be perfect. He worked at this task much of his life.
He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He left home and began playing in bands across the United States.
In 1928, young Artie Shaw traveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong. He immediately understood that Armstrong"s great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music. Soon after, he moved to New York City.
He got work playing the clarinet for the Columbia Broadcast System radio network. In 1936, he was given a chance to form a small group and play at New York"s famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.
Artie Shaw was always trying something new, something different. He heard a young black woman sing and hired her for his band. This was the first time that a black woman sang with white musicians. Racial separation was the rule in many states. Artie Shaw did not care.
Artie Shaw wrote several books in his later years. He wrote stories for magazines. He spoke about music at colleges and universities. But he had very little to do with the world of recording or music. During those years however, he received many awards and honors for his music. These included a Hall of Fame award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
小题1:When he was very young, Artie Shaw was ________.| A．born to a wealthy family | | B．a famous singer | | C．a man with a great dream | | D．was in love with music when he was a baby |
小题2:To achieve his music dream, Artie Shaw ________.| A．first began to play the clarinet | | B．wanted to be the most famous musician around the world | | C．began playing in bands across the United States | | D．became a famous musician when he was fifteen |
小题3:When Artie Shaw became an adult, ________.| A．he showed a growing interest in jazz music | | B．he worked for Columbia Broadcast System radio network as a singer | | C．he formed a small band when he was twenty three | | D．he thought that racial separation should be the rule of the society |
小题4: In his later years, Artie Shaw ________.| A．almost stopped playing music | | B．worked for a magazine as an professional writer | | C．he made many speeches about his life at colleges | | D．he received many awards and honors for his books |
小题5:Which one can be the title of the passage?| A．Artie Shaw’s Life Stories | B．Artie Shaw — A Crazy Musician | | C．Artie Shaw — A Great Writer | D．Artie Shaw’s Music Life |
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One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final . He discovered the youth was and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes .” The president requested the youth to his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to .”“Go and clean your mother’s when you go back today, and then me tomorrow morning,” the president said .The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother . That night, Mother and Son for a very long time, longer than any talk before.
The next , the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked: “Please tell me how you about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the of family relationship.” The president said, “You are . This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”
| 小题1: | | A．election | B．test | C．interview | D．competition |
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| 小题2: | | A．strong | B．excellent | C．humorous | D．cute |
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| 小题3: | | A．maker | B．cleaner | C．mender | D．seller |
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| 小题5: | | A．found | B．let | C．helped | D．watched |
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| 小题6: | | A．study | B．ignore | C．work | D．rest |
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| 小题7: | | A．clothes | B．hands | C．feet | D．shoes |
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| 小题8: | | A．see | B．move | C．recognize | D．answer |
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| 小题9: | | A．on purpose | B．in patience | C．by chance | D．at last |
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| 小题10: | | A．carefully | B．nervously | C．happily | D．shyly |
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| 小题11: | | A．after | B．until | C．because | D．as |
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| 小题12: | | A．believed | B．sensed | C．noticed | D．expected |
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| 小题13: | | A．quietly | B．sadly | C．excitedly | D．angrily |
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| 小题14: | | A．thought | B．slept | C．sat | D．talked |
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| 小题15: | | A．morning | B．noon | C．afternoon | D．evening |
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| 小题16: | | A．worried | B．felt | C．brought | D．spoke |
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| 小题17: | | A．courage | B．appreciation | C．success | D．family |
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| 小题18: | | A．important | B．difficult | C．different | D．impossible |
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| 小题19: | | A．value | B．secret | C．type | D．change |
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| 小题20: | | A．educated | B．respected | C．trusted | D．hired |
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My Garden
-----by Nelson Mandela
In early 1977, the authorities (当局) announced the physical labour and arranged some kind of work for us to do in the courtyard. The free time also allowed me to hunt what became two of my favorite hobbies in Robben Island---gardening and tennis.
To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one"s daily life. One can feel fulfilled (充实) by washing one"s clothes so that they are particularly clean. Just as one takes pride in important tasks outside of prison, one can find the same pride in doing small things inside prison. Almost from the beginning of my sentence on Robben Island, I asked the authorities for permission to start a garden in the courtyard. For years, they refused without offering a reason. But finally they gave in, and we were able to cut out a small garden in the prison.
The soil in the courtyard was dry and rocky. In order to start my garden, I had to remove a great many rocks to allow the plant room to grow.
The authorities supplied me with seeds. At first, I planned tomatoes and onions, because these plants did not require rich earth or constant care. The early harvests were poor, but they soon improved.
I began to order books on gardening. I studied different gardening techniques and types of fertilizers (肥料). For a time, I tried to grow peanuts, and used different soils and fertilizers, but finally I gave up. It was one of my few failures.
A garden was one of the few things in prison that one could control. The processes of planting a seed, watching it grow, taking care of it and then harvesting it offered a simple but long-lasting satisfaction. The sense of being the owner of the small patch of earth offered a small taste of freedom.
小题1:Mandela"s hobbies on Robben Island were ____.| A．hunting and physical labour | | B．gardening and tennis | | C．washing his clothes | | D．gardening techniques and types of fertilizers |
小题2:When did Mandela ask the prison authorities for the permission to start a small garden?| A．Soon after 1997. | | B．Some time in early 1977. | | C．Almost as soon as he went to prison there. | | D．Long after he went to prison there. |
小题3:Why did Mandela wash his clothes especially clean although he was in prison?| A．To show he could do it as well as others. | | B．To get some sense of pride and satisfaction from it. | | C．To show others that he preferred to be clean. | | D．To gain the authorities" permission to start a garden. |
小题4:Hard as he tried, he failed ____ at last. | A．to get a sense of satisfaction and freedom | | B．to grow tomatoes and onions | | C．to grow peanuts | | D．to get the same pride inside prison. |
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