My husband and I had just opened up a pet sitting business earlier that year. Our customers had slowly risen from three to thirty a month. We were busy through those hot summer months, driving between visits. Our services were strictly held at the pet owner’s home. It was almost too busy for the two of us, but we were making good money!
We asked pet owners new to our services to phone two weeks ahead so we had enough time to meet the owners and pets at their homes and make any following meetings before the owner leaves.
One day, we decided to take on a new customer just two days before they would leave. We met the family, filled in a form, and spent some time with their dog, Hercules. He playfully jumped on us and touched our hands and arms using his tongue. The family laughed as he did this, showing us that he was very loving.
Two days later I appeared at the house, alone. I came up to Hercules and said hello happily. I filled up his water bowl and cleaned any messes he made. Meanwhile, he was so lovely sitting beside. I thought this would be the good picture to send to the owners, a usual service. After the light and “click” sound went off, Hercules rushed at me. I didn’t know what had just happened until I noticed the drops of blood. I ran out and did the only thing — calling my husband.
Then I went to neighbors for help. My husband arrived after ten minutes. The helpful neighbor and my husband led Hercules back into his pen (圈). Then my husband and I took off to the hospital.
I must have looked like I was shot when I walked into the hospital. The nurses quickly moved me to a room. I asked the doctor in a weak but playful manner, “ Am I going to die？” He replied, “Finally.”
小题1:According to the text, the author’s work was .| A．tiring and dangerous | B．easy and free | | C．well paid | D．done outdoors |
小题2:What did the author often do during her work? | A．Cleaning the clients’ house. | | B．Walking the pets outside. | | C．Bringing the pets to her own house. | | D．Taking a photo of pets to the owners. |
小题3:It can be inferred from the text that the author was attacked because .| A．Hercules feared the sound and the flash | | B．the author attacked Hercules first | | C．Hercules was very hungry then | | D．the author treated Hercules badly |
小题4:The doctor’s answer gave us a sense of .| A．anger | B．humor | C．carelessness | D．patience |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B |
试题分析：文章介绍作者和丈夫的工作是给主人的宠物拍照片，这项服务很受欢迎，虽然很忙，但是他们的收入很可观，但是有一次作者在工作的时候，却被一个宠物袭击了。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：It was almost too busy for the two of us, but we were making good money!可知作者的工作报酬很丰厚，选C。
小题2:细节题：从第四段的句子：I thought this would be the good picture to send to the owners, a usual service. 可知作者的工作是给主人的宠物拍照片，选D
小题3:细节题：从第四段的句子：After the light and “click” sound went off, Hercules rushed at me. I didn’t know what had just happened until I noticed the drops of blood.可知作者被袭击是因为Hercules 害怕声音和闪光，选A
小题4:推理题：从文章最后一句话：I asked the doctor in a weak but playful manner, “ Am I going to die？” He replied, “Finally.”医生说“最后”，人最后当然都会死的，所以可以推断医生的回答很幽默，选B。 |
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试题【My husband and I had just opened up a pet sitting business earlier that year. Ou】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ______ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ______to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ______ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn’t talk the way ______kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert (警觉的) to my surroundings. My reading was poor ______ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ______. My writing was not at the ______it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ______.
My mother ______ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D., decided to ______ the situation early in my development. She didn’t want me to ______. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ______ me. She spent hours every day ______ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ______ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ______ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ______ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ______ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ______ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ______ and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ______ to help a child --- her child --- and now I have the opportunity to become something.
| 小题1: | | A．everything | B．nothing | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题2: | | A．mind | B．brain | C．feelings | D．work |
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| 小题3: | | A．smoothly | B．strongly | C．frequently | D．easily |
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| 小题4: | | A．average | B．ordinary | C．normal | D．common |
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| 小题6: | | A．hear | B．write | C．read | D．understand |
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| 小题7: | | A．level | B．length | C．speed | D．degree |
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| 小题8: | | A．problems | B．excuses | C．worries | D．duties |
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| 小题9: | | A．suffered | B．observed | C．removed | D．tolerated |
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| 小题10: | | A．study | B．find | C．change | D．keep |
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| 小题11: | | A．fight | B．struggle | C．strike | D．challenge |
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| 小题12: | | A．interrupted | B．disturbed | C．terrified | D．troubled |
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| 小题13: | | A．teaching | B．giving | C．supporting | D．reminding |
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| 小题14: | | A．Without | B．Except | C．Besides | D．Beyond |
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| 小题15: | | A．information | B．advice | C．promise | D．expectation |
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| 小题16: | | A．before | B．though | C．because | D．unless |
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| 小题17: | | A．set up | B．gave up | C．pushed up | D．looked up |
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| 小题18: | | A．rich | B．famous | C．successful | D．powerful |
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| 小题19: | | A．training | B．grades | C．experiments | D．abilities |
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| 小题20: | | A．woman | B．doctor | C．sister | D．teacher |
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We have so many first days in our lives. First days are milestones(里程碑) in our lives. They the beginning of a new experience or journey and they are also filled with feelings. They can be a little frightening as we step into the unknown, but they can also inspire us as they give us fresh for the future.
I want to share a that perfectly shows this point. Trisha was told that is the key to knowledge. She watched her older brother he read his schoolbooks and could hardly the day when she would learn to read.
But after Trisha started school, she found that she was not able to understand words like the other boys and girls. However hard she , she saw only confusion. Trisha , the teacher and the other children laughing at her, and she began to believe that she was not .
By the time Trisha entered the fifth grade, she had lost the in herself. That was the year when she met Mr. Falker. He was . He praised Trisha’s talents, and he wouldn’t tolerate the other children laughing at her. After some time, Mr. Falker that Trisha didn’t know how to read, but he knew she could some help.
He found an expert, and together they with Trisha after school. They her to understand words one day Mr. Falker handed her a book and she could read it all by herself. She didn’t even notice the tears in his eyes.
This is a true story. The little girl is Patricia Polacco, a famous , and Thank you Mr. Falker is the twenty-sixth book that she has written. Mr. Falker gave her a fresh new and made a difference in her life.
| 小题1: | | A．cause | B．mark | C．describe | D．show |
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| 小题2: | | A．absurd | B．strange | C．mixed | D．strong |
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| 小题3: | | A．blood | B．evidence | C．hope | D．air |
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| 小题4: | | A．belief | B．story | C．view | D．concern |
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| 小题5: | | A．reading | B．speaking | C．listening | D．thinking |
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| 小题6: | | A．before | B．since | C．as | D．though |
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| 小题7: | | A．look for | B．wait for | C．ask for | D．wish for |
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| 小题8: | | A．gradually | B．mostly | C．finally | D．firmly |
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| 小题9: | | A．breathed | B．tried | C．managed | D．pressed |
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| 小题10: | | A．took off | B．stayed up | C．kept on | D．fell behind |
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| 小题11: | | A．smart | B．hard-working | C．healthy | D．easy-going |
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| 小题12: | | A．memory | B．balance | C．chance | D．confidence |
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| 小题13: | | A．shy | B．proud | C．different | D．strict |
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| 小题14: | | A．doubted | B．witnessed | C．represented | D．realized |
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| 小题15: | | A．with | B．besides | C．including | D．within |
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| 小题16: | | A．sang | B．worked | C．danced | D．chatted |
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| 小题17: | | A．helped | B．forced | C．begged | D．allowed |
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| 小题18: | | A．when | B．once | C．until | D．whether |
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| 小题19: | | A．teacher | B．writer | C．expert | D．guide |
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| 小题20: | | A．school | B．start | C．home | D．attention |
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The grandfather of Nell Trent owns a shop of odds and ends. He wants to make sure his grandfather is provided for when he dies. His memory of his daughter’s suffering and early death gives him a fear of poverty. Gambling(赌博) becomes an addiction for Nell’s grandfather, which results in his financial and physical ruin. Nell and her grandfather flee from their home and begin a journey that has no destination. For Nell, all she wants is a peaceful existence with enough to live on.
They come across many interesting people on their travels and often meet with the kindness of strangers. Yet, in a colorful world, they also face the reality of the Industrial Revolution. From simple villages and fields of flowers, they go into a dirty city full of mass unemployment and plague (瘟疫) victims --- where children die of starvation and many are abandoned.
The story isn’t only about Nell and her grandfather, but also the people who are connected to them directly or indirectly. There is Richard Swiveller, a careless young man who is a friend of Nell’s older brother, who wants Swiveller to marry Nell for the fortune he thinks she has. Daniel Quilp is a cruel moneylender, who manages to fool the grandfather into borrowing large sums of money from him. There is honest Kit, a boy employed at the shop, who becomes a victim even though he never harms other people. Kit desires to help Nell, whom he considers an angel that has always inspired the best in him. The mysterious Bevis Marks, who is a generous customer to some people and an enemy to others, also has his own reasons for looking after Nell and her grandfather.
Unlike Dickens’ other works, The Old Curiosity Shop is a book of contrasts: the purity of Nell compared to the dishonesty of Quilp, fresh air and scenic villages to the polluted, stone-covered city, etc. Even people’s reaction to the book presented a cruel contrast. At first, Nell Trent was praised and considered Dickens’ best character. Later, she was criticized by many well-known people like Oscar Wilde. While characters in Dickens’ other books are moving towards a better future, Nell and her grandfather are fleeing for their life and their story is moving towards a sad ending.
小题1:We can infer from the first two paragraphs that ___________.| A．Nell’s mother died young because of poverty | | B．Nell’s grandfather made a fortune by gambling | | C．Nell died of starvation during her journey | | D．Nell had no one to turn to on her travels |
小题2:What’s the third paragraph mainly about?| A．The plot (情节) of the story. | B．The characters in the story. | | C．The background of the story. | D．The inspiration behind the story. |
小题3:The Old Curiosity Shop is different from Dickens’ other works because it ___________.| A．is full of contrasts | B．has a surprise ending | | C．reflects Dickens’ own life | D．is set in the Industrial Revolution |
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On a Friday night ,a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station .The music was so great that people down to listen and put some money into his hat .
The next day ,the violinist came to the entrance again. He put down his hat as usual. Beside the hat ,there was a piece of paper with some on it .It said ,“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by .Welcome to claim (认领) it .”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and what it could be .After a while a man rushed through the crowd, took the violinist’s shoulders and said ,“I knew you would come here.” The violinist asked, “Did you something ?“Lottery（彩票）.” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang ’ name on it .Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker. He bought the lottery and a prize of $ 500,000. But when he gave $ 50 to the violinist for his wonderful music , the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student . That morning ,he was going to to Vienna for higher education. However, when he found the ticket ,he cancelled the flight and to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay tuition（学费）. He said,“Although I don’t have much money ,I live happily .If I lose , I won’t be happy forever.
| 小题1: | | A．went | B．slowed | C．turned | D．fell |
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| 小题2: | | A．music | B．money | C．words | D．tickets |
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| 小题3: | | A．chance | B．hand | C．choice | D．mistake |
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| 小题4: | | A．asked | B．felt | C．wondered | D．knew |
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| 小题5: | | A．certainly | B．never | C．always | D．exactly |
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| 小题9: | | A．returned | B．reached | C．pointed | D．jumped |
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| 小题10: | | A．name | B．lottery | C．honesty | D．money |
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Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to new staff. My son targeted a company that was to employ only one person there were more than 20 people filing their resumes﹙简历﹚.
After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.
On the day of the final interview, my son and the two candidates（候选人）arrived at the interview place on time, the test. The interview was unbelievably . The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our . We will tell you the in 3 days. Good luck to all of you” On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very .
In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me on phone, “Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, “What’s the whole ?” My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my son was also of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s was “Thank you” while the others said “Goodbye”.
Only then did I know that my son’s hope in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not to say “Thank you” to the one who disappoints you. Saying “Thank you” shows respect for others’ work and shows your great . Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of compared with others!
| 小题1: | | A．Due to | B．As to | C．By way of | D．Thanks to |
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| 小题2: | | A．promote | B．train | C．discover | D．employ |
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| 小题3: | | A．encouraged | B．allowed | C．intended | D．supposed |
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| 小题4: | | A．since | B．while | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题5: | | A．decide | B．attract | C．meet | D．represent |
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| 小题6: | | A．slowly | B．secretly | C．smoothly | D．silently |
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| 小题7: | | A．other | B．another | C．others | D．either |
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| 小题8: | | A．watching over | B．waiting for | C．thinking about | D．looking into |
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| 小题9: | | A．formal | B．funny | C．simple | D．strange |
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| 小题10: | | A．advertisement | B．order | C．notice | D．suggestion |
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| 小题11: | | A．choice | B．result | C．mark | D．idea |
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| 小题12: | | A．annoyed | B．puzzled | C．shocked | D．disappointed |
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| 小题13: | | A．doubtfully | B．calmly | C．excitedly | D．worriedly |
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| 小题14: | | A．opinion | B．matter | C．attitude | D．tip |
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| 小题15: | | A．middle | B．ending | C．course | D．part |
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| 小题16: | | A．reply | B．way | C．problem | D．question |
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| 小题17: | | A．came | B．grew | C．changed | D．advised |
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| 小题18: | | A．expect | B．regret | C．dislike | D．forget |
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| 小题19: | | A．curiosity | B．unselfishness | C．honor | D．humor |
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| 小题20: | | A．abilities | B．opportunities | C．faults | D．shortcomings |
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