One sunny day last September, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.
Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they"d rowed beyond the calm waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.
Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves. "Everything went quiet in my head," Tim recalls(回忆). "I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line."
Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. "At one point, I considered turning back," he says. "I wondered if I was putting my life at risk." After 30 minutes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys, "Take down the umbrella!"
Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing, but the waves were almost too strong for him.
"Let"s aim for the pier(码头)," Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink. "Can you guys swim?" he cried. "A little bit," the boys said.
Once the were in the water, Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swan toward land as water washed over the boys" faces.
“Are we almost there?" they asked again and again. "Yes," Tim told them each time.
After 30minutes, they reached the pier.
小题1:what does “it” in paragraph 2 refer to ?| A．The beach | B．the water | C．the wind | D．the boat |
小题2:why did Tim raise his head regularly?| A．to take in enough fresh air | | B．To consider turning back to not. | | C．To check his distance from the boys | | D．To ask the boys to take down the umbrella |
小题3:How did the two boys finally reach the pier?| A．They swam to the pier all by themselves. | | B．They were washed to the pier by the wave. | | C．They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back. | | D．They were dragged to the pier by Tim. |
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小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D |
试题分析 本文是在讲两个小孩划船去捡海上的皮球，途中遇险，Tim奋力救下两个孩子的故事。
小题1:C 细节题。根据第二段The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.两个孩子试着往回划船，但他们抵挡不住风，船失去控制，故选择C项。
小题2:C 细节题。根据第三段I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line." Tim 抬头的目的是看看弄明白到孩子的直线距离。故选C项。
小题3:D 细节题。根据最后一段Tim decided it would he safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier.，拖着两个孩子到了岸边，故选 D项。
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There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells meat and other basic necessities. About 10 years ago, there was a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a . The owner, he would love to help, simply didn"t have any jobs available, so he kept the man"s request.
This situation continued for a few months, until the owner to give the homeless man a job which sweeping outside the shop. Every single day from 5 am, the homeless man was there doing the very he could for the , and it did earn him some pennies. , the owner saw how good a job the man was doing and gave him a job working a cashier(出纳、收银员). He was watched closely to make sure that he didn"t any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless, . The homeless man did a/an job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was asked to the finances(财政、金融) for the whole shop.
Two years later, the owner . In his will, he only had one , to give the whole shop to the "homeless" man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as , with his own business that is still and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.
From this story, we can probably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn"t your situation, it very well may turn out to some day in the future.
| 小题2: | | A．although | B．unless | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题3: | | A．expecting | B．considering | C．accepting | D．refusing |
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| 小题4: | | A．again | B．often | C．weekly | D．daily |
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| 小题5: | | A．allowed | B．agreed | C．planned | D．failed |
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| 小题6: | | A．meant | B．involved | C．included | D．trained |
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| 小题7: | | A．best | B．least | C．better | D．less |
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| 小题8: | | A．family | B．owner | C．interest | D．moment |
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| 小题9: | | A．Suddenly | B．Occasionally | C．Quietly | D．Eventually |
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| 小题11: | | A．lose | B．pocket | C．spend | D．save |
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| 小题12: | | A．after all | B．above all | C．all in all | D．first of all |
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| 小题13: | | A．honest | B．serious | C．fantastic | D．kind |
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| 小题14: | | A．guard | B．raise | C．provide | D．manage |
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| 小题15: | | A．got tired | B．became old | C．passed away | D．gave up |
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| 小题16: | | A．thought | B．purpose | C．request | D．suggestion |
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| 小题17: | | A．ever | B．necessary | C．never | D．still |
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| 小题18: | | A．big | B．new | C．shabby | D．popular |
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| 小题19: | | A．ideal | B．modest | C．own | D．financial |
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When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you"ll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?"
Remembering that I"ll be dead soon is the most important tool I"ve ever encountered to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors" code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another examination and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I" m fine now.
This was the closest I"ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn"t waste it repeating someone else"s life. Don" t be trapped by dogma（教条）— which is living with the results of other people" s thinking. Don"t let the noise of others" opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
小题1:The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because ______.| A．he had to rest at home | | B．his disease couldn"t be cured | | C．his disease was not serious at all | | D．he had to wait for the result of the test |
小题2:What does the author think of death?| A．He thinks it is impossible to avoid. | | B．He thinks it is not the end of life. | | C．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of. | | D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life. |
小题3:In the author"s opinion, we should ______.| A．follow others" advice | B．take no notice of diseases | | C．take exercise and keep healthy | D．have the courage to follow our heart |
小题4:What does the underlined word “encountered” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．came across | B．dealt with | C．survived | D．supported |
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Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree.
"Dad, can we watch when you trim(修剪) the tree?" My eldest son, Dan, nine, and his seven-year-old brother John, asked.
"I won"t be cutting this year," my husband Bob said. "Dan, you and John are old enough to measure things. Do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it?"
Dan and John seemed to grow six inches in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility. "We can handle it," Dan promised. "We won"t let you down."
A few days before Christmas, Dan and John rushed in after school. They gathered the tools they"d need and brought them out to the yard, where the tree waited. I was cooking when I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the tree into the living room. Then I heard the sound that every mother knows is trouble: dead silence. I hurried out to them. The tree was cut too short. John crossed his arms tight across his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.
I felt worried. The tree was central to our holiday. I didn"t want the boys to feel ashamed every time they looked at it. I couldn"t lower the ceiling, and I couldn"t raise the floor either. There was no way to undo the damage done. Suddenly, a thought came to my mind, which turned the problem into the solution.
"We can"t make the tree taller," I said. "But we can put it on a higher position."
Dan nodded his head sideways. "We could put it on the coffee table. It just might work! Let"s try it!"
When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their breath.
"What a good idea!" he declared. "Why didn"t I ever think of such a thing?"
John broke into a grin. Dan"s chest swelled with pride.
小题1: The underlined part "grow six inches" (Para. 4) implies the brothers felt .| A．proud | B．nervous | C．embarrassed | D．scared |
小题2:What happened after the brothers moved the Christmas tree into the living room?| A．They rushed to school. | | B．They began to decorate the tree. | | C．They got angry with each other. | | D．They found the tree was cut short. |
小题3:How could the short tree be turned into a perfect one?| A．By making the tree taller. | | B．By lowering the ceiling. | | C．By placing it on a coffee table. | | D．By raising the floor. |
小题4:What Bob said in the last but one paragraph (the underlined part)showed .| A．he was a little disappointed | | B．he was too stupid to think of the idea | | C．he appreciated what the brothers had done | | D．he should not have given them the task |
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Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the made through years. At the airport he had to accept the customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for . Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a fake（假货）. When he was of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which nearly 100,000, into pieces hearing Glen’s words. Glen was . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined . For many times of entry-exit he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of , which he would remember as the of his success forever.
| 小题1: | | A．went up | B．set up | C．took up | D．picked up |
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| 小题2: | | A．owes | B．mentions | C．brings | D．honors |
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| 小题3: | | A．objected | B．refused | C．decided | D．asked |
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| 小题4: | | A．books | B．things | C．pounds | D．savings |
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| 小题5: | | A．ordinary | B．regular | C．routine | D．common |
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| 小题6: | | A．inspection | B．look | C．test | D．experiment |
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| 小题8: | | A．careless | B．priceless | C．hopeless | D．worthless |
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| 小题9: | | A．afraid | B．ashamed | C．proud | D．hard |
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| 小题10: | | A．spent | B．paid | C．cost | D．took |
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| 小题12: | | A．amazed | B．delighted | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题13: | | A．strictly | B．quietly | C．quickly | D．curiously |
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| 小题14: | | A．conditions | B．chances | C．experiments | D．experiences |
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| 小题15: | | A．stopped | B．warned | C．urged | D．hoped |
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| 小题16: | | A．found out | B．came out | C．sent out | D．set out |
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| 小题17: | | A．hit | B．charged | C．praised | D．blamed |
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| 小题18: | | A．expression | B．idea | C．thought | D．impression |
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| 小题19: | | A．lies | B．honesty | C．goods | D．bravery |
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| 小题20: | | A．choice | B．lesson | C．secret | D．belief |
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You have to log on to your school"s online system to check your grades, but you find the system is kind of inconvenient．What do you do?
When Daniel Brooks was a senior at Pioneer High School in the US, he came up with a Silicon Valley-style solution; he developed an iPhone app（application, 应用程序）I C Connector．
When he tried out his school"s new Web-based student information system earlier this year, he immediately noticed some shortcomings．He could no longer view his current grades for all his classes at once．Checking several classes required several clicks-which for a teenager is so much work．To save himself all this trouble, Brooks developed the app and sold it on the Apple app store．Now it has 2,300 users who have downloaded it across the US．
"It ended up on every iPhone and iPad and portable device that any student and teacher had on campus," said Scott Peterson, the campus tech support worker at Pioneer High．
Brooks said he didn"t create the app to get rich - it is free．"A student is not going to want to pay 99 cents," Brooks said．"They just want to see their grades more easily．"
However, in the months that followed, Brooks experienced highs and lows．His app is now so successful that users want more, in particular, his teachers have started pushing him to develop a version for them．However, the company Infinite Campus, which developed the information system, has been less positive．
The company said in an e-mail that he was confusing users and violating the company"s copyright by using Infinite Campus" name and logo in the app’s name．Brooks" father, Michael Brooks, has offered to change the name, but says he needs time to get Apple"s approval．Daniel also e-mailed and called Infinite Campus．They got no response．
Daniel Brooks starts at a California university this autumn．Despite Infinite Campus" attitude, he continues to try to improve the app and hopes to put out an Android version soon．
小题1:Why did Daniel Brooks develop an iPhone app IC Connector? （No more than 8 words）
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小题2:What is Brooks" teachers" attitude towards the app he developed? （No more than 14 words）
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小题3:What does Paragraph 7 talk about between Infinite Campus and Brooks? （No more than 7 words）
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小题4:What does Brooks’ aim to do now? （No more than 10 words）
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小题5:Use one word to describe Brooks. |
