It was very cold at 7 am that Monday morning in Harvard Square. I was nearly mad because I had just the bus, and was standing out in the freezing cold waiting for the next one. My mind was filled with anxiety and thoughts. “Why didn’t I leave two minutes ?”
the others at the bus stop was a woman in her fifties wearing a old-fashioned hat, an old pair of boots and a dark coat, but she had no . Another woman, who looked to be in her middle twenties, said to the woman, “Your hands must be very cold. You’ll get frostbitten (冻伤的) in this weather.” She her heavy backpack to the ground, bent down, and began for something inside her backpack. The older woman looked and said, ”Oh no, that’s OK. I’m .
The younger woman continued to search in her backpack and the older woman kept repeating, “Don’t yourself. I’ll be all right.” After seemed like so many minutes, the younger woman a pair of purple gloves. She took the older woman’s hands and gently a glove on each hand, covering one finger . The older woman said, “Thank you. You’re so sweet.”
Though I was very cold, the act of gave ma a warm feeling inside. It also motivated me to buy five pairs of purple gloves, similar to hers, and them in my bag, just in case I someone who was in great on a cold day.
| 小题1: | | A．missed | B．got | C．waited | D．seen |
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| 小题2: | | A．negative | B．happy | C．good | D．creative |
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| 小题3: | | A．ago | B．earlier | C．later | D．sooner |
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| 小题4: | | A．With | B．Between | C．Among | D．Before |
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| 小题5: | | A．shoes | B．gloves | C．scarf | D．coat |
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| 小题6: | | A．older | B．younger | C．latter | D．shorter |
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| 小题7: | | A．pushed | B．pulled | C．lifted | D．dropped |
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| 小题8: | | A．watching | B．caring | C．looking | D．leaving |
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| 小题10: | | A．sorry | B．glad | C．happy | D．fine |
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| 小题12: | | A．upset | B．trouble | C．save | D．satisfy |
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| 小题14: | | A．pulled out | B．picked up | C．picked out | D．put on |
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| 小题15: | | A．gave | B．placed | C．situated | D．took |
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| 小题16: | | A．at once | B．at times | C．at a time | D．at the same time |
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| 小题17: | | A．happiness | B．kindness | C．rudeness | D．sadness |
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| 小题19: | | A．took care | B．came across | C．learned of | D．turned to |
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| 小题20: | | A．honor | B．need | C．shock | D．surprise |
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小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
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小题18:D
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试题分析：文章讲述作者在公共汽车站因为错过公共汽车焦虑的时候，一个年轻女士的善举让他感到温暖，也激发他做一些善意的事情。
小题1:考查动词：A. missed错过，B. got得到，C. waited等待，D. seen看见，从前面的I was nearly mad可知因为错过了公共汽车几乎要疯了，选A
小题2:考查形容词：A. negative消极的，B. happy快乐的，C. good好的，D. creative有创造力的，我的头脑匆忙了焦虑和消极的想法，选A
小题3:考查副词：A. ago前，B. earlier早些，C. later迟些，D. sooner更快，因为作者错过的公共汽车，他想为什么不早几分钟来，选B
小题4:考查介词：A. With和…一起，B. Between在（两者）之间，C. Among在（三者以上）之间，D. Before在…前面，公共汽车站的其他人中有一个50几岁的妇女戴着老式的帽子，选C
小题5:考查名词：A. shoes鞋子，B. gloves手套，C. scarf围巾，D. coat外套，从后面的“Your hands must be very cold. You’ll get frostbitten (冻伤的) in this weather.”可知这个妇女没有戴手套，选B
小题6:考查形容词：A. older更老，B. younger更年轻，C. latter后者，D. shorter更短，从前面的Another woman, who looked to be in her middle twenties,可知20几岁的妇女对年纪大的妇女说，选A
小题7:考查动词：A. pushed推，B. pulled拉，C. lifted举起，D. dropped落下，她把沉重的背包放在地上，选D
小题8:考查动词：A. watching观看，B. caring关心，C. looking看，D. leaving离开，从She 37 her heavy backpack to the ground, bent down,可知她是在找什么东西，选C
小题9:考查副词：A. down向下，B. up向下，C. away离开，D. out外面，从She 37 her heavy backpack to the ground, bent down,可知年轻的女士是弯下腰，所以年长的向下看，选A
小题10:考查形容词：A. sorry遗憾的，抱歉的，B. glad高兴的，C. happy快乐的，D. fine好的，从前面的that’s OK.可知是说，没关系，我还好。选D
小题11:考查介词：A. for为了，B. of…的，C. with和….，D. around周围，年轻的女士继续在背包里面四处找，选D
小题12:考查动词：A. upset使…不安，B. trouble麻烦，困扰，C. save救，D. satisfy满足，年长的妇女一直在和她说：不要麻烦了，选B
小题13:考查代词：A. this这个，B. that那个， C. what什么D. she她，这是宾语从句，what引导宾语从句，在宾语从句中做主语，选C
小题14:考查动词短语：A. pulled out拉出，B. picked up捡起，习得，恢复，C. picked out挑选出，D. put on穿上，年轻的女士从包里面拉出一副粉红的手套，选A
小题15:考查动词：A. gave给，B. placed放置，C. situated位于，D. took 拿，这里应该是年轻的女士给年长的妇女每个手上戴一个手套，选B
小题16:考查词组：A. at once立刻，B. at times有时，C. at a time一次，D. at the same time同时，一次一个手指头，选C
小题17:考查名词：A. happiness快乐，B. kindness好意，C. rudeness粗鲁，D. sadness 难过，虽然我很冷，但是这种善举给了我温暖的感觉，选B
小题18:考查动词：A. lie躺，撒谎，B. take拿，C. hang悬挂，D. put放，我也买了5副一样的粉红手套，放在包里，选D
小题19:考查词组：A. took care照料，B. came across遇上，C. learned of了解，D. turned to求助于，转向，以防遇到冷天有需要的人，选B
小题20:考查名词：A. honor荣誉，B. need 需要，C. shock震惊，D. surprise惊讶，in need有需要，修饰people，选B |
核心考点
试题【It was very cold at 7 am that Monday morning in Harvard Square. I was nearly mad】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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I took a trip after lunch and on my way home I stopped at a park in this beautiful little town. I really wanted to enjoy the _ wind of one of the last days of summer. I know I still have a lot of time left according to the ___. But I’ve seen too many summers suddenly____
When I had a rest at a __ , a man came, who was about my __ . Maybe we could have common topics. “Good _ _ , my friend!” he said as he _ _ down on the opposite side of the table. “You don’t live __ , do you?” “No, I’m just _ _ . I live about an hour and a half from here.” “What do you do for a living?” he asked. “I’m a _ _ .” “Well, I should have known,” he said.
Now he had my _ _ . How could he possibly know what I did for a living just by __ at me? “You were dreaming and wondering just like an author. I could see in your eyes. Most people see how _ _ the town is, but you see many other things most people don’t take the time to see.” I just wondered about his _ _ . “What do you do for a living?” “_ _ I’m a journalist (记者) for our local paper. But I call myself a reflection because I _ _ what I see in my job. My words can _ _ the world around me. I can write about what I know faithfully and I know these people for I have been _ _ here so long. So you can imagine how _ _ the news is here. They are in turn a reflection of me.”
If you had to _ _ what a good person would be like, could you fit the description? I hope you’re a good reflection.
| 小题1: | | A．cool | B．hot | C．strong | D．cold |
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| 小题2: | | A．schedule | B．weather | C．calendar | D．experience |
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| 小题3: | | A．start | B．change | C．worsen | D．disappear |
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| 小题4: | | A．chair | B．table | C．restaurant | D．station |
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| 小题5: | | A．height | B．weight | C．accent | D．age |
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| 小题6: | | A．night | B．afternoon | C．evening | D．morning |
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| 小题7: | | A．sat | B．settled | C． calmed | D．lay |
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| 小题8: | | A．distantly | B．nearby | C．comfortably | D．alone |
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| 小题9: | | A．passing by | B．giving up | C．thinking over | D．walking off |
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| 小题10: | | A．designer | B．thinker | C．painter | D．writer |
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| 小题11: | | A．interest | B．secrete | C．trust | D．patience |
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| 小题12: | | A．shouting | B．working | C．smiling | D．looking |
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| 小题13: | | A．busy | B．scenic | C．wide | D．peaceful |
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| 小题14: | | A．career | B．situation | C．history | D．advantage |
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| 小题15: | | A．Originally | B．Actually | C．Really | D．Recently |
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| 小题16: | | A．report | B．consider | C．remember | D．study |
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| 小题17: | | A．record | B．decorate | C．monitor | D．reflect |
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| 小题18: | | A．watching | B．waiting | C．living | D．traveling |
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| 小题19: | | A．funny | B．important | C．truthful | D．numerous |
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| 小题20: | | A．copy | B．describe | C．draw | D．guess |
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A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is because he doesn’t understand how to make use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their .
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. , he is likely to fail, and the failure will his belief in his incompetence（无能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor_ in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents the idea. He their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to . Then, he was very poor at math, as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which of the other students had been able to solve. He in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at .
Alder now with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may himself as well as others by his ability.
| 小题1: | | A．stupid | B．shy | C．useless | D．clever |
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| 小题2: | | A．big | B．full | C．high | D．straight |
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| 小题3: | | A．ability | B．age | C．brain | D．knowledge |
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| 小题4: | | A．decision | B．plan | C．promise | D．effort |
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| 小题5: | | A．work | B．study | C．pleasure | D．success |
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| 小题6: | | A．Therefore | B．Really | C．However | D．Truly |
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| 小题7: | | A．lead to | B．strengthen | C．improve | D．get rid of |
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| 小题8: | | A．a thought | B．an example | C．an experience | D．an idea |
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| 小题9: | | A．state | B．mind | C．start | D．ending |
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| 小题10: | | A．blame | B．expect | C．get | D．win |
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| 小题11: | | A．discovered | B．organized | C．developed | D．found |
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| 小题12: | | A．broke | B．refused | C．doubted | D．accepted |
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| 小题13: | | A．manage | B．argue | C．act | D．try |
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| 小题14: | | A．only | B．almost | C．just | D．then |
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| 小题16: | | A．succeeded | B．broke | C．failed | D．believed |
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| 小题17: | | A．physics | B．medicine | C．English | D．math |
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| 小题18: | | A．studies | B．plays | C．works | D．graduates |
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| 小题19: | | A．early | B．deeply | C．late | D．simply |
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| 小题20: | | A．discourage | B．love | C．surprise | D．disappoint |
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Children today are crazy about roller skating（溜冰）, for it"s easy and fun. After supper on week days, anytime on weekends and especially any day in school holidays, so many roller skaters flow into streets, squares, parks and playgrounds. What a beautiful sight!
But a long time ago, roller skating was a different story. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn"t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin，whose work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked playing the violin. Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. Very pleased and a little excited, he accepted it. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think hard how to make an impressive entrance at the party. A strange idea struck him one day—he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
He tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Very proud of his invention, he couldn"t wait for the special day to come, when he would arrive at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin did as he had planned, rolling into the room playing his violin. Quite astonished，all present cast their eyes over him. Then, unexpectedly, came one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin"s grand entrance for a long time!
小题1:Merlin was considered a dreamer because he ________.| A．always dreamed while sleeping | | B．had very rich imagination | | C．often gave others surprises | | D．invented the roller skates |
小题2:Merlin roller skated into the room in order to ________.| A．arrive at the party on time | | B．impress the party guests | | C．test his new roller skates | | D．make the host satisfied |
小题3:The main point the writer tries to make in the last paragraph is ________.| A．the party guests laughed at Merlin | | B．the roller skates needed improving | | C．Merlin got himself into great trouble | | D．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation |
小题4:The text is mainly about ________.| A．an unusual party | B．a funny musician | | C．the origin of roller skating | D．the great joy Merlin brought |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats playmates,” Kruger, the seventy-year-old man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with .They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did that would set her apart from cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt going into shock(休克).He shouted for help, his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky to the bedroom door and scratched until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the .Brenda found her husband the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has left Kruger’s side.
| 小题1: | | A．gave | B．named | C．chose | D．remembered |
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| 小题2: | | A．as | B．like | C．except | D．among |
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| 小题3: | | A．sound | B．alarm | C．voice | D．noise |
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| 小题4: | | A．friends | B．animals | C．farmers | D．neighbors |
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| 小题5: | | A．dividing | B．visiting | C．sharing | D．discovering |
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| 小题6: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．everything | D．something |
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| 小题7: | | A．ordinary | B．lovely | C．familiar | D．outstanding |
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| 小题8: | | A．shut off | B．shut out | C．shut down | D．shut up |
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| 小题9: | | A．marched | B．climbed | C．struggled | D．flew |
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| 小题10: | | A．bent | B．shook | C．hit | D．pulled |
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| 小题11: | | A．Falling | B．Lying | C．Appearing | D．Thinking |
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| 小题12: | | A．it | B．itself | C．himself | D．him |
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| 小题14: | | A．Thus | B．Otherwise | C．Then | D．Rather |
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| 小题15: | | A．walked | B．withdrew | C．returned | D．ran |
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| 小题16: | | A．madly | B．suddenly | C．rapidly | D．urgently |
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| 小题17: | | A．bedroom | B．house | C．yard | D．basement |
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| 小题18: | | A．in the front of | B．in the middle of | | C．at the top of | D．at the bottom of |
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| 小题19: | | A．regretting | B．resting | C．recovering | D．relaxing |
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| 小题20: | | A．ever | B．never | C．still | D．already |
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When an NBA player is young, he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later ______ he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I” in “team”.
There is no better example of the value of ______ than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. ______, none of them had any titles（头衔） to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to play together, caring little ______ money and fame. Garnett and Allen ______ Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the best athletes in the world. They treat every second of every ______ as it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. Therefore, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their ______ effort too.
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and ______ defense（防卫）. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that _______. When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost ______, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. ______, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to ______ their friends and teammates.
Now, the guys who don’t play know they can still affect the game by cheering, so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have ______ a strong relationship. They are ______ just teammates. They are brothers.
The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year. There is a saying that goes, “A successful team beats with one ______.” If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.
| 小题1: | | A．which | B．that | C．when | D．where |
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| 小题2: | | A．determination | B．chance | C．teamwork | D．advantage |
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| 小题5: | | A．joined | B．noticed | C．persuaded | D．encouraged |
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| 小题6: | | A．detail | B．practice | C．partner | D．request |
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| 小题7: | | A．full | B．proud | C．happy | D．confident |
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| 小题8: | | A．gave in | B．waited for | C．ended up | D．centered on |
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| 小题9: | | A．helped | B．decided | C．cared | D．mattered |
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| 小题11: | | A．Instead | B．Finally | C．Then | D．Besides |
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| 小题12: | | A．calm | B．support | C．organize | D．advise |
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| 小题13: | | A．understood | B．accepted | C．enjoyed | D．developed |
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| 小题14: | | A．rather than | B．other than | C．less than | D．more than |
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| 小题15: | | A．heart | B．person | C．attitude | D．tip |
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