I felt excited, curious and nervous at the same time. I was excited because I would be skipping(跳级)two grades. I was curious because I didn"t know how high school students were taught. However, I was most nervous at the idea that I would be doing high school homework.
I had just walked into the class when the bell rang. This wasn"t a good start. But the kid in front of me looked very friendly. Luckily, since it was the first day of school, my teacher talked for about half of the period and we just had the rest of the period to start the class. I didn"t know what he was saying at first, but when I saw the problems on the paper, I knew what to do.
The next day, the kid said hi and I said hi back. We got into a conversation. It seemed that whenever I was talking to my friend, everyone stopped staring at (盯着看)me. Then the class started. It was easy. But I was still uncomfortable because I couldn"t look around without meeting others’eyes, so I just kept my eyes on the whiteboard and on my textbook.
However, my friend didn"t show up the next day, and the eighth graders just kept on staring at me. I didn"t know why.
The next day everything changed. My friend was back to school. I was praised for my homework. Everyone stared at me less. Some started to be a little friendlier towards me. I felt at home at last here. My teachers also seemed pretty nice.
小题1:If the author didn"t skip, he should study in _________ .| A．the fourth grade | B．the sixth grade | | C．the seventh grade | D．the eighth grade |
小题2:What may make the author curious?| A．What his old friends are doing. | | B．How high school students study. | | C．How he will do his high school homework. | | D．What the eighth graders" homework is. |
小题3:Why did the author always keep his eyes on the whiteboard and the textbook?| A．To pay attention to his teachers. | | B．To attract his teachers" attention. | | C．To follow his teachers" teaching. | | D．To avoid meeting others" eyes. |
小题4:According to the passage, we know that the author ___________ .| A．got along well with his new class very soon | | B．felt sorry about having skipped two grades | | C．had one friend in his class all the time | | D．got used to others" stares in the classroom |
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小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A |
试题分析：作者连跳两级，开始八年级的学习生活，作者既兴奋又紧张，因为他对高中的知识很陌生，结果证明，他很好地融入了新的班级。
小题1:根据第四段“...and the eighth graders just kept on staring at me”可知，作者不跳两级的话，应该上六年级，故选B。
小题2:根据“I was curious because I didn"t know how high school students were taught.”可知，作者不知道高中生在学什么，故选B。
小题3:根据第三段“But I was still uncomfortable because I couldn"t look around without meeting others’eyes, so I just kept my eyes on the whiteboard and on my textbook.”可知，作者盯着黑板是为了避开同学们的眼睛。故选D。
小题4:根据最后一段“My friend was back to school. I was praised for my homework. Everyone stared at me less. Some started to be a little friendlier towards me. I felt at home at last here. My teachers also seemed pretty nice.”可知，同学和老师都对作者很好，作者融入了新的班级。故选A。 |
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[详细]举一反三
My friend Jessie and I have known each other since we were very young. After we both got married we seldom had time to get together I always promised myself that I would meet her whenever I was free.
Friendships get more as we get older, and when we reached our forties, we to do something to keep our strong, healthy and growing. We picked out one Saturday a month and to do something together that day. Sometimes we had a long lunch out, and other times we went to see a movie or went shopping. We also promised to have a(n) every few days. In some adventures we drove to our favorite places and a night there. Other times we just , stopping wherever we wanted.
One of our adventures us to a very small town in South Georgia. The people there were a special festival. We were to buy the handmade gifts and to eat the food. There was also a parade. Everyone in the parade and waved to us! It was so great! We had a great time that day!
is always on the menu, whether it’s a weekend trip or a couple of hours’ chat over lunch. We are so happy and have a great on each other’s lives. We share our sorrow and and we ask for and receive advice. We always laugh, too!
Don’t keep promising yourself that “someday” you’ll your friends. Do it now. Pick up your phone and make a for THIS weekend. You’ll be a happier and person for it! You need it and your friends need it, too.
| 小题1: | | A．as | B．unless | C．though | D．since |
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| 小题2: | | A．precious | B．difficult | C．boring | D．interesting |
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| 小题3: | | A．refused | B．decided | C．remembered | D．regretted |
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| 小题4: | | A．friendship | B．connection | C．marriage | D．life |
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| 小题5: | | A．paused | B．promised | C．prepared | D．pretended |
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| 小题6: | | A．revision | B．adventure | C．operation | D．appointment |
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| 小题7: | | A．consumed | B．took | C．cost | D．spent |
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| 小题8: | | A．disappeared | B．left | C．drove | D．ran |
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| 小题9: | | A．showed | B．took | C．pushed | D．forced |
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| 小题10: | | A．offering | B．enjoying | C．presenting | D．conducting |
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| 小题11: | | A．willing | B．eager | C．delighted | D．allowed |
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| 小题12: | | A．delicious | B．terrible | C．awful | D．valuable |
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| 小题13: | | A．wiped | B．stared | C．smiled | D．announced |
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| 小题14: | | A．hardly | B．nearly | C．really | D．probably |
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| 小题15: | | A．Fun | B．Mercy | C．Concern | D．Disagreement |
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| 小题16: | | A．consideration | B．influence | C．discussion | D．impression |
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| 小题17: | | A．weakness | B．benefits | C．problems | D．happiness |
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| 小题18: | | A．meet | B．impress | C．support | D．forgive |
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| 小题19: | | A．design | B．plan | C．speech | D．record |
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| 小题20: | | A．busier | B．prettier | C．healthier | D．cleaner |
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Moving can bring out the best and the worst in people, I’m finding. And I’ve discovered where a very generous spirit lives: Defiance, Ohio.
After suffering through many months of unemployment, my wife and I had to move this week from Colorado to Ohio, where she would work as a sales assistant. Not knowing a person there, we were pretty concerned about all the work, including how we’d get all the things unloaded without killing ourselves.
We decided to pay a couple of college students to help with all the heavy lifting once we got there. But one neighbor after another stopped by and joined in. “What? Have we moved to some other country? Maybe we’ve died and gone to heaven!” I thought.
Unloading actually became fun as we connected with so many wonderful new friends as we worked. The more people that helped, the easier the work became. A job we were afraid might take days for the two of us alone was done in just a few hours. Many total strangers would either walk by or drive by to ask us if we were moving in. Many were delighted that this fine old house that had sat empty for so long was coming to life again. We were invited to an outdoor meal yesterday by neighbors on the same street.
All the while, my brain was on this new sense of hope that people could be outgoing and kind to strangers. Among all the conversations were lots of offers to be of help to one another in a variety of ways. It’s wonderful to live in such a kind little town. I feel so grateful to be here, and wish the rest of the world could see how an entire society can be a model for what it’s like to look out for one another. I used to stay away from friendships with strangers, but now I live in Defiance!
小题1:The author and his wife moved to Defiance because ________.| A．they thought moving often brought out the best | | B．a couple of students had promised to help them | | C．they liked this little town | | D．his wife had found a job |
小题2:When offered help, the author at first felt________.| A．grateful | B．surprised | C．embarrassed | D．excited |
小题3:The neighbors did all of the following EXCEPT________.| A．help them unload | B．invite them to a dinner | | C．offer to drive them around | D．welcome their coming |
小题4:What can we know about the author’s past life?| A．He hated to live in a little town. | | B．He liked to make friends with strangers. | | C．He usually offered some help to others. | | D．He refused to make friends with strangers. |
小题5:The author mainly wants to tell us ________.| A．we don’t know what is good until we have lost it | | B．kindness is the sunshine of social life | | C．where there is a will, there is a way | | D．there is no place like home |
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Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head his walking stick. McKay"s wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a person, he had been to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often.
Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay"s, or too often, on the McKays .
“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our ,” said Laurence. She added that it wasn"t so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks. “We"d be there happily reading our newspapers, when so much water would come from above that we"d be as wet as if we"d with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the of fish!”
And on Saturday evening it was just too . “It was James"s birthday,” explained Laurence, “and I"d made him a birthday cake. The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn"t get to blow them out.” , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet . Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast. “I couldn"t him. He was up there in a flash. It was the fastest I"d seen him move since 1964.”
Smith is not going to take things further with the police. He has also promised to change his from now on. And what of James McKay? he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”. “ the most exciting birthday !” said the cheerful old man. “The best since my adolescence I"d say!”
| 小题1: | | A．hitting | B．tapping | C．pushing | D．touching |
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| 小题3: | | A．quiet | B．peaceful | C．sensitive | D．stubborn |
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| 小题4: | | A．accustomed | B．taken | C．driven | D．attracted |
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| 小题5: | | A．fish | B．seed | C．plant | D．newspaper |
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| 小题6: | | A．himself | B．itself | C．themselves | D．herself |
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| 小题7: | | A．bathroom | B．kitchen | C．bedroom | D．balcony |
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| 小题8: | | A．which | B．what | C．that | D．whether |
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| 小题9: | | A．sitting | B．exercising | C．sleeping | D．eating |
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| 小题10: | | A．regularly | B．unconsciously | C．precisely | D．suddenly |
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| 小题11: | | A．swum | B．showered | C．watered | D．drowned |
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| 小题12: | | A．taste | B．sense | C．feeling | D．smell |
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| 小题13: | | A．little | B．soon | C．late | D．much |
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| 小题14: | | A．Beside | B．Instead | C．Otherwise | D．Consequently |
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| 小题15: | | A．over | B．across | C．through | D．down |
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| 小题16: | | A．stop | B．blame | C．ignore | D．stand |
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| 小题17: | | A．views | B．attitude | C．ways | D．mind |
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| 小题18: | | A．While | B．Since | C．Until | D．As |
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| 小题19: | | A．Sincerely | B．Impossibly | C．Definitely | D．Previously |
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| 小题20: | | A．before | B．ever | C．already | D．since |
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I was on a long drive last weekend and stopped for a rest．At that moment,I noticed a man in a wheelchair by the stop sign．He held a sign in hand， “Trying to make it home for the holidays”．I looked away from it,because I had no to give him．I watched as people drove by,and either ignored him or stared at him he was a curiosity（怪人）of sorts．I felt really for the poor man．
I know some people wouldn’t like to have the thought of money to such strangers in the street,because they thought these people may use that money for drugs,alcohol,or some other undesirable（不良的） ．I started to drive my car away but soon ．Since I don’t usually have much cash on me,I it would be a good idea to offer some food ．So I asked him if he was ．Hearing my words,he seemed shocked that someone his well-being,but he happily it．He said he would like a sandwich and a can of soda．
Inside the store,I bought a sandwich,soda,some water and chips．I them to the new friend who was quite to receive so many delicious foods． the meal time ,I asked his name．He said he was called Chewie,and he was thankful for my help．I him a Smile Card．He read it with a big smile and said,“I always random（偶然）acts of kindness．”
As I drove away,I said a silent prayer（祈祷）that Chewie makes it home for the holidays,or at least he spends them somewhere safe and ．
| 小题1: | | A．jumping | B．sitting | C．running | D．climbing |
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| 小题2: | | A．asking | B．copying | C．showing | D．reading |
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| 小题3: | | A．quickly | B．happily | C．actively | D．finally |
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| 小题4: | | A．money | B．gift | C．time | D．sign |
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| 小题5: | | A．as long as | B．in case | C．even though | D．as if |
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| 小题6: | | A．proud | B．happy | C．sorry | D．strange |
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| 小题7: | | A．lending | B．giving | C．wasting | D．throwing |
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| 小题8: | | A．purposes | B．interests | C．views | D．roles |
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| 小题9: | | A．took off | B．gave up | C．turned around | D．picked up |
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| 小题10: | | A．doubted | B．refused | C．listed | D．thought |
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| 小题11: | | A．besides | B．yet | C．instead | D．though |
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| 小题12: | | A．happy | B．sleepy | C．tired | D．hungry |
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| 小题13: | | A．brought about | B．talked about | C．cared about | D．thought about |
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| 小题14: | | A．bought | B．accepted | C．paid | D．ate |
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| 小题15: | | A．dropped | B．donated | C．offered | D．supported |
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| 小题16: | | A．glad | B．stressful | C．uneasy | D．formal |
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| 小题17: | | A．Before | B．Above | C．For | D．During |
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| 小题18: | | A．handed | B．ordered | C．borrowed | D．sold |
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| 小题19: | | A．cut in | B．believe in | C．take in | D．give in |
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| 小题20: | | A．cold | B．upset | C．warm | D．afraid |
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That warm day was the only day of the week without rain．I opened the door,took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine．Suddenly,I noticed that the house near mine had been sold．An elderly lady was in front of the door,with some beautiful flowers beside her．I walked to her．She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair．
“Hi！My name is Karmen,”I said smiling brightly at the old lady．She smiled back and said,“Hello,Karmen．I ’m Henrietta．”Her voice was very strong for someone at her age．Later，I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her．From that day on,I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food．A year passed,and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends．
One day,I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door,but there was no answer．I knocked again,and she still didn’t turn up．So I let myself in,using the key she had given me．I checked her living room and then her kitchen．I finally went into her bedroom,and she was lying peacefully on her bed．Beside her there were two notes．One was her will（遗嘱）,which said all that she had would be given to me．The other was a thank-you note．I went to her bedside and cried sadly．
Though several years have gone by,I still miss her deeply．Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house,I remember the wonderful friendship we had．
小题1:The writer came out of the house to ______．| A．look at an old lady | B．enjoy some flowers | | C．enjoy the sunshine | D．clean the house nearby |
小题2:Through visiting the old lady,the writer learnt that the old lady ______．| A．disliked all her relatives | | B．had no one to look after her | | C．didn’t want to live with her family | | D．was looking for someone to look after her |
小题3:What can we learn from the passage?| A．The old lady was not kind． | | B．The writer didn’t have any good friends． | | C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food． | | D．The writer got along very well with the old lady． |
小题4:What does the underlined part “turn up”in Paragraph 3 mean?| A．Appear | B．Leave | C．Try | D．Change |
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