One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I the countryside for some place I could rent for the possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was , full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it, and a corner to camp in.
The locals knew nothing about me, slowly, they started teaching me the of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of .
What I had believed in, all those things I thought were for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my with my neighbors.
Four years later, I moved back into . I saw many people were having a really hard time, their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to a handful of people .There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in if we hadn’t banded together.（团结起来）
The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about we can all get by together.
| 小题1: | | A．equally | B．separately | C．violently | D．naturally |
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| 小题2: | | A．off | B． over | C．apart | D．out |
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| 小题3: | | A．searched | B．left | C．toured | D．crossed |
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| 小题4: | | A．cheapest | B．largest | C．fairest | D．fullest |
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| 小题5: | | A．at | B．through | C．over | D．round |
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| 小题6: | | A．occupied | B．abandoned | C．emptied | D．robbed |
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| 小题7: | | A．turned | B．approached | C．cut | D．cleared |
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| 小题8: | | A．but | B．although | C．otherwise | D．for |
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| 小题9: | | A．benefit | B．lesson | C．nature | D．art |
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| 小题10: | | A．looking | B．staying | C．swinging | D．turning |
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| 小题11: | | A．wild | B．real | C．different | D．remote |
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| 小题12: | | A．neighborliness | B．happiness | C．friendliness | D．kindness |
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| 小题13: | | A．unique | B．expensive | C．rare | D．necessary |
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| 小题15: | | A．cooperation | B．relationships | C．satisfaction | D．appointments |
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| 小题16: | | A．reality | B．society | C．town | D．life |
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| 小题17: | | A．creating | B．losing | C．quitting | D．offering |
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| 小题18: | | A．put in | B．turn in | C．take in | D．get in |
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| 小题19: | | A．yards | B．shelters | C．camps | D．cottages |
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| 小题20: | | A．when | B．what | C．whether | D．how |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:B
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试题分析：本文叙述了作者在美国的生活经历，以及他对美国梦的理解的前后变化。一开始作者认为在美国就会有银行卡，工作和房子。但是在美国经历了一系列不愉快的事件后,作者的美国梦想破碎了。作者在山上找了一座破旧的房屋租住。在哪里他从邻居那里学到了美国梦其实是大家团结起来共同度过的。
小题1:考查副词和上下文的呼应。A. equally 同样地，平等地； B. separately 分别地，各自地；C. violently 猛烈地，激烈地； D. naturally自然地。根据前文的like everyone else向每个其他人一样，我们也每个人都在做。句意：我们各自都在追逐同样的事情。故选B。
小题2:考查形容词和上下文的呼应。A. off 远离的；B. over 在上面的；C. apart 分离的；D. out外面的。根据后文的I found myself homeless and alone.可知我发现自己孤独，因此处说自己原来的梦想破碎了，崩溃了。句意：有一年,在经历了一系列不愉快的事件,它完全崩溃了。故选C。
小题3:考查动词和上下文的呼应。A. searched 搜索； B. left 离开； C. toured 旅行； D. crossed穿过。根据后文的for some place I could rent可知作者在乡村寻找可以租住的地方。Search…… for……搜….为了找…….。句意：我在乡村搜寻我可以租住的地方。故选A。
小题4:考查形容词和上下文的呼应。 A. cheapest 便宜的；B. largest 大的； C. fairest 公平的； D. fullest完全的，满的。根据前文的I had my truck and $56.可知作者只有一辆卡车和56美元，可见他没太多的钱，因此他要租便宜的房子。故此处用形容词cheapest。句意：我要租住尽可能最便宜的地方。故选A。
小题5:考查介词和上下文的呼应。A. at 在；B. through 穿过；C. over 越过，在……之上；D. round在……周围。根据前文的up a winding mountain road可知这座房子在山上，因此在河的上面，句意：我来到了一个在西弗吉尼亚州4英里的山路上的破旧的房子，位于波托马克河上面。
故选C。
小题6:考查动词和上下文的呼应。A. occupied 占用； B. abandoned 放弃的，废弃的；C.emptied 倒空；D. robbed抢劫。根据后文的full of broken glass and rubbish可知这座房子是被废弃的。句意：它被废弃了。故选B。
小题7:考查动词和上下文的呼应。 A. turned 转动；B. approached 接近；C. cut 剪； D. cleared清除。根据后文的to camp in.可知作者为了能扎营住在这里，应清理了一下。句意：为了能住进去，我清理了一个角落。故选D。
小题8:考查连词和上下文的呼应。A. but 但是；B. although 尽管； C. otherwise 否则；D. for因为。根据前文的knew nothing about me 和后文的slowly, they started teaching me可知其他人开始时不了解他，后来叫他一些东西，前后是转折关系，故用连词but。句意：当地人对我不了解，但是慢慢地开始教会我一些东西。故选A。
小题9:考查名词和上下文的呼应。A. benefit 利益，好处； B. lesson 教训，课； C. nature 自然； D. art艺术，道理。根据前文的they started teaching me可知他们教我一些道理。句意：慢慢地他们开始叫我做邻居的道理。故选D。
小题10:考查动词和上下文的呼应。A. looking 看； B. staying 停留； C. swinging 摇摆； D. turning转向。根据后文的to chat要去聊天，此处应是停下来，故用动词stay。句意：他们带来一些摊毯子，蜡烛和工具，停下来和我聊天。故选B。
小题11:考查形容词和上下文的呼应。A. wild野生的；B. real 真实的； C. different 不同的； D. remote遥远的，偏僻的。根据前文的I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success.可知他过去的美国梦想是成功的，而现在没有房子和工作，是失败的，与想象的不一样，句意：他们开始教会我一种对美国梦想不同的信念。故选C。
小题12:考查名词和上下文的呼应。 A. neighborliness 邻居；B. happiness 幸福；C. friendliness 友好； D. kindness善良。根据前文的of being a neighbor.可知作为邻居的理论，可知此处是强调邻居的重要性。句意：美国的梦想不是个人的成就而是邻居的共同的成就。故选A。
小题13:考查形容词和上下文的呼应。A. unique 独特的，唯一的；B. expensive 昂贵的；C. rare 稀有的；D. necessary必要的。根据后文的were nonexistent in this place.可知以前以为必要的东西，在这个地方不存在，句意：所有我原以为必要的东西在这个地方不存在。故选D。
小题14:考查副词和上下文的呼应。A. Down 向下； B. Up 向上； C. Deep 深入地； D. Along一起，沿着。根据后文的on the mountain可知此处应是上山，故用副词up。句意:我最有价值的东西是向上在山上。故选B。
小题15:考查名词和上下文的呼应。A. cooperation 合作； B. relationships 关系； C.satisfaction满意；D. appointments约定。根据前文的They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began 10 to chat. 可知作者与邻居的关系好。故此处用relationships。句意：我最有价值的财富就是与居的关系。故选B。
小题16:考查名词和上下文的呼应。A. reality 现实； B. society 社会；C. town 城镇；D. life生活。根据前文的I moved back into可知作者从山上搬回了城里。句意：四年后，我搬回了城里。故选C。
小题17:考查动词和上下文的呼应。A. creating 创造； B. losing 失去，损失； C. quitting 放弃； D. offering提供。根据前文的I saw many people were having a really hard time,可知这里的许多人过着艰难的生活，因此处应是失去工作，才能体现生活困难。句意：我看见许多人生活艰难，失去了工作和家园。故选B。
小题18:考查动词短语和上下文的呼应。A. put in 提出； B. turn in上交； C. take in 吸收，上当，容纳； D. get in收获。根据前文的rent a big enough house to可知作者租了一间大的房子是为了能股容纳一些人。句意：我租下了一个足够大的房子为了容纳一些人。故选C。
小题19:考查名词和上下文的呼应。A. yards 院子； B. shelters 避难所； C. camps 营地； D. cottages村舍。根据后问的if we hadn’t banded together.可知我们如果不团结起来就会没有地方住，只能呆在避难所。句意：如果我们不团结起来，我们就会呆在避难所。故选B。
小题20:考查代词和上下文的呼应。 A. when 什么时候； B. what 什么； C. whether 是否； D. how如何。根据后问的we can all get by together我们一起生活，根据文章意思，大家一起共同团结的生活，才能解决困难，这是说生活的方式，故此处用代词how。句意：它不是那么关于我可以自己得到什么,而是我们怎样一起生活度过。故选D。 |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and what to do, she began crying. After a while，She to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a .
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy that his mistress(女主人) was in danger. He jumped a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a scent(气味) as he lowered his head. He the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking into the air, the dog through the woods until he found the . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was .
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you me, Laddy.” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper, a huge meal of steak.
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．since | C．while | D．as |
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| 小题2: | | A．wondering | B．forgetting | C．remembering | D．regretting |
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| 小题3: | | A．preferred | B．expected | C．failed | D．decided |
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| 小题4: | | A．When | B．Until | C．If | D．Because |
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| 小题5: | | A．carelessly | B．cautiously | C．hopelessly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．trees | B．bushes | C．woods | D．grasses |
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| 小题7: | | A．stream | B．rock | C．tree | D．house |
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| 小题8: | | A．found | B．sensed | C．heard | D．smelt |
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| 小题10: | | A．terrible | B．Strange | C．pleasant | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．discovered | C．followed | D．ignored |
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| 小题12: | | A．calmly | B．loudly | C．merrily | D．gently |
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| 小题13: | | A．searched | B．wandered | C．looked | D．travelled |
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| 小题14: | | A．window | B．girl | C．house | D．hero |
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| 小题15: | | A．satisfaction | B．disappointment | C．embarrassment | D．delight |
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| 小题16: | | A．jumped | B．climbed | C．walked | D．flew |
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| 小题17: | | A．awake | B．abandoned | C．available | D．asleep |
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| 小题18: | | A．spotted | B．watched | C．observed | D．saw |
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| 小题19: | | A．disturbed | B．comforted | C．rescued | D．scared |
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| 小题20: | | A．pain | B．shock | C．sorrow | D．relief |
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On the first day of college our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know.
I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, “Hi, handsome! My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you can!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We instantly became friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk non-stop.
I was always mesmerized(催眠) listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went.
At the year end, Rose finished the degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to pay their respects to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possible be.
小题1:Why did Rose go to college at her age?| A．She wanted to marry a rich husband. | | B．It was her dream to receive college education. | | C．She wanted to change her present situation. | | D．She wanted to get a Bachelor Degree. |
小题2:Which of the following can best describe Rose?| A．Serious, helpful and hard-working. | | B．Outgoing, humorous and determined. | | C．Brave, warm-hearted and optimistic. | | D．Rich, sensitive and graceful. |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that .| A．Rose didn’t have any relatives when she died | | B．Rose had lived a very hard life | | C．the author was unwilling to understand Rose | | D．the author learned a lot from his old friend Rose |
小题4:By writing the passage the author intends to .| A．encourage old people to receive a good education | | B．describe the author’s college life | | C．introduce an admirable old college student | | D．teach young people to value their school life |
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Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested medicine.He always medical books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases.One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended ill.He lay on his bunk (铺位) and groaned (***) as if he very sick.The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to .He told the man to rest for a few days and the other sailors do his work. Three days later sailor pretended that he had with his chest. the captain looked in his medical books and told the "sick" man .
The other sailors were very because they had work to do.The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not . the mate (大副) decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap,soot,glue and other unpleasant things.Then he got from the captain to give his new medicine to the "sick" men.When they tasted the medicine,they really did feel ill.It was horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk,ran up on deck (甲板) and climbed the mast (桅杆) on the ship. The captain that the men had tried him.So he got them very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea.
| 小题2: | | A．fetched | B．took | C．had | D．got |
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| 小题3: | | A．be | B．was | C．to be | D．being |
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| 小题4: | | A．will be | B．were | C．is | D．should be |
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| 小题5: | | A．look for | B．look in | C．look back | D．look after |
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| 小题6: | | A．got | B．took | C．sent | D．made |
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| 小题7: | | A．other | B．the other | C．another | D．other"s |
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| 小题8: | | A．something wrong | B．wrong something | C．anything wrong | D．wrong anything |
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| 小题9: | | A．Before long | B．Once more | C．Suddenly | D．Certainly |
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| 小题10: | | A．to drink some water | B．to eat something | C．to have a rest | D．to do more work |
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| 小题11: | | A．pleased | B．sorry | C．angry | D．surprised |
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| 小题12: | | A．more | B．much | C．lots of | D．little |
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| 小题13: | | A．out | B．at home | C．present | D．appear |
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| 小题14: | | A．At first | B．At the beginning | C．At last | D．At the end |
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| 小题15: | | A．agreement | B．permission | C．permit | D．promise |
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| 小题16: | | A．very | B．much | C．so | D．quite |
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| 小题17: | | A．highest | B．high | C．higher | D．very high |
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| 小题18: | | A．heard | B．heard of | C．realized | D．guessed |
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| 小题19: | | A．cheating | B．cheat | C．cheated | D．to cheat |
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| 小题20: | | A．worked | B．to work | C．work | D．works |
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At Priya"s wedding party, her mother gave her a newly opened bankbook and said, "Priya, keep it as a of your marriage life. When something __ happens, put some money in and give a brief to it next to the line. The happier the event is, the more money you can put in. When after years, you will know how much happiness you"ve ".
Priya and Hitesh both thought it a great idea and soon made the first deposit(储蓄). , after years, they started quarrelling and fighting. They both marrying the worst person in the world.
One day Priya talked to her mother, "Mom, we can"t it any more. We decided to get divorce（离婚）! I can"t imagine I decided to marry this Guy!!!" Her mother responded, "Just do whatever you want, but before that do one thing first. the bankbook I gave to you on your wedding party? Take out all the money and it first. You shouldn"t keep any record of such a marriage. "Priya thought it was __. So she went to the bank, to draw out all the money. While waiting in the queue, she took out the bankbook and recalled the memories of all the previous . Her eyes filled with tears, she left in a (an) . When she returned home, she handed the bankbook to Hitesh, asking him to spend the money.
The next day, Hitesh gave the bankbook back to Priya. , she found a new deposit of $5000, with a line next to the record:" This is the day I how much I"ve loved you. How much happiness you"ve brought me." Much , they hugged and cried, putting the bankbook back to their _.
| 小题1: | | A．record | B．respect | C．remark | D．guide |
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| 小题2: | | A．uncertain | B．unexpected | C．pleasant | D．annoying |
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| 小题3: | | A．arrangement | B．comment | C．promise | D．dream |
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| 小题4: | | A．taking up | B．looking out | C．taking in | D．looking back |
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| 小题5: | | A．harvested | B．bought | C．offered | D．wanted |
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| 小题6: | | A．Besides | B．Anyway | C．Instead | D．However |
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| 小题7: | | A．enjoyed | B．risked | C．regretted | D．stopped |
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| 小题8: | | A．help | B．stand | C．blame | D．defeat |
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| 小题10: | | A．Return | B．Lose | C．Check | D．Remember |
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| 小题11: | | A．devote | B．spend | C．lend | D．waste |
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| 小题12: | | A．happy | B．poor. | C．simple | D．tranditional |
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| 小题13: | | A．reasonable | B．respectful | C．hopeful | D．responsible |
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| 小题14: | | A．planning | B．pretending | C．hesitating | D．preferring |
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| 小题15: | | A．trouble | B．experiences | C．quarrels | D．happiness |
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| 小题16: | | A．panic | B．ease | C．hurry | D．while |
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| 小题17: | | A．Interestingly | B．Naturally | C．Disappointingly | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题18: | | A．admit | B．search | C．realise | D．declare |
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| 小题19: | | A．attracted | B．tired | C．confused | D．moved |
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| 小题20: | | A．safe | B．mother | C．bank | D．wedding |
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One day I was driving to a business appointment and, as usual, I was planning in my mind what I was going to say. I came to a very busy crossroad where the stoplight had just turned red.
A young couple, both blind, were walking across the road. Each of them had a white cane(手杖). They were overcoming the most feared blindness. I held my breath when I noticed that the couple was not walking on the crosswalk, but was instead stepping directly into the middle of the crossroad. Without realizing the danger they were in, they were walking right into the path of the oncoming cars. I was frightened for them because I didn’t know if the other drivers understood what was happening. Then I saw a miracle unfold before my eyes. Every car in every direction came to a stop at the same time. Nobody can yelled, “Get out of the way!”
Amazed, I noticed that everyone’s attention was also fixed on the couple. Suddenly the driver to my right reacted. He yelled, “To your right.”Other people followed, shouting, “To your right!”Trusting their elite canes and the calls from some concerned citizens, they made it to the other side of the road. I could judge they had no idea what was really going on around them. Yet I immediately felt smiles appeared on everyone’s face. The driver to the left of me was saying, “I can’t believe it!”
I thought all of us were deeply moved by what we had just seen. Here were human beings stepping outsides themselves for a while to help other people in deed.
小题1:When the author drove to work, he saw_________.| A．some drivers were driving their cars very fast | | B．a couple failed to cross the road as usual | | C．most drivers drove in the same direction | | D．A blind couple was walking into the driveway |
小题2:What does the underlined word “miracle” in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Everybody told the blind couple to go to the right | | B．The blind couple avoided many cars by themselves | | C．The blind couple kept calm in danger | | D．Every car stopped for the blind couple |
小题3:It can be inferred from the text that________.| A．people felt a relief after the couple crossed the road | | B．the author was amazed at the expressions on the couple’s faces | | C．the couple’s quick crossing of the road surprised everyone | | D．calls from everyone made the couple realize their danger |
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