I have a good memory of my grandfather，Jack. He was sitting in his armchair in the front room.
I sat next to him. We were reading aloud，our heads bent over the page in front of us，a finger marking the words；separated by seven decades，brought together by words. It"s a common scene in British families；however，in our case，the usual order of things is reversed（颠倒）．Granddad had been blind since I was tiny，so I was reading to him.When reading aloud，people usually read something that"s of interest to the listener. So I didn"t read children"s books；I read the sorts of things Granddad liked to hear about. Much of the vocabulary in Granddad’s reading material was far beyond me. When I met unfamiliar words，I"d spell them out.
Granddad would help me. It must have been painful for him to hear news；but he never hurried me along or complained. Our reading wasn"t really about getting knowledge. It was a way for us to spend time together.
My grandfather wasn"t always blind. He had been a good carpenter（木匠）．The first Christmas of my parents" marriage，he built my mother a bookcase，which now belongs to my son Jonah，providing a link between four generations.
I was a fortunate child；I spent a lot of time with my grandfather，and he opened the world to me in a particular way. Reading was our way of building a relationship that has had a lasting effect on me. In the school holidays，I sometimes accompanied him on trips to the seaside with the local association for the blind. This might seem strange，but I felt that my personal value was realized because I could finally do something for Granddad.
A decade later，I found a position in a nursing home，which reminded me of my early experiences；reading to senior citizens was a connection back to Granddad. More than simple conversation，reading aloud is a connection between two individuals and it can have a big emotional（情感的）effect on elderly people.
小题1:What can we know from the first paragraph?| A．The author"s grandfather was born blind. | | B．The author is seventy years younger than her grandfather. | | C．The author often sat opposite to her grandfather while reading. | | D．It"s quite common in Britain that children read to their grandfathers. |
小题2:Why didn"t the author choose to read children"s books?| A．To expand her knowledge. | | B．To make her vocabulary bigger. | | C．To show off in front of her grandfather. | | D．To satisfy the needs of her grandfather. |
小题3:How did the author feel during the trips with Granddad?| A．Proud. | B．Troubled. | | C．Curious. | D．Embarrassed. |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A |
试题分析：作者在文中回忆了祖孙二人一起读书的场景，因为祖父失明，所以小小的作者就充当起了祖父的眼睛，给他念书念报，而且陪他一起去海边，在做这些事情的过程中作者感觉非常骄傲自豪，体会到了帮助别人是自我价值的一种体现。
小题1:B细节理解题。根据首段中separated by seven decades，可知祖孙二人相差70岁，故选B。
小题2:D细节理解题。根据文中When reading aloud，people usually read something that"s of interest to the listener. So I didn"t read children"s books；可知D为正确选项。
小题3:A推理判断题。从文章最后 but I felt that my personal value was realized because I could finally do something for Granddad.可知作者认为帮助祖父是自我价值的体现，由此可知A选项正确。 |
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Several months ago I was involved in a car accident. That moment my views on life.
All my life I had been waiting I could get my driver’s and my first car. When I got my license and my dad brought the car to the house, I felt very . From that day on, the most thing in my life was that car. Every day I would get home and what else I could do to make it better. My car was my and joy and when I had fixed it up into “perfect” condition, I finally began to it. Every time I got into my car I felt the greatest, nothing could stop me, but one day I was that just like any other person, I could be broken.
One night, though it was too outside to see clearly, I was in the with my friends. I felt unstoppable while driving, soon enough I was shown that I wasn’t. While driving down a main street I felt I was the car. It was flying. When I what was happening, the only thing I could do was protect my friends from being hurt badly.
After the accident I don"t remember much, but I do remember the I was in, not only physical but also the thought that the lives of others were for a few seconds and I may have dropped them. The memory of that day will never me. I learned that material things should be the most important things in your life. I also learned that I need to appreciate the things and people around me.
| 小题1: | | A．formed | B．changed | C．replaced | D．moved |
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| 小题2: | | A．until | B．after | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题3: | | A．test | B．guide | C．advice | D．license |
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| 小题4: | | A．finally | B．happily | C．actually | D．immediately |
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| 小题5: | | A．interested | B．surprised | C．excited | D．embarrassed |
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| 小题6: | | A．difficult | B．comfortable | C．successful | D．important |
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| 小题7: | | A．notice | B．watch | C．see | D．find |
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| 小题8: | | A．pride | B．memory | C．task | D．inspiration |
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| 小题9: | | A．repair | B．check | C．drive | D．clean |
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| 小题10: | | A．though | B．as if | C．even though | D．despite |
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| 小题11: | | A．shown | B．decided | C．thought | D．appeared |
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| 小题13: | | A．office | B．house | C．school | D．car |
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| 小题14: | | A．so | B．because | C．but | D．before |
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| 小题15: | | A．taking advantage of | B．losing control of | | C．making use of | D．putting an end to |
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| 小题16: | | A．expected | B．realized | C．accepted | D．wondered |
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| 小题17: | | A．situation | B．surprise | C．hospital | D．pain |
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| 小题18: | | A．in my hands | B．within my reach | C．beyond my imagination | D．at my mercy |
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| 小题19: | | A．impress | B．leave | C．trouble | D．interrupt |
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| 小题20: | | A．always | B．sometimes | C．never | D．mainly |
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A well-dressed man came to a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, because she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? ” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl. ”
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I inherited (继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money. ”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
小题1: He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.| A．he was very rich | | B．he wanted to make the jeweler believe him | | C．he was anxious to get it | | D．his business had been successful |
小题2:He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.| A．exactly the same size as the black on | | B．exactly the same quality as the black one | | C．worth no more than $ 25,000 | | D．exactly as big and nice as the black one |
小题3:Many people answered the advertisement because they wanted _______.| A．to see the perfect pearl | | B．to buy some beautiful pearls too | | C．to get in touch with the rich man | | D．to sell their own pearl at a high price |
小题4: The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.| A．he died suddenly | | B．He happened to be out | | C．He got $ 20,00 by cheating and had run away with the money | | D．He wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time |
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Jean-Michael Lourdis was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him, as if his hands were iron. He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive (过度敏感的) to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days, a critic(批评家) was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong. This attitude of the critics would often leave the young man ready to give up his dream and return home.
He was invited to play in Helsinki. The rich, the famous, the leaders of State were all there. Jean-Michael had one of those days when everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful.
That day, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair(绝望), there came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor.The famous Finnish composer(作曲家) Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to quote some of the newspaper critics. “ Hands of iron. No imagination. Little skill. No joy. Don"t you hear what they say?” he asked.
Jean Sibelius looked at young Jean-Michael and said, “Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue(雕像) for a critic.”
小题1:According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdis _______.| A．was a bad pianist | | B．cared too much about what the critics had said | | C．refused to play in Helsinki | | D．was praised highly by the critics |
小题2:A critic in those days usually _______.| A．found fault with musicians" performances | | B．said kind and encouraging words to musicians | | C．helped musicians become famous | | D．asked more people to go to concerts |
小题3: The young musician was painful because _________.| A．he was very strict with himself | | B．he didn’t trust himself | | C．some of the comments were so unkind | | D．he felt lonely in his hotel room |
小题4:Jean Sibelius came to visit the young musician because ________.| A．he wanted to tell the young man the critics were right | | B．he wanted to tell the young man not to lose his temper at that time | | C．he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great | | D．he wanted to tell the young man to respect the critics’ opinion |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.
We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s rang, it was my mother calling from my . She asked if I had my mobile. I checked my purse. It was ! I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys, it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a near his home.
Later that evening, I went to him there. I didn’t dare to go , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys .
My were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you my mum?” I asked. He that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they was my mobile phone number — which didn’t . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who my house.
I was to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so to Rhys and offered him some money, but he .
As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.
| 小题1: | | A．electric car | B．mobile phone | C．radio | D．doorbell |
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| 小题2: | | A．hospital | B．company | C．school | D．home |
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| 小题3: | | A．found | B．changed | C．lost | D．bought |
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| 小题4: | | A．gone | B．new | C．busy | D．broken |
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| 小题5: | | A．accepted | B．returned | C．got | D．answered |
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| 小题6: | | A．before | B．because | C．after | D．if |
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| 小题7: | | A．coffee shop | B．post office | C．hotel | D．supermarket |
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| 小题8: | | A．follow | B．meet | C．catch | D．punish |
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| 小题9: | | A．slowly | B．back | C．alone | D．finally |
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| 小题10: | | A．driving | B．running | C．walking | D．riding |
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| 小题11: | | A．talked about | B．looked for | C．heard of | D．knew about |
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| 小题12: | | A．difficulties | B．fears | C．diseases | D．hopes |
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| 小题13: | | A．remember | B．know | C．tell | D．understand |
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| 小题14: | | A．realized | B．repeated | C．explained | D．believed |
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| 小题15: | | A．had | B．noticed | C．expected | D．finished |
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| 小题16: | | A．happen | B．matter | C．help | D．fit |
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| 小题17: | | A．called | B．visited | C．shared | D．sold |
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| 小题18: | | A．sorry | B．glad | C．sad | D．proud |
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| 小题19: | | A．useful | B．strange | C．grateful | D．polite |
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| 小题20: | | A．missed | B．appeared | C．agreed | D．refused |
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Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinions.
Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.
By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He liked helping children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said that many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.
In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.
The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.
小题1:What’s the best title for this passage?| A．Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children. | | B．What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about? | | C．Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books. | | D．Why are Dr Seuss’ books different? |
小题2:What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?| A．It was Dr Seuss’ worst book. | | B．It dealt with a very serious subject. | | C．Neither children nor adults like it. | | D．Many publishers didn’t accept his book at first. |
小题3:How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?| A．By asking others to help them in magazines. | | B．By writing interesting and simple books. | | C．By changing his old books into simpler ones. | | D．By giving them books for free. |
小题4:Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________| A．interesting | B．serious | C．difficult | D．boring |
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