The Doll and the White Rose
I was walking around in a mall, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back．The cashier said, "I"m sorry, but you don"t have enough money to buy this doll．”The little boy seemed very disappointed．
I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to. "It"s the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas．She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her. But Santa Claus can"t bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there．"His eyes were so sad．"My sister has gone to be with God．Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister."
My heart nearly stopped．The little boy looked up at me and continued, "I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall."
I quickly reached for my wallet and said," Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll．"
"OK, I hope I do have enough," he said．I put some of my money with his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money．
Surprisingly, the little boy cried, "Thank you God for giving me enough money!" Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that Mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me! I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn"t dare to ask God for too much．But he gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose ! "
Then I remembered two days before a local newspaper reported an accident in which a woman and a little girl were badly injured．The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state．Was this the family of the little boy?
Two days after I met the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the woman had passed away．I couldn"t stop myself from going to the funeral. Teary-eyed, I felt that my life had been changed forever．
小题1:The boy wanted to buy the doll because____________．| A．he had always been eager for such a doll | | B．Santa Claus didn"t give him any Christmas gift | | C．he would give it to his mother as a birthday surprise | | D．he wanted to turn his sister"s Christmas wish into reality |
小题2:We can learn from the story that__________．| A．the boy"s sister died after staying in hospital for two weeks | | B．the boy"s family were all seriously injured in a car accident | | C．the author gave the boy some extra money without his notice | | D．the boy"s mother always wished to receive a white rose on Christmas |
小题3:The story most probably conveys the message that ．| A．a kind act can bring joy and hope to others | | B．a gift is a perfect way to express love for others | | C．losing a family member is a heavy blow to children | | D．a religiou s belief can help one solve problems in his life |
|
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A |
试题分析：文章介绍作者看见一个男孩想给死去的妹妹买个圣诞礼物，但是钱不够，作者在男孩不注意的情况下给了男孩一些钱，完成了男孩的心愿，作者自己的生活也因此改变。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子："It"s the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas．She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.可知作者想让自己的妹妹实现圣诞节的愿望。选D
小题2:细节题：从第五段的句子："OK, I hope I do have enough," he said．I put some of my money with his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money．可知作者在男孩不注意的情况下给了男孩一些钱，选C
小题3:推理题;从第六段的句子：Surprisingly, the little boy cried, "Thank you God for giving me enough money!"可知男孩买到礼物后非常高兴，说明一个善举可以给别人带来很大的快乐，选 A |
核心考点
试题【The Doll and the White Rose I was walking around in a mall, when I saw a cashier】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
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，并在答题卡上将该项小涂黑。
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you 36 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 38 things, but his promise to tell the truth 39 him.
Once a man came to a prophet (预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet I have many bad 40. Which one ofthem should I _41_ first? ”The prophet said, “Give up telling 42_ first and always speakthe truth.”Theman promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the 43_he made with the prophet. "44 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out 45? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, 46 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be 47 for stealing”
So the man 48 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he 49 drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will 50 me, because a Muslim is not 51 to drink wine.” And so he gave up the 52 of drinking wine.
In this way, 53 the man thought of doing something bad, he 54 his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 55 person.
| 小题1: | | A．sometimes | B．hardly | C．always | D．never |
|
| 小题2: | | A．trouble | B．money | C．time | D．energy |
|
| 小题3: | | A．great | B．stupid | C．strange | D．bad |
|
| 小题4: | | A．educated | B．saved | C．tested | D．bothered |
|
| 小题5: | | A．purposes | B．friends | C．habits | D．collections |
|
| 小题6: | | A．give up | B．bring back | C．take in | D．depend on |
|
| 小题7: | | A．stories | B．truths | C．reasons | D．lies |
|
| 小题8: | | A．promise | B．mistake | C．plan | D．secret |
|
| 小题9: | | A．Because | B．If | C．Since | D．Unless |
|
| 小题10: | | A．stealing | B．drinking | C．walking | D．dancing |
|
| 小题11: | | A．none | B．everyone | C．anyone | D．someone |
|
| 小题12: | | A．controlled | B．admired | C．punished | D．killed |
|
| 小题13: | | A．refused | B．tried | C．decided | D．agreed |
|
| 小题14: | | A．talked about | B．broke down | C．adapted to(适应) | D．felt like |
|
| 小题15: | | A．hate | B．like | C．understand | D．respect |
|
| 小题16: | | A．allowed | B．encouraged | C．invited | D．advised |
|
| 小题17: | | A．chance | B．disadvantage | C．adventure | D．idea |
|
| 小题18: | | A．wherever | B．whenever | C．whatever | D．however |
|
| 小题19: | | A．forgot | B．doubted | C．regretted | D．remembered |
|
| 小题20: | | A．practical | B．attractive | C．good | D．generous(慷慨的) |
|
|
Midas was a powerful king, both rich and greedy. Once he did a great favor for Bacchus, the god of wine. Bacchus offered Midas his choice of a reward. Midas answered at once. He asked that whatever he touched be turned into gold. Bacchus agreed, though he was sorry that Midas had not made a wiser choice.
Midas was eager to put his newly gained power to the test. He pulled a branch from a tree. The branch became gold in his hand. He picked up a stone; it turned to gold. He touched the grass, it, too, turned to gold.
Midas was overjoyed. Returning home, he ordered his servants to prepare a magnificent meal. But when he picked up some bread, it turned to gold. He lifted a glass of wine to his lips. But before he could taste it, it turned to gold.
Midas wished to free himself of his power. He hated the gift he had so recently hoped for. He raised his arms and begged and prayed for Bacchus to take away his deadly gift.
Bacchus showed pity. “Go,” he said. “to the River Pactolus. There dip yourself in. Wash away your greed and its punishment. ”Midas did so. Hardly had he touched the waters, before the gold-making powers passed into them. The river sands changed into gold. And they remain golden to this day.
小题1:What is the moral of this story?| A．There is more to life than riches. | B．Gold is more important than food. | | C．You can’t trust your friends. | D．You must make a wiser choice. |
小题2:When everything he touched turned to gold, Midas felt ______| A．happy and joyful | B．sad and disappointed | | C．excited and angry | D．powerful and satisfied |
小题3:What was Midas’ wish after he could have nothing to eat?| A．To have a big meal. | B．To gain power to turn things to gold. | | C．To have his power taken away. | D．To wash himself in the water. |
小题4:Today when we say that a person has the “Midas Touch”, we mean that ______| A．the person is very poor | | B．gold is the most important thing to that person | | C．everything that the person does makes money | | D．the person has the power to do everything |
|
Another secret of animals’ survival is telepathy（心灵感应）. This sense becomes atrophied（衰退） in man, but a(n) 1 thought-communication functions in animals. Elsa, the lioness, frequently 2 when George and I intended to visit her camp, even though it 3 180 miles from our home in Isiolo. On most 4 when we made our irregular visit she was waiting for us. By following the spoor（野兽的足迹），we 5 that she had sometimes walked 50 or 60 miles to meet us.
The same thing 6 when I took Elsa’s sisters to Nairobi to be flown to the Rotterdam zoo, Elsa’s zoo. Elsa stayed behind with George in Isiolo 180 miles 7 . He did not know when I was coming back, no person knew. But Elsa knew. On the morning of my 8 she sat down at the entrance and wouldn’t make any 9 until I arrived in the evening.
I have known this kind of thought-communication with the animal with whom I’ve lived. When Elsa died, I woke in the night, knowing what had happened, even though I was several miles away. The same thing 10 later with one of Pippa’s cubs.
I don’t 11 this sensitivity with my own kind. Feel far more in tune with what is going on when I am in the bush than when I am in London on Nairobi. We don’t know much yet about this telepathy from which gland（腺体） it comes, or how it 12 . But if men could awaken or 13 it in themselves, and then cooperate by trusting each other, 14 fearing and treating one another 15 , the world would be a far better place.
| 小题1: | | A．extremely | B．completely | C．thoroughly | D．definitely |
|
| 小题2: | | A．sensed | B．aware | C．feels | D．concerns |
|
| 小题3: | | A．lay | B．lies | C．located | D．stood |
|
| 小题4: | | A．case | B．conditions | C．occasions | D．situations |
|
| 小题5: | | A．discussed | B．dismissed | C．discovered | D．distrusted |
|
| 小题6: | | A．happened | B．broken out | C．replaced | D．took over |
|
| 小题7: | | A．far | B．farther | C．away | D．far from |
|
| 小题8: | | A．turn | B．return | C．reality | D．reappear |
|
| 小题9: | | A．emotions | B．feelings | C．exchanges | D．movement |
|
| 小题10: | | A．burst forth | B．burst | C．appeared | D．occurred |
|
| 小题11: | | A．command | B．confirm | C．possess | D．prohibit |
|
| 小题12: | | A．starts | B．comprehends | C．manufactures | D．works |
|
| 小题13: | | A．create | B．plant | C．cultivate | D．produce |
|
| 小题14: | | A．rather than | B．other than | C．would rather | D．or rather |
|
| 小题15: | | A．suspiciously | B．suspecting | C．prosperously | D．doubtfully |
|
|
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 16 for a few days. I was 17 to wait tables on my own. All went 18 that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily 19 the tables not far from the kitchen. 20 , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).
Before I knew it, the 21 was full of people. I moved slowly, 22 every step. I remember how 23 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was 24 on. It had nice handles, which made it 25 to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to 26 I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 27 you work. It seems your tray stand has been very 28 to you, but we are getting ready to 29 now, and my wife needs her 30 back.”
At first his 31 did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was 32 . I wanted to get into a hole and 33 .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 34 . I have learned to be more 35 and not to be too sure of myself.
| 小题1: | | A．manager | B．assistant | C．cook | D．waitress |
|
| 小题2: | | A．promised | B．invited | C．advised | D．allowed |
|
| 小题3: | | A．well | B．quickly | C．safely | D．wrong |
|
| 小题4: | | A．left | B．shown | C．brought | D．given |
|
| 小题5: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Otherwise | D．Finally |
|
| 小题6: | | A．kitchen | B．street | C．restaurant | D．table |
|
| 小题7: | | A．taking | B．changing | C．minding | D．saving |
|
| 小题8: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．sad | D．calm |
|
| 小题9: | | A．fixed | B．trained | C．loaded | D．waited |
|
| 小题10: | | A．slower | B．lighter | C．quieter | D．easier |
|
| 小题11: | | A．believe | B．agree | C．regret | D．pretend |
|
| 小题12: | | A．letting | B．making | C．watching | D．having |
|
| 小题13: | | A．useful | B．familiar | C．unusual | D．interesting |
|
| 小题14: | | A．rest | B．order | C．eat | D．leave |
|
| 小题15: | | A．bag | B．tray | C．walker | D．coat |
|
| 小题16: | | A．message | B．praise | C．idea | D．need |
|
| 小题17: | | A．cold | B．full of joy | C．pale | D．on fire |
|
| 小题18: | | A．lie | B．defend | C．hide | D．stay |
|
| 小题19: | | A．repeated | B．discovered | C．corrected | D．described |
|
| 小题20: | | A．patient | B．careful | C．honest | D．practical |
|
|
In 1859，during the Gold Rush，a twenty- year-old immigrant（移民）from Bavaria named Levi Strauss stepped off the boat in San Francisco. He had with him a special cloth called Serge de Nimes that was later called denim in America. Levi Strauss hoped to sell the denim as material to make tents and covers for wagons to the men who were going to the goldfields to look for gold.
“You should have brought trousers to sell. In the goldfields we need strong trousers that don‘t wear out，”one young miner advised Strauss. So Levi Strauss took some of his denim to the nearest tailor and had him make the miner a pair of trousers. The miner was so pleased that he told other miners about the wonderful newcomer，Levi，and soon Levi Strauss had to open a shop，producing enough trousers for the miners. The miners wanted trousers that were comfortable to ride in and were low cut so that they could bend over easily to pick up the gold from under their feet. Besides they wanted the trousers to have big useful pockets. One miner complained that the gold in his pockets kept tearing them. So Levi put metal corners in the pockets to make them stronger. Very soon，miners and cowboys from all over came to get fitted up with Levi‘s trousers. Today more than a hundred years later， Levi’s trousers walk the world a Levi‘s blue jeans（牛仔裤）。
小题1:The denim cloth was originally（起初）meant for____.| A．making tent covers and wagons | | B．making tents for wagons | | C．making trousers for the miners | | D．making wagon covers and tents |
小题2:What kind of material do you think is denim？| A．A strong type of cloth that is not torn by strong wears. | | B．A special type of cloth that cannot be washed away by rain. | | C．A smooth type of cloth that is for underwear. | | D．A wonderful type of cloth that is as good as metal. |
小题3:A miner advised Strauss to sell trousers because ____.| A．the miners didn‘t have enough trousers | | B．the miner‘s trousers had not been strong enough | | C．the miner‘s trousers did not wear out easily | | D．the tailor on the goldfield could not make trousers |
小题4:Why did the miners need strong pockets in the trousers？| A．Their pockets kept tearing the gold. | | B．Their pockets were not made of metal. | | C．The gold they found was too sharp and heavy to tear their pockets. | | D．The gold they collected easily tore their pockets. |
|
