I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 1 and did not know the 2 very well. I was on the 3 after I had made some enquires.
At Ashville, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 4 several hills and was dangerous. I hesitated for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 5 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long 6 and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 7 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the 8 that I had made the 9 mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it 10 , I decided to go on. “If 11 people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I 12 myself.
The short cut, to my surprise, was not that 13 . In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 14 up and down two low 15 . There was 16 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 17 with cows and horses. My fear was 18 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 19 the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car forgot to give me 20 . It was just in this light-heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．ago | C．already | D．still |
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| 小题2: | | A．town | B．country | C．friends | D．way |
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| 小题3: | | A．train | B．car | C．highway | D．phone |
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| 小题5: | | A．safe | B．dangerous | C．fast | D．slow |
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| 小题7: | | A．come | B．leave | C．take | D．drive |
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| 小题8: | | A．crossroad | B．beginning | C．station | D．corner |
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| 小题9: | | A．direction | B．interesting | C．disappointed | D．road |
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| 小题11: | | A．another | B．the other | C．other | D．others |
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| 小题12: | | A．advised | B．cheated | C．encouraged | D．forced |
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| 小题13: | | A．far | B．safe | C．dangerous | D．dirty |
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| 小题14: | | A．walking | B．coming | C．driving | D．going |
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| 小题15: | | A．lands | B．cars | C．farms | D．hills |
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| 小题16: | | A．heavy | B．little | C．crowded | D．few |
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| 小题17: | | A．villages | B．trucks | C．houses | D．farms |
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| 小题18: | | A．together | B．gone | C．covered | D．shared |
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| 小题19: | | A．looked | B．liked | C．enjoyed | D．found |
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| 小题20: | | A．advances | B．warnings | C．problems | D．joys |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:C |
试题分析：本文叙述了作者独自一人开车去南卡罗来纳州的一次旅行。因为作者只去过那儿一次，不熟悉路，所以在一个十字路口，一条是大路，一条是乡间小路。作者一开始因为担心小路危险而选择了大路，结果走了一段路之后发现选错了方向，后来回头走小路。其实，小路是一条安静的乡间小路，作者一边开车，一边欣赏着路边的风景，最终到达了目的地。
小题1:考查副词及上下文的呼应。A. before 以前；B. ago以前；C. already已经；D. still仍。根据前文的I had only been there 可知作者以前去过，因此排除CD ,有因为before用于完成时，ago用于一般过去时，所以此处用before。句意：虽然我以前去过那而一次。故选A。
小题2:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. town 城镇；B. country 国家，乡村；C. friends朋友；D. way 方法，道路。根据前文drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car.可知作者开车去南卡罗来纳州，因此此处应是知道去那儿的路。句意：我不太清楚去那儿的路。故选D。
小题3:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. train火车； B. car汽车； C. highway高速公路D .phone电话。根据前文drive to South Carolina可知此处是在路上，在高速公路上。句意：我做了一些调查之后，就上了高速公路。故选C。
小题4:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. have使，让；B. go去；C. ride 骑马，乘车；D. cross交叉，穿过。根据后文的several hills可知作者若走近路，会穿过几座山。句意：抄近路会穿过几座山，而且危险。故选D。
小题5:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 A. safe 安全的； B. dangerous危险的； C. fast 快的，迅速的；D. slow 慢的。根据前文The short cut was to 4 several hills and was dangerous.抄近路会有危险，所以 chose the main road, 走大路会安全。句意：我犹豫了一会儿,然后选择了大路,因为我想安全些。故选 A。
小题6:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. moment时刻； B. way方法，道路；C. land 陆地；D. day 一天。根据后文的 it was not the correct road走错路了，可知作者开车走了很远的路。a long way 很远的路。
句意：在我开车走了很远的路之后，奇怪的事情发生了。故选B。
小题7:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 A. come 来；B. leave离开；C. take 拿走,采取；D. drive 驾驶。根据前文的it was not the correct road 走错路了，说明这条路不是作者想要走的路。take a road 走某条路。句意：我发现这不是我想走的路。故选 C。
小题8:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. crossroad 十字路口；B. beginning 开始，起点；C. station车站；D. corner 拐角。 根据前文的there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut可知作者是在交叉路口选错了路。句意：我意识到正是在交叉路口。故选A。
小题9:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. direction 方向； B. interesting 有趣的； C.disappointed失望的；D. road 道路。根据前文的 the main road or I could take a short cut可知这是方向的选择。句意：我犯了方向性的错误。故选A。
小题10:考查介词及上下文的呼应。think about 考虑；think over 仔细考虑；think of记起，想起；think up 想出。根据上下文的情景遇到了困难应是反复，仔细的考虑。句意：仔细考虑后,我决定继续。
故选B。
小题11:考查代词及上下文的呼应。A. another（三者或三者以上）另一个，修饰单数名词； B. the other其他所有的的；C. other其他一些的；D. others其他的人或事；people是复数，故用other来修饰。句意：“如果其他人可以沿着这条路走,我为什么不能?”故选C。
小题12:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. advised 建议； B. cheated 欺骗，作弊； C. encouraged鼓励；D. forced促使，强迫。根据前文的why can’t I?可知作者认为别人能走这条路，自己也能，这是在自己鼓励自己。句意：我鼓励自己。故选 C。
小题13:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。 A. far 远的；B. safe 安全的；C. dangerous 危险的；D.dirty 脏的。根据前文的The short cut was to 4 several hills and was dangerous 和to my surprise, 可知近路并不是我想的那样危险。句意：令我惊奇的是,近路并不危险。故选C。
小题14:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. walking散步；B. coming 来；C. driving 驾驶；D.going去。go up and down上上下下，上下起伏。根据前文的several hills可知近路是山路，因此上下起伏。句意：事实上,它只是一个非常安静的的乡村小路,上下起伏。故选 D。
小题15:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. lands 陆地；B. cars 汽车； C. farms农场；D. hills小山。根据前文的several hills可知这里山丘有好几个，应高矮不一。句意：道路在两个较矮的小山丘上下起伏。故选 D。
小题16:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. heavy沉重的；B. little小的，修饰不可数名词； C. crowded拥挤的；D. few 很少的，修饰可数名词。根据前文的it was only a very peaceful country road,可知近路是一条安静的乡间小路，因此车辆较少。Traffic（人或车）交通流量，是不可数名词。句意：这儿车辆很少。故选 B。
小题17:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. villages 村庄；B. trucks卡车；C. houses 房子；D.farms 农场。根据后文的with cows and horses.有牛和马，而且在道路两旁，因此是农场。句意：在路的两边,你可以看到树,野花,和跑满牛和马的农场。故选D。
小题18:考查动词及上下文的呼应。 A. together 一起；B. gone去了，消失的，用光的；C. covered覆盖；D. shared 分享。 Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo ,听着我的汽车音响里播出的美丽的乡村音乐)，从中可知作者刚开始的担心已经不存在了。Be gone with the wind消失了。句意：我的恐惧消失了。故选B。
小题19:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. looked 看；B. liked喜欢；C. enjoyed 欣赏,享受；D. found 找到。根据后文的the scenery which was so quiet and so natural.风景是如此安静,如此自然。可知作者在欣赏美景。句意：我开车继续前行,欣赏着那么安静,那么自然的风景。故选C。
小题20:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. advances 前进，发展；B. warnings警告；C. problems 问题；D. joys高兴，欢乐。根据前文的 my used car 可知作者驾驶的是一辆旧车，根据常识旧车易发生故障。句意：甚至我的旧车都忘记了找我麻烦。故选 C。 |
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One day, President Lincoln went to a party. At the gathering, a man called Douglas was repeatedly talking about Lincoln’s low position in life and saying that he first met Lincoln when he was a shop assistant at a village shop. Finally he said, “And Mr. Lincoln was a very good waiter too.”
People burst into laughter, but they quieted down when Mr. Lincoln said quietly.
“Gentlemen, what Mr. Douglas has said is true. I did keep a grocery(杂货店), and I did sell cotton, candles and cigars, and sometimes whiskey(威士忌酒). But I remember that in those days Mr. Douglas was one of my best customers. I often stood on one side of the counter(柜台) and sold whiskey to Mr. Douglas on the other side, but the difference between us now is: I have left my side of the counter, but Mr. Douglas still sticks to his as firmly as ever.”
小题1:Where was Douglas talking about Lincoln’s low position in life?| A．At home | B．At a grocery | | C．At a gathering | D．In a restaurant |
小题2:Douglas was repeatedly talking about Lincoln’s low position in life because _____| A．he was friendly to Lincoln. | | B．Lincoln was an example to show that an American of low position can also rise up in life. | | C．he wanted others to look down upon Lincoln. | | D．he wanted to tell other people about Lincoln’s honesty as a shop assistant. |
小题3:How did Lincoln win the oral competition?| A．By telling about his low position in life in his early days. | | B．By making fun of Douglas’ low position now. | | C．By proving Douglas was telling lies. | | D．By comparing his present position with Douglas. |
小题4:What do you suppose the sentence “Mr. Douglas still sticks to his as firmly as ever means?”| A．Douglas was still talking about Lincoln’s low position in life. | | B．Douglas was still standing on the other side of the counter. | | C．Douglas remained a drunkard and had not changed a bit. | | D．Douglas kept on going to parties and speaking ill of Lincoln. |
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It was my first year teaching in a special needs class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly Special Olympics sports meeting. My 36 had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy（大脑性麻痹）.
Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a 37 , he had to fight his spasms （抽筋） just to control his movements. 38 , he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile.
His classmates 39 him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at 40 . Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his 41 and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with 42 .
When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas 43 well in their sports events, and gave the normally calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines, 44 them on.
The final event of the day was the 400 meter race. 45 was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the 46 length of the track.
When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they 47 and turned to look behind them. At the 48 of the crowd, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had 49 him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to 50 .
Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent 51 passed between them. Slowly, they jogged 52 towards their friend, cheering him on 53 he had done for them moments before.
The progress was 54 , but in the end the three star runners and Mark crossed the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face as he crossed the finish line, hands upraised and laughing, I came to understand what 55 the Special Olympics, and the determined athletes who compete, so extraordinary.
Years later, I’m still cheering them on.
| 小题1: | | A．partners | B．friends | C．students | D．classmates |
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| 小题2: | | A．bed | B．machine | C．wheelchair | D．desk |
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| 小题3: | | A．So | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Therefore |
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| 小题4: | | A．protected | B．satisfied | C．respected | D．loved |
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| 小题5: | | A．sports | B．practice | C．studies | D．expression |
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| 小题6: | | A．interests | B．body | C．habits | D．mind |
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| 小题7: | | A．wonder | B．trust | C．stress | D．reset |
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| 小题8: | | A．trained | B．played | C．operated | D．prepared |
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| 小题9: | | A．bringing | B．holding | C．cheering | D．moving |
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| 小题10: | | A．Someone | B．Nobody | C．Anybody | D．Everyone |
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| 小题11: | | A．entire | B．different | C．average | D．equal |
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| 小题12: | | A．fell | B．paused | C．rushed | D．rested |
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| 小题13: | | A．center | B．front | C．end | D．top |
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| 小题14: | | A．left | B．ignored | C．passed | D．helped |
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| 小题15: | | A．continue | B．jog | C．walk | D．cover |
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| 小题16: | | A．demand | B．thought | C．action | D．relief |
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| 小题18: | | A．while | B．although | C．since | D．as |
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| 小题19: | | A．boring | B．great | C．slow | D．relaxing |
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| 小题20: | | A．leaves | B．finds | C．keeps | D．makes |
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Ashley and Chris work in the same department designing postcards. Chris had a college degree in art and deeply felt that the degree of his designs was excellent. His last postcard showed the depth of a desert’s beauty and delights.
“It’s just a picture of the desert,” Ashley said. “Not deep at all.”
“Some people desire seeing beauty,” Chris replied. “Mine delivers that”.
Ashley laughed and said, “well, that depends on what you think beauty is.”
Days later, someone delivered a letter to Ashley. The letter said, “You are worthy of the bad things that will come your way. You will know the taste of defeat, and I will destroy you.”
Ashley suddenly felt very cold. It was as if the room temperature had dropped 30 degrees. “Who would do such a shocking deed?” she wondered. “I will not let a simple letter defeat me.”
Just then, Chris came into the room and offered Ashley a piece of his sandwich.
“Try some,” he smiled widely. “It’s delicious.”
“Are you trying to poison me?” Ashley asked. Chris’s answer was delayed from confusion. “What’s your problem?” he asked.
The next day, Ashley brought a bat to use to defend herself. When Chris saw her bat, he joked, “Defend and win one for the team.”
Ashley took no notice of him. She spent the whole day reading self-defending books and placed her work on delay. “You can’t delay your work. Our job demands us to do our work on time,” Chris said. “We must meet the demands of our job.”
“You‘re not the boss,” Ashley replied. “Don’t make demands of me.”
Because Ashley failed to do her work, she was fired.
Chris glanced at Ashley’s empty desk and smiled.
小题1:What kind of work did Chris and Ashley do?| A．Drawing. | B．Designing. | | C．Painting. | D．Building. |
小题2:What did Ashley think of the last postcard designed by Chris?| A．Excellent | | B．Too bad | | C．It didn’t show the real beauty of the desert. | | D．He expressed himself in an indirect way. |
小题3:We may infer from this passage that ___________.| A．Chris was not a good designer | | B．Chris and Ashley were friendly to each other | | C．Chris herself must have written the letter | | D．It may sometimes bring about bad luck to speak out one’s mind |
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Jane raced onto the train platform and asked a porter, “Is this the train to Rochester?”
“Yes,” said the porter. “but only the …Hey! Wait.” He was too 21 .Jane had raced off
22 he had finished speaking.
She had just 23 herself in a seat when the train 24 out of the station. Jane got out her book and settled down to read. After about an hour or so, she looked 25 and glanced out of the window. “That’s 26 .” she thought . “the landscape(景色)doesn’t look 27 ,and it should; I’ve 28 this route so many times.” She was getting increasing 29 when the big, red-faced conductor walked up and asked for her 30 .
One glance was enough. He 31 his head in friendly reproach(责备) and said, “Now, young lady, what did you do a fool thing like that for? This is the 32 ticket. You 33 have sat at the back of the train. The Rochester-bound(开往) section was 34 at the last station.
Jane’s face grew red. “I’m sorry,” she said, “I guess I was in too much of a 35 to find out…” “Well,” said the conductor, “don’t `36 . You shouldn’t have been in such a hurry, but I dare say we can 37 you a train going in the right 38 at Syracuse. You’ll be a couple of hours late 39 ,though .”
When Jane finally stepped onto the Rochester platform, her mother 40 up to her . “Oh, Jane, we have been so worried. What on earth happened?”
“Well, Mom,” said Jane, “it’s a long story.”
| 小题1: | | A．busy | B．early | C．late | D．quick |
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| 小题2: | | A．when | B．then | C．after | D．before |
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| 小题3: | | A．settled | B．took | C．made | D．gave |
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| 小题4: | | A．pushed | B．pulled | C．left | D．started |
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| 小题5: | | A．around | B．about | C．up | D．down |
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| 小题6: | | A．exciting | B．interesting | C．strange | D．right |
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| 小题7: | | A．familiar | B．beautiful | C．nice | D．alike |
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| 小题8: | | A．walked | B．gone | C．followed | D．traveled |
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| 小题9: | | A．uneasy | B．calm | C．angry | D．unhappy |
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| 小题10: | | A．money | B．ticket | C．book | D．name |
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| 小题11: | | A．put | B．shook | C．raised | D．nodded |
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| 小题12: | | A．wrong | B．used | C．only | D．right |
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| 小题13: | | A．would | B．must | C．should | D．could |
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| 小题14: | | A．joined | B．turned | C．connected | D．separated |
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| 小题15: | | A．hurry | B．trouble | C．worry | D．difficulty |
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| 小题16: | | A．sorry | B．worry | C．hurry | D．regret |
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| 小题18: | | A．time | B．place | C．station | D．direction |
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| 小题19: | | A．arriving | B．leaving | C．going | D．returning |
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| 小题20: | | A．called | B．picked | C．rushed | D．pushed |
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On a Friday 11 , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin.The music was 12 , and many people 13 and put some money into the 14 of the young man.
The next night,the young artist took out a large piece of 15 and laid it on the ground.Then he began 16 . The music sounded more pleasant.Some people gathered and they found the 17 on that paper.“Last night,a gentleman put a(n) 18 thing into my hat.Please come to get it back.”When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to 19 what it could be.After about half an hour, a man 20 there in a hurry and said,“It can’t be true！You ...you ...”
The young violinist asked, “Did you 21 something?”
“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered 22 .
The violinist took out a lottery ticket.“Is it？”he asked.
The man was too 23 to say a word ...George Sang 24 a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he 25 50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would 26 to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Someone asked the violinist 27 he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “ 28 I don’t have much 29 , I live happily; but if I lose 30 I won’t be happy forever.”
| 小题1: | | A．morning | B．night | C．afternoon | D．noon |
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| 小题2: | | A．quiet | B．exciting | C．beautiful | D．familiar |
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| 小题3: | | A．passed by | B．went away | C．slowed down | D．speeded up |
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| 小题5: | | A．paper | B．cloth | C．glass | D．plastic |
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| 小题6: | | A．singing | B．playing | C．working | D．waiting |
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| 小题7: | | A．poems | B．articles | C．words | D．texts |
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| 小题8: | | A．important | B．fantastic | C．dangerous | D．interesting |
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| 小题9: | | A．argue | B．care | C．expect | D．guess |
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| 小题10: | | A．came | B．rushed | C．walked | D．left |
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| 小题11: | | A．get | B．find | C．forget | D．lose |
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| 小题12: | | A．quickly | B．anxiously | C．seriously | D．carefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．confused | B．anxiously | C．excited | D．surprised |
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| 小题14: | | A．bought | B．made | C．found | D．sold |
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| 小题15: | | A．handed out | B．took out | C．hunted for | D．picked up |
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| 小题16: | | A．forget | B．remember | C．return | D．picked up |
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| 小题18: | | A．Because | B．Although | C．If | D．While |
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| 小题19: | | A．money | B．food | C．time | D．luck |
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| 小题20: | | A．friendship | B．honesty | C．hope | D．love |
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