Last winter ,when I was heavily pregnant , I was visiting my sister and brother-in –law’s house and had to park in a nearby parking lot because they didn’t have accessible parking .The snow was extremely heavy and there was lots of ice on the ground –not many people had ventured out that evening !
When I returned to my car around 11pm, I noticed that I was the only car left. Nervously, I hopped into the car and let it warm up a bit. When I finally tried to drive away, my wheels began to spin. I was stuck! I spun and spun and wondered what to do.
All of a sudden, in my rear view mirror, I saw four teen-aged boys approaching my car. They were walking side by side in a line and dressed a bit like gang members --- at least I thought that"s what they looked like. My car was in a very isolated area and I began to panic. I was certain they were coming to my car to harm me. Terrified, I just froze. One of the young men tapped on my window and said "Excuse me, Ma"am, can we help you? You seem stuck." Still afraid and fearing the worst, I said "I am stuck." And the young man said "It"s okay, stay in your car and we"ll push you out of the snow." And they did!
When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.
小题1:Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?| A．Because she was afraid of being harmed. | | B．Because she sat in her car for too long a time. | | C．Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening. | | D．Because she knew they would rob her of the car. |
小题2:Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?| A．Impolite | | B．Ill-mannered | | C．Unfriendly | | D．Warm-hearted. |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the text?| A．One of the four teenagers was a gang member. | | B．The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble. | | C．The author would have a baby in her car. | | D．The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow. |
小题4:The best title for the text would be___________．| A．Every man has his faults | | B．Fortune favors those who use their judgment | | C．Don"t judge a book by its cover | | D．Think twice before you do |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C |
试题分析：本文叙述了作者的一次经历。在故事中作者曾因为几个年轻人的穿着而误以为他们是坏人，但是他们却热心地帮助她摆脱了困境，由此得到的教训是：不要以貌取人。
小题1:推理判断题。从文章第二段可知当时是晚上11点，作者独自一人，周围没有任何车辆行人，而且从下文从第三段“dressed a bit like gang members”判断作者是害怕遇到坏人，故A选项正确。
小题2:推理判断题。从第三段"Excuse me, Ma"am, can we help you? You seem stuck." 和"It"s okay, stay in your car and we"ll push you out of the snow."可知这几个年轻人主动询问而且还帮忙把车子推出雪地，所以应
该是热心的。D选项正确。
小题3:细节理解题。从文章第三，四段可知他们在作者遇到困难的时候帮助了她，所以B选项正确。
小题4:主旨大意题。在文章叙述中可知作者开始因为这几个年轻人的穿着而以为他们是坏人，但是他们却热心的帮助了她，所以文章要表达的中心就是“不要以貌取人”；而且文章末尾embarrassed to have judged them so poorly作者再次点明主题。故C选项正确。 |
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试题【Last winter ,when I was heavily pregnant , I was visiting my sister and brother-】；主要考察你对
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A large crowd of frogs were traveling through the forest but unluckily two of them fell into a deep pit. All the others 36 the pit .Seeing how 37 the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be 38 dead .The two frogs 39 what the other frogs were saying and 40 to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical 41. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. In the end one of the frogs 42 trying , fell down and died. 43 , the second frog kept jumping as hard as she could despite the 44 remarks. Finally, with one giant leap, she 45 it out of the pit!
This amazing 46 was that the second frog was 47 and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been 48 her on the whole time they were yelling!
The story above 49 us two lessons: Firstly ,there is 50 of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is 51 can lift them up and help them make it through the day. Secondly, a negative word to someone who is down can be 52 it takes to kill them. The power of words is great. Facing others’ criticism or laughter, we should turn a deaf 53 to it and have a positive attitude. Thus we can reach our goals just as the second frog did .In one word, we need the 54 to guide us to the proper way , so as not to be blindly 55 by worldly opinion in difficult times.
| 小题1: | | A．gathered around | B．got round | C．jumped into | D．escaped from |
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| 小题2: | | A．dangerous | B．broad | C．narrow | D．deep |
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| 小题3: | | A．as long as | B．as well as | C．as soon as | D．as good as |
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| 小题4: | | A．confused | B．tolerated | C．ignored | D．misunderstood |
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| 小题5: | | A．managed | B．tried | C．agreed | D．promised |
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| 小题6: | | A．energy | B．power | C．force | D．strength |
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| 小题7: | | A．gave in | B．gave up | C．gave out | D．ran out |
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| 小题8: | | A．Therefore | B．However | C．Besides | D．But |
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| 小题9: | | A．innocent | B．active | C．negative | D．positive |
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| 小题10: | | A．made | B．turned | C．left | D．worked |
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| 小题11: | | A．reason | B．consequence | C．factor | D．fact |
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| 小题12: | | A．deaf | B．clever | C．disabled | D．confident |
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| 小题13: | | A．forcing | B．keeping | C．comforting | D．cheering |
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| 小题14: | | A．gives | B．tells | C．teaches | D．shows |
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| 小题15: | | A．function | B．power | C．usage | D．skill |
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| 小题16: | | A．down | B．up | C．ridiculous | D．angry |
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| 小题18: | | A．direction | B．attitude | C．face | D．ear |
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| 小题19: | | A．support | B．wisdom | C．determination | D．knowledge |
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| 小题20: | | A．fooled | B．supported | C．opposed | D．guided |
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When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I’d make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. 36 then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never 37 to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn’t seem so 38 any more. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I 39 that my own life wouldn’t count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours.
In the end, girls, that’s why I 40 President because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation. I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their 41 schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a 42 of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college — 43 their parents aren’t rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kid and 44 with dignity.
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous 45 to protect our country — but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women 46 . And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free — that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation 47 great responsibility.
| 小题1: | | A．However | B．While | C．But | D．Although |
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| 小题2: | | A．fail | B．escape | C．drop | D．prepare |
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| 小题3: | | A．shallow | B．important | C．respectful | D．delighted |
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| 小题4: | | A．recognized | B．regretted | C．realized | D．reminded |
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| 小题5: | | A．searched for | B．accounted for | C．asked for | D．ran for |
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| 小题6: | | A．potential | B．ability | C．possibility | D．reputation |
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| 小题7: | | A．sign | B．sense | C．ray | D．bunch |
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| 小题8: | | A．as if | B．now that | C．in case | D．even if |
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| 小题9: | | A．resign | B．resettle | C．retire | D．request |
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| 小题10: | | A．borders | B．situations | C．nations | D．scenery |
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| 小题11: | | A．satisfied | B．fortunate | C．successful | D．safe |
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| 小题12: | | A．comes | B．goes | C．lies | D．stands |
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I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence（玩世不恭）was 36 to me. We liked each other the first instant we met．37 ，I was a straight Astudent and my parents had high hopes for me to 38 an Ivy League（常春藤联盟）school.Billy did not 39 into the equality. We were in love nevertheless-that 40 teenage love．I still remember we had a plan for prom（舞会）．It was understood that we had 41 about where we would dance and drink and party together.
This meant one thing to my parents-panic．And it grew as the 42 letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to，nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University-the Ivy League college 43 in historic Providence，Rhode Island．
There was no 44 that I was drawn to Brown，but Billy (who had joined the army）was 45 down south and I had offers 46 for me there，too. I was torn between my love for him and my family 47 ．
One week 48 the start of school，my mother had a talk with me．She said I was eighteen years old and I had a 49 to make---one that went 50 beyond the choice of 51 to attend university.
In August，I 52 and drove north to Providence．It took several months to 53 that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy"s，Brown changed my life，opening doors and giving me the 54 I now use to think，to learn and to write. Life is always about 55 it seems，and the older I get，the more I understand this. Still，there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love．
| 小题1: | | A．appealing | B．disturbing | C．confusing | D．amusing |
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| 小题2: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Actually | C．Luckily | D．Originally |
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| 小题3: | | A．leave | B．finish | C．start | D．attend |
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| 小题5: | | A．mature | B．crazy | C．normal | D．wrong |
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| 小题6: | | A．talked | B．looked | C．lied | D．argued |
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| 小题7: | | A．acceptance | B．rejection | C．application | D．recommendation |
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| 小题8: | | A．located | B．placed | C．set | D．laid |
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| 小题9: | | A．point | B．challenge | C．question | D．need |
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| 小题10: | | A．left | B．sent | C．dismissed | D．employed |
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| 小题11: | | A．hoping | B．asking | C．waiting | D．searching |
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| 小题12: | | A．tradition | B．expectation | C．reputation | D．connection |
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| 小题13: | | A．before | B．after | C．at | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．decision | B．plan | C．rule | D．promise |
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| 小题16: | | A．when | B．how | C．whether | D．where |
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| 小题17: | | A．got up | B．packed up | C．held up | D．turned up |
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| 小题18: | | A．foresee | B．realize | C．imagine | D．consider |
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| 小题19: | | A．chances | B．position | C．tools | D．equipment |
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| 小题20: | | A．surprises | B．adventures | C．opportunities | D．choices |
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Once on a dark winter"s day，when the yellow fog hung so thick and heavy in the streets of London that the lamps were lighted and the shop windows blazed with gas as they did at night，an odd-looking little girl sat in a cab with her father and was driven rather slowly through the main street.
Sara Crewe leaned against her father，who held her in his arms，as she stared out of the window at the passing people with an old-fashioned thoughtfulness in her big eyes. At this moment she was remembering the voyage she had just made from Bombay with her father，Captain Crewe. She was thinking of what a strange thing it was that at one time one was in India in the hot sun，and then in the middle of the ocean，and then driving in a strange vehicle through strange streets.
“Papa，” she said in a low，mysterious little voice which was almost a whisper.
“What is it，darling?”Captain Crewe answered，holding her closer and looking down into her face．
"Is this the place？＂Sara whispered.
"Yes，little Sara，it is. We have reached it at last.”
It seemed to her many years since he had begun to prepare her mind for "the place”，as she always called it. Her mother had died when she was born，so she had never known or missed her.Her young，handsome，rich father seemed to be the only relation she had in the world．
During her short life only one thing had troubled her，and that thing was "the place” she was to be taken to some day. The climate of India was very bad for children，and as soon as possible they were sent away from it-generally to England and to school.
"Couldn"t you go to that place with me，Papa？＂she had asked when she was five years old．
"Couldn"t you go to school，too？ I would help you with your lessons.”
"But you will not have to stay for a very long time，little Sara，”he had always said. "You will grow so fast that it will seem scarcely a year before you are big enough and clever enough to come back and take care of Papa.”
She had liked to think of that．She liked to talk to him and read his books-that would be what she would like most in the world，and if one must go away to "the place” in England to attain it，she must make up her mind to go．She liked books more than anything else，and was，in fact，always inventing stories of beautiful things and telling them to herself.
Captain Crewe held her very closely in his arms as the cab rolled into the big，dull square in which stood the house which was their destination．
小题1:The story happened_______．| A．on a moonless night | B．on a foggy day | | C．on a hot day | D．on a starry night |
小题2:Sara Crewe came to England to_______| A．visit her relatives | B．see her mother"s house | | C．receive education | D．buy books for her father |
小题3:We can learn from the story that Sara Crewe was_______．| A．sceptical | B．curious | C．cheerful | D．imaginative |
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Something that has always interested me about Abraham Lincoln is，not surprisingly，his sense of humor. As far as I can tell，he"s the first American President to have one．
That"s because the term“sense of humor” really wasn"t in common usage until the eighteen-sixties and seventies．In the eighteen-forties and fifties，it was called“the sense of the ridiculous," and didn"t have the positive connotations（隐含意义）that“sense of humor" has today. Back then，what was ridiculous was what invited ridicule（讥笑）．Funniness and cruelty went hand in hand．Of course，they still do a lot of arm-in-arm walking in our day as well．
Lincoln’s humor was very different because，for one thing，it was actually "humor＂as what the word meant in his time. We don"t make the distinction between "wit（风趣）”and "humor”anymore; but in the nineteenth century people did．Wit was unpleasant and offensive while humor was pleasant and sympathetic．It’s the difference we note now when we distinguish between "laughing with”and“laughing at．”Lincoln was much more about "laughing with”than "laughing at．”And when“laughing at，”it was often himself he was teasing.
In the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates，when Douglas accused Lincoln of being two-faced，Lincoln replied，referencing his plain looking，“Honestly，if I were two-faced，would I be showing you this one？”And，in a way，Lincoln"s face itself tells us much about his sense of humor．
You can comb through thousands of photographs of politicians，soldiers，and the like from Lincoln"s time and not find a single smile．
True, the long exposures（曝光）required for photographs of that time made smiling difficult．Yet Lincoln alone，as far as I can tell，overcame that difficulty.
Interestingly, while having a sense of humor，or at least the appearance of one provided by comedy writers has become a necessary characteristic for an American President in our time，in the nineteenth century，too much humor was considered problem. And that was the case for Lincoln．A journalist covering the Lincoln-Douglas debates commented that“I could not take a real personal liking to the man，owing to an inborn weakness. . .that he was extremely, fond of jokes，anecdotes，and stories．”
小题1:We can infer from Paragraph 2 that＿＿| A．the American President could influence the use of English | | B．the term "sense of humor”wasn"t invented until the 1860s | | C．what is funny to someone might be offensive to someone else | | D．the concept of humor remains the same despite the passing of time |
小题2:The underlined words“this one”in Paragraph 4 refer to＿＿．| A．Lincoln"s unattractive face | | B．Lincoln"s sense of humor | | C．the debate they were having | | D．cruelty that went with funniness |
小题3:We rarely see people from Lincoln"s time wear smile in their photos because＿．| A．being humorous was considered inappropriate | | B．they found it quite funny to smile before camera | | C．not smiling for photographs was the fashion | | D．photography technology then was not advanced |
小题4:What might the writer think of the journalist covering the Lincoln-Douglas debates？| A．His comment accurately reflected his time | | B．He created a false picture of Lincoln | | C．He was prejudiced and self-centered | | D．He was brave to point out Lincoln"s weakness |
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