Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?” Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver. Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington? Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet! 小题1:What did the author’s classmates think about his report?A.Controversial. | B.Ridiculous. | C.Boring. | D.Puzzling. | 小题2:Why was the author confused about the task?A.He was unfamiliar with American history. | B.He followed the advice and flipped a coin. | C.He forgot his teacher’s instruction. | D.He didn’t know why the teacher gave such a task. | 小题3:The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.A.annoyed | B.ashamed | C.ready | D.eager | 小题4:In the end, the author turned things around _______.A.by redoing his task | B.through his own efforts | C.with the help of his grandfather | D.under the guidance of his headmaster |
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试题分析:文章介绍了主人公“我”在完成老师交待的任务时,对美国历史不是很熟悉,介绍的华盛顿这个人物不是历史上领导美国革命的华盛顿,而是另外一个人。在课堂上,读自己写的有关人物的报告时,引起了同学的嘲笑,分数也很低,接下来的时间,主人公“我”努力学习,并最终取得了好的成绩。 小题1:B理解推测题。Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher.句意为:我自豪地读着我写的文章,我环视着教室的周围,同学们的脸上都强忍着大大的微笑,在他们的眼里都憋出了泪花,更加疑惑的是,我还看见了老师那“石头般’的绷着的脸。四个形容词的意思分别为:. Controversial. 有争议的,有议论的;Ridiculous.荒谬的,可笑的;Boring.令人讨厌的,厌烦的;Puzzling 困惑的。由同学们的笑和老师的表情可知“我”的文章是荒唐可笑的。故答案为B 小题2:A细节理解题。由第二自然段I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant.句意为:以前,我从未听说过这个名字,但查找之后发现有两个人的名字一样,而又是完全不同的两个人,一个是发现了花生的数百种用法的人,一个是领导了美国的革命,我也不知道,老师指的是哪一个。由此可知,“我”对美国的历史是不了解的。故答案为A。 小题3:D词义理解题。由本句I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong.可知,答案为C。句意为:我放下我的文章坐在桌子旁边,急切的找到我犯的错误。 小题4:B细节理解题。I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.句意为:我感觉,我受到的惩罚是不公平的,我还应该有第二次机会,剩余时间我把自己全身心的投入到我的学习中。由此可知改变事情的结果是通过“我”的努力。 考点:故事类文章的阅读理解。 |
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试题【Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates 】;主要考察你对
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In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困), and only the rich could manage without great 36 . Three of those rich men and their servants were 37 together on a road when they came to a very 38 village. The first could not stand seeing the poverty, 39 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared 40 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left. The second rich man, seeing the 41 situation, stopped for a short time and gave 42 all his food and drink, since he 43 see that money would be of little 44 to them. He made sure that they each 45 their fair share and would have enough food to 46 for some time. Then, he left. The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, 47 and went straight through the 48 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other 49 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was 50 that they themselves had been there to offer help. However, three days later, they 51 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was 52 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 53 the gold and valuables they had been 54 , were now full of farming tools and bags of 55 . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
小题1: | A.loss | B.expectations | C.success | D.problems |
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小题2: | A.standing | B.travelling | C.gathering | D.running |
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小题3: | A.faraway | B.poor | C.different | D.ancient |
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小题4: | A.unless | B.because | C.so | D.if |
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小题5: | A.them | B.anything | C.nothing | D.those |
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小题6: | A.curious | B.worrying | C.dangerous | D.puzzling |
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小题7: | A.the villagers | B.his servants | C.the others | D.the rest |
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小题8: | A.could | B.might | C.should | D.must |
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小题9: | A.interest | B.concern | C.use | D.attraction |
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小题10: | A.returned | B.gained | C.offered | D.received |
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小题11: | A.remain | B.last | C.supply | D.share |
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小题12: | A.turned back | B.set out | C.showed off | D.speeded up |
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小题13: | A.village | B.land | C.field | D.road |
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小题14: | A.whether | B.how | C.where | D.when |
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小题15: | A.good | B.certain | C.true | D.strange |
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小题16: | A.welcomed | B.met | C.accepted | D.persuaded |
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小题17: | A.still | B.already | C.always | D.indeed |
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小题18: | A.except for | B.instead of | C.apart from | D.along with |
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小题19: | A.loading | B.treasuring | C.carrying | D.earning |
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小题20: | A.food | B.jewels | C.money | D.seeds |
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Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old, but the heart of the true 36 still beat with the great spirit. However, I knew little about the 37 that the old horse’s spirit would have on my daughter. My daughter Stacy had ever had a 38 experience with a runaway horse. She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying 39 accompanied the disaster. Although she broke no bones, her 40 , love for horses and the desire to learn to ride were 41 . No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no 42 in curing the damage caused that day. But when she was thirteen, a turning point came. One day as I saw Stacy look into the eye of the 43 fellow in the stall(牲口棚), I knew this was going to be the beginning of a 44 relationship. Fortunately, Stacy’s accident had not weakened her love for 45 in general, and this small opening was all that Twist needed to create an unusual bond(纽带). In the following weeks, Stacy began to express daily 46 in coming to the stall with me. She 47 spent time with him, feeding, brushing and combing him, all the 48 talking to him about her life. Then one day 49 I was readying one horse for a ride, I noticed the old guy’s 50 expression and desire to be included, too. So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. In 51 , Stacy looked once again into the old man’s eye. That moment, their two spirits 52 and completed the bond that had been forming over a couple of months. Continuing to look deep into his eyes, Stacy didn’t 53 . She only nodded yes. Moments later, I saw them riding 54 together, Stacy winning renewed confidence and desire, and Twist winning his medal of a child’s 55 .
小题1: | A.owner | B.winner | C.jumper | D.member |
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小题2: | A.wish | B.idea | C.effect | D.ability |
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小题3: | A.new | B.bad | C.rich | D.strange |
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小题4: | A.fall | B.task | C.shake | D.attack |
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小题5: | A.pride | B.skill | C.luck | D.confidence |
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小题6: | A.ignored | B.reformed | C.destroyed | D.overlooked |
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小题7: | A.aim | B.need | C.surprise | D.success |
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小题8: | A.poor | B.old | C.brave | D.strong |
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小题9: | A.serious | B.similar | C.special | D.formal |
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小题10: | A.animals | B.parents | C.friends | D.fields |
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小题11: | A.thanks | B.interest | C.opinions | D.sympathy |
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小题12: | A.endlessly | B.roughly | C.unwillingly | D.actively |
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小题14: | A.as | B.so | C.although | D.because |
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小题15: | A.angry | B.sad | C.eager | D.anxious |
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小题16: | A.brief | B.response | C.return | D.addition |
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小题17: | A.met | B.rose | C.fought | D.recovered |
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小题18: | A.act | B.think | C.speak | D.smile |
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小题20: | A.heart | B.spirit | C.agreement | D.dependence |
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I knew I was all right now. Nobody else would come ahunting after me. I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made a tent out of my blankets to put my things under so the rain couldn"t get at them. I caught a catfish and towards sundown I started my camp fire and had supper. When it was dark I sat by my camp fire, feeling pretty satisfied; but by and by it got sort of lonesome, so I went and sat on the bank and listened to the current crashing along, and counted the stars and drift logs and rafts that came down, and then went to bed; there was no better way to put in time when you are lonesome; you can"t stay so, and you soon get it over. And so for three days and nights. No difference—just the same thing. But the next day I went exploring around the island. I was boss of it; it all belonged to me, and I wanted to know all about it; but mainly I wanted to spend the time. I found plenty of strawberries and green summer grapes; and the green blackberries were just beginning to show. Well, I went fooling along in the deep woods till I judged I wasn"t far from the foot of the island. I had my gun along, but I had shot nothing; it was for protection. About this time I almost stepped on a goodsized snake, and it moved quietly and smoothly through the grass and flowers, and I was after it, trying to get a shot at it. I clipped(疾驰) along, and all of a sudden I bounded(跳) right on to the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking. My heart jumped up among my lungs. I never waited to look further, but unlocked my gun and went sneaking back on my tiptoes as fast as I could. Every now and then I stopped a second among the thick leaves and listened, but my breath came so hard that I couldn"t hear anything else. I moved quietly along another piece further, then listened again; and so on, and so on. If I saw a stump(树桩), I took it for a man; if I stepped on a stick and broke it, it made me feel that a person had cut one of my breaths in two and I only got half, and the short half, too. There was no time to be fooling around. When getting to the camp, I got all my traps into my canoe again to have them out of sight. I put out the fire and threw the ashes around to look like an old last year"s camp, and then climbed a tree. I suppose I was up for two hours; but I didn’t see or hear anything—I only thought I heard and saw as much as a thousand things. Well, I couldn’t stay up there forever, so at last I got down, but I kept in the thick woods and on the lookout all the time. All I could get to eat was berries and what was left over from breakfast. 小题1:The underlined part “put in time” in the second paragraph probably means _____.A.kill the time | B.take the time | C.employ the time | D.waste the time | 小题2:Why did the boy always carry his gun with him wherever he went?A.To show off his gun. | B.To hunt some animals for food. | C.To protect himself. | D.To play with it for fun. | 小题3:How did the boy feel when he saw the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking?A.Surprised. | B.Excited. | C.Frightened. | D.Puzzled. | 小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The boy brought with himself a tent | B.The boy felt a bit lonely on the island. | C.The boy was surely the only person on the island at that time. | D.The boy might be bitten by some animal when the story happened. |
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“I don’t think I can do this any more.” “Yes, you can. You only have five more radiation treatments to go. ” I held my wife Becky close. Ever since the breast cancer diagnosis (诊断), she had tried hard to be strong for the kids and for me. When her diagnosis came, my first thought was there was no way I could lose my wife. The doctors assured us the cancer was discovered early so we were feeling positive. Becky had received an operation and was recovering from it. After six weeks of radiation therapy(治疗), she was facing her final five treatments. She was weak and tired, in low spirits. Seeing her suffering, I felt so helpless and powerless. As soon as I was outside, long-held frustration and anger erupted in me like a volcano. I took a hammer and suddenly was swinging as hard as I could, beating heavily on the front porch(门廊). While doing so, I imagined I was beating my wife’s cancer. With all my strength, I destroyed the porch. During the treatment, my wife had been very brave. She said she had it easy, but I don’t think it was easy for her. Seeing the porch gone, Becky shook her head at the window. I came into the room, not knowing how she would react to what I had done. “Becky, are you mad at me?” She looked at me in surprise. “For what?” I pointed at the gate. “For tearing down the porch.” She laughed. “Look how sunny this room is now. I love that it’s bright in here.” “You comforted me in my darker hour, Vince. You’ve found a way to deal with your own frustration. By destroying the porch, you let the sunshine in.” As I looked around the brightened room, I realized the light that filled the space was the light of hope that shone so bright after the darkness. We never did re-build the porch. 小题1:When the diagnosis came out, _______.A.the author had little hope that his wife would survive | B.the author was determined to save his wife’s life | C.the author’s wife refused to receive radiation treatments | D.the author felt lucky that his wife’s disease was not serious | 小题2:The author went outside to destroy the porch because _______.A.he wanted to release his frustration | B.he was disappointed with his wife | C.he intended to let sunshine in | D.his wife didn’t like it at all | 小题3:How did the author’s wife feel about him seeing the porch gone?A.Sympathetic | B.Angry | C.Understanding | D.Happy | 小题4:What lesson can we learn from the passage?A.Tragedy cannot separate loving couple | B.A day without sunshine is like night | C.True love is based on understanding | D.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart |
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Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a 36 life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice. Then something 37 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be 38 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 39 as that! Our friend could not 40 the operation, which put him into deep 41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either. 42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other 43 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right. Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day 44 I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 45 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money? All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be 46 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 47 my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would 49 for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need. 50 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any 51 ! Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a 52 !” Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the 53 time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by being a (an) 54 friend and I think it is well worth the 55 .
小题1: | A.private | B.lonely | C.colorful | D.normal |
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小题2: | A.strange | B.wrong | C.unexpected | D.unfair |
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小题3: | A.removed | B.reduced | C.examined | D.lifted |
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小题4: | A.terrible | B.painful | C.simple | D.special |
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小题5: | A.stand | B.consider | C.perform | D.afford |
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小题6: | A.anxiety | B.confusion | C.embarrassment | D.dissatisfaction |
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小题7: | A.Thus | B.Otherwise | C.However | D.Therefore |
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小题8: | A.reasons | B.choices | C.symptoms | D.expectations |
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小题9: | A.even if | B.as if | C.so that | D.in case |
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小题10: | A.encouraging | B.annoying | C.astonishing | D.convincing |
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小题11: | A.challenging | B.disturbing | C.amazing | D.scaring |
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小题12: | A.saving | B.handling | C.donating | D.selling |
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小题13: | A.colleague | B.relative | C.boss | D.surgeon |
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小题14: | A.adapt | B.survive | C.continue | D.wander |
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小题15: | A.Luckily | B.Slightly | C.Constantly | D.Occasionally |
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小题16: | A.analysis | B.dignity | C.hesitation | D.remark |
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小题17: | A.favor | B.hug | C.promise | D.reply |
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小题18: | A.best | B.longest | C.strangest | D.toughest |
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小题19: | A.supportive | B.sensitive | C.aggressive | D.attentive |
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小题20: | A.tolerance | B.sympathy | C.pressure | D.effort |
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