Susannah was a shy but clever girl. She had worn 1 for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates had always made fun of her. The worst thing was that Lewis 2 her “Four Eyes”. She acted like she didn’t 3 but in fact Susannah couldn’t stand it.
One day, the class went on a school outing to visit some famous 4 . The children were walking towards the caves when Lewis 5 . While falling, he got 6 of Susannah, who walked next to him, and both 7 down the hole.
They landed in a dark cave. Susannah and Lewis shouted for 8 , but no one came. The next morning they still hadn’t been found and Lewis continued shouting for help, but no 9 and he started feeling 10 .
It must have been noontime, because Susannah 11 that the ray of light just landed on the floor in front of her. 12 , she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass, she focused the ray of light onto the 13 . Now they had a torch. Lewis watched with surprise and 14 and off they went to explore the cave.
It took them some time, and they had to burn quite a few torches, but finally they found a way out. On top of hugs and cries of 15 , Lewis gave Susannah his heartfelt thanks.
| 小题1: | | A．glasses | B．necklaces | C．earrings | D．watches |
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| 小题2: | | A．teased | B．laughed | C．warned | D．called |
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| 小题3: | | A．care | B．mind | C．object | D．offend |
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| 小题4: | | A．villages | B．hills | C．caves | D．parks |
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| 小题5: | | A．wandered | B．waved | C．smiled | D．slipped |
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| 小题6: | | A．hold | B．touch | C．support | D．place |
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| 小题7: | | A．walked | B．moved | C．fell | D．flew |
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| 小题8: | | A．praise | B．water | C．food | D．help |
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| 小题9: | | A．feedback | B．response | C．reaction | D．effect |
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| 小题10: | | A．scared | B．shocked | C．disturbed | D．annoyed |
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| 小题11: | | A．doubted | B．concluded | C．admitted | D．noticed |
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| 小题12: | | A．Slowly | B．Quickly | C．Unexpectedly | D．Obviously |
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| 小题13: | | A．glass | B．torch | C．wood | D．floor |
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| 小题14: | | A．sorrow | B．trouble | C．excitement | D．curiosity |
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| 小题15: | | A．loss | B．relief | C．justice | D．return |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:C
小题15:B |
试题分析：本文的主要内容是一开始Susannah总是受到Lewis的嘲笑，Lewis叫她“四眼”，但后来正是Susannah用自己的智慧及眼镜，救了Lewis和自己，Lewis很感激她。
小题1: 根据she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass,故选A。
小题2:这里想说更糟糕的是，Lewis叫她“四眼”，故选D。
小题3:根据but in fact Susannah couldn’t stand it，故选B，mind介意。
小题4: 根据The children were walking towards the caves，故选C，caves山洞。
小题5: 根据While falling, he got hold of Susannah，故选D，slipped滑。
小题6:这里想说当下落时，他抓住了Susannah，故选A，hold抓住。
小题7: 根据While falling, he got hold of Susannah，故选C。
小题8:根据The next morning they still hadn’t been found and Lewis continued shouting for help,故选D。
小题9:这里想说但是没有答复，他开始感觉害怕，故选B，response答复。
小题10:这里想说但是没有答复，他开始感觉恐惧，故选A，scared恐惧。
小题11:根据that the ray of light just landed on the floor in front of her.故选D，noticed注意。
小题12: 这里想表达很快，她捡起了掉在山洞里的一片木头，故选B。
小题13:根据she took a piece of wood that had fallen into the cave, and, using her glasses as a magnifying glass，故选C。
小题14:这里想说Lewis吃惊和激动的看着，故选C，excitement激动。
小题15:根据Lewis gave Susannah his heartfelt thanks.故选B，relief宽慰。
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, 26 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 27 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 28 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe(脚尖), ___29 as high as he could , but even at his tallest 30___ he was unable to touch it. He began to 31 up and down, as high as he could, at the 32 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of 33 .
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 34 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 35 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 36 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, 37 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. 38 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 39 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 40 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 41 like this, the more unhappy he became.
42 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t 43 . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s 44 more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to 45 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
| 小题1: | | A．preferring | B．offering | C．receiving | D．allowing |
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| 小题3: | | A．sadder | B．angrier | C．hungrier | D．tastier |
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| 小题4: | | A．expanding | B．stretching | C．swinging | D．pulling |
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| 小题5: | | A．strength | B．length | C．range | D．height |
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| 小题6: | | A．jump | B．look | C．walk | D．glance |
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| 小题8: | | A．hope | B．hand | C．sight | D．reach |
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| 小题10: | | A．break | B．shake | C．take | D．strike |
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| 小题11: | | A．up | B．forward | C．down | D．around |
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| 小题13: | | A．After | B．Through | C．Without | D．Upon |
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| 小题15: | | A．wishes | B．beliefs | C．efforts | D．goals |
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| 小题16: | | A．thought | B．imagined | C．tried | D．claimed |
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| 小题17: | | A．Therefore | B．However | C．Moreover | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题18: | | A．skilful | B．cheerful | C．harmful | D．helpful |
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| 小题19: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题20: | | A．change | B．express | C．forget | D．describe |
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Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list anything in our past that we felt 16 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 17 process, but there"s always some brave soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 18 that we find ways to 19 people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 20 my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 21 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff none of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(老兄) and I decided to play a 22 on him.”
“After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a FOX. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 23 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 24 found out.”
"Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name 25 on my list. I didn"t even know if he was still 26 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 27 , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused “Yes”. “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 28 discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you because your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for calling me … for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 29 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It"s never too late to 30 the past wrongdoings.
| 小题1: | | A．ashamed | B．afraid | C．sure | D．proud |
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| 小题2: | | A．private | B．secret | C．interesting | D．funny |
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| 小题3: | | A．expected | B．suggested | C．ordered | D．demanded |
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| 小题4: | | A．connect with | B．depend on | C．make an apology to | D．get along with |
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| 小题5: | | A．improve | B．continue | C．realize | D．keep |
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| 小题6: | | A．notes | B．list | C．plan | D．stories |
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| 小题7: | | A．part | B．game | C．trick | D．record |
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| 小题8: | | A．view | B．sign | C．attention | D．remark |
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| 小题9: | | A．also | B．even | C．still | D．ever |
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| 小题10: | | A．appears | B．considers | C．presents | D．remembers |
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| 小题11: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．doubtful | D．alive |
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| 小题12: | | A．words | B．calls | C．repeats | D．rings |
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| 小题13: | | A．lively | B．plain | C．nervous | D．cold |
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| 小题14: | | A．build up | B．make up | C．clear up | D．give up |
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| 小题15: | | A．regret | B．forgive | C．right | D．punish |
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语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
Little Robert tried to take a big bottle of milk out of the fridge. However, he __小题1:__ (lose) his grasp on the bottle and it fell, spilling (溢出) the milk all over the kitchen floor! Instead of scolding (责备) __小题2:__, his mother said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how you can effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out to the back yard and fill the bottle __小题3:__ water and see if you can discover a way to carry it __小题4:__ (safe).” This little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What __小题5:__ wonderful lesson! The little boy has now become a famous scientist and he remarked that it was at that moment __小题6:__he knew he didn"t need to be afraid of __小题7:__ (make) mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something, __小题8:__ is what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn"t work”, we usually learn something __小题9:__ (value) from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded __小题10:__ him? |
Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it in front of an audience of million at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing(见证) something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship.
“It’s actually thinking rather than one’s performing skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting,” Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese Literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passers-by, policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
小题1:The story is about__________.| A．why people love magic | | B．how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician | | C．how fashionable magic is | | D．what magic tricks are |
小题2:People love to watch magic because_______.| A．they love watching magicians make the impossible happen | | B．it arouses their curiosity | | C．they can’t figure out the secret of magic | | D．it is a centuries-old art |
小题3:Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?| A．He was interested in magic when he was little | | B．He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest. | | C．He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation. | | D．He became an amateur magician in his spare time. |
小题4:What does the underline word “seasoned” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．experienced | B．freshman | C．amateur(业余的) | D．unskillful |
小题5:Liu Qian improved his performing skills by _____.| A．learning from David Copperfield | | B．learning magic in a university | | C．performing in public on streets | | D．joining in Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest |
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There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26 , she went to the wise man that is always 27 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 28 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 29 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 30 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never 31 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 32 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 33 at the door, and said in a (n) 34 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n) 35 that I want? It is very important to me.”
36 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 37 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 38 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 39 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 40 to comfort them till they 41 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 42 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 43 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 44 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 45 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．danger | C．belief | D．sorrow |
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| 小题2: | | A．envied | B．considered | C．respected | D．treated |
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| 小题3: | | A．strange | B．magical | C．valuable | D．important |
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| 小题4: | | A．reward | B．supply | C．provide | D．award |
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| 小题5: | | A．quarreling | B．discussing | C．reasoning | D．arguing |
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| 小题6: | | A．suffered | B．known | C．obtained | D．forgotten |
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| 小题7: | | A．honor | B．favor | C．need | D．search |
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| 小题8: | | A．knocked | B．broke | C．stood | D．pointed |
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| 小题9: | | A．excited | B．confident | C．sad | D．urgent |
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| 小题10: | | A．place | B．answer | C．apartment | D．person |
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| 小题11: | | A．Luckily | B．Immediately | C．Gradually | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题12: | | A．praise | B．respect | C．comfort | D．encouragement |
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| 小题13: | | A．exchange | B．describe | C．simplified | D．decorated |
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| 小题14: | | A．unfortunate | B．unfriendly | C．unimportant | D．unfamiliar |
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| 小题15: | | A．planned | B．managed | C．continued | D．stayed |
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| 小题16: | | A．settle down | B．break down | C．calm down | D．get dwon |
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| 小题17: | | A．wherever | B．whatever | C．however | D．whenever |
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| 小题18: | | A．excuse | B．tale | C．lie | D．reason |
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| 小题19: | | A．curious | B．puzzled | C．worried | D．involved |
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| 小题20: | | A．recognizing | B．realizing | C．remembering | D．wondering |
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