In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．surprise | C．dislike | D．disappointment |
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| 小题2: | | A．tearfully | B．fearfully | C．cheerfully | D．hopefully |
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| 小题3: | | A．student | B．son | C．friend | D．doctor |
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| 小题4: | | A．argued | B．realized | C．decided | D．understood |
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小题5:A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder.
| 小题6: | | A．specially | B．strictly | C．naturally | D．carefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．poor | B．good | C．average | D．standard |
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| 小题9: | | A．visited | B．chose | C．passed | D．entered |
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| 小题10: | | A．allowed | B．described | C．required | D．offered |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．held | C．delayed | D．attended |
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| 小题12: | | A．high | B．same | C．low | D．different |
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| 小题13: | | A．curiously | B．eagerly | C．calmly | D．jokingly |
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| 小题14: | | A．faith | B．interest | C．pride | D．delight |
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| 小题15: | | A．looked for | B．asked for | C．waited for | D．prepared for |
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| 小题16: | | A．received | B．accepted | C．organized | D．discussed |
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| 小题17: | | A．imperfect | B．impossible | C．uncertain | D．unsatisfactory |
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| 小题18: | | A．honestly | B．much | C．well | D．bravely |
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| 小题19: | | A．hear | B．learn | C．expect | D．speak |
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| 小题20: | | A．wise | B．rude | C．shy | D．stupid |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:C
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试题分析：对于成功，智商真的有那么重要吗？文章通过一个故事告诉了我们到底重要不重要！
小题1:考查名词：disappointment 意为“失望,失意,沮丧;挫折”,to one’s disappointment意为“使某人失望的是”；to one’s joy意为“使某人高兴的是”；to one’s surprise意为“使某人吃惊的是”；to one’s dislike 意为“使某人不喜欢的是”。选D
小题2:考查副词：tearfully意为“含泪地”。根据上文中“In the clinic,I asked if Michael could be retested,so the specialist tested him again.”可判断出由于Michael测试成绩不好而感到难过,因此是含着眼泪把这件事告诉Frank。fearfully 意为“可怕地”；cheerfully意为“高兴地”；hopefully意为“抱有希望地”。 选A
小题3:考查名词：son意为“儿子”。根据下文中的“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor,not until after I graduated from medical school!”可判断出作者是Michael的母亲。student 意为“学生”；friend 意为“朋友”；doctor意为“医生”。 选B
小题4:考查动词：decide意为“决定”,根据下文的内容可判断出他们决定不把Michael智力测试的分数作为一次错误的成绩。argue 意为“辩论,争论,争辩(某事、某论点等),为(某事,某论点等)作辩解”；realize意为“实认,实感,领悟,了解,体会”；understand意为“懂得;了解,明白,理解,领悟,领会(真意等);熟悉,通晓(学问等)，知道”。 选C
小题5:考查名词：mistake意为“错误”。根据下文中的“we should treat him naturally as usual”可判断出他们决定把Michael智力测试的分数作为一次错误的成绩。joke 意为“笑话,戏谑,诙谐”；warning意为“警告,警报，警戒，训诫”；wonder意为“不可思议,奇异,奇妙，奇异的事情(东西),奇迹，奇观，奇才”。 选B
小题6:考查副词：naturally意为“自然地”,表示自然地对待Michael,而不把他当作一个弱智的儿童。specially 意为“特殊地”；strictly意为“严格地”；carefully意为“小心地”。 选C
小题7:考查形容词：good意为“好的”,根据下文中的“which was a great comfort”可判断出Michael获得了好的学习成绩。poor 意为“拙劣的”；average意为“平均的，普通的,一般的”；standard意为“标准的,模范的,规范化的”。 选B
小题8:考查介词：in意为“在……方面”,根据其宾语biology and chemistry可判断出尤其是生物和化学方面Michael的成绩特别优秀。about 意为“对于,关于”；of意为“(表示所属关系)……的,属于……的;(部分)……之中的,在……中”；for意为“(表示目的)为了”。 选A
小题9:考查动词：enter意为“进入”,根据其宾语“Indiana University”可判断出在1951年Michael考入了Indiana University。visit 意为“游览,参观”；choose 意为“选,选择,挑选,拣,选定”；pass 意为“经过,通过，穿过，越过，超过，掠过，前进”。 选D
小题10:考查动词：由题意可知他选修的课程比学这门专业所需要的课程要多。require意为“需要”；allow意为“准许(做某事),许可(某现象存在)”；describe意为“记述,叙述,描写,评述”；offer意为“提供，提出，提议，伸出(手等)”。 选C
小题11:考查动词：attend 意为“出席”；miss意为“没打中，没猜中，没到手,没拿到,没抓到,没达到”；hold 意为“控制,保持……的状态，支持,托住，压住,止住，吸住(注意等)”；delay意为“延迟,拖延,耽搁”。 选D
小题12:考查形容词：根据上文的内容可判断出Michael在小时候的智商是很低的,这时,作者把他智商分数很低这件事告诉了他。low意为“低的”；high 意为“高的”；same意为“相同的,同样的,同种的”；different意为“不同的,不一致的,有差别的”。 选C
小题13:考查副词：jokingly意为“开玩笑地”。根据Michael说的话“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor,not until after I graduated from medical school!”可判断出他以开玩笑的口吻对自己的父母说。curiously 意为“好奇地”；eagerly意为“热心地,急切地”；calmly意为“平静地,安静地,冷静地”；A、B、C三项都与当时的气氛不相符。选D
小题14:考查名词：faith 意为“信任”。根据上文的内容可判断出由于Michael在小时候的智商的分数很低,但他的父母并没有把他当作弱智的儿童对待,而是像对待其他的孩子那样对待他,正是这种信任使他在学业上取得了成绩。interest 意为“兴趣,关注，爱好”；pride意为“骄傲，自尊(心)，自豪，得意,自满”；delight意为“欢喜,高兴,愉快”。 选 A
小题15:考查词组：asked for 意为“要求”。根据下文中“We went to the same clinic”和“This time Michael scored 126,an increase of 36 points.”可判断出Michael要求再做一次智商测试。look for 意为“寻找”；wait for意为“等待”；prepare for意为“准备”。 选B
小题16:考查动词：receive意为“接收,接受”,根据上文中的“In the clinic,I asked if Michael could be retested,so the specialist tested him again.”可判断出18年前 Michael在这个诊所里接受过智商测试。accept 意为“接受”。receive和accept均可表示”接收,接受”,但receive表示接收者客观地收到,并不表示愿意接受与否。accept表示收到者经过考虑,主观上愿意接受所接之物。organize意为“组织，编组，创立,创办,发起”。discuss意为“议论，讨论,辩论”。 选A
小题17:考查形容词：impossible意为“不可能的”。根据上文中的“This time Michael scored 126,an increase of 36 points.”可判断出一个人智商增加了30分被认为是不可能的事。imperfect 意为“不完全的,有缺点的”；uncertain意为“不定的,含糊的;不确定的,易变的;不可靠的”；unsatisfactory意为“不能令人满意的;不合要求的，不充分的”。 选B
小题18:考查副词：well意为“好地”,在此表示儿童像成年人那样做得一样好。honestly 意为“真诚地,公正地”；much意为“很,非常,多;几乎”；bravely意为“勇敢地”。 选C
小题19:考查动词：expect 意为“期望”,在此表示家长和老师期望他们做得与成年人一样好。hear of意为“听说”；learn意为“学习”；speak of意为“谈及,说到”。 选C
小题20:考查形容词：根据下文中的“he may play the role of a foolish child”可判断出如果对孩子说你是愚蠢的,他们就会扮演愚蠢的孩子的角色。stupid 意为“愚蠢的”；wise意为“有智慧的，聪明的,贤明的”；rude意为“粗暴的,粗鲁的;无礼的”；shy意为“怕羞的;羞怯的”。 选D
点评：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。 |
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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36 a beautiful sports car in a show room, and knowing his father could well 37 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 38_ that his father had bought the car. 39 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his 40 study room. His father told him how 41 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 42 he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully 43 gift box.
Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and 44 a lovely, leather- bound (皮纸封面) Bible(圣经), 45 the young man"s name pressed in gold. 46 , he raised his voice to his father, and said "With 47 your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in 48 . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very 49 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him 50 that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram（电报） 51 him his father had passed away, and willed（立遗嘱） all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and 52_ things.
When he arrived at his father"s house, sudden 53 and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father"s important papers and saw the still gift - wrapped Bible _54__as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the 55 . It had a tag (标签) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.
| 小题1: | | A．noticed | B．admired | C．watched | D．seen |
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| 小题2: | | A．supply | B．offer | C．afford | D．serve |
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| 小题3: | | A．promise | B．mark | C．support | D．signs |
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| 小题4: | | A．Shortly | B．Finally | C．Instead | D．So |
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| 小题5: | | A．public | B．hard | C．private | D．lazy |
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| 小题6: | | A．proud | B．sad | C．upset | D．puzzled |
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| 小题8: | | A．wrapped | B．typed | C．written | D．painted |
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| 小题9: | | A．looked | B．reached | C．found | D．showed |
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| 小题10: | | A．with | B．while | C．after | D．when |
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| 小题11: | | A．Angry | B．Pleased | C．Interested | D．Disappoint |
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| 小题13: | | A．home | B．study | C．city | D．business |
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| 小题14: | | A．healthy | B．strong | C．old | D．young |
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| 小题15: | | A．on | B．until | C．since | D．after |
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| 小题16: | | A．telling | B．showing | C．saying | D．talking |
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| 小题17: | | A．look for | B．take care of | C．care | D．mind |
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| 小题18: | | A．excitement | B．disappointment | C．surprise | D．sadness |
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On July 4，1986，Americans celebrated the Statue of Liberty’s（自由女神） 100th birthday．Parades，speeches，fireworks，and other activities contributed to the great joy of the event．The celebration caused reporters and the 1ocal people to 1ook back a century to the similar great joy that marked the official opening of the statue．The Statue of Liberty was completed in 1886，but the story began earlier．The idea for a statue was first suggested at a dinner party by Edouard de Laboulaye， a French historian ．A guest at the party was Frederic Bartholdi，a young sculptor．
Most people who attended the dinner party soon forgot the idea，but Laboulaye and Bartholdi remembered it．In 187l， Bartholdi came to the United States to interest Americans in a statue that would link France and the United States in friendship．Many people in France had already been persuaded and contributed money to the project．Americans were also persuaded to build a fund （基金）for the statue．Much of the money came from school children．
After the idea had been accepted，Bartholdi set to work． He worked hard for many years．His friend Laboulaye died before the statue was completed．At last，in 1885，the statue was sent to the United States．It had to be shipped in sections and then put together for its weight and size．
Ever since then， 1886，the Statue of Liberty has stood as a symbol of freedom to millions of immigrants entering New York Harbor．
小题1:Bartholdi made his first trip to the United States to talk about the Statue of Liberty in________．小题2:The Statue of Liberty was shipped in sections because_______．| A．it was too 1arge and heavy to move to USA as a whole | | B．USA had better means of putting it together than France | | C．the completed statue was a symbol of friendship for Americans | | D．putting it together cost less money and labour in USA |
小题3:From the content，we may feel that the writer is _______when he is writing the passage．| A．calm | B．curious | C．worried | D．Modest(谦虚) |
小题4:Which of the following titles best summarizes(归纳) the content of the passage？| A．Labou1aye and Bartholdi：Makers of the Statue of the Liberty | | B．How People Made the Statue of Liberty Possible | | C．The l00th Birthday of the Statue of Liberty | | D．The True Story of the Statue of Liberty |
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A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5 and tired, he did not stop 6 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9 a very small area to 10 myself.”
The above story is 11 to the journey of our 12 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 13 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding 15 and the things we love to do. One day 16 we look back, we will 17 that we don’t really need that much, 18 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19 .
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only 20 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
| 小题2: | | A．Good | B．Strange | C．Sure | D．Interesting |
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| 小题3: | | A．rode | B．ran | C．expanded | D．struggled |
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| 小题4: | | A．kept on | B．asked for | C．gave up | D．succeeded in |
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| 小题5: | | A．sad | B．excited | C．confused | D．hungry |
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| 小题7: | | A．sleeping | B．arguing | C．dying | D．smiling |
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| 小题8: | | A．push | B．make | C．destroy | D．prove |
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| 小题9: | | A．need | B．have | C．find | D．show |
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| 小题10: | | A．live | B．bury | C．support | D．sleep |
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| 小题11: | | A．useful | B．certain | C．similar | D．special |
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| 小题12: | | A．future | B．past | C．history | D．life |
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| 小题13: | | A．friends | B．progress | C．discoveries | D．money |
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| 小题14: | | A．health | B．career | C．honor | D．freedom |
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| 小题15: | | A．things | B．condition | C．people | D．beauty |
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| 小题16: | | A．before | B．when | C．unless | D．since |
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| 小题17: | | A．realize | B．regret | C．apologize | D．explain |
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| 小题18: | | A．or | B．until | C．however | D．but |
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| 小题19: | | A．saved | B．missed | C．reduced | D．won |
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| 小题20: | | A．possible | B．probable | C．necessary | D．suitable |
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When 16-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage to perform at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, she had no idea that her life was about to change. Her childhood had been 36 . After the death of her parents, Fitzgerald had been placed in a boarding school. 37 , the teachers at the school mistreated her, 38 she ran away. Homeless and orphaned, Fitzgerald was trying her best to 39 on the streets of New York City when she won a contest to perform during an amateur night at the Apollo. She had 40 planned to dance, but at the last second, she decided to sing her mother’s favorite song 41 . Her performance earned her 42 from several well-known musicians. Ella Fitzgerald went on to become a 43 jazz singer.
During a musical career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald 44 more than 200 albums. She won 13 Grammy Awards, the last of which she received in 1990. She worked with some of the greatest American singers of the twentieth century, including Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her talent and charm 45 a wide range of listeners around the world. The worldwide 46 of Ella Fitzgerald helped make jazz a more popular genre.
Until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the United States 47 African American citizens the same treatment 48 white citizens received. Fitzgerald’s manager and her band 49 to perform at places where discrimination was practiced. They also decided not to perform unless they were paid the same 50 as white singers and musicians. Ella’s fight for 51 received support from numerous celebrity admirers, including Marilyn Monroe. Fitzgerald never took her good fortune for granted. She gave money to charities and organizations that contributed to 52 disadvantages children. For her many civic contributions, in 1992 President George Bush 53 her the Presidential Medal of Honor, one of the highest honors 54 to civilians.
In 1991, Fitzgerald gave her 55 performance in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Although Ella Fitzgerald died in 1996, the American “First Lady of Song” continues to live in the hearts and ears of music lovers worldwide.
| 小题1: | | A．rich | B．rough | C．tiresome | D．happy |
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| 小题2: | | A．Importantly | B．Unforgettably | C．Naturally | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题3: | | A．therefore | B．but | C．so | D．then |
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| 小题4: | | A．survive | B．experience | C．learn | D．stand |
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| 小题5: | | A．strangely | B．blindly | C．originally | D．probably |
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| 小题6: | | A．in spite | B．instead | C．in place | D．though |
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| 小题7: | | A．jealousy | B．recognition | C．reputation | D．gratitude |
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| 小题8: | | A．creative | B．dependent | C．undiscovered | D．distinguished |
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| 小题9: | | A．released | B．sold | C．copied | D．showed |
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| 小题10: | | A．compared with | B．appealed to | C．composed of | D．depended on |
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| 小题11: | | A．celebration | B．admiration | C．relaxation | D．indication |
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| 小题12: | | A．denied | B．supported | C．offered | D．hated |
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| 小题13: | | A．which | B．what | C．that | D．like |
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| 小题14: | | A．decided | B．refused | C．started | D．afforded |
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| 小题15: | | A．number | B．quantity | C．amount | D．lots |
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| 小题16: | | A．wealth | B．future | C．equality | D．agreement |
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| 小题17: | | A．caring for | B．playing with | C．preferring to | D．taking after |
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| 小题18: | | A．rewarded | B．awarded | C．paid | D．presented |
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| 小题19: | | A．accessible | B．inadequate | C．available | D．official |
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| 小题20: | | A．best | B．vivid | C．open | D．final |
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The family had just moved. The young woman was feeling a little __1__. It was Mother’s Day – and 800 miles separated her from her parents.
She had called them that morning, and her mother had __2__ how colorful their backyard was __3__ spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she __4__ those lilacs (丁香花) in her parents’ yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the __5__ and come on.” So off they went.
Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest __6__ and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she __7__ some. Finally, they returned to their car for the __8__ home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her __9__.
When they were near home, she shouted “Stop,” got out quickly and __10__ to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch (门廊), where a(n) __11__ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two __12__, bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her __13__. As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair __14__ with a smile, and held the lilacs __15__.
“Mom,” the kids asked, “__16__ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother’s Day, and she seems so __17__while I have all of you. And anyone would be __18__ by flowers.”
This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he __19__ some young lilacs around their yard.
I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mother’s Day our kids __20__ purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman. And that has become a lasting touching memory of my life.
| 小题1: | | A．moved | B．worried | C．angry | D．depressed |
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| 小题2: | | A．learned | B．imagined | C．mentioned | D．realized |
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| 小题3: | | A．now that | B．so that | C．as if | D．even if |
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| 小题4: | | A．missed | B．planted | C．watered | D．showed |
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| 小题5: | | A．cars | B．kids | C．clothes | D．lilacs |
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| 小题7: | | A．bought | B．picked | C．sent | D．raised |
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| 小题8: | | A．break | B．holiday | C．trip | D．dinner |
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| 小题9: | | A．friends | B．memory | C．flowers | D．honor |
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| 小题10: | | A．responded | B．pointed | C．drove | D．hurried |
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| 小题11: | | A．loving | B．elderly | C．serious | D．sensitive |
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| 小题12: | | A．hesitated | B．waited | C．sat | D．chatted |
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| 小题13: | | A．family | B．mother | C．path | D．home |
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| 小题14: | | A．nodded | B．waved | C．left | D．continued |
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| 小题15: | | A．weakly | B．politely | C．quickly | D．tightly |
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| 小题17: | | A．quiet | B．confused | C．alone | D．patient |
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| 小题18: | | A．calmed | B．persuaded | C．disappointed | D．cheered |
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| 小题19: | | A．arranged | B．dried | C．grew | D．hid |
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| 小题20: | | A．find | B．gather | C．receive | D．sell |
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