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I got your letter and was glad to find that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can.
Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt. It would do me good to go back to the dear old home again and see Allen, Esther, Green, and Lee. Give my love to them all, and tell them I hope we will meet in the better world, if not in this.
I want to know particularly what the good chance is you propose to give me. I am doing tolerably well here in Ohio. I get twenty-five dollars a month, with food and clothing; have a comfortable home for Mandy, the folks call her Mrs. Anderson; and the children—Milly, Jane, and Grundy—go to school and are learning well. The teacher says Grundy has a head for a preacher. We are kindly treated.
Now, if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again. We have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. I served you faithfully for thirty-two years, and Mandy twenty years. At twenty-five dollars a month for me, and two dollars a week for Mandy, our earnings would amount to eleven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Add to this the interest for the time our wages have been kept back, and deduct(扣除)what you paid for our clothing, and three doctor’s visits to me, and pulling a tooth for Mandy. If you fail to pay us for faithful labors in the past, we can have little faith in your promises in the future.
In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. I would rather stay here and starve—and die, if it should come to that—than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young Masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education and have them form virtuous habits.
Say howdy to George Carter, and thank him for taking the pistol from you when you were shooting at me.
小题1:According to the passage, the letter was written by Jourdon to his former _______.
A.friendB.masterC.neighbor D.relative
小题2:Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A.The family name of this letter writer is Anderson.
B.The writer is paid the same as he was in Tennessee.
C.The writer will certainly get at least 11,680 dollars.
D.Safety rather than education weighs a lot to the writer.
小题3:The writer’s description of his present situation implies that _______.
A.he shows his intention of going back in Tennessee
B.he is somewhat richer and does not need to go back
C.his life is relatively good but still needs improvement
D.he is not a little satisfied with his present life in Ohio
小题4:The purpose of the writer’s asking for his pay back is _______.
A.to show he needs that amount of money urgently
B.to show he is determined to get what he deserved
C.to test whether the letter receiver is worthy of trust
D.to tell the letter receiver he still has faith in him
小题5:From the passage, we can see the writer is very _______.
A.wiseB.stupidC.greedyD.generous

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析

试题分析:这是Jourdon写给他以前主人的一封信,文章中作者拒绝以前奴隶主让他回去为其效命的要求有礼有节,可见其明智。
小题1:B。第一段“you wanted me to come back and live with you again in Tennessee, promising to do better for me than anybody else can.”和最后一段第四行“……of their young Masters”。
小题2:A。第四段第四行的Mrs. Anderson可知A为正确答案。B说的钱数是样,但在Tennessee根本未兑现,不能称之为is paid ;C中用certainly是错的;D项Safety rather than education中的rather than是错的,因为在作者心目中两者都重要。
小题3:D。整篇文章表明作者对他现在的生活状况非常满意,D选项中的not a little是非常的意思。
小题4:C。倒数第三段的最后一句可知。
小题5:A。文章中作者拒绝以前奴隶主让他回去为其效命的要求有礼有节,可见其明智。
点评:本题型考查了对文章段落或某一板块的理解概括能力。先阅读问题,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。在词义与句义理解的基础上,结合上下文总结归纳某一段或几段的大意,对于把握文章主旨,分析全文结构都是至关重要的。纵观历年高考试题,阅读理解试题一般有以下几种题型:一是直接回答who, whom, which, what, where, when, why, how等疑问词引起的细节问题;二是猜测词义题;三是推理判断题;四是综合概括题。在做阅读理解题时,一定要仔细看完,看清楚试题要求再作答,特别要注意NOT,TRUE,EXCEPT等词。有时,要先看题,后阅读文章,带着问题去读短文,可缩短阅读时间,效果也许会更好。 
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When I entered the classroom, our teacher announced we were going to have a math test. I took a look at the   41  full of what looked like hieroglyphs(象形文字) to me and began to   42  . I did the best that I could, and then left my   43  to put my paper in a pile(摞) on the front desk with a(n)   44  .
I returned to my seat and then an idea came to my mind. I   45  where the teacher was before I made my   46 . She was walking in the   47  of the room with her back turned. I left my seat and went back to the pile of test papers already handed   48  and when I picked up my paper I also   49  the paper right below it before returning to my seat. When I looked at the   50  paper I had taken, I discovered it was the work of the   51  girl in our class,   I copied her answers to my paper.
The next day the teacher handed back our papers turning them facedown on everyone’s desks. When I   52  my paper over, I was   53  to see an “F” on it. After class I went to the girl whose answers I had   54  and said to her, “That math test was difficult. I   55  it. I guess we need to study more.” Her   56  was, “Not me, I got every question   57  and got an A.”
The teacher knew. She never blamed me in front of the class and   58  me to keep my dignity(尊严). I made a   59  to myself never ever to cheat again. I would remember to always be   60  in the things I do. I never forgot that teacher who failed me when, really, I had failed myself.
小题1:
A.blackboardB.paperC.bookD.picture
小题2:
A.thinkB.cryC.worryD.sleep
小题3:
A.seatB.classroomC.partnerD.teacher
小题4:
A.joyB.sighC.ideaD.problem
小题5:
A.believedB.foundC.ignoredD.checked
小题6:
A.researchB.mindC.moveD.comment
小题7:
A.frontB.middleC.backD.outside
小题8:
A.outB.inC.overD.on
小题9:
A.sawB.leftC.rememberedD.included
小题10:
A.extraB.newC.cleanD.difficult
小题11:
A.tallestB.oldestC.prettiestD.smartest
小题12:
A.gotB.turnedC.putD.took
小题13:
A.shockedB.angryC.happyD.excited
小题14:
A.copiedB.readC.markedD.examined
小题15:
A.knewB.madeC.failedD.lost
小题16:
A.replyB.attitudeC.opinionD.purpose
小题17:
A.readyB.rightC.doneD.good
小题18:
A.toldB.remindedC.allowedD.advised
小题19:
A.speechB.jokeC.wishD.promise
小题20:
A.honestB.friendlyC.carefulD.hopeful

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Immediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my  36 . I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely  37 , feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I  38  at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try.
I felt tense and  39 . It was the first time, after all. I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that I was about to   40  myself. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the  41  before me, the violin under my chin.
The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more _42  and to stay more or less in tune. To my  43 ,I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any  44 at all. Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my  45   as though getting rid of some guilty evidence.
I worked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually obtaining the truth of the    46 by trial and error. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money---the sight could  47  a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to  48  it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to  49  his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a  50  practice and I made sure, between tunes, to take off most of the earnings, but always leaving two  51  behind.
Old  52  were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids.  As for men, heavy drinkers were always willing listeners and so were big guys with muscles. But  53  a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog: respectable types were the least  54  of all.  Except for retired army officers, who would shout "Why aren"t you  55 , young man?" and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion.
小题1:
A.violinB.artC.skillD.luck
小题2:
A.stationB.spot C.streetD.bridge
小题3:
A.playedB.wandered C.stoppedD.sat
小题4:
A.nervous B.excitedC.lost D.strange
小题5:
A.shameB.show C.damageD.declare
小题6:
A.wallB.bridgeC.pavement D.road
小题7:
A.smoothlyB.slowlyC.angrilyD.roughly
小题8:
A.excitement B.sorrowC.astonishmentD.surprise
小题9:
A.moneyB.pityC.noticeD.rest
小题10:
A.hatB.pocket C.hand D.bag
小题11:
A.peopleB.tradeC.performanceD.music
小题12:
A.encourageB.help C.supportD.discourage
小题13:
A.fillB.emptyC.tear D.hide
小题14:
A.makeB.getC.drop D.earn
小题15:
A.modernB.regularC.timelyD.economic
小题16:
A.penniesB.dollarsC.poundsD.euros
小题17:
A.workersB.teachersC.doctorsD.ladies
小题18:
A.neverB.oftenC.alwaysD.sometimes
小题19:
A.generousB.comfortableC.handsomeD.selfish
小题20:
A.playingB.workingC.cheatingD.shopping

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Thirty years ago, the Earnshaw family lived at Wuthering Heights, with two teenaged children Hindley and Catherine. Mr. Earnshaw travels to Liverpool, where he adopts a homeless Gypsy boy, naming him "Heathcliff". Hindley finds himself robbed of his father"s love and care and becomes bitterly jealous of the newcomer. However, Catherine grows very attached to him. Soon, the two children spend hours on the moors (荒原) together and hate every moment apart.
Because of the conflict(冲突), Hindley is eventually sent to college. However, he marries a woman named Frances and returns three years later, after Mr. Earnshaw dies. He becomes master of Wuthering Heights, making Heathcliff their servant instead of a family member.
Months after Hindley’s return, Heathcliff and Catherine travel to Thrushcross Grange to spy on the Linton family. However, they are found and try to escape. Catherine is caught by a dog, and then brought inside the Grange to have injuries tended to while Heathcliff is sent home. Catherine eventually returns to Wuthering Heights as a changed woman, looking and acting as a lady. She laughs at HeathcIiff’s dirty appearance. When the Lintons visit the next day, Heathcliff dresses up to impress her. It fails, however, when Edgar, one of the Lintons" children, argues with him. Heathcliff is locked in the attic, where Catherine later tries to comfort him. He swears revenge(报复) on Hindley.
In the summer of the next year, Frances gives birth to a son, Hareton, but she dies before the year is out. This leads Hindley to fall into a life of drunkenness and waste. Two years pass and Catherine has become close friends with Edgar, growing more distant from Heathcliff.
One day in August, while Hindley is absent, Edgar comes to visit Catherine. Before long, they declare themselves lovers. Catherine explains to Nelly, her servant, that she does not really love Edgar but Heathcliff. Unfortunately, she could never marry Heathcliff because of his lack of status and education. She therefore plans to marry Edgar and use that position to help raise Heathcliff’s status. Unfortunately, Heathcliff has overheard the first part and runs away, disappearing without a trace. After three years, Edgar and Catherine are married.
Six months after their marriage, Heathcliff returns as a gentleman, having grown stronger and richer. Catherine is delighted to see him although Edgar is not so keen. Edgar"s sister, Isabella, now eighteen, falls in love with Heathcliff. He looks down upon her but encourages the adolescent love, seeing it as a chance for revenge on Edgar. When he embraces Isabella one day at the Grange, there is an argument with Edgar, which causes Catherine to lock herself in her room and fall ill.
Heathcliff has been staying at the Heights, gambling with Hindley and teaching Hareton bad habits. Hindley is gradually losing his wealth, mortgaging (抵押) the farmhouse to Heathcliff to repay his debts.
While Catherine is ill, Heathcliff leaves with Isabella, causing Edgar to disown (与……断绝关系) his sister. The two marry and return two months later to Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff hears that Catherine is ill and arranges to visit her in secret. In the early hours of the day after their meeting, Catherine gives birth to her daughter, Cathy, and then dies. Hindley dies six months after Catherine. Heathcliff finds himself the master of Wuthering Heights and the guardian of Hareton.
小题1:From the first paragraph, we can know ______ .
A.Hindley hates the fact that his parents give all their love and care to Catherine
B.Mrs. Earnshaw adopts Heathcliff in Liverpool
C.Hindley is the oldest of all three children
D.Catherine likes Heathcliff so much that she enjoys staying with him for long
小题2:After Frances dies, Hindley________.
A.lives a disordered lifeB.locks Heathcliff in the attic
C.argues with Heathcliff very oftenD.returns to Wuthering Heights as a changed man .
小题3:The underlined part "the first part" in Paragraph 5 most probably refers to ________ .
A.Catherine says that Edgar has asked her to marry him and she has agreed
B.Catherine loves Heathcliff but can"t marry him because of his lack of status and education
C.Catherine decides to marry Edgar, with whose help she can help raise Heathcliff’s status
D.Catherine and Edgar declare themselves lovers to the family
小题4:At the end of the story________.
A.Isabella dies after his brother disowns her
B.Catherine becomes the master of Wuthering Heights
C.Wuthering Heights falls into the hands of Heathcliff
D.Hindley dies and leaves Wuthering Heights to Cathy

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Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday.The win makes Mo Yan the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel in its history.Informed of his win today, the author, who was having dinner at home, was “overjoyed and scared".
Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers, Mo Yan-a pen name for Guan Moye,grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. At the age of 12, he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory. In 1976 he joined the army and during this time began to study literature and writing.
He published his first book in 1981, but found literary success in 1987 with Hong Gaoliang Jiazu, which was successfully filmed in the same year, directed by a famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of his birth and his works show the life of Chinese people as well as the country"s unique culture and folk customs. Mo Yan is known as a prolific(多产的)writer. In addition to his novels, he has published many short stories and essays on various topics. Despite his social criticism, he is seen in his homeland as one of the most famous contemporary authors. Dozens of his works have been translated into English, French, Japanese and many other languages.
The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10.The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award of about $l million.
小题1:How did Mo Yan feel when he was told about the news?
A.Excited and proud.B. Happy and surprised
C.Worried and cautious D. Uncertain and shocked
小题2:Mo Yan developed his ability for writing when he was        
A.on a farmB.in a factoryC.in a schoolD.in the army
小题3:One of Mo Yan"s characteristics of writing is that he         .
A.writes about topics he is familiar with
B.focuses on social problems in the country
C.describes his characters in a unique way
D.explains difficult matters in simple words
小题4:Which of the statements is true?
A.Mo Yan published his first book when he was 20 years old.
B.The movie Hong Gaoliang was made in 1987.
C.Mo Yan only writes novels.
D.Mo Yan’s works are mostly about city life.
小题5:What"s the best title for this passage?
A.How Mo Yan Gets Nobel PrizeB.An Introduction to Nobel Prize
C.Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize in LiteratureD.A World Famous Writer, Mo Yan

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Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen   41  his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but   42  for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, lost in admiration at the beauty of the scenery. Then, suddenly he   43  the old gardener was blind.   44  , the young man asked, “Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can’t  45  in fact?” The old man smiled and answered that “ I can tell you 46  reasons. First I was a   47  when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, yet I can  48 them. Third,I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s   49 .
“Me? But you don’t know me,” responded the young man   50  .
“Yeah, it’s   51  that I don’t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never turn them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood(心情). In the meantime, it also   52  a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The old man’s  53  astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and serves them as a link of minds so as to make everybody enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
I believe every flower has   54  with which they can see the kindness of the man’s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though   55 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
小题1:
A.lovingB.wateringC.tendingD.planting
小题2:
A.stopB.stayC.liveD.run
小题3:
A.realizedB.noticedC.feltD.thought
小题4:
A.ExcitedB.FrightenedC.ShockedD.Satisfied
小题5:
A.feelB.seeC.hearD.eat
小题6:
A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four
小题7:
A.gardenerB.teacherC.farmerD.painter
小题8:
A.tasteB.plantC.touchD.appreciate
小题9:
A.itB.meC.themD.you
小题10:
A.with pleasureB.in surpriseC.with hopeD.in anger
小题11:
A.trueB.possibleC.a pityD.a shame
小题12:
A.introducesB.offersC.standsD.leaves
小题13:
A.wordsB.behaviorC.storyD.attitudes
小题14:
A.earsB.soulC.eyesD.heart
小题15:
A.refusingB.tryingC.pretendingD.failing

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