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I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment,“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”
The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car washing sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water bottles. I was amazed at why forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.
After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T.Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子军). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C.T.
They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt(收据) saying“Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”
Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!
小题1:From the passage we can know that the boys were raising money to ______.
A.buy a plaque for their school .
B.help those who suffered from cancer.
C.first plant a tree in memory of their friend.
D.put a plaque near their friend’s home
小题2:From the passage, we can infer that C.T.Schmitz was _____.
A. kind-hearted but lonely          B. brave and popular with his classmates
C. shy and sensitive               D. a boy you can get a good impression of
小题3:What does the underlined word  “ filthy”mean?
A.newB.dirtyC.good-lookingD.ordinary
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Teenagers TodayB.A Special Day
C.My view on TeenagersD.An Exciting Experience

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析

试题分析:文章从人们经常抱怨现在的年轻人,而作者在路上遇到的一群年轻人让作者对现在的年轻人有了新的看法。
小题1:细节题:从第三段的句子:He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also.可知他们是筹钱为了纪念一个朋友而种树的。选C
小题2:推理题;从第三段的句子:each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known.可知C.T.Schmitz 是给人印象好的男孩。选D
小题3:猜词题:从下文的As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car,可知filthy 和dirty同义。选B
小题4:主旨题;文章的开头提出“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”结尾又点题:Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!可知选A。
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Tomorrow was his girlfriend’s birthday and the young man was having a difficult time deciding on a present for her. She already had more clothes than she knew what to do with them, so he couldn’t get any kind of apparel. She never ate sweets, so candy was out of the question. What then? He had a very special reason for wanting to impress her with just the right gift; tomorrow he was going to make an offer of marriage to her.
He finally decided on perfume(香水). All girls liked perfume. That raised another problem, however. What kind did she prefer? He couldn’t ask her because that would ruin the surprise.
At last the young man hit upon a brilliant idea. That afternoon, pretending to take his girlfriend’s fox terrier, a little dog for a walk, the young man and the dog went directly to the perfume counter of the town’s biggest department store. Good! There was a large array (长列) of perfume. He beckoned(招呼) a clerk, instructing her to open a large number of bottles and wave the stoppers under the dog’s nose.
Nestled in the young man’s arms, the terrier began to be restless and bored as this seemingly pointless game went on. Then Fritz suddenly became frisky, wiggling in the young man’s arms and barking excitedly, as the clerk waved one stopper under its nose.
“I’ll take that one,” said the young man to the clerk. The price was high, but it was worth it, he thought.
“My favorite perfume!” said the delighted girl the next evening as she unwrapped the package. “How did you know?” she asked, dabbing some perfume behind each ear.
“Intuition(直觉), I guess.” said the young man, deciding that it wasn’t exactly wrong to tell a lie under the circumstances. One day, after they were married, he would admit that his intuition had really been a little dog named Fritz.
小题1:Which of the following words best describes the young man in the story ?
A.Kind-heartedB.Curious
C.CreativeD.Mean
小题2:The underlined word “frisky” in Paragraph 4 means ______.
A.livelyB.angry
C.uneasyD.puzzled
小题3:According to the story, the birthday present for the girl was actually decided on by _____.
A.the young manB.the store clerkC.the man’s intuitionD.the dog Fritz
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE ?
A.The young man wanted to give his girlfriend a pleasant surprise.
B.The pet dog Fritz knew what the young man wanted very well.
C.The kind of perfume the young man chose was expensive.
D.The young man told a white lie about his final choice of the perfume.

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So the evening turned to night, and the night turned to morning. And before I knew it , the SAT was before me. I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with.
SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.
As I arrived outside of the dining hall, already a mob of students were sitting, talking, or standing silently waiting to get in. Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.
“ID, please,” my former math teacher asked at the door.
“Okay.” She looked over my ID, checked off my name on her list, and pointed towards the dining hall tables inside.
With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.
“I’m glad it’s multiple choices.” I heard one student say. All the questions on the test have five choices except for one math section where they have only four. If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.
When everyone had a seat and the actual SAT I booklet in front of them, the proctor of the test called for our attentions. “In front of you, you should have a SAT I test and a scantron(答题卡). Please do not open the test booklet until I say so.” He then went on to talk about the procedures, the amount of time, signature of honesty, etc. After thirty minutes of instruction reading, he gave us all a solemn expression before saying, “You may begin now. Good luck.”
I could hear a hundred booklets being opened and pencils scratching the surface. I looked to my right, I looked to my left, I did a quick prayer for whoever was in charge up in the heavens, and started my test. At least I wouldn’t know my score until summer time.
小题1:How did the author feel before the test?
A.Confident.B.Carefree.C.Confused.D.Nervous.
小题2:Jones students are lucky because __________.
A.they can take the test in a dining hall
B.they can talk during the test
C.they can take the test in their home school
D.they have their math teacher supervising the test
小题3:By the underlined sentence, the writer intends to say that_________.
A.the test would be so difficult that she might not pass it
B.the test seemed easy but she still needed to be careful with it
C.the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students
D.she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students
小题4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test.
B.There were four math problems on the test.
C.You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question.
D.The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began.

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Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A., B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen.   小题1:  , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. I mean I tended to imagine too much. That was exactly what happened this time,    小题2:   me great embarrassment.
I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy  小题3:  at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so  小题4:  that I just couldn’t help looking at him.  What was more exciting was that , he was also stealing some  小题5:   at me, which made me blush(脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and    小题6:  that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating. I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had made   小题7:   known .
To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t   小题8:   .” Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy(不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without  小题9:   , and that is so unladylike.
I was still struggling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me…” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not   小题10:  it. “I am sorry, but could you please give me my   小题11:  back? Yours is over there.” Oh my God! Nothing could have been more   小题12:   when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.
From that , I drew a big lesson: never imagine too much if someone just gives you a few glances.
小题13:
A.GenerallyB.FinallyC.UndoubtedlyD.Recently
小题14:
A.causingB.leadingC.takingD.helping
小题15:
A.made upB.grew upC.turned upD.rose up
小题16:
A.attractiveB.gentleC.uglyD.rude
小题17:
A.opinionsB.soundsC.smilesD.glances
小题18:
A.knewB.pretende C.performedD.acted
小题19:
A.nothingB.everythingC.anythingD.none
小题20:
A.arriveB.shoutC.approachD.stand
小题21:
A.hesitationB.concernC.wordsD.enthusiasm
小题22:
A.heardB.seenC.smeltD.found
小题23:
A.luggageB.bagC.cupD.glasses
小题24:
A.embarrassingB.wonderfulC.sorrowfulD.disappointing

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In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual. Nicole, his wife was listening to music in the bedroom. __小题1:_, he felt that his body was shaking. Slim had the __小题2:__ response that there was an earthquake! He __小题3:__ quickly: “Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet!” Nicole heard the shouting, 小题4: the first aid box quickly and ran into the toilet. The house was 小题5: even more dramatically (剧烈地).
Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen. Slim picked up a kitchen __小题6:__ and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen. Slim tried to __小题7:__ along the wall to help Nicole.__小题8:__, it got dark suddenly with an explosion. The house __小题9:_____down and many things fell from above. Nicole was quickly buried in 小题10: .She felt breathing very difficult. She tried to stand up, but  小题11:  .
A few minutes later, the land was __小题12:.Nicole heard the sound of short __小题13:_ and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but no __小题14:__! He probably fainted. Nicole kept saying his name and she finally heard a response, two people encouraged and __小题15:__ each other. They knew that there must be a way to   小题16: .
Slim found that they were close and were   小题17:  by the fallen stones and some powder. He started to dig with the kitchen knife. He felt __小题18:__ from his fingers. Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones. Slim touched Nicole"s one hand, then dug the __小题19:__ stones of her body. Finally, Nicole had a __小题20:__ breathing slowly. Two people sat on the ground and hugged together.
小题21:
A.SuddenlyB.ActuallyC.UnfortunatelyD.Really
小题22:
A.recentB.rapid C.late D.slow
小题23:
A.warnedB.howledC.jumpedD.shouted
小题24:
A.used upB.found out C.took upD.put away
小题25:
A.burningB.fallingC.shakingD.moving
小题26:
A.toolB.cookC.forkD.knife
小题27:
A.walkB.wanderC.runD.jump
小题28:
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.Besides
小题29:
A.layB.crashedC.brokeD.bent
小题30:
A.ruinsB.ashesC.dirt D.pieces
小题31:
A.senselessB.impossibleC.impracticalD.invaluable
小题32:
A.normalB.usualC.flatD.silent
小题33:
A.stepsB.breathC.movementsD.pauses
小题34:
A.responseB.signC.hopeD.result
小题35:
A.touchedB.heldC.calmedD.called
小题36:
A.relaxB.communicateC.succeedD.escape
小题37:
A.wrappedB.separatedC.fastenedD.limited
小题38:
A.painB.coldC.waterD.warmth
小题39:
A.stickingB.beatingC.surroundingD.spreading
小题40:
A.completeB.constantC.steadyD.weak

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In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1  to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl   2 __ the mother would not return to her eggs and she   3  to take them home. There she carefully   4   the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days   5  the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the   6 ___.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.   7   , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they  8 ,  the girl was able to   9 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to  10.  The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when   11   and in her dreams. Later, she had an   12 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in   13   . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(组装)a small aircraft for her.
Caring about   14    safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not  15  or follow him, and   16   slept in the grass.
One day, the girl  17   into the plane, started it and soon left the   18 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   19  flapped(拍打)their wings and    20 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.  
小题1:
A.managedB.attemptedC.happenedD.supposed
小题2:
A.realizedB.expectedC.imaginedD.admitted
小题3:
A.helpedB.decidedC.affordedD.meant
小题4:
A.placedB.protectedC.treatedD.examined
小题5:
A.agoB.outC.laterD.long
小题6:
A.familyB.lakeC.homeD.world
小题7:
A.ButB.AlsoC.ThusD.Still
小题8:
A.increasedB.improvedC.roseD.grew
小题9:
A.askB.leadC.wantD.allow
小题10:
A.flyB.raceC.swimD.sing
小题11:
A.asleepB.awayC.aroundD.awake
小题12:
A.ideaB.opinionC.explanationD.excuse
小题13:
A.skyB.heavenC.flightD.plane
小题14:
A.hisB.herC.theirD.its
小题15:
A.respectB.rememberC.recognizeD.receive
小题16:
A.soB.insteadC.hardlyD.too
小题17:
A.climbedB.lookedC.reachedD.fell
小题18:
A.houseB.floorC.waterD.ground
小题19:
A.secretlyB.disappointedlyC.patientlyD.eagerly
小题20:
A.looked awayB.set outC.went byD.turned back

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