Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems, burdens and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didn’t know where I would go.
The most extraordinarything happened when I was out on this walk. I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. He looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody bought his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.
Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, “Grandpa, may I polish your shoes?” That old man took pity on her and he gave her a shoe to polish. The girl said, “I polish the shoe because I need money to buy my brother a new school uniform.”
I heard this and tears filled my eyes. The old man answered, “Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform.” Then they walked to a market and I followed close behind them. There he bought her a uniform. The girl said, “Thank you so much for doing this. May God bless you.” Then she left, leaving the old man smiling.
The old man walked away from the market, but I stopped him. I whispered in his ear, “You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!” As I walked away, I glanced back and I could see him still smiling.
My own sadness had disappeared, chased away by the light of this kind act. I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation of what I have by following the example of the old man who only had a little, but shared it happily with someone who had nothing.
小题1:The author decided to take a walk in order to .| A．build himself up | | B．lighten his mood | | C．enjoy the scenery nearby | | D．find out something special |
小题2:When seeing the old shoe seller, the author felt .| A．happy | B．sympathetic | C．regretful | D．disappointed |
小题3:Why did the girl offer to polish shoes for the old man?| A．She took pity on him. | | B．She intended to take care of him. | | C．She meant to be friendly to him. | | D．She wanted to earn some money. |
小题4:By sharing the story, the author conveys a message that .| A．a kind act can cheer us up | | B．old men often set us examples | | C．people value what they don’t have | | D．helping others means helping ourselves |
小题5:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．A clever little girl | B．A pair of old shoes | | C．A kind shoe seller | D．A girl’s new uniform |
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小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C |
试题分析：本文主要描述自己在心情不好的事情，看见一个善良的老人帮助一个女孩的故事，说明善意的行为是多么的鼓舞人心。
小题1:B 推理题。根据文章第一段Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems, burdens and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didn’t know where I would go.可知他今天很忙，感觉很不好，出去走走放松自己。故B项正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据文章第二段He looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody bought his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.可知作者很同情他，想给予帮助，可是身边没有带钱。故B正确。
小题3:D 细节题。根据第三段最后一句“I polish the shoe because I need money to buy my brother a new school uniform.”可知小女孩这样做是为了挣钱。故D项正确。
小题4:A 推理题。根据文章最后一段My own sadness had disappeared, chased away by the light of this kind act. I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation of what I have by following the example of the old man who only had a little, but shared it happily with someone who had nothing.可知我收到这种行为的鼓舞，不再感觉压抑和难受了。故A正确。
小题5:C 主旨大意题。本文主要描述自己在心情不好的事情，看见一个善良的老人帮助一个女孩的故事，说明善意的行为是多么的鼓舞人心。故C正确。
点评：本文主要描述自己在心情不好的事情，看见一个善良的老人帮助一个女孩的故事，说明善意的行为是多么的鼓舞人心。本文主要考查推理题。在解题时要立足已知，推断未知。立足现在，猜测未来。不能主观臆想，凭空想象，随意揣测，更不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点;要把握句、段之间的逻辑关系，了解语篇的结构。要体会文章的基调，揣摸作者的态度，摸准逻辑发展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。 |
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Before I started school, people felt that 1 was not going to be successful．At the age of four I started speech lessons because basically I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me．The story goes downhill from here．
The first grade was a struggle．I not only had difficulty speaking, but also felt nervous about the fact that I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn"t do it．The second grade was not much better．I still struggled with the inability to read．It was in the third grade that the school district built a new school close to my home．I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one．However, things were still not much better as far as my schooling was concerned and did not get better for the next two years．
It was in the fifth grade．Mrs．Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her．She did not make me feel defeated．On the contrary, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be．And that is just what I did．
For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher．Because of Mrs．Wakefield"s influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome any difficulty and become someone．I have won numerous awards up to now, such as Teacher of the Year．I owe it all to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be．
小题1:The writer ______ when he was in the third grade．| A．did better in reading | B．began speech lessons | | C．went to a new school | D．received a high award |
小题2:We can learn from the passage that the writer ______．| A．is a very successful teacher now | | B．thinks teaching is a challenging job | | C．has solved problems with his own effort | | D．works in the same school with Mrs．Wakefield |
小题3:What is the writer"s purpose in writing the passage?| A．To express his devotion to his work． | | B．To show his respect to a special teacher． | | C．To share his teaching experience with us． | | D．To tell us his story of overcoming difficulties． |
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This is no joke. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, are expecting just over 100 guests at a(an) 21 at a church, where they will become husband and wife.
Their modern romance was a 22 made in cyberspace（网络空间）. She was 23 and bored one night last year, so she typed her name into the 24 social networking Website Facebook just to see if anyone 25 it: Hildebrandt, 24, in South Florida. At the time, Kelly Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only one matched. So she sent him a 26 . She said, “Hi. We had the same name. Thought it was cool.” Kelly Carl Hildebrandt said, “I thought she was pretty 27 .”
For the next three months the two 28 e-mails. 29 he knew it, occasional phone calls turned into daily chats, sometimes 30 hours. He 31 her in Florida after a few months and fell head over heels.
“I thought it was fun,” he said of that first online meet. “I had no 32 that it would lead to this.”
Months after Kelly Hildebrandt sent her first e-mail, she found a diamond engagement 33 hidden in treasure box on a beach in December. “I totally think that it’s all God’s 34 ,” Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said. “He planned it out just 35 .”
She"s a student at a local community college. He works in financial 36 . They plan to make their home in South Florida.
There was also some uncertainty 37 how to phrase their wedding invitations, so they decided to include their 38 names. But 39 confusion likely won"t carry on past the husband and wife, as Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said there are no plans to pass along the name to their future 40 . “No,” she said. “We"re definitely not going to name our kids Kelly.”
| 小题1: | | A．situation | B．occasion | C．ceremony | D．meeting |
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| 小题2: | | A．game | B．match | C．contest | D．competition |
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| 小题3: | | A．curious | B．serious | C．anxious | D．generous |
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| 小题4: | | A．ordinary | B．common | C．fashionable | D．popular |
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| 小题5: | | A．understood | B．made | C．shared | D．recognized |
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| 小题6: | | A．word | B．message | C．letter | D．reminder |
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| 小题7: | | A．clever | B．simple | C．attractive | D．easy |
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| 小题8: | | A．exchanged | B．changed | C．expected | D．received |
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| 小题9: | | A．After | B．As | C．While | D．Before |
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| 小题10: | | A．wasting | B．spending | C．lasting | D．taking |
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| 小题11: | | A．dropped | B．visited | C．forgot | D．called |
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| 小题12: | | A．idea | B．decision | C．chance | D．hope |
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| 小题13: | | A．call | B．lace | C．phone | D．ring |
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| 小题14: | | A．preparation | B．reason | C．arrangement | D．appointment |
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| 小题15: | | A．great | B．perfect | C．excellent | D．smart |
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| 小题16: | | A．crisis | B．conveniences | C．customs | D．services |
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| 小题18: | | A．first | B．last | C．middle | D．family |
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| 小题20: | | A．wife | B．husband | C．parents | D．children |
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William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered "little of childhood but its pain". In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn"t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats"s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats"s Death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:
Earth, receive an honoured guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
小题1:Which of the following can describe Yeats"s family?| A．It filled Yeats"s childhood with laughter. | | B．It was shocked by Yeats"s choice. | | C．It was a typically wealthy family. | | D．It had an artistic atmosphere. |
小题2:According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats"s life?| A．Yeats founded the first Irish theater. | | B．Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry. | | C．Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s. | | D．Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize. |
小题3:What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden"s lines?| A．Envy | B．Sympathy | C．Emptiness | D．Admiration |
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?| A．Yeats"s literary achievements | B．Yeats"s historical influence | | C．Yeats"s artistic ambition | D．Yeats"s national honor |
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Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针). While he was alive, he 36 me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important 37 : “Believe in yourself.”
If there was one phrase my dad 38 liked to hear, it was “I can’t.” He never got to finish high school and 39 two jobs to support his large family, 40 he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.
When I was in high school, I had a 41 time with math. He tried to help me, but I 42 struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for 43 help. I told Dad, “That’s 44 ! I’m tired! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You’re doing it. I’ll send you to school.” Every morning at 6:45, we’d leave the 45 . Despite (尽管) working 12 hours every day, Dad never once 46 driving me to school.
After months of 47 , I was facing the final exam. I was so 48 . On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke, 49 yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my 50 and in the hours of work I’d 51 . When I got my 52 proudly, the first person I called was my father. He cried, “Yes! You deserved it!”
Even now, whenever I 53 that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how 54 something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever 55 to Dad for that lesson.
| 小题1: | | A．understood | B．forgave | C．guided | D．impressed |
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| 小题2: | | A．history | B．lesson | C．skill | D．language |
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| 小题3: | | A．always | B．almost | C．ever | D．never |
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| 小题4: | | A．took | B．lost | C．left | D．finished |
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| 小题6: | | A．good | B．free | C．terrible | D．short |
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| 小题7: | | A．still | B．nearly | C．hardly | D．probably |
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| 小题8: | | A．real | B．practical | C．immediate | D．extra |
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| 小题9: | | A．wonderful | B．crazy | C．expensive | D．necessary |
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| 小题10: | | A．house | B．school | C．office | D．farm |
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| 小题11: | | A．suggested | B．risked | C．enjoyed | D．missed |
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| 小题12: | | A．meeting | B．testing | C．learning | D．interviewing |
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| 小题13: | | A．excited | B．nervous | C．happy | D．shocked |
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| 小题14: | | A．stand for | B．hold back | C．believe in | D．look after |
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| 小题15: | | A．teacher | B．luck | C．time | D．ability |
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| 小题16: | | A．wasted | B．ignored | C．picked up | D．put in |
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| 小题17: | | A．answer | B．grade | C．pay | D．gift |
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| 小题18: | | A．hope | B．forget | C．worry | D．promise |
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| 小题19: | | A．different | B．important | C．hard | D．interesting |
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| 小题20: | | A．grateful | B．sorry | C．polite | D．useful |
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It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no address. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years.
It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it; overspending, running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and powder for Grandma…
Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, at 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended and before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church, mostly black.
As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear to protect a wrestler’s ears. They obviously could not afford.
Mike shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”
Mike loved kids—all kids—and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came.
That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. For each Christmas, I followed the tradition.
The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.
The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
小题1:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．Precious Present | B．Christmas Gift | | C．The Small White Envelope | D．The Good Old Tradition |
小题2:Why did Mike hate Christmas according to the passage?| A．He didn’t like the true meaning of Christmas | | B．He didn’t like people spending too much money on presents | | C．He hated buying presents for Uncle Harry and Grandma | | D．He didn’t want to receive gifts like shirts, sweaters or ties. |
小题3:Which is the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “take the heart right out of them”?| A．make them excited | | B．make them inspired | | C．make them lose confidence | | D．make them kill themselves |
小题4:Why was his smile the brightest thing about Christmas that year? ( paragraph 9)| A．He received some sporting goods | | B．He found a potential wrestling team | | C．His son won the wrestling match | | D．His wife sent presents to those poor kids |
小题5:What can we infer from the passage?| A．The tradition of sending presents will pass from generation to generation. | | B．The children were eager to get their new toys ignoring the envelope. | | C．With the presents, the poor kids will surely win the match one day. | | D．Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us. |
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