Zoe Chambers was a successful PR(Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. “The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through.” she said. “After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hate everything about the city and my life.” Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later she is still on the farm. "The moment I arrived at Kathy"s farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless." Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It"s a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy"s wonderful dinners." Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing — watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It"s one of the most moving experiences I"ve ever had. I could never go back to city life now." 小题1:When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a ______life.A.satisfying | B.tough | C.meaningless | D.boring | 小题2:The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy"s farm is that______.A.Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant | B.Kathy persuaded her to do so | C.Zoe got tired of the city life | D.Zoe loved Wales more than London | 小题3:How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?A.Tiresome and troublesome. | B.Romantic and peaceful | C.Mentally exhausting but healthy | D.Physically tiring but rewarding. | 小题4:Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?A.A friend in need is a friend indeed. | B.Where there is a will, there is a way. | C.A misfortune may turn out a blessing. | D.Kill two birds with one stone. |
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试题分析:本文是一篇记叙文,记叙了佐伊是公共关系顾问,生活很满意,她为公司做完一切后,被解雇了,她很生气,以至于讨厌城市生活。她收到老同学凯西的邀请,让她到农场来散心,来到农场,她很喜欢农场,她决定在那里生活,在那里佐伊一点都不感到无聊,每天都有新的体验 小题1:细节题。由第一段第一句话Zoe Chambers was a successful PR(Public Relations) consultant and life was going well — she had a great job, beautiful flat and a busy social life in London.所以选A 小题2:细节题。由第一段最后一句After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hate everything about the city and my life.可以知道答案,故选A。 小题3:细节题,由第四段第三行But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy"s wonderful dinners可以知道答案,故选D。 小题4:推理题,由本文的主要意思“佐伊是公共关系顾问,生活很满意,她为公司做完一切后,被解雇了,她很生气,以至于讨厌城市生活。她收到老同学凯西的邀请,让她到农场来散心,来到农场,她很喜欢农场,她决定在那里生活,在那里佐伊一点都不感到无聊,每天都有新的体验”所以选C。 点评:本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了佐伊的故事,答题前一定要读懂全文,佐伊离开城市去农场是贯穿全文的一条重要线索,一定要注意体会。然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。 |
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Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to 36 about the fat body of a(n) 37 I found in my ‘Vegetable Surprise’ last Thursday. It was 38 a surprise to me! A bad one, though. And even worse was that 39 when I realized only half of the white insect was left there on top of my green vegetables. I informed the 40 of my problem and I did not expect him to 41 and tell me that insects were a good source of protein. I am a vegetarian! In fact, I have eaten in your restaurant many times 42 and this is the first time I have been 43 . And I do not feel we should have been 44 for this meal, so I would ask you to 45 the cost. I await your reply. Yours faithfully, Mr. John Smith
小题1: | A.talk | B.complain | C.discuss | D.focus |
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小题2: | A.fish | B.animal | C.insect | D.bird |
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小题3: | A.sharply | B.oppositely | C.normally | D.certainly |
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小题4: | A.inconvenience | B.memory | C.feeling | D.touch |
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小题5: | A.waitress | B.waiter | C.host | D.hostess |
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小题6: | A.laugh | B.cry | C.leave | D.threat |
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小题7: | A.earlier | B.later | C.after | D.before |
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小题8: | A.surprised | B.limited | C.disappointed | D.satisfied |
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小题9: | A.charged | B.treated | C.paid | D.distracted |
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小题10: | A.melt | B.refund(退还) | C.respond | D.reuse |
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A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone, when a 36 came behind him. Right away the man started thinking of 37 to give. As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you 38 me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get 39 , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too 40 when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.” The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started 41 something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the police-man was 42 writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving 43 so far, the policeman came to his window, 44 him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this 45 going to be? However, the man was 46 it was not a ticket at all and he began to 47 : “I had a daughter who was 48 by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in 49 , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to 50 until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to 51 that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive (原谅) him. So pray (祈祷) for me, and be 52 when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.” The man was completely 53 and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove 54 , even a few miles 55 the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.
小题1: | A.truck | B.police car | C.mail car | D.taxi |
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小题2: | A.advice | B.information | C.excuses | D.views |
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小题3: | A.caught | B.recognized | C.mistook | D.remembered |
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小题4: | A.to school | B.home | C.out | D.to hospital |
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小题5: | A.healthy | B.happy | C.free | D.well |
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小题6: | A.looking up | B.looking for | C.listing | D.writing |
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小题7: | A.even | B.really | C.still | D.never |
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小题8: | A.License(执照) | B.insurance(保险) | C.Journal | D.route |
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小题9: | A.sent | B.handed | C.rewarded | D.pushed |
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小题10: | A.ticket | B.note | C.paper | D.notice |
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小题11: | A.surprised. | B.upset | C.angry | D.excited |
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小题12: | A.laugh | B.read | C.smile | D.think |
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小题13: | A.hit | B.knocked | C.killed | D.trapped |
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小题14: | A.fear | B.trouble | C.danger | D.prison |
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小题15: | A.escape | B.stay | C.remain | D.wait |
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小题16: | A.attack | B.forgive | C.educate | D.support |
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小题17: | A.honest | B.thankful | C.patient | D.careful |
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小题18: | A.disappointed | B.Shocked | C.nervous | D.frightened |
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小题19: | A.quickly | B.fortunately | C.slowly | D.rapidly |
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An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angrier each moment. Still he kept on writing. “Young man ,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly, “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.” “Why, no,”She answered. “Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I am Bill Bronson.” 小题1:The policeman stopped the car because_____A.it was an expensive car | B.the driver was a proud lady | C.the driver was driving beyond the speed limit | D.the driver was going to make trouble for the police | 小题2:The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A.the policeman didn’t know her friends | B.the policeman didn’t accept her kindness | C.the policeman was going to punish her | D.she didn’t know the policeman’s name | 小题3:The policeman was _______.A.an honourable fellow | B.a stupid fellow | C.an impolite man | D.a shy man | 小题4:The woman was _______.A.kind-hearted | B.a person who depended on someone else to finish her work | C.trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positions | D.introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer | 小题5:The policeman_______.A.had no sense of humor | B.had s sense of humor | C.had no sense of duty | D.was senseless |
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One of Mark Twain’s classic novels is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is 36 in a small American town in the 19th century. The people in this town are very traditional and 37 a quiet life.The story is about a boy called Tom Sawyer, who lives with his aunt Polly. He is often in 38 with his aunt. Aunt Polly is very kind, 39 Tom thinks she is always trying to control him. Tom is different from 40 children in the town. He loves adventure. He does a lot of bad things, but he never really 41 anyone. He tries very hard not to go to school, and often jumps 42 his bedroom window at night to meet his friends. He is very clever. One day, Aunt Polly asks him to do some painting, and he 43 to get all the boys in the town to do the work for him by inventing a new 44 game. It is these little stories 45 make readers want to keep reading the novel, but it is the adventures that 46 the most important part of the book. Tom’s best friend is Huck Finn, a boy who has no home. In one adventure, they spend the night outside, and they see a man kill another man 47 . Later in the book, Tom, Huck and another boy decide to leave the town 48 they think that life there is too boring. They __49__ to an island in the middle of a river. They 50 fires, catch fish and sleep under the stars. They also make a 51 to travel up and down the river. 52 seeing the boys for days, the people in the town think that they have died. One day, when Tom cones back to his aunt’s house to leave a letter 53 that he is not dead, he hears his aunt talking about his funeral(葬礼). 54 Tom has an idea. On the morning of their funeral, the boys run back into town and 55 their own funeral before telling everyone that they are still alive.
小题1: | A.made | B.set | C.taken | D.written |
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小题3: | A.trouble | B.silence | C.peace | D.war |
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小题5: | A.another | B.others | C.the others | D.the other |
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小题6: | A.damages | B.destroys | C.ruins | D.hurts |
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小题7: | A.out of | B.into | C.onto | D.in front of |
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小题8: | A.tries | B.fails | C.manages | D.struggles |
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小题9: | A.fighting | B.painting | C.touring | D.sailing |
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小题10: | A.which | B.that | C.what | D.where |
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小题12: | A.in charge | B.in advance | C.in the long term | D.in the dark |
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小题13: | A.because | B.while | C.even though | D.if |
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小题14: | A.run into | B.run away | C.run across | D.run out of |
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小题16: | A.bike | B.boat | C.camel | D.cage |
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小题18: | A.writing | B.telling | C.saying | D.meaning |
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小题19: | A.Then | B.Besides | C.Also | D.Lastly |
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小题20: | A.join | B.present | C.participate | D.attend |
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Christmas roses It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, and as the newest doctor in our office, I 36 to wok. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully 37 Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by my 38 --- a dozen red roses. Then a woman came in with an infant (婴儿).39 she explained that her husband was a prisoner and was my next 40 . She told me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. She 41 me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible 42 I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I 43 . A short time later, her husband 44 ---with two armed 45 as an escort ( 护卫 ). The woman’s tired face 46 up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a 47 beside her. I kept peeking out to watch them laugh, cry and 48 with their child. After almost an hour, I called the 49 back to the operatory. The patient seemed like a gentle and humble(谦逊的)man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be 50 under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible. At the end I wished him a Merry Christmas --- a difficult thing to say to a man 51 back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He said he felt 52 by the fact he hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On 53 this , I was inspired with a wonderful idea. I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful 54 . I’m not sure who 55 the most joy --- the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.
小题1: | A.needed | B.used | C.had | D.ought |
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小题2: | A.dressed | B.decorated | C.cut | D.planted |
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小题3: | A.classmate | B.boss | C.parent | D.boyfriend |
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小题4: | A.Nervously | B.Eagerly | C.Curiously | D.Carefully |
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小题5: | A.colleague | B.patient | C.student | D.customer |
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小题6: | A.begged | B.ordered | C.asked | D.invited |
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小题7: | A.when | B.until | C.after | D.before |
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小题8: | A.smiled | B.hesitated | C.agreed | D.refused |
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小题9: | A.escaped | B.arrived | C.cried | D.quarreled |
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小题10: | A.soldiers | B.judges | C.lawyers | D.guards |
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小题11: | A.went | B.lit | C.took | D.brought |
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小题13: | A.joy | B.water | C.food | D.possessions |
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小题14: | A.prisoner | B.nurse | C.doctor | D.woman |
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小题15: | A.awarded | B.punished | C.caught | D.held |
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小题16: | A.brought | B.gone | C.headed | D.returned |
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小题17: | A.saddened | B.excited | C.surprised | D.pleased |
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小题18: | A.seeing | B.hearing | C.remembering | D.learning |
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小题19: | A.tree | B.clothes | C.roses | D.necklace |
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小题20: | A.enjoyed | B.suffered | C.benefited | D.experienced |
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