We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the 1 to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her 2 , so I allowed her to go to the store in my truck.
At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I 3 having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t 4 forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.
We were talking 5 we heard a loud noise. 6 hearing it, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted; “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck!”
My heart sank and my mind was flooded with conflicting (矛盾的) thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was 7? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “Here is a chance to show Holly 8 you really love. She’ll never forget it.”
The 9 had happened in my own driveway. Holly had 10 my truck into our family van (搬运车). Because of her 11 , she had confused the brakes (刹车) and the gas pedal (油门). Holly was unhurt 12 but when I reached her, she was crying and saying “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened (湿润) and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I 13 my dad’s car completely. When I got home, my dad knocked me to the ground and began to 14 me.”
Over 40 years later, she still felt the 15 of the night, which was a deep wound on her soul.
I remember how 16 Holly was when she crashed our truck, and how I 17 her. One day, when Holly 18 on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times 19 any piece of 20 .
| 小题1: | | A．kitchen | B．cupboard | C．store | D．refrigerator |
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| 小题2: | | A．shopping | B．training | C．driving | D．calculating |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoyed | B．hated | C．admired | D．preferred |
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| 小题4: | | A．keep | B．stay | C．remain | D．last |
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| 小题5: | | A．while | B．when | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题6: | | A．In | B．On | C．Beyond | D．Without |
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| 小题7: | | A．filled | B．prepared | C．involved | D．relaxed |
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小题9:A affair B. event C. incident D. accident
| 小题10: | | A．drove | B．controlled | C．pulled | D．crashed |
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| 小题11: | | A．invitation | B．inexperience | C．independence | D．invention |
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| 小题12: | | A．fortunately | B．unfortunately | C．sadly | D．peacefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．hurt | B．harmed | C．destroyed | D．damaged |
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| 小题14: | | A．beat | B．defeat | C．break | D．fight |
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| 小题15: | | A．trouble | B．pain | C．stress | D．loss |
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| 小题16: | | A．concerned | B．careless | C．grateful | D．unfortunate |
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| 小题17: | | A．permitted | B．supported | C．comforted | D．persuaded |
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| 小题18: | | A．looks back | B．keeps back | C．hold back | D．turn back |
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| 小题19: | | A．as more as | B．as much than | C．more than | D．the same as |
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| 小题20: | | A．creation | B．equipment | C．quality | D．property |
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小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:C
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试题分析：本文的主要内容是：我的女儿霍莉开我最心爱的卡车去商店，由于没有经验，撞了车，我非常爱女儿，所以不但没有责怪她，还安慰她，这和我的一个朋友的童年经历形成鲜明的对比。我的女儿会明白我爱她胜过一切物质的财富。
小题1: 根据so I allowed her to go to the store in my truck.，可知是去商店，故选C。
小题2:根据so I allowed her to go to the store in my truck.可知是锻炼我女儿驾驶技术的好机会，故选C。
小题3: 根据I like it可知，我喜欢拥有这辆卡车，故选A。
小题4: 根据Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.，故选D。
小题5: 根据We were talking可知表示正当我们谈论的时候，我听到了巨大的声响。故选B。
小题6:On在……之时。故选B。
小题7:根据Was anyone hurt?可知这里想要表达有人受伤吗？谁受牵连了？fill 填满prepare 准备involve 牵涉relax 放松，故选C。
小题8:根据you really love可知这是一个告诉霍莉你真正爱得是什么的机会，故选A。
小题9:从下文内容Holly had crashed my truck into our family van (搬运车).可知，霍莉撞了车，这是一起事故。故选D。
小题10: 根据上文内容Holly crashed your truck!，故选D。
小题11: 根据It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving，可知是因为霍莉的没经验，才把油门和刹车弄混了。故选B。
小题12: 根据Holly was unhurt，霍莉没有受伤，这是很幸运的。故选A。
小题13:根据When I got home, my dad knocked me to the ground and began to beat me.”可知我完全毁了我父亲的车。故选C。
小题14:根据Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of the night, 可知我的父亲开始打我。故选A。
小题15:根据When I got home, my dad knocked me to the ground and began to beat me.以及在她撞车后，父亲不关心她有没有受伤，而是因为她把车撞坏了，打了她，所以四十年过去了，她依然能感觉到疼痛。故选B。
小题16:根据but when I reached her, she was crying and saying “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.可知霍莉把我的车撞了以后，很烦恼。故选A。
小题17:根据Here is a chance to show Holly what you really love.可知我是如何安慰她的。故选C。
小题18:根据“her life”可知有一天，霍莉回顾她的生活时。Look back回顾keep back扣留hold back控制turn back扭转，故选A。
小题19:根据上文内容I held her in my arms as she cried.可知我想让她知道，我爱她远远胜过爱任何一件财产。故选C。
小题20:根据Here is a chance to show Holly what you really love.可知我想让她知道，我爱她远远胜过爱任何一件财产。故选D。
点评：答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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Gary Locke, 61, who comes from a Chinese background and even looks Chinese, became the new US ambassador（大使）to China.
“I can think of nobody who is more qualified than Gary Locke.” President Obama said. Locke’s new position is clearly a sign that US President is trying to improve relations with China.
When he made his first speech to the Chinese press in Beijing, Locke said,“I think ,being a Chinese-American, I have a greater understanding of the history and culture of China, but I am here as a representative of the US government.”
Before becoming ambassador to China, Locke was US secretary of commerce(商务部长). This means he has plenty of trade experience, which will be useful in building economic links between the two countries.
Locke’s grandfather went to the United States over a century ago to work as a houseboy for a family in Washington State in exchange for English lessons. His father moved to the US as a teenager.
“I’m going back to the birthplace of my grandfather ,my father and my mom, and I’ll be doing so as a devoted diplomat(外交官) for America，the country where I was born and raised,” Locke said.
小题1:President Obama thinks Gary Locke ________.| A．is the right person for the new position | | B．is still not too old to be an ambassador | | C．is not qualified as secretary of commerce | | D．can help improve US relations with Asia. |
小题2:What message did Locke express in his first speech in Beijing?| A．He is proud of his parents and his grandfather. | | B．He will work for both China and the United States. | | C．He will represent the US government. | | D．He was still not ready for his new job. |
小题3:Locke will benefit from his ________ as a former secretary of commerce.| A．trade experience | B．public relations | C．work training | D．government knowledge |
小题4:We learn from the text that Locke’s father ________.| A．worked as a houseboy for an American family | | B．was born in China. | | C．moved to the US as a baby. | | D．was not able to return to China |
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Arthur Miller (1915—2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller"s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary, drawn like so many others by the “Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.
Miller"s most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he can"t do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.
When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics" Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.
Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.
小题1:Why did Arthur Miller"s father move to the USA?| A．He suffered from severe hunger in his home country. | | B．He was attracted by the “Great American Dream.” | | C．He hoped to make his son a dramatist. | | D．His family business failed |
小题2:The play Death of a Salesman________.| A．exposes the cruelty of the American business world | | B．discusses the ways to get promoted in a company | | C．talks about the business career of Arthur Miller | | D．focuses on the skills in doing business |
小题3:What can we learn about Willy Loman?| A．He treats his employer badly. | | B．He runs the Wagner Company. | | C．He is a victim of the American system. | | D．He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues. |
小题4:After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman________.| A．achieved huge success | | B．won the first Tony Award | | C．was warmly welcomed by salesmen | | D．was severely attacked by dramatists |
小题5:What is the text mainly about?| A．Arthur Miller and his family. | | B．The awards Arthur Miller won. | | C．The hardship Arthur Miller experienced. | | D．Arthur Miller and his best known play. |
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I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was looking through the teddy bears beside her father 38 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. 39 , it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and 40 picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father 41 his head, “No”.
Rather 42 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 43 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one 44 on top of the others, and hurried down toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases(购买物) and 45 the girl and her father.
Then, much to the little girl’s 46 , the little boy and his father got in line behind her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl 47 it back to the cashier(收银员) and 48 something to her. The cashier smiled and put the 49 under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “Congratulations. You’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only 50 in disbelief. It was, he said, exactly what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and prettiest smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not 51 into the strong who care and the 52 who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.
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| 小题2: | | A．Then | B．Therefore | C．However | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题3: | | A．stopped | B．continued | C．avoided | D．kept |
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| 小题4: | | A．shook | B．nodded | C．moved | D．held |
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| 小题5: | | A．upset | B．disappointed | C．angry | D．anxious |
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| 小题6: | | A．also | B．instead | C．lastly | D．indeed |
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| 小题7: | | A．laying | B．lying | C．to lie | D．lain |
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| 小题8: | | A．walked | B．helped | C．kept | D．followed |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprise | B．disappointment | C．joy | D．sadness |
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| 小题10: | | A．put | B．handed | C．sent | D．carried |
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| 小题11: | | A．whispered | B．shouted | C．gave | D．showed |
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| 小题12: | | A．basket | B．bag | C．bear | D．gift |
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| 小题13: | | A．cry | B．look | C．jump | D．pay |
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| 小题14: | | A．divided | B．changed | C．destroyed | D．cut |
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When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note—“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”—and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically（魔术般）appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn"t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete (竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practiced to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every so often my son"s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
小题1:Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer .| A．to show his magical power | B．to pay for the delivery | | C．to satisfy his curiosity | D．to please his mother |
小题2:What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy"s house? | A．He wanted to have tea there. | B．He was a respectable person. | | C．He was treated as a family member. | D．He was fully trusted by the family. |
小题3:Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?| A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now. | B．It has been driven out of the market. | | C．Its service is getting poor. | D．It is forbidden by law. |
小题4:Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?| A．He missed the good old days. | B．He wanted to tell interesting stories. | | C．He needed it for his milk bottles. | D．He planted flowers in it. |
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One day，four lawyers were riding their horses along a country road. There had been a rain. Water was dripping (滴) from the trees，and the grass was wet. They rode slowly，talking and laughing. Suddenly they heard some noises from the tree above them. “What is the matter?” asked the first lawyer. “Oh, it"s only some old birds!” said the second lawyer. “The storm made one of the babies fall out of the nest. It is too young to fly, and the mother bird is very worried.” “What a pity! It’ll die down there in the grass,” said the third lawyer. “It doesn"t matter. It"s only a bird,” said the second lawyer. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and took the little one in his big warm hands.
“Never mind, my little fellow ,” said Mr. Lincoln. “I will put you back in your little nest.” He climbed up the tree and put the bird softly into their warm little home. A few minutes later, Mr. Lincoln joined them again. His shoes were covered with mud and he was wet. Then the other three laughed at him. They thought it was foolish for a strong man to do so much just for a young bird. “Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I could not sleep tonight if I had left the helpless bird in the grass.” Later Abraham Lincoln became very famous as a lawyer. He also became the president of America. He was one of the greatest American presidents.
小题1:The reason why the mother bird was worried was that __________.| A．there was a rain | | B．the lawyers were under its tree | | C．one of its babies fell out of the nest | | D．it could not fly |
小题2:The underlined phrase “little fellow” in paragraph 2 means __________.| A．the mother bird | | B．Lincoln"s little friends | | C．the other three lawyers | | D．the baby bird |
小题3:The other three lawyers laughed at Lincoln because __________.| A．he climbed the tree | | B．he was wet | | C．his shoes were covered with mud | | D．they thought it foolish for him to do so |
小题4:From the passage we know Lincoln __________.| A．liked riding horses | | B．was very kind and loved birds and animals | | C．liked being laughed at | | D．wanted to be the president of America then |
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