One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 36 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 37 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 38 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 39 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small photos that 40 even him.
He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 41 behind the desk in the booth. “ 42 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 43 someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then 44 his office in Morrison Building, 45 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 46 ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife 47 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.
How are you with 48 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 49 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important 50 of a happy and rewarding life. 51 , some things are worth waiting for. 52 presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting, 53 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 54 --- we cannot avoid it. How is your 55 coming along?
| 小题1: | | A．proudly | B．respectfully | C．patiently | D．curiously |
|
| 小题2: | | A．angry | B．hungry | C．frightened | D．thirsty |
|
| 小题3: | | A．a question | B．a reason | C．an opinion | D．an idea |
|
| 小题4: | | A．serious | B．difficult | C．regular | D．convenient |
|
| 小题5: | | A．hurt | B．encouraged | C．attracted | D．shocked |
|
| 小题6: | | A．clerk | B．secretary | C．passer-by | D．friend |
|
| 小题8: | | A．looking for | B．working for | C．sending for | D．paying for |
|
| 小题9: | | A．called up | B．returned to | C．visited | D．left |
|
| 小题10: | | A．worried | B．disappointed | C．satisfied | D．surprised |
|
| 小题11: | | A．description | B．preparation | C．excuse | D．lecture |
|
| 小题12: | | A．Tore | B．Saved | C．Developed | D．destroyed |
|
| 小题13: | | A．your wife | B．your family | C．patience | D．determination |
|
| 小题14: | | A．hoping for | B．waiting for | C．ready for | D．fit for |
|
| 小题15: | | A．lesson | B．experience | C．purpose | D．quality |
|
| 小题16: | | A．For example | B．After all | C．Right now | D．So far |
|
| 小题17: | | A．Every age | B．Every shop | C．Every day | D．Every office |
|
| 小题18: | | A．accept | B．control | C．change | D．improve |
|
| 小题19: | | A．certain | B．interesting | C．precious | D．easy |
|
| 小题20: | | A．photo taking | B．job hunting | C．decision making | D．wait training |
|
|
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:A
小题20:D |
试题分析：
小题1:由后面的句子Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more可以知道耐心的等待了15分钟，所以选C
小题2:刚开始有耐心的等待，后来不耐心的等待，他的老婆还没有来，肯定是生气了，所以选A
小题3:根据句子意思“他有一个原因”，所以选D
小题4:考查单词意思，serious意思“严重的”， difficult意思“困难的”，regular意思“有规律的”，convenient意思“适当的”，句子意思“在这种情况下不合适的”， 所以选B
小题5:考查单词意思，hurt意思“伤害”， encouraged意思“鼓励”， attracted意思“袭击”，shocked意思“震荡”，句子意思“这四张小照片鼓励他”，所以选D
小题6:考查单词意思，clerk意思“销售员”，secretary意思“秘书”，passer-by意思“行人”，friend意思“朋友”，句子意思“他把照片递给照相的人”，所以选A
小题7:考查单词意思，Since意思“自从”，Before意思“在…以前”，If意思“如果”，As意思“正如”，句子意思“如果你看到一个蓝色眼睛小的，黑的女士和面带道歉的表情”，所以选D
小题8:根据句子意思“很显然她正在找某个人”，所以选A
小题9:作者是在外面等老婆，所以他返回到办公室，所以选B
小题10:由后面的句子He sat down with a smile.可以知道他对他的做法很满意，所以选C
小题11:考查单词意思，description意思“描写”， preparation意思“准备”，excuse意思“借口”，lecture意思“课”，句子意思“那时这四张照片肯定是个很好的演讲”，所以选D
小题12:考查单词意思，Tore意思“撕碎”，Saved意思“储存”，Developed意思“发展”，destroyed意思“毁坏”，句子意思“他的老婆把照片放在包里”，所以选B
小题13:考查单词意思，your wife意思“你的老婆”， your family意思“你的家庭”，patience意思“耐心”，determination意思“决心”，句子意思“具有耐心的你好吗”，所以选C
小题14:由后面的句子We wait for someone to change his or her mind.可以知道要等待一些东西，所以选B
小题15:考查单词意思，lesson意思“课”， experience意思“经历”，quality意思“品质”，purpose意思“目的”，句子意思“耐心是过有幸福和有意义的生活重要品质”，所以选D
小题16:考查词组意思，For example意思“举例”， After all意思“毕竟”，Right now意思“立即”，So far意思“到目前为止”，所以选B
小题17:考查词组意思，Every age意思“每个年龄”，Every shop意思“每个商店”，Every day意思“每天”， Every office意思“每个办公室”，句子意思“每天出现的机会让我们等待训练”，所以选C
小题18:考查单词意思， accept意思“接受”，control意思“控制”，change意思“改变”，improve意思“提高”，句子意思“我们能讨厌等待、接受等待或者擅长等待”，所以选A
小题19:考查单词意思，certain意思“确定的”，interesting意思“有趣的”，precious意思“宝贵的”， easy意思“容易的”，句子意思“但是某个事情是确定的”，所以选A
小题20:有倒数第三段One person calls it “wait training.”可以知道是等待训练，所以选D
点评：本文叙述了一个男人在等逛街的老婆，从而引出耐心的重要性，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。 |
核心考点
试题【One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
It"s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before 16 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 17 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 18 like me. She said, "There"s an old saying—the 19 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 20 to the mosquitoes. " Not 21 it, I replied, "Grandma, that"s just an old wives" tale!"
Well, less than a week 22 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 23 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 24 , but they all proved useless.
Late one 25 in my cousin"s home, I couldn"t bear the 26 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 27 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 28 she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) 29 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 30 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others" 31 , only to find they were all sleeping 32 as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites, I came to 33 my grandma"s silly tale. From then on, I"ve always tried to keep a(n) 34 mind about those strange old wives" tales 35 they do have some truth to them.
| 小题1: | | A．leaving | B．passing | C．visiting | D．finding |
|
| 小题2: | | A．persuaded | B．reminded | C． warned | D． informed |
|
| 小题3: | | A．students | B．foreigners | C．passengers | D．visitors |
|
| 小题4: | | A．earlier | B．longer | C．sooner | D．later |
|
| 小题5: | | A．grows | B．goes | C．flows | D．remains |
|
| 小题6: | | A．expecting | B．understanding | C．recognizing | D．believing |
|
| 小题7: | | A．after | B．before | C．when | D．as |
|
| 小题8: | | A．shade | B．pile | C．cloud | D．blanket |
|
| 小题9: | | A．touched | B．bitten | C．defeated | D．discovered |
|
| 小题10: | | A．morning | B．afternoon | C．evening | D．night |
|
| 小题11: | | A．noise | B．hit | C．pain | D．effect |
|
| 小题12: | | A．woke up | B．shouted at | C．looked for | D．dropped on |
|
| 小题13: | | A．blamed | B．interrupted | C．moved | D．frightened |
|
| 小题14: | | A．having | B．watching | C．making | D．helping |
|
| 小题16: | | A．houses | B．flats | C．rooms | D．homes |
|
| 小题17: | | A．joyfully | B．anxiously | C．soundlessly | D．worriedly |
|
| 小题18: | | A．tell | B．know | C．remember | D．accept |
|
| 小题19: | | A．open | B．active | C．clear | D．honest |
|
| 小题20: | | A．and | B．so | C．because | D．until |
|
|
James Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, "In a Fisherman"s Language", after learning to read at the incredible age of 91．
Mr. Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate (文盲）．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wife．
A family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his education．"He signed a document he could not read," Mr Henry"s granddaughter said. And then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled "Life Is So Good" at the age of 101, Mr. Henry took up reading．
"If he can do it．I"m going to try," Mr. Henry said．Starting with his name, he eventually moved on to ABC’s and children"s books. He put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wife. But eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his life．
He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the U.S. his many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboard. He became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington Borough．
His life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the book"s release last month．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr. Henry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．
小题1:Which of the following is true of Mr. Henry?| A．He couldn"t read when he was retired． | | B．He was not a good student at school． | | C．Only his family members knew he was illiterate． | | D．He published his book at the age of 91． |
小题2:Mr. Henry made up his mind to study because he ．| A．had some trouble with his granddaughter | | B．couldn"t sign the document he was given | | C．wanted to share his own experience with others | | D．was inspired by George Dawson"s story |
小题3:In his book, Mr. Henry didn"t mention ____．| A．his family story | B．his school education | | C．his journeys at sea | D．his work experiences |
小题4:What"s the main idea of the last paragraph?| A．Nearly 800 copies of the book were sold． | | B．The book was sold well in Germany． | | C．His book was popular both at home and abroad． | | D．Hollywood has planned to adapt his book for a movie． |
|
Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends（小商品）for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said “FIVE CENTS EACH’. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was : ‘THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
小题1:Frank took a short business course in order to __________.| A．earn more money for his family | | B．learn something from a salesman | | C．get away from the farm | | D．get enough to eat |
小题2:Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because ________.| A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods | | B．he cut down the price by half | | C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way | | D．the sign he put on the table was well designed |
小题3: The price of the knives was cut down by half because _________.| A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day | | B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory | | C．the knives were made in German, where labour was cheap | | D．the knives were produced in one factory |
小题4:__________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.| A．His business skills and his wealth | | B．The low price of the goods he sold | | C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives | | D．His natural skill for showing things |
小题5:The belief that “The customer is always right” suggests that __________.| A．whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customers are always right. | | B．If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way | | C．stores must always follow the customer’s orders if they want to make more money | | D．stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful |
|
Hank Viscardi was born without legs．He had not legs but stumps（残肢）that could be fitted with a kind of special boots, People stared at him with cruel interest．Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ （猿人）because his arms practically dragged on the ground．
Hank went to school like other boys．His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve．After graduating from school, he worked his way through college．He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices．During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps．But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer．He would soon have to use a wheel chair．
Hank felt himself got cold all over．However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs（假腿）．Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror, for the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be a full five feet eight inches tall．By this time he was already 26 years old．
Hank had to learn to use his new legs．Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again．There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching．He went out on the street．He climbed stairs and learned to dance．He built a boat and learned to sail it．
When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job．He took the regular training．He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers．Few knew that he was legless．This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs．
小题1:Children laughed at Hank and called him ‘Ape Man’ because ．| A．he didn’t talk to then | | B．he kept away from them | | C．his arms touched the ground when he moved | | D．he couldn’t use his arms |
小题2:The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross ．| A．was only glad to give him a job | | B．gave him a job because he was a good soldier | | C．gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization | | D．was not willing to give him to job at first |
小题3:When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he------| A．did everything the other soldier did | | B．did most of the things the other soldiers did | | C．did most of the things the other soldiers did | | D．took some special training |
小题4:The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi ．| A．had no friends | | B．never saw himself as different from others | | C．was very shy | | D．was too proud to accept help from others |
|
To this day,I still remember the first day of classes exactly 30 years ago. I _16_ in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class，listening to him _17_ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would __18__ .I’m the principal(校长) of the school now，but for a few minutes I was back in 1975，__19__ what the future held.
I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha. he not only taught me to think，he _20_ me，as much by example as _21__，that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __22_ .
Neither of us could know how our _23_ would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English，I worked for Dr Offutt，then the department chair. After several years，I was _24__ department chair，and our relationship changed __25__. I thought that it might be __26__chairing the department，since all of my former English teachers were still there，but Dr Offutt _27__ me throughout. he knew when to give me _28__ about curriculum(课程)，texts and personnel，and when to let me design my own course.
In 1997，I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha，I might have. _29_，he encouraged me to seize the new __30_ .
Five years ago,I became the__31_ of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me,Letting me know that I could__32_ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes.I’ve learned that great teachers have a (an)___33__wealth of lessons to teach __34_ his students don’t know it yet.I know how __35_ they are.I’m still one of them.
| 小题1: | | A．stood | B．sat | C．taught | D．talked |
|
| 小题2: | | A．explain | B．predict | C．speak | D．teach |
|
| 小题3: | | A．keep | B．achieve | C．choose | D．take |
|
| 小题4: | | A．preparing | B．discovering | C．wondering | D．realizing |
|
| 小题5: | | A．assisted | B．reminded | C．advised | D．convinced |
|
| 小题6: | | A．words | B．action | C．explanation | D．models |
|
| 小题7: | | A．the others | B．everyone | C．others | D．anyone |
|
| 小题8: | | A．relationship | B．position | C．situation | D．condition |
|
| 小题9: | | A．pointed | B．named | C．given | D．taken |
|
| 小题10: | | A．already | B．yet | C．still | D．again |
|
| 小题11: | | A．foolish | B．surprising | C．uncertain | D．challenging |
|
| 小题12: | | A．promoted | B．accepted | C．supported | D．welcomed |
|
| 小题13: | | A．advice | B．information | C．notice | D．thought |
|
| 小题14: | | A．Otherwise | B．Therefore | C．Furthermore | D．Instead |
|
| 小题15: | | A．choice | B．opportunity | C．occupation | D．possibility |
|
| 小题16: | | A．teacher | B．principal | C．officer | D．clerk |
|
| 小题17: | | A．live | B．look | C．depend | D．take |
|
| 小题18: | | A．rich | B．little | C．valuable | D．endless |
|
| 小题19: | | A．Once | B．Even if | C．Unless | D．Until |
|
| 小题20: | | A．fortunate | B．curious | C．innocent | D．satisfied |
|
|
