Once upon a time, a Japanese man wanted to rebuild his house. First he had to tear the walls open .Japanese houses 36 have hollow(空的)spaces between the wooden walls. As he was 37 them down, he found a lizard(蜥蜴) 38 there because a nail(钉子)from the outside had been hammered into one of its feet. Seeing this, he felt 39 for it, and at the same time was curious about it.
He knew very well that the 40 had been hammered 10 years before when the house was first 41 . What had happened since? The lizard had 42 for 10 years! To be stuck in a dark wall for 10 years without 43 —it hardly seems possible, and is hard to 44 . Then he wondered how the lizard could have lived for 10 years without moving a single step —since its 45 was nailed! So he stopped work and began to 46 the lizard. He wanted to know what it had been doing, and what and 47 it had been eating.
A short time later another lizard 48 with food in its mouth. He was shocked, and at the same time deeply 49 . Another lizard had been feeding the stuck one 50 the past ten years.
"What love 51 in this tiny creature! What can love do? It can do 52 ! Just think, one lizard has been 53 another untiringly for 10 long years, without 54 hope that its partner would be saved,"the man marvelled.
If a small creature like a lizard can 55 like this, just imagine how we could if we tried
| 小题1: | | A．naturally | B．normally | C．hardly | D．actually |
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| 小题2: | | A．falling | B．putting | C．tearing | D．cutting |
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| 小题3: | | A．left | B．struck | C．buried | D．stuck |
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| 小题4: | | A．fool | B．curiosity | C．relief | D．Pity |
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| 小题5: | | A．nail | B．lizard | C．wood | D．wall |
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| 小题6: | | A．sold | B．bought | C．built | D．Rented |
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| 小题7: | | A．originated | B．survived | C．escaped | D．developed |
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| 小题8: | | A．dying | B．helping | C．moving | D．eating |
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| 小题9: | | A．live | B．Move | C．imagine | D．stay |
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| 小题11: | | A．observe | B．examine | C．appreciate | D．catch |
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| 小题13: | | A．appeared | B．stuck | C．wandered | D．jumped |
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| 小题14: | | A．sighed | B．touched | C．puzzled | D．breathed |
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| 小题15: | | A．before | B．till | C．after | D．for |
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| 小题16: | | A．feels | B．exists | C．responds | D．returns |
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| 小题17: | | A．benefits | B．wonders | C．forgiveness | D．beliefs |
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| 小题18: | | A．feeding | B．loving | C．encouraging | D．meeting |
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| 小题19: | | A．seeking for | B．thinking | C．giving up | D．destroying |
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| 小题20: | | A．love | B．live | C．fight | D．help |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
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试题分析：
小题1:B 副词辨析。A自然地B正常地C几乎不D实际上；日本的房子在两堵木墙之间是空的。
小题2:C 动词辨析。A跌倒B放置C拆毁D看。Tear down拆毁。据上文可知他要把旧房子拆掉。
小题3:D 动词辨析。A留下B斗争C埋葬D刺入；指蜥蜴的一条腿上被一根铁钉刺入，钉在墙上。
小题4:D 名词辨析。A愚蠢的人B好奇心C放松D遗憾；他为这只蜥蜴感到遗憾。
小题5:A 上下文串联。根据上文可知是一根铁钉，这跟铁钉是10年前钉进墙里的。
小题6:C 动词辨析。A***买C建设D租赁；指10年前修建这栋房子的时候，铁钉被钉入墙壁。
小题7:B 动词辨析。A创造B幸存C逃脱D发展；指这只蜥蜴存活了10年未死。
小题8:C 动词辨析。A死亡B帮助C移动D吃；指这只蜥蜴被钉在墙上10年都动不了。
小题9:C 动词辨析。A生活B移动C想象D逗留；钉在墙上10年动不了，还活着是难以想象的。
小题10:D 上下文串联。根据39空前的into one of its feet说明D正确。
小题11:A 动词辨析。A观察B检查C欣赏D抓；指他开始观察这只蜥蜴，想知道他吃什么怎么吃，如何活着。
小题12:D 句意分析。他想知道这只蜥蜴一直都在吃什么，怎么吃，如何吃。故how正确。
小题13:A 动词辨析。A出现B黏住，刺入C徘徊，闲逛D跳；指另外一只蜥蜴带着食物出现了。
小题14:B 动词辨析。A叹息B感动C困惑D呼吸；他感到很震惊同时也被感动了。
小题15:D 感到词组。For+一段时间，指在这段时间里。在过去的十年里，另外一只蜥蜴送食物给这只被钉住的蜥蜴，保证它不死。
小题16:B 动词辨析。A感觉B存在C回应D返回，归还；在这种小动物的身上存在着什么样的爱！
小题17:B 名词辨析。A好处，益处B奇迹C原谅D信念；爱可以创造奇迹。
小题18:A 上下文串联。根据上文内容可知另外一只蜥蜴喂这只被钉住的蜥蜴10年，不放弃希望。
小题19:C 短语辨析。A寻找B思考C放弃D毁坏；句意同53解释。
小题20:A 上下文串联。像蜥蜴这样的小动物都能像这样来爱，想象一下我们能怎样做！
点评：本文介绍了一只蜥蜴被钉子钉在墙上十年，另外一只蜥蜴在10年一直给同伴送吃的。所引发的对与动物之间的爱情的讨论，动物尚且如此，更何况我们人呢！文章集中考查词义的辨析，要求在上下文语境中对语法规则和词义进行合理的判断辨析。 |
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Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, on January 8, 1942. At the age of 17, he entered University College, Oxford. He wanted to study mathematics, but took up the study of physics when math was unavailable. He received a Ph.D. in physics despite being diagnosed (诊断) with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症) while at Oxford in 1963. In 1985 he became ill with pneumonia (肺炎), and since then has required 24-hour nursing. Dr. Hawking’s determination, along with the help of his family and associates, has allowed him to continue to work. In 1970 he began studying black holes. His research led him to predict that black holes send out radiation in the X-ray to gamma-ray(伽马射线) range of the spectrum (光谱). In the 1980s he returned to an earlier interest, the origins of the universe. He has co-authored many publications, such as 300 Years of Gravity and The Large Scale Structure of Space time. Dr. Hawking has also written books such as A Brief History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and other Essays, The Universe in a Nutshell and others. He continues to give lectures, despite having been unable to speak since 1985, with the aid of a speech synthesizer (合成器) and a portable computer. He currently holds Isaac Newton’s chair as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University in England.
小题1:Hawking went to University College, Oxford, in order to _____.
A. get a Ph.D. in physics
B. study mathematics
C. study the universe and black holes
D. seek help from the Lucasian Professor
小题2:Before Hawking started researching black holes, _____.| A．he gave lectures with the help of a speech synthesizer | | B．he finished his book The Universe in a Nutshell | | C．he was made the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics | | D．he was diagnosed with Ameliotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
小题3:Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. Hawking alone?| A．300 Years of Gravity | | B．A Brief History of Time | | C．The Universe in a Nutshell | | D．Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays. |
小题4:When did Hawking enter University College, Oxford?| A．in 1942 | B．in 1970 | C．in 1959 | D．in 1963 |
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A woman called Julia lived in the countryside, one year she decided to visit the capital city to see the sights. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find.
On the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar (乞丐). He was holding up a notice, which said, “Blind from birth. Please give generously(慷慨地).”Julia felt sorry for the beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl. “Thank you.” he said. The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty cents, so she dropped this into the beggar’s bowl. “What have I done wrong?” the beggar said, “Why are you so stingy (吝啬的) today?”
Julia was very surprised at the beggar . “How do you know I haven"t given you a dollar?” she said, “If you’re blind you can"t know what coin I put into your bowl.” “Ah,” explained the beggar, “The truth is that I"m not blind. I"m just looking after this place for the regular beggar while he’s on holiday.” “On holiday?” Julia said, “And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday?” “He goes into the countryside,” the man said, “and takes photographs. He"s a very good photographer.”
小题1:Where was the beggar sitting?| A．In the market. | | B．In the busiest part of the city. | | C．Outside the shops. | | D．Between Julia"s hotel and the market. |
小题2:On the first two days, ____.| A．the blind man waited for Julia | | B．the blind man demanded money from Julia | | C．Julia gave the blind man some money | | D．Julia gave him nothing |
小题3: On the third day, the blind man____ .| A．accepted Julia"s fifty cents quite happily | | B．noticed that Julia had only given him fifty cents | | C．refused Julia"s fifty cents | | D．also received one dollar from Julia |
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I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she ___36___ to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too ___37___ and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No response. I ___38___ my question and heard her say, “Oh,…nothing.” Nothing？
I got up from my desk and ran out ___39___ the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick ___40___ into the bathroom. I had her ___41___! I told her to turn around. She ___42___. I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady, I said turn around!”
___43___, she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was ___44__ with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes, I heard ___45__ voice that had been shouted to me as a child. “How could you…You should know…How many times have you been ___46___ … What a bad thing to do…” It was just a matter of my picking out which old ___47___ I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But ___48___ I could become angry, I looked ___49___ at the sweater on her. In big ___50___ it said, “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL(天使)!” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, ___51___ seeing a bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of ___52___ that I had come dangerously close to ___53___. “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how ___54___ you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t ___55__ the chance to prove what a perfect little angel she had given me.
| 小题1: | | A．happened | B．liked | C．appeared | D．pretended |
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| 小题2: | | A．long | B．quiet | C．calm | D．strange |
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| 小题3: | | A．asked | B．answered | C．raised | D．repeated |
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| 小题5: | | A．way | B．turn | C．change | D．progress |
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| 小题6: | | A．followed | B．scolded | C．cornered | D．fooled |
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| 小题7: | | A．laughed | B．listened | C．agreed | D．refused |
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| 小题8: | | A．Slowly | B．Eagerly | C．Angrily | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题9: | | A．filled | B．marked | C．printed | D．covered |
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| 小题11: | | A．told | B．beaten | C．frightened | D．forbidden |
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| 小题12: | | A．reports | B．notice | C．advice | D．words |
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| 小题13: | | A．as | B．when | C．since | D．before |
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| 小题15: | | A．signs | B．letters | C．messages | D．figures |
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| 小题17: | | A．values | B．sadness | C．pities | D．tricks |
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| 小题18: | | A．preventing | B．getting rid of | C．destroying | D．doing wrong on |
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A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy”at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.”
The man replied，“But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.”
“I’ m sorry，” said the HR manager.“If you don’t have an e-mail，that means , you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn"t know what to do with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he managed to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.
The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers(销售商) in the US.
He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker（经纪人）and chose a protection plan.
When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, “I don’t have an e-mail.”
The broker answered curiously,“You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have managed to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?" The man thought for a while and replied,“Yes，I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
小题1:The underlined word “tripled” can be replaced by .| A．became large | B．became 3 times | | C．increased quickly | D．decreased quickly |
小题2:According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?| A．The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world. | | B．The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview. | | C．He started his career by selling tomatoes in the Supermarket. | | D．Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft. |
小题3:The man can be described as .| A．helpful and considerate | B．positive and generous | | C．smart and hardworking | D．stubborn and unselfish |
小题4:Which proverb can best describe the story?| A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing. | B．Where there is a will, there is a way. | | C．Accidents will happen. | D．No pains, no gains. |
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I drove a school bus as a part-time job. Thirty-nine children all had stories to tell me about their summers. Charlie though __16__me. From the first day on Charlie was __17__. If a fight broke out I didn’t have to turn my __18__to know who had started it. If a girl was crying chances were that Charlie had __19__ her hair. No matter how I spoke to him gently or __20__ he wouldn’t say a word. He’d just __21__ me with those big gray eyes of his. One day I found a small tin heart (小锡心)on the bus was gone. “Does anyone know __22__happened to the little heart here” I asked. Some children cried “Charlie __23__it Search him” When I asked him to come forward his gaze( 注视) __24__ my eyes. I stuck my hand into one of his pockets. Then I felt it—the __25__ outline(轮廓)of the small tin heart. Charlie stared at me for a long time. There were no __26__ in those big gray eyes no plea( 恳求) for mercy. He seemed to be waiting for what he’d come to __27__ from the world. I was about to pull the tin heart out of Charlie’s pocket __28__I stopped myself. Let him keep it, I said “It must have fallen off before I got here.” Without a word Charlie __29__ to his seat. When he got off at his stop, he didn’t so much as glance at me. Several days later just that__30__ Charlie moved away… A dozen years after retirement we met in the street. To my __31__, he hugged me. After he let go, he pulled something from his pocket and held it up for me to see. An old key chain… bent out of __32__, the lettering faded (消褪). You __33__probably guess what it was—the little tin heart. “You were the only one who kept trying.” He explained. We __34__ again and went our separate ways. I am so __35__ I’d done a good job.
| 小题1: | | A．ignored | B．feared | C．greeted | D．told |
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| 小题2: | | A．active | B．troublesome | C．independent | D．noisy |
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| 小题3: | | A．position | B．shoulder | C．head | D．attention |
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| 小题4: | | A．pulled | B．cut | C．stole | D．played |
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| 小题5: | | A．secretly | B．carefully | C．proudly | D．strictly |
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| 小题6: | | A．laugh at | B．stare at | C．depend on | D．concentrate on |
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| 小题8: | | A．did | B．made | C．wore | D．said |
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| 小题9: | | A．turned into | B．burned into | C．stepped into | D．flew into |
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| 小题10: | | A．shining | B．hard | C．strange | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．tears | B．puzzles | C．hopes | D．ways |
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| 小题12: | | A．plea | B．ask | C．expect | D．disappoint |
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| 小题14: | | A．came | B．wanted | C．intended | D．returned |
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| 小题15: | | A．summer | B．autumn | C．spring | D．winter |
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| 小题16: | | A．delight | B．sadness | C．surprise | D．annoyance |
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| 小题17: | | A．shape | B．date | C．order | D．fashion |
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| 小题19: | | A．talked | B．looked | C．smiled | D．hugged |
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| 小题20: | | A．happy | B．sure | C．lucky | D．shocked |
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