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In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son.
Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging.
Other parents tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “It’s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school’s ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” This loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?”
The police came and said, “You’re, anxious and it’s over. Go home. We’ll handle it!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.
Courageously he went on alone. He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he heard his son’s voice. He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. ”
“Come out, boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
小题1:Why did the father keep digging?
A.Because he promised his wife he would take care of their son.
B.Because others persuaded him to do so.
C.Because he promised his son that he would be with him whatever happened.
D.Because his son was his only child.
小题2:Many people came up and tried to persuade the father to stop digging except ______.
A.the policeB.the fire chief
C.some kind parentsD.the medical officer
小题3:Which of the following best describes the son?
A.Calm, hopeful and strong-minded.
B.Careful, helpful and absent-minded.
C.Frightened, hopeless and thankful.
D.Cold-hearted, honest and faithful.
小题4:What does the underlined word “they” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A.those parentsB. the students
C.the teachersD.The fire officers
小题5:We can learn from the passage that ______.
A.sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand
B.you cannot go on well in life until you forget your past failures
C.love can set us free from all fear and overcome the difficulties
D.we have enough happiness to make us sweet and enough sorrow to keep us human

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C 
解析

试题分析:
小题1:C 细节题。根据第二段he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!”说明正是他对儿子做出的诺言让他一直干下去。故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第4,5段Other parents tried to pull him off ;The fire chief showed ;The police came说明ABC都出现了,要劝他离开。只有D项中的人没有出现。故D符合题意。
小题3:A 推理题。根据文章倒数第四段“Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.根据文章最后一段Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! 从他的回答可知他很镇定和乐观也很坚强,故A正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据本句“It’s too late! They’re all dead!这里的they指在地震中北埋掉的孩子,故B正确。
小题5:C 推理题。文章中的这个父亲正是因为对儿子的爱与诺言才会坚持去就孩子。儿子也正是因为相信父亲的爱才会坚持到底,克服困难。故C与文章的主题相一致。
点评:本文讲述了一个地震中父亲就孩子的实例,来说明爱的力量。主要考查推理题,要求考生根据文章细节,准确定位,仔细判断,
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Mr.Gray traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to famers, which he thought not really a very _36_ job, but he had always been interested in _37_, and he was quite satisfied with his life. He had a big_38_, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite_39_to go by train sometimes too especially when the weather was_40_. He was a little frightened of driving in the rain or snow, and it was _41_tiring to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the windows without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place. One of Mr. Gray’s  _42_was often where to stay when he reached some small _43_in the country. He did not expect _44_and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a cold room, and when there was no hot water _45_ good food after a long and tiring day.
Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that _46_had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and _47_. He was looking forward to a _48_but satisfying meal by a brightly burning _49_, and then a hot bath and a comfortable bed. While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was also _50_there. “As this is my _51_visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to find out about a hotel before I _52_home, I would very much like to know how many you have here.” The local man answered, “We have two.” “And which of the two would you _53_me to go to?” Mr. Gray asked then. The local man scratched his _54_ for a few moments and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: _55_one you go to, you’ll be sorry you didn’t go to the other.”
小题1:
A.exhaustingB.boringC.disappointingD.exciting
小题2:
A.farmingB.gardeningC.travelingD.driving
小题3:
A.taxiB.planeC.carD.boat
小题4:
A.satisfiedB.tiredC.frightenedD.encouraged
小题5:
A.coldB.hotC.goodD.bad
小题6:
A.moreB.lessC.veryD.so
小题7:
A.problemsB.questionsC.aimsD.jobs
小题8:
A.roomB.restaurantC.hotelD.place
小题9:
A.respectB.comfortC.supportD.peace
小题10:
A.orB.andC.butD.nor
小题11:
A.monthB.dayC.weekD.moment
小题12:
A.thirstyB.angryC.illD.hungry
小题13:
A.largeB.simpleC.richD.wonderful
小题14:
A.fireB.candleC.oilD.light
小题15:
A.stayingB.walkingC.sittingD.working
小题16:
A.lastB.bestC.firstD.only
小题17:
A.leftB.returnedC.wentD.missed
小题18:
A.wantB.adviseC.allowD.wish
小题19:
A.handB.armC.headD.back
小题20:
A.eachB.whateverC.anyD.whichever

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According to an old story, a farmer once found that a bag of corn had been stolen from his house. He went to the judge and told him about his loss. The judge ordered all the people of the farm to come before him. He took a number of sticks of equal length and gave one stick to each man.
 He then said, “Come before me again tomorrow. I shall then know which of you is the thief because the stick given to the thief will be one inch longer than the others.”
 The thief was afraid of being found out, and so he cut an inch off his stick. The next day the thief’s stick was found to be one inch shorter than any of the others. In this way the thief was found out, and was at once taken away to prison.
小题1:The judge gave each man a stick _______.
A.to change back the farmer’s corn
B.to beat the thief
C.as a tool to find out the thief
D.so as to play a game together
小题2:Since the thief cut the stick short, ________.
A.he was found out
B.the judge couldn’t catch him
C.his stick had an equal length with the others’
D.his stick wouldn’t be any longer
小题3:The wise way the judge found out the thief in the end was to make ______.
A.the thief cut the stick off
B.the thief cut an inch off the stick
C.the stick grow an inch longer
D.the other’s sticks would become one inch shorter

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One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
Jack walked up to the woman and said, "Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?" "Of course, please sit down," Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
"That"s a nice dog, isn"t he?" Jack said, pointing at the animal.
"Yes, he is. He"s handsome. He"s a bit of a mixture, but that"s not a bad thing. He"s strong and healthy."
"And hungry, "Jack said." He hasn"t taken his eyes off you. He thinks you"ve got some food for him."
"That"s true, "Sue said." But I haven"t."
They both laughed and then Jack said, "Does your dog bite?"
"No, "Sue said, "He"s never bitten anyone. He"s always gentle and friendly."
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal"s head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.
"Hey!" Jack shouted." You said your dog didn"t bite."
Sue replied in surprise, "Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog"s at home."
小题1:The dog looked at the woman because ___.
A.the woman wanted to feed himB.the woman was friendly
C.he was strong and healthyD.he was hungry
小题2:Jack touched the dog because he believed ___.
A.the dog was handsomeB.Sue"s dog was unfriendly
C.the dog belonged to SueD.Sue"s dog was at home
小题3:We can infer form the passage that ___.
A.Sue gave a wrong answerB.Jack made a mistake
C.the dog wasn"t dangerousD.both Jack and Sue liked the dog
小题4:Which of the Following can be the best title of the passage?
A.A Wrong QuestionB.Sue"s Dog
C.A pleasant MeetingD.Sue"s Friend

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Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon(马拉松)record. They wanted to play for 90 hours ,breaking the record by adding 6 hours . Each team had 9 players, with 5 at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21.5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 o’clock in the evening.
The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest, they were too excited to fall asleep at once. On the second night,they fell asleep as soon as they stopped.Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological(心理学的)one. Each boy was thinking: Why am I doing this? How can I play any longer? After the third night, the players knew they could finish the 90 hours. The basketball on the fourth nigth was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was!
小题1:Before this basketball marathon, the world record was      .
A.84 hoursB.86 hoursC.90 hoursD.96 hours
小题2:The first night was hard for the players because     .
A.they were too excited to sleep
B.they only slept for a short time
C.no one watched them play
D.it was very long
小题3:The sentence“the players looked as fresh as when they started.”Here“fresh”means       .
A.不熟练的B.兴奋不己的C.精神饱满的D.伤痕累累的
小题4:Which of the following is Not true?
A.Some of the boys were hurt when they played
B.It was hard for the players to fall asleep for the first night
C.The boys started playing at 6 o’clock in the evening
D.In the end,all the boys felt happy

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Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house.The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl(爬行)into the house,“Look! In comes one,”she said to the man in the house.The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.”But the thief outside       , so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.”At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too.The woman saw the mice and shouted,“In come two.Catch them!”The two thieves were terribly frightened.The man in the house said, “You saw them come in, but where are they?I will catch them tonight.”The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before.The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house.The man and the woman were ploughing(犁地)in their fields.The rein(缰绳)broke and the woman came home for a rope.She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some.She picked out two which looked like mice.At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her upThe woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said.“How they look like the two of last night.” The man said,“I asked you to fetch a rope.Why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away quickly without their sweet potatoes.
小题1:What is the writer’s purpose of telling the story?(within 10 words)
                                                                              
小题2:Which sentence in the passage is closest in meaning to the following one?
Quite by accident, two mice also came into the house at that very moment
                                                                               
小题3:Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within 10 words)
                                                                               
小题4:Why did the two thieves came before the house the next day?(within 20 words)
                                                                                
小题5:Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
                                                                                
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