I noticed the woman when I entered the newsroom. My secretary told me she wanted to put an ad to 36 a baby. So I suggested several 37 lines for these ads to her: 38 , Baby to love; or Dear Birth Mother, Let Us Help You. The ad would contain 39 about her and her husband: they were 40 , could afford to raise a child. But then something 41 me: the major newspapers carried ads like this and their 42 were larger than ours. “Have you tried the major ones?” I asked. “Yes, but all failed and one more wouldn’t 43 .” She handed me a check and left with a 44 smile.
A week later the woman called in a 45 of delight: “Please don’t run the ad again. We ’ve connected with 46 . The baby is due in a month.” Good news. I asked her if she 47 keep in touch if the adoption 48 to have a happy ending. She agreed but added when the adoption was final she was 49 to give me the story.
One day my phone rang. I 50 her voice immediately. “The adoption is final. Would you like to come and meet him?” Happily, I made a (an ) 51 with her for the next day. “His name is Ben,” she said, as I started to take 52 . “He slept through the night from the start. Now he’s smiling and starting to turn over. Of course I’m not 53 him. If he is a little slow.” She paused. “ Oh, I should tell you Ben has Down’s Syndrome.(唐氏综合症)” I stopped writing . I wasn’t sure how to 54 . But she smiled “Ben was meant for us, don’t you see? He needs me more than a 55 developing child would.” She sat on the sofa, holding her son. Both of them smiled. “You wanted a story with a happy ending,” said the woman “ You got it.”
| 小题1: | | A．afford | B．affect | C．adopt | D．adapt |
|
| 小题2: | | A．ordinary | B．standard | C．effective | D．ridiculous |
|
| 小题3: | | A．Wanted | B．To Want | C．Wanting | D．Want |
|
| 小题4: | | A．address | B．data | C．picture | D．information |
|
| 小题5: | | A．rich | B．stable | C．considerate | D．lonely |
|
| 小题6: | | A．occurred to | B．turned to | C．referred to | D．wrote to |
|
| 小题7: | | A．titles | B．circulations | C．names | D．columns |
|
| 小题8: | | A．kill | B．work | C．hurt | D．do |
|
| 小题9: | | A．warm | B．weird | C．weak | D．wild |
|
| 小题10: | | A．spirit | B．tone | C．way | D．sound |
|
| 小题11: | | A．a birth mother | B．a lovely baby | C．an ad company | D．an orphanage |
|
| 小题12: | | A．might | B．should | C．would | D．dared |
|
| 小题13: | | A．turned over | B．turned up | C．turned out | D．turned down |
|
| 小题14: | | A．safe | B．comfortable | C．brave | D．honest |
|
| 小题15: | | A．classified | B．identified | C．picked | D．recognized |
|
| 小题16: | | A．look | B．appointment | C．appearance | D．call |
|
| 小题17: | | A．pains | B．pictures | C．clues | D．notes |
|
| 小题18: | | A．rushing | B．speeding | C．pressing | D．running |
|
| 小题19: | | A．reply | B．react | C．restore | D．release |
|
| 小题20: | | A．steadily | B．gradually | C．normally | D．regularly |
|
|
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C |
文章介绍了一对夫妻收养孩子的故事。
小题1:C 上下文串联。根据下文可知她想收养一个孩子。Adopt收养，采纳。
小题2:B 形容词辨析。A普通的；B标准的；C有效的；D荒谬的。这里指这种广告的标准台词。
小题3:A wanted被征集的。广告中经常出现的台词。
小题4:D 名词辨析。A地址；B日期；C图片；D信息。指广告中要包括他们夫妻俩的信息。
小题5:B 形容词辨析。Stable稳定的。指他们夫妻俩得工作很稳定，能承担起抚养孩子的责任。
小题6:A 固定句型。Sth occur to sb某人突然想起某事。
小题7:B 名词辨析。A标题；B影响范围，圈子；C名字；D纵队。指另外一家报社的影响范围。
小题8:C 动词辨析。指他们已经做了很多广告但是都失败了，再失败一次也不会伤害到他们。
小题9:C 形容词辨析。Weak smile勉强的微笑。
小题10:B 名词辨析。A精神；B语调；C方法；D声音。指她很高兴地告诉我们找到了…
小题11:A 上下文串联。根据下文is due in a month说明孩子还没有出生，她是a birth mother。
小题12:C 情态动词辨析。Would愿意。我问她是否愿意和我保持联系。
小题13:C 短语辨析。A翻转；B出现；C结果是；D拒绝。指如果这次收养结果很好…
小题14:B 形容词辨析。comfortable充裕的.如果这次收养成功了，她会有充裕的时间讲述故事。
小题15:D 动词辨析。指我辨认出了她的声音。
小题16:B 名词辨析。A表情；B约会；C外貌；D电话。指我与她约好第二天见面。
小题17:D 名词辨析。A努力；B图片；C线索；D笔记。指她在说的时候，我在记笔记。
小题18:A 动词辨析。Rush催促。指她不会去催孩子。
小题19:B 动词辨析。A回复。B反应；回应。C重新储存；D释放。指我不知道该如何做出回应。
小题20:C 副词辨析。指这个孩子需要比正常发展的孩子更多的照顾。 |
核心考点
试题【I noticed the woman when I entered the newsroom. My secretary told me she wanted】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was 26 to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go 27 together. I’d stopped at a 28 to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat 29 our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way. 30 my road was another road which was built like a 31 . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples 32 me and started to eat one. 33 I saw the cars in front of me start to 34 from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had 35 wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I 36 the car and at the same moment the road 37 onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the __38 . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was 39 But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been 40 an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of 41 , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people 42 towards me. A team of people had come to 43 if anyone was under the 44 road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you 45 ?”He asked. “Not too bad,”I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.
| 小题1: | | A．driving | B．leading | C．walking | D．running |
|
小题2: A. shopping B. dancing C. swimming Dsightseeing
| 小题3: | | A．farm | B．shop | C．park | D．school |
|
| 小题4: | | A．after | B．during | C．since | D．once |
|
| 小题5: | | A．Under | B．Along | C．Over | D．Beside |
|
| 小题6: | | A．bridge | B．roof | C．cover | D．top |
|
| 小题7: | | A．under | B．along | C．inside | D．beside |
|
小题8:A. Finally B. Actually C. Suddenly DSlowly
| 小题9: | | A．move | B．roll | C．burst | D．jump |
|
| 小题10: | | A．been | B．broken | C．gone | D．done |
|
| 小题11: | | A．parked | B．started | C．moved | D．stopped |
|
| 小题13: | | A．dark | B．afternoon | C．sun | D．car |
|
| 小题14: | | A．noisy | B．dusty | C．quiet | D．blood |
|
| 小题16: | | A．food | B．sandwiches | C．apples | D．bread |
|
| 小题17: | | A．climbing | B．shouting | C．moving | D．driving |
|
| 小题18: | | A．know | B．tell | C．understand | D．see |
|
| 小题19: | | A．falling | B．broken | C．breaking | D．dirty |
|
| 小题20: | | A．sleeping | B．feeling | C．eating | D．going |
|
|
In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father was an African and his mother was a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even asked him what his father was.
“I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I kept asking myself who I am," said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president in US history.
Obama"s unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.
With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became the third black senator (参议员）in US history.
"Obama"s success has made Martin Luther King"s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character," wrote ABC news.
小题1:Obama was born in _______.| A．Britain | B．American | C．Kenya | D．Indonesia |
小题2:Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?| A．Obama"s parents are both African | | B．Obama was the first black senator in US history | | C．Obama was once very depressed (压抑）because of his unusual background. | | D．No other black students were in the school where Obama studied when he was ten. |
小题3:Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______.小题4:From the passage we can learn that ______________.| A．Obama"s father is a Kenyan prince. | | B．Obama was a star in Harvard because he drank a lot | | C．We should judge a person by what he did when he was young | | D．Obama"s success owes to his hard work |
|
Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 36 . Now she was Portia, a strong–willed 37 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 38 form her.
39 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She 40 being in front of other people. She was very 41 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 42 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making 43 friends. She had excellent grades, 44 she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and 45 her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 46 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the 47 drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you 48 do it. The trick is to look past the 49 to find the love of what you’re doing.’’
So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the 50 of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 51 the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she 52 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 53 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she 54 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 55 was hers.
| 小题1: | | A．sing | B．dance | C．speak | D．report |
|
| 小题2: | | A．member | B．actress | C．player | D．character |
|
| 小题3: | | A．weakly | B．rapidly | C．smoothly | D．slowly |
|
| 小题4: | | A．At first | B．In fact | C．After all | D．In all |
|
| 小题5: | | A．hated | B．enjoyed | C．appreciated | D．regretted |
|
| 小题6: | | A．honest | B．shy | C．polite | D．patient |
|
| 小题7: | | A．avoid | B．focus | C．pay | D．attract |
|
| 小题8: | | A．few | B．a few | C．several | D．many |
|
| 小题10: | | A．forced | B．requested | C．encouraged | D．reminded |
|
| 小题11: | | A．accept | B．play | C．offer | D．learn |
|
| 小题12: | | A．role | B．matter | C．interest | D．grade |
|
| 小题14: | | A．anger | B．pain | C．sadness | D．fear |
|
| 小题15: | | A．purpose | B．way | C．idea | D．importance |
|
| 小题16: | | A．memorizing | B．organizing | C．checking | D．improving |
|
| 小题17: | | A．disliked | B．loved | C．expected | D．bore |
|
| 小题18: | | A．consideration | B．description | C．selection | D．understanding |
|
| 小题19: | | A．practiced | B．planned | C．performed | D．delivered |
|
| 小题20: | | A．part | B．play | C．speech | D．position |
|
|
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 56 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 57 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 58 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 59 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 60 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 61 the night there, so that they could 62 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 63 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 64 he was. He turned over __65__and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 66 that he was at the 67 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 68 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 69 ,where Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 70 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 71 , because they didn’t want to __72__ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle(热水瓶) 73 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 74 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 75 and started out.
| 小题1: | | A．busy | B．spare | C．enough | D．limited |
|
| 小题2: | | A．foods | B．drawings | C．paintings | D．pictures |
|
| 小题3: | | A．trips | B．buses | C．animals | D．mountains |
|
| 小题4: | | A．after | B．when | C．until | D．unless |
|
| 小题5: | | A．led | B．stuck | C．got | D．belonged |
|
| 小题6: | | A．cost | B．spent | C．slept | D．took |
|
| 小题7: | | A．start | B．begin | C．walk | D．step |
|
| 小题8: | | A．telephone | B．machine | C．computer | D．clock |
|
| 小题10: | | A．quickly | B．sleepily | C．quietly | D．suddenly |
|
| 小题11: | | A．imagined | B．pronounced | C．forgot | D．remembered |
|
| 小题12: | | A．mountain | B．town | C．farm | D．station |
|
| 小题13: | | A．dressed | B．ordered | C．eaten | D．prepared |
|
| 小题14: | | A．bathroom | B．kitchen | C．study | D．bedroom |
|
| 小题15: | | A．seemed | B．felt | C．tasted | D．smelled |
|
| 小题16: | | A．many | B．soundly | C．much | D．highly |
|
| 小题19: | | A．that | B．what | C．after | D．before |
|
| 小题20: | | A．cover | B．supply | C．operator | D．equipment（设备） |
|
|
A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor(售票员) hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior , "said a middle-aged man.
"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That"s right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. "
Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."
Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman"s lap interrupted (打断谈话), "I know his name. I call him Dad."
小题1:The passengers were ________ to see the conductor"s kindness to the woman and the child.| A．excited | B．pleased | C．interested | D．surprised |
小题2:One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to ______ .| A．make a demand for more buses | | B．thank the conductor for his good service | | C．criticize（批评） the conductor for his rude behavior | | D．invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor |
小题3:What was the gentleman?| A．A teacher. | | B．A newspaper reporter. | | C．Not known from the story. | | D．The conductor"s friend from his company. |
小题4:The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.| A．the gentleman | | B．the conductor | | C．the middle-aged man | | D．the three-year-old child |
|
