Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man. He gained much 36 while traveling throughout the world. 37 , he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so depressed(沮丧的)that he was afraid he would spend his life 38 and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) 39 way. One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting 40 . He realized that he still had partial 41 of his right hand and could write with 42 . Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?” He 43 where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in 44 . Many of them had hope of regaining their 45 . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to 46 them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be 47 . However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back. 48 with the intention, the man began sending 49 messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul 50 his words, 51 his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith. It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any 52 . Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone 53 read his letters. However, this was his 54 chance,so he determined to continue. At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to 55 !” We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
小题1: | A.wealth | B.faith | C.experience | D.confidence |
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小题2: | A.Unfortunately | B.Fortunately | C.Surprisingly | D.Unbelievably |
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小题3: | A.writing | B.suffering | C.weeping | D.wandering |
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小题4: | A.abnormal | B.regular | C.comfortable | D.meaningful |
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小题5: | A.presents | B.e-mails | C.letters | D.prizes |
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小题6: | A.sense | B.strength | C.shape | D.function |
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小题7: | A.affection | B.caution | C.difficulty | D.confidence |
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小题8: | A.evaluated | B.doubted | C.assumed | D.wondered |
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小题9: | A.hospitals | B.churches | C.prisons | D.charities |
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小题10: | A.families | B.letters | C.freedom | D.conscience |
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小题11: | A.keep in touch with | B.get in touch with | C.defend | D.know |
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小题12: | A.acceptable | B.reasonable | C.prohibited | D.considered |
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小题13: | A.Faced | B.Filled | C.Satisfied | D.Annoyed[ |
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小题14: | A.holy | B.daily | C.one-way | D.round-way |
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小题16: | A.sharing | B.learning | C.gaining | D.enriching |
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小题17: | A.success | B.reply | C.help | D.progress |
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小题18: | A.curiously | B.patiently | C.carefully | D.actually |
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小题19: | A.only | B.better | C.extra | D.lost |
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小题20: | A.ruin | B.pieces | C.the ground | D.the bottom |
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这是一个感人的故事:曾经有一名男子,他非常聪明、富有创造力而且有教养,但不幸的是,在一次事故中,他失去了双腿和左臂。他的人生将何去何从?是悲观失望,还是坚强面对?最后他选择了给犯人写信,以此给他们希望和鼓励。 小题1:C 考查名词。从上下文可知,他通过环球旅行,获得了很多经验(experience),同时从第四段中的提示也可知答案。wealth“财富”;faith“信念”;confidence“自信”,都与语境不符。 小题2:A考查副词。unfortunately不幸的是。 小题3:B考查动词。他很担心他的人生一直都会承受这种痛苦(suffering)。 小题4:D考查形容词。 从上文提示可知,他担心自己再也不能过有意义的生活了。abnormal“不正常的”;regular“有规律的”;comfortable“使人舒服的”; meaningful“有意义的”。根据语境选D项。 小题5:C考查名词。从下文可知,他记得自己曾经非常喜欢收到信件(letters),所以他决定给需要鼓励的人写信。 小题6:D考查名词。根据上下文可知,他意识到他的右手还有部分的功能(function),还能够费劲地(with difficulty)写点什么。其他选项都不符合语境。 小题7:C考查名词。 参见第41题解析。 小题8:D考查动词。上文提到他决定给需要鼓励的人写信,这里指他想(wonder)到哪里找这些需要鼓励的人。estimate“估计”;doubt“怀疑”;assume“假设”,都与语境不符。 小题9:C考查名词。从下文提示可知,答案选prisons(监狱)。 小题10:C考查名词。根据常识判断,对于监狱中的犯人来说,他们希望重新获得freedom(自由)。 小题11:B考查动词短语。为了他的计划,他觉得他必须得让犯人们收到他的信件,所以用get in touch with (联系)。 小题12:A考查形容词。根据上下文可知,监狱官回信说写信给犯人是可以的、可接受的(acceptable),但让犯人回信是违反监狱的规定的。reasonable“合理的”;prohibited“被禁止的”;considered“经过仔细考虑的”,均与语境不符。 小题13:B考查动词。有了这样的打算后,他开始给犯人写信,filled with表示“有了,充满”,根据语境可知选B项。 小题14:C考查形容词。从上文可知,犯人可以接收信件,但不允许回信,所以说是oneway(单程的)。 小题15:D考查介词。pour one"s heart and soul into sth. 意为:全神贯注于……。 小题16:A考查动词。 他全身心地投入到写信当中,与犯人分享(share)自己的人生经验…… 小题17:B考查名词。 对他来说,写这些信是很困难的,特别是在没有任何回信(reply)的情况下。 小题18:D考查副词。他经常会感到很失落,有时候会想,实际上(actually)是否有人会读他的信。curiously“好奇地”;patiently“耐心地”;carefully“仔细地”,都与语境不符。 小题19:A考查形容词。但对他来说,这是他唯一的(only)希望,所以他决定继续写下去。 小题20:B考查名词。实际上,他的信很受犯人的欢迎,他的信件在牢房之间被传递,由于纸张薄,以至于到最后信都快成碎片了(fall to pieces)。 |
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One Saturday afternoon, a six-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost. Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__. The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his mistress was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 55 . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak
小题1: | A.since | B. while | C.before | D.as |
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小题2: | A.wondering | B.forgetting | C.remembering | D.regretting |
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小题3: | A.preferred | B. expected | C.failed | D.decided |
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小题4: | A.Because | B.When | C.If | D.Until |
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小题5: | A.hopelessly | B.carelessly | C.cautiously | D.unwillingly |
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小题7: | A.stream | B.rock | C.tree | D.house |
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小题8: | A.heard | B.found | C.sensed | D.smelt |
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小题10: | A.familiar | B.strange | C.terrible | D.pleasant |
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小题11: | A.missed | B.discovered | C.followed | D.ignored |
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小题12: | A.calmly | B.merrily | C. gently | D.loudly |
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小题13: | A.wandered | B.looked | C.searched | D.travelled |
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小题14: | A.girl | B.house | C. window | D.hero |
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小题15: | A.satisfaction | B.disappointment | C.embarrassment | D.delight |
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小题16: | A.jumped | B.climbed | C.walked | D.flew |
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小题17: | A.awake | B.asleep | C. abandoned | D.available |
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小题18: | A.saw | B.spotted | C.observed | D.watched |
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小题19: | A.disturbed | B.comforted | C.rescued | D.scared |
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小题20: | A.pain | B.shock | C. sorrow | D.relief |
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When Frida Kahlo"s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “ a ribbon (丝带)around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time. Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City , Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症)at the age of seven. Her spine (脊柱)become bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint. In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influences on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband. Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last. 小题1:What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in paragraph 1 most nearly mean?A.a far better artist | B.a far more gifted artist | C.a much stronger person | D.a much more famous person | 小题2:The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by .A.polio | B.back injuries | C.the operations she had | D.her bent spine | 小题3:Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the .A.1950s | B. 1930s | C.1940s | D.1970s | 小题4:What is author’s attitude toward Kahlo?A.Devotion | B.Sympathy | C.Worry | D.Encouragement |
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A new study suggests that the roundtheclock availability that cell phones have brought to people"s lives may take a toll on family life. The study,which followed more than 1,300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover” between work and home life—and,in turn,less satisfaction with their family life. Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear. Work life may invade home life when a parent is taking jobrelated calls at home,for instance—or family issues may start to take up work time. For example,a child may call mum at work,telling her “microwave exploded”,explained Noelle Chesley,an assistant professor of sociology at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for even more spillover between work and home. This may be especially true for working women,the study found. Among men,consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入)into family time. But for women,the spillover tended to go in both directions. Being “connected” meant that work cut into home time,and family issues came into work life. Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family members. But there may be ways to control the spillover,according to Chesley. Employers, she said,could look at their policies on contacting employees after hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”.For their part,employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said. 小题1:What does the underlined phrase “take a toll on” probably mean in Paragraph 1?A.Explaining. | B.Founding. | C.Extending | D.Damaging. | 小题2:According to Chesley,what is the best solution to the problem caused by cell phones?A.Separate work hours from family time. | B.Refuse to use cell phones. | C.Ignore coming calls during family time. | D.Encourage women to stay at home. | 小题3:We can learn from the passage that ________.A.cell phones affect men as much as women | B.cell phones seem to be convenient to families | C.cell phones make the line between work and home unclear | D.we can do nothing to solve the problem | 小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?A.How to control the negative spillover caused by cell phones. | B.How work life invades home life. | C.Consistent use of cell phones makes people feel less satisfied with their work. | D.Cell phones cause negative “spillover” between work life and home life. |
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I liked climbing things when I was a baby. My mother remembers and has told me most of those 16 moments like this one. When I was one and a half years old, we lived in our first house in Rue St-Louis. On a hot summer day, my father intended to 17 the roof of our old house. In order to climb up there, he 18 a ladder front of the house. In my town, 19 could walk outside because the streets were 20 . I was outside watching my father climb on that strange thing. I was curious about why my father disappear at last. So I decided to go up it to 21 why it was impossible to see my father after he reached the 22 of that thing. At 1.5 years old, still a baby wearing pampers, I climbed that ladder to the roof top and started walking 23 . My father did not notice that-he was on the other side occupied with his repairs. It happened that a nice lady in our 24 passed by and 25 me. The nice lady came to my house and 26 my mother of it, who was fearful and 27 ran outside to speak with me. She really thought I would just 28 that roof, for I was just a baby 29 . She asked me to sit down and stop moving in a 30 way you speak to your babies when they are cute. 31 , I threw myself flat on the 32 and waited. My mother climbed the ladder to 33 me up and there I was enjoying the view laughing at my mother’s shocked face. 34 the saying goes, “He who knows nothing 35 nothing.”
小题1: | A.valuable | B.unforgettable | C.endless | D.worthy |
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小题2: | A.build | B.paint | C.clean | D.mend |
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小题3: | A.spread | B.laid | C.stood | D.moved |
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小题4: | A.adults | B.children | C.babies | D.villagers |
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小题5: | A.smooth | B.wide | C.clean | D.safe |
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小题6: | A.figure out | B.think out | C.pick out | D.point out |
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小题9: | A.house | B.neighborhood | C.family | D.company |
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小题10: | A.met | B.inspected | C.heard | D.spotted |
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小题11: | A.asked | B.warned | C.reminded | D.advised |
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小题12: | A.quietly | B.slowly | C.immediately | D.curiously |
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小题13: | A.fall off | B.climb onto | C.repair | D.destroy |
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小题14: | A.after all | B.at all | C.in all | D.all in all |
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小题15: | A.concerned | B.cautious | C.nice | D.clear |
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小题16: | A.Therefore | B.Instead | C.However | D.Otherwise |
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小题17: | A.ladder | B.ground | C.roof | D.street |
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小题20: | A.doubts | B.fears | C.ignores | D.understands |
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Bardithch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for over fifty years, was wheeled to the Park. Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans (嘟囔声) when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined. Then Ms. Yates started to speak: “I can’t tell you how pleased I’m to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination. ” Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued: “It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.” “There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.” There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar (呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown. 小题1:What activity was organized for the school reunion?A.Sightseeing in the park | B.A picnic on the school playground | C.Telling stories about past events | D.Graduates’ reports in the old building | 小题2:What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A.Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech | B.Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching | C.Some people got tired from the reunion activities | D.Most people had little interest in the reunion | 小题3:We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she _________.A.kept track of her students’ progress | B.gave her students advice on their careers | C.attended her students’ college graduations | D.went to her students’ wedding ceremonies | 小题4:Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?A.Reliable and devoted | B.Tough and generous | C.Proud but patient | D.Strict but caring |
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