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She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband.Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs.After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber.
The biggest surprise, however, was still to come.I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract.He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs.I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia.
But I hesitated.
My friends all told me to go for it.And Mary also thought I should do."Go, Sam.I"ll manage with the family...it"ll be OK."
I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard.Soon they would both be in high school...and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support.If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I"d also certainly miss out on watching them grow up.Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me...and I couldn"t bear it.My family was my life.So I refused the music promoter"s offer.I"m still making music, I"m rich in love and I have no regrets.
小题1:When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____.
A.envied him | B.laughed at him | C.encouraged him | D.didn"t believe him |
A.Because his wife was strongly against it. |
B.Because the pay was not attractive enough. |
C.Because he wanted to care about his two kids. |
D.Because he didn"t want his family life damaged. |
A.used to be a country singer |
B.preferred his present life |
C.went on the road to fame |
D.regretted giving up his contract |
A.One should know himself. |
B.Interest is the best teacher. |
C.Family should come first. |
D.Every dog has its day. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
小题1:细节理解题。有文章第四段首句My friends all told me to go for it,可知答案。
小题2:细节理解题。由文章最后两段描述作者内心活动可知答案。
小题3:推理判断题。由文章最后一段内容可知答案。
小题4:主旨大意题。由文章最后一段作者的决定可知,他把家庭看作高于一切。
核心考点
试题【I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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"What we should do in Seoul is agree that we will stop the endless addiction of mankind to the internal combustion engine (内燃机)," said Johnson. He told a press conference the world"s cities consume 75 percent of its energy and produce 80 percent of the emissions which cause climate change. "The problem of our planet is an urban problem," Johnson said.
He said the British capital wants to use the Olympics "to drive the greening and the improvement of our city" and noted that London is committed to reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2025.
Johnson said the key measure was addressing the problems relating to domestic and commercial buildings, which accounted for 70 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in London. This involved retrofitting (翻新) ---- installing lagging (绝缘层材料) ---- in large numbers of public buildings.
Johnson proclaimed himself a "passionate cyclist" and said he would push ahead with cycle super-highways around London.
London"s air quality problem, he said, was caused by vehicle emissions from 8,300 antiquated (陈旧的) diesel (柴油) buses, which could be replaced by low-carbon vehicles. There were also 32,000 taxis running on diesel fuel, which could be replaced by electric vehicles.
Johnson said there would be a substantial (实质上的) program in the next few years to produce a "cleaner, greener" bus for his city. "The age of the diesel-emitting bus has got to be over in London."
小题1:Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to this passage?
A.The used buses running on diesel will be replaced by electric vehicles. |
B.London’s air quality will be improved in the near future. |
C.London promises to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2025. |
D.Plans have been made to solve the problem of carbon dioxide emissions. |
A.discussing | B.resisting | C.agreeing | D.supporting |
A.climate change | B.London Olympics in 2012 |
C.global warming | D.green environment |
A.measures to replace the old and used vehicles |
B.measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in London |
C.measures to solve housing and commercial items |
D.measures to end the age of the diesel bus |
One day, Lynn gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door. She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager. In her broken English, Lynn told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret decided to give her a chance.
Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Lynn, let’s see how good you really are.” She directed Lynn to type a single letter, and then left. Lynn looked at the clock and saw that it was 11:40 a.m. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought she should at least attempt the letter.
On her first try, she got through one line but made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself, “I’ll move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again.”
On her second attempt, things didn’t get any better. Again she started over and finally completed the letter, full of mistakes, though. She looked at the clock: 11:55—five minutes to freedom.
Just then, Margaret walked in. She came directly over to Lynn, and put one hand on the desk and the other on the girl’s shoulder. She read the letter and paused. Then she said, “Lynn, you’re doing good work!”
Lynn was surprised. She looked at the letter, then up at Margaret. With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to grow. She thought, “Well, if she thinks it’s good, then it must be good. I think I’ll stay!”
Lynn did stay at Carhartt Overall Company…for 51 years, through two world wars and 11 presidents—all because someone had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.
小题1:Why did Lynn leave school at an early age?
A.To learn English well. |
B.To earn money for her family. |
C.To get self-confidence. |
D.To become a typist. |
A.could speak good English |
B.didn’t know much about typing |
C.knew Margaret very well |
D.never wrote any letter |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
A.Lynn’s father. | B.Lynn herself. | C.A president. | D.Margaret. |
A.Encouragement makes a difference. |
B.Honesty is the best policy. |
C.Virtue(美德) leads to success. |
D.Time waits for no man. |
Dill still grows giant pumpkins, but not for competition. In the fall, visitors come to enjoy the pumpkins on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia, Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins. One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at $5 each for charity.
It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer(农药) as needed. Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day, so careful watering—every day or two—is necessary. You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.
Dill’s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighted 493.5 pounds. “I’ve grown them larger since, but that one meant a lot,” he remembers. “I never would have imagined ten
years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder, but there are many of them now,” says Dill. The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says, “These world champions are grown from my seeds, so I feel like a winner right along with them.”
小题1:What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?
A.It weighed over 1,000 pounds. |
B.It was missing after the competition. |
C.It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982. |
D.It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill’s biggest one that year. |
A.$2210 | B.$442 | C.$1000 | D.$1469 |
A.how to do a soil test |
B.how to plant the giant pumpkin seed |
C.when to water the pumpkin |
D.how to grow a giant pumpkin |
A.Gardening Giant: Howard Dill |
B.World Champion Pumpkin |
C.Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds |
D.How to Grow Giant Pumpkins |
“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more."
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune 40 the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to 41 you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this 42 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground 43 become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”
“I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.
“Then you should 44 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an 45 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly 46 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a 47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.
“Never 48 .It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to 49 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would 50 forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “ 51 just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will 52 .” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will 53 a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 54 fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now 55 but his broken wallet.
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As the seventh floral arrangement was 48 , I was beginning to feel 49 , for no flowers had arrived for my roommate, Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to admire the 50 bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much 51 , too much sadness for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else’ 52 .
“I’m enjoying every 53 of this”, she said as though she had read my 54 and was trying to reassure me. “Wasn’t I the lucky one to get you for a 55 ?”
I still felt uncomfortable, however. 56 there were some magic button I could push to 57 the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least,I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send 58 some.
The flowers arrived just 59 Ann and I were finishing supper.
“More flowers for you,” she said, 60 .
“No, not this time,” I said, looking at the 61 “These are for you.”
Ann stared at the blossoms a long time, not saying anything. She ran her 62 across the pale blue bouquets and 63 touched each of the sweet roses as though trying to engrave(刻画) them on her 64 .
“How can I ever thank you” she said softly.
I was almost embarrassed. It was such a little 65 on my part.
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