Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list__36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there’s always some __39__soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my__43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies（同伴） and I decided to play a __45__ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b. (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __47__ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __50__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53__ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to __54__all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __55__the past wrongdoings.
| 小题1: | | A．something | B．anything | C．somebody | D．anybody |
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| 小题2: | | A．ashamed | B．afraid | C．sure | D．proud |
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| 小题3: | | A．private | B．secret | C．interesting | D．funny |
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| 小题4: | | A．foolish | B．polite | C．simple | D．brave |
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| 小题5: | | A．expected | B．suggested | C．ordered | D．demanded |
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| 小题6: | | A．connect with | B．depend on | C．make an apology to | D．get along with |
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| 小题7: | | A．improve | B．continue | C．realize | D．keep |
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| 小题8: | | A．notes | B．list | C．plan | D．stories |
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| 小题10: | | A．part | B．game | C．trick | D．record |
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| 小题11: | | A．view | B．sign | C．attention | D．remark |
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| 小题12: | | A．also | B．even | C．still | D．ever |
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| 小题13: | | A．appears | B．considers | C．presents | D．remembers |
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| 小题14: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．doubtful | D．alive |
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| 小题15: | | A．words | B．rings | C．repeats | D．calls |
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| 小题16: | | A．cold | B．plain | C．nervous | D．lively |
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| 小题17: | | A．in case | B．so long as | C．unless | D．because |
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| 小题19: | | A．build up | B．make up | C．clear up | D．give up |
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| 小题20: | | A．regret | B．forgive | C．right | D．punish |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
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小题1:代词辨析。根据句意可知教员让我们把过去做过的所有感到羞愧的事情都列出来。anything任何事情.
小题2:形容词辨析。解析同上。
小题3:private 意为“私人的、保密的、不让人知道的”。上述事情都属于个人隐私，不宜公开。
小题4:brave 意为“勇敢的”，尽管是隐私不宜公开，但在自愿者中也有勇敢的人。
小题5:suggested 意为“建议”，句子谓语用的动词原形，是虚拟语气，可先排除expected；从说话者语气看，不是“命令”，所以可排除ordered和demanded。
小题6:这里教员建议要做以下几件事情：to make apologize to people“向人们道谦”，(to) take some actions right any wrong doings“采取措施纠正错误的所作所为”。
小题7:本来作者是参加一个交际培训班，而现在教员所要学员做的一切似乎与培养交际能力无关，所以作者很纳闷这是否能提高(improve)他的交际能力。
小题8:make a list 意为“列表、造表”。
小题9:这里是指没有一个人喜欢Sheriff。
小题10:play a trick on sb 意为“捉弄某人”。
小题11:sign 意为“记号、标记、符号”，指Jimmy他们写的字。
小题12:副词辨析。ever曾经；无论何时
小题13:appear 意为“出现”，指Sheriff Brown的名字被列在表上。
小题14:alive 意为“活着的”，此时Jimmy还不知道Sheriff Brown是否活着，与后面他们接通电话，证实了Sheriff Brown还活着。所以此处不宜用其他形容词。
小题15:名词辨析。这里是指打电话的铃声。
小题16:由we had a good laugh 可知 Sheriff 和 Jimmy 进行的是热烈的(lively)讨论。所以不宜选其他形容词。
小题17:后面的句子说明原因，故选 because 引导原因状语从句：因为你的伙伴都把他们做的错事给忘了。下一句表示：而Jimmy却这些年 (nearly 20年) 来一直把他所做过的错事记在心头。
小题18:解释同上。
小题19:clear up 意为“消除、解除”，此句意为：在两年里Jimmy鼓励了我消除在我的表上的所有项(做错了事情)。
小题20:right 意为“纠正”，此句意为：纠正过去的不道德行为还为时不晚 |
核心考点
试题【Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(风格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑的) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
小题1:When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.| A．describe the place carefully | | B．show him a map of the place | | C．tell him the names of the streets | | D．refer to recognizable buildings and places |
小题2:What is the place where people measure distance in time?| A．New York. | B．Los Angeles. | C．Kansas. | D．Iowa. |
小题3:People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.| A．in order to save time | B．as a test | | C．so as to be polite | D．for fun |
小题4:What can we infer from the text?| A．It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences. | | B．It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. | | C．People have similar understandings of politeness. | | D．New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. |
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In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my ___1___, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I ___2___ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ___3___ much better than an IQ test. We ___4___ that Michael’s score must have been a ___5___ and we should treat him ___6___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got ___7___ grades in the school, especially ___8___ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael ___9___ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than ___10___. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I ___11___ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ___12___ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say ___13___, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the ___14___ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then ___15___ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had __16___ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be ___17___.
Children often do as ___18___ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, ___19___ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ ___20___”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．surprise | C．dislike | D．disappointment |
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| 小题2: | | A．tearfully | B．fearfully | C．cheerfully | D．hopefully |
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| 小题3: | | A．student | B．son | C．friend | D．doctor |
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| 小题4: | | A．argued | B．realized | C．decided | D．understood |
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小题5:A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder
| 小题6: | | A．specially | B．strictly | C．naturally | D．carefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．poor | B．good | C．average | D．standard |
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| 小题9: | | A．visited | B．chose | C．passed | D．entered |
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| 小题10: | | A．allowed | B．described | C．required | D．offered |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．held | C．delayed | D．attended |
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| 小题12: | | A．high | B．same | C．low | D．different |
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| 小题13: | | A．curiously | B．eagerly | C．calmly | D．jokingly |
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| 小题14: | | A．faith | B．interest | C．pride | D．delight |
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| 小题15: | | A．looked for | B．asked for | C．waited for | D．prepared for |
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| 小题16: | | A．received | B．accepted | C．organized | D．discussed |
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| 小题17: | | A．imperfect | B．impossible | C．uncertain | D．unsatisfactory |
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| 小题18: | | A．honestly | B．much | C．well | D．bravely |
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| 小题19: | | A．hear | B．learn | C．expect | D．speak |
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| 小题20: | | A．wise | B．rude | C．shy | D．stupid |
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Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and, although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing, Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. Ted, Brownie’s owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about, barking all the time, then rushing toward a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent!”
Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs crushed in a steel trap (圈套). Frightened, Ted now wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals seriously.
Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.
Brownie’s leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
小题1:At the very beginning, Ted paid little attention to Spotty because __________.| A．he was not free at the moment | | B．he was sure Brownie would be OK | | C．he didn’t like Spotty at all | | D．his missing dog made him sad |
小题2:After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he ___________.| A．managed to free his dog at once | | B．was very thankful to Spotty | | C．regretted not following Spotty earlier | | D．was angry with the trap-maker |
小题3:The BEST title for this passage might be____________?| A．Dogs in Love | B．A Friend in Need | | C．Human and dogs | D．Dogs Are Communicative |
小题4:We can infer from the passage that ___________.| A．humans and animals depend on each other for comfort | | B．It’s not right to hunt for animals in any neighborhood | | C．Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on | | D．Brownie would have died without Spotty’s timely help |
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It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 36 I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed 37 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn"t feel their souls 38 their souls belonged to the 39 .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 40 in front of it. "I"m Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can"t talk with you. I"m 41 ", he said. He was chatting online with somebody--probably someone he didn"t know--and, at the same time, he was playing a computer game--a war game. I was surprised. He was chatting online and, 42 , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 43 .
Why didn"t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 44 to speak to that computer geek (怪人), 45 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was 46 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, " 47 !"
I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I ___48 , and saw nobody showed any interest.
49 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 50 having a relationship with the ___51 , particularly Steve. I wouldn"t want to 52 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 53 with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn"t even 54 that the coffee was bad, 55 Steve didn"t notice there was a person next to him.
| 小题1: | | A．Before | B．Since | C．Although | D．While |
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| 小题2: | | A．pain | B．loneliness | C．sadness | D．fear |
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| 小题3: | | A．because | B．when | C．until | D．unless |
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| 小题4: | | A．home | B．world | C．Net | D．Cafe |
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| 小题5: | | A．sleeping | B．laughing | C．sitting | D．learning |
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| 小题6: | | A．busy | B．thirsty | C．tired | D．sick |
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| 小题7: | | A．first of all | B．just then | C．at the same time | D．by that time |
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| 小题8: | | A．surprised | B．delighted | C．moved | D．frightened |
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| 小题9: | | A．once | B．again | C．first | D．even |
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| 小题11: | | A．excited | B．respected | C．afraid | D．unhappy |
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| 小题12: | | A．Shut up | B．Enjoy yourself | C．Leave me alone | D．Help me out |
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| 小题13: | | A．walked about | B．walked out | C．raised my hand | D．raised my head |
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| 小题14: | | A．From then on | B．At that moment | C．In all | D．Above all |
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| 小题15: | | A．interested in | B．tired of | C．careful about | D．troubled by |
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| 小题16: | | A．computer | B．soul | C．shop | D．geek |
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| 小题17: | | A．tell | B．plan | C．imagine | D．design |
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| 小题18: | | A．other than | B．instead of | C．except for | D．as well as |
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| 小题19: | | A．pretend | B．understand | C．insist | D．realize |
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| 小题20: | | A．as if | B．just as | C．just after | D．even though |
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Sitting on the peaceful coast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldn’t forget that Charles Darwin (1809-1882) arrived here in 1835. He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals. This finally inspired (启发) his famous work, On the Origin of Species. You can certainly follow Darwin’s footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.
The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control. Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.
The most well-known animals of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise(巨型海龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago(群岛). Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.
Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.
Travelling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world. At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.
小题1:What do we know about Darwin’s visit to the islands?| A．He was attracted by well-known animals of the islands. | | B．He completed his famous book on the islands. | | C．He was touched by the geography of the islands. | | D．He studied different creatures on the islands. |
小题2:Which of the following plays a role in making the islands “a paradise for wildlife”?| A．People cannot visit the islands as they wish. | | B．Local government forbids killing wildlife. | | C．Animals on the islands feed on grass. | | D．Tourists are not allowed to touch the animals. |
小题3:Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of .| A．a closer view of animals | B．Darwin’s inspiring trip | | C．The beautiful sea views | D．various daring activities |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?| A．Calapagos as a Paradise for Adventures | | B．A Unique Attraction for wildlife Lovers | | C．Charles Darwin as a symbol of Galapagos | | D．A successful Example of wildlife protection |
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