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It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.
My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.
On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.
On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it ——there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.
The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. ”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, ”my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.
In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.     
小题1:The author says “I’m so glad I did ” (in Para. 2)because ______.
A.he witnessed the whole process of fishing
B.he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea
C.he experienced the rescue of the whales
D.he spent the weekend with his family
小题2:The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.
A.the shape of the harbourB.the arms of the bay
C.the still water in the channelD.the long coast line
小题3:The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.
A.she had stayed in the polluted water for too long
B.the whirlpools she had made were not big enough
C.she had no other whales around to turn to for help
D.the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction
小题4:what is the theme of the story?
A.Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness
B.Fishing provides excitement for children
C.It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals
D.It’s vital to protect the environment

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
文章通过一个小故事,在我们的生活中,帮助别人可以给自己带来幸福感。
小题1:根据下文内容可知,这次出海,他们就了两头鲸鱼。
小题2:细节题。根据第3段第2行it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea.可知B正确。
小题3:细节题。根据倒数第2段7,8行They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction.内容可知D正确。
小题4:主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段内容可知帮助别人可以给人带来幸福感。
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In a room at Texas Children Cancer Center in Houston, eight-year-old Simran Jatar lay in bed with a drip (点滴) above her to fight her bone cancer. Over her bald (秃的) head, she wore a pink hat that matched her clothes. But the third grader’s cheery dressing didn’t mask her pain and weary eyes.
Then a visitor showed up. “Do you want to write a song?” asked Anita Kruse, 49, rolling a cart equipped with an electronic keyboard, a microphone and speakers. Simran stared. “Have you ever written a poem?” Anita Kruse continued. “Well, yes,” Simran said.
Within minutes, Simran was reading her poem into the microphone. “Some bird soaring through the sky,” she said softly. “Imagination in its head…” Anita Kruse added piano music, a few warbling (鸣, 唱) birds, and finally the girl’s voice. Thirty minutes later, she presented Simran with a CD of her first recorded song.
That was the beginning of Anita Kruse’s project, Purple Songs Can Fly, one that has helped more than 125 young patients write and record songs. As a composer and pianist who had performed at the hospital, Kruse said that the idea of how she could help “came in one flash”.
The effect on the kids has been great. One teenage girl, curling (蜷缩) in pain in her wheelchair, stood unaided to dance to a hip-hop song she had written. A 12-year-old boy with Hodgkin’s disease who rarely spoke surprised his doctors with a song he called I Can Make It.
“My time with the kids is heartbreaking because of the severity of their illnesses,” says Anita Kruse. “But they also make you happy, when the children are smiling, excited to share their CD with their families.”
Simran is now an active sixth grader and cancer-free. From time to time, she and her mother listen to her song, Always Remembering, and they always remember the “really sweet and nice and loving” lady who gave them a shining moment in the dark hour.
小题1:Simran Jatar lay in bed in hospital because ______.
A.most of her hair had fallen out
B.she was receiving treatment for cancer
C.she felt depressed and quit from school
D.she was suffering from a pain in her back
小题2:What do we know about Anita Kruse’s project?
A.It helps young patients record songs.
B.It is supported by singers and patients.
C.It aims to replace the medical treatment.
D.It offers patients chances to realize their dreams.
小题3:What does the case of a 12-year-old boy suggest?
A.Most children are naturally fond of music.
B.He was brave enough to put up performance.
C.The project has positive effect on young patients.
D.Singing is the best way to treat some illnesses.
小题4:What is probably the best title for the passage?
A.Purple Songs Can Fly
B.Singing Can Improve Health
C.A Shining Moment in Life
D.A Kind Woman—Anita Kruse

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It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee.  36 I was waiting for my drink, I realized 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 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 cafe 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 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.BeforeB.SinceC.AlthoughD.While
小题2:
A.painB.lonelinessC.sadnessD.fear
小题3:
A.becauseB.whenC.untilD.unless
小题4:
A.homeB.worldC.NetD.Cafe
小题5:
A.sleepingB.sittingC.laughingD.learning
小题6:
A.tiredB.thirstyC.busyD.sick
小题7:
A.first of allB.just thenC.by that timeD.at the same time
小题8:
A.delightedB.surprised C.movedD.frightened
小题9:
A.onceB.firstC.againD.even
小题10:
A.orB.soC.ifD.but
小题11:
A.excitedB.respectedC.unhappy D.afraid
小题12:
A.Shut upB.Leave me aloneC.Enjoy yourselfD.Help me out
小题13:
A.walked aboutB.walked out
C.raised my handD.raised my head
小题14:
A.From then on B.At that momentC.In allD.Above all
小题15:
A.careful aboutB.tired ofC.interested inD.troubled by
小题16:
A.shop B.soulC.geekD.computer
小题17:
A.tellB.imagineC.planD.design
小题18:
A.other thanB.except forC.instead ofD.as well as
小题19:
A.pretendB.understandC.insistD.realize
小题20:
A.as ifB.just asC.just afterD.even though

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When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else seems blurry. Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near-sighted. People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle. To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distances as people with two eyes.
小题1:We should take good care of our eyes________.     .
A.only when we can see well
B.only when we cannot see perfectly
C.even if we can see wel
D.only when we realize how important our eyes are
小题2:When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably________.     .
A.near-sightedB.far-sighted
C.astigmaticD.suffering from cataracts
小题3:The underlined word blurry in the second paragraph probably means_______.
A.obviousB.possibleC.clearD.unclear
小题4:Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for_______   
A.seeing at nightB.seeing objects far away
C.looking over a wide area D.judging distances

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Last year, on the night before the first day of the Spring Festival, Hugo Pang was sitting in his huge flat on Hong Kong Island. It was late in the evening, and Hugo was sipping a glass of his favorite French brandy, and listening to music on his huge, expensive music center. Pang lived alone, apart from the six maid who cooked and cleaned for him, and the chauffeur(私家司机) who drove his Rolls-Royce。
Suddenly, the room seemed to begin spinning around him. Then there was a flash of light and a puff of smoke, and before him Pang saw an old man dressed in traditional Chinese clothes. Pang looked at his brandy glass, and looked again at the old man. He was so frightened he couldn’t speak.
“Come with me,” said the old man, “I’m going to show you something.” He took Pang’s hand, and immediately the room disappeared, and Pang was standing in a field outside a village in Guangdong Province. The houses were small and the village was poor, but in front of him Pang saw a little crowd of children were playing. It was Spring Festival, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard from inside the village, while smoke rose over the roofs of the houses. Then, among the children playing, Pang recognized himself. “We were poor then,” he said, “but we were happier. We had to work hard to get everything we had.”
小题1:The first paragraph tells us that Hugo Pang was________
A.fat, rich and lazyB.busy and tired
C.rich but lonelyD.very happy
小题2:When the old man first appeared, Pang looked at his brandy glass because__________
A.he thought he had too much brandy
B.he wanted to offer the old man some brandy
C.the glass was empty
D.he wanted more brandy
小题3:The village in the last paragraph was___________
A.not a real village
B.very peaceful and beautiful
C.the place where Pang lived
D.where Pang had lived as a child.
小题4:The old wanted to show Pang that________
A.Spring Festival in Gang dong was fun
B.his money had not made him happier
C.life is better when you are a child
D.it is better to be rich and lazy that to be poor and hard working

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My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at ___36___. As for me, I ___37___ both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.
The last time Dad and I set sail together is really ___ 38___. It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and ___39___Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the ___40___lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything ___41___well with the tiller(舵柄)in his hands.
When we were in the middle of the lake, a ___ 42___ wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit ___43___. Dad was always at his best in any___44___, but at this moment he___45___.
"John!___46___!" he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.
In my memory he could fix any___ 47___. He was the one I always___48___for strength and security. Before I could respond, a___ 49___ of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller ___50___it was too late. Another huge wall of water ___ 51___the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely ___52___of him.
I swam to Dad ___ 53___and assisted him in climbing onto the hull(船壳)of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of ___ 54___. "It"s all right, Dad. We are safe now," I comforted him.
That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start___55___for my father.
小题1:
A.boatingB.running C.swimming D.teaching
小题2:
A.enjoyedB.desiredC.hatedD.learned
小题3:
A.unforgivableB.unforgettableC.cheerfulD.regretful
小题4:
A.sentB.orderedC.invitedD.allowed
小题5:
A.calmB.icyC.stormyD.thundery
小题6:
A.finishedB.wentC.seemedD.sounded
小题7:
A.strongB.gentleC.coldD.hot
小题8:
A.respeatedlyB.lightlyC.hardlyD.violently
小题9:
A.dangerB.placeC.sportD.job
小题10:
A.sufferedB.fellC.frozeD.withdrew
小题11:
A.lookB.HelpC.RunD.jump
小题12:
A.problemB.relationshipC.machineD.boat
小题13:
A.turned toB.lived withC.argued withD.objected to
小题14:
A.fountainB.streamC.showerD.wave
小题15:
A.ifB.forC.afterD.but
小题16:
A.got throughB.poured intoC.turned overD.lifted up
小题17:
A.ashamedB.protectiveC.tiredD.afraid
小题18:
A.hopelesslyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.helplessly
小题19:
A.painB.angerC.fearD.shame
小题20:
A.making upB.getting readyC.paying offD.looking out

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