As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 31 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 32 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 33 , even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula 34 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, 35 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi. “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 36 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”
When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 37 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 38 why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 39 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 40 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”
| 小题1: | | A．In return | B．As a result | C．By the way | D．In a sense |
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| 小题2: | | A．own family | B．classmates | C．friend | D．American family |
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| 小题3: | | A．Otherwise | B．Therefore | C．Besides | D．But |
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| 小题4: | | A．talked | B．thought | C．waited | D．worked |
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| 小题5: | | A．selecting | B．matching | C．remembering | D．organizing |
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| 小题6: | | A．delighted | B．anxious | C．surprised | D．respectful |
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| 小题7: | | A．thanked | B．encouraged | C．praised | D．admired |
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| 小题8: | | A．settle | B．repeat | C．argue | D．explain |
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| 小题9: | | A．delay | B．silence | C．time | D．break |
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| 小题10: | | A．case | B．opinion | C．memory | D．name |
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文章告诉我们一种新型的送礼的方法。
小题1:介词辨析。A作为回报；B结果是；C随便说一下；D在某种意义上。根据句意可知她来到这个美国家庭学习英语，给他们的回报就是帮他们照顾孩子，做一些事情。
小题2:上下文串联。圣诞节就要来了，她想给她的美国家庭买礼物表示感谢！
小题3:副词辨析。A否则；B因此；C而且；D但是；根据上下文可知，而且那个美国家庭什么也不缺。
小题4:动词辨析。A谈论；B考虑；C等待；D工作；根据句意可知她考虑了很长时间。
小题5:动词辨析。根据句意可知她穿过购物的人群，精心挑选这礼物。
小题6:形容词辨析。根据上下文可知司机对于她说的话很惊讶。
小题7:动词辨析。根据上下文可知别人送礼物，她向别人表示感谢。
小题8:动词辨析。A解决；B重复；C争论；D解释。根据句意可知她向别人解释自己原因。
小题9:名词辨析。根据上下文大家听她这样说了以后都不说话了。
小题10:短语辨析。In one’s name以…的名义。 |
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When my grandmother was raising me in Stamps，Arkansas，she had a particular routine(惯例)when people who were known to be whiners entered her store. My grandmother would ask the customer，“How are you doing today，Thomas？” The person would reply，“Not so good today, Henderson.You see，it’s this summer heat.I just hate it.It just makes me tired.It’s almost killing me.”Then my grandmother would stand calmly，her arms folded，and say，“Uh-huh，uh huh.”
As soon as the complainer was out of the store，my grandmother would call me to stand in front of her.Then she would say the same thing she had said at least a thousand times，it seemed to me.“Jane，did you hear what so-and-so complained about？”And I would nod.Grandmother would continue，“Jane，there are people who went to sleep all over the world last night，poor and rich and black and white，but they will never wake again.Those dead people would give anything，anything at all for just five minutes of this weather that person was complaining about.So you watch yourself about complaining，Jane.What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it.If you can’t change it，change the way you think about it.Don’t complain.”
I have learned a lot from my grandmother.Her opinions always hit the nail on the head.Whining is not only impolite, but can be dangerous.
小题1:The underlined word “whiners” in Paragraph 1 refers to those people who enter a store regularly.
小题2: From what the author’s grandmother said we can infer that she was against whining.
小题3:The author’s grandmother told her to treasure every moment of her life.
小题4:The author was told different things after the whiners left Grandmother’s store.
小题5:The purpose of the author in writing the passage is to show that complaining is not only rude but harmful. |
Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and tired of battles, came upon a small village. The villagers, 36 a poor harvest and many years of war, quickly 37 what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing（绞）their clothes and complaining of the 38 shortages.
The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then 39 the village elders. “Your tired fields have left you 40 to share, so we will share what little we have: the 41 of how to make soup from stones.”
42 the villagers were interested and soon a fire was put to the town’s greatest pot as the soldiers dropped three smooth 43 into the pot full of water. “Now this will be a fine soup,” said the second soldier, “but a little salt and some parsley（欧芹）would make it 44 !” Up jumped a villager, crying “I’ve just remembered 45 some have been left!” She ran away, 46 with the parsley and salt. 47 the water boiled, corn, carrots, beef and cream 48 their way into the pot when all sat 49 to have a large meal.
The villagers ate and sang and danced well into the 50 , full of energy again by the meal and their new-found friends. In the next morning the three soldiers 51 up to find the whole village standing before them. At their feet 52 a bag of the village’s best bread and cheese. An elder said that the soldiers had given them the 53 gift: the secret of how to make soup from stones and they would never forget. The third soldier turned to the 54 and said, “There is no secret, but this is certain: it is only by 55 that we may enjoy a large meal.”
| 小题1: | | A．having | B．disliking | C．knowing | D．suffering |
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| 小题2: | | A．threw | B．hid | C．covered | D．collected |
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| 小题3: | | A．clothing | B．money | C．food | D．water |
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| 小题4: | | A．called for | B．believed in | C．looked for | D．turned to |
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| 小题5: | | A．nothing | B．everything | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题6: | | A．skill | B．secret | C．study | D．story |
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| 小题7: | | A．Quietly | B．Naturally | C．Suddenly | D．Finally |
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| 小题8: | | A．coins | B．spoons | C．stones | D．knives |
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| 小题9: | | A．salty | B．wonderful | C．sweet | D．beautiful |
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| 小题11: | | A．leaving | B．starting | C．playing | D．returning |
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| 小题12: | | A．while | B．Though | C．As | D．Since |
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| 小题13: | | A．lost | B．went | C．found | D．directed |
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| 小题15: | | A．night | B．morning | C．afternoon | D．day |
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| 小题16: | | A．stayed | B．jumped | C．woke | D．moved |
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| 小题18: | | A．greatest | B．simplest | C．worst | D．funniest |
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| 小题19: | | A．adults | B．soldiers | C．workmen | D．crowd |
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| 小题20: | | A．learning | B．sharing | C．borrowing | D．trusting |
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Did you ever wonder who invented products like Liquid Paper, Kevlar or paper bags? Most would think a man invented these items. Guess what? Women invented each of these. What? You don’t believe me? Well, read this:
Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951 and originally called Mistake Out. Being a typist, Bette was increasingly irritated with being unable to erase her typing mistakes. The messy business left her hands black and the paper dirty. Bette was good at painting and remembered that an artist paints over mistakes. She applied that same principle to typing mistakes and Liquid Paper was born, making Bette into a self-made millionaire.
Kevlar, yes, the Kevlar of the bullet proof vest（防弹衣）—what police officers and soldiers wear, was invented by Stephanie Kwolek. Stephanie worked for the DuPont Company as a research chemist. She was asked to find a high-performance fiber. Originally, this fiber was intended to be used for car tires (轮胎). However, the fiber she developed in 1964 was amazing and is still used in products such as sailboats, skis, shoes, and yes, bullet proof vests. In 1995 Stephanie was named to the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
Margaret Knight invented a machine that revolutionized the making of paper bags. Paper bags had been made like envelopes but Margaret developed a machine that would fold and paste（粘）a flat-bottom paper bag, the very same type we still use today. Margaret’s family was poor and she started working at the age of nine. Her first invention at the age of twelve was a safety tool for a loom（织布机）. Later she worked for the Columbia Paper Bag Company. It was there that she worked on improving the making of paper bags. She was issued her patent（专利）in 1870.
So next time you use a new product or an old one, will you wonder who made it? Do some research on the web and answer a few questions like: Who invented it? How was it invented? You may be surprised at some of the stories you uncover.
小题1:The underlined word “irritated” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to_________.| A．annoyed | B．excited | C．delighted | D．nervous |
小题2:What do we know about Margaret? | A．She was a member of the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame. | | B．Her first invention was made when she was twenty. | | C．Her invention was designed to produce envelopes. | | D．She began working when she was very young. |
小题3:which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? (①="paragraph" 1, ②="Paragraph" 2,… ⑤="paragraph" 5)
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．How inventions were made | | B．Amazing inventions by women | | C．Women and modern technology | | D．You can also be an inventor |
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Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected, means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no,” criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other forum.
Humor is often the best way to keep a small misunderstanding from escalating into a big deal. Recently a neighbor of mine had a squabble with his wife as she drove him to the airport. Airborne, he felt miserable, and he knew she did, too. Two hours after she returned home, she received a long-distance phone call. “Person-to-person for Mrs. I. A. Pologize,” intoned the operator. “That’s spelled ‘P’ as in…” In a twinkling, the whole day changed from grim to lovely at both ends of the wire.
An English hostess with a quick wit was giving a formal dinner for eight distinguished guests whom she hoped to enlist in a major charity drive. Austerity（节俭）was a fashion in England at the time, and she had asked her children to serve the meal. She knew that anything could happen—and it did, just as her son, with the studied concentration of a tightrope walker, brought in a large roast turkey. He successfully elbowed the swinging dining-room door, but the backswing threw the bird onto the dining-room floor.
The boy stood rooted: guests stared at their plates. Moving only her head the hostess smiled at her son,” No harm, Daniel,” she said. “Just pick him up and take him back to the kitchen”… she enunciated clearly so he would think about what she was saying… “and bring in the other one.”
A wink and a one-liner instantly changed the dinner from a red-faced embarrassment to a conspiracy of fun.
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage?| A．Humor is the key to success in our work and our lives. | | B．Humor enables us to cope with difficult situation effectively. | | C．Humor is the only best way to criticize someone without losing his face. | | D．Humor makes fun of any difficult situations. |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT stated in the passage?| A．Comedians on TV are believed to have done a lot in making people more tolerant of racial and religious differences. | | B．To make up differences, humor is a most acceptable as well as a most effective means. | | C．People often turn to humorous ways when meeting with difficult situations because of its effectiveness. | | D．Only by adopting the means of humor can one succeed in some jobs. |
小题3:By saying “and bring in the other one,” the hostess meant that_________.| A．the son had to cook another turkey for the guests | | B．she already had made more than one turkey ready for the dinner | | C．some other dish would be served instead of a turkey | | D．the son could serve the same turkey after it was cleaned |
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Studying volcanoes is a demanding profession. Hazel Rymer frequently has to struggle through rainforests, climb to the top of mountains, then climb 200 metres into the crater of active volcanoes. But the 38-year-old volcanologist does her best to make it sound less alarming than it is. “Driving to work is more risky,” she insists. “And the deepest I go into the crater of a volcano is about 300 metres,” she adds, trying to make it all sound as ordinary as taking the dog for a walk.
Hazel has been studying volcanoes for a long time, so it’s not surprising she is used to the danger. Her interest in volcanoes began at school. A teacher gave her a book about Pompeii. “I remember reading about the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of the city,” she explains. “The thought of all those people just frozen in time had quite an effect on me and I am still excited by their dangerous beauty today.”
Nowadays, volcanoes are getting more and more unpredictable. There have been many changes in sea level caused by global warming and melting ice caps. These have resulted in some dormant volcanoes erupting, so studying them is more dangerous than ever before. Hazel says that although she doesn’t take any unnecessary risk she has had some frightening moments. Her worst experience was on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, when she was slowly surrounded by lava. “I had a choice of walking ten hours to get around the lava flow or just walking across it,” she explains. She chose to pick a path across the cooler rocks in the lava stream. “I guess it was five metres. The flow was 1,000°C, so if you hesitated your boots would begin to melt. It was scary, but it really was a practical decision --- there wasn"t time to do anything else.”
And what about the future? “I haven’t been to the volcanoes in Indonesia yet. And I would love to spend some time working in the Antarctic,” she says. “I would also like to know why quiet lava flows erupt from some volcanoes and why other volcanoes go bang.” In other words, Hazel Rymer won’t be exchanging her volcanoes for the relative safety of driving to work just yet.
小题1:Hazel’s claim that “driving to work is more risky” than exploring volcanoes shows that ______. | A．people have exaggerated the dangers of volcanoes in the past | | B．Hazel does not really understand the dangerous situations she puts herself in. | | C．there are many bad drivers in the place where Hazel lives | | D．Hazel is being modest and understating the dangers she faces |
小题2:When did Hazel first become interested in volcanoes? | A．When she was visiting Italy. | | B．When she was at school. | | C．When she was twenty. | | D．When she saw Vesuvius. |
小题3:The underlined word “these” (in paragraph 3) refers to __________. | A．melting ice-caps | B．volcanic eruptions | | C．changes in sea level | D．higher temperatures |
小题4:When Hazel was on Mount Etna she had to ________. | A．take a dangerous route | | B．take an unnecessary risk | | C．leave her boots behind | | D．walk for ten hours around the mountain |
小题5:In the future, Hazel wants to ________. | A．revisit volcanoes she knows | | B．go on holiday to the Antarctic | | C．find a less dangerous job | | D．discover new things about volcanoes |
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