Three Boys and a Dad
Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park,” he’d told his wife. “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”
Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”—Mike, Randy, and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat（节拍）. Mike chanted “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.
By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realised that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre (日托所）.“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.
小题1:When his wife left home. Brad expected to .| A．go out for a walk in the park | | B．watch TV talk show with his children | | C．enjoy his first day off work | | D．read the newspaper to his children |
小题2:Which of the following did Randy do? | A．Drawing on the wall | B．Eating apple jam | | C．Feeding the fish. | D．Reading in a room |
小题3:Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?| A．Because he wanted to clean up his house. | | B．Because he suddenly had to go to his office | | C．Because he found it hard to manage his boys home. | | D．Because he had to take his wife back |
小题4:This text is developed .| A．by space | B．by comparison | C．by process | D．by time |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D |
母亲回娘家去照顾外婆了，留下父亲照看三个淘气的小家伙，此时，家里的一切都乱套了……
小题1:推理判断题。根据第一自然段的第二句可知本题选C。
小题2:事实细节题。根据第四自然段的倒数第二句可知本题选B。
小题3:推理判断题。通读全文可知Brad打电话给日托所的原因是他照顾不了三个淘气的小家伙，选C。
小题4:篇章结构题。通读本文可知本文是按时间顺序进行描述的，故选D。 |
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试题【Three Boys and a DadBrad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mo】；主要考察你对
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I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__36___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___37____my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ___39___!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something___40___to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____41___, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___42___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ___43___ joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. __44___, I was touched by this land of wonder.
___45___, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___46___at me because he found it was ___47___to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___48__ , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds____49___flowers.
Regardless of their ___50___,I kept on planting my garden and ___51___to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they___52____to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ___53___my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very___54_ . And now I could say it is my affection for___55___that makes me a real gardener.
| 小题1: | | A．memory | B．dream | C．intention | D．design |
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| 小题2: | | A．please | B．change | C．help | D．annoy |
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| 小题3: | | A．doubt | B．appreciation | C．surprise | D．excitement |
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| 小题4: | | A．collect up | B．care about | C．clean up | D．come in |
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| 小题5: | | A．equal | B．similar | C．superior | D．opposite |
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| 小题6: | | A．painful | B．valuable | C．upsetting | D．interesting |
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| 小题7: | | A．come up | B．break out | C．hold on | D．get through |
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| 小题9: | | A．Luckily | B．Cheerfully | C．Regularly | D．Eventually |
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| 小题10: | | A．Instead | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
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| 小题11: | | A．shouted | B．laughed | C．glanced | D．jumped |
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| 小题12: | | A．convenient | B．troublesome | C．enjoyable | D．dangerous |
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| 小题13: | | A．sadness | B．displeasure | C．delight | D．relief |
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| 小题14: | | A．other than | B．more than | C．rather than | D．less than |
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| 小题15: | | A．dislike | B．encouragement | C．threat | D．suggestion |
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| 小题16: | | A．decided | B．stopped | C．continued | D．struggled |
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| 小题17: | | A．devote | B．turn | C．respond | D．lead |
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| 小题18: | | A．defeat | B．satisfy | C．respect | D．challenge |
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| 小题19: | | A．proud | B．comfortable | C．strange | D．disappointed |
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| 小题20: | | A．freedom | B．life | C．growth | D．nature |
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I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the 31 society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I 32 hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. 33 the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you 34 have done. Life has become hopelessly 35 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you 36 things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I 37 at the other end of the town. I was 38 that this simple vehicle could let me 39 long distances in a fairly short time. But how 40 did I really go?
Since I hated to be 41 , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to 42 an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but 43 , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a 44 without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were 45 to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many 46 .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can’t leave the back part 47 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons 48 the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel 49 on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to 50 the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.
| 小题1: | | A．adult | B．human | C．consumer | D．bachelor |
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| 小题2: | | A．eventually | B．immediately | C．reluctantly | D．gratefully |
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| 小题3: | | A．Although | B．Because | C．As | D．Unless |
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| 小题4: | | A．would | B．should | C．must | D．could |
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| 小题5: | | A．boring | B．complicated | C．stressful | D．tough |
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| 小题6: | | A．natural | B．mysterious | C．complex | D．unique |
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| 小题7: | | A．gave up | B．broke down | C．calmed down | D．ended up |
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| 小题8: | | A．amazed | B．amused | C．confused | D．concerned |
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| 小题9: | | A．march | B．drive | C．cover | D．measure |
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| 小题11: | | A．unreliable | B．impractical | C．unprepared | D．inaccurate |
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| 小题12: | | A．fix | B．check | C．repair | D．lay |
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| 小题13: | | A．swore | B．added | C．replied | D．concluded |
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| 小题14: | | A．pencil | B．fork | C．box | D．cake |
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| 小题15: | | A．distributed | B．converted | C．applied | D．attached |
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| 小题16: | | A．shapes | B．sizes | C．functions | D．models |
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| 小题17: | | A．loose | B．blank | C．bare | D．incomplete |
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| 小题18: | | A．beside | B．before | C．below | D．behind |
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| 小题19: | | A．sick | B．hungry | C．hot | D．thirsty |
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| 小题20: | | A．consider | B．withdraw | C．make | D．resist |
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Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes，accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话）
The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschtveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag； similar plain white anonymous (匿名）envelopes, each containing €10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least €190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper’s own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of €500 inside , with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.
"I was driving when I heard the news,” Claudia Neumann, the boy’s mother, told DerSpiegel magazine. “I had to park on the side of the road； I was speechless. ”
The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible .and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.
“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.
Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said： “Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know. ” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city’s hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.
小题1:The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name of .| A．a church | B．a bank | C．a newspaper | D．a magazine |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?| A． The donation amounted to €190,000. | | B．The donation was sent directly to his house. | | C．The money will be used for his education. | | D． His mother felt astonished at the donation. |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that .| A． the donator is a rich old man | | B．the donation will continue to come | | C． the donation comes from the newspaper | | D． the donator will soon be found out |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A． Money Is Raised by the Newspaper | | B． Newspaper Distributes Money to | | C． Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes | | D． Robin Hood Returns to the City |
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At exactly eleven Sir Percival knocked and entered, with anxiety and worry in every line of his face. This meeting would decide his future life，and he obviously knew it.
"You may wonder, Sir Percival,”said Laura calmly, “if I am going to ask to be released (免除）from my promise to many you. I am not going to ask this. I respect my father"s wishes too much.”
His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet.
"No, if we are going to withdraw. (退出）from our planned marriage, it will be because of your wish, not mine.
“Mine?” he said in great surprise. “What reason could I have for withdrawing?’
"A reason that is very hard to tell you," she answered. "There is a change in me.”
His face went so pale that even his lips lost their color. He turned his head to one side.
"What change?" he asked, trying to appear calm.
“When the promise was made two years ago,” she said, 44 my love did not belong to anyone. Will you forgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell you that it now belongs to another person?”
“I wish you to understand, “Laura continued, “that I will never see this person again, and that if you leave me, you only allow mc to remain a single woman for the rest of my life. All I ask is that you forgive mc and keep my secret."
‘I will do both those things, “he said. Then he looked at Laura, as if he was waiting to hear more.
"I think I have said enough to give you reason to withdraw from our marriage, “she added quietly.
“No. You have said enough to make it the dearest wish of my life to marry you, ” he said.
小题1:How did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura?| A．Angry. | B．Calm. | C．Nervous. | D．Excited. |
小题2:We can learn from the passage that .| A．Laura had once promised to marry Percival | | B．Laura"s father wished to end her marriage | | C．Percival had been married to Laura for two years | | D．Percival asked to be released from the marriage |
小题3:The passage is probably taken out of .| A．a novel | B．a report | C．a diary | D．an essay |
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Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I became increasingly impatient.
At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of car lamps, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.
I started wondering why I refused to run the light I was not afraid of being caught, because there was clearly no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it.
Much later that night, the question of why I"d stopped for that light came back to me. I think I
stopped because it"s part of a contract(契约)we all have with each other. It"s not only the law, but it is an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it: we don"t go through red lights.
Trust is our first inclination(倾向).Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual(相互)trust, not distrust. We do what we say we"ll do; we show up when we say we"ll show up; and we pay when we say we"ll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and we"re angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.
I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
小题1:Why did the author get impatient while driving?| A．He was lonely on the road. | | B．He was slowed down by a truck. | | C．He got tired of driving too long. | | D．He came across too many traffic lights. |
小题2:What was the author"s immediate action when the traffic light turned red?| A．Stopping still. | | B．Driving through it. | | C．Looking around for other cars. | | D．Checking out for traffic police. |
小题3:The event made the author strongly believe that __________. | A．traffic rules may be unnecessary | | B．doubting others is human nature | | C．patience is important to drivers | | D．a society needs mutual trust |
小题4:Why was the author proud of himself?| A．He kept his promise. | | B．He held back his anger. | | C．He followed his inclination. | | D．He made a right decision. |
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