One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good but rather frightening mystery story. After a time it was too dark for me to read easily, so I put my book down and turned on the light.
I was just about to draw the 36 as well when I heard a loud cry “Help! Help! ” It 37 to come from the trees at the end of the garden. I looked out but it was too 38 to see anything clearly. So I decided to go out and have a look in the garden, just 39 someone was in 40 . I took the torch and picked up a strong walking stick, 41 that this might come to be useful, too. 42 with these, I went out into the garden. 43 I heard the cry. There was no 44 that it came from the trees at the end of the garden.
“Who’s there?” I 45 as I walked, rather 46 , down the path that 47 to the trees. But there was no 48 . With the help of my torch I 49 the whole of that part of the garden and the lower 50 of the trees. There was no sign of anybody or anything. I came to the ___51___ that someone was playing a rather silly joke on me.
___52 feeling rather puzzled, I went back to the house and 53 away the torch and the stick. I had just sat down when I was startled by the cry of “ Help! Help! ”, this time from 54 my shoulder. I dropped my book and climbed up. There, sitting 55 of the mantelpiece ( 壁炉 ), was a parrot!
| 小题1: | | A．gun | B．picture | C．curtains | D．car |
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| 小题2: | | A．seemed | B．looked | C．sounded | D．proved |
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| 小题3: | | A．far | B．distant | C．dark | D．black |
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| 小题4: | | A．as if | B．even though | C．on time | D．in case |
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| 小题5: | | A．difficult | B．power | C．trouble | D．ease |
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| 小题6: | | A．thinking | B．wishing | C．demanding | D．requesting |
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| 小题7: | | A．Supplied | B．Loaded | C．Armed | D．Decorated |
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| 小题8: | | A．Again and again | B．Now and then | | C．From time to time | D．Once again |
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| 小题9: | | A．wonder | B．doubt | C．problem | D．question |
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| 小题10: | | A．spoke out | B．called out | C．got out | D．said out |
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| 小题11: | | A．seriously | B．nervously | C．curiously | D．hurriedly |
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| 小题12: | | A．led | B．went | C．passed | D．joined |
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| 小题13: | | A．person | B．body | C．answer | D．voice |
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| 小题14: | | A．studied | B．searched | C．tested | D．examined |
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| 小题15: | | A．roots | B．branches | C．leaves | D．bushes |
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| 小题16: | | A．beginning | B．end | C．conclusion | D．introduction |
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| 小题17: | | A．But | B．Yet | C．Already | D．Still |
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| 小题18: | | A．put | B．took | C．threw | D．cleared |
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| 小题19: | | A．far off | B．down below | C．left to | D．right behind |
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| 小题20: | | A．on top | B．at the foot | C．inside | D．Outside |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:A |
文章讲述了一个有点恐怖的小故事，在文章中提及的那个氛围中有那样的事情会让人感觉很害怕。
小题1:上下文串联。天黑了应该是把窗帘拉起来，准备开灯。
小题2:固定结构. 根据句意可知选A。It seem to do 似乎…
小题3:上下文串联。由第一段第二行可知。
小题4:连词辨析。由上下文可知我决定出去看一看，以防有人遇见麻烦，需要帮助。
小题5:名词辨析。解析同上。
小题6:动词辨析。根据上下文可知我认为手电和木棒可能会对我有所帮助。
小题7:词义辨析，be armed with 配备有…;根据句意可知我配备了这些东西，去了花园
小题8:词义辨析。由句意可知我又一次听见了求救的声音。
小题9:固定结构。There is no doubt that…毫无疑问….；
小题10:短语辨析。A清楚并响亮地说；B大声叫（喊）；C出版，泄漏；D说出；由句意可知我非常紧张，边走大声喊叫。
小题11:副词辨析。解析同上。
小题12:固定词组。Lead to通向；由句意可知是通向花园中大树的小路。
小题13:上下文串联。我大喊：谁在那里？没有人回答。我又一次仔细的检查花园的那个部分和树的低矮部分的树枝。
小题14:动词辨析。解析同上。
小题15:名词辨析。解析同48.
小题16:固定词组。Come to the conclusion得出结论；
小题17:副词辨析。由上下文可知我仍然根据很困惑，明明听到了声音，去看不到人。
小题18:固定词组。Put away收拾，整理；take away带走；throw away扔掉；clear away清除；由句意可知我回家已经把工具收拾好。
小题19:词义辨析。根据上下文可知这次的声音是来自我的背后。
小题20:常识。鹦鹉应该是不可能再壁炉的里面，在外面表达不准确。也不会是在壁炉的脚下。所以A准确。 |
核心考点
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题材分类等知识点的理解。
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American magician David Blaine left the glass box in which he had lived for 44 days without food on October 19, 2003. Hundreds of people came to watch the end of his starvation experiment, which has become one of London’s main tourist attractions.
Looking thinner and darker, 30-year-old Blaine was taken out of his box over the River Thames and immediately went to hospital. He was then slowly reintroduced to food, a process doctors say could be life threatening. He had been drinking only water since September 5.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Blaine first became known as a street magician in the early 1990s. He soon found himself doing magic tricks in bars for the likes of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio and his super model friends.
Over the last decade Blaine has become famous with a combination of breathtaking magic and clever tricks aimed at getting a lot of attention. In 1999, he was buried in a coffin (棺材) for one week and, in 2000, he spent 62 hours in a giant block of ice. Last year he stood on top of a 25-meter pillar (柱子) in the center of New York for 35 hours before jumping into a pile of boxes.
“I think a lot of people are unable to accept that they’re able to do what they can do,” he said. “They don’t realize we can survive. The human being is an amazing creation.”
But he seems to have suffered from spending so long in the glass box. He said that at times he was unable to see, had serious back pains and lost his sense of taste.
小题1:It is for David Blaine to eat food after such a long starvation.| A．pleasant | B．delicious | C．dangerous | D．important |
小题2:Having spent such a long time in the glass box, he suffered the following EXCEPT that .| A．he had become blind | B．he had serious back pains | | C．he lost his sense of taste | D．he was in weak health |
小题3:Which of the following can best describe David Blaine?| A．Serious. | B．Adventurous. | C．Smart. | D．Crazy. |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true about David Blaine?| A．Blaine immediately went to hospital after he was taken out of his box. | | B．Blaine was born and brought up in England. | | C．In Blaine’s opinion, people can create a wonder. | | D．Blaine didn’t have any food for 44 days. |
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When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator"s part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn"t tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard. It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英）popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. "I think I am going to dig up all these weeds," she said. "From now on, we"ll have only roses in this garden." "But I like dandelions," I protested. "All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!" My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn"t it?" she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. "And that is true of people, too," she added. When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the fact. “But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.
小题1:The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because_____ | A．she felt nervous on the stage. | | B．she lost her interest in that role. | | C．she preferred the role of the narrator | | D．she had difficulty memorizing her words |
小题2:Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?| A．To remove the dandelions | | B．To enjoy the garden scene | | C．to help her daughter with the play. | | D．to have a talk with her daughter. |
小题3:What is the main idea of the story?| A．Everybody can find his or her own way to success. | | B．Everybody should learn to play different roles | | C．Everybody has his or her own value in the world. | | D．Everybody has some unforgettable memory. |
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Buster Brown was a thief and a good one too，he thought． He’d never been caught by the police because he never took chances．He was always prepared for any unforeseen event or emergency.
Confidently，he stood outside the house of his intended victim(受害者)and read the sign on the front gate of the house．“Don"t worry about the dog—be aware of the owner!” it said．Buster smiled and found his way in．
The house looked quite normal outside，but inside it was very exotic with fascinating objects on display．As he began putting them into his bag，a dog came into the room．It stopped when it saw Buster，then wagged its tail madly and went over to him，licking his outstretched hand． "Good boy，” Buster whispered． “What a great guard dog you are—trying to lick me to death.” Satisfied he"d made friends with the dog，Bluster began to wander round the house，choosing items to put in his bag．His skilled eye picked out only the best antiques(古董)：a pair of silver candleholders，a silver tea-and-coffee service，etc．．His new friend，the dog，sat and watched，as if wondering what was happening．
“Well，boy，” Buster whispered，finally．“That might do．Any more and I won"t be able to carry it!” He swung the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on, nearly blinding him. He shielded his eyes with his hand.
"You"re a very silly person," the figure in the doorway said, his voice dry and dust. As the man came closer, Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn"t quite place where he had seen him before.
"You should have taken more notice of the sign outside," the man rasped. "I knew about this attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for 20 years. Fancy trying to rob the house of the world"s greatest fortune-teller!"
小题1:Why was Buster so confident?| A．He was not afraid of dogs. | | B．He knew the owner of the house lived alone. | | C．The house had no security alarm. | | D．He had never been caught by the police. |
小题2:Which of the definitions is closest in meaning to the word "exotic" in the third paragraph?| A．Messy and untidy. | B．Rich and expensive. | | C．Foreign and unusual. | D．Comfortable and calming. |
小题3:How did Buster decide which objects to take?| A．He took those that were easy to carry in his bag. | | B．He took only the best antiques. | | C．He took those that he knew he could sell easily. | | D．He looked for silver objects. |
小题4:What punishment waits for Buster Brown?| A．A long prison sentence. | | B．A prison sentence with hard labor. | | C．A heavy fine. | | D．Community service for 20 years. |
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A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.
The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. Offering his 37 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a 39 of cups---porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to 40 themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have 41 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 42 , leaving behind the plain and 43 ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup 45 adds no quality to the coffee. 46 it is just more expensive and in some cases 47 hides what we drink.”
“48 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 49 you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began 50 each other’s cups.”
Now consider this: 51 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 52 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 53 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups 55 you … enjoy the coffee instead.
| 小题1: | | A．stress | B．dream | C．sorrow | D．truth |
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| 小题2: | | A．friends | B．customers | C．fellows | D．guests |
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| 小题3: | | A．carried | B．returned | C．arrived | D．reached |
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| 小题4: | | A．kind | B．variety | C．sort | D．number |
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| 小题5: | | A．devote | B．expose | C．help | D．addicted |
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| 小题6: | | A．searched | B．witnessed | C．noticed | D．discovered |
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| 小题7: | | A．taken up | B．brought in | C．sold out | D．cut down |
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| 小题8: | | A．expensive | B．cheap | C．beautiful | D．usual |
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| 小题9: | | A．point | B．answer | C．source | D．result |
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| 小题10: | | A．by itself | B．on its own | C．for itself | D．itself |
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| 小题11: | | A．At no time | B．At times | C．In no case | D．In most cases |
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| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．even | C．never | D．hardly |
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| 小题13: | | A．What | B．That | C．Which | D．Whether |
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| 小题15: | | A．suspecting | B．liking | C．envying | D．eyeing |
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| 小题16: | | A．Love | B．Life | C．Future | D．Failure |
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| 小题18: | | A．quantity | B．style | C．quality | D．standard |
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| 小题19: | | A．have | B．hesitate | C．forget | D．fail |
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| 小题20: | | A．force | B．drive | C．puzzle | D．amaze |
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Without any hesitation, he said, “I’d be better off dead.” Hearing those words come out of my best friend’s mouth tore my heart apart. He has repeated that phrase more than once, and my mind continually plays it over like a voice recording.
I met him about three years ago. After knowing me for six months, he told me about his struggles with depression. Sadness was not the only emotion that came over me; I was shocked. He seemed so outgoing and happy all the time. I soon learned that he was physically and emotionally abused as a young child, causing him to have suicidal thoughts.
He refuses to talk to others about his depression because he now distrusts adults, especially those in his family. Nevertheless, he feels as if I understand him and that I know the right words to speak. Therefore, when it comes to helping him, convenience is not in my vocabulary. It does not matter where I am or what I am doing, for he always comes first.
Many students at his school laugh at him when they notice scars on his arms from cutting. As he sees it, other kids have every right to make fun of him. But no one holds such a right, so I encourage him to ignore the heartless kids who treat him badly. When he feels the weight of judging eyes or hateful voices, I always remind him that I care about him unconditionally. Just hearing me say I will always be his best friend seems to give him the security he needs to keep on going.
My best friend once told me that if he had not had me, he would not be alive. He said that my encouraging words convinced him not to take his life. Our friendship has taught me that a single kind word can influence someone’s life. With the fragility of life as it is, I believe in the necessity of encouragement.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, what the author’s friend said made the author feel ______.| A．puzzled | B．heartbroken. | C．frightened | D．hopeless |
小题2:By saying “convenience is not in my vocabulary”, the author means ______.| A．he is always ready to help his friend. | | B．he hardly spares time to help his friend. | | C．he has no good excuse for refusing his friend. | | D．he is not good at communicating with his friend. |
小题3:From the passage we learn that the author’s friend ________.| A．had a happy childhood but everything changed later | | B．wanted to share his story but no one listened. | | C．took it for granted that he was made fun of | | D．was always of sad appearance |
小题4:What does the author learn from his experiences?| A．How to make a big difference to others. | | B．The importance of encouragement. | | C．How to get rid of depression | | D．The necessity of security |
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