Barditch High School decided to an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.
Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans(嘟囔声)when Ms.Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.
Then Ms. Yates started to speak:
“I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth your children, in my imagination.”
Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:
“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path.”
“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”
There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. Tee clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.
小题1:What activity was organized for the school reunion?| A．Sightseeing in the park. | | B．A picnic on the school playground. | | C．Telling stories about past events. | | D．Graduates’ reports in the old building. |
小题2:What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? | A．Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech. | | B．Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching. | | C．Some people got tired from the reunion activities. | | D．Most people had little interest in the reunion. |
小题3:We can learn from Ms. Yates’ speech that she _____________.| A．kept track of her students’ progress | | B．gave her students advice on their careers | | C．attended her students’ college graduations | | D．went to her students’ wedding ceremonies |
小题4:What was Ms.Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?| A．Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’ achievements. | | B．Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced. | | C．Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed. | | D．Students’ respect is the best reward for teachers. |
小题5:Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?| A．Reliable and devoted. | B．Tough and generous. | | C．Proud but patient. | D．Strict but caring. |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D |
Barditch High School 组织教师学生重聚会，在聚会上Ms. Yates的一席发言打动了所有在场的人。
小题1:细节理解。根据第一段中的“Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days.”可以得到答案。
小题2:推理判断。由于第二段只有2句话，通读之后通过排除法即可选择，ACD是在原文中没有提及的内容。
小题3:细节理解。根据第四段，but和although之后的话选择答案。这一段是说：Ms. Yates对学生毕业后的事业、成功以及坎坷都非常关注。她从报纸上收集了有关他们的照片。尽管她不能亲自到场，但是在她的想象中她已经参加了学生的毕业典礼、婚礼以及孩子的出生典礼等。
小题4:细节理解。根据“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me.”可知答案。
小题5:推理判断。Ms. Yates虽然对学生们很严格但是很关心自己的学生。 |
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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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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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