On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour. The rain caused the streets to __16__ and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __17__ to go home. Some battled to __18__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the __19__ bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I __20__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most __21__ had stopped. After making my way __22__ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was _23__. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __24__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __25__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, the train __26_ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was __27__ through, exhausted and __28__.
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __29__ I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __ 30__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their __31__ to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __32__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __33__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __34__ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately__35__ me and put a smile back on my face.
| 小题1: | | A．break | B．flood | C．sink | D．crash |
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| 小题2: | | A．forced | B．refused | C．adjusted | D．gathered |
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| 小题3: | | A．order | B．pay | C．call | D．search |
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| 小题4: | | A．climate | B．scenery | C．storm | D．burden |
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| 小题5: | | A．used | B．promised | C．deserved | D．happened |
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| 小题6: | | A．practice | B．routine | C．process | D．service |
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| 小题8: | | A．operating | B．cycling | C．turning | D．rushing |
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| 小题9: | | A．check | B．carry | C．find | D．board |
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| 小题10: | | A．street | B．ground | C．floor | D．platform |
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| 小题11: | | A．paused | B．crossed | C．reached | D．parked |
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| 小题13: | | A．ashamed | B．discouraged | C．surprised | D．puzzled |
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| 小题14: | | A．while | B．when | C．where | D．after |
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| 小题15: | | A．hardly | B．casually | C．absolutely | D．eventually |
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| 小题16: | | A．devotion | B．donation | C．connection | D．reaction |
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| 小题17: | | A．accurate | B．urgent | C．brief | D．humorous |
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| 小题18: | | A．promise | B．appreciation | C．advice | D．guidance |
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| 小题19: | | A．troubles | B．signals | C．rules | D．signs |
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| 小题20: | | A．corrected | B．supported | C．amazed | D．refreshed |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
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小题1:考查动词。flood意为淹没.break意为中断,断裂;sink: 下沉,crash: 碰撞, 坠落, 皆不合题意.
小题2:考查动词。由于暴雨,很多要上班的人被迫回家.sb. be forced to do:某人被迫做某事.refuse意为拒绝,adjust:调整,校准,使…适应,gather:聚集,集合.
小题3:考查动词。call a taxi:叫出租车.order,命令,订购(货物等),点(菜).
小题4:考查名词。从上文a terrible rainstorm可知是勇敢的面对暴风雨.climate指气候,不是具体某天的天气.scenery:风景,景色;burden:担子,负担.
小题5:D考查动词。happen to be:碰巧是…,表示"我碰巧是那天早晨上班赶路的人的其中之一".其他三个选项都能和不定式to do/be 搭配,但意思不符.used to be:曾经是,promise to do: 许诺做…,deserve to be: 值得是,应受….
小题6:考查名词。我意外的发现大部分的地铁路线的服务都停了. practice:实践,练习.routine:常规;惯例;例行公事.process:过程,进程.
小题7:考查介词。through指从内部穿过.through crowds of people意为穿过人群.
小题8:考查动词。operate:运行,工作.表示"终于找到一条还在运行的地铁线".
小题9:考查动词。board the subway意为:上地铁.board:上(船,车,飞机).
小题10:考查名词。意为:有太多人等着上地铁以至于我甚至不能挤上去站台的楼梯.只有platform 和地铁有关.
小题11:考查动词。句意为:在过了好像一辈子那么久的时间后,火车终于到达了我(要到达)的站点.reach:及物动词,到达.pause:暂停, park:停车,都是不及物动词,不合题意.
小题12:考查形容词。因为下着大雨,所以应是"我"全身湿透了.与虚弱,疾病,受伤都不相关.
小题13:考查形容词。到达后的状态是精疲力竭的,气馁的,因为冒雨赶路的辛苦.ashamed意为:羞愧的,惭愧的,surprised:吃惊的,puzzled:困惑的,不解的.都不合题意.
小题14:考查连词。be about to do…when 固定句型,意为:正要做…这时…,不能用其他词代替.
小题15:考查副词。eventually意为:最终,终于."我"的上司感谢我们做出努力,最终来报到上班.hardly:几乎不,casually:随意地,absolutely :绝对地.
小题16:考查名词。句意为:有时候像这样,当员工们如此明显表现出他们对工作的忠于职守时,总是令人安慰的.devotion意为:热爱,忠诚.donation:捐赠,connection:联系,reaction:反应.
小题17:考查形容词。 通过上文的short 可看出,信息是简短的.accurate:准确的, 精密的,urgent:紧急的,humorous:幽默的.
小题18:考查名词。appreciation:感激,从上文可知上司给他写的是感谢信.意为"几句感谢的话有很大影响".
小题19:考查名词。从上文中的找车,挤车可以看出是交通上的麻烦事,而不是交通信号或是规则.
小题20:考查动词。refresh使精力恢复; 使精神振作,通过下文的"put a smile back on my face"可选择,与上文的"tied and upset"相反. |
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Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly devoted to the cat, and when he had to leave town for several days, he left Herbert careful instructions about the pet’s care. At the end of his first day away, James telephoned his brother, “How is Edgar?”
“Edgar is dead.” Herbert answered. There was a pause. Then James said, “Herbert, you’re insensitive (漠然的). You know how close I was to Edgar. You should have broken the news to me slowly. When I asked about Edgar tonight, you should have said, ‘Edgar’s on the roof , but I have called the fire department to get him down.’ And tomorrow when I called, you could have said the firemen were having trouble getting Edgar down, but you were hopeful they would succeed. Then when I called the third time, you could have told me that the firemen have done their best, but unfortunately Edgar had fallen off the roof and was at the veterinarian’s (兽医站). Then when I called the last time, you could have said that although everything possible had been done for Edgar, he had died. That’s the way a sensitive man would have told me about Edgar. And, oh, before I forget,” James added, “how is mother?”
“Oh,” Herbert said, pausing for a moment, “She’s on the roof.”
小题1:James telephoned his brother at the end of his first day away because he wanted to know _____.| A．what he was doing | | B．whether he was good | | C．whether the cat was good | | D．where his mother was |
小题2:Why did James say his brother was insensitive?| A．Because he told him the news directly. | | B．Because he killed their pet. | | C．Because his mother was on the roof. | | D．Because he missed the truth about the cat. |
小题3:From the last paragraph of the passage, we can know that the mother was probably _____.| A．on the roof | B．ill or even dead | | C．repairing the house | D．playing games |
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Mark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother’s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河). He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.
In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.
Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.
At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.
小题1:In his childhood, Mark Twain, ________.| A．learned a lot at school | | B．he often went swimming with other boys | | C．his mother often worried about his safety | | D．he often played games with other boys |
小题2:Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?
a. He became a miner. b. He worked as a printer.
c. He got into debts. d. His father died.
e. He became a full-time writer. F. He joined the army.| A．a—d—b—c—e—f | B．d—b—f—a—e—c | | C．d—a—f—e—b—c | D．c—b—d—f—e—a |
小题3:In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.| A．first worked as a printer | B．did many kinds of work | | C．wrote stories in the beginning | D．joined the army after he worked in a mine |
小题4:From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.| A．had a happy childhood | | B．was a good boy and always did what he was asked | | C．was very naughty when he was young | | D．lived a pleasant life |
小题5:Before his death, Mark Twain _______.| A．became a white man | B．was in low spirits | | C．liked to buy all kinds of clothes | D．had nothing on |
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I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings---love for a dog. For at least ten years my 1 had been suggesting that we get a dog. There were several reasons why the 2 came up. We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule 3 one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy (小狗) 4 we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the 5 of a Formula 1 (一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house, 6 from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the 7 , where my wife washed him with 8 care. From that day on, the invisible（看不见的） 9 for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to 10 that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had 11 for him with greater care than those for me—he didn’t 12 look at them.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom 13 one evening, when, tired from work, I 14 the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, 15 me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the 16 which had disturbed his sleep. I meekly（乖乖地）17 that I had forgotten to turn off the light, but that was not 18 . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes 19 .
Now we finally know who’s the 20 at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
| 小题1: | | A．wife | B．son | C．husband | D．daughter |
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| 小题2: | | A．promise | B．chance | C．idea | D．trouble |
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| 小题3: | | A．kept | B．rose | C．carried | D．invited |
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| 小题4: | | A．if | B．unless | C．since | D．before |
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| 小题5: | | A．speed | B．shape | C．cost | D．race |
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| 小题6: | | A．climbed | B．jumped | C．covered | D．stopped |
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| 小题7: | | A．yard | B．street | C．kitchen | D．bathroom |
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| 小题8: | | A．friendly | B．motherly | C．natural | D．personal |
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| 小题9: | | A．signal | B．work | C．war | D．truth |
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| 小题10: | | A．doubt | B．understand | C．deserve | D．inspect |
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| 小题11: | | A．reached | B．searched | C．looked | D．prepared |
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| 小题13: | | A．while | B．because | C．until | D．as |
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| 小题14: | | A．gave in | B．gave up | C．gave away | D．gave out |
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| 小题15: | | A．broke | B．woke | C．picked | D．packed |
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| 小题16: | | A．water | B．heater | C．cooker | D．light |
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| 小题17: | | A．hoped | B．considered | C．admitted | D．decided |
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| 小题18: | | A．enough | B．good | C．bad | D．true |
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| 小题19: | | A．plans | B．mistakes | C．faces | D．decisions |
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| 小题20: | | A．boss | B．member | C．adult | D．child |
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It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and said, “Of course!” And she gave me a big hug. “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have kids and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became friends at once. Over the course of the year, Rose easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she was happy with the attention given to her from the other students. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）. I’ll never forget what she taught us in her speech.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one useful thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity to do productive things. Have no regrets（遗憾；后悔）. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but we regret for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to honor the wonderful woman!
小题1:While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about _______.| A．her age | B．her life | C．her purpose | D．her dream |
小题2:By saying “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have kids and then retire and travel”, Rose was trying to be ___________. | A．humorous | B．amazing | C．confident | D．smart |
小题3:What else did Rose most probably say at the football banquet?| A．“It seems that my young days are over.” | | B．“Don’t do much in order to stay young.” | | C．“The people who fear death are those with regrets.” | | D．“When we are old, we can do nothing.” |
小题4:The story of Rose in the text shows that ___________.| A．it is good to make friends with old people | | B．it is necessary to have a college education for old people | | C．it is important to have a healthy body when people are getting old | | D．it is never too late to be what you can possibly be |
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Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight（天窗）.Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder ____21___ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly _____22____ his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to 23 ; he opened the door to the basement（地下室）, and flames 24 out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt 25 because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains.
But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was 26 by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）.
Sibson’s house was three kilometers 27 the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be 28 .
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm 29 his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his 30 and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the 31 . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to 32 the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson 33 and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony（阳台）. He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his 34 .
After one more 35 inside the house, Huggons gave up and 36 around back.
The wind parted the smoke just 37 for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He 38 the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and 39 Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still 40 when he tells the story. “ I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．while | C．since | D．until |
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| 小题3: | | A．hide | B．wait | C．check | D．escape |
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| 小题4: | | A．moved | B．gave | C．went | D．exploded |
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| 小题5: | | A．safe | B．worried | C．glad | D．tired |
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| 小题6: | | A．burned | B．stopped | C．shocked | D．covered |
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| 小题7: | | A．beside | B．off | C．across | D．along |
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| 小题8: | | A．limited | B．false | C．fruitless | D．regretful |
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| 小题9: | | A．struck | B．missed | C．touched | D．passed |
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| 小题10: | | A．coat | B．key | C．basin | D．phone |
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| 小题11: | | A．noise | B．road | C．smoke | D．danger |
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| 小题12: | | A．search | B．enter | C．leave | D．damage |
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| 小题13: | | A．call | B．roll | C．scream | D．sigh |
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| 小题14: | | A．breath | B．attention | C．ladder | D．flashlight |
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| 小题15: | | A．stay | B．chance | C．thought | D．attempt |
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| 小题16: | | A．climbed | B．circled | C．looked | D．jumped |
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| 小题17: | | A．clear | B．open | C．enough | D．fit |
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| 小题19: | | A．persuaded | B．kicked | C．pulled | D．forced |
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| 小题20: | | A．nervous | B．surprised | C．proud | D．thankful |
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