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I was a newcomer of Miss Burn’s seventh grade. Past“newcomer”experiences had been difficult, so I was
very anxious to fit in.
Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. Their chat was friendly, so
I began to relax. My new classmates filled me in on the school, the teachers and the other kids. it wasn’t long
before the class herd(书呆子)was pointed out to me: Mary Lou. Actually she called herself Mary Louise. A
formal, overmodest young girl with old-fashioned clothes, she wasn’t ugly—not even funny looking. Practical
shoes, long wool skirt and a blouse completed the image of a complete herd. The girls’ whispers got louder and
louder. Mary Lou didn’t notice this. After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school.
Arms wrapped around her backpack, Mary Lou came down the school steps. The taunting began—rude,
biting comments and disrespectful words from the girls. I paused, then joined right in. My force began to pick
up as I approached her, mean(卑劣)remarks falling from my lips. I even pulled the belt of her backpack and then
pushed her. The belt broke, Mary Lou fell. Everyone was laughing and patting me. I fit in. But I was not proud.
Something inside me hurt.
Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and—without a tear shed—off, she went. She held her head high as a
small trickle of blood ran down from her injured knee.
I turned to leave with my laughing friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. His skin, dark hair
and handsome features told me this was her father. Respectful of Mary Lou’s proud spirit, he remained still and
watched the lonely girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both grief and pride—followed. As I
passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that spoke to my shame and scolded my heart. He didn’t
speak a word.
No scolding from a teacher or a parent could linger(逗留)as much as that hurt in my heart from the day a
father’s eyes taught me kindness and strength and dignity. I never again joined the cruel herds. I never
again hurt someone for my own gain.
小题1: The writer felt she fit in when      .
A.she relaxed and talked with her new classmateB.she became a leader of a school club
C.she picked a wing off a butterflyD.others cheered for her after she treated Mary badly
小题2:What does the underlined word“taunting”mean in the article?
A.Playing a gameB.Joining a club
C.Criticizing a personD.Watching a movie
小题3:Mary’s father     after he saw what happened to her daughter.
A.felt shameful and angry for his daughterB.felt sad and proud for his daughter’s bravery
C.felt it necessary to teach the writer a lessonD.felt it a pity that she didn’t fight back
小题4:The writer would never hurt someone for her own gain because she    .
A.was impressed by Mary’s calmness
B.was afraid to be scolded by Mary’s father
C.was sorry she hurt Mary’s knee
D.was aware that it was a shame to make fun of Mary
小题5:According to the article, the writer is probably     .
A.a rude girl who enjoys making fun of others
B.a clever girl who is good at making friends with others
C.a shy girl who isn’t good at communicating with others
D.a brave girl who is willing to correct her mistakes

答案

小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:D
解析

小题1:根据My force began to pick up as I approached her, mean(卑劣)remarks falling from my lips. I even pulled the belt of her backpack and then
pushed her. The belt broke, Mary Lou fell. Everyone was laughing and patting me. I fit in.描述可知选D。
【小题1联系下文biting comments and disrespectful words from the girls.可知是谴责的含义,故选C。
小题1:根据Respectful of Mary Lou’s proud spirit, he remained still and watched the lonely girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both grief and pride—followed 描述可知选B。
小题1:根据短文最后一段描述可知选D,她知道了取笑玛丽是一种耻辱。
小题1:根据I never again joined the cruel herds. I never again hurt someone for my own gain.。描述可知作者是一个用于改正错误的人。故选D。
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got The "Help Wanted Unskilled" section.A small advertisement held my   36 .It read:"Easy job.Good wages.No experience  37 ."it sounded like the job I was   38  .Easy job.Good Wages.Those four words  39  now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the   40 .Easy job.Good wages.Easy job.Good Wages.Easy...
When I got to the place I saw a series of large  41  half filled with water, out of which I noticed   42  the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes. 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches.All had their   44  in the water of the basin.the left hand holding a   45 and the thumb(拇指)nail of the right hand   46  the labels(标签)on it.
I Sat down On a   47  beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle.As the minutes went by I noticed that the  48  0f the water started to   49  from my hand to my body.But   50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was   51  by the minute into a full-blown tomato-colored finger.A numb(麻木)pain began to be felt   52  from my right thumb.Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body.After three hours of this I told the manager I’d   53  .He figured I had   54  69 cents at 23 cents an hour.
With the money, I left the working place."Easy job.Good wages...."came to my brain again.Looking at my hands, I  55  myself, "Can easy job get good wages?"
小题1:
A.eyes B.attention C.decision D.breath
小题2:
A.necessary B.relevant C.practicalD.primitive
小题3:
A.running afterB.looking for C.heading forD.looking after
小题4:
A.circled B.moved C.flashedD.attacked
小题5:
A.letterB.sign C.advertisement D.post
小题6:
A.baskets B.bowls C.pots D.basins
小题7:
A.hidingB.sticking C.rising D.breaking
小题8:
A.InB.Above C.Under D.Around
小题9:
A.arms B.hands C.legs D.feet
小题10:
A.knife B.snail C.bottle D.brush
小题11:
A.painting B.decorating C.refreshing D.scratching
小题12:
A.chair B.bench C.bottle D.sofa
小题13:
A.smell B.coldness C.color D.steam
小题14:
A.spreadB.travel C.recycleD.accelerate
小题15:
A.worse B.better C.more D.rather
小题16:
A.going B.findingC.growingD.becoming
小题17:
A.now and thenB.here and thereC.one by one D.little by little
小题18:
A.adapt B.negotiate C.bargainD.quit
小题19:
A.taken B.offeredC.earned D.created
小题20:
A.thought B.asked C.found D.hated

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Many people know the names Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. However, most people don’t know the name of the man who invented the television, Philo Farnsworth.
Philo Farnsworth was born in 1906 and grew up on a potato farm. As a boy, he loved to learn about science, and he read a lot of science books. When he was only thirteen years old, he drew a picture of a machine that could send pictures as radio sends sounds. He got the idea from the way the potatoes were planted in the field. The potatoes grew in long lines, side by side. This made a shape in Philo’s mind. This shape helped Philo think of a way to send the TV picture onto a piece of glass. But he was poor, so Philo could not try to make his idea into a machine at that time.
Later, Philo worked at many different jobs. He worked with trees. He worked on broken radios. He worked on trains. He also worked as a street cleaner. At last, two rich men heard about his idea for television, and they gave him the money to make it. On September 7th, 1927, they watched Philo test the machine he built. When Philo turned on the machine, a small line could be seen on the glass. Philo said, “There you have it, electric television.”
Later, a big company, RCA, said they had made the first television. Philo had to spend a lot of money on lawyers to fight them. Finally, he won. Then, World War Two started in 1939. During the war, Philo spent a lot of money helping the US army instead of building up his television company. After the war, other bigger, richer companies started making televisions. In the end, Philo had to sell his company.
小题1:Why does the author mention Bell and Edison at the beginning of the text?
A.To remember both of them.B.To prove their wisdom.
C.To introduce the topic of the text.D.To explain their relationships.
小题2:According to the text, how old was Philo when he finished his invention of TV?
A.27 years old.B.21 years old.C.33 years oldD.39 years old
小题3:Philo Farnsworth got the idea for TV from ______.
A.the radioB.science booksC.potato fieldsD.a machine
小题4: The underlined part “building up” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.
A.startingB.sellingC.putting upD.making bigger
小题5:Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. Two rich men gave Philo money to do experiments.
b. Philo sold his own company.
c. Philo beat RCA in law.
d. Philo fixed broken radios.
e. Philo showed his invention to others.
A.d, a, e, c, bB.e, d, c, b, aC.d, c, e, b, aD.a, c, b, d, e

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It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one.
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents’ room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I’m so sorry," I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died. Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life ,she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia. About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me.
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket(棺材).
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I’d ever been to. After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her. I remember crying so hard, I felt weak. My cheeks burned from the tears. My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I’m glad I did it.
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give to her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life.
小题1:What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me.” mean?
A.Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience.
B.Suzie was financially dependent of me.
C.Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family.
D.Suzie was too weak to live her own life.
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties.
B.The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie.
C.The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie.
D.The author didn’t understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie’s death.
小题3:What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie’s death?
A.Never let go of a friend even if you are apart.
B.Be thankful for what we have in our life.
C.Talking with a friend can cure your illness.
D.We can learn more from our friends than they do from us.

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Once Dr.Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his  students.The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems.His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live.
Dr.Mellinkoff asked to see the patient.He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt.The patient smiled and said everything was all right.Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat.The patient said that he had no desire to eat.
"Are you getting food you like?"
The patient said nothing.
"Do you get the kind of food you have at home?"
The answer was no.
The doctor put his hand on the man’s shoulder and his voice was very soft.
"If; you had food that you liked, would you eat it?"
"Yes, yes," the patient said.
The change in the patient’s appearance couldn’t have been more obvious.Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and! had also been received.
Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn’t getting food he could eat.One of the students said, "We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals."
"Suppose," the doctor replied, "you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn’t carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?"
"I would probably insist," the student said.
"Very well," the doctor said."You might want to try the same method in the kitchen.It won’t be easy, but I can help you.Meanwhile, let’s get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it.Or he’ll be killed by hunger.By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish.If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him."
Three weeks later, Doctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power.It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable.
小题1:The patient had no desire to eat because         .
A.he was not hungryB.he was seriously ill
C.he was given special mealsD.he was not satisfied with the food
小题2:According to the passage, we can conclude that       .
A.the patient’s native language was Spanish
B.the patient’s illness was caused by hunger
C.Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient
D.the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient
小题3:Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?
A.Cold.B.Considerate.C.Curious.D.Careless.
小题4:What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff  wanted to tell his students in this case?
A.Doctors should be good at foreign languages.
B.Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.
C.Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.
D.Doctors should have a good relationship with their patients.

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A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute,” someone might say, “are talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”
The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two week to prepare, a period I spent searching for a briefcase and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class, I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.
I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.
“All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit on the edge of the desk, overlooking a forest of raised hands. Every student would shout to be heard, and I would knock on something in order to silence them. I would yell, “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”
A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I instructed the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.
小题1:The author took the job to teach writing because______________.
A.he wanted to be respectedB.he had written some stories
C.he wanted to please his fatherD.he had dreamed of being a teacher
小题2:What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?
A.He would be aggressive in his first class.B.He was well-prepared for his first class.
C.He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.D.He waited long for the arrival of his first class.
小题3:Before he started his class, the author asked the students to_______.
A.write down their suggestions on the paper cards
B.cut maple leaves out of the construction paper
C.cut some cards out the construction paper
D.write down their names on the paper cards
小题4: What did the students do when the author started his class?
A.They began to talk.B.They stayed silent.
C.They raised their hands.D.They shouted to be heard.
小题5:The author chose the composition topic probably because________.
A.he got disappointed with his first class
B.he had prepared the topic before class.
C.he wanted to calm down the students
D.he thought it was an easy topic

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