阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One 36 they arrived to find the schoolhouse full of flames. They dragged the 37 little boy out of the flaming building more dead than alive. He had major 38 over the lower half of his body.
From his bed the horribly(可怕地) burned little boy heard the 39 telling his mother that her son would 40 die for the terrible fire which had devastated(毁坏) the lower half of his body. 41 the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his mind that he would 42 and he succeeded. When the 43 danger was past, he again heard that 44 the fire had destroyed so much flesh, it would almost be 45 if he had died.
Once more, he would not be a cripple(跛者). He would walk. But 46 from the waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just 47 there, all but life-less. Back from the hospital, every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little legs, but there was no 48 .
One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the 49 to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he 50 himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, 51 his legs behind him. He worked his way to the white 52 .
With great effort, he 53 himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence, 54 that he would walk. He started to do this every day.
Finally through the daily massages and his iron determination, he did 55 the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!
| 小题1: | | A．afternoon | B．evening | C．noon | D．morning |
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| 小题2: | | A．senseless | B．hardworking | C．dead | D．sleepy |
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| 小题3: | | A．wounds | B．injuries | C．burns | D．cuts |
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| 小题4: | | A．father | B．classmates | C．doctor | D．friends |
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| 小题5: | | A．hardly | B．possibly | C．rarely | D．surely |
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| 小题7: | | A．deserve | B．live | C．fail | D．escape |
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| 小题8: | | A．deadly | B．little | C．worthy | D．risky |
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| 小题9: | | A．when | B．until | C．unless | D．since |
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| 小题10: | | A．better | B．worse | C．sadder | D．most |
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| 小题11: | | A．unluckily | B．suddenly | C．finally | D．strangely |
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| 小题12: | | A．moved | B．shook | C．hung | D．waited |
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| 小题13: | | A．feeling | B．touch | C．pain | D．control |
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| 小题14: | | A．street | B．school | C．yard | D．shop |
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| 小题15: | | A．stood | B．threw | C．hid | D．lifted |
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| 小题16: | | A．driving | B．pushing | C．dragging | D．moving |
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| 小题17: | | A．fence | B．wall | C．houses | D．door |
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| 小题18: | | A．walked | B．raised | C．remained | D．kept |
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| 小题19: | | A．satisfied | B．surprised | C．puzzled | D．determined |
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| 小题20: | | A．start | B．develop | C．experience | D．attempt |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:B |
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试题【阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A little boy had the 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora 36 . She wasn’t even four, but she 37 at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my 38 . But I do remember a sudden 39 feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 40 , whether it was 41 flying or children playing. But now she was noticing 42 and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 43 it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was 44 about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 45 our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 46 myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn 47 . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? 48 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She 49 us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. 50 inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home 51 .
Professionals call such a(n) 52 “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something 53 that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and 54 clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve 55 her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?
| 小题2: | | A．pulled | B．replaced | C．waved | D．aimed |
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| 小题3: | | A．debate | B．reply | C．explanation | D．expression |
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| 小题4: | | A．general | B．funny | C．heavy | D．magical |
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| 小题5: | | A．web | B．dream | C．castle | D．world |
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| 小题6: | | A．insects | B．animals | C．plants | D．birds |
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| 小题7: | | A．coldness | B．illness | C．suffering | D．appearance |
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| 小题8: | | A．sent | B．returned | C．devoted | D．posted |
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| 小题9: | | A．concerned | B．sorry | C．worried | D．excited |
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| 小题10: | | A．creative | B．valuable | C．shocking | D．simple |
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| 小题11: | | A．warn | B．stop | C．allow | D．push |
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| 小题13: | | A．Therefore | B．But | C．Anyhow | D．Also |
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| 小题14: | | A．requested | B．promised | C．invited | D．helped |
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| 小题15: | | A．Although | B．Once | C．Because | D．Though |
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| 小题16: | | A．in tears | B．in surprise | C．in reality | D．in disappointment |
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| 小题17: | | A．stay | B．visit | C．reception | D．challenge |
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| 小题18: | | A．fair | B．famous | C．difficult | D．enjoyable |
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| 小题19: | | A．collect | B．make | C．order | D．design |
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| 小题20: | | A．let | B．made | C．watched | D．affected |
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Taylor sings with heart
The music industry is never short of teen pop stars with wonderful looks, but it doesn’t often find one like US singer Taylor Swift. “Beneath Taylor Swift’s not-a-girl, not-yet-a-woman sweetness hides a very skillful songwriting technique (技巧),” writes Leah Greenblatt with Entertainment Weekly.
Songwriting, the country singer explains, is “how I deal with problems. I am used to writing about things that really influences me most.” So in her songs, there is always something true and honest. They seem like stories from a diary. And that certainly helps Swift attract her audience.
She’s sold more than 13 million copies worldwide of her first two albums, 2006’s self-titled debut (首张专辑) and 2008’s Fearless. She’s the youngest artist ever to be named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards. Not surprisingly, there were great expectations for her third album, Speak Now, which came out late last month, where she again returned to her own life for material. The 14 songs “are all about the last two years... when life was a little bit bigger and crazier,” says Swift. “So I’ve written about the lessons and confusion and heartbreak and all the different things that go along with being 18, 19 and 20.”
小题1:What led to Taylor’s fame?| A．Her wonderful looks. | B．Her songwriting skills together with her looks. | | C．Her beautiful voice. | D．Her special life experience in her teenage years. |
小题2:Which of the following is true?| A．Taylor is now in her twenties. | | B．Taylor’s the youngest Artist of the Year at the Academy Awards | | C．Taylor has produced three albums up till now. | | D．Taylor has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide. |
小题3:What may be written in the album, Speak Now?| A．Her unhappy experience with her boyfriend. | | B．Her concern for her popularity. | | C．Her happy childhood. | | D．Her worries for environmental pollution. |
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I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company．“What is it?” I wondered．I 36 it over．There，in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years．
I was nine years old, walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of magazines on my shoulder．On my 39 that day．I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader，had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines．
Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog．I entered Mr. Rader"s office．After a quick glance ,he 42 me over to the fire-place．Noticing the 43 in the top of my 44 ，he said，“Come with me!”，pulling me into his pickup 45 ．we pulled to a stop before a shoe store．Inside，a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen．I 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them．“We’d like a pair of new socks too．” Mr Rader said．
Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 50 ，wrote something on it, and handed it to me．With 51 eyes，I read，“Do to others as you would have them do to you．” He said affectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，I want you to 52 I love you”．
I said good-bye, and for the first time I 53 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 54 ．With people like Mr Rader in the world，there was hope，kindness and love，and that would always make a 55 ．
| 小题1: | | A．read | B．thought | C．turned | D．passed |
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| 小题2: | | A．address | B．1ist | C．message | D．information |
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| 小题3: | | A．forward | B．so | C．ahead | D．back |
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| 小题4: | | A．return | B．rounds | C．trip | D．arrival |
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| 小题5: | | A．if only | B．how | C．whether | D．why |
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| 小题6: | | A．dust | B．sweat | C．tail | D．rain |
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| 小题7: | | A．led | B．followed | C．watched | D．carried |
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| 小题8: | | A．hole | B．mud | C．water | D．cover |
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| 小题9: | | A．magazine | B．shoe | C．sock | D．bag |
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| 小题10: | | A．truck | B．factory | C．home | D．store |
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| 小题11: | | A．dressed | B．fitted | C．showed | D．comforted |
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| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．already | C．never | D．hardly |
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| 小题13: | | A．appeared | B．seemed | C．looked | D．felt |
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| 小题15: | | A．pen | B．paper | C．card | D．notebook |
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| 小题16: | | A．tearful | B．unbelievable | C．curious. | D．puzzled |
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| 小题17: | | A．admit | B．know | C．consider | D．express |
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| 小题18: | | A．sensed | B．received | C．lost | D．gained |
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| 小题19: | | A．mistaken | B．fight | C．all right | D．possible |
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| 小题20: | | A．deal | B．fortune | C．choice | D．difference |
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Have you heard of the story of the four-minute miles? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proves it wrong in 1954.
What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when people, who do not know how to swim, fall in deep waters? They drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.
Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam (堵塞) if the operator typed too fast.
These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers command to your nervous system.
I used a snake in my workshops of children to learn how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy(黏糊糊的) and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.
Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.
小题1:From the first paragraph, we know that _________.| A．several people have run a mile in four minutes. | | B．Roger Banister set a record | | C．nobody has run a mile in three minutes. | | D．Roger Banister tied a world record |
小题2: By comparing a drowning animal and a person, the writer tried to show _________.| A．the power of confidence | | B．the responses of humans and animals to dangers | | C．the difference between humans and animals | | D．the power of belief |
小题3:Which of the following statements would the writer agree with?| A．Our beliefs are impossible to change | | B．How we act mainly depends on our beliefs. | | C．Our beliefs create or destroy our nervous system | | D．Our beliefs always go against the truth |
小题4:The children visiting the writer’s workshops might_________.| A．learn how to keep off snakes | | B．become brave and realistic | | C．become clever and strong | | D．learn to review their beliefs |
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Lisa Reid lost her sight(视力) because of cancer ten years ago, but a knock on the head has given it back. The 24-year-old lady has 36 part of her sight after being knocked on the head. Eleven days ago, Miss Reid 37 down to kiss her guide dog good night, but accidentally(意外地) hit her head on a coffee table. 38 she woke up the next morning, she could see for the first time in 10 years.
“I could 39 believe it. It’s amazing,” she said. The cancer that stole Miss Reid’s sight was diagnosed(诊断) 13 years ago. Doctors gave her a five percent 40 of survival after discovering she had brain cancer. An operation(手术) to excide the tumor(切除肿瘤) was 41 , but it damaged her eyes and had a bad effect 42 her sight.
Miss Reid was blind at 14, and her eyes were only able to notice 43 and dark.. “I had lost hope and thought that everything was against me,” she said.
Now Miss Reid has recovered 80 percent of the sight in her left eye, but her color vision(色觉) is 44 . The eye expert has no 45 for her recovery because he has never seen a similar case(病例).
After Miss Reid recovered her sight on November 17, she 46 it a secret at the beginning, but later in the day she called her 47 and over the telephone read the health warning on a cigarette package(盒) to her mum. “Lisa 48 me and said‘there’s been a change; listen to this’,” said Louise Reid, Miss Reid’s mother. “Then she started reading to me. I was surprised.” Unsure whether her sight would last（持续), Miss Reid waited 49 the next day before 49 her walking stick and spreading the good news. She couldn’t wait to celebrate it with her family and friends.
小题1: | A．returned | B．recovered | C．damaged | D．examined |
小题2: | A．bent | B．stood | C．lay | D．jumped |
小题3: | A．Before | B．While | C．When | D．Since |
小题4: | A．always | B．almost | C．hardly | D．simply |
小题5: | A．danger | B．chance | C．ability | D．sign |
小题6: | A．wrong | B．successful | C．difficult | D．expensive |
小题7: 小题8: | A．light | B．color | C．night | D．white |
小题9: | A．wild | B．weak | C．wrong | D．sick |
小题10: | A．explanation | B．description | C．purpose | D．excuse |
小题11: | A．allowed | B．hid | C．kept | D．protected |
小题12: | A．doctor | B．mother | C．friend | D．boss |
小题13: | A．emailed | B．warned | C．showed | D．rang |
小题14: 小题15: | A．throwing away | B．sending away | C．handing out | D．running out |
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