There was a sweet, wonder-filled little girl who was hurt over and over again. She 36 that she was so bad that others just couldn’t be 37 to her.
She asked many wise people to help her 38 why she was so bad that even her mother hurt her, and why she was unable to be 39 so that others wouldn’t hurt her. So she was on a 40 that she thought was to help her be “better”, but she carried a big 41 with her everywhere she went. 42 was all the hurt she had experienced. During the trip she willingly 43 what the wise people said about forgiving（宽恕）.
After 50 years, she decided to 44 the bag up and just see what happened. When she looked inside it was filled with bits of paper. Once they had 45 on then, detailing the hurt. But as time went on, the words 46 slowly. She had been carrying this bag that held nothing 47 the image（印象）of something that once was.
The little girl had now become an almost-old woman. She 48 the silliness of carrying that bag around. She started 49 and dancing and she felt free!
She was able to see that her 50 loved her child, but was 51 that her little girl felt unloved. By throwing away the bag of paper and forgiving those who 52 her, she looked in the mirror and said, “I am clever, interesting and kind.” But most 53 , she was able to say “I am lovable.” 54 it took many years, she was finally open to bringing 55 into her life.
She finally saw the sweet, wonder-filled little girl that she had always been.
| 小题1: | | A．decided | B．considered | C．promised | D．hoped |
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| 小题2: | | A．bad | B．sorry | C．thankful | D．nice |
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| 小题3: | | A．guess | B．understand | C．expect | D．invent |
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| 小题4: | | A．better | B．worse | C．angrier | D．harder |
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| 小题5: | | A．holiday | B．date | C．trip | D．path |
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| 小题6: | | A．bowl | B．basket | C．bag | D．purse |
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| 小题7: | | A．Beneath | B．Above | C．Outside | D．Inside |
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| 小题8: | | A．agreed with | B．fought against | C．gave up | D．suffered from |
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| 小题10: | | A．pictures | B．memories | C．words | D．dreams |
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| 小题11: | | A．disappeared | B．appeared | C．showed | D．changed |
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| 小题13: | | A．refused | B．forgot | C．realized | D．preferred |
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| 小题14: | | A．crying | B．laughing | C．shouting | D．worrying |
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| 小题15: | | A．daughter | B．mother | C．teacher | D．friend |
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| 小题16: | | A．sad | B．happy | C．excited | D．hopeful |
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| 小题17: | | A．liked | B．hurt | C．educated | D．ignored |
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| 小题18: | | A．surprisingly | B．terribly | C．nervously | D．importantly |
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| 小题19: | | A．Although | B．If | C．Because | D．So |
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| 小题20: | | A．trouble | B．love | C．money | D．future |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:B |
【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一个小女孩由于屡次受到伤害，就认为别人不喜欢自己，于是踏上寻求原因的旅程。50年过去了，她摒弃对他人的误解，爱在她心中又重新绽放。
小题1:B。她就“认为(considered)”自己是如此糟糕，
小题1:D。因为她总是被伤害，所以她就“认为(considered)”自己是如此糟糕，以至于别人都不会对她“好(nice)”。
小题1:B。她请智者帮她来“弄清楚(understand)”为什么她这么不好，就连自己的母亲都伤害自己。
小题1:A。根据下文she thought was to help her be “better”可知，此处指“为什么自己不能更好一点，这样别人就不会伤害自己”。
小题1:C。为此她踏上了寻求能使自己变得更好的旅程。下文的During the trip是提示。
小题1:C。下文的carrying this bag that held nothing是提示。
小题1:D。她随身带的“包里(Inside)”装着她所经历过的所有的伤害。
小题1:A。根据下文她对过去所受伤害的释怀可知，这一路上，她十分“同意(agreed with)”这些智者所说的关于原谅的建议。
小题1:B。根据just see what happened可知，她打算把包“打开(open up)”。
小题1:C。这些纸上曾经都有“字(words)”，详细描述了那些伤害。
小题1:A。随着时间的流逝，字迹逐渐消失不见。But一词的转折是提示。
小题1:D。这个包里现在什么也没有，除了过去对一些事情的印象。
小题1:C。she felt free指曾经的那个自认为受到很多伤害的小女孩释怀了。如今，她“意识到(realized)”随身带着那个装着字条的包是多么的愚蠢。
小题1:B。由下文的dancing and she felt free可知她开始开怀大笑。
小题1:B。她可以想象到她的母亲mother很爱她。
小题1:A。释怀之后，她可以想象到她的母亲很爱她，但却因为自己的孩子感觉不到被爱而“悲伤(sad)”。
小题1:B。这里指小女孩原谅了那些曾经“伤害(hurt)”过她的人。
小题1:D。此句话是相对于前面的I am clever，interesting and kind而言的，因此，后者说，更为重要的是I am lovable。她意识到自己也是讨人喜欢的。
小题1:A。本句话的意思是：尽管花费了多年时间，但是她最后还是……。前后句之间是转斩关系。
小题1:B。由于爱的缺失，在这个小女孩的眼里，别人对她不好，伤害她，而她也不相信别人对她好。但学会了原谅之后，爱在她的生活里重新绽放。 |
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Levi Strauss was born in Bavaria (巴伐利亚) in Europe in 1829. He emigrated（移居）to the United States of America when he was seventeen years old. His brothers sold cloth, and he worked for them even though he could not speak English very well. At this time many people were moving to California because gold was discovered there. Strauss went to look for gold, too.
Strauss took a lot of cloth with him to San Francisco. He thought that he could make tents out of the cloth and sell them to people working in the gold fields. But when he got there, he saw that people had a greater need for clothes than tents. Clothes did not last very long in the gold fields. At first Strauss made pants out of canvas（帆布）. They were very strong ---- much stronger than other pants. Soon everyone was wearing them , so he decided only to make pants. He opened a small store and made a lot of money from selling pants.
After a while, Strauss found a material even stronger than canvas. It came from a town in France called Nimes. The French called the material serge de Nimes, which means “cloth from Nimes”. The Americans called it denim. Strauss also bought some cloth from Genoa, a town in Italy. To Americans this name sounds like “jeans”, so they called his pants jeans. The cloth that Strauss used was always blue, so people also called his pants blue jeans and blue denims. Other people called them Levi’s. Levi Strauss jeans are some of the best-selling jeans in the world today. They last a long time and are very comfortable.
56. 小题1:When Levi Strauss went to San Francisco for the first time, he wanted to ______.| A．find a strong material to make pants | | B．work for his brothers | | C．make money by selling tents | | D．open a store to make pants |
57. 小题2:In the beginning Strauss made pants from ______.| A．serge de Nimes | B．silk | | C．denim | D．canvas |
58. 小题3:The name “jeans” was first used by ______.| A．Bavarians | B．Americans | | C．Italians | D．Frenchmen |
59. 小题4:The story is about ______.| A．where cloth came from | | B．the man who first made jeans | | C．how to make lots of money | | D．life on the gold fields |
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“A child in the street is a child that has been exposed（暴露）to a lot of bad things. And this child has no love at all. This child has no respect（尊重）for himself or herself. He sees everybody as an enemy, and he can’t trust anyone.”
Who is Moses Zulu talking about? Are there even people who live like that? Sadly, in truth, there are. They happen to be the Zambian children that Moses Zulu helps to improve their lives. Zulu does his best to give many children the hope to live even though they might have AIDS. Without his continuous work through his organization called Children’s Town, many Zambian children would have been forced to survive（生存）in an African city by getting a job as a street vendor（街头小贩）, or hurting other people.
In 1990, Moses Zulu founded Children’s Town in Zambia, where one million children have no parents, largely because of AIDS. Children’s Town teaches children the basic life skills needed for their future. Each child goes through a five-year training program where they’re taught responsibility（责任）, values, and self-care. Zulu’s Children’s Town provides hope for less fortunate children.
As we all know, a hero is any person who is respected for their qualities and achievements. There are not many people who are willing to help others in need. Zulu’s contribution to today’s modern society teaches us to lend a helping hand to others who are not as lucky as we are. He teaches us to make a difference in the world by helping others.
And from now on, if ever you throw away your banana just because it looks bad, well, remember that a group of people suffering from AIDS, homelessness, or other causes, would fight each other just to get their hands on a single bad banana.
68. 小题1: Which of the following CANNOT describe Moses Zulu according to the passage?| A．Devoted | B．Easy-going | | C．Determined | D．Kind-hearted |
69. 小题2:In Children’s Town, children will learn ______.| A．how to fight against AIDS | | B．how to get a job as a street vendor | | C．how to survive by themselves | | D．how to avoid fighting in the street |
70. 小题3:In the opinion of the author, he considers Moses Zulu ______.| A．a teacher | B．a doctor | C．a hero | D．a fighter |
71. 小题4: In the last paragraph, the author advises us to ______.| A．plant more bananas | B．make use of bad food | | C．invent medicine for AIDS | D．help poor people |
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Strange things were happening in the 51 in northeast Hebei Province. For three days the 52 in the village wells rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep 53 in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no 54 were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed 55 that night.
At 3:42 am everything began to 56 . It seemed that the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century 57 . It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters 58 cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen 59 seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured during the 60 . Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. The 61 of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.
But how could the 62 believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for 63 . The railway tracks were now useless pieces of 64 . Tens of thousands of cows would never give 65 again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were 66 . Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were 67 to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
All hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000 68 to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were 69 . The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10.000 miners were rescued from the coalmines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to 70 again.
| 小题1: | | A．city | B．school | C．bookstore | D．countryside |
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| 小题2: | | A．fish | B．water | C．pigs | D．chicken |
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| 小题3: | | A．cracks | B．holes | C．pictures | D．colours |
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| 小题4: | | A．cars | B．truck | C．ship | D．planes |
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| 小题5: | | A．as usual | B．as follows | C．as to | D．as for |
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| 小题7: | | A．ended | B．continued | C．began | D．went |
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| 小题8: | | A．high | B．wide | C．round | D．away |
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| 小题9: | | A．terrible | B．lovely | C．happy | D．ordinary |
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| 小题10: | | A．meeting | B．class | C．rain | D．earthquake |
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| 小题11: | | A．number | B．house | C．money | D．goods |
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| 小题12: | | A．workers | B．teachers | C．survivors | D．death |
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| 小题13: | | A．playing | B．digging | C．sleeping | D．traveling |
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| 小题14: | | A．wood | B．plastics | C．steel | D．paper |
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| 小题15: | | A．milk | B．water | C．Cola | D．birth |
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| 小题16: | | A．pleased | B．shocked | C．frightened | D．interested |
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| 小题17: | | A．hard | B．easy | C．ready | D．expensive |
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| 小题18: | | A．volunteers | B．soldiers | C．farmers | D．students |
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| 小题19: | | A．helped | B．killed | C．injured | D．trapped |
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| 小题20: | | A．shake | B．die | C．build | D．breathe |
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A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks (诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”
Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,” he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”
Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent, and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “ when I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again: What’s your name, soldier?”
The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied, “My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously (紧张地).
51. 小题1:The officer was strict _________.| A．because the soldiers were new. | | B．with any of his soldiers, new or old. | | C．because he was named Stone. | | D．only when he was before soldiers. |
52.小题2: According to what the officer said, _______________.| A．obeying his orders would sometimes bring no trouble. | | B．trouble would come if anybody made tricks. | | C．he always got on well with his soldiers. | | D．he often had trouble with his soldiers. |
53. 小题3:The last soldier remained silent because _______________.| A．he didn’t like the way the officer spoke to them. | | B．he wanted to see what would happen if he disobeyed his order. | | C．the question was difficult for him to answer. | | D．he was afraid the officer would be angry when he heard his name. |
54. 小题4:According to the officer, how to answer the question, “How old are you?”| A．(sadly) Twenty, sir. | B．(clearly) Twenty. | | C．(loudly)Twenty, sir | D．(quickly)Ten years younger than you, sir |
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When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was 1 to see that it was an English English dictionary, also known as a monolingual（单语的） dictionary. 2 it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one and, to be honest, I found it extremely 3 to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and still not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the 4 bilingual（双语的）dictionaries, in which the words are 5 both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt 6 to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I 7 that monolingual dictionaries are 8 in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is in fact often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two 9 in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to 10 that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the 11 meaning of a word in English! Therefore, she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. 12 , I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) 13 number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 14 exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 15 this, I can express myself more easily in English.
| 小题1: | | A．worried | B．sad | C．surprised | D．nervous |
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| 小题2: | | A．Because | B．Although | C．Unless | D．If |
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| 小题3: | | A．difficult | B．interesting | C．ambiguous | D．practical |
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| 小题4: | | A．new | B．familiar | C．earlier | D．ordinary |
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| 小题5: | | A．explained | B．expressed | C．described | D．created |
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| 小题6: | | A．offered | B．agreed | C．decided | D．happened |
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| 小题7: | | A．imagine | B．recommend | C．predict | D．understand |
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| 小题8: | | A．natural | B．better | C．easier | D．convenient |
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| 小题9: | | A．words | B．names | C．ideas | D．characters |
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| 小题10: | | A．hope | B．declare | C．doubt | D．tell |
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| 小题11: | | A．exact | B．basic | C．translated | D．expected |
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| 小题12: | | A．Largely | B．Generally | C．Gradually | D．Probably |
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| 小题13: | | A．extra | B．average | C．total | D．limited |
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| 小题14: | | A．repeatedly | B．nearly | C．immediately | D．anxiously |
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| 小题15: | | A．According to | B．In relation to | C．In addition to | D．Because of |
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