There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). 36 being sent away, this boy was the 37 student in his class. He was at the top in every 38 always with high marks.
But the boy changed after 39 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started 40 . He hated being in a 41 . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he 42 committing suicide (自***). All of this was because he felt 43 and no one loved him.
His parents started 44 about the boy. But they even did not know what was 45 with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and 46 him.
They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and 47 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To 48 my grades?”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most 49 person for me. I want to see you 50 . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words 51 the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He 52 his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had 53 he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He 54 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him 55 !
| 小题1: | | A．After | B．Before | C．When | D．While |
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| 小题2: | | A．hardest | B．naughtiest | C．brightest | D．dullest |
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| 小题3: | | A．exam | B．activity | C．game | D．class |
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| 小题4: | | A．coming | B．returning | C．leaving | D．reaching |
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| 小题5: | | A．rising | B．increasing | C．reducing | D．dropping |
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| 小题6: | | A．group | B．term | C．company | D．party |
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| 小题7: | | A．led to | B．felt like | C．thought back | D．looked for |
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| 小题8: | | A．worthless | B．careless | C．concerned | D．annoyed |
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| 小题9: | | A．caring | B．turning | C．worrying | D．speaking |
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| 小题10: | | A．crazy | B．true | C．possible | D．wrong |
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| 小题11: | | A．talk with | B．listen to | C．tell to | D．care about |
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| 小题12: | | A．family | B．friends | C．study | D．grades |
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| 小题13: | | A．realize | B．analyze | C．check | D．test |
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| 小题14: | | A．outstanding | B．important | C．famous | D．familiar |
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| 小题15: | | A．happy | B．excellent | C．interested | D．satisfied |
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| 小题16: | | A．caused | B．wanted | C．encouraged | D．forced |
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| 小题17: | | A．answered | B．ignored | C．hated | D．hugged |
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| 小题18: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．everything | D．anything |
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| 小题19: | | A．showed | B．meant | C．intended | D．expressed |
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| 小题20: | | A．sad | B．angry | C．pleasant | D．joyful |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:C
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小题1:B。 before在……之前。解析见下题。
小题2:C。从下文可推知这个男孩在被送到寄宿学校“前”是班上最“聪明的brightest”学生。
小题3:A。根据后半句话always with high marks可推知男孩每次考试都名列前茅。其他三项不符合语境。
小题4:C。根据语境可知这个男孩在“离开”家上了寄宿学校之后改变了。
小题5:D。从下文的叙述中可知男孩在新的环境中经历了情绪上的波动一度甚至想要自***故知他的成绩是“下降”了。
小题6:A。从后文所述“他总是很孤独”可推知他不喜欢在一个“集体”里。company表示“陪伴同伴”时是不可数名词不符合语境。
小题7:B。句意为有一段尤其黑暗的时光那时他“意欲”自***。feel like doing sth.想要做某事。lead to 导致think back回想look for寻找均不符合题意。
小题8:A。从本句中“and no one loved him”可知此空应填worthless 无用的。
小题9:C。他的变化太大父母开始“担心”他。
小题10:D。句意为:但是他们却不知道孩子怎么了。
小题11:A。从下文的情节可知父亲去学校和儿子进行了一次谈话故选A。care about在语义上与下文不连贯。
小题12:B。从前半句话“父亲问了一些随意的问题”可推知父亲的问题不会涉及学习、分数这些严肃的话题family不符合情理。
小题13:C。句意为男孩顶嘴道“来‘检查’我的成绩吗”
小题14:B。从下文父亲说的话可推知他认为孩子对他来说才是最重要的他只在乎孩子的快乐而不是他的学习和分数。
小题15:A。句意为:我想看到你“高兴”。happy在这里是形容词作宾补。
小题16:A。句意为:这些话“使”男孩眼里充满泪水。cause sb. to do sth.引起使得某人……
小题17:D。从文章所描述的情节中可看出男孩听了他父亲的一番话后眼里充满了泪水这是幸福和感动的泪水因此他“拥抱”了他的父亲。
小题18:C。根据语境本句话意思是现在男孩拥有了他所想要的“一切”即父母的关爱。
小题19:B。根据上文父亲的话“YOU ARE MY LIFE.”可知句意为他对某个人来说“意味着”整个世界。
小题20:A。句意为:现在他在大学里面成绩在班上最好并且没有人看到过他“伤心”。 |
核心考点
试题【There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿学校). 36 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”
I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.
This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.
| 小题1: | | A．say | B．talk | C．share | D．explain |
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| 小题3: | | A．lost | B．tired | C．hungry | D．angry |
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| 小题4: | | A．excited | B．eager | C．glad | D．anxious |
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| 小题5: | | A．rest | B．food | C．travel | D．drink |
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| 小题6: | | A．Luckily | B．Finally | C．Immediately | D．Actually |
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| 小题7: | | A．thought | B．recognized | C．noticed | D．realized |
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| 小题8: | | A．walked | B．left | C．worked | D．found |
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| 小题10: | | A．ask | B．pay | C．apologize | D．send |
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| 小题11: | | A．refused | B．wanted | C．hoped | D．meant |
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| 小题12: | | A．hope | B．surprise | C．anger | D．fear |
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| 小题14: | | A．sure | B．upset | C．proud | D．pleased |
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| 小题15: | | A．warned | B．reminded | C．thought | D．told |
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| 小题16: | | A．experience | B．experiment | C．story | D．talking |
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| 小题17: | | A．turning | B．talking | C．handing | D．giving |
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| 小题18: | | A．free | B．cheap | C．plain | D．delicious |
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| 小题20: | | A．coward | B．fool | C．loser | D．hero |
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A thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment．
The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923．He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite (套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that they had occupied several years before．The former President’s wife was still living in the White House．
Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain．
Coolidge spoke, “I wish you wouldn’t take that．”
The thief, gaining his voice, said, “Why?”
“I don’t mean the watch and chain, only the charm (表坠)．Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back, “ the President said．
The thief read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidge．”
“Are you President Coolidge ? “ he asked．
The President answered, “Yes, and the House of Representatives (众议院) gave me that watch charm．I’m fond of it．It would do you no good．You want money．Let’s talk this over．”
Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “I’ll take this and leave everything else．”
Coolidge, knowing there was ＄80 in it, persuaded the young man to sit down and talk．He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill．
Coolidge added up the roommate and two rail tickets back to the college．Then he counted out ＄32 said it was a loan (借款)．
He then told the young man, “There is a guard in the corridor．” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered．
小题1:What caused the thief to meet the President? | A．He knew the President had lots of money． | | B．He knew the President lived in the suite． | | C．He wanted to be a rich businessman． | | D．He wanted to steal some money． |
小题2:Why did Calvin Coolidge live at the Willard Hotel in those days? | A．Because the former President was still living in the White House． | | B．Because the former First Lady hadn’t left the White House． | | C．Because the First Lady liked to live there． | | D．Because he liked there． |
小题3:Coolidge counted out ＄32 ______．| A．in order not to be killed by the thief | | B．in order to be out of danger | | C．so as to help the young student overcome his difficulty | | D．because he had no more money |
小题4:The young man’s roommate went back to the college ______．| A．by air | B．by water | C．by bus | D．by train |
小题5:Which of the following might happen afterwards? | A．The young student repaid the＄32． | | B．The thief was put into prison． | | C．The President told many reporters the thief’s name． | | D．The President ordered the young man to repay the money． |
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Blogs are being used more and more by teachers. Many Internet services now offer free and easy ways to create personal Web pages.
Through comments on blogs, or Web logs, teachers can share their classroom experiences. They can exchange ideas and discuss successes and failures. They can debate educational policies. Or they can just sympathize with each other.
A teacher in the American state of North Carolina recently wrote on her blog: “Apparently the teachers at my school use too much paper. So my principal yelled at everyone at the last staff meeting for, like, ten minutes. Now, I’ve just been told, we are not getting anymore paper for the rest of the year.”
This unidentified blogger is now in her third year of teaching, but still calls her site firstyearteacher.blogspot.com.
A blogger who calls himself Minister Lawrence works as a substitute teacher. In April he wrote about a disputed plan to split the Omaha, Nebraska, public schools into separate systems for black, Latino and white students. Supporters say minority parents do not have enough power over their children’s education.
But Minister Lawrence wrote at teachersparadise.blogspot.com: “I’m afraid that what this says’ to a lot of people is that blacks, whites and Hispanics are not equal, and “reinforces” racist beliefs among people.”
Educators did not become involved with blogging right away. Many were concerned with privacy issues and security. But now, thousands of teacher blogs can be found on the Internet. Many teachers do not identify themselves, and they change the names of students and co-workers.
小题1:What are teachers not doing through blogs?| A．They discuss educational problem. | B．They send money to the poor students. | | C．They share teaching ideas. | D．They comfort each other. |
小题2: What is the main idea for the passage?| A．More and more teachers are using blogs. | B．It is exciting to use blogs. | | C．Blogs are popular with students. | D．Educational problems are settled through blogs. |
小题3: Why some teachers do not identify themselves? Because ___| A．they are forbidden to identify themselves. | | B．they are forbidden to write something through blogs | | C．they want to ensure their security | | D．they want to amuse others. |
小题4:Which of the following is the result of the teachers’ using blogs?| A．Paper consuming is declining. | B．Teaching is improving. | | C．Classes are more active. | D．Government is against it. |
小题5:Minister Lawrence’s blogs are about___| A．classroom experiences | B．teaching plans | | C．educational policies | D．the black minority |
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After their 20-year-old son hanged himself during his winter break from the University of Arizona five years ago, Donna and Phil Satow wondered what signs they have overlooked, and started asking other students for answers.
What grew from this soul searching was Ulifeline (www. Ulifeline. org), a Web site where students can get answers to questions about depression by logging on through their universities. The site has been adopted as a resource by over 120 colleges, which can customize it with local information, and over 1.3 million students have logged on with their college ID’s.
“It is a very solid Web site that raises awareness of suicide, de-stigmatizes mental illness and encourages people to seek the help they need,”said Paul Grayson, the director of counseling services at New York University, which started using the service nearly a year ago.
The main component of the Web site is the Self-screening program developed by Duke University Medical Center that tests students to determine whether they are at risk for depression, suicide and disorders like anorexia and drug dependences. Besides helping students, the services compiles anonymous student date, offering administrators an important window onto the mental health of its campus.
The site provides university users with links to local mental health services, a catalog of information on prescription drugs and side effects, and access to Go Ask Alice, a vast archive developed by Columbia University with hundreds of responses to anonymously posted inquires from college students worldwide. For students concerned about their friends, there is a section that describes warning signs for suicidal behavior and depression.
Yet it is hard to determine how effective the service is. The anonymity of the online service can even play out as a negative. “There is no substitute for personal interaction(个人互动才能解决)，” said Dr. Lanny Berman, executive director of the American Association of Suicidology, based in Washington.
Ulifeline would be the first to say that its service is no replacement for an actual therapist. “The purpose is to find out if there are signs of depression and then direct people to the right places,” said Ron Gibori, executive director of Ulifeline.
Mrs. Satow, who is still involved with Ulifeline, called it “a knowledge base” that might have prevented the death of her son, Jed. “If Jed’s friends had known the signs of depression, they might have seen something,” she said.
小题1: The first paragraph is written to_________.| A．report a suicide of a young man | | B．show the suffering of Mr. And Mrs. Satow | | C．describe the Satows’ confusion over their son’s death | | D．introduce the topic of a website called Ulifeline. |
小题2:One reason that many colleges adopt the website is to _________| A．provide their students with campus information | | B．offer medical treatment to students in mental disorder | | C．encourage their students to seek advice about depression | | D．give their students various help they may need |
小题3: Go Ask Alice as mentioned in the passage is________| A．a side effect caused by some prescription drugs | | B．intended to counsel college students in mental problems | | C．a collection of medical responses from students the world over | | D．meant to describe the various signs of mental disorders |
小题4:The underlined sentence of the seventh paragraph implies that ______| A．only actual therapy can ensure adequate treatment | | B．the help given by the web service is doubtful | | C．doctors have expressed a negative view of the service | | D．a therapist’s office is the first place for the depressed to go |
小题5: Mrs. Satow would probably agree that _________| A．Jed’s friends can prevent her son’s death | | B．her son’s suicide is unavoidable | | C．Ulifeline is a worthwhile website | | D．depression is the final cause of suicides |
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At an airport I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together．They had announced her 54 ’s departure．Standing near the door, he said to his daughter: “I love you, I wish you 55 ．”She said: “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough．Your love is all I ever needed．I wish you enough, too, Daddy．” They kissed good-bye and she left．
He walked 56 toward the window where I was seated．I tried not to intrude （侵犯） on his 57 , but he welcomed me in by asking: “Did you ever say good-bye to 58 knowing it would be forever?”“Yes, I have,” I replied．“ 59 me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?” I asked．“I am old and she lives much too far away．I have 60 ahead and the reality is, her next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said．“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough．"" May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile．“That is a wish that has been handed down from other 61 ．My parents used to say it to everyone．” He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he 62 even more．“When we said ‘I wish you enough"", we wanted the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them,” he continued and then 63 toward me, he shared the following 64 he were reciting it from memory．
“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude 65 ．I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．I wish you enough pain so that the 66 joys in life appear much bigger．I wish you enough gain to satisfy your 67 ．I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you 68 ．I wish enough “Hello”s to get you 69 the final “Good-bye．”He then began to sob （哽咽） and walked away．
It is said that “It takes a/an 70 to find a special person, an hour to 71 them, a day to love them, 72 then an entire life to 73 them．”
| 小题1: | | A．train | B．plane | C．bus | D．ship |
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| 小题2: | | A．good | B．well | C．happy | D．enough |
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| 小题4: | | A．secret | B．priority | C．privacy | D．walk |
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| 小题5: | | A．someone | B．anybody | C．everyone | D．anyone |
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| 小题6: | | A．Allow | B．Forgive | C．Thank | D．Pardon |
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| 小题7: | | A．future | B．challenges | C．illness | D．nothing |
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| 小题8: | | A．parents | B．families | C．generations | D．airlines |
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| 小题9: | | A．said | B．cried | C．laughed | D．smiled |
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| 小题10: | | A．running | B．walking | C．turning | D．going |
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| 小题11: | | A．even if | B．as if | C．even though | D．although |
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| 小题12: | | A．bright | B．right | C．good | D．warm |
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| 小题13: | | A．less | B．least | C．little | D．smallest |
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| 小题14: | | A．expense | B．life | C．wanting | D．loss |
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| 小题15: | | A．like | B．want | C．possess | D．need |
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| 小题16: | | A．over | B．through | C．across | D．back |
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| 小题17: | | A．day | B．life | C．hour | D．minute |
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| 小题18: | | A．appreciate | B．see | C．face | D．understand |
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| 小题19: | | A．or | B．but | C．meanwhile | D．as a result |
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| 小题20: | | A．forget | B．remember | C．wish | D．help |
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