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When I was a boy, my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city. And so he did.
When I was 16,Dad looked closely at the violin I played and announced that he want to make one. He read about violinmaking,and then became a violinmaker at the age of 43. He bought the tools and materials,opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper,while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.
Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sound so beautiful. Some experts claimed that it was the unique varnish(油漆)that gave those instruments their beautiful sound. Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that were the answer.
One of Dad’s friends asked him once which kind of wood was used to make violins. When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉),his friend said that he had an old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in.
He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be a superior violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece. He was convinced that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself.
Later,the instrument was stolen. Dad’s spirit was broken by the robbery, and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins.
My father has been gone for 14 years now. The violin has been missing for more than 25 years. Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone. The owner today may never understand why this ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius.
45. The author mentions his father’s developing color prints____________.
A. to show that his father’s real interest was not in making violins
B. to prove that his father could do anything he wanted to
C. to give an example proving that his father was an inventor
D. to describe the real thing that made the author believe his father
46. What did the author"s father think about Stradivarius violins?
A. The varnish was different from the others.
B. The way of making them was special.
C. The wood of the violins was special.
D. They could only be analyzed by chemists.
47. From the underlined sentence, we can learn that the author’s father________.
A. 1iked the violin very much
B. got crazy after this happened
C. 1ost interest in instruments
D. didn"t want to become famous
48. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author __________ .
A. really hates the thief
B. misses his father a 1ot
C. really wants to play the violin
D. wonders who’s playing the violin now
答案
45—48 BCAB
解析
核心考点
试题【BWhen I was a boy, my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to. Dad】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
第二节:补全对话(共5小题;每小题1分)
根据对话内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
(B: Burley, the boss, J: Jeremy)
B: Good morning.
J: Good morning, Mr. Burley.
B: Please be seated. 61
J: Yes, I have. I worked for B & J Business Forms Company.
B: 62
J: I quite enjoyed it, but the office was too big and sometimes noisy. I want to work in a smaller and quieter office.
B: 63 I think my office is very quiet and modern. I hope you don’t stay away from work too much.
J: 64
B: That’s very good indeed. 65 One of the young men in my office is always absent. Right! I’ll take you on.
A.I need a young man like you. |
B.How long have you worked in an office before? |
C.That sounds very good. |
D.Have you ever worked in an office before? |
F.I’d like to follow your advice.
G.And did you enjoy it?
第二节情景对话(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。(注意:E涂AB;F涂AC;G涂AD)
Dorothy and Debbie are two friends. One year later, they happen to meet in the street.
—Debbie ! I can" t believe it ! I haven" t seen yon for ages.
—Dorothy! It"s really a nice surprise! 6
—Pretty good.
— 7
—I wish I could, but I" m on my way out. I have to be in the city in an hour.
— 8
—There"s a lot of truffle and I really have to get going. You know where I live—why
don" t you drop in one evening?
—I" ll do that. 9 Let" s keep in touch.
—I" d really like to. I" ll talk to you soon, Debbie. I" m glad I ran into you.
— 10
A. Take care:
B. How are you?
C. Where have you been?
D. Can you join me?
E. Come on, just for a minute.
F. And you should feel free to call or visit me.
G. It" s been a whole year since we saw each other last, time.
第二节 信息匹配(共5小题,每小题2分,满分l0分)
根据短文内容,从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。(注意:E涂AB;F涂AC)
A.The effects of flu and its symptoms
B.Types of virus to cause flu
C.People’s attitudes toward flu
D.The cause of flu
E.The way that flu spreads
F.The methods to fight flu
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Flu (which is short for influenza) is a highly infectious disease,the cause of which is a very tiny organism known as a virus.Several types of flu are recognized,depending on the type of virus that causes the disease.
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62.
Flu Can often cause problems in breathing,and general infection of the lung.With elderly and weak people,these added complications often produce serious results.The virus, if not properly treated, can weaken the body so that patient may develop more serious illnesses,such as pneumonia and bronchitis.When people catch flu,they often complain of a headache or a sore throat.They usually have a fever and their temperature rises from the normal 37℃ (98.6℉) to about 39.5℃ (103℉).Sometimes a person has a dry hacking cough and aching joints.
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63.
Today many doctors use drugs that fight the disease.And scientists have also developed vaccines that help to prevent it.If the patient has proper treatment,and complete rest in bed,the virus is normally beaten within a week to ten days.
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64.
How does flu spread so quickly? When the infected person breathes out.sneezes or coughs,he gives out droplets of moisture in the breath from his mouth or nose.These remain in the air for some time.Flu viruses are present in these droplets.If a person sneezes in a crowd or poorly ventilated place,such as a lift,viruses can easily be carried from all infected person to a healthy person.This is known as droplet infection.The healthy person will breathe in the viruses given out by the infected person.
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65.
There are three main types of virus that cause flu,which are called type A, B and C. Type A is the most powerful of the three,and undergoes minor changes in its genetic material every few years.The new form of the virus is called a strain.The new strain is not affected by the current vaccines. It is said to be“resistant”to them.So doctors must be continually producing new vaccines to combat the new strains of virus.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the move “signals the beginning of the decline for the daytime talk show.” More women are working full-time jobs, and people are turning to cable (有线电视) and pre-recorded shows for their entertainment.
It may be that Oprah isn’t quitting so much as moving on. She has created the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and will most likely move her show to the network. If audiences around the world need Oprah, they well know where to look.
Oprah Winfrey was born to a single teenage mother in a small town in rural Mississippi, US. As a child, she lived with poverty and abuse. But she got a job at a local radio station, where her honesty, emotional style won her many fans. She quickly rose through the ranks of radio and television before launching her own production company and starting her own show.
Oprah’s talk show was not the first of its kind, but it quickly became the best and most popular. It made talk shows popular, and others jumped in to start similar shows. But while other talk shows turned ugly, featuring guests who argued and attacked each other with chairs, Oprah rose above the mess.
“Part of her power lies in the fact that her life story resonates (产生共鸣) with her audience, as a kind of version of the American dream,” writes Kevin Connolly, a reporter with the BBC.
She became a star because of the way she opened up about her problems to her audience. She shared her own struggles with relationships and weight. She focused on self-help. Connolly believes “something in her honesty and her sometimes painfully emotional directness struck home with a certain type of American”.
60. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The stop of Oprah’s show reflects the decrease of audience.
B. Oprah hosted her showfor about 25 years.
C. American talk show was pioneered by Oprah.
D. Oprah used to be a radio presenter.
61. What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. Oprah could deal with the guests fighting very well.
B. Oprah’s show stood out with her unique style.
C. Oprah turned a deaf ear to other people’s quarrel.
D. Oprah’s fame rose because lots of people watch her show.
62. From Kevin Connolly, we know people like Oprah’s show for all the reasons EXCEPT ________.
A. Oprah always shares people’s life stories in her show
B. the audiences are touched by Oprah’s honesty and frankness
C. Oprah’s life story reflects the truth of American dream
D. some audiences are inspired by Oprah’s show
63. According to the text, Oprah ________.
A. always volunteers to help those who need help
B. has practiced presentational skills since she was young
C. believes that one should rely on himself to solve problems
D. calls on women to work full-time jobs
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。
A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She __36__ immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. What she said __37__ her friend so much that this good woman was hurt herself for the pain she caused. In a(an) __38_ to undo what she had done, she went to an older, wiser woman in the village to ask for 39 .
Listening to her, the older woman __40__ the younger woman’s great pain and knew she must help her. She __41__ knew she could never ease her pain, __42__ she could teach. She knew the result would depend only on the __43__ of the younger woman. She said, “Tonight, take your best feather __44__ and put a single feather on the doorstep of each __45__ in town before the sun rises.”
The young woman __46__ home to prepare for her words, even if the feather pillow were very dear to her. All _47__ long, she worked alone in the cold. __48__ the sky was getting light and she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she _49__ to the older woman.
“Now,” said the wiser woman, “Go back and refill your pillow with the __50__ you have put on the steps. Then everything will be as it was before.”
“You know that is __51__ ! The wind blew away each feather as fast as I put them on the doorsteps!”The young woman was very __52 _ .
“That is true, ” said the older woman. “Never __53_ . Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. _54_ spoken , no effort can ever return them to your mouth. __55__ your words well and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love.”
36. A . called B. apologized C. regretted D. wrote
37. A. hurt B. missed C . impressed D. gave
38. A. effect B. effort C. letter D. offer
39. A. view B. money C. comfort D. advice
40. A. sensed B. reminded C. noticed D. reduced
41. A. hardly B. still C. also D. yet
42. A. so B. and C. for D. but
43. A. patience B. attitude C. character D. words
44. A. coat B. cap C. quilt D. pillow
45. A. stair B. house C. gate D. street
46. A. hurried B. drove C. rode D. walked
47. A. day B. morning C. night D. afternoon
48.A. Again B. Finally C. Suddenly D. lately
49. A. referred B. turned C. returned D. devoted
50. A. sand B. money C. step D. feather
51. A.useless B . impossibe C. unnecessary D. boring
52. A .surprised B. right C. puzzled D. angry
53. A. admit B. mind C. remember D. forget
54. A. Once B. Though C. Unless D. As
55. A. Speak B. Choose C . Say D. Guide
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