One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather.Several times,it __1__
several obstacles(障碍物)in its path.And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detou
r(绕道). At one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10 mm wide.After some __2__ thoughts,the
ant laid the feather over the crack,walked across it and picked the feather up on the other side,then
continued on its way.I was __3__ by the cleverness of this ant.It was only a small insect,lacking of
__4__ yet equipped with a brain to reason,explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the other
twolegged creatures __5__ on the earth, also shares human failings.
After some time the ant __6__ reached its destination-a flower bed and a small hole that was the
entrance to its __7__ home.It was there that the ant met its __8__.How could that large feather possibly
__9__ such a small hole? Of course, it couldn"t.So the ant, after all this __10__ and using great brightness,
overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the __11__ and went home.The ant had not thought
the problem through before it began its journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a burden.
Isn"t our __12__ like that?
We worry about our families; we worry about the __13__ of money and we worry about all kinds of
things.These are all burdens-the things we pick up along life"s path,and drag them around the obstacles
and over the cracks that life will bring, only to __14__ that at the destination they are __15__ and we
can"t take them with us. |
( )1. A. brought about
( )2. A. brave
( )3. A. frightened
( )4. A. size
( )5. A. working
( )6. A. probably
( )7. A. underground
( )8. A. partner
( )9. A. fit
( )10. A. decision
( )11. A. insect
( )12. A. study
( )13. A. waste
( )14. A. think
( )15. A. bad | B. got over
B. tiring
B. attracted
B. height
B. sleeping
B. suddenly
B. lonely
B. match
B. fix
B. pleasure
B. problem
B. aim
B. lack
B. find
B. practical | C. came across
C. magic
C. annoyed
C. depth
C. living
C. easily
C. comfortable
C. parent
C. suit
C. trouble
C. hole
C. dream
C. worth
C. wonder
C. useless | D. dealt with
D. short
D. satisfied
D. length
D. walking
D. finally
D. big
D. friend
D. fill
D. matter
D. feather
D. life
D. danger
D. warn
D. meaningful |
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核心考点
试题【完形填空 One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge fe】；主要考察你对 题材分类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 阅读理解 | As a boy growing up in India,I had longed to travel abroad.I used to listen to the stories my father
would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s,with great interest.
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to
Europe,where my father was to attend a meeting.We planned to travel to Belgium,Netherlands and
West Germany.
I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going
abroad.I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them
first hand,during the flight to Frankfurt.We flew business class and even today I can remember the
excellent service by the Lufthansa crew.The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable,even for
someone like me,who is otherwise scared of flying.
After spending almost two weeks in Europe,we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf
to Frankfurt airport,for our return flight.What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河),it was
simply an unforgettable experience.I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked
the end of a wonderful vacation,but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most
enjoyable experience yet again,with the quality of their service.
Being the first airline to take me overseas,Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart.
Even today,I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other
airline.Flying,in general,for me,has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful eperience). Flying on
Lufthansa,however,is something I always have and always will look forward to.
1. Which country does the author live in now?
A. India.
B. Canada.
C. Belgium.
D. Germany.
2. What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?
A. Growing up in India.
B. Once staying in Canada.
C. Once traveling to Canada with his father.
D. His father"s stories about his traveling experiences.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.
A. a city in India
B. a city in Europe
C. an airline company
D. a travel agency
4. The underlined word "sombre" in the 4th paragraph probably means "________".
A. happy
B. sad
C. angry
D. enjoyable | | 完形填空 | I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the livingroom, my 12yearold
son looked up at me and said, "I__1__you." I did not__2__what to say, and I just stood there, looking
__3__at him. My first__4__was that he__5__need help with his homework. Then I asked, "What was
that all__6__?"
"Nothing," he said, "My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and__7__what they
say."
The next day I called his teacher to__8__more about what my son said and how the other parents
had reacted( 反应). "Most of the fathers had the__9__response as you did," the teacher said, "When
I first__10__that we try this, I asked the children__11 _they thought their parents__12__say. Some
of them thought their parents would have heart trouble."
Then the teacher__13__, " I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of
__14__. I"m trying to tell them it"s too bad that we don"t express our feelings. A boy__15__tell his
father or mother he loves him or her." The teacher understands that sometimes it is__16 _for some of
us to say something that is good for us to say.
That evening when my son__17__to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an__18 _moment,
saying, "Hey, I love you,__19__." I don"t know if saying that made__20__of us healthier, but it did feel
pretty good. | ( )1. A. hate
( )2. A. realize
( )3. A. away
( )4. A. thought
( )5. A. must
( )6. A. for
( )7. A. test
( )8. A. talk to
( )9. A. same
( )10. A. allowed
( )11. A. how
( )12. A. would
( )13. A. explained
( )14. A. study
( )15. A. might
( )16. A. easy
( )17. A. turned
( )18. A. extra
( )19. A. either
( )20. A. all | B. love
B. recognize
B. for
B. meaning
B. should
B. with
B. know
B. chat with
B. different
B. agreed
B. whether
B. will
B. prepared
B. work
B. can
B. difficult
B. shouted
B. ordinary
B. too
B. either | C. like
C. know
C. down
C. news
C. could
C. around
C. understand
C. find out
C. usual
C. planned
C. when
C. could
C. informed
C. health
C. should
C. crazy
C. went
C. interesting
C. also
C. none | D. enjoy
D. find
D. on
D. reason
D. would
D. about
D. see
D. do with
D. unusual
D. suggested
D. what
D. can
D. developed
D. body
D. need
D. silly
D. came
D. important
D. again
D. neither | | 完形填空 | A serious car crash leads one woman to rediscover her faith in human kindness.
In March last year, the car I was driving was__1__in a serious crash with another car on a country
road. I soon__2__myself at the centre of a frenzy of activity, surrounded by paramedics, police, rescuers
and members of the local community. An enormous can opener was used to__3__me out of my wrecked car and__4__an ambulance.
Over the next eight hours, I was transported to hospital, dragged up, Xrayed and diagnosed (诊断)
with a broken neck. Knowing that I"d__5__death by a fraction of a second sustained me throughout the
long wait in the emergency ward and__6 _me to deal with the visible distress of my hospital visitors.
Only after I"d convinced the last friend to__7__could I direct my energies inwards. Flitting in and out
of my line of vision during my hospital__8__was the Red Cross lady, a gentle__9__in white who, from
time to time, popped her head in to__10__cups of tea. After the visitors had gone, she ventured further
into my cubicle to__11__if I was all right.
I found myself__12__her everything: about the shock of the__13__, my feats for my family as a
result of my injuries-about my whole life. While I__14__for an ambulance to transport me to another
hospital, she stood by my trolley and_15_my hand as I offloaded all the emotion I"d stoically withheld
(强忍着的) from my family. She__16__, quiet and nonjudgmental.
Even now, the__17__that I have her contact details provides me with great__18__. I look forward
to a day in the nottoodistant future when my guardian angel and I can meet again, in__19__
circumstances.
In times of crisis, faith can sustain us: for me, my faith in human nature, reawakened by the__20 _
of a stranger, has helped ease my journey back to recovery. | ( )1. A. caught
( )2. A. imagined
( )3. A. push
( )4. A. into
( )5. A. survived
( )6. A. advised
( )7. A. assist
( )8. A. stay
( )9. A. patient
( )10. A. make
( )11. A. claim
( )12. A. presenting
( )13. A. accident
( )14. A. hoped
( )15. A. held
( )16. A. puzzled
( )17. A. knowledge
( )18. A. progress
( )19. A. unforeseen
( )20. A. sympathy | B. trapped
B. found
B. force
B. onto
B. met
B. forced
B. leave
B. visit
B. performa
B. offer
B. consult
B. showing
B. incident
B. prepared
B. lent
B. doubted
B. belief
B. pride
B. happier
B. strength | C. lost
C. devoted
C. get
C. off
C. beat
C. ordered
C. participate
C. operation
C. presence
C. drink
C. conclude
C. giving
C. event
C. waited
C. moved
C. stopped
C. power
C. surprise
C. strange
C. kindness | D. involved
D. dreamed
D. turn
D. on
D. feared
D. helped
D. come
D. appointment
D. physician
D. take
D. check
D. telling
D. occasion
D. watched
D. waved
D. listened
D. privilege
D. comfort
D. extreme
D. donation | | 阅读理解 | It was the summer of 1960. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca
about his plan for the future. "I"m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it," Deluca recalls saying.
"Buck said, "you should open a sandwich shop.""
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After
doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut,
and when they couldn"t cover their startup costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.
But business didn"t go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, "After six months, we were doing
poorly, but we didn"t know how badly, because we didn"t have any financial controls." All he and Buck
knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was
working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They"d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm
ideas for keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we
could tell the public, "We are so successful; we are opening a second store."" And they did-in the spring
of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners" learnasyougo approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday,
Deluca would drive around and handdeliver the checks to pay their supplies. "It probably took me two
and a half hours and it wasn"t necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the
personal relationships established really helped out," Deluca says.
And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just
have to keep working toward your goal," Deluca adds.
Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimilliondollar restaurant chain.
1. Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ________.
A. support his family
B. pay for his college education
C. help his partner expand business
D. do some research
2. Which of the following is true of Buck?
A. He put money into the sandwich business.
B. He was a professor of business administration.
C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D. He rented a storefront for Deluca.
3. What can we learn about their first shop?
A. It stood at an unfavorable place.
B. It lowered the prices to poor management.
C. It made no profits due to poor management.
D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwich.
4. They decided to open a second store because they ________.
A. had enough money to do it
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D. wanted to make believe(假装)that they were successful | | 阅读理解 | "Grandma, Grandma, tell us a story!" Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me
expectantly.
Suddenly, we were interrupted clapping. "Terrific," the director said, stepping up the stage from
the aisle(过道). "Except, could you kids face the audience a bit more?"
The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play.
"Perfect," the director said. "Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren." A pang of sadness hit me.
If only I could read to my real grandchild!
I had a granddaughter, but I"d never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a
relationship that ended badly. But out of it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a
grandmother to her-but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left. Over the
years, I asked around town to try and find my son"s exwife(前妻), but it seemed that she didn"t want
to be found.
I "d just joined this new church a week earlier, and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the
play. At least now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of
the show arrived. The performance was great. "You all looked so natural up there," one of my friends
said.
Afterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments(茶点). I walked over to one of the
girls in the play, Rehearsals had been such a whirlwind(一片忙乱) that we never really got to talk.
"How"s my granddaughter?" I joked.
"Fine!" she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name.
I wasn"t sure I heard the girl"s answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question. "What"s
your mother"s name?"
She told me, I was still in shock. "And what"s your father"s name?" I asked. She told me. It was my
son.
She"d only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of the play, we"ve stayed
close. Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.
1. What was the author doing at the beginning of the story?
A. Telling a story.
B. Playing a game.
C. Preparing for a play.
D. Acting in a movie.
2. Why did the author feel "A pang of sadness" at the words of the director?
A. The director"s words reminded her of her lost granddaughter.
B. The director"s words hurt her so badly.
C. She wished that she had a real grandchild.
D. The director wasn"t content with her performance.
3.We can infer that when writing the story, the author felt ________.
A. lighthearted
B. heartbroken
C. confused
D. anxious |
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