Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of
the most unforgettable __1__ when I was teaching the __2__ grade 10 years ago.
In May, I decided to plan something __3__ for the children: a Mother"s Day tea. We had put our
heads together to __4__ ideas of how to __5__ our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized
poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea on Friday before Mother"s Day. I was surprised
but very __6__ to learn that every mother was planning to attend.I __7__ invited my own mother.
Finally, the big day arrived.Each child __8__ up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his
or her mom.__9__ it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His
mother hadn"t shown up and he was looking __10__.
I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. "Jimmy," I said, "I have a bit of problem
here and I was __11__ if you could keep my mother __12__ while I"m busy."
My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy __13__ my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I
had made, just as we had __14__ the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy
were in deep __15__.
Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last
year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. I had the students complete an outline
of the day"s __16__ and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students" booklets and checked
them to see if __17__ was completed. When I came __18__ Jimmy"s page, he had written "Remember
our Mother"s Day tea we had in the second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and
thank your mother, too."
I told him I really enjoyed what he had written.He looked rather embarrassed and __19__ his own
thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug.
I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had __20__ stopped hugging teachers
years ago. |
( )1. A. lasted
( )2. A. third
( )3. A. special
( )4. A. pay attention to
( )5. A. love
( )6. A. astonished
( )7. A. even
( )8. A. followed
( )9. A. As
( )10. A. puzzled
( )11. A. considering
( )12. A. connection
( )13. A. served
( )14. A. taught
( )15. A. mind
( )16. A. feeling
( )17. A. something
( )18. A. by
( )19. A. announced
( )20. A. probably | B. happened
B. first
B. simple
B. look forward to
B. please
B. worried
B. ever
B. held
B. Although
B. curious
B. wondering
B. care
B. supplied
B. studied
B. thought
B. behavior
B. everything
B. to
B. delivered
B. exactly | C. experienced
C. second
C. difficult
C. get on with
C. respect
C. delighted
C. still
C. kept
C. While
C. strange
C. asking
C. company
C. appealed
C. practiced
C. agreement
C. event
C. anything
C. across
C. stated
C. rarely | D. described
D. fourth
D. challenging
D. come up with
D. admire
D. interested
D. once
D. lined
D. Because
D. upset
D. doubting
D. concern
D. applied
D. told
D. conversation
D. action
D. nothing
D. over
D. whispered
D. eagerly |
| 1-5: BCADB 6-10: CADAD 11-15: BCACD 16-20: CBBDA |
核心考点
试题【完形填空 Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many】；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。 | I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car．I had just come from the car wash and was
waiting for my wife to get out of work．
Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum．From the
looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money．There are times when you
feel generous but there are other times that you just don"t want to be bothered．This was one of thos
e "don"t want to be bothered times"．
" I hope he doesn"t ask me for any money," I thought．
He didn"t．He came and sat on the edge of the pavement in front of the bus stop but he didn"t look
like he could have enough money to even ride the bus．After a few minutes he spoke．
"That"s a very pretty car," he said．
He was in rags but he had an air of dignity around him．His badly-grown blond beard kept more
than his face warm．
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car．He sat there quietly as I worked．The expected
plea(乞求) for money never came．As the silence between us widened, something inside said, "ask him
if he needs any help．" I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice．
"Do you need any help?" I asked．
He answered in three simple words that I shall never forget．We often look for wisdom in great
men and women．We expect it from those of higher learning and achievements．I expected nothing
but an outstretched dirty hand．He spoke the three words that shook me．
"Don"t we all?" he said． | | 1. Why did the writer parked his car before the mall? | A. Because he wanted to pick up his wife．
B. Because he wanted to show off his car．
C. Because he wanted to wipe off his car．
D. Because he wanted to do some shopping． | | 2. Which has the closest meaning to the underlined word "bum" in Paragraph 2? | A. dustman
B. driver
C. beggar
D. robber | | 3. Which is the best title for this text? | A. A good husband
B. Didn"t he need help?
C. Don"t we all?
D. One should be generous | | 完形填空 | One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so 1 _that we stood for several stops until a vacant
seat was__2__for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, "Hi, where are you going?" I was so struck by the
stranger that I had a hard time trying to __3__ her. Clearly she had taken me __4__ somebody else.
I returned her greeting with politeness, __5__ to give explanation to my girlfriend later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girlfriend__6__ her eyes and found she was pretty.
She asked jealously, "Who"s she?" The pretty girl, quite__7__of the situation, spoke out first, "Hi, let
me__8__myself. I" m Nancy, used to be __9__. Very glad to meet you." She behaved very __10__.
But I was __11__ to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was
worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend __12__ the pretty girl again turned to me, "Will you give
me your cell phone number so that we __13__ keep contacts(联系) later?" I had to submit to her
__14__.
Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short __15__ on my phone－from a stranger. My girlfriend __16__ my
phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, "Just now, two thieves tried to __17__ your
pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the __18__ stop
but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also __19__ to leave at the same stop. Because of the __20__
I delayed my departure. Now you" ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck." | ( )1. A. tiring
( )2. A. ready
( )3. A. identify
( )4. A. on
( )5. A. preferring
( )6. A. fixed
( )7. A. proud
( )8. A. explain
( )9. A. partners
( )10. A. naturally
( )11. A. in a hurry
( )12. A. while
( )13. A. would
( )14. A. request
( )15. A. suggestion
( )16. A. removed
( )17. A. steal
( )18. A. terminal
( )19. A. pretending
( )20. A. incident | B. slow
B. available
B. realize
B. by
B. planning
B. opened
B. careful
B. enjoy
B. neighbors
B. generously
B. at a loss
B. before
B. can
B. question
B. warning
B. seized
B. reach
B. former
B. intending
B. matter | C. crowded
C. special
C. remind
C. with
C. managing
C. raised
C. afraid
C. introduce
C. friends
C. cautiously
C. at ease
C. when
C. should
C. command
C. notice
C. found
C. get
C. previous
C. demanding
C. accident | D. messy
D. suitable
D. judge
D. for
D. promising
D. focused
D. aware
D. help
D. colleagues
D. normally
D. in time
D. until
D. must
D. opinion
D. message
D. caught
D. pick
D. latter
D. announcing
D. affair | | 完形填空。 | In the doorway of my home，I looked closely at my 23yearold son，Daniel.In a few
hours he would be flying to France to __1__ a different life.It was a transitional(过渡的)
time in Daniel"s life.I wanted to __2__ him some words of significance.But nothing came
from my lips，and this was not the __3__ time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five，I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten.He
asked，“What is it going to be like，Dad? Can I do it？” Then he walked__4__ the
steps of the bus and disappeared inside.The bus drove away and I said nothing.A decade
later，a similar __5__ played itself out.I drove him to college.As I started to leave，I tried
to think of something to say to give him __6__ and confidence as he started this new stage
of life.Again，words __7__ me.
Now，as I stood before him，I thought of those__8__ opportunities.How many times
have I let such moments __9__ ? I don"t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have
__10__ to me.Or what he might want to face in the years __11__.Maybe I thought it
was not necessary to say anything.What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a
father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？__12__ as I stood before Daniel，
I knew that it did matter.My father and I loved each other.Yet，I always__13__ never
hearing him put his__14__into words.Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat
tighten.Why is it so __15__ to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry，and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words
clearly.“Daniel，” I said，“If I could have picked，I would have picked you.” That"s
all I could say.He hugged me.For a moment，the world__16__ and there were just Daniel
and me.He was saying something，but tears misted my eyes，and I couldn"t understand
what he was saying.All I was__17__ of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face
pressed__18__ mine.What I had said to Daniel was __19__.It was nothing.And yet，
it was __20__ . | ( )1．A.experience
( )2．A.show
( )3．A.last
( )4．A.upward
( )5．A.sign
( )6．A.interest
( )7．A.failed
( )8．A.future
( )9．A.last
( )10．A.counted
( )11．A.forward
( )12．A.But
( )13．A.wondered
( )14．A.views
( )15．A.important
( )16．A.disappeared
( )17．A.sensitive
( )18．A.by
( )19．A.clumsy
( )20．A.none
| B．spend
B．give
B．first
B．into
B．scene
B．instruction
B．discouraged
B．embarrassing
B．fly
B．meant
B．before
B．And
B．regretted
B．actions
B．essential
B．changed
B．convinced
B．against
B．gentle
B．all
| C．enjoy
C．leave
C．very
C．down
C．scenery
C．courage
C．struck
C．obvious
C．pass
C．valued
C．ago
C．Instead
C．minded
C．feelings
C．complex
C．progressed
C．aware
C．on
C．absurd
C．anything
| D．shape
D．instruct
D．next
D．up
D．sight
D．direction
D．troubled
D．lost
D．remain
D．eared
D．ahead
D．So
D．tried
D．attitudes
D．hard
D．advanced
D．tired
D．with
D．moving
D．everything
| | 阅读理解 | Perhaps you have never heard of Katherine Lawes．Katherine was the wife of Lewis Lawes, warden （监狱长） at Sing Sing Prison from 1920 to 1941．In these 21 years he made many reforms --- and
an important part of his success was due to his wife Katherine．
Katherine took seriously the idea that the prisoners are human beings ,worthy of attention and respect ．She regularly visited inside the walls of Sing Sing．She encouraged the prisoners, took things to them
and spent time listening to them．Most importantly, she cared about them．And as a result, they cared
deeply about her．
Then one night in October of 1937, news was "telegraphed" between the prison cells that Katherine
had been killed in an accident．The prisoners asked the warden to allow them to attend her funeral.He
agreed to their strange request and a few days later the south gate of Sing Sing swung slowly open．
Hundreds of men who had committed almost every crime imaginable marched slowly out of the prison,
later gathered again at the gate and returned to their cells．There were so many that they proceeded
unguarded．But no one tried to escape．If he had, the others might have killed him immediately．So
devoted were they to Katherine Lawes, the woman who daily walked into Hell to show the men a piece
of Heaven．
Katherine" s strength was to see the men less as prisoners and more as individuals．Thomas Moore
once said, "We can only treat badly those things or people whose souls we show no respect for．" | | 1．When Katherine"s husband was the warden at Sing Sing Prison, she did the following things EXCEPT_______________． | A．encouraging the prisoners
B．visiting the prison houses
C．doing some writing for the prisoner
D．spending time in listening to the prisoners | | 2．Why did the prisoners ask the warden to allow them to attend Katherine’s funeral? | A．Because Katherine didn"t look down upon them and cared about them．
B．Because Katherine was the wife of the warden．
C．Because Katherine made reforms in the prison．
D．Because Katherine had been killed by one of them． | | 3．Whom does the underlined part “the others” refer to? | A．The policemen at the funeral．
B．The other prisoners．
C．The guards．
D．The policemen from other prisons． | | 4．The best title of this passage is_________． | A．Katherine Lawes" s Life
B．Reforms at Sing Sing Prison
C．To Honor Their Souls
D．To Meet Their Requirement | | 阅读理解 | Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my
father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely and would cry myself to sleep each night.
To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy.
Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all
reason. I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboy’s looks. I
never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful,
registered horses.
When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance, we were quickly
shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance
to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.?
One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons.
Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t
need to. I came in next to last.
The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (赛马场). We practiced running and
jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted. All of our hard
work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.
My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena. At the signal,
we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then
flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line. As we
crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy
horse by two seconds!
I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds,
I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. | | 1. The underlined expression "shown the gate" (paragraph 3) most probably means ______. | A. told how to enter the arena
B. shown how to make the horse beautiful
C. removed from the competition early
D. told to enter the timed-speed events | | 2. When the final race finished, nobody cheered because . | A. the audience didn’t like Cowboy
B. people envied the writer
C. the win was unexpected?
D. the writer bad run out of time | | 3. Why was the writer not confident of victory? | A. He was an inexperienced rider.
B. He had not practiced enough.
C. He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.
D. He thought his horse wasn’t so good as the others. | | 4. What did the writer learn from his experience? | A. Life can sometimes be unfair.
B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.
C. A positive attitude will bring success.
D. One should not make judgments based on appearance. |
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