题目
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doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the
top step.
"Any old papers, lady?" asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say "no" until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little
sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.
"Come in and I"ll make you a cup of hot cocoa."
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served
them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started
cooking.
The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking
at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, "Lady, are you rich?"
"Am I rich? Pity, no!"
I looked at my wornout slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer(茶碟)carefully
and said, "Your cups match your saucers." They left after that, holding their papers against the wind.
They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.
Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over
our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals
were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how
rich I am.
B. A story of Thanksgiving Day
C. Don"t forget how rich you are
D. Does cups and saucers match well?
B. she wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving party
C. she showed great pity and care on them
D. she had the same experience as them in the past
B. The writer had thought she wasn"t rich because her supplies were not expensive.
C. If cups and saucers match well, they are a best pair even though cheap.
D. After hearing what they said, the writer seemed to understand what a rich life was.
B. remind her that she shouldn"t forget how rich she was
C. leave room for readers to think about what being rich is
D. prove that she had understood what meant being rich
B. what attitude you have had towards life
C. the way you help others
D. your social relationship
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解 It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thank】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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were staring down at something. Then the truth struck me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers
__1__ was his daughter being born. Then the world went __2__.
Bad luck is no stranger to this 44yearold man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to
__3__ 11yearold David to the care of the state.
Things seemed always to go from bad to worse. Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the __4__ of a truck. David was not hurt. The dog was killed.
But David does not feel sorry for himself. "These are just little obstacles you have to __5__ in your life," he said.
He has to make a daily twohour trip to his working place-the Xray department of an emergency room.
It was a hard job to __6__. Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop run by the
Lighthouse, an organization __7__ to help blind people. He wanted a job of developing Xray film,
something everyone, not just he, must do in the dark, including people with __8__ eyesight. The
Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result, __9__ they offered to pay his first three months"
salary.
David works alone in a dark room that smells of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves. __10__, he could not feel. Since this is an emergency room, lives can be put at risk or out of danger. His directress says she
trusts him 100 percent.
He makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation goes beyond money. "By working, I can actualize my
own __11__. That"s the most important!" he said.
What a shining example for us to __12__!
( )2. A.blank
( )3. A.bring up
( )4. A.bottom
( )5. A.seek
( )6. A.deal with
( )7. A.intended
( )8. A.common
( )9. A.because
( )10. A.However
( )11. A.blindness
( )12. A.set
B. colorful
B. bring in
B. path
B. overcome
B. get through
B. attended
B. poor
B. if
B. Unfortunately
B. income
B. take
C. empty
C. give up
C. wheel
C. surround
C. take up
C. offered
C. normal
C. in case
C. Otherwise
C. value
C. hold
D. silent
D. give in
D. search
D. search
D. come by
D. devoted
D. actual
D. even though
D. Besides
D. experiences
D. follow
to have cereal (谷类食物), eggs or toast. While others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I
had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from other kids" too.
But_at_least_I_wasn"t_alone_in_my_sufferings. My sister and two brothers had the same
mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who
our friends were and where we were going. She insisted if we said we"d be gone an hour,
then we be gone one hour or less-not one hour and one minute. And she always insisted
upon us telling the truth. Now you can see how mean she was.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the
next morning. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook. We had to wear
clean clothes and take a bath, while the other kids always wore their clothes for days. I
believe she laid awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.
Through the years, things didn"t improve a bit. We could not lie in bed, "sick" like our
friends did, and miss school. Our marks in school had to be up to par(达到正常水平).
Our friends" report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing.
My mother, being as different as she was, would settle for nothing less than ugly black
marks.
As the years rolled by, we were one by one put to shame. We were graduated from
high school. With our mother behind us, talking, hitting and demanding respect, none of us
was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Out of four children, a couple of us
attained some higher education. And whom do we have to blame for the terrible way we
turned out? You"re right, our mean mother. She forced us to grow up into educated and
honest adults.
Now I am trying to raise my three children. I am filled with pride when my children
call me mean. Because, you see, I had the meanest mother in the world.
B．The author"s mother suffered her.
C．The author"s mother was mean to her sister, brothers and her.
D．The author wasn"t alone because of suffering.
the following EXCEPT ________.
B．wear clean clothes
C．go to bed and get up at fixed time
D．drink as much Cokes as they want
B．Because she wanted her children to bring home colored report cards like her friends did.
C．Because she wanted her children to drop out.
D．Because she wanted her children to do their best at school and be educated and
respected citizens.
B．Mother didn"t let the author tell lies.
C．Mother asked the author to wear clean clothes.
D．The author could not miss school even if she was ill.
B．The meanest mother
C．The failure mother
D．The successful mother
neighborhood alone, and offered to help mow a lawn or wash some walls in exchange for
some pocket money just to buy something I needed, such as some school clothes or candy.
One day, I knocked at an old woman"s door and asked if she needed her walls washed.
She asked why I wasn"t in school and I showed her my pants and shoes, which were torn
and no longer keeping my feet warm. She allowed me to work in the yard for pretty much
that entire day. When I was finished, I knocked on her door and she looked at me. "I
suppose you want to be paid now," she said.
"Yes, ma"am, I do."
She asked what my fee was. I hadn"t thought about this and made no answer. She said,
"Well, come inside," and then she came in and pulled out a big jar which was filled with
dollar bills. She said, "Though you"ve done a fine job today, that isn"t something you should
be doing again. I want you to buy some pants and new shoes and get back in school. I
also want you to come back and visit me with your report card and I"ll reward you when
I see your good marks. Now reach in with your hands and take out as much as possible."
I reached in and grabbed lots of money, which was enough for me to buy those I
needed. I returned several times to see the woman and yes, she did just as she promised.
She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and a sandwich every time
I showed her I had an "A" or "B"．
I"ll never forget the huge difference this wonderful stranger made over my life with her
generosity and kindness; this is something I hope to do myself in my life.
1．What was the writer"s purpose of helping his neighbors?(No more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________________________
2．Why did the writer show the old woman his torn pants and shoes? (No more than 10
words)
________________________________________________________________________
3．On what condition would the old woman reward the writer? (No more than 8 words)
________________________________________________________________________
4．What would the writer most probably do in his life? (No more than 9 words)
________________________________________________________________________
1 half of his spare time playing basketball, even though he would soon 2 the college entrance
exam (高考).
Many evenings, John returned home 3 at the beginning of the new term. His parents told him to
concentrate more 4 his studies, but their words went in one 5 and out the other. His parents were
so angry that they 6 his basketball. From that day on, John returned home on time but locked 7 in
his room.
At first, his parents dreamt their son could study hard to enter a top university. But 8 news
shattered (破灭) their dream. John"s pre-exam test scores were 9 . One night, John"s mother looked
into his room and 10 him reading a basketball magazine.
So John"s parents discussed the matter. They 11 to make a deal (约定) with John. If John scored
high marks in the following tests, he could get his ball back and 13 once again; if he failed, they would
keep the ball 12 he improved.
John 14 reading his magazines. He started working hard. He started getting high marks and got his
15 back. The ball stayed with John until he entered a top university.
| ( ) 1. A. wasted ( ) 2. A. take ( ) 3. A. early ( ) 4. A. in ( ) 5. A. hand ( ) 6. A. brought ( ) 7. A. himself ( ) 8. A. good ( ) 9. A. low ( ) 10. A. made ( ) 11. A. ordered ( ) 12. A. read ( ) 13. A. until ( ) 14. A. went on ( ) 15. A. job | B. worked B. pass B. late B. to B. foot B. took away B. itself B. bad B. high B. heard B. thought B. play B. after B. put off B. confidence | C. spent C. fail C. quickly C. at C. ear C. played C. herself C. exciting C. more C. kept C. decided C. hit C. while C. enjoyed C. ball | D. used D. make D. slowly D. on D. eye D. put up D. themselves D. excited D. less D. found D. allowed D. throw D. since D. gave up D. magazine |
| 阅读理解 | |||
| Several days ago, while I was logging onto QQ, my cousin"s QQ head popped out online. We hadn"t seen each other for a few months, so I decided to start a conversation with her. My cousin is studying in a college of our city. Her hobby is surfing the Internet. Every time I am on the computer, she is always online, listening to music or decorating her "personal space". I like visiting her space. It"s creative and modern and worth a visit. I can"t imagine my designing such a colorful web page. When I read the sentences she sent to me, I noticed that the Chinese characters had been changed, but I could still guess their meanings. I took a strong interest in this type of new characters. Further observation made me realize that they added some common Chinese radicals(部首) to the original characters, making them more vivid, a little like Japanese. My cousin said this gives new life to the Chinese language and culture. It is true that the Internet has reinvented our language, but I still can"t accept this new cultural change. Some Chinese characters have meanings in the shapes; one shouldn"t superficially change them by adding an additional radical. So I persuaded my cousin to change her new idea and use standard characters to communicate. And she willingly accepted my advice. | |||
| 1. The author"s cousin was a(n) ________. | |||
| A. engineer B. teacher C. model D. student | |||
| 2. The author would like to visit his cousin"s space _________. | |||
| A. because he wants to design a web page B. because the music is well worth listening to C. because it is very attractive and popular D. because it is the best one on the Internet | |||
| 3. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________. | |||
| A. the Internet has an effect on the Chinese characters B. the Chinese people have learned a lot from the Internet C. the QQ message online is very useful to everyone D. the text message is more important than the QQ messages | |||
| 4. The underlined word "reinvented" in the passage means "_________". | |||
| A. destroyed B. improved C. discovered D. introduced | |||
| 5. We can learn from this passage that _________. | |||
| A. the author is a teacher in a college B. the author can design a webpage creatively C. the Chinese characters have been changed into Japanese D. the author thinks people should use standard characters to communicate |