When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper (志愿做护士助手的小姑娘) at a local hospital
in my town. Most of the 1 I spent there was with Mr Gillespie. He never had any 2 , and nobody
seemed to care about his 3 .
I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him,_4_anything that needed to be done. He
became a close friend of mine, 5 he responded with only an occasional squeeze(捏) of my hand. Mr
Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷).
I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr Gillespie was 6 . I didn"t have
the 7 to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might 8 me he had died.
Several 9 later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar
face. When I 10 who it was, my eyes filled with tears. He was 11 ! I built up the courage to ask him if
his name was Mr Gillespie. With a(n) 12 look on his face, he replied yes. I 13 how I knew him, and
that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me
the warmest hug I had ever 14 .
He began to tell me how, 15 he lay there comatose, he could hear me talking to him and could 16
me holding his hand the whole time. Mr Gillespie 17 believed that it was my voice and 18 that had kept
him alive.
Although I haven"t 19 him since, he fills my heart with 20 every day. I know that I made a difference
between his life and his death. |
( )1. A. money
( )2. A. visitors
( )3. A. interest
( )4. A. talking about
( )5. A. so
( )6. A. dead
( )7. A. right
( )8. A. cheat
( )9. A. days
( )10. A. realized
( )11. A. great
( )12. A. happy
( )13. A. apologized
( )14. A. dreamed
( )15. A. because
( )16. A. notice
( )17. A. hardly
( )18. A. humour
( )19. A. forgotten
( )20. A. joy | B. energy
B. relatives
B. requirement
B. looking for
B. even though
B. mad
B. chance
B. tell
B. weeks
B. wondered
B. alive
B. uncertain
B. remembered
B. shown
B. if
B. feel
B. rightly
B. worry
B. called
B. regret | C. time
C. patients
C. condition
C. pointing out
C. yet
C. go
C. courage
C. remind
C. months
C. heard
C. successful
C. nervous
C. explained
C. wanted
C. unless
C. imagine
C. firmly
C. touch
C. missed
C. respect | D. effort
D. problems
D. thought
D. helping out
D. as if
D. excited
D. time
D. warn
D. years
D. asked
D. lucky
D. proud
D. told
D. received
D. as
D. appreciate
D. wrongly
D. treatment
D. seen
D. honour |
| 1-5: CACDB 6-10: CCBDA 11-15: BBCDD 16-20: BCCDA |
核心考点
试题【完形填空。 When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper (志愿做护士助手的小姑娘) at a 】；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。 | After we finished thirteen miles of hiking, we were tired and our muscles ached as we made our way
back to New England. The car ride to the airport followed by a two-hour flight left our legs more worse
condition than they were when we first came off the mountain we just climbed.
When we heard that two seats in first class on our next flight were available for a bit higher price, we
jumped at the opportunity. Our spirits lifted immediately. After all, flying first class was a new experience
for us, and we would end our adventure in comfort and style.
As we boarded the plane, we noticed that the stewardess(空姐) was working non-stop to ensure the
comfort of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving an order. How much
she must love her job! She smiled kindly at each one while attending to their needs.
As the stewardess walked by our seats near the end of the flight, I looked at her and said, "Thank
you and I hope you have a great night." She stopped, bent down, looked at me and said, "Excuse me." I
repeated my words and she smiled in a rather funny way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she
did not know how to answer.
After a few moments she returned to our seats. "I can tell you work with the public," she said. "Why
do you think so?" I asked. She answered very quietly, "Because you are the only passenger here to say
something nice to me tonight and I really appreciate your kindness."
The sense of belonging to the elite(精英) group of people in first class disappeared as we heard her
words. Our first class seats offered us more than a comfortable ride. We were reminded that without
kindness, we would be flying in no class. | | 1. Where did the writer ever go hiking? | A. In a forest
B. In a mountain
C. Along a river
D. Near an airport | | 2. Why did they choose to take a first class flight? | A. Because they were extremely tired
B. Because they wanted to go back as soon as possible
C. Because the tickets were cheaper
D. Because they wanted to enjoy the first class service. | | 3. After boarding the plane, the writer felt_______. | A. proud
B. uncomfortable
C. nervous
D. disappointed | | 4.When the stewardess first heard what the writer said, she_________. | A. didn"t understand the writer
B. knew what work the writer did
C. didn"t believe her ears
D. had a big smile on her face | | 完形填空。 | Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle"s nest rested. The eagle"s
nest contained four 1 eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked (使震动) the mountain 2 one
of the eggs to roll down the mountain, 3 a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The
chickens knew that they must 4 and care for the eagle"s egg, so an old hen (母鸡) 5 to hatch
(孵) and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. 6 , however, the eagle was raised to
be a(n) 7 . Soon, the eagle believed he was 8 more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home
and family, 9 his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle
looked at the skies above and 10 a group of eagles soaring in the skies. "Oh," the eagle 11 , "I
wish I could soar like those birds." The chickens shouted with 12 , "You cannot soar with those
birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar."
The eagle 13 staring at his real family up above, 14 that he could be with them. Each time the
eagle let his 15 be known, he was told it couldn"t be done. That is 16 the eagle learned to believe.
Slowly, the eagle 17 dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken. 18 , after a long life as
a chicken, the eagle 19 .
You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle, 20 your
dreams, not the words of a chicken. | ( ) 1. A. large
( ) 2. A. guiding
( ) 3. A. on
( ) 4. A. introduce
( ) 5. A. offered
( ) 6. A. Carefully
( ) 7. A. chicken
( ) 8. A. something
( ) 9. A. and
( )10. A. noticed
( )11. A. cried
( )12. A. excitement
( )13. A. approached
( )14. A. promising
( )15. A. suggestion
( )16. A. what
( )17. A. went
( )18. A. Happily
( )19. A. gave up
( )20. A. steal | B. curious
B. blowing
B. over
B. punish
B. regretted
B. Gently
B. eagle
B. everything
B. but
B. recognized
B. smiled
B. anger
B. avoided
B. proving
B. advantage
B. why
B. enjoyed
B. Finally
B. broke down
B. follow | C. small
C. causing
C. past
C. protect
C. managed
C. Sadly
C. hero
C. anything
C. so
C. respected
C. argued
C. laughter
C. continued
C. believing
C. dream
C. how
C. began
C. Quickly
C. passed away
C. have | D. fortunate
D. inviting
D. to
D. share
D. turned
D. Luckily
D. fool
D. nothing
D. however
D. watched
D. explained
D. surprise
D. considered
D. dreaming
D. discovery
D. when
D. stopped
D. Probably
D. died out
D. remember | | 阅读理解。 | Mr. Frank shot well and once he had come in fourth in a competition.
Then he went to a big city on business. There he joined the local rifle club. The club had a
very good team, which used to take part in a lot of important shooting competitions. One of
these took place while Frank was with them. But one of the members of the club"s team suddenly
fell ill just before the match. The captain had heard of Mr. Frank. He therefore invited Mr. Frank
to take the sick man"s place.
Mr. Frank felt greatly happy to be asked to shoot for such a good team, but he also felt very
nervous, because he was afraid of making a fool of himself.
In fact, he was so nervous that he could not keep his hands from trembling while he was shooting,
with the result that he did very badly in the competition. When he took his score card to his captain,
he said:" After seeing my score, I want to go outside and shoot myself. " The captain looked at the
card for a few seconds and then said, "Well, you"d better take two bullets with you if you want to
do that. " | | 1. Mr. Frank once in a competition. | A. joined the fourth team
B. took the fourth place
C. was the fourth to start shooting
D. shot with the other three | | 2. Why did Mr. Frank feel nervous to be asked to shoot for the team? Because | A. actually he was not good at shooting
B. he thought the captain and the other members would fool him
C. he was afraid of losing face before so many good shooters
D. he would lose a lot of money if he should fail | 3. When Frank said, "After seeing my score, I want to go outside and shoot myself", he meant
to say that . | A. he wants to practice shooting all by himself
B. he wanted to find out the reason for his failure
C. he was too shamed of himself to remain inside and face the captain and the other members
D. he wanted to kill himself with the rifle | 4. By saying "You had better take two bullets with you if you want to do that", the captain actually
meant to say . | A. "We haven"t got so many bullets for you to practice shooting."
B. "You can"t improve your shooting with only one bullet."
C. "I don"t believe you can keep your hands from shaking this time."
D. "you are such a bad shooter that one bullet is certainly not enough to end you life with." | | 5. According to this passage, which of the following is wrong? | A. He fired several shots and they all missed the target.
B. The captain wasn"t satisfied with Frank and laughed at him.
C. In the big city Frank was admitted to the local rifle club.
D. Frank could have done better in the competition. | | 完形填空。 | I had spent five exhausting years on my essay for m Ph.D. and was anxiously preparing for my oral
boards which were to be held in_1_,and I had scheduled a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to
change_2 . My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all-out run to_3_my flight. I had to stop to
catah my 4 on a moving sidewalk when I 5 a woman in her fifties 6 with a carry-on bag.
I don t know 7 ,but I looked at her and blurted out,"Are you going on Flight 567 to California?"
She responded,"Yes."
"So am I,"I responded. "Give me your bag. I"ll run 8 and tell them to wait for you." I took her bag
and began running again.
"I 9 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please
10 the plane for her. I seated myself with her bag, and a few moments later she_11_ and was the last
person on the plane 12 they closed the doors and 13 .After the plane leveled off, I 14 the bag to her,
and she smiled at me and thanked me.
I didn"t sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the 15_at seven o"clock in the morning. The 16 kept
me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the 17 in
their robes. As I slowly 18 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman.
She gave me a smile 19 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the
night before. 20 , whenever I made a mistake on any question, she did a great job of relaxing me. | ( )1. A. Minneapolis
( )2. A. trains
( )3. A. catch
( )4. A. flight
( )5. A. greeted
( )6. A. walking
( )7. A. how
( )8. A. abruptly
( )9. A. raced
( )10. A. leave
( )11. A. got
( )12. A. after
( )13. A. left out
( )14. A. presented
( )15. A. place
( )16. A. meeting
( )17. A. professors
( )18. A. started
( )19. A. like
( )20. A. In the end | B. Tokyo
B. buses
B. run
B. breath
B. met
B. struggling
B. why
B. immediately
B. got
B. hold
B. reached
B. when
B. set off
B preserved
B. university
B. board
B. assistants
B. watched
B. as
B. No matter how | C. California
C. planes
C. get
C. bag
C. noticed
C. carrying
C. what
C. fast
C. solved
C. remain
C. arrived
C. while
C. .took off
C. proved
C. palace
C. essay
C. staffs
C. glanced
C. of
C. What"s more | D. Paris
D. directions
D. hold
D. companion
D. sought
D. dashing
D. where
D. ahead
D. opened
D. stay
D. occupied
D. before
D. started off
D. showed
D. museum
D. argument
D. employees
D. glared
D. from
D. Needless to say | | 阅读理解。 | Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California"s Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn"t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I thought I should just go east.
A bus stopped. I got on and asked the driver how far she was going. "Ten more miles," she said. There was another bus I could take from here. This clearly was going to be a long night.
I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus came up. There was no light number above its
windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver. "I just can"t
leave you here," she said. "This isn"t the nicest place. I will give you a ride home. "
"You will drive me home on the bus?" I asked, astonished.
"No, I will take you in my car, "she said.
"It"s a long way, "I insisted.
"Come on, " she said. "I have nothing else to do. "
As we drove from, the station in the car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother
had run out of gas. A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car.
"I"m just passing the favour on," she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn"t accept. "Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it on. "she said. | | 1. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night? | A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.
B. No driver would give him a ride.
C. He didn"t know the routes.
D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi. | | 2. Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was . | A. very quiet and peaceful
B. dark without street lights
C. neither clean nor beautiful
D. a little unsafe | | 3. Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route? | A. No bus would come at the time.
B. A taxi ride would be more comfortable.
C. He became impatient and a bit worried.
D. He knew the driver would never return. | | 4. The bus driver drove the writer home later because . | A. she happened to go in the same direction
B. she wanted to do something good for other people
C. her brother told her to do so
D. she wanted to earn more money |
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