In 2004, I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England, holding my
Cambridge Proficiency certificate. After nervously 1 a short training course, I began to give classes to
my 12 students, all of them older than I was. I 2 hard to remain clam in class and 3 they wouldn"t
find out how unconfident I felt most of the time. I was quite 4 , actually, until the end of 5 and the
night of the final oral test.
The test was going to start at 7 pm, and at 6:50, I 16 myself in the teachers bathroom to 17 all the
test questions again. I really wanted to learn the 18 by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced
tester. The 19 is, I actually locked myself in the bathroom. I 20 couldn"t get out! The bell rang at 7 pm
and I could hear the noise in the halls 21 the students went to their rooms. I tried hard to 22 the bathroom
door, but failed.
I heard the cleaning lady"s voice and asked for help as 23 as I could. However, she wasn"t exactly a
thoughtful person, and started 24 . "Diana"s locked in the bathroom!" Shame had fallen upon me! 25 , the
course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and, 26 ,
my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like "Aren"t we 27 ! No test today!" All I could do
was 28 , and my entire 29 was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces." 30 ! Teacher."
They said, "We know you are human too!"
They all passed their test. True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterwards, and laughed
the whole thing off. |
( )1. A.holding
( )2. A. performed
( )3. A. thought
( )4. A. successful
( )5. A.the class
( )6. A.tidied
( )7. A.rewrite
( )8. A.questions
( )9. A.situation
( )10. A.probably
( )11. A.as
( )12. A.knock
( )13. A.quietly
( )14. A.scolding
( )15. A.At first
( )16. A.to my amazement
( )17. A.lucky
( )18. A.watch
( )19. A.class
( )20. A.Sorry | B. taking
B. learned
B. hoped
B. fortunate
B. the course
B. washed
B. answer
B. instructions
B. condition
B. simply
B. before
B. kick
B. hurriedly
B. running
B. Soon enough
B. to my delight
B. comfortable
B. smile
B. staff
B. Congratulation | C. getting
C. worked
C. guessed
C. happy
C. the day
C. locked
C. go over
C. answers
C. trick
C. sadly
C. after
C. open
C. excitedly
C. laughing
C. In the end
C. to my surprise
C. anxious
C. wait
C. group
C. Don"t be angry | D. giving
D. tried
D. realized
D. satisfied
D. the year
D. reminded
D. put forward
D. steps
D. problem
D. nearly
D. until
D. push
D. crazily
D. shouting
D. Right now
D. to my horror
D. regretful
D. worry
D. school
D. Don"t worry |
| 1-5: B D B A B 6-10: C C A D B 11-15: A C A D B 16-20: D A C A D |
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试题【完形填空。 In 2004, I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 】；主要考察你对 题材分类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 完形填空。 | One night last summer, my neighbor Debbie came over and knocked on my door. "I"m leaving for 1 , Jim,"
she said. "Would you mind dropping by my house a bit and 2 on my mother?"
"Not a problem," I said.
I"d lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old 3 , Nan, for about six months, and we"d become fast
friends. Debbie always worked at night. She 4 leaving her mom alone, so she asked if it was okay if she rigged
up (装配) one of those baby monitors and 5 me a receiver.
I was 6 to help. After all, I"ve been blind since infancy and out of work for years. In fact, at 54, I"d come
to wonder if I had much 7 anymore.
Like me, Nan was 8 -and was also hard of hearing. That evening Nan and I chatted for a bit 9 .
"If you"re okay," I said, "I think I"ll go back." Before I 10 , I made sure the baby monitor was working.
"Good night, Nan," I said. I 11 my cane and headed out of the door. "See you tomorrow," Nan called behind
me. I locked the door and 12 my way home.
Several minutes 13 , I heard a sound. It was Nan on the 14 . "Jim! Jim!" I heard over the monitor. "The
house is 15 ! Help!"
I went as 16 as I could to Debbie"s. I got to the front door. I could 17 a heavy, thick smoke. I put my hand
on the doorknob, and reached for my key and 18 the door. "Here, Jim. Help!" Her voice was weak.
"Let"s get out of here!" I shouted. Grabbing her hand, I started to move on. I tapped with my cane 19 we
found the front door. We felt our way down the steps, 20 in the sweet, fresh summer air, and to the gate of her
yard. "Thank you, Lord. We"re all safe." | ( )1. A.play
( )2. A.checking
( )3. A.father
( )4. A.thoughtabout
( )5. A.sold
( )6. A.sorry
( )7. A.value
( )8. A.deaf
( )9. A.long before
( )10. A.left
( )11. A.set up
( )12. A. moved
( )13. A.instead
( )14. A.neighbor
( )15. A.on fire
( )16. A. fast
( )17. A.see
( )18. A.unlocked
( )19. A.before
( )20. A.showing | B. study
B. taking
B. mother
B. worried about
B. bought
B. sorrowful
B. price
B. old
B. before long
B. stayed
B. put up
B. pushed
B. later
B. receiver
B. in trouble
B. slowly
B. feel
B. shut
B. after
B. noticing | C. game
C. putting
C. sister
C. cared for
C. brought
C. glad
C. money
C. wise
C. once again
C. talked
C. picked up
C. wound
C. then
C. worker
C. in danger
C. safely
C. taste
C. broke
C. until
C. losing | D. work
D. keeping
D. brother
D. looked for
D. gave
D. upset
D. service
D. blind
D. as usual
D. chatted
D. took up
D. found
D. ago
D. speaker
D. on sale
D. well
D. smell
D. knocked
D. since
D. breathing | | 阅读理解。 | Though we were poor and struggling, my sister managed to buy me a pair of "magic shoes" that changed
my life.
Anne is six years older than me. Growing up, we were very poor, and my mother worked evenings at a
factory in a small town. Not seeing my mother much, Anne took over much of the maternal support. During
those teenage years, Anne was always there for me, not only as a big sister, but as a mother and my best
friend.
When I was seventeen and had no money, I thought my only chance of going to college was if I could
win a scholarship. I had an important interview for such an award. Anne at that time was struggling surviving
on a part-time job. I told her of my interview, that General Motors was sending me a bus ticket, and I would
get to visit the city for my scholarship interview. I was excited about the adventure and asked her advice on
what to wear. I showed her my best outfit and how I planned to be careful, how I sat so that the hole in the
bottom of my shoe would not be seen, but I wasn"t sure what I would do if it rained.
Anne suggested that we go shopping, and we took the bus to a store and we found a beautiful pair of
leather shoes on sale. She told me to try them on, but I thought it was just for fun as neither of us had ever
owned anything that expensive before. But this time was different, Anne handed me the boxed shoes and said,
"Here, I"ll buy these for you."
"But…" was all I could say.
"You deserve them," she replied. "I want to see you get that scholarship."
I went to the interview and crossed my legs so that my beautiful new shoes shone with pride. I won the
scholarship and became an engineer. Now, after twenty years have passed, I still have that pair of shoes with
me, and I just wear them on those little occasions when I need to feel special. It"s kind of like having magic
ruby slippers when you"re homesick. | | 1. Why did the author say that Anne was like the author"s mother? | A. Because she took care of the author.
B. Because Anne was much older than the author.
C. Because Anne looked like the author"s mother.
D. Because Anne admired the author"s mother. | | 2. Anne suggested that they go shopping in order to ____. | A. buy a pair of new shoes for the author
B. buy a pair of new shoes for herself
C. repair the author"s poor shoes
D. try on different kinds of clothes | | 3. The interview was successful probably because ____. | A. the interviewers noticed her new shoes and liked them
B. the author looked especially beautiful wearing the shoes
C. the author was confident with the new shoes on
D. the shoes are a pair of "magic shoes" | | 阅读理解。 | Reading about history is nice, but finding ties to long-ago historical events in your own back yard is really
exciting.
In their heavily populated area, neighbors Adam Giles, 13, and Derek Hann, 12, uncovered pieces of glass
that looked quite different from what"s used today. "After digging about two feet down, I came across an
interesting bottle," Derek said. The bottle had a "pontil scar" on the bottom, an indication that it was hand-blown
rather than machine made. It also had the name "Fraser" on one side.
Adam found remains of a green bottle and some very thick brown glass-again, far different from today"s.
After doing research on the computer, the boys contacted Aimee Wells of the county"s (县) Cultural
Resources office. She showed them a computer program that digitally puts old maps over modern satellite
photographs.
Bingo! Their back yards were once part of a military (军事的) encampment (营地) called Camp Alger used
by Ohio soldiers on their way to fight in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
So how do a few bottles get connected to a brief war that was more than a century ago? "We get there by
good judgment," Wells said. "We know the time period of the bottles and what happened in that area." Anyone
can dig a hole, but archaeologists seek a deeper understanding. How do objects found relate to things around
them?
When Derek and Adam realized that a soldier might have held that Fraser bottle 110 years ago, they
wondered what he might have been thinking. What did he see as he looked around him? How did he pass the
time waiting to go into battle?
Historical records show that while waiting for orders, the soldiers in and around Camp Alger played baseball,
played instruments and walked seven miles to the Potomac River once a week for baths. A spread of strange
fever forced the closing of the camp, and there are no buildings to study. "What"s left is only what"s in the
ground," Wells said.
Derek"s and Adam"s back yards have joined the 3,400 places listed on the county"s register of archaeological
sites. The boys were given tips on how to dig effectively and safely, and on how to document the location of items found.
The official record of their finds serves as another piece of the puzzle for historians seeking to form a more
complete story of what happened.
"Not everybody is going to have historical objects in their own yard," Wells said. "That"s okay. Make your
own time capsule and bury it. What would you want people to know about your life years from now?" | | 1. What is the passage mainly about? | A. What Adam Giles and Derek Hann found in their back yard and its relationship with an encampment.
B. How Adam Giles and Derek Hann dug out the remains of an ancient military encampment.
C. The great contributions Adam Giles and Derek Hann made to the cause of archaeology.
D. The tips on how to dig out ancient objects buried under the ground safely and effectively. | | 2. From the passage, we can see that the boys" discovery ____. | A. includes all kinds of hand-made and. machine-made glass
B. couldn"t have been meaningful without Aimee Wells" help
C. has helped historians find out what happened in 1898
D. has added the county to the list of archaeologist sites | | 3. When Wells said "We get there by good judgment." (Paragraph 6), she meant that ____. | A. they have figured out how to get to the place where the brief war happened
B. they have established the ties to Camp Alger by finding out the time period of the bottles
C. they have managed to dig out the bottles in the back yard safely with common sense
D. they were able to locate the soldier who used the Fraser bottles 110 years ago | | 4. Which of the following fits the description of" historical records? | A. The soldiers in and around Camp Alger delighted in playing basketball in their spare time.
B. When Camp Alger was forced to close, all the buildings there were destroyed.
C. The soldiers in and around Camp Alger often buried some bottles underground as time capsules.
D. Camp Alger was forced to close because of a spread of a strange fever. | | 完形填空。 | When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I
could 1 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by
Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class.
When I took the first exam, I was 3 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 4 English was my
best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 5 .
I decided to try harder, although I didn"t know what that 6 because school had always been easy
for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 7 with Professor Jayne. Again,
he listened patiently but wouldn"t change his 8 . One more test before the final exam.
One more 9 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time 10 the meaning
of the word "thorough". But my 11 did no good and everything 12 as before.
The last hurdle (障碍) was the final. No matter what 13 I got, it wouldn"t cancel three C-pluses. I
might as well kiss the 14 goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before
the final, I even 15 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I"d have 16 with a test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne"s office. He 17 to be
expecting me. "If I gave you the A"s you 18 , you wouldn"t continue to work as hard."
I stared at him, 19 that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct. I had worked my head 20 ,
as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year
I received my scholarship. I"ve always remembered Professor Jayne"s lesson: you alone must set your
own standard of excellence. | ( )1. A. take
( )2. A. sought
( )3. A. shocked
( )4. A. but
( )5. A. unchanged
( )6. A. reflected
( )7. A. quarreled
( )8. A. attitude
( )9. A. choice
( )10. A. memorized
( )11. A. ambition
( )12. A. stayed
( )13. A. grade
( )14. A. scholarship
( )15. A. helped
( )16. A. fun
( )17. A. happened
( )18. A. valued
( )19. A. remembering
( )20. A. out | B. discuss
B. presented
B. worried
B. so
B. unpleasant
B. meant
B. reasoned
B. mind
B. step
B. considered
B. confidence
B. went
B. answer
B. course
B. favored
B. luck
B. proved
B. imagined
B. guessing
B. over | C. cover
C. exchanged
C. scared
C. for
C. unfriendly
C. improved
C. bargained
C. plan
C. chance
C. accepted
C. effort
C. worked
C. lesson
C. degree
C. treated
C. problems
C. pretended
C. expected
C. supposing
C. on | D. get
D. obtained
D. anxious
D. or
D. unmoved
D. affected
D. chatted
D. view
D. measure
D. learned
D. method
D. changed
D. comment
D. subject
D. relaxed
D. tricks
D. seemed
D. welcomed
D. realizing
D. of | | 阅读理解。 | John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl
whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn"t, the girl with the rose.
When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the
book, but in the notes penciled in the margin (空白处). The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful
mind. He discovered the former owner"s name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.
He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to
serve in the army. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship
developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn"t matter what she
looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested-7:00 pm at
the Grand Central Station in New York.
She wrote, "You"ll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat." So now John was in the station to
meet the girl with a rose.
As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked
directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another
woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing
the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split (劈开) in two. He desired to follow that girl,
but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.
The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, "I"m Captain John Blanchard. You must
be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?"
She replied with a smile, "I don"t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged
me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I"d tell you she is waiting for you in
the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!" | | 1. John was eager to know the former owner of the book because ____. | A. he was very interested in the contents of the book
B. he was impressed by the notes written by the owner
C. the book offered him practical and valuable advice
D. there was address of the former owner in the book | | 2. What happened to John after trying to get in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell? | A. He began to serve the army abroad.
B. He was seriously wounded in the war.
C. He went on a business tour in Europe.
D. He asked Miss Maynell for a photo. | | 3. What do we know about the woman with a rose? | A. She was Miss Maynell"s close companion.
B. She was a conductor working in the station.
C. She knew nothing about John"s appointment.
D. She was paid to carry out a love test on John. | | 4. Which would be the best title of the text? | A. The Meeting in the Station
B. A Meeting by Accident
C. A Soldier and a Girl
D. Love Test |
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