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People come in all shapes and sizes，colors and races (种族). Some speak differently while others act differently.
My mother is in a wheelchair. I would like to say something about this special woman I call "Mommy".
My mom does what a mom needs to do every day. She picks me up from school，drives me to meetings，cooks dinner，and helps me with my homework. This is just part of what makes her great，though.
She is my best friend and can immediately notice when I am unhappy. She helps me solve problems that my friends do not understand. Mommy makes me laugh when times are tough. I look forward to coming home because I know there is someone there who cares about what I have done.
Mommy has always tried to be like a "normal" mom. But I think my mother is a wonderful woman and she doesn’t need to change. She teaches me life lessons that no teacher or friend can. She shows me how to accept everyone for what is inside，rather than what is on the outside.
You may have realized that all the qualities (品质) I admire have nothing to do with what she looks like. Everyone could be the way she is，but most are not.
I want everyone to look beyond the surface and see what is inside others. You may fail to notice someone who is very special like my mom because you cannot accept their outside features.
小题1: What’s the function of Paragraph 1？| A．To tell us that people are born to be different. | | B．To show the main idea of the passage. | | C．To suggest we enjoy what we have. | | D．To lead to the topic of the passage. |
小题2:Which of the following words can best describe the writer’s mother？| A．Ugly. | B．Normal. | C．Useless. | D．Wonderful. |
小题3: We can know from Paragraph 5 that | A．the writer’s mother has tried to be like a normal mom | | B．the writer expects his mother to change | | C．the writer has no teachers or friends | | D．the writer accept everyone for what is inside |
小题4:What can we learn from the passage？| A．Most people accept who they are. | | B．People admire the writer’s mother very much. | | C．The writer doesn’t mind her mother’s disability. | | D．The writer’s mother is a normal person in fact. |
小题5: The writer writes the passage to | A．encourage his mother to be happy | | B．tell us that everyone acts differently | | C．tell us to respect the disabled around us | | D．tell us to look beyond the surface and see what is inside people |
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小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D |
试题分析：本文中介绍了我的平凡而又伟大的母亲，虽然她整天坐在轮椅上，但是她像那些正常的母亲一样，忙碌于家务和照顾我，我和我的妈妈是知心朋友。我希望人们不要以貌取人，要去了解别人的内在美。
小题1:第一自然段说人们身高不同，体型不同，肤色不同，种族不同，说话不同，然而有的甚至行动也不同。这一自然段目的在于引出下文，故选D。
小题2:根据But I think my mother is a wonderful woman and she doesn’t need to change.可知选D。
小题3:根据Mommy has always tried to be like a "normal" mom.，故选A。
小题4:根据She shows me how to accept everyone for what is inside，rather than what is on the outside.
可知作者并不介意他母亲的残疾，故选C 。
小题5:根据I want everyone to look beyond the surface and see what is inside others.可知选D。
点评：先阅读问题，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。在词义与句义理解的基础上，结合上下文总结归纳某一段或几段的大意，对于把握文章主旨，分析全文结构都是至关重要的。此类题型考查了读者段落或文章某一板块的理解概括能力。 |
核心考点
试题【 B People come in all shapes and sizes，color】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Pingyao, located (坐落于) in the center of Shanxi Province, is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage (遗产) site. It is 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan on the Fen River.
People lived in Pingyao during the New Stone Age. Its long period as a county government seat (县衙) has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites, with a 2,700-year history. Ninety-nine of them are under government protection, including Zhengguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Ancient City.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, businessmen organized commercial (商业的) groups that did business nationwide. Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center. In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity), traded in bank checks (支票) rather than in silver or gold coins. It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking. Branch (分支) banks were soon set up in major cities in China and other parts of Asia, leading to great development in Pingyao. Its lacquer ware (漆器) became well known as well.
In Pingyao Ancient City are many traditional houses and commercial buildings, 3,797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are in good condition. Not only do the houses in Pingyao show Shanxi’s history and culture, but this large number is valuable for studying its history, customs, ancient buildings and art. Most of these houses are still used as homes and shops of local people.
In 1997, Ancient Pingyao City was listed in World Heritage List as “World Culture Heritage Site”(世界文化遗产).
小题1:What does the underlined word “them” (in Paragraph 2) refer to?| A．Historic buildings and sites. | B．The three temples. | | C．The county government seats. | D．The 2,700-year history. |
小题2: Which of the following about Pingyao is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Its location. | B．Its tourism. | C．Its business. | D．Its history. |
小题3:During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Pingyao was a leading center in _____.| A．growing rice and corn . | B．raising cattle. | | C．commercial trade. | D．making gold coins. |
小题4:If you want to know about the history of banking in China, which of the following places should you visit?| A．Sunrise Prosperity. | B．Zhengguo Temple. | | C．A lacquer ware store. | D．A commercial house. |
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We tried so hard to make things better for our kids but we made them worse. For my naughty boys, I’d know better. I’d really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and home-made ice cream and leftover meatloaf. I really would.
My cherished boys, I hope you learn humility (谦逊) by surviving failure and that you learn to be honest even when no one is looking. I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in. I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it is all right to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl (爬) under the covers (被子) with you because he’s scared, I hope you’ll let him. And when you want to see a Disney movie and your kid brother wants to tag along, I hope you take him.
I hope you have to walk uphill with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely. I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books, and when you learn to use computers, you also learn how to add and subtract (减) in your head.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole (旗杆). I hope you get sick when someone blows smoke in your face. I don’t care if you try beer once, but I hope you won’t like it.
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa or go fishing with your uncle.
I hope your father punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor’s window, and that your mother hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of pared mold (一个石膏模型) of your hand.
These things I wish for you—tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.
小题1:Who wrote the letter? | A．A grandmother. | B．A grandfather. | C．A father. | D．A mother. |
小题2:What does the author hope for the boys?| A．they learn a lesson from a fight with others. | | B．they know how to calculate with computers. | | C．they get on well with family members.. | | D．they burn their hand on the stove and stick their tongue on a frozen flagpole. |
小题3:It can be inferred from the text that the boys _________________.| A．often fight with others | B．are to develop good qualities | | C．always keep their grandpa company | D．score high in the exam |
小题4: Why does the author write the letter?| A．To show the boys it’s not easy growing up. | | B．To teach the boys dos and don’ts on the way growing up. | | C．To help the boys to avoid making mistakes on the way growing up. | | D．To encourage the boys to fully experience life on the way growing up. |
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I’m Monty Don. Though I’m a host and writer now, I had an unhappy study experience actually. I changed 21 many times.
I first went to school at five. None of my teachers or classmates liked me, because I always gave them a lot of 22 . I once put a worm in a girl"s pocket. When I was seven, I was asked to 23 the school. Then I was sent off to a boarding school. I missed my 24 very much at first; I didn"t want to leave once I returned home. Later I met a very 25 teacher, who cared for me and helped me with study. He was also the 26 person to encourage me to act and write. At 13, I moved to Malvern College, but I was kicked out at 15 for 27 school rules. Then I went to another school where I failed my English A level. In fact, I didn"t like studying.
I finally 28 that life shouldn"t be like this. So I retook the 29 and got an A grade. And more 30 , I made a decision: to go to college, so I began to 31 for the entrance exam. I 32 passed the exam and went to Cambridge to read English. I met my wife there and I was 33 I made that decision, otherwise I wouldn"t have had a happy family. Looking back on what I"ve 34 , I come to know that if you devote yourself to it, nothing is 35 .
| 小题1: | | A．schools | B．majors | C．jobs | D．directions |
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| 小题2: | | A．attention | B．respect | C．trouble | D．help |
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| 小题3: | | A．leave | B．join | C．visit | D．describe |
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| 小题4: | | A．friend | B．childhood | C．teacher | D．family |
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| 小题5: | | A．rude | B．good | C．terrible | D．new |
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| 小题6: | | A．first | B．youngest | C．last | D．right |
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| 小题7: | | A．following | B．changing | C．misusing | D．breaking |
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| 小题8: | | A．guessed | B．doubted | C．remembered | D．realised |
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| 小题9: | | A．lesson | B．exam | C．photo | D．position |
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| 小题10: | | A．difficultly | B．effectively | C．importantly | D．likely |
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| 小题11: | | A．prepare | B．call | C．wait | D．hope |
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| 小题12: | | A．suddenly | B．unluckily | C．accidentally | D．finally |
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| 小题13: | | A．sorry | B．proud | C．glad | D．afraid |
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| 小题14: | | A．written | B．experienced | C．seen | D．concerned |
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| 小题15: | | A．strange | B．perfect | C．impossible | D．false |
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It is interesting how NASA(美国航空航天管理局)chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men 26 the age of twenty and thirty-five. There were about fifty of them, Many were 27 air pilots. 28 were scientists with two or three degrees. NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose; told him the plans and the 29 they might get in. They then asked him if he was willing to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man 30 such an exciting job?” One of them said, “Dangerous? Of course. It’s dangerous 31 most exciting”
The health and physical condition of 32 was, of course, very necessary. 33 those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.
While being trained to be astronauts. They went through many 34 . They studied the star and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary 35 astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the 36 of the moon. They were all 37 to fly in helicopters （直升飞机）。These helicopters landed 38 down to give them some experience of the way the spaceship would 39 land on the moon , They were also taught the 40 facts about the conditions in space. They learnt all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets. They visited the scientists and engineers who 41 them. They visited the factories where they were 42. They learnt how every 43 of a space-ship and its instruments work. They also learnt every detail of ground-control 44 .
In a word, to be chosen as an astronaut. One must be in good health, 45 in science and good at piloting.
| 小题2: | | A．experienced | B．old | C．trained | D．young |
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| 小题3: | | A．None | B．Few | C．Others | D．They |
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| 小题4: | | A．dangers | B．sadness | C．hardship | D．troubles |
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| 小题5: | | A．accept | B．receive | C．offer | D．refuse |
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| 小题6: | | A．but | B．if | C．though | D．however |
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| 小题7: | | A．the scientists | B．men | C．pilots | D．Young people |
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| 小题9: | | A．jobs | B．places | C．courses | D．ways |
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| 小题10: | | A．for | B．because | C．since | D．So that |
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| 小题11: | | A．story | B．Background | C．Age | D．name |
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| 小题12: | | A．shown | B．trained | C．told | D．let |
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| 小题13: | | A．straight | B．straightly | C．indirectly | D．directly |
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| 小题14: | | A．possibly | B．likely | C．actually | D．really |
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| 小题15: | | A．not known | B．well-known | C．unknown | D．known |
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| 小题16: | | A．drew | B．produced | C．designed | D．made |
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| 小题17: | | A．repaired | B．built | C．developed | D．fixed |
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| 小题18: | | A．part | B．movement | C．machine | D．body |
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| 小题19: | | A．house | B．stop | C．system | D．station |
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| 小题20: | | A．well-done | B．well-fed | C．well- kept | D．well-informed |
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Today our lives are changing faster than at any time in history. Here we report on three important changes that will have a big impact on our everyday lives in the future．
The cashless society
Cash and bank-notes will disappear almost completely. They will be replaced by smart cards, namely plastic cards: microchip（微芯片）processors（处理器）loaded with some money. When we pay for goods，the shop assistant will put our smart card into a payment terminal（终端）and money will come into his card from our card. When all the money is used up，we will be able to reloadit by putting it into a telephone，dialing our bank account and money will be put into the card from the account.
Interactive telephones
Talking computers will play an important part. They will recognize speech, ask us what information we need, look through a database，and put the information into speech．If we want to book a flight or pay a bill by phone, we will interact with a talking computer to do so. Human telephone operators will be used only for more complex operations such as dealing with complaints or solving special problems.
Traffic jams in cities will be reduced because drivers will use electronic route maps to find the quickest route to their destination. Electronic systems will start changing motorists for driving in cities．As soon as motorists have to pay to drive in cities, they will stop using their cars and use public transport instead. Speed control systems will be built into cars. These systems will automatically（自动地）regulate the speed of the car to take account of traffic and weather conditions and prevent accidents. It will be many years before these changes bring results but when they do，there will be a titanic improvement in road safety.
With the development of science and technology, more and more advanced things will be invented or created. Life in the future is undoubtedly different from that at the present.
小题1:Cash and bank-note will disappear because .| A．they will be out of use sooner or later | | B．they will be replaced by plastic cards convenient to use | | C．we can load money from the bank | | D．they will be rejected by payment terminals |
小题2:What will you do if the money in your card is used up?| A．Go to the bank to deposit some money. | | B．Put the card into a telephone and dial the bank account. | | C．Buy a new card. | | D．We don’t know. |
小题3:Which of the following would be the best subtitle for the fourth paragraph?| A．Future cars | B．Speed control systems | C．Intelligent cars | D．Traffic jams |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．When we buy tickets for flying somewhere else, we can have a talk with the computer. | | B．If you make a complaint, you can use human telephone operation. | | C．Drivers will stop using their cars and use public transport in order to prevent accidents. | | D．The help of electronic route maps will decrease traffic jams. |
小题5:The underlined word “titanic” in Paragraph 4 means .| A．huge and great | B．the name of a ship | C．slight | D．increasing |
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