阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Brother Michael and Chris were born in the early 1960s and grew up in a black neighborhood in Richmond, California. Both boys were in the primary school and brought home mostly A’s on their report cards.
But in a black family with eight children, money was always , so the two growing boys often went . They turned to stealing. They stole cookies from the grocery store and bread from the . They even stole money from their parents to feed.
At the end of his first year in high school, Chris received three A’s and F’s on his report card --- the first time he had anything in school. Because Kennedy High School only allowed three failures four years, one more F and Chris would be kicked out of school. That’s when he made up his mind to .
Chris made every effort to become in school. After Chris graduated from college, he worked as a prosecutor(检察官), criminals, drug dealers, and gang members. Today Chris is famous as one of the prosecutors in the trial of the century, the O.J. Simpson trial!
That decision to change took him in an entirely direction from his brother Michael, who changing his bad behavior. After high school, Michael continued his anti-social ---fighting in the streets, taking and stealing. At the age of 42, Michael Darden died from AIDS.
This story us that what we become is determined by the we make. We can choose to get or we can choose to get worse. Chris changed. He changed from being a criminal to prosecuting criminals. His brother Michael, on the other hand, was changed. He was changed by drugs…and finally, he was changed by a deadly disease. Chris made the right choices. He made the changes in his life that helped him his great dreams.
| 小题1: | | A．well- behaved | B．well-dressed | C．well-known | D．well- informed |
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| 小题2: | | A．plentiful | B．loose | C．common | D．tight |
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| 小题3: | | A．mad | B．wrong | C．hungry | D．bad |
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| 小题4: | | A．chemist’s | B．baker’s | C．doctor’s | D．barber’s |
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| 小题6: | | A．obtained | B．failed | C．passed | D．missed |
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| 小题7: | | A．beyond | B．by | C．over | D．above |
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| 小题8: | | A．steal | B．respond | C．stand | D．change |
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| 小题9: | | A．outstanding | B．friendly | C．powerful | D．outgoing |
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| 小题10: | | A．treating | B．saving | C．questioning | D．punishing |
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| 小题11: | | A．leading | B．working | C．acting | D．performing |
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| 小题12: | | A．similar | B．different | C．new | D．strange |
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| 小题13: | | A．preferred | B．resisted | C．admitted | D．appreciated |
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| 小题14: | | A．habits | B．signs | C．behaviors | D．manners |
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| 小题15: | | A．drugs | B．actions | C．buses | D．pills |
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| 小题16: | | A．persuades | B．warns | C．convinces | D．wishes |
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| 小题17: | | A．choices | B．friends | C．promises | D．efforts |
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| 小题18: | | A．taller | B．cleaner | C．happier | D．better |
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| 小题19: | | A．illegal | B．useful | C．harmless | D．lawful |
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| 小题20: | | A．destroy | B．form | C．accomplish | D．approach |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:C |
试题分析：每个人今天的处境与发展，并不完全取决于你的家庭背景或是你的天赋，而是在绝大程度上由你昨天所做的选择所决定的。我们只有在人生的每个阶段做好我们应该做的，才有可能在明天得到我们想要的……
小题1:考查形容词。根据其后面一句brought home mostly A’s on their report cards.可知两人在学校里表现非常的好，故用well- behaved，表示“行为好的”。根据句意故选A。
小题2:考查形容词。A. plentiful大量的；B. loose松的；C. common常见的；D. tight紧的。但是有八个孩子的黑人家庭，钱总是很紧的。根据句意故选D。
小题3:考查形容词。根据后句They turned to stealing.可知，最大的两个男孩变坏了，故用go bad。根据句意故选C.
小题4:考查名词。此题可以根据常识可以知道，bread面包只有baker’s面包店里偷的。根据句意故选B。
小题5:考查上下文联系。根据后文中的Because Kennedy High School only allowed three failures可以知道这里为three F’s。根据句意故选B.
小题6:考查动词。A. obtained获得；B. failed失败；C. passed通过；D. missed错过。第一次他在学校不及格。故选B。
小题7:考查介词。这里考查介词over，over four years表示超过四年之意。这里表示这所高中四年内只允许三次失败。故选C。
小题8:考查动词。这里考查change one’s mind改变某人的想法。那就是下定决心改变自己。根据句意故选D。
小题9:考查形容词。A. outstanding杰出的；B. friendly 友好的；C. powerful强有力的；D. outgoing外向的。这里指克里斯每一份努力使得他在学校里变得很杰出。故选A。
小题10:考查动词。A. treating对待；B. saving节省；C. questioning询问；D. punishing惩罚。这里指惩罚罪犯。故选D。
小题11:考查形容词。这里的leading prosecutors指的是主要的检察官。这里指克里斯成为主要的检察官。故选A。
小题12:考查形容词。A. similar相似的；B. different不同的；C. new新的；D. strange奇怪的。这里指他的兄弟与他是完全不同的方向。根据句意故选B
小题13:考查动词。这里考查resist doing sth.抵制做某事。这里指他弟弟拒绝改变他的坏的行为。根据句意故选B
小题14:考查名词。根据上文提示changing his bad behavior.可以选出答案。这里指他弟弟继续他的反社会的行为。可知应选C。
小题15:考查名词。这里考查短语take drugs指“吸毒”。这里指他弟弟在街上斗殴、吸毒和盗窃。故选A。
小题16:考查动词。A. persuades说服；B. warns警告；C. convinces使相信；D. wishes希望。这个故事警告我们……。根据句意故选C.
小题17:考查名词。这里考查短语make the choice做出选择。我们成为什么是由我们所作的选择决定的。故选A。
小题18:考查形容词。根据其后句中的or we can choose to get worse.可以找出答案的提示。我们可以选择变得更好。根据句意故选D.
小题19:考查形容词。这里考查illegal drugs，表示非法吸毒。他通过非法吸毒改变自己。根据句意故选A.
小题20:考查动词。A. destroy摧毁；B. form形成；C. accomplish实现； D. approach靠近。这里指帮助他实现了伟大的梦想。根据句意故选C。 |
核心考点
试题【阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Brother Michael and Ch】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Most people are aware of what the adoption process is because it has become rather common in our society. Adoption is where a child is legally placed with guardians (监护人) or parents (or perhaps a single parent) other than the birth mother or father. Once an adoption is finalized, all parental rights are turned over to the adoptive parents and there is no legal difference between adoptive parents and natural birth parents. There are generally two types of adoption, which are closed adoption and open adoption.
When an adopted person has access to his or her adoption file and original records, it is referred to as an open adoption. The term is also used to describe any contact that may be between the adoptive family, the birth parents, and the adopted child. The level of openness can change greatly in such contact depending on each individual relationship. There can be indirect contact between the natural birth parents and the child through the form of letters and photographs, or there can be actual physical contact.
A semi-open adoption is where the birth parents may have contact with the adoptive parents before the birth of the child, either once or several times. After the birth there is no more contact. A semi-open adoption may remain as it is or it can become either open or closed.
A closed adoption is where only the medical and historical information about the biological parents is given to the adoptive family. Typically, the birth and adoptive parents do not know each other’s identities. The record of the birth parents is kept sealed (密封). A closed adoption is usually only effective in the adoption of babies. The adoption of an older child who already knows his or her birth parents cannot be kept closed.
小题1:How many adoption types are mentioned in the passage?小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE about the closed adoption?| A．The birth parents may have indirect contact with the adoptive parents. | | B．The biological parents may often go to see their birth child. | | C．No information about the biological parents is given to the adoptive parents. | | D．Generally speaking, the adoptive parents do not know the birth parents’ identities. |
小题3:Suppose someone adopts a child and his biological parents often get contact with the child by telephone. We can call this adoption _____.| A．a closed adoption | B．an open adoption | | C．a semi-open adoption | D．a semi-closed adoption |
小题4:From the passage, we know adoption is _____.| A．where a child is brought up by the government | | B．where a child is legally sent abroad by the birth parents | | C．where a child is legally placed with adoptive parents | | D．where a child is sent to live with the children whose parents have died |
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If you want to see climate change, head north and keep going until you run out of globe. That is easier said than done. The Arctic (北极) is home to few people and covered in ice much of the year. But those who make their way to the icy seas of the Arctic Ocean will see a part of the planet that is warming and changing faster than anywhere else.
In September, scientists announced at the National Snow and Ice Data (数据) Center that Arctic summer sea ice had fallen to its second lowest level since 1979, and probably long before that. The Arctic has lost an area of ice greater than the area of all U.S. states east of the Mississippi River. And what ice remains appears to be getting thinner and weaker.
Nick Toberg and Till Wagner are polar ice scientists who are doing sea ice fieldwork. “There is plenty of data to suggest that the ice is becoming thinner as well as smaller in area,” they say.
The changes happening in the Arctic are a warning for the entire world . As polar expert Walt
Meier puts it, “What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic.”
Some scientists worry that Arctic sea ice may be going from a downward spiral (螺旋线) to a “death spiral”, one from which there is no escape. As more ice melts (融化), more dark open water appears. The darkness absorbs (吸收) more heat, which speeds up the pace of melting.
Until recently, many scientists thought it might take until the end of the century for the North Pole to become completely ice free during the summer. Now some believe it could happen by 2030 or even earlier. “The melting is happening faster in the real world than it has in the models,” says Nick Toberg.
小题1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to tell readers __________.| A．it’s difficult to arrive at the Arctic | | B．it is too cold for people to live in the Arctic | | C．what caused the climate change in the Arctic | | D．we can see the most obvious climate change in the Arctic |
小题2:From the second paragraph we can learn Arctic summer sea ice __________.| A．is still decreasing | | B．began reducing in 1979 | | C．fell to its lowest level in September | | D．is equal to the Mississippi River |
小题3:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?| A．The changes don’t affect the Arctic at all. | | B．The changes will only happen in the Arctic. | | C．The changes happening in the Arctic will stop. | | D．The changes will also affect other parts of the world. |
小题4:Nick Toberg may agree that __________.| A．the ice in the North Pole will stop melting | | B．the ice in the North Pole is melting faster than expected | | C．the ice in the North Pole will melt before 2030 or even earlier | | D．the ice in the North Pole will not disappear until the end of the century |
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Read about some teenage problems on a website for students and Linda’s replies to their online messages.
小题1: Linda advises Simon ____. | A．not to laugh at others | B．to get on well with his friends | | C．to follow his friends | D．to be strong to make decisions |
小题2:The underlined word “anorexia” probably means _____.小题3:The text mainly talks about _____. | A．the pressure from our neighbours | | B．some wrong behaviours at school | | C．problems of losing confidence among teenagers | | D．some teenage problems and certain suggestions |
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Do you feel upset when you hear that your school might not allow cell phones? Do you break into a cold sweat when your cell phone battery(电池) dies? If you live without your cell phone, you might have a .
A recent study found that some people could be to their cell phones. The study was conducted at Staffordshire University in England. About 40 percent of students said they couldn’t do without their cell phones. About 90% said they took their with them everywhere. One third of students surveyed said they used cell phones to themselves up.
The study also asked students 18 to 25 questions designed to addictive behavior. The results found that one in six cell phone users have a lot in with gambling addicts (赌瘾). Some people said they sometimes lied about their cell phone use. admitted stealing to pay for their cell phone habit.
Dr David Sheffield, conducted the study, said he wasn’t surprised by the . “Students use their phones , and this has both positive such as staying in touch with friends and family, and negative ones too, such as costs and social costs,” he told Weekly Reader. “The most finding was that a number of people reported they had a relationship or job because they spent too much time on mobile phones .”
part of the study, some students agreed to take a from their cell phones. After three phone-free days, students reported feeling less about their daily lives. That might be a reason to hang up the phone!
| 小题1: | | A．must | B．mustn’t | C．can | D．can’t |
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| 小题2: | | A．problem | B．disease | C．question | D．trouble |
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| 小题3: | | A．pleased | B．crazy | C．devoted | D．interested |
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| 小题4: | | A．surveyed | B．examined | C．checked | D．tested |
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| 小题5: | | A．books | B．phones | C．notes | D．pens |
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| 小题6: | | A．show | B．cheer | C．pick | D．take |
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| 小题7: | | A．change | B．form | C．develop | D．check |
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| 小题8: | | A．correction | B．relation | C．touch | D．common |
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| 小题9: | | A．Other | B．Others | C．The others | D．The other |
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| 小题11: | | A．discoveries | B．explorations | C．results | D．experiments |
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| 小题12: | | A．carefully | B．briefly | C．hardly | D．frequently |
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| 小题13: | | A．effects | B．points | C．decisions | D．ideas |
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| 小题14: | | A．financial | B．physical | C．national | D．natural |
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| 小题15: | | A．interesting | B．surprising | C．exciting | D．pleasing |
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| 小题16: | | A．founded | B．earned | C．built | D．lost |
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| 小题18: | | A．break | B．chance | C．risk | D．fortune |
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| 小题19: | | A．encouraged | B．stressed | C．satisfied | D．inspired |
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| 小题20: | | A．funny | B．strange | C．good | D．wrong |
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Successful athletes today are able to earn enormous salaries and many of them choose to share the wealth they have by donating to charities.
Perhaps the generosity displayed by these athletes will inspire others to join them in helping the less fortunate.
小题1:What do we know from the passage?| A．Donating to charities is common among famous athletes. | | B．All the athletes mentioned in this passage are famous basketball players. | | C．Some athletes mentioned in this passage will donate all their money in future. | | D．Successful athletes will be scolded if they don’t donate their money to people in need. |
小题2:Who has a foundation that is named after him/ her?| A．Ron Artest. | B．Steve Nash. | | C．Tiger Woods. | D．Hannah Teter. |
小题3:How many athletes mentioned by the author mainly help the school children?| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
小题4:This passage was written in order to___________. | A．tell us the successful athletes are generous | | B．tell us there are a lot of charities in the US | | C．inspire more and more people to help the needy | | D．praise the successful athletes for their good deeds |
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