It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days ____ from duty after working overtime for some time. ___， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already ___. I thought I"d thumb a lift.
I waited by the side of the ____ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and ____ himself as Gordon. He said that ____ he couldn"t give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He"d been watching me and thought I must be ____ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was ____， and he also offered to help me find a ____ home afterwards.
When we arrived at Gordon"s ____， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.
Then I got married, but my husband didn"t believe in giving ____ a ride. This made me feel ____ when we"d pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could ____ offer them the lift they hoped for.
Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I ____ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to ____ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the ____ I"d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the ____ up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and ____ some water and sweets.
After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven"t changed a bit, ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn"t ____ where I"d met him. He then told me he was Gordon.
小题1:A.off B．away
C．out B．up
| 小题2: | | A．Surprisingly | B．Hopefully | | C．Unfortunately | D．Strangely |
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| 小题3: | | A．started | B．left | | C．delayed | D．arrived |
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| 小题4: | | A．town | B．station | | C．railway | D．highway |
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| 小题5: | | A．considered | B．described | | C．introduced | D．named |
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| 小题6: | | A．when | B．once | | C．although | D．unless |
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| 小题7: | | A．tired | B．thirsty | | C．angry | D．hungry |
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| 小题8: | | A．careful | B．safe | | C．young | D．suspicious |
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| 小题9: | | A．lift | B．way | | C．train | D．bicycle |
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| 小题10: | | A．kitchen | B．shop | | C．house | D．garage |
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| 小题11: | | A．villagers | B．strangers | | C．relatives | D．neighbours |
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| 小题12: | | A．bad | B．nervous | | C．excited | D．anxious |
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| 小题13: | | A．ever | B．still | | C．never | D．sometimes |
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| 小题14: | | A．recognized | B．noticed | | C．knew | D．observed |
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| 小题15: | | A．offer | B．enjoy | | C．demand | D．get |
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| 小题16: | | A．support | B．debt | | C．effort | D．favour |
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| 小题17: | | A．pair | B．couple | | C．group | D．team |
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| 小题18: | | A．exchanged | B．shared | | C．drank | D．brought |
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| 小题20: | | A．remind | B．repeat | | C．recommend | D．recall |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D |
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。一位叫Gordon的陌生人对作者进行了帮助，带作者去家里吃饭，并帮助作者搭便车。后来，作者一直想帮助别人，特别是等待搭便车的人，但是由于作者的丈夫对陌生人不信任，一直未能实现。后来，作者在一次单独驾车出行时，帮助了一位老人和孩子搭便车，而那位老人竟然就是曾经帮助作者的Gordon。
小题1:A 考察副词辨析。根据下文的after working overtime for some time可知此处表示休假5天。在4各选项中，off有休假的意思。故A正确。
小题2:C 考察副词辨析。根据下文the only train that day…I thought I’d…可知唯一可以返乡的火车已经离开，所以作者感觉自己很不幸运。故C项正确。
小题3:B 考察动词辨析。根据下文I thought I’d thumb a lift可知作者认为自己只能搭便车了。由此可以推理唯一的火车已经离开了。故B正确。
小题4:D 考察名词辨析。根据语境可知，作者当时在路边等着搭便车，highway指公路，大路，与文意相符。故D正确。
小题5:答案：C 考查动词辨析。一位路过的男士介绍自己是Gordon。introduce oneself as可作为短语使用，是“自称”之意。由此可知，C项符合语境。故答案选C。
小题6:答案：C 考查连词辨析。根据下文“I could come to his house”可知，前后句为让步关系。因此，although“虽然，尽管”与此相符。故答案选C。
小题7:答案：D 考查形容词辨析。根据下文“after standing for hours”和上文“for lunch”，并结合选项可知，空格处表达的意思是“饥饿的”，因此，hungry符合文义。故答案选D。
小题8:B 考察形容词辨析。根据下文可知Gordon请作者去他家吃午饭，因为当时作者有点犹豫，所以对方使作者相信自己是安全的。由此可知，空格处应该使用safe，suspicious，故B正确。
小题9:A 考察名词辨析。根据上文第一段最后一句，I thought I’d thumb a lift,可知，此处指的是Gordon使作者相信他他也会帮助作者搭到一辆车。根据lift符合上下文语境。故A正确。
小题10:C 考察名词辨析。根据上文第二段第一句I could come to his hous可知作者到了Gordon的住处。故C项符合上下文。
小题11:B 考察名词辨析。此处的语境与上文形成鲜明的对比，作者的丈夫不相信陌生人，不会让他们搭便车。由此可知B正确。
小题12:答案：A 考查形容词辨析。作者一心想帮助别人搭便车，但是，她的丈夫不愿意那样做。因此，从那些在路边上等待搭便车的人旁边经过时，作者心里感到难过。由此可知，bad符合文义。故答案选A。
小题13:C 考察副词辨析。根据上下文可知，作者之所以难过，是因为她从来不帮助陌生人，让他们搭便车。选项中只有C项表示否定的含义。故C正确。
小题14:B 考察动词辨析。作者第一次单独驾车时，注意到一个老人带着一个小男孩。因此B项符合上下文含义。
小题15:D考察动词辨析。根据上下文可知，此处指老人正在等着搭便车，get a ride是固定搭配，是搭便车的意思。故D正确。
小题16:D 考察名词辨析。根据上文可知，此处指作者早在几十年前就被给予了帮助，所以作者在寻找机会来报答曾经被给予帮助。D项帮助，恩惠；符合上下文。故D正确。
小题17:答案：A 考查名词辨析。根据上文“an elderly man with a small boy”可知，此处指的是老人和孩子两个人。在四个选项中，pair符合文义。故答案选A。
小题18:B 考察动词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指的是作者和他们一起分享水和甜品。因此shared与文意相符。故B正确。
小题19:答案：A 考查副词辨析。根据上下文可知，空格处表示的是程度，前后两句为递进关系，even意为“甚至”，与此相符。故答案选A。
小题20:答案：D 考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，作者一时想不起在哪里见过他。remind意为“提醒”；repeat意为“重复”；recommend意为“推荐，建议，劝告”；recall意为“回想起，记起”。根据语境可知，答案选D。 |
核心考点
试题【It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of S】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday ____， but lacked ____ for the things that mattered most.
She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to ___ their lives. “We had to decide what was really ____，” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to ____ with their threeyearold son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship.
So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive ____ such as reading, cooking and going to the park.
Then Shirley ____ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that ____ “At your service, buy ____ a little time” and helped clients (客户) with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and ____ parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a ____，” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the ____ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are ____.”
Shirley and her husband are ____ alone in wanting to ____ and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples ____ that they lack time together. ____ does the time go?
For most people, ____ and commuting (通勤) take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming ____ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain ____ over life and have time for the pleasures.
| 小题1: | | A．activities | B．services | | C．demands | D．exercises |
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| 小题2: | | A．time | B．strength | | C．money | D．ability |
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| 小题3: | | A．lead | B．simplify | | C．adapt | D．consider |
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| 小题4: | | A．comfortable | B．interesting | | C．important | D．hard |
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| 小题5: | | A．study | B．help | | C．meet | D．play |
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| 小题6: | | A．pleasures | B．places | | C．tasks | D．goods |
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| 小题7: | | A．found | B．received | | C．took | D．quit |
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| 小题8: | | A．read | B．wrote | | C．showed | D．told |
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| 小题9: | | A．us | B．yourself | | C．children | D．herself |
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| 小题10: | | A．attending | B．organizing | | C．having | D．going |
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| 小题11: | | A．life | B．result | | C．balance | D．difference |
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| 小题12: | | A．office | B．hospital | | C．park | D．school |
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| 小题13: | | A．gone | B．better | | C．strong | D．obvious |
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| 小题14: | | A．a bit | B．far from | | C．much too | D．more than |
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小题15:．| A．keep pace | B．settle down | | C．take off | D．slow down |
| 小题16: | | A．expect | B．doubt | | C．complain | D．imagine |
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| 小题18: | | A．traveling | B．reading | | C．shopping | D．working |
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| 小题19: | | A．aware | B．afraid | | C．proud | D．sure |
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| 小题20: | | A．value | B．control | | C．success | D．experience |
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Angelina Jolie says she has a really wonderful time with her partner Brad Pitt，who is an American actor and film producer—and that’s why they’re still together!
Jolie ____ six children with the actor.She was ____ by America’s Parade magazine if their children are the ____ she and Brad stay together.
“The children certainly tie us together，but a relationship won’t ___ if it’s only about the kids，” Jolie replied.“You also must be really interested in each other and have a really，really wonderful，____ time together.We do.Brad and I ____ being together.We enjoy it.We need it，and we____ find that special time.We keep connected.We talk about it.It’s very ____ to our family.If Brad and I are strong and happy，then our kids have happy ____ and that’s the best thing we can give them.Brad knows me completely，____ as I am，every part of me.He loves me.The kids love me.Hopefully I’m giving my children the ____ that they are deeply loved and deeply safe.At the same time we are hopefully ____ their individuality (个性) as they get to know who they are，and not getting in the way of that.That’s why they are six very strong individuals.”
The Oscarwinning star showed ____ of helping her children develop their individuality is ____ them to develop their own identities (自我认同感)，____ she admitted that she can’t ____ the recent controversy(争论) with Brad when she agreed that her daughter Shiloh could cut her hair short and ____ like a boy.For example，she usually wears a jacket instead of a skirt.
Angelina added to ____，“She wants her hair cut like a boy and she wants to be ____ John for a while.Some kids wear caps and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her ___.”
| 小题1: | | A．finds | B．teaches | | C．raises | D．hires |
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| 小题2: | | A．written | B．reported | | C．stopped | D．asked |
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| 小题3: | | A．reason | B．intention | | C．purpose | D．result |
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| 小题4: | | A．break | B．hold | | C．lose | D．happen |
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| 小题5: | | A．boring | B．disappointing | | C．exciting | D．surprising |
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| 小题6: | | A．love | B．avoid | | C．hate | D．consider |
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| 小题7: | | A．never | B．seldom | | C．always | D．sometimes |
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| 小题8: | | A．easy | B．different | | C．far | D．important |
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| 小题9: | | A．parents | B．classmates | | C．relatives | D．neighbors |
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| 小题10: | | A．mostly | B．only | | C．exactly | D．simply |
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| 小题11: | | A．knowledge | B．sense | | C．sight | D．view |
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| 小题12: | | A．changing | B．forming | | C．encouraging | D．destroying |
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小题13:．| A．little | B．none | | C．all | D．part |
| 小题14: | | A．forcing | B．allowing | | C．warning | D．refusing |
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| 小题15: | | A．and | B．though | | C．because | D．but |
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小题16:．| A．remember | B．explain | | C．realize | D．understand |
| 小题17: | | A．walk | B．dress | | C．eat | D．think |
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| 小题18: | | A．doctors | B．players | | C．readers | D．reporters |
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| 小题19: | | A．mistaken | B．called | | C．recognized | D．made |
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| 小题20: | | A．brothers | B．sisters | | C．uncles | D．aunts |
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If you"re going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right.
Mostly he said that after my halfhearted (不尽力的) ____ to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still ____ deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the ____ again the next day with a spade dig deep and ____ the roots of our garden. As I tried to focus my attention to ____， Dad"s words kept echoing in my mind: “Do it right.”
I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was ____. All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and ____， and we worried about them. And ____， at such times you always wonder: am I next?
But as we watched them during the week they were given to ____， many of us noticed that they weren"t handling this in quite the way we expected them to. ____ none of them found another job, there was also no bitterness or ____ in their departure. I didn"t hear a negative word. I didn"t see any ____ or unhappy faces—at least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace.
“It"s ____，” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they ____ comforting me.”
Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their ____. I don"t know if my departing friends ____ their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and ____ us.
Lee, a man who has seen and ____ lots of layoffs during almost 40 upanddown, onagainoffagain years with the company, ____ nicely for all of us.
“Now, that"s doing it right，” he said.
Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his ____.
| 小题1: | | A．attempts | B．judgements | | C．expectations | D．requests |
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| 小题2: | | A．planted | B．buried | | C．grown | D．stuck |
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| 小题3: | | A．house | B．school | | C．garden | D．company |
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| 小题4: | | A．look forward to | B．come up with | | C．fit in with | D．get down to |
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| 小题5: | | A．watching | B．thinking | | C．digging | D．working |
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| 小题6: | | A．turned down | B．laid off | | C．cut down | D．given up |
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| 小题7: | | A．competitors | B．colleagues | | C．directors | D．consultants |
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| 小题8: | | A．frankly | B．naturally | | C．equally | D．generally |
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| 小题9: | | A．hurry up | B．turn up | | C．pack up | D．come up |
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| 小题10: | | A．Since | B．When | | C．Unless | D．While |
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| 小题11: | | A．sadness | B．puzzle | | C．anger | D．delight |
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| 小题12: | | A．tears | B．smiles | | C．dangers | D．fears |
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| 小题13: | | A．upsetting | B．exciting | | C．disappointing | D．amazing |
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| 小题14: | | A．objected to | B．insisted on | | C．ended up | D．kept on |
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| 小题15: | | A．birth | B．death | | C．arrival | D．party |
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| 小题16: | | A．view | B．recognize | | C．choose | D．describe |
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| 小题17: | | A．discouraged | B．warned | | C．inspired | D．amused |
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| 小题18: | | A．celebrated | B．witnessed | | C．resisted | D．survived |
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| 小题19: | | A．made up | B．summed up | | C．picked up | D．speeded up |
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| 小题20: | | A．disagreement | B．indifference | | C．admiration | D．approval |
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It had been a long，hard，wonderful day.The two of us had walked from the sea’s edge through the length of a beautiful valley，climbed a superb mountain，travelled its narrow，rocky ridge(山脊)，and now stood on its final peak，tired，happy and looking for the perfect campsite.
The experienced backpacker has a natural feeling for such things，and our eyes were drawn to a small blue circle on the map，like an eye winking at us.We could not see it from where we were，but we followed our judgement and went down steeply until it came into view.
We were right.It was a calm pool，with flat grass beside it.Gently taking our packs off，we made the first of many cups of tea before pulling up our tent.Later that evening，over another cup of tea and after a good meal，we sat outside the tent watching the sunset over a sea dotted with islands，towards one of which a ferry was slowly moving.It is not always so perfect，of course.On another trip，with a different companion，a thoroughly wet day had ended at a lonely farm.Depressed at the thought of camping，we had knocked and asked if we could use a barn(谷仓) as a shelter.
Backpacking could be defined as the art of comfortable，selfsufficient(自给自足的) travel on foot.Everything you need is in the pack on your back，and you become emotionally_as_well_as_physically_attached_to_it.I once left my pack hidden in some rocks while I made a long trip to a peak I particularly wanted to climb.I was away for nearly three hours and ended up running the last stretch in fear that my precious pack would not be there.It was，of course.
The speed at which the backpacker travels makes this the perfect way to see any country.You experience the landscape as a slow unfolding scene，almost in the way it was made；and you find time to stop and talk to people you meet.I’ve learned much local history from simply chatting to people I met while walking through an area.At the end of a trip，whether three days or three weeks，there’s a feeling of achievement，of having got somewhere under your own power.
After years of going out walking just for the day，many people start backpacking simply through wanting to stay out rather than cut short a trip.
小题1:The writer and his companion knew there was a pool because ________.| A．they had been told about it | | B．they could see it on the map | | C．they had seen it earlier in the day | | D．they could see it from the top of the mountain |
小题2:What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．The map. | B．The pool. | | C．The mountain. | D．The campsite. |
小题3:How did the writer and his companion feel at the end of the day?| A．They were too tired to put up their tent. | | B．They wished they could have found a farm. | | C．They were anxious about the coming weather. | | D．They were delighted with the spot they’d found. |
小题4:What does the writer mean by being “emotionally as well as physically attached to it ” in Paragraph 4?| A．It is more than just a practical aid. | | B．He walks better when he is wearing it. | | C．It is not a good idea to leave it anywhere. | | D．He might die on the mountains without it. |
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A job is more than just a job，especially to the older generation.“It’s not the money that matters，but the sense of selfworth，” 56yearold Cheng Wonlan said.So，every day Ms Cheng carries a bag of parcels，letters and documents of all shapes and sizes and does her rounds in North Point.She’s a courier(快递人员)．
Five years ago，Ms Cheng was a nurse at a private clinic.She had worked there for almost 30 years but was made jobless when the doctor migrated(移居)．It was extremely difficult for her to find another job.“People do not trust my ability when they learn how old I am，” she said.After two years of searching，the mother of two eventually found another nursing job.But then after two years，she quit.Why?
“My colleagues were young and they didn’t understand me because of my age.They often asked me，‘You are so old；what are you working for？’ I was very unhappy.” she said.So while the rest of her family left for work，she was left to lonely boredom at home.The urge to work drove her to suffering.Then，one of Ms Cheng’s neighbours told her about Employee’s Retraining Board (ERB) offering retraining courses for older people on specific occupations，such as convenience store assistants，junior clerks and so on.
“I was interested in courier work.I didn’t think my age was a barrier because I was fit and healthy.So I thought why not give it a try.” she said.Upon graduation from the ERB，Ms Cheng was offered a job by the Speeding Shuttle Courier Service Company Limited.But then Ms Cheng was faced with a conflict：she was caught between honour and employment.It took Ms Cheng 24 hours to make up her mind and eventually came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong or embarrassing about doing the job.So she took heart and went off to work as a courier.
Ms Cheng’s employer is delighted with her，“Ms Cheng has been working with us for two months and has shown a good responsible attitude to work.”Anthony Chong，who runs the company，said.Currently，Mr Chong has 60 couriers working for his company：five of them are over fifty，four of whom have been through the ERB plan.Mr Chong said he hired older people because they were able and reliable.“Age is not an important factor but attitude is.Many old people are more capable than the youngsters.They will not run from difficulties but the young ones will，” he said.“It is not easy to recruit (招募) young people since they shy away from hardship and challenges.”
小题1:Why was it difficult for Ms Cheng to find another nursing job?| A．Nursing clinics were hard to find. | | B．People thought that old people couldn’t be trusted. | | C．People thought she was too old to take on a new job. | | D．People didn’t think she had enough working experience. |
小题2:Ms Cheng left her second nursing job because ________.| A．she was bored | | B．it was too difficult | | C．she was too old to do the job | | D．the other staff made her feel uncomfortable |
小题3:Employee’s Retraining Board is a plan for ________.| A．finding jobs for older people | | B．teaching new skills to older people | | C．training older people to be couriers | | D．giving older people something to do in their spare time |
小题4:When Ms Cheng was offered the courier job she ________.| A．took it straight away | | B．thought it over and then accepted it | | C．thought about it and then refused it | | D．refused it straight away but then changed her mind |
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