In our whole life，we will come across different kinds of people and things.____，our views of the world，life and value have been changing all the time.To be honest，one of my English teachers has made a great ____on me.
Although she was short，old and ugly，she was talented，____and passionate(热诚的)．Thus，we called her “a crazy stone”．She didn"t mind it____；instead，she seemed to love her____very much.In addition，she was so____with students that she knew how to raise our____and get along well with us.Therefore，we studied English well and___her.
To be honest，I am fond of listening to____told by others in my daily life.Maybe I have heard so many that it is____for me to laugh.But she was a(n)____．Her jokes were always so funny，for she always led you to the scenes of them and____an interesting atmosphere.Although I____the university ten years ago，I still remember several jokes，one of which I would like to____with you.
Before having an English lesson，there was a handsome boy who made a selfintroduction.He said that he was able to do____and finally made a conclusion that he was rather untalented.After hearing that，Stone____the teacher"s desk and said an old saying: “Innocence is the virtue(美德) for____”．Hearing this we all burst into laughter.
Although I met several good teachers when I was in the high school and during my college，“a crazy stone” is the best teacher in my____．It was she that made me get____in English.It was she that educated me how to fight for success and____difficulties.
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| 小题2: | | A．expression | B．promise | C．influence | D．reputation |
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| 小题3: | | A．humorous | B．serious | C．active | D．bright |
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| 小题4: | | A．after all | B．at all | C．above all | D．in all |
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| 小题5: | | A．description | B．occupation | C．nickname | D．students |
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| 小题6: | | A．strict | B．friendly | C．popular | D．familiar |
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| 小题7: | | A．force | B．enthusiasm | C．inspiration | D．power |
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| 小题8: | | A．respected | B．agreed | C．pushed | D．thanked |
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| 小题9: | | A．lessons | B．experiences | C．tales | D．jokes |
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| 小题10: | | A．impossible | B．easy | C．difficult | D．likely |
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| 小题11: | | A．model | B．teacher | C．laugher | D．exception |
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| 小题12: | | A．enjoyed | B．came | C．created | D．reduce |
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小题13:．| A．lived in | B．came into | C．left for | D．graduated from |
| 小题14: | | A．spend | B．communicate | C．share | D．talked |
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| 小题15: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．everything | D．something |
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| 小题16: | | A．stood on | B．walked to | C．broke down | D．pushed away |
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| 小题17: | | A．men | B．students | C．women | D．teachers |
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| 小题18: | | A．heart | B．life | C．school | D．world |
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| 小题19: | | A．hurt | B．down | C．interested | D．rewarded |
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| 小题20: | | A．ignore | B．overcome | C．escape | D．face |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
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作者以回忆的形式讲述了一位大学女教师对自己的影响。
小题1:D 由于遇到形形色色的人和事，“因此”我们的观点才会不断地改变。
小题2:C 由后文可知文章主要陈述了一位大学教师对自己的影响。
小题3:A 由文章第三段可知该教师很幽默。
小题4:B 学生们给老师起得绰号是“疯狂的石头”，她不仅一点都不介意，相反，她非常喜欢。
小题5:C 解析见上题。
小题6:D 由本句的“she knew how to raise our__42__and get along well with us.”可知老师对学生非常的熟悉。
小题7:B 由后一句Therefore，we studied English well可知该老师能调动我们的“热情”。
小题8:A 熟悉学生、和学生关系相处好、能激发学生热情的老师当然是受学生“尊敬”。
小题9:D 由46题后的Her jokes 可知答案。
小题10:C 因为听到的笑话多，所以一般的笑话“很难”让作者发笑。
小题11:D 但该老师是个例外。由本段的最后一句“Hearing this we all burst into laughter.”可知。
小题12:C 创造出一种有趣的氛围。
小题13:D 虽然毕业10年了，但我依然对她的笑话印象深刻。
小题14:C 下一段就是作者要和读者“分享”的故事。
小题15:B 由本句中的“he was rather untalented.”可知他认为自己什么事都做不好。
小题16:B 老师走向讲桌。
小题17:C “Innocence is the virtue(美德) for women”本身是谚语，女子无才便是德。但是，做自我介绍的是个潇洒的男孩，所以最后全班同学才爆笑不止。
小题18:A 在作者的心目中，她是最好的老师。
小题19:C 由第二段最后一句“Therefore，we studied English well”可知，他们的英语都很好，因此推测出是老师让他对英语感兴趣。
小题20:B 老师教育学生为成功而克服困难，为成功而拼搏。 |
核心考点
试题【In our whole life，we will come across different kinds of people and things.____，】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Being able to call on the old boy"s network helps you get your foot in the door，but has little impact on your later success.Having good connections does change your possibility of being offered a higher wage when you start working，but has no impact on your eventual wage.Coming from a wealthy background has little impact on lifetime earnings.Over time，brain power soon overtakes(超过)，and intelligence is the factor，which will determine your earnings and success.The speed of your rise through the ranks is determined largely by your own intelligence.
The study monitored earnings and promotions over the course of 25 years.Scores were used to assess the SocioEconomic Background(SEB)－wealth and connections－and standard Army intelligence tests used to assess intelligence.The study is sure to infuriate(激怒)those angered by wealthy groups such as Oxford"s upper－crust(上流社会)Bullingdon Club，of which both David Cameron and Borris Johnson were members.
Professor Yoav Ganzach says that these findings have a positive message for those，who can"t rely on nepotism(裙带关系)for their first job.“Your family can help you start your career and you do get an advantage，but it doesn"t help you progress.And once you start working，you can go wherever your abilities take you，” he says.When intelligence and SEB are pitted directly against once another(相互较量)，intelligence is a more accurate predictor of future career success，he say.
小题1:How many factors which may influence one"s career are mentioned in the passage?小题2:Who will be encouraged most after reading the passage?| A．People who are lack of money. | | B．People who can"t depend on nepotism. | | C．People with high intelligence. | | D．People with wide connections. |
小题3:What"s the main idea of the passage?| A．Earnings and promotions are up to your own. | | B．A study conducted by Professor Yoav Ganzach. | | C．SEB is very important in one"s first career. | | D．Success is determined by your own brain power. |
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(2013·高考天津卷，D)When asked about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，an absolute delight，which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids，happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫不掩饰的)．
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement，love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy－love，marriage，birth－also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults，happiness is complicated (复杂的)．
My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”．The more we can enjoy what we have，the happier we are.It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends，the freedom to live where we please，and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing，which I love.When the kids and my husband came home，I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I don’t think that my grandmother，who raised 14 children，had much of either.She did have a network of close friends and family，and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We，however，with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area，have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have.We’re so selfconscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable.So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success，without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.
Happiness isn’t about what happens to us－it’s about how we see what happens to us.It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative.It’s not wishing for what we don’t have，but enjoying what we do possess.
小题1:As people grow older，they________.| A．feel it harder to experience happiness | | B．associate their happiness less with others | | C．will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness | | D．tend to believe responsibility means happiness |
小题2:What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?| A．She cares little about her own health. | | B．She enjoys the freedom of traveling. | | C．She is easily pleased by things in daily life. | | D．She prefers getting pleasure from housework. |
小题3:What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?| A．Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness. | | B．Psychologists’ opinion is well proved by Grandma’ case. | | C．Grandma often found time for social gatherings. | | D．Grandma’s happiness came from modest expectations of life. |
小题4:People who equal happiness with wealth and success________.| A．consider pressure something blocking their way | | B．stress their right to happiness too much | | C．are at a loss to make correct choices | | D．are more likely to be happy |
小题5:What can be concluded from the passage?| A．Happiness lies between the positive and the negative. | | B．Each man is the master of his own fate. | | C．Success leads to happiness. | | D．Happy is he who is content. |
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(2013·高考湖南卷，C)It’s such a happylooking library，painted yellow，decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof.About the size of a microwave oven，it’s pedestrianfriendly，too，waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach County Estates，along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.
It’s a library built with love.
A year ago，shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization，a Wisconsinbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available，she announced to her family of four，“That’s what we’re going to do for our spring break！”
Son Austin，now a 10thgrader，didn’t see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox.But Janey insisted，and husband Peter unwillingly got to work.The 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he’d built years earlier for daughter Abbie’s toy horses，and made a door of glass.
After adding the library’s final touches (装点)，the family hung a signboard on the front，instructing users to“take a book，return a book，”and making the Henriksen library，now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world，the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.
They stocked it with 20 or so books they’d already read，a mix of science fiction，reference titles，novels and kids’ favorites.“I told them，keep in mind that you might not see it again，”said Janey，a stayathome mom.
Since then，the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself，thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers.The library now gets an average of five visits a day.
The project’s best payoff，says Peter，are the thankyou notes left behind.“We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”
小题1:In what way is the library “pedestrianfriendly”？| A．It owns a yellow roof. | | B．It stands near a sidewalk. | | C．It protects book lovers from the sun. | | D．It uses palmtree stickers as decorations. |
小题2:Janey got the idea to build a library from________.| A．a visit to Brian Williams | | B．a spring break with her family | | C．a book sent by one of her neighbors | | D．a report on a Wisconsinbased organization |
小题3:The library was built________.| A．by a ship supply company | | B．on the basis of toy horses | | C．like a mailbox | | D．with glass |
小题4:What can we infer about the signboard?| A．It was made by a user of the library. | | B．It marked a final touch to the library. | | C．It aimed at making the library last long. | | D．It indicated the library was a family property. |
小题5:The passage tells us that the users________.| A．donate books to the library | | B．get paid to collect books for the library | | C．receive thankyou notes for using the library | | D．visit the library over 5 times on average daily |
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(2013·高考天津卷)As I held my father’s hands one night，I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧)and roughness.His hands tell the story of his life as a ____，including all his struggles.
One summer，I remember，a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario，turning it into a ____ desert.On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ____ from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed，which ___ took twenty minutes.That morning，however，the process didn’t ___ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field，we ____needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ___.Dropping the basket heavily，I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen，they can pick it themselves！”Dad ____，“Just think，my little girl，only ten dozen left for each of us and then we’re ____.” Such is Dad－whatever problem he ____，he never gives up.
____，the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone，____ Dad remained optimistic.He ____ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to ___ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real ____.From dawn to dusk，he works countless hours to___ our family.He always puts our happiness ____ his own，and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games ___ his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and ____，putting others first.
Dad，the life ____ I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father，teacher，friend and，most importantly，my hero.
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| 小题2: | | A．stormy | B．lively | | C．disappearing | D．burning |
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| 小题3: | | A．order | B．form | | C．gap | D．position |
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| 小题4: | | A．repeatedly | B．normally | | C．finally | D．really |
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| 小题5: | | A．go | B．begin | | C．occur | D．change |
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| 小题6: | | A．yet | B．still | | C．even | D．nearly |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．nervous | | C．angry | D．frightened |
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| 小题8: | | A．apologized | B．cried | | C．complained | D．laughed |
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| 小题9: | | A．lost | B．done | | C．gone | D．touched |
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| 小题10: | | A．meets with | B．brings up | | C．works out | D．thinks about |
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| 小题11: | | A．Thankfully | B．Hopefully | | C．Unfortunately | D．Strangely |
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| 小题13: | | A．happened | B．seemed | | C．continued | D．aimed |
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| 小题14: | | A．face | B．appreciate | | C．examine | D．question |
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| 小题15: | | A．love | B．pride | | C．friendship | D．honesty |
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| 小题16: | | A．support | B．settle | | C．start | D．impress |
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| 小题17: | | A．after | B．before | | C．beside | D．under |
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| 小题18: | | A．in spite of | B．in terms of | | C．in control of | D．in place of |
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| 小题19: | | A．careful | B．regretful | | C．considerate | D．humorous |
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| 小题20: | | A．history | B．motto | | C．patterns | D．lessons |
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The National Gallery
Description：
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London.It houses a diverse collection of more than 2,300 examples of European art ranging from 13thcentury religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance
Layout：
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13thto 15thcentury paintings，and artists include Duccio，Uccello，Van Eyck，Lippi，Mantegna，Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16thcentury paintings，and artists include Leonardo da Vinci，Cranach，Michelangelo，Raphael，Bruegel，Bronzino，Titian and Veronese.
The North Wing houses 17thcentury paintings，and artists include Caravaggio，Rubens，Poussin，Van Dyck，Veláazquez，Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18thto early 20thcentury paintings，and artists include Canaletto，Goya，Turner，Constable，Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours：
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm (Fridays 10am to 9pm) and is free，but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There：
Nearest underground stations：Charing Cross (2minute walk)，Leicester Square (3minute walk)，Embankment (7minute walk)，and Piccadilly Circus (8minute walk)．
小题1:In which century’s collection can you see religious paintings?| A．The 13th. | B．The 17th. | | C．The 18th. | D．The 20th. |
小题2:Where are Leonardo da Vinci’s works shown?| A．In the East Wing. | | B．In the main West Wing. | | C．In the Sainsbury Wing. | | D．In the North Wing. |
小题3:Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery?| A．Embankment. | B．Leicester Square. | | C．Piccadilly Circus. | D．Charing Cross. |
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