DEARAUNTYf
My husband’s niece is 13 and what I would call “a handful”. She wants to stay with us for while, and her mother and grandmother have told me what a great influence I would be on her. Her visit ，no doubt, would bring about a long list of demands’ and she’d want to bring a friend too. I don t feel comfortable hosting her, but I don 3r know how to tell my husband’s family members without hurting their feelings.
-Reluctant Aunt
Dear Reluctant,
Let’s get you out of this mess. Your husband’s family is making a request that borders on a demand and sugarcoating it with self-serving flattery (恭维）• Put your foot down, and tell the truth. Say you don’t feel equipped or comfortable hosting the little darling, and regretfully decline (拒绝).Under no circumstances should you take part in any discussion that attempts to change your mind through flattery.
DEAR AUNTY
have two stepdaughters, 21 and 24. On holidays, the older one always buys me gift but adds her sister’s name on the card. I feel insincere thanking the younger daughter -Vd rather get no gift than be a part of this pretence. Is it tacky (俗气)to ask the 24-year-old to stop giving her sister credit while it isn t deserved? Will the younger one ever learn to be thoughtful?
-Mindful Mum
Dear Mindful,
Lighten up! Your older stepdaughter is a considerate and generous sister who covers for and protects her younger sister. Good for her! The girls’ relationship is between them. As for your role, you can’t punish anyone into being thoughtful. You can, however, model thoughtful behavior. Spend some time with her, and get to know her better.
小题1:The underlined word “a handful” would probably mean a person who______| A．is difficult to deal with | B．enjoys making friends | | C．is easy to get along with | D．gets easily influenced |
小题2:AUNTY suggested that Reluctant Aunt______| A．kindly host the guest | | B．discuss with her husband | | C．politely turn down the request | | D．try to meet all the demands |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE about the second case?| A．Mindful Mum is very proud of her two step daughters. | | B．The two stepdaughters always buy Mindful Mum gifts. | | C．AUNTY thinks the older sister should be punished. | | D．The older stepdaughter cares for her sister. |
小题4:In which section does the passage most probably appear in a magazine?| A．Entertainment. | B．Advice. | C．Health. | D．Food &Recipes. |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B |
试题分析：这是两封写给Aunty的信，向她征求一些处理家庭生活和家庭成员方面的建议。
小题1:猜词题：从第一段的句子：Her visit ，no doubt, would bring about a long list of demands’ and she’d want to bring a friend too. 可知handful是指很难相处的人，选A
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：Put your foot down, and tell the truth. Say you don’t feel equipped or comfortable hosting the little darling, and regretfully decline (拒绝). 可知AUNTY 建议Reluctant Aunt_礼貌的拒绝这个要求，选C
小题3:推理题：从第三段的句子：On holidays, the older one always buys me gift but adds her sister’s name on the card.可知大些的继女关心小的继女，因为她给作者买东西会把妹妹的名字写上，选 D
小题4:文章出处题：这是两封写给Aunty的信，向她征求一些家庭生活方面的建议，所以在报纸的建议栏出现的，选B |
核心考点
试题【DEARAUNTYfMy husband’s niece is 13 and what I would call “a handful”. She wants 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I am one of the few girls who would 21 : surfing(冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 22 . Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and 23 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding the first 24 was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to 25 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 2—___26 , there’s nothing like it. It involves(牵涉到) body and 27 . There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt 28 all around us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing 29 that water, becoming one with the 30 , is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can 31 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 32 an too many kinds of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and 33 . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 34 from any other sport.
I’ve 35 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new 36 , so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start 37 __the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women 38 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 39 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to 40 , and they will.
| 小题1: | | A．tell | B．answer | C．give | D．realize |
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| 小题2: | | A．wonder | B．understand | C．reply | D．believe |
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| 小题3: | | A．stayed | B．came | C．dropped | D．fell |
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| 小题4: | | A．wave | B．storm | C．sail | D．boat |
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| 小题5: | | A．bring | B．connect | C．compare | D．tie |
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| 小题6: | | A．work | B．study | C．holiday | D．life |
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| 小题7: | | A．mind | B．effort | C．health | D．time |
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| 小题8: | | A．beach | B．ocean | C．water | D．coast |
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| 小题9: | | A．through | B．across | C．over | D．above |
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| 小题10: | | A．sky | B．world | C．earth | D．ocean |
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| 小题11: | | A．take | B．get | C．make | D．keep |
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| 小题12: | | A．catches | B．includes | C．offers | D．collects |
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| 小题13: | | A．sharp | B．great | C．hard | D．calm |
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| 小题14: | | A．known | B．right | C．far | D．different |
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| 小题15: | | A．chosen | B．tried | C．managed | D．promised |
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| 小题16: | | A．levels | B．points | C．steps | D．parts |
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| 小题17: | | A．reaching | B．accepting | C．pushing | D．setting |
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| 小题18: | | A．sitting | B．walking | C．fighting | D．working |
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| 小题20: | | A．think | B．succeed | C．perform | D．feel |
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Although there are no state controlled survival courses in Britain or the United States, there are various independent organizations offering similar activities.
Students can participate ( take part ) in outdoor training courses through university clubs and societies . Anyone can register ( 登记 ) with such groups , which then organize courses ,training and trips for all members .
One of the most popular outdoor training programmes in both the US and Britain , is Outward Bound ( 户外训练 ) . It was founded in 1941 in Wales and attracts hundreds of thousands of adventurous types every year .
The courses are to broaden minds through experiences that build confidence , self-esteem ( 自尊 ) and character . As well as specialist courses such as canoeing , leadership skills and sailing , participants can take part in week long adventure training camps which include a host of sports and survival training education skills .
Michael Williams , an American student , took part in an Outward Bound course last year . He said : “We learned lots of first aid skills , lots of natural history , lots of environmental facts , and participated in a wildlife preservation ( protecting ) programme . Beyond that , my favorite skills learned were sailing and rock climbing .”
Courses can last up to 40 days and are open to anyone over the age of 14 . Students must be in general good health , but do not need to be experienced in outdoor-sports . There is no selection process ; everyone is welcome , although new participants are advised to pick a course matching their physical power .
Most of the British courses take place in the Beacons in Wales . Another similar organization is the UK Survival School , which includes courses on learning to live with the environment , sailing and winter survival . On a basic survival weekend students will learn how to get water and food , how to make fire and cook with it , to find and build a shelter , control survival life support , how to cross rivers , send off an SOS signal , and to use compasses by day and night .
According to the leaders , such adventures are “an awakening , an exploration into unknown.” Outward Bound believes that participants will “use mind and body traveling some of the earth’s roughest wildness areas .”
小题1:The advantage of the training courses is that _________________ .| A．participants can make friends with others | | B．participants can visit some places of interest | | C．participants can experience different adventures | | D．participants can learn how wonderful nature is |
小题2: In the Outward Bound course last year , the most exciting experience Michael Williams had was _____________________.| A．learning first aid skills | B．collecting facts of environment | | C．preserving wildlife | D．rock climbing and sailing |
小题3:What’s the writer’s purpose to write this passage ?| A．To introduce the training course to readers | | B．To persuade readers to take part in the training courses. | | C．To tell readers the danger of this training course | | D．To introduce the wonders of the world to readers |
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A few months before I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into the world a few months later.
As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special position. My parents were complementary instructors：Mom taught me the words, and Dad taught me to obey them. But the stranger... He was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies(喜剧).
If I wanted to know anything about politics，history or science，he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn"t seem to mind.
I now know that my early concepts about relationship were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom blamed...and NEVER asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended(融合) right in but is not nearly as fascinating as he was at first. Still, if you were to walk into my parent"s room today, you would still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures. His name?
We just call him...“TV”.
He has a younger sister now. We call her “Computer”.
小题1:When the stranger came to live with our family, he was ________.| A．ignored by the children | | B．driven away for no reason | | C．abandoned because it was too noisy | | D．accepted by every family member |
小题2:The stranger can do all the following things EXCEPT that he can ________.| A．tell us some funny stories | B．reject our proposals(提议) | | C．influence the children"s character | D．predict the future |
小题3:The underlined word “spellbound” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.| A．concentrated | B．puzzled | | C．fascinated | D．astonished |
小题4:What can we learn from the last three paragraphs of the passage?| A．The computer is more advanced and has gained greater popularity. | | B．Old as he is，we like the stranger best. | | C．The TV set is out of fashion and often breaks down. | | D．We decide to throw the TV set away immediately. |
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How’s it going? Are you busy with your study these days?
I’ve been back at school 1 nearly four weeks. I am very glad to tell you that great 2 have taken place in our school this term. First of all, we’re asked to “clear our plates（餐盘）” when having our meals and say 3 to wasting. Some of us used to order more than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food. Now we need to __4 the food we order. We should also stop wasting in some other ways. For example, we should turn off the lights when we 5 the classroom. And our school has opened up （开辟） some fields for us to learn how to grow vegetables. Each class is given a small garden and our class has decided to grow some tomatoes and beans（豆类）in our 6 time. I think that’ll be very interesting. Maybe I will be able to 7 you some beans we’ve grown by ourselves next time! What’s more, we have only two classes in the afternoon 8 we have more time for after-school activities. I’m one of the traffic safety（交通安全） volunteers in our school. After school, we take turns to go to the streets near school and ask people to __9 the traffic rules.
I think we are having a different school life now!
Please write back soon and tell 10 more about your school.
Yours,
Wang Wei
| 小题2: | | A．changes | B．things | C．interests | D．lessons |
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| 小题3: | | A．yes | B．hello | C．no | D．thanks |
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| 小题4: | | A．clean | B．pay | C．cook | D．finish |
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| 小题5: | | A．leave | B．reach | C．open | D．build |
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| 小题6: | | A．busy | B．free | C．happy | D．sad |
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| 小题7: | | A．plant | B．buy | C．post | D．lend |
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| 小题8: | | A．because | B．when | C．before | D．so |
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| 小题9: | | A．follow | B．make | C．break | D．think |
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小题1:Where did Li Hua see Mrs Daniels’ advertisement?| A．At London University. | B．In a newspaper | | C．On the Internet. | D．On TV. |
小题2:Why did Li Hua write the Email? | A．To make friends with Mrs Daniels. | | B．To apply to study at London University. | | C．To get more information about Mrs Daniels’ lessons. | | D．To find out more information about Aston College. |
小题3:Which of the following information did Li Hua NOT mention in his email?| A．His age | | B．His reasons for learning English | | C．His language level | | D．The language skills he wants to focus on. |
小题4:Li Hua wants to take the lessons to improve his ______.| A．listening and writing | B．writing and speaking | | C．listening and grammar | D．listening and speaking |
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