My problems started after I went to a boarding(寄宿) school. I was only 14, and at first I misses my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school. I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends – but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.
Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad.
Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of them didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll make it next time.”
小题1:What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school?| A．She didn’t like her new school. | | B．She didn’t get along well with her classmates. | | C．She missed her family very much. | | D．She didn’t like her new teacher. |
小题2:Many of the writer’s friends in her new school were _______.| A．teachers | B．boys | C．girls | D．women |
小题3:Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union?| A．Her teachers didn’t like her. | | B．She was a poor student. | | C．Some girls didn’t choose her. | | D．She likes showing off herself. |
小题4:The underlined word “distant” means “______” in English.| A．estranged(疏远的) | B．aggressive(好斗的) | | C．warm-hearted | D．rude |
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?| A．The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams. | | B．The writer didn’t realize that her friendships with boys would cause problems. | | C．The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union. | | D．The teacher thought she was an excellent student. |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A |
试题分析：本文是一篇日常生活类记叙文。讲述了作者在14岁刚刚读寄宿学校时在学校的生活及与同学交朋友的情况。
小题1:从第一段My problems started...and at first I misses my family a lot 可知作者的开始进入寄宿学校的问题是他很想念家。故选C。
小题2:从第一段第四行I had many friends who were boys可以得知作者在新学校的大多数朋友都是男孩。
小题3:从最后一段Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of them didn’t choose you可知正确答案为C
小题4:根据第一段提到作者的大多数朋友都是男孩，以及本段中提到一些女孩不选她进入学生会说明她和班上的女孩有些疏远，故选择答案A。
小题5:根据第二段I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams可知A答案是错误表述，是math而不是science，故选择答案A。
点评：本文讲述了作者在14岁刚刚读寄宿学校时在学校的生活及与同学交朋友的情况。本文内容比较简单，集中考查细节较多，在阅读时注意关键的细节内容，做好标志，以提高阅读的效率。 |
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It’s a natural phenomenon. The minute you think you want to buy something new, you go online to read reviews about it. Not only is this done with shopping, it’s also done for movies to see , restaurants to go to and almost everything that is worth having an opinion on. The concept of writing down a review for all to see is something that has caused the birth of reviews sites. These are sites where people post reviews on other people, services, businesses, products and more.
In some cases you have professionals do the review and in some other cases you will have the average person write it up. Review sites have a number of ways in which they can gain revenue for themselves in the form of advertising. In some cases, a business can pay his way through to a better listing spot. This does not mean that a positive review will be promoted where it is not warranted (担保).
Review sites are largely a public forum and it is not necessary for people to reveal their identity. Since people are anonymous (匿名的) and sign up access is open to all, there are chances that reviews will be planted or will be negatively written simply to discredit a particular product or service.
There is a lot of criticism towards these websites since they do nothing to control the kind of entries made or the source of these entries. On the other hand, there are professional review sites. These people are accountable for each of their reviews. Any doubts you have will be addressed personally by the one writing the review. Such sites work on much better principles allowing for a fair opinion.
Considering they have a better reputation, they are aware of some the latest products that are released worldwide. This gives you a better chance of finding reviews of the latest product. While a review site will help you narrow down your choice, it by no means should influence your final decision. That is based entirely on the way you see fit.
小题1:Nowadays, before buying something, people usually ________.| A．ask the opinion of others | B．surf famous review sites. | | C．ignore topics of review sites. | D．read reviews on the Internet. |
小题2:The underlined word “revenue” in Paragraph 2 probably means”______”.| A．the announcement posted by sites | | B．the income earned from sales or services | | C．the freedom of writing reviews | | D．the program made by advertisement companies |
小题3:What do we know about the professional reviews sites?| A．The reviews on the sites are written mainly by professors. | | B．Those who write the reviews on the sites are serious sometimes. | | C．The reviewer addresses your doubt personally for you. | | D．The reviewers on the sites are ready to write to you if you like. |
小题4:This passage was written mainly to tell us________.| A．to make good use of review sites | | B．to consult something with reviewers | | C．not to make a decision before reading reviews | | D．not to believe some review sites |
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There are labels(标签) inside all new clothes．The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes．The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water． A sweater label may tell you to wash in cold water． The label on a coat may say “dry clean only”, for washing may ruin this coat． If you do as the directions (说明)on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best for a long time．
Many clothes today must be dry cleaned．Dry cleaning is expensive．When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned．You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed．
You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made．Well-made clothes last longer．They look good even after they have been washed many times．Clothes that cost more money are not necessarily(一定) better made．They do not always fit better．Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes．
小题1:If you want to save money, you had better buy clothes that __ ． | A．don’t fit you | B．don’t last long | | C．need to be dry cleaned | D．can be washed |
小题2:The labels inside the clothes tell you______．| A．how to keep them looking their best | B．how to save money | | C．whether they fit you or not | D．where to get them dry cleaned |
小题3:We learn from the passage that cheaper clothes __ ． | A．are always worse made | B．must be dry cleaned | | C．can not be washed | D．can sometimes fit you better |
小题4:“Well-made clothes last longer” means ___.| A．Clothes that are well made will be the last for you to choose. | | B．Clothes that are well made are mostly longer than cheap ones. | | C．You can wear well-made clothes for a longer time. | | D．You can wear well-made clothes for a long time if you wear them at last. |
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Moving to a new city and state was difficult for me, especially in winter. Little did I know that a Colorado snowstorm would greet me after I had been in my new home for only a week.
I just missed home. But more than the old house and the beach, I missed Stacey, my best friend. And I missed our lovely tea. Going to a sweet little tearoom, we had discovered was a special treat for us. The place was a Victorian dream, with delicate teacups and tablecloths with flower prints. The hat shelf near the front door swept us back to childhood. Stacey and I became little girls, trying on different hats until we found the perfect one for our dress-up tea party. We would then choose a lovely table and order our tea. That was a precious time, filled with laughter between scones（煎饼） and sharing our lives between tiny cucumber sandwiches.
Springtime descended upon Denver, and the sun lightened my heart. But I still fought loneliness almost every day. I decided to explore the Denver area. While my husband went to the office, I took time to see what our new area had to offer.
One day, I was walking along the street when suddenly the words "Tea Leaves" caught my eye. A tea room? Here, in the land of loneliness and pain?
I walked through the doors, and tears came to my eyes. It was a beautiful room, not Victorian, but simple and lovely.
I sat down and ordered a pot of tea, a cucumber sandwich, and some scones.It felt silly and wonderful --- and it felt like home. For the first time since moving, I felt as if this new city and state could be, would eventually be, my home. I would come back here and bring new friends. When Stacey visited, we would come here.
I lifted my cup and made a silent toast. I toasted Stacey, whom I missed ly, and I toasted the sweet little tearoom that lessened my pain.
小题1: The author"s hometown ______________.| A．never snows | | B．is still warm in winter | | C．has a long history | | D．is in an area by the sea |
小题2: The underlined word "treat" in Paragraph 2 probable means ____________.| A．delicious food | B．something pleasant | | C．service | D．a kind of tea party |
小题3: We can know from Paragraph 3 that the author ______________.| A．didn"t adapt to the new life | | B．felt comfortable in the new environment in spring | | C．didn"t feel lonely any more in spring | | D．wanted to actively adapt to the new environment |
小题4:Which of the following about "Tea Leaves" is true?| A．It made the author recall her childhood. | | B．It looks silly and wonderful. | | C．Cucumber sandwiches and scones are its specialties. | | D．It touched the author. |
小题5:We can infer from the text that the author would probably ____________.| A．open her own teahouse | | B．ask the owner of the teahouse to decorate it like a home | | C．make new friends in Denver | | D．go back to her hometown to visit Stacey |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
It was to be our second Christmas in Germany and we decided to avoid the naked tree problem the year before. We wrote to my father, and he 1 to purchase a tree for us in States. He would ship it to us in several smaller 2 .
Two days before Christmas we were in a 3 .All the boxes had arrived except for one. The tree trunk and stand were still 4 .We decided to wait one more day.
5 , in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk 6 a long thin box under a counter. He picked it up and saw the customs tag(标签)which 7 “artificial（人造的）Christmas tree trunk and stand”. He realized that someone in Mannheim would be 8 a tree for Christmas. He felt 9for them, but there wasn’t much he could do. There was no 10 on Christmas.
He put the package on the 11 shelf and headed for the coffee bar. The place was 12 and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk 13 that one of his companions at the table was stationed in Mannheim. He had just picked up the 14 he had shipped from the States and was driving back that afternoon. The clerk thought of the 15 and said to the man,“You could really 16 Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you’d like to.”He explained about the lost tree trunk and stand. The man agreed.
The following day, my husband was reaching for his coat 17 the doorbell rang. There stood a 18 holding a long thin carton, our tree trunk and stand. He explained about the clerk and the coffee bar meeting. We invited him in, 19 it was Christmas Eve and he left in a hurry.
The next day as we celebrated the Christmas with the beautiful tree, I whispered：“Bless those two strangers who 20 our Christmas with their kindness.”
| 小题1: | | A．agreed | B．refused | C．stopped | D．failed |
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| 小题2: | | A．bags | B．containers | C．boxes | D．parts |
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| 小题3: | | A．hope | B．loss | C．mess | D．panic |
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| 小题4: | | A．broken | B．separated | C．unknown | D．missing |
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| 小题5: | | A．Meanwhile | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Afterward |
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| 小题6: | | A．hid | B．forgot | C．covered | D．found |
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| 小题7: | | A．read | B．wrote | C．signed | D．meant |
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| 小题8: | | A．except | B．by | C．along | D．without |
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| 小题9: | | A．sure | B．happy | C．painful | D．sorry |
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| 小题10: | | A．passage | B．message | C．delivery | D．labor |
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| 小题11: | | A．safe | B．high | C．proper | D．secret |
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| 小题12: | | A．taken | B．ordered | C．closed | D．crowded |
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| 小题13: | | A．supposed | B．discovered | C．expected | D．wondered |
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| 小题14: | | A．car | B．mail | C．passenger | D．gift |
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| 小题15: | | A．difficulty | B．family | C．package | D．accident |
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| 小题16: | | A．become | B．play | C．pretend | D．assist |
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| 小题17: | | A．before | B．while | C．until | D．when |
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| 小题18: | | A．postman | B．santa | C．stranger | D．driver |
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| 小题20: | | A．celebrated | B．decorated | | C．confirmed | D．brightened |
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If you don’t want people to know too much about you, then you had better keep your fridge contents secret, according to a British market research document released last week.
Researchers peered (凝视) into the fridges of 400 people in Britain and compared the contents with the owners’ lifestyles. They claim to be able to classify the nation’s people by fridge contents.
They say those people can be separated into five categories：nutrition nerds (no social sense), food faddiest (whatever’s in style), martyr mums, fast food fanatics and restaurant regulars.
Nutrition nerds care much about what they put into their bodies. Their fridges are stocked with fruit, vegetables and healthy meat.
People in this category tend to be highly organized and usually work in law or accountancy. The vast majority is single, but if they have a partner, that person will be similar.
A fridge full of vitamins — enriched juices implies its owner works in media or fashion. They tend not to eat the foods they buy. Known as the food faddiest, they just want to be seen as purchasing the latest important things.
A fridge filled with everything from steak to frozen fish suggests the martyr mum. Her fridge tends to be stocked with every kind of product, except what she herself would want. This fridge hints at difficulty balancing family and work life.
Fast food fanatics always buy mineral water or soda pop. The nearest they will get to fresh fruit is tomato sauce. Their fridges hint at someone who works hard and plays hard, also, someone who is not into long term planning.
Finally, a fridge filled with nothing more than a bottle of white wine and some sparkling mineral water implies an owner who is single, lives in a big city and enjoys the finer things in life. The fridge is empty because this person regularly eats in restaurants.
小题1:What can we know from the first two paragraphs?| A．Some researchers are fond of staring at other people’s fridges. | | B．People don’t want others to know about their secrets. | | C．The food you put in the fridge has something to do with your personality. | | D．There are mainly five kinds of lifestyles among British people. |
小题2:According to the passage, people who belong to food faddiest_________. | A．don’t care much about money when buying things | | B．will try their best to stay healthy | | C．often stay up late to finish their job | | D．prefer to ask others about what to do next |
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．“Nutrition nerds” are always organized and successful in their jobs. | | B．“Food faddists” like to stock their fridges with all kinds of vitamins. | | C．“Martyr mums” care themselves more than others. | | D．“Fast food fanatics” usually do not stock their fridges with fresh fruit. |
小题4:What will those who often dine out put in the fridge?| A．All kinds of food they like. | | B．Only something to drink. | | C．Fruit, vegetables and meat. | | D．Food rich in vitamins. |
小题5:What is this passage mainly about?| A．What people store in their fridges. | | B．Fridge contents and its owner’s secret. | | C．What we should store in our fridges. | | D．How to keep our fridge contents secret. |
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