Inside the pleasingly fragrant cafe, So All May Eat(SAME) in downtown Denver ,t he spirit of generosity is instantly noticeable: donation box stands in place of a cash register customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked. A risky business plan, perhaps, but SAME Café has done one unchangeable thing i n the MileHigh City for six years: Open only at midday, the restaurant allows p oor local customers who cannot pay to work as volunteers instead. They can act as waitersandwaitresses,anddishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.It’s based on trust, and it’s working all right”, says co-owne r Brad Birky, who started the caféin 2006. Previously volunteering at soup kitc hens, the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served t here. “We wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where every-one felt co mfortable,regardless of their circumstances,” Birky says. SAME’s special lunc h menu changs daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farm ers. The café now averages 65 to 70 customers (and eight volunteers) a day. And the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. In early 2007,one volunteer who hadcleared snow for his meals during the long winter sai d goodbye to the Birkys.He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hu rricane clearing up,” says Birky. 小题1:What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys previously worked for?A.They refused to have volunteers. | B.They offered low quality food. | C.They provided customers with a good environment. | D.They closed down because of poor management. | 小题2:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A.The customers who cannot pay can work as volunteers instead. | B.More volunteers will go to new Orleans for the hurricane cleanup. | C.Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town. | D.The lunch menu has remained the same since the café was started. | 小题3:The author’s attitude towards running such a café is_______A.unfavorable | B.doubtful | C.cautious | D.approving |
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试题分析: 小题1:细节理解题。第二段 Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys were Dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served there.故选B 小题2:细节理解题。第二段the restaurant allows poor local customers who cannot pay to work as volunteers instead,They can act as waiters and waitresses, and dishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.故选A 小题3:观点态度题。第一段…the pleasingly fragrant café…,以及通读全文可知,作者对这是持有同意观点的,而unfavorable 反对的doubtful 怀疑的cautious 小心的approving 同意的 故选D 点评:主要讲述了本文向我们介绍了SAME Café的经营模式。难度中等。这种文章学生一般做起来会感到有些棘手,由于生词多或文章有些抽象的原因,应鼓励学生耐心读完文章,这类文章的问题设置相比较浅显。 |
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As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult. 71 . Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now! With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. 72 You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you. Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. 73 But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family 74 A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens. This period is a part of the life cycle. These are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again. You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. 75 So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!A.Choose your friends wisely. | B.They will help shape the future. | C.They may seem to happen quickly. | D.You will probably want to be independent. | E. You may appreciate what you have in your own life. F. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. G. Your family has been with you since you came into this world |
This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend(超越) it. Once we truly know that life is difficult---once we truly understand and accept it---then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters. Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems. 小题1:From the passage, it can be inferred that ______. A.everybody has problems | B.we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life | C.life is difficult because our problems bring us pain | D.people like to complain about their problems | 小题2:The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to ______.A.save space | B.persuade readers | C.get readers’ attention | D.make readers laugh | 小题3:According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to______.A.teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem | B.encourage them to learn | C.help them learn to deal with pain | D.teach them how to respect from problems | 小题4:The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that ______.A.most people feel life is easy | B.most people complain about how hard their lives are | C.the writer feels life is easy | D.the writer likes to complain about his problems |
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I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch(养马场)to put on events to raise money for youth at risk programs. Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant(流动的)horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up.” “That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4000-square-foot house on it.” “The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later ,he received a large red “F” on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.’ The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources, and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’” “The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’” “Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’” “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what. 小题1: The teacher gave him an “F” for his written paper because the teacher thought .A.he didn’t do a good job in his studies | B.he described an unrealistic goal in his paper | C.he came from an itinerant horse trainer’s family | D.he wrote his paper without the help of his father | 小题2: Why did the boy turn in the same paper without any change?A.Because he made up his mind to stick to his dream. | B.Because his father stopped him from rewriting it. | C.Because he was angry about his teacher’s words. | D.Because he had put too much of his heart into it. | 小题3: From the story we can infer that the boy was actually .A.Monty himself | B.the author himself | C.Monty’s friend | D.an unknown person | 小题4: According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT that .A.the boy was very interested in having a horse ranch of his own | B.the boy might have got a higher grade if he’d rewritten his paper | C.the boy succeeded in turning his dream into reality in the end | D.the boy wouldn’t have reached his goal without his father’s support | 小题5: The author wrote this passage mainly to A.tell people how to describe their goals | B.warn people against dream stealers | C.encourage people to stick to their dreams | D.teach people how to write their papers |
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Little Bit "Meow, meow, meow," is what I heard as I walked. I went to the noise and found there was a 36 black and white cat under a piece of wood. I picked him up and 37 he must be freezing to death. I 38 home with the cat held in my jacket. My new best friend, who soon became known as Little Bit, received his name because he was almost 39 when I held him in my hands. He stood about five inches tail. Little Bit" s small size had a great advantage -- he 40 perfectly in the pocket of my jacket, which made 41 him everywhere very easy. Any time I was home, he wouldn" t leave my 42 . He was always eager to play with me. When I fell asleep at night, he would always roll up around my head to keep me 43 . Unfortunately, I grew up. My teenage life 44 my relationship with Little Bit. I lived at such a fast pace (节奏) that I stopped making time for him. My free time was spent with my 45 instead. I would come in the house on my phone and not 46 him at all. His meows became an annoyance to me, but it wasn" t his fault that he 47 his best friend back. Time had caused a 48 to Little Bit. His body began shutting down and by the time I realized 49 was wrong with him, he had already lost his balance. He lay there and looked at me, and 50 this day I still remember the 51 look in his bright green eyes. I took him to the vet (兽医), but there was nothing he could do. The last time I 52 him he wasn" t the same tiny cat I had found ten years before. Little Bit filled my arms and he was put to sleep that day. Little Bit" s 53 made me realize how much he meant to me. He was always there for me when I 54 him. I regret our last years together and I feel sorry for not always being there for him. I will always 55 the special memories we made.
小题1: | A.lovely | B.tiny | C.pretty | D.friendly |
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小题2: | A.agreed | B.remembered | C.realized | D.proved |
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小题3: | A.left | B.stayed | C.drove | D.hurried |
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小题4: | A.weightless | B.useless | C.breathless | D.hopeless |
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小题5: | A.grew | B.fitted | C.played | D.existed |
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小题6: | A.showing | B.keeping | C.taking | D.putting |
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小题7: | A.pocket | B.heart | C.mind | D.side |
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小题8: | A.quiet | B.asleep | C.safe | D.warm |
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小题9: | A.weakened | B.built | C.deepened | D.sharpened |
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小题10: | A.friends | B.computer | C.parents | D.relatives |
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小题11: | A.find | B.feed | C.notice | D.hear |
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小题12: | A.pulled | B.won | C.wanted | D.permitted |
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小题13: | A.fear | B.loss | C.accident | D.concern |
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小题14: | A.everything | B.nothing | C.anything | D.something |
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小题15: | A.before | B.until | C.during | D.for |
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小题16: | A.shameful | B.serious | C.long | D.sorrowful |
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小题17: | A.helped | B.met | C.held | D.doubted |
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小题18: | A.illness | B.death | C.sadness | D.story |
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小题19: | A.needed | B.caught | C.protected | D.picked |
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小题20: | A.treasure | B.admire | C.remind | D.explore |
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Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that 36 can survive without one. Mobile phones are a great 37 to stay connected with friends and family. 38 , it is important to remember that there are certain times 39 you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school. __40 you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages 41 taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude 42 . Aren’t you at school to learn? In the United States, students would never be allowed to 43 their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or 44 a text message you would probably be kicked 45_ class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during 46 . There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to 47 respect for those around you. As a teacher in China, I have to 48 students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to 49 their phones, but many students do not listen. The 50 to be connected all the time seems to be more 51 than the desire to learn. It’s easy to understand 52 it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting 53 when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a 54 grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may 55 something important.
小题1: | A.one | B.somebody | C.someone | D.no one |
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小题2: | A.way | B.road | C.method | D.path |
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小题3: | A.But | B.However | C.So | D.Therefore |
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小题4: | A.which | B.that | C.when | D.where |
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小题5: | A.After | B.Before | C.Because | D.If |
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小题6: | A.or | B.and | C.as well as | D.instead of |
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小题7: | A.act | B.action | C.habit | D.behavior |
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小题9: | A.receive | B.accept | C.make | D.get |
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小题11: | A.school | B.class | C.office | D.home |
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小题12: | A.ask | B.suggest | C.show | D.answer |
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小题13: | A.do | B.deal | C.do with | D.deal with |
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小题14: | A.turn on | B.turn down | C.turn off | D.turn in |
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小题15: | A.desire | B.wish | C.hope | D.expect |
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小题16: | A.possible | B.important | C.necessary | D.interesting |
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小题17: | A.why | B.what | C.that | D.whether |
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小题18: | A.himself | B.herself | C.ourselves | D.yourself |
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小题19: | A.lower | B.higher | C.better | D.upper |
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小题20: | A.forget | B.remember | C.miss | D.leave |
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