There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best. Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked(漏水) along the path. Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how great I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don"t know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!” And all that the old bucket could say was. “I know I am not very useful, but I can only do my best. I am happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.” One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.” Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare(光秃秃的)earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden. 小题1:What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?A.dirty | B.dark | C.dusk | D.broken | 小题2:What was the old bucket ashamed of?A.His leaking. | B.His aging. | C.His manner. | D.His past. | 小题3:The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _________.A.show off its beautiful looks | B.feel sorry about the old one | C.laugh at the old one | D.praise the gardener’s kindness | 小题4:Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?A.Because it was used to keep balance(平衡) | B.Because it stayed in its best condition | C.Because it had its own value | D.Because it was treated as a treasure |
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试题分析: 小题1:D 推理题。根据本句One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.该词是指这只桶已经差不多要坏了,故D正确。 小题2:A 细节题。根据第二段最后两行The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked(漏水) along the path.说明A正确。 小题3:C 推理题。根据第三段See how great I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don"t know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”说明是在嘲笑对方,故C正确。 小题4:C 推理题。根据文章最后一段Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare(光秃秃的)earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.说明这只破桶也有作用和价值,浇灌了它那一边的花草。故它的存在仍然是有价值的。故C正确。 点评:文章讲述了一个园艺工人一直在使用一只破桶来浇花。告诉我们任何一样事物的存在都是有理由的。集中考查推理题,解推断题最主要的方法是根据词义关系推断具体细节。。 |
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Read the following time table and then answer the following questions. Train Timetable. Lv. (Leave) Boston Ar. (Arrive) Midway Ar. New York 5:10 AM EX. (Except) Sun. 7:00 AM 10:45 AM 7:10 AM Daily 9:00 AM 12:45 PM 9:10 AM Ex, Sat. & Sun. 11:00 AM 2:45 PM 10:00 Am Ex. Hol. (Holiday) 11:45 AM 2:45 PM 1:15 PM Daily 3:15 PM 5:45 PM 3:40 PM Ex. Hol. 5:40 PM 8:15 PM 5:20 PM Daily 7:20 PM 9:55 PM 小题1:.What is the shortest time between Boston and New York by train?A.5 hours 35 minutes | B.5 hours 5 minutes | C.4 hours 30 minutes. | D.4 hours 25 minutes. | 小题2:.How many trains have to spend over five hours on the way from Boston to New York?小题3:.On Christmas Day, how many trains at least can you take from Boston to New York? |
As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been 16 only once — for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 17 made me quite curious about how 18 this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if 19 with a real midair medical emergency — without access 20 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 21 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 22 a study about in-flight medical events, I read it 23 interest. The study estimated that there are a(n) 24 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not 25 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 26 13% of them — roughly four a day — are serious enough to 27 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 28 heart trouble, strokes, and difficulty breathing. Let’s face it: plane rides are 29 . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 30 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 31 , but passengers with heart disease 32 experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 33 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis — the so-called economy class syndrome (综合症). 34 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation (立法), flights with at 35 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.
小题1: | A.called | B.addressed | C.informed | D.surveyed |
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小题2: | A.accident | B.condition | C.incident | D.disaster |
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小题3: | A.soon | B.long | C.many | D.often |
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小题4: | A.faced | B.treated | C.identified | D.provided |
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小题5: | A.for | B.to | C.by | D.through |
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小题6: | A.before | B.since | C.when | D.while |
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小题7: | A.collected | B.conducted | C.discovered | D.published |
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小题9: | A.amount | B.average | C.sum | D.number |
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小题10: | A.significant | B.heavy | C.common | D.serious |
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小题12: | A.require | B.inspire | C.engage | D.command |
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小题13: | A.include | B.limit | C.imply | D.contain |
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小题14: | A.enjoyable | B.promoting | C.dull | D.stressful |
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小题15: | A.who | B.what | C.which | D.that |
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小题16: | A.severely | B.unwillingly | C.easily | D.casually |
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小题17: | A.ought to | B.may | C.used to | D.need |
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小题18: | A.Any | B.One | C.Other | D.Another |
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小题19: | A.Whatever | B.However | C.Whenever | D.Wherever |
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小题20: | A.most | B.worst | C.least | D.best |
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Sitting in the play area of the doctor’s office, my children, Paul, four, and Bailey, three, built a Lego tower while we waited to be called for Paul’s examination. “Good job, you guys,”I said, trying not to sound too tired. My husband was away on business, and it was difficult being alone with the kids. At times I felt like I was living in the jungle(丛林) rather than the suburbs. “Don’t put the Lego in your mouth, Bailey,”I said. Paul grabbed(抓取) it from him.“That’s not nice, Paul,”I said. He gave back the Lego. I looked around the waiting room. A woman was eating something, a couple were talking, and an old gentleman in a blue jacket was reading a magazine. I wished I could sit quietly for a while. I wanted to be able to take a rest, or go shopping alone. At once, I was ashamed of myself. What kind of mother was I? “God,”I thought, “help me to be the very best mom I can be.” The nurse came into the waiting room to get us. Just at that moment, the old gentleman in the waiting room put down his magazine and came up to me. With a smile on his face, he said, “Your children are most certainly lucky to have such a wonderful mother.”“Thank you,”I replied in a low voice and watched him walk back to his seat. We followed the nurse into the examination room. While she weighed Paul, I told her how that man had made my day. Motherhood is still a jungle sometimes, but now when I feel tired I remember the encouraging words of the old gentleman. 小题1:The writer went to the doctor’s office because .A.one of her children liked to play there | B.her son Paul needed an examination | C.she was tired and needed to see her doctor | D.she wanted to have all her children examined | 小题2:.From Paragraph 2, we know the writer felt that looking after her children alone was .A.unfair | B.happy | C.hard | D.interesting | 小题3:The writer criticized(批评) Paul when he .A.put the Lego into Bailey’s mouth | B.took away the toy from Bailey | C.made trouble in the waiting room | D.didn’t follow her advice | 小题4:What can we learn from the passage?A.The writer often went shopping alone. | B.The writer’s husband was always on business. | C.The writer doesn’t know how to be a good mother. | D.The writer was greatly encouraged by the old gentleman’s words. |
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Mr Black once decided to travel by air on business because of some reason. He liked 16 beside a window when he was 17 ,so when he got onto the plane, he 18 a window seat. He 19 that all of them had already been taken 20 one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr Black was 21 that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards 22 . When he 23 it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written 24 ink and said,“This is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr Black had never seen such a notice in a plane 25 ,but he thought that the plane 26 be carrying something particularly heavy in 27 baggage room which made 28 necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and 29 another empty seat, not beside the 30 ,to sit in. Two or three other people tried 31 in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too, 32 the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was 33 the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him-and 34 that way succeeded in 35 the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.
小题1: | A.sitting | B.to sit | C.sat | D.sit |
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小题2: | A.traveling | B.sitting | C.flying | D.sleeping |
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小题3: | A.found | B.looked for | C.noticed | D.searched |
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小题4: | A.found | B.looked for | C.saw | D.observed |
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小题5: | A.besides | B.except | C.expect | D.except for |
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小题6: | A.glad | B.pleased | C.surprised | D.surprising |
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小题8: | A.get to | B.arrived | C.got | D.reached |
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小题10: | A.past | B.then | C.ago | D.before |
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小题11: | A.may | B.must | C.would | D.should |
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小题13: | A.that | B.this | C.it | D.everything |
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小题14: | A.see | B.seeing | C.finding | D.found |
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小题15: | A.one | B.window | C.soldier | D.girl |
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小题16: | A.to sit | B.sitting | C.to seat | D.seating |
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小题17: | A.watched | B.saw | C.read | D.found |
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小题18: | A.seeing | B.watching | C.seen | D.watched |
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小题20: | A.failing | B.having | C.missing | D.helping |
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It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 36 any November day. His 37 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 38 . One morning, I walked slowly 39 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 40 those good people would not see me. I was 41 . My first thought was, how would I ever 42 them? I didn’t have the 43 to brush my hair, 44 clear someone’s walk. Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 45 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence(能力) and 46 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 47 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall? Learning to receive the love and 48 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 49 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.” Over and over, I heard 50 words from the people who supported me during those 51 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 52 may be the hardest work you will ever do.” I am not the person I 53 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 54 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming from 55 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
小题2: | A.body | B.soul | C.shoe | D.footprint |
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小题3: | A.sweep up | B.drop off | C.fall down | D.pile up |
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小题4: | A.upstairs | B.downstairs | C.indoors | D.outdoors |
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小题6: | A.delighted | B.disappointed | C.annoyed | D.ashamed |
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小题7: | A.pay | B.award | C.reward | D.treat |
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小题8: | A.courage | B.strength | C.spirit | D.power |
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小题9: | A.stand alone | B.leave alone | C.sit alone | D.let alone |
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小题10: | A.frequently | B.gradually | C.hardly | D.uncertainly |
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小题11: | A.intelligence | B.independence | C.excellence | D.qualification |
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小题12: | A.achieve | B.praise | C.respect | D.promote |
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小题13: | A.supply | B.support | C.contribution | D.similar |
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小题14: | A.burden | B.job | C.business | D.sorrow |
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小题15: | A.sensitive | B.same | C.considerate | D.similar |
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小题16: | A.blue | B.rainy | C.bright | D.snowy |
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小题17: | A.despair | B.difficulty | C.pain | D.regret |
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小题18: | A.still | B.once | C.even | D.never |
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小题19: | A.worse | B.less | C.more | D.better |
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小题20: | A.facing | B.noticing | C.managing | D.expressing |
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