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People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive recklessly up and down America’s main streets; they carry chips on their shoulders as big as the Sears Tower. And at least some of the time those things are true. But we shouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.
I watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral. I didn’t expect the event to affect me. Through much of the ceremony, in fact, I remained unmoved.
The teenage grandson stepped forward. With his very first deep breath, every heart in that church was achingly reminded of something we had all forgotten. Softly he began: “I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She never failed to see light in any situation. When our family dog would truly attack her, what would Nana say? ‘oh, what beautiful barking that dog has!’ That was Nana. ”
“She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for my grandpa’s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling, “That was Nana’s way.”
Through a low sob, he continued, “Whenever she did anything worth recognition, you’d have to hear about it from a different source, because she was never one to show off.”
Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courage. She put up an incredible fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. That was Nana’s way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner.”
There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. The trouble with teenagers is that they haven’t learned to be controlled.
When that boy rose to speak about the woman who surely had been his truest and closest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide in the calm ceremony. He exposed us to the truth about this very real woman who believed in a boy who probably tried the patience of many adults. He reminded us that his grandmother was more than another dot on the chart of life and death.
All over again we felt those powerful losses crossing our own hearts, and we knew that when you say good-bye to something happy, something young in yourself. And that something never really returns, and the pain never really goes away.
小题1:In the first paragraph, the writer gave some examples to________ .
A.support his idea that young people are no good
B.introduce his point of view about young people
C.tell people every coin has its two sides
D.show young people often make mistakes
小题2:From the boy’s speech, we know _______ .
A.his grandmother had great influence on him
B.they had a dog which often attacked people
C.people had forgotten her until the boy appeared
D.his grandmother was so weak that she is always living in the shadow of his grandpa
小题3:Which of the following statements is true?
A.The boy ’s speech moved no one present at the funeral except the writer
B.The boy’s being good at expressing himself enabled him to draw everyone’s attention
C.The boy was too grieved to accept the fact that his grandmother had passed away
D.The writer didn’t expect the event would affect him
小题4:What words can best describe grandmother’s quality?
A.Weak, mild and modest
B.Easygoing, cautious and considerate
C.Sensitive and hard on others
D.Patient, optimistic, strong and helpful.
小题5:The passage tells the readers_______ .
A.facing certain bitter facts help young people to grow
B.young people have to control themselves
C.the adults should learn from the young
D.the adults should teach the young how to be brave

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:A
解析

小题1:细节题题。由文章第一段的第一句 就是该段的主题句,所举例子都是为了证明这个观点。
小题2:推理判断题。根据题干,可把范围锁定在第三至六段。从孩子所说的话,可判断出奶奶对其有极大的影响。
小题3:推理判断题。结合his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide in the calm ceremony. He exposed us to the truth about this very real woman who believed in a boy who probably tried the patience of many adults. He reminded us that his grandmother was more than another dot on the chart of life and death.可知小孩的话对现场的每个人都很大的震动。
小题4:推理判断题。结合She never failed to see light in any situation.She was a strong woman ,who provided the strength and support for my grandpa’s career可知奶奶是位乐观,坚强,给人帮助的人。
小题5:主旨大意题。从孩子的哭诉中可知,奶奶的去世他很难受,但也让人们看到了他的坚强。
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When a tornado touched down in a small town nearby, many families were left completely destroyed. Afterward all the local newspapers carried many human-interest stories featuring some of the families who suffered the hardest.
One Sunday, a particular picture especially touched me. A young woman stood in front of an entirely shattered mobile home, a depressed expression twisting her features. A young boy, seven or eight years old, stood at her side, eyes downcast. Clutching  (紧握)  at her skirt was a tiny girl who stared into the camera, eyes wide with confusion and fear.
The article that went with the picture gave the clothing sizes of each family member. With growing interest, I noticed that their sizes closely matched ours. This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less fortunate than themselves. I taped the picture of the young family to our refrigerator, explaining their difficulty to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and to three- year-old Meghan.
“ We have so much. And these poor people now have nothing,” I said.“We’ll share what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes down from the room upstairs and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously, as the boys and I filled one of the boxes with canned goods and foods.
While I sorted through our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys piled up discarded toys and games.
“I’ll help you find something for the little girl when I’m done with this,” I said.
The boys placed the toys they had chosen to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved rag doll hugged tightly to her chest. She paused in front of the box that held the toys, pressed her round little face into Lucy’s flat, painted-on-face, gave her a final kiss, then laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh, Honey,” I said.“You don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded seriously, eyes glistening with held-back tears. ‘”Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she’ll make that other little girl happy, too.”
Swallowing hard, I stared at Meghan for a long moment, wondering how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me. For I suddenly realized that anyone can give their cast-offs away. True generosity is giving that which you value most.
Honest benevolence  (善行)  is a three-year-old offering a valuable, though shabby, doll to a little girl she doesn’t know with the hope that it will bring this child as much pleasure as it brought her. I, who had wanted to teach, had been taught.
The boys had watched, open-mouthed, as their baby sister placed her favorite doll in the box. Without a word, Brad rose and went to his room. He came back carrying one of his favorite action figures. He hesitated briefly, clutching the toy, then looked over at Meghan and placed it in the box next to Lucy.
A slow smile spread across Brett’s face. Then he jumped up, eyes twinkling as he ran to fetch some of his prized Matchbox cars.
Astonished, I realized that the boys had also recognized what little Meghan’s gesture meant. Swallowing back tears, I pulled all three of them into my arms.
Taking the cue from my little one, I removed my old jacket from the box of clothes. I replaced it with the new hunter green jacket that I had found on sale last week. I hoped the young woman in the picture would love it as much as I did.
It’s easy to give that which we don’t want any more, but harder to let go of things we cherish, isn’t it? However, the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart..
小题1:Why does the author give a detailed description of a particular picture in the Sunday newspaper?
A.To create an atmosphere of fear and depression brought by the tornado.
B.To appeal to unconcerned people to donate for the poor families.
C.To show the helplessness and hopelessness of the family mentioned in the paper.
D.To stress what touched her and made her decide to help the hopeless family.
小题2:Why did Brad and Brett also donate their favorite things finally?
A.They were encouraged to donate some valuable things by the mother.
B.Meghan’s decision inspired them to donate their favorite things.
C.They also wanted to show generosity by giving away their valuable things.
D.Meghan’s gesture reminded them to replace their favorite things with new ones.
小题3:By “ swallowing hard”, the writer means that   _   _ .
A.she was deeply puzzled by what the little girl did
B.she had trouble persuading Meghan not to give away Lucy
C.she was greatly moved by Meghan’s unexpected decision
D.she was uncertain what consequences Meghan’s action would bring about
小题4:It is suggested in the sentence “the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart” that ______.
A.sincere donation means offering help to others whole-heartedly
B.true giving means giving others what you treasure most
C.true generosity means helping others at the cost of your own benefit
D.honest benevolence means devoting yourself to the career of donation
小题5:What’s the best title for this passage?
A.The Greatest LoveB.A Beautiful Heart
C.True GenerosityD.A Precious Gift

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I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.
Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells“happiness”. But in memoir(回忆录)after memoir, they reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism ,drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage, if he’s honest, and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating(解放性的)realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that ________.
A.fun creates long-lasting satisfaction
B.fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness
C.happiness is lasting whereas fun is short-lived
D.fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness
小题2:To the author, the role Hollywood stars play is to ________.
A.write memoir after memoir about their happiness
B.tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun
C.teach people how to enjoy their lives
D.bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties
小题3:In the author’s opinion, marriage ________ .
A.affords greater funB.leads to raising children
C.indicates duty and devotionD.usually ends up in pain
小题4:Which of the following is the best example of“painful happiness”?
A.Winning lottery by accident
B.A bachelor resisting marriage
C.Raising children
D.Buying some fancy clothes
小题5:If one gets the true sense of happiness, he will ________.
A.stop playing games and joking with othersB.keep himself with his family
C.give a free hand to moneyD.use his time to increase happiness

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I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I approached(走近) my   36 , I saw one of my   37  standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and besides, it was   38  cold to be standing outside on the coldest   39  in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was   40  I would be able to find my way back.
We   41  about our work as I drove and before we knew it, we arrived at   42  house. I started driving back.   43  looked familiar, but at first that didn’t bother me. But soon I   44  something wrong. I   45  nothing. But I told myself to stay   46 .
I was beyond neighborhoods, streets and   47  streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my   48 . It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I   49  the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel,   50 . Then I raised my head and   51  a shadow down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little   52 , got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man   53  rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove   54  him. Finally I recognized a(n)   55  street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I pulled into my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.
小题1:
A.carB.bikeC.busD.train
小题2:
A.classmatesB.patients C.workmatesD.students
小题3:
A.notB.exactlyC.tooD.hardly
小题4:
A.morningB.nightC.noonD.afternoon
小题5:
A.happyB.afraidC.sorryD.sure
小题6:
A.caredB.worriedC.exploredD.talked
小题7:
A.myB.herC.yourD.his
小题8:
A.NothingB.EverythingC.SomethingD.Anything
小题9:
A.existedB.escapedC.realizedD.imagined
小题10:
A.mistookB.cameC.missedD.recognized
小题11:
A.calmB.quietC.braveD.silent
小题12:
A.accuratelyB.brieflyC.evenD.illegally
小题13:
A.engineB.wheelC.seatD.watch
小题14:
A.desertedB.droveC.stoppedD.washed
小题15:
A.excitedB.helplessC.delightedD.satisfied
小题16:
A.beggedB.sawC.impressedD.adopted
小题17:
A.nervouslyB.fasterC.backD.closer
小题18:
A.slowlyB.unlikelyC.equallyD.carefully
小题19:
A.underB.beforeC.aboveD.behind
小题20:
A.cautiousB.particularC.ordinaryD.familiar

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Finding a suitable place to live is not easy for a student who first arrived in a strange place . I was lucky because I had booked a dormitory with the school before I arrived .. I t was a flat with seven independent rooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen . all of my flatmates are all students form Britain . I thought I was lucky to be part of this flat with these energetic young men . However , I found myself unhappy with them only a few days after I stayed there . These young people seemed never to be quiet . Usually they would not come back until late into the night .They even played football in the room whenever they like , whether it was early morning or late night . Worse still , they always had parties . Those loud music and laughter made me sleepless the whole night . Finally , I had no choice but to ask the authority to move me to another flat where most of the students were international students pursuing their master degrees . They were older in age and hold heavier study burden . So they were quieter .
My advice for those who want to study in the UK is to get in touch with the international student accommodation service of your school first and tell them to arrange for you to share a flat with graduates before you come here.
小题1:What was the trouble while living with the British students?
A.They loved football too much
B.They often held parties .
C.They disturbed the writer’s living greatly .
D.They went to bed too late and got up too early .
小题2:The measure the writer took to solve the problem was     .
A.asking some older students for help
B.giving the British students heavier study burden
C.asking the authority to make the British student burden
D.changing a place to live
小题3:The advice the writer gave us was      .
A. don’t live with young British students
B live with students who have study burden
C. get your housing fixed before your arrival
D. better live in your school
小题4:The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to “        ” .
A. the roomB. footballC.timeD.the night

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What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the   1  just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him   2 . At first he seemed   3 . He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didn’t even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was   4 .
One day Chico got especially excited . He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of   5 . Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started   6  flapping his wings for the first time ever - then he lifted off the   7  like a space shuttle! I was amazed and   8  . Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been   9  until the moment was ripe for escape!
Two days later Chico   10  . First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his   11  and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him   12  every day the weather was nice if he did come back.   13  , he flew onto my shoulder.
From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The   14  lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became   15 . The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.
I was very sad. The   16  crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what   17  is there in being a bird if you can’t fly?
Chico made his first break for   18  on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a   19  when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don’t    20 , what will be the purpose of your life?
小题1:
A.floorB.earth C.scene D.road
小题2:
A.smarter B.healthier C.happierD.stronger
小题3:
A.disappointedB.determinedC.frightenedD.confused
小题4:
A.incapable B.disabled C.wrongD.stupid
小题5:
A.noise B.progress C.energyD.consideration
小题6:
A.slowly B.gently C.madlyD.gracefully
小题7:
A.ground B.tree C.cage D.branch
小题8:
A.movedB.shocked C.delighted D.excited
小题9:
A.strugglingB.pacing C.flying D.waiting
小题10:
A.left B.returned C.survived D.recovered
小题11:
A.cage B.feather C.chain D.food
小题12:
A.in B.out C.off D.alone
小题13:
A.As usuallyB.At that moment
C.Once in a whileD.At the same time
小题14:
A.action B.attempt C.routine D.effort
小题15:
A.active B.injured C.sad D.ill
小题16:
A.fact B.concern C.thought D.detail
小题17:
A.sense B.mistake C.interest D.problem
小题18:
A.life B.freedom C.fun D.food
小题19:
A.breakB.holiday C.chance D.look
小题20:
A.keep yourself busyB.cheer yourself up
C.let yourself downD.set yourself free

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