We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong．A day may begin well enough，but suddenly everything seems to get out of control．It seems as if a single unimportant event may cause a number of things to happen．Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time．The telephone rings and this means your troubles are beginning．While you are on the phone，the baby pulls the table-cloth off the table，destroying your half-prepared meal．You hang up hurriedly and attend to your baby．Meanwhile，the meal gets burnt．As if this were not enough to bring you to tears，your husband arrives,unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner．
Things can go wrong on a number of people on the road. During the rush hour one evening two cars hit each other and both drivers began to argue．The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner．She suddenly got into a panic(恐慌)and stopped her car．This made the driver following her stop suddenly．His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake．As she was thrown forward，the cake went right through the window and landed on the road．Seeing a cake flying through the air，a truck-driver had to stop his truck all of a sudden．The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck on the road．This led to yet another angry argument．Meanwhile，the traffic piled up behind．It took the police nearly an hour to get the traffic on the move again．In the meanwhile，the truck-driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles.Only two dogs were enjoying themselves from the accident，for they were happily having what was left of the cake．It was just one of those days!
小题1:In the writer’s opinion .| A．accidents may happen anytime | | B．troubles always come in groups | | C．a small matter may cause great trouble | | D．anyone may have trouble any day |
小题2:What did the police do after the accident?| A．They helped the driver clean up the road． | | B．They helped the drivers to go on with their journey． | | C．They tried to stop the people from arguing． | | D．They would find out who should be responsible for(有责任的)the accident． |
小题3:When the telephone rings .| A．you’d better have your baby a little distant from your table before going to answer the phone | | B．you’d better just let it ring all the way | | C．you should never go to answer it in a hurry | | D．you should answer it right away |
小题4:From the story we can see_________．| A．some drivers are too careless | | B．such accidents are rather strange | | C．such accidents are very common | | D．we don’t know why such accidents happen |
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小题1:短文第一句说everything goes wrong，从举的例子可知，这一切麻烦纷至沓来。
小题1:从第二段倒数第三句可知，警察花了近一个小时才疏导了交通，让车辆畅通。
小题1:从文章第一段的描述可知，这位妇女没有这样做惹来诸多麻烦。
小题1:短文最后一句说It was just one of those days,可见这种情况很常见。 |
核心考点
试题【We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong．A day may begin well eno】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
In 2004,I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England,holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate.After nervously 21 a short training course,I began to give classes to my 12 students,all of them older than I was. I 22 hard to remain clam in class and 23 they wouldn"t find out how unconfident I felt most of the time.I was quite _24_,actually,until the end of 25 and the night of the final oral test.
The test was going to start at 7 pm,and at 6:50, I_ 26 myself in the teachers bathroom to 27 all the test questions again.I really wanted to learn the 28 by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester.The 29 is,I actually locked myself in the bathroom.I 30 couldn"t get out!The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the noise in the halls 31 the students went to their rooms.I tried hard to 32 the bathroom door,but failed.
I heard the cleaning lady’s voice and asked for help as 33 as I could, However, she wasn"t exactly a thoughtful person, and started 34 ：“Diana’s locked in the bathroom!”Shame had fallen upon me! 35 , the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and, 36 ,my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like“Aren’t we 37 ! No test today!”All I could do was 38 , and my entire 39 was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces.“ 40 ！Teacher.”They said,“We know you are human too!”
They all passed their test.True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterwards, and laughed the whole thing off.
| 小题1: | | A．holding | B．taking | C．getting | D．giving |
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| 小题2: | | A．performed | B．learned | C．worked | D．tried |
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| 小题3: | | A．thought | B．hoped | C．guessed | D．realized |
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| 小题4: | | A．successful | B．fortunate | C．happy | D．satisfied |
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| 小题5: | | A．the class | B．the course | C．the day | D．the year |
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| 小题6: | | A．tidied | B．washed | C．locked | D．reminded |
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| 小题7: | | A．rewrite | B．answer | C．go over | D．put forward |
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| 小题8: | | A．questions | B．instructions | C．answers | D．steps |
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| 小题9: | | A．situation | B．condition | C．trick | D．problem |
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| 小题10: | | A．probably | B．simply | C．sadly | D．nearly |
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| 小题12: | | A．knock | B．kick | C．open | D．push |
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| 小题13: | | A．quietly | B．hurriedly | C．excitedly | D．crazily |
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| 小题14: | | A．scolding | B．running | C．laughing | D．shouting |
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| 小题15: | | A．At first | B．Soon enough | C．In the end | D．Right now |
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| 小题16: | | A．to my amazement | B．to my delight | C．to my surprise | D．to my horror |
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| 小题17: | | A．lucky | B．comfortable | C．anxious | D．regretful |
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| 小题18: | | A．watch | B．smile | C．wait | D．worry |
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| 小题19: | | A．class | B．staff | C．group | D．school |
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| 小题20: | | A．Sorry | B．Congratulations | C．Don’t be angry | D．Don’t worry |
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Wearing seat belt is，of course，the first step to safe driving．These additional measures might also save your life.
Count to three．Keeping up enough space between your car and others is extreme1y necessary．Jim Clark，a California driving instructor，suggests a least amount of three seconds’following distance．To figure this，pick an object on the roadside ahead．When the car in front of you passes it，start counting one-thousand-one,one-thousand-two，one-thousand-three．If you get to that object before you reach one-thousand-three，you don’t have three seconds of following time --- time needed to keep away from accidents．
Let followers pass．“If someone’s driving after you，get out of his way，”Clark advises．“You’re better of being safe than right．”
Expect the worst．In a study，the Federal Highway Administration(联邦公路局)found that 68 percent of drivers do not come to a complete stop at stop signs．When you’re driving and see someone come near to a stop sing，assume the person’s not going to stop．
And when you stop at a crossing and another car comes near with its turn signal on，don’t take it true that the driver will turn．Instead，wait until he turns．He may have had the signal on for miles．
Stay outside．In crowd，multilane(多车道) traffic，drive in either the outside--left or outside--right lane．“That allows you somewhere to go if a problem develops,”traffic expert Francis Kenel says．“If you’re in the middle，all you can do is to pause from time to time．”
小题1:According to the text if you want to drive safely you should ．| A．wear seat belt | B．take some additional measures | | C．at least take 5 steps | D．count to three |
小题2:When you finish counting“one-thousand-three",you have ．| A．driven one thousand and three metres | B．kept three seconds’distance from other cars | | C．counted a lot of numbers | D．kept a long distance from the object |
小题3:What does the underlined word“assume”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?| A．Maybe． | B．Guess． | C．Ask． | D．Suppose． |
小题4:Mr．Kenel tells us while driving in multilane traffic_______. | A．we’d better find somewhere to go | | B．it will be better for us to drive in the outside lanes | | C．it is safer to drive in the middle | | D．we must drive on the left |
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Suppose someone gave you a pen---a sealed(密封的),solid‑coloured pen. You couldn’t see how much 21 it had. It might run dry 22 the first few tentative (试探的) words or last just long and make a difference in the scheme of things. You don’t know when the ink will 24 .
Under the rules of the game, you really never know. You have to 25 a chance! Actually, no rule of the game states you must do anything. 26 picking up and using the pen, you could leave it on a shelf or in a drawer where it will dry up, 27 .But if you do decide to use it, what would you 28 it? How would you 29 the game?
Would you plan and plan before you ever 30 a word? Would your plans be so extensive that you never didn’t even start 31 ? Or would you take the pen 32 ,plunge right in and Just do it, struggling to keep up 33 the twists and turns of the torrent (急流)of words that take you where they take you?
Would you write cautiously and 34 ,as if the pen might run dry the next moment, or would you pretend to believe that the pen would write forever and go on accordingly?
And what would you write about:Love? Hate? Fun? Misery? Life? Death? Nothing? 35 ?
Would you write to 36 just yourself? Or others? Or yourself by writing about others?
Would you even write? Once you have the pen ,no 37 says you have to write. Would you sketch? Scribble(潦草地写)？Doodle(涂鸦)or draw? Would you stay in or on the 38 ,or see no lines at all, even if they 39 there? There’s a lot to think about here, isn’t there?
Now, 40 someone gave you a life…
| 小题1: | | A．ink | B．water | C．liquid | D．solid |
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| 小题2: | | A．before | B．after | C．when | D．as |
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| 小题3: | | A．much | B．very | C．real | D．enough |
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| 小题4: | | A．cross out | B．leave off | C．run out | D．use up |
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| 小题5: | | A．bring | B．take | C．use | D．carry |
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| 小题6: | | A．Instead of | B．In spite of | C．Other than | D．Rather than |
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| 小题7: | | A．used | B．useful | C．unused | D．using |
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| 小题8: | | A．deal with | B．do | C．do with | D．deal in |
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| 小题10: | | A．draw | B．write | C．think of | D．use |
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| 小题11: | | A．picture | B．writing | C．painting | D．photo |
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| 小题12: | | A．in hand | B．at hand | C．on hand | D．by hand |
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| 小题14: | | A．carefully | B．deliberately | C．especially | D．extremely |
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| 小题15: | | A．Something | B．Everything | C．Anything | D．None |
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| 小题16: | | A．like | B．forgive | C．please | D．surprise |
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| 小题17: | | A．one | B．rule | C．friend | D．relative |
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| 小题18: | | A．line | B．lines | C．pens | D．paper |
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| 小题19: | | A．are | B．were | C．have | D．had been |
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| 小题20: | | A．suppose | B．wish | C．hope | D．expect |
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The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop. The room was filled with boxes and photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes, holding packages in their hands.
“Who are these people?” I asked.
“Satisfied customers,” answered young Mr. Hopkins. “We have a very wide choice of items for sale. Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture.” Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera standing next to one wall. “Now, how can I serve you?” he added.
By this time, I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends, and this seemed to be the perfect place to purchase them. I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop. No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me. Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box, a pair of riding boots, a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine.
I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop. I promised Mr. Hopkins that I would come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place,” I told the shopkeeper.
“Please do not do that, sir”, said Mr. Hopkins. “This is a special place for special people. You must keep this shop a secret.” Then he took my photograph, and handed me the picture straight away.
“That was quick!” I exclaimed. I looked at the photograph. In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’ dusty shop.
On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them. For weeks, my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop. I finally agreed to take him to London to show him.
When we arrived in London, we walked along Oxford Street, past the department store and found...nothing. The little shop was no longer there. In its place was an empty space being used as a car park. I checked the area again. There was the music shop, and there was the department store. In between should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there.
As I was staring at the place where the shop should have been, an old policeman came along. “Are you looking for something sir?” he asked.
I turned and said “I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son. I thought it was here.”
“Oh yes,” said the policeman. “There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son. It sold all sorts of things, but it was knocked down over 30 years ago.”
I looked again at the place where the shop had been. Then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop.
“How strange” I exclaimed.
小题1:How did the writer like the shop? | A．He found it a modern big shop. | | B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents. | | C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera. | | D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop. |
小题2:Which of the following is true about the shop? | A．It was knocked down a few weeks ago. | | B．It was a well-known little shop in London. | | C．It was a special shop selling special presents. | | D．It was between a music shop and a department store. |
小题3:The word “the commodities’ in the 4th paragraph means _____. | A．the writer’s works | | B．the goods in the shop | | C．Mr. Hopkins’ photographs | | D．Some presents left by other customers |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title of this passage? | A．Christmas Shopping | | B．Hopkins and His Son | | C．The Strange Little Shop | | D．The Strange Experience |
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Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people 21 that it’s their job to show others how their positions, statements, and points of view are 22 , and that on doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow _23 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been _24 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right”? Or, has anyone you know ever 25 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their 26 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 27 to be corrected. We all want our position to be 28 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 29 of the human heart. And those who learn to 30 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 31 of correcting others are often resented(怨恨 ) and 32 .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practice 33 others the joy of being right ---give them the glory. 34 correcting. When someone says, “ I really feel it’s important to …”, rather than breaking 35 and saying, “No, it’s more important to…“, simply let it go and allow their statement to 36 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 37 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 38 . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s 39 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos( 自我 ). Starting today, let others be “ 40 ” , most of the time.
| 小题1: | | A．believe | B．doubt | C．prove | D．tell |
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| 小题2: | | A．unimportant | B．unbelievable | C．incorrect | D．imperfect |
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| 小题3: | | A．consider | B．appreciate | C．understand | D．refuse |
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| 小题4: | | A．fooled | B．helped | C．taught | D．corrected |
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| 小题5: | | A．thanked | B．rewarded | C．cared | D．accepted |
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| 小题6: | | A．side | B．price | C．expense | D．value |
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| 小题7: | | A．like | B．hate | C．prefer | D．afford |
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| 小题8: | | A．admired | B．received | C．realized | D．respected |
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| 小题9: | | A．shortcomings | B．advantage | C．desires | D．wishes |
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| 小题10: | | A．talk | B．praise | C．help | D．listen |
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| 小题11: | | A．habit | B．form | C．position | D．purpose |
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| 小题12: | | A．punished | B．avoided | C．left | D．laughed |
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| 小题13: | | A．letting | B．lending | C．allowing | D．owing |
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| 小题14: | | A．Stop | B．Continue | C．Practise | D．Try |
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| 小题16: | | A．last | B．send | C．work | D．stand |
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| 小题17: | | A．helpful | B．loving | C．careful | D．popular |
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| 小题18: | | A．dreamed | B．requested | C．asked | D．demanded |
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| 小题19: | | A．sufferings | B．worries | C．progress | D．happiness |
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| 小题20: | | A．happy | B．right | C．sorry | D．proud |
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