I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had ___ the office to get something to eat. On the way，I __a busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some ___ in my pocket，but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would __ use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He___ like that type— young and ragged. ___ what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then ___ I had no right to place myself above ___ just because he was busking.
I ___ and dropped all the coins into his __，and he smiled at me. I watched for a while. As ___ as it sounds，I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of ___ or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. ___ ,I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of __ .”I thought.
On my way home at the end of the ___ , I saw the busker again and he was __ .I watched him pick up the hat and walk __ a cafe counter. There he poured the ___ contents into a tin collecting __ an earthquake fundraising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity!
Now I donate any ___ I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
| 小题1: | | A．left | B．cleaned | C．prepared | D．searched |
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| 小题2: | | A．led | B．chose | C．saw | D．fooled |
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| 小题3: | | A．chocolates | B．coins | C．tins | D．drugs |
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| 小题4: | | A．almost | B．only | C．rather | D．still |
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| 小题5: | | A．acted | B．looked | C．sounded | D．smelt |
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| 小题6: | | A．Though | B．For | C．Therefore | D．But |
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| 小题7: | | A．declared | B．realized | C．expected | D．guessed |
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| 小题9: | | A．waited | B．followed | C．stopped | D．arrived |
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| 小题10: | | A．rag | B．hat | C．pocket | D．counter |
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| 小题11: | | A．selfish | B．awkward | C．innocent | D．special |
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| 小题12: | | A．happiness | B．sadness | C．love | D．hate |
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| 小题13: | | A．Disappointedly | B．Unfortunately | | C．Coincidentally | D．Comfortably |
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| 小题14: | | A．words | B．effort | C．space | D．money |
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| 小题15: | | A．moment | B．day | C．break | D．event |
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| 小题16: | | A．walking around | B．passing by | | C．packing up | D．running off |
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| 小题18: | | A．chief | B．basic | C．actual | D．total |
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| 小题20: | | A．work | B．time | C．energy | D．change |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:D |
试题分析：作者一开始对于街头艺人的行乞不屑一顾，但是当作者看到这位街头艺人是在为地震灾区募捐的那一刻，改变了一个自负的“我”。
小题1:A 上下文串联。由下文可知，作者上街去买东西吃去了，所以应是离开办公室。
小题2: C上下文串联。在路上，作者看见了一个街头艺人。lead “带领”； choose“选择”；fool“愚弄”，从上下文中均没有信息提示。
小题3:B 上下文串联。由下文可知作者口袋里装的应该是钱，但是他不会给这位街头艺人。
小题4:B 副词辨析。由语境可知作者不愿意把钱给这名街头艺人，他认为艺人只会拿这些钱去过毒瘾或酒瘾。only“只，仅”符合语境。almost“几乎，差不多”， rather “相当”，still“仍然，仍旧；更”均不符合语境。
小题5:B 上下文串联。下面的young and ragged都是外表，应该用look like “看起来像”。
小题6:D上下文串联。由下文可知作者不想把钱给这个艺人，但又不知怎么花才好，所以应用表示转折的连词but。though 表让步，for表原因，therefore表结果。
小题7:B 动词辨析。这里是作者的心理活动，接着作者意识到不能因为对方是个街头艺人就凌驾于他之上。realize“意识到”符合语境。declare“宣布”，expect“期望”，guess“猜想”。
小题8:C 上下文串联。him指的是那个艺人。
小题9:C 上下文串联。由下文可知作者进行了思想斗争之后，应该是停下来把钱放进……。文章中并没有提到捐钱的人很多，所以不用等待，也不用跟在别人后面，就在街上，也不用到达。
小题10:B 上下文串联。由上文可知艺人前面放了一顶帽子，是供观众往里投钱用的。
小题11:A 形容词辨析。文章开头作者就提到他活得很自私，所以这儿他出了钱，就想着有所回报。awkward “笨拙的，局促的”，innocent“无辜的，清白的”，special“特别的；专门的”。
小题12:A 名词辨析。作者投钱之后期待的是一种快乐和满足感。happiness幸福，满足；sadness悲哀； love爱；hate憎恶。
小题13:A 上下文串联。但是作者并没有得到那种感觉，所以作者应是失望地走开了。unfortunately“不幸地”，coincidentally“碰巧，巧合”，comfortably“舒适地”。
小题14:D上下文串联。作者投了钱，但并没有获得快乐和满足，所以作者认为“这证明是浪费钱”。words“话语”，effort“努力”，space“空间”。
小题15:B 上下文串联。上一段提到作者失望地走了，又由on my way home可知下面的一幕发生在作者下午下班回家的路上，时间应是天快要黑的时候，所以应选B项。moment“时刻”，break“暂停，休息”，event“事件”。
小题16:C动词短语辨析。因为天快要黑了，所以当作者再次看到那个艺人的时候，他正在装箱打包准备离开。pack up “装箱打包”，符合语境。walk around“四处走动”， passing by“经过”，run off“排出，流出”。
小题17:D上下文串联。后面的宾语是a cafe counter(一家餐馆的柜台)，walk to “朝……走去”，所以应选D，。
小题18:D 。在这家餐馆的柜台前，他把挣到的所有的钱都倒进……total “全体的，总计的”，符合语境，chief “主要的，首要的”，basic“基本的”，actual“实际的，现实的”。
小题19:B 介词辨析。for在这里表目标或用途，意为为地震募捐资金的募捐箱。
小题20:B 名词辨析。作者由于受到这个艺人的大公无私，乐于奉献的精神的感染，应该是把身上所有的零钱都投进募捐箱。 |
核心考点
试题【I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.I was on my 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have been blessed with the opportunity in my life. It took the near-death experience of my dad to make me realize that my purpose in life is to others. My dad suffered from leukemia(白血病) in 1998. the pain and treatment that he put up with inspired me to be a more kind and person. I realized life is just too and it was time for me to make some changes — do the things in life that I wanted to do without making why I couldn’t do them.
My dad a bone marrow transplant(骨髓移植) operation, and after that he was able to reuse his own “cleaned” marrow, so a donor(捐献者) was not needed. That was excellent because donors who are a match are hard to come by. That me to become a bone marrow donor and hopefully help someone else one day. I also money for the cancer patients. Yet, I was not satisfied with just that. I had to do more, I blood every other month and seek opportunities to do other acts of kindness daily. The opportunity, some days, presents itself very and some days I have to seek it out. Either way, it comes.
I would like to one of my favorite quotes（名言）with you all:
“In an average lifetime, a person about sixty-five thousand miles. That’s two and half times around the world. I wonder your steps will take you. I wonder how you’ll use the rest of the you’re given.”
I want to use my miles to create foot prints of love in this world.
| 小题1: | | A．advise | B．ask | C．help | D．understand |
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| 小题2: | | A．Suffering | B．Watching | C．Discovering | D．Bringing |
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| 小题3: | | A．stronger | B．independent | C．giving | D．receiving |
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| 小题4: | | A．short | B．wonderful | C．dangerous | D．boring |
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| 小题5: | | A．efforts | B．promises | C．excuses | D．plans |
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| 小题6: | | A．refused | B．had | C．learned | D．stopped |
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| 小题7: | | A．expression | B．knowledge | C．news | D．sense |
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| 小题8: | | A．forced | B．inspired | C．allowed | D．expected |
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| 小题9: | | A．raised | B．kept | C．paid | D．hid |
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| 小题10: | | A．check | B．test | C．donate | D．sell |
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| 小题11: | | A．secretly | B．clearly | C．peacefully | D．wildly |
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| 小题12: | | A．share | B．divide | C．record | D．repeat |
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| 小题13: | | A．conveys | B．owns | C．measures | D．walks |
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| 小题15: | | A．materials | B．miles | C．world | D．wealth |
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The riches in the world are not found in the famous gold and diamond mines，where many men and women are digging for them．Most riches in the world are found in the cemeteries(墓地)and grave yards，buried with people’s dreams，aspirations，and unfulfilled potential．Why is it so?
Countless men and women died without ever having the courage to follow their own paths．Maybe because they were afraid to violate some kinds of social norms, maybe because they were afraid to be alone，or maybe simply because they preferred to settle for the familiar．They went to the graves，with a song that would never be heard，a piece of poetry never be written, a dance step never be initiated and a heart full of dreams and aspirations，leaving behind a life full of potential yet no legacy．
Michael Jordan，one of the greatest athletes once said，‘‘I can fail，but I cannot afford not to try．” Life remains a beautiful journey if we learn to take that step and to work that path．Every challenge and defeat in the process becomes a light post that sharpens the vision and shapes the direction forward．
“In my world nothing goes wrong，”said the great Indian sage Nmaja Dhahta Majraj．We must learn to trust the greatness within all of us and know that each of as is here to bring our unique contribution to the universal monument．If each of us learns to dance to the music we only can hear, society as a whole will evolve naturally and spiritually toward love，peace and happiness，and will be void of jealousy,envy and discrimination．
And Henry David Thoreau would say, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions，that is because he hears a difierent drum．’’And one truly believes that the path to success and happiness passes through the dancing to such a unique drumbeat．Therefore，do not die with the music still playing inside you．
小题1:What’s the author’s opinion on riches?| A．They are people’s dreams and aspirations． | | B．They are the most important things in the world． | | C．They are something we can’t possess and dream of． | | D．They are gold and diamonds which we can dig for in mines． |
小题2:According to Paragraph 2，which one is NOT the reason why so many people died without sticking to their own paths?| A．They were afraid to break the traditional norms． | | B．They were used to what they were already familiar with． | | C．They were afraid to hurt others and snffer setbacks． | | D．They were afraid to be alone when making the dreams come true． |
小题3:What does Michael Jordan mean by saying “I can fail, but I cannot afrord not to try”?| A．Having a try is an easy thing we can do． | | B．Trying something new will bring us benefits． | | C．We should be careful if we want to have a try． | | D．All people are not brave enough to experience something new． |
小题4:Which word can best describe Nihaja Dhahta Majraj according to the passage?| A．Brave． | B．Healthy． | C．Common． | D．Self-confident． |
小题5:How is the passage organized?| A．Topic—Argument—Explanation | | B．Topic—Examples—Conclusion | | C．Introduction—Comparison—Discussion | | D．Introduction—Explanatton—Examples |
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When I was about 10, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr. Lee. I knew I could see Mr. Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I just stood there. After we passed him, my mother stopped and said something unforgettable, "You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody you know without opening your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail when it passes you on the street. "That sentence sounds simple but it made me become who I am.
At work, I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was doing. But I also spoke to the people in the cafe and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no matter how humble(低微的)they are. I remember that after a few years of passing by the president, I had the courage to ask him for a chat. We had a great talk. At some point, when I asked him how far he thought I could go in his company, he said that if I wanted to, I could get all the way to his seat.
I"ve become vice-president, but that hasn"t changed how I treat people. I speak to people wherever I am. Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too.
The day you speak to someone who has his head down and then see him lift it up and smile, you will realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello.
小题1:What is the best title for this passage?| A．The power of being talkative | | B．My mother"s influence on me | | C．The power of saying hello | | D．My way to become vice-president |
小题2: It is implied in the first paragraph that .| A．the writer didn"t like Mr. Lee | | B．the writer didn"t say hello to Mr. Lee on that occasion | | C．the writer didn"t get along well with his mother | | D．the writer"s mother stopped to say hello to everyone she met |
小题3: What can we learn from the second paragraph?| A．The writer didn"t say hello to everyone in the company. | | B．The writer made a very good impression on the president of the company. | | C．The president of the company thought the writer was much better than him. | | D．The president of the company actually didn"t like the writer at all. |
小题4:For the writer, saying hello to others .| A．is a way to get what he wants | | B．has become a habit and a way of life | | C．is a way to show respect for his mother | | D．is important in making him remembered |
小题5:According to Paragraph 3, in the writer’s opinion, speaking to others can .| A．make our world much better | | B．make people much happier every day | | C．help people understand each other better | | D．help people work much better |
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Several years ago, I worked as a truck driver for a company. On Saturdays I usually spent several hours doing something to keep my truck in good condition.
One Saturday, as I was cleaning my truck, I noticed the boss’s elderly father came out to ask his grandson to take him fishing after work. The grandson told him all about how much he would love to do that, but he just couldn’t because he had other plans already. The old man hobbled (蹒跚) off to the house.
Then I heard the grandson telling his dad, "I’m not taking that old man fishing! It’s worse than taking a kid."
That just broke my heart.
I quit working immediately and went home to fetch my fishing gear (渔具) and a chair. Then I came back and invited the old man to go fishing. He accepted happily.
When we got to the river, I let him sit in the chair at the edge of the water. It wasn’t long before he got a fish. He got one fish after another. His eyes were shining like a child. About half an hour later, he told me he was tired and needed to go home. So I took him and the fish home.
Two weeks later, the old man died. His family told me later that all he talked about during that time was his fishing trip. I am satisfied that I have taken an old man on his last fishing trip, but I am sorry that his family have lost their last chance. Whenever you get the chance, don’t forget about taking Grandpa fishing. Someday, you may be in the same place and you’ll want your family to care about you, too.
小题1:The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.| A．tell us something about his work | | B．tell us about a fishing experience | | C．persuade us to take Grandpa fishing | | D．persuade us to care about the elderly |
小题2:The old man’s Grandson refused to fish with him because ______.| A．he had something more important to do that day | | B．he didn’t like to fish with an old man | | C．he was tired of his job and he wanted to rest | | D．he preferred fishing with a child |
小题3:What’s the possible meaning of the underlined word "quit"?| A．start | B．stop | C．imagine | D．try |
小题4:According to the passage, we can infer（推断） that the author is _______.| A．willing to make his boss happy | | B．in need of care from his family | | C．prefers fishing to his work | | D．kind and warm-hearted |
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A group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some looking, some expensive, some delicate — telling them to themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in , the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went the best cups. And then you began each other’s cups. Now consider this: Life is the ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor the quality of life we . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we to enjoy the coffee God has for us. God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just the best of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the to God.
| 小题1: | | A．devoted | B．exchanged | C．thought | D．turned |
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| 小题2: | | A．sitting-room | B．living-room | C．bedroom | D．kitchen |
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| 小题3: | | A．cups | B．pans | C．bowls | D．aprons |
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| 小题4: | | A．plain | B．clean | C．ugly | D．fine |
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| 小题5: | | A．devote | B．help | C．take | D．pick |
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| 小题6: | | A．stomach | B．hand | C．eye | D．mouth |
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| 小题7: | | A．running | B．leaving | C．hiding | D．piling |
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| 小题8: | | A．wise | B．important | C．normal | D．necessary |
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| 小题9: | | A．reason | B．energy | C．resource | D．source |
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| 小题10: | | A．likes | B．reduces | C．adds | D．relies |
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| 小题13: | | A．looking | B．guiding | C．eyeing | D．exchanging |
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| 小题14: | | A．tea | B．water | C．wine | D．coffee |
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| 小题15: | | A．worsen | B．beat | C．change | D．rise |
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| 小题16: | | A．dislike | B．live | C．make | D．use |
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| 小题17: | | A．fail | B．succeed | C．wish | D．try |
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| 小题18: | | A．sold | B．gave | C．bought | D．provided |
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| 小题20: | | A．cups | B．argument | C．rest | D．thinking |
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