You and I have principles(原则). And we also have opinions. I have _____ about what I think is right or wrong or good or ______. But they are only opinions---I could be wrong! I _____ try to build my life around my opinions, but I will try to _____ my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) ______ lesson about life principles. On his way home he found a woman’s ______ that contained $127 as well as her ID card. _______ hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bike and went over to her _______---about a mile away. He told her he _____ her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about the event and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ______ $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be ______ for being honest.”
He thought about his father’s _____ and decided he would return the money. He biked to the lady’s home and ______ her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she _____ to---that his father pointed out ______ to him that he had never ______ before.
When principles ______ our every action and decision, we actually change. These great principles _____ our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is _____ to be raised by a wise father who had the ______ to say, “Those are my principles.”
| 小题1: | | A．opinions | B．wishes | C．decisions | D．suggestions |
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| 小题2: | | A．well | B．mistaken | C．right | D．bad |
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| 小题3: | | A．shan’t | B．won’t | C．can’t | D．don’t |
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| 小题4: | | A．change | B．advise | C．follow | D．make |
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| 小题5: | | A．valuable | B．easy | C．difficult | D．funny |
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| 小题6: | | A．bag | B．wallet | C．suitcase | D．box |
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| 小题7: | | A．About | B．For | C．Without | D．In |
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| 小题8: | | A．factory | B．school | C．office | D．house |
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| 小题9: | | A．checked | B．searched | C．threw | D．found |
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| 小题10: | | A．accepted | B．supplied | C．received | D．borrowed |
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| 小题11: | | A．rewarded | B．praised | C．forgotten | D．blamed |
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| 小题12: | | A．actions | B．worries | C．words | D．excuses |
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| 小题14: | | A．attempted | B．preferred | C．planned | D．had |
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| 小题15: | | A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题16: | | A．guessed | B．taught | C．met | D．realized |
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| 小题17: | | A．guide | B．do | C．interrupt | D．allow |
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| 小题18: | | A．limit | B．shape | C．prevent | D．keep |
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| 小题19: | | A．unlucky | B．careful | C．brave | D．lucky |
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| 小题20: | | A．right | B．courage | C．wisdom | D．chance |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:C |
试题分析：本文讲述了一个男孩捡到钱包后，再还给失主时接受了失主给的报酬。他的父亲知道这件事后告诉男孩人不应该因诚实而受到奖励。男孩遵从父亲的建议归还失主给的奖励。有这件事给作者的感受就是我们必须遵循原则，因为这些原则是塑造了我们的生活和性格。
小题1:考查名词。Opinions观点；wishes希望；decisions决策；suggestions建议。根据上一句中的“opinions”提示，这里也用相同的词，指作者自己的观点。故选A。
小题2:考查形容词。Well良好的；mistaken错误的；right正确的；bad坏的。根据前面“ right or wrong ”可知应用反义词，good的反义词是bad。故选D。
小题3:考查助动词。后面一句意思是但我将尝试按照我的原则。这是转折句由此可知前一句是我将不会怎样，助动词和后一句一致，故选B。
小题4:考查动词。Change改变；advise建议；follow 跟随，遵循；make制造。句意是：我会努力坚持我的原则。故选C。
小题5:考查形容词。valuable 有价值的；easy简单的；difficult 困难的；funny有趣的。结合下文可知此处说的是一个15岁的男孩学到了关于生活的原则的宝贵一课。故选A。
小题6:考查名词。 Bag包； wallet钱包；suitcase手提箱；box盒子。结合下文中的her wallet，可知小男孩捡到了个钱包，里面有有127美元以及身份证。故选B。
小题7:考查介词。About关于；For为了；Without没有；In在...里面。句意是：没有犹豫。故选C。
小题8:考查名词。Factory工厂；school学校；office办公室；house房子。根据后文中的He biked to the lady’s home可知“男孩骑上自行车来到了失主的‘家’”。故选D。
小题9:考查动词。Checked检查；searched 搜索；threw扔；found找到。句意是：他告诉她,他找到了她的钱包,她给了他一个大大的拥抱和20美元。故选D。
小题10:考查动词。 Accepted接收；supplied提供；received收到；borrowed借。句意是：“我不认为你应该接受20美元的报酬”。receive指“收到”, 着重“行为本身, 而不涉及收受者是否接受”； accept 指“领受”, “接收”, 着重“除行为本身以外, 还表示接受者经过考虑以后愿意接受。故选A。
小题11:考查动词。 Rewarded奖励；praised称赞；forgotten忘记；blamed谴责。句意是：一个人不应该因诚实而受到奖励。be rewarded for因…… 而得到报酬。故选A。
小题12:考查名词。 Actions动作；worries担忧；words话；excuses借口。句意是：他考虑了他父亲的话和决定归还钱。故选C。
小题13:考查动词。Took拿；gave给；put放；set树立。句意是：他骑车来到女人的家中，并把二十美元归还给她。give back 归还。故选B。
小题14:考查动词。 Attempted企图；preferred 更喜欢，宁愿；planned打算；had
有。强调小孩的坚持，“失主必须把作为酬金的20美元收回。”have to 是“不得不，必须”的意思。故选D。
小题15:考查代词。Anything任何事；everything每件事；something某些事；nothing没有事。句意是：她不想收回，但男孩告诉她必须收回——他的父亲给他指出了以前他从来没有意识到的一些东西。故选C。
小题16:考查动词。 Guessed猜；taught教；met遇见；realized认识。句意是：她不想收回，但男孩告诉她必须收回——他的父亲给他指出了以前他从来没有意识到的一些东西。故选D。
小题17:考查动词。guide引导；do做；interrupt中断；allow允许。句意是：当原则引导我们的决定和行为时，实际上我们就改变。故选A。
小题18:考查动词。Limit限制；shape 使形成；prevent预防；keep保持。句意是：这些伟大的原则塑造我们的生活和性格。故选B。
小题19:考查形容词。 Unlucky不幸的；careful小心的；brave勇敢的；lucky幸运的。句意是；有人给与指导，男孩“是很幸运的”。故选D。
小题20:考查名词。 Right正义；courage勇气；wisdom 智慧；chance机会。结合全文可知，男孩的父亲是“英明的”。故选C。 |
核心考点
试题【You and I have principles(原则). And we also have opinions. I have _____ about wha】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
There’s a body of water in Israel that is actually below sea level. Water constantly runs into it, but, because of the law of gravity (万有引力定律)，nothing can flow out of it. Do you know the name of this famous lake? It’s called the Dead Sea. It’s called this because no living thing could live there. The water is almost dead, compared to what happens with “living water”.
When you think of the term “living water”, the image that comes to mind is a rushing river that is flowing. It’s filled with life and movement. It doesn’t just “receive”, but is also “giving” simultaneously.
Many of us believe that we need to receive more of something in order to be happy. Whether what we desire is money or something else, we think we need more of it in order to be fulfilled.
As a result, we begin to operate in fear and therefore don’t give anything because we’re afraid that we won’t have enough. The result? Like the Dead Sea, we become lifeless. Life is meant to flow. when a pool stops flowing, it becomes stagnant(停滞的). Stagnant water breeds disease and death. It can’t breathe. It can’t receive any more. If nothing is flowing out, there’s no room for anything else to come in.
The solution? Give. As you give, you’ll receive. It’s a universal law. You see it at work everywhere. we’ve somehow been deceived （ 欺骗 ）into believing that if we don’t give, we’ll have more. Or we’re afraid that if we do give, we won’t have anything left. On one hand, this seems to make sense. But it doesn’t work. Because when we don’t give, we shut off the flow of what’s coming in.
小题1:What is the first paragraph mainly about?| A．The development of the Dead Sea | | B．The special character of the Dead Sea | | C．The position of the Dead Sea | | D．The present situation of the Dead Sea |
小题2:According to the passage, people wouldn’t like to give because________.| A．they are really poor in fact | B．they don’t know how to give | | C．they don’t know who to give | D．they are still not satisfied |
小题3:According to the passage, if you refuse to give, you will___________.| A．be like a pool with stagnant water | | B．have enough space for what you’ll receive | | C．need something more to be satisfied | | D．do everything according to the law |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A．Give and you’ll receive | B．The secret of the Dead sea | | C．A universal law | D．come in and come out |
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Silk production has a long and colourful history unknown to most people. Scientific discoveries have shown that silk production existed in China from around 2500 B.C., although it could be much older. For hundreds of years, China kept the secret of silk to itself as one for the most closely protected secrets in history. Anyone revealing the secret of silkworms or trying to take silkworm eggs out of ancient China was punished by death.
At one time silk was reserved only for the Chinese emperor. Gradually, others began wearing silk. In addition to being used for clothing, silk came to have industrial uses in ancient China, something that happened in the West only in modern times. Silk was used to make musical instruments, fishing lines, weapons, ropes and even paper. During the Han Dynasty silk became a form of money. Farmers paid taxes in both rice and silk. The prices of goods were calculated in lengths of silk just as they had once been calculated in gold. The importance of silk is even reflected in the Chinese language. For example, of the 5000 most common Chinese characters, around 500 have silk as their “key”.
In spite of their secrecy, the Chinese eventually lost their monopoly on silk production. It reached Korea in around 200 B.C. when immigrants from China arrived there. Silk production came to India in 300 A.D.. It was not until 500 A.D. that silk production came to Europe when travellers smuggled out silkworms in hollow tubes of bamboo. These were used to establish silk industry in Rome (modern-day Italy), although Chinese silk was still considered to be the best.
Silk was brought to Rome from China by means of the Silk Road. There were actually two Silk Roads, one over land and one on the sea. The land route in particular had a huge effect in history. All sorts of trade goods — silver, gold, jade, porcelain — passed along this road. Ideas travelled the Silk Road too. For example the religion of Buddhism was carried to China from India by traders on the Silk Road. The Silk Road created the first international culture, exposing many people to the ideas and treasures of both Western and Chinese cultures.
小题1:How was China able to keep the secret of silk production?| A．It refused to sell its silk to other countries. | | B．Foreigners were not permitted to enter China. | | C．The silkworms needed were not able to survive outside China. | | D．Chinese passing on the secret to foreigners were seriously punished. |
小题2:Which of the following uses of silk is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．A way of purchasing goods people sold. | | B．A material used for making different products. | | C．A method of paying money to the government. | | D．A valuable gift given to foreigners travelling in China. |
小题3:In what order did silk production spread throughout the world according to the passage?| A．Europe àIndia àKorea àChina. | B．China àKorea àIndia àEurope. | | C．China àIndia àKorea àEurope. | D．China àEurope àIndia àKorea. |
小题4:The underlined phrase “smuggled out” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.| A．quietly traded | B．openly removed | | C．illegally transported | D．violently stole |
小题5:Which of the following is true about the Silk Road?| A．It allowed for economic and cultural exchanges between countries. | | B．It made China the most powerful country in the ancient world. | | C．It could only be completed by travellers with access to a boat. | | D．It was first developed for transferring religious ideas. |
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Standing on the top of a church tower not far from our home in Rome, Father said to me, "Look down, Elsa." I gathered all my and looked down. I saw the crisscross（十字形）of twisting, turning streets to the square in the centre of the village.
“See, my dear,” Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try ."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the lunches that were served at school. But she because she could not believe the lunches were so bad.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not . Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a(n) .
At school the next day, I secretly my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I the cook into serving it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked . She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（喷溅）, "The cook must have gone mad!" Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the Father taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in life — to be a fashion designer. And on the way to my first small success I found the road .
I was busy getting ready to my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. I felt so depressed that I was that we would have to cancel the presentation show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. Why not show the clothes unfinished?
We worked hurriedly and the showing took place as . Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were only made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished. It was our showing that caught the attention of the public, and for the clothes poured in.
Father’s wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square always.
小题1: | A．strength | B．breath | C．courage | D．belief |
小题2: | A．linking | B．appealing | C．taking | D．leading |
小题3: | A．each | B．another | C．none | D．the other |
小题4: | A．awful | B．special | C．fascinating | D．delicious |
小题5: | A．regretted | B．agreed | C．complained | D．refused |
小题6: | A．comment | B．submit | C．oppose | D．handle |
小题7: | A．conclusion | B．plan | C．rest | D．image |
小题8: | A．drank | B．spat | C．poured | D．flowed |
小题9: | A．talked | B．forced | C．sent | D．urged |
小题10: | A．terribly | B．naturally | C．perfectly | D．shortly |
小题11: | A．get through | B．take up | C．look into | D．make up |
小题12: | A．class | B．lesson | C．story | D．idea |
小题13: | A．occupied | B．smoothed | C．blocked | D．widened |
小题14: | A．show | B．provide | C．follow | D．lead |
小题15: | A．curious | B．doubtful | C．determined | D．sure |
小题16: | A．apart from | B．or else | C．rather than | D．or rather |
小题17: | A．usual | B．supposed | C．scheduled | D．unexpected |
小题18: | A．patterns | B．colours | C．drags | D．scarves |
小题19: | A．meaningful | B．common | C．ordinary | D．unusual |
小题20: | A．criticisms | B．orders | C．designs | D．budgets |
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Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．
I don"t remember when it first started me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don" t do that any more --your are too rough！” She didn’t say anything in ．But never again did my mother close out my day with that expression of her love．
Time after time, with the years, my thoughts returned to that night．I"m not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my
Now, my own children are . Mom no longer has Dad. It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand before stealing across my face to brush the from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so touched my brow．In my , thousands of times, I the night my young voice complained. Mom"s hand in my hand, I said how I was for that night. I thought she"d remember, as I did, Mom didn"t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
| 小题1: | | A．surprising | B．hurting | C．annoying | D．amazing |
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| 小题2: | | A．rough | B．gentle | C．smooth | D．strong |
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| 小题3: | | A．noises | B．words | C．feelings | D．hands |
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| 小题4: | | A．anger | B．silence | C．reply | D．fear |
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| 小题5: | | A．healthy | B．familiar | C．popular | D．perfect |
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| 小题6: | | A．coming | B．remaining | C．following | D．passing |
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| 小题7: | | A．often | B．even | C．never | D．once |
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| 小题8: | | A．family | B．neighbor | C．husband | D．home |
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| 小题9: | | A．developed | B．grown | C．moved | D．forgotten |
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| 小题10: | | A．imagined | B．hesitated | C．regretted | D．trembled |
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| 小题11: | | A．hair | B．tears | C．dirt | D．kisses |
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| 小题12: | | A．quickly | B．roughly | C．gently | D．slowly |
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| 小题13: | | A．memory | B．opinion | C．history | D．diary |
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| 小题14: | | A．chanced | B．missed | C．hated | D．recalled |
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| 小题15: | | A．Beating | B．Picking | C．Catching | D．Stopping |
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| 小题16: | | A．happy | B．sorry | C．annoyed | D．amused |
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| 小题17: | | A．and | B．while | C．because | D．but |
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| 小题18: | | A．remembered | B．faded | C．forgiven | D．apologized |
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| 小题19: | | A．hope | B．appreciation | C．thought | D．approval |
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| 小题20: | | A．guilt | B．pride | C．sorrow | D．Failure |
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Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental math.
Before World War I we spent out summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim(模糊的)memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys, Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into various investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries.Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle. Because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some may light honor, with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye ,a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack, A scientist can be made a naturalist. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
小题1:According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be | A．full of ambition | B．self-disciplined | C．full of enthusiasm | D．knowledgeable |
小题2:The first paragraph tells us that the author | A．lost his hearing when he was a child | | B．didn’t like his brothers and sisters | | C．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood | | D．was born to a naturalist’s family |
小题3:The author says that his a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he | A．just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries | | B．lacks some of the qualities required of scientist | | C．has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic | | D．comes up with solutions in most natural ways. |
小题4:The author can’t remember his clearly because | A．He didn’t live very long with them | B．He was too young when he lived with them | | C．The family was extremely large | D．He was fully occupied with observing nature |
小题5:Which of the following statements is true?| A．The author believes that a born naturalist cannot be a scientist | | B．The author read a lot of books about the natural world and oil industry | | C．The author’s brothers and sisters were good at music and languages | | D．The author spent a lot of time working on riddles. |
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