A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn’t find him. The mother felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband.
When the father went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were? The husband just said "I love you, darling."
The son was missing. If she had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no point in blaming (责备) anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, the couple finally found their lost son. The family’s relationship became stronger over that time.
Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find the world is much more wonderful.
小题1:What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “the apple of their eye”| A．A person who always has a sweet smile in their opinion. | | B．A person who is as pretty as an apple in their opinion. | | C．A person who is loved more than anyone else in their opinion. | | D．A person who looks like an apple in their opinion. |
小题2:Why didn’t the father pick the boy up himself?| A．He was very lazy. | | B．He thought the mother had picked him up. | | C．He forgot to pick him up. | | D．He was too tired to do it. |
小题3:What can we learn from this passage?| A．Be careful in everything you do. | | B．Love is the most important thing. | | C．Learn to forgive others. | | D．Everyone can make mistakes. |
小题4:What do you think of the husband?| A．Warm-hearted. | B．Careful. | C．Hard-working. | D．Broad-minded. |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:D |
试题分析： 本文讲述了一对夫妻结婚11年后有的儿子丢了，丈夫没有责备他的妻子，反而是很大度地谅解了她。告诉我们在这个世界里，谅解他人是多么地重要。
小题1:C 推理题。根据第一段1,2行A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye.可知他们结婚11年才有孩子，那么肯定非常宠爱他。故该词应该是指C项的意思。故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据文章第一段2,3行one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son.可知丈夫很累了，所以让妻子去接孩子。故D正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据文章最后一段Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find the world is much more wonderful. 可知本文告诉我们的是要学会谅解他人，，因为我们谅解了他人，我们才会发现我们这个世界会更加美好。故C正确。
小题4:D 推理题。根据文章中叙述结婚11年后有的儿子丢了，他没有责备他的妻子，反而是很大度地谅解了她。说明丈夫的心胸很开阔。故D正确。 |
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试题【A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple an】；主要考察你对
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[详细]举一反三
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 31～50 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the person.
When I first knew Bill, back in , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever . He was always ready to have a . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and was never dull when he was . With him there was one wild after another. Sometimes I wonder how we to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. , I wasn’t even it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never Bill changing so much. My image of him the one I had formed the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s to expect people to remain the same, especially I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he the same way about me.
| 小题1: | | A．proper | B．same | C．regular | D．common |
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| 小题2: | | A．childhood | B．primary school | C．high school | D．college |
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| 小题3: | | A．considered | B．supposed | C．met | D．expected |
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| 小题4: | | A．party | B．quarrel | C．meeting | D．class |
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| 小题5: | | A．man | B．hospital | C．film | D．hotel |
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| 小题6: | | A．study | B．life | C．work | D．fun |
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| 小题7: | | A．in | B．down | C．away | D．around |
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| 小题8: | | A．dream | B．mistake | C．chance | D．joke |
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| 小题9: | | A．decided | B．continued | C．managed | D．hoped |
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| 小题10: | | A．As usual | B．By accident | C．From then on | D．All the time |
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| 小题11: | | A．glad | B．surprised | C．excited | D．sure |
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| 小题12: | | A．thought | B．talked | C．argued | D．spent |
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| 小题13: | | A．best | B．last | C．next | D．only |
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| 小题14: | | A．interest | B．career | C．subject | D．problem |
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| 小题15: | | A．forgot | B．minded | C．liked | D．imagined |
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| 小题16: | | A．remained | B．reminded | C．suggested | D．became |
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| 小题17: | | A．since | B．from | C．at | D．till |
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| 小题18: | | A．unnecessary | B．foolish | C．common | D．unusual |
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| 小题19: | | A．because | B．that | C．how | D．when |
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| 小题20: | | A．felt | B．acted | C．looked | D．Discovered |
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One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking. During the normal dinner chatter (闲聊), I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混) his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.
We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.
Mom phoned me two days later. “The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤). It’s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.”
Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal (晚期的). During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him. By this time he had great difficulty speaking. I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.
Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever. Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.
On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute.”
I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before.
“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked. “Can I do anything for you?”
He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.
With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”
We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.
小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination. | | B．The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor. | | C．The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father. | | D．The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it. |
小题2: What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?| A．There’s little possibility for Father to recover. | | B．It takes a long time for Father to recover. | | C．Father needs love and care from his family. | | D．They need a proper time to operate on Father. |
小题3: The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because ________.| A．he believed in strictness and punishment | | B．he was not so attached to the writer | | C．he thought there was no need to tell the writer | | D．he was not used to openly showing his emotions |
小题4:What does the writer attempt to tell us?| A．We don’t often value health until we lose it. | | B．Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late. | | C．Life is short, so live your life to the fullest. | | D．Bravely express your love for your family. |
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Joy in the journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the !” one of the brothers volunteered .
The older boys began to , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a long silence, one of the picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He the lid and showed the wonderful to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is a goal is for — to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ! But not every goal will be fully . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be . But when you fall of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly .
| 小题1: | | A．rest | B．work | C．watch | D．laugh |
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| 小题2: | | A．house | B．earth | C．wall | D．road |
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| 小题3: | | A．calmly | B．patiently | C．excitedly | D．impatiently |
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| 小题4: | | A．laugh | B．think | C．stare | D．smile |
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| 小题5: | | A．important | B．difficult | C．impossible | D．interesting |
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| 小题6: | | A．passers-by | B．watchers | C．visitors | D．diggers |
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| 小题7: | | A．moved | B．removed | C．broke | D．pushed |
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| 小题8: | | A．contents | B．scenes | C．pictures | D．jars |
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| 小题9: | | A．properly | B．confidently | C．carefully | D．happily |
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| 小题11: | | A．what | B．how | C．where | D．which |
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| 小题12: | | A．way | B．direction | C．life | D．sight |
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| 小题13: | | A．thinking | B．moving | C．digging | D．living |
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| 小题14: | | A．made | B．prepared | C．kicked | D．achieved |
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| 小题15: | | A．hopelessly | B．pleasantly | C．surprisingly | D．successfully |
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| 小题16: | | A．come true | B．realized | C．made | D．treasured |
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| 小题17: | | A．short | B．lost | C．out | D．behind |
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| 小题18: | | A．breaking into | B．turning to | C．coming into | D．holding to |
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| 小题19: | | A．when | B．where | C．which | D．that |
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| 小题20: | | A．matters | B．happens | C．appears | D．exists |
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Have you ever been afraid to talk back when you were treated unfairly? Have you ever bought something just because the salesman talked you into it? Many people are afraid to support themselves. Dr Robert Albert, author of Stand Up, Speak Out, and Talk Back thinks it" s because their self-respect is low. "There"s always a" superior" around— a parent, a teacher, a boss— who knows better."
But Albert and other scientists are doing something to help people help themselves. They offer "assertiveness training" courses , A.T. for short. In the A.T. Course people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive without hurting other people.
In one way, learning to speak out is to get rid of fear. A group taking an A.T. Course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But A.T. uses an even stronger motive— he need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. Whether or not you speak up for yourself depends on your self-respect. If someone you face is more "important" than you, you may feel less of a person. You start to doubt your answers to problems. You can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.
小题1:The problem the writer talks about is that ________.| A．some people buy things they don"t want | | B．some people are afraid to speak out for their rights | | C．there are too many superiors | | D．some people don"t think enough of themselves |
小题2:The cause of the problem talked about in this passage is that ________.| A．some people have a low self-respect | | B．there is always someone around who "knows better" | | C．salesmen talk people into buying things they don"t want | | D．people don t share enough |
小题3:The A.T. Courses often ________.
A. make people distrust their own answers
B. make things more favorable for "superiors"
C. help people know as much as their "superiors"
D. help people become more important
小题4:A good title for this passage could be "________".| A．The Need to Share | B．Talk Back When Necessary | | C．One Way to Build Self-Respect | D．One Way to Train Speaking Ability |
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Having a son as a woman who has only really been around women can be a strange experience. I sometimes tell my husband that raising our 3-year-old boy someone dropped me off on another planet where I didn’t know the _ and had no map.
My son makes me laugh like no other, but his desires and interests sometimes do feel as _ to me as another galaxy(银河系). He has taught me so much about the bigger man in my life (my husband) and even more about _ in general.
When I get mad at my husband now, I look at our son and _ . He was once as sweet and precious as my son, even if he is so _ now.
My mother-in-law’s attitude used to be confusing to me, but now I kind of _ it. I love my son violently. If some woman ever _ him, she’d be punished for that.
_ my daughter can’t find something, she searches. But my son is _ calling, “Mommy! Daddy! Where is my toy?” It’s so much like my husband. He will also spend 0.1 seconds _ before calling out to me and _ where the butter, cheese, or coat is. My son has taught me it’s a male thing. _ , that doesn’t mean I won’t break of it. I _ will. Isn’t that what all moms say?
My husband showers every day on most _ days. But on the weekends or on vacation? Forget it. Now I understand that. My son hates bath time and _ the whole time. I have to fight with him and reward him to get _ .
Nothing is sweeter for a mom than her baby boy. My son and daughter are equally _ to me, but in a different way. He tells me he loves me and how _ I am. I wish I could bottle that sweetness and _ it for the teen years.
| 小题1: | | A．feels like | B．competes with | C．contributes to | D．turns out |
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| 小题2: | | A．connection | B．movement | C．language | D．change |
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| 小题3: | | A．risky | B．mild | C．foreign | D．classic |
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| 小题4: | | A．interests | B．planets | C．kids | D．men |
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| 小题5: | | A．stop | B．grow | C．rise | D．burst |
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| 小题6: | | A．exciting | B．confusing | C．touching | D．annoying |
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| 小题8: | | A．approaches | B．hurts | C．ignores | D．persuades |
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| 小题9: | | A．Before | B．Because | C．If | D．Unless |
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| 小题10: | | A．sincerely | B．immediately | C．fortunately | D．obviously |
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| 小题11: | | A．guessing | B．imagining | C．wondering | D．looking |
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| 小题12: | | A．thinking | B．telling | C．asking | D．debating |
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| 小题13: | | A．However | B．Moreover | C．Otherwise | D．Therefore |
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| 小题14: | | A．finally | B．probably | C．mainly | D．definitely |
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| 小题15: | | A．cold | B．rainy | C．meeting | D．working |
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| 小题16: | | A．laughs | B．screams | C．talks | D．sings |
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| 小题17: | | A．weak | B．tight | C．clean | D．clever |
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| 小题18: | | A．close | B．welcome | C．strange | D．similar |
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| 小题19: | | A．regretful | B．beautiful | C．skillful | D．shameful |
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| 小题20: | | A．remind | B．exchange | C．save | D．appreciate |
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