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Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.
So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.
Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived — a well-known sage (a wise person) who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very complicated ones.
He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.
Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry: “If I could just come down, I would show you!”
That’s what everybody wanted. Then he was coming down. But how? Now everybody was tense about what would happen next! Some wanted to blame the sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was even more angry and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge (复仇).
He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.
However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man really saved him because he induced (引诱) him to try his best and save himself.
“I should be thankful and not angry.”
小题1:From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one ______.| A．on the very top of a tree | B．hidden in the middle of a tree | | C．on the tree for the longest time | D．exposed to sunlight less often |
小题2:What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?| A．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly. | | B．He was climbing down quickly but carefully. | | C．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree. | | D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped. |
小题3:How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?| A．He was nervous. | B．He kept silent. | | C．He felt surprised. | D．He was angry. |
小题4:What do you think motivated (caused) the man to climb down?| A．Courage. | B．Revenge. | C．Carefulness. | D．Assistance. |
小题5: What does the story imply?| A．Anger saves one’s life. | B．Wisdom does count (很重要). | | C．Skill and strength count. | D．Anger is the biggest enemy. |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:B |
试题分析：讲述了一名智者采用激将的办法成功的解救了一名爬到树顶摘最甜的芒果而悬在空中下不来的男子。
小题1:A。考查文章细节理解能力。根据文第一段第二句One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.可知A正确。。
小题2:C。考查细节理解能力。根据文章第二段So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.可知他还记得自己被吊在树上的情况。
小题3:D。考查细节理解能力。根据文章第五段倒数第一、二句 Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man.可知D正确。
小题4:B。考查推理判断的能力。根据倒数第五、六段He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.
Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout: “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was very angry: “If I could just come down, I would show you!”可知。
小题5:B。考查主旨理解能力。通读文章并理解可知本文主要讲述的是智力的重要性。
点评：讲述了一名智者采用激将的办法成功的解救了一名爬到树顶摘最甜的芒果而悬在空中下不来的男子。测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点。 |
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At the railway stations all across Britain next week, groups of students will gather with their backpacks to wait for the trains that will carry them home for Christmas. This is a large movement of human beings as before, but with more contradictory traffic flows, so that trains filled with the young pass each other travelling in every direction.
At first, I went home every weekend with my washing, but then those visits became less regular. How did I let my parents know I was coming? They had no phone. Perhaps I wrote to them (“Expect me with dirty shirts this Friday afternoon”), but more likely I didn’t let them know, and just turned up or didn’t turn up, not understanding that my parents’ hopes of seeing me were a greater disappointment of my carelessness than a spoiled tea.
And in all this I suspect I was typical (有代表性的), at least of young men. As for our fathers and mothers, none of them talked of “empty-nest syndrome (综合症)”, even though its possible effect that the main human duty is to protect and feed the young would have suited their generation better than ours. Then, the feeling of loss went without a name. Today, it’s a condition with remedies, which will make parents feel more enjoyable in their life, The Mayo Clinic, for example, suggests you try to maintain regular contact with your children through “visits, phone calls, emails, texts or video chats”. If you feel unhappy, lean on (depend on … for support) loved ones or your mental health providers. Above all, stay positive: “Thinking about the extra time and energy that you might have to devote to your marriage or personal interests after your last child leaves home, it might help you adapt to this major life change.”
What can’t be denied, however, is that children often leave home. In modern societies, this is what they do. Christmas is the very time they can be depended on to return. For the non-religious, that may be this season’s true comfort and significance.
小题1:The main reason for the busy traffic across Britain next week is that _______.| A．young students will travel home for Christmas. | | B．young people will travel in every direction. | | C．it is a large movement of human beings | | D．the traffic flows will be more contradictory |
小题2:From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer _______.| A．went home every week to wash dirty clothes | | B．understood his parents’ desire of seeing him | | C．didn’t understand his parents’ feelings | | D．went home to see his parents regularly |
小题3:The underlined word “remedies” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.| A．reasons | B．excuses | C．habits | D．solutions |
小题4:From the last paragraph we know that _______.| A．in modern society, children should leave home | | B．Christmas is likely a time for family reunion | | C．the significance of Christmas is celebration | | D．Christmas is not a comfort for the non-religious |
小题5:From the passage we can infer that by writing the article the writer is to _______.| A．persuade the young to show concern for their parents | | B．ask the young to go home regularly | | C．make the young understand their parents’ interest | | D．enable the young to be more independent |
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There are many kinds of friends. Some are always 小题1: you, but don"t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only 小题2: friends leave footprints (脚印).
I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 小题3: .She will always bring back B. Dr. Carrol escaped the death in the end
the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 小题4: on the cool 小题5: .In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 小题6: to the sound of them.
Autumn is a 小题7: season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 小题8: .But one day, the sound of a violin 小题9: into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 小题10: in playing her violin.
I had 小题11: seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn"t know that I had been 小题12: there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 小题13:I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became 小题14: . 小题15: we didn"t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly 小题16: . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a 小题17: expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 小题18: me.” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing 小题19: gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let"s be friends.”
The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 小题20: —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.
| 小题23: | | A．sound | B．song | C．play | D．violin |
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| 小题24: | | A．shaking | B．hanging | C．falling | D．floating |
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| 小题25: | | A．wind | B．snow | C．air | D．rain |
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| 小题26: | | A．watching | B．listening | C．seeing | D．hearing |
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| 小题27: | | A．lively | B．lovely | C．harvest | D．lonely |
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| 小题29: | | A．flowed | B．grew | C．entered | D．ran |
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| 小题30: | | A．lost | B．active | C．busy | D．interested |
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| 小题31: | | A．once | B．never | C．often | D．usually |
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| 小题32: | | A．waiting | B．stopping | C．standing | D．hearing |
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| 小题33: | | A．because | B．so | C．when | D．but |
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| 小题34: | | A．interesting | B．moving | C．encouraging | D．exciting |
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| 小题35: | | A．But | B．However | C．Even | D．Though |
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| 小题36: | | A．stopped | B．began | C．gone | D．changed |
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| 小题37: | | A．happy | B．sad | C．strange | D．surprised |
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| 小题38: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．encouraged | D．interested |
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| 小题39: | | A．that | B．which | C．it | D．who |
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| 小题40: | | A．song | B．dream | C．fire | D．sister |
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There were smiling children all the way. Charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave hack.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey.
小题1:The author expected the train trip to be _______.| A．adventurous | B．pleasant | | C．exciting | D．dull |
小题2:What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?| A．The friendly country people. | | B．The mountains along the way. | | C．The crowds of people in the streets. | | D．The simple lunch served on the train. |
小题3:Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?| A．choose | B．enjoy | | C．prepare for | D．carry on |
小题4:What can we learn from the story?| A．Comfort in traveling by train. | | B．Pleasure of living in the country. | | C．Reading gives people delight. | | D．Smiles brighten people up. |
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We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control. Sometimes 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 causes your troubles to begin. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth 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 is not enough to bring you to tears, your husband arrives home, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
Things can also go wrong on the road. During rush hour one evening two cars collided and the drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She got into a panic and stopped her car. This forced the driver following her to stop suddenly. This driver’s wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake, and as she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road. A truck driver seeing a cake flying through the air slammed on the brakes. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck onto the road, causing a terrible traffic jam. It took the police an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the meantime, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themselves, for they were happily having what was left of the cake.
小题1:If you want to answer the phone without any trouble, you’d better ___________ . | A．pull out the telephone line when you are with your baby | | B．put your baby on the bed and keep an eye on him / her | | C．not hurry to answer the phone | | D．make sure your baby is not near the table |
小题2:Who is responsible for the accidents that happened on the road? | A．The two drivers who were arguing. | | B．It wasn’t mentioned in the passage. | | C．The woman driver. | | D．The truck driver. |
小题3:From this story we learn that ________. | A．there are many road accidents every day | | B．the accidents mentioned in the passage are very strange | | C．no one knows why this kind of accident happens | | D．the accidents mentioned in the passage are very common |
小题4:The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to ___________. | A．remind us not to answer the phone when we are busy | | B．tell us driving is dangerous every day | | C．remind us not to be nervous when we meet an accident | | D．remind us not to carry a cake when we are sitting in a car |
小题5:The main idea of this passage is that ________.| A．troubles always come in groups | | B．accidents may happen anywhere at anytime | | C．a telephone call may cause great trouble | | D．anyone may have trouble on their way home |
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Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers ___小题1:___ it was too late to tell them. I am blessed (赐福) with the dear mother who is still alive. I ___小题2:___ her more each day. My mother does not change, but I ___小题3:___ . As I grow older and wiser, I realize ___小题4:___ an extraordinary person she is. How ___小题5:___ that I am unable to speak these words in her ___小题6:___ , but they flow easily from my pen.
How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just ___小题7:___ hard work that go into ___小题8:___ a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a ___小题9:___ teenager, for tolerating (忍受;容忍) a college student who knows ___小题10:___ ? For waiting for the day when a daughter ___小题11:___ how wise her mother really is?
How does a ___小题12:___ woman thank a mother for ___小题13:___ to be a mother? For being ready ___小题14:___ advice (when asked) or remaining ___小题15:____ when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words ___小题16:___ ? For being ___小题17:___ herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?
I don’t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she ___小题18:___ and to help me live up to the example she has ___小题19:___ . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother ___小题20:___ in mine.
| 小题22: | | A．approve | B．appreciate | C．need | D．resemble |
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小题25:A.sad B.glad C.comic D tragic
| 小题26: | | A．absence | B．presence | C．appearance | D．existence |
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| 小题27: | | A．common | B．plain | C．normal | D．usual |
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| 小题28: | | A．raising | B．rising | C．developing | D．training |
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| 小题29: | | A．childish | B．energetic | C．fearless | D．moody |
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| 小题30: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题31: | | A．detects | B．discovers | C．recognizes | D．realizes |
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| 小题32: | | A．pretty | B．foolish | C．green | D．grown |
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| 小题33: | | A．failing | B．intending | C．continuing | D．keeping |
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| 小题35: | | A．silent | B．quiet | C．cool | D．noiseless |
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| 小题36: | | A．dozen times | B．a dozen of times | C．dozens of times | D．dozen of time |
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| 小题37: | | A．valuably | B．essentially | C．naturally | D．virtually |
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| 小题38: | | A．devotes | B．deserts | C．deserves | D．desires |
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| 小题39: | | A．set | B．settled | C．placed | D．fixed |
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