A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man"s garden，and talking about children. The young man said，“How strict should parents be with their children？”
The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said．The young man untied it，and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side． “Now tie it again，please，” said the old man，“but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”
The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children．You must be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．”
小题1:The story is about ______.| A．how to take care of young trees | | B． how strict parents should be with their children | | C．how the young father should get on with his old neighbor | | D． how to tie and untie the string |
小题2:The young man untied the string ______.| A．in order to throw it away | | B． so that both of the trees would grow straight | | C．only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side | | D． in order to let the old man teach him |
小题3:When can the string be taken away？______.| A．When the old man has left | | B．After you have untied it | | C．When the young man has untied it next time | | D．When the young tree grows strong enough |
小题4:In the story the relation（关系）of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ______.| A．the young father to the old neighbor | | B．parents to their children | | C．the old neighbor to the children of the young father | | D．grown ups to their parents |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B |
试题分析：本文以大树和小树来比方家长和孩子，如何教育孩子，就像短文中所说的，在大树和小树两棵树中间系一根绳子，用这根绳子去帮助小树长的直立，不断松开绳子来看一下小树是否能长直立，如果可以不用绳子了就可以把它去掉了，这就好比家长管教孩子一样的道理。
小题1:主旨大意题。根据整篇文章的内容及How strict should parents be with their children？，故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据the young tree bent（弯）over to one side 故选C。
小题3:细节理解题。根据If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据整篇课文的内容可知那棵大树相当于家长，小树相当于小孩，故选B。
点评：主旨大意题的难度较大，此类题目一般不易直接找到答案，最简单的方法是仔细研究文章开头的一二句，因为他们常是文章的主题句，然后，快速浏览文章首句和结尾句。如果第一句的主题不明，可注意结尾是否有概括总结，对选项要注意全面性和概括性。 |
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In Japan, people will often go out to restaurants to treat guests. The reason for this is that Japanese homes are small. If you go out to eat with your workmates, it is a custom to share the bill equally, no matter how much you eat or drink yourself.
Japanese people use chopsticks to eat. But if you eat out, you can ask for a fork or a knife. These words have been adopted(采用) from the English language into Japanese. So if you say “fork” or “knife” to a waiter, he will probably understand you. If you eat in an expensive restaurant, waiters will usually place a hot towel on your table at the end of your meal. You can wipe your face and hands with this towel.
In Japan, you can see some people slurp (出声地吃) their noodles. It is considered rude in Western restaurants, but is acceptable in Japan. Western people usually blow on hot noodles first and then eat them, while Japanese do the cooling down gesture (姿势) when they actually eat. Many feel noodles do not taste good if they are cooled with the air. It is also normal to lift the noodle or soup bowl to mouth so that food doesn’t spill.
Eating with chopsticks requires proper manners. Never leave your chopsticks standing upright, especially not on rice. It is a symbol of death, and people will find this impolite if you are not at a funeral (葬礼). Never wave your chopsticks around, nor use them to move dishes around. If you are eating from a common bowl, use the back end of the chopsticks that you have not put in your mouth to dish the food out.
小题1:Japanese people often treat their guests in restaurants because_____.| A．they need to share the bill equally | | B．it is a traditional custom in Japan | | C．dishes in restaurants are delicious | | D．their homes can’t hold many people |
小题2:Which of the following can we learn from the text?| A．A hot towel is not offered in most ordinary restaurants in Japan. | | B．You are asked to wipe your hands after a meal in a Japanese restaurant. | | C．The Japanese always wait until the noodles become cool. | | D．It is impolite to lift your bowl to your mouth in Japan. |
小题3:Which of the following is the main idea of the last paragraph?| A．How to use chopsticks in Japan. | | B．When to use chopsticks in Japan. | | C．The Japanese like using chopsticks. | | D．Chopsticks are the symbol of Japan. |
小题4:Which would be the best title for the text?| A．Treating guests in Japan. | | B．Table manners in Japan. | | C．Eating tools in Japan. | | D．Eating customs in Japan. |
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After finishing shopping in the supermarket, I and my wife Julie stood in the shortest line.
There was only one guy in it, but he was in a 31 and there seemed to be some trouble going on.
Well, I and my wife Julie stepped in behind him. At first, he seemed to be having 32 getting his groceries onto the conveyor belt. But after a while, I realized that what he was actually doing was 33 them into two parts. I offered to help, but he and the checkout lady had it 34 He asked Julie if she would mind 35 his empty basket away. Then he 36 for his wallet which was in a pocket on one side of his wheelchair. The way he was positioned and the fact that he had only one 37 arm made this quite a stretch for him, so I helped there.
What must it be like, I wondered, to be so 38 on other people like that.9 The checkout operator came around and gave him his 39 and the items he needed. She 40 one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair. I 41 to get the. bigger bag and he said, "No. 42 you could do me a favor. Take that part along to the entrance and give it to Angela. " I dutifully did that, 43 Julie with our shopping. It 44 that Angela was collecting food for people who might otherwise go hpngry!
This guy, despite the 45 that his physical condition imposed on him, had 46 more than twice as much shopping as he needed and 47 the bigger bag to help other people! He didn"t let the fact that he needed help 48 him from being a help. He may have been limited 49 , bat his heart was more than capable of 50 all that. And it changed my idea of dependenee.
| 小题1: | | A．comer | B．queue | C．wheelchair | D．lift |
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| 小题2: | | A．mercy | B．interest | C．confidence | D．difficulty |
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| 小题3: | | A．separating | B．breaking | C．cutting | D．placing |
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| 小题4: | | A．under order | B．under control | C．under discussion | D．under repair |
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| 小题5: | | A．putting | B．getting | C．casting | D．rolling |
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| 小题6: | | A．hunted | B．reached | C．looked | D．sought |
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| 小题7: | | A．comfortable | B．clumsy | C．disabled | D．usable |
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| 小题8: | | A．kind | B．strict | C．dependent | D．considerate |
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| 小题9: | | A．change | B．basket | C．bag | D．food |
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| 小题10: | | A．presented | B．handed | C．hung | D．pulled |
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| 小题11: | | A．preferred | B．used | C．decided | D．offered |
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| 小题13: | | A．exchanging | B．leaving | C．charging | D．associating |
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| 小题14: | | A．turned out | B．came out | C．burst out | D．gave out |
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| 小题15: | | A．manners | B．chances | C．limitations | D．fates |
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| 小题16: | | A．collected | B．reserved | C．donated | D．bought |
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| 小题17: | | A．thrown away | B．givenaway | C．left out | D．sent out |
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| 小题18: | | A．save | B．protect | C．stop | D．shelter |
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| 小题19: | | A．physically | B．economically | C．originally | D．mentally |
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| 小题20: | | A．accomplishing | B．overlooking | C．valuing | D．overcoming |
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 1 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 2 his taxi on the road. I 3 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 4 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 5 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 6 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 7 to be outside one evening two weeks 8 , when the garage door was 9 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 10 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 11 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 12 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 13 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n）14.
 We go to bed every night and 15 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 16 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 18 the social ladder—how much bigger and better a 19 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 20 we are than what we do!
| 小题1: | | A．window | B．garage | C．door | D．yard |
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| 小题2: | | A．park | B．stop | C．check | D．repair |
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| 小题3: | | A．knew | B．understood | C．asked | D．wondered |
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| 小题4: | | A．for | B．out of | C．without | D．from |
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| 小题5: | | A．business | B．national | C．personal | D．public |
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| 小题6: | | A．wasteful | B．useful | C．wonderful | D．plentiful |
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| 小题7: | | A．appeared | B．intended | C．expected | D．happened |
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| 小题8: | | A．later | B．more | C．ago | D．before |
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| 小题9: | | A．broken | B．fine | C．shut | D．open |
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| 小题10: | | A．once | B．before | C．when | D．until |
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| 小题11: | | A．far | B．deep | C．long | D．little |
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| 小题12: | | A．driver | B．engineer | C．father | D．son |
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| 小题13: | | A．called | B．made | C．elected | D．turned |
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| 小题14: | | A．experience | B．earning | C．life | D．position |
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| 小题15: | | A．stay up | B．wake up | C．stay home | D．go home |
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| 小题16: | | A．competition | B．performance | C．debate | D．party |
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| 小题17: | | A．family | B．company | C．team | D．whole |
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| 小题18: | | A．build | B．climb | C．stand | D．lay |
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| 小题19: | | A．garden | B．garage | C．car | D．taxi |
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| 小题20: | | A．who | B．what | C．which | D．where |
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完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-10各题所给的A.B.C.和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
We all know that some things are obviously right. For example, it is right to be 1 to other people. It is also right to look after the environment. Some things are 2 wrong, too. For instance, we should not hurt or bully（欺负）others, nor should we litter. Rules often tell us what is right or wrong.
Rules can help the public make the right 3 , and remain safe. Car drivers have to obey traffic regulations that tell them the right things to do on the road to avoid crashes. Cyclists who give signals before turning or stopping help prevent 4 .
If people follow rules without taking other matters into consideration, it will be 5 for them to form what is sometimes called a “black and white” view (黑白分明的观点). For example, they may believe that people should always tell the truth, and that lying is 6 acceptable. Such people always stick to their views, even if it means that they may get into 7 .
Sometimes it may not be so easy to know 8 what is right or wrong. Some people choose not to eat meat because they believe that it is 9 to eat animals, but others argue that they can eat meat and 10 be kind to animals; some insist that stealing is always wrong, but others think that one does not need to feel so guilty (有罪的) when stealing some food to eat, if he lives in a really poor area and he is starving.
Rules help us live together in harmony, because they show us the right way to treat others. However, some people argue that rules may be confusing, having observed that rules change all the time, and that some schools have some regulations and others have different ones---so who is to decide what is right?
| 小题1: | | A．kind | B．sensitive | C．fair | D．generous |
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| 小题2: | | A．equally | B．slightly | C．clearly | D．increasingly |
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| 小题3: | | A．suggestions | B．conclusion | C．turns | D．choices |
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| 小题4: | | A．accidents | B．mistakes | C．falls | D．deaths |
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| 小题5: | | A．interesting | B．vital (重要的) | C．easy | D．valuable |
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| 小题6: | | A．seldom | B．rarely | C．merely (仅仅) | D．never |
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| 小题7: | | A．trouble | B．power | C．prison | D．control |
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| 小题8: | | A．roughly | B．eventually | C．deliberately (故意地) | D．exactly |
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| 小题9: | | A．awful (可怕的) | B．cruel | C．unhealthy | D．unnecessary |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．even | C．later | D．somehow |
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A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. About this, he told the following story.
An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. she tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With a pity, the bird threw a piece of wood. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in grass she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bit(咬) him in one of his feet and at that moment the bird flew away at once. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life.
小题1: According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should _____ .| A．help others as much as we can | | B．help the people who may be useful to us | | C．get as much help as we can | | D．first need to help ourselves |
小题2:Why could the bird fly away at once?| A．Because the bird could fly very fast. | | B．Because the man hurt his feet himself. | | C．Because the man didn’t want to kill her. | | D．Because the ant bit the man in one of his feet. |
小题3:The writer tells this story to show ____ _. | A．how brave the bird is | | B．even the small can help the great | | C．how an ant saved a bird | | D．how clever the ant is |
小题4:The title of this story can be “___ __”. | A．The Ant | B．Pity | C．Help | D．The Bird |
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