When I was in my early twenties, I moved away from my home state of Wisconsin to attend graduate school. I chose to go to the University Of Arizona in Tucson and 36 there. Upon landing in early June, I was shocked by the lack of 37 and the burning desert heat. After less than two days in that 38 I called my parent to question whether I had made the 39 choice and to announce that I was 40 considering coming home. My father, in a calm and 41 voice, indicated that I always had a 42 . I could always come home and be welcome there. But in fact, we both 43 I wouldn’t come home at the time. Needless to say, I chose to 44 .
Many years have passed. My father’s 45 words remain with me. Knowing that I can always 46 , I’ve been able to 47 several challenging situations -unemployment, divorce and even the 48 of my only son. I have also used these words in many cases where others need to know that someone 49 and that they do have a choice.
Whether 50 is earthly, spiritual, or some sense of calm, knowing that we can come home will be just enough to 51 us on our way.
It 52 me, in a way, of the prodigal son（回头的浪子） who found 53 and love upon returning home. While we don’t have to be like him and hit bottom in life, it is good to know that we can wander and experience pains and 54 in life but we still have a home where love, support and comfort 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．flew | B．drove | C．walked | D．cycled |
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| 小题2: | | A．blue | B．yellow | C．brown | D．green |
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| 小题3: | | A．family | B．refuge | C．environment | D．desert |
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| 小题4: | | A．new | B．right | C．last | D．difficult |
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| 小题5: | | A．naturally | B．fortunately | C．obviously | D．seriously |
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| 小题6: | | A．gentle | B．weak | C．supportive | D．pleasant |
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| 小题7: | | A．choice | B．dream | C．friend | D．request |
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| 小题8: | | A．pretended | B．expected | C．knew | D．forgot |
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| 小题9: | | A．graduate | B．regret | C．return | D．continue |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprising | B．encouraging | C．interesting | D．moving |
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| 小题11: | | A．wander outside | B．hang around | C．come home | D．move away |
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| 小题12: | | A．face up to | B．get away with | C．make sure of | D．look out for |
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| 小题13: | | A．return | B．growth | C．arrival | D．loss |
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| 小题14: | | A．worries | B．cares | C．leaves | D．stays |
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| 小题15: | | A．health | B．marriage | C．church | D．home |
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| 小题16: | | A．help | B．stop | C．protect | D．teach |
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| 小题17: | | A．informs | B．reminds | C．warns | D．rids |
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| 小题18: | | A．comfort | B．interest | C．food | D．money |
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| 小题19: | | A．regrets | B．complaints | C．sufferings | D．pleasures |
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| 小题20: | | A．survive | B．exist | C．fall | D．disappear |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15: D
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:B |
试题分析：文章通过作者自己的亲身经历表明有爱的家，随时可以回家，对于在路上的人是多么的重要。
小题1:考查动词：A. flew 乘飞机B. drove开车C. walked步行 D. cycled骑车，从后面的land，可知选A
小题2:考查颜色：A. blue 蓝色B. yellow黄色C. brown棕色D. green绿色，从后面的 the burning desert heat.可知是缺乏绿色。选D
小题3:考查名词：A. family家庭B. refuge难民C. environment环境D. desert沙漠，在这样的环境下呆了不到两天。选C
小题4:考查形容词：A. new 新的B. right对的C. last 最后的D. difficult困难的，我打电话给父母问是否做得是正确的决定。选B
小题5:考查副词：A. naturally 自然地B. fortunately幸运的C. obviously显然地 D. seriously严肃地，我宣布正认真得考虑回家。选D
小题6:考查形容词：A. gentle温和的B. weak虚弱的C. supportive支持的 D. pleasant愉快的，爸爸用支持的，冷静的声音说。选C
小题7:考查名词：A. choice选择B. dream梦想C. friend 朋友D. request要求，爸爸说我总算是可以选择随时欢迎我回家。选A
小题8:考查动词：A. pretended假装B. expected期待C. knew 知道D. forgot忘了，我们都知道当时是不可能回家的。选C
小题9:考查动词：A. graduate毕业B. regret后悔C. return回来D. continue继续，我还是继续了。选D
小题10:考查形容词：A. surprising 惊人的B. encouraging 令人鼓舞的，C. interesting 有趣的，D. moving感人的，爸爸鼓励的话一直伴随着我。选B
小题11:考查词组：A. wander outside在外面徘徊B. hang around闲逛 C. come home回家D. move away搬走，知道我永远可以回家。选C
小题12:考查词组：A. face up to面对B. get away with否认 C. make sure of确信 D. look out for当心，我总是能面对各种挑战。选A
小题13:考查名词：A. return 回来B. growth增长C. arrival到达D. loss损失，和unemployment, divorce 并列的选D
小题14:考查动词：A. worries担心B. cares 在乎C. leaves离开D. stays逗留。有人很关心的情况，选B
小题15:考查名词：A. health健康B. marriage婚姻C. church 教堂D. home家，这句话讲家给人的感觉是精神上的。选D
小题16:考查动词：A. help帮助B. stop停止C. protect保护D. teach教，知道随时可以回家可以帮助我们在路上的人。选A
小题17:考查动词:A. informst通知B. reminds提醒C. warns警告D. rids去掉，这在某种程度上提醒了我。选B
小题18:考查名词：A. comfort安慰B. interest兴趣C. food食物D. money 钱，和love并列用comfort。选A
小题19:考查名词：A. regrets遗憾B. complaints抱怨C. sufferings 痛苦 D. pleasures高兴，和pain并列用C
小题20:考查动词：A. survive 幸存B. exist存在C. fall 落下D. disappear消失，有爱，安慰存在的家。选B
点评：文章层次分明结构严谨，立足语篇，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，注重语篇的理解，学生平时要培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力。 |
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试题【When I was in my early twenties, I moved away from my home state of Wisconsin to】；主要考察你对
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Mom had lived in a nursing home for the past three and a half years, suffering the increasing effects of dementia(老年痴呆). They were tough years, actually 21 for us family members than for her, I believe. She suffered very little __22__ in those final years, less than she __23__ when living in her own home. This was because other people took better care of her than she did herself.
All dementia is not alike. Mom’s form 24 her short-term memory more than her long-term memory. By the time she went to the nursing home, her short-term memory was _25__ non-existent. We learned to _26___ our conversations with her to old things of the past. Usually, she could connect with these __27__ and seem to enjoy us __28___ about them. I noticed in her last year that her long-term memory was __29___., too. And it became ever more __30_ to engage her. In her last six months, we had very little __31___ of her responding, though a few times she __32__us. So, when we called her, we would just __33___ to tell her about our lives, things we were doing, things our children and grandchildren were doing. The __34__ would be short. We would tell her we loved her; she would either be __35__ or make some grunting(咕哝) sounds.
__36__ I expected Mom’s death, it was still bad news to hear. She is __37___. Even one-way conversations were more __38__ than no conversations.
So now, all we have are __39__ and a few physical items that were hers or gifts from her. On Mother’s Day this year we will send no __40__, no gift, make no call. But we will remember her.
| 小题1: | | A．luckier | B．quicker | C．busier | D．harder |
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| 小题2: | | A．worry | B．pain | C．noise | D．fear |
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| 小题3: | | A．reported | B．suggested | C．noticed | D．heard |
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| 小题4: | | A．led | B．bothered | C．blamed | D．attacked |
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| 小题5: | | A．never | B．almost | C．still | D．again |
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| 小题6: | | A．give | B．practice | C．direct | D．pass |
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| 小题7: | | A．schedules | B．experiences | C．data | D．poisons |
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| 小题8: | | A．hearing | B．asking | C．caring | D．talking |
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| 小题9: | | A．performing | B．finishing | C．failing | D．changing |
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| 小题10: | | A．difficult | B．strange | C．necessary | D．hopeful |
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| 小题11: | | A．opportunity | B．choice | C．expectation | D．sign |
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| 小题12: | | A．promised | B．annoyed | C．fooled | D．surprised |
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| 小题13: | | A．plan | B．continue | C．happen | D．pretend |
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| 小题14: | | A．voice | B．calls | C．treatments | D．happiness |
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| 小题15: | | A．disappointed | B．friendly | C．sure | D．silent |
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| 小题16: | | A．Because | B．If | C．Though | D．But |
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| 小题17: | | A．followed | B．left | C．lost | D．gone |
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| 小题18: | | A．disturbing | B．relaxing | C．satisfying | D．challenging |
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| 小题19: | | A．memories | B．hopes | C．rules | D．excuses |
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| 小题20: | | A．bill | B．card | C．problem | D．mail |
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The other day I was really annoyed by a friend’s behavior, and when I told my best friend Terry about it, he laughed and said, “ But Jenny, you do that all the time!” Well, that surprised me and set me laughing as well. Terry was absolutely correct. The very thing I had been annoyed at my friend for was a reflection (反映)of my own behavior.
Almost all of us have experienced something like this at some time. When we find ourselves upset or annoyed by situations or by the behaviors of others, it is usually because they are mirroring something in ourselves that we subconsciously (下意识地)know, and we are ready to look at them and make a change.
Understanding this is an important part of self-growth. When we become aware of the characteristics or behaviors we dislike in others, it may be because we are displaying those features in others in order for us to see and deal with them in ourselves. For example, if we need to learn to control our own habit of using sarcasm(讽刺), then we will attract very sarcastic people to us. And we will continue to do so until our lesson in regard to sarcasm is learned.
Recognizing these mirrors helps us do two very important things. It helps us to accept ourselves fully, not just the parts we are happy with. And secondly, it helps us to become more caring and able to love others just as they are. After all, they are only showing us what we do ourselves. Who knows? We could very well be mirrors for them, too.
小题1:Which can be the best title for the text?| A．The Importance of Understanding Each Other | | B．Keep Peace and Calm in Times of Emergency | | C．Reflections on Bad Behaviors and Situations | | D．How to Deal with Bad Behaviors and Situations |
小题2:The underlined word “them” in the second paragraph refers to ______.| A．people annoying you | B．bad behaviors | C．big changes | D．previous experiences |
小题3:The example mentioned in the third paragraph shows _____.| A．everybody has his likes and dislikes | | B．how to attract sarcastic people to us | | C．what bad behaviors mirror in us helps ourselves develop | | D．we must learn to control the habit of using sarcasm |
小题4:Recognizing these mirrors helps us ____.| A．accept our bad parts | B．use sarcasm bravely | | C．make true friends | D．change others’ behaviors |
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I took my 9-year-old daughter，Suzan and 5-year-old son，Robbie to the shopping centre．As we got there，we saw a big sign that said，“Petting Zoo”．The kids jumped up and asked，“Daddy，can we go?”
Both my wife and I were out of work．However，I said，“Sure”，giving them a quarter each. They went away, leaving only fifty cents left in my pocket．
A petting zoo is made up of a hundred of little baby animals of all kinds．Kids pay their money and stay in the enclosure(围场)pleased with the little animals while their parents shop．
A few minutes later，I saw Suzan walking along behind me．I was surprised and asked what was wrong．
She said sadly，“Well，Daddy，a ticket for Petting Zoo costs fifty cents．So I gave Robbie my quarter．” Then she said the most beautiful thing I ever heard．She repeated the family motto(座右铭)，which is “Love is Action!”
I knew clearly no one loves little animals more than Suzan. She had watched both my wife and me do and say "Love is Action!” for years，and now she had put it into her lifestyle．It had become part of her，because she knew the whole family motto．It’s not only “Love is Action”；it’s “Love is SACRIFICAL(牺牲的)Action!" Love always pays a price．
I was moved．We went back to the Petting Zoo．Suzan stood with her hands and chin(下巴)resting on the fence and just watched Robbie go crazy petting and feeding the animals．I had fifty cents burning a hole in my pocket. I put my hand into my pocket and took out the money．Sure，I must do that !
小题1:What is the best title for this passage?| A．A Petting Zoo． | B．Try Your Best to Help Others． | | C．An Attractive Shopping Centre． | D．Love Is Sacrificial Action! |
小题2:The underlined part “the most beautiful thing” in Paragraph 5 refers to ．| A．the Petting Zoo | B．the family motto | | C．their lifestyle | D．the ticket for Petting Zoo |
小题3:Which of the following best describes Suzan?| A．Unselfish． | B．Healthy． | C．Childish． | D．Clever． |
小题4:What might happen next according to the story?| A．The author would buy Suzan some candies． | | B．The author would get angry with Robbie． | | C．Suzan would play happily with the little animals． | | D．The author would play together with Suzan． |
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Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact(交流，沟通) these days. The term is “networked individualism”. This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals(个人，个体) and be networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.
Here is what Professor Wellman means. Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks included live interactions with relatives, neighbors, and friends. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.
A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that’s a good thing. Why?
In the past, many people were worried that the Internet isolated (孤立)us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true. The Internet connects us with more real people than expected—helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.
Thanks to the computer, we are able to be alone and together with other people — at the same time!
小题1:The underlined phrase “networked individualism” probably means that by using computers people ________.| A．stick to their own ways no matter what other people say | | B．have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interest | | C．do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other people | | D．are able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people |
小题2:According to the Pew study, what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?| A．Networks | B．Friends | C．Phones | D．Parents. |
小题3:It can be inferred from the Pew study that _______.| A．people have been separated from each other by using computers | | B．the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonely | | C．the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communication | | D．a lot of people regard the person-to-person communication as a good thing |
小题4:Which would be the best title for this passage?| A．We’re Alone on the Internet. | | B．We’re Communicating on the Internet. | | C．We’re Alone Together on the Internet. | | D．We’re in the Imaginary World of the Internet |
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The other day I heard a few local musicians talking:
“I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can’t even understand a bit of music.”
“I’m never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us.”
But, one younger musician said, “There are a few clubs that book my band a few nights a month, and I’m trying to find other places to play. I’m also looking to book a few summer festivals this year.”
I’ve heard that you are the average of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes are important. Whether they’re positive or negative, they’re rubbing off on you. If you’re around people who complain about lack of work and about other musicians, or blame (责怪) others, and you play the role of victim (受害者), chances are you will start to as well. So it’s time to take a look at the people you call “friends”.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you hang out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard (标准) for yourself and don’t become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it. Ask if they will help you get the work you’re looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.
小题1:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed | | B．How to make friendship last for ever | | C．You are who your friends are | | D．Friends are the most important in one’s success |
小题2:The underlined sentence “they’re rubbing off on you” in Paragraph 6 means ______.| A．they’ll push you ahead | B．they’ll influence you | | C．they’ll cover your shortcomings | D．they’ll help you achieve your goal |
小题3:The musicians’ words at the beginning are written mainly to show ______.| A．the musicians’ living conditions are quite poor | | B．people have poor taste in music | | C．people have different attitudes towards the same thing | | D．young people have greater chances of succeeding |
小题4:By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can ______.| A．improve a lot in making more friends | | B．come to the right way of making friends | | C．develop a better relationship with your friends | | D．arrange the time with your friends properly |
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