It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of 16 to where he was going. Pretty soon he 17_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to 18 someone who could tell him how to get back to the 19 .
It was a long 20 road. For many __21__ he kept on driving. When it was almostdark ，he saw in a field a tall 22 ploughing（犁地） the land. He stopped his 23 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello，farmer.”
“Hello，yourself，”the farmer___24____，still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go？”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It 25 stays right where it is，”said the farmer，withoutstopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little more 26 .
“Don’t know. I never 27 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 28 .“What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time 29 at the city man. Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much. 30 I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost！”
| 小题1: | | A．signs | B．orders | C．attention | D．direction |
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| 小题2: | | A．realized | B．recognized | C．accepted | D．received |
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| 小题4: | | A．town | B．country | C．capital | D．village |
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| 小题5: | | A．lonely | B．busy | C．dirty | D．crowded |
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小题6:A seconds B. minutes C hours D years
| 小题7: | | A．driver | B．policeman | C．farmer | D．worker |
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| 小题8: | | A．strong | B．tired | C．weak | D．tiring |
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| 小题9: | | A．asked | B．demanded | C．replied | D．ordered |
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| 小题10: | | A．always | B．often | C．sometimes | D．seldom |
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| 小题11: | | A．politely | B．friendly | C．loudly | D．angrily |
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| 小题12: | | A．judged | B．measured | C．saw | D．studied |
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| 小题13: | | A．sad | B．lovely | C．friendly | D．angry |
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| 小题14: | | A．gladly | B．immediately | C．silently | D．excitedly |
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| 小题15: | | A．Generally | B．Fortunately | C．Certainly | D．Perhaps |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:C
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试题分析:
小题1:固定词组，pay attention to意思“注意”，句子意思“他没有注意他去哪里”
小题2:固定词组realize that…意思“意识到…”，句子意思“”
小题3:由后面的句子he saw in a field a tall…可以知道是遇见某个人
小题4:由前面的句子A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon可以知道是城里
小题5:由前面的句子along a country road with a new wagon可以知道这是个漫长孤独的一条路
小题6:由后面的句子When it was almostdark可以知道是马车跑了好几个小时
小题7:由后面面的句子ploughing（犁地） the land可以知道是个农民
小题8:由前面的句子For many hours he kept on driving可以知道马疲惫了
小题9:由前面的句子“Hello，yourself，”可以知道农民在回答
小题10:由前面的句子He stopped his tired team of horses near the fence and called out可以知道马总是呆在那里
小题11:由后面的句子Don’t know. I never…可以知道这个城里的男士说话的声音有点大
小题12:由前面的句子How far is it to the next town？可以知道是测量
小题13:由后面的句子What do you know？You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.可以知道城里的那个人生气了
小题14:由后面的句子Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much可以知道农民静静的看着那个城里的人
小题15:由后面的句子But at least I’m not lost可以知道是也许的意思
点评：讲述一个城里人赶着马车在乡间一条小路上行走，迷失了路，碰到一位农民的故事。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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It’s not uncommon in America for a person to belong to some kind of volunteer group. Donating one’s time and services is very much a part of the American way of life. Most charitable activities are organized by churches and groups around the nation and even encouraged by the government. The helping hand is extended to the poor， the homeless and the disabled. Some people work to teach youngsters how to read. Others open up soup kitchens to feed the homeless. Volunteers also take care of the disabled by making reading tapes for the blind and working in orphanages（孤儿院）to help children without parents.
High school students are often encouraged to become volunteers and many school club activities center around volunteer services. Students may work with disabled children during a summer program， or participate in a club activity which helps to bring meal to senior citizens who are shut-ins. With their sense of idealism（理想主义）students are often eager to donate their spare time. They see such activities as a way of becoming involved in the community and the adult-world. Social action for them becomes as important as their academic studies.
In a like manner， throughout the year，fund raising drives are also conducted by schools and community groups to raise money for a worthy cause. They may respond to a recent earthquake in a foreign country， a flood somewhere within their own， or another natural disaster which has left people destitute and homeless. They may organize drives to collect food， clothing and medicines to serve an immediate need. Today even the Halloween custom of ‘trick or treat’has become an occasion to collect money for a charitable cause.
The motive to help those less fortunate comes from the poor origins of the American nation. Those immigrants who were poor and downtrodden（受压迫的）became dependent on the kindness of their neighbors to make a new life for themselves.
American volunteers work throughout the world in less developed countries. They volunteer by serving as a champion of goodwill both at home and abroad， which no doubt enriches both his life and those whom he serves.
小题1: Which of the following charitable activities is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Some people open up soup kitchens to feed homeless people. | | B．Some students bring meals to old people who can’t go out easily. | | C．Some people collect money to help a foreign country with a recent earthquake. | | D．Some students donate books to children in mountainous areas. |
小题2: Why are American high school students eager to do voluntary work?| A．Because they want to participate in some social activities. | | B．Because they want to go to better universities. | | C．Because they can get higher scores at school. | | D．Because they can realize their dream sooner. |
小题3:The underlined word “destitute” in Paragraph 4 probably means .| A．lifeless | B． penniless | C．useless | D．valueless |
小题4: American charitable activities started because ___________.| A．Americans are always ready to share with others | | B．Americans are mostly kind | | C．poor immigrants needed help badly | | D．poor Americans couldn’t live on without help |
小题5: What’s the best title of the passage?| A．The Call from the Poor | B．Voluntary Work in the US | | C．Ways to help the Poor | D．American Volunteers Around the World |
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A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling (雷声隆隆地响), and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 1 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.
Gleams of light appeared from windows of faraway houses, ___2___ like jewels in all the dark.
A 3 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 4 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 5 her without pause.
She knocked at a door, and a 6 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 7 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 8 her sitting by the fire.
The woman 9 old and tired under the bright electric light, 10 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 11 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 12 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 13 up, looking thunderstruck.
Just then, the boy came with his 14. The man at once recognized the woman as his 15 . They had 16 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.
17 words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms 18 the boy stared at them, puzzled.
The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 19 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 20 .
| 小题1: | | A．pouring | B．falling | C．dropping | D．flooding |
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| 小题2: | | A．blowing | B．breaking | C．shining | D．flying |
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| 小题3: | | A．rich | B．beautiful | C．poor | D．ugly |
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| 小题4: | | A．crying | B．wandering | C．struggling | D．wondering |
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| 小题5: | | A．striking | B．hitting | C．flowing | D．beating |
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| 小题7: | | A．out | B．near | C．inside | D．outside |
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| 小题8: | | A．left | B．made | C．asked | D．told |
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| 小题9: | | A．became | B．appeared | C．showed | D．sounded |
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| 小题10: | | A．so | B．though | C．however | D．and |
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| 小题11: | | A．still | B．thirsty | C．hungry | D．straight |
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| 小题12: | | A．house | B．picture | C．room | D．fire |
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| 小题13: | | A．picked | B．came | C．stood | D．looked |
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| 小题14: | | A．brother | B．mother | C．friend | D．father |
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| 小题15: | | A．sister | B．wife | C．mother | D．girlfriend |
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| 小题19: | | A．disappointed | B．sorry | C．happy | D．sad |
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| 小题20: | | A．began | B．stopped | C．ended | D．went |
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There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty. One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become_____1____. The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now."
"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked _______2____.
"It is with you. Your _______3___ is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the ______4______things in this world. You can read, study and learn. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your ____5_____are your wealth. You can go to any places..." the fortune teller said.
"You call these wealth? Everyone has them," the young man said.
"These are wealth. What you have now are not what others can luckily have. Are you ______6___ to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to _____7_____ for them," the fortune teller said.
"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are _____8____ to me!" the young man ____9_______.
"Precisely, these are wealth to you. You will not exchange them for money. Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not ____10_____ them or treasure them. They are not_____11____ to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to _____12_____one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said.
Everyone is wealthy. But we should not ____13______it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it _____14_____. We should not overuse it because once it is ____15____, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.
| 小题1: | | A．happy | B．young | C．wealthy | D．poor |
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| 小题2: | | A．anxiously | B．sadly | C．quietly | D．patiently |
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| 小题3: | | A．knowledge | B．skills | C．brain | D．eyes |
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| 小题4: | | A．ugly | B．beautiful | C．strange | D．useful |
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| 小题5: | | A．legs | B．cars | C．jewels | D．banknotes |
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| 小题6: | | A．lovely | B．optimistic | C．angry | D．willing |
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| 小题7: | | A．charge | B．buy | C．exchange | D．change |
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| 小题8: | | A．precious | B．useless | C．extra | D．special |
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| 小题9: | | A．wept | B．demonstrated | C．smiled | D．yelled |
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| 小题10: | | A．see | B．realize | C．keep | D．hold |
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| 小题11: | | A．grateful | B．careful | C．meaningful | D．faithful |
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| 小题14: | | A．wrongly | B．wisely | C．naturally | D．really |
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Jonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone loved．He was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a weed. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn’t stand any hardship.
One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son “Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones.” That made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. “Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying.” Johnny asked, “Just that? ” “Yes, just that,” said his father, “It’s very simple, but I warn you that it won’t be easy.”
Johnny was happy like a bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. “One candy less”, thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed the first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mother’s memory.
Over the following days Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before.
小题1:The underlined word "weed" in the first paragraph refers to ____．| A．a person with a strong v/ill | | B．a person with a weak character | | C．a person who isn"t popular with everyone | | D．a person who changes his behavior according to the situation |
小题2:What made Jonny Jones decide to change himself?
A．A mother"s words． B．Others" attitude to him．
C．His father"s advice． C．His teacher"s warning．
小题3:What is the key point of the advice from Jonny"s father?| A．Eat fewer candies than before． | | B．Count to five before crying． | | C．Talk with parents and follow their advice． | | D．Learn to control oneself and keep using the motto in life． |
小题4:What message does the writer want to convey through the story?| A．One should be brave to face his mistakes． | | B．Nothing is difficult as long as you set your mind on it． | | C．Spoilinga child too much may result in his selfish behaviors． | | D．A strong will can be developed by small but consistent efforts． |
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When I began planning to move to Auckland to study，my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and cultural differences. Ignoring these 36 ，I got there in July, 2010. 37 I arrived，I realized the importance of getting a job 38 my living experience. Determined to do this __39__ ，I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job，but found __40__ response(回应)．
One afternoon，I walked into a building to ask _41__ there were my job opportunities. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that __42__ .As I was about to_43__，a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside __44__.Nearly ten minutes later，he __45__.He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay __46__.Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to __47__ a job.
I was a little surprised，but had a __48__ feeling about him. Along the way，I realized that I had __49__ resumes(简历)．Seeing this，the man __50__ at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen __51__ copies. He also gave me some __52__ on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very __53__ .The following day，I received a __54__from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always __55__ to you when you need it. And this time，it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.
| 小题1: | | A．doubts | B．concerns | C．instructions | D．reasons |
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| 小题2: | | A．Even if | B．Every time | C．Now that | D．Soon after |
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| 小题4: | | A．on my own | B．on my way | C．by any chance | D．by the day |
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| 小题5: | | A．any | B．much | C．some | D．little |
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| 小题6: | | A．why | B．wherever | C．whether | D．whenever |
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| 小题7: | | A．direction | B．attitude | C．language | D．manner |
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| 小题8: | | A．answer | B．work | C．leave | D．refuse |
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| 小题9: | | A．for ever | B．at any time | C．as usual | D．for a while |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．hesitated | C．passed | D．regretted |
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| 小题11: | | A．silent | B．busy | C．positive | D．comfortable |
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| 小题12: | | A．pick out | B．search for | C．take on | D．give up |
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| 小题13: | | A．dull | B．good | C．guilty | D．general |
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| 小题14: | | A．made use of | B．taken care of | C．run out of | D．become tired of |
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| 小题15: | | A．stopped | B．knocked | C．glanced | D．appeared |
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| 小题16: | | A．right | B．more | C．former | D．different |
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| 小题17: | | A．pressures | B．agreements | C．impressions | D．suggestions |
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| 小题18: | | A．lonely | B．funny | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题19: | | A．call | B．tip | C．present | D．report |
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| 小题20: | | A．turns off | B．goes over | C．gives back | D．looks up |
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