Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs that Sunday morning was that her __36____ window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had ___37___ closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper __38____. Finally, when she found her empty ___39___ on the kitchen table, she realized the awful __40____. At first, she didn’t know what to do. Then she decided to ___41___ her son, Derek.
Derek’s wife Sybil answered the phone, “It’s your mother,” she _42___him, coldly. Louise told Derek about the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the ____43__ missing from her purse.
“ All right,” said Derek, “Don’t __44___ anything. I’ll be __45___ in half an hour.
Louise ___46__ and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering __47___ anything else was missing.
When Derek arrived, he was content to __48___ her looking so calm. “Have you rung the ___49___?”he asked. “No? Then I’ll do that straight away.” So he rang the police.
As it was Sunday，__50____ the only detectives were out. However, the police were polite, but vague(含糊的) . “ We’ll send __51__ round as soon as possible.” They said.
Derek telephoned his wife. “I’m not sure when I’ll be home, love,” he told her. “I’ve got to ___52__ for the police.” While Derek and his mother waited, Derek _53___ the catches （挂钩） on the windows and locks on the doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly__54___ at all. Derek felt __55___. His mother was an old woman, after all. “I’ll have to change all these.” he told her.
| 小题1: | | A．washroom | B．bedroom | C．kitchen | D．bathroom |
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| 小题2: | | A．strength | B．puzzle | C．reason | D．trouble |
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| 小题3: | | A．positions | B．places | C．directions | D．situations |
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| 小题4: | | A．purse | B．vase | C．pot | D．envelope |
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| 小题5: | | A．mistake | B．message | C．truth | D．news |
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| 小题6: | | A．visit | B．ask | C．ring | D．punish |
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| 小题7: | | A．invited | B．informed | C．stated | D．scolded |
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| 小题8: | | A．note | B．coin | C．money | D．bill |
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| 小题9: | | A．say | B．move | C．touch | D．prepare |
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| 小题10: | | A．here | B．round | C．off | D．away |
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| 小题11: | | A．sighed | B．relaxed | C．whispered | D．hurried |
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| 小题13: | | A．realize | B．find | C．know | D．sense |
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| 小题14: | | A．police | B．neighbour | C．hospital | D．friend |
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| 小题15: | | A．generally | B．luckily | C．considerably | D．unfortunately |
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| 小题16: | | A．anyone | B．someone | C．everyone | D．none |
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| 小题18: | | A．examined | B．repaired | C．fixed | D．tested |
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| 小题19: | | A．locked | B．opened | C．helped | D．worked |
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| 小题20: | | A．excited | B．silly | C．worried | D．Guilty |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:D
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试题分析：
小题1:名词辨析A.洗手间 B.卧室 C.厨房 D.浴室 由后文可知，是厨房的窗户打开了
小题2:名词辨析A.力量，力气 B.困惑 C.理由 D.麻烦 由前文可知，主人公年龄太大，关窗户有点困难 have trouble doing sth
小题3:名词辨析A.方位，位置 B.地方，场所 C.方向，趋势 D.情景 固定短语 in the proper place在应在的地方
小题4:39.A 名词辨析A. 钱包 B.花瓶 C.罐，锅，壶 D.信封 由句意可知，他在厨房的餐桌上发现了自己空空的钱包。
小题5:名词辨析A.错误 B.信息 C.真相，事实 D.消息 可知：他发现了一个可怕的事实
小题6:动词辨析A.访问，探访 B.询问 C. 响 D.惩罚 可知：于是就询问他的儿子
小题7:动词辨析 A.邀请 B.通知 C.陈述 D.责骂，斥责 可知：是自己的儿媳妇告知自己的儿子
小题8:名词辨析 A.笔记 B.硬币 C.金钱 D.账单 从后文知:是钱包里的账单丢了
小题9:动词辨析A.说，讲 B.移动 C.触摸 D.准备 保留现场，不要去触碰任何东西
小题10:副词辨析 A.这里 B.周围 C.在—外面 D.远处，离开 一小时后启程 be off="set" off
小题11:动词辨析A.叹气 B.放松 C.轻声细语 D.匆忙 老人泡了杯茶，放松了一下自己紧张的情绪
小题12:连词辨析A.如果，是否 B.为什么 C.怎么样 D.在哪里 老人想了解其他东西是否也丢了
小题13:动词辨析A.意识到 B.发现 C.知道 D.感觉到 发现老人的神色镇静
小题14:名词辨析 A.警察 B.邻居 C.医院 D.朋友 儿子问给警方打电话么
小题15:副词辨析A.一般来说 B.幸运地 C.相当地 D.不幸地 不巧的是，恰逢周末，侦探都出去了
小题16:代词辨析A. 任何人 B.有人 C.每人 D没人. 警方说会尽快派人过去
小题17:动词辨析A.希望 B.询问 C.等待 D.打电话 去等警察来
小题18:动词辨析A. 审查 B.修理 C.修理，安排 D.测试 儿子仔细的复查了窗户上的挂钩
小题19:动词辨析 A. 锁住 B.打开 C. 帮助 D.工作，起作用 这些挂钩太旧了，都派不上用场了
小题20:形容词辨析A.激动的 B.愚蠢的 C.担忧的 D.内疚的，有罪的 儿子感到很惭愧
点评：本文讲述了一个留守老人家里失窃的事件，实则在说明现在的人太忙碌，都忘了家里的老人，没有给予老人关爱。挂钩太旧，说明很久没换过了，也就是说子女们很少去真正关心过自己父母的安全，才酿成了失窃事故，富有启发意义。 |
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Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan’s life. “ Since I was three years old, I sang. I sang everything,” Gloria said. “Gubans,” she added, “are a musical people.”
Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957. Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power. In Miami, where the family settled, many people did not accept Cuban immigrants. In first grade, she spoke little English, but she worked hard to learn the language. Six months after she entered school, she won an award for reading in English!
When Gloria was ten , her father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the family realized he wasn’t well. They soon found out that he was badly ill. Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family. Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.
She still made the honor roll, and she still had her music, but Gloria was lonely. However, when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria sang for him. He asked her to join his band. It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine. Within a few months, the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami. In 1978, Gloria and Emilio married.
At first, the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami. Then the band signed with CBS Records. Estefan and his band became stars.
Since then, the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records. Estefan has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992. She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $ 2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane. “We needed a party after that disaster,” she said.
Estefan said, “You have to stay true to the music you really love to do. There will always be people who will tell you, ‘that won’t work.’ You’ve got to be firm in spite of difficulties. Stick to it——that’s the main thing.”
小题1:Estefan’s father was ill ______. | A．after he returned from Vietnam War | | B．before they left their home country | | C．when they settled down in Miami | | D．as soon as she finished high school |
小题2:According to the passage, probably Estefan did the following except________. | A．organizing an all-star concert for Hurricane victims | | B．teaching at school to support the family | | C．winning an award for reading in English | | D．taking care of her father and sister |
小题3:The underlined word “disaster” in this passage refers to _______. | A．the concert | B．the celebration | C．the hurricane | D．the victims |
小题4:This passage mainly tells about Estefan’s ______. | A．Cuban background | B．happy marriage | C．music style | D．life story |
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When I was 18, I had a motorbike accident that put me in a coma for three months. The doctors said there was little chance of my coming out of it, but my identical twin, Marcus, didn’t believe them and carried on talking to me. My first words when I came to myself were, “Hello, Marcus. ”Even though I had no memory of my own name, or that the woman crying at my bedside was my mother, I knew Marcus immediately; it was like a genetic(遗传的)memory. just felt close to him.
As weeks went by, I still could remember nothing before the accident. Marcus was the only person I could relate to.
I had to relearn everything, and Marcus helped me. Because of my twin I wasn’t scared of having lost my memory; I believed everything he said. He became my memory, telling me about my school, friends, previous girlfriends and holidays, showing me family photographs, and telling me how perfect I was.
With his encouragement I slowly recovered and tried to become the person everyone around me loved. Then years later, when my memories flooded back, I learned that I was anything but perfect—I was troublesome, selfish, and now very angry with Marcus for having lied to me.
But finally I understood. Out of love, Marcus had chosen not to tell me about my dark side. He wanted me to have a fresh start—and in fact I had one. Thanks to him, I was able to get married and have kids. I’m 46 now, and feel as if I’m in the third stage of my life. I know all there is to know, and wouldn’t want it any other way.
小题1:Which of the following words best describes Marcus?| A．Dishonest. | B．Thoughtful. | C．Careful. | D．Strict. |
小题2:According to the text, the author_____.| A．felt very close to Marcus when he first woke up | | B．didn’t get his memories back until months later | | C．had been very popular before the accident | | D．remembered nothing but his own name when he first woke up |
小题3:How did the author feel when he first got his memories back?| A．Angry. | B．Excited | C．Guilty. | D．Lonely. |
小题4:What was the author’s purpose in writing the text?| A．To tell us the importance of being honest. | | B．To explain the meaning of success. | | C．To express his gratitude to his twin. | | D．To show how he had suffered. |
小题5:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?| A．My Twin Rewrote My Childhood | | B．An Accident Destroyed My Life | | C．Family Will Always Be with You | | D．Friends Share Everything |
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I was driving in the car. It was raining. The car suddenly slid (滑) off of the__36__road and turned upside down. The roof of the car was damaged and my__37__was trapped in the window. I could not move it__38__the glass on my face and the pressure from the roof. I was__39__.It was still raining and I was afraid that the ditch (壕沟) I was in would__40__ with water. I was also afraid that the car would__41__as I could smell gasoline.
Then two male truck drivers came to me and tried to__42__me.They got a car jack and_43__the top of the car and released me. Then they __44__me out of the car. Two young women stepped forward and__45__to take me to the hospital. I immediately realized that I was_46__hurt.I had hurt my back and I was in a lot of__47__.At the hospital，I was Xrayed and the__48__told me that there was something serious.The__49__on my face were also done with and I was given pain__50__.
This__51__in the South in 1958，a time of segregation (种族隔离)__52__ “black” people and “white” people. As it happened，the two men and the two women who were so__53__to help me were all African Americans. Whoever they are，I__54__life has been good and kind to them as they were to me. I am always thankful to them and I will never__55__them.
小题1: | A．clean | B．wet | C．white | D．wide |
小题2: 小题3: | A．except for | B．thanks to | C．ahead of | D．because of |
小题4: | A．tired | B．comfortable | C．scared | D．surprised |
小题5: | A．put on | B．show up | C．hold on | D．fill up |
小题6: | A．catch fire | B．set off | C．make a difference | D．break down |
小题7: | A．see | B．help | C．answer | D．encourage |
小题8: | A．lifted | B．broke | C．burnt. | D．checked |
小题9: | A．threw | B．kicked | C．pulled | D．pushed |
小题10: | A．refused | B．offered | C．wished | D．pretended |
小题11: | A．seriously | B．strangely | C．slowly | D．commonly |
小题12: | A．pity | B．sadness | C．luck | D．pain |
小题13: | A．man | B．woman | C．doctor | D．helper |
小题14: | A．cuts | B．smiles | C．signs | D．expressions |
小题15: | A．instruction | B．medicine | C．training | D．treatment |
小题16: | A．changed | B．disappeared | C．occurred | D．began |
小题17: | A．after | B．with | C．for | D．between |
小题18: | A．kind | B．worried | C．careful | D．eager |
小题19: | A．doubt | B．hope | C．think | D．imagine |
小题20: | A．fight | B．fear | C．forget | D．scold |
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The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had 36 himself. The suicide note read: “It’s hard to 37 when nobody cares if you die.”
Glen, a teacher, realized this was a 38 moment about the importance of making people feel
39 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to 40 and to write a note “telling someone how and why you 41 him or her.”
Sandy, who had a 42 relationship with her mother, decided to write her 43 . Her letter read: “We’ve had some 44 times and I haven’t always been a very good 45 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the 46 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never 47 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not 48 up on me”.
When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy 49 but said little.
The next morning, Sandy found a 50 on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life. 51 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and 52 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to 53 it all last night. Your note saved my 54 .”
Be careful not to underestimate the 55 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.
小题1: | A．sacrificed | B．defeated | C．abandoned | D．killed |
小题2: | A．live | B．imagine | C．struggle | D．think |
小题3: | A．sad | B．final | C．teachable | D．great |
小题4: | A．ashamed | B．valued | C．excited | D．scared |
小题5: | A．die | B．fail | C．retire | D．survive |
小题6: | A．miss | B．hate | C．admire | D．appreciate |
小题7: | A．close | B．casual | C．bad | D．personal |
小题8: | A．classmate | B．mom | C．father | D．teacher |
小题9: | A．free | B．delightful | C．pleasant | D．rough |
小题10: | A．daughter | B．student | C．friend | D．trainer |
小题11: | A．best | B．wisest | C．luckiest | D．gentlest |
小题12: | A．trust | B．doubt | C．consider | D．predict |
小题13: | A．taking | B．going | C．giving | D．looking |
小题14: | A．coldly | B．hesitantly | C．shyly | D．tightly |
小题15: | A．note | B．gift | C．notice | D．reminder |
小题16: | A．Since | B．Until | C．though | D．When |
小题17: | A．confidence | B．courage | C．respect | D．heart |
小题18: 小题19: | A．life | B．time | C．money | D．honor |
小题20: | A．push | B．price | C．meaning | D．power |
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There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t 31 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “__32_ ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 33 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 34 every penny I could and 35 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 36 to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only 37 you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a 38 to work. . The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house, 39 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) 40 day. As I dropped my dad off, I 41 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 42 from the trunk of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 43 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher. In that instant, it 44 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 45 hot it got. Never, not once, had I heard him 46 about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 47 me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my 48. Don’t work too hard. I love you.” His 49 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 50 his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”
| 小题1: | | A．like | B．remember | C．forget | D．care |
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| 小题3: | | A．car | B．friend | C．job | D．present |
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| 小题4: | | A．spent | B．earned | C．kept | D．saved |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．of | C．because | D．though |
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| 小题6: | | A．pay it back | B．hand it over | C．turn it up | D．show it off |
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| 小题7: | | A．pay | B．charge | C．offer | D．provide |
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| 小题8: | | A．ride | B．leave | C．trip | D．hurry |
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| 小题9: | | A．as | B．although | C．but | D．since |
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| 小题10: | | A．ordinary | B．hot | C．work | D．special |
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| 小题11: | | A．helped | B．followed | C．left | D．watched |
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| 小题12: | | A．tools | B．clothes | C．luggage | D． bag |
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| 小题13: | | A．fewer | B．more | C．longer | D．deeper |
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| 小题14: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．occurred | D．appeared |
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| 小题15: | | A．whatever | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．however |
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| 小题18: | | A．help | B．advice | C．treat | D．reply |
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| 小题19: | | A．hands | B．smile | C．voice | D．eyes |
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| 小题20: | | A．cleaned | B．wiped | C．cleared | D．felt |
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