Last year, I met a little boy to whom my heart went out. He would talk to me every single day, and always seemed to have a smile on his face. His problem was that he stuttered (口吃) extremely badly when he tried to talk. It was really hard to understand what he was saying, although he loved to tell big tales!
One morning, I was talking to the teachers who ran the school store. The boy stopped by and said hello to all of us. Afterwards they told me that the boy would stop every day to ask if they would be there the next day. But of course, he never had money to buy anything.
I decided that I would get him a little something just as a surprise. So I picked out a pencil, a rubber, and a small notebook for just $1.00. I cannot describe the look on his face when I gave him the three little things. Then, without a stutter, he loudly said, "Thank you so much!" and just kept repeating, "Thank you! Thank you!" He gave me a big hug before going off to class.
I was touched to see someone appreciate something that much. As he walked off, he was showing his new stuff to other kids walking to class. I have to say that I have never spent a dollar that would mean so much to me.
小题1:Why did the boy never buy anything from the store?| A．Because he couldn’t make himself understood. | | B．Because the teachers were unwilling to sell him anything. | | C．Because he couldn’t afford anything. | | D．Because he could never decide what to buy. |
小题2:What do we learn from the third paragraph?| A．Actually the boy had no stutter at all. | | B．The boy was too excited to stutter at the moment. | | C．What the author had bought helped the boy speak normally. | | D．The author wanted to find out whether the boy really had a stutter. |
小题3:Which would be the best title for the passage?| A．A Stuttering Boy | | B．Kindness Can Do Wonders | | C．One Dollar Can Buy Anything | | D．The Best Dollar I Have Spent |
小题4:What is the boy’s attitude to his life?| A．active | B．passive | C．disappointed | D．fearful |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A |
试题分析：
小题1:C 细节题。根据第二段最后一行But of course, he never had money to buy anything.说明C正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据第三段最后两行Then, without a stutter, he loudly said, "Thank you so much!" and just kept repeating, "Thank you! Thank you!" He gave me a big hug before going off to class.说明他很兴奋，说话也不口吃了，故B正确。
小题3:D 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了我花一美元的钱给一个口吃的小男孩买了东西，他非常高兴，口吃也没有了。这给我带来了很大的快乐。故D正确。
小题4:A 推理题。根据文章第一段1,2行He would talk to me every single day, and always seemed to have a smile on his face.说明他总是脸上有笑容，故对生活是很积极乐观的。故A正确。
点评：文章介绍了我花一美元的钱给一个口吃的小男孩买了东西，他非常高兴，口吃也没有了。这给我带来了很大的快乐。本文内容较为简单，以细节题的考查为主，在第一遍阅读短文的时候要做好标识和符号，减少回读的次数，提高阅读的速度和效率。 |
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The last time I saw my mother, she didn’t know who I was. Although having 36 from dementia(老年痴呆症) for many years, mother was never 37 . All our family came to the hospital to spend time with her. She didn’t 38 them either, but we wanted to be there with her.
I have just flown back from Texas. Mother 39 looked at me, or past me, and said “Yeah”. That’s 40 she responded to 41 around her. In spite of this, I held her hand and talked to her.
I told her about the big old house in Highland where I 42 . When we first 43 there from Mascoutah when I was 5 years old, I was 44 of that house. The yard was full of 45 and the house was falling apart. But my father and mother were intelligent and 46 and we eight kids helped to turn it into a home. All of a sudden, I wasn’t frightened any more.
I told her she must have been very 47 when I decided to go to college to study journalism 48 being a priest（牧师）, which she thought was the highest 49 for a family. But she didn’t show it. She just saw me 50 with my favorite chocolate chip cookies.
When I told her all about Texas, 51 she and father had been to visit me, mother seemed 52 by that Texas beach on which they had taken a 53 . She 54 the trip and kept the picture in the living room all the time.
We had too many stories to tell. It was time for me to say 55 to mother and I told her I’d see her again. “Yeah,” she answered. But I wasn’t able to.
| 小题1: | | A．recovered | B．suffered | C．damaged | D．lived |
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| 小题2: | | A．healthy | B．awake | C．unconscious | D．alone |
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| 小题3: | | A．see | B．understand | C．recognize | D．like |
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| 小题4: | | A．never | B．just | C．excitedly | D．seldom |
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| 小题5: | | A．because | B．when | C．how | D．what |
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| 小题6: | | A．somewhere | B．everywhere | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题7: | | A．experienced | B．grew up | C．brought up | D．worked |
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| 小题8: | | A．moved | B．visited | C．left | D．withdrew |
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| 小题9: | | A．fond | B．afraid | C．curious | D．tired |
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| 小题10: | | A．weeds | B．flowers | C．trees | D．waste |
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| 小题11: | | A．fortunate | B．easy-going | C．hospitable | D．hard-working |
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| 小题12: | | A．disappointed | B．excited | C．surprised | D．anxious |
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| 小题13: | | A．as well as | B．instead of | C．except for | D．in spite of |
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| 小题14: | | A．praise | B．prize | C．honor | D．encouragement |
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| 小题16: | | A．which | B．that | C．where | D．when |
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| 小题17: | | A．delight | B．interested | C．happy | D．impressed |
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| 小题18: | | A．note | B．boat | C．picture | D．bath |
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| 小题19: | | A．enjoyed | B．hated | C．remembered | D．accounted |
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| 小题20: | | A．thanks | B．goodbye | C．sorry | D．hello |
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When I was a little girl, my father loved to play the game of “catch the ball” with me. I wasn’t good at it 21 he didn’t mind at all. He was always telling me to 22 my eyes on the ball; otherwise I would not be able to 23 it when he threw it to me.
As I got older, we didn’t play the game as 24 as before. If I had a 25 , I would go to my father and 26 his advice. He would try to make a joke and say, “Keep your eyes on the ball.” We would both laugh 27 that advice was not usually able to 28 the problem, but he would just try to make me 29 .
My father became 30 in 1995 when I was 23. There were not any more conversations, as he was 31 from a terrible disease. He couldn’t 32 ; he could only move his 33 without making a sound, which was sometimes 34 to understand. I seemed to be 35 good at reading his lips after a while, even better than the nurses that were 36 him.
During one of our last 37 I was telling him about a difficulty I was 38 . Once again, I could read his lips. “Keep your eyes on the ball,” he said. We both smiled. That was the last time I saw my father 39 he passed away.
Sometimes now, all those years later when I get into a 40 situation, I just tell myself, “Keep your eyes on the ball.”
| 小题2: | | A．keep | B．leave | C．find | D．hold |
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| 小题3: | | A．watch | B．feel | C．move | D．catch |
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| 小题4: | | A．quick | B．much | C．many | D．little |
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| 小题5: | | A．surprise | B．wound | C．danger | D．problem |
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| 小题6: | | A．pay for | B．send for | C．look for | D．ask for |
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| 小题7: | | A．because | B．unless | C．if | D．when |
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| 小题8: | | A．settle | B．produce | C．drop | D．realize |
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| 小题9: | | A．worry | B．smile | C．study | D．talk |
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| 小题10: | | A．advice | B．ill | C．busy | D．wealthy |
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| 小题11: | | A．recovering | B．thinking | C．suffering | D．preventing |
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| 小题13: | | A．lips | B．face | C．hands | D．eyes |
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| 小题14: | | A．interesting | B．boring | C．easy | D．hard |
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| 小题15: | | A．quite | B．nearly | C．hardly | D．still |
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| 小题16: | | A．waiting for | B．thinking about | C．caring for | D．worrying about |
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| 小题17: | | A．impressions | B．experiences | C．games | D．conversations |
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| 小题18: | | A．looking through | B．going through | C．coming up | D．getting along |
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| 小题19: | | A．before | B．after | C．until | D．as |
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| 小题20: | | A．shocking | B．puzzling | C．frightening | D．troubling |
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James sat outside the office waiting for the interview（面试）. He felt so 36 that he didn’t know what to do with37 .The person who had gone in 38 him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. 39 James. He felt 40 that she had already got the 41 . The problem was that he wanted this job 42 .It meant 43 to him. He had 44 it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself 45 brilliantly at the interview and 46 the job immediately. But now here he was feeling 47 .He couldn’t48 all those things he had 49 to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and 50 .But no—he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t 51 like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened . The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very 52 with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James 53 her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly 54 that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs 55 and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
| 小题1: | | A．healthy | B．nervous | C．careless | D．confident |
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| 小题2: | | A．the managing director | B．the woman | C．himself | D．the situation |
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| 小题3: | | A．by | B．with | C．before | D．after |
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| 小题4: | | A．Not like | B．So did | C．Do as | D．Do like |
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| 小题5: | | A．doubtful | B．sure | C．angry | D．astonishing |
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| 小题6: | | A．reward | B．first | C．prize | D．job |
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| 小题7: | | A．hopelessly | B．naturally | C．easily | D．so much |
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| 小题8: | | A．everything | B．happiness | C．difficulty | D．nothing |
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| 小题9: | | A．dreamed of | B．learned of | C．thought about | D．talked about |
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| 小题10: | | A．explaining | B．performing | C．answering | D．performed |
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| 小题11: | | A．offered | B．asked for | C．being offered | D．being asked for |
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| 小题12: | | A．crazy | B．excited | C．probable | D．terrible |
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| 小题13: | | A．depend on | B．afford | C．believe in | D．remember |
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| 小题14: | | A．kept | B．been taught | C．planned | D．been supplied |
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| 小题15: | | A．leave | B．go in | C．prepare | D．practise |
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| 小题16: | | A．take back | B．put off | C．give up | D．put down |
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| 小题17: | | A．ugly | B．pleased | C．sad | D．pretty |
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| 小题18: | | A．noticed | B．loved | C．missed | D．hated |
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| 小题19: | | A．thought | B．hoped | C．wished | D．regretted |
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| 小题20: | | A．shaking | B．bending | C．walking | D．stopping |
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Let me take you back a couple of years. Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and 36 me yet. We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware 37___ . No automatic door, not a computer in the building. It was one that I went to fairly often. As we entered the door, two sounds 38 us. The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door. The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our 39 .
“Good afternoon, Ryan,” 40 the cheerful greeting. Andy was a very 41 sort of owner. He was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us.
We walked across the old wood floor. Andy asked us what he could help us with. I told him we were 42 a spring(弹簧). He very patiently replied, “l have lots of springs. You’re going to need to be more specific.”
“Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door.”
“That’s it. A screen door spring, right down there. ” We 43 where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were. And knew his store, and his products. That was why I came here instead of Meijer. The service couldn’t be beaten. The price; Yes. But service and 44 ;No.
I picked up one and followed him to the 45 .
He figured up the price, doing the math in his head, “ $1.88,with tax comes to $1. 99. ”
“ Put it on my dad’s account. ”
He nodded and smiled, “ Good dad’s account. ” He smiled. “I don’t know what you boys would do 46 dad’s account! ”
He handed me the ticket and as I 47 it, I asked, “You really trust my signature?”
His reply surprised,_ 48 delighted me. “ When I can’t trust Jerry Hoover’s boys, I can trust nobody! ”
We left, and the brain immediately started to forget things, in order of importance. But what Andy said that day rang in my ears. And it rings in my ears today. That’s a tall order to live up to. It’s a high standard of 49 .My father made a fame for that name, and I get to enjoy the benefits. But on account of this, I must maintain that fame. And that’s 50 business.
| 小题1: | | A．inspires | B．excites | C．shocks | D．amazes |
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| 小题2: | | A．restaurant | B．store | C．park | D．factory |
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| 小题3: | | A．hugged | B．greeted | C．heard | D．sensed |
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| 小题4: | | A．presence | B．dependence | C．importance | D．absence |
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| 小题5: | | A．shouted | B．said | C．went | D．came |
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| 小题6: | | A．special | B．ridiculous | C．friendly | D．appropriate |
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| 小题7: | | A．looking up | B．looking for | C．looking into | D．looking after |
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| 小题8: | | A．turned to | B．got to | C．stuck to | D．referred to |
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| 小题9: | | A．description | B．determination | C．satisfaction | D．imagination |
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小题10:.| A．corner | B．counter | C．bank | D．door |
| 小题11: | | A．without | B．within | C．by | D．for |
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| 小题12: | | A．saw | B．wrote | C．signed | D．touched |
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| 小题14: | | A．honesty | B．fortune | C．consideration | D．devotion |
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| 小题15: | | A．serious | B．optimistic | C．silent | D．successful |
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Dear Editor,
I’m a Senior I study in a middle school. This term, my favorite teacher, Miss Mao, no longer teaches us. I want to see her, but I’m afraid that she no longer likes me and I don’t want to trouble her. I really miss her. What should I do?
Tian Yan
Dear Tian Yan,
It’s bad luck that you have lost your favorite teacher, But if she is still in your school , nothing can stop you going to see her. When she isn’t busy, ask her if she minds having a quick chat. You can then tell her she was your favorite teacher------ everyone is happy to know that they are liked!
If she has left the school, it will be more difficult to meet her. It will be hard, but remember people always come and go in their lives. We can’t rely on them to be with us all the time.
You may be sad to say goodbye to her, but we can remember and learn from her. Think of her best qualities.
You could also try looking for similar qualities in your other teachers. Study hard and give your new teacher a chance. In time, you might start to see that he or she has different qualities to learn from.
Finally, you can not completely rely on other people to get you through your studies , or even your life.
Editor
小题1: The letters are from________.| A．book | B．newspaper | C．poster | D．advertisement |
小题2:Which of the following does the editor advise Tuan Yan NOT to do?| A．Find a time to see Miss Mao | B．Have a short chat with Miss Mao | | C．Tell Miss Mao she likes her | D．Keep quiet about the thing |
小题3:. According to the passage, students can make progress in their studies _______.| A．completely by their favorite teachers | | B．completely by their favorite classmates | | C．mainly by their parents | | D．mainly by themselves |
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