Cure for Sorrow
There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 31 , she went to the wise man that is always 32 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 33 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 34 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 35 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard(芥末) seed from a home that has never 36 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 37 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 38 at the door, and said in a 39 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a(n) 40 that I want? It is very important to me.”
41 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 42 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 43 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 44 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 45 to comfort them till they 46 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 47 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 48 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 49 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 50 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．danger | C．belief | D．sorrow |
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| 小题2: | | A．envied | B．considered | C．respected | D．treated |
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| 小题3: | | A．strange | B．magical | C．valuable | D．important |
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| 小题4: | | A．reward | B．supply | C．provide | D．award |
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| 小题5: | | A．quarreling | B．discussing | C．reasoning | D．arguing |
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| 小题6: | | A．suffered | B．known | C．obtained | D．forgotten |
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| 小题7: | | A．honor | B．favor | C．need | D．search |
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| 小题8: | | A．knocked | B．broke | C．stood | D．pointed |
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| 小题9: | | A．excited | B．confident | C．sad | D．urgent |
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| 小题10: | | A．place | B．answer | C．apartment | D．person |
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| 小题11: | | A．Luckily | B．Immediately | C．Gradually | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题12: | | A．praise | B．Respect | C．comfort | D．encouragement |
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| 小题13: | | A．exchange | B．describe | C．simplify | D．decorate |
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| 小题14: | | A．unfortunate | B．unfriendly | C．unimportant | D．unfamiliar |
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| 小题15: | | A．planned | B．managed | C．continued | D．stayed |
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| 小题16: | | A．settle down | B．break down | C．calm down | D．get down |
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| 小题17: | | A．wherever | B．whatever | C．however | D．whenever |
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| 小题18: | | A．excuse | B．tale | C．lie | D．reason |
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| 小题19: | | A．curious | B．puzzled | C．worried | D．involved |
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| 小题20: | | A．recognizing | B．realizing | C．remembering | D．wondering |
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:B |
文章以一个故事告诉我们帮助别人能让我们真正的快乐起来，无论我们遇见多大的痛苦。
小题1:D 名词辨析。A快乐；B危险；C信念；D悲哀；根据上文可知儿子死了，她很难过。
小题2:C 动词辨析。根据上文可知这是一位智者，智者总是受到人们的尊重。
小题3:B 形容词辨析。这里是指由魔力的能把她的儿子找回来的方法。
小题4:A 动词辨析。A以…付报酬；BC提供；D奖励。这里是指她以她所有来回报那位智者。
小题5:C 动词辨析。Reason with sb与…理论，谈论。这里指智者没有和她多讨论。
小题6:B 动词辨析。智者让她2从一个从来都不知道悲哀的家庭里找芥末的种子。
小题7:D 名词辨析。In search of寻找。根据上下文可知是去寻找这样的人家。
小题8:C 动词辨析。这里是指站在一家人的门前。本题容易错选A。
小题9:A 形容词辨析。这里是指她用兴奋的声音说好话。
小题10:A 上下文串联。很清楚她是在问这是不是她要找的地方。
小题11:D 副词辨析。根据下文可知她找不到那样的地方，所以是很不幸的事情。
小题12:C 动词辨析。这里是指甚至都没有人来安慰她。
小题13:B 动词辨析。A交换；B描述；C使…简化；D装饰。指那些人向她描述他们痛苦的事情。
小题14:A 形容词辨析。这里是指那些比她还要不幸的人。
小题15:D 动词辨析。这里是指她留在那些地方来帮助那些人直到他们平静下来。
小题16:C 词义辨析。A定居；B机器坏；C平静；D写下。解析同上。
小题17:A 语法分析。无论她到什么地方，都会发现一个接一个不幸的故事。
小题18:B 名词辨析。A借口；B故事；C谎言；D原因。解析同上。
小题19:D 固定词组。Be involved in参与….
小题20:B 动词辨析。这里是指她没有意识到到帮助别人已经驱赶了她心中的悲哀。 |
核心考点
试题【Cure for SorrowThere is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died i】；主要考察你对
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On the way to school, a little boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and watched it everyday. One day, it started to break through a small hole in the cocoon, but it 26 greatly. Finally, it seemed it couldn’t succeed.
The boy felt 27 for the butterfly because he knew it was going to die if it didn’t get out. So he ran into the house and got a pair of 28 and cut the cocoon a little. The butterfly came out and was free.
The only strange thing was that the butterfly has a swollen(肿胀的) body and dry 29 . The boy kept waiting for the swelling to go down and for the wings to grow, but 30 didn’t. The butterfly crawled（爬）around and unable to 31 and then it died an early death.
Therefore, he learnt that the butterfly was supposed to struggle to get out of the cocoon. In fact, the struggle to get out of the cocoon 32 the fluid(液) out of the body and it its wings. 33 the struggle, the butterfly couldn’t grow, and would 34 fly. By trying to help the butterfly, the boy 35 hurt it.
| 小题1: | | A．shouted | B．struggled | C．changed | D．waved |
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| 小题2: | | A．ashamed | B．satisfied | C．happy | D．sad |
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| 小题3: | | A．knives | B．trousers | C．scissors | D．shoes |
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| 小题4: | | A．wings | B．feather | C．stomach | D．legs |
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| 小题7: | | A．pulled | B．dropped | C．pushed | D．flowed |
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| 小题9: | | A．seldom | B．hardly | C．ever | D．never |
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| 小题10: | | A．actually | B．gradually | C．slowly | D．generally |
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I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for close to four hours with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, “NEED A JACK（千斤顶）”.
Right as I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up the situation and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats. We were both dirty. His wife produced a large water jug for us to wash our hands in.
I tried to put $20 in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I thanked them up one side and down the other. I asked the little girl, their daughter, where they lived, thinking maybe I’d send them a gift. She said they lived in Mexico. They were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks. After that, they were going to pick peaches, and then go back home.
After I said my goodbyes and started walking back to the Jeep, the girl called out and asked if I’d had lunch. When I told her no, she ran up and handed me a tamale（玉米粽子）. I thanked them again and walked back to my car. When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the van and the guy rolled down his window. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head smiling, and with what looked like great concentration said in English: “Today you, tomorrow me.” Then he rolled up his window and drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.
This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly.
Since then I’ve helped many people like the Mexican family. I didn’t accept money. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.
小题1:From the passage we know that __________.| A．the Mexican man couldn’t speak English | | B．the author’s car broke down on the road | | C．the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit | | D．$20 was a small amount for the Mexican family |
小题2:Why did the author give the money quietly to the man’s wife?| A．Because the man had refused to accept it. | | B．Because the man’s wife needn’t wash her hands. | | C．Because the author thought the Mexican family was poor. | | D．Because the author thought the man’s wife would take it. |
小题3:The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that ___________.| A．it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly | | B．it was quite easy to help the author mend the jeep | | C．it was possible that everyone might get into trouble | | D．the author was a polite stranger and deserved the help |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE about the author?| A．He hated those who didn’t offer help. | | B．He would send a present to the family soon. | | C．He wondered why they didn’t take the money. | | D．He considered helping others as saving money in the bank. |
小题5:What can we infer from the passage?| A．The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author. | | B．The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon each year. | | C．The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family. | | D．What made the writer moved was the tamale given by the girl. |
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When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail，I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming（发送垃圾邮件）a crime.
If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products，individual e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?
This problem is troubling individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passed on to the consumer.
For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate（立法）against spare. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.
小题1:What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph l probably mean?| A．messages | B．ideas | C．connections | D．programs |
小题2:According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?| A．Companies rely on e-mail for communications. | | B．More people in the world communicate by e-mail. | | C．Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail. | | D．More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam. |
小题3:According to Paragraph 3, who is the final victim of spam?| A．The business. | B．The advertiser. | C．The employee. | D．The consumer. |
小题4:What is the purpose of the text?| A．To inform. | B．To educate. | C．To persuade. | D．To instruct. |
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Last week I went to a supermarket. After I 36 the bill and was passing through the door, the alarm suddenly started to ring. Suddenly, a young guard ran toward me and ordered me to 37 him. I felt so upset and 38 . He took me to a small room, but I was 39 frightened that I stopped at the door. Finding me 40 to enter the room, he shouted that I had to go into the room.
He closed the door. I thought he was going to hurt me. Suddenly, a 41 voice said in my ear, “Take out the things you"ve stolen!” “I stole nothing.” I said. “Do as I tell you. If we find them, you’ll be in trouble.” “There is nothing.” I answered. “I didn"t take anything.” I said, taking everything out of my pockets and bag.
42 this point, a guard came in and asked a salesgirl to 43 me. 44 , they found nothing.
But they didn"t believe that I hadn"t stolen anything. So the young guard ordered me to pass through the door alarm again.
I was 45 when it rang again. I felt 46 and burst into tears. I didn"t know how to prove 47 I was innocent.
They made me go into the small room again.
“Take out the stolen things quickly, 48 we will dial 110.” They said.
“OK, call the police. I’ m not afraid.” I said 49 .
Suddenly, they 50 their tone. After a while, a salesgirl asked me to raise my feet. I did 51 she had told me. There was a label (标签) on the bottom of my shoe. That was it! That was the 52 thing that had brought me such great trouble. But it 53 my innocence.
After that, they 54 to me in the small room. But they should have apologized 55 , shouldn"t they? A lot of people were there when I was taken away. What did they think of me?
| 小题1: | | A．buy | B．paid | C．passed | D．spent |
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| 小题2: | | A．obey | B．beg | C．follow | D．listen to |
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| 小题3: | | A．angry | B．excited | C．happy | D．puzzled |
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| 小题5: | | A．disagree | B．unwilling | C．voluntarily | D．willingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．gentle | B．cold | C．sound | D．polite |
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| 小题8: | | A．look at | B．watch | C．examine | D．keep |
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| 小题9: | | A．Needless to say | B．So far | C．On one hand | D．As a result of |
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| 小题10: | | A．afraid | B．frightened | C．shocked | D．sad |
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| 小题11: | | A．wronged | B．annoying | C．confused | D．unpleasant |
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| 小题12: | | A．what | B．whether | C．that | D．how |
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| 小题14: | | A．unhappily | B．forcefully | C．terribly | D．widely |
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| 小题15: | | A．changed | B．raised | C．increased | D．closed |
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| 小题16: | | A．like | B．as | C．according to | D．as if |
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| 小题18: | | A．tested | B．showed | C．proved | D．gave |
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| 小题19: | | A．said | B．apologized | C．agreed | D．promised |
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| 小题20: | | A．loudly | B．together | C．politely | D．in public |
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Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a 16 shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 17 . She wanted to help, 18 she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to 19 and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my 20 cookies in them and began to 21 , offering them to anyone near me.
I 22 an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me 23 in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes 24 a little bit and he said, “No one has 25 called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.
It struck me.
I explained I had been raised that 26 color and social status, everyone deserved 27 . It made me 28 to think that just because he was homeless, no one 29 him the honor. It broke my 30 , and I couldn’t help 31 cry. I just didn’t understand 32 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 33 person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the 34 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can 35 make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?
| 小题1: | | A．useless | B．careless | C．homeless | D．hopeless |
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| 小题2: | | A．participate | B．involve | C．choose | D．go |
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| 小题4: | | A．bring | B．fetch | C．collect | D．take |
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| 小题5: | | A．classmate’s | B．schoolmate’s | C．sister’s | D．family’s |
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| 小题6: | | A．walk around | B．knock around | C．come around | D．stand around |
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| 小题7: | | A．went | B．came | C．approached | D．met |
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| 小题8: | | A．right | B．even | C．still | D．just |
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| 小题9: | | A．watered | B．cried | C．tore | D．dropped |
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| 小题10: | | A．already | B．ever | C．still | D．yet |
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| 小题11: | | A．in spite | B．regardless of | C．concerned about | D．for fear of |
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| 小题12: | | A．happiness | B．truth | C．respect | D．help |
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| 小题13: | | A．strong-minded | B．sad | C．frightened | D．pleased |
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| 小题14: | | A．handed | B．afforded | C．provided | D．supplied |
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| 小题15: | | A．eyes | B．mind | C．opinions | D．heart |
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| 小题17: | | A．what | B．when | C．whether | D．why |
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| 小题18: | | A．single | B．poor | C．ordinary | D．normal |
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| 小题19: | | A．stories | B．lessons | C．experiences | D．tears |
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| 小题20: | | A．equally | B．hardly | C．really | D．finally |
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