One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flied about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.
小题1:Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?| A．He had just got a new cage. | | B．He liked its beautiful feather. | | C．He wanted a pet for a companion. | | D．He wanted it to sing for him. |
小题2:The mockingbird died because it ______. | A．drank the poisonous water by mistake | | B．was frightened to death | | C．refused to eat anything | | D．ate the poisonous food its mother gave it |
小题3:An ornithologist probably means ______.| A．a religious person | B．a kind person | | C．an expert in birds | D．a schoolmaster |
小题4:What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?| A．Freedom is very valuable to all living things. | | B．All birds put in a cage won’t live long. | | C．You should keep the birds from their mother. | | D．Be careful about food you give to baby birds. |
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作者通过这个故事告诉我们对于生物来说自由是最重要的.
小题1:D 细节题。根据地2段最后2行I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician. 可知D正确
小题2:D 细节题。根据地6段最后2行“A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”可知D正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据倒数第二段内容可以推断这个人对鸟类的知识很了解，他可能是鸟类的专家。
小题4:A 推理题。根据文章最后一段可知A正确。作者认为对于生物来说自由是最重要的. |
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Sometimes people cheat in daily life. When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game.
Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test --- unless the person cheats again.
Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.
If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldn’t study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school.
A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions(解决办法) together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating.
小题1:The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, _______.| A．teachers should punish them | | B．it does harm to their heath | | C．it is unfair to other people | | D．teachers shouldn’t stop them at once |
小题2:Some students like cheating mainly because_________.| A．the material in the test is very difficult | | B．they want to do better than the others | | C．cheating can make hard things seem very easy | | D．they have little time to study their lessons |
小题3:The fourth paragraph mainly tells us______.| A．cheating isn’t a good idea | | B．some kids don’t spend the time studying | | C．some kids can’t pass the test without cheating | | D．why kids cheat in the test |
小题4:We can learn from the passage______.| A．cheaters are often thought highly of | | B．people show no respect for those who cheat | | C．parents whose kids cheat are often in trouble | | D．kids cheat in the test because of swim practice |
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Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling（赌博）and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was nearly sent away. After he came out of lock-up(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly a few policemen opened the door and came in.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, Daddy” said the boy “So I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
小题1:Mr. Lang was paid much because _______. | A．he was a worker | | B．he worked in a factory | | C．he was a driver and had a lot of work to do | | D．he had worked there for a long time |
小题2:Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______. | A．she couldn’t find any work | | B．she thought her husband was tired | | C．her husband spent all time in gambling | | D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling |
小题3:The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______. | A．he didn’t love her any longer | | B．he wouldn’t stop gambling | | C．he had been put into lockup | | D．he was nearly sent away by the factory |
小题4:Which of the following is right? _________.| A．The boy hoped his father would be put into lockup again | | B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen | | C．The boy hoped his father would stop gambling soon | | D．The boy hoped his mother would come back to do housework |
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Dash of Hope
"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we"ve spent alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important.
Recently I 36 about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn"t help but feel it was not by 37 , nor happenstance（意外事件）, that she had been named "Hope". The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 38 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others. 39 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special.
Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 40 a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being 41 that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150 42 in her area were waiting for their wishes to be achieved , she unselfishly used her wish to 43 that those children have their wishes granted. She also asked that it be done 44 January 16, 2011. Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her 45 request could not be granted as the funds were simply 46 . They calculated that they would need to raise more than one 47 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish. 48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring 49 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 50 as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 51 the story of this caring young girl who had 52 the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 53 money to help make Hope"s dream come true.
Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only 54 , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011 , the 55 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!
| 小题1: | | A．heard | B．thought | C．cared | D．talked |
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| 小题2: | | A．coincidence | B．independence | C．convenience | D．intelligence |
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| 小题3: | | A．lost | B．carried | C．expected | D．housed |
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| 小题4: | | A．Until | B．Unless | C．Though | D．If |
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| 小题5: | | A．expressed | B．offered | C．made | D．sent |
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| 小题6: | | A．recognized | B．informed | C．reminded | D．understood |
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| 小题7: | | A．children | B．citizens | C．villagers | D．relatives |
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| 小题8: | | A．suggest | B．ask | C．arrange | D．order |
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| 小题10: | | A．final | B．formal | C．simple | D．noble |
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| 小题11: | | A．unbearable | B．unbelievable | C．unavailable | D．uncomfortable |
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| 小题12: | | A．thousand | B．hundred | C．million | D．billion |
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| 小题13: | | A．Disappointed | B．Surprised | C．Worried | D．Embarrassed |
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| 小题14: | | A．committees | B．individuals | C．corporations | D．organizations |
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| 小题15: | | A．theirs | B．ours | C．hers | D．yours |
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| 小题16: | | A．wrote | B．read | C．broadcast | D．shared |
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| 小题17: | | A．touched | B．examined | C．won | D．opened |
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| 小题18: | | A．finding | B．spending | C．raising | D．borrowing |
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| 小题19: | | A．perfectly | B．physically | C．healthily | D．thankfully |
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| 小题20: | | A．proposal | B．decision | C．conclusion | D．announcement |
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Eleven months ago, an act of good sportsmanship（体育精神）changed a girls’ running race into something bigger.
Jenna Huff received a national sportsmanship award from the US Olympic Committee for what she did for Deb Guthmann.
In the race, Jenna was behind Deb until the final few meters of the 5-kilometer race.
Then something awful happened. Deb’s right hip（髋部）broke. She screamed in pain and stopped.
Jenna had never met Deb and had been taught to pass every runner she could to win.
Instead, Jenna stopped with no hesitation.
“Come on.” Jenna told Deb. “We’re going to run.”
Jenna took Deb’s left elbow with her right hand. She helped her jog the last few meters. At the finishing line, she pushed Deb in front of her, reasoning Deb would have beaten her anyway if not for the injury. That act helped Deb’s team win the regional race and advance to the state meet.
Both girls are now 17.
Jenna is still an athlete for her school.
She and her parents went to Colorado to accept an award for the national sportsmanship award. Jenna had to give a five-minute speech to the crowd, a crowd which included a number of former Olympians. “I’m pretty scared about my speech,” Jenna said the other night when we talked on the phone. “You want to hear part of it?” She read me one part including the words from Albert Einstein: “Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine（神圣的）purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know：That we are here for the sake of（为了）others.”
Deb is also still running. She received a full scholarship to Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia. The award was because of her excellent academic record and great sports potential.
But she recently got hurt again and was unable to run for weeks.
Even so, I am confident Deb will write a happier ending for herself one day. Both of these young women make you feel confident about the future. They are strong, compassionate（富于同情心的）and smart.
As Einstein said-and as Jenna showed 11 months ago— “we are here for the sake of others”.
小题1:The story is intended to __________. | A．tell us an unexpected story in the girls’ running race | | B．introduce a famous sportswoman | | C．show the beauty of good sportsmanship | | D．remind athletes to pay attention to their safety during the race |
小题2:The reason why Jenna pushed Deb in front of her at the finishing line is that __________. | A．she wanted to get the prize | | B．she thought she didn’t match Deb in reality | | C．she helped Deb’s team to win the regional race | | D．Deb had been injured |
小题3:Deb received a full scholarship to Emmanuel College because __________. | A．she is still running | | B．she was good at her academy and sports | | C．she showed the good sportsmanship in the race | | D．she never gave up even though she had been injured |
小题4:What can we know from the passage?| A．Jenna was the last one to reach the finishing line. | | B．Deb went to Colorado to accept the prize with her parents. | | C．The author had a face-to-face interview with Jenna the other night. | | D．Helping each other can make a big difference to people’s lives. |
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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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