I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I ’m left 36 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 37 ？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 38 children from different races and religions played and studied 39 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone s 40 from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and Iwas an Indian Hindu——we just 41 our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well 42 or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we"d 43 the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to 44 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 45 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail s family later returned to their village, and I 46 touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 47 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 48 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 49 at me. “Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so 50 addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 51 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 52 to describe.
If we can allow our children to be 53 without prejudice, they"ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be 54 their side through" thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 55 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, 44we happy few, we band of brothers".
| 小题1: | | A．interested | B．pleased | C．puzzled | D．excited |
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| 小题2: | | A．parties | B．cities | C．villages | D．races |
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| 小题4: | | A．together | B．around | C．alone | D．apart |
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| 小题5: | | A．drop | B．throw | C．move | D．roll |
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| 小题6: | | A．refused | B．made | C．sought | D．accepted |
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| 小题7: | | A．paid | B．meant | C．preserved | D．treated |
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| 小题8: | | A．explore | B．search | C．discover | D．desert |
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| 小题9: | | A．get through | B．deal with | C．come across | D．take away |
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| 小题10: | | A．arrival | B．choice | C．effort | D．company |
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| 小题11: | | A．lost | B．gained | C． developed | D．missed |
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| 小题12: | | A．stated | B．ordered | C．decided | D．chose |
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| 小题13: | | A．attempts | B．instructions | C．opinions | D．arrangements |
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| 小题14: | | A．anxiously | B．carelessly | C．disappointedly | D．fixedly |
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| 小题15: | | A．familiarly | B．strangely | C．fully | D．coldly |
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| 小题16: | | A．departures | B．months | C．years | D．decades |
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| 小题17: | | A．possible | B．funny | C． hard | D．clear |
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| 小题18: | | A．them | B．themselves | C．us | D．ourselves |
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| 小题19: | | A．from | B．by | C． with | D．against |
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| 小题20: | | A．still | B．otherwise | C．then | D．instead |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:B
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夹叙夹议文——友谊
【文章大意】本文通过作者和儿时的伙伴虽然信奉的宗教不同但是彼此非常要好，分别多年后再次巧遇使双方激动不已。作者通过自己的经历告诉我们要排除种族歧视，同甘共苦，创建和谐社会。最后一段点出文章主旨大意。
小题1:【考点】考查形容词辨析
【试题解析】根据下文的作者的疑问“为什么这些人有那些不信任和问题呢？”可知作者感到非常困惑，选择puzzled。
小题2:【考点】考查名词辨析
【试题解析】根据最后一段第一句中出现的without prejudice“没有种族歧视”和下文的regardless of race or religion“不管种族和宗教”，可推知本空选择D项。
小题3:【考点】考查连词词义辨析
【试题解析】本句是个定语从句，先行词指的是20世纪60年代的时候，所以用when。
小题4:【考点】考查上下文逻辑搭配
【试题解析】那个时候我们来自不同种族的孩子们一起（together）玩，一起学习，相处融洽。
小题5:【考点】考查固定短语辨析
【试题解析】a stone’s throw 近在咫尺，本句指的是我家当时离Ismail的家很近。
小题6:【考点】考查动词辨析以及上下文的逻辑关系
【试题解析】differences指的是上文提到的Ismail是个穆斯林教，并且我是印度教，根据下文的解释可知我们接受（accept）彼此的信奉的宗教的不同。
小题7:【考点】考查上下文的逻辑关系
【试题解析】well meant“善意的”是个固定短语，本句指的是我们的老人没有用那些不必要的建议或善意的建议还是其他的方面来充满我们的大脑。
小题8:【考点】考查固定搭配
【试题解析】选择explore“探索，考查”来形容当时作者和他的伙伴童真无邪的心理觉得一切都很新鲜，骑着自行车来“探索”乡下未知的事物。
小题9:【考点】考查动词短语辨析
【试题解析】由于没去过乡下，再说是骑着自行车当然是想遇到一些没遇到过的事情，come across“偶然中遇到”。
小题10:【考点】考查名词辨析
【试题解析】根据上文的accompany“陪同”可知答案为company，“有他的陪伴我感到很高兴”。
小题11:【考点】考查动词短语搭配以及逻辑关系辨析
【试题解析】根据下文Unexpectedly! It was Ismail!可推知自从各自搬家后他们两个失去了（lost）联系
小题12:【考点】考查动词词义辨析
【试题解析】我叫了一个出租车并说明（state）了我的目的地
小题13:【考点】考查名词词义辨析
【试题解析】这个司机告知我他获悉我到达的方向(instructions)
小题14:【考点】考查副词词义辨析
【试题解析】由于是多年之后好朋友见面当然是Ismail应该是目不转睛地盯着我，选择fixedly表示不相信自己的眼睛，直盯盯的看着我，
小题15:【考点】考查副词词义辨析
【试题解析】根据上文的childhood nickname，可知是熟悉的称呼familiarly，选择可知作者在异地有人叫他儿时的绰号感到非常震惊
小题16:【考点】考查上下文逻辑关系
【试题解析】根据本段第一句时间是in 1983和第二段第一句20世纪60年代可推知事情过了20多年，选择decade“十年”。
小题17:【考点】考查形容词辨析
【试题解析】根据语境和本句中的a true affection，可知当时作者的心情是难以（hard）形容。
小题18:【考点】考查代词的逻辑代指
【试题解析】选择themselves指的是我们孩子们他们自己。
小题19:【考点】考查介词辨析
【试题解析】by one’s side through thick and thin“和某人同甘共苦，共同支持”。
小题20:【考点】考查副词的辨析
【试题解析】社会被建立在这样的友谊之上，那么（then）我们如莎士比亚所写的亚那样真正能为“一支兄弟的队伍”。
【长难句解析】
At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town.
伊斯梅尔有时会伴随着我的家人去城里我进行并不经常进行的购物之旅。
本句中的would是过去常常的意思，at times“时常，不时地”，as引导的句子是时间状语从句 |
核心考点
试题【I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I ’m left 36 . Why do】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a 16 because of some small things. And neither was willing to 17 each other.
One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He 18 it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m 19 a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”
“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. 20 at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his 21 any more. I want you to build me a 8-foot 22. ”
The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you 23” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.
In the evening, the carpenter had just 24 his job when the elder brother returned. But he was 25 to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a 2 6, which went from one side of the river 27 the other! On the other 28 of bridge, was his younger brother.
“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.
“No,” the elder brother was 29
“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and 30,” the carpenter smiled.
Suddenly they began to understand 31. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a 32. Standing on the bridge, they 33each other’s hands with 34 in their eyes.
“Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to 35 on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”
| 小题1: | | A．meeting | B．question | C．decision | D．quarrel |
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| 小题2: | | A．forgive | B．like | C．speak | D．think |
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| 小题3: | | A．got | B．opened | C．shut | D．left |
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| 小题4: | | A．looking for | B．looking at | | C．looking on | D．looking up |
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| 小题5: | | A．See | B．Watch | C．Observe | D．Look |
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| 小题6: | | A．river | B．face | C．farm | D．eyes |
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| 小题7: | | A．wall | B．fence | C．road | D．bridge |
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| 小题8: | | A．excited | B．pleased | C．moved | D．surprised |
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| 小题9: | | A．begun | B．done | C．finished | D．continued |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprised | B．happy | C．anxious | D．sad |
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| 小题11: | | A．house | B．bridge | C．fence | D．river |
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| 小题12: | | A．to | B．between | C．across | D．till |
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| 小题13: | | A．end | B．side | C．field | D．stage |
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| 小题14: | | A．disappointed | B．puzzled | C．amazed | D．worried |
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| 小题16: | | A．everything | B．nothing | C．anything | D．something |
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| 小题17: | | A．river | B．fence | C．farm | D．wall |
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| 小题18: | | A．brought | B．took | C．held | D．clapped |
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| 小题19: | | A．smiles | B．tears | C．anger | D．sadness |
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Butterfly’s wings
One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to __36__ its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten __37__ it could and it could go no further. So the man decided to __38__ the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and __39__ the remaining part of the cocoon. The butterfly then __40__ easily.
But it has a swollen（肿胀的）body and __41__ wings. The man continued to __42__ the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the __43__ would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would __44__ the time span(跨度). Neither happened! __45__, the butterfly spent the rest of its life __46__ around with a swollen body and small, shriveled（褶皱的）wings. It __47__ was able to fly. What the man did in his __48__ and haste（匆忙）did no good to the butterfly. He didn’t know the __49__ cocoon and the struggle __50__ for the butterfly to get through the tiny __51__ were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings __52__ it would be ready for flight once it achieved its __53__ from the cocoon.
Sometimes the __54__ is exactly what we need in our life. If we are allowed to go through our life without any __55__, it would not be a good thing to us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been.
| 小题1: | | A．build | B．force | C．form | D．destroy |
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| 小题2: | | A．as far as | B．as long as | C．as soon as | D．as quick as |
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| 小题3: | | A．seize | B．leave | C．bring | D．help |
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| 小题4: | | A．took off | B．made up | C．cut off | D．picked up |
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| 小题5: | | A．spread over | B．came out | C．stayed in | D．flew away |
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| 小题6: | | A．hard | B．strong | C．small | D．large |
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| 小题7: | | A．watch | B．look for | C．look after | D．follow |
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| 小题8: | | A．butterfly | B．wings | C．cocoon | D．scissors |
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| 小题9: | | A．disappear | B．enlarge | C．lose | D．shorten |
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| 小题10: | | A．Luckily | B．Probably | C．In all | D．In fact |
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| 小题11: | | A．crawling | B．approaching | C．running | D．wandering |
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| 小题12: | | A．ever | B．seldom | C．always | D．never |
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| 小题13: | | A．fear | B．kindness | C．evil | D．confidence |
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| 小题14: | | A．restricting | B．loose | C．soft | D．little |
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| 小题15: | | A．prepared | B．wanted | C．allowed | D．required |
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| 小题16: | | A．place | B．room | C．opening | D．space |
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| 小题17: | | A．even if | B．otherwise | C．when | D．so that |
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| 小题18: | | A．life | B．course | C．progress | D．freedom |
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| 小题19: | | A．courage | B．struggle | C．wisdom | D．strength |
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| 小题20: | | A．fun | B．friends | C．difficulty | D．achievement |
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George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling.
You were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.
Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked（眨眼）, and your siblings（兄弟姐妹） were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of career advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash（溅水）in the pool with you in your bright red boots or "just one more" rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn"t go to preschool and I hope that doesn"t hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.
I have to admit that in my mind’s eye, an image of myself while you"re in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted（爆发） between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.
Maybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you"ll feel something warm on your cheek.
小题1:What does the author mean by the underlined sentence in the 3rd paragraph?| A．She gave up the job with a big salary and prizes. | | B．She could only recall her good job at home now. | | C．Many good jobs with better pay attracted her but she didn’t take them. | | D．Compared with bringing up the baby, work seemed to fade to her. |
小题2:Which statement is NOT TRUE about George"s family according to the letter?| A．George"s parents gave birth to three children. | | B．The Georges is a double income family. | | C．They recycled soda cans. | | D．The children had more arguments during the summer. |
小题3:The passage tries to show us ________.| A．how excited a child will be on his first day to school | | B．how deeply a mother loves her child | | C．how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child | | D．how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school |
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Always Changing
Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough 36 someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining 37 professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional 38 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re 39 for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线)balls 40 us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to 41 the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change 42 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon 43 .”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be 44 in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of 45 —both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no 46 . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to 47 adjustments should the need arise-as it almost 48 does.
That doesn"t mean you don"t keep trying to make all your 49 come true．It just means that when things come up that aren"t 50 in your plan，you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change，indeed，is painful， 51 ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has 52 .”
we"re going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the 53 of our parting，we"ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future－for him，and for us．And then we"ll go out and 54
everything we can to make that future happen． 55 our plans change--again.
| 小题1: | | A．know | B．greet | C．imagine | D．recognize |
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| 小题2: | | A．extra | B．good | C．correct | D．precise |
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| 小题3: | | A．agreement | B．destination | C．experience | D．opportunity |
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| 小题4: | | A．pleased | B．pity | C．anxious | D．curious |
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| 小题6: | | A．provide | B．use | C．change | D．try |
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| 小题7: | | A．produce | B．determine | C．protect | D．preserve |
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| 小题8: | | A．habit | B．communication | C．belief | D．adaptability |
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| 小题9: | | A．summed up | B．held up | C．made up | D．put up |
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| 小题10: | | A．accidents | B．records | C．events | D．problems |
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| 小题11: | | A．difference | B．control | C．power | D．trouble |
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| 小题13: | | A．always | B．never | C．already | D．seldom |
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| 小题14: | | A．decisions | B．promises | C．dreams | D．solutions |
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| 小题15: | | A．eventually | B．exactly | C．immediately | D．surprisingly |
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| 小题16: | | A．yet | B．also | C．even | D．still |
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| 小题17: | | A．future | B．parting | C．attempt | D．hope |
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| 小题18: | | A．complaint | B．attention | C．sadness | D．sympathy |
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| 小题19: | | A．do | B．demand | C．face | D．seize |
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| 小题20: | | A．Until | B．Before | C．If | D．After |
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Eye See You
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing _36_, children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were _37_ wherever they could find _38_. I was a mid-year _39_. The previous _40_ said he could no longer manage these children and _41_ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he _42_. I sat down _43_ in my chair and began reading their _44_ softly. After each name, I _45_, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a _46_ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began _47_ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a _48_ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were _49_, boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every _50_ while I was writing on the board. They soon became _51_ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair _52_. At first they did not believe me. _53_ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical _54_. I never told them differently. Why _55_ a good thing?
| 小题1: | | A．softly | B．clearly | C．loudly | D．peacefully |
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| 小题2: | | A．speaking | B．laughing | C．standing | D．dancing |
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| 小题3: | | A．space | B．music | C．partner | D．joke |
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| 小题4: | | A．representative | B．replacement | C．reference | D．reward |
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| 小题5: | | A．teacher | B．headmaster | C．director | D．leader |
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| 小题6: | | A．retired | B．remained | C．resigned | D．returned |
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| 小题7: | | A．went | B．came | C．left | D．disappeared |
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| 小题8: | | A．angrily | B．restlessly | C．indifferently | D．quietly |
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| 小题9: | | A．names | B．faces | C．figures | D．minds |
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| 小题10: | | A．prepared | B．prayed | C．protected | D．preferred |
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| 小题11: | | A．board | B．mirror | C．cross | D．picture |
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| 小题12: | | A．noting | B．copying | C．writing | D．drawing |
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| 小题13: | | A．difficult | B．different | C．distant | D．direct |
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| 小题14: | | A．dated | B．written | C．worked | D．set |
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| 小题15: | | A．make | B．move | C．matter | D．mind |
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| 小题16: | | A．pleased | B．puzzled | C．known | D．worried |
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| 小题17: | | A．covered | B．hooked | C．hung | D．displayed |
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| 小题19: | | A．view | B．scene | C．eyes | D．vision |
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| 小题20: | | A．mix up | B．bring up | C．mess up | D．burn up |
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