One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, this uninvited guest was a bird--- a(n) __1__, to be more precise(精确地).
“What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the thump(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my wife, Anita, said. She paused and __2__ more devotedly. “It’s coming from the __3__.” she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little __4__”.
We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was easy to make __5__. “If he’s making holes in the wall again…” I said as I searched there. No children at all. But there was that __6_ again, coming from right up there.
And that’s when I __7__ the sparrow. It was flying __8__ just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly trying to __9__, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down and out through the open _10__. So the bird continued beating its wings and hitting its head against the __11__.
“Poor thing,” Anita said. “It must be __12__.”
“Well, maybe it’s because of me,” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide (滑翔) down a few feet so it could get outside, __13__ that only seemed to frighten it more.
“Why don’t we just __14__?” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll __15__ eventually.”
So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing struggle. Then suddenly, it was __16__. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was __17__.
“See?” Anita said. “I told you he would make it.”
“Yeah,” I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it __18__ him?”
I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to __19__. Born to go upward, we don’t __20__ consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping(拍打) around and just glide down a little bit.
| 小题1: | | A．swallow | B．eagle | C．sparrow | D．pigeon |
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| 小题2: | | A．searched | B．listened | C．studied | D．thought |
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| 小题3: | | A．basement | B．kitchen | C．garage | D．yard |
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| 小题4: | | A．kids | B．cats | C．birds | D．dogs |
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| 小题5: | | A．trouble | B．fun | C．sense | D．effort |
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| 小题6: | | A．cry | B．attack | C．knock | D．sound |
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| 小题7: | | A．recalled | B．realized | C．spotted | D．caught |
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| 小题8: | | A．bravely | B．anxiously | C．patiently | D．happily |
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| 小题9: | | A．come up | B．come down | C．get in | D．get out |
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| 小题10: | | A．car | B．hole | C．door | D．roof |
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| 小题11: | | A．wall | B．floor | C．window | D．ceiling |
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| 小题12: | | A．terrified | B．tired | C．stupid | D．mad |
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| 小题14: | | A．leave | B．wait | C．flee | D．escape |
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| 小题15: | | A．attempt | B．recognize | C．understand | D．succeed |
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| 小题16: | | A．strange | B．silent | C．busy | D．noisy |
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| 小题17: | | A．injured | B．awesome | C．gone | D．dead |
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| 小题18: | | A．cost | B．offer | C．earn | D．owe |
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| 小题19: | | A．stand | B．deal with | C．comfort | D．face |
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| 小题20: | | A．still | B．ever | C．also | D．even |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
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文章讲述的是一只被困在车库里的麻雀，刚开始由于习惯思维的关系找不到出口，最终飞出了车库，让作者联想到了人的相同情况，有时候改变一下思路，改变一下思维方式，很多问题可能就会马上解决。
小题1:上下文。根据42空可知，是一只麻雀
小题2:上下文。根据上一句，it sounds like Joe is ...是作者的妻子听到了响声，所以此处是更专心地听。
小题3:上下文。根据51空后面，we looked into the garage可知，声音是发自车库的。
小题4:上下文。根据下一段40空，可知他们原以为使他们的孩子发出的声音
小题5:上下文。根据 “If he"s making holes in the wall again"可知，他们的孩子会制造麻烦。
小题6:上下文，根据第二段和此处的again可知，指的是上文提到的响声
小题7:动词辨析。意为我发现了那个麻雀。根据后文可知，作者让麻雀自己飞走，所以不能选D， A回忆，B意识到，不符合句意
小题8:上下文。麻雀飞不出去，所以是很焦急的。
小题9:同上
小题10:文章理解。麻雀要想飞出车库只能从门那出去，别的讲不通
小题11:上下文。 根据43空后面的below the ceiling可知
小题12:文章理解。因为麻雀飞不出去，所以麻雀会感到害怕，恐惧。
小题13:意为我试图告诉它如何低飞一点，这样就可以出去了，但是它看起来更害怕了。
小题14:上下文。很据下一段so we went back into the house,可知，他们回到了屋子里，离开了车库
小题15:上下文，根据52空后面，I told you he would make it 可知，make it 成功。
小题16:句意理解。根据后文可知麻雀飞出去了，所以没有了原来的响声，变得安静了
小题17:同51，麻雀飞走了
小题18:cost 以……为代价。 意为它飞出去是以多少次的（头部）撞击为代价？
小题19:词组 deal with 处理
小题20:意为，天生就知道向上，我们甚至都不考虑向下的可能性。 |
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Years ago, there was a very wealthy man who, with his devoted young son, shared a passion for art collecting. Together, they traveled around the world, adding only the 36 art treasures to their collection.
One year, as winter approached, 37 engulfed (吞没) the nation, and the young man left to 38 his country. After only a few short weeks, his father received a telegram. His beloved son was 39 in action. The art collector 40 awaited more news, 41 he would never see his son again. Within days, his fears were 42 . The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor.
Upset and 43 , the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness. On Christmas morning, a knock on the door awakened the 44 old man. As he opened the door, he was greeted by a 45 with a large package in his hands.
He introduced himself to the old man by saying,“ I was a 46 of your son. I was the one he was 47 when he died. May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you.”
As the two began to 48 , the soldier told of how the man"s son had told everyone of his, not to mention his father"s 49 of fine art. “I am no 50 ,” said the soldier, “but I want to give you this.”
As the old man unwrapped the package, he saw a portrait his son. Though the world would 51 consider it the work of a genius, the painting featured the young man"s face 52 striking detail.
Overcome with emotion, the man 53 the soldier. After the soldier had left, the old man put the painting above the fireplace, pushing 54 thousands of dollars worth of art. His task completed, the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the 55 he had been given.
| 小题1: | | A．latest | B．richest | C．cheapest | D．finest |
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| 小题2: | | A．war | B．fire | C．storm | D．flood |
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| 小题3: | | A．save | B．serve | C．help | D．build |
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| 小题4: | | A．fighting | B．acting | C．missing | D．dying |
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| 小题5: | | A．anxiously | B．calmly | C．quietly | D．secretly |
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| 小题6: | | A．wondering | B．doubting | C．fearing | D．expecting |
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| 小题7: | | A．comp1eted | B．doubled | C．removed | D．confirmed |
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| 小题8: | | A．lonely | B．tired | C．nervous | D．frightened |
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| 小题9: | | A．sad | B．puzzled | C．angry | D．worried |
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| 小题10: | | A．farmer | B．soldier | C．painter | D．seller |
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| 小题11: | | A．friend | B．photographer | C．partner | D．guard |
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| 小题12: | | A．rescuing | B．carrying | C．guarding | D．hiding |
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| 小题14: | | A．description | B．love | C．sense | D．understanding |
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| 小题15: | | A．reporter | B．businessman | C．hero | D．artist |
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| 小题16: | | A．sometimes | B．often | C．never | D．still |
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| 小题18: | | A．treated | B．questioned | C．welcomed | D．thanked |
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| 小题20: | | A．treasure | B．souvenir | C．gift | D．Package |
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“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits (品质) in the Americans. They show confidence in the way they talk, the way they smile, the way they dress and the way they walk. Living and competing with all these confident American students, I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor. As a student, being confident means you should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind. Don"t mind if it sounds simple or silly. Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all. What"s worse, the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue—this is the last comment any graduate would like to receive.
Being confident for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it. Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace. But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their speeches. (The course I"m teaching here is Public speaking). Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it won"t be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program.
小题1:To compete with American students it"s very important to .| A．be quite confident | | B．be polite and friendly | | C．have more discussions with them | | D．understand what they think about |
小题2:A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who .| A．gives a silly or simple answer | | B．tries to seize any chance to speak in class | | C．shows no interest in the course | | D．is considered to have no opinion of his own |
小题3:The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if .| A．he asks a student to repeat what he has said | | B．the students bargain with him | | C．he pretends to know what he doesn"t | | D．he has to give a speech |
小题4:We learn from the second paragraph that .| A．we should also remain modest in America | | B．modesty doesn"t help you much in America | | C．Americans also like modest people | | D．modesty can help you through an American graduate program |
小题5:What can we infer from the passage? | A．American students are ready to accept the grades from the teacher. | | B．The writer teaches in Europe for a living. | | C．Students are encouraged to present simple questions. | | D．One’s ignorance will give away in time. |
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The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is, great talent is not enough.
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100, 000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth.”
There is an old saying that goes, “Job means‘ just over broke (***)" ”. And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers“ live within their means”. They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald"s?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald"s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald"s is excellent at business systems. The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on bui1ding a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
小题1:The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that .| A．he is just one of the talented people | | B．he is ready to help others | | C．he has a sharp sense of hearing | | D．he knows little about car repairing |
小题2:The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by .| A．spend more than they can afford | | B．do in their own way | | C．live in their own circle | | D．live within what they earn |
小题3:Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?| A．They don"t work hard enough. | | B．They lack financial intelligence. | | C．They don"t make full use of their talents. | | D．They have no specialized skills. |
小题4:The success of McDonald"s lies in its .| A．skills at making hamburgers. | B．good business systems | | C．talented workers | D．excellent service |
小题5:The main purpose of the author is to tell us .| A．how young people can find a satisfactory job | | B．what schools should teach students | | C．why so many talented people are poor | | D．how McDonald"s makes much money |
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When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My ( 1 ) took me by train or by car to a hotel by the ( 2 ) . All day, I seem to remember, I ( 3) on the sands with strange (4 ) children. We made houses and gardens, and ( 5) the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we (6) over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the ( 7 ) seemed to shine always brightly （ 8 ） the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,（ 9 ） ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were （ 10 ） in one’s pockets or good places where one could （ 11 ） ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good （ 12 ） is much the same as it was. I （ 13 ） like the sun and warm sand and the sound of （ 14 ） beating the rocks. I no longer wish to （ 15 ） any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. （ 16 ） , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I （ 17 ） what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am （ 18 ） . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about （ 19 ） who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves （ 20 ） on too many ices…
| 小题1: | | A．teacher | B．parents | C．nurse | D．younger sister |
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| 小题2: | | A．sea | B．lake | C．mountain | D．river |
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| 小题3: | | A．played | B．slept | C．sat | D．stood |
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| 小题4: | | A．moving | B．exciting | C．anxious | D．nervous |
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| 小题5: | | A．made | B．brought | C．watched | D．heard |
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| 小题6: | | A．rolled | B．jumped | C．turned | D．climbed |
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| 小题9: | | A．exploring | B．examining | C．repairing | D．measuring |
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| 小题10: | | A．sweets | B．sand | C．ice-creams | D．money |
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| 小题12: | | A．house | B．holiday | C．garden | D．tide |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．almost | C．still | D．perhaps |
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| 小题14: | | A．waves | B．tides | C．hands | D．feet |
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| 小题15: | | A．destroy | B．fix | C．use | D．build |
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| 小题16: | | A．But | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题17: | | A．wonder | B．feel | C．understand | D．believe |
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| 小题18: | | A．strong | B．weak | C．young | D．old |
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| 小题19: | | A．children | B．boys | C．girls | D．grown-ups |
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| 小题20: | | A．happy | B．tired | C．sad | D．sick |
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I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times. I was joyfully expecting my first child at the same time that my mother was 1 her battle with a brain tumor(瘤). For ten years, my fiercely independent and 2 mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been successful. 3 , she never lost her ability to smile. But now, finally, she became totally 4 —unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own.
As she grew closer and closer to death, my 5 grew closer and closer to life inside me. My biggest 6 was that their lives would never connect. I was sad not only at the 7 loss of my mother, but that she and my baby would never know each other. Her doctor did not 8 any hope; they told us her time was up.
We brought Mother 9 to her own bed in her own house. As 10 as I could, I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me.
On February 3, 1989, at about the same time my labor(分娩) 11 , Mother opened her eyes. When they told me this at the 12 , I called her home, “Mom, listen. The baby is coming! You’re going to have a new grandchild!”
“Yes! Yes! I know!”
Four beautiful words! The first 13 words she’d spoken in months!
When I 14 again an hour later, the nurse at her house told the 15 message: Mom sat up, smiling, with her oxygen tubes removed. When I brought Jacob home. Mom was sitting in her chair and 15 to welcome him. Tears of joy blocked my vision(视野) as I 17 my son in her arms and she clucked (发出咯咯声) at him. They 18 .
Then she quietly clipped back into a coma (昏迷) and 19 peacefully. Memories of my son’s birth will always be bittersweet(甜中带苦的) for me, but it was then that I learned love has the 20 to overcome any worries and any sorrow. And love can last forever.
| 小题1: | | A．attending | B．losing | C．quitting | D．defeating |
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| 小题2: | | A．brave | B．interesting | C．funny | D．lucky |
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| 小题3: | | A．So | B．Again | C．Instead | D．Still |
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| 小题4: | | A．outstanding | B．blind | C．disabled | D．troublesome |
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| 小题5: | | A．sorrow | B．love | C．baby | D．body |
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| 小题6: | | A．problem | B．dream | C．surprise | D．fear |
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| 小题7: | | A．coming | B．disappearing | C．falling | D．greeting |
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| 小题8: | | A．admit | B．hold | C．drop | D．permit |
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| 小题10: | | A．soon | B．fast | C．early | D．often |
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| 小题11: | | A．started | B．failed | C．ended | D．continued |
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| 小题12: | | A．office | B．hospital | C．house | D．station |
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| 小题13: | | A．common | B．caring | C．clear | D．correct |
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| 小题14: | | A．got up | B．woke up | C．called up | D．looked up |
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| 小题15: | | A．impossible | B．possible | C．necessary | D．terrible |
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| 小题16: | | A．likely | B．ready | C．free | D．nervous |
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| 小题17: | | A．hugged | B．threw | C．took | D．laid |
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| 小题18: | | A．joined | B．knew | C．nodded | D．cried |
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| 小题19: | | A．passed away | B．turned over | C．settled down | D．gave out |
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| 小题20: | | A．depth | B．description | C．power | D．mask |
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