We were travelling in Italy recently and what really made our trip memorable are the encounters (邂逅) with Italian grandmas. I just ___1___ a busy road in Rome. A grandma right next to me sprinted (飞奔) across and came back with my baby’s missing shoe. I hadn’t even ___2___ and she thought it would be easier to run twice than try to communicate with me through our language ___3___.
Another time, I was looking for Fontana de Trevis (许愿池) and ___4___ off in the name of looking at this and that. Out came a ___5___ from a small café and she at once knew I was ___6___. She took me by the hand and asked where I was heading for. Then she ___7___ me to the fountain and three minutes later, I was standing in front of the masterpiece.
On the last day of our ___8__, we were in the local Metro train and a very old grandma got on. The train was ___9__ and many of us offered our seats to her. She accepted my ___10__ and a couple of stops later, I found myself ___11___ again, right next to her. We ___12__, she in Italian and me in English. When she ___13__ my husband and I were heading for Tivoli, she took out her return ___14__ for the expensive inter-city bus and put them into my hand.
I’ve lost count of the grandmas that played with our baby as if he was their own. But the ___15__ of all those grandmas is very hard to forget.
| 小题1: | | A．crossed | B．chose | C．visited | D．found |
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| 小题2: | | A．left | B．cried | C．noticed | D．arrived |
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| 小题3: | | A．translation | B．study | C．skill | D．barrier |
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| 小题4: | | A．called | B．ran | C．wandered | D．set |
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| 小题5: | | A．waitress | B．customer | C．foreigner | D．grandma |
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| 小题6: | | A．optimistic | B．honest | C．lost | D．sick |
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| 小题7: | | A．led | B．told | C．put | D．pointed |
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| 小题8: | | A．conference | B．trip | C．term | D．show |
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| 小题10: | | A．department | B．gift | C．offer | D．opinion |
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| 小题11: | | A．standing | B．sitting | C．thinking | D．sleeping |
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| 小题12: | | A．sang | B．chatted | C．wrote | D．quarreled |
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| 小题13: | | A．said | B．remember | C．forgot | D．learnt |
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| 小题14: | | A．map | B．tickets | C．money | D．plans |
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| 小题15: | | A．warmth | B．experience | C．heart | D．trip |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:B
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文章讲述的是作者到意大利旅游时，遇到了很多好心，热情的老奶奶，并得到了她们热情的帮助和对待的难忘经历。
小题1:动词辨析题。 根据后面的a busy road 可知，此处指的是穿过一条繁忙的马路。
小题2:句意理解。 我没有注意到我的孩子的鞋子丢掉了。
小题3:上下文，根据communicate with me 还没有她跑两次来的容易，可知她们之间存在着语言方面的沟通障碍。
小题4:句意理解，意为我在找许愿池，四处漫游。
小题5:上下文。根据第一段和最后一段可知，帮助作者的都是grandma。
小题6:我在找许愿池没找到，所以老奶奶发现我是迷路了，找不到许愿池
小题7:她引领（lead）我到了那个喷泉那了。
小题8:上下文。根据文章第一段第一句可知，作者在旅游。因此选择trip
小题9:上下文。根据后面的“ many of us offered our seats to her”很多人给她让座可知，车已经坐满了。
小题10:同上
小题11:上下文。 我给老人让座了，然后此处为又一次（again），所以指的是再次坐下去了。
小题12:上下文，根据后面“she in Italian and me in English”可知他们是用英语和意大利语交谈，所以选chat
小题13:句意理解。当她了解（得知）我丈夫和我要去TIVOLI，她把她的回程票给了我们。
小题14:上下文。根据后面的inter-city bus 可知，此处指的是车票。
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核心考点
试题【We were travelling in Italy recently and what really made our trip memorable are】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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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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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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