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Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a lot of antique(古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked it over carefully and said, "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?" "Twenty pounds," I said. "OK," he said, "I’ll give you twenty pounds." "It’s got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it’s nothing."
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked. "Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I’ll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me," he said. "Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it." "You must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair." "You’re right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ’ Would you mend this chair for me?’  "I wouldn’t have agreed to do it," he said. "We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for five pounds?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.
小题1:We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.
A.was rather impoliteB.was warmly received
C.asked the shopkeeper to buy his chairD.asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
小题2:The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means ________.
A.plan for dealing with thingsB.decision to sell things
C.idea of repairing thingsD.way of doing things
小题3:The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.
A.changed his mindB.accepted the offer
C.saw the writer’s purposeD.decided to help the writer
小题4: How much did the writer pay?
A.£5.B.£7.C.£20.D.£27.
小题5:From the text, we can learn that the writer was _________.
A.honestB.carefulC.smartD.funny

答案

小题1:D
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:C
解析

小题1:细节理解题,根据文中语句“Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a lot of antique(古董) shops near my home.”理解可知。
小题2:词义理解推断题,根据文中第三自然段的语句理解可知。
小题3:细节理解题,根据文中语句“"I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair." "You’re right," I said. "”理解可知。
小题4:细节理解题,根据文中语句“But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for five pounds?"”理解可知。
小题5:理解归纳题,通读全文中的语句理解可知。
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分) 
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be   36    Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d  37   ?" Just when I started to    38   that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women   39    at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of   40    that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t    41. Somebody had thought    42   of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my   43   Christmas there special and memorable, I   44   remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of   45   for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I    46   a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,  47   with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were   48 .  Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I    49   them that they couldn’t open their presents    50   every child had come forward. Finally the    51   they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles   52   up the room. The    53    in the room was obvious, and   54   wasn’’t just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew   55  that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
小题1:
A.sendingB.receivingC.makingD.exchanging
小题2:
A.foundB.preparedC.gotD.expected
小题3:
A.doubtB.hopeC.suggestD.accep
小题4:
A.broke inB.settled downC.turned upD.showed off
小题5:
A.reliefB.lossC.achievementD.justice
小题6:
A.blamedB.lovedC.forgottenD.affected
小题7:
A.highlyB.littleC.poorlyD.enough
小题8:
A.presentB.firstC.recentD.previous
小题9:
A.hardlyB.instantlyC.regularlyD.occasionally
小题10:
A.strengthB.independenceC.importanceD.safety
小题11:
A.kept up withB.caught up withC.came up withD.put up with
小题12:
A.noneB.fewC.someD.each
小题13:
A.fineB.specialC.helpful D.normal
小题14:
A.remindedB.guaranteedC.convincedD.promise
小题15:
A.afterB.untilC.whenD.since
小题16:
A.chanceB.giftC.moment D.reward
小题17:
A.litB.tookC.burnedD.cheered
小题18:
A.atmosphereB.sympathyC.calmnessD.joy
小题19:
A.itB.suchC.somethingD.everybody
小题20:
A.byB.till C.forD.from

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完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
Wings of Angel 
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   37  than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people   38  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   39  and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).
My friends found me   40  because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   41  Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would   42  me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No idea.”
“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our   43  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my   44 . She just stared.
My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would   45  me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know   46  your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced. I begged in my heart for her to   47 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered   48 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”  
I was   49 . I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   50  myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.
小题1:
A.themB.itC.meD.her
小题2:
A.sadderB.shorterC.weakerD.slower
小题3:
A.lookingB.smilingC.aimingD.glaring
小题4:
A.streetB.sunC.cornerD.mirror
小题5:
A.distantB.disappointedC.hopelessD.unlucky
小题6:
A.afterB.whileC.sinceD.until
小题7:
A.disturbB.seekC.comfortD.ignore
小题8:
A.games B.performanceC.conversation D.competition
小题9:
A.faceB.backC.eyesD.wings
小题10:
A.look up toB.catch up withC.look down uponD.put up with
小题11:
A.that B.howC.whetherD.why
小题12:
A.relax B.leave C.stop D.forbid
小题13:
A.excitedlyB.weaklyC.proudlyD.firmly
小题14:
A.astonishedB.ashamedC.annoyedD.upset
小题15:
A.controlB.like C.forgiveD.hate

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完形填空(共20 小题,每小题1 分, 满分20分)
Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really  41  your feelings?”
Immediately, he said, “Yes, last Christmas you promised us a special  42 that I really wanted but you  43 gave it to me.”
The  44  was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I  45  , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but I haven’t apologized  46  ?”
Again, his  47  was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the  48  because Kate, my little sister, was going to be born? You left us at home and  49    in a hurry. Remember?”
“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he  50  all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were  51 to see the suitcase had been opened and  52  had been thrown all over the place, and then you  53  me.”
“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.
“No, I didn’t. I was just searching for my gift.”
My heart sank. I felt  54 . I hugged Keith and asked him to  55  me. His honesty made me think of my other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the  56    question. Kevin answered as immediately as his  57 , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forget about it.”
58 Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The  59  thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was that I’d made a promise too  60  and didn’t keep it as their mother.
小题1:
A.showedB.hurtC.attendedD.expressed
小题2:
A.candyB.bookC.pictureD.toy
小题3:
A.neverB.oftenC.alwaysD.ever
小题4:
A.challengeB.messageC.ideaD.fact
小题5:
A.complainedB.apologizedC.continuedD.explained
小题6:
A.withB.toC.inD.for
小题7:
A.suggestionB.answerC.memoryD.blame
小题8:
A.hospitalB.churchC.schoolD.garden
小题9:
A.settled downB.went onC.set offD.got up
小题10:
A.knewB.imaginedC.discoveredD.remembered
小题11:
A.angryB.worriedC.happyD.satisfied
小题12:
A.nothingB.somebodyC.everythingD.nobody
小题13:
A.praisedB.punishedC.helpedD.educated
小题14:
A.terribleB.hopelessC.inspiredD.encouraged
小题15:
A.supportB.criticizeC.suspectD.forgive
小题16:
A.easyB.directC.sameD.funny
小题17:
A.motherB.brotherC.sisterD.father
小题18:
A.ThoughB.BecauseC.SinceD.Until
小题19:
A.strangeB.interestingC.importantD.difficult
小题20:
A.lightlyB.rudelyC.equallyD.truly

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阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in lines; others were walking about. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in order. Tom looked around but there was nowhere for him to sit.
He walked into the station café. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down, facing a large mirror on the wall. Just then, John, one of Tom’s friends, came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked John.
“Oh, there is plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Oh, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said John.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again.
“Good heavens! It’s going back-ward!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You are looking at the clock in the mirror,” said John.
Tom wanted to kick himself for being so foolish. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. He has never liked mirror since then.
小题1:Tom went into the station café because _______.
A.John asked him to have a cup of tea
B.he wanted a drink there
C.he would meet a friend of his
D.it was early yet and he could find a place to sit
小题2:When we look at a clock in the mirror we’ll see _______.
A.the right timeB.it is going slower
C.it is going backwardD.it is going fast
小题3: Which of the following is true?
A.Tom missed his bus.
B.He liked mirror even before.
C.The next bus would leave soon.
D.Tom arrived London on time.

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Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended , as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn"t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it"s nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“I"ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I"m sorry, I"ll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, Would you mend this chair for me?I wouldn"t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
小题1:We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.
A.was rather impolite  B.was warmly received
C.asked the shopkeeper to repair his chairD.asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
小题2:The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.
A.changed his mind       B.accepted the offer
C.decided to help the writer    D.saw the writer’s purpose
小题3:How much did the writer pay?
A.£ 5.B.£ 7.  C.£ 20.D.£ 27.
小题4:From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________
A.honestB.carefulC.funnyD.smart

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