My friend John always has something to tell me. He knows so much that 21 men have to have older and more worldly wise men to tell them, 22 , who to trust, how to care for others and how to live life 23 the fullest.
Recently, John lost his 24 Janet. For eight years she fought against cancer, but in the end her sickness had the last 25 . One day John took out a folded piece of 26 from his wallet. He had found it, so he told me, when he 27 up some drawers at home.
It was a 28 love letter Janet had written. The note could look like a school girl’s scrawls(潦草地写，乱涂) about her dream guy. 29 the letter was written by a woman who had had seven children, a woman who fought for her life and who 30 only had a few months left to live.
It was 31 a beautiful recipe (处方，食谱) for how to keep a marriage together. Janet’s 32 of her husband begins like this, “Loved me. Took care of me. Worried about me.”
“Helped me when I was ill.” The next 33 reads. After that she turned 34 the paper and added “Warmth. Humor. Kindness. Thoughtfulness.” And then she writes about the husband she has 35 with and loved most in her life. “ 36 there when I needed you.” The last words she wrote 37 all the others. I can see her for me when she added thoughtfully “Good friend.”
I stand beside John now, and cannot pretend to know how it feels to lose someone who is as close to 38 as Janet was to him. I need to 39 what he has to say much more than he needs to talk.
“John,” I ask. “How do you stick together with someone through 38 years—not to mention the sickness? How do I know 40 I can bear to stand by my wife’s side if she becomes sick one day?”
“You can.” he says quietly, “ If you love her enough, you can.”
| 小题1: | | A．old | B．wise | C．young | D．foolish |
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| 小题2: | | A．for instance | B．at no time | C．in that case | D．as a matter of fact |
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| 小题4: | | A．friend | B．colleague | C．wife | D．sister |
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| 小题5: | | A．possibility | B．chance | C．hope | D．word |
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| 小题6: | | A．handkerchief | B．cloth | C．leather | D．paper |
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| 小题7: | | A．fixed | B．looked | C．tidied | D．put |
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| 小题8: | | A．small | B．long | C．descriptive | D．talkative |
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| 小题10: | | A．probably | B．surely | C．certainly | D．definitely |
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| 小题11: | | A．only | B．firstly | C．lastly | D．also |
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| 小题12: | | A．imagination | B．description | C．dream | D．expectation |
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| 小题13: | | A．letter | B．note | C．line | D．paragraph |
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| 小题15: | | A．lived | B．dealt | C．quarreled | D．argued |
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| 小题16: | | A．Constantly | B．Always | C．Never | D．Seldom |
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| 小题17: | | A．take the place of | B．get rid of | C．take away | D．sum up |
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| 小题19: | | A．speak up | B．repeat | C．discuss | D．hear |
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小题1:C。young年轻的。他深知年轻人需要年长的、有见识的人来教会他们一些事情。
小题1:A。for instance例如。诸如应该相信谁，怎样关心别人。
小题1:B。to the fullest最充分的。以及怎样让自己的生命尽其所能。
小题1:C。最近，约翰的妻子（wife）珍妮特去世了。
小题1:D。last word最终、但是最后去还是无法从病魔的手中逃出。
小题1:D。有一天，约翰从他的钱包拿出一张折叠着的纸（paper）。
小题1:C。tidy up清理。他告诉我，这是他在家里清理抽屉的时候无意找到的。
小题1:A。这是一份珍妮特的小（small）情书。
小题1:B。但是（but）这份小情书里面却尽是约翰和珍妮特之间款款深情的见证，这是一个有七个孩子的女人写的。
小题1:A。一个女人知道自己可能（probably）只有几个月的时间了
小题1:D。这也是（also）对于如何维系婚姻的最好解答。
小题1:B。珍妮特对于自己丈夫的描述（description）是这样开始的。
小题1:C。line行。接下来的一句这样写到。
小题1:D。turn over翻转。这句之后她翻过纸在背面补充到。
小题1:A。而她最爱这个和她生活（live）的丈夫的一点是。
小题1:B。他总是（always）会在你需要的时候出现。
小题1:D。sum up总结，概括。最后的话她总结到。
小题1:A。me我。我站在约翰的身边，我不能装作我知道失去至爱的感受，就像约翰失去珍妮特一样。
小题1:D。我想听一听（hear）他真正想说的是什么，而不是那些他不得不说的套话。
小题1:C。如果（if）有一天我的妻子也得病，我怎么知道自己能不能一直守候在她的身边呢？” |
核心考点
试题【My friend John always has something to tell me. He knows so much that 21 men 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
A person named Bernard Jackson today is a free man, but he has many bitter memories. He spent five years in prison after a jury (陪审团)wrongly convicted (判处…有罪) him of raping two women. At Jackson’s trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the time of the crime, he was convicted anyway. Why? The jury believed the testimony(证词)of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who had attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the real criminal.
Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a group of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs of similar faces. The number of people in the group, and whether it is a person or a photograph, may also affect a witness’s decision. People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.
Many people believe that police officers are more reliable than ordinary people. Psychologists decided to test this idea, and they discovered that it is not true. Two psychologists showed a film of crimes to both police officers and civilians. The psychologists found no difference between the police and the civilians in correctly remembering the details of the crimes.
Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy, courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial. American courts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony to resolve(决定)court cases. Sometimes it is the only evidence to a crime, such as rape. Furthermore, eyewitness testimony is often correct. Although people do sometimes make mistakes, and convict innocent people, more importantly, eyewitness testimony has rightly convicted a larger number of guilty people.
American courts depend on the ability of the twelve jurors, and not the judges, to determine the accuracy of the witness’s testimony. It is their responsibility to decide if a certain witness could actually see, hear and remember what happened.
小题1:Bernard Jackson was found guilty and sentenced 5 years’ prison because________.| A．the victims insisted that he was the attacker | | B．he admitted the crime of raping two women | | C．the police discovered evidence leading to his guilt | | D．the eyewitness proved the victims’ testimony |
小题2: The following statements may be the reasons for why sometimes the eyewitness’ testimony is not accurate EXCEPT ________.| A．the eyewitness is confused by the police’s questions | | B．the eyewitness is shown photos of many similar faces | | C．the eyewitness lacks the professional help from police | | D．the eyewitness can’t identify people of other races clearly. |
小题3:An inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead to________.| A．the misunderstanding of the case | | B．the disbelief in the court | | C．the disrespect for the eyewitness | | D．the conviction of an innocent person |
小题4:Eyewitness testimony is important because ___________.| A．it can be relied on to detect criminals in all cases. | | B．it is sometimes the only way to resolve court cases. | | C．it is sometimes the only clue for police investigation. | | D．it is more reliable than physical evidences to a crime. |
小题5: According to the text, we can infer that ________.| A．eyewitness testimony is valuable, though sometimes incorrect. | | B．police identification is more reliable than that of the ordinary people | | C．crime victims often fail to give positive identification of the suspects | | D．the jury relies on the judge than the eyewitness for a decision |
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When Mike told me he was leaving I felt like a vase which had just broken. There were pieces of me all over the tidy floor. He kept talking, telling me why he was leaving, 31 it was for the best, I could do better, it was his 32 and not mine. I had heard it before many times and yet somehow was still hurt; perhaps one cannot 33 such pain.
He left and I tried to 34 my life. I filled the kettle (水壶), put it on to boil, took out my old red cup and 35 the coffee powder falling into the bone china. Somehow when the kettle piped its finishing warning, I 36 not to hear it. That’s what Mike’s leaving had been like, sudden and with a(n) 37 end. I would rather just 38 in uncertainty than have things finished. I laughed at myself. Just about a cup of coffee, I must be getting 39 .
And yet it was a young woman who 40 back at me from the mirror, a young woman full of 41 and hope, a young woman with bright eyes just waiting to see the world. 42 , there are more important things. More important than 43 , I insist to myself firmly. The lid goes back on the coffee just like closing on the whole Mike experience.
He didn’t 44 my dreams as I feared that night. 45 , I am flying far across fields and woods, 46 on those below me. I fly free until I meet another bird who flies with me in perfect harmony. I realize with some 47 that there is a bird out there for me, there is another person, not necessarily a lover perhaps just a 48 , but there is someone out there who is my soul mate. I think about being a broken 49 again and realize that I have gathered myself back together, what Mike has is 50 a little part of my time in earth, a little understanding of my physical being. He has merely, a little piece of me.
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| A. announced
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| D. getting over
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阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节：（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。
 When she flew into Athens on an unseasonably cold day in September, she quickly realized that she hadn’t brought enough warm clothes. Walking through the streets of the Greek capital, she happened to see a nice coat in a shop window and went in to ask about the price. The coat was too expensive, but as Christine was about to leave the shop, the woman asked her where she was from. When Christine answered Australia, the woman agreed to reduce the price because she knew a nice girl from Australia called Elena. Christine then noticed a photo of a young man standing next to a motorbike. Her eyes opened wide with astonishment. It was Nicos! Indeed the young man was Nicos, and the woman in the shop was Maria. She had come to Athens from Santorini to look after the shop for a friend.
Sadly, the story has a tragic ending. Nicos had been killed in a motorcycle accident.
“I wanted to tell Elena,” said Maria. “But I didn’t know how. Now that I have met you, I know that it’s time to tell her.”
小题1:Elena went to Greece in order to visit .| A．her parents | B．Christine | C．Nicos. | D．her grandparents |
小题2:Why did Nicos stop writing to Elena?| A．He had moved away. | | B．His mother forbade him to do so. | | C．He h ad died in an accident. | | D．They had lost touch with each other. |
小题3:What can be inferred from the fact that Christine and Maria had a talk in the shop?| A．They two had planned the talk before. | B．They met each other accidentally. | | C．They were business partners. | D．They recognized each other. |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the afternoon before Christmas. As the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that___16___ my day was the Christmas tree in our waiting room and beautiful___17___ sent to me by my lover.
When I was cleaning my office, our nurse came, saying___18___was anxious to speak with me. As I stepped out of the room,I___19__a tired-looking woman with a___20___ in her arms. ___21___, she explained that her husband--a prisoner was my next___22__. She told me she wasn’t ___23__to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son． Her___24___ for me was to let them sit in the waiting room longer.___25__my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. Hardly had her husband ___26___ when the woman’s tired face lit up. I kept watching them laugh, cry, and share their child outside. After almost an hour, I called__27____in. He seemed like a gentle and modest man. While working, I ___28___what he possibly could have done to be put into prison. I tried to make him as ___29___ as possible.
At the end of the appointment, I ___30___ him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to ___31___. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt ___32___ that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful ___33___.
I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses. I’m not sure who experienced the most ___34___—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the ___35___to share in this special moment.
| 小题1: | | A．displeased | B．passed | C．brightened | D．celebrated |
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| 小题2: | | A．cards | B．gifts | C．roses | D．clothes |
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| 小题3: | | A．man | B．waiter | C．patient | D．lady |
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| 小题4: | | A．recognized | B．noticed | C．realized | D．knew |
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| 小题5: | | A．Happily | B．Excitedly | C．Angrily | D．Nervously |
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| 小题8: | | A．informed | B．reminded | C．allowed | D．invited |
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| 小题10: | | A．Since | B．Though | C．Unless | D．While |
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| 小题11: | | A．looked up | B．brought up | C．turned up | D．took up |
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| 小题12: | | A．guard | B．lady | C．prisoner | D．visitor |
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| 小题13: | | A．wondered | B．believed | C．understood | D．found |
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| 小题14: | | A．painful | B．kind | C．careful | D．comfortable |
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| 小题15: | | A．chatted | B．gave | C．wished | D．hoped |
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| 小题16: | | A．prison | B．home | C．hospital | D．work |
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| 小题17: | | A．worried | B．astonished | C．sad | D．pleased |
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| 小题18: | | A．opinion | B．message | C．promise | D．idea |
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| 小题19: | | A．joy | B．sadness | C．astonishment | D．worry |
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| 小题20: | | A．right | B．opportunity | C．feeling | D．time |
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
| 小题1: | | A．keep fit | B．rise early | C．earn money | D．collect money |
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| 小题2: | | A．magic | B．romantic | C．fantastic | D．attractive |
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| 小题3: | | A．simple | B．easy | C．relaxing | D．luxurious(奢侈) |
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| 小题4: | | A．the question | B．question | C．reach | D．control |
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| 小题5: | | A．feeling | B．love | C．quarrel | D．smile |
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| 小题6: | | A．raised | B．shook | C．lifted | D．bowed |
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| 小题7: | | A．hurt | B．injured | C．wounded | D．harmed |
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| 小题8: | | A．in great surprise | B．in a great embarrassment | | C．with delight | D．in great astonishment |
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| 小题9: | | A．happens | B．comes about | C．appears | D．occurs |
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| 小题10: | | A．warm and soft | B．hot and hard | | C．thin and cool | D．strong and durable (耐用的) |
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| 小题11: | | A．somewhere and sometime | B．anywhere or anytime | | C．more or less | D．everyhere and everywhere |
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| 小题12: | | A．inside | B．outside | C．faraway | D．nearby |
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| 小题13: | | A．could believe | B．couldn’t understand | | C．wouldn’t recognize | D．might know |
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| 小题14: | | A．got sick | B．got stuck | C．threw up | D．became disabled |
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| 小题15: | | A．quite healthy | B．very pale | C．fairly red | D．much surprised |
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| 小题16: | | A．jump high | B．go hurriedly | C．run fast | D．walk slowly |
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| 小题17: | | A．think about | B．talk with | C．worry about | D．laugh at |
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| 小题18: | | A．Reading | B．Listening | C．Speaking | D．Writing |
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| 小题19: | | A．fresh roses | B．gold ring | C．sweet kisses | D．beautiful jewelry |
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| 小题20: | | A．a thread | B．a needle | C．the cloth | D．the cotton |
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