One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a 1 practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having 2 handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about 3 both acting and San Francisco. I had 4 too much of city life.
As I walked down the 5 streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began 6 both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my 7 , I heard a sound behind me. I 8 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me 9 ，so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I 10 what the noise had been. It had been my wallet 11 to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk 12 for 15 minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to quit the 13 , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice came from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and out jumped a small blonde man with an 14 look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up a wallet.
It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some 15 of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1．A．comfortable B．serious C．tiresome D．fortunate
2．A．comfort B．desire C．pain D．trouble
3．A．setting up B．giving up C．holding up D．picking up
4．A．expected B．changed C．controlled D．possessed
5．A．deserted B．crowded C．busy D．wild
6．A．running B．jumping C．moving D．marching
7．A．bank B．theatre C．apartment D．office
8．A．stood B．walked C．turned D．left
9．A．satisfied B．confused C．frightened D．annoyed
10. A．turn out B．figure out C．give out D．pull out
11. A．belonging B．adding C．sticking D．falling
12. A．aimlessly B．anxiously C．skillfully D．delightedly
13. A．discovery B．research C．hunt D．finding
14. A．amused B．unpleasant C．uneasy D．embarrassed
15. A．production B．judgment C．friendship D．appreciation |
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小题1:C 作者训练很累，所以用 tiresome。
小题1:D 考查 have trouble（ in） doing sth。
小题1:B 作者觉得累很想放弃，所以用 give up。
小题1:A 作者本来对城市抱有太大的期望， 所以用 expect。
小题1:A 街上几乎无人和车活动，显得空旷，所以用 deserted 相当于 empty，和第三段第三句话 相呼应。
小题1:A 因为天冷，所以作者跑步取暖，同时远离可能的抢劫者，所以用 run。
小题1:C 离作者住的公寓大约有一个街区的距离。
小题1:C 作者听到身后有声音，转身（turn）想看个究竟。
小题1:C 身后的声音让作者很害怕，所以用 frightened。
小题1:B 作者回家以后弄明白了怎么回事， 所以用 figure out。
小题1:D 作者弄明白是自己的钱包掉下来了，所以用 fall。
小题1:B 作者钱包丢了很着急，所以用 anxiously。
小题1:C 就在作者要放弃寻找的时候。
小题1:A 驾驶员因为助人而感到有乐趣，所以用 amused。
小题1:D 作者钱包失而复得， 对城市充满感激之情，所以用 appreciation。 |
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试题【One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walki】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor，a doctor named Gibbs. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was 1 trees. His house sat on ten acres(英亩), and his life’s goal was to make it a 2 .
The good doctor had some interesting 3 concerning planting trees. He never 4 his new trees. Once I asked why. “Watering plants will 5 them.” He said, “If you water them, each younger generation will grow 6 . So you have to make things 7 for them.”
He talked about how watering trees 8 shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow 9 roots in search of water. He’d planted an oak and, 10 watering it every morning, he’d 11 it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s 12 .
Dr. Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I returned and walked by his 13 and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re incredibly 14 now.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two 15 . I stand over them and pray for them. 16 I pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my 17.
I know my children are going to encounter hardship. Life is tough, whether we want it to be or not. Too many times we pray for 18 , but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is pray for 19 that reach deep into the earth 20 they won’t be swept apart when the rains fall and the winds blow.
| 小题1: | | A．planting | B．examining | C．watching | D．cutting |
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| 小题2: | | A．hospital | B．forest | C．park | D．garden |
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| 小题3: | | A．instructions | B．experiences | C．theories | D．experiments |
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| 小题4: | | A．covered | B．shook | C．watered | D．pulled |
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| 小题5: | | A．strengthen | B．enlarge | C．drown | D．spoil |
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| 小题6: | | A．taller and taller | B．faster and faster | | C．smaller and smaller | D．weaker and weaker |
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| 小题7: | | A．rough | B．easy | C．smooth | D．pleasant |
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| 小题8: | | A．set aside | B．made for | C．put away | D．break down |
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| 小题9: | | A．countless | B．numerous | C．deep | D．limited |
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| 小题10: | | A．thanks to | B．along with | C．apart from | D．instead of |
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| 小题11: | | A．protect | B．fasten | C．appreciate | D．beat |
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| 小题12: | | A．patience | B．growth | C．attention | D．movement |
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| 小题13: | | A．laboratory | B．house | C．office | D．clinic |
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| 小题14: | | A．dead | B．broken | C．weak | D．strong |
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| 小题15: | | A．trees | B．sons | C．works | D．houses |
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| 小题16: | | A．Mostly | B．Occasionally | C．Scarcely | D．Loudly |
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| 小题17: | | A．mind | B．decision | C．direction | D．prayer |
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| 小题18: | | A．gifts | B．reunion | C．ease | D．freedom |
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| 小题19: | | A．branches | B．leaves | C．tops | D．roots |
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| 小题20: | | A．so that | B．even though | C．now that | D．in case |
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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael 21._____ to his sister in Mommy’s tummy.
The pregnancy progressed 22._____for Karen. Then the labor pains came. Every five minutes ... every minute. But complications 23.__ during delivery. Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in serious 24._____. With siren （警报）howling in the night, the ambulance 25.____ the infant to the Intensive Care unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
26.______ inch by. The little girl got worse. The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope. " Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery (墓地) about a burial plot. They had 27.______ a special room in their home for the new baby — now they planned a funeral.
Week two in Intensive Care. It looked as if a funeral would come 28 _____the week was over. Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he said. Kids were never 29______in Intensive Care. But Karen made up her mind. She would take Michael 30._______they liked it or not.
She 31.______ him in an oversized scrub suit and 32.____ him into ICU. He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse33. _____him as a child, "Get that kid out of here now! " The usually 34._____ lady glared into the head nurse’s face, her lips a 35.____ line. "He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!" Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside. He gazed at the tiny baby 36.____ the battle to live. And he began to sing 37._____ the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray"
38. ______ the baby girl responded. The pulse rate became 39._____ and steady.
Keep on singing, Michael. "You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away — " The breathing became as smooth as a kitten’s purr.
Keep on singing, Michael. "The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping,… " Michael’s little sister relaxed as rest.
Funeral plans were 40______. The next day — the very next day — the little girl was well enough to go home!
The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!
小题1:A. talked B sang C. played D whispered
小题2: A. quietly B peacefully C hopefully D normally
小题3: A. arose B. raised C rose D aroused
小题4: A situation B condition C place D position
小题5:A took B sent C carried D rushed
小题6:A The years B The months C The weeks D The days
小题7:A fixed up B made up C built up D set up
小题8: A until B before C after D when
小题9:A asked B allowed C admitted D acquired
小题10: A no matter B even if C whether D as if
小题11:A put B dressed C wore D fit
小题12: A marched B forced C hid D followed
小题13:A required B replied C recognized D regarded
小题14: A warm-hearted B well-managed
C mild-mannered D cold-blooded
小题15: A firm B strong C hard D tough
小题16: A losing B lost C to lose D having lost
小题17:A in B on C at D with
小题18:A Finally B Instantly C Patiently D Interestingly
小题19:A calm B quiet C slow D fast
小题20: A put off B put away C put up D put down |
God’s Coffee
A group of class friends, highly achieved in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor．Conversation soon 31 into complaints about stress(压力) in work and life．
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the 32 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of 33 —porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, 34
expensive, some delicate—telling them to 35 themselves to the coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in 36 ,the professor said：“If you noticed，all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, 37 behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is
38 for you to choose only the best for yourselves, that is the 39 of your problems and stress．Be sure that the cup itself 40 no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink． 41 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously (自觉地) went 42 the best cups．And then you began 43 each other’s cups．Now consider this：Life is the 44 ; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not explain , nor 45 the quality of life we 46 . Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 47 to enjoy the coffee God has 48 us．God brews the coffee, not the cups…Enjoy your coffee!”
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything．They just 49 the best of everything．
Live simply．Love generously．Care deeply．Speak kindly．Leave the 50 to God．
| 小题1: | | A．crowded | B．looked | C．burst | D．turned |
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| 小题2: | | A．living-room | B．waiting-room | C．bedroom | D．kitchen |
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| 小题3: | | A．cups | B．pans | C．bowls | D．dishes |
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| 小题4: | | A．some | B．others | C．another | D．other |
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| 小题5: | | A．choose | B．help | C．take | D．pick |
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| 小题6: | | A．stomach | B．hand | C．mind | D．mouth |
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| 小题7: | | A．running | B．leaving | C．hiding | D．staying |
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| 小题8: | | A．wise | B．important | C．natural | D．necessary |
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| 小题9: | | A．use | B．disagreement | C．answer | D．cause |
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| 小题10: | | A．likes | B．comes | C．adds | D．relies |
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| 小题13: | | A．looking | B．guiding | C．eyeing | D．changing |
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| 小题14: | | A．tea | B．water | C．wine | D．coffee |
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| 小题15: | | A．worsen | B．beat | C．change | D．improve |
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| 小题16: | | A．dislike | B．live | C．make | D．use |
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| 小题17: | | A．fail | B．succeed | C．wish | D．try |
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| 小题18: | | A．sold | B．gave | C．bought | D．brought |
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| 小题20: | | A．item | B．view | C．rest | D．thought |
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No one is perfect．We all mess up（搞砸）now and then．It can 36  a little bit to rememberthat most people have been in the 37 you’re in—hurting several people’s feelings．What makes the difference is what you do next． 38 can go along way toward h ealing(治愈) hurt or angry feelings．It takes 39 to step up and admit what you did was 40 ．Try saying，
“What I said the other day was 4l insensitive of me．I shouldn’t have said that．I just want to say I’m sorry．”
When we say sorry, we 42 to be sincere to show we feel sorry about how hurt another person may be．If an apology is more about 43 and how we can benefit，it might not seem true．
Another element of saying sorry is to let the person know you’re not going to let it 44 again．You could tell your friends，“I’m going to be more aware of what I 45 and say about people in the future．I’ll make an effort(努力) to be 46 and more positive about people，and not to 47 behind their backs—especially when it’s my friends．”
If you can’t bring yourself to have a 48 in person，write a note．Whichever way you 49 to communicate, be sure that you’d feel comfortable if anything you say is 50 with other friends，too．
Hopefully，your friends can stop being angry with you．But don’t be 51 if it doesn’t happen instantly．Some people are quick to 52 ．Others may have to think about what you said and need 53 to get over hurt feelings or anger , or to regain trust．Do your best with the part that’s up to you．The rest is up to them．
Stop being angry with yourself，too．You can learn from your 54 ．Being too self-critical can’t help you．Move forward．Focus your energies on trying to make things right 55 working on your good intentions!
| 小题1: | | A．give | B．help | C．explain | D．get |
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| 小题2: | | A．World | B．house | C．surrounding | D．situation |
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| 小题3: | | A．Apologies | B．Friendships | C．Words | D．Experiences |
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| 小题4: | | A．money | B．knowledge | C．courage | D．patience |
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| 小题5: | | A．wrong | B．unusual | C．different | D．dangerous |
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| 小题6: | | A．probably | B．usually | C．really | D．finally |
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| 小题7: | | A．1eam | B．need | C．promise | D．hope |
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| 小题8: | | A．others | B．themselves | C．humans | D．ourselves |
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| 小题9: | | A．continue | B．happen | C．change | D．work |
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| 小题10: | | A．want | B．know | C．think | D．hear |
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| 小题11: | | A．cleverer | B．stronger | C．faster | D．kinder |
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| 小题12: | | A．talk | B．follow | C．act | D．shout |
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| 小题13: | | A．party | B．1esson | C．meeting | D．conversation |
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| 小题14: | | A．dare | B．decide | C．claim | D．dream |
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| 小题15: | | A．shared | B．compared | C．connected | D．treated |
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| 小题16: | | A．surprised | B．interested | C．discouraged | D．frightened |
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| 小题17: | | A．forgive | B．understand | C．agree | D．appear |
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| 小题18: | | A．energy | B．time | C．confidence | D．support |
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| 小题19: | | A．skills | B．friends | C．plans | D．mistakes |
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“I"m too old and it"s too late,” these were the words which played over and over in my mind. I was 41 and exhausted after ending my marriage and my law career at the same time. 42 my ambition to become a writer, I 43 my ability to succeed as one. Had I wasted years going 44 the wrong goals?
I was at a low point 45 the voice on the radio began 46 the story of Grandma Moses. Ann Mary Moses left home at thirteen, bore ten children and worked hard to raise the five who 47 . Struggling to make a living on poor farms, she managed to 48 a bit of beauty for herself by embroidering (绣花) on cloth.
At seventy-eight, her fingers became 49 awkward to hold a needle. 50 give in to aging, she went out to an empty room and began to 51 . For the first two years, these paintings were either given away or sold 52 a little money. But at the age of seventy-nine, she was “discovered” by the 53 world—and the rest is 54 . She went on to produce more than two thousand paintings, 55  her book illustrations (插图) for It was the Night before Christmas were completed in her one-hundredth year!
56 I listened to the radio, my mood(心情) 57 . If Grandma Moses 58 begin a new career and succeed after eighty, there was still 59 for my life after thirty. Before the program ended, I rushed to my computer to work on the novel I"d nearly 60 .
It was published eight months later.
| 小题1: | | A．depressed | B．disappointed | C．encouraged | D．inspired |
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| 小题2: | | A．In spite of | B．In need of | C．In hope of | D．In favor of |
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| 小题3: | | A．believed | B．convinced | C．regretted | D．doubted |
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| 小题4: | | A．by | B．after | C．against | D．over |
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| 小题5: | | A．unless | B．because | C．when | D．while |
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| 小题6: | | A．telling | B．reminding | C．saying | D．translating |
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| 小题7: | | A．succeeded | B．commented | C．survived | D．entertained |
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| 小题8: | | A．notice | B．offer | C．direct | D．provide |
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| 小题10: | | A．Other than | B．More than | C．Rather than | D．Less than |
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| 小题11: | | A．paint | B．write | C．think | D．change |
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| 小题13: | | A．artificial | B．art | C．advanced | D．major |
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| 小题14: | | A．story | B．fortune | C．history | D．fact |
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| 小题15: | | A．but | B．and | C．so | D．therefore |
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| 小题16: | | A．With | B．Until | C．As | D．Unless |
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| 小题17: | | A．changed | B．cheered | C．failed | D．amused |
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| 小题18: | | A．should | B．must | C．might | D．could |
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| 小题19: | | A．association | B．consideration | C．freedom | D．hope |
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| 小题20: | | A．finished | B．abandoned | C．published | D．misunderstood |
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