題目列表(包括答案和解析)
閱讀表達(dá)(共5個小題,每小題2分, 共10分)
When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home, Cuddles is never far away. When he wants to go outside, he doesn’t take Cuddles out for a walk—Cuddles takes him for a walk. Cuddles is clearly no ordinary family pet. It is a two-foot-high miniature horse and serves as the guiding eyes of Shaw, who is blind.
When Shaw lost his sight, his wife suggested he apply for(申請) a guide dog. Shaw, an anima lover, said he couldn’t bear to part with a dog(which usually lives about eight to ten years)and get used to a new one, perhaps several times in his life.
Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses. He learned that the horse possess many qualities that make them an excellent choice for guiding people. They are clean, friendly, smart and have great memories. They can be trained to remain calm in noisy and crowded places. Best of all, they live for 25-35 years, which would enable Shaw to have the same guide friend for most or all of his life.
Shaw immediately applied to be and was accepted as the first person to receive a guide horse. The instant he met Cuddles, he knew he was making the right choice. Then he began his training.
Through training, Shaw and Cuddles learned to find their way on busy streets, step over curbs(便道沿兒)and find elevator buttons. Cuddles even show its ability to step in front of Shaw and block him, to prevent him from walking into a dangerous situation The little horse also expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls. They got along without any difficulties. Now Shaw is confident that Cuddles will change his life for the better.
1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “miniature” in Paragraph 1?(No more than 2 words)
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2.Why didn’t Shaw want to choose a dog as his guide?(No more than 15 words)
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3. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us? (No more than 10 words)
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4. How does Shaw feel about his future life with the help of Cuddles? (No more than 10 words)
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5. In your opinion, what is the ideal(理想的) relationship between man and animals? (No more than 20 words)
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III. 完形填空(共20小題;每小1分,滿分20分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從33—52各題所給的四個選項 (A,B,C和D),選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 33 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 34 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 35 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 36 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 37 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 38 the night there, so that they could 39 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 40 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 41 he was. He turned over 42 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 43 that he was at the 44 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 45 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 46 . Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 47 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 48 , because they didn’t want to 49 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 50 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 51 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 52 and started out.
33. A. busy B. spare C. enough D. limited
34. A. foods B. drawings C. paintings D. pictures
35. A. trips B. buses C. holidays D. mountains
36. A. after B. when C. until D. unless
37. A. led B. stuck C. got D. belonged
38. A. cost B. spent C. slept D. took
39. A. start B. begin C. walk D. step
40. A. telephone B. machine C. bell D. clock
41. A. where B. how C. who D. what
42. A. quickly B. sleepily C. quietly D. suddenly
43. A. imagined B. pronounced C. forgot D. remembered
44. A. mountain B. town C. farm D. station
45. A. dressed B. ordered C. eaten D. prepared
46. A. bathroom B. kitchen C. dining-room D. sitting-room
47. A. seemed B. felt C. tasted D. smelled
48. A. many B. soundly C. much D. highly
49. A. wake B. go C. put D. come
50. A. of B. with C. in D. by
51. A. that B. what C. after D. before
52. A. cover B. supply C. operator D. equipment
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I spent 1 it to you. If, when I speak to you, I 2 the same things thousand and one times, do not 3 me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story until you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a 4 , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase(追逐) you with thousand excuses I 5 , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my 6 little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking( 嘲弄 ) smile. I taught you how to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life(面對生活)….
When at some moment I lose the 7 , let me have the necessary time to remember. When my 8 legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hands, the same way I did when you gave your first 9 . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to 10 any more ---- that I want to rest forever, do not get 11 . Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, despite(盡管) my mistakes, I always wanted the 12 thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent( 無可奈何 ) for seeing me 13 you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you 14 living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and 15 .
I love you, Son.
Your father
1. A.giving B.teaching C.coming D.pointing
2. A.praise B.think C.repeat D.blame
3. A.interrupt(打斷) B.disturb(打擾) C.look D.a(chǎn)void
4. A.rest B.word C.bath D.sleep
5. A.discovered B.invented C.noticed D.suspected
6. A.knowing B.fearing C.enjoying D.lacking
7. A.sight B.heart C.way D.memory
8. A.tired B.short C.long D.strong
9. A.step B.pace C.laugh D.cry
10. A.talk B.live C.write D.sleep
11. A.careful B.interested C.calm D.a(chǎn)ngry
12. A.last B.first C.best D.most
13. A.near B.behind C.below D.a(chǎn)gainst
14. A.made B.started C.earned D.found
15. A.mercy B.care C.optimism D.patience
完形填空 (共20小題;每小題l分,滿分20分)
請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
My husband and I went into a shop that sold handcrafted items in hopes of finding a few last-minute Christmas gifts.
There was a lot 36 . Every shelf and 37 was loaded with different crafters' handiwork. As I walked through the store, I noticed a wooden plaque(瓷花金屬板) hanging on a wall. I turned to take 38 look and remember shaking my head "yes" at 39 printed on the plaque.
"Life isn't about waiting for the 40 to pass," the plaque proclaimed(宣布). "It's about learning to dance in the rain."
As I pulled my husband over and directed his attention to the plaque, I could see that he too 41 the simple lesson the plaque shared. How often in our daily lives had we put conditions on our 42 ? When we get the house paid off, then we can be happy. When things settle down with the kids, then we'll be able to do more together. There is so little joy for the here and now in the uncertainties of the 43 and thens.
Looking at the plaque, I found myself 44 to a hot and muggy day the summer before, when I unknowingly 45 the plaque's message. Light rain continued to fall as I walked out to get my mail. Water was still running 46 through the gutters(屋頂檐槽). I don't know what came over me, 47 I suddenly felt forced to do something a little crazy 48 my fifty-plus years.
I 49 my shoes and stockings and began walking barefoot through the water. It was deliciously 50 , heated by the pavement that had been 51 by the summer heat.
I'm sure my neighbors thought that I had 52 my last vestige of sanity(神智健全), but I didn't care. For in that moment, I was alive. I wasn't worried about bills, the future or any other day-to-day cares. I was 53 a gift — a pure and simple moment of joy!
The plaque now hangs in my living room, a Christmas gift from my husband. I walk past it multiple times each day and 54 pause to ask myself, "So, am I 55 in the rain?"
I think I am. I know I try to. One step at a time, I am learning to dance in the rain!
1.A. to purchase B. to see C. to choose D. to order
2.A. wall B. counter C. drawer D. panel
3. A. a first B. a second C. a better D. a worse
4.A. the word B. the design C. the note D. the message
5.A. trouble B. happiness C. storm D. fortune
6.A. considered B. recalled C. appreciated D. acknowledged
7. A. happiness B. responsibility C. desire D. virtue
8. A. wheres B. ifs C. buts D. whens
9.A. keeping back B. thinking back C. going back D. dating back
10.A. interpret B. understood C. conveyed D. lived
11.A. high B. fiercely C. deep D. low
12. A. ortherwise B. and C. but D. thus
13. A. in B. for C. above D. at
14.A. come off B. put on C. throw away D. slipped off
15.A. cold B. warm C. smooth D. swift
16.A. baked B. swollen C. removed D. burned
17.A. dismissed B. suffered C. lost D. gained
18. A. experiencing B. distributing C. receiving D. presenting
19. A. hardly B. incidentally C. seldom D. frequently
20.A. stuck B. running C. dancing D. caught
Anyone who doubts that children are born with a healthy amount of ambition need spend only a few minutes with a baby eagerly learning to walk. No matter how many times the little ones stumble in their first efforts, most keep on trying, determined to master their amazing new skill. It is only several years later, many psychologists and teachers agree, that a good number of kids seem to lose their natural drive to succeed. For the parents of such kids, whose own ambition is often tied to their children’s success, it can be a painful experience.
Figuring out why the fire went out is the first step. Assuming that a kid doesn’t suffer from a learning disability, or isn’t involved in some family crisis at home, many educators attribute a sudden lack of motivation to a fear of failure or classmate pressure. “Everything is within the kids’ control; their intelligence is changeable,” says Lisa Blackwell, a research scientist at Columbia University. “More than any teacher or workshop,” Blackwell says, “parents can play a key role in conveying this message to their children by praising their effort, and progress rather than emphasizing their ‘smartness’ or praising high performance alone. Most importantly, parents should let their kids know that mistakes are a part of learning.”
Some experts say our education system, with its strong emphasis on testing and separation of students into different levels of ability, also bears blame for the disappearance of drive in some kids. “These programs shut down the motivation of all kids who aren’t considered gifted and talented. They destroy their confidence,” says Jeff Howard, a social psychologist. Howard and other educators say it’s important to expose kids to a world beyond homework and tests, through volunteer work, sports, hobbies and other extracurriculum activities.
“The problem of the issue is that many students experience education as irrelevant to their life goals and ambitions,” says Michael Nakkual, a Harvard education professor. The key to getting kids to aim higher at school is to free them of the idea that class work is irrelevant, to show them how doing well at school can actually help them fulfill their dreams beyond it. They need to understand that you have to learn to walk before you can run.
【小題1】According to the passage, the parents of kids with no ambition .
A.don’t do a very good job teaching them to walk |
B.a(chǎn)re to blame if the kids do poorly in school |
C.feel pain because ambitions are connected to their success |
D.should take part in extra-curriculum activities with kids |
A.the motivation was suddenly lost |
B.the fear of failure was suddenly gone |
C.the learning disability was suddenly lost |
D.the fire was suddenly gone |
A.learning disability | B.classmate pressure |
C.emphasis on testing | D.extracurricular activities |
A.By punishing kids who don’t display ambition. |
B.By emphasizing smartness and high performance. |
C.By telling kids that mistakes are a part of learning. |
D.By praising the effort and progress they have made. |
A.children who have lost their ambition will never succeed in life |
B.school performance has much to do with students’ later success |
C.both the parents and the school are to blame for the lost ambition |
D.younger kids learning to walk are more ambitious than older ones |
1. B:作者不是從其他運(yùn)動,而是從沖浪運(yùn)動中獲得(get)了無止境的挑戰(zhàn)的體會。再則,前文The feeling I get when I'm surfing across that water,becoming one with the ocean也有暗示。take from減少,降低;get from從……得到;make from由……制造; keep from阻止,隱瞞,抑制。
2. C你永遠(yuǎn)也不會是最好的沖浪手,因為大洋呈現(xiàn)、提供(offer)的是任何人都控制不了的、數(shù)不盡的、各種各樣的海浪。catch抓住,捕獲;include包括,包含;offer提供;collect收集,聚集。
3. A有些沖浪手自由自在、嫻熟流暢,有些沖浪手則活躍有力、生機(jī)勃勃。注意這兩個句子的并列關(guān)系,應(yīng)該特別注意free 和 flowing之間詞義的順承和協(xié)調(diào)"自由而流暢",后句的aggressive and__3__也應(yīng)該是這樣一種意義聯(lián)系,故選擇A,sharp可以表示"精明敏捷的,迅速活潑,有力有為"意思,其它三項在意義上與aggressive的順承和協(xié)調(diào)相距甚遠(yuǎn)。
4. D所有的這些都在吸引著我去沖浪,并使之不同于(different)其他運(yùn)動。注意此段第一句The one thing I can get from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge.也有所暗示。(be)different from和……不同。(be)far from遠(yuǎn)離,遠(yuǎn)非;known和right通常不與from搭配。
5. B我盡力(try)地勸我所認(rèn)識的每一個女孩去做人們認(rèn)為女孩不能做的事情。choose選擇、挑選;try試圖、努力;learn學(xué)習(xí);promise答應(yīng)、許諾。
6. A朝著新的水平(level)不斷前進(jìn)是人類活動的組成部分。level水平,水準(zhǔn),標(biāo)準(zhǔn),級別;point 點,尖端;step步調(diào),步伐,步驟,措施;part 部分,局部。
7. C所以女孩子們難道不應(yīng)當(dāng)拾級而上,開始沖破(push)男人們過去主宰的事物的極限嗎?reach到達(dá),伸出;accept 接受,認(rèn)可;push突出,突破攻擊;set 放置,樹立,調(diào)整。
8. D在我們國家有女性和總統(tǒng)不僅僅一起坐(sit),步行(walk),戰(zhàn)斗(fight),而且并肩工作(work)著。同時注意句子的一般現(xiàn)在時意義特征,表示經(jīng)常性的行為。
9. C所以為什么女孩子不能夠肩并肩地與男孩子一起踢足球,外出一起沖浪呢?介詞on表示"在……供職"、"(是)……的成員",on the football team的意思是"是/成為足球隊隊員"。
10. B給女孩子一個獲得成功(succeed)的機(jī)會,讓她們思考(think),感覺(feel)表演(perform),她們就都會有所成就。
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