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Andy went home from school by bus one day. When an old woman carrying a basket full of apples got onto the bus, Andy       his seat. The old woman      her thanks to him and before she got off, she         three big apples and said, "I want to give you these three      apples. Tell one apple your wish, eat it and then wait and see."
The next day Andy went to a park with the apples. "I wish to be tall and strong." Andy said when he saw boys playing baseball there. He ate the first apple and grew into a very tall boy. But all the boys ran away with      when they saw this.
Andy was sad. He took out another apple and said, “I wish to be famous so as to have lots of friends.” With these words, he ate the second apple. But when hundreds of reporters tried to interview him, he had to hide himself to       them.
Andy’s third wish was to be one of the richest men in the world. But when his wish came true, he found himself still     .
One night Andy       the old lady again in the street. She saw he was not in high spirits and asked him what he really wanted to be. "I just want to be      !" Andy said. Suddenly he was at the       again. One of the boys came up and said to him, "Come on and play with us!"

小题1:

A．refused

B．offered

C．kept

D．shook

小题2:

A．expressed

B．explained

C．imagined

D．regretted

小题3:

A．checked out

B．pointed out

C．picked out

D．sold out

小题4:

A．bitter

B．plain

C．magic

D．funny

小题5:

A．joy

B．pride

C．courage

D．fear

小题6:

A．avoid

B．control

C．receive

D．warn

小题7:

A．lonely

B．silent

C．lively

D．excellent

小题8:

A．came down

B．came up with

C．came to

D．came across

小题9:

A．him

B．me

C．them

D．you

小题10:

A．bus

B．street

C．park

D．heaven

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:C

解析

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了安迪在乘车回家的路上因为给一位老人让座，老人为感谢他而给了他3个苹果，并告诉他只要许下愿望并吃掉一个苹果，愿望就会实现。安迪先后成为了一个高大强壮的人、出名的人、最有钱的人，但是他依然孤独。当再次遇到那位老人时，安迪要求成为他原来的自己。
小题1:考查动词及语境的理解。refused：拒绝：，offered ：提供  ， kept：保留， shook：摇晃。根据下文The old woman ---thanks to him的描述可知，安迪给老人让座。故选B。
小题2:考查动词及语境的理解。express ：表达， explain ：解释， imagine：想象， regret：遗憾。根据下文I want to give you these three---apples的描述可知，老人给了3个苹果安迪以表达谢意。故选A。
小题3:考查动词短语及语境的理解。checked out：检查， pointed out：指出  ，picked out ：拣出，sold out：卖完。根据语境，此处指的是老人从篮子里拣出3个苹果给安迪。选C。
小题4:考查形容词及语境的理解。bitter：苦的，plain：平淡的， magic魔幻的， funny：有趣的。联系下文，老人给安迪的3个苹果可以实现愿望，具有魔力。故应选C。
小题5:考查形容词及语境的理解。joy ：高兴的，pride：自豪的， courage ：有勇气的， fear：害怕的。根据前文all the boys ran away的描述推测，孩子们是因为害怕而跑开了。故选D。
小题6:考查动词及语境的理解。avoid：逃避， control ：控制， receive：接受， warn：警告。根据前文he had to hide himself的描述可知，安迪不得不躲起来以逃避记者的采访。故选A。
小题7:考查形容词及语境的理解。lonely：孤独的，silent:沉默的， lively ：活跃的， excellent：优秀的。联系上下文的描述可知，此处指的是安迪依然感到孤独。故选A。
小题8:考查动词短语及语境的理解。came down：下来， came up with：想出（主意、办法）， came to：来到， came across ：遇到。根据下文可知，此处指的是安迪再次遇见了那位老人。故选D。
小题9:考查代词及语境的理解。根据语境，安迪的3个愿望都没有收到满意的效果，因此他想成为他原来的自己。故应选B。
小题10:考查名词及语境的理解。bus：公共汽车， street ：大街， park：公园  ，heaven：天堂。根据语境，安迪是从公园许下第一个愿望开始变成现在的状况的，他要求变成原来的自己，因此他又回到了公园。故选C。

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Sam Higgins was a famous photographer. He travelled all over the world, taking photos for magazines and newspapers. He had photographs of earthquakes, forest fires, floods, even wars. If something interesting happened, Sam went to photograph it. His photographs won many prizes and he earned a lot of money.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always refused. “I travel for work, not for pleasure,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have time to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to stay and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good meal or a bath for days. You won’t like it”
“Sam, I’m not a child,” his wife argued. “I can look after myself. Please, take me with you next time you go overseas.”
Sam did not say anything but he thought about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photographs of the wildlife there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable. We’ll be staying with a ranger(森林管理员) ”
His wife was very excited, and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then one day, Sam went off to find some lions to photograph. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分开). They came to a fork on the way, and she walked down one way while he walked down the other. Then Sam heard her screaming. He ran back to the fork on the way and saw her running forward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Sam took out his camera and pointed it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “Slow down, woman. I can’t get you both in the picture.”
小题1:Sam Higgins made his money by             .
A. travelling           B. appearing in many magazines            C. taking photos
小题2:He never took his wife with him because             .
A. he thought she didn’t enjoy it.
B. his wife refused to go with him
C. he thought his work was dangerous.
小题3:When Sam ran back and saw his wife, he             .
A. tried to save her
B. was too frighten to save her
C. wanted to take a wondul picture.
小题4:What does “fork” mean in this passage ?
A.a place where a road divides into two parts
B. a tool used for digging(挖) the ground
C. an instrument used for lifting food to the mouth.
小题5:We can infer(推断) that          .
A. Sam was crazy about photography
B. Sam didn’t love his wife at all
C. Sam’s wife was very beautiful

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One summer evening as I was caking dinner, there was a knock at the door. I it and saw a truly bad-looking man. But his voice was as he said, “Good evening. I come to see if you have a for just one night. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till next morning.” He told me he had been hunting (寻找) but with no . I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch (门廊). I went inside and prepared dinner. When we were ready, I asked him if he would like to us. “No, thank you. I have plenty.” When I had the dinner, I went out to talk with him. It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had oversize heart crowded that tiny body. He told me he fished for a living to his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly disabled from a back injury. At bedtime, we a bed in the children"s room for him. On his next trip, as a gift, he brought a big fish and some fresh oysters (牡蛎) I had never seen. In the years he came to overnight with us, and there was never a time he did not bring us some fish or vegetables from his garden.
I know our family will always be thankful to have known him, from him we learn what it was to accept the bad without a complaint and the good thanks.

小题1:

A．felt

B．opened

C．repaired

D．painted

小题2:

A．boring

B．angry

C．scary

D．pleasant

小题3:

A．room

B．bus

C．television

D．cake

小题4:

A．success

B．dinner

C．job

D．problem

小题5:

A．call

B．visit

C．join

D．invite

小题6:

A．checked

B．finished

C．prepared

D．cooked

小题7:

A．provide

B．fetch

C．educate

D．support

小题8:

A．put

B．planted

C．covered

D．discovered

小题9:

A．help

B．play

C．work

D．stay

小题10:

A．from

B．for

C．with

D．without

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Barefoot (赤脚的) and dirty, the girl just sat there and watched the people go by. She never tried to speak. She never said a word. Many people        , but never did one person stop.
The next day, I decided to go back to the park, being curious if the little girl would still be there. Right in the very spot as she was the day before, she sat, with the         look on her face.
As I began walking towards her, I could see the back of the little girl’s dress showed a deformity (畸形的). As I got closer, the little girl slightly          her eyes to avoid (避开) my stare.
I sat down beside her and opened with a simple        . The little girl stammered (结结巴巴地说) a hi. I smiled and she shyly smiled back. We talked         darkness fell and the park was completely empty.
“Why are you so sad?”
She replied slowly, “Because I’m        .”
“Little girl,” I said in a soft voice, “You          me of an angel because of your difference.”
She stood to her feet excitedly, “Really?”
“Yes, that’s the thing. You’re like a little angel sent to watch over all those people walking by.”
She nodded her head and smiled, “       I am. And since you think of someone        yourself, my job here is done.”
What a big        ! I stood quickly, “Wait, so why did no one stop to help an angel?”
She bloomed(绽放) a big smile, “You’re the          one who could see me, because you care for others.” With those words, she spread her wings and flied away from my sight.
From then on, I believe I am not all I have, for there is an angel always          me. She is always watching over those who do good things for others.

小题1:

A．passed

B．looked

C．asked

D．helped

小题2:

A．angriest

B．coldest

C．happiest

D．saddest

小题3:

A．lowered

B．closed

C．rose

D．opened

小题4:

A．smile

B．hello

C．question

D．word

小题5:

A．before

B．after

C．till

D．when

小题6:

A．different

B．foolish

C．beautiful

D．poor

小题7:

A．force

B．treat

C．turn

D．remind

小题8:

A．Indeed

B．Happily

C．Perhaps

D．Luckily

小题9:

A．beyond

B．beside

C．including

D．except

小题10:

A．excitement

B．present

C．surprise

D．happiness

小题11:

A．clever

B．great

C．lucky

D．only

小题12:

A．on

B．with

C．in

D．for

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Is getting a black belt(腰带) on your life’s to-do list? Then this elderly woman in San Francisco just might be your hero.
Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt --- the highest rank in Judo (柔道). Fukuda is now one of only four living people who have earned the tenth-degree black belt. Throughout history, only 16 people have ever achieved this honor.
Fukuda began practicing Judo in 1935 and is the only surviving student of its founder, Kano Jiguro.
At her teacher’s requirement, she learned English to help spread Judo internationally.
During a time when getting married, building a family and becoming a housewife were the norms(行为标准)，Fukuda broke from tradition, continuing Judo instead of getting married.
“All I did was Judo ... This was my marriage,” Fukuda replied tearfully to the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is when my destiny (命运) was set. I just imagined how long the road would be.”
She described the Jiguro’s school as “old-fashioned and sexist(性别歧视的) about belts and ranks”. In fact, an edict(法令) that prevented women from achieving any higher than a fifth-degree black belt kept Fukuda at that level for 30 years. She finally got the sixth degree in 1972 when a women’s division（分部）was created.
Fukuda thinks Judo and her life to be “gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically”. Fukuda says this kind of beauty is not external(外在的). She explained. “I believe this inner beauty is true beauty… All my life this has been my dream.”
Her dream was turned into reality, and the 98-year-old Sensei Keiko Fukuda continues to teach Judo three times a week at a women’s Judo training center.
小题1:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the article?

A．She is the first woman to achieve the highest rank in Judo.

B．It took her 30 years to get a tenth-degree black belt.

C．Her teacher wanted her to help spread Judo to other parts of the world.

D．Only one woman and fifteen men have ever earned the tenth-degree black belt in the history.

小题2:Why did Fukuda pursue(追求) Judo all her life?

A．To look for inner beauty.

B．To help Japan become stronger.

C．To spread Judo around the world.

D．To fight against tradition.

小题3:Which of the following best describes Fukuda according to the article?

A．Traditional	B．Popular
C．Determined (坚定的)	D．Curious

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Nelson Mandela, the first black President of South Africa, passed away at his home last month. He is one of the greatest people in the 20^th century. The whole world mourned the loss of the father of new South Africa. His life is full of stories.

Nelson Mandela’s Life
Time	Events
July 18, 1918	Was born in a rich family in South Africa
1944	Became a member of ANC
October 15, 1962	Was put into prison for opposing the white only government
February 10, 1990	Was set free—got out of the prison
1992	Visited China for the first time
1993	Won the Nobel Prize for Peace
May 9, 1994	Became the first black president of South Africa
December 5, 2013	Died at his home

小题1:Nelson is the first _________ president of South Africa.

A．white

B．Asian

C．woman

D．black

小题2:Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Prize for_________ in 1993.

A．Physics

B．Peace

C．Medicine

D．Chemistry

小题3:How long was Nelson Mandela in prison during his life?

A．Over 30 years.

B．18 years.

C．16 years.

D． Nearly 28 years.

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