There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn"t have airpla

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There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn"t have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India     . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is    because they can"t grow much       the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.
So he     and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is     ; it"s like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His     __ watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became     . As he coughed terribly , he       up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You"re crazy, man. Those are chilies（辣椒）! You can"t eat so many; they"re not good for you! People use them      a condiment（作料）, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can"t just eat them by the handful like that; they"re not      !" So the silly master said, "No, I can"t stop! I paid money for them,      now I"ll eat them. It"s my     !"
And you think that master was silly, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. we still continue just because we"ve    money, time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn"t stop because he didn"t want to waste the money he"d paid.
So     you"ve lost something, let it go and move on. That"s better than continuing to      .

小题1:

A．by air

B．on foot

C．by taxi

D．by car

小题2:

A．delicious

B．cheap

C．expensive

D．fresh

小题3:

A．because of

B．with the help of

C．in need of

D．as a result

小题4:

A．got up

B．went up

C．turned up

D．looked up

小题5:

A．something

B．nothing

C．everything

D．anything

小题6:

A．eyes

B．ears

C．mouth

D．nose

小题7:

A．sad

B．ugly

C．red

D．cold

小题8:

A．searched

B．climbed

C．jogged

D．jumped

小题9:

A．as

B．for

C．to

D．with

小题10:

A．medicine

B．vegetables

C．fruit

D．food

小题11:

A．instead

B．and

C．but

D．also

小题12:

A．money

B．food

C．fruit

D．drink

小题13:

A．joined

B．spent

C．paid

D．put

小题14:

A．as if

B．ever since

C．even if

D．so that

小题15:

A．fight

B．fail

C．try

D．lose

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:D

解析

试题分析：这篇短文说的是一位大师来到印度，他看到那里有很多水果，但是大多数都很贵。他捡最便宜的买了一些，吃了起来。吃了这种水果，大师被辣的流泪，但是他还是继续吃。通过这个故事作者告诉我们有时候我们会坚持一些愚蠢的事，仅仅是因为我们为此付出了钱、时间或精力。但是这样是不值得的，我们要学会适时放手。
小题1:考查介词短语及语境的理解。句意：在那个时候没有飞机，也没有我们现在有点各种各样的交通工具，所以这位大师走着去了印度。根据句意可知是on foot 步行。by air 乘坐飞机；by taxi 乘坐出租车；by car乘坐汽车，这些都与文意不符。故选B。
小题2:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：很多水果都很贵因为水的原因他们不能种得太多。既然水果的量很少，所以价格应该很贵。由下文大师挑了最便宜的水果买也可推断出。delicious 美味的；cheap 便宜的；expensive 贵的；fresh新鲜的。故选C。
小题3:考查介词短语及语境的理解。句意：因为水的问题他们不能种的太多。because of 因为；with the help of 在…帮助下；in need of需要；as a result 结果。根据句意选A。
小题4:考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：因此他走向前问：“这个多少钱一公斤？”get up 起床；go up 上升，走向前；turn up出现；将声音开大；look up 向上看；查阅。这里是说大师终于看到了一种好像比较便宜的水果，走向前去询问价格。故选B。
小题5:考查代词及语境的理解。句意：在印度，两个卢布根本什么也不算，就像尘土一样。something 某事；nothing 没什么事；everything 每件事；anything任何事。这里是说这种水果很便宜。故选B。
小题6:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他吃了这种水果后，眼睛流眼泪，嘴里流口水，像火烧一样。根据下文his eyes were burning可知这里说的是眼睛。ears 耳朵；mouth 嘴；nose鼻子。根据句意可知选A。
小题7:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：他的头像着火一样，脸也很红。由下文我们可以知道这位大师吃的水果其实是辣椒，所以吃了它之后应该是脸变红。sad 伤心的；ugly 丑陋的；cold冷的。根据句意可知选C。
小题8:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他跳着说：“啊！啊！啊！”这里是大师吃了很多辣椒之后的表现，因为辣椒很辣，而且他还吃得很多，所以辣的蹦上蹦下。search 寻找；climb 爬；jog慢走。故选D。
小题9:考查介词及语境的理解。句意：人们用它当作料，只会放一点到食物中来调味。as 作为；for为了；to 对……来说；with和，用。use…as 把……当做……用。故选A。
小题10:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：你不能直接用手那样的吃，他们不是水果。medicine 药；vegetable蔬菜； fruit 水果；food食物。因为上文提到过他去水果店买水果，所以这里应该是fruit，故选C。
小题11:考查连词及语境的理解。句意：我已经为他们付了钱，现在我要吃掉他们。and 在这里表示承接。instead 代替；but 但是；also也，而且。根据句意可知选B。
小题12:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：这是花的我的钱。money 钱；food 食物；fruit 水果；drink饮料。这里大师虽然被辣椒辣的很难受，但是还在疼惜他的钱。故选A。
小题13:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：有时候我们也会做很多这样的事，我们会继续仅仅是因为我们为之付出了钱、时间、努力和爱。put…into 把…放到…里面，在此意为付出。join 参加，加入；spend 花费；句型是spend time/money in doing sth./ on sth.；pay付钱,pay for。故选D。
小题14:考查连词及语境的理解。句意：所以即使你失去了某个东西，就让它去吧，继续前行。as if 好像；ever since 自从；even if 即使；so that 以至于。这里作者是建议我们当失去东西的时候，我们不应该在浪费时间精力在没有用的事情上，而是要向前看。故选C。
小题15:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：继续比失去更好。fight 打架；战斗；fail 失败；try 尽力；lose失去。根据上一句话even if you’ve lost something 可知这里是lose，失去。故选D。

举一反三

“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You’re shivering. Are you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”
“I’m not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”
“We are here to help you. Don’t worry about anything. I don’t know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车).”
“Why, yes. You’re right. But how do you know these things?”
“ I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”
“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather, Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is using my mother’s money for expenses(开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”
Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.
Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”
“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.
“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place. A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.”
“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”
“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”
小题1:Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about_______________.

A．Helen’s dead sister	B．Helen’s trip to London
C．the house Helen lives in	D．Helen’s stepfather and the family

小题2:What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?

A．Walking slowly	B．Listening carefully
C．standing sadly	D．Writing quickly

小题3:Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?

A．They are very rich	B．They are afraid of other people
C．They live on a horse-drawn wagon	D．They move from one place to another

小题4:The passage is probably from __________.

A．a poem

B．a guide

C．a novel

D．an advertisement

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Why are first ladies so important in the United States? They are unpaid and have no official work? There are several reasons, but the most important reason is they are role models for other women in the United States.
Jacqueline Kennedy was the best first lady in the US. Although she wasn"t an actress, model or singer, she was a fashion and cultural icon(文化偶像) who charmed people wherever she went.
If you are looking for someone who is as charming as Jacqueline Kennedy, it will be hard to find anyone more suitable than Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping. If you were writing a novel and trying to describe the perfect mixture of personal history, capabilities, confident lady for a character, you"d come up with someone like Peng.
Born into a family in Shandong province, she joined the People"s Liberation Army(中国人民解放军) at the age of 18, doing pretty well in singing military(军旅) songs. But she is not only famous for her voice and great achievements, but also for her charity efforts. She has, among other things, worked as a member of World Health Organization to fight against AIDS, and has done much in 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
The media(媒体) reported Peng’s trip with her husband. This was Xi’s his first foreign trip as president. The trip shows that she can be a role model for Chinese women, especially young Chinese women at home and abroad.
In the past, China has not had a tradition of first ladies like in the US. Now that China has a higher position on the world stage, it can have its first lady! And Peng Liyuan is the perfect person with whom to begin.
小题1:Why are first ladies important in the US?

A．Because they are unpaid.

B．Because they have official work.

C．Because they are role models for other women in the US.

D．Because they are more important than other women in the US.

小题2:Why does the writer think Jacqueline Kennedy was the best first lady in the US?

A．Because she was an actress.

B．Because she was fashionable.

C．Because the writer likes to listening to her songs.

D．Because she attracted people wherever she went.

小题3:Which is NOT right according to the passage?

A．Peng Liyuan is as charming as Jacqueline Kennedy.

B．Peng Liyuan wrote military songs from the age of 18.

C．The writer thinks Peng Liyuan is the most suitable first lady.

D．Peng Liyuan is famous not only for her voice and great achievements, but also for her charity work.

小题4:Which may be the best title for the passage?

A．Jacqueline Kennedy	B．First ladies in the US.
C．First Ladies in China	D．Peng Liyuan, the perfect first lady to begin with.

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Mary was an operator (接线员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill, ” again and again. Mary hurried to find the address of the call. She called the police, in a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open, they couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that maybe she could not walk！She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears (眼泪) were running down her face. T he doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up. Late r she told people, “ Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it.” Mary was surprised，too. “It’s the first time I’ve seen a two-year-old child call 911.”
小题1:What did Mary do every day？

A．Sheansweredthetelephonecalls.

B．Shetalkedwiththepolicemenandthedoctors.

C．Sheplayedwiththechildren.

D．Shedealtwithemergencies（紧急情况）.

小题2:How did she feel when she answered the little girl’s call？

A．Shewasworried.	B．Shewassorry．
C．Shewassurprised.	D．Shewashappy.

小题3:How did the police and the doctors get into the house？

A．Theywentinthroughthewindows.

B．Theybrokethedooropen.

C．Theydidn’tgoin.

D．Thewomenwasoutside. Theydidn’tneedtogoin.

小题4:How could the little girl learn to call 911？

A．Shelearntitbyherself.

B．Sheasked others to call 911.

C．HermothertaughtheroneMonday.

D．Hermotheroftentaughther.

小题5:How old was the little girl？

A．Onlytwo.

B．Shewasnine.

C．Shewasfive.

D．Shecouldn’twalk,soshemustbelessone.

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Today, not all people over 70 think they are old. People stay younger for longer. Here are three women who are over 70 and are still strong. What do they do, and how long have they done it?

79-year-old Omara from Cuba(古巴) is one of the most popular jazz singers in the world. She has been singing and dancing in clubs for 60 years. Her latest CD, Gracias, came out in 2009 and is enjoyed by people of different ages.

Dodo was born on September 1, 1919. She has been an outstanding American tennis player for more than 70 years, from a young girl into her 90s. Now she plays in the matches for people over 75 and has won over 320 medals.

American lady Carmen, who was born in 1931, has been a model since she was 13. Her job started when a photographer saw her on a bus and asked to take her photo. Today she still shows up on world-class fashion shows, shining brightly together with young girls who are in their 20s.

小题1:Omara, Dodo and Carmen are all_________.

A．from America	B．young and famous
C．old but still working	D．working with young girls

小题2:Omara has been singing and dancing in clubs for_________ years.

A．60

B．70

C．75

D．90

小题3:Dodo has won over 320 medals in_________.

A．singing contests	B．photo contests
C．dancing contests	D．tennis matches

小题4:Carmen became a_________ at the age of 13.

A．singer

B．model

C．tennis player

D．photographer

小题5:What does the reading above tell us?

A．These days young people are not as hard-working as the old.

B．Women in Western countries are not supposed to retire early.

C．Many people stay younger for longer because they keep on working.

D．The three ladies are still working because they want to make more money.

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Answer the questions.

My daughter, Tina, began to look for a job several months before she graduated from university. “Because of the financial crisis（金融危机）, it is more difficult to get into a company than to take the college entrance exam.” I told her, “You shouldn’t have too much hope or you would feel really disappointed.” Tina applied for a position in a company in the city center. The competition was fierce. The company was to employ only one among the twenty people. Tina said to me, “I am not afraid of disappointment. As long as I try, there will always be hope! ”
Everything seemed to go quite well and Tina passed the first round and entered the final in a week’s time.
On the day of the final interview, Tina and two other candidates （候选人）arrived on time, waiting for the test. To their great surprise, the interview was quite simple, and the intereviewer only chatted with them for a moment. The interviewer said to them, “All of you are super. Please go home and wait for our anwer. We will tell you the result in three days. Good luck to all of you!” On the third day, Tina received the message from the company telling her that she was not employed. She felf upset. In order to comfort her, I pretended to be relaxed and said, “It does not matter! I believe you will have more opportunities in the future!”
Late in the afternoon, Tina suddenly told me excitedly on the phone, “Dad, good news. I’ve mde it! ” I could not wait to ask her, “What’s the whole matter?” Tina told me that she received a second message saying that she was employed. She was so confused that she made a call to the company. In fact, the message Tina got in the morning was alse part of the test of the interview. The three candidates received the same message this morning and only Tina’s reply was satisfying to the company. “How did all of you reply?” I asked. “One did not reply. The other said ‘Goodbye’ and I said ‘Thank you’ .”
小题1:Has Tina graduated form universtiy? （此题1分）
小题2:In the writer’s opinion, which was more difficult, to get into a company or to take the college entrance exam?
小题3:How many people entered the final round of the competition?
小题4:Why did the writer pretend to be relaxed when he learned Tina was not employed?
小题5:What does the underlined sentence mean “I’ve made it!” mean in English?
It means “_______________________________”.
小题6:What can we learn from Tina? (Give at least two points.) （此题3分）

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