请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）There

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请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

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 1 . 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 2 because they can"t grow much 3 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 4 and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is 5 ; 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 6 watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became 7 . As he coughed terribly , he 8 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 9 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 10 !" So the silly master said, "No, I can"t stop! I paid money for them, 11 now I"ll eat them. It"s my 12 !"
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 13 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 14 you"ve lost something, let it go and move on. That"s better than continuing to 15 .

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：这篇短文主要讲述了一个人因为贪便宜，买了一些根本不能作为水果的辣椒。结果因为舍不得自己花的那些钱，坚持把它们吃完的故事。从而告诉我们放弃某些东西比继续损失要好。
小题1:联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是那时没有现代的交通工具，选项ACD都属于现代的交通工具，故选B，步行。
小题2:联系下文And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.描述，可知此处指的是部分都很贵，故选C，昂贵的。
小题3:短语辨析。A.因为，由于；B.借助于，在……的帮助下；C.需要，缺少；D.结果，因此。联系上下文，可知前后是因果关系，下文表示原因，故选A，由于用水的问题。
小题4:短语辨析。A.起床；B.增长，走过去；C.出现；D.向上看，查阅。结合语境可知此处指的是他走过去了。故选B。
小题5:不定代词辨析。something一些东西，一般用于肯定句及表示请求建议等含义的疑问句中；anything也是表示一些东西，任何东西，一般用于否定及疑问句中。Nothing没有东西，用于肯定句表示否定含义；everything每件东西；修饰这些不定代词的形容词一般放在这些词的后面。联系后一句描述，可知此处指的是两卢比在印度没什么价值。故选B。
小题6:根据本句谓语动词，可知此处指的是眼睛流泪了，故选A，眼睛。
小题7:联系前文描述，及人们吃了辣椒后的常识，可知此处指的是他的脸变红了。故选C。
小题8:动词辨析。A.搜寻，调查；B.攀爬；C.慢跑；D.跳。联系前文描述，可知此处指的是辣得他直跳。故选D。
小题9:介词辨析。A.如同，当做；B.为了，对于；C.到，向；D.带有，伴随。结合语境及常识，可知此处指的是人们用它做作料。故选A。
小题10:联系前文So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit.描述，可知这个人是把辣椒作为水果来买的。故选C，它们不是水果。
小题11:连词辨析。A.代替，反而；B.和，并且；C.但是，可是；D.也。联系上下文，可知前后是顺接关系，故选B。
小题12:联系前一句描述，可知这个人认为这些辣椒就是自己的钱。故选A，钱。
小题13:联系下文into it 可知此处指的是我想里面投入了金钱，时间，努力以及关爱。短语put into 使……进入，投入。故选D。
小题14:短语辨析。A.犹如，好似；B.从那时到现在；C.即使，虽然；D.以便，所以。联系下文，可知此处指的是，即使你失去了一些东西，也要让它过去。故选C。
小题15:联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是比继续失去要好。故选D，损失，失去。
点评：这篇短文内容比较简单，理解不难。各小题与上下文联系比较紧密，答题中一定要注意联系上下文。答完后多读几遍，看看是否符合逻辑，适当修改。个别小题可以当作单独的词义辨析题来做，先区分词义，结合语境选出最能使语句通顺的答案。

举一反三

There is no doubt that mothers play an important leading role in the lives of their children. But what about a father"s role? I believe that fathers play just as important a role as mothers.
Fathers give us support. They are the shore（岸）we swim to when our arms and legs feel increasingly tired. They are the strength we rely on （依靠）as we take our first steps into the world. Fathers can be gentle and powerful, but they probably have the simplest love we ever know.
_______, the father is their first hero and possibly the only man they will ever feel comfortable loving.
For daughters, the father is the first man they admire and the first man whose eyes shine with happiness when they look at them. He is the first man to fall in love with them.
For mothers, the father of our children is the person we can believe in to watch over the babies as closely as we would. We are protectedin the knowledge of their love. A father is the person on the planet with whom we can do whatever we want ... one who will be just as interested and never feel bored in the face of our devotion.
Without fathers, we wouldn"t be mums. I would like to thank them from all our hearts for this honor and for being our partners in the business of raising children.
小题1:From the passage, we can know the writer is a_______.

A．father

B．mother

C．son

D．daughter

小题2:Which of the following can be put on the line in the third paragraph?

A．For parents.

B．For families.

C．For others.

D．For sons.

小题3:According to the passage, we can know that__________ .

A．fathers" love is different from mothers"

B．fathers are always simple and strong

C．fathers can look after their babies better

D．fathers are more important than mothers

小题4:The best title for the passage is_______.

A．Father, I love you	B．Fathers are our heroes
C．The importance of fathers	D．Fathers and mothers

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Now more and more people like talking about something that they are interested in. Here is a page from an Internet Forum (论坛). Some people are discussing who is a better singer.
Internet Forum

Writer	Time	Topic: Who’s a better singer, Andy Lau or Jacky Cheung?
Lucy	1-17-2012 2:45 p.m.	Some people say Jacky Cheung is the best Chinese singer. I don’t think so! Andy Lau is the best. I went to his concert last year. It was so hard to believe, I almost cried! OK, I did cry. That’s because Andy Lau is so handsome!
Anita	1-17-2012 4:38 p.m.	I don’t agree at all. Andy Lau sounds like every other singer. His voice is nothing special. However, Jacky Cheung’s is different from others’, and his songs are so romantic!
Tom	1-17-2012 8:55 p.m.	I think they are about the same. But Jacky Cheung is really a better actor. I’ve seen almost all of his movies. Remember the one that he played the lead role of an airplane pilot in, and his plane hit a hill. I love that movie!
Peter	1-18-2012 10:17 a.m.	I also think Jacky Cheung is a better singer, I prefer his Cantonese(粤语) songs. Maybe they sound better because Cantonese is his first language.
Anita	1-18-2012 12:47 p.m.	I agree. Jacky Cheung’s Cantonese songs are better than his Mandarin(普通话) songs though I still like all his songs.

小题1:Who likes Andy Lau best?

A．Lucy

B．Anita

C．Tom

D．Peter

小题2:Who think(s) Jacky Cheung a better singer ?

A．Anita

B．Peter

C．Tom

D．Anita and Peter

小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Nobody likes Jacky Cheung’s movies.

B．Jacky Cheung is a good singer and actor.

C．Lucy has never seen an Andy Lau’s concert.

D．Anita thinks Andy Lau’s voice is more special than Jacky Cheung’s.

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It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.
“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary(薪水).
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 a.m. and usually comes home around 5 p.m. or even 6 p.m. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.
小题1:Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?

A．The writer’s studies.	B．The writer’s future job
C．Dinner plans	D．Wars around the world

小题2:We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother ____________.

A．doesn’t want the writer to major in English

B．doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor

C．gets along very well with the writer

D．doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea

小题3:The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _____________.

A．agrees

B．shouts

C．complains

D．smiles

小题4:Which of following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?

A．He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son.

B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C．He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.

D．He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

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I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of (1)_____litter nearby and realized that(2)_____ was going to pick it up.
I live near a (3)_____ in Enshi, Hubei Province. I can walk there in three (4)_____! I (5)______ love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to (6)______ happy going there again.
I made my (7)_____ trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes (8)_____ starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! It had cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it. From then on, I went to the forest four times a year to pick up the litter. I often (9) ______ there for three hours. It makes me feel 10)_____ to do something for the environment.
After each trip , I(11) _____all the litter that I’ve found. If (12)______ of it is recyclable(可回收的), I keep it. I can’t (13)_____ why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it (14)_____ they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit to help(15) ______, but I still think it is important.

小题1:

A．see

B．seeing

C．look

D．looking

小题2:

A．no one else

B．I

C．everyone

D．anyone

小题3:

A．school

B．forest

C．river

D．park

小题4:

A．months

B．hours

C．days

D．minutes

小题5:

A．would

B．do

C．am used to

D．used to

小题6:

A．look

B．feel

C．make

D．see

小题7:

A．first

B．third

C．fourth

D．fifth

小题8:

A．after

B．later

C．before

D．of

小题9:

A．play

B．go

C．work

D．sit

小题10:

A．worried

B．sad

C．disappointed

D．great

小题11:

A．bury

B．burn

C．sell

D．look at

小题12:

A．many

B．little

C．any

D．much

小题13:

A．wonder

B．ask

C．hope

D．understand

小题14:

A．until

B．as

C．after

D．when

小题15:

A．myself

B．the earth

C．other

D．the litter

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We have no idea about  1 men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways    2  the history.
For example, in many history books it is  3   that people who lived three thousand years ago 4 salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt 5  keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies  6 decay.（腐烂）
In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was   7  to have broken the   8 . if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into   9  . Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century   10  stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took   11  than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be   12  punished(惩罚).
Salt was very 13  on the dinner table of a king. It was always put   14 the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt   15 less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.

小题1:

A．when

B．where

C．what

D．which

小题2:

A．throughout

B．thought

C．though

D．although

小题3:

A．say

B．reported

C．recorded

D．reading

小题4:

A．eat

B．ate

C．eating

D．have eaten

小题5:

A．used to

B．was used to

C．was used

D．used

小题6:

A．off

B．from

C．on

D．out

小题7:

A．think

B．consider

C．thoughtful

D．thought

小题8:

A．law

B．glass

C．computer

D．time

小题9:

A．pool

B．hill

C．prison

D．river

小题10:

A．because

B．because of

C．by

D．as

小题11:

A．more

B．less

C．fewer

D．most

小题12:A. serious B. bad C. terrible D seriously

小题13:

A．important

B．necessary

C．clever

D．cheerful

小题14:A. in the front of B behind C. in front of D. before

小题15:

A．when

B．as

C．however

D．while

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