How do you usually get to school? Buy bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US studen
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How do you usually get to school? Buy bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little 36__________---he goes by horse (马). Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school 37 __________the beginning of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I’m on my way at 6 am.” Burch says, “The streets are mostly 38__________ at this time of morning. It’s a nice way to start the day.” The idea was his 39__________. His family were enjoying their vacation on their farm this summer, “My dad just said, ‘Roby, you 40__________ ride your horse to school every day.’” says Burch. He thought it really was a good idea. When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster (校长), Joe Cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even 41__________ Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster’s house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has 42__________cars than the others. For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he 43__________ to ride his horse. “ I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather.” he says. Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy he was afraid. 44__________ now, “it’s what I do best.” It’s no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than 45 __________ else.” He says, “It’s really a guy thing.”
小题1: | A.normally | B.casually | C.differently | D.actually |
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小题2: | A.for | B.since | C.before | D.after |
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小题3: | A.empty | B.crowded | C.busy | D.awful |
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小题4: | A.sister’s | B.brother’s | C.mom’s | D.dad’s |
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小题5: | A.will | B.won’t | C.should | D.shouldn’t |
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小题6: | A.invited | B.allowed | C.taught | D.urged |
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小题8: | A.begins | B.stops | C.continues | D.refuses |
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小题10: | A.anything | B.nothing | C.everybody | D.somebody |
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答案
小题1:C 小题1:C 小题1:B 小题1:D 小题1:C 小题1:B 小题1:A 小题1:C 小题1:D 小题1:A |
解析
【主旨大意】本篇短文讲述的是一个学生骑马上学的事情。短文详细叙述了这个学生选择骑马上学的全过程。 小题1: 下文句意提示该生上学的方式与上文提供的方式有点不同,用differently 表达。 小题1: 介词since 和名词the beginning 连用,表示“自开学之初”。 小题1:形容街道拥挤用形容词crowded表达,busy 用来修饰traffic。 小题1:考查上下文意义对应。下文他父亲的话提示骑马上学这个主意来自他的父亲。 小题1:根据他父亲提建议这一语言环境,可知用情态动词should。 小题1:副词even“甚至”提示空格处用动词allow, allow sb to do sth 意为“允许某人做某事”。 小题1: 因为选择的是“僻静的街道”,所以应为“更少”,用few 修饰可数名词,下文than 提示用比较级形式。 小题1: 通过even now 和下句意义,可知“他仍然继续骑马上学”,continue to do sth “继续干某事”。 小题1:句意表示转折,“原来他害怕,但现在…”,用连词but 表达。 小题1:是“骑马”这件事和其它事情相比,不是我和其他人相比。用anything else 表示“任何其它事情。” |
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Greg Woodburn, a university student, spends a lot of time cleaning sports shoes. Some of them once belonged to him; some belonged to his friends. But soon the shoes will have new owners, poor children in the USA and 20 other countries, thanks to Greg’s Share Our Soles(鞋底) (S.O.S) charity. Greg was a high school running star in a small town in California. He had to stop running for months because his knee was injured. “I started thinking about all the things I got from running, the health, the friendships and the confidence.” he says. And I realized there are children who don’t even have shoes. Greg collected his own sports shoes and then called his friends and the town. His aim was to have 100 pairs by Christmas 2006. When the number climbed to more than 500 pairs. Greg know that he could collect sports shoes all year round. Now he has set up collection boxes in his town. So far, S.O.S has collected and donated more than 3,000 pairs of shoes. And Greg has cleaned almost all of them. “People think of it as duty work,” he says, “but I like doing it, because I feel happy when I’m doing it. It’s not work I want to pass on to someone else.” In just three years, Greg has started three branches(分部) of S.O.S and there are more and more sports shoes. For many poor children who have received the shoes mean opportunity. Two young boys in southern California used to go to school on alternate days(隔日) because they both shared a pair of shoes. They were too big for one boy and too small for the other. Thanks to S.O.S, each brother received his own pair of shoes. The boys now go to school every day. When they graduate, they say they will help others, just as Greg helped them. 小题1:Who will Greg donate these sports shoes to? _____________________________________________ 小题2:From running Greg got health, friendships and confidence, and what did he realize? _____________________________________________ 小题3:How many pairs of shoes has S.O.S collected and donated so far? _____________________________________________ 小题4:Why does Greg like to clean the donated shoes? __________________________________________________ 小题5:What did the two boys in southern California learn from Greg? ___________________________________________________ |
Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb 31 highest peak (山峰) in the Alps. 32 mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop 33 and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not 34 his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber 35 was planning to climb the highest peak. Franz was very angry when he found out 36 Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top 37 him. Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, 38 as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz 39 behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the 40 to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to 41 him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was 42 and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top. He thought Saxo’s life was more 43 than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz continued the climb, and finally 44 reached the top. Later, the villagers 45 knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.
小题2: | A.Rudi | B.The Rudi’s | C.Rudis’ | D.Rudi’s |
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小题3: | A.climbing | B.climb | C.to climb | D.climbed |
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小题4: | A.try out | B.give up | C.go over | D.work out |
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小题6: | A.which | B.what | C.that | D.where |
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小题7: | A.after | B.behind | C.before | D.over |
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小题8: | A.but | B.so | C.or | D.for |
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小题9: | A.walked | B.rested | C.stayed | D.watched |
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小题10: | A.first | B.second | C.third | D.last |
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小题12: | A.helpful | B.helping | C.helps | D.helpless |
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小题13: | A.popular | B.successful | C.important | D.interesting |
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小题15: | A.both | B.none | C.either | D.all |
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Michael Essany is the young star of his own TV talk show. When he was 14, he bought some 36 machines and asked a local television station to air (播放) his show. Michael contacted 500 famous people but only three of them 37 to be on his show. However, now many well-known people want to be on his show. In 2003, the Michael Essany Show became so 38 that even the E! network made a show about his show! Michael’s show is 39 from the living room of his family’s house. Before the show starts, his parents 40 the guests at the airport and make them comfortable. While the show is 41 , Michael tells jokes and interviews the guests, and his parents 42 the video machines. After Michael finished the show, the guests eat dinner with Michael and his 43 in the dining room. Michael’s fame (名气) is 44 , but he still has plans and goals. “I would like to be the host of The Tonight Show. That is my 45 , and it’s a dream I intend to realize one day.” 小题1: A. radio B. video C. Internet 小题2: A. forgot B. refused C. agreed 小题3:A. strange B. popular C. serious 小题4: A. recorded B. discovered C.introduced 小题5: A. help out B. look after C. pick up 小题6: A. on B. off C. up 小题7: A. mend B. run C. sell 小题8:A. family B. audience C. boss 小题9: A. falling B. disappearing C. growing 小题10: A. advice B. dream C. story |
Sharks frighten most of us, but Daniel Weaver, a shark scientist, swims with them for a living! We asked him some questions about this unusual job. So Daniel, what’s it like to be a shark scientist? Well, it’s a great job. I often travel to faraway places like South Africa and Fiji to study sharks. On the other hand, a shark scientist sometimes does boring desk work, such as writing reports. Also, shark scientists don’t usually get paid a lot. What qualities (品质) do you need to become a shark scientist? Shark scientists need to be wise and strong. They enjoy working outdoors and they have to be cool and patient (耐心). They also have to be quite brave! So do you think it’s a dangerous job? Well, sharks have up to 15 rows of sharp teeth. However, sharks hardly attack (攻击) humans. There are over 350 kinds of sharks in the world and only about 10 are dangerous to us. In fact, dogs kill more people every year than sharks! Humans kill over 12 million sharks a year for food and sport! How do you become a shark scientist? A shark scientist usually studies Marine Science or Zoology at university. It’s also good to get some work experience in an aquarium (水族馆). In my opinion, I have the best job in the world! 小题1:_______ questions were asked about Daniel’s unusual job.小题2:As a shark scientist, Daniel _______.A.studies sharks in his neighbourhood | B.makes lots of money | C.swims with sharks for a living | D.only writes reports on sharks | 小题3:In Daniel’s opinion, one needs to be _______ to become a shark scientist. ①excited ②patient ③brave ④strong ⑤wise小题4:The underlined “Marine Science” and “Zoology” must be two _______ at university.A.subjects | B.books | C.scientists | D.prizes | 小题5:From the passage we can know that _______.A.sharks are likely to attack humans | B.dogs are as dangerous as sharks to humans | C.sharks are not dangerous to humans at all | D.humans do more harm to sharks than sharks do to humans |
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Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said ____36____ had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him on __37__ my student. Although Robby tried very hard, ___38____ he was not good at music. However, he continued and _____39____ the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say:“My mom is going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed hopeless. He didn’t have a talent for music. One day, Robby stopped ____40____ to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still practicing. He asked ____41____ he could take part in my concert and I agreed. The night of the concert came. The high school gym ___42____ with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then Robby came up on the stage, and began to play the piano. He played _____43___ well that everyone was on their feet, clapping(鼓掌)excitedly. In tears, I ran up on the stage, “Oh, Robby! ____44____ did you do it?”. “Well, Miss Green…remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and died this morning. And well…she was born deaf, so tonight was the ____45___ time she ever heard me play the piano. I wanted to make it special.
小题5: | A.come | B.to come | C.coming | D.came |
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小题7: | A.packed | B.was packed | C.were packed | D.packing |
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小题10: | A.good | B.better | C.best | D.worst |
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