完形填空。 A professor told students to go into the city slums (贫民窟) to study the
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them to 1 reports (报告) about each boy"s life and future. Most of the students wrote, "He doesn"t have
any hope."
Twenty-five years 2 , another professor read about the earlier reports. He told his students to
3 what happened to the boys, They tried very hard and found that 176 of the boys had become
successful 4 doctors, teachers or scientists.
The professor was very 5 and decided to study it further. Luckily, all the men were living in
the same city and he was able to visit and ask each one,"What made you 6 ?"
They all answered, "They was a good teacher." The teacher was 7 living there, so the professor
found her and asked the old lady 8 she had pulled those boys out of the slum, and changed them into
successful people.
The teacher"s 9 began to shine and said with a sweet smile, "It"s really very easy, I 10 those boys.
I"m proud of them."
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| 阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。 | ||
 "Daddy, can I learn to play the (1) _______? I"ll try very hard." Sarah asked her (2)_______, Mr White. "All right," Mr White said. "I"ll (3)_______ for you to have lessons for six weeks. If you play well, you can go on with your lessons. If you don"t, I will (4)_______ the lessons." "OK, Daddy," Sarah said. Mr White found her a good and expensive (5)_______ and Sarah began her lessons. Six weeks later, Sarah said to Mr White, "I"m (6)_______ to play for you, Daddy." "Fine, Sarah," Mr White said."Begin." She began to play. She didn"t play well. She made a terrible noise. Her father had one of his friends with him. The friend put his hands over his (7)_______ when he heard the noise. When Sarah (8)_______, her father said,"Well done, Sarah. You can go on with your lessons." Sarah ran happily out of the room. Mr White"s friend turned to him."You"ve spent a lot of (9)_______, but she still plays very (10)_______," he said. Mr White said, "Since she started learning the piano, I"ve been able to buy five apartments (单元房间) in this building very cheaply. In another six weeks, I"ll own the whole building." | ||
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| A mother and her young son got into a bus in a small city and sat down. The bus conductor came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket to Oxford," and gave her a shilling (先令). The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then said to him,"How old are you, young man?" The mother began speaking, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I"m four years old at home, and two and a half in buses and trains." The mother took six pence (便士) out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets. | ||
| 1. One day the mother took a bus _____. | ||
| A. to a small city B. to get some money C. with her son | ||
| 2. The mother gave the conductor _____ pence in all (总共) that day. | ||
| A. 12 B. 16 C. 18 | ||
| 3. The mother was _____. | ||
| A. honest B. not honest (诚实) C. very clever | ||
| 4. The conductor asked _____ how old he was. | ||
| A. the little boy B. the mother C. the bus driver | ||
| 5. The boy was _____ years old then. | ||
| A. two B. four C. two and a half | ||
| 阅读理解。 | ||
| Mrs Jones lives near her school, and she always walks there in the morning. All her students in her class are very young. On a very cold and windy morning in October, Mrs Jones walked to the school, the cold wind went into her eyes, and big tears began running out of them. She reached the school, opened the door and went into the hall. It was nice and warm there and Mrs Jones was happy. But the small boy looked at her for a few seconds, put his arm around her and said kindly, "Don"t cry, Miss. School isn"t very bad." | ||
| 1. What is Mrs. Jones? She is a _____. | ||
| A. student B. woman teacher C. kind mother | ||
| 2. The small boy was not _____ to understand why tears ran out of Mrs Jones" eyes. | ||
| A. old enough B. clever enough C. enough old | ||
| 3. The young students Mrs Jones very much. | ||
| A. love B. hated C. enjoy | ||
| 4. Mrs Jones goes to school _____. | ||
| A. by bike B. by bus C. on foot | ||
| 5. It was _____ that day. | ||
| A. fine B. windy C. sunny | ||
| 阅读理解。 | ||
 On a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, a crocodile was swimming toward him.His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two. In great fear, she ran toward the water,shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him.From the shore, the mother caught her Iittle boy be the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two.The crocodile was much stronger that the mother, but the mother was much too eager to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the cmcodile. After several weeks in hospital,the Iittle boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother"s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved. A newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars (伤疤). The boy Iifted his legs. And then, with obvious pride,he said to the reporter,"But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn"t let go." Never judge another person"s scars, because you don"t know how they were made. | ||
| 1. What is probably the best title for the passage? | ||
| A. Scars of love B. Women hold up half sky C. A terrible experience D. Don"t judge by appearances | ||
| 2. Hearing Mother"s shouts, the boy _______. | ||
| A. remained in the middle in great fear B. didn"t stop swimming forwards C. swam back towards the bank D. was ready to fight the crocodile | ||
| 3. Which of the following statements is true according to the text? | ||
| A. A crocodile attacked him when the boy and his mother were bathing. B. The crocodile bit the ams of the boy when is reached him. C. It was the farmer who shot the crocodile. D. There is always an interesting story behind every scar. | ||
| 4. By saying "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too." in paragraph 4, the boy really wants to show ______. | ||
| A. how deep the scars made by the crocodile were B. What a brave boy he was C. how many scars and scratches he had D. how great and beloved his mother was | ||
| 阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。 | ||
| Victor used to be such a good runner that he 1_______ (win) nine awards be the age of 18. Then one day while he 2_______ (run) along the roadside, an accident suddenly happened to him. Unfortunately both of his legs 3_______(injure) seriously by a car out of control. Since then, he 4_______ (not be) able to walk any more. After a long time, however, he knew life 5_______ (not stop) for him. He focused on what he could do instead of what he lost. He realized that there were many possibilities for the disabled. One of the things he became interested in was foreign languages. Every day he listened to tapes and read books. After several years he became fluent in three languages. Then he 6_______(try) his best to work as a translator in a company. To everybody"s surprise, he became the best one in the city. Though Victor wishes he could walk, he is always looking forward to 7_______(live) a wonderful life in the future. Sometimes he 8_______(miss) being able to walk or run. But now at least he can live on his own and make himself 9_______(enjoy) what he likes. He thinks there"s much 10_______(be) thankful for. |