As a single parent of four children, money was always tight .It was Christmas ti
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As a single parent of four children, money was always tight .It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party . But the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas (36).
They planned weeks ahead of time , asking (37) what they wanted for Christmas. luckily, I have saved $120 for (38) to share by all five of us .
The big (39) arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and (40) them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop. Then we would (41) back at the “Santa’s Workshop.”
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits (42) my younger daughter, Tina, who was unusual (43). She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies—fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything (44) we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door，(45) to be angry again. This is what he told me:
“ I was looking (46) thinking of what to buy , and I (47) to read the title cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old. And all she (48) for Christmas was a doll .So I took the card off the tree and (49) the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so (50) as I did that day.
| 小题1: | | A．shopping | B．travelling | C．parties | D．greetings |
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| 小题2: | | A．the other | B．each other | C．one by one | D．every other one |
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| 小题3: | | A．toys | B．clothes | C．presents | D．bills |
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| 小题4: | | A．day | B．chance | C．times | D．tree |
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| 小题5: | | A．forced | B．reminded | C．invited | D．begged |
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| 小题7: | | A．including | B．besides | C．except | D．regarding |
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| 小题8: | | A．quiet | B．excited | C．happy | D．ashamed |
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| 小题9: | | A．since | B．after | C．while | D．until |
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| 小题10: | | A．waiting | B．ready | C．hoping | D．afraid |
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| 小题11: | | A．out | B．over | C．forward | D．around |
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| 小题12: | | A．forgot | B．stopped | C．failed | D．hated |
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| 小题13: | | A．wanted | B．did | C．got | D．played |
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| 小题14: | | A．made | B．searched | C．bought | D．found |
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| 小题15: | | A．angry | B．rich | C．patient | D．bitter |
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答案
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B |
解析
小题1:根据下文的We had two hours to shop可知，孩子们最开心的就是圣诞节大购物。故选A。
小题1:考查短语辨析。 the other“其他的”；each other“互相”；one by one“一个接一个”；every other one“每隔一个”。孩子们相互询问要买什么礼物。故选B。
小题1:作者积攒了120美元，可供作者和四个孩子买礼物用。故选C。
小题1:考查名词辨析。day“日子”；chance“机会”；times“次数，时代”；tree“树”。big在此意为“重要的，重大的”。购物这一天终于到了。故选A。
小题1:考查固定用法。force sb. to do“逼迫某人做某事”；remind sb. to do“提醒某人做某事”；invite sb. to do“邀请某人做某事”；beg sb. to do“乞求某人做某事”。作者提醒孩子们买4美元一个的礼物。故选B。
小题1:作者和孩子们在“Santa’s Workshop”碰头。meet“碰面，集合”。故选D。
小题1:回家的路上，每个人都很开心，除了作者的小女儿Tina。except“除了”。故选C。
小题1:考查形容词辨析。quiet“安静的”；excited“兴奋的”；happy“开心的”；ashamed“羞耻的。”相对于其他孩子来说，Tina异常的安静。故选A。
小题1:考查时间状语从句的连接词。not...until“直到......才......”。作者在回家的路上没有说话。故选D。
小题1:根据前一句中的so angry, but 可知，作者忍着没有发火，到家后，关上门准备批评Tina。be ready to do sth.“准备好做某事”。故选B。
小题1:考查短语辨析。look out“往外看”；look over“检查”；look forward to“期盼”；look around“环顾四周”。Tina到处看，寻找礼物。故选D。
小题1:stop to do sth.“停下来做某事”；stop doing sth.“停止做某事”。Tina停下来看许愿树上的字。故选B。
小题1:许愿树上写的都是美好的愿望，那个四岁的小女孩想要的是一个布娃娃。故选A。
小题1:考查动词辨析。A“制作”；B“搜索”；C“买”；D“发现”。Tina买了一个布娃娃送给那个四岁的小女孩。故选C。
小题1:根据倒数第二段最后一句We have so much and she doesn’t have anything可知，Tina认为她家很富有，而那个女孩什么也没有。作者认为她们家从来没有像那天那么富有。故选B。 |
举一反三
Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you know was in trouble—and he was? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP.
ESP stands for（代表） Extra Sensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.
Here is an example: A woman was doing washing. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead!” I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then. a telegram came. The woman’s father had died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.
There are thousands of stories like this on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what is behind these strange mental messages. Here’s another example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.
A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, “There’s room for one more.” The man felt the driver was dead, so he ran away. The next day the man was getting on a crowded bus. The bus driver said, “There’s room for one more.” Then the man saw the driver’s face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn’t get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!
Some people say stories like these are lies or coincidences. Others, including some scientists say that ESP is true. From studies of ESP, we may some day learn more about the human mind.
小题1:People with ESP may know about ____________| A．someone’s trouble | B．events before they happen | | C．their dreams | D．events after they happen |
小题2: From the passage it can be inferred that ____________.| A．all people have ESP | B．some women or men have ESP | | C．children have ESP | D．no have ESP |
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When do you become an adult, a grown-up? At eighteen? Twenty-one? Thirty? Adulthood may seem a long way to you, but the fact is that you are in the process of becoming an adult right now. The changes are so gradual逐步的）( that you may not notice them ,but you can be sure that they’re happening.
When you were a child, a parent or an older relative probably bought your clothes and helped you clean up your room. Now you are likely to have a clothes allowance, to care for your bedroom, and to share other cleaning chores. You may once have had trouble getting your homework finished on time. By now, you may have learned to pace yourself. You know how much time you need. Do you remember begging your parents to stop for ice cream, or take an after-school job when you want money for a new clock radio? Of course, you don’t always budget your time and your money perfectly. Your room doesn’t always pass inspection. And you are often less than even tempered when something upsetting happens. But you’re learning.
As you get older, you have more privileges(特权) and more responsibilities. You may baby-sit for younger brothers and sisters, help cook dinner, and do odd jobs to contribute to the family income. You may get to stay up to watch a late movie on television, sit in on adult conversations, take subways and buses alone, or go on camping trips with your friends. Eventually, you will have a job and an apartment of your own.
You’ll become a voter and perhaps a husband or wife, maybe even a parent. But doing things adults do does not necessarily mean you will be wiser, braver, or more self-assured. It takes time to acquire knowledge and build self-confidence. Adults need to test themselves in the world, just as you do as a teenager. Being an adult is a continual process of growth.
小题1:The best title for this passage may be _____________.| A．Becoming An Adult | B．It Is No Good Becoming An Adult | | C．Becoming A Voter | D．Adulthood Is always A Long Way To You |
小题2:According to the passage, the writer may probably think that ________.| A．nobody can be called an adult | | B．becoming an adult is a long process of becoming learned and self-assured | | C．adults are not self-confident | | D．only adults can budget time and money perfectly |
小题3: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．You don’t know you’re growing up because changes are gradual. | | B．You used to beg for toys when you were young. | | C．Even if you are quite grown up , you still need to acquire knowledge. | | D．People will never be wise, brave or self-assured. |
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Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.
Traveling by train is slower than plane, but it has its advantages. You can see the country when you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even longer journey enjoyable.
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. And traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.
Many people love to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like,You can stop wherever you wish where there is something to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That’s why travelling by car is popular fpr pleasant trips,while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.
小题1: From the passage we know the fastest way of travelling is _______.
A. by train B, by sea C. by plane
小题2:The underlined word “they” in the 2nd paragraph refers to _____.
modern trains in the country
comfortable seats and dining cars
the travellers on the modern trains
小题3: If we travel by car, we can__________.
make the longer journey enjoyable
travel to a very far place in several minutes
make our own timetable
小题4:When people travel on business , they usually take ______.
a plane or a car
a train or a plane
a boat or a train
小题5:How many ways of travelling are mentioned in the passage ?
A. Four B. Three C. Two |
When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
1. Where did Mr. David live after he retired?
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2. Why do many people want to see Mr. David’s house?
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3. Can Mr. David stand the visitors?
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4. What did Mr. David do to drive the visitors away?
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5. How did Mr. David feel when visitors kept coming to see his house?
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完形填空（每题1分，共10分）
I have a problem. Yesterday afternoon I ___1___ with my best friend, Kim. And he was very angry. I thought about it for a long time last ___2___. Now I know I was ___3___ at that time. But I don’t know ___4___ I should do. My mother thinks I ___5___ go to see Kim and tell him I was wrong. My father thinks I should ___6___ Kim and say ___7___ to him. And my brother ___8___ I should call Teen talk, the radio advice program. My sister tells ___9___ I should call up my teacher for ___10___.
Can you tell me what I should do?
1. A. argued B. smiled C. shouted D. talked
2. A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. night
3. A. right B. wrong C. kind D. good
4. A. how B. why C. what D. where
5. A. will B. should C. must D. need
6. A. call B. to call C. calling D. called
7. A. hello B. morning C. sorry D. afternoon
8. A. wants B. says C. hopes D. speaks
9. A. I B. my C. him D. me
10. A. advice B. money C. homework D. study |
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