Three days ago, the boss of a gold shop received a letter. As he was very busy,
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Three days ago, the boss of a gold shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter was on his desk till dinner time. When he opened it, a $1000 note fell out onto the desk. With the note was a short letter:
Dear sir,
I got married forty years ago. Unfortunately, at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I got no job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money.
I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring one day. The assistant brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away for a moment, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger. So I left the shop with the ring but I didn’t pay for it. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience(让我良心不安)all these years. I always feel guilty about that. At that time the ring cost $100, and I think that is about ten times at today’s price.
Now, I am sending you that amount.
Yours truly,
A customer
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After reading the letter, the boss said,“Well, life is always full of surprise!”
小题1:The boss of the gold shop got a _________ 3 days ago.
A. ring B. letter C. gold
小题2:The underlined word“unemployment”means“______”in Chinese.
A.辞职 B.失业 C.就业
小题3:The ring the customer put into his pocket was __________ 40 years ago.
A.$1000 B.$10000 C.$100
小题4:The customer wrote to the boss in order to ________.
A. send the money for the ring B. say thanks to him C. return the ring
小题5:Which is NOT wrong according to the passage?
A. The boss opened the letter by himself.
B. The boss didn’t think life was always full of surprise.
C. When the customer’s wife knew the fact, she was annoyed. |
答案
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:A |
解析
【主旨大意】一个人对四十年前所做的一件错事心怀内疚，多年以来的负罪感和妻子的去世终于使他下定决心偿还这一笔债务。文章读来颇有教育意义。
小题1: 细节对应题。句子With the note was a short letter. 给出了答案。
小题1: 综合判断题。划线单词的下文got no job “没有找到工作”和out of work “失业”，都在提示上文的划线单词意义为“失业”。正是因为失业的窘境才导致写信者偷了店里的戒指。
小题1:细节对应题。信件的末尾句At that time the ring cost $100提示答案。
小题1:综合理解题。写信的人是通过偿还自己四十年前所拿戒指的钱来求得心理解脱。
小题1:细节对应题。通过短文开始When he opened it, 可知是老板亲自打开了信件。 |
举一反三
We have always been warned of the dangers of forest fires. They cause _____ 85 _____ to a forest. They kill many plants and animals in an eco-system, which is a group of living things and their environment. But have you ever heard of a forest fire that can be _____86_____ for a forest? People start some of the fires with a special reason to actually do good to the eco-system.
In fact, fires are a natural part of any eco-system. Without fires, the oldest and largest trees would stop sunlight from reaching the forest floor. Fires can _____87_____ some of these old trees. When the trees die, they provide something good for the earth. New trees can grow strong and healthy in their place.
Some trees even need fires to grow. These trees hold their seeds (种子) inside. Heat from a fire allows the coat of the seeds to open up. Then the seeds fall to the ground and have the _____88____ to grow/
Scientist, who know about nature’s needs, start some of these fires, called controlled burns. A fire is started and kept under control. This way, the fire does not spread out of the area or _____89_____ a after forest fires, they can go hungry _____90_____ their food has been damaged in the fire. Small, controlled fires mean than animals will not have to move far to find food. After some time, small plants begin to grow. Animals return soon after the plants return. This _____91_____ makes an eco-system.
So the next time you hear about a forest fire, think about the good as well as the bad. It may take a new eco-system a while to return, but it will likely come back stronger and healthier than ever.
| 小题1: | | A．illness | B．difficulty | C．damage | D．flood |
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| 小题2: | | A．helpful | B．powerful | C．harmful | D．awful |
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| 小题3: | | A．take the place of | B． get ready for | C． be bad for | D．get rid of |
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| 小题4: | | A．time | B．water | C．chance | D．skill |
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| 小题5: | | A．discover | B．cover | C．but | D．waste |
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| 小题6: | | A．because | B．although | C．but | D．so |
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| 小题7: | | A．almost | B．again | C．never | D．even |
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One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to 1 a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.
The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don"t like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person"s name and the date 2 it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students" bags were very 3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4 , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them 5 students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time 6 they wouldn"t forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and 7 nasty(恶心). They all tired to get rid of them.
Too often we think of tolerance（宽容）as a gift to 8 people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred（仇恨）in our 9 , we will have to
carry them around all our lives.
Do you think you have got 10 from the wise teacher and what she asked her students
to do?
| 小题3: | | A．heave | B．strong | C．light | D．big |
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| 小题4: | | A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．during the day | D．at night |
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| 小题5: | | A．kept | B．made | C．asked | D．allowed |
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| 小题6: | | A．as soon as | B．since | C．so that | D．until |
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| 小题7: | | A．sounded | B．tasted | C．smelt | D．felt |
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| 小题8: | | A．another | B．other | C．the other | D．others |
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| 小题9: | | A．hands | B．eyes | C．stomachs | D．hearts |
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| 小题10: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．somebody | D．Anybody |
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For years scientists have been arguing about whether nature or nurture (后天) decides what people will be like. Is it nature— what people are (41) with— that decides what they will be like? (42) is it nurture —what(43) to people when they are born —that decides what they will be like?
Scientists have been studying twins to (44) if they can find the answer, because twins start out with the (45) DNA. Sometimes twins don’t live together at birth and grow up in different (46) and different places— so the nature is the same for both, but the nurture is different.
When scientists (47) these twins in their later life, they some times find some surprising (48).
Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were adopted（收养）by two different families at birth. They first met each other again thirty-nine years (49) and discovered they had a lot in (50). Both had been (51) twice. Their first wives were both named Linda and their second wives were both named Betty!
Each twin had a son — one called his son James Alan and the (52) called his son James Alan, too. Their children each had a dog called “Toy”. They even arrived at their first (53) in the same color of car.
So far twin (54) seem to show that both nature and nurture are important. What we have from birth, and how and where we live help to build (55) we are.
| 小题1: | | A．born | B．grown | C．taught | D．made |
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| 小题3: | | A．pretends | B．happens | C．falls | D．depends |
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| 小题6: | | A．families | B．cities | C．countries | D．nations |
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| 小题7: | | A．believe | B．suggest | C．receive | D．compare |
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| 小题8: | | A．numbers | B．discoveries | C．results | D．decisions |
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| 小题9: | | A．ago | B．later | C．forward | D．behind |
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| 小题10: | | A．common | B．fact | C．danger | D．trouble |
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| 小题11: | | A．mentioned | B．married | C．succeeded | D．interviewed |
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| 小题12: | | A．either | B．else | C．other | D．only |
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| 小题13: | | A．competition | B．education | C．purpose | D．meeting |
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| 小题14: | | A．studies | B．movies | C．challenges | D．mysteries |
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The expression “down to earth” means being open and honest. It is easy to get on with some one who is down to earth. A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. A person who is filed with his own importance and pride is said to have his nose in the air.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality（现实）. He may have dreams, but he does not allow them to have influence on his understanding of what is real.
The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a day－dreamer.
When we have both our feet on the ground, and when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. Our lives are like the ground below us— solid(牢固的) and strong.
小题1:A down-to-earth person could be_____________.| A．social and proud | B．good and opposite | C．real and important | D．strong and changeable |
小题2:The expression “has one’s nose in the air” means_____________.小题3:This passage mainly talks about_____________.| A．the use of some expressions | B．dreams and achievements | | C．the lifestyle of honest people | D．honesty and understanding |
小题4:If you want to understand what is real in life, you have to_____________.| A．get along with other people easily | B．learn from those who are down to earth | | C．be a good dreamer with quick mind | D．have both your feet on the ground |
小题5:If you only consider your own importance, __________. | A．you’ll think you are better than others | | B．your life will be like the solid and strong ground | | C．you’ll be hated by down-to-earth people | | D．your life will be filed with love |
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A. they should spend sometime
B. the students are not expected
C. they had so many choices
D. many of them told me
E. many of them expressed disappointment
In my spoken English class, I asked the students about their university life. To my surprise, 小题1:. After their highly controlled(控制) high school lives, they were having difficulty getting used to (习惯) the free time in the university. When I asked them to describe their high school lives, 小题2:they got up at six in the morning and studied until ten or even later at night. Most of this time was spent doing lots of homework.
When they entered the university, in my opinion,小题3:to spend all their waking hours studying. They should also take an active part in social activities. They should learn to divide their time outside of class between sport sand clubs. What’s more, 小题4:watching TV and chatting with their roommates. But what surprised me most was that many of them did not seem happy because小题5:. They felt that they should be doing something else what ever they were doing. That’s why they were not happy.
To those students, my advice is: Get used to it and learn to make decisions for yourselves. |
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