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Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived there, I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?” “It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly. “Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.” I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. In the early morning, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.” We drove in silence to the address she had given me. “How much do I pay you?” she asked. “Nothing.” I said. “You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered. Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug(拥抱). She held on me and said, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.” 小题1:The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.A.show she was familiar with the city | B.see some places for the last time | C.let the driver earn more money | D.reach the destination on time | 小题2:The taxi driver did not get the money because he ______.A.wanted to give her a hand | B.shut off the meter by mistake | C.had received her payment already | D.was in a hurry to take other passengers | 小题3:What can we learn from the story?A.No pains, no gains. | B.People should respect(尊重) each other. | C.An act of kindness can bring people great joy. | D.People should learn to enjoy our life. |
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小题1:B 小题2:A 小题3:C |
解析
试题分析:短文描述一个出租车司机在二十年前的一个真实的事情。一天凌晨,接待了一位老人,她的要求是环视全城,每到一个她熟悉的地方,她都会讲述以前的事情,后来司机才知道,原来她的生命就要结束了,因此是想再看一看这熟悉的地方。最后司机并没有收费,而且还送给老人一个拥抱。 小题1:细节理解题。问题:这位老妇人为什么环视这座城市?阅读全文得知,她遇到一个熟悉的地方,就请司机慢行,并且还讲以前的事情。原文是她的生命很短暂了,她想在最后的时刻看一看这些地方。因此第二项符合。故选B 小题2:细节理解题。问题:出租车司机为什么没有向她要钱?分析句意:老人问多少钱,司机说不要钱了。最后一句话也体现出司机的用心。 Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug(拥抱). She held on me and said, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”句意: 几乎想也没想,我给了她一个拥抱。她对我说,“你给了一个老妇人片刻的欢乐。”从中充分说明,司机想帮助她。故选A 小题3:细节理解题。问题:从这个故事中我们学到了什么?通过对全文的理解,我们从中明白一点,一个善良的举动能带给人们很大的快乐。故选C |
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A famous study was done in a school by a professor from a university. At the start of the school year, the teachers were given the names of five children. They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average,and they were not the best students at all. Well, guess what? At the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class. What made these average students change so much to become top students?The only difference was the change in their teachers’ attitude. Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students,they expected more from them. And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could. Do you know why? If you expect the best from people, they’ll usually want to give you their best. A great leader said, “Treat a person just how he appears to be on the outside, and you’ll make him even worse. But treat a person like he’s already a success,and you’ll help make him the best he can be.” Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny, his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said,“Johnny,you’re the naughtiest boy in this class. I’m sure you’ll never change.” The next year Johnny had a new teacher. And on the first day of class,she met with Johnny after school and said,“Johnny, I’ve heard a lot about you! But do you know that I don’t believe a word of it.” And every day after that, this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things. Later on, Johnny became a school leader. Because that’s the power of our belief and attitude toward children. 小题1:The professor started his research by _______.A.teaching the five children himself | B.asking the five children to find a new teacher | C.telling the five students to work harder than ever before | D.telling the teacher the five students were the best in the class | 小题2:The five average students became top students mainly because of ________.A.the professor’s study | B.the teachers’hard work | C.the change in the teachers | D.the change in the teachers’ attitude | 小题3:What does the passage mainly tell us?A.Attitude and belief can change a person. | B.Only teachers can make you a top student. | C.A professor’s study can help you score highest. | D.If you want to get more,you should have new teachers. |
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Charlie was about to climb into bed when he found there was a light on in his garden shed(棚). Then he noticed some people who were busy stealing his things. He call the police right away. The policeman asked, “Are there any intruders(闯入者)in your house?” Charlie replied “no” and explained what was happening. The policeman said, “All patrol cars(巡逻车) have gone out, and a policeman will go to your house when one is free.” Charlie hung up, waited 30 seconds, and then called the police again. “Hello, I just called a short while ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. I want to let you know that they’re not a problem anymore because I’ve just shot every one of them.” Charlie then hung up the phone. In five minutes, three patrol cars, nearly twenty policeman and an ambulance arrived at his house. Of course, the police caught the thieves. One policeman said, “I thought you said that you shot every one of them!” Charlie replied, “I thought you said there were no patrol cars free!” 小题1:The story happened . A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening 小题2:The police didn’t want to come at once because . A. there was no patrol cars free. B. they didn’t think it was crucial. C. they didn’t know what happened. 小题3:Charlie called the police __ for help. A. only once B. twice C. three times 小题4:The police came quickly because they thought . A. the thieves died B. Charlie was shot C. the thieves broke into the house 小题5:We can infer(推断) that Charlie . A. was good at shooting B. liked to play a joke on the police. C. didn’t belive what the policeman said. |
Long long ago, an elephant and a monkey lived in the same forest. They were good friends, but both of them were very proud. The elephant thought of himself strong, and the monkey felt himself quick.
One day they went to ask the old bird, “Can you tell us which one of us is more important?” The old bird didn"t give them the answer at once. However, he asked them to get some bananas on the other side of the river and bring them to him. So the elephant and the monkey went to the river, but the water ran so fast that the monkey was afraid. “Get on my back, Monkey,” said the elephant, “I shall take you there. I"m big and strong, and I can swim across the river.” Soon they got to the other side. The elephant tried to reach the bananas, but they were too high. “Wait a minute, please. I can climb,” said the monkey. He quickly ran up the tree and gave the bananas to the elephant. Then they came back happily to the old bird and showed him the bananas. “Now, you see, the elephant is strong,” said the old bird with a smile, “but he couldn"t get the bananas; the monkey is quick, but he couldn"t, either. Only you two could do the work well when you helped each other.” 小题1:Both the elephant and the monkey are ______ in the story. A. quick B. proud C. strong 小题2:According to the story, ______ is more important. A. the monkey B. the elephant C. neither 小题3:Picture ______ shows the right position of the banana tree.
A. B. C. 小题4:They should ______ to get the bananas. A. first swim across the river and then come back B. first climb up the tree and then swim across the river C. first swim across the river and then climb up the tree 小题5:The best title for the story is “______”. A. Teamwork is important B. An elephant and a monkey C. Strong or quick |
Johnny, a lizard (蜥蜴),lived between some rocks in the country, where he liked sunbathing every morning. One day, he felt so that he didn’t notice some boys coming up behind him. The boys caught Johnny, and he could only escape from their hands by losing his and running to hide. The children watched his tail moving about, but they soon threw the tail away and left. Johnny came out to his tail, but could find no of it. Feeling so sad, he decided to doing everything else in his life and spending all his time finding his tail. Days and months passed, and Johnny kept looking, asking everyone they had seen his tail. However, there was no news about it. One day, he asked a boy and the boy replied, “Why do you need two tails?” After hearing this, Johnny turned back and saw that he had grown a new, stronger tail. He suddenly realised how it had been to waste so much time on a problem like it. Johnny headed for home. , he suddenly found his old tail on the roadside. Although it terrible, Johnny was still excited to have it back. He picked it up and was about to his journey. Just at that moment, an idea hit him that he shouldn’t look at the past and worry about it since it was not useful for . He then decided to his old tail there, leaving with it all his past worries. As he continued his journey, all he took with him were thoughts of the present and the dreams of the . As we know, it’s not good to look at the past, unless it helps in the future. Let the past go with the wind.
小题1: | A.interested | B.relaxed | C.lonely | D.nervous |
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小题3: | A.look at | B.look after | C.look up | D.look for |
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小题4: | A.need | B.sign | C.reason | D.use |
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小题5: | A.keep | B.finish | C.begin | D.stop |
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小题6: | A.whether | B.that | C.how | D.why |
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小题7: | A.only | B.still | C.also | D.always |
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小题8: | A.hopefully | B.generally | C.surprisedly | D.wonderfully |
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小题9: | A.lucky | B.hard | C.careless | D.silly |
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小题10: | A.In a way | B.By the way | C.On the way | D.In the way |
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小题11: | A.sounded | B.looked | C.smelled | D.tasted |
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小题12: | A.change | B.continue | C.plan | D.end |
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小题14: | A.return | B.cut | C.move | D.drop |
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小题15: | A.tail | B.present | C.future | D.past |
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On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed warmly, and I was feeling a little as I was carrying our shopping bag, I decided to something away. I was walking towards a dustbin I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it. I suddenly felt very because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the and some bread over to him, which surprised him .The man looked at me and took what I gave him. A huge smile on his face. I felt I couldn’t be happier with . But then he said, “Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!” With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm inside. I now understand what it by the saying “Giving is getting”. it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world help. Everyone can give help and everyone can be helped. The look of that man’s happiness appears in my mind I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power of .
小题1: | A.worried | B.interested | C.surprised | D.tired |
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小题2: | A.throw | B.put | C.give | D.keep |
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小题4: | A.nervous | B.happy | C.sorry | D.proud |
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小题5: | A.money | B.toys | C.drink | D.clothes |
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小题6: | A.in silence | B.in surprise | C.in anger | D.in excitement |
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小题7: | A.turned | B.appeared | C.went | D.ran |
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小题8: | A.myself | B.ourselves | C.yourself | D.himself |
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小题9: | A.still | B.once | C.even | D.ever |
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小题10: | A.idea | B.welcome | C.word | D.feeling |
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小题11: | A.aims | B.means | C.looks | D.offers |
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小题12: | A.If | B.Though | C.Because | D.While |
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小题13: | A.needs | B.gives | C.takes | D.brings |
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小题14: | A.whichever | B.however | C.whatever | D.whenever |
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小题15: | A.kindness | B.friendship | C.knowledge | D.feeling |
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