阅读下面短文，从每小题所给四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire(百万富翁，but

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阅读下面短文，从每小题所给四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire(百万富翁，but

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阅读下面短文，从每小题所给四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire(百万富翁，but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngestof eight children. His father had a        in a cotton mill (纱厂)but he was often 27 to work because ofpoor health. The family couldn’t   to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went     . After leaving school at the age of   ，Jack was    what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him £ 100 to start his own   .
It was just after the war F_aw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a   in scrap metal（废弃金尾). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage (仓库).When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and   plenty of money.
Jack     working hard. After one year he succeeded in    the £100.
By the time Jack was 30 years old he had    his first million, and he wanted to    this achievement by doing something “ ”. With all his money it was      to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959，“Baines Castle” was built in the    of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the countiy.
Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for £500 million,    Jack still can’t get used to     the good life. He can   be found drinking with the locals at the local pub (酒吧）.
“I remember being very    as a child, but never    as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am ”
小题1:
A．jobB．workC．company D．house
小题2:
A．ableB．gladC．unableD．eager
小题3:
A．offer B．likeC．expectD．afford
小题4:
A．wrongB．hungryC．illD．bad
小题5:
A．seeingB．wondering C．doubtingD．preparing
小题6:
A．schoolB．farmC．businessD．store
小题7:
A．problem B．purposeC．futureD．principle
小题8:
A．spentB．borrowedC．wastedD．earned
小题9:
A．enjoyed B．preferred C．promised D．hated
小题10:
A．developingB．savingC．repayingD．paying
小题11:
A．givenB．madeC．takenD．lost
小题12:
A．rememberB．honorC．celebrateD．recognize
小题13:
A．fatB．simpleC．bad D．great
小题14:
A．impossibleB．possibleC．obviousD．basic
小题15:
A．ground B．frontC．spotD．heart
小题16:
A．soB．andC．orD．but
小题17:
A．usingB．sparingC．livingD．keeping
小题18:
A．oftenB．neverC．sometimesD．seldom
小题19:
A．richB．poorC．healthyD．well
小题20:
A．proudB．satisfied C．unhappyD．happy

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C
解析

试题分析：本文介绍白手起家的百万富翁Jack Baines是如果创业怎样成功的，以及成功后是如何生活的。
小题1:考查名词：A. job工作B. work工作C. company公司D. house房间，填job或position。由后半句可知，父亲在当地的纱厂是有工作的。选 A
小题2:考查形容词：A. able能B. glad 高兴C. unable不能D. eager渴望，填unable。因体弱而经常“不能”上班。 选C
小题3:考查动词：A. offer 提供B. like喜欢C. expect 期望D. afford提供，填afford。由前后句意义和前后搭配不难推知。选 D
小题4:考查形容词：A. wrong错误B. hungry饥饿C. ill生病D. bad坏，填hungry。家里穷，孩子们自然要经常“挨饿”。 选B
小题5:考查动词：A. seeing看见B. wondering想知道，不知道C. doubting怀疑D. preparing准备填wondering。在得到老师资助前不知该干“什么”。选B
小题6:考查名词：A. school学习B. farm农场C. business生意D. store商店，填business。由下文可知，他用这100英镑做起了“生意”。 选C
小题7:考查名词：A. problem问题B. purpose目的C. future将来D. principle原则，在原材料不足的情况，他看见废弃金属的未来。选C
小题8:考查动词：A. spent 度过B. borrowed借C. wasted浪费D. earned挣得，填earned或got。卖掉金属切屑，便“挣”了许多钱。 选D
小题9:考查动词：A. enjoyed享受B. preferred更喜欢C. promised答应D. hated憎恨，他享受努力工作。选A
小题10:考查动词：A. developing发展B. saving节省C. repaying偿还D. paying付钱，一年后，他成功的还款100英镑。选C
小题11:考查动词：A. given给 B. made使得C. taken拿，带走D. lost失去，这是他挣的第一个1百万。Make money挣钱，选B
小题12:考查动词：A. remember 记得B. honor荣誉C. celebrate庆祝D. recognize认识，他想庆祝自己的成功。选C
小题13:考查形容词：A. fat 胖的B. simple简单的，C. bad坏的，D. great伟大的，从后面的句子：With all his money it was  29  to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. 以其家族的姓来命名的城堡式建筑，可知是个伟大的事情，选D
小题14:考查形容词：A. impossible不可能B. possible可能C. obvious显然的D. basic基本的，用他的钱，他可能为自己和父母建成一个家。选B
小题15:考查名词：A. ground地面B. front 前面C. spot 场所D. heart心，“Baines Castle” 是建在Lancashire乡村的中心。选D
小题16:考查连词：A. so因此B. and而且C. or或者D. but但是，前后意义形成转折。选D
小题17:考查动词：A. using使用B. sparing腾出C. living生活 D. keeping保持，他还是不习惯过好日子。选C
小题18:考查副词：A. often 经常B. never 从不C. sometimes 有时D. seldom很少，人们可以经常看见他和当地人在酒吧喝酒。选A
小题19:考查形容词：A. rich富有的B. poor穷的C. healthy 健康的D. well好的，孩提时代是贫穷的。 选B
小题20:考查形容词：A. proud骄傲的B. satisfied满意的C. unhappy不高兴的D. happy快乐的，但从来都很快乐。Never unhappy双重否定表示肯定。选 C
举一反三
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写到答题卡上。
a popular French writer, Jules Verne is regarded as the father of science fiction, which is a combination of scientific truth and    . His famous science fiction stories, such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World In Eighty Days, are liked by people of all      all over the world no matter whether they are old or young.
The book Around the World In Eighty Days centers around a rich English gentleman and his French servant. The gentleman regularly pays a visit to a club made up of      men. Once he     to get into a heated discussion about whether it is possible to complete the journey     the world in eighty days. It’s a bit little challenging at that time. So they bet a lot of money. He accepts the challenge. In the course of his travels, he is held up by many surprising adventures along the way, so he thinks he has lost the bet.     , he gains one more day. Because he doesn’t take into consideration the fact that he is travelling westward. Thus he reaches the place a full day earlier.     , he wins and finds himself a beautiful wife, too.
This work by Jules Verne is one of his classics. It has been made into several movies, including the 1956 version (版本) by the same    . Certainly no writer before Jules Vern has been made widely known in English-speaking countries. It is his early love for scientific knowledge that      his success.
小题1:
A．As B．LikeC．UnlikeD．With
小题2:
A．knowledgeB．experimentC．researchD．imagination
小题3:
A．agesB．abilities C．sensesD．tastes
小题4:
A．poorB．wealthyC．ordinaryD．clever
小题5:
A．seemsB．wantsC．happensD．decides
小题6:
A．inB．aroundC．overD．through
小题7:
A．BesidesB．StillC．SoD．However
小题8:
A．Luckily B．CarefullyC．SadlyD．Disappointingly
小题9:
A．timeB．placeC．nameD．story
小题10:
A．turns toB．leads toC．points toD．adds to

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When I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore, I began to scan titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like         . I said yes because I needed to         for college.
I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union         college and even made maps for the US Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most         
One day a woman asked me for         on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in         and found other books we could         . She left the store         , and I’ve always remembered the         I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a         in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant （移民）child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike, to the rest of his hands. His family couldn’t         a corrective operation, and the boy lived in         , hiding his hand in his pocket. I         
   my boss to let me do the             . After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called,         to perform the operation for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his         hand and said , “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward.
At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the         , not the store. Today it’s        . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the        , through my “Today” show, helping them make        of the world.
小题1:
A．a bookB．the placeC．a jobD．the boss
小题2:
A．gain experienceB．start savingC．get a degreeD．get grades
小题3:
A．duringB．afterC．beforeD．behind
小题4:
A．boringB．tiringC．satisfyingD．important
小题5:
A．adviceB．medicineC．helpD．books
小题6:
A．stockB．mindC．shelvesD．counter
小题7:
A．borrowB．publishC．introduceD．order
小题8:
A．much happierB．less anxiousC．less disappointedD．more confident
小题9:
A．prideB．interestC．anxietyD．difficulty
小题10:
A．doctorB．booksellerC．TV reporterD．writer
小题11:
A．affordB．doC．supportD．pay
小题12:
A．dangerB．troubleC．shameD．need
小题13:
A．suggestedB．requiredC．expectedD．persuaded
小题14: A. story B operation C. thing    D. favor
小题15:
A．promisingB．offeringC．providingD．refusing
小题16:
A．brokenB．damagedC．repairedD．injured
小题17:
A．bossB．customersC．futureD．college
小题18:
A．differentB．trueC．the sameD．new
小题19:
A．childrenB．viewersC．patientsD．strangers
小题20:
A．useB．funC．changeD．sense

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In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that    1   AIDS. The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been       in my life. They have taught me so many things, but I have        learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was born      with HIV. From the        beginning of his life, he was       on medications to enable him to survive. When he was five, he had a     surgically inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was connected to a pump, which he        in a small backpack on his back. Medications were hooked up to this pump and were        supplied through this tube to his bloodstream. At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his      .
Tyler wasn"t willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this        disease. It was not       to find him playing and racing around his backyard. Tyler"s mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast she needed to dress him in       . That way, when she looked out of the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly        him.
This dreaded disease        wore down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately,      did his HIV-infected mother. When it became apparent that he wasn"t going to survive, Tyler"s mom talked to him about death. She       him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon     .
A few days before his death, Tyler asked me to his hospital bed and      , "I might die soon. I"m not scared. When I die, please       me in red. Mom promised she"s coming to heaven, too. I"ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me."
小题1:
A．causesB．causingC．leadsD．leading
小题2:
A．experienceB．lessonsC．giftsD．business
小题3:
A．speciallyB．approximatelyC．permanentlyD．especially
小题4:
A．infectedB．affectedC．rejectedD．reflected
小题5:
A．soonB．veryC．muchD．most
小题6:
A．keenB．hardC．impressedD．dependent
小题7:
A．pumpB．backpackC．ballD．tube
小题8:
A．carriedB．liftedC．fetchedD．hooked
小题9:
A．fluentlyB．temporarilyC．continuouslyD．optionally
小题10:
A．bathingB．breathingC．playingD．racing
小题11:
A．deadlyB．bloodyC．badlyD．dreadful
小题12:
A．oftenB．occasionalC．unusualD．frequent
小题13:
A．orangeB．blueC．redD．green
小题14:
A．lookB．spotC．glareD．glance
小题15:
A．suddenlyB．eventuallyC．immediatelyD．constantly
小题16:
A．suchB．asC．so D．nor
小题17:
A．satisfiedB．convincedC．encouragedD．comforted
小题18:
A．in heavenB．in the bedC．in hospitalD．in the yard
小题19:
A．yelledB．whisperedC．criedD．shouted
小题20:
A．wearB．putC．dressD．wrap

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An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.
Suddenly a crow perched on their window.
The father asked his son, “What is this?”
The son replied, “It is a crow.”
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, “What is this?”
The son said, “Father, I have just now told you ‘It’s a crow’.”
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, “What is this?”
At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father. “It’s a crow, a crow, a crow.”
A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, “What is this?”
This time the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated, I rather felt affection for my innocent child.”
小题1: The underlined word “irritation” in the passage means ___________.
A．puzzlementB．annoyance
C．patienceD．excitement
小题2: Why did the old father keep asking his son the same question?
A．Because he developed a kind of disease.
B．Because he was so boring that he wanted to play a joke with his son.
C．Because he wanted to know whether his son was as patient as he used to be.
D．Because his son used to love playing this game with him.
小题3: How old was the father when he wrote down this page in the diary?
A．35 years oldB．38 years old
C．45 years oldD．80 years old
小题4:The reason why the father did not feel irritated when his son asked him the same question for 23 times is that _______________.
A．he knew his son was still so innocent
B．the father was more patient than the son
C．the father had already got used to this kind of situation
D．the father loved his son so much that he never got tired of doing this again and again
小题5:What would the son probably say after reading the words in the diary?
A．“Sorry, dad. It’s all my fault to forget that.”
B．Nothing but felt rather ashamed.
C．“Sorry, dad. I shouldn’t have done that to you when I was such a young child.”
D．“Thank you, dad. I will do the same to my son.”

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Most teens can"t wait to learn to drive. Not so with me. Driving made me nervous. I didn"t get a license until I turned 24 years old. As a result, when I first married, we only had one car and car pooled to work. My husband"s hours were different from mine by one hour. I worked earlier. So he dropped me off and went to the diner to drink coffee until work time.
Then, in the afternoons, I leisurely walked the three miles to his work place where I waited in his car, reading a book.
One day while waiting for him, I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot. It was powder blue and sleek looking. The kind of car you dream about. I was busily admiring the car, when I noticed the driver. Honestly, she was probably the prettiest woman I had ever seen off the movie screen.
She pulled into the spot beside our car and it was all I could do not to stare. There was a striking resemblance to Liz Taylor. Jet black hair and alabaster skin. Our eyes made contact and she smiled at me. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and teeth like an even row of pearls. She was wearing a light blue shirt that just matched her car. Peeking through her long, softly curled hair I could see gold hoop earrings. They had to be gold to shine like that. A couple of minutes later, a nice looking man came out of the building, entered her car, leaned over and kissed her and she drove away.
Sitting there in my jeans, shirt and hair in a pony tail, I wanted to cry. How could some people have it all?
Maybe I would have forgotten about her, but the following week, I saw her again. Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week. She seemed friendly and always waved, flashing a big smile. My envy lingered long after she drove away.
Many nights when sleep evaded me, I would think about the beautiful lady. I wondered if she and her husband ate out, and where they dined, and what she was wearing. I wanted her to get out of the car and let me see her full length. Did she wear really high heeled shoes and pants, or a skirt.
I would get my answers in a couple of weeks.
Sitting in our usual parking lot, I was holding my book, watching her over the top of it. She was waiting and when her husband came to the car, she called to him. They spoke a few words and he opened the car door for her to step out. He took her arm and helped her out of the car. I could see very well as she moved to get out. She was wearing a skirt.
She haltingly walked around to the passenger side very slowly, leaning on a walking cane. Sitting sideways in the car, she lifted one leg with her hands and then the other one. The beautiful lady had a prosthesis on the left leg and a brace on the right leg. I couldn"t watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me. For weeks I had envied this woman and her way of life, while I had been able to walk three miles to our car!
When my husband arrived and found me crying, he immediately asked what was wrong. Through my tears, I told him about the beautiful lady. He said he knew her husband and also knew the story. The beautiful lady and her parents were in a car that either stalled or got caught on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train. Both parents were killed and she was severely injured. She was only 12 years old. The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no signals. He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home.
I prayed for forgiveness all the way home. The lady I thought had everything I didn"t. I realized how lucky I was to have my parents, the ability to walk, run or dance through life and many wonderful things money can"t buy. I would not have traded places with the beautiful lady for anything
When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don"t be fooled.
小题1:In the afternoons the woman walked three miles to her husband’s work place to___.
A．take exercise on the wayB．meet the beautiful lady.
C．enjoy the scenery and readingD．wait for her husband
小题2:After seeing the beautiful lady, the woman concluded_______.
A．the beautiful lady led a rich and happy life.
B．the beautiful lady liked to show off herself.
C．she and her husband must make more money.
D．she shouldn’t have married her husband.
小题3: The woman prayed for forgiveness all the way home because_______.
A．She should have known the whole story earlier.
B．She shouldn’t have compared herself with the woman.
C．She shouldn’t have told her husband what she had seen.
D．She shouldn’t have seen the woman getting out of the car.
小题4: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The woman learned that health and family are more important.
B．The woman was poor and couldn’t afford another car and fancy clothes.
C．The woman envied the beautiful lady of her capable husband.
D．The woman regretted marrying her husband.
小题5:The underlined word “haltingly” probably means________.
A．proudlyB．excitedly
C．difficultlyD．steadily
小题6:Which of the following do you think can be the best title of the passage?
A．Seeing is believingB．Trust her heart instead of her look
C．Looks can be deceivingD．Fooled by her look

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