A Wonderful Christmas GiftAnn and her mother had lived in a small cottage as lon
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A Wonderful Christmas Gift
Ann and her mother had lived in a small cottage as long as Ann could ．
Christmas was so close．Ann wished she could get a new with lace as a wonderful Christmas gift．But Ann did not want to ask her Mom for a new dress．She knew how hard her mom worked to both ends meet．Maybe she could make a —maybe Santa Claus would come…
It was not just gift that Ann．It was her mother．Nowadays she was working overtime and looked and worn out．
The days passed and soon it was Christmas Eve．Ann went to bed with a heart．She knew that there would be gifts for her．
Ring…．Ring…Ann jumped，hearing alarm．
She suddenly remembered it’s Christmas day．Without much hope she looked there were any gifts for her．Wonder of wonders! There lay a beautiful packet with a red ribbon．
Ann opened the package．It was a pretty frock with attractive lace．The material was soft and silky the hard material of the dresses she usually wore．
She checked the gift carefully to who gave her the frock．Suddenly a small piece of paper fell out．Ann started to read the note．
“Dear Ann，
This frock is gifted to you for being a good girl．Hope you continue to do good things and help your mother．
Yours，
Santa Claus”
Ann felt that there was something about this note．She the note carefully. Then it struck her．She realized this is her mother"s．Her mother had worked overtime to money to buy this expensive sift．Ann was happy beyond ．She knew that she is the girl to have such a wonderful mother as a wonderful Christmas gift.
| 小题1: | | A．remember | B．imagine | C．think | D．speak |
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| 小题2: | | A．packet | B．hat | C．doll | D．dress |
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| 小题4: | | A．promise | B．decision | C．plan | D．wish |
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| 小题5: | | A．worried | B．discouraged | C．ashamed | D．surprised |
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| 小题6: | | A．happy | B．energetic | C．pale | D．miserable |
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| 小题7: | | A．1ight | B．heavy | C．tired | D．cheering |
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| 小题9: | | A．if | B．though | C．as | D．because |
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| 小题10: | | A．attached | B．tied | C．packed | D．carried |
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| 小题11: | | A．patiently | B．calmly | C．excitedly | D．quietly |
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| 小题12: | | A．1ike | B．unlike | C．dislike | D．1ikely |
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| 小题13: | | A．point out | B．bring out | C．hand out | D．find out |
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| 小题14: | | A．carelessly | B．nervously | C．eagerly | D．disappointedly |
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| 小题15: | | A．familiar | B．similar | C．strange | D．unique |
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| 小题16: | | A．1ooked into | B．made use of | C．wrote down | D．took away |
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| 小题17: | | A．dress | B．handwriting | C．note | D．packet |
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| 小题18: | | A．offer | B．win | C．spend | D．save |
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| 小题19: | | A．reach | B．praise | C．words | D．power |
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| 小题20: | | A．best | B．poorest | C．greatest | D．luckiest |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:D |
解析
试题分析：安和妈妈相依为命，勉强维持生计。而在圣诞节的时候安收到一件自己梦寐以求的礼物。
小题1:考查动词。A．remember记得；B．imagine想象；C．think思考；D．speak讲话。这里指安能够记得的时候，她就和她的母亲住在一个小屋里。根据句意故选A。
小题2:考查上下文连串。根据其后面一句But Ann did not want to ask her Mom for a new dress．可知她希望能够得到一件花边裙子作为圣诞节礼物。根据句意故选D。
小题3:考查短语固定搭配。这里考查短语make both ends meet勉强维持生计；使收支相抵。她知道她母亲是如何勉强维持生计的。根据句意故选B.
小题4:考查名词。A．promise许诺；B．decision决定；C．plan计划；D．wish希望。这里考查make a wish许愿。她许了个愿——也许圣诞老人回来……。根据句意故选D。
小题5:考查动词。A. worried担心；B．discouraged失望；C．ashamed羞愧；D．surprised惊讶。确切不是礼物让安担心，而是她的母亲。根据句意故选A.
小题6:考查形容词。A．happy高兴；B．energetic精力充沛的；C．pale苍白的；D. miserable痛苦的。如今她工作加班加点，脸色苍白并筋疲力尽。故选C。
小题7:考查短形容词。A．1ight轻松愉快的；B．heavy沉重的；C．tired疲惫的；D. cheering欢呼的。安带着轻松愉快的心情上了床。故选B。
小题8:考查上下文连串。根据后文Without much hope she looked 29 there were any gifts for her．可知她知道她不会有任何礼物。根据句意故选C
小题9:考查关系词。A．if是否；B．though尽管；C．as因为；D．because因为。没有怀太大的希望，她看是否有任何给她的礼物。故选A。
小题10:考查动词。A．attached附在；B．tied系着；C．packed包装；D．carried带着。一个用红丝带系着的盒子。故选B。
小题11:考查副词。A．patiently耐心地；B．calm镇定地；C．excitedly激动地；D. quietly安静地。她激动地打开了盒子。故选C。
小题12:考查形容词。A．1ike像；B．unlike不像；C．dislike不喜欢；D．1ikely可能的。料子柔软丝滑，不像她通常所穿的那么硬。根据句意故选B.
小题13:考查短语辨析。A．point out指出；B．bring out拿出；C．hand out交出；D．find out查明。他仔细检查盒子想找出谁送给她衣服。根据句意故选D.
小题14:考查副词。A．carelessly仔细地；B．nervously紧张地；C．eagerly急切地；D．disappointedly失望地。她急切地开始读这个便条。可知应选C。
小题15:考查形容词。A．familiar熟悉的；B．similar相似的；C．strange奇怪的；D．unique独特的。安感觉有些熟悉这个便条。故选A。
小题16:考查短语辨析。A．1ooked into浏览；B．made use of利用；C．wrote down写下；D．took away拿走。她仔细浏览这个便条。根据句意故选A.
小题17:考查名词。A．dress衣服；B．handwriting字迹；C．note便条；D．packet盒子。她意识到这个字迹是她妈妈的。故选B。
小题18:考查动词。A．offer提供；B．win获得；C．spend花费；D．save节省 。她加班加点为了节省钱给她买这样贵的礼物。根据句意故选D.
小题19:考查名词。这里考查固定短语beyond words难以用语言表达。这里指安难以用语言表达自己的快乐。根据句意故选C.
小题20:考查形容词。A．best最好的；B．poorest最穷的；C．greatest最伟大的；D．luckiest最幸运的。她知道她是最幸运的女孩。根据句意故选D。 |
举一反三
Jenny found her old bicycle at the back of the garage．It was a lot smaller than she remembered．When she sat on it and put her feet on the pedals，her knees nearly touched her chin. She then asked her dad for a new bicycle．
“Well，I’m sorry，but I can’t afford a bicycle now，“said Dad．“Why don’t you work and earn some money? You can save up for a bicycle yourself．”
Jenny began to work．That day she earned five dollars for cutting the grass and ten dollars for mowing the lawn for her dad．
That night Jenny went on the computer．She wrote“Gardening and Housework—Ten dollars an hour．Call Jenny at 23 Roseville Lane．“She decorated the page with pictures of cleaning and gardening equipment．She printed it fifty times．Then she posted the pages through all the doors on her street．
That week，Jenny was very busy! Lots of people had jobs to do，but they didn’t have time to do them．So they called Jenny．Every day，Jenny rushed home from schoo1．She did her homework quickly，and then she went out to work．
At the end of the week．she had$65! She told her father．
“That’s enough for a second hand bicycle.”he said．
“Yes，but if I work for one more week，I might have enough money for a new bike，“said Jenny．“In two more weeks，I could buy a really good bicycle! I think that"s what I"ll do. I want to have the best bicycle in the class，because I earn it myself!”
Jenny’s dad hugged her．“I think you learned something important．We appreciate things a lot more when we earn them．When we get something without earning it，we do not realize its true value．”
小题1:What was the problem with Jenny’s old bicycle?| A．It was broken． | B．It was too dirty． | | C．Jenny didn"t like it． | D．It was too small． |
小题2:Why didn’t Jenny’s dad buy her a bicycle?| A．He wanted to teach her a lesson． | | B．He was too busy． | | C．He had just bought Jenny a birthday present. | | D．He didn’t think it was a good idea． |
小题3:How much money did Jenny earn on the first day?小题4:How did Jenny tell her neighbors about her new business?| A．She mailed letters to them． | | B．She delivered messages by hand． | | C．she sent them an email． | | D．She talked to all her neighbors． |
小题5:We can infer from Jenny’s words at the end of the story that she was ___________．| A．pleased because she had learnt a useful lesson | | B．grateful to her father for his advice | | C．optimistic about making more money | | D．disappointed because she couldn’t afford a new bicycle |
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Robert Capa is a name that has for many years been associated with war photography．
Born in Hungary in 1913，Capa was forced to leave his native country after his involvement in anti-government protests．Capa had originally wanted to become a writer，but after his arrival in Berlin he first found work as a photographer．He later left Germany and moved to France and it was here that he changed his name to Robert Capa，mainly because he thought it would sound more American．
In 1936，after the breakout of the Spanish Civil War，Capa went to Spain and it was here that he built his reputation as a war photographer．It was here too in 1936 that he took one of his most famous pictures，The Death of a Loyalist Soldier．One of Capa’s most famous quotes was“If your pictures aren’t good enough，you’re not close enough．”And he took his attitude of getting close to the action to an extreme．His photograph，The Death of a Loyalist Soldier is a prime example of this as Capa captures the very moment the soldier falls．However，many have questioned the reality of this photograph，claiming that it was staged．
When World War II broke out，Capa was in New York，but he was soon back in Europe covering the War for Life magazine．Some of his most famous work was created on 6th June 1944．Capa，armed only with two cameras，took more than one hundred photographs in the first hour of the Normandy landing(诺曼底登陆)，but a mistake in the darkroom during the drying of the film destroyed all but eight frames．It was the images from these frames，however，that inspired the visual style of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar winning movie Saving Private Ryan．
小题1:Capa originally wanted to be ____________．| A．a journalist | B．a writer | C．an American | D．a photographer |
小题2:Why did Capa change his name?| A．To hide his identity． | | B．Because he had been involved in protests． | | C．To sound more American． | | D．Because he had to leave Hungary． |
小题3:Capa went to Spain to ________________．| A．fight in the civil war | B．build his reputation | | C．have a holiday | D．take photographs |
小题4:Capa’s famous picture Death of a Loyalist Soldier _______________．| A．was taken by someone else | B．was definitely real | | C．wasn’t even taken in Spain | D．cannot be proven real or staged |
小题5:A mistake meant that ______________．| A．most of Capa’s images of the Normandy landing were destroyed | | B．Capa lost both of his two cameras | | C．Capa’s images inspired an Oscar winning movie | | D．only one hundred of Capa’s photographs were published |
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A man was bitterly envious of his neighbour．He spent long hours in prayer，wanting to be to his neighbour in every aspect of life．
One night，God appeared before him in a dream and said，“I am pleased with your ．Ask for a gift． your neighbour will get the same gift in double amount．”
He was glad but sad that his enemy would get a greater gift．He requested，“God， the sight in one of my eyes．”
With his single eye，he peeped at his neighbour but was to see his neighbour"s sight was not lost! Confused，he to God，“Why don’t you keep your word?”
God said，“Son，I always keep my word． is not a gift，but a curse．You have the gift of sight in only one eye now，as asked by you．But your neighbour has sight in both of his eyes．I the gift．”
He suddenly from his dream and was sure that it was a message from God．Englightened by the dream，he went to his neighbour and begged his pardon for thinking and acting him．They embraced each other and were good friends thereafter．
| 小题1: | | A．cleverer | B．previous | C．stronger | D．superior |
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| 小题2: | | A．prayer | B．envy | C．sorrow | D．pity |
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| 小题3: | | A．Otherwiee | B．But | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
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| 小题4: | | A．finish | B．cut | C．move | D．destroy |
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| 小题5: | | A．delighted | B．terrified | C．surprised | D．worried |
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| 小题6: | | A．blamed | B．complained | C．yelled | D．hurried |
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| 小题7: | | A．Blindness | B．Envy | C．Disability | D．Promise |
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| 小题8: | | A．relieved | B．awarded | C．kept | D．doubled |
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| 小题9: | | A．awoke | B．burst | C．cried | D．frightened |
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| 小题10: | | A．towards | B．for | C．against | D．on |
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The family had just moved．The young woman was feeling a little ．It was Mother"s Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents．
She had called them that morning，and her mother had how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived．Later，she told her husband how she those lilacs(丁香)in her parents’yard．“I know where we can find some，”he said．“Get the and come on．”So off they went．
Some time later，they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round．The young woman rushed up to the nearest and buried her face in the flowers．Carefully，she some．Finally，they returned to their car for the home．The woman sat smiling，surrounded by her ．
When they were near home，she shouted“stop”，got off quickly and to a nearby nursing home．She went to the end of the porch(门廊)，where a(n) patient was sitting in her wheelchair，and put the flowers into her lap．The two ，bursting into laughter now and then．Later the young woman turned and ran back to her ．As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair with a smile，and held the lilacs ．
“Mom，”the kids asked，“ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother"s Day，and she seems so while I have all of you．And anyone would be by flowers．”
This satisfied the kids，but not the husband．The next day he some young lilacs around their yard．
I was the husband．Now，every May，our yard is full of lilacs．Every Mother’s Day our kids purple lilacs．And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman．
| 小题1: | | A．moved | B．worried | C．angry | D．depressed |
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| 小题2: | | A．1earned | B．imagined | C．mentioned | D．realized |
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| 小题3: | | A．now that | B．so that | C．as if | D．even if |
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| 小题4: | | A．missed | B．grew | C．watered | D．showed |
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| 小题5: | | A．cars | B．kids | C．clothes | D．1ilacs． |
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| 小题6: | | A．bush | B．hill | C．yard | D．door |
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| 小题7: | | A．bought | B．picked | C．set | D．raised |
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| 小题8: | | A．break | B．holiday | C．trip | D．dinner |
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| 小题9: | | A．friends | B．memory | C．flowers | D．honor |
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| 小题10: | | A．responded | B．pointed | C．drove | D．hurried |
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| 小题11: | | A．1oving | B．elderly | C．serious | D．sensitive |
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| 小题12: | | A．hesitated | B．waited | C．sat | D．chatted |
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| 小题13: | | A．family | B．mother | C．path | D．home |
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| 小题14: | | A．nodded | B．waved | C．1eft | D．continued |
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| 小题15: | | A．sadly | B．politely | C．quickly | D．tightly |
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| 小题17: | | A．quiet | B．confused | C．alone | D．patient |
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| 小题18: | | A．calmed | B．persuaded | C．disappointed | D．cheered |
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| 小题19: | | A．arranged | B．dried | C．planted | D．hid |
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| 小题20: | | A．find | B．gather | C．receive | D．buy |
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I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet , which gave me motivation and ambition.
There were several years that have left an extremely bitter taste in my mouth .The first few months after my mother’s remarriage were sweet: baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things . Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were by days Emily and I spent lonely in our rooms under our stepfather’s . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had a war field. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation. Then one evening, after another argument had , we were left homeless . And later a friend of my mother let us stay with her. Instead of focusing on our economic problem, my mother pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a life. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills. , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the of perseverance (坚持不懈) and education.
And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.
| 小题1: | | A．behavior | B．adventure | C．activity | D．experience |
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| 小题2: | | A．continued | B．changed | C．ruined | D．disappeared |
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| 小题3: | | A．concerned | B．associated | C．provided | D．replaced |
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| 小题4: | | A．sympathy | B．offers | C．orders | D．efforts |
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| 小题5: | | A．separated | B．interrupted | C．harmed | D．prepared |
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| 小题6: | | A．turned into | B．turned up | C．turned down | D．turned on |
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| 小题7: | | A．broke | B．caused | C．erupted | D．delayed |
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| 小题8: | | A．mistakenly | B．obviously | C．selflessly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题9: | | A．important | B．difficult | C．dangerous | D．comfortable |
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| 小题10: | | A．Instead | B．Otherwise | C．Meanwhile | D．Therefore |
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| 小题11: | | A．value | B．cost | C．price | D．theme |
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| 小题12: | | A．mistakes | B．appointments | C．arrangements | D．achievements |
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