Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubeck’s bedroom skylight.The

Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubeck’s bedroom skylight.The

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Lightning flashed through the darkness over Donald Lubeck’s bedroom skylight.The 80-year-old retired worker was shaken by a blast of thunder.It was 11 p.m.The storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, Massachusetts.Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.Lubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out.
Lubeck fled back upstairs to call 119 from his bedroom ,but the phone didn’t work.Lubeck realized he was trapped.“I started panicking,” he says.
His daughter and young granddaughters ,who lived with him ,were away for the night.No one will even know I’m home, he thought.His house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitless.
Up a hill about a third of a mile away lived Lubeck’s closest neighbors, Jeremie Wentworth and his wife.Wentworth had been lying down, listening to the radio when it occurred to him that the sound was more like a smoke detector.He jumped out of bed ,grabbed a cordless phone and a flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the noise.
He dialed 119“Is anyone there?” he called out as he approached the house.Wentworth knew that Lubeck lived in the house.
Then he heard ,“Help me! I’m  trapped!” coming from the balcony off Lubeck’s bedroom.
“I ran in and yelled, ‘Don, where are you ?’Then I had to run outside to catch my breath.”
After one more attempt inside the house, he gave up and circled around back.But there was no way to get to him.“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a adder,” says Wentworth.He dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsed.
Wentworth and Lubeck don’t run into each other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help ,Wentworth will be there.
Lubeck still chokes up when he tells the story.“I was alone,”he says.“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life.It was Jeremie.”
小题1:According to the text ,Lubeck       
A.stayed calm in the fireB.couldn’t find a safe way out
C.lived on the first floorD.called for help in the fire
小题2:How did Wentworth help Lubeck escape?
A.He called 911.
B.He went upstairs and took Lubeck out.
C.He put out the fire
D.He used a ladder and pulled lubeck down.
小题3:Which of the following factors was not mentioned in the text that almost caused Lubeck’s life?
A.He was living in his wood home alone that night.
B.The storm was too heavy and the fire was too fierce.
C.He lived far from the main road and was surrounded by pines.
D.He was too frightened to escape from the danger.
小题4:What does the text mainly talk about?
A.A near neighbour is better than a distant cousin.
B.A good way to get a narrow escape.
C.God helps those who help themselves.
D.Blood is thicker than water.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析

试题分析:文章介绍了Lubeck家里发生火灾火势凶猛,但电话有坏了,不能报警,多亏了邻居Wentworth用梯子把他救了出来。
小题1:细节题:从第二段的句子:Lubeck realized he was trapped. 可知Lubeck没找到出路。选B
小题2:细节题:从倒数第三段的句子:“I shined the flashlight into the woods next to an old shed and noticed a ladder,” says Wentworth. He dragged it over to the balcony and pulled Lubeck down just as the second floor of the house collapsed.可知Wentworth是用梯子把Lubeck救出来的。选D。
小题3:排除题:第一段的句子:The storm had moved directly over his two-story wood home in the rural town of Belchertown, 可知A正确,从这句话Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping. Lubeck padded down the stairs barefoot and opened the door to the basement, and flames exploded out.可知B正确,第三段的句子:His house was three miles off the main road and so well hidden by pines that Lubeck knew calling for help would be fruitless.说明C正确。选D
小题4:主旨题:从倒数第二段的内容Wentworth and Lubeck don’t run into each other regularly, but Lubeck now knows that if he ever needs help, Wentworth will be there.可知作者想要表达的是远亲不如近邻。选A。
举一反三
Cameron thought of himself as merely organized.He certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything ,he did just enough to get it right.Exactly right, of course as he was fond of telling his staff, “if it’s not exactly right, it’s wrong”.Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out.And doing the corrections exactly right of course.
Strangely enough ,his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company ,and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department ,as a sort of elite(出类拔萃)unit.Those programs that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron’s men got those.“It’s mission(任务)critical—give it to Cameron” was almost a catch—phrase with his team.
It helped that Cameron was not merely particular about things.He wanted things done just so ,not because of a personal taste ,but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done.

小题1:Cameron was a            
A.software programmerB.a chief scientist
C.quality controllerD.head of department
小题2:“Mission-critical” work given to Cameron because       
A.Cameron’s work was error—freeB.Cameron was critical
C.he didn’t mind working lateD.he had a good team
小题3:Working for Cameron, people felt that          
A.they were part of an elite
B.their mission was critical
C.Cameron was very particular about things
D.Cameron was patient and responsible
小题4:According to the underlined part in paragraph 5,what is meant by someone “who couldn’t cut it”?
A.He didn’t cut corners.B.He wasn’t good enough.
C.He had the wrong measurements.D.He was a perfection.
小题5:What can we learn about Cameron?
A.He never got things Wrong.
B.He didn’t allow for any mistake.
C.He encouraged work to be done in office hours.
D.He was often misunderstood.
小题6:The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being       
A.positiveB.sympathetic
C.non-subjectiveD.optimistic

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My wife Julie and I were out on the road that______around where we live, when we saw a(n)______ worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked __38____to the dog and patted it. I______ and there was a collar with a phone number. I called ______ no one answered.
The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s ______ while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk ______ our new friend made short work of the food. ______we got her home.
After trying for many times we got a ______from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She ______ that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was ______returned home.
Here is the _____of the story:
Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to______me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing ______ that made that sound likely.
I was ______ to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more______than our problem to worry about. There was a creature ______ right before us and we had to work together to help it.
We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.
In the______ “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, ______ God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”
Sometimes angels come ______ as dogs.
小题1:
A.flowsB.reachesC.runsD.walks
小题2:
A.youngB.oldC.tiredD.ugly
小题3:
A.gentlyB.carefullyC.angrilyD.slowly
小题4:
A.comfortedB.touchedC.testedD.checked
小题5:
A.orB.andC.butD.so
小题6:
A.clothesB.foodC.toysD.basket
小题7:
A.whileB.whenC.untilD.though
小题8:
A.GraduallyB.SuccessfullyC.EventuallyD.Surprisingly
小题9:
A.letterB.phoneC.noteD.response
小题10:
A.explained B.declaredC.suggestedD.insisted
小题11:
A.happilyB.safelyC.quicklyD.loudly
小题12:
A.secretB.pointC.truthD.background
小题13:
A.adviseB.allowC.urgeD.persuade
小题14:
A.anythingB.nothingC.everythingD.something
小题15:
A.goingB.aboutC.supposedD.used
小题16:
A.important B.influentialC.effectiveD.foolish
小题17:
A.in orderB.in dangerC.in need.D.in use
小题18:
A.songB.storyC.filmD.book
小题19:
A.shouldB.may C.wouldD.could
小题20:
A.treatedB.regardedC.workedD.disguised.

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I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has ___  __ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady ___  __ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the __  __ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ___  ___ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was true , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to __  __ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ___  ___ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be ___  __ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he ___  __ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ___  ___ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its cover. The woman looked poor, but she ___  __ the same treatment as anyone else does.
小题1:
A.purchasedB.shownC.lostD.mended
小题2:
A.managedB.wantedC.refusedD.promised
小题3:
A.counterB.departmentC.marketD.window
小题4:
A.warningB.informingC.reminding D.accusing
小题5:
A.leaveB.payC.findD.obtain
小题6:
A.answerB.proveC.supportD.admit
小题7:
A.orderedB.askedC.deniedD.given
小题8:
A.agreedB.preparedC.failedD.remembered
小题9:
A.totallyB.graduallyC.hardlyD.quickly
小题10:
A.deservedB.requiredC.receivedD.appreciated

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Tony Hawken, 57, is divorcing his wife Xiu Li, 51, Britain’s wealthiest woman entrepreneur(企业家), because he says he doesn’t like being rich and is ‘not in the habit’ of spending lots of money.
The pair traded up their semi-detached home in South Norwood, London, and bought a £1.5million house in Surrey.
Li, who is now worth $1.2billion (£700million) according to Forbes, quickly settled into a life which included sipping a £900 bottle of wine on a luxurious yacht.
However, Mr Hawken says he felt more comfortable getting lunch in his local Wetherspoon’s.
Despite his sudden wealth he continued to buy books from charity shops, and shunned dear clothes.
In an interview with The Times, he said: ‘I think it made me uncomfortable because I’m not in the habit, I don’t like spending lots of money — I’ve been brought up that way.
‘Until recently I was never a wealthy person. I’ve been moderately comfortable because I have been careful with my money.’
Now the couple have decided to part, Mr Hawken will walk away with just £1million, but says it will be enough for him.
He added: ‘I have got a settlement which is not great, but it’s enough for me because I don’t have an extravagant lifestyle. I won’t have to work if I’m careful.’
On a recent trip to China, Mr Hawken said his wife took him on a yacht and treated him to a £900 bottle of wine, but he prefers his local Wetherspoon pub.
‘I’m getting a little pay when you consider her potential wealth, but I don’t really want to fight it.’
Mr Hawken met Li on a blind date while he was still a teacher and she was studying English.
The couple married, but as Li’s business took off the couple spent more and more time apart. Mr Hawken says the couple have spent most of the relationship apart.
Far from driving them apart, Mr Hawken believes the distance kept them together, and says they would have divorced a long time ago if they were under the same roof.
Mr Hawken says his only regret is not getting a divorce sooner, but he didn’t push for it over fears it would affect the couple’s teenage son William, now 17.
Mr Hawken no longer teaches full-time, but instead gives free tuition to under-privileged children. 
小题1:Tony Hawken is divorcing his wife Xiu Li because________.
A.he doesn’t affect his son.
B.they spent less and less time together.
C.he is no longer a teacher.
D.he isn’t used to spending a lot of money.
小题2:what does the underlined word “shunned”mean in the fourth paragraph?
A.enjoyB.preferC.avoidD.expect
小题3:From the passage, we inferred that ________.
A.Tony Hawken gave up teaching, because of his sudden wealth.
B.Tony Hawken wanted to divorce sooner.
C.Tony Hawken lived a rich life.
D.Tony Hawken didn’t care about his son.
小题4:From the passage,we know that Xiu Li________.
A.doesn’t like Mr Hawken.
B.is richest woman in China.
C.is wealthiest woman entrepreneur in Britain.
D.is studying English now.
小题5:which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Mr Hawken wants to get a lot of money by divorcing
B.When Mr Hawken dated Xiu Li,she was an English teacher.
C.Mr Hawken believes it was the distance that kept them apart.
D.As many passed, Mr Hawken still kept his own lifestyle.

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Wallet Back
This is a story about a learning experience that had a big effect on the way I live my life.The ______in the story did not give me tests or even grade me on my work.I was taught by one of the most effective______ of teaching,one that only people with lots of love can do.
“My wallet! Where is it?” were my first words______I found my wallet was missing.I ______ my memory for a few good seconds, then realized that I had left my precious wallet in the library’s public ______ ! Because the library was now ______, I had to wait until the next morning to look for it.When I got there the next day, all I found was a clean restroom.This was the first time I could remember ever______to see a clean restroom.As I walked out,I looked at myself in the mirror and shook my head at the ______  fool in front of me.
I politely ______ the librarian at the front desk and asked her if a wallet had been found in the restroom yesterday.“No.”That was that.I walked off with a sense of ______.
I ______ what I would do if I had found a wallet with sixty dollars,a phone card and other irreplaceable ______things.Finally,I ______ accepted the fact that my wallet was gone.
A week later,I received a ______  in the mail.It was my wallet! And most  ______ ,nothing was missing! But there was a letter folded up in one of the wallet pocket that had not been there before.I slowly unfolded the letter,which ______something like this:
When we continue to help people around,we will live in a larger and more rewarding world.
This person didn’t even leave a return address.So I couldn’t  ______ whoever it was.But from that day on,I ______ myself that l will follow this ______ and help others and make them as  ______as I was when I opened that parcel!
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