When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On

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When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad         stopped at the Dairy Queen for lO-cent ice creams. I couldn"t         it, but I could pray from the        we started heading home to that comer where we would either go straight for the ice cream or        and go home empty-handed. That corner         either mouth-watering excitement or      .On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the      sound of his offer ,It      ,”Would you like an ice cream today?” That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said,” How would you like to     today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊),I could afford it,I got a weekly allowance of 25cents ,plus some      for odd jobs. But     it wsa my money ,ice cream wasn’t a good use of it ,In a fit of      ,I said ,”well ,in that case,I guess I’ll     ,”My father just said,” Okay, Son,”
But sa we headed home ,I realized how wrong I was and begged him to      .But he just said,” That’s okay ,we don’t really need one.” I felt       for my selfishness and ungratefully see. He didn’t mind, or   act disappointed.
I       that generosity(慷慨) goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than” thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the     ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We     another trip the next week. As we    the center. I said,” Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”

小题1:

A．frequently

B．never

C．hardly

D．strangely

小题2:

A．mention

B．expect

C．wait

D．get

小题3:

A．month

B．day

C．weekend

D．moment

小题4:

A．finish

B．drive

C．turn

D．return

小题5:

A．indicated

B．suggested

C．instructed

D．meant

小题6:

A．anger

B．shame

C．disappointment

D．happiness

小题7:

A．funny

B．surprising

C．interesting

D．beautiful

小题8:A.spoke B,went C.came D.flew

小题9:

A．treat

B．serve

C．buy

D．provide

小题10:

A．limited

B．extra

C．little

D．easy

小题11:

A．after

B．while

C．although

D．when

小题12:

A．sadness

B．regret

C．curiosity

D．selfishness

小题13:

A．pass

B．accept

C．pay

D．eat

小题14:

A．keep up

B．turn back

C．stop by

D．give in

小题15:

A．awful

B．unsatisfied

C．frightened

D．crazy

小题16:

A．never

B．knew

C．even

D．somehow

小题17:

A．lerned

B．knew

C．acknowledged

D．fund

小题18:

A．dearest

B．worst

C．cheapest

D．best

小题19:

A．made out

B．prepared for

C．went on

D．took up

小题20:

A．crossed

B．approached

C．left

D．saw

答案

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

解析

试题分析：文章讲述了作者和父亲经常在回家的路上买冰淇淋的故事。有一次爸爸想让儿子买冰淇淋，但儿子舍不得买就拒绝了，爸爸没在意但儿子很后悔，在下一次的旅行时儿子下定决心要给父亲买冰淇淋。
小题1:根据文章中上句中的often和第二段开头一句中的again可以判断出我们经常停下来买冰淇淋，. A.frequently经常地，频繁地   B.never 从来不     C.hardly几乎不   D.strangely奇怪地，所以A正确。
小题2:根据文章句意可知，我作为孩子渴望得到冰淇淋.A.mention 提到 B.expect期待 C.wait等待   D.get 得到，根据句意所以B正确。
小题3:根据上下文可以知道，从我们开始往家赶的那一刻，我就开始祈祷希望能够得到，所以D正确。
小题4:根据上文either go straight for the ice cream和下文and go home empty-handed.可知，我们或者之间去买冰淇淋，或者空手而回，A. finish完成   B. drive开车   C .turn 转弯，掉头 D. return回来，所以C正确。
小题5:根据上下文和常识可以知道，在这里我可以得到美味的冰淇淋，所以这个拐角意味着快乐或失望，A. indicated 表明     B. suggested 建议，表明 C .instructed 介绍      D. meant意味着，所以D正确。
小题6: 根据mouth-watering excitement和文章意思：得到冰淇淋我会快乐，否则我会失望，A. anger生气 B .shame羞愧 C. disappointment失望 D. happiness快乐，所以C正确
小题7:根据文章意思，我希望听到父亲主动提出买冰淇淋，对于一个孩子来说，这样的声音是美好的.A. funny滑稽的 B. surprising令人惊讶的   C .interesting有趣的 D. beautiful美好的，所以D正确
小题8:.根据上下文可以知道我期盼的声音终于来了，A. spoke 说B, went 去 C. came 来          D .flew 飞，所以C正确
小题9:根据文章结尾出的treat，父亲这次让我出钱请客，.A. treat 请客B. serve 为。。。服务C. buy 买     D. provide提供 ,所以A正确。
小题10:根据文章意思和plus可知，我每周除了得到25美分，而且干零活得到额外的钱，A.limited有限的 B.extra 额外的 C.little几乎没有 D.easy容易的，所以B正确。
小题11:根据文章意思，虽然我有足够的钱，当当让我买冰淇淋时我有点舍不得，.A.after在。。之后         B.while当。。。的时候（只表时间段） C.although尽管，虽然 D.when当。。。时候（既表时间点又可以表时间段），在本句中表时间点，所以D正确。
小题12:根据上下文可知，我是出于自私而放弃了请客吃冰淇淋的念头.A.sadness 伤心B.regret 遗憾       C.curiosity 好奇心 D.selfishness自私，所以D正确。
小题13:根据文章意思，我既然不愿意请客吃冰淇淋，就只好放弃了，.A.pass 过，免掉 B .accept接受      C.pay付钱 D.eat 吃，所以A正确。
小题14:上文提到realize how wrong I was ,所以后悔我的自私，从而央求父亲调转车头A.keep up 坚持 B.turn back掉头 C.stop by 顺便   D.give in 屈服，让步，所以B正确。
小题15:根据上文父亲对我的回答可知，他实际上委婉地拒绝了我的恳请，所以我感到懊恼A.awful 懊恼 B.unsatisfied不满意C.frightened感到害怕的 D.crazy疯狂的，所以A正确。
小题16:.根据文章意思父亲对我的行为并不介意，甚至没有失望，A.never 从来不 B.knew 知道    C.even甚至 D.somehow不知道怎么地，所以C正确。
小题17:根据文章意思，我通过此事意识到慷慨是双向的A.lerned了解 B.knew知道        C.acknowledged承认 D.fund 找到，所以A正确。
小题18:根据文章意思，我在想：如果我当时请客吃了冰淇淋，将是我对父亲多年来的回报，也是我所吃到的最好的冰淇淋，A.dearest最亲的 B.worst 最差的 C.cheapes最便宜的D.best最后的，所以D正确。
小题19:我们下周将去旅行，根据后面关键词trip，A.made out 辨认   B.prepared for为。。做准备 C.went on     D.took up开始从事，went on 和trip构成固定短：go on a trip ,所以C正确。
小题20:根据上下文可知，我已经做错了一次，当再次出游时，到拐角处我就主动提出请客，.A.crossed 横越 B.approached 临近，接近 C.left 离开 D.saw看见，根据宾语是corner，是快到即接近角落时，所以B正确。

举一反三

I’ve often wondered if I might do more good as a travel agent rather than as a psychologist. It seems that I have been more dramatically affected by certain kinds of travel experiences than I ever have.
My trip to Iceland is a fine example of that. The plan was to spend two days in a remote mountain hut in Iceland. I was working on a photographic book about winter in Iceland and needed to capture images of this amazing region of high mountain peaks, smoky volcanoes, and lakes with floating icebergs.
The moment after we arrived, the weather turned extreme making visibility impossible. It snowed so much and the wind blew so hard that we couldn’t leave the tiny hut. To stay warm, we walked around in circles much of the day inside the tiny hut. We tried to call for help but the radio did not work. Day after day, we watched our supplies of food and fuel grow dangerously short. We got acute cabin fever (幽居病) and started going for walks and ski expeditions outside. Even when the weather finally broke, nobody came to get us even though it was three days beyond our scheduled pickup. By the time the rescue team came to pull us out, we had all given up hope.
From then on, the world looks different to me, as does my life. It would have taken me years of psychotherapy to get to the same point.
Almost everyone has a story to tell, and interestingly, most of these experiences were not altogether pleasant at the time. In fact, it appears that the most constructive life-changing journeys were those that involved some sorts of awful and uncomfortable events that forced the person to develop new resources, increase confidence, and solve problems in new ways.
小题1:The writer went to Iceland to ______.

A．enjoy the natural beautiful floating icebergs

B．take photos about the region for a book

C．collect materials for psychological research

D．challenge the high mountains there

小题2:During the trip in Iceland, those travelers faced difficulties EXCEPT that ______.

A．they got lost in the mountain

B．they were short of food and fuel

C．they couldn’t see the surroundings clearly

D．they failed to get in touch with the rescue team

小题3:From Paragraph 3, we learn that the travelers ______.

A．were in despair before they were rescued

B．stayed in the hut for three days altogether

C．got sick because of going for ski outside

D．got rescued immediately the weather turned fine

小题4:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．The writer is a travel agent who loves difficult challenges.

B．In Iceland the weather is always extreme and it snows a lot.

C．The travellers were so depressed that they needed psychotherapy.

D．Awful journeys may become life-changing events that inspire people.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This morning, I arrived at my office earlier to catch up on some emails. On the way to ____, I couldn’t ____ it when I saw some beautiful flowers at the grocery store. I picked some up, ____ a few chocolate bars.
With the office so empty, I decided to take the ____ to put the chocolate bars on some desks. I started heading towards areas ____ no one had come yet.
I ____ one and a smile card on the CEO’s desk. And then I went to his ____ desk and placed one there, and quickly put a third one on the desk of a quiet gentleman. Later, I entered the kitchen, ____   two cups of water and walked into the ____. I took out the flowers from my bag and ____ them in two bunches, one in each cup.
With a little sigh of ____, I stepped out of the rest room and looked around. The office was still ____ empty and the people closest to me were ____ in a Monday morning “How was your weekend?” ____. I ____ and went back to my desk.
It struck me that my housemate who had packed my lunch for me so ____ today snuck (偷偷地给) a chocolate bar in there, so I ____ place it on the desk of our receptionist to complete the circle as I headed out of the office this evening. Our receptionist is always the first person in the office, and she always ____   me with a smile when I come in. Maybe tomorrow morning, this ____ can greet her.
I have no ____ how they feel when receiving their gifts, but they will surely smile!

小题1:

A．work

B．job

C．company

D．business

小题2:

A．stop

B．help

C．get

D．afford

小题3:

A．regardless of

B．along with

C．except for

D．instead of

小题4:

A．adventure

B．authority

C．possibility

D．opportunity

小题5:

A．when

B．because

C．though

D．where

小题6:

A．chose

B．placed

C．delivered

D．carried

小题7:

A．wife’s

B．manager’s

C．assistant’s

D．director’s

小题8:

A．discovered

B．ordered

C．filled

D．emptied

小题9:

A．rest room

B．meeting room

C．smoking area

D．office room

小题10:

A．applied

B．adjusted

C．arranged

D．attached

小题11:

A．regret

B．concern

C．relief

D．excitement

小题12:

A．especially

B．thoroughly

C．totally

D．pretty

小题13:

A．concerned

B．accustomed

C．limited

D．occupied

小题14:

A．conversation

B．congratulation

C．consideration

D．condition

小题15:

A．amazed

B．smiled

C．delighted

D．celebrated

小题16:

A．sweetly

B．obviously

C．wildly

D．fortunately

小题17:

A．need

B．could

C．must

D．should

小题18:

A．waves

B．nods

C．greets

D．meets

小题19:

A．gift

B．performance

C．flower

D．method

小题20:

A．opinion

B．point

C．view

D．idea

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The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree．Not ______with life, I was down．A young boy out of breath _____me, all tired from play．He stood right before me with his head tilted（倾斜的）down, and____with great excitement, “Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a ____ sight, its petals（花瓣）were all worn－not enough rain, or too little light．____ him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I ____ a small smile and then shifted away．But instead of ___ he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with ___, “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too．That’s why I ___ it; here, it’s for you．”
The flower before me was dying or dead．But I knew I ____ take it, or he might never leave．So I reached for the flower, and____, “Just what I need．” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he____it mid－air without reason．It was then that I ____ for the very first time the boy was ___．
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun ____ I thanked him for picking the very best one．He smiled, and then ran off to play,__ __ of the effect he’d had on my day．
I sat there and __ how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree．How did he know of my self-indulged（放纵的）__? Perhaps from his heart, he"d been blessed with true___．
___ the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me．And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that"s mine．

小题1:

A．excited

B．inspired

C．content

D．disappointed

小题2:

A．approached

B．overlooked

C．understood

D．recognized

小题3:

A．telling

B．saying

C．informing

D．talking

小题4:

A．unique

B．rough

C．bothering

D．pitiful

小题5:

A．Wanting

B．Demanding

C．Persuading

D．Inviting

小题6:

A．presented

B．adjusted

C．forced

D．delivered

小题7:

A．declining

B．accepting

C．panicking

D．quitting

小题8:

A．certainty

B．embarrassment

C．sympathy

D．sorrow

小题9:

A．took

B．pulled

C．attained

D．picked

小题10:

A．should

B．can

C．may

D．must

小题11:

A．announced

B．replied

C．declared

D．whispered

小题12:

A．grasped

B．held

C．caught

D．seized

小题13:

A．observed

B．confirmed

C．noticed

D．concluded

小题14:

A．strange

B．blind

C．deaf

D．unimaginable

小题15:

A．once

B．after

C．as

D．since

小题16:

A．unaware

B．unbelievable

C．regretful

D．regardless

小题17:

A．doubted

B．felt

C．found

D．wondered

小题18:

A．embarrassment

B．depression

C．hopelessness

D．effort

小题19:

A．sense

B．hearing

C．sight

D．ability

小题20:

A．In

B．From

C．Before

D．Through

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Just two years before her 100^th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt --- the highest rank in the martial art and combat sport judo(柔道). Fukuda is now one of only four living people who’ve earned the tenth-degree (or dan) black belt. Throughout history, only sixteen people have ever achieved this honor.
Fukuda began practicing judo in 1935 and is the only surviving student of its founder, Kano Jiguro. Urged by her teacher, she learned English to help spread judo internationally.
During a time when getting married, building a family, and becoming a housewife was the standard, Fukuda went against tradition, opting out of marriage to pursue the martial art.
“All I did was judo ... this was my marriage,” Fukuda reflected tearfully to the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is when my life destiny was set. I just never imagined how long this road would be.”
She described the Jiguro’s school, known as the Kodokan, as “old-fashioned and sexist(性别歧视的) about belts and ranks”. In fact, an order that prevented women from achieving any higher than a fifth-degree black belt kept Fukuda at that level for thirty years. She was finally promoted to sixth dan in 1972 when a woman’s division was created.
Fukuda said she approached judo and her life with the intention to “be gentle, kind and beautiful, yet firm and strong, both mentally and physically”. Fukuda said this kind of beauty is decidedly not external (外部的). “ A kind soul is inner beauty,” she explained to the paper. “I believe this is true beauty … All my life this has been my dream.”
Dream realized, the 98-year-old Sensei Keiko Fukuda continues to teach judo three times a week at a woman’s judo.
小题1:It can be learned from the passage that ____________.

A．Fukuda achieved the tenth-degree black belt at 97.

B．four people earned the tenth-degree black belt in history.

C．nearly all of Kano Jiguro’s students were dead.

D．the Kodokan was founded in 1935.

小题2:The underlined part “opting out of” in the 3^rd paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.

A．choosing or welcoming	B．longing for or desiring
C．keeping out of or avoiding	D．missing or having no chance of

小题3:Why did Fukuda remain at fifth-degree black belt for so long a time?

A．It was hard for her to improve her level.

B．She suffered from a foolish rule.

C．Her family life took up too much of her time.

D．She didn’t want to improve her level.

小题4:Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A．The only surviving student of Kano Jiguro remains single.

B．The tenth-degree black belt is the highest rank in judo.

C．Sensei Keiko Fukuda spreads judo throughout the world.

D．98-year-old woman becomes the first woman ever to earn judo’s highest-degree black belt.

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I was fifteen when I walked into Black Stump Bookstore in Liverpool. As I was looking at      on the shelves, the shop owner asked if I’d like     . I needed to start     for college, so I said yes. I worked after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped      my first year of college. I had worked in many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid and I     make maps for the Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most     .
One day a woman asked me for books on women’s diseases. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything we had at that time     and found other books we could order. She left the store less     . I’ve always remembered the      felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a     in London, I heard about a black child born      his fingers connected. His family could not      a corrective operation, and the boy lived in     hiding his hand in pocket. I     my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the     for free. I visited the boy in the     room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his      hand and say “ Thank you.” I felt a sense of    .
In the past     I was at Black Stump Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today, it’s the same. BBC News pays my     , but I feel as if I work for the viewers, helping them understand the world.

小题1:

A．maps

B．titles

C．articles

D．reports

小题2:

A．a book

B．any help

C．any suggestions

D．a job

小题3:

A．planning

B．leaving

C．preparing

D．studying

小题4:

A．pay for

B．fit for

C．run for

D．enter for

小题5:

A．so

B．never

C．even

D．still

小题6:

A．boring

B．exciting

C．satisfying

D．disappointing

小题7:

A．in need

B．in all

C．in order

D．in store

小题8:

A．worried

B．surprised

C．doubted

D．puzzled

小题9:

A．pride

B．failure

C．regret

D．wonder

小题10:

A．doctor

B．store owner

C．bookseller

D．TV reporter

小题11:

A．in

B．with

C．by

D．for

小题12:

A．pay

B．offer

C．afford

D．spend

小题13:

A．peace

B．honor

C．horror

D．danger

小题14:

A．chose

B．forced

C．persuaded

D．permitted

小题15:

A．action

B．program

C．treatment

D．operation

小题16:

A．waiting

B．recovery

C．reading

D．guest

小题17:

A．repaired

B．connected

C．injured

D．improved

小题18:

A．pleasure

B．sadness

C．humor

D．responsibility

小题19:

A．if

B．though

C．until

D．while

小题20:

A．prize

B．salary

C．cost

D．bill

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