One day in 1965，when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle，a fourthgrade tea
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One day in 1965，when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle，a fourthgrade teacher approached me.She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge.“Could he help in the library？” she asked.I said, “Send him along.”
Soon a slight，sandyhaired boy in jeans and a Tshirt appeared.“Do you have a job for me？” he asked.
I told him about the Dewey Decimal System(杜威十进分类法) for shelving books.He picked up the idea immediately.Then I showed him a stack(摞) of cards for longoverdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were misshelved with the wrong cards in them.He said，“Is it kind of a detective job？” I answered yes，and he became working.
He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced，“Time for break！”He argued for finishing the finding job；she made the case for fresh air.She won.
The next morning，he arrived early.“I want to finish these books，”he said.At the end of the day，when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis，it was easy to say yes.He worked untiringly.
After a few weeks I found a note on my desk，inviting me to dinner at the boy’s home.At the end of a pleasant evening，his mother announced that the family would be moving to a neighbouring school district.Her son’s first concern，she said，was leaving the View Ridge library.“Who will find the lost books？” he asked.
When the time came，I said an unwilling goodbye.I missed him，but not for long.A few days later he came back and joyfully announced，“The librarian over there doesn’t let boys work in the library.My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge.My dad will drop me off on his way to work.And if he can’t，I’ll walk！”
I should have had an idea such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go.What I could not have guessed，however，was that he would become a genius of the Information Age：Bill Gates，tycoon(企业巨头) of Microsoft and America’s richest man.
小题1:What was the author when the story happened?| A．A teacher. | B．A librarian. | | C．A detective. | D．A student. |
小题2:Why was the boy sent to the library by the fourthgrade teacher?| A．He failed to finish his work on time. | | B．He challenged the teacher in the class. | | C．He disturbed all the other students in the class. | | D．He needed something to do to challenge himself. |
小题3:What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?| A．To rearrange the books according to the new system. | | B．To put those overdue books back to the shelves. | | C．To find out the books with wrong cards in them. | | D．To put the cards back in the longoverdue books. |
小题4:The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because ________.| A．he didn’t get along well with the librarian in the new school | | B．he was not allowed to work in the new school’s library | | C．he missed his old schoolmates and teachers | | D．he had to walk a long way to go to school |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B |
解析
小题1: B
解析 细节理解题。根据前三段老师把小比尔·盖茨带到作者那里被安排整理图书的事可知，作者是一位图书管理员。
小题2:D
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge.”可知，男孩比所有其他人提前完成了学习任务，老师带他到图书馆找些事情挑战自己。
小题3:C
解析 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，是让他从书架上找出书卡放错的图书。
小题4:B
解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“‘The librarian over there doesn’t let boys work in the library.My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge.’”可知，他因不能在新学校的图书馆工作而要求转回原来的学校。 |
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Rocky Lyons was five years old when his mother，Kelly，was driving along the country road with him.He was asleep on the front seat of their truck，with his feet resting on her lap.As his mom drove carefully down the winding country road，she turned onto a narrow bridge.The truck hit a rock and slid off the road.She attempted to bring it back up onto the road by pressing hard on the gas pedal(踏板) and turning the steering wheel(方向盘) to the left.But Rocky’s foot got caught between her leg and the steering wheel and she lost control of the truck.
The truck fell into a 20foot ravine(峡谷)．When it hit bottom，Rocky woke up.“What happened，Mama？” he asked.“Our wheels are pointing toward the sky.”
Kelly was seriously wounded and blinded by blood.“I’ll get you out，Mama，”announced Rocky，who had surprisingly escaped injury.He climbed out from under Kelly，slid through the open window and tried to yank his mother out.But she didn’t move.
“Just let me sleep，” begged Kelly，who was out of consciousness.Rocky insisted，“Mom，you can’t go to sleep.”
Rocky managed to push Kelly out of the truck and told her he’d climb up to the road and stop a car to get help.Fearing that no one would be able to see her little boy in the dark，Kelly refused to let him go alone.Instead they slowly moved up to the road.The pain was so great that Kelly wanted to give up，but Rocky wouldn’t let her.
Rocky kept repeating the inspirational phrase，“I know you can，I know you can.”When they finally reached the road，Rocky broke into tears seeing his mother’s torn face clearly for the first time.Waving his arms and shouting, “Please stop！” the boy stopped a truck.His mother was sent to hospital.
It took 8 hours to rebuild Kelly’s face.She looks quite different today—“I used to have a straight long nose，thin lips and high cheekbones；now I’ve got a flat cheeks and much bigger lips”—but she has few scars and has recovered from her injuries.
Rocky’s heroics were big news.Everyone was surprised at this little boy’s power.“It’s not like I wanted it to happen，” the boy explained.“I just did what anyone would have done.” “If it weren’t for Rocky，I’d have died，” said his mother.
小题1:According to the text，Rocky and Kelly ________.| A．were lost on a country road | | B．were involved in a truck accident | | C．had limited time to find their way | | D．knew little of what happened to them |
小题2:When he woke up，Rocky ________.| A．found the truck was turned over | | B．found his mother had fallen asleep | | C．was stuck against the door of the truck | | D．was frightened by his mother’s blood |
小题3:The underlined word “yank” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “________”．| A．pull | B．drive | | C．follow | D．carry |
小题4:What is the best title for the text?| A．A Boy and His Mother | | B．How to Behave Well? | | C．Nothing Is Lost | | D．I Think You Can |
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We come by business naturally in our family.Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.As we worked and watched，we ____ that work was about more than ____ and making a sale.
One lesson stands out in my mind.It was shortly before Christmas.I was in eighth grade and was working evenings，straightening the toy section.A little boy，five or six years old，came in.He was wearing a brown torn coat with ____ sleeves.His shoes were scuffed(磨损) and his one shoelace was torn.The little boy looked poor to me—too poor to ____ to buy anything.He looked around the toy section，picked up this item and that，and ____ put them back in their place.
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy.His steel blue eyes ____ and the dimple(酒窝) in his cheek stood out as he ____ the boy what he could do for him.The boy said he was looking for a Christmas ___ for his brother.I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same ____ as any adult.Dad told him to take his ___ and look around.He did.
After about 20 minutes，the little boy picked up a toy plane，walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this，Mister？”
“How much you ____？” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and ___ it.His hand was creased(起皱) with ____ lines of dirt from holding his ____ too tightly.In his hand lay only 27 cents.The ____ on the toy plane he’d ____ was $3.98.
“That’ll just ___ it，” Dad said as he made the sale.Dad’s reply still ____ in my ears.When the little boy walked out of the store，I didn’t notice the worn coat or the ____ torn shoelace.What I saw was a happy child with a ____.
| 小题1: | | A．showed | B．heard | | C．learned | D．guessed |
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| 小题2: | | A．survival | B．pleasure | | C．trouble | D．expectation |
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| 小题3: | | A．short | B．dirty | | C．tight | D．colorful |
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| 小题4: | | A．intend | B．attempt | | C．afford | D．decide |
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| 小题5: | | A．suddenly | B．differently | | C．happily | D．carefully |
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| 小题6: | | A．closed | B．smiled | | C．shone | D．focused |
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| 小题7: | | A．asked | B．told | | C．showed | D．called |
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| 小题8: | | A．tree | B．card | | C．present | D．cake |
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| 小题9: | | A．friendship | B．respect | | C．support | D．favor |
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| 小题10: | | A．effort | B．word | | C．time | D．courage |
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| 小题11: | | A．paid | B．earned | | C．lost | D．got |
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| 小题12: | | A．cleaned | B．opened | | C．gave | D．turned |
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| 小题14: | | A．toy | B．pocket | | C．hand | D．money |
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| 小题15: | | A．price | B．number | | C．quality | D．value |
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| 小题16: | | A．carried out | B．picked out | | C．put out | D．pulled out |
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| 小题17: | | A．change | B．cover | | C．need | D．take |
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| 小题18: | | A．rings | B．stays | | C．runs | D．pauses |
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| 小题19: | | A．clean | B．normal | | C．single | D．double |
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| 小题20: | | A．choice | B．hope | | C．package | D．treasure |
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When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London，a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon(丝带) around a bomb”．Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time.Sadly，she is actually a_much_bigger_name today than she was during her time.
Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City，Kahlo suffered from polio(小儿麻痹症) at the age of seven.Her spine(脊柱) became bent as she grew older.Then，in 1925，her back was broken in several places in a schoolbus accident.Throughout the rest of her life，the artist had many operations，but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back.However，the accident had an unexpected side effect.While lying in her bed recovering，Kahlo taught herself to paint.
In 1929，she got married to Diego Rivera，another famous Mexican artist.Rivera’s strong influence on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works，but her later works from the 1940s，known today as her best works，show less influence from her husband.
Unfortunately，her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s，even in her home country.Her first onewoman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954，Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world，but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last. (2012·安徽，C)
小题1:What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean?| A．a far better artist | | B．a far more gifted artist | | C．a much stronger person | | D．a much more famous person |
小题2:The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by________.| A．polio | B．her bent spine | | C．back injuries | D．the operations she had |
小题3:Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the________.| A．1930s | B．1940s | | C．1950s | D．1970s |
小题4:What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo?| A．Devotion. | B．Sympathy. | | C．Worry. | D．Encouragement. |
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One of the worst feelings you have as a professional athlete is the feeling after losing a game to a team that you should have beaten. That happened last night against the lowly Boston Celtics. They had only won 13 games the whole year and were really struggling. We had just come off a very good win against the Orlando Magic on the road and were feeling good about ourselves.
The day did not start out good for us when we learned that T-Mac was going to miss the game with the flu. When you lose your best players (Yao, T-Mac) everyone must play a little harder and do a little bit more on the floor. We inserted Bonzi Wells into the lineup (he was the only one to have a good game for us), in place of T-Mac.
It was a nasty game. We are usually one of the best three point shooting teams in the NBA and we only made 1 of 22 three point shots! I have never seen that happen. Never! Rafer Alston, Luther Head, and me combined to shoot 5 of 33 from the field. Ouch! You aren"t going to win too many games like that. Even as poorly as we shot the ball, we STILL had a chance to win the game in the fourth quarter but failed to make the winning plays that you must make to leave the floor victorious.
In the locker room after the game, everybody felt terrible. When we play a bad game, we feel that we let our teammates down. There is a bad feeling in the pit of your stomach when you leave the gym and you just want to go home and not talk to anyone. It is a terrible feeling, but it is a feeling that makes you want to try harder and do better the next time.
I"ll talk to you guys later.
Shane
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?| A．To blame the team for losing the game. | | B．To tell the readers about the feeling after losing the game | | C．To explain why they played poorly in the game. | | D．To blame Yao Ming and T—Mac for being absent from the game. |
小题2: What can the readers learn from the text?
A. The Boston Celtics is one of the top teams in NBA.
B. The Boston Celtics had a big win over the writer’s team.
C. Every one of the team played poorly with no energy.
D. Bonzi Wells starts in the game with T-Mac out.
小题3: How do you think the writer might describe his performance that night?| A．Tough | B．Relaxing | C．Terrible | D．Efficient |
小题4:The text most probably comes from the writer’s _________ .| A．blog | B．telephone message | C．note | D．interview |
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A mother from Colorado who doctors said had died while giving birth to her son, has said it is a Christmas miracle that both she and the boy are alive.
Tracey Hermanstorfer"s heart stopped beating and her son Coltyn appeared lifeless after the Caesarean(剖腹产术)section on Christmas Eve. However a few minutes after he was born, both began breathing again. Dr Stephanie Martin told Good Morning America she could not explain how the pair survived. Mrs Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike told the American television show that their baby was now healthy and that they were doing “good” following the drama at Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital.
The couple, who already had two children, had to go into the hospital seven weeks earlier than planned. Her husband, 37, said his wife was tired after receiving an epidural(硬脑膜外麻醉)during the labour(分娩)but after closing her eyes, she “wasn"t waking up”．She stopped breathing and she is believed to have suffered a heart attack before her heart stopped beating entirely.
Dr Martin said she was called in and that the outlook was grim since in most situations like this，“despite the best efforts of the team”， the mother was often unable to be revived. In that case doctors then tried to focus on delivering the baby but when he was born he was “completely lifeless”．
Mr Hermanstorfer told the Associated Press news agency，“I had everything in the world taken from me, and in an hour and a half I had everything given to me.”
Dr Martin said she did not have a “great explanation” for why Mrs Hermanstorfer"s heartbeat returned. “Somewhere between four and five minutes she had been without heart rate and had stopped breathing a minute or two prior to her heart stopping，” she said. The doctors were then able to bring the baby back to life, and the mother was alive after that.
Despite tests, she said doctors were still not sure about what had happened. However Mrs Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike have said they believed it was down to a miracle. She said：“I got a second chance in life.”
小题1:The story happened on________.| A．December, 24 | B．December, 25 | C．December, 31 | D．January, 1 |
小题2:What might have happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer just before her heart stopped beating?| A．She became unconscious. | B．She took a nap. | | C．She had a bad headache. | D．She suffered a heart attack. |
小题3:Which of the following is the correct order of what happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer?
a．suffering a heart attack
b．stopping heart beating entirely
c．stopping breathing
d．coming back to life
e．receiving an epidural
f．producing a baby| A．acfdbe | | B．fcadbe | | C．eacbfd | | D．eabcfd |
小题4:What feelings did Mr Hermanstorfer experience during the incident?| A．Sad and delighted. | B．Disappointed and depressed. | | C．Sad and angry. | D．Touched and regrettable. |
小题5:Which of the following words best expresses Dr Martin"s attitude towards Tracey Hermanstorfer"s coming back to life?| A．Shocked. | B．Puzzled. | C．Normal. | D．Curious. |
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