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He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windscreen to get his attention.
“Is your taxi____?” I asked when he finally looked____at me. He nodded, then said____as I settled into the back seat, “I"m sorry, but I was reading a____.” He sounded as if he had a____.
“I am not in a hurry, ” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter. ” He____his head. “I"ve read it several times already. I guess I____ know it by heart. ”
“Letters from home always mean a lot, ” I said. “From a child?”
“This isn"t____,” he replied. “Although it ____ just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other ‘Old Friend’ when we"d meet. I"m not much good at ____.”
“I don"t think any of us keep____our letters too well,” I said. “I know I don"t. But I____ he"s someone you"ve known quite a while?”
“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the ____ through high school. ”
“There are not too many people who"ve had such a long friendship,” I said.
“____,” the driver went on, “I hadn"t seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I____away from the old neighbourhood and you slightly lose touch ____ you never forget. He was a great guy.”
“You said ‘was’. Does that mean...?”
He nodded. “____a couple of weeks ago.”
“I"m sorry, ” I said. “It"s no fun to lose any friend and losing a real old one is____ tougher. ”
He didn"t ____ to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch. ”
“Well, ” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things____ and we just don"t seem to find the time. ”
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When I got to my hotel room I didn"t unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.
| 小题1: | | A．available | B．acceptable | C．beneficial | D．occupied |
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| 小题3: | | A．unexpectedly | B．curiously | C．apologetically | D．definitely |
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| 小题4: | | A．booklet | B．novel | C．book | D．letter |
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| 小题5: | | A．cold | B．fever | C．secret | D．story |
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| 小题6: | | A．hung | B．nodded | C．shook | D．kept |
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| 小题7: | | A．anyhow | B．hardly | C．almost | D．really |
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| 小题8: | | A．friendship | B．family | C．leadership | D．colleague |
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| 小题9: | | A．could | B．might | C．maybe | D．would |
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| 小题10: | | A．writing | B．reading | C．talking | D．Learning |
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| 小题12: | | A．speak | B．make | C．think | D．assure |
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| 小题13: | | A．curriculum | B．coincidence | C．life | D．way |
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| 小题14: | | A．Eventually | B．Actually | C．Additionally | D．Besides |
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| 小题15: | | A．removed | B．left | C．headed | D．moved |
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| 小题16: | | A．even though | B．as though | C．when | D．whereas |
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| 小题17: | | A．Died | B．Suffered | C．Choked | D．Survived |
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| 小题18: | | A．ever | B．even | C．fairly | D．quite |
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| 小题19: | | A．answer | B．reply | C．question | D．talk |
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| 小题20: | | A．take up | B．pick up | C．come up | D．break up |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:B
小题20:C |
解析
试题分析：文章主要讲述的是友情的珍贵。作者乘出租去宾馆，司机跟作者讲述了他和老朋友的故事。司机和Old Ed是从小一起长大的好朋友，由于司机后来搬了家，他和Old Ed的联系就变得很少了。就在几周前，Old Ed去世了，这让司机很难过，他舍不得他的老朋友。
小题1:考查。A可用的；B可接受的；C有益的；D在使用的，已占用的。Is your taxi____?你的车可以乘坐吗？根据第一段“He must have been completely lost in something he was reading”可知，出租车是停着的，排除D，故选A。
小题2:考查介词辨析。he finally looked____at me.司机坐在车里，是向上看，A向下；B向上；C朝，向；D离开。故选B。
小题3:考查副词辨析。根据“I"m sorry, but I was reading a____.”可知，司机向作者道歉，A出乎意料地；B好奇地；C抱歉地；D肯定地，当然。故选C。
小题4:考查名词辨析。根据下一段的“Go ahead and finish your letter.”可知，司机在看一封信，A小册子；B小说；C书籍；D信件。故选D。
小题5:考查名词辨析。He sounded as if he had a____.司机说话的语气听起来像是感冒了一样，A感冒；B发烧；C秘密；D故事。故选A。
小题6:考查动词辨析。根据“I"ve read it several times already.”可知，司机摇摇头，意思是不看了，A悬挂；B点头；C摇晃；D保持。故选C。
小题7:考查副词辨析。I guess I____ know it by heart.司机看了几遍了，他认为自己都能背下来了，A无论怎样；B几乎不；C几乎；D确实。故选C。
小题8:考查名词辨析。根据“Letters from home always mean a lot”可知，这封信不是来自家人的，A友谊；B家人；C领导；D同事。故选B。
小题9:考查情态动词。may as well是固定短语，意为“不妨”，A能够；B可能；C也许；D将会，愿意。故选B。
小题10:考查动词辨析。I"m not much good at ____.这里谈论的是信，由此可知，司机说自己不擅长写信，A写；B看，读；C谈话；D学习。故选A。
小题11:考查介词辨析。作者说没有人能够做到经常给朋友写信。keep up继续做......。A向上；B和，带有；C在......上；D在......里。故选A。
小题12:考查动词辨析。作者认为，司机和Old Ed认识很久了。A说，演讲；B制作；C认为；D保证，使确信。故选C。
小题13:考查名词辨析。and all the ____ through high school他们是从小玩到大的朋友，all the way一直，A全部课程；B巧合；C生命；D方法，道路。故选D。
小题14:考查副词辨析。“____,” the driver went on, “I hadn"t seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years 司机说，事实上，他们在过去的二三十年里，一年只见过一两次。A最终；B实际上；C另外；D而且。故选B。
小题15:考查动词辨析。because I____away from the old neighbourhood司机搬离了那个社区，A移除；B离开，遗留；C前往；D移动，搬家。故选D。
小题16:考查连接词辨析。you slightly lose touch ____ you never forget即使不会忘记，但还是会慢慢失去联系，A即使；B似乎；C当，既然；D鉴于。故选A。
小题17:考查动词辨析。He nodded. “____a couple of weeks ago.”司机说，Old Ed几周前去世了。A死亡；B遭受；C噎住，窒息；D幸存。故选A。
小题18:考查副词辨析。losing a real old one is____ tougher失去一个老朋友更难过，even可以修饰比较级。A曾经；B甚至；C相当；D很，十分。故选B。
小题19:考查名词辨析。He didn"t ____ to that, and we rode on in silence...司机没有回应作者的话，reply to回答，答复，A答案；B答复；C问题；D谈话。故选B。
小题20:考查短语辨析。But things____ and we just don"t seem to find the time.但是（生活中）总会出现很多事情，我们似乎没有时间相互联系。A占据，从事；B捡起，学会，车接；C走近，被提及，发生，出现；D爆发。故选C。 |
举一反三
Actress Hayden Panettiere recently got into trouble with Japanese fishermen as she tried to stop them from killing dolphins.
The 18-year-old star with some other surfers sailed out to reach the dolphins in order to stop them from being driven into a nearby pool and killed, but the six surfers, from Australia and the United States, were stopped by a fishing boat before they could reach them. The fishermen blocked their way with a boathook (钩篙). It was an ugly, unfriendly and life-threatening struggle before the surfers were forced to return to the beach. It is believed that the dolphins were later taken into a pool and killed.
Panettiere, who is a brave surfer and loyal animal protector, made up her mind to save the dolphins of Japan and said, "It was really frightening. Some of us were hit by the boathook, but in the end all we were really worried about the dolphins. It was so sad. We were so close to them and they were jumping out of the water to see us." Breaking down in tears, she added, "One little baby dolphin stuck his head out and looked at me and the thought that it’s no longer with us is really hard to take."
The surfers left the country to avoid arrest (逮捕) by the Japanese police. Panettiere is now back in Los Angeles.
More than 22,000 dolphins are killed by fishermen in Japan every year. Many Japanese believe dolphins should be treated like fish. They have been hunting dolphins for centuries and see any criticism (批评) of this as an attack on their culture.
小题1:Why did the surfers get into trouble with the fishermen in Japan?| A．They said something that hurt the fishermen. | | B．They entered a pool which wasn’t allowed to go into. | | C．They attacked Japanese culture. | | D．They tried to stop the fishermen from killing the dolphins. |
小题2:From Paragraph 3, we can learn that Panettiere ________. | A．was really frightened and sad | | B．succeeded in saving the dolphins | | C．cried when they were hit by the boathook | | D．didn’t like the Japanese fishermen |
小题3:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?| A．What Happened While Surfing in Japan | | B．Hayden Panettiere Cried in the Sea of Japan | | C．People Worldwide Are Against Killing Dolphins | | D．Protect the Wild Animals |
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Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.
Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.
Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.
Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and pleasure both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”
小题1:Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.| A．gives his patients medical advice | | B．takes care of 159 patients a week | | C．sings on television | | D．has his own TV show |
小题2:Dr. Petrels _______, so he is called a singing doctor.| A．also sings to his patients on TV | | B．always loves to sing | | C．is popular with his patients | | D．has been a doctor for ten years |
小题3:In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _______.| A．sings and gives medical advice | | B．sings about different diseases | | C．starts to explain diseases with a song | | D．sings love songs he wrote |
小题4:Dr. Petrels says he likes to _______.| A．help people sing | B．make people feel better | | C．do the same thing | D．make difficult people smile |
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My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.
The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her home.
After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.
Here is the truth of the story:
Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything that made that sound likely.
I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a creature in need 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 song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”
Sometimes angels come disguised (伪装) as dogs.
小题1:How was the dog when found?| A．Too weak to walk. | B．Thin and worn out. | | C．Unable to eat food. | D．Homeless but gentle. |
小题2: We can infer from Paragraph 2 that .| A．the dog didn’t go with the writer | | B．the writer had his own pet dog | | C．Julie bought some food for the dog | | D．the dog didn’t eat any of the food |
小题3:The underlined part “our problem” in the passage refers to the fact that .| A．the writer didn’t want to take Julie’s advice | | B．an old black dog appeared in front of them | | C．Julie disagreed with the writer’s travel on business | | D．the couple had some trouble with their marriage |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title for the passage? | A．An Angel Dog | B．A Helpful Couple | C．Saving the Dog | D．A Famous Song |
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It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my daughter, Gigi. That was, until two strangers threw her into their car and sped away. It seemed like a bad dream.I could ____ speak when the police questioned me.
After that, the policeman asked me to go home to wait. My friend Gloria came to ____me. She took my hand and gave me ____. It was a picture of a little girl ____asleep in her bed, standing by the bed was a tall, blond(金发的)__ __. We prayed and waited by the phone until sunset. The ____ never rang.
Suddenly，the front door swung open. I looked up and ____. There stood Gigi. I cried, throwing my ____ around her. Gigi said：“I was scared. We were going really fast on an old ____ road I"d never seen before. But then a tall man walked out ____ the car，and they ran off the road and hit a tree. Then the tall man ____ the car door and pulled me out. He was really nice，and said I would be okay. I must have gone to ____， because when I woke up it is in front of our house. He must have brought me home.” “But who...how did he know..., where to bring you？”My voice broke. Gigi ____ her head. Just then Gigi noticed Gloria"s picture. “That"s him！” she ____ at the picture. “Mommy，that"s the man who pulled me out of the car！” Gloria and I turned ____. “Are you sure that"s the man？” Gloria asked. “Yeah, that"s him ____ that he didn"t have wings，and he was wearing blue jeans.”
Later that night, the police found the____kidnappers. When questioned, the driver remembered turning away to ____ hitting a tall blond man.
Twenty years have gone by. We have never heard from any one claiming to have ____Gigi. There have been no logical explanations for her ____. But from that day on, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning.
| 小题1: | | A．hardly | B．hard | C．fully | D．full |
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| 小题2: | | A．sympathize | B．support | C．comfort | D．calm |
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| 小题3: | | A．a map | B．a picture | C．a bag | D．a book |
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| 小题4: | | A．healthy | B．sound | C．reliable | D．reasonable |
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| 小题5: | | A．angel | B．man | C．maid | D．servant |
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| 小题6: | | A．phone | B．door bell | C．clock | D．radio |
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| 小题7: | | A．yelled | B．screamed | C．whistled | D．whispered |
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| 小题8: | | A．cheeks | B．shoulders | C．arms | D．hands |
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| 小题9: | | A．rocky | B．smooth | C．hard | D．flat |
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| 小题10: | | A．in back of | B．at the bottom of | C．on the top of | D．in front of |
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| 小题11: | | A．shut | B．fastened | C．opened | D．loosened |
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| 小题12: | | A．rest | B．sleep | C．break | D．yawn |
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| 小题13: | | A．shook | B．nodded | C．rolled | D．trembled |
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| 小题14: | | A．referred | B．aimed | C．pointed | D．signaled |
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| 小题15: | | A．sunburnt | B．light | C．weak | D．pale |
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| 小题16: | | A．rather than | B．including | C．except | D．other than |
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| 小题17: | | A．injured | B．dead | C．harmed | D．hurt |
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| 小题18: | | A．stop | B．avoid | C．forbid | D．keep |
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| 小题19: | | A．released | B．relieved | C．delivered | D．rescued |
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| 小题20: | | A．escape | B．breakout | C．disappearance | D．flow |
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When Luca first heard of the Island of Inventions, he was still very young. But its wonders sounded so incredible that they were forever burned in his memory. From that moment, he never stopped searching for clues which might lead him to the island. He read hundreds of adventure books, histories, volumes of physics and chemistry, even music.
Over time, he pieced together his idea of what the Island of Inventions was like. It was a secret place, where all the great wise men of the world would meet to learn and invent together. Access to the island was totally restricted. To join, you had to have created some great invention for humanity. Only then could you receive the special invitation — which came with directions to the island.
So Luca spent his youth studying and inventing. Every new idea he got, he made it into an invention, and if there were something he didn"t understand, he’d seek others to help him. Soon he met other young inventors and he told them about the Island of Inventions. They too dreamed of one day receiving an invitation letter.
As years passed, the disappointment of not receiving their invitation made Luca and his friends work harder and co-operate more. They would meet in Luca"s house, share their ideas and build new machines. Their inventions became known throughout the world, and improved the lives of millions.
But still, no invitation came.
They didn’t lose heart. They continued learning and inventing every day, trying to come up with more and better ideas. Fresh young talent joined their group, as more inventors dreamed of getting to the island.
One day many years later, Luca, already very old, was speaking with a brilliant young man named Roberts, who had written to him, asking him to join the group. Luca started telling the man of the wonderful Island of Inventions, and of how he was sure that some day they would receive an invitation. Surprised, the young inventor interrupted: “You mean this place isn’t the Island of Inventions? Isn"t the letter you sent me the real invitation?”
It was only then that Luca realised that his dream had become true in his very own house. No island could exist which would be better than where he was now. No place of invention would be better than what he and his friends had created. Luca felt happy to know that he had always been on the island, and that his life of invention and study had been a truly happy one.
小题1:Why did Luca and his colleagues probably never receive an invitation to the island?| A．Their ideas were not considered worthy enough. | | B．They were too concerned with acquiring fame. | | C．The organization had already broken up. | | D．The island was not a real place. |
小题2:What did Luca learn at the end of the story?| A．The island of inventions did not exist. | | B．He had wasted most of his life. | | C．He had unknowingly built his own dreamland. | | D．He finally would receive his invitation. |
小题3:Which of the following best describes Luca?| A．Aggressive. | B．Trusting. | C．Creative. | D．Easy-going. |
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