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As I held my father"s hands one night，I couldn"t help but notice their calluses(老茧) and roughness.His hands tell the story of his life as a ____，including all his struggles.
One summer，I remember，a drought(旱灾)hit Ontario，turning it into a____desert.On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ____from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed，which____took twenty minutes. That morning，however，the process didn"t___ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field，we____ needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ____.Dropping the basket heavily，I declared，“If the store wants its last twenty dozen，they can pick it themselves！”Dad____，“Just think，my little girl，only ten dozen left for each of us and then we"re____.”Such is Dad—whatever problem he ____，he never gives up.
____，the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone，____Dad remained optimistic.He__23__to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to____Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real____.From dawn to dusk，he works countless hours to ____our family.He always puts our happiness ____his own，and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games____his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and____，putting others first.
Dad，the life____I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father，teacher，friend and，most importantly，my hero.
| 小题1: | | A．teacher | B．gardener | C．farmer | D．grocer |
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| 小题2: | | A．stormy | B．lively | | C．disappearing | D．burning |
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| 小题3: | | A．order | B．form | C．gap | D．position |
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| 小题4: | | A．repeatedly | B．normally | C．finally | D．really |
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| 小题5: | | A．go | B．begin | C．occur | D．change |
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| 小题6: | | A．yet | B．still | C．even | D．nearly |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．nervous | C．angry | D．frightened |
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| 小题8: | | A．apologized | B．cried | C．complained | D．laughed |
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| 小题9: | | A．lost | B．done | C．gone | D．touched |
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| 小题10: | | A．meets with | B．brings up | C．works out | D．thinks about |
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| 小题11: | | A．Thankfully | B．Hopefully | C．Unfortunately | D．Strangely |
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| 小题13: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．continued | D．aimed |
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| 小题14: | | A．face | B．appreciate | C．examine | D．question |
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| 小题15: | | A．love | B．pride | C．friendship | D．honesty |
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| 小题16: | | A．support | B．settle | C．start | D．impress |
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| 小题17: | | A．after | B．before | C．beside | D．under |
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| 小题18: | | A．in spite of | B．in terms of | C．in control of | D．in place of |
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| 小题19: | | A．careful | B．regretfu | C．considerate | D．humorous |
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| 小题20: | | A．history | B．motto | C．patterns | D．lessons |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:D |
解析
小题1:解析 根据下文叙述的旱灾及在田间散步等信息可确定答案。答案 C
小题2:解析 上文提到旱灾，炎热的夏天，可判断选burning“炙热的”。答案 D
小题3:解析 作者与爸爸一起摘sweet corn送到the grocery store，说明是蔬菜瓜果商店预定的，所以是完成最后的订单。答案 A
小题4:解析 正常情况下采摘600个需要20分钟。repeatedly“反复地”；normally“正常地”；finally“最终”；really“其实”。答案 B
小题5:解析 句意：然而那天上午这一进程没能顺利完成。go“进展”；begin“开始”；occur“突然想到”；change“改变”。
答案 A
小题6:解析 句意：在田间漫无目标地走了40分钟以后，我们仍然需要240个。yet可用在句首，同时一般用于否定句中；still“仍然”；even“甚至”，表递进关系；nearly“几乎”。答案 B
小题7:解析 根据下文作者把篮子重重地摔在地上可知是绝望和愤怒，故选angry。答案 C
小题8:解析 根据下文爸爸劝慰女儿可判断选laughed。答案 D
小题9:解析 done在此表示完成。be lost“迷路，陷入”；be gone“没了，走了”；be touched“被感动”。答案 B
小题10:解析 句意：爸爸就是这样，无论他遇到什么困难，他永远也不放弃。meet with意为“遇到”，符合题意。答案 A
小题11:解析 概括全国都感到旱灾的影响可判断用unfortunately“不幸地”。thankfully“感激地”；hopefully“有希望地”；strangely“奇怪地”。答案 C
小题12:解析 根据上下文可知应是转折关系，所以选but。答案 D
小题13:解析 上句说爸爸仍然保持乐观，可判断选continue。答案 C
小题14:解析 句意：只有那时我才真正开始感激爸爸和他的信仰，那引导我们渡过难关。face“面对”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”；examine“检查”；question“提问，质问”。
答案 B
小题15:解析 根据下文内容可知选love。答案 A
小题16:解析 句意：从早到晚，他无休止地工作来养家糊口。support our family意为“养家”。答案 A
小题17:解析 put our happiness before his own意为“把我们的快乐放在他自己的快乐前”。答案 B
小题18:解析 根据空格前后的让步关系可判断用in spite of。答案 A
小题19:解析 根据putting others first可判断为“更加有同情心，考虑周到”。considerate意为“善解人意的，考虑周到的”。答案 C
小题20:解析 根据learned from you可判断选lessons。答案 D |
举一反三
We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____，one by one.“There is my grandmother"s house，” I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ____，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ____ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide(潮水)．
Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ___ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____；where I belong.”
She has ____ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us；learn the ____ of “I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.
| 小题1: | | A．appearing | B．moving | C．exposing | D．expanding |
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| 小题2: | | A．referring | B．travelling | C．pointing | D．coming |
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| 小题3: | | A．shared | B．short | C．fresh | D．treasured |
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| 小题4: | | A．passed | B．raised | C．moved | D．sent |
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| 小题5: | | A．home | B．duty | C．reality | D．relief |
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| 小题6: | | A．built | B．lived | C．remained | D．explored |
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| 小题7: | | A．catch up | B．pull up | C．step down | D．come down |
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| 小题8: | | A．falling | B．turning | C．rushing | D．bringing |
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| 小题9: | | A．yard | B．village | C．room | D．house |
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| 小题10: | | A．adapts to | B．appeals to | C．belongs to | D．occurs to |
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| 小题11: | | A．across | B．through | C．along | D．past |
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| 小题12: | | A．lay | B．played | C．stood | D．sat |
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| 小题13: | | A．marching | B．looking | C．breaking | D．pouring |
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| 小题14: | | A．between | B．with | C．near | D．behind |
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| 小题15: | | A．wonders | B．listens | C．reacts | D．agrees |
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| 小题16: | | A．began | B．grew | C．studied | D．stayed |
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| 小题17: | | A．deepened | B．recognized | C．accepted | D．found |
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| 小题18: | | A．heart | B．rights | C．interest | D．behaviors |
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| 小题20: | | A．meaning | B．expression | C．connection | D．background |
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(2013·山东卷)Sparrow is a fast－food chain with 200 restaurants.Some years ago，the group to which Sparrow belonged was taken over by another company.Although Sparrow showed no sign of declining，the chain was generally in an unhealthy state.With more and more fast－food concepts reaching the market，the Sparrow menu had to struggle for attention.And to make matters worse，its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.
Sparrow failed to grow for another two years until a new CEO，Carl Pearson，decided to build up its market share.He did a survey，which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain，while customers of other fast－food chains were unwilling to turn away from them.Sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.
Pearson faced a battle over the future of the Sparrow brand.The chain"s owner now favored rebranding Sparrow as Marcy"s restaurants.Pearson resisted，arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to Sparrow restaurants were fun.Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time.Pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success，rather than customers" spending power.Finally，the owner accepted his idea.
The campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast－food industry.The TV ads of Sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original songs performed by a variety of stars.Instead of showing the superiority of a specific product，the intention was to put Sparrow in the hearts of potential customers.
Pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new Sparrow image.For example，he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain increase in their turnover(营业额)．
These efforts paid off，and Sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast－food chains in the regions where it operated.
小题1:Which was one of the problems Sparrow faced before Pearson became CEO?| A．The number of its customers was declining. | | B．Its customers found the food unhealthy. | | C．It was in need of financial support. | | D．Most of its restaurants were closed. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Customers of Sparrow restaurants. | | B．Sparrow restaurants. | | C．Customers of other fast－food chains. | | D．Other fast－food chains. |
小题3:For what purpose did Pearson start the advertising campaign?| A．To build a good relationship with the public. | | B．To stress the unusual tradition of Sparrow. | | C．To learn about customers" spending power. | | D．To meet the challenge from Marcy"s restaurants. |
小题4:What was Pearson"s achievement as a CEO?| A．He managed to pay off Sparrow"s debts. | | B．He made Sparrow much more competitive. | | C．He helped Sparrow take over a company. | | D．He improved the welfare of Sparrow employees. |
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(2013·鲁西南名校联考卷)Recently divorced and unemployed，I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella，for my old one had ____，and I could not ____ another one.
I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ____ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor，but an idea __ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.
I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.
Yes，she said ____，that was her umbrella，which her parents，now dead，had given her as a birthday present.But，she ____，it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.
She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella，and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____，but－though twenty dollars was all I had in the world－her happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.
A week later，I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?
| 小题1: | | A．broken up | B．gone away | C．fallen apart | D．faded away |
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| 小题2: | | A．afford | B．borrow | C．find | D．repair |
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| 小题3: | | A．office | B．bus | C．theater | D．train |
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| 小题4: | | A．ugly | B．beautiful | C．worn | D．ancient |
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| 小题5: | | A．even | B．always | C．already | D．never |
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| 小题6: | | A．design | B．number | C．name | D．brand |
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| 小题7: | | A．turn in | B．show off | C．open up | D．carry away |
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| 小题8: | | A．occurred | B．ran | C．struck | D．happened |
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| 小题9: | | A．firmly | B．suddenly | C．casually | D．thankfully |
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| 小题10: | | A．read | B．searched | C．got | D．used |
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| 小题11: | | A．appeared | B．replied | C．answered | D．screamed |
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| 小题12: | | A．in surprise | B．in panic | C．in silence | D．in anger |
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| 小题13: | | A．assumed | B．added | C．declared | D．announced |
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| 小题15: | | A．mentioned | B．forgot | C．realized | D．remembered |
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| 小题16: | | A．memory | B．honor | C．tears | D．thanks |
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| 小题17: | | A．gift | B．position | C．hug | D．reward |
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| 小题18: | | A．expensive | B．common | C．rare | D．special |
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| 小题19: | | A．bought | B．ruined | C．expressed | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题20: | | A．immediately | B．naturally | C．hopefully | D．unexpectedly |
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On June 15th，2012，millions of people watched as 33yearold Nik Wallenda walked across one of the world"s greatest waterfalls on a tightrope(钢丝)．What made the 25－minute walk that was televised live and watched by over 13 million people worldwide even more amazing，is that it was done over the Niagara Falls－An action that had never been attempted before.
Even though Nik was wearing a harness(保护带)，a safety measure provided by ABC，the television network that broadcast the event，his action to keep his balance against the strong winds made for some heart－stopping(令人担忧的) moments for the audience.
Nik，however，never slowed down for even one moment.Wearing special shoes made by his mother，he remained totally focused on the job at hand.It was only when he got to the last stretch near Canada"s Table Rock that he knelt down on one knee and finally broke into a smile.Waving and blowing kisses to the cheering audience，he knew he had accomplished a great task，which most people had thought impossible.
While he described the whole experience as peaceful and relaxing，Nik said his biggest challenges came from a totally unexpected source－his 40 pound balancing pole.The balancing pole was so heavy that he could hardly carry it on the tightrope.
One would think that now that Nik has realized his lifelong dream he would be ready to hang up his “balancing pole”．However，the adventurer who already has seven Guinness World Records under his belt，is just getting started－Next up? A 5，000－foot tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon.While the one across the Niagara Falls took years of planning because he had to convince the US and Canadian officials，this one should happen in the very near future.That"s because，the Florida resident has already been granted(授予) a permit by the Canyon officials.
小题1:Why did so many people fix their attention on the event?
A．Because it was done by Nik Wallenda.
B．Because nobody had done it there before.
C．Because it was broadcast live by ABC.
D．Because it was impossible to do the event.
小题2:What made the audience hold their breath during Nik"s performance?| A．How Nik managed to cross the Niagara Falls with safety measure. | | B．What Nik would do when he lost his balance on the tightrope. | | C．How Nik kept his balance against the strong winds. | | D．How long Nik will take to finish the event. |
小题3:What was the greatest difficulty for him to face in Nik view?| A．The supplied tightrope. | | B．The safety belt. | | C．The balancing pole. | | D．The audience"s noise. |
小题4:What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?| A．Nik will go on with his dream. | | B．Nik"s life dream is changing. | | C．Permission of governments is important. | | D．The Grand Canyon is a dream for Nik. |
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A nameless British millionaire is currently putting people to the test by handing out ￡1，000 to those he randomly meets in the street.All he"d ask is that they"d do something positive with the cash.The reactions are varied，from the surprised to the suspicious to the simply delighted.He has given away close to ￡100，000 to people he has met around the world.He hands those that he chooses a card explaining his project and allows them 48 hours to get in touch.
“Mr.Lucky” is from London，in his late thirties and appears wearing rolled－up jeans and with a camera around his neck.Working for an insurance company abroad，he earned his fortune and resigned last year after having realized he had more money than he knew what to do with.
“I once booked myself a flight into space；I thought I"d fulfill my childhood dream.Then I told my friends and when the conversation changed to what they would do if they had that amount of money，I felt embarrassed.Their ideas were much more generous，interesting and responsible than mine，” said Mr.Lucky.After canceling his space flight and struggling to choose a worthy cause for his cash，he decided to set up the WeAreLucky project.“I didn"t want to just pass on my luck；I also wanted to share the responsibility.I decided to give away ￡1，000 every day.I"d asked the receivers to fill in a brief questionnaire to explain their intentions in using the money.”
But is handing over the responsibility to others really a responsible thing to do? How does he know the money will be used properly? “I"m not going to judge or start checking up on them.Sometimes what we need to do is just believing others，” he said with nearly childlike enthusiasm.
小题1:How do people feel when offered ￡1，000 by “Mr.Lucky”？| A．Shocked. | B．Cheerful. | | C．Embarrassed. | D．Stressful. |
小题2:How did Mr.Lucky get so much money？| A．Flying into space. | | B．Giving out some questionnaires to people. | | C．Setting up a web site. | | D．Working in an insurance company. |
小题3:Which conclusion can be drawn from the third paragraph?| A．What Mr.Lucky dreamed in his teens is to fly into space. | | B．What Mr.Lucky wants to do is to pass on his fortune. | | C．Why Mr.Lucky decided to set up the WeAreLucky. | | D．Why Mr.Lucky changed the way he spent money. |
小题4:Why did Mr.Lucky hand out his money?| A．He was easy－going and rich. | | B．He wanted to help the poor. | | C．He believed people could use it properly. | | D．He needed people to share his responsibility. |
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