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Family traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than the perfect Christmas tree.
"Dad, can we watch when you trim(修剪) the tree?" My eldest son, Dan, nine, and his seven-year-old brother John, asked.
"I won"t be cutting this year," my husband Bob said. "Dan, you and John are old enough to measure things. Do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it?"
Dan and John seemed to grow six inches in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility. "We can handle it," Dan promised. "We won"t let you down."
A few days before Christmas, Dan and John rushed in after school. They gathered the tools they"d need and brought them out to the yard, where the tree waited. I was cooking when I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the tree into the living room. Then I heard the sound that every mother knows is trouble: dead silence. I hurried out to them. The tree was cut too short. John crossed his arms tight across his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.
I felt worried. The tree was central to our holiday. I didn"t want the boys to feel ashamed every time they looked at it. I couldn"t lower the ceiling, and I couldn"t raise the floor either. There was no way to undo the damage done. Suddenly, a thought came to my mind, which turned the problem into the solution.
"We can"t make the tree taller," I said. "But we can put it on a higher position."
Dan nodded his head sideways. "We could put it on the coffee table. It just might work! Let"s try it!"
When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their breath.
"What a good idea!" he declared. "Why didn"t I ever think of such a thing?"
John broke into a grin. Dan"s chest swelled with pride.
小题1: The underlined part "grow six inches" (Para. 4) implies the brothers felt .

A．proud

B．nervous

C．embarrassed

D．scared

小题2:What happened after the brothers moved the Christmas tree into the living room?

A．They rushed to school.

B．They began to decorate the tree.

C．They got angry with each other.

D．They found the tree was cut short.

小题3:How could the short tree be turned into a perfect one?

A．By making the tree taller.

B．By lowering the ceiling.

C．By placing it on a coffee table.

D．By raising the floor.

小题4:What Bob said in the last but one paragraph (the underlined part)showed .

A．he was a little disappointed

B．he was too stupid to think of the idea

C．he appreciated what the brothers had done

D．he should not have given them the task

答案

小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C

解析

试题分析：文章介绍圣诞节前每个家庭都要修剪圣诞树的，今年Dan and John的任务就是这个，他们都很高兴很自豪，但是他们却把圣诞树剪的太短了，妈妈想了一个好主意解决了这个问题。
小题1:词义理解题：从后面的at the thought of such an amazing responsibility 一想到这么令人惊叹的责任他们感到很自豪，感觉自己长高了6英寸，选A
小题2:细节题：从第五段的句子;I hurried out to them. The tree was cut too short.可知圣诞树被剪得太短了，选D
小题3:细节题：从倒数第四段的句子：Dan nodded his head sideways. "We could put it on the coffee table. It just might work! Let"s try it!"可知他们把剪短的圣诞树放在咖啡桌上，这样就是很完美的高度了，选C
小题4:句意理解题：倒数第二段爸爸说的话：好主意，我怎么没想到呢？说明爸爸很欣赏孩子的工作，选C

举一反三

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he     his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always     his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree,      to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the     made through years. At the airport he had to accept the      customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be  taken down for    . Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying     for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a      fake（假货）. When he was     of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which    nearly 100,000, into pieces     hearing Glen’s words. Glen was   . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined    . For many times of entry-exit    he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and     him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if       reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be     by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep    on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of     , which he would remember as the     of his success forever.

小题1:

A．went up

B．set up

C．took up

D．picked up

小题2:

A．owes

B．mentions

C．brings

D．honors

小题3:

A．objected

B．refused

C．decided

D．asked

小题4:

A．books

B．things

C．pounds

D．savings

小题5:

A．ordinary

B．regular

C．routine

D．common

小题6:

A．inspection

B．look

C．test

D．experiment

小题7:

A．it

B．one

C．them

D．these

小题8:

A．careless

B．priceless

C．hopeless

D．worthless

小题9:

A．afraid

B．ashamed

C．proud

D．hard

小题10:

A．spent

B．paid

C．cost

D．took

小题11:

A．at

B．on

C．in

D．by

小题12:

A．amazed

B．delighted

C．disappointed

D．satisfied

小题13:

A．strictly

B．quietly

C．quickly

D．curiously

小题14:

A．conditions

B．chances

C．experiments

D．experiences

小题15:

A．stopped

B．warned

C．urged

D．hoped

小题16:

A．found out

B．came out

C．sent out

D．set out

小题17:

A．hit

B．charged

C．praised

D．blamed

小题18:

A．expression

B．idea

C．thought

D．impression

小题19:

A．lies

B．honesty

C．goods

D．bravery

小题20:

A．choice

B．lesson

C．secret

D．belief

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You have to log on to your school"s online system to check your grades, but you find the system is kind of inconvenient．What do you do?
When Daniel Brooks was a senior at Pioneer High School in the US, he came up with a Silicon Valley-style solution; he developed an iPhone app（application, 应用程序）I C Connector．
When he tried out his school"s new Web-based student information system earlier this year, he immediately noticed some shortcomings．He could no longer view his current grades for all his classes at once．Checking several classes required several clicks-which for a teenager is so much work．To save himself all this trouble, Brooks developed the app and sold it on the Apple app store．Now it has 2,300 users who have downloaded it across the US．
"It ended up on every iPhone and iPad and portable device that any student and teacher had on campus," said Scott Peterson, the campus tech support worker at Pioneer High．
Brooks said he didn"t create the app to get rich - it is free．"A student is not going to want to pay 99 cents," Brooks said．"They just want to see their grades more easily．"
However, in the months that followed, Brooks experienced highs and lows．His app is now so successful that users want more, in particular, his teachers have started pushing him to develop a version for them．However, the company Infinite Campus, which developed the information system, has been less positive．
The company said in an e-mail that he was confusing users and violating the company"s copyright by using Infinite Campus" name and logo in the app’s name．Brooks" father, Michael Brooks, has offered to change the name, but says he needs time to get Apple"s approval．Daniel also e-mailed and called Infinite Campus．They got no response．
Daniel Brooks starts at a California university this autumn．Despite Infinite Campus" attitude, he continues to try to improve the app and hopes to put out an Android version soon．
小题1:Why did Daniel Brooks develop an iPhone app IC Connector? （No more than 8 words）
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小题2:What is Brooks" teachers" attitude towards the app he developed? （No more than 14 words）
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小题3:What does Paragraph 7 talk about between Infinite Campus and Brooks? （No more than 7 words）
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小题4:What does Brooks’ aim to do now? （No more than 10 words）
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小题5:Use one word to describe Brooks.

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Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable       when I was teaching second        , 10 years ago.
In May I decided to plan something special for the children: a Mother’s Day tea. We had put our heads together to       ideas of how to       our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day. I was surprised and      to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I     invited my own mother.
Finally, the big day arrived. Each child      up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom.     it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking       .
I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was     if you could keep my mother       while I’m busy.”
My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy      my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had       the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep       .
Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. I had the students complete an outline of the day’s     and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if      was completed. When I came       Jimmy’s page, he had written “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”
I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and    his own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug. “Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didn’t      it.”
I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had      stopped hugging teachers years ago.

小题1:

A．lasted

B．happened

C．experienced

D．described

小题2:

A．school

B．class

C．grade

D．lesson

小题3:

A．pay attention to

B．look forward to

C．get on with

D．come up with

小题4:

A．love

B．please

C．respect

D．admire

小题5:

A．astonished

B．worried

C．relieved

D．interested

小题6:

A．even

B．ever

C．still

D．once

小题7:

A．followed

B．held

C．kept

D．lined

小题8:

A．As

B．Although

C．While

D．Because

小题9:

A．wild

B．curious

C．strange

D．upset

小题10:

A．considering

B．wondering

C．asking

D．doubting

小题11:

A．connection

B．care

C．company

D．concern

小题12:

A．served

B．supplied

C．assigned

D．applied

小题13:

A．taught

B．studied

C．practiced

D．told

小题14:

A．mind

B．thought

C．agreement

D．conversation

小题15:

A．feeling

B．behavior

C．event

D．action

小题16:

A．something

B．everything

C．anything

D．nothing

小题17:

A．by

B．to

C．on

D．over

小题18:

A．announced

B．delivered

C．stated

D．whispered

小题19:

A．make

B．get

C．do

D．take

小题20:

A．probably

B．exactly

C．rarely

D．eagerly

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A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York．The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game．The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks．
The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun．He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don"t know the answer, you pay me $5．Then you ask me a question, and if I don"t know the answer, I"ll pay you $5．" Again, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleep．
The programmer, now somewhat anxious, says, "OK, if you don"t know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don"t know the answer, I"ll pay you $50!" This catches the engineer"s attention, and he sees no end to this torment（折磨） unless he plays, so he agrees to the game．
The programmer asks the first question．"What"s the distance from the earth to the moon?"" The engineer doesn"t say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer．Now, it"s the engineer"s turn．He asks the programmer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?" The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look．He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references．After about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50．The engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep．The programmer, more than a little angry, shakes the engineer and asks, "Well, so what"s the answer?" Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep．
小题1:What"s the best title for the passage?

A．A Boring Conversation	B．A Fun Game
C．A Trick During The Flight	D．A Question Without Answer

小题2:What kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?

A．Confident．

B．Selfish．

C．Greedy．

D．Generous．

小题3:What can we infer according to the last sentence?

A．The engineer has little money with him．

B．Actually the engineer doesn"t know the answer, either．

C．The engineer is bored with programmer．

D．The engineer beats the programmer at last．

小题4:Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game．

B．The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game．

C．At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer．

D．Nobody knows the answer to the engineer"s question．

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I lost my sight when I was four by falling off a box car in a freight（货物）yard in Atlantic City. Now I am thirty two. I can slightly remember what color red is. It would be wonderful to see again, but a disaster can do strange things to people. I might not have come to love life as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate the more what I had left.
Life, I believe, asks constant adjustments to reality. The adjustment is never easy. I was totally confused and afraid. But I was lucky. My parents and my teachers saw something in me—a potential to live, and they made me want to fight it out with blindness.
The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would have become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life. When I say belief in myself, I mean: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the intricate（错综复杂的） pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit.
It took me years to discover and strengthen this assurance. Once a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was making fun of me and I was hurt. “I can’t use this.” I said. “Take it with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words stuck in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought impossible: playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind I invented a new kind of baseball. We called it ground ball.
All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to learn my limitations. It was no good trying for something that I knew at the start was out of reach. I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made progress.
小题1:We can learn from the beginning of the passage that _______

A．the author lost his sight because of a car crash.

B．the author wouldn’t love life if the disaster didn’t happen.

C．the disaster made the author appreciate what he had.

D．the disaster strengthened the author’s desire to see.

小题2:What’s the most difficult thing for the author?

A．How to adjust himself to reality.

B．Building up assurance that he can find his place in life.

C．Learning to manage his life alone.

D．How to invent a new kind of baseball.

小题3:According to the context, “a chair rocker on the front porch” in paragraph 3 means that the author _________.

A．would sit in a rocking chair and enjoy his life.

B．would be unable to move and stay in a rocking chair.

C．would lose his will to struggle against difficulties.

D．would sit in a chair and stay at home.

小题4:What is the best title for the passage?

A．A Miserable Life	B．Struggle Against Difficulties
C．A Disaster Makes a Strong Person	D．An Unforgettable Experience

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