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The sun was just coming up when I headed out to work last May at 6 a.m. Not quite dark but dark enough to need my headlights. I turned onto one of the lonely rural country roads.
Maybe it was because I was listening to the radio, maybe it was because I was already thinking about some projects at work, that I didn’t spot the dark object on the road until I was too late. I ran over it and felt the back left tire pull, and then sink. I stopped and got out of the car.
No mystery here---- my back left tyre was cut like a loaf of bread. Back 50 yards was a piece of sharp iron I had run over. I had never changed a tyre. I looked up the road. Not a car in either direction. The nearest service station was miles away. I threw up my hands. Then I remembered---- my cell phone! I powered it up before realizing, I didn’t know who to call.
Wouldn’t you know it, I spotted a car coming from the opposite direction. The driver slowed as he approached. I guessed he could see I was in trouble. He stopped his car, got out and immediately saw the trouble. “Madam, would you like me to change that tyre for you?” he asked. The man couldn’t have been more friendly. I was frightened out there and he put me completely at ease. “There,” he said, after putting on the spare, “you are all set to go.”
“Good thing for me that you were driving this way,” I told him, as I climbed back into my car.
“Funny you should say that,” he said. “Just like you, I was heading to work, but my job is in the opposite direction. I made a wrong turn at some point. I don’t know what I was thinking.”
小题1:The writer didn’t notice the object on the road because ______. | A．it was rather dark then | B．she didn’t use her headlights | | C．there was much traffic | D．she was careless when driving |
小题2:From Paragraph 4 we learn that______. | A．the writer felt quite anxious | | B．no one would like to help the writer | | C．the writer was a new driver | | D．the cell phone should be powered up |
小题3:What did the man do when he saw the writer?| A．He stopped and laughed at her. | | B．He walked over to frighten her. | | C．He helped her without hesitation. | | D．He drove away in the opposite direction. |
小题4:The end of the story tells us that the man ______. | A．went a wrong way | B．felt the writer funny | | C．didn’t know what he was doing | D．come specially to help the writer |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A |
解析
试题分析：文章大意：作者早上上班途中，不小心车胎坏了。由于自己不会换轮胎，幸亏得到一位开错方向陌生人的帮助。
小题1:D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段maybe it was because I was already thinking about some projects at work, but I didn"t spot the dark object on the road until it was too late可知作者开车时自己粗心。故D正确。
小题2:A细节理解题。根据文中The man couldn’t have been more friendly. I was frightened out there and he put me completely at ease.可知作者当时很焦虑。故A正确。
小题3:C细节理解题。根据文章第四段He stopped his car, got out and immediately saw the trouble.可以知道该男子帮助她是毫不犹豫。 故C正确。
小题4:A 推理题。根据文章最后一段男子的话Just like you, I was heading to work, but my job is in the opposite direction. I made a wrong turn at some point.可以推断出该男子走错了路。故A正确。 |
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I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come and get on the list.
The next morning I went down to the at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to me, and that I would stay in with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to the rest of the way.
And somewhere in there I became when I went into something I . I once worked there in 1966 for the of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten tall. And it was burning. I started to ask in which my crane might be a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to die.”
Then I a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”
| 小题1: | | A．noticed | B．reached | C．hit | D．passed |
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| 小题2: | | A．finding | B．making | C．getting | D．losing |
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| 小题4: | | A．volunteer | B．soldier | C．police | D．fireman |
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| 小题5: | | A．company | B．hotel | C．center | D．home |
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| 小题6: | | A．answered | B．made | C．heard | D．received |
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| 小题7: | | A．be curious about | B．forget about | C．laugh at | D．worry about |
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| 小题8: | | A．peace | B．touch | C．connection | D．relation |
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| 小题9: | | A．walk | B．complete | C．cancel | D．smooth |
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| 小题10: | | A．delighted | B．frightened | C．embarrassed | D．interested |
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| 小题11: | | A．built | B．met | C．designed | D．had |
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| 小题12: | | A．construction | B．plan | C．destruction | D．use |
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| 小题13: | | A．miles | B．centimeters | C．stories | D．floors |
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| 小题14: | | A．means | B．numbers | C．position | D．directions |
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| 小题16: | | A．driven | B．let | C．asked | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题17: | | A．pushing | B．giving | C．looking | D．picking |
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| 小题18: | | A．dangerous | B．urgent | C．efficient | D．important |
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| 小题19: | | A．view | B．sight | C．breath | D．sense |
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| 小题20: | | A．put down | B．settled down | C．knocked down | D．let down |
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The worker I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder (梯子) fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn" t start. With each problem he shouted angrily, more at himself than at his things. As I drove him home, the man didn"t say a word.
I tried talking to the man to kill time. I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family six months ago to find a job. This was his first job since moving here. I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper. He really needed the job. His clothes told me as much.
On arriving, much to my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it. Then, when he opened the door he completely changed. Instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile, hugs for his two children and a kiss for his wife.
The following day, I asked him about the tree.
"That"s my trouble tree," he answered. "Work troubles aren"t welcome at home with my wife and the children. So I hang them on that tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again. "
"And you know what else?" he said smiling,"The next morning I find that there aren"t as many as I remember hanging up the night before. "
小题1:Which of the following things did NOT happen to the worker? | A．His truck broke down. | B．He was late for work. | | C．He fell onto the roof. | D．His ladder fell down. |
小题2:When did the worker first arrive in this town?| A．Today. | B．Last night. | | C．Six weeks ago. | D．Six months ago. |
小题3:Where did the writer find the worker?| A．Through a newspaper. | B．Beside the trouble tree. | | C．In his old house. | D．In Blue Hills, Victoria. |
小题4:Why did the worker touch the tree?| A．To get good luck, | B．To leave his trouble outside. | | C．To send good wishes to his family. | D．To clean his hands. |
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?| A．Looking for a job can make trouble. | | B．It is important to get to work on time. | | C．Often our problems are worse than what we think. | | D．A happy family can make many problems go away. |
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It was my first year teaching in a special class, and I wasn’t sure what to expect at our yearly Special Olympics sports meeting. My had some challenges, from learning disabilities to cerebral palsy (脑瘫).
Mark was one with the latter. Restricted to a , he had to fight his spasms (抽搐) just to control his movements. , he always had a positive attitude and greeted everyone with a huge smile. His classmates him and always took the time to make sure he was included in group activities, especially Mike, Andy and Lucas, three boys who were good at . Obviously, Mark wanted to be like them, unrestricted by the limitation of his , and watching them moving on the playing field seemed to fill him with .
When the day came, Mike, Andy and Lucas placed well in their sports events, and gave the calm audience something to cheer about. Mark sat in his wheelchair on the sidelines, them on. The final event of the day was the 400-meter race. was invited to either walk or run, according to their ability, around the length of the track.
When Mike, Andy and Lucas reached the finish line, they and turned to look behind them. At the of the crowd on the track, determined not to be left behind, was Mark. All his classmates had him. He was alone on the track with over half the distance left to . Mike, Andy and Lucas looked at each other, and a silent passed between them. Slowly, they jogged towards their friend, cheering him on he had done for them moments before.
The progress was , but in the end the three star runners and Mark the finish line together to the enthusiastic cries of their teachers and classmates. Seeing the look on Mark’s face and hands upraised, I came to understand what the Special Olympics.
Years later, I’m still cheering them on.
| 小题1: | | A．students | B．friends | C．partners | D．classmates |
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| 小题2: | | A．bed | B．machine | C．desk | D．wheelchair |
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| 小题3: | | A．Thus | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题4: | | A．protected | B．satisfied | C．loved | D．cared |
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| 小题5: | | A．expression | B．practice | C．studies | D．sports |
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| 小题6: | | A．interests | B．habits | C．body | D．mind |
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| 小题7: | | A．trust | B．admiration | C．fear | D．worry |
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| 小题8: | | A．bringing | B．cheering | C．holding | D．moving |
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| 小题9: | | A．Someone | B．Everyone | C．Anybody | D．Nobody |
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| 小题10: | | A．average | B．different | C．entire | D．extra |
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| 小题11: | | A．fell | B．rested | C．hurried | D．paused |
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| 小题12: | | A．end | B．front | C．center | D．top |
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| 小题13: | | A．left | B．ignored | C．passed | D．helped |
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| 小题15: | | A．demand | B．relief | C．action | D．thought |
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| 小题16: | | A．back | B．along | C．again | D．on |
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| 小题17: | | A．while | B．although | C．since | D．as |
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| 小题18: | | A．slow | B．great | C．boring | D．relaxing |
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| 小题19: | | A．crossed | B．arrived | C．rushed | D．got |
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| 小题20: | | A．left | B．made | C．kept | D．found |
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Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.
Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural power. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in clubs in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity (宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape from ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks. She passed it quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame and a name remembered today.
小题1:According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on ______.| A．his special tricks and supernatural powers | | B．his unusual ability and skeleton key | | C．his magic tricks and supernatural powers | | D．his wisdom and magic tricks |
小题2: It can be inferred from the passage that Houdini became famous ______ .| A．in 1894 | B．before he married | | C．at the age of 17 | D．when he was 24 |
小题3:According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? | A．Houdini was a famous American magician. | | B．Houdini was first recognized in Chicago. | | C．Houdini first entered the entertainment world together with his wife. | | D．Houdini was popular with people from Europe and America. |
小题4: Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．A Skeleton Key | B．A Secret Prisoner | | C．Worldwide Fame | D．Great Escapes |
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Jasmine Harman，a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to her down. But nearly a decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life a secret about her background—one she couldn’t to be made public.
“When I started out in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she in the street. Nothing would be thrown away. And she’d be if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a life.
Two years ago, Jasmine did something . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest Hoarders
Luckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has become a(an) herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel .”
“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for , because you couldn’t get people into the house . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. She’s still with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”
| 小题1: | | A．settle | B．take | C．beat | D．calm |
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| 小题2: | | A．making | B．discovering | C．hiding | D．mixing |
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| 小题3: | | A．wait | B．plan | C．cover | D．bear |
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| 小题4: | | A．work | B．mum | C．illness | D．memory |
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| 小题5: | | A．mental | B．physical | C．final | D．social |
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| 小题6: | | A．new | B．used | C．round | D．expensive |
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| 小题7: | | A．put away | B．made out | C．picked up | D．dug out |
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| 小题8: | | A．terrible | B．grateful | C．OK | D．crazy |
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| 小题9: | | A．rich | B．normal | C．simple | D．hard |
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| 小题10: | | A．special | B．dangerous | C．hopeless | D．impossible |
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| 小题11: | | A．hope | B．wonder | C．fear | D．doubt |
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| 小题12: | | A．ended up | B．broke down | C．kept away | D．came out |
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| 小题13: | | A．patient | B．expert | C．example | D．role |
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| 小题14: | | A．friends | B．bosses | C．families | D．mistakes |
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| 小题15: | | A．fair | B．safe | C．false | D．public |
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| 小题16: | | A．better | B．younger | C．prouder | D．worse |
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| 小题17: | | A．years | B．months | C．centuries | D．weeks |
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| 小题18: | | A．hardly | B．actually | C．luckily | D．regularly |
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| 小题19: | | A．dream | B．way | C．house | D．study |
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| 小题20: | | A．struggling | B．filling | C．turning | D．begging |
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