Dear Cary,I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism(酗
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I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism(酗酒)．I’ve been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that，I’ve been more or less useless professionally –I’m a lawyer–and have had to resign from my job because I was discovered passed-out drunk in front of my computer. I’ve taken some medicine and it has helped somewhat. I can manage about a month without drinking，but after that I end up having a crazy stage where nothing matters except drinking．After a week or so of heavy drinking，I start having nightmares of people jumping. After that，it’s a week of not being able to get out of bed.
I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn’t make it because I got so drunk at the airport that I fell down on my face and spent the rest of the day in the emergency room. I have been hiding from my family since then．Fortunately they won’t be expecting me to come back for a week or so. Otherwise, they would notice the bump on my forehead and two black eyes．
I don’t really know what I’m asking you．Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family．I’m taking medicine，but I still have these attacks every few months．If there’s alcohol in the house，I can’t stay away from it．It seems that this will never end. I’m afraid of what will happen if something bad happens，like a family member dying, or getting fired again．
Thanks for reading．
Yours T
小题1:The underlined sentence shows us all the following EXCEPT____________．| A．that the author is a lawyer by profession | | B．that the author is a lawyer and he seldom gets drunk | | C．the reason why the author had to resign | | D．that the author was once discovered drunk as a fish |
小题2:The author writes to Cary in order to____________．| A．offer advice | B．tell a story | | C．avoid nightmares | D．ask for help |
小题3:What is the author worried about?| A．Losing his job | B．Missing the conference | | C．Bring pain to his family | D．Giving up drinking |
小题4:What do we learn from the passage?| A．T’s family members don’t want to see him because of his alcoholism． | | B．Getting drunk once prevented T from attending a conference． | | C．T will have nightmares when he stops drinking． | | D．T never attempted to give up his alcoholism． |
小题5:We know from the passage that Cary____________．| A．likes to talk about the details of his life． | | B．is an expert on treating alcoholism | | C．is probably a recovered alcoholic | | D．never suffered from alcoholism |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C |
解析
试题分析：本文叙述了作者写信给Cary，让他帮着像一个办法改掉酗酒的毛病。作者是一名职业律师，自从9-11事件以后一直酗酒。因为醉倒在电脑前，不得不辞职了。作者和想戒掉酗酒，但是戒不掉。他不想给家人带来痛苦，因此想让已经戒酒成功的Cary帮助他。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第一段的I’ve been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that，I’ve been more or less useless professionally –I’m a lawyer–and have had to resign from my job because I was discovered passed-out drunk in front of my computer. 作者是一名职业律师，一直与酗酒作斗争。因为醉倒在电脑前，不得不辞职了。因此B项说他很少喝醉是不符合文章的意思。D项drunk as a fish“烂醉如泥”。
故选B。
小题2:推理判断题。根据第三段的Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family．可知作者写信给Cary，是想让他来帮他想一个办法戒酒。故选D。
小题3:推理判断题。根据第三段的 that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family和I’m afraid of what will happen if something bad happens，like a family member dying, or getting fired again．可知作者担心给家人带来痛苦。故选C。
小题4: 推理判断题。根据第二段的I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn’t make it because I got so drunk at the airport可知作者喝醉了没能去参加一个会议。故选B。
小题5:推理判断题。根据第一段的I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism和第三段的Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family可知Cary已经与酗酒做斗争成功了，从酗酒中恢复过来了，现在作者正让他帮着想个办法戒酒。故选C |
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There are many kinds of friends. Some are always you, but don"t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend. I could see the yellow leaves in the cool wind. In such a , I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them. Autumn is a harvest season. However, is uninteresting. The free days always get me . But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin. I had seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn"t know that I had been _ there for so long but my existence(存在) did not seem to disturb（打扰）her.
Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building I went downstairs to watch her performance. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . Though we didn"t know each other, I thought we were already good .
One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my surprise, the girl came over to me. “You must like violin，” she said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked. Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual. “I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave, I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me,” she said. “In fact, it was your playing gave me a meaningful autumn，” I answered, “Let"s be friends.” The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. But I will always remember the fine figure(身影) of the girl. She is like a －so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off much light that makes the autumn beautiful.
| 小题2: | | A．good | B．true | C．reliable | D．stubborn |
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| 小题3: | | A．sound | B．song | C．partner | D．violin |
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| 小题4: | | A．shaking | B．hanging | C．rising | D．floating |
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| 小题5: | | A．season | B．situation | C．day | D．weather |
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| 小题6: | | A．watching | B．listening | C．seeing | D．hearing |
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| 小题7: | | A．journey | B．work | C．life | D．view |
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| 小题8: | | A．bored | B．determined | C．excited | D．concerned |
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| 小题9: | | A．flowed | B．grew | C．entered | D．ran |
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| 小题10: | | A．lost | B．active | C．busy | D．interested |
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| 小题11: | | A．once | B．never | C．frequently | D．usually |
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| 小题12: | | A．waiting | B．stopping | C．standing | D．hearing |
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| 小题13: | | A．because | B．but | C．when | D．before |
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| 小题14: | | A．interesting | B．moving | C．boring | D．tiring |
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| 小题15: | | A．partner | B．listeners | C．players | D．friends |
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| 小题16: | | A．stopped | B．began | C．gone | D．changed |
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| 小题17: | | A．happy | B．sad | C．strange | D．calm |
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| 小题18: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．encouraged | D．interested |
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| 小题20: | | A．song | B．dream | C．wind | D．sister |
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There was a little boy his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with, out in the woods. He in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little , he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let it fly, hit the duck in the head, and it. He was shocked and upset. In , he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister __ ___.Sally had seen it all, she said nothing.
lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?” And then she said to him in a(n) _ ___ voice, “Remember, the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need ___ ___ to help make supper.”
Hearing this, Sally said with a smile, “Well, that’s but Johnny told me he wanted to help.” the duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.
After several days of Johnny doing both his and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he __ ___ the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweet heart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. But I was just how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”
| 小题1: | | A．helping | B．visiting | C．attending | D．respecting |
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| 小题2: | | A．practised | B．played | C．worked | D．hunted |
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| 小题3: | | A．exhausted | B．tired | C．pleased | D．discouraged |
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| 小题4: | | A．caught | B．injured | C．killed | D．bothered |
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| 小题5: | | A．surprise | B．disappointment | C．anger | D．fear |
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| 小题6: | | A．watching | B．crying | C．laughing | D．avoiding |
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| 小题8: | | A．At | B．After | C．Before | D．Cooking |
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| 小题10: | | A．high | B．low | C．angry | D．friendly |
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| 小题11: | | A．the children | B．Sally | C．Johnny | D．Grandma |
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| 小题12: | | A．all of you | B．one of you | C．Johnny | D．Sally |
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| 小题13: | | A．easy | B．all right | C．amusing | D．impossible |
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| 小题14: | | A．Searching | B．Hiding | C．Remembering | D．Loving |
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| 小题15: | | A．homework | B．housework | C．farm work | D．cooking |
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| 小题16: | | A．stand | B．change | C．like | D．cover |
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| 小题17: | | A．boiled | B．hated | C．loved | D．killed |
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| 小题18: | | A．knew | B．heard | C．saw | D．understood |
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| 小题19: | | A．missed | B．excused | C．congratulated | D．punished |
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| 小题20: | | A．wondering | B．saying | C．imaging | D．expecting |
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It was a rather hot day. Everybody seemed to be looking for some kind of relief, so an ice cream store was a natural place to stop at.
A little girl, holding her money firmly, entered the store. Before she could say a word, the store clerk sharply told her to get outside and read the sign on the door, and stay out until she put on the shoes. She left slowly, and a big man followed her out of the store.
The man watched as she stood in front of the store and read the sign. “No Bare (赤裸) Feet”.
Tears started rolling down her cheeks as she turned and walked away. Just then the big man called to her. After sitting down on the roadside, he took off his size-12 shoes, set them in front of the girl and saying, “Here, you won’t be able to walk in these, but if you slide (拖) along, you can get your ice cream.”
Then he lifted the little girl up and set her feet into the shoes. “Take your time,” he said, “I get tired of moving them around, and it’s good to just sit here and eat my ice cream.”
The shining eyes of the little girl could not be missed as she ordered her ice cream.
He was a big man, all right. Big body, big shoes, but most of all, he had a big heart.
小题1:The little girl wasn’t allowed to enter the store because ______. | A．she was dirty | B．she had no money | | C．the store was closed | D．she had no shoes on |
小题2:What happened to the little girl in the end?| A．The big man bought an ice cream for her. | | B．The store clerk took an ice cream out to her. | | C．She got her ice cream with the big man’s shoes. | | D．She left the store without getting her ice cream. |
小题3:From the story we can conclude （得出结论）that the big man is ______. | A．kind | B．funny | C．honest | D．hard-working |
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My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. "Please God, I can"t do anything more for my son. I"m at the end of my rope. I"m giving the whole thing up to you."
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl"s absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up (哽咽) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son, but I just don"t know what to do. I"ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It"s out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me. I thought I"d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That"s when I knew I had to make you proud."
小题1:According to the first report card, Karl __________. | A．often went to school late | B．failed in all the exams | | C．did a good job at school | D．didn"t do well at school |
小题2:When the mother said "It"s out of my hands." to the headmaster, she meant that she________. | A．didn"t know what to do about her son | | B．would drive her son away from the house | | C．had no money to support the family | | D．she would have to hang up |
小题3:There was silence on the other end of the line because _____. | A．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother | | B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking | | C．the speaker didn"t want the mother to recognize his voice | | D．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother |
小题4:Who was it that telephoned Karl"s mother that day? | A．The headmaster. | B．The school adviser. | | C．Karl himself. | D．The passage doesn"t tell us. |
小题5:From the passage we can learn that _________. | A．children in single-parent families always have mental problems | | B．mother"s love plays an important role in teenagers" life | | C．parents should give their children as much help as possible | | D．school education still works well without support from parents |
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My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the , we had to pack our belongings into boxes and those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again standing at the pier (码头) good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while some type of part-time job. Leaving a career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, , managed to make each house the very home that is safe and .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, with two small children: “single”
parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to her career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a chance to another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a to rearrange furniture, make curtains and pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
| 小题1: | | A．situation | B．condition | C．case | D．matter |
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| 小题2: | | A．leave out | B．leave behind | C．leave off | D．leave for |
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| 小题3: | | A．speaking | B．staring | C．waving | D．talking |
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| 小题4: | | A．range | B．shape | C．sight | D．control |
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| 小题5: | | A．adapting | B．suiting | C．matching | D．fitting |
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| 小题6: | | A．names | B．jobs | C．addresses | D．directions |
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| 小题7: | | A．father | B．classmates | C．brother | D．relatives |
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| 小题8: | | A．performing | B．seeking | C．waiting | D．applying |
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| 小题9: | | A．terrible | B．promising | C．hopeless | D．negative |
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| 小题10: | | A．Once | B．While | C．When | D．Unless |
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| 小题11: | | A．somewhere | B．anyhow | C．somewhat | D．somehow |
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| 小题12: | | A．romantic | B．comfortable | C．mysterious | D．wealthy |
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| 小题13: | | A．generally | B．actually | C．especially | D．unfairly |
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| 小题14: | | A．desert | B．develop | C．affect | D．limit |
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| 小题15: | | A．lifestyle | B．value | C．journey | D．opportunity |
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| 小题16: | | A．acquire | B．explore | C．occupy | D．realize |
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| 小题17: | | A．load | B．sadness | C．result | D．challenge |
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| 小题19: | | A．changeable | B．cautious | C．positive | D．negative |
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| 小题20: | | A．experienced | B．brave | C．ordinary | D．annoyed |
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