Children today are crazy about roller skating（溜冰）, for it"s easy and fun. After
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Children today are crazy about roller skating（溜冰）, for it"s easy and fun. After supper on week days, anytime on weekends and especially any day in school holidays, so many roller skaters flow into streets, squares, parks and playgrounds. What a beautiful sight!
But a long time ago, roller skating was a different story. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn"t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin，whose work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked playing the violin. Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. Very pleased and a little excited, he accepted it. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think hard how to make an impressive entrance at the party. A strange idea struck him one day—he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
He tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Very proud of his invention, he couldn"t wait for the special day to come, when he would arrive at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin did as he had planned, rolling into the room playing his violin. Quite astonished，all present cast their eyes over him. Then, unexpectedly, came one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin"s grand entrance for a long time!
小题1:Merlin was considered a dreamer because he ________.| A．always dreamed while sleeping | | B．had very rich imagination | | C．often gave others surprises | | D．invented the roller skates |
小题2:Merlin roller skated into the room in order to ________.| A．arrive at the party on time | | B．impress the party guests | | C．test his new roller skates | | D．make the host satisfied |
小题3:The main point the writer tries to make in the last paragraph is ________.| A．the party guests laughed at Merlin | | B．the roller skates needed improving | | C．Merlin got himself into great trouble | | D．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation |
小题4:The text is mainly about ________.| A．an unusual party | B．a funny musician | | C．the origin of roller skating | D．the great joy Merlin brought |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C |
解析
试题分析：这篇文章通过一个故事讲述了滑旱冰是怎样被发明的。Merlin是一个梦想家，总是有很多新奇的主意，他想去参加聚会时引人注意，发明了旱冰鞋。
小题1:细节题：根据Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.可知 Merlin想象力丰富，故答案应为B
小题2:细节题：根据As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.可知这样可以给客人留下深刻的印象，故选B
小题3:推理题：根据最后一段的句子：Then, unexpectedly, came one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on.可知他的成功是预料之外的，选D
小题4:主旨题：这篇文章通过一个故事讲述了滑旱冰是怎样被发明的，故选C |
举一反三
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats playmates,” Kruger, the seventy-year-old man, says. “My hearing was damaged by the of farm equipment, so I learned to connect with .They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did that would set her apart from cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so, he slipped and his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt going into shock(休克).He shouted for help, his wife, Brenda, was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house. Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda,” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky to the bedroom door and scratched until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the .Brenda found her husband the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months there,” says Kruger. “Although I became lame, I was blessed.” Since the accident, Inky has left Kruger’s side.
| 小题1: | | A．gave | B．named | C．chose | D．remembered |
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| 小题2: | | A．as | B．like | C．except | D．among |
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| 小题3: | | A．sound | B．alarm | C．voice | D．noise |
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| 小题4: | | A．friends | B．animals | C．farmers | D．neighbors |
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| 小题5: | | A．dividing | B．visiting | C．sharing | D．discovering |
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| 小题6: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．everything | D．something |
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| 小题7: | | A．ordinary | B．lovely | C．familiar | D．outstanding |
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| 小题8: | | A．shut off | B．shut out | C．shut down | D．shut up |
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| 小题9: | | A．marched | B．climbed | C．struggled | D．flew |
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| 小题10: | | A．bent | B．shook | C．hit | D．pulled |
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| 小题11: | | A．Falling | B．Lying | C．Appearing | D．Thinking |
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| 小题12: | | A．it | B．itself | C．himself | D．him |
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| 小题14: | | A．Thus | B．Otherwise | C．Then | D．Rather |
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| 小题15: | | A．walked | B．withdrew | C．returned | D．ran |
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| 小题16: | | A．madly | B．suddenly | C．rapidly | D．urgently |
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| 小题17: | | A．bedroom | B．house | C．yard | D．basement |
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| 小题18: | | A．in the front of | B．in the middle of | | C．at the top of | D．at the bottom of |
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| 小题19: | | A．regretting | B．resting | C．recovering | D．relaxing |
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| 小题20: | | A．ever | B．never | C．still | D．already |
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When an NBA player is young, he thinks he can win the championship by himself. It is only later ______ he has aged and been through many battles that he learns an important lesson: there is no “I” in “team”.
There is no better example of the value of ______ than the Boston Celtics. Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett were all superstars on three different teams. ______, none of them had any titles（头衔） to show for it. Then, last season, they decided to play together, caring little ______ money and fame. Garnett and Allen ______ Pierce on the Celtics and changed the NBA in the process.
It started in simple ways. Garnett and Allen are two of the best athletes in the world. They treat every second of every ______ as it is the NBA championship. If you want to play alongside them then you will have to do the same. Therefore, the young guys on the Celtics started giving their ______ effort too.
Pierce had been the star of the Celtics for many years. He used to shoot the ball many times a game. But with the addition of Allen and Garnett he shot less and ______ defense（防卫）. His selflessness showed the young players that doing what made the team better was the only thing that _______. When the Celtics were winning and the game was almost ______, Garnett, Pierce and Allen would come out of the game. But they wouldn’t just sit on the bench. ______, they stood and cheered and screamed for their teammates. They wanted to ______ their friends and teammates.
Now, the guys who don’t play know they can still affect the game by cheering, so they scream and cheer when Garnett, Allen and Pierce are playing. The Celtics have ______ a strong relationship. They are ______ just teammates. They are brothers.
The result: the Boston Celtics won the 2008 NBA championship and are considered the favorites to win the Eastern Conference championship again this year. There is a saying that goes, “A successful team beats with one ______.” If that is the case, the Celtics may have the biggest heart in the NBA.
| 小题1: | | A．which | B．that | C．when | D．where |
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| 小题2: | | A．determination | B．chance | C．teamwork | D．advantage |
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| 小题5: | | A．joined | B．noticed | C．persuaded | D．encouraged |
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| 小题6: | | A．detail | B．practice | C．partner | D．request |
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| 小题7: | | A．full | B．proud | C．happy | D．confident |
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| 小题8: | | A．gave in | B．waited for | C．ended up | D．centered on |
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| 小题9: | | A．helped | B．decided | C．cared | D．mattered |
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| 小题11: | | A．Instead | B．Finally | C．Then | D．Besides |
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| 小题12: | | A．calm | B．support | C．organize | D．advise |
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| 小题13: | | A．understood | B．accepted | C．enjoyed | D．developed |
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| 小题14: | | A．rather than | B．other than | C．less than | D．more than |
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| 小题15: | | A．heart | B．person | C．attitude | D．tip |
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I made a pledge(发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew the kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression. “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom, ” she said in a voice filled with sadness, “do you know something I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…..that checkup(体检) I had several weeks ago….. our doctor ….. did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me….. am I dying ?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just start to live.”
小题1:The writer thought he was a _______ husband in the past.| A．lovely | B．loyal | C．strict | D．selfish |
小题2: From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage _______.| A．with his family | B．with Evelyn | C．alone | D．with his children |
小题3: The underlined words “one thing” in the text refer to the fact that _______.| A．he praised her sweater, which puzzled her | | B．she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated | | C．he knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her | | D．he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying |
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They say love can cover a lot of crimes; yet never have I seen it more beautifully showed than in the life of a dog named Jessie. Jessie came into our lives at the age of six months. By that time he had already experienced the hard knocks of life. He was found abandoned on the side of the road, where we adopted him and took him home.
From the beginning, it was obvious that Jessie was traumatized (受精神创伤的). He was afraid of everything: the car, the doors, the stairs, and just about everything else. We couldn’t foresee where Jessie’s fear would take us.
Jessie was with us for about six months, when we became foster parents to a mixed-breed young dog. Jessie did not like her at all. We all lived in a nervous co-existence, until dinnertime. Within moments a food fight erupted between Jessie and this foster child.
It all happened so fast, and I was in the middle. My husband managed to get in between the two dogs, grabbing Jessie by his collar. Jessie screamed all the way down the hall and into the bedroom. I, quickly put the foster dog into her own bedroom and hurried down the hall. The crashing I heard in the bedroom, scared me to death. But nothing prepared me for the scene I witnessed as I opened the bedroom door.
There was my husband, on top of a terrified Jessie, holding back his head. Blood dripped from my husband’s arm. To tell you the truth, as I was sitting beside my husband in the emergency room, I just didn’t know what to do with Jessie. I was so angry at that dog.
Day after day, week after week, however, my husband faithfully trained the dog that others would have put down. As his arm healed over the next months, something rare and beautiful began to take place. Jessie, under my husband’s gentle persuasion, began to understand and obey. And Jessie adored him. I could see, that although the tempest had ruled Jessie’s former life, affirmation and love had calmed the storm.
小题1:Before being adopted by the writer, Jessie had _______.| A．suffered a lot | | B．Lived a happy life | | C．lived on the road half a year | | D．often fought against other dogs |
小题2: Paragraph 2 shows that the writer was ________.| A．happy | B．disappointed | | C．angry | D．worried |
小题3:It can be inferred from the text that the writer’s husband’s arm bled because of _________.| A．his own behavior | | B．the writer’s fault | | C．Jessie’s bite | | D．The new foster dog |
小题4:What would be the best title for the text?| A．A Dog Named Jessie | | B．Love Calmed the Storm | | C．Conflicts Between Dogs | | D．Fights Between Man and Dog |
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I am a social worker. I wanted to tell everyone about my very dear friend who passed away a few months ago.
I met him many years ago while doing my internship （实习）in the county prison. He was __ a program he had designed to help prisoners with drug and alcohol problems. He was always new ways to bring hope and help to these men and their .
One of his favorite was the Toy Drive he would run every Christmas for the children of the prisoners. He did this for twenty years his sudden death. As last Christmas , I decided that this tradition had to be , for the children as well as the of my friend.
But the file where he kept the names of the people who had helped him over the years had gone . I had to start anew（重新）and with very little ! I started making phones calls, explaining about the project and my . I prayed every night that the event would, , be worthy of my friend.
To my great , individuals, churches and businesses began to come on board and, __ , I had enough toys to give to all the children of the prisoners with some left over for the local community !
When Christmas Eve finally arrived, I felt very happy, thinking I had done all I could do and reflecting on what a（n） it had been for me. I was bagging up the remaining toys if there was anyone left who might like them. Then my phone rang.
It was my daughter. She to explain about a woman she knew in Kentucky who had five children, one seriously ill, no husband, no heating in the home, no toys!
Ohh--how could we not?
My daughter and I drove all night, from New York to Kentucky, and those children woke up in a nice warm house with plenty of !
My friend’s of kindness lived on that year, reaching all the way to Kentucky!
| 小题1: | | A．recording | B．directing | C．attending | D．improving |
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| 小题2: | | A．coming up with | B．catching up with | C．keeping up with | D．putting up with |
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| 小题3: | | A．company | B．family | C．group | D．club |
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| 小题4: | | A．hobbies | B．sports | C．events | D．games |
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| 小题5: | | A．until | B．after | C．because | D．since |
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| 小题6: | | A．finished | B．arrived | C．followed | D．approached |
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| 小题7: | | A．lived on | B．lived out | C．carried on | D．carried out |
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| 小题8: | | A．pleasure | B．memory | C．benefit | D．favor |
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| 小题9: | | A．extra | B．hiding | C．active | D．missing |
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| 小题10: | | A．energy | B．time | C．pressure | D．confidence |
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| 小题11: | | A．difficulties | B．impression | C．atmosphere | D．importance |
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| 小题12: | | A．however | B．though | C．otherwise | D．somehow |
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| 小题13: | | A．disappointment | B．curiosity | C．thought | D．relief |
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| 小题14: | | A．absolutely | B．eventually | C．generally | D．occasionally |
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| 小题15: | | A．as well | B．at first | C．in particular | D．once more |
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| 小题16: | | A．pity | B．honor | C．burden | D．discovery |
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| 小题17: | | A．wondering | B．realizing | C．predicting | D．evaluating |
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| 小题18: | | A．came | B．drove | C．called | D．returned |
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| 小题19: | | A．candies | B．flowers | C．chocolates | D．toys |
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| 小题20: | | A．courage | B．spirit | C．position | D．attention |
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