I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short
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I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while．Yet, I 36 myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway．I had never seen so many people there on a weekday．It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many 37 as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package 38 ．The queue moved very slowly．My patience ran out and I got 39 ．The longer it took, the angrier I became．When I got to the counter finally, I finished my 40 quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door．
"Excuse me," I said, trying not to be too pushy．Several people had to move 41 to make room for me to get to the 42 ．
I stepped out, complaining about the 43 conditions．Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot．
A woman was coming across the lot in my 44 ．She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy．I 45 that she looked as if she could breathe fire．It stopped me in my tracks．I 46 _ myself and it wasn"t pretty．Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a _47 day．My anger melted away．I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a 48 ．So I did what I could in a minute 49 she hurried past me－I smiled．In a second everything changed．She was astonished, then somewhat 50 ．Then her face softened and her shoulders 51 ．I saw her take a deep breath．Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other．
I continued to smile all the way to my _52 ．Wow, it"s amazing what a simple smile can do．
From then on, I became aware of people"s 53 and my own, the way we show our feelings．Now I use that _54 every day to let it 55 me that when facing the world, I can try a smile．
| 小题1: | | A．found | B．helped | C．troubled | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题2: | | A．things | B．packages | C．chances | D．dollars |
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| 小题3: | | A．lifted | B．cashed | C．weighed | D．carried |
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| 小题4: | | A．pleased | B．disappointed | C．delighted | D．annoyed |
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| 小题5: | | A．business | B．choice | C．situation | D．attitude |
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| 小题6: | | A．away | B．about | C．along | D．aside |
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| 小题7: | | A．counter | B．cashier | C．exit | D．entrance |
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| 小题8: | | A．weather | B．service | C．work | D．shopping |
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| 小题9: | | A．satisfaction | B．decision | C．direction | D．imagination |
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| 小题10: | | A．announced | B．discovered | C．proved | D．noticed |
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| 小题11: | | A．trusted | B．recognized | C．hid | D．persuaded |
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| 小题12: | | A．rough | B．bright | C．big | D．nice |
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| 小题13: | | A．gentleman | B．stranger | C．customer | D．passenger |
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| 小题14: | | A．until | B．though | C．before | D．since |
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| 小题15: | | A．attracted | B．frightened | C．cheered | D．confused |
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| 小题16: | | A．trembled | B．raised | C．relaxed | D．tightened |
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| 小题17: | | A．car | B．office | C．home | D．doctor |
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| 小题18: | | A．appearances | B．reactions | C．behaviors | D．expressions |
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| 小题19: | | A．treatment | B．awareness | C．conclusion | D．achievement |
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| 小题20: | | A．remind | B．show | C．give | D．tell |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：文章介绍作者在邮局对漫长的队伍感到生气，在停车场看见的一个愤怒妇女，让他开始反思自己，并对这个妇女报以微笑，改变了妇女也改变了自己。
小题1:考查动词：A．found发现，B．helped帮助，C．troubled困难，D．enjoyed享受，find sb doing发现某人正做…，我发现自己在很长的队伍里面排队，选A
小题2:考查名词：A．things事情，B．packages包裹，C．chances机会，D．dollars美元，when I needed to have my own package .可知是邮局鼓励顾客尽可能多的带来包裹，选B
小题3:考查动词：A．lifted举起，B．cashed支付，C．weighed称重量，D．carried携带，had my package weighed请人称包裹，选C
小题4:考查形容词：A．pleased高兴的，B．disappointed失望的，C．delighted高兴的，D．annoyed生气的，从后面的句子：The longer it took, the angrier I became．可知作者失去耐心很生气，选D
小题5:考查名词：A．business生意，交易，B．choice选择，C．situation形势，D．attitude态度，很快的结束我的交易，选A
小题6:考查副词：A．away离开，B．about关于，C．along沿着，D．aside一旁，从后面的 make room for me to可知几个人让到一边，给作者腾出空间，选D
小题7:考查名词：A．counter柜台，B．cashier收银台，C．exit出口，D．entrance入口，这些人让出地方是让作者出去，选C
小题8:考查名词：A．weather天气，B．service服务，C．work工作，D．shopping商店，作者抱怨服务条件，选B
小题9:考查名词：A．satisfaction满意，B．decision决定，C．direction方向，D．imagination想象，选in one’s direction朝着某人的方向，选C
小题10:考查动词：A．announced宣称，B．discovered发现，C．proved证明，D．noticed通知，注意到，我注意到这个妇女好像很愤怒，选D
小题11:考查动词：A．trusted信任，B．recognized承认，C．hid躲避，D．persuaded说服，从后面的句子：Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a _ day．可知作者是在自我认识，选B
小题12:考查形容词：A．rough粗鲁的，B．bright聪明的，C．big大的，D．nice好的，从前面的句子：that she looked as if she could breathe fire．可知这个妇女一天都不顺利，选A
小题13:考查名词：A．gentleman绅士，B．stranger陌生人，C．customer顾客，D．passenger乘客，作者希望能拥抱这个妇女，但是自己是陌生人，选B
小题14:考查连词：A．until直到，B．though虽然，C．before在...前面，D．since自从，在她从我旁边走过之前我做了我能做的，选C
小题15:考查动词：A．attracted吸引，B．frightened害怕，C．cheered兴奋的，D．confused困惑的，从后面的In a second everything changed．She was astonished,可知这个妇女有点困惑，选D
小题16:考查动词：A．trembled颤抖，B．raised提高，举起，C．relaxed放松，D．tightened加紧，从后面的句子：Then her face softened可知这个妇女肩膀放松了，选C
小题17:考查名词：A．car汽车，B．office办公室，C．home家，D．doctor医生，从前面的句子：Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot．可知作者是去停车场拿车的，选A
小题18:考查名词：A．appearances外貌，出现，B．reactions反应，C．behaviors行为，D．expressions表情，从后面的句子：and my own, the way we show our feelings．可知作者开始注意人们的表情，选D
小题19:考查名词：A．treatment对待，B．awareness意识，C．conclusion结论，D．achievement成就，从前面的句子：I became aware of people"s and my own,可知填aware的名词，选B
小题20:考查动词：A．remind提醒，B．show展示， C．give给与，D．tell告诉，这件事提醒我，面对世界要微笑，选A |
举一反三
Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passersby. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.
“Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please,” said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a
moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash of his shirt half filling the picture.
“Seventy pence, sir,” the man said. “It’s the bargain of your holiday.”
“Seventy pence,” Edgar repeated, mildly. “For this?” He stared at the photographer.
“They’re normally eighty-five, sir, but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer. It’s the best value you’ll get in Chadwell.”
“You’ll have to make a better offer,” Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap.
“That’s as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds,” said the cameraman. “It’s better in a way because it’s so natural. Only seventy pence, sir.”
“I’ve never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isn’t worth that kind of money. It’s not as if I need the thing. Look, I’ll give you twenty-five.”
“No, I can’t do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50p — that’s the price of the blank frame, so you see…”
“Criminal, criminal,” Edgar broke in. “You want a profit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, I’m afraid. I’ll give you your 50p and that’s that.”
“Let me see, then.” The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar’s hand. “I can’t waste any more time with you. It’s 70p or I keep it.”
“Keep it,” Edgar said. He turned, looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away.
小题1:Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?| A．It was his hometown. | | B．He was there on holiday. | | C．He was in the making of a film. | | D．He was there to have his photograph taken. |
小题2:Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because ________.| A．he thought he recognized her | | B．he wanted the photograph to be amusing | | C．she was having her photograph taken | | D．he was feeling excited and cheerful |
小题3: The photographer lowered his price to 70p because __________.| A．Edgar wanted to bargain for the photo | | B．Edgar couldn’t afford to pay the normal price | | C．Edgar was the only person in the photo | | D．there was only one copy of the photo |
小题4:What did Edgar think of the photo?| A．He thought it made him look like a criminal. | | B．He liked it but thought it was too dear. | | C．It annoyed him because he hadn’t expected it. | | D．He thought it was a bargain at the price. |
小题5:We can infer from the passage that _______ .| A．Edgar was an indifferent but good-looking man | | B．Edgar smiled at the photographer because he was being photographed | | C．the photographer was actually a criminal | | D．Edgar didn’t buy the snap at length. |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was 20 years ago. I was driving home with my 4-year-old son. Traffic was light. I was singing quietly along 36 the song playing on the radio. I 37 at the intersection(交叉路口) and looked both ways. The road was 38 . I slowly started to make a right turn when suddenly a car rounded the curve at high speed and came straight at me. I stomped (猛踩) on the brakes of my car 39 the engine in the process. The speeder zoomed (疾驰) past my dead car 40 me by inches without even slowing down.
41 I knew it, a stream of rude words was flying from my lips, 42 after the car and its driver. I then saw my son who was staring up at me 43 . With a red face and a(an) 44 smile I started the car, pulled back onto the road, and headed home.
Later that evening I was reading a book when I heard certain 45 words coming from my son’s bedroom. He was replaying the 46 over and over in his mind. Too 47 I realized the 48 of those words that had 49 from my lips in that moment of anger. It took a lot of talks about good language and bad language with my son to undo (消除)the 50 of that incident.
That 51 , however, did teach me just how strong words 52 be. It helped me to decide to stop swearing (咒骂) in my own life and to start using words uplifting and 53 instead. I slowly realized that language is a gift from God and should be used to make our world better but not worse. I learned 54 that a few loving words can help a hurting heart, strengthen a 55 spirit, and lighten a heavy load. I pray then that all of your words today are full of love, joy, happiness, and light.
| 小题2: | | A．pulled in | B．pulled up | C．pulled out | D．pulled back |
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| 小题3: | | A．clean | B．light | C．clear | D．busy |
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| 小题4: | | A．slowing | B．killing | C．running | D．firing |
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| 小题5: | | A．leaving | B．missing | C．knocking | D．approaching |
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| 小题6: | | A．When | B．After | C．Before | D．Until |
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| 小题7: | | A．chasing | B．hunting | C．looking | D．seeking |
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| 小题8: | | A．awfully | B．innocently | C．bravely | D．typically |
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| 小题9: | | A．pleased | B．embarrassed | C．surprised | D．worried |
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| 小题10: | | A．acute | B．unpleasant | C．accurate | D．marvelous |
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| 小题11: | | A．music | B．story | C．language | D．incident |
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| 小题12: | | A．sorry | B．badly | C．soon | D．late |
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| 小题13: | | A．power | B．strength | C．nature | D．potential |
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| 小题14: | | A．said | B．spoken | C．flown | D．floated |
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| 小题15: | | A．damage | B．lesson | C．image | D．process |
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| 小题16: | | A．mistake | B．accident | C．crash | D．phenomenon |
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| 小题17: | | A．should | B．can | C．need | D．would |
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| 小题18: | | A．considering | B．promising | C．inspiring | D．motivated |
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| 小题19: | | A．or | B．otherwise | C．too | D．however |
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| 小题20: | | A．challenging | B．struggling | C．rising | D．caring |
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A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans. There lay my house, reduced towaist-high ruins, smelly and dirty.
Before the trip, I’d had my car fixed. When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill，she noticed my Louisiana license plate. “You from New Orleans?”she asked I said I was, “No charge.”She said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet. The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing happened.
As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage (抵押贷款〉on our mined house. We looked at many places, but none was satisfactory. We’d began to accept that we*d have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while, when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kemmedy in California. He’d read some pieces I’d written about our sufferings for State, the online magazine and wanted to give us (""no conditions attached’）a new house across thelake from New Orleans.
It sounded too good to be true, but I replied, thanking him for his exceptional generosity, that we had no plan to go back. Then a poet at the University of Florida offered to let his house to me, while he went to England on his one-year paid leave. The rent was rather reasonable. I mentioned the poet’s offer to James Kemdedy, and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months.
Throughout this painful experience, the kindness of strangers has done much to bring back my faith in humanity. It’s almost worth losing your worldly possessions to be reminded that people are really nice when given half a chance.
小题1:The garage employee’s attitude toward the author was that of | A．unconcern | B．sympathy | | C．doubt | D．tolerance |
小题2:What do we know about James Kemnedy? | A．He was a writer of an online magazine. | | B．He was a poet at the University of Florida | | C．He offered the author a new house free of charge. | | D．He learned about the author’s sufferings via e-mail |
小题3:It can be inferred from the text that | A．the author’s family was in financial difficulty | | B．rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disaster | | C．houses were difficult to find in the hurricane-stricken area | | D．the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank |
小题4:The author learned from his experience that | A．worldly possessions can be given up when necessary | | B．generosity should be encouraged in some cases | | C．people benefit from their sad stories | | D．human beings are kind after all. |
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When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.
For her drive and creativity in overcoming those challenges, she’s been named national teacher of the year.
Principal Waynes Kettler said he’s worked with many outstanding teachers in his 22 years as an educator, but Peterson is “just that one step above anybody I’ve ever worked with before.”
Kettler and others at Monte Cristo Elementary School talk about the ways she has introduced the learning from other classrooms into her music program and her creativity in working around things such as the lack of money for new music.
When students were reading S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders in their regular classroom, Peterson helped them write a 30-minute play with scenes from the book. Then they chose three Broadway tunes that focused on race, equality and social justice, the themes of the book. Peterson composed two other songs herself after classroom discussions about the play and the book.
The honor means a lot to residents of Granite Falls. It’s inspiring to know that people from small towns can even win national honors.
As national teacher of the year, Peterson will spend the next year outside the classroom, as a national and international spokeswoman for education.
Not surpassingly, she is a big believe in the value of acts education. She said it’s essential for schools to offer classes such as act or music and physical education because for some kids one of those subjects is the only thing that motivates them to come back to school day after day.
小题1:The underlined word “daunting” in Paragraph 1 most probably means __________. | A．discouraging | B．interesting | | C．creative | D．unbearable |
小题2:When Peterson began her teaching career, ____________. | A．music was a focus of learning in most schools | | B．the environment was favorable to music teaching | | C．the school lacked teaching facilities for music | | D．financial support for music programs was unavailable |
小题3:What is the most important reason that Peterson won the award? | A．She concerned herself with current social problems. | | B．She motivated students to learn music with her creativity. | | C．She has taught music at the elementary school for 22 years. | | D．She made great efforts to arouse students’ interest in literature. |
小题4:Which of the following is an example of Peterson’s way of teaching music? | A．She wrote plays on themes of race, equality and social justice. | | B．She made use of the contents of other classes in her teaching. | | C．She organized classroom discussions of Broadway tunes. | | D．She helped students compose songs by themselves. |
小题5:In Peterson’s opinion, ____________. | A．art, music and PE classes are all important | | B．more subjects should be offered to students | | C．students should be motivated to attend art classes | | D．arts education is more important than other subjects |
小题6:It can be inferred from the text that ________. | A．Peterson’s honor was a surprise for the local people | | B．Peterson’s art classes attracted students back to school | | C．Peterson aroused the local residents’ passion for music | | D．Peterson will change her profession next year |
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Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain．They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University．Although they were friends，each thought oneself to be the better painter．
One day，Kerry promised marriage to Alice．Surprised and pleased by the offer，the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter．After a moment she replied as follows,“Each of us must paint a picture．If yours is superior to mine．you can make me your wife．If not，please drop the question．”Then it was decided to give it the following day．
The next morning，Alice hung her picture on the gate．It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise(赞扬)from everyone who passed by．In fact，a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed their eyes on it．
Several hours passed．Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand．When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist blushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation(犹豫)．Why?
Answer the questions：
小题1:What are Kerry and Alice?
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小题2:What’s the meaning of the underlined part“superior to”?
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小题3:Did Kerry agree to Alice’s suggestion?
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小题4:Why did Alice’s picture win high praise?
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小题5:What do you think the“leather suitcase’’ really was?
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