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A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it. She did not know how she was going to   21  and wanted to give up. She was   22  of fighting and struggling. It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one   23 .
Her father, a cook, took her to the   24 . He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high   25 . Soon the pots came to a   26 . In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and   27  waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the   28  . He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another. Turning to her he asked, “Darling, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to   29  the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the   30 , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled   31  she tasted its rich flavor. She humbly asked, “What does it mean, Father?”
He explained that each of them had faced the same   32 , boiling water, but each   33   differently. The carrot went in   34  and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it   35  and became weak. The egg had been   36 . Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting   37  the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique,   38 . After they were in the boiling water, they had   39  the water.
“Which are you?” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door,   40  do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”
小题1:
A.make outB.make itC.make upD.make through
小题2:
A.typicalB.consciousC.tiredD.warned
小题3:
A.raisedB.aroseC.disappearedD.faded
小题4:
A.roomB.marketC.kitchenD.grocery
小题5:
A.shelfB.temperatureC.fireD.table
小题6:
A.boilB.coolC.hotD.smoke
小题7:
A.happilyB.calmlyC.casuallyD.impatiently
小题8:
A.lightsB.burnersC.tapD.water
小题9:
A.seeB.carryC.feelD.fetch
小题10:
A.shellB.packC.bagD.cover
小题11:
A.sinceB.asC.beforeD.if
小题12:
A.occasionB.pointC.varietyD.adversity
小题13:
A.reflectedB.answeredC.abandonedD.reacted
小题14:
A.stableB.weakC.strongD.sensitive
小题15:
A.softenedB.widenedC.shortenedD.sharpened
小题16:
A.half-doneB.easily-broken C.easily-gotD.hard-boiled
小题17:
A.overB.forC.throughD.on
小题18:
A.howeverB.otherwiseC.besidesD.moreover
小题19:
A.meltedB.absorbedC.pollutedD.changed
小题20:
A.whatB.howC.whenD.why

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:B
解析

试题分析:文章介绍一个女孩告诉爸爸她不知道生活如何成功,厌倦于努力,奋斗,想放弃,爸爸将她带到厨房,用胡萝卜,鸡蛋和咖啡分别在锅里面煮,让孩子看这三种东西的反应,从而启发孩子在逆境的时候应该怎么做。
小题1:考查词组:A. make out辨认出,B. make it成功,C. make up编造,弥补,D. make through完成,从前面的句子:A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it.可知女孩不知道生活如何成功,想放弃,选B
小题2:考查形容词:A. typical典型的,B. conscious有意识的,C. tired疲劳的,厌烦的,D. warned警告的,从前面的wanted to give up.可知她厌倦于努力,奋斗,选C
小题3:考查动词:A. raised举起,提高,饲养,B. arose产生,C. disappeared消失,D. faded褪色,句意:一个问题还没解决另外一个问题就出现了,选B
小题4:考查名词:A. room房间,B. market市场,C. kitchen厨房,D. grocery杂货店,从后面的内容:He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high   25  .可知爸爸把女儿带到厨房,选C
小题5:考查名词:A. shelf架子,B. temperature温度,C. fire火,D. table桌子,爸爸把三个锅里面放上水,每个放在火上,选C
小题6:考查动词:A. boil沸腾,B. cool冷却,C. hot热,D. smoke烟,从后面的句子:He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.可知锅里面的水沸腾了,选A
小题7:考查副词:A. happily快乐地,B. calmly冷静地,C. casually随意地,D. impatiently不耐烦地,从后面的句子:asking repeatedly what he was doing,可知女孩不耐烦的等待,选D
小题8:考查名词:A. lights光,B. burners炉子C. tap水龙头,D. water水,这些锅是放在炉子上烧的,这里是关掉炉子,选B
小题9:考查动词:A. see看见,B. carry携带,C. feel感觉,摸,D. fetch去拿,从后面的句子:She did and noted that they were soft.可知爸爸是让女儿摸胡萝卜,选C
小题10:考查名词:A. shell贝壳,B. pack背包,C. bag包,D. cover覆盖,从后面的句子:she observed the hard-boiled egg!可知女儿拨开鸡蛋壳,看见煮熟的鸡蛋,选A
小题11:考查连词:A. since自从,B. as正如,当…时候,C. before在…前面,D. if如果,当女儿喝着味道很棒的咖啡的时候,她笑了,选B
小题12:考查名词:A. occasion场合,机会,B. point观点,C. variety种类,D. adversity不幸;灾难;逆境,前面说这三种东西被放在锅里面煮,爸爸把它们说成是逆境,从最后一段的句子:When adversity knocks on your door,可知答案选D
小题13:考查动词:A. reflected反应,反思,B. answered回答,C. abandoned放弃,D. reacted表现,选句意:它们都有相同的逆境,但是反应不一样,选D
小题14:考查形容词:A. stable稳定的,B. weak虚弱的,C. strong强壮的,D. sensitive敏感的,和hard并列的是strong,选C
小题15:考查动词:A. softened变软,B. widened加宽,C. shortened缩短,D. sharpened削尖,从后面的became weak.可知胡萝卜被煮过后变软了,选A
小题16:考查形容词:A. half-done做了一半的,B. easily-broken容易破碎的,C. easily-got容易得到的,D. hard-boiled很煮熟的,从后面的句子:Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior.可知鸡蛋本来是易碎的,选B
小题17:考查介词:A. over越过,B. for为了,C. through通过,D. on在…上面,sit through:一直挺到结束,说明鸡蛋在水里面一直到最后,选C
小题18:考查副词:A. however然而,B. otherwise否则,C. besides在…旁边,D. moreover还有,前面说咖啡豆的味道很独特,后面说改变了水,是转折关系,选A
小题19:考查动词:A. melted融化,B. absorbed吸收,C. polluted污染,D. changed改变,从前面的内容可知咖啡把水的味道改变了,选D
小题20:考查疑问词:A. what什么B. how怎么C. when何时,D. why为什么?爸爸问孩子如果逆境敲你的门,你怎么回应?选B
举一反三
Pete Richards was the loneliest man in town on the day that little Jean Grace opened the door of his shop.
Pete"s grandfather had owned the shop until his death. Then the shop became Pete"s. The front window was full of beautiful old things: jewelry of a hundred years ago, gold and silver boxes, carved figures from China and Japan and other nations.
On this winter afternoon, a child stood there, her face close to the window. With large and serious eyes, she studied each piece in the window. Then, looking pleased, she stepped back from the window and went into the shop. Pete himself stood behind the counter. His eyes were cold as he looked at the small girl. “Please,” she began, “would you let me look at the pretty string of blue beads in the window?” Pete took the string of blue beads from the window. The beads were beautiful against his hand as he held the necklace up for her to see.
“They are just right,” said the child as though she were alone with the beads. “Will you wrap them up in pretty paper for me, please? I"ve been looking for a really wonderful Christmas present for my sister.”
“How much money do you have?” asked Pete.
She put a handful of pennies on the counter. “This is all I have,” she explained simply. “I"ve been saving the money for my sister"s present.”
Pete looked at her, his eyes thoughtful. Then he carefully closed his hand over the price mark on the necklace so that she could not see it. How could he tell her the price? The happy look in her big blue eyes struck him like the pain of an old wound.
“Just a minute,” he said and went to the back of the shop. “What"s your name?” he called out. He was very busy about something.
“Jean Grace,” answered the child.
When Pete returned to the front of the shop, he held a package in his hand. It was wrapped in pretty Christmas paper.
“There you are,” he said. “Don"t lose it on the way home.”
She smiled happily at him as she ran out of the door. Through the window he watched her go. He felt more alone than ever.
Something about Jean Grace and her string of beads had made him feel once more the pain of his old grief. The child"s hair was as yellow as the sunlight; her eyes were as blue as the sea. Once upon a time, Pete had loved a girl with hair of that same yellow and with eyes just as blue. And the necklace of blue stones had been meant for her.
But one rainy night, a car had gone off the road and struck the girl. After she died, Pete felt that he had nothing left in the world except his grief. The blue eyes of Jean Grace brought him out of that world of self-pity and made him remember again all that he had lost. The pain of remembering was so great that Pete wanted to run away from the happy Christmas shoppers who came to look at his beautiful old things during the next ten days.
When the last shopper had gone, late on Christmas Eve, the door opened and a young woman came in. Pete could not understand it, but he felt that he had seen her before. Her hair was sunlight yellow and her eyes were sea-blue. Without speaking, she put on the counter a package wrapped in pretty Christmas paper. When Pete opened the package, the string of blue beads lay again before him.
“Did this come from your shop?” she asked.
Pete looked at her with eyes no longer cold. “Yes, it did,” he said.
“Are the stones real?”
“Yes. They aren"t the best turquoise(绿松石), but they are real.”
“Can you remember to whom you sold them?”
“She was a small girl. Her name was Jean. She wanted them for her sister"s Christmas present.”
“How much were they?”
“I can"t tell you that,” he said. “The seller never tells anyone else what a buyer pays.”
“But Jean has never had more than a few pennies. How could she pay for them?”
She paid the biggest price one can ever pay,” he said.
For a moment there was no sound in the little shop. Then somewhere in the city, church bells began to ring. It was midnight and the beginning of another Christmas Day.
“But why did you do it?” the girl asked.
Pete put the package into her hands.
“There is no one else to whom I can give a Christmas present,” he said. “It is already Christmas morning. Will you let me take you to your home? I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas at your door.”
And so, to the sound of many bells, Pete Richards and a girl whose name he had not yet learned walked out into the hope and happiness of a new Christmas Day.
小题1:When Pete saw Jean Grace, he was ______.
A.very enthusiastic, hoping for some business to be done
B.cold but he still served the young customer
C.cold, unwilling to serve the young customer
D.very warm to the young customer though he did not want to sell anything to her
小题2:Pete did not say the price of the necklace because ______.
A.the seller never tells anyone else what a buyer pays
B.he priced the necklace too high
C.he knew it would disappoint the girl
D.he didn"t want to sell the necklace
小题3:The eyes of Jean Grace brought Pete out of his world of self-pity and he ______.
A.tried to forget the memory of his sweetheart
B.began to look at the world optimistically
C.remembered his lost love
D.no longer felt the pain in him
小题4:A young woman came into the shop because ______.
A.she was afraid that there might be some mistake
B.she thought that the stones she had bought were not real
C.she was not sure if she could get more stones like those
D.she did not like what she had once bought
小题5:By saying “She paid the biggest price one can ever pay,” Pete meant that Jean Grace    .
A.gave the most money for the necklace
B.gave all she had with her for the necklace
C.appreciated the value of the necklace
D.wanted to have the best thing in the shop
小题6: At the end of the story we see that Pete _____.
A.found another girl that he could trust
B.met someone who truly loved him
C.found a place to go at last
D.regained his ability to love

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阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On June 25, two days after our kidney transplant (移植) surgeries, my daughter-in-law, supported by her nurse and my son, walked into my hospital room in Seattle. There she was, the   36  of my kidney, smiling at the foot of my beD.That"s when I realized the full    37   of "to give is to receive."
This February,   38  her kidney function continued to decline, my daughter-in-law needed a kidney transplant to   39 .I told her that it would be a(n)   40  to me to be able to donate a kidney to her. Immediately I was found compatible (相匹配的), my   41  as a kidney provider began. After  42  some tests and exams with my personal physician, I flew to Seattle for   43  testing. Whenever I "passed" one   44 , I became more relieved.Then I received the phone call telling me I was   45 . which made me very happy.   46 , the day arriveD.Before the surgery, I truly wasn"t afraid; I just wanted the transplant to be 47
I woke that evening, my son telling me that my left kidney was   48  in my daughter-in-law. A strong sense of   49  washed over me. It was one of the most _50  moments of my life.
A   51  later, I got an e-mail from my daughter-in-law, saying: "Happy One-Month Anniversary!" We did have something to   52    I wasn"t affected much by the surgery, and more importantly, she felt like she had her   53  back.
Up to now, being able to see my daughter-in-law   54  one of my kidneys has been one of the greatest gifts I have   55  received.
小题1:
A.providerB.receiverC.operatorD.doctor
小题2:
A.planB.conceptC.meaningD.advantage
小题3:
A.asB.ifC.thoughD.Unless
小题4:
A.leaveB.surviveC.riseD.pass
小题5:
A.attemptB.comfortC.experienceD.gift
小题6:
A.challengeB.surgeryC.journeyD.action
小题7:
A.completingB.markingC.failing D.writing
小题8:
A.still lessB.even moreC.much worse D.far better
小题9:
A.difficultyB.problemC.stageD.test
小题10:
A.refusedB.curedC.approvedD.charged
小题11:
A.GraduallyB.FinallyC.ImmediatelyD.Suddenly
小题12:
A.safeB.specialC.comfortableD.secret
小题13:
A.behaving badlyB.staying safeC.going wrongD.working well
小题14:
A.guiltyB.sacrificeC.reliefD.appreciation
小题15:
A.satisfyingB.worryingC.frighteningD.surprising
小题16:
A.yearB.weekC.momentD.month
小题17:
A.rememberB.shareC.celebrateD.treasure
小题18:
A.beautyB.smileC.confidenceD.life
小题19:
A.benefit fromB.contribute toC.care forD.focus on
小题20:
A.neverB.everC.alreadyD.almost

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One spring, when I was 10, during one of my father"s layoffs, I could tell my mother was dispiriteD.I decided to cheer her up by buying her a special Mother"s Day gift.
One day after school I rode my bike to the Agins, which, I learned years later, was known for its high-end fashions and style.I introduced myself to Sylvia Agins, telling her I was looking for a Mather"s Day present.
"Do you think she"d like a purse?" she askeD.I told her.I thought she might.
She took out an Italian handbag made of leather. She asked me what I thought, and I told her that my mom would like it.
"How much money do you have?" she asked.
"Twelve bucks," I said.
“You’re in luck,” she told me. "It"s only $11. You have a dollar left over for the card." She gift-wrapped  the purse and thanked me for my business, and I rode off home with the package under my arm.
When my mother opened the gift the next Sunday morning, she asked in an accusing tone, “Where did you get this?"
"I bought it at the Agins. It cost me $11." I said.
My mother was shocked into silence.
It wasn"t until many years later, when I learned that the purse was worth several hundred dollars, that I appreciated just how wonderful Sylvia Agins had been to me. I always felt bad that I never had a chance to properly thank her.
"You know, my son, what really amazes me to this day," my mother saiD."Letting you have the purse for just a few dollars was unbelievable enough. But the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card was a touch of kindness that I"ll never forget. "
小题1:The author bought his mother a purse to _____.
A.surprise his mother
B.make his mother happy
C.show his ability of making money
D.thank his mother for buying him a bike
小题2:Why was the author"s mother shocked?
A.She wasn"t expecting a gift from her son.
B.The purse was bought from the Agins.
C.The author bought a card to go with the purse.
D.The Agins charged so little money for the purse.
小题3:Sylvia Agins behavior shows that_____.
A.she is good at making moneyB.she is kind and thoughtful
C.she knows how to choose presentsD.she is critical and mean
小题4:Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.An Unforgettable Event.B.A Considerate Mother.
C.A Priceless Mother"s Day Gift.D.A Kind-hearted Shop Owner.

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My friend Jenny from Germany spent some time traveling in India. She   36  the country so much that she always got attracted to it. While there, she stayed with Leela, her friend who was Indian.   37  the gazes that she got as a foreigner, Jenny always had language problems. It was very difficult for her to   38  in this new environment and culture that had so many subtle (细微的)  39  from her own country.
One day, a   40  thing happened. Along with Leela, she went to visit an orphanage. All the children there were tiny; each one fell   41  between the ages of fifteen days to one-and-a-half years old.
After some initial(最初的)   42 , Jenny slowly went to the kids and sat beside them. After some time, one of the kids smiled at her. She felt   43  a little, and she was immediately   44  towards that child.
She slowly held the child and started singing a rhyme in   45 . The small child continued to smile and started   46  after her. The words that escaped the little mouth were much different from those that Jenny hummed, but the   47  was the same.      
Wanting to join in the   48 , another kid went up to Jenny and started humming the rhyme. They shared a million   49  together.
  50  Leela"s eyes on her, she blurted( 脱口而出) an explanation straight from her heart: “See, I don"t have                 
  51  problems here. We speak; we communicate!”
And she continued with her rhyme   52  she didn’t want to disturb the child’s smile.
That day, it was   53  for Leela and the others in the orphanage to see such a heartwarming scene. In that moment, she understood: we"re all simply human, and we have the ability to   54 with each other; it"s   55 , and comes from deep inside.
小题1:
A.lovedB.dislikedC.understand D.missed
小题2:
A.Rather thanB.More thanC.Apart fromD.Instead of
小题3:
A.contributeB.improveC.communicateD.entertain
小题4:
A.similaritiesB.distancesC.opportunitiesD.differences
小题5:
A.terribleB.strange C.normalD.risky
小题6:
A.anywayB.somewhatC.somewhereD.anyhow
小题7:
A.doubtB.hesitationC.acknowledgmentD.observation
小题8:
A.stressedB.annoyedC.relaxedD.scary
小题9:
A.persuadedB.expected C.askedD.drawn
小题10:
A.GermanB.EnglishC.IndiaD.French
小题11:
A.runningB.playingC.repeatingD.laughing
小题12:
A.musicB.tuneC.pronunciationD.voice
小题13:
A.performanceB.raceC.funD.story
小题14:
A.experiencesB.sorrowsC.songsD.smiles
小题15:
A.NoticingB.IgnoringC.ExaminingD.Avoiding
小题16:
A.healthB.thoughtC.economyD.language
小题17:
A.in caseB.even thoughC.as ifD.so that
小题18:
A.embarrassingB.amazingC.disappointingD.puzzling
小题19:
A.connectB.meetC.agreeD.compare
小题20:
A.toughB.meaninglessC.difficultD.simple

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Robert Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent(监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.
When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers" houses or their children"s education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.
Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the children"s education. In 1816, he opened the first free primary school in Britain.
People came from all over the country to visit Owen"s factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825,but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.
Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. "If you give people good working conditions," he thought, "they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people."
小题1:For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was _____________.
A.improving worker"s houses
B.helping people to save money
C.preventing men from getting drunk
D.providing the children with a good education
小题2:From the passage we may infer that Owen was born ___________.
A.into a rich familyB.into a noble family
C.into a poor familyD.into a middle class family
小题3:Owen"s experiment in the United States failed because _______.
A.he lost all his money
B.he did not buy enough land
C.people who visited it were not impressed
D.it was too far away for him to organize it properly
小题4:We may infer form the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until ____.
A.1771 B.1816 C.1825 D.1860

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