In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested hi

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In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _36_, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a _40_ and we should treat him _41_ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42_ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is“ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

小题1:

A．joy

B．surprise

C．disappointment

D．dislike

小题2:

A．hopefully

B．fearfully

C．cheerfully

D．tearfully

小题3:

A．student

B．son

C．friend

D．doctor

小题4:

A．decided

B．realized

C．argued

D．understood

小题5:

A．joke

B．mistake

C．warning

D．wonder

小题6:

A．specially

B．naturally

C．strictly

D．carefully

小题7:

A．poor

B．average

C．good

D．standard

小题8:

A．in

B．about

C．of

D．for

小题9:

A．visited

B．chose

C．passed

D．entered

小题10:

A．allowed

B．described

C．required

D．offered

小题11:

A．missed

B．held

C．delayed

D．attended

小题12:

A．high

B．same

C．different

D．low

小题13:

A．curiously

B．eagerly

C．jokingly

D．calmly

小题14:

A．faith

B．interest

C．pride

D．delight

小题15:

A．looked for

B．asked for

C．waited for

D．prepared for

小题16:

A．received

B．accepted

C．organized

D．discussed

小题17:

A．imperfect

B．uncertain

C．impossible

D．unsatisfactory

小题18:

A．honestly

B．well

C．much

D．bravely

小题19:

A．expect

B．learn

C．hear

D．speak

小题20:

A．wise

B．rude

C．shy

D．stupid

答案

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

解析

试题分析：文章大意：文章讲述作者给儿子做智商测试，结果很差，作者和丈夫并没放弃儿子，而是给他鼓励，儿子在学习上取得很大成绩，说明孩子们可以像我们成年人想象的那么好，所以我们要多鼓励孩子而不是批评。
小题1:考查名词辨析。A. joy快乐，B. surprise惊讶，C. disappointment失望，D. dislike不喜欢，根据上下文可知我给儿子测智商，结果显示儿子的智商很低，我不相信，让医生再测一次，让我失望的是，仍然是一样的结果。选C。
小题2:考查形容词和上下文串联。A. hopefully 有希望地，B. fearfully害怕地，C. cheerfully愉快地， D. tearfully满含泪水地，因为儿子的智商很低，作为父母肯定是非常难过。选D。
小题3:考查名词和上下文串联。A. student 学生，B. son儿子，C. friend朋友，D. doctor医生，根据下文可知Michael是我们的儿子。
小题4:考查动词辨析。A. decided决定； B. realized意识到； C. argued争论； D. understood理解；根据上下文可知我决定智商测试肯定是错了，我们要像对待正常的孩子一样来对待他。选A。
小题5:考查名词辨析。A. joke玩笑，B. mistake错误，C. warning警告，D. wonder 奇怪，奇迹，句意：我决定智商测试肯定是错了。选B。
小题6:考查副词辨析。A. specially尤其是，B. naturally自然地，C. strictly严格地，D. carefully仔细地，
句意：我们要像对待正常的孩子一样来对待他。选B。
小题7:考查形容词和上下文串联。A. poor 可怜的，B. average平均的，C. good好的，D. standard标准的，
根据下文可知儿子的成绩很好，在考试中可以得到很好的分数，选C。
小题8:考查介词辨析。A. in在…方面； B. about关于，C. of…的，D. for为了，这里指尤其在生物和化学方面。选A。
小题9:考查动词辨析，A. visited参观，B. chose选择，C. passed通过，D. entered进入，进入大学使用enter;选D。
小题10:考查动词辨析和句意理解。A. allowed允许，B. described描述，C. required要求，D. offered提供，根据句意可知老师让他学了比要求的更多的课程。选C。
小题11:考查动词辨析和上下文。A. missed错过，想念，B. held举行，C. delayed拖延，D. attended参加，根据下文的毕业典礼，可知参加毕业典礼用attend;D正确。
小题12:考查形容词和上下文串联。A. high高的，B. same同样的，C. different不同的，D. low低的，根据第一段可知在小时候Michael参加智商测试分数很低。选D。
小题13:考查副词辨析。A. curiously好奇地B. eagerly急切地； C. jokingly开玩笑地；D. calmly镇定地；根据下文的special way可知儿子用开玩笑的方式来表示对我们的感谢。C’正确。
小题14:考查名词和固定词组。A. faith信念，B. interest兴趣，C. pride自豪，D. delight高兴，根据固定词组Have faith in信任…；这是一个定语从句，把faith提前充当先行词了。选A。
小题15:考查短语辨析。A. looked for 寻找； B. asked for要求； C. waited for 等待； D. prepared for准备；根据下文可知儿子要求进行智商测试。选B。
小题16:考查动词辨析。A. received（客观）收到，B. accepted（主观）接受，C. organized组织，D. discussed讨论，根据句意可知我们去了16年前他接受智商测试的那家诊所。选A
小题17:考查形容词和上下文串联。A. imperfect不完美的，B. uncertain不确定的，C. impossible不可能的， D. unsatisfactory不满意的，这次测试的结果显示儿子的智商是126，远高于小时候的结果，应该是一个不可能的结果。选C。
小题18:考查副词和固定词组。A. honestly诚实地，B. well 好地，C. much多的，D. bravely勇敢地， As well as 与…一样好；句意可知孩子可以像他们的父母老师期望他们那样的做得一样好。选B。
小题19:考查动词辨析。A. expect期望，B. learn学习，C. hear听到，D. speak说话，句意可知孩子可以像他们的父母老师期望他们那样的做得一样好。选A。
小题20:考查形容词和上下文串联。A. wise明智的，B. rude 粗鲁的，C. shy害羞的，D. stupid愚蠢的，
根据下文的play the role of a foolish child.可知如果我们说孩子笨，那么他们可能就会笨。所以D正确。

举一反三

阅读下面短文，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。
One winter morning, an old couple around the age of 70, walked into a lawyer’s office to sign
a   36  after quarreling all their 45 years of marriage. The lawyer was very   37 , after having a chat with them, he got their   38 . They hung on because of their children, afraid that it might   39  their growth. Now, all they wanted was to lead their own life free from all these years of __40  from their marriage, so both agreed on a divorce.
The lawyer was having a hard time getting the papers done, but he still couldn’t understand why the old couple would want a divorce, suggesting a   41  together, just three of them. At the table, there was a silence of   42  . The first dish was roasted chicken.   43  , the old man took the drumstick for the old lady, “Take this, it’s your favorite. ” Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there was still a   44 , but the wife answered frowning. “This is where the problem   45  . You always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, don’t you know that I hate   46  ?”
Little did she know that, over the years, her husband was trying all ways to   47  her; little did she know that drumsticks were her husband’s favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understood her at all; little did he know that she hated drumsticks even though all he wanted was the best for her.
That night, both of them were difficult to fall asleep. After hours, the old man couldn’t   48_ it any more, wanting to tell her himself, “I love you and I can’t live without you.” He picked up the phone to dial her number. Ringing never stopped. On the other side, she was upset,   49  to answer any phones. The next day, she received news that he had   50 , learning that he had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through her phone line.
51  enough, she had to clear his   52  in his apartment , only to find an insurance policy（保险单）dating from the day when they got married, and the beneficiary （受益人）was her. Together in that file there was this note: “To my dearest wife, I bought this policy for you,   53__  the amount is only $100, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that I made when we got married, and I want you to know I will always be around by your side. I love you.” Tears   __54  freely down her cheeks when the lady read it.
When you love someone, do let them know, for you   55  know what will happen the next minute.

小题1:

A．marriage

B．divorce

C．record

D．project

小题2:

A．puzzled

B．excited

C．painful

D．embarrassed

小题3:

A．family

B．money

C．story

D．lesson

小题4:

A．destroy

B．effect

C．hit

D．affect

小题5:

A．happiness

B．pleasure

C．unhappiness

D．amusement

小题6:

A．dinner

B．supper

C．lunch

D．breakfast

小题7:

A．sorrow

B．ignorance

C．awkwardness

D．satisfaction

小题8:

A．As soon as

B．Once

C．The moment

D．Immediately

小题9:

A．right

B．opportunity

C．need

D．chance

小题10:

A．stores

B．buries

C．lies

D．stands

小题11:

A．fish

B．steak

C．drumsticks

D．duck

小题12:

A．comfort

B．please

C．anger

D．hate

小题13:

A．stand

B．treat

C．forget

D．regret

小题14:

A．eager

B．hungry

C．anxious

D．reluctant

小题15:

A．passed away

B．passed through

C．passed by

D．passed on

小题16:

A．Sadly

B．Disappointedly

C．Fortunately

D．Hopefully

小题17:

A．clothes

B．belongings

C．cupboards

D．drawers

小题18:

A．unless

B．if

C．though

D．even

小题19:

A．floated

B．flew

C．followed

D．flowed

小题20:

A．never

B．ever

C．forever

D．seldom

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I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and   36  got into a game. I went to all the   37  and showed up even when it was so   38  that your ‘breath froze’ and when the otherplayers had decided to stay home. I felt I had   39  enough and thought of quitting.
I finally decided to   40  the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on   41  my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise   42  , so think about yourself in a   43  way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,   44  my shot（投球） accuracy and changing my   45  .
Once in a match, we   46  our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my 47  place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going   48  . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.
The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little   49  .  But my mom’s words   50  out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my   51  work was paying off.  I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the   52  to score. The crowd went quiet. All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had 53  me for this moment.
Won! I won!
The lesson I learned from my mom’s   54  has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I   55  myself.

小题1:

A．once

B．seldom

C．usually

D．evenB

小题2:

A．meetings

B．shows

C．matches

D．practices

小题3:

A．cloudy

B．wet

C．cold

D．windy

小题4:

A．suffered

B．explained

C．planned

D．escaped

小题5:

A．write

B．break

C．read

D．speak

小题6:

A．noticing

B．gathering

C．hearing

D．analyzing

小题7:

A．talkers

B．dreamers

C．attackers

D．losers

小题8:

A．positive

B．familiar

C．brief

D．convenient

小题9:

A．testing

B．improving

C．questioning

D．affecting

小题10:

A．aim

B．taste

C．habit

D．attitude

小题11:

A．lost

B．controlled

C．practiced

D．continued

小题12:

A．usual

B．safe

C．secret

D．private

小题13:

A．off

B．in

C．by

D．up

小题14:

A．annoyed

B．awkward

C．scared

D．bitter

小题15:

A．put

B．rang

C．gave

D． stood

小题16:

A．exact

B．extra

C．creative

D．casual

小题17:

A．chance

B．message

C．order

D．note

小题18:

A．spared

B．requested

C．prepared

D．sent

小题19:

A．actions

B．reasons

C．words

D．promises

小题20:

A．judge

B．express

C．comfort

D．doubt

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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect.
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said.
Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said: “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.
John and I both know we should never mistake a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
小题1:What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?

A．The coat looked like a magical coat.

B．They were good at shopping.

C．The coat was a real bargain.

D．They had the same taste in clothes.

小题2:What does the underlined word “grin” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．A wide smile.	B．A worried look.
C．A jealous spirit.	D．A joking tone.

小题3:After John wore the new coat, the author found he _______.
a. was happier and better-behaved
b. received more praise from his teachers
c. was willing to follow suggestions
d. made rapid progress in study
e. would say sweet words to please her

A．a, b, c

B．a, c, e

C．b, d, e

D．c, d, e

小题4:What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?

A．We should not judge people by their appearance.

B．Life is full of possibilities when we are young.

C．It’s beneficial to try different things in our lives.

D．What we wear could help shape who we are inside.

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Checks have largely taken the place of money as a means of 36 , for they are widely accepted everywhere. 37 this is very 38 for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that checks are not real money: they are quite 39 in themselves. A shop-keeper runs a certain 40 when he accepts a check and he is quite 41 his rights if, on occasion, he 42 to do so. People do not always know this and are 43 if their good faith is called in question. A wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely 44 experience.
One day he decided to buy a particularly fine pearl necklace at a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large__45 of precious stones and asked if he could pay 46 check, the assistant said that this was quite 47 . But the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office. The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone 48 exactly the same name had presented them with a worthless check not long ago. My friend got very angry at it and said he would buy a necklace 49 . When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay 50 he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough the police arrived, __51 to my friend for the 52 , but explained that a person who had used the same name as his 53 for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to 54 out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note read, “I have a gun in my pocket, ask no questions and give all the money in the safe.” Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite__55__ the thief’s. He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but to take the pearl necklace with him.

小题1:

A．change

B．exchange

C．trade

D．business

小题2:

A．Because

B．If

C．Though

D．Since

小题3:

A．favourite

B．popular

C．profitable

D．convenient

小题4:

A．dangerous

B．priceless

C．unimportant

D．valueless

小题5:

A．chance

B．risk

C．opportunity

D．danger

小题6:

A．within

B．out of

C．without

D．beyond

小题7:

A．refuses

B．agrees

C．fails

D．hates

小题8:

A．unhappy

B．ashamed

C．shocked

D．puzzled

小题9:

A．uninteresting

B．unreasonable

C．unforgettable

D．unpleasant

小题10:

A．amount

B．accident

C．stock

D．number

小题11:

A．in

B．by

C．with

D．on

小题12:

A．in need

B．in common

C．in use

D．in order

小题13:

A．used

B．with

C．named

D．by

小题14:

A．anywhere

B．somewhere

C．somewhere else

D．everywhere

小题15:

A．unless

B．otherwise

C．if

D．whether

小题16:

A．coming

B．sticking

C．apologizing

D．checking

小题17:

A．manner

B．behavior

C．inconvenience

D．treatment

小题18:

A．responsible

B．answered

C．charged

D．blamed

小题19:

A．copy

B．read

C．take

D．bring

小题20:

A．unlike

B．different

C．dissimilar

D．dislike

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When she was twelve, Maria made her first important decision about the course of her life. She decided that she wanted to continue her education. Most girls from middle-class families chose to stay home after primary school, though some attended private Catholic ""finishing" schools. There they learned a little about music, art, needlework, and how to make polite conversation. This was not the sort of education that interested Maria or her mother. By this time, she had begun to take her studies more seriously. She read constantly and brought her books everywhere. One time she even brought her math book to the theater and tried to study in the dark.
　　Maria knew that she wanted to go on learning in a serious way. That meant attending the public high school, something that very few girls did. In Italy at the time, there were two types of high schools: the "classical" schools and the "technical" schools. In the classical schools, the students followed a very traditional program of studies, with courses in Latin and Greek language and literature, and Italian literature and history. The few girls who continued studying after primary school usually chose these schools.
　　Maria, however, wanted to attend a technical school. The technical schools were more modern than the classical schools and they offered courses in modern languages, mathematics, science, and accounting. Most people including Maria"s father believed that girls would never be able to understand these subjects. Furthermore, they did not think it was proper for girls to study them.
　　Maria did not care if it was proper or not. Math and science were the subjects that interested her most. But before she could sign up for the technical school, she had to win her father"s approval. She finally did, with her mother"s help, though for many years after, there was tension in the family. Maria"s father continued to oppose her plans, while her mother helped her.
　　In 1883, at age thirteen, Maria entered the "Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti" in Rome. Her experience at this school is difficult for us to imagine. Though the courses included modern subjects, the teaching methods were very traditional. Learning consisted of memorizing long lists of facts and repeating them back to the teacher. Students were not supposed to ask questions or think for themselves in any way. Teachers were very demanding, discipline in the classroom was strict, and punishment was severe for those who failed to achieve or were disobedient.
小题1:In those days, most Italian girls________.

A．went to classical schools

B．went to "finishing" schools

C．did not go to high school

D．went to technical schools

小题2:Maria"s father probably________.

A．had very modern views about women

B．had very traditional views about women

C．had no opinion about women

D．thought women could not learn Latin

小题3:High school teachers in Italy in those days were________.

A．very modern	B．very intelligent
C．quite scientific	D．quite strict

小题4:We can infer from this passage that________.

A．girls usually attended private primary schools

B．only girls attended classical schools

C．girls did not like going to school

D．Maria was a girl of strong will

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