Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most
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Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list anything in our past that we felt 16 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very 17 process, but there"s always some brave soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then 18 that we find ways to 19 people, or take some action to right any wrongdoings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever 20 my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my 21 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff none of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(老兄) and I decided to play a 22 on him.”
“After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a FOX. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 23 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 24 found out.”
"Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name 25 on my list. I didn"t even know if he was still 26 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 27 , I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused “Yes”. “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 28 discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you because your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it around all these years. I want to thank you for calling me … for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to 29 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It"s never too late to 30 the past wrongdoings.
| 小题1: | | A．ashamed | B．afraid | C．sure | D．proud |
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| 小题2: | | A．private | B．secret | C．interesting | D．funny |
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| 小题3: | | A．expected | B．suggested | C．ordered | D．demanded |
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| 小题4: | | A．connect with | B．depend on | C．make an apology to | D．get along with |
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| 小题5: | | A．improve | B．continue | C．realize | D．keep |
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| 小题6: | | A．notes | B．list | C．plan | D．stories |
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| 小题7: | | A．part | B．game | C．trick | D．record |
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| 小题8: | | A．view | B．sign | C．attention | D．remark |
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| 小题9: | | A．also | B．even | C．still | D．ever |
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| 小题10: | | A．appears | B．considers | C．presents | D．remembers |
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| 小题11: | | A．angry | B．happy | C．doubtful | D．alive |
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| 小题12: | | A．words | B．calls | C．repeats | D．rings |
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| 小题13: | | A．lively | B．plain | C．nervous | D．cold |
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| 小题14: | | A．build up | B．make up | C．clear up | D．give up |
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| 小题15: | | A．regret | B．forgive | C．right | D．punish |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:C |
解析
试题分析：文章讲述作者参加一个交际培训班，教员要学员把过去羞愧、后悔或未完成的的任何事情列成表，采取措施纠正错误的所作所为，作者消除表上的所有101项(做错了事情)。
小题1:考查形容词：A. Ashamed羞愧的， B. Afraid害怕的，C. Sure确定的，D. Proud自豪的，根据下文可知句意为：教员要求我们把我们过去的任何事情(anything)都列成表，这些事情是我们感到羞愧(ashamed)、后悔或未完成的，然后大声读出。选A
小题2:考查形容词：A. Private私人的B. Secret秘密的C. Interesting有趣的，D. Funny滑稽的，private 意为“私人的、保密的、不让人知道的”。上述事情都属于个人隐私，不宜公开。选A
小题3:考查动词：A. expected期望，B. suggested建议C. ordered命令，D. demanded要求，句子谓语用的动词原形，是虚拟语气，可先排除expected；从说话者语气看，不是“命令”，所以可排除ordered和demanded。选B
小题4:考查词组：A. connect with和…有联系B. depend on依赖，取决于，C. make an apology to向…道歉，D. get along with和…相处，这里教员建议要做以下几件事情：to make apologize to people“向人们道谦”，(to) take some actions right any wrong doings“采取措施纠正错误的所作所为”。选 C
小题5:考查动词：A. improve提高，B. continue继续，C. realize意识到，D. keep保持，本来作者是参加一个交际培训班，而现在教员所要学员做的一切似乎与培养交际能力无关，所以作者很纳闷这是否能提高(improve)他的交际能力。选A
小题6:考查名词：A. notes便条，B. list单子，C. plan计划，D. stories故事，make a list 意为“列表、造表”。选B
小题7:考查名词：A. part部分B. game 运动C. trick诡计，D. record计谋，play a trick on sb 意为“捉弄某人”。选C
小题8:考查名词：A. view观点，B. sign“记号、标记、符号” C. attention注意D. remark评论，sign指Jimmy他们写的字。选B
小题9:考查副词：A. also也，B. even甚至C. still仍然，D. ever曾经，ever用于否定句表示“在任何时候、从来”，由于Jimmy说了谎话，所以“从来就没人查明事实真相(found out)”。与下文“几乎20年后再提及此事”相呼应。选D
小题10:考查动词：A. appears出现B. considers考虑C. presents呈现，D. remembers记住，appear 意为“出现”，指Sheriff Brown的名字被列在表上。选A
小题11:考查形容词：A. angry生气的，B. happy快乐的，C. doubtful怀疑的，D. alive活着的，alive 意为“活着的”，此时Jimmy还不知道Sheriff Brown是否活着，与后面他们接通电话，证实了Sheriff Brown还活着。所以此处不宜用其他形容词。选D
小题12:考查名词：A. words单词，B. calls 电话，C. repeats重复，D. rings铃声，这里指电话被拨通。选D
小题13:考查副词：A. lively 生动的，B. plain普通的，C. nervous 紧张的，D. cold冷淡的，由we had a good laugh 可知 Sheriff 和 Jimmy 进行的是热烈的(lively)讨论。所以不宜选其他形容词。A
小题14:考查，词组：A. build up建立，增强，B. make up组成，占据，化妆，合好，C. clear up消除、解除，D. give up此句意为：在两年里Jimmy鼓励了我消除在我的表上的所有101项(做错了事情)。C
小题15:考查动词：A. regret后悔，B. forgive原谅，C. right纠正，D. punish惩罚，， right 意为“纠正”，此句意为：纠正过去的不道德行为还为时不晚。C
点评：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。 |
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语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
Little Robert tried to take a big bottle of milk out of the fridge. However, he __小题1:__ (lose) his grasp on the bottle and it fell, spilling (溢出) the milk all over the kitchen floor! Instead of scolding (责备) __小题2:__, his mother said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how you can effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out to the back yard and fill the bottle __小题3:__ water and see if you can discover a way to carry it __小题4:__ (safe).” This little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What __小题5:__ wonderful lesson! The little boy has now become a famous scientist and he remarked that it was at that moment __小题6:__he knew he didn"t need to be afraid of __小题7:__ (make) mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something, __小题8:__ is what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn"t work”, we usually learn something __小题9:__ (value) from it. Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded __小题10:__ him? |
Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it in front of an audience of million at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing(见证) something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship.
“It’s actually thinking rather than one’s performing skills that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting,” Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dated back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese Literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for passers-by, policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
小题1:The story is about__________.| A．why people love magic | | B．how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician | | C．how fashionable magic is | | D．what magic tricks are |
小题2:People love to watch magic because_______.| A．they love watching magicians make the impossible happen | | B．it arouses their curiosity | | C．they can’t figure out the secret of magic | | D．it is a centuries-old art |
小题3:Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?| A．He was interested in magic when he was little | | B．He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest. | | C．He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation. | | D．He became an amateur magician in his spare time. |
小题4:What does the underline word “seasoned” in Paragraph 2 mean?| A．experienced | B．freshman | C．amateur(业余的) | D．unskillful |
小题5:Liu Qian improved his performing skills by _____.| A．learning from David Copperfield | | B．learning magic in a university | | C．performing in public on streets | | D．joining in Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest |
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There is an old story telling about a woman whose only son died in an accident. In her 26 , she went to the wise man that is always 27 for his wisdom in her town and said, “What advice or what 28 ways do you have to bring my son back to life? I will 29 you with all I have if you can.”
Instead of sending her away or 30 with her, he said to her, “Fetch me a mustard (芥末) seed from a home that has never 31 sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life.” The woman went off at once in 32 of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid apartment, 33 at the door, and said in a (n) 34 voice, “I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a (n) 35 that I want? It is very important to me.”
36 , she didn’t get what she wanted, even without a single word of 37 . They told her that she had come to the wrong place. And they began to 38 all the tragic things that recently had happened to them.
The woman said to herself, “Who is better able to help these poor, 39 people than I, though I also have had misfortune of my own?” She 40 to comfort them till they 41 . Then she went on searching for a home that had never known sorrow. But 42 she turned up, in small cottages or in other places, she found one 43 after another of sadness and misfortune. She became so 44 in helping other people out of their sorrow that finally she forgot about her quest for the special mustard seed, in fact, never 45 that it had driven the sorrow out of her life.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．danger | C．belief | D．sorrow |
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| 小题2: | | A．envied | B．considered | C．respected | D．treated |
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| 小题3: | | A．strange | B．magical | C．valuable | D．important |
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| 小题4: | | A．reward | B．supply | C．provide | D．award |
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| 小题5: | | A．quarreling | B．discussing | C．reasoning | D．arguing |
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| 小题6: | | A．suffered | B．known | C．obtained | D．forgotten |
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| 小题7: | | A．honor | B．favor | C．need | D．search |
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| 小题8: | | A．knocked | B．broke | C．stood | D．pointed |
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| 小题9: | | A．excited | B．confident | C．sad | D．urgent |
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| 小题10: | | A．place | B．answer | C．apartment | D．person |
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| 小题11: | | A．Luckily | B．Immediately | C．Gradually | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题12: | | A．praise | B．respect | C．comfort | D．encouragement |
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| 小题13: | | A．exchange | B．describe | C．simplified | D．decorated |
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| 小题14: | | A．unfortunate | B．unfriendly | C．unimportant | D．unfamiliar |
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| 小题15: | | A．planned | B．managed | C．continued | D．stayed |
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| 小题16: | | A．settle down | B．break down | C．calm down | D．get dwon |
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| 小题17: | | A．wherever | B．whatever | C．however | D．whenever |
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| 小题18: | | A．excuse | B．tale | C．lie | D．reason |
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| 小题19: | | A．curious | B．puzzled | C．worried | D．involved |
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| 小题20: | | A．recognizing | B．realizing | C．remembering | D．wondering |
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The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the __36 __ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had __37 __ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. white, __38 __ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against __39 __. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the __40 __. From the back of the __41 __the parents were shouting at him to __ 42__, since Ally had almost stopped __43 __. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to __ 44__, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking __45 __his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows __46__, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not __47 __the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight __48 __into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see __ 49__little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of __50 __on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is __51 __ again.”
“It must have been the ___52 __.” said her husband. “It __53 __ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to __54 __ , and she was crying in a loud but healthy __55 __.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
| 小题1: | | A．worried | B．angry | C．happy | D．surprised |
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| 小题3: | | A．opened on | B．turned on | C．turned off | D．sped up |
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| 小题4: | | A．police | B．life | C．lights | D．time |
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| 小题5: | | A．empty street | B．busy traffic | C．large crowds | D．deserted place |
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| 小题6: | | A．street | B．cars | C．traffic | D．ambulance |
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| 小题7: | | A．hurry | B．slow | C．stop | D．drive |
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| 小题8: | | A．breathing | B．looking | C．whispering | D．talking |
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| 小题9: | | A．think | B．ignore | C．lose | D．miss |
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| 小题12: | | A．hear | B．see | C．find | D．notice |
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| 小题15: | | A．pleasure | B．anger | C．fear | D．surprise |
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| 小题16: | | A．crying | B．breathing | C．smiling | D．speaking |
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| 小题17: | | A．light | B．policeman | C．car | D．crash |
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| 小题18: | | A．took | B．picked | C．knocked | D．made |
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| 小题19: | | A．usual | B．common | C．ordinary | D．normal |
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| 小题20: | | A．sound | B．voice | C．tone | D．noise |
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When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts(童子军)，so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.
We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded by cliffs (悬崖).If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.
Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.
We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the river, we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.
An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep(悄悄移动)down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.
When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.
Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.
小题1:The writer in the text mainly tells us _________.| A．the story of his childhood | B．a strange camping experience | | C．about a stranger by the river | D．about a good place for camping |
小题2:Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?| A．They wanted to delay going to the river bank. | | B．They were waiting for their scoutmaster. | | C．They had a supper earlier than usual. | | D．They were talking while eating. |
小题3:The underlined word “bewildered” in the text probably means _________.| A．ashamed | B．nervous | | C．unable to understand | D．eager to know something |
小题4:When he heard what had happened, the scoutmaster __________.| A．realized who the man was | | B．started to worry about the man | | C．went back to look for the can | | D．felt it hard to believe the boys |
小题5:The writer still remembers the event because________.| A．the boys acted foolishly | | B．the camping place is beautiful | | C．there has been no explanation for the event | | D．he particularly enjoyed his camping that summer. |
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