"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed.
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"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. " 36 , and one day something good will happen. Then you"ll realize it wouldn"t have happened 37 the disappointment you had experienced 38 ." Mother was right, 39 I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 40 radio, then 41 my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but got 42 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn"t risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the 43 " she said.
I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local 44 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was 45 I had played high school football, I 46 . The job sounded just 47 for me. But l wasn"t hired.
My disappointment 48 have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother 49 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled 50 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can"t get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the 51 when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he 52 me before a 53 and asked me to broadcast a(n) 54 game.
On my way home, as I have many times 55 , I thought of my mother"s words.
| 小题1: | | A．Get on | B．Carry on | C．Work on | D．Concentrate on |
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| 小题2: | | A．in spite of | B．regardless of | C．but for | D．instead of |
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| 小题3: | | A．previously | B．preciously | C．precisely | D．presently |
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| 小题7: | | A．declined | B．accepted | C．reduced | D．received |
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| 小题8: | | A．city | B．home | C．country | D．town |
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| 小题9: | | A．salesman | B．athlete | C．shop assistant | D．manager |
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| 小题10: | | A．in which | B．when | C．where | D．how |
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| 小题11: | | A．appealed | B．refused | C．agreed | D．applied |
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| 小题12: | | A．right | B．reasonable | C．improper | D．stable |
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| 小题13: | | A．should | B．must | C．could | D．might |
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| 小题14: | | A．recommended | B．requested | C．reminded | D．required |
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| 小题16: | | A．lift | B．result | C．response | D．offer |
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| 小题17: | | A．told | B．stood | C．showed | D．helped |
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| 小题18: | | A．radio | B．station | C．TV | D．microphone |
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| 小题19: | | A．live | B．ordinary | C．imaginary | D．fierce |
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| 小题20: | | A．before | B．since | C．until | D．unless |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:B |
解析
试题分析：本文主要围绕着母亲的教导“Everything happens for the best.”而展开故事，告诉我们不要畏惧困难和挫折！要坚持下去！一切都会为了更美好的未来而发生的。
小题1:考查词组：A. Get on 上车B. Carry on继续C. Work on从事D. Concentrate on专注，句意：一切都会好的。如果你坚持下去总有一天会有好事发生。选B。
小题2:考查词组：A. in spite of虽然B. regardless of 不管C. but for要不是D. instead of相反的，该句句意是“你会认识到如果没有以前的挫折就不会有现在的一切。选C。
小题3:考查副词：A. previously以前地B. preciously 宝贵的C. precisely明确地D. presently现在地，这里是指“以前的挫折（失望）。选A。
小题4:考查连词。 “母亲是对的发现这个是在 1932 年我刚从大学毕业。 as 引导定语从句，代表前面的整个句子。选D。
小题5:考查介词：句意：我已决定试着在电台找个事儿做然后争取做体育节目的播音员。“在电台”用介词in。选A。
小题6:考查动词：这几个词搭配one’s way含义不同：A. feel one’s way摸索着前进， B. work one’s way奋力前进，C. find one’s way找到出路D. Push one’s way挤出去，争取做体育节目的播音员。选B。
小题7:考查动词：A. declined拒绝 B. accepted接受C. reduced减少D. received收到，从后面的句子：In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn"t risk hiring inexperienced persons.可知是被拒绝了。选A。
小题8:考查名词：A. city城市B. home家C. country 乡村D. town城镇，从下文的I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs.可知是到乡村试一试。选C。
小题9:考查名词：A. salesman 销售员B. athlete运动员C. shop assistant商店营业员D. manager经理，父亲说蒙哥马利沃德开了一家新商店想雇请一个本地的运动员管理 manage 店里的体育部。选B。
小题10:考查表语从句：迪克森是我高中打过橄榄球的地方。选C。
小题11:考查动词：A. appealed 吸引 B. refused拒绝C. agreed同意D. applied申请，我去申请了这份工作。选D。
小题12:考查形容词：A. right恰当的B. reasonable合理的，C. improper不适合的，D. stable稳定的，句意：工作听起来挺适合我的.
小题13:考查情态动词：A. should 应该B. must必须C. could能够D. might可以，从后面的内容可以推出，当时“我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了。选B。
小题14:考查动词：A. recommended建议B. requested 要求C. reminded提醒D. required要求，“母亲（又）提醒我说。 “一切总会好的”,选C。
小题15:考查动词短语。boil over 原意为“因沸溢出，发怒”，这里用于形容作者失望到了极点。选D。
小题16:考查名词：A. lift 电梯B. result结果C. response回复D. offer提议，作者已经被拒绝，应该是等电梯。选A。
小题17:考查动词：A. told 告诉B. stood站C. showed展示D. helped帮助，他让我站在麦克风前面解说一场想象中的比赛。选B。
小题18:考查名词：A. radio广播B. station 车站 C. TV电视D. microphone麦克风，解析同上。选D。
小题19:考查形容词：A. live 现场直播的B. ordinary普通的C. imaginary想象的， D. fierce激烈的，根据语境可以知道此时没有比赛，因此是想像中的比赛。选C。
小题20:考查连词：A. before在…前面B. since自从，既然C. until直到D. unless除非，从那时起，我经常想到妈妈的话。选B。
点评：本文主要围绕着母亲的教导“Everything happens for the best.”而展开故事，告诉我们不要畏惧困难和挫折！要坚持下去！一切都会为了更美好的未来而发生的。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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Charlton Heston was born in 1923 in Evanston, Illinois. Charlton Heston discovered his interest in acting while performing in plays at his high school. He later spent two years studying theater at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. But he left college to join the Army Air Forces during World War Two.
After the war, he found small roles in the theater as well as in television shows. His performance in a television version of the book Jane Eyre caught the attention of the Hollywood producer Cecil B. DeMille who later asked Heston to play the role of Moses in his movie The Ten Commandments which came out in 1956. This role made Heston famous and defined (明确) his career as a hero and leader. His face and body represented strength and heroism in many different roles. He played cowboys, soldiers and athletes.
The 1959 movie Ben Hur made Charlton Heston an even bigger star. Ben Hur won eleven Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Charlton Heston. Heston starred in many adventure movies during the 1960s. In the 1970s, Heston appeared in popular disaster movies like Earthquake,. Skyjacked and Airport 1975.
Charlton Heston was also very active in the movie industry. He worked to help set up the American Film Institute. In 1977 he was honored for his service in the industry. He received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1997 he was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor. And, in 2003, President Bush gave Charlton Heston a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation"s highest civilian honor.
In 2000, Charlton Heston issued a statement announcing that he had an Alzheimer"s disease. He died in 2008 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
小题1:What kind of role did Charlton Heston often play in films?| A．Heroes. | B．Cowboys. | C．Soldiers. | D．Athletes. |
小题2:Which film won Best Actor for Charlton Heston?| A．Jane Eyre. | | B．Earthquake. | | C．Ben Hur. | | D．The Ten Commandments. |
小题3:What can we learn about Charlton Heston according to the passage?| A．He began to show his talent in Ben Hut. | B．He used to be a soldier. | | C．He was once awarded by Kennedy. | D．He won eleven Academy Awards. |
小题4:What"s the main idea of Paragraph 2?| A．How Charlton Heston became famous. | | B．How Charlton Heston began his career. | | C．Who made Charlton Heston a popular star. | | D．Who made Charlton Heston win so many awards. |
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More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union．I always 36 my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us．So I dreamed of being a leader．
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, 37 I would win．But the reality struck that I hadn"t had a chance．I wasn"t pretty．Girls across the school hardly knew me．I just did not have what it 38 to win a school election．I was 39 ．
As I cried in my room that evening, I 40 took a deep breath and decided I wouldn"t stop dreaming．I decided that I would 41 for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win．
I recognized that my 42 had a lot of things in their favor．What were the 43 that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful．And my biggest 44 was the faith I had．I would not allow my 45 appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward．That evening, I 46 my election plans a whole year in advance．
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to 47 them．I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, 48 I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage．In order to learn how to present a great election 49 , I also attended a course on effective public speaking．
The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students 50 That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was 51 theirs．
Suddenly, I realized that I had 52 much more than I had dreamed of．I had made many new friends and had helped people 53 the way．I had won the 54 and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them．I was able to put a smile on their faces and 55 their day．
| 小题1: | | A．admired | B．remembered | C．praised | D．believed |
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| 小题2: | | A．praying | B．planning | C．calculating | D．judging |
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| 小题3: | | A．assessed | B．provided | C．meant | D．took |
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| 小题4: | | A．concerned | B．depressed | C．surprised | D．confused |
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| 小题5: | | A．gradually | B．immediately | C．suddenly | D．impatiently |
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| 小题6: | | A．pay | B．enter | C．speak | D．wait |
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| 小题7: | | A．competitors | B．companions | C．enemies | D．schoolmates |
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| 小题8: | | A．cases | B．methods | C．examples | D．points |
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| 小题9: | | A．problem | B．strength | C．worry | D．dream |
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| 小题10: | | A．young | B．personal | C．special | D．plain |
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| 小题11: | | A．began | B．discussed | C．announced | D．cancelled |
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| 小题12: | | A．recommend | B．accompany | C．represent | D．support |
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| 小题14: | | A．campaign | B．speech | C．ceremony | D．promise |
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| 小题15: | | A．nodded | B．gathered | C．cheered | D．cried |
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| 小题16: | | A．only | B．still | C．almost | D．also |
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| 小题17: | | A．accomplished | B．accumulated | C．devoted | D．developed |
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| 小题19: | | A．appointment | B．acceptance | C．election | D．reputation |
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| 小题20: | | A．enrich | B．bless | C．brighten | D．expand |
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For Rachael and Leigh Badman, there is only one wish on their Christmas list this year__ that their sick daughter survives until December 25.
Fifteen –year-old Paige suffers from a rare brain condition. The disease affects as few as 12 people in the world, and can kill her any day without warning. And her condition has deteriorated in recent months. Each time she closes her eyes, she may never wake up. Rachael and Leigh Badman are worried that she couldn’t live through Christmas. They filled their house with Christmas decorations on November1, so she could enjoy her favorite day of the year in advance.
Paige was diagnosed with the condition four years ago. Mrs. Badman described the condition as “being on death row” as she never knows if she will wake up and still have a daughter. She said, “ Paige always loves Christmas and it’s heartbreaking to see her suffering like this.”
In the last months, Paige has been unable to eat and has never walked or spoken. But she loves music, and enjoys watching pop stars’ DVDs. And in May she also went on holiday to Florida with her parents and little brother, Kefton. The family , who have already organized parts of Paige’s funeral, also saw the teenager swimming with dolphins during the trip. Since then, however, her condition has worsened.
Mrs Badman, who is separated from her husband and works as Paige’s full-time carer, said, “Now she can’t eat or drink anymore, and her brain is shrinking.(萎缩) With all her problems, we just thought, ‘Let’s get the Christmas tree up as soon as possible.’ We’re praying she lives to see Christmas Day.”
小题1:Paige’s parents got the Christmas tree up on November 1 to ____.| A．let her enjoy the great time with visitors | | B．let her understand her parents’ love | | C．let her enjoy Christmas early before her death | | D．let her receive more good wishes from others |
小题2:Mrs Badman described Paige as “ being on death row” because ______.| A．Paige could die at any time without warning | | B．she found Paige struggling painfully | | C．she had organized Paige’s funeral | | D．Paige lost the abilities to walk and speak |
小题3:The underlined word can be replaced by “_____”.| A．proved satisfying | B．grown stronger | C．got improved | D．become worse |
小题4:What can be learned from the passage?| A．Christmas is Paige’s favorite festival. | | B．12% of children in the world suffer from the disease. | | C．Paige enjoyed watching pop stars’ DVDs on a trip. | | D．Paige travelled with her family before suffering the disease. |
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Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t 26 the
watch. It was the British 27 did it.Here is a story of 28 the
watch was 29 to Switzerland.
Many years ago, an Englishman was 30 to Italy 31 his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a carriage inside 32 there was a carriage watch. This was the 33 kind of watch. A native shop assistant 34 to see the watch. He 35 what it was and asked the Englishman 36 it.“Itis a carriage watch. ”said the man. “ This machine 37 the time but now it
isn’t working.”
At once the shop assistant 38 to try to repair it. So the traveller 39 him the watch. The assistant was a very wise man. So it was not 40 that he managed to repair it. He 41 remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveller had 42 on his journey, he made a watch of 43 the same type.
44 the watch-making was 45 in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world.
| 小题1: | | A．make | B．invent | C．produce | D．develop |
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| 小题2: | | A．which | B．who | C．where | D．they |
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| 小题4: | | A．carried | B．sold | C．sailed | D．brought |
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| 小题5: | | A．travelling | B．riding | C．walking | D．running |
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| 小题8: | | A．proper | B．smallest | C．earliest | D．biggest |
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| 小题9: | | A．wanted | B．seemed | C．happened | D．discovered |
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| 小题10: | | A．wondered | B．thought | C．understood | D．discovered |
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| 小题12: | | A．gives | B．tells | C．strikes | D．counts |
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| 小题13: | | A．failed | B．helped | C．insisted | D．offered |
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| 小题14: | | A．served | B．shared | C．showed | D．handed |
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| 小题15: | | A．surprise | B．surprised | C．surprising | D．surprises |
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| 小题16: | | A．however | B．besides | C．but | D．even |
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| 小题17: | | A．gone | B．done | C．come | D．spent |
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| 小题18: | | A．correctly | B．specially | C．exactly | D．naturally |
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| 小题19: | | A．Thus | B．So | C．Otherwise | D．However |
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| 小题20: | | A．opened | B．started | C．done | D．returned |
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William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired (退休) and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
小题1:Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except _______.| A．Hamlet | B．Macbeth | | C．Romeo and Juliet | D．Man and Superman |
小题2:Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _______.小题3:In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon _______.| A．with his wife | B．with his daughter | | C．with his wife and children | D．alone |
小题4:Shakespeare got much money from _______.| A．writing | B．plays | C．acting | D．retirement |
小题5:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? ________.| A．Shakespeare had two children | | B．Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems | | C．Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre | | D．Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages |
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