Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Phoebe. That’

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Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Phoebe. That’

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Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Phoebe. That’s   36  the similaritiesended.
I was tall and she was small. I was one of the oldest in the class while she was the youngest. I was   37 and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t   38  her, considering her my enemy. But she wanted to be friends.
One day, she invited me over and I said yes — I was too   39  to say no. Actually no one has invited me over to play before. But this girl, who wore the latest fashion, wanted to see me.
She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister. When we got to the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies（芭比娃娃）- which was my next   40 . I would have thought she’d outgrown them. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor of a walk-in cupboard laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. That’s   41  we found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older. We both had wild   42 .
We had a great day that afternoon. Our jaws ached from   43  so much. She showed me her outfits, which had mostly come from a designer clothing store down the block. The woman who owned it used her   44  a model sometimes for her newspaper ads and gave her clothes in exchange.
Phoebe had the whole neighborhood   45 . The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines, the movie theater gave her free passes and the pizza place let her have free slices. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other"s houses and spent every free moment together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being   46 .
Phoebe, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the through teenage years and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: your “worst enemy” can   47  to be your best friend.
小题1:
A．howB．whyC．thatD．where
小题2:
A．beautifulB．awkwardC．braveD．clever
小题3:
A．likeB．hateC．standD．help
小题4:
A．shockedB．worriedC．shamedD．happy
小题5:
A．surpriseB．puzzleC．issueD．question
小题6:
A．whereB．howC．whenD．why
小题7:
A．profileB．imaginationC．imageD．thinking
小题8:
A．cryingB．shoutingC．smilingD．doing
小题9:
A．forB．fromC．ofD．as
小题10:
A．confusedB．charmedC．addictedD．annoyed
小题11:
A．shortB．highC．funnyD．tall
小题12:
A．turn outB．look outC．watch outD．work out

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A
解析

试题分析：本文讲述的是我一直讨厌的人成为了我的一个好朋友，说明在我们的人生中，朋友和敌人的角色是经常互换的。
小题1:D 语法分析。本题是一个表语从句，表示是两者之间的相似性结束的地方。
小题2:B 形容词辨析。A美丽的B笨拙的C勇敢的D聪明的；这个形容词表示我不够灵活。
小题3:C 动词辨析。A喜欢B讨厌C忍受D帮助；认为她是我的敌人，使用我无法忍受她。
小题4:A 形容词辨析。A震惊的B担心的C羞愧的D开心的；我太震惊而不会说拒绝。
小题5:A 名词辨析。A惊讶B困惑C发行D问题；让我惊讶的是她拿出了一个芭比娃娃。
小题6:C 连词辨析。根据上文we made up crazy stories可知我们在一起编一些疯狂的故事，就在这时我们才发现我们有共同的梦想，都想成为作家。
小题7:B 名词辨析。A侧面B想象力C形象D思考；我们都想成为作家，我们都很很棒的想象力。
小题8:C 上下文串联。根据上文We had a great day可知我们这一天玩的很开心，那么应该是一直都在笑个不停。
小题9:D 固定搭配。Use…as…把…用作…；把她作为偶像。As作为。
小题10:B 形容词辨析。A困惑的B着迷的，喜欢的C上瘾的D恼怒的；根据下文别人对她的帮助，可知别人都很喜欢她。
小题11:D 上下文串联。根据文章第三行I was tall and she was small.可知我很高。
小题12:A 短语辨析。A结果是B/C当心D锻炼；你最坏的敌人也会成为你的好朋友的。
点评：本文讲述的是我一直讨厌的人成为了我的一个好朋友，说明在我们的人生中，朋友和敌人的角色是经常互换的。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。
举一反三
Children are very, very observant and have excellent memories.
Around Christmas last year, we were heading to Grandma’s house. The drive was an hour long, so we had plenty of time to chat. We were waiting to get onto the freeway when my daughter Hayley noticed a homeless man, no sign in hand. “Mom, is that man homeless?” I told her I believed he was.
We got onto the freeway and drove away. But the chatting had stopped. Hayley was quiet all the way there. We spent a few hours at Grandma’s then packed up to head home. As we drove back, Hayley rustled(沙沙作响地移动) around in her seat, trying to reach something on the floor of the car. I asked her to sit still, worried her seatbelt would slip from the booster seat. She mumbled(咕哝)something and sat back.
“Mom, will the homeless man still be outside tonight?” I told her I was not sure, maybe. It was a freezing night, and I started to think of the man now too, and how cold he must be.
All of a sudden, as we got onto the freeway exit, Haley shrieked (尖叫): “There he is! There he is!” and started rolling down her window. “Mom, I found these gloves and scarf back here. Can I give them to him? Can I?” she asked.
I pulled over to the edge of the road, and beckoned(招手示意) the man to come over. Haley smiled at him and handed him her gift. I looked in the front passenger seat, loaded with leftovers from Grandma’s house, and handed those out to him as well.
The man thanked us, he clutched (抓紧) my hand in his and I could feel the bitter cold of them. We wished him a safe night and continued on our journey to our warm home.
“Haley, that was very sweet of you!” I told her. “Well, they were your gloves and scarf, Mom, but his hands looked colder, and he has to keep looking for his house!”
We had talked about homelessness before , and I could hear myself telling her: “Someone who has lost their home.” She had taken my words literally and thought the man’s home was like a lost puppy.
On the ride home, and as I carried my sleeping angel into the house that night, my heart filled with gratitude.
小题1:The underlined word “observant” in Paragraph I means “      ”.
A．fond of serving othersB．quick at noticing things
C．good at memorizingD．easy to be pleased
小题2:The girl thought “a homeless person” was a person who       .
A．had no home to go to
B．had lost his or her puppy
C．was in need of gloves and scarves
D．couldn’t find his or her home
小题3:The mother felt thankful because        .
A．she felt lucky to have such a warm-hearted daughter
B．she was pleased that she had a great family
C．she felt happy to have given the leftovers to the man
D．they had arrived home safely despite the cold
小题4:The article is mainly structured around        .
A．analysisB．comparison C．time orderD．cause and result

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Many trees in the Brackham area were brought down in the terrible storms that March. The town itself lost two great lime trees from the former market square. The disappearance of such striking features had changed the appearance of the town center entirely, to the annoyance of its more conservative inhabitants(居民).
Among the annoyed, under more normal circumstances, would have been Chief Inspector Douglas Pelham, head of the local police force. But at the height of that week"s storm, when the wind brought down even the mature walnut tree in his garden, Pelham had in fact been in no fit state to notice. A large and healthy man, he had for the first time in his life been seriously ill with an attack of bronchitis.
When he first complained of an aching head and tightness in his chest, his wife, Molly, had tried to persuade him to go to the doctor. Convinced that the police force could not do without him, he had, as usual, ignored her and attempted to carry on working. Predictably, though he wouldn"t have listened to anyone who tried to tell him so, this had the effect of fogging his memory and shortening his temper.
It was only when his colleague, Sergeant Lloyd, took the initiative (主动) and drove him to the doctor"s door that he finally gave in. By that time, he didn"t have the strength left to argue with her. In no time at all, she was taking him along to the chemist"s to get his medicine and then home to his unsurprised wife who sent him straight to bed.
When Molly told him, on the Thursday morning, that the walnut tree had been brought down during the night, Pelham hadn’t been able to take it in. On Thursday evening, he had asked weakly about damage to the house, groaned (含糊不清地说) thankfully when he heard there was none, and pulled the sheets over his head.
It wasn"t until Saturday, when the medicine took effect, his temperature dropped and he got up, that he realized with a shock that the loss of the walnut tree had made a permanent difference to the appearance of the living-room. The Pelhams’ large house stood in a sizable garden. It had not come cheap, but even so Pelham had no regrets about buying it. The leafy garden had created an impression of privacy. Now, though, the storm had changed his outlook.
Previously, the view from the living-room had featured the handsome walnut tree. This had not darkened the room because there was also a window on the opposite wall, but it had provided interesting patterns of light and shade that hid the true state of the worn furniture that the family had brought with them from their previous house.
With the tree gone, the room seemed cruelly bright, its worn furnishings exposed in all their shabbiness. And the view from the window didn’t bear looking at. The tall house next door, previously hidden by the tree, was now there, dominating the outlook with its unattractive purple bricks and external pipes. It seemed to have a great many upstairs windows, all of them watching the Pelhams" every movement.
“Doesn’t it look terrible?” Pelham whispered to his wife. But Molly, standing in the doorway, sounded more pleased than dismayed. “That"s what I’ve been telling you ever since we came here. We have to buy a new sofa, whatever it costs.”
小题1:Why were some people in Brackham annoyed after the storm?
A．No market could be held.
B．The police had done little to help.
C．The town looked different.
D．Fallen trees had not been removed.
小题2:In the third paragraph, what do we learn about Chief Inspector Pelham’s general attitude to his work?
A．He finds it extremely annoying.
B．Не is sure that he plays an important role.
C．Не considers the systems are not clear enough.
D．He does not trust the decisions made by his superiors.
小题3: What aspect of the Pelhams’ furniture does “shabbiness” in paragraph 8 describe?
A．its condition.B．its colour.C．its position.D．its design.
小题4:As a result of the storm, the Pelhams’ living-room _____.
A．was pleasantly lighterB．felt less private
C．had a better view D．was in need of repair
小题5:Why did Molly sound pleased by her husband’s comment?
A．It proved that he was well again.
B．She agreed about the tree.
C．She thought he meant the sofa.
D．It was what she expected him to say.

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On August 5 at 10:31 p.m. PST, a rover（探测器）named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was lucky enough to have a front-row seat.
My name is Clara, and when I was in Grade 6, I won the essay contest NASA held to name its next Mars rover. The essay I wrote was not even 250 words long, but somehow it was enough to change my life.
I still remember that cold December day, sitting in a science class. I’d finished a worksheet early and decided to get a Time for Kids magazine off Mrs. Estevez’s bookshelf. It was the 2008 Invention Issue, but that wasn’t the only thing that caught my eye. In the magazine, there was an article about a girl who named the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. The article also talked about the essay contest NASA was holding to name its next Mars rover. Before I even knew anything else about it, a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind: Curiosity.
I couldn’t wait for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay. That afternoon, I raced home from the bus stop, sat down at the computer and typed until my fingers ached. It turned out that I was just in time. A few days later, and the contest would have closed.
Five months later, shortly after I had turned 12, I was watching a National Geographic special on mammoths when the phone rang. My mom answered, and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face. When she told me that I had won, I was happier than I could ever remember being, I screamed and ran up and down the stairs and all around the house. I completely forgot about the mammoths and did not even remember to turn off the TV until it was really late.
Curiosity is such an important part of who I am. I have always been fascinated by the stars, the planets, the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl, my grandfather and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. He’d tell me stories and point out the stars.
My grandfather lived in China, thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas. I loved the stars because they kept us together even when we were apart. They were always there, yet there was so much I didn’t know about them. That’s what I love so much about space. No matter how much we learn, it will always possess some mystery.
In the past, space exploration may have been a competition to see who got somewhere first or the fastest. But now, it is one of the few things that bring people together. Science is a language that needs no translation. It doesn’t matter where you’re from or what you look like – you just have to have a thirst for knowledge and a passion for learning in order to succeed.
People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mars. Why do we explore? My answer to that is simple: because we can; because we’re curious; because we as human beings do not just stay holed up in one place. We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what’s over the hill and beyond the horizon.
The curiosity rover is more than just a robot. It is more than just a titanium body and aluminum wheels. Curiosity represents the hard work, passion, love and commitment of thousands of people from all over the world who were brought together by science. Science is so awesome. It is breathtaking and mind-blowing; and sometimes, it’s just a little bit crazy. The discoveries we make about our world are incredibly humbling. They move us forward and have the potential to benefit all of mankind.
This December it will be four years of my life that have been tied to Curiosity in some way. I’ve met so many amazing people through this experience, from scientists to engineers to administrators to volunteers. Their devotion and enthusiasm inspire me greatly. My journey with Curiosity and the MSL mission team has shaped the person that I am today, as well as the person I would one day like to become.
I am deeply grateful to everyone who made it possible for me to have this amazing adventure.
And to you, I hope your curiosity takes you far.
小题1: The method the writer uses to begin the passage is _____.
A．telling a storyB．giving an example
C．offering an explanationD．describing a scene
小题2:Why did the writer hurry home to finish the essay for the contest NASA held?
A．She had just gathered enough information from Time for Kids
B．She wanted to write down what flashed through her mind in time.
C．She knew from Mrs. Estevez the deadline for the contest was approaching.
D．She was afraid she might miss the chance to compete with the former winner.
小题3: The writer mentions her grandfather in order to show that ______.
A．she missed him very much.
B．he knew a great deal about space
C．he influenced her to love the stars
D．she treasured their happy moments
小题4:Which of the following serves as a summary of Paragraph 11?
A．The writer was inspired to be a volunteer by the people she met.
B．The writer owed her success to her team members’ encouragement.
C．The writer met many difficulties in her four-year life with Curiosity.
D．The writer has benefited a lot from her experience tied to Curiosity.
小题5:Which best describes the writer’s tone in the passage?
A．Sharp.B．Proud.C．Aggressive.D．Enthusiastic.
小题6:What is conveyed in the passage?
A．Curiosity is important to human beings.
B．A thirst for knowledge helps one grow up.
C．Entering a contest is a way to achieve success.
D．Curiosity changes people’s attitude towards science.

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Early this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats for my neighbor across the hall. She barely greets me when we see each other, and her sweet little boy, who"s now four,  has picked up her mother"s manner and will not talk to me, either．
Last Monday, she had called the firefighters when a pan I"d forgotten on the stove caused my flat to fog up while I was out taking a walk. When I came home, the street in front of our apartment house was blocked by a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance! The instant I saw them, I remembered the pan! Luckily, nothing serious had happened, and all my neighbors agreed with the firefighter who said, "It could have happened to anyone．" When I thanked the neighbor who had called the firefighters-let"s call her Ivy-and apologized for causing the trouble, she just asked if my cats were all right．When I said they were fine, she said, "Well, that"s ok then," and turned into her flat．l felt strangely safe, knowing that even though we don"t get along, she"d done the right thing and didn"t blame me．So, the Rice Krispie Treats．
Last Christmas, my neighbor carelessly let it out that she was holding a grudge （怨恨） towards me because of an incident we"d had four years ago．I had particularly apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to improve our relationship. She would not accept my apology．
It had taken me a lot of courage to apologize and ask that question instead of insisting that we both shared responsibility for what had happened．Her flat-out refusal to make amends（补偿） really shocked and saddened me．After that, I decided I"d just leave her be-a relationship takes two to work．So, you see, I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again, leaving me standing on her doorstep, facing the closed door and holding my plate of treats． I know some people have a hard time understanding how the possibility of rejection can make an adult so afraid, but that"s just the way I felt．
Then, I reminded myself of how loving and good I had felt yesterday when I"d done some random acts of kindness （thanks to helpothers．org）, after telling myself: Feet the fear,  and do it anyway! So I put the squares of Rice Krispie Treats on a beautiful plate, opened my apartment  door-and there she was, standing in the hallway．I smiled and said, "Hi," but when she saw me, she turned on her heels and went back inside, even though she seemed to have just stepped out．I went after her, regardless, and quickly said, "I"m sorry, I"ve got something for you ! I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you were paying attention on Monday．" When she heard me speaking, she turned around． As I held the plate towards her, explaining these were very sweet American treats, and that she could just try and see whether she and her family would like them, her eyebrows winged up-and she took the plate．l was so happy and excited．We then talked a bit about how she"d become aware of the smoke in my flat, and parted ways．
Back in my place, I did a "happy dance", because I had dared to be kind even though I hadn"t been sure at all my kindness would be welcome．I do hope that our relationship will slowly get better; I know I was and still am biased（存有偏见）towards her at times, but even if we don"t make amends, I want to be able to be kind without depending on other people"s behaviors and reactions .
小题1:The neighbor held a grudge towards the writer most probably because_____．
A．the writer"s cats disturb her neighbor frequently
B．the writer didn"t thank her for calling the firefighters
C．the writer never apologized to her for her misbehaviors
D．the writer had an unpleasant experience with the neighbor long ago
小题2: From Paragraph 4, we can learn that the author_____.
A．was afraid of being rejected again by her neighbor
B．didn"t know how to get along with her neighbor
C．didn"t admit it was her fault in the last incident
D．refused to forgive her neighbor"s rude behavior
小题3: After the writer said "Feel the fear, and do it anyway!", she decided to_____.
A．do an act of kindness
B．leave her neighbor be
C．apologize to her neighbor once more
D．do something to let her neighbor down
小题4:What can we learn about the writer?
A．She was a professional dancer．
B．She often had quarrels with her neighbor．
C．She had a bias against her neighbor sometimes．
D．She had an unpleasant experience at Christmas this year．
小题5: What does the author try to tell us?
A．Don"t punish yourself because of other"s mistakes．
B．We should be kind to others, regardless of their behavior．
C．We must keep a good relationship with our neighbors．
D．When we make a mistake, we should have the courage to admit it．

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Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family and all of my close friends were back home in Florida, and I was all alone in a rather cold California. I was working too many hours and became very sick.
I was working a double shift at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter, it was about 9:00 PM on Christmas Eve, and I was feeling really miserable inside. There were a few of us working and very few customers waiting to be helped. When it was time for me to call the next person to the counter, I looked out to see the sweetest-looking old man standing with a cane. He walked very slowly over to the counter and in the faintest voice told me that he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him that there were no more flights that night and that he would have to go in the morning. He looked so confused and very worried. I tried to find out more information by asking if he had a reservation or if he remembered when he was supposed to travel, but he seemed to become more confused with each question. He just kept saying, “She said I have to go to New Orleans.”
After much time, I was able to at least find out that this old man had been dropped off at the curb on Christmas Eve by his sister-in-law and told to go to New Orleans, where he had family. She had given him some cash and told him just to go inside and buy a ticket. When I asked if he could come back tomorrow, he said that she was gone and that he had no place to stay. He then said he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. Naturally, I felt a little ashamed. Here I was feeling very sorry for myself about being alone on Christmas, when this angel named Clarence MacDonald was sent to me to remind me of what being alone really meant. It broke my heart.
Immediately, I told him we would get it all straightened out, and our Customer Service agent helped to book him a seat for the earliest flight the next morning. We gave him the senior citizen’s fare, which gave him some extra money for travelling. About this time he started to look very tired, and when I stepped around the counter to ask him if he was all right, I saw that his leg was wrapped in a bandage. He had been standing on it that whole time, holding a plastic bag full of clothes.
I called for a wheelchair. When the wheelchair came, we all stepped around to help him in, and I noticed a small amount of blood on his bandage. I asked how he hurt his leg, and he said that he had just had bypass surgery and an artery was taken from his leg. Can you imagine? This man had had heart surgery, and then shortly afterward, was dropped off at the curb to buy a ticket with no reservation to fly to New Orleans, alone!
I never really had a situation like this, and I wasn’t sure what I could do. I went back to ask my supervisors if we could find a place for him to stay. They both said yes, and they obtained a hotel voucher for Mr. MacDonald for one night and a meal ticket for dinner and breakfast. When I came back out, we got his plastic bag of clothes and cane together and gave the porter a tip to take him downstairs to wait for the airport shuttle. I bent down to explain the hotel, food and itinerary (行程) again to Mr. MacDonald, and then patted him on the arm and told him everything would be just fine.
As he left he said, “Thank you,” bent his head and started to cry. I cried too. When I went back to thank my supervisor, she just smiled and said, “I love stories like that. He is your Christmas Man.”
小题1:Last Christmas the writer had a miserable time because ______.
A．there were more customers than usual waiting to be helped
B．it was freezing cold in California at Christmas time
C．she was working all alone at the ticket counter
D．she was far away from her family and friends
小题2:The writer’s first impression of the old man was that he was ______.
A．gentle-looking and weakB．tired out and worried
C．confused and very sickD．sad and anxious
小题3:The old man wanted to fly to New Orleans to ______.
A．see his friends there
B．spend the Christmas with his family
C．visit his sister-in-law
D．undergo heart surgery
小题4:On hearing the old man say that he would wait at the airport the whole night, the writer felt a bit ashamed. This is because ______.
A．she felt sorry that she couldn’t do the old man a favor
B．she realized that someone was even more miserable than she felt
C．it took her a long time to find out how helpless the old man was
D．the old man was like an angel in the writer’s eyes
小题5:The writer called for a wheelchair for the old man because ______.
A．the old man had broken his leg when he was dropped off at the curb
B．the old man could spend the whole night on it at the airport
C．the old man was carrying a whole lot of clothes
D．the old man had had surgery just before and was very weak by then
小题6: By calling the old man the writer’s Christmas Man, the writer’s supervisor implied that ______.
A．the old man had told the writer a love story on Christmas
B．the old man had caused a lot of trouble for the writer on Christmas
C．the old man was the best gift the writer could have received on Christmas
D．the old man was the only customer the writer had served on Christmas

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