An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things.
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An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was
36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.
She 37 and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I 38 her to eat out and she 39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could 40 her cart while we had lunch. The 41 was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us, 42 she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very 43 and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to 44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a 45 . It was then that I had to 46 myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this 47.
She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have 48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and 49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.
I 50 there for a moment and realized that I had 51 to give this woman the one thing that cost 52 —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a 53 hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big 54 lit my path as we parted.
The 55 I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.
| 小题1: | | A．happy | B．dirty | C．nervous | D．small |
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| 小题2: | | A．ran | B．arrived | C．stopped | D．hid |
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| 小题3: | | A．invited | B．pushed | C．forced | D．wished |
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| 小题4: | | A．refused | B．returned | C．left | D．agreed |
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| 小题5: | | A．watch over | B．get hold of | C．reach for | D．catch up with |
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| 小题6: | | A．customer | B．shopper | C．waitress | D．traveler |
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| 小题8: | | A．thirsty | B．sleepy | C．tired | D．hungry |
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| 小题9: | | A．leave | B．rest | C．move | D．apologize |
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| 小题10: | | A．break | B．gift | C．hug | D．partner |
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| 小题11: | | A．believe | B．face | C．hurt | D．introduce |
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| 小题12: | | A．behavior | B．nation | C．person | D．district |
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| 小题13: | | A．gone | B．shown | C．resulted | D．remained |
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| 小题14: | | A．slowly | B．again | C．gradually | D．soon |
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| 小题15: | | A．stood | B．cried | C．lay | D．drank |
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| 小题16: | | A．decided | B．hoped | C．tried | D．failed |
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| 小题17: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题18: | | A．real | B．quiet | C．brave | D．safe |
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| 小题19: | | A．teeth | B．smile | C．feet | D．mouth |
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| 小题20: | | A．fact | B．information | C．lesson | D．expression |
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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:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:B
小题20:C |
解析
试题分析：作者讲述自己请一个老太太吃饭但却不愿和她拥抱的故事，通过这次经历作者所得到了教训。如果你想给与别人爱，就要完全的给与。
小题1:考查形容词：下文描述这个老妇人头发蓬乱可推断她的身上很脏。答案B
小题2:考查动词：A.ran跑B.arrived到达C.stopped停止D.hid躲，根据常识老妇人应该先停下来向作者讨零钱。答案C
小题3:考查动词：A.invited邀请B.pushed推C.forced强迫D.wished希望，根据下文“We went across the street to an outdoor cafe”可知作者请她去吃饭了。答案A
小题4:考查动词：A.refused拒绝B.returned回来C.left离开D.agreed同意，根据下文“while we had lunch”可知她同意了作者的邀请同作者一起去吃饭了。答案D
小题5:考查词组：A.watch over照看B.get hold of抓住C.reach for伸手够D.catch up with赶上，因为是室外咖啡馆所以在吃饭的时候她可以照管着手推车。答案A
小题6:考查名词：A.customer顾客B.shopper购物者C.waitress女服务员D.traveler游客，根据常识在饭馆里为顾客服务的应该是服务员。答案C
小题7:考查连词：服务员不想招待他们但又不得不这么做。前后句是转折关系故用but。答案B
小题8:考查形容词：A.thirsty渴的B.sleeply困的C.tired疲劳的，D.hungry饥饿的，根据句中“the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived”可知她非常饿。答案D
小题9:考查动词：A.leave离开B.rest休息C.move移动D.apologize道歉，根据下文内容可知他们吃完饭后准备离开。答案A
小题10:考查动词：A.break打破B.gift礼物C.hug拥抱D.partner伙伴，根据下文“I held her in my arms carelessly...”可知老妇人要与作者拥抱一下。答案C
小题11:考查动词：A.believe相信B.face面对C.hurt伤害D.introduce介绍，根据下文“my reluctance”可知作者不愿意和她拥抱因此当对方提出要拥抱时作者不得不面对自己和自己心存的偏见。答案B
小题12:考查名词：A.behavior行为B.nation国家C.person人D.district地区，根据语境此处指的是对老妇人的偏见。答案C
小题13:考查动词：A.gone去B.shown展示C.resulted结果，D.remained仍然，连词but表明作者不情愿拥抱她的表情显现出来了。答案B
小题14:考查副词：A.slowly缓慢地B.again再一次C.gradually逐渐的D.soon很快，根据下文可知作者叫住老妇人追上了她所以此处作者应该立刻意识到了自己的过错。答案D
小题15:考查动词：A.stood站立B.cried哭C.lay躺D.drank喝，根据上文可知作者拥抱了老妇人说明他当时是站在那里的。答案A
小题16:考查动词：A.decided决定B.hoped希望C.tried尝试D.failed失败，作者并没有真正地拥抱那位老妇人故用failed。答案D
小题17:考查不定代词：爱是不需要花费什么的故用nothing。答案B
小题18:考查形容词：A.real真的B.quiet安静的C.brave勇敢的D.safe安全的，根据下文“I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone”可知作者要给老妇人一个真正意义上的拥抱。答案A
小题19:考查名词：A.teeth牙齿B.smile微笑C.feet脚D.mouth嘴，根据老妇人说的话“That’s getting it right”及后面的“lit my path”可知老妇人开心地笑了。答案B
小题20:考查名词：A.fact事实B.information信息C.lesson教训D.expression表情，根据后半句意思可知这是作者通过这次经历所得到的教训。答案C
点评：这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，也考查了动词，形容词，代词为主，也有考查固定词组和固定句型，做题时灵活运用所学知识，结合上下文进行判断。 |
举一反三
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other __1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s 2__ anything. It’s really amazing.
Michelle 3 her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her 4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.
I 6 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 7 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 8 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 10 with us”.
To my great 11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 12 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really 13 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt 14 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come 15 in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was 16 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla __17 . I knew my child was _18 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
| 小题1: | | A．ways | B．means | C．methods | D．senses |
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| 小题2: | | A．enjoyed | B．found | C．missed | D．held |
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| 小题3: | | A．comes across | B．looks after | C．picks out | D．learns from |
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| 小题4: | | A．relaxed | B．nervous | C．anxious | D．secret |
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| 小题5: | | A．parents | B．family | C．guests | D．friends |
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| 小题6: | | A．realized | B．heard | C．forgot | D．witnessed |
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| 小题7: | | A．sad | B．calm | C．excited | D．puzzled |
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| 小题8: | | A．especially | B．seldom | C．frequently | D．hardly |
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| 小题9: | | A．paint | B．draw | C．create | D．mix |
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| 小题10: | | A．stayed | B．painted | C．talked | D．competed |
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| 小题11: | | A．excitement | B．encouragement | C．delight | D．surprise |
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| 小题12: | | A．attitude | B．color | C．picture | D．paper |
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| 小题13: | | A．touched | B．considered | C．saw | D．understood |
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| 小题14: | | A．after | B．unless | C．until | D．if |
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| 小题16: | | A．curious | B．quiet | C．angry | D．worried |
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| 小题17: | | A．whispered | B．insisted | C．introduced | D．informed |
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| 小题18: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．worried | D．uncertain |
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| 小题19: | | A．shortcomings | B．difficulties | C．pride | D．disappointment |
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| 小题20: | | A．paper | B．pens | C．hands | D．eyes |
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There lived a king who liked art. One day an artist offered to paint the most
beautiful picture in the world on the wall of his palace.
So the king said, “All right, you may work on one of the walls in the new hall.” Just then, another artist said, “ Please allow me to work on the opposite wall. I shall make exactly what that man will make on the opposite wall. Moreover, I shall do so without looking at his work. I would even request you to have a thick curtain put up between the two walls so the either of us cann’t see the other.”
Everyone in the king’s court, including the king and the first artist was surprised. So the king decided to give the man a chance.
The following day a thick curtain was put into place and both the artists got to work. The first artist brought in a regular supply of paint, oil and water. But the second one would come with a cloth and a bucket of water every day.
A month later the first artist said that his work was completed and invited the king to come.
So the king sent the message to the second artist, saying he was coming to see their works that evening.
After seeing the first artist’s wall, the king was very impressed with the painting and gave him a huge sum of money as a reward. He then asked for the curtain to be opened up.
The same painting was seen on the opposite wall too! It was exactly like the one on the first wall. But this man had not seen what was going on, on the other side of the curtain.
The man said simply, “It’s very easy I just polished the wall every day!”
It was a wall made of white marble. The fellow polished it till it shone like a mirror.
The reflection of the painting across the room showed up in it!
小题1:A thick curtain was put up between the two walls in order to _____________.| A．help them concentrate on their work. | | B．keep the first artist’s painting a secret. | | C．prevent their painting from being seen. | | D．make it hare for them exchange ideas. |
小题2:Why did the first artist receive a large sum of money from the king?| A．His painting satisfied the king. | | B．His painting was the best the king has ever seen. | | C．He painted better than the second artist. | | D．The king promised to give him a reward. |
小题3:How was the king feeling when he saw second wall?| A．Surprised and excited. | B．Fascinated and doubtful. | | C．Satisfied and curious. | D．The paintings on the wall. |
小题4:What would be the best title of the text? _____________| A．A king who loved art. | B．Two artists and the king. | | C．Whose painting is better? | D．The painting on the wall. |
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It was 4 o"clock in the morning when I received the phone call．
“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just 36 in with severe burns on his face，neck and arms．We have called for a（n） 37 and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle．” Seattle was 350 miles from his college，so we knew immediately this was 38 ．
The doctor described the 39 ，which caused the burns．At 6 am，our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment．When they 40 the charcoal（木炭），it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline（petrol）．The flames 41 my son’s shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head．
42 ，one of the boys was quick-minded，grasped my son，and 43 him on the grass．While it saved his life，it was not in 44 to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars（伤疤）．
After he 45 from the treatments，the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery（整容）for 6 months 46 it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling．So，he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns．
When I was a child, my mother told my sister，who had a 10-inch, very 47__ scar on her arm，“Nancy，if you ignore the scar，other people will ignore it．It does not mean they will not 48 it，but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you．’’
I 49 this wisdom on to my son．He took my advice to 50 and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive．
By the end of the six-month waiting period，he decided that the scars did not 51 , sohe made the 52 to give up any plastic surgery．
We all have “scars” that we believe 53 people to keep away from us．And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked different，or dressed differently，people would like us better．
But you see，people will only judge you by your looks，or your clothes，if you are judging yourself by these same 54 standards．Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value 55 yourself，and your beauty will shine through．
| 小题1: | | A．brought | B．given | C．turned | D．showed |
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| 小题2: | | A．doctor | B．hospital | C．aircraft | D．ambulance |
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| 小题3: | | A．serious | B．terrible | C．painful | D．important |
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| 小题4: | | A．event | B．process | C．reason | D．accident |
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| 小题5: | | A．got | B．lit | C．burned | D．moved |
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| 小题6: | | A．took | B．held | C．caught | D．attracted |
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| 小题7: | | A．Fortunately | B．Surprisingly | C．Happily | D．Slowly |
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| 小题8: | | A．pushed | B．threw | C．dropped | D．rolled |
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| 小题9: | | A．shape | B．place | C．fact | D．time |
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| 小题10: | | A．benefited | B．recovered | C．suffered | D．relaxed |
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| 小题11: | | A．if | B．while | C．because | D．although |
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| 小题12: | | A．normal | B．violent | C．obvious | D．popular |
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| 小题13: | | A．mention | B．notice | C．laugh | D．hide |
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| 小题14: | | A．sent | B．kept | C．handed | D．passed |
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| 小题15: | | A．heart | B．life | C．practice | D．consideration |
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| 小题16: | | A．grow | B．matter | C．exist | D．appear |
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| 小题17: | | A．mistake | B．effort | C．decision | D．request |
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| 小题18: | | A．invite | B．cause | C．allow | D．remind |
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| 小题19: | | A．false | B．strict | C．moral | D．general |
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| 小题20: | | A．by | B．over | C．beyond | D．within |
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I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always not enough, but we had a 36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was 38 . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t enough 39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big 40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 41 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 42 what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy 43 .
The big 44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would 46 again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be 50 again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking 51 , thinking of what to buy, and I 52 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and 54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so 55 as I did that day.
| 小题2: | | A．little | B．less | C．enough | D．more |
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| 小题3: | | A．busy | B．serious | C．strict | D．kind |
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| 小题4: | | A．effort | B．room | C．time | D．money |
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| 小题5: | | A．improvement | B．problem | C．surprise | D．excitement |
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| 小题6: | | A．shopping | B．travelling | C．parties | D．greetings |
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| 小题7: | | A．the other | B．each other | C．one by one | D．every other one |
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| 小题8: | | A．toys | B．clothes | C．presents | D．bills |
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| 小题9: | | A．day | B．chance | C．cheque | D．tree |
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| 小题10: | | A．forced | B．reminded | C．invited | D．begged |
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| 小题12: | | A．including | B．besides | C．except | D．regarding |
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| 小题13: | | A．quiet | B．excited | C．happy | D．ashamed |
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| 小题14: | | A．since | B．after | C．while | D．until |
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| 小题15: | | A．happy | B．angry | C．joyful | D．glad |
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| 小题16: | | A．out | B．over | C．forward | D．around |
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| 小题17: | | A．forgot | B．stopped | C．failed | D．hated |
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| 小题18: | | A．wanted | B．did | C．got | D．played |
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| 小题19: | | A．made | B．searched | C．bought | D．fetched |
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| 小题20: | | A．painful | B．rich | C．disappointed | D．angry |
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Columbus returned home with the news of his discovery of “Indian” 36 Columbus called it. Then he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain. Never had so great __37__ been shown to any __38__man.But there were some who were jealous of the __39__.”Who is this Columbus?” they asked, “and what has he done? Isn’t he a poor sailor from Italy？And could __40__ other seamen sail across the ocean just as he has done?”
One day Columbus was at 41 and several of these fellows were __42__ too. They tried to make Columbus __43__.”You have discovered strange lands __44__ the sea,”they said.“But we don’t see why there __45__ be so much said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean and anybody can coast along the islands __46__ ,just as you have done. It is the __47__ thing in the world.”
Columbus made no answer, but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table, “Who __48__ you, gentlemen, can make the egg stand __49__ ?” One by one they tried the __50__．When the egg had gone __51__ around and everyone had failed, all said that it could not be done, Then Columbus took the egg and __52__the shell of the egg’s small end a little upon the table. After that there was no trouble in making it stand __53__.“Gentlemen,”said he, “what is easy than to do this __54__ you said was impossible ? It is simplest thing in the world. Anybody can do it-----AFTER HE HAD BEEN SHOWN __55__.”
小题1:A. so B. when C as D. that
| 小题2: | | A．respect | B．response | C．reward | D．request |
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| 小题3: | | A．great | B．common | C．usual | D．noble |
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| 小题4: | | A．discovery | B．inventor | C．discover | D．bravery |
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| 小题6: | | A．palace | B．hotel | C．counter | D．dinner |
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| 小题7: | | A．friendly | B．present | C．rude | D．angry |
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| 小题8: | | A．uncomfortable | B．happy | C．satisfied | D．disappointed |
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| 小题10: | | A．could | B．would | C．should | D．might |
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| 小题11: | | A．on another side | B．on other side | | C．on the other side | D．on one side |
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| 小题12: | | A．easiest | B．simplest | C．content | D．convenient |
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| 小题13: | | A．besides | B．among | C．including | D．except |
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| 小题14: | | A．on end | B．in end | C．by end | D．to end |
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| 小题15: | | A．egg | B．experiment | C．method | D．way |
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| 小题16: | | A．entirely | B．eventually | C．fluently | D．frequently |
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| 小题17: | | A．supported | B．hit | C．broke | D．stuck |
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| 小题18: | | A．downward | B．upward | C．backward | D．inward |
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