A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard

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A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small, desert-like island. Not knowing what else to do, the two survivors agreed that they had no alternativethan to pray to God.
However, to find out whose prayers were more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.
The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the island, and he was able to eat its fruit. But the other man’s parcel of land remained barren.
After a week, the first man became lonely and decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island. But on the other side of the island, there was nothing.
Soon thereafter the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, like magic, all of these things were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he and his wife could leave the island, and in the morning he found a ship docked at his side of the island.
The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island, considering the other man unworthy to receive God’s blessings since none of his prayers had been answered.
As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming, “Why are you leaving your companion on the island?”
“My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered and so he doesn’t deserve anything.”
“You are mistaken!” the voice rebuked him. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings.”
“Tell me,” the first man asked the voice, “what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?”
“He prayed that all your prayers would be answered.”
For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. So what you do for others is more important than what you do for yourself.
小题1:The first man’s wife is _____.
A.a swimmer who got to the island by accident
B.an angel sent by God to keep him company
C.a survivor from another wrecked ship
D.a native person on the desert-like island
小题2:The underlined word “barren” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A.isolatedB.unproductiveC.fertileD.dry
小题3:Which of the following is true about the second man?
A.He didn’t deserve any blessing from God.
B.None of his prayers was answered by God.
C.He is not brave enough to tell God his needs.
D.His prayer helped his companion get out of trouble.
小题4:What’s the moral of the story?
A.Never judge a person by appearance.
B.Don’t lose heart in trouble.
C.Helping others is helping ourselves.
D.Greed is the root of all evil.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析

试题分析:本文通过一个善良的人总是为别人祈祷的故事告诉我们帮助他人就是帮助自己。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第三段The next day, another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island.可知他的妻子也是另外一艘遇险的船上幸存下来的。故C正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据文章3,4段最后一句But on the other side of the island, there was nothing.
However, the second man still had nothing.可知第二个的那一边什么也没有,unproductive没有产出的;故B正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段“He prayed that all your prayers would be answered.”
可知他的祈祷就是第一个人的愿望都实现,正是他的祈祷让的一个人实现了一切的追求。故D正确。
小题4:C 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us. So what you do for others is more important than what you do for yourself.可知本文想告诉的就是帮助他人就是帮助我们自己。故C正确。
点评:本文通过一个善良的人总是为别人祈祷的故事告诉我们帮助他人就是帮助自己。测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。
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John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn" t, the girl with the rose.
When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin (空白处). The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mind. He discovered the former owner" s name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.
He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn" t matter what she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested--7:00 pm. at the Grand Central Station in New York.
She wrote," You" ll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat. "So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose.
As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her , entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split(劈开) in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.
The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, "1" m Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?"
She replied with a smile, I don" t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, l" d tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!"
小题1:John was eager to know the former owner of the book because          .
A.he was very interested in the contents of the book
B.he was impressed by the notes written by the owner
C.the book offered him practical and valuable advice
D.there was address of the former owner in the book
小题2:What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?
A.He began to serve the army abroad.
B.He was seriously wounded in the war.
C.He went on a business tour in Europe.
D.He asked Miss Maynell for a photo.
小题3:What do we know about the woman with a rose?
A.She was Miss Maynell" s close companion.
B.She was a conductor working in the station.
C.She knew nothing about John" s appointment.
D.She was paid to carry out a love test on John.
小题4:Which would be the best title of the text?
A.The Meeting in the StationB.The Girl with a Rose
C.A Soldier and a GirlD.A Meeting of the Heart

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You Are Going Places
I work at a local restaurant in town as cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling     小题1:     . And to make things worse, I was busy that evening.
It’s the same thing over and over again.     小题2:     with customers who complain about their
food and where they are    小题3:   is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to  小题4:    
a lot of us     小题5:     but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very   小题6:    
near where I keep the dirty      小题7:    in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,
customers leaving and coming in and    小题8:   running all over the house, it was crazy.  小题9:   
these elderly women were watching   小题10:    I was working to make sure every table was clean
and ready for the next customers.
When they    小题11:    their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me
for a while about school, how I was doing, what  小题12:     I was in and what I planned to do in
the future.
    小题13:    they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a    小题14:   
and gentle voice, “You are going places. And that was it.” They left the    小题15:    and I had tears
in my eyes, because they gave me    小题16:    to believe in myself. They    小题17:    my spirit from
being down and gave me a    小题18:    to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in   小题19:   until I had a degree. I’m now
a co-anchor(联合支持人)of a student-produced television     小题20:     . And the best thing is:
I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.
小题21:
A.tiredB.excitedC.upD.down
小题22:
A.DealingB.HelpingC.TalkingD.Meeting
小题23:
A.satB.seatedC.laidD.seating
小题24:
A.attractB.avoidC.adjustD.annoy
小题25:
A.employeesB.customersC.bossesD.employers
小题26:
A.tableB.boxC.spotD.kitchen
小题27:
A.dishesB.roomsC.clothesD.chairs
小题28:
A.menB.womenC.serversD.people
小题29:
A.AndB.OrC.ButD.So
小题30:
A.whatB.howC.whereD.why
小题31:
A.finishedB.completedC.orderedD.got
小题32:
A.placeB.gradeC.markD.position
小题33:
A.BeforeB.WhileC.AsD.After
小题34:
A.confidentB.loudC.lowD.pleasant
小题35:
A.kitchenB.houseC.restaurantD.table
小题36:
A.abilityB.courageC.imaginationD.time
小题37:
A.put downB.picked upC.took overD.pointed out
小题38:
A.causeB.reasonC.presentD.permission
小题39:
A.televisionB.governmentC.schoolD.restaurant
小题40:
A.companyB.stationC.showD.advertisement

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Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s     filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so      that I decided to write an article about her.
I      Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She      and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I      I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there     , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that      Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The      was almost unbearable. I struggled for days      draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript     . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I      in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t      the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While      my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in     :
Ms. Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some more relevant materials. Please      those and return the article immediately. We would like to      your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to     . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of      writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer.      this experience, I’ve learned a very important lesson: You can’t      to doubt yourself.
小题1:
A.voiceB.joyC.smileD.speech
小题2:
A.proudB.movedC.satisfiedD.active
小题3:
A.visitedB.emailedC.interviewedD.phoned
小题4:
A.refusedB.agreedC.hesitatedD.paused
小题5:
A.explainedB.discoveredC.knewD.replied
小题6:
A.seriouslyB.nervouslyC.patientlyD.quietly
小题7:
A.foolingB.blamingC.invitingD.urging
小题8:
A.hardshipB.failureC.commentD.pressure
小题9:
A.onB.byC.withD.in
小题10:
A.disappearedB.improvedC.spreadD.returned
小题11:
A.compareB.surviveC.competeD.struggle
小题12:
A.faceB.deliverC.ignoreD.receive
小题13:
A.decoratingB.repairingC.leavingD.cleaning
小题14:
A.anxietyB.disbeliefC.horrorD.trouble
小题15:
A.increaseB.replaceC.addD.mix
小题16:
A.broadcastB.createC.assessD.publish
小题17:
A.concentrateB.prepareC.escapeD.recover
小题18:
A.energeticB.enjoyableC.typicalD.endless
小题19:
A.Holding on toB.Dating back toC.Looking back onD.Dropping in on
小题20:
A.affordB.attemptC.expectD.pretend

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Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the     in the school had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t    , they would have to retake(重考) them in September. There were usually a few who    , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year,     just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was     about her. She went to bed too    . The night before the first exam, Barbara     that she have an early night and take a     pill. She promised to wake     up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her     kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of    , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination    , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions.     around her was writing pages and pages.     she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write    . She kept looking at her    . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences,     and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started    . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she     up. She was still in bed and it had all been a     dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
小题1:
A.teachersB.studentsC.classmatesD.poets
小题2:
A.prepareB.missC.gainD.pass
小题3:
A.succeededB.failedC.endedD.harvested
小题4:
A.butB.soC.andD.because
小题5:
A.excitedB.frightenedC.worriedD.satisfied
小题6:
A.earlyB.lateC.sadlyD.eagerly
小题7:
A.insistedB.admiredC.orderedD.wished
小题8:
A.sleepingB.starvingC.excitingD.breathing
小题9:
A.himB.herC.themD.herself
小题10:
A.handB.eyeC.mindD.body
小题11:
A.her sisterB.her parentsC.the lessonsD.the medicine
小题12:
A.resultB.marksC.deskD.paper
小题13:
A.The teacherB.The studentsC.No oneD.Everyone
小题14:
A.IfB.ThoughC.SoD.How
小题15:
A.withB.aboutC.onD.to
小题16:
A.watchB.textbookC.sisterD.subject
小题17:
A.gave upB.put offC.look aroundD.thought over
小题18:
A.examiningB.drowningC.copyingD.crying
小题19:
A.raisedB.wokeC.turnedD.cheered
小题20:
A.niceB.wonderfulC.terribleD.special

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Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously, Jason was determined not to go against their father"s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his brother. He loved experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.
“Dad will be really mad if he finds out you"ve been playing with his new computer.” Jason said, “He told us not to touch it.”
“He won’t find out,” Mark said. “I"ll just have a quick look and shut it down.”
Mark had been scolded before for touching his father"s equipment. But his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.
It was a strange-looking machine — one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “It’s an experimental model," his father had explained, “so don’t touch it under any circumstances.” But his father"s warning only made Mark more curious. Without any further thought, Mark turned on the power switch. The computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colors, shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “SPACE TRANSPORTER.” “Yes!” Mark cried excitedly, “It"s a computer game. I knew it! Dad"s only been pretending to work. He"s really been playing games instead.”A new message appeared on the screen: “
ENTER NAMES
VOYAGER 1:…
VOYAGER 2:…
Mark"s fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names.
“INPUT ACCEPTED. START TRANSPORT PROGRAM. AUTO-RETRIEVE INITIATED( 自动回收程序已启动).”The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume. “I think we"d better shut it off, Mark,” Jason yelled, reaching for the power switch. He was really frightened.But his hand never reached the switch. A single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒) , until they themselves seemed to be glowing. Then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. And the boys were no longer there. On the screen, the letters changed.
“TRANSPORT SUCCESSFUL. DESTINATION ( 目的地):MARS.  RETRIEVE DATE: 2025.”
小题1:Why did Mark touch the computer against his father"s warning?
A.He wanted to take a voyage.B.He wanted to practice his skill.
C.He was so much attracted by it.D.He was eager to do an experiment.
小题2: Where did the boys" father most likely work?
A.In an electronic factory.B.In a computer company.
C.In a scientific research center. D.In an information processing center.
小题3:Mark thought “SPACE TRANSPORTER” on the screen was the name of______.
A.a computer gameB.a company website
C.a software producerD.an astronomer
小题4:Why did Jason want to shut off the computer?
A.He was afraid of being scolded.
B.He didn"t like the loud noise and light.
C.He didn"t want to play games any more.
D.He was afraid something dangerous might happen.
小题5:What happened to the boys at the end of the story?
A.They were blown into the air.
B.They were sent to another planet.
C.They were hidden in the strong light.
D.They were carried away to another country.

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