As a substitute teacher, my daily routine involves driving to a new school almos
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As a substitute teacher, my daily routine involves driving to a new school almost every day so I’m usually unable to anticipate the day’s events, good or bad!
On one particular day, I was teaching in a very difficult classroom. I was managing behavior all morning and by lunch time, I knew I needed coffee to even consider surviving the afternoon. So on my lunch break, I drove to a nearby plaza（购物中心）to get a cup of coffee. Upon returning to the car I realized I had locked my keys and my phone inside! I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4 or 5-minute drive away. I contemplated (思考）sprinting（冲刺）back, but it being winter, I thought a nasty fall on ice would only make the situation much worse.
So I ran into a McDonald’s which was in the same plaza and asked the man at the counter who happened to be the manager to please call me a cab. I briefly explained my situation to him, and I could tell by the look in his eyes, that he empathized. He hurried to the back to use the phone while I paced in the restaurant. I had less than 10 minutes to get back to my school at this point.
The manager returned only to tell me that the cab company had put him on hold and then the line got disconnected, and that he was now on hold again, but had not yet been able to request the cab yet. My expression, I assume, began to resemble some combination of hopelessness and fear.
Without a thought, he grabbed his coat and offered to drive me to the school. Without hesitation, I followed him into his car and made it back into my classroom with 2 minutes to spare before the bell!
Upon arriving at the school, I thanked this man endlessly. His calm demeanor（举止）and kind nature made me think he was probably a wonderful manager to work for, and also a wonderful human being to have on this earth. This experience makes me realize that out of every seemingly hopeless situation, there is the opportunity for acts of kindness to transpire（发生）, which can have an unimaginable impact on those who receive them.
小题1:Why did the author go to get a coffee?| A．Because he needed to eat something as lunch. | | B．Because he was very thirsty. | | C．Because he had to refresh himself for the classes in the afternoon. | | D．Because he wanted something hot to drink. |
小题2:What happened to the author after he got a cup of coffee?| A．He fell on the icy road. | | B．He realized his keys and phone were locked inside the car. | | C．His car was broken. | | D．He lost his keys and phone. |
小题3:How long probably had the author stayed in the McDonald’s?| A．For about 15 minutes. | B．For about 10 minutes. | | C．For about 8 to 9 minutes. | D．For only 2 minutes. |
小题4:What kind of person is the manager?| A．Kind-hearted. | B．Active. | C．Good-mannered. | D．Thoughtful. |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A |
解析
试题分析：本文介绍作者在咖啡店和咖啡后发现钥匙和手机都在车里面。她在麦当劳向经理寻求帮助，在经理的帮助下，及时赶回了学校。
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：I knew I needed coffee to even consider surviving the afternoon.可知作者需要咖啡使自己下午上课有精神。选C
小题2:细节题：从第三段的句子：Upon returning to the car I realized I had locked my keys and my phone inside!可知作者喝完咖啡后发现钥匙和手机都在车里面。选B
小题3:计算题：从第三段的句子：I had less than 10 minutes to get back to my school at this point.可知当时离上课还有10分钟，另外从第五段的句子：I followed him into his car and made it back into my classroom with 2 minutes to spare before the bell!
可知作者到校的时候，里打铃还有2分钟，计算出作者在麦当劳呆了8、9分钟。选C
小题4:细节题：从最后一段的句子：His calm demeanor（举止）and kind nature made me think he was probably a wonderful manager to work for,可知这个经理是很善良的，选 A
点评：这类文章结构清晰易懂，集中考查了推理题和细节题，要求考生有较强的细节理解能力。做题时也可以结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断。主旨题关键是弄清每段的大意，再结合重点的句子判断。 |
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There once was a place 36 all the people were happy and 37 . Everyone was friendly and neighborly. Even the dogs and cats 38 together.
Then one day a stranger was seen 39 toward the village: a tall, tall stranger. As the stranger, who was a giant, 40 closer and closer, the people all ran into their houses and wouldn"t come out.
The giant 41 the village. He was enormous, towering over everything. 42 a little girl stepped out on her porch. She jumped down from her porch. Her family yelled, "STOP! COME BACK! That"s a giant!" But she didn"t stop. She began to walk 43 the giant.
The strangest thing 44 . As the child walked toward the giant, he grew 45 . Soon he was the same size as the girl. As she came beside the giant, she 46 him. She stooped down and gently 47 the giant up in her hands, asking, "What"s your name?"
The giant whispered, "My name is F-E-A-R! Help me!! I have a terrible 48 . I guess I look strange. When I meet people they are afraid of me. And when people are afraid of me, I suddenly grow into a giant and everybody runs away from me. YOU are not afraid of me, so I stayed small. Do you 49 it? It"s crazy! Please help me!"
"I can take you for a walk through our village," the girl responded. "I want everyone to hear of your problem. When they know the truth, they will no 50 be afraid of you. While we are going from house to house you can look at me 51 , and then you will stay the same size as you are now.
"But 52 we go, let"s change your name. What do you want to be called? YOU should not be called FEAR, because YOU are not afraid. It"s the people who look at you 53 fear you. That"s what causes you to grow into a giant."
"Will you hold my hand 54 ? If I get scared I"ll shut my eyes. Oh, and will you please call me 55 ."
| 小题1: | | A．which | B．for which | C．when | D．where |
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| 小题2: | | A．satisfying | B．content | C．sad | D．miserable |
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| 小题3: | | A．played | B．fighted | C．quarreled | D．laughed |
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| 小题4: | | A．walk | B．walking | C．walked | D．having walked |
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| 小题5: | | A．coming | B．to come | C．came | D．having come |
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| 小题6: | | A．destroyed | B．came | C．pulled down | D．entered |
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| 小题7: | | A．For the moment | B．All of a sudden | | C．In the balance | D．In other words |
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| 小题9: | | A．occurred to | B．occurring | C．happened | D．take place |
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| 小题10: | | A．bigger and bigger | B．weaker and weaker | | C．narrower and narrower | D．smaller and smaller |
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| 小题11: | | A．towered over | B．was under the shadow of | | C．was afraid of | D．fighted against |
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| 小题12: | | A．brought | B．picked | C．set | D．put |
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| 小题13: | | A．disaster | B．situation | C．problem | D．catastrophe |
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| 小题14: | | A．receive | B．get | C．attain | D．obtain |
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| 小题15: | | A．more | B．longer | C．length | D．much |
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| 小题16: | | A．for a while | B．in a minute | C．all the time | D．the whole day |
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| 小题17: | | A．until | B．after | C．before | D．when |
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| 小题19: | | A．gently | B．slightly | C．abruptly | D．delightly |
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| 小题20: | | A．ENEMY | B．FOE | C．PAL | D．OPPONENT |
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My mother, Marisol Torres, came with her family to Australia in the early 1960s. Then my parents’ marriage ended and Mum began the study of precious stones. Her interest in opals (猫眼石) took her to the New South Wales remote town of Lightning Ridge. There were no luxuries (奢华的享受), but she was closer to nature and had a chance to find black opals and make some money.
My mother was beautiful with dark hair and brown eyes, but she was also quiet and shy. Early in the Ridge years, she kept to herself, but later, she started going to the neighbourhood centre to make friends.
It was her dream to mine, but her get-rich-quick thinking was unrealistic. She was cheated and she was never very successful. But she kept a sense of humour and a charming smile.
Then, just as friendships began to blossom, she was diagnosed with cancer and had to return south for treatment. She had the intention of cooking Spanish food as special treat for her Ridge friends, but died too soon. In her honour, my aunt, Marisa, and I fulfilled her desire when we visited the Ridge in March last year.
People who mine the Ridge come from a cross section of society, from lawyers to travels. Looks don’t mean much: it can be hard to tell who is millionaire and who is poor. Opals attracted Sebastian and Hanna Deisenberger to Lightning Ridge. They planned a two-year stay, but became permanent residents.
Then there’s Neil Schellnegger, 45, who moved to the area with his parents when he was a child. He lives with his son, Luke. Luke is a shy 19-year-old boy who enjoys helping his dad. They haven’t had much luck over the past couple of years, but their passion for opals conquers disappointment. They love the peaceful lifestyle.
Danny Hatcher, 38, is a second-generation miner and president of the Lightning Ridge Miners’ Association. He is an optimistic man, driven by the desire to find the perfect opal. “It’s magic,” he explains. “Once you start opal mining you don’t want to do anything else… There is always the potential for finding a million dollars. Nothing beats it.”
It’s a place where dreams --- spiritual or material --- can be fulfilled; a place, for one last bet in life.
小题1:What made the author’s mother go to Lightning Ridge?| A．The luxurious life there. | B．Her new marriage there. | | C．Her interest in opals. | D．Her passion for nature. . |
小题2:After the author’s mother died, she fulfilled her desire by __________. | A．treating her mother’s Ridge friends with Spanish food | | B．writing a biography about her whole life | | C．decorating her house in Lightning Ridge | | D．finding a lot of black opals in Lightning Ridge |
小题3:We know from the passage that _________. | A．the rich and the poor can be distinguished by their looks | | B．Luke is a successful miner, just like his father | | C．Sebastian is planning to leave Lightning Ridge | | D．Danny Hatcher’s parents were miners in Lightning Ridge |
小题4:Lightning Ridge is a place where dreams can be fulfilled because __________. | A．there are precious stones and life is peaceful | | B．there are people from all walks of life | | C．there are rich people who can help poor people | | D．there is a lot of gold hidden in the ground |
小题5:What is the author’s purpose of giving Neil Schellnegger and Danny Hatcher as examples?| A．To show the magic power of opal mining. | | B．To tell people it isn’t always hard to mine opals. | | C．To warn people not to take up this kind of job. | | D．To persuade people to look for more resources for the country. |
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Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m 36 or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. 37 , I’m happy to try, even though it’ll 38 me a long time to do it.
People say that housewives should have the 39 to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and 40 every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to 41 me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So 42 I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I 43 feeling like a failure as a mom.
After many 44 attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the 45 that my lot(命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the 46 one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it 47 . Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing 48 drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also 49 class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough 50 for everyone.”
I just accepted her appreciation, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could 51 remember how many kids were in the class. But her 52 taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.
Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) 53 mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I 54 something to drink. And I think that’s just as 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．smart | B．lazy | C．tired | D．desperate |
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| 小题2: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题3: | | A．cost | B．give | C．introduce | D．take |
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| 小题4: | | A．dream | B．ability | C．experience | D．tool |
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| 小题5: | | A．compare | B．save | C．treasure | D．teach |
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| 小题6: | | A．reflect | B．puzzle | C．upset | D．amuse |
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| 小题7: | | A．unless | B．because | C．though | D．when |
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| 小题8: | | A．ended up | B．went on | C．insisted on | D．set out |
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| 小题9: | | A．failed | B．careless | C．successful | D．useful |
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| 小题10: | | A．goal | B．opinion | C．fact | D．impression |
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| 小题11: | | A．slowest | B．best | C．worst | D．quickest |
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| 小题12: | | A．stood out | B．got out | C．came back | D．paid off |
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| 小题13: | | A．cold | B．soft | C．extra | D．fresh |
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| 小题14: | | A．attend | B．hold | C．enjoy | D．leave |
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| 小题15: | | A．cookies | B．drinks | C．books | D．cups |
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| 小题16: | | A．already | B．always | C．ever | D．never |
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| 小题17: | | A．contribution | B．appreciation | C．congratulation | D．comprehension |
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| 小题18: | | A．loyal | B．clever | C．able | D．rich |
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| 小题19: | | A．provide | B．make | C．buy | D．retell |
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| 小题20: | | A．believable | B．ridiculous | C．interesting | D．important |
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Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie"s feet when Father cleared his throat and began," You"ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We"ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England."
His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. "But the lion," he cried, "What about the lion?"
"I"m afraid there"s something else I have to tell you," his father said. Looking across at Bertie"s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus(马戏团) owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.
"No! You can"t send him to a circus!" said Bertie. "People will come to see him. He"ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He"d rather die. Any animal would! " But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.
Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father"s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept downstairs in his pyjamas, took down his father"s rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion"s neck. The time had come.
"Be wild now," he whispered. "You"ve got to be wild. Don"t ever come home. All my life I"ll think of you. I promise I will." He buried his head in the lion"s neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away.
When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.
There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion"s head.
小题1:Bertie"s mother was sad probably because she ______.| A．had been seriously ill recently | | B．had decided to send Bertie to school | | C．knew selling the lion would upset Bertie | | D．knew Bertie would hate to go to England |
小题2:The underlined word "they" in Para.4 probably refers to ______.| A．some audience | B．other animals | C．Bertie"s parents | D．circus owners |
小题3:In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ______．| A．kill the lion out of fear | | B．threaten the lion back to the wild | | C．protect himself from the lion | | D．show his anger towards his father |
小题4:The passage intends to show that ______.| A．animal-hunting is popular in Africa | | B．parents are sometimes cruel to their children | | C．animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses | | D．people and animals can be faithful to each other |
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A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.
He may have the 36 that he is not capable (有能力的) of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make 37 of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of 38 anything new because of their age.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 39 , because he feels that it 40 be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence(信心) necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may 41 he is doing so. He is 42 likely to fail, and the failure will 43 his belief in his incompetence(无能).
Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had 44 like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 45 in maths. His teacher told his 46 he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 47 too much of him. In this way, they too 48 the idea. He accepted 49 mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 50 , and was very poor at maths, 51 as they expected.
One day he worked out a problem which 52 of the other students had been able to solve.
Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 53 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 54 . He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 55 himself as well as others by his ability. 36—40 ABBCA 41—45 BDBAC 46—50 DBADC 51—55 CABDA
| 小题1: | | A．belief | B．way | C．fact | D．condition |
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| 小题2: | | A．biggest | B．full | C．higher | D．deepest |
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| 小题3: | | A．teaching | B．learning | C．accepting | D．using |
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| 小题4: | | A．decision | B．success | C．effort | D．trouble |
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| 小题5: | | A．would | B．should | C．must | D．could |
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| 小题6: | | A．forget | B．think | C．guess | D．understand |
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| 小题7: | | A．truly | B．really | C．however | D．therefore |
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| 小题8: | | A．lead to | B．strengthen | C．increase | D．result in |
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| 小题9: | | A．an experience | B．an expert | C．a thought | D．a story |
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| 小题10: | | A．state | B．mind | C．start | D．ending |
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| 小题11: | | A．classmates | B．friends | C．neighbours | D．parents |
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| 小题12: | | A．blame | B．expect | C．get | D．win |
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| 小题13: | | A．developed | B．organized | C．discovered | D．found |
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| 小题15: | | A．manage | B．succeed | C．try | D．act |
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| 小题16: | | A．only | B．almost | C．just | D．then |
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| 小题18: | | A．lived | B．worked | C．played | D．graduated |
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| 小题19: | | A．lesson | B．medicine | C．subjects | D．maths |
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| 小题20: | | A．encourage | B．love | C．astonish | D．disappoint |
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