The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friend—like a sist
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The friendship between us never fades. Mary Allen was my best friend—like a sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding, and so on.
When I was 13, my family moved. Mary and I 36 in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special 37 — like my wedding and Mary’s. Soon we were 38 with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less. One day a card that I sent came back, 39 “Address Unknown.” I had no idea how to 40 Mary.
Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to 41 stories of my children and then grandchildren. I need to share my 42 when my brother and then my mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could 43 .
One day I was reading a newspaper 44 I notice a picture of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman— Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, 45 I wrote to her anyway.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother”. Minutes later I heard a voice that I 46 at once, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and asked about each other’s 47 .
Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there is one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
| 小题2: | | A．places | B．occasions | C．festivals | D．things |
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| 小题3: | | A．comfortable | B．careful | C．easy | D．busy |
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| 小题4: | | A．saying | B．writing | C．read | D．told |
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| 小题6: | | A．share | B．speak | C．write | D．remember |
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| 小题7: | | A．news | B．sorrow | C．stories | D．failure |
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| 小题9: | | A．when | B．while | C．if | D．though |
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| 小题11: | | A．realized | B．received | C．contacted | D．recognized |
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| 小题12: | | A．future | B．progress | C．lives | D．weddings |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:C |
解析
试题分析：小题1:考查词组;keep in touch with“和…保持联系”选B
小题2:根据破折号的内容：like my wedding and Mary’s.说明是一些特殊场合。选B
小题3:考查词组：be busy with “忙于”选D
小题4:saying是伴随状语，表示“写到”选A
小题5:根据前面的Address Unknown.说明选find，说明：不知怎么找到她，选C
小题6:从下文的I need to share ….，说明此处填share，选A
小题7:从后面的when my brother and then my mother died说明是sorrow，选B
小题8:从前面的an empty place说明是fill，填满，选C
小题9:考查when引导的时间状语从句，翻译成：这时，选A
小题10:考查上下文的逻辑关系：从后面的I wrote to her anyway说明两句话是转折关系。选C
小题11:考查动词辨析：A．realized意识到，B．received收到，C．contacted联系， D．recognized识别，这题表示认出声音。选D
小题12:表示询问彼此的人生。选C
点评：本文对上下文的串联要求较高，文章比较简单，要求考生在阅读的时候，关注前后的串联和理解以及词义的辨析。 |
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Some teachers are unforgettable. They lead by example and never lose their smile. They change lives. Eileen Madden is one of them. Her students must think she was born with an eraser and a piece of chalk in her hand.
“It’s a joy to get up early every morning to be the first one here,” say the 55-year-old Holy Ghost School third grade teacher. Madden arrives shortly after 6 am to prepare her classroom and work on the school breakfast program.
“My family all went to St. Teresa’s School,” she says. “I always said, ‘One day, I’m going to come back and get one of those big desks.’”
With a watchful eye always on the lookout for “one of those big desks”, Madden returned to St. Teresa after graduating from college and taught second grade at the Olneyville neighborhood elementary school until it was burnt in a fire in 1990 and had to be closed. Madden then went to Holy Ghost School where she started as a second-grade teacher and then moved up one grade level.
“I take care of setting up and serving breakfast,” she says. “In winter it is still dark when I arrive here.” Madden praises Holy Ghost School Principal Carol Soltys and the school’s workers for their continued support. “It’s a family,” she said.
Her class is small this year with 15 students, including some from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria and Ghana. Madden admits that she’s encouraged by her former students, now grown-ups, who want their own children to enjoy a similar experience in a safe, good environment. “They tell others, ‘I send my child to Eileen Madden’s School, ’” she adds.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest?| A．Eileen Madden was very smart as a child. | | B．Eileen Madden is a very good teacher. | | C．Eileen Madden has done a lot for her students | | D．Eileen Madden always has an eraser in her hand. |
小题2:We can learn from paragraph 2 that Eileen Madden __________.| A．is in her late fifties now. | | B．always teaches Grade 3 | | C．often arrives at school very early. | | D．cooks breakfast for all her students by herself. |
小题3:What does Eileen Madden most probably think of the workers of Holy Ghost School?| A．Lazy but kind | | B．Careful but helpless | | C．Hard to get along with | | D．Kind and helpful. |
小题4:The last paragraph suggests that ______________.| A．Eileen Madden often gives lessons to small classes. | | B．Eileen Madden is remembered by all her former students. | | C．Eileen Madden thinks her former students think too highly of her. | | D．Eileen Madden’s former students are very happy to let her teach their children. |
小题5:What is implied in the passage?| A．Holy Ghost School is a very small school. | | B．St. Teresa’s School will be open again soon. | | C．Eileen Madden decided to be a teacher when she was young. | | D．Eileen Madden was very happy to leave St. Teresa’s School. |
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Churchill"s full name was Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. He was born in 1874. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
In 1900 Churchill was elected a member of parliament .As First Lord of the Admiralty , in 1911, he was responsible for strengthening the British navy.
During World War I, he still remained a member of parliament, but he resigned from his post in the British navy, and became a soldier again, fighting in France. In 1917, however, he became Minister of Munitions . In this job, he encouraged the development and use of the tank, which was then a new weapon. After the war, Churchill held several government posts.
From 1931 to 1939, he was only a member of parliament. He had fallen into dislike because of his militant (war-loving) attitude. Even his closest friends discouraged him from seeking higher office. But when World War II started in 1939. Churchill returned to his former job as First Lord of the Admiralty.
In May 1940, he became Prime Minister. Throughout the war, Churchill showed great strength and energy. He worked for long periods with little sleep and traveled many thousands of miles. By the courage and determination expressed in his speeches, he inspired the people of Britain to keep on fighting. His speeches also gave hope to people in parts of Europe occupied by enemy forces.
In the general election at the end of the war, the Conservative Party, of which he was leader, was defeated. But he became Prime Minister again in 1951. He resigned as Prime Minister in 1955. However, he remained a member of parliament until 1964. Some time later, in 1965, he died.
小题1:Before World War I, Churchill worked for his country as ____.| A．headmaster of Harrow School | B．a leader of the Britain Navy | | C．a leader of the Conservative Party | D．Prime Minister of Britain |
小题2:How many times was Churchill elected Prime Minister?| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
小题3:What can we learn from Para. 4?| A．In 1938 Churchill left the parliament. | | B．Churchill"s closest friends were against his attitude toward war. | | C．Churchill"s closest friends always inspired him to seek higher office. | | D．Churchill and his closet friends served in the army before World War II. |
小题4:We can know all the following from the text EXCEPT that ____.| A．Churchill gave up as Prime Minister in 1955 | | B．Churchill once became a soldier, fighting in France | | C．Churchill"s speeches encouraged the British people to keep on fighting | | D．Churchill led his army to fight bravely and defeated the enemy in World War I |
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I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago, I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my farm is very pleasant place to be – at all hours. One day, when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was going to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save his life. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I’m asked when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early – as soon as I could spell. Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was not good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing could be a way of earning a living.
Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) tales. In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web. Although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth about the way people and animals feel, think and act.
小题1:E.B. White wrote this passage to ______.
A. introduce his new books
B. introduce two funny stories
C. explain why he enjoys writing
D. answer some readers’ questions
小题2:We can know from the passage that E.B. White is a writer who ______.
A. writes very fast
B. works on a friends’ farm
C. mainly writes stories for adults
D. writes imaginary tales for children
小题3:What inspired E.B. White to write Charlotte’s Web?
A. That he wanted children to love animals.
B. That he was deeply impressed by a clever pig.
C. That he wanted to use his own way to save a pig.
D. That he wanted to save the animals on a farm.
小题4: E.B. White started to write because he wanted to ______.
A. improve his spelling
B. express his thoughts
C. show his sadness
D. make a good living
小题5:What is probably the last question?| A．Are your stories true? | | B．What is the truth in your stories? | | C．Will you write more imaginary tales? | | D．Do you know a child looking like a mouse? |
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Nancy had just got a job as a secretary in a company. Monday was the first day she went to work, so she was very 36 and arrived early.
She 37 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 38 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to find a bunch of 39 on it. They were fresh. She 40 them and they were sweet. She looked around for a 41 to put them in. “ Somebody has sent me flowers the very first day!” she thought 42 . “ But who could it be?” she began to 43 .
The day passed quickly and Nancy did everything with 44 interest. For the following days of the 45 , the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the followers and then 46 her work.
Then came another Monday. 47 she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(n) 48 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, 49 the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy began to think of ways to find out the 50 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to hand in a plan to the 51 . She waited for his directives(命令)at his secretary’s 52 . She happened to see on the desk a half-opened notebook, which 53 : “ In order to keep the secretaries 54 , the company has decided that every 55 a bunch of fresh flowers should be put on each secretary’s desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist（心理学家）.
| 小题1: | | A． depressed | B． encouraged | C． excited | D． surprised |
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| 小题2: | | A． turned | B． pushed | C． knocked | D． forced |
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| 小题3: | | A． last | B． second | C． third | D． first |
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| 小题4: | | A． keys | B． grapes | C． flowers | D． bananas |
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| 小题5: | | A． smelled | B． ate | C． took | D． held |
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| 小题6: | | A． vase | B． room | C． glass | D． bottle |
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| 小题7: | | A． angrily | B． quietly | C． strangely | D． happily |
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| 小题8: | | A． seek | B． wonder | C． Work | D． ask |
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| 小题9: | | A． low | B． little | C． great | D． general |
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| 小题10: | | A． month | B． period | C． year | D． week |
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| 小题11: | | A． set about | B． set up | C． set out | D． set off |
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| 小题12: | | A． Unless | B． When | C． Since | D．Before |
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| 小题13: | | A． old | B． red | C． blue | D． new |
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| 小题14: | | A． covering | B． demanding | C． replacing | D． forbidding |
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| 小题15: | | A． sender | B． receiver | C． secretary | D． waiter |
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| 小题16: | | A． assistant | B． colleague | C． employee | D． manager |
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| 小题17: | | A． notebook | B． desk | C． office | D． house |
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| 小题18: | | A． said | B． written | C． printed | D． signed |
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| 小题19: | | A． at home | B． on time | C． in high spirits | D． in low spirits |
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| 小题20: | | A． Sunday morning | B． Monday morning | C． Monday afternoon | D． Tuesday afternoon |
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Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
“I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for,” he said.
“But why have you brought a half-empty basket?” the rich man asked.
“I met your children outside, and they stole some of the apples.”
小题1:Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because .| A．he was poor | | B．he liked the rich man | | C．his farm belonged to the rich man | | D．the rich man’s children liked apples |
小题2:What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?| A．They jumped and jumped. | | B．They played. | | C．They ran away. | | D．They ate some of the apples. |
小题3:The monkeys left the basket because . | A．they had thrown apples on the ground | | B．the farmer had politely asked them to get off | | C．they were afraid of the hat | | D．the farmer was angry wit h them |
小题4:How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt .| A．pleased | B．moved | C．excited | D．unhappy |
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