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Three Boys and a Dad
Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park,” he’d told his wife. “I’ll look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”
Things started well, but just after eight o’clock, his three little “good kids”—Mike, Randy, and Alex—came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using his spoon on Alex’s head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat（节拍）. Mike chanted “Where’s my toast, where’s my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Randy’s underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Brad knew the talk show had already started.
By ten o’clock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his color pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading quietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realized that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre (日托所）.“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife’s away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.
小题1:When his wife left home. Brad expected to .| A．go out for a walk in the park | | B．watch TV talk show with his children | | C．enjoy his first day off work | | D．read the newspaper to his children |
小题2:Which of the following did Randy do? | A．Drawing on the wall | B．Eating apple jam | | C．Feeding the fish. | D．Reading in a room |
小题3:Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?| A．Because he wanted to clean up his house. | | B．Because he suddenly had to go to his office | | C．Because he found it hard to manage his boys home. | | D．Because he had to take his wife back |
小题4:This text is developed .| A．by space | B．by comparison | C．by process | D．by time |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D |
解析
文章讲述了一位父亲和三个孩子在一起的一天，三个孩子让这位父亲筋疲力尽。
小题1:C 细节题。根据第一段第二句Expecting a whole day to relax,可知C正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据倒数第二段倒数2,3行closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands.可知B正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据文章2,3,4三段内容可知三个孩子闹出了很多麻烦，让给他筋疲力尽，感觉自己无法管理好三个孩子，故C正确。
小题4:D 文章正是按照事情发生的时间顺序来组织的。故D正确。 |
举一反三
One of the greatest contributors to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. It would include every English word possible and would give not only the definition but also the history of the word and quotations(引文) showing how it was used.
This was a huge task, so Murray had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as “Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire,” 50 miles from Oxford.
Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next 17 years, he became one of the staff’s most valued contributors.
But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897, Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum(精神病院) for the Criminally Insane.
Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds.
In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.
Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volunteers defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient.
小题1:According to the text, the first Oxford English Dictionary ____.| A．came out before Minor died | | B．was edited by an American volunteer | | C．included the English words invented by Murray | | D．was intended to be the most ambitious English dictionary |
小题2:How did Dr. Minor contribute to the dictionary?| A．He helped Murray to find hundreds of volunteers. | | B．He sent newspapers, magazines and books to Murray. | | C．He provided a great number of words and quotations. | | D．He went to England to work with Murray. |
小题3:Which of the following best describes Dr. Minor?| A．Brave and determined. | B．Cautious and friendly. | | C．Considerate and optimistic. | D．Unusual and scholarly. |
小题4:What does the text mainly talk about?| A．The history of the English language. | | B．The friendship between Murray and Minor. | | C．Minor and the first Oxford English Dictionary. | | D．Broadmoor Asylum and its patients. |
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A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, ____36___ my teacher said again and again that it was important.
One day, I ____37____ to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about ___38_____ I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, ‘You don’t say! You don’t say!’ I was ___39___. I thought, perhaps this was not a ___40__ topic. Well, I’d ___41___ change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? ___42___ the way, have you ever ____43___ there?’
‘Certainly. Everyone back home will ____44____ me if I leave China without seeing it. It is great!’
I said, ‘The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of ____45___.’ But soon I was ___46___ again by his words, ‘___47_____!’ I couldn’t help but __48____, ‘Why did you ask me not to talk about it?’
‘Well, I ___49____ ask you to do so,’ he answered, gently surprised.
I said, ‘Didn’t you say “You don’t say”?’
Hearing this, the Englishman ___50_____ to tears. He began to ___51______, “‘You don’t say!” actually means ‘really?’ It is an ___52_____ of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English _____53______.’
Then I knew I had made a fool of ___54___. Since then I have been more __55____ with idioms
| 小题1: | | A．though | B．when | C．despite | D．because |
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| 小题2: | | A．decided | B．longed | C．looked forward | D．happened |
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| 小题4: | | A．pleased | B．angry | C．scared | D．surprised |
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| 小题5: | | A．proper | B．interesting | C．ideal | D．polite |
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| 小题8: | | A．gone | B．visited | C．seen | D．been |
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| 小题9: | | A．look up to | B．think highly of | C．be proud of | D．laugh at |
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| 小题10: | | A．fun | B．interest | C．hard work | D．China |
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| 小题11: | | A．encouraged | B．shouted | C．interrupted | D．disturbed |
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| 小题12: | | A．Really | B．It was great | C．You don’t say | D．You are right |
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| 小题13: | | A．ask | B．to ask | C．asking | D．asked |
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| 小题14: | | A．won’t | B．don’t | C．couldn’t | D．didn’t |
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| 小题15: | | A．laughed | B．cried | C．moved | D．came |
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| 小题16: | | A．explain | B．shout | C．prove | D．say |
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| 小题17: | | A．experience | B．expression | C．explanation | D．example |
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| 小题18: | | A．learning | B．idioms | C．language | D．phrases |
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| 小题19: | | A．me | B．myself | C．him | D．himself |
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| 小题20: | | A．curious | B．anxious | C．careful | D．worried |
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There is one word that is on the lips of Americans , day and night , “Sorry”.
One time as I was walking on the street , a young man ran by hurriedly , brushing against my handbag . Even as he continued on his way , he turned back and said “sorry” to me . Even in a rush , he didn’t forget to apologize .
One day , after I bought some apples , the salesman was giving me the change , but I wasn’t ready for it , and a coin dropped on the ground, “I’m sorry ,” he said while bending down to pick it up . I was puzzled —why would he apologize when it was my fault ?
Another time , I stepped on a man’s foot in an escalator . At the same time , we both said “sorry” . I thought it interesting : was it really necessary for him apologize ?
Later on , an American friend explained to me that according to the American ideas, the escalator is public place which everyone should be able to stand in . After someone occupies a position in the escalator , making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand in , isn’t it necessary to express an apology ?
During my stay in America , I gradually realized that when friction (摩擦) occurs in daily life , Americans don’t care much about who is responsible . If someone is troubled , a “sorry” is always necessary . Even if the other person is hurt , the “sorry” would cool tempers . Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses , subways or streets in America .
小题1:When I was walking in the street , ____ .| A．a young man wanted to rob me of my bag | | B．a young man ran by and wanted to brush my bag | | C．a young man said sorry to me for touching my bag | | D．a young man came hurriedly to help me with my bag |
小题2:When the salesman gave me the change , _____| A．I purposely didn’t want to accept it from the salesman | | B．the salesman purposely didn’t want to pass it to me | | C．I was slower to accept it than the salesman to give it to me | | D．the salesman was slower to give it to me than I could accept it |
小题3:The man on whose feet I stepped apologized to me because ____ .| A．the escalator is a public place | | B．the man was very afraid of me | | C．the “sorry” said to me was for everyone | | D．there wasn’t enough room to get my feet in |
小题4:In this passage , the author seems to feel _____ the Americans’ “sorry”.| A．angry with | B．disappointed with | C．interested in | D．approving of |
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Vincent van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a(n) __21 and was even sent to the Belgian __22 community of Borinage. He discovered that the miners there __23 deplorable(悲惨的) working conditions and poverty-level wages. Their families __24__ simply to survive. He felt concerned that the small amount of money he received from the church __25 him a moderate life-style, which, __26 , seemed to him unfair.
One cold February evening, while he watched the miners trudging(步履艰难)home, he __27 an old man staggering(蹒跚)toward him across the fields, __28 in a burlap sack for warmth. Van Gogh laid his own clothing out on the bed, __29 enough for one change, and decided to give__30 away. He gave the old man a suit of clothes and gave his overcoat to a pregnant woman whose __31 had been killed in a cave-in.
He lived on starvation rations and spent his money on __32 for the miners. When children in one family had fever, though __33 himself, he packed up his bed and took it to them.
A (an) __34 family in the community offered him free room and board. Van Gogh __35__ the offer, stating that it was the final temptation he must reject if he was to __36 serve his community of poor miners.
He believed that if he wanted them to __37 him, he must become one of them. And if they were to learn of love through him, he must love them enough to __38 with them.
He was aware of the wide chasm(鸿沟)between words and actions. He knew that our lives always __39 louder and clearer than words.
Others are “ __40 ” carefully to your actions. What are you saying to them?
| 小题1: | | A．office clerk | B．coal miner | C．factory worker | D．church minister |
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| 小题2: | | A．mining | B．religion | C．poverty | D．working |
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| 小题3: | | A．shared | B．suffered | C．complained | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题4: | | A．tried | B．managed | C．struggled | D．worked |
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| 小题5: | | A．allowed | B．awarded | C．protected | D．provided |
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| 小题6: | | A．in contrast | B．in return | C．in brief | D．as a result |
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| 小题7: | | A．grasped | B．spotted | C．felt | D．met |
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| 小题8: | | A．enclosed | B．surrounded | C．wrapped | D．packed |
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| 小题9: | | A．put on | B．gave up | C．brought out | D．set aside |
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| 小题10: | | A．the other | B．the rest | C．the unwanted | D．the unused |
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| 小题11: | | A．husband | B．brother | C．sister | D．father |
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| 小题12: | | A．toys | B．food | C．medicine | D．things |
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| 小题13: | | A．poor | B．lonely | C．loveless | D．feverish |
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| 小题14: | | A．wealthy | B．affected | C．well-known | D．nearby |
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| 小题15: | | A．accepted | B．praised | C．refused | D．evaluated |
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| 小题16: | | A．carefully | B．preparedly | C．faithfully | D．regrettably |
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| 小题17: | | A．love | B．trust | C．praise | D．help |
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| 小题18: | | A．share | B．connect | C．fight | D．live |
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| 小题19: | | A．strike | B．talk | C．speak | D．cry |
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| 小题20: | | A．leading | B．pointing | C．moving | D．listening |
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I believe that families are not only blood relatives, but sometimes people who show up and love you when no one else will.
In May 1977, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10 in Houston. My dad and I 41 a room with two double beds and a bathroom was too 42 for a 15-year-old girl and her father. Dad’s second marriage was 43 and my stepmother had 44 us both out of the house the previous week. Dad had no 45_ what to do with me. And that’s when my other family 46 .
Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home 47 their only daughter, Su, my best friend, asked them to. I 48 with them for the next seven years.
Barb washed my skirts the same as Su’s. She 49 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments, help with homework and nightly hugs. Barbara and Roland attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders. 50 I could tell, for the Beaches there was no 51 between Su and me; I was their daughter, too.
When Su and I 52 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for 23 years.
The Beaches knew 53 about me when they took me in – they had heard the whole story from Su. When I was seven, my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to _54 his kids. Before I went to live with the Beaches I had believed that life was entirely 55__ and that love was shaky and untrustworthy. I had believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.
56 the Beaches, I would have become a bitter, cynical (愤世嫉俗的) woman. They gave me a(n) 57 that allowed me to grow and change. They kept me from being paralyzed by my _58 , and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.
I 59 family. For me, it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 60 , but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s on Interstate 10.
| 小题1: | | A．lived | B．shared | C．possessed | D．bought |
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| 小题2: | | A．cheap | B．noisy | C．small | D．limited |
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| 小题3: | | A．in trouble | B．in sight | C．in place | D．in parts |
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| 小题4: | | A．struck | B．removed | C．kicked | D．knocked |
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| 小题5: | | A．plan | B．choice | C．chance | D．idea |
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| 小题6: | | A．looked after | B．showed up | C．turned over | D．came across |
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| 小题7: | | A．so | B．because | C．until | D．while |
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| 小题8: | | A．worked | B．traveled | C．lived | D．learned |
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| 小题9: | | A．worked out | B．called up | C．watched out | D．made sure |
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| 小题10: | | A．As long as | B．As far as | C．As soon as | D．As many as |
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| 小题11: | | A．change | B．problem | C．conflict | D．difference |
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| 小题12: | | A．set off | B．left for | C．entered into | D．admitted into |
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| 小题13: | | A．all | B．little | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题14: | | A．supply | B．teach | C．encourage | D．raise |
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| 小题15: | | A．different | B．unfair | C．easy | D．hopeful |
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| 小题16: | | A．Thanks to | B．In spite of | C．Except for | D．But for |
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| 小题17: | | A．home | B．house | C．ability | D．lesson |
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| 小题18: | | A．choice | B．failure | C．past | D．present |
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| 小题19: | | A．doubt about | B．call on | C．center on | D．believe in |
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| 小题20: | | A．born | B．accepted | C．educated | D．deserted |
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