Emma Hart Willard (1787—1870) was an American pioneer educator. In her time, col
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Emma Hart Willard (1787—1870) was an American pioneer educator. In her time, colleges and universities were open only to men, and women were not permitted to attend.
Emma received advanced education at home from her father and became a school teacher at twenty. She continued to teach at school for several years after her marriage. Then began offer college lessons in her home to women students. Later she founded a school in New York State, which was the first school that offered higher education in the US for women.
Emma Willard also tried to persuade New York State to pass a law to allow women to attend public colleges and universities, though that did not come about until after her death. Some years later people remembered her for her life-long efforts and elected her to the US Hall of Fame (荣誉) in 1905.
小题1:Emma received advanced education at home because _________.| A．universities were only for men at that time | | B．her father did not trust the schools | | C．her family was poor when she was young | | D．she was too shy to go to a public college |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．She managed to persuade her state to pass a law allowing women to go to universties. | | B．She went on with her teaching after she got married. | | C．She received advanced education by teaching herself. | | D．She was elected to work in the US Hall of Fame. |
小题3:What do you suppose the US Hall of Fame is?| A．It is a grand hall where honoured people receive prizes from the government. | | B．It is a place where honoured people in the US are buried. | | C．It is a building set up in memory of great American people. | | D．It is a house of representatives to which respected people are elected. |
小题4:Why was Emma Willard considered an important person?| A．She was the first woman to get college education. | | B．She fought for equal rights for women in the US. | | C．She was the first American woman to become a college teacher. | | D．She was a pioneer in winning higher education for women in the US. |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D |
解析
小题1:A细节理解题。结合In her time, colleges and universities were open only to men, and women were not permitted to attend可知答案。
小题2:B细节理解题。结合She continued to teach at school for several years after her marriage可知答案。
小题3:C推理判断题。结合Some years later people remembered her for her life-long efforts and elected her to the US Hall of Fame (荣誉) in 1905可知答案。
小题4:D主旨大意题。这是一篇人物传记， 记述Emma是在家里接受她父亲的教育，数年后她创造美国第一所 女子高等学校，而后又一直争取让妇女得到与男人同在校接受高等教育的权利。通过这些事实说明当时的美国妇女开始为争取与男子享受高等教育的权利而斗争，因此，答案D正确。 |
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Robert Frost was one of America’s best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life.
He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America’s Civil War. The general’s name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.
Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost’s childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost’s father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim of his anger.
Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert’s grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.
Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing.
In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy’s Will. When it appeared in 1913, Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country.
Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost’s second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.
小题1:The followings are writers EXCEPT __________. | A．Robert Edward Lee | B．Robert Lee Frost | | C．Ernest Hemingway | D．Ezra Pound |
小题2:The passage wrote about Hemingway in order to show that __________. | A．he had great influence on Frost’s poetry and life | | B．Frost’s poetry style was the same as Hemingway’s | | C．Frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father | | D．Frost spent his childhood unhappily |
小题3:What can we learn from the passage?| A．Once Frost’s first book was published he gained great praise in his country. | | B．After leaving Harvard University, he began to learn to write poetry. | | C．Frost was found lo have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school. | | D．Robert Frost’s father was angry and drank a lot because he didn’t realize his dream. |
小题4:What’s the passage mainly about?| A．Robert Frost’s unhappy childhood. | | B．Robert Frost’ s first and second book. | | C．Robert Frost’s family and jobs. | | D．Robert Frost’s life and poetry. |
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On the IraqSyria border，a pack of wild dogs circled American soldiers for food．The leader of the pack was a grayandwhite dog．The soldiers called him Nubs．Nubs was shaking and __36__ able to stand．Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound __37__ his chest．
Dennis couldn’t stand seeing the dog __38__．He and his men immediately treated the wound，and gave Nubs medicine．Nubs__39__but was still in pain．The next day，the team had to__40__．Ten days later，Dennis’s unit was back，and so was Nubs．He was still___41__，but the men fed him and played with him．
Before long the unit once again__42__an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away．Nubs，slowly but determinedly，__43__them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost__44__of him．Two days later，beyond Dennis’s__45__，he saw Nubs just outside the outpost．The dog had tracked him across 70 miles of frozen desert to__46__with the friend who had saved his life．From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place，and ran around in the same ruins．
Until an order came down from above that they were not__47__to have pets，Dennis__48__to make sure the dog would continue to live the__49__life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to__50__．
A month later，when Dennis and the dog were__51__in California，at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy．__52__within minutes，the dog jumped into Dennis’s arms，jumping up again and again to__53__ his friend’s face．
A little__54__and concern in the middle of war will not save a violent world．But small stories，like the story of a soldier and a dog，hold a promise of a(n) __55__world．
| 小题1: | | A．mostly | B．certainly | C．hardly | D．never |
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| 小题3: | | A．stand | B．starve | C．bleed | D．suffer |
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| 小题4: | | A．pulled through | B．fell asleep | C．woke up | D．fell down |
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| 小题5: | | A．leave | B．rest | C．pass | D．remain |
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| 小题6: | | A．hungry | B．tired | C．dirty | D．weak |
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| 小题7: | | A．took up | B．took over | C．left for | D．returned from |
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| 小题8: | | A．watched | B．followed | C．accompanied | D．barked |
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| 小题9: | | A．touch | B．sight | C．footprint | D．smell |
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| 小题10: | | A．ability | B．surprise | C．imagination | D．understanding |
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| 小题11: | | A．part | B．fight | C．meet | D．break |
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| 小题12: | | A．asked | B．suggested | C．required | D．allowed |
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| 小题13: | | A．decided | B．agreed | C．accepted | D．proposed |
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| 小题14: | | A．moving | B．good | C．safe | D．interesting |
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| 小题15: | | A．London | B．America | C．Iraq | D．Syria |
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| 小题16: | | A．found | B．interviewed | C．linked | D．reunited |
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| 小题18: | | A．lick | B．touch | C．bite | D．clean |
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| 小题19: | | A．pity | B．mercy | C．care | D．contribution |
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| 小题20: | | A．equal | B．harmonious | C．prosperous | D．amazing |
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Once there was a very brilliant, creative and learned man. He gained much ____36_____while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a traffic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so ____37_____ that he was afraid he would spend his life _____38_____ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) ____39_____way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting ____40_____. He realized that he still had partial ____41_____ of his right hand and could write with ____42_____. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He ___43___ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in ____44___. Many of them had hope of regaining their ____45___ . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46____ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be ____47____. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
____48_____with the intention, the man began sending 49 messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the ___50____. He poured his heart and soul into his words, ___51_____ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any ___52___. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone ___53____read his letters. However, this was his ___54____chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to ____55___!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
| 小题1: | | A．wealth | B．faith | C．experience | D．confidence |
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| 小题2: | | A．depressed | B．embarrassed | C．ashamed | D．thrilled |
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| 小题3: | | A．writing | B．suffering | C．weeping | D．wandering |
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| 小题4: | | A．abnormal | B．regular | C．comfortable | D．meaningful |
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| 小题5: | | A．presents | B．e-mails | C．letters | D．prizes |
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| 小题6: | | A．sense | B．strength | C．shape | D．function |
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| 小题7: | | A．affection | B．caution | C．difficulty | D．confidence |
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| 小题8: | | A．estimated | B．doubted | C．assumed | D．wondered |
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| 小题9: | | A．hospitals | B．churches | C．prisons | D．charities |
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| 小题10: | | A．families | B．letters | C．freedom | D．conscience |
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| 小题11: | | A．release | B．reach | C．defend | D．know |
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| 小题12: | | A．acceptable | B．reasonable | C．forbidden | D．considered |
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| 小题13: | | A．Faced | B．Filled | C．Satisfied | D．Impressed |
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| 小题14: | | A．holy | B．daily | C．one-way | D．round-way |
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| 小题15: | | A．point | B．worst | C．degree | D．limit |
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| 小题16: | | A．sharing | B．learning | C．gaining | D．enriching |
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| 小题17: | | A．success | B．reply | C．help | D．progress |
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| 小题18: | | A．curiously | B．patiently | C．carefully | D．actually |
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| 小题19: | | A．only | B．better | C．extra | D．lost |
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| 小题20: | | A．ruin | B．pieces | C．the ground | D．the bottom |
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Last Friday my brother and I were driving home together after doing some shopping and gave our attention to an interesting conversation. Because of this distraction (分心)my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us towards a bridge and we had no way to turn back. Unwillingly, my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.
We eventually reached an exit and, as we took it, my brother noticed a young fellow pulled over to the side of the road. He came out of his car and tried to phone someone. I was busy trying to figure out which way we would go next but my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a tool to get it off.
My brother gave him a wrench, and then began to help him change the flat. The young man said that this had been a bad week for him: earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been stuck if we hadn’t come along.
After we finished the job he thanked us again and pulled out $20 from his pocket and tried to give it to us. “No,” I said. “We were never supposed to even get on that bridge,we took a wrong turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to serve.”
What I loved most was that my brother was able to see a chance to help. His reaction in the situation is a lesson for everyone and we felt so good the rest of the day.
小题1:When did the author and his brother notice the young man who had a flat tire? | A．Before they arrived at a bridge. | | B．When they were passing through an exit. | | C．When the young man stopped them for help. | | D．After they came back to the right road. |
小题2:We can learn from the text that the writer’s brother ________. | A．didn’t know the roads well | | B．was a warm-hearted young man | | C．made the turn to help the young man | | D．regretted making a wrong turn all the way home |
小题3:What did the young man mean by calling the writer and his brother “a breath of fresh air” ? | A．He had been in the hot sun waiting for help for so long. | | B．His car’s air conditioner was broken. | | C．They calmed him down by offering him a cold drink. | | D．They changed his bad luck and the bad mood he was in. |
小题4:Which of the following sentences best describes the writer’s experience? | A．It’s no use crying over spilt milk. | | B．God helps those who help themselves. | | C．Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. | | D．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. |
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When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race. My 36 was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of 37 who passed by and 38 a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the 39 and gave it a shot.
The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t 40 if I could finish.
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very 41 , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 42 for a second.
But then I 43 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 44 capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 45 was only to finish.
After a minute, it 46 me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned 47 about myself in that moment. I turned my 48 into inspiration.
I decided that I would not 49 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and 50 properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I 51 the finishing line, I was proud 52 my accomplishment.
In life we all have those moments when we 53 ourselves to others. It’s only 54 . Don’ allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into 55 and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.
| 小题1: | | A．position | B．direction | C．decision | D．target |
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| 小题2: | | A．trainers | B．runners | C．fans | D．volunteers |
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| 小题3: | | A．begged | B．drank | C．dropped | D．grabbed |
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| 小题4: | | A．project | B．service | C．race | D．experience |
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| 小题5: | | A．doubt | B．know | C．answer | D．promise |
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| 小题6: | | A．slowly | B．fast | C．quietly | D．carefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．satisfied | C．amused | D．defeated |
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| 小题8: | | A．forgot | B．realized | C．remembered | D．abandoned |
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| 小题9: | | A．different | B．wonderful | C．valuable | D．proper |
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| 小题11: | | A．happened | B．hit | C．occurred | D．attracted |
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| 小题12: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．nothing | D．something |
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| 小题13: | | A．disappointment | B．embarrassment | C．agreement | D．achievement |
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| 小题14: | | A．sign up | B．pick up | C．give up | D．keep up |
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| 小题15: | | A．predict | B．behave | C．prepare | D．pretend |
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| 小题16: | | A．found | B．crossed | C．held | D．left |
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| 小题18: | | A．combine | B．control | C．compare | D．contribute |
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| 小题19: | | A．natural | B．frequent | C．important | D．terrible |
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| 小题20: | | A．condition | B．motivation | C．situation | D．protection |
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