Once upon a time, there was a man who was so famous that everyone in his country
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Once upon a time, there was a man who was so famous that everyone in his country knew him.
One day, the famous man was sitting in a restaurant with his sister. “It must be great to be famous. Everyone tries to please you, and you can do whatever you want to,” said his sister. “It’s quite the opposite sometimes, in fact. Because I’m famous, I can’t do what I want to,” he denied. “But look, we’re sitting at the best table and eating the best food. We couldn’t sit here and eat this if you weren’t famous,” said his sister. “I’ll show you what I mean,” said he.
The next day, the famous man picked up his sister and took her to another country. “I’m not at all famous here,” he said. “Let’s see how we get on.” Soon they found a restaurant, but it was very busy, so they had to queue. “This wouldn’t have happened if you were famous,” said his sister, but the famous man just smiled.
When they finally got a table, it took the waiter years to bring what they ordered. And the food supposed to be hot was cold, and the food supposed to be cold was hot! Eventually, the famous man couldn’t stand any more and asked to see the manager. “This food is awful. We had to wait an hour for a seat, and the service is also very poor. Look, even my spoon is dirty!”
Showing his horribly yellow teeth, the manager, smiling, said, “Well, that’s just bad luck for you.”
“Don’t you know who I am?” asked the famous man.
“I’ve no idea,” replied the manager.
So the famous man and his sister ran away, without paying.
小题1:What’s the attitude of the man’s sister toward famous people?| A．Indifferent. | B．Envious. | C．Curious. | D．Annoyed. |
小题2:The famous man took his sister to another country to ________.| A．see how famous he was there | B．enjoy the delicious food there | | C．enjoy the beautiful views there | D．see what would happen if no one knew him |
小题3: In fact, the famous man thought that being famous ________.| A．was a thing worth taking pride in | B．could bring him all he needed | | C．was not all great with everything | D．would enable him to travel abroad |
小题4:The passage is written mainly ________.| A．to describe famous people’s life | | B．to explain the importance of being famous | | C．to show how to deal with problems in a restaurant | | D．to show that famous people are watched more |
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答案
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:D |
解析
小题1:推理题:从第二段他姐姐的话:It must be great to be famous. Everyone tries to please you, and you can do whatever you want to,” said his sister.说明姐姐羡慕名人.选B
小题1:推理题:从第三段的句子: “I’m not at all famous here,” he said. “Let’s see how we get on.”说明是想让他姐姐看看没人认识他的情况下会发生什么,选D
小题1:推理题:从第二段的句子:“It’s quite the opposite sometimes, in fact. Because I’m famous, I can’t do what I want to,”可以看出这个人认为做名人不是什么都好.选C
小题1:主旨题:从他姐姐和饭店经理的话,我们可以推断名人被更多的关注.选D |
举一反三
Chaplin, one of the greatest and funniest actors, was born in London in 1889. When a poor boy, he was often seen waiting outside the London theatres, hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all, he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn’t get work and therefore wandered about the city streets.
Charlie Chaplin first acted when he was five. He broke into show business because his mother, a music-hall performer, lost her voice during the performance and had to leave the stage, and Charlie went on and sang a well-known song. Halfway through the song, a shower of money poured onto  the stage. Charlie stopped singing and told audiences he would pick the money first and then finish the song. The audiences laughed. This was the first of millions of laughs in Charlie Chaplin’s fabulous(神话) career.
Twenty years later the same Chaplin became the greatest and best loved comedian in the world. His dream came true in the world. His dream came true in the end. Chaplin became world-famous and almost a king in the world of the film.
Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s films because they are mostly silent. The equipment for adding sound to films had not yet been developed. The development of films with sound became a problem for Chaplin, as he was uncertain about making films with dialogues. Instead, he coninued to make films without dialogue, but he added music, which he wrote himself. It isn’t what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesn’t depend on words. It depends on little actions which mean the same thing to people the world over.
Chaplin lived most of his life in America and the last years in Switzerland, where he was buried at Christmas 1977, at the age of eighty-eight. There was sadness all over the world at the news of his death.
In his book, Chaplin tells us how to succeed in life. He says, “You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret.”
小题1:Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy mainly because______.| A．lots of people have seen his films | | B．he could sing and dance well | | C．he knew how to make people laugh | | D．he acted out the common human situations best in his comedy |
小题2:What makes people laugh in Chaplin’s films?| A．It isn’t his words but his actions. | B．Neither his words nor actions. | | C．Either his words or his actions. | D．Not only his words but also his actions. |
小题3:The only secret of Charles Chaplin’s huge success is that______.| A．he can make all people, men and women, old and young laugh | | B．he has full trust in himself | | C．he is always active and hard-working all his life | | D．though he is always in trouble, he never loses heart |
小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．He was too shy to meet the managers of the theatres. | | B．People won’t stop laughing until tears run down Chaplin’s face. | | C．People all over the world can enjoy Chaplin’s films without translation because most of them are silent. | | D．He wouldn’t like to work at the theatre. |
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On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before, though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”
 小题1:The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .| A．he asked to see the manager | | B．he entered the hall with a bike | | C．the manager had to know about all foreign guests | | D．the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him |
小题2:Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .| A．China, India, and Pakistan | B．India, China, and Pakistan | | C．Pakistan, China, and India | D．China, Pakistan, and India |
小题3:What made Friedlander want to come to China?| A．The stories about Marco Polo. | B．The famous sights in Xi’an . | C．His interest  in Chinese silk. | D．His childhood dreams about bicycles .、 |
小题4:Friedlander can be said to be .| A．clever | B．friendly | C．hardworking | D．strong—minded |
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One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to __36__ for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve(勇气) __37__ a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked__38__ so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I __39__ you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she _40_, “mother has taught me never to accept pay for a __41__.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger _42__, but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically(紧急的) ill. The local doctors were baffled(感到困惑). They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called __43__ to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now __44__, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light__45__his eyes. Immediately, he __46__and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
__47__in his doctor’s grown he went in to see her, he __48__her at once. He went back to the consultation room and __49__to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave__50__ attention to her face.
After a long__51__the battle was won. Dr. Kelly __52__ the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because it was__53__ that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her__54__. She read these words：
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she__55__silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
| 小题1: | | A．call | B．make | C．beg | D．prepare |
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| 小题2: | | A．while | B．when | C．though | D．unless |
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| 小题3: | | A．thirsty | B．lazy | C．tired | D．hungry |
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| 小题5: | | A．announced | B．shook | C．replied | D．doubted |
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| 小题6: | | A．reward | B．kindness | C．hand | D．value |
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| 小题7: | | A．physically | B．mentally | C．normally | D．properly |
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| 小题9: | | A．rich | B．famous | C．careful | D．vivid |
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| 小题10: | | A．fixed | B．consulted | C．filled | D．concentrated |
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| 小题11: | | A．rose | B．raised | C．got | D．left |
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| 小题12: | | A．Worn | B．Having | C．Putting | D．Dressed |
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| 小题13: | | A．recognized | B．knew | C．spared | D．regained |
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| 小题14: | | A．desired | B．declared | C．determined | D．declined |
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| 小题15: | | A．special | B．ordinary | C．normal | D．no |
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| 小题16: | | A．decision | B．preparation | C．struggle | D．debate |
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| 小题17: | | A．ordered | B．requested | C．confused | D．forced |
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| 小题18: | | A．negative | B．uncertain | C．positive | D．obvious |
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| 小题19: | | A．presentation | B．preference | C．attention | D．arrangement |
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| 小题20: | | A．praised | B．pretended | C．pressed | D．prayed |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下在短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam 36 to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was 37 .This was their last exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they would get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 38 and able to take 39 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n） 40 task, as the professor had said they could bringeither books or notes they wanted, requesting， only 41 that they did not talk to each other during the test.
42 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles appeared on the students’ faces as they 43 there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed before the professor began to 44 the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor 45 the class.
He looked at the worried faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?” 46 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students 47 restlessly(不安地) in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class remained 48 .
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want you to 50 you that, even although you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively common in everyday 52 . ” Then smiling, he 53 , “You will all pass this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 54 .”
The years have 55 the name of the professor, but not the lesson he taught.
| 小题2: | | A．fright | B．anxiety | C．puzzle | D．confidence |
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| 小题3: | | A．ready | B．hopeful | C．discouraged | D．sad |
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| 小题4: | | A．hold | B．control | C．charge | D．place |
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| 小题5: | | A．interesting | B．necessary | C．easy | D．unusual |
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| 小题6: | | A．ordering | B．sharing | C．asking | D．requesting |
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| 小题7: | | A．Nervously | B．Joyfully | C．Quickly | D．Curiously |
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| 小题8: | | A．noted | B．knew | C．recognized | D．heard |
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| 小题9: | | A．check | B．hand in | C．collect | D．give out |
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| 小题10: | | A．gave | B．faced | C．took | D．finished |
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| 小题12: | | A．talked | B．moved | C．felt | D．went |
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| 小题13: | | A．puzzled | B．calm | C．silent | D．afraid |
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| 小题14: | | A．wondered | B．enjoyed | C．hated | D．expected |
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| 小题15: | | A．put on | B．look on | C．depend upon | D．impress upon |
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| 小题16: | | A．exam | B．subject | C．question | D．college |
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| 小题17: | | A．life | B．habit | C．practice | D．comunication |
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| 小题18: | | A．added | B．ordered | C．talked | D．demanded |
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| 小题19: | | A．begun | B．completed | C．failed | D．succeeded |
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| 小题20: | | A．forgot | B．remembered | C．strengthened | D．weakened |
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I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 36 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 37 . She wanted to know how I thought we should 38 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 39 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 40 . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to 41 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 42 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl’s 43 that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it 44 !" I began to take 45 . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing --- only things to be 46 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 47 create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 48 in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I’d put in. It was that year that I 49 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team 50 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 51 a strong interest and a world I hadn’t known existed. She taught me not to 52 what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be 53 . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her 54 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 55 .
| 小题2: | | A．opinion | B．impression | C．information | D．intention |
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| 小题3: | | A．make | B．keep | C．handle | D．change |
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| 小题4: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题5: | | A．questions | B．comments | C．explanations | D．remarks |
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| 小题6: | | A．hold | B．follow | C．evaluate | D．form |
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| 小题7: | | A．happy | B．lively | C．reliable | D．punctual |
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| 小题8: | | A．message | B．motto | C．saying | D．suggestion |
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| 小题9: | | A．again | B．more | C．instead | D．later |
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| 小题10: | | A．steps | B．control | C．charge | D．risks |
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| 小题11: | | A．improved | B．acted | C．looked | D．reflected |
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| 小题12: | | A．easily | B．carefully | C．confidently | D．proudly |
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| 小题13: | | A．introduced | B．recognized | C．identified | D．considered |
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| 小题14: | | A．confirmed | B．decided | C．realized | D．acknowledged |
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| 小题16: | | A．developed | B．discovered | C．took | D．fostered |
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| 小题17: | | A．accept | B．care | C．judge | D．wonder |
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| 小题18: | | A．bored | B．lazy | C．sad | D．afraid |
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小题19:A. trust B. patience C. curiosity Do interest
| 小题20: | | A．accessible | B．enjoyable | C．possible | D．favorable |
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