I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention
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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 1 otherwise assignen（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 3 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 4 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 6 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8
the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 9 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 11 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 12 on learning the game, do my best at each prctice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 13 “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 14 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and moticating. Very soon the competitive 15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 16 — friends who respect my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 17 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “18” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19
raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
小题1: | A．as | B．until | C．unless | D．though |
小题2: | A．hoped | B．agreed | C．meant | D．chose |
小题3: | A．continued | B．changed | C．settled | D．started |
小题4: | A．idea | B．plan | C．belief | D．saying |
| 小题5: | | A．right | B．chance | C．ability | D．patience |
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小题6: | A．going | B．looking | C．cheering | D．applying |
小题7: | A．point | B．half | C．rest | D．basis |
| 小题8: | | A．enjoying | B．preparing | C．attending | D．watching |
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小题9: | A．less | B．later | C．worse | D．further |
| 小题10: | | A．committed | B．motivated | C．embarrassed | D．confused |
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| 小题11: | | A．Interetingly | B．Fortunately | C．Obviously | D．hopefully |
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小题12: 小题13: | A．want | B．do | C．support | D．know |
小题14: | A．steps | B．orders | C．rules | D．games |
小题15: | A．roles | B．part | C．mind | D．value |
小题16: | A．process | B．operation | C．movement | D．situation |
| 小题17: | | A．expressed | B．improved | C．preserved | D．recognized |
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| 小题18: | | A．dreaming | B．playing | C．relaxing | D．hiding |
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小题19: | 小题20: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．sure | D．satisfied |
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答案
小题1: C
小题2:D
小题3:B
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:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17: B
小题18:D
小题19:D
小题20:C |
解析
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考查动词，根据文章叙述，在参加了运动队后我之前的状况显然是改变了。选择B。
小题4:考查名词，老师建议我参加篮球队这显然是一个想法，而我认为这很疯狂。
小题5:考查名词，与其他人保持同步这是我的一种“能力”的体现，这与“权利”、“机会”或者“耐心”没有任何关联。
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小题8:考查动词，根据动作的先后顺序，我显示鼓起勇气参加了选拔赛，而后文又说我不懂规则，那么昭示着我此时正在训练赛中，选择C，参加比赛
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小题11:考查副词，修饰后一句“我不是唯一的新人”，选择B。
小题12:考查动词，该动词与介词on构成词组修饰后句“学习打球”。
小题13:考查动词，修饰后句“just yet”（恰好现在），那么我不满现状而加倍努力训练，现在又说恰好现在的状态我不对自己太过苛责，那么首先可排除“支持”，无关选项；而因为我在发奋努力训练，现在“想要”或者“支持”的东西自然是要严格要求的，那么排除A、B，最终选择D，不对自己恰在此时知道的东西过多苛责。
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小题16:考查名词，破折号的作用是解释说明，那么知道尊重我的努力的朋友一定是看到我的成长的朋友，也即我在这个过程中认识的朋友，于是选择A。
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小题19:
都会去举手，这表示一种将要做的动作，于是选择D。
小题20:
考查形容词，even的出现提示让步关系可以知道，我举手甚至再不百分百确定答案的时候，于是选择C。 |
举一反三
“I Went Skydiving at 84!”
As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2011,when my husband arranged for me me ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time ,I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community（社区）announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.
In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it.
One june 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reachen 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward fo zhout five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air ballon. I was just enjoying it.
Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you don’t stop living just because you are 84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.
小题1:
What happened to the auther in 2001?| A．She flew an airplane | | B．She entered a competition | | C．She went on a hot air balloon ride | | D．She moved into a retirement community |
小题2:
The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to .| A．build up her own reputation | | B．show her admiration for him | | C．compare their health conditon | | D．make her argument persuasive |
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How did the authou feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?| A．Excited | B．Scared | C．Nervous | D．Regretful |
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What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?| A．The beautiful clouds | B．The wonderful view | | C．The company of Jay | D．The one-minute free fall |
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I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___1____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___2____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____3___ for performance. However, at the last minute, once of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __4_____ me the ticket. I was really ___5___!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __6____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___7____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___8____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___9____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____10___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____11___ a jet engine. I could ___12____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __13_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 14_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 15_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 16_from a long sleep. My ears were still 17 _with the beat of the last song.
After the 18 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 19_, I listen to one of their songs and 20_I’m back at that first show.
| 小题1: | | A．members | B．friends | C．fans | D．volunteers |
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| 小题2: | | A．guessed | B．discovered | C．thought | D．predicted |
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| 小题3: | | A．flowers | B．drinks | C．clothes | D．tickets |
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| 小题4: | | A．booked | B．offered | C．returned | D．found |
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| 小题5: | | A．relaxed | B．embarrassed | C．excited | D．encouraged |
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| 小题6: | | A．seats | B．entrance | C．spots | D．space |
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| 小题7: | | A．comfortable | B．quite | C．serious | D．nervous |
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| 小题8: | | A．silence | B．noise | C．darkness | D．smoke |
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| 小题9: | | A．fell upon | B．got through | C．broke into | D．stepped onto |
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| 小题10: | | A．forget | B．hear | C．repeat | D．bear |
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| 小题11: | | A．loud | B．heard | C．sweet | D．fast |
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| 小题12: | | A．feel | B．touch | C．enjoy | D．digest |
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| 小题13: | | A．realize | B．understand | C．believe | D．remember |
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| 小题14: | | A．continue | B．delay | C．finish | D．change |
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| 小题15: | | A．party | B．theatre | C．opera | D．stage |
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| 小题16: | | A．escaped | B．traveled | C．benefited | D．woken |
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| 小题17: | | A．aching | B．burning | C．ringing | D．rolling |
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| 小题18: | | A．competition | B．performance | C．interview | D．celebration |
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| 小题19: | | A．through | B．otherwise | C．instead | D．besides |
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| 小题20: | | A．decide | B．regret | C．conclude | D．imagine |
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Violin prodigies (神童), I learned, have come in distinct waves from distinct regions. Most of the great performers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were born and brought up in Russia and Eastern Europe. I asked Isaac Stern, one of the world’s greatest violinists the reason for this phenomenon. “It is very clear,” he told me. “They were all Jews and Jews at the time were severely oppressed and ill-treated in that part of the world. They were not allowed into the professional fields, but they were allowed to achieve excellence on a concert stage.” As a result, every Jewish parent’s dream was to have a child in the music school because it was a passport to the West.
Another element in the emergence of prodigies, I found, is a society that values excellence in a certain field to nurture (培育) talent. Nowadays, the most nurturing societies seem to be in the Far East. “In Japan, a most competitive society, with stronger discipline than ours,” says Isaac Stern, children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music. When Western music came to Japan after World War II, that music not only became part of their daily lives, but it became a discipline as well. The Koreans and Chinese as we know, are just as highly motivated as the Japanese.
That’s a good thing, because even prodigies must work hard. Next to hard work, biological inheritance（遗传） plays an important role in the making of a prodigy. J. S. Bach, for example, was the top of several generations of musicians, and four of his sons had significant careers in music.
小题1: Jewish parents in Eastern Europe longed for their children to attend music school because ________.| A．it would allow them access to a better life in the West | | B．Jewish children are born with excellent musical talent | | C．they wanted their children to enter into the professional field | | D．it would enable the family to get better treatment in their own country |
小题2: Nurturing societies as mentioned in the passage refer to societies that ________.| A．are highly motivated in the education of music | | B．treasure talent and provide opportunities for its full development | | C．encourage people to compete with each other | | D．promise talented children high positions |
小题3: Which of the following contributes to the emergence of musical prodigies according to the passage?| A．a natural gift. | B．extensive knowledge of music. | | C．very early training. | D．a prejudice-free society. |
小题4: Which of the following titles best summarizes the main idea of the passage?| A．Jewish Contribution to Music | B．Training of Musicians in the World | | C．Music and Society | D．The Making of Music Prodigies |
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I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as a happy wife and business woman. When Mum 1 in October 2007,I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me 2 .I was distraught（忧心如焚的）. Some days later, I was 3 that a guy who was working with us that day. “could probably have made a fortune 4 the necklace he found.” 5 .he returned it. Hearing how I’d 6 Mum for six months before her death, he said, “Christmas is going to be 7 —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?”
I come to Morzaine ,a small ,friendly village in the Alps and___8_ fell in love with it .What was __9__to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life .I kept travelling between London and here and felt _10__than I had in months .In December 2008 , I was __11_as a hotel manager and moved here full time .
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning , I didn’t want to discuss___12__, because the sadness of losing Mum__13__felt great. Paul understood that and never___14__me but, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own ___15__.
We want to give our guests a __16__ feel, so each room is themed(以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mom ---- a tiny chair which ___17___ be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life Mum ___18___ naturally part of it, _19___ there’s no way we would be here if it wasn’t for the __20_ she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us .
小题1:| A．died | B．came | C．returned | D．visited |
小题2:| A．burned | B．disappeared | C．broke | D．dropped |
小题3:| A．shown | B．comforted | C．persuaded | D．told |
小题4:| A．hiding | B．stealing | C．selling | D．wearing |
小题5:| A．Luckily | B．Naturally | C．Surely | D．Hopefully |
小题6:| A．nursed | B．cured | C．missed | D．guarded |
小题7:| A．long | B．hard | C．merry | D．free |
小题8:| A．suddenly | B．finally | C．nearly | D．immediately |
小题9:| A．said | B．proved | C．supposed | D．judged |
小题10:| A．smarter | B．higher | C．firmer | D．lighter |
小题11:| A．honored | B．hired | C．regarded | D．trained |
小题12:| A．travel | B．business | C．children | D．marriage |
小题13:| A．recently | B．once | C．still | D．first |
小题14:| A．left | B．pushed | C．surprised | D．interrupted |
小题15:| A．hotel | B．restaurant | C．home | D．shop |
小题16:| A．homely | B．lively | C．motherly | D．friendly |
小题17:| A．ought to | B．used to | C．might | D．could |
小题18:| A．takes | B．keeps | C．looks | D．feels |
小题19:| A．unless | B．while | C．because | D．though |
小题20:| A．money | B．chair | C．house | D．necklace |
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It’s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise ,I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. It’s not a smile because the DVD is over , but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.
Some people enjoy shopping, smoking , food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years , I have learned it’s okay to just say “no.” I shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat.
So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self –confidence and energy, extends life and above all improve my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It’s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.
小题1:
Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning?| A．Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully. | | B．Because she finishes her favorite exercise | | C．Because she enjoys the interesting DVD | | D．Because she feels a sense of achievement |
小题2:
Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?| A．She doesn’t treat others politely | | B．She likes to make others surprised | | C．Others don’t understand what she does | | D．Others try to help her by offering her food |
小题3:
What does the underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph mean?| A．Good health | B．Firm belief | C．A strong power | D．A regular half |
小题4:
What can we learn about the author from the text?| A．She acts in a strange way | | B．She wants to look different from others | | C．She aims to develop a good body shape | | D．She has difficult getting along with others |
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