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A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on o

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A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting （诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  36 a bar of chocolate if given the choice,     37   , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the   38   he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
39  as high as he could, but even as his tallest  40  he was unable to touch It. He began to  41 up and down , as high as he could, at the  42  of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 43 .   Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to  44  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  45  the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy. Looking  46  , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or ,   47  luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use. He had tired everything he could think to do.   48  seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk   49  . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  50  , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he  51 like this , the more unhappy he became.
52  ,the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself . This isn’t    53    ,I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well.There’s 54   more I can do to get the apple-that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  55  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?
小题1:
A．preferringB．offeringC．receivingD．allowing
小题2:A. so          B. then      C. but           D or
小题3:
A．sadderB．angrierC．hungrierD．tastier
小题4:
A．expandingB．stretchingC．swingingD．pulling
小题5:
A．strengthB．lengthC． rangeD．height
小题6:
A．jumpB．lookC．walkD．glance
小题7:
A． tipB．stageC．topD． level
小题8:A hope       B. hand        C.  sight      D.  reach
小题9:
A．putB．standC．getD． hold
小题10:
A．breakB． shakeC．takeD． strike
小题11:
A． upB．forwardC．downD． around
小题12:
A．forB．withC．onD．of
小题13:
A．AfterB．ThroughC．WithoutD．Upon
小题14:
A．backB． awayC．upD．down
小题15:
A．wishesB． beliefsC．effortsD．goals
小题16:
A．thoughtB．imaginedC．triedD．claimed
小题17:
A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．MoreoverD．Otherwise
小题18:
A．skilfulB．cheerfulC．harmfulD． helpful
小题19:
A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing
小题20:
A．changeB．expressC．forgetD．describe

答案

小题1:A          
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B          
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:B          
小题18:D
小题19:D
小题20:A
解析

小题1:根据前面的句子可知，男孩并不是很喜欢吃水果，因此如果要他选择的话，他更喜欢吃一块巧克力。
小题2: 根据下面的句子“禁果诱人”可判断，上下文之间是转折关系，所以选择but。
小题3: 根据下文第50个空所在的句子中出现的hungry一词可判断，此处选择hungrier，表示“他越看那只苹果就越觉得肚子饿”。
小题4: 为了够到那只苹果，小男孩踮起脚尖，尽可能把身体伸展到最高的程度。expand扩大，扩充，扩展；stretch伸展，舒展；swing摆动，摇动；pull拉，扯，拔。
小题5: 根据语境可知，小男孩是站着伸手去够苹果，因此此处指的是身体的高度，不是力量、长度或范围。
小题6: 根据生活常识可判断，既然小男孩站着够不到苹果，他只能开始上下跳跃。
小题7: 每次跳到最高的时候，小男孩就伸长了胳膊去够苹果。at the top of在……顶部或顶端。
小题8: 根据下文可知，小男孩最终没有摘到苹果。out of reach是固定短语，意为“手够不着, 达不到”。
小题9: 根据下文内容可知，小男孩没有放弃，他想如果自己踩在某些东西上面就能够到苹果了。
小题10:小男孩身上背着书包，可他不想弄坏里面装的东西。break在此处表示“弄坏，折断”。
小题11: 根据上下文内容可知，为了找到能踩在脚下的东西，小男孩四处环顾。look around四处环顾。
小题12: 小男孩希望自己能够找到一个旧箱子，一块大石头，或者，如果顺利的话，能找到一架梯子。for luck为了吉利，为了祈求好运；with luck如果一切顺利的话；其他两个介词不能与luck搭配。
小题13: 小男孩尝试了所有的方法，在眼看没有任何其他选择的情况下，小男孩只好放弃了。
小题14:没有办法摘到苹果，小男孩只好失望地走开。walk away走开。
小题15: 根据上文可知，小男孩做了很多努力，因此耗尽了力气，觉得又累又饿。
小题16: 此处表示他越是这样想，就越觉得不开心。
小题17:根据上下文内容可知，此处存在的是转折关系，所以选择however“然而，可是”。
小题18: 根据下文内容可知，小男孩开始理智地看待自己遇到的问题，觉得生气、失望、难过等都没有帮助，不能从根本上解决问题。
小题19:结合上文内容可知，小男孩清醒地认识到自己已经没有其他法子可用了，苹果也不会得到了。
小题20: 小男孩的反省也是文章主题的升华：面对无法解决的问题，我们可以做到的就是改变自己的情感态度。
举一反三
Shay asked, “Do you think they’ll let me play?” Shay’s father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son, mentally and physically disabled, were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.
Shay’s father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play, not expecting much. The boy looked around and said, “We’re losing by six runs (分) and the game is in the eighth inning (局).I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him in to bat in the final inning.
Shay struggled over to the team’s bench and put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in heart. The boys saw the father’s joy at his son being accepted.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the final inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously joyful just to be in the game and on the field. In the bottom of the final inning, Shay’s team scored again. Now, Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. Would they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?
Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was almost impossible. The first pitch (投) came and Shay missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to throw the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The pitcher could have easily thrown he ball to the first baseman and Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game .Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the head of the first baseman, beyond the reach of all teammates, The audience and the players from both teams started screaming, “Shay, run to first! ” Never in his life had Shay ever run that far but made it to first base, wide-eyed and shocked..
Everyone should, “Run to second!” Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the smallest guy on their team, who had a chance to be the hero for his team for the first time, could have thrown the ball to the second baseman, but he understood the pitcher’s intentions and he too intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head.
All were screaming，“Shay，Shay，Shay，all the way Shay.” Shay reached third base when one opposing player ran to help him and shouted, “Shay, run to third.” As Shay rounded third, all were on their feet, crying,“Shay, run home！”Shay ran to home, stepped on the home base and was cheered as the hero who the who won the game for his team.
That day, the boys from both teams helped bring a piece true love and humanity into this world. Shay didn’t make it to another summer and died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy and coming home and seeing his mother tearfully hug her little hero of the day!
小题1:Not expecting much, Shay’s father still asked the boy if Shay could play, mainly because the father _________.
A．noticed some of the boys on the field were heisting
B．guessed his presence would affect the boy’s decision
C．learned some of the boys on the field knew Shay well
D．understood Shay did need a feeling of being accepted
小题2:In the bottom of the final inning Shay was given the bat because the boys _________.
A．believed they were sure to win the game
B．would like to help Shay enjoy the game
C．found Shay was so eager to be a winner
D．fell forced to give Shay another chance
小题3:The smallest boy threw the ball high and far over the third baseman’s head, probably because that boy ________.
A．was obviously aware of the pitcher’s purpose
B．looked forward to winning the game for his team
C．failed to throw the ball to the second baseman
D．saw that Shay already reached second base
小题4:Which of the following has nothing to do with Shay’s becoming the hero for his team?
A．The pitcher did not throw the ball to the first baseman.
B．The audience and the players from both teams cheered for him.
C．The opposing players failed to stop his running to home.
D．One of the opposing players ran to help him.
小题5:What to you think is the theme of the story?
A．True human nature could be realized in the way we treat each other.
B．Everyone has his own strength even if mentally or physically disabled.
C．Everyone can develop his team spirit in sports and please his parents.
D．The results of the game should not be the only concern of the players.

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People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply aren’t taking the time to say a simple “hello,” After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to   1  the way I was doing things.
My   2  came one morning when I was in the community library. I passed by a girl who   3  her books out of her locker .Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way. However, when I had to   4  because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself he one had stopped to   5  her.
“OK,” I thought to myself, “this is where I should have changed.”
My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man   6  by himself waiting for the library to open ,so I sat down next to him and began a  7  .It was difficult to get started ,and even when I had to say goodbye, almost every   8  from my new friend had a tone (语气) of doubt in it ,And who could blame him?
People aren’t used to making an   9 chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how   10  it is needed, doesn’t just happen. It takes people like us to make it possible. I    11   you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone’s day a little brighter, Together, we can really make   come   12  as a whole.
小题1:
A．changeB．explainC．learnD．show
小题2:
A．troubleB．doubtC．wishD．opportunity
小题3:
A．tookB．droppedC．gotD．pulled
小题4:
A．come outB．stand byC．go backD．turn up
小题5:
A．pleaseB．greetC．helpD．praise
小题6:
A．sittingB．walkingC．ridingD．running
小题7:
A．discussionB．lessonC．reportD．conversation
小题8:
A．jokeB．responseC．cryD．story
小题9:
A．unchangeableB．unpreparedC．unforgettableD．unfinished
小题10:
A．desperatelyB．frequentlyC．simplyD．widely
小题11:
A．allowB．warn C．orderD．advise
小题12:
A．taterB．straighterC．closerD．slower

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My father was Chief engineer of a merchant ship, which was sunk in Word War II. The book Night of the U-boats told the story.
Memories
In September, 1940, my mother, sister and I went to Swansea, where my father’s ship was getting ready to sail. We brought him a family photograph to be kept with him at all times and keep him sale.
Then I remember my mother lying lace down, sobbing. She had heard from a friend that the ship had been sunk by a torpedo(鱼雷).
I can remember the arrival of the telegram(电报),Which in those days always brought had new. My grandmother opened it. It read, “Safe, Love Ted.”
My most vivid memory Is being woken and brought down to sit o my father’s knee, his arm in a bandage.
He was judged unfit to return to sea and took a shore job in Glasgow for the rest of the war. For as long as I can remember, he had a weak heart. Mother said it was caused by the torpedoes. He said it was because of the cigarettes. Whichever, he died suddenly in his early 50s.
Ten years later I read Night of the U-bouts and was able to complete the story.
Torpedo
One torpedo struck the ship. Father was in the engine room, where the third engineer was killed. He shut down the engines to slow the ship making it easier for it to be abandoned.
By the time he got on deck (甲板) he was alone. Every lifeboat was gone except one which had stuck fast. When he tried to cut it free it swung against the ship, injuring his hand and arm. He had no choice but to jump—still with the photograph in his pocket.
Three days later, he and other survivors were safe in Glasgow. All 23 with him signed the back of the photograph.
In my room is the book and the photograph. Often, glass in hand, I have wondered how I would have dealt with an explosion, a sinking ship, a jump into a vast ocean rind a wait for rescue? Lest（以免）we forget, I have some more whisky and toast the heroes of the war.
小题1:We can infer that the mother and children went to Swansea ________.
A．to meet a friend
B．to see the father off
C．to take a family photo
D．to enjoy the sailing of the ship
小题2: What did the author learn about the father from the telegram?
A．he was still alive.
B．His knee was broken.
C．His ship had been sunk.
D．He had arrived in Glasgow.
小题3:The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to the father’s ________.
A．weak heart
B．taking a shore job
C．failure to return to sea
D．injury caused by a torpedo
小题4:What can we know about the author’s father after his ship was attacked?
A．He lost his arm
B．He repaired the engines.
C．He managed to take a lifeboat.
D．He was the last to leave the ship.
小题5:What is the passage mainly about?
A．A group of forgotten heroes
B．A book describing a terrifying battle.
C．A ship engineer’s wartime experience.
D．A merchant’s memories of a sea rescue.

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One evening in February 2007 . a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in Wales . She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . That"s when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train.Her Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later,she watched  the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.
Ceely"s near miss  made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and raining heavily . Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing ."I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train ,"she told the BBC.
W ho is to blame here ? Rick Stevenson ,who tells Ceely"s story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says,
but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small  problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards.
The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s  not clear why he only focuses digital technology,while  there may be a number of other possible  causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.
It’s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an accout of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors .
The game between humans and their smart devices  is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be  way a wiser use of technology.
If there is such a way, it should involve more than just  an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands  of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long .
小题1:What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident?           
A．Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.
B．Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.
C．The railway works failed to give the signal.
D．Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing
小题2:The phrase”near miss” (paragraph 2 ) can best be replaced by _______.
A．closebitB．heavylossC．narrow escapeD．bigmistake
小题3:Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?          
A．Moderntechnologyiswhatwe can’tlivewithout.
B．Digitaltechnologyoftenfalls shortofoutexpectation.
C．Digitaldevicesaremore reliablethantheyusedtobe.
D．GPSerrorisnottheonly causeforCelery’saccident.
小题4:
In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is________.
A．one-sidedB．reasonableC．puzzlingD．well-based
小题5:
What is the real concern of the writer of this article?
A．The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.
B．The relationship between humans and technology
C．Theshortcomingsofdigital devicesweuse.
D．Thehuman unawarenessoftechnicalproblems.

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It was Saturday . As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside,Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick  were engaged in spring cleaning.
Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets , they had sent him to the  kitchen for string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would  fly today.
My mother looked at the sitting room ,its furniture disorderd for a thorough sweeping, Agun she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls ! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them
On the way we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something
wrong, together with her girls.
There never was such a day for flying kited! We played all our fresh string into  the boys’ kites and they went up higher and higher .We could hardly distinguish   the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down it the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth , just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their  duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,”  I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to house. I suppose we   had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was , we didn"t mention that day afterward. I flt a little embarrassed .Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we  keep“the things that cannot be and yet they are.”
The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city  apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently  cried her desire to “go park ,see duck.”
“I can’t go!”  I said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m through I’ll be too  tired to walk that for.”
My mother , who was visiting us , looked up from the peas she was shelling ,“It’s a wonderful day,”she offered，“Really warm , yet there’s a fine breczc . Do you  remember that day we flew kites?”
I stopped in my dash between stove and sink . The looked door flew open and  with it a rush of memories. “Come on.”I told my little girl. “You’re right , it’s too  good a day to miss.”
Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath (余波)of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about  his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely , but now for a long time  he had been silent . What was he thinking of – what dark and horrible things?
“Say!” A smile slipped out from his lips . “Do you remember --- no, of course  you wouldn’t . It probably didn’t make the impression on you as it did on me.”
I hardly dared speak.“Remember what ?”
“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp(战俘营), when things weren’t too  good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”
小题1:
Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought       .
A．she was too old to fly kites
B．her husband would make fun of her
C．she should have been doing her housework then
D．her girls weren’t supposed to play the boy’s game
小题2:
By“we were all beside ourselves”, the writer means that they all      .
A．felt confusedB．went wild with joy
C．looked onD．forgot their fights
小题3:
What did the writer think after the kite-flying?
A．The boys must have had more fun than the girls.
B．They should have finished their work before playing.
C．Her parents should spend more time with them.
D．All the others must have forgotten that day.
小题4:
Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?
A．She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.
B．She was reminded of the day they flew kites.
C．She had finished her work in the kitchen.
D．She thought it was a great day to play outside.
小题5:
The youngest Patrick Boy is mentioned to show that _____ .
A．the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories
B．his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life
C．childhood friendship means so much to the writer
D．people like him really changed a lot after the war

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