Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his  36 was very po

Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his  36 was very po

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Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his  36 was very poor, so he had to work in his  37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his  38 . In spite of this, he  39 to get to the university. But it was so  40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the  41 time so as to earn  42 money for his studies.
One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and  43 in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often  44 him do all the serving.
In the hospital, on the other hand, he was,  45 , allowed to do the  46 jobs, like helping to lift  47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.
One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the  48 room. The woman  49 to be one of his  50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling  51 at the thought of the operation  52 he came to get her. And when she  53 Dick, it seemed to her  54 that nearly finished her.
“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she  55 her eyes painfully.
小题1:
A.homeB.houseC.familyD.village
小题2:
A.spareB.restC.activeD.lunch
小题3:.
A.toysB.educationC.schoolD.clothes
小题4:
A.managedB.triedC.failedD.wasn’t able
小题5:
A.freeB.hardC.easyD.expensive
小题6:.
A.otherB.lastC.differentD.same
小题7:
A.enoughB.muchC.a littleD.most
小题8:
A.the othersB.anotherC.othersD.other
小题9:
A.didn’t haveB.helpedC.letD.begged
小题10:
A.in allB.actuallyC.of courseD.sometimes
小题11:.
A.lightB.simplestC.difficultD.different
小题12:
A.doctorsB.knivesC. toolsD.people
小题13:
A.livingB.sitting C.operatingD.waiting
小题14:
A.happenedB.hatedC.seemedD.remembered
小题15:.
A.neighboursB.teachersC.friendsD.customers
小题16:
A.unhappyB.sadC.surprisedD.frightened
小题17:
A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.for
小题18:
A.spoke toB.toldC.sawD.refused
小题19:
A.as ifB.even ifC.what ifD.if only
小题20:.
A.startedB.glaredC.openedD.shut

答案

小题1:. C         
小题1:.A
小题1:.B
小题1:.A
小题1:.D
小题1:.D
小题1:.A
小题1:.B
小题1:.C
小题1:.C
小题1:.B
小题1:.D
小题1:.C
小题1:.A
小题1:.D
小题1:.D
小题1:.A
小题1:.C
小题1:.A
小题1:.D
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After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost(幽灵) and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “ It’s only me”, but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled(逃走), slamming(砰然关上) the door behind him.
小题1:.
Mrs. Richards went upstairs because     .
A.she did not need to do any housework
B.she still had to finish the costume she was going to wear
C.she wanted to change her clothes before doing the housework
D.she wanted to change into her fancy-dress costume
小题2:.
. What do you think of Mrs. Richards’ costume?
A.She had the costume made tonight.
B.It was comfortable to wear.
C.It didn’t work because it was made of only a sheet.
D.It was effective for the fancy dress.
小题3:.
. By saying “ It’s only me”, Mrs. Richards hoped        .
A.the man would realize she was alone
B.to persuade the man he was seeing a ghost
C.the man would recognize her
D.the man would not close the door of the storeroom
小题4:.
Suppose you are the man from the Electricity Board, how do you feel in that situation?
A.SatisfiedB.FrightenedC.WorriedD.Disappointed.

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Donna Simpson weighs more than 600 pounds and aims to reach 1,000 pounds.The New Jersey woman is carrying a series of activities to become the world’s fattest living woman,admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food.
Donna,who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, eats pounds of junk food and tries to move as little as possible.The 42-year-old woman is a model on a website,where admirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating food or walking to the car.She appeared in TV interviews and
said she welcomed media coverage.
Simpson has submitted a claim to the Guinness World Records for the title of the world’s heaviest woman to give birth.Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1,800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their
deaths.   
You might expect her husband to advise her to lose weight,but it is the other way round.To achieve her goal,Donna says she will need to eat up to 12,000 calories a day,compared to 2000 calories that a normal woman needs.
When she came across the website which made very fat women widely known,she came to know there were many women faced with the same problems.And after she admitted her real size,e-mails from people poured in.They sent her gifts through the post,expressing their care
for her.Donna was not feeling sorry for her goal,though she might risk her own life in the process.However, some have a different voice in Donna’s behavior.They hold that it is more important to do something useful than to become popular.After all,there are so many children faced with the shortage of food throughout the world.
小题1:. . One reason why Donna Simpson wants to be the heaviest woman is that         .
A.she is fond of challenging herself
B.she wants to advertise for food
C.she is crazy about public attention
D.she hopes to make fat women confident
小题2:. . We can learn from the passage that          
A.Simpson is much fatter than any other woman
B.Simpson’s videos can be watched on the Internet
C.Simpson has broken the Guinness World Record
D.Simpson’s husband is strongly against her plan
小题3:. . What can we infer from the passage?
A.Simpson will go on a diet to keep fit
B.There’s no way for one to reach 1000 pounds
C.Most people take pity on Simpson
D.Simpson will take measures to achieve her goal
小题4:. . The author’s attitude towards Donna Simpson would be            . 
A.negativeB.uncertainC.encouragingD.annoying
小题5:. . What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Meet with the fattest person in the world
B.What’s the matter with Donna Simpson?
C.A US woman decided to be the world’s heaviest
D.The super-sized model planned to lose weight

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I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I felt blindly in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had   31  the search of jailers (people who guard prisoners). I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could   32  get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those.
I   33  through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me,   34  and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and   35  the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I   36 . I don"t know why I did that. Perhaps it was   37 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very   38  not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a   39  jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn"t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and   40  a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed   41 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling at him, now   42  of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have   43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously felt for the   44  of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were   45  with tears. I said that I   46  that I"d never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up.   47  came to his eyes, too.   48 , without another word, he   49  my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he   50  me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile ― the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people.
小题1:.. 
A.caught B.brokenC.met D.escaped
小题2:.
A.barely B.consequentlyC.continuouslyD.constantly
小题3:.. 
A.sawB.lookedC.wentD.broke
小题4:. 
A.trembled B.ignoredC.shrugged D.hesitated
小题5:.. 
A.struck B.seized C.counted D.found
小题6:. 
A.sobbed B.smelled C.sighed D.smiled
小题7:.
A.defence B.delight C.nervousnessD.despair
小题8:.. 
A.hardB.easy C.simple D.clear
小题9:.. 
A.humor B.spark C.hatred D.sense
小题10:.. 
A.spread B.generated C.broughtD.Forced
小题11:. 
A.near B.distant C.away D.up
小题12:. 
A.afraidB.sure C.aware D.awake
小题13:.
A.enemies B.pets C.friends D.kids
小题14:.. 
A.photos B.drawings C.films D.outlines
小题15:. 
A.fixed B.blocked C.filled D.packed
小题16:. 
A.hoped B.feared C.wondered D.annoyed
小题17:. 
A.Anger B.Sadness C.Sympathy D.Tears
小题18:. 
A.AccidentallyB.Instantly C.SuddenlyD.Occasionally
小题19:. 
A.grasped B.unlocked C.shut D.fastened
小题20:. 
A.offendedB.saved C.shot D.released

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I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.
I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darryl Kramer. How are you?”
He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”
“Yes, I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf. Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have — a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.
小题1:.. Why did the mother apologize to the author?
A.Because the boy ran into the author.
B.Because the boy laughed at the author.
C.Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.
D.Because she thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.
小题2:. When did the author realize that she was too short?
A.When she began to go to school.B.When she was 47 years old.
C.When she grew up.D.When she met the boy in the supermarket.
小题3:. Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?
A.dismissedB.increasedC.decreasedD.discriminated
小题4:. How does the author feel about people’s stares?
A.Angry.B.Calm.C.Painful.D.Discouraged.

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Do you ever wonder how some things came about? For instance, who figured out that there was something worth eating inside a banana peel? Or how astonishing do you have to be to discover that an artichoke has edible parts? Well, we may not know how either of those foods was discovered, but we do know how potato chips were invented.
Potato chips originated in New England as one man’s variation on the French-fried potatoes, and their production was the result not of a sudden inspiration of cooking invention but of a fit of annoyance.
It was the summer of 1853 and Commodore Vanderbilt, a wealthy railroad magnate, was vacationing at a hotel named Moon Lake Lodge in New York. On the restaurant menu were French-fried potatoes, prepared in the thick-cut French style that was popularized in France in the 1700s and enjoyed by Thomas Jefferson as ambassador to that country.
At dinner one night, Vanderbilt complained that his French-fried potatoes were cut too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. Offended by his snobbyguest, chef George Crum decided he would give Mr. Vanderbilt exactly what he asked for! He decided to annoy the guest by producing French fries too thin and crisp. The chef angrily gathered up some potatoes and sliced them paper-thin. He threw the slices into hot oil to fry, drained and salted them and then personally served the new dish to Mr. Vanderbilt.
Surprised to see the chef in the dining room, the other diners fell into silence and everyone held their breath, waiting for Vanderbilt’s reaction.
Vanderbilt immediately popped a crisp potato slice into his mouth and the loud “Crunch” broke the silence. He continued to crunch away, delighted with his new dish. The plan backfired. Vanderbilt was interested in the browned, paper-thin potatoes. Clapping a surprised Chef Crum on the back, Vanderbilt praised him on the impressive potatoes. And other diners requested Crum’s potato chips, which began to appear on the menu as “Saratoga Chips”, a house specialty. Soon they were packaged and sold, first locally, then throughout the New England area. Crum eventually opened his own restaurant, featuring chips. At that time, potatoes were peeled and sliced by hand. It was the invention of the mechanical potato peeler in the 1920s that paved the way for potato chips to rise quickly from a small specialty item to a top-selling snack food.
小题1:.
The author wrote the first paragraph to         .
A.tell us how potato chips were invented
B.introduce the topic dealt with in the passage
C.give examples of how some things came about
D.explain why we do know how those foods were discovered
小题2:.
. According to the passage, chef George Crum         .
A.invented potato chips by accident
B.opened his own restaurant, featuring potatoes
C.served the new dish to Mr. Vanderbilt in private
D.helped promote potato chips to a top-selling snack
小题3:.
. The production of potato chips was the result of         .
A.Mr. Vanderbilt’s praise for the new dish
B.Thomas Jefferson’s appreciation of the French Fries
C.George Crum’s anger at Mr. Vanderbilt
D.the invention of the mechanical potato peeler
小题4:.
The underlined word “backfired” in the 6th paragraph probably means           .
A.developed in a successful wayB.made a big difference
C.happened in a particular wayD.had an opposite result

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