Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything

    Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything

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    Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything -- tutors, cards, special learning centers -- in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn"t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and paper were spread(铺开)out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mother looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心). She went to his room and asked, "son, what was it? Was it the nuns(修女)?"
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head(摇动), "No."
"Well then," she asked again. "What was it?"
Little Tommy looked at her and said, "Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed(钉) to the plus sign(加号), I knew they weren"t joking."
小题1: Why did Tommy"s parents send him to a catholic school?
A.Because he could eat well there.
B.Because he could learn more about nuns.
C.Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D.Because his parents didn"t want him to learn math any more.
小题2:Tommy"s mother felt surprised that his son _____.
A.was still the same
B.ate so much at dinner
C.kissed her hello after school
D.worked so hard but said too little
小题3:The phrase "hit the books" means “_____” in Chinese.
A.用功B.捶书C.发泄D.振作
小题4:The last sentence in the passage shows that ______.
A.Tommy felt sorry for the man
B.Tommy didn"t like the plus sign
C.Tommy was afraid of being nailed
D.Tommy liked playing jokes on others

答案

小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
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I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I"ve seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “There’s a   36  in my upper jaw,” she said. “I told my own dentist it"s nothing, but he   37  I come to see you.”
Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would    38  to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the    39  of her mouth. A careful examination later   40   that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment, I explained to her the   41  of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just   42  .  ”
I thought otherwise. After considerable   43  on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to   44  me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon(外科医生). She saw him, but as I expected,    45  treatment.
About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and   46  .
“How are you?” I asked.
“I’m just fine, honey,” she responded   47  high spirits. “When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”
Surprised to see her at all, I answered   48  , “Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”
I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had   49  nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness    50  .
I had read of such things happening, but had    51  seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I"ve seen many others, because they keep getting   52  to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle,   53  through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to   54  the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle, I"ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.
小题1:
A.cutB.painC.wound D.cancer
小题2:
A.declaredB.suspectedC.promised D.insisted
小题3:
A.refuseB.continueC.attempt D.manage
小题4:
A.roofB.cornerC.bottom D.surface
小题5:
A.confirmedB.convincedC.considered D.conducted
小题6:
A.possibilityB.importanceC.seriousness D.resolution
小题7:
A.oldB.sickC.fine D.glad
小题8:
A.permissionB.supportC.approval D.effort
小题9:
A.persuadeB.pleaseC.encourage D.astonish
小题10:
A.declinedB.providedC.received D.required
小题11:
A.healthyB.elegantC.optimistic D.humorous
小题12:
A.toB.inC.with D.by
小题13:
A.worriedlyB.confusedlyC.patiently D.confidently
小题14:
A.coveredB.reachedC.spread D.grown
小题15:
A.curedB.fadedC.expanded D.remained
小题16:
A.everB.alsoC.never D.already
小题17:
A.easierB.rarerC.happier D.closer
小题18:
A.orB.soC.yet D.for
小题19:
A.readB.makeC.keep D.see
小题20:
A.whateverB.whereverC.whoever D.whichever

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   Will it matter if you don"t have your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had different kinds of breakfasts.
The rules show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit , eggs, bread and milk before going to school ,he or she will learn more quickly and listen more carefully in class.
The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help them lose weight. This is because they are so hungry at noon that eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight instead of losing it. You will lose weight if you reduce your other meals.
小题1:During the test, the people were given _________.
A.no breakfast at allB.different breakfast or sometimes none
C.very rich breakfastD.little food for breakfast
小题2:Scientists wanted to know whether __________
A.breakfast had any effect on work and studies. B.people were interested in breakfast
C.breakfast did harm to people’s healthD.people would work better without breakfast
小题3: According to the passage, some people think without breakfast they will ____
A.lose weightB.get a good result in their work
C.gain weightD.not be hungry at all.
小题4: Which of the following sciences is not right?
A.It is bad for your health to have no breakfast.
B.No breakfast and more lunch may make you fatter.
C.The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you will learn in class.
D.If you don"t eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.

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My school makes students take one religion (宗教) class every year. But religion is really hard, especially with Mr Frank Smith for a teacher.
Mr Smith is 55 years old, with grey hair and a moustache (胡子). He always wears a blue school T-shirt, shorts and tennis shoes with long white socks. My friends say he looks like a cat.
In his class, we did yoga (瑜珈) and meditation (冥想) (actually most of the children in my class lay on the ground sleeping), tasted some strange tea, had classes outside in the garden, and watched videos and movies about Tibetan Buddhism (藏传佛教), God, and so on.
It was fun sometimes. However, the course (课程) was quite hard when it came to tests. The girls often worked until one or two o"clock in the morning on nights before the tests, but they still got bad scores.
When our test scores were bad, he would give us some makeup assignments (补考作业). Once I got a B, which I thought was bad, so I asked Mr Smith for an assignment to bring up my grades.
As a matter of fact, his assignments were often worse than the tests. The tests were just a lot of multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blanks, or short essays (文章). But his assignments usually included a speech in class.
I was not afraid of public speaking, yet it took me three days to collect the information, two days to write the speech, one day to make a PowerPoint and several hours to prepare. I knew my presentation (课堂展示) was good, because I saw Mr Smith"s big smile when he listened to me. He gave me an A at last.
After finishing the course, I may not remember how hard it was or the meaning of some vocabulary. But through Mr Smith, I learned a lesson that will be with me my whole life. That is: no matter what we do, we need to put our hearts into it, and then our work will pay off.
小题1:The religion class is hard because Mr Smith _______.
A.uses strange ways to teach in his class.
B.never gives good scores, however hard you try.
C.gives difficult tests and make-up assignments.
D.likes students to make good presentations.
小题2: How could students get good scores in Mr. Smith’s class?
A.Work hard by studying late into the night.
B.Remember all of the vocabulary.
C.Pay attention and take notes in class.
D.Do well on the make-up assignment.
小题3:From the course, the writer learned that ____.
A.people should always be given a second chance
B.people should always put their hearts into their work
C.it is good to do yoga and meditation
D.it is good to choose strict teacher

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I received pictures of my daughter floating (漂浮) on a lake in California. Right there under the sun during the hottest time of the day, she has only her swimsuit to cover her.
When I showed it to my students, it was as if I had shown them scenes from a horror (恐怖) movie.
“But she will get dark,” they said.
“That’s what she wants,” I told them. “We think darker skin (肤色) is beautiful.”
They looked at me in disbelief. It was as if I came from the moon.
For years, American girls spend their summer trying to get as tanned (晒黑) as possible. In China, on the other hand, girls use umbrellas all year round.
What in the world is going on?
The pale skin we think looks unattractive (不漂亮) is what Asian women want. Both groups want to meet their culture’s standard (标准) of beauty.
In the US, if you can afford to go on vacation in the summer, you head for a river, a lake or a beach, where you try to get as much sun as possible. If you are rich you take a winter vacation in some sunny spot. Your winter tan shows your wealth.
In China, once upon a time, the few wealthy were the ones who didn’t have to work out in the hot sun. So the whiter the skin, the richer the woman. The folk opera performers who play these ladies wore lots of white makeup (妆容). The tradition survives to this day.
So it comes naturally that none of my students wishes to follow the Western ways in this regard.
But now I am noticing that a new business – the tanning booth (美黑店) – started up in China. I admire those brave enough to define(给…下定义)their own idea of beauty, but I do wonder what their grandmothers would have to say to them about it!
小题1:The students were shocked at the picture the writer showed them because ______.
A.they thought it shameful for a girl only to wear a swimsuit
B.the writer’s daughter was wearing very little while out in the sun
C.it is dangerous for a girl to be out on a lake alone
D.with the powerful sunlight the writer’s daughter would have got a suntan
小题2: According to the article, which kind of woman meets the American standard of beauty?
A.Women with blond hair.B.Women with a slim figure.
C.Women with tanned skin.D.Women with pale skin.
小题3: In the US a winter tan usually means the person _____.
A.is hard-workingB.doesn’t have to work
C.has a lot of money and spare timeD.is from a very poor family
小题4:The writer ______ the tanning booth started up in China.
A.is not interested in B.doesn’t understand
C.doesn’t like D.has mixed feelings about

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Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 36 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 37 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 38. But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 39 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 40 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 41 the night there, so that they could 42 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 43 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 44 he was. He turned over 45 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 46 that he was at the 47 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 48 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 49. Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 50 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 51, because they didn’t want to 52 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 53 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 54 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 55 and started out.
小题1:
A.busyB.spareC.enoughD.limited
小题2:
A.foodsB.drawingsC.paintingsD.pictures
小题3:
A.tripsB.busesC.holidaysD.mountains
小题4:
A.afterB.whenC.untilD.unless
小题5:
A.ledB.stuckC.gotD.belonged
小题6:
A.costB.spentC.sleptD.took
小题7:
A.startB.beginC.walkD.step
小题8:
A.telephoneB.machineC.bellD.clock
小题9:
A.whereB.howC.whoD.what
小题10:
A.quicklyB.sleepilyC.quietlyD.suddenly
小题11:
A.imaginedB.pronouncedC.forgotD.remembered
小题12:
A.mountainB.townC.farmD.station
小题13:
A.dressedB.orderedC.eatenD.prepared
小题14:
A.bathroomB.kitchenC.dining-roomD.sitting-room
小题15:
A.seemedB.feltC.tastedD.smelled
小题16:
A.manyB.soundlyC.muchD.highly
小题17:
A.wakeB.goC.putD.come
小题18:
A.ofB.withC.inD.by
小题19:
A.thatB.whatC.afterD.before
小题20:
A.coverB.supplyC.operatorD.equipment

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