Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked a
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Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, 21 plans for their nine children and themselves to 22 to the United States. It had taken years, but they had finally 23 enough money and had gotten passports and reservations for the 24 family on a new liner to the United States.
The entire family was 25 with excitement about their new life. However, seven days before their 26 , the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy 27 hung a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door. 28 the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they were being quarantined (隔离)for fourteen days.
The family’s dreams were dashed. They would not be able to make the trip to America 29 they had planned. Watching the ship leave 30 his family, the father, filled with disappointment and anger, cursed both his son and God for their 31 .
Five days later, the tragic news spread 32 Scotland---the mighty Titanic had sunk. The 33 ship had sunk, taking hundreds of lives with it. The Clark family 34 have been on that ship, but because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left 35 in Scotland.
When Mr. Clark heard the news, he hugged his son and thanked him for 36 the family. He thanked God 37 saving their lives and turning what he had left was a tragedy into a 38 .
Although we may not 39 understand, all things happen for a 40 .
小题1:
| | A．making | | B．taking | | C．thinking | | D．seeking |
| 小题2:
| | A．reach | | B．get | | C．travel | | D．visit |
| 小题3:
| | A．gathered | | B．collected | | C．raised | | D．saved |
| 小题4:
| | A．all | | B．small | | C．whole | | D．poor |
| 小题5:
| | A．happy | | B．satisfied | | C．cheerful | | D．filled |
| 小题6:
| | A．departure | | B．preparing | | C．going | | D．waiting |
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| | 小题8:
| | A．Because of | | B．In spite of | | C．Afraid of | | D．Ashamed of |
| 小题9:
| | A．as | | B．like | | C．after | | D．which |
| 小题10:
| | A．before | | B．behind | | C．without | | D．from |
| 小题11:
| | A．luck | | B．difficulty | | C．hardship | | D．misfortune |
| 小题12:
| | A．through | | B．throughout | | C．over | | D．down |
| 小题13:
| | A．strong | | B．beautiful | | C．unsinkable | | D．huge |
| 小题14:
| | A．would | | B．was to | | C．might | | D．must |
| 小题15:
| | A．staying | | B．working | | C．away | | D．behind |
| 小题16:
| | A．helping | | B．supporting | | C．saving | | D．rescuing |
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| | 小题18:
| | A．comedy | | B．blessing | | C．entertainment | | D．trick |
| 小题19:
| | A．always | | B．simply | | C．even | | D．at all |
| 小题20:
| | A．person | | B．story | | C．reason | | D．result |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:C |
解析
小题1:A。make plans做计划。克拉克夫妇辛苦工作攒钱，计划带着九个孩子一家人去美国旅行。
小题2:C。travel旅行。解析见上题。
小题3:D。攒了几年的钱，终于攒够（save）了旅行费，并且拿到了护照。
小题4:C。一家人（the whole family）到美国的船票也订好了，还是一艘全新的远洋邮轮。
小题5:D。be filled with充满。全家人都对美洲生活充满了期待，兴奋之情溢于言表。
小题6:A。然而就在还有七天就要出发（departure）的时候，小儿子被狗咬伤了。
小题7:B。but但是，表示转折。医生为孩子缝合了伤口，但是却在克拉克家门口挂上了一张黄色的纸。
小题8:A。Because of因为。他们家要被隔离十四天，因为他的儿子有可能得狂犬病。
小题9:A。as正如。他们不能按原计划去美国了。
小题10:C。看着轮船驶离港口，而船上却没有|（without）克拉克一家。
小题11:D。父亲失望得哭了，他咒骂自己的儿子，咒骂上天给他们家带来的不幸（misfortune）。
小题12:B。五天之后，一个不幸的消息传遍了（throughout）苏格兰——超大轮船“泰坦尼克号”沉没了。
小题13:C。“不沉（unsinkable）之船”沉没了，数以百计的人葬身海底。
小题14:B。克拉克一家本来应该（was to）在那条船上的，但是因为儿子被狗咬伤了，他们一家被留在了苏格兰。
小题15:D。leave behind遗留。解析见上题。
小题16:C。当克拉克听到这个消息后，他紧紧地抱住自己的儿子，感谢他救了（saving）全家人的生命。
小题17:A。thank for因……而感谢。他也感谢上天救了他们，因祸得福。
小题18:B。blessing保佑。解析见上题。
小题19:A。always一直。尽管我们不一定明白所有的事情，但是所有事情的发生都有它的理由。
小题20:C。reason原因，理由。解析见上题。 |
举一反三
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person．I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a（n） 36 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy．Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 37 ．One afternoon, a friend and I were 38 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 39 her backyard．The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 40 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 41 ．
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride．The stone was too smooth, however, so it 42 from my hand as I let it go and headed 43 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall．
I was too scared about getting 44 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window．However, a few days later, 45 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 46 for her misfortune．
I made up my mind that I would 47 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 48 would cover the cost of her window．I put the money in an envelope with a（n） 49 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 50 for repairing it．
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door．
The next day, I 51 the old lady her paper and was able to 52 the warm smile that I was 53 her．She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you．” It was a bag of cookies．I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 54 my route．
After several cookies, I 55 an envelope．When I opened the envelope, I was shocked．Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you．”
| 小题1: | | A．assistant | B．customer | C．adviser | D．neighbour |
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| 小题2: | | A．selfishness | B．cleverness | C．carefulness | D．forgiveness |
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| 小题3: | | A．picking | B．kicking | C．throwing | D．striking |
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| 小题4: | | A．from | B．under | C．by | D．around |
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| 小题5: | | A．flowed | B．rolled | C．dropped | D．fell |
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| 小题6: | | A．yard | B．kitchen | C．room | D．sky |
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| 小题7: | | A．stepped | B．stopped | C．skipped | D．slipped |
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| 小题8: | | A．right | B．slow | C．straight | D．fast |
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| 小题9: | | A．caught | B．trapped | C．lost | D．hurt |
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| 小题10: | | A．but | B．when | C．before | D．though |
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| 小题11: | | A．guilty | B．nervous | C．anxious | D．safe |
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| 小题12: | | A．borrow | B．save | C．transfer | D．move |
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| 小题13: | | A．used | B．earned | C．chose | D．calculated |
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| 小题14: | | A．book | B．notice | C．note | D．article |
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| 小题15: | | A．period | B．distance | C．size | D．cost |
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| 小题16: | | A．handed | B．showed | C．left | D．sold |
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| 小题17: | | A．witness | B．bring | C．return | D．wear |
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| 小题18: | | A．comparing to | B．receiving from | C．learning about | D．playing with |
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| 小题19: | | A．continued | B．forgot | C．followed | D．chose |
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| 小题20: | | A．tore | B．felt | C．bought | D．marked |
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Maggiano is an award-winning teacher in the Social Studies Department at West Springfield High School in Virginia．He has taught in public and private schools for 25 years．In a piece on his blog called “The Classroom Post,” he calls for more males to enter the profession(职业).
Men Teach, a non-profit organization that encourages men to enter teaching, reports that in 2008, 18.8% of all elementary and middle school teachers were men．At the high school level during the same year, men comprised（构成） 44% of the work force.
Why are there so few men in teaching? Men Teach says low pay and lack of prestige（声望）, as well as a perception in our culture that teaching is for women．As a result, there is no organized effort across the country to attract men into the teaching profession.
A study in 2008 by the National Education Association showed that the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low．Males comprised 24.5 percent of public schoolteachers．States with high percentages: Kansas (33.6 percent), Oregon (31.6 percent), Alaska (30.9 percent) and Indiana (30.5percent).States with the lowest percentage : Arkansas (16.2 percent), Virginia (17.4 percent), Mississippi (17.5 percent), Louisiana (18 percent), South Carolina (18.5 percent) and Georgia (19.7 percent)．
There is no definitive(确定) research that male students--or female students, for that matter-- learn better from a particular sex.
But as Maggiano put it, “Kids today, both boys and girls, must have the same opportunity to learn from outstanding, devoted men that I did．However, I have heard little discussion about this problem coming from our national leaders．
小题1:What worries Maggiano is that_______． | A．nobody will take his place when he retires | | B．male teachers are not so excellent | C．men are not interested in teaching
 | D．there is not enough teachers in the schools |
小题2:According to the text , we can infer that______． | A．the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low in 2008 | | B．it is not certain that students will learn better from male teachers | | C．male teachers get a higher pay | | D．organized efforts have been made to call on men into the teaching profession |
小题3:In which state are male teachers most badly needed?| A．Alaska | B．Virginia | C．Georgia | D．Arkansas |
小题4:What does the last paragraph suggest?| A．The government doesn’t pay much attention to the shortage．of male teachers in the school. | | B．Students find it easy to learn from male teachers. | | C．I’m glad to hear the discussion about the shortage of male teachers in the school. | D．The shortage of ma le teachers in the school has no effect on students． |
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Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!
In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.
Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”
Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.
Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”
小题1:What made Jean take part in sports?| A．She was brave. | | B．She was competitive. | | C．She was strong. | | D．She was disabled. |
小题2:What kind of education did she receive?| A．High school. | | B．Junior middle school. | | C．High education. | | D．Primary school. |
小题3:What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?| A．Work hard. | B．Hope for the best. | | C．Dream a lot. | D．Have great wishes and work hard. |
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Mr. Grey traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of different kinds to farmers. It was not really a very 36 job, but Mr. Grey had always been interested in 37 , and he was quite 38 with his life.
One of Mr. Grey’s problems was often__39___ to stay when he reached some small places in the country. He did not expect great ___40__ and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a __41___ room and when there was no hot water or good food after a long and ___42__ day.
Late one __43__ evening, Mr. Grey arrived at a small railway station. The journey by __44__ that day had not been ___45__ interesting, and Mr. Grey was cold and tired and hungry. He was __46___ a simple but satisfying meal by a bright burning __47___ , and then a hot bath and a comfortable ___48__.
While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was _ 49__ walking there, “ As this is my first __50___ to this part of the country and I was in too much of a __51___ to find out about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here?”
The local man answered, “ We have two.”
“And which of the two would you __52___ me to go to ?” Mr. Grey asked then.
The local man scratched his __53___ for a few moments and then answered, “ Well, it’s like this: ___54__ you go to, you’ll be ___55__ you didn’t go to the other.”
| 小题1: | | A．curious | B．serious | C．exciting | D．horrible |
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| 小题2: | | A．shopping | B．farming | C．studying | D．teaching |
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| 小题3: | | A．satisfied | B．terrified | C．thankful | D．careful |
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| 小题4: | | A．where | B．which | C．what | D．how |
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| 小题5: | | A．position | B．respect | C．comfort | D．money |
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| 小题6: | | A．cold | B．small | C．common | D．local |
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| 小题7: | | A．happy | B．interesting | C．tiring | D．ordinary |
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| 小题8: | | A．winter | B．summer | C．Sunday | D．holiday |
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| 小题9: | | A．air | B．train | C．plane | D．boat |
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| 小题10: | | A．in all | B．at all | C．all over | D．all the same |
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| 小题11: | | A．booking | B．ordering | C．longing for | D．finding out |
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| 小题12: | | A．fire | B．light | C．wood | D．stove |
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| 小题14: | | A．already | B．also | C．yet | D．quite |
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| 小题15: | | A．arrive | B．look | C．visit | D．moment |
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| 小题16: | | A．while | B．hurry | C．habit | D．wonder |
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| 小题17: | | A．want | B．suggest | C．allow | D．advise |
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| 小题18: | | A．paper | B．head | C．hand | D．notebook |
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| 小题19: | | A．whenever | B．wherever | C．whichever one | D．neither one |
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| 小题20: | | A．proud | B．sure | C．sorry | D．glad |
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When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good 36 to help us pull through.
I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to 37 a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting 38 , I decided that I had to make a jump myself 39 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any 40 , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.
My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a 41 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s 42 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 43 . For this, I had to wait until the following 44 .
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. 45 , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was 46 to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon 47 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 48 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 49 after I jumped.
“Get 50 , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to 51 , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.
“Jump!” Harry called 52 . “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick 53 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best 54 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．way | B．chance | C．idea | D．value |
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| 小题2: | | A．tell | B．write | C．read | D．copy |
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| 小题3: | | A．film | B．poem | C．story | D．program |
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| 小题4: | | A．secretly | B．instead | C．finally | D．first |
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| 小题5: | | A．sport | B．driving | C．lesson | D．drawing |
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| 小题6: | | A．try | B．hand | C．gift | D．suggestion |
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| 小题7: | | A．jumping | B．journey | C．training | D．entertainment |
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| 小题8: | | A．tree | B．tower | C．building | D．airplane |
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| 小题9: | | A．week | B．month | C．evening | D．morning |
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| 小题10: | | A．Besides | B．Once | C．There | D．However |
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| 小题11: | | A．asked | B．invited | C．forced | D．taught |
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| 小题12: | | A．slowing | B．climbing | C．landing | D．filling |
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| 小题13: | | A．belt | B．steel | C．line | D．seat |
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| 小题14: | | A．light | B．broken | C．fixed | D．open |
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 | 小题17: | | A．softly | B．loudly | C．nervously | D．excitedly |
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| 小题18: | | A．comfort | B．wind | C．pull | D．push |
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| 小题19: | | A．failure | B．experience | C．competition | D．danger |
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| 小题20: | | A．tiring | B．shocking | C．true | D．fun |
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