It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The
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It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 36 . The wait seemed 37 .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 38 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one 39 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 40 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 41 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 42 .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 43 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 44 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 45 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 46 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 47 I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been 48 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 49 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 50 was evident. I knew, 51 , that your gentle spirit would 52 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 53 .”
Those heartwarming comments 54 the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 55 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
| 小题1: | | A．town | B．river | C．country | D．island |
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| 小题2: | | A．meaningless | B．useless | C．careless | D．endless |
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| 小题3: | | A．watched | B．asked | C．waved | D．approached |
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| 小题4: | | A．come over | B．get off | C．pass by | D．take off |
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| 小题5: | | A．coming | B．leaving | C．next | D．last |
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| 小题6: | | A．missed | B．caught | C．avoided | D．saw |
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| 小题8: | | A．feel | B．push | C．lift | D．stand |
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| 小题9: | | A．honesty | B．courage | C．enthusiasm | D．curiosity |
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| 小题10: | | A．choice | B．stop | C．effort | D．scene |
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| 小题11: | | A．immediately | B．hurriedly | C．friendly | D．strangely |
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| 小题12: | | A．What about | B．What if | C．How come | D．If only |
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| 小题13: | | A．in | B．out | C．around | D．beyond |
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| 小题14: | | A．concern | B．doubt | C．chance | D．reason |
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| 小题15: | | A．meaning | B．kindness | C．seriousness | D．help |
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| 小题16: | | A．then and there | B．for a moment | | C．all of a sudden | D．sooner or later |
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| 小题17: | | A．offer | B．create | C．find | D．welcome |
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| 小题18: | | A．need | B．danger | C．fortune | D．happiness |
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| 小题19: | | A．influenced | B．excited | C．touched | D．hit |
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| 小题20: | | A．happen | B．try | C．disagree | D．fail |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:D |
解析
小题1: B。从第三段最后一句not just across the river可知B正确。
小题2: D。通常等待的人都会觉得时间过得慢，而这样寒冷的夜晚就更漫长，另外下段的at last，以及后面的老人都冻僵了的描写都是线索。所以D正确。
小题3: A。从第五段老人解释他为什么只向最后一位骑手求助的原因可以看出，他是根据这些骑手的眼神做出判断的，所以watch正确。从第四段wait and ask the last rider可知在看到最后一位骑手前，他没做什么，而且他都冻僵了也没法走动，所以其他选项都不正确。
小题4: C。根据第四段…I notice that you let several other riders go by…可判断。
小题5: D。从第四段wait and ask the last rider可知。
小题6: B。词组“catch sb’s eye” means to look at someone at the same moment that they are looking at you，意思是于某人对视。而第五段老者的解释：I looked into your eyes也证明了这点。See one’s eye只是说看到某人的眼睛，而且用eye的单数也不合理。
小题7: C。明显是走路走不到，从最后一段Thomas Jefferson, the White House也可以知道那时候还没有bus和car。
小题8: C。因为冻僵了，所以起不来，所以lift正确。Push是推，所以错。Stand搭配错误。
小题9: D。从后面的I’m curious可知D正确。
小题10: C。从第四段wait and ask the last rider可知在看到最后一位骑手前，老人没做什么，所以effort努力正确。
小题11: A。从第五段末尾老者解释的话中点明了最后一位骑手的眼神中他看出了他的gentle spirit会乐意帮助他，说明立刻作出了决定，而从整个求助可以看出老者一点都不慌张，所以排除B，而friendly意思似乎正确，但是形容词，不可以修饰动词。
小题12: B。骑手是对老者的镇定和选择很好奇，就问他他怎么知道他一定会帮忙呢？如果他拒绝帮忙呢？所以what if 正确。How come怎么会……; if only要是……(就好了)；what about……怎么样。
小题13: C。around指住在这一带有很久了。BD和上下文根本说不通。如果用in就是强调在里面，所以也不对。
小题14: A。be concerned for对……担心。
小题15: B。可以看出老人发现只有最后一位骑手充满善意和同情心，而其他的骑手眼中看不出对他的状况有丝毫的关心，所以A正确。
小题16: A。只一眼就很明了，所以是老人当时当地就明白了可以向他求助。
小题17: D。有同情心的人欢迎这样帮助别人的机会。Offer是提供机会。Create创造，但是都不符合文中的情况。
小题18: A。老人处于需要帮助的情况，所以选need。
小题19: C。从骑手的回答可看出他很感动。
小题20: D。fail to不能做到，或者做不到。May I never…意思是希望我永远不会太忙以至于不能回应别人的需求。 |
举一反三
I was in a strange city and I didn"t know the city at all, and what is more, I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town-centre, I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the simplest way of getting to know the strange city.
I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off it and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived and even then I pronounced it badly.
I stopped to ask a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I thanked him politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside.
The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station.
小题1:The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city, ______.| A．you should go everywhere on foot | B．you should have a map | | C．you should ask people the way | D．you should get lost |
小题2: The newspaper-seller ______.| A．could understand what he said | B．didn"t know what he said | | C．laughed at him | D．didn"t want to take the money |
小题3:The writer"s real trouble was that _______.| A．he couldn"t speak the language | | B．he followed the policeman"s direction | | C．he took the wrong bus | D．he left the town-centre |
小题4:The policeman ______.| A．didn"t help him | B．pointed at him | | C．didn"t understand what he really meant | D．didn"t know the way |
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 JAMES Brown, the legendary US singer known as the “Godfather of Soul”, died Christmas morning, 2006. he was 73.
Brown was one of the major musical influences of the last
50 years. He provided the basis for mu ch of black music and
most of pop music with his early hits like. “Please, Please,
Please”. He essentially created funk（“疯客”音乐）with
mid-1960s songs such as "Papa"s Got a Brand New Bag".
It won him a Grammy Award as best rhythm-and-blues song,
and it was only the beginning of Mr. Brown"s rhythmic
breakthroughs. His rapid-footed dancing inspired Michael Jackson and Prince. Rap stars of recent years, such as Fat Boys and Publ ic Enemy, have all borrowed his lyrics and rhythms.
Brown"s songs in the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as "Hot Pants" and "Make It Funky", mixed the sophistication(复杂) of jazz-style arrangements with raw funk. With these songs, Brown established himself as the godfather not just of soul, but of all subsequent styles of dance music: funk, disco, hip hop.
"He made soul music a world music," said Al Sharpton, who toured with Brown in the 1970s and imitates his hairstyle to this day. "What Brown was to music in terms of soul and hip hop, rap, all of that, is what Bach(巴赫, 德国作曲家) was to classical music. He put everybody on a different beat, a different style of music."
Amid the civil rights movement of the 1960s Mr. Brown used his fame and music for social messages. He released "Don"t Be a Dropout" in 1966 and met with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey to promote a stay-in-school initiative. Two years later "Say It Loud - I"m Black and I"m Proud" insisted, "We won"t quit movin" until we get what we deserve."
小题1:The passage is mainly about _______. | A．black music in the US | | B．James Brown"s unique music styles | | C．James Brown"s contribution to American music | | D．great musicians in the US in the last 50 years |
小题2:The author intends to tell us by the last paragraph that ______. | A．James Brown was proud of being a black | | B．James Brown was also active in political movements | | C．the then Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of Brown"s fans | | D．no children dropped out of school because of James Brown"s social influence |
小题3: Which of the following indicates that Brown"s career began to take off? | A．His rapid-footed dancing. | | B．His three years in prison. | | C．His tour around the country with Al Sharpton. | | D．His mid-1960s songs such as "Papa"s Got a Brand New Bag". |
小题4:James Brown has influenced all American music types EXCEPT ______. | A．classical music | B．rhythm-and-blues | | C．Rap | D．hip hop |
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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 |
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| | A．reach | | B．get | | C．travel | | D．visit |
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| | A．gathered | | B．collected | | C．raised | | D．saved |
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| | 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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| | 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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| | A．comedy | | B．blessing | | C．entertainment | | D．trick |
| 小题19:
| | A．always | | B．simply | | C．even | | D．at all |
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| | A．person | | B．story | | C．reason | | D．result |
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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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