Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not u

Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not u

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Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for4 a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”I said it was.“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”
46.  At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life because
.
A.other people were selfish B.he thought it exciting to get from others
C.of his early education      D.of his character
47.  The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because       .
A.he knew what such a note would mean to the post office.
B.he had discovered giving-away made life all the more exciting
C.he believed he would get something back by doing so
D.the post man delivered an important letter in time
48.  When the author needed a post-office box.,       .
A.many had applied for post-office box before him
B.he asked to put his name on a waiting list
C.he tried to see the postmaster
D.he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation
49.  The postmaster promised        .
A.to make a new post-office box for the author
B.to let the author have a post-office box
C.to include the author’s name on the list
D.to deliver the author’s mail to his home
50.  The postmaster interfered because      .
A.he overheard this conversation
B.he had received a lot of complaints for lack of post-office box
C.he was thankful for the letter the author had written
D.he was proud of their good service.
答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:C
解析
         
举一反三

On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.
If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio(小儿麻痹症) as a child, and so he has braces(支架) on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches(双拐).
He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he reaches his chair. Then he sits down, slowly, puts his crutches on the floor, undoes the clasps on his legs, tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and proceeds to play.
But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars(小节), one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it snap(嘣断)——it went off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that meant. There was no mistaking what he had to do.
We figured that he would have to get up, put on the clasps again, pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage——to either find another violin or else find another string for this one. But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again.
The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off. And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before.
When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. He smiled, wiped the sweat from this brow, raised his bow to quiet us, and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.”
51.  By saying “getting on stage is no small achievement for him”, the author really means ______.
A.it’s very difficult for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
B.it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to get on the stage because he is disabled
C.it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to face such a large audience
D.it’s really great achievements for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
52.  When one of the strings broke, people thought Itzhak Perlman would __________.
A.go on playing with the remaining three strings   B.give up playing
C.change or repair his violin            D.get off the stage with shame
53.  Itzhak Perlman ___________ when one of the strings of the violin broke.
A.gave up playing
B.didn’t know what to do
C.went on playing the same piece of music
D.went on playing a different piece of music
54.  What did the audience feel when Itzhak Perlman finished playing?
A.Surprised  B.Disappointed    C.Moved      D.Satisfied
55.  Itzhak Perlman can be best described as a man who is ____________.
A.clever       B.strong willed     C.humourous    D.quite skilled
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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16 ~ 30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was Christmas Eve, but I had to work in the clinic. The only thing that   16  my day was the beautiful Christmas tree in our waiting room and a   17  sent to me by my boyfriend — a dozen red roses.
As I was cleaning my desk, I was told that a   18  in the office urgently needed to speak with me. Stepping out, I   19  a tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. 20 , she explained that her husband was my next   21 . The guards were to bring him to the office that afternoon. She wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in   22 , so he had never seen his son. She   23  me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as   24  as possible before I called him for his appointment. I agreed.
A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman’s tired face   25  when her husband sat beside her. They laughed, cried and shared their child.
After almost an hour, I called the prisoner in. He seemed like a   26  and humble man. I   27  what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him comfortable.
Finally, I wished him a Merry Christmas—a(n)  28  thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said sadly that he couldn’t get his wife anything for Christmas. Hearing this, I was   29  with a wonderful idea.
I’ll never forget the   30   on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful roses.
小题1:
A.darkenedB.brightenedC.frightenedD.strengthened
小题2:
A.flowerB.souvenirC.giftD.plant
小题3:
A.ladyB.couple C.guardD.patient
小题4:
A.judgedB.followedC.recognizedD.noticed
小题5:
A.NervouslyB.Bravely C.CuriouslyD.Seriously
小题6:
A.customerB.neighbourC.patientD.visitor
小题7:
A.schoolB.universityC.townD.prison
小题8:
A.forcedB.beggedC.remindedD.encouraged
小题9:
A.earlyB.oftenC.longD.soon
小题10:
A.lit upB.cheered upC.looked upD.went up
小题11:
A.rudeB.cruelC.gentleD.selfish
小题12:
A.wonderedB.realizedC.praisedD.doubted
小题13:
A.sadB.easyC.annoyingD.difficult
小题14:
A.filledB.inspiredC.delightedD.satisfied
小题15:
A.impressionB.expressionC.puzzlementD.sadness

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Our neighbour"s son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.
June 29 came and, of course, I hadn"t lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣)would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn"t try it on.”
The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn"t fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That"s it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn"t match my red face well, and was ready to go.
Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.
Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.
小题1: The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket ______.
A.4 weeks laterB.4 weeks agoC.a fortnight ago D.a fortnight later
小题2: What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?
A.To make herself thinner. B.To buy a large-size girdle.
C.To put on some weight. D.To shake herself into it.
小题3:Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE according to the story?
A.She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress.
B.She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.
C.She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.
D.She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help.
小题4:The purpose of this passage is ______.
A.to show a husband’s selfless loveB.to share an interesting experience
C.to describe a changeable girdleD.to tell us how to keep calm in trouble
小题5: What would be the best title for the passage?
A.A Funny WeddingB.A Wise DecisionC.A Tight SituationD.A Fierce Fight

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Hans Christian Andersen was a poor boy who lived in Denmark. His father, a shoemaker, had died, and his mother had married again.
Andersen’s father liked to read better than to make shoes. In the evenings, he had read aloud from The Arabian Nights. His wife understood very little of the book, but the boy, pretending to sleep, understood every word.
By day Hans Christian Anderson went to a house where old women worked as weavers. There he listened to the tales that the women told. In those days, there were almost as many tales in Denmark as there were people to tell them.
Among the tales told in the town of Odense, where Andersen was born in 1805, was one about a fairy who brought death to those who danced with her. To this tale, Hans Christian later added a story from his own life.
Once, when his father was still alive, a young lady ordered a pair of red shoes. When she refused to pay for them, unhappiness filled the poor shoemaker’s house. From that small tragedy and the story of the dancing fairy, the shoemaker’s son years later wrote the story that millions of people now know as The Red Shoes.
As a little girl, Hans Christian’s mother was sent out on the streets to beg. She did not want to beg, so she hid under one of the city bridges. She warmed her cold feet in her hands, for she had no shoes. She was afraid to go home. Years later, her son, in his pity for her and his anger at the world, wrote the angry story She’s No Good and the famous tale The Little Match Girl.
Through his genius, he changed every early experience, even his father’s death, into a fairy tale. One cold day his father showed him a white, woman-like figure among the frost patterns. “That is the snow queen,” said the shoemaker. “Soon she will be coming for me.” A few months later he died. And years later, Andersen turned that sad experience into a fairy tale, The Snow Queen.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE about Anderson when he was a boy?
A.His father had remarried before he died.
B.His mother was struck by The Arabian Night.
C.He enjoyed listening to stories very much.
D.He would help old weavers with their work.
小题2:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 imply?
A.Almost all tales from around the world once had their origin in Denmark.
B.The people in Denmark were very enthusiastic about telling tales.
C.The number of tales in Denmark was exactly equal to that of the people living there.
D.The people in Denmark loved doing nothing but tell stories to each other.
小题3:How many of Anderson’s fairy tales are mentioned in the passage?
A.5. B.6. C.3. D.4.
小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.The Red Shoes was based on a tragedy of Anderson’s family
B.Andersen’s genius as well as his early experience made him successful
C.Andersen was educated at home by his parents because of poverty
D.Anderson wrote The Snow Queen in memory of his parents
小题5:Which is the best title of the passage?
A.Hans Christian Andersen’s Own Fairy Tales.
B.Hans Christian Andersen’s Family.
C.Hans Christian Andersen’s Bitter Experiences.
D.Hans Christian Andersen’s Considerate Parents.

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The dream of flying like Buzz Lightyear never dies. For years, space-age inventors have tested one wearable jet pack after another. And time after time, the designs have been grounded by dangerous fuels, excessive weight, or very loud noise levels. Now a Canadian inventor has sidestepped those weaknesses with an aquatic jet pack. Designed for travel over lakes or oceans, it’s driven by pressurized water, not burning rocket fuel.

When Raymond Li first told the idea for the aquatic jet pack to his friends, they said he must be nuts. How could a jet pack carry that much water? Its thrust-to-weight rate would be so low and it would never become airborne. Thrust-to-weight rate is a measure of the forward force produced compared with the weight of the vehicle. A vehicle with a low thrust-to-weight rate is relatively heavy for the amount of force it generates.
Li"s genius idea was to place the jet pack’s engine and its water pump in a separate boat. The pump would draw water from the lake the boat was floating on. It would then force the water under pressure through a hose connected to the jet pack. The hose would be long enough to let the pack go up as high as 8.5 meters (28 feet) in the air.
Today, Li"s invention, the Jetlev-Flyer, is ready to go into production. The pack itself, complete with jet nozzles (管嘴) and handlebars, weighs just 14 kilograms. The boat is a floating pod. To take off, the operator hits a trigger on a handlebar, which starts the pump, and then turns the throttle. Two streams of high-velocity water shoot through the hose and out the nozzles, lifting the operator into the air. The operator hovers there or pushes down on the handlebars, zooming forward at speeds of up to 64 kilometers per hour, pulling the pod behind.
小题1:All the following factors contribute to the failure of inventing a wearable jet pack EXCEPT ______.
A.excessive waterB.unbearable noiseC.unsafe fuelsD.too much weight
小题2:The underlined word “sidestepped” in Para. 1 most probably means ________.
A.improvedB.reducedC.avoidedD.solved
小题3: Raymond Li’s friends found his idea for the aquatic jet pack was ________.
A.excitingB.crazyC.realisticD.creative
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.His friends encouraged him to do the invention.
B.He put the engine and its water pump in the same boat.
C.The success of his invention lies in his bravery.
D.His invention finally succeeded and will go into production.
小题5:Which is the right order to make the Jetlev-Flyer take off?
a. The throttle is turned.                  b. The operator is lifted into the air.
c. A trigger is hit.                       d. Two streams of water shoot out.
The pump is started.
A.c, e, a, d, bB.c, e, a, b, dC.e, c, d, b, aD.e, a, c, d, b

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