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I work as a volunteer (志愿者) for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 16 him. Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 17 . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too 18 for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were 19 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned (咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.” After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 20 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn’t stop 21 . Later he said 22 , “I wish I could speak French.” I was 23 — this from a boy who hated and 24 French classes throughout school. Usually silent, he 25 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed (活泼起来). 26 , the moment that really took 27 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 28 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 29 . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 30 to become part of the leadership of the 31 . Learning her story, Barrett was as 32 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 33 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work . When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 34 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 35 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man. 16. A. comfort B. please C. attract D. educate 17. A. rough B. dangerous C. troublesome D. violent 18. A. little B. much C. fast D. slow 19. A. moving B. running C. climbing D. looking 20. A. too B. very C. even D. so 21. A. joking B. crying C. shouting D. smiling 22. A. patiently B. regretfully C. lightly D. cheerfully 23. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. determined D. surprised 24. A. took up B. went in for C. fought against D. called off 25. A. befriended B. disregarded C. avoided D. recognized 26. A. Thus B. Even C. Meanwhile D. However 27. A. my B. his C. our D. her 28. A. asking B. interviewing C. arranging D. describing 29. A. brain B. wish C. will D. health 30. A. appeared B. struggled C. hesitated D. failed 31. A. village B. city C. organization D. state 32. A. pleased B. bored C. puzzled D. touched 33. A. combination B. composition C. connection D. satisfaction 34. A. in B. behind C. out D. away 35. A. interview B. flight C. article D. trip |
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16. D 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. A 21. D 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. D |
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16.解析:educate意为“教育”,比teach正式,内容不那么具体,但强调教育的总目标和培养的结果,体现在世界观、性格、品质、学识等方面,耗时较长,范围较广。作者把儿子带到海地的目的是使他受到教育。comfort意为“安慰;使(痛苦等)缓和,使安乐”。please意为“使高兴,使欢喜,使快乐,使满足;中……的意”。attract意为“引诱,诱惑”,可泛指任何形式的吸引,表示迷人时,强调引起感情冲动或刺激起兴趣。 17.解析:rough意为“辛苦的,难受的,难忍的”,根据上文中的tiring可判断出旅行非常的艰难。Tiring的意思是令人疲劳的。dangerous意为“危险的”。troublesome意为“麻烦的”。violent意为“暴力的”。 18.解析:much意为“许多的;大量的”,由于旅途的艰难,对于一个17岁的孩子来说是很难忍受的。little意为“少量的”。fast意为“快的,迅速的”。slow意为“慢的”。 19.解析:climb意为“爬”,其宾语是high rocky mountains,说明他们在爬很高的满是岩石的大山。move意为“移动”。run意为“跑”。look意为“看”。都不是他们在旅途中做的事。 20.解析:too意为“太”,说明女孩的衣服太大了。very意为“非常”。too用于表示“太,过于”,指衣服的大小对女孩来说太大了,穿起来不合脚。very只用于修饰形容词,不表示“太……”的意思。even意为“甚至”,后接形容词比较级,表示“更……”。so意为“如此”。 21.解析:smile意为“微笑”,根据所提供的情景A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sized to large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized. 男孩看到女孩的这个样子禁不住笑起来。可判处出男joke意为“开玩笑”。cry意为“哭”,不符合当时的实际情况。shout意为“喊叫”。 22.解析:regretfully意为“悔恨的,后悔的,惋惜的,有遗憾的,抱歉的”,表示对自己做的事感到悔恨,后悔,惋惜,有遗憾或抱歉。从下文中男孩说的话:I wish I could speak French.可看出男孩对自己不会说法语感到遗憾。patiently意为“耐心地”。lightly意为“轻松地,轻快地;愉快地”。cheerfully意为“高高兴兴地,兴致勃勃地”。 23.解析:surprised意为“吃惊的”,由于男孩突然遗憾地说自己多么希望会说法语,而下文中说男孩不喜欢学法语,这使作者感到吃惊。ashamed意为“羞耻,惭愧,害臊”。disappointed“失望的”。determined意为“有决心的”。 24.解析:fight against意为“与……斗争”,在这句话中表示男孩不喜欢学法语而进行的一些抗争。take up意为“从事”,go in for意为“赞成参与”,都与上文中hate French矛盾。call off意为“取消”。 25.解析:befriend意为“友好对待,亲近”,从下文中and kept asking questions about the country and its people可看出男孩与Gaby很友好。disregard意为“蔑视,轻视”。avoid意为“避开”。recognize意为“认出”。 26.解析:however意为“然而”,表示上文的内容与下文的内容是转折对比关系。thus意为“因此”。even意为“甚至”。meanwhile意为“同时”。 27.解析:take one’s breath away表示“使人吃惊或高兴得说不出话来”。根据这段内容可判断出作者对山谷中一个村庄的一位妇女感到吃惊。因为虽然她个子很矮,但勇敢地进行斗争。因为是作者感到吃惊,所以要用took my breath away。 28.解析:interview意为“采访”,下文中的for an article说明作者为了写一篇文章,正在采访一位女村民。ask意为“问”。arrange意为“安排”。describe意为“描写”。 29.解析:will意为“意志;意志力”,根据所提供的情景Through determination, she had learned to read and write.和become part of the leadership可判断出这位妇女的意志非常坚强。brain意为“智力,智能,智慧,脑力;头脑”。wish意为“愿望”。health意为“健康”。 30.解析:struggle意为“斗争”,struggle指在困境中、全力抗争,以达到某种目的。appear意为“出现”。hesitate意为“犹豫,踌躇;不愿”。fail意为“失败”。 31.解析:village意为“村庄”,根据上下文的内容可判断出这位妇女成为这个村庄的***之一。city意为“城市”,organizing意为“组织”,state意为“国家”,都与短文的内容不相符合。 32.解析:touched意为“激动的,感动的”,由于这位农村妇女的事迹非常感人,Barrett非常感动。pleased意为“高兴的,满意的”。bored意为“无聊的”。puzzled意为“感到迷惑不解的”。 33.解析:combination意为“结合,合并,混合”,指爱与尊敬紧密地结合在一起,即表示既爱又尊敬的感情。由于这位农村妇女的事迹非常感人,在Barrett脸上出现了爱与尊敬的表情。composition意为“编制;结构,构造,组成,组织;成分;合成物”,指把两种或多种东西组合在一起。connection意为“联接”。satisfaction意为“满意”。 34.解析:stay behind意为“留下来不走了”,因为受到了这位农村妇女的事迹的教育,Barrett主动提出留下来当志愿者。 35.解析:trip意为“旅行”,这篇短文讲述了作者带自己的儿子去到一个山谷的小村庄去采访,作者在短文中描述了旅途的艰难和采访的过程,通过这次旅行,他的儿子受到了很大的教育,所以他说这次旅行是很成功的。flight意为“飞行,航班”。 |
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It was a bright spring afternoon when Fieda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work -36 up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was 37 jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just 38 . a pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’ 39 was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had 40 happened. I felt sorry for her. but I also felt a sense of 41 . I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had 42 an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just 43 I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉)dirt stuck to their wooden floor, 44 that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was 45 than that, for I felt I had become a part of their 46 .Freda stayed at home with the kids, 47 I would often see her in the morning 48 them to school. And I’d be there when they 49 home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had 50 them grow up. Now I was tired, but the 51 thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family. I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the 52 of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I 53 them? As a matter of fact, I’m 54 an employee - the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted 55 of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me. 36.A.stepping B.coming C.jumping D.moving 37.A.hanging B.making C.wearing D.changing 38.A.cleaned B.washed C.swept D.brushed 39.A.duty B.money C.work D.pay 40.A.already B.seldom C.never D.yet 41.A.regret B.surprise C.fear D.loss 42.A.started B.developed C.improved D.broken 43.A.why B.what C.that D.which 44.A.but B.and C.or D.for 45.A.less B.least C.more D.most 46.A.life B.story C.activity D.experience 47.A.as B.so C.since D.however 48.A.taking B.bringing C.meeting D.calling 49.A.left B.returned C.went D.marched 50.A.found B.noticed C.watched D.realized 51.A.possible B.great C.proper D.strange 52.A.meaning B.nature C.result D.importance 53.A.for B.to C.with D.at 54.A.hardly B.certainly C.probably D.merely 55.A.member B.person C.relative D.companion |
One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 21 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 22 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 23 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 24 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 25 even him. He wrote his wife’ s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 26 behind the desk in the booth. “ 27 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 28 someone, would you please give her this?”he said. He then 29 his office in Morrison Building, 30 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 31 ! He sat down with a smile. His wife 32 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married How are you with 33 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 34 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind. Patience is an important 35 of a happy and rewarding life. 36 , some things are worth waiting for. 37 presents many opportunities for wait training. We can hate waiting, 38 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 39 ——we cannot avoid it. How is your 40 coming along? 21. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously 22. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty 23. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea 24. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient 25. A. hurt B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked 26. A. clerk B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend 27. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If 28. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for 29. A. called up B. returned to C. visited D. left 30. A. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised 31. A. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture 32. A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed 33. A. your wife B. your family C. patience D. determination 34. A. hoping for B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for 35. A. lesson B. experience C. purpose D. quality 36. A. For example B. After all C. Right now D. So far 37. A. Every age B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office 38. A. accept B. control C. change D. improve 39. A. certain B. interesting C. precious D. easy 40. A. photo taking B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training |
In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 38 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room,Mummy 39 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend." Atsuko 40 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world.""People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 ," she said. "I felt very alone." One of her hardest 43 was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were 44 it, but I wasn"t." One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 45 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46 the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed. A young man on her team 48 What she was going through." He walked up to me and 49 , "Come on. You can do that"". "You will never understand how those words of 50 made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness." She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 51 . Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have 52 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them." She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 53 to her. "He probably doesn"t even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 54 . She"s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55 words: You can do that. 36. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard 37. A. way B. life C. education D. spirit 38. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing 39. A. baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling 40. A. hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted 41. A. described B. imagined C. created D. discovered 42. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted 43. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects. 44. A. curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about 45. A. kick B. pass C. carry D. hit 46. A. through B. into C. over D. past 47. A. after B. if C. because D. until 48. A. believed B. considered C. wondered D. sensed 49. A. warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered 50. A. excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion 51. A. interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure 52. A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost 53. A. happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant 54. A. continue B. stay C. exist D. live 55. A. merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy |
I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria ,after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister. Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored.She said, “Here’re the car keys.Go and buy some fruit.” 36 ,I jumped into the car and speeded off. Seeing me or rather my 37 ,a boy sprang up(跳起来). 38 to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira.Peanut 200 naira! ” Looking at his black-striped bananas,I 39 to 200 total for the fruit and nuts.He 40 .I handed him a 500 naira note.He didn’t have 41 .So I told him not to worry.He was 42 and smiled a row of petfect teeth. When, two weeks later, I 43 this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian soeicty.I should 44 this country as the son of a 45 .But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 46 to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit. “What’s up?”I asked. He answered in 47 English, “I…I no get money to buy book. ”I took out two 500 naira notes.He looked around 48 before sticking his hand into the car 49 the bills.One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 50 only 50,000 each year. The next morning,security officers told me, “In this place,when you give a little,people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会).” 51 it’s right,but this happens everywhere in the world.I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 52 . After six months’work in northern Nigeria,I returned and saw him again standing on the road. Are you in school now?” He nodded. A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 53 what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “ Take this.” He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 54 hurt. “It’s a gift. ”I said. Shaking his head again,he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts, “I’ve been waiting to 55 these to you.” 36.A.Encouraged B.Disappointed C.Delighted D.Confused 37.A.car B.mother C.driver D.keys 38.A.willing B.afraid C.eager D.ashamed 39.A.got down B.bargained down C.put down D.took down 40.A.explained B.promised C.agreed D.admitted 41.A.change B.notes C.checks D.bills 42.A.troubled B.regretful C.comfortable D.grateful 43.A.ran after B.ran into C.ran over D.ran to 44.A.proteet B.enjoy C.help D.support 45.A.minister B.headmaster C.manager D.president 46.A.lucky B.amazing C.funny D.common 47.A.old B.broken C.traditional D.modern 48.A.proudly B.madly C.curiously D.nervously 49.A.for B.with C.at D.upon 50.A.spends B.pays C.makes D.affords 51.A.Possibly B.Actually C.Certainly D.Fortunately 52.A.joys B.nuts C.books D.bananas 53.A.asked B.imagined C.reminded D.realized 54.A.when B.as if C.even if D.after 55.A.send B.provide C.sell D.give |
While I studied at school,I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very 36 in using a dictionary,and 37 it most difficult,while to other boys it seemed no 38 . I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and 39 read Latin as easily as English .My friend for his part was almost as 40 troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 41 these Latin words. We agreed together that he should 42 me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 43 wonderfully . The headmaster seemed quite 44 with my work,and I had more time to myself in the morning .On the other hand,once a week 45 I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty 46 ,but once we were nearly caught out. One afternoon,the headmaster 47 my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this 48 you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 49 you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 50 for some time to fear of my friend. However the headmaster,not wishing to 51 an occasion of praise into 52 of fault-finding,finally 53 him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow 54 and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my 55 . 36. A. quick B. slow C. hard D. good 37. A .made B. got C. found D. left 38. A. trouble B. difference C. labor D. worry 39. A. might B. would C. should D. could 40. A. very B. little C. much D. few 41. A. for B. by C. in D. to 42. A. change B. take C. forgive D. tell 43. A. worked B. tried C. happened D. developed 44. A. angry B. satisfied C. frightened D. sad 45. A. or so B. or else C. as usual D. as far 46. A. became B. seemed C. lay D. appeared 47. A. called B. taught C. arranged D. sent 48. A. aim B. goal C. point D. opinion 49. A. why B. how C. which D. what 50. A. excitement B. way C. meaning D. disappointment 51. A. turn B. leave C. grow D. become 52. A. none B. one C. either D. some 53. A. ordered B. asked C. took D. let 54. A. surprise B. escape C. hope D. chance 55. A. reading B. writing C. translations D. essays |
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