Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountai

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Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory (华丽的皇冠).
At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village.
In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle.
Rip"s great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence (勤劳), for he could sit all day on a wet rock and fish without saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to everybody"s business but his own.
If left to himself, he would have whistled ( 吹口哨) life away in perfect satisfaction; but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness (懒散). Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house -- the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.
小题1:Which of the following best describes the Catskill Mountains?

A．They are on the west of the Hudson River.

B．They are very high and beautiful in this area.

C．They can be seen from the Appalachian family.

D．They gather beautiful clouds in blue and purple.

小题2: The hero of the story is probably_____________.

A．hard-working and likes all kinds of work

B．idle and hates all kinds of jobs

C．simple, idle but very dutiful

D．gentle, helpful but a little idle

小题3:The underlined words "henpecked husband" in the last paragraph probably means a man who

A．likes hunting	B．is afraid of hens
C．loves his wife	D．is afraid of his wife

小题4:What would be the best title for the text?

A．Catskill Mountains.	B．A Mountain Village.
C．Rip Van Winkle.	D．A Dutiful Husband.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C

解析

小题1:事实细节题，根据第一段特别是最后几句话。
小题2:文章中提到“Rip was ready to attend to everybody"s business but his own…but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness”故选D。
小题3:推理判断题，最后一段提到“每天早晨、中年、晚上他妻子的舌头都不停地动着，所以他被迫逃到家外去”，因此判断他是怕老婆的人，故选D。
小题4:中心归纳题，整篇文章都在围绕Rip Van Winkle而展开，故选C。

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The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born. Two years later in Holland , the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.
For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream come true because many of the programs cost nothing to make. At some point, the television viewers are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.
But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked three times in one week. In Greece, Big Brother was described as “ against human rights and civilization”.
小题1:Those who take part in the reality TV shows are usually _____.

A．common people

B．pop TV stars

C．attractive people

D．famous film stars

小题2:Who would pay for the cost of the reality TV shows according to the passage?

A．TV producers who make reality TV shows

B．TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.

C．TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows

D．TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows

小题3:It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

A．everyone is happy about reality TV.

B．reality TV will do well in many countries.

C．all the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV

D．reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries.

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The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. “Your husband is very ill,” it said, “come at once.” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever (猩红热) when she was taking care of the sick neighbor. She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back. When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety.
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches. Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall. Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died.
News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys.
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.
小题1:The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs. March and their _______.

A．four daughters	B．five daughters
C．son and four daughters	D．son and five daughters

小题2:Who was the most successful in career (事业) among the March girls?

A．Jo

B．Beth

C．Amy

D．Meg

小题3:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．The march Family	B．The March Parents
C．The March Girls	D．The March Relatives

小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ______.

A．both happiness and sadness	B．wealthy neighbors
C．more girls than boys	D．a lot of rich relatives

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The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond， California， USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n)　31　at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once， with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a(n)　32　voice of a young woman.
“Just a minute， we’ll come　33　. Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.
Within a minute， a police car and an ambulance　34　. Soon they got to the　35　， but only to　36　everything was fine. No collision， no　37　man.
“What a dirty trick！” said the policeman　38　. “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的)　39　and. . . ”
They had not been able to say anything about a punishment　40　they heard the whistle of a train： the train was nearing them quickly. All　41　a sudden， a truck appeared. It came fast towards them， too. 　42　it was passing the crossing， it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there， before the eyes of all the people present， the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it　43　meters away.
When Randolph Bruce， the driver was　44　out of the damaged truck， he was　45　hurt just　46　the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the　47　in time， he was saved at last.
Later the policemen did　48　they could to find the woman who had telephoned them， but　49　.
It is　50　that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.
31. A. ambulance　　　　B. truck　　　　C. car　　　　　D. bus
32. A. anxious         B. sweet            C. gentle           D. low
33. A. fast            B. ahead            C. soon             D. later
34. A. went by        B. set off            C. got there          D. came on
35. A. telephone      B. street            C. station            D. crossing
36. A. feel           B. find             C. have             D. tell
37. A. injured        B. trapped           C. frightened        D. killed
38. A. happily        B. excitedly         C. angrily           D. disappointedly
39. A. man          B. policeman         C. woman          D. boy
40. A. until          B. since             C. while            D. when
41. A. at            B. of               C. by               D. for
42. A. When         B. Where           C. That              D. Which
43. A. dozen         B. dozens           C. dozen of          D. dozens of
44. A. raised         B. helped           C. pushed           D. forced
45. A. slightly        B. clearly           C. hardly           D. badly
46. A. as            B. so               C. before           D. for
47. A. police station   B. market           C. hospital          D. sidewalk
48. A. that           B. which            C. however         D. whatever
49. A. delayed        B. worked          C. stopped           D. failed
50. A. surprised       B. surprising        C. satisfied          D. satisfying

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house    1 , “We need a doctor out here! We need a doctor! Hurry , Mom!” “What’s wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.
I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand.   2   , that’s sort of thing mothers do! While my son led me out of the door and toward the bird, I explained that    3   the creature was indeed dead, a doctor could not    4   . When we arrived at the accident scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree. My son and I discussed the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the    5    had caused its death. “ I think his mommy and daddy really    6    him,” Spencer observed. I    7   my boy’s hand and tried to ease his    8    by saying I was sure they did, but that they would be OK because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and Popo (my dead grandfather). I told Spencer that the bird’s mommy and daddy knew that their little one would be    9   and loved. I also told Spencer that Popo loved little birds and I was sure he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird right then. I    10   the little creature’s body, slipped (悄悄放到) it into my plastic bag and   11   placed the bird in the rubbish bin.    12   else was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to playing    13   he had never been interrupted, and I returned to my work in the kitchen.
At breakfast the next morning, Spencer sadly explained to his father that he had found a baby bird the day before that had fallen from its nest.
“It was dead, Daddy!”
Trying to   14   Spencer’s spirits and remind him that the little bird was really OK, I asked our son to tell Daddy where the baby bird was. Spencer,    15  solemn (郑重的) faced at his dad, said, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, Popo.”
1. A. saying       B. screaming        C. declaring        D. telling
2. A. In all        B. At all          C. Above all        D. After all
3. A. unless      B. if              C. whether         D. though
4. A. come        B. save           C. help           D. support
5. A. fall         B. tree           C. fly             D. drop
6. A. hate         B. lose            C. miss           D. love
7. A. picked up     B. turned to       C. got to         D. reached for
8. A. excitement    B. regret          C. sadness        D. disappointment
9. A. enjoyed      B. played         C. treated        D. cared for
10. A. put up      B. picked up       C. set up         D. held up
11. A. gently       B. loudly         C. strongly        D. firmly
12. A. Nothing    B. Nobody         C. Everything      D. Something
13. A. as usual     B. as if          C. even though     D. though
14. A. break       B. rise            C. show           D. lift
15. A. pointing   B. shouting        C. looking       D. aiming

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On a cold evening I was waiting for a taxi in New York. About 5 minutes later, I was picked up by a driver, and he said how horrible some people were. I knew there was a part of me that wanted to be silent, but I had to listen out of kindness.
The man told me that he had just come from JFK Airport without a customer. Over the course of that taxi ride, what started as anger changed slowly and he mentioned that he had read an article which said that the happiest people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more chance to give in his life. I was really starting to enjoy being with this man.
As we arrived at the place where I wanted to go, I paid my money by credit card. I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, since we’ve been talking about giving this whole time, I want to share that feeling with you. I’ve already paid my money, but here’s an extra little bit. You can tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another.”
I thought I was pretty cool at this point. But he turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and he said, “Sir, I have a better idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person around here and I will give the next passenger a free ride myself.”
It was a great honor meeting that man and learning the lesson of how everyone gives and adds joy to another with their generosity.
小题1:According to the text, when the author got in the taxi, the taxi driver was________.

A．angry

B．nervous

C．worried

D．regretful

小题2:The author gave the driver an extra $20 in order to_________.

A．help him to get out of trouble	B．know what he was really like
C．experience the joy of giving	D．learn how to get along with others

小题3:What can be inferred from the taxi driver’s words in Paragraph 4?

A．A driver should be willing to help.

B．People should understand each other.

C．The driver was deeply moved.

D．One needs to keep an optimistic attitude (乐观态度).

小题4:What would be the best title for the text?

A．A cold evening in New York	B．Learning from a taxi driver
C．A gift to a generous stranger	D．Always being a happy person

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