Once a farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a(n) 1 advertising the pups and set about nailing
it to a post on the edge of his
yard. 2 he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a sudden pull on his trousers.He_3_down into
the eyes of a little boy.
"Mister, "he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well, "said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his 4 , "these puppies come from fine
parents and 5 a good deal of money."
The boy 6 his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of
7 and held it up to the farmer. "I"ve got thirtynine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure, "said the farmer.
And with that he 8 a whistle, "Here, Dolly!"he called.
9 from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly 10 by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made
their 11 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. 12 another
little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others,
d oing its best to 13 .
"I want that one, "the little boy said, 14 at the runt (矮个子).
The farmer knelt down at the boy"s side and said, "Son, you 15 want that puppy. He will never be
able to 16 and play with you as other dogs would."
With that the little boy 17 back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his
18 . In doing so he showed a steel brace(支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a
19 made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir, I don"t run too well myself, and
he will need someone who understands."
The 20 is full of people who need someone who understands. |
( )1. A. sight
( )2. A. Then
( )3. A. put
( )4. A. nose
( )5. A. spend
( )6. A. raised
( )7. A. notes
( )8. A. let out
( )9. A. Up
( )10. A. came
( )11. A. step
( )12. A. Quickly
( )13. A. get up
( )14. A. moving
( )15. A. mustn’t
( )16. A. run
( )17. A. stepped
( )18. A. clothes
( )19. A. simply
( )20. A. farm | B. paper
B. Before
B. looked
B. neck
B. spare
B. lifted
B. change
B. carried out
B. Over
B. followed
B. way
B. Slowly
B. stand up
B. pointing
B．don’t
B. sit
B. talked
B. dresses
B. specially
B. country | C. information
C. As
C. knelt
C. head
C. make
C. fell
C. sugar
C. put out
C. Out
C. went
C. walk
C. Oddly
C. catch up
C. calling
C. can’t
C. walk
C. climbed
C. sweaters
C. carefully
C. city | D. sign
D. After
D. stared
D. face
D. cost
D. dropped
D. goods
D. left out
D. In
D. caught
D. drive
D. Sadly
D. move up
D. turning
D. needn’t
D. stand
D. fell
D. trousers
D. newly
D. world |
答案
| 1-5: D C B B D 6-10: D B A C B 11-15: B BC B B 16-20: A A D B D |
举一反三
| 阅读理解 | Where we live, on the eastern shore of Maryland, the gentle waters run in and out like fingers slimming at the tips.
The Canada geese know this place, as do the white swans and the ducks.In autumn, they come home
for the winter.Once or twice each year, snow and frozen rain move into the area.When this happens, if the river is at its narrowest, there is a freeze which hardens the water to ice.
One morning, a friend of mine set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which overlooked the
Tred Avon River.Suddenly she leaned forward and cried out, "There is a goose out there."
We saw the figure of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its feet frozen
into the ice.
Then from the dark skies, she saw a line of swans.They floated from the top of the sky downward
and at last landed on the ice.My friend was on her feet now, with one hand against her mouth, unbelieving.As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, she feared that life it still had might be pecked(啄) out by
those great swan bills.
Instead, those bills began to work on the ice.The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and
again.It went on for a long time.At last, the goose"s head was lifted.Its body was pulled.Then the goose
was free and stood on the ice.And the swans stood in the air watching.Then, as if it had cried, "I cannot
fly."Four of the swans came down around it.Their powerful beaks chipped off the ice held in the feathers.
Slowly, the goose spread its wings as far as they would go, and moved slowly into the sky.
This is a true story.I just think of it in the bad moment, and from it comes only one hopeful question:If
so for birds, why not for man?
1. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Why Not for Man?
B. Graceful Swans
C. Swans" Brave Act
D. I Just Couldn"t Believe It!
2. What happened to the Canada goose?
A. It was deserted by other geese.
B. It was stuck in the ice.
C. It was wounded and couldn"t fly.
D. It was lost in the water.
3. At first the author"s friend was worried that________.
A. the swans would not help the Canada goose
B. she didn"t care about this matter any more
C. the swans wouldn"t identify with the Canada goose
D. the swans would peck the Canada goose to death
4. What did the swans do when they saw the Canada goose couldn"t fly?
A. They chipped off the ice held in its feathers.
B. They waited patiently for the ice held in its feathers to melt.
C. They came down and lifted it up to the sky together.
D. They stayed with it and protected it. | 完形填空
Robert was a life insurance(人寿保险) salesman. Try __1__he might, he was still unable to get a
couple to sign up for a policy(保单). "I certainly don"t want to frighten you into a __2__," he announced,
standing up to__3__. "Please sleep on it tonight, and __4__ you wake up in the morning, let me know what you think."
People can be motivated by many different __5__. Fear is the common one.__6__many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually __7__ effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and
work.
A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who __8__from a mental disability, Christmas
shopping. As they went into a department store, the__9__accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every __10__. At that __11__ a(n) angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and __12__, "Pick them up."
"No," the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).
"Pick them up," the clerk__13__.
"No," the boy shouted back.
His older sister began picking up the __14__. Then the boy started to __15__. Before long, the boy,
his sister and the clerk were __16__ together to put the shoes back in __17__.
When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n) __18__ lesson with these words: "You have to
encourage my brother to do it in action."
If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister"s advice. If you want people
to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer __19__. When you fill people with what
they want, you"re __20__ to get what you want out of them. | ( )1. A. however
( )2. A. trouble
( )3. A. defend
( )4. A. should
( )5. A. feelings
( )6. A. Thus
( )7. A. less
( )8. A. arose
( )9. A. boy
( )10. A. section
( )11. A. occasion
( )12. A. demanded
( )13. A. expected
( )14. A. shoes
( )15. A. cry
( )16. A. walking
( )17. A. process
( )18. A. thoughtful
( )19. A. gift
( )20. A. positive | B. as
B. sale
B. fight
B. will
B. plans
B. But
B. more
B. contributed
B. girl
B. direction
B. stage
B. conflicted
B. commented
B. books
B. help
B. organizing
B. silence
B. instant
B. stick
B. likely | C. since
C. bargain
C. leave
C. shall
C. means
C. Plus
C. half
C. benefited
C. clerk
C. shelf
C. situation
C. reminded
C. shouted
C. toys
C. complain
C. working
C. detail
C. cautious
C. honey
C. confident | D. in spite of
D. decision
D. argue
D. may
D. results
D. Since
D. just
D. suffered
D. salesman
D. course
D. point
D. arranged
D. acquired
D. bottles
D. worry
D. assisting
D. order
D. complex
D. tears
D. probable | | 完形填空 | On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were
dressed warmly and 1 with the rented(租)video we had been dying for watch. I was feeling a little
2 , as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the 3 .They were so heavy that I decided to
4 some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can 5 I noticed a poor man walking his bike
out of the restaurant in front of us. He 6 a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another
nearby garbage can and started 7 it.
I suddenly felt very 8 because I was about to do away with a new drink just 9 it was heavy. I
knew this man would take all he could 10 , so I walked up to him and 11 the drink and some snacks
to him. The man looked up 12 and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread 13 his face and this
caused me to feel indescribable 14 . I felt like I 15 be happier with myself, but then he said, "This is
my son"s lucky day!"
With that, he 16 me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him 17 a song as he rode
away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family. I
now understand what is 18 by the saying "Giving is getting".
Since then, every time I have the 19 to do something nice, the image of the man"s happiness caused by
my small gift appears in my mind. This is the 20 of charity. | ( )1. A. equipped
( )2. A. upset
( )3. A. video
( )4. A. send off
( )5. A. after
( )6. A. owned
( )7. A. going into
( )8. A. stupid
( )9. A. since
( )10. A. get
( )11. A. dropped
( )12. A. sadly
( )13. A. in
( )14. A. regret
( )15. A. couldn"t
( )16. A. smiled
( )17. A. whistling
( )18. A. referred
( )19. A. time
( )20. A. power | B. covered
B. happy
B. books
B. throw away
B. when
B. presented
B. finding out
B. guilty
B. until
B. search
B. kept
B. coldly
B. across
B. satisfaction
B. shouldn"t
B. told
B. whispering
B. said
B. chance
B. effect | C. done
C. tire
C. pizz
C. put away
C. before
C. held
C. looking through
C. disappointed
C. because
C. hear
C. turned
C. thankfully
C. by
C. failure
C. needn"t
C. saw
C. listening
C. meant
C. idea
C. result | D. offered
D. excited
D. clothes
D send out
D. while
D. sought
D. working out
D. happy
D. when
D. see
D. handed
D. patiently
D. through
D. curiosity
D. mustn"t
D. thanked
D. making
D. spoken
D. effort
D. mystery | 阅读理解
The rumors had been spreading for months but it still came as a shock when the hospital would be
closing. It had served this poor neighborhood for nearly 100 years but it would close because of the health care crisis.
The day after the announcement co-workers found out that pretzels(椒盐饼干) had been eliminated.
Soft pretzels are the lifeblood of this city. So losing access to soft pretzels is no small matter.
A week later, I decided to cheer up my co-workers by picking up some soft pretzels at a local store.
I arrived just as it opened so I was the only customer. But I only had $6 in my wallet. I was working inside a large office at the hospital and knew I"d need more than the half dozen pretzels my six dollars would buy. A man"s voice interrupted my thoughts. "Can I help you?"
I said, "I only have $6. I"m not sure how many pretzels I need. You see, I work at a hospital and it"s
closing and they stopped selling pretzels." The man"s smile disappeared. "What hospital?" "Oh,
Northeastern Hospital."
The guy looked deeply shocked. "I used to sell medical supplies and that was one of my hospitals."
Then he turned around and grabbed a box of 25 pretzels and slid them across the counter.
I was surprised by his generosity and started to reach for my wallet, "Oh I can pay. Please let me …
The guy smiled, "Just tell them Joe Sullivan said to do something nice for someone else."
And so that day everyone in medical records was treated to a soft pretzel. Word spread fast as people came asking, "Is it really true?" It was as if I"d carried in a box of gold. It mattered to them that a stranger
cared.
1.The underlined word "eliminated" in Paragraph 2 means _____.
A. highly priced
B. added
C. overcooked
D. removed
2.Why did the author decide to buy pretzels for his co-workers?
A. To show his generosity.
B. To make them feel less sad.
C. To show his thanks to them.
D. To encourage them to work hard.
3.To buy 25 pretzels, the author should pay ____.
A. $25
B. $12.5
C. $12
D. $50
4.According to the passage, Joe Sullivan used to be a ____.
A. cook
B. doctor
C. shopkeeper
D. salesman
5. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. A nice treat
B. The rumor that came true
C. Tell them Joe cared
D. Northeastern Hospital is closing down | | 阅读理解 | Few people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet
and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a
fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower
prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room. In
addition to the differences in their characters, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals at work in the
Institute of Future Science.
On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr. Tan
and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan
realized that something special was taking place in his experiment -the bacteria he had cultured were
growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the
findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim
entered.
"Hey Jimmy," Mr. Kim called out, "do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?"
There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tan"s things. He soon found Mr. Tan"s
notebook and was horrified to see that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important
discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing
the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.
Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim
had taken them and went to Mr. Kim"s laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr.
Kim lying on the floor motionless. His face was pale and his skin had turned black. The deadly bacteria
had been handled improperly. He shook his head and left.
1. From the first paragraph we know Mr. Kim was a quite ___ person.
A. famous
B. hardworking
C. wealthy
D. outgoing
2. The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A. enemies
B. colleagues
C. competitors
D. friends
3. What does the underlined word "them" refer to in the 4th paragraph?
A. the most important discoveries
B. the notebook and the dish
C. the cupboard and the bacteria
D. the dish and the bacteria
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Mr. Kim was afraid Mr. Tan might succeed ahead of him.
B. Mr. Tan"s bacteria grew very fast in a warm container.
C. Mr. Tan worked much harder than Mr. Kim.
D. Mr. Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep.
5. What happened to Mr. Kim in the end?
A. He died on Christmas Eve.
B. He was arrested by the police.
C. He shared the success with Mr. Tan.
D. He succeeded ahead of Mr. Tan. | 最新试题
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