阅读理解 Kathy started at my nursery school at the age of three. She settled
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Kathy started at my nursery school at the age of three. She settled into the group easily, and would be first on the slide and highest up the climbing frame. She could put on her coat withouthelp and not only fasten her own buttons but other children"s too. She was a lovely child but unfortunately a scratcher. If anyone upset her or stood in her way,her right hand would flash out fast and scratch down the face of her playmates. Children twice her age would fly in fear from her. This must have been very rewarding for Kathy but obviously it had to be stopped. All the usual ways failed and then I remembered an account by G Atkinson of Highfield School,of how fights in the playgroud had been stopped. No punishment had been given, but the attacker had been ignored and the victims rewarded. So I decided to try this out on Kathy. With a pocketful of Smarties I followed Kathy around. She was so quick that it was impossible to prevent her scratching, but I was determined to stay within arm"s length all afternoon. All was peaceful but then I saw Kathy"s hand moved and heard the scream. Gently I gathered up the little hurt one in my arms and said" Nice , nice sweetie" and I put a Smartie into her mouth. Kathy opened her mouth, expecting a Smartie and then looked puzzled when she got nothing. Soon came another scream , this time from John. While holding him in my arms , I said , " Look , Kathy , a nice Smartie for John" and put it into John"s mouth. A smile of understanding flashed across Kathy"s face. Minutes later,she came to me and said loudly, " Give me a Smartie! I have hurt my finger ! " " No , " I replied , " you"ll get it if someone hurts you." On purpose, she turned and scratched a nearby boy, Tom, and waited quietly while I mothered and rewarded him , then she walked away.She has never scratched a child since. Parents who find older children bullying younger brothers and sisters might do well to replace shouting and punishment by rewarding and giving more attention to the injured ones. It"s certainly much easier and more effective. |
1. From the passage , we know that Kathy is _____________. |
A. sensitive but slow B. smart but a bit rude C. independent but selfish D. quick but sort of passive
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2. Kathy scratched Tom because___________. |
A. she was angry at Tom,who was in her way B. she wanted to get a Smartie from the teacher C. she was in the habit of scratching other children D. she wanted to know if the teacher meant what she had said
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3. According to the passage, the underlined word " bullying" is closest in meaning to"_________ ". |
A. helping B. punishing C. hurting D. protecting
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4. The writer of this passage aims to recommend an approach to__________. |
A. rewarding children"s good behavior B. correcting children"s bad behavior C. punishing badly-behaved children D. praising well-behaved children |
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More than 10 years ago ,it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple (菠萝). The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and , more often than not,hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1996 , the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves. The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the world"s best-selling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple. In nutrition it was all good news too.This nice-tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins , but also good against some diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit. The new type of pineapple was selling fast , and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater. Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep the market to itself. But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed. Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte"s attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out of the market. |
1. We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is_________. |
A. green outside and sweet inside B.good-looking outside and soft inside C. yellowy-gold outside and hard inside D.a little soft outside and sweet inside. |
2. Why was the new type of pineapple selling well? |
A. It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice. B. It was less sweet and good for health. C. It was developed by Del Monte. D. It was used as medicine |
3. The underlined word " fixture" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something__________. |
A. that people enjoy eating B. that is always present C. that is difricult to get D. that people use as a gift |
4. We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte __________. |
A. allowed other companies to develop pineapples B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself C. tried hard to control the pineapple market D. planned to help the other companies |
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Ever think you might have an adopted twin somewhere? It"s fairly common childhood fantasy. But for two little girls adopted from China two years ago, the fantasy turned out to be true。 Their new moms, who live in minois and Florida, met on an Internet site for parents who have adopted in China. When they realized that their daughters, now 3, had come from the same orphanage, they began comparing photos and other information. That led to genetic tests that confirmed their suspicion :The girls are twins. What"s more, they were both named Mia by their new parents. " It"s a miracle , " said Holly Funk , one of the moms. " In the sea of humanity,the two kids found each other. " The girls had been abandoned on a sidewalk in Yangzhou about a week apart. When they were reunited in Illinois two weeks ago, they shyly eyed each other,then reached for the other"s hand. About 120, 000 kids are adopted in the United Stastes each year. Nearly 8 ,000 Chinese children were adopted by Americans in 2005 , according to the US officials. |
1. Which of the following can possibly be the title of the passage?___________ |
A. Two American Moms B. Children Adopted by Americans C. Haven"t I Seen You Before? D. Abandoned Chinese Twins |
2. The moms did all the following EXCEPT__________. |
A. compared photos and other information B. did genetic tests C. met on the Internet D. got the twins reunited in Illinois |
3. The underlined word "That" refers to_____________. |
A. childhood B. the moms" suspicion C. an Internet site D. the comparison of photos and other information |
4. Which of the following statements in NOT TRUE? |
A. The twins will pay more visits to each other in the coming years. B. It"s quite by chance that the two girls found each other. C. Nearly 7% of all the kids adopted in the US are from China. D. The two girls were adopted two years ago. |
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Almost every body in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart (购物手车) . They will , in a lifetime , push the chrome-plated contraptions many miles. But few will know-or even think to ask-who it was that invented them. Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging (吃力地携带) groceries around in baskets they had to carry. One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers , and would help to attract more business.On June 4,1937 , Goldman"s first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of the day as customers began arriving.He couldn"t wait to seethem using his invention.But Goldmanwas disappointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look , but hardly anybody would give them a try. After a while. Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren"t using his carts. " Don"t you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?" one shopper replied.But Goldman wasn"t beaten yet. He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony(假冒的) customers. As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come-those who came bought more. With larger, easier-to-handle baskets , customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before. Today"s shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman"s original model. Perhaps that"s one reason Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937-before the coming of the shopping cart. |
1. The underlined words"chrome-plated contraptions" in Paragraph refer to _____________. ( No more than 3 words. ) |
2. What was the purpose of Goldman"s invention? ( No more than 10 words. ) ___________________________________________________________________ |
3. Why was Goldman disappointed at first? ( No more than 10 words. ) ___________________________________________________________________ |
4. Why did Goldman hire people to push carts around his market? ( No more than 10 words. ) __________________________________________________________________ |
5. What do you think of Goldman? Please give your reasons. ( No more than 20 words) _____________________________________________________________ |
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I have frequently had the same chat line for more than three years now and have made some wonderful online friendships.However, I have become __1__with the typical chat and internet all together.__2__, I decided to take a __3__. After about a week of being off line, I returned late one night to check my __4__.In my box was an email from an old friend I had met in a __5__room.She was talking on and on about a man who had recently entered the room and thought he was my "male __6__". I wasn"t interested at all in the email and __7__my business. Later that night, I found myself wandering the Internet and I __8__across an photo gallery that was quite entertaining.As I clicked from one __9__to the next, I ran across one gentleman"s photo.I was stunned(打晕)by his presence.About 10 minutes had gone by when I finally __10__myself away from the Photo and decided to venture(斗胆)into chat.There, I found the __11__who had sent me the email earlier that week.She __12__to tell me something else about this man."You just have to meet him."she said, "How much alike you are". I laughed at her thinking it was __13__."No, I am serious!You have got to talk to him."I finally agreed that I would make effort to do __14__later on and left the chat quickly.Again, finding myself staring at this anonymous(匿名的)photo I had found __15__. |
( )1.A. interested ( )2.A. Yet ( )3.A. breath ( )4.A. computer ( )5.A. chat ( )6.A. double ( )7.A. set out ( )8.A. found ( )9.A. photo ( )10. put ( )11. figure ( )12. continued ( )13. surprising ( )14. out ( )15. later | B.bored B.Still B.look B.line B.secret B.classmate B.set off B.ran B.website B.tore B.gentleman B.refused B.puzzling B.so B.sooner | C.delighted C.So C.break C.letter C.post C.example C.set about C.met C.picture C.kept C.angel C.began C.amusing C.up C.more | D.amazed D.Anyway D.moment D.mail D.duty D.image D.set up D.went D.mark D.broke D.lady D.wanted D.outgoing D.away D.earlier | 完型填空 | Grandfather"s Clock In the dining room of my grandfather"s house stood a heavy grandfather"s clock.Meals in the dining room were a __1__for our four generations to become one.The grandfather"s clock always stood like a trusted old family friend,__2__us playing jokes and telling stories,which was already a __3__of our life. As a child,the old clock interested me.I watched and listened to it during __4__.I was surprised how at __5__times of the day,the clock would strike three times,six times or more,with a wonderful great __6__ that echoed(回音)throughout the house.The clock chimed year after year,a part of my __7__,a part of my heart. Even more __8__to me was my grandfather"s special action each day.He carefully __9__the clock with a special key each day.The key was magic to me.It __10__our family"s magnificent clock ticking and __11__all year round. After my beloved grandfather died,it was several days after the __12__before I remembered the clock!"Mama!The clock has wound down!"The __13__washed my cheeks when I entered the dining room.The clock stood hopelessly as serious and __14__as the funeral ceremony had been.Not quite as magnificent without my grandfather"s __15__touch.I couldn"t bear looking at it. Years later,it worked again.In the movement of the hands of the clock,my grandfather lived again. | ( )1. A.time ( )2. A.seeing ( )3. A.start ( )4. A.stories ( )5. A.busy ( )6. A.shock ( )7. A.memories ( )8. A.comfortable ( )9. A.opened ( )10. A.made ( )11. A.singing ( )12. A.funeral ( )13. A.tears ( )14. A.attractive ( )15. A.brave | B. possibility B. hearing B. part B. jokes B. urgent B. sound B. minds B. hopeful B. wound B. controlled B. standing B. death B. sweats B. quiet B. special | C. problem C. watching C. signal C. periods C. happy C. song C. comfort C. wonderful C. turned C. kept C. knocking C. generation C. hair C. noisy C. kind | D. pleasure D. looking D. mark D. meals D. different D. music D. information D. skillful D. started D. fixed D. striking D. ceremony D. water D. magnificent D. strong |
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