阅读理解。 It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning
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It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently. My father realized it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I"m so glad I did. On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance. On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn"t believe it ——there aren"t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive. The little baby whale——actually as big as our boat——was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves. "She"s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side, "my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe——and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance. In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day, Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea. |
1. The author says "I" m so glad I did. "( in Para. 2) because ________. |
A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea C. he experienced the rescue of the whales D. he spent the weekend with his family |
2. The harbour survived the storm owing to(由于) ________. |
A. the shape of the harbour B. the arms of the bay C. the still water in the channel D. the long coast line |
3. The mother whale failed to help her baby because ________. |
A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough C. she had no other whales around to turn to for help D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction |
4. According to the passage, which of the following is not true? |
A. The author and his family helped the whales twice B. It is dangerous for the whales to stay too long in the bay. C. The whales could manage to escape on their own. D. Finally, the whales began to trust the author and his family. |
5. What is the theme of the story? |
A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness. B. Fishing provides excitement for children. C. It"s necessary to live in harmony with animals. D. It"s vital to protect the environment. |
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1-5: CBDCA |
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It was a cold winter afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any 1 on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost direct below, 2 was a small canoe (独木舟), with a boy in it. The boy was wearing 3 and shivering (颤抖) with cold, Robert noticed. Just then he heard a cry, “Help! Help!” The cry 4 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was 5 the water and his canoe was floating away. “Help! Help!” he called again. Robert was a good 6 . Taking off his clothes, he 7 into the river. The 8 water made him tremble(颤抖) all over, 9 in a few seconds he reached the boy. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, 10 the boy with him. But at that 11 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all 12 in his direction. Robert 13 to swim towards the boat. “Give me a hand,” he shouted 14 he got near the boat. He 15 up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so 16 .” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and 17 him in a blanket (毯子). But they did not move to 18 Robert. “Aren’t you going to pull me 19 , too?” “You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large 20 . “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!” |
( )1.A. fish ( )2.A. there ( )3.A. more ( )4.A. happened ( )5.A. on ( )6.A. swimmer ( )7.A. threw ( )8.A. deep ( )9.A. but ( )10.A. pushing ( )11.A. place ( )12.A. seeing ( )13.A. decided ( )14.A. while ( )15.A. turned ( )16.A. nervous ( )17.A. wrapped ( )18.A. save ( )19.A. on ( )20 A. boat | B. boats B. it B. many B. went B. within B. guard B. looked B. cool B. so B. dragging B. period B. smiling B. went B. till B. looked B. afraid B. left B. thank B. out B. blanket | C. waves C. where C. much C. arrived C. in C. soldier C. jumped C. dirty C. and C. holding C. second C. looking C. agreed C. for C. hurried C. excited C. placed C. wrap C. away C. camera | D. birds D. that D. little D. came D. under D. player D. turned D. cold D. or D. catching D. moment D. shouting D. promised D. as D. stood D. angry D. threw D. help D. off D. screen |
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I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业). I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn‘t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week,she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children. One Sunday,I was in the park with the children,and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification (资格证书)if I wanted to work with children. I didn‘t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career,even if you aren’t top of the class at school. |
1. When staying with the two girls‘ family,the author ________. |
A. was paid for extra work B. often worked long hours C. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week |
2. Why did the author leave her first job? |
A. She found a full-time job. B. She was fed up with children. C. She decided to attend a part-time course. D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.. |
3. What has the author learned from her own experiences? |
A. Less successful students can still have a career. B. Qualifications are necessary for a career. C. Hard work makes an excellent student. D. One must choose the job she like |
阅读理解。 |
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I"m going to fly to New York next week because I"ve got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don"t know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered. He flew to New York on January 3<http://gk.>st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didn"t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o"clock and said, "Now I"m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner." He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn"t remember the name and address of his hotel. "Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office." Choose the right answer |
1. Dick flew to New York because ___. |
A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing (观光) D. his home was there |
2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him? |
A. Because she didn"t know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too C. Because she might send him another telegram D. Because she couldn"t leave her husband by himself in New York |
3. Where did Dick stay in New York? |
A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend"s house. |
4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel? |
A. The manager of his hotel. B. The police office. C. The taxi driver. D. His wife |
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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn"t like attention drawn to myself. And 1 otherwise assigned (指定) a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom. All this 3 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 4 because I didn"t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my " 6 for it", I wouldn"t have decided to give a try. Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8 the practice sessions, I didn"t even know the rules of the game, much 9 what I was doing. Sometimes I"d get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid. 11 , I wasn"t the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to 12 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn"t 13 "just yet". I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 14 and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 16 - friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun! With my 17 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from "18" in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19 raising my hand- even when I sometimes wasn"t and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself. |
( )1. A. as ( )2. A. chose ( )3. A. continued ( )4. A. saying ( )5. A. right ( )6. A. looking ( )7. A. point ( )8. A. attending ( )9. A. worse ( )10. A. committed ( )11. A. Interestingly ( )12. A. try ( )13. A. want ( )14. A. steps ( )15. A. part ( )16. A. movement ( )17. A. improved ( )18. A. dreaming ( )19. A. to ( )20. A. lucky | B. unless B. agreed B. settled B. plan B. ability B. going B. rest B. preparing B. later B. motivated B. Obviously B. act B. do B. rules B. roles B. operation B. expressed B. playing B. for B. happy | C. until C. meant C. changed C.belief C. chance C. cheering C. half C. enjoying C. less C. embarrassed C. Fortunately C. rely C. know C. orders C. mind C. process C. preserved C. hiding C. with C. satisfied | D. though D. hoped D. started D. idea D.patience D. applying D. basis D. watching D. further D. confused D. hopefully D. focus D. support D. games D. value D. situation D. recognized D. relaxing D. by D. sure |
阅读理解。 |
An old woman had two large pots (罐), one on each end of a pole (扁担). She carried the pole with the pots across her neck. One of the pots had a crack (裂缝) in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered (递送) a full pot of water. At the end of the long walk from the well to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection. One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: "I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house." The old woman smiled: "Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot"s side? That"s because I have always known about your crack, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water them." "For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate (装饰) the table. Without you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty." Each of us has our own cracks. But it"s these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful. |
1. How did the cracked pot feel about itself at first? |
A. Proud. B. Happy. C. Excited. D. Ashamed. |
2. Where were the flowers growing? |
A. On both sides of the path. B. In the woman"s house. C. On the perfect pot"s side. D. On the cracked pot"s side. |
3. Which is the correct order of the following events? ① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table. ② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot. ③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack. ④ The woman found a crack on one pot. ⑤ The woman planted some flower seeds. |
A. ④⑤①③② B. ⑤④③②① C. ④③①②⑤ D. ④⑤③①② |
4. What does the passage mainly want to tell us? |
A. Never laugh at old women. B. Try your best to be perfect in life. C. Imperfection makes life meaningful. D. Don"t use a cracked pot to carry water. |
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