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Paul was dealing with a crisis. The new girl Linda in class really liked him a lot. Paul was not happy
about it.
Paul"s good friend, Sam, tried to comfort him. "What"s the big deal? I think Linda is kind of cute and
nice enough."
Paul glared at Sam. "Then why don"t you ask her to be your girlfriend? There she is, sitting all by
herself at the other end of the cafeteria. Go there and ask her to be your honey!"
"She"s crazy about you, not me," Sam replied.
"Well, I don"t want any girlfriend, especially not a girl like her! "Paul growled.
Sam wouldn"t give up. "The only thing pesky (讨厌的) about her is that she keeps writing you those
notes ."
"I don"t like notes at all!" Paul interrupted. He took another sip of milk.
"Did you notice those strange brown eyes? Why aren"t they normal red or pink?"
Sam took another look at Linda. "I think her face is a lovely shade of green. And her dark green curly
hair is quite pretty. Besides, she"s very gentle and that"s what really matters."
Paul stuck out his tongue. "I think I"m going to be sick! I"d better save my dessert for later." He
crammed a small bag of Maggot Munchies into his even smaller shirt pocket. "The fact is, I have a
problem. That girl is getting on my nerves! "
Sam followed Paul"s example and decided to save his dessert for later. However, he carefully placed
the bag into his lunch box. "Do you have any ideas about how to solve your problem?" Sam asked.
"I"m going to be mean and rude to her," Paul announced. "I"ll call her names and make ugly faces at
her."
"That"s how you treat everyone," Sam reminded his friend.
Paul nodded. "It"s time that Linda got to know the real Paul!" |
| 1. What does the underlined part "a crisis" in Paragraph 1 refer to? |
A. how to get away from Linda
B. how to win Linda over
C. how to get Sam"s help
D. how to save money |
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? |
A. Paul pretended to be rude in order to make Linda stop liking him.
B. Sam thought that looks were more important than personality.
C. Sam thought that Linda was cute.
D. Paul offered his dessert to Linda to make her sick. |
| 3. Sam appreciate Linda in the following aspects EXCEPT_____. |
A. her eyes
B. her hair
C. her face
D. her character |
| 4. What"s the meaning of the underlined phrase "getting on my nerves" according to the passage? |
A. faling in love with me
B. making me happy
C. making me sad
D. annoying me |
| 5. What is implied from this passage? |
A. Linda will be Sam"s girlfriend.
B. Paul has fallen in love with another girl.
C. Paul and Linda are classmates.
D. Paul and Linda are colleges students. |
答案
| 1-5: ACADC |
举一反三
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On Saturday, February 12 two thousand, two things happened that changed everything in my life. The
first was that on this day my baby sister was married. She was twenty-six this day, and yet to me she
was still my baby sister. I suppose that I pictured her as a little girl, and treated her like one in order to
hold onto and preserve my own youth. Until I saw her in her wedding dress I still had a vision of her with
chubby little cheeks and long, dark-brown pigtails (马尾辫子) blowing in the wind, perhaps even a
permanent smudge of chocolate around her pink lips. I guess it"s true that you see only what you want to
see. Where did this beautiful woman with the glowing complexion (皮肤) and gentle curves (身体曲线)
come from?
I was happy that day, and also sad. Gone were the days of me bossing her around and telling her
what she should do with her life. My bossy behavior had earned me the nickname Lucy. If you are a
Peanuts fan then you can clearly imagine my behavior as an older sister. To me it wasn"t an insult; I rather
like the nickname Lucy. I happen to think that Lucy is strong and has incredible self-confidence, although
she is a little overbearing (专横的) at times. I did my best to live up to the standards set forth by this
dynamic cartoon character.
I left the reception to get some air because suddenly I was overcome with grief at the realization
that I was no longer a child. I went outside and walked to a nearby playground where there were
children playing on the slide, the swings and digging in the dirt. There was a little girl twirling around on a
bar, one knee wrapped tightly around the bar and fashioned behind her knee. It was all I could do to sit
there and just watch, for I too wanted to get on that bar with her and see if I could still hold the all-time
twirling record (ninety-nine times in fifth grade). Somewhere inside I knew that I would break my neck,
and I was wearing a bridesmaid dress. Not exactly playground material. And so I sat watching the
children play. I"m not sure how long I sat there before my sister came and joined me. We talked about
how we are grown up now and shed a few tears for our childhood days gone by. As she wiped a tear
from my eye she lovingly said, "you"ll always be Lucy to me." We hugged.
My cousin Mike walked over and told my sister that it was time to cut the cake. And then he
dropped bomb number two on me. "Hey, did you guys hear that Charles Schultz died today?" He said it
like it was no big deal. He took my sister"s arm and turned to head back for the reception hall.
"Coming?" They asked. "In a minute." I replied, and sat back down on the bench, dizzy from what he had
just told me.
Dead? How could Charles Schultz be dead? He was my creator! And though I have never met the
man personally, he has always been like an invisible father to me. He did, after all, fashion a famous
character after me. I lost so many things on this day. Innocence slipped away from me like a thief in the
night: come and gone before I could do anything about it, taking with it all the treasures that I held most
valuable in my heart. I felt myself grow up, all in one moment. Reality rushed in around me like a hurricane
tide. There was nowhere to run to. All I could do was sit there and watch it destroy and reshape what
had existed only a moment before. I was no longer a child. I was no longer Lucy who knew what was
best for everyone else. I saw, for the first time, what I really was—a thirty-year old woman with a
husband of my own, and soon, a child of my own.
I allowed the tide to carry my sadness out with it. Take it out to sea, for it serves no purpose in my
life. I stood up from the bench; a little taller than I was when I sat down. I turned and headed back to
the hall, hoping I didn"t miss the cutting of the cake. It was the day my sister grew wings of her own and
left the nest. It was the day that Lucy died, and I was born. |
| 1. Why did the author treat her sister as a little girl? |
A. Because the author was older than her sister.
B. Because the author didn"t want to grow up.
C. Because her sister always wore pigtails and liked eating chocolate.
D. Because the author didn"t want her sister to get married. |
| 2. The author liked the nickname Lucy for the reason that ________. |
A. Lucy was lively and confident
. Lucy was bossy and overbearing
C. Lucy was her favorite cartoon character
D. She wanted to imitate Lucy"s behavior. |
| 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to paragraph 3? |
A. The author joined the little girl twirling around on a bar.
B. The author could still hold the all-time twirling record of ninety-nine times.
C. The author didn"t want to face the fact that she was no longer a child.
D. The author"s sister didn"t like her bossy behavior. |
| 4. What can you infer from the passage? |
A. The author"s cousin Tom was sad about the death of Charles Schultz.
B. The author lost many things on that day.
C. The author had a husband and a child of her own.
D. Charles Schultz had a great influence on the author"s life. |
| 5. What is implied in the underlined sentence "It was the day that Lucy died, and I was born."? |
A. The author didn"t like the nickname Lucy any more and wanted to start a new life.
B. Lucy would no longer influence the author and she wanted to be herself.
C. The author would no longer be sad about the lost innocence and face the fact that she was an adult D. The author would not be bossy towards her sister any longer. |
| 6. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? |
A. Two Things That Changed My Life
B. Letting Go of Yesterday
C. My Sister And Charles Schultz
D. My Sister"s Wedding |
| 完形填空。 |
Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for 1 up the family"s only roll of
expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became even more 2 when on Christmas
Eve, he saw that the child had pasted (粘贴) the gold paper to 3 a box to put under the Christmas
tree.
4 , the next morning the little girl, filled with 5 , brought the gift box to her father and said,
"This is for you, Daddy!" Hearing this, the father was 6 by his earlier conversation. But when he
opened it, he found it was 7 and again his anger expanded, "Don"t you know, young lady," he
said 8 ,"when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside the package!"
The little girl looked up at him 9 tears rolling from her eyes and said: "Daddy, it"s not empty. I
blew kisses into it 10 it was all full."
The father was deeply moved. He 11 on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl.
He begged her to 12 him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident 13 the life of the child only a short time later and 14 is told that the father kept
that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. And 15 he was discouraged or faced
difficult problems he 16 open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and 17 the love of this
beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real 18 , each of us as human beings has been given an unseen golden box 19 with
unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God.
There is no more precious 20 anyone could hold. |
( )1. A. breaking
( )2. A. upset
( )3. A. paint
( )4. A. In addition
( )5. A. fear
( )6. A. bothered
( )7. A. empty
( )8. A. politely
( )9. A. in
( )10. A. unless
( )11. A. lay
( )12. A. punish
( )13. A. took
( )14. A. this
( )15. A. no matter
( )16. A. could
( )17. A. imagine
( )18. A. sense
( )19. A. put
( )20. A. present | B. giving
B. thankful
B. draw
B. However
B. desire
B. apologized
B. dirty
B. angrily
B. down
B. until
B. fell
B. blame
B. caused
B. it
B. even if
B. should
B. remember
B. means
B. filled
B. feelings | C. holding
C. interrupted
C. decorate
C. Worse still
C. excitement
C. embarrassed
C. overfilled
C. thoughtfully
C. with
C. so that
C. rose
C. forgive
C. survived
C. she
C. wherever
C. would
C. make
C. method
C. covered
C. possession | D. using
D. terrified
D. brush
D. Moreover
D. doubt
D. annoyed
D. expensive
D. happily
D. for
D. in case
D. went
D. beat
D. saved
D. he
D. whenever
D. might
D. find
D. touch
D. carried
D. relation |
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The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for
his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson
and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so
realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.
Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum,
which he founded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly
covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale
found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most
popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New
York farm in 1801.
Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives
of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of
many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted
mostly landscapes and portraits.
James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). His daughter
Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America. |
| 1. What is the main topic of the passage? |
A. The life of Charles Willson Peale.
B. Portraits in the 18th century.
C. The Peale Museum.
D. A family of artists. |
2. The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the
painting to show that _______. |
A. Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike
B. Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work
C. Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale
D. the painting of the two brothers was very large |
| 3. Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale? |
A. Titian Peale.
B. Rubens Peale.
C. Raphaelle Peale.
D. Sarah Miriam Peale. |
| 4. The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______. |
A. puzzled
B. excited
C. admiring
D. disappointed |
| 完形填空。 |
On receiving my learner driver license a couple of months ago, I started driving lessons straight away.
In New Zealand, the 1 driving age is 15.
However it wasn"t 2 two days ago that Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway. Our 3
was Urawa, a seaside town about 60 kilometers away from my home in Auckland. That morning I 4
sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet (厕所) about three times 5 we left. I thought I was
totally 6 for the journey, but nothing could have prepared me for my family"s 7 . "Relax! Don"t hold
the steering wheel (方向盘) so 8 . The car is going zigzag (弯弯曲曲的), called a nervous voice from
the 9 . "Speed up. 70km/h isn"t fast enough. You are holding up the traffic," another voice ordered
from the seat next to mine.
How 10 ! My parents were really starting to get on my nerves. To satisfy them I sped up and
within a second, an angry voice began to yell again. "Stop! 11 ! Are you crazy? " Everything did not go
fine until I pulled off the motorway and drove into the city, 12 the speed limit was only 50km/h.
My family seemed relieved (放心的) and 13 telling me what to do. They all looked out of the
windows and enjoyed the scenery. 14 , that silence didn"t last very long. My mum suddenly cried out,
"Look at those birds above us. 15 they lovely?"
How did she expect me to look up in the 16 ? As the driver I had to 17 . Who knows what
would have happened if I had taken my eyes off the 18 ? Four hours later we drove home. This time
the journey was much 19 than before as everyone else 20 fast asleep. So, I just took my time and
enjoyed the drive. |
( )1. A. oldest
( )2. A. until
( )3. A. destination
( )4. A. thought
( )5. A. when
( )6. A. disappointed
( )7. A. praises
( )8. A. tightly
( )9. A. front seat
( )10. A. interesting
( )11. A. Get out
( )12. A. where
( )13. A. began
( )14. A. Luckily
( )15. A. Can"t
( )16. A. air
( )17. A. see
( )18. A. bird
( )19. A. easier
( )20. A. felt | B. youngest
B. unless
B. home
B. decided
B. since
B. prepared
B. encouragements
B. lightly
B. back seat
B. moving
B. Move on
B. while
B. stopped
B. Probably
B. Don"t
B. water
B. concentrate
B. dog
B. flatter
B. began | C. best
C. after
C. city
C. kept
C. before
C. excited
C. complaints
C. loosely
C. top seat
C. puzzling
C. Slow down
C. which
C. continued
C, Warmly
C. Aren"t
C. ground
C. check
C. road
C. harder
C. fell | D. worst
D. when
D. aim
D. made
D. as
D. upset
D. cries
D. happily
D. empty seat
D. annoying
D. Speed up
D. why
D. forgot
D. Sadly
D. Won"t
D. woods
D. care
D. car
D. lower
D. kept |
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College graduation brings both the satisfaction of academic achievement and the expectation of a
well-paid job. But for 6,000 graduates at San Jose State this year, there"s uncertainty as they enter one
of the worst job markets in decades. Ryan Stewart has a freshly minted(新兴的) degree in religious
studies, but no job prospects.
"You look at everybody"s parents and neighbors, and they"re getting laid off and don"t have jobs,"
said Stewart. "Then you look at the young people just coming into the workforce... it"s just scary."
When the class of 2003 entered college, the future never looked brighter. But in the four years
they"ve been here, the world outside has changed dramatically.
"Those were the exciting times, lots of dot-com opportunities, exploding offers, students getting top
dollar with lots of benefits," said Cheryl Allmen-Vinnidge of the San Jose State Career Center. "Times
have changed. It"s a new market."
Cheryl Allmen-Vinnidge ought to know. She runs the San Jose State Career Center, sort of a
crossroads between college and the real world. Allmen-innidge says students who do find jobs after
college have done their homework.
"The typical graduate who does have a job offer started working on it two years ago. They"ve
postured(定位)themselves well during the summer. They"ve had several internships(实习)," she said.
And they"ve majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or
nursing, where average starting salaries have actually increased over last year. Other popular fields (like
information systems management, computer science, and political science) have seen big declines in
starting salaries.
Ryan Stewart (he had hoped to become a teacher) may just end up going back to school. "I"d like
to teach college some day and that requires more schooling, which would be great in a bad economy,"
he said.
To some students, a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth. For now, they can only hope its
value will increase over time. |
| 1. The expression "dot-com" in the fourth paragraph probably means " _____ ". |
A. a well-known website
B. jobs related to high-technology
C. a company making dots
D. teaching on the Internet |
| 2. What does Cheryl Allmen-Vinnidge mean when she says students have "done their homework"? |
A. They have spent time preparing themselves to find a job.
B. They have gone to summer school for further studies.
C. They are good students who have finished their homework on time.
D. They have found full-time jobs as their future career before graduation. |
| 3. The purpose of a college career center is probably to ____. |
A. help students do their homework
B. find jobs for students while they are in school
C. prepare students to find jobs after they graduate
D. help high school students get accepted to college |
| 4. Ryan Stewart is probably going to _____ . |
A. change his major
B. become a religious leader
C. get a job teaching
D. go back to school |
| 5. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? |
A. Having a college degree does not provide travel discounts.
B. A college degree doesn"t promise a person a high-paid job.
C. Most students with degrees will be able to find jobs.
D. The best way to get rich is to get a college degree. |
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