阅读理解。 We could all see the Murray River slowly moving back, but now all the
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| 阅读理解。 |
We could all see the Murray River slowly moving back, but now all the water was gone. I couldn"t believe
that the Murray had dried up, not one drop of water left.
One morning I went down to the river to try and catch some fish when I saw my boat high and dry (搁浅)
on the bank. I rushed down the river and saw all mud-no water. The fish were just lying there, dying. I looked
up to see if my friend was there. There was the nest but no eagle (鹰) I called out to her with my special
whistle which I made out of steel.
Suddenly a big shadow came over to me and the eagle landed in her nest and gave her young the food she
was out getting while I whistled. But then I suddenly noticed she was getting thinner and had a bit of sheep"s
wool in the side of her talon (利爪). It was deadly quiet by the river bank, except for some sound from my dog.
And also I couldn"t see one native animal or bird.
When I walked inside the kitchen, Mum and Dad had sad looks on their faces. "It"s time for us to move,
son, because the river can no longer support us," said Dad. I ran out of the kitchen door with tears in my eyes,
and down to the river bank, to my favorite spot, I said goodbye to my eagle, crying.
When it was time to go, I saw my eagle fly up into the air with her chicks in her talons, going away to try
and find another home, just like us. |
| 1. Owing to the fact that _____ the eagle looked thinner. |
A. there was not enough food for her
B. the eagle was seriously sick
C. the eagle lost many of his friends
D. the eagle had to feed its children |
| 2. Which of the following statements is true? |
A. it was winter when the writer went away
B. the eagle lived on the ground beside the writer"s house
C. some native animals and birds still lived in the place
D. neither the writer nor his parents wanted to leave |
| 3. The underlined word "chicks" in the last paragraph refers to "_____." |
A. the eagle"s nest beside the river
B. the writer"s pet dog
C. the eagle"s children
D. the eagle"s food. |
| 4. The main idea of this passage is _____. |
A. the author"s idea about being away from the Murray River
B. the author"s feeling about being away from his homeland and friend
C. the author"s travel away from his hometown
D. the author"s plan to leave for a new place |
答案
| 1-4: ADCB |
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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用
括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1-10的相应位置上。 |
This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck.
To his 1______ (puzzle), his three-year-old son was 2______ (happy) hammering dents (凹痕) into the shiny
paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy"s hands into pulp (果
浆汁) as 3______ (punish). When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.
4______ the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both
the boy"s hands. When the boy 5______ (wake)up from the operation and saw his bandaged stubs, he
innocently said, "Daddy, I"m sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "6______ when are my fingers going to
grow back?"
The father went home and committed suicide.
Think about this story 7______ next times someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think
first 8______ you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can 9______ (repair). Broken bones and
hurt feelings often can"t. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance.
We forget that forgiveness is 10______ (great) than revenge.
People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will
impress us forever. |
| 阅读理解。 |
I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen.
It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this
with boys of my own size or less.
One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought
him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet,
I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way
by fierce strokes (猛力地划) to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw
me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a
crowd of younger boys. "Do you know what you have done?" they said, "It"s Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is
champion at gym, he has got his football honor."
I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when he was wrapped in a bath towel and
so small. He didn"t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word, "My father, who is a great man, is
also small." At this he laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be
careful in the future, signified the incident was closed. |
| 1. The writer thought Amery "a fair game" because the boy _____. |
A. looked like an animal
B. was fond of games
C. was of similar size
D. was good at sports |
| 2. The writer felt "ashamed" because _____. |
A. he was laughed at by other boys
B. Amery turned out to be in the same grade
C. he pushed Amery hard and hurt him
D. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete |
| 3. By saying "My father, who is a great man, is also small", the writer _____. |
A. tried to please Amery
B. challenged Amery
C. threatened Amery
D. admired his father |
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE? |
A. The writer could run faster than Amery.
B. The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.
C. Amery was a student in Grade Four.
D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior. |
| 5. What does the underlined word "overtook" mean? |
A. catch hold of
B. catch up with
C. take a look at
D. shout at |
| Cloze test. |
My friend had mentioned that her father had a lot of children"s toys that he was looking to give away. She
knew I had a three-year-old daughter so she thought of me first. I told her I would 1 it if I could get some
nice things for my daughter, which I wouldn"t otherwise have been able to 2 .
When I met her father, he began to explain that he was 3 once too and that he would hate to 4 things
that could be very 5 . At first, he thought of taking everything to the Salvation Army but then he 6 to see
if anyone he knew could use them first.
When he was 7 me around, I saw a bed, a slide (滑板), a kitchen set and many other things that made
me surprised. As my eyes were wide and beginning to tear up a bit, he told me not to feel guilty. He said I
was 8 him by getting rid of them.
As I was looking around, I did feel guilty, but I tried to remain more grateful than guilty because he told
me to. Every time I tried to 9 him for giving my daughter all these 10 things, he would thank me right
back and was grateful that these toys would be put to good use.
So, sometimes when we are helped by others, the others that helped us are helped as a side-effect. In the
11 of charity, it makes sense to feel grateful, but guilt is just as normal, I know we could have lived without
a slide, which is why I do feel guilty, but I am grateful all the same because my daughter 12 enjoys all these
nice things! |
( )1. A. wear
( )2. A. believe
( )3. A. handsome
( )4. A. throw away
( )5. A. suitable
( )6. A. continued
( )7. A. driving
( )8. A. helping
( )9. A. praise
( )10. A. wonderful
( )11. A. habit
( )12. A. sadly | B. repair
B. afford
B. young
B. hand out
B. expensive
B. forgot
B. showing
B. saving
B. move
B. cheap
B. end
B. hardly | C. appreciate
C. see
C. poor
C. add up
C. useful
C. had
C. turning
C. troubling
C. call
C. strange
C. eyes
C. secretly | D. check
D. spare
D. healthy
D. pick out
D. dangerous
D. decided
D. sending
D. guiding
D. thank
D. foreign
D. corners
D. really | | Reading comprehension. | I"ve loved my mother"s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing
letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing
must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. "But the desk,"
she said again, "is for Elizabeth."
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young
girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional (易动感情的)". But she lived
"on the surface".
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I
wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer, none came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace. It seemed that nothing happened.
I couldn"t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop
trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work though she"d
never been able to. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside-a photo of my father and a one-
page letter, folded (折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks
louder than words. | | 1. The writer began to love her mother"s desk _____. | A. after Mother died
B. before she became a writer
C. when she was a child
D. when mother gave it to her | | 2. The passage shows that _____. | A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C. Mother cared much about her daughter in words
D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words. | | 3. The world "gulf" in the passage means _____. | A. deep understanding between the old and the young
B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter
C. free talks between mother and daughter
D. part of the sea going far in land | | 4. What did Mother do with her daughter"s letter asking for forgiveness? | A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn"t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D. She read the letter again and again till she died. | | 5. What"s the best title of the passage? | A. My letter to Mother
B. Mother and Children
C. My Mother"s Desk
D. Talks between Mother and me | Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the
passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet. | Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart (购物手推车).
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 that day as customers began arriving. He couldn"t wait to see them using his invention.
But Goldman was 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 end this, 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. What do the underlined words "chrome-plate contraptions" in Paragraph 1 refer to? (no more than 3 words)
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2. What was the purpose of Goldman"s invention? (no more than 8 words)
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3. Why was Goldman disappointed at first? (no more than 6 words)
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4. Why did Goldman hire people to push carts around his market? (no more than 10 words)
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