The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed
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The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome things they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck 12. “Oh, dear!” I cried, “ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched(可怜的) creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
小题1:When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .| A．asleep | B．working | C．outside | D．watching TV |
小题2:Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him at all because ____________.| A．he thought it was useless doing this at night | | B．his parents were not able to help him | | C．his eyes were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open | | D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination |
小题3: What do you suppose happened to the author later？| A．He went to a church to pray again | | B．He passed the exam by luck | | C．He failed in the exam | | D．He was punished by his teacher |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C |
解析
试题分析：
小题1:细节题，由第一段的第一行Everyone was in bed except me.可以推出其他人都在睡觉，所以选A
小题2:推理题，由最后一段倒数第二行I do promise to work hard afterwards,可以知道他以前不好好学习，所以选D
小题3:推理题，由考试前的晚上，他看好几门课程和他向上帝祷告的他以后会好好学习，还有他没看完书就睡着了，所以选C
点评：本文讲述了一个学生平时不好好学习，在考试的前一个晚上复习，看着书就睡着了的故事，先通读全文，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题，要求学生有很强的分析分析能力。 |
举一反三
With the new school year quickly coming near (or perhaps, for your early-starters, already under way), it’s time to get ready for a successful term(学期). And while you may be cleaning your wardrobe(壁柜), it’s equally important to freshen up(更新) your study skills, too.
Have you ever noticed that your study habits are different from those of your friends? Or how you seem to learn faster in certain classes? Some people are quick to blame(责备) the teacher or subject(学科) for their difficulties, but that isn’t always the cause(原因). One thing that many people seem to ignore(忽视) is their learning type.
Now, you may be wondering what a learning type is and how to find yours. There are three different learning types: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic. You can be a combination of learning types, but most people have one main type.
1. Visual learners learn best by seeing. If you seem to easily get information from pictures, graphs, and videos, you are likely a visual learner.
2. Auditory learners learn best by hearing. If you seem to remember things by hearing them, whether listening to a lecture or repeating information out loud, then you are likely an auditory learner.
3. Kinesthetic learners learn best by doing. If you seem to learn best by working with your hands or testing out what you are shown, you are likely a kinesthetic learner.
So now that you know your personal learning style, the trick (窍门) is to find out how to use your new-found knowledge to help you in your classes.
小题1:According to the speaker, why are some students slower than others in a certain subject?| A．Because they find the subject too difficult. | | B．Because they have lost interest in the subject. | | C．Because their teacher is not good enough. | | D．Because they don’t know their learning type. |
小题2:Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “combination”?| A．success | B．mixture | C．wonder | D．model |
小题3:Stephen loves science and usually does experiments with his classmates in the lab to test what he has learned. So what type of learner is he?| A．Visual | B．Auditory | C．Kinesthetic | D．Both A and B |
小题4:What do you think the speaker is going to do next?| A．To give further explanation to the three types of learners. | | B．To give clear examples of the three types of learners. | | C．To make a survey(调查) about the three types of learners. | | D．To suggest different study skills to different types of learners. |
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It’s certain that the following tale is a nice example that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a young man 16 begged from door to door along the street. 17 an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad 18 and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never 19 and were always desiring more.
“As for me, if I had only enough to eat and to wear, I would not want anything more."
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune 20 the beggar among the crowd and approached him, greeting, “Hi, young man, I have wished to 21 you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I will do that only on this 22 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground 23 become dust, worth nothing. Are you clear?”
“I see. Now I’m ready. ” said the beggar with confidence.
“Then you should 24 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an 25 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly 26 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a 27 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more?” warned the Goddess.
“Never 28 .It’s still strong enough now” replied the beggar firmly.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to 29 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would 30 forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “ 31 just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will 32 .” warned the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted, “ I know it will 33 a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 34 fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now 35 but his broken wallet.
| 小题1: | | A．in debt | B．in rags | C．in danger | D．in trouble |
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| 小题2: | | A．Picking | B．Gathering | C．Winning | D．Holding |
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| 小题3: | | A．clothes | B．wallet | C．fortune | D．chance |
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| 小题4: | | A．relaxed | B．disappointed | C．worried | D．satisfied |
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| 小题5: | | A．admitted | B．seized | C．realized | D．spotted |
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| 小题6: | | A．help | B．forgive | C．praise | D．comfort |
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| 小题7: | | A．occasion | B．condition | C．situation | D．suggestion |
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| 小题8: | | A．shall | B．would | C．should | D．might |
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| 小题9: | | A．look down | B．look after | C．look up | D．look out |
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| 小题10: | | A．small | B．worn | C．empty | D．full |
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| 小题11: | | A．stand | B．think | C．breathe | D．wait |
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| 小题12: | | A．stream | B．piece | C．pair | D．variety |
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| 小题13: | | A．ask | B．request | C．insist | D．fear |
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| 小题14: | | A．spread | B．shake | C．loose | D．close |
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| 小题17: | | A．flow | B．change | C．disappear | D．burst |
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| 小题18: | | A．attract | B．hold | C．include | D．permit |
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| 小题19: | | A．present | B．food | C．treasure | D．metal |
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| 小题20: | | A．nothing | B．anything | C．everything | D．something |
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Welcome to your future life!
You get up in the morning and look into the mirror.Your face is firm and younglooking.In 2035，medical technology is better than ever.Many people your age could live to be 150，so at 40，you"re not old at all.And your parents just had an antiaging（抗衰老的） treatment.Now，all three of you look the same age!
You say to your shirt，“Turn red.” It changes from blue to red.In 2035，“smart clothes” contain particles（粒子） much smaller than the cells in your body.The particles can be programmed to change your clothes" color or pattern.
You walk into the kitchen.You pick up the milk，but a voice says，“You shouldn"t drink that” Your fridge has read the chip （芯片） that contains information about the milk，and it knows the milk is old.In 2035，every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.
It"s time to go to work.In 2035，cars drive themselves.Just tell your “smart car” where to go.On the way，you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve.Such “smart technology” is all around you.
So will all these things come true？“For new technology to succeed，” says scientist Andrew Zolli，“it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example—what will be the next?
小题1:We can learn from the text that in the future______| A．people will never get old | | B．everyone will look the same | | C．red will be the most popular color | | D．clothes will be able to change their pattern |
小题2:What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?| A．Milk will be harmful to health. | | B．More drinks will be available for sale. | | C．Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information. | | D．Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer. |
小题3:Which of the following is mentioned in the text?| A．Nothing can replace the Internet. | | B．Fridges will know what people need. | | C．Jacket sleeves can be used as a guide. | | D．Cars will be able to drive automatically. |
小题4:What is the text mainly about?| A．Food and clothing in 2035. | | B．Future technology in everyday life. | | C．Medical treatments of the future. | | D．The reason for the success of new technology. |
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In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who lived those years with us. In fact, we don"t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closest to us and the ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world"s happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else"s world, it brightens yours. If you"re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need. Of course, there are times when you can"t express gratitude immediately. In that case, don"t let embarrassment sink you into silence and speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish(教区)of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had unusual generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks. I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us－including ourselves. For no one ever misunderstands the melody(旋律)of a grateful heart. Its message is universal; its poems transcend(超越)all earthly barriers; its music touches the heaven.
小题1:Who do we easily forget to express our thanks to according to the writer?| A．Friends not meeting for a long time. | B．Former teachers and friends. | | C．People we want to get close to. | D．Our family members and good friends. |
小题2: When we say something for what others do for us, it ______.| A．benefits the people who do something for us | | B．is good for both us and people who help us | | C．wastes our and our friends" time at the same time | | D．does harm to both us and people who help us |
小题3:What does the writer mean in the third paragraph?| A．The only way to thank others is to express by your own words. | | B．The best way to thank others is to do something for them. | | C．We can thank people who help us in various ways. | | D．We can thank people who help us in two ways. |
小题4:The way to make us feel happy is ______ when we think we ourselves are forgotten in the world.| A．to help and appreciate others | B．to ask others to help us | | C．to remind others of our helping them | D．to ask someone to help others |
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There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy traffic．At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is really worldwide．On several occasions over the past decade，a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in distant areas away from any industrial cities．In fact，the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution．Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels(coal and oil)is creating a “greenhouse effect”—— keeping heat reflected from the earth and raising the world’s average temperature．If this view is correct and the world"s temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York，Boston，Miami，and New Orleans will be in water．
Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth’s temperature—a result that would be equally disastrous．A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age，and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas．Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen．Perhaps，if we are lucky enough，the two tendencies will offset each other and the world"s temperature will stay about the same as it is now．Driven by economic profits, people ignore the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civilization”．Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development．But is it really worth-while?
小题1:People used to think that air pollution_________ .| A．caused widespread damage in the countryside | | B．affected the entire eastern half of the United States | | C．had a very bad effect on health | | D．existed merely in urban and industrial areas |
小题2:As to the greenhouse effect, the author_________.| A．shares the same view with the scientists． | | B．is uncertain of its occurrence | | C．rejects it as being ungrounded | | D．thinks that it will destroy the world soon |
小题3:The underlined word “offset” in the second paragraph could be replaced by_______.| A．counter-act | B．break from | C．get along | D．communicate |
小题4:This passage is primarily about________ .| A．the greenhouse effect | | B．the burning of fossil fuels | | C．the potential effect of air pollution | | D．the possibility of a new ice age |
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