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He came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I saw h

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He came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I saw he looked ill. He was shivering, his face was white, and he walked slowly as though it ached to move.
“What"s the matter, Schatz?”
“I"ve got a headache.”
“You better go back to bed.”
“No. I"m all right.”
“You go to bed. I"ll see you when I"m dressed.”
But when I came downstairs he was dressed, sitting by the fire, looking a very sick and miserable boy of nine years. When I put my hand on his forehead I knew he had a fever.
“You go up to bed,” I said, “You"re sick.”
“I"m all right,” he said.
When the doctor came he took the boy"s temperature.
“What"s is it?” I asked him.
“One hundred and two.”
Downstairs, the doctor left three different medicines in different colored capsules with instructions for giving them. One was to bring down the fever, another a purgative(泻药), the third to overcome an acid condition. The germs of influenza(流感)can only exist in an acid condition, he explained. He seemed to know all about influenza and said there was nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light epidemic(传染病;传染性的) of flu and there was no danger if you avoided pneumonia(肺炎).
Back in the room I wrote the boy"s temperature down and made a note of the time to give the various capsules.
“Do you want me to read to you?”
“All right. If you want to, “ said the boy. His face was very white and there were dark areas under his eyes. He lay still in the bed and seemed very detached(超然的;冷漠的)from what was going on.
I read aloud from Howard Pyle"s Book of Pirates(海盗);but I could see he was not following what I was reading.
“How do you feel, Schatz?” I asked him.
“Just the same, so far,” he said.
I sat at the foot of the bed and read to myself while I waited for it to be time to give another capsule. It would have been natural for him to go to sleep, but when I looked up he was looking at the foot of the bed, looking very strangely.
“Why don"t you try to sleep? I"ll wake you up for the medicine.”
“I"d rather stay awake.”
After a while he said to me, “You don"t have to stay in here with me, Papa, if it bothers you.”
“It doesn"t bother me.”
“No, I mean you don"t have to stay if it"s going to bother you.”
I thought perhaps he was a little lightheaded and after giving him the prescribed capsules at eleven o"clock I went out with my gun and the young hunting dog….I killed two quail(鹌鹑), and missed five, and started back pleased to have found a covey of quail close to the house and happy there were so many left to find on another day.
At the house they said the boy had refused to let anyone come into the room.
“You can"t come in,” he said. “You mustn"t get what I have.”
I went up to him and found him in exactly the position I had left him, white-faced, but with the tops of his cheeks flushed(发红)by the fever, staring still, as he had stared, at the foot of the bed.
I took his temperature.
“What is it?”
“Something like a hundred,” I said. It was one hundred and two and four tenths.
“It was a hundred and two,” he said.
“Who said so?”
“The doctor.”
“Your temperature is all right,” I said. “It"s nothing to worry about.”
“I don"t worry,” he said, “but I can"t keep from thinking.”
“Don"t think,” I said. “Just take it easy.”
“I"m taking it easy,” he said and looked straight ahead, He was evidently holding tight onto himself about something.
“Take this with water.”
“Do you think it will do any good?”
“Of course it will.”
I sat down and opened the Pirate book and began to read, but I could see he was not following, so I stopped.
“About what time do you think I"m going to die?” he asked.
“What?”
“About how long will it be before I die?”
“You aren"t going to die. What"s the matter with you? “
“Oh, yes, I am, I heard him say a hundred and two.”
“People don"t die with a fever of one hundred and two. That"s a silly way to talk.”
“I know they do. At school in France the boys told me you can"t live with forty-four degrees. I"ve got a hundred and two.”
He had been waiting to die all day, ever since nine o"clock in the morning.
“You poor Schatz,” I said. “Poor old Schatz. It"s like miles and kilometers. You aren"t going to die. That"s different thermometer. On that thermometer thirty-seven is normal. On this kind it"s ninety-eight.”
“Are you sure?”
“Absolutely,” I said, “It"s like miles and kilometers. You know, like how many kilometers we make when we do seventy miles in the car?”
“Oh,” he said.
But his gaze at the foot of the bed relaxed slowly. The hold over himself relaxed too, finally, and the next day it was very slack(松驰的) and he cried very easily at little things that were of no importance.
小题1:The author writes about the doctor’s visit in order to _____.
A.show the doctor’s knowledge about influenza and its treatment
B.show the boy’s illness was quite serious
C.create a situation of misunderstanding around which to build a story
D.show the father was very much concerned about the boy’s illness
小题2:The pronoun “it” in “Papa, if it bothers you” (line 41) refers to _____.
A.the boy’s high temperature
B.the father giving the medicine to the boy
C.the father staying with the boy
D.the boy’s death
小题3:It can be inferred from the story that it is _____ by the time the father gets home from hunting.
A.early in the afternoon
B.close to evening
C.at noon
D.late in the morning
小题4:From the story we know that the boy kept tight control over himself because _____.
A.he did not want to be a bother to others
B.he wanted to recover quickly so that he could go hunting with his father
C.he was afraid that he would die if he lost control over himself
D.he thought he was going to die and he must show courage in the face of death
小题5:That the boy cried very easily at little things of no importance the next day suggests that _____.
A.he couldn’t control his emotions when he finally relaxed
B.his father would go out hunting without him if he didn’t cry
C.something went wrong with his brain after the fever
D.he often complained about unimportant things as a spoiled boy
小题6:The theme of the story is _____.
A.death is something beyond a child’s comprehension
B.to be calm and controlled in the face of death is a mark of courage
C.misunderstanding can occur even between father and son
D.misunderstanding can sometimes lead to an unexpected effect

答案

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
解析

试题分析:本文是海明威的《一天的等待》的具体内容,并告诉我们以人的尊严和勇气面对厄运迎接生活挑战的”硬汉”精神。
小题1: C. 主旨大意题。本文是海明威的《一天的等待》。叙述了一个九岁男孩由于不知道有两种不同计算方式的温度计,在与父亲交谈的过程中产生了误解,误以为自己将不久于人世。竭力表现出冷静与勇敢的他静静地等待着死亡的降临,直到得知这仅仅是一个误解,才逐渐放松下来。作品体现了海明威所提倡的以人的尊严和勇气面对厄运迎接生活挑战的”硬汉”精神。
小题2:D. 推理题。儿子听到医生说102度,就认为自己即将死亡。与下文父亲所说的”it”不是同一概念。故D正确。
小题3: B.推理题。 故事开头结合下文的after giving him the prescribed capsules at eleven o"clock I went out …及He had been waiting to die all day, ever since nine o"clock in the morning. 可知B正确。。
小题4:D.推理题。 本文中小男孩竭力表现出冷静与勇敢的他静静地等待着死亡的降临,直到得知这仅仅是一个误解,才逐渐放松下来。作品体现了海明威所提倡的以人的尊严和勇气面对厄运迎接生活挑战的”硬汉”精神。故D正确。
小题5: A. 推理题。一个九岁的男孩前一天竭力表现出冷静与勇敢,静静地等待着死亡的降临。但孩子必竟只是孩子,紧绷的心放松后变得很脆弱。故A正确。
小题6: B. 目的意图题。本文是海明威的《一天的等待》。叙述了一个九岁男孩由于不知道有两种不同计算方式的温度计,在与父亲交谈的过程中产生了误解,误以为自己将不久于人世。竭力表现出冷静与勇敢的他静静地等待着死亡的降临,直到得知这仅仅是一个误解,才逐渐放松下来。作品体现了海明威所提倡的以人的尊严和勇气面对厄运迎接生活挑战的”硬汉”精神。故B正确。
点评:本文是海明威的《一天的等待》。本文要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上,把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思,从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索,这是推理的前提和基础;要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工,由表入里,由浅入深,从具体到抽象,从非凡到一般,通过分析、综合、判定等,进行深层处理,符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事,断章取义,以偏概全。要忠实于原文,以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。
举一反三
In the United States, friendships can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away in a short time if circumstances (环境) change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greeting for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while --- then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it left off and are delighted.
In the States, you can feel free to visit people’s homes, share their holidays, enjoy their children and their lives without fear that you are taking on a lasting obligation. Do not hesitate to accept hospitality because you cannot give it in return. No one will expect you to do so for they know you are far from home. Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospitality easily.
Once you arrive there, the welcome will be full and warm and real. Most visitors find themselves readily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain at home, offering what is felt as “merely” home cooked food, not “doing something” for your guest. It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for various other reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family custom, outsiders are not invited into homes.
In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one’s home than to go to a public place, except in purely business relationships. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you are being shown inferior (差的) treatment.
Don’t feel neglected (被忽视) if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery (递送,投递) is uncertain, arrival times are delayed, changed, or canceled – so flowers are not customarily (通常) sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! Outward signs vary in different lands; the inward welcome is what matters, and this will be real.
小题1:In the United States, you will find friendships __________ if circumstances change.
A.die suddenlyB.pass away
C.disappear graduallyD.last forever
小题2:Americans _________ their foreign friends to make a return for their hospitality.
A.askB.wishC.never allowD.don’t expect
小题3:In some other countries, giving a dinner party at home is considered _______ than in a restaurant.
A.less formalB.less hospitable
C.more naturalD.more popular
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.Flowers are available at all time.
B.Flowers are expensive.
C.Flowers are signs of outward welcome.
D.Flowers are not necessarily sent to guests.
小题5:Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A.American HospitalityB.American Friendships
C.American InvitationD.American Welcome

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A new United Nations report shows that fish farming may soon be the world’s most important provider of fish. The Food and Agriculture Organization says fish farming is growing at a rate of 6.6 percent a year.
Fish farming now produces forty-six percent of the world’s supply of fish. That represents a forty-three percent increase from 2006. The report also said fish farming earned more money in 2008 than traditional fisheries.
In fish farming, fish are raised in tanks or small bodies of water called ponds. They are also raised in cages or nets in oceans, lakes and rivers. The report says increased fish farming has helped people around the world eat record amounts of fish. The FAO says each person ate an average of almost seventeen kilograms of fish last year.
However, the FAO says the current yearly wild-fish harvest of ninety million tons shows no improvement. Decreasing numbers of fish and stronger catch limits have reduced the possibilities for catching wild fish. The FAO report says about thirty-two percent of world supplies are overfished. It says these supplies of fish need to be rebuilt at once.
Some scientists have criticized fish farming. They say the nets and cages permit fish diseases and pests to spread. Some fish farming critics doubt whether fish farming can keep growing at the current rate. But Wally Stevens of the trade group Global Aquaculture Alliance says the industry must continue developing to feed growing populations. Mr. Stevens says a one hundred percent increase in fish farming over ten years is necessary to keep providing for people at the current level. He notes that fish farming creates jobs and wealth, especially for people in coastal areas of China.
小题1:We learn that since the year 2006, fish farming has been ______.
A.earning more money than traditional fisheries
B.developing rapidly around the world
C.growing at a rate of 6.6 percent each day
D.producing 46% of the world’s supply of fish
小题2:According to Paragraph 3, thanks to fish farming, people around the world are able to ______.
A.buy more kinds of fishesB.eat more fish than before
C.eat much healthier fishD.eat much bigger fish
小题3:What is implied in Paragraph 4?
A.it is harder to catch wild fish than before.
B.It costs too much to rebuild supplies of fish.
C.There is no future for the market of wild fish.
D.Catching wild fish no longer brings benefits.
小题4:What does Wally Stevens think of fish farming?
A.It doesn’t have disadvantages at all.
B.It cannot keep growing at the current rate.
C.It is not a good way of raising fish.
D.It must develop fast to supply a growing population.

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In Europe, people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right throughout the meal, a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag(曲折的)method. Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their meat. It seems to be funny for the Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises.
A few explanations for this American style are as follows:
(1) Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.
(2) Americans, the master of the New World are rebels(叛逆者).They use the zigzag method to break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.
(3) Forced to do so, they respond by “playing” with the silver.
Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence(无知)of form. Arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders(入侵者).However, such alertness(警觉) is out of place in the New World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades(刀).
小题1:Americans use _______ to hold their fork to pick up the salad.
A.the right handB.the left hand
C.both handsD.either of the two hands
小题2:As the masters of the New World, Americans use a different cutting method from that in the Old World to _________________.
A.show their independence of Mother England
B.show their disrespect to Mother England
C.add a new tradition to those in Mother England
D.show off their creativeness to Mother England
小题3:In the last sentence, the word “juggle” probably means ____________.
A.hold B.play withC.pick upD.lay down
小题4:Also in the last sentence, the two “them” refer to ____________.
A.Americans
B.Europeans and Americans separately
C.Americans and Europeans separately
D.Europeans
小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand.
B.The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics.
C.The zigzag eating method has become an American feature.
D.European people will use the American method because of its efficiency.

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Commencement (毕业典礼) is a time for idealism.
But economic reality is cruel everywhere; especially for new graduate. They have been told repeatedly that a college degree is an open sesame(芝麻) to the global economy. But that’s not necessarily so, according to new research by two economists at he Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Frank Levy and Peter Temin.
It is true that people with college degrees make more money than people without degrees. The gap has narrowed somewhat in recent years, which is disturbing. But the earning power of college graduates still far outpaces that of less-educated workers.
The bad news, though, is that a college degree does not ensure a bigger share of the economics pie for many graduates. In recent decades Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show, only college-educated women have seen their income grow in line with economy wide gains in productivity. The earnings of male college graduates have failed to keep pace with productivity gains.
Instead, a huge share of productivity growth, which expands the nation’s income, is going to Americans on the top of the income scale. In 2005, the latest year with available data, the top of 1 percent of Americans---whose average annual income was $ 1.1 million--- took in 21.8 percent of the nation’s income, their largest share since 1929.
Administration officials, and other politicians and economists, often, believe that income inequality, reflects an education gap. But Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin show that in the case of men, the average bachelor’s degree is not enough to catch the rising tide of the global economy.
They argue that the real reason that inequality is worsening is the lack of strong policies that broadly distribute economic gains. In the past, for example, a more progressive income tax and unions promote equality. Positive measures have been eroding and new ones have not yet emerged, making the income gap even greater.
Mr. Levy and Mr. Temin conclude that only a new government policy can restore general prosperity. That’s a challenge to the nation’s leader and today’s graduates. America needs them to contribute to the development of the nation in global economy.
小题1:The passage is mainly about that _______.
A.there is a big income gap between female and male college graduates in America.
B.college graduates find it hard to find an ideal job after graduation in America.
C.research shows that American government should take measures to ensure income equality for college graduates
D.college degrees are losing value in America.
小题2:What is the main idea of paragraph 5?
A.The whole nation has enjoyed a big income growth with the growth of productivity.
B.Much of the total income in America has been gained by a few very rich people.
C.A small part of people in America have income increase.
D.Upper class Americans contribute most to productivity growth.
小题3:The underlined word “eroding” in paragraph 7 probably means _______.
A.being gradually destroyed by wind or rain
B.gradually reducing power
C.gradually disappearing
D.gradually not suitable
小题4:We can infer from the passage that _______.
A.female college graduates have higher income than male ones.
B.female college graduates have benefited from some governmental measures to ensure their income growth.
C.income tax can grantee income equality.
D.new measures and policies have been taken to promote income equality.
小题5:From the passage, some economists believe that the worsening income inequality is caused by ______.
A.lower college degree of college graduates
B.lack of proper governmental policies
C.gender discrimination
D.underdevelopment of economy and productivity.

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Bowing is a very important custom in Japan. Unlike people in many other countries, they greet each other by bowing instead of shaking hands. It is impolite not to return a bow to whoever bows to you.
Bowing has many functions in one. It expresses the feeling of respect, thanks, regret, and so on. You can bow when you say, “thank you”, “sorry”, “hello”, “goodbye”, “congratulations”, “excuse me”, “good morning”, and more.
Bowing seems simple, but there are different ways of bowing. Bowing techniques vary from a small nod of the head to a long, 90-degree bow. It depends on the social position or age of the person you bow to. If your opposite is of higher social position or older than yourself, you are supposed to bow deeper and longer than him or her. It is polite to bow from your waist. Men usually keep their hands at their sides, and women usually put their hands together on their legs with their fingers touching. If it is not a very formal situation, you can bow by nodding. The most common bow is a bow of about 15 degrees.
You might feel strange doing it, but try to bow in Japan. You will be considered very polite!
小题1:The author writes the passage mainly to _____.
A.introduce the history of bowing in Japan
B.describe the purposes of bowing in Japan
C.describe different ways of bowing in Japan
D.introduce the Japanese custom of bowing
小题2:By saying “Bowing has many functions in one”, the author means that _____.
A.one kind of bow has many similar functions
B.people can express different feelings by bowing
C.people bow to express their feelings
D.the more times you bow, the more respect you receive
小题3:How people greet in many countries?
A.by bowingB.by shaking hands
C.by kissing each otherD.by touching
小题4:If an assistant wants to show respect to her professor, she may bow like _____.

A            B          C           D
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