The teacher was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry. The miller lent
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The teacher was leaving the village, and everybody seemed sorry. The miller lent him the small cart and horse to carry his goods to Christminster, the city of his destination. Such a vehicle proved of quite enough size of the teacher’s belongings, for his only article, in addition to the packing-case of books, was a piano that he had bought when he thought of learning instrumental music. But the eagerness having faded, he had never acquired the skill of playing, and the purchased article had been a permanent trouble to him.
The headmaster had gone away for the day, being a man who disliked the sight of changes. He didn’t mean to return till the evening, when the new teacher would have arrived, and everything would be smooth again.
The blacksmith, the carpenter and the teacher were standing in confused attitudes in the sitting room before the instrument. The teacher had remarked that even if he got it into the cart he should not know what to do with it on his arrival at Christminster, since he was only going into a temporary place just at first.
A little boy of eleven, who had been assisting in the packing, joined the group of men, and said, “Aunt has got a fuel-house, and it could be put there, perhaps, till you’ve found a place to settle in, sir.”
“Good idea,” said the blacksmith. The smith and the carpenter started to see about possibility of the suggested shelter, and the boy and the teacher were left standing alone.
“Sorry I am going, Jude?” asked the latter kindly.
Tears rose into the boy’s eyes. He admitted that he was sorry.
“So am I,” said the teacher. He continued, “Well---don’t speak of this everywhere. You know what a university is, and a university degree? It is the necessary hallmark(标志) of a man who want to do anything in teaching. My plan, or dream, is to be a university graduate. By going to Christminster, I shall be at headquarters(总部), so to speak, and if my plan is practical at all, I consider that being on the spot will afford me a better chance.”
The smith and his companion returned. Old Miss Fawly’s fuel-house was big enough, and she seemed willing to give the instrument standing-room there. So it was left in the school till the evening, when more hands would be available for removing it; and the teacher gave a final glance round.
小题1:The teacher purchased the instrument to ___________________. | A．teach his students instrumental music | | B．better equip the village school | | C．learn to play it himself | | D．let students appreciate elegant art of music |
小题2: It seemed that the teacher __________________.| A．was not getting on well with the headmaster | | B．had lived a rather simple life in the village | | C．was likely to continue to practise playing the piano | | D．was tired of teaching |
小题3: Why did the teacher leave for Christminster?| A．Because he was admitted to a university there. | | B．Because he was offered a temporary job with better pay there. | | C．Because he preferred the life in a big city to that in a village. | | D．Because he thought he had better chance to attend university there. |
小题4:Which of the following can be inferred from the text?| A．The teacher was torn between the eagerness to go to the city and his love for the village. | | B．The teacher was going into a temporary place in Christminster at first. | | C．The teacher moved his piano into the fuel-house with the help of some other people. | | D．The teacher had so much belongings that he had to borrow a cart. |
小题5:The motivation of the teacher’s moving lay in his ___________.| A．devotion | B．admiration | C．inspiration | D．ambition |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:D |
解析
试题分析：文章讲述了一位老师由于自己的梦想和追求，想要上大学，所以毅然决定离开乡村去城市上大学的事情。
小题1:细节题，。从文章for his only article, in addition to the packing-case of books, was a piano that he had bought when he thought of learning instrumental music.可知老师购买这个乐器是自己想要自学，故选C
小题2:细节推断题。从文章Such a vehicle proved of quite enough size of the teacher’s belongings,可知老师在乡村的生活应该是非常的拮据，故选B
小题3:细节题。从文章It is the necessary hallmark(标志) of a man who want to do anything in teaching. My plan, or dream, is to be a university graduate.可知老师要去Christminster 的原因是在那里他可以上大学，故选D
小题4:推断题。从文章Tears rose into the boy’s eyes. He admitted that he was sorry.“So am I,” said the teacher.可知老师在去城市的热情和对于乡村爱中犹豫不定，故选A
小题5:推断题。从文章By going to Christminster, I shall be at headquarters(总部), so to speak, and if my plan is practical at all, I consider that being on the spot will afford me a better chance.可知他的抱负和追求是促使他去城市的原因，故选D
点评：本文文脉清晰，结构很好把握。记叙文是历年高考很常见的文体，把握好作者记叙事情的起因，经过，结果。同时，此类文章细节题居多，在对文章看懂了的基础在仔细对比选项和文章，即可得出答案。 |
举一反三
“I was only thirteen when four of my team members and I were chosen by my swim coach to train with the Chinese National Team. The following piece shows how that experience has influenced me.”
The night before I left for China, my mother called me into her room. I entered not knowing what to expect. I sat down at the end of her very neatly-made bed, opposite the bedroom table on which she kept a Ming-style vase illustrated in great detail. She told me that my great-grandmother was still living in the surroundings of Beijing. Her name was Ren Li Ling and she was 97 years old. This was the first time I had ever heard of her.
The dragon on the vase snaked through the flowers and vines（藤蔓）as my mother said, “Pu Pu, look at me. You need to hear this so that when you go to China you will understand. You must keep this knowledge in your heart.”
She told me a story about my grandfather, Ren Li Ling"s son, who left Beijing to go to college in Taiwan. She told me how the Chinese civil war kept him away from his mother for fifty years, so neither of them even knew that the other was alive. No one from Taiwan could visit, write, or call anyone in mainland. All lines of communication were cut off.
She told me of my grandfather"s devotion to his own children, and how difficult it was for him to send his daughter to America for her education, fearing that same separation. He gave my mother all that he could give — nineteen years of love and fifty years of savings. I learned how my mother, through means only available in this country, would finally be able to unite my great-grandmother with my grandfather again. The dragon curled around the vase, connecting the separate vines. For a fleeting second, I felt it was present in my mother"s room. It was all very strange, yet very clear. I began to understand that this trip to China was not just for me; it was for my mother, and her father, and his mother. Now, I had not only a future, but more significantly, a past. I saw the world with new eyes.
And so I went to China and met my great-grandmother. My great-aunt picked me up at the training center, and we rode in a taxi through the crowded city. The noise of the taxi and the city united into a deep roar. We finally stopped in front of a narrow street lined on either side with small one-level houses. As we made our way to a house like all the others, I drew the stares of many people in the street. My great-aunt led me through a rotting（朽烂的）doorway into a room with a furnace（炉子）, table, and a rocking chair where an old woman wearing gloves sat facing the doorway, covered with a worn brown blanket. I walked over and immediately embraced this frail woman as if I had known her all my life. My limited, broken Chinese wasn"t up to expressing my complicated feelings. And even though I couldn"t completely understand what she was saying in her thick Beijing accent, I knew — the same way I knew what my mother had been trying to tell me before I left. Her joy shone through her toothless smile. She wouldn"t let go of my hand. I haltingly（结结巴巴地）asked her how she had managed to live such a long life. She answered in words I will never forget, “Hope has kept me alive. I have lived this long because I wanted to see my son before I died.”
My fellow team members must have wondered how two people separated by three generations could be so close. Before this trip, I would have wondered the same thing. And even now, I can"t quite explain it. We were as different as two people can be; some 85 years and 8,000 miles apart. We came from two entirely different cultures; yet we were connected by a common heritage(传统).
I stayed for dinner which was cooked in a black iron wok（锅）over the furnace. The meal was lavish（过分丰盛的）, prepared in my honor. As I began to eat, with my great-grandmother beside me, I felt the dragon was present. But this time, the feeling didn"t pass; the dragon had become a part of me.
My great-grandmother passed away last year at the age of 100. With her highest hopes and wildest dreams fulfilled, I know she died happy.
小题1: The writer’s mother called him into her room to ___________________.| A．prepare him for the trip and warn him against possible problems | | B．remind him of his origin | | C．ask him to look for his great-grandmother | | D．share with him the story of her childhood |
小题2: The dragon is mentioned several times in the passage because __________________.| A．the vase with the dragon on it is very valuable and beautiful | | B．it stands for the blood running in every Chinese | | C．it is a sign of the writer’s devotion to his birthplace | | D．the writer’s mother hoped the writer would be as strong as a dragon |
小题3: How old was the writer’s mother when she was sent to America for her education.小题4:Which of the following can be inferred from the text?| A．The writer’s grandfather was afraid of a war when sending his daughter to America. | | B．The hope to see her son again kept the writer’s great-grandmother alive for this long. | | C．It was within the writer’s expectation that he could be so close to his great-grandmother. | | D．The writer’s great-grandmother was reunited with her son before she died. |
小题5:Which is the best title for the text?| A．We Share the Same Heritage. | | B．Love from My Great-grandmother. | | C．A Story from My Mother. | | D．An Unforgettable Training Trip. |
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Should e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) be a new choice for the smokers trying to get rid of the habit? Reactions from Americans are mixed. More than half of the people questioned in a survey think e-cigarettes should be controlled by the US Food and Drug Administration, but 47 percent believe the e-cigarettes should be available to the smokers who want to quit.
“In the hunt for a safter cigarette, e-cigarettes are becoming a popular choice among those either trying to quit.”or looking to replace standard tobacco smoke with an alternative that manufacturers claim to be safer, ”Zogby International, which conducted the survey, said in a statement.
About half of the 4,611 adults who took part in the survey had heard about e-cigarettes, which are battery-powered, or rechargeable cigarettes that vaporize a liquid nicotine solution. They do not produce smoke but a water vapor without smell. Sold mostly on the Internet, e-cigarettes were first made in China.
Last year the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against using e-cigarettes, saying there was no evidence to prove they were safe or helped smokers break the habit. The WHO said people who smoke e-cigarettes breathe in a fine fog of nicotine into the lungs.
Nearly a third of people questioned in the survey think that e-cigarettes should be allowed in places where smoking is forbidden, because they don’t produce smoke, but 46 percent disagree. Men who were aware of the availability of e-cigarettes were more likely than woman to say they should be a choice available to smokers who want to quit. Young people, aged 18-29, and singles were the groups most open to trying e-cigarettes. Smoking is the single largest cause of preventable death worldwide, according to the WHO.
小题1:What can we learn from Paragraph 1?| A．American smokers ought to try e-cigarettes. | | B．Americans have different opinions about e-cigarettes. | | C．Every kind of cigarettes should be forbidden in America. | | D．Most of the Americans don’t like e-cigarettes. |
小题2:According to Zogby International, e-cigarettes .| A．are much safer than common cigarettes | | B．are popular among people who want to quit smoking | | C．will take the place of traditional cigarettes | | D．are produced in a safer way by manufacturers |
小题3:What do we know about e-cigarettes from the passage?| A．Most Americans are familiar with them. | | B．They are a good choice as there is no nicotine. | | C．They produce a water vapor that can’t be seen. | | D．Most people buy them on the Internet. |
小题4:What’s the attitude of the WHO towards e-cigarettes?| A．Negative | B．Supportive | C．Doubtful. | D．Indifferent |
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Mini Book Excerpts (节选)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $27)
Mystery (疑案小说)
"You"re a smart boy. Benny"s death was no accident, and you"re the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?" The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, "Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn"t you?"
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, "Maybe," he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $25.99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don"t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won"t. Some mothers love so their daughters won"t.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books, $15)
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!"s "amusement cycling" is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day"s drive of most cities?
Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco, $14.99)
小题1:If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by ________. | A．Ecco | B．Atria Books | C．Riverhead Books | D．Random House |
小题2:The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for ________.| A．young children | B．Disney World workers | | C．middle school teachers | D．parents with young children |
小题3: Which book describes women with characters of their own?
A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts
B. J. D. Salinger: A Life
C. You Are Free
D. Red Wolf
小题4: After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that ________.| A．the boy helped arrest the murderer | | B．Benny died of an accident | | C．the murderer got away with the crime | | D．Annika carried out the crime |
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
At the age of 13, I was angry and rebellious(叛逆的)，with little regard for anything my parents had to say, 1 if it had to do with me. 2 so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t 3 my picture of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I 4 any open offering of love. In fact, I got 5 at the mention of the word love.
One night, after a particularly 6 day, I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed. 7 I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was a(n) 8 . I pulled it out and on the envelope it 9 “To read when you’re 10 ”.
Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I 11 it. It said: “Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and 12 you do or say will ever change that. I am here 13 you if you ever need to talk, and if you don’t, that’s 14 . Just know that 15 where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. Love, Mom.”
That was the 16 of several “To read when you’re alone” letters. They were 17 mentioned until I was an adult. In the midst of my turbulent(不安分的)teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be 18 in spite of my rebelliousness. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, 19 . Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my 20 there is that calm assurance that love — consistent, enduring, unconditional love — changes lives.
| 小题1: | | A．similarly | B．particularly | C．eventually | D．only |
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| 小题2: | | A．With | B．Besides | C．Like | D．Among |
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| 小题3: | | A．relate to | B．allow for | C．pick up | D．agree with |
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| 小题4: | | A．rejected | B．missed | C．received | D．appreciated |
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| 小题5: | | A．curious | B．nervous | C．excited | D．angry |
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| 小题6: | | A．difficult | B．joyful | C．peaceful | D．ordinary |
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| 小题8: | | A．message | B．magazine | C．book | D．envelope |
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| 小题9: | | A．wrote | B．said | C．warned | D．spelled |
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| 小题10: | | A．lonely | B．awake | C．alone | D．tired |
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| 小题11: | | A．folded | B．opened | C．examined | D．answered |
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| 小题12: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题13: | | A．beyond | B．except | C．for | D．against |
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| 小题14: | | A．okay | B．possible | C．bad | D．disappointing |
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| 小题15: | | A．as long as | B．no matter | C．in case | D．only if |
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| 小题16: | | A．best | B．unique | C．last | D．first |
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| 小题17: | | A．never | B．seldom | C．frequently | D．sometimes |
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| 小题18: | | A．waited | B．trusted | C．loved | D．praised |
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| 小题19: | | A．needed | B．expected | C．understood | D．achieved |
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| 小题20: | | A．desk | B．pillow | C．bed | D．feet |
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Catherine and I were on our way to our nephew’s birthday party one rainy Saturday morning, driving along what some people call moose(驼鹿) alley. It was early, there were few other cars on the road and we were looking forward to a good day with the family. Suddenly, a moose rushed across our path. Fortunately, a quick swerve(突然转向) to the other lane prevented a full impact, with only a small collision on the right side of our car ripping off the mirror and knocking the moose to the pavement.
By the time I stopped and looked back in my rear view mirror, the moose was getting up. It ran into the bush. Shaken but unharmed, we both looked at each other shocked by what had happened. We knew that moose accidents had claimed many lives throughout the years, and that we had been very fortunate to escape with no personal injury or worse. After a quick check of our vehicle, we drove off.
Even though the moose accident lasted just a few seconds, we still remember it to this day. Why?
We had often talked about the frailty of life, the here today and gone tomorrow potential we all face, but it had never felt so real. And it wasn’t that we hadn’t had friends, relatives and colleagues die before, it was that this experience was much more personal. In a matter of seconds, lives can easily change.
The effect of that one near miss with death has been positive, and made us appreciate life. Each one of us has only a limited time on this Earth; no one can predict when your time will end. We should give thanks for each day, to see the sun rise again, and to know that you can accomplish and assist others to appreciate their life if they are caught in the “poor-me” syndrome（综合症状）.
小题1:What can we learn about the accident form the first two paragraphs?| A．Fortunately, they didn’t hit the moose. | | B．They themselves were slightly injured. | | C．Many people have died from similar accidents. | | D．The author should be blamed for the accident. |
小题2:What did the accident teach the author?| A．Being open to unexpected turns in life is important. | | B．Life is long if you know how to use it. | | C．Life is measured by thoughts and actions, not by time. | | D．Life is unpredictable, so we should treasure every moment. |
小题3:How should we spend every day according to the author?
a. being thankful and helpful
b. appreciating the natural beauty of the world
c. being confident
d. making every effort to succeed |
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