One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a 21
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One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a 21 bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were 22 . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple（弄皱）the 23 . He then asked the audience, “ 24 still wants it ?” Still the hands went 25 in the air.
“ What 26 I do this? ” He asked, and he 27 it on the ground, and started to step on it. He 28 it up. Now the bill was 29 and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all 30 a good lesson . No matter 31 I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its 32 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our 33 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes 34 wrong decisions, or we may 35 with something we do not 36 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are 37 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not 38 what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside 39 , but on its inner value.’ This is the 40 of life.
| 小题1: | | A．20 dollar | B．20 dollars | C．20-dollars | D．20-dollar. |
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| 小题2: | | A．risen | B．put | C．raised | D．held |
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| 小题3: | | A．bill | B．paper | C．cash | D．change |
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| 小题4: | | A．Somebody | B．Nobody | C．Anybody | D．You |
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| 小题5: | | A．up | B．down | C．above | D．around |
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| 小题6: | | A．should | B．can | C．if | D．Whether |
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| 小题7: | | A．threw | B．dropped | C．fell | D．put |
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| 小题8: | | A．showed | B．lifted | C．brought | D．picked |
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| 小题9: | | A．good | B．clean | C．large | D．dirty |
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| 小题10: | | A．given | B．learned | C．taught | D．taken |
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| 小题12: | | A．value | B．price | C．effect | D．part |
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| 小题13: | | A．studies | B．work | C．fields | D．lives |
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| 小题16: | | A．like | B．hope | C．wish | D．Expect |
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| 小题17: | | A．worthless | B．weak | C．poor | D．careless |
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| 小题19: | | A．beauty | B．face | C．looks | D．impression |
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| 小题20: | | A．lesson | B．truth | C．saying | D．story |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:B |
解析
试题分析：
小题1:D根据句子结构此处应填一个形容词，a 20-dollar bill一张20美元的支票。20-dollar是复合形容词，不加s. 如：an eight-year-old girl一个八岁的小女孩。
小题2:C从上文的held up及下文的Still the hands went up可知，“举着手”，若选B或D要加up,答案A是不及物动词，应排除。
小题3:A从上下文可知，他开始弄皱了支票。
小题4:C 此处是疑问句，排除A，B，D。.A.somebody用于肯定句，C.Anybody 用于否定句或疑问句。句意：还有人想要吗？
小题5:A.根据下文Still the hands went up可知答案
小题6:C.What if ....要是。。。又怎么样，如果。。。该怎么办。
小题7:B从下文第三段第三句we are dropped可知是‘丢在地上开始踩’
小题8:D pick up捡起来，结合上下文可知，丢在地上踩了之后捡起来。B.lift up 举起来
小题9:D根据常识，支票丢在地上踩了之后，应该是“脏的”
小题10:B. Learn a lesson 吸取一个教训，
小题11:C根据语法结构，do 后面缺宾语，故用what ,no matter what无论什么。句意：无论我对这张钱做些什么，你们还是会要它。。。
小题12:A联系上下文可知，支票没有失去它的价值。
小题13:D从下文The worth of our life可知，作者从支票联系到实际，联系到我们的生活
小题14:B固定短语，make decisions做决定
小题15:A . meet with 遇到，遭遇到。
小题16:D从下文feel depressed可知遇到我们没料到的的事情。Expect期望，料想
小题17:A联系上下文,我们觉得沮丧，认为我们毫无价值。
小题18:B联系上下文，注意not....but...这一并列结构，but后接介词in+从句，便可知答案
小题19:C根据上文中提到即使那张支票被弄得又皱又脏，还是有它自身的价值。说明：一件东西的价值不在于外表而是内在的价值。
小题20:B名词辨析。A教训B真相，事实C谚语，格言D故事，根据句意这是生活的本质。
点评：答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。 |
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Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students. They study hard and do extremely well on achievement tests. And next year，Rowena will be attending Harvard University．Billy，her younger brother，hopes to go to Cornell．What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don"t go to school．In fact，they"ve never been to school．Since kindergarten，they"ve studied at home．Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States, they feel as if they"ve gotten a good education．
The home-schooling trend began in the U.S．in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home. Today，as the home-schooling trend continues to grow，parents are more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools don"t do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places．But can parents really do a better job?
The answer in many cases is yes．In many studies，students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools．More importantly，these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge．They were well prepared for academic challenges．
One such student，Robert Conrad, now a sophomore at university, claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling．Still, not every student is as successful as Robert．
“For every home-schooling success story，there are an equal number of failures．”states Henry Lipscomb，an educational researcher．“There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome.” For example，they have fewer chances to get in touch with others of their own age．Consequently，they sometimes lack the usual social skills．“No matter what，though，”states Lipscomb，“home-schooling is a growing trend．I think we"ll be seeing more and more of this．”
小题1:Compared with other students, Rowena and Billy are most different in the fact that ___________.| A．they preferred to teach themselves | | B．they do extremely well on achievement tests | | C．they don"t go to school as other teenagers | | D．they feel they have gotten a good education |
小题2:According to the article, what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home?| A．Home is a safer place for children． | | B．Students taught at home are more self-directed． | | C．Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge． | | D．Students taught at home can go to good universities． |
小题3:The writer thinks __________ .| A．parents can do a better job than schools | | B．home-schooling will be more and more useful | | C．home-schooling is good in some aspects | | D．students taught at home make greater achievements |
小题4:The best title of this text might be ________ .| A．Home-schooling：A Growing Trend | | B．Home-schooling：A Better Choice | | C．Home-schooling：A Way to Success | | D．Home-schooling：A New Method of Education |
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Two graduates from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom found themselves about to graduate, yet with loans to pay off. The pair decided to begin a strange, year-long project to battle their debt.
The men, Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, set up the site BuyMyFace.co.uk. last October as a way to get rid of the $80,000 they shared as student loans. The idea behind the project was to earn money by selling their faces as advertising space every day for a year. Each day, they advertise a different business on their site by painting the brand"s logo or name on their faces and including a link to the company’s site. After they paint their faces and publish them on the site, Harper and Moyse go out to highly populated areas such as music festivals and theme parks to maximize their faces’ exposure.
At this time, Harper and Moyse have advertised their faces for over four months without skipping a day and they"re more than halfway to their goal. Though they first started charging a minimum of about USD $1.60 per company, the prices have risen as their popularity increased. For advertising space during the remainder of April, they range between USD $250 and $750.
Terri L. Rittenburg, associate professor of marketing at the University of Wyoming, said she had heard of people tattooing (纹身) logos on themselves before, but this idea is much better. According to her, at first the idea would be new and novel and attract attention, but she is unsure how long it would last.
At least for now, companies that have bought Harper and Moyse’s faces have written positive comments on the pair’s website. “We had a three percent increase in website traffic on the very day and for two days more afterwards,” said an alcoholic beverage company.
小题1:Which of the following was most possibly taken from the website BuyMyFace.co.uk.?
 小题2: Harper and Moyse go to highly populated areas to _____.| A．have fun | B．make friends | C．show their faces | D．find new customers |
小题3:We can infer from the article that the two men _____.| A．must have earned more than $40,000 | | B．aren’t getting on well with their project | | C．may close their site next month | | D．always work hard except on holidays |
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Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay. She stepped into the __11__ and rowed out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and __12__ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach __13__ side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, __14__ and uneven; it became __15__ difficult to row. If she __16__ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the __17__.
She wasn’t even halfway, __18__ she was already tired and her hands __19__ from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). "I"m never going to __20__ it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and __21__ her head helplessly, then looked up as she __22__ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, __23__ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be __24__. Her hands weren"t so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst __25__.
The lights of the town became __26__. one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she __27__ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just __28__? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last __29__ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves __30__ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
| 小题2: | | A．beside | B．before | C．behind | D．beyond |
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| 小题3: | | A．another | B．other | C．either | D．the other |
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| 小题4: | | A．deep | B．calm | C．gentle | D．rough |
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| 小题6: | | A．slept | B．continued | C．rested | D．rowed |
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| 小题7: | | A．home | B．mountains | C．south-west | D．entrance |
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| 小题9: | | A．hurt | B．ruined | C．troubled | D．broke |
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| 小题11: | | A．mined | B．dropped | C．cocked | D．raised |
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| 小题13: | | A．got to | B．came to | C．sent for | D．reached for |
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| 小题14: | | A．difficult | B．serious | C．all right | D．certain enough |
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| 小题15: | | A．any more | B．still more | C．no more | D．once more |
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| 小题16: | | A．brighter | B．bigger | C．closer | D．smaller |
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| 小题17: | | A．destroyed | B．threw | C．repaired | D．seized |
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| 小题18: | | A．dreaming | B．guessing | C．inventing | D．expecting |
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| 小题19: | | A．blow | B．hit | C．pull | D．strike |
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| 小题20: | | A．anxiously | B．happily | C．sadly | D．carefully |
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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy"s stomach.
In time, the labor pains come. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael"s little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary"s Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric (儿科的) specialist tells the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.”
Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby, but now they plan a funeral. Michael keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he says. But kids are never allowed in Intensive Care.
Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. If he doesn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.
She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts, "Get that kid out of here now. No children are allowed. Never disturb patients here.” The mother rises up strongly and said," He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"
Karen leads Michael to his sister"s bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings:" You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray......" Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate begins to calm down and becomes steady.
“Keep on singing, Michael." encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. "You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don"t take my sunshine away."
The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman"s Day magazine called it "the miracle of a brother"s song". The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of Gods love!
Never give up on the people you love.
小题1:What may the underlined words "the infant" refer to?| A．The baby | B．Karen | C．Mary | D．Michael |
小题2:What do we know about the little sister after she was born?| A．She was driven to St. Mary"s shop. | | B．A doctor came to see her in her house. | | C．She was very thin and couldn"t speak. | | D．She was in great danger. |
小题3:Why did Karen firmly let little Michael see his sister in ICU?| A．Because he could make his sister alive. | | B．Because his sister would be sent to a far hospital. | | C．Because his sister was going to die soon. | | D．Because his father wanted to take him away. |
小题4:What do we know about the head nurse?| A．The head nurse was careful. | B．The head nurse was rude. | | C．The head nurse was responsible. | D．The head nurse had no sympathy. |
小题5:What is the general idea of the text?| A．A boy" s singing saved his sister" s life. | | B．The little girl is well enough to go home. | | C．Michael"s little sister is born with a serious disease. | | D．No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit. |
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Chinese media and Internet users on Monday condemned a lack of morals in society after a toddler was struck twice by two different vans and left bleeding on the road as more than a dozen bystanders did nothing to help the seriously injured girl.
The incident, captured by a surveillance camera and aired by Southern Television Guangdong (TVS), showed the two-year-old girl was knocked down and run over by a white van on a narrow market street on the afternoon of Oct. 13, in Foshan City of Guangdong Province.
The driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anything to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.
Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains in a deep coma. The girl"s parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her.
Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the apathy of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have seethed with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.
High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public.
But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values.
On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose.
Some have linked the absence of good models to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.
A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt（免除）models from responsibility, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma.
Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society.
小题1:From the passage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?| A．He/she would be condemned by the public. | | B．He/she would be awarded by the government. | | C．The public would feel proud of him/ her and showed love and respect for him/ her | | D．He/she would have to worry about liability. |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about this passage?| A．Nobody helped the girl who was struck twice by two different vans. | | B．The toddler died immediately after she was hit a second time. | | C．High moral standards were once regarded as national pride in China. | | D．Journalists from TVS captured the incident by using a camera. |
小题3:In recent years, society’s values is believed to be affected by .| A．people’s perceptions | B．profit and materialism | | C．the apathy of bystanders | D．the morals of society |
小题4:According to Cao Lin, what is the fundamental reason for not helping the girl?| A．The worry of responsibility. | | B．Lack of laws that exempt role models from responsibility. | | C．The decline of humanity in society. | | D．The other two cases mentioned in the article--the case of an 88-year-old man and the case where a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her. |
小题5:Where is the article probably taken from?| A．A fashion magazine. | B．A news report. | | C．A science fiction. | D．An education column. |
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