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Towards the end of the baseball game, a controversial call was given. At full speed Paul Harvey slid home（本垒）and, thinking he had just ___36___ a game-changing run, he stood up only to face the words, “You’re ___37___!”
Angry, he threw off his helmet and ran over to explain to the ___38___ why the call was wrong. Before his ___39___ really got out of control, someone pulled him away, and he walked to the bench---___40___.
Long after the coaches, players, and fans had gone home, he realized the impact of his ___41___. Like most of us do when we are faced with the __42___ of our actions, he could have just let it go, reasoning, “Everybody ___43___ it.”
However, in the silence of his heart, he knew that just ___44___ everyone else does it, that doesn’t make it all right. And so, long after his friends had gone home, he ___45___ that coach back up to the school—not to ___46___ his car. No, the boy tracked this man down so he could tell him face to face, “I’m sorry, Sir. It was all my___47___.”
It takes true courage to stand up to face the ___48___ we all make and say, “I was wrong. I’m sorry.” What makes this ___49___ unique is that it wasn’t meant for the world to ___50___, it was meant simply as a way to stay ___51___ to his own heart.
The truth is at one time or another we have all been this boy --- ___52___ out in anger, saying hurtful things, and feeling ___53___ for doing so. But the real test comes later when we are ___54___ with the choice to say “sorry” or to walk away thinking, “Ah, they’ll get over it.”
Maybe the “they” is a customer, a friend, or a child. Whoever it is, don’t pass up the opportunity to get right with your own heart. The time for apology is now! Courage is a ___55___ of the heart.
| 小题1: | | A．broken | B．scored | C．hit | D．completed |
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| 小题3: | | A．judge | B．fan | C．coach | D．player |
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| 小题4: | | A．temper | B．strength | C．mood | D．spirit |
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| 小题5: | | A．peaceful | B．pale | C．hopeful | D．disappointed |
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| 小题6: | | A．explanation | B．argument | C．performance | D．behavior |
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| 小题7: | | A．satisfaction | B．guilt | C．embarrassment | D．pride |
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| 小题8: | | A．does | B．hates | C．likes | D．receives |
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| 小题9: | | A．until | B．because | C．when | D．if |
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| 小题10: | | A．accompanied | B．sent | C．brought | D．tracked |
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| 小题11: | | A．repair | B．clean | C．destroy | D．drive |
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| 小题12: | | A．fault | B．rudeness | C．mistake | D．carelessness |
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| 小题13: | | A．promise | B．impoliteness | C．effort | D．attempt |
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| 小题14: | | A．situation | B．excuse | C．announcement | D．apology |
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| 小题15: | | A．praise | B．remember | C．hear | D．see |
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| 小题16: | | A．true | B．still | C．calm | D．sensitive |
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| 小题17: | | A．setting | B．acting | C．looking | D．holding |
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| 小题18: | | A．regretful | B．brave | C．nervous | D．right |
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| 小题19: | | A．offered | B．awarded | C．presented | D．charged |
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| 小题20: | | A．matter | B．description | C．bottom | D．expression |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:A |
解析
小题1:考查动词。结合前面的“告诉跑出本垒” 可知Harvey认为自己能“得分”。 score(在比赛中)得分。
小题2:考查副词。可他站起来时，听到却是“你出局了”。out (棒球等)出局。
小题3:考查名词。结合下文Harvey跟踪coach到学校并向他道歉可知，此处他想向coach解释一下。
小题4:考查名词。结合下文Harvey道歉可知，此处做的是不理智的行为，故选temper。“在他的脾气失控之前”。
小题5:考查形容词。此时的Harvey很生气，气的脸色“苍白”。
小题6:考查名词。在其他人离开后，平静下来的Harvey意识到自己的“行为”behavior的影响。
小题7:考查名词。当事人自己认为能得分，结果却是“出局”，这令当事人很尴尬（embarrassment）。句意：像大多数人一样，当面对我们的行动带来的尴尬时，他本可能也只是让这件事过去。说，“（在那种情况下）每个人都会那么做”。
小题8:考查动词。参考42解析。结合下文everyone else does it。
小题9:考查连词。可他知道仅仅因为其他人都这么做，并不能使这种行为正确。前后两句是因果关系。
小题10:考查动词。结合下文the boy tracked this man。 track 跟踪;追踪。因此Harvey就跟着教练回到学校，不是为了发泄而砸destroy他的车，而是为了道歉。
小题11:考查动词。参考45解析。
小题12:考查名词。It is my fault. 这是我的过错。
小题13:考查名词。结合后半句“I was wrong. I’m sorry.”可知此处应是“不好的内容”。 Impoliteness无礼；失礼。
小题14:考查名词。由this判断所填名词应指代前面提到的内容“道歉”。
小题15:考查动词。句意：使道歉独特的不是让世人听到hear，它仅仅是让人忠诚与自己的内心。
小题16:考查形容词。true to 忠实于，信守。
小题17:考查动词。act out（用行动）把……表示出来。
小题18:考查形容词。发泄自己的怒火时，感觉自己的做法是“正确”的。
小题19:考查动词。be presented with面对。
小题20:考查名词。 a matter of ……的情况、问题或事情。 |
举一反三
Kelly Reeves was getting ready for a trip when her phone slipped into a sink full of water. Panic moment! She quickly picked up the wet phone and tried to turn it on, but nothing worked. Her first reaction? She got dressed, drove to the nearest store, and bought a new model at full price.
A new study finds that fear of losing your phone is a common illness. About 66 percent of those surveyed suffer from nomophobia or “no mobile phone phobia”. Interestingly, more women worry about losing their phone than men.
Fortunately, there’s a solution.
The first step is to figure out if you have nomophobia. Checking your phone too often is one thing, but the true sign of a problem is that you can’t conduct business or go about your routine when the fear becomes so severe.
Do you go to unusual lengths to make sure you have your phone? That’s another sign of a problem. If you find you check your phone plenty of times per hour, or a total of an hour per day, there may be a problem.
Some of the treatments are similar to those for treating anxiety attacks: Leaving the phone behind and not checking e-mail or text messages, and then learning to tolerate the after anxiety. Even if this leads to a high level of worry and stress, the solution is to push through the fear and learn to deal with not having your phone.
Of course, there are also technological alternatives. Luis Levy, a co-founder at Novy PR, says he uses an application called Cerberus that can automatically track the location of his phone. To find it, he can just go to a Web site and see the phone’s location.
He also insures his phone through a service called Asurion. The company’s description of its product reads like a prescription for anxiety: “60 million phones are lost, stolen or damaged each year. You’ll have complete peace of mind knowing that your phone is protected and you can quickly reconnect with family, friends and work, as soon as the very next day!”
小题1:Why does the author mention Kelly’s experience in the first paragraph?| A．To inform us that mobile phones are useful. | | B．To introduce the topic for discussion. | | C．To tell us we should get phones ready for a trip. | | D．To warn us that we should be careful. |
小题2:The underlined word “nomophobia” in Paragraph 2 means ________.| A．Fear of losing mobile phones. | | B．Habits of using mobile phones | | C．Independence of mobile phones. | | D．Eagerness for new mobile phones. |
小题3:Which of the following is a way to treat nomophobia?| A．Learning more about modern technology. | | B．Avoiding using phone for some time | | C．Not using a mobile phone in one’s daily work. | | D．Protecting one’s phone against any damage. |
小题4:Why can the service called Asurion help to treat nomophobia?| A．It will give you a new phone through insurance. | | B．It lets you know other people also lose their phones. | | C．It gives you a prescription to treat nomophobia. | | D．It enables you to reconnect with your acquaintance. |
小题5:What is the passage mainly about? | A．New mobile phone technology. | | B．Attitude toward mobile phone. | | C．Solutions to nomophobia | | D．Disadvantages of mobile phone |
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Donald had his own difficulties in sleeping that night. Not just because of the bright lights of the shelter or people’s constant voices, it was the happening repeatedly nightmare that caused him to stay awake, to fear sleep. Donald was back in his small house. He did his best to ignore the howling winds outside his window. Yet he could not turn out the fearful whimpers (呜咽) of his little dog, or the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door, unable to sleep through the storm despite her insistence they would be all right.
Donald did not want his mother to be upset, but on some level, he was glad to hear she was awake, It meant he was not alone in the dark. Though he was 12, until recently it was impossible for Donald to fall asleep unless his mother lay down by his side.
Suddenly there was a crash. Their living room window is shattered (打碎) by 125 miles an hour winds. Troy rushed to Donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed. He did his best to calm his mother, and she had to comfort him. Soon water was seeping (渗入) into the single floor house. Quickly it rose from ankle level to leg level. At Donald’s insistence, they pushed their way through the water --- now chest high --- toward the front door. When they fought their way into the living room, water rose to their chins.
It was a struggle for the boy and mother to stay afloat. In a total panic, desperate to hold on to something, Troy caught a curtain rod. She was breathing hard, shouting that she couldn’t swim.
Donald cried out, “Mom! Hold on!” Just then Donald also caught a floatable wood board.
小题1:The passage is mainly about _____.| A．how a storm happened and caused damage | | B．how a mother and son experienced a storm | | C．how a mother and son survived a storm | | D．how a son helped his mother in a storm |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story?| A．The rising water. | B．The broken window. | | C．The lucky dog. | D．The noisy environment. |
小题3:Which phrase can describe Troy’s feelings at the beginning of the storm most suitably?| A．In excitement. | B．In calm. | C．In anxiety. | D．In despair. |
小题4:What will the author most probably talk about next?| A．How the other people struggled in the storm. | | B．Why the rainstorm happened. | | C．What damage the rainstorm caused. | | D．How Donald and Troy struggled to save themselves |
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It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. 36 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salistury .
I was going along 37 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 38 scream--- “ Help! ” I looked round, but the only 39 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious--looking（可疑的）car just 40 a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I 41 speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw 42 me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with 43 .
“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh ! ”
I felt my 44 boil. The fog was coming down 45 now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no 46 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.
“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh ! ” Then a cry and a groan（***）.
If I was to save her, it was now or 47 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to 48 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its 49 , and its brakes（刹车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and 50 into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out .
“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was 51 than he. I put all I could into 52 that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It 53 him right on the point of the chin; his 54 slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, 55 open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.
“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately . ”
| 小题1: | | A．And | B．Though | C．Therefore | D．But |
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| 小题2: | | A．quietly | B．quickly | C．carefully | D．nervously |
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| 小题3: | | A．boy’s | B．man’s | C．woman’s | D．driver’s |
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| 小题4: | | A．person | B．sign | C．sound | D．form |
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| 小题5: | | A．turning | B．crossing | C．going | D．driving |
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| 小题6: | | A．slowed down | B．put on | C．added to | D．took up |
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| 小题7: | | A．right behind | B．close to | C．away from | D．near by |
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| 小题8: | | A．joy | B．sorrow | C．fear | D．anger |
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| 小题9: | | A．tears | B．heart | C．face | D．blood |
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| 小题10: | | A．slighter | B．thicker | C．lower | D．harder |
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| 小题11: | | A．need | B．effort | C．trouble | D．doubt |
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| 小题12: | | A．never | B．late | C．ever | D．then |
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| 小题13: | | A．justice | B．court | C．lawyer | D．sentence |
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| 小题14: | | A．direction | B．path | C．front | D．nose |
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| 小题15: | | A．drove | B．ran | C．crashed | D．sped |
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| 小题16: | | A．slower | B．quicker | C．taller | D．heavier |
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| 小题17: | | A．an anger | B．a fist | C．a beat | D．a blow |
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| 小题18: | | A．caught | B．struck | C．knocked | D．beat |
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| 小题19: | | A．chin | B．fists | C．knees | D．body |
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| 小题20: | | A．hit | B．brought | C．pushed | D．pulled |
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Honesty may well be the policy, but it often deserts us when no one is watching, psychologists report today. Experiments with an honesty box to collect payments for hot drinks show that people are better at paying up when under the gaze(注视) of a pair of eyes. The surprise was that the eyes were not real, but photographed.
Researchers at Newcastle University set up the experiment in secret. They attached a poster to a cupboard of mugs above an-honesty box alongside a kettle ,with tea, coffee and milk. Over 10 weeks, they alternated each week between images of eyes and pictures of flowers.
Dr. Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study, said that even though the eyes were not real they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. They effect may arise from behavioral characteristics that developed as early humans formed social groups that increased their chances of survival. Individuals had to co-operate for the good of the group, rather than act selfishly.
"If nobody is watching us it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we think we"re being watched we should behave better, so people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us, "Dr. Bateson said.
"We thought we"d get a slight effect with eyes, but it was quite striking how much difference they made. Even at a subconscious(潜意识的) level, it seems people respond to eyes, and that might be because eyes send a strong biological signal we have evolved(进化) to respond to."
The finding, which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past, could be turned to practical use. The psychologists say images of eyes could promote ticket sales on public transport and improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior.
小题1:This passage is mainly about _______________.| A．the policy of honesty | | B．an honesty box to collect money | | C．evolution on honesty | | D．an experiment on honesty |
小题2:The reason for doing the experiment secretly is that the researchers _____________.| A．wanted to get a comparatively more exact result | | B．had known they wanted to do something illegally | | C．meant to get the co-operation of their colleagues | | D．intended to sell the hot drinks at a higher price |
小题3:People behave honestly under watchful gaze of eyes because _____________.| A．they want to leave a good impression | | B．they fear to be laughed at by others | | C．they"ve got the nature through evolution | | D．they take the photo for a real pair of eyes |
小题4:The underlined phrase" sheds light on" in the last paragraph means _____.| A．causes somebody to become cheerful | | B．makes something easier to understand | | C．comes upon something by accident | | D．brings something into the broad daylight |
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Mr. Hadley was my 6th grade teacher. I was a tall thin girl weighing barely a hundred pounds. I ended up taking a lot of 36 especially from the boys, because of my appearance. I became an extremely 37 young lady.
One day 38 in the 6th grade class was told by Mr. Hadley that we would be 39 to stand up in front of the class and read the 40 that we had completed.
When my turn came, I 41 to stand up in front of all those students and 42 to their tricks. Mr. Hadley came over to me and again 43 me to read my report. I gave it back to him. He walked to the front of the 44 and said, "Yvonne has a very good report here and I think everyone 45 to hear her read it. If I hear anyone making 46 noises or making fun of her in any way, I will let you fail right here and now. Understood?"
Mr. Hadley walked back to me and 47 me the paper, asking me to go to the front of the class. I walked to the front of the class on legs 48 were shaking and I felt a(n) 49 in my chest. Everyone were all quiet, including those boys. I stood there trying to gain 50 .
Mr. Hadley walked over to me putting his arm around me, "You can do it. I have 51 in you!" His words helped calm me. I 52 the report and instead of the kids laughing at me and 53 me, they all stood up and clapped their hands.
From that day on the kids never made fun of me again and some 54 made friends with me. I continued to be quite shy all through school 55 from that day on I knew if I had to stand up in front of class again. I could do it.
| 小题1: | | A．exercise | B．interests | C．trouble | D．tricks |
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| 小题2: | | A．brave | B．shy | C．graceful | D．selfish |
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| 小题3: | | A．someone | B．everyone | C．none | D．anyone |
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| 小题4: | | A．allowed | B．required | C．advised | D．warned |
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| 小题5: | | A．newspapers | B．reports | C．experiences | D．texts |
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| 小题6: | | A．refused | B．decided | C．promised | D．pretended |
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| 小题7: | | A．show off | B．look back | C．open up | D．put down |
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| 小题8: | | A．asked | B．forced | C．ordered | D．permitted |
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| 小题9: | | A．teacher | B．classroom | C．blackboard | D．class |
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| 小题10: | | A．likes | B．hates | C．needs | D．dares |
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| 小题11: | | A．quiet | B．strange | C．special | D．little |
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| 小题12: | | A．left | B．dropped | C．offered | D．handed |
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| 小题13: | | A．which | B．what | C．where | D．that |
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| 小题14: | | A．rabbit | B．idea | C．warmth | D．coldness |
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| 小题15: | | A．strength | B．excuse | C．calm | D．encouragement |
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| 小题16: | | A．dependence | B．support | C．confidence | D．result |
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| 小题17: | | A．read | B．recited | C．announced | D．described |
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| 小题18: | | A．looking down upon | B．making fun of | | C．losing interest in | D．breaking away from |
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| 小题19: | | A．definitely | B．fortunately | C．surprisingly | D．actually |
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