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"What"s it like to have a gap between your teeth?" a girl asked me one day.
Nobody had ever _. 36 _ before. My hand unconsciously rose to cover my mouth. But, as she looked at me, sincerely waiting for__ 37__, 1 realized she was not trying to be rude. "I never think about it," I truthfully replied. She nodded and turned away. I was left wondering if people _38__ me and saw only gappy teeth.
Later that day at home, I began to __39 __ my teeth again. I felt upset. I thought my life would be somehow better if my teeth were not gappy. How I wanted the perfect teeth that everyone else seemed to have!
Of course, Mom 40 everything . She has lived her entire life with gappy teeth, and tried to convince me that there was nothing to __41__. When I refused to listen, she told me I could get the surgery to close the gap if it was that important. "Let"s be 42__, though," she said. "If everyone got surgeries to become pretty, everyone would be exactly the same. There is beauty in differences."
Her __43__ made me consider my teeth seriously. The thought of losing my gap was more terrible than the reality that people were going to notice it. I realized how important it was to me. It is part of my 44 _.
Nowadays many people do ridiculous things to realize their dream of "perfection." The__45_ is that no one is perfect. When all potential for ugliness is removed, so is all of the potential for 46__.
So if that girl ever asked about my teeth 47___, I would truthfully answer. "You know? It"s really cute."
| 小题1: | | A．faced | B．guessed | C．asked | D．imagined |
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| 小题2: | | A．an offer | B．an answer | C．a suggestion | D．a result |
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| 小题3: | | A．heard of | B．thought of | C．talked about | D．looked at |
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| 小题4: | | A．consider | B．brush | C．cover | D．appreciate |
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| 小题5: | | A．admitted | B．noticed | C．controlled | D．changed |
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| 小题6: | | A．worry about | B．put off | C．give up | D．wipe out |
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| 小题7: | | A．friendly | B．lovely | C．honest | D．helpful |
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| 小题8: | | A．words | B．jokes | C．dreams | D．acts |
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| 小题9: | | A．ability | B．decision | C．goal | D．identity |
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| 小题10: | | A．possibility | B．purpose | C．truth | D．choice |
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| 小题11: | | A．courage | B．wisdom | C．kindness | D．beauty |
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| 小题12: | | A．once | B．again | C．too | D．instead |
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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:C
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:B |
解析
本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了我和妈妈对于自己牙齿缝隙不同看法的一则小故事。
小题1:从前没有人这么“问过”。指上文的问题。
小题2:小女孩问完之后，看着我，正真诚地等我“回答”。
小题3:本题干扰选项难排除。重点把握文中and逻辑，空格和saw必定有关，答案looked at；句意为：只剩下我一个人在那里想，是否有人看我时只注意到我的豁牙子呢？look at指看的动作；see指看的结果。
小题4:因后有again提示，故往前搜索，会发现对应wondering解题，答案consider为最佳；
小题5:妈妈“注意到”了这一切。这里指妈妈发现了我的变化。
小题6:她想让我相信长个豁牙子没有什么可担忧的
小题7:让我们诚实点。这里指不必刻意地追求美，有个豁牙子没什么，不必掩饰，要诚实点。
小题8:这里指上一段妈妈说的话。
小题9:它是我独特性的一部分。长个豁牙子正显示了我的独特。
小题10:事实上没有人是完美的。“事实真相”相当于their dream of “perfection”而言。
小题11:答案为beauty。有however，为转折逻辑。解题关键是要认识ugliness。一旦失去了丑的可能，美的可能也会失去。此处beauty和ugliness是对立的概念。
小题12:asked about之前出现过，因而答案为again；文章开头提到小女孩问问题，所以这里说如果这个小女孩“再次”问的话，我会如实回答。 |
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When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He 36 her Inky.
“ I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats 37 playmates ,” Kruger,
The seventy-year-old man , says. “My hearing was damaged by the 38 of farm equipment , so I learned to connect with 39 . They react to what they see and what you do. ”
Inky was a gentle cat, 40 the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did 41 that would set her apart from 42 cats forever.
Kruger had gone down to the basement to 43 the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he 44 to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and 45 his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
46 in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt 47 going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help , 48 his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their
bedroom at the opposite end of the house. 49 Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Kruger said to Inky.
Inky 50 to the bedroom door and scratched 51 until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the 52 Brenda found her husband 53 the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months 54 therd,”
Says Kruger . “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Since the accident, Inky has 55
Left Kruger’s side.
| 小题1: | | A． gave | B． chose | C．named | D．remembered |
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| 小题2: | | A． like | B． as | C． except | D．among |
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| 小题3: | | A． sound | B． alarm | C．noise | D．voice |
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| 小题4: | | A． animals | B． friends | C．farmers | D．neghbors |
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| 小题5: | | A． sharing | B． visiting | C．dividing | D．discovering |
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| 小题6: | | A． anything | B． nothing | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题7: | | A． familiar | B． lovely | C．ordinary | D．outstanding |
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| 小题8: | | A． shut out | B． shut off | C．shut down | D．shut up |
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| 小题9: | | A． marched | B． flew | C．struggled | D．climbed |
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| 小题10: | | A． bent | B． hit | C．shook | D．pulled |
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| 小题11: | | A． Falling | B． Lying | C．Appearing | D．Thinking |
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| 小题12: | | A． it | B． itself | C．him | D．himself |
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| 小题14: | | A． Thus | B． Otherwise | C．Then | D．Rather |
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| 小题15: | | A． walked | B． ran | C．returned | D．withdrew |
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| 小题16: | | A． rapidly | B． suddenly | C．madly | D．urgently |
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| 小题17: | | A． bedroom | B． basement | C．yard | D．house |
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| 小题18: | | A． at the bottom of | B． in the middle of | | C． at the top of | D． in the front of |
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| 小题19: | | A． regretting | B． resting | C．relaxing | D．recovering |
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| 小题20: | | A． never | B． ever | C．still | D．already |
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Astronauts on shorter shuttle missions（使命）often work very long days. Tasks are scheduled so tightly that break times are often used to finish the day’s work. This type of schedule is far too demanding for long missions on the International Space Station（ISS）. ISS crewmembers usually live in space for at least a quarter of a year. They work five days on and two days off to mimic the normal way they do things on Earth as much as possible . Weekends give the crew valuable. Weekends give the crew valuable time to rest and do a few hours of housework. They can communicate with family and friends by email , internet phone and through Private video conferences.
While astronauts cannot go to a baseball game or a movie in orbit, there are many familiar activities that they can still enjoy . Before a mission. The family and friends of each ISS crewmember put together a collection of family photos, messages, videos and reading material for
The astronauts to look at when they will be floating 370 kilometers above the Earth. During their mission, the crew also receives care packages with CDs, books, magazines, photos and letters . And as from early 2010, the internet became available on the ISS , giving astronauts the chance to do some “web surfing （冲浪）”in their personal time. Besides relaxing with these more common entertainments, astronauts can simply enjoy the experience of living in space.
Many astronauts say that one of the most relaxing things to do in space is to look out the window and stare at the universe and the Earth’s vast land mass and oceans.
小题1:What does the word “mimic ”in Paragraph 1 probably mean?| A． Find | B． Copy | | C．Change | D．Lose |
小题2:Which of the following best describes the families of the astromauts on the ISS ?| A． The are caring and thoughtful. | | B． The are impatient and annoyed. | | C． The are impatient and annoyed. | | D． The are excited and curious. |
小题3:In the final paragraph, the author shows that astronauts . | A． get more pleasure in space than on the Earth | | B． find living in space a bit boring and tiring | | C． regard space life as common | | D． love to see the Earth from space |
小题4:The passage mainly discusses how astronauts . | A． work for longer missions in space | | B． connect with people on the Earth | | C． observe the Earth from space | | D． spend their free time in space |
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Inside the pleasingly fragrant café, So All May Eat(SAME) in downtown Denver, the spirit of generosity is instantly noticeable: A donation box stands in place of a cash register. Customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked.
A risky business plan, perhaps, but SAME Café has done one unchangeable thing in the Mile High City for six years: Open only at midday, the restaurant provides poor local people with healthy, delicious lunches six days a week. Those unable to pay for their meals can instead volunteer as waiters and waitresses, and dishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment for the cafe.
“It’s based on trust, and it’s working all right” , says co-owner Brad Birky , who started the café in 2006. With his wife Libby. Previously volunteering at soup kitchens, the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served there.
“We wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where everyone felt comfortable ,regardless of their circumstances,” Birky says. SAME’s special lunch menu changes daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farmers.
The café now averages 65 to 70 customers (and eight volunteers) a day. And the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. In early 2007,one volunteer who had cleared snow for his meals during the long winter said goodbye to the Birkys,” He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hurricane cleanup,” says Birky.
小题1:What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys prcviously worked for?| A．They refused to have volunteers. | | B．They offered low quality food. | | C．They provided customers with a good environment. | | D．They closed down because of poor management. |
小题2:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?| A．The customers who cannot pay can word as volunteers in stead. | | B．More volunteers will go to new Orleans for the hurricane cleanup. | | C．Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town. | | D．The lunch menu has remained the same since the café was started. |
小题3:The author’s attitude towards running such a café is_______| A．unfavorable | | B．approving | | C．doubtful | | D．cautious |
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“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very 1 and think the world is laughing at you . But in fact, five minutes later, they have 2 it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the 3 .
The author thinks the best thing to do in this kind of 4 is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid 5 trouble.
I admit that we should keep 6 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your 7 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do 8 to make things better.
I used to be a(n) 9 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in 10 when I couldn’t answer it.
“If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t how can I know 11 you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher 12 me to go to the blackboard and 13 what I knew. If I had 14 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s 15 , I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I 16 you could do it!”
Since then, I have become active in maths as 17 as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know 18 I do can make things better. Everyone is the 19 of his own fate.
If we make mistakes, we should take on an active 20 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep(哭泣), and you weep alone.
| 小题1: | | A．nervous | B．excited | C．afraid | D．embarrassed |
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| 小题2: | | A．realized | B．recognized | C．forgotten | D．remembered |
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| 小题3: | | A．speaker | B．reader | C．author | D．announcer |
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| 小题4: | | A．environment | B．surrounding | C．condition | D．situation |
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| 小题5: | | A．ordinary | B．extra | C．common | D．usual |
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| 小题6: | | A．confident | B．smart | C．calm | D．strong |
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| 小题7: | | A．smile | B．worry | C．courage | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题8: | | A．anything | B．something | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题9: | | A．shy | B．energetic | C．happy | D．clever |
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| 小题10: | | A．joy | B．pride | C．shame | D．surprise |
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| 小题11: | | A．what | B．that | C．when | D．whether |
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| 小题12: | | A．forced | B．invited | C．asked | D．pushed |
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| 小题13: | | A．bring up | B．put down | C．think about | D．show off |
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| 小题14: | | A．obeyed | B．doubted | C．refused | D．understood |
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| 小题15: | | A．expectation | B．disappointment | C．surprise | D．delight |
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| 小题16: | | A．hoped | B．knew | C．doubted | D．regretted |
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| 小题17: | | A．long | B．far | C．soon | D．well |
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| 小题18: | | A．whoever | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．whatever |
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| 小题19: | | A．architect | B．owner | C．host | D．controller |
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| 小题20: | | A．position | B．attitude | C．value | D．response |
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Kites have been around for a long time.The Chinese invented kites over 2000 years ago. A determined man named Mo Zi had an idea as he watched hawks(鹰) fly. He spent three years making a wooden hawk“kite”. It broke after one flight! Mo Zi and his Chinese friends did not give up. Soon they perfected the art of creating kites.
Kites became part of many Chinese festivals. Pictures of kites were also on vases and in paintings. But kites were meant to fly in places other than China! Marco Polo visited China in the 13th century and brought kites back to Europe with him. Europeans loved them, and the art of kiting“took off”!
Many kites have stories behind them. One Chinese novel, called Journey to the West, was written around 1400 AD. In the story, a priest(僧侣) traveled with three students. One student was a monkey. The second student was a man with pig ears. The third student was a former river monster. These characters often appear on Chinese kites. Another splendid Chinese kite is the dragon kite. A dragon kite is made of many round discs strung together. Often the dragon is bright red, with fat horns and white teeth. The dragon is the king of beasts in Chinese myths. It represents goodness, even though it looks scary. Two kinds of kites have pictures of birds on them. One kite is called the phoenix(凤凰) bird kite. The phoenix bird symbolizes peace. Another kite shows the red-headed crane. The crane represents happiness, good fortune, and a long life.
Kites come in all shapes and sizes. Flat or bowed kites have a simple shape, such as a diamond or a rectangle(长方形). Delta(三角形) kites are triangular. Rokkaku kites are six sided and often bear a striking image. Sometimes these kites“flight”each other until one kite drops from the sky. The other kite then wins the“battle”.
小题1:Who introduced Chinese kites to Europe?| A．A foreigner from Europe. | | B．Three students in Journey to the West. | | C．The priest in Journey to the West. | | D．A Chinese artist. |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．The novel Journey to the West mainly talks about the art of kiting. | | B．The characters in the novel Journey to the West are often painted on kites. | | C．The dragon kite represents happiness, good fortune and a long life. | | D．A phoenix bird is a main character in the novel Journey to the West. |
小题3:Which statement expresses an opinion rather than a fact?| A．Kites became part of many Chinese festivals. | | B．There are many different kinds of kites. | | C．The dragon kite is the most splendid Chinese kite. | | D．Kites were invented 2000 years ago. |
小题4:Which kind of kite is NOT used to fight“battles”in the air?| A．Flat. | B．Delta. | C．Dragon. | D．Rokkaku. |
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