Many years ago I drove a taxi for extra money. I drove mainly from the downtown
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Many years ago I drove a taxi for extra money. I drove mainly from the downtown to the 16 , beside the Greenwood Racetrack which was in operation at that time.
Each time a taxi drove up to the station, many kids would run along the 17 to the passenger door. One 18 kid would open the passenger door and say, “ 19 , sir.” The passenger would always say thanks and give the kid a 20 on his way from the taxi to the entrance of the track. It was a routine that everybody knew.
One day I noticed a boy, who was 21 than most of them but was pushed away by even the smallest kid. He never pushed back. 22 , he would even step aside when others pushed forward. But he never 23 .
Then one morning as I was 24 to the sidewalk, all the other kids were running after a taxi 25 mine. They didn’t notice mine.
The boy saw me and walked toward my taxi. As I pulled up I made sure that I stopped in a 26 with the passenger door right beside him. He 27 the passenger door with a flourish(夸张动作) and said, “Good luck at the track, sir.”
28 , the man did not tip him a quarter. Instead he 29 , “Get out of my way!” He pushed him aside so 30 that the boy fell on the sidewalk and I knew he was badly hurt. I got out of my car quickly 31 find that the man disappeared in the crowd.
So I looked for the kid. I decided to give him $20 for all his 32 . But he was far up ahead, walking out of the station 33 . The traffic policeman waved at me to get my car going. 34 , I never saw him again. I’d like to find him one day and tell him that if only he had stuck around a little longer I would have given him a whole $20.
I learned an important lesson from the boy. When things seem so 35 that you are ready to give up, that is the time when things are most likely to turn around for you.
小题1: | A．school | B．station | C．office | D．hospital |
小题2: | A．sidewalk | B．way | C．track | D．step |
小题3: | A．strong | B．tall | C．lucky | D．active |
小题4: | A．Stop | B．Welcome | C．Help | D．Good luck |
小题5: 小题6: | A．short | B．bigger | C．weaker | D．smarter |
小题7: | A．In fact | B．In general | C．In total | D．In case |
小题8: | A．gave in | B．gave away | C．gave up | D．gave off |
小题9: | A．pushing up | B．speeding up | C．keeping up | D．pulling up |
小题10: | A．above | B．beside | C．in front of | D．over |
小题11: | A．position | B．car | C．tree | D．situation |
小题12: | A．closed | B．opened | C．kicked | D．knocked |
小题13: | A．Therefore | B．So | C．However | D．Then |
小题14: | A．smiled | B．wept | C．advised | D．shouted |
| 小题15: | | A．hard | B．softly | C．sweetly | D．slowly |
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小题16: | A．and to | B．but to | C．only to | D．so as to |
小题17: | A．strength | B．efforts | C．courage | D．work |
小题18: | A．nervously | B．anxiously | C．madly | D．silently |
小题19: | A．So far | B．From then on | C．Once more | D．Just then |
小题20: | A．unavoidable | B．poor | C．hopeless | D．challenging |
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答案
小题1: B
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:B
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解析
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A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was alarmed to discover that it was a rat trap (捕鼠夹).
Going back to the farmyard the rat gave a warning: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!” The chicken raised her head and said: “Excuse me, Mr Rat, I can tell this is a big concern to you, but it is of no business to me. I cannot be bothered with it.”
The rat turned to the pig and told him: “There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!”“I am so very sorry, Mr. Rat,” sympathized the pig, “but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. I will make sure that you are in my prayers.”
The rat turned to the cow. She said, “Like wow, Mr. Rat. A rat trap. I am in grave danger. Duh?”
So the rat returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer’s rat trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rat trap catching its prey (猎物). The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer’s wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet (短柄斧) to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient.
His wife’s sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them the farmer killed the pig.
The farmer’s wife did not get well. She died, and so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them to eat.
So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when there is a rat trap in the house, the whole farmyard is at risk.
小题1:The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to .| A．disappointed | B．surprised | C．confused | D．doubtful |
小题2: Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?| A．The chicken showed great concern for the rat. | | B．The pig helped the rat get rid of the trap. | | C．The cow didn’t care about what the rat said. | | D．The snake was killed after being caught in the trap. |
小题3: We can conclude from the article that .| A．the farmer’s wife got good treatment in the hospital | | B．the farmer regretted setting up the rat trap | | C．the rat was very wise in avoiding the trap | | D．none of the other animals felt threatened by the rat trap |
小题4: What message does the story intend to convey?| A．We should mind our own business. | B．Everything is related to something else. | | C．Helping others is always a virtue. | D．We should treat animals in a friendly way. |
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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 41 _ a beautiful sports car in a showroom, and knowing his father could well 42 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 43 that his father had bought the car. 44 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his 45 study room. His father told him how 46 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 47 he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped (包装) 48 box.
Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and 49 a lovely, leather-bound (皮纸封面) Bible, 50 the young man’s name pressed in gold. 51 , he raised his voice to his father, and said “With 52 your money, you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in 53 . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very 54 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him 55 that graduation day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram 56 his father had passed away, and willed all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and 57 things.
When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden 58 and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible 59 as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the 60 . It had a tag (标签) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.
| 小题1: | | A．admired | | B．watched | | C．seen | | D．noticed |
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| | 小题2: | | A．offer | | B．afford | | C．buy | | D．supply |
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| | 小题3: | | A．marks | | B．signals | | C．signs | | D．symbols |
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| | 小题4: | | A．Finally | | B．Instead | | C．Therefore | | D．Shortly |
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| | 小题5: | | A．public | | B．empty | | C．average | | D．private |
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| | 小题6: | | A．proud | | B．comfortable | | C．worried | | D．interested |
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| | 小题7: | | A．many | | B．deep | | C．much | | D．often |
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| | 小题8: | | A．paper | | B．gift | | C．wood | | D．graduation |
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| | 小题9: | | A．looked | | B．reached | | C．discovered | | D．found |
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| | | 小题11: | | A．Anxious | | B．Excited | | C．Angry | | D．Disappointing |
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| | 小题12: | | A．none | | B．all | | C．little | | D．much |
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| | 小题13: | | A．business | | B．study | | C．future | | D．home |
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| | 小题14: | | A．weak | | B．wealthy | | C．lonely | | D．old |
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| | 小题15: | | A．on | | B．until | | C．since | | D．after |
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| | 小题16: | | A．reminding | | B．writing | | C．reading | | D．speaking |
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| | 小题17: | | A．look for | | B．take care of | | C．do with | | D．hand over |
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| | 小题18: | | A．excitement | | B．disappointment | | C．surprise | | D．sadness |
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Try and see inside your mind a wide open blue sky and a wide green sea far away. Breathe in as you circle your hands high above your head, then bend back a little. Breathe out as you circle your arms back down to your sides..."
Following the yoga teacher"s gentle instructions, Bai Yunuo,15, from the High School attached to Beijing Normal University tried to get each of her poses correct.
Bai"s school offered 24 e lective courses (选修课) for Senor 1 students this term and she chose two. It was her first yoga class.
"I"m happy that I can learn yoga at school. I love dancing but I had some injuries on my knees when I was a kid. So I decide to try something soft. Simply stretching into different poses makes me feel free and quiet. And the music is quite comforting. The class is relaxing after a whole day"s work," Bai said.
Liu Zehao,15, found his interest was Junior Achievement (企业经营模拟). The course brought students into the real world of business. In their first class, Liu and his group members named their company "Vision". Liu was elected as CEO of the company.
"Here we learn to think like an adult. We have to make our company get more money. It"s new and different from other courses," he said.
Liu and Bai take their elective courses twice a week with students from other classes who share the same interest. The students will get two credits (学分) from each course at the end of this term. They have to achieve eight credit points from electives to graduate from high school.
If you are interested in more about elective courses, please CLICK HERE to register for general elective courses.
小题1: What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?| A．Skills for imagination. | B．Learning tips. | | C．Instruction for yoga students. | D．Breathing rules. |
小题2:What can be inferred from the passage? | A．Bai does not like dancing. | B．Yoga is softer than dancing. | | C．Students study hard for credits. | D．The elective courses are easy. |
小题3: Which of the sentence is NOT true about Liu Zehao?| A．He was interested in Junior Achievement which brought him the real world of business. | | B．He was elected as CEO of the company named "Vision". | | C．He was an adult and he tried to make more money for his company. | | D．He took their Junior Achievement twice a week. |
小题4:Where can you possibly find this passage?| A．A textbook | B．A newspaper | C．A magazine | D．The internet |
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With parents who taught at school, Sophia received a fairly good education. She would have achieved 36 in a career, but she 37 to spend most of her marriage in the 38 role of wife and mother, 39 herself to her husband and her three children.
At the beginning of their family life, Sophia took on the 40 for running the house in order for her husband to 41 his personal interest: writing novels. However, things weren’t going as 42 as expected. Nate’s writing failed to 43 the whole  housekeeping. He had to take a position in the government to 44 for his family. Sophia tried to persuade Nate to give up his 45 for full-time writing, but he didn’t listen to her. He took his job 46 because it promised the family would be prevented from being 47 . That accounted for the shocking 48 he suffered when he lost his job. That day, he said to Sophia in a 49 , “I got fired. I am a 50 failure.”“Now you can focus your mind 51 your writing.” she responded. To make Nate believe money was no longer the major 52 ， Sophia took out a box that was fu ll of 53 . She explained that she got the money for their hand-painted lampshades.
The unemployed husband did 54 a book that was a(n) 55 hit and is a long-lasting literary masterpiece. The story of Sophia’s turning her husband into a world famous writer has been widely talked about ever since then.
| 小题1: | | A．only a little | B．quite a lot | C．quite a few | D．a great number |
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| 小题2: | | A．proved | B．required | C．selected | D．preferred |
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| 小题3: | | A．central | B．false | C．traditional | D．additional |
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| 小题4: | | A．devoting | B．supporting | C．deciding | D．forcing |
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| 小题5: | | A．responsibility | B．approach | C．amusement | D．occupation |
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| 小题6: | | A．observe | B．reduce | C．change | D．follow |
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| 小题7: | | A．generally | B．satisfactorily | C．unfortunately | D．quickly |
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| 小题8: | | A．preserve | B．cover | C．include | D．overcome |
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| 小题9: | | A．support | B．search | C．provide | D．comfort |
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| 小题10: | | A．aid | B．interest | C．job | D．share |
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| 小题11: | | A．strictly | B．truly | C．carefully | D．seriously |
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| 小题12: | | A．well off | B．badly off | C．straight away | D．right now |
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| 小题13: | | A．cut | B．loss | C．disease | D．defeat |
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| 小题14: | | A．whisper | B．voice | C．sense | D．manner |
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| 小题15: | | A．free | B．close | C．complete | D．necessary |
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| 小题17: | | A．connection | B．discovery | C．task | D．concern |
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| 小题18: | | A．gold | B．cash | C．jewelry | D．silver |
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| 小题19: | | A．pick out | B．react to | C．turn out | D．build up |
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| 小题20: | | A．ordinary | B．instant | C．short | D．humorous |
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