For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law
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For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been 21 along the banks of Lake Waco with little 22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 33 that there were still several hours of daylight 24 and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 25 .
Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the 26 road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 27 area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 28 of trees formed a leafy 29 over the road and it suddenly seemed 30 in the evening.
“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.
Smith smiled, “We’re 31 there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 32 from his face.
“What the hell is that?”
He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a 33 .
For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 34 to decide whether they had happened to 35 someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 36 walked towards that thing some distance before them.
It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 37 . Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 38 he could turn around, then 39 back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he 40 they had given up fishing and gone home early.
| 小题1: | | A．playing | B．boating | C．fishing | D．walking |
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| 小题2: | | A．failure | B．success | C．disappointment | D．interest |
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| 小题3: | | A．quarreled | B．argued | C．reasoned | D．shouted |
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| 小题4: | | A．remaining | B．staying | C．keeping | D．leaving |
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| 小题5: | | A．starting off | B．running out | C．sending away | D．giving up |
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| 小题6: | | A．winding | B．widening | C．leading | D．blocking |
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| 小题7: | | A．grassed | B．wooded | C．iced | D．snowed |
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| 小题8: | | A．trunks | B．shadow | C．shade | D．shape |
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| 小题9: | | A．hat | B．umbrella | C．sheet | D．overcoat |
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| 小题10: | | A．foggy | B．late | C．early | D．rainy |
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| 小题11: | | A．almost | B．already | C．only | D．fairly |
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| 小题12: | | A．escaped | B．lost | C．gone | D．missed |
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| 小题13: | | A．body | B．trap | C．pile | D．stream |
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| 小题14: | | A．talking | B．hoping | C．wanting | D．trying |
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| 小题15: | | A．come across | B．turn out | C．bring about | D．make up |
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| 小题16: | | A．loudly | B．quietly | C．quickly | D．slowly |
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| 小题17: | | A．everybody | B．somebody | C．anybody | D．nobody |
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| 小题18: | | A．until | B．before | C．after | D．when |
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| 小题19: | | A．turned | B．ran | C．headed | D．walked |
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| 小题20: | | A．expected | B．hoped | C．wished | D．prayed |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:C |
解析
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I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was __36_____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some ___37___to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38_____it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?” The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept ___39_____help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.” My father said, “No, no, we ___40_____ accept this.” The stranger replied, “You don’t have ___41_____” , closed the door and left.
Obviously that experience had a profound impact（深刻影响）on my life. I ____42____myself that someday I would do well enough financially ___43____ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual（习惯）. I would go out __44_____ and buy enough food for one or two __45_____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the ____46____ neighborhood and just knock on a ___47_____ . I always ___48_____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience ____49____a kid. The note said, “All that I ask __50______is that you take good enough care of __51_____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of ___52_____ I’ve ever earned.
Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were ___54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always did on Thanksgiving, she got excited.
We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches（蟑螂）and the smell of urine（尿）. It was both an ___55______realization that people lived in this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.
| 小题1: | | A．speaking | B．standing | C．looking | D．shouting |
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| 小题2: | | A．meat | B．vegetables | C．pans | D．firewood |
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| 小题3: | | A．believe | B．accept | C．help | D．refuse |
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| 小题5: | | A．may not | B．needn’t | C．can’t | D．daren’t |
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| 小题6: | | A．any money | B．a choice | C．food | D．a turkey |
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| 小题7: | | A．permitted | B．promised | C．asked | D．said |
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| 小题8: | | A．when | B．so that | C．even if | D．as if |
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| 小题9: | | A．driving | B．playing | C．offering | D．shopping |
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| 小题10: | | A．people | B．children | C．families | D．days |
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| 小题11: | | A．nearest | B．farthest | C．largest | D．poorest |
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| 小题12: | | A．house | B．door | C．window | D．gate |
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| 小题13: | | A．concluded | B．included | C．wrote | D．took |
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| 小题15: | | A．in return | B．later | C．in future | D．for |
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| 小题16: | | A．others | B．yourself | C．your family | D．the presents |
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| 小题17: | | A．warmth | B．thanks | C．money | D．encouragement |
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| 小题18: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Obviously | C．Normally | D．Gradually |
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| 小题19: | | A．stuck | B．excited | C．free | D．delighted |
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| 小题20: | | A．exciting | B．astonishing | C．encouraging | D．Outstanding |
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When I was young， my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red， pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.
He took care of them with so much love and 36 . Every day he came home from work， he went straight to see them. He 37 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us， “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day my younger sister， who loved my dad very much， had wanted to help him and she 38 the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them 39 . She believed that he would be very 40 to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done， we became completely hopeless. However， my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went， 41 ， straight  to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals， he was 42 at first. He looked towards the street， to see if it was any of the 43 children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.
Finally mom， who always taught us to 44 no matter what， looked at dad and said： “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued： “No outsider did this great job， only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face changed into 45 and then he said： “Do I have a better 46 than my lovely daughter？” My younger sister smiled and 47 dad tightly.
| 小题1: | | A．devotion | B．spirits | C．gratitude | D．expectation |
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| 小题2: | | A．hated | B．approved | C．enjoyed | D．committed |
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| 小题3: | | A．divided | B．watered | C．cut | D．cleaned |
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| 小题4: | | A．by the window | B．in the vase | C．on the desk | D．on the floor |
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| 小题5: | | A．surprised | B．pleased | C．disappointed | D．worried |
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| 小题6: | | A．as usual | B．at first | C．as well | D．at last |
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| 小题7: | | A．frightened | B．relieved | C．disappointed | D．shocked |
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| 小题8: | | A．enemies’ | B．friends’ | C．families’ | D．neighbors’ |
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| 小题9: | | A．say the truth | B．behave ourselves | C．follow the rules | D．keep secret |
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| 小题10: | | A．sadness | B．smiles | C．anger | D．depression |
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| 小题11: | | A．kid | B．flower | C．helper | D．gift |
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| 小题12: | | A．hugged | B．kissed | C．grasped | D．patted |
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Every day millions of letters go from one country to another. Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan. Letters mailed in Canada are received in Africa. On the letters are many different kinds of stamps，bought in different countries．
The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible. It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters，postcards，and small packages（包裹）. It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates（费用）．
One hundred years ago，international mail did not move so smoothly. One country did not always accept another country’s letters. Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries. Letters travelled by many different routes（路线）．Some were lost along the way．
Sometimes the person who sent the letter could pay only part of the postage. The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest．
The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work together to settle the questions of international mail. In 1974，men from twenty-four countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Postal Union．Today，more than 120 nations belong to this union. From its office in Switzerland，the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world．
小题1:From the story we can infer that ＿＿＿＿＿＿．| A．mail is important to all countries | | B．not enough letters are sent all over the world | | C．all the letters must go to Switzerland first | | D．all stamps look exactly the same |
小题2:The Universal Postal Union was formed ___________________ .| A．to help move mail quickly around the world | | B．to give many men a chance to work | | C．to help men meet in Switzerland | | D．to look for the lost letters along the way |
小题3:The underlined word “postage” in this passage means __________ .| A．money paid when you buy a stamp | | B．money spent on an envelope | | C．the charge for carrying a letter by post | | D．the pay a postman receives for his work |
小题4:This passage is mainly about ______________ .| A．different kinds of stamps in different countries | B．an organization that makes rules | | C．international mail | D．the size and weight of letters |
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Agatha Christin went out at night. She never 36 the night when she met a 37 many years ago.
That evening, she was going to a birthday party which 38 until 2 o’clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the 39 street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out 40 her. “Good morning, lady.” the man said in a 41 voice, “I don’t think you wish to 42 here!” “ What do you 43 ?”Agatha asked.
“ Your earrings, take them off!”
Agatha suddenly had a 44 idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat while she used 45 hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly 46 them on the ground.
“ 47 them and let me go, “ she said. The robber 48 that girl didn’t like the earrings at all, only trying to 49 the necklace. It would cost 50 , so he said, “ Give me your necklace.”
“ Oh, sir. It’s 51 worth much. Please let me 52 it.”
“Stop rubbish. Quick!”
With shaking hands Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber 53 , she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends,
The 54 cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken 55 cost only six pounds.
| 小题1: | | A．minded | B．forgot | C．remembered | D．realized |
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| 小题2: | | A．friend | B．beggar | C．robber | D．st ranger |
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| 小题3: | | A．stayed | B．ended | C．began | D．lasted |
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| 小题4: | | A．wide | B．narrow | C．quiet | D．busy |
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| 小题6: | | A．loud | B．low | C．sharp | D．wild |
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| 小题9: | | A．bright | B．foolish | C．funny | D．safe |
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| 小题10: | | A．her right | B．her left | C．the other | D．another |
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| 小题11: | | A．handed | B．put | C．passed | D．threw |
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| 小题12: | | A．Take | B．Accept | C．Collect | D．Pick |
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| 小题13: | | A．considered | B．saw | C．felt | D．thought |
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| 小题14: | | A．keep | B．own | C．have | D．guard |
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| 小题15: | | A．more | B．less | C．cheap | D．expensive |
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| 小题16: | | A．really | B．usually | C．even | D．not |
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| 小题18: | | A．ran | B．allowed | C．disappeared | D．agreed |
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| 小题19: | | A．loss | B．luck | C．jewelry | D．earrings |
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“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken 21 he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.
Not a 22 moment, perhaps, 23 small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean 24 at the time to the people who say them—can have great 25 .
I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional 26 ．Here is what he told me:
As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 27 ．He had few 28 and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now t hey were to write their own chapter that would 29 the last chapter of the novel.
Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 30 ．Today he can not recall anything 31
about the chapter he wrote, or what 32 Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is 33 writing.”
Four words．They 34 his life.
“ 35 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 36 I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 37 of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was 38 , tough and honest.“She was just what I
39 .”Dalkoff said.
His confidence 40 ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.
| 小题1: | | A．where | B．why | C．because | D．when |
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| 小题2: | | A．wonderful | B．difficult | C．funny | D．big |
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| 小题3: | | A．yet | B．although | C．for | D．therefore |
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| 小题4: | | A．much | B．little | C．more | D．most |
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| 小题5: | | A．meaning | B．power | C．force | D．sense |
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| 小题6: | | A．writer | B．player | C．poet | D．singer |
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| 小题7: | | A．sorry | B．proud | C．sick | D．shy |
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| 小题8: | | A．books | B．ideas | C．friends | D．chances |
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| 小题9: | A．follow | B．match | C．decide | D．improve |
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| 小题11: | | A．more | B．again | C．special | D．different |
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| 小题12: | | A．honors | B．remarks | C．prizes | D．grade |
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| 小题13: | | A．poor | B．serious | C．good | D．silly |
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| 小题14: | | A．changed | B．damaged | C．affected | D．improved |
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| 小题15: | | A．Unless | B．Until | C．When | D．While |
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| 小题16: | | A．what | B．how | C．where | D．which |
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| 小题17: | | A．tired | B．fond | C．proud | D．dreaming |
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| 小题18: | | A．strict | B．kind | C．encouraging | D．praising |
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| 小题19: | | A．feared | B．needed | C．expected | D．loved |
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| 小题20: | | A．grew | B．lifted | C．appeared | D．returned |
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