That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tire
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That night, Joe came back home very late, pulling his heavy legs, obviously tired．He then sat down by the window, 1 his head．
Hearing her husband back, Kay 2 out of the kitchen, but to her 3 , Joe sat still,
without 4 ．Usually, when he came back, he would greet her with a kiss or a hug．Immediately Kay 5 something unusual．She went over to Joe and asked, “Tell me, my dear, any 6 news?”
“Well, I have to say that things are not in our 7 ．It seems that I have no 8 to defeat my opponent (对手)．He’s much more 9 , for he’s been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he’s done a 10 job．Many signs show that he’s in the 11．”
“Oh, really? But I still believe you have our own 12 ．You’re in your forties at the best age for a man．You’re new, so people have reasons to 13 you to do better．So let’s go to the voters and tell hem, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he’ll show you who’s your better 14”
Their next three weeks were spent 15 different neighborhoods, going to all kinds of parties, and making speeches at universities and gatherings．Even Judy and Julie, their small children, went from door to door, 16 their “Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”
The night before the 17 vote, the whole Hart family were too 18 to fall asleep．The moment before the final result was declared, their 19 were brought to their mouths, but at last they all 20 and burst into tears．
Joe Hart became head judge of the state of Texas, USA．
| 小题1: | | A．lifting | B．raising | C．hanging | D．combing |
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| 小题2: | | A．walked | B．looked | C．kept | D．stole |
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| 小题3: | | A．anger | B．joy | C．surprise | D．disappointment |
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| 小题4: | | A．hope | B．movement | C．patience | D．smile |
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| 小题5: | | A．said | B．sensed | C．told | D．did |
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| 小题6: | | A．lucky | B．exciting | C．new | D．bad |
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| 小题7: | | A．favor | B．way | C．place | D．sight |
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| 小题8: | | A．time | B．thought | C．chance | D．wish |
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| 小题9: | | A．interesting | B．experienced | C．lovely | D．fit |
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| 小题10: | | A．good | B．poor | C．beautiful | D．funny |
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| 小题11: | | A．success | B．office | C．lead | D．government |
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| 小题12: | | A．people | B．reasons | C．rights | D．advantages |
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| 小题13: | | A．force | B．expect | C．order | D．ask |
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| 小题14: | | A．choice | B．friend | C．leader | D．person |
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| 小题15: | | A．helping | B．visiting | C．inviting | D．traveling |
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| 小题16: | | A．answering | B．repeating | C．showing | D．offering |
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| 小题17: | | A．final | B．next | C．first | D．close |
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| 小题18: | | A．eager | B．sorry | C．anxious | D．happy |
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| 小题19: | | A．breaths | B．worries | C．tongues | D．hearts |
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| 小题20: | | A．left | B．arrived | C．laughed | D．jumped |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:D |
解析
试题分析：文章讲述了Joe本来对自己的选举没有信心，因为对手是个很有经验的人。而在她妻子和家人的鼓励下，他们发挥他们的优势最终取得竞选成功的事情。
小题1:从前文可知Joe很晚回家，非常累，坐在窗户旁边。从四个选项看 A.举起 B.提高、抚养C.悬垂着 D.梳理 可知应为无精打采的悬着头，故选C
小题2:他的妻子Kay，走出厨房，故选 A
小题3:to her surprise令她惊讶的是，从后文可知，Joe 仍然坐在那里不动，故选C
小题4:从后文可知，在平时，他会主动和妻子打招呼，可这次没有动，故选B
小题5:Kay意识到有一些不同，故选B
小题6:从前文Joe的表现及后文他的话语中，可知是个坏消息，才会是Joe 垂头丧气，故选D
小题7:in our favor 对我们受益，固定词组。情况对我们不利，故选A
小题8:我没有机会打败我的对手，chance 机会，故选C
小题9:从后文可知，因为他在这个职位已经近4年了，可知他是更有经验的，故选B
小题10:根据前一句，他经验丰富，人们也认为他做的很好，故选A
小题11:in the lead 领先、率先，固定词组，很多迹象表明他领先着，故选C
小题12:从后文妻子鼓励中可知，我们有我们自己的优势，故选D
小题13:从妻子的鼓励话语中可知人们有理由期望你的做的更好，故选B。A 强迫；C 命令。
小题14:从前文可知，谁是你们更好的选择，故选A。此处不能选leader，因为从后文看并不是选***，而是选法官。
小题15:接下来的三周，他们去拜访了不同的邻居，故选B
小题16:从前文看，他们全家出动，都重复着一句话“请给Joe投票”，故选B
小题17:后文可知是在最后投票前的晚上，故选A
小题18:他们都在等结果，所以整个家庭太焦急而难以入睡，故选C
小题19:在最终结果出来前，他们的心都提到嗓子眼上了，故选D
小题20:从最后一段可知他们获胜了，Joe成为了美国德克萨斯州的主审法官，可知他们高兴的跳起来，故选D
点评：总体来说文章的题目设置不难，围绕着竞选前后的事情展开讲述。解答此类文章需要将自己设身处地的融入情节中，对于第一遍做不出的题目不要急于作答，将后续题目答完后再仔细作答。本文中出现了几个固定表达如in our favor, in the lead, their heart were brought to their mouths(心被提到嗓子眼上了)。对于此类表达要多积累，多记忆。 |
举一反三
The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sharing my love of music, didn’t __36__ it as a profession. My grandfather, having taught music for years at college and, though much __37__, earned merely enough to support his family. As a result of this _38___in the family, I went to college -----quite __39__, for although I loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, I had many other _40___. Before my graduation from Columbia, I felt _41___my duty to leave college and take a job. Aside from the satisfaction of being able to ___42__the family, money is all I got out of it. My only ambition was to save enough to _43___ the job and go to Europe to study __44___. I used to get up at dawn to practice_45__ I left for “downtown “to work. . I continued to make money, and _46__, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to ___47_.
The situation of my family improved, and my help was _48___necessary, so I resigned from my __49__and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for _50___. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and _51___every minute of it. I was a _52__man and I was doing what I__53__ to do and what I was meant to do. If I had stayed in business, I might be a quite wealthy man today, __54__ I wouldn’t have made a success of living . I would have _55__all those that money can never buy.
Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high price on it.
| 小题1: | | A．receive | B．accept | C．refuse | D．keep |
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| 小题2: | | A．respected | B．hated | C．doubted | D．scolded |
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| 小题3: | | A．excuse | B．chance | C．promise | D．example |
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| 小题4: | | A．happily | B．sadly | C．hopelessly | D．nervously |
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| 小题5: | | A．interests | B．pities | C．experiments | D．problems |
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| 小题7: | | A．question | B．help | C．warn | D．visit |
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| 小题8: | | A．give up | B．give in | C．go on | D．throw away |
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| 小题9: | | A．computer | B．law | C．history | D．music |
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| 小题10: | | A．after | B．in case | C．before | D．the moment |
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| 小题11: | | A．firstly | B．finally | C．generally | D．lately |
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| 小题12: | | A．go back | B．go home | C．go abroad | D．go down |
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| 小题13: | | A．no longer | B．of course | C．in fact | D．much too |
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| 小题14: | | A．position | B．college | C．home | D．friends |
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| 小题15: | | A．Asia | B．Europe | C．Africa | D．North America |
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| 小题16: | | A．wasted | B．lost | C．forgot | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题17: | | A．native | B．free | C．wise | D．weak |
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| 小题18: | | A．repeated | B．offered | C．loved | D．signed |
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| 小题20: | | A．missed | B．gained | C．achieved | D．won |
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There’s been a lot of talk about white-and-blue collar workers, and you may have even heard of gold collar workers, but lately a new color of collar is making its way into China’s urban vernacular（土话）—green. Green collars say no when work is life and life is work. They choose to get out of the fast lane（车道）, and explore new ways of living “green”.
Living green doesn’t mean someone is working as an environmentalist, biologist or scientist. Instead it is more of a lifestyle choice. A typical green collar is well educated like a white-collar but physically tough like a blue-collar, likely born in the 70s or 80s of the last century and living in one of China’s big cities, with a monthly income well above 5,000 yuan （about US $700）.
The life of a green collar may go something like this; Turn off the mobile phone after work, eat only healthy food rich in vitamins, go on hikes every weekend, and like to help the underprivileged.
Green collars even have their own club. In Beijing, the Green Collar Club is for people who share a “be happy, healthy and helpful” spirit. The club often holds charity parties and uses the donations for environmental protection and poverty relief（摆脱贫困）projects in China.
“They are successful in their careers, but do not miss the pleasures in life. They have a lot of money, but do not fall slave to it.” said Zuo Shiguang, one of the founding members of the club.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?| A．Differences between white-and-blue collars and green collars. | | B．The increasing awareness of environmental protection. | | C．New trends of life in China’s big cities. | | D．The lifestyle of green collars. |
小题2:Green collars will after work.| A．prefer to be left alone | | B．have fun with old friends | | C．think nothing about work and more | | D．do a lot of extra work at home |
小题3:What ’s Zuo Shiguang’s attitude towards green collars?| A．Appreciative. | B．Doubtful. | C．Negative. | D．Neutral. |
小题4:The underlined part “the underprivileged” probably refers to those who are .| A．in heavy polluted areas | B．in faraway places | | C．in a poor state of education | D．in unfavourable conditions |
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I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question—What is a good person?
At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students—a young man of about thirty—described an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree, and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.
So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him, “Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up some toy, and his father said to him, “No, no－give him your favorite toy.”
And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But the father, like a big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”
And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.
What do you think happened?
After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face radiant (喜气洋洋). “Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?”
I think I have got the answer to the question.
小题1:From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________.| A．begging is looked down upon | | B．begging is considered as a normal part of life | | C．visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly | | D．few people are living a poor life |
小题2:The sentence “can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________.| A．got pleasure by helping the little beggar | | B．wanted to please his father | | C．began to like the little beggar | | D．wanted to be the little beggar’s friend |
小题3:According to the writer, being a good person means ________.| A．having the courage to correct his/her mistakes | | B．being friendly to beggars | | C．being ready to give | | D．being able to teach children to tell right from wrong |
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The power of encouragement is great. You may draw some inspiration from the following story.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a famous 19thcentury poet and artist, was once 26 by an elderly man. The old man had some sketches (素描) and drawings that he 27 Rossetti to look at them and tell him if they were any good, or 28 they at least showed potential(潜在的)talent.
Rossetti looked them 29 carefully. After the first few, he knew that they were worthless, showing not the least sign of artistic talent. But Rossetti was a 30 man, and he told the elderly 31 as gently as possible that the pictures were of little value and showed little talent. He was sorry, 32 he could not 33 to the man.
The visitor was 34 , but seemed to expect Rossetti’s 35 .He then apologized for 36 Rossetti’s time, but would he just 37 a few more drawings—these done by a(n) 38 art student？Rossetti looked over the 39 batch (一批) of sketches and immediately became 40 over the talent they revealed(显示；透露) .“These,” he said,“Oh, these are good. This young student has great talent. He should be 41 every help and encouragement in his career as an artist. He has a hopeful future if he will work and stick to it.”
Rossetti could see that the old man was 42 moved.“Who is this fine young artist？” he asked.“Your son？” “No,” said the old man sadly.“It was I 43 painted the pictures forty years ago. 44 I had heard your praise then！For you see, I got discouraged and 45 drawing—too soon.”
| 小题1: | | A．expected | B．wished | C．visited | D．requested |
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| 小题2: | | A．wanted | B．made | C．had | D．hoped |
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| 小题3: | | A．why | B．which | C．that | D．whether |
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| 小题5: | | A．rude | B．talented | C．kind | D．creative |
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| 小题6: | | A．woman | B．man | C．artist | D．poet |
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| 小题7: | | A．but | B．and | C．or | D．otherwise |
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| 小题8: | | A．speak | B．apologize | C．lie | D．listen |
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| 小题9: | | A．annoyed | B．disappointed | C．delighted | D．puzzled |
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| 小题10: | | A．achievement | B．adjustment | C．judgment | D．statement |
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| 小题11: | | A．turning up | B．making up | C．taking up | D．looking up |
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| 小题12: | | A．look at | B．glare at | C．aim at | D．stare at |
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| 小题13: | | A．pretty | B．famouse | C．young | D．talented |
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| 小题14: | | A．first | B．second | C．third | D．last |
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| 小题15: | | A．enthusiastic | B．sad | C．angry | D．bad |
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| 小题16: | | A．made | B．learnt | C．taught | D．given |
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| 小题17: | | A．slightly | B．deeply | C．barely | D．smoothly |
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| 小题19: | | A．Only if | B．If only | C．If so | D．If any |
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| 小题20: | | A．insisted on | B．led to | C．headed to | D．gave up |
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There was a time when I thought my dad didn’t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn’t 36 him ever saying the words “I love you.” It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say “ 37 ” to anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 38 . Some parents bought their kids cars when they got their driver’s licenses. Not my dad ---- he said that I’d have to get a job and buy my own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 39 every penny I could and 40 I had enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 41 to. “Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I’ll only 42 you five dollars.” I offered with a smile.
“I see,” was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father’s truck. So he needed a 43 to work. The sun wasn’t even up when we left the house , 44 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) 45 day. As I dropped my dad off, I 46 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 47 from the truck (车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were 48 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family. My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
In that instant, it 49 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot concrete to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 50 hot it got. Never, not once, had I hear him 51 about it. To him we were “worth” it. And never once did he “charge” us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 52 me five dollars. I rolled down the window and said “Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It’s my 53 . Don’t work too hard. I love you.”
His 54 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 55 his throat and said, “Oh, and… me, too.”
| 小题1: | | A．like | B．remember | C．forget | D．care |
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| 小题3: | | A．car | B．friend | C．job | D．present |
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| 小题4: | | A．spent | B．earned | C．kept | D．saved |
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| 小题5: | | A．when | B．if | C．because | D．though |
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| 小题6: | | A．pay it back | B．hand it over | C．turn it up | D．show it off |
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| 小题7: | | A．pay | B．charge | C．offer | D．provide |
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| 小题8: | | A．ride | B．leave | C．trip | D．hurry |
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| 小题9: | | A．as | B．although | C．but | D．since |
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| 小题10: | | A．ordinary | B．hot | C．work | D．special |
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| 小题11: | | A．helped | B．followed | C．left | D．watched |
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| 小题12: | | A．tools | B．clothes | C．luggage | D．bag |
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| 小题13: | | A．fewer | B．more | C．longer | D．deeper |
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| 小题14: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．occurred | D．appeared |
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| 小题15: | | A．whatever | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．however |
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| 小题16: | | A．talk | B．complain | C．ask | D．speak |
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| 小题18: | | A．help | B．advice | C．treat | D．reply |
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| 小题19: | | A．hands | B．smile | C．voice | D．eyes |
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| 小题20: | | A．cleaned | B．wiped | C．cleared | D．felt |
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