In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue 1 . One day as I walk
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In 1956 Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue 1 . One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet （小鹦鹉）on my finger, I wanted to show Perky what the sky looked like. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my horror , Perky flew off. The enormous, blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue 2 and suddenly he had gone, clipped wings and all.
I told Kathy about Perky"s disappearance and I was anxious that she would blame me. But , unexpectedly, Kathy managed to 3 me. With fake optimism, she even tried to convince me that Perky would find a new 4 . But I was far too clever to 5 that such a thing was possible.
Decades later, I watched my own 6 growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the 7 of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the best of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed（宣称） to 8 the oldest living goldfish. Someone else had a psychic dog. Then Barry, the father of the other family, took the floor and ___9___that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
"The best thing about Sweetie Pie," he said, "was the 10 we got him. One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just 11 down and landed on my finger."
When I was finally able to 12 , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all 13 . It seems our two families had been 14 long before we ever met. Forty years later, I ran to my sister and said, "You were 15 ! Perky lived!"
| 小题1: | | A．lake | B．sky | C．parakeet | D．backyard |
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| 小题2: | | A．pleasure | B．sadness | C．treasure | D．sense |
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| 小题3: | | A．forgive | B．comfort | C．help | D．delight |
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| 小题4: | | A．parent | B．home | C．nest | D．fellow |
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| 小题5: | | A．imagine | B．suppose | C．doubt | D．believe |
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| 小题6: | | A．birds | B．happiness | C．worries | D．children |
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| 小题7: | | A．parents | B．birds | C．interests | D．games |
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| 小题9: | | A．announced | B．said | C．retold | D．hoped |
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| 小题11: | | A．floated | B．dived | C．settled | D．went |
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| 小题12: | | A．think | B．speak | C．interrupt | D．explain |
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| 小题13: | | A．came up | B．turned up | C．turned out | D．matched up |
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| 小题14: | | A．known | B．fastened | C．connected | D．introduced |
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| 小题15: | | A．right | B．wrong | C．silly | D．mad |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:A |
解析
本文是记叙文。作者叙述了一只蓝鹦鹉连接两家人友谊的传奇故事。小时候作者在和妹妹的蓝鹦鹉玩耍时，因为不小心鹦鹉从作者手中飞了，但妹妹坚信鹦鹉会找到自己的新家。很多年以后，当作者成家立业，和另外一家人在野外宿营时，无意中了解到他们小时候得到一只鹦鹉的故事，结果得知他们的那只鹦鹉正是作者当年不小心失去的那只。
小题1:考查名词。所选之词受boundless blue的修饰，没有限定词，故应是不可数名词，所以选B.
小题2:考查名词。treasure"珍宝"，说明妹妹对蓝鹦鹉非常珍爱。
小题3:考查动词。表明妹妹"原谅"了作者，从后文的叙述中可得出结论
小题4:考查名词。后文的叙述验证，蓝鹦鹉找到了自己的新"家"。
小题5:考查动词。说明作者本人根本不相信妹妹的话。
小题6:考查名词。从后文看，作者已经成家立业，有了自己的孩子。
小题7:考查名词。由后面the Kissells可得出此答案，此处指的是作者孩子朋友的父母。
小题8:考查动词。作为一种游戏和消遣大家各自讲述自己宠物的故事，因此这个人说自己拥有最老的金鱼。
小题9:考查动词。"宣称"与前面的claim相呼应，表现出主人的自豪感。
小题10:考查名词。从下文看， Barry在叙述自己得到蓝鹦鹉的"方式"，其他都太片面。
小题11:考查动词。"飘落"符合鸟的动作特征。
小题12:考查动词。此处说明作者听到对方的叙述而非常吃惊，最后才能够"说话"。
小题13:考查动词短语。match up当"吻合"讲，符合特定的语境：对方所讲的一切与作者当年不小心让蓝鹦鹉飞走的情景完全吻合。
小题14:考查动词。作者听了对方的叙述认为两家的缘分从那只蓝鹦鹉飞走的那一刻就开始了，也就是两家早就"联系"在一起了。
小题15:考查形容词。最后作者不得不相信，妹妹当初所说的一切很"对"。 |
举一反三
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He __16__ one morning with his young son, 17 the horse before it died. Father and son walked, 18 the farmer did not want the horse to be 19 .
They met two men on the road20 said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It"s __21__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__22__, so he rode on the horse, __23__his son walked.
Then they met two old ladies. “__24__are you doing up there, farmer? Can"t you__25__how tired your boy is?” __26__the farmer got down, and his son rode__27__. __28__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__29__. It"s too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up 30__his son, and they__31__. __32__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren"t you walking?” she asked. “It isn"t __33_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”
So the farmer, and his son, got down__34__.
It is a fact that you cannot please__35__the people all the time.
| 小题1: | | A．set out | B．set up | C．set down | D．set |
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| 小题2: | | A．selling | B．buying | C．to sell | D．to buy |
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| 小题3: | | A．so | B．because | C．that | D．when |
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| 小题4: | | A．very tired | B．too tired | C．quite tired | D．tiring |
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| 小题6: | | A．a short way | B．a long way | C．the right way | D．the wrong way |
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| 小题7: | | A．real | B．true | C．truly | D．really |
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| 小题8: | | A．while | B．when | C．as | D．during |
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| 小题10: | | A．see | B．watch | C．look | D．notice |
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| 小题12: | | A．thus | B．yet | C．instead | D．either |
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| 小题13: | | A．First | B．Finally | C．Near | D．Next |
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| 小题14: | | A．Sit down | B．Sit up | C．Get up | D．Get down |
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| 小题15: | | A．behind | B．after | C．beside | D．above |
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| 小题16: | | A．walked on | B．rode on | C．moved on | D．drove on |
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| 小题17: | | A．Some time later | B．A moment ago | C．In no time | D．At once |
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| 小题18: | | A．near | B．long | C．far | D．short |
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| 小题19: | | A．once again | B．on their own | C．the other day | D．all the same |
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| 小题20: | | A．both | B．each of | C．all | D．none of |
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One day a student went to see his teacher. He had been given an important position and now was coming to say goodbye to his teacher. The old man asked him how he would live among high officials. The student answered, “ I will be all right. I have prepared a hundred high hats, one for each official I will meet. I am sure I will succeed.” The teacher got angry on hearing this. “What?” he cried. “Is this what ten years of my teaching has made of you? Nothing but flatterer(拍马屁的人)?” “Excuse me, honored(尊敬的) master,” the student rose to his feet and apologized hurriedly. “But you have always been absorbed in(沉浸于) your studies and don’t know how vulgar(庸俗的) the world has come to be. There are few men in the world who are above flatterers like you.” “There is something true in what you said,” the teacher nodded, smiling with one of the student’s “high hats” on.
小题1:The student came to say goodbye to his teacher because_____________.| A．he had got hundred hats to sell | | B．he had got a fairly high position in society | | C．he wanted to see his parents in his home town | | D．he moved away to another city |
小题2:The student would live among high officials by___________.| A．selling hats to them | | B．making a hundred hats for them | | C．flattering them | | D．serving them |
小题3:The teacher was angry with__________.| A．himself | B．the society | C．his student | D．high officials |
小题4:The phrase “rose to his feet” means________.| A．stood up | B．kicked with his feet | | C．became quite excited | D．raised his feet |
小题5:The teacher____________.| A．liked to be flattered as well | | B．really knew nothing about the vulgar world | | C．was in need of a high hat | | D．was satisfied with the new hat |
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A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.
“What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.
“My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what"s the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.”
The vet looked over the cow. "She’s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."
He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."
“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it."
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.
“How’s your cow?” the vet asked.
“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"
“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.
小题1:In the story, the vet must be _________.| A．the farmer"s friend | B．a milk factory | | C．a hospital for cows | D．a doctor for animals |
小题2:The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______| A．couldn"t lie down | B．didn"t eat the pills | | C．couldn"t make any noise | D．was ill |
小题3:What medicine did the vet give the farmer?| A．Bottle of pills. | B．A long tube. | C．Two pills. | D．A small box. |
小题4:The vet taught the farmer how _________.| A．to blow the tube | | B．to make the cow take the pills | | C．to take the medicine | | D．to put the tube in his mouth |
小题5:Which of the following is true?| A．The farmer ate the pills himself. | | B．The cow got better after taking the medicine. | | C．The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day. | | D．The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day. |
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Abuse can be defined as “to treat wrongfully or harmfully”. There are different categories of abuse that have been recognized and within our case study there appear to be two distinct forms of abuse, family abuse and child abuse. These can be subdivided into terms of physical abuse and psychological abuse. Physical abuse is the intentional physical injury or harm or deliberately not preventing harm occurring. The minimum physical signs seen in our study of James are bruises but they might feel more painful to his heart than the more serious invisible injuries. Emotional abuse is the continual failure to meet basic emotional needs. Emotional development is prevented and well-being harmed. The emotional signs in our case study can be seen in James by his actions of being withdrawn and non-communicative. The behavioural sign to abuse taking place to James is his aggressive behaviour.
The short term effect of physical abuse on James is physical pain. In the long term, injuries that often happen can result in secondary illness and complications, permanent scars or even disabilities. His emotional effects in the short term are a fear of people, withdrawal, and poor relationship with others. The long term emotional effects could be low self-respect, depression, inability to form relationships.
Abuse can arise for many reasons and there are a number of theoretical views which may be useful in clarifying why the abuse has taken place. The female view believes that sex and family roles give approval to a culture of abuse. Considering the historical and fixed ideas, men have power and control. In James’ case he lives in a re-constructed family with the father being rude and a heavy drinker. From a psychological angle, alcohol misuse can bring mental health problems which may increase aggression in the person and so James is more at risk from abuse by his stepfather. The relationship between the mother and James involves a dependency of James on his mother. With other problems in James’ mother’s life, this leads to increasing stress and the inability of his mother to cope with and manage a family with four children borne by two mothers. The attachment theory states that significant separations of a child from the carer in the early years can have an effect on their emotional development and can lead to psychological and social difficulties in later life. The loss of both his father and his half sister’s father with whom he lives may have contributed to his behaviour.
Abusive behaviour can sometimes be the result of mental health problems, brain damage or being abused themselves. By becoming the abuser they believe they are taking control; some even believe that they are not doing anything wrong and cannot stop themselves. When working with individuals who have abused, it is important to be aware that they may go on to abuse again and there is a need to protect the community from the abuser.
小题1:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “bruises” in Paragraph 1?| A．Slight injury | B．Deep Cut | C．Body disability | D．Inner wound |
小题2:According to the writer’s case study, which of the following cases can be defined as abuse?| A．A father scolds his son because he doesn’t pass the exam in school. | | B．A car knocks down a woman but the driver doesn’t take her to hospital. | | C．A father never talks to his daughter and shows no interest in what she does. | | D．A husband is angry with his wife when she stays out late into the night. |
小题3:From the passage we can infer that ______________.| A．James’ step father doesn’t show any concern for his mother | | B．James’ mother gave birth to a girl in the re-constructed family | | C．James’ stepfather is rude to all the children in the family | | D．James’ mother loves her husband more than her own son |
小题4:Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? | A．Categories of Abuse | B．How to Prevent Abuse | | C．Abuse and Its Causes | D．Effects Caused by Abuse |
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Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched. Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met. She never failed to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting.
On the last day of our visit, I found myself alone on a busy corner across the street from our hotel. Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. As I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street, indicating that she would take me across. Together, we moved slowly into the chaos.
Then we moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then left, still smiling and waving back to me.
Traveling in poorer nations, I have witnessed a variety of ways to deal with beggars. The most common response of tourists faced with the poverty-stricken is to ignore them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in angry annoyance. A few may drop a few coins into the hand in a hurry, hoping that other ragged pursuers won’t immediately appear on the scene.
For many reasons, giving money is not the best response to an outstretched hand. Many world travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they can give is their time and respect. Everyone needs recognition, to be seen as worthy of being known, to feel appreciated and loved. And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.
小题1:The woman beggars helped the author go across the busy street because __________.| A．the author gave her material assistance | | B．the author treated her kindly and friendly | | C．the author would help her as a reward | | D．the author was a foreigner |
小题2:From the story, what position of the beggars in the author’s mind might be?| A．equal | B．superior | C．lower | D．valuable |
小题3:In common cases, people will do the following things to the beggars EXCEPT for ________.| A．pretending to see nothing | | B．handing out some money | | C．refusing them angrily | | D．greeting them normally |
小题4:According to the author, the most important things beggars really need are _________.| A．mercy and pity | B．money and food | | C．smile and greeting | D．attention and respect |
小题5:The purpose of the passage is to _________.| A．show how poor the beggars are in Vietnam | | B．offer some advice on dealing with begging | | C．express what we should offer the beggars | | D．describe an experience with a beggar |
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