Although I love my life ,it hasn"t been a lot of fun as I"ve been ill for 28 yea
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Although I love my life ,it hasn"t been a lot of fun as I"ve been ill for 28 years
Music has always been a great love of mine and ,in my 20s,when my_21_was move manageable ,I 22 ten years as a professional singer in restaurant .playing and singing falk songs. 23 that was years ago and times have changed . __24__ I live with my mother on a country farm .
Two years ago,I decided that I would need to love some kind of extra work to _25_ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金）._26_ I needed to sleep in afternoons.I was limited in my _27_I decided that I would consider 28 to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians ,so I was _29 when I went into our local music store .I explained that I waned to sing again but using recurded knraoke music I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn"t have a lot of _30 to get started ,And 31 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __32__use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my 33 ,he gave me a long use the gave me a long ,thoughtful __34__.
“This means a lot to you , doesn"t it ?"be said . “Come with me.”
He led me 35 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 36 on his treasure and said . “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 37 and I´ll record them for you .That should get you started.”
I 38 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 39 that I could sing . I have come full circle with his help.
His 40 still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra , which I have the chance.
小题1: | A．loneliness | B．sadness | C．tiredness | D．sickness |
小题2: | A．set | B．enjoyed | C．kept | D．shared |
小题3: | A．Gladly | B．Eventually | C．Unfortunately | D．Surprisingly |
小题4: | A．Now | B．Then | C．Some time | D．Meanwhile |
小题5: | A．add up to | B．make up for | C．get nd of | D．take advantage of |
小题6: 小题7: | A．movement | B．condition | C．choices | D．positions |
小题8: | A．reaching out | B．living up | C．getting on | D．going back |
小题9: | A．recognized | B．interviewed | C．found | D．invited |
小题10: | A．money | B．time | C．energy | D．knowledge |
小题11: | A．thus | B．ones | C．seldom | D．often |
小题12: | A．actually | B．hardly | C．nearly | D．formerly |
小题13: | A．job | B．family | C．idea | D．offer |
小题14: | A．face | B．view | C．look | D．sight |
小题15: | A．over | B．along | C．towards | D．through |
小题16: | A．Unhappily | B．lovingly | C．pitifully | D．gratefully |
小题17: 小题18: | A．had to cry | B．ought to cry | C．should have cried | D．could have cried |
小题19: | A．more | B．the ones | C．few | D．the rest |
小题20: | A．courage | B．devotion | C．kindness | D．rust |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:C |
解析
【文章大意】本文介绍一位残疾人在热心人的帮助下重新开始自己心爱的歌唱事业的情感故事。
小题1:由下文disability pension (残疾抚恤金）可知作者是一个残疾人。选sickness。
小题2:由文章知道作者热爱唱歌，所以选enjoyed。
小题3:由下文可知I live with my mother on a country farm .形成转折，作者残疾了。当然是Unfortunately。
小题4:现在作者和他的母亲住在一个农场了。
小题5:作者残疾了，决定做额外的工作来弥补残疾补偿金的不足。
小题6:考查连词。as引导时间状语从句。当……时候。
小题7:因为作者要睡觉，所以找的工作的机会就少了。
小题8:因为工作机会少，作者原先在饭店唱歌，现在他想返回去唱歌挣钱。
小题9:因为我的家庭都是音乐人，作者本身带有音乐人的那些特指，当作者去当地的音乐商店，就被认出来了是音乐人。
小题10:属于AandB法，这是并列结构，要求前后词性与词义要相似，几乎在每年的高考完形中都会考查这个知识点。本题and之前说东西很贵，之后理应推出没有足够的钱，故选A.money。
小题11:属于反义多一对，即四个选项中有一组反义词，答案多在这组反义词中出现。此题C和D构成反义结构，根据文章信息，故选D.often。
小题12:属于中文代入法，实际上一张光盘里的十首歌也只有三/四首可以用，故选A.actually。
小题13:属于上文提示法，上文中作者有提到过想再次唱歌的这个想法，故选C.idea。
小题14:属于同义辨析法，此考查点多在四级考试完形填空部分中出现，在2008年高考英语浙江卷第26题也曾考查过，当年的难度系数约为0.32。此题中的B.view强调的是眺望风景，C.look强调看的眼神，D.sight强调视力，本文店主深深地看了作者，属于眼神之间的交流，故选C.look。
小题15:属于固定搭配法，店主带领作者穿过拥挤的店铺，从空间穿过，故选D.through。
小题16:属于感情色彩法，此法多用于解决形容词或副词。下文出现treasure，因此可以推出店主对自己的宝物爱不释手，心爱地触摸，故选B.lovingly。
小题17:属于固定搭配法，takeyourpick，美国俚语，随你挑选的意思，故选A.pick。
小题18:属于语法识别法，近几年高考完形填空部分逐步淡化语法点考查，一般只会涉及一道。C.shouldhavecried,本应该做的事情而没有做，放在原文中过于牵强，而本题是作者受到店主的感激，非常感动，本可以哭但没有哭，故选D.couldhavecried。
小题19:属于寻找重复法，31题与32题之前曾出现onlythreetofoursongs...canuse，对应...couldsing,故选B.theones。
小题20:属于主旨概况法，即所选选项要与原文中心相一致。本文详细描述店主对作者的帮助，店主的善举感动作者，故选C.kindness。 |
举一反三
Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life"s purpose.
Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton" s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer"s home town of Sevier, Tennessee.“I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire," Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, "as a reminder."
Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library .com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.
The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see. “We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,” says Linda. The books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series.
Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of .”
The Richters spend about ＄400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die,” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”
小题1:
What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?| A．His health problem. | B．His love for teaching. | | C．The influence of his wife. | D．The news from the Web. |
小题2:
What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?| A．Give out brochures. | B．Do something similar. | | C．Write books for children | D．Retire from being a teacher. |
小题3:
According to the text, Dollly Parton is .| A．a well-known surgeon | B．a mother of a four-year-old | | C．a singer born in Tennessee | D．a computer programmer |
小题4:
Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?| A．To avoid signing up online. | | B．To meet Dollywood board members. | | C．To make sure the books were the newest. | | D．To see if the books were of good quality. |
小题5:
What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?| A．He needs more money to help the children. | | B．He wonders why some people are so busy. | | C．He tries to save those waiting to die. | | D．Hconsiders his efforts worthwhile. |
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Negative （消极的）self talk and negative energy can affect you m many ways and cause you additional stress. Because of this，developing more Positive self talk’s an important way to reduce stress in your life. You can help yourself maintain a positive frame of mind 一which will help with positive self talk一by surrounding yourself with positive energy in your life. You can get that by adding some elements to your life.
Listening to music that not only has a soothing melody，but an uplifting message，can be great for developing positive self talk. Have you ever had a song “stuck in your head” for a few hours or days，the lyrics repeating themselves in your mind?’’ If those lyrics were positive and inspirational，that would be a good thing. It’s a much better mental soundtrack to have than a running stream of complaints，criticisms of self-limiting thoughts，or even songs that had more depressing or sad lyrics.
Books on strength, personal power, enlightenment, or self help can be good resources to help you change your outlook and the things you say to yourself. Rather than bringing habitual self-defeating thoughts，you can find yourself thinking of new can-do concepts when times get tough.
One of the most important ways you can get and keep positive energy in your life is with the company you keep. Do your friends uplift you，or bring you down? Are they critical，or complementary? Ideal friendships provide support when you’re down, fun when you’re up，wisdom when you’re lost，and positive regard. Good friends can inspire you to reach greater heights，and see your strengths even when you don’t always. Pay attention to how your friends make you feel，and if they’re less than supportive，start putting your energy and time toward people who are better suited to be your friend.
In addition，positive affirmations （肯定） can certainly change your self talk from negative to positive. Now，why not begin working positive affirmations into your life in some creative ways?
小题1:
What does the passage mainly talk about?| A．Reducing stress by surrounding yourself with positive energy. | | B．Adding some elements to your life. | | C．Getting positive energy from the company you keep. | | D．Changing your self talk with positive affirmation. |
小题2:
How many ways does the author suggest to maintain a positive frame of mind?小题3:
If you have something “stuck in your head”。 you probably ________.| A．keep singing the same song for a long time | | B．keep thinking of this thing all the time | | C．regard the lyrics of a song as positive | | D．are developing positive self-talk |
小题4:
According to the passage，your best company should be those who __________. | A．uplift you or bring you down | B．provide fun when you’re down | | C．encourage you to do things even better | D．are less than supportive |
小题5:
What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph?| A．How negative self talk influences a person. | | B．How positive self talk reduces stress in one’s life. | | C．Some great ways of making great friends. | | D．Some creative ways of practicing affirmation. |
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475 Riverside Drive
New York N.Y. 10027
Jan.15, 2011
Dear John,
I"m sorry you didn"t get the part you tried out for in that play. I know how much you wanted to be in the play. Now you feel that maybe acting isn"t the right future for you. I think you"re wrong. You"re a good actor. Do you remember when you played Caesar in your summer theatre group"s play? You were excellent . People clapped(鼓掌)every time you walked on stage（舞台). Even the other actors loved you.
All actors have to get used to being turned down for a job. It"s part of an actor"s life. Even famouse actors don"t get every part they want. I think you should give acting another chance. You love it so much, and you"re good at it. Don"t be discouraged because you lose one part in the play. Wait a bit, and try for another one. After all , you can always give up some other time.
Love,
Jane
小题1:
Jane wrote this letter because____.| A．she wanted John to get a part in the play he was trying out for | | B．she wanted to tell John that he shouldn"t give up acting. | | C．she wanted to tell John how to become an actor. | | D．she was unhappy with John. |
小题2:
Jane talks about other actors to show Jon that ____.| A．they are as bad as he is | B．acting is a hard life | | C．they sometimes get turned down for parts they want | D．they are lucky enough |
小题3:
What does Jane think of John?| A．He is a good actor, and some day he will be successful. | | B．He is too easily dicouraged to become a good actor. | | C．He is a better actor than the person who has got the part. | | D．He is as unlucky as the other actors. |
小题4:
The person who wrote this letter probably ____.| A．is an actress. | B．cares about John | | C．wants to be an actress some day | D．envies at John"s success. |
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One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldn’t or couldn’t sleep, I tried everything I could think of : a warm bottle, songs gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him down. Guessing that I would have a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable (便携式)TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours till dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right now, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then walked out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi"s forty-fifth birthday.
My wife and I heard no more of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself. I found in my baby"s a metaphor（启示）for the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don"t read , that they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watching TV.
After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight it? Let them watch it all they want!
小题1:
Father brought a TV set into his son"s room____. | A．to stop his son crying | B．to let him learn something | | C．to make him frightened | D．to let his son spend a good night |
小题2:
To the couple’s surprise the boy ___after they brought a TV set into his room.| A．soon fell asleep | B．cried all that night | | C．became quiet and silent | D．slept quite well that night |
小题3:
Form the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks it____.| A．terrible for children to watch so many TV programmes | | B．useless for parents to blame their children | | C．necessary for TV stations to improve their TV programmes | | D．favorable for children to watch the programmes they like |
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Count Me Out
Call me old-fashioned. Call me old. Call me what you want, but I refuse to become part of this new Internet world.
I do not possess a computer at home or at the office. Actually, I stopped going to an office 35 years ago, when all communications were done with a pen, a typewriter, or, if the matter was of world-shaking importance, over the telephone. Likewise, if you like something advertised in a newspaper or magazine, you visited the shop selling it at the given address, or you phoned the number shown. Then you spoke to the fellow and asked for further details.
Tell me what you think of the following ad that appeared the other day in the newspaper. It was for a cure for cancer and this is what it said: “Awareness is the key. Visit spfulford. com at the awareness site.” There was no address or telephone number for the site. So what do unfortunate people without a computer do if they are seeking a cure for their illness?
There are, I am told, certain advantages in having access to the Internet. You can, for example, send love messages across the world or even get married to someone that you meet online. This bit doesn’t interest me; I have been happily married for 60 years. There are, of course, other activities for Internet users besides finding love. They can pay bills, order groceries, or discuss with their doctors.
And this is by no means all. More amazing things are yet to come in the near future. I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking, an important British scientist. “The complexity of a computer as it exists today is probably less than the brain of an earthworm,” he said. “But, as technology advances, computers will become more complex, and a time may come when the Internet may develop ‘consciousness.’ In other words, the Internet will be able to think, have feelings, and may well be able to act on its own.”
If Professor Hawking is right, I may change my attitude to computers. As I grow older each day, I would like one of those that not only thinks for me but also accepts responsibilities for all my mistakes.
小题1:
What’s the meaning of the title “Count Me Out”?| A．Get me out of the Internet world. | | B．Computers are trying to take control of life. | | C．Modern technology pushes old people away. | | D．Do not expect me to be a supporter of the Internet. |
小题2:
According to Paragraph 2, the author thinks computers are .| A．unnecessary | B．convenient | C．expensive | D．advanced |
小题3:
What might the author like about the future computer?| A．Taking blames. | B．Curing illnesses. | | C．Delivering messages. | D．Responding to emotions. |
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