Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driv

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Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, w

here I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found

two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
小题1:The underlined words“took off”in Paragraph 2 mean .

A．turned off

B．moved off

C．put up

D．set up

小题2:What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B．The couple sent him a business card.

C．The couple offered to help him.

D．He called his friend for help.

小题3:The battery of the author’s car was dead because .

A．something went wrong with the lights

B．his meeting lasted a whole day

C．he forgot to turn off

the lights

D．he drove too long a distance

小题4:By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show .

A．how to write a thank-you letter

B．how to deal with car problems

C．the kind-heartedness of older people

D．the importance of expressing thanks

答案

小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D

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Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young．She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star．“I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,”she says．“I used to wear them to watch TV．”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt．The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”．It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights．Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest．But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must．
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street．Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s．As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies．In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwoo d in The Blue Brothers．Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun．Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black．
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement．The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation．UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully．But you don’t have to give up style for safety．The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge．So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach．
小题1:What is mainly discussed in this passage?

A．The use of sunglasses．	B．The history of sunglasses．
C．The sunglasses wearing．	D．Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses．

小题2:Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?

A．She was a movie star．

B．She wanted to follow a movie star．

C．Wearing sunglasses was good for her eyes．

D．It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV．

小题3:Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______．

A．they wore sunglasses	B．they went out in the sun too much
C．the lights on movie sets were too bright	D．their scripts were written in very small writing

小题4:We may know from this passage that ______．

A．Audrey Hephburn was a famous film star

B．Ray-Ban is the name of sunglasses maker

C．Sunglasses made Top Gun the hit in 1986

D．Men in Black must be an advertisement of sunglasses

小题5:Now people wear sunglasses ______．

A．just to protect their eyes	B．for fashion and to protect their eyes
C．because of bright lights	D．because movie stars wear them

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I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He 56  to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as 57 as possible.
A few minutes after he disappeared into the   58 , he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches,   59  that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 60 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.
61 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was 62  both hands in front of him as he walked, being 63  not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked   64  behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing 65 .
Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 66   at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was   67  close. But they didn’t even move as Billy   68 . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   69 and extreme heat, lift its head 70  to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of 71 . You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were   72 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly   73  by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was 74  God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the 75 of one little boy who saved another.

小题1:

A．happened

B．seemed

C．managed

D．intended

小题2:

A．quickly

B．secret

C．smoothly

D．still

小题3:

A．distance

B．yard

C．woods

D．park

小题4:

A．wondering

B．thinking

C．studying

D．doubting

小题5:

A．eventually

B．actually

C．however

D．therefore

小题6:

A．Within

B．Out of

C．Beyond

D．In spite of

小题7:

A．holding

B．waving

C．surrounding

D．cupping

小题8:

A．careful

B．worried

C．eager

D．prepared

小题9:

A．away

B．close

C．out

D．off

小题10:

A．scene

B．story

C．view

D．game

小题11:

A．fought

B．signed

C．screamed

D．waited

小题12:

A．hardly

B．dangerously

C．easily

D．nearly

小题13:

A．ran away

B．turned out

C．knelt down

D．settled down

小题14:

A．hunger

B．disease

C．thirst

D．injury

小题15:

A．in turn

B．in silence

C．with appreciation

D．with difficulty

小题16:

A．suffering

B．supporting

C．sharing

D．depending

小题17:

A．dying

B．reducing

C．harvesting

D．growing

小题18:

A．hidden

B．covered

C．joined

D．caught

小题19:

A．when

B．as if

C．b

ecause

D．that

小题20:

A．wish

B．dream

C．action

D．expectation

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I started winning competitions. We still had very little money -- my father had to borrow $5,000 to pay for a trip to the International Young Pianists Competition in Ettlingen, Germany, in 1994, when I was 12. I realized later how much pressure he was under. Tears streamed down his face when it was announced that I"d won -- earning enough money to pay back our loan.
It was soo

n clear I couldn"t stay in China forever. To become a world-class musician, I had to play on the world"s big stages. So in 1997, my father and I moved again, this time to Philadelphia, so I could attend The Curtis Institute of Music. Finally our money worries were easing. The school paid for an apartment and even lent me a Steinway（斯坦威钢琴）.At night, I would sneak into the living room just to touch the keys.
Now that I was in America, I spent two years practicing, and by 1999 I had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard me play and liked me, but orchestra schedules were set far in advance. I thought I might join them in a few years.
The next morning, I got a call. The great pianist Andre Watts, who was to play the "Gala Benefit Evening" at Chicago"s Ravinia Festival, had become ill. I was asked to replace him. That performance was, for me, the moment. After violinist Isaac Stern introduced me, I played Tchaikovsky"s Piano Concerto No. 1. My father"s mouth hung open throughout the entire song.
I played until 3:30 a.m. I felt something happening. Sure enough, it was a great success. Still, my father kept telling me, "You"d better practice!" But living in America with me was beginning to relax him. In Beijing I"d been fat -- he made sure I ate -- and he"d been skinny. Now I was getting thin. He wasn"t.
My father and I had often practiced a piece called "Horses," a fun version for piano and erhu. One night in Carnegie Hall, after I played Chopin and Liszt, I brought Dad out on the stage, and we played our duet（二重奏）. People went crazy -- they loved it. My father couldn"t sleep for days. He was too happy to sleep.
There have been lots of concerts in Carnegie Hall, but for me playing there was especially sweet when I remember the cold days in Beijing. Together, my father and I worked to reach the lucky place where fortune spots you, and lets you shine.
小题1:In the first paragraph his father cried when it was announced that he"d won mainly because__________.

A．his father was excited that his son succeeded at last.

B．his father was under too much pressure.

C．they could pay back the loan with the prize.

D．his father was proud of him.

小题2: Tell the order of the events.
a. He and his father moved to Philadelphia.
b. He was asked to replace the great pianist Andre Watts.
c. He and his father played “Horses” together.
d.The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard his performance.
e. The Curtis Institute of Music lent him a Steinway

A．a, e, c, b, d

B．b, e, a, d, c

C．d, a, e, b, c

D．a, e, d, b, c

小题3: Which of the following statements agrees with the author?

A．The writer’s father had been very fat before they went to America.

B．The writer thought he would be one of them soon when he knew the Chicago Symphony orchestra heard him play and liked him.

C．The Curtis Institute of Music finally eased their money worries.

D．One can achieve his dream if he is lucky enough.

小题4: The underlined word there in the last paragraph refers to_________.

A．America

B．Beijing.

C．Carnegie Hall

D．All the places he went to.

小题5: What is the best title of the passage?

A．I Took Off!	B．When Fortune Spots Me.
C．No Pain, No Gain.	D．My father and I

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
My wife was shouting at Sindu again．I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene．Mydaughter Sindu looked 36__．Her eyes were wet with tears．In front of her was a bowl 37___with bitter melon．Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed      38__ in the “cooling effects" of bitter melon. I tried to 39__ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls．She   40__ down a bit and wiped her tears．Then she said she would eat the 41__bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for．I agreed．Slowly and 42__ , she finished the whole bowl．After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with 43__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head   44__. "Impossible!"shouted my wife．However, I knew that if I   45__ on my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to  46  her own．So I decided to keep my promise．
On Monday morning, I 47__ her off at school．Just then，a boy shouted, "Sindu,wait for me!" What struck me was  48  hairless head．I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, "Sir, your   49__is great indeed!" I didn"t 50__.She continued,“That boy is my son．He is   51__from Leukemia（白血病）．He lost all his hair_ 52__the side effects of the chemotherapy（化疗）• He   53__to come back to school because hewas afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him．Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I   54__imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a（n） 55__ soul for achild．”
I didn"t know what to say．It was then that I knew what love really was．
小题1:

A．excited

B．frightened

C．moved

D．disappointed

小题2:

A．provided

B．covered

C．filled

D．equipped

小题3:

A．firmly

B．angrily

C．heavily

D．happily

小题4:

A．permit

B．forbid

C．persuade

D．order

小题5:

A．went

B．calmed

C．came

D．fought

小题6:

A．sweet

B．entire

C．bitter

D．little

小题7:

A．angrily

B．worriedly

C．painfully

D．sadly

小题8:

A．expectation

B．happiness

C．satisfaction

D．pride

小题9:

A．nodded

B．cut

C．washed

D．shaved

小题10:

A．got off

B．went back

C．looked back

D．gave off

小题11:

A．honor

B．remind

C．share

D．take

小题12:

A．dropped

B．sent

C．took

D．picked

小题13:

A．its

B．her

C．his

D．my

小题14:

A．wife

B．daughter

C．view

D．life

小题15:

A．insist

B．request

C．move

D．understand

小题16:

A．dying

B．escaping

C．suffering

D．recovering

小题17:

A．according to

B．instead of

C．thanks to

D．because of

小题18:

A．tended

B．promised

C．refused

D．determined

小题19:

A．nearly

B．never

C．ever

D．seldom

小题20:

A．abstract

B．simple

C．noble

D．horrible

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Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew tired of budget meetings, fundingcuts, and many other administrative chores and started to dream of retirement．Sitting in trafficon a weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering．I would imagine spending time withmy grandchildren, quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering some great books．Itold myself that I wouldn"t sign myself up for any committees, any classes, or anythingrequiring a schedule．
My first day of retirement came at last! I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me,leisurely read the paper, cleaned a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to friends．On thesecond day, I cooked breakfast, read the paper …On the third day, ...This is retirement? Itried to tell myself that it was just the transition, that those golden moments were right roundthe corner, and that I would enjoy them soon enough．But something was missing．
A former colleague asked a favor．A group of students was going to Jamaica to work withchildren in the poorest neighbourhood．Would I interrupt my newfound "happiness" and returnto the students, just this once? One trip．That"s all．My bags were packed and by the door．
The trip was very inspiring．I was moved not only by the poverty I saw but also by thesense of responsibility of the young people on the trip．When I returned home, I offered to workone day a week with a local youth organization．The experience was so positive that I was soonvolunteering nearly full-time, working with students across North America to assist them intheir voluntary work．
Now，it seems, the tables have turned ．Some days I am the teacher, other days I am thestudent．These young people have reawakened my commitment to social justice issues bychallenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poorand suffer because of greed, corruption and war．Most importantly, they have given me theopportunity to continue to participate in helping to find solutions．In return, I help them do theircharitable projects overseas．I"ve gone from running one school to helping oversee theconstruction of schools in twenty-one countries!
小题1:What did the writer expect to do after he retired?

A．To stay away from busy schedules．	B．To write some great books．
C．To do some voluntary work．	D．To plan for his future．

小题2:Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?

A．He missed his students in that country．

B．He couldn"t reflise his colleague"s favor．

C．He was concerned about the people there．

D．He was not satisfied with his retired life．

小题3:The underlined part "the tables have turned" （Paragraph 5 ） means that thewriter ．

A．improved the situation in his school	B．felt happy to work with students again
C．became a learner rather than a teacher	D．changed his attitude toward his retired life

小题4:What does the writer think of his retired life now?

A．Disappointing．	B．Troublesome．
C．Promising．	D．Meaningful．

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