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| 阅读理解。 |
There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and
they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they
rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as of those
on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved.
I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not
particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked
about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.
It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another
city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond
the city. I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came
into sight. Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.
From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to
join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were
smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.
The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was
surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me.
They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a
warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed
up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey. |
| 1. The author expected the train trip to be _____. |
A. adventurous
B. pleasant
C. exciting
D. dull |
| 2. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip? |
A. The friendly country people.
B. The mountains along the way.
C. The crowds of people in the streets.
D. The simple lunch served on the train. |
| 3. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second paragraph? |
A. choose
B. enjoy
C. prepare for
D. carry on |
| 4. Where was the writer going? |
A. Johore Baru.
B. The Causeway
C. Butterworth.
D. Singapore. |
| 5. What can we learn from the story? |
A. Comfort in traveling by train.
B. Pleasure of living in the country.
C. Reading gives people delight.
D. Smiles brighten people up. |
答案
| 1-5: DABCD |
举一反三
| 阅读理解。 |
When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own
and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate (照亮) me and train me up for love. It is
for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.
When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and "too serious" about our studies when it
was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school,
but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:"
Let"s start with a train whistle today." We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that
grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were
changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.
When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair (失望) and I was in despair. But our
friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great
city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent
things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.
For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long
letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the
other"s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most
interesting moments, I often think:"Yes, I must tell…."We have never met.
It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than
the lifetime services of a psychologist (心理学家), who will only fill up the healing (愈合的) silence necessary
to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend. |
| 1. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to _____. |
A. become serious about her study
B. go to her friend"s house regularly
C. learn from her classmates at school
D. share poems and stories with her friend |
| 2. In Paragraph 3, "We gave London to each other" probably means _____. |
A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us
B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London
C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared
D. we parted with each other in London |
| 3. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _____. |
A. call each other regularly
B. have similar personalities
C. enjoy writing to each other
D. dream of meeting each other |
| 4. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to _____. |
A. seek professional help
B. be left alone
C. stay with her best friend
D. break the silence |
| 5. What is the best title for the passage? |
A. Unforgettable Experiences
B. Remarkable Imagination
C. Lifelong Friendship
D. Noble Companions |
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the
passage. |
My First Long Run
Two weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband. After he had driven off in anger, I realized that I wasn"t
going to feel any better just sitting there. Feeling abandoned and guilty, I put on my gym shoes to get some
fresh air.
Our driveway has a slope (斜坡) that is easier just to jog down if you are lazy, taking advantage of gravity.
Instead of stopping at the end of the lope, I decided to see if I could just jog to the end of the street. I had tried
a few moths ago and failed miserably. Since that first attempt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly
fitter, but still very lazy. However this time around I managed to reach the stop sign with ease and I figured I
would go a little further.
After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upper body was tense. To make the movement easier
I had to relax my body, and tried to take deep breaths of fresh air.
I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would be disappointed. No one would even know. But I
didn"t stop. I wanted to keep going harder, better, faster, stronger. To my great surprise, I ran 4.9 km in 31
minutes. When I got back, I had tears in my eyes. I did some thing I thought I could never do.
It was the first run of my life. Since then, I have improved my stride (步幅) and time. After every run I feel
fitter, happier and motivated to keep progressing. I love the runner"s high. I normally jog because I want to look
good. I want to run because it makes me feel good. |
1. Why did the author feel guilty? (NO more than 9 words) (2 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. What did the author fail to do miserably a few months ago? (NO more than 11 words) (2 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. What excuses did the author keep giving herself to stop? (NO more than 9 words) (3 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. How is running different from jogging to the author? (NO more than 14words) (3 marks)
_______________________________________________________________________________ |
| 完形填空。 |
My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, "Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so
cool, that I can"t help falling in love with him!" Or "What perfect skills he has!" Yeah, I agree 1 some degree,
though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 2 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how
much they know about football 3 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we
are unfamiliar or 4 which we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 5 I, consider this one of life"s 6 .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn"t amount to craziness 7 nonsense (胡闹).
As an old saying 8 :"Don"t judge a book by its cover." We should not 9 anything from its appearance. We
should all know, it is one"s good character and great contribution that 10 one a star and unforgettable. Therefore
we"d better say 11 about Beckham"s good looks.
If we close our eyes, 12 in deep thought, we can find that the things that 13 us to be in truth happy, sad
or touched 14 a clear meaning. If we don"t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial (表面的) things, 15
we will find that we have not really gained anything 16 our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we"ll
remain ignorant (无知) 17 we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great 18 . If one day we are willing to go
deeper into everything, no matter how much it 19 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how
much more sensible (理智的), mature (成熟的), and intelligent we have 20 . |
( )1. A. to
( )2. A. learn from
( )3. A. rather than
( )4. A. with
( )5. A. not
( )6. A. pleasures
( )7. A. nor
( )8. A. speaks
( )9. A. take
( )10. A. makes
( )11. A. better
( )12. A. taking
( )13. A. move
( )14. A. lack
( )15. A. in fact
( )16. A. so
( )17. A. even if
( )18. A. joy
( )19. A. cares
( )20. A. come | B. on
B. learn
B. except for
B. in
B. as well as
B. taste
B. and
B. talks
B. judge
B. causes
B. more
B. leaving
B. change
B. have
B. indeed
B. even though
B. although
B. progress
B. pains
B. made | C. in
C. know
C. except
C. about
C. rather than
C. sorrow
C. or
C. tells
C. accept
C. builds
C. worse
C. falling
C. doubt
C. include
C. in a while
C. because
C. unless
C. effort
C. delights
C. had | D. at
D. know about
D. apart from
D. for
D. but
D. regrets
D. or else
D. goes
D. conclude
D. create
D. less
D. getting
D. follow
D. cover
D. sooner or later
D. although
D. if
D. work
D. minds
D. become | | 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 | When you are hungry, what will you respond? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that?
1.______ But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite
stars. So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow,
creativity sets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?",
or "Why can"t I think?"
2.______ Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool
used by us right from childhood. Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to take help from
reading.
When you read a book, of course you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain
something to you. 3.______ Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If it is
used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which you would have
never thought of in your wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity. 4.______ Within no time you can start talking with your friends in
English or any other language and never run out of the right words.
So, friends, do give food to your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. 5.______ Go and
get a book! | A. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.
B. Why not do some reading while you are hungry?
C. Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.
D. Now what are you waiting for?
E. Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.
F. Reading can help you make more friends, too.
G. Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary. | | 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 | As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of "changes. The changes may
seem difficult. 1._____ Don"t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!
With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well
informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. 2._____ You may
already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine!
Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. 3._____ But try not to shut your family out
of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.
It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family.
4._____ A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is part of the life cycle. These are some people who will be with you throughout life"s journey.
There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality
is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. 5. _____ So making the right choices will
be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely! | A. Choose your friends wisely.
B. They will help shape the future.
C. They may seem to happen quickly.
D. You will probably want to be independent.
E. You may appreciate what you have in your own life.
F. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.
G. Your family has been with you since you came into this world. | 最新试题
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