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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was eight years ol
A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was eight years old, we were getting things together to take to the Salvation Army (救世军) at Christmas time. The boys would go through their old 36 and give away what they didn’t 37 . I made cookies and got together blankets and clothes. After that Matt and I 38 the Christmas package to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded 39 and headed home.
40 we took the corner out of the parking lot, Matt 41 that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had 42 . He said, “Mom, we forgot my glove.” Just then he saw a little boy and his mom sitting on a bench on the side of a building 43 a small playground was. He said, “Mom, can we 44 so that I can give the glove to him” I said, “ 45 .” And we drove to the side of the 46 and went through the gate.
Matt handed the boy the glove and said, “Here, Santa 47 me to give it to you.” He was so 48 to get it! His mom 49 and gave Matt a huge hug. Her eyes were full of tears. “It is the best 50 he could get,” she looked at us and said, “because the 51 thing I could get him this year was a baseball.”
When we got back in the car, Matt said to me, “Mom, God must have made me 52 the baseball glove inside so the little boy could have it — it was 53 to be!” That moment proved my 54 that everything happens for a 55 and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since!
36. A. friends B. ideas C. toys D. days
37. A. buy B. eat C. ensure D. need
38. A. threw B. delivered C. posted D. offered
39. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
40. A. When B. Though C. Until D. Since
41. A. added B. noticed C. announced D. remembered
42. A. found out B. pointed out C. missed out D. fallen out
43. A. that B. which C. where D. what
44. A. look over B. climb over C. pull over D. roll over
45. A. Thanks B. That’s right C. You’re welcome D. Sure
46. A. boy B. road C. bench D. park
47. A. wanted B. persuaded C. allowed D. forced
48. A. angry B. nervous C. happy D. disappointed
49. A. sat down B. stood up C. went out D. left behind
50. A. property B. gift C. material D. information
51. A. first B. worst C. only D. cheapest
52. A. leave B. get C. find D. take
53. A. intended B. planned C. decided D. meant
54. A. suggestion B. chance C. belief D. thought
55. A. cause B. reason C. time D. person
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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆☆
BHe is a lesson to every boy who ever picked up a basketball
B
He is a lesson to every boy who ever picked up a basketball and dreamed that it would change his life.
The lights were never brighter and the crowds were never bigger for a homegrown sports hero than they were a quarter-century ago for Ray Hall. But his athletic achievements, as impressive as they are, are to my mind not what is most admirable about the man.
Known as “Sugar Ray” in his teens, Hall was rated among the country’s top 25 high school basketball players. An inner-city kid from a solid family, Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College — still recovering from its failure — back to respectability, rejecting more favorable offers. His status of a savior (救世主) brought more pressure than any 18-year-old should have to handle. However, I watched him mature into the player who led Canisius back to daylight.
After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for over 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career. The news that he would never play again shocked Hall but unlike so many others he was ready for life after basketball. When I met Hall — still fit at 46 — for lunch Monday, he wore a cut-sharp gray suit, designer tie and blazing white shirt that screamed Success. “That was always the question — when the cheers end, where do you go Who do you turn to” he said. “It starts and ends with that person in the mirror.”
Hall got the concept of academics-first from his parents. He graduated from Canisius a semester early. “No matter how good of an athlete you are, you are just one injury away from losing it all,” he said. “But if you take care of things academically, you are prepared until you leave this earth.”
For the past 14 years, he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro. He married his college sweetheart. They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs. He figured out early what others learn too late: Athletics is part of a journey, not the destination.
Congratulations, Ray, you made it. In more ways than one.
小题1:Ray was regarded as a savior because ________.
A.he liked to take on challenges
B.he helped his team to regain its glory
C.he was faithful to his hometown city
D.he fought hard against failure at a young age
小题2:According to the writer, which of the following best describes Ray’s success
A.Unlike other athletes, he was academically superior.
B.He defeated his injury and returned to the playground.
C.He enjoys a successful job and a happy family.
D.He has gained impressive athletic achievements.
小题3:What’s the right order of the events related to Ray
a. He was rated among the best high school basketball players.
b. He was in a car accident.
c. He graduated from Canisius College.
d. He started his computer sales job.
e. He gave up his athletic career.
A.a, c, b, e, d
B.a, c, e, b, d
C.c, a, b, d, e
D.c, a, e, b, d
小题4:We can learn from the passage that ________.
A.Ray was from an academic family
B.Ray was very mature in his teens
C.Ray was once desperate facing the cruel reality
D.athletics was not Ray’s final goal in life
小题5:What was the writer’s intention in writing this passage
A.To describe the difficulties of being a professional athlete.
B.To explain the importance of choosing the right college.
C.To emphasize the need for a good education.
D.To warn against playing professional basketball.
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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆☆☆☆
I just finished the household chores for the night and was p
I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself stepped out from behind the Christmas tree.
He placed his finger over his mouth so I would not cry out. “What are you doing” I started to ask. The words choked up in my throat, and I saw he had tears in his eyes. His usual jolly manner was gone. Gone was the eager, boisterous soul we all know.
He then answered me with a simple statement“TEACH THE CHILDREN!”
I was puzzled; what did he mean
Santa then reached in his bag and pulled out a FIR(杉木) TREE .“Teach the children that the pure green color of the stately fir tree remains green all year round,describing the everlasting hope of mankind,all the needles point heavenward, making it a symbol of man's thoughts turning toward heaven.”
He again reached into his bag and pulled out a brilliant STAR. “Teach the children that the star was the heavenly sign of promises long ago. God promised a savior(救世主) for the world, and the star was the sign of fulfillment of his promise.”
He then reached into his bag and pulled out a CANDLE. “Teach the children that the candle symbolizes that Christ is the light of the world, and when we see this great light we are reminded of he who displaces(取代) the darkness.”
Suddenly I heard a soft twinkling sound, and from his bag he pulled out a BELL. “Teach the children that as the lost sheep are found by the sound of the bell, it should ring mankind to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidance and return.”
Santa looked back and was pleased. I saw that the twinkle was back in his eyes. He said, “Remember, teach the children the true meaning of Christmas and do not put me in the center, for I am but an humble servant of the one that is, and I bow down to worship HIM, our LORD, our GOD.”
小题1:Author opened the door when he was going to sleep because________.
A.he heard something unusual
B.he was not sleeping at the moment
C.he saw the Santa at the moment
D.he wanted to step out of the room
小题2:According to Santa, the star was ________.
A.a symbol of man's thoughts turning towards heaven
B.the sigh of fulfillment of the Santa's promise
C.the symbol of the light of the world
D.the sound of the bell which ring mankind to the fold
小题3:What does the underlined word “twinkle” refer to
A.Tears.
B.Smiles.
C.Glasses.
D.Eyes.
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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆☆
Some people look at a hole and see empty space. Others see o
Some people look at a hole and see empty space. Others see opportunity. That’s what Sheri Schmelzer spotted a few years ago when everyone—including her three children—started wearing Crocs, the colorful shoes dotted with holes.
“My kids and I were clowning around, and my eldest daughter, Lexie, got the sewing kit out. I brought one of the Crocs, pulled some buttons, rhinestones, and fabric out of the kit, and stuck them in the holes. Lexie said, ‘Mom, I love that!’”
Sheri and Lexie, then seven, spent the rest of the day filling holes in the family’s 12 pairs of Crocs. Every look-alike shoe was suddenly unique. When her husband, Rich, experienced in setting up businesses, came home later that day, says Sheri, “I could see the light bulb go on over his head,” Crocs had sold millions of pairs of shoes; the couple figured they could create a business simply by riding the wave. Rich refused to let a decorated Croc leave their Boulder, Colorado, house until he’d filed a patent.
But first they needed a name. “Rich and I had seen a movie where Meg Ryan says to Tom Hanks, ‘I’m such a flibbertigibbet!’ That became my nickname, so I called the business Jibbitz.” While Sheri designed, Rich strategized. They decided to sell the charms through a website, Jibbitz.com
Six months later, in February 2006, Sheri was doing so well that Rich left his business to work with her full-time. She was making hundreds of Jibbitz to order, by hand, by herself, in their basement. And filling those holes wasn’t as easy as it looked. The bigger the shoe, the bigger the holes; it took six models before Sheri figured out how to make her charms one-size-fits-all. Later Rich found a way to get plastic Jibbitz manufactured in China.
Someone at Crocs was sure going to notice the charms—after all, the company was headquartered (总部设在) just ten miles down the road. Duke Hanson, one of Crocs’ founders, spotted Lexie and her Jibbitz at the local pool, handed her his business card, and said, “Have your mom call me.”
Sheri and Rich met with Crocs executives, but no one suggested buying the company. Sheri was actually relieved because she wanted to see if she, not Crocs, could make it big. And she did. In December 2006, Crocs bought Jibbitz for $20 million, with the Schmelzers staying on board.
64. The passage is mainly about ____.
A. how the Schmelzers found opportunities out of nothing.
B. how the Schmelzers found opportunities and developed their business
C. how creativity matters to a successful business
D. how the business of Crocs became successful.
65. When Sheri said, “I could see the light bulb go on over his head”, she meant that ____.
A. Rich was really excited B. Rich liked their shoe charms
C. saw this as a business opportunity
D. Rich wasn’t satisfied with the decorations
66. From Paragraph 5, we can learn that ____.
A. the Schmelzers kept improving to make their business successful
B. Sheri does not trust others when it comes to designing Jibbitz
C. making the products unique is key to business success
D. Rich made a lot of sacrifices for their family business
67. Which of the following is arranged in the right order according to the text
a. the Schmelzers applied for a patent b. Crocs’ shoes sold well
c. the Schmelzers set up their website
d. by making their products in China, the Schmelzers spread their business.
A. acdb B.bacd C. bcad D. adcb
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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
A few days ago, I bought some ink for my printer at my favor
A few days ago, I bought some ink for my printer at my favorite $1 Supermarket, which sold everything from fresh produce to birthday cards at one dollar. Then l found a better at a computer store. So I went back to the supermarket to it for some other products. With telling me exactly what to do, I put the ink into a plastic bag, tied it up, placed the bag into a push-cart and started .
I was midway when a clerk suddenly stopped me. "You are not allowed to a bag around in this store. Open it and show me the !" she yelled coldly.
, I opened the bag and the ink to her. "I'm returning it. " I said.
"You should have left the bag with the clerk upon . Let me see your receipt!" she demanded I did as told, looking around, embarrassed everyone was laughing at me. "Perhaps in the future you'll learn how to follow the store . " she added.
By the time I finished shopping, I was angry. How dare she treat me as a I went looking for her and asked for her . She mumbled (嘀咕) something. I asked her again, and this time I heard "Ursula. "
"Ursula what" I asked. She yelled at me, "Ursula! " and stormed away.
"This employee is about to become unemployed, " I when I got home. 1 their headquarters (总部). I described my unpleasant experience to a representative. She was sympathetic, "Our employees are taught to be . Give me your phone number and I will ring you back. "
She did two days later. "I'm sorry," she said, "but there's no Ursula at that supermarket. Can you her so that I can find out who she is I assure you, we do not tolerate rude behavior, nor do we tolerate to our customers. "
By this time, I had calmed down. l didn't really want the employee to lose her . So I told the representative to forget about it.
小题1:
A.reduction
B.choice
C.introduction
D.price
小题2:
A.change
B.return
C.receive
D.replace
小题3:
A.somebody
B.nobody
C.everybody
D.anybody
小题4:
A.bargaining
B.storing
C.loading
D.shopping
小题5:
A.across
B.up
C.through
D.down
小题6:
A.carry
B.show
C.move
D.push
小题7:
A.identity
B.contents
C.belongings
D.ink
小题8:
A.Depressed
B.Shocked
C.Amused
D.Stressed
小题9:
A.poured
B.mixed
C.showed
D.fell
小题10:
A.exit
B.admission
C.entry
D.departure
小题11:
A.even though
B.as if
C.so that
D.in case
小题12:
A.lines
B.borders
C.regulations
D.permissions
小题13:
A.criminal
B.blue-collar
C.beggar
D.colleague
小题14:
A.number
B.career
C.explanation
D.name
小题15:
A.calmed down
B.thought aloud
C.found out
D.got through
小题16:
A.rang
B.visited
C.questioned
D.blamed
小题17:
A.patient
B.clever
C.polite
D.hardworking
小题18:
A.recognize
B.inform
C.describe
D.forgive
小题19:
A.yelling
B.pointing
C.talking
D.lying
小题20:
A.job
B.way
C.chance
D.business
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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆☆☆
第二节阅读表达(共5小题每小题2分,满分10分)In th
第二节阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
In the United States, friends can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away m a short time if circumstances change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it left out and are delighted.
In the States ,you can feel free to visit people' s homes , share their holidays, enjoy their lives without fear that you are taking on alasting obligation (负担). Do not hesitate to accept hospitality (热情款待) because you can't give it in return. No one will expect you to do so for they know you are, far from home. Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospitality easily.
Once you arrive there, the welcome will be full, warm and real. Most visitors find themselves readily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain (招待) at home, offering what is felt as only home-cooked food, not “doing something for your guest". It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for other different reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family custom, outsiders are not invited into homes.
In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one's home than to go to a public place, except in purely business relationships. So, if your host or hostess_________, do not feel that you are being shown inferior ( 差的,低级的) treatment.
Don' t feel neglected ( 被轻视的 ) if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room, either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery is uncertain, arrival times are delayed, changed, or canceled ( 取消 ) —so flowers are not customarily sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! Outward signs vary in different lands, the inward welcome is what matters, and this will be real.
81.What' s the best title of the text ( Please answer within 5 words. )
82.Which sentence in the text is similar in meaning to the following one
Americans gladly continue their friendships after a chance encounter even if several years have passed.
83.Fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words. ( Please answer within 6 words. )
84.For what purpose does the writer mention flowers in the last paragraph ( Please answer within 15 words. )
85.Translate the underlined part in the second paragraph into Chinese.
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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
The young man went to a town and worked there. He did not ha
The young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife so a servant(仆人) did the work in his house.
The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed(钉钉子) the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because the servant put his feet in them and fell down.
The servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.
Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”
The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud(淤泥) from the street in your coffee.”
小题1:The young man went to a town to __________.
A. study B. work C. spend his holiday
小题2:He played a joke on the servant because __________.
A. he hated him
B. he had nothing to do
C. he wanted to get pleasure
小题3:When the young man played a joke on him, the servant just smiled because __________.
A. he was afraid to be fired(解雇)
B. he liked the young man’s action
C. making the young man laugh is his job
小题4:The young man thought the servant showed kind to him, so at last he __________.
A. got angry
B. stopped playing jokes
C. laughed loudly again
小题5:What did the servant do in return to(回报) the young man
A. He stole something from the house.
B. He gave a smile to the young man.
C. He put mud into the young man’s coffee.
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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
阅读理解。 Marco Polo was
阅读理解。
Marco Polo was a boy of about seventeen. Once, his father and uncle had just returned to their family
in Venice after a long journey. They talked about strange and beautiful lands in the East. They brought back
gold and jewels.
Shortly after, the Polo brothers asked him to take a trip with them to the East. So it was how Marco
Polo's journey began. During three years of traveling to the Far East, he saw sights that were almost
unbelievable to a boy from Italy. He met people who had strange ways of living. Some spoke languages
that he did not even understand. At last they reached China. This was in the year 1275. The emperor made
a great feast in honour of (招待) the Polos and asked Marco to live in his court (庭院). Marco Polo learned
to read, write and speak new languages.
Once the emperor sent him to distant western and southern part of his empire. Marco Polo was given
many soldiers and servants for his journey.
Marco saw paper made by the Chinese. People in China had also discovered how to paint on paper, they
had many books and even used paper money! They burned little black rocks for heat.
After three years, he wrote a book about his travels, which most people in Europe did not believe. But
many years later the world knew that this man had discovered a great Eastern country.
1. Marco Polo's father and uncle seemed to reach .
[ ]
A. China
B. several lands in the East
C. India
D. some islands in the East
2. The "black rocks" in the fourth paragraph means .
[ ]
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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to eke(补充) out a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog (沼泽地). He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired(陷于泥坑)to his waist in black muck(淤泥) was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse(稀疏的) surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."
"No, " the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel(茅舍).
"Is that your son" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."
And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia(肺炎).
What saved him Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman Lord Randolph Churchill.
His son's name Sir Winston Churchill.
小题1:Whose life did the Scottish farmer save
A.Lord Randolph Churchill's.
B.Sir Winston Churchill's.
C.Sir Alexander Fleming's
D.Penicillin's.
小题2:Why did the nobleman take the farmer's son and give him a good education
A.The nobleman wanted to bring him up to be a man like his father.
B.The farmer was too poor to afford his son's education.
C.The nobleman wanted to pay back the farmer for saving his son.
D.The farmer wanted to make his son become a proud man.
小题3:What kind of person could the farmer Fleming probably be
A.Kind, brave and generous.
B.Kind, shy and merciful.
C.Kind, innocent and passive.
D.Kind, brave and honest.
小题4:Which of the following might be NOT TRUE according to the text
A.The farmer saved the nobleman's son twice.
B.The nobleman's son later became a great person.
C.The farmer's son later became a great person.
D.Penicillin is a powerful kind of medicine.
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试题 题型:未知 难度等级:☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
China’s graduates will find it harder than ever to get jobs
China’s graduates will find it harder than ever to get jobs in the coming years, as China’s economy slows down and unemployment rises.
Experts say a chronic(长期的)over-supply of graduates and a shortage of “high end” jobs had already been causing difficulties, but the mass lay-offs and business closures (倒闭)in recent months have made the situation even worse.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has told students that the problem of graduate employment is “at the top of the government’s agenda(议事日程) .”
Six and half million graduates in China will be looking for a job over the next year.
The government says it is going to try to create nine million jobs for them and for those from previous years who are still unemployed. That will not be easy though. Economic development in China is expected by some to fall below the figure of 8%.
There are three problems for the new graduates to deal with. Firstly, the economic slowdown here means there are fewer jobs available. Secondly, widespread redundancies(冗余) mean there are more experienced people than there might have been in previous years, trying to secure the same jobs as them. Thirdly, there are many graduates from previous years who are still jobless.
Cao Shanshan, studying exhibition planning and management at Shanghai Business School, said everyone thought it would be easy for her to get a job when she graduated, because Shanghai will host the World Expo in 2010. But even though she has had dozens of interviews at job fairs, she has not managed to land the kind of job she wanted. “I’ve ended up with an intern(实习)job,” she says, “which has nothing to do with my major.” She says she is earning about $230 a month, more than many of her classmates who have had to take jobs that give them half that, but far less than she had hoped for. “I might go back to school to study for a master’s degree because it’s so hard,” she says. “Hopefully, finding a job will be easier with a higher qualification.”
78. What does the passage mainly discuss
A. The government will create more jobs for the graduates.
B. It is difficult for the graduates to find a job
C. Cao Shanshan doesn’t find an ideal job.
D. To find a good job easily, graduates must go back to school for master’s degrees .
79. The underlined word “That” in the text refers to ________________.
A. Developing the economy B. Reducing the number of graduates
C. Looking for jobs D. Creating nine million jobs for graduates
80. According to the text, the possible reasons for the problem of graduate employment are the following EXCEPT that __________________.
A. too many graduates appear every year and there are not enough “high end” jobs
B. a great number of workers have been out of employment and a lot of business has closed
C. the expectation to find a satisfying job from graduates is too high
D. China’s economy slows down because of the global economic crisis.