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09·广东B.篇Weoncehadapostercompetitioninourfifthgradeartclass.Youcouldwinprizes’’ourteachertoldUSasshewrotetheposterinformationontheblackboarD.ShepassedoutsheetsofconstructionpaperwhilecontinuingThefirstprizeistendollars.Youjusthavetomakesurethatthewordsontheblackboardappearsomewhereonyourposter.Westudiedtheboardcritically.SomeofUSlookedwithoneeyeandheldupcertaincolorsagainsttheblackboardrockingthesheetstothefightorleftwhileweconjuredupourdesigns.Otherstwistedtheirhairaroundtheirfingersorchewedtheireraserswhiledeepinthought.Wehadplansforthatten—dollargrandprizeeachandeveryoneofUS.I'mgoingtospendmineoncandiesonehopefulwouldannouncewhileanotherpracticedlookingseriouswiseandrich.Everyoneintheclassmadeaposter.Someofususedpartsofthosefancypapernapkinswhileothersusednothingbutcoloredconstructionpaper.SomeofUSusedbigdesignsandsomeofuspreferredtogatherourarttidilydowninonecomerofourposterandletthespacedrawtheviewer'sattentiontoit.SomeofUSwouldwanderpastthegoodstudents’desksandthenreturntoourownprojectswithagrowingsenseofhopelessness.Itwasyetanothergrown-uptrickofthesoiltheyseemedespeciallyfondofmakingallofUSbelievewehadafairchanceandthenalways—always—rewardingthesameoldwinners.IbelieveIdrewasailboatbutIcan’tsaythatwithanycertainty.Imadeit.Iadmiredit.IdeterminedittobetheverybestofallofthepostersIhadseenandthenIturneditin.MinutespasseD.NoonecamealongtogivemethegrandprizeandthensomeonedistractedmeandIprobablyneverwouldhavethoughtaboutthatposteragain.IwasstillsittingatmydeskthinkingWhatposter?Whentheteachergavemeanenvelopewithaten-dollarbillinitandeveryoneintheclassapplaudedformE.46.Whatwastheteacher'srequirementfortheposter?A.ItmustappearintimE.B.Itmustbedoneinclass.C.Itmustbedoneonaconstructionsheet.D.ItmustincludethewordsontheblackboarD.47.Theunderlinedphraseinparagraph3mostprobablymeans_____________.A.formedanideaforB.madeanoutlineforC.madesomespaceforD.chosesomecolorsfor48.Aftertheteacher’swordsallthestudentsintheclass_________.A.1ookedveryseriousB.thoughttheywouldberichC.begantothinkabouttheirdesignsD.begantoplaygames49.Afterseeingthegoodstudents’designssomestudents_________.A.1ovedtheirowndesignsmoreB.thoughttheyhadafairchanceC.puttheirowndesignsinacomerD.thoughttheywouldnotwintheprize50.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor______________.A.enjoyedgrown-uptricksverymuchB.1ovedpostercompetitionsverymuchC.feltsurprisedtowinthecompetitionD.becamewiseandrichafterthecompetition
Maybeyouneveropenedthataccountbutsomeoneelsedid――someonewhousedyournameandpersonalinformationtocommitfraud造假.Whenanimposterusesyournameyourcreditcardnumberorsomeotherpieceofyourpersonalinformationfortheirownpurposeinshortwhensomeonetakesyourpersonalinformationwithoutyourknowledgeit’sacrimepureandsimplE.Thebiggestproblemisthatyoumaynotknowyouridentity身份hasbeenstolenuntilyounoticethatsomething’swrong:youmaygetbillsforacreditcardaccountyouneveropenedyourcreditreportmayincludedebtsyouneverknewyouhadabillingcyclemaypasswithoutyourreceivingastatementoryoumayseechargesonyourbillsthatyoudidn’tsignforandevendon’tknowanythingabout.IfsomeonehasstolenyouridentitytheFederalTradeCommissionFTCsuggeststhatyoutakethreeactionsimmediately.Firstcontactthefrauddepartmentsofeachofthethreemajorcreditoffices.Tellthemtoflagyourfilewithafraudalert警告includingastatementthatcreditorsshouldgetyourpermissionbeforeopeninganynewaccountsinyournamE.Thenaskthecreditofficesforcopiesofyourcreditreports.CreditofficesmustgiveyouafreecopyofyourreportifitisnotcorrectbecauseoffrauD.Reviewyourreportscarefullytomakesurenoadditionalfraudulentaccountshavebeenopenedinyournameorunauthorized侵权的changesmadetoyourpresentaccounts.InafewmonthsordernewcopiesofyourreportstocheckyourcorrectionsandchangesandtomakesurenonewfraudulentactivityhasoccurreD.72.What’sthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Whatyoushoulddoifyourcreditcardisstolen.B.Whatyoushoulddoifyouridentityisstolen.C.Whatanimposteralwaysdoestomakemoney.D.WhattheFederalTradeCommissionisabout.73.Whatshouldyoudofirstwhenyoufindyouridentityisstolen?A.Informcreditorsnottoopenanynewaccountsinyournamewithoutyourpermission.B.AskforcopiesofyourcreditreportsandmakesurenootherfraudshavebeenmadE.C.KeeporderingnewcopiestocheckwhatyouhavealreadychangedandcorrecteD.D.AlwayslockyourIDcardinyourcupboardincaseitshouldbestolen.74.Whatisthemostdifficultthingforpeopletodealwithidentityfrauds?A.NomeasurescanworkonthebillingcyclE.B.Thereisnostrictlawforthiskindofbehaviors.C.Itmightbealongtimebeforeyourealizethat.D.TheFTCdoesnothingexceptforthreesuggestions.75.Whichistheleastpossibleifafraudhashappenedtoyou?A.YoumayhavedebtsinyourcreditcarD.B.YoumayfindchargesonyourbillsunauthorizeD.C.AnewcreditcardmaybeopenedinyournamE.D.Thefrauddepartmentscanfindouttheimposterrightaway.
08·宁夏海南全国ⅠA.篇LastweekmyyoungestsonandIvisitedmyfatherathisnewhomeinTucsonArizona.HemovedthereafewyearsagoandIwaseagertoseehisnewplaceandmeethisfriends.Myearliestmemoriesofmyfatherareofatallhandsomesuccessfulmandevotedtohisworkandfamilybutuncomfortablewithhischildren.AsachildIlovedhim;asaschoolgirlandyoungadultIfearedhimandfeltbitterabouthim.HeseemedunhappywithmeunlessIgotstraightA.’sandunhappywithmyboyfriendsiftheirfatherswerenotassuccessfulashewas.WheneverIwentoutwithhimonweekendsIusedtostruggletothinkupthingstosayfeelingonguard.Onthefirstdayofmyvisitwewentoutwithoneofmyfather’sfriendsforlunchatanoutdoorcafé.Wewalkedalongthatafternoondidsomeshoppingateonthestreettableandlaughedovermyson’sfunnyfacialexpressions.Gonewasmyfather’scritical挑剔的airandstrictrules.WhowasthispersonIknewasmyfatherwhoseemedsofriendlyandinterestingtobearound?Whathadheldhimbackbefore?Thenextdaymydadpulledouthischildhoodpicturesandtoldmequiteafewstoriesabouthisownchildhood.AlthoughourtimestogetherbecameeasierovertheyearsIneverfeltclosertohimatthatmoment.AftersomanyyearsI.’matlastseeinganothersideofmyfather.AndinsodoingI.’mdelightedwithmynewfriend.MydadinhisnewhomeinArizonaisbacktomefromwherehewas.56.Whydidtheauthorfeelbitteraboutherfatherwhenshewasayoungadult?A.Hewassilentmostofthetime.B.Hewastooproudofhimself.C.Hedidnotlovehischildren.D.Heexpectedtoomuchofher.57.Whentheauthorwentoutwithherfatheronweekendsshewouldfeel.A.nervousB.sorryC.tiredD.safe58.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofherfatherafterhervisittoTucson?A.Morecritical.B.Moretalkative.C.Gentleandfriendly.D.Strictandhard-working.59.Theunderlinedwordsmynewfriendinthelastparagraphreferto.A.theauthor’ssonB.theauthor’sfatherC.thefriendoftheauthor’sfatherD.thecaféowner
07·湖北A.篇KarengrownupinaverytraditionalfamilyinthewesternUnitedStatesmaintainedhighmoral道德的standarsthroughoutheryouth..In1984attheageof23shemarriedBill.Theywereblessedwithtwochildrenaboyandagirl.By1991theirlovehaddeepenedandtheywerehappy.LaterthatyearBilldevelopedawhitespotonhistonguE.Hevisitedadoctor.OnedayshortlyafterthatBillcalledKarentositbesidehim.Hesaidwithtearsinhiseyesthathelovedherandwantedtoliveforeverwithher.ThedoctorsuspectedthathehadbeeninfectedwithHIVthevirusthatleadstoAIDS.ThefamilywastesteD.BillandKaren’sresultswerepositivE.BillhadbecomeinfectedbeforehemetKaten;thenhepassedthevirnsontoKaren.Thechildren’sresultswerenegativE.WithinthreeyearsBillwasdeaD.Idon’tknowhowtoexpresswhatitisliketowatchtheoncehandsomemanyouloveandintendtolivewithforeverdyingslowly.Icriedmanynights.HediedthreemonthsshortoftenyearsofourmarriagesaysKaren.ThoughadoctortoldKarenthatshewouldsoonfollowherhusbandintodeathsheisstillalivE.TheinfectionhasprogressedtotheearlystagesofAIDS.Karenisbutoneofabout30millionpeoplenowlivingwithHIV/AIDSafigurelargerthanthecombinedpopulationsofAustraliA.IrelandandParaguay.AccordingtooneUNreportAfricahas21millionofthesevictims.Bytheturnofthecenturythatnumbercouldreach40millionandthediseasewillbringonthegreatestdisasterinhumanhistory.Ofthewold’ssexuallyactiveadultsaged15to491in100hasalreadybeeninfectedwithHIV.Oftheseonly1in10realizesthatheorsheisinfecteD.InsomepartsofAfrica25percentoftheadultsareinfecteD.SincethebeginningofthespreadofAIDSin1981about11.7millionpeoplehavediedofit.Itisroughlycalculatedthatin1997aloneabout23millionpeoplediedofit.NeverthelesstherearefreshreasonsforoptimisminthebattleagainstAIDS.DuringthepastfewyearstherehasbeenadropinnewAIDScasesinwealthynations.InadditionpromisingdrugsholdouthopeofbetterhealthandlongerlifE.61.BytellingthestoryofKarentheauthorintendsto.A.werepeopleagainsthighriskbehaviorsB.stresstheimportanceofmedicaltestsC.expresssympathyforAIDSvictimsD.showtheconsequencesofAIDS62.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mostprobablymeans.A.wereluckyinhavingB.wereaskedtoadoptC.regrettedhavingD.gavebirthto63.BillwassuspectedofbeinginfectedwithHIVafter.A.hegotmarriedtoKarenB.thefamilymembersweretestedC.KarenpersuadedhimtoseethedoctorD.hefoundsomethingwrongwithhistongue64.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A.promisingdrugswillsoonstopAIDSB.thespreadofAIDScouldbecontrolledC.itishopelesstowinthebattleagainstAIDSD.thedeathrateofAIDSpatientshasbeenreduced
08·上海B.篇ZoeChamberswasasuccessfulPRPublicRelationsconsultantandlifewasgoingwell—shehadagreatjobabeautifulflatandabusysociallifeinLondon.ThenoneeveninginJunelastyearshereceivedatextmessagetellinghershewasoutofwork.ThefirsttwoweekswerethemostdifficulttolivethroughshesaiD.AftereverythingI.’ddoneforthecompanytheydismissedmebytext!IwassoangryandIjustdidn’tfeellikelookingforanotherjoB.IhatedeverythingaboutthecityandmylifE.ThenZoereceivedaninvitationfromanoldschoolfriendKathytocomeandstay.KathyandherhusbandHuwhadjustboughtafarminnorthwestWales.ZoejumpedatthechancetospendaweekendawayfromLondonandnowtenmonthslatersheisstillonthefarm.ThemomentIarrivedatKathy’sfarmIloveditandIknewIwantedtostaysaidZoE.Everythingaboutmypastlifesuddenlyseemedmeaningless.ZoehasbeenworkingonthefarmsinceOctoberoflastyearandsaysshehasnoregrets.It’sahardlifephysicallyverytiringshesays.InLondonIwasstressedandoftenmentallyexhausteD.Butthisisagoodhealthytiredness.HereallIneedtoputmeinagoodmoodisahotbathandoneofKathy’swonderfuldinners.Zoesaysshehasneverfeltboredonthefarm.EverydaybringsanewexperiencE.Kathyhasbeenteachingherhowtorideahorseandshehaslearnttodriveatractor.SinceChristmasshehasbeenhelpingwiththelambing—watchingalambbeingbornisunbelievableshesaysIt’soneofthemostmovingexperiencesI.’veeverhaD.Icouldnevergobacktocitylifenow.68.WhenworkingasaPRconsultantinLondonZoethoughtshelivedalifE.A.satisfyingB.toughC.meaninglessD.boring69.ThemostimportantreasonwhyZoewenttovisitKathy’sfarmisthat.A.ZoelostherjobasaPRconsultantB.KathypersuadedhertodosoC.ZoegottiredofthecitylifeD.ZoelovedWalesmorethanLondon70.HowdoesZoefeelaboutthecountrylifeaccordingtothepassage?A.TiresomeandtroublesomE.B.Romanticandpeaceful.C.Mentallyexhaustingbuthealthy.D.Physicallytiringbutrewarding.71.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttothemainideaofthepassage?A.AfriendinneedisafriendindeeD.B.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.C.Amisfortunemayturnoutablessing.D.KilltwobirdswithonestonE.
09·江苏B.篇Itwasthefirstmowofwinter--anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformosttether.Upuntilnowlhadbeenabletodressmyselfforrecess课间休息buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlaysonmykindergartenteacheratPrincessElizabethSchoolnearHamiltonOntariohadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaystonytimesinherlongcareerbutIthinkstruggledstillrememberthisonE.Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowpants.ButIstraggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn’tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrotheranditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandmatchingscarfweremineandtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots.InhercalmmotherlyvoiceshesaidBytheendofwinteryouwillbeabletoputonownboots.Ididn’trealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidencE.Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.LikemostchildrenIexpectedtheadulttodoanthework.Aftermushwigglingandpushingshemanagedtogetfirstoneintoplaceandthenwithasighworkedthesecondoneontoo.IannouncedThey’reonthewrongfeet.Withthegracethatonlyexperiencecanbringshestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain.ThenIsaidThesearen’tmyboots.youknow.Asshepulledtheoffendingbootsfrommyfeetshestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinterested.Oncetheywereoff.IsaidTheyaremybrother’sboots.MymothermakesmewearthemandIhatethem!SomehowfromlongyearsofpracticeshemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl.Shepushedandshoved.lessgentlythistimeandthebootswerereturnedtotheirproperplaceonmyfeet.WithagreatsighofreliefseeingtheendofherstrugglewithmesheaskedNowwhereareyourgloves?’’Ilookedintohereyesandsaid.Ididn’twanttolosethem.soIputthemintothetoesofmyboots.60.Accordingtothepassagethelittlegirlgotfromherbrother.A.thewoolsnowpantsandthejacketB.thejacketandthebootsC.thejacketandthehatD.thebootsandthegloves61.Whatmadeitsohardfortheteachertohelpthelittlegirlputherbootson?A.Theglovesinthetoesoftheboots.B.Theslownessoftheteacher.C.Thewrongsizeoftheboots.D.Theunwillingnessofthegirl.62.Itcanbeinferredthatbeforethelittlegirlfinallywentouttoenjoythefirstsnowofwintertheteacherhadtohelpherputonherboots.A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes63.WhichofthefollowingsentencesfromthetextBESTindicatesthattheteacherisveryconsiderate?A.InhercalmmotherlyvoiceshesaidBytheendofwinterParagraph2B.WiththegracethatonlyexperiencecanbringshestruggledtoParagraph4C..shestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinterested.Paragraph4D.shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl.Paragraph4
HeatherMillsMcCartneylivesanadmirablelifeattendingcelebritypartiesmeetingregularlywiththerichandfamousanddoingmeaningfulworkforcharity.Allwhoworkwithheradmireandrespecther.ButHeather’slifehasn’talwaysbeensoeasy.WhenHeatherwasonly9yearsoldhermotherabandonedherandhertwobrothers.Attheageof13sheranawayfromhomeandendeduplivingonthestreetsinLondon.Eventuallyhoweverherexceptionalbeautyledtoacareerinmodeling.AtthattimeHeatheralsobeganhelpingwiththewarreliefeffortsinformerYugoslaviA.Throughhermodelingandreliefworkshesoonbecamefamous.ButinAugust1993atage25herlifechangedonceagain.ShewascrossingthestreetinLondonwhenamotorcyclecrashedintoher.Shewassobadlyinjuredthatthedoctorshadtocutoffherleftleg.Afterthatshediscoveredshefrequentlyneededtochangeherartificiallimbs.ItwasexpensiveandshefeltitwasawastetojustthrowawaytheoldonE.ItoccurredtohertosetupanorganizationthatcoulddeliverusedartificiallimbstoYugoslaviaandotherwar-torncountries.ItwasthroughhercharityworkthatshemetherhusbandPaulMcCartney.ThroughoutherlifeHeatherhasrisenaboveproblemsandfocusedonhelpingothers.Herworkwithartificiallimbsevenearnedheranomination提名fortheNobelPeacePrizein1996.Heather’spersistenceanddeterminationarewhatimpressesanyonewhoknowsher.HeatherbelievesanyonecanmakeapositivedifferenceintheworlD.67.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.Heather’smiserablelifeB.Heather’scontributiontotheworldC.Heather’ssuccessinherworkD.Heather’sbeliefinlife68.Heatherbeganhermodelingcareer_________.A.duetohermother’sencouragementB.afterherbrothersabandonedherC.becauseofherexcellentintelligenceandperformancesD.becauseshewasespeciallybeautiful69.WhichofthefollowingisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.HeatherwontheNobelPeacePrizein1996.B.Heatherbeganhercharityworkwhileworkingasamodel.C.Herartificiallimbshadtobereplacedcontinuously.D.Heatherhasneverbeendefeatedbyherproblems.70.FromthepassagewecaninferthatpeopleadmireandrespectHeatherbecause_________.A.shehadalotofmisfortunesduringherchildhooD.B.shewasaworld-famousmodelC.sheisdeterminedandnevergivesinD.shemadeagreatdifferenceintheworld
09·宁夏海南A.篇IsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrightenedLookingdownIimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandowntotheedgeofthenearbankThereIsawMaShwewithherthree-month-oldcalfstrugglinginthefast-risingwateranditwasalife-and-deathstruggleHercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfearMaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldgetholdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother’sbodyandwasgoneMaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunk象鼻againsttherockybankThenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrockJustatthismomentshefellbackintotheriverIfshewerecarrieddownitwouldbecertaindeathIknewaswellasshedidthattherewasonespot地点whereshecouldgetupthebankbutitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalfWhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonextIheardthesoundofamother’sloveMaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecouldroaring吼叫allthetimebuttohercalfitwasmusiC.56.Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw______.A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater57.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast-flowingwater?A.ByputtingitonasafespotB.BypressingitagainstherbodyC.BytakingitawaywithherD.Bycarryingitonherback58.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant’sroaring?A.ItwasagreatcomfortB.ItwasasignofdangerC.ItwasacallforhelpD.Itwasamusicalnote59.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AMother’sLoveB.ABraveActC.ADeadlyRiverD.AMatterofLifeandDeath
2011·天津卷B.Inthefallof1985.Iwasabright-eyedghlheadingofftoHowardUniversityaimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewherE.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamlaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.Mygrandmaanamazingwomangraduatedfromcollegeantheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollegeshedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic---andveryemotional.A.yearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003Igavebirthtoanotherboy.YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecameraisingfourboysundertheageof81.Ourhomewasacompletezoo---ajoyouszoo.NotsurprisingIneverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-timE.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tofindaway.Thatmeanttalkingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquitButIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.In2007IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinA.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree！Iamnotspecialjustsingle-mindeD.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshugebutwhenyou’reinthemidstofititjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Rememberlittlestepsadduptobigdreams.41.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversityherdreamwastobeA.awriterB.ateacherC.ajudgeD.adoctor42.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.B.ShefellinloveandgotmarrieD.C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.D.ShedecidedtolookafterhergrandmA.43.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?A.ShewasbuyyethappywithherfamilylifE.B.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingforhersons.C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewifE.D.ShewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoicE.44.Whatdosetheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.Littlebylittleonegoesfar.C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.WellbegunhalfdonE.45.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.CaringanddeterminE.B.HonestandresponsiblE.C.Ambitiousandsensitive.D.Innocentandsingle-mindeD.
10·江西A.篇Andyrodeslowlyonhiswaytoschoolday-dreamingaboutthefishingtripthathisfatherhadpromisedhim.Hewassobusydreamingaboutallthefishhewouldcatchthathewasunawareofeverythingelsearoundhim.Herodealonguntilastrangesounddrewhimtothepresent.Hecametoastopandlookedcuriouslyuptotheheavens.Whathesawshockedandterrifiedhim.A.hugeswarmofbeesfilledtheskylikeablackcloudandthebuzzingmassseemedtobeheadingangrilytowardshim.WithnotimetowasteAndyspedoffintheoppositedirectionridingfuriously—butwithoutknowinghowtoescapetheswarm.WitharapidlybeatingheartandhislegspumpingfuriouslyhespeddowntheroughroaD.AsthebeescamecloserhispanicincreaseD.Andyknewthathewassensitivetobeestings蜇.Thelaststinghadlandedhiminhospital—andthatwasonlyonebeesting!Hehadbeenforcedtostayinbedfortwowholedays.Suddenlyhisfather’swordscametohim.Whenyouareinatightsituationdon’tpaniC.Useyourbrainandthinkyourwayoutofit.OnanearbyhillhecouldseesmokewavingslowlyskywardsfromthechimneyoftheNelsonfamilyhomE.Beesdon’tlikesmokehethought.Theycouldn’tgetintothehousE.AndyracedtowardstheNelsonhousebutthebeesweregaininggrounD.AndyknewhecouldnotreachthehouseintimE.Heestimatedthatthebeeswouldcatchupwithhimsoon.SuddenlyoutofthecornerofhiseyeshespottedasmalldamusedbyMr.Nelsontoirrigatehisvegetablegarden.Offhisbikeandintothecoolwaterheliveddisappearingbelowthesurfaceandawayfromthesavageinsects.AfterholdinghisbreathforaslongashecouldAndycameupforairandnoticedthebeeshadgonE.Dragginghimselfoutofthedamhestruggledupthehillyslopeandrangthedoorbell.Mrs.Nelsontookhiminsideandranghismother.You’llreallyneedthatfishingbreaktohelpyourecoverlaughedhismotherwithrelief.Thankgoodnessyoudidn’tpanic!ButAndydidnothearher.Hewasdreamingonceagainofthefishhewouldcatchtomorrow.56.WhydidAndyfailtonoticetheswarmofbeesearlier?A.Hewasridingtoschool.B.HewaslisteningtoastrangesounD.C.Hewasgoingfishingwithhisfather.D.Hewaslostinthethoughtofthefishingtrip.57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheswarmofbeesinthepassage?A.TheycrowdedlikeablackclouD.B.TheyshockedandterrifiedAndy.C.TheytriedtoattackAndyinamass.D.TheymadeAndystayinhospitalfortwodays.58.HowdidAndyavoidthebeesintheend?A.HeaskedMr.Nelsonforhelp.B.Hedidhimselfunderthewater.C.HerushedintotheNelsonhousE.D.Herodeoffintheoppositedirection.59.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAndy’sescapefromthebees?A.Nopainsnogains.B.Oncebittentwiceshy.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.Intimeofdangerone’smindworksfast.
2011·陕西卷C.InearlyautumnIappliedforappliedforadmissiontocollegE.IwantedtogonowherebuttoCornellUniversitybutmymotherfoughtstronglyagainsnstit.WhenshesawmestudyingaphotographofmyfatheronthesportsgroundofCornellshetoreitup.Youcan’tsayit’snotagreatuniversityjustbecausePapawenttherE.That’snotitatall.Anditisatopuniversity.ShewasstillholdingthepiecesinherhanD.Butwecan’taffordtosendyoutocollegE.Iwouldn’tdreamofaskingyouformoney.DoyouwantmetogetajobtohelpsuppontyouandPapa?Thingsaren’tthatbadarethey?NoshesaiD.Idon’texpectyoutohelpsupportus.FatherborrowedmoneyformhisrichcousinstostartasmalljewelleryshopHischiefcustomerswerehisoldcollegefriends.Togetnewcustomersmymotherhadtohelp.Shepickedupalong-forgottenmembershipinthelocalleagueofwomensothatshecoundgettoknowmorepeoplE.Whetherthosepeoplewouldturnintocustomerswasanotherquestion.IknewthatmyParentshadtowaitforquitealongtimebeforetheirsmallinvestment投资couldshowreturns.What’smoretheyhadnotwantedenoughtoberochandsuccessfulotherwisetheycoundnotpossiblyhavemanagedtheirlivessobadly.Iwastornbetweenthedesavetohelpthemandchangetheirlivesandthedeterminstionnottorepeattheirmistakes.IhadastrongbeliefinmypowertogowhatIwanteD.AftermonthsofhardstudyIwonafullcollegescholarship奖学金.Myfathercouldhardlycontainhisprideinmeandmymothereventuallygaveinbeforemysuccess.53.TheauthorwasnotallowedtogotoCornellUniversitymainlybecauseA.hisfathergrduatedfromtheuniversityB.hismotherdidnotthinksitagreatuniversityC.hisparentsneededhimtohelpsupportthefamilyD.hisparentsdidnothaveenoughmoneyforhim54.Thefathersrartedhissmallshopwiththemoneyfrom.A.alocalleagueB.hisuniversityC.hisrelativesD.hiscollegefriends55.Whydidthemotherrenewhermembershipintheleague?A.Tohelpwithherhusband’sbusinessB.ToraisemoneyforhersonC.Tomeetherlong-forgottenfriendsD.Tobettermanageherlife56.Accordingtothetextwhatwastheauthordeterminedtodointhatautumn?A.Togetawell-paidjobforhimselfB.ToimproverelationswithhismotherC.TogotohisdreamuniversityD.Tocarryonwithhisfather’sbusiness
09·山东A.篇AyearagoAugustDaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.HiswifeGerriewasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteriabutworkforDavewasscarceandthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift—＄7000alegacy遗产formtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatchwhodiedinanaccident.Itreallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.saysDavE.ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.DoxensofotherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches’generosity.Insomecasesitwasafewthousanddollars;inotheritwasmorethan＄100000.ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoneymorethan＄3million—theywereamelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.ChildrenoftheGreatDepressionIshandArlenewereknownfortheirhabitofsavingTheythrivedown喜欢comparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofromstoretostorecheckingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase.ThroughtheyearstheHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercampwhentheirparentscouldn’taffordit.IshandArleneneveraskedyouneededanythingsaystheirfriendSandVanWeeldenTheycouldseethingstheycoulddogomakeyouhappierandtheywoulddothem.EvenmoreextraordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistributeD.ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy—alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcent—shouldenrichthewholecommunity社区andIshandArleneHatch’sstory.Neighborshelpingneighbors——thatwasIshandArleneHatch’sstory.56.AccordingtothetexttheFussesA.wereemployedbyatruckcompanyB.wereinfinancialdifficultyC.workedinaschoolcafeteriaD.losttheirhome57.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheHatches?A.TheyhadtheirchildrenduringtheGreatDeoressionB.TheyleftthefamilyfarmtoliveinanoldhouseC.TheygaveawaytheirpossessionstotheirneighborsD.Theyhelpedtheirneighborstofindjobs58.WhywouldtheHatchesroutinelygofromstore?A.TheydecidedtoopenastoreB.TheywantedtosavemoneyC.Theycouldn’taffordexpensivethingsD.Theywantedtobuygiftsforlocalkids59.AccordingtoSandVanWeeldentheHatcheswereA.understandingB.optimisticC.childlikeD.curious60.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.ThecommunityofAltowaspoorB.ThesummercampwasattractivetotheparentsC.SandyVanWeeldengotalegacyformtheHatchesD.TheHatcheswouldliketheneighborstofollowtheirexample
08·湖北B.篇KathystartedatmynurseryschoolattheageofthreE.ShesettledintothegroupeasilyandwouldbefirstontheslideandhighestuptheclimbingframE.Shecouldputonhercoatwithouthelpandnotonlyfastenherownbuttonsbutotherchildren’stoo.Shewasalovelychildbutunfortunatelyascratcher.Ifanyoneupsetherorstoodinherwayherrighthandwouldflashoutfastandscratchdownthefaceofherplaymates.Childrentwiceheragewouldflyinfearfromher.ThismusthavebeenveryrewardingforKathybutobviouslyithadtobestoppeD.AlltheusualwaysfailedandthenIrememberedanaccountbyG.AtkinsonofHighfieldSchoolofhowfightsintheplaygroundhadbeenstoppeD.NopunishmenthadbeengivenbuttheattackerhadbeenignoredandthevictimsrewardeD.SoIdecidedtotrythisoutonKathy.WithapocketfulofSmartiesIfollowedKathyarounD.ShewassoquickthatitwasimpossibletopreventherscratchingbutIwasdeterminedtostaywithinarm’slengthallafternoon.AllwaspeacefulbutthenIsawKathy’shandmovedandheardthescream.GentlyIgatheredupthelittlehurtoneinmyarmsandsaidNicenicesweetieandIputaSmartieintohermouth.KathyopenedhermouthexpectingaSmartieandthenlookedpuzzledwhenshegotnothing.SooncameanotherscreamthistimefromJohn.WhileholdinghiminmyarmsIsaidLookKathyaniceSmartieforJohnandputitintoJohn’smouth.AsmileofunderstandingflashedacrossKathy’sfacE.MinuteslatershecametomeandsaidloudlyGivemeaSmartie!Ihavehurtmyfinger!NoIrepliedyou’llgetitifsomeonehurtsyou.OnpurposesheturnedandscratchedanearbyboyTomandwaitedquietlywhileImotheredandrewardedhimthenshewalkedaway.ShehasneverscratchedachildsincE.Parentswhofindolderchildrenbullyingyoungerbrothersandsistersmightdowelltoreplaceshoutingandpunishmentbyrewardingandgivingmoreattentiontotheinjuredones.It’scertainlymucheasierandmoreeffectivE.65.FromthepassageweknowthatKathyis_______.A.sensitivebutslowB.smartbutabitrudeC.independentbutselfishD.quickbutsortofpassive66.KathyscratchedTombecause_______.A.shewasangryatTomwhowasinherwayB.shewantedtogetaSmartiefromtheteacherC.shewasinthehabitofscratchingotherchildrenD.shewantedtoknowiftheteachermeantwhatshehadsaid67.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedwordbullyingisclosestinmeaningto_______.A.helpingB.punishingC.hurtingD.protecting68.Thewriterofthispassageaimstorecommendanapproachto_______.A.rewardingchildren’sgoodbehaviorB.correctingchildren’sbadbehaviorC.punishingbadly-behavedchildrenD.praisingwell-behavedchildren
08·北京A.篇TwentyyearsagoIdroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollectIfoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.IwalkedtothedoorandknockeD.JustaminuteansweredaweakelderlyvoicE.AfteralongpausethedooropeneD.A.smallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforemE.ByhersidewasasmallsuitcasE.Itookthesuitcasetothecarandthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.It’snothingItoldher.IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreateD.Ohyou’resuchagoodmanshesaiD.WhenwegotintothetaxishegavemeanaddressandthenaskedCouldyoudrivethroughdowntown?It’snottheshortestwayIansweredquickly.OhI.’minnohurryshesaiD.I’monmywaytoahospice临终医院.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter计价器.Forthenexttwohourswedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedtheneighborhoodwhereshehadlivedandthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarknesssayingnothing.AtdawnshesuddenlysaidI.’mtireD.Let’sgonow.WedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenmE.HowmuchdoIoweyou?sheaskeD.NothingIsaiD.YouhavetomakealivingsheanswereD.OhthereareotherpassengersIanswereD.AlmostwithoutthinkingIbentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.OurhugendedwithherremarkYougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.56.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime57.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe______.A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistakeC.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers58.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.GivingisalwaysapleasurE.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.
Themanfromtheweststoppedanddrewbackhisarm.You’renotJimmyWellshesaidinaquickandangrywayTwentyyearsisalongtimebutnotlongenoughtochangeaman’nosefromaRomantopug.Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoabadonesaidthetallmanyou’vebeenunderarrestfortenminutes.SilkyBoB.Chicagothinksyoumayhavedroppedoverourwayandphonesusshewantstohaveawordwithyou.Goingquietlyareyou?That’ssensiblE.Nowbeforewegotothestationhere’sanoteIwasaskedtohandyou.Youmayreadithereatthewindow.It’sfromPatrolmanWells.?ThemanfromtheWestopenedthelittlepieceofpaperhandedhim.HishandwassteadywhenhebegantoreadbutittrembledalittlebythetimehefinisheD.Thenotewasrathershort.Bob:IwasattherightplaceontimE.WhenyoustruckthematchtolightyourcigarIsawitwasthefacewantedinChicago.SomehowIcouldn’tdoitmyselfsoIwentaroundandgotaplainclothesman便衣todothejoB.52.ThemanfromtheWestmusthavebrokenthelaw_____.A.inChicagoB.inNewYorkC.inhishometownD.somewhereelse53.ThemanfromtheWestrecognizedthetallmannottobetheonehehadbeenwaitingforbecausethetallman____.A.hadadifferentaccentfromhisB.hadadifferentnosefromhisfriend’sC.washisanotheroldfriendD.saidChicagowantstotalkwithyou?54.Thetwomenmayhavewalked_____.A.fortenminutesB.arminarmC.facetofaceD.bothA.andB.55.WecansupposeJim_____.A.wasafraidofthemanfromtheWestB.gotanothermantohelphimwhennecessaryC.hadanappointmentwithBob20yearsagoD.hadsomethingelsetodoandcouldn’tcomehimself
2011·浙江卷D.ItwasSaturday.AsalwaysitwasabusyoneforSixdaysshallyoulaboranddoallyourworkwastakenseriouslybackthen.OutsideFatherandMr.PatricknextdoorwerebusychoppingfirewooD.InsidetheirownhousesMotherandMrs.Patrickwereengagedinspringcleaning.Somehowtheboyshadslippedawaytothebacklotwiththeirkites.NowevenattheriskofhavingBrothercaughttobeatcarpetstheyhadsenthimtothekitchenforstring线.Itseemedtherewasnolimittotheheightstowhichkiteswouldflytoday.MymotherlookedatthesittingroomitsfurnituredisorderdforathoroughsweepingAgunshecastalooktowardthewindow.Comeongirls!Let’stakestringtotheboysandwatchthemOnthewaywemetMrs.Patricklaughingguiltilyasifsheweredoingsomethingwrongtogetherwithhergirls.Thereneverwassuchadayforflyingkited!Weplayedallourfreshstringintotheboys’kitesandtheywentuphigherandhigher.Wecouldhardlydistinguishtheorange-coloredspotsofthekites.Nowandthenweslowlypulledonekitebackwatchingitdancingupanddownitthewindandfinallybringingitdowntoearthjustforthejoyofsendingitupagain.Evenourfathersdroppedtheirtoolsandjoinedus.Ourmotherstooktheirturnlaughinglikeschoolgirls.Ithinkwewereallbesideourselves.Parentsforgottheirdutyandtheirdignity;childrenforgottheireverydayfightsandlittlejealousies.Perhapsit’slikethisinthekingdomofheavenIthoughtconfusedly.ItwasgrowingdarkbeforeweallwalkedsleepilybacktohousE.Isupposewehadsomesortofsupper.Isupposetheremusthavebeenasurfacetidying-upforthehouseonSundaylookedcleanandorderlyenough.Thestrangethingwaswedidn'tmentionthatdayafterwarD.Ifltalittleembarrassed.SurelynoneoftheothershadbeenasexcitedasI.IlockedthememoryupinthatdeepestpartofmewherewekeepthethingsthatcannotbeandyettheyarE.TheyearswentonthenonedayIwashurryingaboutmykitcheninacityapartmenttryingtogetsomeworkoutofthewaywhilemythree-year-oldinsistentlycriedherdesiretogoparkseeduck.Ican’tgo!IsaiD.IhavethisandthistodoandwhenI.’mthroughI.’llbetootiredtowalkthatfor.MymotherwhowasvisitinguslookedupfromthepeasshewasshellingIt’sawonderfuldaysheofferedReallywarmyetthere’safinebreczc.Doyourememberthatdayweflewkites?Istoppedinmydashbetweenstoveandsink.Thelookeddoorflewopenandwithitarushofmemories.Comeon.Itoldmylittlegirl.You’rerightit’stoogoodadaytomiss.AnotherdecadepasseD.Wewereintheaftermath余波ofagreatwar.AlleveningwehadbeenaskingourreturnedsoldiertheyoungestPatrickBoyabouthisexperiencesasaprisonerofwar.Hehadtalkedfreelybutnowforalongtimehehadbeensilent.Whatwashethinkingof–whatdarkandhorriblethings?Say!A.smileslippedoutfromhislips.Doyouremember---noofcourseyouwouldn’t.Itprobablydidn’tmaketheimpressiononyouasitdidonmE.Ihardlydaredspeak.Rememberwhat?IusedtothinkofthatdayalotinPOWcamp战俘营whenthingsweren’ttoogooD.Doyourememberthedayweflewthekites?56.Mrs.Patrickwaslaughingguilnlybecauseshethought.A.shewastoooldtoflykitesB.herhusbandwouldmakefunofherC.sheshouldhavebeendoingherhouseworkthenD.hergirlsweren’tsupposedtoplaytheboy’sgame57.Bywewereallbesideourselvesthewritermeansthattheyall.A.feltconfusedB.wentwildwithjoyC.lookedonD.forgottheirfights58.Whatdidthewriterthinkafterthekite-flying?A.Theboysmusthavehadmorefunthanthegirls.B.Theyshouldhavefinishedtheirworkbeforeplaying.C.Herparentsshouldspendmoretimewiththem.D.Alltheothersmusthaveforgottenthatday.59.Whydidthewriterfinallyagreetotakeherlittlegirlforanouting?A.Shesuddenlyrememberedherdutyasamother.B.Shewasremindedofthedaytheyflewkites.C.Shehadfinishedherworkinthekitchen.D.ShethoughtitwasagreatdaytoplayoutsidE.60.TheyoungestPatrickBoyismentionedtoshowthat_____.A.thewriterwasnotaloneintreasuringherfondmemoriesB.hisexperienceinPOWcampthrewashadowoverhislifeC.childhoodfriendshipmeanssomuchtothewriterD.peoplelikehimreallychangedalotafterthewar
10·浙江A.篇WhenyouarelittlethewholeworldfeelslikeabigplaygrounD.IwaslivinginConyersGeorgiathesummeritallhappeneD.IwasasecondgraderbutmybestfriendStephaniewasonlyinthefirstgradE.Bothofourparentswereatworkandmostofthetimetheyletusgoourownway.ItwasahotafternoonandwedecidedtohaveanadventureinStephanie’sbasement.AsIopenedthebasementdoorbeforeuslaythebiggestroomfullofamazingthingslikegunsdollsandoldclothes.Irandownstairsandspottedredsteelcan.Itwaspaint.Ilookedbeyonditandtherelayevenmorepaintinbrightcolorslikepurpleorangeblueandgreen.StephanieIjustfoundusaprojectfortheday.Getsomepaintbrushes.Wearefixingtopaint.ShescreamedwithexcitementasItoldherofmysecretplansandimmediatelywegottowork.WegatheredallthebrusheswecouldfindandmovedallofourmaterialstomyyarD.Thereontheroadinfrontofmyhousewepaintedbitstripes条纹ofcolorsacrossthepavement人行道.Stripebystripeourcolorsturnedintoabeautifulrainbow.Itwasfantastic!Thesunwasstartingtosink.IsawacarinthedistanceandjumpedupasIrecognizedthecar.Itwasmymother.Icouldn’twaittoshowhermymasterpiecE.Thecarpulledslowlyintothedrivewayandfromthelookonmymother’sfaceIcouldtellthatIwasindeeptroublE.MymothershutthecardoorandwalkedtowardsmE.HereyesglaringsheshoutedWhatintheworldwereyouthinking?Iunderstoodwhenyoumadecastlesoutofleavesandclimbedtheneighbors’treesbutthis!Comeinsiderightnow!Istoodthereglaringhackatherforaminuteangrybecauseshehadinsulted侮辱myart.Nowgocleanitup!MotherandIbegancleaningtheroaD.TearsrandownmycheeksasIsawmybeautifulrainbowturnintoblackcement.ThoughyearshavenowpassedIstillwonderwheremyrainbowhasgonE.IwonderifmaybewhenIgetolderIcanfindmyrainbowandneverhavetobrushitaway.Iguessweallneedsortofrainbowtobrightenourlivesfromtimetotimeandtokeepourhopesanddreamscolorful.41.Whatdidthewriterwanttodowhenhismothercamehome?A.TointroduceStephanietoher.B.Topreventherfromseeinghispainting.C.ToputthematerialsbackintheyarD.D.Toshowhisartworktoher.42.Inhismother’seyesthewriter_______.A.wasabornartistB.alwayscausedtroubleC.wasaproblemsolverD.workedveryhard43.Theunderlinedwordrainbowinthelastparagraphrefersto______.A.therainbowintheskyB.thestripesonthepavementC.somethingimaginativeandfunD.importantlessonslearnedinchildhood44.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatparentsshould________.A.encouragechildrentopaintB.valuefriendshipamongchildrenC.discoverthehiddentalentinchildrenD.protectratherthandestroychildren’sdreams
08·浙江D.篇Forawhilemyneighborhoodwastakenoverbyanarmyofjoggers慢跑者.Theywerethereallthetime:earlymorningnoonandevening.TherewerelittleoldladiesingraysweatsyoungcouplesinAdidasshoesmiddle-agedmenwithredfaces.Comeon!MyfriendAlexencouragedmetojoinhimashejoggedbymyhouseeveryevening.You’llfeelgreat.WellIhadnothingagainstfeelinggreatandifAlexcouldjogeverydayanyonecoulD.SoItookupjoggingseriouslyandgaveitagoodtwomonthsofmylifeandnotadaymorE.BasedonmyexperiencejoggingisthemostovervaluedformofexercisearoundandjudgingfromthenumberofthepeoplewholeftourneighborhoodjoggingarmyI.’mnotaloneinmyopinion.Firstofalljoggingisveryhardonthebody.Yourlegsandfeettakearealpounding重击runningdownaroadfortwoorthreemiles.Idevelopedfootlegandbackproblems.ThenIreadaboutanationallyfamousjoggerwhodiedofaheartattackwhilejoggingandIhadsomethingelsetoworryabout.Joggingdoesn’tkillhundredsofpeoplebutifyouhaveanyphysicalweaknessesjoggingwillsurelybringthemoutastheydidwithmE.SecondlyIgotnoenjoymentoutofjogging.Puttingonefootinfrontoftheotherforforty-fiveminutesisn’tmyideaoffun.JoggingisalsoalonelypastimE.SomejoggerssayIlovebeingouttherewithjustmythoughts.Wellmythoughtsbegantoboremeandmostofthemwereonhowmuchmylegshurt.AndhowcouldIenjoysomethingthatbroughtmepain?Andthatwasn’tjustthefirstweek;itwaspracticallyeverydayfortwomonths.Inevergotpastthepainlevelandpainisn’tfun.Whatacruelwaytodoit!Somanyotherexercisesincludingwalkingleadtoalmostthesameresultspainlesslysowhyjog?Idon’tjoganymoreandIdon’tthinkIeverwill.I.’mwalkingtwomilesthreetimesaweekatafastpaceandthatfeelsgooD.IbicycletoworkwhentheweatherisgooD.I.’mgettingexerciseandI.’menjoyingitatthesametimE.IcouldneversaythesameforjoggingandI.’vefoundalotofbetterwaystostayinshapE.52.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatinthewriter’sneighborhood______.A.joggingbecameverypopularB.peoplejoggedonlyduringthedaytimeC.AlexorganizedanarmyofjoggersD.joggingprovidedachancetogettogether53.TheunderlinedwordthemParagraph3mostprobablyrefersto_____.A.heartattacksB.backproblemsC.famousjoggersD.physicalweaknesses54.Whatwasthewriter’sattitudetowardsjogginginthebeginning?A.Hefeltitwasworthatry.B.Hewasveryfondofit.C.Hewasstronglyagainstit.D.Hethoughtitmustbepainful.55.Whydidthewritergiveupjoggingtwomonthslater?A.HedislikeddoingexerciseoutsidE.B.Hefounditneitherhealthynorinteresting.C.Hewasafraidofhavingaheartattack.D.HewasworriedaboutbeingleftalonE.56.Fromthewriter’sexperiencewecanconcludethat______.A.noteveryoneenjoysjoggingB.heistheonlypersonwhohatesjoggingC.nothingotherthanjoggingcanhelppeoplekeepfitD.joggingmakespeoplefeelgreaterthananyothersport
2011·四川卷A.It’s5:00inthemorningwhenthealarm闹钟ringsinmyears.Irolloutofbedandwalkblindlythroughthedarkintothebathroom.Iturnonthelightandputonmyglasses.ThehouseisstillasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthreekidssleeppeacefully.UsuallyIgoforalongrunbuttodayIchoosemyfavoriteexerciseDVDInsanity.Sweatpoursdownmyfaceandintomyeyes.MyheartracesasIfacemybodytofinisheachmovement.AsIneartheendoftheexerciseIfeelextremelytiredbutasmileisofmyfacE.It’sasmilebecausetheDVDisoverbutasmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitsextremelimit.SomepeopleenjoyshoppingsmokingfoodworkorevenchocolatE.ButIneedexercisetogetthrougheachday.Someshakeheadswhentheyseemerunthroughthetown.OthersgethurtwhenIrefusetotryjustonebiteoftheirgrandmother’schocolatecakE.TheyraisetheireyebrowssurprisedbymynothankyouorbymychoicetohaveasalaD.OvertheyearsIhavelearnedit’sokaytojustsayno.Ishouldn’tfeelsorryforrefusingfoodthatIdon’twanttoeat.Sowhatdrivesmetorolloutofbedat5:00A.m.?Whatgivesmethereasontojustsaytoicecream?Commitment.A.commitmenttochangemylifewithawaythatreducesdailyanxietyincreasesself–confidenceandenergyextendslifeandaboveallimprovesmybodyshapE.ThisisthepointwhereasmileappearsonmyfaceasIlookatmyselfinthemirrorortryonmyfavoritepairofjeansthatnowfitjustright.It’sthroughcommitmentandsweatthatIcanmakeadifferencewithinmyselfinsideandout.41.Whyisthereasmileontheauthor’sfaceinthemorning?A.Becausesheseesherfamilysleepingpeacefully.B.BecauseshefinishesherfavoriteexerciseC.BecausesheenjoystheinterestingDVDD.Becauseshefeelsasenseofachievement42.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph?A.Shedoesn’tlikeothersrpolitelyB.ShelikestomakeotherssurprisedC.Othersdon’tunderstandwhatshedoseD.Otherstrytohelpherbyofferingherfood43.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcommitmentinthelastparagraphmean?A.GoodhealthB.FirmbeliefC.A.strongpowerD.Aregularhabit44.Wtatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthetext?A.SheactsinastrangewayB.ShewantstolookdifferentfromothersC.SheaimstodevelopagoodbodyshapeD.Shehasdifficultgettingalongwithothers
10·湖北A.篇ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestormthoughwasbeautiful:blueskieswarmairandacalminvitingseatouchingtheshoregently.Myfatherrealiseditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmythingbutIdecidedtogoallthesamE.I’msogladIdiD.OntheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoastbuttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshapE.AfterallitwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyonetinychanneltotheseA.Aswegotonboardwenoticedtwobighumps脊背inthedistancE.Onapproachingthemwesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit——therearen’tanywhalesalongthecoastherE.ThestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebayinwhichthestillwaterwassobadllypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvivE.Thelittlebabywhale——actuallyasbigasourboal——wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmovE.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenlymakingbigwhirlpools漩涡andwaves.She’stryingtohelpherbabybutonthewrongsidemyfathersaiD.Atthispointmyfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideandheadingtheboattowardsthebabywhalepusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisapparedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Showlytheyletusleadthemsome-timesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe——andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.OncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromtheseathemumgaveusawavewithhertailandofftheyswamintothedistancE.Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutesbutwehadbeenwiththosewonderfulanimalsforalmostanhourandahalf.ThatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyofthedayNearlyfourdecadeslaterIstilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatseA.51.TheauthorsaysI’msogladIdid.inParA.2because__________.A.bewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishingB.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmseaC.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhalesD.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamily52.Theharboursurvivedthestormowingto____________.A.theshapeoftheharbourB.thearmsofthebayC.thestillwaterinthechannelD.thelongcoastline53.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause__________.A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolongB.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenotbigenoughC.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelpD.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection54.whatisthethemeofthestory?A.SavinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappinessB.FishingprovidesexcitementforchildrenC.It’snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimalsD.It’svitaltoprotecttheenvironment
10·全国ⅡA.篇WhenIwassixDadbroughthomeadogonedaywhowascalledBrownie.MybrothersandIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.OreofuswouldwalkheranotherwouldfeedherthentherewerebathsplayingcatchandmanyothergamesBrownieinreturn.lovedeachandeveryoneofus.OnethingthatmosttouchedmyheartwasthatshewouldgotowhoeverwassickandjustbewiththemwealwaysfeltbetterwhenshewasarounD.OnedayasIwasgettingherfoodshechewedup咬破oneofDad’sshoeswhichhadtobethrownawayintheenD.IknewDadwouldbemadandIhadtoletherknowwhatshedidwaswrong.WhenIlookedatherandsaidBadgirlshelookeddownatthegroundandthenwentandhiD.Isawatearinhereyes.Brownieturnedouttobemorethanjustourfamilypetshewenteverywherewithus.Peoplewouldstopandaskiftheycouldpether.Ofcourseshe’dletanyonepether.Shewasjustthemostlovabledog.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe’dbeoutwalkingandasmallchildwouldcomeoverandpullpmherhair.sheneverbarked吠ortriedtogetaway.FunnythingisshewouldsmilE.Thisfrightenedpeoplebecausetheythoughtshewasshowingherteeth.FarfromthetruthshelovelyeveryonE.NowmanyyearshavepassedsinceBrowniediedofoldagE.Istillmissdayswhenshewaswithus.41.WhatwouldBrowniedowhensomeonewasillinthefamily?A.Lookatthemsadly.B.Keepthemcompany.C.Playgameswiththem.D.Touchthemgently.42.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatBrownie__________.A.worldeatanythingwhenhungryB.feltsorryforhermistakeC.lovedplayinghide-and-seekD.dislikedtheauthor’sdad43.WhydoestheauthorsaythatBrowniewasmorethanjustafamilypet?A.Shewastreatedasamemberofthefamily.B.SheplayedgameswithanyoneshelikeD.C.Shewaslovedbyeverybodyshemet.D.Shewenteverywherewiththefamily.44.SomepeoplegotfrightenedbyBrowniewhenshe__________.A.smiledB.barkedC.rushedtothemD.triedtobefunny45.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBrownie?A.ShyB.PoliteC.BraveD.Caring
Anine-year-oldkidwassittingathisdeskwhensuddenlytherewasapuddle/JC^Cbetweenhisfeetandthefrontofhistrouserswaswet.Hethoughthisheartwasgoingtostopbecausehecouldn'tpossiblyimaginehowthishadhappened.Ithadneverhappenedbeforeandheknewthatwhentheboysfoundouthewouldneverheartheendofjt.Whenthegirlsfoundouttheywouldneverspeaktohimagainaslongashelived.HeprayedthisprayerDearGodIneedhelpnow!FiveminutesfromnowI'mdeadmeat!Helookedupfromhisprayerandherecametheteacherwithalookinhereyesthatsaidhehadbeendiscovered.AstheteacherwaswalkingtowardhimaclassmatenamedSusiewascarryingagoldfishbowlfullofwater.Susietripped绊倒infrontoftheteacheranddumped倒thebowlofwaterintheboy'slap.TheboypretendedtobeangrybutallthewhilewassayingtohimselfThankyou.Lord!Nowallofasuddeninsteadofbeingtheobjectofridiculetheboywastheobjectofsympathy.Theteacherrushedhimdownstairsandgavehimgymshortstoputonwhilehistrousersdriedout.Alltheotherchildrenwereontheirhandsandkneescleaninguparoundhisdesk.Thesympathywaswonderful.Butaslifewouldhaveittheridiculethatshouldhavebeenhishadbeentransferred转移tosomeoneelse+—Susie.Shetriedtohelpbuttheytoldhertogetout.WhenschoolwasovertheboywalkedovertoSusieandwhisperedYoudidthatonpurposedidn'tyou?SusiewhisperedbackIwetmytrousersoncetoo!56.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1means____.A.theboyswouldneverplaywithhimB.theboyswouldtreathimasusualC.hewouldhardlyhearanypraisefromtheboysD.hewouldbelaughedatbythe.boysendlessly57.AfterSusiedumpedwaterinhislaptheboywasinastateof____.A.excitementB.reliefC.anxietyD.anger58.Whatdidtheotherkidsdoaftertheincident?A.Theyofferedhimdryclothes.B.TheylaughedattheboyrudelyC.Theyhelpedtheboydothecleaning.D.Theyurgedtheboytogetoutangrily59.WhydidSusiedumpwaterintheboy'slap?A.Theboyaskedhertodoso.B.Shejustdiditbyaccident.C.Theteachertrippedheronpurpose.D.Sheknewtheboy'sembarrassment.
AstudyofoldermeninTheNetherlandsknownforitsdeliciouschocolateshowedthosewhoatethesameamountofone-thirdofachocolatebareverydayhadlowerbloodpressureandareducedriskofdeath.Theresearcherssayhoweverit’stooearlytoconcludethatitwasthechocolatethatledtobetterhealth.Themenwhoatemorecocoaproductscouldhaveeatenotherfoodthatmadethemhealthier.Expertsalsopointoutthateatingtoomuchchocolatecanmakeyoufat―ariskforbothheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressurE.It’swhytooearlytomakerecommendationsaboutwhetherpeopleshouldeatmorecocoaorchocolatesaidBrianBuijsseanexpertfornutritionatWageningenUniversityinTheNetherlandswhoco-authoredthestudy.StilltheDutchStudysupportedbygrants拨款fromtheNetherlandsPreventionFoundationappearstobethelargestsofartodocumentahealtheffectforcocoabeans.Anditconfirmsfindingsofsmallershorter-termstudiesthatalsolinkedchocolatewithlowerbloodpressurE.Researchersexaminedtheeatinghabitsof470healthymenwhowerenottakingbloodpressuremedicinE.Themenwhoatethemostproductsmadefromcocoabeans―includingcocoadrinkschocolatebarsandchocolatepudding―hadlowerbloodpressureanda50percentlowerriskofdeath.ThisisaveryimportantarticleprovidingepidemiologicalsupportforwhatmanyresearchershavebeenobservingisexperimentalmodelssaidCesarFragaoftheUniversityofCaliforniaDaviswhodoessimilarresearchbutwasnotinvolvedinthenewstudy.Couldthestudyresultsapplytowomen?OurstudyconsistedofelderlyinchBuijssesaiD.IfyoulookattheotherstudiesyouwillseethesameeffectsinmenandwomenyoungerpeopleandolderpeoplE.Thefindingsmaybegeneralizabletowomenbutyouneverknow.51.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.researchershaveconcludedthateatingchocolatecanleadtobetterhealthB.It’stooearlytosayeatingtoomuchchocolatemakesyougainweightC.PeopleintheNetherlandsareleastlikelytosufferfromhighbloodpressureD.therehadbeenothersimilarstudiesbeforetheDutchstudy52.WhichofthefollowingmightNOTbeconsideredaproductmadefromcocoabeans?A.ChocolatebarsB.CoffeedrinkC.ChocolatepuddingD.Cocoadrink53.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A.IthasbeenconcludedthatthefindingsaregeneralizabletowomenB.ItneedsconfirmingwhetherwomencansharethesameeffectsC.ThestudyresultscannotapplytowomenD.Thefindingsareapplicabletobothmenandwomen54.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordgeneralizable?A.usefulB.popularC.attractiveD.important55.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.ToencourageustoeatasmuchchocolateaspossiblE.B.ToprovetousthateatingchocolatecanreducebloodpressurE.C.ToinformusofastudyaboutthehealthbenefitsofchocolatE.D.Towarnusnottoeatcocoaproductsbecausetheycanmakeyoufat.
Kristy28acookinLaGrossoftenwonderedwhatshe’ddoinalife-threateningsituation.OnAugust29shegotheranswer.Whileshewasdrivingonaroadabigtruckhititsheadonapickupcar.Thepickupcarburstintoflames.Kristyrushedoutandrantothepickup.TwofarmersDeanBerhard51andhisbrotherDonald44wereinsidE.WhenshegotcloseKristycouldseetheunconsciousdriver.Theothermanwasunderthepassengerseat.KristysaysThesmellsweresickening.Iwasafraidthetruckwouldblowupandkillusall.ThedriverofthebigtruckwasstrugglingtoopenthepassengerdoorsoKristyrushedtothedriver’ssidE.Finallytheyopenedthedoor.Shereachedinseizedthedriverandtoherhorrorfeltherhandssinkintohischest.Shequicklydraggedthemantosafetyontheroadsidethenhurriedback.AsKristystareddowntheditch水沟withthepassengerthepickupblewup.Shejumpedontopofhimandtheybothrolledtosafety.WhenthepolicearrivedawhilelaterKristystartedcryingIwantmymum.Infactshecriedforthenextthreemonths.TodaythetwofarmerseachthefatheroftwochildrenaregoodfriendswithKristy.Toshowtheirdeepappreciationtheyboughtheraringwithninediamonds―oneforeachmemberoftheirimmediatefamiliesandninthforher.56.InwhichorderdidKristydothefollowingthings?A.CarriedDeanandDonaldtosafetyB.RushedtothepickupC.SurprisedherselfD.SawthetruckhitonthepickupE.Gotoutofhercarf.Wonderedwhatshe’ddoindangerA.edbacfB.debafcC.fdebacD.fcedba57.WhencomingtosaveDonaldandDeanBernardKristyneverthoughtthatshe________.A.couldhaveanyhelpfromothersB.wouldbesuccessfulinsavingbothofthemC.mightbekilledD.wouldbetestedinadangeroussituation58.WhichofthefollowingbestshowsKristy’strueheroism?A.Shedidnotfeelterrifiedattheaccident.B.Sheprotectedherselfaswellasthetwobrothersfromharm.C.Sheputherlifeonthelinetosaveothers.D.ShewasregardedasamemberofDean’sandDonald’sfamilies.59.Kristycriedbecauseshe_________.A.wasbadlywoundedB.hadneverexperiencedsuchasituationC.wastooexcitedattheresultD.regrettednotputtingoutthefire
07·全国ⅡC.篇OdlandrememberslikeitwasyesterdayworkinginanexpensiveFrenchrestaurantinDenver.Theicecreamhewasservingfellontothewhitedressofarichandimportantwoman.ThirtyyearshavepassedbutOdlandcan’tgetthememoryoutofhismindnorthewoman’skindreaction反应.ShewasshockedregainedcalmnessandinakindvoicetoldtheyoungOdlanD.It’sOK.Itwasn’tyourfault.WhenshelefttherestaurantshealsoleftthefutureFortune500CEO总裁withalifelesson:Youcantellalotaboutapersonbythewayheorshetreatsthewaiter.Odlandisn’ttheonlyCEOtohavemadethisdiscovery.RatheritseemstobeoneofthosefewlawsofthelandthateveryCEOlearnsonthewayup.It’shardtogetadozenCEO’stoagreeaboutanythingbutmostagreewiththeWaiterRulE.TheysayhowotherstreattheCEOsaysnothing.Buthowotherstreatthewaiterislikeawindowintothesoul.WatchoutforanyonewhopullsoutthepowercardtosaysomethinglikeIcouldbutthisplaceandfireyouorIknowtheownerandIcouldhaveyoufireD.Thosewhosaysuchthingshaveshownmoreabouttheircharacter人品thanabouttheirwealthandpower.TheCEOwhocameupwithitoratleastfirstwroteitdownisRaytheonCEOBillSwanson.Hewroteabest-sellingbookcalledSwanson’sUnwrittenRulesofManagement.ApersonwhoisnicetoyoubutrudetothewaiterortoothersisnotanicepersonSwansonsays.Iwillneverofferajobtothepersonwhoissweettothebossbutturnsrudetosomeonecleaningthetables.49.WhathappenedafterOdlanddroppedtheicecreamontothewoman’sdress?A.HewasfireD.B.HewasblameD.C.Thewomancomfortedhim.D.ThewomanlefttherestaurantatoncE.50.Odlandleanedoneofhislifelessonsfrom____.A.hisexperienceasawaiter.B.theadvicegivenbytheCEOsC.anarticleinFortuneD.aninterestingbest-sellingbook51.AccordingtothetextmostCEOshavethesameopinionabout____.A.Fortune500companiesB.theManagementRulesC.Swanson’sbookD.theWaiterRule52.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat____.A.oneshouldbenicertoimportantpeopleB.CEOsoftenshowtheirpowerbeforeothersC.oneshouldrespectothersnomatterwhotheyareD.CEOsoftenhavemealsinexpensiverestaurants
09·重庆A.篇Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.HehadleftamessagethenightbeforetellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelleD.Icalledhimseveraltimesbuteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaitedbuttherewasstillnocall.ThreehourspassingbyIbecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmyworkandhedidn’tcareaboutmE.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.IstartedtoshoutatthephoneLetmewaitwillyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.WithoutshowinghersurprisesherushedinseizedthephonetoreoffthewiresandshoutedatthephoneYeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingherspeechless.Whatonearth?ShesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouseNowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom-ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusbandoutyougo!ThensheturnedtomekissedmeandsaidcalmlyHoneyyoujusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.Withthatshelefttheroom.AfterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandoutshoutingateverythinginsightInoticedthatsomethinginmymood情绪hadchangeD.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.56.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?A.HewasmadatthetelephonE.B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.C.HewasanxiousabouthiswifE.D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.57.Whatdidtheauthor’swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?A.Shesaidnothing.B.Sheshoutedathim.C.Shecalledtheagent.D.Shethrewthephoneaway.58.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?A.Hisownbehavior.B.Hiswife’ssuggestion.C.Hischangeablefeelings.D.Hiswife’ssweetkiss.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordanticsreferto?A.Smartwords.B.Unusualactions.C.Surprisinglooks.D.Anxiousfeelings.
07·山东A.篇AmonthafterHurricaceKatrinaIreturnedhomeinNewOrleans.Therelaymyhousereducedtowaist-highrainssmellyanddirty.BeforethetripI’dhadmycarfixeD.WhentheofficeemployeeofthegaragewaswritingupthebillshenoticedmyLouisianalicenseplatE.YoufromNewOrleans?sheaskeD.IsaidIwasNochargE.ShesaidandfirmlyshockherheadwhenIreachedformywallet.ThenextdayIwentforahaircutandthesamethinghappeneD.AsmywifewasstudyinginFloridawedecidedtomovethereandtriedtofindarentalhousethatwecouldaffordwhilealsopayingoffamortgage抵押贷款onourruinedhousE.Welookedatmanyplacesbutnonewassatisfactory.We’dbegantoacceptthatwe’dhavetoliveinextremelyreducedcircumstancesforawhilewhenIgotaverycuriouse-mailfromaJamesKemmedyinCaliforniA.He’dreadsomepiecesI’dwrittenaboutoursufferingsforstatetheonlinemagazineandwantedtogiveusnoconditionsattachedanewhouseacrossthelakefromNewOrleans.ItsoundedagoodtoherreturnbutIrepliedthinkinghimforhisexceptionalgenerositythenwetogoback.ThentheUniversityofFloridaofferedtolethimhousetomE.WhilehewanttoEnglandonhisoneyearpaidleavE.TherentwasratherreasonablE.Imentionedthepoet’soffertoJamesKemdedyandthenextdayhesentacheckcoveringourentirerentforeightmonths.Throughoutthispainfulexperiencethekindnessofstrangersbackmyfaithinhumanity.It’salmostworthlosingyouwordypossessionstoberemindedthatpeoplereallywhengivenhadachannel.56.Thegarageemployee’sattitudetowardtheauthorwasthatof___.A.unconcernB.sympathyC.doubtD.tolerance57.WhatdoweknowaboutJamesKemnedy?A.HewasawrittenofanonlinemagazinE.B.HewasapoetattheUniversityofFloridaC.HeofferedtheauthoranewhousefreeofchargE.D.Helearnedabouttheauthor’ssufferings.58.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat___.A.theauthor’sfamilywasinfinancialdifficultyB.rentswerecomparativelyreasonabledespitethedisasterC.housesweredifficulttofindinthehurricane0strickenareaD.themortgageontheruinedhousewaspaidoffbythebank59.Theauthorlearnedfromhisexperiencethat___.A.worldlypossessionscanbegivenupwhennecessaryB.generosityshouldbeencouragedinsomecasesC.peoplebenefitfromtheirsadstoriesD.humanbeingsarekindafterall.
2011·江苏卷D.ShayaskedDoyouthinkthey’llletmeplay?Shay’sfatherknewthatmostoftheboyswouldnotwantsomeonelikeShayontheirteambutthefatheralsounderstoodthatifhissonmentallyandphysicallydisabledwereallowedtoplayitwouldgivehimamuch-neededsenseofbelongingandsomeconfidencE.Shay’sfatherapproachedoneoftheboysonthefieldandaskedifShaycouldplaynotexpectingmuch.TheboylookedaroundandsaidWe’relosingbysixruns分andthegameisintheeighthinning局.Iguesshecanbeonourteamandwe’lltrytoputhimintobatinthefinalinning.Shaystruggledovertotheteam’sbenchandputonateamshirtwithabroadsmileandhisfatherhadasmalltearinhiseyeandwarmthinheart.Theboyssawthefather’sjoyathissonbeingaccepteD.InthebottomoftheeighthinningShay’steamscoredafewrunsbutwasstillbehindbythreE.InthetopofthefinalinningShayputonagloveandplayedinthefielD.EventhoughnohitscamehiswayhewasobviouslyjoyfuljusttobeinthegameandonthefielD.InthebottomofthefinalinningShay’steamscoredagain.NowShaywasscheduledtobenextatbat.WouldtheyletShaybatandgiveawaytheirchancetowinthegame?SurprisinglyShaywasgiventhebat.EveryoneknewthatahitwasalmostimpossiblE.Thefirstpitch投cameandShaymisseD.ThepitcheragainagaintookafewstepsforwardtothrowtheballsoftlytowardsShay.AsthepitchcameinShayswungattheballandhitaslowgroundballrightbacktothepitcher.ThepitchercouldhaveeasilythrownheballtothefirstbasemanandShaywouldhavebeenoutandthatwouldhavebeentheendofthegame.InsteadthepitcherthrewtheballrightovertheheadofthefirstbasemanbeyondthereachofallteammatesTheaudienceandtheplayersfrombothteamsstartedscreamingShayruntofirst!NeverinhislifehadShayeverrunthatfarbutmadeittofirstbasewide-eyedandshockeD.EveryoneshouldRuntosecond!CatchinghisbreathShayawkwardlyrantowardsseconD.BythetimeShayroundedtowardssecondbasethesmallestguyontheirteamwhohadachancetobetheheroforhisteamfirthefirsttimecouldhavethrowntheballtothesecondbasemanbutheunderstoodthepitcher’sintentionsandhetoointentionallythrewtheballhighandfaroverthethirdbaseman’sheaD.AllwerescreamingShayShayShayallthewayShay.ShayreachedthirdbasewhenoneopposingplayerrantohelphimandshoutedShayruntothirD.AsShayroundedthirdallwereontheirfeetcryingShayrunhome！Shayrantohomesteppedonthehomebaseandwascheeredastheherowhothewhowonthegameforhisteam.ThatdaytheboysfrombothteamshelpedbringapiecetrueloveandhumanityintothisworlD.Shaydidn’tmakeittoanothersummeranddiedthatwinterhavingneverforgottenbeingtheheroandmakinghisfathersohappyandcominghomeandseeinghismothertearfullyhugherlittleherooftheday!66.NotexpectingmuchShay’sfatherstillaskedtheboyifShaycouldplaymainlybecausethefather_________.A.noticedsomeoftheboysonthefieldwereheistingB.guessedhispresencewouldaffecttheboy’sdecisionC.learnedsomeoftheboysonthefieldknewShaywellD.understoodShaydidneedafeelingofbeingaccepted67.InthebottomofthefinalinningShaywasgiventhebatbecausetheboys_________.A.believedtheyweresuretowinthegameB.wouldliketohelpShayenjoythegameC.foundShaywassoeagertobeawinnerD.fellforcedtogiveShayanotherchance68.Thesmallestboythrewtheballhighandfaroverthethirdbaseman’sheadprobablybecausethatboy________.A.wasobviouslyawareofthepitcher’spurposeB.lookedforwardtowinningthegameforhisteamC.failedtothrowtheballtothesecondbasemanD.sawthatShayalreadyreachedsecondbase69.WhichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowithShay’sbecomingtheheroforhisteam?A.Thepitcherdidnotthrowtheballtothefirstbaseman.B.Theaudienceandtheplayersfrombothteamscheeredforhim.C.TheopposingplayersfailedtostophisrunningtohomE.D.Oneoftheopposingplayersrantohelphim.70.Whattoyouthinkisthethemeofthestory?A.Truehumannaturecouldberealizedinthewaywetreateachother.B.EveryonehashisownstrengthevenifmentallyorphysicallydisableD.C.Everyonecandevelophisteamspiritinsportsandpleasehisparents.D.Theresultsofthegameshouldnotbetheonlyconcernoftheplayers.
Onceuponatimetwobrotherswholivedonneighboringfarmsfellintoconflict对抗.Itwasthefirstseriousonein40yearsoffarmingsidebysidesharingmachineryandtradinglaborandgoodsasneedeD.Thenthelongcooperationfellapart.ItbeganwithasmallmisunderstandinganditgrewintoamajordifferenceandfinallyitexplodedintoanexchangeofbitterwordsfollowedbyweeksofsilencE.OnemorningtherewasaknockonJohn’door.Heopenedittofindamanwithacarpenter’stoolbox.I’mlookingforafewdays’workhesaiD.CouldIhelpyou?Yessaidtheolderbrother.Idohaveajobforyou.Lookacrossthecreek河沟atthatfarm.That’smyneighborinfactit’smyyoungerbrother.Lastweektherewasameadow草地betweenusandhetookhisbulldozer推土机tothelevee堤andnowthereisacreekbetweenus.WellhemayhavedonethistospitemebutI’llgohimonebetter.Iwantyoutobuildmeafence―an8-footfence―soIwon’tneedtoseehisplaceanymorE.Coolhimdownanyhow.ThecarpentersaidIthinkIunderstandthesituation.I’llbeabletodoajobthatpleasesyou.Theolderbrotherhadtogototownforsuppliessohehelpedthecarpentergetthematerialsreadyandthenhewasofffortheday.Thecarpenterworkedhardallthatdaymeasuringsawingnailing.AboutsunsetwhenthefarmerreturnedthecarpenterhadjustfinishedhisjoB.Thefarmer’seyesopenedwidehisjawdroppeD.Therewasnofencethereatall.Itwasabridge―abridgestretchingfromonesideofthecreektotheother!A.finepieceofwork―andhisyoungerbrotherwascomingacrosshishandoutstretcheD.YouarequiteafellowtobuildthisbridgeafterallI’vesaidanddonE.Thebrothersstoodateachendofthebridgeandthentheymetinthemiddletakingeachother’shanD.Theyturnedtoseethecarpenterlifthistoolboxonhisshoulder.Nowait!Stayafewdays.I’vealotofotherprojectsforyousaidtheolderbrother.I’dlovetostayonthecarpentersaidbutIhavesomanymorebridgestobuilD.72.Whatwaslifelikeforthetwobrothersbeforetheconflict?A.TheylivedapoormiserablelifE.B.Theywerefriendlyneighborshelpingeachother.C.Theyneverspoketoeachother.D.Theylivedtogetherasonefamily.73.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecarpenter?A.Hewasskilledbutdishonest.B.HewashardworkingbutunskilleD.C.HewascleverhardworkingbutcoldhearteD.D.HewascleverhelpfulandskilleD.74.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.A.FinePieceofWorkB.A.CleverCarpenterC.A.ConflictbetweenTwoBrothersD.TwoBrothers75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyoungerbrotherusedhisbulldozertodigacreek.B.AftertheconflictJohnwasangrywithhisyoungerbrother.C.Atfirstthecarpenterplannedtobuildan8-footfenceasJohnaskedhimto.D.Thetwobrothermadepeaceatlast.
09·上海A.篇EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRicharD.I’llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!Richardusedtoboast.Andyou’llbesorryyouknewmeGeorgewouldreplybecauseI’llbethebestlawyerintown!GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.ItwashardtomakemoneyfrombookswhichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworsE.NowwithonlyonebookshopintownbusinesswasbetterforGeorgE.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrowoldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindowthinkingabouthisformerrival竞争对手Perhapshemissedhim?GeorgewasveryinterestedinolddictionariesHe’drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.WhentheparcelarrivedthebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighteD.ButwhilehewashavinglunchGeorgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!TremblingGeorgestartedreading.BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompanyownedbymulti-millionaireRichardPikeisnowthelargestbooksellerinAustraliA.65.GeorgeandRivhardwereatschool.A.roommatesB.goodfriendsC.competitorsD.booksellers66.HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisdisappearance?A.HeenviedRichard’smarriagE.B.HethoughtofRichardfromtimetotimE.C.Hefeltluckywithnorivalintown.D.HewasguiltyofRichard’sdeath.67.GeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom.A.adictionarycollectorinAustraliaB.thelatter’srivalsDylansC.ararefirsteditionofadictionaryD.thewrappingpaperofabook68.WhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheend?A.BothGeorgeandRichardbecamemillionaires.B.Bothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalambitions.C.GeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhiteRichardwasmissing.D.RichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatsuccess.
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