“老”字趣談
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When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.
After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
By Jack
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
1.
Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.
A.
the manager asked him to do so
B.
he respected the elderly
C.
the couple wanted him to do so
D.
he wanted more pay
2.
When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.
A.
nervous
B.
satisfied
C.
unhappy
D.
excited
3.
In Jack’s hometown, _______.
A.
people dislike being called “old”
B.
people are proud of being old
C.
many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D.
the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
4.
After this experience, Jack _______.
A.
lost his job in the restaurant
B.
made friends with the couple
C.
no longer respected the elderly
D.
changed his way with older people
5.
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.
The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.
B.
Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C.
The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D.
From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.
【答案及解析】
1.
選B。根據(jù)第段中的I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly可知答案。
2.
選C。根據(jù)第段中的As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure可知他們聽(tīng)到Jack稱(chēng)他們?yōu)槔险邥r(shí)，一點(diǎn)也不高興。
3.
選B。根據(jù)第段中的In my village in China, people are proud of being old可知答案。
4.
選D。根據(jù)最后一段中的After that, I changed the way I had with older people可知答案。
5.
選D。根據(jù)第段最后一句After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry可知A選項(xiàng)不對(duì);根據(jù)文章最后一句but now I don’t show my feelings through words可知B選項(xiàng)不對(duì);根據(jù)第段中的I then waked back to the table and apologized to the wife 可知C 選項(xiàng)也不對(duì)，故正確答案為D。
106、Jean的網(wǎng)友
QQ聊天對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)并不陌生，但是該不該完全相信網(wǎng)友呢？我們究竟該以怎樣的心態(tài)對(duì)待網(wǎng)絡(luò)呢？讓我們來(lái)看看本文主人公與網(wǎng)友的奇遇吧！
Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely.
So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
1.
Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _______.
A.
rich famous
C.
young lonely
2.
Jean thought “David” was special because he _______.
A.
made her quite happy on QQwas from San Francisco
C.
sent her a picture of himselfwas tall and good-looking
3.
When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?
A.
“David”.Both “David” and Jean.
C.
Jean.Neither “David” nor Jean.
4.
What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.
Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.
B.
People don’t use their real names on QQ so often.
C.
Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.
D.
People should tell their real names to others on QQ.
【答案及解析】
1.
選D。由第段的句子…In fact, Jean is quite lonely. 可知答案選D。
2.
選A。Jean認(rèn)為David幽默風(fēng)趣，在搖滾樂(lè)和現(xiàn)代舞上和她有共同的興趣，他們可以在網(wǎng)上快樂(lè)地聊上幾個(gè)小時(shí)。很顯然David使得Jean很開(kāi)心。答案選A。
3.
選C。文章的最后一句…she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!告訴我們，當(dāng)Jean發(fā)現(xiàn)她那特殊的朋友是一個(gè)歲的小孩時(shí)，用了一個(gè)感嘆號(hào)結(jié)尾，雖然作者沒(méi)有直接說(shuō)Jean感到驚訝，但是我們可以從這個(gè)標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號(hào)推斷出她的感覺(jué)應(yīng)該是十分surprised(驚訝的)。
4.
選A。本文講述Jean交了個(gè)十分投緣的網(wǎng)友，后來(lái)卻發(fā)現(xiàn)對(duì)方原來(lái)只是一個(gè)歲的小男孩。通過(guò)這個(gè)故事，短文意在告戒人們不要輕易相信Q友，答案選A。
107、一輩子的朋友
朋友與你相互嬉鬧，朋友與你互掏腰包;朋友與你互相惦記，朋友與你心有靈犀;朋友與你有苦共擔(dān)，朋友與有樂(lè)同歡……請(qǐng)讀讀這篇真摯的友情故事。
Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.
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When I was, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚禮) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.
Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.
One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.
She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”
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Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much,even afteryears, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
1.
The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.
A.
at the age of 13
B.
before she got married
C.
after they moved to new homes
D.
before the writer’s family moved away
2.
They didn’t often write to each other because they _______.
A.
got married
B.
had little time to do so
C.
didn’t like writing letters
D.
could see each other on special time
3.
There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she _______.
A.
was in trouble
B.
didn’t know Linda’s address
C.
received the card that she sent
D.
didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness
4.
The writer was happy when she _______.
A.
read the newspaper
B.
heard Linda’s voice on the phone
C.
met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda
D.
wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman
5.
They haven’t kept in touch _______.
A.
for aboutyears
B.
for aboutyears
C.
since they got married
D.
since the writer’s family moved away
【答案及解析】
1.
選D。開(kāi)始的時(shí)候作者與Linda總是一起去上鋼琴課、看電影、游泳、騎馬等，但后來(lái)在作者歲的時(shí)候，作者一家搬走了，兩人只能通過(guò)書(shū)信聯(lián)系。比較四個(gè)選項(xiàng)，顯然只能選D。
2.
選B。根據(jù)文章第段中的Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often 根據(jù)文可知，她們之所以沒(méi)經(jīng)常寫(xiě)信，是因?yàn)樗齻円τ谡疹櫤⒆�，又要搬新家，也就是說(shuō)，她們沒(méi)有時(shí)間寫(xiě)信。
3.
選D。根據(jù)文章第段內(nèi)容可知答案。
4.
選B。真正讓作者感到高興的是當(dāng)她在電話(huà)上聽(tīng)到老朋友Linda的聲音的時(shí)候。而讀到報(bào)紙的時(shí)候和寫(xiě)信的時(shí)候都還只是在猜測(cè)，那時(shí)還談不上高興。
5.
選A。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much,even afteryears…可知，答案選A。
108、看病
每天都有很多人被病痛折磨著，但有些病卻是因?yàn)橐恍┎槐匾膿?dān)憂(yōu)，正如本文中的tailor一樣，威嚇不少一點(diǎn)憂(yōu)心，讓自己健康快樂(lè)一點(diǎn)呢?
A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully, he said to him, “Well, there’s nothing really wrong with you, I’m glad to say. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago, and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldn’t pay his tailor’s bills. I told him not to worry about the bills any more. He took my advice and when he came to see me again two days ago, he told me that he now felt quite all right again. ” “Yes, I know all about that,” answered the patient sadly. “You see, I’m that man’s tailor!”
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容判斷正誤，正確的用“T”表示，錯(cuò)誤的用“F”表示。
1.
The tailor went to see his doctor because he has got a headache.
2.
There is nothing serious with the tailor.
3.
A man with the same trouble as the tailor a few days ago.
4.
The doctor gave the man and the tailor the same advice.
5.
The tailor was worried because a man couldn’t pay his bills.
【答案及解析】
1.
選F。根據(jù)第句A man went to see his doctor one day, because he was suffering from pains in his stomach可知本題是錯(cuò)誤的。
2.
選T。根據(jù)…there is no thing really wrong with you (tailor)可知裁縫的身體并沒(méi)有什么大礙，故可判斷此題與短文內(nèi)容相符。
3.
選F。根據(jù)句子Do you know, I had a man with the same trouble as you here a few weeks ago可知本題所敘述的時(shí)間與短文內(nèi)容不一致，因此可判斷此題是錯(cuò)誤的。
4.
選T。根據(jù)…and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you可知答案。
5.
選T。通讀全文我們可知：上一個(gè)病人是擔(dān)心他自己不能付錢(qián)給他的裁縫，而這個(gè)裁縫的病因卻是因?yàn)閾?dān)心那個(gè)人不能付錢(qián)給他的。
109、母愛(ài)
慈母手中線，游子身上衣，誰(shuí)言寸草心，報(bào)得三春暉。母愛(ài)是世界上最偉大、最無(wú)私的，她寬容大度，她不求回報(bào)，她為子女付出很多很多……
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth. ”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And agulfopened between us. I was “too emotional(易動(dòng)感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”.
As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原諒) me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.
My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折疊) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。
1.
The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.
A.
after Mother died
B.
before she became a writer
C.
when she was a child
D.
when Mother gave it to her
2.
The passage shows that ______.
A.
mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B.
mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C.
mother cared much about her daughter in words
D.
mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
3.
The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.
A.
deep understanding between the old and the young
B.
different ideas between the mother and the daughter
C.
free talks between mother and daughter
D.
part of the sea going far in land
4.
What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?
A.
She had never received the letter.
B.
For years, she often talked about the letter.
C.
She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D.
She read the letter again and again till she died.
5.
What’s the best title of the passage?
A.
My letter to Mother
B.
Mother and Children
C.
My mother’s Desk
D.
Talks between Mother and Me
【答案及解析】
1.
選C。根據(jù)I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. 可知作者當(dāng)時(shí)還是個(gè)小孩子，故選C。
2.
選A。由But she lived “on the surface ”. 和全文內(nèi)容可知，作者的母親表面上很冷漠，但心里充滿(mǎn)了對(duì)作者的愛(ài)，正確答案是A。
3.
選B。從I was “too emotional”. But she lived “on the surface”. 可知此詞是指兩人之間不同的看法和觀點(diǎn)，應(yīng)選B。
4.
選D。根據(jù)…a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. 可知應(yīng)選D。
5.
選C。文章的開(kāi)頭I’ve loved my mother’s desk…以及后面的Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to…可知作者是托物思人，以表達(dá)自己對(duì)母親的懷念之情，所以最佳標(biāo)題應(yīng)是C。
110、閱讀理解并回答問(wèn)題
One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York.
“Mr Einstein,” said the friend, “ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!”
“It doesn’t matter,” answered Albert Einstein. “No one knows me here in New York.”
Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat.
Once more his friend persuaded him to buy a new one.
“There is no need now,” said Einstein, “Everybody here has known me.”
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問(wèn)題。
1.
Where did Albert Einstein met an old friend of his?
________________________________________________________________
2.
What did the friend want him to buy?
________________________________________________________________
3.
How about Einstein’s overcoat?
________________________________________________________________
4.
Did Einstein still wear the same old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist?
________________________________________________________________
5.
What did Einstein say when the friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat?
________________________________________________________________
【答案及解析】
1.
On a street in New York。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是“愛(ài)因斯坦在那兒遇見(jiàn)了他的老朋友?”根據(jù)One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in New York(一天，在紐約的一條街道上，著名美國(guó)科學(xué)家愛(ài)因斯坦遇見(jiàn)了他的一個(gè)老朋友)就能作出上述回答。
2.
A new overcoat。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是 “他的朋友讓他買(mǎi)什么?” 根據(jù)“ it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat. Look, how worn-out it is!”(“你該穿一件新大衣了�？�，你的大衣多么破呀!)就能作出上述回答。
3.
Very old。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是 “愛(ài)因斯坦的大衣怎么樣了?” 根據(jù)文章的標(biāo)題就能作出上述回答。
4.
Yes, he did。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是 “成名之后的愛(ài)因斯坦仍然穿同一件破大衣嗎?” 根據(jù)Several years later they met in New York again. Einstein had been a world-famous physicist after then but he still wore the same old overcoat. (幾年之后，他們?cè)俅卧诩~約相遇了，這時(shí)候的愛(ài)因斯坦已經(jīng)成了世界著名的大科學(xué)家。然而，他仍然穿著那件破大衣)就能作出上述回答
5.
There is no need now. Everybody here has known me。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是 “當(dāng)朋友再次勸愛(ài)因斯坦買(mǎi)一件新大衣時(shí)，他是怎么說(shuō)的?” 根據(jù)“There is no need now,” said Einstein, “Everybody here has known me.”(愛(ài)因斯坦說(shuō)：“沒(méi)有必要了，這兒的人都知道我了)就能作出上述回答。
111、回答問(wèn)題
Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he came to a very, very narrow road. Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答問(wèn)題。
1.
Where was Goethe walking?
________________________________________________________________
2.
Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road?
________________________________________________________________
3.
Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time?
________________________________________________________________
4.
Did the young man make way for Goethe?
________________________________________________________________
5.
Who turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road?
________________________________________________________________
答案及解析：
1.
In a park。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是“歌德正走在什么地方?”根據(jù)Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park(有一次，德國(guó)大詩(shī)人歌德正在一個(gè)公園里散步)就能作出上述回答。
2.
A young man。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是“誰(shuí)從路的另一端向歌德走來(lái)?”根據(jù)Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road(就在那個(gè)時(shí)候，一個(gè)年輕人從從路的另一端向他走來(lái))就能作出上述回答。
3.
Yes, it was。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是“這條路太窄兩個(gè)人不能同時(shí)經(jīng)過(guò)嗎?”根據(jù)It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. (這條路太窄兩個(gè)人不能同時(shí)經(jīng)過(guò))就能作出上述回答。
4.
No, he didn’t。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是“那個(gè)年輕人給歌德讓路了嗎?”根據(jù)Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.”(當(dāng)時(shí)，那個(gè)年輕人粗暴地說(shuō)：“我決不會(huì)給一個(gè)傻瓜讓路)就能作出上述回答。
5.
Goethe。所問(wèn)的問(wèn)題是“誰(shuí)很快轉(zhuǎn)身走回去?”根據(jù)Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road(歌德微笑著說(shuō)：“我總是給傻瓜讓路”，說(shuō)吧，他很快轉(zhuǎn)身走回去)就能作出上述回答。
112、顧此失彼
許多年前，農(nóng)民為保護(hù)他們的雞而獵殺了很多老鷹。然而新的問(wèn)題來(lái)了，田里的田鼠猖狂了起來(lái)，結(jié)果農(nóng)民的莊稼大多給吃光了。這是怎么回事呢？看看下文你就知道了，但一定要記�。篒t is important for us to keep the balance of nature.
Not many years ago, some farmers were worried because hawks were taking many of their chicken. The farmers didn’t know what to do. Finally they went to the country officials and asked for help.
“Kill the hawks,” the officials said, “We will even pay for them,” so the farmers began to think of ways to kill the hawks.
The farmers killed many hawks. They no longer had to worry about their chickens. But they now had a new worry. Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers’ grain.
How did this happen?
Hawks eat not only chickens but also field mice. They eat more field mice than chickens. But the farmers didn’t know this. When they killed a lot of hawks, they changed the balance.
When people move into a new place, they often destroy many wild plants. Often these plants are food for the animals. If the animals can’t find enough plants to eat, they will starve or have to leave the place.
In one part of the USA, for example the deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild roses. The mountain lions there eat the deer. The number of deer, mountain lions and wild roses doesn’t change much if people leave things as they are.
But people killed many mountain lions in order to protect the deer. Soon there were so many deer that they ate up all the wild roses. Then the deer began to eat the green leaves of young trees. These trees were important to the farmers. So the farmers thought of ways to protect their trees. Now the deer had nothing to eat, and many of them died. This was another lesson from nature.
To keep the balance of nature is important for us to remember.
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容判斷正誤，正確的用“T”表示，錯(cuò)誤的用“F”表示。
1.
Finally the officials told the farmers to kill the hawks.
2.
Field mice eat not only chickens but also the farmers’ grain.
3.
When the animals can’t find enough plants to eat in a place, they will starve or have to leave.
4.
The number of animals changes much if people leave things as they are.
5.
It is important for us to keep the balance of nature.
【答案及解析】
1.
選T。根據(jù)句子 “Kill the hawks,” the officials said.可知，此題與短文內(nèi)容相符合，所以可判斷為正確。
2.
選F。本題句意為“田鼠不僅吃小雞還吃農(nóng)民的莊稼”，但由句子Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers’ grain.可知，田鼠只吃莊稼，
3.
選T。由句子If the animals can’t find enough plants to eat, they will starve or have to leave the place.可知本題正確。
4.
選F。由短文內(nèi)容可知，如果人們不破壞生態(tài)平衡，而順其自然，則動(dòng)物的數(shù)量不會(huì)有多大的改變。故本題與原文不一致，所以判斷此題錯(cuò)誤。
5.
選T。從短文的最后一句To keep the balance of nature is important for us to remember.我們知道：保持生態(tài)平衡對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)是非常重要的。
113、幽默故事
學(xué)習(xí)不用功可能挨老師的批評(píng)，考試不及格可能被父母打屁股，但你聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)有學(xué)習(xí)不用功要被釘死在十字架上的嗎？本文中的Little Tommy就是這樣想的。
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教師), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (鋪開(kāi)) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (加號(hào)), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
1.
Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
A.
Because he could eat well there.
B.
Because he could earn more about nuns.
C.
Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D.
Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.
2.
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.
A.
was still the same as usual
B.
ate so much at dinner
C.
kissed her hello after school
D.
worked hard but said little
3.
“Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
A.
用功
B.
捶書(shū)
C.
發(fā)泄
D.
振作
4.
The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
A.
Tommy felt sorry for the mail
B.
Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C.
Tommy didn’t like the plus sign
D.
Tommy liked playing jokes on others
5.
From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that _______.
A.
teachers should be strict with their students
B.
mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimes
C.
a catholic school is much better than other ones
D.
nuns are good at helping children with their math
【答案及解析】
1.
選C。文章第段說(shuō)Tommy數(shù)學(xué)學(xué)不好，其父母想盡了一切辦法都不奏效，最后將他送進(jìn)了一所天主教的教會(huì)學(xué)校。
2.
選D。認(rèn)真閱讀第段前面幾句話(huà)，并注意以下信息：After the first day, little Tommy came home…didn’t kiss his mother hello…was hard at work…without a word. 可知答案應(yīng)選D。
3.
選A。根據(jù)文章大意和Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books這個(gè)句子的語(yǔ)境，可知hit the books的意思是“用功”。
4.
選B。Tommy學(xué)習(xí)一直不用功，但自從進(jìn)了這所catholic school之后，情況就不一樣了——整天都發(fā)狠讀書(shū)，結(jié)果數(shù)學(xué)考試也得了A。這是為什么呢?文章在最后道出了其原因：Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (加號(hào)), I knew they weren’t joking. 由此可知，Tommy是擔(dān)心學(xué)習(xí)不用功會(huì)被釘在十字架上。
5.
選B。Tommy把the man nailed to the plus sign誤解為“學(xué)習(xí)不用功的結(jié)果”，從而一改自己原來(lái)不好學(xué)的不良習(xí)慣，很快就把數(shù)學(xué)成績(jī)趕了上去。可見(jiàn)，誤解有時(shí)也可以起到好的效果。
114。
撿錢(qián)不還雖可享用一時(shí)，但良心會(huì)一輩子不安;拾金不昧雖有點(diǎn)一時(shí)不忍，但那種感覺(jué)將會(huì)worth more than anything could buy。
800
I worked for a short time as a cashier(出納員) at a restaurant a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that if there was something valuable(有價(jià)值的) in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $in cash(現(xiàn)金). He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward(酬勞) for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.
Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
1.
Which of the following is true?
A.
The owner of the wallet found a twenty-dollar bill gone.
B.
The writer wasn’t surprised when the man gave her a reward.
C.
Nothing in the wallet was missing.
D.
The man was very, very excited when he got his wallet back.
2.
The writer returned the wallet to the owner because _______.
A.
she thought Christmas was coming
B.
the owner came back too soon
C.
she didn’t know there was so much money in it
D.
as an honest person, she didn’t care much about money
3.
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.
The writer accepted a reward of $
B.
The writer regretted(后悔) that she had returned the wallet.
C.
The writer didn’t return the wallet until the owner came back.
D.
The writer fell very happy after she returned the wallet.
【答案及解析】
1.
選C。由于作者并未打開(kāi)錢(qián)包，更沒(méi)有從中取出什么，所以說(shuō)Nothing in the wallet was missing。
2.
選B。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it可排除選項(xiàng)C和D。比較選項(xiàng)A和B，再結(jié)合文章大意，選B為佳(from www.zkenglish.com)
3.
選B。此題可用排除法來(lái)做：根據(jù)第段最后兩句He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed it to me and I was amazed at this. “A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away可知選項(xiàng)A與文章內(nèi)容相符;選項(xiàng)B的意思是“作者直到失主返回來(lái)才將錢(qián)包還給他”，這顯然與文章內(nèi)容相符;根據(jù)第段最后一句話(huà)The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy可知，選項(xiàng)D也與文章內(nèi)容相符。
115、頑童的承諾
兄弟可以相依相伴，可以同甘共苦，也可以為彼此付出一切……請(qǐng)讀讀這篇感人的兄弟情的故事吧！
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(頑童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(猶豫). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but what the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love to,” the boy answered.
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(殘疾的) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him and the three began an unforgettable holiday ride.
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。
1.
The street urchin was very surprised when _______.
A. he met Paul
B. Paul told him about the car
C. Paul received an expensive car
D. he was walking around the car
2.
From the story we can see the urchin _______.
A. wished to give his brother a car
B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s
D. wished Paul could be a brother like that
3.
The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.
A. to show he had a rich friend
B. to show his neighbors the big car
C. to let his brother ride in the car
D. to tell his brother about his wish
4.
We can find from the story that _______.
A. the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy
B. the urchin wished to have a rich brother
C. the urchin had a deep love for his brother
D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end
5.
The best name of the story is _______.
A. A Christmas Present B. Paul, a Kind-hearted Person
C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
【答案及解析】
1.
選B。根據(jù)第2段中的 Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.可知答案為B。
2.
選A。The urchin 指著 Paul 的車(chē)對(duì)他的弟弟說(shuō)：“And someday I’m going to give you one just like it…”所以 the urchin 希望也能給他弟弟一輛車(chē)。
3.
選D。The urchin 要 Paul 把車(chē)停在他家門(mén)前后，立即扶著他殘疾的弟弟出來(lái)，讓他看看Paul的車(chē)，然后告訴弟弟他想為他做的事，所以他只是想告訴他弟弟他的愿望。
4.
選C。The urchin 在坐過(guò) Paul 的車(chē)后沒(méi)有忘記弟弟，并且承諾也要給弟弟買(mǎi)一輛車(chē)，可見(jiàn)他對(duì)弟弟有著一份深深的愛(ài)。答案選C，而A、B、D三項(xiàng)與文章不符。
5.
選C。通讀全文，我們不得不為 The urchin 的行為所感動(dòng)，他是一個(gè)好哥哥。文章就是講述了他這樣的一位好哥哥，C選項(xiàng)最合適。
116、
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毀) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破壞) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利機(jī)構(gòu)) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
1.
How many homes altogether (總共) were damaged in the storm?
A.
FourteenTwenty-one
C.
Twenty-nineThirty-six
2.
Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A.
He was in bedHe was inside the house.
C.
He was outside the houseHe was on the roof.
3.
Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because_________.
A.
her husband knew there would be a storm
B.
they were all outside the house when the storm became worse
C.
she felt the house was moving
D.
the welfare department helped her
4.
The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means______.
A.
something to eatsomething to wear
C.
somewhere to studysomewhere to stay
5.
Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?
A.
A Terrible StormA Lucky Woman
C.
Good SoldiersClever People
答案及解析
【】一場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雨席卷了兩個(gè)村莊——不僅摧毀了房屋，也是造成了人員傷亡，還有二百多人無(wú)家可歸。
1.
D。根據(jù)第一段出現(xiàn)的三個(gè)數(shù)字14，7，15即可知D為正確答案。
2.
B。根據(jù)“I was eating with my wife and children.”可排除A和D，由下文可知C也不合題意。
3.
C。答案即在即在…she felt that her house was moving中。
4.
D。考慮全文意思及最末一段，可知暴風(fēng)雨過(guò)后，房屋倒塌，人員傷亡。人們不僅需要食品、衣物，還需要住的地方。
5.
A。這篇閱讀材料主要描述了暴風(fēng)雨襲擊的過(guò)程。顯然選項(xiàng)A是本文的主旨。
117、
We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(癢) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
1.
“Mosquito” means_______in Chinese.
A.
蒼蠅蜻蜓
C.
跳蚤蚊子
2.
We know mosquitoes very well because___________.
A.
they can be found easilythey fly here and there
C.
there are many kinds of themthey can fly
3.
If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will________.
A.
get angry with yoube afraid of you
C.
make a lot of noisechoose another one
4.
The mosquito bites you_________.
A.
when you’re asleepbecause you have choose it
C.
too quickly to let you knowbut doesn’t like you
5.
Which of the following sentences is wrong?
A.
The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.
B.
You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.
C.
Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.
D.
All the mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.
答案及解析：
1.
D。“吸血”和“會(huì)飛”是mosquitoes的兩個(gè)主要特征。根據(jù)這兩個(gè)特點(diǎn)，聯(lián)系生活常識(shí)，即可選定答案。另外，讀罷全文之后，也能將其余選項(xiàng)予以排除。
2.
B。“We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere.”一句是答案的出處。
3.
D。答案就在“But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood.”這句話(huà)之中。
4.
C。答案的依據(jù)是“…she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different.”一句。
5.
B。其余三項(xiàng)在文中都有明確的說(shuō)明。根據(jù)上面那個(gè)小題的內(nèi)容，B項(xiàng)明顯是錯(cuò)誤的。
118
Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.
Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to pace in tin boxes.
At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。
1.
Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very________.
A.
strangenice
C.
differentbeautiful
2.
Shlander thinks man on the earth is________.
A.
a monkey a earth monster
C.
a tin boxa strange world
3.
The earth monster doesn’t have________.
A.
heads, arms and legsbrown or yellow strings on its head
C.
a hole on its face a swing on its body
4.
The earth monsters don’t put________on their holes.
A.
nice thingsballs
C.
firewater
5.
The square window box is________.
A.
a car or a busa very small earth monster
C.
a TV seta radio
答案及解析：
1.
A。根據(jù)Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange(Shlander是個(gè)太空人，他認(rèn)為地球上的人和物非常奇怪)就能確定正確選項(xiàng)。
2.
B。根據(jù) Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny(我到了一個(gè)陌生的世界中，這個(gè)世界非常優(yōu)美，有許多要學(xué)的新東西，也有許多地球怪物，這些怪物看起來(lái)挺有趣)就能確定正確選項(xiàng)。
3.
D。根據(jù)They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face(地球怪物只有一個(gè)頭，兩只胳膊兩條腿，頭上有又黑又細(xì)的繩子，有的是棕色，有的是黃色，臉上還有一個(gè)洞)，顯然，前三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是人類(lèi)的特征，都不能被選。
4.
C。根據(jù)Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too(每天他們把好東西和從樹(shù)上摘下來(lái)的球放進(jìn)洞里，也往洞里放水)就能確定正確選項(xiàng)(from www.zkenglish.com)。
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C。根據(jù)At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it(夜里，地球怪物喜歡看一個(gè)方形的窗臺(tái)上的花盆箱，這個(gè)箱子非常小，有地球怪物在里面)就能斷定文章中的方盒子就是一臺(tái)電視機(jī)。
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