Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station（加油站）about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register（收款台）,I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery（电池）was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
“Thank you”—two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
60.The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City____________. A.to visit a friend B.to see his parents
C.to pay at the cash register D.to have more gas for his car 61.The words\"took off”underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “____”. A.turned off B.moved off C.put up D.set up
62.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car? A.He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B.The couple sent him a business card. C.The couple offered to help him
D.He called his friend for help.
63.The battery of the author’s car was dead because_____. A.something went wrong with the lights B.the meeting lasted a whole day
C.he forgot to turn off the lights D.he drove too long a distance 64.By telling his own experiences,the author tries to show______. A.how to write a thank-you letter B.how to deal with car problems C.the kind-heartedness of older people D.the importance of expressing thanks
2（2006广东高考，B）
He’s an old cobbler(修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais,a historic area in Paris.When I took him my shoes,he at first told me:“I haven’t time.Take them to the other fellow on the main street;he’ll fix them for you right away.”
But I’d had my eye on his shop for a long time.Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather.I knew he was a skilled craftsman(手艺人).“No,”I replied,“the other fellow can’t do it well.”
“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait”—without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys.They work carelessly,and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋带) you might as well just throw away the pair.
My man saw I wouldn’t give in,and he smiled.He wiped his hands on his blue apron(围裙),looked at my shoes,had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said,“Come back in a week.”
I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.
“See what I can do?”he said with pride,“Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”
When I got back out into the street,the world seemed brand-new to me.He was something out of an ancient legend,this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly,his very strange dusty felt hat,his funny accent from who-knows-where and,above all,his pride in his craft.
These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line,when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”,when,in short,people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption(消费) rather than a way to realize their own abilities.In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.
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60.Which of the following is true about the old cobbler? A.He was equipped with the best repairing tools. B.He was the only cobbler in the Marais.
C.He was proud of his skills. D.He was a native Parisian. 61.The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.”(Paragraph 7) implies that____________.
A.nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him B.it was difficult to communicate with this man
C.the man was very strange D.the man was too old
62.According to the author,many people work just to__________. A.realize their abilities B.gain happiness C.make money D.gain respect 63.This story wants to tell us that____________.
A.craftsmen make a lot of money B.whatever you do,do it well C.craftsmen need self-respect D.people are born equal
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I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job.I also think my work is important.There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业).
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork.In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer.I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job,looking after two little girls.It wasn’t too bad at first.But the problems began when I agreed to live in,so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening.We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week,she’d give me time off the next.But unfortunately,it didn’t often work out.I was getting extremely tired and fed up,because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday,I was in the park with the children,and met Megan who used to go to school with me.I told her about my situation.She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书) if I wanted to work with children.I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school.She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful.My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course.I had to leave my job with the family,and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there.I shall always be thankful to
Megan.I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career,even if you aren’t top of the class at school.
1.What is the author’s present job?
A.Working part-time in a college. B.Taking care of children for a family. C.Helping children with their schoolwork.
it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet adventures,then decided that this would be his future.
potatoes. In 2001,after becoming a skillful skier,Saunders started his first 1.The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because __. long-distance expedition(探险) towards the North Pole.It took A.they were found out D.mice stopped them from doing so unbelievable energy.He suffered frostbite(冻疮),ran into a polar bear B.they were frightened by what had heard in the house and pushed his body to the limit,pulling his supply-loaded sled(雪橇) D.Looking after children at a kindergarten.
2.When staying with the two girls’ family,the author________. A.was paid for extra work B.often worked long hours C.got much help from her boss D.took a day off every other week 3.Why did the author leave her first job?
A.She found a full-time job. B.She was fed up with children. C.She decided to attend a part-time course. D.She needed a rest after working extra hours.
4.What has the author learned from her own experiences?
A.Less successful students can still have a career. B.Qualifications are necessary for a career. C.Hard work makes an excellent student.
D.One must choose the job she likes.
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Two thieves came to a house to steal something.They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house.The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl (爬行) into the house.“Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house.The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside，“She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him，so he said，“Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house，too.The woman saw the mice and shouted.The man in the house said，“you saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before.The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house.The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields.The rein (缰绳) broke and the woman came home for a rope.She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some.She picked out two which look like mice.At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up.The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said.“How they look like the two of last night.” The man said，“I asked you to fetch a rope，why don’t hurry for
C.they didn’t work together well with each other 2.From the last paragraph，we know that____________.
A.the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes B.the woman recognized the thieves C.the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them D.and the thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all 3.When the woman said，“How they look like the two of last
night,____.” A.she referred to the thieves B.she meant nothing C.she said it on purpose D.she referred to the mice 4.____________ is the best title of this passage. A.Two Clever Thieves B.Terrible Mice C.Hit the Mark by a Fluke D.A Clever Couple 5.Which of the following statements is FALSE? A.The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes. B.Whenever they found mice，the people in the house would try to
catch them. C.The two thieves ran away at once，because they thought the
woman had seen them. D.The man let the woman go home for a rope，which would be
used for catching the thieves. 5（2006浙江高考，A）
Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team.“Football,tennis,cricket—anything with a round ball,I was useless,”he says now with a laugh.But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire,England. It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him.At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest.Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend.Gradually,Saunders set his mind on building up his body,increasing his speed and strength.At the age of 18,he ran his first marathon. The following year,he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s School of Adventure in Scotland,where he learned about Ridgway’s cold-water exploits.Greatly interested,Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers,and 2
up and over rocky ice.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole,and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man.His old playmates would not believe the change. Next October,Saunders,27,heads south from the coast of
Antarctica to the South Pole and back,a 2 900-kilometre journey that
has never been completed on skis. 41.What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?
A.He became good at most sports.B.He began to build up his body. C.He joined a sports team. D.He made friends with a runner. 42.The underlined word “exploits”(Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to____. A.journeys B.researches C.adventures D.operations 43.Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?
a.He ran his first marathon. b.He skied along in the North Pole. c.He rode his bike in a forest.
d.He planned an adventure to the South Pole. A.acdb B.cdab C.acbd D.cabd
44.What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders? A.He is a success in sports. B.He is the best British skier.
C.He is Ridgway’s favorite student.D.He is a good instructor at school. 6（2007湖北黄冈高三期末考试，A） The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their
ground—breaking role in the history of popular music. Consisting of John Lennon, Paul Mc-Cartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, the group’s innovative（创新的）music, films, and styles helped define the 1960s. The Beatles broke many sales records and charted more than fifty
top 40 hit singles in the ten years when they were together. They were the first British band to achieve major on-going success in the United States, becoming the biggest musical act of the twentieth century. It is said that by 1985, the band had sold over one billion records
worldwide. Their song Yesterday may be the most-covered song in the history of recorded music.
They composed songs and arranged them in many musical styles. Despite the wide array of musical styles they used, the Beatles’ recordings were readily identifiable because of their distinctive（与众不同的）singing. They were also pioneers of new musical directions like heavy metal.
They also pioneered many production techniques. Their clothes, hairstyles, and choice of musical instruments made them trend-setters throughout the decade;their growing social awareness（意识）,reflected in the development of their music, saw their influence extend far beyond the music scene into the social and cultural revolution of the 1960s.
The group disbanded in 1970. Thirty-five years later, in 2005, the American entertainment industry magazine Variety named them the most iconic（偶像的）entertainers of the 20th century.
56.Variety regards The Beatles as the most popular music band mainly because____________.
A.it holds the highest regards, huge success and the pioneering role
B.it has many new styles different from others
C.its members like to work together and never separate
D.it is the first English band that achieved great success in the US 57.In writing the passage, the writer intends to introduce______. A.The Beatles B.the pop and rock music C.the members of The Beatles D.the magazine Variety
58.Which of the following can be used as the headlines for Paragraphs 2,3,4?
A.The first British band, Pioneers of new music, Inventing new production techniques.
B.Top selling records, Different singing style, The band’s growing influence.
C.The successful British band, Different singing style, The band’s growing fluence.
D.Top selling records, Pioneers of new music, Inventing new production techniques.
59.From the passage we know____________.
A.the writer feels sorry for The Beatles’ disbanding B.the writer speaks ill of The Beatles C.the writer speaks highly of the band
D.the writer is quite familiar with the four members
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Maupassant, the famous French writer, was born on August 5,1850. He was the elder son in his family. When he was eleven years old, his parents separated. The unsuccessful marriage influenced（影响）Maupassant a lot as both man and writer. This explains the frequent（频繁的）appearances in his stories of the lonely, fatherless child. Maupassant received his first education from the church. At the age of 13, he was sent to a small seminary（神学院）.He disliked the form of life there. In the autumn of 1869,he began law studies in Paris. When the France-Germany War broke out, he had to stop his law studies and unwillingly served as a soldier in the war. His experiences helped much in his short stories. In July 1871,he was demobilized（复员）and started his law studies again. Then his father once helped him find a job in the Ministry of Marine and the Ministry of Public Instruction.
Maupassant luckily met Flaubert, the great novelist, with the help of his mother when he returned to Paris after the war. As Flaubert said of Maupassant,“He is my disciple（徒弟）and I love him like a son.”The apprenticeship（学徒身份）made Maupassant the writer.
In April 1880 came the turning point of Maupassant’s writing career（生涯）.His first world-famous novel Ball of Fat was published. From then on, Maupassant became world-wide known. The ten years from 1880 to 1890 were remarkable for Maupassant.He produced some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, his only volume of verse and a fair sprinkling of miscellaneous（多方面的）works.
In 1889,something unexpected happened to his family. Maupassant’s brother died. He was driven to despair. On January 2,1892, he tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat but failed. The next year,on July 6, he died in Paris.
1.From the passage, we can know____________. A.Maupassant loved his father very much
B.Maupassant liked the education in the seminary very much C.Maupassant’s father left him and his mother
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D.Maupassant studied literature in his mother
2.Maupassant began to write stories____________. A.because he had studied at a small seminary B.with the help of Flaubert C.with the help of his mother D.in 1880
3.1880 was the time when the turning point of Maupassant’s writing career came because____________.
A.he met Flaubert, the great writer B.he knew how to write stories C.his stories were published
D.his first world-famous novel was published
4.which of the following is the best title of the passage? A.A Great Writer
B.How Maupassant Began His Writing Career
C.Maupassant, an Unlucky Man with Many Great Works D.Maupassant’s miserable life
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Sharapova awoke Monday to a phone call from her father saying,“Good morning, champion.”The Russian teen had taken over the WTA Tour’s No. 1 ranking from Lindsay Davenport, who had held the top spot since October.
“This is something I’ve dreamed of all my life,”Sharapova said.“It’s just an amazing fact to be No. 1 in world.Topping it off,I am the first Russian. I’m so excited that I could achieve it.”
Sharapova is the 15th player and the frist Russian to be No. 1 since the tour began its computer rankings in 1975. At 18, she’s also the fifth youngest to hold the top spot, following Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Tracy Austin and Steffi Graf.
The No. 1 ranking means she’ll likely be the top seed in the U.S.Open,which begins next Monday. The draw（抽签）is Wednesday.
“It’s a good feeling to have going on the court knowing you’ve achieved this,”she said.
Sharapova knew 10 days ago that she’d jump a spot to No. 1
when this week’s rankings were released. She could have overtaken Davenport with a victory at the JPMorgan Chase Open, but had to withdraw before the quarterfinals（四分之一决赛）because of a strained chest muscle.
She skipped last weekend’s Rogers Cup in Toronto because of the same injury. But Davenport didn’t play the Rogers Cup, either, because of a lower back injury, and she didn’t have enough points to stay ahead of Sharapova this week.
Davenport dropped a spot to No. 2. The Californian has been No. 1 for 82 weeks—although not consecutively（连续地）—during her career.
“The fact you are No. 1, it just puts a smile on your face,”said Sharapova, who got congratulatory text messages from friends all over the world along with seven bouquets of flowers.
“It’s an amazing achievement. That’s all I really can say.”
Sharapova has made a stunning rise, climbing from outside the top 100 to No. 1 in a little over two years. She won Wimbledon at 17 in 2004, and has won six titles in the last 12 months. She also won the season-ending title at the Tour Championships last year.
1.Sharapova’s father phoned her on Monday morning_________. A.to tell her it was time to get up B.to inform her of a piece of good news C.to warn her not to be too proud of herself
D.to congratulate her on her achievement
2.The underlined phrase “top off”can be replaced by__________. A.laugh at B.break down C.depend on D.finish up 3.Which of the following is not true about Sharapova? A.She has been working hard to become be No. 1 in world. B.She didn’t expect she could make such great achievements. C.She is the first Russian to take over the WTA Tour’s No. 1 ranking. D.She beat Davenport at the JPMorgan Chase Open with much difficulty.
4.Which of the following can best express the author’s attitude towards Sharapova?
A.She is lucky to have beaten Lindsay Davenport.
B.There’s no doubt that she will be the top seed in the U.S.Open. C.Her achievements are so great that they’re unimaginable.
D.Such a young player shouldn’t pay too much attention to fame.
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Acres of Diamonds
Did you ever hear of Russell H.Conwell?Few people have. Even
fewer know what he did.Conwell founded Temple University. He was not a wealthy man.Then how did he found a University?It’s better to start at the beginning.Here is the story.
Conwell was a minister.He worked in Philadelphia.A young man came to him for advice.He wanted to be a minister.Conwell offered to teach him Latin.He would do it one night a week.The young man asked to bring some friends along.Conwell said,“Bring as many as you wish.”The young man brought seven.The lesson began in Conwell’s office.Soon they moved to a large room.Then it was a building.Then two buildings.After four years the group had grown to 590 students.At this point,a college charter(特许证) was obtained.
Money was now needed.Conwell went on a lecture tour.Here is why he was prepared for it.At a reunion of his old Civil War comrades,he had given a talk.It was a huge success.Others clamored to hear it.He went on a tour and gave his talk.In fact, he delivered the same lecture over 6 000 times.The lecture earned over seven million dollars. At that time,this was a very great sum. Each time, the money went to the school.
What was the famous lecture about?Its title was “Acres of Diamonds”.It was about a man who searched for diamonds.He searched far and wide.Then he found what he was looking for.It was in his own backyard.The moral was this:Your wealth is where you are.But you have to dig for it.You must dig and believe.If you do,you’ll find success right where you are.
1.This passage mostly deals with____________. A.founding Temple U niversity B.diamonds
C.Conwell’s students D.Conwell’s fame 2.To raise money for the school,Conwell____________. A.taught classes B.lectured at Temple C.went on a lecture tour D.sold diamonds
3.We can conclude from the passage that Conwell____________. A.was a very good and interesting speaker B.visited Turkey C.lectured only to the rich D.was not popular with his students 4.The underlined word “clamored” in the third paragraph means__. A.came B.demanded noisily
C.ran quickly D.asked politely
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On May 29，1973，Thomas Bradley，a black man，was elected mayor of Los Angeles.Los Angeles is the third largest city in the United States，with a population of three million.About sixteen percent
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of the city’s population are black.
News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United States.Here is how one of the newspapers reported the event:
LOS ANGELES ELECTS BRADLEY MAYOR UNSEATING YORTY BLACK WINS 56% OF VOTES
Bradley called his victory over Yorty “the fulfillment (实现) of a dream”.During his childhood and youth，people had kept telling him.“You can’t do this，you can’t go there，because you are a Negro.” Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been the city’s mayor for three terms.Bradley had won 43.7 percent.
Los Angeles have had many opportunities to judge Thomas Bradley and had to form an opinion of him.The son of a poor farmer Texas，he joined the Los Angeles police force in 1940.During his twenty-one years on the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night.He was elected to the city council ten years ago.
At the time of the Los Angeles election，three other American cities already had black mayors，but none of those cities had as large a population as Los Angeles.Besides，the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger.Cleveland，Ohio，had thirty-six percent black when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967.In the same year Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Gary，Indiana，which had fifty-five percent black.In Newark，Mew Jersey，sixty percent of the population were black when Kenneth Gibson was elected in 1970.Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising.
In Los Angeles thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate.Bradley had spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in Los Angeles.Four years ago Bradley lost mayoral election to Yorty.This time Bradley won.
1.In the author’s opinion，it was surprising that____________. A.the whites would vote for a black mayor
B.a black mayor would be elected in such a large city
C.a black from a poor farmer’s family could be elected mayor D.there would be so many black mayors
2.From the passage we can infer that people____________. A.voted for Bradley because of his black color
B.didn’t care much about his color when they voted
C.voted for him to give him a chance to fulfill his dream D.voted for Bradley because they trusted him
3.Bradley hit the front page headline for____________. A.he was the first black mayor in the history
B.he was the first black mayor in the south of USA
C.he was the first black mayor of one of the largest cities in the USA
D.a poor farmer’s son could also win an important election
4.From Bradley’s victory in the election we can see that____________.
A.blacks had equal rights as whites in the USA B.black people’s situation began to be improving much more than before C.one can be successful through hard work in the USA no matter what color he is D.it is certain that someday USA will have a black president
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James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves.His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9.There，a school teacher asked the youth his name.
“J.C.”，he replied.
She thought he had said “Jesse”.And he had a new name.
Owens ran his first race at age 13.After high school，he went to Ohio State University.He had to work in part time so as to pay for his education.As a second-year student，in the Big Ten games in 1935，he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.
A week before the Big Ten meet，Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs.His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week，and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet.He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try，event by event.He did try，and the results are in the record book.
The stage was set for Owens’ victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year，and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political.Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners.
“It was all right with me,” he said years later.“I didn’t go to Berlin to shake hands with him，anyway.”
Having returned from Berlin，he received no telephone call from the president of his own country，either.In fact，he was not honored by the United States until 1976，four years before his death.
Owens’ Olympic victories made little difference to him.He earned
his living by looking after a school playground，and accepted money to race against cars，trucks，motorcycles，and dogs.“Sure，it bothered me,” he said later.“But at least it was an honest living.I had to eat.” In time，however，his gold medals changed his life.“They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said.“Time has stood still for me.That golden moment dies hard.”
1.Owens got his other name “Jesse” when____________. A.he went to Ohio State University B.his teacher made fun of him
C.his teacher took “J.C.” for “Jesse”
D.he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet 2.In the Big Ten meet，Owens____________.
A.hurt himself in the back B.succeeded in setting many records C.tried every sports event but failed D.had to give up some events 3.We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US that time because____________.
A.he was not of the right race B.he was the son of a poor farmer C.he didn’t shake hands with Hitler
D.he didn’t talk to the US president on the phone
4.When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years,” he means that the medals____________.
A.have been changed for money to help him live on B.have made him famous in the US
C.have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life D.have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs
5.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? A.Jesse Owens，a Great American Athlete B.Golden Moment-a Lifetime Struggle
C.Making a Living As a SportsmanD.How to Be a Successful Athlete
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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(顽童) was walking around the shining car.“Is this your car，Paul?” 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 didn’t cost you anything.Boy，I wish...” He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was going to wish he had a brother like that.But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
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“I wish, ”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise，then he said again，“Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes，I’d love that.” After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，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(残疾)brother.He sat him 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 window 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 three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
1.The street urchin was very surprised when____________.
A.Paul received an expensive car B.Paul told him about the car C.he saw the shining 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.so show his neighbors the big car B.to show he had a rich friend C.to let his brother ride in the carD.to tell his brother about his wish 4.We can infer from the story that____________.
A.Paul couldn’t understand the urchin B.the urchin had a deep love for his brother C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D.the urchin’s wish came true in the end 5.The best title of the story is____________. A.Christmas Present B.Street Urchin
C.Brother Like That D.An Unforgettable Holiday Ride
答案：
1：ABCCD 2:CACB 3:DBCA 4：BDDCD 5:BCDA 6:AADC 7:BCBDC 8:DDDC 9:ACAB 10:ADCB 11:CBACA 12:BADBC
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本文讲述作者在旅途中两次接受了别人的帮助，并向帮助自己的人表示感谢的故事。从而告诉大家在心存感激之时，让帮助你的人知道你的感动，对他来说也是一种回馈。
60.A 这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段“... at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend”知where...是修饰Oklahoma City的，可知去Oklahoma City是为了拜访一个朋友。
61.B 这是一道猜测词义题。根据上一句“pay for gas”和后面的“gone only a few miles”可知took off是“离开”的意思，B项（move off）也是“离开”的意思。turn off“关掉”；put up“拿起”； set up“设立”。
62.C 这是一道细节推断题。从第二段“They said they would take me to my friend’s”和“when I got out of the car”可知老夫妇把作者送到了朋友家。
63.C 这是一道细节推断题。从第四段“I’d left the lights on all day”可知作者忘记关掉车灯，灯着了一天，所以电池没电了。
64.D 这是一道主旨题。作者讲了两个自己接受了他人的帮助并向帮助自己的人表示感谢的故事，接受别人的帮助后写信表示感谢对帮助自己的人是一种回馈，会使别人感到帮助别人是有意义的。特别是最后一句“They are easy to say and mean so much”点出了主旨。
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“我”在一次修鞋经历中，看到鞋匠对于自己的工作充满了自豪感，并从自己的工作中得到满足，“我”发出感慨，希望当今社会中为了金钱而工作的人们能够认真工作并从中找到快乐。
60.C 这是一道细节推断题。从第六段“he said with pride,’Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.’”可知，他说在巴黎只有三个鞋匠能做这项工作，因此他对于自己的手艺很自豪。
61.A 这是一道猜测词义题。画线句子的意思是“他好像是从远古时代出来的一样”。作者在说这句话的时候一点贬义也没有，作者很尊重他，这句话只是表明他跟现在的人不一样，现在很难找到像他这样的人了。
62.C 这是一道细节推断题。从最后一段“people look on work
as a path to ever-increasing consumption”可知，人们工作的原因是为了增加消费。挣钱才能消费。因此，人们工作的原因是挣钱。
63.B 这是一道主旨题。最后一段讲到现在的人不认真工作，只是为了挣钱。最后一句话“In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.” 作者认为，看见一个鞋匠从做好一个工作中得到最大的满足是一种安慰。由此可得，作者希望人们应该认真工作。
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由于在学校上学时，“我”学习成绩不理想，毕业后很难获得一份工作，因此我便在别人家里帮忙照看孩子。一次偶然机会，我遇到了Megan，听从了她的建议，我取得了教师资格证书，并成为一名真正的幼儿教师。我也因此明白了条条大道通罗马的道理。
1.D 该题是细节题。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句“and got work helping out at a kindergarten”和最后一段第一句“Now I’ve got a full-time job there.”
2.B 该题是推断题。根据第三段的最后一句话I was getting extremely tired and fed up,because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.得知。
3.C 该题是细节题。根据第四段的倒数第二、第一句话My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.得知。
4.A 该题是推断题。根据文章最后一段的最后一句话I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career,even if you aren’t top of the class at school.得知。
4 参考答案
文章叙述了两个窃贼做贼心虚的幽默故事。
1.B 这是一道推理判断题。短文第一段叙述了两次进入房子偷东西的贼和两次进入房子吃东西的老鼠数量的巧合，夫妇俩人说的是捉老鼠，而贼误认为是说捉他们。
2.D 这是一道推理判断题。这又是一次误会。这两个贼并不知道他们的偷窃行为根本没有被发现，恰巧夫妇俩犁地的缰绳断了回家取绳子的谈话又被误以为要绑他们，所以会仓皇逃跑。
3.D 这是一道句意理解题。由短文最后一段中 “She picked out two which looked like mice.”可以看出，妇女所说的它们看起来与昨天晚上那两个多么相似，指的是老鼠。
4.C 这是一道主旨大意题。hit a mark by a fluke意为“侥幸的”。这篇短文叙述了夫妻俩说的都是关于老鼠，但正好与两个小
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偷的情况一样，令他们产生误会，以致没偷成东西。
5.D 这是一道正误辨认题。由短文最后一段中 “The rein broke and the woman came home for a rope.”可知，在田间回家取绳子的妇女不是为抓小偷。
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本文讲述了Saunders从一个在体育上不被看好的学生成长为一个著名探险家的故事。
41.B 这是一道细节推断题。根据“It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him.At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest.”和“Saunders set his mind on building up his body”可知15岁他开始了骑车和锻炼身体。
42.C 这是一道词义猜测题。根据“he met John Ridgway’s and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s School of Adventure in Scotland,where he learn about Ridgway’s cold-water exploits”在探险学校当然是学探险，exploits显然是adventures的意思。
43.D 这是一道排序题。15岁Saunders得到了自行车礼物后先在树林里骑行，然后锻炼身体参加了第一场马拉松。后来在北极滑雪，最后计划去南极探险。应该选D项。
44.A 这是一道主旨题。本文讲述了Saunders从一个在体育上不被看好的学生成长为一个著名探险家的故事。应该选A项。
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甲壳虫乐队独特的演出风格，高超的演技，位居首位的唱片销量，至今让人赞叹，以至于20多年后的今天，美国娱乐界杂志Variety把他们评为20世纪的演艺偶像。
56.A 这是一道细节理解题。文章介绍了人们对甲壳虫乐队的高度评价，居高不下的唱片销量，敢于开拓创新的精神以及高超的经商技巧。故A项正确。
57.A 这是一道主旨大意题。文章通过介绍人们对甲壳虫乐队的高度评价，其高的唱片销量、创新精神以及经商技巧等成绩来介绍甲壳虫乐队。
58.D 这是一道主旨大意题。从这三段的主题句中的重点词the very highest regard,broke many sales records, pioneers of, production techniques可知D项正确。
59.C 这是一道推理判断题。从整篇文章特别是第一段我们可以看出，作者用赞赏的口气介绍了Beatles的成绩以及歌迷们对他们的喜爱，故选C项。
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本文主要讲述了法国伟大作家莫泊桑的生平故事，尤其记叙了其悲惨的童年生活，在文学上的成就和莫泊桑不幸的人生（最后悲痛难忍而死）。
1.C 这是一道细节题。从文中第一段第二行“When he was eleven years old, his parents separated”可以推断出C项正确。从而也可推断出A项不正确。从第一段第五行“He disliked the form of life there(semitary)”可知B项错误，从第二段可知D项错误，因此答案为C项。
2.B 这是一道细节题。从第二段可知莫泊桑幸运地遇到了小说家福楼拜，在他的帮助下，莫泊桑开始了他的写作生涯，因此B项正确。
3.C 这是一道细节题。从第三段“His first world-famous novel Ball of Fat was published. From then on ,Maupassant became world-wide known.”可以看出C项正确。
4.C 这是一道主旨题。文章主要叙述了莫泊桑一生遭遇的不幸，但同时文章也说明了他是一位多产的小说家，因此选C项。
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本篇文章主要描述了网坛美女Sharapova在国际网球巡回赛中击败对手Davenport夺冠的经历。同时也提到了Sharapova两年多来在网球界的排名上升速度之快令人惊叹。
1.D 这是一道推理判断题。根据下文知Sharapova已经知道了自己的排名，所以她父亲打电话给她是为了庆贺。
2.D 这是一道推理判断题。根据后面的“I am the first Russian. I’m so excited that I could achieve it.”可推测是“结束”比赛后。
3.D 这是一道推理判断题。根据“She could have overtaken Davenport with a victory at the JPMorgan Chase Open, but had to withdraw before the quarterfinals（四分之一决赛）because of a strained chest muscle.”可知Sharapova本来可以追上Davenport，但由于胸部肌肉受伤不得不退出四分之一决赛，所以两人根本没有交手。
4.C 这是一道观点态度题。根据最后一段可知Sharapova的排名上升极快，令人无法相信。
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本文主要讲述了Temple University的建立情况。但是Conwell并不很富，为了筹集资金，Conwell到处作精彩而有趣的演讲。
1.A 这是一道归纳题。从整篇文章来看，主要讲述的是temple university建立的过程。
2.C 这是一道细节题。在文章的第三段的开头，“money was now needed.Conwell went on a lecture tour.”
3.A 这是一道归纳题。从文章中我们可以看出，Conwell 是一个很有趣和很好的演讲家，要不然怎么会都是讲同一个故事，但是所有的票都卖光呢？
4.B 这是一道猜测词义的题。根据上下文可知他的演说非常成功，有些人强烈要求听他的报告。clamore 表示 “喧闹，叫嚷，强烈要求……”。
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文章讲述了黑人托马斯·布赖里艰难奋斗的政治生涯。1973年5月29日，他在竞选中战胜对手，当选了美国第三大城市洛杉矶的市长。
1.A 这是一道推断题。 由文章倒数第二段对Cleveland、Gary以及Newark等几个市所选出的黑人市长的原因分析，最后得出结论：Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising.可推导出：作者对Los Angeles市的白人竟然投黑人的票感到吃惊。
2.D 这是一道细节题。 由最后一段的第一句可推知：他们对Thomas Bradley十分信任。
3.C 这是一道细节题。 由文章第一段第二句及倒数第二段的第一句可知选C项。
4.B 这是一道推断题。 由第一段第二句可推断出原来黑人的地位是非常低的，现在美国黑人的境遇较以前得到了改善。
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文章讲述了黑人运动员James Cleveland Owens的奋斗历程，他多次创造纪录，1936年在柏林奥运会上夺得金牌。
1.C 通过前三段可明显地看出，他的老师误把 “J.C.”当成 “Jesse”。
2.B “...he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.”这句已经说明：James Cleveland Owens在参加奥运会之前就成功地创造了很多体育纪录。
3.A 当时美国种族歧视非常严重。文章第一句已经说明James Cleveland Owens是个黑人奴隶的后代。
4.C Owens的意思是：他所获得的奖牌是他勇敢地面对困难而生活下去的精神支柱。
5.A 通读全文我们知道，James Cleveland Owens是一个伟大的运动员，因此，这也是全文的主旨。
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文章叙述了一个顽童对他残疾弟弟的爱。
1.B 该题是一道考查细节的题，答案的依据是文中第一段：Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised.
2.A 此题是推理题，答案需要从文章倒数第二段和第三段的字里行间找出。比如：He was carrying his little crippled brother.He sat him 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.”
3.D 这是一道涉及深层理解的题目，从顽童说“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house?”到“...I’ve been trying to tell you about.”是解答此题的关键之笔。考生选择正确答案时要排除保罗种种猜想的干扰，比如：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.
4.B 该题是一道归纳题。支持短文中心思想的内容有：“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything.Boy，I wish...”又如，从“He was carrying his little crippled brother.”到“...I’ve been trying to tell you about.”都表明顽童对他的残疾弟弟的很深的爱。
5.C 该题是一道概括全文主旨的题。文章中出现过两次a brother like that,第一次出现在第三段，第二次出现在第四段，但这两个“像那样的兄弟”的含意却截然不同。当然后者作为本篇短文的题目最佳。
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