题目内容
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person. When Dr. Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest. The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled(毁坏) them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on.
He talked about how watering trees made for shallow(浅的) roots(根), and how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important. So he never watered his trees. He'd planted an oak(橡树)and instead of watering it every morning, he'd beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They're very big and strong now. I planted some trees a few years back and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray (祈祷) that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to face difficulties. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won't be beaten down.
【小题1】We know from the passage, the doctor______.
A.didn't know how to plant trees at all |
B.wasn't good at his own medical job |
C.had his own ways of planting trees |
D.had nothing to do but plant trees |
A.some weak trees would be easily found out at the beginning |
B.he would choose the weak trees to water earlier |
C.the weak trees would be sent to his patients later |
D.he would not plant weak trees so early anymore |
A.should beat his trees with a rolled-up newspaper |
B.didn’t often water his trees |
C.didn’t have a large field |
D.took too much care of his trees |
A.his trees will be stronger than Dr.Gibbs′ |
B.his trees will not be beaten down |
C.his sons will be better at planting trees |
D.his sons will be able to face difficulties |
A.Watering Trees | B.Growing Roots |
C.Doctor and his Neighbor | D.Father and his Children |
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】B
解析试题分析:这篇短文主要介绍了在我成长的过程中,我有一个老邻居,吉布斯博士。他在种树时不给树浇水,并用木棒抽打它们,他说是为了让树扎根更深,抗风能力更强。当我在抚养孩子时,我理解了其中的道理。我们要有勇敢的心,当暴风雨来时,才能面对。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees.及后文描述,可知他种树方法独特,故选C。
【小题2】推理判断题。根据第一段so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on.所以你得把它们的生长环境变得困难,尽早挑选出较弱的树。可以推理出一些弱树在开始时就被查出,故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据第三段After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.可知作者对树照顾的太多,每当寒风吹起,它们晃动很大,故选D。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据最后一段so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won't be beaten down. 可知,我们需要做的是祈祷一颗能深深触及勇敢心的根有风雨时能坚强面对,不被击倒。故选D。
【小题5】标题总结题。根据短文最后一段可知,从吉布斯博士植树中我体会到只有让根强壮,勇敢才能面对困难。故选B.
考点:人生百味类短文阅读。
One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon(外科医生), had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls.It was 60 miles away.And it was snowing heavily in the sky.The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat.Gun in hand,the man ordered the doctor to get out.Then the man drove the car down the road,leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
while playing with a gun.
It was after two o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before. The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
“Mr. Cunningham,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “this is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy.”
【小题1】Choose the right order of the events given in the story.
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself.
d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.
f. Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.
A.a,c,f,d,b,e | B.c,e,f,a,b,d |
C.a,c,f,e,d,b | D.c,a,f,e,d,b |
A.Dr. Haydon didn’t to anything to save him |
B.he was too far away from hospital |
C.something was wrong with Dr. Eyck’s car |
D.Dr. Eyck was not able to arrive at the hospital in time |
A.The hospital. | B.The boy’s father. |
C.Dr. Haydon. | D.Dr. Eyck. |
When you feel sad, tears will come down from your eyes. When you are happy, especially when you laugh hard, tears will also come down from your eyes. But tears have a more important job than showing your feelings.
Tears keep your eyes clean and healthy. They wash away dirt and germs(细菌) just like bath. Your eyes also need tears to keep them wet. And eyes must be wet so that they can move smoothly. Your eyes are busy looking here and there all day long. They move quickly from one thing to another. If you didn’t have tears, your eyes couldn’t move, and soon you would be blind.
Maybe you don’t like tears, but your eyes can’t do without them.
【小题1】The story tells us ____.
A.what makes people blind | B.why people have tears |
C.why people cry when they are sad | D.what tears are |
A.showing how you feel | B.making your face clean |
C.washing things from your eyes | D.making your eyes bright |
A.look at things clearly | B.laugh and cry |
C.keep clean | D.show your feelings |
A.look at things quickly |
B.wash away dirt and germs |
C.have tears in your eyes |
D.move your eyes quickly |
A.your eyes like having baths very much |
B.your eyes like tears very much |
C.your eyes can’t work without tears |
D.your eyes can’t open without them |
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, butthat’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”
【小题1】Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
A.go to university abroad |
B.spend one year abroad as volunteers |
C.go to work for money |
D.start work in schools or hospitals |
A.England | B.China | C.Belize | D.Cardiff |
A.studying Chinese in a university |
B.working to save the coral reefs |
C.helping do some housework |
D.doing some research in Wales |
A.will die because of the pollution |
B.are not as beautiful as before |
C.cannot live without fish in the sea |
D.will probably be sold for money |
A.stay there for another year |
B.go back home to start work |
C.learn about the people home |
D.travel around Central America |
There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely(智慧地), we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the thing in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice(选择) when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.
Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is nicer? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.
We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?
【小题1】This passage mainly tells us that it’s important to _____________.
A.make the right choices |
B.know how to compare prices |
C.know how to shop carefully |
D.learn everything at school |
A.know how to choose a part-time job |
B.compare brands and prices |
C.live useful and happy lives |
D.learn things at school |
A.Which fruit to take for lunch. |
B.Which kind of food to eat, healthy food or junk food? |
C.Which T-shirt to wear to the movies. |
D.How to get to school. |
A.nobody | B.the people around us |
C.just ourselves | D.the prices of the things |
A.We face all kinds of choices every day. |
B.We can learn everything at school. |
C.Knowing how to make choices isn’t necessary. |
D.Our choices won’t affect others. |
Little Mike’s grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park where his grandma used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons(鸽子). Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her. She smiled at him. Her smile was so sweet that Mike wanted to see it again. She seemed to understand him, so once again she smiled. Mike was very glad.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and talking. As it got dark, Mike got up to leave. Before he left, he hugged(拥抱)the old lady and she gave him her sweetest smile.
When Mike got home, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. “I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile I had seen on Grandma’s face.”
The old lady also returned to her home happily. She told her son that she had food and drinks with a little boy. “He was as lovely as Brittany,” she said. Her son was surprised, because he had never seen her so happy since Brittany, her grandson, died weeks ago.
【小题1】Little Mike went to the park and __________.
A.played with pigeons | B.fed pigeons |
C.met an old lady | D.saw a friend of his grandma’s |
A.she had hoped to meet the boy | B.she wanted to get some drinks |
C.she missed her grandson | D.she liked the little boy |
A.he gave the granny food and drinks |
B.the old lady was as kind as his grandma |
C.he had seen his grandma |
D.she liked the little boy |
A.were good to each other | B.knew each other well |
C.often met in the park | D.did nothing that afternoon |
A.When one feels unhappy, he must go to a park. |
B.Old people are always kind and happy. |
C.Children and old people should get on well with each other. |
D.When people are kind to each other, they will feel happy. |
A primary school teacher asked her students to write a composition about what they would like God to do for them. At the end of the day, while marking the compositions, she read one that impressed her deeply. Her husband, who had just walked in, saw her crying and asked her, “What happened?”
She answered, “Read this. It is one of my students’ compositions.”
“Dear God, tonight I ask you for something very special: Make me into a television. I want to take its place and live like the TV in my house. Have my own special place, and have my family around me. To be taken seriously when I talk, I want to be the centre of attention and be heard without interruption(打断) or questions. I want to receive the same special care that the TV receives even when it is not working. Have the company of my dad when he arrives home from work, even when he is tired. And I want my mom to want me close when she is sad and upset, instead of ignoring(不理) me. And ...I want my brothers to fight to be with me...I want to feel that my family just put everything aside, every now and then, just to spend some time with me. And last but not least, make sure that I can make them all happy and entertain(vt.娱乐) them. God, I don’t ask you for much. I just want to live like our TV. ”
At that moment the husband said, “My God, poor kid, what horrible parents!” .The teacher looked up at him and said, “That composition is our son’s!”
【小题1】Why did the teacher cry?
A.Because a composition moved her deeply. |
B.Because the composition was very bad. |
C.Because the students were lazy. |
D.Because she had a fight with her husband. |
A.student who was with God. |
B.A student who was like a television |
C.A student in her class, but not her son. |
D.A student in her class, in fact, her son. |
A.Everyone will pay attention to him. |
B.He will be interrupted. |
C.No one will pay attention. |
D.His mother will talk to him. |
A.TV can entertain them |
B.TV can catch the attention of his family. |
C.TV can give you answers when you ask question. |
D.TV can receive special care from his family. |
A.naughty | B.lonely | C.happy | D.Wrong |
Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.
If you have trouble(麻烦) in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
★Show your good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.
★Remember that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
★Be humorous(幽默的). Learn to laugh at yourself. Remember to smile to others.
★Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.
★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Say hi to a friend and so on.
★Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can.
★Never give up.
【小题1】Why do we need friends according to the passage?
A.Friends can do everything for us. |
B.Friends can bring us happiness. |
C.Friends accept our ideas all the time. |
D.Without friends we could not live. |
A.To help others. | B.To smile to others. |
C.To get along with others. | D.To listen to others |
A.Opening the door for someone. |
B.Complaining to others all the time. |
C.Laughing at ourselves. |
D.Finding someone who will understand us. |
A.Respect others | B.Complain |
C.Give up | D.Laugh at them |