题目内容

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has _____ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady _____ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the ____ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ______ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was ___ , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to ____ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ______ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be _____ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he _____ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ______ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its ______. The woman looked poor, but she _____ the same treatment as anyone else does.
小题1:
A.purchasedB.shownC.lostD.mended
小题2:
A.managedB.wantedC.refusedD.promised
小题3:
A.counterB.departmentC.marketD.window
小题4:
A.warningB.informingC.remindingD.accusing
小题5:
A.wrongB.trueC.reasonableD.meaningful
小题6:
A.leaveB.payC.findD.obtain
小题7:
A.answerB.proveC.supportD.admit
小题8:
A.orderedB.askedC.deniedD.given
小题9:
A.agreedB.preparedC.failedD.remembered
小题10:
A.totallyB.graduallyC.hardlyD.quickly
小题11:
A.designB.coverC.contentD.price
小题12:
A.deservedB.requiredC.receivedD.appreciated

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A 
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
试题分析:作者通过讲述在商店里帮助一位穷顾客的故事,说明了两个道理:第一,做人应该有一副热心肠;第二,人无论贫富,都是平等的,都应享受同等的权利和地位。
小题1:考查上下文连串。根据文章第三段中she purchased the item可知,她买的这件商品本来是为她女儿买的。故选A
小题2:动词辨析。因为女儿已经有了类似的东西,所以这位妇女想换一件另外的商品。want to do想要做某事。manage to do是“成功做了某事”的意思。故选B
小题3:考查名词辨析。A. counter柜台;B. department部门;C. market市场;D. window窗户。作者决定帮助这位妇女,于是和她一起走到商店的柜台处。故选A
小题4:上下文连串。根据全文语境可以看出,这位黑人妇女在商店受到了不公正的待遇,被拒绝调换商品。售货员看到她找到作者帮助,十分不礼貌地指责她不应该随便找个人来帮忙。故选D
小题5:形容词辨析。A. wrong错误的;B. true真的;C. reasonable合理的;D. meaningful有意义的。这位妇女并不认识作者,找到她属于随机行为。因此售货员的话符合事实。故选B
小题6:考查动词辨析。A. leave离开;B. pay付钱;C. find发现;D. obtain获得。毕竟不是所有的人都有机会获得ID卡的。故选D
小题7:考查动词辨析。A. answer回答;B. prove证明;C. support支持;D. admit承认。接着上面的话,经理顺水推舟说这位妇女不能证明该商品是在他这里买的。故选B
小题8:考查动词辨析。经理的这种无赖的行为激怒了作者,于是作者以自己的经历为例来进行反驳:如果我,一位白人女性,到这里要求换货,没有收据,照样我是不会被(你们)拒绝的。因为我有过去的经历为证。故选C
小题9:考查动词辨析。agreed同意;B. prepared准备;C. failed失败;D. remembered记得。从语境可知,经理意识到自己的言行失当,因此同意换商品。故选A
小题10:考查副词辨析。A. totally完全地;B. gradually渐渐地;C. hardly几乎不能;D. quickly很快地。但她很快地调整心态,扪心自问:“为什么不帮她,我有不帮她的正当理由吗?”故选D
小题11:考查上下文连串。从下文可知,这位妇女看起来非常穷。售货员和经理的无礼行为可能与此有关。作者想要表达的是,我们不应该以貌取人(不能通过书的封皮确定一本书的质量)。故选B
小题12:考查动词辨析。A. deserved值得;B. required要求;C. received获得;D. appreciated感激。 人虽然穷,但有资格和别人享受同等的待遇。故选A
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(2013·东北三省四市联合诊断考试)I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book.I just wanted to see how it ended ____ I was still in the middle of it. This habit ____ first my mom,then my friends, and ____ even my own daughter. Often my ____ wouldn't be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were ____ as well.Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one ___ at a time like everyone else!”
At times I didn't ___ this bad habit to just books either.I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and ____ out what to do months and even years from now ____ enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the ____ of my life wasn't done yet and that I had many pages ___ to go, I still couldn't control my burning desire to write the ____ of it halfway through.Time and again, I would ____ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it happened. Life,____,doesn't work like that.It loves to ____ us,and you never know what new problems, changes, or opportunities each new day will ____.
Recently when I found myself living in the ____ again,I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time”. When I heard those words, I ____,turned the book of my life back to the ____ page, and thanked God for today.
Each of us has to ____ the book of life line by line,moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.
小题1:
A.since B.forC.while D.because
小题2:
A.confused B.annoyedC.delighted D.embarrassed
小题3:
A.usually B.obviouslyC.accidentallyD.finally
小题4:
A.impatienceB.misunderstandingC.disappointmentD.disagreement
小题5:
A.sayingB.readingC.doing D.watching
小题6:
A.page B.copy C.chapter D.edition
小题7:
A.contributeB.devoteC.apply D.limit
小题8:
A.try B.figure C.let D.turn
小题9:
A.on the part ofB.other thanC.instead ofD.on the basis of
小题10:
A.book B.river C.picture D.play
小题11:
A.forgottenB.leftC.keptD.regretted
小题12:
A.feelings B.beginningC.ending D.comments
小题13:
A.consciously B.strangelyC.foolishly D.critically
小题14:
A.otherwiseB.moreoverC.therefore D.however
小题15:
A.surprise B.cheatC.satisfyD.frighten
小题16:
A.make B.bringC.take D.award
小题17:
A.present B.futureC.memory D.dream
小题18:
A.cheered B.criedC.lost D.smiled
小题19:
A.exciting B.hopefulC.favorite D.right
小题20:
A.writeB.reviewC.explainD.translate
Tail Spin

Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.
When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it — but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.
The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.
The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”
Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focus on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.
小题1:When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her .
A.physical buildB.potential ability
C.chance of survivalD.adaptation to the surroundings.
小题2:A man-made tail is created for Grace to     .
A.let her recover fasterB.make her comfortable
C.adjust her way of swimmingD.help her perform better tricks
小题3:The story of Grace inspires people to   .
A.stick to their dreamsB.treat animals friendly
C.treasure what they haveD.face difficulties bravely
I have been in love with China since 2010.
After one year in Zhejiang University, I got a great       — to work as an assistant manager in a big hotel. The best part of this job was that I was the only      , so I got a good chance to understand Chinese culture and practice my      .
Actually, I have got       I supposed to. I have got valuable experience, devoted friends and the feeling that I am not laowai anymore.
Guests were pleasantly surprised to see me there, because I was an interpreter, trip adviser, and       guide at the same time, which made their life much      . I met people from all over the world, who came to China for the first time,       who knew China better than me.       my Chinese colleagues, who had answers to all the questions about      , I could explain why you should       before you buy, why Chinese don’t let guests       dinner, why it is not common to book a taxi and why it is better to catch       on the street. I also had chances to       the development of China.
The waiters and managers were not only my teachers, but       my friends. If I needed help, they were       to help me. I enjoyed our small conversations       they were kind and educated. I was very proud and happy of the fact that all of them       me and I don’t feel     anymore.
The best part of my job was to see people coming       the hotel. When they recognized me, they       share their adventures, burdens, even thoughts with me. It means the world to me.
I spent there 8 months and it was a period when I was proud to be who I am.
小题1:
A.scholarship B.degreeC.jobD.entertainment
小题2:
A.managerB.strangerC.guestD.foreigner
小题3:
A.judgmentB.cookingC.EnglishD.Chinese
小题4:
A.more thanB.as much asC.less thanD.as little as
小题5:
A.restaurantB.tourC.schoolD.family
小题6:
A.tougherB.easierC.sharperD.safer
小题7:
A.butB.thenC.orD.so
小题8:
A.But forB.Thanks toC.In addition toD.Except for
小题9:
A.weatherB.languageC.directionD.culture
小题10:
A.weepB.disappearC.prayD.bargain
小题11:
A.give up B.pay forC.leave outD.take away
小题12:
A.oneB.themC.itD.that
小题13:
A.overlookB.discussC.designD.prevent
小题14:
A.never everB.now and then C.most of the timeD.at times
小题15:
A.curiousB.delightedC.afraidD.lucky
小题16:
A.unlessB.althoughC.when D.because
小题17:
A.trustB.envy C.ignoreD.represent
小题18:
A.annoyedB.embarrassedC.addictedD.amazed
小题19:
A.out of B.fromC.back toD.off
小题20:
A.passively B.awfullyC.unwillinglyD.happily
During the last fifteen years of my mother's life she suffered with Alzheimer's disease (老年痴呆). Until then she had been a bright, cheerful woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a puzzled way and ask, “Who are you?”  I would answer, “I'm your son.”  “Where do you live?”  She would ask. “In California”, I would tell her. “Isn't that interesting,” she would say, “I have a son in California.”
She seemed simply forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, but later on she would go through periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life crying uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were unattended for a short time.   
Hoping to please her and put her mind at ease I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a child. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I pictured my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some response. She shook her head and said, “I want to go home.”
Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a place, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much younger, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother's suffering set me wondering where I would have gone in mind if someday I couldn’t find home and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some alarming symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only natural and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer's is haunting there. Someday if and when I become even more cloudy minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your guidance.               
小题1:What's the main idea of the first two paragraphs?
A.The author’s mother suffered with serious Alzheimer's disease.
B.The author’s mother forgot who’s his son.
C.The author didn’t know how to cure his mother.
D.The author’s mother couldn’t find her home.
小题2:What is not the symptom of the author’s mother ? 
A.cheerfulB.confusedC.forgetfulD.uneasy
小题3: What’s the meaning of the underlined word “pictured”?
A.photographedB.appearedC.describedD.painted
小题4:What can you infer from the third paragraph?
A.The author care much about his mother.
B.The author’s mother was fond of pet lambs.
C.The author saw a little girl playing with a pet lamb.
D.The author’s mother didn’t like her usual home.
小题5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Take Mother Home.
B.Everyone will suffer with Alzheimer's disease.
C.A story about a son and a mother.
D.Where Is Home?
One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by       a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?”      started going up.
He said, “I am going to       this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who       wants it?” Still the hands were       in the air.
“Well”, he replied,“    I do this ?” And he dropped it on the       and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and       .
“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very       lesson. No matter what I did to the       , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in     . It is still worth $20, with       we can buy what we need.
Many times in our lives, we are     , and trampled underfoot by the decision we      and the circumstances that come our way. We feel     we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never       your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by       we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are      . Don’t ever forget it.”
If you       this lesson in mind, it will help you to       again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.
小题1:
A.holding upB.picking upC.keeping up D.bringing up
小题2:
A.Chats B.Voices C.Hands D.Talks
小题3:
A.pass B.give C.show D.lend
小题4:
A.ever B.even C.alsoD.still
小题5:
A.onB.offC.upD.out
小题6:
A.What forB.How come C.What about D.What if
小题7:
A.floor B.desk C.shelf D.dustbin
小题8:
A.usableB.smallC.dirty D.old
小题9:
A.meaninglessB.amazingC.rare D.valuable
小题10:
A.moneyB.paperC.book D.card
小题11:
A.shapeB.value C.qualityD.size
小题12:
A.whichB.what C.that D.whose
小题13:
A.warned B.pushed C.droppedD.reminded
小题14:
A.prefer B.receiveC.faceD.make
小题15:
A.as thoughB.even thoughC.if onlyD.only if
小题16:
A.take B.lose C.miss D.win
小题17:
A.how B.what C.whereD.who
小题18:
A.honest B.wiseC.youngD.special
小题19:
A.keep B.forget C.impressD.leave
小题20:
A.stand upB.put up C.take upD.jump up
In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing on me. didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. I went to the spot where I used to take my kids-when I still had kids. Now they had      and were leaving.
I was sitting alone in my car when I saw a man in his seventies, whose problem appeared bigger than mine. He stood near the edge of the road,       a kite spindle(风筝线锭) in his hands. Apparently, lost in thought, he stared skyward. I       my neck to see how successful he had been in       the clouds. Following his string with my eyes, I almost lost      0f the other end. Finally, the kite rested on what seemed to be the highest branch of the        tree in the park.  Obviously,  that was his grandson's kite!  The kite was a replica (复制品) of a beautiful bald eagle, and its wings spread       0pen. Grandpa had only one      to his problem: cut the string.
"You wanted it to fly as high as it could. Bill. didn't you?" "Yes, Grandpa,        wanted to keep it forever. " "There just comes a time when the only thing you can do is to cut the string and let it go. Perhaps by doing that, when it flies very high like real eagles do, it will come back to us. " Grandpa said.
I     how the old man cut the string to let fly the kite. As the two walked away, looked to the       . There I saw my answer, too. Today I have to cut the final strings that kept my two boys       my reach. Though I want to keep them forever, I have taught them to fly like an eagle. Maybe by doing this, when it's time to soar like real eagles do. one day they would come back to me.
小题1:
A.grown upB.turned upC.picked upD.taken up
小题2:
A.carryingB.grabbingC.keepingD.holding
小题3:
A.raisedB.spreadC.stretchedD.expanded
小题4:
A.reachingB.touchingC.gettingD.climbing
小题5:
A.sceneB.sightC.interestD.control
小题6:
A.thickestB.strongestC.tallestD.largest
小题7:
A.widelyB.wideC.tightlyD.closely
小题8:
A.methodB.hopeC.solutionD.result
小题9:
A.andB.soC.orD.but
小题10:
A.sensedB.glancedC.watchedD.found
小题11:
A.carB.skyC.kiteD.tree
小题12:
A.withinB.inC.beyondD.with
A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back. So she went to an older, wiser woman in the village and       advice.
Listening to her, the older woman       the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her. She also knew she could       ease her pain, but she could teach.
Then, she said. “There are       things you need to do. The first is extremely difficult. Tonight, take your best       pillows and open a small hole in each one. Then,       the sun rises, you must put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in town. When you are through,      to me. If you’ve done the first thing      , I’ll tell you the second.”
The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore,       the pillows were very       to her and very expensive.
All night long, she went from doorstep to doorstep. Her fingers were      . The wind was so sharp that it caused her eyes to water, but she ran on through the       streets,       there was something she could do to put things       the way they once were. Finally she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman.
She was exhausted but       , thinking that her efforts would be rewarded.
“Now,” said the wise woman, “Go back and       your pillows. Then everything will be as it was before.”
The young woman was stunned, “You know that’s impossible! The wind       each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps! You didn’t say I had to get them back! If this is the second      , then things will never be the same.” 
“That’s true,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once       , no amount of effort,       how heartfelt or sincere, can ever return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love.”
小题1:
A.asked aboutB.asked forC.asked toD.ask around
小题2:
A.witnessedB.touchedC.guessedD.sensed
小题3:
A.everB.almostC.neverD.seldom
小题4:
A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four
小题5:
A.featherB.leatherC.woolenD.cotton
小题6:
A.whenB.afterC.asD.before
小题7:
A.come backB.go backC.put backD.draw back
小题8:
A.promptlyB.absolutelyC.completelyD.unfortunately
小题9:
A.so as toB.even thoughC.now thatD.in spite of
小题10:
A.hardB.rareC.niceD.dear
小题11:
A.freezingB.freezinglyC.frozeD.frozen
小题12:
A.brightenedB.widenedC.darkenedD.broadened
小题13:
A.amazingB.luckyC.thankfulD.surprising
小题14:
A.onB.upC.offD.back
小题15:
A.tiredB.relievedC.gratefulD.nervous
小题16:
A.refillB.getC.purchaseD.seek
小题17:
A.blew upB.blew onC.blew awayD.blew over
小题18:
A.requirementB.situationC.consequenceD.circumstance
小题19:
A.speakB.spokenC.speakingD.being spoken
小题20:
A.howeverB.whateverC.althoughD.regardless
Having a son as a woman who has only really been around women can be a strange experience. I sometimes tell my husband that raising our 3-year-old boy     someone dropped me off on another planet where I didn’t know the  _   and had no map.
My son makes me laugh like no other, but his desires and interests sometimes do feel as  _   to me as another galaxy(银河系). He has taught me so much about the bigger man in my life (my husband) and even more about  _   in general.
When I get mad at my husband now, I look at our son and  _   . He was once as sweet and precious as my son, even if he is so  _   now.
My mother-in-law’s attitude used to be confusing to me, but now I kind of  _   it. I love my son violently. If some woman ever  _   him, she’d be punished for that.
 _   my daughter can’t find something, she searches. But my son is  _   calling, “Mommy! Daddy! Where is my toy?” It’s so much like my husband. He will also spend 0.1 seconds  _   before calling out to me and  _   where the butter, cheese, or coat is. My son has taught me it’s a male thing. _   , that doesn’t mean I won’t break of it. I  _   will. Isn’t that what all moms say?
My husband showers every day on most  _   days. But on the weekends or on vacation? Forget it. Now I understand that. My son hates bath time and  _   the whole time. I have to fight with him and reward him to get  _   .
Nothing is sweeter for a mom than her baby boy. My son and daughter are equally _   to me, but in a different way. He tells me he loves me and how  _   I am. I wish I could bottle that sweetness and  _   it for the teen years.
小题1:
A.feels likeB.competes withC.contributes toD.turns out
小题2:
A.connectionB.movementC.languageD.change
小题3:
A.riskyB.mildC.foreignD.classic
小题4:
A.interestsB.planetsC.kidsD.men
小题5:
A.stopB.growC.riseD.burst
小题6:
A.excitingB.confusingC.touchingD.annoying
小题7:
A.setB.getC.makeD.take
小题8:
A.approachesB.hurtsC.ignoresD.persuades
小题9:
A.BeforeB.BecauseC.IfD.Unless
小题10:
A.sincerelyB.immediatelyC.fortunatelyD.obviously
小题11:
A.guessingB.imaginingC.wonderingD.looking
小题12:
A.thinkingB.tellingC.askingD.debating
小题13:
A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.OtherwiseD.Therefore
小题14:
A.finallyB.probablyC.mainlyD.definitely
小题15:
A.coldB.rainyC.meetingD.working
小题16:
A.laughsB.screamsC.talksD.sings
小题17:
A.weakB.tightC.cleanD.clever
小题18:
A.closeB.welcomeC.strangeD.similar
小题19:
A.regretfulB.beautifulC.skillfulD.shameful
小题20:
A.remindB.exchangeC.saveD.appreciate

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