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One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young.When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flied about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.
小题1:Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?
A.He had just got a new cage.
B.He liked its beautiful feather.
C.He wanted a pet for a companion.
D.He wanted it to sing for him.
小题2:The mockingbird died because it ______.
A.drank the poisonous water by mistake
B.was frightened to death
C.refused to eat anything
D.ate the poisonous food its mother gave it
小题3:An ornithologist probably means ______.
A.a religious personB.a kind person
C.an expert in birdsD.a schoolmaster
小题4:What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?
A.Freedom is very valuable to all living things.
B.All birds put in a cage won’t live long.
C.You should keep the birds from their mother.
D.Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
作者通过这个故事告诉我们对于生物来说自由是最重要的.
小题1:D 细节题。根据地2段最后2行I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician. 可知D正确
小题2:D 细节题。根据地6段最后2行“A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”可知D正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据倒数第二段内容可以推断这个人对鸟类的知识很了解,他可能是鸟类的专家。
小题4:A 推理题。根据文章最后一段可知A正确。作者认为对于生物来说自由是最重要的.
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小题1:
A.joyB.dangerC.beliefD.sorrow
小题2:
A.envied B.consideredC.respectedD.treated
小题3:
A.strange B.magical C.valuableD.important
小题4:
A.reward B.supply C.provide D.award
小题5:
A.quarreling B.discussing C.reasoning D.arguing
小题6:
A.suffered B.known C.obtainedD.forgotten
小题7:
A.honor B.favor C.need D.search
小题8:
A.knockedB.brokeC.stoodD.pointed
小题9:
A.excitedB.confidentC.sadD.urgent
小题10:
A.place B.answer C.apartment D.person
小题11:
A.Luckily B.ImmediatelyC.Gradually D.Unfortunately
小题12:
A.praiseB.RespectC.comfortD.encouragement
小题13:
A.exchange B.describe C.simplify D.decorate
小题14:
A.unfortunate B.unfriendly C.unimportantD.unfamiliar
小题15:
A.planned B.managedC.continuedD.stayed
小题16:
A.settle down B.break down C.calm down D.get down
小题17:
A.whereverB.whatever C.however D.whenever
小题18:
A.excuse B.tale C.lie D.reason
小题19:
A.curious B.puzzled C.worried D.involved
小题20:
A.recognizing B.realizing C.remembering D.wondering
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小题1:
A.hopesB.plansC.demandsD.promises
小题2:
A.occasionallyB.frequentlyC.casuallyD.immediately
小题3:
A.depressedB.embarrassedC.surprisedD.discouraged
小题4:
A.putB.callC.cheerD.pick
小题5:
A.tripB.dateC.filmD.ride
小题6:
A.congratulateB.celebrateC.announceD.welcome
小题7:
A.cinemaB.restaurantC.hotelD.theatre
小题8:
A.focusedB.cleanedC.1iftedD.opened
小题9:
A.readB.printC.writeD.hand
小题10:
A.taskB.effortC.prizeD.favor
小题11:
A.complexB.urgentC.humorousD.pleasant
小题12:
A.discussedB.arrangedC.missedD.delayed
小题13:
A.inviteB.informC.noticeD.remember
小题14:
A.appearedB.happenedC.seemedD.proved
小题15:
A.courageB.beliefC.chanceD.permission
小题16:
A.receivedB.deliveredC.postedD.rejected
小题17:
A.1ivedB.dinedC.workedD.rested
小题18:
A.menuB.billC.1etterD.ticket
小题19:
A.whoB.howC.whyD.what
小题20:
A.trustB.moveC.deserveD.share
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小题1:
A.ExperienceB.PracticeC.KnowledgeD.Success
小题2:
A.understoodB.realizedC.formedD.produced
小题3:
A.commonB.trueC.shortD.whole
小题4:
A.design B.intendC.developD.appear
小题5:
A.noneB.noC.anyD.some
小题6:
A.heartsB.thoughtsC.mindsD.actions
小题7:
A.remainedB.keptC.leftD.stayed
小题8:
A.ownB.oweC.shareD.spare
小题9:
A.thatB.veryC.notD.quite
小题10:
A.make sureB.rememberC.expectD.check out
小题11:
A.socialB.personalC.goodD.ordinary
小题12:
A.includingB.to includeC.includesD.included
小题13:
A.mustB.needC.will D.can
小题14:
A.marks B.sights C.scenes D.signs
小题15:
A.differencesB.difficultiesC.advantagesD.types
小题16:
A.cost B.spend C.ask D.take
小题17:
A.depend B.request C.require D.suggest
小题18:
A.some B.many C.different D.other
小题19:
A.less B.comfortable C.reasonableD.a lot
小题20:
A.for B.away C.out D.from
There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists _____1_____. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he ____2_____
liked and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a ___3___ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering ___4____ were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a _____5_____ picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains too. But there were rugged and ____6____. Above was an ____7____ sky from which rain fell, in which lightening ____8____. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look ____9____at all.
But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny ____10____growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her ____11____. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, ____12____ the mother bird on her nest…perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize?
The King ____13____ the second picture.
Do you know why?
“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, ___14___, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your ____15___. That is the real meaning of peace.”
小题1:
A.tiedB.triedC.diedD.mined
小题2:
A.probablyB.generallyC.reallyD.finally
小题3:
A.calmB.cleanC.clearD.beautiful
小题4:
A.housesB.mountainsC.fieldsD.deserts
小题5:
A.awfulB.fearfulC.terribleD.perfect
小题6:
A.bareB.thickC.strongD.handsome
小题7:
A.sunnyB.happyC.angryD.kind
小题8:
A.predictedB.drownedC.expectedD.played
小题9:
A.dreadfulB.peacefulC.gratefulD.respectful
小题10:
A.treeB.grassC.bushD.flower
小题11:
A.roomB.kitchenC.toiletD.nest
小题12:
A.satB.trembledC.shookD.strained
小题13:
A.removedB.choseC.abandonedD.postponed
小题14:
A.excitementB.happinessC.troubleD.joy
小题15:
A.handB.mouthC.stomachD.heart
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 a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. 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(原谅) 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(折叠) 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.
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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.
小题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
I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   36   to look at each other. But we soon lost the   37    and started playing with each other. In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her. She was   38   family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people.”   39   of my new friends liked her as much as I did   40   they knew she had “problems”. However, every summer we would   41   sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked.
It was last year when I   42   the problem. I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her. Well, she made a new “best friend” and   43   did I. Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself.
She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症). I was very   44   at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in   45  . I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend   46  deserted her, when people were calling her   47  , but I knew I still   48   her like a sister.
Yesterday she came   49   me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   50   I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   51  . You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   52   me. I   53   you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   54   me.” We both cried. And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   55   your friends.
小题1:
A.pleasedB.excitedC.scaredD.disappointed
小题2:
A.happinessB.kindnessC.shynessD.sadness
小题3:
A.working outB.answering forC.helping withD.going through
小题4:
A.AllB.NoneC.NoD.Every
小题5:
A.becauseB.thoughC.whileD.yet
小题6:
A.hardlyB.seldomC.justD.always
小题7:
A.solvedB.noticedC.facedD.ignored
小题8:
A.neitherB.soC.tooD.also
小题9:
A.madB.carelessC.hopefulD.upset
小题10:
A.touchB.bedC.hospitalD.love
小题11:
A.luckilyB.successfullyC.actuallyD.calmly
小题12:
A.selfishB.crazyC.braveD.lonely
小题13:
A.believed inB.waited forC.cared aboutD.replied to
小题14:
A.withB.afterC.uponD.to
小题15:
A.untilB.whenC.sinceD.if
小题16:
A.mistakesB.parentsC.friendsD.problems
小题17:
A.visitedB.encouragedC.calledD.prevented
小题18:
A.tellB.oweC.giveD.show
小题19:
A.helpingB.remindingC.cheatingD.praising
小题20:
A.give upB.look back atC.drop in atD.look down on
There once was a very honest shopkeeper whose business was to provide goods to the local people. He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he would go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m. he closed his shop to complete his daily routine.
However, to get time for lunch was really difficult be-cause he didn’t have anybody to help him at that time. Therefore, it was his daily practice that whichever customer was shopping at 1:00 p.m. would be asked to oversee (看管) the shop until the shopkeeper returned from lunch.
One day, a group of four thieves planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch. One of the thieves went at 1:00 p.m. to be the customer that would be asked to oversee the shop.
The thief, pretending to be a customer, went in at 1:00 p.m. and started buying several items. As planned, the shop-keeper asked the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned from lunch.
Then, the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretend customer to help, but something had changed within him and he knew deeply in his heart that if he was given responsibility for the shop, he should not perform any dishonest acts during that time. His friends did not agree. As the now honest man tried to stop them, they resisted (抵抗) and a fight started. And at the same time the shopkeeper returned and asked why there was a fighting. The now honest man explained the entire plan.
The shopkeeper had been searching for an honest man who could take ownership of the shop and run it. The shop-keeper felt that he had found the right man.
小题1:What is the problem for the shopkeeper?
A.Nobody could prepare lunch for him every day.
B.He had nobody to keep the shop when he went for lunch.
C.He was too busy to have lunch every day.
D.He couldn’t find a person to work at the shop.
小题2:Why did the thief go to the shop at 1:00 p.m.?
A.Because he thought he would be asked to keep the shop.
B.Because the shopkeeper invited him to lunch then.
C.Because the shop was closed at that time.
D.Because he thought he could buy cheap things then.
小题3:When the shopkeeper returned from lunch, he found _______.
A.everything in his shop was stolen
B.the thief became the new owner of the shop
C.there was a fighting in his shop
D.the thief helped his fellows steal things from his shop
小题4:From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A.once a thief, he will always be a thief
B.an honest man will be responsible for his action
C.you can’t believe in a dishonest man forever
D.trust can change a thief into an honest man
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The short term effect of physical abuse on James is physical pain. In the long term, injuries that often happen can result in secondary illness and complications, permanent scars or even disabilities. His emotional effects in the short term are a fear of people, withdrawal, and poor relationship with others. The long term emotional effects could be low self-respect, depression, inability to form relationships.
Abuse can arise for many reasons and there are a number of theoretical views which may be useful in clarifying why the abuse has taken place. The female view believes that sex and family roles give approval to a culture of abuse. Considering the historical and fixed ideas, men have power and control. In James’ case he lives in a re-constructed family with the father being rude and a heavy drinker. From a psychological angle, alcohol misuse can bring mental health problems which may increase aggression in the person and so James is more at risk from abuse by his stepfather. The relationship between the mother and James involves a dependency of James on his mother. With other problems in James’ mother’s life, this leads to increasing stress and the inability of his mother to cope with and manage a family with four children borne by two mothers. The attachment theory states that significant separations of a child from the carer in the early years can have an effect on their emotional development and can lead to psychological and social difficulties in later life. The loss of both his father and his half sister’s father with whom he lives may have contributed to his behaviour.
Abusive behaviour can sometimes be the result of mental health problems, brain damage or being abused themselves. By becoming the abuser they believe they are taking control; some even believe that they are not doing anything wrong and cannot stop themselves. When working with individuals who have abused, it is important to be aware that they may go on to abuse again and there is a need to protect the community from the abuser.
小题1:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “bruises” in Paragraph 1?
A.Slight injuryB.Deep CutC.Body disabilityD.Inner wound
小题2:According to the writer’s case study, which of the following cases can be defined as abuse?
A.A father scolds his son because he doesn’t pass the exam in school.
B.A car knocks down a woman but the driver doesn’t take her to hospital.
C.A father never talks to his daughter and shows no interest in what she does.
D.A husband is angry with his wife when she stays out late into the night.
小题3:From the passage we can infer that ______________.
A.James’ step father doesn’t show any concern for his mother
B.James’ mother gave birth to a girl in the re-constructed family
C.James’ stepfather is rude to all the children in the family
D.James’ mother loves her husband more than her own son
小题4:Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A.Categories of AbuseB.How to Prevent Abuse
C.Abuse and Its CausesD.Effects Caused by Abuse

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