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I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__36___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___37____my parents.

   At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ___39___!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

   At that age, I always did something___40_____to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____41___, I would plant a garden!

   I planted some lily(百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___42___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ____43_____joy,I found the first rose bloom(开花).One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__44___, I was touched by this land of wonder.

___45___, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___46_____at me because he found it was ___47____to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___48__,I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds____49___flowers.

  Regardless of their ____50___, I kept on planting my garden and ____51___to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____52____to care and love.

  It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____53___my parents .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very____54_.And now I could say it is my affection for____55___that makes me a real gardener.

1.A. memory        B. dream        C.intention       D. design

2.A. please          B. change       C. help          D. annoy

3.A.doubt          B.appreciation    C. surprise       D. excitement

4.A.collect up       B care about      C. clean up       D. come in

5.A.equal           B. similar        C. superior       D. opposite

6.A.painful          B. valuable      C. upsetting      D. interesting

7.A.come up         B. break out      C. hold on      D. get through

8.A.to              B. with          C. in           D. by

9.A.Luckily          B. Cheerfully    C. Regularly     D. Eventually

10.A.Instead         B. However       C. Therefore    D. Besides

11.A.shouted         B. laughed        C. glanced      D. jumped

12.A.convenient      B. troublesome     C. enjoyable    D. dangerous

13.A.sadness         B. displeasure      C. delight       D. relief

14.A.other than       B. more than       C. rather than    D. less than

15.A.disklike         B. encouragement    C. threat       D. suggestion

16.A.decided         B. stopped        C. continued     D. struggled

17.A.devote         B. turn             C. respond      D. lead

18.A.defeat          B. satisfy           C. respect      D. challenge

19.A.proud         B. comfortable       C. strange      D. disappointed

20.A.freedom       B. life             C. growth        D. nature

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D 

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.C

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.D

【解析】作者小时候出于反叛心理,在院子里种花,结果最终喜欢了园艺,后来作者在这方面做出了成绩,成为一名真正的园艺师,使当初持反对意见的父母为之倍感自豪。

1.C 名词词义辨析  作者早期从事园艺的意图并非源于对大自然的热爱。C选项为意图、打算之意,符合语境。因此,正确答案为C选项。

2.D 动词词义辨析  根据下文可知,作者从事园艺只是给父母添烦恼。D选项是惹恼、使生气、使烦恼之意,符合文意。因此,正确答案为D选项。

3.A 名词词义辨析  根据下文可知,可知作者的母亲以怀疑地目光看着大自然的杰作。由此可知,A选项符合文意。因此,正确答案为A选项。

4.C 动词短语辨析  作者的父亲认为清扫院内的树叶是浪费时间,难道没有别的东西需要清扫吗?在四个选项中,C表示“清理,打扫”,符合文意。因此,正确答案为C选项。

5.D形容词词义辨析  作者小时候有一种反叛的心理,总是按照父母相反的去做。A表示“相等的,相当的,均等的”;B表示“相似的,类似的”;C表示“较高的,上级的”;D表示“相反的,对立的,对面的”。由此可知,D选项符合文意。因此,正确答案为D选项。

6.C形容词词义辨析由于作者有反叛心理,作者想到如果园艺是父母感到烦恼的事,就种植一个花园。在选项中,C选项表示令人烦恼之意,符合语境。因此,正确答案为C选项。

7.A动词短语辨析  作者在院子里种了百合花种子,但是没有发芽。A表示“发芽,走进,上楼”;B表示“爆发,发生”;C表示“不挂断,等—会”;D表示“接通,完成”。因此,正确答案为A选项。

8.B介词用法  作者高兴地发现第一束玫瑰花开花了。with joy为常用短语,表示高兴地之意,符合语境。因此,正确答案为B选项。

9.D副词词义辨析 朵朵鲜花竞相绽放,最终,作者被眼前的景象所感动。由此可知,D选项符合语境。因此,正确答案为D选项。

10.B副词用法辨析 然而,作者的父母对作者的花园不感兴趣。空白处表示的是一种转折的语气,B选项符合语境。因此,正确答案为B选项。

11.A动词词义辨析  作者的父亲甚至对作者大声叫嚷。由此可知,A选项符合语境。因此,正确答案为A选项。

12.B形容词词义辨析  作者的父亲觉得花挡住了车道,令他烦恼不已。B选项有令人烦恼之意,符合文意。因此,正确答案为B选项。

13.B名词词义辨析 作者把自己的真玫瑰花放进母亲的花瓶里,使她感觉不愉快。to one’s displeasure为常用短语,而且意思符合语境。因此,正确答案为B选项。

14.C短语用法辨析 在作者母亲的眼里,那些只是杂草而不是鲜花。C选项是而不之意,符合文意。因此,正确答案为C选项。

15.A名词词义辨析  尽管作者的父母不喜欢作者的所作所为,但是作者一直坚持自己的做法。由此可知,A选项符合语境。因此,正确答案为A选项。

16.C动词词义辨析  作者继续享受园艺的快乐。在四个选项中,C选项是继续之意,符合文意。因此,正确答案为C选项。

17.C动词词义辨析  植物成为作者的好伙伴,他们呼吸,他们开花。他们对作者的呵护和爱有回应。respond to为常用短语,是“对……反应, 响应”之意。因此,正确答案为C选项。

18.D动词词义辨析 根据上文,由于具有反叛心理,作者种植花园是出于挑战父母。A表示“战胜,击败”;B表示“使满意,使高兴,使满足”;C表示“尊敬,敬重,尊重”;D表示“向……挑战,怀疑,反对”。由此可知,D选项与文意相符。因此,正确答案为D选项。

19.A形容词词义辨析  现在作者已经成为一名著名的园艺师,使其父母为之自豪。在四个选项中,A选项的词义符合文意。因此,正确答案为A选项。

20.D名词词义辨析 作者认为是自己对大自然的钟爱使自己最终成为一名真正的园艺师。由此可知,D选项符合文意。因此,正确答案为D选项。

【题文】

What brings a nation together? Of the four choices — shared values, language, history, and religion, it’s shared values. In our latest poll (民意调査), seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor (因素)bringing a nation together, and six preferred language. Both choices scored high in the poll, suggesting that our values and how we express them are closely linked .Still, history was not forgotten in some countries, particularly in Mexico and Russia. Even Canada and the United States chose national histories as the second-most important factor uniting their people. The biggest surprise? Not one country picked religion as its top choice.

Respect your elders

In most countries, the oldest generation considered values more important to a nation than did those who are under 45 years old.

Do you speak Canadian?

Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled, perhaps because the country speaks two official languages, French and English.

Church and state

Most people polled do not connect their religious beliefs to their national pride. Religion ranked last in 13 countries — with France scoring it at 1%, the lowest of all.

21.According to the poll, what was the most important factor in bringing a nation together?

A. Language.        B. Values.        C. History.         D. Religion.

22.In which country did language score the lowest in their national pride?   

A. Canada.          B. Mexico.        C. France.          D. America.

23.According to the charts, shared values and language were considered equally important in         .  

A. Australia       B. Brazil          C. China             D. India

【答案】

24.B

25.A

26.D

【解析】是什么让一个国家凝聚在一起?文章正是做了这样的一个调查。

27.B 细节题。根据文章2,3行In our latest poll (民意调査), seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor (因素)bringing a nation together可知B正确。

28.A 细节题。根据图标Do you speak Canadian?部分Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled可知B正确。

29.D 细节题。根据文章开头的表格的前两部分可知India在shared values and language都位列最后,处于同样的位置,故D正确。

 

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The usual laughter followed,and people stirred(骚动)to go.Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a long time,asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was.

“I will,answer your question.”

Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket,he fished into a leather billfold and brought out a very small round mirror,about the size of a quarter.And what he said went like this:

“When I was a small child,during the war,we were very poor and we lived in a remote village.One day,on the road,I found the broken pieces of a mirror.A German motorcycle had been wrecked in that place.

I tried to find all the pieces and put them together,but it was not possible,so I kept only the largest piece.This one,and,by scratching it on a stone.I made it round. I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine——in deep holes and crevices(裂缝)and dark closets. It became a game for me to get light into the most inaccessible places I could find.

I kept the little mirror,and,as I went about my growing up,I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game.As I became a man,I grew to understand that this was not just a child’s game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life.I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light.But light——truth,understanding,knowledge——is there,and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.

I am a fragment(碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape l do not know.Nevertheless,with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world——into the black places in the hearts of men—and change some things in some people.Perhaps others may see and do likewise.This is what I am about.This is the meaning of my life.”

On hearing the author’s question,Dr.Papedotes        at first.

A.laughed at his foolishness               B.wasn’t sure of the answer

C.doubted his seriousness                  D.wasn’t interested at all

How did Dr.Papaderos get the small round mirror when he was a child?

A.He found it on the road and made it round.

B.A dying German soldier gave him as a present.

C.He chanced to find it in the street while playing.

D.He put the broken pieces together and made it.

Why did Dr.Papaderos like the small round mirror so much as a child?

A.Because he was too poor to afford other toys.

B.Because it could shine the places where tke sun couldn’t reach.

C.Because he believed it would bring good luck to him.

D.Because it tofd him a lot about what life really meant to him.

The underlined“metaphor”in the 7th paragraph most probably means        .

A.symbol              B.source            C.light           D.purpose

Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.A Special Game in the Childhood          B.A Broken Piece of Mirror

C.Dr.Papaderos’Experience                  D.The Meaning of Life

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中,选择最佳答案。

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) though she was a disabled woman.

    “Early on I decided not to allow the   16   of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   17   piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my   18   . Doctors told me that the nerve (神经) damage was the   19   and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never   20    me.”

    “My   21   was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I   22   to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play using my feet and can   23   the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动). I feel through my body and through my  24  . My entire sound world exists by making full ___25___ of every sense that I have.”

    “I was   26   to be considered as a musician, but not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   27   this before and some teachers were ___28___ to admit me. However, based on my performance, I was   29   admitted and went on to   30   with great honour.”

    “After that, I became a full-time solo percussionist. I   31  a lot of musical pieces since   32__  had been written specially for solo percussionists.”

    “I have been a soloist for over ten years.   33   the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t   34   that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be   35   by others’ attitude. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

A. conditions     B. opinions     C. actions          D. suggestions

A. enjoying       B. choosing     C. taking           D. giving

A. sight          B. hearing      C. touch            D. taste

A. evidence       B. result       C. excuse           D. cause

A. left               B. excited      C. supported        D. disappointed

A. achievement B. decision     C. promise          D. goal

A. turned         B. learned      C. used             D. ought

A. tell               B. see          C. hear             D. smell

A. carefulness     B. idea         C. imagination      D. experience

A. use                B. effort       C. feeling          D. idea

A. dissatisfied        B. shocked      C. determined       D. unhappy

A. done           B. accepted     C. advised          D. admitted

A. learning       B. excited      C. willing          D. unwilling

A. usually         B. finally      C. possibly         D. hopefully

A. study      B. research     C. graduate         D. progress

A. wrote          B. translated   C. heard            D. read

A. enough         B. some         C. many         D. few

A. However        B. Although     C. When         D. Since

A. mean            B. seem         C. conclude         D. say

A. failed         B. beaten       C. taught           D. affected

I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge ---36--- and hardly any income. ---37---, I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to ---38---. I became ---39--- enough to have a home, and ---40--- a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the ---41---, “ Will work for food. ” I ---42---. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in ---43---. I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for ---44--- or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was ---45--- to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside ---46--- me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I ---47--- into my ashtray and ---48--- enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this ---49---, I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He ---50--- with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it ---51--- for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is ---52--- right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best ---53--- in life_____giving. It also ---54--- me that nothing is a coincidence, ---55--- everything has meaning.

【小题1】
A.
debt
B.
duty
C.
shadow
D.
pressure
【小题2】
A.
In fact
B.
In a word
C.
As a result
D.
All in all
【小题3】
A.
develop
B.
worsen
C.
vary
D.
change
【小题4】
A.
fortunate
B.
wealthy
C.
generous
D.
successful
【小题5】
A.
even
B.
still
C.
yet
D.
only
【小题6】
A.
decoration
B.
expression
C.
sign
D.
announcement
【小题7】
A.
got by
B.
pulled out
C.
passed on
D.
passed by
【小题8】
A.
emergency
B.
danger
C.
need
D.
panic
【小题9】
A.
food
B.
alcohol
C.
medicine
D.
entertainment
【小题10】
A.
driving
B.
jogging
C.
wandering
D.
cycling
【小题11】
A.
directed
B.
challenged
C.
permitted
D.
drove
【小题12】
A.
reached
B.
turned
C.
broke
D.
searched
【小题13】
A.
amusingly
B.
strangely
C.
awkwardly
D.
naturally
【小题14】
A.
incident
B.
condition
C.
state
D.
coincidence
【小题15】
A.
poured out
B.
turned out
C.
broke out
D.
burst out
【小题16】
A.
necessary
B.
difficult
C.
possible
D.
suitable
【小题17】
A.
queuing
B.
leaving
C.
setting
D.
operating
【小题18】
A.
gift
B.
time
C.
favor
D.
honor
【小题19】
A.
impresses
B.
informs
C.
persuades
D.
reminds
【小题20】
A.
or
B.
and
C.
so
D.
however

I’ve changed my mind. “ I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to father for Christmas written after his schoolteacher’s father had been knifed to death outside his school gate, must have touched everyone’s heart. Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky. When those whom we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a while.

But Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father there too, either in your mind and heart. I find that my parents, who died years ago, still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive. I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions. I remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all my mother said was “ I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children!” I haven’t forgotten. The values of my parents still live on.

It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care. Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors, and to lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? It’s a serious thought, one to give me pause.

I pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword, and my darling from the power of the dog.” Yet I know the death comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenly. We must therefore plan to live forever, but live as if we will die tomorrow. We live on, I’m sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure. If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today.

1.. According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph ________.

A.puts forward the subject of the text.

B.shows the author’s pity on the kid.

C.acts as an introduction to the discussion.

D.makes a clear statement of the author’ views

2.. In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us _______.

A.how much he misses his parents now

B.why his parents often appear in his dream

C.when Lucien will get over all his sadness

D.how proud he was when he succeeded in life

3.. What feeling did the author’s mother express in her reply?

A.Proud

B.Happy

C.Disappointed

D.Worried

4. In the author’s opinion, the value of a person’s life is ________.

A.to leave a precious memory to the people related

B.to have a high sense of duty to the whole society

C.to care what others will remember and treasure

D.to share happiness and sadness with his family

5.. What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem?

A.Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.

B.Advise parents stay with their children safely at home.

C.Spend every day meaningfully in memory of the death.

D.Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.

 

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