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I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn't bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic; motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something. "I'm awfully sorry," I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn't stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
小题1:The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________
A.she might be recognized
B.asking for help looked silly
C.she was normal and independent
D.being found blind was embarrassing
小题2:After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.
A.began to run
B.hit a person as usual
C.hit a lamppost by accident
D.was caught by something
小题3:At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.
A.stopped a big lorry
B.stopped the wrong bus
C.made no attempt to stop the bus
D.was not noticed by other people
小题4:What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus? _________
A.Other vehicles also stopped there.
B.It was unreliable for making judgments.
C.More lorries than buses responded to the girl.
D.It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B

试题分析:文章介绍了一个盲人姑娘因为不愿意承认自己看不见而遇见的尴尬情景。
小题1:推理题。根据第二段2,3行After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them.说明他感觉到做为一个年轻的女孩,承认自己看不见是很尴尬的事情,故D正确。
小题2:细节题。根据第三段第三行When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost.说明她撞上了电线杆,故C正确。
小题3:细节题。根据文章最后一段的句子:But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by.说明女孩没有去拦下公共汽车,故B正确。
小题4:推理题。根据第二段最后一句I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.第三段第二行.Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away.说明有时候的判断是不值得信赖的。故B正确。
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A.failedB.wroteC.receivedD.chose
小题2:
A.an averageB.a totalC.an examD.a number
小题3:
A.alwaysB.possiblyC.certainlyD.frequently
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A.teacherB.doctorC.winnerD.fool
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小题9:
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小题12:
A.cuttingB.hammering C.wavingD.circling
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A.describing life experience of great writers
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C.presenting the best thoughts in good books
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Love,
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A.How to adapt to the college life quickly.
B.To make new friends.
C.To learn to be independent in thinking.
D.Not to make herself under much pressure in grades.
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C.during which it is hard for one to change
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When I was ill, mom would take care of me    . When I had a terrible dream, she would never    me  for stealing into her bed. When I graduated from college, she took      in me as I walked across that stage. When life would get me down, she would tell me that ,it's always dark     the down ,She's always been my greatest     keeping-me up when life tried to defeat me. She never told me that anything was impossible or that I set my goals too high. With a gentle guiding hand she got me back on the right:,   if I faltered (摇晃) .
A    thank you will never be enough for the kindness and love she has shown to us over the years. My mom     _ more than flowers, candy or other gifts. There isn't a gift in the world that could ever        my thanks for everything she has done for me over the years.
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小题3:
A.turn toB.yell atC.hold upD.look after
小题4:
A.interestB.comfortC.prideD.pity
小题5:
A.afterB.behindC.throughD.before
小题6:
A.beliefB.challengeC.concernD.support
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A.specialB.worthwhileC.funnyD.simple
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   Now, what have kids done? ___________B____________. Well, Anne Frank touched millions with her powerful account of the Holocaust (大屠杀), Ruby Bridges helped end segregation(隔离) in the United States, and, most recently, Charlie Simpson helped to raise 120,000 pounds for Haiti on his little bike. So, as you can see evidenced by such examples, age has absolutely nothing to do with it. We are called childish so often by adults that we should abolish this age-discrimination when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.
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小题1:Where should the sentence “This really bothers me.” be put in the passage?
A. In blank A.                          B. In blank B.     
C. In blank C.                      D. In blank D.
小题2:What does the speaker think is the root cause why adults call kids childish?
A.That kids like being called that way.
B.That adults are more irresponsible than kids.
C.That kids often make irrational demands.
D.That adults are driven by age-discrimination against kids.
小题3: Which of the following least explains kids’ advantage over adults based on the speaker?
A.Younger age.B.Irrational thinking.
C.Knowledge of history.D.Excess restrictions.
小题4:What is the best title of this passage?
A.Don’t Be Childish again, Adults!
B.Time to Listen and Learn from Us!
C.Don’t Do That, Don’t Do This!
D.We Are Not Young Any More!
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B.Relying on others during the creative process.
C.Caring about other people’s opinions about us.
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小题3:What can we learn from the fifth paragraph?
A.The unknowing mind is very difficult for us to understand.
B.Creativity arrives when we aren’t focused on any one thing.
C.Daydreaming is useless and has nothing to do with creativity.
D.Showers, long drives and quiet walk are good for our bodies.
小题4:When does creativity become useful to us and others?
A.When thought is turned into action.
B.When people understand our ideas.
C.When the popular stage is reached.
D.When we think “This is it!”.
小题5:Which of the following would the author probably support?
A.The creative spirit means an occasional great thought.
B.Others’ voice of judgment allows us to ignore barriers.
C.Creative problem-solving calls for barrier-free imagination.
D.Daydreaming is sure to bring a sudden answer to a problem.
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A.worryB.wonderC.puzzleD.hesitate
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A.satisfactionB.disappointmentC.amazementD.recognition
小题17:
A.disappearedB.brokeC.returned D.left
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A.MeanwhileB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.However
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