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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped, this one looked as if it were   36  itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an)  37  price of $28, which was popular just then with   38  , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that   39  of classic elegance. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John   40  the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said,   41  folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a   42  came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness and reasoned discussion replaced fierce   43 . He became more mannerly and   44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him   45  his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and   46  what caused the changes, she said laughing. "It   47  be his coat!" Another teacher told him she was giving him a good   48  not only because he had earned   49  but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?" he asked surprisingly,   50  John's new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never   51  a person's clothes for the real person within them.   52  there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for   53  what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to   54  as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape   55  all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
小题1:
A.turning B.holdingC.showingD.hanging
小题2:
A.unreasonableB.expectedC.unbelievable D.acceptable
小题3:
A.teenagersB.adultsC.womenD.strangers
小题4:
A.colorB.priceC.styleD.size
小题5:
A.sentB.carriedC.lentD.wore
小题6:
A.casuallyB.comfortablyC.carefullyD.quickly
小题7:
A.happinessB.changeC.smileD.matter
小题8:
A.doubtB.fightC.argumentD.war
小题9:
A.thoughtfulB.handsomeC.hopefulD.curious
小题10:
A.of B.onC.withD.at
小题11:
A.wonderedB.confirmedC.concluded D.discovered
小题12:
A.canB.mustC.willD.should
小题13:
A.presentB.markC.wordD.result
小题14:
A.thisB.themC.itD.one
小题15:
A.looking up atB.looking down toC.checking upD.taking up
小题16:
A.trustB.mistakeC.exchangeD.regard
小题17:
A.ButB.ThoughC.SinceD.So
小题18:
A.attachingB.connectingC.relatingD.matching
小题19:
A.careerB.lifeC.studyD.success
小题20:
A.whereB.whyC.howD.when

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:A

试题分析:本文介绍作者的儿子因为穿了优雅的外套,言行举止都发生了变化,说明我们的内在要和穿的衣服匹配,年轻人要选择正确的人生方向。
小题1:考查词组:hold up支撑住,和前面的droop弯曲,下垂,枯萎,形成对比。选B
小题2:考查形容词:A. unreasonable 不合理的 B. expected预料的C. unbelievable 难以置信的 D. acceptable可以接受的,后面的句子:but could cost several hundred dollars new.可知新的要几百美元,现在的28美元的价格是令人难以置信的。选C。
小题3:考查名词:因为14岁的孩子喜欢,所以是受年轻人欢迎。选A
小题4:考查名词:A. color颜色B. price价格C. style风格D. size大小,尺寸,句意:这是经典的款式。选C。
小题5:考查动词:A. sent派送B. carried携带C. lent借D. wore穿,这里指约翰第二天穿着外套上学校。选D。
小题6:考查副词:A. casually随意地B. comfortably舒服地C. carefully仔细地D. quickly迅速地,约翰仔细的把它折叠放在椅背上。选C
小题7:考查名词:从后面的描写可以看出约翰身上有了变化(change)。选B
小题8:考查名词:和前面的Agreement对应的是argument,选 C
小题9:考查形容词:A. thoughtful考虑周到的B. handsome英俊的C. hopeful有希望的, D. curious好奇的,句意:他变得更加有礼貌和考虑周到。选A。
小题10:考查介词:lecture sb on sth,训斥,教训某人某事,选B
小题11:考查动词:A. wondered想知道,B. confirmed   证实C. concluded总结D. discovered发现,句意:我想知道是什么导致他的改变。选A。
小题12:考查情态动词:must be表示 肯定推测,那一定是那件外套。选B
小题13:考查名词:give sb a good mark给某人好分数。选B
小题14:考查代词:it代指前面的a good mark。选C
小题15:考查词组:look up at抬头看,表示约翰长高了。选A
小题16:考查动词短语:mistake …for…把…错当成…,句意:我们不能把一个人的衣服错当成一个人真正的内在,选B
小题17:考查连词:前面说不能以穿的衣服评价一个人,后面说穿些优雅的衣服也可以说明问题。是转折关系。选A
小题18:考查动词辨析:A. attaching附上B. connecting连接C. relating关联D. matching相配,表示外表和内在要匹配,选D。
小题19:考查名词:约翰来说,这是个阶段采取什么样的人生道路和穿衣服一样容易。选B
小题20:考查定语从句,先行词是a vast landscape定语从句中缺少地点状语。选A
点评:文章故事内容浅显,但寓意深刻,学生要理解作者的真正的意图,主要考查在上下文中对词义的辨析理解,要求考生有一定的思维转换能力。对于文章的上下文串联有较强的理解,语法规则的使用和辨析要求较高。
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小题1:
A.dining room B.kitchenC.sitting roomD.garden
小题2:
A.loving B.livelyC.lovelyD.horrible
小题3:
A.preparingB.mixingC.cookingD.eating
小题4:
A.matchingB.similarC.differentD.same
小题5:
A.materialB.clothesC.dressD.clothing
小题6:
A.agree B.stand C.know D.realize
小题7:
A.keep up B.stay out C.stay upD.keep on
小题8:
A.protect B.warn C.save D.stop
小题9:
A.watchedB.liked C.heard D.experienced
小题10:
A.screamedB.said C.shouted D.prayed
小题11:
A.on B.inC.throughD.within
小题12:
A.concernedB.sharedC.connected D.joined
小题13:
A.growingB.spreading C.escaping D.moving
小题14:
A.asB.beforeC.since D.when
小题15:
A.thrownB.givenC.placedD.taken
小题16:
A.raiseB.supportC.bring D.change
小题17:
A.for B.throughC.upD.into
小题18:
A.daughter B.children C.motherD.friends
小题19:
A.warm B.strange C.painfulD.exciting
小题20:
A.saying B.sign C.sceneD.paint
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小题1:
A.expectedB.enjoyedC.admiredD.owned
小题2:
A.suspectingB.provingC.decidingD.knowing
小题3:
A.affordB.offerC.keepD.like
小题4:
A.encouragedB.comfortableC.proudD.moved
小题5:
A.CuriousB.SeriousC.CarefulD.Nervous
小题6:
A.packedB.openedC.picked upD.put aside
小题7:
A.AngrilyB.EagerlyC.CalmlyD.Anxiously
小题8:
A.AtB.FromC.WithD.To
小题9:
A.findingB.puttingC.forgettingD.leaving
小题10:
A.untilB.asC.beforeD.unless
小题11:
A.learnedB.realizedC.recognizedD.admitted
小题12:
A.get toB.search forC.turn toD.leave for
小题13:
A.muchB.stillC.hardlyD.quite
小题14:
A.yearB.monthC.weekD.day
小题15:
A.cleanB.readC.turnD.count
小题16:
A.lostB.cameC.appearedD.dropped
小题17:
A.oldB.sameC.specialD.new
小题18:
A.rememberedB.desiredC.foundD.met
小题19:
A.pictureB.placeC.dateD.gift
小题20:
A.wordsB.informationC.messageD.card
One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts,it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11 th , 1 958,Mum gave birth to Richard.After she brought him home from hospital,she put him in my lap,saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own.I played with it day and night. I sang to it, I told it stories.I told it over and over how much I loved it!  
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Christmas was coming, “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke,his eyes filled with tears. I’d never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning.Dad jumped out of bed to answer it.From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!” “Thank God!” I heard Mum cry.
From the window upstairs,I watched my parents rush out to the car.I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat.But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love !
小题1:What happened to the author on September 11th,1958?
A.He got a baby brother.B.He got a Christmas gift.
C.He became four years old.D.He received a doll.
小题2:What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Impossible.B.Boring.C.Difficult.D.Fearful.
小题3:Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?
A.Excitement.B.Happiness.C.Sadness.D.Disappointment.
We’ll all have a heart that is already accurately showing us how true things are.
Carmen’s mother Maria had just   1  a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant   2 .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very   3 : finding a donor heart that matched Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept   4  hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble walking from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital,   __5 .
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed(哭泣)as she told the stranger her   6 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   7  it through the night.   8 , an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to donate(捐献)something from herself.
After reviewing the data, doctors   9  Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to   10  the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was   11  dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was   12  for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen   13  Cheryl’s funeral(葬礼)with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria   14  with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was   15  in another loving mother’s chest.
小题1:
A.survivedB.sufferedC.diedD.made
小题2:
A.changeB.dangerC.disorderD.pain
小题3:
A.unlikelyB.bigC.slimD.likely
小题4:
A.findingB.interruptingC.touringD.phoning
小题5:
A.cryingB.sleepingC.doubtingD.thinking
小题6:
A.ideaB.storyC.thoughtD.accident
小题7:
A.putB.supportC.makeD.pass
小题8:
A.HurriedlyB.DevotionallyC. CalmlyD.Suddenly
小题9:
A.informedB.warnedC.congratulatedD.reminded
小题10:
A.give upB.carry outC.search afterD.put off
小题11:
A.noticedB.predictedC.declaredD.left
小题12:
A.singingB.beggingC.decoratingD.praying
小题13:
A.attendedB.joinedC.visitedD.passed
小题14:
A.passed awayB.woke upC.left behindD.dressed up
小题15:
A.active B.necessaryC.aliveD.lively
Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its  36  way, but mine couldn't. I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to face  37  and their gossip at school. I was forced to  38  my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school  39  completely defeated. All I wanted to do was  40  into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and  41  a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n)  42  that it was to be opened on a  43  night that week.
I made it through that week  44  my father. Each card  45  to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday’s card said, “The past is painful to think about and the  46  is impossible to imagine. Don't try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood  47  when I read, “What you are feeling now is  48  and normal. It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing  49 .” Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special  50  you face along life’s way, may you  51  that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card  52  the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to  53 . “The world isn't so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”
My world once collapsed (fell down) but I  54  the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his  55  known when he couldn't be present.
小题1:
A.pleasantB.strangeC.funnyD.normal
小题2:
A.everyoneB.anyoneC.someoneD.nobody
小题3:
A.work out B.meet withC.deal with D.come across
小题4:
A.makingB.feelingC.regardingD.considering
小题5:
A.crawl B.pushC.jumpD.draw
小题6:
A.inventedB.discoveredC.createdD.wrote
小题7:
A.instructionB.explanationC.presentationD.information
小题8:
A.regularB.flexibleC.particularD.legal
小题9:
A.in favor of B.regardless ofC.in search ofD.because of
小题10:
A.seemedB.happened C.occurredD.intended
小题11:
A.lifeB.futureC.dreamD.result
小题12:
A.fellB.passedC.fliedD.lifted
小题13:
A.falseB.honestC.naturalD.innocent
小题14:
A.contentB.processC.cureD.progress
小题15:
A.destructionB.competitionC.challengesD.destination
小题16:
A.trustB.guessC.predictD.succeed
小题17:
A.beforeB.sinceC.afterD.till
小题18:
A.cryB.screamC.singD.laugh
小题19:
A.got throughB.looked throughC.broke throughD.put through
小题20:
A.scheduleB.conceptC.soulD.confidence
A father with Parkinson’s disease was arrested as he watched the Olympic cycling road race because he failed to smile or look as if he was enjoying himself.
Mark Worsfold, a martial arts trainer and former soldier, claims that he was thrown to the floor and handcuffed just as cyclists passed by. His worried wife Nicola only found out he was being held after she reported him missing when he did not turn up for their daughter’s ninth birthday party. The 54-year-old man had his fingerprints, DNA and mugshot taken before being questioned about why he did not appear to be enjoying the event on July 28. Police said Mr. Worsfold, who was held for over five hours, was arrested because of his manner, his state of dress and his being too near to the course. A spokesman added that the arrest was necessary to avoid a breach (破坏) of the peace because he was standing near a group of protesters (抗议者).
But Mr. Worsfold, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2010, said that one of the symptoms of the disease is muscle rigidity, which can cause his face to become expressionless. “I was sitting minding my own business”, he told a local newspaper. “Before I knew anything the police grabbed me off this seven-foot wall, threw me to the floor and handcuffed me, so all I saw of the cycle race was between the feet of people from the pavement. It could have been done better. I was arrested for not smiling. I have Parkinson’s disease. ”
Mr. Worsfold has since asked for a letter of not being guilty from police. The officers who made the arrest have apologized to him.
小题1: Which word can be used to replace the underlined word “mugshot” in the second paragraph?
A.clothesB.photosC.measuresD.tools
小题2: Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Worsfold’s wife was immediately informed of his being arrested by the police.
B.Worsfold was arrested because he was extremely dangerous.
C.Worsfold enjoyed the cycle race though he saw it between the feet of people from the pavement.
D.Worsfold was arrested because of his clothes as well as his facial expression.
小题3: What can we infer from the passage?
A.The officers must have been punished for Worsfold’ arrest.
B.Worsfold has an expressionless face and probably looks strong.
C.The officers apologized to Worsfold after one day’s arrest.
D.Worsfold was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago.
A son and his father were walking on the mountains. Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: “AAAhhhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountains: “AAAhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
Curious, he shouts: : “Who are you?” He receives the answer:” “Who are you?” And then he screams to the mountain: “I admire you!” The voice answers: “I admire you!”
Angered at the response, he screams: “Coward (one without courage)!” He receives the answer: “Coward!”
He looks to his father and asks: “What's going on?” The father smiles and says: “My son, pay attention.”
Again the man screams at the top of his voice: “You are a champion!” The voice answers: “You are a champion!”
The boy is surprised, but does not understand. Then the father explains: “People call this ECHO (回音) , but really this is LIFE. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is simply a reflection of our actions. If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart. If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.”
This relationship applies to (适用于) everything, in all aspects of life; life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
小题1:The boy is surprised because __________.
A.he falls over his own feet.B.his father can shout as loud as he does.
C.he hears his screams repeated.D.someone calls him a coward.
小题2:What’s the father’s attitude towards life?
A.hopefulB.disappointedC.upsetD.hopeless
小题3:Which of the following sayings is in keeping with the father’s teachings?
A.Faith will move mountains.B.A great talker is a great liar (说谎者).
C.Love me, love my dog.D.Do well and have well.

The "Occupy Wall Street" movement gained more support on Wednesday as unions and students joined in. With the protests developing from a group of young people's camping out near the New York Stock Exchange on September 17 to large-scale (大规模的) movements across the country and around the world, people can't help asking: What has led to "Occupy Wall Street?"
Three years after the severe economic crisis, the U.S. economy now is stuck again. Protesters are not satisfied with the present economic situation since unemployment rate is above 9 percent and economic growth has slowed. The housing market is still struggling for a recovery three years after the bubble (泡沫) burst. People are losing their houses even after they have paid a large amount of mortgage(抵押). It is getting difficult for young people to find jobs. People feared that a similar crisis like the one in 2008 may be already on its way.
It is Wall Street that possessed the most riches. It is Wall Street greed that, at least partly, led to the financial crisis in 2008. It was Wall Street's "fat cats" who take taxpayers' aid money as their own big bonus (奖金). With the growing economic crisis around the world, people realize that Wall Street is responsible for it. So they try to target people who created the crisis.
The majority of the protesters are young people under 30. Many of them are unemployed. Some are students with mountains of loans (贷款). Some are hard-working people about to lose their houses even if they have paid a large amount of mortgage. They are complaining that the hard-working middle class is getting poor, yet Wall Street stays wealthy.
William Cohan, author of Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the world, wrote recently that Wall Street not only learned nothing from the 2008 crisis, they are also trying to kill all reforms that might "break this dangerous cycle in which bankers get very rich while the rest of working people suffer from their mistakes."
小题1:. What is the main idea of the passage?
A.The cause of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.
B.The demand of the protesters of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.
C.The popularity of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.
D.The development of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement.
小题2:. According to the second paragraph, what set off the “Occupy Wall Street” movement?
A.The housing market.B.The bad economic situation.
C.The mortgageD.The high unemployment rate.
小题3:. We can learn from the passage that Wall Street is the symbol of          in the USA.
A. civilization        B. power                        C. wealth            D. fashion
小题4:We can infer that William Cohan         .
A.is the organizer of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement
B.lives on Wall Street
C.is against the “Occupy Wall Street” movement
D.approves of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement

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