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Three boys and three girls were going to Fort Lauderdale and when they boarded the bus,they were carrying sandwiches and wine in paper bags,dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York vanished behind them.
As the bus passed through New Jersey,they began to notice Vingo, He sat in front of them,dressed in a plain,ill-fitting suit,never moving,his dusty face masking his age. He kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot,frozen into some personal cocoon of silence.
Deep into the night,outside Washington,the bus pulled into Howard Johnson's,and everybody got off except Vingo. He sat rooted in his seat,and the young people began to wonder about him,trying to imagine his life:perhaps he was a sea captain,a runaway from his wife,an old soldier going home. When they went back to the bus,one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself.
"We're going to Florida,” she said brightly, “I hear it's really beautiful.”
“It is,”he said quietly,as if remembering something he had tried to forget.
"Want some wine?" she said. He smiled and took a swig.  He thanked her and once again returned to his silence. After a while,she went back to the others,and Vingo nodded in his sleep.
In the morning,they awoke outside another Howard Johnson's.And this time Vingo went in.  The girl insisted that he join them.  He seemed very shy, and ordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beaches. When they returned to the bus,the girl sat with Vingo again,and after a while, slowly and painfully,he told his story. He had been in jail in New York for the past four years,and now he was going home.
“Are you married?”
“I don't know.
“You don’t know?” she said.
“Well,when I was in jail I wrote to my wife,”he said. “I told her that I was going to be away a long time,and that if she couldn't stand it.if the kids kept asking questions,if it hurt too much,well she could just forget me, I'd understand. Get a new guy,I said she's a wonderful woman,really something and forget about me. I told her she didn't have to write me for nothing.  And she didn't.  Not for three and a half years.”
"And you’re going home now,not knowing?”
“Yeah,”he said shyly. “Well,last week,when I was sure the parole (假释) was coming through, I wrote her again.  We used to live in Brunswick,just before Jacksonville,and there’s a big oak (橡树) tree just as you came into town. I told her that if she'd take me back,she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree,and I'd get off and come home,  If she didn't want me, forget it, no handkerchief,and I'd go on through.”
"Vow,” the girl exclaimed. "Wow.”
She told the others,and noon all of them were in it, caught up in the approach of Brunswick,looking at the pictures Vingo showed them of his wife and three children. The woman was handsome in a plain way,the children still unformed in the much-handled snapshots.
Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick, and the young people took over window seat on the right side,waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. The bus acquired a dark,hushed mood,full of the silence of absence and lost years. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-con's mask, as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment.
Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then,suddenly,all of the young people were up out of their seats,screaming and shouting and crying,doing small dances of joy. All except Vingo.
Vingo sat there stunned,looking at the oak tree. It was covered with yellow handkerchiefs,20 of them,30 of them,maybe hundreds,a tree that stood like a banner of welcome billowing in the wind. As the young people shouted,the old rose and made his way to the front of the bus to go home.
小题1:Which is right about Vingo?
A.He was a sea captain.
B.He was a runaway from his wife,
C.He was an old soldier going home.
D.He was a prisoner.
小题2: The underlined word "`exclaimed" probably indicates that the girl was“______”
A. surprised        B:  angry         C:  embarrassed     D.  puzzled
小题3: From the story,we know that
A.the young people and Vingo loved New York
B.Vingo dressed himself decently
C.Vingo's Wife didn't write to him because she didn't miss him
D.the young people were happy for Vingo because he could went home
小题4:What is the best title for the story?
A.An Unexpected ReturnB.Forgiving My Absence
C.Going HomeD.The Old Oak Tree

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C

试题分析:
小题1:这是细节理解题。根据He had been in jail in New York for the past four years,and now hewas going home.可知。故选D perhaps he was a sea captain,a runaway from his wife,an old soldier going home.这是命题人设计的一个陷阱选项。
小题2:这是词义猜测题。surprised吃惊的;angry 生气的;embarrassed尴尬的;puzzled困惑的。根据"Vow,”和She told the others,这女孩把这事告诉了同伴们,于是他们都盼着快点到Brunswick。因此可以猜测她很惊讶。故选A
小题3:这是推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段内容和文章最后一句及I told her that if she'd take me back,she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree,and I'd get off and come home,  If she didn't want me, forget it, no handkerchief,and I'd go on through.”
可知故选D
小题4:这是标题归纳题。本文主要讲的是一个囚徒在四年后回家途中的忐忑不安的心情,可知故选C
点评:本文主要讲的是一个囚徒在四年后回家途中的忐忑不安的心情。对于文章中的细节题,要注意文章中的细节的理解。推断判断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。对于词义猜测题要求考生根据上下文之间的关系及语言环境做出正确的猜测。对于标题归纳题要求考生对于全文的主题有总结归纳分析的能力。
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One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit  2 when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and  3 that my dad must be there, but he wasn’t. I  4 through his home, checking every room. I tried not to   5 . Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.
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As I entered my mother’s class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in   14.
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And I hurried to my car and   16 back to the yard. “Hey, Dad!” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad  17 laughing his typical laugh that was always  18 . I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so , as I  19 the door to my father’s house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.
Thanks, Daddy, for all the   20 and more importantly, for all your love.
小题1:
A.dislikeB.shareC.getD.enjoy
小题2:
A.dangerousB.unusualC.joyfulD.relaxing
小题3:
A.decidedB.hopedC.expectedD.wondered
小题4:
A.livedB.pulledC.hurriedD.came
小题5:
A.cryB.panicC.believeD.confirm
小题6:
A.Above allB.In allC.After allD.For all
小题7:
A.journeyB.familyC.interestD.past
小题8:
A.holdingB.pickingC.callingD.bringing
小题9:
A.heartB.chestC.eyesD.arms
小题10:
A.amazingB.cheatingC.invitingD.providing
小题11:
A.sureB.awareC.proudD.afraid
小题12:
A.honestB.specialC.luckyD.practical
小题13:
A.feastB.prizeC.secretD.success
小题14:
A.angerB.worryC.sorrowD.surprise
小题15:
A.yardB.kitchenC.roomD.home
小题16:
A.foughtB.raced(疾驰)C.lookedD.fled
小题17:
A.keptB.rememberedC.beganD.stopped
小题18:
A.bitterB.simpleC.familiarD.tight
小题19:
A.closedB.unlockedC.kickedD.knocked
小题20:
A.memoriesB.chancesC.assistanceD.advice
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Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and   56  us to take part in our community in any way we   57  .
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A.irregularB.unsatisfyingC.impatientD.unfamiliar
小题2:
A.tasteB.feelC.betterD.respect
小题3:
A.convincedB.suggestedC.orderedD.informed
小题4:
A.degreeB.rewardC.successD.career
小题5:
A.headmasterB.classmateC.officerD.instructor
小题6:
A.playedB.servedC.assistedD.succeeded
小题7:
A.whereB.howC.whyD.whether
小题8:
A.angrilyB.hurriedlyC.nervouslyD.simply
小题9:
A.interestedB.frightenedC.worriedD.troubled
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A.feelingB.spiritC.lifeD.family
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A.beyondB.throughC.forD.with
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小题15:
A.mostB.usualC.deepestD.strongest
小题16:
A.forcedB.warnedC.encouragedD.invited
小题17:
A.couldB.didC.shouldD.had
小题18:
A.fewB.justC.firstD.only
小题19:
A.timeB.changeC.pressureD.reaction
小题20:
A.appeal toB.make forC.turn toD.care about
I can remember the day my father came home from the war. As he walked up the front path of our home, he saw Mum and me and he dropped the suitcase.
I was only five years old so Dad made a fuss of me, then began making an even bigger fuss of my mother. This left me free to examine all the stuff lying around the broken suitcase, and I was quick to notice a newspaper advertisement displaying a new piano. When Dad saw me holding up the newspaper cutting, he smiled.
“Yes, that’s right,” he said. “I bought your mum a piano for ten pounds down and two pounds a week.”
A few moments later, a horse pulled a cart with a piano on top. Soon we all stared at it in our small lounger room. Mum had never been close to a piano before, except at the kindergarten I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the teachers could teach her to play.
After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough is enough.”
From that day on, she would plink between doing the cooking and housework. Three months went by and Mum was now a skilled pianist, holding parties with all the neighbors gathering around to sing.
Although we were poor, Mum felt like a princess and was delighted at all the attention she was receiving.
At the height of Mum’s happiness, I began to notice that Dad was looking increasingly worried. It turned out that since returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. Then, a few weeks later, I observed two men taking Mum’s piano away. Mum sobbed in the kitchen. Suddenly, it all became clear to me: no job, no money, no piano.
Dad finally got a job. Mum was happy again as if he’d just win the lottery(彩票). Dad had to study to qualify as an account. Every night after dinner he’d place a stack of books on the kitchen table and study late into the night. Mum didn’t say much but I could tell she was proud of Dad.
Two years later, Dad bought Mum another piano. This time he paid cash for it.
小题1:How did the author’s Dad buy the piano for his mum?
A.He paid part of the bill regularly.
B.He earned it by winning a bet.
C.He paid cash for it.
D.He bought it as a big bargain.
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A.practice makes perfect
B.it was time to stop practicing
C.he couldn’t bear being troubled
D.his wife played the piano well enough
小题3:What happened to the author’s mum’s first piano?
A.It was lost.
B.It was broken by one neighbor.
C.It was sold by his dad.
D.It was taken away.
小题4:What made the author’s mum proud of his dad?
A.His dad’s willingness to help cook.
B.His dad’s winning the lottery luckily.
C.His dad’s loyalty to his motherland.
D.His dad’s determination to rebuild his life.
                                                                              A
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A.they can be used on any occasion.
B.people manage to speak to two at a time.
C.they can put drivers in great danger.
D.people are fond of personal items.
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A.focus on technology and their belongings.
B.use cell phones in less urgent situations.
C.buy private cars just to show off.
D.place too much value on computers.
小题3:We can infer that ________.
A.people have no time to play with their children.
B.we can take pleasure in using cell phones at any time.
C.people always desire more possessions.
D.we depend on volunteers to develop the world.

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A.glancedB.wentC.brokeD.set
小题2:
A.readB.cleanedC.touchedD.saw
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A.lonelyB.narrowC.emptyD.crowded
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A.guestB.ownerC.partnerD.host
小题9:
A.haveB.getC.takeD.bring
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A.sellB.mailC.carryD.fly
小题11:
A.worriedB.disappointedC.luckyD.happy
小题12:
A.surpriseB.formC.giftD.joy
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A.quicklyB.slowlyC.curiouslyD.madly
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A.dropB.earnC.loseD.get
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                              A
George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.
Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it —— that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty."
“Well, George,”answered Jim. “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.”
George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.
The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.
Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.
"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"
小题1:56. We are told that George expected Jim to help _____.
A.prove him innocentB.him turn over a new leaf
C.lighten his punishmentD.him escape from prison
小题2:57. Which of the following is true about Jim?
A.He covered up George's guilt.
B.He persuaded the jury to set George free.
C.He told the jury that George was indeed guilty.
D.He recommended severe punishment to give George a lesson.
小题3:58. The passage suggests that _____.
A.it was due to Jim that George was found guilty
B.Jim did not do exactly what George asked him to do
C.Jim asked his colleagues to recommend mercy
D.Jim persuaded the jury to lighten George's punishment
小题4:59. The title for this passage is ______.
A.Illegal or Not?B.Guilty or Not?
C.Merciful or Not?D.Answerable or Not?
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Her mom Heather Kane said the family has chosen “to do whatever we need to help her achieve her goals”. One of Grace’s biggest challenges is finding balance in her life. There’s school, her music and church to fit around climbing.
“Climbing is going to mean sacrificing things other kids might pursue,” Grace said. “But it doesn’t bother me. It’s like playing the piano; you can’t take a break or you’ll lose your touch.”
小题1:What would be the best title of the passage?
A.Rock climbing gains popularity
B.Grace Kane likes challenges
C.A young climber follows her dream
D.An amazing victory for a young rock climber
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A.is not an exhibition at the Olympics now
B.is an official event at the Olympics now
C.is not open to children
D.will gain full status in 2020
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE about Grace Kane?
A.She is only interested in rock climbing.
B.She is a girl with many talents.
C.Rock climbing has affected her study.
D.She has won gold medals in several matches.
小题4:One of Grace’s biggest challenges is to ________.
A.find a capable coach for her
B.get qualified for the USA team
C.raise enough money for International competitions
D.keep balance between rock climbing and other activities
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I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was   52  me.
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小题1:
A.insteadB.somehowC.anywayD.either
小题2:
A.sinceB.whenC.beforeD.after
小题3:
A.noiseB.viewC.sceneD.hurry
小题4:
A.butB.yetC.orD.so
小题5:
A.AcrossB.AlongC.BesideD.Through
小题6:
A.plateB.carriageC.basketD.bowl
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A.discouragedB.disturbedC.shockedD.comforted
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A.playingB.beggingC.dancingD.refreshing
小题9:
A.imageB.beliefC.courageD.time
小题10:
A.instructionB.directionC.operationD.intention
小题11:
A.peacefulB.niceC.roughD.pleasure
小题12:
A.workB.improveC.standD.help
小题13:
A.lostB.firedC.stuckD.tired
小题14:
A.sighingB.listeningC.walkingD.talking
小题15:
A.OpportunitiesB.PossibilitiesC.PerformancesD.Experiences
小题16:
A.dropB.liftC.pickD.knock
小题17:
A.depressingB.encouragingC.frighteningD.surprising
小题18:
A.activeB.thoughtfulC.negativeD.surprising
小题19:
A.painB.sightC.respectD.attention
小题20:
A.classicalB.seriousC.curiousD.musical

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