题目内容

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm.At 16,I liked1 better than driving our truck,2 this time I was not happy.My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a3age,when a young man wants respect,not charity.It was 1976,and the ugly4 of racial discrimination was5 a fact of life.I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand,head down,while the store owner6 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were7 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was8.We paid our debts.But before harvest,cash was short.Would the store owner9 us?
At Davis’s store,Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk,talking to a farmer.I nodded10 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves.When I brought my11 to the cash desk,I said12,“I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused,distrustful13.But Buck’s face didn’t change.“Sure,” he said14.“Your daddy is15 good for it.” He16 to the other man.“This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly17.I was filled with pride.James Williams’s son.Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had18 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors.Everyone knew what to19 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself20 much to do wrong.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      something
    2. B.
      nothing
    3. C.
      anything
    4. D.
      everything
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      and
    2. B.
      so
    3. C.
      but
    4. D.
      for
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      prideful
    2. B.
      wonderful
    3. C.
      respectful
    4. D.
      colorful
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      intention
    2. B.
      shadow
    3. C.
      habit
    4. D.
      faith
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      thus
    2. B.
      just
    3. C.
      still
    4. D.
      ever
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      guessed
    2. B.
      suspected
    3. C.
      questioned
    4. D.
      figured
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      watched
    2. B.
      caught
    3. C.
      dismissed
    4. D.
      accused
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      generous
    2. B.
      honest
    3. C.
      friendly
    4. D.
      modest
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      blame
    2. B.
      excuse
    3. C.
      charge
    4. D.
      trust
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      until
    2. B.
      as
    3. C.
      once
    4. D.
      since
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      purchases
    2. B.
      sales
    3. C.
      orders
    4. D.
      favorites
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      casually
    2. B.
      confidently
    3. C.
      cheerfully
    4. D.
      carefully
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      look
    2. B.
      stare
    3. C.
      response
    4. D.
      comment
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      patiently
    2. B.
      eagerly
    3. C.
      easily
    4. D.
      proudly
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      generally
    2. B.
      never
    3. C.
      sometimes
    4. D.
      always
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      pointed
    2. B.
      replied
    3. C.
      turned
    4. D.
      introduced
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      sense
    2. B.
      way
    3. C.
      degree
    4. D.
      mood
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      earned
    2. B.
      deserved
    3. C.
      given
    4. D.
      used
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      receive
    2. B.
      expect
    3. C.
      collect
    4. D.
      require
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      very
    2. B.
      so
    3. C.
      how
    4. D.
      too
BCABC CABDB ADACD CBABD
1.B。本题考查不定代词的用法。nothing better than的意思是“没有比…更好的”,这里的意思是作者最喜欢开着卡车出去了。
2.C。本题考查上下文语义的衔接。根据文章的意思,前面讲的是自己最喜欢开车出去,后面又说自己这次却不高兴,前后文之间是一种转折关系,故用but来连接。所以本题的正确答案为C。
3.A。】本题考查形容词词义辨析。prideful的意思是“骄傲的、自豪的”,wonderful的意思是“好的、棒的”,respectful的意思是“尊重的”,colourful的意思是“精彩的、色彩斑斓的”。根据文章的意思,这里说的是作者16岁时,作为一个男孩子,应该是一个自豪、骄傲的年龄。所以本题的正确答案为A。
4.B。本题考查名词词义辨析。intension的意思是“计划、目标”,shadow的意思是“阴影、树荫”,habit的意思是“习惯”,faith的意思是“信念、理想”。根据原文的意思,当时虽然种族歧视是违法的,但是它的后遗症还是存在的,也就是说种族歧视的阴影依然存在于生活的方方面面。所以本题的正确答案为B。
5.C。本题考查上下文语义的衔接。上文说尽管种族歧视不那么严重了,但是其阴影依然存在。still的意思是“仍然、依旧”,用在这里说明种族歧视依然存在。所以本题的正确答案为C。
6.C。本题考查动词的词义辨析。guess的意思是“猜测、猜想”,suspect的意思是“怀疑”,question的意思是“质问、检查”,figure的意思是“明白、搞清”。文中的意思是当黑人去赊账时,店主会不断地询问他们的情况,看他们是否讲信用。所以本题的正确答案为C。
7.A。本题考查动词词义辨析。watch的意思是“看待、看”,catch的意思是“抓住、赶L”,dismiss的意思是“遣散、打发”.ac-cuse的意思是“控告、指控”,根据文章的意思,每次当黑人小孩去商借时,售货员就会把他们看成是小偷一样。所以本题的正确答案为A。
8.B。本题考查形容词词义辨析、generous的意思是“大方的、慷慨的”,honest的意思是“诚实的、讲信用的”,friendly的意思是“友好的、热情的”,modest的意思是“谦虚的”。根据文章的意思,作者认为自己家很讲信用,因为后面他说他们每次的借款都会还。所以本题的正确答案为B。
9.D。本题考查L下文语义的衔接。上文说自己家是很讲信用的,每次都还借款,所以作者考虑的问题是店主能否信任自己。trust的意思是“信任、相信”。所以本题的正确答案为D.
10.B。本题考查连词的词义辨析。until的意思是“直到…才”。as表示的意思是“!与…”,强调的是两者的同时发生。once的意思是“一旦、万一”,表示的是条件。slnce的意思是“既然”。根据文章的意思,这里说的是作者经过老板身旁时跟他点头致敬。所以本题的正确答案为B。
11.A。本题考查名词的词义辨析。purchase的意思是“购买的商品”,sale的意思是“便宜的商品”,order的意思是“订单”,favourite的意思是“最喜欢的东西”。所以这里应用purchase指代“wire”。所以本题的正确答案为A。
12.D。本题考查副词的词义辨析。casually的意思是“偶然地”.confidently的意思是“自信地、有信心地”.cheerfully的意思是“鼓舞人心地、令人振奋地”.carefully的意思是“小心翼翼地”。根据文章的内容,这里作者应该是小心翼翼地询问¨己能不能赊账。
13.A。本题考查上下文语义的衔接。由后文作者说“贝克的表情没有变化”,我们可以知道,前面的农场主变化的是表情,而不是别的二Iook的意思是“表情”,符合题意.,所以本题的正确答案为A。
14.C。本题考查形容词的词义辨析。patiently的意思是“有耐心地”,eagerly的意思是“急切地”,easily的意思是“简单地、轻易地”,proudly的意思是“骄傲地”,,根据文章的意思,这里作者想强调店主对自己的信任,所以很轻快地说出这句话.所以本题的正确答案为C。
15.D。本题考查上下文语义的衔接。.前面作者说自己家很讲信用,总是偿还欠款。后面又说店主对自己很信任,所以这里应该是“他们总是说话算话”。always的意思“一直、总是”符合题意。
16.C。本题考查上下文语义的衔接。上面说农场主不信任自己,但是店主却相信自己。这里店主是转向那个人,向他解释作者家的信用。tum to的意思是“转向…”。所以本题的正确答案为C。
17.B。本题考查名词词义辨析。sense的意思是“知觉”,way的意思是“方式”,degree的意思是“程度”,mood的意思是“情绪”。这里的农场主听到店主的解释后,友善地朝作者点点头,所以这里应该是使用什么方式。way比较合适。所以本题的正确答案为B
18.A。本题考查动词的词义辨析。earn的意思是“赚得、赢得”,deserve的意思是“受到、值得”,give的意思是“给予”,use的意思是“使用”:根据原文的意思,这哩说的是自己父母赢得的好名声.所以本题的正确答案为A,
19.B。本题考查上下文的语义衔接。后面的句子说的是别人都相信我们家的信用,他们知道能从我们家得到什么。expect的意思是“期待、期盼”.recelve的意思是“收到”,collect的意思是“收集”,re-quire的意思是“要求、请求”。所以本题的正确答案为B。
20.D。本题考查固定短语的用法。too...to..,的意思是“太…以至于不能…”符合原文的意思。原文说的是“太自重,以至于不会犯错误”。所以本题的正确答案为D。
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One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good but rather frightening mystery story. After a time it was too dark for me to read easily, so I put my book down and turned on the light.
I was just about to draw the   36  as well when I heard a loud cry “Help! Help! ” It 37  to come from the trees at the end of the garden. I looked out but it was too 38  to see anything clearly. So I decided to go out and have a look in the garden, just 39  someone was in   40  . I took the torch and picked up a strong walking stick,   41  that this might come to be useful, too.   42   with these, I went out into the garden.   43   I heard the cry. There was no    44  that it came from the trees at the end of the garden.
“Who’s there?” I   45  as I walked, rather 46  , down the path that   47   to the trees. But there was no  48  . With the help of my torch I   49  the whole of that part of the garden and the lower  50   of the trees. There was no sign of anybody or anything. I came to the ___51___ that someone was playing a rather silly joke on me.
___52   feeling rather puzzled, I went back to the house and   53   away the torch and the stick. I had just sat down when I was startled by the cry of “ Help! Help! ”, this time from  54  my shoulder. I dropped my book and climbed up. There, sitting    55  of the mantelpiece ( 壁炉 ), was a parrot!

【小题1】
A.gun    B.picture  C.curtains    D.car
【小题2】
A.seemed  B.looked  C.sounded    D.proved
【小题3】
A.far    B.distant  C.dark     D.black
【小题4】
A.as if  B.even thoughC.on time    D.in case
【小题5】
A.difficultB.power   C.trouble   D.ease
【小题6】
A.thinking B.wishing  C.demanding  D.requesting
【小题7】
A.SuppliedB.Loaded   C.ArmedD.Decorated
【小题8】
A.Again and againB.Now and then
C.From time to timeD.Once again
【小题9】
A.wonderB.doubtC.problem   D.question
【小题10】
A.spoke outB.called out C.got outD.said out
【小题11】
A.seriouslyB.nervously C.curiouslyD.hurriedly
【小题12】
A.led   B.wentC.passed    D.joined
【小题13】
A.person  B.body   C.answer    D.voice
【小题14】
A.studied  B.searchedC.tested    D.examined
【小题15】
A.roots  B.branches  C.leaves    D.bushes
【小题16】
A.beginningB.end  C.conclusion  D.introduction
【小题17】
A.But   B.Yet     C.Already   D.Still
【小题18】
A.put    B.took     C.threw     D.cleared
【小题19】
A.far off  B.down belowC.left to   D.right behind
【小题20】
A.on top  B.at the foot C.inside   D.Outside


How did a high school football coach build a championship dynasty by never playing to win? In Smith Center, Kansas, Roger Barta, 64, a longtime coach and former math teacher at Smith Center High School, wearing a red shirt, stood before his players.“…Guys.We don't talk about winning and losing.We talk about getting a little better every day, about being a team.” Over the next four months, his team went on to beat other teams, winning another perfect season.
Barta grew up in Plainville, and when a back injury ended Barta's playing career, he wasn't sure whether he wanted to be a college student.One summer, he took a job in the Kansas oil fields.It took him a single rainy day of working in the field to realize that university was for him.“I almost froze to death,” he says.He looked around at his co-workers, who were aged beyond their years."They were all missing fingers and teeth.I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life."
He returned to Fort Hays State to earn a mathematics degree and went on to get a master's in math education at the University of Georgia.Today, Barta spends as much time helping players figure out what they want to do with their lives as he does coaching.
To most kids here, Barta is not just a winning coach but also a mentor(导师,顾问).Barta insists that the members of his team be well-rounded.During last year's playoffs(附加赛), for instance, Joe Osburn was struggling with Macbeth in English class.Barta told him that either he mastered Shakespeare or his season was finished.Barta got the captains involved, and they took turns quizzing Osburn on his lines of Shakespeare.He pulled his grades up and kept playing.
“Roger likes everything about football,” says Barta's wife, Pam.“But what he loves most is watching the boys learn a little more.”
1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?
A.How Barta built a championship dynasty?
B.Barta’s career as a coach.
C.How Barta taught his students football skills.
D.Barta’s attitude towards winning and losing.
2.From the the passage we know Barta       .
A.hurt his back in an oil field
B.didn’t want to be a college student
C.wasn’t satisfied with being an oil worker
D.began his playing career at high school
3.Which of the following statements about Barta is TRUE??
A.He earned his master’s degree from Fort Hays State.
B.He helps his players deal with life.
C.He likes Shakespeare very much.
D.He loves football more than anything else.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.How to Be a Good Football Coach
B.A Brief Introduction to Roger Barta
C.Coach and Math Teacher—Roger Barta
D.Life Coach—Roger Barta

Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get involved” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his  ?   out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time  ?  you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody ?? .

?? Several days later I was still  ?   about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot  ?   the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that  ?   these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey  ?   the US without any money, just  ?   on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?

?? The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.

?? The week I  ?   37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy.  ?   I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept  ?   of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly  ?   I went. I was  ?   by people’s readiness to help a stranger.

   ? In Oregon, a house painter named Mike  ?   the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a  ?   dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I refused, but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or  ?   with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the  ?   to give often gave the most.

?? I’m  ?   to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was  ? . I was proud to live in a country where people were still willing to help. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the  ?   of strangers.

1.A. thumb    ?? B. finger       ?????? C. foot         ????????? D. hand

2.A. that ????  ? B. where      ?????? C. which      ???????? D. when

3.A. in danger     B. in need      ????? C. in trouble   ??????? D. in favor

4.A. worrying   ? B. considering  ???? C. bringing     ??????? D. thinking

5.A. off          ?? B. on          ??????? C. away         ???????? D. from

6.A. interesting   B. possible     ????? C. necessary      ?????? D. important

7.A. across   ??? B. through     ????? C. in      ???????????? D. over

8.A. basing   ??? B. relying    ??????? C. insisting   ???????? D. relating

9.A. seemed   ?? B. got      ????????? C. became   ????????? D. turned

10.A. But        ?? B. So    ??????????? C. And   ???????????  D. Howeve

11.A. jobs   ????? B. supplies      ????? C. helps           ?????? D. offers

12.A. nowhere  ?? B. everywhere ????   C. anywhere  ??????  D. somewhere

13.A. frightened ?  B. annoyed   ?????? C. disappointed  ????? D. amazed

14.A. noted  ????  B. saw           ?????  C. felt           ?    ???? D. sensed

15.A. simple   ??? B. rich            ????? C. delicious  ????????  D. interesting

16.A. supplied ??  B. offered  ???????  C. shared    ?????????? D. provided

17.A. fewest  ???  B. most    ????????? C. least   ??????????? D. best

18.A. careful  ???  B. grateful   ?????? C. hopeful   ?????????? D. helpful

19.A. created   ??? B. reminded   ????? C. renewed   ????????? D. returned

20.A. kindness ??  B. happiness      ??  C. fairness  ??????????  D. brightness

 

Jonathan lived alone in a house,which he looked after carefully.One summer evening Jonathan returned home   1 usual at 4:53.When he opened the front gate, he suddenly noticed something   2 .There was   3  in the earth in one of the flower beds.Jonathan was just going to blame(责备)the milkman or the postman   4 he noticed that one of the curtains(窗帘)in the front room downstairs was   5  .Jonathan never did it like that.

He walked up to the porch(门廊)and   6  it quietly.He   7  carefully for a few seconds.  8  could hear nothing.The front door was half-open.Jonathan studied it carefully,  9  if he had forgotten to close it that morning.He had   10 forgotten before.He stepped silently    11 the hall to the door and looked   12  the room.The shadow(影子)of a man was clearly    13 on the far wall in the evening sunlight.He had clearly been standing  14 the door since Jonathan’s return.Jonathan closed the door and turned the key quickly.Then he quietly picked up  15   and began to call   16  .The thief, a tall young man, tried to climb     17   a window to get out but Jonathan   18   that.He beat him with his umbrella.Three minutes later the police   19  .Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole night he felt quite pleased with     20  .

1.                A.to             B.1ike           C.as   D.for

 

2.                A.good           B.beautiful        C.badly     D.strange

 

3.                                  A.a heavy footprint.   B.a beautiful flower

C.a newspaper                      D.a bottle of ink

 

4.                A.when          B.while           C.as   D.since

 

5.                A.trouble         B.out of place      C.wrong    D.shining

 

6.                A.closed         B.looked         C.opened   D.knocked at

 

7.                A.watched        B.1istened        C.studied   D.waited

 

8.                A.and            B.while           C.but D.so

 

9.                A.seeing         B.wanting         C.wondering    D.waiting

 

10.               A.always         B.never          C.ever D.sometimes

 

11.               A.in             B.around         C.over D.across

 

12.               A.inside          B.out of          C.at    D.after

 

13.               A.shone (照耀) B.reflected (反射)   C.given     D.put up

 

14.               A.in front of       B.in the front      C.beside    D.behind

 

15.               A.a stone         B.a stick          C.a knife    D.the telephone

 

16.               A.the neighbour   B.his friend       C.the police  D.the thief

 

17.               A.by            B.onto           C.through   D.to

 

18.               A.had hoped      B.had thought     C.had wished     D.had noticed

 

19.               A.1eft           B.arrived         C.reached   D.spoke

 

20.               A.himself         B.the police       C.the thief   D.the house

 

 

  Where do most writers get their ideas? For Yoshiko Uchida, it all began with Brownie, a five-month-old puppy. So excited was Yoshiko by Brownie’s arrival that she started keeping a journal, writing about all the wonderful things Brownie did and the progress he made.

Soon she was writing about other memorable events in her life, too, like the day her family got their first refrigerator. She also began writing stories, thanks to one of her teachers. Yoshiko wrote stories about animal characters such as Jimmy Chipmunk and Willie the Squirrel. She kept on writing, sharing the kitchen table with her mother, who wrote poems on scraps of paper and the backs of envelopes.

Yoshiko grew up in the 1930s in Berkeley, California. Her parents, both of whom had been born in Japan, provided a loving and happy home for Yoshiko and her sister. They also provided a stream of visitors to their home who later found their way into Yoshiko’s stories. One visitor who later appeared in several of Yoshiko’s stories was the bad-tempered Mr. Toga, who lived above the church that her family attended. Mr. Toga would scold anyone who displeased him. The children all feared him and loved to tell stories about how mean he was and how his false teeth rattled (咯咯响) when he talked.

Yoshiko also included in her stories some of the places she visited and the experiences she had. One of her favorite places was a farm her parents took her to one summer. The owners of the farm, showed Yoshiko and her sister how to pump water from the well and how to gather eggs in the henhouse. They fed the mules that later pulled a wagon loaded with hay while Yoshiko and the others rode in the back, staring up at the stars shining in the night sky. Yoshiko, who lived in the city, had never seen such a sight. As Yoshiko gazed up at the stars, she was filled with hope and excitement about her life. The images of that hayride stayed with her long after the summer visit ended, and she used them in several of her stories.

The experiences Yoshiko had and the parade of people who marched through her young life became a part of the world she created in over twenty books for young people, such as The Best Bad Thing and A Jar of Dreams. Because of such books, we can all share just a little bit of the world and the times in which this great writer grew up.

1. The author tells about Mr. Toga’s false teeth in Paragraph 3 in order to ____________.

A. show health care was not good enough in Berkeley during the 1930s

B. provide an interesting detail in Yoshiko’s life and stories

C. show Yoshiko’s young life was difficult and frightening

D. tell about a beloved relative who helped Yoshiko learn how to write

2.In Paragraph 4 “the stars” probably refer to ____________.

A. family relationships                  B. terrors in the night

C. limitless possibilities                   D. sacrifices to benefit others

3. What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?

A. Yoshiko loved to write about parades.

B. Yoshiko met many interesting people.

C. Yoshiko liked to go for long walks with others.

D. Yoshiko preferred to talk to her pets instead of to people.

4.What is the main idea of this story?

A. People who live in the city should spend as much time as they can in the country.

B. Writers like Yoshiko Uchida must communicate with as many writers as possible.

C. Those who move to the United States often miss their homelands for many years.

D. Writers like Yoshiko Uchida look to the richness of their lives for material.

 

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