题目内容
Before our marriage, my wife and I had had dogs separately. Her dog was named Zack, and mine Sam.
After we got married, the dogs lived with us. The first day we brought our daughter home from after her birth, the dogs her. They licked(舔) her and rubbed(摩擦) her, especially Zack. I had to Zack away from her because it loved her so much that it licked her over and over again. When she in the cradle(摇篮), it lay next to her with a paw(爪子)on the side of her cradle. After she grew , Zack would wait for her on the staircase before she went to bed, then her to her bed.
, Sam never did such things.
When my daughter was 5 years old, Zack was poisoned by the kid next door. It was the day in our lives. At eight o’clock that night, my daughter went to the staircase for . She looked back at us in fear and . She had to walk up these stairs alone.
At that time, my dog Sam and walked to my daughter. It pushed her with its paws and then walked up on the staircase. Then she took its collar and they went upstairs.
In the following six years, Sam for my daughter on the staircases every night until it died.
1.A. church B. court C. hospital D. stadium
2.A. attacked B. loved C. scared D. approached
3.A. against B. with C. for D. on
4.A. give B. break C. force D. put
5.A. slept B. jumped C. chatted D. ran
6.A. bigger B. fatter C. stronger D. weaker
7.A. walked B. took C. rolled D. pulled
8.A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Rarely D. However
9.A. best B. worst C. longest D. funniest
10.A. food B. bed C. fun D. comfort
11.A. excitement B. amazement C. fright D. joy
12.A. stood up B. put up C. went up D. made up
13.A. cared B. looked C. waited D. called
1.C
2.B
3.A
4.C
5.A
6.A
7.A
8.D
9.B
10.B
11.C
12.A
13.C
【解析】
试题分析:作者在文中讲述了一个很感人的故事。她的家里有两只小狗Zack和Sam,它们都特别喜欢和作者的女儿玩,尤其是小狗Zack, 它每晚都会陪小主人上楼去睡觉,但是Sam却对此表现的不感兴趣。然而在Zack不幸死去后,小狗Sam却主动负担起了Zack的任务。
1.C名词辨析。A.教堂;B. 法院;C. 医院;D. 体育场。从情理判断孩子应该是在医院出生,所以是在孩子出生后首次从医院带回家,答案选C。
2.B动词辨析。A. 攻击;B. 爱; C. 惊吓; D.接近。根据后句They licked(舔) her and rubbed(摩擦)可以判断这是小狗对女儿友好喜爱的表现,而且后文中because it loved her so much…..也是重要提示。
3.A介词辨析。A.反;对B. 和;C. 为 ;D. 在上。根据词义辨析可知against有“紧靠,倚”的意思,此处指小狗在人身上蹭,以表示友好喜爱,答案选A。
4.C动词辨析。A.给;B. 打破;C. 强迫;D. 放。根据后面的原因状语从句because it loved her so much that it licked her over and over again可以推断为了不让小狗的举动影响到女儿,作者不得不强行把Zack弄走。
5.A动词辨析。A. 睡觉;B. 跳;C.聊天;D. 跑。此空可以用排除法排除,因为刚出生的婴儿不会跑、跳或者聊天,故答案选A。
6.A形容词辨析。A.更大; B.更胖;C. 更健壮;D. 更弱。从情理可知此处是指随着孩子的长大,其他选项不符合语境,答案选A。
7.A动词辨析。A. 走;B. 带走;C. 滚动;D. 拉。根据上下文可知女儿会走路后,小狗Zack总会在楼梯口等着女儿,陪她一起上楼去睡觉,walk sb“步行陪某人”,其他选项不合情理,答案选A。
8.D副词辨析。A. 因此;B.另外;C. 罕见地;D. 然而。从上文可知小狗Zack每天陪女儿上楼,小狗Sam不做这样的事,由此可知此处是转折关系,答案选D。
9.B形容词辨析。 A. 最好的;B. 最坏的;C. 最长的;D.最有趣的。从情理推断心爱的小狗死了,家人们会伤心,所以对他们来说是最为糟糕的一天,选B。
10.B名词辨析。A. 食物;B. 床;C. 乐趣;D. 舒适。根据上文Zack would wait for her on the staircase before she went to bed, then her to her bed可知平时都是小狗Zack陪孩子去上楼睡觉,所以此处指孩子去楼上睡觉,答案选B。
11.C名词辨析。 A. 兴奋;B. 惊讶;C. 害怕;D. 欢乐。And前后连接同一范畴的词,所以从and前面的fear可以判断C选项正确,指孩子没有了小狗的陪同,独自上楼感到孤独害怕。
12.A动词短语辨析。A. 站起;;B. 举起; C. 攀登;D. 编造。根据后面小狗Sam的动作and walked to my daughter,可以判断A选项正确。句意:在那个时候,小狗站了起来,走向我的女儿。
13.C动词辨析。A. 注意;B. 看;C. 等待;D. 叫喊。根据上文Zack would wait for her on the staircase以及对Sam的讲述可知自从Zack死后,小狗Sam就代替它负责在楼梯口等它的小主人,答案选C。
考点:考查故事类短文阅读。
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters. These letters could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations---the things they bring up before our
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A.Men, as well as animals, in vented certain sounds to express thoughts. |
B.The origin of language is a complicated question. |
C.Words did not haven written form, at first. |
D.Words were invented to represent meanings. |
A.the fact that it can associate the things in the world with the ideas in our minds. |
B.the fact that once word is connected with another |
C.the fact that it can associate one person with another |
D.the fact that it can recall to us the events of our past |
A.the more we read and learn, the larger our vocabulary will be |
B.the longer we live, the number of words that mean something to us increases |
C.words can be used to represent various meanings |
D.literary style is usually very charming |
A.The Meaning of Words. |
B.The Characteristics of Words. |
C.The Origin of Words. |
D.The Power of Words. |
New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk(收缩). It’s now a “global village” where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communication’s equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills.
Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed of modern businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support domestic(国内的) business efforts.
Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive(行政的) ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being “out of sight and out of mind.” He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superior will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more common.
Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets.
English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn’t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate(候选人) the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.
The employee posted abroad who speaks the country’s principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients(客户) over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude toward high-tech communications equipment?
A.Critical. | B.Indifferent. | C.Negative. | D.Positive. |
A.have to get familiar with modern technology |
B.are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operations |
C.are placing more importance on their overseas business |
D.are eager to work overseas |
A.being unable to think properly for lack of insight |
B.being totally out of touch with business at home |
C.missing opportunities for promotion when abroad |
D.leaving all care and worry behind |
A.Connections with businesses overseas. | B.Ability to speak the client’s language. |
C.Technical know-how. | D.Business experience. |