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Alice’s mother died when she was five. Although her brothers and sisters were loving and caring, their love couldn’t take the place of a mother’s. In 1925 Alice became my mother and told me that her family couldn’t even afford her a doll.
One afternoon in December 1982, when I was getting ready for Christmas, I suddenly decided to buy two dolls, one for my five-year-old daughter, Katie, and one for my old mother.
Things went smoothly when a friend told me that his dad, who played Santa Claus in my area, would be willing to make a visit on Christmas morning to our home with the gifts! Knowing that my parents would also come to my house, I began to get ready for the most memorable day of my mother’s life.
Christmas Day arrived and so did Santa Claus at the planned time. Katie was very excited and happy all the time to welcome the Santa. My mother was enjoying watching Katie welcoming this special guest. As Santa turned to leave he looked again into his bag and took out one more gift. As he asked who Alice was, my mother, without thinking of her name being called, said that she in fact was Alice. Santa handed her the gift with a message card that read:
For Alice:
I was cleaning out my sleigh (雪橇) before my trip this year and came across this package that should be sent on December 25, 1925. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it. Many apologies for the lateness of the gift.
Love,
Santa Claus
My mother was very excited and deeply moved to tears. She couldn’t speak but only held tightly in her arms the doll she had waited fifty-seven years to receive as tears of joy flew down her face. That doll made my mother the happiest “child”

  1. 1.

    Why couldn’t Alice get a doll as a child?

    1. A.
      Because her mother died quite early
    2. B.
      Because her family disliked her
    3. C.
      Because her family was very poor
    4. D.
      Because Alice didn’t love dolls
  2. 2.

    What did the friend’s father do that Christmas morning?

    1. A.
      He acted as Santa Claus to send Christmas gifts
    2. B.
      He went to her home to see Alice
    3. C.
      He bought some Christmas gifts for Katie
    4. D.
      He helped her to get Christmas gifts ready
  3. 3.

    Why didn’t Alice expect there was also a gift for her?

    1. A.
      The gifts from Santa Claus were usually for children
    2. B.
      The gift was forgotten many years ago
    3. C.
      The gift for her was bought by accident on the way
    4. D.
      The gifts for Katie were enough to share with her
  4. 4.

    The author wrote the message card in order to _________

    1. A.
      show her deep apology to her mother
    2. B.
      make it clear that Santa Claus didn’t forget her
    3. C.
      show that Santa Claus was hard-working
    4. D.
      make Alice believe the gift was exactly for her
  5. 5.

    From the last paragraph we can infer that _________

    1. A.
      old people still keeps something of childishness
    2. B.
      we should always give our parents a surprise
    3. C.
      old people usually feel lonely on festivals
    4. D.
      we should spend more time with our parents
CAADA
试题分析：
作者母亲早年丧母、家境贫寒，连一个玩具娃娃都买不起。作者57岁那一年的圣诞节，作者为母亲买了一只玩具娃娃送给母亲作为圣诞礼物，让母亲深为感动。
1.细节题。由文章第一段and told me that her family couldn’t even afford her a doll.可知，作者母亲因为家境贫寒而买不起玩具娃娃。故C项正确。
2.细节题。由第三段…a friend told me that his dad, who played Santa Claus in my area, would be willing to make a visit on Christmas morning to our home with the gifts可知，作者朋友的父亲扮演圣诞老人。故A项正确。act as: 扮作、充当。
3.推断题。由第四段my mother, without thinking of her name being called, said that she in fact was Alice一句可知，作者母亲没有想到会叫到她的名字，这是因为圣诞礼物通常是不送给成年人的。故A项正确。
4.推断题。因为圣诞礼物通常送给儿童，作者担心母亲不相信玩具娃娃会送给一个老人，所以以圣诞老人的口吻写了那张纸条。故选择D项。
5.细节题。由文章最后一句That doll made my mother the happiest “child”.可知，母亲当时快乐得像个“孩子”。老人身上也还保持着某种童真童趣。故选择A项。
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In 1999, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother's Little League team in Lancaster, New York. It was an early evening in late July. Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. Swinging his bat back and forth, and giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give, the boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest. His heart stopped.  
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After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life. He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.
Kevin, now 17, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table. He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. She was choking .
Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. Then, using skills he'd first learned in Scouts, the food that was trapped in the woman's throat was freed. The color began to return to her face.
“The food was stuck. I couldn't breathe,” she said. She thought she was dying. “I was very frightened.”
Who was the woman?
Penny Brown

  1. 1.

    Kevin Stephan fell to the ground and fainted probably because ________

    1. A.
      he stood close to the boy who was swinging his bat
    2. B.
      he suffered from heart attack all of a sudden
    3. C.
      he was too excited when watching the game
    4. D.
      he swung the bat too hard to keep his balance
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statements is True of Kevin Stephan?

    1. A.
      He was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life
    2. B.
      He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills
    3. C.
      He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college
    4. D.
      He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke
  3. 3.

    Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?

    1. A.
      She was there to give her son directions
    2. B.
      She volunteered to give medical services
    3. C.
      She was a little worried about her son’s safety
    4. D.
      She came to watch her son’s game and cheered him

Kristy, 28, a cook in La Gross, often wondered what she’d do in a life-threatening situation. On August 29, she got her answer. While she was driving on a road, a big truck hit its head on a pickup car. The pickup car burst into flames. Kristy rushed out and ran to the pickup. Two farmers, Dean Berhard, 51, and his brother Donald, 44, were inside.
When she got close, Kristy could see the unconscious driver. The other man was under the passenger seat. Kristy says, “The smells were sickening. I was afraid the truck would blow up and kill us all.”
The driver of the big truck was struggling to open the passenger door, so Kristy rushed to the driver’s side. Finally they opened the door. She reached in, seized the driver and , to her horror, felt her hands sink into his chest. She quickly dragged the man to safety on the roadside, then hurried back. As Kristy stared down the ditch (水沟) with the passenger, the pickup blew up. She jumped on top of him and they both rolled to safety.
When the police arrived a while later, Kristy started crying, “I want my mum.” In fact she cried for the next three months.
Today the two farmers, each the father of two children, are good friends with Kristy. To show their deep appreciation, they bought her a ring with nine diamonds —one for each member of their immediate families, and ninth for her

  1. 1.

    In which order did Kristy do the following things?
    a. Carried Dean and Donald to safety
    b. Rushed to the pickup
    c. Surprised herself
    d. Saw the truck hit on the pickup
    e. Got out of her car
    f. Wondered what she’d do in danger

    1. A.
      e, d, b, a, c, f
    2. B.
      d, e, b, a, f, c
    3. C.
      f, d, e, b, a, c
    4. D.
      f, c, e, d, b, a
  2. 2.

    When coming to save Donald and Dean Bernard, Kristy never thought that she ______.

    1. A.
      could have any help from others
    2. B.
      would fail to save both of them
    3. C.
      might be killed
    4. D.
      would be tested in a dangerous situation
  3. 3.

    Which of the following best shows Kristy’s true heroism(英雄行为)?

    1. A.
      She remained calm during and after the accident
    2. B.
      She protected herself as well as the two brothers from harm
    3. C.
      She put her life “on the line” to save others
    4. D.
      She was regarded as a member of Dean’s and Donald’s families
  4. 4.

    This sentence “The pickup burst into flames.” in the first paragraph means “______”.

    1. A.
      The pickup was on fire
    2. B.
      The pickup started smoking badly
    3. C.
      A terrifying cry came out of the pickup
    4. D.
      The pickup was broken into pieces
  5. 5.

    Kristy cried because she ______.

    1. A.
      was badly wounded
    2. B.
      had never experienced such a situation
    3. C.
      was too excited at the result
    4. D.
      regretted not putting out the fire

It’s Pigs’ Hometown
The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”

  1. 1.

    The old man’s son joined the army because ___________

    1. A.
      they were all strong
    2. B.
      they loved their country
    3. C.
      they wanted to be full
    4. D.
      they had to do so
  2. 2.

    The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because _______

    1. A.
      they weren’t kind-hearted
    2. B.
      his sons were in the army
    3. C.
      they were also hungry
    4. D.
      they hated him
  3. 3.

    The policeman thought _______

    1. A.
      Hitler was more foolish than pigs
    2. B.
      the old man insulted(侮辱) their hometown
    3. C.
      the old man had to say sorry to him
    4. D.
      the old man had to fight with Hitler

Many ESL (English as a Second Language) students in the United States enroll in (注册学习) academic preparation programs and are in their late teens or early twenties. This is often a time when students are looking back on childhood in a different way. Their childhood memories and their viewpoint on those memories can be very useful for the production of wonderfully creative writing.
For this project, the students began in class by closing their eyes and trying to return to their childhood years in order to bring early memories to their mind. After imagining for a few minutes, they began to tell each other what they remembered about those years and tried to describe a particular incident that stood out in their memories.
That evening they wrote in their journals about the incident, embellishing (润饰) the story as much as possible. The next day, they read the story to a different partner and got feedback (反馈意见). The partner’s job was to: ask more questions to bring back the writer’s memory; help the writer make sure that past tense verbs were used correctly, focusing on the difference between those things that were still true and needed present tense and those things that belonged specifically to the past. Two days later, students made necessary changes or additions and turned in a typed copy of their story. I then made my own comments about their work and asked them to revise their work. The third draft (稿子) produced some very good work

  1. 1.

    The author’s purpose of writing this passage is to _____

    1. A.
      show readers the difficulty he had in his work
    2. B.
      explain his idea of English learning
    3. C.
      show readers how ESL students live and study
    4. D.
      tell readers how he taught his ESL students to write
  2. 2.

    What did the author ask his students to write about?

    1. A.
      What they saw around them
    2. B.
      Their predictions for the future
    3. C.
      Their childhood memories
    4. D.
      Their opinions of the United States
  3. 3.

    In what order do the students write their compositions according to the passage?
    a. share their writing with their classmates
    b. exchange their memories
    c. write their stories
    d. ask for others’ feedback
    e.  make some changes to their compositions and have them typed
    f.  corrected by the teacher
    g.  recall their stories

    1. A.
      g-b-c-a-d-e-f
    2. B.
      g-c-a-d-b-f-e
    3. C.
      e-f-b-c-a-g-d
    4. D.
      d-e-f-g-a-c-b
  4. 4.

    A partner may help do the following things EXCEPT _____

    1. A.
      make the memory more complete
    2. B.
      find spelling mistakes
    3. C.
      check the tense of the verbs
    4. D.
      give some feedback

A newspaper reporter’s job can be very interesting. He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life. He is on the rush for news all the time, then after several years he may get a desk job, and life becomes a bit more settled. Let’s look at his work a little more closely. In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing about a football match. Sometimes he may be so busy that he has hardly any time to sleep. And at other times he may go on for days looking out for news materials yet return empty-handed.
　　In the beginning, a reporter has to cover a very wide field. After the early years he becomes more specialized in his work. For example, he may finally be asked to write only on court cases or politics or sports. Some reporters may become so specialized that they are asked only to write on a special thing: horse racing, for example. In most newspaper houses there is at least one special racing correspondent. Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is delightful. They read the latest book and then write reviews on the ones they like. Then there are those who write on films, so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema. How lucky, you would say!
　　A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous. A number of them have died rushing from one assignment to another, and if there is a flood or a riot(暴乱) they may get hurt or even be killed. Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was smashed by a group of men, because they were angry with him for taking their picture. Dangerous or not, one thing is certain, and that is, their job is never dull!

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined phrase “on the rush” mean in the passage?

    1. A.
      on the beach
    2. B.
      on the spot
    3. C.
      in a hurry
    4. D.
      in no time
  2. 2.

    Reporters who write on films are said to be lucky because they _____

    1. A.
      can see more film stars
    2. B.
      can see the films before most people see them in the cinema
    3. C.
      can pay less than other people
    4. D.
      can write anything they like
  3. 3.

    A reporter’s work becomes dangerous when _____

    1. A.
      there is an interview with the prime minister
    2. B.
      there is a football match
    3. C.
      he is seeing a horror film
    4. D.
      there is a flood or a riot
  4. 4.

    From the passage we can infer that, to be a good reporter, he must be all of the following except _____

    1. A.
      brave
    2. B.
      quick in mind
    3. C.
      strong
    4. D.
      well-informed

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Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.
Husbands and wives use this doghouse term when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary. She might tell him that he is in the doghouse. She may not treat him nicely until he apologizes. However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.
Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs

  1. 1.

    To achieve success, you must ______

    1. A.
      feel dog-tired
    2. B.
      work like a dog
    3. C.
      become sick as a dog
    4. D.
      be meaner than a junkyard dog
  2. 2.

    To everyone’s surprise, Jack has been employed by a big company, about which we can say, “_______”

    1. A.
      Every dog has its day
    2. B.
      Jack works like a dog
    3. C.
      His bark is worse than his bite
    4. D.
      Jack really lives in a dog-eat-dog world
  3. 3.

    What kind of people live a difficult life?

    1. A.
      Those who are in the doghouse
    2. B.
      Those who have the dog days
    3. C.
      Those who lead a dog’s life
    4. D.
      Those whose bark is worse than his bite
  4. 4.

    What does the article mainly talk about?

    1. A.
      Dogs’ life in America
    2. B.
      How to treat dogs well
    3. C.
      Why Americans love dogs
    4. D.
      Expressions with the word “dog”

When George was thirty-five, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it.  He soon became very good and made his plane do all kinds of tricks (特技).
George had a friend, whose name was Mark. One day George offered to take Mark up in his plane.
Mark thought, “ I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go. ”
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
When they came down again,  Mark was glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a
shaking voice, “Well , George,  thank you very much for those two trips in your plane.”
George was very surprised and said, “ Two trips? ”
“ Yes, my first and my last. ” answered Mark

  1. 1.

    Which of the following statements is false?

    1. A.
      George learned to fly a plane very quickly
    2. B.
      It took George a short time to learn to fly a plane
    3. C.
      George had some difficulty learning to fly a plane
    4. D.
      Mark decided to fly in George’s small plane
  2. 2.

    When George did some tricks with his small plane, Mark was _____

    1. A.
      unhappy
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      frightened
    4. D.
      surprised
  3. 3.

    Mark went up in George’s plane _____

    1. A.
      twice
    2. B.
      only once
    3. C.
      several times
    4. D.
      once or twice

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy's home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs and on the steam?boats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1992 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.
His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”
He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world

  1. 1.

    Armstrong was called Pops because he ________

    1. A.
      looked like a musician
    2. B.
      had great effect on the world of music
    3. C.
      showed great interest in music
    4. D.
      traveled to play modern music
  2. 2.

    What is the third paragraph mainly about?

    1. A.
      Armstrong loved traveling on the Mississippi River
    2. B.
      New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz
    3. C.
      Armstrong showed great talent for music in his youth
    4. D.
      Many great musicians were born in New Orleans
  3. 3.

    Which statement about Armstrong is true?

    1. A.
      His tale begins in New Orleans
    2. B.
      He was born before jazz was invented
    3. C.
      He learned popular music at a boy's home
    4. D.
      His music was popular with many people
  4. 4.

    So many people loved and respected Armstrong because ____________

    1. A.
      his music had a deep humanity and warmth
    2. B.
      he had two famous nicknames
    3. C.
      he and Jazz grew up together
    4. D.
      his mouth looked like a large bag
  5. 5.

    Which would be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      The Invention of the Jazz Music
    2. B.
      The Father of the Jazz Style
    3. C.
      The Making of a Musician
    4. D.
      The Spread of Popular Music

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