The reference book is of great value. can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it, however. A. Nothing B. Few C. Something D. Much 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

There is a boy in my gym class (I’ll call him Bill) who has unbearably yellow teeth that almost make everyone feel unpleasant. Recently another boy told Bill that he should “go Ajax” his teeth. Bill was crushed. Had the other boy been thinking, he would have realized that there is a better way to handle such a situation. He could have dealt with it with tact. He could have showed this hurtful truth in a more careful, sensitive way—that’s “tact”.

If a person isn’t sensitive to another’s feelings, there is no way he or she can be tactful. Yesterday, my 5-year-old brother proudly announced that he had cleaned the screen on our television set. Unfortunately, he used furniture polish(亮光油), which produced an oily film on the television screen. My mother smiled and thanked him for his efforts—and then showed how to clean the screen properly. Her sensitivity enables my brother to keep his self-respect. Yet, sensitivity alone does not make tact.

“Tactfulness” also requires “truthfulness”. Doctors, for example must be truthful. If a patient has just been disabled in an accident, a tactful doctor will tell the truth—but express it with sensitivity. The doctor may try to give the patient hope by telling them curing techniques under study or about advanced equipment now available. Doctors must use tact with patients relatives as well. Instead of bluntly saying, “Your husband is disabled,” a doctor might say, “I’m sorry, but your husband has lost feeling in his legs and…”

Tact should not be confused with trickery. Trickery occurs when a nurse is about to give a patient an injection and says, “This won’t hurt a bit.” Instead of trickery, the nurse might guarantee the patient that the discomfort of the injection is a small thing compared to the benefits of it. It would also be thoughtful for the nurse to tell the patients about some of these benefits.

Tact is a wonderful skill to have, and tactful people are usually admired and respected. Without tact our society would become an intolerable place to live in.

When told he should “go Ajax” his teeth, Bill probably felt ________________.

A．surprised B．cheated

C．regretful D．painful

According to the author, his mother’s praise for the brother is _______________.

A．both sensitive and tactful B．sensitive but not tactful enough

C．truthful but not tactful D．sensitive but trickish

The fourth paragraph mainly talks about __________________.

A．how to comfort the patients

B．how to use trickery carefully

C．differences between trickery and promises

D．another feature of tact

Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (The numbers stand for the paragraphs)

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

I didn't cry when I learned I was the parent of a mentally(脑力地) disabled(残疾) child. I just sat still and didn't say anything while my husband and I were told that two-year-old Kristi was --- 36 we thought ---retarded（弱智的）.

At seven, Kristi attended school and everything went on well. However, during her second year in school, she faced a very painful experience. The big public 37 of the term was a competition based on the year's music and physical education activities.

On the day of the program, Kristi 38 to be sick. Hopelessly I wanted to keep her home. Why let Kristi fail in a gym filled with parents, students and teachers? What a simple solution（解决办法）it would be just to let my child stay at home. Of course, 39 one program couldn't matter. But my conscience(良知)wouldn't let me off that easily. So I insisted Kristi go to school and take part in the activity.

　　Just as I had forced my daughter to go to school, later I forced myself to go to the 40 . When the performance began, I knew 41 Kristi had been worried. Her class was divided into relay teams. 42 her slow and dull reactions(反应), she would surely 43 her team.

　 The performance went surprisingly well, 44 , until it was time for the sack race(跳袋比赛). Now each child had to climb into a sack from a standing position, 45 to a goal line, return and climb out of the sack.

　　 I watched Kristi 46 near the end of her line of players, looking anxious. But as Kristi's 47 to participate came, a change took place in her team. The tallest boy in the line stepped 48 Kristi and placed his hands on her waist. Two other boys stood a little ahead of her. 49 the player in front of Kristi stepped from the sack, those two boys seized the sack and held it 50 while the tall boy lifted Kristi and 51 her neatly into it. A girl in front of Kristi took her hand and 52 her carefully until Kristi gained her balance. Then off she jumped, 53 and proud.

　　 Among the 54 of teachers, schoolmates and parents, I walked off by myself to thank God for the 55 , understanding people in life who make it possible for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings.

　　Then I finally cried.

36. A. than B. that C. as D. what

37. A. accident B. event C. business D. incident

38. A. happened B. proved C. managed D. pretended

39. A. missing B. joining C. attending D. leaving

40. A. view B. program C. sight D. party

41. A. how B. where C. why D. what

42. A. For B. Except C. Because D. With

43. A. hold up B. put off C. turn out D. keep off

44. A. yet B. too C. though D. indeed

45. A. jump B. jumping C. walking D. walk

46. A. standing B. lying C. laughing D. preparing

47. A. order B. race C. round D. turn

48. A. behind B. before C. beside D. next

49. A. At once B. As long as C. When D. Now that

50. A. close B. tight C. high D. open

51. A. threw B. dropped C. drove D. rescued

52. A. caught B. supported C. moved D. carried

53. A. smile B. smiled C. smiling D. to smile

54. A. greetings B. jokes C. noises D. cheers

55. A. warm B. independent C. fortunate D. lucky

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面的短文，从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项

My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult. For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess(坦白) to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball. I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved from a piece of wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder.

Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown bird in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from thehouse to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time. “ I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

56. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The relationship between Mark and Steve

B. The important lesson Mark learned in school

C. Steve’s important role in Mark’s growing process.

D. Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.

57. It can be inferred from the passage that when Mark confessed to Mrs. Holt, ____.

A. he felt surprised B. he was light-hearted

C. he felt frightened D. he behaved bravely

58. In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?

A. Respect for personal property.

B. Respect for life.

C. Sympathy for people with problems.

D. The value of honesty.

59. Which of the follow is true according to the passage?

A. Mark was still a boy when he wrote this passage.

B. Even if a living thing hurts you, you should not kill it without hesitation

C. When a living thing hurts you, you should kill it.

D. Mark lost the small dog his father raised.

So much ______ by the poem for the Wenchuan earthquake that he decided to participate in the re-construction of the damaged region.

A. did he move B. he moved C. was he moved D. he was moved

I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long, but it’ll still be some time _____ Brian gets back.

A. before B. since C. till D. after

Nowadays teachers tend to be more dependent on ____ is thought to be a great teaching aid—the computer.

A. that B. which C. what D. as

When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school subjects. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or upsetting situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do.

For instance, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can, and then he acts immediately and tried to do something about it. He probably isn’t sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And if he cannot make things work out right, he doesn’t feel ashamed that he failed, he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook on life, a special feeling about life, and how he fits into it.

If you look at children, you’ll see a great difference in what we call “bright” children and “not bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amounts of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life, he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream world: he seems to have a walk between him and life in general.

61. According to the passage, intelligence is the ability to ________________ .

A. get high scores in some tests B. do well in school subjects

C. deal with life D. know what to do

62. In a new situation, an intelligent person _______________ .

knows more about what might happen to him

is sure of the result he will get

is ready to face and fit himself in the situation

cares more about himself

63. If an intelligent person failed, he would ___________ .

try not to feel ashamed B. learn from his experiences

C. try to find all he could D. make sure what result he would get

64. The difference between bright children and non-bright children lies in _________ .

A. their attitude towards life B. the degree of cleverness

C. the amounts of knowledge about the world D. their way of thinking

He is believed to be one of the best _____ composers. Although old, he is very much ____ and he can give a ______ description of what happened.

A. living, alive, lively B. live, lively, alive C. alive, live, living D. lively, living, alive

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