题目内容

Public schools in Washington, D.C. provide students with musical instruments for free. When something goes wrong with an instrument, Charles West and Larry Jernigan do the repairs. Both men approach their work with a passion(激情). For them, it’s important that students have a joyful experience with music.
The two have worked together for almost 20 years. This year alone, they’ve fixed about 450 instruments. Both men are musicians and music lovers, so learning to do repairs came naturally.
“I have been a musician all my life.” says West. “I played in an orchestra here in the city. I majored in music in college. I played in an army band.”
Jernigan’s musical interests are varied. “I was formerly trained in the piano and guitar. The alto sax, and the flute, I picked up while working here.”
In addition to fixing instruments, the two also go to schools to instruct teachers and students on how to make minor repairs on their own.
West believes if children start early and stay concerned with music, it enriches other areas of their lives. “I see that in other kids. I see it in myself. I have seen it hundreds of times and it works,” he says. “They learn teamwork. They learn patience and respect.”
But West has concerns about the future of music in the electronic age.
“This instant age has taken away from the sit-down, the patience. And to learn to play an instrument, it takes patience, it takes diligence, it takes time.”
Being able to enjoy music on the job is one of the benefits of the job. Both men agree their best rewards are the students’ performances

  1. 1.

    What’s the job of West and Jernigan at school?

    1. A.
      Teaching music
    2. B.
      Writing music
    3. C.
      Making musical instruments
    4. D.
      Repairing musical instruments
  2. 2.

    They love the job because they can     

    1. A.
      earn more money
    2. B.
      learn repair skills
    3. C.
      enjoy music
    4. D.
      watch performances
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is true of the two men?

    1. A.
      They have fixed 450 instruments in the past 20 years
    2. B.
      They can play and repair musical instruments
    3. C.
      Jernigan used to play in an army band
    4. D.
      West was trained to play the piano
  4. 4.

    According to West, what can people learn from music?

    1. A.
      Teamwork and patience
    2. B.
      The value of time
    3. C.
      The truth of society
    4. D.
      Diligence and confidence
  5. 5.

    What is mainly talked about in the text?

    1. A.
      How to repair musical instruments
    2. B.
      Learning experiences of two repairmen
    3. C.
      How to prepare a musical performance
    4. D.
      The enjoyable job of two music lovers
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试题分析：两个音乐爱好者的工作是为学生修理乐器，他们乐此不疲，享受着工作的乐趣。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句和第三句的内容可知两人的工作是修理乐器。
答案：D
2.细节题：从第一段的句子：For them, it’s important that students have a joyful experience with music.可知这两个人喜欢这份工作是因为他们喜欢音乐。选C。
3.推理判断题。由第一段可知两人的工作是修理乐器，再结合第三段和第四段两人所说的话可知他们也能演奏。故B项正确。
4.细节理解题。根据第六段最后一句中的内容可知他认为人们从音乐中能学到团队合作与耐心。选A。
5.主旨大意题。根据全文内容尤其是结合文章第一段以及最后一段中的内容可知本文主要介绍的是两个音乐爱好者的开心工作。选D。
考点：考查故事类短文
点评：解此类题需要结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行简单的概括和判断。同时要从字里行间看出作者真正想表达的意思。
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Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1500,agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday.They said paper sacks and cloth carrier bags would be offered instead.
Last month,San Franciso became the first U.S. city to ban plastic grocery bags.Internationally,laws to discourage the use of plastic bags have been passed in parts of South Africa and Ireland,where governments either tax shoppers who use them or fine companies that hand them out.Bangladesh already bans them,and so do at least 30 remote Alaskan villages.
Modbury,about 225 miles southwest of London,has also declared a bag amnesty(宽限期),allowing local people to hand in plastic bags that have piled up at home.They will be sent for traveling.
The Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking,who saw the effect of bags on marine life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman.She said response(反应) in the town so far had been “really positive”.
“Modbury is quite an old-fashioned town and a lot of people have wicker baskets to go out shopping anyway,”Hosking told Sky News Television.
The Worldwatch Institute,an environmental research agency,states that 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away each year in the United States alone.More than 500 billion are used yearly around the world.

  1. 1.

    What was Rebecca Hosking?

    1. A.
      A lawyer.
    2. B.
      An environmentalist.
    3. C.
      A sailor.
    4. D.
      A photographer.
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “disposable” in the passage probably means _______.

    1. A.
      acceptable
    2. B.
      valuable
    3. C.
      throw-away
    4. D.
      long-lasting
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

    1. A.
      most of the people in Modbury continue to use plastic bags
    2. B.
      fewer and fewer plastic bags will be used in the world
    3. C.
      San Francisco is the first city to ban plastic bags in the world
    4. D.
      most countries in the world have passed laws to ban plastic bags
  4. 4.

    Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      Environmental Protection
    2. B.
      Big Cities Banning Plastic Bags
    3. C.
      Effect of Plastic Bags on Sea Animals
    4. D.
      British Town Banning Plastic Bags

Is this a car? Is it a smart phone? Is it a gaming machine?
Yes to all three. The Toyota Fun-Vii is a pleasure palace on wheels.
If Toyota has its way, paint jobs could become a thing
of the past, because it has introduced an amazing car that can
change its whole look in an instant.
The Vii in Fun-Vii, which stands for “Vehicle, Interactive,
Internet” It is a small three-seater car that looks like a smart phone, so it is called a smart phone on wheels.Inside and out, most aspects of the car can interact（互相作用） with the internet and be controlled by a smart phone.The magical car allows the owners to download pictures from their phones onto the outside, so that the look of the car could be changed instantly.The color inside could also be changed to reflect the owner's mood.Just as the company president Akio Toyoda said, "A car must appeal to our emotions.If it's not fun, it's not a car."
Its outside and inside are not made of solid paint but touch screens that can display pictures and videos.A network update function downloads all the latest software to make sure the car is always up-to-date, and it can provide the latest entertainment as well as information about its surroundings to the driver.As you drive around, the thoughtful car allows you to communicate with your friends in the nearby cars.It also helps you find your way from one place to another. It's all because the car is networked with all the other cars on the road and drives itself. The smart car is a practical, family sized vehicle fuelled by hydrogen, and it is one of the futuristic concept cars under the theme of "fun to drive, again".It heralds （预示） a not-too-distant future where people, cars and society are linked.

  1. 1.

    Which of the following may not be a key word for the concept car?

    1. A.
      Fun.
    2. B.
      Interactive.
    3. C.
      High-speed.
    4. D.
      Smart.
  2. 2.

    According to the text, Toyota Fun-Vii is _____.

    1. A.
      a new concept car not powered by gas
    2. B.
      an amazing car without any pollution
    3. C.
      the latest software from network
    4. D.
      a gaming machine with high speed
  3. 3.

    The owners of the Fun-Vii can reflect their mood by _____.

    1. A.
      downloading images to change the outside
    2. B.
      interacting with computers while driving
    3. C.
      changing the color inside the car
    4. D.
      changing the speed of the car
  4. 4.

    What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?

    1. A.
      The ways of driving the Fun-vii.
    2. B.
      How can you find your way in the Fun-Vii.
    3. C.
      The unusual look of the Fun-Vii.
    4. D.
      The new functions of the Fun-Vii.
  5. 5.

    We can infer from the text that the Fun-Vii _____.

    1. A.
      will finally replace all the present cars
    2. B.
      will completely solve the problem of energy shortage
    3. C.
      will make car paint industry face a difficult situation
    4. D.
      will take the place of a smart phone

The Maum Sin Yong School says that they are the first in Colorado and the one of only two schools in the US to teach martial arts (武术) to students with mental diseases.
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“Tae Kwon Do is pretty fun,” says Christina Hinkle. She was born with Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) and says she never wants to miss class. “Well, how come? It’s pretty fun.”
“Ever since she saw Karate Kid, she’s been running around the house, doing kicks and punches,” says Peggy Hinkle, Christina’s mother. Peggy says that her daughter processes information slowly and taking Tae Kwon Do lessons has helped her in all parts of her life. “It gives her a chance to be a regular kid.”
Wednesday’s class is not a normal class. Instead, it’s a day that all the students have been waiting for. “Today is actually the first day, and I’m actually going to be able to test these guys,” says Hansen. The students would receive their White Belts. However, in order to receive their belts, the students must show off their skills in front of a group of Black Belts.
“Nervous? No way. I’m so excited,” says Christina just before she displayed what she has learned over the past few months. She and the other students also answered questions about the history of Tae Kwon Do, as well as its philosophy (哲学).
“To me, it’s just really important for them to actively see that they are learning something,” says Hansen. “That they actually are able to be rewarded for everything that they’ve done in this class.” All the students passed. They received their White Belts.
“To see the joy in her face was very rewarding,” says Peggy. She videotaped the whole test and hugged her daughter telling her that she’s proud. “Christina feels like she could do anything,” she says.
Christina says that her next goal is to keep working on her skills so she can move up to a Gold Belt. She says, “Oh, my God, I can’t believe I got the first rank.”

  1. 1.

    The purpose of teaching the students with mental disease Tae Kwon Do is _______.

    1. A.
      to help them gain confidence and be skilled at concentration
    2. B.
      to enable them to punch and kick the other opponents
    3. C.
      to take part in tournament and win prize.
    4. D.
      to get rid of their mental diseases and run motorcar
  2. 2.

    Wednesday is the time ________ according to the text.

    1. A.
      when the students with mental disease will begin to learn Tae Kwon Do
    2. B.
      when Hansen’s students will give a display of what they have learned.
    3. C.
      when Hansen’s students will replace their black belts with white belts.
    4. D.
      when the parents can see how Hansen teach their children with mental disease.
  3. 3.

    The example of Christina in the passage suggests________.

    1. A.
      children are learning Tae Kwon Do with their parents’ company.
    2. B.
      Rob Hansen is a strict coach of teaching Tae Kwon Do
    3. C.
      children with mental disease are interested in Tae Kwon Do
    4. D.
      Tae Kwon Do can cure mental disease.
  4. 4.

    What can we infer from the passage?

    1. A.
      Learning Tae Kwon Do is beneficial to children with mental disease both in health and mind.
    2. B.
      Any child with mental disease should come to learn Tae Kwon Do.
    3. C.
      Parents understand why Rob Hansen teach children with metal disease.
    4. D.
      More schools like The Maum Sin Yong School are needed in America.

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If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that, he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.    
Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story. An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat with pleasure, drink with pleasure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day. A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.“ But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”

  1. 1.

    The writer thinks that_____

    1. A.
      health is more important than wealth
    2. B.
      work is as important as studies
    3. C.
      medicine is more important than pleasure
    4. D.
      nothing is more important than money
  2. 2.

    The doctor usually tells his patient what to do______

    1. A.
      without examining the patient
    2. B.
      after he has examined the patient
    3. C.
      if the patient doesn’t take medicine
    4. D.
      unless the patient feels pain
  3. 3.

    The underlined part means “______”

    1. A.
      he was feeling better than ever
    2. B.
      he wasn’t a healthy man
    3. C.
      he was feeling worse than before
    4. D.
      he will be well again
  4. 4.

    From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man_______ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day

    1. A.
      was a heavy smoker
    2. B.
      didn’t smoke so much
    3. C.
      didn’t smoke
    4. D.
      began to learn to smoke
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill
    2. B.
      The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things
    3. C.
      The man thanked the doctor
    4. D.
      The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice

What could make Michael Jordon, one of the greatest basketball players in history, shed tears?  It was when he became a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame on September 11. The hall is in Springfield, Massachusetts and honors the best basketball players, greatest coaches and other contributors to the game. “The game of basketball has been everything to me ,” said Jordan, 46. “It is the place I have always gone when I needed to find comfort and peace.”
Jordan retired twice in his 15-year career, finishing with 32292 points, the third highest total points in NBA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. His average of 30.12 points a game is the best in the League.
“One day you might look up and see me playing the game at 50,” Jordan said. “Because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.” (假象) In other words, it was motivation that made Jordan such a success..
A great career did not mean a smooth one. His high school coach cut him from the team in favor of a taller player when Jordan was in 10th grade. His college coach wouldn’t allow him on the cover of Sports Illustration in 1981 with North Carolina’s four other players because Jordan was a freshman. In his first NBA All-Star game, older NBA stars wouldn’t throw him the ball because of jealousy.
“That burned me up,” Jordan said. “But obstacle don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

  1. 1.

    When Jordan became a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame,_____

    1. A.
      he found something more encouraging .
    2. B.
      he was so excited that he couldn’t hold his tears back.
    3. C.
      he was happy and sad at the same time.
    4. D.
      he felt very comfortable and peaceful.
  2. 2.

    Who scored the highest total points in NBA history?

    1. A.
      Michael Jordon.
    2. B.
      Karl Malone.
    3. C.
      Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
    4. D.
      Kobe Bryant.
  3. 3.

    When in college basketball team, Jordan ______

    1. A.
      was not experienced enough to be favored by his coach.
    2. B.
      was the pet of his basketball coach.
    3. C.
      was the best player in the team
    4. D.
      was the tallest one of all basketball players.
  4. 4.

    What does the word “obstacle” mean in the passage?

    1. A.
      Something that makes you feel uncomfortable
    2. B.
      The coach who thinks you are not suitable for playing basketball.
    3. C.
      A wall in the basketball court to stop players in training.
    4. D.
      Something that makes it difficult for you to achieve your goal.

It was a dark and cold night. The car driver didn’t have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir?”
“To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he didn’t feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars? Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other car driver last week.”

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is true?____________

    1. A.
      The young man went past the railway station.
    2. B.
      The young man was working in the railway station
    3. C.
      The young man had just got off a train.
    4. D.
      The you man was waiting for his friend there.
  2. 2.

    What do you think of the car driver?__________

    1. A.
      He was a nice and clever man.
    2. B.
      He liked to work very hard.
    3. C.
      He was good at driving
    4. D.
      He was not an honest person.
  3. 3.

    The driver felt very _________ when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station.

    1. A.
      sad
    2. B.
      sorry
    3. C.
      happy
    4. D.
      worried
  4. 4.

    From the passage we know that the young man__________.

    1. A.
      knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel.
    2. B.
      Had been to the hotel several times.
    3. C.
      Didn’t want to stay in this city.
    4. D.
      Must be a stranger and didn’t know the city very well.

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Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.
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Then I did the same for Counsel,and we continued to swim near each other.
But we were in serious trouble.The crew（船员）might not have noticed our disappearance.
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  1. 1.

    What happened to the man who told the story?

    1. A.
      He and his companion got into the water to test their strength.
    2. B.
      He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder.
    3. C.
      He was knocked into the water by his enemy.
    4. D.
      He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale.
  2. 2.

    Why did the two men cut their clothes?

    1. A.
      Because no people helped them to take off their clothes.
    2. B.
      Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea.
    3. C.
      Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly.
    4. D.
      Because they wanted to lifebuoys（救生圈）with their clothes.
  3. 3.

    What does the word “still” in the last paragraph mean?

    1. A.
      not moving
    2. B.
      even
    3. C.
      yet
    4. D.
      however
  4. 4.

    n order to save their strength,______.

    1. A.
      one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed
    2. B.
      they both swam calmly
    3. C.
      they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water
    4. D.
      they lay on their backs instead of swimming
  5. 5.

    Which one of the following is true?

    1. A.
      Neither of the two men was good swimmers.
    2. B.
      The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night.
    3. C.
      The story took place at night.
    4. D.
      The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship.

Farmer Ed Rawlings smiles as he looks at his orange trees. The young oranges are growing well in Florida's weather. Warm sunshine and gentle rains, along with Ed Rawlings' expert care, will produce a good crop of oranges this year.
But Ed has to fight against Florida's changeable winter weather. In January and February, temperatures can destroy Ed's entire orange, crop. Having farmed in Florida for the past 35 years, Ed Rawlings is prepared for the frosts(霜). When temperatures drop below freezing， Ed tries to save his crop by watering his orange trees. The water freezes and forms a thin layer (层)of ice on the trees. Strange as it may sound, this thin layer of ice actually keeps the fruit warm.
What happens is simple. When the trees are watered, the water loses heat and becomes ice. The warmth of the heat it loses is sucked in by the fruit and keeps its temperature at a safe level. Ed Rawlings has effectively used this method(方法)to save many orange crops.
But Ed still faces some difficulties. The trees should be watered at the exact moment the temperature drops to the freezing point. Also, just the right quantity of water must be used. Too much water can form a thick layer of ice that will break the trees' branches. Another difficulty is that wind blows away the heat. So Ed has to worry about not only when but also how often his trees should be watered, and how much water should be used.
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  1. 1.

    The passage is mainly about _____ .

    1. A.
      a farmer's expert care for his orange trees 
    2. B.
      the different uses of computers
    3. C.
      growing oranges in Florida's changeable weather
    4. D.
      different ways of frost protection
  2. 2.

    Ed tried to protect his crop by _____ .

    1. A.
      using a wind machine to drive away the cold air
    2. B.
      equipping his orange trees with a computer
    3. C.
      watering it at the proper time 
    4. D.
      picking his fruit at the first sign of frost
  3. 3.

    In the writer's eyes, computers _____ .

    1. A.
      are too expensive for small farmers
    2. B.
      can be a valuable tool for the farmer
    3. C.
      can be used to help oranges grow bigger    
    4. D.
      cannot take the place of the farmer's experience and judgement
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is NOT NECESSARY for Ed Rawlings to do?

    1. A.
      He should water the orange trees as soon as the temperature drops to the
      freezing point.
    2. B.
      He should decide the quantity of water for the orange trees.
    3. C.
      He has to water the orange trees more often in January and February.
    4. D.
      He has to judge how often he should water the orange trees.
  5. 5.

    According to the passage, the computer technology can _____ .

    1. A.
      get rid of the need for frost protection 
    2. B.
      help the farmer get a better harvest
    3. C.
      tell the farmer why outdoor temperature changes
    4. D.
      prevent the temperature from dropping to the freezing point

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