题目内容
I simply don’t know what would have happened to you on you.
A．if we didn’t keep eyes B．had we not kept an eye
C．should we not keep an eye out D．might we not have kept our eyes
B
新思维寒假作业系列答案The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played on the playground. She seemed so small as she pushed her way 36 the crowd of boys on the playground. She 37 from them all. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing 38 . She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until 39 . One day I asked her 40 she practiced so much. She looked 41 in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “ I want to go to college. The only way I can 42 is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy told me if the dream is 43 enough, the facts don’t count.”
Well, I had to give in to her—she was 44 . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 45 in her arms. I walked toward her and 46 asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “ I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably 47 get to play for a top ranked team, 48 offered a scholarship. So she 49 stop dreaming about college.
She was 50 and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not 51 the power of the dream. He told her 52 she really wanted to pay for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, 53 could stop her except one thing---her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was 54 by a college recruiter(招聘人员). She was indeed offered a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had 55 and worked for all those years.
| A. through | B. across | C. over | D. into |
| A. brought out | B. showed out | C. stood out | D. worked out |
| A. friendly | B. lonely | C. simply | D. alone |
| A. dark | B. dawn | C. midnight | D. daybreak |
| A. how | B. when | C. why | D. what |
| A. worriedly | B. shyly | C. quietly | D. directly |
| A. go | B. get | C. enter | D. attend |
| A. small | B. big | C. real | D. false |
| A. determined | B. encouraged | C. fascinated | D. struck |
| A. covered | B. enclosed | C. dropped | D. buried |
| A. quietly | B. excitedly | C. angrily | D. hurriedly |
| A. ever | B. even | C. once | D. never |
| A. far more | B. much less | C. much fewer | D. many more |
| A. should | B. must | C. can | D. may |
| A. overjoyed | B. satisfied | C. embarrassed | D. heartbroken |
| A. understand | B. experience | C. learn | D. lose |
| A. even if | B. as if | C. that if | D. only if |
| A. anything | B. nothing | C. something | D. everything |
| A. seen | B. refused | C. treated | D. annoyed |
| A. dreamed of | B. accepted | C. thought of | D. appreciated |
If you watch British television on Friday March 15, you might be surprised to see celebrities wearing funny red noses and joking around. But don’t worry, they’re not mad, it’s all part of a biennial fund-raising event called Red Nose Day.
Organized by the charity Comic Relief, founded in 1985 by two British comedians, the aim of the event is to raise money to fight poverty and injustice in the UK and Africa.
Celebrities and public figures support the event by making appearances on comic TV shows broadcast by the BBC. This year, for example, UK Prime Minister David Cameron appeared in a music video by One Direction, which the band produced for the event.
But Britons don’t just raise money for charitable causes on one day a year, they do it all year round. One way of doing so is by shopping in charity shops.
These small, inconspicuous shops sell clothes, books and household goods just like any other shop. But there’s one big difference—it’s all secondhand.
There are nearly 10,000 charity shops in the UK, according to the Charity Retail Association. Their business model is simple: Anybody who has things they don’t want anymore can donate them to a charity shop, where they are checked for damage, cleaned and priced. Most items go back on sale at a small part of their original price and the money that is made by selling them is used for a charitable cause.
The idea of buying used clothes may sound off-putting, but for shoppers who have less spending money, such as the elderly or those in low-paying jobs, it has been a welcome option for years.
Now, “thrifting”—shopping at charity shops— is also becoming popular with young people looking for alternative fashion.
“I love shopping at thrift stores. You can find very unique clothes for a very cheap price. It doesn’t bother me that other people may have worn them, I simply wash them before I wear them,” said Anne Marie, a 19-year-old Internet user from the US, in a comment on a Yahoo forum.
So next time you spot a charity shop, why not go inside? Who knows, you might find a lovely dress for just a few pounds. Even better, you can enjoy wearing it in the knowledge that your money helped a good cause.
【小题1】What do famous people in Britain do in support of the Red Nose Day event?
| A．Appear on comic TV shows. |
| B．Donate large sums of money. |
| C．Donate expensive clothes to charity shops. |
| D．Play in a music video with the Prime Minister. |
| A．It was founded in 1985 by two British comedians in Africa. |
| B．It organizes the Red Nose Day fund-raising event. |
| C．It runs nearly 10,000 charity shops in the UK. |
| D．It is financially supported by the UK government. |
| A．they sell a wide variety of goods |
| B．their business model is simple |
| C．their goods are carefully checked, cleaned and priced |
| D．they provide things, sometimes special, at low prices |
| A．inspire more people to join in charitable causes in the UK |
| B．introduce the traditions of the Red Nose Day |
| C．analyze why charity shops are popular in the UK |
| D．explain how charity shops work in the UK |
There was one shop in the town of Mufulira which was widely known for its racial discrimination. It was a drugstore .While Europeans were served at the counter ,a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but were treated rudely by the shop assistants .One day I was determined to make a public protest （抗议）against this kind of thing ,and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store.
I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand ,he shouted at me in a bastard （怪声怪气的）language which is only used by a boss when speaking to his servants .I stood at the counter and politely requested in proper English that I should be served .The manager became angry and said , “Even if you stand till Christmas ,I will never serve you .”
I went to the District Commissioner’s office .Fortunately ,he was out ,for he was one of the old school; however ,I saw a young District Officer who was a friend of mine .He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that all I had to do was come to him personally and he would buy my medicine for me .I protested that that was not good enough .I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager .This he did ,and I well remember him saying to the manager , “Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council, and you treat him like a common servant .” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said , “If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was ,then ,of course ,I should have given him proper service.”
I had to explain once again that he had missed my point .Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a store…any more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend ? I want to prove that any man of any color ,whatever his position ,should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted .After all, the money which I paid across the counter was exactly the same money as was paid by a European customer.
1.The writer was ,at the time of the story , .
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A．a European officer |
B．an African servant |
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C．a drugstore assistant |
D．a black school teacher |
2.The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in dirty words because .
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A．he could not speak English in a polite way |
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B．he thought the writer couldn’t understand English |
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C．that was the language he used when speaking to Africans |
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D．that was the only language he could speak when he was angry |
3.In paragraph 3, the underlined sentence “he was one of the old school” means .
A．he stuck to those old racial ideas
B．he graduated from an old white school
C．he was in charge of an old black school
4.Why didn’t the writer wait at the window of the drugstore like other Africans?
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A．He believed his white friends would help him out . |
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B．He wanted to fight for equal rights of all black people. |
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C．He thought he was educated and should be treated differently. |
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D．He thought ,being an important person ,he should not be kept waiting. |