题目内容

B
When I was about 10 one day, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr. Lee. I knew I could see Mr. Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I just stood there. After we passed him, my mother stopped and said something unforgettable, “You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody you know without opening your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail when it passes you on the street.” That sentence sounds simple but it made me become who I am.
At work, I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was doing. But I also spoke to the people in the café and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no matter how humble(低微的) they are. I remember that after a few years of passing by the president, I had the courage to ask him for a chat. We had a great talk. At some point, when I asked him how far he thought I could go in his company, he said that if I wanted to, I could get all the way to his seat.
I’ve become vice-president, but that hasn’t changed how I treat people. I speak to people wherever I am. Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too.
The day you speak to someone who has his head down and then see him lift it up and smile, you will realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello.
小题1:What is the best title for this passage?
A.The Power of Being Talkative
B.My Mother’s Influence on Me
C.The Power of Saying hello
D.My Way to Become Vice-President
小题2: It is implied in the first paragraph that____.
A.the writer didn’t know Mr. Lee
B.the writer didn’t say hello to Mr. Lee on that occasion
C.the writer didn’t get along well with his mother
D.the writer’s mother stopped to say hello to everyone she met
小题3: What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A.The writer didn’t say hello to everyone in the company.
B.The writer made a very good impression on the president of the company.
C.The president of the company thought the writer was much better than him.
D.The president of the company actually didn’t like the writer at all.
小题4: For the writer, saying hello to others_______.
A.is a way to get what he wants
B.has become a habit and a way of life.
C.is a way to show respect for his mother
D.is important in making him remembered.
小题5: According to paragraph 3, in the writer’s opinion, speaking to others can______.
A.make our world much better
B.make people much happier every day.
C.help people understand each other better
D.help people work much better

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:C

试题分析:本文叙述了作者在十岁时和母亲一起遇到了一位邻居,母亲主动和邻居说话而作者在那里只是站着,从那次母亲与邻居的交谈中的话里,作者悟出了一个道理,要展开嘴和别人打招呼,这样有利于双方的理解,后来作者在日常的工作中主动找老总交谈生意的事情,自己到后来也当上了副总,还是主动与别人交流。
小题1:主旨大意题。根据you will realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello。本文一直强调给别人打招呼的影响,故选C。
小题2:推理判断题。根据so I just stood there. 作者的母亲与邻居说话,而他只是在那里站着,故选B。
小题3:推理判断题。根据I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was doing.作者可以问公司的老总怎样经营公司,可以推出作者对他有一个非常好的印象,故选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据I’ve become vice-president, but that hasn’t changed how I treat people.对于作者来说已经成为一个习惯和生活方式,故选B。
小题5:细节理解题。根据Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too.可以有助于相互理解,故选C。
点评:主旨大意题的干扰项(错误选项)有3种:(1)概括范围太窄,只表达局部信息或某一细节,不能概括整篇文章的主旨大意。(2)概括范围太宽,所表达的内容超出或多于文章阐述的内容。(3)无关信息:即文章中未提到、或找不到语言依据的信息。
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A.control B.love C.respectD.satisfy
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小题14:
A.disagreementsB.misunderstandingsC.faultsD.quarrels
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A.thinkB.produceC.explainD.explore
小题22:
A.moneyB.adviceC.loveD.agreement
小题23:
A.unhappyB.unhelpfulC.unknownD.unpopular
小题24:
A.exchangedB.solvedC.foundD.shared
小题25:
A.provingB.recordingC.analyzingD.guessing
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小题1:The author expected the train trip to be _______.
A.adventurousB.pleasant
C.excitingD.dull
小题2:What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
A.The friendly country people.
B.The mountains along the way.
C.The crowds of people in the streets.
D.The simple lunch served on the train.
小题3:Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
A.chooseB.enjoy
C.prepare forD.carry on
小题4:What can we learn from the story?
A.Comfort in traveling by train.
B.Pleasure of living in the country.
C.Reading gives people delight.
D.Smiles brighten people up.
C
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小题1:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.
B.The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.
C.The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.
D.The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.
小题2: What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?
A.There’s little possibility for Father to recover.
B.It takes a long time for Father to recover.
C.Father needs love and care from his family.
D.They need a proper time to operate on Father.
小题3:The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because ________.
A.he believed in strictness and punishment
B.he was not so attached to the writer
C.he thought there was no need to tell the writer
D.he was not used to openly showing his emotions
小题4:What does the writer attempt to tell us?
A.We don’t often value health until we lose it.
B.Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.
C.Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.
D.Bravely express your love for your family.
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小题1:
A.pleasingB.interestingC.inspiringD.amazing
小题2:
A.extremelyB.strangelyC.sadlyD.certainly
小题3:
A.andB.butC.whileD.or
小题4:
A.easierB.harderC.betterD.worse
小题5:
A.wentB.flewC.happenedD.came
小题6:
A.exhaustedB.disappointedC.embarrassedD.annoyed
小题7:
A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
小题8:
A.How manyB.How muchC.How oftenD.How old
小题9:
A.cooperateB.compareC.combineD.compromise
小题10:
A.WhenB.BecauseC.SinceD.Until
小题11:
A.hardlyB.sometimesC.alwaysD.never
小题12:
A.FurthermoreB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.Instead
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“Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can ___36___ _when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although___37___ _at his answer, the farmer, longing for ___38___, hired him. The little man worked well around the farm and the farmer felt___39___ _with the man’s work.
Then one night the big wind blew. Jumping out of bed, the farmer___40___ into the hire hand’s sleeping room. He___41___ the little man and cried, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down___42___ _they are blown away!” The little man rolled over in bed and said___43___, “No, sir. I told you, I can sleep when the storm strikes.”
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When you’re___49___, you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep with the wind blowing through your life? The worker in the story was able to sleep___50__ _he had prepared the farm well against the storm. We should also prepare ourselves well against the storm in our lives.
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A.searched B.advertisedC.hunted D.waited
小题2:
A.afraidB.tiredC.fondD.certain
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A.damagingB.wateringC.destroyingD.hurting
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A.heavyB.strongC.kindD.thin
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A.farmerB.bossC.masterD.host
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A.workB.sleepC.stayD.survive
小题7:
A.frightenedB.pleasedC.puzzledD.shocked
小题8:
A.workB.serviceC.supportD.help
小题9:
A.satisfiedB.excitedC.angryD.disappointed
小题10:
A.walkedB.steppedC.rushedD.marched
小题11:
A.shookB.draggedC.pulledD.pushed
小题12:
A.afterB.beforeC.onceD.while
小题13:
A.seriouslyB.jokinglyC.impatientlyD.firmly
小题14:
A.desertB.abandonC.fireD.strike
小题15:
A.excitementB.disappointmentC.amazementD.shame
小题16:
A.coveredB.hiddenC.wrappedD.packed
小题17:
A.closedB.lockedC.openedD.fixed
小题18:
A.tendedB.promisedC.intendedD.meant
小题19:
A.preparedB.willingC.carefulD.courageous
小题20:
A.sinceB.so thatC.because D.in case
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I quickly ran through the alphabet (字母表), a strategy I developed for just such an occasion. Abe? No, Adam, Andy, Bob? No, Bill? Yes! Bill sounded right. Of course, his name is Bill. I confidently made my way around the shelves and spoke to him as he was studying some cans of motor oil.
“Bill, how are you doing?”, I said offering him my hand which he took with a friendly shake. We talked a bit, some amusing remarks about our college experiences and such. I took his hand again, said how good it was to see him and gave him a happy wave, calling him by name again, as I left.
I was so pleased that I avoided yet another awkward encounter(相遇) that I could feel a big smile on my face as I paid the cashier and exited the store. As I marched merrily across the parking lot, an awful thought came into my mind. John, his name is John! Where did Bill come from? Was that one of my brothers? The sudden realization of what I did made me stop in my tracks. My head dropped when I realized my mistake. There was no way Mrs. Ricca would name one of her sons “Bill”. “Billerica” was the name of a town just north of Boston.
小题1:Which one can show the charge of the writer’s feelings?
a. guilty   b. anxious   c. embarrassed   d. happy   e sure
A.a-d-b-e-cB.d-e-b-a-cC.c-b-e-d-aD.b-c-d-e-
小题2:According to the passage, which statement is NOT sure?
A.Forgetting your wife’s favourite flower is a very serious mistake.
B.It is common to call an old acquaintance his given name.
C.The writer was in his twenties when he met John in the store.
D.John and the writer studied in the same college.
小题3:The underlined word “acknowledge” probably means “      ” here.
A.acceptB.greetC.thankD.admit
小题4:We can infer from the passage that _______.
A.The writer must have experienced such embarrassment many times
B.The writer had difficulty remembering names because he was getting old
C.Running through the alphabet was always an effective way of remembering an acquaintance’s name for the writer
D.Mrs. Ricca would have named one of her sons “Bill” if Billerica was not the name of a town north of Boston

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