题目内容

The story of the touchstone(探金石) tells of a man who was told that if he could find the touchstone, its magical powers could give him anything he wanted. It could be found, he was 31 , among the pebbles (卵石) of a beach. All he need to do is  32  a stone.If it feels warm, the magical touchstone is 33 .
The man rushed to the beach without delay. When he  34 a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He  35 this practice for weeks. Each pebble felt cold, and each pebble was  36 thrown into the sea..
But one morning, he  37 to take hold of a pebble that felt  38 , unlike the other stones. The man, who had  39 noticed the difference, threw it into the sea. He hadn’t  40 to, but he had formed a habit that can be  41 to break.
Any behavior one   42 is strengthened. Repeated often enough, it becomes a(n)  43 . A Spanish proverb says, “Habits are first cobwebs (蜘蛛网), then cables (钢索).” It works well for  44 habits that first trap us like a cobweb. And if we continue the behavior, the  45 grows stronger and can be as difficult to break as a steel cable.  46 some habits can work in our  47 , such as patterns of our lives, positive attitudes and healthy ways of thinking. We form our habits, then our habits form us  48  .
When it  49 habits, practice may not make perfect. But practice will certainly make permanent. So form the habits you want and let them 50  you into the person you want to be.
小题1:
A.trickedB.informedC.introducedD.traced
小题2:
A.look onB.cut intoC.knock downD.pick up
小题3:A made            B. found           C. controlled          D. offered
小题4:
A.knewB.showedC.graspedD.grabbed
小题5:
A.decidedB.stoppedC.requiredD.continued
小题6:
A.immediatelyB.frequentlyC.greatlyD.happily
小题7:
A.triedB.decidedC.hopedD.happened
小题8:
A.smoothB.roughC.warmD.cold
小题9:
A.commonlyB.necessarilyC.hardlyD.quickly
小题10:
A.designedB.determinedC.failedD.meant
小题11:
A.hardB.easyC.likelyD.sure
小题12:
A.forgetsB.showsC.adjustsD.repeats
小题13:
A.addictionB.instructionC.habitD.regret
小题14:
A.annoyingB.oldC.influentialD.bad
小题15:
A.lineB.webC.spiritD.feeling
小题16:
A.ThenB.ThusC.ButD.Because
小题17:
A.favorB.memoryC.honorD.wish
小题18:
A.in forceB.in additionC.in returnD.in vain
小题19:
A.leads toB.comes toC.belongs toD.points to
小题20:
A.adjustB.formC.transferD.shape

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:D 

试题分析:
小题1:B 动词辨析。A欺骗B通知,告知C介绍D跟踪;他被告知在河边的鹅卵石里他能找到探金石。
小题2:D 短语辨析。A旁观B打断C撞倒D捡起;他需要做的就是捡起一块鹅卵石,感觉它是温暖的就找到了。
小题3:B 动词辨析。A制作B发现C控制D提供;如果鹅卵石是温暖的,探金石就被发现了。
小题4:C 动词辨析。A知道B展示C掌握D抓住;他抓住一个鹅卵石,就把他扔掉。
小题5:D 动词辨析。A决定B停止C要求D继续;连续几个星期他都继续这样的行为,都形成习惯了,
小题6:A 副词辨析。A立刻B频繁C伟大D高兴;每一块鹅卵石都是凉的,都立刻被扔进了海里。
小题7:D 固定出现。Happen to do sth碰巧做某事。他碰巧抓住了一个感觉温暖的鹅卵石。
小题8:C 上下文串联。根据下文可知这就是探金石,感觉上去很温暖。
小题9:C 副词辨析。A普通B必要C几乎不D立刻;他几乎没有注意到它的差别,就把它扔进了海里。
小题10:D 动词辨析。A设计B绝定C失败D想要;他并不想要这样做,但是他已经形成了一个难以打破的习惯。
小题11:A 形容词辨析。A困难B容易C可能D确定;指他形成的这个习惯很难被打破了。
小题12:D 上下文串联。根据下文的Repeated often enough说明这里使用repeat指多次重复的动作。
小题13:C 上下文串联。根据上文他扔石头,说明多次重复的行为最终会成为一个习惯。
小题14:D 形容词辨析。A恼人B旧C有影响D坏;指像蛛网一样坏的习惯很容易就形成了。
小题15:B 上下文串联。如果我们继续下去,像蛛网一样的坏习惯就会像钢索一样牢不可破。
小题16:C 上下文串联。下面讲述的是一些好的习惯对我们的影响,上下文是转折关系,故but正确。
小题17:A 固定词组。In one’s favor对某人有利。指一些相关对我们是有利的。
小题18:C 短语辨析。A生效B而且C回报D徒劳;我们养成了习惯,然后作为回报习惯也影响着我们。
小题19:B 固定句型。when it comes to…当涉及到…的时候。
小题20:D 动词辨析。A调整B形成C转移D塑造;让这些习惯把我们塑造成我们希望成为的人。
点评:本文用探金石的故事告诉我们,多次重复的行为会形成习惯,习惯有可以塑造我们。文章立足语篇,侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力,渗透了智力水平和综合素质的要求,建议以后的学习中,注重语篇的学习,培养自己驾驭语篇的能力,培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力。
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小题1:How many siblings does the author most probably have? ____.
A.Three siblings   B.Two siblings                  C.One sibling      D: Four siblings
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE of the facts about the author's father? ____
A.He didn't suffer a heart attack until he retired.
B.He worked in Plant C for 48 years in all.
C.He was hardly angry in his daily life.
D.He did physical work in Plant C.
小题3:When Toby Workman described the author' s father' s job, the author ____.
A.felt familiar with the jobB.didn’t quite understand
C.wanted to learn a foreign languageD.decided to do the same work
小题4:The author gave her daughter the hat, hoping that her daughter could ____.
A.remember her grandfatherB.overcome all difficulties by wearing it
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小题1:
A.moneyB.foodC.clothesD.help
小题2:A caring          B. growing     C. moving      D. turning
小题3:
A.onlyB.alreadyC.everD.still
小题4:
A.stayedB.wentC.soldD.left
小题5:
A.bring upB.turn toC.stick toD.devote to
小题6:
A.give awayB.give upC.run outD.turn down
小题7:
A.buildB.rent C.butD.paint
小题8:
A.encouragedB.movedC.inspiredD.made
小题9:
A.asB.becauseC.unlessD.while
小题10:
A.brotherB.daughterC.sisterD.uncle
小题11:
A.strugglingB.learningC.standingD.turning
小题12:
A.leftB.rememberedC.remindedD.told
小题13:
A.any oneB.every oneC.noneD.no one
小题14:
A.threw awayB.turned outC.gave offD.turned down
小题15:
A.depend onB.stick toC.refer toD.turn to
小题16:
A.showB.eatC.sellD.share
小题17:
A.a chanceB.an abilityC.a spiritD.a belief
小题18:
A.buryB.defeatC.winD.knock
小题19:
A.worryB.careC.complainD.joke
小题20:
A.andB.whenC.whileD.until
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The poverty was   47  than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many   48  and cried. Spending time in this   49  moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had   50  Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult   51  that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together   52  a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that  53  of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my   54  in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that   55  the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all   56  that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen.   57  , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the   58  we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on   59  they could do, a sense of determination  60  the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.
小题1:
A.put up withB.got back toC.looked back onD.made up for
小题2:
A.now thatB.so thatC.as ifD.even if
小题3:
A.puzzledB.annoyedC.embarrassedD.shocked
小题4:
A.marchingB.runningC.passingD.moving
小题5:
A.entireB.normalC.averageD.general
小题6:
A.beyondB.withC.tillD.for
小题7:
A.strongerB.deeperC.worseD.less
小题8:
A.gave upB.broke downC.set offD.held on
小题9:
A.environmentB.hotelC.houseD.background
小题10:
A.inspectedB.attemptedC.witnessedD.challenged
小题11:
A.feelingsB.decisionsC.thoughtsD.impressions
小题12:
A.alongB.aroundC.byD.in
小题13:
A.neitherB.eitherC.noneD.each
小题14:
A.experiencesB.schedulesC.dataD.position
小题15:
A.onceB.whileC.sinceD.unless
小题16:
A.supposedB.advisedC.confirmedD.agreed
小题17:
A.SurelyB.RatherC.NowD.Indeed
小题18:
A.burdenB.sufferingC.anxietyD.difficulty
小题19:
A.howB.whereC.whatD.when
小题20:
A.replacedB.changedC.coveredD.improved
“Image is everything.” An entire industry has been built upon the assumption that image is everything, but when it comes down to it, an appealing image is not enough.If there is no substance(事实) behind the image, the product, service or person will fail eventually.
First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services.Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection.Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies.But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back.For example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness.But the recent scandal (丑闻) showed that behind that image, it cheated in business practices.Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit.Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm.
Similarly, personal advisers can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars.Putting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons.But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune.With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is close.
To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the “selling” of a person.But image is only half of the equation.What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself —— the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success.
小题1:The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to ________.
A.its dishonesty in businessB.its previous images
C.its bad managementD.its poor service
小题2:Why did some famous people fall from grace?
A.Their images were not well built up
B.They failed to live up to their images.
C.They felt much pressure from the public
D.They paid little attention to fame and fortune.
小题3:The structure of the passage is ________.
A: Argument              P: Point               C: Conclusion

小题4:The author tries to argue that _________.
A.image creates everythingB.image is the key to success
C.truth is unlikely ever to be equaledD.truth and image are equally important
Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books. He was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman(随身听). Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
小题1: When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _______.
A.to have a basketball gameB.to his classroom
C.to see MarkD.back home
小题2:From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he _______.
A.was a good studentB.liked sports and music
C.liked all the subjects in schoolD.was a good friend
小题3: Mark and Bill _______.
A.were in the same middle school and high school
B.were in the same middle school but not in the same high school
C.often had lunch together at school
D.had known each other before they began to study in middle school
小题4:In this passage, the phrase “break up” means _______.
A.相处很好B.和好如初C.关系破裂D.保持联系
小题5:When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he _______.
A.knew he could save Bill’s life
B.knew who Bill was and wanted to help him
C.didn’t know why he was going to help him
D.didn’t know what he was doing was very important to Bill
In fact, everyone has an angel(天使)protecting himself forever.
If this   36  feels that your life is full of   37  and you always feel terribly sad. She would   38  someone else beside you. Maybe it’s a friend of you, or your lover,      39  a net-friend you have never met or a  40  you just met only once. These persons quietly __ 41  in your life, accompany (陪伴) you with a happy time and   42  he could leave silently. And thus your life is full of happy   43 . Even the future path is covered with storm or snow,   44  remembering those happy stories he  45 to you, you can still be brave.
For those   46  have left you without any   47 ,   48 they are angels returning to the heaven. For example, your lost friends, the strangers who ever gave you help, those separated but   49  love you, those artists who used to sing good songs to you, the good writer and etc.., they are all   50  angels.
Perhaps sometimes you   51  feel sad or lost because of their   52  , and would look for them everywhere to   53  where they’re going. But in the end, you’ll be certain that they stay in   54  place of this world with a peaceful and thankful life.   55 , all the feelings of loss and sadness will no longer exist since time has been the greatest therapist(理疗师).
小题1:
A.angelB.personC.friendD.stranger
小题2:
A.loveB.funC.painD.happiness
小题3:
A.turn intoB.turn toC.turn backD.turn up
小题4:
A.andB.orC.together withD.as
小题5:
A.strangerB.relativeC.neighborD.friend
小题6:A enter         B. appear       C. arrive        D. settle
小题7:
A.soB.yetC.thenD.thus(因此)
小题8:
A.momentB.timesC.historiesD.memories
小题9:
A.onceB.whileC.sinceD.but
小题10:
A.tookB.suppliedC.broughtD.offered
小题11:
A.thatB.whoC.whomD.which
小题12:
A.informationB.sayingC.wordD.news
小题13:
A.actuallyB.usuallyC.graduallyD.truly
小题14:
A.had toB.used toC.liked toD.needed to
小题15:
A.reliableB.cold-bloodedC.kind-heartedD.healthy
小题16:
A.couldB.wouldC.shouldD.must
小题17:
A.deathsB.illnessesC.disappearanceD.sufferings
小题18:
A.findB.find outC.get outD.look out
小题19:
A.certain aB.certainC.someD.some a
小题20:
A.LuckilyB.FinallyC.GenerallyD.Exactly
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, and then he sold   26  he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had   27 schooling, for being so poor, how could they  28  school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked   29  a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt   30 for himself. How he   31  to have the same chance! He decided to study by  32  .In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he   33 stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he had  34  during the day. He worked  35   hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned the greater 36 he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and  37  him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the  38  one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he   39  a regular student of the school.
Robeson   40  rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the  41  of some university professors. They admired his talent   42  his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and   43  him free guidance. Robeson felt  44  ,for he was sure that before him there was a broad road   45   success.
小题1:
A.whetherB.whichC.thatD.what
小题2:
A.manyB.fewC.littleD.much
小题3:
A.buyB.affordC.sendD.read
小题4:
A.asB.likeC.forD.by
小题5:
A.angryB.ashamedC.proudD.sorry
小题6:
A.hatedB.decidedC.wishedD.regretted
小题7:
A.the teacherB.himselfC.his parentsD.his schoolmates
小题8:
A.couldB.ought toC.shouldD.would
小题9:
A.learnedB.taughtC.thoughtD.wondered
小题10:
A.veryB.soC.tooD.quite
小题11:
A.joyB.interestC.timeD.taste
小题12:
A.allowedB.agreedC.letD.refused
小题13:
A.worstB.onlyC.lastD.laziest
小题14:
A.had beenB.has beenC.isD.was
小题15:
A.learnedB.listenedC.masteredD.struggled
小题16:
A.noticeB.influenceC.eyesD.attention
小题17:
A.except forB.according toC.as well asD.in spite of
小题18:
A.taughtB.offeredC.lentD.sent
小题19:
A.sadB.angryC.happyD.disappointed
小题20:
A.leading toB.coming fromC.made ofD.covered with
I am always eager to do experiments, especially chemistry ones. It's   _26_  to work with test tubes and beakers(烧杯) , even though sometimes my efforts end in__27___. Experiments were fun for me  __28  a recent accident.
The   29  happened when I was heating a big test tube with an alcohol burner(酒精灯) , chatting to my partner while waiting for__30____ changes. All of a sudden, the tube cracked. Even though I jumped from my seat when I heard the crack, the hair on my forehead was __31____ as I was leaning too close to the test tube.
  __32___ I had no time to be sad about my hair: the liquid in the test tube poured onto the table and caught fire. I'd never  33 _ anything so bad! My___34___went blank (空白)for a moment. Then I quickly covered the fire with a damp cloth to__35____.
The teacher told me that the test tube broke in half at the bottom because we didn't dry it properly before __36___ it.
We calmed down and did the experiment, again. But our hearts were still __37____ rapidly even after we walked out of the lab.
But my bad __38___ didn't end there! Since all __39     was focused on the flames while we were in the lab, I didn't see the liquid falling onto my trousers.
During the following class, I felt a __40___ in my leg. Soon it became more and more painful and I touched the area with my fingers,   _41_  to make things better. But to my great    42___ , the material of my trousers turned into powder! “Vitrio(硫酸)! ! !”The terrible word came into my mind. I rushed out right away to wash and examine my poor skin.  _43_  , it was not a serious injury.
After changing my __44____I sat down and told myself: danger is no joke! It's very important to have a serious___45___ in chemistry class. Doing scientific experiments as a learner is no laughing matter.
小题1:
A.excitingB.movingC.dangerousD.difficult
小题2:
A.successB.failureC.lossD.waste
小题3:
A.butB.exceptC.besidesD.until
小题4:
A.incidentB.changeC.disasterD.accident
小题5:
A.physicalB.chemicalC.biologicalD.historical
小题6:
A.brokenB.burntC.blownD.pulled
小题7:
A.AndB.InsteadC.ButD.Or
小题8:
A.feltB.heardC.experiencedD.imagined
小题9:
A.headB.stomachC.earD.mind
小题10:
A.leave it outB.let it outC.give it outD.put it out
小题11:
A.boilingB.holdingC.heatingD.cooking
小题12:
A.strikingB.beatingC.knockingD.hitting
小题13:
A.feelingB.timeC.chanceD.luck
小题14:
A.effortB.senseC.attentionD.spirit
小题15:
A.pushB.painC.biteD.touch
小题16:
A.failingB.managingC.tryingD.planning
小题17:
A.disappointmentB.joyC.surpriseD.comfort
小题18:
A.FortunatelyB.ObviouslyC.UnexpectedlyD.Generally
小题19:
A.coatsB.shirtsC.socksD.trousers
小题20:
A.heartB.attitudeC.thoughtD.preparation

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