Would your friends mind a little more softly?A.to speakB.spokenC.speakingD.speak 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

One day, I happened to talk to a stranger (陌生人) on the bus. When he found out that I was from Chicago, he told me that one of his good friends lived there and he wondered if I happened to know him. At first I wanted to say that it was foolish (愚蠢的) to think like that, for from all the millions of people in Chicago, I could not possibly know his friend. But, instead, I just smiled and said that Chicago was a very big city. He was quiet for a few minutes, and then he began to tell me all about his friend.
He told me that his friend was an excellent tennis player and that he even had his own tennis court (网球场). He added that he knew a lot of people with swimming pools, but that he only knew two people in the country who had their own tennis courts. And his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several people like that, for example, my brother and my next-door neighbor. I told him that my brother was a doctor and he lived in California. Then he asked where my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that last year his friend spent the summer in Sacramento and lived next door to a doctor. The doctor had a tennis court. I said that my next-door went to Sacramento last summer and lived in the house next to my brother’s. For a moment, we looked at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He laughed and said, “Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr. Ray Hunter?” It was my turn to laugh.
【小题1】 Which of the following is true?

A．On a bus	B．Two tennis players
C．One in a million	D．Chicago is a large city

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 36 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 37 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 38 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 39 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 40 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 41 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 42 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 43 to tell me all about his friend.

His friend’s main 44 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 45 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 46 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 47 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He 48 that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he 49 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 50 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 51 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 52 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 53 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 54 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 55 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

1.A. brother B. teacher C. friend D. neighbour

2.A. happened B. managed C. tried D. wanted

3.A. expecting B. lying C. talking D. joking

4.A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed

5.A. find B. think C. realize D. see

6.A. indeed B. actually C. exactly D. instead

7.A. famous B. interesting C. big D. noisy

8.A. began B. stopped C. refused D. failed

9.A. problem B. choice C. interest D. work

10.A. just B. ever C. even D. surely

11.A. suit B. habit C. river D. pools

12.A. people B. players C strangers D. friends

13.A. advised B. admitted C. argued D. announced

14.A. recognized B. realized C. visited D. found

15.A. how B. whether C. where D. when

16.A. if B. because C. then D. though

17.A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player

18.A.visited B. hired C. designed D. sold

19.A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D.nodded

20.A. chance B. pleasure C. turn D. time

In our life, we will have a lot of time to feel low. If there’s one thing that ruins us, which 48 us from doing what we’re 49 capable of and prevents us from achieving our dreams, it is fear of 50 .

Many of us go through our lives never knowing what we could have done and what has often been heard is that if only we hadn’t given up our 51 .

What if you had given up on 52 to talk, walk, read, ride a bike, or any other achievements before you were even five years old? How 53 would your life have turned out if you’d given up instead of 54 with them?

Now, how different has your life been because of the goals you gave up? Because you were afraid that you would fail, how many experiences and opportunities have you 55 out on because you couldn’t get past that invisible barrier of fear!?

1. A．increases B．stops C．inspires D．helps

2. A．truly B．hardly C．honestly D．easily

3. A．death B．trouble C．sorrow D．failure

4. A．plans B．jobs C．dreams D．lives

5. A．trying B．learning C．practicing D．studying

6. A．strange B．poor C．successful D．different

7. A．playing B．covering C．sticking D．moving

8. A．missed B．picked C．taken D．looked

In 2003, Bethany Hamilton,13, lost her left arm to a shark attack while surfing off Kauai, Hawaii. A new film ,Soul Surfer, is based on the story of how she overcame that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional athlete.

Growing up on the “garden isle” of Kauai, Hamilton spent every minute she could riding the waves. She was on the verge of (即将) becoming a top competitor in professional surfing. But while she was practicing at an isolated cove (小湾)，a four-meter-long tiger shark ripped off her left arm. Though her life was saved ,nobody could imagine she would ever get back on a surfboard again.

In a true test of her faith and by tremendous will power, Bethany did get back up on a surfboard only a month after the attack. Six months later, she was competing again. Bethany Hamilton won her first amateur surfing championship just two years after she lost her arm. She also established the “Friends of Bethany,” a non---profit foundation dedicated to supporting sharks attack victims.

It’s a story told in her autobiography, which is the basis for the film that stars teenager Anna Sophia Robb. “I knew Bethany’s story, of course, but I thought ‘What an incredible role’ ,”explains Robb. “I was so fascinated by all of the challenges. What would it be like to have your arm taken and what would go through your head and how would your faith be challenged?”

The filmmakers used special effects to digitally remove Robb’ s arm .However ,no tricks were necessary for the surfing scenes because Hamilton herself did the breathtaking wave riding .

Now 21, Hamilton says she hopes audiences find inspiration in the description of the sport she loves.

“Not a lot of people know that much about surfing, so I hope they’re educated about it,” Hamilton says. “And most of all if people are going through a hard time, they could be encouraged and find inspiration to push through those hard times and see that, in my case ,so much good has come out of it.”

1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?.

A．Hamilton was severely injured when surfing.

B．Nobody thought Hamilton could overcome the troubles.

C．Rob did the breathtaking wave riding in the film Soul Surfer.

D．Hamilton established the “Friends of Bethany” to help shark attack victims.

2.Which of the following can best take the place of the underlined word “tremendous” in the third paragraph?

A．Free.

B．Easy

C．Smart.

D．Strong.

3.What can we learn from Anna Sophia Robb’s words?

A．She was absorbed in the story.

B．she wasn’t sure she could play the role well.

C．She wants to challenge her faith.

D．She doesn’t believe Bethany’s story.

4.How does Hamilton hope people will be affected by her story?

A．she hopes more people will take up surfing.

B．she hopes people will be inspired and encouraged

C．She hopes more people will keep off the sharks.

D．She hopes people will donate something to her charity.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．A lot of people are fond of surfing.

B．Good things will happen to the disabled in the end.

C．Faith and will power will help people go through hard times.

D．People can always overcome every difficulty in life.

III、第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每题1.5分)

One day, I happened to talk to a stranger on a bus. When he 36 that I was from Chicago, he told me that one of his good 37 lived there and he wondered if I 38 know him. At first I wanted to say that it was 39 to think that, out of all the millions of people in Chicago, I could 40 meet his friend. But, instead, I just smiled and said that 41 was a very big city. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he began to 42 me about his friend.

He told me that his friend was an excellent 43 player, and that he even had his own tennis court. He 44 that he knew a lot of people with swimming pools, 45 that he knew two people in the country who had their own tennis courts. His friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I 46 several people like that, for example,47 and my next door neighbour. I told him that my brother was a doctor and he lived in Chicago. Then he asked 48 my brother lived in Chicago. When I said Sacramento, he said that last year his friend 49 the summer in Sacramento and lived 50 to a doctor. The doctor had a tennis court. I said that my next door neighbour went to Sacramento last summer and 51 in the house next to my brother’s. For a moment, we looked at each other, but we did not say 52 .

“Would your 53 name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He laughed and said, “Would your 54 name happen to be Dr. Ray Hunter?” It was my 55 to laugh.

36. A. turned out B. made out C. took out D. found out

37. A. friends B. classmates C. brothers D. teachers

38. A. managed to B. happened to C. tried to D. got to

39. A. clever B. wise C. foolish D. kind

40. A. likely B. friendly C. luckily D. possibly

41. A. New York B. Chicago C. California D. Edmonton

42. A. tell B. learn C. know D. talk

43. A. football B. tennis C. basketball D. swimming

44. A. decreased B. increased C. added D. pluses

45. A. and B. however C. so D. therefore

46. A understood B. knew C. met D. saw

47. A. my sister B. my friend C. my brother D. my teacher

48. A. Which B. What C. Why D. Where

49. A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost

50. A. above B. below C. next door D. behind

51. A. worked B. studied C. researched D. lived

52. A. anything B. something C. someone D. anyone

53. A. brother’s B. friend’s C. teacher’s D. family’s

54. A. friend’s B. family’s C. brother’s D. teacher’s

55. A. way B. road C. mouth D. turn

Would your friends mind ________ a little more softly?

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