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Dine with General St. Amour
General St. Amour was famous for his bravery, but he was born into the family of a poor peasant. Even when he became a general, he never   小题1:  his humble origin(卑微的出身). 
While his   小题2:  was stationed in his hometown, he invited some of his principal officers to a dinner party at a   小题3: . They had just sat down at the table when his father   小题4:  to drop in on him. When the guard   小题5:  it to the general, he   小题6:  rose and told his guests that his father had   小题7: .
He said that he knew the   小题8:  he owed to them, but at the same time he hoped they would  excuse him   小题9:  he withdrew (退出) because he would like to   小题10:  with his father in another room.
Hearing what he said, all the guests present   小题11:  that the father should be introduced to them, 小题12:  that they would be very pleased to see one who was so closely   小题13:  to him. But to their 小题14: , General St. Amour replied, “Ah, no, gentleman. You are   小题15:  wrong. I mean my father would find himself so   小题16:  in company with so many people who are unsuited to his rank.   小题17: , it would deprive(剥夺) us both of the only pleasure of the   小题18:  ——the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”
He then   小题19:  himself from the table and spent the evening dining with his father.
The moral of the story is: you can’t give people   小题20: , but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people keep their pride.
小题21:
A.forgotB.knewC.mindedD.cared
小题22:
A.familyB.armyC.companyD.organization
小题23:
A.parkB.schoolC.restaurantD.cinema
小题24:
A.agreedB.promisedC.decidedD.happened
小题25:
A.explainedB.whisperedC.reportedD.shouted
小题26:
A.stronglyB.immediatelyC.simplyD.suddenly
小题27:
A.resignedB.startedC.leftD.arrived
小题28:
A.respectB.understandingC.supportD.love
小题29:
A.beforeB.untilC.ifD.unless
小题30:
A.chatB.dineC.walkD.dance
小题31:
A.demandedB.commandedC.stressedD.requested
小题32:
A.sayingB.complainingC.admittingD.reminding
小题33:
A.usedB.opposedC.relatedD.devoted
小题34:
A.joyB.disappointmentC.excitementD.surprise
小题35:
A.terriblyB.completelyC.slightlyD.partly
小题36:
A.embarrassedB.frightenedC.disturbedD.disappointed
小题37:
A.Above allB.After allC.In additionD.In time
小题38:
A.partyB.interviewC.appointmentD.discussion
小题39:
A.defendedB.allowedC.introducedD.excused
小题40:
A.timeB.moneyC.prideD.confidence

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

试题分析:文章介绍General St. Amour出生贫穷,有一次宴请部下,正好父亲来看他,将军请求和父亲一起吃饭,一是和父亲谈一谈,也是为了保持父亲的尊严。
小题1:考查动词:A. forgot忘记B. knew知道C. minded介意D. cared关心,甚至当他当上将军的时候,也没有忘记自己的卑微的出生。选A
小题2:考查名词:A. family家庭B. army军队C. company公司D. organization组织,当他的军队驻扎在他的家乡。选B
小题3:考查名词: A. park公园B. school学校C. restaurant饭店D. cinema电影院,在饭店提供宴会。选C
小题4:考查动词: A. agreed同意B. promised答应C. decided决定D. happened碰巧,他们刚刚坐下,这时他父亲碰巧来看他。选D
小题5:考查动词:A. explained接受B. whispered低语C. reported 报告D. shouted叫喊,当士兵向将军报告。选C
小题6:考查副词:A. strongly强烈地B. immediately立刻C. simply简单地D. suddenly突然,他立刻站起来。选B
小题7:考查动词: A. resigned辞职B. started开始C. left离开D. arrived到达,告诉客人他爸爸来了。选D
小题8:考查名词:A. respect尊敬B. understanding理解C. support支持D. love爱,owe respect to应该尊敬…,选A
小题9:考查连词:A. before在…前面B. until直到C. if如果D. unless除非,如果他推出,大家能原谅他。选C
小题10:考查动词: A. chat聊天B. dine吃饭C. walk走D. dance跳舞,因为他想和父亲在另外的房间吃饭。选B
小题11:考查动词:A. demanded 要求B. commanded命令C. stressed强调D. requested请求,在场的人都请求他把父亲介绍给他们。选D
小题12:考查动词:A. saying说B. complaining抱怨C. admitting承认D. reminding提醒,说他们很高兴看见和他有密切关系的人。A
小题13:考查形容词:A. used用过的B. opposed反对的C. related相关的D. devoted投入的,be related to和…有关,说他们很高兴看见和他有密切关系的人。选C
小题14:考查名词:A. joy快乐B. disappointment失望C. excitement兴奋D. surprise惊讶,但使他们惊讶的是:选D
小题15:考查副词:A. terribly可怕地B. completely完全地C. slightly轻微地D. partly部分地,你们完全错了,选B
小题16:考查形容词:A. embarrassed尴尬的B. frightened害怕的C. disturbed打扰的D. disappointed失望的。我爸爸看见这么多人或尴尬的。选A
小题17:考查词组:A. Above all最重要的是. After all 毕竟C. In addition此外D. In time及时,此外,这样也剥夺了我们唯一的快乐。选C
小题18:考查名词:A. party聚会B. interview采访C. appointment 约会D. discussion讨论,从后面的the natural intercourse(交流) of a parent and his son.”可知填D
小题19:考查动词:A. defended 保卫B. allowed允许C. introduced介绍D. excused借口,原谅,excuse oneself from说了抱歉后离开。选D
小题20:考查名词:A. time时间B. money钱C. pride骄傲D. confidence自信,句意:你不能给与别人骄傲,但你可以理解他让他保持自豪。选C
点评:本文要求考生具有扎实的英语词组、短语、习惯用法等英语搭配的知识,这对于理解文章的逻辑关系特别有利。文章的逻辑关系不外乎列举、原因、结果、让步、对照、补充、目的、条件等关系。解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索,如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章,因此,在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。
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38 , I saw a minibus full of boy scouts (童子军队员). They then   39  in front of my car. And I heard the man tell the boys to remove the spare tire from my trunk to   40  my flat! As I timidly (胆怯地) walked back, I could hear him speaking to the   41 .
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The boys learned a lot that day, and so did I. I’m so grateful there are   49  men in the world. I saw one,   50  our youth to be honorable, making the world a safer place for women, for everyone.
小题1:
A.lostB.changedC.boughtD.cleaned
小题2:
A.certainB.disappointedC.curiousD.worried
小题3:
A.stoppedB.pulledC.hitD.ignored
小题4:
A.voiceB.cryC.shoutD.laughter
小题5:
A.ifB.becauseC.althoughD.unless
小题6:
A.nearestB.oldestC.sameD.last
小题7:
A.askingB.upsettingC.followingD.hurting
小题8:
A.ConfidentlyB.CalmlyC.GladlyD.Surprisingly
小题9:
A.restedB.gatheredC.playedD.ate
小题10:
A.fixB.chooseC.makeD.reach
小题11:
A.policemanB.ladiesC.boysD.passengers
小题12:
A.measureB.behaviorC.reasonD.health
小题13:
A.injuredB.chargedC.blamedD.attacked
小题14:
A.singingB.runningC.jumpingD.trying
小题15:
A.responsibleB.gratefulC.anxiousD.famous
小题16:
A.appealing toB.aiming atC.bringing upD.watching over
小题17:
A.decisionB.pointC.mistakeD.promise
小题18:
A.naturallyB.frequentlyC.safelyD.easily
小题19:
A.strongB.happyC.braveD.honorable
小题20:
A.allowingB.warningC.orderingD.teaching
My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___16___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___17___ to it.
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小题1:
A.everythingB.nothingC.anythingD.something
小题2:
A.mindB.brainC.feelingsD.work
小题3:
A.smoothlyB.stronglyC.frequentlyD.easily
小题4:
A.averageB.ordinaryC.normalD.common
小题5:
A.justB.everC.evenD.only
小题6:
A.hearB.writeC.readD.understand
小题7:
A.levelB.lengthC.speedD.degree
小题8:
A.problemsB.excusesC.worriesD.duties
小题9:
A.sufferedB.observedC.removedD.tolerated
小题10:
A.studyB.findC.changeD.keep
小题11:
A.fightB.struggleC.strikeD.challenge
小题12:
A.interruptedB.disturbedC.terrifiedD.troubled
小题13:
A.teachingB.givingC.supportingD.reminding
小题14:
A.WithoutB.ExceptC.BesidesD.Beyond
小题15:
A.informationB.adviceC.promiseD.expectation
小题16:
A.beforeB.thoughC.becauseD.unless
小题17:
A.set upB.gave upC.pushed upD.looked up
小题18:
A.richB.famousC.successfulD.powerful
小题19:
A.trainingB.gradesC.experimentsD.abilities
小题20:
A.womanB.doctorC.sisterD.teacher
Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood.When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird.
I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured, the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out on our back porch, and on the second day of the bird’s captivity my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my captive was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.
小题1:Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?
A.He had just got a new cage.B.He liked its beautiful feather.
C.He wanted it to sing for him.D.He wanted a pet for a companion.
小题2:The mockingbird died because it ______.
A.was frightened to deathB.ate the poisonous food its mother gave it
C.refused to eat anythingD.drank the poisonous water by mistake
小题3:An ornithologist probably means ______.
A.a religious personB.a kind person
C.a schoolmasterD.an expert in birds
小题4:What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?
A.Freedom is very valuable to all creatures.
B.All birds put in a cage won’t live long.
C.You should keep the birds from their mother.
D.Be careful about food you give to baby birds.
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During his time in Indonesia, he first attended St. Francis Assist Catholic school for almost three years. When Obama was in third grade he wrote an essay saying that he wanted to be president. His teacher later said that his reason for becoming president was that he wanted to make everybody happy.
Obama returned to Honolulu to live with his materal(母亲一方的) grandparents while attending Punahou School, a private college elementary school, from the fifth grade until his graduation in 1979. Obama’s mother, Ann, died of cancer a few months after the publication of his 1995 memoir(传记), Dreams from My Father.
In the memoir, Obama describes his experiences growing up in his mother’s middle class family. Of his early childhood, Obama writes, “That my father looked nothing like the people around me---that he was black as pitch(沥青), my mother white as milk .”
Some of his fellow students at Punahou School later told the Honolulu Star—Bulletin that Obama was mature(成熟的) for his age as a high school student and that he sometimes attended parties and other events in order to connect with       African American college students and military service people.
小题1:When Obama was a child, _________.
A.people used to call him Berry
B.his father died of serious illness
C.his father became a finance minister of America
D.his parents attended Harvard University
小题2: Which of the following is TURE about Lolo Soetoro?
A.He got college education in Indonesia
B.He is a person from Kenya in Africa
C.He is Obama’s stepfather and is a black
D.He is a foreign student in America
小题3:Obama’s mother, Ann, died of cancer in about ________ while his father died in _________.
A.1982; 1967B.1967; 1982C.1979; 1967D.1995; 1982
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Obama’s father was very black while his mother very white
B.Obama’s materal grandparents lived in Honolulu of Indonesia
C.Obama wanted to be president because he liked making people happy
D.Obama’s classmates thought he was mature for his age as a high school student
A
This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.
"I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis."
"It's a nice job most of time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon."
"I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning."
"Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows."
"I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.
Luckily the woman came downstairs.She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!"
小题1:The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____.
A.make moneyB.drive
C.climb in through the window D.meet a lot of people
小题2:The woman climbed in through the window because _____.
A.she wanted to have a sleep
B.her husband didn't open the door for her
C.she didn't want to pay the driver
D.she couldn't find her key
小题3:The story happened _____.
A.early in the morning B.late at night
C.20 miles outside London D.near the police station
小题4:Which of the following is wrong?
A.The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.
B.The police made a mistake.
C.The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.
小题5:The driver climbed in through the window to
A.get money from the woman B.return the dog to the woman
C.phone the policeD.see what was happening in the house
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered "little of childhood but its pain". In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry. 
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn't lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama. 
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats's poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition. 
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats's Death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines: 
Earth, receive an honoured guest:
        William Yeats is laid to rest. 
        Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
        Emptied of its poetry.
小题1:Which of the following can describe Yeats's family?
A.It filled Yeats's childhood with laughter.
B.It was shocked by Yeats's choice.
C.It was a typically wealthy family.
D.It had an artistic atmosphere.
小题2:According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats's life?
A.Yeats founded the first Irish theater.
B.Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.
C.Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.
D.Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.
小题3:What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden's lines?
A.EnvyB.SympathyC.EmptinessD.Admiration
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?
A.Yeats's literary achievementsB.Yeats's historical influence
C.Yeats's artistic ambitionD.Yeats's national honor
I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I'm so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuseme too... I wasn't  36  watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went  37  our way after saying goodbye.
But at  38 , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I 39 our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I  40  knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown(皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart 41_ . I didn't realize how harshly(苛刻地) I had spoken.
That night, when I lay   42  in bed, God's quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While  43  with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are QUICK to excite... Go look around on the kitchen floor, you'll find some flowers there by the  44 . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She  45  them herself-- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you never saw the  46 in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her 47 : “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree. I  48 them in a napkin, just for you. I knew you'd like them, especially the  49 .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today... And I  50  have fussed(慌乱)at you that way.”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that's okay... I still love you 51 .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I LOVE the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the  52  you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave _53  will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our  54  than into our families--an unwise investment indeed.
Remember that  55  =" (F)ATHER" -- (A)ND--(M)OTHER -- (I)--(L)OVE--(Y)OU.
小题1:
A.everB.justC.evenD.right
小题2:
A.toB.onC.inD.for
小题3:
A.schoolB.homeC.workD.office
小题4:
A.cookedB.hadC.ateD.took
小题5:
A.nearlyB.hardlyC.rudelyD.already
小题6:
A.lostB.missedC.beatenD.broken
小题7:
A.awakeB.asleepC.afraidD.alive
小题8:
A.dealingB.meetingC.goingD.talking
小题9:
A.floorB.kitchenC.doorD.window
小题10:
A.grewB.boughtC.pickedD.fetched
小题11:
A.joy B.expressionsC.smilesD.tears
小题12:
A.deskB.kneesC.bodyD.bed
小题13:
A.wrappedB.coveredC.putD.help
小题14:
A.pinkB.yellowC.blueD.black
小题15:
A.shouldn'tB.needn'tC.mustn'tD.can't
小题16:
A.indeedB.anywayC.anythingD.besides
小题17:
A.countryB.companyC.placeD.state
小题18:
A.forB.behindC.with D.to
小题19:
A.strangerB.lossC.mealD.work
小题20:
A.RESPECTB.WARMTHC.FRIENDD.FAMILY
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass. While he was alive, he    me with his actions and advice. He taught me one important  2  “Believe in yourself.”
If there was one phrase my dad  3  liked to hear, it was “I can’t.” He never got to finish high school and 4 two jobs to support his family,    he never complained. Through education and years of hard work, my dad became an excellent journalist.
When I was in high school, I had a  6  time with math. He tried to help me, but I 7 struggled. So my math teacher suggested I meet with him at 7:00 each morning before school for  8  help. I told my dad, “That’s  9 ! I can’t do that!” He replied, “You’re doing it. I’ll sent you to school.” Every morning at 6:45 a.m., we’d leave the  10 . Despite working 12 hours every day, Dad never once  11   driving me to school.
After months of  12  , I was facing the final exam. I was so  13 . On the day of the final, my dad hugged me and said, “Luke,  14   yourself. You can do it.” His words made me realize I needed to trust in my  15  and in the hours of work I’d 16 . When I got my  17   proudly, the first person I called was Dad. He screamed, “Yes! You deserved it!”
Even now, whenever I  18  that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how  19   something is, if you’re willing to work, you can succeed. I’m forever 20  to Dad for that lesson.
小题1:
A.understoodB.forgaveC.guidedD.impressed
小题2:
A.history B.lessonC.skillD.language
小题3:
A.alwaysB.almostC.ever D.never
小题4:
A.tookB.lost C.left D.finished
小题5:
A.soB.orC.butD.and
小题6:
A.goodB.free C.terribleD.short
小题7:
A.stillB.nearlyC.hardlyD.probably
小题8:
A.realB.practicalC.immediateD.extra
小题9:
A.wonderfulB.crazyC.expensiveD.necessary
小题10:
A.house B.schoolC.officeD.farm
小题11:
A.suggestedB.riskedC.enjoyedD.missed
小题12:
A.meetingB.testingC.learning D.interviewing
小题13:
A.excitedB.nervousC.happyD.shocked
小题14:
A.stand forB.hold backC.believe inD.look after
小题15:
A.teacherB.luck C.time D.ability
小题16:
A.wasted B.ignoredC.picked upD.put in
小题17:
A.answer B.gradeC.payD.gift
小题18:
A.hopeB.forgetC.worryD.promise
小题19:
A.differentB.importantC.hard D.interesting
小题20:
A.gratefulB.sorryC.politeD.useful

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