It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(題目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面條)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the ___36___ of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville ___37___all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat ___38___ spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外來的) treat in ___39___days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and ___40___ of the grown-ups had enough experience to be___41___it. What laughing ___42___ we had about the___43___respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. ___44___, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to ___45___ it down simply for my own ___46___, not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. ___47___, I would write something else.
When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no ___48___ left to write a proper com??position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to ___49___my work. Two days pas??sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the ___50___ papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’. ”
My words! He was reading my words out ___51___ to the whole class. ___52___ laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show___53___, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, ___54___ my words had the power to make people___55___.
36. A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience
37. A. when B. where C. since D. after
38. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made
39. A. their B. past C. last D. those
40. A. none B. one C. earns D. neither
41. A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in
42. A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments
43. A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially
44. A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately
45. A. settle B. put C. bite D. let
46. A. work B. story C. luck D. joy
47. A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that
48. A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea
49. A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay
50. A. written B. graded C. collected D. calmly
51. A. laid B. fast C. publicly D. calmly
52. A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I
53. A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure
54. A. if B. for C. while D. although
55. A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh
36---55 AABDA BDDCB DCACB ACDBD
本文是一篇記敘文。內容比較簡單,貼近學生的生活實際。作者就第一次吃面條的經(jīng)歷,突發(fā)奇想,為了自娛寫成文章。但為了應付老師,權充未完成的作業(yè)上交。結果卻給全班同學帶來了歡樂,作者自己也感到快樂。
36. A。memory意為“記憶”; thought意為“思想, 想法”; knowledge意為“知識, 學問”; experience意為“經(jīng)驗, 經(jīng)歷”。從全文來看,作者是記述了記憶中的一件事。因此此題答案選A。
37. A。此題是一個由關系副詞when引導的定語從句,先行詞是an evening。
38. B。serve意為“供飯菜”。在此處是指晚飯吃面條。cook后面可跟meal, dinner等詞。
39. D。in those days意為“當時, 那時候”。
40. A。根據(jù)句中的and可知是并列句,再根據(jù)前面的Never,可知本題應該表示否定的詞,但neither表示“兩者都不”,與上文中的all of us不符,故答案為A。
41. B。根據(jù)上文中提到的Spaghetti was an exotic treat,可知“成年人中也沒有一個人對吃面條在行!
42. D。根據(jù)上文所講,我們中沒有人知道吃面條的方法,因此發(fā)生了可笑的“爭論”。
43. D。此題為副詞詞義辨析。nearly意為“密切地”;naturally意為“自然地”;officially意為“正式地;官方地”;socially意為“在社交方面”。根據(jù)句意,他們爭論的是關于“在社交方面體面的方法”。故答案為D。
44. C。從作者一伙人的可笑的爭論,作者突發(fā)奇想。
45. B。put down意為“記下”,與前一分句的write意思一致。
46. D。與文章最后一段中的happiness相呼應。
47. C。上句說到,作者寫文章是為了自樂,而不是為了完成老師的作業(yè)。因此,本句是說,至于老師,我將寫別的內容。
48. A。作者筆鋒一轉,然而,寫完此文時已是半夜,因此沒有時間來寫老師布置的作文了。
49. C。第二天一早,我只好交上了我的作品。
50. B。此題是考查過去分詞作定語。graded 意為“評完分數(shù)的”。
51. A。loud意為“高聲地, 大聲地”。read out意為“把. . . 讀出”。本句是說老師向全班同學讀了作者的文章。
52. C。老師讀的時候,先是有人笑了,接著全班同學都開懷大笑。
53. D。本文作者的寫作目的是為了娛樂,但此處盡力部表現(xiàn)出來。與前文的enjoyment和for my own joy相應。
54. B。并列連詞for在此表示原因。
55. D。本段前面兩次出現(xiàn)laugh一詞,因此空也用laugh前后呼應。
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【小題1】Without Mr.Clark,the writer _______.
A.might have been put into prison |
B.might not have won the prize |
C.might have joined a women’s club |
D.might not have moved to Atlanta |
A.a(chǎn) show | B.a(chǎn) speech |
C.a(chǎn) classroom rule | D.a(chǎn) book |
A.None. | B.Three. | C.Fifty-five. | D.All. |
A.Mr.Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling |
B.Mr.Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs |
C.a(chǎn) good teacher can help raise his or her students’ scores |
D.a(chǎn) good teacher has a good influence on his or her students |
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We often met in the hallway when we were coming or going. I always spoke, but the only answer I got was a hello from the four-year-old girl.
One afternoon when I returned, they were just coming out of their apartment and the little girl was holding the door open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. But when I looked up I saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me. I hurried as much as I could and thanked her.
I was really touched by her act of kindness. That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and I bought a white Teddy bear for her. The next day, there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father. She was very proud of the bear and thanked me like I had never been thanked before.
Now when we meet in the hall, we all speak in a friendly manner. As time passes, I don’t hear that yelling as often as before.
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Isn’t it amazing how a small kind act of a four-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? My guardian angel says that good things come from small acts.
【小題1】 Who did the writer think removed the snow on his car?
A.That family next door. | B.Someone sent by his doctor. |
C.Some strangers. | D.The gate keeper. |
A.The children were very naughty and often made their parents angry. |
B.Life must be very hard for the parents next door as they had a large family to support. |
C.The writer put off the appointment with his doctor because of the heavy snow. |
D.The little girl’s kind act changed the relationship between the writer and her family. |
A.②-③-①-④-⑤ | B.②-④-①-③-⑤ | C.③-②-④-⑤-① | D.③-④-②-⑤-① |
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Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy, saying, “You’ll have to put it back, Son.”
Looking around, he saw no other fisherman or boats. Even so, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the water. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
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【小題1】Seeing the boy skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water, the father felt __________.
A.a(chǎn)dmiring | B.nervous |
C.worried | D.shocked |
A.they discussed how to deal with the fish |
B.the boy threw the bass back into the water gladly |
C.the father made a decision that the fish must be set free |
D.they were worried that other fisherman might know what they had done |
A.the father was an architect |
B.the son never forgets the lesson |
C.the father used to catch a big bass |
D.the father made his son feel regretful all his life |
A.a(chǎn)n ethical decision is not difficult to make |
B.it is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes |
C.fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions |
D.it’s easier to make an ethical decision than to carry it out |
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“If I am not important, nobody will miss me if I quit!” So the nail then released (松開) its hold, got down from the roof, and fell into the mud.
That night it rained and rained. Soon, the board that had no nail was blown away, and the roof began to leak (漏水). The water flowed down along the walls and over the beautiful pictures on the walls. The plaster (石膏) began to fall, the floor was ruined, and the Bible was also ruined by water. All this was because a little nail decided to quit!
But what of the nail? While holding the board, it was not known by others but it was useful. Buried in the mud now, it was useless and would soon be eaten up by rust!
What the story wants to say is that every member is important to a whole group!
You may, like the nail, feel not important at times, but just like the nail, your absence is felt. A big building might fall to pieces. You are important to a group even if you are small.
【小題1】Why did the nail decide to quit?
A.Because he was not able to hold on any longer. |
B.Because he was angry and sad without people’s praising him. |
C.Because he knew a big nail would replace him. |
D.Because he had finished his task successfully. |
A.People began to realize the importance of the nail. |
B.The nail was put in a more important position. |
C.Many things in the building were ruined and the nail was eaten up by rust. |
D.The nail regretted his original decision at last. |
A.no matter how small you seem, you are important to a group |
B.it is a pity that small people are never looked up to |
C.quit when it is necessary, and don’t care about what others say |
D.being valued is important to a man |
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Botany, the study of plants, occupies a special position in the history of human knowledge. For many thousands of years it was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more than the vaguest (含糊的) of insight. It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of pre-industrial societies that still exist, a detailed learning of plants and their properties must extremely ancient. This is logical. Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants. They have always been enormously important to the welfare of peoples, not only for food, but also for clothing, weapons, tools, eyes, medicines, shelter, and a great many other purposes. Tribes living today in the jungles of the Amazon recognized accurately hundreds of plants and know many properties of each. To them, botany, as such, has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of knowledge at all.
Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct contact with plants, and the less distinct our knowledge of botany grows. Yet everyone comes unconsciously on an amazing amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, an apple, or an orchid. When our Neolithic ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer productions the next season, the first great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken. Grains were discovered and from them flowed the wonder of agriculture; cultivated crops. From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild and the built up knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and close relationship with plants in the wild would begin fade away.
1. Which of the following statements about early humans is expressed in the passage?
A. They probably had extensive knowledge of plants.
B. They thought there was no need to cultivate crops.
C. They did not enjoy the study of botany.
D. They placed great importance on the ownership of property.
2. What does the comment “This is logical.” In the first paragraph mean?
A. There is no clear way to determine the extent of our ancestor’s knowledge of plants.
B. It is not surprising that early humans had a detailed knowledge of plants.
C. It is reasonable to assume that our ancestors behaved very much like people in pre-industrial societies.
D. Human knowledge of plants is well organized and very detailed.
3. According to the passage, why has general knowledge of botany begun to fade?
A. People no longer value plants as a useful resource.
B. Botany is not recognized as a special branch of science.
C. Research is unable to keep up with the increasing numbers of plants.
D. Direct contact with a variety of plants has decreased.
4. In the second paragraph, what is the author’s purpose in mentioning “ a rose, an apple, or an orchid”?
A. To make the passage more poetic.
B. To give an example of plant that are attractive.
C. To give botanical examples that all readers will recognize.
D. To explain the variety of botanical life.
5. According to the passage, what was the first great step toward the practice of agriculture?
A. The invention of agricultural tools and machinery.
B. The development of a system of names for plants.
C. The discovery of grasses that could be harvested and replanted.
D. The changing diets of early humans.
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