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（隨身聽(tīng)）. 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(鎖柜) 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.”
小題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
小題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
小題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
小題4:In this passage, the phrase “break up” means _______.
A．相處很好B．和好如初C．關(guān)系破裂D．保持聯(lián)系
小題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

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段I cleaned out my locker(鎖柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else.說(shuō)明Bill把自己的柜子都清理了，在根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可知他把東西都帶著回家了，故D正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)第一段He was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman（隨身聽(tīng)）.他帶著籃球和隨身聽(tīng)說(shuō)明他肯定很喜歡打籃球和聽(tīng)音樂(lè)，故B正確。
小題3:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段4,5行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.說(shuō)明他們是在同一所初中和高中，故A正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)1,2行he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.說(shuō)明Bill那段時(shí)間一切都不順利，故應(yīng)該是與女朋友分手了，故C正確。
小題5:D 推理題。通讀全文可知Mark一開(kāi)始并不知道Bill要自殺，他只是看到他的東西掉了，而去幫他，后來(lái)兩個(gè)人談的很投機(jī)就成了好朋友，故D正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章講述了Mark無(wú)意的一個(gè)行為卻挽救了Bill的性命，告訴我們要做善事，也許無(wú)意中的一個(gè)小小的行動(dòng)就會(huì)導(dǎo)致一個(gè)幸福的結(jié)尾。以間接事實(shí)的推理為主，結(jié)合上下文提供的語(yǔ)境和信息進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單的概括和判斷。
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Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__ varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__; I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排練) on my first day. I never actually __44__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __45__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of __46__. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __48__ to detail (細(xì)節(jié)) and stress on practice that set us __49__. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
小題1:
A．hobby B．plan C．dream D．word
小題2:A connected    B. expanded         C. exposed          D. extended
小題3:
A．rarelyB．certainly C．probably D．consistently
小題4:
A．director B．trainer C．leader D．dancer
小題5:
A．symbol B．memory C．truth D．reality
小題6:
A．bouncing B．dating C．turning D．tracking
小題7:
A．lacksB．a(chǎn)ddsC．makesD．brings
小題8:
A．while B．since C．until D．when
小題9:
A．CaredB．ExpectedC．AskedD．Decided
小題10:
A．motivatedB．relaxedC．convincedD．a(chǎn)stonished
小題11:
A．challengesB．profitsC．a(chǎn)dvantagesD．a(chǎn)dventures
小題12:
A．put B．mixC．buildD．pick
小題13:
A．AttentionB．a(chǎn)ssociationC．a(chǎn)ttractionD．a(chǎn)daptation
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)partB．a(chǎn)sideC．offD．back
小題15:
A．overB．byC．withD．beyond
小題16:
A．functionB．meaningC．expressionD．usage
小題17:
A．boundariesB．problemsC．barriersD．efforts
小題18:
A．necessaryB．perfect C．properD．possible
小題19:
A．talent B．honor C．potential D．responsibility
小題20:
A．victory B．trend C．tradition D．desire

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