【题目】I grew up in a troubled home in the 1970s, on the outskirts of downtown Orlando, Florida. Not far away, a three-story house attracted my eyes.
It was nothing like the one I lived in with my mother, a small dark place with rules about befriending others. “Don’t. Never, ever talk to anyone,” my mother said.
One day, in sixth grade, a black-haired woman was introduced to our class: Mrs. Reese. Reese explained that she was starting Spanish Club. She invited anyone interested in learning Spanish language and culture to stay after school.
I could not take my eyes off her bracelets(手镯) and shining rings. The bell rang, and to my shock, no one went up to Mrs. Reese. I was under strict orders to go straight home. But that day, I stayed. I asked Mrs. Reese when the club started.
“We could begin right now if you like,” she said with a smile. I felt beautiful. That day I learned that the house of my dreams was her house. I learned how to answer questions about my age and my favorite food in Spanish. And I learned, “Do you want to come over tomorrow for cooking lessons?”
I wanted to say “Yes”, but Mom’s words held me back.
I begged my mother all summer and into fall, well after Spanish Club had dissolved. I wept at night sometimes, so worried that Mrs. Reese and her family would move away.
At some point, I managed to wear my mother down and one Saturday afternoon. I rode out to Mrs. Reese’s house.
The details of that afternoon are marked in my mind: We had tea. She painted my toenails red. We made a garlicky picadillo. We spoke in Spanish. In Spanish, my voice was loud and romantic. This is the real me! I remember thinking.
My mother never permitted me another visit to Mrs. Reese’s house. But four decades later, I still remember that day and the life she showed me, proof of a possible future.
【1】What kind of family was the author from?
A. Hard-up. B. Two-parent.
C. Stress-free. D. Disease-ridden.
【2】Why did the author choose to join the club?
A. She wanted to stay longer at school.
B. She intended to comfort Mrs. Reese.
C. She was deeply attracted by Mrs. Reese.
D. She hoped to befriend the owner of her dreamt house.
【3】The author went to Mrs. Reese’s house ________.
A. with the help of her tears
B. while no one was noticing
C. with her mother’s permission
D. just before the lady moved away
【4】What did the author gain from Mrs. Reese?
A. The beauty of Spanish.
B. The wonder of a new world.
C. The power of self-confidence.
D. The importance of independence.
【答案】
【1】A
【2】C
【3】C
【4】B
【解析】作者小时候遇到了Mrs. Reese,尽管母亲总是阻挠,但作者参加了Mrs. Reese组织的俱乐部,并想方设法去了一趟她的家,作者从她那里学到了许多东西和对世界新的认识。
【1】A推理判断题。A. Hard-up手头紧的;B. Two-parent双亲的;C. Stress-free无压力的;D. Disease-ridden疾病丛生的;根据第二段It was nothing like the one I lived in with my mother, a small dark place with rules about befriending others.可知,作者的生活环境不好,家庭经济条件也不富裕。故选A。
【2】C推理判断题。根据第四段I could not take my eyes off her bracelets(手镯) and shining rings.和“We could begin right now if you like,”she said with a smile. I felt beautiful. That day I learned that the house of my dreams was her house.可知,作者被老师的打扮、声音、微笑和房子吸引,故选C。
【3】C细节推理题。根据倒数第三段At some point, I managed to wear my mother down and one Saturday afternoon. I rode out to Mrs. Reese’s house.可知,作者是想方设法得到母亲许可后去Mrs. Reese家的,故选C。
【4】B推理判断题。根据第五段I learned how to answer questions about my age and my favorite food in Spanish.和倒数第二段We had tea. She painted my toenails red. We made a garlicky picadillo. We spoke in Spanish. In Spanish, my voice was loud and romantic. This is the real me! I remember thinking.可知,作者在Mrs. Reese那里学到了许多东西,再根据最后一段But four decades later, I still remember that day and the life she showed me, proof of a possible future.可知,是Mrs. Reese让他获得了对世界新的认识。故选B。
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【题目】根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
Electrical devices (仪器) could soon use power made by human energy. Scientists say they have developed an experimental device that produces electricity from the physical movement of a person walking. British scientist Max Donelan and other scientists in Canada and the United States developed the device.
The device connects to a person's knee. As the person walks, the device captures energy each time the person slows down. To do this, the device helps with the slowing down movement of the leg. The movements of the walking person push parts of a small machine that produces electricity. Using the device, an adult walking quickly could produce thirteen watts of electricity in just a minute. Donelan says walking at that speed could produce enough power to operate a laptop computer for six minutes.
There are several possible uses for the device. Developers say it could help people who work in areas without electricity to operate small computers. The device could also be used in hospitals to operate heart pacemakers (起搏器). It could even be used to assist in the movement of robotic arms and legs.
The experimental version of the device weighs about one and a half kilograms, but it is too costly for most people to buy. But the researchers hope to make a lighter, less costly version. An improved version should be ready in one year.
The developers hope the device will one day help developing countries. Nearly twenty-five percent of people around the world live without electric power.
A similar product was invented in 2005 by Larry Rome of the University of Pennsylvania. He created a bag carried on a person's back that also produces power from walking. The knee device does not produce as much electricity as the bag. But the bag requires the walker to carry a load of twenty to thirty kilograms.
(1)The second paragraph mainly talks about ________.
A.who developed the device
B.how the device works
C.several possible uses for the devices
D.how much electricity the device can produce
(2)What is the disadvantage of the experimental version of the device?
A.It is too heavy for the walker to bear.
B.It is too complex for people to use.
C.It will slow down one's walking speed.
D.It is too expensive for most people to afford.
(3)Compared with the device designed by Larry Rome, this new device ________.
A.produces power without adding more loads to the walker
B.can produce more power in a much shorter time
C.needs to be equipped with a battery
D.can help the walker walk faster
(4)From the passage, we can learn that the electrical device can ________.
A.help housewives operate the micro-wave oven
B.make it much easier for us to go online
C.produce more electricity than that invented by Larry Rome
D.be applied in medicine to operate heart pacemakers
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【题目】Sound travels very well through water-much better, in fact, than it does through air. So it shouldn’t be surprising that many ocean animals make noise. They use sound to communicate and hunt. As biologist Brandon Southall says, “Their whole world is related to sound.”
Dolphins whistle, organizing hunts. Lovesick whales sing so loudly they can be heard hundreds of miles away. But these days they aren’t the only ones sounding off. They have more and more competition from human machines.
Every day, thousands of huge container ships sail across the world’s oceans. On top of the engine noise, the ships’ propeller (螺旋桨) make a loud noise all the time. All that can make it hard for ocean animals trying to listen out for friends, or dinner. Animals swimming nearby a ship can be deafened or even killed.
Underwater construction can also be dangerously loud. When construction machines called pile drivers were used during repairs to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, dead fish appeared.
Geologist (地质学家) pound on the seafloor too, trying to find oil wells and map Earth’s surface. The results are useful lo science, but all that hammering probably gives ocean animal a headache.
As people realize how important sound is to ocean animals, they are looking for ways to reduce human noise. Ships could get quieter just by slowing down. Engineers are also trying to find quieter propeller ships.
Now some companies are using a simple invention called a bubble curtain, which makes sound waves passing through it lose energy and gel quieter. It seems to work - when bubble curtains were fixed on the San Francisco bridge project fish deaths dropped.
We still have a lot to learn about sound in the oceans, but together we can help keep the sea a quieter place.
【1】Dolphins and whales arc mentioned to show .
A. sound travels very well through water
B. they are surprisingly noisy in the sea
C. the ocean is filled with sound
D. ocean noise is a big problem
【2】What is happening to ocean animals these days?
A. Human noise is causing danger to their safety.
B. There is less food in the ocean for them.
C. They are being killed in large numbers.
D. They are losing their hearing.
【3】During the first repair to the bridge, some fish .
A. started to die B. were attracted to it
C. got quiet underwater D. suffered from headaches
【4】Bubble curtains are used to .
A. research on fishes underwater B. build the San Francisco bridge
C. stop noisy machines working D. reduce construction noise
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【题目】It was the men’s figure skating final of the Winter Olympics when I was 16.I lay on our living room floor excitedly watching the battle between the Brains: American Brain Boitano facing Brian Orser in Canada. Both of them had been world champions. Both of them deserved to win. As a Northern Californian, I was for my fellow countryman. He also grew up in Northern California. We'd skated on the same ice. Brain performed successfully. The champion! I jumped in the air when his score went up.
But what happened next is what I'll never forget. Brain sat in front of the camera, surrounded by a group of journalists. Brain was talking about his career and his medal, talking to the whole world. A terrible sinking feeling went through me. I could never be in the Olympics,
I thought, I loved skating because I could express myself with my jumps and dances better than words.
What if journalists asked me questions like they asked Brain? I'd freeze up like the ice beneath my skates! And yet, there was so much I would love to say, about my family and all the support they'd given me and about following my dream of being a skating champion.
I worked very hard the next few years — on the ice and especially off. After journalists talked to me and although my heart pounded every time I spoke to them, I got to know them. And they got to know me. Slowly I learned that the best approach was simply to be myself, to be honest and gracious and do my best, just like on the ice, to answer their questions.
So when my big moment came four years after Brain's, I was ready. Remember: when you do the thing you fear most, you put an end to fear.
【1】What information can we get from the first paragraph?
A. The author lives a difficult life. B. The author comes from Canada.
C. The author preferred Boitano to win. D. Orser won the gold medal.
【2】What did Brain’s press conference remind the author of ?
A. Her fear of public speaking.
B. Her pride in Brain's victory.
C. Her dream of becoming a world champion.
D. Her hard training as an Olympic competitor.
【3】What does the underlined word “off ” possibly refer to?
A. Challenges in school. B. Contact with reporters.
C. Achievements in skating. D. Competitions with others
【4】What was the author ready to do according to the last paragraph?
A. Do her best to win. B. Enter the Olympic final.
C. Make friends with reporters. D. Talk to the press afterwards.
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【题目】完形填空
If you have a watch,don't repair it!I know it1.Once I had a beautiful watch.And this watch2perfect time. But one night it happened that I forgot to3it up.Next morning I went to a watchmaker as I wanted my perfect watch to4by the exact time.The watchmaker examined my watch and said:“The regulator(校准器)is to be pushed up5your watch is four minutes6.”
I tried to stop him,tried to7him understand that my watch kept perfect time,but he did not listen to me and pushed the regulator.
My beautiful watch began to gain time.It8faster and faster day by day.By the end of the second month it 9all the clocks and watches of the town far behind.
What did I have to do?To take it to another watchmaker to be regulated.I expected him to regulate the watch immediately10he asked me to come in a week's time.When at last I took my watch from him it began to11down. And I began to be late for trains,business appointments and even missed my dinners.
Now I went to12watchmaker.While I waited for him to repair my poor watch,he13it to pieces and said that he could finish this work14three or four days.I could do nothing but15. That time my watch went for half a day and then stopped.
So I kept16my watch from one watchmaker to another for a considerable period of time.And as a result of it the cleverest man in the world could not17the time by my watch.The thing was getting18.My watch had19 two hundred dollars originally but I paid for repairs more than two hundred.At last I decided to buy20watch,which I did.
(1)A.for reality B.for truth C.for certain D.for certainty
(2)A.kept B.told C.observed D.struck
(3)A.tum B.wind C.pick D.put
(4)A.be turned B.be taken C.be put D.be set
(5)A.as B.as if C.when D.if
(6)A.fast B.slowly C.faster D.slow
(7)A.get B.persuade C.make D.explain
(8)A.gained B.lost C.went D.won
(9)A.had remained B.had left C.had stayed D.had fallen
(10)A.however B.and C.but D.therefore
(11)A.go B.walk C.slow D.take
(12)A.the third B.the second C.the first D.the fourth
(13)A.broke B.took C.tore D.cut
(14)A.after B.before C.over D.in
(15)A.to agree B.agree C.agreeing D.agreed
(16)A.taking B.bringing C.carrying D.fetching
(17)A.recognize B.tell C.know D.understand
(18)A.seriously B.pleasant C.badly D.serious
(19)A.spent B.took C.cost D.paid
(20)A.another B.the other C.one D.one more
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【题目】选择合适的选项补全短文。
It's the time of year when graduates are looking forward to putting constant exams behind and moving on to a more exciting stage of their lives. But in the digital age, not everything is so easily left behind, because they have created a digital footprint that's often not easy to cover up. However, there are various actions they can take to make that online presence(网络形象) more appreciating.
Clean up your Facebook account
Clean up your Facebook page and get rid of anything that could be considered offensive (冒犯的,无礼的) or held against you. Remember, the test is no longer “Would you want grandma to see it?” but “”
Use a professional looking photo, so make sure that first impression is a good one. Again, what worked at school is unlikely to impress the employers. Also, be consistent (一致的)and use the same photo on all your online platforms.
While it's important to make the transition(过渡)from school to the workplace, you don't want to leave everything behind. Make a point of keeping in touch with your school friends, teachers, professors, sports coaches, or anyone who could be helpful to you as you establish a career.
Be yourself
Nobody can be more like you than you. Turn your social networking pages into your own personal website, and start marketing your own individual ,brand!
A.Grow your network
B.Search your memory
C.A picture is worth a thousand words
D.Whom would you want to see it?
E.Would you want a future employer to see it?
F.Make sure your online presence is representative of who you really are.
G.Here are a few suggestions that you might want to pass on.
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【题目】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ∧ ),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
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In the summer vacation, our family travelled to Xiamen and paid visit to my brother there.The journey we were walking on was long and bored. But as soon as I arrived, I fall in love with the city. The reason is because it is a very charming place.The streets are cleaning and the sky is blue. If you walk along the coast, you can feel the wind to blowing on your face. The sea is vast and sometimes you can find a boat or a ship. You may also do some fishing as far as it is permitted. Besides, I think the driver there drive too fast in the street. You can never be too careless when crossing the street.
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Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money. The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get weekly pocket money.
First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget.
In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. They believe helping at home is a normal part of family life.
Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by buying things they want. They can save it for future use. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.
A. Others get monthly pocket money.
B. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause.
C. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount?
D. Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.
E. Learning how to get money is very important for every child.
F. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that.
G. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the right time.
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【题目】Earlier this summer, Carol LeResche got the phone call she’d been waiting for. A tourist was picking zucchini (西葫芦) at Thorne Rider Park. “It’s exactly what we hoped would happen when we put in the food forest,” explained LeResche, the park’s food forest founder. In May, he received a $ 3,500 fund. The money was to help turn a former park into an edible (可食用的) landscape. It’s a place where all of the fruits, vegetables and nuts are free for the taking.
Unlike some parks with strict “no picking” policies, food forests are designed to provide colorful crops. People are encouraged to harvest them. “We think it’s important to put public food in public spaces,” she said. The desire to know more about where our food comes from is one of the reasons there is a real trend toward agriculture into neighborhoods and communities. There, people can participate in tours and classes or relax among the fruit trees. Food forests provide different kinds of fresh produce more than we can buy.
Food forests are based on a model valuing sustainable and mostly self-sufficient agricultural production. The food forest model requires less chemical fertilizer and less labor than traditional agriculture. An edible forest is designed to develop without pesticides or weeding.
Since the concept is relatively new, and it takes at least three years for fruit and nut trees and berry bushes to start producing meaningful amounts of fresh food, it’s hard to know whether food forests will have an impact on food deserts. Volunteer-driven projects can fall apart if the group loses interest. Lack of funding can also be problematic. Pests also are an often-cited concern.
After all and above all, LeResche explained, food forests are about a lot more than food. “We also want to provide a gathering space that is productive and beautiful where people can develop a relationship with each other and get connected.”
【1】Compared with common food bought, what is special about the food in edible forests?
A. It tastes better. B. It has more varieties.
C. It has funny appearances. D. It’s produced free of fertilizer.
【2】What is stressed in Paragraph 4?
A. Food forests may disappear soon.
B. Food forests have a long way to go.
C. Food forests waste lots of natural resources.
D. Food forests seem imaginary and impossible.
【3】As for LeResche, what is the most important role of food forests?
A. A way to relax and entertain. B. A way to solve food shortage.
C. A way to be thankful for nature. D. A way to meet and make friends.
【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To call help. B. To raise money.
C. To compare and argue. D. To inform and introduce.
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