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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Iworkedinadaycarecentrefortheelderly.OnelateautumnmorningIwokeuplate.Iimmediatelygotupandwentout,tofindastrongwindblowingandrainpouringdown.Worsestill,mycarrefusedtowork.Ihadtoruntothebusstopandwaitedagesforabus.
AfterIarrivedatthedaycarecentre,itwasratherlate.IhelpedtoservecupsofteatotheoldpeopleandservedoldElsielast,whowasmyfavourite.Iusedtositandchatwithher.ElsiewasblindandsheaskedmewhyIsoundedsodownthatday.Itoldherwhyandcomplainedabouttheterribleweather.Herreplywas:
“Iwentblindonadaylikethis,andasanartistitwasveryhardforme,butIhadsuchbeautifulmemoriesoftheworldaroundme.”ShethenaskedmetolookoutofthewindowanddescribewhatIcouldsee.Irepliedthattheskywasmiserableandgrey;
thetreeshadhardlyanyleaves.
Elsiethensaid,“Imagineyouaregoingtopaintwhatyoucansee,howwouldyoublendacolourtomatchthemystical(神秘的)greyofthesky?
Doyouseeanybraveleavesclingingtenaciously(顽强地)tothetrees?
Whatcolourscanyouseeonthefallenleaves?
Theyarenotjustbrown.”
IlookedagainthinkingaboutwhatElsiehadsaidandrealizedwhatshemeant.Somanypeoplelookedattheworldwithoutreallyseeingit.Shewasawiseoldlady.
WhenitwastimetogohomeIwalkedhertothedoor.Sheaskedmetoremember,kissedmeonthecheekandsaid,“Iwillseeyoulater.”
Elsiediedthatnightinhersleep.Iwenttoherfuneralandwhenalightwindgentlytouchedmycheek,itwasasthoughIfeltherlastkissagain,andfeltthatshereallycouldseeme!
1.Whentheauthorgottothedaycarecentretowork,she.
A.immediatelycheeredupB.pretendedtobehappy
C.wasstillinlowspiritsD.stillcouldn’tcalmdowntowork
2.AfterhearingElsie’swords,theauthorprobably.
A.begantorealizeherpastmistakes
B.becamemorepatientwiththeelderly
C.begantoadmireElsie
D.begantolookattheworldinadifferentway
3.FromwhatElsiesaidwecaninferthatshewas.
A.optimisticB.anxiousC.funnyD.sympathetic
4.Thepurposeoftheauthoristotellusabout.
A.herfriendshipwithanoldblindlady
B.herworkatadaycarecentrefortheelderly
C.thelessonshelearnedfromanoldblindlady
D.anoldblindladyatadaycarecentre
B
ItwasahotmorningwhenIstartedmyflighttraining.Nearlytwohundredofusstoodatattention.Wewereveryexcitedthatonthisday,wewouldfinallybeginthe“hands-on”partofflighttraining.Wehadbeenthroughthirteentoughweeksofbasictraining.
Thatmorning,weweredelightedtowaitforthemomenttoclimbintothetrainingplanetoactuallybeginlearningtofly.Eachofuswasconvincedthatwewouldsoonfly“abovethebest”.
Aswestoodfacingtheofficers,waitingforinstructions,atinybirdjumpedoutinfrontofus.Itseemedconfusedandalittlefrightened.Suddenly,itsmotherflewover,asifencouragingittofly.Everyone’seyesfollowedthebirds.Evenourofficersturnedtowatch,mesmerizedbythescene.
Overandover,thetinybirdranasfastasitslittlelegscouldmove,butitstillfailedtoflyintotheskynomatterhowhardithadtried.
Completelyignoringthecrowdofstaringbystanders,themotherbirdwentonflyingtoandencouragingherlittlebird.Alltwohundredofuswatchedbreathlessly.Eachtimeitmadeitswayacrossthegrassinfrontofus,wesighedatitsfailure.
Finally,afterwehadstoodatattentionforwhatseemedlikehoursjustwatching,thosetinywingscouldflyatlast.Youcouldalmostseethelittlebirdfeelverypride.Then,weburstintowildcheers.Wewatched,asthelittlebirdfolloweditsmothertoflyintothesky.Ourofficersturnedbacktous,smiling.Welearnedalotfromthelittlebird.
5.Whywastheauthorexcitedbeforehisflighttraining?
A.Somebirdswouldaccompanyhimduringthetraining.
B.Hisoutstandingabilitytoflywouldbeprovedsoon.
C.Hewouldbegintogetpracticalexperienceonplanes.
D.Therewouldbenoboringbasictraininganymore.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mesmerized”inParagraph3mean?
A.Attracted.B.Touched.C.Influenced.D.Puzzled.
7.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtheexperience?
A.Keepingpracticecanmakeapersonbraver.
B.Oneshouldnotgiveupwhenmeetingwithfailure.
C.Theyoungmustbemodesttolearnfromtheold.
D.Nothingismoreimportantthanmother’slove.
8.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.MyexcitingexperienceB.Strictflightofficers
C.Astrong-mindedbirdD.Thebestflightlesson
C
WhenIwasachild,Ihadverymixedfeelingsaboutmyfather.Mostofthetime,hewasdistant.Atmeals,hewouldpreach(说教)somethingtous,hisunwillingaudience.Andhethoughthewasalwaysright.
UsuallyIwouldarguewithhimfiercely,yetstillhemanagedtodefeatmeeverytime,leavingmefrustratedandangry.SometimesIjusthatedhimandseldomtalkedwithhim.Aftermovingawayfromhomeatage18,IrealizedthatIcouldchangemyselfbylettinggoofmyneedtoberight.Iwrotedadaletteraskingifhewasinterestedinbecomingfriends.Dadwasexcitedattheidea.Yetafterabrief,enjoyableperiodofabouttwomonths,Ifoundthosesameoldpatternsagain.However,Istillheldtomydecision.Gradually,Ilearnedtoholdmytongue.Whendiscussionturnedtodebate,Iwoulddomyverybestnottoprovehimwrong.Bytheendofsixmonths,Ihaddoneit!
IcouldsitthroughaconversationwheredadwastellingmehowIwaswronganddidn’targuewithhim.
AsIgotbetteratthis,Icouldacceptandevenlovemydad.Onedaywhenhewasagainpreachingsomerules,Isimplynoddedmyheadoccasionally.ThenIheard,“Well,Fred,whatdoyouthink?
”Fromthatpointon,dadandIbeganhavingmeaningfulconversations.
IwasamazedthatonceImadethebigchanges,dadchanged,too!
Fromthatpointon,ourrelationshipgraduallygrewwarmeranddeeper.
9.Whydidtheauthorusetobeangrywithhisfather?
A.Hisfathertalkedtoomuchaboutsomethingunimportant.
B.Heusedtobedefeatedwhenarguingaboutsomething.
C.Hethoughthisfatherdidn’tlovehim.
D.Hisfatherexpectedtoomuchofhim.
10.Theauthordecidedtoimprovehisrelationshipwithhisfatherbybeinga(n).
A.excellentdebaterB.considerateassistant
C.patientinstructorD.goodlistener
11.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“mydecision”inthesecondparagraphreferto?
A.Thedecisiontoimprovetherelationshipwithmyfather.
B.Thedecisiontohelpmyfathertomakemorefriends.
C.Thedecisiontoargueagainwithmyfather.
D.Thedecisiontostoptalkingwithmyfather.
12.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.
A.acceptingandlovingotherscanhelpimprovepeople’srelationship
B.insistingonone’sownideasisimportanttopeopleofallages
C.givingupsomethingisawisedecisionallthetime
D.respectingparentsisnecessaryforyoungpeople
D
Theworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.Atthetime,thegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromwork,theywouldrelocate(重新安置)theirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswouldhelpease(减轻)thepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.Fromtheseproblems,theideaoftheLondonUnderground,thefirstsubwaysystem,wasborn.
TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelays,butthefasttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.Asteamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefastundergroundtrackwhichwas6kilometers(3.7miles)long.About30,000peoplegotonthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortableseats(standingupwhilethetrainwasmovingwasnotallowed),andpleasantdecorationsinsideeachofthecars.However,thesmokefromtheenginesoonfilledtheairinthetunnelswithashandsoot(煤灰),aswellaschemicalgases.Fanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathe.Evenwithitsproblems,ridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried9millionridersinitsfirstyear.
13.WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUnderground?
A.Trafficjamsandpollution.
B.Populationandpollution.
C.Overcrowdingandtrafficjams.
D.Thepovertyandsubwayproblems.
14.HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblem?
A.Itmadethetunnelslarger.
B.Itputfansinthetunnels.
C.Itcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnels.
D.Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain.
15.Theunderlinedphrase“catchon”mostprobablymeans“______”.
A.betroublesomeB.becomepopularandfashionable
C.keepupwithD.seize
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Inourhomeitwasnaturaltofearourfather.Evenourmotherwasafraidofhim.Aschildren,mysisterandIthoughteveryfamilywaslikethat.16Wediscoveredwecoulddrawpictureswithchalkonourwoodenfrontdoor.Wecouldhavelotsoffun,sowestarteddrawingandmakinglotsofprettypicturesalloverit.Wehadagreattime.Wedecidedtofinishourpictures,knowingMomwouldloveit.
17Wedidnotunderstandwhy,butweknewallaboutanger,andwewer