第1题
A.A.exhilarated
B.B.exasperated
第2题
第4题
Only one little boy the accident. Everyone else was killed.
A.survived
B.surpassed
C.surveyed
D.surrounded
第5题
The little boy won’t go to sleep _________ his mother tells him a story.
A.since
B.when
C.lest
D.unless
第6题
The mother told the little boy to do all the things _______.
A.on himself
B.on his own
C.to himself
D.by own
第7题
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, be again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke fast. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, "I have failed again". On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, "That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed".
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech, but little by little as people redid the speech they began to understand better. (76) They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
Today, every American school child learns Lincoln' s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.
In 1868, Abraham Lincoln was ______.
A.very critical
B.unpopular
C.very popular
D.very courteous
第8题
A young woman rode with her new husband in a wagon(四轮马车).They came to a log cabin (小木屋). The man shouted and a little boy came running out of the cabin. Sarah,the young woman,got down from the wagon,opened wide her arms and held the boy close.
“Hello,Abe Lincoln,” she said. “I think we’ 11 be good friends. ”
The new mother with the smiling face went to work at once. She washed Abe and his sister and tidied (弄整齐)their hair. And that night she threw away the boy’ s mattress (床塾)of leaves and gave him a soft mattress and enough blankets to keep him \^arm at night.
Sarah wove cloth and made new shirts for Abe. She made him new deerskin trousers and even deerskin shoes.
Maybe,if she hadn ’ t come to the cabin,he wouldn’ t have lived to be a man. When Abe’ s father told him not to go to school any more and help on thejfarm,Sarah took Abe’ s part against his father. Abe would rather read than eat,and when his father t6ld him to stop,Sarah said,“ Let the boy read.
In 1830 the day came when Abe would leave home to Work in New Salem. For the last time she had taken Abe’ s part against his father. For the last time sHe had kept the cabin quiet so that Abe could read.
More than twenty years later, when Abe, who had then become famous, was going to make a speech in a nearby town, Sarah went there just to watch him. In the crowd she tried to make herself small, but he saw her, and in front of everybody, got out of his carriage and went over and put his arms around her and kissed her. Yes,that was her Abe.
‘‘ He loved me truly,’’ she said later. Which of the following is not true?
A.The young woman in the wagon was Abe’ s new mother.
B.The man in the wagon was Abe’ s new father.
C.The little boy was the young woman’ s new son.
D.The little boy running out of the cabin was Ab
If Sarah hadn’ t come to the cabin,_____ .A.Abe’ s father wouldn’ t have told him not to go to school
B.Abe wouldn’ t have helped his father on the farm
C.Abe wouldn’ t have had so much time to read
D.Abe’s father wouldn’t have told him to stop reading
Sarah always took Abe’ s part against his father because she_____.A.wanted to please Abe
B.wished to be good friends with Abe
C.knew Abe didn’ t love reading very much
D.loved Aide truly
Sarah said Abe loved her truly because_____.A.Abe saw her in the crowd though she tried to make herself small
B.Abe didn’ t forget about his mother 20 years later
C.Abe kissed her in front of everybody
D.Abe said this to her himself
第9题
Mark went to the neighborhood meeting after work. The area's city councilwoman (女议员) was leading a discussion about how the quality of life was decreasing. The neighborhood faced many problems. People were supposed to suggest solutions to the councilwoman. It was too much for Mark. "The problems are too big," he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, "I think this is a waste of my time. Nothing I could do would make a difference here."
On his way back, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery hag and baby. She was trying to unlock her car, but she didn't have a free hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly darted into the street. The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and groceries started to fall out. Mark ran to take the boy's arm and led him back to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief. "Thanks!" she said. "You've got great timing (适时) !"
"Just being neighborly (友好的) ," Mark said. As he rode home, he glanced at the walls of the bus passed by. On one of them was "Small acts of kindness add up." Mark smiled and thought, "Maybe that's a good place to start."
In the first paragraph, Mark thought that______.
A.nobody was so able as to solve these problems
B.many people were too selfish to think about others
C.he was not in the position to solve such problems
D.he already had more than enough work to do
第10题
Mrs. Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned a lot. "I didn't know that Danny was being picked on," she answered. "He's never said anything about this to me!" Mrs. Green looked at Danny. "How long has this been going on?" she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor, He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school.
Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.
We learn from the reading that ______.
A.Danny was not a good student
B.Danny's mother talked too much about the school
C.Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before
D.Danny wanted to get away from Rick
第11题
“Are you crazy?” people around him shouted as Alex Bien, a 33-year-old immigrant(移民), ran toward three cars in a chain accident along the highway in Miami, which were burning down. Alex didn’t think twice.
The article “Against the Flames” reported how he put out the fire on a car and pulled a couple out of another. But when here turned to his own car, steam was coming out from it. It was damaged beyond repair.
Back in his tiny flat, alone and with little money, Alex didn’t know what to do. He was already working, going to college and supporting his wife, Aline, and children back in Haiti. He worried about his wife’s health; doctors thought she had cancer(癌症). Every cent was important to him. And now this.
With in weeks of reading the article, readers sent hundreds of letters offering jobs, money and best wishes. One delivered a car-used, but in fine condition. Others helped Aline come to Miami, where a medical team found out it was not cancer.
Readers also wrote to U.S. government officials to support the immigration of Alex’s family to Miami. Consul General Roger Daley even invited Alex to discuss the matter. Aline, to get her with their children, joined Alexin Miami this past March. Alex says, “I would like to say a beautiful thanks to the readers. There are good people every where in this world.”
Why did people say that Alex was crazy?????
A.He had an accident
B.He made a fire on the highway
C.He burned his car
D.He ran toward the burning cars
What do we know about Alex from the text?A.He and his wife worked in the U.S.
B.He was a full-time student in Haiti
C.He was an immigrant with little money
D.He wrote the article “Against the Flames”
What did Roger Daley invite Alex to discuss?A.Alex’s new job as a news reporter
B.The medical treatment of Alex’s wife
C.Alex’s further studies at a U.S.university
D.The immigration of Alex’s family to the U.S.
What made Alex say “There are good people everywhere in this world”?A.Some strangers repaired his car free of charge
B.Some people supported his children’s education
C.Many readers of the article tried to help him out
D.His friends sent doctors to treat his wife in Haiti