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My friend Jenny from Germany spent some time traveling in India. She   36  the country so much that she always got attracted to it. While there, she stayed with Leela, her friend who was Indian.   37  the gazes that she got as a foreigner, Jenny always had language problems. It was very difficult for her to   38  in this new environment and culture that had so many subtle (细微的)  39  from her own country.
One day, a   40  thing happened. Along with Leela, she went to visit an orphanage. All the children there were tiny; each one fell   41  between the ages of fifteen days to one-and-a-half years old.
After some initial(最初的)   42 , Jenny slowly went to the kids and sat beside them. After some time, one of the kids smiled at her. She felt   43  a little, and she was immediately   44  towards that child.
She slowly held the child and started singing a rhyme in   45 . The small child continued to smile and started   46  after her. The words that escaped the little mouth were much different from those that Jenny hummed, but the   47  was the same.      
Wanting to join in the   48 , another kid went up to Jenny and started humming the rhyme. They shared a million   49  together.
  50  Leela's eyes on her, she blurted( 脱口而出) an explanation straight from her heart: “See, I don't have                 
  51  problems here. We speak; we communicate!”
And she continued with her rhyme   52  she didn’t want to disturb the child’s smile.
That day, it was   53  for Leela and the others in the orphanage to see such a heartwarming scene. In that moment, she understood: we're all simply human, and we have the ability to   54 with each other; it's   55 , and comes from deep inside.
小题1:
A.lovedB.dislikedC.understand D.missed
小题2:
A.Rather thanB.More thanC.Apart fromD.Instead of
小题3:
A.contributeB.improveC.communicateD.entertain
小题4:
A.similaritiesB.distancesC.opportunitiesD.differences
小题5:
A.terribleB.strange C.normalD.risky
小题6:
A.anywayB.somewhatC.somewhereD.anyhow
小题7:
A.doubtB.hesitationC.acknowledgmentD.observation
小题8:
A.stressedB.annoyedC.relaxedD.scary
小题9:
A.persuadedB.expected C.askedD.drawn
小题10:
A.GermanB.EnglishC.IndiaD.French
小题11:
A.runningB.playingC.repeatingD.laughing
小题12:
A.musicB.tuneC.pronunciationD.voice
小题13:
A.performanceB.raceC.funD.story
小题14:
A.experiencesB.sorrowsC.songsD.smiles
小题15:
A.NoticingB.IgnoringC.ExaminingD.Avoiding
小题16:
A.healthB.thoughtC.economyD.language
小题17:
A.in caseB.even thoughC.as ifD.so that
小题18:
A.embarrassingB.amazingC.disappointingD.puzzling
小题19:
A.connectB.meetC.agreeD.compare
小题20:
A.toughB.meaninglessC.difficultD.simple

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D

试题分析:本文叙述了作者的德国朋友Jenny在印度旅游,由于不同文化间的差异使她作为一个外国人在那里很难与人沟通。一天她和印度朋友Leela去了孤儿院,在那里她和孩子们慢慢接近。后来通过唱歌谣彼此成功地交流。最后她明白了,我们人类之间的交流很简单,它就来自我们的内心深处。
小题1:考查动词及上下文的呼应。由“always got attracted to it”她被这里所吸引,可知她很喜爱这个国家。A. loved喜爱; B. disliked不喜欢; C. understand理解; D. missed错过,想念。故选A。
小题2:考查连词词组及上下文的呼应。根据这句话“       the gazes that she got as a foreigner, Jenny always had language problems.” Jenny被视为外国人和她有语言问题都是她在印度的困扰。A.Rather than而不是; B. More than多于,超过; C. Apart from除了;D. Instead of代替,而不是。所以选C。
小题3:考查动词及上下文的呼应。由上一句她有语言问题,可知在这个新环境中交流对于她来说是困难的。A. contribute        贡献; B. improve 改善,增进;C. communicate沟通,交流;D. entertain娱乐,招待。故选C。
小题4:考查名词及上下文的呼应。根据常识以及前两句她的问题可知这两个国家之间是有差异的。A. similarities类似;B. distances距离;C. opportunities机会;D. differences差异。故选D。
小题5:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。因为前面一直在说她无法与当地人沟通,而下文说的是Jenny在孤儿院和孩子们很好交流的过程,所以这一天发生的事情是奇怪的。A. terrible糟糕的;B. strange 奇怪的;C. normal    正常的; D. risky危险的。故选B。
小题6:考查副词及上下文的呼应。A. anyway不管怎样; B. somewhat有点; C. somewhere在某处;D. anyhow总之。根据空后的between the ages of fifteen days to one-and-a-half years old”可知,fall somewhere 介于……之间;,故选C。
小题7:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. doubt怀疑; B. hesitation犹豫; C. acknowledgment感谢;D. observation观察。根据slowly went to the kids可以推指她的犹豫一会。因为迟疑了(hesitation)一会儿,所以Jenny是”慢慢地”走向孩子们,坐在他们旁边。故选B。
小题8:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. stressed紧张的;B. annoyed恼怒的; C. relaxed放松的;D.scary可怕的。根据one of the kids smiled at her.有人对她笑,她感觉有点放松(relaxed)了,故选C。
小题9:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. persuaded说服;B. expected希望; C. asked问; D. drawn吸引,拉。根据上文她的心情由于看见那个小孩向她微笑了。她就立刻被吸引了,故选D。
小题10:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. German德语; B. English英语; C. India印度; D. French法语。根据My friend Jenny from Germany spent some time traveling in India.可知她用母语来唱。她抱住那个孩子开始用德语唱歌谣,故选A。
小题11:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. running  跑; B. playing玩; C. repeating重复; D. laughing嘲笑。根据after her.在她之后模仿就是重复。这个小孩继续做的事情应是向她微笑”,开始在学她唱,故选C。
小题12:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. music音乐; B. tune曲调; C. pronunciation 发音; D. voice声音。根据上文可知他们是在唱。从这个小嘴里唱出的词与她的不一样但是去掉却是一样的,故选B。
小题13:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. performance表演;B. race种族; C. fun乐趣; D. story故事。
根据上文可知他们是在唱歌,所以这里是join in the fun。另一个小孩想要加入一起开心,他也走向Jenny,故选C。
小题14:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. experiences经历; B. sorrows伤心; C. songs 歌曲;D. smiles微笑。根据上文可知他们在一起唱地很高兴。他们在一起笑个不停,笑了许多次,故选D。
小题15:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. Noticing注意; B. Ignoring忽略; C. Examining检查;D. Avoiding避免。根据See, I don't have        problems here.她注意到Leela在看她,她于是就心理脱口而出她的解释,故选A。
小题16:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. health 健康; B. thought想法; C. economy经济;           D. language语言。根据上文Jenny always had language problems.我们没有语言障碍了,故选D。
小题17:考查连词及上下文的呼应。A. in case万一; B. even though即使; C. as if 好像;              D. so that以致于。根据上文可知孩子这时唱得很开心。她继续唱歌谣好像她不愿意打断孩子们的微笑声,故选C。
小题18:考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. embarrassing使人尴尬的; B. amazing令人吃惊的;C. disappointing令人失望的;D. puzzling令人困惑的。那一天,Leela和在场的其他人看到这种感人的、很少用言语的交流,都感到很惊奇,故用amazing。故选B。
小题19:考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. connect 连接; B. meet遇见; C. agree同意; D. compare比较。这里connect with联络,联系。我们人类有能力彼此之间联系起来,故选A。
小题20:考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. tough困难的; B. meaningless无意义的;C. difficult困难的;D. simple简单的。根据we have the ability to        with each other。我们都有与他人交往的本能,它是简单(simple)的事情,这种本能来自人的内心深处。故选D。
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A.difficultiesB.awardsC.salariesD.opinions
小题3:The author thinks Helen Hunt’s success is mainly due to _________.
A.her hard workB.the help of a technicaldirector
C.her experiences as a child starD.her talent and good luck
小题4:Helen Hunt wouldn’t allow her daughter to become a child star because she thinks _________.
A.child stars often take drugs and alcohol
B.being a child star may ruin her future
C.child stars aren’t able to solve their problems
D.it is difficult to succeed as a child actor
小题5:From the passage we can conclude that _________.
A.few child stars will succeed in the future
B.there is no way to save the entertainment business
C.the author has a different opinion about child stars
D.meaningful adulthood only belongs to non-child stars

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates. We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each other's handwriting at a glance. Although we grew up together, we still had class outcasts.From second grade on, a small group started harassing (骚扰) two or three of the others.I was one of those two or three, though I didn't know why.In most cases when children get picked on, they aren't good at sports or they read too much or they wear the wrong clothes or they are of a different race.But in my class, we all read too much and didn't know how to play sports.We had also been brought up to carefully respect each other's race.This is what was so strange about my situation.Usually, people are made outcasts because they are in some way different from the larger group.But in my class, large differences did not exist.It was as if the outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them.
The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked, and rolled eyes when I turned around.If I was out on the playground and approached a group of people, they often fell silent.Sometimes, someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my expense.
There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than I.She provided the group with a lot of material for jokes.One day one popular girl came up to me to show me something she said I wouldn't want to miss.We walked to a comer of the playground.Three or four girls there were reading aloud from a small book, which I was told was the girl's diary.
I sat down and, laughing till my sides hurt, heard my voice finally mixed with the others.Often being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself, even though the satisfaction does not last.Looking back, I wonder how I could have participated in making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt.If I were in that situation today I would react differently, but I can't honestly be sure.
小题1:The author was made an outcast because ____.
A.she couldn't play sports as well as others
B.her classmates needed to find an outcast her
C.her classmates found her clothes funny
D.family belonged to a minority group
小题2:How was the author treated as an outcast?
A.She was refused to approach others.
B.No one responded to her talking.
C.She was often the target of teasing.
D.Her diary was often made public.
小题3:What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A.She showed great sympathy with the girl.
B.She found more materials about the girl for jokes.
C.She stopped the others from hurting the girl.
D.She joined others in making fun of the girl.
小题4:What does the passage intend to tell us?
A.Everyone is likely to become an outcast.
B.We shouldn't hit a person when he is down.
C.Everyone has a desire to be accepted by others.
D.One should pay somebody back in his own way.

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in (旁听生)   for another l8 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?
It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unmarried college graduate student, and she decided to, put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course. " My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers, She only gave in a few months later when my parents promised that would someday go to college.
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I artlessly chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and ail of my working class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.
It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the $ 5 deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
小题1:From the passage we know that the author          .
A.was adopted by a lawyer and his wife
B.dropped out when he was 17 years old
C.The author was admitted to Stanford
D.valued his dropping out
小题2:The author dropped out mainly because           .
A.His academic performance was very poor.
B.He did not want to waste his parents' money.
C.His parents were too poor to afford the college tuition.
D.He didn't think university could help him to get a well-paid job
小题3:Why did the author think dropping out was a good decision?
A.He could transfer to Stanford.
B.He could follow his passion.
C.He didn't have to attend classes any more.
D.He could spend more time in Hare Krishna temple.
小题4:What can be inferred from this passage ?
A.The author was taking a risk when he made the decision of dropping out.
B.The author enjoyed the comfort and pleasure of life after he dropped out.
C.The author's parents were very angry at his decision.
D.The author was a very curious person.

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