1、阅读理解Amy Pankratz spent a few nights in the hospital with her daughter, Isabella, who caught a bad flu. “Lying in bed beside Isabella, I could hear the cries of children in pain, ”says Amy. “It completely broke my heart. ”When Isabella was getting well and could leave her room, she wore her prized po
2、ssessiona“superhero cape(短斗篷)”Amy had sewn to encourage herand walked into the hallway. The pink cape was an instant hit with the other young patients, who were doing exercise around the nursing station. “Then, all the kids were taking turns wearing the cape, giggling, ”Amy says. “These were some of
3、 the same children I had heard crying the night before, and here they were playing and having funkids just being kids! ”From that moment on, Amy began making Comfort Capes for little ones battling with serious illnesses. “I felt God presenting an opportunity, ”she says. “I hoped Comfort Capes can he
4、lp these kids feel brave, to lift some of the fear away. ”Since then, Amy has made and donated more than 5, 000 capes in the United States. Amy usually pays for materials herself, although she accepts donations. The capes she makes for kids in treatment are different from those her own children have
5、. Before Amy starts to sew she learns what image or character the little boy or girl connects with. “I choose the pattern, color and theme specifically for each child, ”explains Amy. When she is not sewing, Amy is raising awareness of childhood cancers and looking into ways to get Comfort Capes to m
6、ore kids who need them. “If a cape can help a child, even only for a moment, forget his illness, its worth the time spent sewing, ”she says. 【文章大意】本文讲述Amy在女儿生病的时候为女儿缝制了一件短斗篷, 就是这件斗篷为医院里生病的孩子带来了欢乐。由此, Amy产生了灵感决定通过为生病的孩子缝制斗篷, 让孩子们暂时忘却疾病带来的痛苦。1. What made Amy feel sad when she was staying with her daug
7、hter in the hospital? A. Her daughters serious illness. B. The tiredness from sewing the cape. C. The crying of children in pain. D. The illness of children in her daughters room. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。从文章第一段“I could hear the cries of children in pain, ”. . . “It completely broke my heart. ”得知, Amy因为听见孩子们在痛苦
8、中哭泣而感到心碎。故选C。2. What purpose did Amy have when she began making Comfort Capes for sick children? A. To make them feel warm. B. To make them happy and fearless. C. To find friends for her daughter. D. To raise the awareness of childrens illness. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第三段“I hoped Comfort Capes can help these
9、kids feel brave, to lift some of the fear away. ”可知Amy缝制“安慰斗篷”是为了让孩子们快乐, 忘掉病痛带来的折磨, 更勇敢地面对疾病。3. According to the passage, we can get that the authors attitude towards Amys behaviour is. A. supportiveB. neutralC. negativeD. indifferent【解析】选A。观点态度题。作者以平铺直叙的方式为我们讲述了一位伟大的母亲的行为, 字里行间流露出对Amy的赞扬之情。supporti
10、ve给予支持, 鼓励的, 符合题意。4. Which of the following can be the best title of the text? A. Amy: a Considerate WomanB. How to Treat the Sick ChildrenC. A Strong Mom Who Helps OthersD. Turning Sick Kids into Superheroes【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据文章的内容可知, 一个母亲为生病的孩子缝制了一件超级英雄的斗篷, 从这次的经历中她获得了帮助更多人的灵感, 她决定帮助更多生病的孩子, 使生病的孩子快乐而
11、勇敢, D项正确。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 One man tells of driving on a long and lonely road, the last 65 miles of it unpaved, in order to watch Indian dances in the state of Arizona. After the dances, he returned to his car only to find that it had a flat tire. He put on the spare and drove to the on
12、ly service station in that town.“Do you fix flats?” he inquired of the attendant.“Yes,” came the answer.“How much do you charge?” he asked. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, “What difference does it make?” This is what has been called a “Hobsons choice”. A Hobsons choice is a situation tha
13、t forces a person to accept whatever is offered or go without. According to Barbara Berliner, the phrase was inspired by sixteenth-century entrepreneur (企业家) Thomas Hobson. There was no choice by the customer it was strictly Hobsons choice. But often we really have a choice, and the choice does make
14、 a difference. We may not always believe it. We may feel as if we have no choice, but almost always there is a choice in the matter. And when we realize that we do most things by choice, then we are taking control of our own lives. Someone challenged me to try an experiment that completely changed m
15、y perspective. “For the next seven days,” he said, “eliminate the words I have to from your vocabulary and say I choose to. Dont say, I have to work late tonight. Instead, say, I choose to work late. When you choose to do it, you take control of your life. Instead of saying, I have to stay home, try
16、 I choose to stay home. The way you spend your time is your choice. You are responsible. You have control.” In just seven days I was no longer saying “I have to” and I felt better about my decisions. I learned that there is very little in my life I actually have to do. You and I decide to do certain
17、 things because we believe that it will be for the best. When we eliminate “I have to” from our vocabularies, we take control. Try it for a week and you see what happens. I think youll see its a change for the better.1. What did the attendant mean by saying “What difference does it make”? A. The man
18、 didnt need to pay for the work. B. It was unnecessary for the man to ask about the price. C. There was no need for the man to have the tire fixed.D. The man should keep silent.2. The author learnt from the experiment that he .A. could become more challengingB. could spend more time relaxing himself
19、C. should take pleasure in helping othersD. actually changed his attitudes towards life3. What does the underlined word “eliminate” mean? A. Remember. B. Repeat. C. Remove. D. Recite.4. What is the situation where we have a “Hobsons choice”?A. We have no choice but to follow. B. We should often chan
20、ge our choice. C. We should make preparations before a journey. D. We should think twice before taking action.5. The purpose of writing this text is to . A. advise us to become active in life B. explain what Hobsons choice is C. tell an interesting story about the author D. accept others advice mode
21、stly【参考答案15、】BDCAA 阅读理解 She is quiet, soft-spoken and has a kind face and a strong heart. She is my mom, Lili.When I was nine, Lili quitted her job and started her own business. She said she didnt want to stay at home and work as a housewife: “Its a waste of life.” Lili became so busy that she spent
22、 less and less time with me. She didnt help me with my schoolwork. It was, in her words, “so that you can develop your independence”. We quarreled because she rarely showed up at parents meetings. Like mother, like daughter. I have many things in common with Lili. I want everything to be under contr
23、ol. I want to be perfect and I dont expect other people to help me. I push myself hard to achieve my goals.After I started to go to high school, Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other. In biology class I began to be depressed. When the teacher showed us a picture of a butterfly
24、, I was scared and screamed. I had a vision of thousands of butterflies flying toward me.That night I told Lili about it. The next morning, I saw that she had red eyes with black circles around them. She took me to see a therapist (治疗师). Three hours later, the therapist told Lili that my life was li
25、ke a wheel spinning (旋转) faster and faster and that was the reason for what had happened to me. I only realized it when my body couldnt stand the pressure anymore. At these words, Lili burst into tears. “Its all my fault, shes just a kid and I didnt have time to take care of her.” To be honest, I ha
26、d never seen Lili cry before. After that, Lili began to spend more time at home, cooking and dragging me to do sports. I realized she was the one who would always be there when I was in real trouble. No mom is perfect, but she is the one who really cares about her kid.6. Lili quitted her job and sta
27、rted her own business because _.A. she wanted to make more money B. she was not willing to look after meC. she didnt want to waste her life D. she likes keeping busy7. We quarreled because _.A. she began to spend less and less time with meB. she didnt help me with my schoolwork.C. she seldom attende
28、d the parents meetings in my school.D. Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.8. What can we learn from the passage?A. Most women dont want to be a housewife.B. Most children want their mothers to accompany them at home.C. We need to understand our mothers busy life.D. Although
29、 mothers are not perfect, they all love the children9. Which of the following statements is WRONG?A. Lili is a quiet, strong-willed woman.B. Lili began to spend more time at home after visiting the therapist.C. I was scared and screamed in biology class because I hate butterflies.D. I only realized
30、my life was like a wheel when my body couldnt stand the pressure anymore.10. What is the best title for the passage?A. Mom Does Care. B. A Busy but Successful Mother.C. Change From Mother to Businessman. D. A Students Opinion on Mother.【参考答案6-10】CCDCA 完形填空。Dont Take the Fun Out of Youth SportsWhen I
31、 joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach(教练)said that I had lots of potential(潜力), and I became captain of my_1_. That was before all the fun was taken out of_2_.At first, everyone on the team got_3_playing time. Then the team moved up to the top
32、division after winning all its games, and the_4_started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have_5_oneonone training, got angry when she didnt give them more playing time in our_6_. The coach was replaced.The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All
33、we did during practice was_7_. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the_8_. Of course, all teams run drills; they were_9_. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble_10_. Younger people shouldnt be doing exercises_11_for 18yearold.I was very thin_12_I started footb
34、all, but as a member of this team I wouldnt eat much , because I was afraid of being too_13_to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual_14_.Is all this pressure necessary? I_15_up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of t
35、hem stopped playing football completely. Thats_16_， because they had so much potential. They were just burnedout with all the pressure they_17_from the coach or their parents.I continued playing football at school and_18_my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I star
36、ted playing_19_him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I_20_down, I played better. When you enjoy something, its a lot easier to do it well.1A.classBclubCteamDboard答案：C从上文“I joined a private football league.”可知，后来我成为该队的队长。2A.playingBlivingClearningDworking答案：A那都是发生在踢球的乐趣被剥夺
37、之前的事，playing在此指“踢球”这件事。3A.greatBequalCrightDextra答案：B一开始，大家上场踢球的时间是一样多的。4A.businessBstruggleCattemptDpressure答案：D上文开始讲孩子们的压力来源。5A.freeBprivateCgoodDbasic答案：B有些父母额外付费，以使他们的孩子获得私下里一对一的训练。6A.matchesBcoursesClessonsDprograms答案：A当压力很大时，教练不给那些(额外付费的)孩子更多比赛时上场的时间，这样他们的父母就生气了。 7A.jumpBplayCrunDshoot答案：C我们所做
38、的练习就是一个字：跑。8A.dutyBmeetingCoperationDtraining答案：Dtraining“训练”。9A.necessaryBboringCscientificDpractical答案：A这些训练是必须的。10A.speakingBmovingCsleepingDbreathing答案：D跑的训练进行了那么多，后来我们气都喘不上来。11A.usedBintendedCmadeDdescribed答案：Bexercises intended for 18yearolds(我们进行的)训练是为18岁的孩子准备的。12A.tillBsinceCbeforeDbecause答案
39、：C在开始踢球之前。13A.fullBtiredClazyDbig答案：Afull表示“吃饱的”。14A.sizeBshareCspaceDstate答案：Bshare在此用作名词，“平均；均分”；句意为：我害怕犯错误，而额外的这些压力却使我比平时犯的错误还多。 15A.gaveBkeptCendedDpicked答案：Cend up doing“以做某事而告终”；指离开足球队。16A.sadBshamefulCsillyDserious答案：A真是令人感到悲哀的事。17A.receivedBsufferedCbroughtDfelt答案：D句意为：她们因为感受到来自于教练和父母的压力而疲惫不堪。18A.reconsideredBrediscoveredCreformedDreplaced答案：B重新找到了对足球的热爱。19A.atBbyCforDaround答案：C“为教练而踢”，后面教练给“我”指出这种想法不对，要我放松。20A.fellBsteppedCslowedDcalmed答案：Dcalm down“平静/镇定下来”。