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记叙文 一个包裹 310 ★★ 17分钟
Peter Wiggins grew up in a poor family.He worked diligently at his
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job as teaching assistant in a private kindergarten and put in three more hours at night as a part－time cashier at a
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.By the time Peter walked home with slow and heavy steps every day, it was often close to
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.
Peter worked very hard in order to
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his aged parents who had retired as restroom cleaners with
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savings left after putting Peter and his sister through school.Peter was the only
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，for his sister，Beth，was often in poor health.
One day，as Peter was walking home from ACE Supermarket where he
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，he stumbled(绊脚) upon a small brown packet on the pavement.The package was slightly
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so he picked it up to examine it more closely.To his
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，it contained fifty－dollar bills.Peter knew it was not his to keep and that the
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might urgently need the money.
Without
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，Peter walked quickly to the nearest police station and handed it over to Mr.Roberts who was the police officer
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for that night.Surprised to see someone hand in such a large amount of cash
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，the police officer said that Peter was indeed a role model others could
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.
“It 's nothing really...I was doing what
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would have done，” Peter's face turned red as the officer continued to ask for his name and contact number so that the owner could
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thank him.The next day，Peter received a
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.The owner of the lost money was none other than Peter's
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at the ACE Supermarket! He had found out Peter from Roberts and had decided to
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Peter to the position of manager with a handsome increase in salary.He had also decided to pay for Beth's
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.Peter was overjoyed.
【语篇导读】 Peter作为家里唯一的顶梁柱，白天在幼儿园工作，晚上在一超市兼职收银员。一天晚上下班回家时，Peter捡到一包裹并毫不犹豫地交给了警察。戏剧性的一幕出现了，包裹是超市老板的，为此Peter也有一些回报。
1.A.any－time
B.short－time C.daytime
D.night－time
解析 根据下行的“three more hours at night”可知该空处选C，指Peter白天在幼儿园工作。
答案 C
2.A.supermarket
B.night school C.restaurant
D.hotel
答案 A
3.A.morning
B.noon
C.evening
D.midnight
解析 根据上文可知Peter晚上加班3个小时，加上工作疲倦，走得缓慢，故回家时接近午夜(midnight)。
答案 D
4.A.settle
B.impress
C.support
D.treat
解析 考查动词辨析。support“支撑，赡养”，符合题意。
答案 C
5.A.more
B.some
C.little
D.much
解析 考查副词。little“几乎没有”，表否定，符合题意。
答案 C
6.A.son
B.breadwinner C.one
D.assistant
解析 考查名词辨析。由于父母已年迈退休，妹妹常身体不好，Peter就成了家里的顶梁柱。breadwinner养家糊口的人，顶梁柱。
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7.A.stayed
B.shopped
C.worked
D.visited
解析 根据上文可知晚上Peter在一超市兼职，故选C。
答案 C
8.A.old
B.torn
C.familiar
D.heavy
解析 考查形容词辨析。根据该空后内容可知，他捡起包裹仔细端详，从而推知包裹有些破损(torn)。
答案 B
9.A.joy
B.disappointment C.shock
D.relief
解析 To his shock令他惊讶的是，符合语境。
答案 C
10.A.leader
B.assistant
C.boss
D.owner
解析 Peter料想包裹的主人急需这笔钱，故选D。
答案 D
11.A.success
B.fear
C.hesitation
D.doubt
解析 without hesitation毫不犹豫地。
答案 C
12.A.on behalf
B.on duty C.on watch
D.on purpose
解析 考查固定短语。on behalf代表；on duty值班；on watch监视，站岗(多为门卫，士兵)；on purpose故意地。
答案 B
13.A.unfinished
B.unused C.untouched
D.unexpected
答案 C
14.A.look at
B.look up to C.look down on
D.look forward to
解析 警察说Peter是别人都应敬仰尊敬的榜样。look at看；look up to仰视，尊敬；look down on瞧不起；look for－ward to盼望。
答案 B
15.A.few
B.none
C.anybody
D.policemen
解析 Peter对于警察的表扬回答道：我只是做其他人都会做的事情。anybody任何人。
答案 C
16.A.independently B.personally
C.cautiously
D.regularly
解析 考查副词辨析。personally亲自，当面，符合题意。
答案 B
17.A.letter
B.notice
C.call
D.packet
解析 第二天，Peter接到了包裹主人的电话。根据时间判断，可排除letter。
答案 C
18.A.colleague
B.boss
C.consumer
D.enemy
解析 根据下文他所给Peter的回报，可推知包裹的主人是超市的老板。
答案 B
19.A.introduce
B.expose
C.promote
D.lead
解析 考查动词辨析。introduce介绍；expose使暴露；promote晋升；lead引导。
答案 C
20.A.university education
B.travel costs
C.holiday parties
D.medical treatment
答案 D
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记叙文 一分钟 245 ★★ 16分钟
One minute means a lot in one's life.
During his college years，Rogers
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a summer in an Idaho logging camp(伐木场).When the boss had to leave for a few days，he put Rogers in charge.
“
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if the men refuse to follow my orders？” Rogers asked.He thought of
Tony，an immigrant worker who
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all day，giving the other men a
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time.
“Fire them，” the boss said.Then，as if
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Rogers' mind，he added，“I suppose you
think you are going to
fire Tony if you get the
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.I'd feel
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about that.I have been logging for 40 years.Tony is the most
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worker I've ever had.I know he is a troublemaker and that he
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everybody and everything.But he comes in first and leaves last.There has not been an
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for eight years on the hill where he works.”
Rogers took over the next day.He went to Tony and spoke to him.“Tony，do you know I'm in charge here today？”Tony grunted(嘟囔).“I was going to fire you the first time we tangled(纠缠)，
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I want you to know I'm not，”he told Tony，
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what the boss had said.
When Rogers finished，Tony
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the spadeful(铲子)of sand he had held and tears streamed
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his face.
That day Tony worked harder than ever before.
Twelve years later Rogers met Tony again who was now the
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for railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West.Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such
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.
Tony replied，“If it not be for the one
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you talk to me back in Idaho，I kill somebody someday.One minute
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my whole life.”
Effective managers know the
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of taking a moment to point out what a worker is doing well.But what a
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a minute of yes can make in any relationship!
【语篇导读】 一次机会，Rogers暂替老板负责伐木场，他本想解雇总是惹麻烦的Tony，但老板临行前的一席话改变了他的想法。Rogers借机会将老板的话告诉了Tony，就是这谈话的一分钟改变了Tony的一生。
1.A.wasted
B.spent
C.trained
D.traveled
解析 考查动词辨析。根据宾语summer可知答案。spent意为“度过，花费”。
答案 B
2.A.What
B.How
C.Why
D.Who
解析 考查特殊疑问词。what if意为“要是……会怎样”，故选A。
答案 A
3.A.troubled
B.helped
C.smiled
D.spoke
解析 考查动词辨析。根据下文的“he is a troublemaker”可知答案为troubled，意为“惹麻烦”。
答案 A
4.A.easy
B.surprising
C.happy
D.hard
解析 考查形容词辨析。联系下文，Tony总是惹麻烦，所以要选带否定色彩的形容词。hard困难的，艰难的。
答案 D
5.A.recognizing
B.having C.bearing
D.reading
答案 D
6.A.chance
B.order
C.support
D.evidence
解析 考查名词辨析。chance“机遇，机会”；order“命令，订单”；support意为“支持”；evidence“证据”。
答案 A
7.A.proud
B.bad
C.ugly
D.well
解析 考查形容词辨析。根据下文得知，老板很赏识Tony，故在知道Rogers会解雇Tony后很难过。
答案 B
8.A.quarrelsome
B.elegant
C.reliable
D.silent
解析 考查形容词辨析。根据下文的“But he comes in first...where he works”可知Tony值得依赖，可靠。A项意为“争吵的”；B项“优雅的”；C项“值得依赖的”；D项“沉默的”。
答案 C
9.A.respects
B.protects
C.hurts
D.hates
解析 考查动词辨析。该题易错选C。但若注意选项后的宾语为“everybody and everything”就不难选出。
答案 D
10.A.accident
B.chance C.opportunity
D.argument
解析 考查名词辨析。Tony 8年来没出过一起事故，从而呼应上文的“reliable”。
答案 A
11.A.and
B.or
C.besides
D.but
解析 考查连词辨析。从本句后的“I'm not”可知该空选的词表转折关系。
答案 D
12.A.lying
B.adding
C.smiling
D.replying
答案 B
13.A.threw
B.dropped
C.carried
D.lifted
解析 考查动词辨析。Tony在听完后，把铲子放了下来。threw“扔，掷”；dropped“丢下，放下”；carried“携带”；lifted“举起”。
答案 B
14.A.through
B.on
C.down
D.in
解析 考查介词辨析。stream down意为“泪水淌下来”。
答案 C
15.A.boss
B.worker C.engine－driver
D.immigrant
解析 考查名词辨析。A项“老板”；B项“工人”；C项“司机”；D项“移民”。
答案 A
16.A.railroad
B.companies
C.life
D.success
解析 考查名词辨析。Tony已成了一伐木公司的老板，所以被问及如何取得的成功。
答案 D
17.A.word
B.thing
C.minute
D.lesson
解析 考查名词辨析。此处选“minute”也呼应了文章的第一段。
答案 C
18.A.save
B.change
C.color
D.lose
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答案 B
19.A.importance
B.method C.result
D.influence
解析 考查名词辨析。A项“重要性”；B项“方法”；C项“结果”；D项“影响”。
答案 A
20.A.choice
B.decision
C.difference
D.conclusion
解析 考查名词辨析。make a difference意为“有影响”，符合题意。
答案 C
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记叙文 木碗 281 ★★ 16分钟
An old man went to live with his son，daughter－in－law，and 4－year－old grandson.The old man's hands
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，his eyesight was not clear，and his
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unsteady(不稳定的).The family were
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every night at the dinner table.But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and
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sight made this rather difficult.Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.When he grasped the glass，
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would often spill(洒落)onto the tablecloth.“We must do something about grandfather，” said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.There，grandfather ate
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in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table.
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grandfather had already broken a dish or two，his food was served in a
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bowl.Sometimes，when the family
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grandfather，he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone.
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，the only words the couple had for him were sharp
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when he dropped a fork or spilled food.The 4－year－old boy watched all this
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.
One evening before supper，the father
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his son playing with wood scraps(小块)on the floor.He asked the child sweetly ：“What are you making？” Just as
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，the boy answered：“Oh，I am making a little
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for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.”The 4－year－old boy smiled and went back to
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on it.
The words
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the parents so much that they were
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.Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.
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no word was spoken，both knew what they had to do.That evening，the husband took grandfather's hand and
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led him back to the family table.
【语篇导读】 一位老人由于年迈，吃饭时总是洒落食物，甚至打破盘子，因此他的食物被放在了木碗中。4岁的孙子目睹了这一切并打算为爸爸妈妈也造个木碗。在得知孩子天真的想法后，爸爸妈妈幡然醒悟。
1.A.wounded
B.moved
C.trembled
D.dragged
解析 考查动词辨析。A项“受伤”(刀、枪、剑伤等)；B项“移动”；C项“发抖”；D项“拖，拽”。
答案 C
2.A.step
B.feet
C.speech
D.body
答案 A
3.A.away
B.together
C.asleep
D.apart
解析 根据下文可知：老人被安置在一角落独自吃饭。故在那之前是家人一起吃，故选B。
答案 B
4.A.losing
B.failing
C.disappearing
D.rising
解析 考查动词辨析。fail特指健康、视力衰弱、下降，故选B。
答案 B
5.A.food
B.pan
C.milk
D.dinner
解析 根据设空前的词glass，我们可推知是牛奶洒了出来。
答案 C
6.A.alone
B.casually
C.steadily
D.bitterly
解析 考查副词。根据下文的“while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table”可知答案。
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7.A.After
B.Since
C.While
D.When
解析 考查连词。since既然，由于。该题易错选After，若选After，其后的时态应改为“broke”。
答案 B
8.A.small
B.safe
C.big
D.wooden
解析 根据下文的“wood scraps”可知是wooden(木质的)。
答案 D
9.A.glanced at
B.stared at C.looked through
D.looked after
解析 glance at一瞥；stare at凝视；look through浏览；look after照看。选项A符合语境。
答案 A
www.gkxx.com10.A.However
B.Otherwise
C.Still
D.Rather
still尽管那样(in spite of that)，在语义上表递进关系。
答案 C
11.A.comments
B.quarrels C.warnings
D.remark
解析 考查名词辨析。comments评论；quarrels争吵；warning警告；remark言论。
答案 C
12.A.in silence
B.in advance C.in danger
D.in charge
答案 A
13.A.researched
B.noticed C.searched
D.explored
解析 考查动词辨析。父亲留意到儿子在玩小木块，故选notice。
答案 B
14.A. firmly
B.suddenly
C.cruelly
D.sweetly
解析 考查副词辨析。此处选sweetly是为了呼应上文的sweetly，意为儿子甜甜地答道。
答案 D
15.A.bowl
B.cup
C.spoon
D.pan
解析 考查名词辨析。根据第8题后的“bowl”我们可选出答案。
答案 A
16.A.worship
B.work
C.whisper
D.weave
解析 考查动词辨析。work on从事。worship崇拜；whisper低声说；weave编织。
答案 B
17.A.impressed
B.touched C.confused
D.struck
解析 struck(strike)触动，使人印象深刻。该题易错选touch，其意为“使感动”，相当于“move”。
答案 D
18.A.speechless
B.homeless C.fearless
D.hopeless
解析 这对父母触动极深以至于说不出话来。
答案 A
19.A.Once
B.Whether
C.Though
D.Unless
解析 考查连词。根据这句话的意思，可知前后是转折关系，故选Though。
答案 C
20.A.gently
B.happily
C.fluently
D.fortunately