My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a ___1___ life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any ___2___. The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John 3me: “You should go and beg, not live with rich folks like us!” After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I ___4___ for hours crying.
Things ___5___ the same until a tall gentleman called Mr Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school ___6___ by the gentleman. “Train her to be useful and humble,” said Aunt. Two days later I ___7___ my home.
At first my ___8___ at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made ___9___ and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners ___10___ the school and life improved. Six years later I ___11___ a teacher and was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a ___12___.
Before I left Lowood, I was ___13___ by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come ___14___ me but left again to go abroad. “He looked like quite a gentleman,” said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.
My new life ___15___ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ___16___ a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He ___17___ stayed at Thornfield and ___18___ my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something ___19___ about my new home. Often I heard odd(奇怪的) sounds ___20___ from the top floor of the house.
1. A. happy B. long C. sad D. comfortable
2. A. food B. love C. method D. schooling
3. A. shouted at B. cried over C. found out D. talked with
4. A. lived B. stayed C. studied D. beat
5. A. appeared B. worked C. seemed D. remained
6. A. built B. designed C. owned D. opened
7. A. built B. reached C. left D. sold
8. A. food B. life C. book D. study
9. A. noise B. friends C. mistakes D. faces
10. A. took over B. took up C. took off D. took away
11. A. turned B. met C. became D. found
12. A. school B. home C. library D. country
13. A. taught B. visited C. brought D. required
14. A. looking for B. looking after C. looking into D. looking at
15. A. stopped B. continued C. started D. remained
16. A. showing B. teaching C. searching D. wanting
17. A. often B. hardly C. happily D. quietly
18. A. yet B. so C. still D. though
19. A. interesting B. good C. instructive D. strange
20. A. come B. drop C. fall D. Go
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The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone,and near its end,all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We _1__the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __2_the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply __3_ us all—the rundown houses,the children in rags,the people begging for money...Walking home,__4under a low bridge,we came across __5__families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on __6_the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty(贫困) was __7_than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel,an air of sadness settled over the group. Many _8__ and cried. Spending time in this 9_ moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening,our group spent hours talking about what we had _10_.Gently,I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult _11__ that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together __12_ a circle as everyone had a chance to speak,we all began to realize that __13__ of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my __14__in poverty-stricken areas,I suggested that __15_ the emotions we had were painful,they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all__16_ that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen._17__,what could we do about it?Together,we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the __18__ we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on __19__ they could do,a sense of determination __20__ the previous sadness. Instead of despair,these young people began to feel a call to action.
A.put up with B.got back to C.made up for D.looked back on
A.so that B.now that C.as if D.even if
A.puzzled B.shocked C.embarrassed D.annoyed
A.passing B.running C.marching D.Moving
A.normal B.entire C.average D.general
A.beyond B.with C.for D.still
A.stronger B.worse C.deeper D.less
A.gave up B.held on C.set off D.broke down
A.background B.hotel C.house D.environment
A.witnessed B.attempted C.inspected D.challenged
A.decisions B.feelings C.thoughts D.impressions
A.along B.around C.in D.by
A.none B.either C.neither D.each
A.experiences B.schedules C.data D.position
A.once B.since C.while D.unless
A.supposed B.advised C.agreed D.confirmed
A.now B.rather C.surely D.indeed
A.burden B.difficulty C.anxiety D.suffering
A.how B.where C.what D.when
A.covered B.replaced C.changed D.improved
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Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.
—William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun __36__ to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered economically __37__, but still many would __38__ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the __39__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.
__40__, Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a special kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, __41__ and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt __42__ those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When __43__ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) __44__ hand.
His abstract image captured the __45__ of his classmates, whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers __46__ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47__ people. And so the discussion went ---- until the teacher __48__ forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other tasks, she __49__ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and __50__, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She __51__ the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, __52__ she had other student. How often had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing __53__ a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that __55__.
A.assessment B.assignment C.appointment D.adjustment
A.disadvantaged B.convenient C.wealthy D.advantaged
A.share B.like C.observe D.avoid
A.purposes B.subjects C.motivations D.examples
A.But B.Thus C.Therefore D.However
A.merry B.naughty C.weak D.lively
A.behind B.beside C.before D.around
A.ordered B.asked C.forced D.persuaded
A.rough B.big C.empty D.small
A.thought B.description C.respect D.imagination
A.raise B.need C.buy D.sell
A.look at B.care for C.take away D.drive off
A.always B.almost C.usually D.therefore
A.knocked B.stopped C.kicked D.looked
A.cried B.shouted C.whispered D.laughed
A.recalled B.reviewed C.recognized D.repeated
A.when B.where C.as D.which
A.out B.up C.down D.aside
A.other than B.more than C.less than D.rather than
A.move on B.stick above C.reaches out D.help out
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As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 1 for her father.
She wished that he were as easy to 2 as her mother, who was always 3 with perfume (香水). Besides, shoping at this time of the year was a most 4 job. People 5 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 6 you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show . "They are real silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 7 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 8 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 9 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the shapes were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father 10 smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 11 to please him.
When she got home, with her small but 12 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great 13 . "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so 14 that she could not 15 a single word.
A.suit B.card C.pipe D.gift
A.remind B.please C.hope D.suppose
A.interested B.annoyed C.impressive D.satisfied
A.unhappy B.careful C.exciting D.amazing
A.walked B.stepped C.lifted D.stood
A.turned B.hit C.brought D.knocked
A.hope B.ask C.force D.persuade
A.experience B.stories C.friends D.activities
A.stopped B.saw C.asked D.found
A.always B.nearly C.only D.never
A.hardly B.impossibly C.possibly D.certainly
A.cheap B.well-chosen C.expensive D.ready-made
A.excitement B.anger C.sadness D.disappointment
A.glad B.happy C.surprised D.excited
A.tell B.say C.think D.talk
完形填空(共15题,每题1分,计15分)
Five years ago, when it was time for my cousin to start college, my 75-year-old grandfather, Rex, decided to do the same. He went to 1 , taking classes twice a week until his death last summer.
As a student, my grandfather spent countless hours in his office 2 and completing assignments. Although he was twice as 3 as his professors, he loved going. He said,“You can never 4 too much, no matter how old you are.”He loved everything about school. Learning new things was truly his passion.
My grandfather’s will to learn was a great 5 for me to do my best in school. We were always 6 with each other, trying to bring home the better grade.
When he turned 80 and still had a full head of hair, my grandfather felt like he could take on the 7 . He felt like he could beat the unstoppable no matter what came in his way---whether it was his continuing with cancer 8 a tough professor.
Some people look to Superman or Batman as their 9 , but my grandfather will forever be my hero, the 10 who always came to my rescue. My grandfather was made the hall of fame(名人堂) at his high school as one of the school’s most successful football players. When I did some research I 11 that his nickname was Atlas. In Greek mythology(神话), Atlas held the heavens on his shoulders. For my grandfather’s football team, he was 12 Atlas, holding the team together. He was my Atlas too, as the foundation of our family.
In my times of need he was always there to 13 me and celebrate my accomplishments. I could count on him to help me out and stand by me. The strength he 14 with me will continue to hold me up as I forever keep his memory 15 in my heart and mind.
A.college B.party C.hospital D.cinema
A.teaching B.talking C.studying D.playing
A.tall B.new C.thin D.old
A.pay B.know C.think D.work
A.example B.exercise C.method D.friend
A.fighting B.joking C.competing D.arguing
A.world B.country C.city D.class
A.and B.or C.so D.but
A.hero B.student C.professor D.grandfather
A.other B.only C.one D.same
A.realized B.remembered C.discovered D.recognized
A.my B.his C.their D.our
A.surprise B.supply C.warm D.support
A.enjoyed B.shared C.afforded D.kept
A.alive B.awake C.alone D.asleep
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she could do and wanted to ___1__. She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but __2___ appeared.
Her father, a cook, took her into the __3___. He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some ___4__ in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. He waited for them for a few minutes __5___ any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and __6___ by what her father was doing. After about 20 minutes, her father ___7__ the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he ___8___ the coffee into a cup. Turning back to his ___9___ , he asked, “Sweetheart, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.
Her father asked her to __10 the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were ___11___.
__12__ he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard.
Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.
She asked, “What does this _13___, Father?”
He __14_ that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in ___15___, but with a ___16___ result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The fragile eggs became _17___ after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could change the water.
“___18___ one are you?” asked her father. “When calamity(不幸的事) __19___ on your door, what will your ___20__ be? Are you carrots, eggs of coffee?”
A.give in B.give up C.go on D.carry on
A.the other B.the rest C.another D.the second
A.kitchen B.storeroom C.backyard D.bedroom
A.potatoes B.carrots C.tomatoes D.apples
A.with B.over C.beyond D.without
A.confused B.excited C.surprised D.relaxed
A.turned on B.turned down C.turned off D.turned out
A.put B.poured C.flew D.picked
A.son B.pot C.kitchen D.daughter
A.touch B.eat C.smell D.taste
A.strong B.heavy C.light D.soft
A.Now that B.Since then C.After that D.Once again
A.mean B.say C.refer D.think
A.questioned B.explained C.required D.suggested
A.water B.pot C.stove D.fire
A.similar B.same C.different D.wonderful
A.hard B.calm C.delicious D.broken
A.What B.Whichever C.Whose D.Which
A.looks B.touches C.knocks D.waits
A.reaction B.responsibility C.answer D.impression