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Living well*阅读理解。Recently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were there, as mental health professionals, to offer psychological first aid and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence. As we walked in the gate to the shelter, we were greeted with a burst of gratitude (感激) from the first person we met. I felt appreciated, but also guilty, because I hadnt really done anything yet.I first realized the power of presence many years ago when a friends mother passed away unexpectedly. I had received a call saying she had just passed away. I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to intrude (打扰) on this very personal period of sadness. I was torn about what to do. Another friend with me then said, Just go. Just be there. I did, and I will never regret it.Since then, I have not hesitated to be in the presence of others. Once I sat at the bedside of a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDS related dying. He was not awake, and obviously unaware of others presence. However, the atmosphere was by no means solemn. His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.In my life, I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it, none of us are truly alone. It is not only something we give to others but also changes me for the better.1.Why were the hurricane victims grateful to the author?A. He built shelters for them.B. He gave immediate first aid to them.C. He came to stay with them.D. He brought mental health professionals.2.What did the author do when his friends mother passed away?A. He hesitated over whether to go.B. He went to his friends at once.C. He knew what to do instantly.D. He decided not to disturb.3.What does the underlined word solemn in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Heavy but warm. B. A little sad but cosy.C. Relaxing and delightful. D. Very serious and unhappy.4.What has the author learned from his experience?A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B. Being present can make a big difference.C. The family harmony is the happiest thing in life.D. Being a volunteer can make ones life more significant【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。经过几次出现在诸如灾难现场、失去亲人的朋友家里等，作者体会到出现产生的巨大力量，因为这不仅帮助了别人，也提高了自己。1.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段末we were greeted with a burst of gratitude (感激)from the first person we met.I hadnt really done anything yet.可知，我们只是和他们见面，还没有做什么，故选C。2.A 【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to intrude (打扰) on this very personal period of sadness. I was tom about what to do.可知，作者犹豫不知是否要去，故选A。3.D 【解析】词义猜测题。根据画线词后一句中His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.可知，当时气氛并不严肃，故选D。*语法填空。A man named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his apartment window into the cold December night.His 4yearold daughter Barbara sat on his lap _1_ (quiet) sobbing. Bobs wife, Evelyn, was dying of cancer. Little Barbara couldnt understand _2_ her mommy could never e home. Barbara looked up into her dads eyes and asked, “Cant Mommy be just like everybody elses mommy？” Bobs jaw tightened _3_ his eyes were filled with tears. Her question brought waves not only of grief, but also of anger. Life always had to be different for Bob.As a kid, Bob was often bullied by other boys. He was too little at the time _4_ (pete) in sports. He was often called names he _5_ rather not remember. From childhood, Bob was different and never seemed to fit in. Bob did plete college, married his loving wife and was grateful to get his job as _6_ copywriter at Montgomery Ward during the Great Depression.Then he was blessed with his little girl. But it was all shortlived. Evelyns cancer robbed them _7_ all their savings and Bob and his daughter _8_ (force) to live in a tworoom apartment in the Chicago slums. Evelyn died just days before Christmas in 1938.Bob struggled to give hope to his child, for _9_ he couldnt even afford to buy a Christmas gift. But if he couldnt buy a gift, he was determined _10_ (make) onea storybook!1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一名男子从孩童到成为一名父亲的岁月里，在生活中遭遇的不幸。1quietly 考查词性转换。他四岁的女儿Barbara坐在他的腿上静静地啜泣着。修饰动词应用副词。2why 考查名词性从句的连接词。空处引导宾语从句，且表示“为什么”，故填why。3and 考查连词。根据上下文可知，此处表示并列关系，故用and。4to pete 考查非谓语动词。他那时太小不能参加体育比赛。too . to . 为固定结构，意为“太而不能”，故此处应用不定式。5would 考查固定结构。此处是would rather do sth.结构。6a 考查冠词。此处指他得到了一个广告文字撰写人的工作，表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。7of 考查介词。Evelyn的癌症花光了他们所有的积蓄。rob sb. of sth.是固定用法，意为“剥夺某人某物”。8were forced 考查动词的时态和语态。根据上文的内容可知，此处是指他和女儿被迫住在芝加哥贫民窟的一个两居室的公寓中。文章叙述的是发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时，他和女儿是“被迫”住在贫民窟的，故用一般过去时的被动语态。9whom 考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，指代his child，并在定语从句中作介词for的宾语，故用whom。10to make 考查非谓语动词。be determined to do sth.是固定用法，意为“下定决心做某事”。*完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。An 18yearold student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees.Not knowing where to turn for money，he came up with a bright _1_.He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to _2_ money for their education.They_3_ out to the great pianist Ignacy JPaderewski.His manager_4_ a guaranteed fee of$2,000 for the piano recital(独奏会)A deal was_5_ and the boys began to work to make the concert a _6_.The big day arrived.But _7_ ，they had not managed to sell enough tickets.The total _8_ was only $1,600.Disappointed，they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境)They gave him the entire $1,600，plus a _9_ for the balance$400.They promised to honor the check at the _10_ possible.Paderewski tore up the check，_11_ the$1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boys were_12_ ，and thanked him heartedly.It was a small act of _13_.But it clearly marked out Paderewski _14_ a great human being._15_ should he help two people he did not even know? We all _16_ situations like these in our lives.And_17_ of us only think“If I help them，what will happen to me？”The truly _18_ people think，“If I dont help them，what will happen to them？”They dont do it _19_ something in return.They do it _20_ they feel its the right thing to do.1A.timeBtaskCidea Ddecision2A.receive BraiseCborrow Ddonate3A.reached BturnedCpointed Dcalled4A.increased BcoveredCconsidered Ddemanded5A.rejected BstruckCcanceled Dattracted6A.success BcareerCbackground Dperformance7A.uncertainly BunbelievablyCunfortunately Dundoubtedly8A.cost BbillCcollection Dallowance9A.benefit BprofitCcharge Dcheck10A.soonest BlatestClongest Dfarthest11A.took BcountedCdeposited Dreturned12A.pleased BsurprisedCfrightened Dinterested13A.devotion BkindnessCsympathy Dteamwork14A.like BforCas Dto15A.How BWhereCWhen DWhy16A.e across Bdeal withCadapt to Dthink of17A.both BfewCnone Dmost18A.able BrichCgreat Dfamous19A.taking BexpectingCoffering Dpreparing20A.because BthoughCbefore Dso【解题导语】两个大学生本想通过组织一场音乐会赚取学费，可是音乐会并不成功，但善良的受邀钢琴家的大方举动却给他们解了围。1C根据设空后的He and a friend decided to host a musical concert.可知，他和朋友决定举办一场音乐会以筹集学费，这是他的想法(idea)。故选C项。2B根据上文中的Not knowing where to turn for money可知，由于学费不够，他和朋友决定举办音乐会来筹集学费。receive意为“收到”；raise意为“筹集”；borrow意为“借”；donate意为“捐献”。故选B项。3Areach out to意为“表示对感兴趣；表示愿意提供援助”；turn out意为“证明是；结果是”；point out意为“指出”；call out意为“大声呼叫；呼喊”。根据第二段可知，他们开音乐会要邀请著名的钢琴家，说明他们对这位钢琴家有兴趣。故选A项。测训诊断：本题考生易误选B项。考生易把turn to“求助于”和turn out to“证明是；结果是”以及reach out to“表示对感兴趣”混淆。4D根据设空后的a guaranteed fee可知，钢琴家的经纪人要求(demanded)他们付2,000美元的保证金。故选D项。increase意为“增加”；cover意为“覆盖；遮蔽；包括；报道”；consider意为“考虑；细想；认为”。5B根据设空后的began to work可知，他们之间达成了协议。strike a deal意为“达成协议”；reject意为“拒绝”；cancel意为“取消”；attract意为“吸引”。故选B项。6A他们达成了协议，并且为了音乐会的成功举办，他们开始积极筹备。故选A项。success意为“成功的事”，career意为“职业；事业”；background意为“背景；出身”；performance意为“表演；演出；表现”。7C根据前文可知他们达成了协议，再根据设空后的had not managed to sell enough tickets可知，他们并没有卖出足够的票，这对他们来说是不幸的。故选C项。8C根据设空后的$1,600以及下文的$400可知，此处指他们总的筹款为1,600美元。cost意为“花费；成本；代价”；bill意为“账单”；collection意为“筹集的钱；收藏品”；allowance意为“津贴；补贴”。9D根据下文的They promised to honor the check at the _ possible.可知，因为他们并没有筹到足够的钱，所以又写了400美元的支票作为欠款。故选D项。10A他们承诺尽快(soonest)承兑支票，故选A项。11D根据空前的Paderewski tore up the check及空后的told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees可知，钢琴家撕毁了支票，并且还把1,600美元还给了(returned)他们让他们当做学费。故选D项。12B根据上文可知，他们本来是承诺了要给钢琴家2,000美元，但却没有筹够钱，而钢琴家又把钱还给了他们，因此，他们非常惊讶(surprised)而且非常感激。故选B项。pleased意为“高兴的；快乐的；满意的”；frightened意为“害怕的”；interested意为“感兴趣的”。13B根据上文可知，钢琴家没有要保证金，而且把钱给了两个大学生充当学费，因此这是一个善举。devotion意为“献身；贡献”；kindness意为“善良”；sympathy意为“同情”；teamwork意为“团队合作”。故选B项。14C钢琴家的善举使得他更显人的伟大之处。mark.out as意为“使看上去脱颖而出成为”，符合语境。故选C项。15D根据下文可知，每个人都遇到过帮与不帮别人的问题，由此可推测，本句应是探讨帮助别人的原因。故选D项。16A根据下文And _ of us only think“If I help them, what will happen to me？”可知，我们都曾遇到过类似的情况。e across意为“偶遇；邂逅”，符合语境。故选A项。deal with意为“处理；处置”；adapt to意为“适应”；think of意为“想起；想到”。17D根据语境可知，此处应指我们大多数，故选D项。18C根据上句可知，大多数人是在想帮助别人对自己的影响，而伟大的人却想如果不帮助别人对他人有什么影响。great意为“伟大的”，符合语境。故选C项。19B根据上文的“If I dont help them, what will happen to them？”可知，他们是在考虑别人，不求(expecting)回报。故选B项。20A根据最后一段可知，伟大的人不求回报地去帮助别人，他们之所以这么做，是因为他们感觉这是正确的事情。因此，设空处表原因，引导原因状语从句。故选A项。*短文改错。Im a junior high school student. In my spare time, I like shopping. There has a supermarket in my town. Lots of things are being sold there. So I often went there with my mother buy school things, food and drinks.Of course, sometimes I want to buy something expensive. That I want most is an MP4 player, but I mustnt afford one now. Im going to work for the English club during this summer holiday or make some money for it. We teenagers should not always ask our parents for money.As for shopping online, I like it, because things there are more cheaper. And I dont need to walk to the shops, which helps me save for time. No matter where to shop, I enjoy it because its really relaxed.答案：Im a junior high school student. In my spare time, I like shopping. There a supermarket in my town. Lots of things are being sold there. So I often there with my mother buy school things, food and drinks.Of course, sometimes I want to buy something expensive. I want most is an MP4 player, but I afford one now. Im going to work for English club during this summer holiday make some money for it. We teenagers should not always ask our parents for money.As for shopping online, I like it, because things there are cheaper. And I dont need to walk to the shops, which helps me save time. No matter where to shop, I enjoy it because its really .难项分析：第一处：hasis 考查there be句型。there be . 是固定句型，意为“有”。第四处：ThatWhat 考查主语从句的连接词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导主语从句，且在从句中作宾语，表示“所的东西”，故用What。第十处：relaxedrelaxing 考查形容词。无论去哪里购物，“我”都喜欢，因为购物确实可以让人放松。故用relaxing “令人放松的”。*
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