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A great French writer said that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. To this effect, he tells a simple story.
An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. She tried hard to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant, almost tired out, was still bravely doing her best when a bird saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade (叶片) of grass, which supported her like a boat, and thus she reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass she heard a man coming near. He was walking along barefooted and carrying a gun in his hand. As he saw the bird he wished to kill her, and he would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just before he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the bird immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
1. According to the French writer, we often need help from others, therefore we should________.
A. not help others B. help those who may be helpful to us
C. get as much help as possible D. help others as much as we can
2. The ant finally got on the bank _______.
A. when the water pushed her B. with the help of a piece of wood
C. with the help of a blade of grass D. when the bird reached out a leg for her
3. The French writer tells the story in order to show _______.
A. how an ant saved a bird B. how brave the ant is
C. how clever the bird is D. even the small can help the great
Key1【答案与解析】这篇文章描写了人与人之间小小的一个微笑竟挽救了一个生命的故事。
1. D。根据文章最后一段的第4行我们可知：当时Bill是打算going home to kill himself(回家自杀)。
2. B。第1段第2行说Bill掉落的东西中有篮球和随身听。由此可知他是个热爱体育和音乐的人。
3. A。由文章第2段They often saw each other at school和They ended up in the same high school可以得知答案。
4. C。从下文Bill欲寻死的想法来看，第1段最后一句broke up的意思是关系破裂。
5. D。从最后一段Bill的叙述我们可以推测Mark当时完全不知道他对Bill的重要性。
Key2【答案与解析】Daphne 约定 Jim 在星期天晚上8点到宿舍帮助她做political science homework.，但Jim不知道要把时钟往前拨快一小时，因为在他们所在的州每年4月份的最后一个星期天要把时钟拨快一小时。所以他迟到一小时。
1. D。主旨题。通读全文，不难概括出the important idea of this story。
2. B。语义理解题。本来8:30播放的节目，在他8:30赶到时却播完了，所以Jim 感到奇怪，其实Jim不知道别人的时间往前提了1小时。
3. C。语义理解题。从第4段最后一句话You don’t do that in Indiana, I guess 可以做出正确选择。
4. A。语义理解题。因为别人的时间往前拨快了一小时，所以2点钟也就是你的手表显示的1点钟。
Key3【答案与解析】一个偶的机会使“我”想进入电台工作，但在面试时，电台的人发现“我”的元音发音不准确。尽管“我”试了很多多次，但最后还是以失败而告终。
1. A。语义理解题。作者在第2段第1句话已坦言…I lacked experience，故选A。
2. A。细节题。从第3段中的Could we have the passage again please, but this time say ‘castle’ 可以做出正确判断。
3. B。判断题。根据第4段第2句话The recording is for teaching English to German schoolchildren, and it must be spoken in the way it is taught in German schools 可以判断为什么选B。
4. C。推断题。根据最后一段第5句话…because I had to concentrate(集中) on them, I made a lot of mistakes in my reading可以推知答案是C。
Key4【答案与解析】本文通过一个寓言故事讲述了小东西可帮大忙的道理。
1. D。细节题。根据文章第1句we should help everyone as much as possible可推知此题答案为D。
2. C。推断题。根据文章第2段第4句the bird threw her a blade (叶片) of grass, which supported her like a boat, and thus she reached the bank again可推知此题答案为C。
3. D。主旨题。根据文章第1段第2句The small even can help the great可推知此题答案为D。
