I grew up in New Hampshire, a small town in South Canada, where in my father’s words for the seasons were “Spring, Summer, Fairtime and Winter!” At that time, a week-long fair was held in the town every autumn. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the busiest time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the most “useful” and busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. All her rrelatives liked the foodshe cooked. During “fairtime”, they would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no loner “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind. My parents and I moved to live with Granma in her house. We did our best to make her day-to-day life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle. However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the Fair. One day, when I came back room school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked a lot much younger. She told me that her two nieces would come. “They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again.” Grandma said happily. “They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.
小題1:Thousands of people came to the town to __________ at the Fair.
A．enjoy Grandma’s foodB．sell and buy things
C．learn to cookD．have a big party
小題2:Why was Grandma unhappy?
A.She was too busy.   B. No one lived with her.
B.She was not “useful”.  D. She couldn’t see anything
小題3:Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A．Grandma was good at cooking
B．Many people moved to big cities.
C．Grandma didn’t like “Fairtime”
D．Grandma was a kind old lady.
小題4:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．FairtimeB．My “Old” Grandma
C．A Small TownD．Grandma’s Family

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了在加拿大南部小鎮(zhèn)New Hampshire，每年秋天都會有一周的集會，在這期間作者的奶奶成為最忙碌的人。因?yàn)樗獮橛H戚們做飯。后來因?yàn)楹芏嗳硕及岬搅舜蟪鞘�，集會就沒有了，而奶奶也變得越來越老，甚至失明了。后來又恢復(fù)了集會，奶奶也變得開心了。作者意識到，奶奶不想被人照顧，她希望幫助別人，成為有用的人。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things.”可知選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“There was no loner “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was gradually going blind.”和第四段““They said the food I cooked was very delicious and they want to stay in my house again.” Grandma said happily.”的對比，可知奶奶不開心是因?yàn)闆]有人去需要她照顧了，所以她感到自己沒有用。故選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“She was good at cooking.”可知A正確；根據(jù)第三段“many people moved to big cities.”可知B正確；根據(jù)第二段“Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady.”可知D正確。故選C。
小題4:標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要講奶奶因?yàn)樘彘e而變老，后來又因?yàn)槟転閯e人做飯照顧他人而開心。根據(jù)這位老人的變化可知選B。
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A．A short life.B．An interesting life
C．A lonely life.D．A poor life.
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A．a(chǎn)nimal-hunting is popular in Africa
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Main  body
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A．goingB．learningC．workingD．playing
小題2:
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A．ridiculousB．easyC．hopelessD．important
小題4:
A．wordsB．truthC．factsD．practice
小題5:
A．finishB．findC．doD．quit
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A．mightB．couldC．wouldD．should
小題7:
A．FinallyB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Thus
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A．enjoyB．skipC．defeatD．dip
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A．commitmentB．improvement C．devotionD．conclusion
小題10:
A．decideB．stopC．resistD．deserve
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A．problemB．worldC．trickD．goal
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A．in caseB．now thatC．even ifD．a(chǎn)s though
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A．staredB．liftedC．shoneD．closed
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When they finally got me out of the snow, they smiled and waved. I rolled down my window and thanked them, embarrassed to have judged them so poorly.
小題1:Why did the author just freeze when the four young men walking toward her car?
A．Because she was afraid of being harmed.
B．Because she sat in her car for too long a time.
C．Because she was cold indeed in that freezing evening.
D．Because she knew they would rob her of the car.
小題2:Which of the following words can best describe the four young men?
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B．Ill-mannered
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小題3:Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．One of the four teenagers was a gang member.
B．The kids wanted to help the author out of trouble.
C．The author would have a baby in her car.
D．The young men enjoyed pushing cars out of the snow.
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Dear Guys,
I’d like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playing soccer on the field across from my apartment building. I, a better-than-average looking young woman, was walking along the sidewalk with my groceries. That’s when your ball came flying over the fence and landed in front of me.
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Before I continue, let me explain something that I didn’t have a chance to mention last night: I hate sports. More specifically, I hate sports involving balls. This results from my lack of natural ability when it comes to throwing, catching and hitting. I’m bad at aiming too. So you can understand why I’d be nervous at what I’m sure seemed to you like a laughably simple request.
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“Throw it granny-style!” one of you said.
“Just back up a little and give it all you’ve got!” another offered.
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I know you thought you were being encouraging, but it only served to deepen the shame.
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I surprised myself-and I’m sure you as well-by letting out a cry, “DAMN IT!!!” I then willed myself to have a heart attack and pass out in front of you just so I’d be put out of my misery.
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Unfortunately for you, I wasn’t really game to continue your experiment. Three failed attempts at a simple task in front of a group of people in a two-minute period was just enough blow for me for one night. I picked up the ball one last time, approached the fence and grumbled, “Please just come get the damn ball.”
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Sincerely, Jen Cordery
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A．she needed to have a relax carrying the heavy groceries
B．she wanted to refresh her childhood memories
C．she could not refuse the polite request from the young man
D．she had fallen in love with the young man at first sight
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A．To explain why she failed the attempts to throw the ball back.
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C．To show how cruel those 13-year-old boys were.
D．To express her dislike towards softball.
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A．inspiredB．encouragedC．embarrassedD．depressed
小題4:What happened to the ball at last?
A．The writer managed to throw the ball back.
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Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very   38 . He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to   39  back.
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Soon it became   42  that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the   43  without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally   44 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.
Finally, we   45 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and  46   reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.
Since our adventure, I  47 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.
He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.
小題1:
A．deerB．dogC．ladyD．man
小題2:
A．imagineB．considerC．exploreD．present
小題3:
A．smartB．sweetC．slowD．shy
小題4:
A．turnB．kickC．jumpD．speak
小題5:
A．drivewayB．pathC．crossroadD．highway
小題6:
A．knewB．sawC．showedD．made
小題7:
A．mysteriousB．ridiculousC．fascinatingD．a(chǎn)pparent
小題8:
A．houseB．forestC．fieldD．cottage
小題9:
A．unconcernedB．unconsciousC．undecidedD．uncomfortable
小題10:
A．left forB．went offC．came toD．drove toward
小題11:
A．punctuallyB．frequentlyC．formallyD．shortly
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A．regrettedB．rememberedC．concludedD．confirmed

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