United States Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks knew that he had a pool of good but young hockey players as he watched them play during the tryouts for the 1980 national team. He decided to choose the players who were the most aggressive and played the hardest. Brooks was pleased with his final choices. However, he knew his team would be the underdog if they faced the powerful team of professionals from the Soviet Union(USSR). During the week before the Olympics began, the U.S. team played the Soviets in an exhibition game and last badly, 10-3. In spite of the defeat, Brooks thought that if his team played up to their potential, they might be able to win a medal. After the 1980 Winter Olympic Games began in Lake Placid, New York, the United States was behind Sweden 2-1 in their first gamE. With a last-second shot, Bill Baker tied(与……打成平局) the game for the U.S. team. In the second round, the United States defeated Czechoslovakia 7-3. They defeated Norway 5-1 in their next game and then defeated Romania 7-2.A.4-2 win over West Germany followeD. With a record of four wins and one tie, the Americans advanced to the medal rounD. Their opponent was the powerful team from the USSR. The Soviet team had a record of five wins and no losses or ties. The Soviets took a 2-1 leaD. Then, in the last second of the first period, the Americans tied the scorE. With 10 minutes left in the game, the Americans took the lead and held on for a slim 4-3 victory. Many sports fans consider this victory to be one of the greatest upsets in the history of sports. The U.S. team went on to defeat Finland for the gold medal by a score of 4-2. 65.What did Brooks think of his players before the 1980 Winter Olympic Games? A. They were too young to be the most aggressivE. B. They were powerful enough to be the champion. C. They lacked potential yet they played the hardest. D. They were likely to win a medal if they did their best. 66.The word underdog in paragraph 2 probably means __________. A. leader B. loser C. dog-tamer D. spectator 67.What was the U.S. hockey team’s record in the 1980 Winter Olympics? A. Four wins, one tiE. B. Five wins, one tiE. C. Six wins, one tiE. D. Six wins, no losses. 68.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Bill Baker scored two goals in the game with the Sweden team. B. The Soviet team had the same record as the U.S. in the first rounD. C. The Soviet team lost the game with the U.S. just at the last minutE. D. The U.S. team’s winning over the Soviets was out of expectation.

ThepassengersonthesubwaywhocaughtaglimpseofmemayhavethoughtIwasstrange.Inparticularagentlemansittingoppositemewasalwaysstaringatmelookingatthecheesebreadonthefloorinfrontofmeandthenstaringbackatme.Apassengerprobablydroppeditbymistakeandgotoffatapreviousstop.butthegentlemanmightnotthinkso.NextstopSt.PatrickStation-mystopwasquicklycomingup.Ihadfewminutestoeithertakethecheesebreadwhichnobodyelsewasclaimingorleftitthere.InthosefewminutesIfeltmypridegettingintheway.WhatwouldothersonthesubwaythinkofmeifItookthecheesebread?Wouldtheythinkthatlwaspoorandhungry?Wouldtheythinkthatlwasstealing?’’Theignorantthingtodowassayyestoanyofthoseself-imposedquestions.Actuallytheywerejustmyownthoughts.ThoughIwouldleavethesubwaywalkablocktomyofficegetsettledatmydeskandsitcomfortablyinmyofficeforthewholedayIcouldn’tgetridoftheenormoussenseofguiltandregret.MythoughtsoncepushedmetowardspridebutfinallyIhadtoadmitIwaswrong.Thismissingcheesebreadcouldbeagiftforahomelesspersonwhosufferedfromcoldandhunger.Sowhynotovercomealittlebitofmyprideandpassalongsomuchkindness?JustasthedoorsopenedatmystopIgrabbedthecheesebreadandleftthesubway.ItfeltawesomebutIdidn’tcareifpeoplewerelookingatmeofwhattheywerethinking.Insteadofgoingdirectlytomyofficeasusual.IwalkedafewmoreblocksuptoQueen’sparkwhereIoftensawahomelessmansittingoutside.IalwayswantedtogivehimsomethingbutonlytodayIwalkedtowardhimwhowrappedhimselfinasleepingbag.Iwasfullofsatisfactionandsodidthehomelessman.Ithought.56.Thegentlemankeptstaringattheauthorbecause.A.hewantedtotalktotheauthorB.theauthorappearedtoonervousC.theauthorwasgoingtogetoffD.hemightthinktheauthordroppedthebread57.Theunderlinedwordself-imposed’’inparagraph2probablymeans.A.easilyobtainedB.deliberatelycreatedC.stronglysupportedD.completelyunaccepted58.Whydidtheauthorgrabthecheesebreadwhenhegotoff?A.Henoticedthatnoonewaslookingathim.B.Hedidn’twanttoseethecheesebreadtogotowaste.C.Hevaluedkindnessmorethanhisownpride.D.Herememberedahomelessmanatthatverymoment.

江苏省启东中学2009届高三最后一卷D.篇OnedayMarillasaidAnneyournewteacherMissStacyspoketomeyesterday.ShesaysyoumuststudyfortheexaminationsforQueen’sCollegeintwoyears’timE.ThenifyoudowellyoucanstudyatQueen’sinCharlottetownforayearandafterthatyou’llbeateacher!Thatdoesn’tmatterAnnE.WhenMatthewandIadoptedyouthreeyearsagowedecidedtolookafteryouaswellaswecoulD.Ofcoursewe’llpayforyoutostudy.SointheafternoonsAnneandsomeofherfriendsstayedlateatschoolandMissStacyhelpedthemwiththespecialexaminationwork.Dianadidn’twanttogotoQueen’ssoshewenthomeearlybutGilbertstayeD.HeandAnnestillneverspokeandeverybodyknewthattheywereenemiesbecausetheybothwantedtobefirstintheexamination.SecretlyAnnewassorrythatsheandGilbertweren’tfriendsbutitwastoolatenow.FortwoyearsAnnestudiedhardatschool.SheenjoyedlearningandMissStacywaspleasedwithher.Butshedidn’tstudyallthetimE.IntheeveningsandatweekendsshevisitedherfriendsorwalkedthroughthefieldswithDianaorsattalkingtoMatthew.YourAnneisabiggirlnow.She’stallerthanyouRachelLyndetoldMarillaoneday.You’rerightRachel!saidMarillainsurprisE.Andshe’saverygoodgirlnowisn’tshe?Shedoesn’tgetintotroublethesedays.I’msureshehelpsyoualotwiththehouseworkMarillA.YesIdon’tknowwhatI’ddowithouthersaidMarillasmiling.Andlookather!Thosebeautifulgreyeyesandthatred-brownhair!YouknowMarillaIthoughtyouandMatthewmadeamistakewhenyouadoptedher.ButnowIseeIwaswrong.You’velookedafterherverywell.WellthankyouRachelrepliedMarillapleaseD.ThateveningwhenMatthewcameintothekitchenhesawthathissisterwascrying.What’sthematter?heaskedsurpriseD.Youhaven’tcriedsincewellIcan’trememberwhen.It’sjustwellIwasthinkingaboutAnnesaidMarillA.I’llI’llmissherwhenshegoesaway.WhenshegoestoQueen’syoumean?Yesbutshecancomehomeatweekendsonthetrain.I’llstillmisshersaidMarillasadly.InJunetheAvonleaboysandgirlshadtogotoCharlottetowntotaketheirexaminations.OhIdohopethatI’vedonewellAnnetoldDianawhenshearrivedbackatGreenGables.Theexaminationswereverydifficult.AndI’vegottowaitforthreeweeksbeforeIknow!Threeweeks!I’lldie!AnnewantedtodobetterthanGilbert.ButshealsowantedtodowellforMatthewandMarillA.Thatwasveryimportanttoher.DianawasthefirsttohearthenewssheranintothekitchenatGreenGablesandshoutedLookAnne!It’sinFather’snewspaper!You’refirstwithGilbertoutofallthestudentsontheisland!Ohhowwonderful!AnnetookthepaperwithshakinghandsandsawhernameatthetopofthelistoftwohundreD.Shecouldnotspeak.WellnowIknewitsaidMatthewwithawarmsmilE.You’vedonewellImustsayAnnesaidMarillawhowassecretlyverypleaseD.ForthenextthreeweeksAnneandMarillawereverybusy.AnneneedsnewdressestotaketoCharlottetown.66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TobeateacherwasoneofAnnes’dreams.B.BothAnneandDianastudiedhardforthespecialexamination.C.MatthewandMarillawereAnne’sparents.D.AnnewasadoptedbyMatthewandMarillA.67.WhyareAnneandGilbertenemies?Because_____________.A.theywerecompetitorsinschoolB.theydidn’tlikeeachotherC.itwasn’tmentionedinthepassageD.theirparentswereenemies68.TheparagraphOhMarilla!I’dlovetobeateacher!Butwon’titbeveryexpensive?shouldbeputbetween___________.A.paragraph③and④B.paragraph⑦and⑧C.paragraph①and②D.paragraph⑨and⑩69.Whatwillbewritteninthefollowingparagraph?A.Anne’ssummerholiday.B.WhatwillAnnetalkabouthercollegelifewithDianaC.HowwillMissStacyhelpAnnestudy.D.WhatwillAnnedobeforeattendingcollegE.70.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____________.A.MissStaylikedAnneverymuchB.whenAnnebecameateachershewouldhavelivedinthefamilyforsixyearsC.MarillacriedbecauseAnnewouldleaveforeverD.RachelwasateacherofAnne’s

江西省新余一中宜春中学2010届高三11月联考A.Onewintereveningastorekeeperwasgoingtocloseuphisshop.SuddenlyhesawSethalazygood-for-nothingfellowgrabapoundoffreshbutterandconcealeditinhishat.NosoonerhadthestorekeeperseentheactthanhehituponexactlytherightrevengE.Hewouldpunishthethiefandsatisfyhisownappetiteforfun.Sethhadhishatonhisheadandthebutterinhishat.HewasanxioustoleavE.HowevertherightfulownerofthebutterofferedhimacupofhotdrinktookhimbytheshouldersandplantedhiminaseatclosetothestovE.ThegrocerstuffedinthestoveasmanysticksofwoodashecouldpossiblyfitinsidE.Sethalreadycouldfeelthebuttersettlingdownclosertohishairsohejumpedupdeclaringthathemustgo.Sitdown;don’tbeinsuchahurryrepliedthegrocerpushinghimbackintothechairagain.Streakafterstreakofthebuttercamepouringfromunderthepoorman’shat.Thefun-lovinggrocerkeptonstuffingwoodintothestovE.ThenasifsurprisedheremarkedYouseemtobeperspiring排汗asifyouwerewarm!Letmeputyourhatawayforyou.No!exclaimedpoorSethatlastunabletostanditamomentlonger.NoImustgo;letmeout.Agreasy油腻的waterfallofbutterwasnowpouringdownthepoorman’sfaceandnecksoaking浸泡intohisclothesandtricklingdownhisbodyintohisboots.HewasbathedinoilfromheadtotoE.JustashisvictimdartedoutthedoorthegrocersaidIreckon估计thefunI’vehadoutofyouisworththemoneysoIshan’tchargeyouforthatpoundofbutterinyourhat.56.WhydidSethputthebutterinhishat?A.Becausehejustwantedtoplayatrickonthegrocer.B.Becausehehadnowheretoputthebutterbutinthehat.C.Becausehewantedtorevengehimselfonthegrocer.D.Becausehedidn’twanttopayforit.57.Whatisnottheactionthatthegrocertookasarevenge?A.ThegrocerofferedSethacupofhotdrink.B.ThegrocerforcedSethtotakeaseatnearthestovE.C.ThegroceroverchargedSethforthebutter.D.ThegrocerofferedtotakeoffSeth’shat.58.Whatwasthepurposeofthegrocer’shospitality?A.HewantedtomakefriendswithSeth.B.Hewantedtobekindtohim.C.HewantedtotakehisrevengeonSethbymakingthebutterinhishatmelt.D.Hewantedtosellmoreofhisgoods.59.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.GreatfunB.TherightrevengeC.A.fun-lovinggrocerD.A.foolishcustomer

MyfatherbroughthomeasailboatwhenIwastenandalmosteachSundayinsummerswewouldgosailing.Dadwasquiteskilledinsailingbutnotgoodat36.AsformeI37bothbeforetwelvebecauseoflivingclosetoLakeOntario.ThelasttimeDadandIsetsailtogetherisreally38.ItwasaperfectweekendafterIgraduatedfromuniversity.Icamehomeand39Dadtogosailing.Outwesetsoononthe40lakE.Dadhadn’tsailedforyearsbuteverything41wellwiththetiller舵柄inhishands.Whenwewereinthemiddleofthelakea42windcameallofasudden.Theboatwashit43.Dadwasalwaysathisbestinany44butatthismomenthe45.John!46!heshoutedinatremblingvoicewiththetillerstillinhishands.Inmymemoryhecouldfixany47.HewastheoneIalways48forstrengthandsecurity.BeforeIcouldresponda49ofwatergotintotheboat.Irushedtothetiller50itwastoolatE.Antherhugewallofwater51theboatinaminutE.WewerethrownintothewaterandDadwasstrugglingaimlessly.AtthatmomentIfeltfiercely52ofhim.IswamtoDad53andassistedhiminclimbingontothehull船壳oftheboat.UponsittingonthehullDadwasalittleawkwardabouthisflashof54.It’sallrightDaD.WearesafenowIcomfortedhim.ThatwasthefirsttimeDadhadcountedonmeinamomentofemergency.MoreimportantlyIfounditwasmyturntostart55formyfather.36.A.boatingB.runningC.swimmingD.teaching37.A.enjoyedB.desiredC.hatedD.learned38.A.unforgivableB.unforgettableC.cheerfulD.regretful39.A.sentB.orderedC.invitedD.allowed40.A.calmB.icyC.stormyD.thundery41.A.finishedB.wentC.seemedD.sounded42.A.strongB.gentleC.coldD.hot43.A.respeatedlyB.lightlyC.hardlyD.violently44.A.dangerB.placeC.sportD.job45.A.sufferedB.fellC.frozeD.withdrew46.A.lookB.HelpC.RunD.Jump47.A.problemB.relationshipC.machineD.boat48.A.turnedtoB.livedwithC.arguedwithD.objectedto49.A.fountainB.streamC.showerD.wave50.A.ifB.forC.afterD.but51.A.gotthroughB.pouredintoC.turnedoverD.liftedup52.A.ashamedB.protectiveC.tiredD.afraid53.A.hopelesslyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.helplessly54.A.painB.angerC.fearD.shame55.A.makingupB.gettingreadyC.payingoffD.lookingout

PrinceCharlesyesterdaypromisedtoreducetheroyalimpactontheenvironmentthroughsweepingchangestohispersonallifestyleandofficialschedulE.Theprincewillreplacecarbon－heavyprivatejetsandhelicopterswithscheduledflightsandtrainservices.ThemovecameasPrinceCharlesurgedbusinessleaderstopublishtheenvironmentalimpactoftheiractivities.HesaidFewaccountantsandbusinessdecision－makersask‘Howmuchofourcriticalnaturalresourceisleft?Howmanymilesofpolaricecaphasourbusinesshelpedmeltthisyear?Byhowmanyincheshaveweraisedsealevels?Howmanyspecieshaveweputatrisk?Howmanyhomeswillbefloodedhowmanypeoplewilldieofthirstorstarvationbecauseofouractivities’ThesearenotcomfortablequestionsbutbyGodtheyneedtobeaskeD.HeaddedAtthemomentthesecostsdonotappearinanyone'sbooks.Yettheyarerealtheyareincurred遭受nowandinarelativelyshorttimethedamagebeingcausedmaybebeyondremedy补救.Hesaidtheworldwasrunningupthe_biggest_global_credit_card_debtinhistorybutwithlittleornothoughtforhowthebillwilleverbepaid.Flankedby两侧有theprimeministerandbusinessandcommunityleadersatStJames'Palacetheprincesaidhisnewaccountingforsustainability可持续性projectwouldgiveconsumersthepowertochooseproductsthatcausedlessdamagetotheplanet.DuchyOriginalsthePrince'sfoodcompanyistakingstepstoquantifyhowmuchcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegasisemittedingrowingprocessinganddistributingitsproducts.ThechangestothePrince'stravelarrangementsannouncedyesterdayarepartofawiderreviewofthecarbonfootprintassociatedwithactivitiesatallthreeofhisresidences:ClarenceHouseinLondonHighgroveandBirkhallontheBalmoralestateaswellastheactivitiesofhis21personaland105full－timestaff.Measuresincludeareviewofelectricityusecommuter通勤者andotherstafftravelandareintendedtoidentifyfurtherreductionsincarbondioxideemissions.ThereviewwillreportinJunewhenClarenceHousewillannounceannualtargetstoreducecarbonemissions.6.OneofthemovesPrinceCharleswilltaketoreducetheroyalimpactontheenvironmentis________.A.takingprivatejetsthatarenotcarbon－heavyB.takinghelicoptersinsteadofprivatejetsC.takingtrainsinsteadofscheduledflightsD.takingscheduledflightsinsteadofhelicopters7.HowdoesPrinceCharlesfeelaboutbusinessleadersintermsofenvironmentalprotection?A.DissatisfieD.B.DisappointeD.C.Doubtful.D.Impatient.8.DuchyOriginalswill________inresponsetoPrinceCharles'calls.A.makeasmuchgreenfoodaspossibleB.cutdownonitselectricityuseC.figureoutitsgreenhousegasemissionD.reduceitsgreenhousegasemission9.TheunderlinedphrasethebiggestglobalcreditcarddebtinParagraph3probablyrefersto________.A.thegreatamountofwasteproducedbyindustryB.thegreatdamagecausedfortheenvironmentC.thegreatamountofdebtsoftheroyalfamilyD.thehighcostofindustryintheproducingprocess10.WhatwouldbetheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.PrinceCharlespromisesgreenerroyallifestyleB.BetterlatethanneverC.PrinceCharlesandhisconcernfortheenvironmentD.Theroyalfamilyhasaroletoplayinenvironmentprotection

山东省淄博市2010届高三上学期期末考试A.After21yearsofmarriagemywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamoviE.Theotherwomanmywifewantedmetovisitwasmymotherwhohasbeenawidowfor19yearsbutthedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.ThatFridayafterworkwhenIarrivedatherhousemymotherwaitedinthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurledherhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.Wewenttoarestaurantthatalthoughnotelegantwasveryniceandcozy.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeableconversationnothingextraordinarybutcatchinguponrecenteventsofeachother’slifE.WetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemoviE.AswearrivedatherhouselatershesaidI’llgooutwithyouagainbutonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.IagreeD.Afewdayslatermymotherdiedofamassiveheartattack.IthappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.SometimelaterIreceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceiptfromthesameplaceMotherandIhaddineD.Anattachednotesaid:IpaidthisbillinadvancE.Iwasn’tsurethatIcouldbethere;butneverthelessIpaidfortwoplates—oneforyouandtheotherforyourwifE.YouwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantformE.Iloveyouson.AtthatmomentIunderstoodtheimportanceofsayingintime:‘IloveYOU’andtogiveourlovedonesthetimethattheydeservE.Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanyourfamily.GivethemthetimetheydeservebecausethesethingscannotbeputofftillsomeothertimE.56.Fromthepassagewecansee_________.A.themotherwashappytohavedinnerwithhersonB.theauthordoesn’tlikehisworkandhisthreechildrenC.theauthorandhismotherwenttoahigh-classrestaurantD.theauthorsawamoviewithhismotherafterdinner57.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor’smotheraccordingtothepassage?A.Shewantedtocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.B.Shewantedtoinvitehersontohavedinneragain.C.Shediedofamassiveheartattackverysuddenly.D.Shewrotealettertotellhersonaboutherillness.58.Duringthedinnerwhatdidtheytalkabout?A.Extraordinarythings.B.Somenationalevents.C.Eachother’sdailylifE.D.Moviesanddishes.59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.theauthorregrettedfornotshowingmuchlovetohismotherB.theauthorwassatisfiedtodosomethingforhismotherC.themotherfelthappytopayforthebillinadvanceD.themotherwassorryforinvitinghersontohavedinner60.Theauthorofthepassagetendstoagreethat_________.A.familyshouldbeasimportantasworkB.workismoreimportantthanfamilyC.wecanshowourlovetillsomeothertimeD.weshouldspendmoretimewithourfamily

浙江省宁海县知恩中学2009届高三最后适应性考试A.篇FidenzioSalvatoriisdeterminedthatthecityofTorontowillhaveanoutdoormarketplaceformerchantsfromitsimmigrantcommunitycompletewithdancingandotherformsofamusementfromtheirnativecountries.Torontoistrulymulticulturalhesaidinanewspaperinterview.It’sacityfrommanyplacesandmulticulturalmarketplacewillhelpTorontonianstounderstandandappreciatetherichvarietyofculturalgroupsinourcity.Salvatoriaged23willsooncompletehisstudiesattheUniversityofToronto.HewaselevenyearsoldwhenhecametoCanadafromItalywithhisparents.MostofToronto’simmigrantsarefromlandswherethemarketplacehasalwaysbeenpartofdailylifehesaiD.Salvatorihasbeeninterestedingettinganopen-airmarketforTorontoforthelastthreeyears.Thisyearwiththehelpoftwofellowstudentshepreparedaproposalonthesubjectandpresentedittothecity’sExecutivecommitteeaskingfortheirsupport.TheproposalpointedoutToronto’srichvarietyofnationalgroupswhosecustomsincludemarketshopping.UnderaCanadiangovernmentprogramformulticulturalismthethreestudentshavereceivedtwothousanddollarswithwhichtheywilldoastudytofindoutwhetherToronto’simmigrantbusinessmenwouldsupportanopen-airmarket.Theyhopethemerchantswillsupporttheplanstrongly.Astudydoneearlierthisyearshowedthat90percentofshopperswouldbeinfavorofitSalvatorisaiD.Atfirstitwouldbeanexperiment.Butwethinkitwillprovetobegoodbusinessforthemerchantsaswellastouristattraction.41.WhatisFidenzioSalvatori’spurposeofhavinganoutdoormarketplaceforToronto?A.Toprovidedifferentformsofamusement.B.Tokeeptheculturalvarietyofthecity.C.Toinspireitsimmigrantcommunity.D.Tosatisfyitsimmigrantmerchants.42.FidenzioSalvatoriwithtwootherstudentshasgottwothousanddollarsfromthegovernment______.A.tomakeanexperimentB.toperformaresearchC.tostartamarketplaceD.tooperateabusiness43.AccordingtoSalvatorithemarketplacemayalsohelptoimproveToronto’s______.A.marketmanagementB.travelindustryC.communityserviceD.cityplanning44.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheCanadiangovernmentsupports______.A.theprotectionofdifferentculturesB.theplanofanopen-airmarketC.therequestofmerchantsD.theattitudeofshoppers

DorothyBasilsThompson46steppedinaconferenceroominherHollywood'sRaleithStudio.PeopleexpectyounottosucceedtheformerTVcommercialproducersaidtoeightmenintheirtwenties.ButI'mgoingtoteachyouhowtobegreat!BythetimeIfinishyou'regoingtobebettertrainedthananyofthosefilmschoolkids.Thompsonfeltthatthenation'smostattractiveindustrywasdoinglittletohelpyoungadultsintheinnercitysoshefoundedtheStreetlightsProductionAssistantProgrammeinMay1992.Underitsnonprofit无利润banner旗帜sheputsdisadvantagedpupilsthrough240hoursoftrainingtopreparethemforentry-leveljobsintheentertainmentindustry.Someofhergraduateshadbeenpooryouthshighschooldropoutsandevengangmembers.Butgettinghermovie-businessfriendstohirehertraineesturnedouttobeadiscouragingtask.A.fewmanagerssaidthattheydidn'tbelievepeoplecouldchangeallthatmuch.ThompsonhoweverwasdetermineD.ShethrewallhertimeandsavingsintogettingStreetlightsstarteD.Herperseverance毅力paidoff.Bytheprogramme'sfifthyearThompsonhadplaced82well-trainedgraduatesonfilmssuchasDangerousMindstheNuttyProfessorandLiarandonTVshowsandcommercials.MylifehasgreatlychangedbecauseofDorothysaysStreetlightsgraduateRobberLeonaformergangmemberonceknownasCrazyAcE.Leonhasjustfinishedworkingonanewfilm.BecauseofDorothyI'vegotafuturE.64.Thompsonfoundedtheprogramme________.A.forthepurposeofmakingprofitB.tohelpthedisadvantagedC.tofindentry-leveljobsinthefilmindustryD.becauseshefelttherewasgreatdemandforactorsandactresses65.Atfirstpeoplewereunwillingtoaccepthergraduatesbecause________.A.theydidn'tlikeThompsonherselfB.theydidn'tbelieveinthegraduatesC.theythoughtthegraduatesweretoodiscouragingD.theywereshortofmoneyatthattime66.Herperseverancepaidoffmeans________.A.herstrongdeterminationhelpedhersucceedatlastB.shewillpayoffallherdebtsC.shehastopayalotofmoneytostarthercareerD.shestillhasalotofbillstopay67.Thompson'sgraduatesfeel________toher.A.doubtfulB.thankfulC.sorryD.disappointed

05·山东B.篇FidenzioSalvatoriisdeterminedthatthecityofTorontowillhaveanoutdoormarketplaceformerchantsfromitsimmigrantcommunitycompletewithdancingandotherformsofamusementfromtheirnativecountrSIZies.Torontoistrulymulticultural多元文化的hesaidinanewspaperinterview.It’sacityfrommanyplacesandamulticulturalmarketplacewillhelpTorontonianstounderstandandappreciatetherichvarietyofculturalgroupsinourcity.Salvatoriaged23willsooncompletehisstudiesattheUniversityofToronto.HewaselevenyearsoldwhenhecametoCanadafromItalywithhisparents.MostofToronto’simmigrantsarefromlandswherethemarketplacehasalwaysbeenpartofdailylifehesaiD.Salvatorihasbeeninterestedingettinganopen-airmarketforTorontoforthelastthreeyears.Thisyearwiththehelpoftwofellowstudentshepreparedaproposalonthesubjectandpresentedittothecity’sExecutiveCommitteeaskingfortheirsupport.Theproposalpointedcew:st=on>ToroutToronto’srichvarietyofnationalgroupswhosecustomsincludemarketshopping.UnderaCanadiangovernmentprogramformulticulturalismthethreestudentshavereceivedtwothousanddollarswithwhichtheywilldoastudytofindoutwhetherToronto’simmigrantbusinessmenwouldsupportandopen-airmarket.Theyhopethemerchantswillsupporttheplanstrongly.Astudydoneearlierthisyearshowedthat90percentofshopperswouldbeinfavorofitSalvatorisaid.Atfirstitwouldbeanexperiment.Butwethinkitwillprovetobegoodbusinessforthemerchantsaswellasatouristattraction.61.WhatisFidenzioSalvatori’spurposeofhavinganoutdoormarketplaceforToronto?A.ToprovidedifferentformsofamusementC.ToinspireitsimmigrantcommunityB.TokeeptheculturalvarietyofthecityD.Tosatisfyitsimmigrantmerchants62.FidenzioSalvatoriwithtwootherstudentshasgottwothousanddollarsfromthegovernment____A.tomakeanexperimentB.tostartamarketplaceC.toperformaresearchD.tooperateabusiness63.AccordingtoSalvatorithemarketplacemayalsohelptoimproveToronto’s______.A.marketmanagementB.communityserviceC.travelindustryD.cityplanning64.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheCanadiangovernmentsupports______A.theprotectionofdifferentculturesB.theplanofanopen-airmarketC.therequestofmerchantsD.theattitudeofshoppers

FortwentyorthirtyyearsErnestFaberhadownedcarsofdifferentsortsandhaddriventhemregularlynotonlyinEnglandbutalsoinmanycountriesofEuropeandtheMiddleEast.Hewasgladtothinkthathewasanexperienceddriverbecauseheheardfrequentcomplaintsaboutthedifficultiesofpassingthedrivingtestsinthesemoderndays.Hewastoldthatpeopletriedunsuccessfullytopassthetestfivesevenoreventhirteentimes.Heheardofonemanwhofailedthetestdidnodrivingatallforamonthandthenpassedthenexttestwithoutdifficulty.Onewomansaidthatshefailedseveraltimesinonepartofthecountry.AndsoshewenttoanothertownandimmediatelypasseD.Faberwasnotsurewhethertobelievesuchstoriesornot.ButhebegantothinkthattheresultsofthetestswerefrequentlyunreasonablE.AlthoughitdidnotaffecthimintheleastFabergrewangryaboutallthis.Hedecidedtotakethetesthimself.Hewasanexcellentdriver;andifhefailedthatwouldprovethathisdoubtsabouttheexaminerswerecorrect.AndthenhewouldwritetothenewspaperstotelleveryonewhathappeneD.AbouttwomonthslaterthefollowingletterappearedinoneoftheleadingpapersofEngland:DearsirDuringthelasttwenty-sevenyearsIhavedrivencarsthousandsofmilesinthirteendifferentcountriesinallsortsofweatherandhaveneverhadanaccident.IhaveneverdamagedanythingbelongingtoanybodyandIhaveneverseentheinsideofacourtofjusticE.Icantakeamotor-carenginetopiecesandputittogetheragainandIhavegivendrivinglessonstomenandwomenwhohavelaterpassedthetest.NopolicemanhaseversaidasharpwordtomE.IamnotastupidpersonandIhavetwouniversitydegrees.ForsometimeIhavefeltdoubtfulaboutthedrivingtestheldinthiscountrybecausetheirresultsoftenseemunreasonablE.Ithereforedecidedthatthetimehadcometotesttheexaminersthemselves.IfanyonecandriveacarIcan.Ithereforepaidthepoundandsentmyapplicationin.ItisunnecessarytotellyouthatIdidnotmentionmygreatexperiencemyunusualabilityasadriverormywideandexactknowledgeofcars.ThedayofthetestcamE.IverymuchregrettoinformyouthatIpasseD.YoursFaithfullyErnestFaber57.Faber’sdrivingexperiencemadehim_____________.A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.destroyedD.troubled58.Itwassaidthatthedrivingtestsindifferentpartsofthecountrywere________.A.notequallydifficultB.gettingmoreandmoredifficultC.intendedtodiscouragewomenfromdrivingD.intendedtodiscouragepeoplefromowningcars59.WhenFaberdecidedtotakethetest_____________.A.heknewthathecoulddoitfreeofchargeB.heexpectedtogetadriver’slicenseC.hewonderedifhewasanexcellentdriverD.hethoughtevenhehimselfmightfailthetest60.Thelettertellsusthatthedrivingtestis_____________.A.difficultB.unfairC.reasonableD.unbelievable

09·宁夏海南B.篇ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns$35.000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames.yethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard信用卡Insteadhehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirminLiverpoolwheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajobDavid’sfirmreleases推出twonewgamesforthefastgrowingcomputermarketeachmonthButDavid’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalothecannotdriveacartakeoutamortgage抵押贷款orgetcreditcardsDavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsagoayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprogramshesaidDavidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothesandgiveshismother50poundsaweekButmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.UnfortunatelycomputingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschoolhesaidButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetimeIknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschoolMostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyounganywayDavidadded:IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement退休isapossibilityYouneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.60.InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?A.HeoftengoesoutwithfriendsB.HeliveswithhismotherC.HehasahandsomeincomeD.HegraduatedwithsixO-levels61.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?A.HeistooyoungtogetacreditcardB.HehasnotimetolearndrivingC.HehasverylittlesparetimeD.Hewillsoonlosehisjob62.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?A.HehaddonewellinallhisexamsB.HehadwrittensomecomputerprogramsC.HewasgoodatplayingcomputergamesD.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool63.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?A.HereceivedlotsofjoboffersB.HewaseagertohelphismotherC.HelostinterestinschoolstudiesD.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving

湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第二次联考B.DiorwasborninNormandyin1905andhisfamily’soriginalplansforhimincludedacareerinthediplomaticservicebutbythetimehewastwenty—threewithhisparents’moneyheopenedasmallartgalleryinParis.By1931themoneyhadbeenusedup.Dior’sfriendsintheartgalleryaskedhimtodrawandhetookhisflrststepatdesigninganddrawing.HisfirstjotwaswithLucienLelongfromwhomDiorlearnedhiscraft手艺.InFebruary1947.DiorstartedtheNewLookinhisfirstmajorPariscollection.HewasbackedbyafamoustextileproducerBoussacwholookedafterthedollars.whileDiorlookedafterthefashions.Diorknewnothingaboutcuttingandsewingbuthewasgoodatfashiondesign.TheNewLookstartedanentirelydifferentlooktocostume.withatinywaist.aroundedshoulderandashapelybust胸围usuallywithalow-cutnecklineandalongfullskirt.Towomenwhohadlivedthroughthewaryears.thefemalenessoftheNewlookwasagreatsuccess.forpeopleweretiredoftileextremelyplainwartimerestrictivefashions.ItissaidthatdressesbyDiorwereconstructedlikebuildingsbutyoungpeoplewereattractedtotohisdesignandalloverthewesternworldmanufacturersplunged投入intotheproductionofhisnewstyle.Dior’srevolutionarydesignslightedupawholecycleoffashionroundedgentlefeminine.adelightinelegance.ANewLookHouseofDioropenedin1948followedbyoneinLondon.ConsideredasKingofCouturewomen’sclothingforyearstheDiorempiregrewuntilitcoveredeverycountryinthewesternworldandincludedfurshosieryjewelryperfumesmen’swearandonandon.Morethan1000peopleworkedattheParisheadquartersthen.Hissuddendeathin1957whenhewas53yearsolddidnotstopthegrowthoftheHouseofDior.EvennowsomanyyearsafterhisdeathhisnameiscloselyconnectedwithfashionthroughouttheworldandindeedisoneofthemostrecognizednamesintheworldHisfirstgreatNewLookwithitslongskirtswasanexpressionoffreedominthelate1940s.65.WhichofthefollowingdesignsisclosetoDior’s?66.Accordingtothepassage.inDior’slifehedidNOT.A.makecreativefashiondesignsB.workinadiplomaticserviceC.1earncraftashisfirstjobD.openaNewLookHouse67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.DiorandhissupporterhaddifferentinterestsinbusinessB.Dior’sNewLookhadlittleinfluenceonpeoplethenC.Diorisonlyabrandofwomen’sfashionD.Dior’sfashionwasnotacceptedatfirst68.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?.A.TheHistoryoftheNewLookB.TheGrowthoftheDiorEmpireC.AnExpressionofFreedom—DiorD.TheFounderoftheNewLook—Dior

BorninafishingvillageinJapanFujiyama25recallsachildhooddominatedbyhealthconcerns.Doctorstoldhisparentsthathehadaholeinhisheartandtheydidn’tthinkIhadalotlongertolive.ButduringalatervisittothedoctorhisfamilylearnedtheholehadcloseD.SomehowIwascuredandIbecameanormalkidFujiyamasays.AndIhadasecondchancE.DuringhissecondyearattheUniversityofMaryWashingtonhevolunteeredinHonduraswithacampusgroupandwasstruckbytheextremepovertyhesaw—barefootchildrencollectingcansandsleepinginthestreets.FujiyamarealizedhecouldhelpgiveotherchildrentheirownsecondchancE.TodayhisorganizationStudentsHelpingHondurasbringseducationandcommunityprojectstochildrenandfamiliesinneeD.Hestartedbytellinghisfriendsabouthisexperienceandcollectingsparechangeathistwocampusjobs.WhenIhadmyveryfirstmeetingonlytwopeopleshoweduphesays.IknewIhadtokeepfighting.HepersuadedhisyoungersisterCosmotojointhecausE.She’sdynamite.Hesays.Whenshetalksinfrontofacrowdshecanmovemountains.KnowingthatshewasbehinditIknewIcoulddoanything.Since2006thesiblings’organizationhasgrownto25campusesandraisedmorethan$750000tofundprojectsincludingtheconstructionoftwoschoolsandtheestablishmentofscholarshipstohelpyoungwomenattendcollegE.Fujiyamasaysstudentsaredeeplycommittedtotheorganization.TheyraisemoneyandthentraveltoHondurastohelpbuildinghouses.WhileFujiyamaspendshissummersinHondurasworkingalongsidevolunteershespendsalargeportionoftheyearontheroadvisitingcollegestoraisefunds.CosmoFujiyama23livesinHondurasfulltimetocoordinate协调thegroup’sbuildingeffortsonthegrounD.StudentsHelpingHondurasisworkingwithcommunitymembersofSietedeAbriltobuildanewvillagE.ManyofthefamilieslosttheirbelongingsinHurricaneMitchin1998.A.lotofthemdidn’thaveaccesstocleanwaterorhealthcareandtheydidn’thaveaschool.Fujiyama’sgrouphelpedbuild44homesinthevillagenamedSunshineVillage.Theorganizationisalsoraisingfundstobuildawatertoweraneco-friendlysanitationsystemandalibrary.56.Atthebeginningofhisorganization________.A.FujiyamawassupportedbymanyfriendsB.thingsdidn’tgoonsmoothlyC.FujiyamahadlittleideaofHondurasD.manyfamouspeoplejoinedin57.WecaninferthatFujiyamaisa_______man.A.diligentB.meanC.sympatheticD.cheerful58.Theunderlinedwordsiblings’canbereplacedby__________.A.brothers’B.brotherandsister’sC.friends’D.couple’s59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HelpthepeopleinneedB.StudentslendahandinAmericaC.FujiyamahelpsbuildSunshineVillageD.FujiyamagivespoorpeopleinHondurasasecondchance

天津市蓟县下营中学2010届高三第一次模拟A.PeteRosethefamousbaseballplayerwhomIhavenevermettaughtmesomethingsovaluablethatchangedmylifE.PetewasbeinginterviewedinspringtrainingtheyearhewasabouttobreakTyCobb’sall-timehitsrecorD.OnereporteraskedPeteyouonlyneed78hitstobreaktherecorD.Howmanyat-bats轮到击球doyouthinkyou’llneedtogetthe78hits?WithouthesitationPetesaid78.ThereporteryelledbackAhcomeonPetE.Youdon’texpecttoget78hitsin78at-batsdoyou?Mr.Rosecalmlysharedhisruleinlifewithallthereporterswhowereanxiouslyawaitinghisreply.EverytimeIstepuptotheplateIexpecttogetahit!IfIdon’texpecttogetahitIhavenorighttostepinthebatter’sboxinthefirstplace!IfIgouphopingtogetahitthenIprobablydon’thaveaprayerofgettingahit.ItisthepositiveexpectationthathasgottenmeallofthehitsinthefirstplacE.WhenIthoughtaboutPeteRose’sruleandhowitwasappliedtoeverydaylifeIfeltalittleembarrasseD.AsabusinesspersonIwashopingtomakemysalesmeetthequotas定额.AsafatherIwashopingtobeagooddaD.AsamarriedmanIwashopingtobeagoodhusbanD.ThetruthwasthatIwasanadequatesalespersonIwasnotsobadasafatherandIwasanokayhusbanD.Iimmediatelydecidedthatbeingokaywasnotenough!IwantedtobeagreatsalespersonagreatfatherandagreathusbanD.Ichangedmyattitudetooneofpositiveexpectationsandtheresultswereamazing.IwasfortunateenoughtoinafewsalestripsIwonCoachoftheYearinmyson’sbaseballleagueandIsharealovingrelationshipwithmywife!ThanksMr.Rose!36.WhichofthefollowingsayingscanmostappropriatelybeusedtodescribeMr.Rose’srule?A.Hewhodoesn’twanttobeageneralcan’tbeagoodsoldier.B.Beforeeverythingelsegettingreadyisthesecretofsuccess.C.IfyouworkhardenoughyourdreamswillcometruE.D.Romewasnotbuiltinoneday.37.WhatcanbeinferredaboutPeteRosefromthepassage?A.HewasgeneroustoshareallhisruleswitheveryonE.B.Hegotallthehitshewantedbecauseofgoodluck.C.Hesethimselfagoalofbeingthebest.D.HelikedtodreamofsomethingimpossiblE.38.BysayingIwasanadequatesalespersonParA.3thewriterprobablymeans______.A.hecouldmakeadequatemoneyasasalespersonB.hedidn’tdoanexcellentjobasasalespersonC.hewasgoodenoughtobeasalespersonD.heknewhowtosellgoodsinaproperway39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaroleofthewriter?A.A.teammateofRosE.B.A.salesman.C.A.father.D.A.baseballcoach.40.WhydoesthewriterthankMr.Roseattheendofthepassage?A.BecauseMr.Roseshowedhimhowtobeasuccessfulsalesperson.B.BecauseMr.Rosetaughthimtofacelifewithpositiveexpectation.C.BecauseMr.RosetrainedhimtowinCoachoftheYearforhisson.D.BecauseMr.Rosegavehimadviceonmanagingahappyfamily.

AgoodheartDikembeMutombogrewupinAfricaamonggreatpovertyanddiseasE.HecametoGeorgetownUniversityonascholarship奖学金tostudymedicine-butCoach教练JohnThompsongotalookatDikembeandhadadifferentideA.DikembebecameastarintheNBAandacitizenoftheUnitedStates.Butheneverforgotthelandofhisbirthorthedutytosharehisfortunewithothers.HebuiltanewhospitalinhisoldhometownintheCongo.A.friendhassaidofthisgood-heartedman:MutombobelievesthatGodhasgivenhimthischancetodogreatthings.SuccessandkindnessAfterherdaughterwasbornJulieAigner-ClarksearchedforwaystoshareherloveofmusicandartwithherchilD.Sosheborrowedsomeequipmentandbeganfilmingchildren'svideos录象inherownhousE.TheBabyEinsteinCompanywasbornandinjustfiveyearsherbusinessgrewtomorethan$20millioninsales.Andsheisusinghersuccesstohelpothers-producingchildsafetyvideoswithJohnWalshoftheNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildren.Juliesaysofhernewprogram:Ibelieveit'sthemostimportantthingthatIhaveeverdonE.IbelievethatchildrenhavetherighttoliveinaworldthatissafE.BraveryandcourageAfewweeksagoWesleyAutreywaswaitingataHarlemsubwaystationwithhistwolittlegirlswhenhesawamanfallintothepathofatrain.WithsecondstoactWesleyjumpedontothetrackspulledthemanintothespacebetweentherails铁轨andheldhimasthetrainpassedrightabovetheirheads.Heinsistshe'snotahero.Hesays:WehavegottoshoweachothersomelovE.66.WhatwasMutombopraisedfor?A.BeingastarintheNBA.B.BeingastudentofmedicinE.C.Hisworkinthechurch.D.Hiswillingnesstohelptheneedy.67.MulombobelievesthatbuildingthenewhospitalisA.helpfultohispersonaldevelopmentB.somethingheshoulddoforhishomelandC.achanceforhisfriendstosharehismoneyD.awayofshowinghisrespecttotheNBA68.WhatdidtheBabyEinsteinCompanydoatitsbeginning?A.Producesafetyequipmentforchildren.B.Makevideostohelpprotectchildren.C.Sellchildren'smusicandartwork.D.Lookformissingandexploitedchildren.69.WhywasWesleyAutreypraisedasahero?A.Hehelpedamangetacrosstherails.B.Hestoppedamanfromdestroyingtherails.C.Heprotectedtwolittlegirlsfromgettinghurt.D.Hesavedapersonwithoutconsideringhisownsafety.70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HeroesofourtimeB.TheGreatMenC.KindActionsD.SuccessfulExamples

【2011·江西九江六校第三次联考】D.BruceAlbertstheformerPresidentoftheNationalAcademiesUSAhasnowtakenoverasEditor-inChiefofScience.Judgingbyhiseditorialinthisweek’sissueConsideringScienceEducationtherecouldbesomeinterestingtimesaheadinScienceoffices.Here’spartofwhatBrucehastosayaboutscienceeducationIconsiderscienceeducationtobecriticallyimportanttobothscienceandtheworldandIshallfrequentlydealwiththistopiconthispagE.Let’sstartwithabig-pictureview.Sciencehasgreatlyadvancedourunderstandingofthenaturalworldandhasenabledthecreationofcountlessmedicinesandusefuldevices.Ithasalsoledtobehaviorsthathaveimprovedlives.ThepublicappreciatesthesepracticalbenefitsofscienceandscienceandscientistsaregenerallyrespectedevenbythosewhoarenotfamiliarwithhowscienceworksorwhatexactlyithasdiscovereD.Butsocietymaylessappreciatetheadvantageofhavingeveryoneacquirethewaysofthinkingandbehavingthatarecentraltopracticeofsuccessfulscience:scientifichabitsofminD.ThesehabitsincludeacriticalattitudetowardestablishedclaimsandastrongdesireforlogicandevidencE.AsfamousastronomerCarlSaganputitscienceisourbestdetector检测器.Individualsandsocietiesclearlyneedameanstologicallytesttheconstantcleverattemptstooperateourpurchasingandpoliticaldecisions.Theyalsoneedtochallengewhatisunreasonableincludingtheintolerancethatledtosomanyregionalandglobalconflicts.Sohowdoesthisrelateofscienceeducation?Mightitbepossibletoencourageacrosstheworldscientifichabitsofmindsoastocreatemorerational理性的societieseverywhere?Inprincipleastrongexpansionofscienceeducationcouldprovidetheworldwithsuchanopportunitybutonlyifscientistseducatorsandpolicy-makersredefinethegoalsofscienceeducationbeginningwithcollege-levelteaching.Ratherthanonlyconveyingwhatsciencehasdiscoveredaboutthenaturalworldasisdonenowinmostcountriesweshouldprovidefirstallstudentswiththeknowledgeandpracticeofhowtothinklikeascientist.71.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthescientifichabitsofmind?A.A.criticalattitudetowardestablishedclaimsB.A.strongdesireforlogiC.C.A.strongdesireforevidencE.D.AcleverandactiveminD.72.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasesuchanopportunityrefertointhelastparagraph?A.TocreatemorerationalsocietieseverywherE.B.Torelatedecision-makingtoscienceeducation.C.ToencouragescienceeducationaroundtheworlD.D.Tosetrightgoalsofscienceeducation.73.InBruceAlberts’opinionwhichisthemostimportantinscienceeducation?A.OfferingallstudentsenoughpracticetodrilltheirminD.B.Equippingallstudentswithathinkingmodelofascientist.C.TellingstudentswhatsciencehasdiscoveredaboutthenaturalworlD.D.Advisingallstudentstochallengeallestablishedscientificachievements.74.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.BruceAlbertsagreatscienceeducatorB.ScienceeducationandworldpeaceC.ThegovernmentandscienceeducationD.BruceAlberts’opiniononscienceeducation75.ThebenefitsofscienceincludethefollowingEXCEPT____.A.allowingpeopletounderstandtheworldbetterB.developingnewtreatmentfordiseasesC.inventingusefulmachinesandtoolsD.makinggreatprogressinpeople’sbehaviors

06·全国ⅡB.篇May:HappeningsfromthePastMay51884IsaacMurphysonofaslaveandperhapsthegreatesthorseriderinAmericanhistoryridesBuchanantowinhisfirstKentuckyDerby.Hebecomesthefirstriderevertowintheracethreetimes.May91754BenjaminFranklin’sPennsylvaniaGazetteproducesperhapsthefirstAmericanpoliticalcartoon漫画showingasnakecutsinpieceswiththewordsJoinorDicprintedunderthepicturE.May111934ThefirstgreatduststormoftheGreatPlainsDustBowltheresultofyearsofdrought干旱blowstopsoilallthewaytoNewYorkCityandWashingtonD.C.May191994JacquelineLeeBouvierKennedyOnassisformerfirstladyandoneofthemostfamouspeopleofthe1960sdiedofcancerinNewYorkCityattheageof64.May241844SamuelF.BMorsetapsoutthefirstmessageWhatHathGodwroughtovertheexperimentallong—distancetelegraphlinewhichrunsfromWashingtonDCtoBaltimoreMD.45.WeknowfromthetextthatBuchananis.A.Isaac’sfatherB.awinninghorseC.aslavetakingcareofhorsesD.thefirstracinghorseinKentucky46.WhatisthetitleofthefirstAmericanpoliticalcartoon?A.JoinorDieB.PennsylvaniaGazetteC.WhatHathGodWroughtD.KentuckyDorby47.InwhichyeardidtheformerfirstladyJacquelinedie?A.1934B.1960C.1964D.199448.Whichofthefollowingplaceshastodowiththefirsttelegraminhistory?A.WashingtonD.C.B.NewYorkCity.C.KentuckyD.Pennsylvania

TheBarbiedollfirstappearedatthetoyfairinNewYorkin1959.ItscreatorwasRuthHandleranAmericanbusinesswoman.SheandherhusbandElliottalongwithHaroldMattMatsonstartedthetoycompanyMattel.ShebasedthedesignofthenewdollonaGermandollnamedBildLilliandnamedheraftertheirdaughterBarbara.ThefirstBarbieworeablackandwhiteswimsuitandhadherhairinaponytail马尾辫.Shelookedverygrown-up.Butanyconcernsthatparentswouldnotwanttobuyitforlittlegirlsweresoonprovedwrong.Mattelsold300000Barbiedollsinthefirstyearatapriceofthreedollars.Todayafifty-year-oldBarbieingoodconditionmightcostmorethan27000dollars.Barbiedollshaverepresented50differentnationalitiesandaresoldin150countries.Mattelsays90%ofgirlsintheUnitedStatesbetweentheagesofthreeandtenownatleastoneBarbiedoll.Itsaysgirlsbetweentheagesofthreeandsixownanaverageofabout12.Barbiealsofacedhershareofcritics.A.well-knownexamplewaswhenwomen’seducationgroupsobjectedtoatalkingBarbiedollthatdeclaredamongotherthingsMathclassistough!Mattelagreedtochangeit.SaudiArabiahasbannedBarbiedolls.AndalawmakerintheAmericanstateofWestVirginiawouldliketodothesame.LastmonthheproposedbanningsalesofBarbieandotherdollsthatinfluencegirlstoputtoomuchimportanceonphysicalbeauty.SomepeoplesayBarbieisanunhealthyrolemodelforyounggirls.RobinGerberdisagrees.ShewroteabookaboutBarbie.ShepointsoutdollslikescientistBarbieandracecardriverBarbie.ShesayspeoplewhocriticizeBarbieshouldtellgirlsthestoryofthebusinesswomanwhocreatedher.ShesaysRuthHandlerwantedthedollstohelpgirlsthinkaboutwhattheywantedtodowiththeirlives.44.ThefirstBarbiedollmightnotbepopularamonglittlegirlsbecause_______.A.herhairstylewasoutoffashionB.herappearancelookedmuchtoomatureC.herwayofdressingwasagainstthetraditionD.physicalbeautywasn’tthoughttobeimportant45.FromthepassageweknowthatMattel________.A.isoneoftheworld’slargesttoycompaniesB.isthedirectorofanAmericantoycompanyC.wasthewomanwhooriginallycreatedBarbieD.wasasalesmanwhowasgoodatsellingBarbiedolls46.Barbiedollsarecriticizedpartlybecausetheymakegirls________.A.paytoomuchattentiontotheirphysicalbeautyB.neglecttheirschoolworkandinnerbeautyC.preferphysicalbeautytoinnerbeautyD.wastetoomuchtimeandmoneyonclothes47.ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatinherbookRobinGerber________.A.showsBarbiedollshaveanegativeinfluenceongirlsB.praisesasuccessfulpersonwhosellsBarbiedollsC.expressesherownfavorableopinionaboutBarbieD.arguesforbanningthesalesofBarbiedolls

WouldyoubelievethatthefirstoutstandingdeafteacherinAmericawasaFrenchman?HisnamewasLaurentClerC.HebecameafriendofThomasHopkinsGallaudetandtogethertheyfoundedAmerica'sfirstschoolforthedeaf.LaurentClercwasborninasmallvillagenearLyonsFranceonDecember261785.Whenhewasoneyearoldhefellintoafirelosingbothhishearingandhissenseofsmell.At12LaurententeredtheRoyalInstitutionfortheDeafinPariswhereheexcelledinhisstudies.Afterhegraduatedtheschoolaskedhimtostayonasanassistantteacher.MeanwhileinAmericaThomasHopkinsGalaudetwasstudyingtobeaminister.Hewasveryconcernedaboutthelackofeducationalopportunitiesforthedeaf.Thereforein1815GallaudetsailedtoLondonEnglandtoseekideasonhowtoteachdeafpeoplE.WhilehewastherehemetaFrencheducatorofthedeafwhoinvitedhimtogotoParistospendthreemonthslearningattheRoyalInstitutionfortheDeaftheschoolwhereLaurenClercwasteaching.Gallaudetacceptedtheoffer.Thetwomenworkedandstudiedwelltogether.WhenthetimecameforGallaudettoreturnheaskedClerctocomewithhim.Clercacceptedononecondition:thathewouldstayinAmericaonlyashorttimE.ThetwomensetsailonJune1816.ThevoyageacrosstheAtlanticOceantook52days;howeverClereandGallaudetputthetimetogoodusE.ClercstudiedEnglishandGallaudetstudiedsignlanguagE.Theydiscussedtheschoolforthedeafwhichtheyplannedtoopen.Onthelongtriptheyhadmanyconversationsabouteducationanddeafness.TheyearaftertheyarrivedtheyfoundedaschoolforthedeafinHarfordConnecticut.AttheschoolClercledabusylifE.HetaughtsignstoPrincipalGallaudet;hetaughtthepupils;andhetaughthearingmenwhocametotheschooltostudydeafeducation.In1819ClercmarriedElizaCrockerBoardmanoneofhispupils.Theyhadsixchildren.Heretiredfromteachingin1858.AlthoughhehadintendedtoreturntoFranceheneverdiD.HediedonJuly181869intheUnitedStates.31.WhydidThomasHopkinsGallaudetsailtoLondon?A.Heneededtofinishhisstudiestobecomeaminister.B.ItwastheeasiestwaytogettoFrancE.C.Hewantedtostudytheirsystemofdeafeducation.D.HewantedtomarryAliceCogswell.32.FromthispassagewecaninferthatA.ClercwasanintelligentmanB.ClerchadgreatdifficultyinlearninglanguageC.ClercmarriedElizainordertogethisgreencardD.Clercwaspaidwellbecausehemadesuchimportantcontributionstothesociety33.OntheirtripfromParistoAmericaClercandGallaudetA.playedcardsandstudiedSpanishB.studiedanddiscussedtheirplansforadeafschoolC.foundedaschoolforthedeafD.GallaudetstudiedEnglishandClercstudiedsignlanguage34.WhichistherightorderofthethingsClercdid?A.MetGallaudetmovedtoAmericagotmarriedwenttoschoolinParis.B.MetGallaudetwenttoschoolinParismovedtoAmericagotmarrieD.C.WenttoschoolinParismetGallaudetmovedtoAmericagotmarrieD.D.GotmarriedwenttoschoolinParismetGaliaudetmovedtoAmericA.35.ThemainideaofthispassagecouldbebeststatedasA.ClercmanagedhistimewellandcouldteachmuchinformationinashorttimeB.ThomasGallaudetwasindebtedtoClercforallhetaughthimC.ClercpreferredteachingdeafstudentstohearingstudentsD.ClercaneducatedFrenchmanhadagreatimpactonAmericandeafeducation.

TherewasonceagreatpainternamedMechelinGermanyabouttwohundredyearsago.Onedayayoungpainterdecidedtopayhimavisitforthesecretofpainting.MechelwaspaintingwhentheyoungmanarrivedathishousE.Hesmiledandwavedhispaintingbrushintheair.TheyoungmanunderstoodhismeaningandsaidDoyoumeanthatIshouldkeeponpainting?Yes!MechelsaidandpointedtothepictureonthetablE.Youshouldnotonlypaintmorebutalsolookthroughothers'works.Theymayserveasasilentteacher.ButtheyoungpaintersaidIhavepaintedalot.Icanpaintmanypictureswithinaday.AndIhavelookedthroughalot.Icanlookthroughquiteafewcopieswithinaday.Whataretheresults?askedMechel.TheyoungpainterscratchedhishairandsaidThoughIcanpaintmanypicturesittakesmeayeartosellthem.AfterhearingthisMechelsaidseriouslyWhynotdoyourjobtheotherway?Iamsureifyouspendayearpaintingapictureyoucansellitwithinaday.79.Theunderlinedwordtheymeans________.A.paintersB.othersC.famousteachersD.otherpainters'works80.-WhydidtheyoungmangotovisitMechel?-Hewantedto________.A.paintmorepicturesB.sellmorepicturesC.sellpicturesquicklyD.askforsomeadvice81.ThesecretofpaintingaccordingtotheMechelis________.A.keepingonpaintingB.lookingthroughothers'worksC.paintingonepictureinayearD.workinghardandlearningfromothers'works82.-WhatadvicedidMechelgivetheyoungman?-________.A.TakingayeartopaintapictureB.Followingtheothers'examplesC.SpendingmoretimelearningandpaintingD.Spendinglesstimesellinghispictures

It’soneofthecoldestdaysoftheyearinManhattanwithicywindskeepingmostpeopleindoorsbutnotEsperanzaSpalding.The27-year-oldjazzartistisracingallovertown.ShespentthemorningataphotoshootforDownBeatmagazinE.Nowshe’sheadingtoarecordingstudiotofine-tunehernextalbum.SherarelytweetstextsorwatchesTV.Shegoestobedearlygetsupearlyandpracticesthebass—herinstrumentofchoice—everyday.Herdiligencepays.SincewinningtheGrammyforBestNewArtistlastyear—bestingJustinBieberandmakinghisfansangryhernewalbumRadioMusicSocietycomesoutnextmonth.Thealbumisherfourthandits11tunesareaccompaniedbyshortfilmsshotinNewYorkSpainandOregon.Spaldingbecamefamoustheold-fashionedway:NorealityshowsShecreditshermotherasingleparentwithherearlyinterestintheartsShelistenedtotheoldies—MotownandBritishrockbandsfromthe’60sand’70s—becausehermotherdidn’tthinkthemodernstuffwasgoodforher.Shesays.I’msuremywholelifewewereunderthepovertylineyouknowbutIstillfeltrich.Ihadarichupbringingrichinthesenseofalotoflovealotofeducationnaturemusicandartandlaughing.SheaddsIt’snotjustabouttheincomeyoumakE.57.FromthetextwecanknowthatSpaldingoften.A.doessomereadingB.worksintothenightC.takessomeoutdoorexerciseD.practicesplayingthebass58.WhywasSpaldingabletowintheGammyforBestNewArtist?A.shehadagreatgiftforajazzmusiC.B.shedevotedherselftomusicsheloves.C.hermotherhelpedherwithjazzmusiC.D.shebeatJustinBieberandhisfans.59.Spalding’sfourthalbumRadioMusicSocietywassuccessfullyfilmedinA.ManhattanB.BostonC.OregonD.Washington60.InSpalding’seyeswhichofthefollowingmeanrich?A.leadingafulllifeB.becomingfamousC.havingenoughmoneyD.livingasimplelife

OneChristmasEveafewyearsagoanEnglishcouplereceivedaveryspecialtelephonecall.Itwasonlyatwenty-secondcallbutitwasveryimportant.Itwastheirfifteen-year-olddaughterwhohaddisappearedsixmonthsbeforethatrangthem.I'mphoningtowishyouMerryChristmasshesaidIloveyou.RonalandEdwinaHaydenweresohappythattheystartedaspecialtelephoneservicecalledAliveandWell.TheservicehelpsparentstokeepincontactwithchildrenwhohaverunawayfromhomE.YoungpeoplecanphoneAliveandWellandleaveamessagefortheirparents.Thetelephonesareansweredbyansweringmachines.SonoonecanspeaktothechildormakehimreturnhomE.ParentsofrunawaychildrenwhoareundereighteencanaskthepolicetobringtheirchildrenhomE.SochildrendonotwanttotelltheirparentswheretheyarE.ThroughAliveandWelltheycantelephonetheirparentswithoutworryingaboutthisorgivingtheiraddress.TheHaydensandtheirhelperswritedownthetape-recordedtelephonemessagesandcontacttheaddressgiven.Manyofthe30000BritishteenagerswhohavelefthomeareprobablyinLondon.Foronlytwopencetheycangointoatelephonecoinboxandcalltheirparents.Theycandial5675339andstopaparent'sworry:Ishedeadoralive?68.AtAliveandWellthephonesareansweredby________.A.theHaydensB.agroupofhelpersC.helpfulteenagersD.anautomaticsystem69.IfyouringAliveandWellyourmessagewillbe________first.A.recordedB.typedoutC.broadcastD.copiedautomatically70.Whatdoesdisappearedmeaninthepassage?A.diedB.lostherwayC.camehomelateD.ranawayfromhome

A.fewmonthsagoIwasatabusstopintownintheevening.ThebuscameontimeandItookthewindowseat.ThebuswasrunningbytheseashoreandIwasenjoyingthewindwhilewatchingtheseawaves.Afterafewminutesthebusmadeitsnextstop.A.youngboyandagirlgoton.Theywerestandingonmyleftwhenthebuspulledoff.Ilookedatthemcuriouslyandrealizedthatallthewindowseatswereoccupied占据.Theycouldsitbutnottogether.Suddenlyadifferentwavepassedthroughmybodyandmymindgavemetheadvicetogetup.Igotupandgavethemmyseat.Theyoungladysmiledkindlyandsaidthanks.Ioccupiedanotherseat.Idon’trememberwhetherIgotoffthebusbeforethemornot.Monthspassedby.SuddenlyonedaywhileIwasstandingatthesamebusstopwaitingsometimeforthebustoarriveIheardavoicE.ExcusemeUnclE.IlookedinthedirectionofthevoicE.Itwasabeautifulyounglady.PuzzledIsaidIdonotrecognizeyou.ShesaidDoyourememberyougaveusyourwindowseat?PuzzledIsaidMaybebutwhatissogreatinthat?ShesaidIfyouhadnotgivenyourseatthatdayperhapsIwouldhavenotsatwithmyfrienD.Bysittingtogetherithelpedusbridgeamisunderstandingthathadbeenbetweenusforever.Doyouknowwearegettingmarriednextmonth?Good!GodblessbothofyouIreplieD.Theyoungladyagainsaidthankyouandwentonherjourney.Irealizedtheimportanceofgivingthatday.61.Whyweretheyoungboyandthegirlstandingonthebus?A.Becausetheywantedtoenjoytheseaview.B.Becausetheycouldn’tsittogether.C.Becausetherewerenoemptyseats.D.BecausetheypreferredtostanD.62.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeansthattheauthorhadafeelingthat______.A.hewantedtodosomethingspecialB.theseawavemadehimupsetC.awavefromtheseafloodedhimD.hewantedtomakeaseawaveinhisheart63.Theauthor’sactofkindnesshelpedtheyoungboyandthegirl______.A.begintotalktoeachotheragainafteraquarrelB.sittogetherandbecomefriendsverysoonC.clearupamisunderstandingbetweenthemD.knoweachotherandgetmarried64.Fromthestorywecanconclude推断that______.A.smallthingscancreategreathappeningsinlifeB.itisgivingratherthanreceivingthatisimportantC.offeringone’sseattoothersmaywinrespectD.wesometimesforgetwhathappenedinthepast65.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.A.TheemptyseatonthebusB.ThepleasanttravelC.TheloveonthebusD.Thebusride

OnewarmSeptembernightMirahadcomedowntothebeachtoenjoythenightair.Sheclosedhereyesandlistenedtothewaves.SuddenlyshecouldhearanothersoundsosheopenedhereyesandlookeddownatthesanD.Itwasmoving!Allofasuddenshecouldseeatinyheadcomingout.Thenaturtle龟appeared!Onebyonetheystruggledoutoftheirundergroundnests.Miralookedinsurpriseatthebabyturtles.Miraknewtheturtlesshouldheadtowardsthewavesandswimawaysoshewaspuzzledwhentheybegantopullthemselvestowardsthedunes沙丘.Suddenlysherememberedsomethinghergrandmotherhadtoldher.MiralookedoutacrossthedunesatherhousE.Mirasawhermotherandfathersittingontheporch门廊.Shecouldseethembecauseherhousehadtwobrightlightsthatlituptheporch.MirabegantoruntoherhouseandshoutedTheturtlesarehatching!Wehavetohelptheturtles!WiththesewordsMiraranintothehouseandturnedoffthebrightporchlights.Inarushshewasoffrunningdowntheduneswithherwholefamilyfollowingher.Theyreachedthebeachjustintimetoseethetinyturtlesslippingsilentlyintothewaves.Mirawatchedasthelastturtleenteredthewater.AstheturtleswamawayitlookedbackatMirA.InthemoonlightMirathoughtshesawitsmilE.56.Wheredidthestoryhappen?A.OnabeachatnightB.Inahousenearthedunes.C.Onafrontporchintheevening.D.Intheshallowwateroftheocean.57.HowdidMirafeelwhenshesawthebabyturtlesappear?A.ProuD.B.SaD.C.ConfuseD.D.SurpriseD.58.HowdidMiraknowthelightsconfusedtheturtles?A.Shereaditinabook.B.Hergrandmothertoldher.C.Shelearnedabouttheturtlesatschool.D.Herparentstaughtherabouttheturtles.59.WhydidMiraruntoherhouse?A.TogetaflashlightB.Toturnofftheporchlight.C.Tocommunicatewithherparents.D.Toaskhergrandmotheraboutthelights.60.Thisstoryismainlyaboutagirl________.A.enjoyingtheoceanB.turninglightsoffatnightC.savingthebabyturtlesD.learningfromhergrandparents

甘肃省天水一中2010届高三第一学期第二次段考E.AviSadehaPsychologyProfessoratTelAvivUniversitysaidrecently:InreallifethedailystrugglesbetweenparentsandchildrenarearoundthesenarrowproblemsofanextrahourextraTVshowandsoonheaddedToolittlesleepandmoreaccidents.ToinvestigatetheeffectsonchildrenofaddingorreducinganhourofsleepSadehchangedthenumberofhourssleptby77fourthandsixthgradersforfivedaysduringaweekwhenthechildrenwerehealthyandtherewerenospecialsocialeventsorschoolactivities.SadehandhiscolleaguesfoundanextrahourofsleepcanmakeabigdifferencE.ThechildrenwhosleptlongeralthoughtheywokeupmorefrequentlyduringthenightscoredhigherontestsSadehreportedintheMarch/AprilissueofjournalChildDevelopment.Whenthechildrensleptlongertheirsleepqualitywassomewhatweakbutinspiteofthistheirperformanceforstudyimprovedbecausetheextrasleepwasmoresignificantthanthereductioninsleepquality.SadehsaiD.Somestudiessuggestedthatlackofsleepasachildaffectsdevelopmentintoadulthoodandit'smorelikelytodeveloptheirattentiondisorderwhentheygrowolder.PreviousresearchhasshownchildreninelementaryschoolneedatleastninehoursofsleepanightonaregularbasissaidCarlHuntdirectoroftheNationalCenteronSleepDisordersResearchinBethesdaandhigh-school-agechildrenneedsomewhatlessaddingtheresultsofinsufficientsleepcouldbeserious.AtiredchildisanaccidentwaitingtohappenHuntsaiD.Andaskidsgetoldertoysgetbiggerandtheriskshigher.Huntalsosaidtoolittlesleepcouldresultinlearningandmemoryproblemsandlong-termeffectsonschoolperformancE.ThisisanimportantextensionofwhatwealreadyknowHuntsaidofSadeh'sresearchaddingsleepisasimportantasnutritionandexercisetogoodhealth.Toputitintorealityparentsshouldmakesuretheyknowwhentheirchildrenactuallyaregoingtosleepandtheirroomsareconducivetosleepinginsteadofplaying.57.WhatisChildDevelopment?A.Anewstory.B.Apopularbook.C.AperiodicalmagazinE.D.ATVprogrammE.58.Howmanypersonsareexactlymentionedinthetext?A.OnE.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.59.Theunderlinedphraseconducivetointhelastsentencecouldbereplacedby______.A.helpingtoproduceB.influencedbyC.fullofD.acceptableof60.ThefollowingstatementsarerightEXCEPT_______accordingtothepassage?A.TherearesomedailystrugglesbetweenparentsandchildrenbecauseofhavingnothingincommonwithextraresttimE.B.Thechildrenwhosleeplongerareweakintheirstudy.C.LackofsleepasachildhasgreateffectontheirdevelopmentintoadulthooD.D.InGeneralchildreninelementaryschoolneedatleastninehoursofsleepanight.

05·江苏A.篇JaneAustenafamousEnglishwriterwasbornatSteventonHampshireonDecember161775anddiedonJuly181817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlifealthoughtheprejudicesofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously匿名.ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath'smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806BathwasherhomE.HerdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovelsNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasionwhicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewitkeepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten'sBathcanbeenhanced增强byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.HereinaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecityyoucanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten'stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.TheCentrehasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCentreyoucanlookroundtheattractiveshopwhichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten'sBathwhichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelivedwalkedandshoppeD.56.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath________.A.inherearlytwentiesB.inherearlyteensC.inherlatetwentiesD.inherlateteens57.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassage?A.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten'sdeath.B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten'stimE.D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceJaneAusten'stimE.58.Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto________.A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofBathB.askreaderstobuyAusten'sbooksC.tellreadersaboutJaneAusten'sexperienceD.giveabriefintroductiontotheJaneAustenSociety59.Ittakesyouaboutoneandahalfhours________.A.togettotheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreetB.tobuyJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandgiftsC.tofindaguidetotakeyoutotheCentreD.tolookaroundthecityofBathonfoot

10·福建A.篇F.ScottFitzgeraldbornonSeptember241896anAmericannovelistwasonceastudentofSt.PaulAcademytheNewmanSchoolandattendedPrinceton.UniversityforashortwhilE.In1917hejoinedthearmyandwaspostedinAlabamawherehemethisfuturewifeZeldaSayrE.Thenhehadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.Hislifewithherwasfullofgreathappinessashewroteinhisdiary:MyownhappinessinthepastoftenapproachedsuchjoythatIcouldshareitevenwiththepersondearesttomebuthadtowalkitawayinquietstreetsandtakedownpartsofitinmydiary.Thissideofparadisehisfirstnovelwaspublishedin1920.EncouragedbyitssuccessFitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.ThenhecontinuedwiththenoveltheBeautifulandDamned1922acollectionofshortstoriesThalesoftheJazzAge1922andaplayTheVegetable1923.ButhisgreatestsuccesswasTheGreatGatsbypublishedin1925whichquickbroughthimpraisefromtheliteraryworlD.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.Thenin1926hepublishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.HoweverFitzgerald’sproblemswithhiswifeZeldaaffectedhiswriting.Duringthe1920shetriedtoreorderhislifebutfaileD.By1930hiswifehadherfirstbreakdownandwenttoaSwisscliniC.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTenderIstheNightin1934andTheLoveoftheLastTycoonin1940.whilehiswifewasinhospitalintheUnitedStateshegottotallyaddictedtoalcohol.SheilaGrahamhisdearfriendhelpedhimfighthisalcoholism.56.HowmanynovelswrittenbyFitzgeraldarementionedinthepassage?A.5B.6C.7D.857.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeFitzgerald’slifeaccordingtothepassage?A.Hebecameaddictedtodrinking.B.HestudiedatSt.PaulAcademy.C.HepublishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadisE.D.TheGreatGatsbywonhighpraisE.E.HefailedtoreorderhislifE.f.HejoinedthearmyandmetZeldA.A.f-c-e-a-b-dB.b-e-a-f-c-dC.f-d-e-c-b-aD.b-f-c-d-e-a58.WecaninferfromthepassagethatFitzgerald.A.hadmadesomemoneywhenhemetZeldainAlabamA.B.waswelleducatedandwelloffbeforeheservedinthearmyC.wouldhavecompletedmoreworksifhiswifehadn’tbrokendownD.helpedhisfriendgetridofdrinkingwhilehiswifewasinhospital59.Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaconcludingparagraphabout.A.Zelda’spersonallifeB.Zelda’sillnessandtreatmentC.Fitzgerald’sfriendshipwithGrahamD.Fitzgerald’scontributionstotheliteraryworld

OnemorningmorethanthirtyyearsagoIentertheTrackKitchenarestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest卑微的tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderlyunshavenmanwholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalonE.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffeeIaskedMayIgetyousomething?AcoffeewouldbenicE.ThenIboughthimacupofcoffeE.WetalkedmoreandheacceptedanothercupofcoffeE.FinallyIrosetoleavewishedhimwellandheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.HeaskedHowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?Who?Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuyingofferingafreebreakfastandfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.GalbreathchangedmylifE.NowItreateveryonewithrespectnomatterwhoIthinktheyareandnomatteranotherhumanbeingwithkindandsincerity.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddisheveledmean?A.UnfriendlyB.UntidyC.GentleD.Kind42.Theauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecause_______.A.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB.hewantedtostartaconversationC.heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD.he’dliketothanktheoldman43.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A.ProudB.PitifulC.SurprisedD.Regretful44.Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A.WeshouldlearntobegenerousB.It’shonorabletohelpthoseinneedC.Peopleinhighpositionsaren’tlikewhatweexpectD.Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances

安徽省芜湖一中2008年高三5月最后一模D.篇A13-year-oldChinesegirlFanYiNancywhohadherprimaryeducationintheUSrecentlypublishedherfirstfairytaleSwordbird.ThefairytalewritteninEnglishhasappearedonthechildren’sfictionbestsellerlistintheUStheShanghaiEveningPostreporteD.FanYiwasgreatlyinterestedinobservingbirdseversinceshewasalittlegirl.InHamiltonNewYorkwhereshelivessheoftenwatcheskingfishersandwoodpeckersflyingoverherhousefromthesmallwoodsnearby.TheinspirationforwritingthebookSwordbirdactuallycamefromoneofherdreams.AtthattimeshewasstudyingAmericanhistoryinschoolandhappenedtoreadmanyarticlesinmagazinesaboutthe9.11terrorist__分子attacks.Onedayshehadadreaminwhichsomerosefinchesandbluejayswerecontrolledbysomeblackbirdsandbegantofightwitheachother.WhenshewokeupshedecidedtoturnherdreamintoastoryandtoconveyhermessageofpeacetothepubliC.InordertogetherbookpublishedinChinaFantranslatedtheentireEnglishversionintoChinesE.Itisalearningprocess.SinceIdidn’tknowmanyChineseidiomsIhadtogethelpfrommymomanddadfromtimetotimE.ForanotherthingalotofpoemsintheoriginalstoryarewritteninrhymesowhenItranslatedthemintoChineseIwantedtomakesurethattheywereinrhymetoo.shesaiD.FanYiwasborninBeijingin1993.ShestayedinBeijinguntilshefinishedherfirstgradeofprimaryschool.ThenshemovedwithherparentstotheUnitedStateswhenshewasseven.TwoyearslatershestartedtowriteherEnglishstory.InMarchthisyearthebookwaspublishedbyHarperCollinsPublishers.Itwasselectedastheweek’sbestsellerofchildren’sfictionbytheNewYorkTimessoonafteritwaspublisheD.FanYihassaidshewillwritemorebooksinthefuturE.Itisexpectedthatthesequel续篇toSwordbirdwillcomeoutnextyear.68.TheunderlinedwordsrosefinchesandbluejaysinParagraph2probablyreferto.A.creaturesfromouterspaceB.differentkindsofbirdsC.differentkindsofplanesD.peoplefromdifferentraces69.FanYi’sbookwasrelatedtothe9.11terroristattacksbecause.A.itwasbeingwrittenwhentheattackshappenedB.itexpressedherdesireforpeaceandanendtoterrorismC.theybothinvolvedfightingintheairD.theattackswerementionedinherbook70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.SwordbirdisanEnglishadventurestory.B.OneofherdreamsmadeherbegintowriteSwordbird.C.SwordbirdonlyhasanEnglishversion.D.Swordbirdisanexcellentadultfiction.71.WhatcanwelearnaboutFanYifromthepassage?A.She’sbeliveedtobewritingmorebirdstories.B.HerChineseversionofSwordbirdhasbeenpublishedinChinA.C.SheislearninghowtowriteEnglishpoemsfromherparents.D.She’slikelytobecomeafull-timewriter.

MaricelApatan22standsinthekitchenoftheEdsaShangi-LaHotelinManilapreparingtodecorateacheesecakE.ItwouldseemtobearoutinetaskforacakechefbutMaricelisnoordinarychef—shehasnohands.MaricelhascomealongwaysincethedayinSeptember2000whensheandherunclewereattackedneartheirfarm.Fortunatelybothofthemsurvivedbutthe11-year-oldgirllostherhands.In2004sheenteredaManilatrainingcentreforpeoplewithdisabilities.Shelearnedhowtowriteanddohouseworkandmoreimportantlycametotermswithherdisability.Aftergraduationfromhighschoolshetookatwo-yearHotelandRestaurantManagementcourseandflourishedeventhoughshewastheonlydisabledstudentinthecoursE.AftershemovedbacktoManilatocontinueherstudiesthemediastartedreportingonthisdeterminedyoungwoman.Shedidn’tshyawayfromtheattention.Iwantedotherslivingwithdisabilitiestobelieveit’spossibletoliveanormallifeMaricelsays.WhenmanagersattheEdsaShangri-LaHotelsawMaricelontelevisiontheyhiredheraspartofthehotel’sCareforPeopleproject.Shehasalsoaccomplishedhergoalofinspiringothers.OneofthemisRonelynCalumpianoa21-year-oldwithcerebralpalsy脑瘫.ShesawMaricelontelevisionandwasmovedbyherconfidencE.RonelynwillsoonstartclassesandisalreadyplanningacareerinIT.Mericel’sthreeyoungersistershavemovedtoManilA.Shepaysfortherentoftheirsmallapart-mentwhiletheirparentslookaftertheirfamilyfarminMindanao.ItisdifficulttomakeendsmeetbutIdon’tlosehopE.Ibelieveanythingispossibleifyoudreamworkhardandpray.56.Maricelisnoordinarychefbecause.A.sheisbetterthanotherchefsB.sheisphysicallydisabledC.shecandoaroutinetaskD.sheisgoodatdecoratingcakes57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMaricel?A.Shesurvivedwhileheruncledidnot.B.Shedidn’tshyawayfrompublicattention.C.ShehasinspiredsomedisabledpeoplE.D.Shemanagedtomakealivingbyherself.58.TheunderlinedwordflourishedinParagraph3issimilarinmeaningto.A.wasrejectedB.wasemployedC.recoveredwellD.developedwell59.AccordingtothetextRonelyn.A.worksinanITcompanyB.wasinspiredbyMaricelC.oncelivedinMindanaoD.hasalreadystartedclasses60.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthetext?A.WeshouldbedetermindandneverlosehopE.B.WeShouldn’tlookdownuponthedisableD.C.WeShouldhelpthosewhosufferdisabilities.D.WeshouldfeelsympathyfortheunfortunatE.

TimBeckerandhisneighborsaredoingsomethingtomaketheirneighborhoodatrouble-freeareA.WhenTimBeckergetsinhiscartogoshoppinghedoesn't1drivetoastoreandbackhomE.Healwayslooks2upanddownthestreetsofhisneighborhooD.Helooksforanything3suchasstrangecarsloudnoises4windowsorpeoplegatheringonstreetcorners.Tim5toaneighborhoodwatchgroupinStonevilleIndianaUSA.Theneighborhoodwatchgroup6onthethirdWednesdayofeverymonth.That's7Timgettogetherwithabouttenofhisneighborstodiscusscommunity8.Membersoftheneighborhoodwatchgroupwanttohelpthepolice9theirhomesstreetsandfamiliessafE.TimStedmanpresidentof10neighborhoodwatchgroupagreeswithTim.Peopleseemtothinkthatcrime犯罪happenstootherpeoplebutnot11them.Wellit'sneverhappenedtomehesaidbutIdon'tthinkanyonehasthe12tostealfromotherpeopleortomakethemfeel13sittingintheirownhomes.Alexamemberofthegroupsaidthatalltheneighbors14outforoneanother.We15eachother'shomes.Wekeepwatchontheneighborhoodatnightandonweekends.Usuallya16offourorfiveofusgoesouttogether.Ifsomethingdoesn'tlookrightthenwecallthe17.Forexampleifwenoticeagroupofteenagerswhoseemtobelookingfor18orsomeonedestroyingpropertywereporttothepolicE.Alexfeelstheneighborhoodwatchgroup19alotinkeepingcrimedown.HerhusbandJimagreesPolicearegoodpeoplebuttheycan'tdo20.1.A.yetB.stillC.justD.rather2.A.carefullyB.clearlyC.nervouslyD.coldly3.A.familiarB.unusualC.expensiveD.interesting4.A.newB.openC.oldD.broken5.A.attendsB.belongsC.goesD.turns6.A.meetsB.quarrelsC.singsD.searches7.A.whereB.whyC.whenD.how8.A.politicsB.wealthC.healthD.safety9.A.keepB.holdC.letD.protect10.A.itsB.hisC.theirD.your11.A.roundB.onC.aboutD.to12.A.rightB.chanceC.courageD.mind13.A.unluckyB.unsafeC.disappointedD.discouraged14.A.setB.letC.holdD.look15.A.careB.enterC.watchD.manage16.A.groupB.setC.numberD.crowd17.A.judgesB.policeC.firemenD.doctors18.A.workB.burdenC.serviceD.trouble19.A.producesB.findsC.getsD.helps20.A.anythingB.everythingC.harmD.wrong

Mygrandfatherwasateacher.Hewastheheadmasterofaschoolforboysbetweentheagesofthirteenandeighteen.IknowthathewasakindandgentlemanatheartbecausewhenIwasyoungandhewasoldhegavemepresentsandseatedmeonhiskneesandtoldmestoriesbutIbelievetheboysathisschoolwereafraidofhim.AtschoolwhenhewalkedintoaroomfullofnoisyboystherewassilenceatoncE.Whenhelookedataboywithacertainlookinhiseyesthatboywentredinthefaceandlookeddownathisshoes.Ifaboybroughthimpoorcarelessworkwhichwasnotthebestthatboycoulddomygrandfatherpickeduptheboy’sbookandthrewitacrosstheroomshoutingDoitallagainandbringitbackearlyinthemorning！Iftheboywaslateorifheforgottobringtheworkhehadtodoitagainandagainandyetagain.Mygrandfatherneverforgot.HewasaverydifferentmanatschoolfromthemanIsawdaybydayinhisownhomE.41.Iknowmygrandfatherwaskindandgentlebecause________.A.hewastheheadmasterofaboys’schoolB.hegavemepresentsandtoldmestoriesC.hetoldmestoriesabouthowkindhewasD.heneverscoldedme42.Whenhelookedataboyinacertainwaythatboy________.A.wentredinthefaceandcouldnotreturnmygrandfather’slookB.lookedbackatmygrandfather’sredfaceC.changedanotheroneD.wentredinthefacebecausehisshoesweredirty43.Mygrandfatherdidn’tliketoreceive________.A.worseworkthanhecoulddohimselfB.workthattheboyscouldnotdoC.workthatwasnotasgoodastheboyscoulddoD.theworkthattheboysdid44.Whenhereceivedpoorworkmygrandfather________.A.shoutedattheboyandthrewhisworkacrosstheroomB.wentredinfaceC.threwthebookonthefloorandshoutedacrosstheroomD.threwthebookattheboy45.Hewasadifferentmanathomebecause________.A.hedidn’tgetangryatschoollikehedidathomeB.hewasnotasgentleasathomeC.hedidn’tthrowbooksaboutatschoollikehedidathomeD.hedidn’tusuallygetangryathome

安徽省马鞍山二中2009届高三第四次模拟考试B.篇Theteacherwasleavingthevillageandeverybodyseemedsorry.ThemilleratCresscombelenthimthesmallcart运货车andhorsetocarryhisgoodstoChristminsterthecityofhisdestinationsuchavehicleprovingofquiteenoughsizefortheteacher'sbelongings.Forhisonlyarticleinadditiontothepacking-caseofbookswasapianothathehadboughtwhenhethoughtoflearninginstrumentalmusiC.Buttheeagernesshavingfadedhehadneveracquiredanyskillinplayingandthepurchasedarticlehadbeenapermanenttroubletohim.Theheadmasterhadgoneawayforthedaybeingamanwhodislikedthesightofchanges.Hedidnotmeantoreturntilltheeveningwhenthenewteacherwouldhavearrivedandeverythingwouldbesmoothagain.Theblacksmiththefarmbailiffandtheteacherwerestandinginconfusedattitudesinthesittingroombeforetheinstrument.TheteacherhadremarkedthatevenifhegotitintothecartheshouldnotknowwhattodowithitonhisarrivalatChristminstersincehewasonlygoingintoatemporary临时的placejustatfirst.Alittleboyofelevenwhohadbeenassistinginthepackingjoinedthegroupofmenandsaid‘Aunthasgotafuel-houseanditcouldbeputthereperhapstillyou’vefoundaplacetosettleinsir.’‘Goodidea’saidtheblacksmith.ThesmithandthebailiffstartedtoseeaboutthepossibilityofthesuggestedshelterandtheboyandtheteacherwereleftstandingalonE.‘SorryIamgoingJude?’askedthelatterkindly.Tearsroseintotheboy’seyes.Headmittedthathewassorry.‘SoamI’saidMr.Phillotson.‘Whydoyougosir?’askedtheboy.‘Well—don'tspeakofthiseverywherE.Youknowwhatauniversityisandauniversitydegree?Itisthenecessaryhallmark标志ofamanwhowantstodoanythinginteaching.MyschemeordreamistobeauniversitygraduatE.BygoingtoliveatChristminsterIshallbeatheadquarterssotospeakandifmyschemeispracticableatallIconsiderthatbeingonthespotwillaffordmeabetterchancE.’ThesmithandhiscompanionreturneD.OldMissFawley'sfuel-housewaspracticable;andsheseemedwillingtogivetheinstrumentstanding-roomtherE.Soitwasleftintheschooltilltheeveningwhenmorehandswouldbeavailableforremovingit;andtheteachergaveafinalglancerounD.Atnineo'clockMr.Phillotsonmountedbesidehisboxofbooksandwavedhisfriendsgood-byE.60.Itseemedthattheteacher_____.A.wasnotgettingonwellwiththeheadmasterB.hadlivedarathersimplelifeinthevillageC.waslikelytocontinuetopracticeplayingthepianoD.wouldgethelpinthecityonarrivingthere61.Themotivationoftheteacher’smovinglayinhis_____.A.ambitionB.devotionC.admirationD.inspiration62.TheboynamedJudemaybedescribedas_____.A.politegenerousandcheerfulB.activemodestandfriendlyC.kindbrightandhelpfulD.calmconfidentandhumorous63.Inthepassagethewriterdescribesboththeteacher’s_____.A.loveformusicandhisdislikeformusicalinstrumentsB.hardworkinthevillageandhisstronginterestincitylifeC.friendshipwithsomevillagersandalsoconflictswithothersD.eagernesstogotothecityandhisloveforthevillage64.Whichpersondoestheunderlinedhiscompanionreferto?A.Mr.PhillotsonB.MissFawleyC.ThebailiffD.Theheadmaster

EightyearsagomywifeandIcreatedtheWishYouWellFoundation.Sinceitsstartwe’vefundedliteracy读写能力programsinmorethan30states.We’veheardunbelievablestoriesofdeterminationandperseverance毅力.InPittsburghImeta30-year-oldmanwhotearfullyrelatedhowhe’dfinallylearnedtoreadsohecouldhelpsupporthisfamily.InConnecticutawomansharedherstoryoffinallylearninghowtoreadat50soshecouldbeabletoreadtohergrandchildren.We’vealsostartedaprogramcalledFeedingBody&MindoperatedjointlywithFeedingAmericawhichisthedistributorformostofthenation’sfoodbanks.Theprogramcollectsbooksthenshipsthemtofoodbanksaroundthecountry.Thatwaypeoplegohomewithfoodwhichtheyneedtoliveaswellaswithbookswhichtheyneedtochangetheirlives.TheprogramseekstoaddresstheconnectionbetweenliteracypovertyandhungerexplainsRossFraserofFeedingAmericA.Anyonewholacksbasicliteracyskillswillhaveaverydifficulttimefindingemploymentthatprovidesalivingwagemakingthemdestined注定foralifetimeofpoverty.Ourfoodbankshaveasaying‘Achildwhoishungryandcannotlearnbecomesanadultwhocannotearn.’Allofuscanjoininthefightagainstilliteracy.Becomeawareoftheliteracyratesinyourstateandcountybygoingtothewebsiteatnces.eD.gov/naalwhichshowsthisdatA.SendalettertoyourrepresentativesinCongressaskingforincreasedfundsandaction.Reachouttolocallibrariesandliteracyorganizationstolearnaboutbecomingatutorandothervolunteeringopportunities.ThereisnogreatergiftthanteachingsomeonetoreaD.Withthatoneskillyouhelpdevelopsomeone’spotentialandmakeitasvariedandendlessasthestoriesstillwaitingtobetolD.60.TheunderlinedwordrelatedinParagraph1probablymeans_______.A.madeaconnectionB.learnedbyheartC.broughtbacktoone’smindD.toldastory61.FromParagraph2wecanknowthat_______.A.booksaretransportedbybusB.bookscanchangepeople’slivesC.FeedingBody&MindproducesfoodD.FeedingBody&Mindpublishesbooks62.Fromthepassagewecanknowliteracyskillshaveaneffecton_______.A.findingjobsB.makingfriendsC.practicingdeterminationD.learningskills63.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Tocallonmorepeopletofightagainstilliteracy.B.ToencouragemorepeopletovisitawebsitE.C.Tocallonmorepeopletodonatebooks.D.Toinspirestudentstoreadmorebooks.

Sometimesthesimplestideasarethebest.Forexampletoabsorbheatfromthesuntoheatwateryouneedlargeflatblacksurfaces.Onewaytodothatistobuildthosesurfacesspeciallyontheroofsofbuildings.Butwhygotoallthattroublewhencitiesarefullofblacksurfacesalreadyintheformofasphalt柏油roads?TenyearsagothisthoughtcameintothemindofAriandeBondtaDutchengineer.Hefinallypersuadedhisbosstofollowitup.Theresultisthattheirbuildingisnowheatedinwinterandcooledinsummerbyasystemthatreliesonthesurfaceoftheroadoutside.Theheat-collectorisasystemofconnectedwaterpipes.Mostofthemrunfromonesideofthestreettotheotherjustundertheasphaltroad.Somehoweverdivedeepintotheground.Whenthestreetsurfacegetshotinsummerwaterpumpedthroughthepipespicksupthisheatandtakesitundergroundthroughoneofthedivingpipes.Atadepthof100metersliesanaturalaquifer蓄水层intowhichseveralheatexchangers交换器havebeenbuilt.Thehotwaterfromthestreetrunsthroughtheseexchangerswarmingtheground-waterbeforereturningtothesurfacethroughanotherpipe.Theaquiferisthususedasaheatstore.Inwintertheworkingsystemischangedslightly.Waterispumpedthroughtheheatexchangerstopickuptheheatstoredduringsummer.Thiswatergoesintothebuildingandisusedtowarmtheplaceup.Afterperformingthattaskitispumpedundertheasphaltanditsremainingheatkeepstheroadfreeofsnowandice.46.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.AriandeBondtgothisideafromhisboss.B.Largeflatblacksurfacesneedtobebuiltincities.C.TheDutchengineer'ssystemhasbeenwidelyused.D.Heatcanalsobecollectedfromasphaltroads.47.Forwhatpurposearethedivingpipesused?A.Toabsorbheatfromthesun.B.Tostoreheatforfutureuse.C.Toturnsolarenergyintoheatenergy.D.Tocarryheatdownbelowthesurface.48.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat________.A.somepipeshavetobere-arrangedinwinterB.thesystemcandomorethanwarmingupthebuildingC.theexchangerswillpickupheatfromthestreetsurfaceD.lessheatmaybecollectedinwinterthaninsummer49.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Whatweshalldoifthesystemgoeswrong.B.Whatweshalldoiftherearenoasphaltroads.C.Howthesystemcoolsthebuildinginsummer.D.Howthesystemcollectsheatinspringandautumn.

北京东城区2006—2007学年度第一学期期末教学目标检测B.篇ButIwonderaboutmyMommasometimesandalltheotherNegroblacksmotherswhogotupat6A.m.togotothewhiteman’shousewithsacksovertheirshoesbecauseitwassowetandcolD.Iwonderhowtheymadeit.Theyworkedveryhardforthemantheymadehisbreakfastandtheyscrubbedhisfloorsandtheytookcareofhisbabies.Theydidn’thavetoomuchtimeforus.IwonderaboutmyMommawhowalkedoutofawhitewoman’scleanhouseatmidnightandcamebacktoherownwherethelightshadbeenoutforthreemonthsandthepipeswerefrozenandthewindcameinthroughtheholesinthewall.She’dhavetomakedealswiththerats:leavesomefoodoutforthemsothewouldn’tbitethedoorsorthebabies.Theroaches蟑螂Ohtheywerejustlikepartofthefamily!Iwonderhowshefelttellingthosewhitekidsshetookcareoftobrushtheirteethaftertheyatetowashtheirhandsaftertheyfinishbathroom.Shecouldnevertellherownkidsbecausetherewasn’tsoaporwaterbackhomE.IwonderhowmyMommafeltwhenwecamehomefromschoolwithalistofvitaminsandpillstheschoolnursesaidwehadtohave.Mommawouldcryallnightandthengooutandspendmostoftherentmoneyforpills.A.weeklaterthewhitemanwouldcomeforhiseighteendollars’rentandMommawouldbeghimtowaituntiltomorrow.Shehadtolietohimthatshehadlostherwalletorthereliefcheckwascomingsoonorthewhitepeoplehadsomemoneyforher.TomorrowI’dbehidingintheclosetbecausetherewasonlysupposedtobetwokidsintheflatandIcouldheartherentmanshoutatmyMommaandcallheracheat.AndwhenhefinallywentawayMommaputthesacksonhershoesandwentofftotherichwhiteman’shousetodresstherichwhitekidssotheirmothercouldtakethemtoaspecialbabydoctor.60.Mothergotupat6A.m.everydaybecause.A.shehadtocookbreakfastforherchildrenB.shehadtocatchthefirstbustothefactoryC.shehadtoworkinthewhiteman’shouseD.shehadtogotoseeaspecialbabydoctor61.Mothernevertoldustobrushourteethortowashourhandsbecause.A.shethoughwedidn’tneedtoB.wedidn’tlikewashinghandsC.wehaddoneeverythingverywellD.therewasnosoaporwaterinourhome62.Whydidthewriterhideinaclosetwhenthelandownercameforrent?A.Theclosetcouldonlyholdtwokids.B.OnlytwokidswereallowedtoliveinthehousE.C.Theyshouldpaymorerentfortwokids.D.Therewasonlyonebedroomforthetwokids.63.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?A.BlackpeopleleadamiserablelifE.B.Blackpeopledon’thaveenoughrentmoney.C.WhitepeopleleadanexpensivelifE.D.Whitepeoplehavespecialbabydoctors.

WhenIwasgoinghometoIndialastyearIcalledupmymothertoaskifshewantedanythingfromChinA.WhenIndiahadnotopenedupitsmarketstotheworldIcarriedsuitcaseloadsofdarkglassesandjeans.ThankfullywecangetalltheseanywhereinIndianow.StillheranswersurprisedmeGreenteA.AslongasIcanremembershedidn’tevendrinkIndianteA.IdutifullyboughtabigpacketofLongjingandheadedhometohearthestory.MymotherandherbrotherbothregularnewspaperreadersbelievedthatChinesegreenteawasthewonderdrugforallillnesses.AttheturnofthecenturyChinawasnotreallyfamiliartotheaverageIndian.Itwasastrangecountry.Howthingschange!Andhowsoon!NoweverytownofanysizeseemstohaveaChinaMarket.AndeveryoneistalkingaboutChinA.ThegovernmentofIndiahasplannedtosendateamtoChinatoseehowthingsaredonE.A.ministeroncesaidthatIndiamustopenthedoorsformoreforeigninvestment投资andsuchastepwouldworkwondersasitdidforChina.77.WhydidthemotheraskforChinesegreentea?A.ShewastiredofIndianteA.B.ShehadasonworkinginChinA.C.Shebelievedithadacuringeffect.D.ShewasfondofChineseproducts.78.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyit’satwo-waystreetinParagraph10?A.ChinaandIndiahavedifferenttrafficrules.B.TeatradeworkswondersinbothIndiaandChinA.C.ChineseproductsarepopularinbothChinaandIndiA.D.TheexchangesbetweenIndiaandChinabenefitboth.79.WhatdoweknowabouttheIndianITindustry?A.ItwillmoveitsheadofficetoShenzhen.B.ItisseekingfurtherdevelopmentinChinA.C.IthasattractedaninvestmentofUS$15billion.D.ItcaughtupwiththeUSITindustryin2008.80.Inthetexttheauthorexpresses________.A.hisconcernforhismother’shealthB.hissupportfordrinkingChinesegreenteaC.hissurpriseatChina’srecentdevelopmentD.hiswonderatthegrowthofIndia’sITindustry

Ihaveeyesthataresaidtobecowbrownandmylongfairhairismybestfeature特征.IamnotoverweightbutI’mnottoo36either.I’mrelativelyhappywithmy37butwheredidIgetit?DoIsharethesamefeaturesassomeunknownstranger?38whilewalkingdownthestreetItriedto39thatstrangerimaginingthatoneofthewomenIpassed40possiblybemybiologicalmother生母.ForalongtimeIwonderedwhatlifewouldbelikewith41.Iwasnever42withmylifeIjustnever43wonderingwhatitwouldbeliketohavebeenraisedbymybiologicalmother.AndthenonedayI44apoemwhichcomparedadoption收养45aseedthatwasplantedbyonepersonandthentakencareofbyanother.Thesecondpersonhad46theseedandmadeitgrowtobetallandbeautiful.Ifoundthatitcomparedperfectlytomy47.GraduallyI48thatmymomhadmademewhoIamtoday.ShedidmyhairformyfirstdancE.ShewasthereformyfirstheartbreakShe’dbeentherefor49thatevermattereD.AndIstartedtonoticethatwehadthesamesilly50thesameattitudetolifeandthesamewayoftreatingpeoplE.Sometimeswhenwe’reoutsomewherepeoplecommenton51welookalikeandweturntoeachotherandlaugh52thatshewasn’ttheonewhogavebirthtomE.53ImaynotknowwhyIlookthewayIdoIknowwhyIamwhoIam.ThemomIhavenowisthe54oneIevercouldhavehopedfornotonlybecausesheholdsahugeamountofunconditionallovebutbecauseshehas55whoIamtoday.36.A.thinB.fatC.strongD.weak37.A.eyesB.appearanceC.weightD.hair38.A.StillB.EvenC.AgainD.Often39.A.runafterB.pickoutC.bringbackD.turndown40.A.shouldB.wouldC.couldD.must41.A.thebiologistB.myadoptivemotherC.thestrangerD.mybirthmother42.A.dissatisfiedB.contentC.angryD.pleased43.A.enjoyedB.stoppedC.escapedD.allowed44.A.wrotedownB.putupC.handedoutD.cameacross45.A.withB.forC.toD.as46.A.buriedB.harvestedC.plantedD.watered47.A.thoughtB.seedC.situationD.history48.A.realizedB.guessedC.hatedD.expected49.A.somethingB.everythingC.everyoneD.someone50.A.problemB.illnessC.adoptionD.personality51.A.howmuchB.howfarC.whereD.why52.A.provingB.noticingC.forgettingD.remembering53.A.ThoughB.UnlessC.AsD.Until54.A.happiestB.bestC.prettiestD.wisest55.A.savedB.regrettedC.shapedD.declared

Twoofthegreatestteachersinmylifearemychildren.Mylovelydaughterofferedalessontodayonthewayhomefromschool.Wehavetwodogs.BothofourdogsarealwayseagertoescapeatanygivenopportunityIhavetokeepthemchainedandruyyardisfencedsothatIdonothavetopayanyfinesforrecoveringthemfromthecitypound狗收留所.ThismorningImadethesillymistakeofwaitinguntilthelastpossibleminutetoputthedogsout.AsIwaswalkingthefirstoneoutthesecondrushedpastrnesurprisinglyandshewasgonE.Icalledforhertoreturnbutmyeffortswereinvain.Idecidednottobail保释heroutifthepuppypoundputheraway.AnywaywhenIpickedmydaughterupfromschoolIjusthappenedtomentionthatCadymightbernissingorifshehasbeencaughtbytheK9cops警察IwillnotbepayingherfinesthistimE.Whynot?mydaughterdemandeD.Isitjustthemoney?Wellpartiallyit’sthemoney.ButmostlyitisbecauseIamangrywithher.I.insisteD.Inoticedthatmydaughterhadherheadturnedawayfrommeandhadnotsaidasinglewordforover5minutes.SoIaskedAreyoumadatme?YesIam.SherepliedlookingatmewithtearsstreamingdownherfacE.IcouldnotimaginethatthethoughtoflosingCadywouldbesopainful.InmyimindIhavegivenCadynicehomewithabundanceoffoodgoodwaterandevenherowndoggybedforovertwoyearsnow.WithtearswellingupinmyeyesIheardmydaughter'svoiceDadyoujustdon’tunderstanD.IfCadyisatthepoundnoonewilladopther.Whowouldpickher?SheisthreeyearsoldandnotevenprettylikeCasey.MyheartsofteneD.Ifeltsadforhavingbeensocallous.AswepulledintothedrivewaytherestoodCadyinthebackyardtailwaggingandreadyforsomesupper.Iwillmakeeveryefforttopreventanyfutureescapes56.WhyareCadyandCaseyeagertoescapeA.Theydon'tlikebeingfencedinhomE.B.TheylikeverymuchstayinginthecitypounD.C.TheauthormakessillymistakeofwalkingthemonebyonE.D.Theauthordoesn'tprovidethemwithenoughfoodandwater.57.Themainreasonwhytheauthordecidednottobail'Cadywasthat__________.A.hecouldn’taffordtoraiseCadyanylongerB.hehadnotimetosparetowalkCady.C.hewasveryannoyedwithCady'sescapesD.hewassurethepuppypoundwouldadopther58.Theunderlinedwordcallousinthelastparagraphmeans＿.A.heartless.B.kinD.C.cool.D.angry.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?A.Cadyalovelydog?B.Daughtermygreatestteacher.C.A.disappointingfather.D.Unexpectedescapes.

ThemomhaddiedwhentherescuersfoundheraftertheterribleearthquakE.ShewascoveredbyadestroyedhousE.Throughgaps缝隙ofthoseruinstherescuerscouldseeherlastposture姿势.Itwassomethinglikeanancientpersonwhowaskowtowing叩头butitjustlookedstrangebecauseshewasoutofshapebypressurE.Therescuersconfirmedherdeathbytouchingherthroughthegapsoftheruins.TheyshoutedattheruinsagainandagainknockedthebricksusingvarioustoolsbutnoreplyinsidE.Thentherescuingteamwenttothenextbuilding.SuddenlytheleaderranbackcallingComeherE.HecametothebodyputhishandsunderthewomanfeelingandtouchingthenshoutedloudlyandgladlyThereissomeoneababystillliving.Throughsomeeffortsrescuerscleaneduptheruinswhichblockedher.Underherbodylayherbabywhowascoveredbyasmallredquilt棉被.Hewasabout3or4months’olD.Sincewellprotectedbyhismother’sbodyhewassafE.Hewasinadeepsleepwhentherescuercarriedhimoutandhislovelyandpeacefulfacewarmedeveryonearoundhim.Thedoctoralongwiththerescuingteamtookthebabyoutofthequilttocheckifthebabywasallrightandhefoundtherewasamobilephoneinthequilt.Thedoctorlookedatthescreen;awrittenmessagewasalreadythereMydearbabyifyoucouldlivedon’tforgethowmuchIloveyou.AsadoctorheexperiencedmuchofthistypeofseparationbutatthismomenthecrieD.Themobilephonewaspassedandeverypersonwhosawthismessageshed流出tears.54.Whentherescuersfoundthemomshe________.A.wasusinghermobilephonetoaskforhelpB.beggedtherescuerstosaveherbabyfirstC.wasstrugglingwiththepressureD.didn’thavethenormalshape55.Whenthebabywasrescuedhe________.A.wassmilingalotB.wasfastasleepC.waslisteningcarefullyD.wasfrightenedtodeath56.Afterseeingthewordsonthemobilephonepeoplewas________.A.pleasedB.excitedC.movedD.tired57.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.astoryofsavingamotherandherbabyB.thedisasterofaterribleearthquakeC.therescuers’hardworkafteranearthquakeD.thegreatloveofamotherintheearthquake

AnthonywassaD.Hewasasheputitnotverybrightandcouldn’twintheattentionofhisverywealthyparentswhopreferredhiscleverolderbrother.Atage8AnthonywassentawaytoaboardingschoolinhisnativeEnglandeventhoughhescreamedandpleadedwith恳求hisparentsyearafteryearnottosendhim.ThethoughtwasitwouldbegoodformeherecalleD.Itwasnot.Anthonydidbadlyinhisstudieshadfewfriendsandwasbulliedforfiveyears.Myteacherscouldn’thavehadaloweropinionofmehesaiD.Iwasn’tevensmartenoughtorebel.TheonethingIrememberfromtheveryearliestagewasthedesiretowritE.WhenIwas10yearsoldIrememberaskingmyparentstogetmeatypewriterformybirthdaybecauseIwantedtobeawriter.Nowat55Anthonyisoneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulchildren’sbookauthors.HisAlexRiderserieshassoldmorethan5millioncopiesandtheeighthbookfeaturingtheyoungspyCrocodileTearshascomeout.TheAlexRiderbookstelltheadventuresof14-year-oldAlexRideranagentfortheBritishintelligenceagencyM16.Anthonysayshedoesn’ttrytowriteforkids;itjustcomesoutthatway.Ihaveafeelingthatithassomethingtodowithpurityandsimplicity.IgiveaslittleinformationasisnecessarytodescribetheroomthecharacterintheroomandgetonwiththeactionhesaiD.ThestylehasalsomadeAnthonyasuccessfulwriteroftelevisionshowsforadultsinBritainbecausehesayswritingbooksforkidsisalotlikewritingtelevisionforgrown-ups:Inbothcasesit’sallaboutentertainingpeoplewithagoodstory.NowAnthonycouldn’tbehappierwithhislifE.Hesumsuphissuccess:youcanbeanythingyouwanttobeifyoujustbelieveinyourself.Idobelieveitcompletely.56.WhichofthefollowingistrueofAnthony?A.Hewasthebelovedchildofhisfamily.B.Althoughheissuccessfulheisn’tveryhappy.C.Heplacesmoreemphasisonthecharacters’behaviorinhisstories.D.Studyinginaboardingschoolprovedagoodchoiceforhim.57.AtboardingschoolAnthony’steachers_____________.A.oftencriticizedhim.B.showedgreatconcernforhim.C.encouragedhimtobeawriter.D.thoughtlittleofhisability.58.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Anthony’spopularbooks—AlexRiderseriesB.AlexRiderapopularcharacterC.Anthonyasuccessfulchildren’sbookauthorD.Specialwritingstyle59.WhatadvicedoesAnthonygivetoreaders?A.Confidenceisthekeytosuccess.B.Hardshipteachesvaluablelessons.C.Internetisthebestteacher.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

05·福建A.篇PaulZindel’sdeathonMarch272003endedthebrilliantlifeofafamouswriter.NotonlydidPaulZindelwinaPulitzerPrizeaswellasanObiePrizeforhis1970playTheEffectofGammaRaysonMan-in-the-MoonMarigoldsbutbewasoneoftheearliestwritersinthefieldofcontemporary当代的literatureforyoungadults成人.ThePigmanpublishedin1968isstilloneofthemostwell-knownandwidely-taughtnovelsinthegenrE.TheAmericanLibraryAssociationhasnameditoneofthe100BestoftheBestBooksforYoungAdultspublishedbetween1967and1992andZindel’sautobiographyThePigmanandMewasamongthe100BestoftheBestBookspublishedforteenagersduringthelastpartofthetwentiethcentury.SixofZindel’sbooksinfacthavebeenvotedtheBestBooksforYoungAdultsandmostofhisrecenthorrorbooks-suchasTheDoomStoneandRats-havebeenchosenasQuickPicksforReluctantYoungAdultReaders.Clearlyhewasawriterwhoknewhowtointerestcontemporarychildren.RecognizingthattheAmericanLibraryAssociationin2002honoredPaulZindelwiththeMargaretA.EdwardsPrizeforhislifetimeachievementsandlaterthatsameyearhewaspresentedwiththeALANPrizeforhiscontributionstoYoungAdultLiteraturE.WithhispassingyoungreadersteachersandlibrarianshavelostagreatfrienD.56.WhichofPaulZindel’sbookswasthemostpopularwithyoungadultsinthe20thcentury?A.ThePigman.B.TheDoomStonE.C.ThePigmanandME.D.TheEffectofGammaRaysonMan-in-the-MoonMarigolds.57.WhywasPaulZindelhonoredwiththeMargaretA.EdwardsPrize?A.Hisbookswerewidelyreadbychildren.B.Hisbookswereinterestingandhelpfultoadults.C.HemadegreatcontributionstocontemporaryliteraturE.D.Hewroteanumberofhorrorbooksforyoungadults.58.WhendidPaulZindelwintheALANPrize?A.In2002.B.In2003.C.Between1967and1992.D.Between2002and2003.59.ChoosethecorrectstatementsfromthefollowingaccordingtothepassagE.A.ThePigmanandMewasoneoftheBestBooksforteenagers.B.Zindelwasoneoftheearliestwriterswhowroteforadultsonly.C.TheDoomStoneandRatsarenotpopularwithyoungadults.D.ZindelwasgivenfourprizesforliteraturebeforehedieD.E.AtleasteightofZindel’sbookswereverypopularinhistimes.A.cdeB.abcC.abdD.ade

PresidentCoolidge’sstatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.stillpointstoanimportanttruthtoday－thatbusinessinstitutionshavemoreprestige威望inAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganizationincludingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionspossessthisgreatprestige?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheidealofcompetitionthanotherinstitutionsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemajorsourceofprogressandprosperitybymostAmericanscompetitivebusinessinstitutionsarerespecteD.CompetitionisnotonlygoodinitselfitisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividualfreedomequalityofopportunityandhardworkarerespecteD.Competitionprotectsthefreedomoftheindividualbyensuringthatthereisnomonopoly垄断ofpower.Incontrasttooneallpowerfulgovernmentmanybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforprofits.Theoreticallyifonebusinesswhichtriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomersitwilllosetocompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Wheremanybusinessescompeteforthecustomers’dollartheycannotaffordtotreatthemlikeinferiorsorslaves.A.contrastisoftenmadebetweenbusinesswhichiscompetitiveandgovernmentwhichisamonopoly.BecausebusinessiscompetitivemanyAmericansbelievethatitismoresupportiveoffreedomthangovernmenteventhoughgovernmentleadersareelectedbythepeopleandbusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelievethenthatcompetitionisasimportantorevenmoreimportantthandemocracyinpreservingfreedom.Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheidealofequalityofopportunity.CompetitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessgoestotheswiftestpersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackgrounD.CompetitivesuccessiscommonlyseenastheAmericanalternativetosocialrankbasedonfamilybackgrounD.Businessisthereforeviewedasanexpressionoftheideaofequalityofopportunityratherthanaristocratic贵族的ideaofinheritedprivilege特权.71.ThestatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.probablymeans________.A.thebusinessinstitutionsinAmericaareconcernedwithcommercE.B.businessproblemsareofgreatimportancetotheAmericangovernmentC.businessisofprimaryconcerntoAmericansD.Americaisagreatpowerinworldbusiness72.Americansbelievethattheycanrealizetheirpersonalvaluesonly__________.A.whengivenequalityofopportunityB.throughdoingbusinessC.byprotectingtheirindividualfreedomD.bywayofcompetition73.Whocanbenefitfrombusinesscompetition?A.Honestbusinessmen.B.Bothbusinessmenandtheircustomers.C.Peoplewithidealsofequalityandfreedom.D.Bothbusinessinstitutionsandgovernment.74.Governmentisbelievedtodifferstrikinglyfrombusinessinthatgovernmentischaracterizedby_________.A.itsabsolutecontrolofpowerB.itsfunctioninpreservingpersonalfreedomC.itsroleinprotectingbasicAmericanvaluesD.itsdemocraticwayofexercisingleadership75.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves__________.A.AmericansaremoreambitiousthanpeopleinothercountriesB.inmanycountriessuccessoftendependsonone’ssocialstatus地位C.AmericanbusinessaremoredemocraticthanthoseinothercountriesD.businessinothercountriesarenotascompetitiveasthoseinAmerica

Diseasepovertyhatelove—CharlesDickens’storiesopenedhisreaderseyestothemostimportantthemesofhisagE.TwohundredyearsonhisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworldprovingthatDickens’legacy遗产wasfargreaterthanjustgreatliteratureFebruary7marksthe200thanniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.TomarkthisdateBBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworlD.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.AwhiteChristmasDickensisdescribedasthemanwhoinventedChristmas—notthereligiousfestivalbuttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestiveseasontoday.Intheearly19thcenturyChristmaswasbarelyworthmentioningaccordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay–unthinkableintheWestnowadayswheneveryonebutthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.ManypeoplebelievethatDickens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocomE.InhisclassicnovelA.ChristmasCarolhenotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmasbutalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth–homeenjoymentsaffectionsandhopes.InhisbiographyofDickensPeterAckroydwrote:Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.DickensianpovertyDickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictoriantheperiodduringBritishQueenVictoria’sreignfrom1837to1901London.Hehelpedpopularizethetermredtapetodescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy官僚作风inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.Dickensianhasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutdeprivationinsomeareasofBritainshedidnotusewordsliketerribleorhorrificbutratherdescribeditaslifemirroringthetimesofDickens.60.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.AnintroductiontoCharlesDickens’classicnovels.B.Charlesdickens’impactontheworlD.C.CharlesDickens’amazingcharacters.D.WhyCharlesDickensispopularacrosstheworlD.61.WhyisDickenscalledthemanwhoinventedChristmas?A.Becausehecreatedthereligiousfestival.B.BecausemanyofhisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.C.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.62.Accordingtothearticlethephraseredtaperefersto_______.A.rulesorproceduresthatarerequiredtoaccomplishataskB.asituationinwhichpoormembersofsocietyarehurt.C.conflictbetweenpeopleinpowerandweakerpeopleD.pointlesslytime-consumingofficialprocedures

MywifepassedawayafewyearsagoandIwentthroughtheworsttimeinmylifE.Ievenwantedtokillmyself.JustforkidsIhadtocontinuetoliveandworkassmall-towndoctoratmymedicalclinicinHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalonE.Thentheyaskedmetohaveafamilytrip.OnourtripweturnedontheTVatthemotelandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.SeeingitfallingdownIsaidtomykids:I’mgoingtoAfghanistan.AndafewweekslaterinternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcarE.Inthesefieldclinicssurroundedbyfrighteningshootsordeadlybombswewereeventuallyserving27000patientsamonthinaverybusyschedulE.TiredandnervousIgraduallyhadasenseofachievementasenseofpurposeandmydepressionwentaway.IntheyearstofollowIwenttoIndonesiaafterthetsunamiPakistanaftertheearthquakesSudanafterthecivilwarmandIraqaftermoreandmorebombs.EachtimeafterdisastersoneafteranotherhundredsofpeoplewerekilledwoundedandmanymorehadtofleE.Weoncesetupmovableclinicsinanareawith19000refugeesanditwassupposedtohold13000originally.FlubrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfirE.Waterandfoodwerealsoseriousproblems.Adventuresornot?Ioftenaskedmyself.WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdonE.ButinrealityitwasjustgettingstarteD.Attheendofherlifeshewentunconscious.IheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisitandtheexcitingadventureswewouldhavE.Ithinkaboutthemomentmanytimesduringmyadventures.Ididn’tknowhowpredictivethosewordswouldbE.ButIknowthatsheisstillwithmE.56.Wherehasthedoctorbeeninthepastfewyears?A.Somecountrieswherehecouldsetupclinics.B.SomeAfricancountrieswhereflubrokeout.C.TheplaceswheretheearthquakeshappeneD.D.Theplacesthatthehorribledisastersstruck.57.HowwouldthedoctordescribehislifeafterhehadworkedinAfghanistan?A.TiredandtroublesomE.B.Busyandrisky.C.MeaningfulandhelpfulD.Frighteninganddepressing.58.Theunderlinedwordrefugeesmeanspeople_______________.A.whoarerobbedkilledorwoundedB.whosufferfromfluinmovableclinicsC.wholiketotakeadventuresD.whohavelosthomesbecauseofdisasters.59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.thedoctor’swifeencouragedhimtoworkinforeigncountries.B.Whatthedoctorsaidtohiswifebeforeherdeathbecamereality.C.Thedoctor’sadventuresmadehimunderstandtheloveofhiswifE.D.WiththetrueloveofhiswifethedoctorstartedtochangehislifE.

PresidentLincolnmadeaspeechinGettysburg葛底斯堡.Thespeechended.Lincolnspokeforlessthanthreeminutesandthephotographerwhowasstandinginfrontofhimdidn'tevenhavetimetotakeapicture.Thespeechwasoveralmostbeforeitbegan.Ontheplatform讲台EdwardEverettthegreatspeechmakerwhisperedtoSewardtheSecretaryofStateItisnotwhatIexpectedfromhim.I'mdisappointed.SewardtoothoughtthatthePresidenthadgivenapoorspeech.Lincolnhimselffeltbadlyabouthisspeech.Hethoughtthatitdidn'thavetheeffectthathehopeditwouldhaveandthatinfactitmadethelistenersdisappointed.LaterhesaidIoughttohaveprepareditwithmorecare.ThenewspaperstoowerenotimpressedbythePresident'sGettysburgspeech.ThenearbyHarrisburgpaperconsidereditsillywhilethereporteroftheLondonTimesthoughtthespeechuninteresting.Thefirstfavorablecomment好评camefromtheChicagoTribune论坛报andwasfollowedbytheSpringfieldRepublicanaMassachusettsnewspaper.Itwillbestudiedasamodelspeech...6.Lincolnspokeforashorttimebecause________.A.hewasgivenlessthanthreeminutesB.hedidn'tthinkitgoodtospeakinpublicforalongtimeC.hedidn'twanttospeaktoomuchD.hehadreallypreparedaveryshortspeech7.BothEverettandSewardconsideredLincoln'sspeechpoorbecause________.A.theywerebothdisappointedatitB.itwasquiteshortC.itwasmadebyLincolnD.photographerdidn'ttakeapictureforLincoln8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.A.photographerwantedtotakeapicture.B.Lincolnwasnotpleasedwithhisownspeech.C.NewspaperspaidmuchattentiontoLincoln'sspeech.D.NooneconsideredLincoln'sspeechagoodone.9.Fromthenewswecanseethat________atfirst.A.fewpeoplemadeacarefulstudyofthespeechB.onlytwofamousmendidn'tpraisethespeechC.mostpeoplestudiedLincoln'sspeechverycarefullyD.manypeoplewereagainstLincolnasPresident10.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.Lincolnwasn'tagoodspeakerB.LincolnwasgoodatmakingshortspeechesC.Lincoln'sGettysburgspeechwascriticized批评bymostpeoplethenD.sometimesanimportantspeechisveryshort

Isat-inatarestaurantforsixmonthsandwhentheyfinallyagreedtoservemetheydidn’thavewhatIwanted---sowentafamouslinE.Inrealitythesit-inmovementwasnotajokE.ItbeganinGreensboroNorthCarolinaat4:30P.M.ontheafternoonofFebruary11960.OnthatdayEzellBlairJr.JosephMcNeilDavidRichmondandFranklinMcClainenteredanF.W.WoolworthstorE.Theysatdownatasegregated分开的lunchcounterorderedcoffeeandthenrefusedtoleavewhentold‘Wedon’tserveNegroes.ThefouryoungmenhadexpectednottobeserveD.WhatnoonehadexpectedhoweverwasthattheywouldsitthereandpolitelybutfirmlyrefusetoleavE.Thiswas1960andthroughouttheSouthblackpeoplewerenotallowedtositatthesamelunchcounterswithwhitesswimatthesamebeachesusethesamewaterfountainsorworshipatthesamechurches.Segregationwasthelawanditmeantseparationoftheracesineveryway.ThenextdaythefourreturnedtoWoolworth’s---thistimeaccompaniedbysixteenotherstudents.AgaintheysatatthelunchcounterandrequestedservicE.AgaintheywererefuseD.AndagaintheydeclinedtoleavE.OnWednesdayFebruary3seventystudentsfilledtheWoolworth’sstorE.Thistimethegroupincludedwhitestudentsaswellasblack.ManybroughtschoolbooksandstudiedwhiletheywaiteD.Bythistimetheirprotesthadbecomeknownnationwideasasit-in.OnThursdaytherewastroublE.AnangrygroupofwhiteteenagersbeganshovingandcursingthembutwerequicklyremovedbythepolicE.ByFebruary10thesit-inmovementhadspreadtofiveotherstates.BySeptember1961morethan70000peoplebothblackandwhitehadparticipatedinsit-insatsegregatedrestaurantsandlunchcounterskneel-ins祈祷示威atsegregatedchurchesread-insatsegregatedlibrariesandswim-insatsegregatedpoolsandbeaches.Over3600peoplehadbeenarrestedandmorethan100studentshadbeenexpelleD.Buttheyweregettingresults.OnJune101964theU.SSenatepassedamajorcivilrightsbilloutlawingracialdiscriminationinallpublicplaces.PresidentLyndonJohnsonsigneditonJuly2anditbecamelaw.ButthehighestcreditstillgoestothefourbravestudentsfromNorthCarolinawhofirstsat-inandwaiteditout.61.Inthispassagesit-inrefersto_________.A.anactivitywherepeoplesittogetheranddrinkcoffeefreelyB.abillwhichoutlawsracialdiscriminationinallpublicplacesC.aforminwhichpeoplepeacefullysitanddeclinetoleaveD.apolitebehaviorthateveryoneenjoys62.Whichstatementcanbeconcludedfromthefifthparagraphinthepassage?A.Thesit-inmovementwasnotsuccessful.B.Thesit-inmovementhadapositiveresult.C.Onlyblackpeopleparticipatedinsit-ins.D.A.lotofprotesterswerearrestedwithsomestudentsexpelledfromschool63.Basedontheinformationinthepassageyoucaninferthatataswim-inpeople______.A.refusetoswimatasegregatedswimmingpoolB.refusetogotoasegregatedswimmingpoolC.refusetoletothersswimatasegregatedswimmingpoolD.refusetoleaveasegregatedswimmingpool64.Whatwasthepurposeofthecivilrightsbillpassedin1964?A.Thehighestcreditwenttothefourbravestudents.B.Itdeclaredthatsegregationwasalaw.C.Thestudentswereallowedtoparticipateinsit-ins.D.Itmaderacialsegregationagainstthelawinallpublicplaces.65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.SegregationwasthelawintheSouth.B.Thefirstsit-inwasin1960.C.Thesit-inshelpedtoendsegregation.D.Thecivilrightsbillwaspassedin1964bytheU.S.SenatE.

ThelastfiveminutesThisisreallyaveryfastgamethefastestIhaveseensofarthisyear.BothsidesarefightingfortheballallthetimE.Thecrowdislovingeveryminuteofit.Theyareshoutingatthetopoftheirvoices.Willishastheballnow.ThisisonlyhisthirdgameforScotlandbuthe’splayingsowellthatitwon’tbehislastI’mquitesurE.WillispassestheballtoCotton.CottonkicksitovertheheadsofthewaitingFrenchmentowardsthegoalmouth球门.Buthe’stoofarawayDupondpicksitupeasilyandthrowsittoPatououtontheleft.FranceandScotlandstillhaveonegoaleachandthereareonlytwominutesleftofthegamE.Butinthattimeanythingcanhappen.PatoukickstheballacrosstoCrozat.It’sabeautifulkickbutStevenjumpsandjuststopstheballwithsideofhisheaD.ButMeunieristherehepassestoCrozatandCrozatwithoutwaitingasecondputstheballintothebackofthegoal.IttakeseverybodybysurprisE.I’veneverseenagoallikeit.59.Thecrowdenjoyseveryminuteofthegamebecause_______.A.it’sveryfastandexcitingB.it’sveryfastbutnotexcitingC.neithersideplayshardorfastallthetimeD.bothsidesfighthardandshoutloudallthetime60.Cottoncannotkicktheballintothegoalmouthbecause_______.A.theFrenchmenstoptheballwiththeirheadsB.heistoofarawayC.PatoupickstheballupeasilyD.Willisistoofarawayfromhim61.________areinthesameteam.A.CrozatPatouMeunierandDupondB.CottonPatouWillisandDupondC.StevenCottonMeunierandCrozatD.StevenPatouMeunierandCrozat62.TheunderlinedsentenceButinthattimeanythingcanhappen.inthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.NothingmorewillhappentochangethegameB.ThereistimeforanothergoalC.ThegameisnearlyoverD.Anythingcanhappenafterthegame

10·全国ⅡB.篇Whenyou’relyingonthewhitesandsoftheMexicanRivierathestresses压力oftheworldseemamillionmilesaway.Heystop!Thisisnovacation-youhavetofinishsomething!Hereliestheproblemfortravelwriterandtoodcritic评论家EdieJarolimIalwayslovedtravelingandalwayslikedtoeatbutitneveroccurredtomethatIcouldmakemoneydoingbothofthosethingsJarolimsaiD.NowyoucanreadhertraveladviceeverywhereinArtsandAntiquesinBridesorinoneofhertherebooksTheComplateIdiot’sTravelGuidetoMexicanBeachResarts.writingbegansomeeightyearsago.AftergettingaPhDinEnglishinCanadashetookaTestFrommer’stravelguidespasseditandgotthejoB.AfterworkingatFrommer’sJarolimworkedforawhileatRoughGuidesinLondonthenFodor’swhereshefellsoinlovewithadescriptionoftheSouthwestoftheU.S.thatshemovedtherE.Nowasatravelwritershespendsone-thirdofheryearontheroaD.TherestofthetimeisspentcompletinghertasksandwritingreviewsofrestaurantsathomeinTucsonArigonA.Asadventurousasthejobsoundsthehardpartisfact-checkingalltheinformation.Sureit’sgreattowriteaboutatouristattractionbutyou’dbettergetthelocal当地的museumhourscorrectoryoucouldreallyruinsomeone’svacation.46.WhichcountrydoesJarolimliveinnow?A.MexicoB.TheU.S.C.TheU.K.D.Canada47.WhatismostdifficrltforJarolim?A.WorkingindifferentplacestocollectinformationB.CheckingallthefactstobewrittenintheguidesC.FinishingherworkassoonaspossibleD.Passingatesttowritetravelguides48.WhatdoweknowaboutJarllimfromthetext?A.SheissuccessfulinherjobB.ShefindsherlifefullofstressesC.ShespendshalfofhertimetravelingD.Sheisespeciallyinterestedinmuseums49.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AdventuresinTravelWritingB.WorkingasaFoodCriticC.TravelGuidesontheMarketD.VacationingforaLiving

Whenmiddle-agedAlexgaveuphisjobandmadeuphismindtobecomeaself-employedwriternoonecouldtellsurelywhetherhewouldsucceedornot.Hefoundacoldstorageroominabuildingsetupausedtypewriterandsettleddowntowork.AfterayearorsohoweverAlexbegantodoubthimself.Hefounditwasdifficulttoearnhislivingbysellingwhathewrote.ButAlexdeterminedtoputhisdreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowland虚幻世界ofhopeandanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.OnedayAlexgotacallWeneedanassistantandwe'repaying$6000ayear.$6000wasrealmoneyin1960.ItwouldenableAlextogetaniceapartmentausedcarandmore.Besideshecouldwriteinhissparetime.AsthedollarsweredancinginAlex'sheadsomethingclearedhissenses.Hehaddreamedofbeingafulltimewriter.ThanksbutnoAlexsaidfirmlyandswiftly.AfterAlexgotoffthephonehepulledouteverythinghehad:twocansofvegetablesand18cents.AlexputthecansandcentsintoapaperbagsayingtohimselfThere'severythingyou'vemadeofyourselfsofar.I'mnotsureIeverfeltsolow.Finallyhisworkwaspublishedin1970.Instantlyhehadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfewwriterseverexperience.Theshadowshadturnedintofocusofattention.ThenonedayAlexfoundaboxfilledwiththingshehadownedyearsbefore.Insidewasapaperbagwithtwocansand18cents.Suddenlyhepicturedhimselfworkinginthatcoldstorageroom.ItremindsAlexandanyonewithadreamofthecourageandpersistence坚毅ittakestostaythecourse坚持到底intheshadowland.56.WhydidAlexgiveuphisjob?A.Becausehedidn'tliketheworkingconditions.B.Becausehecouldn'tearnenoughtomakealiving.C.Becausehefelthehadnopotentialinhisjob.D.Becausehewantedtobeafull-timewriter.57.WhatdidAlexexpresswhenheansweredthecall?A.Herefusedthejoboffer.B.Hewaswillingtogivethemahand.C.Heexpectedthemtopayhimmoremoney.D.Hewouldwriteinhissparetime.58.WhatkindofpersonisAlex?A.Determined.B.Modest.C.Shy.D.Brave.59.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Lookbeforeyouleap.B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C.Holdontoyourdreamanditwillcometrue.D.Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush.

甘肃省兰州一中2010届高三12月月考D.WhenDenisHennequintookoverastheEuropeanbossofMcDonald'sinJanuary2004theworld’sbiggestrestaurantchainwasshowingsignsofrecoveryinAmericaandAustraliabutsalesinEuropeweresluggishordeclining.OneexceptionwasFrancewhereMr.Hennequip.haddoneareliablejobasheadonthegroup'sFrenchsubsidiary子公式tosellmoreBigMacstohisrelativesHistaskwastocopythissuccessinall41oftheEuropeancountrieswhereanti-globalisers’favouriteenemyoperates.SofarMr.Henncquinisdoingwell.LastyearEuropeansalesincreasedby5.8%andthenumberofcustomersby3.4%thebestannualresultsinnearly15years.Europeaccountedfor36%ofthegroup'sprofitsandfor28ofitssales.DecemberwasanespeciallygoodmonthascustomerstooktoseasonalmenuofferingsinFranceandBritainandtoapromotioninGermanybasedonthegameofMonopoly垄断.Mr.Hennequin'srecipeforrevival复兴istobemoreopenabouthiscompany'soperationstobelocallyrelevantandtoimprovetheexperienceofvisitinghis6.400restaurants.McDonaId'sisblamedformakingpeoplefatexploitingworkerstreatinganimalscruellypollutingtheenvironment.andsimplyforbeingAmerican.Mr.Hennequinsayshewantstoengageinadialoguewiththepublictoaddresstheseconcerns.Heintroducedopendoorvisitordaysineachcountrywhichbecamehugelypopular.InPolandalonesome50000visitorscametoMcDonaId'sthroughthevisitors'programlastyear.TheNutritionInformationInitiative倡议.launchedlastyearputdetailedSablesonMcDonaId'spackagingwithdataoncaloriesproteinfatcarbohydratesandsaltcontentthedetailsarealsoprintedontray-liners.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementisRIGHT?A.DenisHennequinhasbeenbossofMcDonaldsince2004.B.ThesalesofMcDonaldisincreasinginFrance.C.DenisHennequintrieshisbesttoincreasethesalesofMcDonaldintheworld.D.ThenutritioninformationisalwayslaunchedonMcDonaldproducts.59.McDonaId'sisblamedinEuropeforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT.A.makingpeoplefatB.exploitingworkersC.treatinganimalscruellyD.earningtoomuch60.WhichofthefollowingisnotincludedintheMcDonaId'spackaging?A.attentionsB.fatC.proteinD.saltcontent61.WhatdidDenisHennequindotoincreasethesalesofMcDonaldinEurope?A.HevisitedalltheMcDonaId'sbranchesinEurope.B.Heintroducedopendoorvisitor'sdaysineachcountry.C.Hehaddoneareliablejobasheadofthegroup'sFrenchsubsidiary.D.Heengagedinadialoguewiththepublic.

Awomanwasinahurrytogototheairport.Shetoldthecabdrivertodrivequickly.ShewassoabsorbedinherownthoughtsthatshewasnotawaretheyweregoingbyadifferentroutE.SuddenlyamangotinsidethecaB.Hetookherhandbagwhereshehadplacedhervisapassportandallhermoneyforthetrip.Thedriverwhowasincahootswiththerobberleftherinthemiddleofthatdarkstreet.Shecursedtheworldforbeingsomeantoherandthoughthowunluckyshewasinthatsituation.Thatverysamenightsheheardsomeshockingnews.Tearsfloweddownherface.Flight230whichwastheplanethatshewassupposedtohaveboardedhadcrashed.Ifshehadnotlostherpreciousbelongingsshecouldhavelostsomethingfarmoreimportant—herlife.Sometimesbadthingsreallyhappen.Welosemoneyfailourexamsorarerejectedbyothers.Therearetimeswhennothingseemstogoourway.Sowhatshouldwedoaboutit?Shouldwebedisappointed?TheanswerisaresoundingNo!Wemustgetridofallthesefrustrationsandstartalloveragainintheconsistentfaiththatwewillgetwhatwedeserve.Don'twasteyourtimeandenergyonthingsthatcan'tbechanged.Continuousworryingwillonlyaffectyourhealthandyou'llbedoingmuchmoredamagethanwhatwaspreviouslydone.Whatifitwastheotherwayround?Whatifweneverranoutofgoodluck?Therewasamanwhowonthelottery.Hethoughthewastheluckiestpersonintheworld.Hebecamegreedyandwastedallhismoneyoneverythinghecouldgethishandson.Onedayhemadeittothefrontpageofthenewspaperagain.Butthistimeitwasadifferentstory.Hehadbeenkilledbecauseofhisriches.Ifyouattaingoodluckyoucanneverbetoosecureaboutit.Hopeforprotectionandguidance.Lifeissounpredictable.Youneverknowwhatwillhappennext.Liveonedayatatime.wesometimessubjectourselvestounnecessaryemotionaltrouble.Weaskourselves:WhatifIdon'tgetthisdoneintime?orWhatifmyfamilyleavesmeandI'vegotnooneelsetoturnto?Liveforthemoment.Dowhatmustbedoneforthepresentandthefuturewillturnoutjustfine.Believeme.Andbelieveinyourself.AsCaptainPlanetalwayssays:Thepowerisyours!56.TheunderlinedphraseincahootswithinParagraph3probablymeans____.A.wasforcedbyB.wasfightingbravelywithC.hadcooperatedwithD.wastryingtobeg57.Fromthepassagewelearnthat___.A.thewomanwasluckytomissherflightB.somepeoplejustneverrunoutofgoodluckC.robberswillgetwhattheydeserveD.ifyoufeelyourselfluckyyouwillcontinuetobeso58.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingistherightattitudetoadopttowardslife?A.Don'twasteyourtimeandenergybecausetimeislimited.B.There'snoneedtoworryorgetfrustrated.Justbelieveinyourself.C.Evenwheneverythingseemstobegoingwellweshouldkeepfullyalert.D.Worryingaboutwhatyoudon'thavemeansyoumissoutonopportunitiesforotherthings.59.Thestoriesareintendedtotellus___.A.fortuneonlyfavorsthepreparedmindB.gainsandlossesgohandinhandC.misfortunemightbeablessingD.weshouldsaveupforarainyday

【2011·安徽省级示范高中联考】B.Hanaal—ShaibaniwasbornonAugust271942.Shewastheonlygirlinherfamilyhavingtwoolderandtwoyoungerbrothers.Herfatherapoliticianandjournalistlovedherandplayedalargeroleinshapingthewomanshegrewuptobe.In1956Iraq'sBaathpartystartedtogrowinpopularity.ItsslogansdeclaringlibertyArabsocialismandunityattractedtheyoungergenerationincludingHana.Althoughshewasonly14yearsoldsheturnedmemberoftheparty-receivinghereducationwithherpoliticalactivities.DuringheruniversityyearssheworkedfortheBaathpartyduringthedayandattendedclassesintheevening.In1958followingtheoverthrowofIraq'smonarchy君主政治Hanarosethroughtheranksandwaschosentoleadtheparty'sfemalemembers.Shewasjust16.TwoyearslatershewasselectedasoneofthreerepresentativesoftheIraqiBaathpartytoattendtheArabNationalBaathPartyConferenceheldthatyearinBeirut.Stilljustateenagershehadalreadyachievedmorethanmostwomenfromherregioncouldeverimagine.Aswasknowntoeveryoneshewasdeterminedandfearless.Oneofthemostmemorablefamilystoriestellsofthetimein1959whensheleftthehousetojoinanorganizationagainsttheruleofthethenprimeministerAbdelKarimQassim.Theatmospherewastenseandanumberoftheorganiserswouldlaterbekilled.ButHanawasdeterminedtoattend.Sensingtroubleshehidthegunandcarriedbeneathherskirtasshewalkeddownthestairs.Herfatherbeggedwithhernottogo.Heexplainedthatasapatriotheunderstoodhersenseofdutybutaddedthathisloveforherwentbeyondallelse.Hanareplied;Papayouwereonceapatrioticmanandwhenyouwerecalledupontofightyoudid.PleaseunderstandsothatImaygowithyourblessingratherthanwithout.Herfathercouldnotstopher.60.Thepassagemainlytalksabout____.A.thelifeofHanaal-ShaibaniB.theachievementofHanaal-ShaibaniD.thesufferingsHanaal-ShaibanihasreceivedD.Hanaal-Shaibaniandherfather61.WhenHanaal-ShaibanijoinedtheBaathparty____.A.shehadtoabandonherstudiesB.shebecamepopularwiththepeopleC.sheattractedtheyoungergenerationD.shewasthenonlyastudent62.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanknowthat____.A.HanastooduptorIraq'smonarchytotallyB.HanawasstronglyagainsttheoldgovernmentC.HanadefeatedmorewomenolderthanherD.HanawasmadeChairwomanoftheparty63.Thepassageisdevelopedintheorderof____.A.placeB.progressC.timeD.space

WhenImovedtoMelbournemynewcityseemedsobigandunfriendly.ThenaroutinemammogramfoundsomesuspicioustissueinonebreastandIhadtogototheoncologyunitatRoyalMelbourneHospital.ItseemedasmallchallengecomparedtotheoneIwasabouttofaceIwouldeventuallyneedanoperationtocutonebreastbutthingsstartedtogowrongrightfromthebeginning.NothavingacarorknowingthecityIwasdependingonacoupleofbusestogetmefromA.toB.AlthoughI’dleftmyselfplentyoftimeitwassoonobviousIwasgoingtobelateasIhadmistakenlyboardedabusthatwastakingmeintheoppositedirection.GettingoffIstoodonthefootpathnotknowingwhattodo.IlookedintotheeyesofastrangerwhowastryingtogetpastmE.SurprisinglyinsteadofmovingonshestoppedtoaskifIwasOK.IstartedtoexplainmysituationtoherandwithoutrealizingittearsstartedrunningdownmyfacE.Thekindwomanpointedtoabusstopacrossthestreetwhereabuswouldtakemebackintothecitytomyappointment.SittingtherewaitingIfeltgratefulthatsomeonehadbeenwillingtohelp.ThenhearingahornnearbyIlookeduptoseeacarwithmynewfriendwavingatmetogetin.Shehadreturnedtooffermealifttothehospital.Suchunexpectedkindnessfromapasser-bywasalovelygifttoreceivE.AsIclimbedoutofthecaratthehospitalandturnedtothankhershesmiledandtoldmenottolosefaithforallthingsarepossiblE.36.Whatwastheauthor’sproblembesidesbreastcancer?A.Notbeingfamiliarwiththecity.B.Notbelievinginthehospital.C.Losinggoodsenseofdirection.D.NeedingmoremoneythanshehaD.37.Fromthepassageweknowtheonewhoofferedthewriteralifttothehospitalwas.A.herfriendB.astrangerC.herrelativeD.adoctor38.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.KindnessIsVeryRareB.AnUnexpectedGiftC.LoveExistsaroundUsD.AVeryLuckyLady

MyfriendKarenandIwerealwaystogether.KarenwasonlyafewmonthsolderthanI..Ialwaysthoughtshewassobeautifulwithlonghairandblueeyes.IlovedKarensomuchbecauseshelikedmeforbeingthewayIwas.IcouldbemyselfandsharemysecretswithherandIneverfeltlikeIwasbeingjudgeD.Wehadsomuchfunandwerereallyquitesilly.OnetimeIaskedmymomtomakeusthesamedressessowecouldpretendweweretwins.Wecontinuedasbestfriendsthroughoutgradeschool.OnedayKarenwasgoingtoanotherfriend’splaceandaskedmetocomealongbutIcouldn’tgobecauseIhadababysittingjobthatafternoon.WewalkedtogethertotheBecker’shomewhereIwastobabysitandthenshecontinuedonherwaywithoutmE.WehadagreedthatIwouldmeetheratthecornerwhenshereturnedandIfinishedmyjoB.Atfouro’clockIrushedtothecornersoIwouldn’tbelateformeetingKaren.JustasIarrivedatthecornerIsawKarencrossingthestreet.InasecondithappeneD.IsawKaren’sbodyflyupinthesky.Acarhadhither!KarenwasonlifesupportforaweekbeforeitwasdecidedthattheywouldallowhertogoinpeacE.Karen’sparentswantedtodonateherorgans器官tothehospitalbuttherewasnothinglefthealthyenoughtobeusedbecauseshewashitsoharD.IhavenevergotsoclosetoanotherpersonsinceKarendieD.Idomissher！Doyoucherish珍惜yourfriendsIfyoudon’tpleasedoasyoumaylosethemoneday.71.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Ahorriblecaraccident.B.AnunforgettableexperiencE.C.Mydearestfriend—Karen.D.Anunforgettablegirl.72.ThewriterlikesKarenmainlybecause________.A.KarenwasbeautifulB.KarenlookedlikeherC.KarenwaskindD.Karenlovedherforwhoshewas73.WhenKarenwashitbyacarshewas________.A.onherwaytoafriend’splaceB.onherwaytotheBecker’shomeC.shoutingtothewriterwhowassofarfromherD.headingtothecornerwheresheandthewriterwouldmeet74.WhywereKaren’sorgansunabletobedonated?A.Becauseherparentsrefusedtodothat.B.BecauseallofherorganswereseriouslydamageD.C.Becausethedoctorsthoughtitwastoocruel.D.Becausenopatientsneededorgansinthehospitalthen.75.Whatdoesthewritersuggestwedo?A.Cherishourfriends.B.AcceptthefactthatpeoplediE.C.Becarefulwhencrossingthestreet.D.NeverbetooclosewithsomeonE.

IsuddenlyheardanelephantcryingasthoughfrighteneD.LookingdownIimmediatelyrecognizedthatsomethingwaswrongandrandowntotheedgeofthenearbank.ThereIsawMaShwewithherthree­month­oldcalfstrugglinginthefast­risingwateranditwasalife­and­deathstrugglE.Hercalfwasfloatingandscreamingwithfear.MaShwewasasneartothefarbankasshecouldgetholdingherwholebodyagainsttherushingwaterandkeepingthecalfpressedagainstherhugebody.Everynowandthentherushingwaterwouldsweepthecalfaway.Therewasasuddenriseinthewaterandthecalfwaswashedcleanoverthemother'sbodyandwasgonE.MaShweturnedquicklytoreachitandpressedthecalfwithherheadandtrunkagainsttherockybank.Thenwithahugeeffortshepickeditupinhertrunkandtrieduntilshewasabletoplaceitonanarrowshelfofrock.Justatthismomentshefellbackintotheriver.Ifshewerecarrieddownitwouldbecertaindeath.Iknewaswellasshedidthattherewasonespotwhereshecouldgetupthebankbutitwasontheothersidefromwhereshehadputhercalf.WhileIwaswonderingwhatIcoulddonextIheardthesoundofamother'slovE.MaShwehadcrossedtheriverandgotupthebankandwasmakingherwaybackasfastasshecouldroaring吼叫allthetimebuttohercalfitwasmusiC.39.Themomenttheauthorgotdowntotheriverbankhesaw______.A.thecalfwasabouttofallintotheriverB.MaShwewasplacingthecalfontherockC.thecalfwaswashedawaybytherisingwaterD.MaShwewasholdingthecalfagainsttherushingwater40.HowdidMaShwemanagetosavehercalffromthefast­flowingwater?A.Byputtingitonasafespot.B.Bypressingitagainstherbody.C.Bytakingitawaywithher.D.Bycarryingitonherback.41.Howdidthecalffeelaboutthemotherelephant'sroaring?A.Itwasagreatcomfort.B.Itwasasignofdanger.C.Itwasacallforhelp.D.ItwasamusicalnotE.42.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AMother'sLoveB.ABraveActC.A.ks5uDeadlyRiverD.AMatterofLifeandDeath

Thepolicemanmoveduptheavenueimpressively.Itwasbarely10o’clockatnightbutthechillywindwithrainhadkeptpeopleoutofthestreets.Thepolicemansuddenlyslowedhiswalk.Inthedoorwayofadarkenedstoreamanleanedwithanunlightedcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohimthemanspokeupquickly.It’sallrightofficerhesaidI’mjustwaitingforafrienD.It’sanappointmentmadetwentyyearsago.Wellaboutthatlongagothereusedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestands—‘BigJoe’Brady’srestaurant.Untilfiveyearsagosaidthepoliceman.Itwastorndownthen.Themaninthedoorwaystruckamatchandlithiscigar.Thelightshowedapalesquare-jawedfacewithkeeneyesandalittlewhitescarnearhisrighteyebrow.HisscarfpinwasalargediamonD.Twentyyearsagotonightsaidtheman.Idinedhereat‘BigJoe’Brady’swithJimmyWellsmybestfriendandthefinestguyintheworlD.HeandIwereraisedhereinNewYorkjustliketwobrotherstogether.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemyfortunE.Youcouldn’thavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork;hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.WellweagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtimenomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocomE.WefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohaveourfortunesmadewhatevertheyweregoingtobE.Itsoundsprettyinterestingsaidthepoliceman.RatheralongtimebetweenmeetsthoughitseemstomE.Haven’tyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft?Wellyesforatimewecorrespondedsaidtheother.Butafterayearortwowelosttrackofeachother.YetIknowJimmywillmeetmehereifhe’saliveforhealwayswasthetruestguyintheworlD.He’llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthisdoortonightandit’sworthitifmyoldpartnerturnsup.Thepolicemantwirledhisclub警棍andtookasteportwosaying:I’llbeonmyway.Hopeyourfriendcomesaroundallright.I’llgivehimhalfanhouratleast.IfJimmyisalivehe’llbeherebythattimE.Solongofficer.Good-nightsirthepolicemanwentaway.ThemanwhohadcomeathousandmilestofillanappointmentwiththefriendofhisyouthsmokedhiscigarandwaiteD.Abouttwentyminuteshewaitedandthenatallmaninalongovercoatwithcollartuneduptohisearshurriedacrossfromtheoppositesideofthestreet.Hewentdirectlytothewaitingman.IsthatyouBob?heaskeddoubtfully.IsthatyouJimmyWells?criedthemaninthedoor.Blessmyheart!exclaimedthenewarrivalgraspingboththeother’sbandswithhisown.It’sBobsureasfatE.IwascertainI’dfindyouhereWelltwentyyearsisalongtimE.You’vechangedlotsJimmy.Ineverthoughtyouweresotallbytwoorthreeinches.OhIgrewabitafterIwastwenty.ComeonBob;we’llgoaroundtoaplaceIknowofandhaveagoodlongtalkaboutoldtimes.Thetwomenstartedupthestreetarminarm.ThemanfromtheWesthisegotism自负enlargedbysuccesswasbeginningtooutlinethehistoryofhiscareer.Theotherhiddeninhisovercoatlistenedwithinterest.Atthecornerstoodadrugstorebrilliantwithelectriclights.Whentheycameineachofthemturnedtogazeupontheother’sfacE.ThemanfromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandreleasedhisarm.You’renotJimmyWellshesaidsharply.Twentyyearsisalongtimebutnotlongenouthtochangeaman’snosefromstraighttoflat.ThetallmansaidYou’vebeenunderarrestfortenminutesBoB.Chicagothinksyoumayhavedroppedoverourwayandasksustohaveachatwithyou.Goingquietlyareyou?That’ssensiblE.Nowbeforewegoontothestationhere’sanotetoyou.Youmayreadithereatthewindow.It’sfromPatrolman巡警Wells.ThemanfromtheWestunfoldedthelittlepieceofpaper.HishandwassteadywhenhebegantoreadbutittrembledalittlewhenhehadfinisheD.Thenotewasrathershort.Bob:IwasattheappointedplaceontimE.WhenyoustruckthematchtolightyourcigarIsawitwasthefaceofthemanwantedinChicago.SomehowIcouldn’tdoitmyselfsoIwentaroundandgotaplainclothesmantodothejoB.JIMMY.55.Themanleaninginthedoorwaywaswaitingto.A.tellapolicemananextremelymovingstoryB.keepanappointmentmade20yearsbeforeC.helpthepolicetocatchawantedcriminalD.showoffhisgreatsuccessinhisadventure56.TwentyyearsbeforeJimmyusedtobe.A.apolicemanB.abossofarestaurantC.Bob’bestfriendD.akeen-eyedguy57.Theunderlinedwordcorrespondedheremeans.A.agreedwitheachotherB.wereequalorsimilarC.sufferedfromlonelinessD.exchangedsomeletters58.Thepolicemanwentawayinorderto.A.gethemanfromtheWestcaughtB.keepgoingonguardofthestreetC.findthemanwantedbythepoliceD.getoffdutyandgohomeforgood59.Bobinthestoryisdescribedasamanwho.A.wasgoodatcheatingB.wasmodestbynatureC.stucktohispromiseD.betrayedhisfriend60.Theendofthestoryshowsthat.A.timewillwaitfornomanB.friendshipispreciousC.justicecanhardlybedoneD.lifeishardtopredict

Easyisn’tawordthedisableduseverymuch.Nothingiseasywhenyou’reinawheelchairorwhenyou’reblinD.ButKarenMitchellknowslegsaren’tneededtowalkthewaves.IforgetaboutmydisabilityMitchellsaysaboutsailing.AndJaniceBartlesondoesn’tneedeyestoseethewinD.USOlympicgoldmedalistMagnusLiljedahlsayssailingisoneofthefewsportswherethedisabledcanleavetheirdisabilityonthedockandbeasgoodasanyoneelsE.ThefirsthalfofmylifeIwasmainlyconcernedaboutmyselfLiljedahlsays.Butwhenweleavewecan’ttakeanythingwithussoit’simportanttogivebacktothecommunity.WorkinginpartnershipwithMiami’snon-profitShake-a-LegFoundationmorethan3000disabledpeopleeveryyeararegettingachancetoforgettheirdisabilitiesandfeelspray浪花intheirfaces.Liljedahlbelievestherewardisinthejourney.AndforhimthisjourneyhasbeenarichonE.I’vereallylearnedtoappreciatelifebyseeingwhatthey’vegottodealwithhesays.Andhe’salsobecomeabettersailor.It’sastoryyouoftenhearfromvolunteers.HelpingothersoftenhelpsthemmorE.Itreawakenssensesdulledovertimebecausetheable-bodiedtakethosesensesforgranteD.Atthedockallseemtoenjoythechancetogettheirfeetwet.ItgivesmeafeelingofindependenceandfreedomManuelaHoyossaysIfeelfreefrommywheelchair.56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutShake-a-LegFoundation?A.Ithelpsthedisabledmakemoney.B.ItwasestablishedbyMagnusLiljedahl.C.Itoffersthedisabledsailingchances.D.IthelpsthedisabledmeetwithOlympicchampions.57.BydoingvolunteerworkLiljedahl_______.A.forgetshisdisabilitycompletelyB.winsanOlympicgoldmedalC.hasabetterunderstandingoflifeD.findsmanypeoplewithatalentforsailing58.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph4refersto_______.A.thedisabledB.thevolunteersC.USOlympicchampionsD.MagnusLiljedahlandManuelaHoyos59.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_______.A.MitchellhasadisabilitywithherlegsB.JaniceBartlesonmovesaroundinawheelchairC.LiljedahlwonhisfirstOlympicgoldmedalinMiamiD.ManuelaHoyosisavolunteeratthedock

VeryfarawayfromthecitylivedapoorfarmerandhiswifE.InfrontoftheirhousewasasmalldirtroaD.Veryfewcarsdroveonthisroadbecauseitwassofarfromthecity.Onthedirtroadtherewasabigholefilledwithwater.Theholewasverydeepbutdriversontheroaddidn'tknowjusthowdeep.Driversalwaysdroveintotheholebuttheyneverdroveout.OnedayamaninanewcarwasdrivingdowntheroaD.Hesawtheholewiththewaterbuthedidn'tthinkitwasverydeep.Hedroveintotheholebuthecouldn'tdriveout.Themansawthefarmeronhistractorworkinginthefieldandhesignaledtothefarmer.Thefarmerdroveovertothemaninthenewcar.Isthereaproblem?askedthefarmer.Yessaidtheman.MycarisstuckinthisholE.Canyouhelpme?Maybesaidthefarmer.ButI'mverybusy.lfyouhelpmeI'llpayyousaidtheman.OKsaidthefarmer.Thefarmerpulledthecaroutoftheholewithhistractorandthemanpaidhimalotofmoney.ThemanlookedatthefarmerandsaidYoumust.makealotofmoneypullingcarsoutofthisholedayandnight.Actuallynosaidthefarmer.Whynot?askedtheman.Theholeisverydeepandalotofpeoplegetstuckandaskforhelp.ButIdon'tmakemoneydayandnightbecauseIdon'tpullcarsoutatnight.AtnightI'mbusyfillingtheholewithwateransweredthefarmer.63.Thereasonwhyfewcarsdroveonthesmalldirtroadwasthat__________.A.therewasabiganddeepholeB.thecouplewasnotpoliteenoughC.ithadalongdistancefromthecityD.driverswereafraidofbeinginthehole64.Accordingtoparagraph2wecanknowaboutthemaninanewcar__________.A.hejustlearnedtodriveacarB.itwasthefirsttimethathepassedthereC.heknewhowdeeptheholewasD.heknewthefarmerinthefield65.Theunderlinedwordinthepassageprobablymeans__________.A.sendingamessageB.makingacryC.creatingasignD.makingacall66.Whatdidthefarmerusuallydoatnight?A.Hehelpedpulloutcars.B.Hemademoney.C.HefilledwatertotheholeD.HesleptathomE.

RembrandtwasanextraordinaryDutchpainter.Hewasmostwell-knownforhisbrushworkandthewayinwhichheconnectedwiththehumansoul.Hislifehoweverwasnothappy.HewasbornonJuly151606inLeidentheNetherlands.HisfatherwantedhimtohaveareallearnedprofessionbutRembrandtlefttheUniversityofLeidenafterbecomingboreD.HebeganstudyingartunderalocalteacherbutsoonleftandstudiedinAmsterdamwherehemasteredallhislessonsinsixmonths!Attheageof22hemovedbacktoLeidenandbegantogethisownstudents.OneofhisstudentswasthefamousartistGerritDou.In1631hereturnedtoAmsterdamwherehebecamethemostpopularportraitpainterinHollanD.RembrandtmetSaskiaandmarriedherin1634.Shewasacousinofaverysuccessfulartdealerandshehelpedhimtomeetwealthypeoplewhocommissioned委任制作manypaintingsfromhim.Heusedherasamodelinmanyofhispaintings.Rembrandt’sprivatelifehoweverwasveryunfortunatE.HehadfourchildrenwithSaskiabutonlyoneTitussurviveD.Saskiadiedin1642attheageofonly30.In1649hishousekeeperbecamehissecondwifeandwasalsoamodelformanyofhispaintings.EventhoughRembrandtwasverysuccessfulasanartistartdealerandteacherhelivedinacarelesswayandhadtodeclarebankruptcy破产in1656.Heevenhadtosellhiswholeartcollectionandhishousetopayoffhisdebts.Hisunfortunatelifehoweverdidn’taffecthisart.HepaintedmanygreatpaintingsduringthattimE.HisnewloveHendrickjediedin1663andhis27-year-oldsonTitusdiedin1668.ElevenmonthslateronOctober41669RembrandtdiedinAmsterdam.Heproducedmorethan600paintingsandover2000drawings!56.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonthatmadehisbusinessfail?A.AsanextraordinaryDutchpainterheknewnothingaboutbusiness.B.Hespentmostofhistimeonartleavingnotimetocarehisbusiness.C.AllhischildrenbutTitusdiedwhichmadehimverysaD.D.Likeotherfamousartistshewasthoughtless.57.FromthepassagewelearnthatRembrandt.A.graduatedfromtheUniversityofLeiden.B.beganhisteachingcareerin1628.C.marriedSaskiawhenhewas22yearsolD.D.wasgoodatdrawinganimalsandflowers.58.HowmanymembersofRembrandt’sfamilydiedbeforehimnotincludinghisparents?A.FourB.FiveC.SixD.Seven59.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.briefbiographyofRembrandtB.A.greatDutchpainterC.ThegreatestpainterintheworldD.Rembrandt’sunhappyfamily

Bobbywassittingoutinhisbackyardinthesnow.Thethinsneakersheworehadafewholesinthem.Tryashemighthecouldnotcomeupwithanideaforhismother’sChristmasgift.Eversincehisfatherhadpassedawaythreeyearsagohismotherworkednightsatthehospitalbutthesmallwagecouldonlybestretchedsofar.Whatthefamilylackedinmoneyandmaterialthingstheymorethanmadeupforinloveandfamilyunity.Theyranthehouseholdintheirmother’sabsencE.Allthreeofhissistershadalreadymadebeautifulgiftsfortheirmother.ItwasChristmasEvealreadyandhehadnothing.Bobbystartedtowalkdowntothestreet.Hewalkedfromshoptoshop.Everythingseemedsobeautifulandsooutofreach.ItwasstartingtogetdarkthensuddenlyhiseyescaughtashinydimE.NeverhasanyonefeltsowealthyasBobbydidatthatmoment.Hewentinsideaflowershop.WhentheowneraskedifhecouldhelphimBobbypresentedthedimeandaskedifhecouldbuyoneflower.TheshopownerlookedatBobbythensaidYoujustwaithereandI’llseewhatIcandoforyou.Theshopownerreturnedholdingredrosesalltiedtogetherwithabigsilverbow.Bobby’sheartsankastheownerplacedthemgentlyintoalongwhitebox.ThatwillbetencentsyoungmansaidtheshopownerreachingouthishandforthedimE.SlowlyBobbymovedhishandtogivethemanhisdimE.Thentheshopkeeper’swifeappeareD.Wherearetherosesyouwerefixing?TheshopownerrepliedAstrangethinghappenedtomethismorning.IthoughtIheardavoicetellingmetosetasideadozenofmybestrosesforaspecialgift.Iwasn’tsureatthetimewhetherIhadlostmymindorwhatbutIsetthemasideanyway.WhenIsawthatlittleboytonightIknewwhothatvoicewas.56.Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphsweknowthat_____.A.Bobby’ssistersdidn’thelpBobbytobuyagiftB.Bobbyhadknownwhatgifthe’dgivetohismotherC.thechildreninthefamilyalllovedtheirmotherD.Bobby’sfamilywasrichbeforehisfatherdied57.WhydidBobbywalkalongthestreet?A.Becausehedidn’tknowwhattodo.B.BecausehewantedtotryhislucktherE.C.Becausehewantedtogetsomemoney.D.Becausehehopedtoseewhathecouldget.58.Whatcouldhebuywithadimethen?A.A.flower.B.Nothing.C.A.pieceofcakE.D.Manyflowers.59.Bobbyslowlygavethedimetotheshopownerbecause_______.A.hedidnotwantanyroseflowersB.theflowersweren’tworthadimeC.theshopownerwouldcheathimD.hehardlybelievedwhathadhappened60.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecaninferthattheshopowner______.A.wasshockedbythevoiceheheardB.wasalwaysreadytohelpothersC.didn’tknowhowtorunabusinessD.wasgoodatmakingupstories

AllthestudentsatthebeachpartyweremembersoftheFrenchCluB.BeforetheybegantoswimortoplaygamesMissBarneswantedthemtolearnsomenewwords.ShetaughtthemhowtosaybeachsandoceanandwavesinFrench.Thestudentsrepeatedthenewwordsandtriedtousetheminsentences.AftertheFrenchlessontwooftheboysputupanetforvolleyballandhalfofthestudentswenttoeachsideofthenet.Theyhitabigballbackandforthoverthenet.MissBarneshelpedthemtokeepscore记分inFrench.ThestudentslaughedattheirownmistakesbuttheyenjoyedpractisingtheirnumbersandhavingfunatthesametimE.Latertherewasplentyoftimeforthosewholikedtoswimtogointothewater.MostofthemdidnotgofarfromtheshorE.Someofthewaveswerequitelargeandcouldbedangeroustopeoplewhodidnotswimwell.MissBarneswatchedthemveryclosely.Shewasgladthattherewerelifeguards救生员whowerealwaysreadytohelpintimeofdanger.Whenitwastimeforsnacks快餐everyoneenjoyedsandwichespotatochipsandlemonadE.WhiletheywereeatingMissBarnesaskedeachmemberoftheclubaquestioninFrench.Ifthestudentscouldnotanswertheirquestionsshetaughtthemwhattosay.EveryoneagreedthattheFrenchClubandthebeachpartywouldhelpthemtolearnFrenchandtheyallthankedMissBarnesforbeingsuchaniceteacher.1.Itwasclearthatnoneofthestudentsatthebeachpartywere_______.A.ItalianB.AmericanC.FrenchD.English2.MissBarnes'sfirstlessonwasto_______.A.wantthemtomakesentencesB.helpthemusenewwordstomakesentencesC.learnsomenewwordsD.teachthemsomenewwords3.HowdidMissBarnesteachthemFrenchwhiletheywereplayingvolleyball?A.BykeepingscorE.B.Byjoiningtheminplaying.C.Byputtingupanet.D.Bypractisingtheirnumbers.4.MissBarnesdidn'tneedtoworryabouttheswimmers'safetybecause_______.A.theylikedtoswimB.theyweregoodatswimmingC.therewerelifeguardswhowerereadytohelpD.theywerenotafraidoflargewaves5.ThereasonwhyallthestudentsthankedMissBarneswasthat_______.A.shehadsnackstogetherwiththemB.sheaskedthemquestionsinFrenchC.shetaughtthemFrenchinasmanywaysaspossibleD.shetaughtthemwhattosayinFrench

Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.EveryonewasinbedexceptmE.UnderthestronglightIlookedsadlybeforeahugepileoftroublesomestufftheycallbooks.Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.WhencanIgotobed?Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswerinfactIdarednot.Theclockstruck12.Ohdear!IcriedtenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!WepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworlD.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy.TheclockstruckonE.Iwasquitehopelessnow.IforgotallIhadlearnt.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcoulD.IprayedOhGodPleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.IdopromisetoworkhardafterwardsAmen.MyeyeswereheavysoheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.A.fewminuteslaterwithmyheadonthedeskIfellasleep.67.Whentheauthorwasgoingoverhislessonsalltheothersinthehousewere_____.A.asleepB.workinginbedC.outsideD.quietlylaughingathim68.Reviewinghislessonsdidn’thelphimbecause________..A.itwastoolateatnightB.hewasverytiredC.hiseyeslidsweresoheavythathecouldn’tkeepthemopenD.hehadn’tstudiedhardbeforetheexamination

Nothingismorerefreshingonawarmsummerdaythanwatchingsomeoneelsework.RightnowI’msittingonmyporchandwatchingyoungBethbaling打捆thebigfieldontopofthehill.She’sbeenhayingthatfieldforovertenyears.Iknow:IputheronthetractorwhenshewasjusttwelveyearsolD.Shepickedagreatdayforbaling.It’snottoohotandthere’sanicebreezE.OnMondaywhenshecutthefielditwassohotIthoughtthecornwouldstartpoppinginthefielD.Didn’tstopherthough.Shejuststuckthatbighatonherheadwrappedawethandkerchiefaroundherneckandsettowork.IrememberwhenIwouldhavedonethesamething.WhileI’mheresuckingalemonadeBethisdrivingthehay干草trainatractorpullingabalerandanoldwagon.You’dthinksomeonehersizewouldneverbeabletoseeoverthetractor.Butsomehowshemanages.Whenshe’sfinishedhertracksareverystraight.Thewholetimeshe’shayingthatdogofhersisworkingjustashardrunningalongbesideherlikehe’safraidshe’lldriveawaywithouthim.Bethsureknewwhatshewasdoingwhenshetrainedhim.Thewaythemachineworksispurepoetry.EachrowispushedintoshapE.Whenjustenoughhayisinabaleitiswrappedupandfastenedtogether.A.secondorsolaterthebalecomesflyingoutandintotheoldwagon.Thepersonwhoinventedthatmachinesurewassomekindofgenius.That’snottosayitworksperfectly.Everyonceinawhileabalemissesthemarkespeciallywhenyouareturningthemachineattheendofarow.Thatmeansofcoursethatyouhavetogobackandpickupthosebalesandthrowthemintothewagon.IcanrememberwhenBeth’smotherwasheragE.ShelookedanawfullotlikeBethdoesnow.Makesamanproudtoseehisdaughterandgranddaughtertakingsuchgoodcareofthemselves.WellIsupposeIshouldgetupandfillthisglassagain.Notmuchfunsittingherewithanemptyglass.63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatatsometimeinthepasttheauthor______.A.boughtthetractorforBethB.forcedBethtoworkatanearlyageC.workedinthefieldlikeBethD.trainedthedogtohelpBethwork64.IntheeyesoftheauthorthesightofBethbalinghayis_______.A.uncommonB.beautifulC.unforgettableD.changeable65Beforethrownintothewagonthehaymustbe_______.A.tiedupB.driedupC.cutupD.linedup66.Whodoyouthinkistellingthisstory?A.Beth’smother.B.Beth’sfather.C.Beth’sgrandmother.D.Beth’sgrandfather.

2011·福建卷D.JacquelineBouvierKennedyOnassiswasoneofthemostprivatewomenintheworldyetwhenshewenttoworkasaneditorinthelasttwodecadesofherlifesherevealed展现herselfasshedidnowhereelsE.AfterthedeathofhersecondhusbandGreekshippingmagnateAristotieOnassislaqueline’sclosefriendandformerWhiteHousesocial?LetitisBaldrigemadeasuggestionthatsheconsideracareerinpublishing.AfterconsiderationJacquelineacceptedit.Perhapsshehopedtofindtheresomeideasabouthowtoliveherownlife.Shebecamenotlessbutmoreinterestedinreading.Forthelast20yearsofherlifeJacquelineworkedasapublisher’seditorfirstatVikingthenatDoubledaypursuing追求alate-lifecareerlongerthanhertwomarriagescombineD.Duringhertimeinpublishingshewasresponsibleformanagingandeditingmorethan100sucessfullymarketedbooks.AmongthefirstbookswereIntheRussianStyleandInventiveParisClothes.ShealsosucceededinpersuadingTVhostsBillMoyersandJosephCampbelltotransformtheirpopulartelevisionconversationintoabookThePowerofMyth.Thebookwentontobecomeaninternationalbest-seller.Shedealttoo.withMichaelJacksonashepreparedhisautobiography自传Moonwalk.JaequelineredforhernameandforhersocialrelationsbutshesoonprovedHerworth.HershoicassuggestionsandwidespreadsocialrelationswereofbenefitbothtothepublishingSinceandtoJacquelineherself.InthebookssheselectedforpublicationshebuiltonalifetimeofspendingtimebyherselfasareaderandleftarecordofthegrowthofherminD.HerbooksaretheautobiofraphysheneverwroteHerroleasFirstladyintheendwasovershadowedbyherperformanceasaneditor.Howeverfewknewthatshehadachtevedsomuch.68.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatJecquelineA.becausefondofreadingafterworkingasaneditorB.wasinchargeofpublishing100booksC.promotedlierbooksthroughsocialrelationsD.gainedalotfromhercareerasaneditor69.TheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagphprobablymeansthisA.Jscqueline’sendedupasaneditorratherthanasFirstLadyB.Jscqueline’slifeasFirstLadywasmorecolorfulthanasaneditorC.JscquelinewasmoresuccessfulasaneditorthanasFirstLadyD.Jscqueline’sroleasFirstLadywasmorebrilliantthanasaneditor70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Jscqueline’stwomarriageslastedmorethan20yearsB.Jscqueline’sownpublishingfirmwassetupeventuallyC.Jscqueline’sviewsandbeliefswerereflectedinthebookssheeditedD.Jscqueline’sachievementswerewidelyknown71.ThepassageismainlyA.anintroductionofjacqueline’slifebothasFistLadyandaseditor.B.abriefdescriptionofjacqueline’slifelongexperiences.C.abriefaccountofjacqueline’scareerasaneditorinherlast20years.D.ananalysisofJscqueline’ssocialrelationsinpublishing

南昌市南昌二中高三冲刺模拟考试D.篇FredMarzocchigrewupwithdreamsofdrawingforaliving.Therearen’tmanywaystomakealivingwithyoursketchbook写生册butadvertisingwasoneofthem.AfterafewhopelessattemptstofindajobFredbecamedesperateforexperience.Hefoundalargedrugstorechainwithanin-houseadvertisingunitandofferedtoworkforliterallynothing.Theytookhimupontheofferandwithinweeksnotonlyhadhegainedprofessionalexperiencebutthedrugstoredecidedtopayhimforhisefforts.AfterworkingforanumberoradvertisingagenciesFredwentontoopenhisowngraphicsdesignandphotographybusiness.Heoftenlooksbackontheoffertoworkwithoutpay.IjustneededachanceastartinthisbusinessandIhaven’thadtoworkforfreesincehesayswithasmile.Collegestudentswhoservedininternships实习were15percentmorelikelytofindemploymentaftergraduationand70percentbelievedtheywerebetterpreparedfortheworkplacebecauseoftheirinternshipexperience.68.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_________.A.Fredisverygoodatdoingbusiness.B.AfterworkingforanumberofadvertisingagenciesFredopenedhisownphotographybusiness.C.FredcanonlymakealivingbydrawingD.Peoplewithsomeworkingexperiencecanhavemorechancetofindajob.69.Fredoffertoworkforthedrugstorewithoutpaybecause_________.A.hewantedtoshowhisabilityB.hethoughthewouldbeemployedbythedrugstorelater.C.heintendedtogainsomeexperience.D.hecouldn’tfindajobinothercompanies70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WorkforfreeB.GetexperienceanywayyoucanC.Experience---themostimportantthingD.HowFredbecamesuccessful

Onedayapoorboywhowastryingtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsdoortodoorfoundthatheonlyhadonedime一角钱left.Hewashungrysohedecidedtobegforamealatthenexthouse.Howeverhelosthisnervewhenalovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.Insteadofamealheaskedforadrinkofwater.Shethoughthelookedhungrysoshebroughthimalargeglassofmilk.HedrankitslowlyandthenaskedHowmuchdoIoweyou?Youdon'towemeanythingshereplied.Motherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayforakindness.HesaidThenIthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.AsHowardKellyleftthathousehenotonlyfeltstrongerphysicallybutitalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandthehumanrace.Hewasabouttogiveupandquitbeforethispoint.Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecamebadlyill.Thelocaldoctorswerebaffled束手无策.Theyfinallysenthertothebigcitywherespecialistscanbecalledintostudyherraredisease.Dr.HowardKellynowfamouswascalledinfortheconsultation.Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefromastrangelightfilledhiseyes.Immediatelyheroseandwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoherroom.Dressedinhisdoctor'sgownhewentintoseeher.Herecognizedheratonce.Hewentbacktotheconsultationroomanddeterminedtodohisbesttosaveherlife.Fromthatdayonhegavespecialattentiontohercase.Afteralongstrugglethebattlewaswon.Dr.Kellyrequestedthebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimforapproval.Helookedatitandthenwrotesomethingontheside.Thebillwassenttoherroom.Shewasafraidtoopenitbecauseshewaspositivethatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayitoff.Finallyshelookedandthenoteonthesideofthebillcaughtherattention.Shereadthesewords:Paidinfullwithaglassofmilk.SignedDr.HowardKelly.Tearsofjoyfloodedhereyesassheprayedsilently:ThankYouGod.Yourlovehasspreadthroughhumanheartsandhands.58.Theboysoldthingsdoortodoor__.A.whenhewasonhiswaytoschoolB.tocollectmoneyforhisschoolingC.toobtainmoneytobuysomefoodD.becausehehadonlyonedimeleft59.Whichofthefouristhebesttitleforthispassage?A.AGlassofMilkB.AKindDoctorC.AKindGirlD.AsuccessfulTreatment60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewomanwasverykindtothepoorwhenshewasyoung.B.Thewoman'smotherwasalsoverykindtotheothers.C.Theboybecameadoctorwhenhegrewupyearslater.D.HowardKellywouldhavebeendeadwithouttheglassofmilkgiven.

07·浙江D.篇Tellastoryandtellitwellandyoumayopenwidetheeyesofachildopenuplinesofcommunicationinabusinessorevenopenpeople’smindtoanothercultureorracE.Peopleinmanyplacesaredigginguptheoldfolkstoriesandthemessagesinthem.ForexamplemostAmericanstorytellersgettheirtalesfromawidevarietyofsourcesculturesandtimes.Theyregardstorytellingnotonlyasausefultoolinchildeducationbutalsoasameaningfulactivitythathelpsadultsunderstandthemselvesaswellasthosewhoseculturemaybeverydifferentfromtheirown.MostlocalstoriesarebasedonalargerthemeAmericanstorytellerOpalangaPughsaysCinderella灰姑娘orthecentralideaofagoodchildprotectedbyhergoodnessappearsinvariousformsinalmosteverycultureoftheworlD.WorkingwithstudentsinschoolsPughhelpsthemunderstandtheirownculturesandthegeneralmessagesofthestories.Sheworkswithprisonertoohelpingthemknowingwhotheyarebytellingstoriesthatherlistenerscanwritedirectandactintheirownlives.Iftheydon’tlikethestorytheyarelivingtheycanrewritethestory.Pughalsoworkstohelpopenuplinesofcommunicationbetweenmanagersandworkers.Foreveryadvanceinbusinessshesaysthereisagreaterneedforcommunication.Storytellingcanhaveagreateffectoneithersideofthemanager-workerrelationshipshesays.PughspentseveralyearsinNigeriawhereshelearnedhowcloselystorytellingwaslinkedtotheeverydaylifeofthepeopletherE.Thebenefitsofstorytellingarefoundeverywhereshesays.IlearnedhowpeopleusedstoriestospreadtheircultureshesaysWhatIdoistofocusonthevalueofthestoriesthatpeoplecantranslateintotheirowndailyworldofaffairs.Weareallstorytellers.Weallhaveastorytotell.Wetelleverybody’sstory.52.WhatdowelearnaboutAmericanstorytellerfromParagraph2?A.Theysharethesamewayofstorytelling.B.Theyprefertotellthestoriesfromothercultures.C.TheylearntheirstoriesfromtheAmericannatives.D.Theyfindstorytellingusefulforbothchildrenandadults.53.TheunderlinedsentenceParagraph4suggeststhatprisonerscan_____.A.startanewlifeB.settledowninanotherplaceC.directfilmsD.becomegoodactors54.Pughhaspractisedstorytellingwith_____groupsofpeoplE.A.2B.3C.4D.555.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Storytellingcaninfluencethewaypeoplethink.B.Storytellingisvitaltothegrowthofbusiness.C.Storytellingisthebestwaytoeducatechildreninschool.D.Storytellinghelpspeopleunderstandthemselvesandothers.

WhenBorisleftschoolhecouldnotfindajoB.Hetriedhardandpestered纠缠hisrelativesbuttheyhadproblemsoftheirown.Heansweredadvertisementsuntilhecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorestamps.BorisgrewannoyedthendepressedthenalittlehardeneD.StillhewentontryingandstillhefaileD.Hebegantothinkthathehadnofutureatall.Whydon'tyoustartyourownbusiness?oneofhisunclestoldhim.Theworldisamoney-locker.You'dbetterfindawayofopeningit.ButwhatcanIdo?GetoutandhavealookrounD.advisedhisuncleinavaguesortofway.Seewhatpeoplewant;thengiveittothemandtheywillpayforit.BorisbegantocyclearoundthetownandfoundasuitablepieceofawastegroundintheenD.Thenhesetuphisbusinessasacyclerepairer.Heworkedhardmadefriendswithhiscustomersandgraduallymanagedtobuilduphisgoodwillandprofit.A.fewmonthslaterhefoundthathehadmoreworkthanhecoulddealwithbyhimself.Hefoundanumberofemptyshopsbuttheywereallnogood:inthewrongpositiontooexpensiveorwithsomeothersnag障碍.Butatlonglasthemanagedtofindanemptyshoponanewestatewheretherewereplentyofcustomersbutnocompetition.Borisandhisassistanttaughtthemselveshowtorepairscootersandmotor-cycles.SlowlybutsurelytheprofitsincreasedandthebusinessdevelopeD.AtlastBorishadmanagedtoopenthemoney-lockerandfoundbanknotesandgoldcoinsinsidE.56.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBoris'jobhuntingexperience?A.Surprising.B.Encouraging.C.Boring.D.Disappointing.57.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoodwillisthekeytosuccessB.Theworldisamoney-lockerC.NoeducationnofutureD.Difficultyofstartingasmallbusiness58.Borisstartedhiscareerby.A.repairingcyclesB.developingawastegroundC.cyclingaroundthetownD.buyingemptyshops59.Borisfinallychoseanemptyshoponanewestatebecause.A.itwasnotsoexpensiveB.hehadalotofoldcustomersthereC.thereweregoodopportunitiesthereD.hecouldmakegooduseofhisskillsthere60.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatBoris.A.stillcouldn'tmakegoodprofitsB.foundalotofgoldcoinsbyaccidentC.setoffinasuccessfulcareerD.hadgreatdifficultyrunninghisbusiness

吉林省公主岭市范家屯一中2010届高三模拟考试JeanneCalmentaFrenchwomanbecamearecordbreakeron17Octoberof1995whenattheageof120yearsand238daysshebecamethelongest-livedhumanbeingonrecorD.A.Japanesemandiedin1986attheageof120yearsand237days.JeanneCalmentlivesinasmalloldpeople'shomeinthesouthofFrance;herhusbandheronlychildandhergrandsonhavealldieD.Sheisnearlyblindanddeafandisalwaysinawheelchairbutherdoctordescribesherasbeingmorelikea90-year-oldingoodhealththansomeoneof120.Shestillhasalivelysenseofhumor.Whenaskedonher120thbirthdaywhatsheexpectedofthefutureshereplied:A.veryshortonE.ShealsoremarkedthatshethoughtthegoodLordhadforgottenallabouther.Sowhatisthekeytoalonglife?Accordingtosomedoctorsdietexerciseandnosmokingarethethreeimportantfactors.JeanneCalmenthasfollowedtwoofthetips窍门.Shehasalwayseatenahealthydietandsheusedtodoexerciseseverydayuntilshebrokeherlegattheageof115.Howeveruntilrecentlyshedranktwoglassedofstrongredwineadayandshedoessmokenowonlyalittle.BesidesJeanneCalmentmighthavegotverygoodgenes基因fromherparents.Herfatherlivedtotheageof94andhermotherto86.Alocallawyerboughtherhousewhenshewas80underanagreementthathewouldpayhersomemoneyeveryyearuntilherdeath.ItmusthaveseemedagoodmoveatthetimebutsofarthelawyerhaspaidheratleastthreetimesthevalueofthehousE.EveryyearonherbirthdayJeanneCalmentsendshimacardsaying:SorryI'mstillalive!49.HowdoesJeanneCalmentfeelaboutheroldage?A.Sheismiserableandunhappy.B.Sheischeerfulandhumorous.C.Shewouldliketolivemuchlonger.D.Shefeelssheisgoingtodieverysoon.50.JeanneCalmentoweshergoodhealthandlonglifeto_______.A.smokingonlyalittleeverydayB.hergivingupsmokinganddrinkingC.drinkingtwoglassesofstrongredwineeverydayD.thegoodgenesfromherparentsahealthydietandsomeexercises51.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacethewordmoveinthefourthparagraph?A.dealB.trickC.marchD.sport52.WhydoesJeanneCalmentsaySorryI'mstillalivetothelocallawyereveryyearonherbirthday?A.Becauseshehadanagreementat80withthelawyerwhichwastoheradvantagE.B.BecauseshehasaskedthelawyertopayhermorerentthantheyfirstagreeD.C.BecausethelawyerhaspaidhermuchmoremoneythanthevalueofthehousE.D.Becausethehouseshesoldtothelawyerisn'tworththemoneyhehasalreadypaiD.

广东省汕头市苏北中学2010届高三第四次月考A.篇Here’sanunusualstory:adiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.ThemagicianLiuQiandiscovereditinfrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGalA.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies–oldartofmagicfashionableonceagainandmadehimthehottestmagicianinChinA.AsaseasonedmagicianfromTaiwanLiuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStatesJapanSouthKoreaandtheUK.Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagiC.Liuisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship演出技巧It’sactuallythinkingratherthanone’smanipulation处理skillsthatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.WethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreativelytomakethemappearmoreinterestingLiusaiD.LiuQian’ssuccessdatedbacktohischildhooD.Bornin1976inTaiwanhefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsolD.Attheageof12hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContestwhichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagicianDavidCopperfielD.YetLiuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateurmagicianinhissparetimE.Howeverhisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Torefinehisperformingskillshehasperformedonstreetsroadsandfieldsforpassersbypolicemenandfarmers.Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.WehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowdsLiusaiD.41.Thestoryisabout________.A.whypeoplelovemagicB.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagicianC.howfashionablemagicisD.whatmagictricksare42.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause________.A.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappenB.itarousestheircuriosityC.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagicD.itisacenturies–oldart43.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?A.HewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewaslittlE.B.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.C.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.D.HebecameanamateurmagicianinhissparetimE.44.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordseasonedinParagraph2mean?A.experiencedB.freshmanC.amateurD.unskillful45.LiuQianimprovedhisperformingskillsby______.A.learningfromDavidCopperfielD.B.learningmagicinauniversityC.performinginpubliconstreetsD.joininginTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest

MarthahadbeenworkingforMillerLaboratoriesfortwoyearsbutshewasnothappytherE.Nothingsignificanthadhappenedinthewayofpromotionsorsalaryincreases.Marthafeltthathersupervisorayoungerandlessexperiencedpersonthanshedidnotlikeher.Infactthesupervisoroftensaidunpleasantthingstoher.OnedaywhiletalkingwithherfriendMariashementionedhowdiscouragedshewas.MariagaveherthenameofacousinofherswhowasdirectorofHumanResourcesDepartmentforalargechemicalcompany.Marthacalledhimthenextdayandsetupaninterviewonherlunchhour.DuringtheinterviewMr.PetrisaidYou’rejustthekindofpersonweneedherE.You’rebeingwastedinyourotherjoB.Givemeacallinadayortwo.I’msurewecanfindaplaceforyouinourorganization.Marthawassohappyshealmostdancedoutofthebuilding.ThatafternoonRuthKennyhersupervisorsawthatMarthahadcomeintenminuteslatefromherlunchhourandshesaidOhsoyoufinallydecidedtocomebacktoworktoday?Thiswasthelaststraw.Shecouldnottakeanotherinsult.BesidesMr.Petriwasright:shewasbeingwastedinthisjoB.Lookshesaidangrilyifyoudon’tlikethewayIworkIdon’tneedtostayherE.I’llgowhereI’mappreciated!Good-bye!ShetookupherthingsandstormedoutoftheofficE.ThatnightshecalledMariaandtoldherwhathadhappenedandthenaskedMariaWhatdoyouthink?WellsaidMariacarefullyAreyousureabouttheotherjob?WellnotexactlybutMariacontinuedWillyoubeabletogetarecommendationfromMs.Kennyifyouneedone?ArecommendationfromMs.Kenny?hesitatedMarthainaworriedtonE.MarthaIhopeyoudidn’tburnyourbridgesMariasaiD.IthinkIwouldhavehandleditdifferently.60.Marthaisunhappyinherjobbecause__________.A.shehasnotadvancedB.theworkisnotsignificantC.hersupervisorisyoungerthansheD.thereistoomuchworkwithlittlepayment61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Athersupervisor’scriticismMarthalosthertemper.B.Mr.PetrifeltMarthawasnotvaluedinherpresentjoB.C.Martha’sinterviewwiththedirectorwasonherlunchhour.D.Marthagotthenameofthedirectorthroughhercousin.62.Thephrasethelaststrawinthemiddleofthepassageprobablyrefersto__________A.thelastopportunityB.thestrawthatsavesMartha’slifeC.thelastreminderD.thefinalunpleasantthing63.WhatdoesMariathinkofMartha’sdecision?A.Marthahashandledthematterproperly.B.Marthashouldn’thavesetthebridgeonfirE.C.Marthashouldhavefoundanewjobbeforeleaving.D.Marthashouldn’thavelosthertemperwithhersupervisor.

Whenmiddle-agedAlexquithisjobandmadeuphismindtobecomeaself-employedwriternoonecouldtellforsurewhetherhewouldsucceedornot.Hefoundacoldstorageroominabuildingsetupausedtypewriterandsettleddowntowork.AfterayearorsohoweverAlexbegantodoubthimself.Hefounditwasdifficulttoearnhislivingbysellingwhathewrote.ButAlexdeterminedtoputhisdreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.istheshadowland虚幻世界ofhopeandThisanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.OnedayAlexgotacallWeneedanassistantandwe'repaying$6000ayear.$6000wasrealmoneyin1960.wouldenableAlextogetaniceapartmentausedcarandmore.ItBesideshecouldwriteinhissparetime.AsthedollarsweredancinginAlex'sheadsomethingclearedhissenses.Hehaddreamedofbeingawriter?fulltime.ThanksbutnoAlexsaidfirmlyandswiftlyI'mgoingtostickitoutandwrite.AfterAlexgotoffthephonehepulledouteverythinghehad:twocansofvegetablesand18cents.AlexputthecansandcentsintoapaperbagsayingtohimselfThere'severythingyou'vemadeofyourselfsofar.I'mnotsureIeverfeltsolow.Finallyhisworkwaspublishedin1970.Instantlyhehadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfewwriterseverexperience.Theshadowshadturnedintofocusofattention.ThenonedayAlexfoundaboxfilledwiththingshehadownedyearsbefore.Insidewasapaperbagwithtwocansand18cents.Suddenlyhepicturedhimselfworkinginthatcoldstorageroom.ItremindsAlexandanyonewithadreamofthecourageandpersistence坚毅ittakestostaythecourse持续到底intheshadowland.56.WhydidAlexgiveuphisjob?A.Becausehedidn'tliketheworkingconditions.B.Becausehecouldn'tearnenoughtomakealiving.C.Becausehewantedtobeafull-timewriter.D.Becausehefelthehadnopotentialinhisjob.57.WhatdidAlexexpresswhenheansweredthecall?A.Herefusedthejoboffer.B.Hewaswillingtogivethemahand.C.Heexpectedthemtopayhimmoremoney.D.Hewouldwriteinhissparetime.58.WhatkindofpersonisAlex?A.Determined.B.Modest.C.Shy.D.Brave.59.Whichofthefollowingcansummarizethepassagebest?A.Lookbeforeyouleap.B.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.C.Holdontoyourdreamanditwillcometrue.D.Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush.

DearMarkYoumayconsiderthisananonymous匿名的testimonial.Wecametoyourseminar研究班withmanydifficultiesandnearviolentangerdefinitelyemotionallyviolent.Aftertakingyourcoursewelearnedandpracticedmanyofthetechniquesandprinciplesyoutaughtintheseminarweattendedlastyear.Itnotonlysavedourrelationshipbutimprovedourindividuallives.Formonthsandmonthswehadallyourrulestapedtoourwallswith3Mtemporarydouble－sidedremovablepadtabsinthebathroomabovethesinkonthefridgeandinmyofficeandintheutilityroom.Theykeptremindingusoftheproperwaystohandleconflictandithascurtailedthedamagingeffectsofemotionalescalation扩大thatreallyruinedanychancetoalovingpeacefullifE.Althoughwebotharefarfromwherewe'dliketobewearethousandsofmilesaheadofthepainfulplacewherewewerebeforeattendingyourcoursE.Spendingthetimewithyouandothercoupleshelpedusseethatwewerenotaloneandencouragedustomovethroughthisawfulphaseofourrelationshiptoahappierandmoresatisfyingrelationship.WewerebothmotivatedtolearnandsincerelywhenwecamE.Weparticipatedhonestlyandwereceivedgreatrewardsthenandnow.Ibelievethatwehaveintegratedyourtechniquesintoourlivestoourbenefit.Thankyouforyourlife'sworkandcoursethathashelpedusgrowandcreatearelationshipthatissomuchmoresatisfyingandpleasant.Weappreciateyourpartinourlives.YoursBill&Lori1.Thepassageabovecanbebestregardedasaletterof________.A.appreciationB.apologyC.recommendationD.suggestion2.Whenthewritersfirstcametotheseminar________.A.theirrelationshipnearlycametoanendB.theyhadlosthopeinlifeC.theyhadlostthedesiretolearnsomethingnewD.theyhadjustgottoknoweachother3.Peopleattendingtheseminarmentionedintheletterwantedtolearn________.A.howtoimprovetheirinterpersonalskillsB.howtocontroltheirbademotionsC.howtodealwithdifficultiesintheirworkD.howtomakeasuccessfulcareer4.Theunderlinedwordcurtailedinthepassageprobablymeans________.A.letoutB.pointedoutC.reducedD.realized5.Thewritersoftheletterareprobably________.A.fatherandsonB.motheranddaughterC.teacherandstudentD.husbandandwife

HewasthebabywithnonamE.FoundandtakenfromthenorthAtlantic6daysafterthesinkingoftheTitanicin1912'histinybodysomovedthesalvage救援workersthattheycalledhimourbaby.IntheirhomeportofHalifaxNovaScotiapeoplecollectedmoneyforaheadstoneinfrontofthebaby'sgrave墓carvedwiththewords:TothememoryofanunknownchilD.HehasrestedthereeversincE.Buthistoryhasawayofuncoveringitssecrets.OnNov.5thisyearthreemembersofafamilyfromFinlandarrivedatHalifaxandlaidfreshflowersatthegravE.ThisisourbabysaysMagdaSchleifer68abanker.Shegrewuphearingstoriesaboutagreat-auntnamedMariaPanula42whohadsailedontheTitanicforAmericatobereunitedwithherhusbanD.AccordingtotheinformationMrs.SchleiferhadgatheredPanulagaveupherseatonalifeboattosearchforherfivechildren--includinga13-month-oldboynamedEinofromwhomshehadbecomeseparatedduringthefinalminutesofthecrossing.WethoughttheywerealllostintheseasaysSchleifer.Nowusingteethandbonepiecestakenfromthebaby'sgravescientistshavecomparedtheDNAfromtheUnknownChildwiththosecollectedfrommembersoffivefamilieswholostrelativesontheTitanicandneverrecoveredthebodies.Theresultofthetestpointsonlytoonepossibleperson:youngEino.Nowthefamilysees:noneedforanewgravE.HebelongstothepeopleofHalifaxsaysSchleifer.They'vetakencareofhimfor90years.AdaptedfromPeopleNovember25200256.ThebabytravelledontheTitanicwithhis___________.A.motherB.parentsC.auntD.relatives57.Whatisprobablytheboy'slastname?A.SchleiferiB.Eino.C.MagdA.D.PanulA.58.SomemembersofthefamilywenttoHalifaxandputflowersatthechild'sgraveonNov.5__.A.1912B.1954C.2002D.200459.Thistextismainlyabouthow______________.A.theunknownbaby'sbodywastakenfromthenorthAtlanticB.theunknownbabywasburiedinHalifaxNovaScotiaC.peoplefoundoutwhotheunknownbabywasD.peopletookcareoftheunknownbabyfor90years

ThreemonthsagoMarizaCastroleftHonduras.TodaysheisintheUnitedStatesandshehasajoB.CastroworksbehindthecounteratMcDonald’s.SpeedisanimportantpartofherworklifE.Fast-foodcounterworkersareexpectedtoservecustomersinlessthanaminutE.AtMcDonald’stheysayWorkfastoryoudon’tlast.AreMcDonald’sworkersluckytohavetheirjobs?Oraretheybeingexploited?Theanswerdependsonwhoyoutalkto.McDonald’sdoesmanygoodthings.ForexamplenoothercompanyhiresmoreyoungpeoplethanMcDonald’s.Morethanhalfofitsworkersareunder20yearsolD.McDonald’salsohasagoodrecordofhiringminorityworkers.Thirteenpercentofitsworkersareblack.ThisisbetterthananyotherUScompany.Buttheburgerhousehasitscriticsaswell.ThepaybotheredEdwardRodriguez.HehadworkedfornearlyayearataLosAngelesMcDonald’s.Duringthattimehegotonlyone10-centraisE.IusedtojokethatworkingforMcDonald’sistheclosestthingtoslavelabourintheUStodayhesays.TodaymostMcDonald’spayabout$5anhour.Theyhirenewworkersconstantly.Therestauranthasnootherchoicebecause70percentofitsworkersquitorarefiredeveryyear.ButMcDonald’salsogetsitsshareofpraisE.Itsbestworkersmoveupquickly.Justtalkto17-year-oldAmberAbdur-RazaaqofHarlemNewYorkCity.Theycallme‘YoungCrewChief’aroundmyblockhesaysWhereelsecanIgoatmyageandbeinchargeofthismanypeople?Heseesthatjobasthefirststepinhiscareer.HowevermostMcDonald’screwmembersnevermakeittomanagerbecausethejobpressureissointenseandtherewardssofew.AsoneworkerputitTheyexpectalotandtheydon’tpayyoumuch.59.WhatdoesthesentenceWorkfastoryoudon’tlast.inParagraph1mean?A.Youjustworkfastandatlastyou’llgetraiseD.B.You’llbefiredifyoudon’tworkfastatMcDonald’s.C.YouhavetoworkfasttoavoidbecomingthelastonE.D.IfyouworkfastyoucanstayatMcDonald’sforever.60.EdwardRodriguezsaidworkingatMcDonald’sislikeslavelabourbecausehethought____.A.hewasnotasfreeasslavesB.heworkedtoolonghourslikeslaveC.hewasnotpaidenoughforwhathewasdoingD.hewasworkingsohardwithoutgettinganything61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTinfavorofMcDonald’s?A.Ithiresnewworkersconstantly.B.Itoffersmoreyoungpeopleopportunities.C.ItpromotesthebestemployeesyoungastheyarE.D.Itrespectscoloredpeoplemorethanothercompanies.62.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LuckytoHaveaJobatMcDonald’sB.WorkFastoryouDon’tLastC.YoungPeople’sParadise---McDonald’sD.McDonald’s---HeavenorHell

Mywritingcareerbegantenyearsagowithmyarticlespublishedlocallyandnationally.AsabeginningwriterIwashappytobeonmywaywritingandlearningasmuchasIcouldWithtwolittlekidsunderfootaswellasworkingfull-timeitwasreallydifficulttomaketimeforwritingbutImanageD.Readerstoldmetheylaughedcriedorwereinspiredbymyarticles.Buttheydidn'tknowwhatwasreallygoingonbehindthetypewriter.IwasnotahappymommyandfounditdifficulttoenjoytheeverydaylittlethingsinlifE.InshortIwasnotahappyperson.IrealizedIhadtomakesomechanges.Istartedwalkingeverymorning.Itclearedmyheadallowedmetimetothinkgavemefreshairandmademefeelinvigorated精神焕发andhealthy.Iwaseatingwiselyandtheweightstartedtogo.Istartedanewjobjoinedamonthlywritingchapterandwasdeterminedtokeepupmywalking.Findingthebalancewassometimesdifficult.ButIwasdeterminedtofitinwritingtimebecauseitmademehappy.SureIlovedtowatchthenewsandhavemyteabutthatwasn'twhatmademetrulyhappy.Myownhappinesshasshownthroughmyfamilymyjobperformanceandmyattitudetowardschallengingsituations.Iagainhavereaderstellingmetheeffectmywritinghashadonthemwithsomeabletogetonwiththeirownwritingbecauseofmyarticles.Itwasuptometomakeithappen—myownhappiness.Onestepatatime-onewordatatimE.AndIdidit.60.Whatwasabigchallengetotheauthoraccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Writinggoodarticles.B.Doingwellatwork.C.FindingtimetowritE.D.Takinggoodcareofchildren.61.Whydidtheauthorstartwalkingeverymorning?A.Tobephysicallyhealthy.B.Togetbacktohappiness.C.Tohavemoreenergyforwriting.D.Toenjoyfreshearlymorningair.62.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthetext?A.Herarticleshadagreateffectonreaders.B.Shewasn'tinterestedinwatchingTVnews.C.Shedidn'tenjoymakingchangesinherlifE.D.Shecouldn'tfindthebalancebetweenworkandlifE.63.Whatdoyouthinkisthethemeofthestory?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.WellbegunishalfdonE.C.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.D.HappinessliesinyourownhanD.

Unlikemanysurferswhosoughttheperfectwavemyinterestsalwayslaybeneaththesea'ssurfaceinaworldIcouldonlyimagineanddreamof.WhenIwastwelveImademyfirstadventuresinthedeep.LaterIwouldlearnhowtodiveexpandingmyworldofexplorationmanytimesover.PerhapsthegreatestturningpointinmylifecamewhenIwasinhighschoolandIwrotealettertothefamousScrippsOceanographicInstitutionaskinghowImightlearnmoreaboutthesea.AkindscientistansweredmyletterandtoldmehowtoapplytoScrippsforasummerscholarshipwhichIreceived.DuringoneoftheircoursesthatsummerImetDr.RobertNorrisamarinegeologist.HelovedtheseaalmostasmuchasIdid.SoonhesuggestedIconsiderhisschooltheUniversityofCaliforniaformystudy.OneyearlaterIbecameamemberofthefreshmanclass.Nowmyloveaffairwiththeseabecameaseriousendeavor.IfIwantedtobeanunderseaexplorerIneededtolearnasmuchasIcouldaboutthelawsofthephysicalworldthatcontrolledtheenvironmentIwantedtoenter.Theunderseaworldisnotournaturalworld.Itisunforgivingtothosewhomakemistakes.Atitsgreatestdepthsthewatertemperatureisnearfreezingthepressureiseighttonspersquareinchanditistotallydark.Itiseasytogetlostinsuchaworld.Ineededtolearnalotaboutgeographynavigationgeologybiologyandmanyotherthings.IdecidedanotherimportantthingformetodowastojointheU..S..Navy.IfIwasgoingtobeanunderseaexplorerIwouldhavetoleadmenandwomenondangerousadventureswheretheymightgethurtandIdidn'twantthattohappen.IntheNavyIlearneddisciplineorganizationandhowtomotivateandleadpeopleonadventuressothatwecouldexplorethewondersofthedeep.FinallythetimecametoputallthatIhadlearnedtousetogoforthwithateamofmenandwomenandexplore?anadventureIamstillonandhopetobeonformanyyearstocome.59.Whathappenedtotheauthorattheageoftwelve?A.Hedreamedaboutunderseaexploration.B.Hebegantoswimunderthedeepwater.C.Hesurfedonbigwavesforthefirsttime.D.Helearnedtodiveoffthecliffs.60.IncollegetheauthortookmanydifferenttypesofcoursesbecauseheA.wastolditwaseasytogetlostinexplorationB.wasadvisedtotakethembyDr.RobertNorrisC.thoughttheywereneededtofullyunderstandtheoceanD.believeditwouldhelphimsucceedintheNavy61.TheauthorjoinedtheNavyto______.A.develophisleadershipskillsB.getalongwithpeopleunderstressC.learnaboutthedangersoftheoceanD.gatherspecificinformationaboutoceanlife62.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.Imaginative.B.Optimistic.C.Independent.D.Ambitious.

TwentyyearsagoIdroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollectIfoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.IwalkedtothedoorandknockedJustaminuteansweredaweakelderlyvoicE.AfteralongpausethedooropeneD.A.smallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforemE.ByhersidewasasmallsuitcasE.Itookthesuitcasetothecarandthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.It’snothingItoldher.IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreateD.Ohyou’resuchagoodman.ShesaiD.WhenwegotintothetaxishegavemeanaddressandthenaskedCouldyoudrivethroughdowntown?It’snottheshortestwayIansweredquickly.OhI’minnohurryshesaiD.I’monmywaytoahospice临终医院.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter计价器.Forthenexttwohourswedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedtheneighborhoodwhereshehadlivedandthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarknesssayingnothing.AtdawnshesuddenlysaidI’mtireD.Let’sgonow.WedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenmE.HowmuchdoIoweyou?sheaskeD.Nothing.IsaiD.YouhavetomakealivingsheanswereD.OhthereareotherpassengersIanswereD.AlmostwithoutthinkingIbentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontoetightly.OurhugendedwithherremarkYougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.56.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime57.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe______.A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistakeC.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers58.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.GivingisalwaysapleasurE.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.

陕西省西安铁一中2010届高三上学期期中考试A.AsweallknowitwasThomasJeffersonwhowrotetheDeclarationofIndependence独立宣言.HewroteitintwoweeksandafterafewchangesitwasacceptedbytheCongress.AsaresulthebecamefamousinAmerica'shistory.BorninVirginiaThomasJeffersonabrilliantstudentatschoolandalmosttalentedlawyerlaterwasmuchinterestedinpolitics.JeffersonwaselectedGovernorofVirginiain1779andhewassenttoFranceastheRepresentativeoftheAmericanGovernmentin1784.Sixteenyearslaterattheageof57hewaselectedpresidentafterWashingtonandAdams.Farfromahandsomemanhewastallwithlongarmsandbighands.Jeffersonwhowasanamusingtalkerinconversationbutapoorspeakerwasgenerallygood-natured.JeffersonwasregardedasadefenderoffreedomofAmericA.Asapresidentheprotectedtherightofspeech.InterestinglyenoughinhiseightyearsaspresidentJeffersonneversaidNotoabill议案whichtheCongresshadpassed.HedidalotinorganizingthenewUniversityofVirginia.ThomasJeffersondiedonJulythefourth1826thefiftiethanniversaryofAmerica’sindependence.36.Wearemostlikelytoreadthispassagein.A.adailynewspaperB.apopularadvertisementC.ahistorybookD.animportantnotice37.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutJefferson’spersonalityistrue?A.Hewasashyandslowlearnerwhenhewasatschool.B.HewasnotaneasypersontogetalongwithatallC.Hewasnotonlyverytalentedbutalsoveryhandsome.D.Hewasanamusingtalkerbutnotgoodatspeakinginpublic.38.Jefferson’sgreatestcontributioninAmerica’historyisthat.A.hewasfortherightoffreespeechB.hewassenttoFranceastheRepresentativeC.hewrotetheDeclarationofIndependenceD.heorganizedthenewUniversityofVirginia

Mymothermarriedmyfatherlargelyitseemstohelphimoutwithhisfivemotherlesschildren.Havinganyherselfwasasecondaryconsideration.Butfirstshehadagirlthenshehadanothergirlanditwasveryniceofcoursetohavethembutslightlydisappointingbecauseshebelongedtothegenerationandtraditionthatmadeasonthereallyimportantevent;thenIcameafinehealthychilD.Shewasfortyatmybirthandmyfatherforty-ninE.Fouryearslatershehadanothersonandfouryearslaterstillanotherson.Thedesiredpreponderance优势ofmaleoverfemalehadbeenestablishedandtwicefivemadeten.Ifoundthegapoftwogenerationsbetweenmyparentsandmeeasierinawaytoasinglegenerationgap.Childrenseldomquarrelwiththeirgrandparents.Ihavebeenabletothinkofmotherandfatherasgrandparents.Alsoafamilyoftenmeansadilution稀释ofparentalaffection;thememberstendtobecomeindistinct模糊的:IhaveoftenbeencalledPhilipRichardCharlesImeanRobert.1.Accordingtotheauthorhisfathermarriedhismotherbecausehewantedherto_______.A.bringhimanotherfivechildrenB.bearhimmorechildrenC.bringuphischildrenD.lookaftertheirchildren2.Itwasdisappointingfortheauthor'smothertohaveonegirlandthenanotherbecause_______.A.therewerealreadymanygirlsinthefamilyB.boysweremoreimportanttoherthangirlsC.shedidn'tintendtohaveanychildrenD.shethoughtshewouldhaveboysonly3.Theauthorseldomquarreledwithhisparentsbecause_______.A.therewasalotofparentalaffectioninthefamilyB.theparentswereeasy-goingpeopleC.thegenerationgapbetweenthemwastoobigD.thechildrenwerenotdistinct4.Theauthor'smotherfinallystoppedhavinganymorechildrenbecause_______.A.shewasgettingoldanddidnotwantanymoreB.shethoughttenchildrenwereenoughforthefamilyC.shehadmoreboysthangirlsnowD.herhusbanddidnotwanthertohaveanymore5.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'sfirstname?A.Philip.B.RicharD.C.Charles.D.Robert.

IcanstillrememberthefirstdaywhenImetmybestfrienD.Ihidbehindmymotherandshehidbehindhergrandmother21tolookateachother.Butwesoonlostthe22andstartedplayingwitheachother.Inthe7thgradeIfirstlosttouchwithher.Shewas23familyproblemsandIdesertedhertobewiththecoolerpeoplE.24ofmynewfriendslikedherasmuchasIdid25theyknewshehadproblems.Howevereverysummerwewould26sitateachother’shomeandwatchsoapoperasandtalkabouteverythingwelikeD.ItwaslastyearwhenI27theproblem.IguessIwasjusttoobusyinhighschooltorealizesheneededsomeonethereforher.Wellshemadeanewbestfriendand28didI.ThenIdidn’tknowwhybutshestartedcuttingherself.Shewasdiagnosedwithclinicaldepression抑郁症.Iwasvery29atfirstbutwiththelatenightcallswestillstayedin30.Iwantedtobethereforhersincehernewbestfriend31desertedherwhenpeoplewerecallingher32butIknewIstill33herlikeasister.Yesterdayshecame34meandsaidthisIneverknewwhatabestfriendwas35Ifoundyouweretheonlypersonthatwouldstopmefromcuttingtheonlypersonthatevermademefeelbetteraboutmyselfandmy36.Youdon’tknowthisbutIwastryingtokillmyselfonenightwhenyou37mE.I38yousomuchandyoudidn’tevenknowyouwere39mE.WebothcrieD.AndIguessakindoflessonfrommylifesofaristonever40yourfriends.21.A.pleasedB.excitedC.scaredD.disappointed22A.happinessB.kindnessC.shynessD.sadness23.A.workingoutB.answeringforC.helpingwithD.goingthrough24.A.AllB.NoneC.NoD.Every25.A.becauseB.thoughC.whileD.yet26.A.hardlyB.seldomC.justD.always27.A.solvedB.noticedC.facedD.ignored28.A.neitherB.soC.tooD.also294.A.madB.carelessC.hopefulD.upset30.A.touchB.bedC.hospitalD.love31.A.luckilyB.successfullyC.actuallyD.calmly32.A.selfishB.crazyC.braveD.lonely33.A.believedinB.waitedforC.caredaboutD.repliedto34.A.withB.afterC.uponD.to35.A.untilB.whenC.sinceD.if36.A.mistakesB.parentsC.friendsD.problems37.A.visitedB.encouragedC.calledD.prevented38.A.tellB.oweC.giveD.show39.A.helpingB.remindingC.cheatingD.praising40.A.giveupB.lookbackatC.dropinatD.lookdownon

.C【2011·河北邢台市一模】TedTurnerastronglycompetitiveandhardworkingbusinessmanachievedhighgoalsandgreatsuccessbythetimehewas43yearsolD.TedturnerisprobablybestknownforhisCableNewsNetworkCNNandbecametheworld’sbestyachtsman快艇手whenhewontheAmerica’sCupin1977.In1982TedTurnerwasincludedinthefirsteditionoftheForbes400listnaminghimoneofthe400richestpeopleintheUnitedStates.HowdidTedTurneraccomplishallofthisatsuchayoungage?AsachildTedTurnerlivedaverylonelylifeoftenseparatedfromhisfamily.DuringWorldWarIIEdTurnerhisfatherservedintheNavy.EdTurnerlefthis6-year-oldsonbehindinaboardingschoolinCincinnatiOhio.WhenTedTurnerwasinthefifthgradehisfathersenthiminanArmyschool.EventhoughTurnerhadfriendsatschoolitdidn’tmakeupfortheabsenceofhisparentsandsister.HeattendedcollegeoffandonbecauseoftakingpartinsailboatracingandbecameamemberoftheU.S.coastGoastGuardforawhilE.InhisearlytwentiesTedTurnedbecamegeneramanagerofoneofhisfather’sbranchoffices-theTurnerAdvertisingcompanyinMaconGeorgiA.TwoyearslaterwhenhisfathersuddenlydiedTedTurnertookoverthecompany.Hesoondiscoveredthatthehewasmoreskilledthanhisfatherinmanagingthebusiness.Afterthinkingabouthisfather’sdeathhoweverTedTurnerrealizedthatiswasdangeroustoputtoomuchemphasisonmaterialpossessions.RatherthandevotinghisenergyonlytobuildinganempireTedTurnerdecidedtochangehislifE.Hedecidedtousehishard-carnedinfluencetoservethepubliC.WorriedabouttheenvironmentTedTurnerbuilttheBetterWorldSocietyin1985.Thepurposeofthisorganizationwastoeducatepeopleaboutpollutionhungerandthedangerofdestruction.49.Fromthepassageweknow.A.Mr.TurnerwasacompetitiveathleteB.hebecameworldfamousforhisCableNewsNetworkC.hewaseverawinneroftheAmerica’sCupin1982.D.MR.Tedwasthe400thrichestpersonintheUnitedStates50.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.Hehopedtoliveuptohisfather’sexpectationsB.HewasmoreskilledthanhisfatherinmanagingthebusinessC.TedTurnerhadalonelychildhoodD.Hedevotedhisenergytobothhisbusinessandpublicservice51.TedTurnerdidallthefollowingexceptthat.A.hewasseparatedfromhisfamilyB.heservedintheNavyC.hestudiedinaboardingschoolinOhioD.hebecameinvolvedinsailboatracing52.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Tedfoundoutthecauseofhisfather’sdeathB.TedcametoknowthedisadvantagesofhiscareerC.TeddecidedtobuildtheBetterWorldSocietytoearnmoremoney.D.Teddecidedtoeducatepeoplehimselfintheend

Ihaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetimebutitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrary随意的circumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequent随后的fateincourt.IthappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.OnemorningIwasinRichmondasuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotraveling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurryIwastakingmytimelookinginshopwindowsstrollingintheparkandsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousainilessnessthatledtomydownfall.Itwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.IwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibraryhavingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymenttherewhenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Insteadhesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.ButthenanotherpolicemanappearedthistimeinuniformandIwasleftinnodoubt.'Butwhatfor?Iasked.‘Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence'hesaid.‘Whatoffence?'Iasked.'Theft'hesaid.'Theftofwhat?'Iasked.'Milkbottles'hesaidandwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!'Oh'Isaid.Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsintheareaparticularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteenhadlonguntidyhairandregardedmyselfaspanofthesixties''youthcounterculture'.AsaresultIwantedtoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincidentsoIsaid'Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?inthemostcasualandconversationaltoneIcouldmanage.IthusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituationanditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputable品行不端的character.A.fewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.'Getintheback'theysaid.'Putyourhandsonthebackofthefrontseatanddon'tmovethem.'Theygotinoneithersideofme.Itwasn'tfunnyanymore.Atthepolicestationtheyquestionedmeforseveralhours.Icontinuedtotrytolookworldlyandfamiliarwiththesituation.WhentheyaskedmewhatIhadbeendoingItoldthemI'dbeenlookingforajob.'Aha'Icouldseethemthinking'unemployed'.EventuallyIwasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichmondMagistrates'CourtthefollowingMonday.Thentheyletmego.Iwantedtoconductmyowndefenseincourtbutassoonasmyfatherfoundoutwhathadhappenedhehiredaverygoodsolicitor律师.WewentalongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnessesincludingmyEnglishteacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledontogiveevidence.My'trial'didn'tgetthatfar.Themagistrate法官dismissedthecaseafterfifteenminutes.1wasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstoodachance.Thesolicitorevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthepolice.AndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadthe'right'accentrespectablemiddle-classparentsincourtreliablewitnessesandIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscurenatureofthecharge.IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackgroundandhadreallybeenunemployedthereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawardedmysolicitor'scasequiteobviouslyrevolved回转aroundthefactthatIhada'brilliantacademicrecord'.Meanwhilejustoutsidethecourtroomoneofthepolicemenwhohadarrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.'Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedyou'hesaidtomereproachfully责备地.Whatdidhemean?ProbablythatIshouldhavelookedoutraged暴怒andsaidsomethinglike'Lookheredoyouknowwhoyou'retalkingto?Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!'Thentheyprobablywouldhaveapologizedperhapseventakenofftheircapsandletmeonmyway.55.Judgingfromthefirstparagraphthewriter'sattitudetowardshisstoryis_______.A.angryB.sadC.amusedD.morethanjustoneoftheabove56.Thefirstmanwhocameuptohimwas______.A.auniformedpolicemanB.apolicemaninplainclothesC.notapolicemanD.agoodjoker57.Thecourtneveraskedtheauthor'sEnglishteachertogiveevidencebecause_______.A.thetimeforthetrialwaslimitedtofifteenminutesonlyB.theauthorwantedtoconducthisowndefenseincourtC.thecasewasdismissedbeforethetrialreachedthatstageD.hewasfoundtobeunqualifiedasacharacterwitness58.Theauthorbelievesthathewouldmostprobablyhavebeendeclaredguiltyif_______.A.themagistratehadbeenlessgentleB.hehadreallybeenoutofworkC.hehadbeenborninalower—classfamilyD.bothB.andC.59.Intheopinionofoneofthepolicemanwhohadarrestedtheauthorthewholethingmightnothaveoccurredif______.A.hehadprotestedstronglyatthetimeB.hehadbeggedtobeallowedtogohomeC.hehadn'twanderedaimlesslyD.hehadtriedtolookcool60.Wecanseefromthepassagethattheauthor______.A.hasbrokenthelawonlyonceB.hasneverbrokenthelawC.hasbrokenthelawonmorethanoneoccasionD.oncebrokethelawwithoutknowingit

山东省青岛市2010届高三上学期期中考试C.Historyisfullofcaseswheredreamshavebeenapathwaytocreativityanddiscovery.A.strikingexampleisprovidedbyDr.OttoLoewiapharmacologist药理学家andwinnerofaNobelPrizE.Loewihadspentyearsstudyingthechemicaltransmission传送ofnerveimpulses脉搏.A.majorbreakthroughinhisresearchcamewhenhedreamedofanexperimentthreenightsinarow.Thefirsttwonightshewokeupandwrotedowntheexperimentquicklyanduntidilyonpaper.Butthenextmorninghecouldn'ttellwhatthenotesmeant.Onthethirdnighthegotupafterhavingthedream.Thistimeinsteadofmakingnoteshewentstraighttohislaboratoryandperformedtheimportantexperiment.Loewilatersaidthatiftheexperimenthadoccurredtohimwhileawakehewouldnothavegivenitanotherthought.Loewi'sexperimentgivessomeinsightintousingdreamstoproducecreativesolutions.Nervousfeelingsarereducedduringdreamingwhichmaybeespeciallyusefulinsolvingproblemsthatrequireafreshpointofview.Beingabletotakeadvantageofdreamsforsolvingisimprovedifyousetyourselfbeforeretiring.BeforeyougotobedtrytothinkintentlyaboutaproblemyouwishtosolvE.Buryyourselfintheproblembystatingitclearlyandreviewingallrelevantinformation.Thenusethesuggestionslistedintheprevioussectiontocatchyourdreams.AlthoughthismethodisnotguaranteedtoproduceanoriginalsolutionoranewinsightitiscertaintobeanadventurE.Abouthalfofagroupofcollegestudentsusingthemethodforaweekrecalledadreamthathelpedthemsolveapersonalproblem.66.ThroughLoewi'sexperimenttheauthortriestoprovethat.A.verylittleisreallyknownaboutthemeaningofdreamsB.itispossibletocatchone'sdreamsbyplanningbeforegoingtosleepC.dreamscanbeusefulinproducingcreativesolutionstoone'sproblemsD.ithelpedinthestudyoftransmissionofnerveimpulses67.Thefirstparagraphismainlyorganizedby.A.classifyingtypesofexperimentsB.summarizingtheworkofoneresearcherC.comparingandexploringhistoricalcasesD.tellingintimeorderaboutoneman'sresearch68.IfLoewihadthoughtoftheexperimentwhileawakehewouldhave.A.askedsomeoneelsetodoitB.thoughtitwasabadideaC.trieditoutonhisownD.thoughtitwasawiseidea69.Theauthorprobablythinksthat.A.LoewishouldnothaveconductedhisexperimentB.dreamingisofverylittlevaluetomostpeopleC.nervousfeelingsmaystopsomeonethinkingofusefulideasD.collegestudentsshouldnottryoutdreamexperiments70.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorseemstobeinfavorof.A.seekingcreativesolutionsB.avoidingscientificexperimentsC.nervousfeelingsbeforedreamsD.becomingafamousscientist

【2011·江苏金坛一中模拟】A.BobDylanisoneoftheAmerica'sgreatestsongwriters.NowhehaswrittenabookabouthislifethatcriticshavepraiseD.BobDylan'sbookChronicles:VolumeOnewaspublishedinOctober.Ithasbeenamongthebest-sellingbooksinAmericA.TheNewYorkTimesnewspapernameditoneofthefivebestnon-fictionortruelifebooksin2004.AndrecentlytheNationalBookCriticsCirclenameditoneofthefivefinalistsforbestbiographyorautobiographyoflastyear.BobDylangrewupinthesmalltownofHibbingMinnesotA.Asayoungmanin1961hemovedtoNewYorkCitywithhisguitar.Hewantedtobecomeafolksingerandmusician.Inhisbookhewritesabouthisexperiencesplayingandsingingotherpeople'ssongsinclubsintheGreenwichVillageareA.Hewritesaboutthemanyartistswritersandmusicianswhoinfluencedhim.ThemaininfluenceonhimwasthegreatfolksingerWoodyGuthriE.GuthriewaslivinginahospitalinNewJerseybecausehehadaseriousdiseasE.DylanvisitedhimoftenandplayedGuthrie'ssongstohim.LaterDylanbecameextremelyfamousforthesongshewrotE.Themediacalledhimthevoiceofageneration.BobDylanwritesthathiswifeandfivechildrenwerethemostimportantpartofhislifE.HedescribestryingtofindprivacyforhisfamilyathishomeinWoodstockatowninNewYorkStatE.ButpeoplefromalloverthecountrycametovisithimanddestroyedhispeacE.DylanalsowritesaboutspendingtimeinNewOrleansLouisianawhilerecordingthealbumOhMercyin1980.Hewritesabouttheprocessofrecordingthealbum.AndhewritesaboutthefriendlypeoplehemetinLouisianA.OnewasastoreownernamedSunPiewhoevengaveDylanasignforhiscarthatsaysWorld'sGreatestGrandpA.CriticshavecomparedBobDylan'sbookChroniclestooneofhissongs.Theysayitbringstolifeimagesfacesandplaces.Theysaythebookformslayersofmeaningthroughrichdetails.AsongislikeadreamDylanwritesandyoutrytomakeitcometruE.56.Dylanbecameveryfamousmainlybecause______.A.hewrotelotsofsongswhichwerequitepopularwiththepeopleinhistimesB.heusedtovisitthegreatfolksingerWoodyGuthrieandplayhissongstohimC.hewrotethebookChronicleswhichwasabigsuccessD.hesangthesongswrittenbywellknownwritersandmusicians57.WhenlivingwithhisfamilyinWoodstockDylan______.A.devotedmuchofhistimetosongwritingB.visitedlotsoffamoussingersandmusiciansC.completedhisbookChronicles:VolumeOneD.wasunwillingtomeettoomanypeoplefromalloverthecountry58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThetownofHibbingwastheplacewhereDylanbeganhiscareer.B.DylanhadagreatinfluenceonafolksingerwiththenameWoodyGuthriE.C.ThealbumOhMercywasthemostsuccessfulworksofDylan.D.ThestoreownerinLouisianamaybeoneofDylan'sfans.59.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.DylanexpressedthehopeanddreamofthepeopleofhistimesinhissongsB.DylantriedtoshuthimselffromtheoutsideworldanddevotedhimselftohiscareerC.Dylan'sfamewasmainlybuiltonthesuccessofhisautobiographyChroniclesD.DylanbecamefamousaftertherecordingofhisalbumOhMercy

Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.Thensuddenlywhentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirstalargedropofwaterfellonit.TheantdrankthewaterwhichsaveditslifE.Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadnessthetearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.Whyareyousad?askedtheant.I’mtheprisonerofagiant.thegirltoldtheant.Hewon’tletmegountilI’vemadethreeseparateheapsofgrainbarley大麦andrye黑麦outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyareallmixedtogether.Thatwilltakeyouamonth!theantsaidlookingatthehugepileofseeds.IknowthegirlcriedandifIhaven’tfinishedbytomorrowthegiantwilleatmeforhissupper!Don’tcrytheantsaidmyfriendsandIwillhelpyou.Soonthousandsofantswereatworkseparatingthethreekindsofseeds.Thenextmorningwhenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendoneheletthegirlgo.ThusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlifE.60.Whendidthedropofwaterfallontheant?A.WhenitwaslookingforfooD.B.Whenitsavedtheant’slifE.C.Whenitwasnearlydying.D.Whenitlookedup.61.Whywastheyounggirlcrying?A.Becauseofhersadness.B.Becauseshesawtheant.C.Becausethegiantwouldlethergo.D.Becausethegianthadgivenheranimpossiblejobtodo.62.Whatwouldthegiantdoifthegirlfailedtodothework?A.Hewouldeather.B.Hewouldlethergo.C.Hewouldtakeheraway.D.Hewouldsendhertoprison.63.Whoorwhatsavedthegirl’slife?A.ThegiantB.TheantC.Theant’sfriendsD.Hertears

WhenBenFranklinwasonlyaboyhealwayswantedtoknowaboutthings.HewasalwaysaskinghisfatherandbrothersWhat?andHow?andWhy?Theycouldn’talwaystellhimwhathewantedtoknow.Whentheycouldn’ttellhimBentriedtofindoutforhimself.ManytimesBendidfindoutthingsthatnooneknewbeforE.TheotherboyswouldsayThatBenFranklin!He’salwaysfindingoutsomethingnew!Benlivedclosetothewater.Helikedtogotheretoseetheboats.Hesawhowthewindblewthemacrossthewater.OnedayBensaidtohimselfWhycan’tthewindhelpmefloatacrossthewater?AndI’mgoingtotry.BengothisbigkitE.Hetookholdofthekitestringandranwithit.Thewindtookthekiteupintotheair.ThenBenjumpedintothewater.Thewindblewthekitehighintotheair.Benbegantofloatacrossthewater.Soonhewasontheothersideandhehadnotworkedatall.OneboyshoutedLookatBenfloatingacrossthewater!Hiskitetakeshimtotheothersidewithoutanywork!Yessaidanother.He’salwaysfindingnewwaystodothings.63.WhenhewasonlyachildBen.A.likedtoflyakitebyhimselfB.alwaysaskedeasyquestionsC.alwayslikedtoplaywithwaterD.alwayslikedtofindouthowthingsworked64.Hisfatherandbrothers.A.couldn’tanswerallhisquestionsB.couldanswerallhisquestionsC.triedhardtofindoutsomethingnewforhimD.weretoobusytoanswerhisquestions65.HowdidBenFranklinfloatacrossthewater?A.Theotherboytookhimacrossit.B.Thewatercarriedhimacrossit.C.Theflyingkitetookhimacrossit.D.A.boattookhimacrossit.66.Hefoundoutmanythingsthat.A.childrendidn’tknowB.hisfatherandbrothersknewC.peopledidn’tknowD.mostpeopleknew

OneTuesdayeveninginthebeginningofthefall1996semesteratShippensburgUniversitysirens警笛soundeD.Thesesirenswerenotincelebration;theywereacrytotheuniversitythatsomethingwaswrong.AhouseonlyoneblockawaywasonfirE.Nineoftheuniversity'sstudentslivedtherE.Fromtheminutethewordgotoutthathelpwasneededitseemedlikeeveryoneshowedup.Thevictimsofthefirewereofferedendlessinvitationsforhousingforthenight.Theverynextdayeveryonegotintogeartodotheirpartinhelpingthem.Flyers小传单werepostedwithitemsthatwereimmediatelyneededjusttogetthesestudentsthroughthisnextcoupleofdays.Boxesfordonationsandmoneyjarswereplacedineveryresidencehall学生宿舍.AsaresidencedirectorIwentbeforethestudentsinmyhalltoaskthemtodowhattheycoulD.Iknewthatcollegestudentsdon'thavemuchbutIaskedthemtoclotheirbest:Everylittlebitwillhelp.Ireallydidn'tthinktheycoulddomuch.l.wasprovedwrong.Atthehallcouncilmeetingthenightafterthefiremyresidentsdecidedtohaveawingcompetitionwhereeachwingofthebuildingwouldteamuptoseewhocouldbringinthemostdonations.lannounceD.thatthewingwhowonwouldreceiveafreepizzaparty.ThursdayeveningweannouncedoverthePAsystemthatwewerebeginningthewingcompetition.WithinminutestheplaceexplodeD.ThesinglelargeboxthatIhadplacedinthelobby太厅wasover-flowing.Wequicklygrabbedmoreboxesandwewatchedinamazementastheytoofilledtothebrim.MembersoftheresidentassistantstaffandIbegant.ocounttheitems.lwasastonishedbywhatIsawandIwasinspiredbythesekids.Whenwecametothefinaltally得分thewinnerstumedtomeandannouncedthattheywouldliketodonatetheirwinningsaswell.Theywantedthevictimsofthefiretohavetheirpizzaparty.Tearswelledupinmyeyes.IhadwatchedthesestudentsjumptoactionworktirelesslyanddonateallthattheycoulD.AndthenasifthatwerenotenoughtheyhandedovertheirrewarD.lwastouchedandsoveryproudofthem.61.Thewritermainlywantedtobythestory.A.tellusthesufferingofnineofthecollegestudentsfromafireB.praisethecollegestudentshelpingthevictimsselflesslyC.tellushowsuccessfulthewingcompetitionwasD.showhewasdeeplymovedbythecollegestudents'action62.Thephrasegetintogearinthesecondparagraphmeans.A.beeagerB.takeactionC.bepreparedD.startworking63.Atfirsttheresidencedirectorthought.A.itwasimpossibletoexpectthecollegestudentstodonateanythingB.itwaseasytocollectalotofdonationsfromthecollegestudentsC.thecollegestudentswoulddonatenotmuchD.thecollegestudentswoulddonatealltheitemstheyhad64.Thewingcompetitionwasheld.A.onTuesdayeveningB.onThursdayC.onWednesdayeveningD.theverynextday65.Howdidtheresiencedirectorfeelwhenhesawthebrimfulboxes?A.Terrible.B.Funny.C.Surprised.D.Serious

AgentlebreezeblewthroughJennifer’shair.Thegoldenredsunwassetting.Shewasonthebeachlookingupatthefieryball.Shewasamazedbyitscolordeepredinthemiddlesoftlyfadingintoyellow.Shecouldhearnothingbutthewavesandtheseagullsflyingupaboveinthesky.Theatmosphererelaxedher.AfterallshehadbeenthroughandthisiswhatsheneedeD.It’sgettinglateshethoughtImustgohomemyparentswillbewonderingwhereIam.Shewonderedhowherparentswouldreactwhenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewasmissing.ShekeptonwalkingdirectingherselftoBoungalow163whereshespenteverysummerholiday.TheroadwasdeserteD.Shewalkedslowlyandsilently.JustinafewhundredmetersshewouldhavebeensafeinherhousE.Itwasreallygettingdarknowthesunhadsetafewminutesbeforeanditwasgettingcoldtoo.Shewishedshehadherfavoritecoaton:itkeptherreallywarm.Sheimaginedhavingitwithher.Thisthoughtdisappearedwhenshefinallysawherfrontdoor.Itseemeddifferent.Nobodyhadtakencareoftheoutsidegardenforafewdays.Shewasshocked:herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidyandnow...itallseemeddeserteD.Shecouldn’tunderstandwhatwasgoingon.SheenteredthehousE.Firstshewentintothekitchenwhereshesawanotewrittenbyherfather.Itsaid:DearEllenthereissomecoffeereadyIwentlooking.Ellenwashermotherbutwherewasshe?Ontherightsideofthehallwaywasherparents’room.Shewentin.Thenshesawher.Hermotherlyingonthebedsleeping.Herfacelookedsotiredasifshehadn’tsleptfordays.ShewasreallypalE.JennywouldhavewantedtowakeherupbutshelookedtootireD.SoJennyjustfellasleepbesideher.WhenJenniferwokeupsomethingwasdifferent.Shewasn’tinhermother’sroomandshewasn’twearingtheoldclothessheranawayin.Shewasinhercozybedinherroom.ItfeltsogoodbeingbackhomE.SuddenlysheheardavoicE.Areyoufeelingbetternowdear?YouknowyougotusveryveryscareD.60.Theunderlinedwordthisinthesecondparagraphrefersto___________.A.thebeautifulsceneryB.therelaxedatmosphereC.beingaloneD.goingbackhome61.AccordingtothefourthparagraphwhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A.Thegirlworeherfavouriteclothesandfeltwarm.B.Thegirl’sparentsworriedaboutherverymuchandhavelookedforherforseveraldays.C.Thegirl’sfatherdidn’talwayskeepeverythingcleanandtidy.D.Thegirl’smotherdealtwitheverythingathomE.62.Theauthorwrotethepassagetoshowhow___________.A.shegothomebyovercomingsomanydifficultiesB.wonderfulitwastobehomeagainnomatterwhathappenedC.hardworkingherparentsareD.dangeroustogetbackhome63.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.thegirl’sparentsalwaystreatherbadlyB.thegirlhasamiserablechildhoodC.thegirlgotateenager’sproblemD.thegirlhasapoorfamily

Callingtowerthepilot’svoicecrackled.Thisisallemergency!Theradiooperatorinthecontroltowerlookedathiswatch.Itwas315p.mLieutenantCharlesTaylorandfiveNavybomberswereintroubleWeareoffcourse.Wecannotseelandrepeatwecannotseeland.’’Thecontroltowergrewsilent.Theoperatorgarbed戴上hismicrophone.whatisyourposition?Wearenotsureofourposition.LieutenantTaylorreplied.Weseemtobelost.Taylorhadover2500hoursofflighttime.WhatWashappening?ThetowercalledbackAssumebearing方位duewest.Wedon’tknowwhichwayiswestTaylorreplied.Everythingiswrong...strangewecannotbesureofanydirectionEventheoceanlooksoddtheradiooperatortoldTaylortoflynorthWiththesunontheleftuntilhereachedaNavalAirStation.AnyonecouldfindthesunespeciallyagoodpilotlikeTaylor.Soontheradiocrackledagain.Wehavejustoverasmallislandsaidthepilot.Nootherlandinsight.ThatwasthelastmessageFlightl9senttotheradiotower.FiveNavybomberswerelost.TheyhadlefttheNavalAirStationforaroutinetrainingflightat200pm.December51945.Eachplanehadenoughfueltoflymorethanathousandmiles.Theweatherwassunnyandmild.Pilotsfromotherflightshadnotseenanythingstrangethere.Sowhathappened?HowcouldfiveNavybombersandtheircrewsjustdisappear?Thesearchforthefivebomberscovered380000squaremilesoflandandsea.HundredsofboatsandplanessearchedlargeareasoftheAtlantictheCaribbeantheGulfofMexicothemainlandofFloridaandmanyneighboringislands.SomeoftheboatswereaircraftcarriesdestroyersandsubmarinesTheysearchedtheareaforweeks.Nothingwaseverfound.Noliferafts.Nowreckage.Noevenanoilslick浮油.Oilfromtheenginesshouldfloatonthesurfaceevenifeverythingelsehadsunk.36.Thepilotknewthattheywereintroublewhen.A.theradiooperatorwarnedhimB.theemergencylightwassuddenlyonC.theenginefailedtoworkD.hecouldn’tbesureofhisflyingroute37.WhichofthefollowingfactsisNOTtrueforthefiveNavybombers?A.Theycouldnotfindoutthedirection.B.Asmallislandwasinsight.C.Theycouldnotfindthesun.D.Theysawnootherland.38.Whatmadethedisappearancesomysterious?A.Thecontroltowergrewsilent.B.Thebombershadalotoffuel.C.Theweatherwasgood.D.NostrangehappeningwasfoundA.abeB.abdC.acdD.bcd39.Whatwasthemostunusualforthesearch?A.Therewasno1iferaft.B.Therewasnowreckage.C.Therewasnooilslick.D.TherewasnoSOScall40.Theresultofthesearchforthefivebomberswasthat.A.theywentforaveryimportantmissionB.theywenttosomeveryimportantplacesC.theywentoutofearthD.theywentsomewherenooneknew

10·陕西D.篇StopSpamWhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsagoIreceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamilyfriendsandcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mailIhaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeusefulweneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming发送垃圾邮件acrimE.IflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspamtheproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworsE.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproductsindividual个人的e-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworksandtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanieswhichareintheendpassesontotheconsumer.ForthesereasonsIbelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate立法againstspam.SpammersshouldbefinedandperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeoplE.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconvenientlybutspamisdestroyingthisconveniencE.57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcorrespondenceintheParagraph1probablymean?A.messagesB.ideasC.connectionsD.programs58.Accordingtothetextwhatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A.Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B.Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C.Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D.Moreadvertisersbegintopromotesalesthroughspam.59.AccordingtoParagraph3whoisthefinalvictimofspam?A.ThebusinessB.TheadvertiserC.TheemployeeD.Theconsumer60.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.ToinformB.ToeducateC.TopersuadeD.Toinstruct

FootballtomeismorethanjustagamE.Ihaveprobablylearnedmorevaluablelessonsfromitthanfromschool.WhenIjoinedtheteamfreshmanyearIdidn’trealizewhatIwasgettinginto.EventhoughIhadbeenplayingsincefourthgradeandknewitwashardworknothingwouldpreparemefortheeffortIwouldputintofootballthatyear.Weworkedallsummerintheweightroomandranonthetracktogetinphysicalandmentalshapebeforetheseason.SeefootballismoreofamentalsportthananythingelsE.Sorunningonthetrackwasn’tonlyaboutgettinginshapE.Wewouldpushourmindsbyrunningashardaswecouldevenifweweregoingtopassout.AtthebeginningIwasimmature幼稚andonlythoughtofmyselfsometimesevengaveupwhenIwastiredorhurt.ThenafterthethirdgameIhadaseason-endinginjury.Imagineworkingallsummerandthenonlybeingabletoplaythreegames!Ineededsurgery外科手术onmyarmandatleastfivemonthstorecover.NeedlesstosayImissedtherestoftheseasonbutthisactuallyhelpedmerealizethatsinceyouneverknowwhenyourlastplaywillbeyoushouldtryyourhardestinfootballandlifE.AfterfreshmanyearIdecidedthatIwouldalwaysgivemybesteffort.Playingvarsity校队的footballhastaughtmesomuchmorethanjustwhatmyassignmentsareonaparticularplayorhowtoblock阻挡.Ihavelearnedtothinkaboutothersfirstandrealizedhowimportantworkinghardis.Beingwithallmyfriendsevensweatingandbleedingwiththemreallymadeusuniteasagroupofhard-workingyoungmenwhoIknowwillsucceedinlifE.56.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howtheauthordislikesthegameoffootball.B.Whentheauthorbegantoplayfootball.C.Howtheauthorhaschangedhisattitudetofootball.D.Whatsporttheauthorlikesbest.57.TheauthorthinksfootballisA.justagameB.ofamentalsportC.hardtopassoutD.notworthhiseffort58.Fromthetextwecaninfer___.A.theauthorjoinedthefootballteamwithaclearaimB.footballonlybroughttheauthorcertainassignmentsC.theauthorworkedallsummertogetreadyfortheseasonD.theauthorneverlostheartwhenhemetwithdifficulty59.Inthethirdparagraphtheunderlinedphrasegettinginshapeprobablymeans___.A.becominghealthyB.designingtheplaygroundC.losingweightD.measuringthetrack60.Whydidtheauthorneedsurgeryonhisarm?A.Hewantedtoplaymorethanthreegames.B.HewantedtohaveagoodrestathomeC.Therewouldn’tbeanygamesforthemoment.D.Hewantedtoworkhardduringthesummer

TwoweekslaterIregisteredformycourseandstartedgoingtolectures.ItwasreallydifficulttoconcentrateatfirstandIcouldonlyreallypickupbitsandpieces.OvertimethoughasmySpanishimproveditbecamealoteasierandalotmoreinteresting.ImadefriendswiththeotherErasmusstudentsinmyclasses.ItwasdifficulttogettoknowtheSpanishstudentsasmostofthemhadalreadyformedtheirowngroupsoffriendsandstucktothem.IdidmeetafewfriendlySpanishpeoplebutthevastmajorityofmyfriendswereotherforeignstudents.Ididn'treallyexperiencetoomuchofacultureshockasIlearntalotaboutthecountrythroughmymajorcoursesbuttherewereafewthingsthatstilltookmebysurprisesuchasthelaid-backattitudeofthepeople.Itmeantlifemovedingeneralataslowerpacewhichcouldbefrustratingattimesbut1soongrewtoloveit.Ididn'tmisshometoomuchasIkeptincontactwithfamilyandfriendsonlinethroughSkype.ItwasalsoeasytogetacheapflightbackfortheweekendifIlikedaweekendofhomecomforts.HoweverIwasalwayssobusythatIneverreallysparedtimeforhomesickness.Myfamilycameoverafewtimestovisitanditwasalwaysgoodtohaveafreshperspective视角onthecityastheywouldappreciatethingsaboutValenciaIhadn'tnoticedortookforgranted.IhavemanyfondmemoriesofValenciaespeciallythedaysspentonthesunnybeachthebrilliantfoodtheall-nightpartyandthefestivals.I'lldefinitelygobackforaweekendwithallthefriends1metthereandIhopetokeepintouchwithmySpanishfriendstoo.Ithoroughlyrecommendstudyingabroadandalthoughitmayseemtoughearlyonthechancesareyou'llhaveagreattime.45.Atfirstthewriterfounditdifficulttofollowlecturesbecause.A.heshowednointerestinthemB.hewaspoorinSpanishC.theyinvolveddifficultcoursesD.theywerebadlyorganized46InParagraph3theunderlinedphrasethelaid-backattituderefersto.A.theimpolitebehaviorB.thebadculturalatmosphereC.theinterestinghabitD.theleisurelylifestyle47.Accordingtothepassagethewriter'sfamily.A.hadmanyonlinefriendsB.wellsupportedhisstudyC.thoughtwellofValenciaD.oftentraveledabroad48.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ForeignstudentswerenotwelcomeamongtheSpanishones.B.TheSpanishculturechallengedmostforeignstudents.C.Thewriterhasfinishedhisstudyabroad.D.ThewriterhasmademanySpanishfnends.

Inmydual双重的profession__36__aneducatorandhealthcareproviderIhaveworkedwithmanychildreninfectedwithHIV.TheyhavetaughtmesomanythingsbutIhaveespeciallylearnedthatgreat__37__canbefoundinthesmallestindividuals.LetmetellyouaboutTyler.Tylerwas__38__infectedwithHIVhismotherwasalsoinfecteD.Fromtheverybeginningofhislifehewasdependentonmedicationsto__39__himtosurvivE.Whenhewasfivehehadatubeinsertedinavein静脉inhischest.Attimeshealsoneededextraoxygentosupporthis__40__.Tylerwasn't__41__togiveuponesinglemomentofhischildhoodtothisdeadlydiseasE.Itwasnot__42__tofindhimplayingandracingaroundhisbackyardwearinghismedicine­loadedbackpackand__43__histankofoxygenbehindhiminhislittlewagon小手推车.AllofuswhoknewTylerwereimpressedbyhispure__44__inbeingaliveandtheenergyitgavehim.Tyler'smomoften__45__himbytellinghimthathemovedso__46__sheneededtodresshiminreD.Thatwaywhenshepeeredthroughthewindowtocheckonhimplayingintheyardshecouldquickly__47__him.Thisdeadlydiseaseeventually__48__downTyler.Hegrewquiteillandunfortunately__49__didhisHIV­infectedmother.Whenitbecame__50__thathewasn'tgoingtosurviveTyler'smomtalkedtohimabout__51__.ShecomfortedhimbytellingTylerthatshewasdyingtooandthatshewouldbewithhimsooninheaven.AfewdaysbeforehisdeathTyler__52__tometocometohishospitalbedand__53__Imightdiesoon.I'mnot__54__.WhenIdiepleasedressmein__55__.Mompromisedshe'scomingtoheaventoo.I'llbeplayingwhenshegetsthereandIwanttomakesureshecanfindmE.36.A.inB.forC.asD.on37.A.pleasureB.painC.sorrowD.courage38.A.seriouslyB.bornC.unluckyD.disappointingly39.A.causeB.enableC.makeD.lead40.A.breathingB.livingC.runningD.walking41.A.happyB.willingC.daringD.discouraged42.A.commonB.unusualC.surprisedD.ordinary43.A.draggingB.carryingC.pushingD.taking44.A.characterB.joyC.momentD.excitement45.A.comfortedB.scoldedC.teasedD.praised46.A.slowlyB.happilyC.quicklyD.fast47.A.knowB.spotC.stopD.observe48.A.toreB.brokeC.woreD.kicked49.A.neitherB.soC.suchD.nor50.A.apparentB.hopelessC.sureD.terrible51.A.lifeB.dreamC.futureD.death52.A.wavedB.saidC.signedD.explained53.A.whisperedB.shoutedC.criedD.spoke54.A.excitedB.surprisedC.scaredD.happy55.A.redB.whiteC.brightD.beauty

HilarySmithbelongedtoagoodfamily.Butbytheageoftwentyhehadspentallthemoneythegoodoldfamilyhad.Hethenhadsometroublewiththebankandwasputinprison.HeescapedfromtheprisonandrantoAustraliawithoutdelay.HilarydidnotlikeAustraliaandAustraliadidnotlikeHilary.Whathecoulddoseemedtobeoneoftwothings:dieorwork.Thethoughtofneitherofthesegavehimanypleasure.Thenherememberedthathewasnotaloneintheworld.Hepossessedanaunt.Shewashisfather'sonlysisterbuthisfatherusedtosayshebroughtnoglorytothefamily.Hilaryofcoursetriedtodiscoverwhatshehaddone.Itseemedthatshehadfailedtomarryanobleman.Insteadshehadchosenahusbandwhowasconnectedwithtrade.OfcourseassoonasshebecameMrs.Parksherbrotherconsideredherdead.LateronMr.Parksdiedandleftheralotofmoneybutthatdidnotbringherbacktolifeinherbrother'sopinion.Hilarydiscoveredhisaunt'saddress.Fortunatelysheremainedfaithfulandhonesttohimevenaftershefellill.SoHilary'sstarshoneagain.Whenhewasfeelinghonesthecouldtalkattractively.Hefrequentlyvisitedhisaunt'shouseandsoonhewaslivingcomfortablyinthebuildingwhichtheprofitsoftradehadprovideD.Onethingwassoonclear:hisauntwasseriouslyillandnothingcouldcureherillness.Hilarywasveryworried.Fatehadfoundahomeforhimandwasnowgoingtothrowhimoutofit.Therewasonlyonethingthatcouldsavehim:herwill.Will?shesaidyesIhavemadeone.ThatwaswhenIwasagirlandhadnotmuchmoneyIleftallmymoneytosomereligiouspeople.Didn'tyoumakeanotherwillwhenyouweremarried?Hilaryasked.Hisauntshookherhead.Noshesaidinalowvoice'Therewasnoneed.WhenIfinallyhadalotofmoneyIfoundIhadnorelations.Onthenextdayhewenttothepubliclibraryandexaminedabookoflaw.Ittoldhimwhathealreadybelieved.Whenawomanismarriedanearlierwilllosesitsvalue.Anewwillmustbemade.Ifnonewwillismadethemoneygoestothenearestrelation.Hilaryknewthathewashisaunt'sonlyrelation.Hisfuturewassafe.AfterafewmonthshadpassedHilary'sproblemsbecameserious.Hebadlyneededmoney.Hehadexpensivetastesandowedalotofmoneytoshopkeepers.Theytrustedhimbecausehisauntwasrichbutthedebtwasterrible.Unfortunatelyhisauntdidnotwanttodiscussmoneymattersatall.Intheendtheyhadaquarrelaboutthesmallamountoftenpounds.Hilarywasnowveryangry.Hebegantowonderaboutanewproblem.Wasitkindtowanthisaunttoliveanylonger?Wasitnotbetterforhertodienow?Whilehewasconsideringwhattodohisaunttoldhimthatshewasgoingtosendforherlawyer.Soshewasgoingtomakeanewwill.Hilarythoughtshemightleaveallhermoneytosomeoneelse.Soonhereachedacleardecision.Hemustdoagreatkindnesstothepooroldwoman.Onenightwhentheoldservantwhohadbeennursinghisauntwentoffhedoubledtheamountofsomemedicine.Thetotalamountwastoogreatanditcouldjustputhertosleepforever.Thankyouhisaunttooktheglassfromhishandwithagratefullook.Iwantmorethananythingtosleepandnevertowakeupagain.IsthatwhatyouwishHilary?Ihavegivenyouyourchance.Don'tblamemeifIhavesomedoubtsaboutwhatyouintendedtodo.Sickpeoplegettheseideasyouknow.OnethingIoughttoexplaintoyou.Mr.Parksnevermarriedme.Healreadyhadawifeandcouldn'tmarryagain.Thatmadeyourfoolishfatherveryangrywithme...WellifIamalivetomorrowIshallmakeanotherwillinyourfavor.IfIdietonightyou'llgetnothing...NoHilarydon'ttrytotaketheglassaway.IfyoudothatIshallknowandIdon'twanttoknow.GoodnightHilary.Thenverycarefullysheraisedtheglasstohermouthanddrank.67.FromthestorywelearnthatHilary'sauntwas____.A.bad-temperedandlonelyB.kind-heartedandwiseC.generousandhumorousD.meanandcruel68.WhydidHilary'sfatherconsiderhisauntdead?A.Becausetheylostcontactwitheachotherafterhermarriage.B.Becauseshemarriedabusinessman.C.Becauseshebrokeawayfromthefamilyforabetterlife.D.Becausehethoughtshewasashametothefamily.69.WhichpartofwhatHilary'sauntsaideventuallymightfrustrate使恼怒而又不知所措Hilarythemost?A.Shewantedtosleepandnevertowakeupagain.B.ShenevergotmarriedtoMr.Parks.C.Mr.Parkshadawife.D.Shewouldmakeanewwilltomorrow.70.Whichdetailfromthestoryistheclimax高潮ofthestory?A.Hilaryfoundhisauntwasseriouslyill.B.Hilaryquarreledwithhisauntabouttenpounds.C.Hilary'sauntdrankthemedicinehernephewpreparedforher.D.Hilary'sauntmadeawilltoleaveallhermoneytosomeoneelse.

Onedayateacheraskedherstudentstolistthenamesoftheotherstudentsandwritedownthenicestthingtheycouldsayabouteachoftheirclassmates.ThatSaturdaytheteacherwrotedownthenameofeachstudentonaseparatesheetofpaperandlistedwhateveryoneelsehadsaidaboutthatindividual.OnMondayshegaveeachstudenthisorherlist.Beforelongtheentireclasswassmiling.Really?sheheardwhispereD.IneverknewthatImeantanythingtoanyone!andIdidn’tknowotherslikedmesomuchweremostofthecomments.Nooneevermentionedthosepapersinclassagain.Sheneverknewiftheydiscussedthemafterclassorwiththeirparents.SeveralyearslateroneofthestudentswaskilledinVietnamandhisteacherattendedhisfuneral.Asshestoodthereoneofthesoldierscameuptoher.WereyouMark’smathteacher?heaskeD.Shenodded:yes.Thenhesaid:Marktalkedaboutyoualot.AfterthefuneralMark’smotherandfatherwerewaitingthereWewanttoshowyousomethinghisfathersaidtakingawalletoutofhispocketTheyfoundthisonMarkwhenhewaskilleD.Wethoughtyoumightrecognizeit.Theteachercarefullyremovedtwowornpiecesofnotebookpaperthathadobviouslybeentapedfoldedandrefoldedmanytimes.TheteacherknewwithoutlookingthatthepapersweretheonesonwhichshehadlistedallthegoodthingseachofMark’sclassmateshadsaidabouthim.ThankyousomuchfordoingthatMark’smothersaidAsyoucanseeMarktreasuredit.Thedensityofpeopleinsocietyissothickthatweforgetthatlifewillendoneday.Andwedon’tknowwhenthatonedaywillbE.Sopleasetellthepeopleyouloveandcareforthattheyarespecialandimportant.46.Theunderlinedwordindividualinparagraphoneprobablymean___________.A.onestudentB.oneteacherC.oneparentD.onecomment47.Fromthesoldier’swordsinthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat_________.A.MarkdislikedhismathteacherverymuchB.ThatparticularclasshasnoinfluenceonMarkC.MarkoftenmentionedthatclasstohisfriendsD.Marklovedtolearnmathverymuch48.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Studentsdidnotcareothers’comments.B.Markalwayshadthepaperswithhim.C.MarklosthiswalletinthebattlE.D.Marklostthepapersinthebattle49.Whichofthefollowingscanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TellthembeforeitistoolatE.B.ToobusytoshowyourlovE.C.Loveisactioninsteadofwords.D.Goodwordsturnawaycoldness.

Onegirldecidedtostudyjudo柔道althoughshehadlostherleftarminacaraccident.ThegirlbeganlessonswithanoldJapanesejudoinstructor.Thegirlwasdingwell.Soshecouldn’tunderstandwhyafterthreemonthsoftrainingtheinstructorhadtaughtheronlyonemovE.InstructorthegirlfinallysaidShouldn’tIbelearningmoremoves?Thisistheonlymoveyouknowbutthisistheonlymoveyou’lleverneedtoknowtheinstructorreplieD.Notquiteunderstandingbutbelievinginherteacherthegirlkepttraining.Severalmonthslatertheinstructortookthegirltoherfirsttournament.Surprisingherselfthegirleasilywonherfirsttwomatches.ThethirdmatchprovedtobemoredifficultbutaftersometimeheropponentbecameimpatientandchargeD.Thegirlskillfullyusedheronemovetowinthematch.Stillamazedbyhersuccessthegirlwasnowinthefinals.ThistimeheropponentwasbiggerstrongerandmoreexperienceD.Forawhilethegirlappearedtobeovermatched.Concernedthatthegirlmightgethurttherefereecalledatime-out.Shewasabouttostopthematchwhentheinstructorintervened干预.NotheinstructorinsistedLethercontinuE.Soonafterthematchrestartedheropponentmadeaseriousmistake:shedroppedherguarD.Instantlythegirlusedhermovetopinheropponent.Thegirlhadwonthematchandthetournament.Shewasthechampion.Onthewayhomethegirlandherteacherreviewedeverymoveineachandeverymatch.ThenthegirlgatheredthecouragetoaskwhatwasreallyonherminD.InstructorhowdidIwinthetournamentwithonlyonemove?YouwonfortworeasonstheteacheranswereD.Firstyou’vealmostmasteredoneofthemostdifficultthrowsinallofjudo.Secondtheonlyknowndefenseforthatmoveisforyouropponenttograbyourleftarm.Thegirl’sbiggestweaknesshadbecomeherbiggeststrength.56.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegirl?A.Shewasdisabledinanaccident.B.Shedislikedjudotraining.C.Shelearntseveralmoves.D.ShewonthefirsttwomatchesharD.57.Theunderlinedwordovermatchedprobablymeans.A.impatientB.depressedC.defeatedD.trapped58.Thegirlwonthechampionshipbecauseof.A.herbraveryB.herskillsC.hertricksD.herstrength59.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthestory?A.TheStoryofaGirl.B.A.DisabledGirl.C.DefenseMatters.D.WeaknessBecomesStrength.

Scientificexperimentscansometimesgowrongandwhentheydotheresultsmayrangefromthedisastroustothetroubling.OnesuchexperimenttookplaceinSouthAmericaaboutfiftyyearsago.Whetheritsfinalconsequenceswillcauseseriousdamageornothingmorethanasmalltroublestillremainstobeseen.Thestorybeganin1956whenanAmericanscientistworkinginBrazildecidedtosolvetheproblemofincreasingtheproductivityofthatcountry'sbees.HeimportedaveryactivetypeofAfricanbeefromTanzaniaandmated交配itwiththemoreeasy-goingnativevarietytoproduceanewkindofbees.Thenewbeesworkedharderandproducedtwiceasmuchhoney.ItseemedthatProfessorKerrforthatwasthescientist'snamehadatotalsuccessonhishands.Thenthingsbegantogowrong.Forsomereasonasyetunseenbutperhapsasaresultofsomethingintheirenvironmentthenewbeesbegantodevelopextremelyattackingpersonalities.Theybecamebad-temperedandeasytobeangryattackedthenativebeesanddrovethemfromtheirlivingplaces.Butworsewastofollow.Havingtakenoverthecountrysidethenewbeeswiththeirdangerousstings叮begantoattackitsneighbors--catsdogshorseschickensandfinallymanhimself.A.longperiodofterrorbeganthathassofarkilledagreatnumberofanimalsandabout150humanbeings.ThiswouldhavebeenbadenoughifthebeeshadstayedinBrazil.ButnowtheyareonthemoveheadingnorthwardsincountlessmillionstowardsCentralandNorthAmericaandmovingatthealarmingspeedof200milesayear.Thecountriesthatlieintheirpatharenaturallyworriedbecauseitlooksasifnothingcanbedonetostopthem.57.TheresultsoftheSouthAmericanexperiment.A.havecausedaserioustroubleB.haveprovedtobewrongC.arenotyetcertainD.arenotimportant58.Theexperimentmentionedinthispassagewasdesignedto.A.increasetheamountofhoneyinBrazilB.makeBrazilianbeesmoreeasy-goingC.increasethenumberofbeesinBrazilD.makeAfricanbeeslessactive59.Whichofthefollowingmaybethecauseofthenewbees'attackingpersonalities?A.Theirproductionofhoney.B.Theirhardwork.C.Theirlivingenvironment.D.Theirbadtemper.60.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat.A.thebeeshavebeendriventoCentralandNorthAmericaB.thebeesmaybringabouttroubleinmorecountriesC.thebeesmustbestoppedfrommovingnorthD.thebeesprefertoliveinBrazil

RobertToddDuncanwasbornin1903inthesoutherncityofDanvilleKentucky.Hismotherwashisfirstmusicteacher.AsayoungmanhecontinuedhismusicstudyinIndianapolisIndianA.In1930hecompletedmoremusicaleducationatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.ThenhemovedtoWashington.ForfifteenyearshetaughtmusicatHowardUniversityinWashington.AtthattimenotmanyblackmusicianswereknownforwritingorperformingclassicalmusiC.TeachingatHowardgaveDuncanthechancetosharehisknowledgeofclassicalEuropeanmusicwithamainlyblackstudentpopulation.HetaughtspecialwaystopresentthemusiC.ThesespecialwaysbecameknownastheDuncanTechniquE.BesidesteachingDuncansanginseveraloperaswithperformerswhowereallblack.Butitseemedthathealwayswouldbeknownmainlyasaconcertartist.Howeverhislifetookadifferentturninthemiddle1930s.AtthattimethefamousAmericanmusicwriterGeorgeGershwinwaslookingforsomeonetoplayaleadingpartinhisnewworkPorgyandBess.Themusiccritic评论家oftheNewYorkTimesnewspapersuggestedToddDuncan.Duncanhadalmostdecidednottotryforthepartasheknewitwouldnotbeeasytogetit.ButhechangedhisminD.HesangapiecefromanItalianoperaforGershwin.HehadsungonlyafewminuteswhenGershwinofferedhimthepart.HebecamefamousbecauseofthepartinPorgyandBess.ToddDuncangainedfameasanoperasingerandconcertartist.Buthisgreatestloveinmusicwasteaching.WhenhestoppedteachingatHowardhecontinuedgivingsinginglessonsinhisWashingtonhomeuntiltheweekbeforehisdeath.60.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.WhatRobertToddDuncanlovedmost.B.HowRobertToddDuncanbecamefamous.C.RobertToddDuncanandhisworksofmusiC.D.AbriefintroductiontoRobertToddDuncan.61.AccordingtoParagraph2whileteachingatHowardUniversityDuncan________.A.foundspecialwaystopresentmusicB.openeddoorsforotherblackclassicalsingersC.hadthechancetoknowmanyfamousblackmusiciansD.becameknownforwritingandperformingclassicalmusic62.WhathappenedtoDuncaninthemiddle1930s?A.HegaveupteachingatHowardUniversity.B.HewasintroducedbytheNewYorkTimesindetail.C.HewasaskedtobeinchargeoftheoperaPorgyandBess.D.Hewasgivenabigopportunitytobecomeanoperasinger.63.WecaninferthatRobertToddDuncandidn’tatfirstwanttotryforthepartmainlybecause________.A.hewastoobusytodoitB.hewasnotinterestedinitC.hewasnotconfidentenoughD.hedidn’twanttobecomefamous