WHAT happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers. Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting (骗过) his high school's monitoring system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life. While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secret prison. There he is treated as a possible terrorist. He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears. When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many "security measures" in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists. While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen. He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously (匿名地). The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society. 56. What kind of article does this passage belong to? A.A.fascinating story.B.A.book review. C. News reportD.A.TV programme 57. The underlined word destruction in the passage means . A. damageB. rewardC. ruinD. protection 58. Marcus Yallow was sent to prison because . A. he killed his friend B. he bombed a military vehicle C. he did something that a possible terrorist could do D. his injured friend disappeared 59. From the second paragraph we can infer that . A. Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society B. Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real life C. Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real life D. Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world 60. In the end of the book, Marcus Yallow . A. is supposed to be more irresponsible B. becomes aware of very serious issues about his society C. presents a young man who is irresponsible D. plays a popular online game in real life

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WhenTomfinishedhisstudiesattheuniversity大学hebegantolookaroundforajoB.HedidnotknowwhathewouldliketodobutoneofhisuncleshadworkedforthegovernmentforthirtyyearsandheadvisedTomtotrytogetajobofthesamekindsohewentforanexamoneday.HewassuccessfulandhisfirstjobwasinalargegovernmentofficeinLondon.WhenTomhadbeenworkingthereforafewweekshisunclecametovisitthefamilyoneSaturdayevening.Hewaspleasedthathisnephew侄子hadgotajobworkingforthegovernmentandheaskedhimalotofquestionsaboutit.OneofthequestionsheaskedwasHowmanypeopleworkinyourdepartment部门Tom?TheyoungmanthoughtforafewmomentsandthenansweredAbouthalfofthemUncleJim.46.Whenhegraduated毕业fromuniversityTomwasnot________.A.interestedingettinganyinformationfromthegovernmentB.lookingforagood-payingjobwithexcellenthoursC.goodatmakingdecisionsD.verygoodatscience47.WhatdidTomthinkofhisuncle’sadvice?A.Hedidnotlikeit.B.HethoughtitwasgoodC.Herefusedtotakeit.D.Hewasunabletofollowit.48.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthestory?A.Theexamtiredhim.B.TheresultwasbaD.C.Hedidn’twanttotakepartintheexam.D.HepassedtheexamandgotajobinagovernmentofficE.49.Theunclewantedtofindout________.A.whathisnephewwasdoingB.howhisnephewwasgettingonwithhisjobC.whetherhisnephewcouldunderstandhimornotD.whathisnephewhadexpected50.InfactTom’sanswermeansthat__________.A.thepeopleworkinginthegovernmentofficewereinmanygroupsandtheyworkedinturnB.AllthegovernmentworkerswereworkinghardC.onlyhalfofthegovernmentworkerswenttoworkontimeD.thegovernmentofficehadmorepeoplethanneeded
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AnAmericanwomanlivinginWisconsinvolunteeredtotutorEnglishtoaJapanesewomanwhohadmovedintothesamecommunity.BeforeeachlessonandoneachandeveryvisittheAmericanreportedtheJapaneseladybroughtmeagift—abooksomepapersculptureflowersorcandy.Itwasdiscomforting.UnknowinglythisAmericanwasexperiencingacustomrootedcenturiesdeepintheJapaneseculture.GiftgivingisaninstitutionandareveredcustominJapan.GiftgivingisanecessitynotmerelyanicetyasintheWest.InJapanthepropergiftisthoughttoexpressthegiver'struefriendshipgratitudeandrespectfarbetterthanwordscan.SoifyouplantovisitJapanortohaveJapanesevisityouherebeprepareD.Soyouknowgiftgivingplaysaveryimportantroleinnowadayssociety.Nowlet'sseewhat'shappeninginothercountries.GermanyAWestVirginiamanagervisitingGermanyforthefirsttimewasinvitedtothehomeofhislargestcustomer.Hedecidedtobringhishostessabouquet束offlowers.Heselectedadozenredroses.Oops!Terriblemistake!Socialgiftgivingispopularandwell-establishedinGermanybuthascertaindo'sanddon'ts.Flowersareoftentakentoahostessofadinnerpartyatherhomebuttherearethreetaboos禁忌toremember:1redrosessignifyaromanticinterest2anevennumberofflowerssignifybadluckasdoesthenumberthirteenand3alwaysunwraptheflowersbeforepresentingthem.ThisWestVirginiawasmakingwhatamountedtoapassionathiscustomer'swife.GreeceThemostcommonformofshowingappreciationinGreeceisprobablyanevening'sentertainment.Ifyoudopresentagiftavoidpersonalitemssuchastiesandshirts.IfyouareinvitedtoaGreekhomeflowersoracakeforthehostessisanappropriatedgift.ItalyWhenyouareinvitedtoaperson'shomefordinneritmightbenicetobringflowersoraboxofchocolatesforyourhostessalthoughitisjustasconsideratetohavetheflowerssentthenextday.Yellowrosescansignifyjealousy.AndinItalyneversendchrysanthemums菊花sincetheysuggestdeath.72.WhydidtheAmericanwomanfeeluneasy?A.Becauseshewasn’tusedtotheJapanesecustomofgivinggifts.B.Becauseshewasunsatisfiedwiththegiftsgivenbythejapanesewoman.C.BecauseshepromisedtoteachtheJapanesewomanforfreE.D.Becauseshehadtosendothergiftsinreturn.73.WhichofthefollowingisanimpropergiftgiveninGreece?A.A.bundleoflily.B.Chocolates.C.Books.D.Shorts.74.Itmightbeaterriblemistaketosendflowersimproperlyasgiftsin_______accordingtothetext.A.JapanandItalyB.GermanyandGreeceC.JapanandGreeceD.ItalyandGermany75.Themainideaofthispassageprobablyis_________.A.thinktwicewhenyousendflowersasgiftsB.theimportanceofgiftgivinginvariouscountriesC.somesuggestionsongiftsgivingindifferentcountriesD.takecarewhenyousendgiftsindifferentcountries
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TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:IhateallthepianosinthistownandIhatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycannotevenunderstandrhythm韵律.Nobodywantstopaymusiciansanything.I’msickofallthepeoplewhowantyoutoplaywithoutpayingyou....OneyoungermusiciansaidThereareacoupleofclubswhowantmetoplayforafewnightsamonthandI’mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I’malsoplanningtojoininseveralsummerfestivalsthisyear.IreallylikedwhattheyoungermusiciansaidsoImadefriendswithhim.Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey’repositiveornegative消极的they’reallrubbingoffonyou.Ifyou’rearoundpeoplewhoarealwayscomplainingorblaming责备othersitispossiblethatyouwillstartdoingthesameaswell.Ifyouspendlotsoftimewithpeoplewhodon’tsupportyourdreamsitistimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucallfriends.Thereisaneasyexerciseyoucantry.Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouoftenstaywithandsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandardforyourselfanddon’tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandarD.ThechoiceisalwaysyourstomakE.Ofcoursethisexerciseisentirelydifferentfrommakingfriendsonlyforthegoodofoneself.Wereallyshouldtrytohelpandspendtimewiththosewhoareworkingtowardsagoalordream.61.Themusicians’conversationatthebeginningistoshowthat______.A.musicians’livingconditionsarenotgoodB.peopleinthattownhavepoortasteinmusicC.differentpeoplehavedifferentattitudesD.youngpeoplearemorelikelytosucceed62.Theunderlinedpartthey’rerubbingoffonyouinParagraph3means______.A.they’llpushyouaheadB.they’llhaveaninfluenceonyouC.they’llkeepyoufrommovingonD.they’llhelpyourealizeyourdreams63.Whydidtheauthorwanttomakefriendswiththeyoungermusician?A.Heismoreactivethantheothers.B.Hecanearnmorethantheothers.C.Hehasmorethingstodothantheothers.D.Hisattitudeismorepositivethantheothers.64.BydoingtheexercisementionedinParagraph4youcan______.A.maketherightkindoffriendsB.improveyourabilitytomakefriendsC.developabetterrelationshipwithyourfriendsD.makesomenewfriendswiththesameinterestsasyou65.WecangetthefollowinginformationfromthepassageEXCEPT______.A.theyoungermusicianisapositivepersonandwouldbeagoodfriendB.onewillstartcomplainingifonespendstoomuchtimewithnegativepeopleC.theexercisecanhelpyoukeepclosetoreallyhelpfulfriendsD.oneshouldavoidmakingfriendswithpeoplewhohavelotsofdifficulties
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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.
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Didyouknowthataturtle乌龟canlay12eggsinoneminute?A.largeseaturtlelaysaround150eggsatatimE.Shelaysalltheseeggsinjustafewminutes.LargeseaturtlesliveinthewarmseasoftheworlD.Exceptforwhentheylaytheireggstheyspendtheirwholelivesinthewater.WhenitistimetolaytheireggsthefemalesswimtolanD.Theyusuallyreturntotheplacewheretheythemselveswereborn.Howtheyfindtheirwaybackthereisunknown.Whentheyreachshorethebigheavyturtlescrawlslowlyuptothehighwatermark.UsingtheirflipperstheypullthemselvesalongthesanD.Theymuststrugglelikemountainclimbers.Whentheyfinallyreachdrysandtheyrestbeforebeginningthedifficulttaskoflayingeggs.TheturtleslaytheeggsindeepholesandcoverthemwithwarmsanD.Thesandprotectstheeggsfromharm.Thenthefemalesleavethem.AfterafewweeksifyouhappenedtobewalkingalongthebeachyoumightseethesandbegintoshakE.YoumayseetinyblackballscomingoutofthesanD.Thetinyheadsofbabyturtles!59.Whichsentenceexpressesthemainidea?A.Seaturtleshaveinterestinglifehabits.B.Seaturtlesswimtoshoretolaytheireggs.C.Largeseaturtleslaytheireggsinspecialways.D.SeaturtlesenjoystayinginthesanD.60.Turtlesburytheireggstoprotectthemfrom____________.A.deepwaterB.dangerC.heatD.badweather61.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethat___________.A.manyturtlesdiewhileswimmingtoshoreB.femaleturtlesprotecttheirbabiesC.onceturtleslandtheyneverreturntotheseaD.thejoboflayingeggstakesgreatstrength62.Thewritercomparesturtlestoclimbers___________.A.becausetheylaytheireggsinmountainareasB.togiveyouapictureofhowhardtheyworkC.totellyouthattheyliketoclimbD.toshowthatmountainclimbersareasslowasturtles
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MyfatherwasChiefengineerofamerchantshipwhichwassunkinWordWarII.ThebookNightoftheU-boatstoldthestory.MemoriesInSeptember1940mymothersisterandIwenttoSwanseawheremyfather'sshipwasgettingreadytosail.WebroughthimafamilyphotographtobekeptwithhimatalltimesandkeephimsafE.ThenIremembermymotherlyingfacedownsobbing.Shehadheardfromafriendthattheshiphadbeensunkbyatorpedo鱼雷.Icanrememberthearrivalofthetelegramwhichinthosedaysalwaysbroughtbadnews.Mygrandmotheropenedit.ItreadSafeLoveTeD.Mymostvividmemoryisbeingwokenandbroughtdowntositonmyfather'skneehisarminabandagE.HewasjudgedunfittoreturntoseaandtookashorejobinGlasgowfortherestofthewar.ForaslongasIcanrememberhehadaweakheart.Mothersaiditwascausedbythetorpedoes.Hesaiditwasbecauseofthecigarettes.Whicheverhediedsuddenlyinhisearly50s.TenyearslaterIreadNightoftheU-boatsandwasabletocompletethestory.TorpedoOnetorpedostrucktheship.FatherwasintheengineroomwherethethirdengineerwaskilleD.HeshutdowntheenginestoslowtheshipmakingiteasierforittobeabandoneD.BythetimehegotondeckhewasalonE.Everylifeboatwasgoneexceptonewhichhadstuckfast.Whenhetriedtocutitfreeitswungagainsttheshipinjuringhishandandarm.Hehadnochoicebuttojump—stillwiththephotographinhispocket.ThreedayslaterheandothersurvivorsweresafeinGlasgow.All23withhimsignedthebackofthephotograph.A.ToastInmyroomisthebookandthephotograph.OftenglassinhandIhavewonderedhowIwouldhavedealtwithanexplosionasinkingshipajumpintoavastoceanandawaitforrescue?LestweforgetIhavesomemorewhiskyandtoasttheheroesofthewar.46.WecaninferthatthemotherandchildrenwenttoSwansea______.A.tomeetafriendB.toseethefatheroffC.totakeafamilyphotoD.toenjoythesailingoftheship47.Whatdidtheauthorlearnaboutthefatherfromthetelegram?A.HewasstillalivE.B.Hiskneewasbroken.C.Hisshiphadbeensunk.D.HehadarrivedinGlasgow.48.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph6referstothefather's______.A.weakheartB.takingashorejobC.failuretoreturntoseaD.injurycausedbyatorpedo49.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor'sfatherafterhisshipwasattacked?A.HelosthisarmB.Herepairedtheengines.C.Hemanagedtotakealifeboat.D.Hewasthelasttoleavetheship.50.Whatisthemassagemainlyabout?A.A.groupofforgottenheroesB.A.bookdescribingaterrifyingbattlE.C.A.shipengineer'swartimeexperiencE.D.A.merchant'smemoriesofasearescuE.
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TomHanksranksasoneofHollywood’smostpopularactors.Moviegoers去看电影的人eagerlyanticipate参加intheopeningofhisnewpictures.Ifyou’reaHankfanyoudon’thavetowaitmuchlonger.Hank’snewestfilmCastAwayopensthiswinter.TomHanksplaysChunkNolandaFedExexecutivewholivesbytheclock.Hecarefullyplanseveryminuteofbothhisprofessional职业的andpersonaltimE.Butonhiswayhomefortheholidaysthesmallplanehe’sincrashesinthePacificOcean.OnlyNolandsurvives.Heendsupaloneonatropicalislandandbeginsabattleforsurvival.Intheprocesshisviewofsuccessandlifeitselfchangedramatically戏剧性地.Thisrolemaybethemostphysically-challengingofHank’scareer.Theactorlost53poundsforthepart.DirectorRobertZemeckisshotthefirstsectionofthefilmwithHanksweighingmorethan225pounds.Thefilmingtookabreak间隔forayearwhileHankslostweight.TotakeoffthepoundsHanksatelittleandexercisedalot.ThemoviemaysurprisesomeofHank’sfans.It’snotanupbeatcomedylikeSleeplessinSeattleorYou’reGotMail.InfactHanksspendsalargepartofthemovienotspeaking.Afterallwhoistheretotalktowhenyou’realoneonanisland?1.Whatdoyouthinktheexpressionlivebytheclockinthetextmean?A.Tomakeanincome收入fromsellingclocks.B.Toputone’swholelifeonaschedule计划.C.Tobehaveaccordingtotherulesofbooks.D.ToworkveryquicklyinordertofinishajobbeforeacertaintimE.2.Whichofthefollowingsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ChuckNolandgoeshometospendhisholidays.B.AllthepassengersbutChuckNolandsurvivetheaircrash.C.WhilelivingontheislandChuckNolandgreatlychangeshisviewoflifE.D.ThepartofChuckNolandrequiresTomHankslessweighty.3.HowdidTomHankslosesomuchweight?Because____.A.hehadnoonetotalktoB.hefelthewastooweightysohehadtoC.hewasaloneonanislandD.heatelittleandexercisedalot
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JeeHockandMengKimwereverygoodfriends.JeeHockcouldnotseE.HewasblinD.MengKimcouldnotwalk.HewaslamE.Theylivedinavillagenearaforest.Everyoneinthevillagewasgoingtoarichman’sdinnerontheothersideoftheforest.JeeHockandMengKimwereanxioustoattendthedinnertoo.BlindJeeHockthoughtofaplan.HewouldcarryMengKim.Thelamemancouldtellhimtheway.MengKimsaidthattheplanwasagoodonE.OnthewaythroughtheforestMengKimsawatiger.HedidnottellJeeHockaboutit.InsteadhequietlyaskedJeeHocktocarryhimtothenearesttreE.UponreachinganoverbangingbranchMengkimquicklyhauledhimselfup.ThenthetigerroareD.JeeHockatonceknewatigerwasnear.Helaydownquietly.Thetigercametohimandsniffedhisbody.Thetiger’swhiskerstouchedJeeHock’snosE.AtonceJeeHocksneezedAhchoooooo!Thetigerwasafraidandranaway.ThenMengKimcamedownfromthetreE.HeaskedJeeHockaboutthetiger.JeeHocksaidthatthetigerhadtoldhimtochoosehisfriendswisely.41.Theydecidedtogoto______.A.apicnicB.adinnerC.apartyD.thecinema42.WhenMengKimsawthetigerhe______.A.shoutedloudlyB.didnottellJeeHockaboutitC.quicklyclimbedupatreeD.laydownquietly43.JeeHockknewthetigerwasnear.He______.A.wenttosleepB.criedC.satdownandwaitedD.laydownquietly44.JeeHocksneezedbecausethetiger’swhiskers______.A.hurthimB.wasverylongC.cuthisnoseD.touchedhisnose
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AsthesoundoffootstepsbehindhergrewloudershequickenedherpacE.Shedidn’twanttoturnaroundasthememoryofthatmorning’snewspaperheadlinemadeherafraidofwhatshewouldsee:CityKillerClaimsFourthVictim.WhydidIstopforafewdrinksinthebarafterwork?shethoughttoherself.NowitwasdarkandthestreetsdeserteD.Shewasaloneandasittingduck.Shefeltasifshewaswalkingintherain.Herclothesweredampfromnervoussweatandaseachshorthotbreathhitthenightairitturnedtosteamcoatingherglassesinathinfilmsoallshesawseemedcoveredinfog.Thefootstepswereclosernow.Sheneededtogetoffthisstreet.Hereyesbeganauselesssearchforanopenstoreorlightedwindow.PassingasmalllaneshelookedthroughforapossibleescaperoutE.Butthelanewasadead-endandshelaughedtoherselfattheirony.Thesoundofacarbehindherturningontothestreetinterruptedherself–pity.EscapewasathanD.Butasshewasabouttothrowherselfontotheroadandshoutforthecartostopthecar’sheadlightscastashadowthatparalyzed使瘫痪herwithterror.Itwasthefootsteps’owner.Thefigurewashugeandinitsraisedarmitheldwhatlookedlikealead-pipenodoubttheonethatwasabouttoclaimvictimnumberfivE.TheshadowdissolvedasthecarpassedbyanddisappearedintothedistancE.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.Itwasallhappeningasifinslow–motion.Shewaswaitingforherlifetoflashbeforehereyeslikeallthosenovelssaiditwould–butitdidn’t.TheonlythingshethoughtofwasherdearhusbanD.Sherecalledphoninghimfromworkthatveryafternoonandjokingaboutofallthingsthecitykiller.Itwasanightfullofironies.Therewasavoicetalkingtohernowbutshewaslostinthoughtsofherfateanddidn’tresponD.ThehandthenbeganturningherarounD.ItwassurprisinglygentlegivenwhatwasabouttocomE.SheallowedittoguideherwithoutresistancE.抵抗__Shelookedup.Sherecognizedthefacebutshedidn’tknowfromwherE.Itsmouthwasstilltalkingtoherbutshecouldn’tunderstanD.ThensheremembereD.Thefacebelongedtotheforeignlookingmanwhohadservedheratthebar.Shelookeddowntohishandandsawinitnotalead–pipebutarolledupcopyofaworkreportshehadbeencorrectinginthebarasshedrank.Hiswordssuddenlystartedtoregisterinherbrainandshecouldhearhim.MissMiss.AreyouOK?YouleftthisinthebaranditlookedimportantsoIthoughtI’dbettergiveittoyou.51.Thewomanwasfeelingnervousbecause.A.shehadleftherreportinthebarB.therewasakillerinthecityC.shewasbeingfollowedbysomeoneD.thestreetsweredarkandempty52.Theunderlinedexpressionasittingduckparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A.aneasytargetB.afrightenedpersonC.afoolishanimalD.astillposition53.Whatisthecorrectorderofeventsthathappenedtothewomanonthedayofthestory?A.Shewentforadrinkinabar.B.Shecorrectedthereport.C.Sheheardloudfootsteps.D.Shereadthenewspaper.E.ShecalledherhusbanD.f.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.A.dcaebfB.cdaefbC.dabecfD.deabcf54.Whydidthewomanlaughwhenshelookedintothelane?A.ShewasexcitedbecauseshethoughtitmaybeawaytoescapE.B.ShefeltbitterbecauseshehadnochancetoescapE.C.Shewasbecomingmoreandmorenervous.D.Sherealizedthatshewasbehavingfoolishly.55.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Itwasrainingwhensheleftthebar.B.Thewomanhadfeltnervousaboutthecitykillerfordays.C.Thetemperaturewasverylowthatevening.D.Thewomanwasbehavingunreasonably.
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LouisPasteurLouisPasteuroneoftheworld'sgreatscientistswasbornin1822anddiedin1895.WhilestillayoungboyLouisPasteurmadehisdecisiontobecomeascientist.Hespentmuchofhislifetimestudyingthediseasesofcattlechickensandothertameanimals.Hiswifelearnedtohelphimwithhiswork.AlmosteveryoneknowsthatPasteuristhemanresponsibleforfindingawayofpreventingmilkfromspoiling变质.Notmanypeopleknowhewasthefirsttoimagineandtoprovethatairwebreatheisfullofgerms细菌.Oneofhisgreatestsuccesseswasfindingatreatmentforpeopleandanimalstopreventadiseasecalledrabies狂犬病.LouisPasteurwonmanyhonorsandcouldhavegotlargeamountofmoney.ButPasteurpreferredtolivesimply.Therealhappinessofthisunusualmancamefromhiswork.LouisPasteurdidsowellinhislifethattheFrenchgovernmenttookuphisworkandcreatedtheInstitutePasteurintheyear1888.40.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Pasteurwasascientistanddoctoraswell.B.Pasteurlivedforlessthanseventyyears.C.EverybodyknowsthatPasteursucceededinfindingawayofpreventingmilkfromspoiling.D.Pasteur'swifewasofsomehelptohiminhiswork..41.FromthepassageweknowthatPasteurlivedasimplelifE.Thisisbecause________.A.heearnedlittlemoney.B.hecaredmuchaboutmoney.C.whathereallyenjoyedwasasimplelifE.D.ofallmentionedabovE.42.WhyweremanyhonorsgiventoLouisPasteur?A.BecausehewasthegreatestscientistintheworlD.B.Becausehespentmuchofhislifetimestudyingthediseasesofpeople.C.Becausehelivedsimply.D.Becausehewasararesuccessasascientist.43.Pasteurcouldhavegotlargeamountofmoneyifhehad___________.A.caredmuchaboutit.B.mademorediscoveries.C.livedabetterlifE.D.achievedmoresuccesses.44.ToLouisPasteurtherealhappinessinhislifewasto__________.A.studyB.workC.getlargeamountofmoneyD.raisetameanimals
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PeoplesayteenagersarenogooD.Theymaketoomuchnoiseinshoppingmalls;theydrivecarelesslyupanddownAmerica’smainstreets.AndatleastsomeofthetimethosethingsaretruE.Butweshouldn’tforgetthattherearehardmomentsinthelifeofateenagertoo.Iwatchedsuchamomentnotlongagoatawoman’sfuneral葬礼whichhappenedinachurch.A.teenagegrandsonsteppedforwarD.Softlyhebegan:IwanttoshareafewvaluesthatNanataughtmE.Sheneverfailedtoseelightinanysituation.WhenourfamilydogwouldattackherwhatwouldNanasay?‘Ohwhatbeautifulmarkingsthatdoghas.’ThatwasNanA.Shewasastrongwomanwhooftenlivedintheshadowofmygrandpawhowasasuccessfulbusinessmaninthiscity.ButshewastheonebehindthesceneswhoprovidedthestrengthandsupportforGrandpa’scareerhesaidwithavoicenowtrembling.ThatwasNana’sway.FinallyinavoicebreakingfreeofsorrowhelookedupandsaidNanataughtmecouragE.SheputupafighttotheendwhenshediedpeacefullywhichishowshelivedherlifE.ThatwasNana’swayandIhopeIcancarryoninthesamemanner.TherearenoheartsassensitiveasthoseofteenagersbecauseeverythingishappeningtothemforthefirsttimE.Thetroublewithteenagersisthattheyhaven’tlearnedtobecontrolleD.WhenthatboyrosetospeakaboutthewomanwhohadbeenhisdearestfriendhishonestvoicedraggedeachofusoutintotheopenwherewecouldnolongerhidE.Iwasmovedandlearnedalot.52.Accordingtothefirstparagraph______.A.youngpeoplearelivingaveryhardlifeB.youngpeopleshouldkeepquietinpublicC.peopleshouldn’tforgettheyoungpeopleD.peopledon’tthinkhighlyoftheteenagers53.Fromtheboy’sspeechweknowhisgrandmother______.A.hadgreatinfluenceontheboywhenshewasaliveB.couldseeeverythingaroundherthoughshewasoldC.likeddogsverymucheveniftheyoftenattackedherD.wasaweakwomanlivingintheshadowofhisgrandpa54.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheboy______.A.wasalwaysverygoodatexpressinghimselfinpublicB.wasfilledwithsadnessandgaveupfinishinghistalkC.practicedalotinordertogiveamovingspeechD.hadgreatdifficultyinacceptingthelossofNana55.Thewriterwantedtotellthereaders______.A.theyoungpeopleweretooweaktofacecertainfactsB.theyoungpeoplehavelearnedtocontrolthemselvesC.theadultscouldlearnsomethingvaluablefromtheyoungD.theadultsshouldteachtheyounghowtodealwiththedeath
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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
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ThedaywaslikeanyotherdayinhislifeTomwalkedpasttheshoponthestreetcorner.HestoppedtolookatthefrontrowofshoesandhefelthappytoseethatthepairofshoeshewantedverymuchwerestilltherE.Lookingdownhefeltsorryforhimself.Hereallywantedtohavethemforhisbirthday.Hesadlywalkedawayandthoughthowtotellhismotheraboutit.HeknewshewouldgivehimanythinghelikedifshecoulD.Buthealsoknewverywellshehadlittlemoney.Hedecidednottogohomeatonceashelookedworriedandhismotherwouldnotice注意it.Sohewenttotheparkandsatonthegrass.Thenhesawaboyinawheelchair轮椅.Henoticedthattheboymovedthewheelwithhishands.Tomlookedathimcarefullyandwassurprisedtoseetheboyhavenofeet.Helookedathisownfeet.It'smuchbettertobewithoutshoesthanwithoutfeethethought.Therewasnoreason理由forhimtofeelsosorryandsaD.Hewentawayandsmiledthinkinghewashappier.41.Tompassedtheshop______.A.onfootB.bybusC.bybikeD.inacar42.Thepairofshoeshelikedwas______.A.tooexpensiveB.quitecheapC.notthereD.notsoldyet43.WhydidTomstopinfrontoftheshop?Becausehewanted______.A.tobuytheshoesB.tolookattheshoeshelikedC.tolookattheshoesintheshopwindowD.toaskthesalesassistantthepriceoftheshoes44.FromthestorywecanknowthatTom______.A.likednewshoesverymuchB.lovedhismotherbestC.didn'twanttogotoschoolD.didn'twanttostayathome45.Tomwentintotheparkbecausehe______.A.wasthinkinghowtotellhismotheraboutitB.wantedtoseetheboyC.didn'twanttomakehismotherworriedD.feltsad
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JaneAustenafamousEnglishwriterwasbornatSteventonHampshireonDecember161775anddiedonJuly181817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlifealthoughtheprejudices偏见ofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously匿名.ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath’smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806BathwasherhomE.HerdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovelsNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasionwhicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewitkeepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten’sBathcanbeenhanced增强byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.HereinaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecityyoucanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten’stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.TheCenterhasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCenteryoucanlookroundtheattractiveshopwhichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten’sBathwhichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelivedwalkedandshoppeD.1.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath__________.A.inherearlytwentiesB.inherearlyteensC.inherlatetwentiesD.inherlateteens2.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassage?A.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten’sdeath.B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten’stimE.D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceJaneAusten’stimE.3.Theauthor作者writesthispassageinorderto__________.A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofBathB.askreaderstobuyAusten’sbooksC.tellreadersaboutJaneAusten’sexperienceD.giveabriefintroductiontotheJaneAustenSociety4.Ittakesyouaboutoneandahalfhours__________.A.togettotheJaneAustenCenterinGayStreetB.tobuyJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandgiftsC.tofindaguidetotakeyoutotheCenterD.tolookaroundthecityofBathonfoot
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Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.ItisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglikeIwaswrongaboutthatanditisevenhardertosayIwaswrongandyouwererightaboutthat.Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.Hetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacartons纸箱.ThenhetalkedofanincidentandIbegantoremembertheincidenthewasdescribing.IwasabouteightyearsoldatthetimeandIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.OnthatparticulardayImusthavefoundmywaytothefooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplacE.Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasabigshowofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswereputthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofthemtoadmiretheshow.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthepileofcartons.ForsomereasonIdecideditwasuptometoputthecartonsbacktogethersoIwenttowork.ThemanagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappeneD.WhenheappearedIwasonmykneescheckingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebrokenbuttohimitlookedasifIwasthepersonwhowastoblame.Heseverelyreprimandedandwantedmetopayforthosebrokeneggs.MyfaceturnedredandItriedtoexplainbutitdidnogooD.EventhoughIquicklyforgottheincidentbutthemanagerdidnot.51.Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethisarticle?A.About8yearsoldB.About18yearsoldC.About23yearsoldD.About15yearsold52.Accordingtothispassagemanypeoplewilladmirewho______.A.havenevermadeanymistakesB.oftenmakemistakesbutcorrecttheminnotimeC.admittheirmistakesD.forgetotherpeople'smistakeseasily53.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowing?A.Iforgotallabouttheincident.B.IwentintothestorE.C.A.womanknockedofftheeggcartons.D.Istoodinfrontoftheeggcartons.E.Themanagerremindedmeoftheincident.f.Themanagerdidn'tbelievemyexplanation.g.Ipickeduptheunbrokeneggs.A.b;d;g;c;a;f;eB.b;d;c;g;f;e;aC.b;c;d;g;e;f;aD.b;d;c;g;f;a;e54.Thewordreprimandedinthelastparagraphmostexactlymeans_______.A.frightenedB.scoldedC.suprisedD.comforted55.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________.A.A.CaseofMistakeB.TheManagerINeverForgetC.TheManagerandID.AnIncident15YearsAgo
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LiNamadetennishistorywhenshewontheFrenchOpenWomen’sSinglesTennisFinalonJune2011.ThisisoneoftheGrandSlamtournamentsinTennis.Sheisnowrankednumberfourintheworldofwomen’stennis.NoAsianmanorwomanhadeverwonanyoftheGrandSlamTennisTournamentsbeforE.ThiswillsoonchangeasLiNahasinspiredmanyhundredsofthousandsofyoungChinesepeopletobecomeengrossedinthegamE.LiNahasbecometheirheroandmanyofthechildrenwanttoonedaybecomeatennischampionjustlikeher.LiNawasborninWuhanHubeiChinaonFebruary261982.AttheageofsixLiNabegantoplaybadmintonandhercoachnoticedshecouldbeabettertennisplayer.SowiththepermissionofherparentsLiNawasswitchedtothegameoftenniswhenshewasnineyearsolD.LiNajoinedChina'sNationalTennisTeamattheageoffifteenin1997.Shebecameaprofessionalwomantennisplayattheageofseventeenin1999.Butinasurprisingcareermoveattheageoftwentyin2002LiNaquittheChineseNationalTennisTeamtogototheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyatHuazhong.ShereturnedtotheChineseNationalTeamin2004andtoprofessionaltennisasaplayer.ButsheleftherNationalteamagainfouryearslater.OnJanuary272006shegotmarriedtoJiangShanwhobecamehercoachin2006.In2009shegainedaBachelorDegreeinJournalism.LiNahasbeingplayingbettertennissincethebeginningofthisyear.ItwashersuccessatgettingintothefinaloftheAustralianOpeninJanuarythathasincreasedherearningpowerwithsponsorshipdeals.ShehasnowwontwentyfourWTAandITFsinglestitles.71.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.LiNawinsFrenchOpenwomenSinglesFinal.B.LiNadevotesallhereffortstoplayingtennis.C.LiNawassatisfiedwithwhatshehasachieveD.D.LiNahasbeenawardednumerousprizE.72.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwecanknowwhat_____.A.LiNaisthefourthtowintheCupinAsiA.B.LiNahaspromotedherselftothetop.C.LiNamusthavegotmanydeterminedfans.D.LiNahelpsthedevelopmentofChinatennis.73.WhenLiNacontactedsports_____.A.shefellinlovewithtennisB.shewasregardedasaparticulargirlC.sheplaybadmintonforthreeyearsorsoD.shesucceededwhenshewas17yearsold74.LiNalefttheNationalTennisTeam_____.A.becauseshedecidedtogotoGermanyB.becauseshesufferedagreatdefeatthenC.becauseshewantedtoquipherselfwithknowledgeD.becauseshegotmarriedtoJiangShan75.WecanknowfromthepassagethatLiNa_____.A.hasservedintheNationalTennisTeamfor9yearsB.hasspentherlifeintheChineseNationalTennisTeamC.hasgainedaBachelorDegreeinSportsD.haswonovertwentyfourWTAandITFsinglestitles
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RobertisnineyearsoldandJoannaisseven.TheyliveatMountEbenezer.Theirfatherhasabigproperty.InAustraliatheycallafarmaproperty.RobertandJoannalikeschoolverymuch.AtschooltheycantalktotheirfriendsbutRobertandJoannacannotseetheirfriends.Theylive100perhaps300milesawayandlikeRobertandJoannatheyallgotoschoolbyradio.MountEbenezerisinthecentreofAustraliA.NotmanypeopleliveinTheCentre.TherearenoschoolswithdesksandblackboardsandnoteachersinTheCentre.Schoolisaroomathomewithatwo-wayradio.Theteacheralsohasatwo-wayradio.Everymorningshecallseachstudentontheradio.Whenallstudentsanswerlessonsbegin....Thinkofyourteacher300milesaway!59.ThechildreninTheCentredonotgotoschoolbecause_____.A.theylivetoofarawayfromoneanotherB.theydonotlikeschoolC.theyarenotoldenoughtogotoschoolD.theirfamiliesaretoopoor60.Inordertosendtheirchildrentoschoolparentsin‘TheCentreofAustraliamusthave_____.A.apropertyB.acarC.aschoolroomathomeD.aspecialradio61.Whenchildrenarehavingalessontheycanheartheirteacher_____.A.buttheirteachercannothearthemB.andtheirteachercanhearthemtooC.butcannotheartheirschoolmatesD.andseehimorheratthesametime62.A.propertyinAustraliaisa_______.A.houseB.schoolC.farmD.radio
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AroundtheWorldbyWheelchairRickHansenwasalwaysanactivekidandlovedtofish.Whenreturninginatruckonedayfromafishingtriphehadanaccidentandsufferedinjuriestohisspine脊柱.This15-year-oldyoungmanawoketofindthathehadlosttheuseofhislegs.Howeverhedidn’tgiveup.Manymonthslaterhebegantocompeteinwheelchairsports.Attheageof27hedecidedtowheelaroundtheworldtoraiseawarenessandmoneyforspinalcordresearch.Histourtookhimthrough34countriesaroundtheworldbetween1985and1987.InthisManofMotionWorldTourhewheeled24901.55mileswhichisequaltothedistancearoundtheearth.BadweatheranddifficultrockyroadsoftenprovidedchallengesforRickbuthecontinuedtopushhimselftocompletethetrip.HewasdeterminedtosucceeD.EvenmountainsdidnotstopRickHansen.HewheeledhimselfuptheRockyMountainsandseveralothermajormountainsintheworlD.HeevenwheeledhimselfalongtheGreatWallofChina!NeverGiveUpOnYourDreamswashismottoandhehasn’tgivenupyet.Hecompletedhisworldtourraising$24million.Hecontinuestoworktoincreaseknowledgeofspinalcordinjury.HeisatrueCanadianherowhoshowswhatdeterminationcanachievE.45.WhathappenedtoRickaftertheaccident?A.Helosttheabilityofliving.B.Hehadtospendhislifeinhospital.C.Hecouldn’twalkanymorE.D.Hecouldn’tdosportsanymorE.46.WhendidRickbeginhistouraroundtheworld?A.Attheageof15.B.Soonaftertheaccident.C.A.yearaftertheaccident.D.Attheageof27.47.WhydidRicktakehistouraroundtheworldinhiswheelchair?A.Togathermoneyforthespinalcordresearch.B.Tolearnaboutthepeopleofothercountries.C.Totraveltodifferentcountriesforfun.D.Totakephotosofbeautifulmountains.48.FromthepassagewecanseeRickisan________person.A.unhappyB.determinedC.carefulD.quiet
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ThefamouscarRolls-Roycehasbeenlargelyhand-madeandalwaysoneofthemostexpensivecarsonthemarket.InfactRolls-Royceismadeupoftwomen’snamesCharlesS.RollsandHenryRoycE.Theycamefromverydifferentbackgroundsreceivedverydifferenteducationsandwhentheymet;theircareersweregoinginverydifferentdirections.In1903Royceboughtasecond-handFranceDecauvillecar.HefoundthecarunreliabledifficulttostartandoverheateD.Roycedecidedhecoulddobetterhimselfandsetaboutbuildingtwo-cylinder双杠发动机carofhisowndesign.ThefirstofthesebuiltalmostcompletelybyRoycehimselfwasasuccessinalmosteveryway:itstartedeasilyransmoothlyandwasveryreliablE.ItneverfailedtoimpresseveryonewhosawitrodeinthecarincludingRolls.WhilehewasauniversitystudentatCambridgeRollsacquiredaFrenchPeugeot.ItwasthefirstautomobileseenatCambridgeandbythetimeRollsfinishedhisstudieshewasprobablythemostskilleddriverinBritain.In1902Rollswentintothebusinessofsellingcarsandbecamealeadingautomobiledistributor.HewaslookingforaBritishcartomarketwhenhewastoldthatHenryRoycehaddesignedandbuiltatwo-cylinderautomobilE.In1904RoyceandRollsjoinedtogethertobuildandsellmotorcar.Theycombinedtheirtalents—RoycetheengineerandRollsthesalesmanandbusinessman.AndjusttwoyearslaterthepartnershipproducedtheRolls-RoyceSilverGhostamilestonecaracclaimed盛赞bymanybythetimeasthebestintheworld.Overtheyearstheautomakerbuiltalegendaryreputation.48.TheRolls-Royceisexpensiveforits______.A.procedureB.engineC.functionD.impression49.TheunderlinedworddistributorinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.bossB.producerC.buyerD.seller50.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheRolls-RoycecaristhemostexpensivecarintheworlD.B.ThetwocylindercarbuiltbyRoycefailedtoimpresspeoplE.C.WhenRollsgraduatedfromCambridgeUniversityhedidn’tdowellindriving.D.In1906theRolls-RoyceSilverGhostwaspopularwithmanypeoplE.
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Adisheveled头发凌乱的manappearedincourtThursdayonchargesofmurderingaChinesewomanwhosefightwithherattackerwasseenonwebcam摄像头byherboyfriendinChinA.PolicerefusedtoreleaseanydetailsaboutthecrimeoritspossiblemotivE.ThebodyofYorkUniversitystudentLiuQian23ofBeijingwasfoundFridayinherapartmentinTorontoafewhoursafterherboyfriendwitnessedtheattackpolicesaiD.Shewasfoundundressedfromthewaistdownbuttherewerenoobvioussignsofsexualattackortrauma创伤severeenoughtokillher.Policesayitmaybeweeksbeforetheresultsofanautopsy尸体解剖areknown.BrianDickson29stoodbeforethecourtinawrinkledwhiteshirtandbluejeansasachargeoffirst-degreemurderwasreadout.HedidnotenterapleA.HiscasewasheldoveruntilApril26.DicksonwasarrestedWednesday.PoliceonlyannouncedhisnameandhisageandaskedthemedianottopublishanyphotosofDicksonsayingitcouldcompromisetheinvestigation.TorontopolicespokesmanTonyVelladeclinedtorespondtotherequestfurther.Liu’sfatherLiuJianhuiwhoarrivedfromChinaafterbeinginformedofhisdaughter’sdeaththankedauthoritiesfortheirquickaction.Isincerelythankthepeopleconcernedwithmydaughter’scasehetoldreportersafterthearrest.OurdaughterwasstudyingveryharD.PolicereleasednomotiveordetailsaboutDicksonbutonefrienddescribedtheTorontomanasanaspiringactor.PatriciaTomasiafriendofDickson’stoldTheAssociatedPressthatsheactedinaplayatalocaltheaterinTorontowithDicksonin2007.Hedoesn’tseemlikethetypebutthat’swhattheyalwayssayTomasisaiD.He’stallwithboyishgoodlooks.Idon’tknowmuchabouthimexceptthathewantedtobeanactor.DicksonattendedYorkUniversitywherehestudiedglobalpoliticsbutdidnotearnadegreefromtherE.HelaterworkedfortheAtlanticCouncilofCanadaACCwhereheservedasanassistanttothepresidentJuilieLindhout.AccordingtohisbiographyonanewsletterfromtheAtlanticCouncilofCanadaDicksonhasalsobeenarunninginstructorandhasbeeninvolvedwithDevelopmentsinLiteracyaPakistaniaidorganizationthatraisesmoneyforchildreninPakistan.A.statementfromtheAtlanticCouncilofCanadaonThursdaysaiditwasnotcouncilpolicytocommentonstaffbutitconfirmedthatDicksonhadbeenanintern实习生withthecouncilfromSeptember292008untilMarch272009.LiuwaschattingwithherboyfriendMengXianchaobywebcamatabout1am.FridaywhenamanknockedonthedoorpolicesaiD.MengreportedseeingastrugglebreakoutbetweenthetwobeforeLiu’swebcamwasshutoff.MengcontactedotherfriendsinTorontowhointurncalledpolicE.Thevictim’sfatherLiuJianhuisaidhisdaughterstudiedatBeijingCityUniversitybeforemovingtoCanadawhereshemetMeng.LiuQian’slaptopcomputerwebcamandmobilephoneweretakenfromtheapartmentthenightoftheattackpolicesaiD.Policesaidtheonlinechatwasonalivestreamingcameraandwasnotrecordedthoughinvestigatorsweretryingtofigureoutiftherewasanywaytheycouldrecoverit.YorkUniversitywhosecampusislocatednearoneofToronto’srougherneighborhoodsisoneofCanada’slargestuniversitieswithmorethan53000undergraduateandgraduatestudents.About3200ofYork’sstudentscomefrommorethan150foreigncountriestheuniversity’swebsitesays.67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.YorkUniversitystudentscomefromover150foreigncountries.B.DicksonwasagraduateofYorkUniversitywherehestudiedglobalpolitics.C.ThepassagedoesnotmentionthereasonwhyDicksonmurderedLiuQian.D.ACCwouldn’tmakeanycommentsonstaffeveniftheycommittedacrimE.68.Theunderlinedwordinparagraph8probablymeans______.A.asuccessfulactorB.agiftedactorC.acommonactorD.anambitiousactor69.WhydidpoliceaskthemedianottopublishanyphotosofDickson?A.Worryingaboutbadinfluencesontheinvestigation.B.NotintendingtogiveoutanyinformationaboutDickson.C.NotconfirmingwhetherDicksonhadkilledLiuQian.D.WantingtoprotecttheircitizenforfearoflosingfacE.70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.DevelopmentsinLiteracyraisesmoneyforallchildrenB.SeeingthestruggleMengcontactedTorontopolicE.C.Dicksonhadnobadrecordsbeforethemurder.D.InvestigatorscouldrecoverthechatrecordonlinE.
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TheChinese-bornAmericanarchitectIeohMingPeiisoneofthemostcreativearchitectsofourtimes.Hehasincorporatedbotheasternandwesternideasintohisdesigns.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhouChinaonApril261917.Hisfatherwasafamousbanker.In1935attheageof17hecametotheUnitedStatestostudyarchitectureatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.In1942heenteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.In1964JacquelineKennedyselectedPeitodesigntheKennedylibrary.Afterthathebecamewell-knownallovertheworlD.PeoplenameditoneoftheTenBestBuildingsintheUnitedStates.In1968PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonD.C.Overonemillionpeoplevisitedthebuildingduringitsfirst50daysinexistencE.FollowingtheEastWingprojectPei'sfamehascontinuedtogrowwidely.In1983FrenchPresidentcommissioned委任PeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.TenyearslaterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.Peidescribeditasthegreatestchallengeandgreatestaccomplishmentofmycareer.AtFragrantHilla300-roomhotelintheChinesecapitalPeihasattemptedtobringtohisnativeChinahisoften-quotedthirdwayofmakingbuildings.AvoidingbothacompletecopyingoftraditionalChinesemotifs特色aswellasthemodernismoftheWestPeihasmanagedatFragrantHilltomakeoneofhismosteloquent有说服力的statements.Peihasdesignednearly50projectsintheUnitedStatesandabroaD.Abouthalfoftheseprojectshavewonmajorawards.PeihasbeenawardedthehighesthonorsfromnationsovertheworlD.In1990PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBushforhiscontributionstoworldpeaceandservicetotheUSgovernment.60.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsofIeohMingPei?A.PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDC.B.IeohMingPeienteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.C.ThecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.D.IeohMingPeiwasselectedtodesigntheKennedylibrary.E.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhou.f.PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBush.g.IeohMingPeicametoMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.h.FrenchPresidentcommissionedPeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.A.e-g-d-b-a-h-c-fB.e-g-b-d-a-h-f-cC.e-g-b-d-h-a-c-fD.e-g-b-d-a-h-c-f61.Itwas________thatIeohMingPeibecameworld-famous.A.afterhedesignedtheKennedylibraryB.afterhedesignedEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDCC.afterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreD.afterhedesignedtheFragrantHill62.__________isanexcellentbuildingthatshowsboththetraditionalChinesemotifsandthemodernismoftheWest.A.TheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtB.Pei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreC.FragrantHillD.Kennedylibrary63.Wecaninferthatabout_________ofIeohMingPei’sprojectshavewonmajorawards.A.50B.25C.15D.35
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Aswelookbackat2007therearesomefaceswecannotforget.Herewepresentthreesuchpeopleaswewavegoodbyeto2007.WangBaoqiangTheleadactorofthe28-episodeTVdramaSoldiersSortieWangBaoqiangistheTVstarwiththehighestattentioninnewspapersandmagazines.ActingXuSanduoasimple-mindedcountryboywhowinstherespectandconfidenceofhiscomradesWangmovedtheaudiencewithhistenacity坚强ararequalityinourtimes.YuDanStudyingancienttextssuddenlybecamepopularinmodern-dayChinafollowingthepublicationofYuDan’sReflectionsonTheAnalectsbyYuDanaprofessoratBeijingNormalUniversityinDecember2006.Sincethenithassold6millionlegalcopies.Yuisfollowedbyreportersandsurroundedatappearancesaroundthenation—60000peopleshowedupforoneBeijingbooksigninginMarch.InJulyshewasselectedasoneofChina’sthreemostbeautifulwomen.TangWeiChineseactressTangWeifinallybecamefamousattheageof27afterplayinginAngLee’slatestfilmLustCaution.FormanyChineseactressesbeingcastbyLeeisatickettoHollywooD.ZhangZiyiisagoodexamplehavingstarredinAng’sCrouchingtigerHiddenDragon.TangWeihadwaitedalongtimeforherchanceandwhenitcameshecaughtit.2007wasmeaningfulforher.41.AfterWangBaoqiangstarredSoldiersSortiehe______.A.becamefamousB.likednewspapersC.becametenaciousD.wasrelaxed42.YuDanbecamepopularmainlybecause______.A.peopleshowgreatinterestinancienttextsB.sheisaprofessoratBeijingNormalUniversityC.herbookshavebeensold6millioncopiesD.shewasverybeautifulinpeople’seyes43.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.TangWei’sfameisgreaterthanZhangZiyi’sB.theauthorthinksmuchofAngLeeC.ZhangZiyi’ssuccessliesinAngLeeD.TangWeihasmoreluckthanskill
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Elvislives.AtleasthedoestodayintheheartsoftensofthousandsshowingtheirfaithfullovefortheKingonthe34thanniversaryofhisdeath.RefusingtoletgooffondmemoriesfansareonceagainfloodingtoGracelandElvis’housE.ThisannualeventisinformallyknownasDeadElvisWeekanalmostreligiousjourneyinmemoryofElvis’deathonAugust161977.FeelinglikeacrossbetweenanEasternightandMardiGrastheweekofsadnessishardlyasadaffair.Infactitincludesallkindsofpartiesconcertsandmemorials.Thehighlighthoweverisacandlelightnightthatmorethan10000fansfromallovertheworldtookpartin.IntwosandthreestheywalkuptothesmallpoolsidegardenwhereElvisisburieD.TheKingofRock’n’RollmaybedeadbutforthesedevoteesheisnevertrulygonE.ElvisAaronPresleywasn’tbornaking.Asamatteroffacthegrewupdirt-poorinruralTennesseE.Legend传奇hasitthatElviswasworkingasatruckdriverinMemphiswhenhemadehisfirstrecording:alatebirthdaygiftforhismother.LaterwhentheownerofSunRecordsSamPhillipsheardElvis’stirringvoicehethoughthehadfinallyfoundwhathehadbeenlookingfor—awhitemanwhosoundedblack.Phillipsboasted夸口thatwithElvisonhislabelhewouldmakeamilliondollars.EarlySunrecordingshadElvisonsongsandguitarsupportedbyanotherguitarandastand-upbass.Hewasplayingthekindofmaterialhewouldonedaybecomefamousfor:bluesandcountrysongs.ItwasalongwayfromthewhitejumpsuitsandLasVegas-styleconcertseveryonenowconnectswithElvis.Butthoseearlyrecordingshelpedwhattheworldnowknowsasrock’n’rollcomeintobeing.51.Whendidtheauthorwritethepassageaboveaccordingtothepassage?A.In1977.B.In2011.C.BetweenanEasternightandMardiGras.D.NotmentioneD.52.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedpartinParagraph3?A.ElviswasawhitemanwholookedlikeablackonE.B.SamPhillipsdidn’tmanagetofindwhathehadbeenlookingfor.C.InsomewaytheblackthenhadagreatergiftforsingingthanthewhitE.D.SamPhillipshadbeenseekingawhitemanwhoactedlikeablack.53.WhatistheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.ElvisAaronPresley.B.DeadElvisWeek.C.LegendoftheKing.D.TheOriginofRock’n’Roll.
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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.
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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
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Iwas15.Shelookedlikeshewasover70.Butonthatday.IthinksheunderstoodmemorethananyoneelsE.WalkingintothechurchthatSundaywasharD.Ihadneverletanyoneseemecry.ButIknewIwouldcrythatday.Mygrandfatherwassuddenlyill.Thedoctorssaidhemightnotlivemuchlonger.Everyoneinmyfamilywascrying.Grandpawasthesweetestmanintheworld.Whywasheleavingus?Thereweren'tmanypeopleatchurchthatday.Oneofthemwasanoldladysittingattheendofmyrow.Shewassmiling.Iclosedmyeyesandprayedformygrandfathertogetbetter.Soonmyeyeswerefulloftears.IopenedmyeyesandsawahandinfrontofmE.Itwasgivingmeatissue纸巾Theoldladywassittingnexttomesmiling.Shedidn'tsayaworD.ShejustgavemeatissueandasmilE.Itriedtothankherbutonlytearscameout.ThenshetookmyhanD.Ilookedintohereyes.Theywereclearandblueandtheymakemefeelpeaceful.Hersmilesaidtome:Iamwithyou.EverythingwillbeOK.Iclosedmyeyesagain.WhenIopenedthemshewasn'ttherE.Ileftthechurchbutstillcouldn'tfindher.Ineversawheragain.Mygrandfatherdiedthenextweek.Weallcriedalot.ButwhenIthoughtofthatoldlady'swarmsmileIfeltalittlebetter.HowdidsheknowhowIwasfeeling?IwishIcouldseeheragaintosaythankyou.56.AccordingtoParagraph2whatmadethewholefamilycry?A.Grandfather'swordsB.Grandfather'sdeath.C.Theauthor'scry.D.Thedoctor'swords.57.Theauthorwenttochurchto_____.A.prayforgrandfather.B.asktheoldladyforhelp.C.avoidbeingseencrying.D.thanktheoldlady.58.WhosehanddoestheunderlinedwordItinParagraph3refertoA.Grandfather'sB.Theoldlady's.C.Theauthor's.D.Father's.59.Whatdoweknowabouttheoldlady?A.Sheknowstheauthor.B.Shecan'tspeak.C.Sheneedsunderstanding.D.SheisverykinD.60.WhatmadetheauthorfeelbetterafterGrandfatherdied?A.Theoldlady'swords.B.Theoldlady'ssmilE.C.Theoldlady'seyes.D.Theoldlady'shand
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HarryHoudiniwasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapesfromprisoncellsfromwoodenboxesfloatinginriversfromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmericA.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhismagictricks.Ofcoursehissecretwasnotmagicorsupernaturalpower.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadtheabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.HecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanteD.Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17in1891.HeandhisbrotherTheoperformedcardtricksinclubsinNewYork.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudiniBrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant.Butforalongtimetheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescapeinChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprisonandheinvitedthelocalnewspapermentowatch.Itwasthepublicity宣传thatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini’ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrainedtoescapefromanklechains.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.EverytimehewentintotheprisoncellBessgavehimakissforgoodluckandasmallskeletonkeywhichisakeythatfitsmanylocks.Shepasseditquicklyfromhermouthtohis.HarryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfamE.HearrangedtoescapefromthelocalprisonofeverytownhevisiteD.Intheafternoonthepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapersandintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?Worldwidefameandanamerememberedtoday.56.AccordingtothepassageHoudini’ssuccessinprisonescapesdependson______.A.hisspecialtricksandsupernaturalpowersB.hisunusualabilityandskeletonkeyC.hismagictricksandsupernaturalpowersD.hiswisdomandmagictricks57.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHoudinibecamefamous______.A.in1894B.beforehemarriedC.attheageof17D.whenhewas2458.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.HoudiniwasafamousAmericanmagician.B.HoudiniwasfirstrecognizedinChicago.C.HoudinifirstenteredtheentertainmentworldtogetherwithhiswifE.D.HoudiniwaspopularwithpeoplefromEuropeandAmericA.59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.SkeletonKeyB.A.SecretPrisonerC.WorldwideFameD.GreatEscapes
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AftergivingatalkatahighschoolIwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.AnillnesshadkepttheboyhomebuthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingmE.IwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohimsoIagreeD.Duringthenine-miledrivetohishomeIfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy肌肉萎缩症.Whenhewasbornthedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetofiveandthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifterandIknewaboutovercomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.NeveroncedidhecomplainoraskWhyme?Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviouslyheknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn’tmentionthathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.HejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefutureandhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightswithmE.WhenwehadfinishedtalkingIwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwoulD.HelookedatitforamomentthentookitoffandhandeditbacktomE.HesaidYouareachampion.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedalIwillshowittoyou.LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew’sparentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassedaway.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:DearDickMymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentmE.IalsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymorebutIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedaythatIwouldgototheOlympicsandwinagoldmedalbutIknownowIwillnevergettodothat.HoweverIknowI’machampionandGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeavenGodwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthereIwillshowittoyou.ThankyouforlovingmE.YourfriendMatthew31.Theboylookedforwardtomeetingtheauthorbecause_________.A.hewasalsogoodatweightliftingB.hewantedtogettotheOlympicsandwinamedalC.hewasoneoftheauthor’sfansD.headmiredtheauthorverymuch32.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthat_______.A.theboynevercomplainedabouthowunluckyhewastohavethisdiseaseB.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotbeingabletogotoschoolC.theboynevercomplainedwhytheauthorhadnevercometoseehimbeforeD.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotgettingamedal33.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.A.MatthewwasanathleteB.MatthewwasanoptimisticanddeterminedboyC.TheauthorusedtohavethesamediseaseasMatthewhadD.Matthewbecameachampionbeforehedied34.Matthewdidn’taccepttheauthor’smedalbecause_________.A.hethoughtitwastooexpensiveB.hewassurethathecouldwinoneinthefutureC.hethoughtitwasofnousetohimashewoulddiesoonD.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.sickboy.B.A.specialfrienD.C.A.realchampion.D.A.famousathletE.
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MygranddaughterShariownsTheBerry莓果FactoryinSacramentoCaliforniaandhermotherJoanandIwerehelpingwiththeValentine’sDayrush.We’ddipped浸泡hundredsofberriesarrangedgiftbasketsandpackagedorderstobeshippedaroundthecountry.Bytheendofthedaythetwomiddle-agedwomenJoanandIwereexhausteD.Sharididn’tseemtireD.ThatwastypicalShari.ThoughshewasverybusyI’dseenhergiveawayberriestoeverybody—parkingattendantsmailcarriersandhairdressers.Forme?theywouldsayburstingintoasmilE.AsathankyouSharitookusoutfordinner.Buttherewasa45-minutewaitatherfavoriterestaurant.Nobigdeal.There’sanotherplacejustuptheroadshesaiddrivingustherE.Thistimewewalkedrightin.WhenthewaitresscametotakeourdrinkordersSharireachedintoherhandbagpullingsomethingout.Iwantyoutohavetheseshesaidhandingthewaitressaboxofchocolate-dippedstrawberries.Shewilllovethoseberries!Ithought.Butthewaitressseemedstartled.Sheonlyletoutathankyoubeforegrabbingtheboxandrushingintothekitchen.AfewminuteslaterthewaitressreturnedwithouricedteA.IapologizeshesaiD.MybestfriendandIhadpromisedtosendeachothersomethingeveryValentine’sDay.Butshepassedawaylastyear.Ididn’tknowhowI’dgetthroughthisdaywithouther.Thenyouhandedmethatbox.I’msosorrytohearthatsaidShari.It’snotmuchbutIhopeyoucanenjoythem.OhIwillthewaitresssaiD.Seeeveryyearwealwayssenteachotherthesamething;aboxofchocolate-dippedstrawberriesboughtfromourfavouritestoreTheBerryFactory.56.Whatcanbeinferredinthefirstparagraph?A.TheBerryFactoryisagiftstoreB.TheBerryFactoryhasfewshopclerks.C.TheBerryFactoryhasmanybranchesaroundthecountryD.TheBerryFactoryhascustomersfromdifferentpartsofthecountry.57.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeShari?A.TalkativeB.CreativeC.Kind-heartedD.Well-known58.TheunderlinedwordstartledinParagraph4probablymeans_________.A.shockedB.excitedC.tiredD.frightened59.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_________.A.thewaitress’bestfrienddidn’tlikechocolateB.thewaitress’bestfriendbrokeupwithherC.thewaitress’bestfriendworkedforShariD.thewaitress’bestfriendwasShari’scustomer
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Athiefenteredthebedroomofthe30thPresidentoftheUnitedStateswhomethimandhelpedhimescapepunishment.TheeventhappenedintheearlymorninghoursinoneofthefirstdayswhenCalvinCoolidgecameintopowerlateinAugust1923.Heandhisfamilywerelivinginthesamethird-floorsuite套房attheWillardHotelinWashingtonthattheyhadoccupiedseveralyearsbefore.TheformerPresident’swifewasstilllivingintheWhiteHouse.Coolidgeawoketoseeastrangergothroughhisclothesremoveawalletandawatchchain.CoolidgespokeIwishyouwouldn’ttakethat.ThethiefgaininghisvoicesaidWhy?Idon’tmeanthewatchandchainonlythecharm表坠.TakeitnearthewindowandreadwhatisimpressedonitsbackthePresidentsaid.ThethiefreadPresentedtoCalvinCoolidge.AreyouPresidentCoolidge?heasked.ThePresidentansweredYesandtheHouseofRepresentatives众议院gavemethatwatchcharm.I’mfondofit.Itwoulddoyounogood.Youwantmoney.Let’stalkthisover.HoldingupthewallettheyoungmansaidinalowvoiceI’lltakethisandleaveeverythingelse.Coolidgeknowingtherewas$80initpersuadedtheyoungmantositdownandtalk.HetoldthePresidentheandhiscollegeroommatehadoverspentduringtheirholidayanddidnothaveenoughmoneytopaytheirhotelbill.Coolidgeaddeduptheroommateandtworailticketsbacktothecollege.Thenhecountedout$32andsaiditwasaloan贷款.HethentoldtheyoungmanThereisaguardinthecorridor.Theyoungmannoddedandleftthroughthesamewindowashehadentered.67.WhatcausedthethieftomeetthePresident?A.HeknewthePresidenthadlotsofmoney.B.HeknewthePresidentlivedinthesuite.C.Hewantedtobearichbusinessman.D.Hewantedtostealsomemoney.68.WhydidCalvinCoolidgeliveattheWillardHotelinthosedays?A.BecausetheformerPresidentwasstilllivingintheWhiteHouse.B.BecausetheformerFirstLadyhadn’tlefttheWhiteHouse.C.BecausetheFirstLadylikedtolivethere.D.Becausehelikedthere.69.Coolidgecountedout$32______.A.inordernottobekilledbythethiefB.inordertobeoutofdangerC.soastohelptheyoungstudentovercomehisdifficultyD.becausehehadnomoremoney70.Whichofthefollowingmighthappenafterwards?A.Theyoungstudentrepaidthe$32.B.Thethiefwasputintoprison.C.ThePresidenttoldmanyreportersthethief’sname.D.ThePresidentorderedtheyoungmantorepaythemoney
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MyelderbrotherSteveintheabsenceofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassixgavemeimportantlessonsinvaluesthathelpedmegrowintoanadult.ForinstanceStevetaughtmetofacetheresultsofmybehavior.OncewhenIreturnedintearsfromaSaturdaybaseballgameitwasStevewhotookthetimetoaskmewhathappeneD.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhadsoaredthroughMrs.Holt’sbasementwindowbreakingtheglasswithacrashSteveencouragedmetoconfess承认toher.AfterallIshouldhavebeenplayingintheparkdownFifthStreetandnotinthepathbetweenbuildings.AlthoughmykneesknockedasIexplainedtoMrs.HoltIofferedtopayforthewindowfrommypocketmoneyifshewouldreturnmyball.IalsolearnedfromStevethatpersonalpropertyisasacred神圣的thing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth-gradeclassroomIwantedtokeepitbutSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelseinspiteofthefactthatithadlittlevaluE.HeremindedmeofhowmuchI’dhatetolosetosomeoneelsethesmalldogthatmyfathercarvedfromapieceofcheapwooD.IreturnedthepentomyteacherMrs.Davidsandstillrememberedthesmellofherperfumeasshepattedmeonmyshoulder.YetofalltheinstructionsStevegavemehisrespectforlifeisthemostvividinmyminD.WhenIwastwelveIkilledanoldbrownsparrowintheyardwithaBBgun.ExcitedwithmyaccuracyIscreamedtoStevetocomefromthehousetotakealook.IshallneverforgetthewayhestoodforalongmomentandstaredatthebirdonthegrounD.TheninadeadquietvoiceheaskedDidithurtyoufirstMark?Ididn’tknowwhattoanswer.HecontinuedwithhiseyesfirmTheonlytimeyoushouldeventhinkofhurtingalivingthingisifithurtsyoufirst.AndthenyouthinkalonglongtimE.IreallyfeltterriblethenbutthatmomentstandsoutasthemostimportantlessonmybrothertaughtmE.71.Whatisthemainsubjectofthepassage?A.TherelationshipbetweenMarkandStevE.B.TheimportantlessonMarklearnedinschoolC.Steve’simportantroleinmark’sgrowingprocess.D.MarkandSteve’srespectforlivingthings.72.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwhenMarkconfessedtoMrs.Holt__________.A.hefeltsurprisedB.hewaslight-heartedC.hefeltfrightenedD.hekneltbeforeher73.InthestoryaboutthepenwhichofthefollowinglessonsdidSteveteachhisbrother?A.Respectforpersonalproperty.B.RespectforlifE.C.Sympathyforpeoplewithproblems.D.Thevalueofhonesty.74.AccordingtothewriterwhichwasthemostimportantlessonStevetaughthisyoungbrother?A.Respectforlivingthings.B.Responsibilityforone’sactions.C.Thevalueofthehonesty.D.Careforthepropertyofothers.75.Whichofthefollowistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MarkwasstillaboywhenhewrotethispassagE.B.MarklostthesmalldoghisfathercarvedsomewherE.C.Whenalivingthinghurtsyouyoushouldkillit.D.Evenifalivingthinghurtsyouyoushouldnotkillitwithouthesitation.
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Thecowboyhasbecometheheroofmanymovies.Heiseventodaybelievedtohavecourageandadventure冒险.Butwhatwasthelifeofacowboyreallylike?Thecowboy’sjobisclearfromthewordcowboy.A.cowboyaccordingtodictionaryexplanationisamanwhoridesahorseandwhosejobistocareforcattle牛.ThecattlewereintheWestandinTexas.PeopleinthecitiesoftheEastwantedbeef牛肉fromthesecattlE.Trainscouldtakethecattleeast.Butfirstthecattlehadtogettothetrains.Partofthecowboy’sjobwastotakethecattlehundredsofmilestotherailroadtowns.Thesetripswerecalledcattledrives.A.cattledriveusuallytookseveralmonths.Cowboysrodeforsixteenhoursaday.Becausetheyrodesomucheachcowboybroughtalongabouteighthorses.A.cowboychangedhorsesseveraltimeseachday.Thecowboyshadtomakesurethatthecattlearrivedsafely.Beforestartingonadrivethecowboysbranded给---烙上印thecattlE.Theyburnedamarkonthecattletoshowwhotheybelongedto.Butthesemarksdidn’tstoprustlers盗窃牲口的人orcattlethieves.Cowboyshadtoprotectthecattlefromrustlers.Rustlersmadethealreadydangeroustripevenmoredangerous.Eventhoughtheirworkwasverydifficultanddangerouscowboysdidnotearnmuchmoney.Theywerepaidbadly.ButcowboyslikedtheirwayoflifE.Theylivedinawildandopencountry.Theylivedalifeofadventureandfreedom.68.A.cowboy’sjobis______.A.tosendbeeftothecitypeopleB.tobeaheroinmoviesC.totakecareofcattleD.tobrandthecattle69.Duringacattledrivecowboystookthecattle______.A.totheEastfromtheWestB.ontothetrainsC.tothepeopleinthecitiesD.totownsbytherailroad70.Cowboysenjoyedthemselvesbecause______.A.theycouldliveafreelifefullofexcitementB.theymadealotofmoneyC.theyhadaverydifficultjobD.theywereheroesinmovies
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AgangofthievesstoleUS$10.5millionfromacompanyonTuesdayinLondon.ItwasthelargesttheftinBritain’shistory.Thethievesleftusedbeerglassesandwinebottlesinthelobby休息室ofthecompany.Theyseemedtobeinnohurry.Ittooktwoandahalfhourstorobthecompany.A.rewardforUS$750000wasofferedforinformationleadingtothecapture捕获ofthethieves.Itwassaidsevenemployeesofthecompanyhadbeenthreatened威胁withhavingpetrolpouredovertheirheadsandsetfireiftheydidn’tco-operatewiththethieves.56.Theusedbeerglassedandwinebottlesinthelobbyshowed_______.A.thethievesusedbeerglassesandwinebottlestohelpthemstealthemoneyB.thethieveswerequitesureofthemselvesandtherewasnoneedtohurry.C.thethievestookalotofbeerandwinewiththemD.thethieveshadhadagoodmealinthecompany57.Accordingtothepoliceofficer_________.A.therewasnoplaceforthethievestohidethemoneyB.thethievesfoundithardtohidethemoneyC.itwasdifficultforthethievestospendthemoneyrightawayD.thethieveshadnowaytospendthemoney58.A.rewardofUS$750000wasofferedtothose_________.A.whocouldgivetheinformationonhowthethievesstolethemoneyB.whocouldtellthepoliceabouttheplacewherethethievesC.whocouldgivesomenewstothepoliceD.whocouldrecognizethesixthieves59.Whydidn’ttheemployeesdoanythingtostopthethieves?A.BecausetheywereafraidofbeingpunisheD.B.Becausetheythoughtitbettertoco-operatewiththethieves.C.Becausetheywerefewandthethievesweremany.D.Becausetheywerepouredwithpetrolovertheirheads.
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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
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Itdidn’ttakelongatallformetodecidetocomeandstudyintheUK.WiththeapproachofglobalizationmoreandmorepeoplerealizethatitisnecessarytostudyinanEnglish-speakingcountry.UKdoesnotonlyofferthechancetostudytheoriginalEnglishitalsohassomanyfirst-classuniversitieswhosequalificationsarewidelyrespectedallovertheworlD.Besidestheacademictherearemanyfunelementstoo;itsfamousfootballenvironmentisdefinitelyoneforme!SinceUKhassuchadiversesocietyIfeelthereislesschancethattherewouldbeanyracism种族歧视atboardingschool.ThisisonereasonwhyIdidnottakeanysummercoursesbeforeIstartedmyschool.Itwasjustsoeasytosettleinandpickupthelanguageasyougoalongbecauseeveryoneissofriendlyandhelpful.AtthemomentIamdoing5A.-levelsand1ASwhichareMathsFurtherMathsPhysicsChemistryGovernmentandPoliticsandChinesE.IamaimingtoachieveA’sinallmyexamsandIhopetogotoOxfordUniversitytostudyEngineeringScienceintheautumn.IstillremembermyfirstdayatMerchistonCastleSchoolandIwasreallynervousaboutitbecauseIhavenevervisitedtheschoolbeforeanddidn’ttakeanysummercourses.DespitemyanxietyIsoonrelaxedonceIarrived;thestaffmembersweresonicethatIfeltthatmyspokenEnglishwasbetterthanitactuallywas!AssoonasIwalkedintothedayroom日间休息室ofmyboardinghouseIwasabsolutelyamazedbythefriendlyatmosphere:EveryonewassofriendlythataboyasshyasIhadnodifficultyinsettinginandImademanynewfriendsonmyveryfirstdayalthoughIwasstrugglingtorememberallthenames.61.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Theauthor’simpressiononUK.B.Theauthor’splanforhisstudy.C.Theauthor’scommentsonBritishschools.D.Thereportofachievements.62.WhichisNOTareasonthattheauthordecidedtostudyintheUK?A.It’slesslikelythatracismwouldbefoundatboardingschool.B.HewantedtolearnpureEnglish.C.Therearemanyworldwidefamousuniversities.D.Itprovidesagoodenvironmentforliving.63.TheauthorthinkstheBritishare_______.A.funnyB.hard-workingC.friendlyD.respectable64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor_______.A.playsfootballverywellB.hasbeenadmittedtoOxfordUniversityC.isashyboyD.isgoodatrememberingnames65.Theunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphrefersto_______.A.myfirstdayatMerchistonCastleschoolB.myoralEnglishC.MerchistonCastleSchoolD.oneofmysummercourses
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ChancesIreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejoB.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.Ithenfoundmyselfajoblookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweekshe’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunatelyitdidn’toftenworkout.IwasgettingextremelytiredandfedupbecauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.OneSundayIwasintheparkwiththechildrenandmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithmE.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualificationifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecoursE.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamilyandgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.NowI’vegotafull-timejobtherE.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareerevenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.59.Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?A.Workingpart-timeinacollegE.B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.60.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’familytheauthor________.A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghoursC.gotmuchhelpfromherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek61.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?A.Shefoundafull-timejoB.B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecoursE.D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.62.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.D.Onemustchoosethejobshelikes.
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DanielDefoeabout1660~1731wasanimportantnovelistintheEnglishliterature文学.WhenhewasyoungheservedasasoldierandhadbeentoSpainItalyFranceandGermany.Atthesametimehewentinforpolitics.Hecaredmuchaboutthedevelopmentofcapitalism资本主义.Hehadwrittenalotofarticlesagainstitandhewasputintoprisontwiceforthat.ItwasnotuntilthathewasnearlysixtythathebegantowritethefamousnovelRobinsonCrusoewhichwaspublishedinMay1709.Itspreadsorapidlythatthestorywasknowntoeveryhouseholdverysoon.RobinsonCrusoecanbedividedintothreeparts.ThefirstpartisaboutCrusoe’sthreevoyagesthesecondpartabouthishuntinghidingincavesfarmingandhishardstrugglesagainstnatureonasmallislandthethirdaboutthethingswhichhappenedafterhisreturnfromtheislanD.ThesecondpartisthebodyofthenovelinwhichRobinson’scharactersareclearlyshown.DefoewrotehisnovelinasimplestyleandhislanguageiseasytounderstanD.HisnovelwritingsetamilestoneofthemodernEnglishnovel.InhislaterpartoflifeHewasinpoorhealthandlivedverypoorly.HediedonApril241731.68.DenielDefoewas______andthewriterof______.A.anEnglishmanATaleofTwoCitiesB.anAmericanAMillionPoundNoteC.aFrenchmanTheLostNecklaceD.anEnglishmanRobinsonCrusoe69.HowoldwashewhenhebegantowritehisfamousnovelRobinsonCrusoe?A.Hewasinhissixties.B.Hewasinhisfifties.C.Hewasover60.D.Hewassixty.70.WhatwasDefoe’scontribution贡献totheEnglishliterature?A.Hewroteaveryinterestingstory.B.Hemadepeoplehappywhilereadinghisstory.C.HesetamilestoneofthemodernEnglishnovel.D.Hewasactiveinpoliticsandwasagainstcapitalism.
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NotmanyyearsagoawealthyandratherstrangeoldmannamedJohnsonlivedaloneinavillageinthesouthofEnglanD.Hehadmadealotofmoneyintradingwithforeigncountries.Whenhewasseventy-fivehegave£12000tothevillageschooltobuylandandequipmentforachildren’splaygrounD.Asaresultofhiskindnessmanypeoplecametovisithim.Amongthemwasanewspaperman.DuringtheirtalkJohnsonremarkedthathewasseventy-fiveandexpectedtolivetobeahundreD.Thenewspapermanaskedhimhowhemanagedtobehealthyatseventy-fivE.Johnsonhadasenseofhumor.Helikedwhiskyanddranksomeeachday.Ihaveaninjection注射inmyneckeacheveninghetoldthenewspapermanthinkingofhiseveningglassofwhisky.ThenewspapermandidnotunderstandwhatJohnsonmeant.InhisnewspaperhereportedthatJohnsonwasseventy-fiveandhadadailyinjectioninhisneck.WithinaweekJohnsonreceivedthousandsoflettersfromalloverBritainaskinghimforthesecretofhisdailyinjection.64.Johnsonbecamearichmanthrough.A.doingbusinessB.makingwhiskyC.cheatingD.buyingandsellingland65.ManypeoplewrotetoJohnsontofindout.A.whatkindofwhiskyhehadB.howtolivelongerC.howtobecomewealthyD.inwhichpartofthenecktohaveaninjection66.Thenewspaperman.A.shouldhavereportedwhatJohnsonsaidB.shouldn’thaveaskedJohnsonwhatinjectionhehadC.waseagertolivealonglifeD.shouldhavefoundoutwhatJohnsonreallymeant67.WhenJohnsonsaidhehadaninjectioninhisneckeacheveninghereallymeantthat.A.aninjectionintheeveningwouldmakehimsleepwellB.heneedn’taninjectionintheneckC.helikeddrinkingaglassofwhiskyintheeveningD.therewassomethingwrongwithhisneck
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FlorenceNightingalewasborninarichfamily.Whenshewasyoungshetooklessonsinmusicanddrawingandreadgreatbooks.Shealsotraveledagreatdealwithhermotherandfather.AsachildshefeltthatvisitingsickpeoplewasbothadutyandapleasurE.Sheenjoyedhelpingthem.[http://wx.jtyjy.com/]Atlastmindwasmadeup.I’mgoingtobeanurseshedecideD.Nursingisn’ttherightworkforaladyherfathertoldher.ThenIwillmakeitsoshesmileD.AndshewenttolearnnursinginGermanyandFrancE.WhenshereturnedtoEnglandFlorencestartedanursinghomeforhomE.DuringtheCrimeanWarin1854shewentwithagroupofthirtyeightnursestothefronthospitals.WhattheysawtherewasterriblE.Dirtanddeathwereeverywheretobeseen—andsmelleD.Theofficertheredidnotwantanywomantotellhimhowtorunahospitaleither.Butthebravenursewenttowork.Florenceusedherownmoneyandsomefromfriendstobuyclothesbedsmedicineandfoodforthemen.Heronlypaywasinsmilesfromthelipsofdyingsoldiers.Buttheyweremorethanenoughforthiskindwoman.AftershereturnedtoEnglandshewashonoredforherservicesbyQueenVictoriA.ButFlorencesaidthatherworkhadjustbegun.SheraisedmoneytobuildtheNightingaleHomeforNursesinLondon.Shealsowroteabookonpublichealthwhichwasprintedinseveralcountries.FlorenceNightingalediedattheageofninetystilltryingtoserveothersthroughherworkasanursE.Indeeditisbecauseofherthatwehonornursestoday.60.WhenshewasachildFlorence____.A.lovedtotravelverymuchB.knewwhatherdutyinlifewasC.lovedtohelpthesickpeopleD.wasmostinterestedinmusicanddrawing61.WhatmadeFlorencemakeuphermindtobecomeanurseA.Herfather’ssupport.B.Herdesiretohelpthesick.C.HereducationinGermanyandFrancE.D.Herknowledgefromreadinggreatbooks.62.DuringtheCrimeanWarin1854Florenceservedinthefronthospitalwhere____.A.sheearnedalittlemoneyB.workwasverydifficultC.fewsoldiersdiedbecauseofherworkD.shedidn’thaveenoughfoodorclothes63.Thepassagecanbestbedescribedas____.A.thelifestoryofafamouswomanB.adescriptionofthenursingworkC.anexampleofsuccessfuleducationD.thehistoryofnursinginEngland
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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.
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ThomasEdisonwasoneoftensaidtobethegreatestgeniusofhisagE.Thereareonlyafewmeninallofthehistorywhohavechangedthelivesofothermenasmuchastheinventorofthefirstusefulelectriclight.ButEdisoncouldneverbehappyonlybecausesomeonesaidhewasagenius.ThereisnosuchthingasgeniusEdisonsaiD.Hesaidthatwhatpeoplecalledgeniuswasmostlyhardwork.ButEdisonwasadreameraswellasaworker.FromhisearliestdaysasachildhewonderedaboutthesecretsofnaturE.Natureheoftensaidisfullofsecrets.Hetriedtounderstandthem;thenhetriedtolearnwhatcouldusefullybedonewiththem.Edisonenjoyedthinking.Heknewthatmostpeoplewilldoalmostanythinginsteadofthedifficultworkofthinkingespeciallyiftheydonotthinkveryoften.ButheknewtoothatthinkingcangivemenenjoymentandpleasurE.EdisoncouldnotunderstandhowanyonecouldbeuninterestedinlifE.Ashelovedtothinkhealsolovedtowork.Onthedayhebecame75yearsoldsomeoneaskedhimwhatideashehadaboutlifE.WorkheanswereD.Discoveringthesecretsofnatureandusingthemtomakemenhappier.Hesaidhehadenoughinventionsinhismindtogivehimanother100yearsofwork.62.Edisonthought____________.A.hecouldbehappyifhewasageniusB.geniusplaysthemostimportantpartinone’ssuccessC.hardworkcoulddobetterthangeniusD.geniuscoulddobetterthanhardwork63.Edisonwas_____________.A.verymuchinterestedinnatureB.interestedindiscoveringthesecretsofnatureC.interestedinchangingpeople’sideasD.uninterestedinmakingpeoplehappierbydiscoveringthesecretsofnature64.InEdison’sopinion______________.A.thinkingcansupplypeoplewithenjoymentandpleasureaswellashelpB.people’ssuccessliesmostlyingeniusC.hardworkisthesecondimportantthinginmakingpeoplesuccessfulD.therearefewsecretsforhimtodiscoverlater65.Thelastsentenceinthepassagemostprobablyimplies__________.A.lifeistooshortforEdisontoinventmoreforhumanbeingsB.Edisonmade100inventionsinhislifeC.Edisonwasabletoliveandworkfor100yearsD.PeopleofhistimewerereadytogiveEdisonanother100years’work
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AfatherwithParkinson’sdiseasewasarrestedashewatchedtheOlympiccyclingroadracebecausehefailedtosmileorlookasifhewasenjoyinghimself.MarkWorsfoldamartialartstrainerandformersoldierclaimsthathewasthrowntothefloorandhandcuffedjustascyclistspassedby.HisworriedwifeNicolaonlyfoundouthewasbeingheldaftershereportedhimmissingwhenhedidnotturnupfortheirdaughter’sninthbirthdayparty.The54-year-oldmanhadhisfingerprintsDNAandmugshottakenbeforebeingquestionedaboutwhyhedidnotappeartobeenjoyingtheeventonJuly28.PolicesaidMr.WorsfoldwhowasheldforoverfivehourswasarrestedbecauseofhismannerhisstateofdressandhisbeingtooneartothecoursE.A.spokesmanaddedthatthearrestwasnecessarytoavoidabreach破坏ofthepeacebecausehewasstandingnearagroupofprotesters抗议者.ButMr.WorsfoldwhowasdiagnosedwithParkinson’sdiseasein2010saidthatoneofthesymptomsofthediseaseismusclerigiditywhichcancausehisfacetobecomeexpressionless.Iwassittingmindingmyownbusinesshetoldalocalnewspaper.BeforeIknewanythingthepolicegrabbedmeoffthisseven-footwallthrewmetothefloorandhandcuffedmesoallIsawofthecycleracewasbetweenthefeetofpeoplefromthepavement.Itcouldhavebeendonebetter.Iwasarrestedfornotsmiling.IhaveParkinson’sdiseasE.Mr.WorsfoldhassinceaskedforaletterofnotbeingguiltyfrompolicE.Theofficerswhomadethearresthaveapologizedtohim.56.Whichwordcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedwordmugshotinthesecondparagraph?A.clothesB.photosC.measuresD.tools57.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Worsfold’swifewasimmediatelyinformedofhisbeingarrestedbythepolicE.B.Worsfoldwasarrestedbecausehewasextremelydangerous.C.Worsfoldenjoyedthecycleracethoughhesawitbetweenthefeetofpeoplefromthepavement.D.Worsfoldwasarrestedbecauseofhisclothesaswellashisfacialexpression.58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheofficersmusthavebeenpunishedforWorsfold’arrest.B.Worsfoldhasanexpressionlessfaceandprobablylooksstrong.C.TheofficersapologizedtoWorsfoldafteroneday’sarrest.D.WorsfoldwasdiagnosedwithParkinson’sdiseasefouryearsago.
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Howtoimproveourlife?Manypeoplethinkthattheyhavetoacceptwhateverlifethrowsatthem.They'llsaymydestiny命运.Icannotchangeit.Ofcoursenot!Youdon'thavetosufferneedlessly.Yourlifedependsonyounotonanyotherexternal外部的factor.Iknowawomanwhosaysshejustacceptswhatlifegivesherbecauseshehasdoneeverythingshecantoimproveit.Guesswhatherlifestyleis.ShewakesupinthemorninggoestoworkcomesbackhomerelaxeschatswithpeoplewatchesTVandthengoestosleep.Nextdaythesameroutinecyclefollows.Huh!IsthiswhatshecallsdoingherbestShebelievesshehastriedherbestandjustacceptsforherheartthatthisisthelifethathasbeenintendedforherandthatherluckcanonlychangeifGodwillsit.Shehasn'trealizedthatwehavetodoourshareofmakingtheefforttolivethelifeofourdreams.Rememberthatyouharvestwhatyousow.YouhavetogetoffthesofagetyoureyesofftheTVscreengetyourhandsoffthephoneunlessitcontributestoyoursuccessandgetyourmindandbodytowork!Don'texpectyourlucktochangeunlessyoudosomethingaboutit.Ifsomethinggoeswrongdon'tjustregarditasatemporarysetback;insteadlearnyourlessonmakethemostofthesituationanddosomethingtosolvetheproblem.It'snotenoughtothinkpositively;youalsohavetoactpositively.Ifsomeone'slifeisintroubledoyoujusthopeandpraythatthingswillturnoutfine?Ofcoursenot!Yougettodoanythingyoucantosavetheperson.SoitiswithyourownlifE.Itisnotenoughtohopeforthebestbutyouhavetodoyourbest.Inotherwordsdon'tjuststandorsittheredosomethingtoimproveyourlifE.55.AccordingtothewomanmentionedinParA.3herlife________.A.doesn'tneedimprovingB.couldn'tbeimprovedC.willbebettersomedayD.willbeworseinthefuture56.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthewoman'slife?A.PassivE.B.PositivE.C.Colorful.D.Boring.57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthor'sopinion?A.Yourtemporaryproblemisnotdiscouraging.B.Yourluckcanbechangedbyyourefforts.C.YoucanonlyachievesuccesswhenGodwillsit.D.Youshouldtreatyourselfinthewayyoutreatfriends.58.InParA.5theauthoremphasizedtheimportanceof________.A.hopeforthebestB.intentiontosucceedC.positivethinkingD.positiveaction
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AsaboygrowingupinIndiaIhadlongedtotravelabroaD.IusedtolistentothestoriesmyfatherwouldtellmeabouthisstayinCanadaandtourstoEuropeinthe1970swithgreatinterest.Mybigmomentfinallycameinthesummerof1998whenIwasabletoaccompanymyparentstoEuropewheremyfatherwastoattendameeting.WeplannedtotraveltoBelgiumNetherlandsandWestGermany.IhavevividmemorieseventodayofgoingtoMumbaiairportatnightallexcitedaboutfinallygoingabroaD.IhadheardseveralgreatthingsaboutLufthansatillthenbutnowIfinallygottoexperiencethemfirsthandduringtheflighttoFrankfurt.WeflewbusinessclassandeventodayIcanremembertheexcellentservicebytheLufthansacrew.Theflightwasreallysmoothandthoroughlyenjoyableevenforsomeonelikemewhoisotherwisescaredofflying.AfterspendingalmosttwoweeksinEuropewetooktheLufthansaairportexpressfromDusseldorftoFrankfurtairportforourreturnflight.Whatajourneythatwas!AllalongtheRhine莱茵河itwassimplyanunforgettableexperiencE.IwasinasombremoodontheflightbacktoMumbaiasitmarkedtheendofawonderfulvacationbuttheLufthansacrewmemberswereabletochangeitintoamostenjoyableexperienceyetagainwiththequalityoftheirservicE.BeingthefirstairlinetotakemeoverseasLufthansawillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmyheart.EventodayIcontinuetoenjoyflightsonLufthansaandsimplycannotdreamofchoosinganyotherairlinE.Flyingingeneralformehasalwaysbeenanordealterribleandpainfulexperience.FlyingonLufthansahoweverissomethingIalwayshaveandalwayswilllookforwardto.41.Whichcountrydoestheauthorliveinnow?A.IndiA.B.CanadA.C.Belgium.D.Germany.42.Whatmadetheauthorsointerestedintravelingabroad?A.GrowingupinIndiA.B.OncestayinginCanadA.C.OncetravelingtoCanadawithhisfather.D.Hisfather'sstoriesabouthistravelingexperiences.43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor'striptoEuropein1998?A.Theauthortraveledwithoneofhisparents.B.Boththeirgoingandreturnarebyair.C.Theytraveledinspringthatyear.D.TheystayedinEuropefornearlytwomonths.44.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatLufthansais________.A.acityinIndiaB.acityinEuropeC.anairlinecompanyD.atravelagency45.Theunderlinedwordsombreinthe4thparagraphprobablymeans________.A.happyB.sadC.angryD.enjoyable
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Son’sHelpMr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriverhewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.WhenhecamebackshetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathomE.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.A.fewfriendsofhislikedgamblingandhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevisionwatchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn’tlistentoher.ShehadtotellthepolicE.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup拘留所hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.ItwasNewYear’sDay.Mr.Langdidn’tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.ButtheywereafraidthepolicewouldcomE.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutsidE.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn’tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamblE.Suddenlyopenedthedoorandincameafewpolicemen.Isawthereweren’tanypolicemenoutsidedaddysaidtheboysoIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocomE.46.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause_______.A.hewasadriverB.heworkedinafactoryC.hehadalotofworktodoD.hehadworkedthereforalongtime47.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause_______.A.shecouldn’tfindanyworkB.shethoughtherhusbandwastiredC.herhusbandspentalltimeingamblingD.shewouldn’tstopherhusbandgambling48._______sohewasputintolockup.A.Mr.LangoftengambledB.Mr.LangwaslateforworkC.Mr.Langdidn’thelphiswifeathomeD.Mr.Langwasn’tpolitetothepolice49.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause_______.A.hedidn’tloveheranylongerB.hewouldn’tstopgamblingC.hehadbeenputintolockupD.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory50.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.
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YouloveJayChou'ssongsandyoucansingsomequitewell.SoyoumakeavideoofyourperformanceandpostitonlineforyourfriendstoseE.Butwhatifthisledtosomethingbeyondyourwildestimagination—acareerinmusic?CanadianteenagerJustinBieber16hasjusthadthemagicalexperience:HepostedhomemadevideosofhisversionsofsongsbyAmericansingerChrisBrownonlineforhisrelatives.HereceivedaphonecallfromBrowntellinghimhowmuchhelikedhisperformancE.Hissingingeventuallyearnedhimafanbaseandarecordcontract.AfterreleasingapopularEPextendedplay密纹唱片recordinNovember2009hisalbumMyworld2.0cameoutlastTuesday.BiebersingsballadsandsongsaboutpuppylovE.Butishejustanothergooey甜腻的teenidol?DavidMalitzacolumnistwiththeWashingtonPostdoesn'tthinkso.IfwetrulywantthebestforAmericanchildrenletuspauseandgivethanksforJustinBieberhewrites.Afteryearsofhumdrumbubblegum乏味的摇滚舞曲fromMileyCyrusandtheJonasBrothersthe16yearoldhasthrownacandycoatedwrench扭转intoDisney'sheartthrob甜心assemblyline生产线bygivingyoungfanssomethingworthscreamingtheirlungsoutfor:lovablepopsongs.Fromaboywhogrewupbelowthepovertylinewithhisdivorcedmomtoastarwhocausednearriots近乎失控inshoppingmallsevenBieberhimselfcan'tbelievehisovernightfamealthoughhiskindofsuccessisbecomingmoreandmorecommonintheInterneterA.Interestedinhockey冰球thenationalsportofCanadatheboyonceputuppicturesofplayersonthewallsofhisbedroom.Hedreamedofbeingahockeystarandusedtopracticesigninghisautograph签名.Hedoesn'tneedpracticenow.Hesignsautographsifthegirlscangetcloseenoughasamusicstar.56.WhatdidChrisBrownthinkofJustinBieber'ssinging?A.Hedidn'tlikeit.B.Helikeditverymuch.C.Hedidn'tsayanything.D.HesupportedJustinBieber.57.Whoisacolumnist?A.ChrisBrown.B.JayChou.C.DavidMalitz.D.MileyCyrus.58.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?A.Hehadahappyfamily.B.HisfamilywasverypooroncE.C.Hisfamilywasrich.D.Hisfamilyhelpedhimalot.59.What'sJustinBieber'shobby?A.Singing.B.Hockey.C.Signing.D.Makingrecords.60.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.JustinBieber'sovernightsingingonlinE.B.JustinBieber'scommonexperiencE.C.JustinBieber'slifE.D.JustinBieber'srecords.
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HundredsofyearsagoaRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotlanD.TheScotsabravepeoplelovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotlandbutthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.OnenighttheleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.WewillrestheretonightmymenhesaiD.TomorrowwewillfightonemorebattlE.WemustwinorwewilldiE.Theywereallverytiredsotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsondutybuttheytoowereverytiredandonebyonealsofellasleep.TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.SlowlytheyclimbedupthehillsidetakingcarenottomakeasounD.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.A.fewminutesmorethewarwouldbeover.Suddenlyoneofthemputhisfootonathistle蓟.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.InamomenttheywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattlE.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.71.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween________.A.RomanarmyandNorthEnglandB.RomanarmyandtheScotsC.EnglandandScotsD.abravepeopleandtheScots72.AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecause________.A.theScotswerenotbraveB.theRomanarmywassostrongC.theScotsdidnothaveagoodleaderD.theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottish73.WemustwinorwewilldiE.WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeans________.A.theyweresuretowinB.theycouldn'tescapefromdeathC.theywouldwinandthentheywoulddieD.theymusttryhardtowinotherwisetheywouldbekilled74.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause________.A.theydidn'twanttowaketheScotsB.theywantedtoreachthetopC.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirstD.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle75.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause________.A.itisabeautifulplantB.itisfreshandlovelyC.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloveritD.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle
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JoeBloggsalwayshadacigarette香烟onhislips.HesmokedwhilehereadwhilehelookedatthetelevisionandwhilehedrankacupofcoffeE.Hesmokedfortycigarettesadaybuthewashappy.Joe'sfriendFredBrownsaidtohimItisverybadtosmokE.WhenJoeheardthishestartedtoworryandbecamethin.Sohedidnotbuyanymorecigarettes.HebecamesothinthathewenttoFredforhelp.FredsaidYoumusteatmorE.SoJoedidnotsmokebutheatechocolateandhebecameveryfat.AgainhewenttoFredforhelp.FredsaidYoumustnoteatchocolatE.SoJoestoppedeatingchocolatebuthewentbacktosmokingcigarettes.Hebecamethinagainbuthewasnothappybecausehestillsmoked.SometimesJoeBloggswishedFredBrownwasnothisfriend!56.WhenJoebecamethinthefirsttimeitwasbecause.A.hesmokedtoomuchB.heworriedtoomuchC.hestoppedsmokingD.heatetoolittle57.ThefollowingsentencestellwhathappenedtoJoE.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsA.Hedidnotsmoke;heatechocolate;hewasfat;hewasunhappy.B.Hesmoked;hedidnoteatchocolate;hewasthin;hewasunhappy.C.Hesmoked;hedidnoteatchocolate;hewasnotfat;hewashappy.A.a-b-cB.c-b-aC.b-a-cD.c-a-b58.IntheendJoewasunhappyabouthisfriendshipwithFredbecause.A.Fred'sadvicehadbroughthimnogoodB.heneverlikedbeingtoldwhattodoC.FredhadplannedtofoolhimD.heinfacthadneverreallybelievedFred59.Whatisthewritertryingtotelluswiththisstory?A.Oneshouldthinkanddecideforoneself.B.OneshouldaskfriendsforhelpandadvicE.C.Smokingisbadforone'shealth.D.Chocolateisbadforone'shealth.
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Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930sIalwayswantedtoflyaplanebutbackthenitwasalmostunheardofforawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.AroundthenIwantedtoskydivE.SowhenourretirementcommunityorganizedanessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohaveIdecidedtowriteaboutmydream.IwroteaboutmydesiretoskydivestatingGeorgeBrushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?Iwasjust84andprettyhealthy.AtfirstIheardnothing.ButthentheyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.InspiredbythisIdecidedtorealizemydreameventhoughsomeofmyfamilyandmydoctorwereagainstit.OnJune112009nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredtowatchmydivE.MyinstructorJayguidedmethroughtheexperiencE.TheplanewasverynoisybutIwasn’tfrightened—IwasjustlookingforwardtotheexperiencE.Reached13000feetJayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplanE.WhenwefirsthittheairthewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathE.ForasecondIthoughtWhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute降落伞thenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.BeingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt.Iwasjustenjoyingit.SkydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylifE.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudon’tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsolD.Ifthere’ssomethingyouwanttoexperiencelookintoit.Ifit’ssomethingthatispossiblemakeithappen.41.Whathappenedtotheauthorin2001?A.SheflewanairplanE.B.Sheenteredacompetition.C.ShewentonahotairballoonridE.D.Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity.42.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto.A.makeherargumentpersuasiveB.showheradmirationforhimC.comparetheirhealthconditionD.buildupherownreputation43.Howdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?A.ExciteD.B.Regretful.C.Nervous.D.ScareD.44.Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?A.Thebeautifulclouds.B.Thewonderfulview.C.ThecompanyofJay.D.Theone-minutefreefall.45.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Impossibleisnothing.B.A.dreammadecometruE.C.Anunforgettableskydiving.D.IWentSkydivingat84!
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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
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BeforeNicolasSarkozybecameFrenchpresidenthewasaskedifhethoughtaboutpresidencywhenhelookedinthemirrorwhileshaving.NotjustwhenI’mshavingheanswereD.WhenFrancoisHollandenowpresident-elect总统当选人ofFrancewasaskedthesamequestionhereplied:DoIseemyselfaspresident?NoIamapresidentialcandidatE.A.candidatemustnotthinkhimselfpresident;hemustgivehopethathebecomespresident.Hollandehaspromisedtobeanormalpresident–somethingSarkozycertainlywasnot.Sarkozycelebratedhiselectionin2007ataworld-classParisianrestaurant.Hetookholidaysontheyachts游艇ofwealthybusinesspeoplE.HollandebycontrastwasstillgoingaroundParisonhisthree-wheeledmotorbikeatthestartofthisyear.Onememberofhispartysaidhelookedmorelikeapizzadeliverymanthanthenextpresident.ThatisthekeytoHollande’ssuccessbecausetheelectionisturningintoasortofreferendum公民投票fororagainstNicolasSarkozyEricDupinajournalistandpoliticalobservertoldGlobalPost.FrancoisHollandeistheonewhoappearsnotonlyashismainopponentpoliticallybutalsoashiscompleteoppositepsychologically.WhenhewastheSocialistpartyleaderHollandewasnicknamedthemarshmallow软糖becausehehatedfights.SarkozybycontrastisknowntobeloudandaggressivE.WhenfacedwithSarkozy’sverbalattacksduringtheelectionHollandestayedcalm.Thissometimesannoyedevenhisownsupporters.Iwishhewouldjustletgoandsavage用暴力对付SarkooneHollandevotersaidtotheGuardian.ButHollandestillknowshowtofight.StéphaneLeFollaSocialistMEPwhohasbeenoneofHollande’sclosestadvisorsfor17yearsandisco-directinghiscampaignsaidHollandehadquietlyplannedhispresidentialbidfor10years.IthinkweallunderestimatedthisguyAlainMinconeofSarkozy’sclosestfriendsandadviserstoldReuters.Hollandewasbornin1954intoamiddle-classfamily.Helivedthroughthe1968proteststhatnearlyoverthrewtheFrenchgovernment.TheyshockedhimbutalsopoliticizedhimhesaidinarecentinterviewmakinghimunderstandthatchangewaspossiblereportedtheNewYorkTimes.WhenHollandewas15hetoldfriendsheexpectedtobecomepresident.Ididn’tcometothefirstrankeitherbychanceorbyobsession执迷HollandesaidinaninterviewwithReuters.IgottherebecauseIputmyselfinthissituationandbecauseIdeservedit.68.BycitingHollandeandSarkozy’srepliestothesamequestiontheauthorintendstoshow________.A.SarkozyismoreconfidentthanHollandeB.HollandeismoremodestthanSarkozyC.HollandeislessambitiousthanSarkozyD.SarkozyismorehumorousthanHollande69.WhatisthekeytoHollande’ssuccessinthepresidentialelectionaccordingtoEricDupin?A.Hisdislikeoffights.B.HiscarefulplanforthepresidentialbiD.C.HowdifferentheisfromSarkozy.D.Thegentlewayinwhichheranhiscampaign.70.WhatdidHollandethinkheowedhissuccesstoaccordingtothearticle?A.Hisgoodluck.B.Hisdevotionandefforts.C.Hisobsessionwithpolitics.D.HispersonalityandexperiencE.71.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?A.ToshowwhatkindofapersonHollandeis.B.TocomparethedifferencesbetweenHollandeandSarkozy.C.ToshowwhatFrenchpeoplethinkofHollandE.D.ToexplainwhySarkozylosttheelection.
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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
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DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.Whereareyougoingtostaythere?hiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowFmgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.HefoundataxiandthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogo?ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.whichhotelaremythingsin?hesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SODickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.56.DickflewtoNewYorkbecauseA.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光D.hishomewasthere57.HiswifewantedatelegramfromhimA.becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.becauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork58._____wouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel.A.ThemanagerofhishotelB.ThepoliceofficeC.ThetaxidriverD.Hiswife59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenter0fthecity.~B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.
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F.AlbertEinsteinhadagreateffectonscienceandhistory.AnAmericanuniversitypresidentoncesaidthatEinsteinhadmadeanewoutlookanewviewoftheuniversE.Itmaybesometimebeforetheaveragemindunderstandsfullytheidentityoftimeandspaceandsoon—butevenordinarymannowunderstandthattheuniverseissomethinglargerthaneverthoughtbeforE.By1914youngEinsteinhadbeenworld-famous.HeacceptedtheoffertobecomeaprofessoratthePrussianAcademyofScienceinBerlin.HehadfewdutieslittleteachingandunlimitedchancesforstudybutsoonhispeaceandquietlifewerebrokenbyWorldWarI.Einsteinhatedfightingandkilling.ThegreatsufferingofwaraffectedhimdeeplyandhesatunhappilyinhisofficedoinglittlE.Helostinterestinhisresearch.Onlywhenpeacecamein1918washeabletogetbacktowork.IntheyearfollowingWorldWarIhonorswereincreasinglyputonhim.HebecameheadoftheKaiserWhihemInstituteofTheoreticalPhysics.ButhehimselfrefusedtheefforttoputhiminapositionfaraboveotherpeoplE.Hewaswellknownforhishumble谦逊的manners.HeoftensaidthathissuccesswouldcertainlyhavebeenachievedbyothersifhehadneverliveD.In1921hewontheNobelPrizeandhewashonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazismwhenhewasdrivenfromGermanybecausehewasaJew.71.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis.A.thedifficultyofEinstein'sthoughttoothersB.thefeelingofanAmericanuniversitypresidenttowardsEinsteinC.thedifferencebetweenscienceandhistoryD.thechangeinhumanthoughtproducedbyEinstein72.FromthesecondparagraphweknowAlbertEinstein.A.enjoyedworldpopularityB.wastheheadofaschoolC.waspopularwithhisstudentsD.enjoyedstudyingwars73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEinsteinistrue?A.Heachievedmorethananyotherscientistsinhistory.B.Ourideasabouttheuniversedifferfromoneanotherbecauseofhim.C.Hekeptworkinguntilpeacecamein1918.D.Hisresearchpracticallystoppedduringthefirstworldwar.74.IntheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar.A.Einstein’stheorywassoonacceptedevenbyordinarypeopleB.moreandmorehonorswenttoEinsteinC.EinsteinalmosthadnochancesforhisresearchD.EinsteinwasnothonoredinGermanyuntiltheriseofNazism75.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.A.AlbertEinsteinwasinterestedinnothingbutscienceB.EinsteinwasforcedtoserveintheGermanarmyC.EinsteinmadealotmorebreakthroughsinhisresearchaftertheFirstWorldWarD.Einsteinwasdrivenoutofhismotherlandforhishumblemanners
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HuckleberryFinnthegreatcharacterfromtheMarkTwainbookdidnotlikeschool.HepreferredfloatingdowntheMississippiRiveronaraftandlookingforadventurE.That’swhygenerationsofschoolboyshavelovedreadingHuckleberryFinntheyfeelthesamewayabouttheschoolashediD.Formanyboysbeingforcedtositalldayinaschoolroomislikebeingpunishedforacrimetheydidnotcommit.Thereareendlesshoursofboredomspentlearningthingstheyhavenointerestin.That’swhymanyboysdopoorlyinschoolandmanygiveuponeducationaltogether.Ironically具有讽刺意味的是thewholeideaforschoolswasinventedforboys.Ifaboywantedtogrowuptobeausefulmanhehadtobeeducated.Byandbypeoplerealizedthateducatinggirlswasagoodideatoo.Andironicallyagainitwasdiscoveredthattheschoolsystemsuitsgirlsjustfinesofinethatgirlsnowdomuchbetterthanboysinschool.Noonereallyknowswhythatis.Somesaythatgirlsmature发育成熟quickerthanboysandadaptbettertoschoollife.Somealsosaythattheschoolsystemandthecurriculum课程havechangedtoencouragegirlsbuttheneedsofboyshavebeenoverlooked.Educatorsarenowtryingtofindwaystogetboystobemoresuccessfulinschool.Therearesuggestionstoseparatethesexesandteachboysseparately.Therearealsosuggestionstochangethecurriculumtomakeitmoreinterestingforboys.WhateverthechangesareboysstillwillbeboysanddreamsoffloatingdowntheMississippiRiverwillalwaysbeanattractivechoicetojustsittinginaclassroom.47.HuckleberryFinnis________.A.aboyofMarkTwain’sB.acharacterinabookC.anAmericanwriterD.ariver’sname48.Manyboysdopoorlyinschoolbecause________.A.theygiveuponeducationB.they’repunishedforacrimetheydidnotcommitC.theyhavenointerestinthethingsthey’relearningD.theypreferfloatingdowntheMississippiRiveronaraft49.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4meansthat________.A.moreboysareneededB.boysneedtobecaredaboutalotC.theneedsofboyshavebeenveryimportantD.Peoplehavepaidlittleattentiontotheneedsofboys.50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Girlsnowdomuchbetterthanboysinschool.B.Theschoolsystemhaschangedtoencouragegirls.C.Girlsmaturequickerthanboysandadaptbettertoschoollife.D.Thecurriculumhaschangedtobemoreinterestingforboys.
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Myfatherhadalwaysbeenanalertobserverofhumancharacter.Withinsecondsofmeetingsomeonehecouldsumuptheirstrengthsandweaknesses.ItwasalwaysachallengetoseeifanyofmyboyfriendscouldpassDad’stest.NonediD.Dadwasalwaysright---theydidn’tpassmytesteither.AfterDaddiedIwonderedhowI’dfigureitoutonmyown.That’swhenJackarrivedonthescenE.HewasdifferentfromanyotherguyI’ddateD.Hecouldsitforhoursonthepianobenchwithmymotherdiscussingsomecomposers.MybrotherRickloudlyannouncedthatJackwasn’taturkeyliketheotherguysI’dbroughthomE.Jackpassedmyfamily’stest.ButwhataboutDad’s?Thencamemymother’sbirthday.ThedayhewassupposedtodriveIgotacall.Don’tworryhesaidbutI’vebeeninanaccident.I’mfinebutIneedyoutopickmeup.WhenIgottherewerushedtoaflowershopforsomethingforMom.Howaboutgardenias?Jacksaidpointingatabeautifulwhitecorsage胸花.Thefloristputthecorsageinabox.TheentirerideJackwasunusuallyquiet.Areyouallright?IaskeD.I’vebeendoingalotofthinkinghesaiD.Imightbemoving.Moving?ThenheaddedMovinginwithyou.Inearlyputthecaronthesidewalk.What?IaskeD.IthinkweshouldgetmarriedhesaiD.Hetoldmehe’dplannedhisproposalinafancyrestaurantbutaftertheaccidenthedecidedtodoitrightaway.YesIwhispereD.Webothsatdumbfoundedtearsrunningdownourcheeks.I’dneverknownsuchatendermoment.IfonlyDadwereheretogivehisfinalapproval.Ohlet’sjustgoinsidE.JacklaugheD.Mymotheropenedthedoor.HappyBirthday!WeshouteD.Jackhandedtheboxtoher.Sheopeneditup.Suddenlyhereyeswerefilledwithtears.Momwhat’swrong?IaskeD.I’msorryshesaidwipinghereyes.ThisisonlythesecondgardeniacorsageI’veeverreceiveD.Iwasgivenoneyearsagolongbeforeyoukidswereborn.Fromwho?IaskeD.YourfatherMomsaiD.HegavemeonerightbeforewewereengageD.MyeyeslockedonJack’sasIblinkedaway眨掉tears.Dad’stest?IknewJackhadpasseD.41.Accordingtothetextweknowthewriter’sfatherwas__________.A.interestedinobservingthingsaroundB.goodatjudgingone’scharacterC.strictwithherboyfriendD.fondofchallenges42.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Jackgotthefamily’sapprovalexceptDad’s.B.Jackwasdifferentfromanyotherboy.C.JackwasgettingonwellwithMother.D.Jackknewalotaboutpiano.43.TheunderlinedwordproposalinParagraph5means__________.A.pieceofadviceB.weddingceremonyC.celebrationofbirthdayD.offerofmarriage44.Onhearingmovinginwithyouthewriterfelt__________.A.pleasedB.worriedC.surprisedD.disappointed45.Whydidthewriter’smothercry?A.Thegiftwasthesameastheoneherhusbandgaveher.B.Shehadneverreceivedsuchabeautifulgift.C.Herdaughterfoundherlifepartneratlast.D.ThegardeniacorsagewastooexpensivE.
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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.
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Fewofushaven’treadCinderellathestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceofherdreams.SomemightnotwanttoadmititbutthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone’sheart—weallwishwecouldachieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurity默默无闻orneglect.MarySantiagohasthatsecretdreamtoo.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStoryafilmsetinaUShighschool.MaryisshybutlovestodancE.ComparedwithothergirlssheisinvisiblE.HoweverherworldchangescompletelywhenafamousteenagepopsingerJoeyParkerappears.Joeyiseverythingtherestoftheboysinherclassarenot—kindhandsomeanddesirablE.MaryandJoey’spathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhomesheleavesbehindherMP3playerwhichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.Ofcoursethereisawicked邪恶的stepmotherwhoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn’tgetintothetopdanceschool.HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMaryevenifthatmeansembarrassingher.ThestorythoughitmostlyfollowsCinderelladoesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytalE.Refreshinglythefilmunlikemanyhighschoolfilmsdoesnotfocusonlooksalthoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumpingoffpointwritesmoviecriticAmberWilkinson.Thefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.61.Thefirstparagraphismainlyto_________.A.buildinterestandleadustoMary’ssecretdreamB.reminduswhyCinderellaispopularalltheyearsC.informusofthemaintopicofthewholepassageD.tellushowinterestingthefairytaleCinderellais62.InthemovieMarySantiagoisthemaincharacterwho________.A.isbraveinexpressingherloveB.isattendedbadlybythestepmotherC.hasadreamofmeetingaprinceD.isembarrassedbythepopsinger63.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.JoeyisjustlikeotherboysinMary’sclass.B.Mary’smotherinfluencesheralotinsinging.C.NotmanypeoplehaveadreamtoberealizeD.D.TheMP3playerhelpsJoeyinfindingMary.64.Thepassageismainly_________.A.anintroductiontoafilmB.areviewaboutafilmC.anessayaboutdreamsD.anadvertisementofCinderella65.AccordingtothepassageAnotherCinderellaStory__________.A.followsCinderellawithnothingnewB.paysmoreattentiontothelooksoftheactorsC.encouragesyoungpeopletofollowtheirdreamsD.focusesmoreonmaterialismthanotherfilms
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CatherineDestivelleisarockstar.Shelovesrockbutshecan’tsingorplaytheguitar!SheisarockclimberandabigstarinFranceandItaly.Sheisthemostfamouswomanclimberintheworldbecausesheoftenclimbswithoutropes.SheclimbsinmanycountriesbutmostoftenintheFrenchAlpsnearChamonixwhereshelives.ShestartedclimbingnearherhomeinPariswhenshewasfivE.ThenatfourteenshejoinedtheFrenchAlpineClubtolearnmorebutimmediatelysheclimbedbetterandmorequicklythantheoldermembersofthecluB.ShewonherfirstcompetitioninItalyin1995.ThreeyearsagoshefoundanewrouteuptheDruMountainnearChamonix.TheclimbtookelevendaysandforfourdaysthesnowwassoheavythatshecouldnotmovE.LastyearotherclimberstriedtofollowthenewDestivelleRoutebuttheyfaileD.Theyaregoingtotryagainthisyear.Peoplealwaysaskheraboutherclimbing.ShesaysIclimbbecauseI’minlovewithmountains.Iliketouchingtherockandreadingthefaceoftherock.Ilikeitalot.Ifeltathomeonthesideofamountain.IpreparewellbeforeIgosoI’mneverworrieD.Catherinechoosesnewmountainsfrombooks—likebuyingfromashoppingcatalogue!IseeanicemountainandIgotoclimbit!HernextmountainisinPakistan.Sheisgoingtherenextmonth.It’smuchbiggerthantheDrusoit’sgoingtotakelongertoclimB.AnAmericanclimberJeffLoweiscomingwithmetohelp.65.CatherineDestivetleiscalledastarbecause________.A.shewonacompetitionin1995B.shelovesrocksC.she’safamouswomanclimberD.shefoundanewrouteuptotheDruMountain66.ShehadgreattroublefindinganewrouteuptheDruMountainbecause________.A.shelostherwayB.theclimbtook11daysC.sheneededhelpfromanAmericanclimberD.therewasheavysnow67.Onthesideofamountainshefeels________.A.worriedB.easyandhappyC.likestayingathomeD.well68.Wecaninferfromthepassagepeopleoftenaskher________.A.Whydoyoulikeclimbing?B.AreyouinlovewithanAmericanclimber?C.Doyouenjoyreadingbooksonmountains?D.Whatdoyoudobeforeyougoclimbing?
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For52yearsmyfathergotupat5:30ameverymorningwenttoworkandreturnedhomeat5:30pm.IneversawmyfatherstayhomefromworkillnordidIeverseemyfatherlaydowntotakeanap.Hehadnohobbiesotherthantakingcareofhisfamily.Allheaskedfrommehisdaughterwastohelphimwhilehewasrepairingsomethingsowecouldhavesometimetotalk.For22yearsafterIlefthomeforcollegemyfathercalledmeat9:00ameverySunday.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthousemyfather67yearsoldspenteighthoursadayforthreedaysinthe80-degreeKansasheatpaintingmyhousE.HewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdonE.AllheaskedforwasaglassoficedteA.Fiveyearsagoatage71myfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingsetformydaughter.FouryearsagomyfatherdroveallthewayfromDenvertoTopekawithaneight-footColoradoBlueSpruce云杉inhistrucksothatwecouldhaveapartofColoradogrowingonourlanD.OnthemorningofJanuary161996mysistertelephonedme;myfatherwasinthehospitalwithananeurysm动脉瘤inFloridA.IgotonanairplaneimmediatelyandonthewayIrealizedthatIhadn’tcommunicatedwithhimasmuchasI’dalwayswantedto.Ivowed发誓thatwhenIarrivedIwouldhavealongtalkwithhim.IarrivedinFloridaat1amonlytofindthatmyfatherattheageof76hadpassedawayat9:12pm.ThistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalkortimetowaitformE.44.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthattheauthor’sfather______.A.wasagooddriverB.wasingoodhealthC.sometimesfellillD.hadnohobbies45.Theunderlinedphraseotherthaninthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby______.A.exceptB.includingC.withoutD.dueto46.Accordingtothelastparagraphwecanknowthattheauthor’sfatherwasbornin______.A.1916B.1918C.1920D.192247.Theauthorwrotethearticleinorderto______.A.praiseherfatherB.rememberherfatherC.showherfatherlovedherD.letherfatherbeknown
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MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.BeforehelefthesaidtohissonifanyoneasksformeyoucantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomethingandwillbebackinaweekthenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupofteA.OKDadsaidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthishewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpockettookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.Fourdayspassedbutnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhimsoheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoonsomeoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.A.manwasstandingatthedoorandsaidWhereisyourfather?Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.HesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntitsoheshoutedNomorE.ThemanwasverysurpriseD.HeaskedNomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?Burntyesterdayevening.56.MrBrowntoldhissonthat_____.A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendaysC.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea57.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon________.A.thewallB.thedoorC.apieceofpapeD.hisson'spocket58.A.mancametovisittheboy'sfatheron________.A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday59.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause_________.A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdeadB.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdownC.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper60.Whatwasburnt?___________.A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.Theboy
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SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPoleandhe’sskiedmoreoftheNorthPolebyhimselfthananyotherBritishman.HisoldschoolmateswouldnotbelievethechangE.NextOctoberSaunders27headssouthfromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandbacka2900-kilometrejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.56.WhatchangehappenedtoSaundersafterhewas15yearsold?A.Hebecamegoodatmostsports.B.Hebegantoexercisehisbody.C.Hejoinedasportsteam.D.Hemadefriendswitharunner.57.Theunderlinedwordexploitsprobablymeans______.A.journeysB.researchesC.adventuresD.operations58.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedtoSaunders?A.Heranhisfirstmarathon.B.HeskiedaloneintheNorthPolE.C.Herodehisbikeinaforest.D.HeplannedanadventuretotheSouthPolE.A.acdbB.cdabC.acbdD.cabd59.WhatdoesthestorymainlytellusaboutSaunders?A.Heisasuccessinsports.B.HeisthebestBritishskier.C.HeisRidgway’sfavoritestudent.D.Heisagoodtraineratschool.
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FarmerJoewasinhiscartwhenhewashitbyatruck.Hedecidedhisinjuriesfromtheaccidentwereseriousenoughtotakethetruckingcompanytocourt.Incourtthetruckingcompany’slawyerwasquestioningfarmerJoE.Didn’tyousayatthesceneoftheaccident‘I’mfine’?saidthelawyer.FarmerJoerespondedWellI’lltellyouwhathappeneD.IhadjustloadedmyfavoritedonkeyBessieintothE.Ididn’taskforanydetailsthelawyerinterruptedjustanswerthequestion.Didn’tyousayatthesceneoftheaccident‘I’mfine’?FarmerJoesaidWellIhadjustgotBessieintothecartandIwasdrivingdowntheroaD.ThelawyerinterruptedagainandsaidJudgeIamtryingtoestablishthefactthatatthesceneoftheaccidentthismantoldthehighwaypolicemanonthescenethathewasjustfinE.Nowseveralweeksaftertheaccidentheistryingtosuemyclient.Ibelieveheisacheat.Pleasetellhimtosimplyanswerthequestion.BythistimetheJudgewasfairlyinterestedinFarmerJoe’sanswerandsaidtothelawyerI’dliketohearwhathehastosayabouthisfavoritedonkeyBessiE.JoethankedtheJudgeandcontinuedWellasIwassayingIhadjustloadedBessiemyfavoritedonkeyintothecartandwasdrivingherdownthehighwaywhenthishugesemi-truckranintothestopsignandhitmycartrightinthesidE.Iwasthrownintooneditch路边的沟andBessiewasthrownintotheother.Iwasbadlyhurtandwasn’tabletomovE.HoweverIcouldhearoldBessiemoaningandgroaning呻吟.Iknewshewasinterribleshapejustbyhergroans.ShortlyaftertheaccidentahighwaypolicemancameonthescenE.HecouldhearBessiemoaningandgroaningsohewentovertoher.Afterhelookedatherhetookouthisgunandshotherbetweentheeyes.ThenthepolicemancameacrosstheroadwithhisguninhishandandlookedatmE.Hesaid‘YourdonkeywasinsuchbadshapesoIhadtoshoother.Howareyoufeeling?56.Thetruckingcompany’slawyerinsistedFarmerJoeanswerhisquestion_______.A.becausehewasn’tsurewhetherFarmerJoewashurtintheaccidentB.soastoprovethatFarmerJoewasamanwhocouldnottellrightfromwrongC.becausehebelievedtheanswershouldbeinhisfavorD.becausehebelievedFarmerJoecouldnotrememberwhathehadsaidatthescene57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FarmerJoetriedtocoverthefactinthecourtbutnoonewouldbelievehim.B.FarmerJoecouldn’thavesaidI’mfineatthesceneoftheaccident.C.FarmerJoecouldn’trememberwhetherhehadsaidI’mfineatthesceneoftheaccident.D.FarmerJoedidsayI’mfineatthesceneoftheaccident.58.Accordingtothepassagewhydidthepolicemanshotthedonkey?A.BecausehewantedFarmerJoetokeepsilentabouttheaccident.B.Becausehethoughtitwasthebestwaytostopthedonkeyfromsuffering.C.Becausethedonkey’sgroaningwastoolouD.D.BecausehewantedtomakeFarmerJoefeelbetter.
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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.
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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.
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Aspricesandbuildingcostskeeprisingthedo-it-yourselfDIYtrend趋势intheU.S.continuestogrow.Weneededfurniture家具forourlivingroomsaysJohnRossAndwejustdidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidetotrymakingafewtablesandchairs.Johngotmarriedsixmonthsagoandlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedaystheyarestrugglingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecostoflivingisveryhigh.TheRossestooka2-weekcoursefor$280atanightschool.NowtheybuildalltheirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehousE.JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedieD.Hehasafull-timejobathomeaswellasinashoemakingfactory.Lastmonthhereceivedacarrepairbillfor$420.Iwasdeeplyupsetaboutit.NowI'vefinishedacarrepaircourseIshouldbeabletofixthecarbymyself.JohnandJimarenotunusualpeoplE.Mostfamiliesinthecountryaredoingeverythingtheycantosavemoneysotheycanfightthehighcostofliving.Ifyouwanttobecomeado-it-yourselferyoucangotoDIYclasses.Andforthosewhodon'thavetimetotakeacoursetherearebooksthattellyouhowyoucandothingsyourself.41.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatmanynewlymarriedpeople_______.A.findithardtopayforwhattheyneedB.havetolearntomaketheirownfurnitureC.takeDIYcoursesrunbythegovernmentD.seldomgotoadepartmentstoretobuythings42.Johnandhiswifewenttoeveningclassestolearnhowto_______.A.runaDIYshopB.makeitrepairthingsC.savetimeandmoneyD.improvethequalityoflife43.WhenthewritersaysthatJimhasafull-timeathomehemeansJim_______.A.makesshoesinhishomeB.doesextraworkatnightC.doeshisowncarandhomerepairsD.keepshouseandlooksafterhischildren44.JimHatfielddecidedtobecomeado-it-yourselferwhen_______.A.hiscarrepairscosttoomuchB.thecarrepairclasswasnothelpfulC.hecouldnotpossiblydotwojobsD.hehadtoraisethechildrenallbyhimself45.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheJoyofDIY.B.YouCanDoIttoo!C.WelcometoOurDIYcourse!D.RossandHatfield:BelieveinDIY.
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TherearestoriesabouttwoU..S.presidentsAndrewJacksonandMartinVanBurenwhichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon’tknowifeitherstoryistruebuttheyarebothinteresting.ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infacthehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJacksonhetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaperhewouldwriteallcorrectonit.Theproblemwasthathedidn’tknowhowtospell.Sowhathereallywrotewasolkorekt.AfterawhileheshortenedthattermtoOK.ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasbornKinderhookNewYork.VanBuren’sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresident.TheycalledtheclubtheOldKinderhookClubandanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalledOK.56.Theauthor__________.A.believesbothofthestoriesB.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestoriesC.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrueD.istellingthestoriesjustforfun57.AccordingtothepassagePresidentJackson_____________.A.couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatallB.didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimselfC.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhimD.wasn’tgoodatreadingwritingorspelling58.AccordingtothefirststorythetermOK_______________.A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJacksonB.wasthetitleofsomeOfficialdocumentsC.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJacksonD.wasanoldwaytospellallcorrect59.AccordingtothesecondstorythetermK_____________.A.wastheshortwaytosayldKinderhookClubB.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasbornC.wasthenameofVanBuren’sclubD.wasusedtocallVanBuren’ssupportersintheelection60.AccordingtothesecondstorythetermOKwasfirstused______________A.byVanBurenB.inapresidentialelectionC.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClubD.bythemembersoftheldKinderhookClub
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LikeanygoodmotherwhenKarenfoundoutthatanotherbabywasonthewayshedidwhatshecouldtohelpher3-year-oldsonMichaelprepareforanewsibling.TheyfindoutthatthenewbabyisgoingtobeagirlanddayafterdaynightafternightMichaelsingstohissisterinMommy’stummy.ThepregnancyprogressesnormallyforKarenanactivememberofthePantherCreekUnitedMethodistChurchinMorristownTennesseE.ThenthelaborpainscomE.Everyfiveminutes...everyminutE.ButComplicationsariseduringdelivery.Hoursoflabor.WouldaC-sectionberequired?FinallyMichael’slittlesisterisborn.Butsheisinseriouscondition.WithsirenhowlinginthenighttheambulancerushestheinfanttotheneonatalintensivecareunitatSt.Mary’sHospitalinKnoxvilleTennesseE.Thedaysinchby.ThelittlegirlgetsworsE.ThepediatricspecialisttellstheparentsThereisverylittlehopE.Bepreparedfortheworst.Karenandherhusbandcontactalocalcemeteryaboutaburialplot.Theyhavefixedupaspecialroomintheirhomeforthenewbaby—nowtheyplanafuneral.MichaelkeepsbegginghisparentstolethimseehissisterIwanttosingtoherhesays.WeektwoinintensivecarE.Itlooksasifafuneralwillcomebeforetheweekisover.MichaelkeepsnaggingaboutsingingtohissisterbutkidsareneverallowedinIntensiveCarE.ButKarenmakesupherminD.ShewilltakeMichaelwhethertheylikeitornot.Ifhedoesn’tseehissisternowhemayneverseeheralivE.ShedresseshiminanoversizedscrubsuitandmarcheshimintoICU.HelookslikeawalkinglaundrybasketbuttheheadnurserecognizeshimasachildandbellowsGetthatkidoutofherenow!NochildrenarealloweD.ThemotherrisesupstronginKarenandtheusuallymild-manneredladyglaressteel-eyedintotheheadnurse’sfaceherlipsafirmlinE.Heisnotleavinguntilhesingstohissister!KarentowsMichaeltohissister’sbedsidE.HegazesatthetinyinfantlosingthebattletolivE.Andhebeginstosing.Inthepureheartedvoiceofa3-year-oldMichaelsings:Youaremysunshinemyonlysunshineyoumakemehappywhenskiesaregray—Instantlythebabygirlresponds.Thepulseratebecomescalmandsteady.KeeponsingingMichael.YouneverknowdearhowmuchIloveyou.Pleasedon’ttakemysunshineaway—Theraggedstrainedbreathingbecomesassmoothasakitten’spurr.KeeponsingingMichael.TheothernightdearasIlaysleepingIdreamedIheldyouinmyarms...Michael’slittlesisterrelaxesasresthealingrestseemstosweepoverher.KeeponsingingMichael.TearsconquerthefaceofthebossyheadnursE.Karenglows.YouaremysunshinemyonlysunshinE.Pleasedon’ttakemysunshineaway.FuneralplansarescrappeD.Thenextday—theverynextday—thelittlegirliswellenoughtogohome!ThemedicalstaffjustcalleditamiraclE.KarencalleditamiracleofGod’slove!NevergiveuponthepeopleyoulovE.Loveissoincrediblypowerful.71.Whatdoessiblinginthefirstparagraphmean?A.stepmotherB.sisterorbrotherC.neighborD.friend72.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Michaeldoesn’tlovehisyoungersisterbecauseshewillsharehismother’slovE.B.AfterdeliveringthebabyKarenwasseriouslyill.C.SeeingtheyoungersisterindangerMichaeldidn’tcareandstillsanghappily.D.TheheadnursewasatlastmovedbyMichael’ssongandhisloveforthesister.73.WhydidKareninsistonMichael’senteringIntensiveCare?A.BecauseMichaelmayneverhavechancetoseehisyoungersisteralivE.B.BecauseKarenwasdrivenmadatthattimE.C.BecauseMichaelwasalsoseriouslyill.D.BecauseKarenknewMichaelwouldsavehisyoungersisterbyhissinging.74.Whosavedthegirlintheend?A.Thepediatricspecialist.B.KarenandherhusbanD.C.Thebaby.D.ThemiraclecreatedbylovE.75.Whatdoesthewriterwanttoconveyinthepassage?A.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.B.Lovecanmakemiracles.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.Parentsarethebestteachersinchildren’sdevelopment.
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Everydaypeopleoftensawaboysinginapark.Infacttheydidn’tknowthefactthatthisboyhadcancerforalongtimeandhehadnomoretimeleft.Helookedveryoptimisticandhedidn’tfeelself-contemptuous自卑的atall.Onedayhewaswanderinginthepark.Suddenlyagoodsmellflewoveranditattractedhimtocomeunderapeach.Tohisjoyhesawagirldancingpleasingly.Youaregreat!Youlooklikeadancingbutterfly!watchingherforalongtimethenhesaiD.Thankyou!thisgirllookedupandsaidshyly.Areyoublind?saidtheboyamazedly.ThegirlmadenoreplybutshenoddedharD.Sorry!Ididn’tmeantohurtyou!saidtheboyinahurry.Nevermind!thegirlseemedtobeeasy.Theykneweachotherinthisway.Fromthenontheyoftenmeteachother.Andwhiletheboywassingingthegirldancedforhim.Timepassedquickly!Manydayspassedbeforetheyknewit.Look!Howbeautifulthepeachblossomsare!Theyarejustlikeyou!saidtheboyunconsciously无意地.ButIcan’tseE.thegirlloweredherheaD.I’msorry!theboycouldn’thelpregretting.HefelthisheartbittenhardbyasnakeHowfoolishIam!HowcanIsaysuchwordsbeforeher?Hisheartwassooncoveredbyaninexplicableidea.Severaldayslaterthegirltoldtheboyhappilythathereyeswouldbecuredquicklybecausesomeonewaswillingtocontributehiscornea角膜toher.Hearingthegirl’swordstheboyalsosmiledhappily.Thatdaydarknessseemedtocomeearlierthanever.Theboysaidmanywordstothegirl:IhadneverbelievedtherewasforeverintheworlD.ButIknowIammistaken!Thereisforeverindeed—friendship.NowIhavetogoandIamafraidthatwecan’tmeeteachotheragaineither.Iwilltreasureourfriendshipupinmymemory!Hearingtheboy’swordsthegirlcouldn’thelpcrying.ThentheboysangagainwhilethegirldanceD.Latertheboywentquietlybuthewasregretlessbecausehegavethelastsonginhislifetothegirl.Soonthegirl’soperationsucceededshesaweverythingandknewthetruthtoo.Topeople’ssurprisethepeachdidn’tblossomthatyear.Whenthegirlcametotheappointedplacewithtearssheseemedtoseetheboysingingandwalkingtoherinthesettingsun.41.Fromthepassageweknowthatthegirlwasas_____astheboythoughshewasdisableD.A.helpfulB.self-contemptuousC.oldD.optimistic42.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatitwas_____thattheboysaidLook!Howbeautifulthepeachblossomsare!Theyarejustlikeyou!A.unconsciouslyB.mockinglyC.foolishlyD.onpurpose43.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsaninexplicableideareferto?A.Thefactthattheboyhadanincurablediseaseandwasdyingsoon.B.Theideathattheboywouldliketocontributehiscorneatothegirl.C.Theideathatthefriendshipbetweenthemwouldlastforever.D.Thefactthatthegirlwasverypitifulandbadlyneededhelp.44.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheFriendshipB.AnUnselfishBoyC.TheLastSonginLifeD.A.TouchingStory
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RobertFrostwasatheartamean-spiritedhumanbeingnotthekindofmanonewouldexpecttowritepoetry.HewasborninSanFrancisco.FrostenteredDartmouthUniversityin1893butdroppedoutandswitchedtoHarvardwhichheattendedfortwoyears.Hestartedabriefteachingcareerwherehewasinspiredtobecomeapoetbysomeofhisstudents’work.Froststoppedteachingandbecameafarmer.Duringthistimehewrotenumerouspoemsandacoupleofshortstories.Whilehewasafarmerhestartedtothinkseriouslyaboutbecomingafamouspoet.InalmostallofhispoemsFrostwroteinthefirstperson.Thefirstwidely-readpoemthathepublishedwascalledMyButterfly.AtfirsthisaudiencewasverysmallbutwithhisCollectedPoemshebecamefamous.RobertFrostreceivedalmostalltheawardsthattherewereforpoetry.Hispoetrydescribestheforcesofnatureandtheviolenceanddeepemotional情感的needsofhumanbeingswhichreflecttheexperiencesofhischildhooD.RobertFrostwillalwaysbeknownasoneofthebestpoetsinhistory.Hiswayofputtingemotionandviolenceintowordsisremarkable非同寻常的.Histalentforpoetryisnatural-bornandhehaddiscoveredthiswhenhestartedtofarm.Eventhoughhetreatedhiswifeandchildrenterriblyhestillbecameoneofthebest-knownpoetsofhisandourday.64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.RobertFrosthadbeenafamouswriterbeforehestartedteachingB.RobertFrostwrotehispoemsmostlyinthefirstpersonC.RobertFrostwasveryfamousatthebeginningofhiswritingcareerD.RobertFrostbegantowritepoemswhenhewasateacher65.AccordingtothepassageRobertFrostwasfamousfor________.A.histeachingcareerB.hislifeexperiencesC.showingstrongfeelinginhispoemsD.hisinterestinpoems66.Thelastparagraphofthepassagemainlytellsus________.A.whyRobertFroststoppedfarmingB.whyRobertFrostwassofamousC.abouthismasterpieces杰作D.aboutthewayhetreatedhiswifeandchildren67.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.RobertFrost’smostfamouspoemisMyButterflyB.RobertFrostbegantowritewhenhewasincollegeC.RobertFrostgaveupstudyingatDartmouthUniversityD.hispoetryshowedtheviolenceofwarandhischildhood
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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
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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.
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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.
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YaoYunchuna24-year-oldauthorwhofrequentlyshopsonlineinHangzhouZhejiangProvincehasneverbeensoimpatientforherparcelsassheisnow.Shehasbeencountingeverydaywhileshewaitsfortheproductssheorderedtoarriveasmanydeliverieshavebeendelayedoverthepastmonth.IttookmorethanaweekforoneofmyparcelstoarrivefromBeijingwhileinthepastittookonlyfourdayssaidYao.SheisjustoneofthemanywholikeshoppingonTaobao.comthecountry’slargestonlineshoppingsitewhichhaspostedapologeticannouncementstocustomersforthedelaysindeliveries.ManyparcelsarestillattheairportandcannotbedeliveredontimebutIthinkIwilldomybest.Taobaoclothesretailer零售商IMShopsaidonitswebsitE.MeanwhilemajorexpressdeliverycompaniesinChinahaveputupnoticessayingtheyarereadytocopewiththedelayinrecentdays.Itwasmainlycausedbyabigincreaseinonlineshoppingordersbecauseofdiscountsofferedbye-commercecompaniessaidChenShousongananalystwithdomesticresearchcompanyAnalysisInternational.TaobaoMallthecountry’slargestbusiness-to-customershoppingsitebymarketshareforexamplerolledoutalarge-scalediscountonNovember11inwhich150brandssoldtheirproductsathalfpricE.Thediscountattractedtheattentionofmanye-shoppingenthusiastswhospent936millionyuan$142millioninjustoneday.Therecentshortageofdieseloilwhichrestrictsdeliveryvehicles’capacityandbadweatherconditionsinNorthChinaalsoaddedtoanalreadyoverloadedexpressdeliverymarket.BottlenecksindeliveryoftenappearbeforelongholidayssuchasthecomingChristmasandNewYearholidaysandtheChinesetraditionalSpringFestivalholiday.Deliveryemployeesoftenquittheirjobsatthattimewhenfacedwithlotsofworkandlowpay.Sosomeexpressdeliverycompaniesareapplyingtobuildtheirownteamsevenairlines.64.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WaitingforthePostmanImpatientlyB.ShoppingonTaobao.comConvenientlyC.ArguingwithRetailersOnlineHeatedlyD.SufferingfromLarge-scaleDiscounts65.Whyweremanydeliveriesdelayedlastmonth?A.Theairportdidn’tperformtheirdutyproperly.B.Somecustomersdidn’tpayenoughmoney.C.Salesvolumeinonlineshoppinggoesuprapidly.D.Deliverycompaniesareshortofvehicles.66.Theunderlinedwordenthusiastshasthesamemeaningwith.A.retailersB.customersC.providersD.owners67.Whatwouldbecontinuedwiththepassage?A.Toattractmorenewdeliveryemployees.B.TocallofftheholidayfortheSpringFestival.C.Tostoponlineshoppingbeforeholidays.D.Tobuilde-commercecompanies’owndeliveryteams.
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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
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Ayearagoattheannualpre-GrammypartyWhitneyHoustonthegreatstarwalkedonstageandclosedtheeveningwithabrilliantperformance.LastSaturdayHoustonwasonceagainthefocusbeforetheGrammybutherpresencewasaregrettableone.Earlierthatdaythepopmusic'sformerqueenwasfounddeadinherhotelroom.Shewas48.Thisnodoubtissadnewstothewholemusicindustryandherfansallovertheworld.AtherpeakHoustonwasthegoldengirlofthemusicworld.Fromthemid-1980stothelate1990sshewasoneoftheworld'sbest-sellingartists.Sheimpressedaudienceswithhereffortlesspowerfulandpeerlessperformance.Besidesmulti-millionrecordsalesHoustonmadecountlesshitssuchasTheGreatestLoveofAllIHa-oeNothingandthemostlyfamousIWillAlwaysLoveYou.ShealsoinfluencedagenerationofyoungersingersfromChristinaAguileratoMariahCarey.Butbytheendofhercareertherewasashockingfallforthissuperstar.Houstonhadbeenaddictedtodrugs.Heralbumsalesdeclinedandthehitsstoppedcomingandheroncebeautifulvoicebecamehoarse嘶哑的unabletohitthehighnotesassheusedto.In2009HoustonstagedasuccessfulcomebackwiththealbumILookToYouwhichfellontopofthecharts.Buthoarsevoicecanceledconcertsandcontinuousillness-Houston'scomebacktrailwasn'tsmoothatall.InaninterviewwithOprahWinfreyin2009Houstonadmitted:ItshowbusinessistoomuchformeandIwantedout.NowthatHoustonhasfinallytakenabreakfromallthechaosmaysherestinpeace.64.WhitneyHoustondied______.A.shortlybeforetheGrammythisyearB.earlierlastSundayC.ayearagoD.attheannualpre-Grammyparty65.TheunderlinedwordpeerlessinParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.A.havinggreatpowerB.havingnoequalC.requiringnoeffortD.leavingnoimpression66.ThecauseofthefallofWhitneyHoustonwasthat_____.A.heralbumsalesdeclinedB.showbusinesswastoomuchforherC.heroncebeautifulvoicebecamehoarseD.shehadbeenaddictedtodrugs67.WhitneyHouston'sachievementsincludethefollowingexceptthat.A.ShemadecountlesshitssuchasIHaveNothingB.SheinfluencedagenerationofyoungersingersC.ShebecamethefocusbeforetheGrammythisyearD.Shestagedasuccessfulcomebackin2009
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Oneeveningayoungmanatacertaincollegewhowasknowntobesomethingofapoetreadoneofhispoemstoasmallgroupofhisfriendsinaroom.Thepoemwasgreatlyadmired.ButafterwardsoneofthemwhowascalledCricksaidIwasveryinterestedinHand’spoembutitwasstolenfromabook.HiswordswerereportedtoHandwhowasveryangryandrequiredanapology.WellsaidCrickIdon’toftentakebackwhatIsaidbutthistimeIadmit承认Iwasmistaken.WhenIgottomyroomIlookedinthebookwhichIthoughtthepoemwasstolenfromandIsawitwasstillhere!46.ThepoemHandreadoneeveningwaswrittenby.A.HandB.CrickC.oneofhisfriendsD.anotherpoet47.Hand’sfriendsadmiredthepoemmainlybecause.A.itwasreadbyHandB.HandwasapoetC.itwasreallywonderfulD.itwasstolenfromabook48.FromthestoryweknowthatCrick.A.wasreallymistakenB.reallytookbackwhathesaidC.wasapoethimselfD.wasquitefamiliarwiththepoem49.WhenHandrequiredanapologyCrick.A.didn’tdoasHandaskedB.admittedhewaswrongC.wasunwillingtodosoD.showedthepoemtoHand50.AccordingtothepassagewecaninferthatHand.A.wasayoungpoetB.likedpoemsverymuchC.wouldbeapoetD.wasregardedasapoet
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AsshewaitedattheedgeoftheiceforhermusictostartPeggytookaquicklookatherfatherstandingnearbywithagroupofparentsandteachers.Hesmiledather.Thenshe16outattheaudience17toseehermother.ThesetwoAlvertandDorisFleminghad18allthewayfromCaliforniamorethan2000milesawaytoseetheir19competeinthissportsmeetinClevelandOhio.Themusic20andPeggymovedontotheicelettingthemusic21heralongintoherturnsandshebeganskatingwithmuch22inherself.Thecoldfearshealwayshadinthe23secondsbeforeskatingontotheicewas24.Shewasfeelingthemovementofthe25andlettingitcarryher.Sheskatedeasily26didsomejumpsafinalturnandherperformancewas27.Thecrowdloveditandcheered28sheskatedofftheicE.Nicejobsaidoneoftheother29.Itwastheremark话语that30cameafterafree-skatingperformancE.Butwhatshouldthe31say?StandingbesideherfatherPeggy32forthescoring打分tobefinisheD.Onallsideswereotheryoungskaterssomewaiting33aloneotherswithaparent.Shortlybefore10o’clocktheresultswere34.ThenewUnitedStatesWomen’sFigureSkatingChampionwasPeggyFlemingofPassdena35.16.A.lookedB.watchedC.foundD.stepped17.A.failingB.lookingforwardC.havingD.hoping18.A.bicycledB.drivenC.runD.walked19.A.friendB.childrenC.sonD.daughter20.A.startedB.playedC.developedD.sang21.A.allowB.setoutC.carryD.support22.A.thoughtB.beliefC.successD.design23.A.followingB.lastC.recentD.past24.A.lostB.presentC.strongD.gone25.A.musicB.fearC.iceD.audience26.A.soB.orC.beforeD.then27.A.satisfiedB.unsatisfactoryC.finishedD.welcome28.A.becauseB.untilC.beforeD.as29.A.skatersB.friendsC.judgesD.parents30.A.alwaysB.seldomC.againD.hardly31.A.playersB.audienceC.judgesD.parents32.A.waitedB.lookedC.wishedD.asked33.A.comfortablyB.hurriedlyC.happilyD.anxiously34.A.spokenB.explainedC.announcedD.unknown35.A.EnglandB.ClevelandC.OhioD.California
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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
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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
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MyfriendEmmaDanielsspentthesummerof1974travelinginIsrael.Duringhermonth-longstayinJerusalemsheoftenwenttoacafécalledchocolatesoup.Itwasrunbytwomenoneofwhom–Alex-usedtoliveinMontreal.OnemorningwhenEmmawentinforcoffeewhilechattingwithhernewfriendAlexshementionedthatshehadjustfinishedthebookshewasreadingandhadnothingelsetoreaD.Alexsaidhehadawonderfulbookshemightlikeandthathe’dbehappytolendittoher.Ashelivedjustabovethecaféhequicklyranuptogetit.ThebookhehandedtoEmmajustminuteslaterwasmarkingsabookbyaformersecretary-generaloftheUnitedNationsUN.Emmahadneverreaditnorhadsheeverboughtacopybutwhensheopeneditupshewasflooredtoseeherownnameandaddressinsidethecoverinherownhandwriting笔迹.ItturnedoutthatthesummerbeforeataconcertbackinMontrealEmmahadmetaCalifornianwhowasintownvisitingfriends.Theydecidedtoexchange交卷addressesbutneitherofthemhadanypaper.Themanopenedupabookhewascarryinginhisbackpack背包andaskedEmmatowritehernameandaddressinsidE.WhenhereturnedtoCaliforniaheleftthebookbehindinMontrealandhisfriendAlexkeptit.WhenAlexlatermovedtoJerusalemhetookthebookalong.41.AlexlentEmmathebookMarkings_______.A.toshowhisfriendlinesstoherB.toshowhisinterestinreadingC.totellherabouttheimportanceoftheUND.toletherwritehernameandaddressinside42.HowdidEmmafeelthemomentsheopenedthebook?A.PleasedB.SatisfiedC.WorriedD.Surprised43.WecanlearnfromthetexttheCalifornian_______.A.metEmmaataconcertB.invitedEmmatoaconcertC.introducedEmmatohisfriendD.leftEmmahisbackpack44.Whowassupposedtobethefirstownerofthebook?A.AnofficialoftheUNB.A.coffeeshopownerC.A.friendoftheauthor’sD.Alex’sfriendfromCalifornia
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HelookedlikeapiratE.Withhishandkerchieftiedinaknotbehindhislittlenine-year-oldheadhelookedlikeapirateasadpiratE.ThefirsttimelittleDavidcametoourcamphewashairlessandwornoutfrommedicaltreatments.Hewasalsoveryangry.PaulNewman'scampcounselors指导老师werehopingtofillDavid'sdayswithfunandlaughter.ButDavidstayedinsidehimselfwantingtobealoneorinacornerofthecabin.Atthiscampforchildrenwithlife-threateningillnesseswehadseensomeprettytoughchildrenwornoutbycancerrecoverfullofenergydespitetheirillness.ButwesawlittleprogressinDavidnomatterwhatwetriedwithhim.Fivedaysintotheeight-daysessionsawaquietsadlittlepiratE.Thensomethinghappenedonthatfifthnight.Somethingatcampthatwewouldcallhuge.Itwascabinnight.That'sthetimewhencampersandcounselorsspendlimetogetherineachindividualcabininsteadofanall-campactivity.Camperslovecabinnightsbecausethere'salwaysabedtimesnack.Onthecabintablethatnightwerebagsofpotatochips.Davidslowlywalkedovertothetableleavinghiscomertojointherestofus.Hetookoneofthebagsofthepotatochipsandstartedsmashing弄碎itwithhislittlefistsasalltheothercamperslookedonindisbeliefIwonderedwhatthecabincounselorwoulddo.Thecollege-agevolunteercounselorpositionedabagofchipsondietableinfrontofhimselfandhetoostartedsmashingitwithhisfist.Thecamperswentcrazyaseveryonerantothetabletogetinonthefunofsmashingpotatochipswiththeirfists.SomehoweveryonekneweveryonesensedthatangerwithinhimwasnowbeingreleaseD.ForthelastcoupledaysofthesessionDavidwasadifferentkiD.Hewasalittlenine-year-oldboyagaintryingtofillthehoursofeachremainingdayatcampwithasmuchfunascouldbepossiblE.SeveraldaysafterthesessionDavidcamebackagain.Thistimetherewasn'tanythinghewouldn'ttrytofitintohisday.Hesurewashavingagreattimeatcamp.DavidaskedmeifIneededanaltar祭坛boywhenIcelebratedMassinthewoods.Sureenoughhewasmyaltarboy.IrememberedhowcarefullyhelistenedtomewhenItalkedaboutdeath.1saidit'sonlyadoorway.Youwalkthroughthedoorandthere'stheLordGodandbehindGodawholelineofpeoplewaitingtohugyou.AfterMasshesaidtomeHeyFathaadoorhuh?Acouplemoredaysoffunpassedandtonightwasthetalentshow.ThetraditionisthatcampersandcounselorsdressupincostumesandeveryonegetsastandingapplauseforsinginganddancingorsimplyjustactinglikefoolsonstagE.Theshowhadbegun:lightscameraaction.UnfortunatelytheonlyactiontakingplaceinourrowofseatswaslittleDavidmakinghiswayfromcounselortocounselortosayanearlygood-byetocamp.Hehadbecomequiteillandhadtogotothehospitalbecauseofthisnewcrisis.Whenthislittlenine-year-oldpiratestoodinfrontofmehegavemeahugandabigwetkissonmycheek.1wascrying.Hewascrying.A.wholerowofcounselorswasintears.Afterthehugandkissheputhishandsonmyshouldersandtearsstillinhiseyessaid:SeeyouontheothersideofthedoorFathA.71.ThecampcounselorsfailedtofillDavid'sbeginningdayswithfunandlaughtermainlybecauseDavid.A.behavedlikeapirateB.remainedinabadmoodC.wasleftaloneatthecampD.wasteasedbyothercampers72.SeeingDavidsmashingthepotatochipsthecounselordidthesamethinginresponsebecausehe.A.wouldlikeDavidtoeatmoreofthemB.hopedalltheothercamperswouldjoinC.founditpossibletohelpDavidreleaseangerD.wantedtoshowthathewasasangryasDavid73.Whatcanwelearnfromthisarticle?A.Thecampwasintendedforthosetalentedinsinginganddancing.B.ThepurposeofthecampwastogivediseasedchildrencaringlovE.C.ThecampwaspopularamongthechildrenwhoenjoyedtheirvacationherE.D.Medicaltreatmentcouldbeprovidedtodiseasedchildrenatthecamp.74.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTshowthechangeinDavid?A.DavidcamebacktothecampforasecondsessionafterthefirstendeD.B.Davidhadbecomequiteillandhadtogotothehospitalbecauseofthisnewcrisis.C.Davidmadehiswayfromcounselortocounselortosayanearlygood-byetocamp.D.Davidstoodinfrontofmeandgavemeahugandabigwetkissonmycheek.75.Whatdoyouthinkthethemeofthestoryis?A.Childrenwithdeadlydiseasesareusuallydifficulttogetalongwith.B.Peopleshouldhavepatiencewithchildrenwithlife-threateningillnesses.C.Peopleshouldtellchildrenwithlife-threateningillnessestocarenothingaboutdeath.D.Loveandproperguidancecanhelppeoplelookatsomethingnegativeinapositiveway.
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FrankWoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYork.in1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobefarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.Frankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidfivecentseach.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstorE.sellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyformthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysrunhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:Thecustomerisalwaysright.36.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto____________.A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamilyB.learnsomethingfromasalesmanC.getawayfromthefarmD.getenoughtoeat.37.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause______________.A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday.B.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory.C.theknivesweremadeinGermanywherelabour劳动力wascheap.D.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory.38._____________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.Hisbusinessskillsandhiswealth.B.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesolD.C.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknives.D.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings.39.Thebeliefthat:Thecustomerisalwaysrightsuggeststhat_______________.A.wheneverthereisaquarrelbetweenthecustomerandshopassistantthecustomersarealwaysright.B.Ifyouwanttosucceedtheruleistheonlyway.C.storesmustalwaysfollowthecustomer’sordersiftheywanttomakemoremoney.D.storesshoulddotheirbesttomeetthecustomer’sneedsiftheywanttobesuccessful.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Onceuponatimetherewasawisemanthatusedtogototheseatodohiswriting.Hehadahabitofwalkingonthebeachbeforehebeganhiswork.OnedayhewaswalkingalongtheshorE.Ashelookeddownatthebeachhesawahumanfiguremovinglikeadancer.Hesmiledtohimselfatthethoughtthatsomeonewoulddanceonthebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.Ashegotcloserhesawthatitwasayoungmanandtheyoungmanwasn’tdancingbutinsteadhewasreachingdowntotheshorepickingupsomethingandverygentlythrowingitintotheocean.AshegotcloserhecalledoutGoodmorning!Whatareyoudoing?’’TheyoungmanpausedlookedupandrepliedThrowingstarfishes海星intheocean.IguessIshouldhaveaskedwhyareyouthrowingstarfishesintheocean?Thesunisupandthetideisgoingout.AndifIdon’tthrowtheminthey’lldiE.Butyoungmandon’tyourealizethattherearemilesandmilesofbeachandstarfishesallalongit.Youcan’tpossiblymakeadifference!Theyoungmanlistenedpolitely.ThenhebentdownpickedanotherstarfishandthrewitintotheseaandsaidItmadeadifferenceforthatonE.Thereissomethingveryspecialineachandeveryoneofus.WehaveallbeengiftedwiththeabilitytomakeadifferencE.AndifwecanknowthatgiftwewillgainthroughthestrengthofourvisionthepowertoshapethefuturE.Wemusteachfindourstarfish.Andifwethrowourstarfishwiselyandwelltheworldwillbebetter.56.Onedaythewisemansawayoungman_______.A.dancingalongthebeachB.walkingwithadancerC.pickingupstarfishforsaleD.tryingtosaveasmanystarfishesaspossible57.Theunderlinedwordssomethingveryspecialrefersto________.A.thegiftsfromfriendsB.thestrengthofmakingadecisionC.ourownstarfishD.theabilitytomakeadifference58.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat________.A.thewisemanrealizedsomethingnewandimportantB.thewisemanthoughtitwasfoolishoftheyoungmantothrowstarfishesintheocean.C.theyoungmanhadtheabilitytomakeadifferenceD.itisnecessaryforustosavestarfishonthebeach59.Thewritertoldthisstorytoshowus________.A.howandwherewecanwriteagoodarticleB.everyonecandosomethingforthefutureC.wisemanissometimesstupidD.youngmanisinfactwiserthanoldpeople
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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
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EverybodymayhaveseenthefilmDeathontheNilen.尼罗河butnobodycanimaginethatthewriterofthestoryAgathaChristiesavedababyinamostunusualway.InJune1977ababygirlbecameseriouslyillinDelevillE.DoctorstherewereunabletofindoutthecauseofherillnesssoshewassenttoafamoushospitalinLondonwherethereweremanyexcellentdoctors.Thebabywassoseriouslyillthatateamofdoctorshurriedtoexaminethebabywithoutdelay.Thedoctorstoowerepuzzledbythebaby’sillnessandtheyalsobecamediscourageD.Justthenanurseaskedtospeaktothem.Ithinkthebabyissufferingfromthalliumn.铊poisoning.saidthenursE.AfewdaysagoIreadastory‘APaleHorse’writtenbyAgathaChristiE.Someoneusesthalliumpoisonandallthesymptomsarewritteninthebook.Theyareexactlythesameasthebaby’s.You’reverygoodatobservingthingssaidadoctorandyoumayberight.We’llcarryoutsometestsandfindoutwhetherthecauseisthalliumpoisoningornot.Thetestsprovedthatthebabyhadindeedbeenpoisonedbythallium.Oncetheyknewthecausethedoctorswereabletogivehercorrecttreatment.ThebabysoongotwellandwassentbacktoDelevilleA.weeklateritwasreportedthatthepoisonmighthavecomefromaninsecticiden.杀虫剂usedinDelevillE.60.ThebabywassenttoahospitalinLondonbecause__________.A.herparentswerelivinginLondonthenB.thehospitalsinDelevillewerefullatthattimeC.shewasthedaughterofafamousdoctorinLondonD.doctorsinDelevillewerenotsureaboutthecauseofherillness61.WhenthebabywasfirstsenttothehospitalinLondonherillnesswasconsideredtobe____________.A.quiteeasytotreatB.theresultofthalliumpoisoningC.acommononeD.extraordinarilyserious62.Fromthispassageitseemsthatthebaby’sillnesshadsomethingtodowith__________.A.adeadwriterB.thewaterinDelevilleC.adangerousmurdererD.aharmfulsubstancen.物质usedtokillpests63.AsfaraswecantellfromthestoryAgathaChristie____________.A.hadnevermetthisbabyB.hadspentalongtimestudyingthebaby’sillnessC.visitedthebabybothinDelevilleandLondonD.gavethenursesomeadviceonthetelephone
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DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.Whereareyougoingtostaythere?hiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.Hefoundataxi出租车andthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogo?ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.Whichhotelaremythingsin?hesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.71.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光D.hishomewasthere72.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork73.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shousE.74.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager经理ofhishotel.B.ThepoliceofficE.C.Thetaxidriver.D.HiswifE.75.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.
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- Mr.BlackandMr.Whiteweretwoveryfamousartistsinthecity.Theirdrawingswerealsoverypopularinthecity.ButtheytriedtoseewhocoulddrawthebestpicturE.OnedaytheyaskedanoldmantobethejudgE.Mr.BlackdrewanappletreE.HeputhispictureinthefielD.Soonthebirdscameandtriedtoeattheapples.TheoldmansawitandsaidYouhavecertainlywon.Mr.Whitecannotdrawsogoodapictureasyours.ButwewillgotoseehispicturE.TheywenttoMr.White’shousE.Therewerenothingbutredbeautifulcurtainsonthewall.TheoldmanaskedWhereisyourpictureMr.White?HesaidLiftthecurtainsandyouwillfindmypicturE.TheoldmantriedtoliftthecurtainsbutfoundthattheyweredrawntherE.TheywereMr.White’spicturE.TheoldmansaidBirdsthoughttheappleswerereal.Menthoughtthecurtainswerereal.SoMr.Whitewon.HispictureisthebestonE.56.Mr.Blackdrew___.A.anappletreeB.thebestpictureC.curtainsD.birds57.TheoldmanthoughtMr.Black’spicturewasgoodbecause.A.itwasinthefieldB.itwasanappletreeC.thebirdslikeditD.thebirdsthoughtitwasreal58.Mr.White’spicturewas___.A.anappletreeB.curtainsC.nothingD.anoldman59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thebirdscameandatetheapplesup.B.TheoldmansaidMr.White’spicturewasthebestoneatlast.C.ThetwopictureswerenotsogooD.D.Thecurtainsonthewallwerereal.
- ThesmallunframedpaintingcalledFishermanwassignedbyalittle-knownItalianartistMaveleone1669-1740.WhenitwassoldrecentlyinNewYorkfor$27000thesellerMr.OliverPittwasaskedtoexplainhowthepicturehadcomeintohispossession.PittsaidIdidn’tknowitwassovaluablE.I’mnotanartexpert.Photographyismyhobby.Ibought‘Fisherman’inItalyin1970for$140.ThepicturewasdirtyandIcouldn’tseetheartist’ssignaturE.Butanywayitwasn’tthepicturethatIlikeD.IboughtitbecauseoftheframE.It’samostunusualframemadeoftinysilverysea-shells.TheyaresetinsuchawaythattheyreflectperfectlightontothesurfaceofapicturE.InowhaveaphotographofmywifeinthatframeandI’llneverpartwithit.WhenIreturnedtoNewYorkIshowedthepaintinginitsframetoacustomsofficer.ItoldhimthatIhadpaid$140foritbutadmittedIdidn’tknowitsactualworth.Thecustomsmanvalueditat$140andIwasaskedtopaydutyonthatvaluE.Ididsothereandthen.LaterItookofftheframeandthatuncoveredMaveleone’ssignaturE.MywifesuggestedinfunthatthepaintingmightbeavaluableonesoIcleaneditandputitupforsalE.AsaresultofthisexplanationOliverPitthadtoappearincourt.HewasaccusedofknowinglymakingafalsestatementofthevalueofapicturesoastocheattheCustomsDepartment.Pittwasnothappy.ItoldthetruthasIknewitthenhesaidWhatelsecouldIsay?Andthenthejudgeagreedwithhim.TheCustomsDepartmentistoberesponsiblehesaidformakingatruevaluationofgoodsbroughtintothecountrysothatthecorrectamountofdutymaybechargeD.Mr.PittdidnotcauseortrytocausethemistakethatwasmadE.HepaidthedutythatwasdemandeD.IfnowtheCustomsDepartmentfindsthatitsvaluationwasnotcorrectitcannotbeallowedtohaveanothertry.Pittisnotguilty.49.WhenOliverPittboughtthepicture_______.A.itwasunframedB.MaveleonesignedthedealC.hesuggestedthatitwasvaluableD.itwastheframethatattractedhim50.WecaninferthatifMaveleonehadbeenawell-knownartist_______.A.thepaintingwouldhavecostmuchmorethan$140B.hewouldn’thavesoldhispaintingC.thecustomsofficerwouldn’thavebeencheatedD.Pittwouldn’thavehadtheintentiontobuyanyofhispaintings51.Pitttookofftheframeprobablyinorderto.A.cleanthepaintingtoputitupforsaleB.lookfortheartist’ssignatureC.useitforhiswife’sphotographD.findthepainting’struevalue52.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Pittwasaskedtopaythecorrectamountofduty.B.PittsoldtheframeofthepaintingatanevenhigherpricE.C.TheCustomsDepartmenthadnorighttorevaluethepainting.D.Pitt’swifewasregardedasanexpertbecauseofherwisesuggestion.
- EverybodyhashadatleastoneexperiencefromwhichheknowsthemeaningoflifE.ThistimewhichtookplaceseveralyearsagobutseemsasifitjusthappeneD.Onanafternoonseveralyearsagomybrother-in-lawopenedthebottomdrawerofmysister’sdressandpickedoutabeautifulskirt.JanboughtthisthefirsttimewewenttoNewYorkatleast8or9yearsago.Sheneverworeit.Shewassavingitforaspecialoccasion.hesaid.Iguessthiswastheoccasion:itwasthefuneralofmysisterafterherunexpecteddeath.Hetooktheshirtandputitonbedwiththeotherclothesweweretakingtothefuneral.ThenheclosedthedrawerandturnedtomeDon’teversaveanythingforaspecialoccasion.Everydayyou’realiveisaspecialoccasion.I’mthinkingabouthiswordsandthey’vechangedthewayIlivemylifE.I’mspendingmoretimewithmyfamilyandfriendsandlesstimeincommitteemeetings.Wheneverpossiblelifeshouldbeakindofexperiencetoenjoynottosuffer.Somedayandoneofthesedaysarelosingtheirimportanceonmyvocabulary.Ifit’sworthseeingorhearingordoingIwanttoseeandhearanddoitnow.EversincethatdayIhavebeentryingveryhardnottoputoffholdbackorsaveanythingthatwouldaddlaughterandcolortoourlives.EverymorningwhenIopenmyeyesItellmyselfthateverydayeveryminuteeverybreathtrulyisagift.SocherisheverydayandfindthetruemeaningofyourlifE.66.WhydidJanbuythebeautifulskirtbutdidn’twearit?A.Shewaitedforaspecialoccasiontoweariton.B.ShewantedtokeepitforsomeoneelsE.C.Shesavedittillshegrewup.D.Shewouldgiveittoherselfasagiftsomeday.67.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcherishmean?A.TreasurE.B.WastE.C.Own.D.Save68.Fromhisexperiencetheauthorlearnsthat_______.A.everybodycanhaveahappylifethrougheffortsB.everydayinourlivesisworthcherishingC.enjoyingourselvesisthemostimportantthinginourlivesD.everybodywillhavesomethingslefttodoafterhisdeath69.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.EveryDayISaGiftB.MySisterJanC.WhatIstheMeaningfulLifelikeD.TheMostImportantTimeinYourLife
- CosmoBooksLtD.14WoodmanRoadHertfordEstateTwoBridgesRickmansworthWestSussex.Middx.25thFebruaryDearSirJustoversixmonthsagoIsawanadvertisementintheMorningMailforasetofthecompleteworksofWilliamShakespearE.YourcompanyCosmobooksLtD.offeredthisseteightbooksofplaysandtwobooksofpoetryatwhatwasclaimedtobea‘remarkable’price:fifteenpoundsandfiftypenceincludingpostageandpacking.IhadwantedasetofShakespeare’splaysandpoemsforsometimeandthesebooksinredimitationleatherlookedparticularlyattractive;soIsentforthem.TwoweekslaterthebooksarrivedtogetherwithasetofthecompleteworksofCharlesDickenswhichIhadnotordereD.SoIreturnedtheDickensbookstoyouwithachequeforfifteenpoundsandfiftypencefortheworksofShakespearE.TwomoreweekspasseD.ThentherearrivedonmydoorstepasecondsetoftheworksofShakespearethesamesetofnovelsbyDickensandasixbooksetoftheplaysofMoliereinFrench.SinceIdonotreadFrenchthesewereofnousetomeatall.HoweverIcouldnotaffordtopostallthesebooksbacktoyousoIwrotetoyouattheendofAugustoflastyearinstructingyoutocomeandcollectallthebooksthatIdidnotwantandaskingyounottosendanyotherbooksuntilfurthernoticE.Youdidnotreplytothatletter.InsteadyousentmeabillforfortytwopoundsandasetoftheplaysofSchillerinGerman.SincethenanewsetofbookshasarrivedeverytwoweekstheworksofGoethethepoemsofMiltontheplaysofStrindberg;IhardlyknowwhatIhavE.ThebooksarestillallintheirboxesinthegarageandmycarhastostandintherainoutsidE.IhavenoroomforanymorebooksandevenifIreadfromnowuntiltheLastJudgmentIshouldnotfinishreadingallthebooksthatyouhavesentmE.Pleasesendnomorebookssendnomorebillssendnomoreangrylettersdemandingpayment.JustsendonelargelorryandtakeallthebooksawayleavingmeonlywiththeonesetofthecompleteworksofShakespeareforwhichIhavepaiD.YoursfaithfullySIMONWALKER26.SimonWalkerwrotetheletterto________A.complainaboutsendinghimbookshehadnotordereD.B.urgeCosmoBooksLtD.totakeawaythebookshehadnotordereD.C.laughatCosmoBooksLtD.D.advisereadersnottoorderbooksfromCosmoBooksLtD.27.TheadvertisementthatMr.WalkersawintheMorningMailwasfor____A.unlimitednumberofCosmoBooks.B.asetof10booksoftheworksofShakespearE.C.abookcontainingalltheplaysandpoemsofShakespearE.D.fifteenpoundsandfiftypencE.28.Mr.Walkeransweredtheadvertisementbecause________A.hewantedasetofShakespeare’sworksandthissetwascheapandlookedattractivE.B.heclaimedthatthebookswerebeingofferedataremarkablepricE.C.hehadorderedthesetandhadbeenwaitingforthemtocomeforsometimE.D.thesethealreadyhadwasnotparticularlyattractivE.29.Itcanbeinferredthat_______A.CosmoBookshavesentbillsforbooksthattheyhavenotsent.B.Mr.Walkertooksomeactionafterreceivingthebookshedidnotorder.C.Mr.Walkerhasn’treceivedthebooksthatheordereD.D.SeveralsetsofbookshavebeensenttoMr.WalkerfreeofchargE.30.Thetoneoftheletteristhatof_______A.bitternessB.respectC.annoyanceD.humor
- Todayrollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeagoitwasn'teasyatall.Before1750theideaofskatingdidn'texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin'sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.MerlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfrollfinallyhedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoE.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandonsuddenlyheranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirrorbreakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin'sgrandentranceforalongtime!60.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.astrangemanB.anunusualpartyC.howrollerskatingbeganD.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury61.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe________.A.oftengaveotherssurprisesB.wasagiftedmusicianC.inventedtherollerskatesD.wasfullofimagination62.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.B.Thepartygueststookmerlinforafool.C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble
- OntheeveningofJune211992atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi’anwithhisbicyclE.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanagerfortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedinthekingdomofbicycles.RobertFriedlanderanAmericanarrivedinXi’anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhiIndiA.Whenhewas11hereadthebookMa-rcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoaD.Nowafter44yearshewasontheSilkRoadinXi’anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtruE.RobertFriedlander’snextdestinations目的地wereLanzhouDunhuangUrumqietC.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.66.Thebestheadline标题forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.A.BeautifulHotelinXi’anC.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims67.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecauseA.heaskedtoseethemanagerB.heenteredthehallwithabikeC.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguestsD.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim68.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder.A.ChinaPakistanandIndiaB.PakistanChinaandIndiaC.IndiaChinaandPakistanD.ChinaIndiaandPakistan69.WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.B.ThefamoussightsinXi’an.C.HisinterestinChinesesilk.D.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles.70.Friedlandercanbesaidtobe.A.determinedB.friendlyC.hardworkingD.open-minded
- Atameetingawell-knownspeakerliftedupabillof20dollarsbeforestartinghisspeech.Facing200peopleheaskedWhowantsthis20-dollarbill?A.greatmanyhandswereputup.ThenhecontinuedtosayIintendedtogiveittoanyoneofyoubutallowmetodoathingbeforegivingittoyou.Suddenlyhecrumpled揉itintoaroundmass.ThenheaskedWhowantsit?Stillsomehandswereliftedup.HeaskedagainWellhowcoulditbeifIdoitlikethis?hethrewthebillontothegroundsteppedonitandtwistedit.AshepickeditupthebillhadbecomenotonlydirtybutwrinkleD.Whostillwantsit?Stillafewpeopleputuptheirhands.Mydearfriendsyouhavehadameaningfulclass.NomatterhowItreatedthisbillyoustillwantitbecauseitisworth20dollars.Onyourliferoadyoumaybeknockeddown击垮orevenbrokenintopiecesbyyourdetermination决心orunfavorable不利的situations.Wemayfeelourselvesworthnothingbutmydarlingrememberthatwhateverhappensinthefutureyoushouldneverloseyourvalue价值intheGod’sheart.You’reparticular----neverforgetit.68.Theunderlinedwordwrinkledinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.brokenB.havingsmalllinesorfoldsinitC.flatD.havingholesonit69.Thespeakerdidthistestinorderto_____________.A.telltheaudiencethatoneshouldneverloseone’sownvalueB.telltheaudiencethatGodvaluesmoneymostC.testifsomeoftheaudiencewereextremelyinterestedinmoneyD.playatrickontheaudience70.Whatwouldthespeakerprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Howmoneycanmakepeoplecrazy.B.Howtoavoidbeingknockeddowninone’slifE.C.Howtokeepone’svalueoflifE.D.Howtogiveameaningfulclass
- AndrewCarnegieknownastheKingofSteelbuiltthesteelindustryintheUnitedStatesandintheprocessbecameoneofthewealthiestmeninAmericA.Hissuccessresultedinpartfromhisabilitytoselltheproductandinpartfromhispolicyofexpandingduringperiodsofeconomicdeclinewhenmostofhiscompetitorswerereducingtheirinvestments.Carnegiebelievedthatindividualsshouldprogressthroughhardworkbuthealsofeltstronglythatthewealthyshouldusetheirfortunesforthebenefitofsociety.Heopposedcharitypreferringinsteadtoprovideeducationalopportunitiesthatwouldallowotherstohelpthemselves.HewhodiesrichdiesdisgracedheoftensaiD.AmonghismorenoteworthycontributionstosocietyarethosethatbearhisnameincludingtheCarnegieInstituteofPittsburghwhichhasalibraryamuseumoffineartsandamuseumofnationalhistory.HealsofoundedaschooloftechnologythatisnowpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.Otherphilanthropic慈善的giftsaretheCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeacetopromoteunderstandingbetweennationstheCarnegieInstituteofWashingtontofundscientificresearchandCarnegieHalltoprovideacenterforthearts.FewAmericanshavebeenleftuntouchedbyAndrewCarnegie’sgenerosity.Hiscontributionsofmorethanfivemilliondollarsestablished2500librariesinsmallcommunitiesthroughoutthecountryandformedthenucleus核心ofthepubliclibrarysystemthatweallenjoytoday.46.TheauthorquotedHewhodiesrichdiesdisgracedinthepassagetoshow____.A.HefeltstronglythatthewealthyshouldusetheirfortunesforthebenefitofsocietyB.HeopposedcharityC.ThewealthydiefromtheirfortunesD.Thewealthydiefromnotcontributingtosociety47.CarnegiesucceededinbecomingoneofthewealthiestmeninAmericaby____.A.hispolicyofexpandingB.hishardworkC.hisabilitytoselltheproductD.BothA.andB.48.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbephilanthropicgiftstosocietyaccordingtothepassage?A.theCarnegieInstituteofWashington.B.theCarnegieInstituteofPittsburgh.C.thesteelindustry.D.theCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeacE.
- PaulaRadcliffechasing角逐athirdLondonmarathontitle冠军saysshehasbecameastrongerpersonafterherterribleexperienceatthe2004AthensGaines.RadcliffewhofailedtocompletetheOlympicmarathonandthe10000mlastAugustsaid:Athensmademeastrongerpersonanditmademecarelessaboutcriticism.InthepastIwantedtopleaseeveryonebutnowIamgoingtolistenevenmoretothepeoplearoundmE.Shedidn’tcareaboutcriticismmadeattheweekendbyLizMcColganwhofeltRadcliffeshouldhaverestedandletherbodyrecoverafterherfailureinAthens.LizissomeoneIlookuptobutshehasn’tspokentomesincelastyearandifshereallycaredformeI'msureshewouldhavecontactedmE.InsteadRadcliffewontheNewYorkCitymarathonjust11weeksafterAthens.InNewYorkIwasn’tinmybeststatebutIdidknowIwasgoodenoughtowintheracE.RadcliffeinsistedheronlygoalinSunday’sracewouldbewinningathirdtitleandnotchasingworldrecords.HoweverRadcliffehasnotruledout排除inthefuturechasingherfinalworldrecordtimeandquestionedsayingsthatmarathonrunnershavetheabilityintheircareertoproduceonlyfourorfiveworld-classtimes.Idon'tthinkthat---althoughIcan'tputanumberonitsaidRadcliffE.Thatchangesfrompersontoperson.RadcliffeissureshecanbetterherwinningLondon2003performanceatsomepointinthefuturE.Followingasuccessfulthree-monthtrainingperiodintheUnitedStatesthe31-year-oldwillchaseathirdtitleonSundayafterherfirstvictoryin2002andagain12monthslater.Radcliffeclockedatimeof2:18:56inherfirst42.2-kilometerracethreeyearsago.Afterwardsshesetamixedcoursemarkof2:17:18fivemonthslaterinChicagobeforeloweringthattoatimeof2:15:25mthe2003Londonevent.56.Radcliffe’sfailureinAthensmadeher________A.developrespectforLizB.lovepeoplearoundhermoreC.restforfivemonthsD.facecriticismcalmly57.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.RadcliffebroketheworldrecordintheNewYorkCitymarathon.B.Radcliffedidn'tfullyrecoverbeforetheNewYorkCitymarathon.C.RadcliffewonherfirstmarathontitleintheNewYorkCitymarathon.D.Radcliffehada3-monthtrainingbeforetheNewYorkCitymarathon.58.BysayingIcan'tputanumberonitRadcliffemeansshe’snotsure_____.A.ifshehastheabilitytosetanewworldrecordB.ifshecanwinanotherracethoughshehaswonmanytunesC.howmanytimesamarathonrunnercansettheworldrecordD.ifshehastheabilitytoproducefourorfiveworld-classtimes59.AccordingtothetextRadcliffehaswon____Londonmarathontitles.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.one60.WhatcanwelearnfromRadcliffe'sstory?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.WellbegunishalfdonE.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.
- JustafewhoursagotheItalianshipAndreaDoriawassailingthroughthickfogtowardthecityofNewYork.CaptainPieroCalamaikeptwatch.Heknewthatmanyothershipswerenearby.Heshouldhavesloweddownbecauseofthefogbuthedecidednotto.Hewantedtoarriveontimethenextmorning.Atabout11:00P.M.anothershiptheStockholmsuddenlyhittheAndreaDoria.ItmadeahugeholeintheItalianship.Somepeoplewerebadlyhurt.Othersfellintothesea.ButonegirlwassavedbytheStockholm.LindaMorganwasfourteen.ShelivedinSpainwithhermotherandherlittlesister.ShewasgoingtovisitherfatherinNewYork.Shewasexcitedaboutseeingherfather.Lindahadlovedthetrip.Shewantedtohavedinnerwiththecaptainonthelastnightatsea.Thecaptaindidnotsitathistablethatnightthough.Hewasbusyguidingtheshipthroughthefog.Lindadidnotgettotalktohim.WhenLindawenttobedeverythingseemedfine.Hermotherturnedoffthelights.Lindatalkedtoherlittlesister.Shethoughtaboutseeingherfatherthenextmorning.Whathappenednextwasaterriblesurprise.Lindawokeupnotknowingwhereshewas.Shewasnotinherbed.Whenshecalledtoherfamilynooneanswered.Bothherkneeswerebroken.Lindahadbeensavedbyanamazingaccident.WhentheStockholmmadeaholeinthesideoftheAndreaDoriaitliftedLindaoutofherbed.Shelandedonthedeck甲板oftheStockholminsteadoffallingintotheocean.A.sailorheardhercriesandfoundher.Rightnowthegirlisinthehospital.Sheisexpectedtogetbetter.Herfatherisathersidegladthathislittlegirlsaved.TheAndreaDorialiesunderthewavesatthebottomofthesea.61.Whydidn’tCaptainPieroCalamaireducethespeed?A.Hethoughtthefogwasnotserious.B.Hewentcrazybecauseofthebadweather.C.Hedidn’twanttobelate.D.Hehadrichexperience.62.Lindadidn’thavedinnerwiththecaptainbecause.A.hewasbusywithhisworkB.shewassickinbedC.sheforgotitD.hehadn’tbeentoldaboutit63.Whentheaccidenthappened.A.thedaywasabouttobreakB.LindawasasleepC.fewpeoplewerekilledD.theAndreaDoriahitaholeintheStockholm64.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Lindahatedthetripverymuch.B.TheAndreaDoriawasn’tbadlydamaged.C.LindalivedwithherfatherinSpain.D.LindawassavedbytheStockholm.65.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.A.littlegirl’sbravenessmovedpeople.B.A.fourteen-year-oldgirlwassavedbyaccidentafterthecrash.C.TheItalianshipAndreaDoriawashitbyStockholm.D.AndreaDoriasailedthroughthickfog.
- AsateenagerIfeltIwasalwayslettingpeopledown.Iwasrebellious叛逆的outsidebutIwantedtobelikedinsidE.OnceIlefthometohitch-hiketoCaliforniawithmyfriendPenelopE.Thetripwasn'teasyandthereweremanytimesIdidn'tfeelsafE.OnesituationinparticularkeptmegratefultostillbealivE.WhenIreturnedhomeIwasdifferentnotsooutwardlysureofmyself.IwashappytobehomE.ButthenInoticedthatPenelopewhowasstayingwithuswaswearingmyclothes.AndmyfamilyseemedtolikeherbetterthanmE.IwonderedifIwouldbemissedifIwerenottherE.ItoldmymomandsheexplainedthatthoughPenelopewasalovelygirlnoonecouldreplacemE.IpointedoutSheismorepatientandneaterthanIhaveeverbeen.MymomsaidthesewerewonderfulqualitiesbutIwastheonlypersonwhocouldfillmyrolE.Shemademerealizethatevenwithmyfaults---andthereweremany---Iwasalovedmemberofthefamilywhocouldn'tbereplaceD.IbecameasearcherwantingtofindoutwhoIwasandwhatmademeuniquE.Myviewofmyselfwaschanging.IstartedtoresistpressuretoactinwaysthatIdidn'tlikeanymoreandIwasdelightedbywhoIreallywas.IcametofeelmuchsurerthatnoonecanevertakemyplacE.EachofusholdsauniqueplaceintheworlD.Youarespecialnomatterwhatotherssayorwhatyoumaythink.SoforgetaboutbeingreplaceD.Youcan'tbE.59.Whichwordcandescribethewriter'striptoCaliforniawithPenelope?A.Wonderful.B.Easy.C.Dangerous.D.Exciting.60.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedwordreplaceinthethirdparagraph?A.位置B.放置C.重新设置D.取代61.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.IwantedtofindoutwhoIwasandwhatmademeuniquE.B.IwantedtostudyharD.C.IlostsomethingandIwantedtofindit.D.IwantedtofindoutwhetherIcouldgooutagain.62.Whatisthewritertryingtotellus?A.AsateenageryoucangoforatripwithyourfrienD.B.Parentslikeagirlbetterifsheismorepatientandneater.C.Eachofusisuniqueintheworldandcan'tbereplaceD.D.Thewriterwasnotlovedbyherfamily.
- 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
- FatandshyBenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteamFootballtenniscricket-anythingwitharoundball.Iwasuselesshesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheonealwaysmadefunofinschoolgymclassesinDevonshireEngland.Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsthewentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.Thenhebegantoridethebikealongwitharunnerfriend.GraduallySaunderssethismindonbuildinguphisbodyincreasinghisspeedandstrength.Attheageof18heranhisfirstmarathon.ThefollowingyearhemetJohnRidgwayandwashiredasaninstructoratRidgway'sSchoolofAdventureinScotlandwherehelearntaboutRidgway'scold-waterexploits.GreatlyinterestedSaundersreadallhecouldaboutNorthPoleexplorersandadventuresthendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuture.In2001afterbecomingaskillfulskierSaundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardstheNorthPole.Ittookunbelievableenergy.Hesufferedfrostbite冻疮ranintoapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimitpullinghissupply-loadedsled雪橇upandoverrockyice.NextOctoberSaunders27headssouthfromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandbacka2900-kilometerjourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.41.WhatchangehappenedtoSaundersafterhewas15yeasold?A.Hebecamegoodatmostsports.B.Hebegantobuilduphisbody.C.Hejoinedasportsteam.D.Hemadefriendswitharunner.42.TheunderlinedwordexploitsParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.journeysB.researchesC.adventuresD.operations43.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthathappenedtoSaunders?a.Heranhisfirstmarathon.b.HeskiedaloneintheNorthPole.c.Herodehisbikeinaforestd.HeplannedanadventuretotheSouthPole.A.acdbB.cdabC.acbdD.cabd44.WhatdoesthestorymainlytellusaboutSaunders?A.Heisasuccessinsports.B.HeisthebestBritishskier.C.HeisRidgway'sfavoritestudent.D.Heisgoodinstructoratschool.
- Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher—Mrs.Thompson.ShetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesamE.ButthatwasaliE.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddarD.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamed感到羞愧ofherself.ShefeltevenworsewhenlikeallherotherstudentsTeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume香水.TeddysaidMrs.ThompsontodayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatverydayshestoppedteachingreadingwritingandmath.Insteadshebegantoteachchildren.Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealivE.ThemoresheencouragedhimthefasterheimproveD.BytheendofthesixthgradeTeddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.HewrotethathehadfinishedhighschoolthirdinhisclassandshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelifE.HewenttocollegE.Mrs.Thompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesigned签名TheodoreF.StoddardM.D.医学博士.Thestorydoesn’tendtherE.OnhisweddingdayDr.Stoddardwhispered耳语inMrs.Thompson’searThankyouMrs.ThompsonforbelievinginmE.YoumademefeelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Mrs.ThompsonwithtearsinhereyeswhisperedbackTeddyyouhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Ididn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.56.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?A.ShemadeTeddyfeelashameD.B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.C.ShechangedTeddy’sseattothefrontrow.D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.57.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?A.Heoftentoldlies.B.Hewasgoodatmath.C.HeneededmotherlycarE.D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.58.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.59.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim.B.Shehadgivenhimencouragement.C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.D.ShehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeoplE.
- JaneAustenafamousEnglishwriterwasbornatSteventonHampshireonDecember161775anddiedonJuly181817.Shebeganwritingearlyinlifealthoughtheprejudices偏见ofhertimesforcedhertohaveherbookspublishedanonymously匿名.ButJaneAustenisperhapsthebestknownandbestlovedofBath'smanyfamouslocalpeopleandvisitors.Shepaidtwolongvisitshereduringthelastfiveyearsoftheeighteenthcenturyandfrom1801to1806Bathwasherhome.HerdeepknowledgeofthecityisfullyseenintwoofhernovelsNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasionwhicharelargelysetinBath.ThecityisstillverymuchasJaneAustenknewitkeepinginitsstreetsandpublicbuildingsthewell-orderedworldthatshedescribedsowellinhernovels.NowthepleasureoflearningJaneAusten'sBathcanbeenhanced增强byvisitingtheJaneAustenCentreinGayStreet.HereinaGeorgiantownhouseintheheartofthecityyoucanfindoutmoreaboutBathinJaneAusten'stimeandtheimportanceofBathinherlifeandwork.TheCenterhasbeensetupwiththehelpandguidanceofmembersoftheJaneAustenSociety.AfteryourvisittotheCenteryoucanlookroundtheattractiveshopwhichoffersahugecollectionofJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandmanyspeciallydesignedgifts.JaneAustenquizzesareofferedtokeepthechildrenbusy.YoucanalsohavewalkingtoursofJaneAusten'sBathwhichisagreatwaytofindoutmoreaboutJaneAustenanddiscoverthewonderfulGeorgiancityofBath.Thetourlastsaboutoneandahalfhours.TheexperiencedguideswilltakeyoutotheplaceswhereJanelivedwalkedandshoppeD.1.JaneAustenpaidtwolongvisitstoBath_______.A.inherearlytwentiesB.inherearlyteensC.inherlatetwentiesD.inherlateteens2.WhatcanwelearnaboutBathfromthepassage?A.BathhasgreatlychangedsinceJaneAusten'sdeath.B.ThecityhaschangedasmuchasJaneAustenknewit.C.BathremainsalmostthesameasinJaneAusten'stimE.D.NochangeshavetakenplaceinBathsinceJaneAusten'stimE.3.Theauthor作者writesthispassageinorderto_______.A.attractreaderstovisitthecityofBathB.askreaderstobuyAusten'sbooksC.tellreadersaboutJaneAusten'sexperienceD.giveabriefintroductiontotheJaneAustenSociety4.Ittakesyouaboutoneandahalfhours_______.A.togettotheJaneAustenCenterinGayStreetB.tobuyJaneAustenrelatedbookscardsandgiftsC.tofindaguidetotakeyoutotheCenterD.tolookaroundthecityofBathonfoot
- Whenafirst-timefathersawhisnewbornsonheimmediatelynoticedthebaby'searsobviouslystandingoutfromhisheaD.HeexpressedhisconcerntothenursethatsomechildrenmightteasehischilD.A.doctorexaminedthebabyandreassuredthenewdadthathissonwashealthy-theearspresentedonlyaminorproblemwithitsappearancE.ButthenervousfatherpersisteD.Hewonderedifthechildmightsufferpsychologicaleffectsofridiculeoriftheyshouldconsiderplasticsurgery整形手术.Thenurseassuredhimthatitwasreallynoproblemandheshouldjustwaittoseeiftheboygrowsintohisears.Thefatherfinallyfeltmoreoptimisticabouthischildbutnowheworriedabouthiswife'sreactiontothoselargeears.ShehadbeendeliveredbyoperationandhadnotyetseenthechilD.Shedoesn'ttakethingsaseasilyasIdohesaidtothenursE.Bythistimethenewmotherwassettledintherecoveryroomandreadytomeethernewbaby.Thenursewentalongwiththedadtolendsomesupportincasethisinexperiencedmotherbecameupsetaboutherbaby'slargeears.Thebabywasinareceivingblanketwithhisheadcoveredfortheshorttripthroughthecoldair-conditionedcorridor.Thebabywasplacedinhismother'sarmswhoeasedtheblanketbacksothatshecouldlookatherchildforthefirsttimE.Shetookonelookatherbaby'sfaceandlookedtoherhusbandandgaspedOhHoney!Look!Hehasyourears!NoproblemwithMom.Shemarriedthoseears...andshelovesthemantowhomtheyareattacheD.ThepoetKahlilGibransaidBeautyisnotintheface;beautyisalightintheheart.It'shardtoseetheearswhenyou'relookingintothelight.36.Whenthefatherfirstsawhisbabyhewasworriedthat________.A.Thebabymightnotgrowuphealthily.B.Thebabymightbelaughedatbyothers.C.Thebabymightdisappointitsmother.D.thebabymighthavementalproblems.37.Accordingtothedoctorandnursethebaby’sears________.A.couldnotfunctionwell.B.lookedthesameasothers.C.onlycausedasmallproblem.D.neededtohaveplasticsurgery.38.Whatistrueaboutthebaby’smother?A.Sheblamedherhusbandforthebaby’sbigears.B.Shewasthefirsttodiscoverthebaby’slargeears.C.Shesuggestedhavinganoperationonthebabyimmediately.D.Shefoundsomethingsimilarbetweenthebabyanditsfather.39.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyreferto?A.Theears.B.Theparents.C.ThedoctorandnursE.D.Theproblems40.What’sthefunctionofthelastparagraph?A.Toadvisereaderstolistencarefully.B.Todrawaconclusionfromthestory.C.Tocriticizethewrongattitudetophysicalbeauty.D.Tostresstheimportanceofdoctor-patientrelationship.
- ThepassengersonthesubwaywhocaughtaglimpseofmemayhavethoughtIwasstrangE.InparticularagentlemansittingoppositemewasalwaysstaringatmelookingatthecheesebreadonthefloorinfrontofmeandthenstaringbackatmE.A.passengerprobablydroppeditbymistakeandgotoffatapreviousstopbutthegentlemanmightnotthinkso.NextstopSt.PatrickStation—mystopwasquicklycomingup.IhadfewminutestoeithertakethecheesebreadwhichnobodyelsewasclaimingorleftittherE.InthosefewminutesIfeltmypridegettingintheway.WhatwouldothersonthesubwaythinkofmeifItookthecheesebread?WouldtheythinkthatIwaspoorandhungry?WouldtheythinkthatIwasstealing?Theignorantthingtodowassayyestoanyofthoseself-imposedquestions.Actuallytheywerejustmyownthoughts.ThoughIwouldleavethesubwaywalkablocktomyofficegetsettledatmydeskandsitcomfortablyinmyofficeforthewholedayIcouldn’tgetridoftheenormoussenseofguiltandregret.MythoughtsoncepushedmetowardsprideandignorancebutfinallyIhadtoadmitIwaswrong.Thismissingcheesebreadcouldbeagiftforahomelesspersonwhosufferedfromcoldandhunger.Sowhynotovercomealittlebitofmyprideandpassalongsomuchkindness?JustasthedoorsopenedatmystopIgrabbedthecheesebreadandleftthesubway.ItfeltawesomebutIdidn’tcareifpeoplewerelookingatmeorwhattheywerethinking.InsteadofgoingdirectlytomyofficeasusualIwalkedafewmoreblocksuptoQueen’sparkwhereIoftensawahomelessmansittingoutsidE.IalwayswantedtogivehimsomethingbutonlytodayIwalkedtowardhimwhowrappedhimselfinasleepingbag.IwasfullofsatisfactionandsodidthehomelessmanIthought.56.Thegentlemankeptstaringattheauthorbecause_______.A.hewantedtotalktotheauthorB.theauthorappearedtoonervousC.theauthorwasgoingtogetoffD.hemightthinktheauthordroppedthebread57.Theunderlinedwordself-imposedinparagraph2probablymeans_______.A.easilyobtainedB.deliberatelycreatedC.stronglysupportedD.completelyunaccepted58.Whydidtheauthorgrabthecheesebreadwhenhegotoff?A.Henoticedthatnoonewaslookingathim.B.Hedidn’twanttoseethecheesebreadtogotowastE.C.HevaluedkindnessmorethanhisownpridE.D.Herememberedahomelessmanatthatverymoment.
- I’maChinesestudentstudyinginCanadA.Ihavebeenaboarder寄宿生withtheCarsonsformorethanayearandahalf.TheCarsonsliveintheirownhousewhichhasfourbedroomsincludingtheoneinthebasement底层whichIlivein.JudydoesalltheworkinthehouseandAndrewisresponsiblefortheworkinthegarden.Whentheygooutintheyeveningtheyoftenaskmetolookaftertheirchildren.Judy’sparentsMr.andMrs.Morrislivedinanothercity.Judywastheironlychildandnaturallytheydotedon溺爱Judy’schildren.Theyoftensentthechildrenpresents.LastAprilMr.MorrisdieD.NowthatMrs.MorriswasquitealoneIexpectedthatJudywouldwanthertocomeandlivewiththem.OnedayMargaretJudy’sdaughtertoldmegrandmawascomingtolivewiththemandherdaddyandmummywouldwantmyroomback.Thenewsdidn’tsurprisemeandthenextdayIwenttoJudyandaskedheraboutit.IsaidIcouldn’tthinkoflivingintheirbasementroomanylongerifitwasneededforMrs.Morris.Judyseemedsurprisedatfirst.Thenshetoldmetherewasnodeedformetomovefortheyhadn’tyetcometoanydecisionabouthermothercomingtolivewiththem.NaturallyI’mworriedaboutmymother.Shehasbeeninpoorhealth.ShesmiledsadlyandaddeD.TobehonestAndrewandmymotherhavenevergotonwell.We’llwaitabitandseewhathappens.PerhapsMohterwillbeallrightlivingherselforperhapstheywillbothchangetheirminds.Thatwassixmonthsago.DuringthistimeI’veheardthatMrs.MorrishashadtwoillnessesandthatherhealthhasgotworsE.A.nursinghome护理室wasmentionedoncebutMrs.MorrisrefusedtogotherE.Souptonowshe’sstilllivingaloneandI’mstilllivinginthebasementroom.1.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakerandtheCarsons?A.HeisabrotherofAndrewCarson.B.HeisaclosefriendoftheCarsons.C.HeisastudentofJudyCarson.D.HeisastudentwhopaystoliveandhavemealsattheCarsons’housE.2.WhydidthespeakerexpectMrs.Morristocometolivewithherdaughter?A.BecauseMr.MorriswasdeaD.B.BecauseMrs.Morrissufferedfromillness.C.BecauseMrs.Morrislivedallbyherself.D.BecauseofallthereasonsmentionedinAB.andC.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mrs.Morrislovedhergrandchildrenverymuch.B.Judyhadnobrothersorsisterstolookafterhermother.C.TheCarsonsoncesuggestedthatMrs.MorrisgotoliveinanursinghomE.D.Mrs.MorriswascomingtolivewiththeCarsonssotheyaskedthespeakertomovE.4.Whydidn’tMrs.Morriscometolivewithherdaughter’sfamily?A.BecauseshedidnotwanttoleaveherownhousE.B.BecauseshewasinratherpoorhealthandcouldnotcomE.C.Becauseshedidnothaveagoodrelationshipwithherson-in-law.D.Becausethespeakerlivedthereandtherewasnootherroomforhertolivein.5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FamilyrelationshipinCanadA.B.TheBoarderinCanadA.C.NursingHomesinCanadA.D.ThechildreninCanadA.
- AtjustsixyearsoldJoeyKilpatrickisAustralia’sunofficialhide-and-seekchampionafterhehidinabedroomcupboardforeighthourswhileplayinghisfavouritegamecausingamassiverescueoperation.Thedeterminedlittleboy’sdisappearingactledtoafull-scalesearchincludingninepoliceofficersfiveStateEmergencyServicevolunteerstrackerdogsandalmostalloftheresidents居民ofthetownofGoombungeE.HismotherChrissaysshecalledthepolicewhenJoeydisappearedoneafternoonaftertellinghisolderbrotherLachlan14thathewasofftoplayhide-and-seek.IcalledthetwoboysfordinnerChrissays.Afterabout20minutesIstartedtoworry.IwasshoutingtoJoey‘OKwecan’tfindyoutimetocomeout!’Buttherewasnosignofherlittleboy.WithinminutesofChriscallingtheauthoritiesthepolicestartedonofthebiggestgroundsearchesinthetown’shistory.IwasreallyscareD.IrangmyhusbandKriswhoworksoutoftownandheimmediatelyhittheroadcallingmeevery10minutesChrisrecalls.Theysearchedthehousefromtoptobottom;everyonewasoutlookingforhim.WhenaneighbouraskedifI’dcheckedthewatertankthat’swhenrealityhit.IwasterrifieD.AfterhoursofsearchingthetownconfusedpolicedecidedtosearchthehouseonemoretimE.IjustsattherewaitingChrissays.ThenastrangefeelingcameovermeandIwanderedintothebedroomandputmyhandonapileofblanketsinthecupboarD.AsIpulledthemouttherehewas---asleepandcompletelyunawareofwhatwasgoingon!I’veneverhuggedhimsoharD.Seniorconstable巡警ChrisBrameldfromGoombungeepolicesaysheisgladthatJoey’sgamehadahappyending:Whenwerealizedhewassafeweagreedthatitdoesn’tgetmuchbetterthanthat!AndyoungJoeypromisesthatnexttimehewon’tbesointentonfindingthebesthidingplacE.IwanttosaysorrytothepolicemenandtoMummyforscaringthemhesays.IpromisenexttimeI’llhidewheretheycanfindmeandIwon’tfallasleep!61.Whydidtheboyhideinabedroomcupboard?A.Hewantedtostartamassiverescueoperation.B.Hedidn’tthinkhecouldbeeasilyfoundtherE.C.HeisAustralia’sunofficialhide-and-seekchampion.D.Hethoughtitwasgoodplacetosleep.62.Whatdidtheboy’smotherdothemomentshecouldn’tfindherson?A.Sheturnedtoherneighborsforhelp.B.ShecalledthepoliceandherhusbanD.C.Shecheckedthewatertank.D.Shesearchedthetownfromtoptobottom.63.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TheboyfeltverycoldwhenhewasfounD.B.Theboyknewclearlywhatwasgoingon.C.Themotherwasverygratefultofindherboy.D.ThemotherusuallyhuggedherboyveryharD.64.Howdidtheboyfeelafterhefoundoutwhathadhappened?A.Pitiful.B.Funny.C.ScareD.D.Guilty.65.Accordingtothepassagewhatwasthebestthingintheendaboutwhathappened?A.TheboywasfoundsafE.B.Theboyfellasleep.C.Theboywonthechampionship.D.TheboyfoundthebesthidingplacE.
- TheodorethemanageroftheParadiseHoteltoldamiddle-agedcouplethatthatwouldhavetoleavethehotelafterjustonenight.ThecouplevisitingfromTexashadbookedaroomforeightnights.Theywantedasterile消毒了的environmentTheodoresaidTheyshouldhaverentedaroominahospitalmaybeanoperatingroom.Thishoteliscleanhutitisn'tthatclean.Theodoresaidthatontheveryfirstdaythecouplebroughtallthesheetspilloweasesandbedspreadsdowntothemainhallandjustdroppedthemnexttothefrontdesk.Theystoodtherenexttothispileofbeddingwhileotherguestslookedpointedandmurmured.Thehotelgotthreecancellationswithinthehourfrompeoplewhowitnessedthisstrangeevent.WhenTheodoreaskedthecouplewhattheproblemwastheysaidthattheirbeddingwasfilthyandtheywanteditreplaced.Thecouplecouldnotidentifyanyspecificfilthonthebedding.ThewifejustsaidWe’repayinggoodmoneytostayhere.HowdareyoudoubtusWeknowthefilthisthere.That'salltheproofyouneedTheodorecalledroomserviceandthebeddingwasreplacedimmediately.EarlythenexteveninghoweverthecouplemarchedtothefrontdeskagainanddemandedsevencansofsterilizerWeneedacanforeachnight.WehavetospraythephonetheTVallthedoorhandlesthetoilethandletheshowerstallthefaucetthesinkandanyhotelstaffenteringourroom.WorriedTheodorepolitelysuggestedthatahotelmoresuitableforthemwasjustaroundthecorner.HethencalledaheadtoreserveaverycleanroomandgavethemfreetransportationinthehotelRolls-Royce.Alsohetoldthecouplethattheywouldn’thechargedforthesecondday.Thecoupleweresurprisedbuttheyreallylikedtheideaoffreeroomforanightandthatexpensivecarservice.56.Theunderlinedwordfilthymeansinthisarticle.A.cleanB.dirtyC.smellyD.old57.WhywasTheodoreworried?A.Thecouplemighthavemoredemandsthefollowingdays.B.Thehotelwasnotcleanenough.C.Thehotelwouldrunoutofcleaningstuff.D.Moreguestswouldmakethesamerequests.58.Whatwordcouldbestdescribethecouple?A.Narrow-mindeD.B.ExpensiveC.ParticularD.Easy-going
- AttheageoftenIcouldnotfigureoutwhatthisElvisPresleyguyhadthattherestofusboysdidnothavE.Imeanhehadaheadtwoarmsandtwolegsjustliketherestofus.Aboutnineo’clockonSaturdaymorningIdecidedtoaskEugeneCorrethersoneoftheolderboyswhatitwasthatmadethisElvisguysospecial.HetoldmethatitwasElvis’wavyhairandthewayhemovedhisbody.Abouthalfanhourlateralltheboysintheorphanage孤儿院werecalledtothemaindining-roomandtoldwewereallgoingtodowntownJacksonvilleFloridatogetanewpairofBusterBrownshoesandahaircut.ThatiswhenIgotthisbigideawhichhitmelikeatonofbricks.IftheElvishaircutwasthebigsecretthenthat’swhatIwasgoingtoget.AllthewaytotownItoldeverybodyincludingthematron女管家fromtheorphanagewhowastakingustotownthatIwasgoingtolookjustlikeElvisPresleyandthatIwouldlearntomovearoundjustlikehedidandthatIwouldberichandfamousonedayjustlikehim.WhenIgotmynewBusterBrownshoesIcouldhardlywaitformynewhaircutandnowthatIhadmynewBusterBrownshoesIwouldbeveryhappytogobacktotheorphanageandpracticebeinglikeElvis.Wefinallyarrivedatthebigbarbershopwheretheycutourhairforfreebecausewewereorphans孤儿.IlookedatthebarberandsaidIwantanElvishaircut.CanyoumakemyhairlikeElvis?IaskedhimwithabigsmileonmyfacE.Let’sjustseewhatwecandoforyoulittlemanhesaiD.Iwassohappywhenhestartedtocutmyhair.Justashestartedtocutmyhairthematronsignedforhimtocomeovertowhereshewasstanding.ShewhisperedsomethingintohisearandthenheshookhisheadlikehewastellingherNo.ThenhetoldmetheywerenotallowedtogiveusElvishaircuts.ThenIsawmyhairfallingontothefloor.51.Intheauthor’seyesElvisPresleywas_________.A.disgustingB.admirableC.ambitiousD.dynamic52.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_________.A.BusterBrownwasmoreappealingthanElvisPresleyB.AnElvishaircutcosttheorphansalotofmoneyC.TheauthorwasfascinatedwiththestarsBusterandElvisD.ThebarberwasunwillingtogivetheboyanElvishaircut53.Wecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentencethattheboywas_________.A.excitedtohaveanElvishaircutB.worriedtothinkaboutthesecretC.anxioustoremovethetonofbricksD.carefultoseizethechance54.Howwouldtheboyprobablyfeelwhenhewalkedoutofthebarbershop?A.DelighteD.B.Guilty.C.Self-satisfieD.D.DepresseD.
- FeiXiangwhoseEnglishnameisKrisphillipsisaChineseAmerican.HeisnearlytwometerstallwithblueeyeslookinglikeanAsian.ThoughhewasborninTaiwanhegrewupspeakingChinesetohismotherandEnglishtohisfatherandstudentsatStanfordUniversityinCaliforniA.LaterhereturnedfromabroadtoTaiwanandbecomeasinger.HeleftthemainlandforNewYorkfouryearslater.Thereheworkedasalowlymember.HelivedaquietlifeinNewYorkforonlyafewpeopleknowhisnamE.Nowphillipsisplanningtoendhissix—yearstayintheUSAandreturntothemainlandandhisrecordingcareer生涯.HisnewprojectistointroducethemainlandtothemusicoftheBroadwaystage白老汇戏剧艺术includingthesongMariafromWestSideStory.36.Krisphillip’smotheris_________andhisfatheris________.A.ChineseAmericanB.ChineseChineseC.AmericanChineseD.EnglishAmerican37.MrKrisphillipsbecamefamousasbigpopstar________.A.intheUnitedStaresB.intheplacewherehewasbornC.inthemainlandD.atStanfordUniversity38.What’stheorderinwhichphillipsdidthefollowingthings?A.madeadecisiontoreturntoPRC中国B.learnedChinesefromhismotherandEnglishfromhisfatherC.waswidelywelcomedbytheyoungpeopleD.workedasalowlymemberE.becameastudentatStanfordUniversity.A.becdaB.ebdcaC.debacD.cabed39.FeiXiangisbestknownChinafor_______.A.hisplantointeroducethemainlandtothemusicofBroadwaystageB.WestsidestoryC.hisperfoemace演出D.hisspecialnationlity国籍40.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.FeiXiang’sparentsarebothteachers.B.FeiXianglivedinthemainlandforfouryears.C.FeiXingisregardedasabigpopstarbothinAmericaandChinA.D.FeiXiangreturnedtothemainlandin1896.
- EdwardWilsonisAmerica’sifnottheworld’sleadingnaturalist.InTheFutureofLifehetakesusonatouroftheworld’snaturalresources.Howaretheyused?Whathasbeenlost?Whatremainsandisitabletocontinuewiththepresentspeedofuse?Wilsonalsopointsouttheneedtounderstandfullythebiodiversity生物多样性ofourearth.WilsonbeginswithanopenlettertothepioneerinenvironmentprotectionHenryDavidThoreau.Hecomparestoday’sWaldenPondwiththatofThoreau’sday.Wilsonwillusesuchcomparisonsfortherestofthebook.Theproblemisclear:manhasdonegreatdamagetohishomeovertheyears.Cantheearthwithhumanhelpbemadetoreturntobiodiversitylevelsthatwillbeabletosupportusinthefuture?BiodiversityWilsonarguesisthekeytosettlingmanyproblemstheearthfacestoday.Evenouragriculturalcropscangainadvantagesfromit.A.merehundredspeciesarethebasisofourfoodsupplyofwhichbuttwentycarrytheloaD.Wilsonsuggestschangingthissituationbylookingintotenthousandspeciesthatcouldbemadeuseofwhichwillbeawaytoreducetheclearingofthenaturalhomesofplantsandanimalstoenlargefarmingareas.AttheendofthebookWilsondiscussestheimportanceofhumanvaluesinconsideringtheenvironment.Ifyouaretocontinuetoliveontheearthyoumaywellreadandactontheideasinthisbook.72.WelearnformthetextthatWilsoncaresmostabout______.A.theenvironmentforplantsB.thebiodiversityofourearthC.thewastesofnaturalresourcesD.theimportanceofhumanvalues73.Howmanyspeciesaremostimportanttoourpresentfoodsupply?A.Twenty.B.Eighty.C.OnehundreD.D.TenthousanD.74.Wilsonsuggeststhatonewaytokeepbiodiversityisto_______.A.learnhowtofarmscientificallyB.buildhomesforsomedyingspeciesC.makeitclearwhattoeatD.usemorespeciesforfood75.Wecaninferthatthetextis_______.A.adescriptionofnaturalresourcesB.aresearchreportC.abookreviewD.anintroductiontoascientist
- NickPetrelsisadoctorinMontreal.Heworks60hoursaweek.Hetakescareof159patientsaweekinthehospitalandathisofficE.He’sbeenadoctorfortenyears.Dr.PetrelsgiveshispatientsgoodmedicaladvicE.Buthedoesn’tjusttellhispatientswhattodo.Healsosingstothemontelevision!Dr.PetrelshashisownTVshow.TheshowisinItalianEnglishandFrench.ThedoctorstartstheshowwithasongandthengivesmedicaladvicE.HeexplainsamedicalproblemordiseaseinsimplelanguagE.Afterthathesingsanothersong.Dr.Petrelsproducesandperformsinhisownshoweveryweek.Theprogramisverypopularwithhispatientsandwithpeoplewhoenjoyhissinging.Hisdreamistoperform表演inLasVegas.HisfavoritesongsarelovesongsandhehasacompactdiskoflovesongsthathewrotE.Dr.PetrelssaysIalwayslovetosing.AllmyproblemsaregonewhenIsing.ButwhenDr.Petrelswasyounghisfatherdidn’twanthimtobeasingersohewenttomedicalschool.SomepeopletellDr.Petrelshecanhelppeoplemoreasadoctor.ButDr.Petrelssayshehelpspeoplewhenhesingstoo.IliketomakepeoplesmilE.Sometimesit’sdifficulttomakeasickpersonsmilE.Medicineandentertainment娱乐bothtrytodothesamething.TheytrytomakepeoplefeelgooD.51.Dr.Petrelsworks60hoursaweekbecausehe______.A.giveshispatientsmedicaladviceB.takescareof159patientsaweekC.singsontelevisionD.hashisownTVshow52.Dr.Petrels______soheiscalledasingingdoctor.A.hasbeenadoctorfortenyearsB.alwayslovestosingC.ispopularwithhispatientsD.alsosingstohispatientsonTV53..InhisTVshowDr.Petrels________.A.singsandgivesmedicaladviceB.singsaboutdifferentdiseasesC.startstoexplaindiseaseswithasongD.singslovesongshewrote54.Dr.Petrels’showispopular________.A.inLasVegasB.atmedicalschoolC.withpeoplewholikehissingingD.withpatientsinMontreal55.Dr.Petrelssayshelikesto________.A.helppeoplesingB.makepeoplefeelbetterC.dothesamethingD.makedifficultpeoplesmile
- Isthereanythingelseyouneedhoney?mydadaskedmeasheputthetwenty-dollarbillsinmyhanD.Iwastravelingbackhomefromafamilyvisit.andaftertreatingmetobreakfastandfillingmycarwithgasitwasobviousthatmydadwantedtomakesurethatIwouldbeokayontheroaD.No.Dad.You’vedonesomuchalready.Thankyou!IwasoverwhelmedonceagainbyhiskindactsofprovidingeverythingIneededdespitethefactIjustturned40.YetIrealizethatinmyfather’seyesIwillalwaysbehislittlegirl.Hetakesdeeppleasureinknowinghischildrenareallright.NowthathehasenoughmoneyhelovestogivewheneverheseesaneeD.ButthiswasnotalwaysthecasE.DivorcedfrommymotherwhenIwas11mydadcouldn’tbearoundhiskidsasoftenashewouldhavelikeD.Moneywasalsotight;evenweekendvisitswererarE.Howevermydadstayedinconstantcommunicationwithusandmadesurehewasinvolvedinourlives.Thoughhecouldn’talwaysbethereinpersonIknewhewasonlyaphonecallaway.Icouldalwayscountonthat.Evennowalmost30yearslaterItreasureknowingthatIcanpickupthephoneandcallDadandhe’llbethereformE.Ihaveawonderfulhusbandbutthathasn’tchangedhowDadseesmE.I'mstillhischildandhelovestoseethatmyneedsaremet.IrememberatimewhenIwasshoppinginahardwarestore五金店withDaD.ImentionedmyplanstopaintonewallinmyhousE.Wellthat’sallittookforDadtotakeaction.BythetimeIgottothecheckoutlineallthesuppliesIpickedoutwereputoutofmyhandsandplacedwiththingshebought.ThentherewasthetimewhenItookhimwithmetodosomegroceryshoppingforjustafewitems.Bythetimewewerefinishedmyshoppingcartwasfullofgroceriesfromeveryshelfinthestore!MysisterandIjokethatifyoudon'twantDadtobuyitforyouavoidevenmentioningyouwantsomething.56.Theauthordemonstratesherfather'sloveforhermainlyby.A.examplesB.comparisionC.persuasionD.argument57.WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUE?A.Theauthor’sfatherwasdivorcedwhenshewas11.B.Nowthefather'seconomicconditionissatisfying.C.Thefatherhasagreatsenseofresponsibility.D.Aftertheauthorgotmarriedherfathernolongergethimselfinvolvedinherlife.58.Theauthors’twoshoppingexperienceswithfathershow.A.fatherpaidlittleattentiontomoneyB.fatherwasquickinactionC.fatherpaidgreatattentiontohischildren’sneedsD.fatherlovedgoingshoppingverymuch
- TaylorsingswithheartThemusicindustryisnevershortofteenpopstarswithwonderfullooksbutitdoesn’toftenfindonelikeUSsingerTaylorSwift.BeneathTaylorSwift’snot-a-girlnot-yet-a-womansweetnesshidesaveryskillfulsongwritingtechnique技巧writesLeahGreenblattwithEntertainmentWeekly.SongwritingthecountrysingerexplainsishowIdealwithproblems.Iamusedtowritingaboutthingsthatreallyinfluencesmemost.Soinhersongsthereisalwayssomethingtrueandhonest.Theyseemlikestoriesfromadiary.AndthatcertainlyhelpsSwiftattractheraudiencE.She’ssoldmorethan13millioncopiesworldwideofherfirsttwoalbums2006’sself-titleddebut首张专辑and2008’sFearless.She’stheyoungestartistevertobenamedArtistoftheYearattheAmericanMusicAwards.NotsurprisinglythereweregreatexpectationsforherthirdalbumSpeakNowwhichcameoutlatelastmonthwheresheagainreturnedtoherownlifeformaterial.The14songsareallaboutthelasttwoyears...whenlifewasalittlebitbiggerandcraziersaysSwift.SoI’vewrittenaboutthelessonsandconfusionandheartbreakandallthedifferentthingsthatgoalongwithbeing1819and20.64..WhatledtoTaylor’sfame?A.Herwonderfullooks.B.Hersongwritingskillstogetherwithherlooks.C.HerbeautifulvoicE.D.Herspeciallifeexperienceinherteenageyears.65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Taylorisnowinhertwenties.B.Taylor’stheyoungestArtistoftheYearattheAcademyAwardsC.Taylorhasproducedthreealbumsuptillnow.D.Taylorhassoldmorethan13millioncopiesworldwidesofar.66.WhatmaybewritteninthealbumSpeakNow?A.HerunhappyexperiencewithherboyfrienD.B.Herconcernforherpopularity.C.HerhappychildhooD.D.Herworriesforenvironmentalpollution.
- GeorgeWashingtonCarverandThomasAlvaEdisonwereAmericanscientistswhowerebornduringthenineteenthcentury.CaverwhowasblackwasborninMissouriin1864.Althoughhisparentswereslaveshewasabletogetacollegeeducation.AfterhegraduatedfromIowaStateCollegehedevelopedmanyimportantnewmethodsoffarming.Healsodiscoveredmanynewusesforfarmingproducts.Hisdiscoveryincludedthreehundredusesforpeanutandtwohundredusesforsweetpotatoes.EdisonwhowasborninOhioin1847wasnotagoodstudentwhenhewasayoungboysohisparentstookhimoutofschoolandhismothereducatedhimathomE.AlthoughhehatedschoolhelovedsciencE.Onedayheburntdownabarn车房whilehewasdoingascientificexperiment.MostpeopleknowwhatagreatscientistEdisonbecamE.HissixthousandinventionsincludedtheelectriclightbulB.56.GeorgeWashingtonCarverandThomasAlvaEdisonwere___scientists.A.AmericanB.FrenchC.GermanD.British57.AccordingtothepassageCarverwas______Edison.A.seventeenyearsoldthanB.seventeenyearsyoungerthanC.sevenyearsyoungerthanD.thesameageas58.Edisongraduatedfrom______.A.IowaStateCollegeB.anAmericancollegeC.afamouscollegeD.wedon’tknowwhere59.Carverdevelopedmanyimportantmethodsof______.A.educatingpeopleB.makingimportantlightbulbsC.farmingD.writing60.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Carverburntdownabarnwhilehewasmakinganexperiment.B.AsayoungboyEdisonlovedschoolandwasaverygoodstudent.C.Carver’sinventionsincludedelectriclightbulB.D.CarveroncewenttocollegE.
- Wehavetwodaughters:KristenissevenyearsoldandKellyisfour.LastSundayeveningweinvitedsomepeoplehomefordinner.IdressedthemnicelyforthepartyandtoldthemthattheirjobwastojoinMommyinansweringthedoorwhenthebellrang.Mommywouldintroducethemtotheguestsandthentheywouldtaketheguests’coatsupstairsandputthemonthebedinthesecondbedroom.TheguestsarriveD.Iintroducedmytwodaughterstoeachofthem.Theadultswereniceandkindandsaidhowluckyweweretohavesuchgoodkids.EachoftheguestsmadeaparticularfussoverKellytheyoungeroneadmiringherdressherhairandhersmilE.TheysaidshewasaremarkablegirltobecarryingcoatsupstairsatheragE.Ithoughttomyselfthatweadultsusuallymakeabigtodoovertheyoungeronebecauseshe’stheonewhoseemsmoreeasilyhurt.Wedoitwiththebestofintentions.ButweseldomthinkofhowitmightaffecttheotherchilD.IwasalittleworriedthatKristenwouldfeelshewasbeingoutshineD.IwasabouttoservedinnerwhenIrealizedthatshehadbeenmissingfortwentyminutes.Iranupstairsandfoundherinthebedroomcrying.IsaidWhatareyoudoingheremydear?SheturnedtomewithasadexpressionandsaidMommywhydon’tpeoplelikemethewaytheylikemysister?IsitbecauseI’mnotpretty?Isthatwhytheydon’tsaynicethingsaboutmeasmuch?Itriedtoexplaintoherkissingandhugginghertomakeherfeelbetter.NowwheneverIvisitafriend’shomeImakeitapointtospeaktotheelderchildfirst.56.Theunderlinedexpressionmakeabig‘todo’overparagraph4means_____.A.showmuchconcernaboutB.haveaspecialeffectonC.listjobstobedoneforD.dogoodthingsfor57.Wecanconclude得出结论fromthepassagethat_____.A.parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheelderchildrenB.theyoungerchildrenareusuallymoreeasilyhurtC.peopleusuallyliketheyoungerchildrenmoreD.adultsshouldtreatchildrenequally58.TheguestspraisedKellyforcarryingcoatsupstairsbecauseofher_____.A.beautifulhairB.prettyclothesC.lovelysmileD.youngage59.Kristenfeltsadandcriedbecause_____.A.theguestgavehermorecoatstocarryB.shedidn’tlookasprettyasKellyC.theguestspraisedhersistermorethanherD.hermotherdidn’tintroducehertheguests
- OutsideourhotelinHoChiMinhCityVietnamaseeminglyancientwomanwaitedbesidethedoorwithherhandoutstretcheD.EverydayIputmyhandinhersasoureyesmet.Sheneverfailedtoreturnmysmilemygraspandmygreeting.OnthelastdayofourvisitIfoundmyselfaloneonabusycorneracrossthestreetfromourhotel.BicyclesandmotorbikesrushedinfrontofmE.AsIhesitatedonthesidewalkIfeltahandonmyelbowandlookeddowntoseethesmileofmysmallbeggarfriendlookingupatmE.Shenoddedherheadtowardthestreetindicatingthatshewouldtakemeacross.Togetherwemovedslowlyintothechaos.ThenwemovedontowardthesidewalkwhereshepulledmyfacedowntoherskissedmeonbothcheeksandthenleftstillsmilingandwavingbacktomE.TravelinginpoorernationsIhavewitnessedavarietyofwaystodealwithbeggars.Themostcommonresponseoftouristsfacedwiththepoverty-strickenistoignorethemandfocustheireyeselsewherE.IhaveseenpeoplepushawayanoutstretchedhandinangryannoyancE.A.fewmaydropafewcoinsintothehandinahurryhopingthatotherraggedpursuerswon’timmediatelyappearonthescenE.FormanyreasonsgivingmoneyisnotthebestresponsetoanoutstretchedhanD.Manyworldtravelershavediscoveredthatthegreatestgifttheycangiveistheirtimeandrespect.EveryoneneedsrecognitiontobeseenasworthyofbeingknowntofeelappreciatedandloveD.AndIbelievethateveryoneisworthyandworthknowing.31.Thewomanbeggarshelpedtheauthorgoacrossthebusystreetbecause__________.A.theauthorgavehermaterialassistanceB.theauthortreatedherkindlyandfriendlyC.theauthorwouldhelpherasarewardD.theauthorwasaforeigner32.Fromthestorywhatpositionofthebeggarsintheauthor’smindmightbe?A.equalB.superiorC.lowerD.valuable33.IncommoncasespeoplewilldothefollowingthingstothebeggarsEXCEPTfor________.A.pretendingtoseenothingB.handingoutsomemoneyC.refusingthemangrilyD.greetingthemnormally34.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantthingsbeggarsreallyneedare_________.A.mercyandpityB.moneyandfoodC.smileandgreetingD.attentionandrespect35.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.showhowpoorthebeggarsareinVietnamB.offersomeadviceondealingwithbeggingC.expresswhatweshouldofferthebeggarsD.describeanexperiencewithabeggar
- Thedirtyhomelessmansatonthepavementstaringattheatones.Hethoughtbackmorethantwentyyearstowhenhewasaboylivinginasmallredbrickhouseonthisverystreet.Herecalledtheflowergardentheswinghisdadmadeandthebikehehadsavedupformonthstobuy.Themanshruggedimpatientlyforthebrightnessofthosepictureshurthimandhismemorytravelledonanothertenyears.Hehadajobbythenplentyoffriendsandstartedtocomehomeless.Hedidnotreallywanttorememberthoseyearsnorthedaywhenbecauseo'debtshehadgonehomeplanningtoaskformoney.Hefeltembarrassedbutheknewexactlywherehisdadkeptthemoney.Whenhisparentssteppedoutoftheroomhetookwhathewantedandleft.Thatwasthelasttimehehadseenthem.Ashamedhewentabroadandhisparentsknewnothingabouttheyearsofwanderingortimeinprison.ButlockedinhiscellheoftenthoughtofhomE.Oncefreehewouldlovetoseehisparentsagainiftheywerestillaliveandstillwantedtoseehim.Whenhisprisontimewasuphefound-ajobbutcouldn'tsettlE.SomethingwasdrawinghimhomE.Hedidnotwanttoarrivepennilesssohehitchhikedmostofthelongjourneyback.Butlessthanamilefromhisdestinationhestartedtofeelsickwithdoubt.Couldtheyeveracceptthismanwhohadsobitterlydisappointedthem?HespentmostofthatdaysittingunderatreE.ThateveninghepostedaletterwhichalthoughshorthadtakenhimhourstowritE.Itendedwith:Iknowitisunreasonableofmetosupposeyouwanttoseeme...soit'suptoyou.I'llcomeearlyThursdaymorning.Ifyouwantmehomehangawhitehandkerchiefinthewindowofmyoldbedroom.Ifit'sthereI'llcomein;ifnotI'llwavegood-byeandgo.AndnowitwasThursdaymorningandhewassittingonthepavementattheendofthestreet.FinallyhegotupandwalkedslowlytowardtheoldhousE.HedrewalongbreathandlookeD.Hisparentsweretakingnorisks._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Themanthrewhisheadbackgaveacryofreliefandranstraightthroughtheopenfrontdoor.36.Whydidthemanshrugimpatientlyparagraph2whilehewasthinkingofhischildhood?A.Thethoughtsmadehimangry.B.HefelthehadwastedtimE.C.HewasanxioustogohomE.D.Thesweetmemorycausedhimmuchpain.37.Whydidittakehimhourstowritetheletter?A.HedoubtedifhisparentsstilllivedinthathousE.B.Hehadmuchnewstotellhisparents.C.Hefeltashamedtoaskforforgiveness.D.HewaslongingtoreturnhomeandfeltexciteD.38.Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplace?A.Hetookthemoneyfromhisparents.B.Heboughtabicyclewithhissavings.C.Hewassentencedtoprison.D.HewrotetheletterhomE.E.Hesatonthepavement.f.HehitchhikedbackhomE.A.bacdefB.bacfdeC.acbdfaD.adbcef39.Whichofthefollowingbestfitsintoparagraph8?A.EveryinchofthehousewascoveredinwhitE.SheetspillowcasesandtableclotheshadbeenplacedoneverywindowanddoormakingitlooklikeasnowhousE.B.Thehousebeforehimwasjustasheremembered:theredbricksthebrowndoorandnothingelsE.C.A.colourfulblanketwasoverthefrontdoor.OnitinlargeletterswaswrittenWelcomehomesonD.A.policecarwasparkedinthedrivewayandtwoofficersstoodatthefrontdoor.40.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_______.A.SweetMemoryB.WhiteHandkerchiefC.AbandonedSonD.LeavingHome
- Ireallyhadn'tmeanttoyellatthem.Butthatgreyafternoonsawitjustasmysonanddaughterweremakingaterriblemessonthefloorinthekitchen.WithatiresomereporttowriteIfeltbotheredatmydesk.Suddenlyitoccurredtomethatmykidswereatfault.A.voiceinsidemeinsistedthatIdosomethingquickly.OKyoutwoherebutwhatanawfulthingyouareattempting!shoutingangrilyImadeforthemwhileitbecameevidentthattheboywantednopartofmE.Getawayfromus!heshoutedbacktherebeingexpressionofsupportfromhissister.AllofasuddenIfoundthefaultinmyself.QuicklyIshapedmyhandsintopincers螃蟹螯;钳子andcrawledtowardsthemCrabby似螃蟹的DaddyisherE.HaHaHahelikestoyellatchildrenandtheneatthem!MysoncontinuedtokeepmeawaybutnowhewaslaughingandcryingatthesametimE.Mymissiontorepairthedamagecausedbymyyellingseemedtoworkwell.StillIregrettednothavingcontrolledmyselffirstinarightwaythatmychildrencoulddoafter.NeedIletthemknowhowbadlytheywereactingbyblaming?Thisisalessonthatservesmyself.Itonlyshowsjusthowtogetridofsomethingill-feelingsresponsibilitybyblamingothers.It'snotmybestself.Wehavetosearchforourbestselfwhenwithourchildren.Theydon'tneedperfectparentsbuttheydoneedparentswhoarealwaystryingtogetbetter.HereI'mremindedofthewordsofagreatthinkerWhenamanliveswithGodhisvoiceshallbeassweetasthemurmurofthebrookTheninourlifetimecouldn'twealwaysspeaktoourkidsinsuchasweetvoicesincemostofusconsiderthemasthemostpreciousintheworld?Andbeforewereachthislevelwhatshouldwedowhenwecomeacrossvariousdifficultcaseswithourchildren?36.Theauthorcouldn'thelpyellingathiskidsthistimeprobablybecause___________.A.theweatherwassounpleasantB.aDaddyhashisrighttodosoC.thekidsdidn'taskhimtojointhemD.hewastiredofhisboringwork37.Whichofthefollowingmadetheauthorawareofhisfault?A.Noobviousreason.B.Thechildren’sreaction.C.Hisself-control.D.Themessmadebythechildren.38.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorwill__________inanothersimilarsituation.A.playacrabagainlikethistimeB.apologizetokidsinasincerewayC.avoidblamingkidsinahurryD.beatthemupaboutsuchthings39.Whatwillthewritergoontowriteaboutinthenextparagraphs?A.Howtobehaveourselvesproperlywhenkidsareatfault.B.Howtoblameourchildreninamoreinterestingway.C.Howtodealwiththeterriblemessmadebyourkids.D.Howtopersuadechildrentodowhattheyaretoldto.
- MarieandMichaelhadbeendatingforsometimeandfeltfortunatethateventhoughtheyhaddifferentjobstheywereabletotalkwitheachotherthroughtheirworkalmosteveryday.MichaelisapoliceofficerandMarieisa911dispatcher调度员bothworkingforthesamepolicedepartment.OnedayMariereceivedacallfromMichaelwhosaidhewasoutontheroadinhispatrolcar.Mariewouldyoudomeafavor?SureMarieansweredhappytohaveanexcusetotalktohim.Couldyoucheckalicenseplateforme?Ineedtoseeifthisguyhasanyunpaidwarrants罚单.MichaelexplaineD.OkayspellitformE.MichaelphoneticallyspelledoutthelicenseplateusingcodenamesasallpoliceofficersdosoMariewouldbesuretogettherightletter:WilliamIdaLincolnLincolnYoungOceanUnionMaryAdamRobertRobertYoungMaryEdwardAsshedidhundredsoftimesadayMariewrotedownthelettersonapieceofpapertypedthemintohercomputerandstartedtorunthelicensecheck.AtfirstshewaspuzzleD.ThislicenseplatenumberwastoolongevenforapersonalizedplatE.HercoworkerswhowereinonMichael’splanfinallyhadtosayMariewhatdothoselettersspell?ThistimeMariereadjustthefirstlettersofeachwordoutloud:W-I-L-LY-O-UM-A-R-R-YM-E?WithacryofjoyMariewasallsmilesasshegotbackonthephonetoMichaelwhowasobviouslynotfollowinganyimaginarydriverwiththefictitiousplatesbutwasanxiouslywaitinginhispatrolcarforherresponsE.Michaelareyouthere?Mariebegan.YesMarie?herespondedhisvoicecrackingabitwithnervousness.Myansweris:yes!Therewasnocoppingout回避onthisproposal!56.MichaelaskedMarietocheckalicenseplateforhimbecause.A.hewastoobusytocheckouttheidentityofthedriverhimselfB.hewantedtoaskhertomarryhiminthiswayC.MichaelneededtheinformationurgentlyD.Michaeldidn’thaveaccesstoacomputeratthattime57.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Mariedidn’tfindthemeaningofthelettersatfirst.B.MichaelhaddifficultyinfindingtheownerofthelicenseplatE.C.Marie’sco–workersintendedtoplayajokeonher.D.MichaelwasaskingMarieforhelp.58.Wecanlearnfromthepassage.A.MariefoundtheowneroftheplatewiththehelpofhercoworkersB.MichaelwasfollowingasuspiciousdriverthatdayC.MariewasnotgoodatlicensecheckD.MarieunderstoodMichael’sintentionatlast59.Theunderlinedwordproposalinthelastparagraphprobablymeans.A.suggestionB.marriageofferC.planD.purpose
- Onemorningayoungmanleadingagoatlosthiswayduetothethickmist.Thenhemetablindmanandaskedwhetherhealsolosthisway.TheblindmansaidIcannotseeanything.Thereforethemistdoesn'taffectme.Ifollowedthepathinmymemoryanditnevergoeswrong.Happilytheyoungmanledthegoatfollowinghimforward.Theblindmanaskedwherehewasgoing.Hesaidhewantedtosellhisgoat.Maleorfemale?Howmanyyearshaveyoukeptit?TheyoungmanspokewithouttoomuchthoughtAfemalegoatof3years!Theyoungmanwasstillfollowingtheblindmanwhenhewasgraspedthehandbytheblindman.HeshoutedHereisthepolicestation!Gointoitandelaborateonhowyoustolethegoat!Theyoungmanhadbeenathiefforalongtimeandadmittedthegoatwasstolenbyhim.HeaskedtheblindmanpuzzlinglyButhowdoyouknowIamathief?TheblindmansmiledIhavebeenkeepinggoatsfordecadesandcantelloneofthemismaleorfemaleaswellastheirageaccordingtotheirvoices.ThegoatyouledjustnowisobviouslyamalegoatbutyousaidfemalE.Thegoatissimplyalittlemorethanoneyearoldbutyousaidyouhadkeptitforthreeyears.Moreoverthegoatwillbleattotallydifferentlywhenheisledbyastrangerinsteadofhisowner.SoIcantellthegoatdoesnotbelongtoyou!Onlythendidthethiefunderstandthewholethingwithhisheaddroppeddown.60.Theblindmandidn'tlosthiswaybecause_________A.hedidn'tleadagoatB.hecouldn'tseeanythingC.hewasn'taffectedbythethickmistD.hehadabettermemorythantheyoungman61.AccordingtothedialogueinParagraph2wecanknowthat______A.theblindmanwasadetectiveB.theyoungmanwasanhonestmanC.theyoungmanwasfamiliarwiththegoatD.theblindmanwasverycareful62.TheunderlinedphraseelaborateoninParagraph3mostprobablymeans______A.expressindetailB.tellalieC.learnbyheartD.makeupone’smind63.Wecaninferthattheyoungmanfelt______afterhearingtheblindman’sexplanation.A.exhaustedB.nervousC.depressedD.satisfied
- ZhangZiyibornonFebruary9199inBeijingisoneofChina’mostpopularandsuccessfulentertainersandever-growingsuccessontheinternationalstageandwintheBestActressprizeatthe24thChinaGoldenRooster.LookingbackatthepressureandfrustrationshehasenduredduringthefilmingofCrouchingtigerHiddenDragonCTHD卧虎藏龙ZiyisometimesfeelsthatAngleethedirectorwastoodemanding.wheneverIseehimnowIletoutmysix-monthworthofbitternessbitbybittomakesurethatheknowshowmuchIhavesufferedandhowmuchweightIhavelostwhileCTHDwasbeingmadE.WithhermajorworksTheRoadHomecrouchingTigerHiddenDragonRushHour2ZhangZiyienjoysgreatpopularity.DespitehersuccesssofarZiyiisneversatisfiedwithwhatshehasachievedZiyiknowswellwhatsheisdoing.TostartmakingwesternfilmsZhangZiyihasbeenworkinghardtoperfectherEnglishforseveralyearsandnowspeaksthelanguagewithlittledifficulty.Themovieversion版本ofMemoirsofaGeishaisheadedintoproduction.Thebookbecameasensation轰动aroundtheworldwhenitwasfirstpublishedin1997.Thestoryisaboutayounggirl’srisefrompovertyinaJapanesefishingvillagetolifeinhighsociety.TheleadroleofSayuriwillgotoZhangZiyiwiththeproducerStevenSpielberg.ForthoseunfamiliarwiththestoryaGeishaisaJapanesewomanschooledintheartofdancesingingandconversationtobeacompanionforwealthymen.ItmaybedifficulttosaywhatliesaheadforZiyibutitisquitefeasible可行的forZiyitoputherfeetonthegroundandstrive奋斗tomakesuresheisatherbestineverymoviesheisin.41.AccordingtothepassageZhangZiyisucceeded_______A.easilyB.witheffortC.forsomeone’shelpD.forever42.WhichoneisnotZiyi’smajorworks?A.TheRoadHomeB.CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon.C.ThebookversionofMemoirsofaGeishaD.RusherHour243.AccordingtothepassageZiyispeaksEnglish________.A.perfectlyB.easilyC.hardD.hardly44.ThebookversionofMemoirsofaGeishawasfirstpublishedwhenZiyiwas_______A.about18B.over18C.lessthan18D.19yearsold
- In1939twobrothersMacandDickMcDonaldstartedadrive–inrestaurantinSnaBemadinoCaliforniA.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyearsfirstatheaterthenabarbecuerestaurantthenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperationtheyofferedanewshortenedmenu:Frenchfrieshamburgersandsodas.Tothisminimalselectiontheyaddedonenewconcept:quickservicenowaitersorwaitressesandnotips.Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity一致性forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine常规forthepreparationoftheirfoodandtheyinsistedontheircook’sstickingtotheroutinE.Theirnewdrive-inbecameincrediblypopularparticularlyforlunch.PeopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontimE.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened;theywerecontentwiththissmallsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroC.KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954whenhewassellingmilkshakemixingmachines.Hequicklysawtheunmatchedappealofthebrother’sfastfoodrestaurantandboughttherighttofranchise经销othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementsignedincludedtherighttocopythementheequipmentandeventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches.TwentyyearsafterthedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen–centhamburgersMcDonaldshadover$1billionintotalsalesayear.TodayMcDonaldsisaworldfamousnamE.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostincrediblesuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.60.MacandDickMcDonaldhadexperienceinmanagingallofthefollowingbusinessexcept________.A.atheaterB.adrive–inC.anice-creamshopD.abarbecuerestaurant61.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?________A.RayKroc’sbusinessabilities.B.Thedevelopmentoffast-foodservicE.C.ThelifeofMacandDickMcDonalD.D.HowMcDonaldsbecameabillion-dollarbusiness.62.HowdidtheMcDonaldbrotherskeeptheuniformityofthehamburgers?________A.TheyaskedhelpfromRayKroC.B.Theyallowedothercopiesoftheirrestaurant.C.TheyhadstrictrulesforthepreparationofthefooD.D.TheyaddedanewconcepttotheselectionofthefooD.63.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethat________.A.RayKrochadgreatsenseofbusiness.B.fortyyearsagotherewerealotoffast-foodrestaurantsC.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthybecausetheysoldtheirideatoRayKrocD.thelocationtheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreatpopularityoftheirdrive-in
- Abeautifulandverysuccessfulactresswasthestarofanewmusicalshow.Herhomewasinthecountrybutshedidn’twanttohavetogobackthereeverynightsosherentedanexpensiveflatinthecentreofthecityboughtsomebeautifulfurnitureandhiredamantopainttheroomsinnewcolors.Itwasverydifficulttogetticketsforhershowbecauseeverybodywantedtoseeitsoshedecidedtogivethepaintertwoofthebestseats.Shehopedthatthiswouldmakehimworkbetterandmorewillinglyforher.Hetooktheticketswithoutsayinganythingandsheheardnomoreaboutthemuntiltheendofthemonthwhenshegotthepainter’sbill.AtthebottomofitwerethewordsFourhourswatchingMissHallsinganddance£3withthisnoteAfter5p.m.Igetfifteenshillingsanhourinsteadoftenshillings.56.InthearticleMissHallwasthenameof______.A.aplacewherepeoplesanganddancedB.anunmarriedwomanC.ahallD.astreet57.Thewoman’sflatwassituated______.A.nearthecityB.nearherhomeC.inthemiddleofthecityD.bythesideofthecountryroad58.Theactressgavethepaintertwoticketshopinghewould______.A.bepleasedB.asklessmoneyforhisworkC.chargemoremoneyforhisworkD.sayagoodwordforhermusicalshow59.Inthestory______madeamistakE.A.boththeactressandthepainterB.neithertheactressnorthepainterC.thepainterD.theactress
- TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelvE.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.SomewerestandinginlineotherswerewalkingarounD.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.TheirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminlinE.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.Oh!It’sgoingbackward倒行!hecrieD.Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit’shalfpasteleven.You’relookingattheclockinthemirror.saidMikE.TomwassosaD.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.67.Tomwentintothestationcafebecause______.A.MikeaskedhimtohaveacupofteaB.itwasquiteearlyandhecouldfindaseatthereC.hedidn’tliketostaywiththeschoolgirlsD.hewantedtohaveadrinkwithhisworkmatethere68.WhattimewasitinfactwhenTomlookedattheclockinthemirror?A.HalfpasttwelveB.TwentytotwelveC.HalfpastelevenD.Halfpastone69.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclockinamirrorwewillfind_______.A.thetimeisrightB.it’sgoingslowerC.it’sgoingbackwardD.it’sgoingfaster70.Whichofthefollowingisthetitleofthestory?A.TheMirroroftheStationB.NotA.CarefulManC.MissingA.BusD.TheClockInTheMirror
- IwasblindbutIwasashamedofitifitwasknown.Irefusedtouseawhitestickandhatedaskingforhelp.AfterallIwasateenagergirlandIcouldn’tbearpeopletolookatmeandthinkIwasnotlikethem.ImusthavebeenaterribledangerontheroadsComingacrossmewanderingthroughthetrafficmotoristsprobablywouldhavetosteprapidlyontheirbrakes.Apartfromthattherewereallsortsofdisastersthatusedtooccuronthewaytoandfromwork.OneeveningIgotoffthebusabouthalfwayhomewhereIhadtochangebusesandasusualIranintosomethingI’mawfullysorryIsaidandsteppedforwardonlytorunintoitagain.WhenithappenedathirdtimeIrealizedIhadbeenapologizingtoalamppost.ThiswasjustoneofthestupidthingsthatconstantlyhappenedtomE.SoIcarriedonandfoundthebusstopwhichwasarequeststopwherethebuswouldn’tstopunlesspassengerswantedtogetonoroff.NooneelsewasthereandIhadtotrytoguessifthebushadarriveD.GenerallyinthissituationbecauseIhatedshowingIwasblindbyaskingforhelpItriedtoguessatthesounD.SometimesIwouldstopabiglorryandstandtherefeelingstupidasitdrewaway.IntheendIusuallymanagedtoswallowmyprideandasksomeoneatthestopforhelp.Butonthisparticulareveningnoonejoinedmeatthestop;Itseemedthateveryonehadsuddenlydecidednottotravelbybus.OfcourseIheardplentyofbusespassorIthoughtIdiD.ButbecauseIhadgivenupstoppingthemforfearofmakingafoolofmyselfIletthemallgoby.IstoodtherealoneforhalfanhourwithoutstoppingonE.ThenIgaveup.Idecidedtowalkontothenextstop.53.Thegirlrefusedtoaskforhelpbecauseshethought_________A.shemightberecognizedB.askingforhelplookedsillyC.shewasnormalandindependentD.beingfondblindwasembarrassing54.Afterthegirlgotoffthebusthateveningshe_________.A.begantorunB.hitapersonasusualC.hitalamppostbyaccidentD.wascaughtbysomething55.Whatwastheproblemwithguessingatthesoundtostopabus?A.Othervehicles车辆alsostoppedtherE.B.Itwasunreliableformakingjudgments.C.Morelorriesthanbusesrespondedtothegirl.D.Ittooktoomuchtimeforthegirltocatchthebus.56.Finallythegirldecidedtowalktothenextstophoping__________.A.tofindpeoplethereB.tofindmorebusesthereC.tofindthebusbyherselfthereD.tofindpeoplemorehelpfulthere
- Theendofmysophomoreyearwasapproaching.MomcalledmeatthedormoneeveningduringthelastweekofMay.Mysummerbreakwouldbespentwithgrandmaandgrandpahelpingoutaroundtheirfarm.Thearrangementmadegoodsensetoallthefamily.Iwasn’tfullyconvincedofthatmyselfbutguesseditwasjustonesummer.Nextyearwouldbemylittlebrother’sturn.Iarrivedlatethatafternoon.Grandmahadfixedmorefoodthanthethreeofuscouldpossiblyeat.Shelovedmeentirelytoomuch.ThenextmorningGrandpafixedbreakfastforthetwoofus.HetoldmeGrandmahadtiredherselfoutyesterdayandwasgoingtorestinbedalittlelonger.ImadeamentalnotetomyselftonotaskhertodothingsformewhileIwasthere.Iwastheretohelpnotbeaburden.Weekspassed.IgraduallysettledintoaroutineofdailyworkwithGrandpa.IntheeveningsIusuallyreadortalkedwithGrandma.ShenevergrewtiredofhearingaboutcollegeoranythingIwasinvolvedin.ShetoldmestoriesaboutherchildhoodfamilyandtheearlyyearsaftersheandGrandpahadmarried.ThelastSaturdayinJuneGrandpasuggestedgoingfishing.Wehadn’texpectedwhatwesawwhenwegottothepondthatmorning:Oneoftheswanswasdead.GrandpahadgiventhepairofswanstoGrandmaontheir50thanniversary.Whydon’tweseeaboutbuyinganotheroneIsuggestedhopingthesituationcouldsomehowberighted.Grandpathoughtforafewmomentsbeforeanswering.Hefinallysaidno...it’snotthateasyBruce.Youseeswansmateforlife.Heraisedhisfingertopointholdingthefishingpoleinhisotherhand.There’snothingwecandofortheonethat’sleft.Hehastoworkitoutforhimself.Afewdayslaterwedrovebythepondwhiledoingourmorningcheckonthecows.Wefoundtheotherswanlyingnearthesamespotwehadfoundthefirstone.Ittoowasdead.ThemonthofJulystartedwithmeandGrandpaputtingupanewstretchoffence.ThenJuly12came.ThatwasthedayGrandmapassedaway.Grandmahaddiedsuddenlythatmorningofastroke.Bytheafternoonmyparentswerethere.TheoldhousewassooncrowdedwithrelativesandGrandpa’sfriends.Thefuneralwasheldthenextday.Grandpahadinsistedonhavingitassoonaspossible.OntheseconddayafterthefuneralGrandpaannouncedatthebreakfasttableThisisaworkingfarm.Wehavealotofthingstodo.Therestofyoushouldgetbacktoyourownlives.MostofthefamilyhadalreadyleftbutthiswasGrandpa’swayoftellingtherestitwastimeforthemtogohome.Myparentswerethelasttoleaveafterlunch.Grandpawasnotamanwhocouldoutwardlyexpresshisgriefaroundothersandweallworriedabouthim.Therestofthesummerflowedby.Westayedbusyworking.IthoughttherewassomethingdifferentaboutGrandpabutcouldn’tquiteputmyfingeronit.Septemberwasnearingandpartofmedidnotwanttoleave.Ithoughtofskippingthefallsemesterandstayingaroundafewmoremonths.WhenImentioneditgrandpaquicklytoldmethatmyplacewasbackatcollege.ThedayfinallycameformetopackmycarandleavE.Ishockhishandandchancedahug.AsIdrovedownthedrivewayIsawhimintherearviewmirror.Hewavedtomeandthenwalkedtothepasturegatetostartthemorninglivestockcheck.MomcalledmeatschoolonastormyOctoberdaytotellmeGrandpahaddied.Aneighborhadstoppedbythatmorningforcoffeeandfoundhiminthekitchen.HediedofastrokethesameasGrandma.AtthatmomentIunderstoodwhathe’dclumsilytriedtoexplaintomeabouttheswanonthatmorningwefishedtogetherbythepond.55.WecanlearnfromParagraph1that.A.BruceregardedworkingonthefarmasararechanceB.BrucelongedtoenjoyhimselffreelyonthefarmC.thebrotherstookturnstoattendtheirgrandparentsD.Brucewasnothappywithhisparents’arrangement56.Whatdidthewriterthinkatthesightofthefirstdeadswan?A.Anotherswanshouldbeboughtinplaceofthedeadone.B.Theotherwasboundtodiesinceswansmateforlife.C.Grandmawouldbeindeepsorrowoveritsdeath.D.Thelivingcandonothingforthedead.57.Grandpaquicklydismissedthefamilyafterthefuneralbecause.A.hewantedtocarryonwithhisfarmworkB.hetendedtodealwithgriefinlifebyhimselfC.hedidn’twanthisnormallifedisturbedD.hetookforgrantedthematteroflifeanddeath58.ByIcouldn’tputmyfingersonitthewritermeansthat.A.IcoulddonothingtohelphimoutofgriefB.IwassobusythatIcouldn’tgiveahandtoGrandpaC.Icouldn’ttellexactlywhatwasdifferentaboutmyGrandpaD.Istayedbusyworkingandcouldn’tkeepGrandpa’scompany59.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGrandpa’scharacter?A.Outgoingclumsyandconsiderate.B.Loyalconsiderateandindependent.C.Talkativeclumsyandindependent.D.Romanticoutgoingandloyal.60.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MateForLifeB.UnforgettableSummerBreakC.DeathofSwansD.EverlastingLoveStory
- InaroomatTexasChildrenCancerCenterinHoustoneight-year-oldSimranJatarlayinbedwithadrip点滴abovehertofightherbonecancer.Overherbald秃的headsheworeapinkhatthatmatchedherclothes.Butthethirdgrader’scheerydressingdidn’tmaskherpainandwearyeyes.Thenavisitorshowedup.Doyouwanttowriteasong?askedAnitaKruse49rollingacartequippedwithanelectronickeyboardamicrophoneandspeakers.SimranstareD.Haveyoueverwrittenapoem?AnitaKrusecontinueD.WellyesSimransaiD.WithinminutesSimranwasreadingherpoemintothemicrophonE.Somebirdsoaringthroughtheskyshesaidsoftly.ImaginationinitsheadAnitaKruseaddedpianomusicafewwarbling鸣唱birdsandfinallythegirl’svoicE.ThirtyminuteslatershepresentedSimranwithaCDofherfirstrecordedsong.ThatwasthebeginningofAnitaKruse’sprojectPurpleSongsCanFlyonethathashelpedmorethan125youngpatientswriteandrecordsongs.AsacomposerandpianistwhohadperformedatthehospitalKrusesaidthattheideaofhowshecouldhelpcameinoneflash.Theeffectonthekidshasbeengreat.Oneteenagegirlcurling蜷缩inpaininherwheelchairstoodunaidedtodancetoahip-hopsongshehadwritten.A.12-year-oldboywithHodgkin’sdiseasewhorarelyspokesurprisedhisdoctorswithasonghecalledICanMakeIt.MytimewiththekidsisheartbreakingbecauseoftheseverityoftheirillnessessaysAnitaKrusE.ButtheyalsomakeyouhappywhenthechildrenaresmilingexcitedtosharetheirCDwiththeirfamilies.Simranisnowanactivesixthgraderandcancer-freE.FromtimetotimesheandhermotherlistentohersongAlwaysRememberingandtheyalwaysrememberthereallysweetandniceandlovingladywhogavethemashiningmomentinthedarkhour.59.SimranJatarlayinbedinhospitalbecause______.A.mostofherhairhadfallenoutB.shewasreceivingtreatmentforcancerC.shefeltdepressedandquitfromschoolD.shewassufferingfromapaininherback60.WhatdoweknowaboutAnitaKruse’sproject?A.Ithelpsyoungpatientsrecordsongs.B.Itissupportedbysingersandpatients.C.Itaimstoreplacethemedicaltreatment.D.Itofferspatientschancestorealizetheirdreams.61.Whatdoesthecaseofa12-year-oldboysuggest?A.MostchildrenarenaturallyfondofmusiC.B.HewasbraveenoughtoputupperformancE.C.Theprojecthaspositiveeffectonyoungpatients.D.Singingisthebestwaytotreatsomeillnesses.62.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.PurpleSongsCanFlyB.SingingCanImproveHealthC.A.ShiningMomentinLifeD.A.KindWoman—AnitaKruse
- JamesArrudaHenrya98-year-oldretiredlobstermanhaswrittenandpublishedhisfirstbookInaFisherman'sLanguageafterlearningtoreadattheincredibleageof91.Mr.Henryspentmostofhislifewithoutevenhisclosestfamilymembersknowinghewasilliterate文盲.Forcedtoquitschoolinthethirdgradetotakesomejobshekeptthesecretclosetohischest-onlytellingtohislatewife.Afamilyprobleminhis90ssparkedhisencouragetorestarthiseducation.HesignedadocumenthecouldnotreadMrHenry'sgranddaughtersaiD.AndthenafterhearingaboutGeorgeDawsonasonofslaveswholearnedtoreadattheageof98andwentontowriteabookofhisownentitledLifeIsSoGoodattheageof101Mr.Henrytookupreading.Ifhecandoit.I'mgoingtotryMr.Henrysaid.StartingwithhisnameheeventuallymovedontoABC’sandchildren'sbooks.HeputthemdownforfouryearsafterthetragiclossofhiswifE.Buteventuallyhewentbacktoreadingandwiththehelpofhistutorbegantorecordhislife.Hewroteabouthisfamily’svoyagefromPortugaltotheU.S.hismanyjourneysatseaandhowhewasunabletosaveanotherfishermanwhohadfallenoverboarD.Hebecameacarpenterandevenaprofessionalboxer-andeventuallybuilthisownhomeinStoningtonBorough.Hislifestorieshavebecomesopopularinfactnearly800copiesweresoldinthefirsttwoweeksofthebook'sreleaselastmonth.OnethousandmorehavesincebeenprintedasrequestsforthebookfloodinfromasfarasGermany.AndnowevenHollywoodproducershaveapproachedMr.Henryaboutoptioningtherightstohislifestoryforabigscreenadaptation.56.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMr.Henry?A.Hecouldn'treadwhenhewasretired.B.Hewasnotagoodstudentatschool.C.Onlyhisfamilymembersknewhewasilliterate.D.Hepublishedhisbookattheageof91.57.Mr.Henrymadeuphismindtostudybecausehe.A.hadsometroublewithhisgranddaughterB.couldn'tsignthedocumenthewasgivenC.wantedtosharehisownexperiencewithothersD.wasinspiredbyGeorgeDawson'sstory58.HowdidMr.Henrycarryonhisstudies?A.Hebeganwiththechildren'sbooks.B.Hewashelpedoutbyhisgranddaughter.C.Hestartedfromtheverybeginning.D.Hedidn'tstopevenwhenhiswifedied.59.InhisbookMr.Henrydidn'tmention____.A.hisfamilystoryB.hisschooleducationC.hisjourneysatseaD.hisworkexperiences60.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Nearly800copiesofthebookweresold.B.ThebookwassoldwellinGermany.C.Hisbookwaspopularbothathomeandabroad.D.Hollywoodhasplannedtoadapthisbookforamovie.
- TaylorsingswithheartThemusicindustryisnevershortofteenpopstarswithwonderfullooksbutitdoesn’toftenfindonelikeUSsingerTaylorSwift.BeneathTaylorSwift’snot-a-girlnot-yet-a-womansweetnesshidesaveryskillfulsongwritingtechnique技巧writesLeahGreenblattwithEntertainmentWeekly.SongwritingthecountrysingerexplainsishowIdealwithproblems.Iamusedtowritingaboutthingsthatreallyinfluencesmemost.Soinhersongsthereisalwayssomethingtrueandhonest.Theyseemlikestoriesfromadiary.AndthatcertainlyhelpsSwiftattractheraudiencE.She’ssoldmorethan13millioncopiesworldwideofherfirsttwoalbums2006’sself-titleddebut首张专辑and2008’sFearless.She’stheyoungestartistevertobenamedArtistoftheYearattheAmericanMusicAwards.NotsurprisinglythereweregreatexpectationsforherthirdalbumSpeakNowwhichcameoutlatelastmonthwheresheagainreturnedtoherownlifeformaterial.The14songsareallaboutthelasttwoyears...whenlifewasalittlebitbiggerandcraziersaysSwift.SoI’vewrittenaboutthelessonsandconfusionandheartbreakandallthedifferentthingsthatgoalongwithbeing1819and20.64..WhatledtoTaylor’sfame?A.Herwonderfullooks.B.Hersongwritingskillstogetherwithherlooks.C.HerbeautifulvoicE.D.Herspeciallifeexperienceinherteenageyears.65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Taylorisnowinhertwenties.B.Taylor’stheyoungestArtistoftheYearattheAcademyAwardsC.Taylorhasproducedthreealbumsuptillnow.D.Taylorhassoldmorethan13millioncopiesworldwidesofar.66.WhatmaybewritteninthealbumSpeakNow?A.HerunhappyexperiencewithherboyfrienD.B.Herconcernforherpopularity.C.HerhappychildhooD.D.Herworriesforenvironmentalpollution.
- UnitedStatesOlympichockeycoachHerbBrooksknewthathehadapoolofgoodbutyounghockeyplayersashewatchedthemplayduringthetryoutsforthe1980nationalteam.Hedecidedtochoosetheplayerswhowerethemostaggressiveandplayedthehardest.Brookswaspleasedwithhisfinalchoices.HoweverheknewhisteamwouldbetheunderdogiftheyfacedthepowerfulteamofprofessionalsfromtheSovietUnionUSSR.DuringtheweekbeforetheOlympicsbegantheU.S.teamplayedtheSovietsinanexhibitiongameandlastbadly10-3.InspiteofthedefeatBrooksthoughtthatifhisteamplayeduptotheirpotentialtheymightbeabletowinamedal.Afterthe1980WinterOlympicGamesbeganinLakePlacidNewYorktheUnitedStateswasbehindSweden2-1intheirfirstgamE.Withalast-secondshotBillBakertied与打成平局thegamefortheU.S.team.InthesecondroundtheUnitedStatesdefeatedCzechoslovakia7-3.TheydefeatedNorway5-1intheirnextgameandthendefeatedRomania7-2.A.4-2winoverWestGermanyfolloweD.WitharecordoffourwinsandonetietheAmericansadvancedtothemedalrounD.TheiropponentwasthepowerfulteamfromtheUSSR.TheSovietteamhadarecordoffivewinsandnolossesorties.TheSovietstooka2-1leaD.TheninthelastsecondofthefirstperiodtheAmericanstiedthescorE.With10minutesleftinthegametheAmericanstooktheleadandheldonforaslim4-3victory.Manysportsfansconsiderthisvictorytobeoneofthegreatestupsetsinthehistoryofsports.TheU.S.teamwentontodefeatFinlandforthegoldmedalbyascoreof4-2.65.WhatdidBrooksthinkofhisplayersbeforethe1980WinterOlympicGames?A.TheyweretooyoungtobethemostaggressivE.B.Theywerepowerfulenoughtobethechampion.C.Theylackedpotentialyettheyplayedthehardest.D.Theywerelikelytowinamedaliftheydidtheirbest.66.Thewordunderdoginparagraph2probablymeans__________.A.leaderB.loserC.dog-tamerD.spectator67.WhatwastheU.S.hockeyteam’srecordinthe1980WinterOlympics?A.FourwinsonetiE.B.FivewinsonetiE.C.SixwinsonetiE.D.Sixwinsnolosses.68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.BillBakerscoredtwogoalsinthegamewiththeSwedenteam.B.TheSovietteamhadthesamerecordastheU.S.inthefirstrounD.C.TheSovietteamlostthegamewiththeU.S.justatthelastminutE.D.TheU.S.team’swinningovertheSovietswasoutofexpectation.
- ScientistFlorenceWambuguworkswithfarmersinKenyaacountryinEastAfricA.Shehelpsthemgrowbiggerandbettercrops.WambuguisespeciallyinterestedinfindingsimplewaystoproducemorefooD.InthepasttenyearsWambuguhasspentmuchofhertimestudyingsweetpotatoeswhichareanimportantfoodinherpartofKenyA.A.viruskeptattackingtheplants.Itstoppedthesweetpotatoesfromgrowingwell.Becauseofthevirussomefarmerslostthreequartersoftheircrops.Wamuguwenttowaragainstthevirus.HersearchforawaytosavethesweetpotatoesledtoalabinSt.LouisMissouri.Thelabmainlyworksongenesthechemicalcomputerprogramsfoundinthecellsoflivingthings.Genestellaplanttoproducepinkflowersorananimaltogrowblackhair.Nowscientistshavefoundwaystomovegenesfromonelivingthingtoanother.Thatprocessiscalledgeneticengineering.WambuguspentthreeyearsinthelaB.Asaresultshecreatedasweetpotatoplantthatcouldfightoffthevirus.WambugutestedherresearchinKenyaandherplantsproducedwonderfulsweetpotatoes.That’sjustthebeginningWambugubelieves.Geneticallymodifiedfoodsshethinkscouldhelpfarmersinpoorcountriesgrowbadlyneededcropsthusfewerpeoplewillgohungry.41.Thetextiswrittenmainlyto_________A.tellussweetpotatoesareindangerofbeingattackedbyvirusB.introduceWambugu’scontributiontogeneticengineeringC.introduceanewwayofkillingplantvirusesD.tellhowhardWambuguworkedinherlabforthreeyears42.WhatcausedWambugutosetupalabinSt.LouisMissouri?A.HerwishtosavesweetpotatoesinKenyA.B.Hergreatinterestingeneticengineering.C.Herloveforsweetpotatoes.D.HerinterestinplantlifE.43.Thefourthparagraphmainlyexplainswhat_________is.A.acropvirusB.chemicaltechnologyC.acomputerprogramD.geneticengineering44.WhatisWambugu’sattitudetowardgeneticengineering?A.ItwillhelpmorehungrypeoplE.B.ItshouldbecarefullyuseD.C.Ithasmoredisadvantagesthanadvantages.D.Itisatooexpensivetechnologyatpresent.45.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.FlorenceWambuguoftenhelpsfarmerswiththeirwork.B.FlorenceWambuguhasstudiedsweetpotatoesfor10years.C.Genescanbemovedfromonethingtoanother.D.FlorenceWambuguhassucceededincreatinggeneticallymodifiedsweetpotatoes.
- Thecallcameat4:40pm.ThatdaymyfatherwasinhospitalinFloridA.IgotonanairplaneimmediatelyandonthewayImadeupmymindthatwhenIarrivedIwouldmakeupforthelosttimeandhaveanicelongtalkwithhim.IarrivedinFloridaat1:00ambutmyfatherhadpassedawayat9:12pm.ThistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalkortimetowaitformE.39.Whentheauthorwasyoungherfather______.A.wasbusywithhisworkB.dislikedhischildrenC.oftentalkedtohischildrenD.nevercaredabouthischildren40.Howoldwastheauthor’sfatherwhenhemadeaswingforhisgranddaughter?A.45.B.67.C.71.D.76.41.Whenpaintingthehousethefatheraskedtheauthortoholdapaintbrushbecause______.A.hewantedtomakehisworkeasyB.hewastoooldtoworkallbyhimselfC.hejustwantedhisdaughtertohelphimD.hewantedtohaveatalkwithhisdaughter42.Theunderlinedphrasepassedawayinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.arrivedB.lostC.leftD.died
- IfyouhavereadSylviaPlath’spoetryyouwilprobablywonderwhatitisaboutandwhyshewrotethewayshedid.Herworkalwayshasstrongfeelings.BornintheJamaicaPlainneighborhoodofMassachusettsPlathbecameanauthorwhosewritingsstudentsallovertheworldhavetriedtoanalyze分析andunderstand.Plath’smotherAureliaSchoberPlathwasafirst-generationAmericanfromAustriaandherfatherOttoEmilePlathwasfromGrabowGermany.Plathhadaverycloserelationshipwithherfather.ShewroteaboutherfatherinthepoemDaddywhichlaterbecameoneofhermostfamouspiecesofwork.Andwhenherfatherdiedin1940eight-year-oldPlathsaidI’llneverspeaktoGodagain.Herpoemshowshergreatloveforherfather.In1995PlathgraduatedfromSmithCollegewithhighesthonorsandobtainedascholarshiptoNewnhamCollegeCambridge.ItwastherethatshemetthepoetTedHughesandmarriedhimonJune161956.Itissaidthatshemethermatch.PlathandHughesexperiencedahappylifeasfullyaspossibleforawhile.PlathdescribedHughesasasingerstory-tellerlionandworld-wanderer流浪者withavoicelikethethunderofGod.TheirdaughterFriedawasbornonAprillst1960andtheirsonNicholaswasborninJanuary1962.Plath’spoemMorningSongexpressesherfeelingsashersonwasborn.ShewroteLovesetyougoinglikeafatgoldwatchShecomparedherbabysontoafatgoldwatchwhichshowsherdeeploveandgreatimagination.BeginninginOctober1962Plathexperiencedagreatburstofcreativityandwrotemostofthepoemsonwhichherreputationnowrests.In1963Plathdeadfromcarbonmonoxidepoisoning一氧化碳中毒.In1982shebecamethefirstpoettowinaPulitzerafterpassingawayforTheCollectedPoems.56.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.Plath’spoetryisfamousallovertheworldB.Plathdidn’tlikeherfatherverymuchC.PlathlivedinGermanywhenshewasyounD.Plath’smotherwasborninAmerica57.WhatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A.Hugheswasalsoanexcellentpoet.B.HughesalwayscompetedwithPlatch.C.Hugheswasnotagoodhusband.D.Hughesdidn’tliketobeapoet.58.WhatcanwelearnaboutPlath’spoetry?A.Ithasnothingtodowithherlife.B.Itshowsherlifeinthecountryside.C.Itisfulloffeelingsandimagination.D.Itslanguageissimpleandcommon.59.AccordingtothetextSylviaPlathdied.A.inhertwentiesB.inherthirtiesC.inherfortiesD.inherfifties60.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A.TotellhowSylviaPlathbecameapoet.B.TodescribethefeaturesofSylviaPlath’spoetry.C.ToexplainwhySylviaPlathwonaPulitzerPrize.D.TointroduceSylviaPlathandherpoetry.
- EveryyearonmybirthdayfromthetimeIturned12awhitegardenia栀子花wasdeliveredanonymouslytomeatmyhousE.Nocardornotecamewithit.Callstotheflorist花商werealwaysinvain----itwasacashpurchasE.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingtodiscoverthesender'sidentity.ButIneverstoppedimaginingwhotheanonymoussendermightbE.Mymotheroftencontributedtotheseimaginings.She'daskmeiftherewassomeoneforwhomIhaddoneaspecialkindnesswhomightbeshowingappreciation.PerhapstheneighborI'dhelpwhenshewasunloadingacarfullofgroceries.OrmaybeitwastheoldmanacrossthestreetwhosemailIretrieved取回duringthewintersohewouldn'thavetoventuredownhisicysteps.WhenIwas17aboybrokemyheart.ThenighthecalledformethelasttimeIcriedmyselftosleep.WhenIawokeinthemorningtherewasamessagescribbled乱涂onmymirrorinredlipstick:Heartilyknowwhenhalf-godsgothegodsarrivE.IthoughtaboutthatquotationfromEmerson爱默生foralongtimeandIleftitwheremymotherhadwrittenit.WhenIfinallywenttogettheglasscleanermymotherkneweverythingwasallrightagain.Idon'tremembereverslamming砰地关上mydoorinangeratherandshoutingYoujustdon'tunderstand!becauseshedidunderstanD.Onemonthbeforemyhigh-schoolgraduationmyfatherdiedsuddenlyofaheartattack.Myfeelingsrangedfromgrieftoabandonmentfearandover-whelmingangerthatmydadwasmissingsomeofthemostimportanteventsinmylifE.Ibecamecompletelyuninterestedinmyupcominggraduationthesenior-classplayandtheprom-events舞会thatIhadworkedonandlookedforwardto.Butmymotherinthemidstofherowngriefwouldnothearofmymissingoutanyofthosethings.ThedaybeforemyfatherdiedsheandIhadgoneshoppingforapromdressandfoundaspectacular引人注目的onE.WearingitmademefeellikeaprincessbutitwasthewrongsizeandwhenmyfatherdiedthenextdayIforgotallaboutthedress.Mymotherdidn't.ThedaybeforethepromIfoundthatdress-intherightsizedrapedoverthelivingroomsofapresentedtome--beautifullyartisticallyandlovingly.Ididn'tcareabouthavinganewdressbutmymotherdiD.ShewantedherchildrentofeellovedandlovablecreativeandimaginativE.MymotherdiedwhenIwas22onlytendaysafterIwasmarrieD.Thatwastheyearthegardeniasstoppedcoming.26.TheunderlinedwordanonymouslyinParagraph1istheclosestinmeaningto________.A.secretlyB.happilyC.sadlyD.openly27.WhydidMothertrytoarousetheauthor’simaginationaboutthegardeniasender?A.BecauseshewantedherchildtofeelcherishedandlovednotjustbyherbutbytheworlD.B.BecauseshehadagreatcuriositylikeachilD.C.BecauseshewasromanticandsheonceexperiencedsuchthesamethingatheryoungagE.D.Becauseshewantedtogiveherchildsometipsaboutthegardeniasender.28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.thegardeniasenderkeptsendingflowerstotheauthorfor22years.B.theauthorshowedlittleinterestinhergraduationpromC.aftertheauthor’sfatherdiedMotherboughtheradresstothepromD.Mothercarehowherchildfeltandgavehertheabilitytoseebeautyeveninthefaceofadversity厄运29.Accordingtothepassagewhowasprobablythegardeniasender?A.FatherB.A.neighborwhowasoftenhelpedbytheauthorC.MotherD.Theoldmanacrossthestreet30.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe__________.A.A.romanticmotherB.ThemysteryofthewhitegardeniaC.MyanecdoteD.MotherandI.
- AyearagoAugustDaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.HiswifeGerriewasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteriabutworkforDavewasscarceandthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift—$7000alegacy遗产fromtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatchwhodiedinanaccident.Itreallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.saysDavE.ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.DozensofotherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches’generosity.Insomecasesitwasafewthousanddollars;inothersitwasmorethan$100000.ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoneymorethan$3million—theywereanelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.ChildrenoftheGreatDepressionIshandArlenewereknownfortheirhabitofsaving.TheylikedcomparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofromstoretostorecheckingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchasE.ThroughtheyearstheHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercampwhentheirparentscouldnotaffordit.IshandArleneneveraskedifyouneededanything.saystheirfriendSandyVanWeeldenTheycouldseethingstheycoulddotomakeyouhappierandtheywoulddothem.EvenmoreextraordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistributeD.ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy—alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcents—shouldenrichthewholecommunityandlastforgenerationstocomE.Neighborshelpingneighbors—thatwasIshandArleneHatch’sstory.71.AccordingtothetexttheFusses________.A.wereemployedbyatruckcompanyB.wereinfinancialdifficultyC.workedinaschoolcafeteriaD.losttheirhome72.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheHatches?A.TheyhadtheirchildrenduringtheGreatDepression.B.TheyleftthefamilyfarmtoliveinanoldhousE.C.Theygaveawaytheirpossessionstotheirneighbors.D.Theyhelpedtheirneighborstofindjobs.73.WhywouldtheHatchesroutinelygofromstoretostore?A.TheydecidedtoopenastorE.B.Theywantedtosavemoney.C.Theycouldn’taffordexpensivethings.D.Theywantedtobuygiftsforlocalkids.74.AccordingtoSandyVanWeeldentheHatcheswere________.A.understandingB.optimisticC.childlikeD.curious75.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.ThecommunityofAltowasapooronE.B.Thesummercampwasattractivetotheparents.C.SandyVanWeeldengotalegacyfromtheHatcheslikeothers.D.TheHatcheswouldliketheneighborstofollowtheirexamplE.
- Theysaymoneydoesn’tgrowontrees.Butitcertainlyappearstodosoonthemysteriouscoin-studdedtrunksaroundtheUK’swoodlanD.Thestrangephenomenonofoldtreeswithcoinsembedded镶嵌allovertheirbarkhasbeenspottedontrailsfromthePeakDistricttotheScottishHighlands.Thecoinsareusuallyknockedintothetrunksofthetreeswhichwerecutdownusingstonesbypassers-bywhohopeitwillbringthemgoodfortunE.Thesefascinatingspotsoftenhavecoinsfromcenturiesagoburieddeepintheirbark.Thetraditionofmakingofferingstospiritsoftreesdatesbackhundredsofyearsbutthiscombinationoftheman-madeandthenaturalisfarmorerarE.Itusedtobebelievedthatspiritslivedintreesandtheywereoftendecoratedwithsweetsandgifts—asisstilldonetodayatChristmas.TheactremindsusoftossingmoneyintopondsforgoodluckorthetrendforcouplestoattachlovepadlockstobridgesandfencestosymbolizelastingromancE.ThereareseventreetrunkswithcoinspushedintothemintheuniquevillageofPortmeirioninWales.MeurigJonesamanageratthetouristdestinationtoldtheBBC:Wehadnoideawhyitwasbeingdonewhenwefirstnoticedthetreetrunkwasbeingfilledwithcoins.Healsosaid:Ididsomedetectiveworkanddiscoveredthattreesweresometimesusedas‘wishingtrees’.InBritainitdatesbacktothe1700s—thereisonetreeinScotlandsomewherewhichapparentlyhasacoinstuckintoit.Hesaidthatasickpersoncouldpressacoinintoatreeandhisillnesswouldgoaway.Ifsomeonethentakesthecoinoutthoughit’ssaidtheythenbecomeill.Wehaven’tannounceditatallit’sjusthappenedheaddeD.It’squiteamazingreally.56.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtogetgoodluckinBritain?B.A.fantasticwaytorecoverfromdiseaseC.Whosaysmoneydoesn’tgrowontrees?D.Canthetreereallybringyougoodluck?57.Thepassers-byknockedcoinsintothetrunksofthetrees_______.A.togetmoremoneybackB.toensurethetreesaretheirsC.toattractthespiritsofthetreesD.toprayforgoodluck58.Whichmethodofblessingisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.decoratingfenceswithsweetsB.pressingacoinintoatreeC.throwingmoneyintopondsD.attachinglovepadlocks59.Whendidpressingcoinsintotreetrunksbegin?A.abouttwohundredyearsagoB.aboutthreehundredyearsagoC.aboutfourhundredyearsagoD.aboutfivehundredyearsago60.Fromthispassagewecanlearn_______.A.seeingtreeswithcoinsinthemisquitecommonintheUKB.JonesunderstoodwhytherewerecoinsontreesfromthestartC.Jonesbelievesthewishingtreescanbringpeople’sillnessawayD.ifsomeonetakesthecoinouthecangetgoodlucksoon
- AtBlossomEndRailroadStation22-year-oldStanleyVinesatwaitingforhisnewemployer.Thesurroundinggreenfieldsweresounlikethemuddylandscapeofwar-tornFrancE.AfterfourhorribleyearsasanarmyprivatefightinginEuropeStanleyhadreturnedtoEnglandinFebruary1946.ArmednowwithsomesavingsandwithnoprospectsforajobinEnglandheansweredanewspaperadforfarmhelpinCanadA.Twomonthslaterhewasonhisway.WhentheoldcarrumbledtowardthetinystationStanleyrosetohisfeettryingtomakethemostofhisfivefootfourinchframE.ThefarmerAlphonseLapineshookhisheadandcomplainedYou’reaskinnything.OnthewaytohisdairyfarmAlphonseexplainedthathehadawifeandsevenkids.Money’stight.You’llgetroomandboarD.You’llgetupatdawnformilkingandthenhelpmearoundthefarmuntileveningmilkingtimeagain.Tendollarsaweek.Sundaysoff.StanleynoddeD.HehadneverbeenonafarmbeforebuthetookthejoB.FromthebeginningStanleywastreatedhorriblybythewholefamily.TheymadefunofthewayhedressedandtalkeD.Hecoulddonothingright.ThehumourlessfarmerfrequentlylosthistempercriticizingStanleyfortheslightestmistakE.Theoldestson13-year-oldArmandconstantlyplayednastytricksonhim.Butthekind-heartedStanleyneverrespondeD.StanleyneverbecamepartoftheLapinefamily.Afterworktheyignoredhim.Hespenthisnightsaloneinatinybedroom.Howevereacheveningbeforeretiringhelovinglycaredforthefarmer’shorseseagerlyawaitingthematthefieldgatE.Hecalledthemhisgentlegiants.OnSaturdaynightshehitch-hikedintothenearesttownandwanderedthestreetsorenjoyedarestaurantmealbeforereturningtothefarm.EarlyoneNovembermorningAlphonseLapinediscoveredthatStanleyhaddisappearedafteronlysixmonthsashisfarmhanD.Therailwaystationmasterwhenquestionedlaterthatweeksaidhehadnotseenhim.Infactnooneinthecommunityeverheardofhimagain.Thatisuntiloneeveningalmost20yearslaterwhenArmandopenedanAmericansportsmagazineandcameacrossashockingheadlineMillionairejockey赛马骑师StanleyVineex-Britishsoldierand5-timehorseridingchampionbeganlifeinNorthAmericaasafarmhandinCanadA.56.StanleyVinedecidedtogotoCanadabecause________.A.hecouldn’tfindajobinEnglandB.hewantedtoserveintheCanadianarmyC.helovedworkingasafarmhandD.hewantedtoescapefromwar-tornFrance57.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.StanleyjoinedtheCanadianarmywhenhewas18yearsolD.B.OnthefarmStanleyhadtomilkthecows14timesaweek.C.TheLapinefamilywererichbutcrueltoStanley.D.Stanleyreadaboutthejobofferinanewspaper.58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Stanley’sweeklysalarywasnotenoughforhimtoliveon.B.WhenStanleyfirstmethisemployerhetriedtoimpresshimbutfailedC.Stanleyhadneverworkedonafarmsohemadealotofmistakes.D.Stanleyleftthefarmbytrainwithouttellinganyonewhyhedidso.59.WhatdidStanleylikedoingafterworkeachday?A.Hitch-hikingtodifferenttowns.B.WanderingaroundthefarmalonE.C.Preparingmealsonthefarm.D.Caringforthefarmer’shorses.60.WhywasArmandsoastonishedwhenhereadaboutStanleyinthemagazine?A.HehadnoideaStanleyhadalwaysbeenawealthyman.B.Hedidn’texpectStanleytobecomesuchasuccess.C.Hedidn’tknowhisfatherpaidStanleysolittlemoney.D.Hedidn’tknowStanleyhadbeenaBritishsoldier.
- NowwecanseeamanandhiswifeatthebreakfasttablE.Theyarenotspeakingtoeachother.Theyhaven’tspokentoeachotheratthebreakfasttableforyears.Thehusbandisreadinghisnewspaper.Wecan’tseehisfacE.Thewifelooksveryworriedasshegetsacupofteareadyforhim.TodaysheisusinganewkindofteaforthefirsttimE.Thehusbandpicksuphiscup.Heisn’tinteresteD.HetasteshisteA.Suddenlyheputsdownhisnewspaper.Somethingisdifferent!Canitbethetea?HetakesanothertastE.It’swonderful.Hesmiles.HelooksathiswifeandsaysinsurpriseDoriswhendidyoucutyourhair?DorisispleaseD.SheanswersTwomonthsago.DorisasksHerbiewhendidyourhairbegintobecomewhite?HeanswersAlongtimeago.DorissaysWehavebeentogetherformanyyearsbutwenevercaredabouteachother.Nowtheyaren’tworriedanylonger.Breakfastisdifferent.Hasanewkindofteachangedtheirlives?41.Thisstoryhappens______________________.A.beforebreakfastB.afterbreakfastC.athomeD.inateahouse42.Inthepassagewecansee________________________.A.DorisisdrinkingteaB.HerbielikesthenewkindofteaC.DorisisreadinganewspaperD.Herbieisveryyoungandgood-looking43.HerbieandDorislived______________beforethisday.A.awonderfulB.anunhappyC.anenjoyableD.afriendly44.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theyaregoodfriends.B.TheyhavejustgotmarrieD.C.Theyliketotalkabouttheirhair.D.Theyarenolongeryoung.
- DuringhislifeDrJamesNaismithworkedasadoctortaughtP.Eandwroteseveralbooks.WhileheneverthoughtitveryimportantDrNaismithistodaybestknownforonething.Hewastheinventorofbasketball.DrJamesNaismithwasborninCanadain1861andhisfirstjobwasataspecialsportsschoolintheUSA.OnedaytheschoolprincipaltoldJameshewashavingaproblemwiththestudents.BecauseofheavysnowthestudentscouldnotgooutsidE.HetoldJamesthattheyneededasporttheboyscouldplayindoorsandgavetheteachertwoweekstothinkofsomething.ItwasontheverylastdaythatJamescameupwithhisideA.ThebirthofbasketballissaidtobeonDecember211891whentwoteamsfromtheschoolplayedthefirstgamE.Itwasquitedifferentfromthebasketballgamesoftoday.Ithad9playersoneachteamandfootballswereusedinsteadofbasketballs.Soonafterthegamechangedto5playersoneachsideusingspecialbasketballsthroughnets.AlthoughDrNaismithdidnotlivetoseebasketballbecometheworldwidegameitistodayin1936justthreeyearsbeforehisdeathbasketballbecameanOlympicsportattheGamesinBerlin.56.WhichofthefollowingthingsdidDrJamesNaismithNOTdo?A.TeachP.Einschool.B.Writesomebooks.C.Workatahospital.D.TakepartintheOlympicGames.57.InwhichseasondidDrNaismithinventbasketball?A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Spring.D.Autumn.58.WhyisDecember21thoughttobethebirthdayofbasketball?A.ItwasonthisdaythatDrNaismithcameupwithhisideaforbasketball.B.ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasborn.C.ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasaskedbyhisbosstoinventanewgamE.D.ItwasonthisdaythatthefirstgameofbasketballwasplayeD.59.AtthetimeofDrNaismith’sdeathwhichofthefollowingwastrue?A.BasketballwasalreadyaworldwidegamE.B.Basketballwasplayedwith9playersoneachsidE.C.BasketballwasanOlympicsport.D.Basketballwasstillplayedusingfootballs.
- Here’sanunusualstory:adiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.Themagician魔术师LiuQiandiscovereditinfrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGalA.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturiesoldartofmagicfashionableonceagainandmadehimthehottestmagicianinChinA.AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwanLiuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStatesJapanSouthKoreaandtheUK.Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagiC.Liuisknownforhisinteraction互动withhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship演出技巧.Itisactuallythinkingratherthanone’smanipulation操作skillsthatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Wethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreativelytomakethemappearmoreintriguing吸引人的LiusaiD.LiuQian’ssuccessdatesbacktohischildhooD.Bornin1976inTaiwanhefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsolD.Attheageof12hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContestwhichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagicianDavidCopperfielD.YetLiuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateur业余的magicianinhissparetimE.Howeverhisfailuretofindadecent体面的jobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Torefine升华hisperformingskillshehasperformedonstreetsroadsandfieldsforpedestrians路人policemenandfarmers.Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.WehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowdsLiusaiD.40.Whydopeoplelovetowatchmagic?A.BecauseLiuQianisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.B.Becausepeoplelovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappen.C.BecausepeoplewanttoknowthesecretofthemagiC.D.Becausepeoplearecuriousabouteverything.41.Whichwordinthefollowingisclosetotheunderlinedwordseasoned?A.HandsomE.B.Growing.C.Fruitful.D.ExperienceD.42.WhatisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?A.Hewasgoodatmagicwhenhewasyoung.B.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.C.Hecouldn’tfindadecentjobaftergraduation.D.HebecameanamateurmagicianinhissparetimE.43.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.whyLiuQianplaysmagicwellB.whatmagictricksareC.whypeoplelovemagicD.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagician
- WhenFloraKahlo'spaintingswereonshowinLondonapoetdescribedherpaintingsasaribbon丝带aroundabomb.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofherLimE.SadlysheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertimE.Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCityKahlosufferedfrompolio小儿麻痹症attheageofseven.Herspine脊柱becamebentasshegrewolder.Thenin1925herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlifetheartisthadmanyoperationsbutnothingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.Howevertheaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.WhilelyinginherbedrecoveringKahlotaughtherselftopaint.In1929shegotmarriedtoDiegoRiveraanotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera'sstronginfluencesonKahlo'sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworksbutherlaterworksfromthe1940sknowntodayasherbestworksshowlessinfluencefromherhusbanD.Unfortunatelyherworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940seveninherhomecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954Kahlo'sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworldbutinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.55.WhatdoesthephraseamuchbiggernameinParagraph1mostprobablymean?A.afarbetterartistB.amuchmorefamouspersonC.amuchstrongerpersonD.afarmoregiftedartist56.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby______.A.backinjuriesB.herbentspineC.polioD.theoperationsshehad57.Kahlo'sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe_________.A.1930sB.1970sC.1950sD.1940s58.Whatisauthor'sattitudetowardKahlo?A.DevotionB.EncouragementC.IronicD.Sympathy
- Idon’toftenlosethingsandI’malwayscarefulwithmoneysoIwasquitesurprisedwhenIreachedformywalletanditwasn’ttherE.AtfirstIthoughtitwaspossiblethatIcouldhaveleftitathomE.ThenIrememberedtakingitouttopaythetaxisoIknewIhaditwithmejustbeforeIwalkedintotherestaurant.IwonderedifitwaspossiblethatitcouldhavedroppedoutofmypocketwhileIwaseatingdinner.IturnedandwalkedbacktothetablewhereIhadbeensitting.UnluckilytherewereseveralpeoplesittingatthetableatthattimesoIhadthewaitergoovertothetabletoseeifmywalletwasonthefloor.Whilethewaiterwaslookingforittheheadoftherestaurantcameuptomeandaskedmeifanythingwaswrong.ItoldhimwhathadhappeneD.HeaskedmetoreportthemissingwallettothepolicE.ItoldhimIdidn’twanttodoso;IwasinahurrybecauseIhadtoreachmywaitingroombeforetwoo’clockwheresomesickpeoplewerewaitingtoseemE.IalsotoldhimthatmybiggestworryatthemomentwashowIwasgoingtopayforthemeal.Hetoldmenottoworryaboutthat.Heaskedmetowritedownmynameandaddressandhesaidhewouldsendmeabill帐单.51.Whenthewritercouldn’tfindhiswallethisfirstthoughtwasthat________A.ithadbeengiventothetaxi-driverB.hehaddroppeditinthetaxiC.hehadlosthiswalletagainD.itmightbeleftathome52.Thewriterthoughthemusthavethewalletwithhimbecause___________.A.hehadpaidthetaxi-driverB.hehadpaidthebillofthemealC.thewaiterhadseenitonthetableD.thewaiterwaslookingforitonthefloor53.Whydoyouthinkthewriterturnedandwalkedbacktothetable?A.Hewouldphonethepoliceaboutthemissingofhiswallet.B.Hewonderedifhehaddroppedhiswalletwhileeating.C.Theheadoftherestaurantwantedtoknowwhatwaswrong.D.SeveralpeopleweresittingatthetableatthattimE.54.Thewriterofthestoryisprobablya_________.A.doctorB.cook厨师C.schoolteacherD.newspaperreporter55.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheheadoftherestaurant?A.Modest.B.KinD.C.Clever.D.Greedy贪婪.
- IworkataCareCenterwheremostofthepeopleareelderly.Aboutayearandahalfagoa59-year-oldladycametouswhohadcancer.Shehadtohaveherrightlegamputated切除andshedidn’thaveafamilytotakecareofheraftertheoperation.ThisladywasaquietladywhomostlystayedalonE.ButintheafternoonswhenshewasfeelingwellshewouldgotovisittheotherpeopleintheCareCenter.Shewouldvisitaladywhowasblindandreadtoher.Shewouldgointotheroomofayounggirlwithseverecerebralpalsy脑瘫andsingtoher.InherquietandgentlewayshewouldgoabouttheCareCenterdoinggoods.ShepassedawaylastWednesdayandafterherpassingstoriesarecomingforwardofherquietactsofkindnessinherownhourofsorrow.Weneverknowwhatimpactwehaveuponothers.Shehadeveryreasontobebittertobeangryortobeswallowedupinherowngrief.Butshewasn’t.Shedidn’thaveafamilyandprobablyfeltforgottenbuthersmallandquietactsofservicemadeanimpactupontheentireCareCenter.Eachofusfeelsbetterthanbeforeforhavingknownher.Wehavepledged发誓tobemoreawareoftheservicethatwecanoffertoothers.33.WhydidtheoldladyliveintheCareCenter?A.BecauseshewantedtoproveherimportancE.B.BecauseshefeltverylonelyathomE.C.Becauseshewassufferingaveryseriousillness.D.BecauseshewasinvitedbymanypatientstherE.34.WhatdidtheoldladydointheCareCenter?A.Shetriedherbesttocomforttheotherpatients.B.ShepracticedhersinginghereandtherE.C.Shewastherewaitingtobecuredofhercancer.D.Shewoulddonothingbutkeepsilent.35.Theunderlinedwordimpactinthefourthparagraphmaymostprobablymean______.A.resultB.conditionC.effectD.situation36.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.OldthoughshewassheprovedbetterloveD.B.LostingriefpassingawayinlovE.C.Betterknownforone’skindness.D.Deepintroublebutgreatinhelp.
- ItwasMondayMrsSmith’sdogwashungrybuttherewasnotanymeatinthehousE.ConsideringthattherewasnobetterwayMrsSmithtookapieceofpaperandwrotethefollowingwordsonit:Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:Takethispapertothebutcher卖肉者andheisgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouththedograntothebutcher’sshop.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefullyhewassurethatitwasreallythelady’shandwritingandpresentlydidashewasaskedto.Thedogwasveryhappyandatethemeatupimmediately.Atmidnightthedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.AfterreadingithegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemorE.Thenextdaythedogcameagainexactlyatmidday.Andasusualitbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistimethebutcherdidnottakealookatthepaperandgavethedogitsmeatforhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers.Butthedogcameagainatfouro’clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher’smoresurpriseitcameforthethirdtimeatsixo’clockandbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.ThebutcherfeltabitpuzzleD.HesaidtohimselfThisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?Lookingatthepieceofpaperhefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!64.Itseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperitsmastergaveit______.A.mightdoitmuchharmB.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldgivethebutchersomemeatD.wasworthmanypounds65.Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog______.A.whenhefoundthewordsonthepaperwerenotveryclearB.becausehehappenedtohavesoldoutallthemeatinhisshopC.untilhewaspaidenoughbyMrsSmithD.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrsSmith66.Fromitsexperiencethedogfoundthat______.A.apieceofpapercouldbringhimhalfapoundofmeatB.onlythepaperfromMrsSmith’swordsonitcouldbringitmeatC.thebutcherwouldgiveitmeatwheneverhesawitD.MrsSmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcher67.Attheendofthestoryyou’llfindthat______.A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperB.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheatedbythesmartanimalC.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher’sanymoreD.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedog
- LonglongagoaGodcalledRatulivedinthesky.Ratulikedtoplaygamesandmakepeopleangry.Thegamehelikedbestwastoflydownintotheseaandfrightenallthefishes.ThefishesbecameverytiredofhisgamE.TheyaskedHemitheGodoftheseatohelpthem.SoHemitriedtocatchRatuthenexttimeheflewintotheseabuthewastooslow.RatulaughedatHemiasheflewpasthim.ThismadeHemiangryandhehadanideA.HeaskedthefishestobringhimalotofseaweeD.Hemitieditalltogetherandmadealargenetfromit.SoonRatuflewdownandHemithrewthenetoverhim.RatufoughtandfoughtbutcouldnotgetfreE.Hewascaught.RatupromisednevertofrightenfishesagainifHemiwouldsethimfreE.ButHemididnotbelievehim.InsteadhechangedRatuintoamountainintheseA.RatuwassoangrythatwhenheopenedhismouthtoshoutatHemifireandsmokebrokeout.AndthatiswhytheIslandofRatuisavolcano火山.36.Thisstoryisa________.A.jokeB.humorC.truestoryD.fairytale37.Thekeymeaningofthisstoryis________.A.howvolcanoesarebornB.howRatuwasbeatenC.whysomegodsaregoodandsomearebadD.whytheIslandofRatuisavolcano38.Ratulikedtoflydownintotheseabecause________.A.helikedtomakefunofthefishesB.thefisheswelcomedhimC.thefisheswerefriendlytohimD.hehadtoomuchfireinhismouth.39.WhydidHeminotbelieveRatu’spromise?A.BecauseRatuwasafunnygoD.B.BecauseHemiwasanhonestgoD.C.BecauseHemiwasnotbelievablE.D.BecauseRatuwasnotbelievablE.40.Themainpointofthestoryseemstobethat________.A.thepersonwhomakestroublewillbepunishedB.somevolcanoesintheseaaregodsC.seaweedisagoodmaterialformakingnetsD.onewhomakespromisesisnottobealwaysbelieved
- WhenhewasaboyTimwasmuchinfluenced影响bythebooksabouttheseabutinfactbytheageoffifteenhehaddecidedtobecomeadoctorratherthanasailor.HisfatherwasadentistandasaresultTimhadtheopportunityofmeetingmanydoctorseitherathomeorelsewherE.Whenhewasfourteenhewasalreadyhangingaroundtheclinic诊所ofalocaldoctorwherehewassupposedtohelptowrapupmedicinebottlesbutwasactuallytryingtolistentotheconversations会议takingplacebetweenthedoctorandhispatientsinthenextroom.DuringthewarTimservedintheNavy海军asasurgeon外科医生.ThatwasthehappiesttimeofmylifE.Iwasdealingwithveryrealsufferingandonthewholemakingasuccessofit.InCaliforniahetaughtthecountrypeoplesimplefactsaboutmedicinE.Hesawhimselfasalife-saver.Hehadprovedhisskillstohimselfandhisabilitytotakedecisions.Thuswhilehewasabletotellthemwhattodohecouldfeelhewassavingthem.Afterthewarhegotmarriedandchosetobeadoctorinthecountrysideworkingunderanolddoctorwhowaspopularintheareabutwhohatedthesightofbloodandbelievedthatthesecretofmedicinewasfaith.Thisgavetheyoungmanmanyopportunities机会togoonworkingasalife-saver.59.Timdecidedtobeadoctorwhenhewas________.A.fourteenB.fifteenC.servingintheNavyD.workinginclinic60.Timdecidedtobecomeadoctormainlybecause________A.hisfatherwantedhimtobeso.B.hisfatherwasasurgeon.C.hehadreadmanybooksaboutmedicinE.D.hehadchancestoknowmanydoctorsandknowaboutwhatdoctorsdiD.61.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.duringthewarTimwasasurgeonintheNavy.B.hetaughtthecountrypeoplesimplefactsaboutmedicineinCaliforniA.C.afterthewarhemarriedtheolddoctors’daughter.D.Timworkedasalife-saverafterwar.62.Fromthepassagewecaninfer推出thatTim_________.A.wassenttoEuropeduringthewar.B.wasnotafraidofblooD.C.decidedtogiveuphisdoctorcareer.D.regardedhimselfasalife-saver.
- Thenervous-lookingyoungmanhadwaitedforafewmomentsoutsidethejeweler'sbeforehegotenoughcouragetoenter.Hewaswarmlygreetedbyayoungassistant.Jamesfeltarushofbloodtohisfaceasheexplainedhewouldbebringinginhisfuturewifetochooseabirthdaypresent.Theassistantlistenedcarefullyandtoldhimhe'dbetterbuyanecklacE.Hewasn'tusedtobuyingjewelryandwasalittleworriedaboutoverspendingbecausehewasnotveryrich~AftersomediscussionastoareasonablepriceandthetypetheassistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesandhelpedhimtochoosE.AtlastJameschoseoneandlefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfive6'clock.HalfanhourlaterthanplannedJamesdidreturntotheshopwithhisfuturewifeLaurA.TheassistantactedasifshehadneverseenhimbeforE.Whenshewasaskedtoshowthem.somenecklacesshefirstbroughtoutsomeinexpensiveonesforthemtochooseandthengavethemtheonesshehadprepareD.A.choicewassoonmadeandtheywentawaysatisfied~LaterJameswouldcertainlycomehacktobuywhathewantedwhenhegotmarrieD.56Thegoodtitleforthispassageis_____.A.A.CleverAssistantB.BuyingaBirthdayPresentC.HowtoChooseaNecklaceD.A.BraveYoungMan57TheunderlinedwordoverspendinginthepassagemeansA.spendingtoomuchB.spendingtoomuchtimeC.spendingtoomuchmoneyD.spendingmoretimethanheplanned58WhenJamestoldtheassistantwhyhewantedtobuyapresenthisfaceA.turnedpaleB.turnedredC.turnedyellowD.turnedblack59JamesandLaurareachedtheshopatA.4:30B.5:30C.5:00D.6:00
- Evenbeforemyfatherleftusmymotherhadtogobacktoworktosupportourfamily.OnceIcameoutofthekitchencomplainingMomIcan’tpeelpotatoes.IhaveonlyonehanD.Momneverlookedupfromsewing.YougetyourselfintothatkitchenandpeelthosepotatoesshetoldmE.Anddon’teverusethatasanexcuseforanythingagain!Inthesecondgradeourteacherlinedupmyclassontheplaygroundandhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybarsswingingfromonehighsteelrodtothenext.WhenitwasmyturnIshookmyheaD.SomekidsbehindmelaughedandIwenthomecrying.ThatnightItoldMomaboutit.ShehuggedmeandIsawherwe’llseeaboutthatlook.Thenextafternoonshetookmebacktoschool.AtthedesertedplaygroundMomlookedcarefullyatthebars.NowpullupwithyourrightarmsheadviseD.ShestoodbyasIstruggledtoliftmyselfwithmyrighthanduntilIcouldhookthebarwithmyotherelbow肘子.DayafterdaywepracticedandshepraisedmeforeveryrungIreacheD.I’llneverforgetthenexttimecrossingtherungsIlookeddownatthekidswhowerestandingwiththeirmouthsopen.OnenightafteradanceatmynewjuniorhighIlayinbedsobbing.IcouldhearMomcomeintomyroom.MomIsaidweepingnoneoftheboyswoulddancewithmE.ForalongtimeIdidn’thearanything.ThenshesaidOhhoneysomedayyou’llbebeatingthoseboysoffwithabat.Hervoicewasfaintandcracking.Ipeekedoutfrommycoverstoseetearsrunningdownhercheeks.ThenIknewhowmuchshesufferedonmybehalf为了我.Shehadneverletmeseehertears.16.WhichofthefollowingexpressionscanbeusedmostsuitablytodescribeMom’sattitudewhenshemadethechildtopeelpotatoes?A.Cruel.B.Serious.C.Strict.D.ColD.17.Whatdoesthewordthatinparagraph2referto?A.complainingB.sewingC.IhaveonlyonehandD.topeelthepotatoes18.WhatdoesthesentenceIsawher‘we’llseeaboutthat’lookimply?A.Mombelievedeveryaimcouldbeachievedifyoustucktoit.B.Theraceacrossmonkeybarswasnotdifficultatall.C.Momwasdeterminedtoprovesheherselfwasbetterthantheteacher.D.WhatthechildhadsaidbroughtMomgreatattractionandcuriosity.19.Whenthechildlookeddownatthekidstheywerestandingwiththeirmouthsopenbecause______.A.theyfeltsorryforwhattheyhaddonebeforeB.theywereafraidtheauthormightfalloffandgethurtC.theywantedtoseewhattheauthorwoulddoonthebarsD.theyweresurprisedtofindtheauthor’sprogress20.Themostprobableconclusionwecandrawafterreadingthepassageis______.A.thelastincidentwassadenoughtomakeMomweepB.thechild’sexperienceremindedMomofthatofherownC.MomcouldsolveanyproblemexcepttheoneinthelastparagraphD.infactMomsufferedmoreintheprocessofthechild’sgrowth
- BusterBrownwasathief-andagoodonetoohethought.He’dneverbeencaughtbythepolicebecausehenevertookchances.Hewasalwayspreparedforanyunforeseeneventoremergency.Confidentlyhestoodoutsidethehouseofhisintendedvictim受害者andreadthesignonthefrontgateofthehousE.Don'tworryaboutthedog—beawareoftheowner!itsaid.Bustersmiledandfoundhiswayin.Thehouselookedquitenormaloutsidebutinsideitwasveryexoticwithfascinatingobjectsondisplay.Ashebeganputtingthemintohisbagadogcameintotheroom.ItstoppedwhenitsawBusterthenwaggeditstailmadlyandwentovertohimlickinghisoutstretchedhand.GoodboyBusterwhispereD.Whatagreatguarddogyouare—tryingtolickmetodeath.Satisfiedhe'dmadefriendswiththedogBlusterbegantowanderroundthehousechoosingitemstoputinhisbag.Hisskilledeyepickedoutonlythebestantiques古董apairofsilvercandleholdersasilvertea-and-coffeeserviceetc.Hisnewfriendthedogsatandwatchedasifwonderingwhatwashappening.WellboyBusterwhisperedfinally.Thatmightdo.AnymoreandIwon'tbeabletocarryit!Heswungtheheavybagontohisshouldersjustasthelightscameonnearlyblindinghim.HeshieldedhiseyeswithhishanD.You'reaverysillypersonthefigureinthedoorwaysaidhisvoicedryasdust.AsthemancamecloserBustercouldseehewaswelldresseD.HisfaceseemedfamiliarbutBustercouldn'tquiteplacewherehehadseenhimbeforE.YoushouldhavetakenmorenoticeofthesignoutsidethemanraspeD.IknewaboutthisattemptedrobberylastweekandIalsoknowyouwillendupbehindbarsfor20years.Fancytryingtorobthehouseoftheworld'sgreatestfortune-teller!64.WhywasBustersoconfident?A.Hewasnotafraidofdogs.B.HeknewtheownerofthehouselivedalonE.C.HehadneverbeencaughtbythepolicE.D.Thehousehadnosecurityalarm.65.Whichofthedefinitionsisclosestinmeaningtothewordexoticinthethirdparagraph?A.Messyanduntidy.B.RichandexpensivE.C.Comfortableandcalming.D.Foreignandunusual.66.HowdidBusterdecidewhichobjectstotake?A.Hetookthosethatwereeasytocarryinhisbag.B.Hetookonlythebestantiques.C.Hetookthosethatheknewhecouldselleasily.D.Helookedforsilverobjects.67.WhatpunishmentwaitsforBusterBrown?A.A.prisonsentencewithhardlabour.B.A.longprisonsentencE.C.A.heavyfinE.D.Communityservicefor20years.
- ChinesewriterMoYanhaswonthe2012NobelPrizeinLiteratureannouncedtheSwedishAcademyinStockholmonThursday.ThewinmakesMoYanthefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelinitsⅢ-yearhistory.Informedofhiswintodaytheauthorwhowashavingdinnerathomewasoverjoyedandscared.Bornin1955toparentswhowerefarmersMoYan-apennameforGuanMoyegrewupinGaomiinShandongprovinceineasternChina.Attheageof12heleftschooltoworkfirstinagriculturelaterinafactoryIn1976hejoinedthearmyandduringthistimebegantostudyliteratureandwriting.Hepublishedhisfirstbookin1981butfoundliterarysuccessin1987withHongGaoliangJiazuwhichwassuccessfullyfilmedinthesameyeardirectedbyfamousChinesedirectorZhangYimou.InhiswritingMoYandrawsonhisyouthfulexperiencesandonsettingsintheprovinceofhisbirthandhisworksshowthelifeofChinesepeopleaswellasthecountry'suniquecultureandfolkcustoms.MoYanisknownasaprolific多产的writer.Inadditiontohisnovelshehaspublishedmanyshortstoriesandessaysonvarioustopics.Despitehissocialcriticismheisseeninhishomelandasoneofthemostfamouscontemporaryauthors.DozensofhisworkshavebeentranslatedintoEnglishFrenchJapaneseandmanyotherlanguages.TheawardingceremonywillbeheldonDecember10.Thewinnerwillwmamedalapersonaldiplomaandacashawardofabout$lmillion.36.HowdidMoYanfeelwhenhewastoldaboutthenews?A.Excitedandproud.B.Worriedandcautious.C.Happyandsurprised.D.Uncertainandshocked.37.MoYandevelopedhisabilityforwritingwhenhewas.A.onafarmB.inafactoryC.inaschoolD.inthearmy38.OneofMoYan'scharacteristicsofwritingisthatheA.writesabouttopicsheisfamiliarwithB.focusesonsocialproblemsinthecountryC.describeshischaractersinauniquewayD.explainsdifficultmattersinsimplewords39.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowMoYanGetsNobelPrizeB.AnIntroductiontoNobelPrizeC.MoYanWinsNobelPrizeinLiteratureD.A.WorldFamousWriterMoYan
- Haveyounoticedthatthemajorityofhumanbeingsseemtofocusonthenegative?BadnewsisoftenseeninthenewspaperstelevisionshowsandmagazinesbutgoodnewsisoftenoverlookeD.IsawawomanIwasnotveryfamiliarwith.Sheisabeautifulwoman;everytimeIseeherIamstruckbythesmileonherfacethatcanlightupawholeroom.SoatonetimeIwalkeduptoherandsaidYouknowyouarelikeliquidsunshine!EverytimeIseeyouyougivemesomuchjoy.Iwasnotquitepreparedforherreaction.Shewasblownaway.HereyesseemedabouttoshedtearsandshesaidThatissosweet!Thatisthenicestthinganyonehaseversaidtome!Itwasasifnobodyhadevertoldherhowbeautifulherappearancewas.IwasextremelymovedbythemomentIhadsharedwiththiswoman.Whynottakenoticeofthepositiveandspreadalittlesunshine?WhenyouarelookingforbeautyyouwillbegintoseeitmoreandmorE.Whenyoudiscoveritdon’tbeafraidtoappreciateit.Notonlywillitmakethemfeelgooditwillmakeyoufeelgoodaswell.ItrulybelievethesayingWhatgoesaroundcomesarounD.Whenyoushowkindnessandsincerityyouwillreceiveitback.Youmayevendiscover—muchtoyoursurprise—thatyoubecomethefriendofsomeoneyouwouldneverhaveexpectedtogetalongwith.60.Thewomanhadtearsinhereyesbecause__________.A.theman’sbehaviorwassorudeB.shewasnervousabouttheman’swordsC.themantoldherthefactshedidn’tknowD.shewassoexcitedattheman’spraise61.WhichofthefollowingcantaketheplaceofWhatgoesaroundcomesaround?A.Thewiseappreciateoneanother.B.Respectyourselfornooneelsewillrespectyou.C.ThereiskindnesstobefoundeverywherE.D.Everybodyshouldlearntopraiseothers.62.Thebesttitleforthepassageprobablyis_____.A.SpreadalittlesunshineB.EveryonelikestobepraisedC.PayattentiontothepositiveD.Eachofushasgoodpoints
- Ihadanexperienceoncewhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewayspeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuaryIofficiated主持attwofuneralsfortwoelderlywomen.Bothdiedanaturaldeath.Atthefirsthomethesonofthedeceased已故的womansaidIfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnowshewouldbealivetoday.It’smyfaultthatshedieD.AtthesecondhomethesonsaidIfonlyIhadn’tinsistedonhergoingtoFloridashewouldbealivetoday.ThatlongairplaneridewasmorethanshecouldtakE.It’smyfault.Whenthingsdon’tturnoutaswewouldlikethemtowetendtothinkthathadwedonethingsdifferentlythestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Anytimethereisadeaththesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadtheybelievedthattheoppositecourseforexamplekeepingmotherathomewouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterallhowcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?Thereseemstobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilty.Thefirstliesinourbeliefthattheworldmakessenseandthatthereisareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thesecondisthethoughtthatwearethecauseofwhathappensespeciallythebadthingsthathappens.TherootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhooD.A.babycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneedsandthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandcallstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecriesandsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungrypeoplefeedhimandwhenheiswetpeoplechangehim.Veryoftenwedonotcompletelygiveupthatchildishthoughtthatourwishescausethingstohappen.67.Whatistrueaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?A.TheybothdiedofoldagE.B.Theydiedfromhardwork.C.Theyweren’tusedtothechangeinlifE.D.Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.68.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause___________.A.theycannotfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirsorrowB.theybelievethattheyareresponsibleforwhathashappenedC.theydon’tknowthenaturalcourseofeventsD.theydon’tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection69.TheunderlinedparttheworldmakessenseinPara3probablymeansthat___________.A.everythingintheworldisplannedinadvanceB.theworldcanbeunderstoodindifferentwaysC.there’sanexplanationforeverythingintheworldD.wehavetobewiseinordertounderstandtheworld70.Peoplehavebelievedsinceearlychildhoodthat__________.A.everybodymustobeytheirdemandB.lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmysteryC.everystoryshouldhaveahappyendingD.theirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappens
- MostpeopleknowthatMarieCuriewasthefirstwomantowintheNobelPrizeandthefirstpersontowinittwicE.HoweverfewpeopleknowthatshewasalsothemotherofaNobelPrizewinner.BorninSeptember1987IreneCuriewasthefirstoftheCuries’twodaughters.AlongwithnineotherchildrenwhoseparentswerealsofamousscholarsIrenestudiedintheirownschoolandhermotherwasoneoftheteachers.ShefinishedherhighschooleducationattheCollegeofSévignéinParis.IreneenteredtheUniversityofParisin1914toprepareforadegreeinmathematicsandphysics.WhenWorldWarIbeganIrenewenttohelphermotherwhowasusingX-rayfacilities设备tohelpsavethelivesofwoundedsoldiers.IrenecontinuedtheworkbydevelopingX-rayfacilitiesinmilitaryhospitalsinFranceandBelgrum.HerserviceswererecognisedintheformofaMilitaryMedalbytheFrenchgovernment.In1918Irenebecamehermother’sassistantattheCurieInstitutE.InDecember1924FredericJoliotjoinedtheInstituteandIrenetaughhimthetechniquesrequiredforhiswork.Theysoonfellinloveandweremarriedin1926.TheirdaughterHelenewasbornin1927andtheirsonPierrefiveyearslater.LikehermotherIrenecombinedfamilyandcareer.LikehermotherIrenewasawardedaNobelPrizealongwithherhusbandin1935.Unfortunatelyalsolikehermothershedevelopedleukemia白血病becauseofherworkwithradioactivity辐射能.IreneJoliot-CuriediedfromleukemiaonMarch171956.53.WhywasIreneCurieawarded授予aMilitary军事的Medal?A.Becauseshereceivedadegreeinmathematics.B.BecauseshecontributedtosavingthewoundeD.C.BecauseshewontheNobelPrizewithFrederiC.D.Becausesheworkedasahelpertohermother.54.WheredidIreneCuriemeetherhusbandFrederiojoliot?A.AttheCurieInstitutE.B.AttheCniversityofParis.C.Atamilitaryhospital.D.AttheCollegeofSevignE.55.WhenwasthesecondchildofIreneCurieandFredericJoliotborn?A.In1932.B.In1927.C.In1897.D.In1926.56.InwhichofthefollowingaspectswasIreneCuiredifferentfromhermother?A.Ireneworkedwithradioactivity.B.Irenecombinedfamilyandcareer.C.IrenewontheNobelPrizeonceD.IrenediedfromleukemiA.
- WhenTomfinishedhisstudiesattheuniversity大学hebegantolookaroundforajoB.HedidnotknowwhathewouldliketodobutoneofhisuncleshadworkedforthegovernmentforthirtyyearsandheadvisedTomtotrytogetajobofthesamekindsohewentforanexamoneday.HewassuccessfulandhisfirstjobwasinalargegovernmentofficeinLondon.WhenTomhadbeenworkingthereforafewweekshisunclecametovisitthefamilyoneSaturdayevening.Hewaspleasedthathisnephew侄子hadgotajobworkingforthegovernmentandheaskedhimalotofquestionsaboutit.OneofthequestionsheaskedwasHowmanypeopleworkinyourdepartment部门Tom?TheyoungmanthoughtforafewmomentsandthenansweredAbouthalfofthemUncleJim.46.Whenhegraduated毕业fromuniversityTomwasnot________.A.interestedingettinganyinformationfromthegovernmentB.lookingforagood-payingjobwithexcellenthoursC.goodatmakingdecisionsD.verygoodatscience47.WhatdidTomthinkofhisuncle’sadvice?A.Hedidnotlikeit.B.HethoughtitwasgoodC.Herefusedtotakeit.D.Hewasunabletofollowit.48.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthestory?A.Theexamtiredhim.B.TheresultwasbaD.C.Hedidn’twanttotakepartintheexam.D.HepassedtheexamandgotajobinagovernmentofficE.49.Theunclewantedtofindout________.A.whathisnephewwasdoingB.howhisnephewwasgettingonwithhisjobC.whetherhisnephewcouldunderstandhimornotD.whathisnephewhadexpected50.InfactTom’sanswermeansthat__________.A.thepeopleworkinginthegovernmentofficewereinmanygroupsandtheyworkedinturnB.AllthegovernmentworkerswereworkinghardC.onlyhalfofthegovernmentworkerswenttoworkontimeD.thegovernmentofficehadmorepeoplethanneeded
- Igrewupinasmalltown.Myfatherraisedchickensandranaconstructioncompany.Iwasonly10yearsoldwhenmydadgavemetheresponsibilityoffeedingthechickensandcleaningupthestablE.Hebelieveditwasimportantformetohavethosejobstolearnresponsibility.ThenwhenIwas22IfoundajobinNatchbillatacountrymusicclubcalledtheNatchbillPalacE.Iwasheddishesandcookedfrom4:00pmto9:00pmandthenwentonstageandsanguntil2:00inthemorning.Itwasn’tlongbeforeIbecameknownasasingingcook.Ihadbeenrejected拒绝somanytimesbyrecordcompaniesthatitwashardnottobediscourageD.Onenightawomanexecutive董事fromacompanynamedWarnerBrothersRecordscametohearmesing.WhentheshowwasoverwesatdownandtalkedandaftersheleftIsaidtomyselfitwasonemorerejection.A.fewweekslatermymanagerreceivedaphonecall—WarnerBrotherswantedtosignmetoarecorddeal.SoonafterIhadmyfirstrecordinJune1986.Itsoldover2millioncopies.MybesteffortshadgoneintoeveryjobI’veeverhelD.Itwasthesenseofresponsibilitythatmademefeellikeaman.KnowingthatIhaddonemybestfilledmewithpridE.IstillfeelthatwaytodayeventhoughIhavebecomeawell-knownsinger.73.Whywasthewriteronceknownasasingingcook?A.HewasacookatacountrymusiccluB.B.Hesangforguestswhileheworkedasacook.C.Heoftensangwhilecooking.D.Helikedsingingbetterthancooking.74.Whofirstrecognizedhistalents才能andhelpedmakehimsuccessful?A.Hisbrother.B.Hismanager.C.Hisfather.D.A.businesswoman.75.Whatmadethewriterproudofhimself?A.Hisabilitytoliveindependently.B.HissenseofresponsibilityinwhateverhediD.C.Hiscourageinthefaceofrejections.D.Hishardworkinhisearlydays.
- AlotofpeoplearefamiliarwiththestoryofBraveGelertadogthatfaithfullydefendedtheprince’ssonbutitwasthenkilledwhileitwasfastasleepthroughaterriblemisunderstanding.Howeveronlyafewpeopleknowthatthestoryisreallyapackoflies.Letmeexplain.AboutahundredorsoyearsagotherewasahotelownerinWaleswhowasfedupwithbusinessbeingsobaD.Hishotelwasstuckinthemiddleofnowhereandhardlyanyonecametostay.ThenonedayhehadanideA.A.famousprincecalledLlewellynhadlivedintheareaduringtheMiddleAgesandhadbeenkeenondogs.ThisishardlysurprisingashuntingwasextremelypopularatthattimE.SowhathedidwastomakeupthestoryofthebraveandfaithfulGelertandhowhehadbeenkilledbyhisungratefulmaster.OfcoursepeoplewouldbefarmorelikelytobelievethestoryiftherewassomethingtheycouldseE.SoonedaythehotelkeeperwenttothetopofahighhillandbuiltasortofmonumentfromthestoneshefoundlyingarounD.A.friendofhiswhowasanaccountanthelpedhimtoconstructit.Thetalesooncaughtonanddevelopedalifeofitsown.AfterwardspeoplecamefromfarandwidetoseethespotwherethedogwasburieD.Needlesstosaybusinessbecameverygoodforthehotelowner.46.Accordingtothetalethedogwaskilledby___.A.ahotelownerB.afamousaccountantC.itsmasterD.theprince'sson47.Theownerofthehotelsuccessfullyimprovedhisbusinessby___.A.makingupastoryB.constructingahotelonthehillC.showingpeoplearoundhishotelD.invitingafriendtohelphim48.Thehotelownerbuiltthestonemonumentinorderto____.A.makemoremoneyB.remembertheloyaldogC.showoffD.honortheprince49.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.PrinceandHisDogB.A.Profit-MakingLieC.A.MagnificentHotelD.A.FaithfulbutUnluckyDog
- Seventeen-year-oldRandyWaldronJr.wasshockedwhenheappliedforhisfirstcreditcardandwasdenieD.Hewasevenmoreshockedbythereason:Hefailedtorepaythousandsofdollarsindebt.Waldron’sidentityhadbeenstolenbyhisfatherwholeftwhenRandywaslearningtowalk.Form1982to1999RandyWaldronSrusedhisson’sSocialSecuritynumbertoobtaincreditfromvariousmerchantsandlendersthenrackeduptensofthousandsofdollarsindebts.Hedeclaredbankruptcyinhisson’snamewhichresultedindefaultjudgmentsagainsttheyoungerWaldron.IthastakenRandyJr.nowa24-year-oldflightattendantyearstountanglethemess.Waldronisn’talonE.Identitytheftisthiscountry’sfastest-growingcrime-andincreasinglyIDthievesaretargetingchildren.Theircleancreditandabsenceofcriminalhistoriesmakethemidealvictims.LindaFoleyco-executivedirectoroftheIdentityTheftResourceCenterinSanDiegoestimatesthatatleast400000childrenhadtheiridentitiesstolenin2005.morethandoublethenumberin2003.Waldron'scaseistypical:Theresourcecenterestimatesthattwo-thirdsofchildIDtheftsarecommittedbyfamilymembers.Somedishonestpersonsusechildren’snamesandSocialSecuritynumberstoringupmassivedebts;othersusechildren’sidentitiesinplaceoftheirownwhencaughtcommittingothercrimes;stillotherssellidentificationinformationontheblackmarkettoillegalimmigrantsfellowcriminalsoreventerrorists.Thetheftbringsitsvictimsenormousfinancialandemotionaltraumainpartbecausetheidentityabuseoftengoesundetectedforyears.Dealingwithchildidentitytheftafterithappensisextremelydifficult.Lawsinmanystatesareinsufficienttohandlethecrime’scomplexityandfinancialinstitutionsareoftenlessthanhelpful.RandyWaldronJr.hasworkedtirelesslyforeightyearstostraightenouthiscreditrecordandhecontinuestodealwiththefallout.It’sbeenaverylongandarduousbattlehesays.Recoveringmyidentitywasreallytheabsolutehardestpart.Ithinkalotofvictimsassumetheproblemwillgoaway.56.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoAvoidIdentityTheftB.ChildIdentityTheftC.RecoverMyIdentityD.LookoutforFamilyMembers57.Whydochildreneasilybecomethetargetsofidentitytheft?A.BecausetheycannotreadorwriteatayoungagE.B.Becausetheyaretooyoungtoprotectthemselves.C.Becausetheyhaveemptycreditandcriminalrecords.D.Becauseidentitytheftcan’tbefoundintimE.58.Withthehelpofthechild’sidentitythecriminalscandothefollowingexceptthat.A.straightenouttheirowncreditrecordB.substitutefortheirownidentitieswhencaughtcommittingcrimesC.obtaincreditsfromvariousmerchantsandlendersD.sellidentificationinformationontheblackmarket59.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.Identitytheftisthefastest-growingcrimeinthecountryB.ChildrenshouldnevertrusttheirfamilymembersC.FinancialinstitutionsshouldberesponsiblefortheidentitytheftD.Newlawsshouldbemadetohelptheidentitytheftvictims
- Nickisa14-year-oldschoolboy.Hislifeisfullofexamsandstudiesonweekdays.HehaslittlefreetimE.Hethinksplayingcomputergamesisthebestwaytomakehimrelax.Whenhehasfreetimehesitsinfrontofthecomputer.Justlikethatwayheneithereatsnordrinksforseveralhours.Lastweekendheplayedgamesonthecomputeragain.Hewastooexcitedanddidn'twanttomovE.Hedidn'thaveanythingforsixhours.WhenhehadtogotothebathroomhefoundhecouldnotmovE.Hewastakentothehospital.Thedoctortoldhimheshoulddosomemoredifferentkindsofactivities.Inotherwordsheneedsmoreexerciseandoutdooractivitiestomakehimhaveahealthybody.AftercomingbackfromthehospitalNickfollowsthedoctor'sadvicE.Heoftenplayssoccerwithhisfriends.Sometimeshestillplayscomputergamesonweekendsbutheneverdoesitforlong.NowhelivesahappyandhealthylifE.61.HowoldisNick?A.13.B.14.C.15.D.16.62.NicklikesinhisfreetimE.A.ridingabikeB.playingtheguitarC.playingcomputergamesD.havingaschooltrip63.WhywasNicktakentothehospital?A.BecausehewastooexciteD.B.Becausehehadacoldinthemorning.C.Becausehewastoonervousofhisstudies.D.Becausehecouldn’tmoveafterplayingcomputergamessolong.64.Nickshouldtofollowthedoctor’sadvicE.A.gotoamovieB.listentomusicC.takemoreexerciseD.playcomputergames65.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?A.Nickisverybusywithexamsandstudiesonweekdays.B.Nickwillneverplaycomputergames.C.Nicklikeseatinganddrinkingwhenheplayscomputergames.D.Nickhasanunhappyandunhealthylifenow.
- Billandhisfamilyhasbeenlivinginthesix-familybuildingforyears.Alltheneighborsgotalongfairlywellwitheachotheruntilrecently.Anoldmanandhiswifeusedtoliveonthesecondfloor.Bill’smotherandtheoldladyweregoodfriends.Unfortunatelytheladydiedlastmonth.Herhusbandcouldnotlivealonesohehadhisgrandsonmoveoverandlivewithhim.ThegrandsonhasbecomeaproblemtoalltheneighborsespeciallytoBill’sfamily.Thewallsofthebuildingarethinandheisnoisy.Billisusedtopeaceandquietbuttheyoungmanlikestolistentotheradiolateatnight.SometimesfriendsofhisvisitandtheymakealotofnoisE.ThatistoomuchforBill’sfamily.Bill’smotheronceaskedtheoldmanpolitelyifhewasabletosleepwellatnightbutobviouslythemandidn’tunderstandwhatshemeant.Ifhedidandspoketohisgrandsontheyoungmanobviouslydidn’tlistensincethingshaven’tchangedany.EveryoneinBill’sfamilyagreesthatsomethingmustbedonethoughtheydon’twanttohurtthekindoldman.45.Bill’sfamilygotangrybecause________.A.theoldladyhaddiedB.ayoungmanmovedinC.theoldmancouldnotlivealoneD.thegrandsonmadealotofnoise46.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theoldmancouldnotlivewithouthiswife’shelp.B.Theoldmanandhiswifeweresometimesmakingtroubletoo.C.Bill’smotherwaskindtoherneighbors.D.Bill’smotherwastheonlyonewholikestheyoungman.47.Thegrandsonmakesalotofnoiseas________.A.heneverthinksotherpeoplemightnotbehappywithsomuchnoisearoundB.thewallsofthebuildingarethinC.helikestolistentotheradioatnightD.friendsofhisvisit48.Itseemsthat________tosolvetheproblem.A.anyoneisableB.onlythegrandfatherisgoingC.Bill’smotherisableD.nobodyislikely
- Foralongtimeaboywonderedwhyhisnext-desk-palwasalwaysthefirstintheclasswhereashecouldonlyrankthe21st.AthomeheaskedhismomAmImorestupidthanotherkids?HowcomeIalwayslagbehind?Ijustcan’tcomeupwithananswer.Momwasawarethatherson’sself-respecthadbeendamagedbytherankingsystembutshedidn’tknowwhattosaytohelp.Shewastempted想要tosaythatintelligencediffersandthatyesherson’sfriendreallywasthesmarterboy.Butthatwouldhavesoupsetherson.Thankgoodnesssheresistedthetemptationtosayit.Hersonandhisfriendwentontohighschoolthatyearbutdespitetryingashardashecouldherson’sfriendstilloutdidhim.ButshewasproudofherboyforhishardworksincerelyprouD.ItwasaroundthistimeshedecidedtotakehimonatriptotheseasidE.Onthetripsheatlastfoundananswerforhim.Todayhersonnolongercaresaboutrankings.Hedoesn’thavetoforhehimselfisnowthetopoftheclass–atthetopnationaluniversityheattends.Invitedtospeaktohisoldhighschoolhementionedavaluablechildhoodexperience:OnceonatriptotheseamymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach.Shepointedtotheseaandsaidtome:‘Doyouseetheseabirdsfightingforfoodoutthere?Whenawavecomesnearthelittlebirdsrisequickly.Theclumsyseagulls海鸥arefarlessagile灵活的andhavetostruggletogetawayfromthewavE.Buttheseclumsybirdsprovetohavethebiggeststrongestwingswhichopenthewidestandallowthebirdtotravelthefurthest.WhentheseasonchangestheyleaveforforeignshoresleavingthelittlebirdsbehinD.SonIhaveafeelingthatyouareoneofthoseseagulls.56.Fromthefirstparagraphwecouldconcludethemother______.A.knewhersonwasnotbrightenoughB.sawthenegativeeffectsoftherankingsystemC.decidedtohelpwithherson’sschoolworkD.wastroubledbyherson’slowrankings57.Themomwasgladshedidn’tgiveanansweratfirstbecause______.A.sheknewhersonwouldforgethisrankingssoonB.shefeltintelligencedoesn’tmeaneverythingC.sheknewhewasnotstrongenoughforthetruthD.shewantedtoavoidanotherblowtoherson’sself-respect58.Thestoryconveysthemessagethat______.A.onlyrankingsshowintelligenceB.hardworkandconfidencecanleadtoachangeinrankingsC.parentsshouldseechildren’sstrengthsandencouragethemD.competitionbetweenstudentsisgoodforsocietyA.bcB.cdC.abcD.bcd59.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthestory?A.Howimportantarerankings?B.LittlebirdsandseagullsC.TheanswerMomgaveD.Hardworkpaysoff!
- OntheeveningofJune211992atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi’anwithhisbicyclE.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanagerfortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedinthekingdomofbicycles.RobertFriedlanderanAmericanarrivedinXi’anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhiIndiA.Whenhewas11hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoaD.Nowafter44yearshewasontheSilkRoadinXi’anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtruE.RobertFriedlander’snextdestinations目的地wereLanzhouDunhuangUrumqietC.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.56.Thebestheadline标题forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe_________.A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.A.BeautifulHotelinXi’anC.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims57.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause__________.A.heaskedtoseethemanager.B.heenteredthehallwithabikE.C.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguests.D.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim.58.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder_________.A.ChinaIndiaandPakistanB.IndiaChinaandPakistanC.PakistanChinaandIndiaD.ChinaPakistanandIndia
- S.H.E.isgoingtosingattheCCTVannualSpringFestivalEveningPartyisthattrue?criedoutPengWeiyeaSenior2girlinShanghaianddie-hardS.H.E.fan.AftercheckingitontheInternetPengquicklyphonedfriendstospreadthenews.ForfanslikeherS.H.E.’sperformanceisperhapstheonlypartoftheoldfashionedeveningtogetexcitedabout.TheTaiwanesebandismadeupofSelinaHebeandEllA.Theirnamecomesfromthefirstletterofeachofthesingers'Englishnames.LastweekS.H.E.announcedtheywouldperforminLasVegasUSoverChristmasandtheninGuangzhouonJanuary15.AttheirShanghaishowonOctober30hundredsofparentswaitedoutsidetheHongkouStadium.InsidethousandsofteenagerssangcriedandshoutedasthebandperformeD.Ilovetheirmusichealthyimageandeverythingrelatedtothem.ThankGodthatalthoughmyparentsdon'tunderstandwhyIlovethemsomuchtheystillboughtmeaticketforthatshowsaidPengabouttheShanghaiperformancE.ItisnotjustonthemainlandthatthethreegirlshavemadeaudiencesmuchexciteD.InthepastyearthebandhaspassedthroughTaiwanHongKongandevenSingaporeandMalaysiA.WhenthethreehighschoolgirlsenteredasingingcontestinTaiwanin2000noneofthemeverdreamedofbeingasuperstar.Wehadnevermetbeforeandwedidn'ttalkatallatthebeginningrecalledEllA.WhenaskedaboutthesecretoftheirsuccessshesaidOuraveragelooksandnot-so-expensiveclotheskeepusclosetoourfans.Wearehappytobethegirlsnextdooryoursingingsisters.It'sreallyamagicaljourneyfromday-dreaminghighschoolgirlstosingersperformingonthesamestageasouridols偶像.NothingbutmagicalshesaiD.36.WhywasPengWeiyeaSenior2girlsoexcited?A.S.H.E.bandwillgettheoldfashionedeveningexciting.B.S.H.E.willperforminLasVegasoverChristmas.C.HerparentsboughtheraticketforS.H.E.IsShanghaishow.D.S.H.E.willperformontheCCTVSpringFestivalEveningParty.37.HowdidtheTaiwanesebandgetthename?A.Theirfansgavethenametothem.B.Theiridolshadadeepinfluenceonthem.C.A.singingcontestgavetheirideaofthebandnamE.D.ThefirstlettersofSelinaHebeandEllaformthebandnamE.38.WhatdoyouknowaboutPengWeiye?A.shestayedoutsidetheHongkouStadiumtolistentoS.H.E.'sperformancE.B.ShewillwatchtheperformanceinGuangzhouonJanuary15.C.ShepayscloseattentiontoeverythingaboutS.H.E.D.Shewasgratefulthatherparentsunderstoodandsupportedher.39.WhichistrueaboutS.H.E.?A.Thesecrettotheirsuccessistheirprettyfacesandlovelyclothes.B.Theywereclosefriendswhentheyenteredasingingcontest.C.TheycausedastormofexcitementinSoutheastAsiA.D.Theyhavewellpreparedtoperformwiththeiridols.40.WhichdoyouthinkisNOTthereasonforS.H.E’spopularityamongtheirfans?A.TheirmusicandtheirhealthyimagE.B.TheycanmakeaudiencemuchexciteD.C.Theirsuccessmeetstheirfans’daydreamofbecomingothers’idols.D.Theiraveragelooksandnot-so-expensiveclotheskeepthemclosetotheirfans.
- UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.ButneitherofthemlikestousehisheaD.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkharD.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhousesbuttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswifE.InthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensivE.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheirfriendsandboughtnearly1000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!A.lotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarriveD.A.fewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice价格TheyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillagE.Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained蒙受lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit盈利UncleLiaskedoneday.ThetractorwastoosmallUncleWangsaidwithoutthinking.We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!Iagree!saidUncleLi.Howfoolish傻的wewere!61.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause__________.A.theyhopetosavemoneyB.they'rebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms62.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto_________.A.makeajourneyB.visitsomeplacesofinterestC.meettheirfriendsD.makeaprofit63.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause________.A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers'B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck64.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause_________.A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessB.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththetractorD.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.
- IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiteraturebutnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.OverthenextsixyearsIwastreadingwaterjusttryingtoearnanincomE.ItriedjournalismbutIdidn’tthinkIwasanygoodthenfinancewhichIhateD.FinallyIgotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.IlovedworkingwithbooksalthoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.IhadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffworkandIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudoandyou’retooashamedtosayWellI’mwritinganovelbutI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogettherE.MyconfidencediveD.BelievingmynovelcouldnotbepublishedIputitasidE.ThenImetanagent代理商whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.SoIdidandtomysurprisegotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterandaftersigningwithanagentIfinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincomejustwaitingandwonderingapublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offatereally.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferentthere’snoendinsightsotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontractofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.IwaswaitingforgoodfortunE.B.IwastryingtofindanadmirablejoB.C.IwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejoB.D.IwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatimE.69.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel_______.A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndreamC.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney70.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.DisturbeD.B.AshameD.C.Confident.D.Uncertain.71.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.
- HenryFordwasthefirstpersontobuildcarswhichwerecheapstrongandfast.Hewasabletosellmillionsofmodelsbecausehecouldproducetheminlargenumbersatatimethatishemadeagreatmanycarsofexactlythesamekind.Ford’sfatherhopedthathissonwouldbecomeafarmerbuttheyoungmandidnotliketheideaandhewenttoDetroitwhereheworkedasamechanic.Bytheageof29in1892hehadbuilthisfirstcar.HoweverthecarmadeinthiswaythefamousModelTdidnotappearuntil1908—fiveyearsafterFordhadstartedhisgreatmotorcarfactory.Thiscarshowedtobewell-knownthatitremainedunchangedfortwentyyears.SinceFord’stimethiswayofproducingcarsinlargenumbershasbecomecommoninindustryandhasreducedthepriceofmanygoodswhichwouldotherwisebeveryexpensive.59.HenryFordwasthemantobuilt_____cars.A.cheapandstrongB.cheapandlongC.fastandexpensiveD.strongandslow60.Fordwasabletosellmillionsofcarsbecause_____.A.hemademanygreatcarsB.hiscarsaremanyC.hemadelotsofcarsofthesamekindD.bothA.andB.61.Theyoungmanbecameamechanic_______.A.whichwashisfather’swillB.whichwasagainsthisownwillC.whichwasagainsthisfather’swillD.whichwasthewillofboth62.Fordbuilthisowncarfactory_______A.in1903B.in1908C.in1913D.in1897
- WouldyoubelievethatthefirstoutstandingdeafteacherinAmericawasaFrenchman?HisnamewasLaurentCleriC.HebecameafriendofThomasHopkinsGallaudetandtogethertheyfoundedAmerica’sfirstschoolforthedeaf.LaurentClericwasborninasmallvillagenearLyonsFranceonDecember261785.Whenhewasoneyearoldhefellintoafirelosingbothhishearingandhissenseofsmell.At12LaurententeredtheRoyalInstitutionfortheDeafinPariswhereheexcelledinhisstudies.Afterhegraduatedtheschoolaskedhimtostayonasanassistantteacher.MeanwhileinAmericaThomasHopkinsGallaudetwasstudyingtobeaminister.Hewasveryconcernedaboutthelackofeducationalopportunitiesforthedeaf.Thereforein1815GallaudetsailedtoLondonEnglandtoseekideasonhowtoteachdeafpeoplE.WhilehewastherehemetaFrencheducatorofthedeafwhoinvitedhimtogotoParistospendthreemonthslearningattheRoyalInstitutionfortheDeaftheschoolwhereLaurentClericwasteaching.Gallaudetacceptedtheoffer.Thetwoworkedandstudiedwelltogether.WhenthetimecameforGallaudettoreturnheaskedClerictocomewithhim.Clericacceptedononecondition:thathewouldstayinAmericaonlyashorttimE.ThetwomensetsailonJune181816.ThevoyageacrosstheAtlanticOceantook52days;howeverClericandGallaudetputthetimetogoodusE.ClericstudiedEnglishandGallaudetstudiedsignlanguagE.Theydiscussedtheschoolforthedeafwhichtheyplannedtoopen.Onthelongtriptheyhadmanyconversationsabouteducationanddeafness.TheyearaftertheyarrivedtheyfoundedaschoolforthedeafinHarfordConnecticut.AttheschoolClericledabusylifE.HetaughtsignstoPrincipalGallaudet;hetaughtthepupils;andhetaughthearingmenwhocametotheschooltostudydeafeducation.In1819ClericmarriedElizaCrockerBoardmanoneofhispupils.Theyhadsixchildren.Heretiredfromteachingin1858.AlthoughhehadintendedtoreturntoFranceheneverdiD.HediedonJuly181869intheUnitedStates.53.WhydidThomasHopkinsGallaudetsailtoLondon?A.Heneededtofinishhisstudiestobecomeaminister.B.ItwastheeasiestwaytogettoFrancE.C.Hewantedtostudytheirsystemofdeafeducation.D.HewantedtomarryAliceCogswell.54.Fromtheinformationinthispassagewecaninferthat__________.A.LaurentClericwasanintelligentmanB.ClerichaddifficultieslearninglanguageC.ClericmarriedElizainordertogethisGreenCardD.Clericwaspaidwellbecausehemadesuchimportantcontributionstosociety55.OntheirtripfromParistoAmericaClericandGallaudet___________.A.playedcardsandsocializedB.studiedanddiscussedtheirplansforadeafschoolC.foundedaschoolforthedeafD.GallaudetstudiedEnglishandClericstudiedSignLanguage56.Themainideaofthispassagecouldbestbestatedas_________.A.ClericmanagedhistimewellandwasabletoteachalotofinformationinashortperiodoftimeB.ThomasGallaudetwasindebtedtoClericforallthathetaughthimC.ClericpreferredteachingdeafstudentstohearingstudentsD.ClericaneducatedFrenchmanhadagreatinfluenceonAmericanDeafEducation
- BelowareTop10ScholarlyStarsinAmericain2011.It’snotalwaysaboutfameandfortuneforthesecelebs–educationisapriorityintheirlives.Findoutwhatscholarlystarshaveearneddegreesanddiplomasorarereturningtotheclassroomasyouheadbacktoschool.No.10:JamesFrancoJameshasattendedFOURprestigiousuniversitiesinhislife:UCLANewYorkUniversityColumbiaUniversityandYaleUniversity.Wehearheissoseriousaboutschool.HemissedtheOscarnominationstoattendclass!No.9:NataliePortmanNataliePortmanissoIvyLeague:shegraduatedfromHarvardUniversityin2003thankstoherparentswhoshesaysalwaysmadesuresheputherstudiesbeforeheracting.No.8:HaleyJoelOsmentWhenstudentsatNYUheardHaleyJoelwouldbejoiningthemasafreshmanin2006theychalkedthecampus’sidewalkswithhisfamousSixthSensemovieline:IseedeadpeoplE.No.7:EmmaWatsonAlthoughEmmaWatsonputhereducationonholdtowrapuptheHarryPotterfilmseriesinJuly2011sheannouncedthatshewasgoingbacktoschoolatBrownUniversitytocompleteherdegreE.No.6:DakotaandElleFanningCelebsistersDakotaandElleFanningarestarsonscreenandinclass.Dakotawasherhighschool’shomecomingqueentwoyearsinarowwhileEllewhostillattendsmiddleschoolsomehowmanagestobalanceheractingcareerwithmathtestsandgymclass.No.5:MaraWilsonMaraWilsongraduatedfromNYUin2009.MarawhoplayedtheadorableNattieinMrs.DoubtfireeventuallygrewupandheadedtoNewYorktoattendNYU’sTischSchooloftheArts;shegraduatedin2009.No.4:TyraBanksTyraBanksisknownforbeingasavvybusinesswomanbuteventhebestcouldusesomeformaltraining.SheenrolledinHarvardBusinessSchoolin2011andevenwentsofarastoliveinadormwithherfellowclassmates!WeliveindormsconfirmedtheTVstar.IhavemyownroombutweshareakitchenlivingroomandstudyareA.It’smandatorydorms.Ifreakedout.InthebeginningIwaslike‘OhyesI’mgoingtoHarvardandI’llbeattheFourSeasonsdownthestreet.’Andtheywerelike‘Girlyou’relivingindorms!’No.3:ShakiraSingerShakiraisrestingherhipsandgivingherbrainaworkoutatUCLAattendingclassesonthehistoryofwesterncivilizationsoshecouldlearnfromthebest.No.2:StevenSpielbergDirectorStevenskippedgettingaformaleducationtobeanunpaidinternatUniversalStudioswherehelearnedhistricksofthetradE.Buteventuallyhedidgobackandearnedhisfilmdegreein2002.No.1:DanicaMcKellarDanicaMcKellarisamathwhiz.SheusedtobeknownforstarringasWinnieCooperintheWonderYearsbutDanicaisalsoaUCLAgraduatemathwhizandeducationadvocatewho’swrittenthreebest-sellingbooksencouragingmiddle-schoolgirlstohaveconfidenceandsucceedinmathematics.46.WhatDanicaMcKellarandNataliePortmanshareincommonisthat________.A.bothputtheireducationinthefirstplaceB.theygraduatedfromthesameuniversityC.thetwoactresseswrotebest-sellingbooksD.bothofthemwillabandontheiracting47.Fromtheabovewecancometotheconclusionthat________.A.SpielbergreceivedaformalfilmeducationbeforeheturneddirectorB.BothsistersDakotaandEllehavenotfinishedmiddleschooleducationC.TyraBanksissharingthesameroomwithherclassmatesinHarvardD.ShakiraandHaleyJoelOsmentarestudyinginuniversityseparately48.Theunderlinedwordtradeinthepassageisclosestto________.A.businessB.corporationC.studioD.job49.HowmanystarsreferredtointhematerialstudiedorwillgotoUCLA?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.
- 12-year-oldRominaMohaqqeqbelievedtobeIran’syoungestfilmmakerisdreamingofwinninganOscarsomeday.IwillnotregardmyselfafilmmakeruntilIwinanOscarsheremarks.Bornin1998shehassofardirectedseveraldocumentaries纪录片andshortfilmsandhasreceivedseveralawardsatnationalandinternationalfestivals.ImademyfirstdocumentarywhenIwaseightyearsolD.TheideacametomymindwhenIsawanAfghanboywhowascollectingpaperinadustbinnearourhousE.IthoughtitmightbeagoodtopicforadocumentaryshesaiD.IaskedmydadtomakeamovieaboutthisboybuthesaidthatitwouldnotbeaninterestingtopiC.HetoldmetoworkonthetopicmyselfifIlikeditsoImademyfirstdocumentaryandnameditLongWay.Romina’sLongWaytookthebestfilmawardatRoshdInternationalFilmFestivalin2007encouraginghertocontinuefilmmaking.NextIadaptedastorypublishedinamagazineandmadetheshortfilmABoxFullofAffection.SheisnowworkingonThoughtanewdocumentaryaboutpositivethinking.Rominaadmitsthatherdadhasbeenheronlyadvisoralltheseyears.WhenRominadecidedtoworkonatopicherselfattheageof8Itaughtherthewholeprocessoffilmmakingwithin6to7months.Ievenworkedasacameramaninsomeofherproductions.herfathersaiD.WealsoreviewedthebookFilmDirectingShotbyShot.Wereadallthesectionstogetherwhereshelearnedtheentireprocessfrompre-productiontopost-production.Rominaalsoplayedinoneofherdad’sproductionswhenshewas6andactedinthemovieTheEarrings.Shewasamongthejudgesof39theditionoftheRoshdInternationalfilmFestival.58.WhichofthefollowingfilmsisnotdirectedbyRomina?A.LongWayB.ABoxFullofAffectionC.ThoughtD.TheEarrings59.Weknowfromthepassagethat________.A.RominahaswonanOscarAwardB.Romina’sfirstmoviewasashortfilmC.RominaonceworkedasacameramanD.Romina’sfatherwasherfirstguidetofilmmaking60.AccordingtothepassageFilmDirectingShotbyShotis_______.A.abookwrittenbyRominaB.amoviedirectedbyRomina’sfatherC.amoviedirectedbyRominaD.abookonhowtoproducefilms61.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheYoungestOscarWinnerB.Iran’sYoungestFilmmakerC.TheBestEverFilmsinIran’sHistoryD.A.FatherandaDaughter
- Phaëthonstoodimpatientlyattheheavygoldendoors.HeorderedtheguardsMonthandYeartolethimapproachhisfather’sthronE.Asthedoorsopenedslowlythesun’sraysalmostblindedhim.PhaëthonprotectedhiseyesandfelthiswaytowardApollo’sthronE.Comeheremyson.FollowmyvoiceApollo’svoiceechoeD.Whatissourgentthatyouhavemyguardshurryingtodoyourbidding?FatherIhaveaproblem.AllofmyfriendshavebeenteasingmE.Theydon’tbelievethatyou’remyfatherorthatyoumakethesunriseandsetcomplainedPhaëthon.ApollorepliedOh?Thatproblemagain?WelljusttoproveittoyourfriendsonceandforallIwillsatisfyanywishyoudesirE.Really?ThenIhaveonlyonewishansweredPhaëthon.I’dliketodriveyourchariotandmakethesunrisetomorrowmorning!ApollowashorrifieD.Nonotthat!Noonebutmecandrivethechariot.Thehorsesaretoopowerful!YousaidIcouldhaveanythingmurmuredPhaëthon.BoundbyhispromiseApollohadtoagreE.HisheartwassickwithworryasheorderedDawntopreparethehorsesHourandDaytotheGoldenChariot.Phaëthoncouldhardlywaittojumpinthedriver’sseatandtakethereins缰绳.Hehopedallhisfriendswerewatchingtheskyandwaitingforhimthroughthestars.Waitmyson!Therearethingsyouneedtoknow!criedApollo.OhFather!Youworrytoomuch.I’veoftenseenyoudrivE.IknowwhattodoPhaëthonanswereD.Apollohurriedtogivedirections.YouhaveneverdrivenmychariotbeforE.Youmustmakethehorsesstayonthepath.IfyouaretoolowyouwillscorchtheearthandlargelandonitcouldbethrownintoaworldoffirE.IknowFather.Nowwatchmetakeoff!shoutedPhaëthon.Dawnsteppedbackandreleasedthehorsesgo.Thehorseswerefilledwithexcitement.TheskybeggedforDawn’slightsosherantowardthehorizontomakethedarknessfadE.AsPhaëthonwasabouttogetonApollotookhimbythearmandsaidPleaselistentome!IfyougotoohighyouwillwarmthecolddepthsoftheheavensandtheBearorSnakeortheScorpion天蝎星座willcomealive!PhaëthonjustlaugheD.Myfriendsarewaiting.I’vegottogo!heshouteD.Withthatthechariotwasoff.ItwasawildridE.HourandDayweredifficulttocontrol.Phaëthondidnothavehisfather’sstrongarmsoryearsofexperiencE.Thehorseswovefromsidetosideandjumpedupanddownthroughtheheavenshittingeverythingintheirway.Thesunbouncedalongbehindthechariotlikeabasketball.ItscratchedthestarsandslippedalongmountaintopsleavingburntremainsbehinD.Phaëthon’sfriendsranforcoverastheywatcheD.JustashisfatherhadwarnedhimthefiguresintheskybegantomovE.SuddenlytheScorpionappearedsuddenlybeforehimbutPhaëthondashedbyintimE.TheSnakestruckoutandbitawheeloffthechariot.Apolloseeingthedestructionrusheduptowardtheheavensbuthewastoolate!TheBearhadwakenupfromhisicyhibernationandseizedPhaëthonbeforehisfathercouldreachhim.ApollotookholdofthereinsandfinallyregainedcontrolofHourandDaybutitwasyearsbeforetheearth’smountaintopswerewhitewithsnowagain.Thescorchedareasbecamedesertswhereverylittlewouldgrow.PhaëthonbecameapartofthestarsalongsidetheBearwherehisfathercouldregretfullykeepaneyeonhim.67.Whichwordcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedwordscorch?A.ScratchB.BurnC.HitD.Destroy68.WhatcausedApollotoallowPhaëthontodrivethechariot?A.ApollowantedtoprotectPhaëthonfromteasing.B.PhaëthondaredtoapproachApollo’sthronE.C.ApollowasboundbyhispromisetoPhaëthon.D.ApolloaskedPhaëthontodoitasafavour.69.Itcanbeconcludedthatthispassageismainlyabouttheconflictbetween______.A.GoodnessandEvilB.ManandNatureC.StrengthandWeaknessD.WisdomandInexperience70.Fromwhatpointofviewisthepassagetold?A.FirstpersonApolloB.ThirdpersonlimitedC.ThirdpersonunnamedD.ThirdpersonDawn
- Ayearagoattheannualpre-GrammypartyWhitneyHoustonthegreatstarwalkedonstageandclosedtheeveningwithabrilliantperformance.LastSaturdayHoustonwasonceagainthefocusbeforetheGrammybutherpresencewasaregrettableone.Earlierthatdaythepopmusic'sformerqueenwasfounddeadinherhotelroom.Shewas48.Thisnodoubtissadnewstothewholemusicindustryandherfansallovertheworld.AtherpeakHoustonwasthegoldengirlofthemusicworld.Fromthemid-1980stothelate1990sshewasoneoftheworld'sbest-sellingartists.Sheimpressedaudienceswithhereffortlesspowerfulandpeerlessperformance.Besidesmulti-millionrecordsalesHoustonmadecountlesshitssuchasTheGreatestLoveofAllIHaveNothingandthemostlyfamousIWillAlwaysLoveYou.ShealsoinfluencedagenerationofyoungersingersfromChristinaAguileratoMariahCarey.Butbytheendofhercareertherewasashockingfallforthissuperstar.Houstonhadbeenaddictedtodrugs.Heralbumsalesdeclinedandthehitsstoppedcomingandheroncebeautifulvoicebecamehoarse嘶哑的unabletohitthehighnotesassheusedto.In2009HoustonstagedasuccessfulcomebackwiththealbumILookToYouwhichfellontopofthecharts.Buthoarsevoicecanceledconcertsandcontinuousillness—Houston'scomebacktrailwasn'tsmoothatall.InaninterviewwithOprahWinfreyin2009Houstonadmitted:ItshowbusinessistoomuchformeandIwantedout.NowthatHoustonhasfinallytakenabreakfromallthechaosmaysherestinpeace.63.WhitneyHoustondied.A.shortlybeforetheGrammythisyearB.earlierlastSundayC.ayearagoD.attheannualpre-Grammyparty64.TheunderlinedwordpeerlessinParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.A.havinggreatpowerB.havingnoequalC.requiringnoeffortD.leavingnoimpression65.ThecauseofthefallofWhitneyHoustonwasthat_____.A.heralbumsalesdeclinedB.showbusinesswastoomuchforherC.heroncebeautifulvoicebecamehoarseD.shehadbeenaddictedtodrugs66.WhitneyHouston'sachievementsincludethefollowingexceptthat.A.ShemadecountlesshitssuchasIHaveNothingB.SheinfluencedagenerationofyoungersingersC.ShebecamethefocusbeforetheGrammythisyearD.Shestagedasuccessfulcomebackin2009
- YuPengnianisan88-year-oldrealestateChinesebusinessman.Heamassed积聚afortuneof$1.3billiondollarsduringhiscareerbutinsteadofkeepingthemoneyandlivinglikeanemperorhedecidedtogiveitallaway.AllofhisfortunewillbespentonhelpingpoorChinesestudentsgetabettereducation.AndYuisn’ttheonlysuper-richpersoninChinawhohasthisspiritofgiving.ChenGuangbiaoaJiangsurecyclingtycoonhasgivenmillionsofdollarstocharity慈善andpromisestogiveallofhismoneytocharitywhenhedies.YuandChenareamongthemanybusinessmenwhohavebecomeprosperousduringChina’seconomicrisE.AnAmericanbusinessmagazineForbesestimatesthatthereare117billionairesinChinaandhundredsofthousandsofmillionaires.WhatsetsYuandChenapartfromtherestthoughistheirtremendousgenerosity慷慨大方whenitcomestodonatingmoneytocharity.LastweekBillGatesandWarrenBuffettcametoBeijing.GatesandBuffetttwooftheworld’srichestmenarealsotheworld’sbiggestphilanthropists.TheyinvitedfiftyofChina’srichestpeopletohavedinnerwiththemandtalkaboutthespiritofgiving.Atfirstonlyafewpeopleacceptedtheirinvitation.ItseemedsomeoftheinvitedguestswereafraidthatBuffettandGatesweregoingtopressurethemintogivingtheirwealthtocharity.Alotofpeopleareangryatthebillionaireswhoarenotwillingtogiveawaytheirfortunes.TheycriticizethemforbeingmiserlyandnotcaringaboutthepoorandthelessfortunatE.ButIthinkthiscriticismiswrong.A.giftanygiftshouldcomefromtheheart.InsteadofcriticismthesereluctantbillionairesshouldbeencouragedtofollowtheexamplesofYuPengnianandChenGuangbiao.Encouragementisalwaysabetterstrategythancriticism.AswesayinEnglishYoucancatchmoreflieswithhoneythanwithvinegar.66.YuPengnianwillspendallofhisfortunein_______A.helpingpoorChinesestudentsgetabettereducationB.helpingthestudentsinearthquake-strickenareaC.helpinghisoff-springsleadarichlifeinthefutureD.achievehisaimoflivinglikeanemperor67.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.YuPengnianistheonlysuper-richpersoninChinawhohasthespiritofgiving.B.ChenGuangbiaoisarealestateChinesebusinessman.C.YuandChenbecomewealthduringtheriseofChina’seconomy.D.WhenBillGatesandWarrenBuffettinvitedfiftyofChina’srichestpeopletohavedinnerwiththemtheyallfelthonoredandacceptedtheirinvitationatoncE.68.WhatsetsYuandChenapartfromotherrichpeopleinChina?A.Whenitcomestocharityworktheyareverygenerous.B.TheyhaddinnerwithBillGatesandWarrenBuffetttalkingaboutthespiritofgiving.C.Theyarepressuredintogivingtheirfortunetocharity.D.Theyarebothbusinessmen.69.AccordingtopassagewhydoestheauthorendthepassagewiththeEnglishsayingYoucancatchmoreflieswithhoneythanwithvinegar?A.Theauthorwantstotellusthatfliespreferhoneytovinegar.B.Theauthorwantstoprovethatencouragementisalwaysabetterstrategythancriticismwhenitcomestocharity.C.TheEnglishsayingexpressesthemainthemeofthepassagE.D.TheauthorwantstocriticizethosebillionaireswhoarenotwillingtogiveawaytheirfortunesandnotcaringaboutthepoorandthelessfortunatE.70.Whichphraseinthefollowingcanbeusedtotaketheplaceoftheunderlinedwordcriticizeinthelastparagraph.A.showtheirrespecttoB.havebadcommentsonC.showtheirthankstoD.havegoodcommentson
- AsakidIwasalwayschubby圆胖的.IncollegeIstartedblowingup.ItgotoutofcontrolwhenIwenttolawschool.I’dmadeadecisionathousandtimesI’mgoingtoloseweightnow.Butwhatmotivatedmetogetseriousaboutitwasturning30.Iweighed414pounds.IwasalwaystireD.SomeofmyfamilymembershavesufferedfromheartdiseaseandIwasscareD.Ialsowantedtolookbetter.SoaftermybirthdayIwalkedintotheofficeofaweightlossdoctor.Shewasveryunderstanding.HerfocuswasonbalancedmealsandshewantedmetoexercisE.WalkingwasallIcoulddoatfirst.IstartedbywalkingafewblocksandgraduallyincreasedthedistanceuntiloneweekendIfoundmyselfsayingWowthisseemsprettyeasy.SoIstartedtorun.IwaslosingnineortenpoundsamonthandIhadmoreenergy.IstartedtothinkabouttheNewYorkCityMarathon.ForyearsIwatchedtherunnersandthoughtThislookslikefunbutIcouldneverdothat.ButnowIrealizedthatmaybeIcoulD.IjoinedtheNewYorkRoadRunners.Irana10kmthenahalfmarathon.Istillwasn’tconfidentIcouldrunafull26miles.ButItoldmyselfIwasgoingtodoitnomatterwhat.Bymy33rdbirthdayIwasdownto180pounds.Istartedformallytrainingforthemarathon.AndonthemorningofNovember1IstoodontheVerrazanoBridgeinStatenIslandwithmorethan40000otherrunnerswaitingfortheeventtostart.Itwasunbelievabletohavetheaudiencecheeringmeonhandingmecupsofwater.AndIcrossedthefinishlinE.Myfriendssprayed向喷射mewithbeerasifI’dwontheSuperBowl.AndatthatmomentIknewIfIsetmymindtosomethingnothingisimpossiblE.56.TheunderlinedphraseblowingupinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A.goingweakerB.becomingfatterC.becominghealthierD.growinghigh57.Theauthorwhowasattheageof33hadlost______poundsinweightduringthepastthreeyears.A.180B.414C.594D.23458.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Theauthorformallytrainedforthemarathonforthreeyears.B.ThemarathontheauthorranstartedontheVerrazanoBridgE.C.Theauthorstartedbyrunningwhenlosingweight.D.TheauthorhaswontheSuperBowl.59.Whichofthefollowingproverbscanbestsummarizethepassage?A.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.B.Pridecomesbeforeafall.C.AgoodbeginningishalfdonE.D.Practicemakesperfect.
- FifteenyearsagoIenteredTheBostonGlobewhichwasatempletomethen.ItwasnoteasygettinghireD.ButonceyouwerethereIfoundyouwerein.Globejobswerelife-guaranteed终身保证untilretirement.For15yearsIhaddonewelltheremovingfromanordinaryreportertoaforeigncorrespondent通讯记者andfinallytoasenioreditor.IwouldliveagoodlifeifIstuckwithit.InsteadIhadmadeadecisiontoleavE.Ienteredmyboss'officE.Wouldhebeangry?IwondereD.Hehadafamoustemper脾气.MattwehavetohaveatalkIsaiD.IcametotheGlobewhenIwastwenty-four.NowIamforty.ThereisalotIwanttodoinlifE.IwanttoleavE.Toanotherone?heaskeD.Ireachedintomycoatpocketbutdidnotsayanything.Ihandedhimaletterthatexplainedeverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanewmediacompany.WewereatarareturningpointinhistoryandIwantedtochangE.Iamgladforyouhesaidquiteoutofmyexpectation.Ijustcamefromaboardofdirectorsmeetinganditwasseventy-fivepercentbadnews.Someofthatwecandealwith.Butmuchofitwecan'thewenton.IwishyoualltheluckintheworldheconcludeD.Andifitdoesn'tworkoutrememberyourstarisalwayshighherE.ThenIwentoutofhisofficewalkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.Everybody--eventhoughI'dberiskingallonanunfamiliarventure冒险:allthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup.LaterIhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylorchairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobE.HehadturnedtheGlobeintoabillion-dollarproperty.I’mresigningBillIsaiD.HelistenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasnotlookingangryordismayedeither.AfterapausehesaidGollyIwishIwereinyourshoes.61.TheGlobeisafamous_____.A.jobB.magazineC.templeD.church62.IfthewriterstayedwiththeGlobehewould_____.A.neverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelifeB.neverbeallowedtodevelophisambitionsC.beabletorealizehislifetimedreamD.gethislong-cherisheddreamsfadeaway63.Thewriterwantedtoleavebecause_____.A.hehadserioustroublewithhisbossB.hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobeC.hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouseD.hewantedtoworkinthenewmediaindustry64.WhenthewriterdecidedtoleavetheGlobewasfacedwith_____.A.atroublewithitsstaffmembersB.ashortageofqualifiedreportersC.abadbusinesssituationD.agoodbusinesssituation65.BysayingIwishIwereinyourshoesTaylormeantthat_____.A.thewriterwastofailB.thewriterwasstupidC.hewoulddothesameifpossibleD.hewouldrejectthewriter'srequest
- TomgoeseverywherewithCatherineGreena54-year-oldsecretary.Hemovesaroundherofficeatworkandgoesshoppingwithher.Mostpeopledon'tseemtomindTomsaysCatherinewhothinksheiswonderful.He'smyfourthchildshesays.Shemaythinkofhimandtreathimthatwayasherson.HemovesaroundbuyinghisfoodpayinghishealthbillsandhistaxesbutinfactTomisadog.CatherineandTomliveinSwedenacountrywhereeveryoneisexpectedtoleadanorderlylifeaccordingtoruleslaiddownbythegovemmentwhichalsoprovidesahighlevelofcareforitspeoplE.Thislevelofcarecostsmoney.PeopleinSwedenpaytaxesoneverythingsoaren'tsurprisedtofindthatowningadogmeansyetmoretaxes.Somepeoplearepayingasmuchas500Swedishkronorintaxesayearfortherighttokeeptheirdogmoneythatisspentbythegovernmentondoghospitalsandsometimesmedicaltreatmentforadogthatfallsill.Howevermostsuchtreatmentisexpensivesoownersoftendecidetoofferhealthandevenlifepremiumfortheirdog.InSwedendogownersmustpayforanydamagetheirdogdoes.A.SwedishKennelClubofficialexplainswhatthismeans:ifyourdogrunsoutontheroadandgetshitbyapassingcaryouastheownerhavetopayforanydamagedonetothecarevenifyourdoghasbeenkilledintheaccident.36.CatherinepaystaxesforTombecause.A.TomfollowshereverywhereB.TomisherchildC.TomisherdogD.Tomoftenfallsill37.ThemoneypaidasdogtaxesisusedtoA.keepahighlevelofcareforthepeopleB.payfordamagedonebydogsC.providemedicaicarefordogsD.buyinsurancefordogowners38.Theunderlinedworldpremiumpossiblymeans.A.paymentforrisksB.medicalcheckC.entertainmentexpenseD.protectionfee39.Ifadogcausesacaraccidentandgetskilledwhoshouldpayforthedamagedonetothecar?A.Theownerofthecar.B.Theownerofthedog.C.Theinsurancecompany.D.Thegovernment.40.FromthetextitcanbeinferredthatinSweden.A.dogsarewelcomeinpublicplacesB.keepingdogsmeansaskingfortroubleC.manycaraccidentsarecausedbydogsD.peoplecaremuchaboutdogs.
- HundredsofyearsagoaRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotlanD.TheScotsabravepeoplelovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotlandbutthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.OnenighttheleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.WewillrestheretonightmymenhesaiD.TomorrowwewillfightonemorebattlE.WemustwinorwewilldiE.Theywereallverytiredsotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsondutybuttheytoowereverytiredandonebyonealsofellasleep.TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.SlowlytheyclimbedupthehillsidetakingcarenottomakeasounD.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.A.fewminutesmorethewarwouldbeover.Suddenlyoneofthemputhisfootonathistle蓟.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.InamomenttheywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattlE.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.31.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween________.A.RomanarmyandNorthEnglandB.RomanarmyandtheScotsC.EnglandandScotsD.abravepeopleandtheScots32.AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecause________.A.theScotswerenotbraveB.thereweresomanyRomansC.theScotsdidnothaveagoodleaderD.theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottish33.WemustwinorwewilldiE.WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeans________.A.theyweresuretowinB.theycouldn'tescapefromdeathC.theywouldwinandthentheywoulddieD.theymusttryhardtowinotherwisetheywouldbekilled34.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause________.A.theydidn'twanttowaketheScotsB.theywantedtoreachthetopC.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirstD.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle35.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause________.A.itisabeautifulplantB.itisfreshandlovelyC.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloveritD.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle
- Somepeoplewouldgothroughanythingjusttoachievetheirdream.KasiaSiwoszisproof.Forthefinalyearstudentontheuniversitywomen’stennisteamtheroadtoBerkeleyUniversityofCaliforniawasmetwithpooradviceandmisinformationfromherhomecountryandtwounsuccessfulstopsalongthewaythatfellshortofexpectations.BorninPolandSiwoszbeganplayingtennisatsevenyearsoldanddevelopedtheskillsthathelpedherearnatop-50rankingamongtheITFJuniordivision国际网球联会青少年赛..Siwoszwantedtodomorewithherlifethanjustplaytenniswhichledhertoseekchancesthatwouldalsoallowhertoobtainatopeducation.WhilemostwhogrowupintheU.S.arenaturallyaccustomedtotheAmericantraditionofcollegiate大学的sportssuchacustomisnotasfamiliarinacountrylikePolanD.There’snocollegiatesportsinPolandandnocultureofsportsandacademic学术的studytherE.YoucanonlydoonenotbothSiwoszsaiD.HerdesiretohaveaqualityeducationledhertoAmericatofollowherdream.WhileSiwoszwastalentedenoughtobeginhercollegiatetenniscareershecouldonlyattendcommunitycollegebecauseshemissedthedeadlinetoapplytofour-yearschoolsmainlyduetomisinformationprovidedinherhomecountryofPolanD.Whenshehadearnedallhercreditsandwasabletotransfer转学SiwoszmadethedecisiontoattendBaylorinTexas.HerfriendsfromPolandputinagoodwordfortheuniversitysayingthatitwasagoodfitbecausethereweremanyinternationalplayersatBaylor.Ithoughtitwouldbeagoodideabutitreallywasn’twhatIthoughtitwouldbeSiwoszsaiD.Iwasn’thappyatBaylor.TheleveloftenniswashighbuttheacademicstandardswerenomatchandIjustwantedmorE.AfteroneyearatBaylorSiwosz’sluckfinallybegantochangewhenshemadethedecisiontotransfertoBerkeleywhichwasdueinlargeparttoLeeaformerBerkeleystudent.LeewhoisakeentennisplayerhimselfmetSiwoszfouryearsagoinTexas.IknewshewasunhappytherehesaiD.IsawtheopportunityforhertocomeherE.SiwoszvisitedLeeinBerkeley.IendeduplovingthisplaceandthisschoolSiwoszsaiD.IcameherealotoverthesummerIgaveitashotandIendedupwithaBerkeleyeducationandaspotononeofthebestcollegetennisteamsinthecountry.41.WhatdoestwounsuccessfulstopsParagraph1referto?A.PolandandtheU.S.B.BaylorandBerkeley.C.ThecommunitycollegeandBaylor.D.TheITFJuniordivisionandtheBerkeleytennisteam.42.WhydidSiwoszwanttoleaveherhomelandforAmerica?A.Polandhadnocultureofsports.B.Berkeleyhadalwaysbeenherdreamuniversity.C.Shewantedtoplaytennisandhaveagoodeducation.D.Shewantedtoimprovehertennisskillsandgetahigherranking.43.WhydidsheleaveBaylor?A.Theleveloftennistherewasnothigh.B.Itwasnotsuitableforinternationalstudents.C.Shecouldn’tgetalongwithherfriendstherE.D.ShewasnotsatisfiedwiththeeducationleveltherE.44.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.HowSiwoszleftPolanD.B.HowSiwoszrealizedherdream.C.HowSiwoszbecameatoptennisplayer.D.HowSiwosztransferredfromBaylortoBerkeley.
- AcardrewupoutsidetheSwanHotelandayoungmangotout.Pausingonlyforamomenttoseethathehadcometotherightplacehewentintothehotelandrangthebellonthecounterofthebar.Mrs.Crumpthelandladywhowasbusyinthekitchenatthetimehurriedoutwipingherhands.Theyoungmanraisedhishat.Excusemehesaid.I’mlookingformyuncleMr.White.Ibelieveheisstayinghere.Hewasstayinghere.Mrs.Crumpcorrectedhim.ButI’mafraidthathewentbacktoLondonyesterday.Ohdearsaidtheyoungmanlookingdisappointed.Iunderstoodthathewasgoingtostayhereuntiltheendofthemonth.AtleastthatiswhathisservanttoldmewhenIranguphishouse.QuiterightsaidMrsCramp.HeplannedtostayherethewholeofJulyashealwaysdoes.Butyesterdayhegotatelegramtosaythathisrelativewasill.SohecaughtthetrainbacktoLondonimmediately.IwishhehadletmeknowTheyoungmansaid.IwrotehimalettersayingthatIwascoming.I’vehadallthistroublefornothing.Wellsinceheisn’therethere’snopointinwaiting.HethankedMrs.Grumpandwentout.Mrs.Grumpwenttothewindowandwatchedhimdriveoff.WhenhiscarwasoutofsightshecalledoutYoucancomeoutnowMr.WhitE.He’sgonE.Mr.Whitecameoutofthekitchenwherehehadbeenwaiting.ManythanksMrs.Grumphesaidlaughingyoudidthatverywell.Thesenephewsofminenevergavemeanypeace.Thatyoungmanistheworstofthemall.Asyouseewhenheneedsmoneyheevenfollowsmeintothecountry.Wellperhapsnexttimehewon’twarnmebywritingaletter!56.Thisstoryisaboutaman.A.whowasverymuchlovedbyhisnephewsB.whosenephewwenttovisithimatthehotelC.whowasnotwillingtomeethisnephewD.whosenephewisalwaysaskinghimforhelp57.WhenhisnephewcametothehotelMr.White.A.tookthetrainbacktoLondonB.lefttovisitasickrelativeC.wenttopickupatelegramD.hidhimselfinthekitchen58.Mr.Whitedidn’tlikehisnephewsbecause.A.theyalwaysfollowhimaroundB.theyfrequentlydisturbtheirrelativesC.theywon’twritetohimoftenD.theyusuallyvisithiminhotels
- A.youngfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbor.Theywerestandingintheoldman’sgardenandtalkingaboutchildren.TheyoungmansaidHowstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirchildrenTheoldmanpointedtoastring绳子betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungonE.Pleaseuntie解开thatstringhesaiD.Theyoungmanuntieditandtheyoungtreebent弯overtoonesidE.Nowtieitagainpleasesaidtheoldmanbutfirstpullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain.Theyoungmandidso.ThentheoldmansaidThereitisthesamewithchildren.Youmustbestrictwiththembutsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregettingon.Iftheyarenotyetabletostandaloneyoumusttiethestringtightagain.Butwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandaloneyoucantakethestringaway.49.Thestoryisabout____.A.howtotakecareofyoungtreesB.howstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildrenC.howtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighborD.howtotieanduntiethestring50.Theyoungmanuntiedthestring____.A.inordertothrowitawayB.sothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraightC.onlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertoonesideD.inordertolettheoldmanteachhim51.Whencanthestringbetakenaway?A.WhentheoldmanhasleftB.AfteryouhaveuntieditC.WhentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttimeD.Whentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough52Atlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungman_______.A.thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandaloneB.thatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildrenC.thatheshouldbehardonthemD.thatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalon53.thestorytherelation关系ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislikethatof__.A.theyoungfathertotheoldneighborB.parentstotheirchildrenC.theoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfatherD.grownupstotheirparents
- GeorgeZimmerman'sfirstcourtappearancebeforeaFloridajudgecameonTuesdayinconnectionwiththeshootingof17-year-oldTrayvonMartin.ThecasehascausedanationaldebateintheUnitedStatesaboutraceself-defenselawsandguncontrol.ItwasthefirsttimethepublichadgottentoseeandhearfromGeorgeZimmerman.ThejudgesaidhehadfoundprobablecausetomoveaheadwiththecaseandtoldZimmermanhewouldbeformallychargedonMay29th.ZimmermanturnedhimselfintoauthoritiesonWednesdaynightjustbeforespecialprosecutor检举人AngelaCoreyannouncedthechargeagainsthim.CoreytoldreportersshewouldfightforTrayvonMartin.It’sthevictimsandjusticethatweworktirelesslyforCoreysaiD.ZimmermansaysheshotMartininself-defenseafterspottingtheteenagerinagatedcommunitywhereMartin'sfatherlives.HetoldpoliceMartinattackedhimduringaconflict.TheshootingcausedanationalcryledbyMartin'sparentswhoinsistedtheirsonwasmurdereD.TheyalsoaccusedZimmermanoftargetingtheirsonbecausehewasblack.Wejustwantedanarrestandwegotit.TrayvonMartin’smotherFultonsaiD.ManyinSanfordFlorida---thecitywheretheshootingtookplace---welcomedthechargE.AIIofuswerewantingthistomoveonandgettothisprocesswhereitisnowintotheJusticesystem.onemansaiD.Itwaslongoverdue迟到的andIamgladtheydecidedtodosomething.anothersaiD.PolicedidnotinitiallychargeZimmermanwithacrimebecauseofaFloridalawthatsaysapersonhasarighttostandhisorhergroundandmeetforcewithforcE.ProsecutorCoreysay:I'mpreparedtoarguetheissueifZimmermanusestheself-defenselawincount.MarkO'MaraZimmerman’slawyerwouldnotmakehisplanpublicbuthesaidhisclient委托人wasworriedaboutthetrial.Iffoundguiltyofthesecond-degreemurderchargeZimmermancouldfaceuptolifeinprison.O'MarasaiD.66.WhydidthecasedrawsomuchattentionaroundU.S.A?A.BecauseGeorgeZimmermanwasverycruelwhenhekilledTrayvonMartin.B.BecauseTrayvonMartin'sfatherwasafamouslawyer.C.Becausethecasewasrelatedwithraceself-defenselawsandguncontrol.D.BecauseGeorgeZimmermanwouldbesentencedtolifeinprison.67.What'sAngelaCorey'sattitudetowardsthiscase?A.SheshowedsympathyfortheblackpeoplE.B.Shewantedtodefendjusticeforthevictims.C.ShehatedGeorgeZimmermanverymuch.D.Shewasagainstself-defensE.68.WhichoftherelationshipsisNOTtrue?A.ZimmermanshotMartinduringaconflict.B.MarkO'MarawasZimmerman'slawyer.C.SybrinaFultonwasMartin'smother.D.AngelaCoreywasthejudgeofthecasE.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistheFact?A.ZimmermanturnedhimselfintoauthoritiesbeforehewaschargeD.B.Zimmermanwouldbeputintoprison.C.ZimmermanshotMartininself-defenseinagatedcommunity.D.ZimmermantargetedTrayvonMartinbecausehewasblack.70.Fromthepassagewecanknow________.A.allpeoplewelcomedthechargeinthecitywheretheshootingtookplaceB.ZimmermanandTrayvonMartin'smothercouldn'tagreeonhowthethinghappenedC.MarkO'MarawaswillingtomakehisplanpublicD.policedidnotchargeZimmermanwithacrimeatlast
- FormanyyearsIwasconvincedthatmysufferingwasduetomysizE.Ibelievedthatwhentheweightdisappeareditwouldtakeoldwoundshurtsandrejectionswithit.Manyweight-consciouspeoplealsomistakenlybelievethatchangingourbodieswillfixeverything.PerhapsourworstmistakeisbelievingthatbeingthinequalsbeinglovedbeingspecialandbeingcherisheD.Wefantasizeaboutwhatitwillbelikewhenwereachthelong-awaitedgoal.Weworkveryhardtorealizethisdream.ThenatlastwefindourselvestherE.Butweoftengainbackwhatwehavelost.Evensowecontinuetobelievethatnexttimeitwillbedifferent.Nexttimewewillkeepitoff.Nexttimebeingthinwillfinallyfulfillitspromiseofeverlastinghappinessself-worthandofcourselovE.Ittookmealongwhiletorealizethattherewassomethingmoreformetolearnaboutbeauty.BeautystandardsvarywithculturE.InSamoaawomanisnotconsideredattractiveunlesssheweighsmorethan200pounds.Moreimportantlyifit’shappinessthatwewantwhynotputourenergythereratherthanonthesizeofourbody?Whynotlookinside?Manyofusstrivehardtochangeourbodybutinvain.Wehavetofindawaytolivecomfortablyinsideourbodyandmakefriendswithandcherishourselves.Whenwechangeourattitudestowardourselvesthewholeworldchanges.56.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordeverythinginParagraph2mean?A.Alltheproblems.B.Alltheproperties.C.ThewholeworlD.D.Theabsolutetruth.57.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor?A.TheauthorisaSamoan.B.Theauthorsucceededlosingweight.C.Theauthorhasbeentroubledbyherweight.D.Theauthorprobablygotwoundedinanaccident.58.Accordingtothetextthosewhohavelostweightfirstandgaineditbacklaterfeel_______.A.angryabouttheregainedweightB.indifferenttotheregainedweightC.optimisticaboutfutureplansonweightcontrolD.theyshouldgiveuptheirfutureplansonweightcontrol59.Thetexttriestostresstheimportanceof____________.A.bodysizeB.attitudestowardlifeC.culturedifferenceD.differentbeautystandards
- B.rianaastudentatJohnFenwickSchoolinSalemCountyUShasalotoffreetimE.The13-year-oldgirlusedtohangoutonthestreetsafterschool.Iknowitwasn’tgoodbutIreallyhadnothingelsetodoBrianasaiD.SyeadaWoodsLandBrianA.BrianawasnotalonE.Manykidsinhercityhadtoomuchfreetimeandnothingtodo.TosolvethisproblemfourschooldistrictsinSalembeganaprogramcalledBigBrothers/BigSisters.Theprogramhelpsstudentsmakegooduseoftheirafter-schooltimE.BigBrothers/BigSistersinvitesmentorstohelpstudentsingrades6to8buildhealthyrelationshipsandtakepartinproductiveactivities.TheLittlesandtheBigsarenicknames昵称forstudentsandmentors.Mostmentorsareteachers.TheBigsandLittlesusuallymeetonceaweek.Theyplaygamessharestoriesandgoontrips.TheprogramhasalreadyhelpedmanySalemstudents.Briana’smentoristheschoolprincipal校长SyedaWoods.WoodstookBrianaice-skatingtopizzapartiesandforavisittoLongwoodGardensinPennsylvaniA.WhenIgotoutIsawthatSalemisaverysmallplaceBrianasaiD.Theprogramhelpsmeexperiencetheoutsideworldandseemanynewthings.KathyJennings13saidshewasveryshybeforebutnowismuchmoreopen.IntheprogramIseemymentorasabigsisternotateacher.IcantellheranythingJenningssaiD.Andshehastaughtmealotaboutmakinggooddecisions.IthinkitwillmakeabigdifferenceinmylifE.60.TheprogramofBigBrothers/BigSistersisdesignedfor.A.studentsaged16to18B.studentsaged8to16C.studentsinseniorhighschoolD.studentsingrades6to861.Theunderlinewordmentorsinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.wiseandtrustedteachersB.experiencedpoliceC.communityvolunteersD.carefulparents62.Thepurposeoftheprogramistohelpstudents.A.liveafulllifeafterschoolB.learntipsonshoppingC.havemorefreetimeD.knowmoreaboutthestreets63.ThewriterusestheexamplesofBrianaandKathytoshow.A.SyedaisanamazingprincipleB.thesuccessoftheprogramC.thecolourfullifeinSalemD.Brianawasonceveryshy
- Ifparentsbringupachildwiththeaimofturningthechildintoagenius天才theywillcausegreatdamagetohim.AccordingtoseveralleadingeducationalpsychologiststhisisoneofthebiggestmistakeswhichsomeparentsmakE.Generallythechildwillunderstandverywellwhattheparentsexpectandwillfail.Unrealisticparents’expectationscancausegreatdamagetochildren.Howeverifparentsarenotunrealisticaboutwhattheyexpecttheirchildrentodobutarehopefulinasensiblewaythechildmaysucceedindoingverywell–especiallyiftheparentsareverysupportivetotheirchildren.MichaelLiisverylucky.Heisveryfondofmusicandhisparentshelphimalotbytakinghimtoconcertsandarrangingprivatepianoandviolinlessonsforhim.Theyevendrivehim50kilometerstwiceaweekforviolinlessons.AlthoughMichael’smotherknowsverylittleaboutmusiC.Michael’sfatherplaysthetrumpet小号inalargeorchestrA.HoweverhenevermakesMichaelentermusiccompetitionsifheisunwilling.Michael’sfriendWistonChenhoweverisnotsolucky.AlthoughbothhisparentsaresuccessfulmusicianstheysettoohighastandardforWiston.TheywanttheirsontobeassuccessfulastheyareandsotheyenterhimforeverypianocompetitionhelD.Theyareveryunhappywhenhedoesn’twin.WhenIwasatyourageIusedtowineverycompetitionIentereD.Wiston’sfathertellshim.Wistonisalwaysafraidthathewilldisappointhisparentsandnowhealwaysseemsquietandunhappy.45.Michaelisluckybecause_______.A.hisparentsarerichenoughtohaveacarB.hisfatherisamusicianinanorchestraC.hedoesn’tdoanythingthathisparentsallowhimto.D.hisparentshelphiminasensibleway46.Wiston’sparentssetsohighastandardforhimthat________.A.heisafraidhemaydisappointthemB.hehastodohisbestdoeverythingC.hehadmadegreaterprogressinmusicD.heoftenwantstokillhimselfsomeday47.Accordingtotheauthor’sopinion_________.A.itisunimportanttoletthechildrendevelopinthewaytheywantB.parentsshouldbesupportivetotheirchildrenC.allsensibleparentscantraintheirchildrentosucceedineverythingD.unrealisticparentsshouldarrangeprivatelessonsfortheirchildren
- Haveyounoticedthatthemajorityofhumanbeingsseemtofocusonthenegative?BadnewsisoftenseeninthenewspaperstelevisionshowsandmagazinesbutgoodnewsisoftenoverlookeD.IsawawomanIwasnotveryfamiliarwith.Sheisabeautifulwoman;everytimeIseeherIamstruckbythesmileonherfacethatcanlightupawholeroom.SoatonetimeIwalkeduptoherandsaidYouknowyouarelikeliquidsunshine!EverytimeIseeyouyougivemesomuchjoy.Iwasnotquitepreparedforherreaction.Shewasblownaway.HereyesseemedabouttoshedtearsandshesaidThatissosweet!Thatisthenicestthinganyonehaseversaidtome!Itwasasifnobodyhadevertoldherhowbeautifulherappearancewas.IwasextremelymovedbythemomentIhadsharedwiththiswoman.Whynottakenoticeofthepositiveandspreadalittlesunshine?WhenyouarelookingforbeautyyouwillbegintoseeitmoreandmorE.Whenyoudiscoveritdon’tbeafraidtoappreciateit.Notonlywillitmakethemfeelgooditwillmakeyoufeelgoodaswell.ItrulybelievethesayingWhatgoesaroundcomesarounD.Whenyoushowkindnessandsincerityyouwillreceiveitback.Youmayevendiscover—muchtoyoursurprise—thatyoubecomethefriendofsomeoneyouwouldneverhaveexpectedtogetalongwith.60.Thewomanhadtearsinhereyesbecause__________.A.theman’sbehaviorwassorudeB.shewasnervousabouttheman’swordsC.themantoldherthefactshedidn’tknowD.shewassoexcitedattheman’spraise61.WhichofthefollowingcantaketheplaceofWhatgoesaroundcomesaround?A.Thewiseappreciateoneanother.B.Respectyourselfornooneelsewillrespectyou.C.ThereiskindnesstobefoundeverywherE.D.Everybodyshouldlearntopraiseothers.62.Thebesttitleforthepassageprobablyis_____.A.SpreadalittlesunshineB.EveryonelikestobepraisedC.PayattentiontothepositiveD.Eachofushasgoodpoints
- I’dbebetteroffdeaD.hesaidwithoutanyhesitation.Hearingthosewordscomeoutofmybestfriend’smouthtoremyheartapart.Hehasrepeatedthatphrasemorethanonceandmymindcontinuallyplaysitoverlikeavoicerecording.Imethimaboutthreeyearsago.Afterknowingmeforsixmonthshetoldmeabouthisstruggleswithdepression.Sadnesswasnottheonlyfeelingthatcameoverme;IwasshockeD.HeseemedsooutgoingandhappyallthetimE.Isoonlearnedthathewashurtphysicallyandmentallyasayoungchildcausinghimtohavethethoughtofkillinghimself.Herefusestotalktoothersabouthisdepressionbecausehenowdistrustsadultsespeciallythoseinhisfamily.HoweverhefeelsasifIunderstandhimandthatIknowtherightwordstospeak.Thereforewhenitcomestohelpinghimconvenienceisnotinmyvocabulary.ItdoesnotmatterwhereIamorwhatIamdoingforhealwayscomesfirst.Manystudentsathisschoollaughathimwhentheynoticescarsonhisarmsfromcutting.Asheseesitotherkidshaveeveryrighttomakefunofhim.ButnooneholdssucharightsoIencouragehimtoignoretheheartlesskidswhotreathimbadly.WhenhefeelstheweightofjudgingeyesorhatefulvoicesIalwaysremindhimthatIcareabouthimunconditionally.JusthearingmesayIwillalwaysbehisbestfriendseemstogivehimthesafetyheneedstokeepongoing.MybestfriendoncetoldmethatifhehadnothadmehewouldnotbealivE.HesaidthatmyencouragingwordshelpedhimnottotakehislifE.Ourfriendshiphastaughtmethatasinglekindwordcaninfluencesomeone’slifE.Lifeisnoteasyforeveryonewhichmakesmestronglybelieveinthenecessityofencouragement.56.Accordingtothefirstparagraphhearinghisfriend’swordstheauthorfelt______.A.puzzledB.painfulC.frightenedD.hopeless57.Bysayingconvenienceisnotinmyvocabularytheauthormeans______.A.heisalwaysreadytohelphisfriendB.hehardlysparestimetohelphisfriendC.hehasnogoodexcuseforrefusinghisfriendD.heisnotgoodatcommunicatingwithhisfriend58.Theauthor’sfriendgotintodepressionmainlybecause__________.A.helivedwithouthisparentsB.hehadpoorhealthC.hereceivedlittlecareatschoolD.hehadaterriblechildhood59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.IenjoyfriendshipB.MyfriendandI.C.IbelieveinencouragementD.Thestoryofmyfriend
- HisnamewasFlemingandhewasapoorScottishfarmer.Onedaywhiletryingtoeke补充outalivingforhisfamilyheheardacryforhelpcomingfromanearbybog沼泽地.Hedroppedhistoolsandrantothebog.Theremired陷于泥坑tohiswaistinblackmuck淤泥wasaterrifiedboyscreamingandstrugglingtofreehimself.FarmerFlemingsavedtheladfromwhatcouldhavebeenaslowandterrifyingdeath.ThenextdayafancycarriagepulleduptotheScotsman'ssparse稀疏的surroundings.AnelegantlydressednoblemansteppedoutandintroducedhimselfasthefatheroftheboyFarmerFleminghadsaveD.Iwanttorepayyousaidthenobleman.Yousavedmyson'slifE.NoIcan'tacceptpaymentforwhatIdidtheScottishfarmerrepliedwavingofftheoffer.Atthatmomentthefarmer'sownsoncametothedoorofthefamilyhovel茅舍.Isthatyourson?thenoblemanaskeD.Yesthefarmerrepliedproudly.I'llmakeyouadeal.Letmetakehimandgivehimagoodeducation.Iftheladisanythinglikehisfatherhe'llgrowtoamanyoucanbeproudof.AndthathediD.IntimeFarmerFleming'ssongraduatedfromSt.Mary'sHospitalMedicalSchoolinLondonandwentontobecomeknownthroughouttheworldasthenotedSirAlexanderFlemingthediscovererofPenicillin.Yearsafterwardthenobleman'ssonwasstrickenwithpneumonia肺炎.Whatsavedhim?Penicillin.Thenameofthenobleman?LordRandolphChurchill.Hisson'sname?SirWinstonChurchill.56.WhoselifedidtheScottishfarmersave?A.LordRandolphChurchill's.B.SirWinstonChurchill's.C.SirAlexanderFleming'sD.Penicillin's.57.Whydidthenoblemantakethefarmer'ssonandgivehimagoodeducation?A.Thenoblemanwantedtobringhimuptobeamanlikehisfather.B.Thefarmerwastoopoortoaffordhisson'seducation.C.Thenoblemanwantedtopaybackthefarmerforsavinghisson.D.Thefarmerwantedtomakehissonbecomeaproudman.58.WhatkindofpersoncouldthefarmerFlemingprobablybe?A.Kindbraveandgenerous.B.Kindshyandmerciful.C.KindinnocentandpassivE.D.Kindbraveandhonest.59.WhichofthefollowingmightbeNOTTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Thefarmersavedthenobleman'ssontwicE.B.Thenobleman'ssonlaterbecameagreatperson.C.Thefarmer'ssonlaterbecameagreatperson.D.PenicillinisapowerfulkindofmedicinE.