The tree people in the Lord of the Rings—the Ents—can get around by walking. But for real trees, well, it's harder to uproot. "Because it's a sessile organism, literally, rooted into the ground, it is unable to leave and go elsewherE." Mario Pesendorfer, a behavioral ecologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "When a tree first starts growing in a certain area, it's likely that the climatic envelope, so the temperature, humidity, soil composition and so on suits it, because it would otherwise be unable to grow from a seedling. But as it ages, these conditions may change and the area around it may no longer be suitable for its offspring." And if that happens? Walnuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, oaks, pines—many rely exclusively on so-called "scatter-hoarders," like birds, to move their hefty seeds to new locales. "Many members of the family Corvidae—the crows, jays and magpies—are scatter-hoarders, meaning they like to store food for the winter, which they then subsequently retrievE." Or not. And when they do forget something, a seedling has a chance to grow, sometimes a good distance away. "The Clark's nutcracker, which is found in alpine regions of western North America, is definitely the rock star among the scatter-hoarding corvids. They hide up to 100,000 seeds per year, up to 30 kilometers away from the seed source, and have a very close symbiotic relationship with several pine species, most notably the whitebark pinE.” Pesendorfer and his colleagues catalogue the seed-scattering activities of the Clark's nutcracker and its cousins in a new review paper, in the journal The Condor: Ornithological Applications. They also write that, as trees outgrow their ideal habitats in the face of climate change, or battle new insects and disease, these flying ecosystem engineers could be a big help replanting trees. It's a solution, Pesendorfer says, that's good for us—getting birds to do the work is cheap and effective— and it could give vulnerable oaks and pines the option to truly "make like a tree and leavE." 56. According to the article, what makes birds help trees move from one place to another? ________. A. They want to make the environment better for survival B. They want to change the trees into another kind C. They want to store the nuts for winter survival D. They are forced to help trees to survive 57. Which does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean? ________. A. growing in a better way B. being forced to give up C.making changes to D. finding a mysterious way to survive 58. What is the best title of this passage? ________. A. Birds may help trees cope with climate change B. Birds rely on nuts to survive C. Trees help fight air pollution D. Birds make trees in danger

IwassmallformyagE.Iwasshyandsometimesitwashardformetomakefriendswithothers.HoweverlearningcamefairlyeasyformE.IwasthebestinmostofmyclassesbutPEclasswasmynightmare噩梦andmademefeelthatIwasnotasgoodastheothers.MissForsythewasourPEteacher.ShewasyoungandenergetiC.Everyonelikedher.Shesaidthatweallhadtocometoherclasses.NoonecouldhidefromMissForsythe!OnedayshetoldmethatshewantedmetoplayagamewithanothergirlinaPEshow.IwasratherworriedthatIwouldn’tdoagoodjobassheexplainedherideabutshewasexciteD.WithherencouragementIhadnochoicebuttoagreE.ItwasaboymeetsgirlgamE.IplayedtheboyandmyclassmateMargaretAnnplayedthegirl.Weweredressedineveningclothesanddancedaroundthefloor.AccordingtoMissForsytheIhadtopickupMargaretAnnwhenwefinishedthedancE.SinceIwasnotstrongenoughtopickthetallestgirlupitwasshewhopickedmeup.Isuddenlyfelttenfeettall!Itwasahugesuccessandeverybodyapplauded鼓掌forourexcellentperformancE.Whatawonderfulending!AfterwardsIsmiledconfidently.MissForsythe’sunderstandingandwillingnesstocreateaplaceformeinhershowwhichcertainlydidnotneedmegavemesomemuchneededconfidencE.Shewasandalwayswillbemyfavoriteteacher.28.WhatdoweknowaboutMissForsythe?A.Shewasastrictandunderstandingteacher.B.Shewasgoodatdancing.C.Shelikedtoplaygameswiththestudentsafterclass.D.ShetaughtstudentshowtodancE.29.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthegameatfirst?A.ShewasexciteD.B.Shewasnervous.C.ShewasdisappointeD.D.Shethoughtitwouldbefun.30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.theauthorlostconfidencebydancingwithherclassmateB.MissForsythehelpedtheauthorpickupthetallestgirlC.theauthorwasafraidwhenshefelttenfeettallD.MissForsythehadplannedthegamethatwayonpurpose31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.PEClassesB.MySchoolLifeC.OurPETeacher—MissForsytheD.A.GamewithMyClassmate

LikemanynewgraduatesIleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.MydegreewithhonorsinEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehowbutIhadnoideahowtodothat.That’swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.IknewitwouldbealotofhardworkandthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtimE.InshortIdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.EventuallyhoweverIwonthesupportofmyfamilyandIsentinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication.AftercountlessinterviewsandpresentationsImanagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalonE.SeveralmonthslaterIfinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportfortheduty.IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbujaNigeriA.Where?What?Nigeria?IhadnoideA.ButIwasabouttofindout.AftercompletingmytrainingIwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation.ThoughthelocalvillagerswerepoortheyofferedtheirhomesheartsandfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.IwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhousE.ForthenextyearorsoItaughtinthatsameschoolhousE.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfrommE.SometimeduringthatperiodIrealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdidthoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguageandreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.29.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.HisuniversityeducationfocusedonthetheoreticalknowledgE.B.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.C.HetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworlD.D.HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliteraturE.30.AccordingtotheParagraph2itismostlikelythattheauthor_______.A.discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamilyB.askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntaryworkC.attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasksD.feltsadabouthavingtoleavehisfamilyandfriends31.Onarrivalatthevillagetheauthorwas_______.A.askedtoleadafarmingteamB.senttoteachinaschoolhouseC.receivedwarmlybylocalvillagersD.arrangedtoliveinaseparatehouse

Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilburybutMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgaragesohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.YesterdayapigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.UptonowMr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthiswayhehasbegunhisownprivate'telephone'servicE.34.Mr.Scotthasn’tgotatelephoneinhisnewgaragebecause_______.A.itisn’tfarfromhisoldgaragesohedoesn’tneedoneB.hehastwelvepigeonsC.hecan’tgetoneD.it’stooexpensive35.Mr.Scottkeepspigeonsbecause______.A.heusesthemtosendmessagesB.it’shishobbyC.hehastwogaragesD.helikesthem

MyteenagesonKarlbecamewithdrawnafterhisfatherdieD.AsasingleparentItriedtodomybesttotalktohim.ButthemoreItriedthemorehepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardarrivedduringhisjunioryearitsaidthathehadbeenabsent95timesfromclassesandhadsixfallinggradesfortheyear.AtthisratehewouldnevergraduatE.IsenthimtotheschooladviserandIevenbeggedhim.NothingworkeD.OnenightIfeltsopowerlessthatIgotdownonmykneesandpleadedforhelp.PleaseGodIcan’tdoanythingmoreformyson.I’mattheendofmyropE.I’mgivingthewholethinguptoyou.IwasatworkwhenIgotaphonecall.A.manintroducedhimselfastheheadmaster.IwanttotalktoyouaboutKarl’sabsences.BeforehecouldsayanotherwordIchokedupandallmydisappointmentandsadnessoverKarlcamepouringoutintotheearsofthisstranger.IlovemysonbutIjustdon’tknowwhattodo.I’vetriedeverythingtogetKarltogobacktoschoolandnothinghasworkeD.It’soutofmyhands.ForamomenttherewassilenceontheotherendofthelinE.TheheadmasterseriouslysaidThankyouforyourtimeandhungup.Karl’snextreportcardshowedamarkedimprovementinhisgrades.Finallyheevenmadethehonorroll.InhisfourthyearIattendedaparent-teachermeetingwithKarl.InoticedthathisteacherswereastonishedatthewayhehadturnedhimselfarounD.OnourwayhomehesaidMumrememberthatcallfromtheheadmasterlastyear?InoddeD.ThatwasmE.IthoughtI’dplayajokebutwhenIheardwhatyousaiditreallyhitmehowmuchIwashurtingyou.That’swhenIknewIhadtomakeyouprouD.50.BysayingKarlbecamewithdrawntheauthormeansthattheboychangedentirelyand_______.A.preferredtostayaloneathomeB.lostinterestinhisstudiesC.refusedtotalktoothersD.begantodislikehismother51.Therewassilenceontheotherendofthelinebecause________.A.thespeakerwastoomovedtosayanythingtothemotherB.thespeakerwaitedforthemothertofinishspeakingC.thespeakerdidn’twantthemothertorecognizehisvoiceD.thespeakerwasunabletointerruptthemother52.Theunderlinedsentenceheevenmadethehonorrollmeansthat________.A.hewasevenonthelisttobepraisedattheparent-teachermeetingB.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhomadeprogressingradesC.hewasevenonthelistofstudentswhohadturnedthemselvesaroundD.hewasevenonthelistofthebeststudentsatschool53.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Childreninsingle-parentfamiliesoftenhavementalproblems.B.Mother’sloveplaysanimportantroleinteenagers’lifE.C.Beingunderstoodbyparentsisveryimportanttoteenagers.D.Schooleducationdoesn’tworkwithoutfullsupportfromparents.

AftermuchthoughtIcameupwithabrilliantplan.IworkedoutawayforRichtomeetmymotherandwinherover.InfactIarrangeditsomymotherwouldwanttocookamealespeciallyforhim.RichwasnotonlynotChineseandhewasafewyearsyoungerthanIwas.Andunfortunatelyhelookedmuchyoungerwithhiscurlyredhairsmoothpaleskinandthesplashoforangefreckles雀斑acrosshisnose.Hewasabitontheshortsidecompactlybuilt.InhisdarkbusinesssuitshelookednicebuteasilyforgettablewhichwaswhyIdidn'tnoticehimthefirstyearweworkedtogetheratthefirm.Butmymothernoticedeverything.SowhatdoyouthinkofRichIfinallyaskedholdingmybreath.Shetossedtheeggplantinthehotoilangryhissingsound.Somanyspotsonhisfaceshesaid.Theyarefreckles.Frecklesaregoodluck.Isaidabittooheatedlyintryingtoraisemyvoiceabovethenoiseofthekitchen.OhShesaidinnocently.Yesthemorespotsthebetter.SheconsideredthisamomentandthensmiledandspokeinChineseWhenyouwereyoungyougotthechickenpox.Somanyspotsyouhadtostayhomefortendays.Soluckyyouthought.Icouldn'tsaveRichinthekitchen.AndIcouldn'tsavehimlateratthedinnertable.WhenIofferedRichaforkheinsistedonusingtheslipperyivorychopsticks.Halfwaybetweenhisplateandhisopenmouthalargechunkofredcookedeggplantfellonhisbrandnewwhiteshirt.Andthenhehelpedhimselftobigportionsoftheshrimpandsnowpeasnotrealizingheshouldhavetakenonlyapolitespoonful.Hedeclinedthenewgreensthetenderandexpensiveleavesofbeanplants.Hethoughthewasbeingpolitebyrefusingsecondswhenheshouldhavefollowedmyfather'sexamplewhomadeabigshowoftakingsmallportionsofsecondsthirdsandevenfourthsalwayssayinghecouldn'tresistanotherbiteandthengroaninghewassofullhethoughthewouldburst.ButtheworstwaswhenRichcriticizedmymother'scookingandhedidn'tevenknowwhathehaddone.AsistheChinesecook'scustommymotheralwaysmademodestremarksaboutherowncooking.Thatnightshechosetodirectittowardherfamoussteamedporkandpreservedvegetabledishwhichshealwaysservedwithspecialpride.Ai!Thisdishnotsaltyenoughnoflavorshecomplainedaftertastingasmallbite.Thiswasourfamily'scuetoeatmoreandproclaimitthebestshehadevermade.ButbeforewecoulddosoRichsaidYouknowallitneedsisalittlesoysauce.Andheproceededtopourariverfulofthesaltyblackstuffonthechinaplaterightbeforemymother'shorrifiedeyes.AndeventhoughIwashopingthroughoutthedinnerthatmymotherwouldsomehowseeRich'skindnesshissenseofhumorandboyishcharm.Iknewhehadfailedmiserablyinhereyes.Richobviouslyhadadifferentopiniononhowtheeveninghadgone.WhenwegothomeIwasstillshuddering_rememberinghowRichhadfirmlyshakenbothmyparents'handswiththatsameeasyfamiliarityheusedwithnervousnewclients.LindaTimhesaidwe'llseeyouagain.Myparents'namesareLindoandTinJongandnobodyexceptafewolderfamilyfriendsevercallsthembytheirfirstnames.WhatdidshesaywhenyoutoldherIknewhewasreferringtoourgettingmarried.IneverhadachanceIsaidwhichwastrue.HowcouldIhavetoldmymotherIwasgettingmarriedwhenateverypossiblemomentwewerealonesheseemedtoremarkonhowpaleandillhelooked.Richwassmiling.HowlongdoesittaketosayMomDadIamgettingmarriedYoudon'tunderstand.Youdon'tunderstandmymother.32.WhichisNOTthereasonwhytheauthordidn'ttellhermothershewasgettingmarriedA.Shedidn'thaveachancetotellhermother.B.HermotherdislikedRich'sfreckledface.C.Motherwasimpressedbyhisboyishcharmandhumor.D.ShewasshockedbyRich'sviolationofculturaltaboo.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcloselyrelatedtoculturaldifferencesinthestoryA.Ai!Thisdishnotsaltyenoughnoflavorshecomplainedaftertastingasmallbite.B.RichobviouslyhadadifferentopiniononhowtheeveninghadgoneC.Halfwaybetweenhisplateandhisopenmouthalargechunkofredcookedeggplantfellonhisbrandnewwhiteshirt.D.LindaTimRichsaidwe'llseeyouagain.34.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinthestoryreallymeanA.FathermadeabigshowofhispreferenceforthedishbyhelpinghimselftothedishesmoretimeswhichRichdidn'tfollow.B.RichbehavedpolitelybynotfollowingFatherwhokepthavingmoreservingsofgreens.C.FatherhadagoodappetiteformoreportionsofgreenswhileRichhadgoodtablemannersofhavingoneserving.D.Richdidn'tappearpolitebecausehedidn'tfollowFatherwhomadeabigshowofhisgreatappetitebyeatingmoreuntilhecouldn'teat.35.WhatcanbethebesttitleofthestoryA.RichMetMyMotherB.EastVSWestC.ChineseFamilyGatheringD.OfTableManners

Amanwentintoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.Heorderedthemostexpensivedishes.Thewaiterservedthemeal.Heateitwithgreatjoy.Thenasmallboycameinandsatathistable.ThewaitercameupandsaidtothemanWhatwouldyourlittleboylikesirOhjustanicecreamthemantoldhim.ThenhestoodupandsaidtothewaiterI'mjustgoingouttobuyanewspaper.Helefttherestaurant.Thewaitergavetheboyanicecream.Theboytookitandthenstoodupandwalkedtothedoor.Thewaiterrantowardshim.ExcusemehesaidButyourfatherhasn'tcomebackandhehasn'tpaidforhismealorforyouricecream.He'snotmyfathertheboysaid.Idon'tknowhimatall.Thewaiterwaspuzzled.Whatdoyoumeanheasked.ThemancameuptomeinthestreettheboysaidHeaskedmeifIlikedanicecream.ItoldhimIdid.Thenhetoldmetocomeintotherestaurantat2o'clockandsatdownathistable.Hesaidhe'dgivemeone.26.Intherestaurantthemanordered.A.hamburgersandeggsB.noodlesC.thecheapestdishesD.themostexpensivedishes27.Themansaidhewasgoingoutto.A.getmoneyatthebankB.buyanewspaperC.buycigarettesD.buybeer28.Theboytoldthewaiterthat.A.hisicecreamwasnotgoodB.hehadtoleavetherestaurantC.themanwasnothisfatherD.themanwouldcomebacktopaythebill29.wascleverinthestory.A.ThewaiterB.ThemanC.TheboyD.Noneofthem30wastellingalie.A.ThewaiterB.ThemanC.TheboyD.Noneofthem.

AyearaftergraduationIwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublisheD.IacceptedthejobwithouthesitationasitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.MyfatherwentbythesamenameandIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfuseD.WaitaminutesomeonemightsayareyoutalkingaboutMr.DavistheretiredmanorMr.Davistherespectablescholar?ThepositionwasofferedatthelastminuteandIwasgiventwoweekstoprepareaperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase公文包andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirrorrepeatingthewordsHelloclass.I’mMr.Davis.SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoicE.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienceD.ButwhenthedayeventuallycamemynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.DaviswastherE.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessorbutrathera12-year-oldboy.Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.IsawninestudentsalongalongtablE.IhandedoutthecardsandthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequireD.AllrightthenIsaiD.Okayherewego.ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalkofferingtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedeskoverlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.Calmdownyou’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatimeoneatatime!AterriblesilenceruledtheroomandseeingnootheropinionsIinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.24.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause______.A.hewantedtobeexpectedB.hehadwrittensomestoriedC.hewantedtopleasehisfatherD.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.B.Hewaswell-preparedforhisfirstclass.C.Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.26.Beforehestartedhisclasstheauthoraskedthestudentsto______.A.writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercardsB.cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaperC.cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaperD.writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards27.Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheauthorstartedhisclass?A.Theybegantotalk.B.Theystayedsilent.C.Theyraisedtheirhands.D.TheyshoutedtobehearD.

TheBigBrotherinthenovel1984listenstoeverythingandnothingcanescapehisears.NowinrealitywehaveFacebook.Thesocialmediagianthasneverdeniedthatit’skeepingtrackofconversationsyouhavenearyourphoneiftheFacebookappisopenthatisbutnotoneexperthastoldNBCthatMarkZuckerberg’sempiremaybekeepingearsonyouatamoreregularbasis.AccordingtoProfessorKelliBurnswhoteachesmasscommunicationattheUniversityofSouthFloridaitmaybelisteningmoreoftenthanitletson.ToproveherpointBurnsturnedonthemicrophonefeatureonherphoneandsaidI’mreallyinterestedingoingonanAfricanjourney.Ithinkit’dbewonderfultorideinoneofthosejeeps.LessthanaminutelaterwhenshecheckedherFacebookpageshewasmetbyastoryaboutajourney–thefirstpostonhernewsfeed.Therewasalsoacaradonherpage.WhileFacebooksaysthatit’sonlykeepingitsearsopentohelpidentifythemusicyou’relisteningtoandTVmatchesyou’rewatchingBurns’littleexperimentsuggeststhattheremaybeothermotivationsatplayaswell.ButthesocialmediacompanyhasdeniedclaimsthatitrecordsanyconversationsandtoldTheIndependentFacebookdoesnotusemicrophoneaudiotoinformadvertisingorNewsFeedstoriesinanyway.Businessesareabletoserverelatedadsbasedonpeople’sinterestsandotherstatisticinformationbutnotthroughaudiocollection.WhetheryoubelievethisstatementornottherearewaystostopFacebookfromlisteninginatall.Simplyturnoffyourphone’smicrophonebyheadingoverintoSettingsifyou’reaniPhoneusergoingtothePrivacytabthenclickingonMicrophone.FromthereyoucanremoveFacebook’smicprivilegesandprobablystopthecompanyfromhearingyourconversations.OnAndroidyoucanalsogotoPrivacyundertheSettingstabandchangeFacebook’spermissions.Sothenexttimeyou’rechattingwithyourfriendsaboutyoursummervacationplanskeepaneyeonyourFacebookfeed.Theremaybemoreparticipantsinyourconversationthanyourealize.28.WhydoestheauthormentiontheBigBrotherinthefirstparagraph?A.ToexplainwhoBigBrotheris.B.TostresstheimportanceofFacebook.C.TointroducethetopicaboutFacebook.D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.29.Whatdoestheunderlineditinparagraph1referto?A.BigBrother.B.Anempire.C.Facebook.D.A.university.30.WhatmightFacebookdoifitisturnedon?A.Chatwithyoulikearealfriend.B.Turnonyourphone’smicrophone.C.Identifythemovieyouarewatching.D.Showadsbasedonyourconversation.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.WallsHaveEarsB.TheAppleofYourEyeC.TurnoffYourCellPhoneD.Facebook:aCaringBrother

ThephoneIDflashedEmergencyVet.OhnoIwhispereD.IcouldnotloseMerlinnow.RonandIhadtriedtohavechildrenforalongtimewithdepressingresults.Ithrewmyselfintomywork.AnymaternalfeelingsIhadwerespentonMerlin.Icouldn’twaittogethomefromworkeachnight.Iwantedtopickupthatwarmbundleoflovingfurandnestlehim.IwantedtosingRock-a-byeMerlinasIdideverynightashewouldputhispawsaroundmyneck.MerlinwasmycomfortespeciallyattimeswhenIwonderedifGodwaslistening.ButlastnightsomethinghadchangeD.NotonlydidIsingRock-a-ByeMerlinbutIaskedWhatwillIdoafteryou’regone?AlthoughMerlinwas19yearsoldaseniorintheageofacathedidn’tlookoractthatway.Ididn’twanttoacceptthefactthathewasnearingtheendofhislifetimE.MyjobatthelawfirmwassodemandingandstressfulthatIcouldn’timaginegettingthroughthedaywithoutMerlinwaitingtogreetmeathomE.Idialedthevet’snumber.Iaskedformyhusbandbuthealreadyleft.ThenItookabreathandaskedthequestionthatnoonewantstoaskIsmyMerlinstillalive?Thenursesaidyes.RoncamehomeandsaidthatMerlinhadalmostnoredbloodcellsleft.Whitebloodcellswerereplacingthem.Merlinwouldneedexpensivetransfusionsmostlikelyonamonthlybasis.WebothknewMerlinwasrunningoutoftimE.IaskedRontodrivemetothevetsoIcouldsaygoodbyetomylittleboycatbuthewasbeattiredanditwaslatE.RonsaidifMerlinwasstillalivethenextmorningthenhewouldtakemetothevet.ThenextmorningIcalledthevet.Merlinhadsurvivedthenight.AfterdrivingtothevetIwentintotheexaminingroom.ThenursebroughtMerlinandplacedhimonanexaminingtableonhissidE.Hiseyesweretightlyshut.Ithoughthediedalready.Icarefullyedgedmyhandtoreachhisbody.HisbodyfeltwarmbutwhenIspokehisnametherewasnoresponsE.NoresponsetohisnameorthatIwasthereandthatIlovedhim.IwasextremelysaD.InthatexaminingroomIfelthelpless.IwonderedhowmanypeopleinanexaminingroomfeltashelplessasIdiD.FeelingdriventoprayerIyelledGodthisisn’tgoodenough.IneedtoseemyMerlinthewayIrememberhimIneedamiracleandIneeditnow!AtthatmomentGodgrantedamiraclE.Merlin’sfavoritecomplimententeredmyminD.IsaidMerlinYouareBeautifulandYouareGorgeousdoyouhearme?OneeyeopeneD.IsaidGotcha.Ikeptrepeatingthosewords.Merlinopenedtheothereyeandonelimbatatimegotup.HewaswaitingforthatphrasE.Hewantedtohearthathewasbeautifulandgorgeousagain.ThenIexperiencedanothermiraclE.TherewasnosoundinthatexaminingroomuntilMerlinstartedwalkingtomE.FromoutofnowhereormaybefromheavenIclearlyheardasongwesunginchurchoften:ItIsWellWithMySoul.IrememberedthinkingYesitiswellwithmySoul.IgottoseemylittleboycatonemoretimE.MerlinwalkedtomE.HeputhisfaceinminewhichhehadneverdonebeforE.HerubbedacirclearoundmyfacetwicE.MerlinsaidgoodbyewithhisfaceandmarkedmeforlifE.RonappearedshockedthatMerlinwasupandhadwalkedtomE.IsaidtoMerlinTellGodyouareagoodboyandhowmuchweloveyouandthenhandedhimbacktothenursE.TearsofgratitudepouredforthinmemoryofamiraclE.YouseefornineteenyearsGodspoketomethroughaspecialcatnamedMerlin.OnMerlin’slastdayGodprovedheheardmewhenhegrantedamiraclE.ThatmiraclegavemetimetosaygoodbyE.65.Ron’swifecouldn’tloseMerlinbecause________.A.MerlinwasheradoptedchildfornineteenyearsB.MerlincouldsupplyherwithcomfortandwarmthC.shefailedtogivebirthtoherownbiologicalchildD.shewouldsingherusualsongtonoonelaterinlife66.WhatdidRon’swifethinkofMerlin?①comfortable②demanding③longlife④fullofdevotion⑤lovely⑥religiousA.①②⑥B.①②③C.④⑤⑥D.③④⑤67.WhatdoesThenextmorningIcalledthevet.inParagraph8imply?A.ThewriterturnedtothevetbecauseMerlinwasindesperatecondition.B.Thewriterwassohopelessastoaskafavorofthevet.C.RonwouldaccompanyherwifetothevettoliveuptohispromisE.D.RondidnotcareaboutMerlinsothatthewritercalledthevet.68.WhenMerlinreachedtheexaminingroom________.A.heshuthiseyestightlyandwasobviouslydeadB.hisbodyfeltwarmbecausethewriterrubbedhimhardC.thewriterchantedprayerstohimtryingtowakinghimupD.thewriterfelthelplesstohavenotimelysurgicaloperation69.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.wehavetohavefaithinthechurchtogetmiraclesinfuturelifeB.GodwillnotdisappointusifwearedevotedtoourlovedonesC.couplesshouldhaveachildorsomethingtofillintheirfreetimeD.doctorsmaynotalwaysbereliablewhenourlovedonesneedtheirhelp70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethepropertitle?A.TheMiracleGrantedB.A.DyingCatC.GodAccompanyingUsD.GratitudeOutOfMiracle

TherewasatimewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighriskandIwenttoafrienD.HelookedatmeforamomentandthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhad:Bebold大胆的andbrave—andmightyforceswillcometoyouraiD.ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepastitwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfaileD.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.OntheotherhandwheneverIhadplungedintodeepwaterforcedbycourageorcircumstanceIhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:energyskillsoundjudgmentcreativeideas—evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealizE.Admittedlythosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.A.collegeclassmateofmineTimwasanexcellentfootballplayereventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayerwhohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoallinesaidTim.IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet—andstoppedhimcolD.Boldness—awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme—isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults.Confidencebuildsup.Surelytherewillbesetbacksanddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds.Soalwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities—andyou’llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreamedof.28.Whywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepast?A.Hefacedhugerisks.B.Helackedmightyforces.C.Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D.Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess.29.Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart?A.Swallowmorethanyoucandigest.B.Actslightlyaboveyourabilities.C.Developmoremysteriouspowers.D.Learntomakecreativedecisions.30.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph5?A.Confidencegrowsmorerapidlyinadults.B.Tryingwithoutsuccessismeaningless.C.RepeatedfailurecreatesabetterlifE.D.BoldnesscanbegainedlittlebylittlE.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.B.Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.C.Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess.D.Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities.

SeveraltimesmydaughterhadtelephonedtosayMumyoumustcomeandseethedaffodils水仙花beforetheyareover.Iwantedtogobutitwasatwo-hourdrivefromLakeArrowheaD.IwillgonextTuesdayIpromisedalittleunwillinglyonherthirdcall.ThenextTuesdaydawnedcoldandrainy.StillIhadpromisedandsoIdrovetherE.WhenIfinallywalkedintoCarolyn'shouseandhuggedandgreetedmygrandchildrenIsaidForgetthedaffodilsCarolyn!Theroadisinvisible看不见的inthecloudandfogandthereisnothingintheworldexceptyouandthesechildrenthatIwanttosee!MydaughtersmiledcalmlyandsaidWedriveinthisweatherallthetimeMum.YouwillneverforgiveyourselfifyoumissthisexperiencE.AfterabouttwentyminutesweturnedontoasmallroadandIsawasmallchurch.OnthefarsideofthechurchIsawahand-letteredsignthatreadDaffodilGarden?Wegotoutofthecarandeachtookachild'shandandIfollowedCarolyndownthepath.ThenweturnedacomerofthepathandIlookedupamazeD.Beforemelaythemostbeautifulsight.Flowsofflowersofdifferentcolorsseemedpoureddownthepeakandslopes.Therewerefiveacresofflowers!A.seaofdaffodil!Itwaslikeafairylandallbeyonddescription.Butwhohasdonethis?IaskedCarolyn.It'sjustonewomanCarolynanswereD.That'sherhomeCarolynpointedtoawell-keptA-framehousethatlookedsmallandmodestinthemidstofallthatglory.WewalkeduptothehousE.Onthepatio露台wesawaposter.AnswerstotheQuestionsIKnowYouAreAskingwastheheadlinE.ThefirstanswerwasasimpleonE.50000bulbs鳞茎itreaD.ThesecondanswerwasOneatatimebyonewoman.ThethirdanswerwasBeganin1958.IthoughtofthiswomanwhomIHadnevermetwhomorethanfiftyyearsbeforehadbegun-onebulbatatime-tobringthebeautyandjoytothemountaintop.Justplantingonebulbatatimeyearafteryearhadchangedtheworldwhereshelivedandcreatedsomethingofmagnificencebeautyandinspiration.Whenwemultiplytinypiecesoftimewithsmallamountsofdailyeffortwetoocanaccomplishgreatthings.EveryonecandosomethingtochangetheworlD.21.Thewriterwasn’tgoingtoseethedaffodilsatfirstbecause______.A.shecaredmoreaboutthechildrenB.theywereonaremotemountaintopC.theweatherwasnotgoodenoughD.itwasnoteasyforhertodrivethere22.Whatdoweknowfromthepassageaboutthewomanwhogrewdaffodil?A.ShemusthavebeenamodestwomanB.SheworkedasaprofessionalgardenerC.Shegrewthedaffodilsover50yearsbyherselfD.Beingpoorshemadealivingbysellingdaffodils23.Whathasthewriterlearnedfromthisexperience?A.It’snevertoolatetolearnB.NothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoitC.PeoplecanchangetheworldwheretheylivebygrowingflowersD.Accumulationofsmallstepsmayleadtosomethingmagnificent24.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnUnforgettableExperienceB.A.womanandDaffodilsC.TheDaffodilGardenD.Onebulbgrownmagnificencedawns

YoumayhaveheardofthemanwhodecidedtorepairtheroofofhishousE.TobesafehetiedaropearoundhiswaistandthrewtheotherendofitoverthetopofthehousE.HeaskedhissontotieittosomethingsecurE.Theboyfastenedthesafetyropetothebumperoftheircarparkedinthedriveway.ItseemedlikeagoodideaatthetimE.Butalittlewhilelaterhiswifeunawareoftheropesecuringherhusbandshestartedthecaranddroveaway.ImaginewhattheresultwouldbE.Thisstoryfactualornotpointstoagreattruth.Itisatruthaboutwhereweplaceoursecurity;aboutthosethingstowhichwe’vetiedoursafetylines.Whatisyourropetiedto?Thinkaboutit.Whatdoyoudependontokeepyoufromdisaster?Isyourropetiedtoagoodjob?Isittiedtoarelationshipwithsomebodyyourelyon?Isittiedtoacompanyoranorganization?WriterSusanTaylortellsofdiscoveringhowunreliablesomeofoursafetylinesreallyarE.Shetellsoflyinginbedintheearlyhoursofthemorningwhenanearthquakestruck.Asherhouseshookshefelloutofbedandmanagedtogotothedoorwaywatchinginhorrorasherwholehousecrackeddownaroundher.Whereherbedhadoncestoodshelaterdiscoverednothingbutapileofbricks.Shelosteverything—everybuttoneverydishherautomobileeveryarticleofclothing.Susantrembledscaredandcryinginthedarkness.Intheearlymorningshecriedandcalledoutforhelp.Thoroughlyexhaustedshethoughtthatmaybesheshouldbelisteningforrescuersinsteadofcrying.SoshegrewstillandlisteneD.Inthesilencearoundhertheonlysoundsheheardwasthebeatingofherownheart.Itoccurredtoherthenthatatleastshewasstillaliveandamazinglyenoughunhurt.Forthefirsttimeinherlifesheunderstoodthathertruesecuritydidnotdependonthosethingsinwhichshehadplacedhertrust.Itlaydeepwithin.Andalsoforthefirsttimesheknewwhatitwastobecontentinallcircumstances.Sherealizedthatwhethershehadplentyorhardlyenoughsomehowshewouldbeallright.Shejustknewit.ShelaterwroteBeforethequakeIappearedverysuccessfulbutmylifewasoutofbalancE.Iwasn’thappybecauseIhadbeenmakingmoneyandalwayswantingmorE.Myhomemyjobmyclothesarelationship—Ithoughttheyweremysecurity.IttookanearthquakeandlosingeverythingIownedformetodiscoverthatmysecurityhadbeenwithmeallalongThere’sapowerwithinusthatwecandependuponnomatterwhatishappeningaroundus.Shehadtiedherropetothewrongthings.Ittookadisasterforhertounderstandthatthosethingsarenottrustworthy.SosheletgooftheropeanddiscoveredpeacE.Shefoundthathertruesecuritywasapowerwithin-dependableandsurE.Whatisyourropetiedto?Andwhatwouldhappenifyoufoundthecouragetoletgoofit?63.InParagraph1thewritertellsthestoryofthemanto___________.A.describeasceneB.offeranargumentC.introduceatopicD.satisfythereaders’curiosity64.WhywasSusancryinginthedarkness?A.Becauseshewasafraidofstayinginthedark.B.Becauseshewantedtobeheardbytherescuers.C.Becauseshewasfrightenedandfelthelpless.D.Becauseshehadtiedherropetothewrongthing.65.HowdidSusanlikeinterpersonalrelationshipandincomebeforetheearthquake?A.Theywereveryimportant.B.TheywerealternativE.C.Theywereamongsomechoices.D.Theywereunnecessary.66.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethebesttitle?A.PleaseLetGoofYourTrustB.A.RopeTiedtoaCarC.AnExperiencefromanEarthquakeD.WhattoDependon

ManyyearsagoImadealivingbydrivingacar.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30am.WhenIarrivedtocollectIfoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.IwalkedtothedoorandknockeD.JustaminuteansweredaweakelderlyvoicE.AfteralongpausethedooropeneD.A.smallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforemE.ByhersidewasasmallsuitcasE.Itookthesuitcasetothecarandthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardsthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.It’snothingItoldherIjusttrytotreatmypassengersinthewayIwouldwantmymothertreateD.Ohyou’resuchagoodmanshesaiD.WhenwegotintothetaxishegavemeanaddressandthenaskedCouldyoudrivethroughdowntown?It’snottheshortestwayIansweredquickly.OhI’minnohurryshesaiD.I’monmywaytoahospice临终医院.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylongtimE.Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter计价器.Forthenexttwohourswedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedtheneighborhoodwhereshehadlivedandthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarknesssayingnothing.AtdawnshesuddenlysaidI’mtireD.Let’sgonow.WedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenmE.HowmuchdoIoweyou?sheaskeD.NothingIsaiD.YouhavetomakealivingsheanswereD.OhthereareotherpassengersIanswereD.AlmostwithoutthinkingIbentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.OurhugendedwithherremarkYougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.33.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?A.Theoldladydidn’thaveverylongtimE.B.Theoldladywasonherwaytoherdaughter’shomE.C.Thetaxidrivergavetheoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.D.Thetaxidriverdidn’tchargetheoldladyanymoney.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.GivingisalwaysapleasurE.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.

WhenIwasachildIhadtogotochurchandobeymanyotherrulesthoughtheserulesattimescausedresentment怨恨.Perhapsthemostextremeparentingdecisionmyparentsmadeformyfourbrothersandsistersandmewastocreateahomeenvironmentwithoutatelevision.Wehatedthisdecisionatthattimebecausetherewasseeminglynowaytokeepthisembarrassingfactasecretatschool.Naturallysimplepleasureslikecartoonsfootballgamesandmoviesbecamehugenovelties新奇事物.Iwouldgoovertofriends’orrelatives’housesforthataccessalonE.WhenIreachedhighschoolmyparentsboughtatelevisionthoughithadnocablE.HoweverIdidspendmostofmychildhoodinahomewithoutatelevision.Infactnothavingatelevisiondidcontributeagreatdealtomyskillsanditalsoforcedmetodevelopothervaluableinterests.WegrewupinasmalltownsomybrothersandsistersandIspenttimeexploringstreetsfieldsandwoods.AndofcourseIreadandwroteandstudiedwhichpushedmetowardacareerpath.SowouldIgiveasimilarsituationtomyownchildrenifIhadthem?IdoubtitatleastnotinthemostextremesensE.I’mtoomuchofafootballfannottomentiontheTVserials连续剧likeTheWire.Buttelevisionoralmostanythingforthatmatterisunhealthyforkids.ItcanpreventthemfromlivingafulllifE.Somaybeareasonableanswerisnocableornovideo-gamesystemsorsimplysettingthetimelimitbutIhaven’texactlyworkedouthowtoconfineityet.Althoughsomepeopleareagainstmyideawedoneedlimitsafterall.21.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat______.A.theauthordidn’tlikewatchingTVasachildB.theauthor’sfamilyseldomwenttochurchC.nothavingaTVsetbroughttheauthormanybenefitsD.fewhomeshadaTVsetwhentheauthorwasachild22.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearntheauthorthinksthat______.A.childrenshouldn’twatchTVtoomuchB.childrenshouldbeforbiddentowatchTVC.childrenshouldonlywatchserialsandsportsonTVD.watchingTVisunhealthyforbothadultsandchildren23.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordconfineinthelastparagraph?A.Limit.B.Punish.C.Reject.D.Support.

Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher—Mrs.Thompson.ShetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesamE.ButthatwasaliE.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddarD.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.ShefeltevenworsewhenlikeallherotherstudentsTeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume香水.TeddysaidMrs.ThompsontodayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatverydayshestoppedteachingreadingwritingandmath.Insteadshebegantoteachchildren.Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealivE.ThemoresheencouragedhimthefasterheimproveD.BytheendofthesixthgradeTeddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.HewrotethathehadfinishedhighschoolthirdinhisclassandshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelifE.HewenttocollegE.Mrs.ThompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesigneD.TheOdoreF.StoddardM.D.医学博士.Thestorydoesn’tendtherE.OnhisweddingdayDr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson’searThankyouMrs.ThompsonforbelievinginmE.YoumademefeelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Mrs.ThompsonwithtearsinhereyeswhisperedbackTeddyyouhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifferenceIdidn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.21.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?A.ShemadeTeddyfeelashameD.B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.C.ShechangedTeddy’sseattothefrontrow.D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.22.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?A.Heoftentoldlies.B.Hewasgoodatmath.C.HeneededmotherlycarE.D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.23.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.24.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim.B.Shehadgivenhimencouragement.C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.D.ShehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeoplE.

MywifeandIusedtofeelthatitwasimpossibletobeatruefriendtosomeonewhosenamewedidn’tknow.Howwrongwewere!YearsofSunday-morningbustripsthroughthecitywiththesamegroupofnamelesspeoplehavechangedourthinking.Beforethebustakesoffwealljoininaconversation:where’sthesilentwomanwhositsupfrontandneverrespondstoourcheerygreetings?Hereshecomes.Herwornclothingsuggestsshedoesn’thavemuchmoneytosparebutshealwaystakesanextracupofcoffeeforthedriver.WegetsmilesfromaMexicancoupleastheygetonthebushandinhanD.Whentheygetoffthey’restillholdinghands.Thewomanwaspregnantlatelastyearandonedayherchangeofshapeconfirmedthatshe’ddeliveredthechilD.Weevenfeltalittleprideatthethoughtofourextendedfamily.Formanymonthsouronlysadnesslayinourinabilitytoestablishthesamefriendshipwiththesilentwomanatthefrontofthebus.Thenoneeveningwewenttoafishrestaurant.WewereshowntoatablealongsidesomeonesittingalonE.Itwasthewomanfromthebus.Wegreetedherwithfriendlyfamiliaritywe’dshownallyearbutthistimeherfacesoftenedthenashysmilE.Whenshespokethewordsescapedawkwardlyfromherlips.Allatoncewerealizedwhyshehadn’tspokentousbeforE.Talkingwashardforher.Overdinner;welearnedthestayofasinglemotherwithadisabledsonwhowasreceivingspecialcareawayfromhomE.ShemissedhimdesperatelysheexplaineD.Ilovehimandhelovesmeeventhoughhedoesn’texpressitverywellshemurmureD.Lotsofushavethatproblemdon’twe?Wedon’tsaywhatwewanttosaywhatweshouldbesaying.Andthat’snotgoodenough.Thecandlesflaredonourtables.Ourfishhadnevertastedbetter.Buttheatmospheregrewpleasantandwhenwepartedasfriends—wesharednames.21.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.GoingtoWorkbyBusB.TheSilentWomanontheBusC.FriendsoftheRoadD.DifferentKindsofFriendship22.Allthefollowingstatementscandescribethewomanexcept______.A.poorB.coldC.silentD.warm-hearted23.Theunderlinedwordestablishinthefourthpassageprobablyhasthesamemeaningas______.A.keepB.setupC.discoverD.accept24.Thewomanhadthesameproblemwithhersoninthewaythat______.A.theywerebothdisabledpeopleB.theybothbroughtinteresttothepassengersC.theybothlikedbustravelD.theybothhadsomedifficultyinexpressing

MartinLynchanAmericanbusinessmanhadbeengoingonvacationtoasmallMexicanfishingvillageforanumberofyears.OnemorningwhilegoingforawalkalongthebeachhesawhisfriendPabloPerezalocalfisherman.MartinwatchedPablounloadhisboatandpackthefishinabox.MartinnoticedPablowassmilingandlookedveryhappy.Hecouldalsoseeseverallargefishintheboat.MartingreetedPabloandaskedhowlongittooktocatchthefish.JustafewhoursrepliedPablo.MartinaskedWhydidn’tyoustaylongerandcatchmorefish?IhaveenoughformyfamilyPablosaiD.Andwhatdoyoudowiththerestofyourday?askedMartin.ItakeanapplaywithmychildrenspendtimewithmywifeandgointothevillagetoseemyfriendsandplaycardsIhaveafullandbusylifE.MartinexplainedthatifPabloworkedlongerhoursandcaughtmorefishhecouldmakemoremoney.WiththeextramoneyPablocouldbuymoreboatsandcatchmoneymorefish.BysellingthefishPablocouldopenhisownfactoryandselldirecttosupermarkets.Thenwhat?askedPablo.WellyouwouldprobablyhavetomovetoMexicoCitytorunthebusiness.FinallyyouwouldbeabletosellyourbusinessandmakemillionsofdollarsrepliedMartin.Howlongwillthattake?askedPablo.Martinthoughtforawhileandsaiditwouldprobablytakeatleast15years.AndthenwhataskedPablo.Wellthat’sthebestpartMartinsaiD.Youwillbeabletoretirebuyahouseneartheoceansleeplongerplaywithyourchildrenspendmoretimewithyourwifeseeyourfriendsandplaycards.51.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.A.businessmanandafishermanhavebecomefriends.B.A.businessmanlearnshowtofishfromafisherman.C.A.businessmanwantstobecomeabusinessman.D.A.businessmangivesadvicetoafisherman.52.WhatmakestheMexicanfishermanhappyis______________.A.manyfriendstovisithimB.afullandbusylifeC.moreboatsandmorefishD.thehouseneartheocean53.Howcanthefishermanmakemoremoneyinthebusinessman’sview?A.Bybuyingasupermarket.B.TomovetoMexicoCity.C.Bysellinghisownbusiness.D.Toworklongerandcatchmorefish.54.Theunderlinedwordunloadinthepassagemeans____________.A.putintoB.takeawayfromC.breakdownD.setoff55.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________.A.thefishermanwillstaythesamewithhislifeB.thefishermanwillleavethevillageforMexicoCityC.thebusinessmanwillbuythefisherman’sboatD.ittakesalldayforthefishermantocatchlargefish

WhenIwasinmyfourthyearofteachingIwasahighschooltrackcoach田径教练.OneyearIhadastudentJohnwhochangedtoourschoolfromGreeceandseemedtobeinterestedinsportssoIencouragedhimtojoinourtrackteam.IexplainedtohimthateventhoughhehadnevertakenpartinitbeforeIdidbelievethathecoulddowellinanyeventandlwouldbewillingtoteachhimatwhicheveronesinterestedhim.HeacceptedtheofferandbegantoworkhardateverypracticE.AboutamonthlaterIhadfoundoutfromotherwaysthatJohnwasafirst-classtennisplayerwinningmanyprizesinhishomecountry.IwenttohimaskingJohnIreallyenjoythatyoucameoutforthetrackteambutwhydidn’tyouplaytennisinstead?Itseemsthatwouldinterestyoualotmoresinceyou’resogoodatit.JohnansweredWellIliketennisbutyoutoldmethatyoubelievedinmeandthatyouthoughtIcoulddowellintracksoIwantedtotryitforthatreason.FromthenonIoftenremembermystudent’sreply.ItoldittoafriendandshesuggestedIwriteitdowntosharesomewherewithmoreteachers.Nomatterhowcritical不满的studentscanbeofthemselvesI’vefoundthatasimpleItrustthatyoucandoit!cangoalongway!19.AccordingtoParagraphltheauthorseemstothinkmoreaboutJohn’s_________.A.PEmarksB.homecountryC.interestinsportsD.stateofhealth20.WhydidJohntakepartinthetrackteam?A.Hehadbeenanexcellentrunner.B.Hewasencouragedbyhisteacher.C.Helikedrunningmorethantennis.D.Hehadnotenniscoachtotrainhim.21.Thepurposeofthispassageisprobablyto_________.A.buildacloseteacher-studentrelationshipB.introduceanewwayofsportstrainingC.explainthevalueofsportsandgamesD.showtheimportanceofencouraging22.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor_________.A.teachersB.parentsC.studentsD.players

Iwasfeelingsplendid精彩的thismorning!WhenapproachingthebakeryIsawamanaskingforcoins.I’veoftenseenhimandusuallydon’treactwelltohiswhiney嘀咕不停的toneofhisvoicE.ThistimeIdecidedI’dgivehimsomething.AfterI’dpaidformytea-to-goIgota5Eurobillready.Leavingthestorereallyslowlysohe’dhaveagoodchancetoapproachmeInearlyranintohim.Wouldyoumaybehavesomecoinsforme?HeaskeD.IsaidNosorryIdon’tandwatchedhisfacefallalreadyatwhathethoughtwasarefusaloneofmanythousandsheprobablygetseachday.IonlyhavethisforyouIsaidandheldthebillinfrontofhiseyes.Thewayhisjawnearlyfellandhiseyeswidenedwerepriceless.Err...wow!hesaiddoingadouble-take.That’sreally...Thanks.NoproblemIsaiD.I’mdoingwellatthemomentandIwantedtoshareit—haveagoodday!AndIwalkedaway.ActuallyIwalkedawayleisurely悠闲地andIdidgiggleandlaughoutloudforthenext200meters.ReallyyoushouldhaveseenhisfacE.Hetotallyhadnotseenthatcoming!ThejoyIthinkdidnotjustcomefromthefactthatIlovebeinggenerous.Italsocamefrombreakinguphisexpectationsofwhatwouldhappentoallowforthattinymomentofamazement.21.HowdidthebeggarfeelwhenthewritersaidNo?A.WorrieD.B.SurpriseD.C.DisappointeD.D.Grateful.22.Theunderlinedphrasedoingadouble-takeindicatesthatthebeggar________.A.wasn’tusedtobeingrefusedB.hesitatedbeforereactionC.acceptedmyofferimmediatelyD.understoodmewithoutdifficulty23.Theauthor’sdelightdoubledbecause________.A.thebeggardidn’texpectsomuchmoneyB.hewasattractedbythebeggar’sfaceC.hefoundthebeggarwasblindD.thebeggarwishedhimagoodday24.Whatkindofpersonistheauthor?A.He’salwaysgeneroustopeopleinneeD.B.HeenjoysmakingfunofpoorpeoplE.C.Helackssympathyforthepoor.D.Hecanfindhappinessfromlittlethings.

AmberMozo19whorunsherownphotographybusinessoftentravelsaroundtheworlddocumentingthestoriesofpeoplewedon’toftenseE.Nowtheteenphotographerisworkingonherbiggestandmostmeaningfulproject.Mozodiscoveredherloveforphotographywhenshewasjust11yearsolD.Whenshewas10herfatherfamoussurfphotographerJonMozodiedwhenhewastakingpicturesatBackdoorPipelineafamoussurfbreakinHawaii.Hewas33yearsolD.IrememberjustwantingtousehiscameraMozosaiD.Heruncletoldhernottotouchherfather'sequipmentbutwhenhermothersaiditwasOKMozopickedupthecameraandhasn'tstoppedtakingpicturessincE.Iwas11walkingaroundwithhishugecameraandthat'swhenIreallyfellinlovewithphotography.''NowMozohastraveledaroundtheworldwithherfather'scameradocumentingheradventures.IjustfeltlikeIwasconnectedwithmydadthroughthatcamerA.shesaidofthenowoutdatedequipment.Inhonorofthe10-yearanniversaryofherfather'sdeathMozoisraisingmoneytoproduceherfirstbookofphotographsChasingLightAroundTheWorlD.IfeelthatexperiencesthathappenedtomeandchangedmecouldalsochangeorhelpsomeoneelseMozosaidofhertravels.That'sreallywhatIthinkisgreataboutphotographyandart.ItcanmovepeoplE.InallthingsshedoesshetriestohonorherdaD.Mozo'smomNikkisaiD.Jonstartedaphotobookanddidn'tfinishitsoIthinkitcanbeverysatisfyingforhertofinishthattask.Itmakesourlossseemalittlelesspainfulbecausenothingreallydieswhenyoupassitontoothers.36.Mozofeltinlovewithphotography________.A.becauseofherfather'scameraB.undertheinfluenceofhermotherC.justayearbeforeherfather'sdeathD.whenshesawherfathertakingpictures37.WhyisMozostillusingthecamera?A.Itworksperfectly.B.ItcanbeeasilycarrieD.C.ItisexpensivetobuyanewonE.D.Itlinksherfatherandhertogether.38.Whatdoweknowaboutthephotobook?A.ItmainlyshowsMozo'sfamilylifE.B.AllthepicturesinitweretakenbyJon.C.It'sdesignedtoraisemoneyforcharity.D.Mozoismakingittorememberherfather.39.WhatcanweinferfromNikki'swords?A.Ithurtstothinkofdeath.B.Jonneverdiesinherheart.C.Mozoisdoingsomethingmeaningful.D.SheisworriedaboutMozo'sbusiness.40.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellusabout?A.A.19-year-oldgirl'sphotographybusiness.B.AnunusualcamerathathasmovedeveryonE.C.A.surfphotographerwhodiedattheageof33.D.A.teenwhoisfollowinginherfather'sfootsteps.

Thereoncewasalittleboywhowantedtomeettheking.Hesetoffwalkingtowardstheking’scastlE.Aftermanyyearsofwalkingtheking’scastlecameintohisview.Howeverastheboydrewclosertotheoutsideofthecastletheguardsnoticedhim.Getoutofhere!orderedtheguards.Wellthelittleboydidn’thavetobetoldtwice.Heturnedandran.Allhewantedtodowastotellthekingwonderfulthingsandseeallthebeautifulthingsintheking’shousE.Buthecouldn’tevengetnearthecastle!TheboyfinallystoppedrunningsatdownandcrieD.Ayoungmanhappenedtobecomingdownthepathattheverymoment.HesawthelittleboyandstoppeD.What’swrongyoungman?heaskeD.SirIwalkedandwalkedjusttoseetheking.ButtheseguardsmademescareD.IwantedtotellthekinghowlovelyeverythingisandjusttellthekingthatIjustwantedtoseehim!Themanlookedatthelittleboythoughtfully.Lookwhydon’tyoutryagain?I’llcomewithyouthistimE.Thelittleboygotupandtooktheman’shanD.Theking’sguardsspottedthem.Lookmisterwedon’thavetodothisIdon’twantyoutogethurt.Wecanjustturnaroundnow.Themanheldthelittleboy’shandandwenton.Theboyreallythoughtthemanmightbecrazyuntilhelookedbackupattheguards.Theywereallsmilingnow.ThelittleboywasamazeD.Whoareyou?askedthelittleboyinastonishment.WhyI’mtheking’sson.Youcanenterthecastleandbewiththeking.Saidtheman.ThelittleboybrokeintoahugesmilE.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceintheparagraphmean?A.Thelittleboydidn’tunderstandtheguards’wordsatfirst.B.Theguardsrepeatedthewordstotheboy.C.ThelittleboyhadbeentothecastletwicE.D.Thelittleboyunderstoodtheguards’wordsimmediately.26.Accordingtothepassagethemanis.A.kindB.stupidC.ambitiousD.mean27.Whichofthefollowingbestsuitsthestory’slessonforus?A.Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.B.Anythingispossibleifonetriedhardenough.C.Lifecansometimesbeunfair.D.MakenewfriendsandkeeptheolD.

Mr.PeterJohnsonagedtwenty-threebattledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyescaperoute——throughtheboot行李箱.Mr.Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditch沟渠atRomneyMarsinKentafterskiddingoniceandhittingabank.FortunatelythewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowlyMr.JohnsonsaidIcouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.Mr.JohnsonasweetsalesmanofSittingHomeKentfirsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.ThenhebeganhisstruggletoescapE.LaterhesaidItwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylifE.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.IhammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehearbutnohelpcamE.Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseatandafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrenchandbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.ItwastheonlychanceIhaD.FinallyitgavebutassoonasImovedthebootlidthewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandscrambledclearasthecarfilledup.HishandsandarmscutandbruisedMr.JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearbywherehewaslookedafterbythefarmer’swifeMrs.LucyBates.TremblinginablankethesaidThatthirtyminutesseemedlikehours.Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisiblepolicesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.21.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthisarticle?A.BookreviewB.NewsreportC.CampuslifeD.Continuedstory22.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5Finallyitgavemeansthat______.A.luckilythedoorwastornawayintheendB.atlastthewrenchwentbrokenC.thelockcameopenafterallhiseffortsD.thechancewaslostatthelastminute23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.theditchwasalongaquietcountryroadB.theaccidenthappenedonaclearwarmdayC.thepolicehelpedMr.JohnsongetoutoftheditchD.Mr.Johnsonhadatenderwifeandwaswellattended

Christmaswastwodaysaway.HadthepackageswithacamerainalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastree?ThatwastheonlythingthatIhadlongedfor.A.milliontimesIhadkeptdroppinghintstomyparents.TakingphotosismyfavoritE.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom’soldcamerA.I’malwaystryingtosnap抓拍thosewonderfulmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscenebutmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort.IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorningsoIwentonahuntinmymom’sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor---abigpinkcat.Myheartsank.Momseemedtonoticethatandshetriedtocheermeup.JennyIgotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!Ican’twaitIsaiD.ThenextdayIcouldn’twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.MommayItalktoyouforamoment?Suredear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?sheaskeD.Andsoitcame---howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat!JennythatcatisforyoursisterJulia!shesaidwithasmilE.ThenwhatamIgettingIaskeD.ShejustsmileD.You’llhavetowaitandseE.NextmorningIhappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetreE.IpulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofindMycamera!Thankyou!IsaidtobothDadandMom.DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJuliaMomandmE.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorningItooklotsofphotoswithmycamera---mylittlesistermakingafacemyparentsgivingmeasoftsmile---andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:lovE.1.TheunderlinedphrasefallshortinParagraph1probablymeans_____.A.betooexpensiveB.benotgoodenoughC.becomeshortafterfallingD.droptotheground2.WhydidJenny’sheartsinkatfirst?A.Hermotherrefusedtotalktoher.B.Shemistookhersister’sChristmasgiftforhers.C.HerpresentwasnotwellwrappeD.D.HermotherforgottobuyheranyChristmasgift.3.Wecanlearnformthepassagethat________.A.JennywashappytoacceptthepinkcatB.Jenny’smotherboughtheracameraafterdiscoveringherdisappointmentC.JennythoughtitwasOKtohaveanoldcameraD.Jenny’smotherknewwhatshewantedasaChristmasgift4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LovecannotbeboughtB.LoveismoreimportantthangiftsC.A.ChristmaswishthatcametrueD.MyMotherisalwaysinmyheart

ListedherearefourofthethousandsofimpressivemuseumsaroundtheworlD.TheGuggenheimMuseumBilbaoinBilbaoSpainBuiltin1997theGuggenheimMuseumBilbaoisoneofthenewestintheworlD.IthastransformedtheindustrialcityofBilbaointoatraveler’sdesireddestination.Thebeautifularchitectureofthemuseumhasprovidedadramaticbackgroundformoviesandcommercials.TheLouvreinParisFranceProbablythemostfamousLouvrealsoholdsthemostfamouspaintingintheworldtheMonaLisabyLeonardodaVinci.Crowdscanbefoundanydaysurroundingthesmallbutmysteriouspaintingofthesmilingwoman.ButtheLouvreismuchmorethanahometotheMonaLisa.TheLouvreisvisitedbymorepeopleeachyearthananyothermuseumintheworlD.TheBarnesFoundationinPhiladelphiaAmericaJustopenedinitsnewdowntownlocationin2012theBarnesFoundationisuniqueinthatitisacompletelyreproduceddisplayfromoneman’sprivatecollection.Dr.AlbertC.Barnesstartedcollectingartintheearly20thcenturyandcollectedamongothersthelargestnumberoforiginalRenoirpaintingsintheworlD.TheUffiziGalleryinFlorenceItalyWalkingonthemarbledfloorsfeelslikesteppingbackintimE.Thebuildingitselfisabeautifulpalace-likestructurewithfrescoes湿壁画decoratingtheceilingsandwalls.Viewersarebowledover印象深刻bytheworksbyBotticellisuchasTheBirthofVenus.Classicartworksfromnearly1000yearsagodescribereligiouseventsofthetimE.21.Whichofthefollowingisthemostpopular?A.TheLouvrE.B.TheGuggenheimMuseumBilbao.C.TheBarnesFoundation.D.TheUffiziGallery.22.WhatmakestheBarnesFoundationparticular?A.ItsstructurE.B.Itscollection.C.Itslocation.D.Itshistory.23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anactivityposter.B.Anexhibitionannouncement.C.Anartshowreview.D.A.travelguidE.

Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket毯子overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.TheairhostessspoketoherbuttheoldladysaidIhaveneverbeeninaplanebeforeandIamfrighteneD.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!ThenthecaptaincamE.HesaidMadamIamthecaptainofthisplanE.Theweatherisfinetherearenocloudsintheskyandeverythingisgoingverywell.ButshecontinuedtohidE.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.ThentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaidIamsorryyoungmanbutIdon’tlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonethingShecontinuedkindlyYouandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!1.Anoldladyhad_________.A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket2.Shedidn’twantto________.A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit3._________spoketoher.A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends4.Theoldladyhadneverbeen_________before.A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital5.Thewomandidn’tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing________.A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome

Mymotheralwaystoldusthereisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.ThatmeansyoushouldnotgetangrywhensomethingbadhappensandcannotbechangeD.Shealsotoldusyouhavetobreaksomeeggstomakeanomelet煎蛋卷.ThismeansyouhavetodowhatisnecessarytomoveforwarD.Mymotherbelievedyouarewhatyoueat.A.gooddietisimportantforgoodhealth.ShewouldalwaysgiveushealthyfooD.Shelikedservingusmeatandpotatoesfordinner.Themeatandpotatoescanalsomeanthemostimportantpartofsomething.Itdescribessomeonewholikessimplethings.Peoplealwayssaidmyfatherwasthesaltoftheearthbecausehewouldneverpoursaltonawound伤口ormakesomeonefeelworseaboutsomethingthatwasalreadyabadexperiencE.HoweversometimeshetoldusastorythatseemedbiggerthanlifE.Sowehadtotakeitwithagrain粒ofsalt.Thatiswecouldnotbelieveeverythinghetoldus.MymanageratworkdoesnotalwaysknowwhatisgoingoninourofficE.Yetsheisrightaboutonething:thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.Somethingmayappeartobefreebuttheremaybeahiddencost.WhenwefailtoseeproblemsatworkthemanagertellsustowakeupandsmellthecoffeE.Weneedtopaymoreattentionandfixtheproblem.Ioncemadeabigmistakeattheofficeandfeltsilly.IhadeggonmyfacE.Overtheweekendmyfriendinvitedmetowatchafootballgameontelevision.ButIdonotlikefootball.ItisnotmycupofteA.IhopeIhavegivenyoufoodforthoughtthatissomethingtothinkabout.32.Whenproblemscameuptheauthor’smothertoldthemto________.A.giveupB.hurryupC.becarefulD.keepcalm33.Whichofthefollowingisusedtodescribesomeonewholikessimplethings?A.Themilkandeggs.B.Thesaltandwater.C.TheteaandcoffeE.D.Themeatandpotatoes.34.Inpeople’seyestheauthor’sfather___________.A.alwaysfeelsunhappyB.alwaystellslies.C.isaverynicemanD.isagoodstoryteller35.Ifagirl’sfaceturnsredbecauseshedoesawrongthingshemaysay.A.IamwhatIeatB.IhaveeggonmyfaceC.ItisnotmycupofteA.D.I’mthesaltoftheearth

SvetlanaAlexandrovnaAlexievichbornon31May1948isaBelarusianinvestigativejournalistandnon-fictionprosewriterwritinginRussian.Shewasawardedthe2015NobelPrizeinLiteratureforherpolyphonicwritingsamonumenttosufferingandcourageinourtime.SheisthefirstwriterfromBelarustoreceivetheawarD.AlexievichgrewupinBelarus.AfterfinishingschoolsheworkedasareporterinseverallocalnewspapersbeforegraduatingfromBelarusianStateUniversityandbecomingajournalistfortheliterarymagazineNemaninMinsk.ShewentontoacareerinjournalismandwritingnarrativesfrominterviewswithwitnessestothemostdramaticeventsinthecountrysuchasWorldWarIItheSoviet–AfghanWarthefalloftheSovietUnionandtheChernobyldisaster.Afterpoliticalpersecution__bytheLukashenkoadministrationsheleftBelarusin2000.TheInternationalCitiesofRefugeNetworkofferedhershelterandduringthefollowingdecadeshelivedinParisGothenburgandBerlin.In2011AlexievichmovedbacktoMinsk.AccordingtoRussianwriterandcriticDmitryBykovherbooksowemuchtotheideasofBelarusianwriterAlesAdamovichwhofeltthatthebestwaytodescribethehorrorsofthe20thcenturywasnotbycreatingfictionbutthroughrecordingtheevidenceofwitnesses.BelarusianpoetUladzimirNyaklyayewcalledAdamovichherliterarygodfather.HealsonamedthedocumentarynovelI’mfromtheBurnedVillagebyAlesAdamovichJankaBrylandUladzimirKalesnikaboutthevillagesburnedbytheNazitroopsduringtheoccupationofBelarusasthemainsinglebookthathasinfluencedAlexievich’sattitudetoliteraturE.AlexievichadmittedtheinfluenceofAdamovichandaddedamongothersBelarusianwriterVasilBykaŭasanothersourceofimpactonher.HermostnotableworksinEnglishtranslationincludeacollectionoffirst-handaccountsfromthewarinAfghanistanZinkyBoys:SovietVoicesfromaForgottenWarandahighlypraisedoralhistoryoftheChernobyldisasterVoicesfromChernobyl.Alexievichdescribesthethemeofherworksthisway:IfyoulookbackatthewholeofourhistorybothSovietandpost-Sovietitisahugecommongraveandabloodbath.Aneternaldialogueoftheexecutionersandthevictims.TheaccursedRussianquestions:whatistobedoneandwhoistoblamE.TherevolutionthegulagstheSecondWorldWartheSoviet–Afghanwarhiddenfromthepeoplethedownfallofthegreatempirethedownfallofthegiantsocialistlandtheland-utopiaandnowachallengeofcosmicdimensions—Chernobyl.Thisisachallengeforallthelivingthingsonearth.Suchisourhistory.Andthisisthethemeofmybooksthisismypathmycirclesofhellfrommantoman.HerfirstbookWar’sUnwomanlyFacecameoutin1985.Itwasrepeatedlyreprintedandsoldmorethantwomillioncopies.Thebookwasfinishedin1983andpublishedinshorteditioninOktyabraSovietmonthlyliterarymagazineinFebruary1984.In1985thebookwaspublishedbyseveralpublishersandthenumberofprintedcopiesreached2000000inthenextfiveyears.Thisnovelismadeupofmonologues独白ofwomeninthewarspeakingabouttheaspectsofWorldWarIIthathadneverbeenrelatedbeforE.AnotherbookTheLastWitnesses:theBookofUnchildlikeStoriesdescribespersonalmemoriesofchildrenduringwartimE.Thewarseenthroughwomen’sandchildren’seyesrevealedanewworldoffeelings.In1993shepublishedEnchantedwithDeathabookaboutattemptedandcompletedsuicidesduetothedownfalloftheSovietUnion.ManypeoplefeltinseparablefromtheCommunistideologyandunabletoacceptthenewordersurelyandthenewlyinterpretedhistory.HerbookswerenotpublishedbyBelarusianstate-ownedpublishinghousesafter1993whileprivatepublishersinBelarushaveonlypublishedtwoofherbooks:VoicesfromChernobylin1999andSecond-handTimein2013bothtranslatedintoBelarusian.AsaresultAlexievichhasbeenbetterknownintherestofworldthaninBelarus.66.AccordingtothepassageAlexievichwasabletowinthe2015NobelPrizeinLiteraturemainlybecause________.A.sheissuperiortootherwritersinliteratureB.sheisthegreatestjournalistallovertheworldC.shewitnessedthemostdramaticeventsinBelarusD.herworksreflectedthesufferingandcourageinhertime67.WhoplayedasignificantroleinAlexievich’sliteraryworld?A.AlesAdamovichandVasilBykaŭ.B.DmitryBykovandAlesAdamovich.C.UladzimirKalesnikandJankaBryl.D.VasilBykaŭandUladzimirNyaklyayew.68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAlexievich’sfirstbook?A.Itwasnotuntil5yearslaterthatthebookwaswellreceiveD.B.Itiswrittenfromtheviewpointofwomenandchildreninvolvedinthewar.C.ItwasfirstpublishedbyBelarusianstate-ownedpublishinghousesin1984.D.ItrevealssomethingunknownaboutWorldWarIItothepubliC.69.WhatcanweknowfromthethemeofAlexievich’sworks?A.Shediscusseswhoistoblameforthewarsinherworks.B.ShetakesapracticalviewofthefutureforhermotherlanD.C.Herworksshowsorrowandsympathyforwarvictimsandhercountry.D.HerworksmerelyfocusedonthedisasterstheBelarusianexperienceD.70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomepeopleweredependentontheSovietUnionwithaffection.B.WomenandchildrenarethemaincharactersofAlexievich’sworks.C.VoicesfromChernobylpublishedin1999waswritteninBelarusian.D.AlexievichhasbeenhighlyrespectedbytheLukashenkoadministration.

Asanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfood.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotapingthefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymake.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren’sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit’sthemiddlechild.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.60.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto______.A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.reportonthefindingsofastudyD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems61.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause______.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamilyC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertable62.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinparagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren______.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildrenC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.gettheleastattentionfromthefamily63.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner

TearsrandownfrommyeyesasIsawtheessaymyhighschoolEnglishteacherhadjusthandedback.A.bigFwaswrittenontop.Iwashopeless.Iwasstupid！MyfaceburnedwithshamewhenmyclassmatescalledmestupiD.I'mtheonlyonewhodoesn'tknowmyABCs！Isobbedtomum.I'llhelpshepromiseD.EverydayIsatwithherbuttomecatlookedlikectaandredwasreb.FrustratedIwouldreturntomybedroomanddrawfillingthepaperwithhousesrestaurantsandoffices.WhenIgrowupIwantmyownstoreItoldmumpointingtomydrawings.That'sgreat！shesaidbutfirstyouhavetolearntoreaD.LaterIwasdiagnosedwithdyslexia失读症.SomumtookmetoalearningcentrewhereIwasgivenreadingexercises.ButIstillstruggleD.FinallyIgraduatedbutIwasafraidofmyreadingskills.I'llnevergetajob！Icriedtomumlateragain.Don'tfocusonwhatyoucan'tdoshecomforteD.Concentrateonwhatyoucan.ButwhatcanIdoIwondereD.SuddenlyIthoughtofthedrawingsI'dmadeasachildandmydreamofhavingmyownstorE.IenjoyedsalessomuchthatoverthenextfewyearsItriedmyhandatotherbusinesses.TodayIwatchoversevenbranches.Wehave187employeesand$15millioninsales.WhileI'llneverbewhatmyteachersmighthavewantedIamasuccess－onmyownterms.TheotherdayastudentsentmeacardreadingYougavemesomuchconfidencE.IhopetobelikeyouwhenIambig.Tearsofjoyfilledmyeyes.ThiswasmyA.IsmileD.21.Whydidtheauthorfeelsoashamedatschool?A.Histeacherscoldedhiminclass.B.Histeacherrefusedtoreadhisessay.C.HefailedtohandinhisessayontimE.D.Hisclassmateslookeddownuponhim.22.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingtohismother?A.Doubtful.B.Grateful.C.Guilty.D.AnnoyeD.23.Whatdoyouknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthor'ssuccessinspiredakiD.B.Theauthor'sparentswereproudoftheirchilD.C.Theauthorsetagoodexampletobusinessmen.D.Theauthor'steachermusthavefeltashameD.

IfeelveryexcitedatthethoughtthatinanotherweekI’llbewithyouagainonholidayIenjoymystayinEnglandverymuchindeed.Myhostandmyfellow-studentsareallverynicetomebutastheysayinEnglandThere’snoplacelikehomeandIthinkyouwillfeelthisaboveallatChristmastimE.I’mleavinghereearlyonThursdaythe23rdandI’llbearrivinginParisonFridaymorning.SoI’llbehomeaboutlunchtimE.Pleasemeetmeatthestation.InsomeofmyearlierlettersIhavetoldyouallabouttheotherstudentsherE.WellIwanttoaskmyCanadianfriendJantocomeandspendChristmasandhehasnofriendsinEnglandexceptmE.HeisaveryniceboyIknowyouwilllikehimandIfeelsurehewillenjoyChristmaswithus.ButIhaven’tinvitedhimyet.Pleaseletmeknowsoonifthat’sallright.I’vegotsomeChristmaspresentsforyouallbutI’mnotgoingtotellyouwhattheyaresoitwillbeasurprisE.Howareyouallathome?Ihopeyouareallkeepingwell.Seethatfatheralwaysputsonhisbigcoatwhenhegoesoutsothathewillnotcatchcold.Wedon’twanthimillforChristmas.29.Thepassageispartofa____.A.shortstoryB.novelC.letterD.report30.Thewriterisprobably_____.A.anEnglishwomanB.aFrenchwomanC.aCanadianD.anAmerican31.Thewriterfeelsveryexcitedbecause____.A.sheenjoysherstayinEnglandverymuch.B.shewillhaveherfriendspendChristmaswithherfamily.C.shewillsoonbewithherfamily.D.shehasgotsomeChristmaspresentsforherpeoplE.32.Thewordtheyinthefirstparagraphmeans_____.A.myhostandmyfellow-studentsB.theEnglishpeopleC.peopleImetinEnglandD.somepeopleinEngland

LastweekIvisitedmyfriendPeteinthenewhomewhereheliveswithhiswifeanddaughter.PeteusedtospendhisholidaystravellingtheworldvisitingthepyramidsinEgyptorscubadiving潜水intheCaribbean.Nowadayshepreferstospendhisholidaysandweekendsmakinghishouselookmorebeautiful.LikehundredsofthousandsofotherBritishpeoplehehasdiscoveredthejoyofDIYDoItYourselfwhichmeansifthereareanythingsthatneedfixingaroundthehousehewilltrytodothejobhimself.AsheshowedmethenewkitchenheputtogetherbyhimselfandthenewlypaintedwallsIaskedPetewherehegothisinspiration灵感from.HetoldmethathisfavoritesourceofideaswasaDIYprogramonTV.ThisgotmethinkingaboutthegreatpopularityofDIYprogramsintheUK.Eachmajorchannelhasatleastonehomeorgardenimprovingshowandthere’sevenasatellitechannelcompletelyaboutthesubject.IguessitisnotreallysurprisingthatDIYprogramsaresopopular.TwocommonsayingsinBritain－‘anEnglishman’shomeishiscastle’and‘there’snoplacelikehome’－showhowimportantourhousesaretous.Withthepresenteconomicdownturnmanypeoplecan’taffordtobuyabiggerhousesotheyarelookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotofmoney.DIYistheperfectchoicE.Butbecareful!Ireadareportthatsaidover230000peoplewereinjuredwhiledoinghomeimprovementsintheUKinjustoneyearincluding41000whofelloffladders梯子and5800whowereseriouslyhurtbyhammers.SoIwon’tbegoingdowntothehardwarestorE.28.HowdidPetespendhisholidayinthepast?A.Visitinghisfriends.B.Diving.C.TravellingaroundtheworlD.D.Makinghishousebeautiful.29.WhichmightNOTbeshowninaDIYprogramonTV?A.ScubadivingB.A.gardenimprovingfeaturE.C.Homeimprovements.D.Fixingthingsinkitchens30.WhichisNOTthereasonwhyDIYispopularamongBritishpeople?A.TheyenjoyDIY.B.Theywanttomaketheirhousesbetterthemselves.C.Theycanimprovetheirhouseswithoutspendingmuchmoney.D.TheywanttobeonTV.31.Attheendofthearticlethewriterwantsustoremember_____.A.nottogotothehardwarestoreB.tobecarefulnottogethurtwhiledoingDIYC.tokeepwatchingDIYonTVwhiledrinkinganicecupofteaD.nottoclimbladdersorusehammers

AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders:CanIcommunicatewithAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?CertainlytherearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.ThereareafewdifferencesinGrammar.ForexamplespeakersofBritishEnglishsayinhospitalandHaveyouapen?Americanssayinthehospitaland‘Doyouhaveapen?’.Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundtheirsinwordslikebirdandhurt.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundtheirsinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.ForexamplecolourandhonourareBritishcolorandhonorareAmerican.ThesedifferencesinGrammarpronunciationspellingandvocabularyarenotimportanthowever.ForthemostpartBritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguagE.7.AccordingtothispassageastudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraidthat__________.A.BritishpeoplecannotunderstandhimB.AmericanpeoplecannotunderstandhimC.theGrammaristoohardforhimD.thespellingistoohardforhim8.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin__________.A.spellingB.pronunciationC.GrammarD.alloftheabove9.WhatisNOTmentioned提及inthepassage?A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.B.WhetherBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo.C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishcameabout.D.HowimportantthedifferencesarE.10.Most__________sayDoyouhaveawatch?A.BritishpeopleB.AmericansC.childrenD.teachers11.AccordingtothispassageBritishpeopleandAmericanshave__________difficultyinunderstandingeachother.A.littleB.muchC.someD.great

FrankSmithsonwokeupandleanedovertoturnoffthealarmclock.Ohno!hethoughttohimself.AnotherdayatthatofficeabosswhoshoutsatmeallthetimE.AsFrankwentdownstairshiseyesfellonalargebrownenvelopebythedoor.HewasoverjoyedwhenheopeneditandreadtheletterinsidE.BigwoodsFootballPools赌博公司wouldliketocongratulateyou.Youhavewonhalfamillionpounds.FranksuddenlybecamesoexciteD.Thecigarettefellfromhislipsasheletoutshoutthatcouldbeheardhalfwaydownthestreet.At11:30Frankarrivedatwork.Pleaseexplainwhyyou'resolatehisbosssaiD.GoandjumpinthelakerepliedFrank.I'vejustcomeintoalittlemoneysothisisgood-byE.Findyourselfsomeoneelsetoshoutat.ThateveningFrankwassmokingaveryexpensiveHavanacigarwhenaknockwasheardonthedoor.Herushedtothedoor.Outsideweretwomenneatlydressedingreysuits.MrSmithsononeofthemsaidwe'refromBigwoodsPools.I'mafraidthere'sbeenaterriblemistake5.WhatdoweknowaboutFrank?A.Hedidn'tmakealotofmoney.B.Hewasaluckyperson.C.Hedidn'tgetonwellwithhisboss.D.Hewasalazyman6.WhenheheardtheknockatthedoorFrankprobablythought____..A.someonehadcometomakeanapology.B.someonehadcometogivehimthemoney.C.hisfriendshadcometoaskaboutthefootballpools.D.hisfriendshadcometocongratulatehimonhisluck.7.Onhearingthere'sbeenaterriblemistakeFrankwasmostlikelytobe___.A.excitedB.worriedC.nervousD.disappointed

AshipwasdamagedduringastormatseaandonlytwoofthemenaboardwereabletoswimtoasmallislanD.NotknowingwhatelsetodothetwosurvivorsdecidedthattheyshouldpraytoGoD.Howevertofindoutwhoseprayersweremorepowerfultheyagreedtodivide分割开thelandbetweenthemandstayonoppositesidesoftheislanD.ThefirstthingtheyprayedforwasfooD.Thenextmorningthefirstmansawatreeonhissideoftheislandandhewasabletoeatitsfruit.Buttheotherman’ssideoflandremainedbarren..AfteraweekthefirstmanbecamelonelyanddecidedtoprayforawifE.ThenextdayanothershipwasdamagedandtheonlysurvivorwasawomanwhoswamtohissideoftheislanD.Butontheothersideoftheislandtherewasnothing.SoonthefirstmanprayedforahouseclothesandmorefooD.Thenextdaylikemagicallofthesethingsweregiventohim.Howeverthesecondmanstillhadnothing.FinallythefirstmanprayedforashipsothatheandhiswifecouldleavetheislandandinthemorninghefoundashipstoppedathissideoftheislanD.ThefirstmanboardedtheshipwithhiswifeanddecidedtoleavethesecondmanontheislanD.AstheshipwasabouttoleavethefirstmanheardavoicefromHeavenWhyareyouleavingyourpartnerontheisland?MyblessingsareminealonesinceIwastheonewhoprayedforthem.ThefirstmananswereD.Hisprayerswereallunansweredsohedoesn’tdeserveanything.Youaremistaken!thevoicesaiD.HehadonlyoneprayerwhichIanswereD.HeprayedthatallyourprayerswouldbeanswereD.68.Whydidn’tthetwomenstaytogetherontheisland?A.BecausetheybothwantedtoliveaquietlifeB.Becausetheycouldn’tgetalongwellwitheachotherC.BecausetheywantedtotestthepoweroftheirprayersD.Becausetheywantedtokeeptheirownlifesecretfromothers69.Theunderlinedwordbarrenisclosestinmeaningto______.A.noisyB.emptyC.dangerousD.calm70.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethefirstman?A.Hard-workingB.LuckyC.SelfishD.Dishonest

Itwasarainymorningandthechildrenmainlyboyswithvariouslearningdifficultiesrefusedtosettleforthestartofthelesson.AsaninexperiencedteacherItriedeverymeanstogetthemtobe44butinvain.MypanicwasrisingandIcouldfeelmyheartbeatingwildly.Thiswasthe45ofmyjobasamusicteacherIthought--teachingwasnotformE.ThenIhadanideA.HopingthatnoonewouldnoticethatIwas46insideIthrewmyvoiceasfarasitwouldreach:Putyourheadsonthedesksandcloseyour47!Wearegoingonajourney.48thechildrenfellsilent.NowwhatshouldIdo?Ithoughttomyself.ReachingovertomycollectionofCDsIblindly49putitinthemachineandplayedit.Obediently顺从地myclasslaytheirheadsontheirdeskclosedtheireyesand50.WhenthemusicstartedtheroomasfilledwiththemostbeautifultonesandmusicalcolorsIcouldhaveeverimagineD.Allthechildrenwere51.WhenthemusicfinishedIaskedthemalltoraisetheir52slowlysothatwecouldshareourmusicaljourney.AtthispointwhenallthechildrenwerewillingtosharetheirexperiencesIbegantolearnhowto53.Themusicallowmetolearnthatteachingisaboutsharingandrespecttearsandsmilestheknowingandthe54andmostofallanunderstandingofeachother.Thiswasthepowerthat55intheclassroomcouldhavE.44.A.gladB.safeC.kindD.quiet45.A.endB.aimC.ruleD.plan46.A.guessingB.shakingC.respondingD.laughing47.A.eyesB.mouthsC.booksD.doors48.A.PunctuallyB.ImportantlyC.AmazinglyD.Obviously49.A.passedoneonB.gaveonebackC.turnedoneinD.tookoneout50.A.sleptB.noddedC.waitedD.continued51.A.talkingB.singingC.dancingD.listening52.A.legsB.headsC.armsD.shoulders53.A.teachB.imagineC.playD.understand54.A.unpreparedB.unspokenC.unknownD.unforgotten55.A.gamesB.musicC.tearsD.knowledge

WhenIwasababyIentertainedyouandmadeyoulaugh.WheneverIwasbadyou'dshakeyourfingeratmeandaskHowcouldyou?--butthenyou'dgiveupandrollmeoverforabellyscratchandIbelievedthatlifecouldnotbeanymoreperfect.Myhousetrainingwasalongprocessbecauseyouwereterriblybusybutweworkedonthattogether.Wewentforlongwalksrunsintheparkandcarrides.Westoppedforicecream.Itooklongnapsinthesunwaitingforyoutocomehomeattheendoftheday.Graduallyyoubeganspendingmoretimeatworkandonyourcareerandmoretimesearchingforahumanmate.Eventuallyyoufellinlove.ShenowyourwifeisnotadogpersonbutIstillwelcomedherintoourhome.Iwashappybecauseyouwerehappy.ThenthehumanbabiescamealongandIsharedyourexcitementIwasfascinatedbytheirpinknesshowtheysmelledandIwantedtomotherthemtoo.YourwifewasafraidIwouldbitethem.ButneverthelessastheybegantogrowIbecametheirfriend.Nowyouhaveanewjobinanothercityandyouandtheywillbemovingtoanapartmentthatdoesnotallowpets.You'vemadetherightdecisionforyourfamilybuttherewasatimewhenIwasyouronlyfamily.Iwasexcitedaboutthecarrideuntilwearrivedatthedogpound.Itsmelledofdogsandcatsoffearofhopelessness.YoufilledoutthepaperworkandsaidIknowyouwillfindagoodhomeforher.Theyshruggedandgaveyouapainedlook.Thechildrenwereintearsastheywavedmegoodbye.AndHowcouldyou?weretheonlythreewordsthatsweptovermymind.Isitbettertolivewithhopeorwithouthope?Atfirstwheneveranyonepassedmypen围栏Irushedtothefronthopingitwasyouthatyouhadchangedyourmindandthatthiswasallabaddream.MybelovedmasterIwillthinkofyouandwaitforyouforever.Ihopeyoureceivemorefaithfulnessfromyourfamilythanyoushowedtome.24.Whotellsthisstory?A.Adog.B.Achild.C.Adog'sowner.D.Adogtrainer25.Whydidthedog'sownertakehisdogtothepound?A.Hehadanewbornbaby.B.Hiswifedidnotlikethedog.C.Hewasmovingintoanewbuilding.D.Hethoughtthedogtootroublesome.26.Whichistrueaboutthedogwhenitlivedatthepound?A.Ithopedtobeadoptedbyanotherfamily.B.Itcontinuedtoloveitsformerowner.C.Itdidnottrusthumansanymore.D.Itwasexcitedaboutthepound.27.Whatisthethemeofthestory?A.Bereadyforchanges.B.Neverexpecttoomuch.C.Nevercomplainaboutyourlife.D.Befaithfultothosewholoveyou.

LastweekIvisitedmyfriendPeteinthenewhomewhereheliveswithhiswifeanddaughter.PeteusedtospendhisholidaystravellingaroundtheworlD.Nowadayshepreferstospendhisholidaysandweekendsmakinghishouselookmorebeautiful.LikehundredsofthousandsofotherBritishpeoplehehasdiscoveredthejoyofDIYDoItYourselfwhichmeansifthereareanythingsthatneedfixingaroundthehousehewilltrytodothejobhimself.AsheshowedmethenewkitchenheputtogetherbyhimselfandthenewlypaintedwallsIaskedPetewherehegothisinspiration灵感from.HetoldmethathisfavoritesourceofideaswasaDIYprogramonTV.ThisgotmethinkingaboutthegreatpopularityofDIYprogramsintheUK.Eachmajorchannel频道hasatleastonehomeorgardenimprovingshowandthere’sevenasatellitechannelcompletelyaboutthesubject.IguessitisnotreallysurprisingthatDIYprogramsaresopopular.TwocommonsayingsinBritain－‘anEnglishman’shomeishiscastle’and‘there’snoplacelikehome’－showhowimportantourhousesaretous.Withthepresenteconomicdownturnmanypeoplecan’taffordtobuyabiggerhousesotheyarelookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotofmoney.DIYistheperfectchoicE.Butbecareful!Ireadareportthatsaidover230000peoplewereinjuredwhiledoinghomeimprovementsintheUKinjustoneyearincluding41000whofelloffladders梯子and5800whowereseriouslyhurtbyhammers锤子.SoIwon’tbegoingdowntothehardwarestorE.25.HowdidPetespendhisholidayinthepast?A.VisitinghisfriendsB.TravellingaroundtheworldC.DivingD.Makinghishousebeautiful26.WhichmightNOTbeshowninaDIYprogramonTV?A.ScubadivingB.A.gardenimprovingfeature特别节目C.HomeimprovementsD.Fixingthingsinkitchens27.WhichisNOTthereasonwhyDIYispopularamongBritishpeople?A.TheyenjoyDIYB.TheywanttobeonTVC.TheywanttomaketheirhousesbetterthemselvesD.Theycanimprovetheirhouseswithoutspendingmuchmoney28.Attheendofthearticlethewriterwantsustoremember_____.A.nottogotothehardwarestoreB.tobecarefulnottogethurtwhiledoingDIYC.tokeepwatchingDIYonTVwhiledrinkinganicecupofteaD.nottoclimbladdersorusehammers

DarandIlovedtodancE.Itwasprobablythefirstthingwedidtogetherlongbeforewewouldshareourlives.WegrewupinasmallOregonmountaincommunitywheredanceswereheldalmosteverySaturdaynight.DarwasseventeenandlwasthirteenwhenwefirstdanceD.HewasoneofthebestdancersonthefloorandsowasI.WealwaysjitterbuggeD.Noslowdancingforus;nothingremotelyromantiC.Ourfatherswouldstandalongthewallandwatch.EveryonceinawhileDar’sdadwouldsmilealittleandsaytonooneinparticularbutmydadcouldhearBoymykidcansuredancE.Mydadneverblinkedaneye;heactedlikehe’dneverhearD.ButawhilelaterhewouldsaytonooneinparticularThatgirlofminecansuredancE.OurdancingtogetherstoppedforfiveyearswhileDarwasintheSouthPacificinWorldWarII.WhenwemetagainDarwastwenty-twoandlwaseighteen.Webegantodateanddanceagain.Wewereasgoodtogetheraswerememberedandthistimeweaddedslowdancing.Foruslifeisadanceamovementofrhythmsdirectionsstumblesmisstepsattimesslowandpreciseorfastandwildandjoyous.Wedidallthesteps.TwonightsbeforeDardiedthefamilywerewithus.WeallatedinnertogetherandDarsatwithus.Hehadn’tbeenabletoeatforseveraldays.AfterdinnerIputonaNatKingColetapE.DartookmeinhisarmsweakashewasandwedancedandsmileD.Notearsforus.Weweredoingwhatwehadlovedtodoformorethanfiftyyears.Itwasourlastdance－foreverunforgettablE.1wouldn’thavemisseditfortheworlD.1.TheauthorfirstdancedwithDarwhen_________.A.theywerestillintheirteensB.theybegantodateeachotherC.theybegantosharetheirlivesD.DarreturnedfromtheSouthPacific2.Whatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3?A.Herdaddidn’tlikeDar’sfather.B.HerdadwasnotinterestedinthedancE.C.Herdadwastoofocusedonhisdaughter.D.Herdadthoughthisdaughterdancedbetter.3.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenshedancedwithDarforthelasttime?A.Regretful.B.Content.C.Heart-broken.D.ConcerneD.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MyUnforgettableDancingPartnerB.DanceTogethertotheLastC.MyLastDancewithDarD.TheBestDancers

Everyschoolhasanuglygirl.InmyprimaryschoolitwasmE.FromfirstgradethroughfourthIhadtowearheavyorthopedic整形外科的shoesbecauseofmyweakankles.IsoundedlikeoverweightelephantwearingbrickswheneverItookasinglestep.HeyBigfoot!Geezyou’regoingtostartanearthquake!TheninsixthgradeIhadtostartwearglasses.Momaskedfortheleastexpensiveonesandthatmademelooklikeafool.Foureyes!Couldn’tyoucoverupmoreofyourfaces?Whystopattheeyes?InSeventhIstartedcompetingonthecityswimteamthinkingthatifIgotakillerbodynobodywouldnoticemyfacE.Wrongagain.IlovedbeingfastandwinningribbonsnowandthenbutnowIhadredweteyesfromthechlorine氯inthepool.Ialsodidnotdevelopakillerbody.IchangedmystrategyatEighthgradethelastyearofmiddleschool.Iofferedmyhelptoanyonewhoneeds.Iworkedforothergirlssotheycouldhangoutwiththeirfriends.Mynewprogrambegantowork.Peoplewhowouldneverhaveacknowledgedmyexistencebeforeweresuddenlyseekingmeout.I’dbeenfeelingprettygooduntilonedayIwenttoChristine’shousetohelpherfillenvelopes.GoingintoeachenvelopewasinvitationtoChristine’sbirthdayparty;itwasabigeventatafancyhotel.Completewithdinner.Sheaskedmetohelpheraddresstheseenvelopes.TherewasnoenvelopeformE.Myheartwasbroken.Itriedtoescapefromalltheeyes.HighschoolhadtobebetterrightYesandno.NowthatI’mhereIknowtherearestilllotsofshallowpeoplejudgingyouonwhatyou’rewearingorhowcoolyourhairisbuttherearealsokidswhotalktoyoubecausetheylikedyouranswersorjustasyou’rekindhonestandagoodfrienD.IstilldokindthingsbecauseIlikethefeelingIgetwhenIamhelpingpeoplE.IwithmyfriendswenttoChildren’shospitalplayinggamesandreadingtothesickkids.IstillhadwetredandnotasmartlookbutyoucannottellmeIamnotbeautiful.EverytimeIvisithospitalfive-year-oldTerrygraspsmyhandMorriyouaresonicE.Iwanttogrowuptobejustlikeyou.32.WhywasMorrilaughedatbyherclassmateswhenshewasinprimaryschool?A.Shehadweakanklesandeyesight.B.Herglassescouldn’tcoverupherfacE.C.Shecouldn’tgetalongwellwiththem.D.Shelookedlikeanoverweightelephant.33.WhichofthefollowingistherealreasonforMorricompetingonthecityswimteam?A.Towinmoreribbons.B.Toshift转移others’attentionfromherfacE.C.Todevelopakillerbody.D.Tohaveredweteyes.34.FromwhatMorriexperiencedinthelastyearofmiddleschoolwecanlearnthat__________.A.herclassmatesthoughthighlyofherB.shewaspopularamongherclassmatesC.shewasoftencheatedbyherclassmatesD.herclassmatesjustmadeuseofher35.Thepassageisintendedtoencouragepeopleto__________.A.addressasmanyasinvitationenvelopesaspossibleB.takemoresportactivitiesincludingswimmingC.takeothers’commentsintocarefulconsiderationD.takepositiveattitudetowardsdisadvantagesinlife

ItwasSundaymorning.Iheardloudnoisesofmovingfurnitureinthenextroom.IcouldalmostfeeltheexcitementofJohnwhowassoongoingtogetaroomofhisown.IknewhowmuchhelongedforhisrighttoprivacywhenhewassharingaroomwithhisyoungerbrotherRobot.HesaidMumCanIhavearoomofmyownIcoulduseJeff's.Hewon'tmind.ItwastruethatJeffhadgraduatedfromcollegeandflownfromthenest.ButwouldhemindTheroomwastheplacewhereItoldhimathousandstoriesandwehadathousandtalks.AscloseaswewerethoughthetimecamewhenJeffneededadoorbetweenus.Hislifewasspreadingintoareasthathadlesstodowithfamily.Inolongercould﹣or﹣shouldknoweverythingabouthim.ItturnedoutthatgettingJeff'spermissionwaseasy.HesaidOfcourseMumitwouldbeselfishofmetoholdontoit.ThenhisvoicesoftenedMumIwon'tbelivingathomeagain﹣youknowthat.Behindhisglasseshiseyeswerelitwithallthelove.Therewerenodoorsclosedhere﹣theyhadallopenedupagain.AsJohnandIwerecleaningtheroomIfixedmyeyesonJeff'sthingsaroundmeandcouldalmosttouchthelittleboyIknewwasgoneforever.IlookedattheroomandinmyheartIletitgo.ToholdonwouldbeasJeffsaidselfish.NowitwastimeforJohnshoulderingthroughthedoorhiseyesbrightwithpromiseofindependencetodisappearbehindthedoor.Itwastimeforlettinggotohappenagain.4.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.A.JeffneededhisrighttoprivacyB.JefffinallyflewoutofthehouseC.JeffgottiredofthosefamiliarstoriesD.Jeffwouldhavelesstodowithhisfamily5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.Johnwasmovingtolivewithhisbrother.B.Johnwaseagertogetaroomofhisown.C.JeffvolunteeredtogivehisroomtoJohn.D.Jeffrefusedtolethisbrotherhavehisroom.6.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherchildren'ssenseofindependenceA.Delighted.B.Jealous.C.Mixed.D.Embarrassed.7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.thechildrendidnotliketolivewithadultsB.allherthreekidsmadetheauthorfeeldepressedC.noneofthemembersinthefamilythoughtthesamewayD.theauthorlovedandmissedthetimetogetherwithherkids.

Papaasasonofadirt-poorfarmerleftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactoryforeducationwasfortherichthen.Sotheworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinteresthereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandsonlistenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.There'ssomuchtolearnhe'dsay.Thoughwe'rebornstupidonlythestupidremainthatway.Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied拒绝aneducation.ThusPapainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.ThoughaschildrenwethoughtthiswascrazyitwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.AnddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearneD.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant微不足道的itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecommentalwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday'snewlearning.Papaattheheadofthetablewouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwinereadytolisten.Felicehe'dsaytellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis....SilencE.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaidasifthesalvation拯救oftheworldwoulddependuponit.ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Wellhe'dsay.Getthemap;let'sseewhereNepalis.AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildrenwethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamilyhoweverwasgrowingtogethersharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother'seducation.Andbylookingatuslisteningtousrespectingourinputaffirming肯定ourvaluegivingusasenseofdignity体面Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.LaterduringmytrainingasafutureteacherIstudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.Theywereimparting传授whatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning.HistechniquehasservedmewellallmylifE.NotasingledayhasbeenwastedthoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.21.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theauthor'sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamily.B.ThosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlifE.C.ThetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworlD.D.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.22.TheunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphreferstoA.onenewthingB.arequestC.thenewsD.somecomment23.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor_______.A.enjoyedtalkingaboutnewsB.knewverywellaboutNepalC.feltregretaboutthosewasteddaysD.appreciatedhisfather'seducationaltechnique24.Whatisthegreatestvalueofdinnertimetotheauthor?A.Continuallearning.B.Showingtalents.C.Familyget-together.D.WinningPapa'sapproval.

WhenIwassmallandmygrandmotherdiedIcouldn’tunderstandwhyIhadnotears.Butthatnightwhenmydadtriedtocheermeupmylaughturnedintocrying..Soitcameasnosurprisetolearnthatresearchersbelievecryingandlaughingcomefromthesamepartofthebrain.Justaslaughinghasmanyhealthadvantagesscientistsarediscoveringthatsotoodoescrying.Whateverittakesforustoreducepressureisimportanttoouremotional情感的healthandcryingseemstostudyfoundthat85percentofwomenand73percentofmenreportfeelingbetteraftercrying.BesidestearsattracthelpfromotherpeoplE.Researchersagreethatwhenwecrypeoplearoundusbecomekinderandfriendlyandtheyaremorereadytoprovidesupportandcomfort.Tearsalsoenableustounderstandouremotionsbetter;sometimeswedon'tevenknowwe'reverysaduntilwecry.WelearnaboutouremotionsthroughCryingandthenwecandealwiththem.Justascryingcanbehealthynotcrying—holdingbacktearsofangerpainorsuffering—canbebadforphysical身体的healthStudieshaveshownthattoomuchcontrolofemotionscanleadtohighbloodpressureheartproblemsandsomeotherillnesses.Ifyouhaveahealthproblemdoctorswillcertainlynotaskyoutocry.Butwhenyoufeellikecryingdon'tfightit.It'sanatural—andhealthy—emotionalresponse反应.13.Whydidn'ttheauthorcrywhenhergrandmotherdied?A.BecauseherfatherdidnotwanthertofeeltoosaD.B.Becauseshedidnotlovehergrandmother.C.BecauseshewastooshytocryatthattimE.D.Theauthordoesn’tgivetheexplanation.14.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Cryingisthebestwaytogethelpfromothers.B.Fightingbacktearsmaycausesomehealthproblems.C.Wewillneverknowourdeepfeelingsunlesswecry.D.WemustcryifwewanttoreducepressurE.15.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.PowerofTearsB.HowtoKeepHealthyC.WhyWeCryD.A.NewScientificDiscovery

Itwasonher14thbirthdaythatherfirstbookIntheForestoftheNightwasacceptedforpublication.Itwasahugesuccessgainingtheattentionofmillionsofyoungreaders.At16hersecondnovelDemoninMyViewalsoreachedthebookstores.Severalbookslatertheteenageauthorstillworksawayinherroomsurroundedbyshelvesfullofdarktalesaboutvampires吸血鬼andwitches.AmeliaAtwater﹣RhodesiswidelyseenasAmerica'sfinestteenwriterandwasnamedoneofTeenPeople's20TeensWhoWillChangetheWorld.Bornin1984shebeganmakingupstorieswhenshewasaboutthreeyearsold.Ineverstoppedandsaid‘Iwanttowrite'Ameliaremembers.IlovedstoriesandcreatedstoriesbeforeIwasoldenoughtoknowhowtowritethemdown.Inherfamilyreadingwasbasicandfun.Myparentsencouragedmetoread﹣﹣﹣﹣andtoreadanythingIwantedsolongasIwasreadingshesaid.TheyneverrestrictedwhatIread.LaterwhenIstartedwritingtheynevercriticizedwhatIdidorsaidIwas‘tooyoung'.TheyneversaiditwasimpossibleformetoachievewhatIhave.InhershortbutsuccessfulcareerAmeliahastrieddifferentstyles.Butvampireswerethefirstcharacterstoreallycomealiveinherwork.Fromthemshehasdevelopedawholeworldonewhichshealwaysenjoyslearningmoreabout.AsapublishedteenwriterAmelia'sadvicetootherteenswhodreamofbeingauthorsisjustdoit!Ibelieveanythingispossible.Don'tgiveupyourdreamsjustbecauseyoufearfailure.GettingabookpublishedisdifficultbutifIcandoitotherscantoo.38.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmeliaAtwater﹣RhodesA.Readingwidelyhelpedheralotinhercareer.B.Shefoundgettingabookpublishedwaseasy.C.Vampireshavebeentheonlycharactersinherbooks.D.Herparentsbegantoteachhertomakeupstorieswhenshewas3.39.WhatdoweknowaboutAmelia'sparentsA.Theyhelpedherwithwritingstories.B.Theyfullysupportedher.C.Theythoughtshewastooyoungtoread.D.Theychosewhatsheread.40.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph4refersto.A.VampiresB.differentstylesC.TeenagersD.charactersinhernovel41.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.GoodNewsforTeenWritersB.IsItPossibleforaTeenWritertoBePublishedC.AdviceonBeingTeenWritersD.ATop﹣sellingTeenWriterPensVampireTales.

IwanderedintothesmallstorewhereIusuallybuymilkwhenthestoreownerreceivedacallfromacustomer.Thecustomerandhiswifehadshoppedthereseveralmonthsearlier.HenoticedthathiswifereallylikedonethinginthestoresohewantedtobuyitasasurprisE.ButthecustomerwasinTennesseefarawayfromthestorewhichwasinMainE.What’smorehehadbeentothestoreseveralmonthsearlieranditwasdifficulttobelievethatthestoreownerwouldrememberhimorwhathewaslookingfor.Thestoreownertookafewclose-upphotoswithhercameraande-mailedthemtothecustomeronthecomputer.ThecustomerlookedatthephotosdecidedwhichonehewanteD.TheytalkedanddiscussedapriceoverthephonE.Shetookcareofthecreditcardtransaction交易onlineandpromisedthegiftwouldbeshippedoutthatafternoon.Thestoreownerwasreallysmart.Shewaswillingtopushherselftofindnewwaystomakethetransactionactuallyhappen.Anditdidwork.Howeveritwasthefirsttimeshehadeverdoneit.Iwasamazedthatthestoreownerdiscoveredacreativesolutionthatcouldleadtoanewwayofdoingbusiness.Iwasimpressedbywhatshedid---soeasilybuthowdifficultitisformanyofustomakethatleap飞跃跳跃.I’mnotjusttalkingabouttechnologybutaboutlearninghowtoadapttochangE.MostpeoplehateorfearchangeunlesstheygettoknowexactlywhatchangeneedstobemadE.HoweverweshouldrealizethatchallengeandopportunitygohandinhanD.8.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheowneroftendidbusinessbyusinghercamerA.B.ThecustomerhadeverbeentothestorebeforeC.TheownerandthecustomerdiscussedthepriceonthecomputerD.Thegiftwassentoutbytrainthatafternoon9.Theauthorwasimpressedbythestoreownerbecause_________.A.shewasalwaysreadytohelpothersB.shetoldthewriterhowtorunastoreC.shewasasuccessfulbusinesswomanD.shemanagedtofindanewwaywhenfacingchange10.What’sthecorrectorderofthestoreowner’ssolution?A.e-mailingthephotostothecustomeronthecomputerB.takingcareofthecreditcardtransactiononlineC.takingafewclose-upphotoswithhercameraD.talkingaboutthepriceofthegiftwiththecustomerA.bcdaB.abcdC.cadbD.cabd11.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethestoreowner?A.CreativeB.HumorousC.ConfidentD.Honest

SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmendedastherewereawholelotofantique古董shopsnearmyhomE.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithmE.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair.Thesecondshopthoughslightlymorepolitewasjustthesameandthethirdandthefourth—soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.IwentintothefifthshopwithaplaninmyminD.IplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeperWouldyouliketobuyachair?HelookeditovercarefullyandsaidYesnotabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforitsir?TwentypoundsIsaiD.OKhesaidI’llgiveyoutwentypounds.It’sgotaslightlybrokenlegIsaiD.YesIsawthatbutit’snothing.EverythingwasgoingaccordingtotheplanandIwasgettingexciteD.Whatwillyoudowithit?IaskeD.OhitwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdonE.I’llbuyitIsaiD.Whatdoyoumean?You’vejustsoldittomehesaiD.YesIknowbutI’vechangedmyminD.I’msorry;I’llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.YourmustbecrazyhesaiD.Thensuddenlythepennydropped.Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.You’rerightIsaiD.AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaidwouldyoumendthischairforme?Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoithesaiD.Wedon’tdorepairsnotenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtroublE.ButI’llmendthisforyoushallwesayforafiver五镑钞票?Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething.28.Theexpressionthepennydroppedinthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper________.A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter’spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter29.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?A.￡5.B.￡7.C.￡20.D.￡27.30.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriterwas________.A.smartB.carefulC.honestD.funny

HankViscardiwasbornwithoutlegs.Hehad—notlegsbutstumps残肢thatcouldhefittedwithakindofspecialbootsPeoplestaredathimwithcruelinterest.Childrenlaughedathimandcalledhim‘ApeMan’猿人becausehisarmspracticallydraggedonthegrounD.Hankwenttoschoollikeotherboys.HisgradesweregoodandheneededonlyeightyearstofinishhisschoolinginsteadoftheusualtwelvE.AftergraduatingfromschoolheworkedhiswaythroughcollegE.Hesweptfloorswaitedontableorworkedinoneofthecollegeoffices.Duringallthisbusylifehehadbeenmovingaroundonhisstumps.Butonedaythedoctortoldhimeventhestumpswerenotgoingtolastmuchlonger.Hewouldsoonhavetouseawheelchair.Hankfelthimselfgotcoldallover.Howeverthedoctorsaidtherewasachancethathecouldbefittedwithartificiallegs假腿.FinallyalegmakerwasfoundandthedaycamewhenHankstoodupbeforethemirrorForthefirsttimehesawhimselfashehasalwayswantedtobe——afullfivefeeteightinchestall.Bythistimehewasalready26yearsolD.Hankhadtolearntousehisnewlegs.Againandagainhemarchedthelengthoftheroomandmarchedbackagain.Thereweretimeswhenhefelldownonthefloorbuthepulledhimselfupandwentbacktotheendlessmarching.Hewentoutonthestreet.HeclimbedstairsandlearnedtodancE.Hebuiltaboatandlearnedtosailit.WhenWorldWarIIcamehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajoB.Hetooktheregulartraining.hemarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers.Fewknewthathewaslegless.ThiswasthetruestoryofHankViscardiamanwithoutlegs.21.ChildrenlaughedatHankandcalledhim‘ApeMan’because______.A.hekeptawayfromthemB.hedidn’ttalktothemC.hisarmstouchedthegroundwhenhemovedD.hecouldn’tusehisarms22.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatfivefeeteightinchestallis______.A.anaverageheightforafullygrownpersonB.tootallforanaveragepersonC.tooshortforanaveragepersonD.noneoftheabove23.ThesentencehetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajobimpliesthattheRedCross_____.A.wasonlygladtogivehimajobB.gavehimajobbecausehewasagoodsoldierC.wasnotwillingtogivehimajobatfirstD.gavehimajobafterhetalkedtosomeonewhomheknewintheorganization24.WhenHankmarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiershe______.A.didsomeofthethingstheothersoldiersdidB.didmostofthethingstheothersoldiersdidC.dideverythingtheothersoldiersdidD.tooksomespecialtraining

FrankWoolworthwasborninRodmanNewYork.in1852.Hisfamilywereverypoorfarmersandtherewasneverenoughtoeat.Frankdecidedhedidnotwanttobefarmer.Hetookashortbusinesscourseandwenttoworkasasalesmaninalargecity.Woolworthrealizedhehadanaturalskillforshowinggoodstoattractpeople’sinterestbuthesoonlearnedsomethingmoreimportant.Onedayhisbosstoldhimtosellsomeoddsandends小商品forasmuchashecouldget.FrankputallthesethingsononetablewithasignwhichsaidFIVECENTSEACH.PeoplefoughtandpushedtobuythethingsandthetablewassooncleareD.SoonafterwardsWoolworthopenedhisownstorE.sellinggoodsatfiveandtencents.Buthehadanotherlessontolearnbeforehebecamesuccessful.Thatisifyouwanttomakemoneybysellinglow-pricegoodsyouhavetobuytheminlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactories.OnceforexampleWoolworthwenttoGermanyandplacedanorderforknives.Theorderwassolargethatthefactoryhadtokeeprunning24hoursadayforawholeyear.Inthiswaythepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalf.By1919Woolworthhadover1000storesintheUSandCanadaandopenedhisfirststoreinLondon.HemademanymillionsandhisnamebecamefamousthroughouttheworlD.Healwaysrunhisbusinessaccordingtostrictrulesofwhichthemostimportantwas:THECUSTOMERISALWAYSRIGHT.8.Franktookashortbusinesscourseinorderto____________.A.earnmoremoneyforhisfamilyB.getawayfromthefarmC.learnsomethingfromasalesmanD.getenoughtoeat.9.Franksoldtheoddsandendsquicklybecause_____________.A.hecutdownthepricebyhalfB.heknewhowtogetpeopletobuyhisgoods.C.hehadputthegoodsonatableinaveryniceway.D.thesignheputonthetablewaswelldesigneD.10.Thepriceofthekniveswascutdownbyhalfbecause______________.[来源:学+科A.thefactoryworkersworked24hoursaday.B.thekniveswereproducedinonefactory.C.theknivesweremadeinGermanywherelabour劳动力wascheap.D.kniveswereorderedinlargequantitiesdirectlyfromthefactory.24.11._____________makeWoolworthaworld-famousman.A.Hisbusinessskillsandhiswealth.B.ThelowpriceofthegoodshesolD.C.HistriptoGermanyandhishugeorderofknives.D.Hisnaturalskillforshowingthings.

WhenIwasinthesixthgradeIbecameabigKoreanpopfan.AlmosthalfthestudentsatmymiddleschoolwereKoreanandalmostallofthemlistenedtoKoreanmusicespeciallyK-pop.Ihadneverbeeninterestedinit.ItsoundedtoostrangetomebutallchangedinthesixthgradewhenthehugehitGeecameout.AllmyfriendsweresingingthechorusandimitatingthedancE.Geefeversucked使卷入meintoK-pop.ItbecamemylifE.IlistenedtoK-popnon-stopandfilledmyiPodwithit.InamonthIhadmemorizedthenamesofcountlessmembersofboyandgirlbandsandstuckpicturesofmysingerboyfriendsonmywalls.Iwouldditchmyweekendartandmathsclassesandgotoconcertswithmyfriends.ThiswouldalwaysresultinmymomshoutingthatIwaswastingmylifE.MymomthoughtK-popwastrash垃圾andwantedmetolikeclassicalmusicasshediD.Butclassicalmusicmademesleepy.EverydayduringmiddleschoolIwenttoaK-popgossipandnewssitecalledallkpop.com.OnthissiteIlearnedthatIcouldaudition试音tobecomeasingerinaK-popbanD.Theshiningclothesthousandsofscreamingfansandhearingthemcallmynameseemedmuchmoreexcitingthanbeingamiddleschoolstudent.BecomingaK-popstarwasallIwanteD.IstartedwatchingtheauditionvideosofcurrentstarsandreadingblogpostsfrompeoplewhohadauditioneD.Theyexplainedmuchabouttheaudition.ThismademewanttoauditionevenmorE.AfterwatchingthosevideosIsawthatmostofthecurrentstarsweren’tthatamazingintheirauditionsanddidn'tthinkofmyselfasagoodsinger.ButiftheycoulddoitIcoulddothattoo.Ithought.21.WhatcausedtheauthortofallinlovewithK-pop?A.HerKoreanB.A.newstyleofdanceC.Herclassmates’influenceD.ThepopularityofGee22.TheunderlinedwordditchinParagraph1probablymeans______.A.forgetB.attendC.skipD.hate23.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’smother?A.ShehasnointerestinmusiC.B.ShehasalowopinionofK-pop.C.Shedoesn’tcareaboutherdaughterD.SheprefersK-poptoclassicalmusiC.24.Aftervisitingallkpop.comtheauthor_______.A.dreamedofbecomingapopsingerB.calledthemanagerofthenewssiteC.contactedpeoplewhohadauditionedD.knewshewouldneverbecomeasinger25.Theauthorthoughtshecouldbecomeagoodsingerbecause_______.A.shehadaspecialtalentformusiC.B.shehadbeengivensinginglessons.C.shefirmlybelievedshecouldimprovesingingthroughtraining.D.herperformanceatthestudiowassatisfying.

I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtositabovethetopofit.Mothersatwritingletters.Standingbyherchairlookingattheinkbottlepensandwhitepaper.IdecidedthattheactofwritingmustbeamostwonderfulthingintheworlD.Yearslaterduringherfinalillness.Motherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.Butthedesk.ShesaidagainisforElizabeth.Ineversawherangryneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshowedinaction.ButasayounggirlIwantedtohaveheart-tohearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.TheyneverhappeneD.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastooemotional易动感情的.Butshelivedonthesurface表面.AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.IwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgivemE.MyhopeturnedtodisappointmentthenlittleinterestandfinallypeaceitseemedthatnothinghappeneD.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenitandIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Butthepresentofherdesktoldmeasshe’dneverbeenabletothatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinsideaphotoofmyfatherandaone-paperletterfolded折叠andrefoldedmanytimes.Itwasmyletter.InanywayyouchooseMotheryoualwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.44.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk_________.A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenMothergaveittoher45.Thepassageshowsthat___________.A.MotherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughterB.MotherwastooseriousaboutherdaughterinwordsC.MotherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwordsD.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarelesswords46.Theunderlinedwordgulfinthepassagemeans__________.A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoungB.differentideasbetweenmotheranddaughterC.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughterD.partoftheseagoingfarinland47.What‘sbesttitleofthepassage?A.MylettertoMother.B.Motherandchildren.C.Mymother’sdesk.D.TalksbetweenMotherandmE.

Onceaboycametoaskafishermanhowtobecomeclevererbecausehismotheralwayscalledhimfoolishboy.That’seasyansweredthefisherman.Iknowonewaytomakeyoubecomecleverer.Really?OfcoursE.Itissaidafishheadisgoodforbrain.Ifyoueatoneyou’llbecomeclevererindeeD.PayonlythreepoundsforonefishheaD.Theboypaidhimthreepoundsandthefishermancutoffafishheadandhandedittohim.A.rawfishheadisnotgood—notevenforahungryboytoeatbuttheboyateitupintwogulps.Doyoufeelanything?askedthefisherman.Notinmyheadsaidtheboy.Theboylayonthegroundandthought.Onewholefishcostsonlytwopounds.IhadpaidhimthreepoundsforthefishheaD.Whycouldn’tIhavethewholefishforsoupaheadforbrainandonepoundleftover?Hejumpedupandshoutedatthefisherman.Youthief!Youarefoolingme!ThefishermanlaughedsayingThefishheadworksnowyouseE.43.Theboyateuptherawfishheadonlyintwogulpsbecausehe__________.A.enjoyitB.wantedtotasteitC.tookitasagoodmedicineD.wasafoolishboy44.Theboycametothefishermaninorderto__________.A.buyafishheadB.askthefishermanaquestionC.buyawholefishD.A.andC.45.Theboypaidthreepounds.Heshouldhavehad__________.A.awholefishB.afishheadandonepoundbackC.awholefishandonepoundbackD.awholefishafishheadandonepoundback

My11-year-oldsonandIridebikestoandfromhisschooleveryday.Iaccompanyhimonthe20-minuteridethroughManhattandrophimoffandreturnattheendofdaytopickhimup.Wealwaysridetogether;sometimesheleads;sometimesIdo.Andasweridewecommunicatethewaystominimizethedangers:Don’tgotoofastandwatchoutfordoorssuddenlyswingingoutfromparkedcarsandjaywalkingpedestriansetC.Somefriendsworryabouttheriskofridingintrafficbutisthereabetterwaytoletmysonknowhowtodealwithtrafficdangers?Butrecentlyherequestedmetostarthangingbackahalfblockorso.ThiswayhecouldenjoythefeelingofridingonhisownwiththesecurityofknowingthatIwasnearbyincaseheneededmE.Thisishealthyofcourseasmysonneedsspacetodevelopindependenceinpreparationforhisinevitable不可避免的departurefromhomE.HoweverthatmeanssoonhewillwanttoridetoschoolonhisownandIwillnolongerhavethiswonderfulroutinE.Letyourchildrengoifyouwanttokeepthem.Iunderstandthisandamtryingtoletmysongoinage-appropriatephasesbutIstillsuffer.It’soneofthemosttroublingexperiencesofparenthood—recognizingthatyourpresenceisbecominglesswelcomE.MydilemmaasahusbandmirrorstheconcernIfeelasaparent.Mywifehasjustleftonasix-monthmissiontocoverthesituationinLibyA.InthedaysleadinguptoherdeparturewespokeopenlyaboutthepossibilityhoweverunlikelythatshemightbekilleD.ButwhileIinfluenceherdecisionsIdonotcontrolthem.Finallyitwasherdecision.Iknowthatlettinggoisthewisestpathinthiscasetoo.Aswetravelthroughlife’sphaseswemustletgoofsomuch.AndIdon’tthinkitgetseasierwithpracticE.ButmaybejustacceptingthateventuallywewillhavetoletgoisthesecrettolivingafulllifE.21.Accordingtothepassagewhenridingbikestogether________.A.thewriterandhissontaketurnsleadingthewaytoschoolB.thewriterhopesthathissoncouldlearntobemoredependentC.thewriterandhissonshareopinionstoreducepossibledangersD.thesonalwayskeepsthewriterhangingbackahalfblockorso22.Althoughhethinkshisson’srequestunderstandablethewriter________.A.regretsnotgivinghissonenoughspaceB.feelsupsetforbeingrejectedbyhissonC.showsgreatconcernforhisson’ssafetyD.feelproudthathissonridesonhisown23.Wecaninferthatthewriter’swifemaybean________.A.journalistB.soldier.C.politicianD.activist24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiveafulllifeB.LearntoletgoC.FatherloveisgreatD.Practicemakesperfect

A.youngwomancarryingathree-year-oldchildgotonabus.TheconductorhurriedtogiveherawarmwelcomeandthenkindlyaskedtheotherpassengerstomakemoreroomforthewomanandherchilD.Onseeingthispeoplebegantotalk.YouknowthisconductorusedtobeveryrudE.Nowsuddenlyhehaschangedhisbadbehaviorsaidamiddle-agedman.Yesheshouldbepraisedandwemustwritealettertothecompanysaidasecondpassenger.That'srightanotherladysaidIwishanewspaperreporterwereheresothatmorepeoplecouldlearnfromthisconductor.JustthenagentlemanwholookedlikeateacherturnedtotheconductorandsaidExcusemebutcanIknowyournameplease?YourexcellentservicemustbepraiseD.Beforehecouldopenhismouththethree-year-oldchildsittingontheyoungwoman'slapinterruptedIknowhisnamE.IcallhimDaD.21.Thepassengerswere______toseetheconductor'skindnesstothewomanandthechilD.A.excitedB.pleasedC.interestedD.surprised22.Onepassengersuggestedwritingalettertothecompanyto______.A.makeademandformorebusesB.thanktheconductorforhisgoodserviceC.criticizetheconductorforhisrudebehaviorD.inviteanewspaperreportertowriteabouttheconductor23.Itisclearfromthestorythattheconductor_______.A.haschangedhisattitudetowardshisworkB.hasnowbeenkindandpolitetoallpassengersC.hasnotchangedhisrudebehaviortopassengersD.hasnowbeenkindandpolitetowomenwithchildren

Mr.PeterJohnsonagedtwenty-threebattledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyescaperoute——throughtheboot行李箱.Mr.Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditch沟渠atRomneyMarsinKentafterskiddingoniceandhittingabank.FortunatelythewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowlyMr.JohnsonsaidIcouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.Mr.JohnsonasweetsalesmanofSittingHomeKentfirsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.ThenhebeganhisstruggletoescapE.LaterhesaidItwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylifE.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.IhammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehearbutnohelpcamE.Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseatandafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrenchandbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.ItwastheonlychanceIhaD.FinallyitgavebutassoonasImovedthebootlidthewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandscrambledclearasthecarfilledup.HishandsandarmscutandbruisedMr.JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearbywherehewaslookedafterbythefarmer’swifeMrs.LucyBates.TremblinginablankethesaidThatthirtyminutesseemedlikehours.Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisiblepolicesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.21.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthisarticle?A.BookreviewB.NewsreportC.CampuslifeD.Continuedstory22.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5Finallyitgavemeansthat______.A.luckilythedoorwastornawayintheendB.atlastthewrenchwentbrokenC.thelockcameopenafterallhiseffortsD.thechancewaslostatthelastminute23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.theditchwasalongaquietcountryroadB.theaccidenthappenedonaclearwarmdayC.thepolicehelpedMr.JohnsongetoutoftheditchD.Mr.Johnsonhadatenderwifeandwaswellattended

Theconnectionsharedbygrandparentsandgrandchildrenissomethingveryspecialanddespitethechangingfamilysituationitstillremainsstrongacrossgenerations.Formostofusourgrandparentswereourfirstbestfriendstheoneswithwhomwesharedoursecretsandourpain.Inmajorityofthecasesgrandparentswouldhavebabysat照看theirgrandchildrenwhileparentswerebusyworkinganddidn'thavemuchtimefortheirchildren.EvenasakidgrowsuptheloveandaffectionforgrandparentsneverdiesandformanyteensvisitinggrandparentsorlivingwiththeminthesamehouseisapleasurE.KedarPatwaryamasscommunicationstudentsaysIoftenenduphavinglongconversationswithmygrandfatherabouttheevolutionofIndiansocietyandIreallyadmirehimforthepatiencewithwhichheanswersallmyquestions.Manyteenagersfeelthattheirparentstreatthemasgrown-upswhiletheirgrandparentsgivethemmuchfreedom.LeelaNarayananagrandmothersaysthatshelovestopamperhergrandchildrenandcookfavoritedishesforthem.Shefurtheraddsthathereldestgranddaughterwhoisnow19wasbroughtupbyhertillshewasfourandtheclosenesstheysharedremainsthesameevennow.AttimesthegapgenerationplaysanegativerolewhengrandparentsfinditdifficultadjustingtothemodernlifestylE.Technologyiswhatworksagainstthisrelationship.Youngsters'beingcrazyaboutwithgadgetsleavesthemwithnotimefortheirlovedones.MariaKuttyisagrandmotherto12kids.HerfacelightsupeverytimehergrandchildrenarementioneD.Butshehasonecomplaint.AllmychildrenstayclosetomebutwhentheycometovisitandIwanttospendtimewiththemIcan'tfindthemanywherE.Theyonlyhavetimeforclickety-clacketythingsintheirhands.SometimestheylistentoloudmusicandtalkaboutthingsIdon'tunderstanD.IfeelverysadwhenIthinkofallthosetimesshesays.12.TheauthorusesKedarPatwaryasanexample______.A.toshowIndiansocietyisfullofperfectharmonyB.tostressallthechildrenadmiretheirgrandparentsC.toshowgrandparentsgetonwellwithgrandchildrenD.toindicategrandparentsareallgoodbabysitters13.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpampermeaninthepassage?A.Spoil.B.RaisE.C.ManagE.D.EducatE.14.Thegapgenerationsometimesisnegativebecause_______.A.grandchildrencan'tfitinwithmodernlifestyleB.grandparentsareeagertoknowmoretechnologyC.grandchildrenareaddictedtotheirdigitalproductsD.grandparentssparednotimewiththeirgrandchildren15.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A.BygivingexamplE.B.ByfollowingtheorderoftimE.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.ByhispersonalexperiencE.

ThatcoldJanuarynightIwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatrE.WithopeningnightonlyaweekagoIwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametimE.AsIwalkedIthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.CitylifehadbecometoomuchformE.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildingsIfeltverysmallandcolD.Ibeganrunningbothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers抢劫犯.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.AboutablockfrommyapartmentIheardasoundbehindmE.Iturnedquicklyhalfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.StillthenoisehadmademenervoussoIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymorE.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoisE.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutesmywalletwasnowheretobefounD.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearchIheardthegarbagetruck垃圾车pulluptothesidewalknexttomE.WhenavoicecalledfromtheinsideAlisaCamachoIthoughtIwasdreaming.HowcouldthismanknowmynameThedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyE.Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?heaskedholdingupasmallsquareshapE.Itwasnearly3A.M.bythetimeIgotintobeD.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnightbutIhadgottenmywalletback.IalsohadgottenbacksomeenjoymentofcitylifE.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.29.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A.ColdandsickB.FortunateandhelpfulC.SatisfiedandcheerfulD.Disappointedandhelpless30.Onherwayhomethewriter_________.A.lostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverC.wasrobbedofherwalletbyanarmedmanD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher31.Inthefifthparagraphwhydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?A.SomeoneofferedtotakeherbackhomE.B.A.red-hairedmancametoseeher.C.SheheardsomeonecallhernameD.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck.32.Fromthetextwecaninfer推测thatthewriter_________.A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleanersD.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank.

ItwasSaturdaywhentheentiresummerworldwasbrightandfresh.Tomlookedatthefencewhichwaslongandhighfeelingallenthusiasmleavinghim.HedippedhisbrushintothewhitewashbeforemovingitalongthetopboardofthefencE.Heknewotherboyswouldarrivesoonwithallmindsofinterestingplansforthisday.AswalkingpasthimtheywouldteasehimforhavingtoworkonabeautifulSaturday—whichburnthimlikefirE.Heputtinghishandsintohispocketsandtakingoutallheownedwiththeexpectationoflettingsomeonepaintfoundnothingthatcouldbuyhalfanhouroffreedom.AtthisdarkandhopelessmomentawonderfulideaoccurredtohimpouringagreatbrightlightintohisminD.Hetookuphisbrushandcontinuedtoworkpleasantlywithcalmandquietness.PresentlyBenRogerscameinsight—munchinganappleandmakingjoyfulnoiseslikethesoundofariverboatashewalkedalong.Tomwentonwhitewashingpayingnoattentiontothesteamboat.Hello!BensaidI’mgoingswimmingbutyoucan’tgocanyou?Noanswer.Tommovedhisbrushgentlyalongthefenceandsurveyedtheresult.Bencamenearer.Tom’smouthwateredforBen’sapplewhilehekeptpaintingthefencE.BensaidThat’salotofworkisn’tit?TomturnedsuddenlysayingHereyouare!Ben!Ididn’tnoticeyou.I’mgoingswimmingBensaiD.Don’tyouwishyoucouldgo?Orwouldyouratherwork?TomsaidWork?Whatdoyoumean‘work’?Isn’tthatwork?TomcontinuedpaintingandansweredcarelesslyMaybeitisandmaybeitisn’t.AllIknowisitsuitsTomSawyer.Doyoumeanthatyouenjoyit?Idon’tseewhyIoughtn’ttoenjoyit.DoesaboyhaveachancetopaintafencefrequentlysaidTom.BenstoppedmunchinghisapplE.Tommovedhisbrushbackandforth—steppedbacktonotetheeffect—addedalittlepainthereandtherE.BenwatchedeverymovegettingmoreandmoreinterestedmoreandmoreabsorbeD.AfterashorttimehesaidTomletmewhitewashalittlE.TomseemedtobethinkingforamomentbeforehesaidNoAuntPollywantsthisfencetobeperfect.Ifitwasthebackfencemaybeyoucoulddoit.Butthisfencebesidethestreetiswhereeverybodycanseeit.Ithastobedoneright.Ohcomeonletmetry.I’llbecareful.ListenTom.I’llgiveyoupartofmyappleifyouletmepaint.NoBenI’mafraid—I’llgiveyoualltheapple!Tomsaidtohimselfthattheworldwasnotsodepressingafterall.Hehaddiscoveredagreatlawofhumanaction:inordertomakeamancoverathingitisonlynecessarytomakethethingdifficulttoattain.9.ByusingTomcontinuedpaintingandansweredcarelesslytheauthorshowsTom______whenhewastalkingtoBen.A.mademistakesB.damagedthingsC.wasnaturalD.wasn’tconcentrating10.Theunderlinedwordalacrityinthelastbuttwoparagraphmostprobablemeans______.A.kindnessB.discouragementC.sympathyD.eagerness11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?________A.TomdidnotwanttogoswimmingatallB.TomwasaskedtohelpAuntPollypaintthefenceC.TomdidnotgetalongwellwithhisfriendsD.TomwasverybusythatSaturdayafternoon.12.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthelastparagraphthat_______.A.forbiddenfruitissweet.B.afriendinneedisafriendindeeD.C.allgoodthingsmustcometoanenD.D.abadexcuseisbetterthannonE.

LaoYangwasborninasmalltown.Helikedreadingwhenhestudiedatschool.Hethoughtthewriterswererespectedandcouldgetalotofmoney.Hewrotealotofstoriesandpostedthemtotheeditorialdepartments编辑部butdidn’treceiveanyanswers.Nowheworksinafactory.He’sbusyatwork.Whenhe’sfreehealwaysreadssomething.Healwaysremembershehopedtobeawriterwhenhewasyoung.OnedayXiaoPinghisten-year-olddaughtercameback.Shelookedworriedanddidn’teatanything.ShesaidMissGaoherChineseteachertoldthemtowriteasolicitarticle征文MyFatherthatevening.ButshedidnotknowwhattowritE.That’seasysaidLaoYang.Letmehelpyou.ThenhesatdowntowritethesolicitarticleatoncE.HeeasilyfinisheditontimE.HewassureMissGaowouldlikeit.Butoneafternoonheaskedhisdaughterifthearticlehadbeenchosentoposttotheeditorialdepartment.Myteachersaidyourarticledigressedfromthesubject离题saidthegirl.Idon’tthinksoLaoYangshoutedangrily.Idescribed描写justmyfather!27.LaoYangwrotealotofstoriesbecause_______.A.helikesreadingB.helearnedmuchatschoolC.hewantedtobeawriterD.hewantedtohelpothers28.LaoYangpostedthestoriestotheeditorialdepartments_______.A.andhegotalotofmoneyB.andhebecameafamousmanC.andhewasrespectedD.buthefailed29.As_______LaoYangdecidedtohelphisdaughter.A.hewasawriterB.hewasfreeC.hewantedtorealizehisideal理想D.hewantedtomakehisdaughterhappy30.LaoYanghoped_______.A.hisarticlecouldsurprisetheteacherB.hisarticlecouldbechosenC.thechildrencouldlikehisarticleD.everyonecouldsoonknowhim

It’s500inthemorningwhenthealarmringsinmyears.Irolloutofbedandwalkblindlythroughthedarkintothebathroom.Iturnonthelightandputonmyglasses.ThehouseisstillasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthreekidssleeppeacefully.UsuallyIgoforalongrunbuttodayIchoosemyfavoriteexerciseDVDinsanity.Sweatpoursdownmyfaceandintomyeyes.MyheartracesasIfacemybodytofinisheachmovement.AsIneartheendoftheexerciseIfeelextremelytiredbutasmileisofmyface.It’sasmilebecausetheDVDisoverbutasmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitsextremelimit.Somepeopleenjoyshoppingsmokingfoodworkorevenchocolate.ButIneedexercisetogetthrougheachday.Someshakeheadswhentheyseemerunthroughthetown.OthersgethurtwhenIrefusetotryjustonebiteoftheirgrandmother’schocolatecake.Theyraisetheireyebrowssurprisedbymynothankyouorbymychoicetohaveasalad.OvertheyearsIhavelearnedit’sokaytojustsayno.Ishouldn’tfeelsorryforrefusingfoodthatIdon’twanttoeat.Sowhatdrivesmetorolloutofbedat500a.m.WhatgivesmethereasontojustsaytoicecreamCommitment.Acommitmenttochangemylifewithawaythatreducesdailyanxietyincreasesself–confidenceandenergyextendslifeandaboveallimprovesmybodyshape.ThisisthepointwhereasmileappearsonmyfaceasIlookatmyselfinthemirrorortryonmyfavoritepairofjeansthatnowfitjustright.It’sthroughcommitmentandsweatthatIcanmakeadifferencewithinmyselfinsideandout.32.Whyisthereasmileontheauthor’sfaceinthemorningA.Becausesheseesherfamilysleepingpeacefully.B.BecauseshefinishesherfavoriteexerciseC.BecausesheenjoystheinterestingDVDD.Becauseshefeelsasenseofachievement33.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2A.Shedoesn’tlikeothersrpolitelyB.ShelikestomakeotherssurprisedC.Othersdon’tunderstandwhatshedoes.D.Otherstrytohelpherbyofferingherfood34.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcommitmentinthelastparagraphmeanA.GoodhealthB.FirmbeliefC.AstrongpowerD.Aregularhalf35.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthetextA.SheactsinastrangewayB.ShewantstolookdifferentfromothersC.SheaimstodevelopagoodbodyshapeD.Shehasdifficultgettingalongwithothers

Papaasasonofadirt-poorfarmerleftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactoryforeducationwasfortherichthen.Sotheworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinteresthereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandsonlistenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.There'ssomuchtolearnhe'dsay.Thoughwe'rebornstupidonlythestupidremainthatway.Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied拒绝aneducation.ThusPapainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.ThoughaschildrenwethoughtthiswascrazyitwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.AnddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearneD.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificantitwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecommentalwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday'snewlearning.Papaattheheadofthetablewouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwinereadytolisten.Felicehe'dsaytellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis....SilencE.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaidasifthesalvation拯救oftheworldwoulddependuponit.ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well....he'dsay.Getthemap;let'sseewhereNepalis.AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildrenwethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamilyhoweverwasgrowingtogethersharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother'seducation.Andbylookingatuslisteningtousrespectingourinputaffirming肯定ourvaluegivingusasenseofdignityPapawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.LaterduringmytrainingasafutureteacherIstudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.TheywereimpartingwhatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning.HistechniquehasservedmewellallmylifE.NotasingledayhasbeenwastedthoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.24.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theauthor'sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamily.B.ThosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlifE.C.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.D.ThetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworlD.25.TheunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphreferstoA.onenewthingB.thenewsC.arequestD.somecomment26.Whatisthegreatestvalueofdinnertimetotheauthor?A.WinningPapa'sapproval.B.Showingtalents.C.Continuallearning.D.Familyget-together.27.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor_____.A.appreciatedhisfather'seducationaltechniqueB.knewverywellaboutNepalC.feltregretaboutthosewasteddaysD.enjoyedtalkingaboutnews

IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelvesmostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.InfactIgrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectives观点bycreatingworldswecouldstepintotakepartinandlivein.WiththisunshakablebeliefIatfourteendecidedtobecomeawriter.Heretooreadingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosaybutbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.HehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswithoragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworlD.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoreadbecauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworkswhatdoesn’tandintheendtogetherwithlotsofpracticewhatvoicehehas.NowIamincollegeandhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction文学作品.Asalawstudentmyreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume量ofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelsE.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlifE.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoadallfromthecomfortofmyownarmchairtoexperiencethoughsecondhandexcitingexperiencesthatIwouldn'tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetimE.21.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?A.HeneverwatchedTV.B.HefoundreadingunbelievablE.C.Hereadwhathehadto.D.HeconsideredreadingpartofhislifE.22.Theunderlinedwordvoiceinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans_______.A.anideaB.awayofwritingC.asoundqualityD.aworldtowriteabout23.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?A.Itcheershimup.B.Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.C.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.

TenyearsagoIusedtobeveryfit.IrodeabiketoworkandIgotalotofexerciseatweekends.Iusedtoplaytennisalotandgoforlongwalks.InthosedaysIdidn’tearnverymuch.IhadajobinanofficE.Itwasn’taverygoodjobbutIhadalotoftimetodothethingsIenjoyeddoing.ThenabouteightyearsagoIgotamuchbetterjoB.Thepaywasbetterbutthehourswerealotlonger.Iboughtacaranddrovetoworkeveryday.Ibegantotakepeopleouttolunch.AndIbegantoputonweighttoo.IstoppedplayingtennisandgoingforlongwalksatweekendsbecauseIjustdidn’thaveanytimeforthingslikethatanymorE.There’salotofstress压力inmyjoB.Perhapsthat’swhyIstarteddrinkingmorethanIusedto.ForexampleIusedtohaveonlyhalfaglassofwhiskywhenIgothomebutthenIstartedfillingmyglasstothetopandinsteadofhavingoneglassIwouldhaveseveral.Istartedsmokingalottoo.Ineverusedtosmokeatall.TwomonthsagoIhadaheartattack.AtfirstIjustcouldn’tbelieveit.Luckilyitwasn’tveryserious.Thedoctoradvisedmetostopsmokingandtoeatless.HealsoadvisedmetoworklessandgetmoreexercisE.ButIjusthaven’tanytime!Myjobtakeseverythingoutofme!SometimesIwonderifIshouldgetanotherjoB.PerhapsIcoulddosomethingasIusedto.ButifIdothatIwon’tearnasmuch.Ihaveafamilytosupport.Ihavetothinkofthemtoo.Ijustdon’tknowwhatIshoulddo.Whatdoyouthink?16.Thewriter’shealthisbecomingworsemainlybecause________.A.heisveryfondofhisjobB.helikesdrinkingandsmokingC.hedoesn’tcareabouthishealthD.hisworkmakeshimfeelstressful17.AccordingtothepassagewhentheauthorgotthebetterjobwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Hegothigherpay.B.Hisworkinghoursweren’tlong.C.Hefounditverystressful.D.Hehadlittlefreetimeatweekends.18.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A.Theauthorisnotsurewhatheshoulddonow.B.Theauthorhastakenthedoctor’sadvicealready.C.TheauthorhasgotanothernewjoB.D.Theauthorfeelsmuchbetternow.

A.poorboywassellinggoodsfromonedoortoanothertopayforhisstudies.Onedayhefoundthathehadalmostnomoneyandhewashungry.Sohedecidedtoaskforameal.Butwhenawomanopenedthedoorheonlydaredtoaskforaglassofwater.Tohissurpriseshegavehimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankitandthenaskedhowmuchheshouldpayher.ShesaidYoudon’thavetopaymeanything.MotherhastaughtusnevertoacceptpayforakindnessHewasdeeplymovedandwasdeterminedtohelpthoseinneeD.Theboy’snamewasHowardKelly.ManyyearshadpasseD.Onedaythatwomanbecameseriouslyill.Thelocaldoctorscouldnothelpher.Sotheysenthertoabigcitywhereherrare罕见的diseasewouldbestudiedbyspecialists专家.Dr.HowardKellywascalledinforadvicE.Whenheenteredherroominthehospitalheimmediatelyspottedthewoman.HowardKellywasdeterminedtodohisbesttohelpher.ThestrugglewaslongbuttogethertheysucceededintheenD.Aftersometimethewomanreceivedabillforhertreatment.Shewasworriedthattheamountwouldbesolargethatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayforit.Howeverwhenshelookedatthebillshefoundwordsonthesideofthebill.TheywerePaidinfullwithaglassofmilk.21.Thewomancametoabigcitybecause.A.shewasinvitedbyagroupofspecialiststoastudyB.shewasillandnolocaldoctorscouldhelpherC.shewantedtovisitthepoorboywhomshehadhelpedD.herrarediseasecouldonlybedealtwithbyDr.HowardKelly22.Theunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.thebillforhertreatmentB.aglassofmilkC.herillnessD.therestofherlife23.WhatcanweknowaboutHowardKellyaccordingtothepassage?A.Heearnedalotofmoney.B.Heopenedhisownhospitalinthecity.C.Hewasanexperienceddoctor.D.Hebecamethebestfriendofthewoman.

OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighriskIwenttoafrienD.HelookedatmeforamomentandthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhad:Beboldandbrave—andmighty强大的forceswillcometoyouraiD.ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepastitwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfaileD.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.OntheotherhandwheneverIhadplungedintodeepwaterforcedbycourageorcircumstanceIhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:energyskillsoundjudgmentcreativeideas—evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealizE.Admittedlythosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.A.collegeclassmateofmineTimwasanexcellentfootballplayereventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayerwhohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoallinesaidTim.IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet—andstoppedhimcolD.Boldness—awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme—isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults.Confidencebuildsup.Surelytherewillbesetbacks挫折anddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds.Soalwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities—andyou’llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreameD.25.Whywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepast?A.Hefacedhugerisks.B.Helackedmightyforces.C.Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D.Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess.26.WhatwasespeciallyimportantforTim’ssuccessfuldefenseinthefootballgame?A.Hisphysicalstrength.B.Hisbasicskill.C.Hisrealfear.D.HisspiritualforcE.27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.B.Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.C.Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess.D.Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities.

Onedayacollegestudentwastakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalongtheysawapairofoldshoeslyinginthepath.Theysupposedtheshoesbelongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldclosebyandwhohadnearlyfinishedhisday’sworD.ThestudentturnedtotheprofessorsayingLet’splayatrickonhim:wecanhidehisshoesandhideourselvesbehindthosebushesandwaittoseehisconfusionwhenhecannotfindthem.Myyoungfriendansweredtheprofessorweshouldneveramuseourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.Butyouarerichandmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasurebyhelpingthepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoeandthenwehideourselvesandwatchhowthediscoverywillaffecthim.Thestudentdidsoandtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhisworkandwalkedacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.WhileputtingonhiscoteheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoesfeelingsomethingharD.Hebentdowntofeelwhatitwasandfoundthecoin.AstonishmentandwonderwereseenonhisfacE.Hefixedhiseyesonthecointurneditroundandlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedonallsidesbutnopersonwasseen.Heputthemoneyintohispocketandcontinuedtoputontheothershoebuthissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelingsovercamehim.HefelluponhiskneeslookeduptoheavenandcriedasincerethanksgivinginwhichhespokeofhiswifesickandhelplessandhischildrenwithoutbreadWhomthetimelyhelpfromsomeunknownhandwouldsavefromdying.Thestudentstoodtheredeeplyaffectedandhiseyesfilledwithtears.Nowsaidtheprofessoraren’tyoumuchmorepleasedtodothantoplayyourintendedtrickThestudentrepliedYouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.24.Thestudentwantedtoplayatrickonthepoormanto______.A.findthetruthB.showhiswisdomC.amusehimselfD.teachhimalesson25.Afterfindingthetwocoinsthemanfelt______.A.HelplessB.interestedC.peacefulD.thankful26.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheprofessoris______.A.wiseB.richC.humorousD.serious27.WhatdosethestoryintendtotellusA.Asmallactofkindnessbringsgreatjoy.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

My17-year-olddaughterwentofftocollegeandhavingherawayfromhomebroughtbackmemoriesofwatchingPeterPanwhenshewaslittlE.IntheclassicTVproductiononesceneinparticularimpressedme:whenMrs.DarlingputsherchildrenintobeD.AssheturnsoffthelastofthenightlightshetakesonelastlookatthebedroomandsaysDearnightlightsprotectmysleepingchildren.AsamotherIknowhowmuchshelovesherchildren.Ithasbeenseveralweekssincewetookourdaughtertocollegeandsheseemstobeadjustingwellafterashortperiodofhomesickness.Forusthoughit’sanotherstory.LikemostparentsIlovecheckinginonmychildrenatnight.Butnowshe’sgoneandIfindnighttimesthehardest.Imisshermostatnight.Inmyneighborhoodmostoftheparentswhosekidsareofftocollegearedealingwithsimilarmelancholy.Myhusbandisfilledwithanxiety.Onefriendtalkedaboutgettingthissickfeelinginherstomachasshepreparedforthecollegedrop-off.Wecomplainedthatmanyofusweretoobusytotrulyenjoybeingwithourchildrenwhilewehadthem.ForusmomsseeingToyStory3onlymadethesadnessworseaswewatchedthecharacterAndywhoisthesameageasourkidssaygoodbyetohischildhoodashepreparestoleaveforcollegE.Andit’snotjustfirst-timeparentslikemE.Twomomswhohavekidsalreadywellintocollegesaidtheseparationdidn’tgetanyeasier.Youfeellikesomethinghasbeentakenawayfrominsideyousaidoneofthem.IimaginethingswillgeteasierwithtimeespeciallyasIseemydaughteradjusttocollegelifE.MeanwhileasIkeepmycellphoneclosetomeinbedandtextmydaughtergoodnightandsweetdreamseverynightIliketothinkthatmessagesserveasanightlightthatkeepshersafE.24.ThewriterwasdeeplyimpressedbythesceneinPeterPanbecause________.A.thesceneshowedamother’sdeeploveforherchildrenB.thescenewasveryexcitingandinterestingC.thescenetaughtherandherdaughteragoodlessonD.shewatchedthescenewithherdaughter25.Afterherdaughterwenttocollegethewriter________.A.realizedshehadn’tdoneenoughforherdaughterB.oftencriedasshemissedherdaughtersomuchC.didn’tgetusedtothechangeforalongtimeD.failedtohaveagoodsleepeverynight26.WhatistheunderlinedwordmelancholyinParagraph3similarinmeaningto?A.Happiness.B.Anger.C.Excitement.D.Sadness.27.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhydidthewriterkeephercellphoneclosetoherinbed?A.TocallherdaughteranytimE.B.Towaitforherdaughter’scalls.C.Towaitforherdaughter’smessages.D.Tosaygoodnighttoherdaughter.

AmanwalkedintoasmallIrishpubandorderedthreebeers.Bartenderwassurprisedbutheservedthatmanthreebeers.Onehourlaterthemanorderedthreebeersagain.TheverynextdaythatmanorderedthreebeersagainanddrankquietlyatatablE.ThisrepeatedseveraltimesandshortlyafterthepeopleofthetownwerewhisperingaboutthemanwhowasorderingthreebeersatoncE.A.coupleofweekslaterthebartenderdecidedtoclearthisoutandinquired:Idonotwanttoprybutcouldyouexplainwhydoyouorderthreebeersallthetime?Themanreplied:Itseemsstrangeisn’tit?Youseemytwobrothersliveabroadatthemomentone–inFranceandanother–inItaly.Wehavemadeanagreementthateverytimewegotopubeachofuswillorderextratwobeersanditwillhelpkeepingupthefamilybond.Soonallthetownhaveheardabouttheman’sanswerandlikeditalot.Themanbecamealocalcelebrity.ResidentsofthetownweretellingthisstorytonewcomersortouristsandeveninvitedthemtothatpubtolookatThreeBeerMan.Howeveronedaythemancametopubandorderedonlytwobeersnotthreeasusual.Thebartenderservedhimwithbadfeeling.Allthateveningthemanorderedanddrankonlytwobeers.TheverynextdayallthetownwastalkingaboutthisnewssomepeopleprayforthesoulofoneofthebrothersothersquietlygrievE.Whenthemancametopubthenexttimeandorderedtwobeersagainthebartenderaskedhim:Iwouldliketooffercondolencestoyouduetothedeathofyourdearbrother.Themanconsideredthisforamomentandthenreplied:OhyouareprobablysurprisedthatIorderonlytwobeersnow?Wellmytwobrothersarealiveandwell.It‘sjustbecauseofmydecision.Ipromisedmyselftogiveupdrinking.4.Themanorderedthreebeersallthetimebecause_______.A.peoplewerefondofdrinkingbeersinthispuB.B.hemissedhistwobrotherslivingabroadverymuch.C.itwasanagreementwithhisbrotherstokeepupthefamilybonD.D.thiswouldhelphimbecomealocalcelebrity.5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.newstraveledfastinthetown.B.themanbecamefamousinthetownbecausehewasaheavydrinkerC.theman’sbrotherslikeddrinkingbeerverymuchD.themanwasstrong-mindedtogiveupdrinking6.Thebartenderservedthemanwithbadfeelingbecause________.A.hewouldearnlessmoneyB.hethoughtthemanshouldorderthreebeersC.hethoughtoneoftheman’sbrothershadpassedawayD.themandecidedtodrinktwobeers7.Theunderlinedwordcondolencesinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby______.A.gratitudeB.appreciationC.surpriseD.sympathy

MywifepassedawayafewyearsagoandIwentthroughtheworsttimeinmylifE.Ievenwantedtokillmyself.JustformykidsIhadtocontinuetoliveandworkasasmalltowndoctoratmymedicalclinicinHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalonE.Thentheyaskedmetohaveafamilytrip.OnourtripweturnedontheTVatthemotelandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.SeeingitfallingdownIsaidtomykids:I'mgoingtoAfghanistan.AndafewweekslaterInternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcarE.Thesefieldclinicssurroundedbyfrighteningshootsordeadlybombswewereeventuallyserving27000patientsamonthinaverybusyschedulE.TiredandnervousIgraduallyhadasenseofachievementasenseofpurposeandmydepressionwentaway.IntheyearstofollowIwenttoIndonesiaafterthetsunami海啸PakistanaftertheearthquakesSudanafterthecivilwarandIraqaftermoreandmorebombs.EachtimeafterdisastersoneafteranotherhundredsofpeoplewerekilledwoundedandmanymorehadtofleE.Weoncesetupmovableclinicsinanareawith19000refugeesanditwassupposedtohold13000originally.FlubrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfirE.Waterandfoodwerealsoseriousproblems.Adventuresornot?Ioftenaskedmyself.WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdonE.ButinrealityitwasjustgettingstarteD.Attheendofherlifeshewentunconscious.IheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisitandtheexcitingadventureswewouldhavE.Ithinkaboutthemomentmanytimesduringmyadventures.Ididn'tknowhowpredictivethosewordswouldbE.ButIknowthatsheisstillwithmE.28.Wherehasthedoctorbeeninthepastfewyears?A.Somecountrieswherehecouldsetupclinics.B.Theplaceswherethehorribledisastersstruck.C.SomeAfricancountrieswhereflubrokeout.D.TheplaceswheretheearthquakeshappeneD.29.HowwouldthedoctordescribehislifeafterhehadworkedinAfghanistan?A.TiredandtroublesomE.B.Busyandrisky.C.Meaningfulandhelpful.D.Frighteninganddepressing.30.Theunderlinedwordrefugeesmeanspeople________.A.whoarerobbedkilledorwoundedB.whosufferfromfluinmovableclinicsC.wholiketotakeadventuresD.whohavelosthomesforwarsorotherreasons.31.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Whatthedoctorsaidtohiswifebeforeherdeathbecamereality.B.Thedoctor'swifeencouragedhimtoworkinforeigncountries.C.Thedoctor'sadventuresmadehimunderstandtheloveofhiswifE.D.WiththetrueloveofhiswifethedoctorstartedtochangehislifE.

BenjaminFranklinwasbornintoalargefamily.HisfatherJosiahwasacandlemaker.Hisfatherwantedhimtotakeoverthefamilybusinesswhenhegrewupbuthewasn'tinteresteD.TohelpBendecideonacareerJosiahtookhimonlongwalksaroundBostonsohecouldobservemendoingtheworkoftheirtradE.Benjaminlearnedhowtodomanythingsduringtheseexcursionsbuthedidn'twanttopursue追求追赶anyofthetrades.WhenBenwastwelveyearsoldhisfathersenthimtohisolderbrotherJameswhowasaprinter.Benworkedtwelvehoursadayintheprintingshopbutstillfoundtimetoeducatehimself.Thoughheonlyhadtwoyearsofformalschoolinghetaughthimselfforeignlanguagesandreadbooksongrammarscienceandmath.LaterBenwenttoPhiladelphiA.Hestartedhisownsuccessfulprintingbusinessandpublishedanewspaper.Peoplefrequentlyquote节选fromhissayingssuchthingsasEarlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthywealthyandwiseandApennysavedisapennyearned.HeinventedtheFranklinstove炉子whichprovidedbetterheatfortheirhomes.HerefusedtopatenttheFranklinstoveandthelightningrodbecausehethoughtmorepeoplewouldbenefitfromtheinventionsifhedidnotpatentthem.Heprovedthatlightningandelectricityarethesamethingusingakitestringandkeyinathunderstorm.HisexperimentsearnedhimfamE.HewasalsoawardedhonorarydegreesfromHarvardandYaleeventhoughhelackedformalschooling.HealsoworkedtoputanendtoslaveryinAmericalongbeforeotherstookupthecausE.Somesaywhenhediedin1790thewholeworldwentintomourning.20000peoplehonoredhimathisfuneralinPhiladelphiA.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordexcursionsmeaninthepassage?A.coursesB.careersC.toursD.trades33.HowdidtheauthordescribeBenjamininthepassage?A.Admiringly.B.Humorously.C.Critically.D.Objectively.34.BenjaminrefusedtopatenttheFranklinstovebecause.A.hethoughtitnotveryperfectB.hehopedhecouldhelpothersC.morepeoplecouldinventitD.thestovewasnotworthpatenting35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Hisexperimentswereexcitingbutdangerous.B.HisinventionssavedAfricanAmericans.C.HisfuneralisthebiggestinAmericanhistory.D.HisdeathisagreatlosstothewholeworlD.

Jessreallyfeltveryhappy.Whenhearrivedathisseatintheclassroomthatmorninghefoundaninvitationonhisdesk.Itwasfromseveralofhisclassmatesaskinghimtojointhemonacampingtrip.Thiswasthefirsttimehewasaskedtojoininanout﹣of﹣schoolactivity.WhyweretheyaskinghimnowNobodyseemedtolikehim.Infacthehadbeensolonelythathedrownedhisfeelingwithfood.Asaresulthehadputonalotofweightandthisgavethekidssomethingmoretomakefunofhim.CindywhowasstandingnearJesswhenhereadtheinvitationwentoutquicklytotelltheothersthatthetrick恶作剧hadworked.EveryonewaspleasedthatJessthoughtthatwastrue.Buttherewasnocampingtrip.Thewholethingwasmadeup.AtfirstCindythoughtitwasfun.ButlaterwhenJesstoldherthathewasgoingtobuyasleepingbagwithhissavings积蓄Cindyhadasecondidea.SheknewthatJess'sfamilyhadlittlemoneyandshehatedtoseehimspendhissavingsonsomethinghewouldneveruse.CindyalsohatedtotellJessthetruth.Herclosefriendswouldbeangrywithher.Whatcouldshedonow48.WhatwouldhappenifCindytoldJessthetruthA.Jesswouldgoonthecampingtriphimself.B.Jess'sfamilywouldbeangrywithCindy.C.Cindymighthavetroublewithherfriends.D.Jesswouldbethankfultohisclassmates.49.IfJessreallyboughtasleepingbag.A.everyoneelsewouldalsobuyone.B.itwouldbethebestintheclass.C.Cindywouldpayforit.D.hewouldhaveitfornouse.50.Fromthestorywecanguess.A.everybodywouldgocampingintheclass.B.Jesshadfewfriendsintheclass.C.CindywasJess'sbestfriendintheclass.D.Jessjoinedinmanyout﹣ofschoolactivities.

Hemetherattheparty.Shewassooutstandingwithmanyboysaroundherwhilehewassonormalwithnobodypayingattentiontohim.Attheendofthepartyheinvitedhertohavecoffeewithhim.ShewassurprisedbutduetobeingpolitesheagreeD.Theysatinanicecoffeeshop.HewastoonervoustosayanythingandshefeltuncomfortablethinkingPleaseletmegohomE.SuddenlyheaskedthewaiterWouldyoupleasegivemesomesalt?I'dliketoputitinmycoffeE.Everybodystaredathim——sostrange!Hisfaceturnedredbutstillheputthesaltinhiscoffeeanddrankit.SheaskedhimcuriouslyWhydoyouhavethishobby?HerepliedWhenIwasalittleboyIwaslivingneartheseA.IlikedplayingintheseaandIcouldfeelthetasteoftheseajustlikethetasteofthesaltycoffeE.NoweverytimeIhavethesaltycoffeE.IalwaysthinkofmychildhooD.Imissmyhometownsomuch.ImissmyparentswhoarestilllivingtherE.Whilesayingthattearsfilledhiseyes.ShewasdeeplytoucheD.That'shistruefeelingfromthebottomofhisheart.A.manwhocantellouthishomesicknessmustbeamanwholoveshomecaresabouthomeandhasagoodsenseofresponsibility.Thenshealsostartedtospeakaboutherfarawayhometownherchildhoodherfamily.Thatwasareallynicetalkalsoabeautifulbeginningoftheirstory.TheycontinuedtodatE.Shefoundthatactuallyhewasamanwhomeetsallherdemands:hewaskind-heartedwarmandcareful.Hewassuchagoodpersonbutshealmostmissedhim!Thankstohissaltycoffee!ThenthestorywasjustlikeeverybeautifullovestorytheprincessmarriedtheprincethentheywerelivingahappylifeAndeverytimeshemadecoffeeforhimsheputsomesaltinthecoffeE.After40yearshepassedawayleavingheraletterwhichsaidMydearestpleaseforgivemywhole-lifeliE.ThiswastheonlylieIsaidtoyou—thesaltycoffeE.Rememberthefirsttimewedated?IwassonervousatthattimE.ActuallyIwantedsomesugarbutIsaidsalt.ItwashardformetochangesoIjustwentaheaD.ItriedtotellyouthetruthmanytimesinmylifebutIwastooafraidtodothatasIhavepromisednottolietoyouforanything.NowI'mdyingI'mafraidofnothingsoItellyouthetruthIdon'tlikethesaltycoffeE.Whatastrangebadtaste!ButIhavehadthesaltycoffeeformywholelife!SinceIknewyouIneverfeelsorryforanythingIdoforyou.HavingyouwithmeismybiggesthappinessformywholelifE.IfIcanliveforasecondtimeIstillwanttoknowyouandhaveyouformywholelifeeventhoughIhavetodrinkthesaltycoffeeagain.Hertearsmadethelettertotallywet.SomedaysomeoneaskedherWhat'sthetasteofsaltycoffee?It'ssweetshereplieD.56.Afterorderingsomesalttoputintothecoffeetheyoungmanmusthavefelt______.A.touchedB.satisfiedC.disappointedD.embarrassed57.Whydidthemanhavesaltycoffeeallhislife?A.TochangelifestyleB.TopleasehiswifeC.TokeephiswordD.Torememberthepast58.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysayingshealmostmissedhim?A.ShemeanttoleavehimontheirfirstdateB.ShethoughtofhimeverynowandthenC.ShenearlymisunderstoodhisexplanationD.Shecouldhardlybelievethissimplefact59.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthemanis.A.dishonestbutresponsibleB.shybutkind-heartedC.caringandloyalD.warmandunderstanding60.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatthewoman_____whenreadingtheletterleftbyherhusband.A.wasconfusedabouthisbehaviorB.wastouchedbyhiswhitelieC.feltsorrytoknowthetruthtoolateD.feltangryabouthisdishonesty

InthetinyvillageofAngelicaNewYorkthepostofficeismorethanaplacetogetmailorsendpackages.Thereyou’llfindtheheartofthislovelycommunity.It’swherevillagersmeetandgreetfriends.WhenAngelica’spostofficewasthreatenedwithbeingclosedinthe1980savillagerPatcameupwithaplantosaveit.AtChristmastimeIwouldhearonthenewsabouttownsnamedSnoworBethlehemhavingcelebrationssaysPatWhycouldn’twedothesamethingwithAngelica?Patwhoisanartistcreatedapostalcancellation邮戳designfeaturinganAngelicaangel.ShedrewherangelsinatraditionalfashionandsubmittedhersuggestiontotheU.S.PostalServicE.Onceapprovedthedrawingwascarvedintoacancellationstampthatcouldbeusedforonedayonly.Thepostmistress女邮局局长thenhadanotherideatomakethedayevenmorespecialcallingthepostofficeAngelStation.ThelargeincreaseinmailamountsavedAngelica’spostofficefrombeingclosedandkeepsthedoorsopentoday.Nowit’straditionthatonthefirstFridayinDecemberpeoplecometoAngelicatomailtheirChristmascards.EachyeartheamountofmailgoingthroughtheAngelicaPostOfficeincreasesduringlateNovemberandearlyDecember.StampcollectorsfromaroundtheworldhaveacceptedtheAngelStationcancellationsomesendingmailfromasfarawayasFrancE.BecausethestampisdestroyedeachseasonPatdrawsanewangelthatconveysseason’sgreetingsfromAngelStationeveryyear.Postofficesmaycloseinotherpartsofthecountrybutthistinyonecontinues.25.WhatdidPatdotosavethepostoffice?A.Sheinventedanewcancellation.B.ShehostedChristmascelebrations.C.ShegavetheofficeabetternamE.D.Shedesignedaspecialsetofstamps.26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePat?A.StubbornanddetermineD.B.Humorousandintelligent.C.Curiousandfriendly.D.Creativeandwarm-hearteD.27.WhatcanwelearnaboutAngelica’spostofficefromthepassage?A.Itwascomplatelyclosedinthe1980s.B.Itsnamehasbeenchangedmanytimes.C.Itsstampremainsthesameeachseason.D.ItisalsothecentreoflocalsociallifE.

Disaster!Thiswordreallymeantthatmorning.Ihadatoothache.AndI’dbeeninanargumentwithafrienD.Herwordsstillhurt:Thetroublewithyouisthatyouwon’tputyourselfinmyplacE.Can’tyouseethingsfrommypointofview?Ishookmyheadstubbornly—andfelttheacheinmytooth.I’dthoughtIcouldholdouttillmydentistcamebackfromholidaybutthepainwasreallyunbearablE.Istartedcallingthedentistsinthephonebookbutnoonecouldseemeimmediately.FinallyataboutlunchtimeIgotlucky.Ifyoucomebyrightnowthereceptionistsaidthedentistwillfityouin.Itookkeysandrushedtomycar.ButsuddenlyIbegantodoubtaboutthedentist.Whatkindofdentistwouldbesoeagertotreatsomeoneatsuchshortnotice?Whywasn'theasbusyastheothers?Inthedentist'sofficeIsatdownandlookedarounD.IsawnothingbutthebarewallsandIbecameevenmoreworrieD.Theassistantnoticedmynervousnessandplacedherwarmhandovermyice-coldonE.WhenItoldhermyfearsshelaughedandsaidDon'tworry.ThedentistisverygooD.HowlongdoIhavetowaitforhim?Iaskedimpatiently.Comeonheiscoming.Justliedownandrelax.AndenjoytheartworktheassistantsaiD.Theartwork?IwaspuzzleD.Thechairwentback.SuddenlyIsmileD.TherewasabeautifulpicturerightwhereIcouldenjoyit:ontheceiling.Howconsideratethedentistwas!AtthatmomentIbegantounderstandwhatmyfriendmeantbyherwords.Whatarelief!25.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfeelingthatmorning?A.Cheerful.B.Nervous.C.Upset.D.SatisfieD.26.Whatmadetheauthorbegintodoubtaboutthedentist?A.Thedentist'sagreeingtotreatheratveryshortnoticE.B.Thedentist'sbeingasbusyastheotherdentists.C.Thesurroundingsofthedentist'sofficE.D.Thelaughingassistantofthedentist.27.Whydidtheauthorsuddenlysmile?A.Becausethedentistcameatlast.B.Becauseshesawapictureontheceiling.C.Becauseshecouldrelaxinthechair.D.Becausetheassistantkeptcomfortingher.28.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperiencemostprobably?A.Strikewhiletheironishot.B.Haveagoodwordforone'sfrienD.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.Putoneselfinother'sshoes.

OnedaywhenIwas12mymothergavemeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibraryandborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoreaD.InthelibraryIfoundmywayintotheChildren’sRoom.Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.ThecoverofabookcaughtmyeyE.ItpresentedapictureofabeaglE.IhadrecentlyhadabeaglethefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachilD.Hewasmysecretsharerbutonemorninghewasgonegivenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.IneverforgotmybeaglE.WithoutopeningthebooktitledAmostheBeaglewithaPlanIborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.UndertheshadeofabushIstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadveryveryslowlywithdifficulty.ThoughpageswereturnedslowlyIgotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwholikeminehadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhomE.ThatdogwasmydogandIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworlD.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:IhadreadabookandIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotreaD.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.Inevertoldmymotheraboutmymiraculous奇迹般地experiencethatsummerbutshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.AndyearslatershewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbookswasawardedaPhDinliteratureandauthoredhisownbooksarticlespoetryandfiction.ThepowerofthewordshashelD.24.Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto_____.A.encouragehimtodomorewalkingB.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblemC.lethimspendameaningfulsummerD.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons25.Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause_____.A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimalsB.hefounditstitleeasytounderstandC.hewasremindedofhisowndogD.helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch26.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhimwithbooks.B.Theauthor’smotherreadthesamebook.C.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.D.TheauthorhashadhappysummerseversincE.27.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MyPassionforReadingB.Mum’sStrictOrderC.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.TheCharmofaBook

Growingupinamilitary军人的familyImovedalot.Imostlywentto21withotherkidswhoseparentswerealsointhemilitary.Butwhenmydad22fromthearmyaftertwentyyearsofserviceIfoundmyself23acivilian平民的schoolwithtwelve﹣year﹣oldswhosharednosimilarlifeexperiencewithme.Iwasastrangerinastrangeland.Everyoneinmyclasshadgrownuptogetherandtheyhadnoroomto24foranewcomer.Iworedifferentclotheshaddifferentthoughtsandspokewithanaccent.I.25forthefirstfewweeksofschool.Ihadnofriendsnoactivitiesandno26ofabrightfuture.TodealwithitallIbegan27inmydiaryeveryday﹣storiesofadventureofoldfriendsoffeelingsthatIcouldnotspeak.IwroteasifmylifedependedonitasiftheverynextbreathItookcouldnothappen28Iwrotedownwords.OnedaymyteacherMrs.BushcametomeandaskedwhyIalwayssattherewritinginsteadofplayingwithothers.ItoldherIenjoyedwritingand29writingtoplaying.Shesmiledatmeandwalkedaway.AboutthreeweekslaterMrs.Bushgaveusawritingassignment.Iwas30thatIcouldnowparticipateinsomethingIknewIexcelledin.ThatnightIworkedandworkedontheessay.Iwrotewithgreat31.Itwasmyonechancetofeelimportantand32bytheclass.AfewdaysafterwehandedinourassignmentsMrs.Bushcalledmeuptothe33oftheclassroom.IstoodbeforethirtypairsofeyeslookingatmeandIgot34.WasIintroubleDidIdosomethingwrongThenMrs.Bushtoldtheclasshowmuchshe35alltheworkthatwentintotheessayandeveryonehaddoneagreatjob.Butshesaidonestudentstood36asanexcellentwriteronewithimaginationcreativityandwordmastery.Thatstudentwasme!TheclassclappedpolitelyandMrs.Bushhandedmemypaperwiththefollowing37onitMalindayouareanexcellentwriter.Youfillyourpaperwiththebreathingofyourheart.Pleasekeeponwritingandshareyour38ofwritingwiththeworld.Iamproudofyouandgladyouareinmyclass.Mrs.Bushhelpedmefeelasenseof39aplaceofpurposeandawaytosurviveatransition转移过渡inlife.Shehelpedmegain40inmyselfthatstayedwithmebeyondsixthgrade.21.A.churchB.schoolC.warD.work22.A.separatedB.withdrewC.quitD.retired23.A.visitingB.attendingC.runningD.leaving24.A.buildB.preserveC.takeD.spare25.A.struggledB.playedC.foughtD.exercised26.A.memoryB.controlC.promiseD.need27.A.readingB.drawingC.writingD.copying28.A.unlessB.onceC.whileD.after29.A.comparedB.appliedC.turnedD.preferred30.A.astonishedB.satisfiedC.excitedD.embarrassed31.A.anxietyB.curiosityC.wonderD.enthusiasm32.A.impressedB.acceptedC.challengedD.envied33.A.frontB.cornerC.doorD.outside34.A.annoyedB.disappointedC.worriedD.surprised35.A.appreciatedB.expectedC.recognizedD.enjoyed36.A.outB.upC.byD.off37.A.descriptionsB.wordsC.suggestionsD.accounts38.A.advantageB.purposeC.giftD.idea39.A.responsibilityB.belongingC.devotionD.relief40.A.interestB.imaginationC.creativityD.confidence.

WhenIwasyoungIreadmanykindsofbooksincludingfairytales.Mostofthebooksdescribedheroeswhowerehandsomeandheroineswhowerebeautiful.SoIbelievedIhadtoebeautifulifIwantedtobecomeagreatperson.AsIgrewupIbegantorealizeouterbeautywasnotsoimportanttomakesomeonegooD.IrememberafriendofmineJaniewhowassobeautifulthateveryclassmatewantedtotalkwithherbutshewasveryarrogant傲慢的.ShebelievedthatshecoulddoeverythingshewantedbecauseshewassobeautifulbutshelostfriendsonebyonE.Mypoorfriend!Butshelearnedagoodlesson:innerbeautyismoreimportantthanouterbeauty.Aftershelearnedthatshechangedherattitude态度看法andmadefriendsagain.WheneverIseeTVadvertisements广告Ifeelthatthesethingsmakeusbelievebeautyisveryimportant—especiallyphysical身体的attractiveness.Althoughwesaythatinnerbeautyismorevaluableweoftenlookforplasticsurgerytomakeusmorebeautiful.Thereseemstobeaboom流行inplasticsurgery.Itissurprisingtorealizethenumberofpeoplewhotryitisincreasingdaybyday.Weknowgood-lookingguysusuallygethigherscoresonjobinterviews.Sowhatisrealbeauty?Iwanttosaythatinnerbeautyistherealonebecauseifsomeonehasbeautyinhissoul灵魂心灵helookslikeareallybeautifulperson.Thebeautylookedatwitheyesdoesn’tlastforever.Insteadofconcentratingonouterbeautyweshouldconcentrateoninnerbeauty.Thepointisthatinnerbeautyismoreimportantthanouterbeauty.Soifwemaketheefforttomakeourmindsbeautifulwe’llbehappier.59.Whentheauthorwasyoungshethoughtifhewantedtosucceed.A.shemusthavegoodlooks.B.shemustlearnfromtheheroesC.shehadtoworkhardatherlessonsD.shehadtoreadmanykindsofbooks.60.WhydidJanielosefriendsonebyone?A.Becauseshewastooshy.B.Becauseshewouldn’ttaketheiradvicE.C.Becauseshelookeddownuponothers.D.becauseshedidn’tstudywellatherlessons.61.TheunderlinedphraseplasticsurgeryinParagraph4probablymeans.A.化妆B.整形C.健身D.阅读62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheImportanceofBeautyB.BeautyMakesOneHappierC.HowtoMakeOneselfBeautifulD.InnerBeautyistheRealBeauty

TwentyyearsagoOliver’sbackinjuryruinedherchildhooddreamofbecomingaballetdancer.Buttheinjuryledhertot’aichiwhenOliversawaposterforat’aichiclassanddecidedtotrythemysteriousChinesesport.IwasactiveandcouldnotbearrestinginbedandIthoughtIhadtofindsomewaytorecoversherecalls.Shewasstruckbythebeautifulmovementsandthenicepatientinstructor―NelsonwholaterbecameherhusbanD.Thecoupleopenedat’aichischoolintheUK.Buttheysoonfoundthemselvesinabottleneck.SothecoupledecidedtomovetoChinA.TheytaughtEnglishinuniversitiesandlearnedt’aichiundervariousmasters.AfteryearsofpracticeOliverfoundheroccasionalbackacheshaddisappeareD.ButthreeyearsaftermovingtoChinatopursuetheirdreamNelsondiedbringinghermuchpain.Shethoughtofquittingbutconsideringthecareerinwhichherhusbandtookprideshestucktoit.Shesayshert’aichifamily—themastersandstudents—alsoprovidedgreatsupportincludingherthentutorDongBing.Shespeaksoftheirfirstmeeting:IhadbeentoldthathisskillwasofaveryhighlevelandforsomereasonIhadamentalimageofapowerfulbigman.ButmyfellowpointedtoasmallthinoldgentlemansittingonthegrounD.ThenasuddenfeelingofpleasurehitmE.Ofcoursethiswasexactlythekindofpersonwhowouldbeat’aichimaster—thelastpersonyoucouldimaginE.Hisideaisthatoneshouldnotpursuewealthandfamebutshouldendeavortobehappyandshareone’sknowledgeandwisdomwithothers.FollowingthemasterOlivernowlearnstoliveasimplelife—oneperhapsmoretraditionalthanmanyChinesE.Shedoest’aichiinthemorningmakeskungfuteaforguestsanddrawsink-washbamboopaintings.Shespendshertimeoutsidet’aichiattendingculturalexchangeevents.4.WhydidOliverdecidetotryt’aichi?A.Shecouldn’tjoininotheractivesports.B.ShehadnootherchoicE.C.Shewantedtocontinueherdream.D.Shewantedtorecover.5.WhatisthetruecauseleadingthecoupletoChina?A.BeingattractedbyChineseculturE.B.Desiringtolearnmoreaboutt’aichi.C.DevelopingtheircareerinChinA.D.BeinginvitedtoteachEnglishinChinA.6.WhatmadeOliverkeepplayingt’aichi?A.Herlovefort’aichi.B.HertutorDongBing.C.Herfellow’sencouragement.D.Nelson’sprideint’aichi.7.What’sOliver’sattitudetowardsDongBing?A.AppreciativE.B.Doubtful.C.SupportivE.D.SatisfieD.

AnIndianvillagerrecentlytraveledmorethanathousandmilestotheBBCofficeinDelhiinanunusualquesttoclaimmillionsofrupees卢比hebelievedhehadwoninaBBClottery.ThemessagesaidIhadwontheBBC'snationallotteryfor20or30millionrupees$319000or$478000.IwasaskedtosendmydetailssothattheycouldsendmethemoneyhesaiD.Malbisoia41-year-oldunemployedIndianvillagerwithlittleformaleducationwasunabletounderstandthatthiswasacheatingmessageandthathewasbeingscammed诈骗ButMalbisoigotintouchwiththescammersoverthepasttwoyearsbeggingthemtosendhimthepromisedfunds.ThecallersaidhewastheBBC'schancellor.HepromisedmealargesumofmoneybutsaidIwouldhavetofirstsend12000rupeessothathecouldtransferthemoneyintomyaccount.ItoldthemIwasverypoorandthatIdidn'thaveanymoneytogivethem.Hesaidthentheycouldn'tpaymeanymoneybutoveraperiodoftimewekeptnegotiating谈判andtheyfinallyaskedmefor4000rupeeshesaiD.Malbisoisaidhewasunabletopayeventhatamount.Indiaisoneoftheworld'sfastestgrowingmobilephonemarketswith890millioncellphoneusers.InIndiascammersusemoretextmessagesthane-mailstotargettheirvictimsbecausethereachofthemobilephonesismuchwiderthancomputers.Malbisoireturnedhomesafelyalthoughempty-handedaftertwodaysinDelhi.ButIwasnotsureIwasabletoconvincehimthattheBBCchancellorhehadbeenspeakingtowasinrealityascammer.21.MalbisoitraveledtotheBBCofficeinDelhitoA.reportascamB.askforsupportC.begforsomehelpD.getsomeprizemoney22.SomeonesentthemessagetoMalbisoiwiththepurposeofA.laughingathispovertyB.playingajokeonhimC.gettinghispersonaldetailsD.cheatinghimofsomemoney23.Whydoscammersprefertousetextmessages?A.Becausetextmessagescostlessmoney.B.Becausetextmessagesspreadmuchfaster.C.BecausetextmessagescanreachmorepeoplE.D.Becausetextmessagesaremuchmoreconvenient.24.WhatdowelearnaboutMalbisoi?A.HelivednearDelhi.B.Hewasverysimple-mindeD.C.Helikedbuyinglotterytickets.D.Hesent4000rupeestothescammer.

IwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutsidE.ShewasworkingwithanotherstudentandIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.IhadbeentutoredenoughtoreadunderstandandevenwritesomemusicalcompositionsbutIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.WindsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfreesoIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.IwalkedinsatdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusiC.TodayMrs.WindsorintroducedherniecePashatoteachmE.WithasmilePashasatbesidemeonthepianobenchopenedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageandaskedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeys.ThenIfrowned皱眉andconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematchthefingermovements.IhadtoadmitIwasarathermechanical呆板的pianist.AfteraboutapageortwoPashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmyfingers.TherewasalongpausE.Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’tknowwhatshemeant.Likeastory.HereletmetryandyoulistenPashaadviseD.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbreathlettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Thenshebegantoplay.Seeitbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesideyou?Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedgE.A.happypieceofmusicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.Ohbutsheslips!ThemusicchangeD.Andourprincessisbeingcarriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quicklytheprincess’horseseesherplight困境andracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Luckilytheymakeittothebank.PashasaiD.Iplayedmanypiecesofmusicthatafternoonfindingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopullyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.1.Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianisttheauthormeant_______.A.shecouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB.shewasplayingthepianowithoutemotionC.herfingerscouldn’tmovefreelyD.ithadbeenalongtimesincesheplayedlasttime2.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A.CreativE.B.Honest.C.Humorous.D.BravE.3.Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe______.A.imaginedherselfasaprincessB.knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC.hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD.combinedthemusicwithastory4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.FriendForeverB.NeverGiveupC.A.PianoLessonD.MyFavoritePieceofMusic

ManypetsgotseparatedfromtheirfamiliesalmosttwoyearsagowhenSuperstormSandyhittheEastCoast.A.NewJerseyfamilywasoneofthem.Theylosttheirdog.Hegotawayfromtheirbackyardduringthestorm.ChuckJamessaidthathisfamilysearchedforthebrown-and-whitedognamedRecklessformonthsaftertheOctober2012storm.RecklesswasacutedogwhichbroughtmuchpleasuretothewholefamilyandtheyoungestdaughterTiffanylovedhimmost.TheyplayedtogetherwatchedTVtogetheratepopcorntogetherandRecklessevensawTiffanyoffwhensheheadedforthekindergarteneverymorning.ChuckJameskeptonsearchingforthelovelydogineverypossiblewaybutnoluck.WereportedhimmissingandcalledthesheltersfromtimetotimejusthopingtheyhadhimJamessaiD.Wealwayskeptourhopesupbutfinallyitwastimetomoveon.Jamessaidthefamilyhadplannedtogetanewdog.ThedogwastobeatenthbirthdaysurprisefortheireldestdaughterAlly.ThefamilyoffivewenttotheMonmouthCountySPCASocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimalstoadoptanewanimal.WhenJamesandhiswifewalkedclosetothefirstcagetheysawafamiliarfaceinsidE.HewasalittlebiggerthanIrememberedbecausetheyhadfedhimwellJamesjokeD.Butthenhewaslyingonmywife’sfeetandIknewitwashim.ItwasunbelievablE.Iknowthisdogismeanttobewithourfamily.WhenSPCAofficialsaskediftheycouldprovetheanimalwastheirdogafriendsentaselfieshowingthefamilywiththeirdogbeforeSandyhittheEastCoast.We’reallsohappytohavehimbackJamessaiD.ThefamilyislivinginahotelwhiletheirhomeisbeingrepaireD.ThisweekendtheJameseswentonacampingtripwithRecklesstocelebratethedog’sreturn.1.WhathappenedtoJameseswhenSuperstormSandyhittheEastCoast?A.Theirhouselayinruinsafterthestorm.B.TheirpetdogRecklesswentmissing.C.TheirpetdogRecklesswasadoptedbyanotherfamily.D.TheyfoundtheirpetdogRecklessbadlyinjureD.2.HavingsearchedforRecklessformonthstheJamesesfoundhimin.A.ananimalhospitalB.oneoftheirfriends’housesC.theMonmouthCountySPCAD.thebackyardwhichwasunderrepair3.Themeaningoftheunderlinedwordselfieisclosestto.A.documentB.creditcardC.textmessageD.picture4.Whichisthetextmainlyabout?A.Adoggotseparatedfromhisfamilyinastorm.B.Alostdogfoundhiswayhomewithdifficulty.C.AfamilylookedforanewdogbutfoundtheoldoneinsteaD.D.Dogsarealwaysdevotedfriendsofhumanbeings.

RubenlivedinasmallvillagE.Therewasnoschoolthereandhehadtostudyinaschoolinthetown.ItwasnearlyfivekilometresawayfromhisvillagE.Hisfathercouldn'tbuyabikeforhimandhehadtogotoschoolonfoot.Hegotupearlyinthemorning.Usuallyhehadtorunthereinordernottomissthefirstclass.Hekeptrunningeverydayanditwashelpfultohim.He’sstrongandtallnowandheranfasterthananyothermaninhisvillagE.Hetookpartinseveralsportsmeetingsandwonsomemedals.Theyoungmanisproudofandalwayswantstohavearacewithothers.Onedayhismotherwasillandhisfathertoldhimtobuysomemedicineforheadacheinthetown.Theyoungmangottheresoon.Thereweremanypeopleinthechemist'sshopwhilehewaswaitingtherE.Andwhenhisturncamehecouldn’tfindhismoney.Anoldwomanhinted暗示ayoungmanhadstolenit.Hesawthethiefhadalreadylefttheshop.Herantowardshimquickly.Thethieffounditandbegantorun.Hewashappyandtriedtocatchupwithhim.Let’shavearaceandseewhowillrunfasterRubencalledoutbehinD.Soonafterthathecaughtupwiththethief.Buthedidn'tstopandwentonrunning.AtacrossingoneofhisfriendsaskedWhatareyourunningforRuben?I’mrunningafter追athief.Where’sthethiefthen?Hewantstoshowthathe’llrunfasterthanmebuthe’sfallenbehind!51.Rubenhadtoruntoschoolbecause______________.A.hehadnobikeB.hehopedtowinsomemedalsC.hisvillagewasalittlefarfromtheschoolD.hewasafraidtobelateforclass52.______________sohewonsomemedals.A.RubenisgoodatrunningB.RubenwenttoschoolontimeC.Rubenoftentookpartinthesportsmeetings.D.Rubenlikestohavearacewithothers53.Thephraseachemist’sshopinthestorymeans______________.A.化工商店B.药店C.化工厂D.制药厂54.Ruben’smoneywasstolen______________.A.onhiswaytothetownB.beforehewentintheshopC.whenhewaswaitingintheshopD.afterhehadlefttheshop55.Rubenwashappybecause______________.A.hecouldeasilycatchthethiefB.hehadachance机会tohavearaceC.heknewwhohadstolenhismoneyD.hewouldwinanothermedalthatday

Howarethingsbackattheoffice?oneofthegentlemeninmybicycletourgroupaskedmeaswewerenearingtheendofanotherlongridethroughCroatia’sbeautifulcountrysidE.IthinktheyaregoingfineIsaiD.Ihaven’thadanycontactandIdon’tplanto.Yourcellphoneisn’ton?heaskedincredulously不相信地.Youhaven’tcheckedyoure-mails?MyphoneisoffandnoI’mnotplanningoncheckinge-mailsIsaiD.MywifeHeidiandItookourchildrenDanielandRachelonatwo-weektriptoCroatiaoneofthemostbeautifulcountriesintheworlD.Wemadeadecisiontospendallthetimewitheachother.InordertosharethiswonderfulexperienceItriedtotakeusalloutofthebusyworldthatwelivein.IfIhadmycellphoneonandwasconstantlysearchingoutawirelessconnectiontokeepupwiththeofficeIwouldjustbringthatbusyworldintothispeacefulmeaningfulworldIwastryingtocreatE.Tomysurpriseanotherwonderfulthinghappenedasaresultofthisbicycletour.AswewerereturninghomeIwasfloodedwithnewideas.IcameupwithseveralthoughtsthatIwanttouseinmybusiness.IfeltIhadreceivedanunexpectedbonus额外的收获.Whileitwasn’tthegoalofthetripIwasrewardedwithfreshinsights感悟onesthatwouldneveroccurtomeduringtheregularcourseofbusiness.Takingtimeoffrejuvenated使恢复活力meandallowedmycreativespirittocometothesurfacE.VacationsmakeushappygiveustimetobetogetherwithourfamiliesandmakeusfeelrejuvenatedandinspireD.JustleavecellphoneoffandyoulaptopbehinD.21.Accordingtotheconversationbetweenthewriterandthegentlemanwecaninferthat______.A.theymustcomefromthesamecompanyB.theywereunsatisfiedwiththebicycletourC.thegentlemanmusthavebeenincontactwithhisofficeduringthetourD.theykeptintouchwitheachotherthroughe-mailduringthetour22.WhentakingthetriptoCroatiathewriter_______.A.handledhisbusinessbysendinge-mailsB.enjoyedthefeelingofbeingtogetherwithhisfamilyC.enjoyedthetwo-personworldwithhiswifeD.sentmanypicturestohisfriendsthroughhiscellphone23.Whatwasthewriter’sunexpectedgaining?A.Hemademanyfriends.B.Hesavedalotofmoney.C.Hehandledimportantbusiness.D.HefeltgoodandbecamemorecreativE.24.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragree?A.Playingdelightsusmorethanworking.B.Whenworkingworkhard;whenplayingplaycrazily.C.Workingisthefoundationofhappiness.D.Cellphonesandemailsarehelpfulwhenwetakeatrip.

Hemetherataparty.Shewasoutstanding;manyguyswereafterherbutnobodypaidanyattentiontohim.AfterthepartyheinvitedherforcoffeE.Shewassurprisedsoasnottoappearrudeshewentalong.AstheysatinanicecoffeeshophewastoonervoustosayanythingandshefeltuncomfortablE.SuddenlyheaskedthewaiterCouldyoupleasegivemesomesalt?I'dliketoputitinmycoffeE.Theystaredathim.Heturnedredbutwhenthesaltcameheputitinhiscoffeeanddrank.CurioussheaskedWhysaltwithcoffee?HeexplainedWhenIwasalittleboyIlivedneartheseA.IlikedplayingontheseA.IcouldfeelitsaltylikesaltycoffeE.NoweverytimeIdrinkitIthinkofmychildhoodandmyhometown.ImissitandmyparentswhoarestilltherE.ShewasdeeplymoveD.A.manwhocanadmitthathe'shomesickmustlovehishomeandcareabouthisfamily.HemustberesponsiblE.Shetalkedtooaboutherfarawayhometownherchildhoodherfamily.Thatwasthestarttotheirlovestory.TheycontinuedtodatE.Shefoundthathemetallherrequirements.Hewastolerantkindwarmandcareful.Andtothinkshewouldhavemissedthecatchifnotforthesaltycoffee!Sotheymarriedandlivedhappilytogether.Andeverytimeshemadecoffeeforhimsheputinsomesaltthewayhelikedit.After40yearshepassedawayandleftheraletterwhichsaid:Mydearestpleaseforgivemylife-longliE.Rememberthefirsttimewedated?IwassonervousthatIaskedforsaltinsteadofsugar.ItwashardformetoaskforachangesoIjustwentaheaD.Ineverthoughtthatwewouldhititoff.ManytimesItriedtotellyouthetruthbutIwasafraidthatitwouldruineverything.SweetheartIdon'texactlylikesaltycoffeE.ButasitmatteredsomuchtoyouI'velearnttoenjoyit.Havingyouwithmewasmygreatesthappiness.IfIcouldliveasecondtimeIhopewecanbetogetheragainevenifitmeansthatIhavetodrinksaltycoffeefortherestofmylifE.41.Sheacceptedhisinvitationforcoffeebecause_______A.shefellinlovewithhimB.shedidn’twanttobeimpoliteC.noonepaidattentiontohimD.nooneelsewasinterestedinher42.Whythemanaskedforsomesaltwasbecause____________A.saltycoffeemadehimmisshisparents.B.hewanttocatchtheattentionofthelady.C.hewassonervousthathemadeamistakeD.hewastellingalieonpurposE.43.Whatmightbethewomen’sfeelingaftershereadtheletter?A.movedB.cheatedC.hurtD.angry44.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe_________________.A.alife-longlieB.saltycoffeeC.amistakeforloveD.ahomesickman

Ihadjustgonetobedafteraveryharddaywhenthephonerang.Itwasastrangefarmer.IhadnevermethimbeforealthoughIhadheardpeopletalkabouthim.HesoundedquitenervousandhehadbeentalkingforaminuteorsobeforeIunderstoodanything.EventhenallIcouldunderstandwasthatsomeonecalledMillyhadhadanaccident.Ihadn’ttheslightestideawhoshewasbutIobviouslyhadtogo.IthadbeensnowingheavilythatdayandIdidn’tknowtheway.IhadbeendrivingforatleastanhourwhenIfinallyfoundhisplacE.HewasstandingtherewaitingformE.ShemeantmoretomethananyonE.evenmyownwife!hesaiD.Icouldseethathehadbeencrying.Ithoughtsomethingterriblehadtakenplaceapossiblescandal__.Iwasevenmoreshockedwhenhetoldmehehadputherinthebarn厩.Iwouldn’tleaveheroutinthecold!hesaiD.Millyhadclearlybeenasecretloverofhis.Iwasabouttotellhimhecouldnotexpectmetocoveranythingupwhenheopenedthebarndoor.HeliftedhiscandleandIsawadarkfigureonthegrounD.Shewassuchagoodcow!Iwouldn’tletanyonebutadoctortouchher!hesaidandburstintotearsagain.33.WhatdoweknowaboutMillyfromthestory?A.Shewasthefarmer’swifE.B.Shehadanaccident.C.ShewashiddensomewherE.D.Shehadcausedascandal.34.Thefarmerwishedthatthewritermight.A.freehimfromascandalB.keepthewholethingsasecretC.lookintothematterD.bringMillybacktolife35.Thepersonwhotoldthestoryisprobablya.A.countrydoctorB.farmerC.newspaperreporterD.policeman

Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher---Mrs.Thompson.ShetoldthechildrenonthefirstdaythatshelovedthemallthesamE.ButthatwasaliE.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddyStoddarD.Hedidn’tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.ShefeltevenworsewhenlikeallherotherstudentsTeddybroughtheraChristmaspresenttoo.Itwashismother’sperfume香水.111]TeddysaidMrs.ThompsontodayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.Afterthechildrenleftshecriedforatleastanhour.Onthatverydayshestoppedteachingreadingwritingandmath.Insteadshebegantoteachchildren.Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy’smindseemedtocomealivE.ThemoresheencouragedhimthefasterheimproveD.BytheendofthesixthgradeTeddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartestchildrenintheclass.SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.HewrotethathehadfinishedhighschoolthirdinhisclassandshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelifE.HewenttocollegE.Mrs.ThompsongottwomorelettersfromhimwiththelastonesignedTheodoreF.StoddardM.D.医学博士.Thestorydoesn’tendtherE.OnhisweddingdayDr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson’searThankyouMrs.ThompsonforbelievinginmE.YoumademefeelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Mrs.ThompsonwithtearsinhereyeswhisperedbackTeddyyouhaveitallwrong.YouweretheonewhotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifferencE.Ididn’tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou.111]24.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?A.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.C.ShechangedTeddy’sseattothefrontrow.111]D.ShemadeTeddyfeelashameD.25.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?A.Heoftentoldlies.B.HeneededmotherlycarE.111]C.Hewasgoodatmath.D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.26.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.C.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.D.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.27.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim.B.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.C.Shehadgivenhimencouragement.D.ShehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeoplE.

IfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968whenGeorgeRoyHillthedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKidintroducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn’twantmeforthefilm—itwantedsomebodyaswellknownasPaul—hestoodupformE.Idon’tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifferencewebothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft技艺andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:humorousaggressiveandmakingfunofeachother—butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore核心ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.Wesharedthebriefthatifyou’refortunateenoughtohavesuccessyoushouldputsomethingback—hewithhisNewman’sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyillandmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn’tseeeachotherallthatregularlyzxx.kbutsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents.Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He’dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwasandwedidn’ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn’tneedalotofwords.24.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?A.PaulNewmanwantedit.B.Thestudiopowersdidn’tlikehisagent.C.Hewasn’tfamousenough.D.ThedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelsE.25.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?A.TheywereofthesamedgE.B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.C.Theywerebothgoodactors.D.Theyhansimilarcharactertics.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthatinparagraph3referto?A.Theirbelief.B.Theircareforchileden.C.Theirsuccess.D.Theirsupportforeachother.27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetest?A.Toshowhisloveoffilms.B.TorememberafrienD.C.TointroduceanewmoviE.D.TosharehisactingexperiencE.

Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.Butatnearly500yearsofagetimeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisA.ThehealthofthefamouspicturepaintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505isgettingworsebytheyearaccordingtotheLouvremuseum卢浮宫博物馆whereitishouseD.ThethinwoodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsagothemuseumsaiD.Visitorshavenoticedthechangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstatE.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyearmanyattractedbythemysteryofhersmilE.Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingathersheseemstobesmilingandthenyoulookatherandshestopssaidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.It’sbecausedirectvision视觉isexcellentatpickingupdetailbutlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.HowevertheactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmilE.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhimuntilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519.In1911thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployeewhotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarIIFrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.LikemanyoldladiestheMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.21.TheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeanstheMonaLisa________.A.islosingitsvalueB.isbeingdamagedaftersomanyyearsC.isgettingmorevaluablewithyearspassingD.willrotaway22.Expertshaven’tanyrepairsontheMonaLisabecause______.A.itisnowinapoorchemicalstateB.theydon’tknowhowtoreplacethewoodenpanelC.theydon’thavethematerialsDaVinciusedD.theyareafraiditwillbedonefurtherdamagE.23.ThesmileoftheMonaLisacanonlybeseen_______.A.byindirectvisionB.atadistanceC.bydirectvisionD.inshadows24.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.A.manyinterestingstorieshavebeenwrittenabouttheMonaLisaB.peopleareinterestedinthestoriesabouttheMonaLisA.C.somemysteriesstillremaintobesolvedabouttheMonaLisA.D.ManymorestorieswillbetoldabouttheMonaLisA.

OnedayJack’sparentstoldhimthathisgrandpawouldretireafterworkingforfortyyears.JacksaidinsurpriseI’monlysevensoitmeansgrandpahasbeen...er...A.reallylongtime!HisparentssaidYes.That’swhywearegoingtohaveasurprisepartyforhim.Jacklovedhisgrandpaandwantedtodosomethingspecialforhim.HerememberedthebusinesscardhisgrandpahadgivenhimtwoyearsbeforE.HeknewthathisgrandpawouldnolongerhavethepositiononthatcardsohedecidedtobuildanewoneforhisgrandpA.WhenthebigdaycameJackwasready.Buthedidn’twanttoputhisgifttogetherwithothers’.Hecarrieditaroundwithhimthewholeevening.Whenalltheotherpeoplelefthetookhisgrandpa’shandandbroughthimovertoachairandgavehimthegift.HisgrandpasmiledWellitmustbeabeautifulgift.MayIopenitnow?Sure!Jacksaidexcitedly.Asgrandpaopenedthegifttearscameintohiseyes.Jackgavehimthegreatestgifthehadevergot!Theywerebusinesscardswithhisnewposition:FULL-TIMEGRANDPA!JacksaidNowyourfull-timejobismygrandpa!WellhowmuchdoIgetpaid?hisGrandpaaskedsmiling.Asmanyhugsasyouwant!WiththesewordsJackgavegrandpaahug.WellIguessthatmeansI’mtherichestmanintheworld!saidgrandpA.8.Whowasgoingtoretire?A.Jack’sgrandpA.B.Jack’sgrandmA.C.Jack’smother.D.Jack’sfather.9.WhatdidJackdecidetodoforhisgrandpa?A.Todrawapictureforhim.B.Tosingasongforhim.C.Tobuildanewpositionforhim.D.Tobuyagiftforhim.10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.JackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithotherpeoplE.B.Jackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithhisparents.C.JackwasthelastonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpA.D.JackwasthefirstonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpA.11.Whyweretheretearsingrandpa’seyes?A.BecausehewasmovedbyJack’sgift.B.Becausehewouldlosehisposition.C.Becausehewasnotcaredfor.D.Becausehewasunhappy.

A.HALF-EMPTYBASKETOncetherewasapoorfarmerandhisfarmbelongedto属于arichman.Onedayhebroughtabasketofapplestotherichman’shousE.Onthedoorstepshemettwomonkeysdressedlikechildren.TheyjumpedontothebaskettoeattheapplesandthrewsomeonthegrounD.Thefarmerpolitelytookoffhishatandaskedthemonkeystogetoff.Theyobeyed服从andthefarmerwentintothehousE.Heaskedtoseetherichman.A.servanttookhimtotheroomwheretherichmanwassitting.IhavebroughtyouthebasketofapplesyouaskedforhesaiD.Butwhyhaveyoubroughtahalf-emptybasket?therichmanaskeD.Imetyourchildrenoutsideandtheystole偷someoftheapples.28.Whydidthefarmerbringapplestotherichman?BecauseA.hewaspoorB.helikedtherichmanC.hisfarmbelongedtotherichmanD.therichman’schildrenlikedapples29.Whatdidthemonkeysdowhenthefarmerwasonthedoorsteps?A.TheyjumpedandjumpeD.B.TheyplayeD.C.Theyranaway.D.Theyatesomeoftheapples.30.ThemonkeysleftthebasketbecauseA.theyhadthrownapplesonthegroundB.thefarmerhadpolitelyaskedthemtogetoffC.theywereafraidofthehatD.thefarmerwasangrywiththem31.Howdidtherichmanfeelwhenhesawthebasket?HefeltA.pleasedB.unhappyC.excitedD.moved

Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.InolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniversE.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.IamagoodfriendtomyhusbanD.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows誓约meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriends.AndtheytomE.Withoutthemtherewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.Sohere’swhatIwantedtotellyoutoday:GetalifE.A.reallifenotadesireofthenextpromotionthebiggerpaycheckthelargerhousE.GetalifeinwhichyouarenotalonE.Findpeopleyouloveandwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisureitiswork.PickupthephonE.Sendanemail.Writealetter.AndrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranteD.Itissoeasytowasteourlivesourdaysourhoursandourminutes.ItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftolivE.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.SomethingreallyreallybadhappenedtomesomethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthatifIcouldchooseitwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhattodayseemstobethehardestlessonofall.IlearnedtolovethejourneynotthedestinationIlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinitcompletelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothatinpartbytellingotherswhatIhadlearneD.Bytellingthemthis:ReadinthebackyardwiththesunonyourfaceLearntobehappyandthinkoflifeasadeadlyillnessbecauseifyoudoyouwillliveitwithjoyandpassionasitoughttobeliveD.21.Thebesttitleofthispassageprobablyis_____________.A.LoveyourfriendsB.LiveareallifeC.Don’twastetimeD.Beagoodmotherandwife22.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?A.ThroughsocialexperiencE.B.Bylearningfromherfriends.C.ThroughanunfortunateexperiencE.D.FromherchildrenandhusbanD.23.BytheunderlinedsentenceItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftoliveinthefifthparagraphtheauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto___________..A.makealivingratherthanliveareallifeB.workratherthanenjoylifeC.wastealotinlifeD.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife

ManyyearsagowhenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenverIwasdrivingtomyparents'homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation加油站about50milesfromOklahomaCitywhereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafrienD.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister收款台Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.Itookoffbuthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.A.carpulledupbehindmE.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend's.WechattedonthewayintothecityandwhenIgotoutofthecarthehusbandgavemehisbusinesscarD.Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingmE.SoonafterwardIreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.YearslaterIdrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI'dleftthelightsonalldayandthebattery电池wasdeaD.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership—ashopsellingcars—wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?IaskedandexplainedmytroublE.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.TheywouldacceptnopaymentsowhenIgothomeIwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.NoonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyouanditmeantalothesaiD.Thankyou—twopowerfulwords.They'reeasytosayandmeansomuch.28.TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity________.A.tovisitafriendB.toseehisparentsC.topayatthecashregisterD.tohavemoregasforhiscar29.Whathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.B.ThecouplesenthimabusinesscarD.C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.D.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.30.Thebatteryoftheauthor’scarwasdeadbecause________.A.somethingwentwrongwiththelightsB.themeetinglastedawholedayC.heforgottoturnoffthelightsD.hedrovetoolongadistance31.Bytellinghisownexperiencestheauthortriestoshow________.A.howtowriteathank-youletterB.howtodealwithcarproblemsC.thekind-heartednessofolderpeopleD.theimportanceofexpressingthanks

Hello!MynameisLisaandIamalioness.IliveontheopengrasslandsofAfricawithmyfamily.LionslivinginagrouparecalledapridE.Myfatherisstrongandpowerful.HeandhiscousinaretheleadersofourpridE.Theothermembersaremymotherhersistersandtheirchildren.Theareawhereapridelivesisbig!Weroar咆哮totelleachotherwhereweareandtowarnstrangerstostayaway.Meetmynewbabybrother.HisnameisLeon.Seethespotsonhisfur?Welionsarebornspottedorstriped有条纹的.Aswegrowolderthespotsgraduallydisappear.LionessesusuallyspendtheirentireliveswiththeirbirthpridebutLeonwillleavewhenheisaboutthreeyearsolD.He’llrunaroundwithamale雄性的friendorrelativeforafewyearsuntiltheytakeoveraprideoftheirown.Butfornowwehavelotsoffuntogether.Weoftenplayandfightforhourswhichcanhelpuspracticeskillsthatwewillneedforhunting.Welionskeepourselvesveryclean.JustlikeahousecatIcleanmyfur毛withmytonguE.Wecleanforeachothertootoshowwe’refriends.Lionsliketosleepformostoftheday.Wehuntinthecoolevening.Female雌性的lionshuntmoreoftenthanmalelions.Weworktogetherasateam.Attherightmomentweattackandkillourprey.Thenweshareit.Malelionsusuallyeatfirst.Femaleseatnext.Babylionsarethelasttoeat.ThesmallestonegetstheleastfooD.Sincewearefullit’stimetogotofindaniceplaceforasleep.Bye!21.Lisainthispassageisthenameof_____.A.agirlB.amalelionC.afemalelionD.apride22.AccordingtothepassageLeon_____.A.huntsmoreoftenthanhissistersB.willhavespotsonhisfurforthewholeofhislifeC.willleavehisbirthpridewhenheisaboutthreeD.willtakeoverhisbirthpridewhenhisfatherdies23.Theunderlinedwordpreyinthepassageprobablymeans_____.A.theanimalthatishuntedB.theanimalthatisdangerousC.theanimalthatispowerfulD.theanimalthatisill24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Lionssometimescleantheirfurforeachother.B.Lionsalsodeveloptheirskillsofhuntingbyhavingfun.C.LionsinAfricausuallyhuntforfoodintheevening.D.Babylionsareoftenthefirsttogetfoodintheirgroup.25.Thepassageiswrittenfor_____.A.doctorsB.touristsC.childrenD.hunters

WorkinginDetroitrainrainandmorerain.Irushedtotheairportonlytofindoutfromanairlineticketrepresentative机场地勤人员thatmyreturnflightwasonehourlate.AsIclearedsecuritytheprogressofmyflightwentfromdeparting起程onehourlatetotwohoursthenthreehoursthenfourhourslate.Ilearnedaboutthesedelaysfromtheannouncementsgivenbyanannoyingairlinegateagent.ItbecameclearthatIwasgoingtomissmyconnectingflighthome.Afterminute﹣by﹣minutetravelrearrangementsandknowingthatIhadtogiveWeb﹣basedtraining网上培训thenextmorningbackhomemyhusbandJimdecidedtodrivetotheairportpickmeupanddrivemeback.JimandIarrivedhomeat430am.InappedforacoupleofhoursmadecoffeeloggedontotheInternetconferencesiteformytrainingandwaitedandwaitedandwaited.ItislonelygivingWeb﹣basedlivemeetingtrainingwhennoonelogsin.Doyouknowwhytheydidn'tloginBecauseIhadactuallyscheduledthetrainingforthenextdaynotthedaythatwehadracedhometoawait.IworriedabouttellingJimthathehadheldoffsleepdriventhroughahugestormandgottenthroughroadconstructiontogetmehome24hoursearlyfortraining.Butthephoneeventuallyrangashecalledfromworkanditwastimetoownup坦白.WhatdoyouthinkhesaidWhatwouldyouhavesaidWouldyouhavescolded责骂YelledTeasedWouldyouhavecalledallofyourfriendsandletthemknowWellJim'sresponsetofindingoutthathehaddrivenanalmost400﹣mileroundtripintherainfornothingwasaslightchuckle轻声地笑andthiscommentTheimportantthingisyouarehome.TheimportantthingisyouarehomeTodayremindsomeonehowimportantitisthattheyareathomewithyou.Iftheylivefarawaytellthemhowimportantitisthattheyhaveahomeinyourheart.8.WhattroubledidthewriterhaveA.Shewasinformedoftheweb﹣basedtrainingtoolateandwasgoingtomissit.B.Herplanewasdelayedandshehadtorearrangeherconnectingflighthome.C.Shefailedtogivetheweb﹣basedtrainingasnoonewasinformedtologinontime.D.Shehadabigargumentwithanannoyingairlinegateagentandmissedherflight.9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetextA.Thewritercancelledherweb﹣basedtrainingpermanently.B.ThewritertookitforgrantedthatJimwouldpickherupfromtheairport.C.Jimdrovethewriterallthewayhomefromtheairporttogetherthereintimeforhertraining.D.Thewritercaughtherconnectingflightandwasbackhomeintimeforhertraining.10.ThewriterfeltworriedaboutowninguptoJimbecause.A.sheknewhewouldgetreallyupsetandyellatherB.shewasafraidhemighttellherfriendsC.shewassorrythatithadtakenhimsolongtogethomeD.shehadmistakenthedateforthetrainingandheneedn'thavepickedherup11.WhatdoweknowaboutJimfromthetextA.Hecaresabouthisfamily.B.Hedoesnotwanttofeelregret.C.Heiswillingtodoanythingforhiswife.D.Helovesdrivingmorethananythingelse.

GrandmaMosesisamongthemostfamoustwentieth-centurypaintersoftheUnitedStatesyetshedidnotstartpaintinguntilshewasinherlateseventies.AssheoncesaidtoherselfIwouldneversitbackinarockingchairwaitingforsomeonetohelpme.Noonecouldhavehadamoreproductiveoldage.ShewasbornAnnaMaryRobertsononafarminNewYorkStateoneoffiveboysandfivegirls.Attwelveshelefthomeandwasindomesticserviceuntilattwenty-sevenshemarriedThomasMosesthehiredhandofoneofheremployers.TheyfarmedmostoftheirlivesfirstinVirginiaandtheninNewYorkStateatEagleBridge.Shehadtenchildrenofwhomfivesurvivedherhusbanddiedin1927.GrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroiderypicturesasahobbybutonlychangedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhandshadbecometoostifftosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthetime.Herpictureswerefirstsoldatthelocaldrugstoreandatamarketandweresoonnoticedbyabusinessmanwhoboughteverythingshepainted.ThreeofthepicturesexhibitedintheMuseumofModernArtandin1940shehadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork.Betweenthe1930'sandherdeathsheproducedsome2000picturesdetailedandlivelyportrayalsofthecountrylifeshehadknownforsolongwithawonderfulsenseofcolorandform.IthinkreallyhardtillIthinkofsomethingreallyprettyandthenIpaintitshesaid.25.AccordingtothepassageGrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto________.A.makeherselfbeautifulB.keepactiveC.earnmoremoneyD.becomefamous26.GrandmaMosesspentmostofherlife________.A.nursingB.paintingC.embroideringD.farming27.Theunderlinedwordportrayalsmeans________.A.descriptionsB.expressionsC.explanationsD.impressions28.FromGrandmaMoses'descriptionofherselfinthefirstparagraphitcanbeinferredthatshewas________.A.independentB.prettyC.richD.nervous29.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.GrandmaMosesHerLifeandPictures.B.TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses.C.GrandmaMosesHerBestExhibition.D.GrandmaMosesandOtherOlderArtists.

OnedayMr.Arnoldwasteachingalessonandthingsweregoingasnormallyasever.Hewasexplainingthestoryofhumanbeingtohispupils.Hetoldthemthatinthebeginningmenwerenomads游牧;theyneverstayedinthesameplaceforverylong.InsteadtheywouldtravelabouthereandthereinsearchoffoodwhereveritwastobefounD.AndwhenthefoodranouttheywouldmoveoffsomewhereelsE.Hetaughtthemabouttheinventionoffarmingandkeepinganimals.Thiswasanimportantdiscoverybecausebylearningtocultivate耕作thelandandcareforanimalsmankindwouldalwayshavefoodsteadily.Italsomeantthatpeoplecouldremainlivinginoneplaceandthismadeiteasiertosetabouttasksthatwouldtakealongwhiletofinishlikebuildingtownscitiesandallthatwereinthem.AllthechildrenwerelisteningattractedbythisstoryuntilLucyjumpedup:AndifthatwassoimportantandimprovedeverythingsomuchwhyarewenomadsalloveragainMr.Arnold?Mr.Arnolddidn’tknowwhattosay.Lucywasaveryclevergirl.Heknewthatshelivedwithherparentsinahousesoshemustknowthatherfamilywerenotnomads;sowhatdidshemean?WehaveallbecomenomadsagaincontinuedLucyTheotherdayoutsidethecitytheywerecuttingtheforestdown.A.whileagoafishermantoldmehowtheyfish.It'sthesamewitheveryone:whenthere'snomoreforestlefttheforestersgoelsewhereandwhenthefishrunoutthefishermenmoveon.That'swhatthenomadsdidisn'tit?Theteachernoddedthoughtfully.ReallyLucywasright.Mankindhadturnedintonomads.InsteadoflookingafterthelandinawaythatwecouldbesureitwouldkeepsupplyingourneedswekeptdevelopingituntilthelandwasbarE.Andthenoffwewouldgotothenextplace!Theclassspenttherestoftheafternoontalkingaboutwhattheycoulddotoshowhowtobemorecivilized文明的.ThenextdayeveryoneattendedclasswearingagreenT-shirtwithamessagethatsaidIamnotanomad!Andfromthenontheysetaboutshowingthatindeedtheywerenot.Everytimetheyknewtheyneededsomethingtheymadesurethattheywouldgetitusingcareandcontrol.IftheyneededwoodorpapertheywouldmakesurethattheygottherecycledkinD.Theyorderedtheirfishfromfishfarmsmakingsurethatthefishtheyreceivedwerenottooyoungandtoosmall.Theyonlyusedanimalsthatwerewellcaredforandbroughtuponfarms.Andsofromtheirlittletownthosechildrenmanagedtogiveupbeingnomadsagainjustasprehistoricmenhaddonesomanythousandsofyearsago.51.Whywouldearlyhumanstravelaboutinthebeginning?A.Toexperiencedifferentlifestyles.B.Togosightseeingindifferentplaces.C.Tofindwhattheycouldtofeedthemselves.D.Todomoreexercisetobuildthemselvesup.52.FromParagraph2wecanknowthat_______________.A.peoplegottiredoflivinginthesameplaceB.peoplegraduallygotusedtolivingincitiesC.peoplespentalongtimeinlearningtokeepanimalsD.peopletendedtosettledownafterlearningfarmingandkeepinganimals53.TheteacherthoughtLucy’sargumentwas______A.reasonableB.unbelievableC.puzzlingD.shocking54.WhichofthefollowingagreeswiththeunderlinesentenceIamnotanomadParagraph7?A.PeopleeatyoungfishforitsdelicioustastE.B.PeopleuserecycledmaterialsasmuchaspossiblE.C.Fishermenmoveelsewherewhenthereisnofishleft.D.Forestersleavetheplacewherethereisnowoodleft.55.Thewritertriestomakeusbelievethat______.A.mankindhasbeenprogressingmainlythroughtravelingaboutB.it’sunwiseformankindtousethelandinanuncontrolledwayC.it’squitegoodforstudentstolearnmoreaboutthehistoryofmankindD.teachersshouldencouragestudentstovoicetheirownopinionsbravely

IwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutsidE.ShewasworkingwithanotherstudentandIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.IhadbeentutoredenoughtoreadunderstandandevenwritesomemusicalcompositionsbutIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.WindsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfreesoIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.IwalkedinsatdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusiC.TodayMrs.WindsorintroducedherniecePashatoteachmE.WithasmilePashasatbesidemeonthepianobenchopenedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageandaskedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeys.ThenIfrowned皱眉andconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematchthefingermovements.IhadtoadmitIwasarathermechanical呆板的pianist.AfteraboutapageortwoPashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmyfingers.TherewasalongpausE.Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’tknowwhatshemeant.Likeastory.HereletmetryandyoulistenPashaadviseD.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbreathlettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Thenshebegantoplay.Seeitbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesideyou?Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedgE.A.happypieceofmusicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.Ohbutsheslips!ThemusicchangeD.Andourprincessisbeingcarriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quicklytheprincess’horseseesherplight困境andracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Luckilytheymakeittothebank.PashasaiD.Iplayedmanypiecesofmusicthatafternoonfindingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopullyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.1.Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianisttheauthormeant_______.A.shecouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB.shewasplayingthepianowithoutemotionC.herfingerscouldn’tmovefreelyD.ithadbeenalongtimesincesheplayedlasttime2.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A.CreativE.B.Honest.C.Humorous.D.BravE.3.Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe______.A.imaginedherselfasaprincessB.knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC.hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD.combinedthemusicwithastory4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.FriendForeverB.NeverGiveupC.A.PianoLessonD.MyFavoritePieceofMusic

My16-year-oldsonAntonhadgonetothelocalswimminghole.MostofthekidsswimthereandthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharborssoIhadnofearsforhissafety.Stillthefirefighter'sfirstwordsYouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRivermademecatchmybreathandhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:YoursonisOK.WhenIgottotheriverIimmediatelysawthefiretruckambulanceandAntonwrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulderssittingquietlyonalowplatformofthefireengine.Ihurriedovertohim.YouOK?Iasked.Yeahwasallhesaid.ButmyeyesbeggedforanexplanationIdidn'tgetitfrommysonhoweverwhotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest.Thestorywasthis:A.womanwasbeingsweptunderwater.HearingthecriesAntonandhisfriendTylerwithouthesitationswamouttoherandbroughthersafelytoshore.InanageinwhichthewordheroisbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomakeitthroughthedayIrealizedtherealthinginmyson.Theteensarestubbornandself-centredbutthatdidn'tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood.Stillshockedbymyson'sdaringIdrovehimhome.AlongthewayItriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim-buthehadpreciouslittletosay.TheonlywordshesaidwereWhat'sforsupper?Ispentsometimealonethateveningthinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen.ThenextmorningwhenAntongotupIhalfexpectedhimtotellmethestory.Butallhedidwastoastsomebreadpullhimselftogetherandheadforthedoortostartanewday.Watchingfromthewindow1wasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep.21.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?A.Hewasanexcellentswimmer.B.Therockscanbeofhelpifthere'sdanger.C.Hewasoldenoughtoswim.D.Thewateroftheriverisshallow.22.TheunderlinedpartwhotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvestprobablymeansA.AntonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkidsB.AntonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinksC.AntonalwayshasadesiretohelpothersD.Antonseldomchangeshismind23.Inthemother'seyeswhathersondidwasA.dangerousbutinterestingB.unexpectedandcourageousC.meaningfulbutdifficultD.awfulandabsurd24.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ProudMotherB.AntonA.SilentBoyC.A.GoodDeedD.MySonMyHero

WhenshelookedaheadFlorenceChadwicksawnothingbutasolidwalloffog.Herbodywasnumb麻木的.Shehadbeenswimmingfornearlysixteenhours.AlreadyshewasthefirstwomantoswimtheEnglishChannelinbothdirections.Nowatage34hergoalwastobecomethefirstwomantoswimfromCatalinaIslandtotheCaliforniacoast.OnthatfourthofJulymorningin1952theseawaslikeanicebathandthefogwassothickthatshecouldhardlyseehersupportboats.Sharksswamtowardherlonefigureonlytobedrivenawaybyrifleshots.Againstthefrigidgripoftheseashestruggledon—hourafterhour—whilemillionswatchedonnationaltelevision.AlongsideFlorenceinoneoftheboatshermotherandhertrainerofferedencouragement.Theytoldheritwasn’tmuchfarther.Butallshecouldseewasfog.Theyurgedhernottogiveup.SheneverhaD.untilthenWithonlyahalfmiletogosheaskedtobepulledout.Stillthawing使变暖和herchilledbodyseveralhourslatershetoldareporterLookI’mnotexcusingmyselfbutifIcouldhaveseenlandImighthavemadeit.Itwasnotfatigueoreventhecoldwaterthatdefeatedher.Itwasthefog.Shewasunabletoseehergoal.Twomonthslatershetriedagain.Thistimedespitethesamedensefogsheswamwithherfaithintact完整无损的andhergoalclearlypicturedinherminD.Sheknewthatsomewherebehindthatfogwaslandandthistimeshemadeit!FlorenceChadwickbecamethefirstwomantoswimtheCatalinaChanneleclipsing超越themen’srecordbytwohours!56.Whydidn’tFlorenceswimacrosstheCatalinaChannelforthefirsttime?A.Becauseshewastootiredtogoonswimming.B.Becausethefogwassothickthatshecouldn’tseehersupportboatsclearly.C.Becauseshecouldn’tseethegoalonlanD.D.BecausetheseawaterwastoocolD.57.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Shehadneverbeensohopeless.B.Shehadneverthoughtofgivingup.C.Shehadneverseensuchathickfog.D.ShehadneverswumacrosstheChannelbeforE.58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.FlorenceChadwickspentlesstimeswimmingacrosstheCatalinaChannelthanmen.B.FlorenceChadwicksucceededinswimmingacrosstheCatalinaChannelinSeptember1952.C.Peoplehadtousegunstodriveawaysomeflesh-eatinganimalsintheseaD.NowomenbutFlorenceChadwickwereabletoswimtheEnglishChannelinbothdirections.

Foralongtimeaboywonderedwhyhisnext-desk-palwasalwaysthefirstintheclasswhereashecouldonlyrankthe21st.Athomeheaskedhismom:AmImorestupidthanotherkids?HowcanIalwaysfallbehind?Ijustcan’tcomeupwithananswer.Momwasawarethatherson’sself-respecthadbeendamagedbytherankingsystembutshedidn’tknowwhattosaytohelp.Sheintendedtosaythatintelligencediffersandthatyesherson’sfriendreallywasthesmarterboy.Butthatwouldsoupsetherson.Thankgoodnessshekeptherselffromsayingit.Hersonandhisfriendwentontohighschoolthatyearbutalthoughhetriedashardashecouldherson’sfriendstilloutdidhim.ButshewasproudofherboyforhishardworksincerelyprouD.ItwasaroundthistimethatshedecidedtotakehimonatriptotheseasidE.Onthetripsheatlastfoundananswerforhim.Todayhersonnolongercaresaboutrankings.Hedoesn’thavetoforhehimselfisnowthetopoftheclassatthetopnationaluniversityheattends.AfteruniversityhisteachersandpeersfullyexpecthimtohaveabrightfuturE.InvitedtospeaktohisoldhighschoolhementionedavaluablechildhoodexperiencE.Itconcernedthatholidayhismotherhadpreparedforthem:OnceonatriptotheseamymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach.Shepointedtotheseaandsaidtome:Doyouseetheseabirdsfightingforfoodoutthere?Whenawavecomesnearthelittlebirdsrisequickly.Theclumsy笨拙的seagullsarefarslowerandhavetostruggletogetawayfromthewavE.Buttheseclumsybirdsprovetohavethebiggeststrongestwingswhichallowthebirdtotravelthefurthest.WhentheseasonchangestheyleaveforforeignshoresleavingthelittlebirdsbehinD.SonIhaveafeelingthatyouareoneofthoseseagulls.25.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordoutdid?A.didbetterthanB.wasequaltoC.playedtricksonD.workedharderthan26.Fromthe2ndparagraphwecanseethat.A.thesonwasmorestupidthanotherkidsB.themothersawthebadeffectsoftherankingsystemC.themotherknewhersonwasweakinhisstudyD.themotherfeltsorryforherson’sbadbehavior.27.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.thesonknewintelligencedidn’tmeaneverythingB.thesondidnotrelyonhismotherforhelpC.thesonwouldforgethisrankingssoonafterleavinghighschoolD.themotherwascarefultoprotectherson’sself-respect28.Thestorymainlyconveysthemessagethat.A.competitionbetweenstudentsisgoodfortheirdevelopment.B.Rankingsystemdoesdamagetostudents’self-respectC.onlystrugglingcanhelpyousucceedD.parentsshouldbuildupchildren’sself-respect

Onceuponatimetherewasabeautifulbirdwhichwasverycuriousabouthell.Whenshewaslittlehermotheralwaystoldherthatifshedidn’tmastertheflyingskillsshewouldgotohell.ShewassocuriousabouthellthatshealwaysaskedotherswhathelllookedlikebutnoonewassurebecausenoneofthemhadeverbeentherE.SomesaidhellwasaplacefullofwaterandotherstoldherthathellwasfullofburningfirE.Howeverthebirdknewtheywerelying.Shewantedtofindoutwhathellwas.Whenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskillsshealwayshidherselfandwatchedthem.ShethoughtinthiswayshecouldgotohellandseewhathelllookedlikE.Howevershespentsolittletimelearningflyingskillsthatonedayshewascaughtbyalittleboy.Thelittleboygavehertohisgrandpainthecountrysideasagift.Theoldmanlikedherverymuch.Hemadeadelicatecageandputherinit.Thebirdwasveryworriedbecauseshethoughtshecouldn’tfindoutwhathellwaslikestayinginthissmallcagE.Howevershecouldn’tescapE.Dayafterdayshejuststayedinthecagewatchingotherbirdsflying.Shelostherfreedomandshebecamesadderandsadder.Atlastshebecameill.Theoldmanfinallyopenedthecagebutshewastooweaktofly.LyingonthegroundshethoughtofthequestionthatsheeveraskedallthetimE.Whatdoeshelllooklike?Hellisasmallwell-decoratedcagE.Beforesheclosedhereyesforevershefinallyansweredthatquestionherself.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmasterinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Miss.B.Finish.C.Follow.D.Learnwell.6.Whydidthebirdhideherselfwhenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills?A.Becauseshewaslazy.B.Becauseshedidn’tlikelearningflyingskills.C.Becauseshethoughtshecouldgotohellbydoingthis.D.Becauseshethoughtshedidn’thavetolearnflyingskills.7.Accordingtothepassagethebirdatlastfoundthat___________.A.hellwasaplacefullofwater.B.hellwasaplacefullofburningfireC.therewasnohellD.hellwasasmallwell-decoratedcage

FormanypeopleparticularlyimmigrantstheAmericanDreamisthattalentandhardworkcantakeyoufromlogcabintotheWhiteHousE.TonyTrivisonnodidnotriseashighastheWhiteHouseyethemanagedtomakehisowndreamcometruE.HecamefromafarminItaly.OneeveningIfoundhimstandingbehindmygaragE.Imow割草yourlawnhesaiD.ItwashardtocomprehendhisbrokenEnglish.IaskedhimhisnamE.TonyTrivisonnohereplieD.Imowyourlawn.ItoldTonythatIcouldn'taffordagardener.Imowyourlawnhesaidagainthenwalkedaway.YestheseDepressiondaysweredifficultbuthowcouldIrefuseapersonwhohadcometomeforhelp?WhenIgothomefromworkthenexteveningthelawnhadbeenmowedandthewalksswept.IaskedmywifewhathadhappeneD.AmanhadworkedontheyardsheanswereD.Ithoughtyouhadhiredhim.ItoldherofmyexperiencethenightbeforE.WethoughtitstrangethatTonyhadnotaskedforpay.ThenextFridayIsawTonyagainbehindthegaragE.IpraisedhimfortheworkhehaddonE.ImowyourlawnhesaiD.ImanagedtogivehimsomekindofsmallweeklypayandeachdayTonycleaneduptheyardandtookcareofanylittletasks.Mywifesaidhewasveryhelpfulwhenevertherewereanythingheavytoliftorthingstofix.SummerpassedintofallandwindsblewcolD.Mr.CrawsnowprettysoonTonytoldmeoneevening.Whenwintercomesyougivemejobclearingsnowatthefactory.Wellhowdoyoudealwithsuchdeterminationandhope?OfcourseTonygothisjobatthefactory.OnedayIfoundTonyatourmeetingplacebehindthegaragE.Iwanttobeapprentice学徒hesaiD.Wehadaprettygoodapprenticeschoolthattrainedworkers.ButIdoubtedwhetherTonywereabletoreadblueprintsordoprecisionwork.StillhowcouldIturnhimdown?TonytookacutinpaytobecomeanapprenticE.MonthslaterIgotareportthathehadgraduatedasaskilledgrinder磨工.MywifeandIweredelightedwithwhatTonyhadachieveD.AyearortwopassedandagainIfoundTonyinhisusualwaitingplacE.Mr.CrawhesaidIliketobuyahousE.InthetownhehadfoundacompletelyoldhouseforsalE.IcalledonabankerfrienD.Doyoueverloanmoneyoncharacter?IaskeD.NohesaiD.NowwaitaminuteIreplieD.Hereisahard-workingmanamanofcharacterIcanpromiseyouthat.He'sgotagoodjoB.Andhewillpayyourinterest.UnwillinglythebankerloanedTony$2000andhelpedhimbuythehousE.TonywasdelighteD.FromthenonitwasinterestingtoseethatanyabandonedoddsandendsaroundourplaceweregatheredandtakenhomebyTony.AfterabouttwoyearsIfoundTonyinourfamiliarmeetingspot.Heseemedtostandalittlestraighterandlookedconfident.Mr.CrawIsellthehouseandbuyafarm.WesatdownandtalkeD.HetoldmethathehadpersuadedhischildhoodfriendtomovetoAmericA.WithasatisfiedlookinhiseyehetoldmethatwhentheycametohislittlefarmhisfriendstoodinamazementandsaidTonyyouareamillionaire!ThenduringtheWorldWarⅡnewscamefrommycompanythatTonyhadpassedaway.Whenmypeoplecametovisithisfamilytheyfoundthefarmgreenwithvegetablesthelittlehousecomfortableandhomey.ThechildrenwereeducatedandworkingandTonydidn'toweacent.TonyaswellasallthegreatestAmericanbusinessmenhadreachedtheirsuccessinthesamewayandbythesamevalues:visiondeterminationoptimismself-respectandaboveallhonesty.TonyTrivisonnocametoAmericaseekingtheAmericanDream.Buthedidn'tfindit—hecreateditforhimself.Allhehadwere24precioushoursadayandhewastednoneofthem.65.WhydidTonyrepeatImowyourlawn?A.Hewasdeterminedtogetachancetowork.B.Heaskedforpayforhisexcellentgardenwork.C.Hethoughthewasgoodatgardenwork.D.Hewasreadytohelpothersout.66.WhichofthefollowingsentencesbroughtoutTony’scharacterofhonesty?A.Tonywasveryhelpfulwhenevertherewereanythingheavytoliftorthingstofix.B.TonypersuadedhischildhoodfriendtomovetoAmericA.C.AnyabandonedoddsandendsaroundourplaceweregatheredandtakenhomebyTony.D.ThechildrenwereeducatedandworkingandTonydidn'toweacent.67.WhatdidtheauthormeanbysayingDoyoueverloanmoneyoncharacter?A.HewasaskingthebankerthewaythebanksloanmoneytopeoplE.B.Hethoughtadeterminedanddiligentmanshouldgetaloandespitepoverty.C.HewasbeggingthebankertohelpTonyforthesakeoftheirpersonalrelation.D.Hesupposedaloanshouldbegiventopeopleaccordingtotheircharacters.68.ThefactthatTonysoldhishouseandboughtafarmindicatedthatTonyisamanof____.A.visionB.optimismC.self-respectD.honesty69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheauthorrefusedTony’sofferofmowingthelawnwhentheyfirstmet.B.Theauthordidn’tpayTonyforhiscleaninguptheyarD.C.TheauthordoubtedTony’sbeingagoodapprenticeduetohispooreducation.D.ThebankerloanedTony$2000becausehebelievedTonywashonest.70.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoachievetheAmericanDreamB.Italianimmigrants’lifeinAmericaC.TonyTrivisonno’sAmericanDreamD.Honestyanddeterminationmakesuccess