Every person leaves a footprint. That’s what I learnt when I started to work as a private investigator 10 years ago.People pay restaurant bills with their bank card,check into hotels or travel around. In every case,they leave a trace.And because of this,I’m able to track them down even when they don’t want to be found.

The first thing I do when I want to find out where someone is staying is to go to the neighbourhood where he used to live.It’s human nature to tell stories―which is why neighbours will tell me all they know when I ring at their houses.Sometimes,someone even talks about his friend’s dishonesty.Then I produce a pattern of my subject’s life:if he likes to have a holiday in Spain or in Italy,if he prefers two- or three- star hotels and where he might hide his assets(资产).When I’ve got this life pattern,I start my rescarch.

Nine times out of l0,I find the people I’m looking for.I once investigated a lorry supplier who owed £500,000 to a subcontractor(分包商).The subcontractor wanted to find out if it was worth bringing charges against the supplier.I found out the supplier had moved assets to his son,who founded a new company offering the same product.It was a11 done within the law.There was no money to be got from that operation.

However, I asked the son if I could speak to his father and he told me that his parent was on a long holiday in Spain and wouldn’t be back for a while.It didn’t take me long to find out that the father wasn’t in Spain.

I went back to the son and this time he told me that his father might be in Bulgaria,and I found him doing winter sports in a beautiful mountain area.He was 1iving in a big house on a 1arge piece of land he had bought for є 400,000.This was exactly the kind of asset my customer was loooking for.

52.We learn from the text that a private investigator is one who_______.

    A.follows people reports on what they do

    B.helps people start businesses

    C.gives advice to people about the law

    D.settles arguments between companies

53.Why does the author visit the place where his subject used to stay?

    A.To find out hi hidden assets.

    B.To gather information about him.

    C.To discover why he is dishonest.

    D.To find out where he spends his holiday.

54.The lorry supplier moved his assets to his son in oder to______.

    A.pass on his debt to his son

    B.double the business of his company

    C.le this son take over his lorry business

    D.prevent paying back the money he owed

55.We may infer from the text that the subcontractor might______.

    A.bring charges against the lorry supplier’s son

    B.give up hope of settling the debt

    C.sell the big house in Bulgaria

    D.get his money back

The other day, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I __46___ home and was brushing teeth when I___47____ , and there on the bedroom mirror was a note in the of a ____48___. It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” ____49__, I also cut a heart out of a piece of paper and taped (粘)a ___50___ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too. Mom,” which she _51___ the next morning.
Our family has ___52__ that by integrating (交互式的)writing into our ___53___ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to ___54____ writing and becoming a skilled writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I ___55____how influential(有影响力的) parents can be as children learn to write. ___56____when our daughter first began to scribble (涂鸦), I became __57___by her work. I offered praise(表扬) for her __58_____, for I found that scribbling is far more complex(复杂的) and important than I had ____59___. It was clear that her scribbles, ____60___ being lovely art objects(艺术品), showed a lot about her____61___ of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn ___62___ to read. In fact, by___63____ my own child and her friends and by reading professional (专业的) books, I became more and more ___64___about how writing develops and how ____65___can help children become eager writers.
A               B          C           D
【小题1】left             returned     missed      forgot
【小题2】turned up        turned on    looked up    gave up
【小题3】hand            mouth      smile        heart
【小题4】Immediately      Suddenly    Finally      Politely
【小题5】picture           story       note         page
【小题6】felt              wrote      read         drew
【小题7】found           insisted     planned      guessed
【小题8】strange          useful      daily         funny
【小题9】take             consider    hate         enjoy
【小题10】learned          agreed     considered    discussed
【小题11】Unless          Though     But          So
【小题12】disappointed     attracted    surprised     worried
【小题13】wishes          efforts       suggestions    ways
【小题14】cared           wanted      realized       proved
【小题15】besides          for         of           among
【小题16】advice          effect       understanding  dislikes
【小题17】when           how        what        whether
【小题18】correcting       discovering  testing       watching
【小题19】special          clear       surprised     careful
【小题20】teachers         friends     books        parents

Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I  16  a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more responsible. It’s round in the center with two silver bands(带) that   17 around my wrist and all of it is made of silver.

I received this   18 on a gray – sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to  19  up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house.  20  , I was late because I was   21 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I   22 my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had   23 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm that day and felt ashamed of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my   24 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Peter, did you have   25 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and   26  apologized for not meeting my Uncle Ali.” He said, “What you   27  was not very nice and you should be sorry for your action.” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again . I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a   28  for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my  29  .

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is   30  to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

1.

A.received

B.accepted

C.won

D.achieved

 

2.

A.go

B.run

C.are

D.attach

 

3.

A.card

B.letter

C.gift

D.thing

 

4.

A.call

B.pick

C.put

D.bring

 

5.

A.Otherwise

B.Besides

C.However

D.Therefore

 

6.

A.going

B.leaving

C.standing

D.hanging

 

7.

A.forgot

B.remembered

C.saw

D.visited

 

8.

A.arrived

B.recognized

C.left

D.found

 

9.

A.kind

B.happy

C.angry

D.doubtful

 

10.

A.lunch

B.quarrel

C.appointment

D.fun

 

11.

A.I

B.he

C.they

D.we

 

12.

A.said

B.did

C.thought

D.forgot

 

13.

A.wonder

B.hope

C.requirement

D.reminder

 

14.

A.life

B.day

C.way

D.thought

 

15.

A.useful

B.necessary

C.different

D.Important

 

The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate.I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said,“Hi ! I’m Rose.I’m 87 years old.Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and I heartily responded,“Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such a young,innocent(天真无邪的)age?”I asked.

She jokingly replied,“I’m here to meet a rich husband,get married,have children, and then travel around.”

“Not seriously,”I asked.I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she told me.We became instant friends.

Over the year,Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students.

At the end of the semester,we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.Here are the secrets to staying young.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams,you die.Unfortunately we have many people like this walking around?”she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent or ability,”she added.“But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets.The elederly usually don’t regret what they did,but rather things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year,Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that__________________.

1.Why was Rose in college at 87? Because        .

A.she wanted to meet a rich husband

B.she wanted to get married and have children

C.she wanted to travel around

D.she dreamed of having a college education

2.According to the passage,Rose loved to do the following EXCEPT       .

A.dress up

B.enjoy the attention from the other students

C.play football

D.make friends

3.According to what Rose said,we can know that to stay young you must not     .

A.laugh

B.be humorous

C.have a dream

D.lose your dream

4.According to the last paragraph but one we know         .

A.growing older is quite different from growing up

B.growing older needs talent

C.growing up doesn’t require ability

D.the elderly usually have no regrets

5.Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank at the end of the passage?

A.where there is a will, there’s a way

B.never too late to learn

C.Study hard and you will be young

D.never too late to be all you can possibly be

 

The other day, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I __46___ home and was brushing teeth when I___47____ , and there on the bedroom mirror was a note in the of a ____48___. It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” ____49__, I also cut a heart out of a piece of paper and taped (粘)a ___50___ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too. Mom,” which she _51___ the next morning.

Our family has ___52__ that by integrating (交互式的)writing into our ___53___ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to ___54____ writing and becoming a skilled writer.

While teaching in a primary school, I ___55____how influential(有影响力的) parents can be as children learn to write. ___56____when our daughter first began to scribble (涂鸦), I became __57___by her work. I offered praise(表扬) for her __58_____, for I found that scribbling is far more complex(复杂的) and important than I had ____59___. It was clear that her scribbles, ____60___ being lovely art objects(艺术品), showed a lot about her____61___ of the world of writing.

Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn ___62___ to read. In fact, by___63____ my own child and her friends and by reading professional (专业的) books, I became more and more ___64___about how writing develops and how ____65___can help children become eager writers.

A               B          C           D

1.left             returned     missed      forgot

2.turned up        turned on    looked up    gave up

3.hand            mouth      smile        heart

4.Immediately      Suddenly    Finally      Politely

5.picture           story       note         page

6.felt              wrote      read         drew

7.found           insisted     planned      guessed

8.strange          useful      daily         funny

9.take             consider    hate         enjoy

10.learned          agreed     considered    discussed

11.Unless          Though     But          So

12.disappointed     attracted    surprised     worried

13.wishes          efforts       suggestions    ways

14.cared           wanted      realized       proved

15.besides          for         of           among

16.advice          effect       understanding  dislikes

17.when           how        what        whether

18.correcting       discovering  testing       watching

19.special          clear       surprised     careful

20.teachers         friends     books        parents

 

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