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There is a story about a man who lost his legs and left arm in an accident. After the accident, only a finger and thumb on his right hand remained.

He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man. He had gained a lot of experience while traveling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident. He was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life suffering and would no longer be able to spend his life in a meaningful way. Then, he realized that he still had partial function of his right hand and could still write even though it was very difficult. An idea occurred to him. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement? ”

He wrote to the prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied, “Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but your letters will not be answered. ”

Filled with excitement, the man knew he could write his letters. He began sending one-way messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words and shared his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a reply. One day he received a letter from the prison ministry. It was a short note from the officer who monitored and checked the prison mail.

The letter said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell to cell until they literally fall to pieces! ”

No matter what circumstances life may present, we all have unique experiences, abilities, and God-given talents. We can discover ways to reach others who desperately need messages of encouragement and strength.

1.In order to live in a meaningful way, the man began to .

A. receive the school education

B. write to other people who need encouragement

C. meet the people who are depressed

D. help other people with lost arms and legs

2.According to the prison minister, .

A. the man was not allowed to write to the prisoners

B. the man couldn’t go to see the prisoners himself

C. the prisoners were not allowed to answer the letters

D. he was not sure if the prisoners liked receiving the letters

3.From the officer’s short note we are told that .

A. the man would be offered free paper to write letters on

B. some of the prisoners were not satisfied with his letters

C. the prisoners eagerly wanted to write back to the man

D. his letters were very popular among the prisoners

4.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Stories about a Humorous Person

B. Popularity of Special Letters

C. Special Letters of Encouragement

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Do you know _____ languages there are in the world? There are about 1,500 but many of them are no very _____ .English is one of the most important languages because many people _____ it, not only in England and America, _____ in other countries of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it _____ their own language, and another 200,000,000 use it as_____language. It is _____ to say how many people are learning it. _____ boys and girls in schools are trying to do so. Many English children study French. French is also a very important language. _____ children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. Which is the best_____ to learn a language? We know that we all learnt _____language well when we were_____if we learn a second language in the _____ way,it won’t seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It _____ what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to _____ it. It is using the language , _____ in it and talking in it all the time .If people use a second language _____ , they will learn it_____ . In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is best to learn all new words through the _____ . You can read them , spell them and _____ them later.

1.A.how many B.what number C.a lot of D.so many

2.A.useful B.necessary C.Important D.good

3.A.like B.use C.learn D.speak

4.A.but B.and C.also D.so

5.A.like B.with C.for D.as

6.A.foreign B.a second C.the second D.a special

7.A.easy B.again C.difficult D.best

8.A.Millions of B.Million of C.Millions D.Several million

9.A.Some B.Another C.All D.Few

10.A.time B.way C.thing D.place

11.A.a foreign B.our mothers’ C.other’s D.our own

12.A.born B.children C.grown D.boys

13.A.same B.different C.useful D.good

14.A.does B.as C.listens to D.follows

15.A.ask B.want C.get D.ask for

16.A.speaking B.writing C.thinking D.doing

17.A.some time B.sometimes C.all the time D.for the time

18.A.quickly B.soon C.freely D.hardly

19.A.mouth B.hands C.ears D.mind

20.A.listen B.use C.love D.Write

Across the United States, universities and colleges have been looking to become more sustainable (可持续发展的) and more than 600 schools have already planned to become eco-friendly. The EcoDorm, home to 36 students at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, was designed to be sustainable from top to bottom, or in this case, from its rainwater-collection system to its garden. The dormitory is bringing new meaning to the concept of living “green” at college.

At Warren Wilson College, a biological science school with fewer than 1,000 students, the sustainability drive came from the student body. The EcoDorm concept was presented ten years ago by two students; a planning committee firstly suggested using building materials like corncob. Although the architects disagreed with the idea, they came up with other creative solutions: Wood siding was taken from the trees grown in the school yard that were suffering from a disease, and rainwater was collected in an old railway car and pumped back into the house to clean the toilets.

All in all, the dorm uses nearly two-thirds less electricity than a similar-sized traditional building would. But even the most sustainable homes need continued efforts from its livers. And in the case of EcoDorm, students live by their words. Most also take advantage of the dorm’s bio-garden, planting and harvesting fruits and vegetables. “I didn’t have to worry about paper towels being wasted or feel bad about drying my clothes outside,” Jeremy Lekich, the dorm’s gardener, said. “Basically, it has made my life easier.”

1. We can learn from the text that the EcoDorm in the US .

A. offers students the chances to have a natural living at college

B. was firstly built by two college students

C. was designed for saving building materials

D. is only applicable in few schools

2. The second paragraph is mainly about .

A. where the EcoDorm was built

B. when the EcoDorm got its name

C. what the EcoDorm is made of

D. how the concept of EcoDorm started

3. What can be inferred from the text?

A. A long-term development calls for students’ efforts.

B. Students’ ideas should be encouraged at college.

C. Green living is a new trend at American colleges.

D. Students can learn to protect the environment through practice.

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Last spring,I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter,I was careful to _____ how much I wanted to see France;evidently,my excitement really came through in my words. Once I _____ that I was going,all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and _____ friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was _____ ,nothing about my term in France was what I _____ .

The moment I arrived in Paris,I was _____ by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting _____ I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人);there had been a death in my host parents' extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon,I had to _____ out of one family’s house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I'd have a _____ this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation(诱惑)to _____ my native language,I asked not to be _____ with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I _____ myself to my new roommate Paolo; a Brazilian(巴西人),the same age as I,whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs!In just a few hours,we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the _____ .

I left France with many _____ ,so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was,they are always _____ to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class,weeknights on the town,and weekends _____ France we enjoyed together. I love how people _____ seem so different,but end up being so _____ .The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the foreign people _____ to respect all people,for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful _____

1.A. express B. announce C. argue D. discuss

2.A. knew B. warned C. denied D. approved

3.A. anxious B. universal C. interesting D. stubborn

4.A. upsetting B. exciting C. promising D. boring

5.A. liked B. doubled C. feared D. expected

6.A. witnessed B. greeted C. supported D. sponsored

7.A. when B. since C. while D. until

8.A. travel B. walk C. rush D. move

9.A. leader B. roommate C. colleague D. housekeeper

10.A. appreciate B. speak C. master D. learn

11.A. fitted B. involved C. placed D. combined

12.A. introduced B. devoted C. adapted D. added

13.A. week B. month C. vacation D. term

14.A. suitcases B. stories C. dreams D. presents

15.A. disturbed B. embarrassed C. concerned D. surprised

16.A. exploring B. describing C. investigating D. analyzing

17.A. had to B. would rather C. can D. need

18.A. independent B. similar C. distant D. generous

19.A. but B. or C. so D. and

20.A. friendships B. facts C. data D. instructions

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On a cold winter evening, I was walking home, tired and hungry, when suddenly came screams (呼喊声) from behind some trees. _____ , I slowed down to listen, and _____ that what I was hearing were the sounds of a fight. A woman was being _____ not far from where I stood.

“Should I go to help her?” I thought. I was worried about my own _____ , and I regretted having suddenly decided to take a new way home that night. “ _____ I’m hurt too? Shouldn’t I just _____ to the nearest phone and call the police?...” But already the girl’s _____ were growing weaker. I knew it was time for me to act fast because I could not _____ the life of this unknown woman, _____ it meant risking (冒……的危险) my own life.

I am not a _____ man. I didn’t know where I found the _____ and physical strength(体力), but once I had finally _____ to help the girl, I became suddenly changed. I ran behind the bushes and _____ the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, where we fought for a few minutes _____ the man jumped up and escaped.

_____ heavily, I stood up and came up to the girl, who was crying behind a tree. In the 56 , I could not see her clearly, but I could certainly _____ her shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a distance.

“It’s OK,” I said _____ . “The man ran away. You’re safe now. ”There was a long stop and then I heard the words, said in both wonder and _____ . “Dad, is that you?” And then, from behind the tree, stepped out my youngest _____ , Katherine.

1.A. ExcitedB. FrightenedC. InterestedD. Disappointed

2.A. knewB. understoodC. realizedD. imagined

3.A. attackedB. buriedC. robbed (抢劫)D. caught

4.A. moneyB. safetyC. futureD. family

5.A. What forB. So whatC. What aboutD. What if

6.A. moveB. escapeC. runD. jump

7.A. criesB. noisesC. cheersD. sounds

8.A. saveB. ignoreC. changeD. decide

9.A. althoughB. becauseC. asD. but

10.A. kindB. generousC. intelligentD. brave

11.A. courageB. beliefC. attitudeD. hope

12.A. agreedB. expectedC. promisedD. decided

13.A. tookB. droppedC. pulledD. got

14.A. unlessB. afterC. sinceD. until

15.A. WalkingB. DrinkingC. BreathingD. Fighting

16.A. daylightB. afternoonC. darknessD. midnight

17.A. feelB. seeC. guessD. find

18.A. angrilyB. softlyC. loudlyD. happily

19.A. shameB. peaceC. painD. surprise

20. A. sonB. daughterC. grandsonD. cousin

The discovery of an ancient giant panda skull has confirmed its bamboo diet dates back more than 2 million years and may have played a key part in its survival.

A Chinese-US research team reports its results today following studies on a fossil skull found in south China’s Cuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2001.

The six fossils unearthed in Jinyin Cave are dated between 2.4 and 2 million years ago, according to the report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an influential US journal.

Jin Changzhu, of the chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and lead author of the paper, said the smaller fossil skull indicates the giant pandas were about a third smaller than today’s pandas.

Researchers knew the panda reached its maximum size about 500,000 years ago, when it peaked ,and then gradually became smaller.

Jin, a paleontologist (古生物学者) at the Institute of Vertebrate paleontology and Paleoanthropology (古人类学) attached to the CAS, said the size variation was a basic rule of evolution.

“A species tends to grow bigger when it reaches the peak of its population , but becomes smaller when numbers decline,” he said.

The dental remains of the skull, which is the oldest giant panda skull ever found, are similar to today’s pandas, indicating the type of teeth that could munch (津津有味地嚼)mountains of bamboo. A panda can eat up to 40kg of bamboo per day.

Paleoanthropologist Russell Ciochon, the US co-author at the University of lowa, said the panda’s focus on bamboo could have helped it survive all these years.

“Once an animal begins to rely on a common and stable food source, such as bamboo, it tends to evolve a larger body size,” he said. “As individuals of the evolving species grow bigger, they have a better chance not to be eaten by predators (肉食动物) due to their larger body size.”

1.According to the research of the CAS , there were most pandas in the world .

A. 2 million years ago

B. between 2.4 and 2 million years ago

C. 500,000 years ago

D. Nowadays

2.The underlined word “variation” in para 6 means .

A. fall B. change C. increase D. decrease

3.From the passage, we can learn .

A. pandas began to eat bamboo 2 million years ago

B. a species tends to grow smaller when numbers decline

C. the giant pandas were about a third the size of today’s pandas

D. pandas’ bamboo has played an important role in its development

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