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 Bob had been on the road visiting clients for more than three weeks. He couldn't wait to 1        to his wife and kids. Mother's Day is coming,and he 2        tried to make it back home,but this year he was too 3        He had a good idea when he drove by a 4       shop. "I will sepd mom some roses."

He went into the small shop and saw a boy talking to the clerk. "How many 5        can I get for six dollars,madam?" The clerk was trying to 6        that roses were expensive. 7       the young man would be happy with carnations.

  "No," he said, "my mom was 8        so much last year and I didn't spend much time with her. I want to get something 9      . It has to be red roses,because that's her favorite."

  The clerk just 10        her head. Something inside of Bob was 11        by the boy's voice. He walked up to the clerk and 12        that he would pay for the boy's roses. The clerk told the boy he could give him a dozen red roses for six dollars. With great 13      ,the boy took the flowers and ran away.

  Bob 14       his own flowers and had the clerk be 15        that delivery would include a note telling his mother how much he love her. 16       he drove away from the shop,he saw the boy 17       a cemetery (墓地) and stopped by a small monument. He 18       laid the roses on the grave and began to sob, "Oh Mommy,why didn't I tell you how much I love you? Jesus,please,19       my Mommy. Tell her I love her."

 John turned,tears in his eyes,and walked back to his car. He drove quickly to the flower shop and told her he would take the flowers 20       .

(   ) 1. A. get on   B. get over   C. get back   D. get through

(   ) 2. A. never   B. seldom   C. accidentally   D. always

(   ) 3. A. bored   B. nervous   C. tired   D. disappointed

(   ) 4. A. clothes   B. flower   C. shoe   D. book

(   ) 5. A. presents   B. flowers   C. roses   D. lilies

(   ) 6. A. advise   B. declare   C. insist   D. explain

(   ) 7. A. Maybe   B. Though   C. However   D. Therefore

(   ) 8. A. old   B. unhappy   C. sick   D. tired

(   ) 9. A. expensive   B. valuable   C. rare   D. special

(   ) 10. A. nodded   B. shook   C. moved   D. raised

(   ) 11. A. brought   B. stuck   C. touched   D. met

(   ) 12. A. suggested   B. claimed   C. shouted   D. whispered

(   ) 13. A. worry   B. sadness   C. delight   D. sorrow

(   ) 14. A. took   B. ordered   C. wrapped   D. examined

(   ) 15. A. clear   B. sure   C. possible   D. aware

(   ) 16. A. As   B. Before   C. Once   D. Since

(   ) 17. A. passing   B. leaving   C. entering   D. circling

(   ) 18. A. eagerly   B. surprisingly   C. quickly   D. sadly

(   ) 19. A. show   B. find   C. ask   D. visit

(   ) 20. A. practically   B. quickly   C. secretly   D. personally

1. C因为工作忙没法回家,所以用get back。

2. D平时总是回家过母亲节,always在此处很符合语境。

3. C从前文内容可知工作很忙,tired符合此语境。

4. B既然决定给母亲买花,所以一定是去花店。

5. C从小男孩与店员的对话中知道,他想买rose。

6. D店员认为孩子的钱太少,解释(explain) 买carnations会便宜一些。

7. A原因见上文。

8. C妈妈去年病了,没时间陪她。

9. D根据后文,rose是妈妈的favorite ,所以要给妈妈买something special0

10. B 花店的店员不同意,所以是摇头(shake one's head) 。

11. C Bob的内心深处被男孩的话打动(be touched) 。

12. D Bob对店员小声说他替孩子付钱。

13. C当男孩得知自己能得到rose,心情一定很高兴。

14. B Bob帮助了男孩,然后定了自己的花,还让店员确信送花时还要送上note。

15. B原因见上。

16. A as表示"当……时候"。

17. C进人墓地动词选enter。

18. D对母亲的追忆,怀念,而且还有一丝遗憾,所以放花时很悲伤。

19. B男孩祈祷上帝帮他找到母亲。

20. D Bob听到看到了孩子的言行,决定把握现在的时间,亲自为母亲送花。

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 Canada is the second biggest country in the world. It has an area of about ten million square kilometers,1       most of the northern part of the North American continent and with a(n) 2       larger than that of the United States. Canada 3       to the southwest of Greenland. To the south,it 4       to the same latitude as southern France. The 5       from the Pacific coast in the west to the Atlantic in the east is greater than that from North America to Europe. But 6       its large size,twothirds of the population of Canada live in a 7       belt of land no more than 200 kilometers from the U. S. territory. In the east are the Great Lakes that lie on the 8        with United States. These huge inland seas 9        into the St. Lawrence River,which 10       them with the Atlantic Ocean. The 11       of government and finance is in Ontario. So are many of Canada's industries.

  Canada is a country of ten provinces and three territories. The first inhabitants of Canada were North American Indians and Inuit. France and Britain each 12        Canada to their rule in the past. At that time the population of Canada was almost 13        the French,but in the next few decades,thousands of British colonists 14        to Canada from the British Isles and from the American colonies. In 1849,the right of Canada to selfgovernment was finally 15       . To?day,18 percent of Canadians still speak only French.

Canada is often 16       a land of the future. The 17       is that the country's rich oil and mineral 18        have hardly been touched. It is among the ten 19        industrial nations of the world. Its capital is Ottawa and the largest city is Toronto. Other important cities 20        Montreal,Vancouver,Edmonton,Calgary,Winnipeg,Hamilton,and Quebec.

(   ) 1. A. making   B. recovering   C. covering   D. determining

(   ) 2. A. altitude   B. nation   C. area   D. water

(   ) 3. A. limits   B. lies   C. spreads   D. connects

(   ) 4. A. rises   B. wanders   C. grows   D. reaches

(   ) 5. A. distance   B. scenery   C. culture   D. atmosphere

(   ) 6. A. instead of   B. in spite of   C. as for   D. as with

(   ) 7. A. sensitive   B. wide   C. tight   D. narrow

(   ) 8. A. border   B. valley   C. forest   D. bank

(   ) 9. A. float   B. run   C. hide   D. fall

(   ) 10. A. surrounds   B. provides   C. links   D. combines

(   ) 11. A. centre   B. balance   C. connection   D. mixture

(   ) 12. A. protected   B. frightened   C. subjected   D. impressed

(   ) 13. A. originally   B. accidentally   C. usually   D. entirely

(   ) 14. A. turned   B. moved   C. devoted   D. led

(   ) 15. A. recognized   B. organized   C. honored   D. settled

(   ) 16. A. allowed   B. called   C. named   D. said

(   ) 17. A. fact   B. truth   C. reason   D. idea

(   ) 18. A. materials   B. resources   C. sources   D. energies

(   ) 19. A. leading   B. fortunate   C. possible   D. growing

(   ) 20. A. replace   B. conclude   C. represent   D. include

 Someday,when you're as big as me,you may not remember your preschool teachers. But still,I want to help you understand how very much you 1        to me.

  You have 2        me what it's like to be a kid again:I know all of the new 3        songs and have,become fond of your new 4       ,"Hi Ho Silverware!" I've learned to sing and dance again,and Fm 5        on the "hokeypokey" and the "little tea pot". I know how many blocks you can stack (pile) 6       I have to yell "Look out!" as they all come crashing down. I know that "even if dough (生面团) smells good,you still can't 7        it," and "even if your hair is sticking out,scissors are for cutting paper."I've learned what 8        in the corner means. I've become best friends with Barney,Raffi and Eric Carle,and 9       I even look to them for guidance and support. I know all the names of all the dinosaurs,and that creatures do have ears,10 they're on the inside of their bodies. I've learned that bubblegum toothpaste 11        better than mint (薄荷) ,and that markers are better than crayons (蜡笔) .

  I've learned how much 12        it is to hug,kiss and rock in the rocking chair after naptime. I've learned that 13        is usually better than a bandaid and works most of the time. I've also learned 14        it feels like to be loved like only a child can love,and I've learned how 15        you grow and how quickly you change,just like the little caterpillar (毛毛虫) we 16 in the jar who quickly became a chrysalis (蝶蛹) and then,17       ,a beautiful butterfly.

  But most 18      ,I've learned how wonderful children are and how 19        each one of you is to me. And although you will very vaguely 20        who I was,please know that I will always remember you.

(   ) 1. A. mean   B. speak   C. happen   D. adapt

(   ) 2. A. told   B. taught   C. helped   D. made

(   ) 3. A. parents'   B. teachers'   C. children's   D. singers'

(   ) 4. A. dress   B. favourite   C. book   D. game

(   ) 5. A. an expert   B. a writer   C. a player   D. an inventor

(   ) 6. A. when   B. after   C. as   D. before

(   ) 7. A. drink   B. taste   C. eat   D. cook

(   ) 8. A. playing   B. hiding   C. sitting   D. standing

(   ) 9. A. at times   B. at a time   C. at one time   D. at no time

(   ) 10. A. and   B. because   C. then   D. but

(   ) 11. A. feels   B. tastes   C. smells   D. sounds

(   ) 12. A. fun   B. excitement   C. importance   D. option

(   ) 13. A. a fist   B. a talk   C. a kiss   D. a touch

(   ) 14. A. how   B. what   C. which   D. that

(   ) 15. A. slowly   B. fast   C. nice   D. difficult

(   ) 16. A. put   B. hid   C. kept   D. locked

(   ) 17. A. magically   B. quickly   C. terribly   D. hopelessly

(   ) 18. A. discouragingly   B. intentionally   

       C. unforgetably   D. importantly

(   ) 19. A. nice   B. special   C. similar   D. impressive

(   ) 20. A. remember   B. forget   C. discover   D. recall

  Summer reading for kids need not be about summer itself. But is there a better time to read about family vacations,flagwaving,lemonade stands or baseball? USA Today reviews four new books for young readers: Pictures from Our Vacation Written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins Greenwillow,31 pp., $16. 99 (ages 4 ~8) Here's a lovely,picture book that's about all the things pictures can't capture. It,s narrated by two kids whose mom equips them with cameras to record the family vacation to their grandparents' farm. But how do you photograph the past? "Our dad saw happy memories everywhere he looked. All we could see was old furniture and dust. " They learn " it's hard to take a picture of a story someone tells" or of what it feels like " falling asleep in a house full of cousins and uncles and aunts. " But some pictures you can keep in your mind. The Lemonade War By Jacqueline Davies,Houghton Mifflin,192 pp., $16 (ages 6〜:L0) Jacqueline Davies' earnest but entertaining story deals with feelings and money,and how both can get complicated. A business war erupts between   Evan and younger sister Jessie over who can make the most money selling lemonade. Evan,who's heading into fourth grade,is "people smart" but struggles with long division. Jessie,who's skipping third grade,is "math smart" but has trouble figuring out people. They learn lessons about joint ventures,underselling and crisis management. Good reading for young capitalists. You're a Grand Old Flag By George M. Cohan,illustrated by Warren Kimble Walker,23 pp., $16. 95 (ages 5〜8) Who remembers George M. Cohan's 1906 musical,George Washington Jr.?

  But who can forget the show's stirring hit song,You 're a Grand Old Flag? It was the first song from a musical to sell more than 1 million copies of sheet music. Warren Kimble,a folk artist who paints on pieces of 18thcentury wood,puts Cohan's lyrics (歌词) into delightful visual images that include a scarecrow dressed as Uncle Sam.

  The Longest Season By Cal Ripken Jr.,illustrated by Ron Mazellan Philomel,32 pp., $16. 99 (ages 6 and up) By playing in 2,632 continous majorleague baseball games,Cal Ripken Jr. gave new meaning to the concept of showing up. But his book deals with the low point of his career,in 1988,when the Baltimore Orioles set another kind of record by losing their first 21 games. His teammates included his younger brother Bill. Their manager was Cal Ripken Sr.,who was fired after six losses. The book is dramatically illustrated,but Ripken was a far better ballplayer than writer. He explores one of sports' most neglected (疏忽) topics―what you learn by losing―but stays safely within lockerroom cliches (陈词滥调) .Still,it should prompt discussions―about winning and losing. 

(   ) 1.The passage is written to         .

   A. sell the books for the old people

   B. introduce the books to the children

   C. advertise for the Publishing House

   D. teach us how to read new books

(   ) 2. A four-year-old boy who likes reading picture books will prefer to buy         .

   A. Pictures from Our Vacation   B. The Lemonade War

   C. You're a Grand Old Flag   D. The Longest Season

(   ) 3. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. Jacqueline Da vies' story deals with the low point of one's life.

   B. Cal Pipken Jr. never failed in his sports career.

   C. You 're a Grand Old Flag was a successful song from a musical.

   D. Two kids in Lynne Rae Perkins' story found magic things in the old furniture.

(   ) 4. Why are the four books picked out among the others?

   A. Because they are all very cheap in summer holiday.

   B. Because they are all popular topic.

   C. Because they will draw the mother's attention.

   D. Because they are fit for the children to cure summer boredom.

  Hoffman,40, a former senior vice president of a financial company,had what she describes as "one of those extreme jobs". "I loved working," she says. But her career path reached a crossroad when her second child was born,and she left her job in February2007. Hoffman is one of many people who have left the work force to take a break,but she has a position as a consultant. She has described this type of career detour (绕路) 一which is more common for women than for men―as"offramping".   Typically it occurs when the balancing act of parenting and work becomes too tough.

A study by the center found that more than90 percent of women who offramp want to onramp back into the work force eventually. But making the transition back to work is rarely easy,and it is even harder in this economic climate of layoffs and hiring freezes.

  Considering some of the obstacles faced by onrampers,a threeday program called "Greater Returns:Restarting Your Career”was held at Columbia University. The goal of the three days was to have them walk away with a big shot of confidence.

According to one school of thought,women looking to make a comeback might even have an advantage in the current economy,especially if they are looking for parttime or consultant positions that do not offer benefits. And a majority of onrampers are women with extensive working experiences that could give them a slight advantage over lessexperienced competition.

  "You absolutely cannot be defensive about why you offramped," Ms. Hoffman says, "defensive" would have put her into a hard situation if the Greater Returns program had not taught her how to describe the years she spent at home. "I now feel confident talking to an employer and saying , ' Yes,I have been out of the work force,but here is where I can make significant contributions.'”

(   ) 5. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Off-Ramp:It Is Common.

   B. On-Ramp:It Is Easy.

   C. Off-Ramp to On-Ramp:It Can Be a Hard journey.

   D. Off-Ramp or On-Ramp:It Depends on Confidence.

(   ) 6. According to the passage,Greater Returns         .

   A. is intended to relieve the pressure of the jobless women

   B. has all the jobless women restart their career

   C. is to last all the year around for the jobless women

   D. will build up the confidence of those in search of jobs

(   ) 7. The main reason for the women's offramping is that         .

   A. they have to suffer the sexual discrimination

   B. they reach a crossroad of career

   C. they have to parent their children

   D. they have great work pressure

(   ) 8. Which job is easier to get for a woman offramper?

   A. Regular workers. B. Casual workers.

   C. Company managers. D. Bank clerks.

(   ) 9. From what Ms. Hoffman says in the last paragraph,we can conclude         .

   A. she didn't get advice from the Greater Returns program

   B. she was defensive about her offramping

   C. she didn't get the job because she lied about her experience

   D. she is onramp partly due to her straightforward manner

 Perhaps the greatest challenge I faced during my undergraduate years was entering hospital as a medical student. Even now,I still remember what happened to me the first day I 1        the gynecological (妇科的) department. Wearing white gowns,my teacher and I began to diagnose and 2        patients at 8 a.m. At the beginning,patients came in and my teacher got very 3       . After each patient's case history had been asked,they were examined. While I was only observing how my teacher 4        the medical records and never went into the examination room. Half an hour later,my teacher began to 5        with me. "Why don't you come into the examination room?" she asked.

  I was a man of few words and I would 6        if I met a girl,let alone doing a gynecological examination. "I think it's too 7," I answered.

  "But you can't forget you are a doctor. If you are shy,you are not able to 8        in this department," she said seriously.

  At that moment,I felt very 9       . Just then another patient came,when my teacher was preparing to examine her,I 10 to walk into the entrance of the room. "Please pass me the medical gloves. ” My teacher had 11        me. I had to get into the room and obeyed her. She asked the patient to take off her dress,but the patient 12        ,

  "Why?" My teacher asked.

  "I think that man should go away" , she pointed at me. "Never mind,he is our young doctor."

  Quite 13      ,the patient took off her dress and we finished the examination. To my surprise,my teacher asked me to 14        the examination by myself when the next patient came. Under much 15        I entered the examination room and pretended to be experienced. In fact,I was so 16        that my heart was beating very fast. I tried my best to calm down.

  "Have you ever 17        any patients before? You seem to be very young. ” The patient asked.

  "Yes,I've worked here only for two years and if there is any question,I will 18        that old doctor."

  Hearing my words,the patient seemed to be 19       ,and I continued the examination successfully. Going out of the room,I told all this to my teacher and she was 20        with me.

(   ) 1. A. looked into   B. ran into   C. went into   D. burst into

(   ) 2. A. confirm   B. register   C. treat   D. exchange

(   ) 3. A. upset   B. annoyed   C. sorry   D. busy

(   ) 4. A. put up   B. wrote down   C. made out   D. handed over

(   ) 5. A. communicate   B. correspond   C. associate   D. disagree

(   ) 6. A. smile   B. nod   C. tremble   D. blush

(   ) 7. A. puzzling   B. interesting   C. embarrassing   D. exciting

(   ) 8. A. practise   B. prosper   C. continue   D. participate

(   ) 9. A. delighted   B. encouraged   C. fascinated   D. confused

(   ) 10. A. volunteered   B. hesitated   C. managed   D. failed

(   ) 11. A. reminded   B. informed   C. noticed   D. recognized

(   ) 12. A. bargained   B. balanced   C. appealed   D. refused

(   ) 13. A. obediently   B. frequently   C. gradually   D. anxiously

(   ) 14. A. command   B. connect   C. commit   D. conduct

(   ) 15. A. confusion   B. stress   C. sorrow   D. consideration

(   ) 16. A. astonished   B. gentle   C. nervous   D. sacred

(   ) 17. A. examined   B. met   C. assisted   D. saved

(   ) 18. A. convinced   B. acknowledge   C. inspect   D. consult

(   ) 19. A. relaxed   B. downhearted   C. moved   D. defeated

(   ) 20. A. surprised   B. disappointed   C. strict   D. satisfied

Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded―and can come back to haunt (困扰) you―appears to be the key to the finding.

Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca,New York,asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes,and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 percent of emails,21 percent of instant messages,27 percent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 percent of phone calls.

His results to be presented at the conference on humancomputer interaction in Vienna,Austria,in April,have surprised psychologists. Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars,reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable,the detachment (非直接接触) of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practised at that form of communication.

But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread,and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account,he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.

People are also more likely to lie in real time―in a instant message or phone call―than if they have time to think of a response,says Hancock. He found many lies are spontaneous (脱口而出的) responses to an unexpected demand,such as: "Do you like my dress?"

Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance,the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But,given his result,work assessment where honesty is a priority,might be best done using email.

(   ) 5. Hancock's study focuses on         .

   A. the consequences of lying in various communications media

   B. the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas

   C. people are less likely to lie in instant messages

   D. people's honesty levels across a range of communications media

(   ) 6. Hancock's research finding surprised those who believed that         .

   A. people are less likely to lie in instant messages

   B. people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions

   C. people are most likely to lie in email communication

   D. people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations

(   ) 7. According to the passage,why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?

   A. They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.

   B. They believe that honesty is the best policy.

   C. They tend to be relaxed when using those media.

   D. They are most practiced at those forms of communication.

(   ) 8. According to Hancock the telephone is a preferable medium for promoting sales because         .

   A. salesmen can talk directly to their customers

   B. salesmen may feel less restrained to exaggerate

   C. salesmen can impress customers as being trustworthy

   D. salesmen may pass on instant messages effectively

   The farm economy of the United States has changed a lot in the last seventy years. In the nineteen thirties,twentyfive percent of the nation's population lived on farms. Today less than one percent of Americans do.

  Farm incomes have changed over the years too. For example,in nineteen thirtythree,people living and working on farms had much less money to spend than other Americans. At that time,farm families had about onethird the income of nonfarmers after all necessary expenses had been paid. By the late nineteen seventies,however,that difference had almost disappeared.

  In two thousand four,farmers had their best year ever. The United States Department of Agriculture says the average farm family earned about eightyone thousand dollars. That is more than the average American family,which earned about sixty thousand dollars.

  Yet these numbers do not completely explain the situation for all farmers. Those who have small farms often take other jobs to earn extra income. And farm earnings for large farms grew faster than for small ones.

  The Department of Labor measures the pay of industrial workers differently. It measures the average hourly and weekly pay for industrial workers. This is because factory workers are generally paid by the hour unlike farmers who earn income from their farm businesses.

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the average hourly pay for all private industrial workers is about sixteen dollars. The   B. L. S. says average weekly pay for all industrial workers is about five hundred fifty dollars. But that is an average. Workers can earn as much as twice the average or as little as half of it depending on the industry in which they work.

  Industrial workers are about twentythree percent of the labor force. But that number has been decreasing. Most Americans have jobs that provide services. Professional,technical and other services employ about seventysix percent of the labor force.

(   ) 1. What is the topic discussed in the passage?

    A. Agriculture developments in America.

   B. Pay for farmers compared with that of industrial workers.

   C. The living conditions for farmers and workers in America.

   D. How to measure the income of the American farmers.

(   ) 2. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

   A. There is no difference between farmers' pay and that of workers.

   B. Farmers used to have less incomes than workers.

   C. Farmers' incomes have changed a lot.

   D. Farmers and workers are equal in society.

(   ) 3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   A. Farmers in America can live better than the workers in cities.

   B. The farmers are less in America because they can earn more outside.

   C. Farmers sometimes can earn more than the average income in US.

   D. It is hard to know the incomes of the farmers.

(   ) 4. We can infer from the passage that         .

   A. farmers' incomes will increase a lot

   B. it is hard to compare farm pay with industrial pay

   C. the number of industrial workers is decreasing

   D. every worker in America can earn about 550 dollars a week

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