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It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.

“Any old papers, lady？” asked one of them.

I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.

The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich？”

“Am I rich? Pity, no！”

I looked at my wornout slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer(茶碟)carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.

Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.

I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A．Lady, are you rich?

B．A story of Thanksgiving Day

C．Don't forget how rich you are

D．Does cups and saucers match well?

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The girl thought the writer was rich just because she wanted to make the writer happy.

B．The writer had thought she wasn't rich because her supplies were not expensive.

C．If cups and saucers match well, they are a best pair even though cheap.

D．After hearing what they said, the writer seemed to understand what a rich life was.

3.The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to________.

A．show that she was a kindhearted lady

B．remind her that she shouldn't forget how rich she was

C．leave room for readers to think about what being rich is

D．prove that she had understood what meant being rich

4.It can be inferred from the text that whether you are rich depends on________.

A．how much money you have made

B．what attitude you have had towards life

C．the way you help others

D．your social relationship

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阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。

The teacher thought hobbies were very important for every child. She ________ all her pupils to have one, and sometimes ________ for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result.

One Friday ________ the teacher told the class that those who had a hobby could have a ________ that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their ________ to see the following afternoon.

So in the afternoon, while those of the pupils who had nothing to ________ did their usual lessons, the lucky ones who had made something ________ to go home, on condition that they ________ before five o'clock to bring what they were going to show and to arrange it.

When the afternoon lesson began, the teacher was ________ to see Tommy was not there. He was the ________ boy in the class, and the teacher found it ________ to believe he had a hobby. However, at 4:45, Tommy arrived with a(n) ________ collection of butterflies in glass cases. After his ________ had admired them and helped him to arrange them on a table in the classroom, she was surprised to see Tommy ________ them up again and begin to leave.

“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must ________ here until tomorrow afternoon. That's when the parents are coming to see them.”

“I know ________ ,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow; but my ________ doesn't want them to be out of our house at night in case they are ________ .”

“But what has it got to do with your brother?” asked the teacher. “Aren't the butterflies yours?”

“No,” answered Tommy. “They belong to him.”

“But Tommy, you are ________ to show your own hobby here, not somebody else's!” said the teacher.

“I know that,” answered Tommy. “My hobby is ________ my brother collecting butterflies.”

1.A. stopped B. ordered C. encouraged D. agreed

2.A. arranged(安排) B. asked C. looked D. waited

3.A. afternoon B. evening C. night D. morning

4.A. test B. lesson C. competition D. holiday

5.A. teachers B. parents C. friends D. classmates

6.A. present B. do C. see D. eat

7.A. had B. used C. were made D. were allowed

8.A. turned out B. returned C. left D. finished

9.A. sad B. happy C. frightened D. surprised

10.A. laziest B. most curious C. cleverest D. youngest

11.A. difficult B. easy C. reliable D. disable

12.A. ugly B. small C. beautiful D. obvious

13.A. classmates B. brother C. father D. teacher

14.A. throw B. pick C. switch D. use

15.A. remain B. leave C. observe D. undertake

16.A. them B. him C. that D. this

17.A. sister B. friend C. brother D. mother

18.A. stolen B. shown C. completed D. matched

19.A. fired B. supposed C. related D. ignored

20.A. helping B. concerning C. watching D. Seeking

完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about attack in other animals. This sometimes happens with ________ also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the ________ in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or ________ me to put on my coat. And I have ________ that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best ________ people. Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and ________ more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get ________ , with some speeding up alongside me, horning(按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I ________ to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really ________ speed.

No more angry shouts and no more horns!

When I turned on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a(n) ________ here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone ________ . Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the ________ of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they ________ , knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even ________ we don’t feel that way. But those seldom happen. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel ________ , which can bring out the best in humans.

1.A. humans B. plants C. animals D. insects

2.A. coldness B. respect C. cruelty D. kindness

3.A. ask B. help C. order D. allow

4.A. argued B. promised C. doubted D. discovered

5.A. in B. for C. to D. from

6.A. cycled B. rode C. drove D. followed

7.A. energetic B. careful C. unfair D. impatient

8.A. planned B. decided C. agreed D. forgot

9.A. low B. different C. variable D. top

10.A. chance B. accident C. problem D. danger

11.A. removed B. stopped C. regretted D. understood

12.A. direction B. stream C. light D. size

13.A. waited B. struggled C. cornered D. raced

14.A. although B. because C. when D. since

15.A. healthy B. weak C. confident D. mistaken

Frogmore House has been a royal place since the 18th century and is today used by the Royal Family for private entertaining. It is especially linked with Queen Charlotte, The wife of George III, and her daughters, whose love of botany and art is reflected throughout the house.

Unfortunately, parts of a visit to Frogmore are unsuitable for wheelchair-users. For information about access, please telephone 020 7766 7324.

Frogmore House and Garden

18, 19, 20 May 10:00 - 17:30 (last admission 16:00)

28, 29, 30 August 10:00 -17:30 (last admission 16:00)

Please telephone 020 7766 7305 for admission prices.

Summer Opening for Pre-booked Coach Groups

3 August - 30 September every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10:00- 15:00.

Adult: £ 10.50 0ver 60/Student (with valid ID) : £ 8. 80

Child ( under 17) : £5. 80 Child ( under 5) : Free

Price includes a guided tour of the house.

Private Evening Tours

17:30 - 19:00. ~ 25. 00 per person. Price includes a guided tour, a copy of the official guidebook and a glass of champagne.

The maximum group size for all visits is 10 people.

Please note that there is no access for private cars.

To make a group booking, please telephone 020 7766 7315.

For more information including BSL (British Sign Language) interpretation, please telephone 020 7766 7326.

1.When can you enjoy a visit to Frogmore House and Garden?

A. At 9:00 0n 19 May. B. At 18:00 0n 20 May.

C. At 13:00 0n 28 August. D. At 17:30 0n 31 August.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. A person in wheelchair can easily get access to all parts of Frogmore.

B. Price for Private Evening Tours includes a guided tour.

C. A child of six years old can get free admission.

D. You are permitted to go through the entrance in your car.

3.If a visitor to Frogmore knows little about English Sign Language, he or she can dial ________ for help.

A. 020 7766 7324 B. 020 7766 7305

C. 020 7766 7315 D. 020 7766 7326

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real ________ .

He had gone out of the study for some ________ , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see ________ was on his desk. In the ________ was a small piece of paper on which were written the ________ “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Series of Biographies (人物传记).”

A(n) ________ boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the ________ . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a ________ until the start of the exam so I could not ________ reading it .

When the headmaster ________ , I was looking out of the window .

I should have told him what had ________ then. It would have been so ________ to say : “I’m sorry but I ________ the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to ________ it.”

The chance passed and I did not ________ it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t________ to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.

That was thirty-eight years ________ when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, ________ have I tried to explain to myself why not .

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title________ admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. ________ there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

1.A．plan B．fault C．grade D．luck

2.A．reason B．course C．example D．vacation

3.A．this B．which C．that D．what

4.A．drawer B．corner C．middle D．box

5.A．names B．words C．ideas D．messages

6.A．honest B．handsome C．friendly D．active

7.A．desk B．paper C．book D．answer

8.A．question B．key C．note D.secret

9.A．help B．consider C．practise D．forget

10.A．disappeared B．stayed C．returned D．went

11.A．existed B．remained C．happened D．continued

12.A．tiring B．easy C．important D．difficult

13.A．saw B．gave C．set D．made

14.A．repeat B．defend C．correct D．change

15.A．take B．have C．lose D．find

16.A．remember B．learn C．mean D．pretend

17.A．past B．ago C．then D．before

18.A．either B．never C．nor D．so

19.A．by B．besides C．through D．without

20.A．But B．Though C．Otherwise D．Therefore

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

People who are confident really seem to be naturally outstanding and just seem to do everything with more style than others. 1. ．It is a habit that everyone can develop in life. Try these simple tips to drill and build up your confidence:

1. Admit your shortcomings calmly.

Do not try to flee from them or cover them. Face them bravely. 2. Fight against them every day until the day when you could break away and conquer them.

2. Dress for self-confidence.

3. And therefore pay attention to your dress, display your unique physical advantages and exhibit your best image. In addition, on formal occasions such as a business conference or a wedding ceremony, elegant dressing contributes to building your confidence.

3. 4.

You should break your routine that deals with the work passively. Concentrate your efforts immediately on overcoming it, because it will make your restless mind at ease and build your self-confidence.

4. Be positive.

Feel pity neither on yourself nor on others. If you are used to hating and accusing yourself, others would tend to do that and believe it. Instead, you should speak positively about yourself, your progress, and your bright future. 5.

A. Your appearance could put you into embarrassment or increase your confidence.

B. Then talk about them to a reliable mate, a friend or a family member.

C. Actually, true self-confidence is neither born nor acquired overnight.

D. Build your confident vocabulary.

E. By doing so, you would encourage your growth in a positive direction.

F. Don’t put off what you eventually have to do.

G. Don’t judge a person by appearance.

I’m sitting here in this coffee shop. You know the one there by Allen street. The town is filled with thousands of middle class college kids living off their parent’s money.

The coffee shop is where the ones come to play the part of sophisticated bohemians (放荡不羁的文化人). The pretensions (自命不凡) glow from their line-less faces as they sip cappuccinos and chew strawberry cookies. The boys to my right are discussing Nabokov with a serious air, a copy of Sartre’s Cuba lies on the table.

The young woman on my left is declaring that she can never allow her creativity to be killed by entering the work force. The man with her scratches his goatee (胡子) in agreement, occasionally suggesting they go back to his place to hear his new Washington Squares CD. Matt has just designed a new international symbol for peace. He moves from table to table trying to sell hand painted T-shirts that bear the design. Tomorrow he’s leaving for the 25th anniversary Woodstock concert where he hopes to strike it rich with his creation.

Gopha the skinny Indian boy feels like singing me a verse of ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’ when I ask him if he’s a friend of Monica’s. Jason is trying to talk Gopha into a dollar bet on a game of chess. Between times Jason will chew your ear off with his plans to conquer the music industry while studying entertainment law, but when it comes to his never ending dollar chess matches he’s quiet as a church mouse.

I sit among them. To all surface appearances one and the same. If they could only see I would rather reach into their flesh and tear out their shallow little hearts than listen to another second of their prattle (闲扯).

With no job, no gigs, and my girlfriend’s so far gone she might as well be on another planet, I’ve been leading the writer’s quiet cafe life, spending my free time outdoors drinking iced teas and cheap wines. I chat warmly with whoever decides to squander away their hours in my surrounding area.

But behind my eyes is an unspoken challenge to any and every one of these social elites (精英) to just once say one thing that would inspire me. Just one little idea which is new and meaningful. Unfortunately original thoughts are zero here.

In my secret mind I wish to run like a madman banging gongs and speaking in tongues. Or maybe jump on a table and sing the Star Spangled Banner in the forgotten language of the Hottentots. I know these thoughts only reveal me as a fool because the spark I search for cannot be found in acts of shocking performance art. Where it truly comes from is one of the mysteries which will always hang around me.

1.The college students in the coffee shop can be described as ______.

A. shallow and aimless B. determined and independent

C. vain and ambitious D. honest and hardworking

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Matt’s T-shirts will be a hit at the concert and bring him wealth.

B. Jason seems to show more enthusiasm in the dollar chess matches.

C. The young woman agrees to listen to a new Washington Squares CD.

D. The hero envies the lifestyle of the college students in the coffee shop.

3.Why is the hero in the coffee shop?

A. To recall the pleasant memories.

B. To relieve his sorrows and worries.

C. To know what is in fashion nowadays.

D. To find something new to inspire himself.

4.What does the passage imply?

A. The hero is sure that he can find the original thoughts in a crazy way.

B. The hero is disappointed at the college students failing his expectation.

C. The hero is quite content with his quiet café life as a writer.

D. The hero is lost in the physical world and hopeless about his future.

Ever since the new park was opened to the public last month, I ______ a walk in it every morning.

A. am taking B. take

C. have taken D. have been taking

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阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

People 1. （live） in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 2. (language) in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, 3. example, contains four to five hundred thousand words. 4. we do not need all these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. Before you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.

The words you know are5. (call) your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 6. （big）.Read as many books as we can. There are a lot 7. books 8. (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 9. new word, look it up in your dictionary. Your dictionary is the 10. （much） useful book.

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