题目内容
We will try to ___ which of the plans is the best as soon as possible.
A. find out B. find C. look for D. search for
A
find out的意思是“查明；弄清楚”，意思是“经过分析对比，找出事情的真相；或知道优劣”；find意思是“找到”，侧重将丢失或不见的东西找到；search for与look for的意思一样，都表示“寻找”，强调动作。
Dear Volunteers，
The service you will provide to elderly individuals in Abilene as a Meals on Wheels volunteer is deeply appreciated. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the many miles you will travel and all of the hours you will contribute to help make this one of the best programs in the entire state.
We have our staff members make a home visit before adding each person to the program and try to visit everyone at least once every year. That is hardly enough, and we depend on your contact a great deal! It is important that you report back when you do not get an answer to your knock on the door. The person inside may be hurt or ill. They may be in hospital or out of town and fail to inform us. If they are frequently absent, we may need to determine if they still need meals.
If you find someone with a medical emergency, please call 911 to request medical assistance, and then call the Meals on Wheels office. If you find someone who needs assistance other than for a medical emergency, please call the Meals on Wheels office at 6725050, and we will try to find the appropriate agency or individual to call.
Let us know when a certain person needs extra food. We have a food preparation room of shelf stable items to share with them. Please feel free to take a few magazines when you deliver meals. Many of those we serve cannot afford magazines and enjoy reading. If someone is interested in getting books from the Abilene Public Library, let us know. We can sign them up for the Books on Wheels program. Call if you smell gas strongly when you deliver meals, or if someone needs a space heater, a blanket, or an electric fan. Please convey all needs to us, and we will try to see that they are met. Some of the elderly people who we offer our service may have cancers, liver diseases, AIDS, etc. If you do not want to deliver meals to the people with certain types of health problems, such as these, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Betty L. Bradley, LBSW,
Executive Director
【小题1】Why does the author write this letter?
| A．To express great thanks to volunteers. |
| B．To explain how the old people get help. |
| C．To tell volunteers what they are tasked with. |
| D．To describe the life situation of the old people. |
| A．They order books for needy people. |
| B．They design programs to help people. |
| C．They offer medical help to sick people. |
| D．They deliver food to the elderly people. |
| A．The volunteers report back the information to him. |
| B．His staff members call them to get the information. |
| C．He visits them now and then to get the information. |
| D．The family members send the information to his office. |
Each week, this program explains the many meanings of English expressions. Today’s expressions include a very important word—“heart”. We will try to “get to the heart of the matter” to better understand the most important thing about words and their stories. So “take heart.” Have no fear about learning new expressions. Besides, popular English words can be fun. There is no need for a “heavy heart.” Such feelings of sadness would only “break my heart,” or make me feel unhappy and hopeless.
Now, let us suppose you and I were speaking freely about something private. We would be having a “heart to heart” discussion. I might speak from “the bottom of my heart, ” or say things honestly and truthfully. I might even “open up my heart” to you and tell you a secret. I would speak with “all my heart”.
When a person shares her feelings freely and openly like this, you might say she “wears her heart on her sleeve”. Her emotions are not protected.
If we had an honest discussion, both of us would know that the other person’s “heart is in the right place.” For example, I would know that you are a “kind-hearted” and well-meaning person. And, if you are a very good person, I would even say that you have “a heart of gold.” However, you might have a “change of heart” based on what I tell you. Our discussion might cause you to change the way you feel about something.
But, let us suppose you get angry over what I tell you. Or worse, you feel no sympathy or understanding for me or my situation. If this happens, I might think that you have a “heart of stone.” And, if you say something to make me frightened or worried, my “heart might stand still”.
【小题1】If you are not so happy, you may feel that ________.
| A．you “have a heart of stone” | B．you have to “take heart” |
| C．you “break you heart” | D．you “speak from the bottom of the heart” |
| A．English words can all be used differently |
| B．some phrases do not have a fixed meaning |
| C．languages change with the time |
| D．the same word may have various meanings |
| A．To explain how “heart” is used in phrases. |
| B．To show the author’s perfect English. |
| C．To tell English learners to learn English in phrases. |
| D．To advertise an English course. |
| A．A change of heart | B．Open up the heart of “heart” |
| C．Never let your heart stand still | D．Wear your heart on your sleeve |
Zhang Lili, a 29-year-old middle school teacher at the No 19 middle school in the city of Jiamusi in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province was crossing the road just outside the school’s gate when a school bus suddenly came rushing toward nearby students at 8:38 pm on May 8, 2012.
“There were three buses at the school gate ready to pick up students, but the one in the back suddenly crashed into the second bus and pushed it into the first one. There were several students standing between the first and the second buses and they were about to be crushed,” said Liu Ye, a student of No.19 middle school.
“We were waiting to board the bus when suddenly it began moving toward the teachers and students. Zhang Lili immediately pushed the students out of the way, but unfortunately she didn't escape. The bus crushed her legs.” added Liu.
Zhang Lili was sent to hospital at about 9 pm and she was critically injured and her blood pressure was low. The situation was quite serious when rushed to hospital.
After consulting specialists, the doctors decided that the only way to save her life was cut off both of her legs.
Upon learning about the accident, the deputy mayor of the city, Sun Zhe, asked the hospital to “save the young teacher regardless of the cost”
“If necessary, we will invite more specialists from the capital city, even from the whole nation,” said Sun.
Fortunately, after 58 hours of emergency medical attention after being transferred to the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Zhang finally regained consciousness on May 15.
“But it cannot be ruled out that her condition may worsen, and the doctors are still working full out to save the heroic teacher,” said Zhao Mingyan, ICU director at the hospital, where Zhang is now receiving treatment. “Her courage moved all of our staff, and we will try our best to help the brave teacher in her future life.” said Wang Jianwei, the director of center.
The Ministry of Education has also named her “National Outstanding Teacher” and called on the country’s educators to learn from her.
【小题1】What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to ________.
| A．the bus in the back | B．the bus in the middle |
| C．the bus in the front | D．the third bus |
| A．Every possible means is being carried out to save the brave teacher. |
| B．It’s increasingly difficult to save the brave teacher. |
| C．The only way to save the brave teacher is to cut off her legs. |
| D．No more experts will be needed in the operation to save the brave teacher. |
| A．The woman teacher’s condition will definitely get worse. |
| B．It is obvious that the woman teacher will recover shortly after. |
| C．There is little possibility that the woman teacher’s condition will improve. |
| D．It’s likely that the teacher will suffer from a worse medical condition. |
| A．National Outstanding Teacher | B．A Heroic Teacher |
| C．An Example of Top Teachers | D．An bus accident |
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
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。
The organization，Keep Time for Children，was started in 2002 to make people realize the importance of family time on weekends，particularly for families with school age children． 51
We will try to help parents take one day off on weekends to be with their family．
52 What children want and need most is to spend time with their parents，not with toys or taking part in activities．But with more and more people working on weekends，many children of school age don’t see their parents anywhere near as often as they should．
53 The movement is designed for families of all types and sizes under increasing pressure to work on weekends．Because weekends are the very time when school age children are at home and in need of their parents．we are going to put forward a Family Day Bill(议案) to the government． 54 It is aimed to solve the problems of increasing”shift (换班的) － parenting”and of young children being left “home alone”on weekends．
55 If parents have a day off，they can spend a lot of time and energy with their children to share their happiness．
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A．Keep Time for Children is now starting a movement． |
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B．The law is likely to make sure that parents take good care of their children． |
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C．Our aim is mainly to encourage parents to spend time with their children． |
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D．An American set up the organization． |
E．It would give every parent of children under the age of 16 the fight in law to a weekend day off each week．
F．Our time is the most important thing that we can give our children．
G．Parents who do not share enough time with their children are to blame．