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I love a good murder mystery(小说,作品). It is so________ to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the ________ yourself. Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she________over eighty books. Many people have fallen in love with her ________ -----Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur ________ .

As I am a big ________ of Agatha Christie, I was excited to ________her house in Devon called Greenway. I travelled to her ________ by steam train. We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke. It was a ________setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express. ________ , all the passengers arrived safely!

After a pleasant walk through the woods, I ________ the splendid house. I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her ________ . Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)bookcase. However, my ________part of the estate(房产) was the boathouse. There was a lovely view of the river ________ the boathouse also served a more special purpose---inspiration for a crime ________. In the Poirot novel, Dead Man’s Folly, a girl’s body is________in the boathouse. They even ________the TV adaptation of the book at Greenway.

I really ________ my visit to Greenway. It was such a ________ place and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was________ to write so many exciting stories.

1.A. attention B. heat C. success D. fun

2.A. doubt B. problem C. murder D. method

3.A. read B. wrote C. saw D. contributed

4.A. creations B. inventions C. discussions D. reasons

5.A. guard B. detective C. creator D. spy

6.A. guide B. fellow C. fan D. gift

7.A. watch B. rebuild C. explode D. visit

8.A. farm B. family C. hometown D. site

9.A. perfect B. central C. colorful D. direct

10.A. Sadly B. Fortunately C. Hopefully D. Surprisingly

11.A. fetched B. got C. reached D. mentioned

12.A. posts B. articles C. letters D. books

13.A. personal B. useful C. rewarding D. favourite

14.A. or B. and C. but D. for

15.A. scenery B. sight C. view D. scene

16.A. dissolved B. tended C. found D. buried

17.A. developed B. filmed C. adapted D. affected

18.A. enjoyed B. treasured C. exploited D. focused

19.A. shocking B. beautiful C. skillful D. helpful

20.A. inspired B. disappointed C. marked D. honored

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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。

Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence (独立) can be more useful than crying for _!That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of __ from boy to man with family hardships (艰难)tell us.

Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province. When he was_ _ 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned (被抛弃的)baby girl. A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both __ home because of poverty (贫困)and pressure (压力)from his ill father.

The burden (负担)fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to _ the adopted (领养的)sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.

Hong didn’t _ . Since a young age, he has worked in a part-time job to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college. To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to _ _a room near his campus for her, and send her to school.

After Hong’s story went public, people were __ to tears by his selflessness. Hard as (虽然)his life was, Hong didn’t his father and the adopted_ _ ,because they needed his help. With his hard –won money, he even helped other students __ against misfortune(厄运).

Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds (行为)_ us of what we usually neglect (忽略): love and care for others. Without these,_ _ of us could survive.

Hong _ _donations (捐献) from others. He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could __ his own work. Short of(缺乏) money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to __ around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed ___ to overcome misfortune (战胜厄运)that made him a hero in people’s eyes.

Hong’s story shows love and willpower, and no hardship can __ a person but himself. So when facing difficulties, don’t ____about bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society_ _ you will find the world smiling back.

1.A. money B. food C. clothes D. help

2.A. changing B. growing C. moving D. turning

3.A. only B. already C. ever D. still

4.A. stayed B. went C. sold D. left

5.A. care for B. give up C. stick to D. devote to

6.A. go away B. run out C. give up D. turn down

7.A. build B. rent (租) C. buy D. patient

8.A. encouraged B. moved C. inspired D. made

9.A. abandon B.like C. avoid D. feed

10.A. brother B. daughter C. sister D. uncle

11.A. fight B. learn C. stand D. turn

12.A. left B. remembered C. reminded D. told

13.A. anyone B. everyone C. none D. no one

14.A. accepted B. received C. revised D. refused

15.A. depend on B. stick to C. refer to D. turn to

16.A. show B. eat C. sell D. share

17.A. a chance B. an ability C. a spirit D. a belief

18.A. bury B. defeat C. with D. knock

19.A. worry B. care C. complain D. joke

20.A. and B. or C. when D. until

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。

There is an old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”. 1.___ I’d say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here’s why.

1. 2.____

Nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is – everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.

2. The world is waiting on your gift

I know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting on YOU! Yes, YOU! ___ 3. Sure, other people may be able to sing. But they’ll never be able to sing exactly like you. Sure other people can write, but they’ll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write. Don’t deprive(使丧失) the world of your gift. It’s the oxygen that we need to survive. Thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use to better your life and the lives of those around you.

3. 4._____

You can dream about writing the great American play that you want, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. 5.___ They require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen. Get to it!

A. You can’t let fear win.

B. Tomorrow is not promised.

C. In other words, dreams don’t work unless you do.

D. Possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on you

E. How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

F. Unless you take the first step, your dreams will never come true.

G. You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can copy.

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