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13 years ago, William Stiles, an expert in American Indian history, discovered the treasure as you see here : a 1966 Volvo.
He bought it because ads of the time said Volvos were so tough that they lasted an average of 11 years in Sweden.
As Mr. Stiles remembers: One ad said that a Volvo was so tough that you could “Drive it like you hate it.” I did exactly like that. In my field work, I’ve driven this car 295,000hard miles. Much of it through former Indian countryside. It is held up even better than promised. Driving it like I hated it made me love it.
Expressions of love are not uncommon among Volvo owners. In fact, 9 out of 10 people who have bought new Volvos are happy.
So if you are unhappy with your present car, do what Mr. Stiles once did after reading one of our ads. Buy one of our cars.
1．William Stiles bought a 1966 Volvo because .
A．he was promised that it wouldn’t easily be worn out
B．he learnt that it was as modern as any of its kind
C．he knew that it was the best seller in the Swedish markets
D．he was fooled into believing that it worked well
2．After buying the car, William Stiles .
A．drove it whenever he felt unhappy with it
B．had it tested in different kinds of conditions
C．drove it madly across the whole country as if he hated it
D．tested it in his field work to see how long it could last
3．The underlined part in the second paragraph “I’ve driven this car 295,000 hard miles” implies that .
A．he drove a long way, completely tired out
B．the road conditions were unusually bad
C．life was hard during his long ride
D．he had much trouble all the way
4．In the ad, William Stiles’ story is used simply to .
A．make him known to car buyers
B．cause people to take notice of the car factory
C．make the ad much easier to understand
D．get more buyers to believe in this car
ADBD
名校课堂系列答案阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a 36 effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know 37 but whose actions gave a new 38 to the words — kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early 39 , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was 40 for change on a street corner.
A BMW car 41 on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about 42 years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked 43 across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of 44 and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he 45 them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an 46 mouth.
As he drove off, I couldn’t 47 thinking that it was probably the first time he had 48 the pedal（踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a 49 foot! I stood there and the looks of 50 appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.
Two men of about the same age 51 very different lives had met and the one who was 52 in materials had offered 53 than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and 54 down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect, 55 and real generosity.
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One of the most well-known directors of our time is Stephen Spielberg. He was born in Cincinnati on 18 December 1946. His father was an electric engineer and his mother was a performing pianist. His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screenwriter who wrote the stories for many famous films.
Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy. When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film. It won a local competition. Three years later, he produced a film called Firelight, which made one hundred dollars’ profit at the cinema in his hometown. Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director. Unluckily, he was unsuccessful in getting a place at this school so he went to a university in California to study English. Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn’t let this stop him following his dream to become a great director.
Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976. He now owns many different businesses, most of which are involved in the film industry.
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Wherever in the world you’re reading this right now, you will be aware of just how mixed modern society has become in terms of race. Within the UK, mixed-raced children are the largest 1 ethnic minority. Bringing home a partner of a different 2 to yourself is no longer viewed as, “strange” or “different” in a lot of families. When Joseph brought home Hari, the 3 that she was of Indian parentage was never even talked about — she made him happy. They made each other happy. And that was all that 4 .
But the reason why they were together for 11 years before they got 5 is that Hari was afraid of telling her 6 about the person that she’d fallen in love with. She was afraid of the consequences it would 7 for her younger sisters. Would they be packed off to India? Would they end up in arranged 8 they may not want? At 22 years old, when she first fell in love with him — it was a large burden to 9 .
But she loved him, and 10 they moved in together… and then bought a house by the Brighton coast, where they have 11 for almost 8 years. All the while her parents didn’t know. Her sisters did, and they too loved Joseph — they 12 him as the brother they’d never had.
But after nine years together, she finally had to tell her father (her mother 13 away a few years ago). We were on tenderhooks（惶恐不安）the weekend she went up North to tell him.
It was emotional and as a family we were worried. Hari had been 14 of our family for so long, we felt for her. We knew how 15 it would be. She loved her father, but knew this would hurt him, who was a very traditional Sikh man.
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