A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift-$7,000,a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were going under financially(经济上),” says Dave.

But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.

It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.

Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They thrived on(喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before buying something.

    Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything.” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden. “They could see things they could do to make you happier and they would do them.”

Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed(分送). It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents —should enrich the whole community (社区) and last for generations to come.

    Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.

64. According to the text, the Fusses ____________.

A. were employed by a truck company           B. worked in a school cafeteria

C. were in financial difficulty                               D. lost their home

65. Which of the following is true of the Hatches?

   A. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.

   B. They left the family farm to live in an old house.

   C. They had their children during the Great Depression. 

D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs.

66. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?

   A. They decided to open a store.                          B. They wanted to save money.

   C. They couldn’t afford expensive things  .        D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.

67. According to Sandy Van Weelden, the Hatches were _________.

   A. mean                        B. childlike                           C. curious                            D. understanding

Have you ever heard anyone say “It’s raining cats and dogs”? It means “It’s raining hard!”

 But sometimes cats and dogs do drop from the sky! Here’s how it happens.

    Not so long ago, a country far away had many large rats. The people there said, “ We need cats!” So cats were sent to them by airplane. But the country had many mountains. It was hard for an airplane to land. So the cats came down by parachute(降落伞). Did the cats like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are still catching rats!

    In another country far away, there is snow the year around. People sometimes got lost in it.

   “We need big dogs!” the people said, “The dogs could find people lost in the snow. The dogs could help bring them home. Where can we get big dogs?”

   A man across the sea had big dogs to sell. “I will send dogs to you,” he said. “ I have some very big ones. They can find people lost in the snow.”

   He sent the dogs by airplane.

   But the airplane did not land in the snow. The dogs came down by parachute ---- you guessed it !

   Did the dogs like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are well and happy.

They find anyone who gets lost in the snow. Then they help him get home. Good dogs!

   Remember it, so you can say, “ Yes, it does rain cats and dogs sometimes. They came down by parachute!”

40.The underlined word “ it” In Paragraph  2  refers to __________.

A.the weather 

B.the saying “It’s raining cats and dogs.”

C.the saying “It’s raining hard.”

D.the fact that real cats and dogs drop from the sky.

41. Cats and dogs drop from the sky because ______.

A.there are many mountains in the country.

B. it snows the year around in the country.

C. was hard for a plane to land in the two countries.

D. coming down by parachute could save money.

42.The main purpose of the passage is to _________________.

A.tell the readers cats and dogs do drop from the sky

B.tell the readers of a new meaning about an old saying.

C.show cats and dogs are our good friends.

D.show parachute is an important

第二部分 语言知识及应用(共两节, 满分35分)

第一节:完形填空(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Guardian newspaper once printed a story about a man who tripped over his shoelace in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Falling down some steps, he ___21____ three priceless Qing Dynasty vases, which fell to the ground and broke into more than 400 pieces. He was sitting there in ___ 22___ when the museum staff arrived. Everyone stood around in silence --- only the man kept pointing to the ___23___, saying, “There it is! That’s what made me fall.”

Man has been blaming others at least since Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent(蛇). Roman emperors liked to kill ____ 24___ who brought bad news; and in the Middle Ages a prince would often be given a “whipping boy” --- an unlucky servant who could be ___25____ whenever his master had misbehaved. Today, you’ll see how blaming others has turned into big __26_____ business. In one famous case, McDonald’s was ordered to pay $2.7 million to a woman who ____27____ burned herself with hot coffee. Although the amount was later ___28_____ to $480,000, this case ____29___ businesses so much that they began to create 30   for their products that even an idiot(傻子)would understand. For example, “Hot coffee can be dangerous” (take away coffee cups) and “Don’t pour liquids into your television set” (instruction booklet).

21. A. broke down         B. knocked over            C. crashed into              D. slid down

22. A. terror                 B. amazement               C. sadness                     D. shock

23. A. shoelace              B. vase                         C. steps                        D. pieces

24. A. servants                     B. ministers                  C. messengers               D. slaves

25. A. killed                 B. sentenced                 C. rewarded                  D. beaten

26. A. legal                   B. public                      C. lawless                     D. legendary

27. A. deliberately         B. accidentally                     C. carelessly                 D. attentively

28. A. increased            B. reduced                    C. raised                    D. dropped

29. A. surprised             B. excited                     C. inspired                    D. terrified

30. A. advertisements  B. posters                   C. warnings                  D. instructions

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