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One of the warmest Christmas memories that I have was the year that I was Santa Claus.I was a young substitute(替代者)for a ____with a new family just starting out in life.I was ____ to work at the local grade school on the last day ____ the Christmas holidays.
I can still ____ going from classroom to classroom and doing my best to____both old and joyful at the same time.I was about 50 pounds heavier then，____I had the round little belly part down fine.My beard，however，was another ____as it kept sliding halfway down my face.I thought that more than a few of the kids ____me，but it didn't matter.They still enjoyed ____ Santa.They still laughed and delighted in their__45__gifts and candy canes.They still felt joyous and happy.They still knew that they were____and that was all that mattered to them.
If there is one____that I could give to each of you at Christmas time and____day of the year，it would be that knowledge that you are loved.You are loved and ____by a greater love than you could ever imagine.You are loved by God who____you.In all the difficulties，problems，and heartaches this world ____，you are loved.In all the obstacles you must overcome，challenges you must ____，and pains you must go through，you are loved.In all the mistakes you make，times you stumble(绊倒)，and___ paths you take，you are loved.You are loved every second in your life with a glorious love that will ____end.
Know that you are loved.Know that God loves you always.Rejoice(欣喜)in this love with the ____heart of a child.And then，like a jolly(欢乐的)laughing Santa，go out and share it with the world.
小题1:
A．workerB．farmerC．studentD．teacher
小题2:
A．called inB．called onC．called downD．called at
小题3:
A．afterB．beforeC．duringD．over
小题4:
A．regretB．stopC．rememberD．consider
小题5:
A．tasteB．soundC．smellD．feel
小题6:
A．butB．andC．soD．still
小题7:
A．matterB．poundC．giftD．knowledge
小题8:
A．recognizedB．welcomedC．visitedD．memorized
小题9:
A．buyingB．sellingC．writingD．seeing
小题10:
A．bigB．smallC．oldD．ugly
小题11:
A．hatedB．thrownC．lovedD．forgotten
小题12:
A．thingB．manC．womanD．school
小题13:
A．anotherB．everyC．oneD．either
小题14:
A．looked outB．looked forC．watched overD．watched out
小题15:
A．keptB．madeC．likedD．removed
小题16:
A．takesB．fetchesC．carriesD．brings
小题17:
A．faceB．handC．breakD．please
小题18:
A．right B．wrongC．realD．busy
小题19:
A．seldomB．oftenC．neverD．almost
小题20:
A．joyousB．angryC．jealousD．pitiful

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:A

小题1:答案　D　[根据下文“...to work at the local grade school...”可知此处应是代课老师。]
小题2:答案　A　[由上文判断，此处用call in表示“召来”。call on拜访(人)；call down招致，责骂；call at拜访(某人家或某地)。]
小题3:答案　B　[根据后文意思可知扮演Santa Claus显然是在the Christmas holidays之前，因此用before。]
小题4:答案　C　[由语境可知“记得”(remember)“我”是一个教室一个教室地去传递关爱的。]
小题5:答案　B　[扮作Santa Claus，自然需要声音听起来(sound) both old and joyful。]
小题6:答案　C　[由上下文判断，此处用so表因果关系。]
小题7:答案　A　[根据上文about 50 pounds heavier而使自己had the round little belly part down fine，接下来又是胡须长，故 选A，表示“麻烦事”。]
小题8:答案　A　[根据下文but it didn't matter判断，有学生“认出”(recognize)“我”。]
小题9:答案　D　[但学生们还是喜欢“看”(seeing)Santa。]
小题10:答案　B　[学生们拿着他们的“小”(small)礼物仍然很快乐。]
小题11:答案　C　[由上文Santa的所作所为以及“...They still felt joyous and happy.”判断，学生们是受到“关爱的”(be loved)。]
小题12:答案　A　[由下文的“...it would be that knowledge...”可判断出是one thing。]
小题13:答案　B　[根据上文的“each of you at Christmas time”可自然地往大的方面推出希望每个人“every day of the year” 都能感受到爱。]
小题14:答案　C　[与上文“You are loved”吻合的是“(you are)watched over(得到呵护)”。watch over“看护；照顾”。]
小题15:答案　B　[God made you上帝创造了你。]
小题16:答案　D　[根据上下文列举的所有困苦、灾难等可推知这些都是“this world brings(这个世界带来的)”。]
小题17:答案　A　[挑战是应该“面对”的，故用face。]
小题18:答案　C　[根据文章大意，a glorious love这种爱是永无止境的，也就是说never end。]
小题19:答案　B　[根据上文可知，此处仍在列举不顺心的人生经历。走“错路”用wrong paths表示。]
小题20:答案　A　[由文章大意和第二段中的“They still felt joyous and happy.”判断，此处应用the joyous heart of a child。]
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Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.
But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained(可获得的), the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%—from 8.8 million to 11.7 million—according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America.
For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grown-ups especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting(省略) breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Arnold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work.”
Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate(不适当), and most of the recent work involves(涉及) children, not grown-ups. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, “is poor.”
小题1:The main idea of the passage is _______.
A．breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health
B．a good breakfast used to be important to us
C．breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car
D．breakfast is not as important as we thought before
小题2:For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______.
A．several studies have been done in the past few years
B．the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health
C．grown-ups have especially made studies in this field
D．eating little in the morning is good for health
小题3:The underlined part “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means _______.
A．people without breakfast can improve their work
B．not giving people breakfast improves work
C．having breakfast does not improve work, either
D．people having breakfast do improve their work, too
小题4:The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _______.
A．stories, poems, play, etc
B．written works on a particular subject
C．any printed material
D．the modern literature of America
小题5:What is implied but not stated by the author is that _______.
A．breakfast does not affect work
B．Dr Polite works at an institution of higher learning
C．not eating breakfast might affect the health of children
D．Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London
Whatever our differences as human beings are we all think we’re more like the rest of the animal world than we realize. It is said that we share 40 per cent of our genetic（遗传的）structure with the simple worm.
But that fact has helped Sir John Sulston win the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir John is the founder of the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, which was set up in 1992 to get further understanding of the human genome（染色体组）.
To help them do this, they turned to the worm. The nematode（线虫类的）worm is one of the earliest creatures on planet earth. It is less than one millimeter long, completely transparent and spends its entire life digging holes through sand. But it still has lots to say about human life, and what can be done to make it better.
What the worm told Sir John and his colleagues was that each of the cells in the human body is programmed like a computer. They grow, develop and die according to a set of instructions that are coded in our genetic make-up.
Many of the diseases that humans suffer from happen when these instructions go wrong or are not obeyed. When the cell refuses to die but carries on growing instead, this leads to cancer. Heart attacks and diseases like AIDS cause more cell deaths than normal, increasing the damage they do to the body. Sir John was the first scientist to prove the existence of programmed cell death.
小题1:Sir John Sulston got a Nobel Prize for Medicine because he has         .
A．found that human beings are similar to the worm
B．got the fact we share 40 per cent of our genetic structure with the simple worm
C．found the computer which controls each of the cells in the human body
D．proved that cell death is programmed
小题2:People might be seriously ill if the cells in their body        .
A．grow without being instructedB．die regularly
C．fail to follow people’s instructionsD．develop in the human body
小题3:The underlined word“they”（paragraph 5）refers to        .
A．cell deathsB．diseasesC．instructionsD．cells
小题4:What is the subject discussed in the text?
A．The theory of programmed cell deaths. B．A great scientist—Sir John Sulston.
C．The programmed human life.D．Dangerous diseases.

Something in chocolate could be used to stop coughs and lead to more effective medicines, say UK researchers.
Their study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in stopping coughs than codeine, which was considered the best cough medicine at present.
The Imperial College London researchers who published their results online said the discovery could lead to more effective cough treatment. “While coughing is not necessarily harmful(有害的) it can have a major effect on the quality of life, and this discovery could be a huge step forward in treating this problem,” said Professor Peter Barnes.
Ten healthy volunteers(志愿者) were given theobromine, codeine or placebo, a pill that contains no medicine, during the experiment. Neither the volunteers nor the researchers knew who received which pill. The researchers then measured levels of capsaicin, which is used in research to cause coughing and as a sign of how well the medicine are stopping coughs.
The team found that, when the volunteers were given theobromine, the capsaicin need to produce a cough was around a third higher than in the placebo group. When they were given codeine they need only slightly higher levers of capsaicin to cause a cough compared with the placebo.
The researchers said that theobromine worked by keeping down a verve activity(神经活动), which cause coughing. They also found that unlike some standard cough treatments, theobromine caused no side effects such as sleepiness.
小题1:According to Professor Barnes, theobromine ______.
A．cannot be as effective as codeine
B．can be harmful to people’s health
C．cannot be separated from chocolate
D．can be a more effective cure for coughs
小题2:What was used in the experiment to cause coughing?
A．Theobromine. B．Codeine.C．Capsaicin.D．Placebo.
小题3:We learn from the text that volunteers in the experiment _____.
A．were patients with bad coughs
B．were divided into the three groups
C．received standard treatments
D．suffered little side effects
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．Codeine: A New MedicineB．Chocolate May Cure Coughs
C．Cough Treatment: A Hard CaseD．Theobromine Can Cause Coughs
The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place
Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically（身体上）.
Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale（秤）instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.
On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.
The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.
Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them.
51. From Paragraph 1, we learn that ________.
A. diet products fail to bring out people’s potential
B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products
C. diet products are misleading people
D. people are fed up with diet products
52. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.
A. try out a variety of diet foods
B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods
C. pay attention to their own eating habits
D. watch their weight rather than their diet
53. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means ______.
A. losing weight is effortless
B. it costs a lot to lose weight
C. diet products bring no pain
D. diet products are free from calories
54. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______.
A. are over-consumed
B. lack basic nutrients
C. are short of chemicals
D. provide too much energy
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A  typical lion tamer (驯兽师) in people’s mind is an entertainer holding a whip (鞭子)and a chair .The whip get all of the attention , but it’s mostly for show .In reality , it’s the chair that does the important work .When a lion tamer holds a chair in front of the lion’s face , the lion tries to focus on all four legs of the chair at the same time .With its focus divided , the lion becomes confused and is unsure about what to do next .When faced with so many options , the lion chooses to freeze and wait instead of attacking the man holding the chair.
How often do you find yourself in the same position as the lion ? How often do you have something you want to achiever (e,g. lose weight , start a business , travel more ) –only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress ?
This upsets me to no end because while all the experts are busy debating about which option is best , the people who want to improve their lives are left confused by all of the conflicting information .The end result is that we feel like we can’t focus or that we’re focused on the wrong things , and so we take less action , make less progress , and stay the same when we could be improving .
It doesn’t have to be that way .Anytime you find the world waving a chair in your face , remember this :All you need to do is focus on one thing .You just need to get started .Starting before you feel ready is one of the habits of successful people .If you have somewhere you want to go , something you want to accomplish , someone you want to become ….take immediate action .If you’re clear about where you want to go , the rest of the world will either help you get there or get out the way .
小题1:Why does the lion tamer use a chair?
A．To trick the lion.
B．To show off his skill .
C．To get ready for a fight.
D．To entertain the audience.
小题2:In what sense are people similar to a lion facing a chair?
A．They feel puzzled over choices.
B．They hold on to the wrong things.
C．They find it hard to make changes.
D．They have to do something for show.
小题3:What is the author’s attitude towards the experts mentioned in paragraph 3?
A．Tolerant
B．Doubtful
C．Respectful
D．Supportive
小题4: When the world is “waving a chair in your face”, you’re advised to_____.
A．wait for a better chance
B．break your old habits
C．make a quick decision
D．ask for clear guidance
Many Tuesday mornings, I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really   ____  the time along with him.
One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit  ___  when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and  ____  that my dad must be there, but he wasn't. I  ____  through his home, checking every room. I tried not to   ____.Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.
I was worried. ____， my father was seventy­one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother's aerobics(有氧运动)class.
On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our ____  together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was  ____  me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his  ____， I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was   ____  all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so   ____  of my father for being so  ____  and talented. He'd made my party a   ____.
As I entered my mother's class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in   ____.
“Mom, where's Dad？” I asked, “He's working in the  ____  on the side of the house！” she answered.
And I hurried to my car and   ____  back to the yard.“Hey, Dad！” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad  ____  laughing his typical laugh that was always  ___. I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so, as I  ___  the door to my father's house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.
Thanks, Daddy, for all the   ____  and more importantly, for all your love.
小题1:
A．dislikeB．share
C．getD．enjoy
小题2:
A．dangerousB．unusual
C．joyfulD．relaxing
小题3:
A．decidedB．hoped
C．expectedD．wondered
小题4:
A．livedB．pulled
C．hurriedD．came
小题5:
A．cryB．panic
C．believeD．confirm
小题6:
A．Above allB．In all
C．After allD．For all
小题7:
A．journeyB．family
C．interestD．history
小题8:
A．holdingB．picking
C．callingD．bringing
小题9:
A．heartB．chest
C．eyesD．arms
小题10:
A．amazingB．cheating
C．invitingD．providing
小题11:
A．sureB．aware
C．proudD．afraid
小题12:
A．honestB．special
C．lucky D．practical
小题13:
A．feastB．prize
C．secretD．success
小题14:
A．angerB．worry
C．sorrowD．surprise
小题15:
A．yardB．kitchen
C．roomD．home
小题16:
A．foughtB．raced
C．lookedD．fled
小题17:
A．keptB．remembered
C．beganD．stopped
小题18:
A．bitterB．simple
C．familiarD．tight
小题19:．
A．closedB．unlocked
C．kickedD．knocked
小题20:
A．memoriesB．chances
C．assistance D．advice
This is my world now; it’s all I have left. You see, I’m old. And, I’m not as healthy as I used to be. I’m not necessarily happy with it, but I accept it. Occasionally, a member of my family will stop in to see me. He or she will bring me some flowers or a little present, maybe a set of slippers—I’ve got eight pairs. And then they will return to the outside world and I’ll be alone again. Oh, there are other people here in the nursing home. Residents, we’re called. The majority are about my age. I’m 84. Many are in wheelchairs. The lucky ones are passing through—a broken hip, a diseased heart, something has brought them here for rehabilitation(康复). When they’re well they’ll be going home.
The help here is basically pretty good, although there’s a large turnover of staff. Just when I get comfortable with someone he or she moves on to another job. I understand that. This is not the best job to have. I don’t much like some of the physical things that happen to us. I don’t care much for a diaper(尿布). I seem to have lost the control acquired so diligently as a child. The difference is that I’m aware and embarrassed, but I can’t do anything about it. I’ve had three children, and I know it isn’t pleasant to clean another’s diaper. My husband used to wear a gas mask when he changed the kids. I wish I had one now.
Why do you think the staff insists on talking baby talk when speaking to me? I understand English. I have a degree in music and am a certified teacher. Now I hear a lot of words that end in “y”. There is little need for anyone to position their face directly in front of mine and raise their voice with those “y” words. Sometimes it takes longer for a meaning to sink in; sometimes my mind wanders when I am bored. But there’s no need to shout.
I’d love to go out for a meal or travel again. I’d love to go to my own church, sing with my own choir. I’d love to visit my friends. Most of them are gone now or else they are in different “homes” of their children’s choosing. I’d love to play a good game of bridge, but no one here seems to concentrate very well. My children put me here for my own good. They said they would be able to visit me frequently. But they have their own lives to lead. That sounds normal. I don’t want to be a burden. They know that. But I would like to see them more. One of them is here in town. He visits as much as he can.
Something else I’ve learned to accept is loss of privacy. Quite often I’ll close my door when my roommate—imagine having a roommate at my age—is in the TV room. I do appreciate some time to myself and believe that I have earned at least that courtesy(礼貌). As I sit thinking or writing, one of the aides invariably opens the door unannounced and walks in as if I’m not there. Sometimes she even opens my drawers and begins searching around. Am I invisible? Have I lost my right to respect and dignity? I am still a human being. I would like to be treated as one.
Back to my semiprivate room for a little semi-privacy or a nap(午睡). I do need my beauty rest; company may come today. What is today, again? The afternoon drags into early evening. This used to be my favorite time of the day. Things would wind down. I would kick off my shoes. Put my feet up on the coffee table. Pop open a bottle of Chablis and enjoy the fruits of my day’s labor with my husband. He’s gone. So is my health. This is my world.
小题1:Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
A．The staff at the nursing home mistreated the elderly people.
B．Nursing home workers sometimes stole items from her drawers.
C．Her children did not often visit because they felt guilty for having put her in the nursing home.
D．The staff used baby talk with her because they assumed her mind had aged as her body had.
小题2:The author concluded her essay with a tone of ________.
A．dignityB．sadnessC．disappointmentD．confusion
小题3:How will the author’s son most probably feel after he reads this essay?
A．Sympathetic.B．Regretful.C．Angry.D．Relieved.
小题4:The best title for the passage would be ________.
A．The Disadvantages of Growing Old
B．If Only I could be getting better
C．The Elderly: A Forgotten Generation
D．The Place That Changed My Life
A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration. All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.
A few months later, the wife came to the husband with a piece of advice, “I read in a magazine, a while ago, about how we can strengthen our marriage,” she offered. “Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying with the other person. Then, we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives happier together.”
The husband agreed. So each of them tried to think of the things that annoyed them about the other and wrote down what they came up with. The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their lists.
“I’ll start,” offered the wife. She took out her list. It had many items on it, enough to fill three pages. In fact, as she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes because he never thought that he had so many shortcomings.
The wife continued to read until she had read all three pages to her husband. “Now, you read your list and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists,” she said happily.
Quietly the husband stated, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect. I don’t want you to change anything for me. You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn’t want to try and change anything about you.” The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his acceptance of her, turned her head and wept.
In life, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don’t really have to go looking for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time in this world looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us and see the wonderful things before us?
小题1:Why were there tears in the husband’s eyes when the wife read his annoyances?
A．Because he had no courage to face his shortcomings.
B．Because he never thought he had so many annoyances in his wife’s eyes.
C．Because he was sorry that he didn’t find any annoyance about his wife.
D．Because he didn’t think he deserved to have such a perfect wife.
小题2:After hearing the husband’s words, the wife felt _________. 　　　　.
A．moved and ashamedB．sad and disappointed
C．satisfied and proudD．surprised and confused
小题3:The story is intended to tell us that ___________. 　　　　.
A．disappointment cannot be avoided in our life
B．young couples should be more tolerant (宽容的) to each other
C．we should turn a blind eye to other people’s blame
D．we should try to look for and see the wonderful things around us

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