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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I am anything but an athletic person. So when my boyfriend suggested that I should run the London marathon, I laughed. He laughed too. _________ he laughed too long and too loud. That made me think. I _________ that he didn’t believe that I could do it. That made me angry, but _________ ; I had to show him that I could.

On the day of the race, I _________ up with about 30,000 other runners. The faster runners were at the _________ , while slower runners like me were _________ further back. In that way, the professional(职业的) runners and club runners were not _________ down by the amateurs(业余爱好者).

At first, there were so many _________ close together that we were almost falling _________ each other. We could _________ run very slowly but that was a good thing because it meant that we didn’t rush off too quickly. Gradually the runners _________ out and there was more space. There were thousands of people watching us along the route and they _________ and clapped everyone, even the slowest runner. It was wonderful.

For the first 10km I felt very happy and my legs felt very _________ . However, at 15km, I got a pain in my _________ and running became difficult, but I kept going and the pain disappeared. At the 30km _________, I felt extremely tired, and wanted to stop, but I kept on going. I _________ another 3km and then I began to feel better again.

When I finished 35km, I knew I was going to get to the end of the course. _________ , that confidence made me feel lighter and faster and it seemed as if my legs _________ over the last few kilometers. Finally I came round the last _________ and saw the finishing line. I finished the race in just under four hours. The winner had completed the race in 2 hours and 10 minutes, but I didn’t _________ ! I had run 42km and completed my first marathon!

1.A. So B. Or C. But D. And

2.A. hoped B. feared C. heard D. realized

3.A. disappointed B. determined C. depressed D. devoted

4.A. lined B. got C. kept D. made

5.A. back B. center C. front D. end

6.A. pushed B. prevented C. placed D. forced

7.A. fell B. slowed C.looked D. pulled

8.A. judges B. viewers C. passers-by D. runners

9.A. down B. over C. off D. behind

10.A. only B. even C. also D. still

11.A. held B. broke C. gave D. spread

12.A. delighted B. calmed C. cheered D. comforted

13.A. heavy B. weak C. comfortable D. convenient

14.A. side B. memory C. face D. dream

15.A. relief B. stop C. sign D. break

16.A. took B. covered C. gained D. put

17.A. Rather B. However C. Instead D. Somehow

18.A. slid B. jumped C. flew D. turned

19.A. bend B. route C. part D. road

20.A. doubt B. agree C. win D. care

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______, the conference began.

A. The candidates having taken their seats

B. The candidates had taken their seats

C. Taken their seats

D. Taking their seats

If you _______hard then, you ______ in the comfortable officer now.

A. had studied;would be sitting

B. study;are

C. have studied; would be sitting

D. studied; are sitting

Outside her cottage, old Mrs. Taylor was hanging out laundry on a wire line, unaware that some children were hiding in a nearby tree watching her every move. They were determined to find out if she really was a witch.（女巫）

They watched nervously as she took a broomstick(长柄扫帚）to sweep the dirt from her stone steps. But much to their disappointment, she didn’t get on the broomstick and fly off. The old lady only looked up when her hen began to make sounds loudly —signaling that she had laid an egg in the nest on the top of the haystack.(干草堆).

The old lady put aside her broomstick and walked to the haystack, followed by Michael, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap. With only three legs, it was hard for Michael to keep up with his mistress. The cat was proof for the children that only a witch would own a black cat with three legs! Crawling further along the branches, they could clearly see the haystack.

Mrs. Taylor was standing on a wooden box with the new-laid egg in one hand. Placing the egg in her pocket, she readied herself to climb down. Then, without warning, the box broke under her and she crashed to the ground. The children were in horror.

“Should we go and help her?” asked Mia.

“What if it’s a trick?” replied Patrick. “She probably knows we’re here. Witches know things like that!”

After thinking for a while, Julia said“Anyway, we should go and check whether she is all right.”

Approaching prudently, they could see a wound on the old lady’s forehead. She had knocked her head on a stone and was unconscious.

“Go and get Dad,” Mia yelled to her brothers. “Tell him about the accident.”

The boys didn’t need another excuse to leave. They ran as fast as they could for help, hoping that Mrs. Taylor would not regain consciousness and turn the girls into frogs.

Later, in the hospital, the old lady smiled her thanks. “I was so lucky that you lovely children happened to be passing when 1 fell. I must have yelled quite loudly.”

The children exchanged guilty glances, but were very pleased that she was not a witch after all!

1.Mrs. Taylor stopped sweeping when_______.

A. her doorstep became very clean

B. she heard the hen making sounds loudly

C. she noticed the children in the tree

D. her cat Michael managed to get her attention

2.Why was Patrick not willing to help Mrs. Taylor when she fell ？

A. He thought that she could be cheating them.

B. He was afraid of the three-legged black cat.

C. He did not think that she was hurt in the fall.

D. He knew he and the others shouldn’t have been in her tree.

3.Which of the definitions is closest in meaning to the underlined word “prudently” ?

A. Slowly. B. Hurriedly.

C. Carefully. D. Quietly.

4.Which of these old sayings best summaries the lesson from story?

A. Make hey while the sun shines.

B. Never judge a book by its cover.

C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

D. People in glasshouses shouldn’t throw stones.

Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. They travel to visit other countries, modern cities and ancient towns. They travel to enjoy these special places, or just to relax. It is always interesting to discover new things and different ways of life, such as by meeting different people, trying different food, and listening to different music.

People who live in the country like to go to big cities. They like to spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at restaurants. People who live in the city usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe in the sun.

Most travellers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them. Then, perhaps years later, they can look at the photos and be reminded of the happy time they once had.

People often travel by train, by boat or by car. All means of travelling have their advantages and disadvantages and people choose one according to their plans and the places they are going.

If we travel a lot, we will see and discover a lot of things that we could never see or experience at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers. The best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes.

1.What is interesting to do when people travel?

A. To find the advantages and the disadvantages of travelling.

B. To listen to different music and take pictures.

C. To discover new things and different ways of life.

D. To go to big cities and meet different people.

2.How do people usually spend a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains?

A. They spend their time visiting museums and art galleries.

B. They do nothing but walk and bathe in the sun.

C. They do nothing but sleep outdoors.

D. They go to look at shop windows and eat at restaurants.

3.Why do many travellers take pictures of everything they like?

A. Because they like taking all kinds of pictures.

B. Because they all take a camera with them while travelling.

C. Because the pictures are beautiful to look at.

D. Because the pictures can remind them of the happy time.

4.What’s the best way to study geography?

A. To travel a lot and experience more.

B. To meet some more people in their homes.

C. To learn in books or in newspapers.

D. To see and experience at home.

5.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. We’d better go the countryside for a holiday.

B. Taking photos in a trip is unnecessary.

C. It’s good for us to travel more if possible.

D. Cities are the best choice of all the travellers.

I’m Evan Ducker. I’m just like every other 15-year-old boy, except I was born with a red birthmark(胎记).

Some birthmarks are signs of serious medical conditions. I’m very fortunate—mine isn’t. I pretty much live a regular life, except for people asking me about it all the time, which can get annoying(恼人的) sometimes.

When I was about 4 years old, I asked my mom why there weren’t any characters with birthmarks in the books she would read to me. When we went to the library, we realized there weren’t any available for little kids. Worse than that, the books available to older kids and adults described characters with birthmarks as unattractive. So I decided to write my own.

I based the story on all the real things that happened in my life. But instead of people, the characters in the book are real animals from the Galapagos Islands, including red-footed booby birds (鲣鸟). I picked a booby bird as the main character because the birds have red feet due to a vascular (血管的) condition, similar to a human birthmark!

It was really tough to get my book published. It took a long time because a lot of publishers refused to publish it. They would say there wasn’t a big enough market for a book about birthmarks.

But my mom never gave up trying to help make my dream come true. And in 2005, she finally took her own money and self-published “Buddy Booby’s Birthmark”. After it was published, I got letters from readers all over the world. They all shared their stories and thanked me for sharing mine. Teachers wrote to tell me that my book changed the way classmates treated each other and that my book was helping kids to accept and appreciate their differences.

Then, as more teachers started reading my book, I created a free global reading event, the “International Buddy Booby’s Birthmark Read—Along for Tolerance and Awareness.”

1.The author’s birthmark seems to ________.

A. be easy to remove

B. annoy him all the time

C. cause serious health problems

D. bring him some trouble

2.What the author found in the library made him ________.

A. regretful B. disappointed C. stressed D. bored

3.What did the publishers think of the author’s book?

A. It wouldn’t sell well.

B. It was rather uninteresting.

C. It was poorly written.

D. It wasn’t fit for kids to read.

4.The author’s book “Buddy Booby’s Birthmark” ________.

A. was a best-seller in 2005

B. was the first book about birthmarks

C. made a difference to its readers

D. helped kids fall in love with reading

It has been more than 50 years since Harvard Business School started admitting women, yet the institution (机构) is still trying hard to find out how to best attract and support them. Its latest effort: a program targeting women’s colleges—place that are not traditional feeding grounds for the male-majority business school.

The program is called Peek. It offers juniors, seniors and recent graduates from women’s colleges the opportunity to read and discuss four HBS case studies in class specially taught by top HBS members. About 50 to 70 promising students will pay $500 for their stay there.

Women make up 41 percent of Harvard Business School class of 2016—the most the school has had. In 1985, women made up only one-quarter of the graduating class. Harvard is not alone when it comes to struggling with a gender gap (性别差别). At Wharton, the class of 2016 is 40 percent women; at Standford Business School, it’s 42 percent. No top business school had gotten to 50 percent yet.

Despite the Peek program’s good intention, the $500 fee bothered someone, said John A. Byrne, the editor of business school new site. “The fact that HBS would charge women for the chance of coming to campus rubbed a lot of people the wrong way,” said Byrne. HBS said the $500 fee was a “fair price” for room and daily meals at the business school for a weekend, and didn’t actually cover the full costs of the program.

For years, women students at Harvard Business School failed to keep pace with men. In 2010, Harvard business School got a new manager, Nitin Nohrin, who promised a turnaround. Nohrin designed a program to encourage women students and professors. He promised to change the school’s case studies so that at least 20 percent of the people in the business texts would be women.

1.What can we learn about the program Peek?

A. It is free for new students.

B. It offers all kinds of business classes.

C. It is helped by the best teachers.

D. It is intended for high school students.

2.What is the main idea of the Paragraph 3?

A. Women are not good at business management.

B. Women are less interested in business school.

C. Women students are less talented than men students.

D. Women students are becoming fewer and fewer in college.

3.In the eyes of Byrne, Harvard’s program ________.

A. will be a total failure

B. will waste lots of money

C. doesn’t have many good intention

D. will shut some students out

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. HBS’s new plan to attract more women students.

B. HBS’s new manager Nitin Nohrin.

C. HBS’s effort to attract talented students.

D. HBS, the best business school ever world-wide.

When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its problems ,too.

One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.

Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising --- and , what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.

Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is , when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.

1.Which of the following is true about the writer?

A. He is very old now.

B. He is in good health.

C. He prefers driving a car.

D. He lives in the city now.

2.In the passage, the writer tries to __________.

A. express his opinions about way of life

B. describe his life in the countryside

C. an interest in the outside world

D. persuade the reader to live in the city

3.How is the passage mainly developed?

A. By inferring.

B. By comparing.

C. By listing examples.

D. By giving explanations.

完形填空，阅读下面短文，从所给的四个选项（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。

1.A. books B. stories C. reports D. films

2.A. crazy B. easy C. busy D. angry

3.A. families B. classmates C. colleagues D. employers

4.A. adventure B. research C. exploration D. experience

5.A. good B. hard C. sad D. urgent

6.A. kitchen B. garage C. house D. garden

7.A. frequently B. rarely C. gradually D. finally

8.A. bored B. lost C. hurt D. upset

9.A. calm B. awake C. firm D. happy

10.A. while B. unless C. until D. after

11.A. learn B. imagine C. realize D. agree

12.A. early B. late C. nice D. guilty

13.A. serious B. nervous C. wrong D. painful

14.A. concern B. worry C. opinion D. regret

15.A. forever B. somehow C. alone D. instead

16.A. care about B. apologize for C. think of D. refer to

17.A. again B. often C. even D. still

18.A. spare B. save C. take D. kill

19.A. follow B. receive C. divide D. make

20.A. needs B. keeps C. misses D. stops

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