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During the Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father’s car. He was going to a New Year’s Eve   21  to be held in Vermont. The father was   22  about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year’s Eve. However, a(n)   23  reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.
So he drove to Vermont, got completely   24 , and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to   25  the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the sobriety (not drunk)   26 . However, the policeman   27  him out. He was   【小题1】 standing off to the side while the others were   29  the police officer how well they could walk a   30  line, etc.
At 7:00 am the next morning, his father got up to answer the   31 . There were   32  policemen there. They asked him if he was the   33  of that red FIAT. He replied, “Yes, I am.” One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.
When the young man   34  himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of   35 . Upon questioning, he   36  that he was driving the car. But when asked if he had been   37 , he said, “NO!” When the policemen asked if they could see his car, he was unable to remember the   38 . He said that it was in the garage.
And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, instead of looking at the car he had driven the   39  before, they saw a   40  car parked there.

Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 45–48．
root1 /ru:t/ n [C]
1 ?PLANT? the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water form the soil: Be careful not to damage the roots when repotting．| tree roots —see picture at germinate
2 ?CAUSE OF A PROBLEM? the main cause of a problem: Money is the root of all evil．| be/lie at the root of （="be" the cause of a problem） Often allergies are at the root of a lot of the problems．| get to the root of （="find" out the cause of a problem） | root cause （="the" main reason for a problem）
3 ?OF A CUSTOM/TRADITION? roots the origins of a custom or tradition that has continued for a long time: has its roots in Jazz has its roots in the folk songs of the southern states of the US．
4 ?OF AN IDEA/BELIEF? the main part of an idea or belief which all the other parts come from: be/lie at the root of Foucault is challenging the very root of 20th century liberalism．
5 ?FAMILY CONNECTION? sb’s roots your con- nection with a place because you were born there, or your family used to live there: Naita has come to Ghana in search of her roots．
6 put down roots if you put down roots somewhere, you start to feel that this place is your home and to have relationships with the people there
7 ?TOOTH/HAIR ETC? the part of a tooth, hair etc that fixes it to the rest of your body
8 take root a） if an idea takes root, people begin to accept or believe it: The concepts of democracy and free trade are finally beginning to take root．b） if a plant takes root, it starts to grow where you have planted it
9 have a （good） root round informal especially BrE to search for something by moving other things around
10 root and branch if you destroy something root and branch, you get rid of it completely and permanently because it is bad
11 ?LANGUAGE? technical the basic part of a word which shows its main meaning, to which other parts can be added: The suffix ‘ness’ can be added to the root ‘cold’ to form the word ‘coldness’．—compare stem1 （4）
12 ?MATHEMATICS? technical a number that when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, equals the number that you have: 2 is the fourth root of 16．
—see also cube root, square root, grass roots
root2 v
1 ?SEARCH? [I always + adv/prep] to search for something by moving things around: [+ through/in/ around] “Hang on a second,” said Leila, rooting through her handbag for a pen．| [+ for] pigs rooting for food
2 ?PLANT? a） [I] to grow roots: New shrubs will root easily in summer．b） [T usually passive] to fix a plant firmly by its roots: The bush was too firmly rooted in the hard earth to dig up easily．| root itself Clumps of thyme had rooted themselves between the rocks．—see also deeply rooted （deeply （5））
3 be rooted in to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it: policies that are rooted in Marxist economic theory
4 be rooted to the spot to be so shocked, surprised, or frightened that you cannot move
root for sb phr v [T] informal 1 to give support and encouragement to someone in a competition, test or difficult situation, because you want them to succeed: Good luck – we’ll all be rooting for you! 2 especially AmE to support a sports team or player by shouting and cheering: We’ll all be rooting for the Dallas Cowboys in the Superbowl．
root sth ? out phr v [T] 1 to find out where a particular kind of problem exists and get rid of it: Racism cannot be rooted out without strong government action．2 informal to find something by searching for it: I’ll try and root out something suitable for you to wear．
root sth ? up phr v [T] to dig or pull a plant up with its roots
1．What’s meaning of the word “roots” in the sentence “Many Americans have roots in Europe．”?
A．The underground part of a plant．    B．One’s connection with a place．
C．The origins of a custom or tradition．   D．The main cause of a problem．
2．What’s the fourth root of 81?
A．27． B．9．   C．6．   D．3．
3．Which phrase can complete the sentence “Do you think it is possible to ____ crime?”
A．root for           B．root out           C．root up            D．root through
4．In which of the following situations can we use the phrase “be rooted to the spot”?
A．A bush is so firmly rooted in the ground that it is difficult to pull it up．
B．A football fan got excited when his favorite football team scored a goal．
C．A girl became too scared to walk when she caught sight of a long snake．
D．A man is unable to walk because he was caught in a car accident years ago．

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阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A long time ago, in a small house in Scotland, two friends lived together. Their names were John and Bobby.

John and Bobby were not 16 , and they had few things except friends, 17 they were happy. They lit a warm fire when it was cold outside. They had food to eat when they were hungry. They were never 18 because they had each other.

John and Bobby 19 to take long walks together. After their 20 John usually cooked the dinner. John and Bobby ate the dinner and then 21 in front of the fire. They had a(n) 22 but happy life.

Then John developed a(n) 23 disease and died in the spring of 1858. He was 24 in a grave (坟墓). After that, Bobby stood at John’s grave and shouted. “Come on, Bobby,” John’s 25 said. “It’s time to go home.” Bobby went home, but later he returned to the grave. He 26 near it. He stayed there all night.

Bobby stayed at the grave site the next day, and the day after another. For the next 14 years, Bobby never left the 27 . When the weather was cold, he slept in a small house near the grave. When it was 28 , he slept on the ground near John’s grave.

29 , in 1872, Bobby died, too. John’s friends buried him in a 30 grave near John’s. Why was Bobby’s grave so little? Bobby, John’s best friend, was a dog.

16. A. rich B. lucky C. beautiful D. funny

17. A. and B. or C. but D. so

18. A. lonely B. alone C. worried D. separate

19. A. failed B. competed C. imagined D. liked

20. A. work B. rest C. run D. walk

21. A. sang B. talked C. sat D. studied

22. A. hard B. sad C. easy D. simple

23. A. serious B. unhealthy C. big D. sick

24. A. put B. escaped C. stored D. buried

25. A. friends B. children C. parents D. brothers

26. A. got up B. turned down C. sat down D. put up

27. A. garage B. grave C. home D. town

28. A. cool B. warm C. wet D. rainy

29. A. Luckily B. Quickly C. Finally D. Interestingly

30. A. large B. small C. firm D. weak

It was in the hospital that I first saw Tommy.

He must have been crying a lot __21_ his chest was still heaving（起伏）as I __22_ the bed. I knew he was trying to __23_ his tears. I felt helpless, unable to __24_ the pain from the little boy. Suddenly an idea hit me. I wanted to __25_ him the ancient Hawaiian wisdom. __26_ over, I whispered, “Tommy , did you know our Hawaiian Lizards（蜥蜴）grow their tails back and little boys can grow their __27_ back too?” Tommy’s eyes grew wide with __28_ .

“They can?” he asked, obviously __29_ .

“Yes!” I answered with __30_ . “Close your eyes,” I said. He nodded with his eyes closed __31_ .

“Tell your finger every day how much you love it and you need it to __32_ the phone and to write your homework in school.” I paused, __33_ his little face focused in deep __34_ . “Now say, grow for me, finger. I love you. I need you so much.” __35_ later, Tommy opened his eyes. I told him, “Your finger will be perfectly fine. Let’s __36_ until it completely recovers.”

A year later, Tommy came to say good-bye to me. His broken finger was just the same as any other finger should be. Only a(n) __37_ scar（伤疤）remained.

Tommy remains forever in my heart and __38_ me of the possibility of miracle（奇迹）. From him, I have learnt to _39_ failure. He inspires me to improve myself and to remember the ancient __40_ : Everything is possible if you truly believe.

1.

A. so B. but C. because D. or

2.

A. left B. approached C. touched D. saw

3.

A. flow out B. wipe out C. hold up D. hold back

4.

A. remove B. move C. stand D. suffer

5.

A. amuse B. teach C. inspire D. treat

6.

A. Turning B. Watching C. Looking D. Bending

7..

A. hands B. arms C. fingers D. feet

8.

A. ease B. excitement C. fright D. disappointment

9.

A. tired B. confident C. astonished D. worried

10.

A. certainty B. pride C. honesty D. pleasure

11.

A. slightly B. firmly C. loosely D. straight

12.

A. call B. answer C. dial D. receive

13.

A. changing B. noticing C. washing D. covering

14.

A. sadness B. fantasy C. regret D. attention

15.

A. Years B. Weeks C. Minutes D. Hours

16.

A. stay B. stop C. wait D. rest

17.

A. fine B. ugly C. terrible D. big

18.

A. warns B. reminds C. educates D. shows

19.

A. forget B. accept C. refuse D. challenge

20.

A. game B. lesson C. wisdom D. truth

One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock ”n” roll music popular all over the world, He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935, His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student, His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.

In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.

Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged (安排) concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.

But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, He began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977,his many millions of fans were shocked, “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said, But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock “n” roll.

66. From the passage, we can see________________.

A. the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own style

B. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age

C. Elvis didn’t get any help from his parents

D. the church songs helped Elvis’ development in his singing

67. Who was Tom Parker?

A. A manager of a bank B. A famous singer

C. Elvis’ manager D. Elvis’ best friend since childhood

68. What caused Elvis’ death?

A. His singing too much B. His taking the drugs

C. His parent’s death D. Tom Parker’s help

69. What was Elvis’ music style like most?

A. Only country and western

B. Only country and blues

C. Both western and church music

D. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”

70. Which is the right order of Elvis’ life?

a. Elvis learned to sing at church

b. Elvis gave concerts all across America

c. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday

d. Tom Parker became his manager

e. Elvis went to high school in Memphis

f. Elvis was born in Toledo

A. f; a; e; c; d; b B. f; a; c; e; d; b

C. f; e; a; d; b; c D. f; e; a; c; d; b

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