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A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the 　1 of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he 　2 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the rock, 　3 to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much 　4 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by 　5 his hands. When the boy got the rock to the 　6 of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and 　7 the little wall. 　8 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some 　9 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only 　10 was to have the rock roll back.

Finally he 　11 tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window 　12 the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large 　13 appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but 　14 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”

Defeated, the boy 　15 back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”

“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father 　16 down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.

Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be 　17 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have 　18 it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the 　19 we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for 　20 when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.

1. A. method　　　　　　 B. step　　　　　 C. practice　　　　 D. process

2. A. created　　　　　 B. set　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. brought

3. A. trying　　　　　　 B. managing　　　 C. deciding　　　　 D. competing

4. A. thought　　　　　 B. struggle　　　 C. movement　　　　 D. worry

5. A. touching　　　　　 B. shaking　 C. using　　　　　　 D. controlling

6. A. bottom　　　　　　 B. center　　　　 C. edge　　　　　　 D. front

7. A. over　　　　　 B. down　　　　　 C. through　　　 D. into

8. A. Doubted　　　 B. Surprised　　 C. Pleased　　　 D. Determined

9. A. attempt　　　　　 B. progress　　　 C. effort　　　　　 D. decision

10. A. hope　　　　　　 B. reward　　　　 C. point　　　　　　 D. purpose

11. A. made out　　　　 B. broke out　　 C. burst into　　　 D. rushed into

12. A. so　　　　　　　 B. as 　　　 C. until　　　　　　 D. before

13. A. rock　　　　　　 B. picture　　　 C. figure　　　　　 D. shade

14. A. surprisingly　　　　 B. doubtfully　　 C. kindly　　　　　 D. firmly

15. A. shouted　　　　　　 B. smiled　　　　 C. called　　　　　 D. asked

16. A. reached　　　　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　 D. put

17. A. pushed　　　　　 B. dropped　 C. carried　　　　　 D. removed

18. A. who　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. where

19. A. minds　　　　　　 B. spirits　　　 C. force　　　　　　 D. strength

20. A. help　　　　　　 B. tips　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　 D. ideas

1-5 DCABC 6-10 CADBB 11-15 CBCDA 16-20 ADBDA

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A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station __58 .
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Although the New Year is already here, the great moments of the past year are still in the memory. Let’s look back at some of them.
United States
One of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve parties was held in Times Square, New York. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch a brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke (击、打) of midnight.
A great amount of confetti (五彩纸屑) was released from the sky at zero o’clock.
Britain
Painted in shinning colors, blowing whistles, 50，000 party-goers arrived in London’s Millennium Dome to dance in the New Year. The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood.
Russia
New Year is the biggest holiday in Russia. It is traditional to put up a tree for celebrations with family and friends.
On the very last day of last year, Russians with a taste for a very cold swim braved freezing temperatures to plant traditional, festival trees on the bed of the Northern Ocean and at the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake.
Malaysia
Brave skydivers threw themselves off the world’s tallest building near midnight and floated towards the New Year.
The jump from the 452-metre Petronas Twin Tower was called a real leap from one year to the next since the group took off in the last second of the old year and landed a minute later in the New Year. “That was really cool,” said Roland Simpson, “over crowds of onlookers to the landing spot.”
【小题1】In New York the brightly-lit ball dropped ____________.

A．form the sky onto the Times Square

B．into the hundreds of thousands of watchers

C．to welcome the arrival of Christmas

D．at the point between the old and the New Year

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT traditional to welcome a new year?

A．Sharing the happiness and excitement together.

B．Setting up a tree for celebrations.

C．Planting trees on the bed of a lake.

D．50 DJs’ competing on five separate floors.

【小题3】People jumping from the tallest buildings _________.

A．spent two different years in the air.

B．stayed in the sky for two minutes.

C．landed over people’s heads.

D．floated away to the new land

【小题4】The passage mainly shows that ________.

A．New Year has been the starting point for people to have dreams.

B．people in different countries welcomed New Year in different ways.

C．people’s ways of celebrations are exciting.

D．the New Year is better than the old year.

“Good morning!” said a woman as she walked up to an old man sitting on the ground. The man slowly looked up. He was Jack, who had been begging around here for a couple of years.

“See that cafeteria（自助餐厅）over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get you something to eat and get you out of the cold for a while.”

She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently. “Jack, do you remember me?” Old Jack thought hard and said, “I think so--I mean you do look familiar.”

“I was thin and hungry,” she said. “Maybe I’ve filled out now more than when you worked here. That was when I was just out of college. I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked in the streets for days, cold and hungry. I saw this place and walked in hoping that I could satisfy my hunger.”

Jack lit up with a smile. “Now I remember,” he said. “I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said it was against company’s policy.”

The woman continued, “Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble. Then, I saw you put the price of my food in the cash register.”

“So you started your own business?” old Jack said. “I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. “When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons, the personnel director of my company. He’ll find something for you to do around the office.” She smiled, “If you ever need anything, my door is always open to you.”

There were tears in the old man’s eyes, “How can I ever thank you?” he said. “Don’t thank me;” the woman answered, “thank yourself. It was your kindness that let me know you.”

1.Why did the woman invite the beggar to dinner?

A．The beggar was once her friend.

B．She felt very pity for the beggar.

C．The beggar once offered her a free meal.

D．She once worked with the beggar.

2.What does the underlined phrase “fill out” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．wear a beautiful dress. B．change one’s features.

C．have a very high position. D．become larger or fatter.

3.Years ago the woman walked into the place she caught sight of to __________.

A．find a job there B．get herself out of cold

C．get something to eat D．meet with the man

4.What conclusion can you draw from this passage?

A．Kindness is an investment that never fails.

B．Nothing is difficult for the man who will try.

C．Don’t judge a person from his/her appearance.

D．God helps those who help themselves.

I had never seen sand dunes（沙丘）before. If you go to the seaside in Britain, you may see some small hills of sand, but nothing very impressive. Of course, Africa is home to many beautiful “sandscapes”, but I was in China, so I went to Dunhuang.

I had spent my first day looking at the beautiful Mogao caves. Now I wanted to experience something very different.

I have been walking in Asia, Europe and America, but nothing prepared me for walking over hills of sand. Whenever I took a step up a hill, my feet would sink into the sand and move backwards. Sometimes it seemed as if I were moving in the wrong direction.

I wanted to see the sunset so I had to climb to the top of the highest sand dune. The sun was beating down upon my back as I walked slowly over the sand. Some plants had managed to survive in the dry ground but not many.

As I climbed higher, the hills of sand became steeper and my feet started to slip further backwards. I ended up with my hands and knees, crawling (爬行)upwards through the top. I just let go if I would fall the way down. But I refused to give up: inch by inch, I made my way to the top of the sand dune.

When I got there I was amazed by what I saw. The sand formed a very sharp point, just like a knife-edge. One side of the dune was bathed in sunshine, the other covered by shade. As I looked into the distance, the same pattern was repeated on all of the hilltops, and the difference between dark and light was beautiful.

As the sun began to sink, the shadows grew longer and the light became warm and orange. The wind had come to life and sand was blown against my legs as I walked along the dunes. Soon it was getting dark and I could only just make out the line of footprints that marked my journey to the top of the hill. I slowly made my way down to the bottom, my path lit by the dying sun.

65 The author probably went to climb the sand dunes __________ after he arrived at Dunhuang.

A. on the afternoon of the first day B. on the afternoon of the second day

C. on the evening of the second day D. on the evening of the first day

66. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Africa has many beautiful sand dunes.

B. The author could see nothing but his own footprints on his way back.

C. The author had seen some kinds of sand dunes before he visited Dunhuang

D. What attracted the author most was that the sand formed a very sharp point.

67. The author got to the top of the highest hill of sand _____________.

A. on his hands and knees all the way

B. with falls to the bottom many times

C. on his hands and knees in the last leg (一段旅程)

D. with a few rests all the way

68. The author mainly wants to tell readers about_____________.

A. the beautiful sunset B. his experience of climbing the sand hills

C. the joy of traveling in nature D. the difficulty of climbing the sand dunes

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The white walls and black roofs looks like a traditional Chinese painting come to life

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Diaolou and Villages, the unique residential and defensive buildings in Guangdong's Kaiping,

With the opening of the Jiuzhou scenery on Tuesday, about 80 percent of the Old Summer Palace will be open to the public; visitors can take a boat ride from Fuhai Lake to Houhu Lake,

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