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Dad loved children. And he always wanted a ____1______ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.
Once, Dad _____2_____ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _____3_____ model, complete with all the improvements. And don't think that this is all; we are _____4_____ the 1953 model some time next month."
But what he _____5_____ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _____6_____ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not _____7_____ Mum and Dad. _____8_____, Dad called out over his shoulder, "You _____9_____ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the ____10_____. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _____11_____. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _____12_____ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _____13_____. When he pointed at the child that had been _____14_____, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That's not one of ours, dear. He _____15_____ next door."
小题1:
A.richB.lovely C.closeD.large
小题2:
A.surprisinglyB.nervouslyC.kindlyD.proudly
小题3:
A.dearestB.smallestC.latestD.youngest
小题4:
A.orderingB.selling C.expectingD.improving
小题5:
A.hatedB.enjoyedC.caredD.hoped
小题6:
A.crazilyB.excitedlyC.curiouslyD.directly
小题7:
A.countingB.namingC.showingD.reaching
小题8:
A.ImmediatelyB.CarefullyC.AngrilyD.Easily
小题9:
A.sawB.missed C.forget D.left
小题10:
A.truthB.storyC.adventureD.accident
小题11:
A.lectureB.houseC.officeD.activity
小题12:
A.even ifB.apart fromC.so that D.except that
小题13:
A.troublesomeB.carelessC.activeD.quiet
小题14:
A.foundB.caught C.punishedD.wounded
小题15:
A.goes toB.belongs toC.works D.plays

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
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I’ll never forget my first daughter, who died too early from a bad accident. During those years, life was   36  . One Christmas I found my 3-year-old daughter   37  with a roll of golden wrapping paper. I had bought the paper to finish a rather important project. So I became   38  and scolded her loudly, “You are not good. And you are   39  your father’s money. You don’t know how hard your parents are working.” She was   40  and cried bitterly, running away.
    41 , she brought a gift, a golden   42  made of golden wrapping paper to me the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” I was   43  of my earlier hurting words, but my anger rose again when I found out the box was   44 . I shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” She   45  at me with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew   46  into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
I was completely   47 . I put my arms around her and begged for her   48 . A year later, a serious   49  took the life of my daughter. I was so sad that I   50  in bed for three days and three nights, saying nothing with tears rolling down my cheek. From then on, I hated cars and kept the golden box by my bed for many years. Whenever I was   51  , I would take out an imaginary kiss and   52  the love of my daughter who had put it there.
In a very real   53  , each one of us, as humans beings, has been given a golden container   54  with unconditional love and kisses ... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There are   55  no other possessions that anyone could hold more precious than this.
小题1:
A.nice B.hardC.instructiveD.dull
小题2:
A.tearingB.litteringC.cuttingD.busy
小题3:
A.disappointedB.curiousC.angryD.anxious
小题4:
A.usingB.spendingC.sparingD.wasting
小题5:
A.confusedB.frightenedC.amazedD.calm
小题6:
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.ThusD.Though
小题7:
A.boxB.tieC.carD.pen
小题8:
A.scaredB.happyC.ashamedD.satisfied
小题9:
A.fullB.brokenC.cheapD.empty
小题10:
A.looked aroundB.looked awayC.looked upD.looked down
小题11:
A.kissesB.loveC.heartsD.prays
小题12:
A.gladB.touchedC.upsetD.confident
小题13:
A.thanksB.giftsC.forgivenessD.explanation
小题14:
A.eventB.illness C.operationD.accident
小题15:
A.layB.stoodC.kneltD.sat
小题16:
A.lostB.hungryC.discouragedD.sick
小题17:
A.realizeB.rememberC.recognizeD.respond
小题18:
A.way B.stateC.directionD.sense
小题19:
A.decorated B.filledC.coveredD.linked
小题20:
A.onlyB.naturallyC.simply D.actually
For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21  along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 33  that there were still several hours of daylight 24  and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before  25 .
Smith drove his pickup(小货车)a couple of miles along the 26 road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 27 area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 28 of trees formed a leafy 29 over the road and it suddenly seemed  30 in the evening.
“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.
Smith smiled, “We’re 31 there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was  32  from his face.
“What the hell is that?”
  He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33 .
  For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 34 to decide whether they had happened to 35 someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and  36 walked towards that thing some distance before them.
It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 37 . Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 38 he could turn around, then 39 back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he 40  they had given up fishing and gone home early.
小题1:
A.playing B.boating  C.fishing    D.walking
小题2:
A.failure B.success C.disappointmentD.interest
小题3:
A.quarreledB.argued C.reasoned D.shouted
小题4:
A.remainingB.staying  C.keeping  D.leaving
小题5:
A.starting offB.running out C.sending away D.giving up
小题6:
A.windingB.widening C.leading   D.blocking
小题7:
A.grassedB.woodedC.iced    D.snowed
小题8:
A.trunksB.shadow  C.shade    D.shape
小题9:
A.hatB.umbrella C.sheet   D.overcoat
小题10:
A.foggyB.late  C.early  D.rainy
小题11:
A.almostB.already  C.only   D.fairly
小题12:
A.escapedB.lostC.gone   D.missed
小题13:
A.bodyB.trapC.pile    D.stream
小题14:
A.talkingB.hopingC.wanting  D.trying
小题15:
A.come acrossB.turn out  C.bring about D.make up
小题16:
A.loudlyB.quietly  C.quickly   D.slowly
小题17:
A.everybodyB.somebodyC.anybodyD.nobody
小题18:
A.untilB.before   C.after   D.when
小题19:
A.turnedB.ranC.headed   D.walked
小题20:
A.expectedB.hopedC.wished   D.prayed
When my son was first diagnosed with autism (孤独症), it was a very hard time for us.In some ways it was a  16_ because we finally knew the name.of the disease after visiting many hospitals, but it also  17__ years bf uncertainty, and we didn't know what  18_was like.
When I  19__the news with my coworkers, I was so surprised but happy to receive so much immediate   20  from them .They were focused on what we_21___, not how it would affect my ability to work.
One coworker in particular was  22__, She was always kind and considerate; She called me into her  23__ a few days later, and gave me a(n) "  24__stone''.It is a small stone with an indention (凹陷)for your  25__, It gives you something to  26__ when you're worried . rubbing your thumb around on this stone.It was a lovely 27__.It turned out to be an effective way to reduce anxiety.
She then made a permanent offer to 28_ us to any appointment or testing we needed. Considering the fact that we_ 29__ 90 minutes from where most.treatments took place, this was a(n)  30_offer.She made it very clear to me that this offer  31_last-minute trips or emergencies.Anytime we needed to go anywhere , She was willing to be our transportation.
We never did need to bother her,   32__ knowing it was there and that she was so willing to 33__ made it feel like we were much less _34  
I'm very grateful to her and.  35__ around us who came together to be a support system in our time of need.We were really moved by the level of support we received.
小题1:
A.surpriseB.reliefC.pleasure D.success .
小题2:
A.meantB.brokeC.endedD.explained
小题3:
A.a dreamB.4 planC.the futureD.the job
小题4:
A.receivedB.doubtedC.heardD.shared
小题5:A.treatment         B.love            C, complaints           D.gifts
小题6:
A.neededB.sawC.failedD.learned
小题7:
A.rudeB.gratefulC.amazingD.cold
小题8:
A.officeB.school.C.gardenD.restaurant
小题9:
A.-fearB.peaceC.angerD.worry
小题10:
A.ringB.thumbC.luckD.courage
小题11:
A.focus onB.believe inC.care aboutD.know about
小题12:
A.languageB.expressionC.gesture D.message
小题13:
A.devoteB.attachC.introduceD.drive
小题14:
A.ranB.livedC.walkedD.rode
小题15:
A.finalB.firmC.greatD.unconditional
小题16:
A.refusedB.welcomedC.passedD.included
小题17:
A.butB.LC.because D.if
小题18:A, move            B.wait               C.help          D.pay
小题19:
A.importantB.aloneC.awakeD.busy
小题20:
A.bothB.fewC.nobodyD.everyone
The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic(赞同的) audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.
My topic is not standards nor its decline(降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.
  My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.
  The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.
Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived(察觉) as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar(特有的) to today’s         young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.
小题1: The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that _____.
A.the language of the younger generation is usually inferior(差的) to that of the older
generation
B.the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enough
C.he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen
years
D.English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English
小题2: In the author’s opinion, the speaker ______.
A.gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students
B.had exaggerated(夸大) the language problems of the students
C.was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs
D.could think and speak intelligently
小题3:The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is ______.
A.neutral B.positive C.critical D.compromising
小题4:It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A.it is justifiable(有理由的) to include English as a school subject
B.the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level
C.English language teaching is by no means an easy job
D.language improvement needs time and effort
小题5:In the passage the author argues that ______.
A.it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students
B.young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their
jobs properly
C.to eliminate(消除) language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears
D.to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations
A car that runs on coffee is unveiled(shown to the public for the first time)today but at between 25 and 50 times the cost of running a car on petrol, the invention won’t please any motor industry accountants.
Nicknamed the Car-puccino, it has been created using a 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco bought for £400 and it was chosen because it looked like the time-traveling DeLorean in the movie Back To The Future.The car will be driven the 210 miles between Manchester and London powered only by roasted coffee granules (颗粒).It has been built by a team from the BBC1 science programme Bang Goes The Theory and will go on display at the Big Bang science fair in Manchester to show how fuels other than traditional petrol can power vehicles.
The team calculates the Car-puccino will do three miles per kilo of ground coffee (咖啡粉) — about 56 cups of espressos (浓咖啡) per mile.The journey will use about 70 kilos of ground coffee which, at supermarket prices of between £13 and £26 a kilo depending on brand and quality, will cost between £910 and £1,820, or between 25 and 50 times the £36 cost of petrol for the journey.In total, the trip will cost 11,760 espressos, and the team will have to take ‘coffee breaks’ roughly every 30 to 45 miles to pour in more granules.They will also have to stop about every 60 miles to clean out the ‘coffee filters’ to rid them of the soot and tar which is also generated by the process.So despite a top speed of 60mph, the many stops mean the going will be slow, with the journey taking around ten hours.
Sadly, the inventors will still have to pay duty on their coffee fuel---even though tax collectors at Her Majesty’s Revenue and Custom haven’t yet worked out how much.
Nick Watson, producer of Bang Goes The Theory, said, “Coffee, like wood or coal, has some carbon content so you can use it as a fuel.The coffee needs to be very dry and in granules to allow the air to move through the pile of coffee as it burns.The brand doesn’t matter.” He said the same technology could be used to power a car on other unusual fuels, such as woodchips or nut shells, construction or agricultural waste.
小题1:Which is the right way to choose the coffee used as fuels to run the Car-puccino?
A.It should be very dry.B.The stronger, the better.
C.The smaller the granules are, the better.D.It should be of a certain brand.
小题2:What can be inferred from the passage?
A.All kinds of materials can be used as fuels.
B.The Car-puccino will be put into the market soon.
C.Nick Watson is the designer of the Car-puccino
D.Much remains to be improved for the Car-puccino.
小题3:The Car-puccino has its disadvantages EXCEPT that ________.
A.it makes a lot of noise
B.it runs at a very high cost
C.it has to stop to be refueled very often
D.it’s not good enough for long-distance journey
小题4:How much ground coffee will be used to cover a distance of 126 miles in this car?
A.About 70 kilosB.About 42 kilos.C.About 32 kilosD.About 30 kilos
小题5:Why can coffee be used as a fuel?
A.It looks like wood or coal.B.It contains some carbon content.
C.It is very cheap.D.It is much better than woodchips or nut shells.
Henry found work in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich. Mr King thought he was too lazy and was going to send him away. Henry was afraid and had to work hard.
It was a cold morning. It was snowing and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.
“It must be full of expensive things, ”Henry said to himself. “I have to get it, or others will take it away. ”
He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove aside, hit a big tree and was hurt in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.
“But you’ve heard me this time.”said the judge.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”
“Cover the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf (聋的)one. Well, can you hear me? ”
“No, I can’t. sir.”
小题1:What was Mr. King? (   )
A.a driverB.a doctorC.a policemanD.a shopkeeper
小题2: Why did Mr. King want to send Henry away? (   )
A.Because Henry was too lazy.B.Because Henry hoped to be rich.
C.Because Henry finished middle school.D.Because Henry sold few books.
小题3:Why did Henry say that he was deaf? (   )
A.He wanted to have a joke with the judge.B.He wanted to get the judge’s help
C.He wanted to find another piece of workD.He didn’t want to pay for the accident.
Packaging is an important form of advertising.A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product.For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character.The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food.Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift inside a box also motivate many children to buy products or to ask their parents to buy for them.
Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing.Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this.Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free.However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.The size of a package also motivates a buyer.Maybe the package had “Economy Size” or “Family Size” printed on it.This suggests that the larger size has the most product for the least money.But that is not always true.To find it out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.
The information on the package should provide some answers.But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement.The words and pictures do not tell the whole story.Only the product inside can do that.
小题1:From the passage we know the buyer pays more attention to __________.
A.the size of a container
B.a container with attractive picture
C.a well-designed container
D.a plain container with low cost
小题2:What suggestion does the author give in the passage?
A.It’s not good to buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.
B.The quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product.
C.The best choice for a buyer is to buy a product in a plain package.
D.A buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a well-designed package.
小题3:What is the best title for the passage?
A.How to Package a Product.
B.How to Make an Advertisement.
C.How to Sell Product.
D.How to Treat the Package Wisely.

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Bill Jenkins worked in a big office in the city, and he used to go to the barber’s during working hours to have his hair cut, although this was against the rule: clerks (职员) had to have their hair cut in their own time.
While Bill was at the barber’s one day, the manager of the office came in by chance to have his own hair cut. Bill saw him and tried to hide his face, but the manager found him.
“Hello, Jenkins,” the manager said, “ I see that you are having your hair cut in office time.”
“Yes, sir, I am,” admitted Bill calmly, “You see, sir, it grows in office time.”
“Not all of it,” said the manager at once, “some of it grows in your own time.”
“Yes, sir, but I’m not having it all cut off.”
52. Clerks in the office where Bill worked were ________.
A. not allowed to leave the office in office time
B. told to go to the barber’s in their free time
C. not allowed to go to the barber’s for a hair cut
D. told that only the manager could break the rules
53. Bill often went to have his hair cut during office hours because __________.
A. he didn’t have to wait long       B. he had no idea of the office rule
C. he couldn’t be found by the manager
D. he just wanted to save his own time to do other things
54. When the manager saw Bill at the barber’s, he was _________.
A. unhappy     B. excited       C. sad        D. anxious
55. The sentence “I’m not having it all cut off,” really means _________.
A. Bill wanted to have his hair cut, which grew in office time
B. Bill was just against the rule about hair cut
C. Bill would like to have his hair cut, which grew both in his office time and in his own time
D. Bill didn’t like to have his hair cut, which grew in his own time

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