Love, suaeess, happincss, family and frecdom－how important are these valucs to you?Here is one interview which explores the fundamental questions in life．
Question：Could you introduce yourselr first?
Amswer：My name is Misbah,27 years old．I was born in a war-torn area．Right now I'm a web designer．
Q：What are yout grcat memorise?
A：My parents xxxx to take xx to hunt birdo．and play in the fields．For me it was like a holidax xxx we were going to have fun all day long．Those aer my great mernorics．
Q：Does your childhood mean a lot to you?
A：Yes．As life was very hard, I used to work to help bring money in for the family．I spent my chidhood working．I learnt to be independent．
Q：What changes would you like to make in your life?
A：If I could change comething in my life．I'd change it so that my childhood could have taken place in another xxx．I would have loved to live with my family in freedom．Who cares whether we have mach money, or whether we have a beautiful house?It doesn't matter as long as I can live with my family and we are safe．
Q：How do you get along with your parents?
A：My parcnts supported me until I came of age．I want to give back what I've got．That's our way．But I am working in another city．My only contact with my parents now is tbrough the phone, but I xxx using it．It filters(过滤)out your cmotion and leaves your voice only．My deepest feelings should be passed through sight, henring and touch．
(1)
In Misbuh's childhood, ________．
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A．
he was free from worry
B．
he liked living in the countryside
C．
je was fond of getting close to nature
D．
he often spent holidays with his farnily
(2)
What did Mishap desire most in his childood？
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A．
A colorful life．
B．
A beaunful house
C．
Peace and freedom
D．
Money for his family
(3)
How would Misbah prcfer to communicatc with his parents?
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A．
By chatting on the Internet．
B．
By calling them sometimes
C．
By paying weekly visits
D．
By writing them letters
(4)
If there were only one question left, what would it most probably be?
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job．I also think my work is important．There was a time when I thought that I would never have that sort of career．
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career．
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls．It wasn’t too hard at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next．But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children and met Megan who used to go to school with me．I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children．I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful．My experience counted for a lot and I got a part-time course．I had to leave my job with the family and got work helping out at a kindergarten．
Now I have got a full-time job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career even if you aren’t top of the class at school．
(1)
What is the author’s present job?
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A．
Working part-time in a college
B．
Taking care of children in a family
C．
Helping children with their schoolwork
D．
Looking after children at a kindergarten
(2)
When staying with the two girls’ family, the author ________．
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A．
was paid for extra work
B．
often worked long hours
C．
got much help from her boss
D．
took a day off every other week
(3)
Why did the author leave her first job?
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A．
She found a full-time job
B．
She was fed up with children
C．
She decided to attend a part-time course
D．
She needed a rest after working extra hours
(4)
What has the author learned from her own experiences?
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A．
Less successful students can still have a career
B．
Qualifications are necessary for a career
C．
Hard work makes an excellent student
D．
One must chose the job she likes
(5)
What does the underlined sentence probably mean?
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A．
The boss didn’t go out to work very often
B．
The boss often failed to keep his agreement with the writer
C．
The writer couldn’t go out to find another job
D．
The writer seldom had any chance to work outside
阅读理解：
Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states．They wanted to buy lottery tickets．The tickets cost only $0.9 each．But that small spending could bring them a reward of $90 million．That was the second largest lottery jackpot(积累奖金)in history．
More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing．Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80．The chance of winning was one in 9.6 million．But that little chance certainly didn’t affect ticket sales．In the last few days before the drawing, tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second．
Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action．Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people．It allows them to dream about wealth they’ll probably never have．
But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized(合法化的)gambling．Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets．There are also many addicts who take the game seriously．They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets．Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit．
Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to come from new taxes．The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens．But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice(恶习), under the name of social progress．No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not, you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans．
(1)
The main idea of the passage is that ________．
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A．
lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them
B．
playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock market
C．
a lot of people buy lottery tickets, but lotteries cause disagreement
D．
lotteries are just legalized vice
(2)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra tax．
B．
The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress．
C．
Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste their money on them．
D．
People love the lottery because it is a stock market．
(3)
In just one hour in the last few days, the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling ________．
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A．
$1.62 million
B．
﹩90 million
C．
﹩9.6 million
D．
﹩87 million
(4)
People who are addicted to playing lotteries should ________．
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A．
join a club
B．
kick the habit
C．
win the Pennsylvania
D．
save every cent
阅读理解
阅读理解。
Once there was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle of a New Hampshire lake．On the day before bass(巴斯鱼)season opened, they were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms．Then the boy tied on a small silver lure(鱼饵)and put it into the lake．Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure．His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank．Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water．It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass．
The boy and his father looked at the big fish．The father lit a match and looked at his watch．It was 10 p.m.－two hours before the season opened．He looked at the fish, then at the boy．“You’ll have to put it back, son,”he said．
“Dad!”cried the boy．“There will be other fish,”said his father．“Not as big as this one,”cried the boy．He looked around the lake．No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight．He looked again at his father．
Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed．He threw the huge bass into the black water．The big fish disappeared．The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish．
That was 34 years ago．Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City．He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place．
And he was right．He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago．But he does see that same fish…again and again…every time he has an ethical(道德的)decision to make．For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong．It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult．
(1)
What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?
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A．
The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish．
B．
The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly．
C．
The father lit a match in order to check the time．
D．
They worried other fishermen may discover what they had done．
(2)
From the text we know that the father ________．
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A．
didn’t love his son
B．
always disagreed with his son
C．
disliked the huge fish
D．
was firm and stubborn
(3)
The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because ________．
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A．
they might catch a big fish there
B．
he was taught a moral lesson there
C．
it was a most popular fishing spot
D．
their children enjoyed fishing there
(4)
What does the story imply?
[ ]
A．
It is easy to say something, but difficult to do．
B．
An ethical decision is always easy to make．
C．
It’s hard to tell right from wrong sometimes．
D．
Fishing can help one to make right decisions．
阅读理解
Dd
Here’ s an unusual story：a diamond ring was recently found in an egg．The magician, Liu Qian, discovered it, in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’ s Spring Festival Gala．Liu’ s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China．
As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows．Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK．
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’ s love for magic．
Liu is known for his interaction(互动)with his audiences．He has a unique understanding of showmanship(演出技巧)．
“It’s actually thinking rather than one’ s manipulation(操作)skills; that is more important to achieving a successful magic show．We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more interesting．”Liu said．
Liu Qian’ s success dated back to his childhood．Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old．At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’ s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield．
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician．He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur(业余的)magician in his spare time．However, his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career．
To refine his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields for passers-by, policemen and farmers．
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians．We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,”Liu said．
(1)
What does the underlined word“seasoned”in Paragraph 2 mean?
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A．
季节性的
B．
刚出道的
C．
老练的
D．
职业的
(2)
The story is about ________．
[ ]
A．
how Liu Qian became China’ s hottest magician
B．
why people love magic
C．
what magic tricks are
D．
how fashionable the magic is
(3)
People love to watch magic because ________．
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A．
they can’ t figure out the secret of magic
B．
it arouses their curiosity
C．
they love watching magicians make the impossible happen
D．
it is a centuries-old art
(4)
Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
[ ]
A．
He was interested in magic when he was little．
B．
He had won Taiwan’ s Youth Magic Contest．
C．
He became an amateur magician in his spare time．
D．
He couldn’ t find an acceptable job after graduation
(5)
From the story we know that ________．
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A．
Liu Qian competed in many magic competitions
B．
Liu Qian often invites audiences to be in his magic show
C．
Liu Qian performs on streets in order to increase his fame
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