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Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank?you note for helping me. Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon，I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom. “Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.

“Thank you”—two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.

1.The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City ______.

A．to visit a friend

B．to see his parents

C．to pay at the cash register

D．to have more gas for his car

2.The underlined phrase “took off” in Paragraph 2 means “________”．

A．turned off B．moved off

C．put up D．set up

3.What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B．The couple sent him a business card.

C．The couple offered to help him.

D．He called his friend for help.

4.The battery of the author’s car was dead because ________.

A．something went wrong with the lights

B．the meeting lasted a whole day

C．he forgot to turn off the lights

D．he drove too long a distance

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Larry Ritsema was out for an early morning jog around his neighborhood one day. On a quiet street, he began to feel weak. Suddenly, everything went black. Larry fell to the ground.

Less than a minute later, Tom Alguire passed by on his bicycle. He caught sight of a man lying on the roadside, so he jumped off his bike and ran over. He recognized Larry immediately, because he had been Larry’s doctor for nearly 20 years.

Dr. Tom felt for a pulse (脉搏) at first. Finding none, he began to give Larry first aid. It wouldn’t restart Larry’s heart, but it would keep the blood flowing until someone else arrived. Tom could only hope someone would come by soon, at around six o’clock in the morning on a holiday weekend. Tom couldn’t stop pressing Larry’s chest to run for help — Larry’s brain cells would die without the blood. And Tom didn’t have a cell phone with him.

Soon, a car did drive by. But the driver ignored Tom’s appeal for help. What was he going to do? Tom was very worried. Finally, another car came down the road, driven by Michael Saliot, a U.S. Coast Guard Officer. Michael wasn’t one to pass up a chance to help a person in need. He quickly dialed 911.

Doctors then found that Larry had suffered a heart attack and there were severe blockages in two of Larry’s major arteries (动脉). Only the timely arrival of Dr. Tom saved his life.

How did Dr. Tom happen to be bicycling that morning, down that quiet street? It turned out that as Tom rode, his bike chain fell off. He spent about eight minutes fitting it back; otherwise, he would have seen nothing of Larry’s problem.

1.Doctor Tom gave Larry first aid in order to _____.

A. wake up Larry

B. keep Larry’s blood flowing

C. restart Larry’s pulse

D. stop Larry from bleeding

2.Why didn’t Tom call 911 for help?

A. He couldn’t stop pressing Larry’s chest.

B. He didn’t take a cell phone with him.

C. He was so nervous that he forgot to do it.

D. He was waiting for someone else for help.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Larry Ritsema went to work early by bike that morning.

B. Tom Alguire saw Larry when Larry fell to the ground.

C. Michael Saliot was a man always ready to help others.

D. Tom fitted his bike chain back after Larry was sent to hospital.

4.According to the last paragraph, which of the following words can be used to describe Larry in his incident?

A. Surprising B. Tragic C. Smart D. Lucky

The youngest of five children in a poor family, Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day 1821 in Oxford. Before the Civil War, Clara’s most famous achievement (成就) was the establishment (建立) of a free public school in New Jersey. Her only medical experience before the war was when she cared for her sick brother for ten months.

During the war, Clara soon devoted herself to saving the wounded soldiers who needed medical supplies. Because of her successful operation, she was praised by the U.S. general, William Hammond, and was allowed to travel with army ambulances.

For the next three years, Clara traveled along with the army operations throughout Virginia and South Carolina. In addition, she also formed a program at Camp Parole, where she attempted to find any soldier who was missing in the war.

Upon the war’s end in 1865, Clara set up an information center to aid in locating missing soldiers. Meanwhile, she made lectures quite frequently, and as a result of exhaustion (筋疲力尽), three years later in 1868, she suffered a breakdown and went to Switzerland to recover. Clara Barton was truly a great American who devoted her life to human beings.

1.Clara Barton was born in Oxford in .

A. 1821 B. 1824 C. 1865 D. 1868

2.What can we learn about Clara Barton from the first paragraph?

A. She was born in a rich family.

B. She was the only child of her family.

C. She established a free public school.

D. She had lots of medical experience before the war.

3.What is the right order for the following event?

a. Clara set up a program at Camp Parole.

b. Clara established a free public school.

c. Clara went to Switzerland to recover.

d. Clara traveled with army ambulances.

A. abcd B. abdc C. badc D. bdac

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Clara Barton’s family.

B. Clara Barton and her achievements.

C. Clara Barton’s army life.

D. Clara Barton’s program at Camp Parole.

FOR many young people, having to attend school with a parent would be their worst nightmare. However, Senior 1 student Li Qinmei is happy taking her father with her as long as she can go to classes. He is disabled and unable to take care of himself.

The 16-year-old country girl in Zhucheng, Shandong Province has experienced one disaster after another in her short life. Li lost her mother at three. Four years later, her father became paralyzed after a tractor accident. At 12, her misfortune returned with the death of her grandma. Since then she has been forced to shoulder all the responsibility for her broken family.

Li learnt to cook and managed to live a life with an allowance of only 24 yuan per month. The most difficult thing she had to deal with was helping her father bathe, dress and use the toilet as he could hardly move.

"I felt embarrassed, and so did my dad. It was really hard at the beginning," she recalled.

During most of her junior school years, Li went to classes only once a month as her father was seriously ill at the time.

"I taught myself at home and asked teachers for help on my school days," she explained.

Li's hard work paid off this fall. She was admitted by Zhucheng No 1 High School, a local key school, based on her good performance in the entrance exams.

The school offered Li and her father a room on campus to live in so she could look after him during breaks.

Once in a while, Li felt sad when she saw her classmates going shopping or hanging out with friends.

"I envy them sometimes because they have both mum and dad to look after them. However, I soon feel relieved as I still have my dad with me," she said.

Li admitted that the difficulties in life had taught her to be strong.

"I believe I will go on and continue my studies at a good university," she said, in a confident tone.

Her teacher Mr. Wang has the same belief. Li made great progress in the recent monthly exams. "She works hard and is always eager to excel. It's not easy for her never to be late for school, but she has managed to make it work," Wang said.

1.Li Qinmei has to shoulder the family because ________.

A. her father was badly injured in a car accident

B. her mother passed away when she was 3

C. her grandma died when she was 12

D. misfortune in her life forced her to do so

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “hanging out” in the passage?_________.

A. playing outside B. working hard

C. exchanging ideas D. talking happily

3.According to the passage, which statement is Not True? __________.

A. Li Qinmei was admitted to a local key school because of his good scores in the exams

B. Li Qinmei is very embarrassed when she helps her father bathe

C. Li Qinmei often goes to attend her father after class

D. Li Qinmei is able to go to class on time though she has to attend her father

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I recently overheard something that surprised me. I heard that people who win the lottery(彩票)are_ _for about 3 weeks. And then they go back to their state of being before they won the money. I _ that they would have been happy for a much longer time.

The reason for this is that_ _ we try to change how we feel by using something outside of ourselves，like winning the lottery，or getting a new car or house，it never_ __.The resulting feelings of happiness are often fleeting(飞逝的)．We cannot them for very long. In some way，it may be a good thing. It reminds us that happiness really does come from within and is_ to us at any moment. True happiness has_ _ to do with what is happening outside，it is an inside job. Happiness is a __.

We can make the decision to be happy for one day，when we_ _in the morning，every morning. We can find something that brings us great_ _，like sitting outside in the garden under an old tree and_ _ the birds sing，or watching the dog or cat play，and just_ _ the moment. It is our_ __state and we need only allow it in. At any moment，we can_ _ _，take a deep breath，nd remember who we really are，and why we came here，and that truly is to _ _ joy and the aliveness of being.

“Happiness is like a butterfly which，when run after，is always our reach，but，if you will sit down_ _ , it may fall upon you，”said Nathaniel Hawthorne，an American novelist. So，today，no matter what is going on in your own_ _，stop and take a few moments to breathe deeply and just_ _ to be happy，whatever that means to you.

1.A. clever B．happy C．lucky D．cautious

2.A. positive B．unusual C．constant D．previous

3.A. thought B．suspected C．promised D．recognized

4.A. anyhow B．anywhere C．anytime D．anyway

5.A .changes B．works C．forms D．appears

6.A. keep B．control C．blame D．guide

7.A. similar B．consistent C．sensitive D．available

8.A. much B．some C．little D．enough

9.A. choice B．chance C．result D．reward

10.A. stand up B．look up C．turn up D．wake up

11.A. success B．pleasure C．surprise D．worry

12.A. making B．helping C．listening to D．calling on

13.A. enjoy B．spend C．save D．waste

14.A. special B．common C．accurate D．natural

15.A. stay B．stop C．leave D．arrive

16.A. change B．forget C．experience D．accept

17.A. beyond B．within C．through D．against

18.A. noisily B．completely C．carefully D．quietly

19.A .mind B．heart C．life D．body

20.A. pretend B．decide C．agree D．hesitate

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Would you believe that the tallest bridge in France reaches higher than the Eiffel Tower?Each of the projects mentioned here has set at least one world record for its height,scale or ingenuity(独创性).Here are four amazing engineering wonders of the modern world.

Venice,Italy:The Venice Tide Barrier Project will be the largest flood prevention project in the world.The project has been debated in one form or another for over 40 years as a way to protect this historical city-on-the-water for future generations.With Venice slowly sinking,and the water around it slowly rising,and floods always a fear,Italians have known for a long time that something needs to be done.Finally,the Prime Minister of Italy approved the second phase of the plan,including 80 hinged barriers(用铰链连接的壁垒),each approximately 6,500 square feet.

Millau,France:The Millau Viaduct(米洛高架桥)is the highest bridge in the world.At 1,125 feet high(slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower,1,063 feet)and over 8,000 feet long,it sometimes sits above the cloud line.The engineered wonder of the bridge itself is nearly as amazing as the view of the valley below.

Zhangjiajie,China:The Bailong Elevator is the world’s largest outside elevator.At about 1,070 feet high,this elevator looms(隐约出现) high midway up a cliff overlooking a valley far below.Moreover,the elevator is mostly made of glass,affording passengers a dizzying view to the depths below.There is some concern,however,about the elevator’s long-term impact on the surrounding natural environment.

Norway to Britain:The Langeled Pipeline extends(延伸)from Nyhamna,Norway,to Easington in the UK.It is about 1,200 km long and before the completion of the Nord Stream pipeline,it was the longest underwater gas pipeline in the world.Gas is exported(出口)from the Ormen Lange field,situated at a depth of 1,000 metres and located 100 km northwest of the Norwegian coast to Nyhamna.From there the Langeled Pipeline runs to Easington in the UK via the Sleipner Riser Platform in the North Sea.It will eventually supply 20% of Britain’s gas needs.

1.In the first paragraph,the author began with a question in order to .

A.introduce the topic

B.amaze readers

C.show the height of the Eiffel Tower

D.ask readers to answer it

2.From Paragraph 2,we can learn that .

A.the project is designed to store water

B.all people agree with the project at first

C.floods are a fear to Venice

D.the hinged barriers are 6,500 square feet in all

3.What do the Bailong Elevator and the Millau Viaduct have in common?

A.They are in the same country.

B.They are both made of glass.

C.Both of them are taller than the Eiffel Tower.

D.Both of them have a bad effect on the environment.

4.We can learn from the passage that the Ormen Lange field is in .

A.Britain B.Norway

C.France D.Italy

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Climate change has caused a rise in sea levels.This has increased an amount of salt in fresh water used on farms near the sea.As a result farmers are unable to use fields close to the sea.Scientists call this process “salinization(盐碱化)”,which is reducing the world’s farm lands by 1 to 2 percent every year.

But a farmer in Holland,Marc Van Rijsselberghe started with an experiment,using a mixture of sea and fresh water to grow healthy and tasty vegetables.He put several kinds of plants in the fields.Mr.Van Rijsselberghe worked on the project with scientists from the Free University of Amsterdam.He divided a farm into eight areas.Every area was watered by different water.“We put in a lot of plants in the fields and then we put them in fresh water and in sea water with all the varieties(变化) between them,and then we saw which variety was surviving and which variety was dying.”A computer program created water with eight levels of salinity(盐度).Computerized measuring devices(测量仪器)controlled the water levels and the levels of salinity.

Mr.Van Rijsselberghe said he was able to harvest vegetables from most of the eight test areas.He said the vegetables were smaller than those grown in fresh water.But he said they had more sugar and salt,so they tasted better.

The farmer grew carrots,potatoes,cabbage and onions.He found that potatoes grew better than the other vegetables in the combination of sea and fresh water.Mr.Van Rijsselberghe said four kinds of these potatoes were recently sent to Pakistan,where thousands of hectares(公顷)of land have been damaged by salinization.Farmers in Pakistan will test the Dutch potatoes to see if they can be grown in those fields.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Farms near the sea are becoming less and less in Holland.

B.The damage salinization brings to the farms in Holland.

C.Farmers improve the skills to make full use of fresh water.

D.A Dutch farmer uses a mixture of sea and fresh water to grow vegetables.

2.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The plant.

B.Fresh water.

C.Sea water.

D.Fresh and sea water.

3.It can be known from the passage that .

A.salinization brings great benefits to farmers in Holland

B.the farmer did the experiment using high technology

C.vegetables grew better in sea water than in fresh water in the experiment

D.the farmer achieved success without anyone else helping him in the experiment

4.The vegetables watered by a mixture of sea and fresh water .

A.had less sugar than those grown in fresh water

B.were much bigger than those grown in fresh water

C.had a better taste than those grown in fresh water

D.had more beautiful colors than those grown in fresh water

阅读理解。

Backpacking in Europe is a wonderful experience for young people around the world.After high school or university,you can plan a European backpacking trip.

Packing

As you plan the things you will carry,bring warm clothes and a raincoat or umbrella to deal with changing weather in different European countries.Europeans like dressing nicely,and good clothes will make you feel less like a dusty(满是灰尘的) backpacker.It is not worth taking the trouble to bring a hair dryer or shampoo,as you can buy basic necessities(必需品) in Europe.

Hostels

The cheapest places to sleep when backpacking in Europe are hostels(where people can stay and eat fairly cheaply).Most hostels have a lot of information about low-cost ways to see local attractions,and many offer tours.The cost for hostel beds differs from country to country.In Paris,you might pay 30 euros,but in Bulgaria,you can get a bed for 10 euros.In general,hostels are more expensive in large,popular cities such as Paris,Rome and London.

Many backpackers use rail passes(火车通票),which allow unlimited(不受限的) travel within country groups over a period of time.If you have the time to travel by train and will be traveling in a country group,this can be a good deal.Otherwise,you may consider point-to-point tickets,local trains,buses and airlines such as Ryanair,easyJet and Wizz Air,which offer cheap flights.

Food

Eating out in Europe can come with a high cost,and the best way to cut your food budget(预算) is to cook meals in the shared kitchens in hostels.You can make several meals into picnics to take advantage of Europe’s parks.When shopping for your picnic,try and buy at a local market.You save some euros while supporting the local industry at the same time.When eating out,choose restaurants away from tourist attractions.

1.Which of the following is an advantage of hostels?

A.They are often built in popular cities.

B.They are mainly open to young people.

C.They usually provide tour information.

D.They always ask the same price for their beds.

2.Which of the following can be put in the blank in the text?

A.Traveling. B.Shopping.

C.Entertainment. D.Transportation.

3.To make a cheap trip in Europe,you’d better .

A.eat meals on the train

B.choose a restaurant near a park

C.enjoy a meal sold at a local market

D.cook your own meals at the hostel kitchen

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A little boy wanted to meet God. He thought it was a long trip to where God lived, _________he packed his suitcase with lots of food and drinks and he started his _________ .

When he had gone about three blocks, he _________an elderly man. The boy sat down next to him and _________his suitcase. He was about to take a drink when he noticed that the man looked _________， so he offered him a drink.

The man _________ it and smiled at the boy. His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he _________ him another one.

The man _________ smiled at him. They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy _________it was time to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he _________, ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man _________ him his biggest smile ever.

When the boy _________ home a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of 53on his face. She asked him what made him so happy.

He replied, “I had lunch with God, and God’s got the most beautiful _________ I’ve ever seen!”

Meanwhile, the elderly man returned to his home. His son was _________ by the look of joy on his face and asked him the_________ question as the little boy’s mother. The elderly man replied, “I ate and drank in the park with God.” However, he_________, before his son responded, “You know, he’s much _________than I expected.”

Too often we underestimate the _________ of a touch, a smile, a kind word, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. We should treat the people we meet _________; they come into our lives for a reason. Embrace all equally!

1.A. if B. so C. but D. or

2.A. work B. study C. journey D. exploration

3.A. came across B. picked up C. learned from D. took away

4.A. hid B. opened C. examined D. ignored

5.A. worried B. anxious C. thirsty D. tired

6.A. refused B. avoided C. received D. accepted

7.A. lent B. bought C. made D. offered

8.A. again B. still C. only D. just

9.A. imagined B. realized C. announced D. pretended

10.A. played around B. sat around C. turned around D. got around

11.A. gave B. promised C. supplied D. begged

12.A. left B. called C. missed D. returned

13.A. joy B. confidence C. disappointment D. horror

14.A. drink B. food C. face D. smile

15.A. sad B. nervous C. amazed D. excited

16.A. same B.strange C. unique D. unusual

17.A. replied B. added C. reminded D. thought

18.A. braver B. shorter C. younger D. cleverer

19.A. power B. quality C. favor D. difficulty

20.A. differently B. proudly C. calmly D. kindly

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