Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl, she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn’t changed her mind. After she graduated from high school, she went on to college. Four years later,she received her bachelor’s degree (B A) in English and her teaching certificate(证书). Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers,Mrs. Blake takes more classes; she hopes to get a master’s degree (M A). With an MA,she will receive a higher salary and if possible, she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blake’s high school,like that in many high schools in the United States,is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period,which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M. ,Mrs. Blake must meet with parents,make out examinations,check assignments at all,Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.

1.How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school?

A. four years B. eight years

C. twelve years D. twenty years

2.According to the article,which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university?

A. a doctor’s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree

B. a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree – a doctor’s degree

C. a master’s degree—a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree

D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree—a master’s degree

3.How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far ?

A. one B. two C. threeD. none

4.Which of the following sentences is not true?

A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United Sates

B. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.

C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.

D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.

5.According to the third paragraph,Mrs. Blake is ______ during the school day.

A. lonely B. free C. funny D. busy

Summer is the season to dive into new activities, and kick back and relax. And right now is the time to make sure that you’re ready for the great outdoors, the holiday planning and travel, and the bathing-suit beach days.

If you want to lose weight before summer, concentrate on dropping no more than a pound or two a week. 1. And when you trouble yourself, sooner or later you’re going to gain it back. Operate on a 500-calorie -a -day deficit (亏缺). 2. So if you cut 500 calories a day for seven days straight, you’ll lose a pound a week right there.

Operating at an inadequate (减少量)of 500 calories a day should involve both eating less and moving more: For example, you could consume 300 fewer calories and burn 200 extra per day.

Include both healthy eating and exercise in your weight-loss plan, and break the 500-calorie goal into smaller groups to make it more reachable. 3.

To Cut 100 Calories; 4. Have vegetable pizza instead of pepperoni (意大利辣香肠). Use our Nutritional Needs Calculator to determine how many daily calories you should consume in order to lose, gain, or maintain your healthy goal weight. Once you’ve reached your goal, recalculate your nutritional needs for keeping extra weight off all summer long.

To Sum 100 Calories: Spend 15 minutes biking. 5. Spend 20 minutes gardening. Keep on exercising at least 30 minutes, three days a week. Reading food labels and counting calories or writing down what and when you eat can give you more control, as well.

A. Here are some simple ways to get there.

B. Walk or run one mile.

C. A pound is 3,500 calories.

D. It is okay to have some snacks between your meals.

E. You should always make sure you get a lot of sleep.

F. Anything more than that usually means you’re troubling yourself.

G. Eat a chicken breast without the skin.

When I was eight, I wrote my first poem. My mother read and cried, “Buddy, you didn't really write this beautiful poem!” Shyly, but _____, I said yes. She poured out her ____.“It was nothing short of talent!” “What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could _____ wait to show my work to him. I spent quite some time ____ for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish(花体字), drew a fancy border around it and ____ I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able to _____ my poem.

At almost 7 o’clock my father burst in. He seemed ____. He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees. _____ he paused and glared at his plate. “What is this?” He’s reaching for my poem. “Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. “And it’s beautiful, absolutely amaze...” “If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said. I ______ my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of ______. “I think it’s terrible,” he said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting ______.

“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs encouragement.” “I don’t know why.” My father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough _____ poetry in the world already?” I couldn’t ______it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I ______ myself on the bed and cried the worst of the disappointment out of me.

That may have been the end of the story, but not of its ______ for me. I realized how ____ I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who drove me to hear with “I think it’s awful.” Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all creation flows; and yet the mother force alone is _____. It needs the balance of the force that _____, “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”

Those _______ voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. ______ the two poles of confirmation and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.

1.A. proudlyB. slowlyC. anxiouslyD. honestly

2.A. praiseB. surpriseC. criticismD. belief

3.A. seldomB. hardlyC. frequentlyD. instantly

4.A. waitingB. planningC. prayingD. preparing

5.A. embarrassedlyB. confidently

C. nervouslyD. casually

6.A. readB. reviseC. appreciateD. polish

7.A. allergicB. fragileC. tiredD. upset

8.A. ExcitedlyB. SuddenlyC. SurprisinglyD. Instantly

9.A. shookB. raisedC. turnedD. lowered

10.A. truthB. struggleC. discussionD. decision

11.A. wetB. wideC. darkD. blank

12.A. terribleB. elegantC. fluentD. inaccurate

13.A. stopB. seeC. standD. control

14.A. seatedB. threwC. stuckD. kept

15.A. difficultyB. developmentC. significanceD. challenge

16.A. enthusiasticB. fortunate

C. desperateD. ridiculous

17.A. incompleteB. contradictoryC. inappropriateD. constructive

18.A. ordersB. persuadesC. cautionsD. announces

19.A. conflictingB. warning

C. disturbingD. inspiring

20.A. InB. BetweenC. AmongD. For

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

Lost in the Post

How would you feel if the letter you penned carefully and posted to your favorite star ended up in the recycling bin? That's where unopened fan mail sent to singer Taylor Swift was found in Nashville. ___1.___

Swift’s management said it was an accident, but dealing with piles of letters is a burden for most public figures. According to the BBC reporter Jon Kelly, at the height of his fame, Johnny Depp was said to receive up to 10,000 letters a week. ___2.___

The dawn of the digital age in which public figures with a Twitter account can be messaged directly has made the process easier. The White House says it deals with 20,000 messages addressed to President Barack Obama each day.

Some celebrities don’t want letters. In 2008, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr said that he would throw them out because he was too busy. ___3._ Robert Pattinson, star of the Twilight films, claims that he reads tonnes and tonnes of letters from fans, which takes up almost all his free time.

Many artists, however, outsource(外包) the task of opening, reading and replying. Sylvia “Spanky” Taylor, 58, has run a service in California that does just that since 1987. __4.__ Most letters are simply declarations of affection and admiration, she says. A few ask for money. A small number contain threats which require her to contact the celebrity’s security team and law enforcement.

The biggest problem for Taylor is working out how to deal with the correspondence(通信). Presents such as soft toys are sent to local hospitals, and most of the letters just get shredded and recycled.

__5.___ For some, this is enough, according to Lynn Zubernis, an expert at West Chester University. She says that the relationship between fan and celebrity may exist only in the mind of the former but it comes from a deeply-rooted human need for community.

A. This incident has caused a wide public concern about how the public figures deal with the letters or mails from the fans.

B. She and her staff deal with up to 20,000 items of mail a month on behalf of 26 celebrities

C. Accordingly, the correspondence problem has been difficult for the computer to automate.

D. Typically, correspondence is acknowledged by a photo with a printed “signature”.

E. How could he have enough time to skim through these letters one by one?

F. In fact, there is no alternative to deal with the problem.

G. Others do attempt to get through it themselves.

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