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At the edge of a forest, stood a big tree. Its branches spread out majestically (庄严地) and so did its roots. It people from the sun under its shady leaves, and provided to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches. It was very excited with activity all the time.

At the foot of the tree grew a little plant. The plant was tall, thin, graceful and easily , and tended to fall over at the of the slightest wind.

One day, the two neighbours were having a little chat.

“Well, little one, ” said the tree to the plant, “ Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head in the air as I do?”

“I see no need to do so,” the plant with a smile. “ , I think I may be safer this way.”

“Safer!” sneered (讥讽) the tree. “ Are you that you’re safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are , how thick and strong my trunk is? two men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk. Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or my head to the ground?”

And the tree turned away from the plant in .

But the tree was to its words very soon. One evening a great hurricane in the region. It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest. It uprooted the tree and it away with great force.

When the storm had passed, the villagers living nearby the damage. Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky, were now reduced to stumps (残根)or . The dead animals were found everywhere in the .

But there was one . The little plant. The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane, and bent completely. But when the hurricane ended, it sighed and stood upright again.

No trace remained of its powerful neighbour .

1.A. hide B. protect C. prevent D. defend

2.A. shade B. food C. shelter D. space

3.A. broken B. destroyed C. grown D. planted

4.A. reach B. blow C. touch D. knock

5.A. bravely B. straightly C. gratefully D. delightedly

6.A. Explained B. shouted C. said D. whispered

7.A. Gradually B. Actually C. Generally D. Finally

8.A. concluding B. finding C. guessing D. suggesting

9.A. placed B. hidden C. buried D. planted

10.A. Even if B. As if C. Because D. When

11.A. put B. bow C. lead D. get

12.A. anger B. surprise C. belief D. relief

13.A. keep B. regret C. break D. follow

14.A. blew B. arrived C. arose D. appeared

15.A. turned B. pushed C. threw D. blew

16.A. counted B. saw C. observed D. surveyed

17.A. worse B. more C. less D. better

18.A. tree B. forest C. plant D. plain

19.A. plant B. example C. exception D. tree

20.A. then B. finally C. gradually D. Though

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As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of , the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a cup of coffee. The taste is still so in my memories.

A thought hit me, "I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?"

I pinched(掐)myself, ouch... that hurt, which meant I was not I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES.

I was relaxed somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a that my mom prepared it for me. The whole reminded me of mom and I her at that moment.

On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my meal. I could not any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer the food mom cooked.This very thought tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call.

The first thing she asked was, "Is everything all right?" I was . And I thought, "How the time has ."

When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in .

Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is who have changed.

1.A.drink B.find C.prepare D.cook

2.A.home B.comfort C.warmth D.kitchen

3.A.smelling B.cooking C.steaming D.pouring

4.A.deep B.heavy C.fresh D.recent

5.A.funny B.possible C.realistic D.sudden

6.A.thinking B.dreaming C.working D.reacting

7.A.in place of B.in favor of C.in search of D.in case of

8.A.and B.but C.or D.so

9.A.sense B.relief C.sorrow D.belief

10.A.scene B.loss C.care D.matter

11.A.hated B.expected C.missed D.questioned

12.A.last B.every C.tasty D.complete

13.A.check B.count C.remember D.cover

14.A.pack B.finish C.imagine D.enjoy

15.A.brought B.caused C.pushed D.raised

16.A.careless B.speechless C.rootless D.homeless

17.A.influenced B.passed C.flied D.changed

18.A.never B.still C.often D.almost

19.A.peace B.surprise C.trouble D.progress

20.A.my roommate B.she C.the situation D.I

When I began planning to move to Auckland to study,my mother was a little worried about the uncertainty of living in a place that was so different from India,where we lived. She worried particularly about the lack of jobs,the cultural differences and the chance that I would face racism.

Despite these worries,I came to New Zealand in July 2009. I have found the place and people very nice and supportive. Soon after I arrived,I realized the importance of getting a job to supply my living expenses.

Determined to do this on my own ,I spent a whole day going from door to door asking for a job. However,I received little or no response. This became my routine every day after college for

a few weeks.

One afternoon,I walked into a building to ask if there were any job opportunities. The people there were very surprised,and advised me not to continue my job search in that manner. As I was about to leave,a clerk in the building,who had been listening to what the others had said, approached me and asked if I would wait outside. Fifteen minutes later,he returned. He asked me what my plans were and encouraged me to stay confident. He then offered to take me to the Royal Oak area to search for a job.

I was a little surprised,but had a good feeling about him,so I went along. Along the way I realized that I had run out of copies of my resume(简历).The man stopped at his business partner's office to make me 15 extra copies. He also gave me tips on dressing and speaking,and added that I should give him, a call if I ever needed anything. I handed out my resumes and went home feeling very satisfied. The following day,I received:call from。store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

It seems that the world always gives back to you when you need it. And this time,it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

1.What wasn't the author's mother worried about?

A. People might look down on the author.

B. The author couldn't speak the local language.

C. The author wasn't familiar with local customs.

D. It might be difficult for the author to find a job.

2.After staying in New Zealand for a short time, the author

A. decided to go back to his own country

B. felt the local people were not very friendly

C. had to find a job to cover his living expenses

D. wanted to get a job that needed practical skills

3. When the author went into a building to look for a job

A. a clerk gave him encouragement and advice

B. he was confident that he would find a good one

C. he found many college students like him already there

D. a clerk recommended him to the company he worked for

4.What is the story mainly about?

A. How a stranger offered the author a job.

B. How a stranger turned out to be a real blessing.

C. How the author adapted himself to a new situation.

D. How the author was helped to get a job by a stranger.

B

However urban life strikes you, cities worldwide have been growing every day。However urban life strikes you, cities worldwide have been growing ever more rapidly. Some of this growth has occurred in the developed world, but the most dramatic increase has been in the Third World. Almost all the world’s population growth over the next 30 years will take place in the cities of developing countries

By the year 2030, for the first time in history, 60 percent of the world’s people will be living in cities.

This is actually good news in some ways. “Cities are the fundamental building blocks of prosperity,” says Marc Weiss, chairman of the Prague Institute for Global Urban Development, “ both for the nation and for families.” Industrial and commercial activities in urban areas account for between 50 and 80 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in most countries of the world“ there’s the crazy notion that the way to deal with a city’s problems is to keep people out of them,”Weiss continued. “But the problems of the rural life are even more serious than those of the city.” For better or worse, urban-watchers are clear on one point: The quality of life for most people in the future will be determined by the quality of cities. Those cities will be bigger than ever. And yet, population numbers by themselves don’t determine a city’s prospects; after all, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Hamburg, Germany, have the same population. Nor is explosive growth necessarily the determining factor. “City problems,” one authority points out, “mostly have to do with weak, ineffective, and usually unrepresentative city governments.”

1.In the author’s opinion, _________.

A.better city, better life

B.both urban and rural areas have a larger population

C.the larger population, the faster a city develops

D.both urban and rural areas have larger gross domestic products

2.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The developing countries develop faster than the developed countries.

B.Cities contribute more to the GDP than the villagers.

C.Some problems are more easily solved in cities than in country.

D.It’s impossible to solve urban problems by getting people out of cities.

3.The last paragraph implies that ____________.

A.Public services are ineffective.

B.Cities are increasing too fast.

C.Population is not linked with development.

D.Government should be responsible for the problems in the cities.

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

You have been given the task of organizing a conference,which includes a must-done list about a mile long. There is the conference site,the guest list,the materials,the technology and even the refreshments to think about and plan. If you are beginning to feel the stress,slow down and take a breath. 1. .

Write down your goals. You will need to clearly define what you hope to accomplish with this conference because this will shape the rest of your decisions 2. .

Develop your budget. 3. Then break that budget down into different parts such as conference site,materials and speakers' fees. Stick to your budget,and make sure your assistants are keeping their monetary limits as well.

4. . When searching for locations,keep in mind the number of participants,the convenience of the location,parking and closeness to public transportation,airports and hotels.Your goal in finding a place to hold the conference should be making it as easy as possible for participants to attend.

Seek the help from the staff of the conference site. If you have chosen a site that is known for holding confer-ences,you can seek help from the staff there as organizing meetings is what they do every day. 5. They should be able to answer any questions or concern and provide advice when needed.

Of course,full preparations also include a walk-through.Go to the site and meet with the staff the day before to be certain that everything is in place and to take care of any small details.

A. Choose your conference site

B .Decide on a schedule for the meeting

C .Make full use of this important resource

D. Read the following skills to figure out how to organize a conference

E. Knowing what you want to achieve eases the stress of moving forward

F. Seek help from your colleagues to support every aspect of the meeting

G. You can do nothing without knowing how much money you have to spend

The day for the great balloon competition finally arrived. Every insect in the garden had been hard, and now they were preparing to begin their routines. The balloon competitions were always something really special.

Each time, the flying insects were favourite to win, because they could seize the balloon strings and fly off in all directions, creating all sorts of in the air. , on this occasion there were some rather unusual insects taking part: a group of ants. Of course, expected that they could do anything special. They were so light that no ant had ever to take part, but it was quite impressive to see all the ants all organized and prepared.

So the competition began, and the insects took their turns, performing beautiful movements with the balloons. As always the butterflies left everyone with their twist and turns, and their wonderful colours. When it was time for the ants to perform, it seemed like the competition had already been decided.

For the time in living memory, the ants shared just one balloon between them, and one by one they climbed up the balloon string, a thin black thread of ants. When all the string was covered, the last ant climbed his teammates to reach the balloon. he got there, he climbed onto the top of the balloon.

This strange attracted everyone's curiosity, and they were just about to witness the most important : the ant opened his jaws as wide as he could. . . and then he made a violent movement at the balloon with all his strength!

The result was powerful! The balloon began blowing out its air, flying about, here and there, doing a thousand turns and spins, while the ants made all kinds of beautiful shapes out of the string.

Of course, that acrobatic(杂技般的) flight with quite a hard landing, but it didn't . The creativity and teamwork of the ant performance was so that the crowd didn't even have to vote for there to be a winner.

From then on, in that garden, everyone understood how much could be achieved by working . In the years to come, the balloon competitions were full of displays carried out by teams, and they put on some wonderful routines; something those individual insects could never have achieved on their own.

1.A. fighting B. training C. functioning D. living

2.A. speakers B. organizers C. candidates D. producers

3.A. patterns B. numbers C. drawings D. sounds

4.A. Besides B. Thus C. Instead D. However

5.A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody

6.A. bothered B. hesitated C. refused D. promised

7.A. quickly B. terribly C. perfectly D. strangely

8.A. special B. different C. familiar D. similar

9.A. amazed B. disappointed C. bored D. blessed

10.A. first B. second C. last D. next

11.A. cutting B. forming C. using D. passing

12.A. with B. over C. around D. through

13.A. Once B. If C. Though D. Until

14.A. idea B. attitude C. behavior D. experience

15.A. effect B. case C. condition D. moment

16.A. weakly B. madly C. peacefully D. carefully

17.A. ended B. started C. continued D. broke

18.A. help B. work C. matter D. tell

19.A. necessary B. impressive C. natural D. important

20.A. alone B. behind C. out D. together

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Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really ________ them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could never play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were________ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not________ me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. ________when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling ________ and had lost hope of playing basketball. ________, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They ________ me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own ________ , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about________ with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion ________ to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, ________ for me, even the sky is boundless (无垠的).

Basketball has become an important part of my ________ . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also ________ a lot.

I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have________ to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an ________. After that, just be confident and ________ going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can________ my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"

1.A. dislike B. annoyed C. envied D. appreciated

2.A. when B. before C. after D. since

3.A. struggled B. cared C. enjoyed D. joined

4.A. only B. almost C. hardly D. not

5.A. encourage B. agree C. let D. permit

6.A. Still B. Yet C. Just D. Even

7.A. looked B. glared C. glanced D. stared

8.A. up B. down C. excited D. satisfied

9.A. Unluckily B. Naturally C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly

10.A. encouraged B. forbade C. ensured D. explored

11.A. effort B. way C. business D. direction

12.A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams

13.A. stuck B. referred C. turned D. returned

14.A. but B. though C. and D. however

15.A. wish B. life C. work D. study

16.A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play

17.A. come B. turned C. refused D. happened

18.A. idea B. aim C. opinion D. effort

19.A. insist B. remain C. keep D. last

20.A. inform B. express C. ignore D. connect

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