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We were a motley (混杂的) crowd of people who took the bus every day that summer 33 years ago. During the early morning  26 , we sat sleepily with our collars up to our ears.

One of the  27 was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (驼背) and a sad look on his face when he, with some  28 , boarded the bus and sat down  29 behind the driver. No one ever paid much attention to him.     

Then one morning he said good morning to the driver and  30 down through the bus before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly (谨慎地). The rest of us were  31 and continued the ride with our collars up to our ears.   

The next day, the old man boarded the bus  32 , smiled and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up,  33 , and murmured (咕哝) “Good morning” in reply.

The following weeks we were more  34 . He was dressed in a nice old suit and a wide tie and his thin hair had been  35 combed. He said good morning to us every day and we  36 began to nod and talk to him. 

One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver  37 smilingly and asked, “Have a(n)  38 , Charlie?” He nodded shyly and said yes. We whistled and clapped him. Charlie bowed and  39 the flowers before he sat down. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. The men started to  40 with him, talk to each other, and  41 the newspaper.   

The summer went by, and the autumn was closing in  42 one morning Charlie wasn’t  43 at his usual stop. He wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. The bus, once filled with  44 and flowers,  45 to silence.

Many years have passed by, but I will never forget the old man, who left such an impression on me that summer.

26. A. act      B. ride        C. class       D. show

27. A. performers   B. workers     C. passengers D. drivers

28. A. hesitation    B. trick       C. problem   D. difficulty

29. A. almost      B. alone       C. especially     D. curiously

30. A. smiled      B. sighed      C. shouted    D. screamed

31. A. delighted    B. silent       C. anxious    D. ashamed

32. A. helplessly    B. cautiously    C. peacefully  D. energetically

33. A. scared      B. satisfied     C. amazed    D. annoyed

34. A. encouraged   B. moved      C. excited D. surprised

35. A. casually     B. carefully     C. strongly   D. basically

36. A. suddenly B. gradually    C. never       D. ever

37. A. turned in B. turned up   C. turned around     D. turned away 

38. A. girlfriend    B. success     C. job    D. advantage

39. A. sent        B. threw       C. waved D. gave

40. A. play      B. joke        C. fight       D. exchange 

41. A. report      B. print       C. sell   D. share

42. A. for      B. since      C. when      D. so

43. A. waiting      B. working     C. expecting  D. wondering

44. A comments    B. sights       C. laughter    D. people

45. A. set back     B. held back    C. looked back D. came back

本文为一篇记叙文。一位特别的老人通过自己的行动让乘客们感受到了温暖和欢乐。

26. B。从前文的who took the bus every day可知我们每天坐公交车。

27. C。从上下文可知,这位老人也是一位乘客。

28. D。从前文的a small grey man, a stoop以及a sad look可推知老人上车比较困难。

29. B。根据下文No one ever paid much attention to him可推测他应该是独自坐在司机后面的座位上。

30. A。从上下文可推知,老人一下子变得很友好,对着公交车上的所有乘客都面带微笑。

31. B。从后文continued the ride with our collars up to our ears可知乘客并没有理会老人的微笑,仍然一言不发。

32. D。由后文的said in a loud voice可知老人精力充沛。

33. C。面对陌生人的问候,大家显然觉得很吃惊。

34. D。根据后文对老人的描述He was dressed in a nice old suit…可知,老人的变化越来越大,所以我们也就愈加吃惊。

35. B。
36. B。老人天天和我们打招呼,因此我们也就逐渐和他熟起来,开始和他说话。

37. C。根据常识可知,司机坐在车的前面,因此和老人说话要转过身来。

38. A。从后文的He nodded shyly可知司机问老人是不是有女朋友了。

39. C。看到车上的其他人吹口哨和鼓掌,作为回应,老人将手中的花摇了摇。

40. B。根据常识可知,看到一位上了年纪的人有了女朋友,大家就想和他开玩笑。

41. D。在老人的带动下,乘客之间也更加熟悉,甚至可以分享报纸了。

42. C。根据下文可知,秋天临近的时候,突然有一天老人没有在老地方等车。when此处相当于and then。

43. A。从后文的at his usual stop可知,他后来没有在他常等公交车的地方等车。

44. C。45. D。

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I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.

  My friends told us that taking the “hard  36 ”to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to  37 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the  38  , which was relatively modern and  39  . During the 14 - hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not  40  at all.

  It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much  41  . However, We had energy, First we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller  42  us that tickets would not be on  43  for another two days. We were a little worried about getting  44  , but we made up our minds to  45  for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way  46  the“ gypsy” taxi drivers that tried to  47  us one hundred yuan for the ride, we found a taxi and it  48  cost us thirty yuan to get  49  we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets.  50  the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we  51  . The most important lesson about China I ever  52  , is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much  53  . We were not able to get tickets, but the  54  agents(代理)could.

  While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very  55  . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place, There aren’t any words to describe it.

36.A. chair             B. bed                 C. seat                 D. bench

37.A. provide           B. expect              C. happen               D. think

38.A. plane             B. bus                 C. ship                 D. train

39.A. quick             B. clean               C. simple               D. long

40.A. bad               B. good               C. easy                 D. hard

41.A. trouble            B. food               C. sleep                 D. help

42.A. promised          B. informed            C. advised              D. persuaded

43.A. time              B. show               C. duty                 D. sale

44.A. behind            B. out                 C. through              D. back

45.A. start              B. ask                 C. look                 D. pay

46.A. towards           B. into                 C. across               D. past

47.A. offer              B. charge              C. bargain              D. share

48.A. even              B. still                C. also                 D. only

49.A. what              B. which              C. where               D. how

50.A. Somehow          B. However            C. Therefore            D. Otherwise

51.A. wouldn't           B. couldn't             C. shouldn't             D. needn't

52.A. learned            B. taught              C. offered               D. heard

53.A. harder             B. earlier              C. later                 D. easier

54.A. business           B. transport            C. travel                D. hotel

55.A. interesting         B. crowded             C. famous              D. noisy


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I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Greek and Grass Greek. Others came too, and we made these little grey houses of logs that you see, and they are square. It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square.
You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the respectful circle of the nation, and so long as the circle was unbroken, the people were getting rich. The flowering tree was the living center of the circle, and the circle of the four quarters nursed it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and strong wind gave strength and continuous power. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our brief. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. They sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. Birds make their nests in circle, for theirs are the same as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons from a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our places were like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation’s a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to nurse our children.
But the Wasichus (Indian word for “white people”) have put us in these square boxes. Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more. You can look at our boys and see how it is with us. Where we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should boys were men at twelve or thirteen years of age. But now it takes them very much longer to be bull-grown.
57. According to the passage, the Indians ____.
A. don’t have modern instruments in their homes
B. refused to move from round places
C. lived in round places, but were forced to live in square houses
D. lived in round places, but then decided to move into square houses
58. Two things being compared in the passage are ____.
A. the Indians’ past and present living conditions   B. the Indians’ past and modern beliefs
C. the Indians’ old and new power              D. people and nature
59. In the second paragraph “ the four quarters” refers to ____.
A. the four rooms of the Indian’s house  B. the four kinds of natural power
C. the four seasons                  D. the four directions
60. According to the author, once the Indians moved into square houses, ____.
A. they had to move to other houses     B. boys took more time to grow into men
C. they forgot the old way of life        D. everyone was not happy

John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-meter-high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.
“I love the space, and being private,” Elizabeth says. “You feel separated from the world. If I am in the kitchen, which is 25 meters above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don’t have to answer it because visitors can’t see I am in!”
There are 142 steps to the top so if I go up and down five or six times a day, it’s very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy more than two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time. Except for that, it’s a brilliant place to live.
“When we first saw the place, I asked my father’s advice about buying it, because we couldn’t decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look.”
“Living here can be difficult—yesterday I climbed a four-meter ladder to clean the windows. But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to the sea on a clear day, and that’s a wonderful experience. I am really glad we moved. ”
【小题1】What is the writer trying to do in the text?

A.describe how to turn an old tower into a house
B.recommend(推荐) a particular builder
C.describe what it is like to live in a tower
D.explain how to win prizes for building work
【小题2】Which of the following best describes Elizabeth’s feelings about the tower?
A.She wanted it as soon as she saw it.
B.She likes most things about it.
C.She has been worried since they paid for it.
D.She finds it unsuitable to live in.
【小题3】What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building?
A.Her visitors find it hard to see if she is at home.
B.She feels separated from others.
C.She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.
D.It is impossible to clean any of the windows.
【小题4】How will John and Elizabeth advertise their tower if they sell it?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The first visit to a foreign country that I can remember was when I was about seven years old. We live about 5 miles away from the Canadian border(边界). My family and I went to Parc Safari, Quebec, a wonderful place that has animals and rides. We drove down a nice long road. My sister and I sat in the back of the car, and it was a hatchback(有仓门式后背的汽车) so we opened it up. I remember feeding the animals snacks we had bought for ourselves.

The time we went we were told there would not be monkeys because they had escaped and had not been found. I remember thinking to myself, how cool it would be to see a monkey in our backyard.

Even though the monkeys were not there it was still so much fun. When we reached the area that had camels, giraffes and other animals, I remember one of the camels reached into the car to get our snacks. However, we were a little gross out because the camels seemed to froth(吐白沫) at the mouth and we had camel slobber(口水) all over the car and us.

It was one of the best family vacations that I can remember. It was not too far from home, it was in a different country and it was with my family. I cannot remember if we went on the rides or not but seeing many animals was a great time. Now I am grown up and have a son, and I am planning to go there again. He is 7 years old and I think he is at a great age to enjoy a trip like this. I am sure it has changed a lot over the years but it will still be a great family trip.

1.Where did the author live when he was 7 years old?

A.In Canada                             B.Near the Canadian border

C.In the central US                        D.In Parc Safari

2. We fed the animals something _____.

A.offered by people living there

B.we bought for them

C.we prepared for ourselves

D.cooked by my sister

3.what does the underlined part “gross out” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.surprised                             B.excited

C.tired                                 D.uncomfortable

4. What does the author intend to do?

A.To revisit the place he went to at seven.

B.To take his 7-year-old son to a zoo.

C.To have a family trip in his own country.

D.To have a holiday abroad with his parents.

 

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