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Eventually, the President had to leave office_____ public pressure in order to ease the tension of the situation


  1. A.
    in favor of
  2. B.
    in response to
  3. C.
    in return for
  4. D.
    in honour of
B
考查短语辨析。in favor of 支持，赞同，有利于 in response to 对…做出反应in return for作为....的报答  in honour of 以纪念.. 根据句意选择B。
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The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement
In 1955，bus seats for African Americans and whites were separated in parts of the U．S.. On December 1,1955，in the city of Montgomery，Alabama，a conflict，or disagreement，started when an African American woman named Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white man and go to the back of the bus. The police took 42­year­old Parks to jail.
The African American community was extremely angry. They had a meeting and decided to work together to protest discrimination. They agreed to boycott(抵制) the buses on the day that Parks went to court. The day was a success. Empty buses drove through the streets. The city lost money. The community decided to continue the boycott. They elected a man named Martin Luther King，Jr. to be the leader.
The boycott continued. It was difficult for African Americans to get to work without buses，but they didn’t stop the boycott. The city continued to lose money. Finally，the U．S. Supreme Court decided that Montgomery’s bus laws were unfair and gave the African American community equal right. On December 21,1956，the bus boycott ended.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. The movement eventually led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964，a set of laws that made discrimination a crime. During the Montgomery Bus Boycott，people worked together to change the government. Today，people in the U．S. continue to work together for a change. Now hundreds of organizations and community groups work to protect the rights of U．S. citizens and residents.
【小题1】How is the situation for the black in the U．S. in 1955?

A．They were treated equally.
B．They were treated unfairly.
C．They had no rights to take a bus.
D．They were not allowed to take the same bus with the white.
【小题2】What is the cause of the Civil Rights Movement?
A．Bus seats for African Americans and white were separated in parts of the U．S.
B．Rosa Parks was sent to jail for she refused to give her bus seat to a white man.
C．The African American community had a meeting to protest discrimination.
D．A man named Martin Luther King，Jr. was elected to be the leader.
【小题3】How long did the boycott continue?
A．Less than a year.B．Less than a month.
C．More than a year.D．More than a month.
【小题4】How did the black people fight for the civil rights?
A．By refusing to take buses.
B．By refusing to talk to the white.
C．Through fights with the white people.
D．By doing nothing.
【小题5】What is the final result of the Civil Rights Movement?
A．The U．S. Supreme Court decided that Montgomery’s bus laws were unfair and gave the African American community equal right.
B．They elected a man named Martin Luther King，Jr. to be the leader.
C．Black people and white people can take the same bus.
D．The movement eventually led to the Civil Rights Act in 1964，a set of laws that made discrimination a crime.

I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the     . People walked in, between the cars       newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar      in most poor developing' countries.         

   While we were    for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of     in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's       unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively     clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of      his way around the spaces. He was blind.

   Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he     got to the outside of our car. Out of      , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and     , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to     the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly      his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's      . It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control,       we decided to go on our way.

   I      and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in       ,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He      our sympathy. Life hasn't been      to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what       is all about . facing life bravely.

1.A. signs      B. crossroads    C. stations     D. theatre  

2.A. giving      B. buying     C. selling      D. throwing

3.A. scene      B. play       C. activity      D. street

4.A. watching    B. asking      C. waiting      D. changing 

5.A. blocks     B. crossings     C. turns       D. cars

6.A. everything   B. something    C. anything      D. nothing

7.A. expensive   B. fashionable    C. ragged      D. splendid

8.A. pushed    B. drove       C. cleared      D. felt

9.A. eventually   B. quickly      C. frequently     D. happily

10.A. curiosity    B. sympathy     C. thirsty       D. politeness

11.A. impatiently   B. casually      C. naturally      D. carefully

12.A. keep     B. return       C. borrow      D. count

13.A. searched for  B. went through    C. turned over     D. looked for

14.A. hand     B. arm        C. face       D. lap

15.A. still      B. yet        C. so        D. but

16.A. gave up   B. set off      C. held on      D. broke down

17.A. pain     B. poverty      C. sadness      D. loneliness

18.A. refused    B. enjoyed       C. doubted      D. cheated

19.A. rich     B. unfair        C. kind       D. bad

20.A. kindness   B. courage       C. experience     D. challenge

 

My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.

The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her home.

After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.

Here is the truth of the story:

Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing anything that made that sound likely.

I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.

We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.

In the song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”

Sometimes angels come disguised (伪装) as dogs.

1.How was the dog when found?

A. Too weak to walk.                                       B. Thin and worn out.        

C. Unable to eat food.                                             D. Homeless but gentle.

2. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that         .

A. the dog didn’t go with the writer                    

B. the writer had his own pet dog

C. Julie bought some food for the dog                

D. the dog didn’t eat any of the food

3.The underlined part “our problem” in the passage refers to the fact that         .

A. the writer didn’t want to take Julie’s advice

B. an old black dog appeared in front of them

C. Julie disagreed with the writer’s travel on business

D. the couple had some trouble with their marriage

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. An Angel Dog        B. A Helpful Couple   C. Saving the Dog                D. A Famous Song

 

In times of economic crisis. Americans turn to their families for support. If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our skyhigh divorce rate. But this won't necessarily represent. an increase in happy marriages. In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same.

　　We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses, By 1932. when nearly one-quarter of the workforce was unemployed, the divorce rate had declined by around 25% from 1929 But this doesn't mean people were suddenly happier with their marriages. Rather, with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce. They feared neither spouse could manage alone.

　　Today, given the job losses of the past year, fewer unhappy couples will risk starting separate households, Furthermore, the housing market meltdown will make it more difficult for them to finance their separations by selling their homes.

　　After financial disasters family members also tend to do whatever they can to help each other and their communities, A 1940 book. The Unemployed Man and His Family, described a family in which the husband initially reacted to losing his job "with tireless search for work."He was always active, looking for odd jobs to do.

　　The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气). For some, the hardships of life without steady work eventually overwhelmed their attempts to keep their families together. The divorce rate rose again during the rest of the decade as the recovery took hold.

　　Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of their responses to the current crisis, working together and supporting one another through the early months of unemployment.

　　Today's economic crisis could well generate a similar number of couples whose relationships have been irreparably(无法弥补地)ruined. So it's only when the economy is healthy again that we'll begin to see just how many broken families have been created.

1.In the initial stage, the current economic crisis is likely to __________.

A.tear many troubled families apart

B.contribute to enduring family ties

C.bring about a drop in the divorce rate

D.cause a lot of conflicts in the family

2.In the Great Depression many unhappy couples close to stick together because

A.starting a new family would be hard

B.they expected things would turn better

C.they wanted to better protect their kids

D.living separately would be too costly

3.In addition to job losses. What stands in the way of unhappy couples getting a divorce?

A.Mounting family debts

B.A sense of insecurity

C.Difficulty in getting a loan

D.Falling housing prices

4.What will the current economic crisis eventually do to some married couples?

A.It will force them to pull their efforts together

B.It will undermine their mutual understanding

C.It will help strengthen their emotional bonds

D.It will irreparably damage their relationship

5.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate

B.Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships

C.A stable family is the best protection against poverty.

D.Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage

 

“Good morning!” said a woman as she walked up to an old man sitting on the ground. The man slowly looked up. He was Jack, who had been begging around here for a couple of years.

“See that cafeteria（自助餐厅）over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get you something to eat and get you out of the cold for a while.”

She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently. “Jack, do you remember me?” Old Jack thought hard and said, “I think so--I mean you do look familiar.”

“I was thin and hungry,” she said. “Maybe I’ve filled out now more than when you worked here. That was when I was just out of college. I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked in the streets for days, cold and hungry. I saw this place and walked in hoping that I could satisfy my hunger.”

Jack lit up with a smile. “Now I remember,” he said. “I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said it was against company’s policy.”

The woman continued, “Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble. Then, I saw you put the price of my food in the cash register.”

“So you started your own business?” old Jack said. “I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. “When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons, the personnel director of my company. He’ll find something for you to do around the office.” She smiled, “If you ever need anything, my door is always open to you.”

There were tears in the old man’s eyes, “How can I ever thank you?” he said. “Don’t thank me;” the woman answered, “thank yourself. It was your kindness that let me know you.”

1.Why did the woman invite the beggar to dinner?

A．The beggar was once her friend.

B．She felt very pity for the beggar.

C．The beggar once offered her a free meal.

D．She once worked with the beggar.

2.What does the underlined phrase “fill out” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．wear a beautiful dress.                   B．change one’s features.

C．have a very high position.                 D．become larger or fatter.

3.Years ago the woman walked into the place she caught sight of to __________.

A．find a job there                         B．get herself out of cold

C．get something to eat                     D．meet with the man

4.What conclusion can you draw from this passage?

A．Kindness is an investment that never fails.

B．Nothing is difficult for the man who will try.

C．Don’t judge a person from his/her appearance.

D．God helps those who help themselves.

 

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