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When we were seniors,we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown,and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be friends,that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a doctor,and I was going for business on a football scholar?ship. Kyle was valedictorian (致告别辞的人) of our class.

I teased him all the time about being a nerd (书呆子) .He had to prepare a speech for gradu?ation. I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak.

Graduation day arrived ― I saw Kyle and he looked great. He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than me and all the girls loved him！

Boy,sometimes I was jealous. Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So,I smacked (拍打) him on the back and said, "Hey,big guy,you'll be great！"

He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he said. As he started his speech,he cleared his throat,and began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents,your teachers,your siblings (兄弟姐妹) ，maybe a coach... but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story." .

I stared at my friend in disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. " Thankfully,I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeaka?ble."

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome,popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.

Never underestimate (对.... 估计不足) the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For better or for worse. God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others.

"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."

(   ) 5. In what way did the writer save his friend,Kyle?

   A. He really saved his friend,Kyle's life when he was killing himself over the week?end.

   B. When they first met,maybe the writer's words,attitudes towards life affected him deeply.

   C. The writer may do nothing in order to save his friend's life.

   D. The writer himself didn't know that he had saved his friend.

(   ) 6. What does the underlined phrase "filled out" in the passage really mean?

   A. Made out. B. Made fat.

   C. Made more complete. D. Made for.

(   ) 7. Which can best describe the meaning of the sentence "Not until that moment did I realize its depth"?

   A. I knew all the time what I had done had tremendous impact on my friend.

   B. I did know something of the story my friend told until the very moment.

   C. I realized the meaning of the friendship between us at that moment.

   D. I wasn't aware that what I'd done had great influence on my friend.

(   ) 8. What can be inferred from the passage?

   A. Being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.

   B. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.

   C. Sometimes your small behavior would be of great value to affect other person's life.

   D. When we graduate,we should thank those who helped us make it through those tough years.

BBDC

不应低估朋友间一些小举动的实际作用，有时候可能帮上大忙。

5. B理解判断题。文章中没有具体表明，但可以根据上下文推测判断出选项。

6. B词义猜测题。 fill out此处为"长胖"的意思 

7. D阅读理解题。 C项"理解友谊的意义"不应是这句话的意思。 D项较准确地表达出作者当时的心情。

8. C全文理解判断题。答案C与全文点题，较好地表达出本文的主要意思。

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Australia is nearly as large as the United States,but most of it is too 1        for people to live in. Around the 2        of this huge dry part are large sheep and cattle 3       . A few of them are as large as the smallest 4        in America. Often the nearest neighbors are many hundred miles away.

The 5       radio is very important to people who live 6        these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone 7        talk and then give an answer.

When these radios first came into 8       ,the Australian government set up a special twoway radio 9       . Then,people on the large farms could talk to a doctor hundreds of miles away. They could tell the doctor about someone who was sick,and the doctor could let them know 10        to 11        for the sick person.

Since the large forms were 12        far away from the towns,the children could not go to school. Radio schools were 13        for them in some areas. 14       a certain time each day,the boys and girls turned on their radios and listened to 15        in cities miles away.

Families on the large farms wanted to 16        news to their neighbors. " Round robin" talks by radio were started to 17        families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was going away or who was sick or who was 18        married. The men could talk about their sheep and cattle and how much money the market would 19        for them. In many ways the radio became a 20       for the farm people of Australia.

(   ) 1. A. moist   B. drought   C. dry   D. humid

(   ) 2. A. edge   B. side   C. center   D. part

(   ) 3. A. villages   B. countryside   C. states   D. farms

(   ) 4. A. cities   B. states   C. areas   D. regions

(   ) 5. A. two ways   B. twoside   C. twoway   D. two sides

(   ) 6. A. on   B. in   C. at   D. by

(   ) 7. A. different   B. else   C. another   D. other

(   ) 8. A. effect   B. practice   C. management   D. use

(   ) 9. A. item   B. arrangement   C. programme   D. design

(   ) 10. A. how   B. what   C. which   D. that

(   ) 11. A. cure   B. care   C. treat   D. concern

(   ) 12. A. too   B. very   C. quite   D. so

(   ) 13. A. put up   B. got up   C. set up   D. build up

(   ) 14. A. At   B. In   C. For   D. By

(   ) 15. A. parents   B. teachers   C. neighbors   D. relatives

(   ) 16. A. spread   B. get   C. bring   D. give

(   ) 17. A. keep   B. let   C. have   D. make

(   ) 18. A. being   B. having   C. getting   D. wanting

(   ) 19. A. cost,   B. pay   C. take   D. spend

(   ) 20. A. booklet   B. magazine   C. article   D. newspaper

5. Proof has shown reform in China in the past years                   to its economic improvement (importance)

实践证明，中国过去几年进行的改革对于其经济的提升至关重要。

Many people could not forget the beautiful dance during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. The dance was performed by 20 disabled girls. They can't hear or speak. But their performance is remembered by many people. The leading dancer of the dance is Tai Lihua. She is 28 years old. She is very beautiful.

Tai Lihua was born healthy. When she was two years old,she lost her hearing because of a fever. Not long after that,she became mute,too. From then on,her world was silent. But she didn't know this at first. At five years old,when she played a game about sounds with her schoolmates she discovered that she was different from the others. She was very sad about it.

Her father went to many places to look for best treatments for her illness. But nothing worked. When she was seven years old,she went to a school for deaf and mute children. In that school,she did well in her studies. Her teacher said she used her mind more than the others and was good at expressing her feeling through dance. She also began to love dance. She thought she could use dance to express what she thought about life.

When she was 15 years old,she began to learn to dance. At first,she couldn't dance well. But she didn't stop. She worked harder than the others. She also spent more time learning. Her efforts made her a very good dancer. She has been to many countries to perform and many for?eigners like her style. She now lives a happy life with her family.

(   ) 1. The underlined word "disabled" most probably means "         ".

   A. disadvantaged   B. restricted   C. handicapped   D. injured

(   ) 2. Which is the right order of the events to Tai Lihua?

a) She danced during the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

b) She was a healthy girl.

c) She began to learn to dance.

d) She lost her hearing.

e) She went to a school for deaf and mute children.

f) She couldn't speak.

g) She found she was different from the others.

   A. abdfgce   B. badfegc   C. bdfegca   D. bdfgeca

(   ) 3. Tai Lihua gave people a deep impression because         .

   A. she was pitiful with both mute and deaf

   B. she used her mind more than the others in her studies

   C. she has been to many countries and now lives a happy life

   D. while mute and deaf,she is hardworking and good at dancing

(   ) 4. The best title of the story is         .

   A. Tai Lihua,a Poor Dancer

   B. The CCTV Spring Festival Gala Is Very Popular

   C. A Beautiful Dancer in the Silent World

   D. A Performance in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala

According to a study,the average Briton believes that youth ends at 35 and old age begins at 58. In between―all 23 years―is your middle age.

The news that 58 is "over the hill" may come as a surprise to anyone who has passed the milestone and feels they are not yet in the twilight (薄暮) of their lives.

They include Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the glamorous (迷人的) actress Jane Seymour,who are both full of energy at 59. Kathryn Bigelow,58, has just won an Oscar for directing the actionpacked movie The Hurt LocA;er (〈〈拆弹部队〉〉) .

The finding that we regard people in their fifties as getting doddery (衰老的) ，despite the evidence that older people are living more active lives than ever,was revealed by academics from the University of Kent to a meeting of the Economic and Social Research Council,in London.

Professor Dominic Abrams,who studied data from 40 ,000 people across Europe,said： "The survey showed that age prejudice―being treated as ' too young' or ' too old' ―is per?ceived to be a serious or very serious issue by 63 percent of respondents,so it is obviously im?portant to know what these age labels mean to people."

A survey asked：when does youth end and old age begin? For the UK,the average re?sponse was that you stop being young at 35 ,and start being old at 58.

But the figures also showed that opinions differed among the age groups. Younger people,those aged 15 to 24,thought youth ended at just 28 and old age began at 54.

Not surprisingly,people in their eighties were more generous. They regarded the final year of youth as 42 ,and the onset of old age as 67.

Professor Abrams,a psychologist,added： " This evidence shows that what counts as young and old is very largely down to the age of the beholder."


(   ) 1. What is the general belief of the Briton towards the age division?

   A. Young ends at 35 old ends at 58.B. Young ends at 35 old begins at 58.

 C. Young begins at 35 old begins at 58. D. Young begins at 35 old ends 58. 


(   ) 2. What is perceived to be a very serious issue among most of respondents?

   A. Age prejudice. B. Age labels. C. Too young. D. Too old.


(   ) 3. Which of the following is the opinion of the younger people?

   A. Old age began at 58. B. Old age began at 67.

   C. Old age began at 54. D. Old age began at 51. 

(   ) 4. What is the purpose of doing this survey?

   A. To know when young begins and when old starts.

   B. Really important to know what these age labels mean to people.

   C. To show the same opinions among the age groups.

   D. To prove that older people are living more active lives than ever.

 When a rather dirty,poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins,do you hurry on,not knowing what to do,or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.

Certainly,most of the world's great religions (宗教) order us to be openhearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally (道德方面) right in the old days,when one knew exactly who in the village had suf?fered misfortune and needed help,is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give anything to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.

First,some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable,but actually make a good living from begging. Giving things to. beggars only encourages this sort of evil (恶行) .Secondly,there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer,wine or drugs. Thirdly,there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor,but that is no reason for losing one's sense of pride and selfdependence.

Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government and ask for help.

It is hard to come to any final conclusion. There are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations,and even if the money is wasted,that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.

(   ) 1. What is mainly discussed in the passage?

   A. The world has changed.

   B. What was morally right in the old days is no longer the best idea.

   C. It seems cruel not to give any money to beggars.

   D. The arguments about helping beggars.

(   ) 2. What can we infer from the underlined sentence "But has the world changed?" in the second paragraph?

   A. People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village.

   B. Some people will not do what was morally right in the past.

   C. We don't meet with those who need help any more.

   D. Now it is the government's duty to help the beggars.

(   ) 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars.

   B. Some beggars want money to help their children go to school.

   C. Some beggars use the money to buy drugs.

   D. Some beggars have no excuse for begging.

(   ) 4. Quite a few people refuse to give anything to beggars just because        

   A. they think it is the government's duty to deal with this problem.

   B. they believe it is not worth caring for some beggars.

   C. they have some worries.

   D. they think some beggars have no selfrespect.

2. Over the years,we all learned to adjust,to become more comfortable with each other,and        . (adapt)

年复一年，我们都学会了调整自己，学会了彼此宽容，学会了适应我们新的家庭安排。

5. Few,if any,Americans grasp the significance of                  . (accomplish)

很少(如果有的话) 有美国人去领会已完成的工作的意义。

5. It's the company's policy to sacrifice shortterm profits              

longterm growth. (sake)    

为长期发展而牺牲短期利润是公司的方针。

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