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You must know the “ding dong ditch”. Person A rings Person B’s doorbell, and then quickly runs away or hides before Person B answers. Person B hurries to answer the door, only to find that no one’s there. After the  1 thing is repeated several times, this is called “ding dong ditch”.
Sharon Mardis, a single mother of four, told ABC News that she  2 a “ding dong ditch” when she  3  to her door at 1:00 am last night.
“My doorbell started ringing,  4  I came to the door,” Sharon told ABC News. “There was 5  at the door. I went back in the house. I got ten or twenty  6  and the doorbell started ringing again. I came back to the door, still nobody at the door.” She got  7  and stepped outside, shouting, “Who’s that? What on earth are you going to do?” There was just  8 .
But after Sharon returned to the house, she  9 something. Smoke! Sharon quickly  10  her kids and the family pets and ran out of the house. Only then did she  11  how bad the fire was. The  12 of the house fell down; the house was quickly  13  by flames. The smoke detectors(探测器) had never  14  : they were out of batteries. Good thing for the doorbell.
The  15  is who had rung it.  16  found that the flames has fused(熔化) the wires of the doorbell together, causing it to ring. But  17 , the fire had nothing to do with the doorbell wiring at all. It had started in the bathroom, well down the hall. From there, the flames didn’t spread to the nearby  18 , where the children and Sharon were sleeping.  19 , they surprisingly reached the doorbell first, making it ring repeatedly, and  20 Sharon to avoid danger.
Sharon believes it happened that way thanks to an angel.
小题1:
A．specialB．sameC．importantD．serious
小题2:
A．experiencedB．followedC．learnedD．practiced
小题3:
A．fellB．turnedC．respondedD．returned
小题4:
A．thoughB．butC．becauseD．and
小题5:
A．somebodyB．nobodyC．somethingD．nothing
小题6:
A．milesB．centimetersC．feetD．kilometers
小题7:
A．tiredB．angryC．worriedD．interested
小题8:
A．cryB．noiseC．silenceD．laugh
小题9:
A．hitB．touchedC．heardD．smelled
小题10:
A．gatheredB．settledC．comfortedD．frightened
小题11:
A．wonderB．dreamC．realizeD．agree
小题12:
A．paintingsB．roofC．lightsD．floor
小题13:
A．coveredB．separatedC．blockedD．stopped
小题14:
A．moved offB．left offC．taken offD．gone off
小题15:
A．factB．opinionC．mistakeD．question
小题16:
A．NursesB．FirefightersC．TeachersD．Doctors
小题17:
A．fortunatelyB．strangelyC．honestlyD．clearly
小题18:
A．kitchenB．hallC．bathroomD．bedroom
小题19:
A．InsteadB．ThereforeC．ThusD．Then
小题20:
A．orderingB．encouragingC．warningD．advising

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:C
文章讲述了一个奇怪的事情，门铃不停地响，主人却发现门外无人，实际上是发生了火宅，让主人一家幸运的避过了一场遭灾难。
小题1:上下文串联。根据后面的is repeated several times。重复多次那么应该是同样的事情。
小题2:动词辨析。A经历；B跟随；C学会；D实践；根据下文可知是她经历的“ding dong ditch”.。
小题3:动词搭配。respond to 对…回应；在这里是指开门。
小题4:考查连词。根据上下文可知门铃响了，接下来她去开门。
小题5:上下文串联。根据后文可知门前无人。
小题6:考查常识。AD太远，B太短。根据文章可知她向回走10-20英尺。
小题7:形容词辨析。根据上下文可知，反复多次我发火了。
小题8:名词辨析。A哭声；B噪音；C安静；D笑声；根据句意可知外面仍然没有声音。
小题9:动词辨析。根据上下文可知她闻到了烟的味道。
小题10:动词辨析。A聚集；B解决，定居；C安慰；D使…害怕。根据句意可知她把孩子和宠物聚在一起。
小题11:动词辨析。A想知道；B梦想；C意识到；D同意；根据句意可知她意识到火势很大。
小题12:上下文串联。根据后面的fell down可知是roof。
小题13:固定词组。be covered with覆盖….句意是指房间里都是火。
小题14:短语辨析。A出发;离开；B停止；C脱掉，起飞；D响起；根据下文可知smoke detectors坏了，根本没有响。
小题15:名词辨析。根据文章可知大家都想知道问题是谁按响了这个门铃。
小题16:上下文联系。由后文可知是消防队员发现电线烧焦。
小题17:副词辨析。根据上下文可知这里应该是奇怪的是：火与门铃的电线本应该没有关系，但是门铃却响了。
小题18:上下文串联。后文可知这个地方是孩子们睡觉的地方，那么应该是卧室。
小题19:非常辨析。据上下文可知本来应该是直接烧卧室了，但是却没有，先烧了门铃的电线。
小题20:动词辨析。Ａ命令；B鼓励；C警告；D建议；句意可知：门铃不停的响警告了Sharon。
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World Bank transportation specialist Shomik Mendhiratta says, “Getting a car makes people feel like they have arrived to the middle class, and it's got a huge status associated with it．It's a fantastic thing to have．”
小题1:The underlined word "deterred" in the 4th paragraph probably means           .
A．encouragedB．attractedC．astonishedD．discouraged
小题2:The reason why Zhang Menxin wants to buy a car is that          .
A．it is hard and inconvenient for her to go home in Xi'an by train．
B． she doesn't like to go to work by subway．
C．she wants to use the car for leisure or holidays with her family
D．the place where she works is far from her house
小题3:The best title for the passage should be "          "
A．Cars made China a country on wheels
B．More Chinese Hitting the road in their own cars．
C．More cars sold by the Beijing Asian Games Village Automobile Exchange
D．China is developing rapidly in the past few years．
小题4:According to what Shomik Mendhiratta in the last paragraph, the car is ____ for the person who owns it．
A．of little valueB．a means of transportation
C．a status symbolD．a heavy burden

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Then, one day at lunch, my father said he had just seen a new kind of tyre，filled up,with air，and he thought it might be a success．And soon after that everyone had bicycles，ladies and all; and bicycling became the smart thing，and the lords and ladies had their pictures in the papers，riding along in the park，in straw hats．
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小题1:Women did not ride bicycles at first betause         .
A．bicycling demanded too much hard work
B．bicycling was considered unsafe and unladylike
C．they preferred to ride tricycles
D．tricycles could carry young children as well
小题2:How did the writer feel about tricycles?
A．They were very hard to ride．
B．Riding tricycles was an enjoyble arnusement．
C．They were not as fast as bicycles．
D．They were not proper for women to ride．
小题3:Cycling became popular when         .
A．the writer's father popularized itB．air-filled tyres began to be used
C．noble people started enjoying it D．newspapers had pictures of cyclists
小题4:The writer admired Mrs．Phillips because         .
A．she was the best cook they had ever had
B．she was in command of all the setvants
C．she could keep secrets
D．she had an outstanding ability to gather information
小题5:The writer's mother often had car accidents because         .
A．she could not control the car wellB．she was very old then
C．she ignored the traffic signs D．she behaved too proudly

We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” “And Paul-why didn’t pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back， It’s too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends – or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you， “You’re a lucky dog .” that’s being friendly. But “lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for ” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
小题1:This passage is mainly about           .
A．how to interpret what people say
B．what to do when you listen to others talking
C．how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people
D．Why we go wrong with people sometimes
小题2:According to the author，the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that          .
A．We fail to listen carefully when they talk
B．People tend to be annoyed when we check what they say
C．People usually state one thing but means another
D．We tend to doubt what our friends say
小题3:In the sentence “Maybe he doesn’t see it himself” in the second paragraph，the pronoun “it “refers to          .  
A．being friendlyB．a bit of envy C．lucky dogD．your luck
小题4:When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is       .
A．notice the way the person is talking
B．take a good look at the person talking
C．mind his tone，his posture and the look in his eyes
D．examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture
小题5:The author most probably is a          .
A．teacherB．philosopherC．psychologistD．doctor

Careercast.com is out with its list of best and worst jobs of 2012. It’s bad news for the writer of this story, but much brighter for the folks who program the code that keeps this website busy.
Using a method that looked at physical demands, work environment, income, stress and hiring outlook, career Website Careercast.com, ranked the top 200 jobs. They also ranked the jobs with the most stress. Not surprisingly, none of the most stressful jobs show up on the best jobs list.
At the top is software engineer and at the bottom is the lumberjack. Cutting trees failed to skate above the bottom 10 percent in all ranking categories, except income. “Unemployment for lumberjacks is very high, and the demand for their services is expected to continue to fall through 2016. And while working outside all day may seem like a great job perk(有额外津贴的工作), being a lumberjack not only is considered the worst job, but also one of the world’s most dangerous,” according to Careercast.com. And, for that most dangerous job, a lumberjack earns a little more than $32,000 a year. That’s about $56,000 less than the easy job of a software engineer, which has the average salary at $88,000 a year, according to Careercast.
Here’s a complete look at the best and worst jobs. And, take a look at the most stressful jobs. You may be surprised.
Best Jobs                     Worst Jobs             Most Stressful Jobs
Software Engineer                   Lumberjack              Enlisted Soldier
Actuary                         Dairy Farmer                Firefighter
Human Resources Manager         Enlisted Military Soldier       Airline Pilot
Dental Hygienist                    Oil Rig Worker         Military General
Financial Planner                   Reporter (Newspaper)        Police Officer
Audiologist                     Waiter/Waitress         Event Coordinator
Occupational Therapist              Meter Reader                Public Relations Executive
Online Advertising Manager          Dishwasher              Corporate Executive Computer Systems Analyst          Butcher                 Photojournalist
Mathematician                       Broadcaster             Taxi Driver
小题1:Who might be most interested in the passage?
A．Job-hunters.B．Net surfers.
C．Employers.D．Educators.
小题2:Which of the following was not considered when Careercast.com ranked the top 200 jobs?
A．Hiring outlook.B．Pressure.
C．Mental demands.D．Salary.
小题3:What do we know about the lumberjack?
A．Although the lumberjack has high unemployment, it isn’t considered the worst job.
B．On the best jobs list, the lumberjack isn’t at the bottom.
C．More lumberjacks’ services will be needed after 2016.
D．A lumberjack earns less than half of a software engineer’s salary a year.
小题4:According to the passage, the list is good news for ______.
A．Online Advertising Managers.B．Reporters.
C．Firefighters.D．Dairy Farmers.
小题5:What is the main purpose of the passage?
A．To describe the advantages of different careers.
B．To provide career information.
C．To explain why a software engineer is the best job.
D．To analyze why a lumberjack is the worst job.

Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment(食物). The old saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamins. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form(丸剂), believing that these will make them healthy. But a good diet is made up of nutritive food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn't need or use extra vitamins, so why they waste money on them?
In the modern Western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.
小题1:The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that        .
A．eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health.
B．the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits
C．apples can take the place of doctors
D．an apple is a sure cure for illness
小题2: In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know        .
A．our bodies need food, or we can’t live
B．often eating apples is a good habit
C．taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless
D．a good diet is of great importance for our health
小题3:In the modern western countries        .
A．people won't want to pay more attention to their eating
B．people throw everything into their stomachs without chewing.
C．list of people’s illness are caused or made worse by bad eating habits
D．people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves
小题4: From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy, we should        .
A．only eat an apple a day
B．take as many vitamin pills as possible
C．eat properly
D．throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully.

After a day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.
There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.
Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs your eyeballs begin to move quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.
If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep.
小题1:A good title for this passage is _______.
A．Sleep.B．Good HealthC．DreamsD．Work and Rest
小题2:The word “drowsy” in the last paragraph means_______.
A．sickB．asleepC．a little sleepyD．noisy
小题3:This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _______.
A．dream moreB．have poor healthC．nervousD．breathe quickly
小题4:During REM ________.
A．your eyes move quicklyB．you dream
C．you are restlessD．both A and B
小题5:The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is_________.
A．approximately(大约) six hours.B．around ten hours.
C．about eight hoursD．not stated here.

People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive recklessly up and down America’s main streets; they carry chips on their shoulders as big as the Sears Tower. And at least some of the time those things are true. But we shouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.
I watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral. I didn’t expect the event to affect me. Through much of the ceremony, in fact, I remained unmoved.
The teenage grandson stepped forward. With his very first deep breath, every heart in that church was achingly reminded of something we had all forgotten. Softly he began: “I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She never failed to see light in any situation. When our family dog would truly attack her, what would Nana say? ‘oh, what beautiful barking that dog has!’ That was Nana. ”
“She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for my grandpa’s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling, “That was Nana’s way.”
Through a low sob, he continued, “Whenever she did anything worth recognition, you’d have to hear about it from a different source, because she was never one to show off.”
Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courage. She put up an incredible fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. That was Nana’s way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner.”
There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. The trouble with teenagers is that they haven’t learned to be controlled.
When that boy rose to speak about the woman who surely had been his truest and closest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide in the calm ceremony. He exposed us to the truth about this very real woman who believed in a boy who probably tried the patience of many adults. He reminded us that his grandmother was more than another dot on the chart of life and death.
All over again we felt those powerful losses crossing our own hearts, and we knew that when you say good-bye to something happy, something young in yourself. And that something never really returns, and the pain never really goes away.
小题1:In the first paragraph, the writer gave some examples to________ .
A．support his idea that young people are no good
B．introduce his point of view about young people
C．tell people every coin has its two sides
D．show young people often make mistakes
小题2:From the boy’s speech, we know _______ .
A．his grandmother had great influence on him
B．they had a dog which often attacked people
C．people had forgotten her until the boy appeared
D．his grandmother was so weak that she is always living in the shadow of his grandpa
小题3:Which of the following statements is true?
A．The boy ’s speech moved no one present at the funeral except the writer
B．The boy’s being good at expressing himself enabled him to draw everyone’s attention
C．The boy was too grieved to accept the fact that his grandmother had passed away
D．The writer didn’t expect the event would affect him
小题4:What words can best describe grandmother’s quality?
A．Weak, mild and modest
B．Easygoing, cautious and considerate
C．Sensitive and hard on others
D．Patient, optimistic, strong and helpful.
小题5:The passage tells the readers_______ .
A．facing certain bitter facts help young people to grow
B．young people have to control themselves
C．the adults should learn from the young
D．the adults should teach the young how to be brave
Paula and Rory have fives kids, three dogs, and a rabbit. When the house is very noisy, Megan, one of the children, is quietly inventing. A year ago, the 10-year-old had to design an anti-smoking poster, she came up with the idea of creating something that shows the average amount of tar(尼古丁) a smoker collects from just four packs of cigarettes.
“I like people to play with things more than read and write,” she says. So she researched her idea on the Internet, found a company in China that could make it, saved up her pocket money and got her idea made.
Paula says her daughter “think differently”: Ideas jump into her mind. After she got sunburnt on holiday, Megan invented a small plastic bracelet(手镯) that changes colors in the sun, telling you when to put on sunscreen(防晒霜). Several sunscreen companies have expressed an interest in the idea. She also came up with an idea to make a ball filled with water to stop the dog from feeling thirsty. “But we didn’t do anything with it,” says Paula.
Then she pulls out a picture of a special fishing rod(钓鱼竿) she had designed. “There is a camera on the hook(钩),” she explains, “and the screen is on the handle, and it shows if you’ve caught a fish or not.”
Megan doesn’t want to go to university. She keeps her pink-and -cream bedroom tidy. Paula is amazed and a bit confused by her daughter. “Everything has to be in a certain order,” Paula says. “Her brothers and sisters go with the flow, but with Megan, it’s ‘What time will that be happening?’ or ‘Where am I being picked up from today?’”
小题1:From Paragraph 2, we can infer that Megan             .
A．is not willing to go to schoolB．likes to play with her brothers and sisters
C．prefers making something by herselfD．is good at reading and writing
小题2:What did Megan invent after she got sunburnt on vacation?
A．The anti-smoking poster
B．The ball providing water for thirsty dogs
C．The fishing rod telling whether you’ve caught a fish
D．The bracelet telling when to put on sunscreen
小题3: The underlined phrase “go with the flow” probably means “            .”
A．do what the most people usually doB．follow the fashion closely
C．set an example to othersD．do something differently from others
小题4:According to the passage, which of the following about Megan is true?
A．She has fives kids, three dogs, and a rabbit.
B．She designed an anti-smoking poster when she was nine.
C．She founded a company in China to get her idea made.
D．She invented a small plastic bracelet to change the color of sunscreen.
小题5:The passage is mainly about             .
A．how Megan helps people give up smoking
B．a little girl’s dream to be a world-famous inventor
C．a 10-year-old inventor’s story
D．Megan’s relationship with her family members

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