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One fine day, I was sitting in a quiet room at the Miclroft Hotel, a peaceful place about an hour out of Toronoto. It was just past noon, late July, and I was 　 1　 to the desperate sounds of a life —or— death 　2　 going on a few feet away．

There was a small fly 　3 the last of its short life' s energies in a useless 　4　 to fly through the glass of the window．The whining （发出嗡嗡声） wings told the 　5　 story of the fly' s strategy: Try harder．But it' s not working．

The great effort offered no hope for its　 6 ．Instead, the struggle was part of the trap．It was 　7　 for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in breaking through the glass: This fly's fate was　 8 ．It would die there near the window． 9　 the room; ten steps away, the door was 10 ．By ten seconds of flying, this small creature could 　11　 the outside world．With only a bit of the 　12　 now being wasted, it could be free of this self - imposed （自设的） trap．The breakthrough possibility was 　13　 .It would be so easy．

Why didn't the fly try 　14　 approach? How did it get so locked in the idea that this 　15 route and determined effort offered the most 　16　 for success? No doubt this approach made sense to the fly． 17 , it was an idea that would kill it．

Trying harder isn't necessarily the solution to achieving more．It 　18 offer any real promise for getting what you want out of life．Sometimes, 　19　 , it' s a big part of the problem．If you stake （拿……冒险） your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever, you may 20 your chances for success．

1．A．listening　　　 B．walking　　　　　　　　　 C．looking　　　　　 D．talking

2．A．performance　 B．struggle　　　　 C．competition　　 D．decision

3．A．giving up　　　　　　　 B．saving up　　 C．bringing out　　 D．burning out

4．A．fight　 B．attempt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．way　　　　　　 D．spirit

5．A．sad　　　　　　　　　　　 B．brave　　　　　　　　　　 C．funny　　　　　　 D．great

6．A．reality　　　　　 B．trouble　　　 C．survival　　　 D．death

7．A．impossible　　 B．difficult 　C．unnecessary　　　　　 D．practical

8．A．determined　 B．shortened 　C．changed　　　　　　　　 D．controlled

9．A．From　　　　　　　　 B．．Through C．Across　　　　　　　　 D．Around

10．A．open　　　　　　　 B．left 　C．closed　　　　　　　　 D．guarded

11．A．see　　　　　　 B．reach 　C．feel　　　　　　　　　　 D．contact

12．A．power　　　　　 B．hope C．trial　　　　　　　　　 D．effort

13．A．late　　　　　　　 B．little C．there　　　　　　　　　 D．wasted

14．A．another　　　　　　 B．the other 　C．either　　　　　　　　 D．any other

15．A．different -　　　　　 B．difficult 　C．familiar　　　　　　　 D．particular

16．A．problem　　　　　 B．excuse C. strength　　　　　　　　 D．promise

17．A．Probably　　　　 B．Regrettably C．Naturally　　　　　　　 D．Gradually

18．A．may not B．mustn't C．would not D．can't

19．A．at last　　　　　　 B．intact 　C．as a result　　　　　　 D．after all

20．A．kill　　　　　　　 B．value C．take　　　　　　　　　 D．have

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If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random．In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe．In the UK the weather depends on depressions, often called lows, and anticyclones, also known as highs．These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east．Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind．In modern times, human activities seem to be altering weather patterns．Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earth’s surface, and affect cloud formation．Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s．
The human race has always tried to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes．Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:
Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning．
Flies will swarm before a storm．
Rain before 7, clear by 11．
While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, today’s methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology．Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers．The data is then processed, and the weather is predicted．However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week．
66．When weather keeps changing, _____________．
A．people become bad-tempered
B．people’s reaction slows down
C．people find it hard to focus on their work
D．people become hungrier
67．What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?
A．Changes in weather．     B．Weather in Britain．
C．African droughts． D．Research on weather．
68．The weather in Britain is _______________．
A．random    B．moist C．depressing D．satisfying
69．According to a traditional rhyme, if there is a red sky at night, the next day will be _______．
A．windy      B．rainy C．fine   D．snowy
70．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Anticyclones often bring rain and wind．
B．Weather forecasting has been done for a long time．
C．Weather could never be predicted．
D．Modern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom．

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When I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a 36 . We noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal. When a dish is 37 , the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would 38 every bit of the food on their plates.

As I was hungry, my local colleague 39 much food for me. Since there were other things to do, we did not 40 much time dining. When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of 41 food left. When we were leaving the restaurant, we 42 someone calling us. When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were 43 about us wasting so much food.

“We 44 for our food; it is none of your 45 how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies. They got angry, and one of them 46 made a call to someone. After a while, an officer in 47 arrived. Upon knowing what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro 48 . The officer told us in a stern（严厉的）voice: “order 49 you can consume. Money is yours, 50 the resources belong to the society. You have no 51 for wasting them.” Our face turned red. We all agreed with him in our 52 . My colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly 53 to the officer.

My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. We all 54 it to remind us that we should never be 55 .

1.A. restaurant B. company C. family D. bank

2.A. cooked B. served C. gathered D. missed

3.A. desert B. refuse C. oppose D. finish

4.A. kept B. sold C. ordered D. made

5.A. save B. spend C. divide D. find

6.A. undiscovered B. undeveloped C. unconsumed D. undetermined

7.A. appointed B. knew C. realized D. heard

8.A. curious B. unhappy C. nervous D. optimistic

9.A. paid B. asked C. applied D. accounted

10.A. matter B. mind C. question D. business

11.A. immediately B. passively C. excitedly D. regularly

12.A. rags B. uniform C. fashion D. dream

13.A. award B. food C. fine D. souvenir

14.A. how B. it C. that D. what

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

16.A. ability B. problem C. reason D. power

17.A. words B. hearts C. faces D. ears

18.A. apologized B. accused C. admitted D. approved

19.A. stuck B. broke C. kept D. threw

20.A. hopeful B. grateful C. merciful D. wasteful

One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.

This couple had been quarreling all their 40 years of marriage nothing ever seems to go right. They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there's nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.

While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can't carry on anymore, I'm sorry.” "It's OK, I understand." said the husband. Little did she know that, over the years, the husband has been trying all ways to please her, little did she know that drumsticks were the husband's favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understands her at all, little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.

That night, both of them couldn't sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn't take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he can't carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wants to tell her, "I love you." He picked up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stops dialing.

On the other side, she was sad, she couldn't understand how come after all these years, he still doesn't understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just can't take it any more. Phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that it's him. "I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. "She thought. Phone is still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord. Little did she remember, he had heart problems.

The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through(接通) her phone line.

1.The old couple wanted to file a divorce because __________.

A. they had no child. B. their children didn’t like them.

C. they didn’t understand each other actually. D. the old man didn’t love the old woman.

2.Why didn’t they file a divorce before they were at the age of 70?

A. Because they were loving each other then.

B. Because they had no time to lawyer’s office.

C. Because they wanted to make their divorce open.

D. Because they didn’t wish to affect their children’s up-bringing.

3.According to the passage we can know that ______.

A. the old man still loved his wife really. B. the wife didn’t love her husband at all.

C. their children still lived with old couple. D. they were in harmony over 40 years.

4. After the last paragraph the old woman would be _______.

A. wild with joy B. wild with grief C. unconcern about it D. angry at that

I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I've seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “There’s a 36 in my upper jaw,” she said. “I told my own dentist it's nothing, but he 37 I come to see you.”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would 38 to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the 39 of her mouth. A careful examination later 40 that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

During her next appointment, I explained to her the 41 of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just 42 . ”

I thought otherwise. After considerable 43 on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to 44 me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon(外科医生). She saw him, but as I expected, 45 treatment.

About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and 46 .

“How are you?” I asked.

“I’m just fine, honey,” she responded 47 high spirits. “When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”

Surprised to see her at all, I answered 48 , “Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”

I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had 49 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness 50 .

I had read of such things happening, but had 51 seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I've seen many others, because they keep getting 52 to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle, 53 through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to 54 the miracles of one another.

Since my first miracle, I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.

1.A. cut B. pain C. wound D. cancer

2.A. declared B. suspected C. promised D. insisted

3.A. refuse B. continue C. attempt D. manage

4.A. roof B. corner C. bottom D. surface

5.A. confirmed B. convinced C. considered D. conducted

6.A. possibility B. importance C. seriousness D. resolution

7.A. old B. sick C. fine D. glad

8.A. permission B. support C. approval D. effort

9.A. persuade B. please C. encourage D. astonish

10.A. declined B. provided C. received D. required

11.A. healthy B. elegant C. optimistic D. humorous

12.A. to B. in C. with D. by

13.A. worriedly B. confusedly C. patiently D. confidently

14.A. covered B. reached C. spread D. grown

15.A. cured B. faded C. expanded D. remained

16.A. ever B. also C. never D. already

17.A. easier B. rarer C. happier D. closer

18.A. or B. so C. yet D. for

19.A. read B. make C. keep D. see

20.A. whatever B. wherever C. whoever D. whichever

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I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I've seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “There’s a 36 in my upper jaw,”she said. “I told my own dentist it's nothing, but he 37 I come to see you.”