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It was pouring outside. We all stood there 21 , some patiently, others annoyed 22 nature messed （弄糟）their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 23 away the dirt and dust of the world.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice 24 me .

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 25 down a bit,” Mom replied.

The young girl waited about another minute and 26 : “Mom, let’s run through the

rain .”

“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.

“No , we won’t , Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said

as she 27 her Mom’s arm .

“This morning? 28 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said ,” If God can get us through this , he can get us through 29 .”

The entire crowd turned 30 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about 31

she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 32 . But then we heard,

“Honey, you are 33. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,”

Mom said. Then 34 they ran.

We all stood 35 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 36 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 37 to their cars. Circumstances （境况）or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 38 . But no one can ever take away your precious 39 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 40 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

A．talking	B．waiting	C．complaining	D．expecting
A．as if	B．even if	C．because	D．when
A．taking	B．putting	C．driving	D．washing
A．caught	B．broke	C．impressed	D．called
A．slows	B．comes	C．pushes	D．calms
A．asked	B．repeated	C．required	D．added
A．pulled	B．touched	C．waved	D．felt
A．Why	B．How	C．When	D．Where
A．the rain	B．the disease	C．anything	D．something
A．still	B．silent	C．serious	D．angry
A．what	B．how	C．whether	D．if
A．dishonest	B．silly	C．daring	D．forgetful
A．right	B．wrong	C．stupid	D．clever
A．off	B．along	C．on	D．over
A．sighing	B．joking	C．discussing	D．watching
A．followed	B．guided	C．respected	D．praised
A．time	B．way	C．same	D．best
A．house	B．money	C．health	D．time
A．children	B．memories	C．courage	D．experience
A．possibilities	B．opportunities	C．risk	D．challenge

Everyone has experienced trying, but failing to master a difficult book that was begun with the hope of increasing one's understanding. When that happens, it is ?　36　?to think that it was a mistake to try to read it, but that was not the mistake. The mistake was in ?　37　? too much from the first reading of a(n) ?　38　? book. If you read it in the right way, no book written for the ?　39　?reader, no matter how difficult, need be a cause for despair(令人失望).

What is the right method? The ?　40　? is an important and helpful rule of reading that is either not ?　41　? or often forgotten. That rule is simply this: when reading a difficult book for the first time, read it through without ever ?　42　? to think about the things that you do not understand immediately.

Do not be stopped by what you ?　43　? understand. Read through the difficult ?　44　?,and you soon come to things that you do understand. Read these ?　45　?.You will have a much better chance of understanding all of the book when you read it again, but that ?　46　? you to have read the book through once ?　47　?.

What you understand by reading the book through to the ?　48　? will help you when you try later to read the places that you did not ?　49　? in your first reading. Or if you never re-read the book, understanding half of it is much better than understanding ?　50　? of it, which will happen ?　51　? you allow yourself to be stopped by the first difficult part of the book.?

Most of us were taught to ?　52　? the things that we do not understand. We were told to find the ?　53　? of unfamiliar words, and to try to find an explanation in another ?　54　? for anything that we did not understand in the book that we were reading. But when these things are done before the proper time, they only ?　55　? our reading, instead of helping it.

36. A. necessary B. useful C. natural D. effective?

37. A. learning B. wanting C. accepting D. expecting?

38. A. easy B. difficult C. important D. correct?

39. A. ordinary B. young C. serious D. sincere?

40. A. method B. question C. answer D. problem?

41. A. taught B. known C. sure D. perfect?

42. A. starting B. hesitating C. Stopping D. repeating?

43. A. can't B. won't C. mustn't D. wouldn't?

44. A. words B. articles C. parts D. points?

45. A. quickly B. immediately C. clearly D. carefully?

46. A. requires B. causes C. advises D. allows?

47. A. later B. after C. before D. again?

48. A. top B. end C. bottom D. cover?

49. A. see B. turn C. Notice D. understand?

50. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something?

51. A. if B. so that C. whenever D. as though?

52. A. put away B. put down C. think of D. think about?

53. A. uses B. Meanings C. Spellings D. troubles?

54. A. thinking B. reading C. Book D. way?

55. A. harm B. increase C. Improve D. prevent??

Two weeks before Christmas，Mother told me we were going to my grandmother's house for the holiday.Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town.They had no electricity or running water and__1__what I considered the “good things” in life.They__2__made no plans for Christmas.When Christmas Eve arrived，Mom told me in her “I-mean-it” voice to__3__all the decorations(装饰物)from our tree.She packed those up，__4__all the trimmings(配料)for a __5__turkey dinner.

Christmas morning__6__perfectly，with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow.__7__I sulked(生气)silently in the backseat of the car as we made our__8__to grandma's.This was going to be the __9__Christmas ever!

Grandma was__10__to see us as we walked up to her door.“What on earth are you doing here？”she stammered.“We weren't expecting__11__.It's Christmas，and I don't even have a turkey to cook for you.”“I knew__12__.”Mom said as we set boxes of goodies on the kitchen table.“That's__13__we brought one with us.”“We__14__have a tree，”Mom insisted.“__15__，what will we do with all these decorations？”

Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom's spirit.He called me to join him，and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods.Soon the house __16__fresh and piney as we decorated the tree，and the day__17__a festive air.The turkey dinner was very good，too.I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day!

Dessert was forgotten__18__Mom came out with the final surprise—a flaming(燃烧的)pudding! “Merry Christmas，Mother，”Mom said.“Dear me！” Grandma gasped.“I haven't seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married.”Tears of__19__filled her eyes.

I could not keep the tears__20__my eyes，either.I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever—she had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.

1．A.prepared B．lacked

C．refused D．desired

2．A.also B．still

C．never D．hardly

3．A.replace B．collect

C．remove D．show

4．A.instead of B．by the side of

C．along with D．in spite of

5．A.normal B．complete

C．fresh D．separate

6．A.dawned B．passed

C．broke D．happened

7．A.But B．So

C．And D．Then

8．A.decision B．way

C．wish D．plan

9．A.last B．busiest

C．best D．worst

10．A.expected B．eager

C．surprised D．ready

11．A.anyone B．others

C．someone D．no one

12．A.you B．it

C．that D．this

13．A.how B．why

C．where D．when

14．A.may B．will

C．can D．must

15．A.Meanwhile B．Therefore

C．However D．Otherwise

16．A.improved B．smelled

C．became D．changed

17．A.showed up B．carried on

18．A.until B．after

C．because D．unless

19．A.sadness B．joy

C．regret D．worry

20．A.inside B．back

C．into D．from

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Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a 36 of about eighty miles. It was late and I was in a hurry. However, if anyone asked me how fast I was 37 ,I’d say I was not over-speeding. Several times I got 38 behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road, and I was holding my fists tightly with 39 .
At one point along an open highway, I 40 a crossroad with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I 41 the light, it turned red and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light to 42 , the only human being for at least a mile in any 43 .
I started 44 why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being 45 , because there was obviously no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no 46 in going through it.
Much later that night, after I 47 a group of my friends in Lewisburg and climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 48 me, I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract(合同) we all have with each other. It’s not only the 49 , but it’s an arrangement we have, and we trust each other to 50 it: we don’t go through red lights. Like most of us, I’m more likely to be 51 from doing something bad by the social convention that 52 it than by any law against it.
It’s amazing that we ever 53 each other to do the right thing, isn’t it? And we do, too, Trust is our 54 preference.
I was so 55 of myself for stopping for the red light that night.

In the world today, there are millions of surveillance cameras, or “spy cams”, watching and monitoring our daily activities. There are some benefits of course, as people who are breaking laws can be watched and caught using cameras and this helps keep our society and public places safe. These cameras are everywhere and most are openly visible on roads, in airports, businesses, shopping centers and government buildings and even in lifts. Even schools have started using spy cams to watch student activity and behaviour.
The cameras are so common now that we hardly ever even notice them. But the problem lies with the ones that are hidden away from our eyes and are unseen. Technology has helped develop tiny cameras that can be very well hidden and they can “spy” on shoppers, workers, babysitters and people in hotels and clubs without the people even knowing.
It is these spy cams that people feel are an invasion of privacy. Recently, in the US, there have been a number of court cases against babysitters whose actions have been recorded by their employers on hidden cameras.
The number of cameras in public and private areas is on the increase and with rising crime rates and the recent terrorist attacks, more and more surveillance cameras are being used to watch us. This means that we all have to be aware that our employers, department stores, police and even some of our friends could be spying on us at any time!
【小题1】In the writer’s opinion, surveillance cameras _______. .

A．do more good than wrong

B．are overused

C．should be very popular

D．ought to be more widely used

【小题2】In what way can the surveillance camera benefit the public?

A．By helping keep social safety.

B．By monitoring the employees.

C．By watching the students in class.

D．By spying on customers.

【小题3】According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, people _______ the use of hidden cameras.

A．object to

B．agree to