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  Two year s ago, Wendy Ha snip, 47,experienced a brain injury that left her speechle s s for two week s.When she finally recovered, she found her self talking with what seemed to be a French accent.“I phoned a friend the other day, and she spent the fir st ten minute s laughing, ” Ha snip said at the time, “while I have nothing again st the French.”

  Ha snip suffered from foreign accent syndrome(外国口音综合症), a rare condition in which people find them selve s speaking their own language like someone from a foreign country.The condition u sually occur s in people who have experienced a head injury or a stroke-a sudden lo s s of con sciou sne s s, sen sation, or movement cau sed by a blocked or broken blood ve s selin the brain.

  The condition wa s fir st identified during the Second World War in a Norwegian woman who se head wa s injured during an attack by the German military.The woman recovered but wa s left with a German-sounding accent, to the horror of fellow villager s who avoided her after that.

  Re searcher s have di scovered that the combined effect of the damage to several part s of the brain make s victim s lengthen certain syllable, mi spronounce sound s, and change the normal pitch(音高)of their voice.Tho se change s in speech add up to what sound s like a foreign accent.

  Another re searcher, a phonetician, say s victim s of the syndrome don't acquire a true foreign accent.Their strangely changed speech only re semble s the foreign accent with which it ha s a few sound s in common.

  When an Engli sh woman named Annie recently developed foreign accent syndrome after a stroke, she spoke with what seemed to be a Scotti sh accent.However, Annie' s Scotti sh coworker s said she didn't sound at all like a Scot.

(1)

According to the pa s sage, people ________ may have foreign accent syndrome.

[  ]

A.

who se parent ha s experienced a head injury

B.

who have lived in a foreign country for a long time

C.

who have lo st their con sciou sne s s owing to a stroke

D.

who have learned foreign language from their coworker s

(2)

If a per son suffer s foreign accent syndrome, ________.

[  ]

A.

hi s coworker s will be afraid of him and avoid contacting with him

B.

he ha s more chance of suffering stroke again

C.

he will speak a fluent foreign language like native speaker s

D.

hi s speech only ha s a few sound s in common with the foreign accent

(3)

Writing thi s pa s sage, the writer' s main purpo se i s to ________.

[  ]

A.

introduce foreign accent syndrome and some related information

B.

warn people not to be at the ri sk of experiencing a stroke

C.

make it clear that foreign accent syndrome can be cured

D.

tell a story of an injured woman during the Second World War

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  Life is not always smooth.There was a man who had   1   numerous failures in his life.But he said, “One success is   2   for me!”

  When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any   3  .Since then, his mother worked outside   4   he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings.He learnt cooking since then.

  When he was fourteen, he dropped   5   and began his life of loving.

When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,   6  , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.

  When he was twenty, he   7   his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker.All his jobs were   8   for him.

  When he was thirty-five, misfortune again   9   on him.When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car.He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his   10  .

  When he was   11  , he opened a gas station in a town.However, he   12   dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors   13   the billboard hanging problems.

  When he was forty-seven, he   14   his second wife, which had   15   stricken his three children.

  When he was sixty-six, he made a living by   16   his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.

  When he was seventy-five, he felt   17   to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others.The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price.But he   18   the suggestion.Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.

  When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.

  He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunda Sandoz.He often said, “People always complain about the bad   19  .Actually it is not bad at all.As long as you are   2   and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day.”

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[  ]

A.

achieved

B.

undergone

C.

tried

D.

undertook

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[  ]

A.

great

B.

important

C.

valuable

D.

enough

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[  ]

A.

words

B.

money

C.

property

D.

families

(4)

[  ]

A.

while

B.

but

C.

when

D.

so

(5)

[  ]

A.

in

B.

out

C.

down

D.

up

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[  ]

A.

meanwhile

B.

moreover

C.

however

D.

therefore

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[  ]

A.

started

B.

took

C.

lost

D.

changed

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[  ]

A.

fit

B.

tough

C.

unusual

D.

adequate

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[  ]

A.

fell

B.

hit

C.

put

D.

rested

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[  ]

A.

life

B.

major

C.

job

D.

education

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A.

forty

B.

thirty-five

C.

fifty-three

D.

seventy

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[  ]

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went through

B.

came into

C.

came about

D.

went against

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[  ]

A.

contributing to

B.

judging from

C.

owing to

D.

leading to

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A.

changed

B.

married

C.

missed

D.

divorced

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[  ]

A.

deeply

B.

highly

C.

generally

D.

thickly

(16)

[  ]

A.

learning

B.

promoting

C.

developing

D.

teaching

(17)

[  ]

A.

powerless

B.

depressed

C.

disappointed

D.

hopeless

(18)

[  ]

A.

turned up

B.

turned to

C.

turned down

D.

turned in

(19)

[  ]

A.

difficulties

B.

misfortune

C.

life

D.

weather

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A.

hard-working

B.

brave

C.

cautious

D.

optimistic

Water costs money. In some places water is hard 31. What 32 when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy 33.

  Very 34 rain ever fell there. The town had no water 35. The water it used was 36 from a river 300 miles away. As more people 37 live in the town, 38 water was needed. Now water 39 to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost 40 money.

  The town 41 a plan. It found 42 to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused 43 many ways. Five 44 lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go 45. They 46 have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water 47 their crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 48.

In most places, water is used and thrown 49. The town that saved 50 water has saved the town!

A. supplying

B. getting

C. to get

D. to supply

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Water costs money. In some places water is hard 31. What 32 when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy 33.

  Very 34 rain ever fell there. The town had no water 35. The water it used was 36 from a river 300 miles away. As more people 37 live in the town, 38 water was needed. Now water 39 to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost 40 money.

  The town 41 a plan. It found 42 to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused 43 many ways. Five 44 lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go 45. They 46 have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water 47 their crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 48.

In most places, water is used and thrown 49. The town that saved 50 water has saved the town!

1.A. supplying

B. getting

C. to get

D. to supply

2.95 ha. happens

B. happening

C. is happened

D. happened

3.A. key

B. answer

C. answering

D. way

4.A. little

B. a little

C. few

D. a few

5.A. of it self

B. of its own

C. for its own

D. for itself

6.A. fetch

B. take

C. brought in

D. guided

7.A. come to

B. came to

C. coming to

D. came for

8.A. many

B. plenty of

C. more

D. many more

9.A. has

B. had

C. must

D. needed

10.A. many

B. a few

C. a great many

D. a lot of

11.A. put

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D. noticed

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Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had  36  numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is  37  for me!"

  When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any  38  Since then, his mother worked outside 39  he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.

  When he was fourteen, he dropped 40  and began his life of roving.

  When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,  41  , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.

  When he was twenty, he   42  his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were  43  for him.

  When he was thirty-five, misfortune again  44  on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his  45

  When he was  46  , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he  47 dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors   48  the billboard hanging problems.

  When he was forty-seven, he  49 his second wife, which had  50  stricken his three children.

  When he was sixty-six, he made a living by  51  his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.

  When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he  53  the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.

  When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.

  He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad 54  . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are  55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."

36.A. achieved        B. undergone       C. tried           D. undertook

37.A. great           B. important    C. valuable     D. enough

38.A. words       B. money     C. property     D. families

39.A. while       B. but       C. when      D. so

40.A. in             B. out      C. down                   D. up

41.A. meanwhile     B. moreover C. however    D. therefore

42.A. started         B. took      C. lost      D. changed

43.A. fit        B. tough      C. unusual     D. adequate

44.A. fell        B. hit        C. put      D. rested

45.A. life      B. major     C. job       D. education

46.A. forty       B. thirty-five    C. fifty-three    D. seventy

47.A. went through  B. came into    C. came about   D. went against

48.A. contributing to   B. judging from    C. owing to    D. leading to

49.A. changed    B. married     C. missed                  D. divorced

50, A. deeply       B. highly     C. generally    D. thickly

51, A. learning      B. promoting    C. developing   D. teaching

52.A. powerless     B. depressed    C. disappointed   D. hopeless

53.A. turned up     B. turned to     C. turned down   D. turned in

54.A. difficulties   B. misfortune C. life       D. weather

55.A. hard-working  B. brave      C. cautious     D. optimistic

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