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阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A

When Dekalb Walcott III was just 8 years old, his father, a Chicago fire chief, let him tag along on a call. Dekalb says a lot of kids idolized basketball player Michael Jordan when he was growing up in Chicago in the 1990s. Not him.

"I wanted to be like Dekalb Walcott Jr.," he says of his father.

So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8, Dekalb was excited. "I'm jumping up and down, saying, 'Mom, can I go? Can I go?'"

The experience changed Dekalb's life, he tells his dad on a visit to Story Corps. "My eyes got big from the moment the alarm went off." the younger Dekalb says. "This is the life that I want to live someday."

Now 27, the younger Dekalb is living that life. He became a firefighter at 21 and went to work alongside his dad at the Chicago Fire Department. Before his father retired, the pair even went out on a call together—father supervising（监督）son.

"You know, it's everything for me to watch you grow," his father says. But he also recalls worrying about one particular fire that his son faced."

I received a phone call that night. And they said, 'Well, your son was at this fire.' I said, 'OK, which way is this conversation going to go? '" Dekalb Walcott Jr. recalls.

"And they said, 'But he's OK. And he put it out all by himself. Everybody here was proud of him.'

And the word went around, 'Who was out there managing that fire? Oh, that's Walcott! That's Walcott up there!' So, you know, moments like that, it's heaven on Earth for a dad."

Dekalb Walcott Jr. retired in 2009. The younger Dekalb says he's proud of being a second-generation firefighter. "You know, it makes me look forward to fatherhood as well, because I'm definitely looking forward to passing that torch down to my son."

1.The underlined phrase tag along in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. put out fire

B. watch basketball

C. follow his father

D. ask his mother’s permission

2. Dekalb Walcott III determined to become a firefighter at the age of _________.

A. 27 B. 21 C. 8 D. 35

3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Dekalb Walcott III wants his son to become a firefighter too.

B. Dekalb Walcott Jr. is proud to be a second-generation firefighter.

C. Dekalb Walcott Jr. wants to pass the torch to Dekalb Walcott III.

D. Dekalb Walcott III is proud that his son has become an excellent firefighter.

4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Putting Out Fire: A Challenging Job for Father and son

B. Passing The Torch: A Firefighter Dad's Legacy

C. Dekalb Walcott III: A Second-generation Firefighter

D. Dekalb Walcott Jr.: A Chicago Fire Chief

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Face adversity（逆境）with a smile

I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, "You mean .”He explained that I should be glad of the exercise that the hill provided.

My to the hill has now changed .I used to as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend.__ ,I have a smile of as I reach the top of the hill.

Problems are there to be faced and .We cannot achieve anything with a/an life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to an University degree. She wrote, ‘Character cannot be in ease and quiet. Only through of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved."

One of the main of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. At times we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it．

Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated（截肢）following a flying accident. He was to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces（擅长的人）．He was a/an to others during the war. He said ,“Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. your mind, and you'll never crutches(拐杖)or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go _you want to. But never, never let them you that things are too difficult or impossible.’’

1.A. slowly B. fortunately C.carefully D.quickly

2.A. abundant B. proper C.extra D. necessary

3.A. attitude B. access C. entrance D. affection

4.A. climb B. confuse C. comment D.complain

5.A. put on weigh B. gain weight C. lose weight D.take my weight

6.A. Gradually B.Finally C. Rarely D. Approximately

7.A. satisfaction B. devotion C. decoration D. caution

8.A. understood B. clarified C. defeated D. overcome

9.A. tough B. difficult C. easy D. reasonable

10.A. gain B. accept C. accomplish D. admire

11.A. founded B.produced C. constructed D. developed

12.A. happiness B.experiences C. difficulties D.pressures

13.A. emphasis B. conflicts C. factors D. powers

14.A. While B. As C.Because D.If

15.A. devoted B.determined C. commanded D.forced

16.A. appreciation B.qualification C.inspiration D. destination

17.A.Open up B. Make up C. Come to D. Come into

18.A.reject B. deliver C.abandon D. use

19.A. anywhere B. everywhere C.nowhere D. somewhere

20.A. advise B. attempt C. request D. Persuade

We have an amazing 99 friends at the age of 21--more than at any other time in our life, according to a new study. The typical 21-year-old’s social circle nearly hits 100, with 13 “best” friends, 17 “close” friends and 70 acquaintances.

The research undertaken by skin care brand Nivea found our social circle peaks at 21 as we meet people at work while keeping in touch with friends from school and university. But as our working lives take over，we lose contact with some old friends causing the number to drop to around 68 by the time we are 29 years old. Although this decline continues into old age，it slows down slightly for people in their 30s when many of them become first-time parents. It is believed that this is because people form new friendships while on the maternity ward(产科病房)，at post­-natal(产后) groups and when taking their toddlers(学步时期的小孩) to nursery.

The Nivea Closeness Report found the balance between our numbers of “best friends”，“close friends” and “acquaintances”，remains fairly constant throughout our lifetime. The average Briton has 18 close friends and a friendship circle，when all Facebook and other social networking “friends” are included，of 208 people. The report found that men have more than twice the number of close friends，with around 27 compared to women who have just 12. Londoners are also the most sociable，with 39 “close friends”，while the Welsh have just 11.

The age of 21 is such a critical junction in life and that’s why we have so many friends then. As we get older we become more selective and have fewer close friends with whom we talk about the things that are really important to us. Perhaps when we are younger，instead of having one trusted confidante(知己) we share different things with a variety of different people.

1.According to the Nivea Closeness Report，who have the largest number of close friends?

A．Canadians. B．The Welsh.

C． Londoners. D．Americans.

2.Older people have fewer friends than the 21-­year­-olds because .

A．they think friends are no longer important

B．they are more selective and cautious

C．they are less interested in making friends

D．they have little time to make friends

3.The research suggests that the number of friends in one’s late twenties reduces by or so, compared to that in one’s early twenties.

A．70 B．20 C．30 D．200

4.Why does the number of one’s friends decrease slowly when he is about 30 years old?

A．Because they achieve success in business and get acquainted with more colleagues.

B．Because many parents make friends with people who have similar experiences in bringing up children .

C．Because they make more friends through Facebook or the Internet.

D．Because as they grow older, they have more confidantes instead of acquaintances.

—You know I dropped medicine and physics.

—You made a right decision.

A.took up B.took in

C.took apart D.took off

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I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there were a lot of activities outside the cars near the . People walked in, between the cars newspaper, water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It’s a familiar in most poor developing countries.

While we were for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It’s unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of his way around the spaces. He was blind.

Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he got to the outside of our car. Out of , my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and , trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to the change. However, with his sense of touch, he quickly went through his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum’s . It was the exact change. The cars behind us were really getting out of control, we decided to go on our way.

I broke down and even when I got home. Here’s a blind man, born in , trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He our sympathy. Life hasn’t been to him, yet he’s giving it his best shot. I think that is what is all about facing life bravely.

1.A. signs B. crossroads C. stations D. theatres

2.A. giving B. buying C. selling D. throwing

3.A. scene B. play C. activity D. street

4.A. watching B. asking C. waiting D. changing

5.A. blocks B. crossings C. turns D. cars

6.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

7.A. expensive B. fashionable C. ragged D. fastened

8.A. pushed B. drove C. cleared D. felt

9.A. eventually B. quickly C. frequently D. happily

10.A. curiosity B. sympathy C. thirsty D. politeness

11.A. impatiently B. casually C. naturally D. carefully

12.A. keep B. return C. borrow D. count

13.A. poor B. superior C. limited D. enlarged

14.A. hand B. arm C. face D. lap

15.A. still B. yet C. so D. but

16.A. smiled B. shouted C. complained D. cried

17.A. pain B. poverty C. sadness D. loneliness

18.A. refused B. enjoyed C. doubted D. cheated

19.A. rich B. unfair C. kind D. bad

20.A. kindness B. courage C. experience D. challenge

—Do you know ____ made him successful in his career?

—Yes. His hard work and determination, of course.

A. what it was that

B. what was it that

C. it was what that

D. was it what that

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The influence of America is increasing in my country. Spanish people drink Coca Cola, wear blue jeans, watch Hollywood movies, listen to American music, and eat fast food, and they do these things every day.

I think that American movies are a good way to spread American culture because people are often influenced by what they see in the movies. Most of the programs and documentaries (纪录片) we watch on TV are from America, and most of the movies we go to see are made in Hollywood. In the last few years, the government has tried to protect the Spanish movies. Now, in our cinemas, at least twenty percent of the movies which are shown must be from Spain or from other countries in Europe.

American culture is a part of Spanish life now. It’s certain that many things from America are as much a part of people’s lives as Spanish things. For example, Coca Cola is as familiar to everybody as any typical Spanish product. I’ve known about Coca Cola for my whole life.

However, it’s different with Western fast food. For example, I don’t think McDonald’s is as successful in Spain as it is in other countries. In my opinion, one of the reasons may be the lifestyle of the Spanish people. The Spanish people normally eat at home. On the other hand, maybe McDonald’s hamburgers will eventually replace the famous Spanish tapas. It’s true that in every city in Spain you can find a McDonald’s, and it is more popular among the Spanish children than among the adults. In any case, it’s obvious that American culture is becoming more and more a part of our lives every day.

1.From the first paragraph we can know that ____.

A.the influence of America on Spain can be found everywhere

B.most Spanish people don’t like to listen to their own music

C.fast food spreads from Spain to the United States

D.some Spanish actors go to America to improve their acting skills

2.What plays an important part in the spreading of American culture in Spain?

A.American novels B.Hollywood movies.

C.McDonald’s. D.American music.

3.Why did the government set some rules for the films shown in Spain?

A.To protect foreign culture in Spain.

B.To earn more money from Spanish films.

C.To limit the number of foreign movies.

D.To unite the European Community.

4.What do you think Spanish tapas might be?

A.The name of a drink.

B.The name of a restaurant.

C.A clothing brand.

D.A certain kind of food.

Many of the only children are so accustomed to _ that they react violently when they hear something different．

A．having praised B．praised

C．praising D．being praised

There is a technology that may someday be widely used as way to identify people.An American doctor can plant a computer chip under his skin which can send personal information to a scanner.The chip gives off information which will be scanned by a hand-held reader.

The chip is similar to that planted in more than 1 million dogs,cats and other pets in recent years to track and identify them. The doctor decided to test the chip himself after the World Trade Center disaster.He though the dead in the disaster could have been identified if their names and other important information had been chipped .

Officials of the company said they hope to sell the chips to patients with man-made arms or legs. The idea is that the chip will provide immediate and correct medical information when it is needed.

The information can contain name,telephone number and other information.Or it can send out a message that ,when connected to a computer can call up records.The scanner can read it through clothes from over a meter away .The new product also could be used to control prisoners .Workplaces of great importance may want to use the chips for employees,too.Some parents may consider planting chips in young children or elderly relatives who may be unable to say their names,addresses or telephone numbers.

Some medical and technology specialists said the product raises new questions about the relationship between humans and computer technology and could cause problems if it is used against someone's wishes,or if your personal information is read by those who should not see it.

1.In the text,computer chips have already been used to

A.catch escaped prisoners B. find missing children

C. treat sick people D. follow lost animals

2.The doctor decided to test the chips himself because

A. nobody would dare to try it

B. the chip could be used for identification purposes

C. the chip had been proved successful on animals

D. his patients expected him to experience it first

3.We can learn from the passage that

A. the chip has been proven to be very successful.

B.The use of this chip will be favored by everybody

C. doctors will make a lot of money by using chips.

D.There will be a great market for chip planting in humans.

4.What problem may be caused by planting chips in the human bodies?

A. Personal information may be used improperly

B.Chips can be the cause of diseases

C. Computers could send out wrong information

D.Sick people will be controlled by computers.

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