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“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late  _31___the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the __32___where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I   hope the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   _33___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   _34___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “ Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.  _35___ her was a young man of about 23.He seemed very ____36____, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and __37___about opening an account. I gave her necessary   38__and she went out. Then I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___39_ _with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___40 __my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___41___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! Still shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___42___ the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “__43___of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___44__ the first customer was a girl ___45__ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The Dream! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
小题1:
A．asB．butC．andD．or
小题2:
A．hotelB．shopC．bankD．restaurant
小题3:
A．luckyB．happyC．sorryD．angry
小题4:
A．excuseB．ideaC．causeD．answer
小题5:
A．BeforeB．BehindC．BeyondD．Against
小题6:
A．nervousB．shyC．calmD．angry
小题7:
A．caredB．talkedC．askedD．worried
小题8:
A．informationB．offerC．introductionD．support
小题9:
A．hiddenB．filledC．decoratedD．covered
小题10:
A．tookB．filledC．closedD．came
小题11:
A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．that
小题12:
A．As usualB．For one thingC．In factD．In general
小题13:
A．LessB．PlentyC．MoreD．None
小题14:
A．pleasureB．surpriseC．joyD．regret
小题15:
A．ofB．withC．onD．in

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小题1:C。连词and表示递进。我迟到了，经理不悦。
小题1:C。从文章的后部分可以看出作者是在一家银行工作。
小题1:A。事实上作者上班已经是迟到了,他只是抱着希望此事不被老板发现才好。
小题1:A。excuse借口。从老板说的那句Late again.讽刺的语句中,可以推出老板在责问他:“看你这一回还有什么可说的？”
小题1:B。behind在……后面。在他后面是一个大约25岁的年轻人。
小题1:A。nervous紧张的。他看起来非常紧张。
小题1:C。ask问。女孩要求开一个账户。
小题1:A。银行职员对顾客的询问通常是有关办理银行业务的“信息”。
小题1:D。从下文可以看出那高个男子手中拿的是枪。在银行这种敏感的地方,他的枪必然是用纸“遮掩”起来了。
小题1:B。与ears相搭配的只有fill一词合适,表示两耳只听见“轰”的一声。
小题1:C。before还没来得及。我还没来得及睁开眼睛发现自己在床上。
小题1:A。as usual像往常一样。与文章一开始说明的公交车老是不正点相吻合。
小题1:D。none没有。你没有借口，立刻开始工作。
小题1:B。刚走进柜台工作,就发现第一位顾客的穿着打扮,以及她身后的那男子手中拿着的东西竟与他梦中的情景一致。这种可怕的巧合能不使人感到“惊讶”吗？
小题1:D。in a red dress穿着红色衣服。第一个顾客是一个穿着红色衣服的女孩。
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Have you ever walked outside thinking it was one temperature but quickly discovered it felt colder? That is because of the “wind chill” effect.
Wind chill is how cold people and animals feel when they are outside, not the actual temperature on the thermometer(温度计). It is based on how quickly your body loses heat when it is exposed to wind and cold. When the wind is strong, your body quickly loses heat, making the temperature of your skin drop.
When scientists first started calculating wind chill, they used research conducted in 1945 by explorers to Antarctica who measured how quickly water froze outside.
But water freezes faster than exposed skin, so the wind chill index based on that data wasn’t accurate.
In 2001, the US government began to measure wind chill more precisely by testing how quickly people’s skin froze.
Twelve volunteers were placed in a chilled wind tunnel. Equipment was stuck to their faces to measure the heat flow from their cheeks, forehead, nose and chin while they walked three miles per hour on a treadmill(跑步机).
The experiment revealed how quickly exposed skin can be damaged, particularly unprotected areas like your fingers, toes, the tip of your nose and your ear lobes. In fact, 40 percent of your body heat can be lost through your head! Signs you might have frostbite(冻疮) are when the skin turns white or pale and you lose feeling in that area.
The information collected from the volunteers helped scientists work out the math to compute wind chill. It involves wind speed and air temperature.
If, for example, the temperature outside is zero degrees Fahrenheit and the wind is blowing at 15 miles per hour, the wind chill is calculated at 19 degrees below zero. At that wind chill temperature, exposed skin can freeze in 30 minutes.
You can find a calculation table at www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill/index.shtml.
Experts advise in cold weather that you wear loose-fitting, lightweight, warm clothing, worn on top of each other. Air caught between the clothes will keep you warm. The best cold-weather coats have head coverings made of woven material that keep out water. So next time the temperature drops and you want to play outside, listen to your parents when they tell you to wrap up warm!
小题1: According to the text, wind chill _______.
A．means how fast exposed skin freezes
B．doesn’t affect your head as much as other body parts
C．changes according to the temperature on the thermometer
D．changes from person to person depending on their health
小题2: When might a person have frostbite according to the passage?
A．When his skin turns red and he loses feeling in that area.
B．When he is running faster and he is losing strength quickly.
C．When his face is exposed and quickly loses heat even indoors.
D．When his skin turns pale and he has no feeling in that area.
小题3: What factors influence wind chill?
A．A person’s body temperature and will speed.
B．Wind speed and a person’s strength.
C．Air temperature and wind speed.
D．The location and air temperature.
小题4: What can we conclude from the passage?
A．It was in 1945 that scientists first began to calculate wind chill.
B．Compared with water, people’s exposed skin freezes more slowly.
C．The wind chill index based on Antarctica data is considered a standard.
D．With the development of technology, many previous researches have been proven wrong.
Life in 2060
Let us suppose it is now about A.D. 2060. Let’s make believe(假设；虚构) it is about sixty years from now. Of course, things have changed and life is very different.
Voyages to the moon are being made every day. It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe. At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built. The hotels are air-conditioned, naturally. In order that everyone can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window. Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment(娱乐) of young and old.
What are people eating now? People are still eating food. They haven’t yet started to take on heir(继承) supply of energy directly as electrical current or as nuclear power. They may some day. But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants.
Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planet’s surface has to be filled. The deserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests. The harvest is always good.
Farming, of course, is very highly developed. Very few people have to work on the farm. It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then.
People are now largely vegetarians(素食者). You see, as the number of people increases, the number of animals decreases. Therefore, the people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds, and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain, and it is possible to get rid of diseases. No one has to be ill any more.
Such would be our life in 2060.
小题1:According to the passage, what will be on the moon in about A.D. 2060?
A. Many tourists.   B. Many other animals.   C. Many plants.     D. A sea.
小题2:What will people eat then according to the passage?
A．Biscuits in pill form.B．Foods in gas form.
C．Foods in water form.D．Foods in pill form.
小题3:Why are people largely vegetarians in 2060?
A．Because they don’t eat meat .
B．Because doctors advise them not to eat meat.
C．Because the number of animals decreases.
D．Because all the animals have died of diseases.
Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently --- one who works for you. In fact, he’s one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume(简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues(问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I’m sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you’ve given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.
So why is he looking for a way out?
He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.
The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.
He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he’s doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That’s what you want for him, too, isn’t it?
So your reporter has set me thinking.
Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists --- everyone --- is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can’t do it, they’ll find someone who can.
小题1:What does the writer think of the reporter?
A．Optimistic. B．Imaginative. C．Ambitious.D．Proud.
小题2:What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?
A．Finding the news value of his stories. B．Giving him financial support.
C．Helping him to find issues.D．Improving his good ideas.
小题3:Who probably wrote the letter?
A．An editor.B．An artist. C．A reporter. D．A reader.
小题4:The letter aims to remind editors that they should ______.
A．keep their best reporters at all costs
B．give more freedom to their reporters
C．be aware of their reporters’ professional development
D．appreciate their reporters’ working styles and attitudes
“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人)…”
With these words I began to 36  the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people  37 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38  to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially-a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40   got worse. Soon it was 41  use, until, finally, addiction.  And it began to affect(影响) my 42 . During the day I would disappear for 43  call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45 myself just one more call.
I was phoning people and 46 messages to make sure 47 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48“Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became 49  when my fellow workers tried to 50  me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 51  a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).
I haven’t 53  a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days 54  I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
小题1:
A．faceB．findC．acceptD．notice
小题2:
A．now and thenB．all the timeC．at homeD．at work
小题3:
A．triedB．askedC．waitedD．invited
小题4:
A．politeB．importantC．fineD．special
小题5:
A．conditionB．situation C．resultD．effect
小题6:
A．frequentB．regularC．unusualD．particular
小题7:
A．friendsB．studyC．familyD．work
小题8:
A．a quickB．a secretC．an expectedD．an extra
小题9:
A．hopefulB．delightedC．frightenedD．anxious
小题10:
A．forcingB．tellingC．givingD．limiting
小题11:
A．leavingB．takingC．passingD．recording
小题12:
A．longB．immediateC．enoughD．surprising
小题13:
A．sayingB．demandsC．wishD．words
小题14:
A．carefulB．madC．determinedD．helpless
小题15:
A．saveB．reduceC．protectD．stop
小题16:
A．destroyingB．usingC．stealingD．emptying
小题17:
A．offeredB．guidedC．orderedD．reminded
小题18:
A．missedB．hadC．receivedD．fixed
小题19:
A．asB．whenC．ifD．since
小题20:
A．alwaysB．justC．moreD．different
As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___36___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___37___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable.  They are torn between the  wish to go to bed early so that  Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___38___ up late so that they will not ___39____ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___40___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___41___ at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I ___42___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___43___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___44___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___45___ he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, ___46___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly___47___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___48___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___49____ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___50___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___51___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___52_____ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ____53_____ the baby arrived. He moved ___54____ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___55___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !
小题1:
A．facedB．metC．filledD．pleased
小题2:
A．questionB．matterC．ProblemD．business
小题3:
A．getB．stayC．standD．wake
小题4:
A．loseB．breakC．missD．leave
小题5:
A．awakeB．wakeC．asleepD．sleep
小题6:
A．lookB．stareC．glareD．watch
小题7:
A．hopefullyB．busilyC．gladlyD．successfully
小题8:
A．likedB．fearedC．surprisedD．hated
小题9:
A．answerB．tellC．askD．search
小题10:
A．sadlyB．unluckilyC．possiblyD．fortunately
小题11:
A．itB．theyC．ID．we
小题12:
A．morningB．midnightC．eveningD．daybreak
小题13:
A．fillingB．sewingC．mendingD．preparing
小题14:
A．presentB．stockingC．bikeD．tree
小题15:
A．goingB．sureC．gladD．excited
小题16:
A．troubledB．frightenedC．wokenD．shocked
小题17:
A．BeforeB．AfterC．UntilD．Since
小题18:
A．EvenB．AndC．SoonD．Then
小题19:
A．withB．onC．overD．by
小题20:
A．allB．nearlyC．happilyD．completely
“Everybody loves a bargain.” One person's useless, ugly, or broken object can be another person's bargain. That is why so many Americans do not throw things away. They put them outside their houses. They put on a “For Sale” sign. And, as simple as that, they have a yard sale.         
The sellers put a paid announcement(付费通告)in a local newspaper. It tells when and where the yard sale will take place. These sales are very popular during weekends in spring, summer, and autumn. Early in the morning, all the things to be sold are carried out of the house. Then they sit all day in the sunlight----like tired guests at a party----waiting for someone to take them home.
Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale. Sometimes, there are more clothes than anything else. Cooking equipment is also popular. So are old toys, tools, books, tables and chairs. Then there are objects called “white elephants”. A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless. It may be an electric light shaped like a fish. You feel a sharp pain whenever you look at it. To someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy.
Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect. It may be old toy trains, for example, or painting of dogs. Experts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever before. Most people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything special. They might buy an object simply because it costs so little. They enjoy negotiating(谈判) over prices, even if they really do not need the object. Later, they may hold their own yard to sell all the things they have bought.
小题1:What kind of things will go to a yard sale?
A．Cheap and ugly things.B．Things people no longer use.
C．Things out of season.D．Things of great value.
小题2:A white elephant refers to _________.
A．something that can cause a feeling of pain
B．something disliked by the owners while appreciated by others
C．something sold at the lowest prices
D．a toy shaped like a fish
小题3:Most people go to yard sales to________.
A．find valuable paintingsB．look for something special
C．find a bargainD．kill their time
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true about a yard sale?
A．It may not be held when the weather is very cold.
B．It can last for a whole day.
C．It is usually held with a party.
D．It is held outdoors.
小题5:We can infer from the last paragraph that__________.
A．people may find something of great value on a yard sale
B．yard sales only attract those who have a low income
C．things on a yard sale can cost people a lot
D．most people don’t want to go to yard sales.
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Roy wasn't the only one to receive his call-up（入伍）papers．Stephen Napier's call-up came at the beginning of February and he was pleased to find that he would be going into the Royal Air Force (RAF)．
His father was not so pleased and made his feelings known as he and Stephen were on their daily walk. It was the first step in his plans for Stephen to take over the estate（地产）when the time came, and although Stephen was well aware of this, he could think of no reason not to accompany him.
"Thought you'd forgotten that nonsense. Still, I dare say I could pull a few strings to get you to the Army..."
"No, Father! I have told you I want to learn to fly. What chance would I have to do that in the Army? I'd be better off in the Navy——at least they've got the Fleet Air Arm. But I have been put in the RAF and that's where I want to be, so let's leave it at that." His face went red. Sent to his father's school and then to Cambridge, much to his satisfaction, he had never had to defend his own desires and his father was a hard man to oppose.
The father glared at Stephen, "No, I won't leave it at that. I want to know what other ridiculous ideas are in your head. For a start, what's all this about America?"
"America?"
"Yes. All those books I saw in your room the other day. Brochures about emigration（移民）．"
The big, silvered head lowered, like that of a bull about to charge．"Don't trouble to deny it."
"I won't, Father. Some men at Cambridge have been talking about it. They want people like us here, mathematicians and scientists, for all kinds of research——the sort of research I could do．It would be a worthwhile life for me."
The father responded exactly as his son had known he would．"You've got a worthwhile life here！You've got an estate to run！"
"No, Father. You've got an estate to run. I never asked for it. Why not ask Baden to do this stuff? He perhaps can make a good job of it, but I..."
"If he were here, I might think about this silly idea of yours——only think about it, mind you but..."
小题1:If Father wanted Stephen to take over the estate, the first thing he did would__________．
A．take a walk with Stephen as usual
B．wait till his son graduated from Cambridge
C．persuade Stephen not to go into RAF
D．send Stephen to the Army instead of RAF
小题2:Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Stephen preferred to go into the Navy rather than the Army.
B．Stephen also received his call-up papers as Roy.
C．The father didn't like Stephen's idea of going to America.
D．Stephen was eventually forced to stay to run the estate．
小题3: After reading this passage, we can infer that__________．
A．Stephen had never had to defend his desires before
B．Baden might be one of Stephen's family members
C．Stephen wanted to fly in RAF and become a pilot in America
D．if somebody took over the estate, Stephen could realize his dream
小题4:What do we learn from the underlined sentence?
A．It looked as if the father was angry when mentioning the brochures.
B．The father was very angry and wanted to beat his son Stephen．
C．Stephen was annoyed when his father referred to the brochures.
D．A big red bull was about to charge at Stephen.
小题5:Which would be the best title for this passage?
A．RAF——a better choice than the Army B．A talk between Father and Son
C．The dreams of a Cambridge student D．Conflict between Father and Son

Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends' houses.
Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!
小题1:The underlined sentence “Traffic accidents declare millions of lives worldwide” in the passage means “_______”.
A．Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires
B．Many people die from traffic accidents
C．Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents
D．Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents
小题2:According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______. 
A．you are patientB．you obey all the traffic rules
C．you don't cut another car offD．you wait in line at a red light
小题3:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______.
A．Traffic SafetyB．A Careful driver
C．How To Drive A CarD．A Traffic Accident

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