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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A Deed a Day

It was a busy day as usual. I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin. The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters. We had only about twenty minutes to eat _________ we had to take the girls to their next activity. My husband seemed a bit _________as dinner was not on the table.

That night, I had a heavy _________ , thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线). We had become too _________ in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would _________ our own agendas and energize us toward the common good.

I bought a notebook, named it “Our Deed Diary” and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a _________ for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our _________ . And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.

I thought one deed a day was too easy. However, it was actually _________ than it seemed because it had to be something _________ what we had already done. Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not _________ .

We had a rough _________ . On some days, someone would forget to _________ a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to _________ what good deed I could do for someone that day. My daughters began to rush to me after school to _________ me the good deed they had done.

Now, after a year, I am happy to say that it is making a(n) _________ in our lives. Instead of always _________ what the day will bring for us, we think about what we can do for someone else.

Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so _________I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only _________ by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in _________ . So, when someone does return the favor, it is an enormous and positive _________.

1.A. though B. unless C. while D. before

2.A. annoyed B. puzzled C. embarrassed D. frightened

3.A. shoulder B. stomach C. heart D. foot

4.A. interested B. absorbed C. confident D. successful

5.A. repeat B. relate C. recall D. refocus

6.A. kindness B. task C. job D. copy

7.A. room B. school C. home D. town

8.A. stranger B. sweeter C. harder D. bigger

9.A. between B. from C. about D. beyond

10.A. matter B. count C. last D. happen

11.A. time B. start C. life D. idea

12.A. praise B. check C. record D. do

13.A. describe B. decide C. remember D. explain

14.A. bring B. teach C. tell D. offer

15.A. difference B. choice C. effort D. fortune

16.A. forgetting B. believing C. knowing D. wondering

17.A. tiring B. moving C. rewarding D. surprising

18.A. experience B. imagine C. predict D. exchange

19.A. silence B. time C. return D. order

20.A. effect B. attitude C. bonus D. contribution

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A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.

A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one — in France and another — in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond”.

Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.

However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.

When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”

1.The man ordered three beers all the time because ________.

A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub

B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much

C. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond

D. this would help him become a local celebrity

2.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. news traveled fast in the town

B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker

C. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much

D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking

3.The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.

A. he would earn less money

B. he thought the man should order three beers

C. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away

D. the man decided to drink two beers

4.The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.

A. gratitudeB. appreciationC. surpriseD. sympathy

Each time I see a balloon , my mind flies back to a memory when I was a six-year-old girl . It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died . I asked my mum if my dad had gone to heaven . “ Yes , honey . Of course , ” she said . “ Can we write him a letter ? ”

She paused , the longest pause of my short life , and answered , “ Yes . ” My heart jumped . “ Can the mailman go there ? ” I asked .

“ No , but I have an idea . ” Mum drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon . I asked her what it was for . “ Just wait , honey . You’ll see . ” Mum told me to write my letter . Eagerly , I got my favorite pen , and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink . I wrote about my day , what I learned at school , how Mum was doing , and even about what happened in a story I had read . For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive . I gave the letter to Mum . She read it over , and a smile crossed her face . She made a hole in the corner of the letter to tie it to the balloon . We went outside and she gave me the balloon . It was still raining . “ Okay , on the count of three , let it go . One , two , three . ” The balloon , carrying my letter , flew upwards against the rain . We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds . Later I realized , like the balloon , that Dad had never let his sickness get him down . He was strong . No matter what he suffered , he’d keep on , fly up , and finally go beyond this cold world and his sick body . He rose into sky and became something beautiful . I watched until the balloon disappeared into the grey and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on . I prayed to be a balloon .

1.When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father , her mother __________ .

A. believed it was easy to do it

B. felt it difficult to answer

C. considered her a creative girl

D. decided to make up a lie at once

2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father , she __________ .

A. became excited

B. jumped with joy

C. started writing immediately

D. didn’t believe her mother

3. In the eyes of the author , what was the rain like ?

A. An incurable disease .

B. Her unforgettable memory .

C. The pain her mother suffered .

D. The hard time her father had .

4.What would be the best title for the passage ?

A. An Unforgettable Experience

B. Fly to Heaven

C. The Strong Red Balloon

D. A Great Father

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的). Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available

◇ Continental Breakfast

◇ Breakfast and Dinner

◇ Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee.

Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host's permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.

Self-Catering (自助的)Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.

1.The passage is probably written for________.

A. hosts willing to receive foreign students

B. foreigners hoping to build British culture

C. travelers planning to visit families in London

D. English learners applying to live in English homes

2.Which of the following will the host provide?

A. Room cleaning. B. Medical care.

C. Free transport. D. Physical training.

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?

A. Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2.

B. Accommodation in the city center is not provided.

C. Hosts dislike travelling to the city center.

D. The business center of London is in Zone 1.

4.Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?

A. To enrich their knowledge of English.

B. To enjoy much more freedom.

C. To entertain friends as they like.

D. To experience a warmer family atmosphere.

According to a survey, only 4% of the people in the world are left-handed. Why? One theory centers on the two halves of the brain. For example, the left half and the right half, each of which functions differently. Medical science believes that the left half of the brain dominates over the right half. The foundation of this theory is the fact that nerves from the brain cross over at neck-level to the opposite side of the body, and nerves from the other side of the brain reciprocate (互换). The end re­sult is that the opposite sides of the body are controlled by the opposite sides of the brain.

The dominant left half of the brain, which kindly supplies the right half of the body, theoretically makes it more skillful in read­ing, writing, speaking, and working, and makes most people right-handed. Lefties, however, whose right half of the brain dominates, work best with the left side of their bodies.

Theory number two focuses on the asymmetrical nature of the body. Examples of the asymmetry, which flows from head to toe, are that the right side of our faces differs slightly from the left, that our legs differ in strength, or that our feet vary in size. One aspect of this asymmetry is that for most people the right hand is stronger than the left.

There is no doubt that all exist in a “right-handed society”, which produces most basics, including scissors, doorknobs, locks, screwdrivers, automobiles, buttons on clothing, and musical instru­ments for the 96%. Left-handed people make up for the unfairness by being members of an elite (精英) society, which includes many of the greatest geniuses, including Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Left-handed people are better at speaking

B. Left-handed people are believed to have stronger left halves of the brains

C. Right-handed people are cleverer than left-handed people

D. Right-handed people work best with the right side of their bodies

2.Which of the words or phrases is closest in meaning to the word “asymmetrical”?

A. valuable B. not typical

C. not balanced D. negative

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Left-handed people may feel inconvenient in this right-handed society

B. This is an equal society for the left-handed people

C. Most great geniuses are left-handed

D. Left-handed people are considered to be disabled

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Which proves to be the better way to live, right-handed or left-handed?

B. How do left-handed people differ from right-handed ones?

C. Why are some people left-handed?

D. Are left-handed people equally treated in society?

I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother.She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem!”

Shyly but , I said yes.She poured out her . “It was nothing short of talent!”

“What time will Father be home?” I asked.I could hardly wait to my work to him.I spent quite some time for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able to my poem.

At almost 7 o’clock my father burst in. He seemed . He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.

Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate. “What is this?” He was reaching for my poem.

“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. “And it’s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said.

I my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of .

“I think it’s terrible,” he said.I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting .

“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs .”

“I don’t know why.” My father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough awful poetry in the world already?”

I couldn’t it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I myself on the bed and cried the worst of the out of me.

That may have been the end of the story, but not of its for me. I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who drove me to hear with “I think it’s .”

Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete. It needs the balance of the force that , “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”

Those voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. Between the two poles of and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.

1.A. typically B. proudly C. anxiously D. honestly

2.A. motivation B. shock C. Criticism D. praise

3.A. recite B. describe C. show D. introduce

4.A.waiting B. preparing C. praying D. planning

5.A. gradually B. desperately C. confidently D. casually

6.A. appreciate B. revise C. read D. polish

7.A. relaxed B. calm C. noble D. upset

8.A. shook B. lowered C. raised D. turned

9.A. decision B. excitement C. meditation D. devotion

10.A. dark B. wide C. wet D. bright

11.A. arrangement B. judgment C. encouragement D. adjustment

12.A. hold B. attain C. control D. stand

13.A. threw B. seated C. left D. kept

14.A. confusion B. pressure C. disappointment D. tiredness

15.A. challenge B. development C. difficulty D. significance

16.A. elegant B. awful C. fluent D. controversial

17.A. failure B. creation C. limit D. improvement

18.A. orders B. misleads C. cautions D. foresees

19.A. inspiring B. warning C. disturbing D. conflicting

20.A. confirmation B. restriction C. distrust D. disapproval

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