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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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  The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street.What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric,   1   his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

  He had   2   se foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today.He would just   3   the books in the outside return box.But there was a   4  ; it was locked.

  He went into the building, only a few minutes   5   closing time.He put the books into the return box.And after a brief   6   in the toliet, he would be on his way to the playground to   7   Eric.

  David stepped out of the toliet and stopped in   8  -the library lights were off.The place was   9  .The doors had been shut.They   10   be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困)-in a library!

  He tried to   11   a telephone call, but was unable to   12  .What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building.  13   the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

    14   he could see.David wrote on a piece of paper:“  15  !I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door.  16  , someone passing by would see it.

  He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant,   17  .Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music.He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.He settled into a chair and started to   18  

  He knew he had to   19  , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a   20   thing.

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A.

but

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because

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or

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since

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ever

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nearly

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never

D.

often

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[  ]

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pass

B.

drop

C.

carry

D.

take

(4)

[  ]

A.

problem

B.

mistake

C.

case

D.

question

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[  ]

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during

B.

after

C.

over

D.

before

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[  ]

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rest

B.

break

C.

walk

D.

stop

(7)

[  ]

A.

visit

B.

meet

C.

catch

D.

greet

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[  ]

A.

delight

B.

anger

C.

surprise

D.

eagerness

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[  ]

A.

lonely

B.

empty

C.

noisy

D.

crowded

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wouldn’t

B.

shouldn’t

C.

couldn’t

D.

needn’t

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[  ]

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make

B.

fix

C.

use

D.

pick

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[  ]

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get on

B.

get up

C.

get through

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get in

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If

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As

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Though

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Until

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On time

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Now and then

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By the way

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At last

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Come

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Help

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Hello

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Sorry

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Surely

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Thankfully

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Truly

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Gradually

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at most

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after all

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in short

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as usual

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watch

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paly

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read

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write

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wait

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stand

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sleep

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work

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bad

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cool

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strange

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nice

Laura was married for 6 months. Her husband was using drugs. She didn’t want her son or her unborn baby to live that way, but she was afraid to ask her husband to leave. She left him a note instead. After reading the note, Laura’s husband waited for her to come home and then beat her and
her son.
He smashed(使……碎)dishes, pictures and toys and left the house in a terrible mess(混杂). He said it was all her fault. After Laura cleaned up the mess she went to the hospital. She was badly hurt all over her body, but the baby was fine.
Laura had little education and she never had a good paying job. She was ashamed to ask for help from the police, courts or women’s shelters. Laura wanted her marriage and family to work. Sometimes her husband was very nice to her. She decided to try harder se her children could have a home and a father. Laura joined a church and told a priest(牧师)about her problem.
But her husband kept using drugs and hurting the family. Finally, she told her husband she loved him, but they should live apart for a while. He beat her again. The priest had called and could tell Laura was in trouble. He came over to talk to her, He asked the husband to go out for a while. Laura packed up her kids and left. Her husband went to jail. Laura got a lot of help from groups that help women who have been beaten. Now she is in college, has her own apartment and works on special projects at a women’s shelter. “We got out , and it changed the life for me and my children. You can do it. You can break the cycle.” Laura said.
【小题1】 Laura’s husband treated her ________.

A.carefullyB.badlyC.coldlyD.carelessly
【小题2】. Why did Laura not leave her husband in the beginning?
A.Because she loved him very much.
B.Because he could make her live a rich life.
C.Because he was her son’s father.
D.Because she hoped to keep the family.
【小题3】. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Now Laura works on a special project at a women’s shelter.
B. Laura had little education and she never had a good paying job.
C. After Laura cleaned up the mess, she went to the church.
D. Laura was ashamed to ask for help from organizations.
【小题4】. Which do you think is this passage about?
A.Educational and social problems.B.Working and housing.
C.Family violence(暴力).D.Relationship between husband and wife.

It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table,  36  with a piece of bread. He’s not even   37 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a   38  .He has nothing to do becau se the Internet is down. When he   39  up this morning, Tony was feeling   40  . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the   41  ahead. It would be a weekend like any other---a great weekend. But that was before he turned on his   42  and found he was   43  to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.

Every weekend, Tony  44  goes online to email friends, reads the   45  to keep up with what’s happening in the world and   46  a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend---online!

Just as Tony is wondering how he can possibly have a normal weekend   47  the Internet, his mum walks into the   48 . “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t   49  the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no   50  but sighs (叹气).“Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum­  51  .

“Oh, yes! Helen   52  just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face   53  face for a change. Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony   54  , as he walks to the phone. There is    55   without the Internet after all.

1.                A.cutting         B.playing         C.eating    D.thinking

 

2.                A.hungry         B.angry          C.tired D.sleepy

 

3.                A.fear           B.problem        C.business  D.thing

 

4.                A.rose           B.rang           C.looked   D.woke

 

5.                A.great          B.disappointed     C.unhappy  D.worried

 

6.                A.holiday         B.year           C.weekend D.morning

 

7.                A.TV             B.computer       C.radio     D.web

 

8.                A.willing          B.surprised       C.able D.unable

 

9.                A.usually         B.nearly          C.especially D.already

 

10.               A.letters         B.news          C.reports    D.contents

 

11.               A.guesses        B.takes          C.plays D.makes

 

12.               A.on            B.without         C.by   D.with

 

13.               A.living-room      B.hall            C.kitchen    D.study

 

14.               A.talk about       B.care about      C.think about D.look about

 

15.               A.answer         B.progress        C.movement D.choice

 

16.               A.reports         B.replies         C.tells  D.suggests

 

17.               A.travels         B.treats          C.lives  D.escapes

 

18.               A.for            B.by             C.from  D.to

 

19.               A.cries           B.smiles          C.reads D.watches

 

20.               A.change         B.task           C.weekend  D.life

 

 

I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving .  No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting (引用) a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful(体贴的) of their wives. Then he went on to say," Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well , for  two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said," That new yellow sweater looks great on you."

"Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised and pleased, maybe a little puzzled.

After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all the week and now she wants to stay with me. " We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed, I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love. There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. Last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“ Tom ,” se said in a voice filled with distress, “ do you know something I don’t?”

"What do you mean?"

"Well...that checkup(体检) I had several weeks ago...our doctor...did he tell you something about me? Tom , you've been so good to me... am I dying?"

It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.

"No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You're not dying; I'm just staring to live."

1.In the first paragraph, "No ifs, ands or buts" probably means___.

A. unnecessarily     B. unexpectedly    C.   impossibly    D. unconditionally

2.From the story we may infer that Tom went to the beach cottage___.

A. with his family    B. with Evelyn     C. alone            D. with his children

3.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because___.

A. she looked lovely in her new clothes

B. he had made a lot of money in Wall Street

C. he was determined to be a good husband

D. she was seriously ill

4.The underlined words "one thing" in the passage refer to the fact that___.

A. he praised her sweater, which puzzled her

B. she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated

C. he knew something about her illness but didn't tell her

D. he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying

5.By saying "I'm just starting to live", Tom means that___.

A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B. he is just beginning to enjoy his life as a loving husband

C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D. he is beginning to feel regretful for what he did to his wife

 

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