Mr. William remembered to buy some bananas after he left his office. It was_______cold outside when he saw an ill -looking old lady selling bananas on the street across. He usually shopped in a grocery shop a few_______away from his office but as he was in a_______to reach home today, not intending to go there.

Quickly he_______the old lady and she offered $7 per kg. Mr. William said,” But the store where I usually buy sells them for$5 per kg, why not the same price?" The lady said,“ No Sir, I cannot afford to_______that price. $6 per kg, and that's the lowest.”Shaking his head, he left in his car towards the_______grocery shop.

After picking up a good_______0f bananas there, he was surprised when the cashier told that price per kg was $10. He told the cashier,” I have been buying bananas from here only for some years and can’t you offer me a better deal for being a_______customer?"The manager overheard him and told Mr. William,“Sorry Sir, but our prices are_______,we do not bargain.”Mr. William felt a little________with that flat attitude, and put them back.

Mr. William returned to the poor old lady and________$ 20 for 2kg. Unexpectedly she only accepted $ 12. Afterwards learning she had to sell his husband's fruit shop to________his medical bills and had to sell the bananas to survive, he felt inspired and________many of his colleagues to buy fruits from the lady. And with the________from Mr. William an, other warmhearted buyers, she made a better living.

All too often we________to go shopping in big malls or big grocery shops, We always. pay the fixed price without________That is fine________we all have our own choices. However, we need to ________a moment and think that why we have no courage or reason to bar gain while shopping at big shops and why we try to bargain .________with small street sellers?Think wisely. Always be________and supportive to someone who works hard to earn and has a need for it.

1.A. burning B. freezing C. frozen D. bitten

2.A. blocks B. cities C. towns D. parks

3.A. mess B. sense C. moment D. hurry

4.A. assessed B. appointed C. approached D. applauded

5.A. buy B. fit C. get D. match

6.A. common B. usual C. normal D. general

7.A. bunch B. pile C. cup D. band

8.A. modest B. honest C. loyal D. considerate

9.A. understandable B. focused C. reasonable D. fixed

10.A. bad B. well C. good D. scary

11.A. offered B. supplied C. provided D. reported

12.A. spend B. deal C. cover D. charge

13.A. attracted B. drove C. removed D. recommended

14.A. permission B. supply C. invitation D. demand

15.A. choose B. intend C. risk D. demand

16.A. dealing B. paying C. bargaining D. wondering

17.A. even if B. as C. unless D. once

18.A. save B. set C. spare D. select

19.A. heavily B. quickly C. totally D. slowly

20.A. awful B. careful C. useful D. helpful

Great white sharks, the world’s largest predatory(食肉的) fish, eat three to four times more food than previously thought, an Australian study shows.

The U. S. research from the 1980s estimated a meal of 30 kilograms could make a one-tonshark continue living for more than six weeks.

That made assumptions that large sharks could survive long periods without eating.

However, a University of Tasmania-led study published this week in Scientific Reports found that 30kg was only enough for 12-15days.

Researchers tagged(给……附上标签) a dozen great white sharks at Neptune Islands off South Australia and calculated their metabolic(新陈代谢的) rate based on swimming speeds. They worked out how much energy the sharks burned and how much food they required.

“Their metabolic rate is faster than we assumed.”

Jayson Semmens was the lead author on the study. He said, ”They (U. S. researchers)picked a shark that probably wasn’t working very hard at the time when they did it . At the time it was a new study. They did some metabolic work similar to us but on one shark.”

“The white sharks, which we tagged, are working pretty hard … they’re coming up to some pretty high speed to catch the seals.” he said, ”Their metabolic rate is much faster than what we had assumed. These animals are probably going to be feeding every day, rather than several weeks.”

The research also sought to improve understanding of how sharks fit into the ocean ecosystem.

“We don’t have a good handle on the population sizes of white sharks. We know that sharks in general are under pressure around the world from overfishing.” Semmens said, “Furthermore, they’re long -lived. They reproduce late in their life and they produce a small number of babies.”

Semmens said the effects of removing white sharks from the ocean were thus far more important than realized. “They’re keeping under control a lot more animals than we thought,” he said.

1.The U.S. research made people believe that .

A. large sharks could live without eating meat

B. sharks gained several kilograms in six weeks

C. a one-ton shark needed to eat 30 kg every meal

D. large sharks could live without eating for several weeks

2.What is Semmens’ attitude towards U.S. researchers’ job?

A. Uninterested B. Surprised

C. Objective D. Satisfied

3.The sharks’ metabolic rate calculated by the two research groups is different probably because .

A. they used different research methods

B. they studied sharks of different sizes

C. the sharks they used for research were of different species

D. the sharks they used for research swam at different speeds

4.What do you know about white sharks? .

A. They play an important role in ocean ecosystem

B. They can produce a large number of babies

C. They swim more slowly than seals

D. They live a short life

5.The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to .

A. inform B. persuade

C. describe D. entertain

2.Yesterday,my wife and I took our two kids to a concert by a famous band.It was the second time we had taken them to a concert.
The theme of the concert was"Around the world".This part was especially for children and it was called"Family Fun Day".I was surprised to see that the concert hall was full and happy to know that many parents were providing healthy activities for their children.
The concert lasted for an hour and it performed music from all over the world-from Ireland to Scotland,from England to Thailand,and from Africa to the United States.Though it was a short concert by adults'standard,my son was seen moving about in his seat.Maybe he was too young to appreciate"fine music".
After the concert,my wife asked my two kids if they wanted to come again for another round of concert,the replies were mixed.My daughter said she would like to go again,but my son's reply was no.As for me,I loved it.There were some touching moments in that concert and I was so touched by the beauty and inspiring music that was performed by the band.
We should go to concerts more often.If you are a subscriber(订购者),you can enjoy discounted(折扣) prices for your tickets.Our friend,CC,managed to"network"with her friend's friend,who is a subscriber,to get tickets for us at 25.50dollars each.The original price was 30dollars per person.We saved 18dollars.

51.By writing this passage,the writer mainly tells usD.
A.how to book a ticket to a concert
B.why children should often go to concerts
C.what music a famous band plays
D.his experience of attending a concert with his family
52.What do we learn about the concert?D.
A.It mainly showed British music.B.Not many people went to it.
C.It lasted for a long time.D.It was suitable for a family to attend.
53.We can infer from the passage that the writer's sonA.
A.was bored at the concertB.likes listening to music very much
C.thought highly of the concertD.doesn't like going out with his family
54.We can know from the passage thatA.
A.the writer greatly enjoyed the concert
B.the writer's daughter didn't enjoy the concert
C.the writer's wife was not touched at the concert
D.the writer didn't know how to enjoy fine music.
3.Eddie liked music very much when he was at school,but when he went to the university he decided to study medicine instead of music.When he passed his examinations and became a doctor,he had to work in a hospital for some time.There he discovered that a lot of patients were happier and caused less trouble if pleasant music was played to them When Eddie got an office and began to work for himself,he decided to keep his patients happy by having a tape recorder in his waiting-room play beautiful music for them.
But soon after the tape recorder had been put in,Eddie's nurse heard a woman,who was sitting in the crowded waiting-room one morning,complained,"Here we're all waiting to see the doctor,and he's just playing the violin in his office instead of doing his work."
41.Eddie became a student of medicine at universityD.
A.because he had lost interest in music
B.because he thought medicine was more important than music
C.to find out new use of music in hospital
D.for reasons unknown from this passage
42.Why did Eddie put a tape recorder in his office?B
A.He wanted to help patients waiting to see him pass the time easily.
B.He discovered that music was of help to his patients
C.He enjoyed listening to music while he worked
D.He wanted to attract more patients to his office
43.From the passage we can see thatC.
A.the woman thought Eddie was an unusual doctor
B.the woman didn't understand music
C.the woman did not understand what Eddie meant
D.the woman hated to be kept waiting.

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