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In 1982, I was a young marketing person in a company in Mumbai. I had a very senior colleague named Paul, who taught me how to  36   marketing effectively and how to deal with life  37  .
It was one of those  38   days…management, sales calls, planning my travel schedule, booking hotels, arranging appointments and the   39   was endless. By the end of the day, I was not only exhausted but was getting  40  . It was at this time that Paul invited me to his house to have a rest.
We made our way to Paul’s house. Although  41   after a day’s hard work, I was excited to chat with Paul and  42  his rich experience in marketing. As we entered his house  43  the main door, Paul started singing his favourite song, I have a dream. I was in no  44  to listen to his song. I only wanted to hear about how he handled  45   sales calls.
As I leaned over Paul’s shoulder to tell him that, two young girls walked up to Paul and hugged him. They couldn’t walk steadily, and neither could they talk  　46 　 , but their faces were full of  47   and they also sang a song: No mummy’s kisses only daddy’s smiles; nobody wants us, and daddy hugs us tonight.
I was watching what was going on, totally  48   in the beautiful singing, when Paul tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to sit down.  49  to know, I asked Paul who these girls were. To my  50  , Paul told me they were his daughters and they were born as “  51　 children” (mentally disabled). His wife died and he was both Mother and Father to them.
I was moved to tears. In the office, no one knew what Paul was   52  in his personal life. He never looked for   53  from his friends and colleagues. On the contrary, he always helped us at the office. And being head of the Department, he always  54  us to move forward in life.
Paul’s life has been a great  55  to me. If a man can smile through these troubles, nothing can prevent him from achieving success in work or life.
小题1:
A．doB．reduceC．learnD．handle
小题2:
A．calmlyB．cheerfullyC．hurriedlyD．quickly
小题3:
A．busyB．happyC．pleasantD．worrying
小题4:
A．callB．eventC．listD．order
小题5:
A．disappointedB．excitedC．refreshedD．annoyed
小题6:
A．worriedB．tiredC．discouragedD．ashamed
小题7:
A．shareB．celebrateC．collectD．improve
小题8:
A．forB．intoC．throughD．with
小题9:
A．conditionB．moodC．patienceD．situation
小题10:
A．gratefulB．expensiveC．unluckyD．troublesome
小题11:
A．properlyB．freelyC．activelyD．slowly
小题12:
A．fearB．scarsC．smilesD．tears
小题13:
A．caughtB．lostC．stuckD．trapped
小题14:
A．CuriousB．KeenC．StrangeD．Stubborn
小题15:
A．disappointedB．joyC．reliefD．surprise
小题16:
A．talentedB．naughtyC．specialD．homeless
小题17:
A．coming acrossB．going throughC．dealing withD．putting on
小题18:
A．sympathyB．opinionsC．requirementD．friendship
小题19:
A．allowedB．trainedC．forcedD．encouraged
小题20:
A．confusionB．challengeC．inspirationD．impression

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:C
文章讲述了一个面对生活中的种种不幸，勇敢的面对一切，乐观的看待一切的人！
小题1:动词辨析。A做；B减少；C学习；D处理；由句意可知他教会我有效处理市场事务。
小题2:副词辨析。由下文可知他是很热情的对待生活。
小题3:上下文辨析。由下文可知我的工作很忙碌，事情很多。
小题4:名词辨析。需要做的工作列成的名单很长。
小题5:形容词辨析。由上文可知一天的工作下来我不仅是累而且还很恼怒。
小题6:上下文串联。由although可知是转折关系，尽管我很累，但是能和他聊天，分享他丰富的经验我感觉很开心。
小题7:动词辨析。解析同上。
小题8:介词辨析。透过大门through the main door;
小题9:固定词组。In no mood to do sth没有心情做某事；
小题10:形容词辨析。有上下文可知我是想向他学习如何处理麻烦的销售事务。
小题11:副词辨析。A恰当地；B自由地；C积极地；D慢慢地；这里是指孩子说话都说不好。
小题12:名词辨析。由上下文可知虽然孩子们有残疾但是他们都很积极阳光，面带笑容。
小题13:固定词组。Be lost in 沉浸于…
小题14:形容词辨析。由下文可知我很好奇这两个女孩是谁。
小题15:上下文串联。由下文可知，他的回答出乎我的意料。
小题16:上下文辨析。这两个孩子都患病，那么自然是特殊的孩子了。
小题17:短语辨析。A遇见；B经历；C处理；D穿上；由句意可知没有人知道在个人生活中他经历的这些痛苦。
小题18:名词辨析。A同情；B观点；C要求；D友谊；由句意可知他从未向同事和朋友求同情。
小题19:动词辨析。由上下文可知是鼓励我们前进，对我来说他是一个巨大的激励。
小题20:名词辨析。解析同上。
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One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried ___1___ for hours as the farmer tried to think out ___2___ to do. Finally, he decided the animal was ___3___, and the well needed to be ___4___ up anyway; it just wasn’t ___5___ it to save the donkey. He invited all his ___6___ to come over and help him. They all grabbed（握起）a shovel（铁锹）and began to shovel ___7___ into the well. At first, the donkey ___8___ what was happening and cried horribly(惊恐的,害怕的). Then, to everyone’s ___9___ he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked ___10___ the well. He was surprised at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. As the farmer’s neighbours ___11___to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would ___12__ it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily ran off!
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. If you want to get out of the well, the ___13___ is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone（垫脚石）. We can get out of the ___14___ wells just by not stopping, never ___15___! Shake it off and take a step up.
小题1:
A．sadlyB．happilyC．excitedlyD．fiercely
小题2:
A．howB．whatC．thatD．which
小题3:
A．painfulB．oldC．rareD．powerful
小题4:
A．drownedB．solvedC．coveredD．emptied
小题5:
A．importantB．possibleC．necessaryD．worth
小题6:
A．neighboursB．relativesC．friendsD．family
小题7:
A．dustB．dirtC．wasteD．soil
小题8:
A．doubtedB．recognizedC．realizedD．admitted
小题9:
A．sorrowB．joyC．fearD．amazement
小题10:
A．downB．aroundC．throughD．over
小题11:
A．pretendedB．continuedC．stoppedD．determined
小题12:
A．washB．blowC．wipeD．shake
小题13:
A．trickB．trapC．troubleD．tradition
小题14:
A．longestB．largestC．deepestD．widest
小题15:
A．having funB．watching overC．giving upD．dying out
My boss’s daughter was studying in the Philippines. He asked me if my husband and I could take care of her. He thought his daughter would be able to improve her English communication skills in this way.
After days of thinking, we agreed. He then brought her here and left after 3 days. I thought that my boss’s daughter was well-mannered, but that was wrong.
After a month of staying in the Philippines, she started to show her true colors. When my husband asked her what she wanted for breakfast, she answered him in a rude way. From then on, we experienced fights at home. There was a time when we didn’t talk to her for a week as a punishment of not being good to us. What I hated most was that she didn’t care about other people’s feelings. She ate ahead of us when we were still working and didn’t leave anything for us. So we had to separate her food from ours to avoid such a problem.
The worst thing about her was that she shouted at us. I was wondering if she did this to her parents. We told this to her parents, but unfortunately I didn’t think that solved the problem. This situation lasted for almost 8 months. Our patience was tested during that time.
We tried to teach her everything we could to make her a better person, but I guess 8 months may not to be enough. We even tried to understand her and adjust for her, but it didn’t work. I just hope that she learned something from us and from other Filipinos.
小题1:This passage is mainly about the writer’s experience of              .
A．trying to please her boss
B．changing a girl’s bad behavior
C．improving her communication skills
D．dealing with a teenage girl staying in her house
小题2:Why did the boss want his daughter to stay with the writer ?
A．Because he was too busy to take care of his daughter
B．Because he wanted his daughter to take a holiday there
C．Because he wanted his daughter to improve her English in this way
D．Because he wanted the writer to teach his daughter good manners .
小题3:What do the examples in paragraph 3 tell us ?
A．The daughter wasn’t behaving well.
B．The writer and her husband were careless.
C．The writer and her husband hated children.
D．The daughter tried her best to make others happy.
小题4:The underlined word “that” in paragraph 4 refers to               .
A．being patient with her
B．her parents punishing her
C．asking her parents about her
D．telling her parents about her behavior
小题5:After reading the passage , we learn that               .
A．the writer had known the daughter was hard to deal with
B．the daughter learnt to behave well in the end
C．the writer didn’t enjoy the daughter’s stay
D．the daughter hated dealing with others
I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something,“I’m awfully sorry,”I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; It seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
小题1:The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________.
A．she might be recognized
B．asking for help looked silly
C．she was normal and independent
D．being fond blind was embarrassing
小题2:After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.
A．began to run
B．hit a person as usual
C．hit a lamppost by accident
D．was caught by something
小题3:At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.
A．stopped a big lorry
B．stopped the wrong bus
C．made no attempt to stop the bus
D．was not noticed by other people
小题4:What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?
A．Other vehicles also stopped there.
B．It was unreliable for making judgments.
C．More lorries than buses responded to the girl.
D．It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.
小题5:Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping__________.
A．to find people there
B．to find more buses there
C．to find the bus by herself there
D．to find people more helpful there
I have had the privilege of meeting some very interesting people over the years. Some of these people made a great impact on my life, my views and personal philosophy. Others I met had the opposite effect because they represented attitudes, behavior and beliefs that were directly opposed to my views on life and my feelings about the value of all people.
One such person I met was a woman in her late seventies. She had been an active woman, raised a family and had engaged in helping others, and developed her own crafts to sell at selected craft shows throughout the year.
When I met her for the first time, I couldn’t believe that she was in her late seventies — I would have placed her age more in her early sixties. After speaking with her for a short period, it was only then that the conversation seemed to turn to age. And, it wasn’t a conversation about the frailty (脆弱) of age, or the aches and pains, or about pleasures lost.
The conversation, instead, focused on her zest for life and all the things that she was in the planning stages of doing. And, what she was planning to do wasn’t about going to a seniors group so she and her husband could go on a bus tour. What she was planning was an excursion (旅行) to Europe, unaccompanied by any tour operator or taken around the usual sights by a local guide.
She really impressed me a lot because of her zest for life; for an uncompromising view of the future not in the least affected by her age; for the undying faith in knowing that there was a great deal of life yet to be discovered and experienced and yearning for each new image, discussion, smell, cultural uniqueness or experience.
小题1:From the text we know_____________.
A．the woman had much sight-seeing around the world.
B．the woman was willing to help others.
C．the woman made great wealth by selling crafts.
D．the woman talked a lot about her age.
小题2:The old woman impressed the author because ______________.
A．she kept young in spite of her age
B．she had experienced a lot in life
C．she never gave in to the aches and pains in life
D．she had a positive outlook on life
小题3:What kind of tone does the author use to describe the woman?
A. Doubtful.   C. Concerning.              C. Sympathetic.   D. Appreciative.
小题4:The underlined word “zest” in the fourth paragraph probably means“_____________”.
A．enthusiasmB．concept C．view D．satisfaction

Peanuts to This

Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice：flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quite! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!
小题1:What did the author’s classmates think about his report?
A．Controversial.B．Ridiculous.
C．Boring.D．Puzzling.
小题2:Why was the author confused about the task?
A．He was unfamiliar with American history.
B．He followed the advice and flipped a coin.
C．He forgot his teacher’s instruction.
D．He was new at the school.
小题3:The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.
A．annoyedB．ashamed
C．readyD．eager
小题4:In the end, the author turned things around _______.
A．by redoing his task
B．through his own efforts
C．with the help of his grandfather
D．under the guidance of his headmaster

I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was  36  the teddy bears(泰迪熊) beside her father  37 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand.  38 , it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and  39  picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father  40  his head, “No”.
Rather  41 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers  42 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one  43  on top of the others, and raced down toward the check-out（结账处）. I picked up my purchases and  44 the girl and her father.
Then, much to the little girl’s  45 , the little boy and his father got in line  46 her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl  47 it back to the cashier(收银员) and  48  something to her. The cashier smiled and put the  49 under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “  50  , you’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only   51  in disbelief. It was, he said,   52  what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and  53 smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.
I suddenly understood that the world is not  54 into the strong who care and the  55 who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.
小题1:A．looking through   B．getting through    C dressing up       D．tidying up
小题2:
A．whileB．whenC．afterD．once
小题3:
A．ThenB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．Otherwise
小题4:
A．stoppedB．continuedC．avoidedD．kept
小题5:
A．shookB．noddedC．movedD．held
小题6:
A．anxiousB．disappointedC．angryD．curious
小题7:
A．alsoB．insteadC．lastlyD．indeed
小题8:
A．layingB．lyingC．to lieD．lain
小题9:
A．accompaniedB．helpedC．admiredD．followed
小题10:
A．surpriseB．satisfactionC．joyD．regret
小题11:
A．behindB．beforeC．betweenD．beyond
小题12:
A．putB．handedC．sentD．carried
小题13:
A．whisperedB．shoutedC．gaveD．showed
小题14:
A．basketB．bagC．bearD．gift
小题15:
A．SorryB．Excuse meC．CongratulationsD．Pardon me
小题16:
A．cryB．stareC．jumpD．pay
小题17:
A．extremelyB．onlyC．exactlyD．wonderfully
小题18:
A．widestB．greatestC．prettiestD．dearest
小题19:
A．dividedB．changedC．includedD．cut
小题20:
A．poorB．uglyC．unhappyD．weak

I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year - round sun．You may think People ,n such an attractive, fun - filled place are happier than others．If so you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness．
Many intelligent people still think fun equals happiness．The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common．Fun is what we experience during an act．Happiness is what we experience after an act．It is a deep, long-lasting emotion．
Going to an amusement park or a ball game, watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax, temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh．But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends．
I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun．They have constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells "happiness" But in memoir（回忆录） after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages and loneliness．
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying．If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment．For commitment is in fact quite painful．The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement．Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features．
Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness．They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they want．Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep．I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children．
Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to．It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can truly increase our happiness．It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it frees us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all．
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Fun and happiness．
B．Success and satisfaction．
C．Marriage and commitment．
D．Entertainment and responsibility．
小题2:The author probably agrees that ____．
A．fun creates long - lasting satisfaction
B．long - standing fun may lead to happiness
C．fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting
D．fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness
小题3:What does the author think of marriage?
A．It ends in pain．
B．It means commitment．
C．It affords greater fun．
D．It leads to raising children．
【小题14If one gets the real meaning of happiness, he ____．
A．will start a business
B．won' t place too much value on money
C．will seek for freedom
D．won't devote himself to his family
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, “Mommy, I like her dress.” Her mom   1 , “Well, why don’t you go and tell her?”
The little girl walked   2  toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one,
  3  the same age, was standing with her   4  turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美). Receiving no answer, this little one   5 . My husband said to the other girl, “  6  wants to tell you something.” As she turned around,   7  was made. Once again, the little one   8  “I like your dress,” and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly   9  “Look, it’s a spinning (旋转) dress!”, at which moment she began to spin. Both of them smiled widely.
Now, the one stopped spinning and said, “It’s my favorite dress and I have (a)   10  that match!” She   11  running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.
The mom and daughter started to   12  down the street,   13  the encounter (邂逅) had ended. Moments later, the “spinning dress girl” reappeared, shoes in hand,   14  her new friend who had seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been
  15  of all this. The man   16  the child, saying, “There’s someone coming behind you.” Then we saw one showed and the other   17  the beautiful shoes.
If you can make a   18  better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have   19  this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments,
  20  together, make up what might very well be the important times in our lives.
小题1:
A．repliedB．scoldedC．laughedD．required
小题2:
A．secretlyB．shylyC．heavilyD．suddenly
小题3:
A．usuallyB．hopefullyC．likelyD．luckily
小题4:
A．backB．headC．noseD．hand
小题5:
A．shoutedB．leftC．criedD．hesitated
小题6:
A．AnyoneB．SomeoneC．EveryoneD．No one
小题7:
A．differenceB．advanceC．connectionD．impression
小题8:
A．suggestedB．apologizedC．explainedD．announced
小题9:
A．turnedB．sharedC．jumpedD．agreed
小题10:
A．shoesB．socksC．shirtD．hat
小题11:
A．took offB．turned downC．put onD．made up
小题12:
A．leadB．lookC．headD．get
小题13:
A．rememberingB．hopingC．sayingD．thinking
小题14:
A．coming acrossB．looking forC．shouting atD．calling on
小题15:
A．watchfulB．carefulC．proud D．fond
小题16:
A．calmedB．comfortedC．stoppedD．seated
小题17:
A．woreB．admiredC．comparedD．bought
小题18:
A．momentB．lifeC．girlD．dress
小题19:
A．learnedB．performedC．praisedD．observed
小题20:
A．seizedB．spentC．threadedD．lost

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