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After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 21 , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a 22 in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”
But John 23 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 24 works yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” “It has nothing to do with us”, Mary 25 .
But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 26 . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 27 her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 28 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”
In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 29 for the basement which was full of smoke and 30 hot. He found the door and two children. 31 he left he could hear some more sobbing（哭泣）. He 32 the two badly frightened children into 33 arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 34 more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 35 ! That house will fall down any second. ”
36 he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 37 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 38 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the 39 and fresh air, he found that he had just 40 his own children.
The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Yesterday I totally changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being 36 , he was happy and 37 that it was because of something he saw in India．
A few years ago he was 38 feeling sad and was touring India．He said right in front of his very eyes, he saw an Indian mother 39 her child’s right hand with a knife．The helpless 40 in the mother’s eyes and the painful scream of the 41 four-year-old child still remained in his mind．
The 42 mother made the child handicapped （disabled） 43 he could go out on the streets to beg． 44 by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating．And almost at once, several children 45 around this small piece of bread covered with sand, 46 bits from one another．It was the 47 reaction of hunger．He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread． 48 he gave out the bread to the children （mostly handicapped）, he 49 cheers and bows from these 50 children．For the first time in his life, he understood 51 people could give up their 52 for a loaf of bread．He came to 53 how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to 54 about food that didn’t taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him 55 dreamed of having．Perhaps life wasn’t bad at all．

小题1:

A．in poor health

Holding a cell phone against your ear or stalling it in your pocket may be hazardous to your health．
This paraphrases a warning that cell phone; manufacturers include in the small print that is often tossed aside when a new phone is purchased．Apple, for example, doesn’t want iP hones to come closer to you than 1．5 centimeters; Research In Motion, Blackberry’s manufacturer, recommends 2.5 centimeters．
If health issues arise from cell phone use, the implications are huge．Voice calls - Americans chat on cell phones 2．26 trillion minutes annually - generate $109 billion for the wireless carriers．
Devra Davis, an epidemiologist who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, has published a book about cell phone radiation, "Disconnect." The book surveys scientific research and concludes the question is not settled.
　　Brain cancer is a concern that Ms. Davis examines. Over all, there has not been an increase in its incidence since cell phones arrived. But the average masks an increase in brain cancer in the 20-to-29 age group and a drop for the older population.
　　"Most cancers have multiple causes," she says, but she points to laboratory research that suggests low-energy radiation could damage cells that could possibly lead to cancer.
　　Children are more vulnerable to radiation than adults, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. Radiation that penetrates only five centimeters into the brain of an adult will reach much deeper into the brains of children because their skulls are thinner and their brains contain more absorptive fluid. No studies have yet been completed on cell phone radiation and children, she says.
　　Henry Lai, a research professor in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington, began laboratory radiation studies in 1980 and found that rats exposed to radiofrequency radiation had damaged DNA in their brains.
　　Ms. Davis recommends using wired headsets or the phone’s speaker. Children should text rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from the abdomen.
小题1:We can infer from the passage that________．

A．Cell phone may do harm to our health if we hold it against our ear or store in our pocket

B．Devra Davis thinks that there are many factors contributing to cancer．

C．The increase in brain cancer in the young adults may have something to do with cell phone

D．Children are more likely to be affected by radiation

小题2:According to the passage, how could children avoid being hurt by cell phone radiation?

A．They can keep cell phones away from the abdomen．

B．They can send short massage instead of making phone calls directly．

C．They can pay more attention to the small print on the phone．

D．They should use more advanced cell phones．

小题3:From this passage we can learn that．________．

A．American cell phone manufacturers did not give any warning to their customers

B．American cell phone manufacturers benefit greatly from their products

C．Scientists have found the connection between brain cancer and ceil phone

D．Cell phone should be banned because of the increase in brain cancer

小题4:In which column can we most probably read this passage?

A．Advanced technology．	B．Entertainment．
C．Science and life．	D．Celebrity．

I’ll never forget my first daughter, who died too early from a bad accident. During those years, life was   36  . One Christmas I found my 3-year-old daughter   37  with a roll of golden wrapping paper. I had bought the paper to finish a rather important project. So I became   38  and scolded her loudly, “You are not good. And you are   39  your father’s money. You don’t know how hard your parents are working.” She was   40  and cried bitterly, running away.
    41 , she brought a gift, a golden   42  made of golden wrapping paper to me the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” I was   43  of my earlier hurting words, but my anger rose again when I found out the box was   44 . I shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” She   45  at me with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew   46  into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
I was completely   47 . I put my arms around her and begged for her   48 . A year later, a serious   49  took the life of my daughter. I was so sad that I   50  in bed for three days and three nights, saying nothing with tears rolling down my cheek. From then on, I hated cars and kept the golden box by my bed for many years. Whenever I was   51  , I would take out an imaginary kiss and   52  the love of my daughter who had put it there.
In a very real   53  , each one of us, as humans beings, has been given a golden container   54  with unconditional love and kisses ... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There are   55  no other possessions that anyone could hold more precious than this.

In spite of the television and other ways to pass information, the newspaper is still an important source. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they don’t have time to read the news carefully and must be satisfied with a quick look at the front page, at other times, they may be in such a hurry that they have time only for a glance at headlines.
In the United States there are newspapers to satisfy all kinds of readers. In big cities there are many types of papers, with several different editions（版本） every day. In the small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some areas the paper is even printed weekly.
Another type of publications that help the population know what is happening in the world is magazines. Some magazines are published weekly, others are put out monthly. There are news magazines, and magazines for special interests as sports, photography and music. In the United States, you can find the right thing for every taste and interest.
小题1:In order to know what is happening in the world, .

A．people should read the whole newspaper carefully

B．people should read a newspaper as the first thing in the morning

C．one should at least have a quick look at the headlines

D．one doesn’t have to read the front page

小题2: In the United States, .

B．there are different newspapers even in a small town

C．people can read at least one newspaper each week

D．people spend a lot of time reading the Sunday section

小题3: Magazines are .

A．weekly or monthly newspapers	B．a kind of publications
C．special reading materials for fun	D．just like newspapers

小题4:In the first paragrgh the underlined word “glance” probably means .

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The easy way out isn't always easiest . I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug , my husband of one month , to a special meal . I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu(菜谱) which included homemade bread . Knowing the bread would take time , I started on it as soon as Doug left for work . As I was not experienced in cooking , I thought if a dozen was good , two dozens would be better , so I doubled（加倍）everything . As Doug loved oranges , I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl . Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks . Realizing I had been defeated , I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work , I went on preparing the rest of the meal , and , when Doug got home , we sat down to eat Cornish chicken with rice . He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed . Twice he got up and went outside , saying he thought he heard a noise . The third time he left , I went to the windows to see what he was doing . Looking out , I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin , holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container . When I came out of the house , he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin . Picking up the stick again , he held the lid up enough for me to see . I felt cold . But I stepped closer and l

ooked harder . Without doubt it was my work . The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母)made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing .It looked like some unknown being from outer space. I could see why Doug was so shaken. I had to admit what the 'living thing” was and why it was there . I don't know who was more embarrassed(尴尬)by the whole thing － Doug or me.
小题1:The writer's purpose in writing this story is ___________

A．to tell an interesting experience

B．to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C．to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

D．to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books

小题2:Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

A．The canned orange had gone bad.

B．She didn't use the right kind of flour.

C．The cookbook was hard to understand.

D．She did not fo

llow the directions closely.

小题3:Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

A．She didn't see the use of keeping it

B．She meant to joke with her husband.

C．She didn't want her husband to see it .

D．She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

小题4:What made the dough in the rubbish bin look frighteni

ng?

A．The rising and falling movement.

B．The strange-looking marks.

C．Its shape.

D．Its size.

小题5:When Doug went out the third time , the woman looked out of the window because she was ______________.

A．surprised at his being interested in the bin

B．afraid that he would discover her secret

C．unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal

D．curious to know what disturbed him

The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic(赞同的) audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established.
My topic is not standards nor its decline(降低). What the speaker was really saying is that he is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.
　　My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack.
　　The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate.
Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived(察觉) as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar(特有的) to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language.
小题1: The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that _____.

A．the language of the younger generation is usually inferior(差的) to that of the older
generation

B．the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard enough

C．he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for sixteen
years

D．English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of English

小题2: In the author’s opinion, the speaker ______.

A．gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students

B．had exaggerated(夸大) the language problems of the students

C．was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs

D．could think and speak intelligently

小题3:The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is ______.

小题4:It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

A．it is justifiable(有理由的) to include English as a school subject

B．the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level

C．English language teaching is by no means an easy job

D．language improvement needs time and effort

小题5:In the passage the author argues that ______.

A．it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students

B．young people would not commit offences against the language if the teachers did their
jobs properly

C．to eliminate(消除) language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears

D．to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations

“You'll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband . “ I'm not feeling well.”
“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear. “ her husband said. “I'll be pleased to look after our baby. “
“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll soon get better. “ his wife told him.
“Shall I do the shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.
She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I'll give you a list of things to buy. “
She wrote out the list and gave it to him.
“You can get all these things at the supermarket,” she said.
“You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won't have to leave him outside.”
The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those that were on his list.
At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry.
Then he started to scream.
And scream!
And SCREAM!
“Keep calm ,George, ” the man said. “Don't get excited. Don't shout, George. Don't lose your temper, George.”
A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.
“I think you are wonderful ,”she said. “You are so patient with your little George. ”
　　“Madam, ”" the man said, “I'm George. He's Edward.”
小题1: Why did the man take care of the baby?

A．it was his turn.	B．His wife was not well.
C．His wife was not at home.	D．He always looked after it.

小题2:Why did the man take the baby to the supermarket?

A．He had to go shopping.

B．He wanted to show the baby to his friend.

C．He wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.

D．The baby liked going to the supermarket.

小题3:What did the baby do in the supermarket?

A．pushed the shopping cart	B．lost its temper
C．made a lot of noise	D．helped his father

小题4:Finally we can infer from the story that_____ .

A．the man was very calm when the baby was crying

B．the woman was very pleased to see the man

C．the woman mistook George for the baby, while in fact the man was named George

D．the man was very busy in shopping, but he couldn't find all the goods on the list

A．looking in on	B．looking out for
C．looking through	D．looking around

A．His heart was broken．	B．He died unexpectedly．
C．He ran away from home．	D．He fell silent all the time．

A．A Love Story	B．Love Your Son
C．A Father and a Son	D．Love is a Two-way Street

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