阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Alice, my friend’s daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has   36  economic resources—her father has been dead for years and her mother works   37  a maid. Although her mother works very hard, she can       38  __ support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at   39  and that’s how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n)   40  for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons.
Alice became friends with Jane and would   41  talk to her at lunch. She did it that way in order to avoid the other kids   42  her. 
On her birthday last month, she   43  her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldn’t come.  Alice wanted her to be   44  so much that she   45  on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I don’t have any   46__ clothes that I could wear at your birthday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a   47  from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I   48  a skirt from you?”
Alice was happy that her friend would be   49  to come and hurried home to ask her Mum    50  she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said, “No.” The daughter was very   51  and angrily said to her Mum, “   52  I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didn’t understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as she’s normally very well   53  
Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friend’s   54  .  Her Mother immediately changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her   55  with her. 
So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered to.

【小题1】
A.personalB.extraC.limitedD.adequate
【小题2】
A.for B.with C.likeD.as
【小题3】
A.hopefullyB.obviouslyC.hardlyD.temporarily
【小题4】
A.music B.drawingC.mathsD.biology
【小题5】
A.bonus B.allowance C.donationD.pension
【小题6】
A.secretly B.happilyC.quietlyD.eagerly
【小题7】
A.pointing at B.shouting at C.laughing atD.glaring at
【小题8】
A.took B.invitedC.accompaniedD.sent
【小题9】
A.happyB.independentC.confident D.present
【小题10】
A.depended B.insistedC.focusedD.agreed
【小题11】
A.casualB.comfortableC.niceD.tight
【小题12】
A.shirt B.jeansC.handbagD.necklace
【小题13】
A.getB.copyC.order D.borrow
【小题14】
A.freeB.ableC.gladD.willing
【小题15】
A.howB.whenC.why D.whether
【小题16】
A.stubbornB.upsetC.firmD.enthusiastic
【小题17】
A.If B.WhenC.UnlessD.Though
【小题18】
A.treated B.controlledC.educatedD.behaved
【小题19】
A.clevernessB.characterC.circumstances D.competences
【小题20】
A.studyB.friendship C.sympathyD.performance

US president Barack Obama is probably 【小题1】______ most powerful person in the world. But what was his high school life 【小题2】_______? You can find answers to the question in his “Back to School” speech 【小题3】______ (give) on September 13, 2010.
“I know some of you may be nervous about starting a new school year and worried about 【小题4】_______ that’ll be like. Here is what I tell you: nobody 【小题5】_____ (get) to write your destiny (命运) but you. Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing is beyond your reach. So long as you’re willing to dream big. So long as you’re willing to work hard. So long as you’re willing to stay 【小题6】_____ (focus) on your education. An education has never been more important. I’m sure there will be times 【小题7】_____ you’re staying up late for a test, or dragging (费力地拉起) yourselves out of bed on a rainy morning, and wondering 【小题8】_____ it’s all worth it. Let me tell you: Nothing is as 【小题9】_____ in life as your education. In other 【小题10】______ (word), the farther you go in school, the farther you’ll go in life.
An unforgettable experience I recently had made me 【小题11】______ (see) how important friendships are and the need to have a better understanding of friends. A friend is a person 【小题12】______ is always there to encourage and support you whenever you’re in trouble. A friend is a person who’ll try to do what he or she can【小题13】______ you. A friend is a person who’s overjoyed seeing you win and who will share your sorrow when you’re 【小题14】________ (disappoint).
For my part, friendship is like a 【小题15】______(price) gift: It can’t be bought for any amount. It’s also a shining light of hope. If you have friendship, you’ll never feel【小题16】_______(alone).
Exactly 10 years ago, 189 heads of state 【小题17】______ (gather) in New York. They set a number of goals. These goals included helping poor people, educating children and protecting the environment. The leaders agreed to do their best to meet the goals 【小题18】_______ 2015.
With only five years 【小题19】_______ (go), about 140 world leaders got together in New York on September 20. Their【小题20】________ (三天的)meeting was to talk about their work on the goals.

When you are at odds with someone close to you,the One-Minute Drill can show you how to express your feelings effectively-and how to listen more skillfully.All it requires is two individuals who are committed to improving their relationship.
Set aside at least ten minutes,and then sit facing each other.Decide who will be the Talker and who will be the Lastener.It makes no difference,because later you will change roles.
How to perform the One-Minute Drill
For approximately 30 seconds,the Talker can say anything he or she wants.Your job will be to express your thoughts and feelings.You can discuss problems you’ve had a hard time talking about.Remember to limit yourself to about 30 seconds.When the Talker finishes,the Listener will summarize what the Talker just said,as well as how the Talker was feeling inside,as accurately as possible.
The Talker now gives the Listener a grade between 0 and 100 percent to indicate how accurate the summary was.If the rating is 95 percent or more,you can change roles;the new Talker can continue with the same topic or move on to something entirely new.
However,if the grade is below 95 percent,the Talker should point out what the Listener missed or got wrong,and repeat the process until the overall rating is 95 percent or more.Then you can change roles and repeat the exercise for as long as you both like.
How it works
Thirty seconds of emotionally charged information is sufficiently challenging for anyone.Express your feelings in strong,clear,direct language,but as your partner will be listening attentively,you won’t need to shout,exaggerate or put your partner down.
The Listener should sit and listen respectfully without interrupting.Look into your partner’s eyes,but avoid using negative body language. If you like,take a few notes.
So the Talker might say:“When I come home from work, I feel tired and I need some quiet time.But you tell me I’m supposed to spend time with the kids.This makes me feel frustrated.I work hard and I’m exhausted at the end of the day.I feel like I deserve a little time to relax,not listen to more demands.”
In response,the Listener might summarize like this:“You just told me that you feel exhausted when you come home at night because you’ve been working hard all day.When l tell you l want you to spend time with the kids,you feel frustrated and ticked off because you’re tired and you need time to relax.You see me as very demanding,and you’re probably feeling like I don’t appreciate you.”
The first time you attempt the One-Minute Drill,you may get a low score.Don’t worry,because you’ll get up to speed quickly.Once you’ve tried this exercise a few times,you’ll find that you can nearly always get ratings of 95 percent or better on the first or second try.
【小题1】Who is the One-Minute Drill intended for?

A.Those who are preparing for the interview in order to make a good first impression.
B.Those who have difficulty communicating with their colleagues or family members.
C.Those who have troubled relationships with their friends or family members and try to improve them.
D.Those who are to act some roles in a certain play for the first time in their life.
【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The Talker should talk about his/her thoughts and feelings in a brief way.
B.The Listener should listen carefully,respectfully and later summarize accurately.
C.After the Talker finishes talking,the Listener is to give him/her a grade.
D.In the One-Minute Drill,the Talker and the Listener change roles in the process.
【小题3】From the example given in“How it works”,we can guess that the talk might be between      
A.father and sonB.mother and daughter
C.sister and brotherD.husband and wife
【小题4】What does the underlined part“ticked off”probably mean in this reading?
A.very angryB.burst into tears
C.marked with a symbolD.fast asleep

Plants have family values, too; it seems, with new research suggesting they can recognize close relatives in order to work together.
An ability to tell family from strangers is well known in animals, allowing them to cooperate and share resources, but plants may possess similar social skills, scientists believe.
Susan Dudley and Amanda File of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, report they have demonstrated for the first time that plants can recognize their kin.
This suggests that plants, though lacking recognition and memory, are capable of complex social interactions.
“Plants have this kind of hidden but complicated social life,” Dudley said.
The study found plants from the same species of beach­-dwelling wildflower grew aggressively alongside unrelated neighbors but were less competitive when they shared soil with their families.
Sea rocket, a North American species, showed stronger and healthier root growth when planted in pots with strangers than when raised with relatives from the same maternal(母系的) family, the study found.
This is an example of kin selection, a behavior common in animals in which closely related individuals take a group approach to succeeding in their environment, the researchers said.
Kin selection also applies to competition, because if family members compete less with each other, the group will do better overall. “Everywhere you look, plants are growing right up next to other plants,” Dudley said,“ Usually it’s a case of each plant for itself. But sometimes those plants are related, and there are benefits to not wasting resources on being competitive, and there is not really a cost to not being competitive as long as your neighbor is also not being competitive.”
Learning and memory appear to be important for kin recognition in animals, but this isn’t an option for plants, she noted.
Some researchers speculate(猜测) that plants communicate through their roots, identifying themselves using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plant’s family.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the message?

A.Studies find plants can recognize, communicate with relatives.
B.Kin selection is important for plants.
C.Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.
D.Competition asks plants to recognize their relatives.
【小题2】Which of the following is NOT right about animals’ social skill?
A.Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.
B.Animals’ social skill is to cooperate and share resources.
C.Animals’ social skill can recognize close relatives in order to work together.
D.Animals’ social skill is no use at all.
【小题3】Plants’ kin selection is to ________.
A.grow wellB.compete with other kinds of plants
C.strengthen the relationship among siblingsD.find which one is the best
【小题4】From the passage,we learn that ________.
A.sea rocket is a South American species
B.sea rocket grows aggressively alongside unrelated neighbors
C.sea rocket grows aggressively alongside its siblings
D.sea rocket is a kind of bush without flowers
【小题5】How can the plants communicate with each other according to experts’ suppose?
A.Plants communicate by using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plant’s family.
B.Plants communicate with each other through their roots.
C.Plants communicate with each other by their leaves.
D.Plants communicate with each other with their flowers.

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【小题1】 This advertisement is about____________.

A.introducing a schoolB.taking on English teachers
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【小题2】What is Not needed for you to apply for the job?
A.your resumeB.your personal dataC.your academic historyD.a recommendation letter
【小题3】 If you are employed, you may___________.
A.live far away from the campusB.share a room with another teacher
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【小题4】Where can you mostly read the advertisement?
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