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3．-Can I pay the bill by check？
---Sorry，sir．But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment ____ be made in cash．（　　）

2．I'm glad you told me about the concert being cancelled．____ I'd have traveled all the way to Beijing for nothing．（　　）

1．Great inventors don't ____ graduate from famous universities．Some didn't even go to university．（　　）

20．He was no longer a （an）____ who failed in big events，like the 2008Beijing Olympics，where he finished an unimpressive 11^th．（　　）

19．Ray Charles was born on September 23rd，1930into a poor family in Georgia，U．S．A．His father was a railway man who had to travel a lot，so Ray was brought up mainly by his mother，who，though not very well educated，was full of common sense．When he went blind after a serious sickness at the age of seven，it was his mother who helped him to face up to the situation．She told him he was blind，not stupid，and that he had lost his eyes but not his mind，she made him sweep floors and chop wood to show him he was by no means helpless．She used to tell him that some day she would not be there to help him，and that then he would have to look after himself．
Soon after he went blind，Ray began to take an interest in music．A neighbour showed him how to play simple tunes on the piano，and he had a love for the music he heard，played and sung in the local church．In the blind school the schoolteachers encouraged him to study a variety of instruments，Then，one more blow came．His mother died suddenly，and Ray，who loved her deeply，was so shocked that for two weeks he was unable to eat．It was another neighbour who finally managed to persuade him that his mother would have wanted him to go on，and reminded him of how she had believed in him．When his father died a year later，Ray knew he was strong enough to keep going on his own．
Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen，Ray worked with bands in Florida，but in 1948，while still only seventeen，he decided that there wasn't much future for him there and decided to go to Seattle，in the north-west of the U．S．A．
Ray arrived in Seattle and went to a small hotel to sleep．When he woke up，he was hungry．It was two o'clock in the morning，and everywhere was closed．Ray managed to find a small club and knocked on the door．A man on the door said they had no food，but"we've got a talent night on here，"he added．Ray saw his chance and told the man he could play the piano and sing．The man tried to discourage him，but he was finally guided to the piano and sang a song．As he came off the stand，a man stopped him and said，"I'm from the Elks Club．I think you've got a weekend job．"That was Tuesday．By Friday he was working regularly，and after that he never looked back．It was the beginning of his climb to stardom．

46．Although he was blind，Ray's mother made him sweep floors and chop wood for the purpose of making himB．
A．helpless
B．independent
C．encouraged
D．useful
47．What played the most important part in Ray's life？D
A．His interest and talent in music．
B．His work with bands in Florida．
C．His neighbours'help and his teachers'encouragement．
D．His mother's training．
48．What happened that made him extremely sad when he was a teenager？B
A．He went blind．
B．He lost his mother．
C．He became fatherless．
D．The man tried to discourage him．
49．Ray got his big opportunity to successD．
A．in Georgia
B．in the blind school
C．in Florida
D．in Seattle．

18．Jaime Alfonso Escalante was born in 1930in La Paz，Bolivia．Both his parents were teachers．He taught math and science in his home country for twelve years．
In the 1960s．Jaime Escalante and his wife Fabiola came to the United States．During the next several years，he learned to speak English and repeated his college education and teacher training．In 1974．Mr．Escalante was hired at Garfield High School to teach mathematics．
Mr．Escalante's students were mostly Mexican-Americans from a Spanish-speaking area of the city．Many were the worst students at the school and thought to be"unteachable．"But Mr．Escalante pushed the group to work hard．He told them basic math was too easy and that they had the ability to do harder work．He told his students that he believed in them，but they must have （he desire to be successful．
Jaime Escalante started an advanced math program with a small group of students．Advanced Placement is a program of college-level classes and tests．In 1982，eighteen of his students took the Advanced Placement test in calculus．They all passed．
Officials at the testing company suspected the students of cheating．Mr．if Escalante protested．He said the students were being rejected because they were Hispanic and from a poor school．He urged his students lo take the test again．
Twelve of the students repeated the test．And again，all of them passed．Five earned top scores．Mr．Escalante's students went on to become engineers，scientists and university professors．I he advanced math program at Garfield became extremely successful over the next several years．
Jaime Escalante received many teaching awards including the Presidential Medal of Excellence in Education．A movie about his success，"Stand and Deliver，"was released in 1988．It influenced other teachers to use his methods．
Jaime Escalante retired from teaching in 1998and later moved back to Bolivia with his wife．He died earlier this year．He was seventy-nine years old．

35．Why did Mr．Escalante strongly advise his students to take the test again？B
A．To show his students were skillful in math study．
B．To prove his students were honest in the math test．
C．To guarantee his students could pass the math test．
D．To inspire his students to work harder than before．
36．Choose the correct order of the events given in the passage．B
a．Fabiola got married with Jaime Alfonso Escalante．
b．The film"Stand and Deliver'was released．
c．Mr．Escalante's 18student look the test in calculus．
d．Mr．Escalante began lo teach math at Garfield High School．
e．Mr．Escalante retired and moved back to his home country*
A．a．d，e，b，c
B．a，d，c．b，e
C．a．d，c．c，b
D c．b，c，a．d
37．What can we conclude from the passage？A
A．Mr．Escalante was regarded as one of the best teachers in the USA．
B，All the"unteachable，students can become engineers．scientists and professors．
C．Jaime's wife's devotion to education influenced his passion for leaching math，
D，Jaime Escalante got the Presidential Medal of Excellence in I Education twice．
38．What's the author's tone towards Mr．Escalante's achievements？C
A，Thankful
B．Critical
C．Admiring，
D．Negative．

17．Susie May Isaacs，my great-grandmother，was a beautiful woman，both in person and in spirit． She was born in a boat in Western Oklahoma．During the eleven years I knew her I received the gifts of witnessing determination，courage，love and perseverance．Ma lost her leg when she was 83due to poor circulation and was told she would be in a wheelchair the rest of her life．The doctors were astonished when she left the hospital using a cane and had named her new wooden leg"Peggy"．
In 1982 Ma had a heart attack and was diagnosed with heart failure．During the weeks she was in ICU（加护病房），the hospital did not allow children to visit．Ma became very upset and refused to eat until she was allowed to see her sixteen great-grandchildren．
We all had received bibles from her as babies which were filled with clippings （剪报） of jokes and stories．When we saw Ma，she gave us all 5dollars．With the help of our parents we bought 16 new bibles for her to sign and fill with her clippings．None expected her to be able to sign them all before she passed away．But we all underestimated （低估） her courage and strength when she was released from her"death bed"to go home and began her task of love．During her last month she signed all the bibles and gave them to us filled with clippings and hand written poems．
Many years before Ma's death she had told her friends she would die on a Sunday so she could meet her Lord when he wasn't so busy．She had a massive heart attack on Thursday afternoon．She endured eight heart attacks between then and Sunday morning at six when she went on to meet her Lord．
I believe the few short years when I was blessed with the company of that wonderful woman who helped me to be strong during the rough times and perseverance．The constant love，laughter and courage I saw from Ma is what I remember most from a woman have met sufferings with a smile on her face and her head held high．

47．Why was Susie May Isaacs in low spirit？C
A．Because she would be in a wheelchair the rest of her life．
B．Because she was diagnosed with heart failure．
C．Because the children were not permitted to visit her．
D．Because her old friend had died．
48．What surprised the whole family was that Susie May Isaacs before her deathB．
A．had left the hospital using a cane
B．had finished signing all bibles
C．had given everyone each $5
D．had given her favorite bibles as gifts
49．The fourth paragraph suggests that Susie May IsaacsD．
A．had courage
B．had a big heart
C．believed in lord
D．died of heart attacks
50．From the passage we can infer that Susie May Isaacs wasA．
A．humorous
B．ridiculous
C．serious
D．stubborn．

16．My Grandmother was from a town in Michigan．She was always using her hands for something exciting…she would make little sandwiches and we'd have tea parties，she'd plant flowers and carefully tend them．She'd knit toy sweaters for her grandchildren as well as making beautiful quilts for each one．I remember the small thimble （顶针）she would use while doing her needle work．Placing her thimble on her finger she'd remark，"I wouldn't want to sew without one．"
A few years ago when Grandma left this earth，I bid farewell to a loving grandmother．How quickly our lives can change．We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier，on her 91st birthday．I missed her very much，but I noticed it mostly on a birthday，as there was no card from Grandma．She'd never forgotten my birthday！
On one particular birthday，when I was feeling a little low and a lot older，something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me．I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made，and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow，it was small and hard．I moved the object to a seam （接缝）that I carefully opened，and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble!
How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her．Not realizing it had fallen off her finger，I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I just"happened，to place on my bedspread that day，I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others I've collected over the years，where I could continue to see the gift．
What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow，I knew，was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow．I heated the tea kettle and made some tea，using my best china，as Grandma always did，and enjoyed my tea and Grandma's thimble．What a wonderful birthday that was!

39．The underlined word"one"refers toD．
A．a sweater
B．a quilt
C．a finger
D．a thimble
40．How did the writer feel when she found the thimble？B
A．Lucky．
B．Cheerful．
C．Sad．
D．Puzzled．
41．The writer wrote the passage to．C
A．celebrate the writer's birthday
B．remind the writer of her sweet childhood
C．show her love for Grandmother
D．call on people to care for the old
42．What is the best title for the passage？A
A．Grandma's Thimble
B．Colorful Pillows
C．My Childhood
D．Grandma's 91st Birthday．

15．Chinese people are hopeful for _____ 2015 will bring for their families and the country．（　　）

14．The boss left the meeting room angrily，_____ he was strongly against the plan．（　　）

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