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7．When my brother and I were growing up，we mowed （割草） yards during the summer to earn pocket change．Dad was our salesman．He traded our service to neighbors at a price they could not refuse．My brother and I got 10per yard．I later found out our friends were charging 20or more for the same amount of work．
One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor's yard．She always waited until the grass was knee-high to call us over．What made matters worse was that we had an old lawn mower that kept shutting off as we worked through her lawn．This particular afternoon，I was finishing up and was tired and sweaty．I pictured the tall glass of icy drink I would have to cool down soon．
I was just about to cut off the lawn mower when I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece．I thought about the poor change I was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it almost broke the mower．I ignored him and kept walking．Dad called me out，"You missed a piece．"
I frowned （皱眉），hoping he would let me slide and go home．He kept pointing．So angry，I went back to cut that piece of grass．I said to myself，"That one piece isn't hurting anyone．Why won't he just let it go？"
But when I became an adult，I understood his message：When you are running a business，the work you do says a great deal about you．If you want to be seen as a businessman with honesty，you must deliver a quality product．That single piece of grass meant the job was not done．
Other neighbors took notice of the good work we did and we soon got more business．We started out with one client，but by the end of the summer we had five．
The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me：If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time，keep your word．Give your customers the kind of service you would like to receive．It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work．

38．Why did Dad charge much less for mowing the yards？B
A．He was not a good businessman．
B．He didn't care about money too much．
C．He thought his children's service is bad．
D．He wanted to compete with other mowers．
39．When Dad asked the writer to go back，the writer feltC．
A．doubtful B．terrified C．annoyed D．hurt
40．What did Dad teach the writer？A
A．To do your work as professional as possible．
B．To develop a sense of money at an early age．
C．To get more business at a competitive price．
D．To ask for a higher price for your service．
41．The best title for the passage may beC．
A．The Memory of My Childhood
B．The Yard of Our Neighbor
C．The Lesson from My Dad
D．The Grass Cutting days．

6．About ten years ago，a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street．He was going a bit too fast in his shiny，black，12cylinder Jaguar XKE，which was only two months old．
He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something．As his car passed，no child came out，but a brick sailed out and-WHUMP!-it hit the Jaguar's shiny black side door!SCREECH…!!!!Immediately Josh stopped the car，jumped out，seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car．He shouted at the kid，"What was that all about and who are you？Just what the heck are you doing？!""That's my new Jaguar，that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money．Why did you throw it？"
"Please，mister，please…I'm sorry!I didn't know what else to do!"begged the youngster．"I threw the brick because no one else would stop!"tears were streaming down the boy's face as he pointed around the parked car．"It's my brother，mister，"he said．"He rolled off the curb （路沿） and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up．"Sobbing，the boy asked the businessman，"Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair？He's hurt and he's too heavy for me．"
Moved by the words，the young businessman lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts，checking to see that everything was going to be OK．He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home．
It was a long walk back to the black，shining，12cylinder Jaguar XKE--a long and slow walk．Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar．He kept the dent （凹痕） to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention．Feel for the bricks of life coming you．

50．The boy threw a brick at the businessman's car becauseB．
A．he wanted to ask for some money
B．he wanted to get help from the driver
C．the businessman drove at a high speed
D．he hated the brand-new car very much
51．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．Josh would accept the money from the kids．
B．The two kids were Josh's neighbors．
C．Josh's new car broke down easily．
D．Josh was a kind-hearted man．
52．According to the passage，the last sentence meansA．
A．trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble
B．trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life
C．driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous
D．protecting oneself from being hurt．

5．I began working in journalism when I was eight．It was my mother's idea．She wanted me to"make something"of myself，and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition．
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue．The crowds were there．There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union．For several hours I made myself highly visible，making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST．When it was supper time，I walked back home．
"How many did you sell，my boy？"my mother asked．
"None．"
"Where did you go？"
"The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues．"
"What did you do？"
"Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post．"
"You just stood there？"
"Didn't sell a single one．"
"My God，Russell!"
Uncle Allen put in，"Well，I've decided to take the Post．"I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle（五分镍币）．It was the first nickle I earned．
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman．I would have to ring doorbells，address adults with self-confidence，and persuade them by saying that no one，no matter how poor，could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home．
One day，I told my mother I'd changed my mind．I didn't want to make a success in the magazine business．
"If you think you can change your mind like this，"she replied，"you'll become a good-for-nothing．"She insisted that，as soon as school was over，I should start ringing doorbells，selling magazines．Whenever I said no，she would scold me．
My mother and I had fought  this battle  almost as long as I could remember．My mother，dissatisfied with my father's plain workman's life，determined that I would not grow up like him and his people．But never did she expect that，forty years later，such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband's people for true life and love．

48．Why did the boy start his job young？C
A．He wanted to be famous in the future
B．The job was quite easy for him．
C．His mother had high hopes for him．
D．The competition for the job was fierce．
49．From the dialogue between the boy and his mother，we learn that the mother wasD．
A．excited    B．interested    C．ashamed    D．disappointed
50．What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up？A
A．She forced him to continue．   B．She punished him．
C．She gave him some money．      D．She changed her plan．
51．The phrase"this battle"in the last paragraph refers toB．
A．the war between the boy's parents
B．the arguing between the boy and his mother
C．the quarrel between the boy and his customers
D．the fight between the boy and his father
52．What is the text mainly about？A
A．The early life of a journalist．
B．The early success of a journalist．
C．The happy childhood of the writer．
D．The important role of the writer in his family．

4．A woman named Emily renewing her driver's license at the County Clerk's office was asked to state her occupation．She hesitated，uncertain how to classify herself．
"What I mean is，"explained the recorder，"do you have a job，or are you just a …"
"Of course I have a job，"said Emily．"I'm a mother．"
"We don't list‘mother'as an occupation…‘housewife'covers it，"said the recorder．
One day I found myself in the same situation．The clerk was obviously a career woman，confident and possessed of a high sounding title．"What is your occupation？"she asked．
The words simply popped out．"I'm a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations．"
The clerk paused，ballpoint pen frozen in midair．
I repeated the title slowly，then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold，black ink on the official questionnaire．
"Might I ask，"said the clerk with new interest，"Just what you do in this field？"
Coolly，without any trace of panic in my voice，I heard myself reply，"I have a continuing program of research （what mother doesn't），in the lab and in the field （normally I would have said indoors and out）．Of course，the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities （any mother care to disagree？），and I often work 14hours a day （24is more like it）．But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money．"
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form，stood up，and showed me out．
As I drove into our driveway，buoyed up （受鼓舞） by my glamorous new career，I was greeted by my lab assistants---ages 13，7，and 3．
Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model （a 6month old baby），in the child-development program，testing out a new vocal pattern．
I felt proud!I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable （不可缺少的） to mankind than"just another mother．"
Motherhood…What a glorious career!Especially when there's a title on the door．

41．What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage？D
A．The recorder was impatient and rude．
B．The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was．
C．The author was upset about the situation that mothers faced．
D．Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society．
42．How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation？C
A．curious B．indifferent C．puzzled D．interested
43．Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author？B
A．Because the author cared little about rewards．
B．Because she thought the author did admirable work．
C．Because she admired the author's research work in the lab．
D．Because the writer did something she had little knowledge of．
44．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage？B
A．To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it．
B．To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect．
C．To show that the author had a greater job than Emily．
D．To show that being a mother is hard and boring work．

3．Loren Gladstone of Toronto is 58，but thinking over how to bequeath （遗赠） his digital property（财产）．Doing the paperwork after his parents'death was a challenge．"When my time comes，I wonder if my children will even know what paper is，"he says．As a software developer，his virtual property is both valuable and vital to his business．That reflects a problem．Online lives have increasing economic and emotional value．But testamentary （遗嘱） laws offer confusing and incomplete ways of bequeathing and inheriting （继承） them．
Digital property may include software，websites，downloaded content，online gaming identities，social-media accounts and even e-mails．In Britain alone holdings of digital music may be worth over￡9billion （14billion）．AfifthofrespondentstoaChineselocal-newspapersurveysaidtheyhadover5，000yuan（790）of digital property．And value does not lie only in money．"Anyone with kids under 14years old probably has two prints of them and the rest are in online galleries，"says Nathan Lustig of Entrustet，a company that helps people manage digital property．
Service providers have different rules-and few state them clearly in their terms and conditions．Many give users a personal right to use an account，but nobody else，even after death．Facebook allows relatives to close an account or turn it into a memorial page．Gmail （run by Google） will provide copies of e-mails to an executor （遗嘱执行人）．Music downloaded via iTunes is held under a license which can be abolished on death．Apple declined to comment on the record on this or other policies．All e-mail and data on its iCloud service are deleted on the death of the owner．
This has led to cases to court in America．In 2004the family of Justin Ellsworth，an army man killed in Iraq，took Yahoo!to court in Michigan to get copies of his e-mails．This year，a court in Oregon ruled that another American mother whose son had died could use her dead son's password to enter his Facebook account for a short period．Now five American states have made laws giving executors control over the social-networking accounts of dead users．
But this raises the subject of privacy．Passing music on is one thing； not everyone may want their relatives to read their e-mails．Colin Pearson，a London-based lawyer，says access should come only with a clear provision in a will．
But laws，wills and password safes may be contrary to the providers'terms of service，especially when the executor is in one country and the data in another．Headaches for the living and lots of lovely work for lawyers．

40．Why does Loren begin to think over how to bequeath his digital property at the age of 58？B
A．Because he is afraid his children don't know what paper is．
B．Because there's no complete law dealing with digital property．
C．Because his digital property is of great value and importance．
D．Because he is worried his children will be taken to court．
41．Which of the following can be inferred from the passage？D
A．Digital property is assessed in terms of nothing except money．
B．No laws in America have been made to deal with digital property．
C．The relatives may read the e-mail of the dead without permission．
D．Lawyers can make money through cases about digital property．
42．Facebook，Google and Apple have a similar rule thatA．
A．users are offered accounts used by nobody else except users themselves
B．relatives of the dead may close an account or use it at their own will
C．the executor may enter the e-mail and read it by themselves at any time
D．the data downloaded by the dead will be copied and then deleted from net
43．Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage？C
A．Digital Information B．Testamentary Laws
C．Deathless Data D．Vital Property．

2．Poinsettias （一品红） are the best-selling potted flowering plant in the United States．Red poinsettias are a traditional part of Christmas celebrations，which is why almost all of them are sold in winter time．
Poinsettias are native to Central America and need warmth to grow．Bright red poinsettias are the best known．But there are about one hundred different kinds．
The flowers of poinsettias are very small．Around the flowers are colorful leaves called bracts （苞片）．These bracts are what give the plants their beauty．
Poinsettias are named for Joel Roberts Poinsett from South Carolina．In 1825President John Quincy Adams chose him to be the United States'first minister to Mexico．Poinsett had an interest in plants．He saw the colorful plants growing in the wild．Wild poinsettias can grow up to four meters tall．He liked them so much that he sent some cuttings back to the United States．
People who are allergic （过敏的） to the liquid produced by rubber trees can develop a mild skin disease from poinsettia plants．Babies and pets that eat poinsettias can get sick．But experts say the plant is not as poisonous as some people think．
In the 1920s，Albert Ecke and his son Paul became interested in poinsettias'ability to flower in winter．Paul thought it would be a good plant to display at Christmas．
They started a farm near Encinitas，California．At first，Paul，and later his son，grew large plants in the fields．Then they sent them to growers by train．
In the 1960s poinsettias could be grown in containers．The Eckes started to sell cuttings from these new plants．Today Ecke Ranch remains a major supplier in the United States and around the world．
67．Poinsettias are used in America mainly forB．
A．preventing diseases
B．celebrations
C．remembering Poinsett
D．making money
68．Which of the following makes poinsettias attractive？D
A．Their cuttings
B．Their branches
C．Their flowers
D．Their bracts
69．When did people begin to grow poinsettias in the fields？C
A．In the 1820s
B．In the 1840s
C．In the 1920s
D．In the 1960s
70．We can learn from the passage thatD．
A．specialists think poinsettias are good for health
B．poinsettias grow well where it is cold and dry
C．Poinsett became interested in plants because of poinsettias
D．the Eckes have made much money from selling poinsettias．

1．A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers．When he got home，he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on．He found that they were about two inches too long．
He went downstairs where his mother and two sisters were washing up the tea things in kitchen．"These new trousers are too long．"he said"They need shortening by two inches．Would one of you mind doing this for me？"His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything．
But as soon as his mother had finished washing up，she went quietly upstairs to her son's bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches．She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters．
Later on，after supper，the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers．She was a kind-hearted girl，so she went upstairs quietly without saying anything to anyone and shortened the trousers by two inches．
The younger sister went to the cinema，but when she came back，she also remembered what her brother had said．So she ran upstairs with her scissors，needle，and thread，and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers．
You can imagine the look on the young man's face when he put on the trousers the next morning．
63．His mother and two sisters said nothing because theyC．
A．didn't hear anything
B．didn't want to help him
C．were so busy that they didn't answer
D．were too busy to hear anything
64．By this time，his mother and two sisters had made his trousersC inches shorter．
A．two
B．four
C．six
D．eight
65．They had made his trousers too short becauseA．
A．every one of them didn't let anyone know what she had done
B．they were so kind to him
C．they were his mother and his sisters
D．they played a joke on him．
66．When he put on the shortened trousers the next morning，the young man would beC．
A．glad
B．excited
C．unhappy
D．worried．

20．I lived in a big city．It's noisy and dirty and I got very tried．At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some fresh air and a good rest．A few weekends ago I decided to see my parents．I was really looking forward to it．
My parents live a long way away．I went to see them with James，a friend，and we drove down on Friday night．In the middle of the trip it began to rain．The roads became very wet and it was difficult to drive．We arrived home just after midnight，feeling tired．The next morning it was still raining．James took his car to the local garage which was very good．
In the afternoon the weather became better．We wanted to go for a drive．My parents lent us their car．That was no good．Their car didn't work!We rang the garage．"Oh，no．"they said，"your car won't be ready until tomorrow．"So it wasn't possible to go for a drive．We decided to play a word game．When we didn't agree about a word we looked for a dictionary．It wasn't there．Suddenly my mother remembered．"I lent it to your sister．She took it with her when she left．"The word game wasn't any good without a dictionary．
On Sunday my mother dropped a suitcase on her foot and we had to hire a taxi to take her to hospital．When James and I drove back we got stuck in a traffic jam．Next time I want to have a rest．I'll stay in the city!
59．At the weekends I usuallyC．
A．stay in the city
B．visit another city
C．go to the country
D．play with my children
60．My parents liveB．
A．in a long street
B．far from the city
C．near where I live
D．with me
61．We arrivedC．
A．in the afternoon
B．on Sunday morning
C．in the middle of the night
D．right now
62．My weekend wasD．
A．restful
B．successful
C．wonderful
D．tiring．

19．I began working in journalism（新闻工作） when I was eight．It was my mother's idea．She wanted me to"make something"of myself，and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition．
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue．The crowds were there．There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union．For several hours I made myself highly visible，making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST．When it was supper time，I walked back home．
"How many did you sell，my boy？"my mother asked．
"None．"
"Where did you go？"
"The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues．"
"What did you do？"
"Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post．"
"You just stood there？"
"Didn't sell a single one．"
"My God，Russell!"
Uncle Allen put in，"Well，I've decided to take the Post．"I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel（五分镍币）．It was the first nickel I earned．
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman．I would have to ring doorbells，address adults with self-confidence，and persuade them by saying that no one，no matter how poor，could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home．
One day，I told my mother I'd changed my mind．I didn't want to make a success in the magazine business．"If you think you can change your mind like this，"she replied，"you'll become a good-for-nothing．"She insisted that，as soon as school was over，I should start ringing doorbells，selling magazines．Whenever I said no，she would scold me．
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember．My mother，dissatisfied with my father's plain workman's life，determined that I would not grow up like him and his people．But never did she expect that，forty years later，such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband's people for true life and love．

56、Why did the boy start his job young？C
A．He wanted to be famous in the future．
B．The job was quite easy for him．
C．His mother had high hopes for him．
D．The competition for the job was fierce
57、From the dialogue between the boy and his mother，we learn that the mother wasD．
A．excited      B．interested   C．ashamed   D．disappointed
58、What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up？A
A．She forced him to continue．    B．She punished him．
C．She gave him some money．       D．She changed her plan．
59、What does the underlined phrase"this battle"refer to？B
A．The war between the boy's parents．
B．The arguing between the boy and his mother．
C．The quarrel between the boy and his customers．
D．The fight between the boy and his father．
60、What is the text mainly about？A
A．The early life of a journalist．
B．The early success of a journalist．
C．The happy childhood of the writer．
D．The important role of the writer in his family．

18．A great many people paid attention to the ______ race in the sports meeting to be held next quarter．（　　）

	A．	800-metre-long		B．	800-metres-long
	C．	800 meter length		D．	800 meters length

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