4.My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me.I decided to use it the other day and I washed a lot of things.
Everything worked well,but I found one of my husband's socks missing.I looked everywhere for it,but I couldn't find it anywhere.The next morning,I got ready for school as usual.When the bell rang,the students came in,I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day.
When I turned around to write on the blackboard,the class burst out laughing.
They laughed and laughed.They laughed so much,in fact,that I was afraid the headmaster would be in and see all this.I asked the class to stop,but the more I talked,the more they laughed.I decided to pay no attention to them and continued to write on the blackboard.When I did this,they laughed even more.Finally,the teacher who was in the next room came in to see what all the laughter was about.When he came in,he started laughing,too!
"Good heavens,"I said."Will someone please tell me what is so funny?"
"Oh,God,"said the teacher."You have a brown sock stuck to the back of your skirt!"
So that's how I found my husband's missing sock."Oh,well,"I said to the class,"Let's just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity(静电学)."
71.What was the writer?C
A.A washer.B.A student.C.A teacher     D.A headmaster
72.What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard?B
A.The class stopped laughing and talking.
B.The class began to laugh loudly.
C.Another teacher came in.
D.There was a loud noise outside the room
73.Why couldn't she find one of her husband's socks?D
A.Because some students had hidden it.
B.Because her husband had taken it away
C.Because she had left it in the classroom 
D.Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt
74.What did the writer do when she got to know why her students laughed?A
A.She explained the matter in a clever way
B.She got angry with the class.
C.She was angry and left the classroom suddenly.
D.She did nothing but laugh and laughed.
75.The underlind"did this"meansC
A.paid no attention to the students        
B.continued my explaining
C.write on the blackboard again         
D.became angry.
3.When I was about 12,I had an enemy,a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.Week by week her list grew:I was very thin; I wasn't a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on.I tried to bear all these things as long as I could.At last,I became very angry.I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly,then he asked,"Are the things she said true or not?Janet,didn't you ever wonder what you are really like?Well,you now have the girl's opinion.Go and make a list of everything she said,mark the points that are true.Pay no attention to other things she said."
I did as he told me.To my great surprise,I discovered that about half of the things were true.Some of them I couldn't change (like being very thin),but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change.For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy.He refused to take it,"That's just for you,"he said."You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself.But you have to learn to listen,not just closing your ears in anger and feeling hurt.When something that is said about you is true,you'll find it will be of help to you.Don't shut your ears.Listen to other people's opinions,but hear the truth and do what you think is right."
Daddy's advice has returned to me at many important moments.In my life,I've never had a better piece of advice.
55.The underlined sentence"Week by week her list grew"means"D".
A.Week by Week,my shortcomings grew more serious
B.She had made a list of shortcomings and kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer
C.I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on
D.Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and point them out
56.Why did her father listen to her quietly?A
A.Because he believed that what her daughter's enemy said was mostly true.
B.Because he had been so angry with his daughter's shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.
C.Because he didn't believe in his daughter
D.Because he wasn't quite sure which girl was telling the truth.
57.What did the father do after he heard his daughter's complaint?C
A.He told her not to pay any attention to what her"enemy"said.
B.He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
C.He told her to write down all that her"enemy"had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.
D.He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
58.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?C
A.Not an Enemy,but a Best Friend   
B.My Father
C.The Best Advice I've Ever Had                        
D.My Childhood.
2.A lot of us lose life's battles by starting a frontal (正面的) attack when a touch of humor might well enable us to win.Consider the case of a young friend of Sam,who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late.Although there was a good reason for Sam's being late-serious illness at home-he decided that the by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer.His boss was probably preparing a dismissal (解雇) speech.
Yes,the boss was.Sam entered the office at 9:35.The place was as quiet as a locker room.Everyone was hard at work.Sam's boss came up to him.Suddenly,Sam forced a smile and stretched out his hand."How do you do!"he said,"I'm Sam Maynard.I'm applying for a job,which,I understand,became available just 35 minutes ago.Does the early bird get the worm?"
The room exploded in laughter.The bossclamped off a smile and walked back to his office.Sam Maynard had saved his job-with the only tool that could win a laugh.
Humor is a very effective means of handling the difficult situations in our life.It can be used for apologizing,saying"no",getting someone to do what you want.For some jobs,it's the only tool that can succeed.It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialogues may start a quarrel.For example,many believe that comedians (喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance than people in any other public places.
59.Why was Sam late for his job?C
A.Because he didn't like the job.
B.Because he got up late.
C.Because he was caught in a traffic jam.
D.Because he was busy applying for a new job.
60.The underlined phrase"clamped off"in Paragraph 3 most probably means"A".
A.tried to hold back               
B.tried to set aside
C.focused on                      
D.gave out
61.Which of the following can we infer from the text?B
A.People lose only battles because of lacking a sense of humor.
B.It wasn't the first time that Sam had been late for his work.
C.Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.
D.Humor is the most effective way to solve problems.
62.The main idea of this text isB.
A.Sam saved his job with humor     
B.humor is important in our life
C.the early bird gets the worm   
D.humor can solve racial problems.
1.It is early morning in northern Gaza.The streets are filled with children on their way to school.Most carry backpacks almost as big as themselves.All are dressed in clean and tidy uniforms.It is quite an incongruoussight as they walk past piles of destroyed buildings from Israel's military operation earlier this year.
In the Elyen family home,nine-year-old Huda is nervous.Her mother is still preparing sandwiches.Huda is worried she will be late for school.
As bags are packed and hair curled,there is not much wriggle (身体扭动) room for the three school-aged children here.The Elyens live in a weak,one-bedroom shelter.
Their house was destroyed and one of their cousins killed in an Israeli airstrike in January.Amer,their father,is worried about the winter.He tells me he cannot afford a proper roof.
He has been out of work for three years,ever since Israel forced heavy restrictions (限制) on border crossings into the Gaza Strip (加沙地带),damaging the already weak local economy.
Amer says he hopes his children will finish their schooling,regardless of poverty or violence.
He had to leave school as a young boy to help support his brothers and sisters.He firmly believes that education can open doors to a better life.
But many of Gaza's schoolchildren are less optimistic.They know that no matter how educated they are,opportunities are scarce.Unemployment is unavoidable.
Escaping Gaza for a better life elsewhere is almost impossible,as neighboring Israel and Egypt keep their crossings with Gaza pretty much sealed shut.
Schooling is also repeatedly interrupted by conflict.This is sometimes due to violence but mainly because of military action by Israel.Israel says this is in response to rocket by Gaza militants (激进分子),aimed at Israeli citizens.
55.The underlined word"incongruous"in the first paragraph probably meansD.
A.not famous                             
B.not familiar 
C.not beautiful                           
D.lacking in harmony
56.From the passage,we can infer the following EXCEPTD..
A.Elyen's family is very poor.
B.there are five people in Elyen's family in total                         
C.it is very difficult to find a job in northern Gaza
D.people in Gaza can make a living by escaping Gaza
57.According to the passage,which of the following about Amer is true?A
A.He supports his children to go to school.
B.He will manage to get a proper roof.
C.He had a good education when he was young.
D.He thinks that education is of little importance.
58.The main idea of the passage should be (that)B.
A.the present situation in Gaza
B.the children in Gaza are hungry for learning
C.the life of people in Gaza
D.the poor children in Gaza.
20.Mary Cassette is one of the first great female American painters.She followed her dreams and became an artist.She was born on May 22,1844,and lived in Europe for several years as a child.
Her family returned to the United States and at the age of 16,Mary attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.Four years later she decided she couldn't learn any more in Philadelphia,so her parents sent her back to Europe.There she studied the techniques of the masters in Rome,Seville,Antwerp,and Paris.
Mary received the chance of a lifetime in 1877 when the famous French painter,Edgar Degas,asked her to join a group of painters that included now-famous artists like Monet and Renoir.Their style of painting is called Impressionism.They used primary colors and short brush strokes (笔画) in their works.They recognized Mary's powerful talent and invited her to exhibit in the Impressionist art shows.
Mary painted what she saw:gardens,and portraits,especially of mothers and children in everyday life.One of her paintings,"Young Mother and Two Children",was donated (捐赠) to the White House in 1954 where it hangs today.
Mary never married and,in 1877,her parents and sister moved to Europe to join her.Mary devoted much of her time to them for the next 18 years.Mary painted until 1914 when her failing eyesight made it impossible to continue.She died in 1926 at the age of 82.
51.We know from the passage that Mary CassetteB.
A.didn't like painting in her childhood
B.painted things she saw in everyday life
C.learned from a lot of famous artists in the US
D.led a poor life throughout her life
52.Mary Cassette went back to Europe when she was 20 becauseC.
A.she didn't like America
B.American people didn't like her works
C.she wanted to learn more about art
D.she didn't like the teachers in her university
53.Mary Cassette stopped painting becauseC.
A.she lost interest in painting
B.she took a new interest in writing
C.her eyesight became too poor to continue
D.her parents encouraged her to travel abroad
54.What style of paintings influenced Mary Cassette most?B
A.Realism                          
B.Impressionism   
C.Abstract                                             
D.Expressionism.
19.Hector always gave everything he had.But because he was only half the size of the other boys,he mostly had to sit out his high school football games.Even so,Hector's father was always in the stands cheering.He never missed a game.
A few years later,Hector decided to try out for the college team.The coach kept him on because he always put all his heart into each practice.But still,the boy never got to play.
Unfortunately,shortly before the big playoff (决胜比赛) game,Hector was told that his father had died.The coach suggested he shouldn't come to the game.But the boy wanted to be there.
On Saturday,the game wasn't going well.Hector kept asking the coach to give him a chance.Finally,the coach gave in.What a surprise!Hector ran,passed,blocked and tackled (擒拿) like a star.His team began to catch up.The score was soon tied (平局).
Near the end of the game,Hector took the ball and ran all the way for the winning touchdown (触地得分).Then the coach came up to him,"Kid,I can't believe it.You were fantastic!How did you do it?"Hector replied,with tears in his eyes,"Well,you knew my dad died,but did you know that he was also blind?"
46.From the first paragraph,we know thatA.
A.Hector was a short boy in height          
B.Hector played in most games
C.Hector's father was the cheering leader      
D.Hector never missed a game
47.Hector's father attended every gameB.
A.to play football                      
B.to cheer Hector
C.to direct Hector                      
D.to pick up the football
48.During the big playoff,C.
A.Hector's father died                      B.Hector was hurt badly
C.Hector played surprisingly well            D.Hector's coach didn't let him play
49.From the last paragraph,we know thatD.
A.Hector was permitted to join the college team
B.Hector's coach was not satisfied with him
C.Hector was sad because they lost the game
D.Hector's father couldn't see anything
50.What is the best title of the text?A
A.All for a Father's Love                  
B.An Experienced Coach
C.A Promising Football Star             
D.A Determined Player.
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