19．About this time every year.I get very nostalgic．Walking through my neighborhood on a fall afterno——青夏教育精英家教网—

19．About this time every year，I get very nostalgic（怀旧的）．Walking through my neighborhood on a fall afternoon reminds me of a time not too long ago when sounds of children filled the air，children playing games on a hill，and throwing leaves around in the street below．I was one of those children，carefree and happy．I live on a street that is only one block long．I have lived on the same street for sixteen years．I love my street．One side has six houses on it，and the other has only two houses，with a small hill in the middle and a huge cottonwood tree on one end．When I think of home，I think of my street．Only I see it as it was before．Unfortunately things change．One day，not long ago，I looked around and saw how different everything has become．Life on my street will never be the same because neighbors are quickly grown old，friends are growing up and leaving，and the city is planning to destroy my precious hill and sell the property to contractors．
It is hard for me to accept that many of my wonderful neighbors are growing old and won't be around much longer．I have fond memories of the couple across the street，who sat together on their porch swing almost every evening，the widow next door who yelled at my brother and me for being too loud，and the crazy old man in a black suit who drove an old car．In contrast to those people，the people I see today are very old neighbors who have seen better days．The man in the black suit says he wants to die，and another neighbor just sold his house and moved into a nursing home．The lady who used to yell at us is too tired to bother any more，and the couple across the street rarely go out to their front porch these days．It is difficult to watch these precious people as they near the end of their lives because at once I thought they would live forever．
The"comings and goings"of the younger generation of my street are now mostly"goings"as friends and peers move on．Once upon a time，my life and the lives of my peers revolved around home．The boundary of our world was the gutter at the end of the street．We got pleasure from playing night games or from a breathtaking ride on a tricycle．Things are different now，as my friends become adults and move on．Children who rode tricycles now drive cars．The kids who once played with me now have new interests and values as they go their separate ways．Some have gone away to college like me，a few got married，two went into the army，and one went to prison．Watching all these people grow up and go away makes me long for the good old days．
Perhaps the biggest change on my street is the fact that the city is going to turn my precious hill into several lots for now homes．For sixteen years，the view out of my kitchen window has been a view of that hill．The hill was a fundamental part of my childhood life； it was the hub of social activity for the children of my street．We spent hours there building forts，sledding，and playing tag．The view out of my kitchen window now is very different； it is one of tractors and dump trucks tearing up the hill．When the hill goes，the neighborhood will not be the same．It is a piece of my childhood．It is a visual reminder of being a kid．Without the hill，my street will be just another pea in the pod．
There was a time when my street was my world，and I thought my world would never change．But something happened．People grow up，and people grow old．Places changes，and with the change comes the heartache of knowing I can never go back to the times I loved．In a year or so，I will be gone just like many of my neighbors．I will always look back to my years as a child，but the place I remember will not be the silent street whose peace is interrupted by the sounds of construction．It will be the happy，noisy，somewhat strange，but wonderful street I knew as a child．
32．The writer finds it hard to accept the fact thatA．
A．many of his good neighbors are growing old
B．the lady next door who used to yell at him and his brother is now a widow
C．the life of his neighbors has become very boring
D．the man in his black suit even wanted to end his own life
33．The biggest change on the writer's street isA．
A．removing the hill to make way for residential development
B．the building of new homes behind his kitchen window
C．the fact that there are much fewer people around than in the past
D．the change in his childhood friends'attitude towards their neighborhood
34．What does the writer mean by saying"my street will be another pea in the pod"？D
A．his street will be very noisy and dirty
B．his street will soon be crowded with people
C．his street will have some new attractions
D．his street will be no different from any other street
35．Which could be a good title for the passage？C
A．The Past of My Street will Live Forever
B．Unforgettable People and Things of My Street
C．Memory Street Isn't What It Used to Be
D．The Big Changes of My Street．

15．Reporter：You also voiced Batman in the upcoming The LEGO Movie．Was that a childhood dream realized？
Will：Yes．Batman is such a typical character．So the opportunity to do that was just a dream come （58）true．
Reporter：You have two young sons．How are you at LEGO building？
Will：I'm pretty good （59）because I have a lot of practice．
Reporter：You also （60）filmed （film） a role in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie．How was （61）the experience of filming an action movie in New York？
Will：That was great．Of course，that story has always been set in New York．So to be there in my adopted hometown and shoot that film with this typical comic story and characters was really excellent．Working with the guys （62）who/that are going to be the turtles was really fun．
Reporter：What do you enjoy most about （63）being（be） a part of movies for kids and families？
Will：Having two boys of my own，I watch a lot of kids'TV shows and films．I have a new found （64）appreciation （appreciate） for family films that I feel （65）comfortable（comfort） letting my kids watch．I really appreciate （66）it when people make great shows and films for kids that have a good message and keep kids engaged．When I was a kid，there wasn't much out there for kids，（67）but there were all these great stories．When I was seven，Star Wars came out，and that had a lasting impact on me．

14．After the air crash，few people on boardsurvived（幸存）at last，which brought sadness to many families．

13．I was always told that the three"P"s，patience，positive thinking and perseverance （毅力），were a sure path（56）tosuccess．But this advice does not always work as planned．My high school maths exam is one example．The exam，（57）whichwas originally to be held in our classroom，（58）was changed（change） to the library at the last minute．This，（59）however，didn't bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject．I patiently walked to the library，took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax（60）myself．But my mood quickly changed when I saw（61）thefirst question．I had no idea how to do it．I tried to stay positive（62）until/tillI finally found the solution．With the problem（63）solved（solve），I felt proud of my achievement．（64）Unfortunately（fortunate），I then noticed that I had just 10minutes left（65）to complete（complete） the rest!

12．A young man，while traveling through a desert，came across a spring of clear water．（61）Thewater was sweet．He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder（62）who had been his teacher．After a four-day journey，the young man（63）presented（present） the water to the old man．His teacher took a deep drink，smiled（64）warmly（warm），and thanked his student very much for the sweet water．The young man went home（65）witha happy heart．
After the student left，the teacher let（66）anotherstudent taste the water．He spit it out，（67）saying（say） it was awful．Apparently，it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container．He asked his teacher，"Sir，the water was awful．Why did you pretend to like （68）it？"
The teacher replied，"You tasted the water．I tasted the gift．The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love．Nothing could be（69）sweeter（sweet）．"
We understand this lesson best（70）whenwe receive gifts of love from children．Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace，the proper response is appreciation．We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing．

11．One day Mary was busy working in her office in London （61）when she received an E-mail from her friend Joan．In Joan's e-mail，she persuaded Mary （62）to look （look） for a flat in London for her．As she had （63 ）less （little） money at her command than before，the flat had to be cheap，but it had to be modern，with elevators，gas lines．It had to be in the （64）eastern （east） part of London，with subway stations nearby．Though Mary found （65）Itdifficult to find such a flat，she still went from one block to another，looking for a flat （66 ）which/thatwould meet Joan's requirements．Having tried too many times，Mary met her boss and politely asked him（67 ）foradvice．It was the first time that she （68 ）had talked （talk） with his boss about her personal problems．It happened that the boss just had such a flat for rent，so they quickly reached （69）anagreement．But to her surprise，when she e-mailed Joan，Joan said that she had changed （70）Her mind---she was not returning to London．

10．A man looking at his Smartphone while walking across a railway（61）had（have） a close knock on Oct 22．He was so（62）absorbed （absorb） in his Smartphone that he didn't see a train approaching until it brushed past him，（63）throwing（throw） him to the ground．This should serve （64）asa warning that people should be aware of their surroundings，especially（65）when/while crossing roads．（66）Luckily（lucky），the man survived，but the incident forced the driver （67）to stop（stop） the train．An l8-minute delay followed the incident，（68）which led to a break in the running of other trains on the route．
The Smartphone（69）addiction （addict） has spread like an infectious disease．It's evident that it will do great harm to society．What's even（70）worse（bad），some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends．Some people blame the Smartphone for the sad story，yet in fact people's weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame．

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