【题目】阅读理解
Aunt Karen always had a special place in my heart. When I was growing up, I knew I could count on her to have room for me on her lap and words of love and encouragement when I needed to hear them. When she died five years ago, I was devastated. The whole family was still in shock when her husband, Uncle Ronnie, died a week later. I longed to have a small item of Aunt Karen's to remember her by, but seeing her children and grandchildren overcome by the grief of this double loss made me shy away from asking.
A few months after Aunt Karen's death, I was on my way to work when I saw Rescued Treasures, a local second-hand store. I only had a couple of dollars on me and didn't really intend to buy anything, but I stopped anyway just to look inside. I had been shopping around for a few minutes when a small, black handbag caught my eye. It wasn't fancy or special. I didn't really need a handbag and continued to look around the store, but something kept drawing me back to that handbag. Finally, I checked the price tag (标签). It was just one dollar.
The handbag stayed in the back of my car for weeks until I came upon it during a car clean-up. I opened it up. I couldn't believe it. They hadn't even cleaned it out. It was still full of junk, old candy wrappers, old receipts (收据) and used paper. Usually the store emptied things inside, so there wouldn't be any surprises for a new owner.
I threw away some wastes, and sorted through the receipts, when I found one item in the small inside pocket. It was an insurance card with the name “Karen Stair” written on it. I began to cry. My beloved Aunt Karen. This was her handbag.
(1)What do we know from the passage?
A.Karen's husband survived her by five years.
B.Karen's children refused to give any item to the author.
C.The author was very shy when she was young.
D.Karen had been very kind to the author.
(2)The underlined word “devastated” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.
A.very worried
B.a little lonely
C.extremely sad
D.slightly disappointed
(3)The author made up her mind to buy the handbag because ________.
A.she just needed to buy a handbag
B.the bag looked strange and was worth the price
C.it happened that she could afford it
D.someone else persuaded her to buy it
(4)As soon as the author opened the handbag, she felt very ________.
A.surprised
B.excited
C.sick
D.nervous

【题目】完形填空
I started my travel business 6 years ago. I didn't have a1 budget, so I simply told everyone I was familiar with my business.2, I had got very few clients.
Late one evening I received a call from a woman 3 about a cruise she had booked. I didn't 4 her voice so I asked her where she lived. She replied, “Montana.” I told her that I didn't have any clients in Montana and that she must have been 5. “Sir, I have your6 written down right here on my piece of paper,7 I must have booked it with you. Could you recheck it, please?” she 8 responded.9, she had my website but I wasn't her travel agent.
I 10 her name, phone number and sailing information and told her I would call the cruise line and see 11 I could find out. She greatly 12_ my offer to help. The next day I called to tell her that I found out that one agency did have her 13and gave her its number. The woman was very 14 with the solution. We also talked for a few minutes about her15 and I gave her some tips while on board. She thanked me again and I told her it would be my 16 to help her any time in the future. After a few days, I completely 17 about the encounter.
Several months later, much to my18 I got a call from the lady's sister from Montana, who wanted to get married on a cruise ship. That's just the beginning of the story. My little 19 to the lady in Montana brought 30 brand new clients! Time will only tell how many new clients will come my way,20 one simple offer.
(1)A.marketing B.travelling C.housing D.training
(2)A.Unusually B.Unbelievably C.Unfortunately D.Unreasonably
(3)A.commenting B.complaining C.debating D.asking
(4)A.understand B.remember C.tolerate D.recognize
(5)A.mistaken B.misunderstood C.forgotten D.amused
(6)A.number B.name C.website D.address
(7)A.for B.but C.so D.though
(8)A.excitedly B.politely C.curiously D.coldly
(9)A.Therefore B.Besides C.Instead D.Indeed
(10)A.checked out B.put down C.sorted out D.turned down
(11)A.what B.how C.when D.where
(12)A.rejected B.accepted C.appreciated D.weighed
(13)A.application B.booking C.password D.signature
(14)A.embarrassed B.annoyed C.confused D.satisfied
(15)A.family B.cruise C.career D.agency
(16)A.pleasure B.credit C.shame D.reward
(17)A.thought B.worried C.cared D.forgot
(18)A.sadness B.astonishment C.relief D.disappointment
(19)A.rudeness B.generosity C.kindness D.sympathy
(20)A.in terms of B.on account of C.in honor of D.on behalf of

【题目】根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled(摸索) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked through the bars at the guard. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and lit the match, his eyes unconsciously locked with mine. At that moment, I smiled. I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was nervousness, perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very hard not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling at him, now thinking of him as a person and not just a guard. "Do you have kids?" he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the pictures of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes filled with tears. I said that I feared that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. Suddenly, without another word, he unlocked my cell and silently led me out. Out of the prison, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
(1)What had happened to the man before?
A.He had been badly treated.
B.He had killed someone.
C.He had been searched.
D.He had been forbidden to get in touch with anyone.
(2)Why did the man want to smoke cigarettes?
A.Because he was sure he was to be killed.
B.Because he wanted to ease his nervousness.
C.Because he wanted to talk to the guard.
D.Because he was used to smoking cigarettes.
(3)Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.The man was a heavy smoker.
B.The man smiled to please the guard.
C.The guard set the man free with permission.
D.The man hadn't thought the guard would set him free.
(4)What do you think finally saved the man's life?
A.The smile.
B.The cigarette.
C.The tears.
D.The wallet.

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