Two days before Thanksgiving, I was trying to open my mouth wide enough for a mirror and a roll of steel wire. Metal braces (牙齿矫正器)had been on my1for weeks, but this was the day for the wire to be adjusted. Only those who have had braces will understand the terrible2of being “wired”. For the next 24 hours, it felt like every tooth was being3slowly by a giant clawhammer (拔钉锤).4drinking water caused pain.
By Thanksgiving Day, I had got used to it.5I didn’t use my teeth, the pain was bearable. But this was a day when teeth had to6longer than usual. We were7at my grandparents’ house with relatives. The house was filled with so many pleasant8that we could hardly resist the food. When grandma said, “Dinner is ready!” all the kids9to be first in line. I was so excited that I10the braces in my mouth and11my way up to the head of the line.
I piled my plate high with my favorite corn-on-the-cob(玉米棒子)and12my mouth to enjoy it. The pain was13. I felt I would never be able to eat again. I put my plate away and ran outside in14.
Grandma then took my plate to the15. She cut all the corn off that cob and rescued me from my16. She handed me my plate piled high with corn. “Thanks,” I said17. Then I looked up and18a strange light in her eye, a light that is still19to me after more than fifty years. That was the Thanksgiving when I discovered something more20than good food.

1.
1. A.
  tongue
2. B.
  hands
3. C.
  teeth
4. D.
  head
2.
1. A.
  subject
2. B.
  situation
3. C.
  chance
4. D.
  production
3.
1. A.
  pushed
2. B.
  planted
3. C.
  opened
4. D.
  pulled
4.
1. A.
  Still
2. B.
  So
3. C.
  Even
4. D.
  Yet
5.
1. A.
  s long as
2. B.
  Even though
3. C.
  In case
4. D.
  As though
6.
1. A.
  play
2. B.
  work
3. C.
  hurt
4. D.
  shake
7.
1. A.
  mixed
2. B.
  called
3. C.
  gathered
4. D.
  surrounded
8.
1. A.
  experiences
2. B.
  words
3. C.
  colours
4. D.
  smells
9.
1. A.
  rushed
2. B.
  started
3. C.
  stepped
4. D.
  walked
10.
1. A.
  thought of
2. B.
  got out of
3. C.
  complained about
4. D.
  forgot about
11.
1. A.
  forced
2. B.
  created
3. C.
  led
4. D.
  gave
12.
1. A.
  narrowed
2. B.
  opened
3. C.
  cleaned
4. D.
  shut
13.
1. A.
  normal
2. B.
  violent
3. C.
  regretful
4. D.
  common
14.
1. A.
  time
2. B.
  anger
3. C.
  surprise
4. D.
  tears
15.
1. A.
  kitchen
2. B.
  bedroom
3. C.
  clinic
4. D.
  restaurant
16.
1. A.
  fear
2. B.
  loneliness
3. C.
  pain
4. D.
  interest
17.
1. A.
  sadly
2. B.
  kindly
3. C.
  shyly
4. D.
  gratefully
18.
1. A.
  checked
2. B.
  passed
3. C.
  caught
4. D.
  filled
19.
1. A.
  attractive
2. B.
  mysterious
3. C.
  natural
4. D.
  untrue
20.
1. A.
  important
2. B.
  popular
3. C.
  useful
4. D.
  expensive

Every evening, 15-year-old Rashida returns home from school, changes out of her uniform, and rushes to a neighboring farm to help her mother harvest vegetables. Her father is disabled, so the modest profit the two of them earn must cover food, clothing and other necessities for all seven children and their parents. Despite having precious little time to study, Rashida is one of the top students at her junior secondary school. But with so much responsibility on her small shoulders, she admits that it is sometimes hard for her to imagine a more promising future.

Last year, Rashida was invited to join 155 other girls at Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp, a program designed to inspire girls growing up in the country’s Northern Region to dream big, and to support them to pursue those dreams. “We organized this camp because we wanted to let girls know that even if they are struggling with poverty, their lives will not be defined by limitations,” says Dolores Dickson, Camfed Ghana’s Executive Director.

Over the course of five days, the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely new to them. Dr. Agnes Apusiga, a lecturer from the University of Development Studies, ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices, describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams. Participants then visited the University for Development Studies, where they toured the medical school and science labs. Another highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary School. Many of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer.

“When the girls arrived at camp, they were not ambitious, because they didn’t have any idea what the world held for them,” says Eugenia Ayagiba, Project Officer with Camfed Ghana. “Many had scarcely traveled beyond their own villages.”

“I think the most important thing that happened at the camp is that we opened a window of hope for a group of girls coming from backgrounds of poverty,” says Eugenia. For Rashida, who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her father’s disability, the experience was important. “She told one of the camp mentors(辅导员) that when she is at school, she often feels like a misfit, and she prefers to keep to herself,” says Eugenia. “But at the camp, it was different. She made friends with girls who have similar struggles. She took part in every single activity, every single game. On the last day, she said to her mentor, ‘The camp has challenged me to study hard. Now I see that there is light at the end of the tunnel.’

How many are there in Rashida’s family?

A．Seven B．Eight C．Nine D．Ten

According to the passage, Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp is ．

A．a program to help poor girls to have ambition

B．a program to help poor girl students to get university education

C．a program to help poor girls to study hard

D．a program to help the poor families

Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges?

A．To show they are better than their schools

B．To encourage them to get good education．

C．To show them what they are like

D．To get them to touch the advanced equipment there

What can we infer from the passage?

A．Rashida has become friends with her mentors

B．Rashida’s mentors has encouraged her a lot．

C．Rashida was sad because of her father’s disability．

D．Rashida has had her new dream since the camp

The best title of the passage is ___________．

A．Poor Girls in Ghana B．Girls’ Career Camp

C．Camfed Ghana D．Students in Ghana Dream Big

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Every evening, 15-year-old Rashida returns home from school, changes out of her uniform, and rushes to a neighboring farm to help her mother harvest vegetables. Her father is disabled, so the modest profit the two of them earn must cover food, clothing and other necessities for all seven children and their parents. Despite having precious little time to study, Rashida is one of the top students at her junior secondary school. But with so much responsibility on her small shoulders, she admits that it is sometimes hard for her to imagine a more promising future.

Last year, Rashida was invited to join 155 other girls at Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp, a program designed to inspire girls growing up in the country’s Northern Region to dream big, and to support them to pursue those dreams. “We organized this camp because we wanted to let girls know that even if they are struggling with poverty, their lives will not be defined by limitations,” says Dolores Dickson, Camfed Ghana’s Executive Director.

Over the course of five days, the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely new to them. Dr. Agnes Apusiga, a lecturer from the University of Development Studies, ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices, describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams. Participants then visited the University for Development Studies, where they toured the medical school and science labs. Another highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary School. Many of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer.

“When the girls arrived at camp, they were not ambitious, because they didn’t have any idea what the world held for them,” says Eugenia Ayagiba, Project Officer with Camfed Ghana. “Many had scarcely traveled beyond their own villages.”

“I think the most important thing that happened at the camp is that we opened a window of hope for a group of girls coming from backgrounds of poverty,” says Eugenia. For Rashida, who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her father’s disability, the experience was important. “She told one of the camp mentors(辅导员) that when she is at school, she often feels like a misfit, and she prefers to keep to herself,” says Eugenia. “But at the camp, it was different. She made friends with girls who have similar struggles. She took part in every single activity, every single game. On the last day, she said to her mentor, ‘The camp has challenged me to study hard. Now I see that there is light at the end of the tunnel.’

How many are there in Rashida’s family?

A．Seven B．Eight C．Nine D．Ten

According to the passage, Camfed Ghana’s first Girls’ Career Camp is ．

A．a program to help poor girls to have ambition

B．a program to help poor girl students to get university education

C．a program to help poor girls to study hard

D．a program to help the poor families

Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges?

A．To show they are better than their schools

B．To encourage them to get good education．

C．To show them what they are like

D．To get them to touch the advanced equipment there

What can we infer from the passage?

A．Rashida has become friends with her mentors

B．Rashida’s mentors has encouraged her a lot．

C．Rashida was sad because of her father’s disability．

D．Rashida has had her new dream since the camp

The best title of the passage is ___________．

A．Poor Girls in Ghana B．Girls’ Career Camp

C．Camfed Ghana D．Students in Ghana Dream Big

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Every January, Breckenridge hosts the International Show Sculpture Championships Fourteen teams travel from all over the world to Swizerland to compete. Teams sculpt for sixty-five hours over five days. Each team hopes that when the time is up, its sculpture will be judged the best.

As the championship begins, the fourteen teams are faced with huge blocks of snow that weigh twenty tons each. The sculptors bring out their favorite tools that work best on the hard iced snow, but they are not allowed to employ tools that use electricity.

Most teams are inspired by what they have seem in daily life. For example, one team carved a teapot with tea pouring out. Another team sculpted a little cat on its hind feed（后脚）reaching into a fish bowl complete with water ripples（涟漪）and a crab(螃蟹) trying to attack the cat. In 2006, Team USA sculpted a golden dog looking at its image reflected in a mirror. To create the effect that the little dog saw its reflection in the glass, the artists carved two dogs facing each other with their paw （脚爪）touching.

As the final hours of the competition tick by, exhausted team members add last-minute details. They use small brooms to brush off snow caught in tiny holes. One team member counts down the last five minutes while others are busy cleaning up the tools. If they leave any tools behind, they will be out. When the whistle blows, everyone must step away from the sculpture. The judges the vote on creativity, technical skill, and visual impact(视觉效果) of the designs.

In 2006, Team USA took firs place for their golden dog sculpture titled “Discovery”. But the competition is not just about medals and ribbon.” It’s not about the prize,” said Rob Neyland, Team USA’s captain.” It’s about touching the audience.”

Every year, as the championship ends, each team is already dreaming of the next masterpiece it will desigh.

73. What kind of tools are the sculptures Not permitted to use? (回答词数不超过6个)

_________________________________________________________________________

74. What gives the sculptors ideas for their creative work? (回答词数不超过9个)

__________________________________________________________________________

75. Why did Team USA win the competition in 2006? (回答词数不超过15个)

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Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to _16_ up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was _17_ the room’s only window. The other man on the other side of the room had to _18_ all his time lying on his back in bed.
Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up he _19_ pass the time by describing to his _20 all the things he could see outside the window. “The window overlooks a _21_ with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans play on the water _22_ children sail their model boats. Young lovers walk _23_ among flowers of every colour. Grand old trees grace(装扮) the landscape, and a fine _24_ of the city skyline can be seen in the distance.” As the man by the window _25_ all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and _26_ the scene.
Days and weeks passed. On morning, the day nurse came only to find the man by the window had died _27_ in his sleep. When the man’s body was _28_, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the _29_. The nurse agreed and after making sure he was _30_, she left. Slowly and painfully, the man raised himself _31_ to take his first look at the _32_ world outside by himself. But to his _33_, he found it faced nothing _34_ a blank wall.
In fact, the man by the window was _35_ and could not even see the wall. He just wanted to encourage his roommate.