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Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep 1 . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her 2 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she 3 other old folks like her. By talking with them，she 4 two things. Old people had abilities that were not 5 . But old people also had some 6 . She found a new purpose for herself then.
Through the years，she 7 to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new 8 ： Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”， which was about 9 old . She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being 10 .
Anna Douglas uses her 11 ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands 12 problems begin. For example，one of her 13 said that his grandchildren 14 the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas 15 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It's important to know 16 about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening，and 17 is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them，”she continues. “Never try to 18 your grandchildren or other young people. Never 19 your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do. 20 ，they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well. ”
1. A. free B. rich C. powerful D. busy
2. A. service B. money C. students D. books
3. A. observed B. met C. comforted D. answered
4. A. recognized B. followed C. enjoyed D. demanded
5. A. studied B. agreed C. gave D. used
6. A. mistakes B. problems C. questions D. characters
7. A. had B. ought C. was D. used
8. A. subject B. life C. way D. plan
9. A. getting B. respecting C. employing D. supporting
10. A. unknown B. refused C. misunderstood D. discouraged
11. A. thinking B. working C. writing D. leading
12. A. that B. when C. why D. whether
13. A. visitors B. readers C. listeners D. friends
14. A. got B. entered C. left D. passed
15. A. invented B. chose C. suggested D. imagined
16. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
17. A. listening B. speaking C. pleasing D. advising
18. A. praise B. scold C. trouble D. encourage
19. A. speak out B. give up C. get back D. stick to
20. A. Commonly B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Naturally
查看习题详情和答案>>After stepping into the classroom, I glanced round all the students and began my following words. “Thank you” are my 1. words, which I would like to use to express my deepest 2. to all of you.
Thinking back to the past 3 years, a lot of things 3. remain fresh in my memory. I cannot forget your 4. smile the first time I met you. I cannot forget that you were to 5. for your being late for class, 6. when I asked why you were late, you tried to 7. the fact of buying me a lovely teddy bear for Teacher's Day. I cannot forget your humorous words of breaking 8. when I was angry about your bad performance. I cannot forget that we share the happiness of success after making great 9..
With time going by, I come to 10. that you are the mirror of my life. The mirror can reflect my past and 11. my future. Looking through the mirror, I'm more aware of my 12. and weaknesses.
It is you who made me believe love can be 13. . It is you who made me realize sometimes in the 14. of pursuing our dreams, we may 15. some difficulties and setbacks（挫折）, but if we set up our mind to do it, 16. is impossible to a willing heart.
So standing in a higher position, I will help you to 17. the dreams confidently and firmly, 18. suffering the mistakes I made when I was your age.
19. , I pray that kind of friendship can stand the test of 20. and last forever. I pray that you can get good performance in the entrance examination and make your dreams come true.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they 1 . Yet, all living things still show the 2 of aging, which will eventually 3 death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the 4 they form do not function as well as they 5 in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less 6 against disease and is more 7 to have accident.
A number of related causes may 8 aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not 9 when they die. As a person ages, 10 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 11 body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the 12 cells may not be as workable or as capable 13 growth as those of a young person.
Another 14 in aging may be changes within the cells 15 . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known 16 with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皱纹) and 17 . This is also the reason why old people 18 in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and 19 information that the cells need． Aging may affect this 20 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.
1. A．would B．be used to C．used to D． used
2. A．function B．effect C．affect D． sign
3. A．lead in B．give in C．run into D． result in
4. A．hands B．feet C．heart D． organs
5. A．do B．has done C．did D． had done
6. A．energy B．protection C．vigor D． power
7. A．likely B．probable C．possible D． alike
8. A．attend to B．contribute to C．add to D． devote to
9. A．replaced B．reborn C．recovered D． surrendered
10. A．a number B．the amount C．the number D． a great deal
11. A．The others B．The other C．Another D． Other
12. A．old B．left C．new D． other
13. A．to B．for C．of D． in
14. A．factor B．effect C．reason D． element
15. A．for themselves B．of themselves C．themselves D． on their own
16. A．change B．to have changed C．to change D． to be changed
17. A．hangs loose B．hangs loosely C．is hanging loosely D． is hanging loose
18. A．increase B．shrink C．lengthen D． decrease
19. A．pass away B．pass by C．pass off D． pass on
20. A．improvement B．procession C．approach D． process
查看习题详情和答案>>阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11-30各题所给四个选(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项.
Johny Conman was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and 1 to the radio all day long 2 , he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father very much. One day Conman 3 that he had to do something.
“Johny, when I was your age, I was working and 4 my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a 5 .”So than is what he did. In fact, in the next three months, John started ten jobs and was 6 from ten jobs, He explained to his father.
“They wanted me to work at 8 a.m. and told me to do all sorts of 7 things. A tiresome day to day job is not for me.”
Mr Conman decided to put his foot down.
“I don't 8 how you do it,” he said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I give you one week.”
In the next 9 days Johny began to change. He still stayed in his room10 , but spent his time writing letters or reading through the newspapers. More and more post began to arrive for him. He 11 a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and 12 afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his 13 parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.
“Johny Conman,”he said as he 14 him a piece of paper. “I'll see you in the court tomorrow.”
When they got inside, Johny told his parents everything, “When you told me to 15 some money, I decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper, saying 'New way to make money fast! Send me $5 and I'll tell you my 16 '. When I received the money I wrote back 17 people advertise a new money-making plan in the paper and wait for the 18 to send them money.”
John was fined $250 by the court and ordered 19 all the people back. As he left the court-house feeling very 20 , a newspaperman came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $200?”
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Billy is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade. He has a 1 job which gets him 2 every morning at five o'clock. He is a 3 .
Each morning, Billy 4 the house at 5:15 to go to the corner 5 the newspapers are. The newspapers were delivered to the 6 by truck at midnight. He always takes a wagon to carry them.
In the 7 it is still dark when he gets up, but during the rest of the year it is 8 . Billy must deliver the newspapers to the houses of people on his route 9 all kinds of weather. He tries to put each 10 on the porch (门廊) where “will be protected from 11 and rain or snow. His 12 think he does a good job. Sometimes they give him 13 .
Billy 14 about $70 per month, and he is 15 some of the money to go to college. He spends the rest 16 records and clothes. Once a month, he has to 17 money from his customers. Since many of them 18 during the day, Billy has to collect the money 19 . Sometimes, when Billy is 20 his elder brother has to 21 the newspapers. Once Billy's father had to help.
Billy has seventy customers now, 22 he hopes to get more soon. Some day, if he gets 23 more customers, Billy might win a prize for being an out standing newspaper boy. He wants to win a 24 to Europe, but he will also be happy 25 he wins a new bicycle.
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