摘要:43.A.stopped B.finished C.enjoyed D.started

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  On a cold January morning in a Washington, DC Metro Station, a man with a violin played six great pieces for about 45 minutes.During that time about two thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

  After three minutes a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing.He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

  Four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar:a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.After 6 minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.After ten minutes, a 3-year-old boy stopped but his mother dragged him along hurriedly.This action was repeated by several other children.Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

  In the end, only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while.About 20 gave money, but continued to walk at their normal pace.The man collected a total of $32.When he finished playing, no one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

  The violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world.He played one of the most elegant pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars, two days before Joshua Bell had sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

  The performance was organized as part of a social experiment about perception, taste, and people's priorities.In a usual environment, at an inappropriate hour, do you perceive beauty? Do you stop to appreciate it? Do you recognize talent in an unexpected context?

  If you do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing some of the finest music ever written, how many other things might you be missing?

(1)

In the first paragraph, we're mainly told that ________.

[  ]

A.

the man chose a bad place for playing

B.

few people showed interest in music

C.

how busy people were that morning

D.

what background the story was set in

(2)

Compared to their parents, the children seemed to ________.

[  ]

A.

be better at playing the violin

B.

be more easily touched by music

C.

have more spare time

D.

have more music knowledge

(3)

What can be inferred from the passage?

[  ]

A.

In a way, the violinist was mistaken as a beggar.

B.

None of the passers-by were fond of music.

C.

Joshua Bell first played the violin in the station.

D.

Beauty can only be enjoyed in particular places.

(4)

In the writer's opinion, what should we do?

[  ]

A.

Show kindness to anyone whether they're rich or not.

B.

Try to create beautiful things for others to enjoy.

C.

Notice and appreciate what's going on in our daily life.

D.

Listen to as many great musicians as possible.

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  My husband hasn't stopped laughing about the thing that happened to me. It's 1 now but it wasn't at that time.

  Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I 2 a rest before catching the train; so I bought a piece of 3 and some chocolate and went to the station coffee shop in that cheap, self-service place with long 4 to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to 5 a place, and went to get a cup of coffee. When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the 6 seat. It was one of those 7 young men, with dark glasses and torn clothes, and hair colored bright 8 at the front. Not so unusual these days. What did 9 me was he'd started to eat my chocolate!

  Naturally I was annoyed (恼火). However, to avoid trouble-then really I was rather uneasy about him-I just 10 down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit chocolate.

  The boy looked at me 11 .Then he took another piece of my chocolate. I could hardly 12 it. Still I didn't want to start an argument. When he took a 13 piece, I felt more 14 than annoyed. I thought, “well, I shall have the last piece.”And I 15 it.

  The boy gave a 16 look, and then stood up. As he left he shouted out, “This woman's mad! ”

  Everyone 17 . That really made me feel silly, but it was 18 when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red-as red as his hair when I 19  I'd made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate he'd been taking. There was mine, 20 just under my newspaper.

1.

[  ]

A.serious
B.wonderful
C.funny
D.exciting

2.

[  ]

A.enjoyed
B.took
C.had
D.wanted

3.

[  ]

A.cake
B.newspaper
C.magazine
D.bag

4.

[  ]

A.chairs
B.tables
C.benches
D.windows

5.

[  ]

A.order
B.find
C.keep
D.take

6.

[  ]

A.very
B.same
C.free
D.next

7.

[  ]

A.wild-looked
B.wild-looking
C.good-looked
D.good-looking

8.

[  ]

A.red
B.black
C.brown
D.white

9.

[  ]

A.interest
B.surprise
C.frighten
D.hurt

10.

[  ]

A.looked
B.lay
C.read
D.went

11.

[  ]

A.eagerly
B.really
C.closely
D.shyly

12.

[  ]

A.believe
B.bear
C.notice
D.stop

13.

[  ]

A.last
B.big
C.single
D.third

14.

[  ]

A.angry
B.content
C.happy
D.pleased

15.

[  ]

A.covered
B.threw
C.got
D.wrapped

16.

[  ]

A.strange
B.terrible
C.disappointed
D.curious

17.

[  ]

A.agreed
B.promised
C.stared
D.followed

18.

[  ]

A.better
B.worse
C.later
D.easier

19.

[  ]

A.wondered
B.realized
C.decided
D.recognized

20.

[  ]

A.tasted
B.split
C.tied
D.unopened
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A husband-and-wife team from California reached the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900-mile cross-country  walk, becoming the first to backpack(背着背包旅行)the American Discovery Trail in one continuous walk.

Marcia and Ken Powers,of Pleasanton,started the travel across 13 states,through 14 national parks and 16 national forests on Feb.27 from Cape Henlopen in Delaware.Nearly eight months later,the excited couple walked through water into the Pacific Ocean at Point Reyes,a day ahead of time.

“We are a little sad that a great adventure is over.It was a fantastic adventure.And now we go home and just de housework.It's really sad.”Marcia,who said she's in her 50s,and her 60-year-old husband traversed cities,deserts,mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacific alone with arms around each other's backpacks.

They overcame deep snow in the East,a quicksand in Utah,close lightning strikes in the Midwest and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off.But they enjoyed the French history of St Louis,the beauty of the Colorado Rockies and the kindness of strangers they met along the way.

They particularly remember two brothers―a doctor and dentist―who put them up in their homes around Chester,Ill.,after terrible days,and a motorcyclist who gave them water after they failed to find any on Utah's lonely Wah Wah Desert.

“Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful people.”Marcia Powers said.“We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home.We got to touch it with our feet and hands and smell all its scents(香味) and hear its wildlife.It's an amazing country,”she added.

 

60.The underlined word“traversed”in the third paragraph means“        ”.

    A.enjoyed      B.moved across,through or over     C.overcame    D.looked at

61.After the long walk,Marcia and Ken Powers felt sad probably because     

    A.they had to do the heavy housework again

    B.they had no way to earn their living

    C.they couldn't go on enjoying their walk

    D.they had experienced too many difficulties

62.According to the text,we can infer that during the walk the couple     

    A.were treated warm-heartedly by the local people

    B.never stopped to have a rest

    C.were ever caught in a heavy rain and became ill

    D.felt the quicksand in Utah was very interesting

63.Which one of the following will be the best tide for the text?

    A.A couple finished a 4,900-mile walk across America

    B.A long and hard walk across America

    C.An old couple reached the Pacific Ocean

    D.An old couple enjoyed America for eight months

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  One day the employees of a large company in St Louis returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door.The sign said:“Yesterday the person who has been hindering(阻碍)your growth in this   1   passed away.We invite you to attend the   2   in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”

  At first everyone was   3   to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they   4   getting curious about who this person might be.The excitement   5   as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last   6  .Everyone wondered:“Who is this person that was hindering my   7  ? Well, at least he’s no longer here!”

    8   the employees got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it they became speechless.They   9   over the coffin, shocked and in silence,   10   someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.There was a   11   inside the coffin:Everyone who looked inside it could see himself.There was also a sign next to the mirror that   12  :“There is only one person who is capable of setting   13   to your growth:it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can revolutionize(彻底改变)your   14   because it’s you that can   15   your happiness and   16   your success.Your life does not change when your family, your friends, your company and your   17   change.Your life   18   changes when you change, when you   9   your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one   20   for your life.

(1)

[  ]

A.

town

B.

country

C.

company

D.

world

(2)

[  ]

A.

funeral

B.

wedding

C.

party

D.

concert

(3)

[  ]

A.

overjoyed

B.

disappointed

C.

sad

D.

frightened

(4)

[  ]

A.

stopped

B.

started

C.

enjoyed

D.

finished

(5)

[  ]

A.

grew

B.

changed

C.

decreased

D.

reduced

(6)

[  ]

A.

visits

B.

respects

C.

tuitions

D.

concerns

(7)

[  ]

A.

performance

B.

process

C.

program

D.

progress

(8)

[  ]

A.

Hand in hand

B.

Little by little

C.

One by one

D.

Step by step

(9)

[  ]

A.

lay

B.

knelt

C.

stood

D.

sat

(10)

[  ]

A.

as if

B.

even though

C.

in case

D.

even if

(11)

[  ]

A.

glass

B.

person

C.

mirror

D.

sign

(12)

[  ]

A.

went

B.

read

C.

wrote

D.

printed

(13)

[  ]

A.

goals

B.

tasks

C.

limits

D.

worries

(14)

[  ]

A.

career

B.

promotion

C.

family

D.

life

(15)

[  ]

A.

offer

B.

influence

C.

raise

D.

change

(16)

[  ]

A.

ignore

B.

improve

C.

ensure

D.

rob

(17)

[  ]

A.

teacher

B.

boss

C.

employee

D.

kid

(18)

[  ]

A.

even

B.

still

C.

only

D.

finally

(19)

[  ]

A.

go beyond

B.

give away

C.

come into

D.

put out

(20)

[  ]

A.

suitable

B.

responsible

C.

unreliable

D.

famous

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  One day the employees of a large company in St Louis returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door.The sign said:“Yesterday the person who has been hindering(阻碍)your growth in this   1   passed away.We invite you to attend the   2   in the room that has been prepared in the gym.”

  At first everyone was   3   to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they   4   getting curious about who this person might be.The excitement   5   as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last   6  .Everyone wondered:“Who is this person that was hindering my   7  ? Well, at least he's no longer here!”

    8   the employees got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it they became speechless.They   9   over the coffin, shocked and in silence,   10   someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.There was a   11   inside the coffin:Everyone who looked inside it could see himself.There was also a sign next to the mirror that   12  :“There is only one person who is capable of setting   13   to your growth:it is YOU.”

  You are the only person who can revolutionize(彻底改变)your   14   because it's you that can   15   your happiness and   16   your success.Your life does not change when your family, your friends, your company and your   17   change.Your life   18   changes when you change, when you   19   your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one   20   for your life.

(1)

[  ]

A.

town

B.

country

C.

company

D.

world

(2)

[  ]

A.

funeral

B.

wedding

C.

party

D.

concert

(3)

[  ]

A.

overjoyed

B.

disappointed

C.

sad

D.

frightened

(4)

[  ]

A.

stopped

B.

started

C.

enjoyed

D.

finished

(5)

[  ]

A.

grew

B.

changed

C.

decreased

D.

reduced

(6)

[  ]

A.

visits

B.

respects

C.

tuitions

D.

concerns

(7)

[  ]

A.

performance

B.

process

C.

program

D.

progress

(8)

[  ]

A.

Hand in hand

B.

Little by little

C.

One by one

D.

Step by step

(9)

[  ]

A.

lay

B.

knelt

C.

stood

D.

sat

(10)

[  ]

A.

as if

B.

even though

C.

in case

D.

even if

(11)

[  ]

A.

glass

B.

person

C.

mirrow

D.

sign

(12)

[  ]

A.

went

B.

read

C.

wrote

D.

printed

(13)

[  ]

A.

goals

B.

tasks

C.

limits

D.

worries

(14)

[  ]

A.

career

B.

promotion

C.

family

D.

life

(15)

[  ]

A.

offer

B.

influence

C.

raise

D.

change

(16)

[  ]

A.

ignore

B.

improve

C.

ensure

D.

rob

(17)

[  ]

A.

teacher

B.

boss

C.

employee

D.

kid

(18)

[  ]

A.

even

B.

still

C.

only

D.

finally

(19)

[  ]

A.

go beyond

B.

give away

C.

come into

D.

put out

(20)

[  ]

A.

suitable

B.

responsible

C.

unreliable

D.

famous

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