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In the middle of a beautiful day, I was feeling lost, as if the world was crashing on me. didn't know which way to go, except to head out to the countryside. I went to the spot where I used to take my kids-when I still had kids. Now they had? ?? and were leaving.
????? I was sitting alone in my car when I saw a man in his seventies, whose problem appeared bigger than mine. He stood near the edge of the road, ? ?? a kite spindle(风筝线锭) in his hands. Apparently, lost in thought, he stared skyward. I ? ?? my neck to see how successful he had been in ? ? the clouds. Following his string with my eyes, I almost lost?? ? 0f the other end. Finally, the kite rested on what seemed to be the highest branch of the ? ?? tree in the park.? Obviously,? that was his grandson's kite!? The kite was a replica (复制品) of a beautiful bald eagle, and its wings spread ? ? 0pen. Grandpa had only one? ? to his problem: cut the string.
???? "You wanted it to fly as high as it could. Bill. didn't you?" "Yes, Grandpa, ?? ? wanted to keep it forever. " "There just comes a time when the only thing you can do is to cut the string and let it go. Perhaps by doing that, when it flies very high like real eagles do, it will come back to us. " Grandpa said.
???? I? ? how the old man cut the string to let fly the kite. As the two walked away, looked to the ? ? . There I saw my answer, too. Today I have to cut the final strings that kept my two boys ? ?? my reach. Though I want to keep them forever, I have taught them to fly like an eagle. Maybe by doing this, when it's time to soar like real eagles do. one day they would come back to me.
1.A. grown up?????? B. turned up????? C. picked up?????? D. taken up
2.A. carrying??????? B. grabbing? ???? C. keeping??????? D. holding
3.A. raised????????? B. spread???????? C. stretched?????? D. expanded
4.A. reaching??????? B. touching?????? C. getting??????? D. climbing
5.A. scene????????? B. sight????????? C. interest??????? D. control
6.A. thickest??????? B. strongest?????? C. tallest???????? D. largest
7.A. widely???????? B. wide????????? C. tightly???????? D. closely
8.A. method???????? B. hope????????? C. solution?????? D. result
9.A. and??????????? B. so??????????? C. or????? ????? D. but
10.A. sensed???????? B. glanced??????? C. watched?????? D. found
11.A. car??????????? B. sky?????????? C. kite?????????? D. tree
12.A. within???????? B. in??????????? C. beyond??????? D. with
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| Colby Point is a small town. A little girl named Margie lived there with her grandparents, Bill and Cleo. Margie always looked forward to the __1__ of Christmas and this year was no __2__ as winter began to settle like a warm blanket around the small town. Everyone was __3__ at the church; the congregation(教堂的会众) were__4__ to share their Christmas wishes with each other. __1__ Cleo couldn't make it to the church, and Bill didn't like to __6__ her alone for long, he dropped Margie off at the church early that morning. As Margie sat in church, she __7__ in her mind over and over what she would say. The pastor said, "This is a __8__ time of year and we want to __9__ your Christmas wishes. We cannot 10 everyone's wish, but we would like to try and help you realize a few. As I call your name, please 11 and tell us about your Christmas 12 ." One after another, the church members 13 their wishes, large and small. Margie was 14 and the youngest to speak. As she looked at the congregation, she spoke 15 , "I would like my grandma to come to the church. She cannot walk, and she and my grandpa have to stay at home. They 16 coming so much. So that is 17 I wish for. And please don't tell them, for it needs to be 18 ." Grandpa was getting on his coat 19 he happened to look out the front window. He saw some cars coming down the dirt road. Now at this time of the year there wasn't too much 20 , so this was really amazing. Grandpa looked at Grandma, and they both looked at Margie. Grandpa asked, "Just what did you wish for, Margie?" "I wished that you and Grandma could go to the church." | ||||
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（湖南省湘潭市外国语学校2010届高三第二次月考）
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If you’re the type of traveler who just wants a suitable place to hang your hat and you don’t want to spend a fortune to do it, here are several ways to save on your next hotel room:
*Be Flexible Hotel rates are based on supply and demand, so be aware of peak periods. If your destination’s high season is from December through April and you’re trying to book near the end of April, you might find considerable savings if you change your travel dates by a week or two.
*Check Hotel Web Sites The large travel-booking Web sites often sell rooms from the middlemen who have bought up empty hotel moms. But the major hotel chains also offer last-minute discounts, and because they’re not paying the middleman, they sometimes have better deals than the travel sites.
*Don’t be Afraid to Bargain Most people are so intimidated（畏缩的）by know-it-all hotel desk clerks that they don’t bargain for a better deal. But bargaining for a better deal is often worth the trouble, because most hotel general managers would prefer having a customer paying a lower-than-usual rate to no customer at all. And if you find something unfair on your hotel bill, don’t be afraid to complain. To keep your goodwill, hotels will often reduce or cancel such charges.
*Avoid Hidden Costs Expensive little extras hotels never mention can increase the cost of your stay. Don’t let this happen. Find out about resort fees, fees for parking and Internet use before you agree to stay. And don’t touch the hotel’s phone unless you absolutely have to — the rates can be more than $2 a minute even inside the United States.
56. According to the passage, which of the following will save you some money?
A. Change your visiting places in high season.
B. Book rooms through Web sites.
C. Use the hotel’s phone.
D. Bargain with desk clerks for your room,
57. That travelers can bargain for better deal is often based on the fact that _______.
A. managers often prefer a lower-paid customer to no customer
B. there are many places which should not be charged
C. customers are often afraid to complain the price
D. the desk clerks and managers often cheat the travelers
58. The passage was mainly written to ________.
A. advertise hotels B. complain high costs
C. serve the travelers D. introduce hotel services
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