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　　    I can clearly remember the first time I 1 Mr. Andrews, my old　　 headmaster, 2 3. During the war, I had been 4 school in the north of England but my family had just returned to London. 5 for children to　　 go to and my father had to go from 6, asking them 7 8 pupil. I used　　 to go with him, but he had 9 hard time trying to persuade people 10　　 him that I seldom had to do 11. We had been to all the schools 12 we　　 lived, but 13 my father argued, the more impossible it became. In the end, we went to a school l4 from home. The headmaster 15 for at least　　 an hour. While we were waiting, I looked round at the 16, 17 was one　　 of those old Victorian structures, completely 18 but still standing. I could hear the boys playing in the playground outside. When the　　 headmaster's secretary finally let us 19 his office, Mr. Andrews spoke to me first. "Why do you want to come here?" he said. I had been　　 thinking 20 something about studying but I couldn't help 21 the boys　　 outside. "I don't know 22 in London," I said. "I'd like 23 with the　　 other boys. I read a lot of books, too." I added. "All right," Mr.　　 Andrews said. "We have one place free, 24."

　　     My two years at that school were among the 25 of my life.

1.A. met B. knew C. found　　D. discovered

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2.A. even　　 B. nevertheless C. although D. in spite

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3. A. it's now since over 20 years

　　 B. it's over 20 years ago now

　　 C. it's since more than 20 years now

　　 D. it makes more than 20 years now

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4. A. in the　　

　　 B. in　　

　　 C. at　　　　

　　 D. at the

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5. A. There were not enough schools left

　　 B. There were not still enough schools

　　 C. There did not stay enough schools

　　 D. Not enough schools rested

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6. A. one to another　　

　　 B. each to other　　

　　C. one to other　　

　　D. the ones to the others

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7. A. that they took me　　

　　 B. for taking me　　

　　 C. for to take me　　

　　 D. to take me

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　　C. even seeing　　 D. even to see

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14. A. at five miles　　　　　　

　　 B. five miles long 　　

　　 C. about five miles away　　

　　 D. about five miles far

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15. A. kept us to wait　　

　　 B. kept us waiting 　　

　　 C. made us to wait　　

　　 D. made us waiting

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16. A. building of the school　　

　　 B. building school　　

　　 C. school's building　　　　

　　 D. school building　　

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　　C. past its date D.out of date

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21. A. to remember　　

　　 B. remembering　　

　　 C. to remind　　

　　 D. reminding

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22. A. no one　　

　　 B. none　　

　　 C. someone　　

　　 D. anyone

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23. A. that I played　　

　　 B. the play　　

　　 C. to play　　　　

　　 D. playing

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24. A. in truth　　

　　 B. it's the truth 　　

　　 C. in fact　　

　　 D. it's a fact

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25.A. happier　　

　　 B. happiest　　

　　 C. more happy　　

　　 D. most happy

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　　A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

　　"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me."

　　Soon the water rose to Smith's waist. At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

　　"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."

　　Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I'll pull you up."

　　"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"

　　To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."

　　56．When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.

　　　　A. Smith pulled the pilot up　　　　　 B. Smith did so

　　　　C. Smith didn't do so　　　　　　　　 D. Smith didn't hear him

　　57．At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.

　　　　A. went to his reward　　　　　　　　B. passed away

　　　　C. went to heaven　　　　　　　　　 D. all of the above

　　58．What do we know about Smith? ______.

　　　　A. He was a lazy man

　　　　B. He was a lucky man who believed in God

　　　　C. He was a poor man

　　　　D. He was a silly man who believed in God　

　　　59．What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.

　　　　A. moving　　　　B. humorous　　　C. depressing　　　D. surprising　

　　60．The best title of this passage is" ______" .

　　　　A. What Do You Want from Me?　　　 B. How Do You Believe in God?

　　　　C. How God Loved Smith!　　　　　　D. Smith Obeyed God's Order

　　If you met her at a party, you would notice how attractive she is. If you only heard her soft voice, you would want her as a considerate friend.

　　But if you came across her work, you would be surprised to discover that Yu Hongyan（于红岩）is the efficient（能干的）general manager of the Zhaodaola Internet Co Ltd，a major player on the Internet.

　　Yu, who prefers to be called Ruby, is the founder of Zhaodaola, the Website devoted to the fashionable（流行的）lifestyles of city women.

　　Yu describes herself as a witness to the growth of the Internet in China.

　　When her father encouraged her to major in the computer at college in 1979, Yu did not suspect（怀疑）what computers would mean to her own life. They bored her, and she tried to remove interest in them.

　　“It's difficult for me to give up something once I start,” she said.“My motto（座右铭）is ' stick to something and you will accomplish it. '”

　　And she did． Since its founding, Zhaodaola has become one of the most popular sites among city women. More than 500,000 visit it every day.

　　The site is“purple and pink”.“Purple” refers to problems concerning men and women , including sexual education.“Pink” refers to the romantic side of white-collar life.

　　“I want women to speak up about their real selves on our website,” Yu aid.“I want them to be braver and more independent.”

　　Yu has lived abroad for the past 16 years. She speaks as a woman familiar with the ways women in other countries think and live.

    “I want to show that Net surfing is not hard for women. Just do it. You'll find interesting things there.”she promised.

(1) From the passage，we can see Yu Hongyan is a woman of ______.

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A．self-importance

B．strong-will and self-confidence

C．self-respect

D．self-consideration

(2) The romantic side of white-collar life in paragraph 8 means ______.

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A．the romantic side of tile life of the office workers

B．the romantic side of the life of the office workers wearing white-collar shirts

C．the romantic side of the life of the office managers

D．the romantic side of the life of city women

(3) Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?

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A．At First Bored with Computer, but Yu Mastered it Then.

B．Efficiency Has No Gender（性别）

C．City Women Have More to Say than City Men

D．Purple and Pink

(4) The underlined word“accomplish” probably means ______.

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A．succeed in doing

B．fail to do

C．give up

One weekend afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was looking forward to a quiet   36   of the splendid artwork．

         A young  37  viewing the paintings ahead of me  38  nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．I admired the man's   39   for putting up with her  40   stream of words．  41   by their noise, I moved on．

         I met them several times as I moved   42   the various rooms of art．Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away  43   .

         I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   44   when the couple approached the   45  ．Before they left, the man   46   into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He   47   it into a long stick and then   48   his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．

         "He's a   49   man, " the clerk at the counter said．" Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．So, as before, he and his wife come in   50   there is a new art show．"

         "But what does he get out of the art?" I asked．"He can't see．"

         "Can't see! You're   51  ．He sees a lot．More than you and I do," the clerk said．"His wife   52      each painting so he can see it in his head．"

         I learned something about patience,   53   and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   54   and the courage of a'' husband who would not  55   blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined．

1.A．view        　　B．touch                     C．wander       　　　　D．stare

2.A．lady    　　 B．couple  　         C．man            　　　　D．clerk

3.A．yelled           B．argued    C．screamed    　　      D．chatted

4.A．attempt         B．independence   C．patience    　　        D．wisdom

5.A．constant        B．vivid         　　C．casual            D．vague

6.A．Adopted        B．Adapted           C．Disturbed   　　       D．Conducted

7.A．from            B．to             　　C．towards    　    D．through

8.A．anxiously       B．quickly    C．urgently    　　        D．sensibly

9.A．comment              B．purchase  C．decision  　　　        D．profit

10.A．exit          B．entrance    　　C．front   　　　 D．queue

11.A．plugged              B．reached    　　C．held    　　　           D．bent

12.A．lengthened          B．made          　　C．brought    　　          D．broadened

13.A．led           B．found         　　C．tapped    　　  D．forced

14.A．generous             B．rough     C．smart         　　　　D．brave

15.A．wherever 　 B．whatever 　　C．whenever         D．whichever

16.A．unique        B．silly    　　      C．equal            D．wrong

17.A．decorates   B．draws       C．shoves            　　D．describes

18.A．kindness      B．pride       C．courage         D．enthusiasm

19.A．sight          B．support             C．expectation    D．confidence

20.A．get        　　　　B．allow         　　C．hope 　　　　D．cause