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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　George Pickens had been making a wish daily as a worker at Central Bank. All over the country banks were being 1 , George thought. 2 this bank? Didn't robbers hear of its four－million－dollar 3 ? Were they afraid of Mr. Ackerman, the old 4 guard, who hadn't 5 his gun in twenty－two years?

　　Of course George had a(an) 6 for wanting the bank to be robbed. 7 , he couldn't simply take bills that were under his 8 all day long. So he had thought of another 9 to get them. His plan was 10 . It went like this:

　　If Bank Robber A holds up Bank Teller B…

　　And if Bank Teller B gives Bank Robber A a certain sum of money…

　　What is to prevent Bank Teller B from 11 all the money left and 12 that it was taken away by Bank Robber A?

　　There was only one 13 . Where was Bank Robber A?

　　One morning George entered the bank. “Good morning, Mr. Burrows,” he said 14 . The bank president said something in a 15 voice to George and went into his office.

　　At two o'clock Bank Robber A walked in. George 16 he was a bank robber. For one thing, he stole in. For another thing, he wore a mask(面罩).

　　“This is a holdup,” the man said 17 . He took a gun from his pocket. The 18 made a small sound. “You!” the bank robber said, “Lie down on the floor!” Mr. Ackerman lay down. The robber stepped 19 to George's cage.

　　“All right,” he said. “Hand it over. ”

　　“Yes, sir, ” George reached into his drawer and took all the bills from the top part－close to six thousand dollars. He passed them through the window. The robber took them, put them into his pocket, and 20 to leave.

　　Then, while everyone watched Bank Robber A, Bank Teller B calmly lifted off the top part of the drawer and got the bills from the bottom part into his pockets.

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　George Pickens had been making a wish daily as a worker at Central Bank．

All over the country banks were being 36, George thought． 37 this bank? Didn't robbers hear of its four-million-dollar 38 ? Were they afraid of Mr．Ackerman, the old 39 guard, who hadn't 40 his gun in twenty-two years?

　　Of course George had a (an)41for wanting the bank to be robbed． 42, he couldn't simply take bills that were under his 43 all day long．So he had thought of another 44 to get them．His plan was 45．It went like this:

If Bank Robber A holds up Bank Teller B…

　　And if Bank Teller B gives Bank Robber A a certain sum of money…

What is to prevent Bank Teller B from 46 all the money left and 47 that it was taken away by Bank Robber A?

　　There was only one 48．Where was Bank Robber A?

One morning George entered the bank．“Good morning, Mr．Burrows,” he said 49．The bank president said something in a50voice to George and went into his office．

　　At two o’clock Bank Robber A walked in．George 51he was a bank robber．For one thing, he stole in．For another thing, he wore a mask(面罩)．

　　“This is a holdup,” the man said52．He took a gun from his pocket．The53 made a small sound．“You!” the bank robber said, “Lie down on the floor!” Mr．Ackerman lay down．The robber stepped 54 to Georges cage．

　　“All right,” he said．“Hand it over．”

　　“Yes, sir,” George reached into his drawer and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars．He passed them through the window．The robber took them, put them into his pocket, and 55 to leave．

　　Then, while everyone watched Bank Robber A, Bank Teller B calmly lifted off the top part of the drawer and got the bills from the bottom part into his pockets．

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One day when the famous American scientist Edison was on his way home, a young man stopped him and required to have a word with him. Edison accepted his request.

The young man asked, “How can you invent so many things and achieve your fame?”

The scientist said, “It seems that you have been thinking of becoming famous every day.” The young man nodded, “Yes. I have been dreaming of being a person as notable(著名的) as you. Every minute I am thinking of how to become reputable. I don't know when I can achieve my fame (名声,名望).”

Edison told him, “Don’t worry, young man. If you want to be a famous man this way, you will have to wait until you die!”

“Why should I?” the young man was puzzled.

Edison said, “What you dream is actually a high building. You never think of how to build it with bricks（砖块）. Thus the building will never come into reality（现实）. However, your story can serve as a mirror. People will remember you because of your illness and laziness. They will often speak of your name while they give warnings to their children. Aren’t you a notorious（声名狼藉） person by then?”

1.What happened to Edison when he was on his way home?

A．A beggar stopped him

B．A robber stopped him

C．A man wanted to speak to him

D．A man wanted to have words with him

2.The man asked Edison to tell him ________.

A．how to invent new things                 B．how to become famous

C．how he became a nobleman               D．how to become a scientist

3.After hearing his talk, the young man was puzzled because Edison told him ______.

A．he would die before he was famous

B．he would be famous before he died

C．he would die after he was famous

D．he would never be famous

4.The man didn’t achieve his fame because _______.

A．his wish was too high

B．he was too stupid

C．he didn’t learn from others

D．he was short of hardworking spirit (精神)

5.The story mainly tells us ________.

A．a person needs high spirit

B．one shouldn’t dream of becoming famous

C．only by hard work can one’s wish come into reality

D．one person shouldn’t be idle and lazy

6.The man and Mr. Edison had a talk _______.

A．in the classroom    B．in the street        C．in the lab          D．at home

A woman was in a hurry to go to the airport. She told the cab driver to drive quickly. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she was not aware they were going by a different route.

Suddenly, a man got inside the cab. He took her handbag where she had placed her visa, passport, and all her money for the trip.

The driver, who was in cahoots with the robber, left her in the middle of that dark street. She cursed the world for being so mean to her, and thought how unlucky she was in that situation.

That very same night, she heard some shocking news．Tears flowed down her face．Flight 230,which was the plane that she was supposed to have boarded, had crashed．If she had not lost her precious belongings, she could have lost something far more important—her life．

Sometimes bad things really happen．We lose money, fail our exams, or are rejected by others．There are times when nothing seems to go our way．

So what should we do about it? Should we be disappointed? The answer is a resounding “No!" We must get rid of all these frustrations and start all over again in the consistent faith that we will get what we deserve．

Don't waste your time and energy on things that can't be changed．Continuous worrying will only affect your health and you'll be doing much more damage than what was previously done．

What if it was the other way round? What if we never ran out of good luck?

There was a man who won the lottery．He thought he was the luckiest person in the world．He became greedy and wasted all his money on everything he could get his hands on．

One day, he made it to the front page of the newspaper again．But this time, it was a different story．He had been killed because of his riches．

If you attain good luck, you can never be too secure about it．Hope for protection and guidance．Life is so unpredictable．You never know what will happen next．

Live one day at a time．We sometimes subject ourselves to unnecessary emotional trouble．We ask ourselves: "What if I don't get this done in time?" or "What if my family leave me and I've got no one else to turn to?"

Live for the moment．Do what must be done for the present and the future will turn out just fine. Believe me. And believe in yourself．As Captain Planet always says, “The power is yours!”

41．The underlined phrase "in cahoots with" in Paragraph 3 probably means "____"．

A．was forced by                       B．was fighting bravely with

C．had cooperated with                  D．was trying to beg

42．From the passage, we learn that___．

A．the woman was lucky to miss her flight

B．some people just never run out of good luck

C．robbers will get what they deserve

D．if you feel yourself lucky, you will continue to be so

43．According to the author, which of the following is the right attitude to adopt towards life?

A．Don't waste your time and energy because time is limited．

B．There's no need to worry or get frustrated. Just believe in yourself．

C．Even when everything seems to be going well, we should keep fully alert．

D．Worrying about what you don't have means you miss out on opportunities for other things．

44．The stories are intended to tell us___． 

A．fortune only favors the prepared mind   B．gains and losses go hand in hand

C．misfortune might be a blessing         D．we should save up for a rainy day

A woman was in a hurry to go to the airport. She told the cab driver to drive quickly. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she was not aware they were going by a different route.
Suddenly, a man got inside the cab. He took her handbag where she had placed her visa, passport, and all her money for the trip.
The driver, who was in cahoots with the robber, left her in the middle of that dark street. She cursed the world for being so mean to her, and thought how unlucky she was in that situation.
That very same night, she heard some shocking news．Tears flowed down her face．Flight 230,which was the plane that she was supposed to have boarded, had crashed．If she had not lost her precious belongings, she could have lost something far more important—her life．
Sometimes bad things really happen．We lose money, fail our exams, or are rejected by others．There are times when nothing seems to go our way．
So what should we do about it? Should we be disappointed? The answer is a resounding “No!" We must get rid of all these frustrations and start all over again in the consistent faith that we will get what we deserve．
Don't waste your time and energy on things that can't be changed．Continuous worrying will only affect your health and you'll be doing much more damage than what was previously done．
What if it was the other way round? What if we never ran out of good luck?
There was a man who won the lottery．He thought he was the luckiest person in the world．He became greedy and wasted all his money on everything he could get his hands on．
One day, he made it to the front page of the newspaper again．But this time, it was a different story．He had been killed because of his riches．
If you attain good luck, you can never be too secure about it．Hope for protection and guidance．Life is so unpredictable．You never know what will happen next．
Live one day at a time．we sometimes subject ourselves to unnecessary emotional trouble．We ask ourselves: "What if I don't get this done in time?" or "What if my family leaves me and I've got no one else to turn to?"
Live for the moment．Do what must be done for the present and the future will turn out just fine． Believe me．And believe in yourself．As Captain Planet always says: "The power is yours!"
【小题1】The underlined phrase "in cahoots with" in Paragraph 3 probably means "____"．