“What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide?” I said to myself. Living in a small house and still jobless, I 21 to make ends meet.

Still, I counted my blessings(知足) when I 22 that a young family in a nearby home lost 23 to a flash fire. I watched as the entire community went to their 24: A church provided shelter; others gathered food, bedding and clothing. Lines of busy people willingly gave their time 25 their money.

The afternoon before Thanksgiving, two women came to our house 26 donations(捐赠物品). Although we had 27 to spare, I helped carry items to their car, 28 in my heart to give more.

    As we stood 29 chatting, my little Helen, only three, shouted, “Wait! Don’t anybody move.” She rushed into the house, complaining, “We 30 something!”

    I looked apologetically at the ladies, but 31 I could follow her, Helen was back outside, carrying her 32 toy bear, which I had made for her birthday just two months before.

    “Mommy,” her green eyes searched my 33 , “ the little girl doesn’t have any toys. I have to give it to her.”

    My heart quaked. I thought about the few 34 Helen had and how many hours I had spent sewing(缝) this one. Now she wanted to 35 it away. We stood in silence, the ladies 36 at me. I struggled with my feelings. I thought of all the things we needed and didn’t have.

    Everyone held their 37 as I bent down to face Helen. “Of course, Helen.” My voice nearly 38 , “you’re right. We forgot the toy. How 39 of you to remember!”

    And I 40 my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding(砰砰地跳) in my daughter’s little chest.

First Man-Bear-Pig, and now global warming; it seems Al Gore never stops to surprise the world. Recently Al Gore produced the movie An Inconvenient Truth which explained the threats and told us how to control global warming. What it left out is that there is no proof that human activity is even causing global warming, let alone if global warming is even taking place.

Global warming is the idea that greenhouse gases that shut in infra-red (红外的) radiation in the earth' s atmosphere are becoming more powerful and heating our planet up. The theory is that if the planet continues to heat up the polar ice caps could melt and cover the earth in water.

Over the last 100 years the Earth has increased one degree in temperature, and sea level has risen millimeters. Even though this "eye-opening" news is taking place, there is no clear proof saying that it is due to global warming. It could be just a regular weather pattern the earth is circulating. The polar ice caps have not grown or reduced in size since man began tracking them. Also the ground-based temperature has remained the same besides growing cities. In fact most clues support the idea that global warming is not taking place and human activity isn’t causing any earth to melt down.

Although Al Gore insists the world is on its way to certain destruction, the facts say otherwise. It seems that driving to work won' t lead to the doom (末日 ) of mankind, and the movie Water World won' t be happening any time soon.

71. It is likely that Al Gore _____.

A. is concerned about the threat of global warming    B. holds that human doesn’t cause global warming

C. knows how to stop global warming successfully   D. doesn’t believe global warming is taking place

72. Global warming is the idea generally about ______.

A. greenhouses      B. infrared radiation  C. greenhouse gases  D. the atmosphere

73. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? ______.

A. The earth has risen 1ºC temperature in the last century

B. The sea level is incredibly higher than any time before

C. Some people are upset at the news of global warming

D. The polar ice caps haven’t grown or reduced in size

74. The author believes that ______.

A. most proofs support global warming is happening

B. human activities contribute little to global warming

C. driving to work will lead to the end of mankind

D. A "Water World" will be happening very soon

75. ______ can be the best title of the passage.

A. "A Threatening Film by Al Gore"          B. "The Causes of Global Warming"

C. "The Doom of Mankind?"                    D. "The Polar Ice Melt Down!"

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First Man-Bear-Pig , and now global warming; it seems Al Gore never stops to surprise the world. Recently Al Gore produced them movie An Inconvenient Truth which explained the threats and told us how to control global warming. What it left out is that there is no proof that human activity is even causing global warming, let alone if global warming is even taking place.

Global warming is the idea that greenhouse gases that shut in infra-red（红外线）radiation in the earth’s atmosphere are becoming more powerful and heating our planet up. The theory is that if the planet continues to heat up, the polar ice caps could melt and cover the earth in water.

Over the last 100 years the Earth has increased one degree in temperature, and sea level has risen millimeters. Even though this “eye-opening” news is taking place, there is no clear proof saying that it is due to global warming. It could be just a regular weather pattern the earth is circulating . The polar ice caps have not grown or reduced in size since man began tracking them. Also the ground-based temperature has remained the same besides growing cities. In fact most clues support the idea that global warming is not taking place and human activity isn’t causing any earth to melt down.

Although Al Gore insists the world is on its way to certain destruction, the facts say otherwise. It seems that driving to work won’t lead to the doom（末日）of mankind , and the movie Water World won’t be happening any time soon.

72.  It is likely that Al Gore     .

A. is concerned about the threat of global warming

B. holds that human doesn’t cause global warming

C. knows how to stop global warming successfully

D. doesn’t believe global warming is taking place

73. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The earth has risen 1℃ temperature in the last century

B. The sea level is incredibly higher than any time before

C. Some people are upset at the news of global warming

D. The poplar ice caps haven’t grown or reduced in size

74. The author believes that      .

A. most proofs support global warming is happening

B. human activities contribute little to global warming

C. driving to work will lead to the end of mankind

D. A “Water World” will be happening very soon

75.      can be the best title of the passage.

A. A Threatening the Film by Al Gore

B. The Causes of Global Warming

C. The Doom of Mankind ?

D. The Polar Ice Melt Down!

I will never forget what my old headmaster told me. Normally when you are only 15years of age you do not remember most of the things that are preached by your teachers. But, this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I get reminded of this story.

        It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:

        An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.

        His house was filthy, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. The neighbours could not stand the smell anymore, so they summoned the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.

        The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house in anticipation to share the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.

        He said nothing at all: he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and continued to beg.

        Obviously, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing, commitment(专心，敬业). We should remain true to our course, although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove. Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth.

Why did the headmaster tell us the story?

      A. To enjoy ourselves.

      B. To teach us how to make money.

      C. To tell us the importance of commitment.

      D. To tell us not to look down upon beggars.

According to the passage which of the following is true?

      A. The old man made a living by begging.

      B. The old man was excited to be a millionaire.

      C. The old man became a millionaire by begging every weekday.

      D. The old man planned to became a millionaire.

Why did the police officer clean the old man’s house?

      A. Because the old man hired them to do so.

      B. Because they wanted to know how much money the old man had begged.

      C.Because the old man wanted to live comfortably.

      D. Because the neighbours could not bear the smell coming out of the oldman’s house.

What can we learn from the passage?

      A. Where there is a will, there is a way.

      B. Keep the general goal in sight while tackling daily tasks.

      C. Commitment attracts wealth.

      D. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

       I will never forget what my old headmaster told me．Normally when you are only 15years of age you do not remember most of the things that are preached by your teachers．But, this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget．Every time I drift off course, I get reminded of this story．

       It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly, and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing ourselves to what is important to us．This is how the story went:

       An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway．He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg．He would do this every single day of his life．He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years．

       His house was filthy, and a stench （恶臭） came out of the house and it smelled horribly．The neighbours could not stand the smell anymore, so they summoned the police officers to clear the place．The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years．

       The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire．They waited outside his house in anticipation to share the good news with him．When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire．

       He said nothing at all: he went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and continued to beg．

       Obviously, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant for his life．We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing, commitment（专心，敬业）．We should remain true to our course, although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove．Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth．

1.Why did the headmaster tell us the story?

       A．To enjoy ourselves．

       B．To teach us how to make money．

       C．To tell us the importance of commitment．

       D．To tell us not to look down upon beggars．

2.According to the passage which of the following is true?

       A．The old man made a living by begging．

       B．The old man was excited to be a millionaire．

       C．The old man became a millionaire by begging every weekday．

       D．The old man planned to became a millionaire．

3.Why did the police officer clean the old man’s house?

       A．Because the old man hired them to do so．

       B．Because they wanted to know how much money the old man had begged．

       C．Because the old man wanted to live comfortably．

       D．Because the neighbours could not bear the smell coming out of the oldman’s house．

4.What can we learn from the passage?

       A．Where there is a will, there is a way．

       B．Keep the general goal in sight while tackling daily tasks．

       C．Commitment attracts wealth．

       D．Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass．