27．A．with B．of C．had D．wore——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　It was about midday．I'd left work early in the morning to cash a cheque．I walked along to the bank, and found that there weren't too many people about ten or eleven customers in there, which was pretty unusual for those central city banks．

　　I waited until it was my turn and just went up to the desk and started to talk to the bank clerk．He had a really strange expression on his face－just sort of blank stare at least I thought he was looking at me and then I realized he was staring over my shoulder．

　　I began to turn round to see what he was looking at．At the same moment the outside bank guard came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor and following him through the door were three frightening masked men．They were carrying guns; at least I think the one in front was carrying a gun．Whether or not they said anything at that point I can't remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I've just no idea．

　　For a few moments there was just total silence, suddenly broken by the telephone ringing and I remember thinking and wondering who was on the other end of the telephone．Nobody went to answer the telephone, so this thing just kept on ringing and ringing．Then two of the masked men went to the counter, jumped over it and got the cashiers and the bank clerks to start filling the bags with cash．While the two were getting the money, the one at the door who was covering us with the gun was a bit frightened．He started swearing at them, and telling them to hurry up, to get a move on．They jumped back over the counter．One of them slipped as he landed on the floor and fell over and the other two swore at him again．They left through the door．Warning us,“Don't move, stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes．”And then they just disappeared．Again back to total silence．People put their hands down, I put my hands down but I just stayed exactly where I was．

(1)

What does the writer mean by saying“…a pretty unusual number for those central banks”in the first paragraph?
[　　]
A．	More customers than usual were staying in the bank．
B．	Less bank clerks than expected were in the bank．
C．	There were often more than a dozen customers in the bank．
D．	More banks should be open to serve customers in the city center．

(2)

The bank clerk wore a blank expression on his face probably because ________．
[　　]
A．	he was feeling upset at that moment
B．	he felt puzzled and sensed something terrible
C．	he was required to keep silence
D．	he was threatened with a gun by robbers

(3)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	The customers didn't wait in line but jumped the queue because of the confusion．
B．	All the people in the bank except the writer put their hands up automatically．
C．	Nobody answered the phone because all the clerks were busy with work．
D．	the bank workers were forced to fill the robbers' bags with cash．

(4)

What's the best title of this passage?
[　　]
A．	A Street Gang
B．	A Strange Bank
C．	A Bank Robbery
D．	A Horrible Adventure

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Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life．This time, which took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened．

On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's dress and picked out a beautiful skirt．"Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago．She never wore it．She was saving it for a special occasion．" he said．I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral (葬礼) of my sister, after her unexpected death．

He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral．Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion．Every day you're alive is a special occasion．"

I'm thinking about his words, and they've changed the way I live my life．I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings．Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer．"Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their importance on my vocabulary．If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, ! want to see．and hear and do it now．

Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold hack or save anything that would ad<l laughter and color to our lives．Every morning when 1 open my eyes．1 tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift．So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life．

1.Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn't wear it?

A．She waited for a special occasion to wear it on．

B．She wanted to keep it for someone else．

C．She saved it till she grew up．

D．She would give it to herself as a gift some day．

2.What does the underlined word "cherish" mean?

A．Treasure． B．Waste． C．Own． D．Save．

3.From his experience, the author learns that _______．

A．everybody can have a happy life through efforts

B．every day in our lives is worth cherishing

C．enjoying ourselves is the most important thing in our lives

D．everybody will have some things left to do after his death

4.What does the author write this passage for?

A．To show how to make good use of everyday in life．

B．To explain the true meaning of his brother-in-law's words．

C．To tell people to cherish every day and find the meaning of life．

D．To encourage people to waste time and enjoy themselves in life．

5.What's the best title for this passage?

A．Every Day Is a Gift

B．My Sister Jan

C．What Is the Meaningful Life Like

D．The Most Important Time in Your Life

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第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

In my dual (双重的)) profession 36 an educator and health care provider, I have worked with many children infected with HIV. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great 37 can be found in the smallest individuals. Let me tell you about Tyler.

Tyler was 38 infected with HIV; his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to 39 him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein(静脉) in his chest. At times, he also needed extra oxygen to support his 40.

Tyler wasn't_ 41 to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not 42 to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-loaded backpack and 43 his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon ( 小推车 ). All of us who knew Tyler were impressed by his pure 44 in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mom often 45 him by telling him that he moved so 46 she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly 47 him.

This deadly disease eventually 48 down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, 49 did his HIV-infected mother. When it became 50 that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler’s mom talked to him about 51 . She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.

A few days before his death, Tyler 52 to me to come to his hospital bed and 53 ,"I might die soon. I'm not 54 When I die, please dress me in 55 Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.

36. A. in B.for C. as D.on

37. A. pleasure B. pain C. sorrow D. courage

38. A. seriously B. born C. unlucky D. disappointingly

39. A. cause B. enable C. make D. lead

40. A. breathing B. living C. running D. walking

41. A. happy B. willing C. daring D. discouraged

42. A. common B. unusual C. surprised D. ordinary

43. A. dragging B. carrying C. pushing D. taking

44. A. character B. joy C. moment D. Excitement

45. A. comforted B. scolded C. teased D. praised

46. A. slowly B. happily C. quickly D. fast

47. A. know B. spot C. stop D. observe

48. A. tore B. broke C. wore D. kicked

49. A. neither B. so C. such D. nor

50. A. apparent B. hopeless C. sure D. terrible

51. A. life B. dream C. future D. death

52. A. waved B. said C. signed D. explained

53. A. whispered B. shouted C. cried D. spoke

54. A. excited B. surprised C. scared D. sad

55. A. red B. white C. bright D. beauty

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　　When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch．I loved it, wore it for years, and haven’t had amother one since it stopped ticking a decade ago．Why?Because I don’t need one．Ihave a mobile phone and I’m always near someone with an iPod or sonething like that．All these devices(装置)tell the time-which is why, if you look around, you’ll see lots of empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007．

　　This is ridiculous．Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars．Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clthes．But these days all watches tell the time as well as all lther watches．Expensive watches come with extra functions-but who needs them?How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole?So why pay that much of five years’ school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?

　　If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have colsed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five-pound note．Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of piunds’ worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it．Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble famoly; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world．

　　Watches are now classified as“investments”(投资)．A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly?350,000, while 1960s Rolexes have gone from?15,000 to?30,000 plus in a year．But a watch is not an investment．It’s a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion．Prices may keep going up-they’ve been rising for 15 years．But when of fashion．Prices may keep going rp-they’ve been rising for 15 years．But when fashion moves on, the owner of that?350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Times．

(1)

The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they ________．
[　　]
A．	have other devices to tell the time
B．	think watches too expensive
C．	prefer to wear an iPod
D．	hame no sense of time

(2)

Itseems ridiculius to the writer that ________．
[　　]
A．	people dive 300 metres into the sea
B．	expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones
C．	cheap cars don’t run as fast as expensive ones
D．	expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

(3)

What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?
[　　]
A．	It targets rich people as its potential customers．
B．	It’s hard for the industry to beat its competitors．
C．	It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising．
D．	It’s easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches．

(4)

Which would be the best title for the passage?
[　　]
A．	Timex or Rolex?
B．	My Childhood Timex
C．	Watches?Mot for Me!
D．	Watches-a Valuable Collection

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　　When I was seven my father gave me a Timex, my first watch．I loved it, wore it for years, and haven't had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago．Why?Because I don't need one．I have a mobile phone and I'm always near someone with an iPod or something like that．All these devices (装置) tell the time－which is why, if you look around, you'll see lots off empty wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007．

　　But while the wise have realized that they don't need them, others ―apparently including some distinguished men of our time－are spending total fortunes on them．Brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices, up to ￡250,000 for a piece．

　　This is ridiculous．Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars．Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes．But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches．Expensive watches come with extra functions－but who needs them?How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole?So why pay that much of five years' school fees for watches that allow you to do these things?

　　If justice were done, the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five–pound note．Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch, with the aid of millions of pounds' worth of advertising, as a message about the man wearing it．Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world．

　　Watches are now classified as “investments” (投资)．A1994 Patek Philipe recently sold for nearly￡350,000 while 1960s Rolexes have gone from￡15,000 to ￡30,000 plus in a year．But a watch is not an investment．It's a toy for self-satisfaction, a matter of fashion．Prices may keep going up－they've been rising for 15 years．But when fashion moves on, the owner of that ￡350,000 beauty will suddenly find his pride and joy is no more a good investment than my childhood Timex．

(1)

The sales of watches to young people have fallen because they ________
[　　]
A．	have other devices to tell the time
B．	think watches too expensive
C．	prefer to wear an iPod
D．	have no sense of time

(2)

It seems ridiculous to the writer that ________．
[　　]
A．	people dive 300 metres into the sea
B．	expensive clothes sell better than cheap ones
C．	cheap cars don't run as fast as expensive ones
D．	expensive watches with unnecessary functions still sell

(3)

What can be learnt about Swiss watch industry from the passage?
[　　]
A．	It targets rich people as its potential customers．
B．	It's hard for the industry to beat its competitors．
C．	It wastes a huge amount of money in advertising．
D．	It's easy for the industry to reinvent cheap watches．

(4)

which would be the best title for the passage?
[　　]
A．	Timex or Rolex?
B．	My Childhood Timex
C．	Watches?Not for Me!
D．	Watches－a Valuable Collection

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