摘要: , he has passed the driving test. A. Great to my surprise B. Much to my surprise C. To my surprise great D. Much for my surprise

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Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had  36  numerous failures in his life. But he said, "One success is  37  for me!"

  When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any  38  Since then, his mother worked outside 39  he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings, He learnt cooking since then.

  When he was fourteen, he dropped 40  and began his life of roving.

  When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,  41  , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.

  When he was twenty, he   42  his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were  43  for him.

  When he was thirty-five, misfortune again  44  on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his  45

  When he was  46  , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he  47 dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors   48  the billboard hanging problems.

  When he was forty-seven, he  49 his second wife, which had  50  stricken his three children.

  When he was sixty-six, he made a living by  51  his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.

  When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he  53  the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.

  When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.

  He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunde Sandoz. He often said, "People always complain about the bad 54  . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are  55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day."

36.A. achieved        B. undergone       C. tried           D. undertook

37.A. great           B. important    C. valuable     D. enough

38.A. words       B. money     C. property     D. families

39.A. while       B. but       C. when      D. so

40.A. in             B. out      C. down                   D. up

41.A. meanwhile     B. moreover C. however    D. therefore

42.A. started         B. took      C. lost      D. changed

43.A. fit        B. tough      C. unusual     D. adequate

44.A. fell        B. hit        C. put      D. rested

45.A. life      B. major     C. job       D. education

46.A. forty       B. thirty-five    C. fifty-three    D. seventy

47.A. went through  B. came into    C. came about   D. went against

48.A. contributing to   B. judging from    C. owing to    D. leading to

49.A. changed    B. married     C. missed                  D. divorced

50, A. deeply       B. highly     C. generally    D. thickly

51, A. learning      B. promoting    C. developing   D. teaching

52.A. powerless     B. depressed    C. disappointed   D. hopeless

53.A. turned up     B. turned to     C. turned down   D. turned in

54.A. difficulties   B. misfortune C. life       D. weather

55.A. hard-working  B. brave      C. cautious     D. optimistic

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Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the boxEach word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.

  Forests in the northern half of the globe could be growing faster now than they were 200 years ago as a result of climate change, according to a study of trees in eastern America.The trees appear to have faster growth rates due to longer growing seasons and higher concentrations(浓度)of carbon dioxide in the   1  

  Geoffrey Parker, a scientist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre in Edgewater.Maryland, said that the increase ha the rate of growth was unexpected and might be   2   to the higher temperatures and longer growing seasons documented in the region.The growth may also be influenced by the significant   3   in atmospheric CO2,he said.

  "We made a list of reasons these forests could be growing faster and then excluded half of them," Dr Parker said.Their study suggests that northern forests may become increasingly important in   4   the influence of man-made CO2 on the climate.

  Dr Parker and his colleagues have   5   out a detailed record of the trees on a(n)  6   basis since 1987.They calculated that due to the global warming the forest is producing   7   tons of wood each year.

  The scientists   8   the land with trees at different stages of growth and found that both young and old trees were showing increased growth rate.More than 90 per cent of the tree groups had grown by between two and four times faster than the scientists had   9   from estimates of the long-term rates of growth.

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  Life is not always smooth.There was a man who had   1   numerous failures in his life.But he said, “One success is   2   for me!”

  When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any   3  .Since then, his mother worked outside   4   he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings.He learnt cooking since then.

  When he was fourteen, he dropped   5   and began his life of loving.

When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,   6  , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.

  When he was twenty, he   7   his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker.All his jobs were   8   for him.

  When he was thirty-five, misfortune again   9   on him.When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car.He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his   10  .

  When he was   11  , he opened a gas station in a town.However, he   12   dispute(争端)because he beat his competitors   13   the billboard hanging problems.

  When he was forty-seven, he   14   his second wife, which had   15   stricken his three children.

  When he was sixty-six, he made a living by   16   his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.

  When he was seventy-five, he felt   17   to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others.The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price.But he   18   the suggestion.Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.

  When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.

  He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunda Sandoz.He often said, “People always complain about the bad   19  .Actually it is not bad at all.As long as you are   2   and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day.”

(1)

[  ]

A.

achieved

B.

undergone

C.

tried

D.

undertook

(2)

[  ]

A.

great

B.

important

C.

valuable

D.

enough

(3)

[  ]

A.

words

B.

money

C.

property

D.

families

(4)

[  ]

A.

while

B.

but

C.

when

D.

so

(5)

[  ]

A.

in

B.

out

C.

down

D.

up

(6)

[  ]

A.

meanwhile

B.

moreover

C.

however

D.

therefore

(7)

[  ]

A.

started

B.

took

C.

lost

D.

changed

(8)

[  ]

A.

fit

B.

tough

C.

unusual

D.

adequate

(9)

[  ]

A.

fell

B.

hit

C.

put

D.

rested

(10)

[  ]

A.

life

B.

major

C.

job

D.

education

(11)

[  ]

A.

forty

B.

thirty-five

C.

fifty-three

D.

seventy

(12)

[  ]

A.

went through

B.

came into

C.

came about

D.

went against

(13)

[  ]

A.

contributing to

B.

judging from

C.

owing to

D.

leading to

(14)

[  ]

A.

changed

B.

married

C.

missed

D.

divorced

(15)

[  ]

A.

deeply

B.

highly

C.

generally

D.

thickly

(16)

[  ]

A.

learning

B.

promoting

C.

developing

D.

teaching

(17)

[  ]

A.

powerless

B.

depressed

C.

disappointed

D.

hopeless

(18)

[  ]

A.

turned up

B.

turned to

C.

turned down

D.

turned in

(19)

[  ]

A.

difficulties

B.

misfortune

C.

life

D.

weather

(20)

[  ]

A.

hard-working

B.

brave

C.

cautious

D.

optimistic

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  Two year s ago, Wendy Ha snip, 47,experienced a brain injury that left her speechle s s for two week s.When she finally recovered, she found her self talking with what seemed to be a French accent.“I phoned a friend the other day, and she spent the fir st ten minute s laughing, ” Ha snip said at the time, “while I have nothing again st the French.”

  Ha snip suffered from foreign accent syndrome(外国口音综合症), a rare condition in which people find them selve s speaking their own language like someone from a foreign country.The condition u sually occur s in people who have experienced a head injury or a stroke-a sudden lo s s of con sciou sne s s, sen sation, or movement cau sed by a blocked or broken blood ve s selin the brain.

  The condition wa s fir st identified during the Second World War in a Norwegian woman who se head wa s injured during an attack by the German military.The woman recovered but wa s left with a German-sounding accent, to the horror of fellow villager s who avoided her after that.

  Re searcher s have di scovered that the combined effect of the damage to several part s of the brain make s victim s lengthen certain syllable, mi spronounce sound s, and change the normal pitch(音高)of their voice.Tho se change s in speech add up to what sound s like a foreign accent.

  Another re searcher, a phonetician, say s victim s of the syndrome don't acquire a true foreign accent.Their strangely changed speech only re semble s the foreign accent with which it ha s a few sound s in common.

  When an Engli sh woman named Annie recently developed foreign accent syndrome after a stroke, she spoke with what seemed to be a Scotti sh accent.However, Annie' s Scotti sh coworker s said she didn't sound at all like a Scot.

(1)

According to the pa s sage, people ________ may have foreign accent syndrome.

[  ]

A.

who se parent ha s experienced a head injury

B.

who have lived in a foreign country for a long time

C.

who have lo st their con sciou sne s s owing to a stroke

D.

who have learned foreign language from their coworker s

(2)

If a per son suffer s foreign accent syndrome, ________.

[  ]

A.

hi s coworker s will be afraid of him and avoid contacting with him

B.

he ha s more chance of suffering stroke again

C.

he will speak a fluent foreign language like native speaker s

D.

hi s speech only ha s a few sound s in common with the foreign accent

(3)

Writing thi s pa s sage, the writer' s main purpo se i s to ________.

[  ]

A.

introduce foreign accent syndrome and some related information

B.

warn people not to be at the ri sk of experiencing a stroke

C.

make it clear that foreign accent syndrome can be cured

D.

tell a story of an injured woman during the Second World War

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