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"Where is the bus?" I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn't going to be pleased." Thank God, here it is!" The bus   31    (come) round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the bank where I work," Twenty-five past nine, I hope the manager doesn't notice. "But no such luck!

"Smith!" shouted the manager." Late again. What's your excuse this time?" "I'm afraid the bus is late, Mr Brown."" Get up   32    (early) tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台).We'll be opening in a few minutes."

    My first customer(顾客)was a pretty girl   33    (wear) a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25.He seemed very nervous, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl asked about        ___34____(open) a bank account (帐户).I gave her the necessary information and she walked out. Then, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something   35    (cover) with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun stuck out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise filled my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… __36__ what seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found    37_   (me) －in bed! Still shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, the bus wasn't on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

    "Smith!" the manager cried out in __38__ voice like thunder." None of your excuses! Go start work at once!"        ___39___ my surprise, the first customer was a girl    40   a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The dream! Wasn't that the surprise of my life!

When we say that Cambridge is a university town, we do not mean just that it is a town with a university in it. Manchester and Milan have universities, but we do not call them university towns. A university town is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town; it is all over the town. The heart of Cambridge has its shops, pubs, market-place and so on, but most of it is university-colleges, faculties, libraries, clubs and other places for university staff and students. Students fill the shops, cafes, banks, and churches, making these as well part of the university.,

The town was there first. Two Roman roads crossed there, and there are signs of building before Roman times (earlier than A.D. 43). Cambridge became a center of learning, and the authority of the head of the university was recognized by the king in 1226.

With about 8,250 undergraduates and over2,000 postgraduates, the city is a busy place in “full term” .Undergraduates are not allowed to keep cars in Cambridge, so nearly all of them use bicycles. Don’t try to drive through Cambridge during the five minutes between lectures. Your bicycle must go through a boiling sea of other bicycles hurrying in all directions, if you are in Cambridge at five minutes to the hour any morning of full term, you know that you are in a university town.

What is called a university town?

A town with a university in it    

B. A university with a town in it.

C.  One where there is no clear separation between a university and a town.

One where there are both a university and a town.

How many students does Cambridge have?

Eight thousand, two hundred and fifty.   B. Two thousand.

C. Ten thousand.                        D. More than ten thousand.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

the university is all over the town 

the town came earlier than the university

C. during the five minutes between lectures, your bicycle must go through other bicycles hurrying in all directions.

D. the teachers have many strange ways of making their lectures lively and interesting.

What’s the title of the passage?

Cambridge—A University Town.  B. Cambridge – A Centre of Learning

C. Cambridge with Many Students.    D. Cambridge with a Long History

Billy，a hard-working student，is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He has a part-time job that   16  him up every morning at five o’clock，when most people are still  17    asleep．He is a newspaper boy.

    Each morning，Billy leaves the house at 5：15 to go to the   18  where the newspapers always are．The newspapers were   19   to the corner by truck at midnight．He always takes a wagon to  20   them．

      In the winter it is still dark  21  he gets up every day，but during the rest of the year it is   22  ．Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his  23    in all kinds of weather．He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be  24  from wind and rain or snow．Sometimes his customers give him tips，  25  him very excited．

      Billy earns about$70 per month through hard   2 6 ，and he is saving some of the money to go to  27  ，where he has always been longing to go．Besides that，he  28  the rest of the earnings on records and clothes．Once a month，he has to collect the   29    at night since many of them work during the day．That is when he is  30  so that he is full of excitement．Luckily，he gets   31   supported by his family．Sometimes，when Billy is sick，his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him．Once，his father was too   32  to help him,

    Billy has seventy customers now，but he doesn’t feel   33  about the number．

    He dreams that he will get  34  customers as possible some day．  35  ，he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy．He wants to win a trip to Europe，but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.

A．were        B．take           C．gets         D．pick

A．sound        B．falling          C．fall           D．soundly

A．corner        B．street           C．room           D．department

A．given         B．addressed      C．handed         D．delivered

A．carry         B．bring           C．send            D．load

A．at which    B．while          C．that         D．when

A．short              B．black          C．1ight         D．long

A．mad           B．way           C．route           D．path

A．protected   B．stopped          C．kept         D．prevented

A．making           B．1etting          C．1eading        D．causing  

A．attempt    B．job            C．work           D．struggle

A．abroad    B．school          C．college         D．hospital-

A．costs        B．spends         C．pays            D．uses

A．paper       B．money          C．newspapers      D．records

A．depressed  B．energetic        C．fulfilled       D．moved

A．very         B．great        C．greatly          D．a lot of

A．1ikely      B．reluctant       C．tired          D．willing

A．satisfying  B．pleasant         C．contented        D．happy

A．many more B．as much         C．as many       D．much more

A．If that      B．If so          C．Besides        D．What’s more

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Many years ago my student asked me the question, "Mrs. Kindred, why do you teach?" Without taking time to reflect, I answered, "Because someday I might say something that might make a difference in someone's life." Even though I was sincere, that wasn't a very good answer and my student didn't let it slide.

"Let me get this straight," he said, "You went to college for four years so you could come here every day because you have the hope that someday you might say something that will influence someone?" He shook his head as if I were crazy and walked away looking confused. I'm one of those people who look back and wish they had said something smart or witty, or swift.

Even though that particular student might no longer wonder why I teach, there are days when I wonder. On those days, I remind myself of the real reasons I teach:

It's in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐渐灌输) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors.

Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples go on and on until they reach the shore. You can't have ripples without a "stone." Good teachers throw stones that make a positive difference, and that's what I strive to do.

I genuinely love teenagers.

I want to share with others what I know and what I have learned through the years. Life is full of ups and downs, and if I can help students avoid some potholes on the road of life, I want to do so. If they'll allow me to celebrate their victories with them, I want to do too.

Teaching isn't for everyone, but I know I made the right career choice.

41. Why did the student continue to ask the question about the writer’s being a teacher?

  A. Because he thought her answer was unbelievable.

  B. Because the writer was insincere.

  C. Because the student was naughty.

  D. Because the answer was difficult to understand.

42. What do you think of the writer?

  A. Stupid.                       B. Honest.                    C. Conservative.                   D. Polite.

43. According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?

  A. The writer’s mother has the greatest influence on her.

  B. The writer’s answer made the student confused.

  C. In the writer’s opinion, some people in the world are unfit to teach.

  D. The writer annoyed the student who asked the question.

44. We can infer from the text that _________.

  A. the writer was also a good teacher in school

  B. the writer often plays with her students beside a pond

  C. the writer devotes herself to teaching and her students

  D. the writer often accompanies the students on their way home

45. What’s the main idea of the text?

  A. A student’s silly question.                                 B. A good teacher who likes students.

  C. A confused student.                                          D. The reason why I teach.

Buckminster Fuller once said, “The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life.” If you want to live abundantly, decide what you really want and figure out a way to do it. Be clear and live with intent (意向).

You may have heard of Fred Lebow. He complained to his doctor that he lacked energy. His doctor advised him to take up running. He fell in love with it! He was 39 years old when he entered his first race.

Fred joined the New York Road Runners Club and organized New York City’s first marathon race. But what Fred truly wanted to do was to bring people together. He believes that anybody should be able to run — people of all ages and of any country.

Not everyone in New York was excited about people running through their neighborhood. A youth gang warned him that nobody had better run through their turf. “That’s great,” Fred said. “I need someone to protect the runners in your area, and you look like just the fellows to do it.”

 He gave them each a hat, shirt and jacket and that year, when the marathon went through their neighborhood, these young men proudly guarded the runners along their way.

Fred decided what was truly important to him and he found a way to do it. He lived with intent. That single decision made his life remarkably different.

As one sports writer said, “Fate handed him a short race. With his goal, with his love of life, Fred turned it into a marathon.” Fred would say that it’s not about how long you live, but how you run the race of life.

The purpose that Fred Lebow organized New York City’s first marathon race was _____.

A. to be popular with people

B. to display his true love for sports development

C. to drive away his loneliness in the running

D. to get more people together

Which word in the passage is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “turf”?

A. Neighborhood.     B. Way.      C. Decision.     D. Race.

What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Determination guarantees you a success.

B. The race of life with intent.

C. Nothing is impossible in one’s life race.

D. The benefits of taking up running.