题目内容
Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the audience, but then he paused in horror._ 1._
Barbara hid her jewelry when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldn't remember where she'd put it.
__2.__ Most people have. But memory can be developed.
First, relax. If you're overanxious about remembering something, you'll forget it._ 3.__ Take a deep breath and tell yourself that you have all the time in the world to remember.
Second, avoid being negative. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you won't remember things. When you forget something, don't say, “Gee, I need to have my brain rewired(重装电线)．”
To improve your memory, you'll need to take an active role. Like your body, your memory can be strengthened through exercise.__ 4.__ For example, if you're learning a language, try to actively remember irregular verbs.
You may also want to make associations, or links, between what you're trying to remember and things you already know. For example, if you need to catch a plane at 2：00 p．m., you can imagine a plane in your mind and notice that it has two wings.__ 5._
A．Don't worry.
B．He had forgotten her name.
C．Perhaps you've had experiences like these.
D．Look for opportunities to exercise your memory.
E．Jokes like this will have a negative effect on your memory.
F．You are now ten times more likely to remember the takeoff time.
G．Relaxing will help improve your awareness and ability to concentrate.
It has taken 90 years since she was born in a poor house in County Limerick for a woman considered America’s oldest illegal immigrant to get her Irish passport.It will be a few more months before Josephine Stout will finally be declared a US citizen, entitling(赋于…权力) her to a pension and other benefits.
Despite having lived in America for most of her life since she arrived in 1923, the great-grandmother was declared an undocumented alien(华侨)in 1999, when she tried to claim state aid to help raise her seven grandchildren, who were left orphaned when her daughter was killed by a robber over$20.
Even though she has never considered herself Irish, noting “I don’t even have an accent,” she didn’t officially exist as an American when officials in Chicago insisted that she prove her citizenship in order to qualify for benefits. But she had no birth certificate or passport when she arrived on an immigrant ship from Ireland from Ireland with her parents, who had 12 other children.
She never gave the matter much thought until 1999, when she was in her late 70s and needed assistance to raise her grandchildren. For 12 years, Mrs. Stout managed to support the family by doing various jobs. But her life was hard and marked by tragedy. Her husband died in 1996, and her son Thomas died in a car accident with his girlfriend in 1985. Her only surviving child, Rosemary, died of cancer in 2009.
A Catholic charity referred her case to Chicago Irish Immigrant Support(CIIS), which alerted the Irish Consulate(领事馆). Through them, they tracked down her birth certificate, the website irishcentral.com reported. The document, in turn, allowed her to receive her Irish passport, and eventually her American green card in September 2011, which was dated back to November 1, 1923.
1.What will happen to a person if he has no green card in the US?
A. he cannot get any chance to get education
B. he can’t have a pension and other benefits
C. his citizenship will be taken away
D. he has to take illegal part-time job
2.Josephine couldn’t be a legal immigrant because ______.
A. she was named an undocumented alien
B. she arrived in American in a secret way
C. She couldn’t find her proper certificates
D. She has too many brothers and sisters
3.We can imply from the 4th paragraph that ______.
A. Josephine lived a lonely life for many years
B. Thomas was always driving carelessly
C. Josephine was a strong-willed woman
D. Mrs. Stout, Josephine’s friend, helped her a lot.
4.Please arrange the following events in the correct order according to the text.
a. Josephine’s birth certificate was found.
b. Josephine received her green card.
c. The Catholic charity contacted CIIS.
d. The birth certificate was shown on a website.
e. Josephine was offered her Irish passport.
A. a-b-c-d-e B. c-d-e-a-b C. a-d-c-b-e D. c-a-d-e-b
Once there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was said that the island would go down, so all made boats and left except Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to offer her help until the last possible moment. When the island had almost gone down, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a great boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you .” “Oh, Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even notice when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love was so excited that she even forgot to ask who the elder was. So Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time understands how valuable Love is.”
1.What would happen to the island?
A．It would grow bigger. B．It would sink.
C．It drove feelings away. D．All the feelings lived.
2.Sadness didn’t see Love when he passed by Love, did he?
A．Yes, he did. B．Yes, he didn’t.
C．No, he didn’t. D．No, he did.
3.Why didn’t Happiness help Love?
A．Because Happiness didn’t like Love.
B．Because Happiness didn’t hear Love calling her.
C．Because her boat was so small that she couldn’t take Love with her.
D．Because she needed to be by herself.
4.Who helped Love out of danger?
A．Sadness. B．Knowledge. C．Happiness. D．Time.
5.What does the underlined word “valuable” mean in Chinese?
A．令人喜爱的 B．珍贵的
C．吸引人的 D．有爱心的
单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1.“2 m______ by 3 equals 6.” said my nephew.
2.Can someone r_________ me what I should do next?
3. Mohandas Gandi was the leader who helped gain India’s i_______ fom Britain.
4.China is in Asia, one of the seven c_______ on the earth.
5.Christmas Day is only three days away and many European countries are now bathed in a festival a________.
6.It’s __________(难以置信的) that he has finished it in such a short time.
7.He was six feet tall, with ________(宽广的) shoulder and bright eyes.
8.What _______(困惑) me is why they didn’t show up.
9.Hydrogen ________(结合) with oxygen to form water.
10.Seeing the snake, she couldn’t help s_______.
A gentle wind blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was 36 . She was on the beach， looking up at the ball. She was amazed by its 37 ， deep red in the middle， 38 fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the 39 and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere 40 her. After all she had been through， this is what she 41 . “It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home， my parents will be 42 where I am.”She wondered how her parents would react， when she got home after the three days she was 43 .
The sun had set by now and it was getting 44 . She tried to imagine having her favorite 45 on until she saw her front door. It seemed different. 46 had taken care of the outside garden for days. She was 47 : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy， and now… It all seemed 48 . She couldn’t understand what was going on.She entered the 49 . First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a（n） 50 written by her father. It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready，I went 51 .” Ellen was her mother but-where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her 52 room. She went in. Then she saw her mother，lying on the bed sleeping. Her
53 looked so tired，as if she hadn’t 54 for days. She was really pale. Jenny just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up she found something 55 . She was in her cozy bed in her nightclothes.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice.“Are you feeling better now， dear? You know you got us very， very scared.”
1. A．rising B．setting C．shining D．smiling
2. A．shape B．shadow C．size D．color
3. A．quickly B．partly C．softly D．probably
4. A．waves B．boats C．trees D．sands
5. A．relaxed B．puzzled C．disappointed D．interrupted
6. A．understood B．considered C．needed D．regretted
7. A．discussing B．finding C．asking D．wondering
8. A．alive B．asleep C．missing D．hardworking
9. A．sunny B．warm C．cold D．cloudy
10. A．glasses B．hat C．skirt D．jacket
11. A．Somebody B．Nobody C．Mother D．Father
12. A．shocked B．scared C．exhausted D．comforted
13. A．beautified B．rearranged C．deserted D．destroyed
14. A．garden B．bedroom C．yard D．house
15. A．book B．note C．article D．poster
16. A．looking B．working C．fishing D．sightseeing
17. A．own B．parents’ C．sister’s D．brother’s
18. A．gesture B．body C．face D．eyes
19. A．studied B．slept C．exercised D．moved
20. A．different B．new C．precious D．dangerous
