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The good chance the boy had been looking forward to ________ at last.

A.
coming
B.
comes
C.
came
D.
had come

C
导解：look forward to在句中作从句的谓语，因此本空用作主句的谓语，与从句的时态呼应选C．

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Police fired tear gas and arrested more than 5,000 passively resisting protestors Friday in an attempt to break up the largest antinuclear demonstration ever staged in the United States. More than 135,000 demonstrators confronted police on the construction site of a 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plant scheduled to provide power to most of southern New Hampshire. Organizers of the huge demonstration said, the protest was continuing despite the police actions. More demonstrators were arriving to keep up the pressure on state authorities to cancel the project. The demonstrator had charged that the project was unsafe in the densely populated area, would create thermal pollution in the bay, and had no acceptable means for disposing of its radioactive wasters. The demonstrations would go on until the jails and the courts were so overloaded that the state judicial system would collapse.

Governor Stanforth Thumper insisted that there would be no reconsideration of the power project and no delay in its construction set for completion in three years. “This project will begin on time and the people of this state will begin to receive its benefits on schedule. Those who break the law in misguided attempts to sabotage the project will be dealt with according to the law,” he said. And police called in reinforcements from all over the state to handle the disturbances.

The protests began before dawn Friday when several thousand demonstrators broke through police lines around the cordoned-off construction site. They carried placards that read “No Nukes is Good Nukes,” “Sun-power, Not Nuclear Power,” and “Stop Private Profits from Public Peril.” They defied police order to move from the area. Tear gas canisters fired by police failed to dislodge the protestors who had come prepared with their own gas masks or facecloths. Finally gas-masked and helmeted police charged into the crowd to drag off the demonstrators one by one. The protestors did not resist police, but refused to walk away under their own power. Those arrested would be charged with unlawful assembly, trespassing, and disturbing the peace.

What were the demonstrators protesting about?

A Private profits. B Nuclear Power Station.

C The project of nuclear power construction. D Public peril.

Who had gas-masks?

A Everybody. B A part of the protestors.

C Policemen. D Both B and C.

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a reason for the demonstration?

A Public transportation. B Public peril.

C Pollution. D Disposal of wastes.

With whom were the jails and courts overloaded?

A With prisoners. B With arrested demonstrators.

C With criminals. D With protestors.

What is the attitude of Governor Stanforth Thumper toward the power project and the demonstration?

A stubborn. B insistent. C insolvable. D remissible.

I know this is not quite the right word, but I can’t be bothered to think of _____.

A. a better B. a best

C. the better D. the good

Think back to this time last year. What was on your mind?

Most likely, you were thinking about finals or the holidays, although in this city I’ve noticed that thinking about the holiday is a fancy way of saying how much stuff will I get.

Now reflect on your thoughts for this holiday season. Most people are still thinking about the holidays, but I say that with a grain of salt. Everybody with a functioning brain and the ability to communicate knows that this holioday season comes with a pretty large price tag: the debt of all the hardships, both domestic and foreign, that we’ve faced over the past 12months.

Let’s face it: some of us will get everything we want over the holidays. But there are others whose parents have lost their jobs or who have lost jobs themselves because of the current economic situation. As much as we try to ignore it, there is still economic unrest in the blue and gold suburb.

In this situation, we have three options. One: We ignore the situation, like we seem to do for every bad thing that happens around us, because by God, it’s the American Way! Two: We recognize that our economy is shot, feel bad about it and spend our time wishing for the good old days. Three: We recognize that our economy is shot, but instead of moping, reflect on every good thing that we have going for us. Now, which option sounds best to you?

I spent a week this summer working in and around New York City with the city’s homeless population. Or so I thought. Although a lot of the people I served were in fact homeless, a significant number of them had a job or a home or both. The truth of the importance of this situation is that they and thousands of others across the country can’t afford even the most basic things of life, even while working two jobs. Yet no one that I met complained about their hardships. Instead, they took whatever I happened to give them(which was, more often than enough, not enough) and were genuinely grateful for what they had.

Wrap your heads around that statement for a second. These people worked their butts off to stay alive with minimal results, yet were overjoyed by a flimsy(脆弱的) paper plate with donated green beans on it. Although I am ashamed to admit it( both as a girthy figure and an affluent citizen), I have taken for granted most of my meals, let alone green beans, and I know for a fact that I am not alone.

64. According to the passage when people think about holidays they care much for ____.

A. where to spend their holidays B. how to spend their holidays

C. what they can get for their holidays D. who they should go to visit

65. When the author wrote the article, the economic situation in his country ____.

A. began to go bad. B. began to improve C. was still serious D. was favorable for middle class.

66. The author wrote the article mainly to advise people____.

A.to be thankful in time of hardship. B. to spend their holidays in a wise way

C. to think little about their holidays D. to help the country to sail through the crisis

67. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer is most probably ______.

A. a homeless child B. an old professor C. a famous scientist D. a young student

At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible sites(地点) for a house. I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.

The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the additional dollars and sold him the farm for just what I gave for it.

The real attractions of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about two miles from the village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded(相邻) on one side by the river, and separated from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition of the house and fences showed that it hadn’t been used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down the apples trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.

I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I don’t think I was ready for a large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted (无牵挂的). It makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not.

51. What do we know about the author?

A. He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he lived.

B. He made a study of many farms before buying.

C. He made money by buying and selling farms.

D. He had the money to buy the best farm in the country.

52. Why did the author decide to buy the Hollowell place?

A. It was of good market value.

B. It was next to the highway.

C. It was in a good position.

D. It was behind a nice garden.

53. Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?

A. He was afraid the owner might changes his mind.

B. He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm.

C. He wanted to keep the farm as it was.

D. He was eager to become a farm owner.

54. The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refer to ___.

A. the money the author lost in buying the farm

B. the sale of the garden in the Hollowell place

C. the removal of the trees around the house

D. the failure to possess the Hollowell place

55. What does the author believe as important in life?

A. To own a farm

B. To satisfy his needs

C. To be free from worries

D. To live in the countryside

Two travelling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy (富有) family. The family was rude(无礼的)and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement (地下室). As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, “Things aren't always what they seem.”

The next night the_pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的) farmer and his wife. After sharing the little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income (收入), lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could you watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house.” She accused (指责), “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”

“Things aren't always what they seem.” the older angel replied, “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy(贪婪的) and unwilling(不愿意的)to share his good fortune (财富)．I asked the God if I could seal (封口) the wall so he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. The things aren't always what they seem.”

6．Why did the old angel repair the hole for the rich family?

A．Because she didn't like the greedy owner.

B．Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.

C．Because the basement was too cold to stay in.

D．Because she believed that one should always be ready to help others.

7．What does the underlined phrase“the pair”in the second paragraph refers to?

A．The poor couple.　　　　B．The rich couple.

C．The guests. D．The angels.

8．The younger angel was very angry because ________.

A．the older angel killed the farmer's cow

B．the older angel treated the two families unfairly

C．the wealthy man give them a bad place to live in

D．the angel of death took the cow away

9．Why did the older angel let the farmer's cow die?

A．Because the God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B．Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

C．Because she wanted to save the farmer's wife.

D．Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

10．The story tries to tell the reader that ________.

A．angels are always ready to (乐于)help the poor

B．sometimes things are not what they seem

C．angels are always ready to help the rich

D．the young should always learn from the old

The good chance the boy had been looking forward to ________ at last.

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