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I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as a happy wife and business woman. When Mum   1 in October 2007,I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me      2     .I was distraught（忧心如焚的）. Some days later, I was     3     that a guy who was working with us that day. “could probably have made a fortune     4   the necklace he found.”  5    .he returned it. Hearing how I’d     6   Mum for six months before her death, he said, “Christmas is going to be  7 —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?”
I come to Morzaine ,a small ,friendly village in the Alps and___8_ fell in love with it .What was __9__to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life .I kept travelling between London and here and felt _10__than I had in months .In December 2008 , I was __11_as a hotel manager and moved here full time .
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning , I didn’t want to discuss___12__, because the sadness of losing Mum__13__felt great. Paul understood that and never___14__me but, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own ___15__.
We want to give our guests a __16__ feel, so each room is themed(以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mom ---- a tiny chair which ___17___ be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life Mum ___18___ naturally part of it, _19___ there’s no way we would be here if it wasn’t for the __20_ she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us .
小题1:
A．diedB．cameC．returnedD．visited
小题2:
A．burnedB．disappearedC．brokeD．dropped
小题3:
A．shownB．comfortedC．persuadedD．told
小题4:
A．hidingB．stealingC．sellingD．wearing
小题5:
A．LuckilyB．NaturallyC．SurelyD．Hopefully
小题6:
A．nursedB．curedC．missedD．guarded
小题7:
A．longB．hardC．merryD．free
小题8:
A．suddenlyB．finallyC．nearlyD．immediately
小题9:
A．saidB．provedC．supposedD．judged
小题10:
A．smarterB．higherC．firmerD．lighter
小题11:
A．honoredB．hiredC．regardedD．trained
小题12:
A．travelB．businessC．childrenD．marriage
小题13:
A．recentlyB．onceC．stillD．first
小题14:
A．leftB．pushedC．surprisedD．interrupted
小题15:
A．hotelB．restaurantC．homeD．shop
小题16:
A．homelyB．livelyC．motherlyD．friendly
小题17:
A．ought toB．used toC．mightD．could
小题18:
A．takesB．keepsC．looksD．feels
小题19:
A．unlessB．whileC．becauseD．though
小题20:
A．moneyB．chairC．houseD．necklace

小题1: A          
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C           
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:A
小题17: B          
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:D

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小题4: 句意为：“他可能把项链变卖成钱了。”根据句意选C。
小题5: 根据上一句和下一句“他把项链交还了我”可知选A。A意为“幸运地”；B意为“自然地”； C意为“当然”；D意为“希望”。
小题6:句意为：“听到在母亲去世之前我是如何地护理她那六个月，他…”。A. nurse意为“护理”； B. cured为“治愈”； C. missed为“想念”， D. guarded为“看守”。
小题7:根据句意“圣诞节将会很辛苦”故选B. hard。
小题8: 根据前后文可知我就立刻爱上了Morzaine这个地方。A为“突然，猛然地”；B为“最终”；C为“将近，几乎”；D为“立即，马上”。
小题9:句意为：“原本只认为是一次权宜之计的旅行最终却成就了我新的生活”。was supposed to be意为“原以为是，本该是”，故C符合题意。
小题10:上文提到我开始了一种新的生活，故应该感到比以前心情更轻松了。故选D。
小题11:根据“as a hotel manager”“moved here full time”可知她受雇当旅馆经理。
小题12: 根据下文“but by summer, we got married”可知我不想讨论结婚的事情。
小题13: 我不想讨论结婚的事，是因为我深陷丧母悲痛仍无法自拔。故C项最合适。
小题14:根据句意：“Paul他理解此事，从未催促过我，但到夏天时我们还是结婚了。”故选B（敦促，催促），切合题意。
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed（展现）herself as she did nowhere else.
After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate（巨头）Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline’s close friend and former White House social secretary Letitia Baldrige made a suggestion that she consider a career（职业）in publishing. After consideration, Jacqueline accepted it. Perhaps she hoped to find there some idea about how to live her own life. She became not less but more interested in reading. For the last 20 years of her life, Jacqueline worked as a publisher’s editor, first at Viking, then at Doubleday, pursuing（追求）a late-life career longer than her two marriages combined. During her time in publishing, she was responsible for managing and editing more than 100 successfully marketed books. Among the first books were In the Russian Style and Inventive Paris Clothes. She also succeeded in persuading TV hosts Bill Moyer’s and Jose Campbell to transform their popular television conversations into a book, The Power of Myth. The book went on to become an international best-seller. She dealt, too, with Michael Jackson as he prepared his autobiography（自传）, Moonwalk.
Jacqueline may have been hired for name and for her social relations, but she soon proved her worth. Her choices, suggestions and widespread social relations were of benefit both to the publishing firms and to Jacqueline herself. In the books she selected for publication, she built on a lifetime of spending time by herself as a reader and left a record of the growth of her mind. Her books are the autobiography she never wrote. Her role as First Lady, in the end, was overshadowed by her performance as an editor. However, few knew that she had achieved so much.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline _________
A．because fond of reading after working as an editor
B．was in charge of publishing 100 books
C．promoted her books through social relations
D．gained a lot from her career as an editor
小题2:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that_________
A．Jacqueline ended up as an editor rather as First Lady
B．Jacqueline’s life as First Lady was more colorful than as an editor
C．Jacqueline was more successful as an editor than as First Lady
D．Jacqueline’s role as First Lady was more brilliant than as an editor
小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Jacqueline’s two marriages lasted more than 20 years
B．Jacqueline’s own publishing firm was set up eventually
C．Jacqueline’s views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited
D．Jacqueline’s achievements were widely known.
小题4:The passage is mainly______________
A．an introduction of Jacqueline’s life both as First Lady and as an editor
B．a brief description of Jacqueline’s lifelong experiences
C．a brief account of Jacqueline’s career as an editor in her last 20 years
D．an analysis of Jacqueline’s social relations in publishing
In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an __36___"Parting Ceremony."
When University of Minnesota freshmen __37___ at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier: mothers and fathers will be ___38__ to a reception elsewhere ___39__ students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space -- __40__ adult breaking in.
In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents __41___ their children to college, universities are __42__  activities ___43__ to speed the separation. In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, ___44__ colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can __45__ independence.
Grinnell College here, like others, has found it __46__ to make it clear when parents __47__ say goodbye. After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, __48__  on the other.
Shortly __49__, mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus.
Moving their students in usually takes a few hours. Moving on? Most deans can tell __50__ of parents who hang around campus for days. At Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. "We recognize it's a __51__ day for families," Beverly Low, the dean (院长) of first-year students said. Still, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms. Low and other officials __52__ tell the parents __53__ that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4." she said.
Formal departure ceremonies are unusual __54__ growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association. A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs.__55___, the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only."
小题1:A  formal                 B  informal                 C  casual              D  grand  
小题2:A  move out              B  move in                  C  move around    D  graduate
小题3:A  sent                     B  driven                    C  invited             D  called on
小题4:A  so                        B  but                         C  still                 D  yet
小题5:A  with                     B  as                           C  where              D  without 
小题6:A  rescue                  B  deliver                    C  travel                 D  release
小题7:A  running out          B  taking out        C  carrying out     D  picking out
小题8:A  wanted                 B  meant                     C  devoted       D  prepared
小题9:A  in which           B  which                     C  how                D  where  
小题10:A  form                    B  create                     C  increase           D  develop
小题11:A  necessary              B  unimportant            C  useless             D  difficult  
小题12:A  will                            B  need                   C  must            D  would  
小题13:A  teachers            B  police                     C  professors     D  parents
小题14:A  before                  B  after                       C  later                D  passed
小题15:A  news                    B  comments           C  stories             D  shadows
小题16:A  little                    B  huge                   C  long                D  large  
小题17:A  plan to                 B  take to                    C  ask to          D  carry to
小题18:A  rudely                  B  directly                   C  conveniently   D  hardly   
小题19:A  and                  B  but                         C  however      D  so
小题20:A  For the time being B  For a long time       C  For example     D  For a change
It was Saturday . As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside,Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick  were engaged in spring cleaning.
Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets , they had sent him to the  kitchen for string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would  fly today.
My mother looked at the sitting room ,its furniture disorderd for a thorough sweeping, Agun she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls ! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them
On the way we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something
wrong, together with her girls.
There never was such a day for flying kited! We played all our fresh string into  the boys’ kites and they went up higher and higher .We could hardly distinguish   the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down it the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth , just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their  duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,”  I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to house. I suppose we   had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was , we didn't mention that day afterward. I flt a little embarrassed .Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we  keep“the things that cannot be and yet they are.”
The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city  apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently  cried her desire to “go park ,see duck.”
“I can’t go!”  I said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m through I’ll be too  tired to walk that for.”
My mother , who was visiting us , looked up from the peas she was shelling ,“It’s a wonderful day,”she offered，“Really warm , yet there’s a fine breczc . Do you  remember that day we flew kites?”
I stopped in my dash between stove and sink . The looked door flew open and  with it a rush of memories. “Come on.”I told my little girl. “You’re right , it’s too  good a day to miss.”
Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath (余波)of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about  his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely , but now for a long time  he had been silent . What was he thinking of – what dark and horrible things?
“Say!” A smile slipped out from his lips . “Do you remember --- no, of course  you wouldn’t . It probably didn’t make the impression on you as it did on me.”
I hardly dared speak.“Remember what ?”
“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp(战俘营), when things weren’t too  good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”
小题1:
Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought       .
A．she was too old to fly kites
B．her husband would make fun of her
C．she should have been doing her housework then
D．her girls weren’t supposed to play the boy’s game
小题2:
By“we were all beside ourselves”, the writer means that they all      .
A．felt confusedB．went wild with joy
C．looked onD．forgot their fights
小题3:
What did the writer think after the kite-flying?
A．The boys must have had more fun than the girls.
B．They should have finished their work before playing.
C．Her parents should spend more time with them.
D．All the others must have forgotten that day.
小题4:
Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?
A．She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.
B．She was reminded of the day they flew kites.
C．She had finished her work in the kitchen.
D．She thought it was a great day to play outside.
小题5:
The youngest Patrick Boy is mentioned to show that _____ .
A．the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories
B．his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life
C．childhood friendship means so much to the writer
D．people like him really changed a lot after the war
Cyril was a small town. The houses there were all made of wood; almost everything in the houses such as cupboards, tables and chairs were made of wood, too. And all the houses faced south. The town was never peaceful. Fire broke out once a week on summer afternoons. Residents were puzzled who the real firebug(纵火犯) was.
One day a big fire broke out. It was said that a Negro had jumped out of the house on fire, so the police arrested(逮捕) all the Negroes in the street. However, fire never stopped to breaking out when the Negroes were in prison.
Mauson, a physics teacher didn’t believe that the Negroes were the firebugs, for he really knew about those Negroes, He made up his mind to find out who the real firebug was.
One day he was invited to drink in a pub and happened to notice that many bottles and plastic plates were baked by the hot sunrays. Suddenly he realized what the actual fact was. He jumped with joy, saying, “I’ve got the answer!”
Mauson dashed out of the pub to his friend’s house nearby, which also faced south. He made an experiment there to confirm his idea.
The next Saturday afternoon, Mauson asked some policemen and newsmen to come to the house. They were told that the real firebug would be shown there. At that time the sun was shining full into the house and it became hotter and hotter inside the room.
Someone wanted to draw the curtains together, while another was going to use a bottle to drink water, but neither got permission from Mauson, who wanted to let the firebug in.
“Now,” said Mauson, “this house will soon catch fire.” People looked at each other in surprise. Mauson asked them to look at the bottles and focus on the table cloth. After a while the cloth gave off a burning smell and began to catch fire!
The mystery of fire was discovered, but the police wouldn’t believe him and insisted that Negroes had been the firebugs. Instead they arrested Mauson and put him into prison. But Mauson said he would never turn against science.
小题1:
The town was never peaceful, for fire broke out        .
A．in the afternoonB．in summerC．at any timeD．A and B
小题2:
Why did the police arrest all the Negroes?
A．One of them had jumped out of the home on fire.
B．They were suspected to be the firebugs.
C．The police hated the Negroes.
D．The Negroes knew something about the fires.
小题3:
Drinking in a pub, Mauson realized what the actual fact was         .
A．by experimentB．by backing the bottles
C．through the hot sunraysD．by accident
小题4:
By making an experiment, they knew the real firebug was        .
A．the NegroesB．bottlesC．sunraysD．plastic plates
小题5:
Mauson was put into prison, because          .
A．he had told a lie
B．he had fund out the real firebug
C．he had turned against science
D．he had made friends with the Negroes
When I was struggling with cancer a few years ago, my wife and I formed our own "couple caution circle".  Anytime a doctor came with news of my progress, my wife would give me a big hug. The reports were seldom good during the early stages of my illness, and one day a doctor brought particularly frightening news. Staring at my reports, he said in a low voice, “It doesn't look like you're going to make it.”
Before I could ask him a question, my wife stood up, handed me my clothes, adjusted the tubes fastened to my body and  said, “Let’s get out of here. This man is a risk to your health.” As she helped me struggle to the door, the doctor came near us. “Stay back,” demanded my wife. “Stay away from us.”
As we walked together down the hall, the doctor attempted to catch up with us “Keep going,” said my wife, pushing the intravenous（静脉注射的）stand. “We’re going to talk to someone who really knows what is going on. Then she held up her hand to the doctor. “Don't come any closer to us.”
The two of us moved as one. We escaped to the safety and hope of a doctor who did not confuse diagnosis with conclusion. I could never have made that walk toward wellness alone.
小题1:.
From the passage we know__________.
A．hearing that her husband was not going to make it, the wife went out of her mind
B．the wife's decision in crisis contributed to the husband’s wellness
C．the husband was diagnosed with cancer by mistake
D．the husband became weaker and weaker as a result of the treatment conducted by the doctor
小题2:.
What's the author's feeling when writing the passage?
A．Angry.B．Thankful.C．Excited.D．Sad.
小题3:.
What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The wife was a woman hard to get along with.
B．The doctor was a dangerous man.
C．The wife loved her husband very much.
D．The husband was a man who believed everything would be OK.
小题4:.
What would be the best title for the passage?
A．A Happy Couple in CrisisB．Struggle with Cancer
C．In Crisis, Become As OneD．Don't Believe the Doctor
Oprah Winfrey, the queen of American daytime talk TV, is considered one of the most powerful women in the world．Now, after 25 years’ hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show, the star has announced she is calling it quits．
According to the Los Angeles Times, the move “signals the beginning of the decline for the daytime talk show．” More women are working full-time jobs, and people are turning to cable (有线电视) and pre-recorded shows for their entertainment．
It may be that Oprah isn’t quitting so much as moving on．She has created the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and will most likely move her show to the network．If audiences around the world need Oprah, they well know where to look．
Oprah Winfrey was born to a single teenage mother in a small town in rural Mississippi, US．As a child, she lived with poverty and abuse．But she got a job at a local radio station, where her honesty, emotional style won her many fans．She quickly rose through the ranks of radio and television before launching her own production company and starting her own show．
Oprah’s talk show was not the first of its kind, but it quickly became the best and most popular．It made talk shows popular, and others jumped in to start similar shows．But while other talk shows turned ugly, featuring guests who argued and attacked each other with chairs, Oprah rose above the mess．
“Part of her power lies in the fact that her life story resonates (产生共鸣) with her audience, as a kind of version of the American dream,” writes Kevin Connolly, a reporter with the BBC．
She became a star because of the way she opened up about her problems to her audience．She shared her own struggles with relationships and weight．She focused on self-help．Connolly believes “something in her honesty and her sometimes painfully emotional directness struck home with a certain type of American”．
小题1:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The stop of Oprah’s show reflects the decrease of audience．
B．Oprah hosted her show for about 25 years．
C．American talk show was pioneered by Oprah．
D．Oprah used to be a radio presenter．
小题2:What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．Oprah could deal with the guests fighting very well．
B．Oprah’s show stood out with her unique style．
C．Oprah turned a deaf ear to other people’s quarrel．
D．Oprah’s fame rose because lots of people watch her show．
小题3:From Kevin Connolly, we know people like Oprah’s show for all the reasons EXCEPT ________．
A．Oprah always shares people’s life stories in her show
B．the audiences are touched by Oprah’s honesty and frankness
C．Oprah’s life story reflects the truth of American dream
D．some audiences are inspired by Oprah’s show
小题4:According to the text, Oprah ________．
A．always volunteers to help those who need help
B．has practiced presentational skills since she was young
C．believes that one should rely on himself to solve problems
D．calls on women to work full-time jobs
The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.
“My, you’re tall,” he said.
Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.
I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.
Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.
It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”
So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me. “Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...
小题1:
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The writer cared much about Reed’s attitude.
B．Carlos isn’t popular with the classmates.
C．The writer is always confident with herself.
D．Carlos always makes fun of the writer.
小题2:
From the passage, we can conclude _______________.
A．Carlos is as tall as the writer
B．Carlos fell love with the writer later
C．the writer is very tall
D．Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later
小题3:
What can we use to describe Carlos’ character?
A．Handsome and proudB．Humorous and confident
C．Diligent and helpfulD．Hardworking and popular
小题4:
What’s the best title of the passage?
A．A girl and a boy.B．My shortcomings.
C．My helpful classmates.D．A change in my life.
In 1981, there were more than 1.3 million elephants in Africa. But in 1991, that number was cut down to 600,000. African elephants are hunted for their valuable ivory tusks(象牙). More have been killed by poachers(偷猎者). Poachers are hunters who kill animals illegally. An adult(成年) elephant eats as much as 300 pounds a day. In their search for food, elephants often move great distances. When they cannot find the grasses they prefer, they may strip(剥光) the land of trees.
Today, the area in which elephants herds live is smaller than it used to be. Many areas in their path have been turned into farms. And some elephants have been killed by farmers for trampling(践踏)their crops.
What can we do here in our country about a threatened animal that lives so far away? Our government has passed a law to protect it. People cannot import or bring in items made from ivory or any part of the elephant’s body.
Most countries throughout the world have also stopped ivory imports. It is hoped that the ban(禁令) on the sale of ivory will help save the African elephant. But the world’s largest land animal needs other help. The countries where these animals live are often poor and unable to manage the herds. If the elephant is to survive, this animal is going to need our support for many years to come.
小题1:The number of the elephant in Africa in 1991 was      .
A．the same as that ten years agoB．more than that ten years ago
C．a little less than half of that in 1981D．a little more than half of that in 1981
小题2:African elephants have been killed mainly because _____.
A．they eat a lotB．they have beautiful tusks
C．poachers kill for funD．there are too many of them
小题3: The areas where African elephants live are much smaller today because ___.
A．they tend to live in herds
B．there are not so many of them today
C．many of these areas have been turned into farms
D．farmers have been killing them to save their crops
小题4:It is mentioned in the passage that our country has ____.
A．officially stopped ivory imports
B．banned the killing of elephants in Africa
C．threatened the elephants that live far away
D．helped the African countries where elephants live
小题5: Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Poachers have a license(执照) to hunt for animals.
B．Elephants do a lot of good for the farmers in Africa.
C．We live too far away to help to save the African elephants.
D．The African elephant needs the world’s support for its survival

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