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Last November, Nick heard a disorder at a party. A group of people had ____ outside, pointing at something floating in the Bay. As he ran to ____， he soon saw what was wrong: Two kids in a boat were caught in the ____ and being pulled out to sea.

Tim and Jack had climbed into a boat anchored nearby and had rowed out to ____ a football. Reaching beyond the calm waters, the ____ fitted to the boat caught the wind and pulled it into open water. They tried to row back. But they were no ____ for the wind and turned around in circles. Nick dashed to the farthest of land. The boat was already just a ____ on the sea. He knew that the ____ boat would soon be overtaken by the huge waves, and that it was 2 degrees. Nick jumped into the ____ cold water. Every 90 yards, he raised his head to assess his ____. At one point, he considered turning back before managing to yell to them, “Take down the umbrella！”

Tim battled with the ropes holding the umbrella. Finally he loosened the ropes and ____ the umbrella. Then Nick caught up, but soon waves crashed over the boat, which began to sink. Nick ____ it would be faster to pull them toward the nearest bank. They ____ wore life jackets , which Nick held in one hand, swimming ____.“Are we there？” they asked repeatedly. “Yes，” Nick ____ them each time. It was 30 minutes before they got to the bank and stayed as close as possible for ____. Worn out, Nick had hardly arrived when he ____.It was an hour later when he found himself in a hospital that he came to. Asked what it took him to make the ____ move, he replied:

It is ____ to step out of the comfort zone. Being an onlooker is a cautious existence, but ____ we should never be stuck in. Stand by or stand up.

1.A.played B．gathered

C．laughed D．cried

2.A.investigate B．find

C．ask D．join

3.A.sands B．rain

C．waves D．sun

4.A.kick B．borrow

C．buy D．recover

5.A.life jacket B．umbrella

C．rope D．anchor

6.A.match B．strength

C．power D．force

7.A.ball B．dot

C．line D．light

8.A.lost B．delicate

C．old D．damaged

9.A.bitterly B．absolutely

C．fairly D．helplessly

10.A.progress B．weather

C．strength D．energy

11.A.threw B．opened

C．closed D．freed

12.A.decided B．said

C．declared D．recognized

13.A.awkwardly B．carefully

C．slowly D．easily

14.A.hopefully B．cautiously

C．continuously D．desperately

15.A.told B．comforted

C．discouraged D．supported

16.A.food B．pleasure

C．warmth D．help

17.A.passed out B．passed away

C．passed off D．passed by

18.A.warm B．generous

C．proud D．brave

19.A.easy B．tough

C．interesting D．dull

20.A.which B．that

C．one D．it

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.C

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文章大意：尼克英雄救人记。

1.B　去年11月，尼克听说了在一个聚会上发生了骚乱。一群人“聚集”在外面，指着海湾中好像有什么东西在漂浮。gather“聚集”符合语境。

2.2】A　当他跑过去“调查”时，他发现是一场误会：两个孩子坐着的船随着“浪”漂向了海里。investigate“调查”；find“找到，发现”；ask“问”；join“参加”。

3.3】C　见上题解析，wave“波浪”。

4.4】D　提姆和杰克爬上了一艘停泊在附近的船，划了过去“找回”一个足球。recover“找回”；kick“踢”；borrow“借”；buy“买”

5.5】B　到达了平静的水面，安在船上的“伞”遇到了风，使船驶入了开阔的水面。umbrella“伞”符合语境。此处与51空后的umbrella照应。

6.6】A　他们试着向回划，但是他们“抵不过”风力，在原地打转。no match for“抵不过，不是．.....的对手，比不过”。

7.7】B　尼克冲到了陆地最远的地方，海中的船此时已经变成了一个黑“点”。dot“点”符合语境。

8.8】B　他知道这样“纤弱的”小船很快就会遇上海里的2级巨浪。delicate“纤弱的，易损的”符合语境。

9.9】A　尼克跳入“刺骨的”海水里，每隔90码伸出头来看看自己的“位置”。bitterly cold“刺骨地寒冷”符合语境。

10.0】A　见上题解析。progress“进步，前进”符合语境。

11.1】D　最后他终于松开了绳子放下了伞。free“释放，使自由”符合语境。

12.2】A　随后尼克赶到了，但随后海浪打坏了船，船开始下沉。尼克“意识到”要尽快将他们托回岸边。decide“断定，决定”符合语境。

13.3】A　他们“笨拙地”穿上救生衣，尼克一手拉着他们，“拼命地”划。awkwardly“笨拙地”符合语境。

14.4】D　见上题解析。desperately“绝望地，拼命地”符合语境。

15.5】B　“我们安全了吗？”他们不停地问。“是的”尼克不停地“安抚”他们。comfort“安慰，安抚”符合语境。

16.6】C　从冷得发抖的水中出来后，当然要靠近“温暖”。warmth“温暖，暖和”符合语境。

17.7】A　尼克筋疲力尽几乎昏厥过去。

18.8】D　当被问到是什么趋使他做出这种“英勇的”举动时，他回答道：遇到这种事，从安全舒适的地方站出来(不作旁观者)是很“难”的举动。

19.9】B　见上题解析。tough“艰难的”符合语境。

20.20】C　作为旁观者是小心翼翼的，但是我们不应该陷入其中(成为一名旁观者)。而应该站出来、站起来。此处one指代前面的a cautious existence。

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Where has the Time gone? is the hottest song that has moved thousands of Chinese. Chinese parents give their children endless love and ask nothing in return. However, sometimes, daughters and sons are too busy growing up and forget that their parents are getting older and older. What should we do? Let’s have a look at a letter of a father’s.

Dear son，

One day if you see me old and I am not myself, have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating…, if I cannot dress…, have patience. Remember the hours I spent teaching it to you.

If, when I speak to you, I say the same things one thousand and one times, do not stop me and listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you one thousand and one times the same story until you get to sleep.

When I do not want to have a shower, neither shame（羞辱） me nor scold（责备） me. Remember when I had to chase you with a thousand excuses I invented, in order that you wanted to bath.

When you see me meet something new, give me the necessary time and don’t laugh at me. I taught you how to do so many things… to eat well, to dress well… to face life.
If I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well when I need to and when not. When my legs do not allow me to walk, give me your hand the same way I did when you gave your first steps.

When sometimes I lose the memory during our conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember. And if I cannot do it, do not become nervous because the most important thing is not my conversation but to be with you and to have you listen to me.

Yours,

FFather

1.What do the Chinese parents often do?

A. They often get dirty when eating.

B. They often read stories to their children at night.

C. They give their children endless love and ask nothing in return.

D. They often refuse to take a shower.

2.What would the father do, if he wanted his son to go to sleep?

A. He would read the same story many times to make his son sleep.

B. He would invent many excuses.

C. He would scold his son.

D. He would teach his son to count sheep.

3.According the father, what should you do, when your old parents lose the memory during your conversation?

A. Go on talking with them. B. Leave them alone.

C. Go for a walking with them. D. Be with them and listen to them.

4.Why does the writer write this passage?

A. To introduce the song, Where has the Time gone?

B. To show what we should do when our parents are old.

C. To show a father’s love to his son.

D. To complain that we are too busy.

 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Five steps to better handwriting

Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 1. Here are five steps that really work!

Get a great grasp

Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 2. Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.

Let the lines be your guide

Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). 3. Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.

Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.

Lower the pressure (压力)

4. That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.

5.

Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.

A. Play games

B. Ask for more advice

C. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.

D. You’ve been writing since you were a little kid.

E. Some kids press down really hard when they write.

F. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.

G. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.

 

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There is a free version of LastPass, with some additional features unlocked if you pay a $12 a year subscription.

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1.The writer thinks using the same password everywhere is ________.

A．dangerous B．convenient

C．appropriate D．adequate

2.When using Lastpass, users have to remember ________.

A．all passwords used

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It is a true story behind a well­known piece of art.

In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their ___ condition, two of the children had a dream to seek their talent for ____ but they knew well their father would never be able to send ____ of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.

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Today, Albrecht's masterful works ____ in every great museum in the world, but chances are great ____ you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. Albrecht drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and the ____ stretched skyward. He called it simply “Hands”， but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and ____ his tribute (敬意) of love “The Praying Hands”．

Next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it ____！

1.A.hopeful　　　　 　　　B．lucky

C．disappointed D．hopeless

2.A.music B．art

C．mining D．farming

3.A.all B．both

C．each D．either

4.A.painter B．loser

C．winner D．failure

5.A.lost B．got

C．won D．beat

6.A.who B．his

C．whom D．whose

7.A.random B．immediate

C．attractive D．ordinary

8.A.smaller B．worse

C．faster D．better

9.A.for B．to

C．in D．at

10.A.miner B．worker

C．artist D．professor

11.A.luck B．turn

C．move D．moment

12.A.sobbed B．nodded

C．smiled D．laughed

13.A.recovered B．swept

C．wiped D．handed

14.A.can't B．shouldn't

C．can D．should

15.A.hold B．return

C．move D．turn

16.A.hang B．represent

C．present D．visit

17.A.when B．that

C．which D．as

18.A.figures B．hands

C．fingers D．arms

19.A.said B．loved

C．renamed D．called

20.A.yet B．out

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1.A.chances B．changes

C．feelings D．expectations

2.A.smooth B．practical

C．demanding D．necessary

3.A.knowledge B．independence

C．confidence D．responsibility

4.A.easy B．strange

C．bad D．interesting

5.A.guides B．partners

C．parents D．friends

6.A.fun B．trouble

C．relation D．business

7.A.proud B．young

C．smart D．mature

8.A.predict B．remember

C．imagine D．understand

9.A.guiding B．helping

C．inviting D．consulting

10.A.occasionally B．briefly

C．forever D．naturally

11.A.pressure B．passion

C．motivation D．panic

12.A.better B．worse

C．fewer D．more

13.A.decline B．hope

C．increase D．debt

14.A.contribution B．education

C．application D．qualification

15.A.promotion B．work

C．experience D．age

16.A.harder B．happier

C．easier D．lighter

17.A.reflect B．confirm

C．determine D．identify

18.A.vital B．urgent

C．common D．unnecessary

19.A.Or B．Otherwise

C．But D．Because

20.A.experience B．way

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This message is to inform all the children that Santa's post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes. That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year. Santa knows you've been good and wants to make sure he and his helpers receive your wish list earlier.

Eight post offices are organized across Germany to answer all letters children send. This year they plan to receive over 250,000 letters. Though the letters fly from over 80 different countries, Santa and his helpers can understand and make sure to answer all the letters.

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Santa does not currently have an e­mail, Twitter or a Facebook account. He believes in old­fashioned communication. So get out your paper and write your wish list. Just make sure your letter is clear so you can receive an official response, send your letters to：

Santa

Christmas Post Office

Himmelpfort, Germany 16798

1.This year Santa and his helpers ________.

A．are eager to receive more wishes

B．keep traveling around 80 countries

C．are able to receive kids' letters earlier

D．answer most of the letters from kids

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A．post offices send kids all the presents they ask for

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D．children can visit Santa in the flesh before Christmas Eve this year

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We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors."

"Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them, "the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."

Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever. "

"You saw her, Mum?"

"Of course I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."

1.When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was　　.

A. to clean the floor　　　 B. to please the nurse

C. to see a patient　　　　 D. to surprise the story-teller

2.When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a_____.

A. nurse B. visitor

C. patient　　 D. cleaner

3.From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely

A. the story-teller's sister B. Mum's friend

C. the story-teller's classmate D. Dad's boss

 

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