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Things got so bad ________ that he decided to go to see a doctor.
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1．I would achieve higher grades if I ________ more ________ ________ the rules and requirements．
2．After ________ university, he began to earn his living by editing programmes．
3．Things got so bad ________ that he decided to go on a diet．
4．With hard work, she ________ into a great writer．
5．The works that Guo Moruo ________ are being displayed in the assembly hall．
6．The sales manager asked his men to ________ him ________ everything about the sales in time．
7．He has never done enough ________ for his examinations．
8．________(hear)that familiar song, he couldn’t help dancing to the music．
9．Give my ________ to your mother, please．
10．He has spent all his ________, so he has to borrow from all of his friends to live through the rest days．
You are walking down the street, minding your own business when you see a snowball. No big deal, right? Except the snowball is as tall as you are. And weighs about a ton. Did we mention that it is June?
That’s the experience thousand of Londoners had when they crossed paths with “ Snowball in Summer,” Goldsworthy makes sculpture （雕塑）from all sorts of things he finds outside – leaves, earth, and rocks, as well as ice and snow. He wanted to find out how busy people would react to an unexpected snowball melting in their midst.
During the winter of 2008, he rolled 13 giant snowballs near his home in Scotland. He filled each one with a surprise in the center – such as berries, feathers, little stones or sheep’s wool – which would appear as the snow melted. The finished snowballs were stored in a deep freeze until summer, then transported to London in refrigerated trucks. At midnight on June 21, 2008, while the city slept, Goldsworthy and his helpers rolled their snowballs into place.
People walking to work or school must have thought the sky was falling when they stumbled across snowballs the size of baby elephants. Some of them had never even seen snow in real life, and they couldn’t help touching them in great surprise. As the snow started to melt, things got even more interesting. The perfectly round snowballs took on different shapes as the stuff inside began to poke through. Two days later, most of Goldsworthy’s snowballs were gone, and their fillings scattered. But Londoners were left with a really good story about that odd summer day when the snowball came.
What is really special about the snowballs is that ______________________.
A. they lie in the street
B. they are in the shape of baby elephants.
C. they have berries, feathers, little stones and feathers in them.
D. they appear in June.
What was the purpose of Goldsworthy in making the snowballs?
A. To find out people’s reactions to them
B. To call up people’s memory of the cold winter.
C. To show off his skills in sculpture.
D. To let people experience the cold winter.
Why did Goldsworthy and his helpers roll their snowballs into place at mid-night?
A. They didn’t want to disturb other people.
B. It was quite at that time.
C. They wanted to avoid the traffic jam.
D, They wanted to give people a surprise.
Combining families with kids can be tough and offers even more unexpected problems. You just don’t know how things will shake out until everyone is under one roof, trying on new roles with name that start with “step”. This is what happened to Sheila and Will, and Sheila’s 8-year-old daughter Ashley. After the couple got married, and Will became the member of the new family, things got worse than expected. How did they make it work? Read the full version of the story here.
Shelia’s Turn: When Shelia and Will were dating, he seemed like kids, especially Ashley. He’d bring her presents, play games with her. But after the wedding, things took a turn. Will suddenly became a super strict stepfather, scolding Ashley for watching too much cartoons, constantly picking fights and punishing her for offenses as small as spilling milk. Shelia’s thought about leaving Will, but soon after they married, they had a son, Billy. Will adores his well-behaved boy, but Ashley hates him. Shelia doesn’t know what to do--- her daughter is miserable, but leaving her husband might mean losing her son.
Will’s turn: Will was so excited to be a male role model in Ashley’s life. He didn’t just want to be a guy living in her house; he wanted to treat her like his own daughter, which, to Will, meant giving Ashley more rules and help her learn responsibility. He’d always felt that Shelia let Ashley loose on everything. But after the wedding, Will was surprised that Shelia didn’t want him to do that. If Will takes away Ashley’s TV privileges or tells her to clean up her room, Shelia just lets Ashley do what she likes and does it herself. Will was tired of this and he’d rather take his son and go.
The advisor’s turn: The counselor(顾问) quickly recognized their conflict as a classic case of unspoken, hidden expectations. Before the wedding, when it was just Shelia and Will, everything was easy. But now, everyone in their big family is competing for attention, and the couple never sat down and discussed the biggest issue---their child-upbringing philosophies(育儿经). The counselor suggested Shelia allow Will to give some rules on Ashley but Will’s punishments couldn’t be extreme. Once Ashley saw that her mom and stepdad had become a united front, she cooperated more.
1.The text is most likely to be found in a book about______.
A. popular science B. historical events
C. social problems D. political systems
2.The reasons for Ashley’s dislike of Will are as follows except_____?
A. Will often picked fights with Ashley.
A. Ashley often spilled milk on the floor.
B. Will always punished her for bad behaviors.
C. Ashley was stopped watching too many cartoons.
3.What can we know about Will?
A. Will has a good intention.
B. Will does not love children
C. Will does not love Shelia any more
D. Will’s way of parenting is very perfect.
4.It can be inferred from the passage that the advisor’s attitude to their problem?
A. Negative B. Objective C. Critical D. . Subjective
第二节: 完形填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
It was 3:43. Thunder was crashing and the rain pouring. Suddenly my father_____16_____into my room.
“Adam! Adam! Get up! We’re flooding!” he shouted and shook me by the shoulders. That _______17______me up! I ran downstairs to the basement(地下室). It was like a swimming pool.
My mother and I immediately started to pick up things and ______18______them upstairs. I had no _______19_______ on, so my feet were absolutely freezing.
Things got worse every minute. Within the next hour, we had moved ______20______that we could to the first floor. The computer, big-screen television and heavy boxes______21_______with our most valuable things were taken to safety. However, our piano, sofa, washing machine and water heater were all still down there-----being______22______. There was nothing we could do.
That was the ______23________part. Knowing that your home is being destroyed is bad enough, but realizing that you can’t do anything to stop it feels even worse. Most people don’t really know how sickening the feeling of being totally helpless is.
Water had come in our front door. Rescue_______24_______ were floating in our streets. Mother told me to pack an overnight bag of clothes and valuables and get ready to leave.
When it was______25_______ safe to walk inside, all the people in the neighborhood ______26______ at the street corner. People became friends, and friends became like family. People comforted each other. We_______27_______later that the National Weather Service had _______28_______ the storm a flash flood.
I really have learned something from this flood. I have learned what destruction is. I’ve learned what ______29______ means. I know in the future, when I watch people’s lives _______30_______ by natural disasters, I can understand them. I will show great pity on them and I will do what I can to help them.
16. A. rushed B. climbed C. fell D. looked
17. A. showed B. phoned C. dressed D. woke
18. A. take B. catch C. help D. make
19. A. hat B. shoes C. jacket D. glasses
20. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
21. A. covered B. crowded C. filled D. fixed
22. A. discovered B. arranged C. measured D. destroyed
23. A. hardest B. longest C. earliest D. smallest
24. A. ships B. boats C. cars D. buses
25.A. usually B. finally C. exactly D. certainly
26.A. restored B. developed C. gathered D. recovered
27. A. learned B. realized C. thought D. concluded
28. A. made B. appointed C. declared D. elected
29. A. truth B. safety C. value D. regret
30. A. shared B. rescued C. risked D. affected
I was fifteen months old, a happy, carefree kid until the day I fell．It was a bad fall．I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to blind it．Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched the eyeball together where it was cut, leaving a big ugly scar in the middle of my eye．And as I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways controlled me．
Yet Mama would say to me, at every turn, "Hold your head up high and face the world．" It became a litany that I relied on．She had started when I was young．She would hold me in her arms and stroke my hair and say, "If you hold your head up high, it will be okay, and people will see your beautiful soul．" She continued this message whenever I wanted to hide．
Those words have meant different things to me over the years．As a little child, I thought Mama meant; "Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking．" As an a dolescent, even though I tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let people know me, they lilted me．My mama's words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face, I let them recognize the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes even if they couldn't see it on the surface．
In high school I was successful both academically and socially．I was even elected class president, but on the inside I still felt like a freak．Ail I really wanted was to look like everyone else．When things got really bad, I would cry to my mama and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, "Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"
When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out．He meant it．My mama's love and encouragement were the spark that gave me the confidence to overcome my own doubt．I had faced adversity, encountered my problems head on, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion for others．
"Hold your head up high," has been heard many times in my home．Each of my children has felt its invitation．The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation．
1.How did the writer have her eyes hurt?
A．She was attacked by a glass rabbit． B．Her eyes were hurt by accident．
C．The doctor made a mistake． D．A serious illness blinded her．
2.When she heard her mother told her to hold her head up high for the first time, she_____．
A．didn't fully understand these words
B．was greatly encouraged and moved
C．was puzzled by these words
D．was surprised by these words
3.Why did the writer still feel unhappy when she was successful both academically and socially?
A．Because she was not satisfied with what she has．
B．Because she thought she could have done better．
C．Because she wanted to live a normal life．
D．Because she really wanted to be different．
4.What is the point of the story?
A．A mother's love for a daughter is a treasure．
B．One should not be controlled by others．
C．The real beauty is inside out．
D．Where there is a will．there is a way．
